Bob Pluss

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iPhone 8 Plus

While slightly overshadowed by the impending launch of the iPhone X, the iPhone 8/8 Plus is still an absolutely phenomenal device. And aside from a familiar looking form factor, it packs a ton of new features under the hood – including an updated processor, better cameras, Qi wireless (contact) charging,

Apple Keynote – Sept 2017

This week’s keynote from Apple was probably the most highly anticipated one for me since the launch of the original iPhone. Other notables were the iPhone 4 keynote, the original iPad keynote, and the iPhone 6 keynote. One thing that made this keynote extra special was that it was

WWDC 2017

As I was watching the keynote for WWDC 2017, I wrote down the things that got me the most excited throughout the presentation. Here they are in no particular order. * Apple Pay in Messages! Though this will likely be US only? * Siri Translation * APFS for Mac OS X – High Sierra

Original AirPods

I’ve been using my AirPods for about 3 months now and my overall impression of them is positive. In this review I’ll cover the pros and cons of this revolutionary new product by Apple. PRICE The first thing I’d like to address is the price. Many people

Things (by Cultured Code)

In my opinion, Things by Cultured Code [https://culturedcode.com/things/] is the absolute best task manager available. I have been using Things since 2009, and I rely on it heavily every single day. For those of you who don’t yet use an advanced task manager, I strongly recommend

iPhone 7

The all new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were released on September 16th, 2016. While the basic shape and design of the phone hasn’t changed dramatically, there are a ton of great new features and improvements. Below I’ll give my thoughts on the major changes this year. Camera

iPhone 6S

The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus were released on September 25th, 2015 with a ton of under-the-hood upgrades. Apple’s slogan for the phones this year is “The only thing that’s changed, is everything”, and I’ll explain below why this is very true. I’ll breakdown the new

Mac Character Codes

I often find myself searching the web for a list of Mac character codes – more specifically, which keyboard shortcut to use to type a certain character. So I figured it was about time that I compiled a list of the most common characters that people search for. I’ve omitted

iPad Mini 4

Apple quietly introduced the iPad Mini 4 last week at their September 2015 press event held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. I say quietly, because they didn’t spend more than a few minutes on it during the course of their 2 hour keynote. This update

Original Apple Watch

The Apple Watch debuted to the public on April 24th, 2015 (10 days ago at the time I started writing this). I was one of the fortunate ones to get my hands on one on the first day, and after 10 days of using the watch daily, I have to