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WWDC Post Roundup Banner Image WWDC Post Roundup My thoughts and rants on WWDC 2016 I wrote a lot more than I usually do this week in the lead-up to WWDC. Here are all the posts all on one page. I didnโ€™t even have time to write ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 13, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ iPad๐Ÿท๏ธ iPhone WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 6 Banner Image WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 6 Today's Ramblings: Siri Apple was the first compnay to put voice control in a phone with the iPhone 3GS. Siri took over for Voice Control with the iPhone 4S, and was a vast ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 12, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Siri๐Ÿท๏ธ WWDC WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 5 Banner Image WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 5 The not-iPhones New software for the last few WWDCs have focused heavily on the iPhone. This makes sense, because the iPhone is such a huge part of Appleโ€™s ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 11, 2016 ๐Ÿ“ท Seriously, Apple? You can do better. ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple Watch๐Ÿท๏ธ iPad๐Ÿท๏ธ iPhone๐Ÿท๏ธ WWDC๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 4 Banner Image WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 4 Today's Ramblings: Home Whatever happened to HomeKit? When HomeKit was announced in 2014, it showed a lot of promise. Having one way to interface with all the fiddly bits ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 10, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ HomeKit๐Ÿท๏ธ Automation๐Ÿท๏ธ Siri๐Ÿท๏ธ Echo๐Ÿท๏ธ WWDC WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 3 Banner Image WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 3 Today's Ramblings: Keyboards Ever since third-party keyboards arrived with iOS8, things have pretty much been a mess. Here are some quick thoughts and wants, from my ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 9, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ WWDC๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ iPad๐Ÿท๏ธ iPhone WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 2 Banner Image WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 2 Today's Ramblings: Messages Messages (the concept) are very important. Messages (the app) needs to live up to that. I use a lot of messaging services for different things. ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 8, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ WWDC๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Messages WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 1 Banner Image WWDC Week of Wants, Vol 1 Today's Ramblings: Photos I use Appleโ€™s Photos and iCloud for my main photo library, but I have Dropboxโ€™s auto-upload turned on as a poor-manโ€™s backup, and Iโ€™m a big fan of ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 7, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Google๐Ÿท๏ธ Photos๐Ÿท๏ธ WWDC Vote by Mail Banner Image Vote by Mail I actually voted by mail last week here in California, but Im wearing my sticker today. Despite the fact that the media called the race before tens ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 7, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Politics๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro I Just Tronc'd My Pants Banner Image I Just Tronc'd My Pants Despite the terrible name and Nickelodeon font, this is a big change. The old-media outlet is embracing AI and will start trading public shares on ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 3, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Tribune Press Release ๐Ÿ“ท MarketWatch ๐Ÿท๏ธ Media The Internet Decapitalized Banner Image The Internet Decapitalized Finally. We will lowercase internet effective June 1, when the 2016 Stylebook launches. #ACES2016 pic.twitter.com/vv53323GL6 โ€” AP Stylebook ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 1, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Twitter ๐Ÿท๏ธ Internet๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Google Photos Hits One Year Banner Image Google Photos Hits One Year Google photos has been around for a year. I use it and love it. Besides the obvious benefit of an additional free (lower resolution but still ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 31, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Google Blog ๐Ÿท๏ธ Google๐Ÿท๏ธ Photos๐Ÿท๏ธ Video Brandless Banner Image Brandless Fascinating that, much like the iPhone or iPad, there is no logo on the front, only a slightly-glossier-than-the-wall logo on the side. New Apple ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 26, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Twitter ๐Ÿท๏ธ Twitter๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Linked List Voting By Mail Is Awesome Banner Image Voting By Mail Is Awesome I just got my vote-by-mail ballot for the primaries here in Los Angeles County. Why doesnโ€™t everyone do this? The state of Washington has eliminated ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 25, 2016 ๐Ÿ“ท LA Times ๐Ÿท๏ธ Politics My Social Apps - 2016 Edition Banner Image My Social Apps - 2016 Edition Iโ€™ve been converting my Squarespace blog over to Jekyll. Itโ€™s been fun learning new things (including basic Javascript and Ruby), and seeing old ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 2, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ iPhone๐Ÿท๏ธ Apps๐Ÿท๏ธ Social We are _so_ California right now. Banner Image We are _so_ California right now. We are so California right now. Convertible, dog, tank top, and In-N-Out ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 1, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Dogs๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro New Apple Music Video Banner Image New Apple Music Video Tap-Tap-Taylor Two things about this commercial: Seeing Taylor Swift โ€œfallโ€ on the treadmill is unexpected and damn funny. Also unexpected is Apple shows what a ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 27, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— YouTube ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Music๐Ÿท๏ธ Video Prince Banner Image Prince Purple Rain Iโ€™m not big on posting about dead celebrities. Art affects people deeply, whether itโ€™s music, acting, painting, or whatever the shit the Kardashians ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 25, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— YouTube ๐Ÿท๏ธ Music๐Ÿท๏ธ Video Prepping healthy meals for the week Banner Image Prepping healthy meals for the week Outside, like man! Now, whereโ€™s my Gimlet ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 18, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Health๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Siri Spills It Banner Image Siri Spills It According to the guys over at 9to5Mac, and confirmed by yours truly (and a bajillion other internet geeks), Appleโ€™s Worldwide Developer Conference ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 18, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— 9to5Mac ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ WWDC๐Ÿท๏ธ Siri๐Ÿท๏ธ Linked List Microsoft Sues Over Gag Orders Banner Image Microsoft Sues Over Gag Orders Redmond thinks the ECPA goes too far Microsoft, in a complaint to the Justice Department, says that governments shouldnโ€™t be able to keep cloud providers behind a gag order when they ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 14, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Consumerist ๐Ÿท๏ธ Privacy๐Ÿท๏ธ Microsoft๐Ÿท๏ธ Cloud๐Ÿท๏ธ Linked List Procedural Failure Banner Image Procedural Failure Over at MacStories, Graham Spencer wraps up a piece saying: It is too soon to say, but Appleโ€™s actions today may well be the latest example of ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 12, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— MacStories ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Linked List On TextExpander Pricing UPDATED Banner Image On TextExpander Pricing UPDATED 'When a company changes pricing models...' This post has been UPDATED First, let me say I LOVE TextExpander. Iโ€™ve been using it for years, every day. On my 8 month old laptop, Iโ€™ve expanded ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 7, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ TextExpander๐Ÿท๏ธ Subscriptions Apple Turns 40 Steve Jobs: Itโ€™s more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy. The Susan Kare-designed Apple pirate flag is flying high today, on Appleโ€™s 40th ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 1, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— YouTube ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple On the IFTTT Kerfuffle Banner Image On the IFTTT Kerfuffle When free, isn't. There has been a lot of brouhaha lately about IFTTT changing the way apps integrate with itโ€™s service. Pinboard wrote a blog post listing the ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 31, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ IFTTT๐Ÿท๏ธ Pinboard Draft Notes with Apple Watch Banner Image Draft Notes with Apple Watch Add notes without typing! Drafts is an app I use every day. On iOS, itโ€™s where text starts for me. /899 Lately, Iโ€™ve been trying out the Apple Watch app. I added the Drafts ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 30, 2016 ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple Watch๐Ÿท๏ธ Drafts๐Ÿท๏ธ iOS Fight Another Day Banner Image Fight Another Day The DOJ has vacated their order for Apple to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone. They were always on shaky legal ground, and were flat out lying about ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 28, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— TechCrunch ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ DOJ๐Ÿท๏ธ Linked List Both Sides of Their Mouth Banner Image Both Sides of Their Mouth Do they think we don't notice this stuff? So let me get this straightโ€ฆ The FBI is in court right now telling the Department of Justice how it may sometimes need access to information, and ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 18, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Reuters ๐Ÿท๏ธ FBI๐Ÿท๏ธ Privacy๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Encryption Richard Clarke Talks Encryption Banner Image Richard Clarke Talks Encryption 'Not as interested in solving the problem' Richard Clarke, former National Security Council leader and security advisor to Clinton, Bush and Obama, in an interview with NPR If I were in the ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 15, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— NPR ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Encryption๐Ÿท๏ธ FBI๐Ÿท๏ธ Privacy๐Ÿท๏ธ iPhone I feel like I've accomplished something for the day when I can make the bed without waking the dog. Banner Image I feel like I've accomplished something for the day when I can make the bed without waking the dog. I feel like Iโ€™ve accomplished something for the day when I can make the bed without waking the dog ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 15, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Dogs๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Amicus, Briefly Banner Image Amicus, Briefly Apple's FBI fight gets some backup As listed on a Press Info page on Appleโ€™s site, Amicus Briefs supporting Appleโ€™s stance on this issue. In no particular order, these companies and ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ March 3, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Via Apple ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Law๐Ÿท๏ธ Privacy Law Is Hard Banner Image Law Is Hard Orin Kerr, writing for The Washington Post, has a great breakdown of the challenges both sides face in the Apple vs. FBI phone-unlocking saga This ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 25, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— The Washington Post ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Opinion๐Ÿท๏ธ Privacy Disingenuous, At Best Banner Image Disingenuous, At Best FBI Director James Comey pleads his case The San Bernardino litigation isnโ€™t about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 22, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Lawfare Blog ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ Opinion๐Ÿท๏ธ Privacy Appleโ€™s FAQ on the FBI Request Banner Image Appleโ€™s FAQ on the FBI Request Transparency is key in this fight. This page is riddled with corporate-speak and has a bit of hyperbole, but it does try to lay out Appleโ€™s case in the San Bernardino phone unlocking ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 22, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Apple ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ FBI๐Ÿท๏ธ Encryption 'Tim Cook: A Dangerous Precedent' Banner Image 'Tim Cook: A Dangerous Precedent' Apple vs. the FBI Round 2 In an open letter on the Apple Web site, Tim Cook lays out his case against helping the government unlock an iPhone: The government suggests this ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 17, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Apple ๐Ÿท๏ธ Apple๐Ÿท๏ธ FBI๐Ÿท๏ธ Privacy๐Ÿท๏ธ iPhone๐Ÿท๏ธ Encryption Bourbon tasting, Round 6 Banner Image Bourbon tasting, Round 6 (Round 5 has no pictureโ€ฆ) ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 7, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Cocktails๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Bourbon tasting, Round 4 Banner Image Bourbon tasting, Round 4 ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 7, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Cocktails๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Bourbon tasting, Round 3 Banner Image Bourbon tasting, Round 3 ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 7, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Cocktails๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Bourbon tasting, Round 2 Banner Image Bourbon tasting, Round 2 ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 7, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Cocktails๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Bourbon tasting, Round 1 Banner Image Bourbon tasting, Round 1 ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 7, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Cocktails๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro Birthday's off to a good start Banner Image Birthday's off to a good start Birthdayโ€™s off to a good start ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ January 15, 2016 ๐Ÿ”— Instagram ๐Ÿท๏ธ Personal๐Ÿท๏ธ Micro
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