I’m in a local coffee shop. Out of 14 people that I can see using computers, 11 are using MacBook. That is a lot. I always find this to be fascinating. This proportion doesn’t reflect general market shares obviously. Why?

Oops. Not related in any way to #COVID19. Move on.

Apple’s macOS Vista. twitter.com

Yes, another thing to fix for Apple in 2020

One this I’d like to see in iOS 14: a redesigned Siri conversion view. Make it more like an “iMessage-like” thread with bubbles. Because, right now, I never really liked this text on a fuzzy background. #apple #ios14

Yesterday I went ahead and decided to spend some time cleaning up my bookmarks in Safari. Most of theme were related to iOS development and marketing (dating back from 2008-2014). The vast majority of them pointing to phased-out websites. #iosdev #apple

One issue that I don’t see people talking about regarding a possible WWDC2020 cancellation: can Apple charge devs to attend the event if is is “virtual-only”? 🤔🧐 I doubt it. #wwdc #wwdc2020 #apple #iosdev #macdev #tvosdev #watchosdev #ipadosdev

Google is more than ever a software company so they fix the world with software glasses 🤷🏻‍♂️. I cannot see why Apple cannot do the same for non 3D touch devices 🤔. #googlepixel #google #apple #iPhone twitter.com/backlon/s…

Adobe apps running on modern hardware… or another reason to hate Adobe?

Mac Pro review: power, if you can use it www.theverge.com/2020/3/2/…

On Apple betting too big on China. Well, I have some news for you: because of our obsession with paying low prices on everything, we pushed every company in the world to depend on China’s cheap labour. We are the ones who depends on China. Think globally, act locally.

Apple usually show the way when it’s time to put humans interests above anything else. Apple cannot be far behind. WWDC2020 will (should) be a virtual event this year. Google, Adobe cancel live segments of upcoming conventions due to coronavirus concerns appleinsider.com/articles/… Continue reading →

The thing that I find surprising is the position of eBay. I can’t remember the last time I used this service. Same for people around me. Apple.com is No.4 in U.S. e-commerce market share macdailynews.com/2020/03/0…

I have some doubts that Apple will feel the pressure to up their game with the stock apps because they allow third-party apps to act as default ones. Why? What do they lose in case of status quo? Keeping pressure on them with constructive comments as bloggers has more effects. Why? It comes down to public image management. On Apple Letting Users Switch Default Apps on iOS chambyte.net/on-apple-… Continue reading →

Sad news. MacSurfer used to be the default page of my browser before social networks. Sad to see them stop maintaining the website. MacSurfer’s Headline News™

A few very interesting tidbits in this interview of Mrs. Powell Jobs.

Laurene Powell Jobs Is Putting Her Own Dent in the Universe www.nytimes.com/2020/02/2…

The share sheet design in iOS 13: I find it confusing. 🤷🏻‍♂️ It is a step ahead of iOS 12 but yet I’m not satisfied and I don’t know why exactly. The inclusion of Shortcuts is ok but should they have been put in a separate section? Also missing in iOS 13: a way to maximize/minimize popover windows like this one. I understand the need to keep sight of context of invocation. Continue reading →

I was an indie developer from 2009 to 2013. I made three apps that got me about $5000 in revenue. I don’t know how much per hour this represents. I loved this time of my life where after a long work day I would sit in front of my Mac to learn Obj-C, Interface Builder, etc. until later in the night. Now, I can really appreciate what it is like to build apps and let the world know about them. Continue reading →

This thread is very interesting (from Steve Troughton-Smith): twitter.com/stroughto… Reading my piece on Marzipan, now called Catalyst, dating back from March of last year, I think it did age well. 😎 numericcitizen.me/2019/03/0… Continue reading →

People come, people go. That is life. This is how a corporation get’s new breath of fresh air. #apple www.bloomberg.com/news/arti…

Here is a very classic Apple thing. So Apple. When “form” is taking over everything, even common sense. But, hey, these wheels are great looking, right? twitter.com/MKBHD/sta…

It will take much more than a redesigned keyboard for the iPad Pro to make it a viable solution to fully replace a laptop in many business or even personal use cases. It will take fixes to iPadOS: discoverability, multitasking, real mouse pointer, etc. [Report: Apple releasing iPad Pro Smart Keyboard with built-in trackpad this year - 9to5Mac](9to5mac.com/2020/02/2… Continue reading →