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Following the letter from Tim Cook to Apple investors, “revising our guidance”, Apple has updated their investor relations page with details about their upcoming Q1 2019 analysts call. It promises to be interesting, to say the least.

I can’t argue with this. My wife hadn’t seen Justified when it originally aired so we watched it together. We were both blown away by how good a TV show (except for the awful fifth season) and wished it had continued.

I was lucky enough to have a Your Mac Life listener gift me an Apple Watch 3 for Christmas so I’m determined to use it for my New Years Resolution – to lose 30lbs by March 20th, the day before I go to Lisbon for my Starting Point Photography “Photo Tourism” workshop.

There’s no doubt Facebook knows more about you than you realize but it also knows a lot about you that you gave Facebook voluntarily.

I wasn’t nearly as enamored of the ad as Segall was but I do agree on the confusing message it sends.

It was only after they’d sunk $40,000 and nine months of precious nights and weekends that Jordan McDowell and William Bjork realized how hard it is to make a passive income selling things on Amazon.

The couple had hoped to strike it rich—or at least quit their day jobs—buying goods from China and reselling them on the e-commerce site. Instead, they lost their savings.

I feel bad for the people that have lost money trying to sell products on Amazon, or any other service, but when people claim to have all the answers to make you successful, it’s usually a scam. Those people never lose money.

B&H has had its challenges over the years but I always dropped in during the New York Macworld Expos because it was such a cool, old-school kind of store. If you’re ever in New York City, stop by just for the fun of it – and the free candy. And now I know what the “B&H” stands for.

To stick around for 25 years is pretty remarkable (says the guy celebrating his 25th anniversary as a “podcaster” this coming March!) and these apps deserve all the accolades.

I’m proud to live in #10 and very happy I’ll be spending a week in #1 this coming March.

It’s a very sweet little bit of comedy.

My family in Australia has already finished their celebrations and we here in British Columbia are getting prepped and ready. From my family to yours, I hope you have a happy, safe, fun, and joyous New Year’s Eve and 2019!

I’ve always been a big fan of not only the company Etymotic but also the people I’ve met there. If you’re looking for a new set of in-ear headphones, check out their product line.

Mind. Blown.

I read this on Twitter earlier today and thought it was the funniest thing I’d read all month.

I love playing darts. I learned from my mother who was an incredible darts player. I’ll even admit to watching it on TV on occasion. The spectacle it has become is fascinating and not just a little bit ridiculous.

it’s always good to critically examine how we use these spaces to ensure they are primarily serving people and not corporations.

The New York City ball drop was always a big deal for us to watch on TV as a kid. That being said, there’s no chance I’ll ever want to actually be in Times Square for the ball drop.

Rene and I had a great conversation today that went from Apple’s triumphs of 2018 to how it could improve Siri while keeping its commitment to privacy.

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Some very interesting photo evidence that starkly shows the differences. But the “average” user may not notice or care.

Did someone you know get a new Mac for Christmas? Here are a bunch of URLs to help them out.

If you have kids in your life, I hope you are lucky enough to share these trackers with them.

I’m not really a “daily planner” kind of guy but I wanted to post this, not only for the information but to talk about their model. While it’s subscription-based ($2/month), they are doing something really interesting.

Glitter is evil.

This is an incredible visualization. In particular, watch China as it rises falls and rises again and note the year China went to second place and stayed there. They likely won’t fall from that spot and, most likely, will overtake the US in our lifetimes.

Wood was in one of my favourite Christmas movies and the other participants in this film would have made it a must watch but, like most of us, I’ve never heard of it.

I knew about this tradition (and have partaken of it myself) but just assumed was just that. I didn’t realize there’s an actual, “logical” reason for it.

It’s an incredible image. See if you can spot the Shanghai Apple Store.

As a native son of a province that is one of the largest Christmas tree suppliers, I love these stories of how the tree gets from that farm in Nova Scotia, Quebec or Vermont to the streets and parking lots of your hometown.

I’ve used Darkroom and this new version makes a great app even better.

Interesting that all four smart speaker systems got smarter over time.