One of the cool features, that backfired on me with iOS 8 and carried to OS X Yosemite is Family Share. Finally we could have two Apple ID’s on the same account! She doesn’t have to get all of the iMessages from other iPhone users intended for me. Talk about living without secrets,
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At Beach Street News, we love tech. We are owned by the same company that produces KühlToys so we are always looking for gadgets to make life better. Everything we find that can make life better at the beach or anywhere else for that matter we’ll share here. If you find something, tell us about it. If it makes it down the hall to KühlToys, you might get a free shirt!
Bluetooth Fix For iOS 8, 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 ?
Just got through to someone at Apple who sent me a link. It didn’t exactly work, I had to add four steps.
1. Turn off iCloud Drive.
Read moreApple Falls Down With IOS 8.0.2 – No BlueTooth?
Sometime ago I posted on a friends Facebook page that I’m sticking with Apple Products simply because they worked. I didn’t want to mishmash of
Read moreThe Amazon Fire TV – Do You Need A Box Hanging Off Your TV?
What does Amazon Fire do that the Apple TV doesn’t do? Google Chromecast? Roku? Sony Play Station? or even the X-Box? As a consumer you
Read moreWhat Is The Best TV Deal For 2013?
Since I am getting the same question, “what is the best TV deal”, I decided to give everyone my personal choices and some quick tips. Because
Read moreIs The Cell Phone 30 Day Trial A Good Deal?
My contract was up, and the salesman said I could try another cell phone service for 30 Days, but is that a good deal? In
Read moreBosch Ecosense Dishwasher Beeper Making You Nuts? Disable It!
Reducing electrical usage is fairly easy, although expensive. You just need to use energy star appliances like a Bosch Ecosense Dishwasher, and swap out those
Read moreHow To Watch TV Anywhere With Place Shifting WiFi Boxes or Wireless Extenders
Can you really watch TV anywhere? Well, Dish Network offers “The Hopper” so you can watch TV in any room with just one room actually
Read moreLED Retrofit Lighting to Help with Winter Electric Bills
LED Retrofit lighting has come a long way this year. Anyone who has been to my home knows I am a little bit of an
Read moreAre You Ready For A NEST? A Smart Thermostat For The Rest Of Us.
Both the generation one and generation two NEST thermostats were on display. We went for the thinner, and cooler second generation NEST. The biggest problem was the old paint around the older, and significantly larger programmable thermostat that was there.
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