The blog post highlights the crucial yet overlooked Act III of Steve Jobs' life, detailing his struggles with NeXT and successes at Pixar, and anticipates a new book on this period.
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0Vision
2024-02-10 •
The author discusses his experience with Vision Pro, a new device from Apple. He talks about the weight and heat of the device, the apps available, the visionOS, the audio, the Personae, entertainment, productivity, pricing, and t...
0On Apple Planning to Ditch Touch Bar
2021-01-21 •
The author compares the potential removal of the Touch Bar from Apple laptops to the popularity of 5-string bass guitars in the 90s, arguing that there's no reason to go back to the limitations of the 4-string. He believes that th...
0My New Laptop
2020-11-11 •
The author ordered a new Apple Silicon Mac, even though it is a first-gen model and a higher-end version may be coming soon. The author believes the new Mac will outperform the current model, have better battery life, and be more ...
0Finally, a Small Phone I Can Buy
2020-10-15 •
The author expresses excitement about the release of the iPhone 12 mini, a smaller top-of-the-line phone. He discusses his preference for a smaller phone and the compromises he is willing to make for it. He compares the iPhone 12 ...
0My New Theory
2020-09-22 •
The author presents a theory that Apple's new Solo loops are an operations experiment to test manufacturing at a grand scale for highly customizable products. The post discusses the challenges of customization in tech products and...
0RECaf Gains Sleep Analysis, Other New Features
2020-09-08 •
The blog post discusses the addition of sleep analysis to the RECaf app, which was inspired by the anticipation of Apple adding native sleep tracking to the Apple Watch. The author explains the challenges and benefits of integrati...
0WWDC 2020
2020-06-26 •
The author discusses the benefits of the new online format for WWDC 2020, but also highlights the importance of in-person events for building connections and community within the developer community.
0“Sharing”
2020-06-09 •
The blog post discusses the privacy page in the HBO Max iOS app, highlighting the difficulty in finding the page and the misleading language used. It also delves into the implications of the California Consumer Privacy Act and the...
0Magic Keyboard for iPad, 2020: First Impressions
2020-04-24 •
The author shares his first impressions of the new Magic Keyboard for iPad, discussing its weight, key feel, backlight, angle of view, ease of connecting and disconnecting, typing on lap, and trackpad support. He also mentions the...
0We’ve Changed
2020-02-02 •
The text discusses the negativity and pessimism in the Apple community, and how people have become jaded and hypercritical. The author argues that while Apple has changed, the community has also changed, and positivity is often me...
0About That Keyboard
2019-11-16 •
The author shares their first impressions of the new MacBook Pro 16-inch keyboard, comparing it to the previous butterfly keyboard and the wireless Magic Keyboard. They discuss the feel, precision, and aesthetics of the new keyboa...
0It’s not an App. It’s a Store.
2019-11-01 •
Apple TV+ is launching, and the author discusses how it is not particularly important to Apple's bottom line. The TV app is actually a store, and Apple can afford to make Apple TV+ a loss leader as long as the TV app continues to ...
0SwiftUI and PopToRootController Workaround
2019-08-30 •
The author discusses a workaround for a limitation in SwiftUI, where there is no built-in function to pop back to the root of the navigation stack. He explains how he used a WKHostingController to listen for a notification and pop...
0Watch Dependence
2019-08-11 •
The blog post discusses the limitations of RECaf's watch app and the inability to go fully independent with the release of watchOS 6. It outlines the specific restrictions and challenges faced in making the app independent, such a...
0If the Shoe Doesn't Fit, Grab Your Shoehorn
2019-07-01 •
The blog post discusses the negative portrayal of Apple's recent products and business in the media, arguing that the criticism is unfounded and sensationalized.