I didn’t update to the latest version of Automatic because I saw this: What’s New in Version 3.9.3 UPDATE• We’ve had to switch road data providers, and unfortunately the new one doesn’t yet offer speed limit information. Now, Weekly Drive Stats won’t include a graph of time spent over/under the speed limit. Sorry about this. …
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Technology: My fundamental misunderstanding on why Apple has any competition in any sector
As I read Ben Thompson’s note about Apple’s China Problem, this line really stuck out: Naturally, WeChat works the same on iOS as it does on Android. That, by extension, means that for the day-to-day lives of Chinese there is no penalty to switching away from an iPhone. Unsurprisingly, in stark contrast to the rest …
Technology: Apple and Developers really need to step up GPU support
2 Hour + video file in 4K (UHD) weighing in around 40 gigabytes. It’s taking Handbrake 12+ hours to transcode from MKV to MPEG4. This is a 4Ghz Core i7 iMac Retina and I have a Radeon M395X with 4 gigabytes of VRAM just sitting there idle. It’s a travesty that I can’t take advantage …
Technology: How to Clean the MacBook Pro Retina Fans
P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver + Compressed Air..EASY!
Technology: Apple HomeKit Deployment Plan (2017)
Apple’s HomeKit API is a system Apple owns, only works on Apple devices, requires an always-on iOS or TvOS device in the home and requires manufacturers to adhere to strict security policies set by Apple to become HomeKit Certified “Works with Apple HomeKit”. I’ve always joked about how Apple’s “Works with” program has been used …