Articles by Christopher Breen
Pondering the rumored Oct 16 iPad event
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs consider a rumored Apple event, HP splitting (again), Facebook and the Like economy, and Yosemite features.How to use your iPhone as a removable hard drive
Unlike old-fashioned iPods, the iPhone won't mount as a USB drive. However, Chris Breen points out you can still use it for portable file storage.Two email tips every Mac user should know
On today's plate, a couple of email tips: How to import mbox files into Outlook for Mac and what to do about disorganized mailboxes.Call the plumber: How to teach Siri about your relationships
We all have nicknames for our nearest and dearest. Why not tell Siri what they are?Rockin’ the living room: Beats Music arrives on Apple TV
In the latest Apple TV update Beats Music graced the home screen. Chris Breen takes you on a tour.
Google Glass: The fuzzy pink bathrobe of technology
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss distracted driving and Google Glass, not-so-bendable iPhones, Apple and privacy, and the smugglers index.Too much unwanted email? Use these tricks for identifying and unsubscribing
Chris Breen explains how you can identify and eliminate that bombardment of unsolicited email.No path back: Apple stops signing iOS 7.1.2
If you didn't take our advice to revert from iOS 8 to iOS 7 while there was still time you're too late. That path is now blocked.How to create multi-destination map routes on your iPhone
Apple and Google's Map apps are incapable of displaying routes with multiple destinations. Thankfully, other apps are more flexible.Apple quickly issues iOS 8.0.2 update
A day after pulling the flawed iOS 8.0.1, Apple issues the 8.0.2 update that reinstates the earlier update's fixes and improvements.iOS 8 and Yosemite are the next step in unconstrained computing
As much fun as it is to examine a new OS's features and functions, it's also worthwhile to put them in context. Chris Breen considers the Big Picture.Makin’ copies: How to preserve automatically deleted iOS installers
In the bad old days, Apple allowed iOS installer files to pile up. That's no longer the case but some people still want them. Chris Breen provides a way to automatically create them.How to downgrade your iPhone or iPad from iOS 8 to iOS 7
iOS 8 has a lot of great features, but if your device doesn't behave well with it, you may wish to revert to iOS 7 (while you still can).
Hello new iPhones, so long, Serenity
Serenity and Chris part company, but not before discussing massive iPhone sales, iPhone photography, and why Chris has taken a break from jailbreaking.How iOS 8 and Yosemite got me to stop jailbreaking my iPhone
Chris Breen has been a dedicated jailbreaker since the iPhone's earliest days. With iOS 8 he believes he's headed down the path of the straight and narrow.