Massive and sustained heat waves across the US are some more of the signs that the Climate Crisis is officially upon us. It’s been so hot that businesses have been forced to close for a day or two so their employees don’t quit or die because of the heat. One restaurant in Portland, Oregon, told social media followers it closed Thursday “to keep you and our crew safe during this incredible heat wave.” A coffee shop in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, said it will be closed for a second day Friday because of the heat. A pizza place in Junction, Vermont, said it will remain closed Friday because…
Stumbled upon a video from Greg over at AppleExplained with this good explainer about why it’s unnecessary to kill iPhone apps from within the App Switcher. It’s quick, concise, and Greg gets right to the point. The video itself is well done. Not killing apps has a bunch of benefits: Easy way to bring up a recently-used app App resumes right where you left off The app does not need to reload everything over again because it was left in a frozen state. iOS manages all the power and memory without the need for a person to intervene While I…
Events happen during our lives shaping how we live from that moment on. Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone in 2007 changed everything we do. The Nintendo Entertainment System hitting the US in 1985 revived a dying industry and set off a video game revolution. On April 11, 2012 an unknown group of five people would cause a seismic shift in a category without a name (now called ‘wearables’). While they’re gone now, it is fun to look back at what was an ambitious product that predated the proliferation of Apple Watch being a normal device. This is a look back…
More information is coming to light over on The Verge about Wear OS 3 and what this means going forward with both the software and hardware. This quote strikes at the heart of the matter: It’s not just about improving on the low bar of either Wear OS or Tizen. There are low bars everywhere for Android users. As Wear OS stagnated, OnePlus, RealMe, Oppo, Fitbit, and others have turned to proprietary, simplified platforms that lack the features you’d expect in a smartwatch today. The fact that Wear OS had an entry as the first wearable OS to market and no less…