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About vsajewel

Hi...I'm the author of 2 main blogs on WordPress...vsatips...where I write tech tips for mobile devices...primarily ios...2nd is vsatrends...where I write less about tech things and more about everything else. I also host a YouTube channel which I use to better illustrate some of the 'how to's' in my posts. I love everything about technology. Currently, my main interests/platforms are ios, Windows and Amazon Echo. Recently I decided we were spending way too much money with our local cable provider. So I decided to cut the cord. There is a definite learning curve, especially the antennae part, but we successfully did that and are now saving a boatload of money, so I write some about that. I also am extremely conscientious about security because of an event my family endured , so I write a lot about that too. Two sub-categories of security I tend to focus on are the password manager Dashlane and Hardware Firewalls. Last, I take a lot of notes and have been a beta tester for Evernote for many years. I love Evernote! In recent years Apple has beefed up Apple Notes a lot...so it’s become a fairly serious note contender...as long as its OK if you lose or mess up all your Apple note data. I write about those 2 note platforms primarily.

My ios 8 Nightmare Has FINALLY ENDED | Apple’s Newest ios 9.2 Update Fixed My Corrupt ios 8.2 Problem

Apple’s ios 8 was perhaps the most…dare I say it…destructive operating system ever unleashed by Apple. 3 of my iPad’s were for all practical purposes ‘bricked’ after installing 8 and 8.2.

When 8.2 was released in March 2015, immediately after I updated my iPad mini it began exhibiting extreme battery drain and heat issues…so extreme that it too was rendered unusable. Now, roughly 9 months later and in an unanticipated yet really pleasant surprise, the newest ios update…9.2 finally fixed all the problems that 8.2 caused. Continue reading

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How to Get Some of the Best Free Apps for iPad & iPhone and iPod Touch in 2015

Apple Gives Apps Away for Free Frequently…You Just Need to Know Where to Look Afterlight usually costs $.99.  It’s a great photo editing app that gives ios users all the missing features of Apple’s previous (but now discontinued) iPhoto app.  In … Continue reading

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What’s Filling Up My C: Drive? I Was Stunned to Learn Window’s 10 Secretly Downloads to all Windows’ 7 & 8 Computers

Following a month long vacation I returned home to find a significantly higher than average # of Window’s Updates awaiting my OK to install. My small, lightening fast SSD was buried, and I suspect that the secret install of Windows 10 is largely to blame.

It seems to me that Apple & Microsoft are becoming more and more similar in their controlling practices and their ‘we know better that our customers do’ attitude!

If only someone would come out with an easy to use ‘Linux for Dummies’ operating system! Continue reading

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Everything You Want to Know About iPad Pro | First Day Sales on November 11th, 2015

I broke down and ordered the iPad Pro after spending half of an evening helping my husband delete things off of his Air 2…because it’s so full.

I’m telling myself it’s for him…and it really is…but I get to play with it too :-) And Pencil…well, I can’t even disguise the fact that it’s really for me. Continue reading

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