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  • Waiting... waiting... and waiting.

    It’s coming. Two days. Thanks to the soon to be updated Deliveries app. I can “see” where my order is. Can’t wait for version 9.0 launching tomorrow and see how much improved the app is. Can’t wait for my Apple Watch Series 6, coming this Thursday. Still so far from ā€¦ read more

  • Micro.blog 2.0 - Testing, 1-2-3, Testing...

    I really like what I’m seeing here on macOS. Only request is the default view of a New Post window should show the Title and Categories by default. On the web, the improvements are massive. I’m surprised the Bookmarking feature is available in a new Premium tier only. I want this feature ā€¦ read more

  • Deliveries: whatā€™s in for me?

    Iā€™ve been a long time satisfied user of Deliveries. They are now switching to a subscription model which isnā€™t a surprise. I do think the pricing is just about right for the type of app. But, looking more closely to whatā€™s new in the upcoming release, I see support for darkmode which is fine but ā€¦ read more

  • Here is a free idea for iOS 14 widget developers

    Who can remember the Pinball Construction Set? If you do, or you are well documented or you are probably as old as me. Now, consider iOS 14 and the widgets feature: how long before someone comes up with something like a ā€œWidgets Construction Setā€ for iOS? What I’m seeing now isn’t close ā€¦ read more

  • Lost in a see of content

    There is way more content online than we can humanly consume. There, I said it. Iā€™m myself part of the problem, as a content creator too, albeit in a very small tiny fashion. To make things worse, I consider myself a writer. Itā€™s not helping as less and less people are reading these days. read more

  • On iOS 14 Widgets: So much untapped potential

    We have to realize that we are only at the early stage of widgets support for iOS 14. There is a lot of untapped potential and frustrating design choices. Widgetsmith is having a moment right now but looks like a work-in-progress to me. It is a great idea but it can be tricky to configure and is not ā€¦ read more

  • ok, the widgets experience on the iPad is crippled, so what?

    When iPadOS 14 beta came out, we were all quick to notice how crippled the widgets experience was compared to iOS 14. So we got frustrated. Iā€™m still unable to get over it. Apple is holding back the iPad. Again. In the last few days, I tried to understand the possible reasons behind this. To my ā€¦ read more

  • Appleā€™s Upcoming Products #apple #iphone12 #airtags

    To get a birdā€™s eye view of the current Appleā€™s rumours landscape, check out my daily “Appleā€™s Upcoming Products” newsletter with all the well known leakers in one place. There is still a lot going on for the rest of 2020 and beyond. Subscribe, itā€™s free and time saving. Youā€™ll thank me ā€¦ read more

  • A message to attention seekers

    Here is something for attention seekers: GTFU. I donā€™t understand. What do you expect from me by liking 10 photos in a row on my 500px profile page. The same goes for this case (see screen shot) of someone clapping for all my stories on my Medium page. Do you have something to sell? Probably, but I ā€¦ read more

  • Appleā€™s best general purpose apps...

    I wrote about that a long time ago but here it is again: Appleā€™s iWork suite is probably the best expression of Apple software these days. This week, the venerable suite got updated to take advantage of iOS 14ā€™s latest features (scribble, new import photo library, etc.). Keynote got an outline mode! ā€¦ read more

  • On increasing COVID-19 cases...

    Quick question: when you say ā€œoh my, COVID-19 cases are on the rise!ā€ and you get the following response ā€œwell, sure, they do more testing!!ā€. Is this a valid response? If not, what is the counter argument? I have the feeling there is something wrong with this statement but I cannot put the finger ā€¦ read more

  • The Rotten Side of Tim Cook's Apple.

    Apple, the everlasting success story has been in troubled water in recent years. From faulty or badly designed products to tense relationships with its developers, more than ever Apple is showing its rotten side, attracting regulators’ attention. The family picture is not pretty. ā€¦ read more

  • On iOS 14 Widgets - My Observations & Experience so far

    Carefully designed and thought out widgets are still scarce. Many developers show a lack of understanding of a widgetā€™s purposes. Every single day, I’m baffled by the lack of flexibility on iPadOS. It’s a crime or a lack of courage, you tell me šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø. From an end-user perspective, ā€¦ read more

  • I'm never satisfied. Why?

    Are you like me and never satisfied with your Apple Watch face arrangement? Why is it so? Why is it so hard to come up with a watch face configuration that totally fit my needs and my taste? iOS 14 helped me solve part of my problem, but it isn’t enough. watchOS doesn’t help either as it ā€¦ read more

  • Can Apple pundits see the reality as it is?

    Iā€™m working on something that Apple fanboys wonā€™t like at all: a cornerstone piece of more than 4000 words about my personal view of Appleā€™s less glorious facets. Many Apple pundits will disagree. I donā€™t care. I worked hard on this one in the last few weeks and my undistorted field perception is ā€¦ read more

  • No trackers on Apple.com. Really?

    After installing Safari 14 on macOS Catalina, I went on Apple.com to see what trackers would be reported. Unsurprisingly, Apple doesnā€™t use any trackers. Now, the big question: do you believe Apple doesn’t track its main website usage? read more

  • On Developerā€™s Questionable Choices with iOS 14 Widgets Design

    There is something fundamentally wrong with the way iOS 14 widgets are being implemented by many developers. Here is a simple example. The popular Reddit client, Apollo, introduced widgets support, see the following picture. Now, how can a widget with two posts can be useful if you are following ā€¦ read more

  • Thanks for spoiling today's #AppleEvent

    A message to all official and less official Apple leakers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for spoiling today’s Apple event. Without you, I don’t know if I could have taken todayā€™s announcements. You made a big difference, you showed to the world how indispensable you are. Apple ā€¦ read more

  • Who's in charge of saying "no, this is shit"?

    Look, look closely at this leadership page from Apple. Now, ask yourself, who is directing the product directions part? Who says ā€œno, we won’t do that!ā€ or ā€œcome back when it is done!ā€ or ā€œYes, that’s the direction we will go!ā€? It used to be Jony Ive and before, Steve Jobs. But, now? ā€¦ read more

  • I'm falling in love, again.

    I’m falling back in love with Tweetbot šŸ„°. For a reason that I don’t remember, I was no longer using since a while ago. I think it was related to the fact that the official Twitter client was getting all the new features while Tweetbot couldn’t keep up (thanks to highly guarded APIs ā€¦ read more