A collection of 111 posts
I found myself watching the original iPhone announcement today, and I know itās cliche to say, but damn is that a remarkable presentation. Steve Jobs so clearly presents the current state of the world, explains the problems with the current state, and then proceeds to explain how theyāre
Check out the event if you missed it, but letās go from least updated to most updated, shall we? iPad mini Tim Cook might as well have said, āthe iPad mini remains a product in our lineup,ā as the mini got a single, minor shout out at the end,
No intro, letās just get into it! More icons Itās not the most important thing in the world, but Iād love to see iOS 18 bring with it the ability to create a tighter grid of icons on my iPhoneās home screen. Currently every iPhone from
We're very much in the early days of visionOS. As I told Chris Lawley on Mastodon, "this is definitely the closest I've ever felt to using what feels like an internal version of an Apple product." This isn't to drag the platform,
My wife wasnāt super interested in the Vision Pro, but after having it in the house for a few days, she finally said, āfine, letās see what this is all about.ā So I get her into the headset and she had tow immediate things that stuck out to
Back when I was a kid, there was a ācomputer roomā in our house. There was one PC and we all shared it. Want to look something up online? Go to the computer room. Want to play a game? Go to the computer room. Want to listen to a song
What a difference a week makes, huh? Last week I was feeling FOMO, but had come to terms with not being on the Vision Pro train with other people I knew. I dealt with that by buying a Meta Quest 3 and seeing what the best of the rest of
At the end of 2023 I wrote this about what I expected to see from Apple before they announced the Vision Pro's release date: I also hope we get some videos deep diving into some of the interactions and common tasks youāll be able to do on
Above is a deranged version of the innovation curve that is often brought out when thinking about products (often tech products specifically). Hereās a better one: A very few people are āinnovatorsā who are there on day one for new stuff and are willing to look past flaws or
Surprise! This is the 5th in a series of posts reviewing Appleās 2023 across their major product lines, and laying out my hopes for 2024. Check out the other posts about the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. This is a weird one since the product isnāt out
This is part 4 in a series Iām doing to close out the year, looking at each of Appleās big product lines and assessing how they did in 2023 and what I hope to see in 2024. Hereās my previous posts on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
This is the third in a series of posts Iāll be doing through the end of the year looking at where each of Appleās major product lines are at going into the new year. Hereās previous pieces on the iPhone and iPad. How the year started It
This is the second in a series of posts reviewing Appleās major product lines in 2023. Hereās my look at the iPhone. How the year started Apple updated 4 of their 5 iPad models in 2022 (everything but the iPad Mini) and added a new model to the
This is the first in a 4-part series of posts Iām writing to close out the year where I can get my thoughts out about Appleās biggest product lines. I wonāt be giving a score, but I will share my thoughts on the state of each product
At the start of 2023 I made some predictions about what Apple would do with basically every product in their lineup, so halfway through the year seemed like a good time to check in on things. iPhone 15 A relatively minor upgrade once again, but USB-C will make it'