If you don’t want a bulky case for your iPhone 7 Plus but still want to keep it protected, Spigen’s thin fit case is the way to go. It adds a thin layer of protection and grip to the phone, and right now you can pick one up for just $12.50.
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Want a gaming controller for your Mac? Why not use a Joy-Con?

Playing games on your Mac with a keyboard and mouse doesn’t always offer an optimal experience, and with plenty of gaming controllers out there, it’s easy to get that console feeling of control.

Gaming controllers on Mac have varying degrees of success, but if you play a game that accepts Bluetooth controllers (and doesn’t need a ton of buttons to play), your Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons can connect to your Mac!

How to pair a Joy-Con to your Mac
How to pair the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to your Mac

How to pair a Joy-Con to your Mac

You can only pair the Joy-Con separately, so you won’t be able to use them together in the Joy-Con grip formation on Mac; however, you can pair both Joy-Cons at the same time, giving you two controllers to work with.

Turn off your Nintendo Switch. This will kill the connection between the Joy-Con and the Switch.
Press and hold the Sync button on the Joy-Con you want to pair until you see…

Silver, gold, rose gold, space gray, space black, or the all new ceramic white — here’s how to pick the perfect Apple Watch color for you!

Updated April, 2017: Freshly updated for anyone and everyone considering an Apple Watch purchase now that spring is here and there’s outdoor fitness fun to be had.

Apple Watch is the first major tech product to truly blur the lines with fashion. That’s because watches have never just been about telling time. They’ve been about making a statement. As much gadget as jewelry, we don’t carry them — we wear them. And that means the color you pick is about as personal a decision as you can make.

If you’re on the fence about which finish to get, here’s what you need to consider!

Band lines
Discoloration doubts
Withstanding wear
Coolness concerns
Who should get silver?
Who should get gold or rose gold?
Who should get space gray or space black?
[Who should get ceramic white?(#white)

Band lines

Most Apple Watch bands have polished stain…

Renowned cinematographer and VR and 3D plugin creator Tim Dashwood snapped up by Apple.

Apple has reportedly hired Tim Dashwood, the Toronto, Canada-based founder of Dashwood Cinema Solutions, co-founder of Stereo3D Unlimited, and creator of numerous 3D and VR editing plugins for Final Cut Pro X.

From FCP.co:

Two bits of good news. 3D and VR plugin developer Tim Dashwood has joined Apple. Not only is that good news for FCPX users, he has also made his existing plugin products free.

We would imagine FxFactory’s servers have been red hot since the news crept out that long-time plugin developer Tim Dashwood has joined Apple.

They theorize this could lead to 3D and VR editing capabilities being baked into Final Cut Pro X, or into macOS or iOS directly.

More interesting possibilities include Apple’s ongoing augmented reality and computer vision projects, where working in 3D and using VR-like technologies will certainly play a role.

Whatever he ends up working on at Apple, her…

How can you allow for an additional layer of privacy and protection when setting up online email accounts for your children? With easy-to-remember but complicated-for-spambots-to-guess character swapping.

Are you concerned about your child’s online presence? Perhaps you’re worried about random people guessing your child’s email address and sending unsolicited mail or worse? Here are some simple suggestions to help keep your child and their email safe.

Why bother with obfuscating email?
What is Simple Character Swapping?
How does Character Swapping help?
Although this can help, this is NOT enough!

Why bother with obfuscating email?

If you truly want to protect your children from online troubles such as bullying, spam emails, and viruses, the only foolproof method would be to not allow them any sort of internet access at all. Since the birth of the Information Age, though, not having an online presence could be considered more of detriment than an asset. Having an online presence…