It’s been a trying year for the world’s most visible institutions. Congressional gridlock, partisan divide, and federal indictments torment Washington. Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are under scrutiny — and even headed to Capitol Hill — for their role in foreign… Read More ›
Apple
Tim Cook has solved two of Apple’s long standing problems
I don’t know if he solved them or simply allowed Apple to do what most other businesses do. Regardless, they’re making lots of money. Here’s the original. And a couple of analyses or comments from Patently Apple: Link 1 Link… Read More ›
Inspire [mac candle N°2]
Last year we made a candle that smelled like a new Mac – this year we’ve got one that smells like a new idea. With every whiff of our Inspire [mac candle N°2], you’ll find strong notes of bergamot, lemon,… Read More ›
You don’t get this kind of support anywhere else
I have written about Apple’s support prowess in the past a few times, but still it impresses me in a way that no other company seems capable of. For the past couple of months I have been suffering from some… Read More ›
Design is about the juggling of various often competing constraints
“Once upon a time, Apple could do little wrong.” I wonder when that was? Having just read about the design and launch of the Mac – not enough memory, no cursor keys, etc – it wasn’t then. Or how about… Read More ›
Is Apple bad at design?
Since that release, the company has strayed further and further from a clear sense of purpose in its design, and drifted into a kind of mid-life malaise in which nothing seems to feel, work, or look quite the way it… Read More ›
iPhone 8 “Are you insane?!?” and The Red Dot
I have been flip flopping around the iPhone 8 for a little while and after spending some time with it, not much was needed, I came to the conclusion that 99% of people should avoid it. While inspecting the iPhone… Read More ›
The Apple Positive Review Club
But it’s worth noting that it’s just as instructive to compare the iPhones 8 to the iPhone X as it is to compare them to the iPhones 7. The iPhone X certainly has much to offer: the edge-to-edge 5.8-inch OLED… Read More ›
Is Apple perfect? Not by a long shot.
It just works. As Apple users, we get so used to that saying that when something doesn’t work, we’re shocked, annoyed, pissed, etc. because our world has been shaken. I use Windows 10 in Bootcamp to play games that I… Read More ›
Where is it? Oh there it is! No, it’s gone. There it is again!
A strange behaviour has been apparent for me in iOS 11 which surrounds the Apple TV widget in the new Control Centre. My iPhone can see my Apple TV through the remote app, but not through the widget. This happens… Read More ›
