iPhone Upgrade Program Worth It?

TL;DR Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program is actually a good deal if you plan to upgrade to the latest iPhone every year.

Apple’s events are always exciting to see what new devices and features they release. After using the iPhone 7 the past 2 years it was time to upgrade to the new iPhone. I usually preorder my phones on Verizon’s site but it so happens that this year, Verizon’s site was being overloaded. After trying multiple times I decided to try Apple’s site to buy the new iPhone. Apple’s site worked great and had integration with all the major carriers. I was able to get the iPhone Xs 256gb in space grey. Before finishing the pre-order, I was presented with three options. The iPhone Upgrade ProgramVerizon Device Payment Program, or One-time payment. After some quick math at 3am, the thought of getting a new phone each year, and AppleCare+, I decided to go with the iPhone Upgrade Program.  Compare the Upgrade Options Read More

Digital Ocean New Droplets 2018

Digital Ocean just came out with new droplets and prices for 2018. For $5 a month, you can get a server with 1GB of ram and 25GB of solid state drive which is great for most web apps such as blogs or even weather extensions. Currently, this blog is hosted on Digital Ocean.

If you have any droplets, I would recommend resizing them to take advantage of the new prices. It’s a quick process but does require you to shutdown the server. I was able to resize several of my $5 and $10 droplets to the new plans and essentially double my servers speed. Read More