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Apple Technology

MacOS Sierra and Invisible Remote Control

Oftentimes, I find myself needing to remotely control my MacOS/OSX computer over a network. The built-in tools that come with Sierra (Screen Sharing, Back-To-My-Mac) do a great job of simplifying what could be a horrendously complex setup process, but they have one key limitation…  Anyone with physical access to your remote computer can watch you  mousing around doing… Continue reading MacOS Sierra and Invisible Remote Control

iWatch Today

Writing apps for Apple’s wearable will be as simple as enabling a switch in your app’s Today view widget. Text & simple images on screen; interaction via two buttons or very simple swiping & tapping. See this thread on iMore for details on widgets, and picture this running on a smaller watchface…

iWatch Thoughts

I’ve been wearing a Pebble for the past year or so, because (1) I think wearables are where tech is headed & I want to have an educated opinion on them, and (2) I “deserve” a reward for juggling a newborn and two big sisters. (Don’t you judge me!!1!!! 😉 ) There’s enough to fill… Continue reading iWatch Thoughts

W8ting for perspective

So a relative recently purchased a Windows 8 laptop, and as their resident “computer person” it was my pleasure to “just set it up” for them. I figured it would be informative to compare the setup steps for a new Win 8 laptop to a new MacBook Air… Windows 8.1 preparatory process on ???-branded laptop: Attach battery… Continue reading W8ting for perspective

Suiting Up

I don’t think I’ve seen any demos of iOS 7 where the device being demoed is black. Certainly not on Apple’s iOS 7 site. Of course this is partly aesthetic – the new UI is very heavy on whitespace and looks good framed on a slab of white. However, I’m not sure how great all… Continue reading Suiting Up

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Thoughts on iOS 7

My top ten list of interesting things: 10. Parallax wallpapers. They shift as you move your phone around. Unnecessary iCandy maybe, but I like it. 9. Calendar animations. Colour & movement that actually help you navigate around your schedule. No need for buttons to go from Month to Week to Day views. 8. Swiping Back.… Continue reading Thoughts on iOS 7

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IfPhone 2

So, if Apple don’t see the ‘wisdom’ of my earlier approach what else could they do to revolutionise the pre-paid market?

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Never not knowing

So our daughters’ Nanna has acquired a second-hand iPhone. She’s always been passionate about education and learning. A teacher by training & trade, we joke that our girls come back from visiting her with five more points of IQ. The iPhone, however, is taking her a bit of getting used to. Truth be told, her… Continue reading Never not knowing

Lost in –

“How much is thirty-seven pounds and twenty pence in Australian dollars” So, they still both have a little ways to go. I think points to iOS for at least interpreting my words correctly.