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Careful Tech 089: The next step in iPad productivity
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Holding onto that iPhone box
I’m not a pack rat by nature. I don’t often keep items “just in case;” I’m more likely to trash them, even if I may regret it later. There’s a notable exception to this minimalist streak, though: technology packaging. In our shed, I have the original boxes for nearly every tech device we own: two…
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Will cutting the “Ribbon” finally fix Office for Mac?
Yesterday, at its annual conference for IT pros, Microsoft revealed a new version of Outlook for Mac. The Verge published a glimpse of the app’s revamped interface, and it looks promising—simultaneously cleaner and more useful. We’ll see more of that refined UI tomorrow. Meanwhile, let’s examine why Microsoft might be eager to dump an interface…
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Should we feel bad for loving Apple keynotes?
Today is the “high holiday” in Apple’s liturgical calendar: iPhone keynote day. In a few hours, Tim Cook and his cardinal executives will unveil the new devices designed to drive Apple’s business during the upcoming year. Apple devotees around the world will attend (virtually), eager to heap adoration on the innovations heralded from Cupertino. That…
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Imagining the future of AI photography
Portrait mode and corollary features (e.g. portrait lighting) are halting first steps towards a true AI-augmented camera.
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Fixing Portrait mode’s grossness
Even if the Portrait mode algorithms improve, I’d like to see some support for touching up problematic depth maps.
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“Smart” homes are dumb.
For basic home operations, rock-solid reliability is the only feature that matters.
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Never not connected: tracking gadget usage all day (and all night)
As I tally the hours, I’m struck by how much of my life is spent using gadgets.
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I’m a bad Uber rider
Why had Uber drivers given me bad ratings? I had thought I was a model rider.
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