Tec(h)tonic

Insights into building a solid I.T. foundation in the mid-size business world.

Tag: Apple

  • My mounting disappointment with the new iPhone 6s

    I’ve been an iPhone user since the original came out in 2007 – I’ve been on the 5s for the past two years now but upgrading it to iOS 9 has made the phone feel sluggish so I decided to finally bite the bullet and upgrade to the newly-released iPhone 6s. I hate this phone. I…

  • The quagmire of messaging

    I read an article from Wired this morning, Screw Texting. It’s Time to Pick a Universal Messaging App, that really struck a chord with me. The state of texting/messaging is one of those quagmires I think we’ve all simply gotten used to the low-level buzz of aggravation. As an iPhone user, I mostly use the built-in…

  • True visual voicemail

    From Engadget: Apple reportedly wants to turn Siri into your receptionist The long-and-the-short of this story is that Apple is investigating the idea of introducing transcribed voicemail messages to your mobile device, something Google Voice has been doing for a few years now. I’ve been using it for ages (once you install GV, it will walk…