-
Remembering Macintosh Floppies
This seemingly insignificant box used to be sold by Apple and contained ten single-sided floppy disks. Those were meant to be used in a Macintosh computer. I had a bunch of them but somehow managed to keep an empty box. It was a great time. Each floppy contained a whopping 400 KB of storage for a single-sided version. At one point we could get them for 70$ a piece. It was expansive compared to 5 1/4 inches flexible floppy disks that contained either 160 KB or 360 KB that were typically used in IBM PCs. Continue reading ā
-
Comparing Notion and Craft running on an M1 MacBook Air. Notion takes 382 MB of RAM while Craft uses less than half of this. Both are native, but Notion is based on Electron. Well, Craft is based on Catalyst, it’s not pure AppKit. Yet…
-
Iāve been experimenting with something in recent weeks. Each Sunday, I open Craft and switch to the calendar view and create my todo list for the upcoming week. I love this. It it because Iām checking off most of the items on the list? Probably. Hereās last week plan.
Not bad. Now, letās prepare the upcoming week. š§š§š»āš»
-
Glass Profile Page ā Finally?
After a successful initial launch, categories support addition, now here is profile page support. Glass is maturing, one step at a time. The web experience wasnāt part of the initial launch and I think it is fine. This is my profile page. Works great on iPhone, and on iPad which is cool. To join, you need to download the application. Works great on iPhone, not available on iPad. Oops. Next? Continue reading ā
-
Computational Photography Meet Traditional Cameras
But I wonder, where is photography headed from here? Surely, computational photography will play a big role in the short term. In my opinion, smartphones are not the future of photography, but they are hinting at where standalone, interchangeable lens cameras have to go in the next few years. I canāt wait to see whatās coming next. Source: Where is photography headed? ā aows What if Canon or Nikon were developing computational photography features in their cameras, just like Apple does for its iPhone? Continue reading ā
-
Understanding Halide Pro+ Capture Format
Iām still learning new things about shooting in ProRAW on my iPhone 13 Pro. The latest tidbits that I learned is not directly related to ProRAW usage, but to a setting in Halide related to photo capture modes. When using what is called āPro+ā setting, Halide will take two photos for each shot. One is taken in HEIC format, the other is taken in ProRAW. Both photos are tied together and stored in Appleās Photos library as one image. Continue reading ā
-
Is the Cost of ProRAW Worth It? #apple #photography #proraw
Iām still trying to wrap my mind around Appleās ProRAW. I know, Iām late to the party. Image size can be as much as 10x the size of a jpeg. I think that for non-edge cases (optimal lighting), ProRAW ācostā isnāt worth it. Also, ProRAW images taken with Halide are much smaller than using Appleās camera app, for reasons I still donāt understand. Continue reading ā
-
Hey guys! I’m still around! Been busy on Twitter recently, using Typefully. I’m still in love with Micro.blog even though I’m publishing less from here. I’m reading my timeline from time to time and I’m happy to report that it’s still a vibrant community. Keep it up!
-
Big Update to Timery ā I Love It!
Timery received a major addition in this weekās update: REPORTS! As I wrote recently, Iām tracking the time I spend on my blogging and content creation activities. Timery is my go-to client for Toggl, a time tracking service. Having access to reports within the application, instead of heading to the Tooglās website is really helpful. Now, looking forward for Timery to support macOS Montereyās Shortcuts! Continue reading ā
-
A Few #Unleashed Observations About That #AppleEvent
The less than an hour Unleashed event took place yesterday, I was thereā¦ watching on my Mac mini. I had these observations. The opening sequence with the man in its garage building a song based on sound from Apple devices, like the Mac startup sound was different, some sort of Mac celebration. Is this garage setup intentional and a reference to Appleās beginnings? Probably. Today, I would argue that Apple completed 80% of its transition to its Apple Silicon. Continue reading ā
-
Going to the movies still sucks
We went to the movies yesterday night. The first time in two years. āNo Time To Dieā was good. As much as other types of business has evolved in this time frame, buying tickets, bad quality lighting, flaky sound systems are still part of my usual subpar experience at the movies. No wonder why this is a dying business. Continue reading ā
-
I’ve been playing with my iPhone 13 Pro last weekend. On the following diagram, the picture on the left was shot with the telephoto lens, while the picture on the right was shot in macro mode, in the area shown on the left. Both pictures were processed in Adobe Lightroom CC.
-
Where Should Glass Go? A Debate About Likes
Matt Bircher on the lack of āLikeā on Glass: Maybe this is a terrible idea and I’m in the minority here, but I really do think that I would enjoy the app more if I was able to give lower-friction reactions to people’s photos. I still like Glass quite a bit, and I browse it everyday, but I do often feel like I don’t have the energy to comment on all the photos I like, and that’s a shame. Continue reading ā
-
Google, Are You Kidding Me?
Google, recently on Twitter, announcing their adoption of Appleās UIKit design language instead of using their Material design: āDoes a switch really need to be built custom in alignment with a generic design system? Or might it be sufficient to simply use the system solution and move on?ā I donāt buy Googleās explanation. Google is trying to say that UIKit wasnāt good enough for them, so they went their own way. Continue reading ā
-
E-Bikes: #VanmoofV ā What Is Going on Here?
Today, Vanmoof announced their latest e-bike, the Vanmoof V model. The announcement video, reminiscent of Appleās product reveals, is light on details. The singular design, in white, is both intriguing and looks heavy on the look. Some specs are impressive, on paper. But, there is something absolutely troubling: the V model is going to ship near the end of 2022. Yep, in more than a year. What is going on here? Continue reading ā
-
šš» This game was destined for the iPad. I’m in love. š„° Bye bye Steam! Currently in beta and pre-orders are open. Works great! Read my comments about this game here: A Simple Review of Townscraper - Numeric Citizen Blog
-
On the way back home
I’m on my way back home from a weekend in the Niagara Falls region. I put my iPhone 13 Pro to the test. I’m quite happy with my experience. Most of my photos are in ProRAW format. I’m not sure how I’ll process them: with Pixelmator? Lightroom CC? If the latter, the import process is putting me on the break instead of a more integrated experience with Pixelmator. Continue reading ā
-
Am I missing Notion? @notionhq @craftsdocsapp
Been thinking about Notion recently. Before using Craft, I was a fan of Notion. I spent a few moments today on Notion to make some cleanup. I think Iām still a fan. Craft feels better for me as a writer tool. Yet, Notion is features rich. They keep improving it. I donāt know if they do it at a faster pace than Craft. They are certainly more mature. The team behind Craft being smaller, they donāt have the same resources. Continue reading ā
-
The Read Later Syndrome
Pocket. Refind. Readwise. Matter. Safari Read Later. When is this going to stop, so I can make up my mind? If you do a search on my Micro.blog page, youāll see how tormented I can be about saving web stuff stuff to read later. Iām not very good at reading later. Yet, Iām eager to read more. Iām watching Readwise Reader to come out (I signed up for an early access), but just yesterday I stumbled on Matter, which looks really interesting, but still a bit limited. Continue reading ā
