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Saving lives with Apple HealthKit
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 31/08/2016
» Apple released an update to iOS (9.3.5) last week following the discovery of a weakness that could allow an attack to take over a device in certain circumstances. Update now.
Using health devices with the iPhone: GMate Blood-Glucose System
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 07/09/2016
» In a few hours, Apple will hold an event at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco. Most expect new iPhones will be announced. Depending on when they go on sale, we could see the next version of iOS by Friday.
Watertight Apple improvements
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 14/09/2016
» Last week in San Francisco Apple announced new versions of the Apple Watch along with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The event focused only on these devices leaving Mac owners fretting. A comment from Tim Cook suggests there will be updated Macs coming soon.
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.
AppleTV, Movies and Recent News
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 20/07/2016
» Saturday was livened up by an attempted coup in Turkey. While there are restrictions in place for social media use there, President Erdogan was still able to show viewers he was alive by calling in to a TV station using FaceTime on an iPhone. I am not sure quite what to think of that.
Art on iOS Devices and the AppleTV
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 27/07/2016
» A few hours ago, Apple announced its Q3 2016 results.You should be able to find the information online in several places, including Apple's own investor relations pages (http://investor.apple.com).
Updates to Apple operating systems
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 25/05/2016
» There were several upgrades from Apple last week, starting with OS X. This had a new version of iTunes that organises sections differently, giving a less cluttered interface. With the update to OS X there were also several security updates.
Anticipating updates at WWDC; expanding the usefulness of photos
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 01/06/2016
» Apple rumours are sprouting like daisies in the approach to WWDC: just a couple of weeks away. There may be one, or two, or three iPhone sizes, with one or two cameras. There is also sure to be a new screen type (we are told). The next iPhone, which will probably be announced then, should have the next A-series chip: the A10. This is the one that many predict could power a desktop class computer.
Hasselblad H6D-50C digital camera: quality device, quality output
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 08/06/2016
» One of the most iconic photographs taken in the last 50 years is of the Earth from the Moon. Neil Armstrong took that on the first Moon flight in 1969. He used a Hasselblad 500 EL Data camera.
Apple watch: integrating devices
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 15/06/2016
» This week, I attended Apple's 2016 World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. There are few changes to the operating systems, but consolidation and many improvements for better user experience and device integration.