Apple - Elixis Technology https://elixistechnology.com Las Vegas IT Wed, 28 Dec 2022 23:45:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://elixistechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-ElixisIcon_FullColor-32x32.png Apple - Elixis Technology https://elixistechnology.com 32 32 Is It True Macs Don’t Get Viruses? Short Answer: No! https://elixistechnology.com/is-it-true-macs-dont-get-viruses-short-answer-no/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-true-macs-dont-get-viruses-short-answer-no Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:43:20 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=7556 Absolutely not. Here’s why! Apple devices are slightly harder to weasel into from outside, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible. A virus has to be crafted differently to even function on an Apple computer. For the same reason that Apple needs its own version of browsers and games, it needs its own version of […]

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]]> “Apple’s Walled Garden” And the PG-13-ification of The Internet https://elixistechnology.com/apples-walled-garden-and-the-pg-13-ification-of-the-internet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apples-walled-garden-and-the-pg-13-ification-of-the-internet Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:35:00 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=7304 Tumblr Tumblr is the most famous app to struggle with Apple’s obtuse clearance system. Since Tumblr seems to be making a bit of a comeback, it’s a good place to start the story. In 2018, the beginning stages of the NSFW content ban were beginning to wreak havoc on the site – Apple wasn’t going […]

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]]> No Mini? https://elixistechnology.com/no-mini/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-mini Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:20:00 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=7250 The iPhone 14 isn’t supposed to have a Mini edition upon release. This is weird – because the next smallest size is like 6 inches long. The Ideal Size I’ve written about phone sizing before. I do still think phones should be getting thicker and smaller, because the new ones are so big that the […]

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]]> Is It True That Macs Don’t Get Viruses? https://elixistechnology.com/is-it-true-that-macs-dont-get-viruses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-true-that-macs-dont-get-viruses Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:03:00 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6922 Absolutely not. Here’s why! Apple devices are slightly harder to weasel into from outside, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible. A virus has to be crafted differently to even function on an Apple computer. For the same reason that Apple needs its own version of browsers and games, it needs its own version of […]

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]]> The iPhone’s Hard Reset Bug https://elixistechnology.com/the-iphones-hard-reset-bug/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-iphones-hard-reset-bug https://elixistechnology.com/the-iphones-hard-reset-bug/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2021 23:46:00 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6879 Apple Apple’s proprietary software is notoriously difficult to make malware for. It’s not that it’s impossible (so don’t go cavorting around sketchy sites without antivirus just because you have an iMac) it’s just tougher than Windows, and because Windows is more common, Windows gets the bulk of the viruses. However, glitches and bugs are a […]

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]]> https://elixistechnology.com/the-iphones-hard-reset-bug/feed/ 0 Apple’s Cameras are Becoming Too Delicate for Consumers https://elixistechnology.com/apples-cameras-are-becoming-too-delicate-for-consumers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apples-cameras-are-becoming-too-delicate-for-consumers https://elixistechnology.com/apples-cameras-are-becoming-too-delicate-for-consumers/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:27:00 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6854 Do consumers want photography equipment, or a regular small camera with worse quality? Apple Apple is known for having the best in-phone cameras in the industry – they have been for quite some time, even as other companies like Samsung and Microsoft try to catch up and take that title for themselves. The phones are […]

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]]> https://elixistechnology.com/apples-cameras-are-becoming-too-delicate-for-consumers/feed/ 0 Apple And Differentiation https://elixistechnology.com/apple-and-differentiation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-and-differentiation https://elixistechnology.com/apple-and-differentiation/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:28:00 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6812 You might remember Apple’s smart mouse having it’s left-right click removed. Now there is only mono-click. All hail mono-click. Differentiation Differentiating yourself from your competitors is generally a good thing. After all, if every company is producing the same product, customers will choose whichever is cheaper. However, differentiation is also not as simple as price […]

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]]> https://elixistechnology.com/apple-and-differentiation/feed/ 0 Apple Wheels – It’s Wheely About Advertising https://elixistechnology.com/apple-wheels-its-wheely-about-advertising/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-wheels-its-wheely-about-advertising https://elixistechnology.com/apple-wheels-its-wheely-about-advertising/#respond Wed, 05 May 2021 18:40:05 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6457 Ah, Complaining.   Apple Wheels   The Apple Mac Pro cost several thousand dollars, and it looked like a cheese grater. The little Apple-branded wheels to make it move cost about 700$, or approximately the price of the iPhone 8 at launch. Oh, but don’t worry – you can buy the feet for a mere […]

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]]> https://elixistechnology.com/apple-wheels-its-wheely-about-advertising/feed/ 0 Apple Wave https://elixistechnology.com/apple-wave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-wave https://elixistechnology.com/apple-wave/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:30:44 +0000 https://elixistechnology.com/?p=6202 If you’ve been online a while, you’ve probably heard of Apple Wave, an “update” that “allowed” phones to “charge” in the microwave. Don’t microwave your phone. The Goal An anonymous message board known for incredible coordination gets the idea to put together Apple Wave, a fake advertisement campaign. Apple Wave tells users that they can […]

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