The next steps in testing Apple’s new stuff is to install macOS Big Sur on an external drive connected to my 2017 iMac. Next, following reactions and comments on beta 2 later this week, I may jump on iPadOS 14 for my iPad.

Brent Simmons’ enthusiasm about the Mac is refreshing because part of Mac ecosystem health depends on guys like him, not just Apple’s willingness to keep the Mac around. inessential.com

I Had Been Worried About the Mac

Application visual design is such a fascinating field. Marco Arment is certainly one of the best app developer but this redesign of Overcast by Paul Sahner is quite an improvement. A fresh look at Overcast’s Now Playing Screen — Paul Sahner

For the next two months. Life is good to me, even in 2020. #bloggerlife #blogger

Does this mean that we won’t get the top-of-the-window alerts anymore? That’s kind of sad actually, a step back in usability for the sake of visual consistency across platforms? mjtsai.com

Big Sur’s Narrow Alerts

Some commonality with my previous post… worth reading. What changes might be coming to new Mac hardware? – Six Colors

Which Mac will transition first to Apple Silicon? Will Apple start with the desktop or the portables? That is the question. I would say, the desktop, but… On the first Mac to be converted to ARM: my bet goes on the Mac mini, a lower volume, utility orientated machine for the Mac enthusiasts. Next, the iMac redesign where any perf discrepancies with the MacBook is more easily explanable (desktop versus laptop, you know). Continue reading →

They are the ones who will suffer the most from Apple’s iOS 14. Good for them. If they want to show ads, the burden of finding new ways is on them, not on Apple’s shoulders or on ours. In other words: fuck them. European advertisers critical of iOS 14 warning users about ad tracking - Appleinsider Continue reading →

How much memory the video subsystem of an ARM-based Mac will have?

Tweak improvement suggestion for @manton : on a MB website, if there are replies to a blog post, show a little icon next to the post date. Possible?

Very interesting but improbable theories…. twitter.com/stroughto…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the limited support of widgets in iPadOS 14. While waiting for an answer from Craig Federighi (see previous posts), I think I know why. The way Apple introduced widgets in iPadOS 13 kind of put themselves in a “bad design choice” corner. Take an iPad with iPadOS 13 in landscape orientation with widgets showing on the left, now look what happens when rotating the iPad in portrait mode. Continue reading →

With iOS 14 Beta 1, I don’t see any announced feature that won’t make it in the final GM release. This is good. 👌🏻

I’m so impressed by the stability of iOS 14 b1.

My first email to Apple’s top lieutenant: Craig Federighi. Yep, I did it, following my recent blog post. Now, waiting for a possible answer.🤞🏻 numericcitizen.me/2020/07/0…

If iPhone 12 launch is effectively delayed by a few weeks or months, could Apple decide to release iOS 14 for currently shipping devices while we wait for iPhone 12? It would be a first for Apple, but I certainly hope so. #iphone12 9to5mac.com/2020/07/0… Continue reading →

Great comments about iOS 14 from Benjamin Mayo. “Widgets on the home screen are just perfect.” bzamayo.com/ios14-fir…

Marques Brownlee interviews Craig Federighi. As @Gruber points out, the killer question: why no calculator on iPad.

Now, why iPadOS 14 doesn’t allow “free” placement of widgets would have been a much better killer question IMHO. www.youtube.com/watch

Fascinating move by The NewYork Times leaving Apple News. They want to control their customers, get more data, etc.

Now, compare this to the “old” Microsoft. Same to me.

Winning strategies: be on as many platforms as possible or die, i.e. the “new" Microsoft. cc @stevesi

Interesting tidbits here about iPhone apps running on macOS 11. How many devs will “port” their iPhone app to Mac remains to be seen. Can’t wait for the future. twitter.com/_inside/s…