Travel
How about a bit of social behaviour observations? I’m visiting Hawaii since July 12th. I’m loving it very much. I’ve seen such of varying environment: rain forests, desert like landscapes, wonderful beaches, etc. I’m able to report on this because I’m a typical epicurean type of guy when on vacation
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First, consider this typical vacation scenario: you take many pictures with your iPhone while visiting a small town. The next day, you pack all your things to catch a flight that will bring you to your next destination. While sitting comfortably in your seat during flight, you grab your iPad and lau
Privacy
A few months ago I closed my Facebook account. After accidentally returning to Facebook, what I found was shocking. Here is how it all happened and what I found. When I closed my Facebook account, I chose to keep Messenger active in order to be able to stay in touch with a few of my… Continue Readin
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Jony Ive departing from Apple. Everyone come and go but this wasn’t expected. Or was it? There are many ways to look at this news. Obviously, this is the end of a era at Apple. But what does it mean for Apple in the short and the long term? Here are my thoughts on what… Continue Reading → [https://n
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Today I tested iPadOS 13 beta 2 ability to import RAW images from an SD card straight from my Nikon D750 so I can do my editing process on the iPad. I attempted editing one of the RAW image with Apple’s Photos.app, Pixelmator Photo and Darkroom. I’ll skip the importation process as this will be… Con
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The idea may seem surprising but, what if Apple bought WordPress? Is such a thing even possible? And why on earth Apple would enter the self publishing world? Would this be another nice addition to their ever expanding services portfolio? Let’s try to answer some of these questions. Why build a self
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If you are an amateur photographer evolving in Apple’s ecosystem and if you use RAW image format while you shoot, please, read this excellent informative article “The Ins and Outs of Non-destructive Editing in Photos for Mac and iOS“. You have to know this important fact: Photos extensions in iOS 12
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Make no mistake, 2019 is another pivotal year for Apple. In case you are wondering why, just remember one thing: SwiftUI. Writing software for Apple ecosystem will never be the same. Here is why it matters for developers and general users. High expectations We were expecting a lot from Apple for thi
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Wow, who knew this would be coming someday. iTunes was such a big part of Apple’s digital stores and media consumption. For many people, iTunes was just garbage. iTunes has a long history. It wasn’t perfect and I still like it as of this writing. In fact, I just don’t understand all that hate toward
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WWDC 2019 Keynote is already behind us. This was a long wait. Expectations were high. Apple had to deliver. And boy they did. Here are my thoughts on the WWDC 2019 keynote. Spoiler alert: I’m overwhelmed. I’m blown away. Generalities The keynote followed some kind of a different path this year compa
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Apple is no longer in the external display business. Instead, they rely on LG line of UltraFine monitors to go with their computer lines. They recently introduced a smaller version of a 4K display. So, here is my review of the 23.7” LG UltraFine 4K display. Why an external display? I never had an ex
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Sweet memories. 30 years ago: HyperCard was born. HyperCard was revolutionary, it was a novel tool for the mind. I remember that time. I was at university doing my degree in computer science. When I told one of my teacher about what Apple was launching, he was in awe. This all happened before the we