Steve Sande

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<p>Here at Apple World Today we review a lot of external battery packs and even more Lightning cables. Some are good, some not so good. There's one company that has continually made charging products that are noticeably better than the rest, and that's <a target="_blank" href="http://ravpower.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">RAVPower</a>. Today we're looking at two new products that are definitely best in class: the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G1XH46M/appwortod01-20/" rel="noopener noreferrer">RAVPower Ace Series 22000mAh External Battery Pack</a> ($39.99) and the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G3NL5S8/appwortod01-20/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unity L Lightning Cable 2-Pack</a> ($16.99).</p>

<p>I love how life works out sometimes; last week, I ran out of room on my old 2TB backup drive and at almost the same time, Dennis wrote a post about Western Digital updating its line of inexpensive USB 3.0 hard drives with capacities up to 4TB. When I saw the price ($139.99 introductory sale) I ordered one immediately, and now I've had a chance to test it out. While there are some limitations that are Mac firmware-related in terms of using the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1490" rel="noopener noreferrer">Western Digital MyPassport Ultra</a> as one big honkin' drive, there's a lot to like about this product. </p>

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<p>Late last week, Mrs. Sande (my wife, not my mom) pointed out to me that her iPhone 5s screen was popping out. What she meant by popping out was that the screen was being pushed out in areas by something and was literally bulging above the top of the display. Knowing her charging habits for that iPhone, I immediately knew what was happening. This image from <a href="http://mommytask.blogspot.com/2015/09/iphone-5-screen-separating-due-to.html">mommytasking</a> shows a really bad case of the bulges: </p>

<p>The Apple Watch is showing surprising popularity and more people buy 'em every day. Unfortunately, Apple only ships a long cable and charging "puck" with the Watch. De-clutter your desk or night stand, and add some additional charging ports for other devices with today's Daily Deal -- the <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/powertime-apple-watch-charging-dock-w-3-extra-usb-ports?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=powertime-apple-watch-charging-dock-w-3-extra-usb-ports_070116"><strong>PowerTime Apple Watch Charging Dock with 3 USB ports</strong></a>. It's available for a limited time for $39, down from its usual price tag of $49.   </p>

Due to a dental appointment, setting up a cable box for my elderly parents, and other factors beyond my control,...

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Back on this day in 2007, I spent pretty much all day waiting in line to get one of the first iPhones. Now, there were problems getting the devices -- which were only on the AT&T/Cingular network at first -- activated, but that was OK. My wife and I had tickets to go see another Steve Jobs-influenced product that day (Disney/Pixar's Ratatouille), so I waited somewhat patiently until the 30th to get my iPhone up and running.</p>

<p>Scanning apps for iOS have become the norm, but they often do nothing more than take a photo of a document, straighten it out, and then save it to the cloud. What if you need to search a document, or if you're trying to put all of your company or personal documents online? That's where Creaceed Prizmo 3 Pro and its ability to use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to create editable, searchable documents comes into play. Our deal today is unprecedented: get <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/prizmo-3-pro-scanning-for-mac?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=prizmo-3-pro-scanning-for-mac_062916"><strong>Creaceed Prizmo 3 Pro Scanning for Mac for only $29.99</strong></a>, a whopping 59% off the normal price of $75. </p>

<p>The good ol’ OS X Dictionary defines maestro as, “a great performer, especially a musician.” While Keyboard Maestro isn’t a musician, it’s definitely a great performer when it comes to saving time and effort. In fact, I’d be hard-pressed to name another app that saves me as much time or as many keystrokes every day as <a href="http://workingsmarterformacusers.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f82d40eabcbc7dc8499c11296&id=b044a4b647&e=11f37e1868">Keyboard Maestro</a>.</p>

<p>Pad & Quill’s cases for iPhone and iPad leverage years of experience making top-quality leather and wood products. Today we’re looking at the $49.99 <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?B=841492&U=1170474&M=54540&urllink=">Bella Fino case for iPhone SE, 5 and 5s</a>, a combination wallet and phone case that typifies the craftsmanship and design savvy of Pad & Quill’s products.</p>

<p>Apple World Today has been around for almost 17 months now, and we've made some great strides in becoming your favorite source for Apple-related news and reviews. Financially, we're still struggling, and that's why we're making an appeal to our readers today to become members of <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/team-awt">Team AWT</a> or to increase your monthly giving.</p>

<p>What if you could make a $200 - $250 investment that could pay itself back in a few years? I made that investment two years ago with the <a target="_blank" href="http://rachio.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller</a>, and it's saved me money on expensive and scarce water for irrigating my lawn and garden. Rachio is now shipping the second generation of the device, which adds to the utility of this water-saving smart controller.</p>

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<p>Don't know about you, but I think the rumors about the upcoming iPhone 7 are getting out of hand. Just last week we heard that from the Japanese blog <em>Macotakara</em> that Apple was going to be making a "Deep Blue" version of the next-generation smartphone. Now they've backtracked, telling <a target="_blank" href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/06/27/rumor-apples-space-gray-iphone-7-will-be-a-much-darker-color" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>AppleInsider</em></a> that it's just a "much darker" version of space gray that is "close to black, though not quite black."</p>