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The iPadOS Update We’ve Actually Been Waiting For
There was a lot of good stuff in iPadOS 15 announced at WWDC last week. Hell, I’m running it on the iPad I’m using to write this post, and it’s made my iPad meaningfully better in some key ways. And yet there is a sense of disappointment around this not being The
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This New Crop of Mutants are Such a Letdown
Opinion | Magneto: These new ‘magnetic’ vaccine mutants are extremely disappointing - The Washington Post
I put on my newest, most purple helmet and my best cape, and I manipulated the Earth’s magnetic field to fly myself to Ohio as fast as I could. I was so excited to recruit new members for the Brotherhood of
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The Internet Used to be Better
I miss the old internet | Science Fiction and Fantasy World
Is it just me or is today's internet boring and overly commercialized? I feel like today's internet is like a modern mall, sterile and boring with just main-brand clothing stores, a food court, and not a lot else. Whereas I
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My Simple Advice to Aspiring Tech Commentators
This is really niche, I know, but if you are lurking on tech Twitter and want to start growing an audience via social media, writing, or video, I have one piece of advice I’d give to everyone: make your content additive, not negative.
I don’t mean to say everything you create needs to
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Some Real 3D Movies Energy
Remixing Old Tracks in Spatial Audio Is ‘Sacrilegious’ — Pixel Envy
I’m hopeful that surround sound AKA Dolby Atmos AKA Spatial Audio results in some truly unique and delightful musical experiences that I’ve never had before, but the more time goes by, the more I feel like this has real big “3D movie energy”
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MacOS Monterey Alternate Wallpapers
Apple's new Monterey wallpapers look great, but with one color option, I had to make a couple more
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First Thoughts on Spatial Audio in Apple Music
From The Verge:
Problem is, with much of the Dolby Atmos content on Apple Music I’ve sampled so far, it doesn’t seem like everyone is making those right calls. It’s a hit-or-miss game of exploration, and songs that truly showcase the immersive potential of Atmos are more often the exception
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What Payment Enablement Companies Actually Offer
On the Numeric Citizen Blog:
Explain to us how payment providers can differentiate themselves? It’s a very basic and narrow feature. Why one dev would use XYZ payment processing over Apple’s? It’s not about commission %? Are you sure? That’s the only differentiating factor.
As someone who works in payments, I wanted
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What if iOS actually had "small" widgets?
See this in video form here!
iOS 14 brought widgets to the iPhone, and they're awesome! I use
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Dynamic Waves (dynamic wallpapers, tutorial, and Pride)
Lots of stuff to cover today, so let's jump into it!
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Let's get right
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You Should Probably Just Stick with Google Photos
Google is killing off their free unlimited photo backup tomorrow and people are wondering if they should switch. I’ve written long articles about this, and even planned a video covering the alternatives, but I think the answers are pretty simple.
I want to keep getting free backups
They don’t exist, sorry. The closest
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Multitasking vs Parallelism
In my mind, “multitasking” in computers is the ability for the user to actively work on several things at the same time.
Then there’s “parallelism,” which I think of as multitasking+. Yes, it’s partially me working on different things, but also the ability to me to tell my computer to do something, and
M1 MacBook Air vs. a High End Gaming PC: Who Wins?
Ok, so this is a bit of a cheeky headline, but Dolphin released a new version of their GameCube emulation software with support for Apple Silicon, and people are speaking highly of it. As someone with a large GameCube collection myself, I wanted to see how well the MacBook Air with an M1 chip held
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Spatial Audio and the Geriatric Millennial
Is spatial audio for music the next great innovation in music production, or is it a whole bunch of nothing?
This is the question I’ve been thinking about this week after Apple announced it was coming to Apple music in June. This is largely because my social feeds are full of people over the
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My Material You-inspired Wallpapers
You had to know they were coming, but I kinda hope they also caught you a little off guard. Google
Not Quite Max
MacRumors:
Listening to lossless audio on an iOS device will require wired headphones compatible with the ALAC format, and possibly a digital to analog converter. That the $549 AirPods Max do not work with Apple lossless is sure to upset some fans, but there is debate about whether most people can even tell the difference
