Year: 2019

Apple fixes, and then re-released botched HomePod update

Dan Uff November 3, 2019 0

After getting complaints about bricked HomePods, Apple pulled the latest update for the device.

Last week, the company re-released the update with the following enhancements and fixes:

The ability for ‌‌HomePod‌‌ to recognize the voices of different family members to provide a personalized experience.
Handoff music, podcasts, or phone calls by bringing your iPhone close to ‌‌HomePod‌‌.
Add music to your ‌HomeKit‌ scenes.
Play relaxing high-quality soundtracks with Ambient Sounds.
Set sleep timers to fall asleep to music or Ambient Sounds.

This update will be pushed out automatically.

Amazon CUTS PRICE on Apple’s AirPods Pro – Get it while you can!

Dan Uff November 2, 2019 0

Amazon.com is delivering a pre-holiday surprise a bit early. They have cut the price of the newest Apple AirPod Pro from their regular price of ~~$249.00~~ down to just $234.99. This sale may not last long, so get them now.

For the deal, click here.

How to Reset the Dock on Mac

Dan Uff November 2, 2019 2

Usually, Macs run fine most of the time. But there may come a time when you may have to reset the Dock for one reason or another.

With macOS Catalina, Apple has added the ability to quit the Dock from the Finder menu. But with other versions, you have to do it from the command line.

Here's how:

Go in Terminal (Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal).
Type: killall dock
The Dock will reset itself.
That's it.

Pluto TV adds four new Christmas Channels, Lifetime Movies, 24/7 Fireplace Channel, and more

Dan Uff November 1, 2019 0

Do you need something new to watch this weekend? Pluto TV has added several new TV channels to its lineup.

They are:

TV Christmas (Channel 102)
TV Mistletoe (Channel 103)
Fireplace (Channel 104)
Holiday Lights (Channel 105)

The company also announced that they have added additional James Bond movies to the 24/7 James Bond movies on channel 7. They have added movies Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies.

Pluto TV is a free service with over 500 + channels that streams 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

You get Pluto TV by going to your respective App Store for your phone or favorite streaming device.