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Apple continues to be embarrassed by its inability to fight back against the Chinese government’s censorship.

The Verge: Adobe is launching a new app today called Photoshop Camera that’s filled with a bunch of very elaborate filters that can change your face and the world around you. Some of the filters are really impressive: several identify … Continued

This might just be Apple’s most interesting and important WWDC ever.

Cook: “Things must change, and Apple’s committed to being a force for that change.”

The article quotes Eric Goldman, a professor at the Santa Clara University Law School, as saying, for better or worse, “…this rule made the modern Internet possible.”

I’ve been playing around with this app and it works mostly as advertised. I say mostly because if you move too quickly, the blur can’t keep up. Hopefully, you’ll never have to use this app but it’s good to know it’s available.

Gone with the Wind has always been a racist movie. It didn’t just become one when HBO Max recovered from the fainting couch and put away their smelling salts like Aunt PittyPat. My wife and I watched it again (me for the 10th time) this past weekend and enjoyed it immensely while still seeing, being aware of and acknowledging its racism.

I had someone desperately try to convince me to help them build a business around iBooks Author and iTunes U but, having been burned by peripheral Apple tech in the past (anyone remembers QuickTime Broadcaster?) I had zero faith in Apple continuing it for the long term. Glad I made the right call.

These are alternatives in the most generous sense of the word. FCP is a professional app and many of these are for hobbyists or those who don’t have others relying on their work. That being said, I’ve used several of these apps and many of them are very good. The article missed one excellent free editor though – DaVinci Resolve from Black Magic Design.

I love racing of all sorts but I’ve never gotten into Le Mans. It’s just “too much” racing. But I’d love to drive those cars for a few laps. BTW, this article was written by Top Gear’s The Stig.

The production values on these videos are insane. I actually found myself cheering for one of the marbles. In related news, I miss racing.

Like 2020 wasn’t weird enough already.

I bet this isn’t normal. But then again nowadays, what is?

Sadly, this case will likely go to the US Supreme Court.

As is often the case, accessibility features benefit all users, not just the users the feature is designed for.

Dave and I reflect this week on the protests happening the U.S.

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My beloved 2014 iMac is rapidly coming up on “vintage” status and I worry about repair if anything happens to it. I live in a backwater town with little to no authorized Apple support.

I use the folder method and just go through it occasionally to delete the screesnhots.

Slowly but surely things are getting back to a semblance of normalcy. How is it at your workspace?

Apple has created a new open source project to help developers of password managers collaborate to create strong passwords that are compatible with popular websites. The Password Manager Resources open source project allows you to integrate website-specific requirements used by the iCloud Keychain password manager to generate strong, unique passwords. The project also contains collections of websites known to share a sign-in system, links to websites’ pages where users change passwords, and more.

There are quite a few password manager apps out there these days, so it’ll be interesting to see how this will be utilized.

I’ve tried them all and I still come back to and frequently use the Pocket service.

It may not exactly be “slow and steady wins the race” but Apple isn’t rushing success and grabbing at everything on offer. Its Apple TV+ content seems very meticulous and measured, even if I don’t like every show.

With so many summer blockbusters put on hold or postponed until the fall or later, it’s not looking good for movie theaters in general. Even then, how many of us want to go into a theater even half full of strangers? I know my family and I are unlikely to go to a movie theater until next year at the earliest.

The defense tried to argue that Apple “encouraged” such actions through its bug bounty program but the judge wasn’t having it. As it is, the hacker got off fairly lightly with a fine and probation.

CES is smart to make an announcement and plans for next year but the situation may still be fluid by then. Even if it’s not, at the best of times CES, with its 175,000 attendees, is a Petri dish that I hated going to. I bet a lot of folks will skip at least this one.

Snapseed is my go-to editing app. Almost all of my “serious” iOS photos get edited through Snapseed.

I love Sudeikis and the premise of this is utterly ridiculous which guarantees I’ll watch it. The trailers and “behind the scenes” videos on YouTube are hilarious.

I went on a little rant today about Apple TV, the networks, and what’s not working for me. Dave and I also talked about iPhone sales and using the iPhone for speech to text.

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I’m sure the tech and space inconsistencies (even with my limited knowledge of both) will drive me nuts but I’m still looking forward to watching this show this weekend.

Check it out. Head Pointer is an amazing accessibility feature of the latest version of Catalina.