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We tend to avoid or be unintentionally ignorant of how our technological world affects our natural world. Lithium is a great example of something we all need but have little idea of how we need it or how it affects the planet.

Dave and I talk a lot about the Macintosh and what it was like in the early days for developers. I also talk to Dave about what it was like to write books about programming on the Mac back in the day.

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It will be interesting to see if and/or how much Apple bounces back from all of the bad news of late last year.

This actually happened to me as well. Luckily, I noticed it before the call actually went through.

Apple also posted some behind the scenes and making of videos.

Frenemies working together to, hopefully, the benefit of their users.

Most of us wouldn’t be caught by this but it’s a good opportunity to remind less techy friends and family to not download files or click on random pop-ups.

I want to know what made this guy think he wasn’t going to get another ticket when he tossed the first one out the window?

Some of these are brutally funny and NSFW.

Obviously, it’s not quite this easy to use Apple Pay Cash but it’s getting there.

I’ve known about the “nation” of Sealand for years and it always seems like an eccentric, odd little thing some rich guy did. The real story is much weirder and deeper.

The gadget guy in me loves Apple Pay and wishes I could use it more. My wife thinks it’s black magic and is deeply suspicious of it.

I rarely need to leave my car at the airport but if I did, I’d use this in a heartbeat.

Gibsons, on The Sunshine Coast, is where I live. The first three breweries in this video – Persephone (where my wife and I had our first date), The 101 and Gibsons Tapworks – are all within walking distance of our home. It really is a spectacular and naturally beautiful place. If you’re ever in the area for a visit, let me know – the first round is on me.

I happily watched the eclipse on a chilly Sunday evening over a fire with my wife and sons. It was a lot of fun but we didn’t see the meteoroid strike. We were too busy trying to stay warm.

Keep in mind that, like many contests like this, Apple won’t necessarily pay you if your submission is accepted as a contest winner. That being said, it can’t hurt to tag your photos to enter the contest.

I used a very early model of the Bose QuietComfort headphones and found them useful but bulky. If I get another set, I’ll make sure to give this list a good read.

How messed up is our cellular service here in Canada and the US when someone can describe a plan that offers pricing like $10 per GB as “affordable”?

I don’t have AirPods and didn’t know about this feature. Sounds interesting.

This affront to our great nation will not go unchallenged.

I love these analyses of the foods and products we ingest. This one is even more instructive, showing how useless this “cold medicine” actually is.

This Twitter thread is great. The Macintosh SE/30 was my first Mac and I absolutely loved it. I don’t know if it’s the “Best Mac Ever” but it certainly is my favourite if only for the path it put me on.

What an incredible undertaking. I know nothing about violins or their sound and couldn’t tell the difference between a Stradivarius and a Nova Scotia fiddle but I love that these people are undertaking the effort to capture the sound of these magnificent instruments.

Our American readers may not realize this but the role of the Speaker of the House in the British Parliamentary system is significantly different than that of the House of Representatives. They act more as a referee in the chamber than a politician.

Not only are the tiles spectacularly beautiful, the presentation by the Google website is very well done.

Not only is this a really good explanation of what’s happening inside these little cars, the animation is really well done.

The iPhone SE is still a beloved “little” phone, suitable for a lot of people. This is the best deal Apple has ever offered on it.

As the iPad “matures”, its ability to do the things formerly requiring a desktop or laptop becomes greater and greater.

There’s plenty of blame to go around as to why EVs are not more popular but with dealerships being some of the frontline troops when it comes to first information and then sales, they take on a good percentage of the responsibility for the lack of sales.

Like so much of technology, good or bad depends on how we use it. I had a blast flying my DJI Mavic 2 Pro (until it plummeted out of the sky and into our local harbour, never to be seen again), but there are enough horror stories of improper drone flying to make many of us understandably concerned about their use – not just by hobbyists but also by our governments.