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watchOS Independence
Earlier this week, 9to5Mac writer Guilherme Rambo tweeted about the appearance of keywords ‘independent’ and ‘independence’ in yet-to-be-released watchOS code. The suggestion here is that Apple Watch could run by itself, with its own App Store and without the need to be a tethered accessory to iPhone. Naturally, it has been discussed on a range
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Rumination No. 39: Behold the Catapostrophe!
Back in March, I had a big whinge about how people misuse (or rather, don’t use) hyphens. Whilst it was frustrating to view these cases at Aldi in person, it was good fun to write that piece. It may seem strange to you that I haven’t complained yet about what is possibly the most misunderstood
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macOS ‘About’ Boxes
There’s been a lot discussion recently about the state of Mac apps, particularly on what the future holds with Marzipan bringing iOS apps (and their design language) to macOS. Naturally, many Mac enthusiasts have been concerned about how Marzipan could corrupt the look and feel of macOS—look no further than Mojave’s additions of Home, Stocks,
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Rumination No. 38: Dining in with Takeaway
I’m assuming that you, dear reader, have visited restaurants and cafés before. You know the drill: you walk in, find a seat, order some food and/or drinks and then consume your chosen items around the table. If you’re with friends or family, then you may even engage in some enjoyable banter. Natasha and I went
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Rumination No. 37: LinkedIn Tales of Love and Adversity
Back in March, I ruminated about the horrendously boring meme culture on LinkedIn in a piece called Key Leadership ‘Learnings’ of Collaborative Synergy and Digital Disruption #AI #blockchain. I felt that summed up things nicely. In that piece, I made a brief reference to the prevalence of ‘broems’ on the site. I’d like to revisit
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Rumination No. 36: Advance Australia… Yeah, Nah…
During this weekend’s federal election, Australia showed that it is a nation divided, indeed, a nation of great contradictions. I believe that Australia generally sees itself as a forward-thinking nation—one of progressive ideas, innovation and the ‘fair go’. We apparently value equality and are early adopters of numerous consumer technologies. Yet, when it comes to
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Accessibility for Everyone
Apple has been at the forefront of accessible hardware and software design for years with both macOS and iOS. Whilst numerous features (particularly in iOS) were included from the beginning, many new ones have been added over time, in response to the needs of an ever-expanding user base. To highlight the company’s efforts, Apple Australia’s
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The Royal Spotlight on Apple News
When Apple News first launched with iOS 9 in 2015, I was enthusiastic about its potential to deliver a variety of high-quality news sources and stories, in contrast to the algorithmic, sensationalist tripe that is surfaced by Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Key to Apple News’s strength, supposedly, has been the focus on human
Lounge Ruminator
by Martin Feld
Lounge Ruminator 