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Finally on vacation for two weeks. Been a long time. For the second summer in a row, we rented a chalet which happens to be real nice. But there is one thing: internet access is flaky at best. Good time to disconnect and spend more time writing I guess. š
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On Antitrust legislation and Apple iPhone experience
I always thought that politicians and their aides donāt really have clues about technology in general. If you want to fuck up something in tech, ask the politicians. This is exactly what could happen if these antitrust legislation proposal become laws. Imagine that: you take out your brand new iPhone out of its box, turn it on only to be welcomed with an empty screen, no builtin apps, just a simple āHelloā. Continue reading ā
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On Safari 15 redesign
Great Safari 15 critic here. I didnāt test the new Safari design yet, but eventually I will (probably when public beta is released). Apple made bold moves with this new design. Iām afraid that, if they change something or revert some of the design decisions, it will come in iOS 16, and present it as the next big thing in internet browser experience. Thatās typical of Apple. Continue reading ā
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iOS 15 brings a lot of tweaks, additions, changes. This YouTube video presents 500 of them. Itās massive. Probably the most ambitious release to date. Canāt wait to test it when the public beta comes out. Probably at beta3, beta2 coming next week.
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Apple did bring back the loupe for selecting text on iOS. Good. The only thing is that we need to find it, as shown here. I know, it’s beta 1 but come on, I can’t believe this sort of design comes out of Apple. Someone is clearly sleeping here.
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On Intelās market share falling
Intel may see its market share fall to a new low next year, in large part thanks to Apple’s decision to move away from using Intel processors in its Mac computers and instead use Apple silicon. Source: Intel Processor Market Share May Fall to New Low Next Year Due to Apple Silicon - MacRumors How much Apple business did represent to Intel overall numbers before the Apple Silicon transition started? Continue reading ā
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Is your iPhone really yours?
But the thread running through everything was that if you buy an Apple device, it’s yours. And it’s you. And if you buy, well, anything else, you’re just a slab of meat holding a slab of glass through which the internet will manipulate and extract data from you any way it wants. So, yeah, the garden’s walls may be high, but Apple says that’s only to keep you safe. Continue reading ā
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App Clip can be really cool
Iām a bit late to the party but this use of Appleās App Clip technology is clever: point your iPhone to the Apple Watch band package, an App Clip will pop up on your phone to help you get the matching Watch Face. Cool. Great case of Apple eating its own dog food, and showing a great integration experience. Continue reading ā
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Michael Tsai: On macOS Big Sur lingering issues
This blog post from Michael Tsai paints a very terrible picture of macOS Big Sur. Unstable, weird design decisions, lotās of issues in Appleās Mail, etc. Sounds like the worst macOS incarnation of all time. Personnally, I donāt experience many issues with macOS Big Sur, but I do feel itās a weird design overall. The next release, macOS Montery, doesnāt appear to fix bad design choicesā¦ Iām thinking about widgets handling and notifications dismissal. Continue reading ā
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Another exciting update coming this fall is Appleās Maps data. This site carefully documents whatās new, whatās updated. Really well done. Day and night difference. Nice updated typography. Some features are available on more capable devices. Is this new?
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macOS Monterey looks more and more exciting each day. Canāt wait for this update from the makers of Pixelmator Pro. I can see two of my Automator scripts that will easily migrate to Shortcuts this fall.
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Focus ā A Game changer feature in experiencing Apple devices?
The more I read and learn about the upcoming āFocusā feature in Appleās upcoming OS updates, the more I think it could be a transformative feature in experiencing Appleās devices. The combinaison of notifications and home page configurations assigned to each focus mode has powerful implications. Even though Iām not on the beta train right now, Iām already at work designing the different focus modes I plan to use on my devices. Continue reading ā
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Tomorrow I’ll go to an Apple Store to pay a visit to the Genius Bar for a repair. My last visit goes back to more than a year. I may feel disoriented. š³ I’ll have a look at the iMac! And the iPhone 12 Pro! And the Mac Pro! Andā¦.
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FaceTime in iOS 15: too little too late? Maybe. At least, FaceTime is better positioned as a videoconference platform for the next pandemic. Because, you know, one day, there will be another one.
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The change that didnāt came (#apple #wwdc21 #developers)
This take from Gruber āApp Store: The Schiller Cutā has a sour taste following the WWDC keynote and Platforms state of the union. Did Apple announce something this week to appease developers relations? Nope. Will they announce something in the coming weeks in regard to App Store commissions? Who knows. If they do, they will do it in a position of weakness: If someday down the road we will be changing 70/30, then I think the question moves from āifā to āwhenā and āhowā. Continue reading ā
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Thatās clever, Apple.
To run an internal version of iOS, each employee must first install a special profile on the device ā just as we do for downloading beta versions. However, each profile sent to employees determines which of these features will be enabled for each person working on new versions of iOS and possibly other Apple operating systems as well. Source: Apple doubles down on secrecy with a new way to hide iOS 15 features from engineers - 9to5Mac Continue reading ā
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Time to move off Appleās Intel iMac? (#apple #adobe #lightroomclassic #applesilicon)
With Adobe finally releasing Lightroom Classic for Apple Silicon Macs, This could enable me to move off my 2017 21.5ā Intel Mac for once. The prospect of Lightroom catalogs and data migration is not enchanting though. There the issues of plugins migration too. Is it time for me to go all-in cloud with Lightroom CC only? Not sure it is the right time either. I have a few incentives for selling my iMac: one being to help me finance a shiny new 2021 12. Continue reading ā
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I was over-simplifying quite a bit
After publishing my essay on what I was hoping Apple would do in response to the developers community, Matt Birchler wrote a small response regarding my assertion about payments processing platform being a limited feature in the grand scheme of things. It appears I was wrong. Thanks to Matt blog post, I have a better view of what goes behind the scene here. That being said, Appleās payment processing service within the App Store serves Apple’s purposes and is the one that is very narrow, very focused. Continue reading ā
