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How many tech sites like MacRumors will switch to Mastondon to live-toot their comments during WWDC keynote ? Not MacRumors apparently has they still advertise their live tweets for the event. 🤔
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I finally checked off enough of my tasks on my to do list to make room for the WWDC conference! On that day, I’m calling off for the afternoon to watch the keynote! 🤣
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I’ve been following Apple since 1982. At that time, Apple was selling the highly successful Apple ][+ line, the much less successful Apple ///. The Lisa was still a project. The Mac was not even on the drawing board. I find it cool to see the young generation of tech guys today who are fervent admirers of Apple. These people weren’t even born in 1982.
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What is it like to use the migration assistant on a Mac to move content & settings from one machine to another? Is it as good as moving from one iPhone to another?
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Just finished watching a few videos about FinalCut Pro for iPad. One thing came to my mind: the iPad will probably continue to get bigger to accommodate the vision for FCP on the iPad. Even on the 12.9-inch iPad, FCP looked a bit cramped. I still don’t know if I’ll ever use it for my needs (when I upgrade my current and unsupported 11-inch 2018 iPad Pro. 🤨
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On Apple Stores Evolution
After 22 Years, Apple’s Very First Retail Store Is Reopening Its Doors in a New Location Source: After 22 Years, Apple’s Very First Retail Store Is Reopening Its Doors in a New Location | Inc.com I re-watched the video, where Steve Jobs is touring the very first Apple Store. It’s fascinating to see how things evolved over time. Software titles disappeared from shelves, thanks to the App Store. It’s no longer possible to put all Apple products on a single table. Continue reading →
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We used to be excited about new iOS releases, weren’t we? Even for small bug fixes releases like iOS 16.5 today, we would be drooling about any small improvements or additions to what constitutes the logic that brings the iPhone experience to life! The excitement over the slow progress bar on a black screen he behind us.
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Apple's Headset — Alarming or Not?
A recent report on Apple’s upcoming headset: Key figures including software chief Craig Federighi have also kept their distance from the headset during its development and have seemed wary of it. Apple’s senior vice president for hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, is believed to privately be a skeptic of the device, comparing it to a science project. He has warned that designing the high-performance chips that the headset requires could distract from new iPhone chips that drive more revenue. Continue reading →
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On Android Switchers Coming in Drove to the iPhone
Report reveals Android users switching to iPhone at 5-year high 15% of new iPhone owners report having an Android device as their last smartphone. That’s a 4% increase from what CIRP saw last year, and 5% higher than the data seen in 2020 and 2021. The last time new Android switchers made up 15% of new iPhone buyers – according to CIRP – was back in 2018. The highest rate of switchers in the last nine years was 21% back in 2016. Continue reading →
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The case for Ethernet on Macs: Here’s how much speed you lose with WiFi Source: Ethernet vs WiFi: How much speed is lost? - 9to5Mac
At home, in my office room, my Macs are wired through 1GB Ethernet. It’s been only recently that I cabled my office so that Macs get a direct connection to my router. No more Wifi. I never look back.
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Two Thoughts On Apple’s New Upcoming Accessibility Features
Today, Apple announced upcoming features for people with critical disabilities. Here are some thoughts. First, Personal Voice is incredible! I can’t wait to try this out. I always feared being diagnosed with ALS, but I can see this new accessibility feature, coupled with Live Speech real game changer for people with ALS. Second, looking at some user interface samples, especially the iPhone with iMessage (see below), we can see the return of shadows, depth, and better contrast, compared to what we have now. Continue reading →
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I really can’t wait to see this movie about Apple’s Lisa computer. My journey with computers started with the Apple ][+, then came the //e, the Mac. But I do remember the Lisa… on paper, and I never had a chance to touch one.
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It took like 10 years to get FinalCut Pro on the iPad and now we’re reading that it could run on the upcoming VR/AR headset??? Really? Come on.
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By making FCP finally available on the iPad, is Apple getting ready to bring more flexibility to iPadOS audio handling too? I read somewhere that there are missing pieces on iPadOS to make it comparable to macOS for handling complex audio setups. Answers are probably coming in iPadOS 17.
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Watch this space. This week is FCP and Logic for the iPad, next week? If Apple keeps releasing new things each week leading to WWDC, it certainly could mean that they have a packaged agenda for the Keynote. We already know that iOS 16.5 is coming out next week, but what else?
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A Seemingly Mundane Visit to the Apple Store — Random Thoughts
It’s been quite a while since I visited an Apple Store. Last I went for a quick stop after work since I was working at my downtown offices. There are soooo many iPad models to choose from! Too many? The 12.9-inch iPad Pro screen is unbelievably gorgeous!! I wish it would come to the 11-inch version. Maybe next year? Of all the iPad models that I looked at, Stage Manager is not enabled. Continue reading →
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Who’s actually using Apple’s Quick Notes feature? I never do because I always forget about its existence. It’s probably because it’s not useful or because it is tied to Apple’s Notes.
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Arm-based notebooks will gain share over Intel and AMD, almost doubling their shipment share to 25% by 2027 from 14% today.
Arm-based PC SoCs are highly customizable. Unlike x86 CPUs, which are designed to be general-purpose processors, Arm-based SoCs can be tailored to specific use cases. This means that SoCs can be designed with a greater number of high-performance CPU cores and highly integrated memory, enabling them to compete with x86 CPUs
Arm-based SoCs offer several advantages over x86 CPUs, including lower power consumption and improved thermal efficiency. Additionally, their integrated AI-feature cores make them superior to x86 CPUs.
One question: how is Intel going to fight back against ARM? Is this even possible without starting over? ARM advances are, simply put: massive.
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Apple Entering the Journal App Landscape Soon? Hell Yeah, Count Me In!
As reported by the Wall Street Journal (since it’s paywalled, look at MacRumors report instead), Apple is supposedly working on its own journaling application. Code named « Jurassic », many interesting details are emerging from this report. As an avid user of Dayone (read « Documenting My Numeric Life With Dayone »). , I find the prospect of having Apple entering the journaling apps landscape quite exciting. The idea of using journaling to help users with mental health issues is pretty clever. Continue reading →
