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On Apple Silicon Macs and lack of Windows Support
Regarding the lack of Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs: I think that the lack of Windows support on Apple Silicon machines is hurting some buyers, me included. Iād like to be able to run Windows on a Mac, because of my job in IT. I came close to buying a Mac Pro to run VMware stuff. But whoās really at fault here, Apple or ā¦ Microsoft? Linux is another story, though. I’m not fully aware of current Linux compatibility with Apple Silicon, but I think it’s slowly coming. Oh, and don’t even try to mention Windows ARM to me. This thing won’t run on Apple Silicon Macs unless Microsoft and Apple actively cooperate on this.
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The Lost of the Nobs
About the updated design of the media player on the iPhone with iOS 16 beta 4: this enhancement in iOS 16 illustrated by Six Colors is real. At first, I didnāt like the loss of the little and reassuring nob, but now the interface feels cleaner and yet shows some affordance as we now know what these lines are for.
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Only 84 posts this year
Woah, I just paid a visit to my stats for Micro.blog. This year, I’ve got only 84 posts published; the lowest since 2019. It’s a bit sad because I like the platform, its values and the community. It’s not the first time I have lamented the lack of time elasticity. I have too many projects and fall into many rabbit holes. At the very least, I could tweak my routine to visit and post once a week. Vacations are a month away, but this could be the occasion to spend more time here.
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The Disconnected Country
We’re currently experiencing a major and nationwide cellular network outage here in Canada šØš¦, thanks to Rogers telecommunication company. It’s been going on since early this morning. Everything seems affected in one way or another: phone calls, internet access, emergency calls via 911, travellers, banking services via Interac, and lots of public non-urgent services, just to name a few. We will need a few days to comprehend the ramifications of what happened. It’s a major event illustrating that big telco companies concentration like we endure here in Canada isn’t a good thing. Also a good (and sad) example of how badly we’re dependent on technologies for everything.
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That Rabbit Hole that is named YouTube Videos Production
I felt in a rabbit hole with these YouTube videos production. Either it’s because Craft is such a great application to talk about, or I’m just discovering the subtleties of the video medium, and I like it a lot. Or it could be both. Either way, I have much less time to write and publish here or on other publishing platforms.
If you aren’t aware yet, I recently started a YouTube channel about Craft. I’ll definitively write an article on my metablog about my adventure. I’m learning a lot.
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How Much is Too Much?
šŗš¦ When reading about the war raging in Ukraine, there is so much to read, see andā¦ digest. As it has become the focus of my attention from a news consumption perspective since the start of the invasion, I tend to talk about it with my surroundings. I think they are starting to feel the war fatigue. They look at me with rolling eyes š, wondering why I focus so much on whatās happening in Ukraine. Now, hereās the question: whoās at fault here? š§
I feel sad about our reactions to this mess. Itās a major issue that will occupy the political, economic and world hungriness for quite some time. Most of these will have some sort of impact on us, individually. We should care and stop turning this war into just another war we donāt have control over. We do.
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As much as I like #Ghost as a hosting service for my monthly and weekly newsletters, the lack of community, commenting, and recommendations by other readers make me wonder if I made the right move when I left #Substack.
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Is there any user of Craft in here? In any case, may I suggest that you take a look at my YouTube channel for videos about Craft? The latest is my take on the latest release, version 2.2.3.
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Sievierodonetsk down. Sad day. Again.
šŗš¦ I feel sad for Ukraine which has been fighting hell for so long and having to retreat from Sievierodonetsk. Itās probably the best decision from a military perspective. Yet, I feel sad for them. For all of us because we canāt stop the criminals from territory gains. Is there an end to this nightmare? š
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A More Healthy Attitude
Dear (few readers), in case you were wondering, Iām still staying informed about the war in Ukraine. Over the weeks, Iāve taken a more distanced view of the conflict. I try not to make it too personal. Iām still horrified by what Russian criminals are capable of. I still wish we, the west, get even more involved to help Ukraine fight against the invader. I guess things take time; we must be patient. Eventually, Ukraine will prevail. Summer will see hot combats, and I wish the army of Ukraine will start to kick Russia out of occupied regions.
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Thereās no such thing as time elasticity
Since early June, Iāve been quite busy working and producing YouTube videos about Craft which left me no time for posting here. As seen in the following graph, YouTube videos production is now the lion share of my spare time schedule. š
I expect things to return to normal in the coming weeks as my recording and producing setup is complete. Creating videos takes about 2-3 hours of my time. Subjects that I want to tackle will eventually dry out. If you are wondering whatās those videos are really about, feel free to pay a visit to my YouTube Channel. Tell me what you think here or over there in the comments!
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100 days
Time flies. Itās been already 100 days since the beginning of the criminal declaration of war on the west by Putin and his team of criminals. One hundred days of suffering by Ukraine and the rest of the world. One hundred days of war crimes, destruction and stealing of lives and lands. One hundred days of redefining the global security, or lack of security, landscape.
How long will it take to end this shit? How long before we can put Putin to trial for war crimes? How long before we reconstruct Ukraine and retake their lands? How long before we learn to not let this happens again, for real this time?
Special mentions for those who participate in letting this happen again: French president Macron for telling us, seriously, that we shouldnāt humiliate Russia, the Turkish president for trading Ukraine loves to advance his political agenda, Hungary’s president for being too close to Russia and finally Switzerland’s president who refuses to help Ukraine with weapons.
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Special pre-announcement: I’m mostly done with my preparation for creating YouTube videos. Publishing videos isn’t new for me, but I’m working differently and on different hardware this time. Oh, and I’ll be touching on a different subject matter. I hope it will take off.
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I never post this type of thing here but I wanted to share my enthusiasm about eating this! Simple and healthy. š
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Appeasing Russia, Are You Kidding Me?
After more than 90 days of this nonsense, this criminal invasion by the Russian, are we starting to hear voices that ask for some appeasement toward Russia? It seems so if you read the story about Henry Kessinger suggesting Ukraine should concede some piece of its territory. What. The. Fuck? Canāt we look back at history, in 1938 to be precise, for godās sake?
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On The Myth of Lack of Mac Management Tools
Recently, during a discussion in a meeting at work, a colleague of mine was expressing his frustration about the fact that one of our customers was using Macs in its business. He went on saying the Mac is such a pain to manage and is an immature platform in the business world compared to Windows PC. I couldn’t help myself to tell him he couldn’t be farther than the truth.
Hereās the thing: of course, management tools and services are aplenty on the Windows platform. Why is that? Well, because it needs so much attention, so they can keep working! Just think of security-related software needed to keep hackers away from your machine full of security holes, thanks to Windows.
It was a āšā moment for sure. I think Iām on earth on a mission: to debunk false perceptions about the Mac.
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Iām Not Publishing an iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 Wish List This Year
WWDC is around the corner. Itās usually the time of the year when tech pundits will work hard on their wish list for the next major revision of Appleās iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. I typically do that myself. This year, though, Iāll skip the whole thing. Appleās core operating systems are mature, low-hanging fruits are scarce. At this maturity stage, it seems that expressing our desires is more and more a matter of preferences, or interpretation of what could be better user experiences. I may sound bored. Maybe I am. Sure, Iād like improvements to the iPad like full external monitor support, but then what? Apple owns the agenda, decides how to move the needle and protect its bottom line. The rest is pure noise.
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For those looking to Craft as a site building, here is my most recent experiment: Numeric Citizen I/O. It’s a blog about blogging or a meta-blog if you will. Comments are always welcomed. š
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A Typical Friday Morning
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A Week of Software Releases in Review
Some weeks are busier than others for software or service updates. This week saw meaningful updates to many applications that I used daily.
- Craft version got bumped to 2.2, a controversial update. Using the updated Share Page feature, my Craft wish list was completely reworked. According to the Craft community channels on Slack, people would rather prefer to see the core experience to be refined and straighten up. I’m one of them. It seems to me that there are many unfinished core features within Craft that are in need of attention. For example, the Share Page is super useful but we still miss the use of custom domain names or notifications from people who post comments. It’s not a deal-breaker but it is annoying and frustrating.
- Matter, the new kid on the block in the read-later service space was updated too. The team behind Matter made a decision to focus more the product by dropping the social portion of it. Good move. The new update makes a lot of sense and is a joy to use on all Apple platforms.
- Microsoft updated the beta version of Teams for Apple Silicon, latest public build May, 19th. Previous release provided a very buggy in-conference experience. According to people on Reddit, it seems to be fixed. I didnāt try it yet.
- Appleās platforms received a slew of updates. I was eagerly awaiting the Studio Display 15.5 firmware. I did a comparison of the image quality that I posted on Twitter. Itās not perfect but itās a noticeable upgrade. Some more detailed video on the update.
- Finally, I wanted to mention something about Glass. It wasnāt updated this week, but I had a chance to sit with the team behind Glass in a Zoom Q&A session. It was a nice talk. We had a chance to voice our delights or wishes for where the product should go next.
