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The end of the āhackintoshā era? š„·š» (#apple #applesilicon #m1chip)
Ernie Smith writing on Tedium about the hackintosh necessity in a world with the M1 chip for the Mac: āI hope, now that Apple has a chip architecture that doesnāt get in the way, it ramps up its industrial design ā¦ and more importantly, it reads the reviews and iterates more thoughtfully and consistently.ā Thatās exactly what Iām hoping too. The iMac and the MacBook design in general were highly influenced by the thermal pressure the Intel chip was imposing. Continue reading ā
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What came before the diagram (#blogging #tips)
I use Appleās Notes app to jot some ideas, all the time. When the concept is clear in my head, I go ahead and select my tool for the next phase. In this case, it was Appleās Keynote which proves to provide a quite capable environment for diagramming. The subject: how I process information that eventually will enable me to write blog posts. More details here. Continue reading ā
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Dear Adobe... (#adobe #lightroom #creativecloud)
Wanted to give a try to Lightroom CC on my new and still pure Mac mini (no Rosetta installed). Guess what? The creative cloud installer needs Rosetta as it is not yet native. I know, it’s no big deal, it will be fine. If that wasn’t enough, Adobe installers put a lot of things on your system that I don’t like. Then, I remembered about “Suspicious Package” utility which inspect an installer and show what it is actually doing. Continue reading ā
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I'll take the blue ones, no, the white ones, no, the black ones (#apple #airpodsmax)
The AirPods Max is exactly the kind of product that needs a visit to the Apple Store before making a final buying decision. Photos don’t always do justice to Apple’s colour choices and textures. The weight of the AirPods Max are also an important factor to consider if you plan to wear them for long period of time. In other words, I’ll wait to buy one of these, if at all. Continue reading ā
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Remembering Desk Accessories (#apple #macosbigsur #iosapps)
I’m currently trying a few iOS or iPadOS apps on my M1 Mac mini. I came across the Castro Podcast player for with I pay a subscription. Castro doesn’t support the iPad, yet, which is a bummer. On Big Sur, the application looks like what we used to have on very old versions of MacOS: Desk Accessories. Depending of your age, you’ll know what I’m talking about. I kind of like the use of small apps like this. Continue reading ā
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Weāll certainly take speed gains we can possibly get (#adobe #lightroom #photography #m1chip)
Adobe Lightroom 4.1 is now available with native M1 support. We didnāt see a lot of comments about the speed increase beside Appleās during their āOne More Thingā special event. Adobeās software on the Mac is not always the best in class in regards to pure performance. So, this release for the M1 chip will hopefully bring a meaningful increase in performance. I didnāt test it yet on my M1 Mac mini as Iām still slowly installing my stuff, one app at a time. Continue reading ā
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Someone had to do it! š (#apple #airpodsmax)
There is a maximum of 25 combinaisons available. Someone on MacRumors forums posted an image of them all. To get a different color, you’ll have to lay more money on the table. Anyway, I expect Apple will sell a boat load of these in the coming months. Are you planning of buying the new AirPods Max? Continue reading ā
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1.0 vs 14.0 - So different, yet similar (#apple #iOS #iPhone)
Jordan Singer on Twitter posted this picture showing the iPhone with iPhoneOS 1.0 side by side with an iPhone 12 running iOS 14.0. The original iPhone home screen design was durable and endured the test of time. Some people will find it depressing to see so little changes but I do think it is a sign of an initial good design. iOS 14 brought the most significant upgrade, even more profound than the iOS 7 disaster. Continue reading ā
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Here is a stressful user experience (#apple #iphone #ux #ui #design)
See that UI of the iPhone when you receive a call while being on another with someone else? Pretty confusing, right? You stress out to understand what to do while hoping youāll have enough time to not miss the call. it is a stressful user experience. Why is Apple not giving any attention to this very specific UI is beyond me. They made notable change in iOS 14 with the notification-like interface for incoming calls, which was more than welcomed. Continue reading ā
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Of course they do! Duh (#apple #applesilicon #m1chip #macpro #imacpro)
An article today by the infamous Bloomberg news site reports that Apple is working on much more powerful Apple Silicon chips for higher end machines like the Mac Pro and the iMac. We all know 2020 was in fact the entry point for next year’s act two of this transition. From what we can read in the article, Apple could make high-end PC obsolete from a RAW power perspective with as many as 32 cores. Continue reading ā
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Let's meet! Here is a free idea for calendaring app makers (talking to you guys! @macguitar @flexibits)
Let’s play a game. One of your customer calls you and ask for a meeting (virtual or in person). Before answering this request, you have to look at your calendar to see your free/busy time. It’s a time consuming and error prone process. What if your favorite calendaring app could generate a map of your weekly schedule with all sensible information masked out, like in the following example (made with Fantastical). Continue reading ā
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Oh I love that one from @gruber (#apple #applesilicon #m1chip)
Gruber publishes a piece today about how hard it can be for some people to accept that Apple is yet again did the unthinkable. This one is simply priceless: āIntel and AMD have learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make decent PC chips. Apple hasnāt just magically figured this out. Theyāre not going to just walk in.ā Itās a liberal transposition of a famous quote on how Apple, a PC guy, just canāt walk in and make a great phone. Continue reading ā
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What is holding back the hardware, again? (#apple #iphone #ios)
āā¦until there are some changes with either iOS, the iPhone or both, bigger isnāt really better. Itās just bigger.ā ā James Rogers writing for iPad Insight about the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Things like picture-in-picture is a step in the right direction on the iPhone. The situation is obviously better on the iPad, yet there are still many low hanging fruits. Continue reading ā
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I'm already afraid (#apple #m1macmini #applesilicon #intel #imac)
Just saw that tweet today. It’s too late. I’ll be installing my new M1 Mac mini along the side of my 2017 iMac. Thwy will be both in direct competition. I’m afraid that I’ll find my beloved iMac too slow. I’m not there yet. I’m still waiting for my new thing to get delivered. Iām getting myself mentally ready for the shock. I’ll have to keep my iMac for a while for my daytime job. Continue reading ā
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About those iOS Apps screenshot on the App Store (#apple #appstore #iosdev)
I hate those screenshots montage. They lack emphasis on the application itself, the product. They waste precious space. At the very least, why not put a video showing the application in action. People don’t like to read long application description page. Is it Apple’s fault. Probably. Not sure. Apple is not enforcing their own rules on these screenshots. This post was triggered by another Matt Birchler post. Continue reading ā
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Donāt touch this screen (yet!) (#apple #mac #macos)
Steve Jobs once downplayed flash memory based MP3 players when the iPod was just beginning its ascension. We know what came after the iPod with a small drive. The iPod nano, an MP3 player using flash memory. If you see a stylus, they blew it. The iPad eventually came with support for a stylus… oops, a pencil. What came after that? Support for a mouse with iPadOS 13.4. See the trend? Continue reading ā
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The Mac mini renaissance? (#apple #applesilicon #m1chip #macmini)
I donāt know if this is because Iām eagerly waiting for mine, Iām in a distortion of reality, but the Mac mini seems on the verge of a major regain of popularity. Sales of the little box are booming in Japan and now AWS is offering an Intel version as an EC2 instance… while waiting for the real deal, a M1-based version. The latter brings renewed interest in a platform a lot of pundits were considering dead a few years ago, thanks to Appleās apparent lack of interest. Continue reading ā
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Appleās Reminders is so underrated (#apple #ios #ipados)
How many To Do apps are available on the App Store? A lot. They all have a different take on how we should create, manage and check our To Do. The best one maybe just in front of your eyes, on your iPhone and iPad: Appleās Reminders. Here is why for me it does the job quite well. Iāve been using OmniFocus and Things in the past, but after Apple redesigned Reminders in iOS 13, I came back to using it. Continue reading ā
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Why getting a Mac Pro can still make sense (#apple #macpro #applesilicon #mac)
In light of all the raving reviews about the M1-based Macs, you might wonder why someone would still need and buy an Intel-based Mac Pro? For many reasons. First, some high-demanding pro software might not be compatible on M1 Macs. Second, if you run software who takes advantage of multiple cores, the Mac Pro with its Xeon processor is hard to beat. Example of this is VMware Fusion. Other use cases demand the most powerful CPU you can get, and they come in the Mac Pro, for now. Continue reading ā
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Did Apple just killed the Mac resale value? Oh yes. (#apple #applesilicon #intel #mac)
The M1-based Macs ramifications are far reaching as we are still pondering about their impact on the future. Reading this tweet from Parker Ortilani, we have to wonder if Apple, with its M1 chip introduction, just killed the resale value of any Intel-based Macs. Credits: Tables from the author. Simple answer: YES. Continue reading ā
