My surprising and troubling experience of buying a Windows laptop for my son entering college.
Buying a Windows Laptop in 2020: My Troubling Experience
My Wishes for Apple in 2020
In 2019 Apple made a significant push into services and fixed many problems with its Mac product lines. The iPhone line got a refresh and brought back some delight. Software quality though as not improved. Here are my wishes for Apple this year. Software quality Photo by Przemyslaw Marczynski on Unsplash Let’s begin with software... Continue Reading →
ARM-Based Mac and Project Catalyst
ARM processors are one of the many crown jewels for Apple. Rumours of a Mac running one of these processors are floating around for quite some time. Earlier this year, I wrote a long post about Apple's Catalyst Project: Apple’s Motivation for Marzipan. The story can be resumed as follow: The plan is to kick... Continue Reading →
Bye Bye 12" MacBook This is a bit sad to see this little boy go on the side of history. I liked its design a lot. I never owned one as I couldn't justify the price and the return on the investment. Yet, this MacBook introduced many firsts. I suspect Apple will return to this... Continue Reading →
New MacBook Pro Released
New MacBook Pro Announcement Surprising announcement from Apple this week: new MacBook Pro released! Full press release available here. Take a few minutes to glance the press release then come back. Do you notice something weird? I did. All the MacBook Pro are pictured in such a way that we don’t see the keyboard. Why?... Continue Reading →
On MacBook Keyboard Flaws
Ouch, just stop everything and head to this Reddit post: MacBook Pro Keyboard Failures: Why Apples dust excuse is bullshit! [Teardown + Explanations]. Another damaging article for Apple on Apple MacBook keyboard flaws. The MacBook keyboard is over engineered. Plain and simple. The internet is full of stories about this keyboard. And I'm part of... Continue Reading →
Un méli-mélo
Épisode #11 - Plusieurs sujets au menu de cet épisode: Apple News+ maintenant disponible au CanadaLe désastreux clavier des MacBookFlickr, ça bouge... un peu.Plusieurs nouveautés en photographie numérique dans l'écosystème Apple Références My Review of Apple’s News+ service: https://numericcitizen.me/2019/04/25/my-review-of-apple-news-service/ Was The MacBook Butterfly Keyboard Over Engineered? https://numericcitizen.me/2019/04/21/was-the-macbook-butterfly-keyboard-over-engineered/ Pixelmator Photo for iPad: a Capable Photo... Continue Reading →
Fix for MacBook Butterfly Keyboard Issues? Maybe
Because I care about those MacBook users with their butterfly keyboard not working as expected, here is something that may help. Introducing Unshaky. This could be a fix for MacBook butterfly keyboard issues. As described: Unshaky tries to address an issue on the butterfly keyboard (Macbook & MacBook Pro 2016 or later): Double Key Press So... Continue Reading →
Was The MacBook Butterfly Keyboard Over Engineered?
Casey Johnston writing for The Outline: Apple still claims that only a “small percentage” of people experience trouble with their keyboards. But having now heard the idea of a “sensitive” keyboard, I’m not sure I will ever get over it. No one has had to think this hard about keyboards in decades, at least before... Continue Reading →
An Airplane, an Apple World
While on the plane to Cancun, Mexico, Apple devices were all over the place. iPad were everywhere: from older iPad Air to the latest 13” iPad Pro. A few years ago, people were using laptops for media consomption. Besides the iPad domination on this flight, the next popular device was the iPhone followed by AirPods... Continue Reading →
