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Careful Tech 087: What would make me buy a cellular Apple Watch?
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Dark mode: better on the iPhone than the Mac?
In the most recent release of iOS, Apple added dark mode, and I’m a fan. At nighttime, dark backgrounds seem less glaring; they’re also less likely to disturb my partner sleeping beside me on the bed. But I’ve actually taken to “running dark” all the time—day and night—on my iPhone. I spend most of my…
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“And you can preorder it… today!”
With both the Apple Watch Series 5 and the AirPods Pro, Apple offered preorders on the very same day they introduced the product. With a turnaround that short, customers face a dilemma. You can preorder the device, but you have no guarantee that the bauble will live up to Apple’s hype. There are no third-party…
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Does the Series 5 have worse battery life than every previous Apple Watch?
I wouldn’t give up the Series 5’s always-on display, but it comes at a high price: significantly worse battery life than its predecessors.
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AirPods Pro observations (that I haven’t seen elsewhere)
I resisted the temptation to buy the AirPods Pro… for an hour or two. Oh, I still resent the fact that my three-year-old, first-gen AirPods last barely an hour before the batteries die. And I hate adding yet another device to my list of frequently upgraded technology. Most of all, I feel guilty about dropping…
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Caught between computers
In terms of computing platforms, I‘ve been set adrift.
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Smarter AirPods gestures
It’s one of my favorite AirPods features: slip in a single AirPod, and iOS will send a mono-mixed signal to the active unit, while ignoring the other. I use this all the time. For example, if my AirPods are running low on power, I’ll continue to listen in one ear while charging the other unit…
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Buying an iPad Pro
Fortunately for me, Apple’s generous return policy means I get a 14-day “trial” period to decide whether this iPad will earn a place in my computing workflow.
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The “$100 iPad Pro”
I’m bummed to miss out on the hotness, but here’s the thing: I can meet these “needs” without dropping $1,200 on an iPad Pro, a Smart Keyboard, and an Apple Pencil. It simply requires some creativity—and some willingness to compromise.
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Mindless: the sorry state of meditation apps on the Apple Watch
The dearth of Apple Watch meditation apps points to the ecosystem’s deeper problems.
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