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  • Welcome to the TwitterDump

    I’m not a Qwitter. I don’t think I’ll ever close my Twitter account. But, there will be a day where I no longer post original content on Twitter, only cross-posting stuff from other sources. That day, I’ll refer to Twitter as the TwitterDumpā„¢. read more

  • Another Day, Another Rabbit Hole

    Well, I almost forgot about it. Today I received my invite to start testing Post.news; another potential exit door from Twitter. From what I’m seeing, there is already quite a few people in there and I like the posting experience so far. It’s way easier to setup than anything ā€¦ read more

  • The Most Divisive Mac Pro Is a Thing of Beauty

    This week, a new Mac joined the family. The 2013 Mac Pro. I always dreamed of owning one. Itā€™s probably one of the most singular Macs Apple has ever designed. Yes, it has limited expansion. Yes, it is not the Pro Mac that the pros wanted back in 2013. Yes, you need to unplug everything from the ā€¦ read more

  • Glass Is Evolving Nicely

    Itā€™s good to see Glass introduce new methods for discovering photos on its platform. I would love to see percentages relative to each camera and smartphone brand. Searching by lenses tells us that Nikon is way behind Canon regarding diversity and representation. Canā€™t wait for Glassā€™s next move.Ā  read more

  • The Password-Less Future Looks Bright and Secure

    For the first in years, I just bought something from eBay. Man, this website design sucks and seems to date back to the early web. Is there anyone who cares about design at eBay? Anyway, they do care about security, though. Upon logging in with my password this morning, there was a popup asking me ā€¦ read more

  • Upgraded to MarsEdit 5.0...

    Because native software is cool. Because indie developers are cool. Because it supports Micro.blog but not Twitter. Because it is cheap. Because itā€™s a small company. Because their new Micropost (markdown) editor is nice, perfect for posting on Micro.blog. It is frictionless. Micropost & ā€¦ read more

  • Twitterā€™s Essentials

    I read about so many people flocking to Mastodon, leaving Twitter behind. I actually started to see a definitive decline in my followers number. Something is really going on. I myself started to think about the possibility of leaving the platform too. Just like I did with Facebook, Flickr, and ā€¦ read more

  • Clear Thoughts on a Confusing iPad Lineup

    There we have it, a new iPad, a new iPad Pro, joining a growing and more confusing iPad lineup than ever. I wonā€™t repeat the best comments from MacStories (ā€œApple Announces Strange New iPad and iPad Pro Lineupā€œ) and Six Colors (ā€œThe iPadā€™s erratic odyssey continuesā€). How are this weekā€™s ā€¦ read more

  • Adobe, Lightroom and the Camera

    The Adobe Max conference was held this week. With each conference comes a slew of new application update releases. Iā€™m not really into Adobe ecosystem except for using Adobe Lightroom on the Mac and the iPad Pro. This is my main photo processing engine, coupled with the excellent Pixelmator Pro. For ā€¦ read more

  • On This AI-Generated Podcast Interview Between Joe Rogan and Steve Jobs

    What. The. Fuck. This podcast example about a fake interview between Joe Rogan and Steve Jobs is a blatant example of where some more thoughts should take place before putting high tech to work. What is the purpose of this? Is this a tech demo or some bad-taste proof-of-concept? It’s not hard ā€¦ read more

  • When the iPad Is No Longer a Novel Device

    As I write this, rumours are pointing to an imminent release of some updated iPads today. What is novel this time is not the CPU to be used, the screen attributes, or the long-awaited app called Freeform. What is novel is the fact that there wonā€™t be an Apple event for the announcement but a few ā€¦ read more

  • The Waiting Game

    In case you didnā€™t know, Iā€™m a big fan of Apple (from the corporation, the products to the companyā€™s history). Hereā€™s a little secret: I maintain a document of possible upgrade paths for all my current Apple products. Itā€™s fun. Yes, Iā€™m a bit crazy. Each year, during the fall, Apple releases a slew ā€¦ read more

  • On the Dynamic Island Inception and Possible Future

    A recent Twitter thread about the possible iPhone Dynamic Island inception by Matt Birchler caught my attention a few days ago but couldn’t find the required time to write my take. How long could Dynamic Island have been in gestation at Apple? A few weeks, a few months? I think this has been ā€¦ read more

  • Press Releases it will be ā€” Next Round of Apple Products Releases

    The way I see it, there is nothing in an updated MacBook Pro line with M2 processors and a tweaked iPad Pro line to warrant a keynote. There has to be something special, really special. iPadOS 16.1, macOS Ventura aren’t enough. The rumoured Mac Pro? Maybe, but no signals on its imminent ā€¦ read more

  • On Software Subscriptions

    Tweetbot hasnā€™t been updated for over 6 months, I thought a subscription was going to mean more frequent updates? Source: Letting my Glass and Tweetbot subscriptions expire ā€“ LJPUK: This blog post triggered the following thoughts. The movement to subscriptions in the software landscape is MASSIVE ā€¦ read more

  • Let Apple Fix All Bugs, Will Ya?

    MacRumors in iPhone 14 Pro Owners Complain of ‘Slow’ Camera App - MacRumors: Affected users are seeing the Camera app take four to five seconds to activate after the Camera app icon is tapped, with the problem occurring after the camera has been opened once already. Coupled with other ā€¦ read more

  • On iPhone Internal Design - as Important as the External Design

    iFixit writing about the internal redesign of the iPhone 14 in “The iPhone 14 Feature Apple Didnā€™t Tell You About”: This is the most substantial iPhone redesign since the X. Itā€™s hard to understate how big a change this is. For a reference point, Samsung hasnā€™t changed their phone ā€¦ read more

  • The more I think about it...

    The more I look at reviews, watch YouTube videos and visit Apple.com, the more I realize that considering my current hardware setup, there aren’t many reasons to upgrade to the iPhone 14 Pro (currently with 13 Pro), the Apple Series 8 (currently with Series 6) or the AirPods Pro 2 (currently ā€¦ read more

  • The Unexpected Pain That Comes With Lock Screen Customization

    So, Iā€™ve been testing iOS 16 since its early beta stage, and I love it so much. One of the best features is the customizable Lock Screen. But it also creates an issue, the same with Apple Watch watch faces: how to decide which widgets to use and place in those limited slots. There are more and more ā€¦ read more

  • What's Hot in Italy? Android or iPhone? My Observations

    Here’s an interesting post by Gruber about Android vs iPhone’s relative popularity in different places around the world. I have some observations to share from my experience. After spending three weeks in Italy for vacation, from what I could see, there was a lot of iPhone around me ā€¦ read more