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Changes to Apple products and updates to apps
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 29/03/2017
» Despite several sure-fire rumours, there was no special event in March. Instead, there was a hint of change when the online stores went down for maintenance on Tuesday evening. A number of additions and changes were made to iPhones and iPads, while new Apple Watch bands were also announced. Apple updated its Swift Playgrounds app with new languages and announced Clips, a new iOS app for making videos: perfect for sharing on social-networking sites. It will be released in April.
Not all electrical devices are created equal
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 18/01/2017
» Last week was the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs' iPhone introduction. I was there covering the event for the Bangkok Post's Database section, which is now part of Life. I did handle a prototype iPhone the day after that memorable keynote, but at that stage it was still under development. During the next six months up to its June introduction, there was much misinformation about the device from commentators who had never seen it, including a widely-copied theory about the ineffectiveness of the touch keyboard. It continues today.
MacBook Pro: Too Few USB-C accessories in Bangkok
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 04/01/2017
» The disturbing lack of suitable accessories in Thailand has marred an otherwise great start to my experience with the MacBook Pro. Apart from Apple's own adaptors, there is almost nothing here for users who need USB-C connectivity.
Ordering a MacBook Pro; and Affinity Pro for Windows
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 16/11/2016
» Reporting on Apple is sometimes perverse. Only a few hours after last week's eXtensions column, Apple opened the doors on its Thai site and the MacBook Pro went on sale here. Although the US site still showed delays of four-to-five weeks, the time was two-to-three weeks for those ordering here.
Apple's dip: What comes next?
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 04/05/2016
» Everyone knew Apple was going to have a not-so-good quarter, except perhaps Wall Street, which reacted in the only way Wall Street knows how: hitting Apple's share price and claiming that Apple is doomed (again). Some also called for the head of Tim Cook.
Seagate Wireless --- not quite what I hoped
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 06/01/2016
» We start 2016 with the usual predictions about Apple: no innovation, low share prices (not as low as 2008) and estimates of falling iPhone sales as if that were it. We should have a better idea later this month with the quarterly financial figures. In the meantime, there are predictions that Apple will buy Tesla, with some analysts speculating on which companies Apple should buy. Some never learn.
Apple facts, hints and tips
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 28/10/2015
» Apple has just announced its 4th quarter results. These should be available in several online sources by now. Income will come from hardware such as iPhones and Macs, and services. Some sales figures, such as the Apple Watch, will all be included in an "Other" section.
Ordering a new Mac mini for my office
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 29/04/2015
» Last weekend, a local user pointed me to a report on the Ars Technica site about the latest Flash Zero Day exploit, one of several already this year. Dan Goodin writes that although Windows users running Flash in Firefox or Internet Explorer are mainly at risk, the CVE-2015-0313 security bug is present in Flash for Macs and Linux.
Book a Mac for Christmas
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 03/12/2014
» With holiday season approaching, decorations are now turning malls and shopping areas into winter wonderlands, signalling a time of gift-giving. Some of us may want to give to friends and family, but others may use an end-of-year bonus to update their own hardware.
New Apple iPads and Macs evolve but don't surprise
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 22/10/2014
» Last week in Cupertino, Tim Cook along with Craig Federighi and Phil Schiller introduced some more new products which were more along the lines of a logical evolution rather than major surprises. Nonetheless, eyebrows were raised a little, especially by a new iMac.