Jordan Merrick

Apple has changed the button combinations for both Emergency SOS and a force restart on the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. This gave me quite a fright when I needed to restart my iPhone X, only to trigger Emergency SOS by mistake.On the iPhone 7 (and earlier), Emergency SOS is triggered by pressing the Power … Continue reading Be Aware of the Updated Button Combinations for iPhone 8 and iPhone X

I was initially undecided about buying an iPhone X, so I chose not to wake up at some ungodly hour to place a preorder. If and when I decided I wanted one, I was willing to wait several weeks until shipping times became more favorable and stock more plentiful.I happened to check the Apple Store … Continue reading iPhone X Availability

I'm not the type of person who carries a prison warden-style set of keys. I've been using the KeySmart key organizer for over a year and it's helped keep pocket clutter to a minimum. It reduces a set of keys into something resembling a Swiss Army knife and is far less bulky than than a … Continue reading The KeySmart Pro

Last year, I wrote about my experience of changing the country of my iTunes account. A major drawback to this process had been that purchases I made in the U.K. stores (App Store, Mac App Store, and iTunes Store) no longer appeared in my purchase history. I could still download apps I had already bought … Continue reading The iTunes Store’s Border Is Opening

I recently purchased a HP OfficeJet 3830 multifunction printer which has all the bells and whistles that are expected nowadays, such as AirPrint. After upgrading to iOS 11, I wasn't able to print from either my iPhone or iPad anymore. The printer would still appear as an available AirPrint printer and I could set the … Continue reading Resolving AirPrint Issues With a HP Printer and iOS 11

Any time I update my site and push the changes to GitHub1, Netlify sends me an email once it has been successfully deployed (or if the deploy failed for some reason). Netlify can also send these notifications as outgoing webhooks, and even receive notifications from other services to trigger builds automatically.Although implementing webhooks can often … Continue reading Using Netlify Webhooks With IFTTT

Today sees the release of iOS 11, so it seems fitting that it's also my last day as a Mac owner. My Late 2012 13" Retina MacBook Pro has been erased and boxed up, ready to ship to Apple for recycling. I'll even get about $450 from the Apple Renew program, money which won't go … Continue reading Goodbye, Mac