Seriously trivial thoughts
Somehow the Lightning cable connector tip snapped off inside my girlfriend’s iPad. At first, it seemed impossible to get the broken piece out of the slot since there is nothing to grab onto and the opening is terribly small. A Google search came up with several possible solutions, some of which suggested super-gluing the broken …
I thought I’d share my thoughts on the newly announced iPad Pro. I like the option of using a stylus…errr pencil. This positions the Pro as a laptop-replacement device; however, iOS just doesn’t handle massive amounts of files efficiently. You need to be able to natively connect a 2TB portable USB drive or at least an SD …
[dc]O[/dc]n June 23rd, I stupidly forgot my 64GB WiFi+Cellular iPad Mini 2 in the seat-back pocket on a United Airlines flight to Colorado. I was really bummed and dutifully filed a lost item report. I got a little hopeful on June 29th when I got a Find-My-iPhone email telling me that “Mini Me,” my cleverly …
Recently, I was at the store admiring the slimness of the new iPad Air 2. Then I thought, “Wait a minute. My (first gen) iPad Air is barely larger!” What dawned on me is that since my iPad was always in a case, it seemed bulkier than the naked store-displayed ones.
If you are a long-time user of Apple products, their switch to the Lightening connector probably left you with orphaned 30-pin connector devices, like iPhone/iPad powered speaker docks. Well, this handy $15 adapter will turn those into useful Bluetooth speakers! (Even if you still live in the 30-pin world, this would be a great thing …
This is a fantastic 2-in-1 cable with Apple Lightning and micro-USB connectors. I’ve got two and just ordered a couple more. It’s great for my Mophie Juice Pack Plus iPhone 5 battery case. For iPhone 5 iPod iPad USB Data Charging Cable Lightning Connector Micro USB | eBay.
In the past, I usually sell my devices when I upgrade. I’ve done this with phones, iPod touches, iPads, etc. Unfortunately, I inevitably regret that decision, feeling that I could have used the device I sold and really didn’t get that much money out of it (particularly after eBay and Paypal take their cut). So …
I used to love Flickr but got tired of their heavy-handedness and a while back decided to bring all of my photos under my own control using the NextGEN Gallery plug-in here on SeriouslyTrivial.com. However, Flickr is somewhat ubiquitous and supported by various things, including AppleTV and some iPad photoframe apps, and I didn’t want to give that …
I started encountering the “Cannot connect to iTunes Store” error this weekend. There are lots of “remedies” on the Net, but this is the one that worked for me: 1. Open App Store 2. Go to Featured and scroll down to the very bottom. Your Apple ID will be displayed. 3. Tap your Apple ID …
As much as I love my iPad, it had become too much of a constant source of frustration. After much thought and agonizing, I drove to the Apple store and walked out with a brand-new Macbook Air. iPad Frustrations Mostly, its the lack of Flash support on the iPad and the way content providers treat …