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96%. (#asknottotrack #privacy #privacyprotection)
Iām so proud of people right now: medias are reporting that 96% of them chose to protect their basic right for online privacy. I wasnāt expecting that many people to select the āAsk Not To Trackā option. This is a game changer. This should serve as a clear message to businesses with business models essentially based on personal data mining and online profiling without user consent. Enough is enough. For those who are ok with hyper targeted ads, fine, but not at this cost. Continue reading ā
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Apple: Opinionated and Stubborn
Ken Segall on Appleās stubborn attitude: āItās disappointing that the modern Apple is so willing to stonewall, and that it can take an inexcusably long time to set things right.ā Mr. Segall piece is baffling. Taken together, those bad apples make Apple look terrible at design. Apple is opinionated and takes bold risks when designing new products and services. This comes at a cost, occasionally. Apple is far from perfect, but they should know that quickly admitting when they fail makes the mistakes more easily forgiven. Continue reading ā
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On Apple's Night Shift (#apple #iphone)
Surprisingly, Apple’s Night Shift does not help in any way to fall asleep, according to a study. Intuitively, I thought of the opposite. When Apple launched this feature, in 2016, they said it would help. It seems it’s not the case after all. Will they backtrack and remove the feature in a future version? I highly doubt it. Many people do like this feature (I do on the iPhone, I hate it on the Mac), others like @Gruber don’t. Continue reading ā
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What the hell is this? (#apple #appstore)
One evidence taken out of the Epic vs Apple trial yesterday, the above email. This email from Mr. Schiller shows how unhappy he was with scam apps being #1 on the App Store. His numerous questions are expressing frustrations. He saw what we keep seeing all too often today, nine years later. So, where are the reviewers? What value are they adding to the user experienceās bottom line? Apple could strictly rely on machine-based curation only instead, but they prefer the added touch of human-based curation for the editorial content. Continue reading ā
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Found! (#apple #airtags)
Got my four pack of AirTags. Unboxing is simple. Nice to hold and feel in the hands. Easily scratched. Setup is so Apple-esq. Love em! Keys. Backpack. Wallet. On for my wife. For her wallet. Obviously. Tested the Find My to locate my items. Works great. Will report back if I ever lose one of my things and find it back. For real. Canāt wait to use them for traveling. Continue reading ā
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My Apple Purchase Plans (#apple #airtag #mynext)
Itās been a quiet week-end in term of content creation; I took a small break. As the week-end come to an end, I decided to spend some time in creating a web page using Craft. This web page is about my Apple purchase plans. Itās part of my Digital Garden. As youāll see, my next Apple device is coming tomorrow: AirTags. I bought a four pack. Canāt wait to try these small wonders. Continue reading ā
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I find it a bit surprising that we donāt get reviews of the iMac today. Next week? #apple #imac2021
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Build it and they will come (#ipadpro #m1chip)
The way I look at this upcoming M1 iPad Pro is, according to this interview with some Appleās top brass, Apple thinks that, by building a powerful iPad (not referred as a tablet), developers will find a way to take advantage of it. Like the old saying: build it and they will come. Did Apple create performance headroom for themselves too, not just for third-party developers? Apple certainly wants some form of future proofing with this yearās iterative design. Continue reading ā
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It’s that simple: choice. That’s all we are asking, us, humans. Thinking otherwise is wrong doing. Simple. as. that. Thanks to Apple for letting me, decide, have a choice, not to be part of being a product, just be a human. [www.youtube.com/watch
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Happy Apple Updates Day! (#apple #ios145 #notracking #stoptracking)
To all my followers, have an successful Apple update day! This one has been long in coming! Don’t forget to disable app tracking as soon as you can. Best way to say āšš»ā to Facebook et al. Now turning to iOS 14.6 beta which seems to bring new devices support only (2021 iPad Pro). Continue reading ā
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As much as I like HEY, Mr. @DHH, Basecamp fails big time here: lack of universal binary support in release 1.2. You may spit your hate about Apple all the time, yet you fail to meet such a basic feature, months after M1 release, for a simple app as a mail client. Drop Electron!!
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About these iPadOS 15 rumours (#apple #rumours #ipados15)
According to the infamous Bloomberg (remember the Big Hack story?), iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 will bring two much requested features. One is, for the iPhone presumably, is a redesigned Lock Screen. Iām in for that one. In fact, I would prefer a customizable Lock Screen, more than a redesign. But, the most interesting part is regarding the iPad. At long least, Apple is about to bring the full widgets experience on the iPad. Continue reading ā
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As I’m currently writing my thoughts on Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event, I’m wondering what are your thoughts? Anything that stands out? I’m genuinely curious. #appleevent #applevent2021
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One of those days (#appleevent)
This is one of those days where it will be hard to stay focused, thanks to the first Apple Event of 2021. Iāve got a pretty busy schedule at work, so I wonāt be able to catch the live feed with full attention this time around. I know that all these notifications will spoil the show. Rumours and leaks already made a great job already, though. But, what if there is āone more thingā? Continue reading ā
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Here is a post I wish I would have written. He nailed it. We won’t get iPadOS 15 tomorrow.
Hardware Is Good, Now It's Software's Turn little.zachphillips.blog
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iPhone is getting fatter and fatter (#apple #jonyive)
iPhone is getting fatter and fatter (#apple #jonyive) Since Jony Ive left Apple, a few years ago, the iPhone design adopted an opposite trend of becoming fatter and fatter. Itās not a night and day difference but there is a trend. It is a welcomed one because this gives Apple more āroomā to improve the cameras and the battery life. Speaking of the cameras, did you see the camera assembly protuberance on the CAD designs? Continue reading ā
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Thinking of the next iPad (#appleevent #apple #ipadpro)
Tonight, using Craft, Iām writing my next piece for āNumeric Citizen I/Oā on my 2018 11āā iPad Pro with the Apple Magic Keyboard. Iām being this multitasking guy as Iām constantly switching between Craft, Soundcloud, Twitter, Safari, Ulysses, etc. Then, suddenly, my thoughts goes toward imagining what can Apple do to make me upgrade to the next iPad Pro. You see, my current setup is near perfect for my needs and my current use cases. Continue reading ā
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My Expectations for āSpring Loadedā Virtual Event (#apple (#appleevent #springloaded)
At long last, Apple is calling the first virtual event of 2021 for next week. I have mixed up feelings about this one. AirTags, if they are real, arenāt game changer and really are complementary to anything Apple is doing these days. I wrote a few times that for the iPad, the next major step wonāt come in the form of hardware upgrades but in software, with iPadOS 15. And this, happens every year on June at the WWDC conference. Continue reading ā
