My Blog

This blog is a repository of topics and issues that I’ve come across and the solutions I’ve implemented to solve them. I will also post about useful or cool things I’ve found that others may be interested in.

For Techies

How to Improve your Privacy by using Apple’s Hide My Email Feature and Why It’s Beneficial

If you're an Apple user, you might have heard of a feature called Hide My Email that was introduced with iOS 15 and macOS Monterey. This feature is for iCloud+ subscribers and has been around for a little bit now, but lately I’ve been increasing the use of it...

Slow Copy of Files to USB on MacOS

I was recently trying to copy some video files from my MacBook Pro to a USB-A and noticed it was painfully slow. I thought it was maybe the USB I was using so I tried a few others and had the same issue no matter which USB type, port or adapter I tried. This led me to...

For Travellers

eSims to Avoid Roaming Charges

This past March Break, we had a family Trip to the beautiful French Island of Martinique. We stayed at a beautiful villa that had vibrant colours and scenic views! We rented a car while we were there and relied heavily on the use of GPS. I found that we we crunching...

Pre-paid Visa for International Currencies

This past March Break, we had a family Trip to the beautiful French Island of Martinique. It was an incredible trip to say the least. One of the things I found quite interesting was the Currency was all in Euro’s. I’ve been trying to find a solution to bringing a lot...