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Chris W. Rea
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Husband, dad, computer geek, independent software developer, Canadian.

Likes: helping people, software and technology, personal finance, consumer protection, law, personal productivity, books, music. Within personal finance, specific interests include retirement planning, taxes, investing, self-employment. Dislikes: Conflict of interest.

I founded the Personal Finance & Money Stack Exchange and was a moderator on the site during its formative years.

Twitter: @cwrea    LinkedIn: in/chriswrea    GitHub: @cwrea

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Is it possible to merge two iTunes Store accounts so we can share apps and other purchases?
Sep 12, 2010
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Adding tags to files in OS X: How to use, where are tags stored, and will they work on a network?
Mar 29, 2012
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iPad displays "Not Charging" when plugged into USB ports. What can I do?
Aug 19, 2010
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What filesystems does iOS use?
Feb 27, 2013
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How to access "Faster (fine)" and "Slower (fine)" playback controls on VLC for OS X? Else, what alternative?
Mar 29, 2012
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Is there a tool I can use to securely wipe data from iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?
Aug 20, 2010
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Why does iPhone Maps app sometimes ask to enable Wi-Fi for "accuracy", even though Location Services (GPS) is enabled?
Mar 23, 2012
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CD digital audio ripping tool for OS X that has accurate extraction, error detection, and verbose reporting?
Mar 25, 2012
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Export iTunes music library information (album, artist, track names) to CSV or spreadsheet format?
Mar 27, 2012
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How do I safely eject or unplug an iPad, iPhone, or iPod when iTunes is not running?
Feb 16, 2012
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