Apple
HyperDrive for 2018 iPad Pro
I just became a backer of the HyperDrive. I’m planning to use this for my iPad in order to plug my Yeti microphone, import photos from SD card and eventually plug in an external monitor.
JF Martin
I'm a compulsive creator and contributor, a digital nomad, a light painter, a YouTuber, a podcaster and a numeric citizen who's enjoying the digital era.
Apple
Others Are Doomed Too It Seems
So long for those who thought Apple was doomed following their revised guidance announcement. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-smartphone-research-idUSKCN1P20X2 [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-smartphone-research-idUSKCN1P20X2] See, something much bigger is happening in China that
Apple
Another Kind of Apple Product: Apple Stores
If you like Apple, love architecture, photography and design, please do yourself a favor and jump right now to this exceptional article “Architecture, creativity, community: A field guide to Apple retail in 2018” by Michael Steeber. This is a must read and see. Apple Stores are another kind of produ
Apple
On Marzipan – Bad Focus ? macOS Revival ?
At the WWDC 2018 conference, in the last 10 minutes of the keynote, Apple introduced something unexpected, a project to include portion of UIKit into macOS, side by side with AppKit in order to be able to more easily port iPad applications to macOS. The code name of this new technology is “Marzipan“
Apple
Focus On Products Not on Sales Strategies
Here is another excellent read “The Ride Is Over: Apple Faces the End of the iPhone Boom” from Jason Snell of Tom’s Guide. Ultimately, Apple’s job is to make the most money it can. If it can raise prices and increase revenues, it should raise prices. But if it pushes those prices too far, revenue… C
Apple
On iPhone Sales in 2018
If you want more details and a collection of juicy comments about the sales performance (or lack of) of iPhone in 2018, a must read here by Michael Tsai “2018 iPhone Sales“. Here are a few notable comments he amassed: Meek Geek: Let’s talk about skimping on the product: 5GB iCloud storage to backup
Apple
Going Back To Basics
Many are still digesting the news from Apple that the iPhone wasn’t selling as well as it used to be. If you ask why to one hundred people, you’ll probably get one hundred different answers. But, some answers are much better than others. I think Apple’s problems has something to do with lack of focu
Apple
On Lowering iPhone Prices
So you heard the news that Apple’s iPhone isn’t selling as well as expected. The problem could be because of China’s economy or the global economy slowing down as this article from the Washington Post: “Economic growth is slowing all around the world“ (…) Outside of the United States, which had esti
Thinking
This is a Story of Two Guys Who Met in a Bar…
…eventually they left like everybody else and nobody would go there and then the bar would close. This is a story of many popular bars. They come, they go. Social places have their own life and their own death for one reason or another. Facebook, is social place that eventually will become a thing o
Apple
My Expectations For Apple in 2019
My expectations for Apple in 2019. #apple #2019 #iphone #ipad #software #services
photography
Curious About Darkroom 4.0 on iPad? A Few Comments
Following my reading of “Darkroom 4.0: The MacStories Review“, I tried the latest version of Darkroom, version 4.0, that introduced iPad support. I edited a photo with it and found the application to be a good start for beginners but lacking in specific areas. One example is lenses correction that i
Technology
Be Careful With Who You Invite Into Your Home
Amazon devices are not on my guests list. Neither are Google’s and Facebook’s. From a recent article from Gizmodo – “The Amazon Alexa Eavesdropping Nightmare Came True“: An Amazon user in Germany recently requested data about his personal activities and inadvertently gained access to 1,700 audio rec