Amongst all of the new technology that’s been released in the last year, one of Apple’s more recent classics has joined the family’s gadgets: a green iPad Air (2020) with the Magic Keyboard. I’m not sure if everyone (including Apple) would agree, but I sense this is Apple’s replacement for the original MacBook. It’s a …
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Headphone Health
Apple's new, upcoming iPhone operating system, iOS 14, continues to support built-in headphone audio level tracking. A helpful addition, however, is that it places an easy-to-reach setting in the Control Center. iOS 14 Feature for maintaining hearing health with headphones. I've been using the Headphone Level tracking feature for about a year, and have already …
Using an iPad Pro for Productivity as an IT Professional
About 4 or 5 years ago, I purchased an iPad Pro 9.7”. Apple was pushing the iPad hard as a productivity machine. For me, since then, it’s been especially useful as a web browser and Netflix consumption device from the start. However, since then, my iPad has become more and more useful. As updates are …
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Automate All The Things: Shortcuts
Making Things Simpler Making things simpler is more than "ease of use". It's also about how quickly and efficiently one can complete a task without a lot of hassle. Apple iOS' Shortcuts is a profound way to utilize and produce workflows: things that would generally take you some time (or third-party apps) can happen very …
Experimenting with iOS Shortcuts
Apple iOS has a neat feature built-in that allows you to take common tasks that you do on your iPhone or iPad, and automate it into a simple command. For example, I enjoy meditating, particularly in the mornings and evenings. I use my iPhone to keep track of "mindful minutes" in the Health app, and …
Interactions with Tech
Photo: Andrew Neel We all interact differently with technology on a daily basis. These devices and services can enrich our lives. Generally when I choose new tech, I'll consider its security, and the privacy policies of the organization that developed it. I'll consider both the financial cost, and the "time cost" to maintain it. So, …
