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Month: September 2016

  • The Value of a Smaller iPad Pro

    How the iPad 9.7″ form factor is still the best all around size.

    Published September 27, 2016
  • RAW iPhone Photo Apps

    I wish the native app just allowed for shooting in RAW.

    Published September 25, 2016
  • The Nock Lanier – Initial Thoughts

    Purpose built, certainly. It might be one hell of an iPad Pro bag.

    Published September 21, 2016
  • Freudian Slip

    This is a nice video review of the Tom Bihn Maker’s Bag by Fraser Speirs. I really loved the part showing how he uses the Freudian Slip to hold his iPad Pro. So clever.

    Published September 20, 2016
  • The Lanier Briefcase

    This looks like it could be a really neat little Briefcase. Can’t wait to try one out.

    Published September 20, 2016
  • Thoughts on the iPhone Upgrade Program, and Buying iPhones in General

    Apple created an unequal system for iPhone pre-orders.

    Published September 17, 2016
  • Samsung S7 Edge explodes in teacher’s hands in middle of busy cafe

    I have no clue why anyone would want to own a Samsung phone at this point.

    Published September 15, 2016
  • Adblock Plus Is Now Going To Sell Ads

    Adblock Plus, one of the web’s most popular ad-blocking services, will soon begin selling its own ads—and taking a little bit of the cut as well. The plus means less ads, but with more special ads.

    Published September 14, 2016
  • iOS 10 is A Major Shift for iOS

    Oh hey, left hand, nice to see what the hell you are up to finally.

    Published September 13, 2016
  • Apple of the Future

    Apple is sneaking in some future changing features and products.

    Published September 12, 2016
  • Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Recall Is a Nightmare So Far

    Christina Warren: The process is proving to be a shitshow both for those who bought the device through carriers, and for those who purchased directly from Samsung. And: The situation isn’t any better for customers at other carriers. T-Mobile and AT&T don’t have fresh inventory from Samsung either, which means customers can either wait around […]

    Published September 11, 2016
  • Just Glass

    That thing where the cursor randomly moves to another spot and you feel your text collapsing around you.

    Published September 10, 2016
  • Dropping Dropbox

    Duncan Davidson on the nefarious shit Dropbox is pulling: After all, every time you ask permission, you not only annoy the user, you’re making them consider saying no, which is bad for numbers in a company driven by the almighty gods of daily, weekly, and monthly active usage. I bitched about this on twitter and […]

    Published September 10, 2016
  • What a Week

    I’ve started a new newsletter, and it is ad supported. I’d love it if you signed up, it’s a weekly affair. Here’s a taste from this week’s: I wasn’t going to mention all the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Fire Editions, but umm, well it burned a Jeep to the ground (and if the story couldn’t […]

    Published September 9, 2016
  • Special B&B Throwback Episode: The iPhone 7 Event

    I texted Shawn on Tuesday to see if he wanted to do a special show, and amazingly we both had time to fit it in. We talk about the iPhone 7 stuff, as well as paying for new devices. Shawn also explains math to me. All in all: good times.

    Published September 8, 2016
  • How My Friends Described Some Colors To Me When I Couldn’t See

    This is one of those things you read when you are having a rough day. (Via Kottke)

    Published September 6, 2016
  • So This Thing About Files on iOS

    All these people complaining about iPads seem to not know how iOS actually works.

    Published September 5, 2016
  • Fastmail, end of an era

    Apple really neglects the hell out of macOS server.

    Published September 3, 2016
  • How Tech Giants Are Devising Real Ethics for Artificial Intelligence

    The report also does not consider the belief of some computer specialists about the possibility of a “singularity” that might lead to machines that are more intelligent and possibly threaten humans. How do you not even consider that possibility? See, this is how we go extinct.

    Published September 2, 2016
  • Automated Killing Machines

    Completely unregulated.

    Published September 2, 2016
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