iPad Mini: The Best Kindle

It’s not perfect, but the iPad mini (6th generation) is pretty-much the perfect Kindle for me. Sure, the Kindle – or any eBook reader for that matter – beats an iPad when it comes to battery life, use in direct sunlight, and for being waterproof. And of course those are very important things… some of …
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Apple Vision Pro

Let’s just get all this out of the way: OK? Everyone Happy? Great. Let me tell you though, that after using Apple Vision Pro for 10 days or so, I’m very much interested in it as it is, and its future potential. I’m not going to bother going into specs, or what’s in the box, …
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Appreciating Apple Watch Band Longevity

As I swapped out the band today on my Apple Watch Ultra to my original ‘Developer’ blue sport band, I was struck by what a nice, but simple thing it is that Apple has maintained compatibility with watch bands for over 8 years. In a world of ‘planned obsolescence’ and tons and tons of e-waste, …
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Beats Fit Pro Review

Beats Fit Pro are not AirPods. But that’s not a slight. It’s not necessarily praise either. They’re just different. And I love them both for what they are good at. First, there’s no point in beating around the bush: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) are better in almost every single aspect. If you have the money, …
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iPad Air from a ‘Pro’ Perspective

Maybe it’s some sort of lame existential crisis. Maybe it’s getting older and being more frugal. Maybe it’s just the ‘shiny new’ (to me) factor. Maybe it’s because it’s BLUE! Or maybe it’s none – or all – of the above.  Whatever it is, I absolutely love the iPad Air 5th generation. By some definitions …
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Review: Yay AirTag Arrived! … umm, now what?

It’s one of the most bizarre Apple products I’ve ever purchased. The best way I can think of AirTag is that it’s a product you hope you never need. And that’s about it. You buy it, set it up with the now-standard Apple way of pairing and adding new things to your account (that is, …
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This Just In: Apple Makes Another Crap-ton of Money

Today Apple Inc. released it’s Second Quarter earnings report, and – wait for it – they made a LOT of money. The work-from-home situation a lot of us find ourselves in combined with the hot-selling iPhone 12 lineup, plus an increase in Services revenue brought more and more bags of cash to Cupertino. I’m far …
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Why Apple, Why?

The other title I was considering for this is Wow Apple, Wow! Earlier today, Apple held a ‘Spring Loaded’ event to announce a bunch of new/refreshed products. Some – like Podcasts+ – I don’t really care about. OK, that’s the only thing I don’t care about from today. The rest of it – curse you …
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Jason Sudekis wins Golden Globe for Ted Lasso

How have I never written about Ted Lasso? Now’s not really the time for a deep dive on the show, but I just wanted to say how happy I am that Jason Sudekis won a Golden Globe for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series” tonight! If you haven’t watched Ted Lasso, do …
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Mini-Review: HomePod mini

That’s not just a clever title! Almost since it launched, I’ve had a HomePod (actually a couple) in the house, and the family has embraced all it offers. Whether it’s just randomly playing a song that comes to mind, shuffling through playlists or Apple Music Stations (go Canadian Classics Radio!), or asking Siri to turn …
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