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09/04/2026

*** FRIDAY FUNNY! ***

Anyone else need Ocean & Beach Therapy or is just me? 🙋

09/04/2026

Hello everyone! Often I am asked by clients what to do with physical papers they have already scanned or otherwise no longer need but don't want to throw into the trash because they contain sensitive information (e.g. Social Security Numbers, account numbers, etc.). I typically recommend that they find a community shred event and take those papers to that event.

There's a *FREE* paper shredding event on Saturday, September 26 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. It's being sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council #10852 and will be held at The South Charlotte Banquet Center at 9009 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte, NC 28277-1611.

For more information, please check out the Knights of Columbus webpage here:

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09/03/2026

If you're still running an Intel-powered Mac, consider this your warning that the time to replace that Mac with an Apple Silicon-powered Mac is getting closer and closer.

How to check which processor your Mac has:

Click on  ➞ About this Mac

A window will appear and in the chip section, it should tell you what you have. If you see the words "Intel" you have a Mac that is officially being left behind by Apple. If you see something like M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, or M6, you have an Apple Silicon-powered Mac and it's current.

Apple started informing developers today that universal macOS apps on the Mac App Store that require macOS 13 or later...

08/29/2026

It's time!

Good luck everybody! 😉

08/28/2026

*** FRIDAY FUNNY! ***

A whole lotta truth here!

08/27/2026

Well, apparently Hell *has* frozen over! Walmart will be accepting Apple Pay!

The rollout will come to NC & SC on October 8, according to a Walmart memo.

Walmart and Sam's Club begin rolling out Apple Pay and contactless payments on August 24, ending a decade-long holdout.

08/26/2026

It’s National Dog Day! Greetings from Gigi, the official dog of Tech Me Back!

08/25/2026

How many of you use Apple Pay either to pay for in-person transactions or from within Apple's Safari browser on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad?

Incidentally, the attached article I read in August 2025 said the following about Apple Pay:

"When Americans reach for their phones at checkout, the choice often comes down to Apple Pay or Google Pay. By 2025, the contest is no longer close: Apple Pay dominates the U.S. market.

According to Insider Intelligence and Capital One Shopping’s 2025 estimates, Apple Pay has around 65.6 million active U.S. users, while Google Pay (now integrated into Google Wallet) trails with about 35 million.

In terms of market share, Apple accounts for nearly half of all U.S. mobile wallet users (49.0%), compared to Google’s 30.1%. And when it comes to actual in-store mobile wallet transactions, Apple captures a majority share – roughly 54% of all mobile wallet taps in 2024 carried the Apple Pay logo.

Put simply, Apple Pay has become the default mobile payment method for most Americans, thanks to the iPhone’s dominance, broad retailer acceptance, and user familiarity. Google Pay, while strong among Android users, remains a secondary player in the U.S."

Apple Pay vs Google Pay in the US 2025: Latest usage statistics, adoption rates, and market share insights across digital payments.

08/24/2026

Unexpected ways to use an iPhone, discovered Sunday afternoon.

Little Miss Tech Me Back was dog sitting for some neighbors. During a walk with the dogs, she found an orphaned baby squirrel, furless, eyes still closed, and very much alive.

After consulting a rehabber, we attempted to reunite said squirrel with his mother. At the rehabber’s instruction, we fashioned a nest from a shallow Amazon battery box with soft towels and a hand warmer. Then, we parked my iPhone beside the improvised squirrel nest and played an hour of baby squirrel cries, hoping to get missing momma to return.

Sadly, the squirrel momma did not return. Instead, we were fortunate that Carolina Wildlife Sanctuary in Concord accepted the orphan into their care. Thank you CWS!

It’s just a squirrel, I realize. However, there were big lessons for a little girl about the value and fragility of life, and doing what you believe is right.

Good luck, little guy! Thanks for an interesting Sunday afternoon!