It’s not unusual for those of us who are the “family geek” to spend time with less tech savvy people during the holidays, so why not use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to assist or improve the tech lives of loved ones? Express your thankfulness and gratitude with some helpful tech tips!
You may already be using ChatGPT, the phenomenally powerful and useful AI tool, but the free version is based on GPT-3.5. GPT-4 is said to be ten times more advanced, with enhanced creativity, reliability, up-to-date information, and an ability to interpret more nuanced instructions, so it’s understandable why users would like to explore and experience GPT-4, but not everyone is able to pay the $20 monthly fee to access GPT-4 through OpenAI. Fortunately there are some other options out there, giving you access to use GPT-4 for free.
Black Friday may be a few days away, but Amazon is ahead of the game and offering giant discounts and great deals on Apple products for Black Friday right now.
If you’re shopping for Apple gear this holiday season, whether for someone else or to treat yourself, why pay full price when you can take advantage of these great discounts from Amazon?
Some Gmail web client users may occasionally see a red error message at the top of their Gmail inbox that says “Gmail is having authentication problems. Some features may not work. Try logging in to fix the problem.”
The error can persist sometimes even on a logged in account, and if you have logged back into Gmail, as the error message suggests to do. So what’s going on, and how can you fix this error on Gmail.com with your web browser?
Apple has debuted their annual holiday ad for the 2023 season, or “Holiday Film” as they refer to it on YouTube, perhaps because it’s nearly four minutes long.
The 2023 Apple Holiday Film, titled “Fuzzy Feelings”, follows some of the typical modern media tropes, focusing on a younger woman who seems to strongly dislike her boss, an older man, who appears as a stereotypical crappy boss. Each night, she goes home to enact revenge fantasies against him by creating stop-motion animations of her boss suffering various acts of violence and misfortunes, from being hit by a car to being electrocuted. Eventually, her feelings for her boss change, after he gives her what appears to be a gift of hand-made woven socks, to which she starts creating happier stop-motion animations of her boss in positive moments like unboxing a dog, and eventually she sits down to enjoy a lunch with him at the office.
Isn’t it amazing what a gift of hand-made socks can do?!
The text accompanying the video on YouTube says:
“Creativity has the power to change the way we see each other, and the world. Sometimes, seeing things through a new lens can make all the difference.
You make the holidays.”
Apple mentions the stop-motion animation was recorded on an iPhone 15 Pro Max, and edited on a MacBook Air.
The full video is embedded below:
Does this holiday film from Apple give you “Fuzzy Feelings”? Happy Holidays!
Amazon is hosting some incredible deals on Apple Watch for Black Friday, taking $70 off the retail price of the Apple Watch SE 2 bringing it down to just $179, and Apple Watch Series 9 down to just $329.
Apple Watch SE 2 features a 40mm screen, fitness tracking functionality, sleep tracking, crash detection, a heart rate monitor, and is water resistant.
If you want more features, including the ability to perform an ECG and take blood oxygen readings, then the Series 9 is also discounted.
Amazon is offering a fantastic deal on the all new Apple Watch Series 9 for just $329 in select colors, taking $70 off the retail price of $399. The Apple Watch Series 9 is water resistant and features a 41mm screen, fitness tracking capabilities, heart rate monitor, blood oxygen reader, ECG capability, ovulation tracking, crash detection, fall detection, an always-on display, GPS, and a powerful new chip to make the watch faster than ever before.
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Don’t want to have certain gestures trigger FaceTime Reactions? Don’t want an on-screen emoji to appear when you give a thumbs up to the camera, or maybe you don’t want a peace sign made with your hands to trigger a bunch of balloons appearing on your video chat? Then you can turn the FaceTime Reactions feature off, right on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad.
While some users really enjoy the FaceTime Reaction Gestures, there’s also certainly no shortage of criticism about the feature from users who do not want to either accidentally trigger the reactions, or use the gestures to send reaction effects into FaceTime video chats, Zoom calls, and other video chat methods on the iPhone, Mac, and iPad.
Amazon is offering amazing deals on Apple products for Black Friday. And to make it even better, they’re bringing the big sales early, with deep discounts on everything from AirTag 4-packs, AirPods, to big discounts on nearly every iPad model, and taking hundreds off of brand new Macs. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone else, for big presents or small, enjoy these discounts while they last.
A 4-pack of AirTags personal trackers are discounted down to $80 on Amazon right now, a great deal for a pack of the personal trackers that are rarely discounted.
Save $60 on the all new AirPods Pro 2nd generation with USB-C charging, and there’s also a great deal taking $50 off the AirPods 2nd gen with Lightning charging.
Amazon is offering a great deal on the all new Apple Watch Series 9 for just $329 in select colors, taking $70 off the retail price of $399. The Apple Watch Series 9 features fitness tracking capabilities, heart rate monitor, blood oxygen reader, ECG capability, ovulation tracking, crash detection, fall detection, an always-on display, GPS, and a powerful new chip to make the watch faster than ever before.
Additionally, the Apple Watch Series 8 remains available for $299 in select color options.
Amazon is blowing out the iPad 9th generation with a 10.2″ display, for just $229, which is an $100 discount from the Apple retail price. The iPad 9th generation features a 10.2″ Retina display, A13 Bionic chip, 64GB of storage, 12MP front camera, 8MP back camera, Touch ID on a Home Button, wi-fi, great battery life, and is available in Space Gray and Silver color options.
The 10th gen iPad includes a modern design without a Home button, A14 chip with great battery life, 10.9″ display, 64GB storage, 12MP front/back camera, Touch ID, and is available in pink, blue, silver, and yellow colors.
Amazon is knocking 17% off the M1 iPad Air 5th gen model for $499, down from the $599 retail price. The 5th gen iPad Air features the M1 chip, 10.9″ Liquid Retina Display, 64GB storage, 12MP front and 12MP back cameras, Touch ID, all day battery life, and full compatibility with Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil 2. Available in Starlight, Space Gray, Purple, Blue, or Pink.
Amazon is knocking $100 off the price of the 11″ iPad Magic Keyboard case for M1 iPad Air 10.9″ (5th gen) and iPad Pro 11″ models, bringing the fantastic keyboard case down to just $199. The iPad Magic Keyboard transforms the iPad into a laptop-like experience, with an excellent trackpad, nice keyboard, keyboard backlighting, and pass-through charging which frees up the iPad USB-C port for accessories. For many users, this is the single best accessory for iPad Air and iPad Pro that you can get.
The Apple Pencil 2 allows for interacting with the iPad using a great stylus, whether you’re writing notes, drawing, doodling, painting, or whatever other endeavor you may be partaking. Apple Pencil 2 features magnetic charging, and it snaps right onto the side of the iPad Air (or iPad Pro) to charge and store.
Amazon is offering great deals on the M2 MacBook Air 15″ model, taking $250 off the upgraded models with more RAM, and the base models too.
The upgraded 15″ MacBook Air M2 models feature the powerful M2 processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB or 1TB SSD storage, a 1080p FaceTime webcam, Touch ID, backlit keyboard, and a great slim lightweight design, and some neat color options including the popular Midnight Blue, Starlight, Silver, and Space Gray.
If you don’t need the extra RAM, the base 8GB / 256GB model and 8GB / 512GB model are both available with a $250 discount in all color options as well:
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The newly released MacBook Pro with M3 Pro chip is quite the powerhouse of a laptop, and with the new MacBook Pro comes an all new default wallpaper, featuring a space black series of curving lines. And while you can certainly buy the new M3 MacBook Pro, you don’t need to make a significant purchase simply to enjoy the M3 MacBook Pro wallpaper.
Apple recently released updates to the iMac lineup, bumping the processor up to the all-new speedy M3 chip. And with new Macs means new default wallpapers, but you don’t have to buy an all new M3 iMac (though you can!) simply to appreciate and enjoy the new wallpapers.
Click on any of the pictures below to open the full sized image, where you can set it as the wallpaper on your iPhone, iPad, or have it decorate your Mac background.
Amazon is back with more great early Black Friday deals for Apple products, this time they’re taking 22% off the iPad 10th gen price of $449, selling the latest model iPad for just $349. That’s $100 off Apple’s standard retail price for the same iPad!
The iPad 10th generation features a modern design, 10.9″ Retina display, A14 chip, 64GB storage, 12MP front and back cameras, Touch ID, all day battery life, and is available in four different color options.
If you don’t need the power of the 10th gen iPad, then Amazon is also continuing to sell the 9th gen iPad for just $249, which is discounted $80 off the Apple retail price. The 9th gen iPad features a 10.2″ display, A13 chip, 64GB storage, 12mp front and 8mp back cameras, Touch ID with a Home button, and more, and continues to be an excellent entry-level iPad for users, especially those who prefer devices with the hardware Home button.
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If you use Docker and virtual machines often, you may be happy to know that you can run MacOS VM’s in Docker, at near native performance atop Windows or Linux, thanks to an open source project called Docker-OSX. Yes, that means you can run MacOS on a PC, whether that PC is running Windows or Linux. Docker-OSX includes support for iMessage, and iPhone/iPad USB connections too, allowing for a robust MacOS experience, despite being on a PC.
Apple has introduced all new reaction gestures for FaceTime on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, meaning if you make certain hand gestures, symbols, or movements, you will trigger a digital effect reaction. For example, if you make a thumbs up gesture with your hand, a thumbs up emoji will appear on the screen, or if you make a peace sign, you’ll trigger balloons effects on the screen.
Many of these reaction gesture triggers and effects work in FaceTime video calls, but also Zoom video conferences, and some other video chat apps too.
Amazon is back with more early Black Friday deals on a bunch of Apple products. From huge discounts on the iPad Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil 2, big discounts on iPad Air and iPad, nice discounts on the latest Apple Watch, and up to a whopping $250 off the M2 MacBook Air 15″ models, you’re sure to find something great. Check out the deals below!
Amazon is knocking $100 off the price of the 11″ iPad Magic Keyboard case for iPad Air 10.9″ (5th gen) and iPad Pro 11″ models, bringing the fantastic keyboard case down to just $199. The iPad Magic Keyboard transforms the iPad into a laptop-like experience, with an excellent trackpad, nice keyboard, keyboard backlighting, and pass-through charging which frees up the iPad USB-C port for accessories. For many users, this is the single best accessory for iPad Air and iPad Pro that you can get.
The Apple Pencil 2 allows for interacting with the iPad using a great stylus, whether you’re writing notes, drawing, doodling, painting, or whatever other endeavor you may be partaking. Apple Pencil 2 features magnetic charging, and it snaps right onto the side of the iPad Air (or iPad Pro) to charge and store.
Amazon is taking $100 off the price of the M1 iPad Air, offering the 5th gen model for $499, down from the $599 retail price, when you clip the on-page coupon. The iPad Air features the M1 chip, 10.9″ Liquid Retina Display, 64GB storage, 12MP front and 12MP back cameras, Touch ID, all day battery life, and full compatibility with Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil 2. You can choose Starlight, Space Gray, Purple, Blue, or Pink.
If you don’t need all the power of the iPad Air, or you’re perhaps considering a gift for someone that prefers the iPad models with a Home button, then Amazon continues to offer one of the best possible deals on iPads for the iPad 9th generation with a 10.2″ display, cutting $80 off the $329 Apple price and selling for just $249, taking 24% off the retail price. iPad 9th generation features a 10.2″ Retina display, A13 Bionic chip, 64GB of storage, 12MP front camera, 8MP back camera, Touch ID on a Home Button, wi-fi, great battery life, and is available in Space Gray and Silver color options.
A 4-pack of AirTags personal trackers are discounted down to $87 on Amazon right now, a great deal on the trackers that are rarely discounted.
The 15″ MacBook Air M2 models feature the powerful M2 processor, 1080p FaceTime webcam, Touch ID, backlit keyboard, and a great slim lightweight design, and some neat color options including the popular Midnight Blue, Starlight, Silver, and Space Gray. Amazon is taking $250 off the base models with 8GB RAM, and $200 off the upgraded models with 16GB RAM:
Amazon is offering a great deal on the all new Apple Watch Series 9 for just $349 in select colors, taking $50 off the retail price of $399. The Apple Watch Series 9 features fitness tracking capabilities, heart rate monitor, blood oxygen reader, ECG capability, ovulation tracking, crash detection, fall detection, an always-on display, GPS, pinch detection gesture support, and a powerful new chip to make the watch faster than ever before. Amazon also continues to offer the Series 8 Apple Watch at an even bigger discount, which has basically all of the same features minus the pinch detection and the faster chip, in select colors.
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MacOS Sonoma introduced a feature on the Mac that activates Expose which hides all open windows and apps, whenever you click on the desktop. This feature happens seamlessly, and when you click on the desktop wallpaper, you’ll reveal the desktop by pushing aside all other open apps and their windows, thus revealing the desktop and its wallpaper. Some Mac users really like this new feature, and others are less impressed with it, and some may find the feature annoying.
If you do not want MacOS to show the desktop when you click on the wallpaper, you can turn off the click to reveal desktop feature in macOS Sonoma.
The third beta version of iOS 17.2 for iPhone, iPadOS 17.2 for iPad, and macOS Sonoma 14.2 for Mac, have been released for users engaging in the beta testing programs for Apple system software.
Betas of iOS 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, and iPadOS 17.2, includes the ability to add stickers to your iMessages from long-tap/click contextual menus. Additionally, the iOS 17.2 beta features the inclusion of the Journal app, an app that allows you to create journal entries that include text, photos, videos, voice recordings, and other media. Of course the typical bug fixes and security enhancements are also likely to be included in the final versions of iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.2.
Stickers are a fun and creative way to enhance your iMessage experience, and the latest versions of iOS support a feature that allow you to easily make your own stickers from any of your own photos, right from your iPhone. For example, maybe you have a picture of a great dog or cat, or yourself, that you want to turn into a sticker that you can plaster onto messages. No sweat, you can do that with ease.
Some Mac users may wish to not receive messages, iMessages, and texts messages on their Mac, but by default if you have logged into iCloud on a Mac you will find that iMessage is also enabled, meaning you will get messages in MacOS.
If you’re wondering how to stop messages from going to the Mac, and to disable iMessage on the Mac so that you no longer receive any messages on a Mac, read along.
