iphone
Pixel 3 Night Sight vs iPhone Xs in Really, Really Low Light Comparison
I did a very similar test a few weeks ago, but I got my hands on a Pixel 3 for a few days and finally (finally!) have a chance to play around with the real deal Night Sight feature that’s getting a ton of hype. You know the deal, so here are some shots
homepod
A Minor HomePod Annoyance (timers with multiple HomePods)
https://youtu.be/TPEc1R6BbdU
The biggest current annoyance I have with the HomePod is how the interact with each other. Basically, if you have multiple HomerPods, none of them know what timers the others are running. So if I set a timer in the kitchen, I can’t make it stop from my HomePod in
podcast
A Major Pain When Editing Video on iOS (Podcast #143)
iOS really wants you to add all of your video files to the Photos app, which is opften convenient, but can be a pain for people like me who handle video files that we don’t really want to be included in our permentant photo and video libraries. This might be a niche episode, but
ipad
iPad Pro 2018 and 2017 Performance Comparison
https://youtu.be/Qnt8nn2aPkE
Apparently this new iPad Pro really makes me feel productive, because I was able to post yet another tech video to YouTube! This one shows off the performance gains from the 2017 to the 2018 iPad Pros.
* Motionmark browser benchmark
* Geekbench
* 10 minute Ferrite project export
* 30 second 4K LumaFusion project
Add Tasks to OmniFocus with Siri (without having to say “in OmniFocus” every damn time)
https://youtu.be/Oo1RMivHfhU
I made a quick one-take (nice) video yesterday showing how you can make Siri and OmniFocus interact a little nicer. The big pain point with SiriKit apps right now is that you need to tell Siri what app you want to “do the thing” in too many cases. So to
podcast
I Got the New iPad! (Podcast #142)
I picked up the 12.9” iPad Pro last night and wanted to share my first impressions of the Pro-iest iPad ever.
1. Size and screen
2. Speakers
3. Performance
4. Apple Pencil 2
5. Smart Keyboard Folio
Android
Camera Test: iPhone Xs (Default and Hydra) vs OnePlus 6 (Default, Night Sight, and Night Mode)
It’s dark and snowy here in the Midwest, so it was inevitable that I would do a camera comparison. Here’s what I used:
* iPhone Xs
* Default camera app
* Hydra (low light mode)
* OnePlus 6
* Default camera app
* Default app’s Night Mode
* Google Camera app’s Night Sight
iPhone Xs
Default app
Hydra
Apple is Always Slashing iPhone Orders, Apparently
I saw the recent headlines of “Apple is slashing iPhone orders because no one buys iPhones anymore!” headlines flood my feeds this week and I thought to myself, “haven’t we been here before?”
January 2016: Apple shares fall after reports of cuts to iPhone 6S and 6S Plus production
iPhone production may be slowing
Links
All the Black Friday Deals You Could Imagine
The best Black Friday sales on apps, movies, and more on MDMDeals
I’ve looked through over 3,000 apps and movies on sale to bring you just the best deals worth your time and money. You’re welcome.
There are some great deals on this is list for iOS and macOS (and even a
ipad
My Blogging Workflow: iPad, Ulysses, and WordPress
https://youtu.be/yK2oxZgjEuU
I took two days off work and got two YouTube videos out…this trend is unsustainable, but I’ve loved doing it! This video was shot on a OnePlus 6 (I’m using the iPhone next time) and edited in LumaFusion on the iPad.
And as promised in the video, here’
podcast
Am I Just Doing Eff-All Work? (podcast #141)
Minor profanity warning on this one. The tweet in question has the f-bomb in it, and I do mention it a few times in the episode.
The tweet in question:
Nilay made this point on Vergecast, but the people who have replaced their laptops with an iPad are people who do fuck all work.
ios
How to Record and Edit a Podcast with Ferrite for iOS
https://youtu.be/sbDbs-3Af74
I’ve been recording, editing, and posting my podcast straight from iOS for about a year now. The magical elements that let me do this are:
* Ferrite for iOS
* Blue Yeti microphone
* Apple USB-to-Lightning adapter
* Apple Pencil
The video should give you a general idea for how the
Android
Touch Response on the OnePlus 6, iPhone Xs, and iPad Pro (2017)
https://youtu.be/d4mdB4YTtMo
The OnePlus 6 is a very nice Android phone (and at less than $600 it’s one of the most affordable high end phones of the year), but one thing that was bugging me was touch response time. Animations feel fast and the phone generally works quite quickly, but there was
Android
Android Updates and the Lowest Bars Possible
Android Developers Blog: An Update on Project Treble
Thanks to Treble, we expect to see more devices from OEMs running Android 9 Pie at the end of 2018 as compared to the number of devices that were running Android Oreo at the end of 2017.
It's worth noting that Oreo was on 0.
podcast
2018 iPhone, 2018 iPad, and 2012 Mac (podcast #140)
"Apple doesn't want you to know the iPad Pro runs iOS!" is the sort of headline I feel like I'm seeing a lot with iPad Pro reviews, so let's talk about it.
Also, I think the large of my 3 main computers tells you how passionate I
Android
One Slick Android Feature
Much like iOS, Android has an app store that lets people easily download apps for their devices. The differences between the Play Store and App Store are more in execution than concept, and will be how the vast majority of people get apps.
But Android also has the ability to simple install apps like you
podcast
A Simple Printer Rant
I think it's healthy to rant about (and privide a sliver of hope) about printers ever now and again :)
Create and Open Zip files on Your iPhone or iPad (with Shortcuts)
One relatively common action that people do frequently on their computers is opening (and sometimes creating) Zip files. iOS doesn’t do this by default, but there are some apps that let you do this. Even easier though, we have Shortcuts, which lets us do this super easily and totally for free.
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