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iPhone and Apple Watch for health awareness
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 12/10/2016
» Last week Apple rescheduled its quarterly earnings call from Oct 27 to Oct 25: a Tuesday, apparently due to a scheduling conflict. Several commentators are hoping that there could be a new product announcement just before the weekend. Between the two dates is an event in New York when Microsoft will make announcements: "To see what's next for Windows 10." Some speculate there will be other interesting revelations.
OS X with limited facilities
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 03/08/2016
» This week I am in Britain taking a vacation with my parents. The main problem for me has been the lack of internet. While my mother likes devices such as electric can openers, tooth brushes and carving knives, being online is unimportant. Her phone (which is off most of the time) is a good example of devices before smartphones existed.
Looking forward to WWDC in June
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 18/05/2016
» To read some of the press in the last few days, one would think that Apple is about to go bust. Again. Display rumours were exciting; a new iPhone shape was expected. Now Nikkei claims that the iPhone 7 will not have enough that is new, so Apple will die or something. That caused another drop in Apple shares, which may be the point: what goes down, will go up; then look at all the profits.
Raising the drawbridges
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 24/02/2016
» In a court decision in California, Apple was ordered to design a new operating system that would disable the erasing of all contents of an iPhone 5c after 10 failed passcode attempts. Within hours Tim Cook had put out a testy comment on the decision and Apple's commitment to its customers -- not the one specific iPhone that the FBI want pried open, but those of all customers, now and future.
More money, Mac problems
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 17/12/2014
» Macs sometimes go wrong. Many problems may be software-related, but I have had hardware let me down too. My 12-inch PowerBook needed battery replacement under an Apple programme, and a later MacBook Pro ate a battery every year. Two computers had hard disk failures: a 15-inch MacBook Pro under warranty, and my iMac after five years of use. With backups, I lost no data.
Back the Mac up, fool
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 02/04/2014
» I have one sure way to make my students laugh — I ask if they have backed up their computers. There is silence, then a slight giggle, then the class breaks into laughter. With all the work they put into classes and projects, they risk losing all, either by theft, loss, hard disk failure or software problems. My teaching colleagues admit to backing up once a month or less — maybe more when running a project. It took a burglary and the loss of a Mac with all my photographs for me to take backing up seriously.
The iPhone 4: So far, so good
Database, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 13/10/2010
» I have had the new iPhone 4 in my hands for just over a week and have been getting used to its new features and superior performance. The iPhone 3G that I have been using for some 18 months now has served me well. While the white back has a somewhat matte finish these days, the glass is as clear and unmarked as the day it came out of the box. Instead of an expensive case, I just use an iPod sock, which the staff at iStudio found amusing. It works for me.
Apple's Magic Trackpad: installation and use
Database, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 25/08/2010
» In mid-July, while I had the Mac Mini in my hands, Apple released its Magic Trackpad. It struck me as the perfect device to go with the Mini. I am less happy with a mouse now as I am so used to notebook computers and their trackpads.