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  • May 31, 2025 10:12pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    Are people just discovering that Apple is a corporation, a big one, part of a capitalist system? Really? It’s sad. It is what it is. Empires come and go. That’s not always fun to watch, but it is what it is.

  • May 30, 2025 4:41pm
    Personal Newsletter
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    Close to a personal turning point… I find this to be both exciting and unsettling. I’ll probably share more very soon. 🤞🏻

  • May 30, 2025 7:38am
    Personal Newsletter
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    Since coming back from vacation, my morning routine is simple and is always the same: wake up, make coffee, open up the Mac, read Micro.blog timeline, update the current issue of The Ephemeral Scrapbook, do some photo-processing work, tweak my secret work-in-progress-soon-to-be-revealed website with Elements, and read some news before having breakfast.

  • May 28, 2025 5:40pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    iPhone 26, iPhone 26 Air, iPhone 26 Pro, iPhone 26 Pro Max, then. I called it first.

  • May 28, 2025 3:37pm
    Apple & Tech
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    I just realized that September is in Apple's fiscal 2026 Q1.

    The version naming isn't for users or developers, it's for investors.

    Jeff Johnson https://mastodon.social/@lapcatsoftware/114587101013109396

    He has a good point.

  • May 26, 2025 8:23pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    Follow-up to my previous post: I’ll be returning the Ubiquiti G6 Instant camera. It’s a really nice designed device, very Apple-like. But I can’t justify replacing my Dream Router with the Dream Router 7 only to add Wifi 7 and support for Ubiquiti Project. Too bad.

  • May 26, 2025 7:09pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    Ordered and received an Ubiquiti G6 Instant surveillance camera only to discover that UniFi Protect which is required to manage and use that camera isn’t supported on my UniFi Dream Router from 2020. 🙁 I would need to replace my router with a Dream Router 7 if I want to keep the camera. But replacing my router would probably require replacing my two network extenders, too. 😔

  • May 26, 2025 8:02am
    Misc Newsletter
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    Asking for a summarized review of reviews of a product like the NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8 with Perplexity pro prompt is super cool to get the gist of a product quality and capabilities (here are the results1). We live in exciting times, even if challenging.


    1. I’m not sure if you can open that link, though. ↩︎

  • May 26, 2025 7:36am
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    After reading John Siracusa’s articles about Apple current issues and possible remediations this morning (1, 2), I wish I had enough time at my disposal to create timetogotim.org1, a website promoting the need for a change of leadership at Apple.


    1. The domain name is available! ↩︎

  • May 26, 2025 6:22am
    Apple & Tech
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    AI Age Brings The Biggest Acquhire

    Apple’s idea machine seems to be stuck in neutral.

  • May 25, 2025 12:36pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    If Apple’s ‘Solarium UI’ is the UI unification of all Apple platforms, which platform will give up the most of its personality the most? 👀🤔

  • May 25, 2025 10:10am
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    Will Apple’s Solarium UI refresh make us forget about Apple Intelligence and Siri’s lackluster performance or App Store litigation or developers mounting disdain for Apple or Tim Cook questionable leadership in the age of AI?

  • May 25, 2025 7:43am
    Apps & Services Newsletter
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    Catching up recent Micro.blog updates and I really like the new AI-generated categories feature. Coupled with filters, it’s a great way to organize posts not only for me but for the readers. It’s tempting to add many categories, but it could make my blog homepage a little bit crowded. 😅

  • May 24, 2025 3:01am
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    I think we over estimate Jony Ive design capabilities in general if you consider that design is also how it works. We have plenty of examples with bad design choices after Jobs death. Ports removal in a pro laptop, butterfly keyboard are just of them.

  • May 23, 2025 1:34pm
    Photography Newsletter
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    I’m getting ready to pack my things and offload 559 photos from my Nikon Zf to my MacBook Air for in-flight processing with Photomator (8 hours, mind you). It should be fun to relive my just-completed trip.

  • May 23, 2025 8:43am
    Photography Travels
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    Last day. Current stop. 🥲

  • May 21, 2025 7:29am
    Apps & Services Newsletter
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    Reading a lunch menu in Spanish with Apple Translate. First experience with live translation. Pretty cool and useful. I know this has been available on the other platform for a long time but using in a real situation is handy. No need for an English menu.

  • May 21, 2025 3:58am
    Apple & Tech Photography Travels
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    Currently in Ibiza for three days which will conclude my two-week vacations. Found this Marshall speaker upon entering the room of our hotel. Great looking design. It goes along the design lines of the hotel. Very good sound. Planning to get one of these after coming back home: a Marshall Acton III Bluetooth speaker, a more recent and improved design for controls.

  • May 20, 2025 4:09pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    Who’s rooting for adding or integrating Apple Intelligence models into their apps? Apple Intelligence is not well regarded, not many is going to rush to add this to their apps after WWDC2025.

  • May 20, 2025 5:27am
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    Location check in 🗺 — The VIP lounge of the Barcelona Airport is the best that I’ve ever seen. So much space, quiet, lots of food with variety. Impressive.

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