Category: technology
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AirPods Review Update
There were a few things that I’ve noticed since I posted a review of Apple’s AirPods back in December, so here’s a quick update. The range is ridiculous. I can leave my iPhone downstairs and the AirPods carry on delivering audio to my ears. The sound the AirPods make to let you know they’re running…
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AirPods Review
The iPhone 7 is half of a vision for a future without wires. Apple’s AirPods are the other half of that vision. It’s a future where headphones are no-longer tangled up in your pocket, and are instead a three piece system of two earbuds and a charging case that has its own battery and keeps…
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Notes From Apple’s October 2016 Event
Apple held an event today at their Town Hall in Cupertino to announce new Macs. Here’s what got announced. Accessibility Apple opened with a video produced using their accessibility features, and announced a new accessibility website demonstrating them. As I get older I find myself using more of these features, so I am glad they…
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iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
Apple held an event at the Bill Graham Auditorium at just about the regular time as they’ve done for years to announce their new iPhones. Here’s a brief summary of what’s changed in this year’s phones. Headphones. As was rumored, the iPhones 7 have dropped the headphone jack. It was generally used as a single-purpose…
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The Definition of Genius
Ashton Applewhite has an article for the New York Times about ageism in hiring preventing good workers from working. In it is this incredible story of a former Apple engineering lead who couldn’t get a tech support job at Apple’s retail stores: I’m lucky enough to get my tech support from JK Scheinberg, the engineer at…