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On social networks as debating tools
You know what? When reading replies on Twitter, I rarely go past 5 replies… this is usually the point where things are getting either ugly, out of control and not related to the original tweet. This is why I think social networks are not good instruments for debate and discussions.
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On Apple Allowing Change of Defaults Browser
I expect Apple to go ahead with this, allowing the users to set a default browser or mail client on iOS. Changing defaults is part of a modern OS and this would be, in my opinion, another step towards the upcoming ARM-based Macs running iPadOS. 9to5mac.com/2020/02/2…
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This is the Microsoft that I like. This is what I would love from Apple. The new Office app for iPhone. 😍🥰 #microsoft #apple #office #office365
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So baffling to me that Apple seems unable to fix Mail’s toolbar in iOS 13… what was the problem again with iOS 12’s version? 🤔🙄 #apple #ios134beta twitter.com/bzamayo/s…
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On Photoshop turning 30. The last version on which I really spent time was version 3. Other game changer apps? Multiplan. Pagemaker. twitter.com/flargh/st…
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Oopsy, that is certainly something that Apple doesn’t want to get out. It may be already too late. This could get ugly. 🍿 Apple demands pull of tell-all App Store book over confidentiality issues
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Why, oh why? If I was blogging for fame, I would close all this shit right away! So, why am I doing all this? That’s the question that’s lingering in my head this morning. I guess this is a typital thing to ask myself, dear blogger. #blogger #bloggerlife #blogging
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Cocooning, really?
Are we ready for a new social network? Do we need this? Judging by their website, the nice design of Cocoon certainly looks enticing. But do we need this? It will take a lot of traction to make people leave Facebook or other well established data-ungry players. I certainly hope new players to come in and shake this rotten industry. Judge for yourself. cocoon.com
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Things I look for when evaluating an app for my own use
When evaluating a new app for my own use, the first things I look for are (in no particular order): update frequency, update notes quality, user ratings, multi-platform support (macOS, iOS, iPad support), sync mecanism used, one-time purchase vs subscription based, web service backend. I may elaborate on this subject on a longer blog post in the near future. Currently using this against Raindrop.io apps.apple.com/app/id102…
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On foldable devices...
Nobody asked for these phones… you are trying too hard. To all smartphone companies: fix your software, stop tracking us without our consent, stop selling our data, be transparent with each updates and the “feature” they bring, implement rules against tracking features that comes in most apps these days and end up on your App Stores, etc. . twitter.com/mondoir/s…
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On Medium as a platform for bloggers
For those wonder about using Medium as a publishing platform. Here is a summary for my last four publications. See the difference when a story gets approved? The last three stories were not approved for publication behind their paywall. Not cool. It is a hit or miss and so you don’t want to build too much confidence in the platform to help build any form of sustainable revenue, even small.
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Here is a citation of Galieo. In the age of social medias where it all comes down to opinion sharing and amplification, I find it to be disturbingly on point. twitter.com/proffeynm…
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Are you tired of those meaningless update notes with app updates? I am. There are rules made by Apple prevent this. But, even Apple isn’t following their own shit. #iosdev #apple twitter.com/khaost/st…
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Why the fuck opening an RSS feed link on iOS opens up Apple’s News, an app that is so dump that it cannot do anything with it anyways! Fix this Apple for god’s sake! 🤬 #apple #ios #rss
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here is a really dopey idea
Apple should introduce another type of subscription: pay-per-use. Pricing would be based on the time spent on-screen, down to a second resolution. Pricing would be based on dime fractions, payable on demand, monthly or yearly. Exemple: five minutes of an app usage @ $ 0.00001 would cost 1.08 yearly. That is an extreme example for sure. But you get the idea, right? Don’t throw rocks at me if Apple ever see and then implement this! 🤫🙃
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My take? Everybody is playing hardball here. Ex-Apple chip exec claims Apple trying to ‘suffocate’ new tech after staff poaching - 9to5Mac
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Where is the date of publication?
Here is something that I notice quite often while browsing the web: the lack of a publish date on articles, blog posts, etc. While living in the age of fast content consumption, where content relevance is depleting fast, it seems important, more than ever, to put a publishing date. I know we can sometimes infer the date from the URL but to me it isn’t the right way to do it.
A content creators, If we suspect content we publish will age well, let’s put a publishing date on it! If we do think this is ephemeral stuff, a publishing date helps put some context for the content. Makes sense?
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I don’t know what it will take to get rid of Facebook… but regulation is not going to fix the problem. We need to fix ourselves. We Don’t Need Social Media - OneZero
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it all comes down to compromise
When so many apps are available for a specific task, choosing one can be a nightmare. Recently, my focus was to select a new calendar app following the release of Fantastical update. I finally settled on the one that I use for a few years now: Calendar 5. The same is happening right now with RSS readers. But this time, I’’m switching from the excellent Reeder app to News Explorer. The latter is not perfect but from a functional point of view, it is an improvement. More on this soon.
