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Jonny Evans
Watching Apple since 1999. I don't say what they should do. I say what they might do. They sometimes do.
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10+ Safari Keyboard Shortcuts You’ll Use
24 Mar, 2017
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iOS: What is TV Provider and how do I use it?
26 Feb, 2018
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Mac tip: How to automatically delete used Zip files
25 May, 2018
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My daily Apple blog for Computerworld
- The best way to write Messages on Apple Watch? May 29, 2020When it comes to writing messages, Apple Watch limits you to canned responses, dictation and Scribble notes. Now you can also write more complex messages manually, thanks to the recently-updatd FlickType Keypad.The little app that does FlickType is a $1.99 third-party keyboard app designed for iPhone that also works as a gesture/swipe-type keyboard for the Messages […]
- Apple wants AI to make its products smarter May 28, 2020The trouble with data is the sheer quantity of it. IDC once said that if you stored all the data in the world on DVDs you’d have a pile of disks large enough to circle the planet 222 times.So, how can you winnow junk data out of the stack to make better decisions? That’s one of […]
- Apple rejects flawed claims about its contact tracing tech May 27, 2020Even as we consider revelations Facebook shelved internal research suggesting its algorithms generate divisiveness, Apple has been forced to reject damaging claims against its contact tracing tech currently spreading on Facebook.Exposure Notification is not spying on you Numerous hysterical myths concerning the Apple/Google contact tracing technology are being circulated on Facebook. A series of posts claim […]
- Apple’s big iOS 14 leak is just business as usual May 26, 2020The story is that an early developmental build of iOS 14 has somehow escaped into the wild. So why do we know so little about it?What happened? To paraphrase the elements of the claims: An unnamed individual purchased and then distributed the iOS 14 software. The software was extracted from a developmental iPhone 11 running […]
- How will Apple replace FaceID now we’re wearing masks? May 22, 2020Apple’s FaceID just isn’t what it used to be. Millions of iPhone users are now wearing masks, which means we need to enter passcodes manually to unlock our phones – making Touch ID more relevant than before.Apple recognizes the challenge We know Apple appreciates the problems of wearing masks during the pandemic.Apple’s iOS 13.5 update now […]
- Will Apple's AR glasses revolutionize accessibility tech? May 19, 2020Heard about the optician who got a job at the Apple Store? Not yet, but it looks like you might hear something along those lines as the latest leak claims the company’s long-expected AR spectacles will support prescription lenses.A new approach to eye care One of the bigger problems about the idea of AR glasses has […]
- How an iPhone can monitor COVID-19 infections May 18, 2020iPhone-based remote medical diagnosis systems for fractures and diseases including COVID-19 may only be a few testing cycles away, as a solution from Butterfly Network is seeing use during the pandemic.Remote diagnostics take a big step forward U.S-based Butterfly Network has created an iPhone accessory that turns your smartphone into the equivalent of an ultrasound […]