Jul 11 2026
Despite spending literal hours tethered to our smartphones every single day, the vast majority of us barely ever scratch the surface of what these astonishing little machines are actually capable of achieving. We have become entirely conditioned, almost like laboratory mice, to interact with our glass screens through a series of frantic, hyper-impatient muscle movements. …
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Jun 15 2026
Let me tell you something about the people who design software at Apple. They are, without question, some of the most talented, best-paid, and catastrophically wrong human beings on the planet. They sit in their glass building in Cupertino, California and they think to themselves: “You know what users want? The opposite of what they’ve …
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Jun 15 2026
Usually, my scorn, my irritation, my peeve, is directed at the ACT Government and their relentless building apartments, or the weather which has decided to turn the sky into a permanent grey sponge. But today, my rage has a new target. It is the internet. Or more specifically a constant irritation (and not to mention …
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May 23 2026
It is no secret that I have been a fan of Pages, and I am always trying to convince people that Microsoft Word (in most cases) is something you just don’t need. Despite my best efforts, though, there are still those that think that Word is the only processor out there, that it is needed …
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May 15 2026
For years, the people in Silicon Valley have been telling us that the future is “seamless.” They want a world where you don’t have to speak to anyone, look at anyone, or—God forbid—actually press a button. And that brings us to something Apple calls Express Transit Mode. In the olden days, if you wanted to …
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