Mac Potpourri by Joe Leo

About the Author

MacPrices writer Joe Leo joined the team in May 2018 and has been writing news, features, reviews, commentaries, and editorials in his “Mac Potpourri” column all of which primarily revolve around Apple and its products, the items that are price tracked daily on this website. Leo is not entirely a stranger to MacPrices having written for its sister site PowerBook Central (since merged with MacPrices) from 2006 to 2009 which was the beginning of his career as a professional freelance journalist. A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, he was a former educator and spent close to two decades teaching technology and journalism in the elementary school setting. Today, in addition to MacPrices, Leo also rites for the website Low End Mac and for iPhone Life magazine.

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Contact Info:

To contact Joe Leo, email him at: j.leo@macprices.net


Latest Articles in this Column:

Secured Transport Of Secret Apple Products Involved In Accident On Silicon Valley Highway

NEWS: 01.11.18- An accident on a California highway Wednesday morning that involved a commercial vehicle transporting secured items belonging to Apple, Inc., which required the contents to be driven and escorted by two armed security guards, resulted in one fatality while another was seriously injured and in the process, apparently ...
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Apple Expands Into The Smart Home Arena With Its HomeKit At CES 2019

NEWS: 01.09.19- Apple, Inc. was found at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2019, touting its HomeKit software platform which allows third party smart home devices made by partner vendors to be controlled on iOS devices and Mac computers using the Home app or Siri, its A.I.-powered digital virtual assistant ...
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Retro Reading: PowerBook Central Live Coverage of Macworld Expo 2009

FEATURE: 01.06.19- Welcome to another edition of "Retro Reading," a series here in my column, "Mac Potpourri," where we dig deep into the archives for content written on today's date several years ago from PowerBook Central — where I served as one of its three columnists from 2006-09 — a ...
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New Special Series People Profiles Coming In 2019 To The ‘Mac Potpourri’ Column

FEATURE: 12.31.18- On this New Year's Eve, while they're counting down the hours until the ball drops in New York City's Times Square, MacPrices is counting down to the launch of a new special series here in the "Mac Potpourri" column called People Profiles which will debut next month in ...
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Retro Reading: Macs Share Screen Time In ‘Transformers’ Movie

FEATURE: 12.21.18- Welcome to another edition of "Retro Reading," a series here in my column, "Mac Potpourri," where we dig deep into the archives for content written on today's date several years ago from PowerBook Central — where I served as one of its three columnists from 2006-09 — a ...
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Advantages And Benefits Of Using iMessage on iPhone

COMMENTARY: 12.14.18- A tax on text messages could be on the horizon for smartphone owners in the state of California and if that happens, one feasible solution to avoid the surcharge on one's wireless bill is to use an iPhone with its proprietary iMessage system from Apple. On Tuesday, Messages ...
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21 Days Left To Avail Apple $29 Battery Replacement Program For iPhone

FEATURE: 12.10.18- There are only 21 days left in 2018 before it will be that time once again for making New Year's resolutions but for a handful of certain iPhone users these next three weeks will be the last chance to make good on one possible resolution that may have ...
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Organize Apple Power Adapter Clutter With A Fuse Side Winder

FEATURE: 12.07.18- Looking for the perfect gadget to give as a stocking stuffer or gift for the MacBook user in your life that won't break the bank and can actually help them organize the cable and cord clutter that USB-C style Apple power adapters have become? Why not give a ...
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Apple Watch Series 4 Highly Accessible Device For Users With Disabilities

FEATURE: 12.03.18- Apple products are known to be accessible right out of the box as persons with disabilities can attest to and on this reviewed by Liz Plosser, editor-in-chief of Women's Health magazine, as "... a powerful device for your overall well-being. That's because game-changing bells and whistles have elevated ...
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Cyber Monday Last Day To Take Advantage Of Apple Shopping Event Promotion

NEWS: 11.26.18- The Apple Shopping Event, a four day promotion that began last Friday, November 23, Black Friday, is winding down today on this Cyber Monday and if the money on one's credit card or in a bank account hasn't been depleted yet from the shopping blitz for this holiday ...
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‘The Apple Shopping Event Is Almost Here’

FEATURE: 11.22.18- Today is Thanksgiving where families and friends all across the nation come together to celebrate and give thanks but today is also akin to a New Year's Eve of sorts as the countdown begins to midnight for the big four day Apple shopping event where its fans everywhere ...
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Score Black Friday Prices On Apple Items Now At Best Buy

NEWS: 11.19.18- The best bet for anyone shopping for a new shiny Apple product and looking to save the most amount of money going in to this holiday season need not look further than the price trackers right here on MacPrices, with some Macs on sale today for $300 off ...
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Get A Job With Apple, The No. 3 ‘World’s Best Employer’

FEATURE: 11.16.18- If you are a fan of Apple, Inc. and an avid user of any one of its vast array of tech gadgets, why not take it a step further and work for the company behind those products you admire and love? Ranked number three in its top ten ...
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Retro Reading: PowerBook Central Coverage of Leopard Release Day

FEATURE: 10.30.18- Welcome to another edition of "Retro Reading," a series here in my column, "Mac Potpourri," where we dig deep into the archives for content written on today's date several years ago from PowerBook Central — where I served as one of its three columnists from 2006-09 — a ...
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A Very Memorable Visit to the ‘Mothership’ at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino

FEATURE: 10.26.18- The former headquarters of Apple, Inc., the Apple Campus at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California, which has served the tech company for the last 25 years is no longer the main attraction with its brand new home, Apple Park, opening last year. Today, I take a quick ...
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Apple May Have ‘One More Thing…’ To Announce Before Year’s End

NEWS: 10.15.18- Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, Inc. and its former CEO, was famous for ending his keynote addresses that unveiled the tech giant's newest products with "one more thing..." which usually included an additional announcement to surprise the audience and this just could be the case with ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook On iOS And Its Devices’ Impact On Our Lives

FEATURE: 10.12.18- At the a full transcript courtesy of the staff at VoiceOver, which for the uninitiated, is a screen reader built in to both of its operating systems, that are included free with MacOS and iOS. But the huge game changer, at least for me, is? iOS. I previously ...
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MacPrices Columnist Charles W. Moore Passes Away After Long Battle With Illness

NEWS: 09.21.18-: Charles W. Moore (1951-2018), columnist at MacPrices, passed away this past Sunday, September 16 at home in rural Nova Scotia, a province in Canada, after fighting for years with his illness. He was 66 and would have turned 67 this coming Sunday. Moore, who wrote "a plea was ...
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Apple Should’ve Created A 4-inch Smartphone With The iPhone XR Concept Called ‘iPhone SE 2’

EDITORIAL: 09.19.18- Apple created the new iPhone XR as an entry level model catered to those on a budget and to bring the high end experience of the iPhone X to the masses at a lower price but I believe they made a mistake in the device's size and should ...
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Talking Points on 2018 iPhone Announcement

EDITORIAL: 09.14.18- Apple, Inc. unveiled yet another round of new iPhone models at their special event on Wednesday and I came away disappointed and almost depressed after listening to (I'm visually impaired) the replay of the livestream online later that evening on my two year old iPhone which has now ...
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Apple Special Event Confirmed, Predictions, Plus Leaked Images of New Devices Revealed

NEWS: 09.05.18- The Apple special event next Wednesday, September 12 — along with details of what can be expected to be announced by the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant — has been confirmed by CNBC (the business-oriented cable channel of NBC News). The article, written by Sara Salinas, came by way ...
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Yet Another Vulnerability on Macs Allowing Hackers Access Discovered

NEWS: 09.03.18- As you take a break from laboring on your Mac this Labor Day holiday, you might want to know about another method that has been discovered allowing a hacker to gain access to a Mac which involves the simple click of a ubiquitous everyday peripheral and it occurs ...
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Introducing the New ‘Mac Potpourri’ Column on MacPrices

FEATURE: 08.29.18- There's been a small change to the name of this column and here's the lowdown on why it was made. When I first came aboard to MacPrices, initially there was no name for my column. Then, when it was decided by Steve Hildreth, this website's publisher, to merge ...
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iPhone 2018 News: Apple Event, Availability Date, Rumored Features, and Leaked Photo

NEWS: 08.24.18- Apple fans everywhere around the world are just a few weeks away from finding out what the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology company will be announcing in regard to the next generation of its smartphone device lineup. Find out here from various sources on the web when the announcement will ...
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Brand New Macs Found Susceptible to Being Hacked Due to Recently Discovered Bug

NEWS: 08.13.18- Apple computers are known to be very secure compared to its counterparts and were generally free of viruses and malware until recent years due to its rise in popularity among consumers and the business world. However, a new security flaw has been discovered that allows for brand new ...
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Refurbished, Clearance, and Open Box Apple Merchandise Next Best Thing to Buying New

FEATURE: 08.08.18 - There's just nothing like spending your hard earned cash on a brand new Apple product. The joy of the purchase mixed with the heartache over the funds you just depleted can also be an emotional experience. But getting the latest and greatest doesn't always mean you have ...
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Apple Releases New Products While Discontinuing Others

NEWS: 07.13.18- Yesterday was a good news day for any Mac fan clamoring for Apple to refresh its professional notebook computer line with the release of new models of the MacBook Pro. But it was a bad news day as well and in case you missed it, only discovering today ...
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Retro Reading: PowerBook Central Coverage of ‘iDay’ iPhone Launch

FEATURE: 07.02.18- Welcome to the premiere edition of a new series here in my column on MacPrices called "Retro Reading" where we dig deep into the PowerBook Central archives for headlines written on today's date several years ago. (PowerBook Central, established in 1997 and retired in 2015, was recently merged ...
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Readers of Low End Mac Website Assist in Search for MacPrices’ Writer Charles W. Moore

FEATURE: 06.29.18 - Charles W. Moore, 66, writer of "Where in the World is Charles W. Moore?" And the second on the other website I write for, Miscellaneous Ramblings" column until 2012 and continued writing news round-ups through 2013 for the site. A lot of the members of the Low ...
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Get Rid of Photos Clutter and Free Up Disk Space with New iPhone App Gemini Photos by MacPaw

NEWS: 06.22.18 - Software company MacPaw recently launched their new app for the iPhone called Gemini Photos. The app, which was released on May 22, 2018 is the Ukraine based software company's attempt to enter the iOS software market having established themselves as primarily a creator of desktop software applications ...
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Where in the World is Charles W. Moore?

FEATURE: 06.11.18 - Charles W. Moore, a writer here on MacPrices, has been missing in action for a number of months now and inquiring minds want to know: where in the world is he and if he is alive and well. Moore, who has written "The 'Book Mystique" column for ...
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Apple Announcement of Next Version of MacOS Missing Key Core Component

COMMENTARY: 06.08.18 - At Monday's WWDC 2018, the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology company once again announced the next version of its operating system, MacOS 10.14 Mojave, bringing with it another refresh and improvements under the hood. But after almost two decades of the same version ...
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New Membership Service from Best Buy Provides Support for ‘All Your Tech. All the Time.’

NEWS: 05.30.18—Last week, on Sunday, May 20, Best Buy announced the debut of their new "Total Tech Support" service for customers, telling those who subscribe to their marketing emails that they can get support in store, in their home over the phone and online, all day and every day. Powered ...
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Apple’s Commitment to Making its Hardware and Software Accessible for All

COMMENTARY: 05.25.18— Apple has one stake to claim that most other technology companies can't. Ensuring that all of its products from hardware to software are fully accessible to everyone right out of the box. I read press release from Apple last week on how it is making coding available to ...
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A Primer on MacPrices’ Newest Writer Joe Leo

NEWS: 05.14.18- Joe Leo is the newest writer to the MacPrices website. He joins the team and will be writing product reviews along with other news and commentary pieces related to the world of technology and all things revolving around Apple. Leo is not entirely new to the MacPrices family ...
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