Too many hobbies, not enough focus
My iPhone 12 Pro arrived Friday and I waited all day to open it so I could record my initial impressions. At its core, it isn't much different from my iPhone X save for the camera, so I'll probably post some comparisons later. If you are looking for some detailed reviews, try one of these: …
When I purchased my 5s I also wanted to purchase a case and a dock. I generally don't use cases on my phones but Apple introduced a new line of leather cases for the 5 and 5s that looked really cool so I thought I might try them out. It also introduced a dock, which …
After seven (mostly) bi-weekly beta releases to developers, iOS 7 is now available for public consumption as of today. You can go to Apple.com to read about the new look and feel and get an overview of the features. I've been using iOS 7 since Beta 1 was released in June and I've watched it …
Apple announced its new iPhones this week and upgrade time has come. With my 2 year contract up and my 4s looking a bit, shall we say, short, I'm ready for an upgrade and that upgrade is going to be to a 5s. Why not a 5c? A few reasons, actually. While I do like …
The iOS 7 beta schedule was disrupted a few weeks ago when Apple suddenly shut down its developer portal due to a security breach. Without access to the developer portal Beta 4 was delayed for a week but Apple got right back on schedule (almost) with Beta 5's release last Tuesday. As mentioned in my …
As the internet promised, iOS 7 Beta 3 was released on Monday, two weeks after the previous beta. As I've been having such stability problems with beta 2 I installed it over-the-air almost immediately at work. There are a few new visual changes in this build but the biggest improvements are: Overall stability - my …
Apple dropped beta 2 of iOS 7 last Monday, just two weeks after the WWDC keynote, setting the precedent for a two week pace that was unheard of in previous beta releases. The Internet and its “sources” say that this two week schedule is indeed going to stick around for the foreseeable future as the …
The big announcement at Apple's 2013 World Wide Developer Conference was the brand new iOS 7, whose look and feel are the largest changes to the iOS since the original iPhone was released in 2007. Apple has a great page about it http://www.apple.com/ios/ios7/ with a lot of screenshots, videos, and explanations of the features. iOS 7 …
Apple had its big event today to reveal the iPhone 5 and new iPods. It appears that the company has finally combined its iPhone and iPod Music events into one, moving the June iPhone announcement to October last year and September this year. It now occupies the same time frame as the original Music events …
Two months ago I posted the things that I wanted to see in iOS 6. Now that it's been announced, let's see how I did. Background Downloading: No Dice I wanted apps to be able to download in the background. Nothing has been announced nor have any developers discovered this ability. But it's not October …
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