Wherein I marvel at technology. Apple AirPods Pro My first Apple product was a 4th generation iPod. I loved it. I didn’t love the earbuds that came with it. I used some Sony ones I had been using with my portable CD player. I never touched another pair of Apple Read more…
Continuing my irregular schedule… Decades Many people, many smarter than me, are talking about “the decade” having just begun. I’m one of those people — yes those people — that likes to suggest (in the right company, at least) that “the decade” starts next year. You all know the argument Read more…
Yikes, it has been a while and I’m out of the habit. Just one topic today because it runs a bit long. I have more in reserve for next time so the wait will not be so long. Activity tracking I love my Apple Watch. At a glance I can Read more…
Beginning I found a workout app that claims to address all fitness levels and all goals (weight loss, strength, fitness). It also uses body-weight exercises so they can be done just about anywhere. I started! I took the fitness test. Two things came of it. First, it thinks I am Read more…
Followup After waiting three weeks for a response from Apple I decided to take things into my own hands. I wiped my MacBook Pro again and installed High Sierra. Imagine my surprise when the iCloud bug was still there with exactly the same behaviour. So I bit the bullet and Read more…
It’s a time to give thanks to those whom I have appreciated recently. Thanks When my current cheap sunglasses were getting difficult to see through due to the mirror coating wearing off, I decided to give up on cheap, less-than-$100 pairs and opt for something a little more robust. I Read more…
Moan, moan, moan, I’m afraid. Require (in)attention Current model iPhones and iPads Pro have Apple’s face detection system, Face ID. This uses multiple sensors to “see” your face as a means of authentication. It’s pretty clever technology, but there’s an extra, optional feature which I think could be put to Read more…
This week I’m actually holding back additional topics for next week. Feast or famine, it seems. Proofreading If you’ve ever been responsible for proofreading your or someone else’s work, there’s a good chance you’ll know a trick or two — read it backwards to look for spelling errors, read aloud Read more…
OK, so I’ve decided the weekly thing isn’t going to work. Rather I shall seek to write when I can and publish when it’s worth reading. The nature of search I’ve known this for a while but it has recently been front of mind. Modern search engines are all but Read more…
Late, again, and not what I had planned. Bugs I had two headings for this post, which I jotted down during the week. To my dismay, the second of those headings disappeared. Now, it was only a heading to prompt musings on the particular topic, but it is nevertheless worrying Read more…