Thoughts about the Apple iPad event – May 2024

May 7, 2024
We had the first Apple keynote of 2024 today, the new iPads were long overdue with it being over 18 months since they last saw an update. This could have just been a press release, or it could have waited for WWDC next month, but Apple did the right thing by letting the new iPads have their own event, as I feel that these are some pretty impressive hardware upgrades. iPad Air The first upgrade was to the iPad air, the big news is that the Air now comes in two sizes, there is a bigger 13” variant which I…

Triple Click Productivity 

May 5, 2024
Smartphone addiction is a real thing and it is a bad thing, especially bad when you have goals that you want to achieve in life but all you do is have your phone in your hand and alternate between Youtube Shorts, Instagram reels, and TikTok videos. I have found myself so drenched into these vertical videos that I would lose track of what app i am in. they all do the same and pretty much have the same interactions to move on to the next video. I have been trying to get rid of my smartphone addiction for a while…

The iPhone 15 Pro Action Button

April 14, 2024
It’s about 6 months since Apple replaced the mute toggle switch on the iPhone. The iPhone, since its inception only has lost a couple of buttons. The iconic home button got replaced with gestures and a full screen with the iPhone X, and Apple with the latest iteration of the iPhone has replaced the mute toggle switch on the side of the phone with an action button. This change was limited to the Pro and Pro Max versions of the phone, the regular iPhone 15 series still has the traditional mute toggle switch.  The mute toggle switch on the iPhone…

The nicest feeling iPhone yet

October 7, 2023
I have written about my love for the Mini sized iPhones, sadly I do still think the world has moved on from smaller “one hand operability” size of phones. I have been using my iPhone 15 Pro Max in natural titanium since day one, and I have used it case-less for 95% of the time and I intend to use it case-less too.  Every time I pick up the phone I think to myself that this phone feels nice, and that is because of the multiple iterations that we have had over the years and Apple has had a go…

The iPhone 15 Pro Max heating problem 

September 30, 2023
Literally everyone on Twitter(are anyone calling this X?) and TikTok seem to be thinking that the iPhone 15 Pros are heating up and catching fire. OK, so I know it’s not “literally” everyone on these platforms, but that is what the algorithm on these media websites think I would love to see. So every time I go on this app it riles me up, because I have had the 15 Pro Max since day one and haven’t had any of the heating issues. This is not to say I have never had heating issues, the phone does heat up, but…

3 days with the iPhone 15 Pro Max 

September 25, 2023
I wrote my initial impressions last Friday when I got the phone delivered. I have had a bit more time with the phone now have some more thoughts. 1. The Design Most of my feelings about using the phone for a couple of hours still stand true: the lighter weight, the titanium frame, the smaller size and bezels are really great. There is a lot of criticism that Apple is not innovating any more, and it is very true, at least in the iPhone space. Apple aren’t innovating, they are perfecting. The titanium edge of the phone meeting the back…

7 iPhone Camera Settings on iOS17 To Help Take Better Photos

September 23, 2023
This is a post that I did on my Instagram as I get a number of DMs from people asking how I took a certain photo with an iPhone. One person even accused me of taking photos from Google and passing it off as mine — I take this as a compliment. I am not claiming to be a great photographer (my imposter syndrome ensures that); what I am trying to tell you is that changing a few settings on your iPhone will give you more control over your camera and assist you in being a better photographer. A photo I took…

First Impressions of the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

September 22, 2023
I got the 15 Pro Max delivered today and these are my first impressions. I haven’t played with the camera (this is the reason I upgrade yearly), but I will give it a whirl over the weekend! But for now, these are by initial impressions after using the phone for a couple of hours.  1.It’s so light! The 12, 13 and 14 Pro Max’s felt premium but were hefty. And after using those 3 models for the last 3 years the 15 feels light, very light. It is only 19 grams lighter than the 14 Pro Max but feels as…

Ejectify for Mac

September 16, 2023
There are apps that we use everyday and then there are apps that we use when we need them. My favourite apps are the the ones that I use everyday but it works so seamless that I don’t even notice it. I use my MacBook a lot and when I need an external monitor I use a LG 27” 4K monitor. The back of this monitor also has a dock built in, meaning I have my 2TB external SSD plugged in which has a lot of my files and also acts as my TimeMachine backup. I connect my MacBook to…

Apple Watch, Double Tap And The Future Of Gestures

September 15, 2023
One of the major selling points which Apple spent a lot of time on during the iPhone 15 keynote is the double pinch gesture that you can perform on the Series 9 Apple Watch. You can control the watch via gestures on the arm you wear the watch, and you don’t even need to touch the watch to use it, perfect for when your hands are occupied. Now, this might look new and unique to the Series 9 (and Ultra 2) but a similar feature was first introduced with watchOS 8 a couple of years ago. This was introduced as…