According to U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia “has been fine on Ukraine” and “hasn’t been doing much” to the country it has been attempting to violently conquer for over a decade.
“Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven’t been doing much,” Trump told reporters on Oct. 19.
This guy is sick. There is no other sound way of putting it. Are the mid-terms the cause of his behaviour?
This is how I use my iPhone these days… As a photographer who likes B&W photography, because colors can be distracting when telling a story, I find calmness in this setup.
I added a shuffle option on Trails to display a photo from a randomly selected trail. Enjoy.
I had a funny idea today. After updating the Apple Invites app, I wondered whether it could be used to create a photo-sharing space for a small group of people, since its features rely on iCloud services. It seems to have everything you need: a welcome page, albums, links to external websites, and options for managing guests and comments. I created a fake invitation to test the RSVP process from start to finish, and I have to say that signing up seems to be the weak point for now. An Apple Account isn’t required, but at first glance, that isn’t very clear. Apple Invites is iPhone-only, so there’s no iPad or web version for content managers. Too bad. Yet, something to think about.
My Ghost subscription is up for renewal in mid-November. Even on the lowest tier, it’s rather expensive at $300 US. It’s tempting to compare Ghost’s value proposition with Micro.blog’s. Ghost is heavily leaning toward newsletters. I’m not using Ghost enough because I share longer pieces there, which are harder to come by. There is no contest: Micro.blog wins at two-thirds the price.
I ordered HomeView and should receive it by the end of November. It feels like a long wait for a device like this, but I’ll be travelling for much of that time. Lukewarm reception didn’t change my mind. I’ve always wanted something like this, a device that isn’t managed like an iPad or iPhone. If my experience with it is good, I’ll probably get one for my home office, too. And no, I don’t have the busy daily life the HomeView ad portrays.
Things are shaping up pretty well if you ask me. As I wrote in the still-in-draft iPhone 18 Pro review, I don’t expect to publish this officially until later in November, after I return from Thailand. But there is enough to get a rather good idea. 👀 ☺️ Enjoy.
The look of peace, according to Putin. 😒
I’ve been keeping an eye on the HomeView preorder delivery dates daily. It’s still predicted to arrive by November 13th, but I won’t be able to pick it up until Monday the 16th. Still waiting before placing my order.
Here’s a problem I haven’t been able to solve. I’m a native French-Canadian speaker, since French is my mother tongue. Yet I use all my devices in English and still prefer to interact with Siri AI in French. Since iOS 27.2, I can do that because Siri AI is now available in French, but only if my device is set to French. The device language and Siri AI language have to match; otherwise, I’m stuck with the older, unsatisfactory, frustrating, and much less capable Siri. Moreover, the Siri language syncs across my devices.
I blog in English on my MacBook Air, like I’m doing right now, so when I invoke Siri AI while writing, I want it to respond in English. But when I ask for tomorrow’s weather forecast, I want to ask in French and get an answer in French. The same goes for turning up the light using HomeKit. For mundane requests in French, I could set this up and use it on my iPhone or iPad, but on the Mac, I want it to be in English.
The best configuration for me would be to set up some devices in English end-to-end, while other devices use Siri AI in French even though the device is still in English. For that to work, the Siri AI language setting should stop syncing across my devices.
Am I alone with this issue? Is there a solution? BTW, turning off iCloud sync for Siri doesn’t fix the issue.
