March 4, 2026

Apple just introduced the brand new MacBook Neo, a $599 Mac that could become one of the most popular laptops Apple has ever released. I’m in New York City at Apple’s Apple Experience event where I got hands-on time with the MacBook Neo along with the other products announced this week.

The MacBook Neo features a completely new design with color options like silver, blush, citrus, and indigo along with a color-matched keyboard. It also becomes the first Mac powered by an iPhone chip, using the A18 Pro from the iPhone 16 Pro lineup.

For $599 you get a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, 500 nits of brightness, Apple Intelligence support, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. Apple claims it is up to 50% faster than the bestselling PC with Intel Core Ultra 5 and up to 3x faster for AI workloads.

The MacBook Neo also offers up to 16 hours of battery life, USB-C connectivity, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6, and a lightweight design that makes it perfect for students and first-time Mac users.

In this video I also briefly recap the rest of Apple’s announcements including the Studio Display XDR with ProMotion, refreshed MacBook Air and iPad Air models, M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, and updates to the iPhone 17e.

Preorders for the MacBook Neo are available now and it launches March 11.

MacRumors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FMwOe3ydtY

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March 3, 2026

Apple Announcement Week Day 2 delivered major hardware updates including two new Studio Displays, the debut of M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, brand new MacBook Pro models powered by those chips, and a surprise M5 MacBook Air.

The refreshed Studio Display lineup includes a 27-inch 5K Retina display with 600 nits of brightness, P3 wide color, Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, 96W charging, a 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View, and an upgraded six-speaker system. The new Studio Display XDR adds 2000 nits of peak HDR brightness and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate for ultra-smooth performance.

Apple also unveiled M5 Pro and M5 Max, delivering up to 30 percent faster CPU performance for pro workflows, an up to 40-core GPU, over 4x peak GPU compute for AI tasks compared to the previous generation, and up to 35 percent faster ray tracing performance versus M4 Pro and M4 Max.

The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models feature these new chips, up to 24 hours of battery life, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 via Apple’s N1 chip, advanced thermals, and the XDR display.

Apple also introduced the new MacBook Air with M5, now starting with 512GB of storage, up to 4TB configurable, Wi-Fi 7, 18 hours of battery life, and available in 13-inch and 15-inch models.

from MacRumors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NBZP2cw9BE

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March 3, 2026

Apple has officially kicked off its March product week with the announcement of the brand new iPhone 17e and the updated iPad Air powered by the M4 chip. In this video, we break down everything Apple announced including performance upgrades, display changes, camera features, battery improvements, pricing, and availability.

The iPhone 17e brings the new A19 chip, upgraded C1X modem, a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with Ceramic Shield 2, a 48MP Fusion camera with 2x optical-quality telephoto, MagSafe support, satellite connectivity features, and more. Pricing starts at $599 with pre-orders beginning March 4 and shipping March 11.

The new iPad Air gets the powerful M4 chip with major performance gains over M1 and M3 models, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a faster Neural Engine, Wi-Fi 7 support, and compatibility with Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard. Pricing starts at $599 for the 11-inch model and $799 for the 13-inch model.

If you’re considering upgrading this year, this is everything you need to know about Apple’s latest announcements.

from MacRumors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUNRuKYnsPQ

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January 21, 2026

AARP Tax-Aide Sites – Rochester Area TY25

County	SITE	Location	Days of Operation	Point of Contact	Telephone Number
Monroe	Chili Community Center	3237 Chili Ave, Rochester, NY 14624-5411	TH,F: 8:45-12	Receptionist	(585) 889-4680
Monroe	GATES TOWN HALL	1605 Buffalo Rd, Rochester, NY 14624-1614	M,W,F: 8:45-12	Receptionist	(585)-429-8289
Monroe	Greece Baptist Church	1230 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14626-1133	T,W,TH: 1-3	Google Voice  Voicemail	(585) 210-3071
Monroe	HENRIETTA SENIOR CENTER	515 Calkins Rd, Rochester, NY 14623-4311	TH: 9-2	Receptionist	(585)334-4030
Monroe	HILTON VILLAGE  COMMUNITY CENTER	59 Henry St, Hilton, NY  14468-1246	F: 9 – 1	Receptionist	(585)392-9030
Monroe	IRONDEQUOIT PUBLIC LIBRARY	1290 Titus Ave, Rochester, NY 14617-4125	W,F: 10-4:30	Phone receptionist	(585)210-3299
Monroe	Penfield Public Library	1985 Baird Road Penfield 14526 (585) 420-8408	T 9;30 – 4:30	Google Voice   Voicemail	585-420-8408
Monroe	Pittsford Community Center	35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford, NY 14534-1923	F: 9-3	Receptionist	(585) 248-6235 (585)784-5260 ext 0
Monroe	RIGA-CHURCHVILLE  TOWN HALL (Ad Hoc)	6460 Buffalo Rd, Churchville, NY 14428-9754	W: 11:45-3:15	Receptionist	(585)293-3880
Monroe	Spencerport Fire District- Station 3	2588 S Union St, Spencerport, NY 14559-2232	M: 9-1	Google Voice   Voicemail	(585) 512-8966
Monroe	WEBSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY	980 Ridge Rd, Webster, NY 14580-2965	M,W: 9-3 TH: 9-11	Google Voice  Voicemail	(585) 484-7060
Genesee	BATAVIA SENIOR CENTER Closed temporarily	2 Bank St, Batavia, NY 14020-2202	Closed temporarily T,TH: 9-3	Genesee County OFA Receptionist	(585)343-1611
Genesee	Batavia AARP Northgate FMC  South Campus	350 Bank St, Batavia, NY 14020- 1622	M, T, Th: 9-2:30	Genesee County OFA Receptionist	(585)343-1611
Genesee	The Greens	1 West Ave, LeRoy, NY 14482-1369	W: 9-2:30	Receptionist	(585)768-2740
Ontario	Canandaigua (Wood   Library)	134 N Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424-1234	W: 9:30 -3 F: 9:30 -2	Cyndi Fordham	(585)394-1381
Ontario	Geneva Public Library	244 N Main St, Geneva, NY 14456-2361	T,F: 9:00-2:30	Librarian	(315)789-5303
Yates	Penn Yan   St. Paul’s  Lutheran Church	135 Hamilton St, Penn Yan, NY 14527-1234	M,T,F: 9-4	Pro Action Office for the Aging	(315) 279-4321

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November 19, 2025

Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface design brings transparency and blur effects to all Apple operating systems, but many users find it distracting or difficult to read. Here’s how to control its effects and make your interface more usable. Although the relevant Accessibility settings are quite similar across macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS, I separate them because they offer different levels of utility in each. I have no experience with (or interest in) a Vision Pro, so I can’t comment on Liquid Glass in visionOS.

How to Turn Liquid Glass into a Solid Interface

Source: How to Turn Liquid Glass into a Solid Interface – TidBITS

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November 12, 2025

Apple on Tuesday held its “Awe Dropping” fall event to debut new iPhone 17 models, the super-thin iPhone Air, the Apple Watch Series 11, SE3, and Ultra 3, new AirPods Pro 3, and more. It took Apple more than an hour to introduce the new devices, but we’ve recapped everything in a quick 13-minute video for our readers who want a short but detailed overview of what’s new.

Source: Everything Apple Announced at the September 2025 Event – MacRumors

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June 10, 2025

WWDC 2025 Keynote has just ended and Apple just announced all of its new features and changes across its platforms.

The biggest news, however, is Apple’s new design language for its platforms and that’s Apple’s Liquid Glass design. Liquid Glass is what Apple is calling the new look that’s coming to all of its updates, and wow, does it look different. So Liquid Glass is translucent, and designed to refract and reflect the light from its surroundings.

On the iPhone, the Home Screen, Lock Screen, controls, navigation, app icons, and widgets have been overhauled. You can even choose a whole new glass-like look for your app icons, and the Lock Screen has an adaptable font for the time that stretches or shrinks to fit your wallpaper. Speaking of wallpaper, your photos now have a 3D effect that moves when you move your iPhone.

 

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May 31, 2025

Massive data breach exposes swath of unencrypted Apple ID logins
Database of 184 million records exposed login info in plain text from dozens of services.

Source: Massive data breach exposes swath of unencrypted Apple ID logins | Macworld

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January 25, 2025

Twenty-five years ago, Steve Jobs took the stage at Macworld Expo in San Francisco and unveiled Mac OS X, ushering in a new era for the Mac and the world of desktop computing at large.

Source: 25 years ago, Steve Jobs changed the path of the PC forever | Macworld

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December 18, 2024

Scams, Frauds, and ID Theft, with Justin McCabe, Upstate Elder Abuse Center, Lifespan of Greater Rochester.

Meeting Video: https://youtube.com/live/R332nQRdGPo
Resources: https://drive.google.com/open?id=14DJEmY60-0w2j1s1-ttgIUBQEPhuemfG&usp=drive_fs

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