I went to an opera once and they had subtitles above the stage. While I really appreciated it, it was a bit distracting. The audience would “get the joke” before the singers had actually sung the lyric. While these glasses may be targeted at those with hearing difficulties, I can see it being a boon to a lot of different people attending productions.
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The Apple Watch faces its toughest challenge yet: grandma and grandpa
I don’t know how representative the review group was but it was definitely interesting to read about the Watch from the point of view of seniors – a demographic many say they will be buying a Series 4 Watch for.
How to use Apple’s new re-used password warning to reduce your risk of account hijacking
While this isn’t an issue for me – I use 1Password to create unique passwords for every login – I really appreciate it for my wife. It drives the point home to her how often she uses the same password on multiple sites.
In praise of mediocrity
Interesting theory but I don’t agree with it. I think people don’t have hobbies because they don’t have the time or the money to pursue them. My favourite “hobby” is riding my motorcycle but I can’t do it as much as I’d like for many reasons, money being one of them.
Camera test: iPhone XS Max vs iPhone X
More info and examples of the differences in photo quality of the two cameras.
VICE News Tonight interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook
I love Cook’s comments on privacy.
iPhone XS: A look at the new camera (and debunking the ‘beauty filter’)
I suspected something like this was happening when I first heard of this issue last week.
Alex Honnold free solo climbing Yosemite’s famous El Capitan in 360 video
This is an incredible video. If you can watch it on a device that supports 360 degrees, do it. Both my 12-year-old and my 12-year-old self loved it.
Snapheal, Intensify, and ColorStrokes from Macphun Software (now Skylum) are now free apps
Looks like the nice folks at Skylum (formerly Macphun Software) have made three of their apps free for macOS users.
“Portraits of Melissa”
I never used “Moments” from the iOS Photos app but, under iOS 12, “For You” pops up with these little videos now and again. I’m fairly impressed. Without me having named any of the pics or videos, the phone has identified my lovely wife and created this little video of her.
The Dalrymple Report: The new iPhones and Apple Watch with Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie joins me this week to talk about the new iPhone XS, XS Max, and the Apple Watch Series 4. We have both been using them for a week or so and have some thoughts on what we’ve seen so far.
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iPhone naming: 1 step forward, 4 steps back
I’m with Segall on this one. I think Apple may have painted themselves into a naming corner. I tend to refer to the new phones simply as “the S”, “the Max”, and “the R”. Still awkward though.
Backblaze cautions users about upgrading to Mojave
I hope this warning doesn’t come too late for some of you.
Facebook network breach affects up to 50 million users
Facebook keeps stepping in piles and piles of crap – much of it their own.
California Apple Store robbery gang stole over $1M in goods, cops say
At what point does Apple revise its store in order to stop this kind of theft or whether they just see this as the cost of doing business the way they do? My biggest fear is that someone, staff or customer, gets hurt or worse in one of these smash and grabs.
“Since Mom died this past spring, my 92 year old dad waits for mail every day.”
Please take a moment over the next few days to buy a postcard of your hometown or state or province or country and send it to Mr Dunn.
Don’t you hate when a seal slaps you in the face with an octopus?
This blew up on Twitter yesterday and it was hilarious to see.
385 feet of crazy: the most audacious flying machine ever
This is a giant, ugly plane but I would never bet against the legendary plane builder Burt Rutan or Paul Allen’s millions.
What is atrial fibrillation, and why is your watch telling you about it?
Interesting post explaining something most of us have heard about but may not understand.
The 10 safest countries in the world
I don’t take these kinds of lists too seriously but I am happy to say I live in #6 and will be visiting #4 next March.
Banff National Park’s explanation of the difference between sheep and goats
TFW your home-sick-from-school 12 year old asks you, “What’s the difference between a sheep and a goat?” and a Google search leads you to this video.
Working with Mojave’s privacy protection
Things like 1Password, SpamSieve and the like will need to acess this.
macOS Mojave patcher tool for unsupported Macs
There’s no chance I’d ever use this kind of thing but I’m sure some of you would love to stuff Mojave on to an old Mac.
How to make a bootable macOS Mojave (10.14) installer drive
Perfect timing. I’m downloading Mojave as we speak.
Why I’m done with Chrome
This is justifiably worrying to security experts. I’ve been a Chrome user in the past but, with today’s release of Mojave, I’m likely going back to Safari.
A brief statement on DragThing – I’m stopping selling it as of today
I predict we’ll see more of these kinds of announcements from developers as Mojave end-of-lifes more and more 32-bit apps.
I’d like to share the story of a personal interaction I had (with) Alan Bean, Apollo moon-walker and artist.
Wow. Amazing story. Read for the science, stay for the surprising kicker at the end.
Apple Watch Series 4 fall detection is off by default, unless you are 65+ years old
Nice find by a Redditor on Apple’s Watch Series 4 support pages.
Apple’s guided tour of the iPhone XS iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR
Simple but well done as always.
iOS 12 automatically saves iMessage photos to your Photos library
This is one of those changes Apple often makes that they don’t tell the user about. It’s also something not everyone wants.