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The battle of the leakers... (#apple #leaks @jon_prosser @onleaks @maxwinebach @appltrack) š£
On Twitter, a battle of the leakers is taking place is taking place nearly every day. Itās fun to read the claims and counter-claims of who had it right, who had it wrong, who stole from who, who lied, whoās fake, whoās real. There is even a website who tracks their āperformanceā. You know what? We shouldnāt care. They all have something in common: they more or less depend on highly questionable ethic and look more and more like a bunch of losers. Continue reading ā
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The screen computer. (#apple #imac #mockup)
I want this to be the next iMac, running an ARM-based CPU. Thatās what a computer should look like: a screen. On a stand. Nothing more. We’re close to this. Consider the iPad. We are already there. I don’t expect such a computer to be revealed next week, though. We will have to wait a bit more. Mockup credit and more available here: https://svetapple.sk/english/imac-2021-exclusive-renders-from-svetapple-sk/ Continue reading ā
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On the Mac pivotal moment (#apple #appleevent #applesilicon #mac)
The Mac has gone through many transitions in the past and I was there for each of them. From the Motorola CPU, to the PowerPC and the Intel processors, Appleās execution was almost flawless. At the upcoming Apple Event, Apple will unveil their highly anticipated Apple Silicon Macs. When thinking about what Apple could do for this pivotal moment for the Mac, there is two possible roads Apple can take in regards to the general design of these machines. Continue reading ā
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On Apple Watch āuniqueā requirement (#applewatch #iphone #apple) āļø
In the last few weeks, I repeatedly got a simple question regarding the Apple Watch: does it require an iPhone? One person expected to “pairā the watch with an iPad. The other is an Android user. These questions tell me something interesting. One, the Apple Watch is gaining traction among non-Apple users. Two, the quicker Apple can remove the iPhone requirement to get an Apple Watch, the better it will be for their bottom line. Continue reading ā
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About those "one more things"... (#appleevent #onemorething #history)
On the eve of another “one more thingā moment, please read this interesting article on Medium. The author spent time to review all previous cases of āone more thing” announcements. They were not all game changers but the following ones were turning points: MacBook Air reveal, Apple Watch. Can’t wait for the next one as I expect it will be another game changer moment for the Mac. Continue reading ā
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How old are they? (#apple #macosbigsur)
Hereās a quick and unrelated question: how old, on average, are people who love the design language of macOS Big Sur? Seriously, my bet goes to a much younger crowd than those who prefer macOS Catalina. Why? People who grew up with the iPhone and iPadOS has a much different design reference frame that those who grew up with macOS. The latter group seems to see Big sur as some sort of iPadification of macOS. Continue reading ā
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Updating my Apple purchase plans (#appleevent #apple #macpro #onemorething)
As it becomes clearer what Apple won’t announce next week, an update to their Mac Pro, my purchasing plans needs to be updated accordingly. It makes no sense for me to go with an Apple Silicon Mac in the near future as I need Vmware Fusion to run Windows virtual machines in my SDDCbox project. Only an Intel-based Mac Pro can do it for me as we speak. Still, I can’t wait for next week’s announcements. Continue reading ā
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Please, come to Canada (#apple #iphoneupgradeprogram #iphone)
I wish the iPhone Upgrade Program would come to Canada. I’m not holding my breath, though. I think carriers here wouldn’t let it happen because they know they suck at selling their shit, and this would greatly affect their bottom line. In any case, if it does come to Canada, I would upgrade my iPhone every year, for sure. Continue reading ā
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Pray. (#vote2020 #electionnight)
I rarely if ever post political stuff here. As a Canadian, my sincere hope is that the American people make the furst step in order to put an end to this endless nightmare. On a side note: Iām using ļ£æ News to follow election night. So far, I like what Apple is doing here. Results are quick to be reflected on the maps, which can be drilled down up to the state level. Continue reading ā
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Facebook is bad at everything. Period. (#facebook #privacyprotection #design #privacy)
Interesting post from @Gruber about Facebook application design. The lack of support for basic things like dark mode, more than a year after its introduction is a simple example, but very telling about something: Facebook doesn’t give a shit about those things. They don’t give a shit about privacy protection either. They don’t give a shit about democracy. They are are bad at design. They are bad at everything. And their growth is slowly declining which is a bit of fresh air to know. Continue reading ā
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Widget Radar (#widgets #ios14 #weatherapps @rjonesy)
Another wonderful and really useful widget is finally available for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14: a precipitation radar. I’m a big fan of MyRadar but the app wasn’t yet updated to support widgets. Widget Radar, which is free by the way, is simple and minimalist yet effective. It is proudly sitting on my homes creen now, on the weather page. Side note: Weatherline is another useful weather app, but it doesn’t allow the placement of the radar image as a widget, yet. Continue reading ā
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Mac Pro mini (#apple #rumours #macpro)
Surprising rumors by Bloomberg about Apple working on a new Mac Pro, about half the size of the current model: āApple engineers are currently developing a new Mac Pro that looks like the current design at about half the size. Itās unclear if that Mac will replace the current Mac Pro or if itās an additional model.ā As someone who is seriously contemplating to buy a Mac Pro, this information makes me pause a bit. Continue reading ā
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The "real" One More Thing... (#appleevent #apple #macosbigsur #macbook #onemorething)
There is a difference between what I expect and what are the things that I would really like to see. Here is a short list for this last Apple Event of 2020. I hope for an Apple Silicon Mac with a full physical redesign of the Mac it is replacing. The re-introduction of the 12" MacBook with a refreshed design language, something that would be start of something new for all the upcoming MacBook updates in the future. Continue reading ā
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One More Thing. (#appleevent #mac #applesilicon #macosbigsur)
Big surprise today, it came early, Apple sent their invites for a November 10th Apple event. Rumours were pointing to November 17th date. Happy the wait will be shorter than anticipated. I love this tag line; it was used at many occasions by Steve Jobs to show something that could be a game changer or of high significance. This early invite adds credence to those who think macOS Big Sur 11. Continue reading ā
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Troubling rumours about the Mac (#apple #mac #imac #applesilicon)
According to AppleTrack.org, there is a shortage of many different Mac models. Some shipping dates are slipping into December. It the case for the 21.5ā iMac and iMac Pro. Troubling. When Apple announced they were transitioning their Macs to use the new Apple Silicon, they also said they would keep updating current Intel-based models for a while. I don’t know this will translate in reality. If the iMac Pro is being updated this month, it could be for an updated configuration with an Intel CPU, not an Apple Silicon. Continue reading ā
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On iStat Menus 6.5 (#macosbigsur @bjango)
One of my favorite macOS utilities, iStat Menus, just received an update to version 6.5 which adds support for macOS Big Sur. I know, yesterday I wrote that I was done with Big Sur… but it was for testing… I still have time in front of me to convince me this is the best release of macOS Apple has ever done. iStat Menus will be ready when I’m doing the switch to this Mac Pro for my SDDCbox project. Continue reading ā
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Iām done with macOS Big Sur (#apple #macos #macosbigsur)
Since the beginning of September Iāve been testing macOS Big Sur. I’m still undecided about how I like or hate this release. I’m unable to get over the way Apple messed up the notifications center with widgets. Clearly, it is a regression. There was no good reasons to merge them on the same space. Widgets should have gone in their own area, taking full advantage of the big screen. I just don’t understand it. Continue reading ā
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Release Candidate (#iosdev #apple #iOS)
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of an era. Apple is leaving behind the term āGolden Masterā in order to adopt āRelease Candidateā to refer to a version of its operating system sent to its developers that will probably be released to the general public. An an IT guy, Iām used to the term ārelease candidateā, āgolden masterā was such an Apple-only thing. Iām glad they make this change as it reflects the state of a release. Continue reading ā
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Edge cases (#iphone12 #iphone12pro #photography #apple)
Iām an iPhone 11 Pro owner. Photography-centered reviews are interesting to me because they tend to compare this yearās iPhone with last yearās. MacRumors published such a comparison. Judging from it, if I could summarize the iPhone 12 Pro photographic advances, it would be like this. The iPhone 12 Pro improvements are mostly about edge cases because in normal situations, improvements are much more subtle. The addition of Night Mode on the Ultra wide camera is part of features uniformisation across cameras which is welcomed, though. Continue reading ā
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Measuring my success (#blogger #writer #newsletter)
As a blogger and a content-creator, how can I measure my success? Well, itās not an easy one to answer. Each blogger could have its own way at looking at this. Personally, I could pay attention to my blogs visitors statistics, but there is one thing that I keep an eye on these days. I recently started publishing a free monthly newsletter on Substack. The membership is increasing, but what I'm looking for is easy: following a new issue of my newsletter, how many are unsubscribing? Continue reading ā
