🍎 First World Problems with the new Apple devices

The commentary coming out about the new Apple devices is pretty tragic. Not the devices, the actual commentary. Reviewers and “experts” have become petty and trite. It’s nothing but first world problems and cry baby whining. It’s not fast enough It’s not a new design The colors don’t match the iMac It’s too small It’s too big It’s not running M1 The bezels don’t sit right with me Not a single piece of commentary about it not performing a task or failing to run a critical piece of software. They are utterly superficial comments. It’s pretty sad that Apple has achieved such a level of engineering prowess that people complain about bezels.

🍏 Disappointing Apple Event?

No surprise, the web is abuzz with reactions to the Apple event. Oddly, a lot of them are filled with disappointment. People are disappointed because there wasn’t enough “stuff.” The upgrades weren’t “big enough.” That makes me laugh. They’re disappointed not because there was something wrong with the event or the offerings. They’re disappointed because they listened to a bunch of “leakers” who hyped up expectations for products that never existed. People go into these events expecting the world because some “leaker” also known as someone who “guesses,” made a 3D render of something he thought was cool. Or made the claim, they knew a guy, who knew a guy, who overheard another guy talking about Apple. They have no insight into what’s going to be released. People feel cheated, not because Apple promised something and didn’t deliver. They feel cheated because they didn’t get a feature they can’t name and was never listed in the first place. So they […]

📘 Book Review – Losing the Signal The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry

The fall of RIM/BlackBerry is directly related to the rise of Apple and iPhone. As one took off, the other crashed and burned. While it barely registers today, several years ago, RIM and the BlackBerry were THE phone of choice. It was small, efficient, and did it’s job extremely well. It had good battery life, you could check email, and send short text message on a serviceable keyboard. All of this on a low bandwidth signal. It was amazing, right up until the point it wasn’t. In many respects, the BlackBerry thrived because of it’s unique functionality and lack of competition. It was the first, so it was the best. It worked in the Enterprise and had strong support from high level CEOs. Big corporate deals were made using the BlackBerry. When the iPhone came on the scene it barely made a dent. There was little momentum, so it wasn’t a threat. As famously and ignorantly noted, it didn’t have […]

Quick reaction to the WWDC event

I’ve been watching all sorts of reaction videos from the “experts” and find a mixed bag of what people think. Some are completely underwhelmed. However, that seems to stem from not getting a peek at the next tier of MacBook Pro. Regardless of leaker news, what made you think they would appear at WWDC? There’s no reason to do that. I thought the new features across the OS range were quite good. Not earth shattering or ground breaking, but better than the features we didn’t have the day before. I love the idea of being able to control a Mac, MacBook and iPad using the keyboard and mouse of one system. That is some serious flex as Marques put it. I like the fitness/health features for iOS. The monitoring and data sharing is impressive. About the only let down was no mention of iPadOS tapping the full power of the M1 chip. It’s disappointing, but not the end of the […]

58Keys for writers who use Macs, iPhones and iPads

Since William did me a good turn, I shall return the favor. As I mentioned in a previous post, Some fun YouTube content creators I’ve been watching, I’m a fan of William Gallagher. He’s a writer that uses Mac, iPhones, and iPads to get his work done. Not only that, he writes technology articles for AppleInsider. If that wasn’t enough, you can even check out his personal site where he offer writing classes. Shh, don’t tell him I haven’t signed up for one yet. I discovered his channel through Devon Technologies post, and have been following along. His videos focus on tools and apps to get work done. Some tools like OmniFocus and OmniOutliner you might be familiar with. Some processes like using Vellum to make an e-Book you might not be familiar with. William also discusses the writing process, outlining, scheduling, showcases devices and has put together interviews with other writers and content creators. It’s quite a bit of […]