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I found a font that I like a lot: Dosis. This will be the official font for my future consulting company. I find it to be a mix of modernism and retro style. Easy to read. Singular.
iPhone mirroring on macOS Sequoia is so handy. For example, getting a notification on my iPhone to approve a request in the MFA application is so handy.
2024-10-04 ∞When I created my Ko-fi page, I said that I would be sharing more personal stories about me on it. Today, I just did. Plus, my supporters are getting a free perk. Want to become a supporter too? Thanks.
2024-10-06 ∞I can't stand watching and listening to Musk for more than five minutes. He is such a bad speaker, really. I think he should let someone else talk for him, like one of his robots, it might be much better and bearable.
2024-10-11 ∞I'm starting to warm up to Tapestry... I'll expand my testing of it this week-end!
2024-10-11 ∞Playing with Spectre on the road while heading to New York. That was a 5 sec exposure.
Perfect day for a long road trip. I’m going to a music show close to New York City: Sting.
Seeing people use their iPhone camera to take pictures and videos of a show and I think there is no tweak or improvement that Apple can do to the camera control to beat on-screen controls. Apple brought a gimmicky feature to the iPhone.
2024-10-12 ∞I visited the Apple West 14th Street Apple Store this past weekend in New York City. As usual, the store was packed with people. However, one thing caught my attention: there was no one at the Apple Vision Pro tables. Despite being at the peak of their support, those devices felt quite lonely and unappealing. How long will Apple keep those devices for sale?
New iPad mini: Apple Intelligence support, Apple Pencil Pro. New storage tiers. Oh, almost forgot: new colors. Meh.
2024-10-15 ∞Maybe Apple will announce a new product each day through a press release with a shipping date of Oct 23th, with a culmination point with the redesigned M4 Mac mini? I think it wouldn't be the first time they did it this way.
2024-10-15 ∞Thanks to the Elgato USB Hub for Stream Deck +, all my USB-A ports on my M1 Mac mini are now free, making it a USB-C-only connected device. I can now upgrade to the M4 Mac mini when it shows up this week!
2024-10-15 ∞I love what Inoreader just released. Massive.
2024-10-17 ∞On Using Notion AI
Today I decided to give a serious try to Notion AI to support my study of some Microsoft Azure materials. So far, I'm liking it a lot. Basic workflow goes like this: I visit the webpage, save it to Notion using a browser extension, then upon archival of the content, I ask Notion AI for a summary that is inserted at the beginning of the page. I read it then I read the actual original content. I'll highlight some words or phrases and I might add some inline comments while reading. It's a great study experience.
2024-10-21 ∞Ubiquiti is out with a new... NAS? 👀 Too bad it's a biggy, but bring a smaller form factor and I might be in.
2024-10-21 ∞Thought of the day for me: Apple Intelligence will take off with ChatGPT integration at the operating system level, in iOS 18.2 or later. Why? Become most people won't see the difference and associate ChatGPT answers to Apple Intelligence / Siri1. Of course, it will depend on the way this integration is presented to the user.
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Something along the lines that many "ordinary people", thinks that Apple is the one who makes all the apps in the App Store. ↩
This morning, I’ve been experimenting with Apple Intelligence writing tools using a beta version of Ulysses. Initially, I’m torn between my feelings. The requirement to select specific text to activate the writing tools disrupts my writing flow. On the other hand, I find Grammarly’s continuous monitoring of my writing more preferable. I suspect Apple prefers the intentional nature of this feature over feeling constantly tracked.
2024-10-23 ∞I’m still on the waiting list for Image Playground… more than a day after installing and requesting access. Seems longer than what people are saying… being from Canada might explain?
2024-10-25 ∞The new M4 Mac mini: more mini than ever™
2024-10-25 ∞I'm in a writing lull. Not too many things worth writing about, I guess. So, I focus on photography.
2024-10-26 ∞Bought a 10th generation iPad to my stepmother for her 80th birthday. She was using a second gen iPad Air. Great upgrade. Data transfer was seamless. Finding past Apple Account info and password wasn’t an easy task, though. Elderly people aren’t well equipped in managing those modern intricacies.
2024-10-27 ∞You know how everyone’s all excited about the next iPhone announcement? Well, for me, it’s the Mac, especially this year. This week is going to be super exciting for me. To celebrate, I’ve decided to put my thoughts on paper, just like someone keeps a journal, as the week unfolds. I can’t wait to share them with you all at the end of the week!
2024-10-27 ∞Bye Bye 1Password, Hello Apple Passwords.
I’ve finally completed the arduous migration from 1Password and canceled my subscription. I didn’t encounter any issues with 1Password transitioning to an Electron-based application. While it was an excellent and overkill solution for managing my passwords and secrets, I generally prefer integrated solutions for fundamental products or features like password management. Is Apple Passwords the perfect solution? No, but it’s more than adequate for my needs. One positive outcome of this migration is an enhanced security posture, as I had to revisit many credentials and enable two-factor authentication for numerous services.
2024-10-28 ∞For those using macOS 15.1 and have enabled Apple Intelligence, have you noticed a spike in your Mac CPU usage when requesting Apple Intelligence to proofread text? The longer the text, the more pronounced the spike. The CPU will reach 100% for a moment before slightly decreasing before receiving a response. Interestingly, I couldn’t identify an AI-related process associated with this spike. Instead, the kernel_task process is the one who consumes the CPU cycles. Apparently, Apple Intelligence runs in the kernel space.
It the same fuckin mouse, but with USB-C port. Seriously?
2024-10-28 ∞Bye Bye Omnivore, It Was a Short Nice Run
Omnivore's future is not looking good, following the announcement received by email yesterday night, by one of the founder himself. Omnivore was the best read-later service after Matter and Pocket, two services I didn't really like or were too expansive. But now, with Omnivore's future and slow demise, I'm getting fed up with those one-man-shop open-source projects. Pixelfed is another one that I'm getting tired of1. So, I'm going to refocus on Inoreader for read-later functionality and text highlights. Following their recent redesign, which is actually much better than the previous iteration, I'm more than ever committing to Inoreader.
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More of that Pixelfed fatigue in a later post. ↩
One of the best Apple Ad in a long time. So cool.
2024-10-29 ∞Did anyone catch the pirate flag during the Mac mini announcement or on the mini website? 👀😉 I like this reference to Apple's history.
I genuinely believe that the Mac has never been in a better position to expand its success than it is this week. Well done, Apple.
2024-10-30 ∞ChatGPT Search is probably the final nail in the coffin for my usage of Google Search (and maybe Kagi Search too). Still testing and exploring the feature.
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