Bob Pluss

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Apple Watch as an ‘adventure watch’

David Smith wrote about using his Apple Watch as an 'adventure watch' similar to a Garmin or Coros Apex Pro. What he discovered is that if you use the Apple Watch with the display off (via Theatre Mode), you could significantly increase the battery life (up to 3

The Regression of Apple’s Charging UX

In 2006, Apple introduced their proprietary MagSafe charging for the MacBook Pro. It was an incredible solution and was significantly better than any other charging connection methods on the market. The MagSafe connector provided two distinct advantages over traditional chargers: 1. Quick Disconnect – I’m quite careful around my high-value

Multichannel Wiener Filter's

One of the things that's always fascinated me about the HomePod is its ability to hear you in all sorts of situations - from across the room, while loud music is playing, while people are talking, or from another room in the house entirely. This makes it easy

Organizing Contacts on iOS

I've learned a few tricks over the years for organizing, backing up, and getting the most out of my contacts list. A good friend and loyal reader of the site made a comment about nicknames this week, and it made me think these tips might be useful for

1Password Park coming to St. Thomas!

I just found out that one of my favorite pieces of software of all time (1Password) is opening "1Password Park" in St. Thomas, Ontario! 1Password Park will be a 65 acre outdoor complex featuring soccer fields, an artificial turf football field, a playground with a splash pad and

Deleting apps from within the App Store

> "I wish you could delete apps right from the App Store Updates tab. When I see an update is pending for an app I never use, I just want to delete it right there." - John Gruber [https://twitter.com/gruber/status/1063077628654039045] I’ve thought about

2018 iPad Pro (3rd Generation)

The new iPad Pro’s are here, and they are beautiful. The industrial design team at Apple is doing some amazing work these days - I’m just absolutely impressed at the quality of products they are putting out - the iPhone X/XS, the Apple Watch Series 4, the

Seriously, 102 magnets

This video by MKBHD shows off all the magnets in the new iPad Pro’s. I wasn’t aware of magnet paper before last night - and of course now I want to get some. Link to MKBHD’s video [https://twitter.com/mkbhd/status/1062368253316603905?s=21] Also, if

iPhone X

I decided to review the iPhone X in a slightly different manner than prior reviews. Rather than going through all the new features and specs of the phone, I’ll just be giving a few of my opinions on various aspects of the phone after using it for a little

Apple Watch – Series 3

LTE – Overview By far the biggest change this year is adding LTE to Apple Watch. This allows you to stay connected at a basic level for times when you leave your phone behind – like going for a run for instance. This is great for emergency situations where someone needs to