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• The Apple Polishing Cloth

  By Shaun on October 21, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

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• McGST Podcast Episode 81 (we have learned nothing / we have no margins)

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What have we learned about dealing with Covid one year later? In the UK, not a lot… Where have our margins for creativity gone? Are we all using our tech the same way now because the tech brands want us… Read More ›

• It’s like we lost all the margin in our lives, and there’s no time to be creative and enjoy the ride.

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I keep thinking about what you said about how our hobby is dead – it’s what everyone uses now and is no longer a hobby. It used to be fun. You didn’t have to be a pro, you just had… Read More ›

• Making the Laptop Commonplace

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “People don’t want to lug a computer with them to the beach or on a train to while away hours they would rather spend reading the sports or business section of the newspaper.” Full tweet is here. Kind of funny,… Read More ›

• The McGST Playlist

  By Shaun on October 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This playlist is only available in Apple Music currently and will be updated over time. If you want to try something different you can listen here.

• The first iPhone camera that feels like a real camera

  By Shaun on October 19, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Over the past few years I have seen gradual improvements to the iPhone camera with some objects way out of reach, fireworks and the moon come to mind. The macro feature in the iPhone 13 Pro, however, has changed things… Read More ›

• What is the point of 5G?

  By Shaun on October 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  But two and a half years on, there are signs that 5G — which is up to 100 times faster than 4G, the previous mobile network — is sinking rather than swimming… More here. I must admit that I was… Read More ›

• New AirPods and MacBook Pros (woah!)

  By Shaun on October 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to the shape of your ear. Inward-facing microphones detect what you’re hearing, then adjust low- and mid-range frequencies to deliver the rich details in every song, customised for you in real time… More here. An… Read More ›

• Amazon Plans ‘Reimagined’ Kindle Experience. I imagine much more…

  By Shaun on October 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The first update will introduce new, smartphone-like navigation that’s supposed to make it easier to perform common tasks. Amazon said that swiping down from the top of the screen will reveal controls for airplane mode and display brightness, for example,… Read More ›

• The Queen is irritated. She has no right to be

  By Shaun on October 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Queen has appeared to suggest she is irritated by people who “talk” but “don’t do”, ahead of next month’s climate change summit. Her reported remarks were overheard during the opening of the Welsh parliament on Thursday. The monarch, who… Read More ›