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The 4th of July update for MacValley

Dear MacValleyites and friends:

Welcome! This is the 4^th of July update on things relating to the Apple universe. 

I emphasize the use of your existing Mac. Depending on our budgets, our Apple hardware ranges from the latest iPhone and Mac to older Macs and iPhones. I stand in the older Mac and iPhone group. When I pay off my car loan, then I’ll consider buying a new Mac. Until then, it’s the mid 2011 Mac Mini and the mid 2014 MacBook Air. 

My iPhone is a 5c with a busted screen. I read e-mail, get messages my prescriptions are ready and check the weather before I go home. That’s all I want my phone to do. 

I’ll bring you news from around the Web of Apple developments. I will emphasize developments in Apple’s hardware and software. Not so much on Apple’s other adventures in cars and streaming TV. 

If you want to write about Apple’s adventures in cars and streaming TV, then do so! I invite contributions. I’ll edit the copy for brevity and grammar, but you get a byline. 

I’ll keep you informed about developments with the new versions of macOS and iOS and iPadOS. Not so much about watchOS and tvOS. I won’t install the macOS and iOS and iPadOS betas myself. I’ll wait for the final releases this fall. 

I’ll have links back to the sources, so you can read the original articles for yourself. 

The emphasis is on having fun and saving money. If we wanted to do nothing but work, we would have Dells, wouldn’t we 😊

Tom Briant

Editor, MacValley Blog