I’ve been a huge iPad fan since it first game out. I bought the first four versions sight unseen, and with each one I loved it more. I have the original iPad keyboard stand, that plugged into the 30 pin slot and only worked in portrait mode. When the first iPad Pro came out, I […]
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WWDC Wrap up
I decided to wait a week to write my WWDC wrap up, not because I’ve not had any time to write it due to the day job, non-profit work, and dealing with the WWDC Flu (okay that’s most of the reason), but also to give me time to reflect on all the things I saw […]
Conversation is not enough
In the last post I talked about how conversations are a powerful way of interacting with a computer. A conversation must have context and memory in order to enable this power. Simple commands and individual queries are good, but not sufficient to enable the UX of the future. Now let’s look at augmented reality (AR). […]
Why the HELL can’t Apple Fix iTunes?
The number of times that the iTunes library file has corrupted on my iMac is insane! I have a very large iTunes library. It consists of all the CDs, LPs, Cassette Tapes, and even some Reel-to-reels that I own, and have converted to digital. The library is about 23,000 songs and well over a thousand […]
My Apple Watch Series 4 Prediction
So, I’ve been thinking about WWDC’s demos, and the rumors that the Watch Series 4 is going to be bigger.. so let me be the first one to blog this out loud… The Apple Watch Series 4 will become your Dick Tracy watch. Here’s why I say this.. If you watched the keynote, they showed […]
WWDC Day Two
The best advice I was given by people who have been at WWDC before was to focus on getting time with the engineers. All the sessions are streamed as videos, and you can spend time later to watch the ones you missed. This is excellent advice! I stared the day yesterday with getting with the […]
I now know the way to San Jose
Ok, I am sure many people use this same joke… but When I got here, I realized the last time I was in San Jose was 2008 for a Virtual Worlds Conference. It’s amazing how memories cause you to think things look one way, and they don’t really look that way. I guess that is […]
Squashing bugs!
yesterday I had an epiphany – I realized that a bug that had been hiding in Wasted Time for years was actually trivial to fix! So I sat down and within seconds I fixed it! (Boy that hasn’t happened in a very long time – probably because I don’t get to program much anymore.). So […]
WWDC 2017 Keynote – My Raw Notes
I had the idea to do my yearly write up of all the things I saw watching the WWDC keynote.. instead this year, I thought it would be cool to just post my raw notes.. see how I am thinking while watching the keynote.. Let me know what you think: ============== WWDC 2017 – Keynote […]
Apple’s Wednesday Announcement – Three “One More Things”
One of the things I look forward to each summer is upgrading my iOS devices to each of the developer beta drops. It is always an exciting time, usually with lots of bugs and problems. For some reason this summer was different. The upgrades were simple, they didn’t cause a lofty of problems, and not […]