Steve Sande

<p>There are thousands of charge docks for the iPhone, and probably hundreds that we've seen for Apple Watch. But until now, I don't recall reviewing a charge dock that can power both the iPhone and Apple Watch at the same time. Belkin's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.belkin.com/us/F8J183-APL/p/P-F8J183-APL/%20;jsessionid=E63FCC8A1F27E7D3B5ADFFE18A9F8273/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Valet Charge Dock for Apple Watch + iPhone</a> (US$129.99) does just that, and does it while looking pretty darned classy at the same time.</p>

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<p>In the market for a small, portable, and powerful docking station for your favorite Mac? The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.satechi.net/index.php/computer/connectivity/hubs/al-mini-docking-station-silver" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satechi Aluminum Mini Docking Station</a> ($149.99) packs a surprising number of ports and capabilities into a very small package, and we're here to show you just how useful it is.</p>

<p>It would sure be nice to take control of what's coming into your inbox, taking all of those mass mailings, notifications, interesting newsletters (like the Team AWT Newsletter), and other emails, keeping them from distracting us from the real work we need to accomplish. That's the idea behind <a target="_blank" href="https://throttlehq.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Throttle</a>, which is a tool that lets you sign up for just about anything online without giving away your real email address. </p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">You can save time and effort with proxy icons. If you don’t know what a proxy icon is, or you know what it is but didn’t know it was called a “proxy icon,” I'm talking about the little icon in the title bar of all Finder windows and most document windows, like these: </p>

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<p>We all love "the cloud" these days; many of us keep our data in iCloud, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive or a combination of all of those services. But for some people, the idea of putting their personal or company information onto someone else's remote server remains a barrier to using a cloud solution. Promise Technology today revealed <a target="_blank" href="http://promise.com/Products/Apollo" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apollo</a> ($299), a cloud appliance that is designed to be easy enough for anyone to use and capable enough to keep those users happy. It exceeds those goals, and as such we're naming it an Apple World Today Top Pick for 2016.</p>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://parallels.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parallels</a> has announced the arrival of Parallels Access 3.1, an update to the excellent remote control application for iOS. In the past, it was possible to use Parallels Access on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but there were some issues. Now the app makes use of the full screen resolution of the iPad Pro. </p>

<p>For true Internet safety and privacy, there's probably nothing better to use than a virtual private network (VPN). Think of a VPN as a highly secure encrypted tunnel through which your data travels; nobody can "sniff" unencrypted data from your Mac or iPad when you're using public Wi-Fi, and if you're being blocked from visiting a site because you're in the "wrong country," VPNs can be used to get around the geo-blocking. For the next few days, the Apple World Today Deal Shop has a big deal for you -- <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/proxpn-premium-lifetime?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=proxpn-premium-lifetime_052316"><strong>a lifetime premium subscription to ProXPN VPN for just  $39</strong></a>. </p>

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<p>On a regular basis, <em>Apple World Today</em> posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they're popular and deserve mention. Here are today's picks.</p>

<p>Remember James Pinkstone? He's the designer and music buff who found that 122GB of music had disappeared from his MacBook and one of the people interviewed by iMore's Serenity Caldwell in an attempt to figure out what was going on. Well, <a target="_blank" href="https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/17/apple-sent-two-men-to-my-house-no-they-werent-assassins/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pinkstone got a visit from two Apple senior software engineers this past Saturday</a> who attempted to find out what caused the music to be deleted.</p>

<p>iOS 9 is the most advanced mobile operating system on the planet, while Swift 2 is quickly becoming the programming language of choice for developers. What if you could get 55 hours of training in both from the #1 instructor for online education marketplace Udemy for just $15? You can with today's deal - the <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/the-complete-ios-9-swift-2-course-complete-ios-8-course-bonus-content?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-complete-ios-9-swift-2-course-complete-ios-8-course-bonus-content_052016"><strong>iOS 9 and Swift 2 Course Bundle</strong></a>. </p>

<p style="margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px">Two of the biggest names in home automation -- Belkin's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wemo.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wemo</a> and Google's <a target="_blank" href="https://nest.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nest</a> -- just announced that they'll be working together. The ability of the Nest Learning Thermostat to control Wemo devices increases the power of both the Nest Thermostat and the Wemo devices.</p>

<p>The large screen iPhones (iPhone 6/6s, iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus) have a feature called Reachability that's useful when you want to use the device one-handed, but it's easy to accidentally trigger the feature when you don't want it. In today's <a target="_blank" href="https://vimeo.com/channels/1070249" rel="noopener noreferrer">60-second Video Tip</a>, we'll talk about Reachability and how it's used, and also how to shut it off for good.</p>