Archive for September 29, 2015
Apple iOS9 User Alert!
by John Weckerle
Readers using Apple iPhones and iPads with cellular connectivity should take note of a new feature that may end up costing them money. This feature, Wi-Fi Assist, will cause the device to switch to cellular data when the system perceives that the wi-fi signal being used is “poor.” The new OS comes with this feature turned on by default. To disable it, go to Settings, then Cellular Data, and scroll all the way to the bottom (perhaps not coincidentally, where it’s least obvious) and turn it off.
One has to wonder why Apple would set the default to “on” for this feature – then again, Apple does have business relationships with the cell carriers, so perhaps one doesn’t have to wonder too hard.
The Incredible Super Harvest Blood Moonar Lunar Eclipse
by John Weckerle
Lunar Eclipse, September 27, 2015 as seen from southern Santa Fe County, NM.
This past Sunday, the denizens of New Mexico Central were treated to a rare event: a total lunar eclipse. What made it even more unique was the collection of other monikers applied to the event: Supermoon, Harvest Moon, and Blood Moon. For an explanation of these terms and answers to some other questions, we recommend that our readers take a look at EarthSky.org’s article on Sunday’s eclipse.