Reviews

Testing Journelly – Notes on Your iPhone

It’s not a regular occurrence for me to test an app these days. Things are far too chaotic and the time isn’t always there to try out things. Journelly itself is quite simple and easy; this is what appealed to me about it. All of the text-based features you expect are there including spell-check and whatever else you invoke from the keyboard interface. Yes, even the Apple A.I. stuff is available too…

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro logo with phone in orange

The iPhone 17 Pro Max – the State of the Art

I have a conversation that repeats every year and it goes like this: My friend “When are you getting the new iPhone xx?”Me: “Not this year. For sure I’m skipping it.”My Friend: “Uh huh” The thing is, there’s no lack of conviction when I say that. Recent years, however, I have been upgrading steadily through […]

Ideas

My iPhone 12 was Stolen in Downtown Toronto. Here’s What Happened

Smartphones are devices that rule our lives. They now cost more than a mortgage payment to purchase. They hold everything important to us. They’ve become so fundamental to everything we do. When we lose one, it can feel like we’ve lost an appendage. This summer, I left my phone behind at a park and it […]

Liveblog
Apple Event Invite 2017

Apple’s September 2017 Event

Today, Apple’s event heralded a number of firsts. The first to happen that the Steve Jobs Theatre. The first to be almost completely spoiled by leaks, and the first to introduce a phone starting at $999US. Apple was also expected to do but things in augmented reality and include wireless charging. I watched the event and here are my thoughts on what’s coming with Apple. 

Editorial
Activation Lock

Apple’s Activation Lock is Bogus

Activation lock is a service in Apple’s iOS and iOS compatible devices that (when enabled), keeps a device from being setup or reinstalled while still registered in Apple’s iCloud. I recently face an iPad Mini that was legitimately owned, but mostly bricked because of this feature. I’ll show you how to get around this, and why it’s one of Apple’s worst ideas.

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Apple's iPhone 6

My First Few Days with the iPhone 6 – A Review

It has to sink in. This is what I tell myself whenever I’m about to start using a new phone. Today, we use phones for just about every part of our lives, and most of us hold the phone as the last thing we’ll carry everywhere we go (beyond a wallet). On September 19th (or iPhone day), a new iPhone 6 was injected into my daily life. Here are several thoughts and observations about this new phone if you’re considering making the jump.