eXtensions

Blue Apple

Graham K. Rogers


Apple, Macintosh, IT, iOS - Asia and Everywhere Else

Some Brief Notes. . . .


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  • 14 December 2022: Wednesday Comment: Apple OS Updates; Hardware Rumors; Side-Loading for Risk-takers; Tim Cook Looks at Sony Sensors

  • 8 December 2022: Thursday Notes: CSAM Cancelled; 75 years of Transistors; iPad News Delivery; AirTags Good and Bad

  • 2 December 2022: Friday Notes: Musk Reinvents; Annual Apple Awards; Apple Football Rumors; Problems in China

  • 28 November 2022: Mahidol Engineering Design Challenge: 25 - 27 November 2022

  • 24 November 2022: Thursday Comment : Covid measures and China; Apple and Unix; AirTag Batteries

  • 21 November 2022: Monday Review (revised from Saturday): Zuckerberg's Black Hole; Musk's Destruction; Apple Quietly Getting on with Things

  • 19 November 2022: Saturday Review: Zuckerberg's Matrix; Musk's Destruction; Apple Quietly Getting on with Things

  • 13 November 2022: Sunday Notes: Updates to Apple OS; New Versions of Affinity Applications; Excitement Outside the Apple-verse

  • 7 November 2022: Monday Review: Apple Design Oddities; Moving on from China; Twitter, Growth, and all That

  • 1 November 2022: Tuesday Diversion: Surprise Mac mini - Setup, Updates and Data Transfers

  • 29 October 2022: Saturday Notes: Ups and Downs in Stocks; Surprise Mac mini; Update Discoveries; and More

  • 24 October 2022: Monday Comment: Updates Imminent; Apple's Strange iPad Directions; Streaming TV

  • 18 October 2022: Tuesday Notes: Film and Digital Variations; A Time for Maintenance and Repairs

  • 17 October 2022: Monday Diversion: Imminent Announcements; Analyst Anguish; AirTags and Luggage

  • 13 October 2022: Thursday Review: Apple Logistics; Confused Sales Figures; Dell Technology Report Implications; Crash Detection and Physics

  • 7 October 2022: Friday Notes: EU and the USB-C Standard; Competition and the Courts; What Next, When and How?

  • 1 October 2022: Saturday Comment: The Sky is Falling Again; Apple Announcements Coming; LiDAR on iPad Pro and iPhone; Apple Watch Arrives Here; Meta Overreaches

  • 27 September 2022: Tuesday Notes: Updates and Rumors; Pixelmator Pro 3.0; AI, Photography and Art; Accessibility and Reality

  • 22 September 2022: Thursday Comment: Scrutinizing the new iPhones; iOS Oddities; AI and Honest Photography

  • 19 September 2022: Monday Notes: Minor Update Problems; New Features Found; 48MP iPhone 4 Camera; Unbelievable Dark Horse

  • 15 September 2022: Thursday Review: More Update Gems; Geo-Location Technology on iPhones; Inventing the Electronic Camera

  • 14 September 2022: Wednesday Diversion: Some Update Gems; iPhone 14 Discoveries; Failed Rumors

  • 11 September 2022: Weekend Comment: New Apple Products and Features; The EU Wants to Regulate AI

  • 3 September 2022: Weekend Notes: Never-ending Speculation; A New USB; AI Chips and China

  • 31 August 2022: Wednesday Review: Far Out Event, iPhone and Speculation; CSAM - Australia Acts, Sort Of

  • 24 August 2022: Wednesday Notes: Imminent Releases; Apps - Buy or Subscribe; CSAM in Error; Pegasus Wings Clipped

  • 18 August 2022: Thursday Comment: 24 Years of the iMac; Switching to OS X; Switching from China; CSAM and Detractors

  • 12 August 2022: Friday Review: Apple Product Speculations; Nasty Printer Surprises; Difficulties Reporting CSAM Images; PayPal Blocked Soon for Some Thai Users

  • 6 August 2022: Weekend Notes: iPadOS may be Delayed; Restrictions on PayPal Accounts in Thailand; Samsung Repair Mode for Phones; Keyword Warrants and Minority Report; Cowardly Apple and CSAM Detection

  • 31 July 2022: Sunday Comment: Mixed Quarterly Tech Results; Analysts on Apple - Sell, Buy, Hold; Deaf Companies

  • 26 July 2022: Tuesday Review: Peculier Tales; M2 Updates; AirTags and Beacons

  • 21 July 2022: Notes on Cameras and Film; Clandestine Holocaust Photographers; Sensor Fingerprints

  • 15 July 2022: Friday Notes: Apple and Wall Street; Toxic Uber, and Fallout for Apple

  • 11 July 2022: Monday Diversion: Aggressive and Ambitious Uber - Crimes, High Crimes or Misdemeanors

  • 8 July 2022: Friday Comment: Apple Silicon Threats; Robocup 2022; Super Pumped and Sideloading; CSAM, CSEA and the UK

  • 2 July 2022: Weekend Review: 13" M2 MacBook Pro - Underwhelming for Some; 5G Modem Chip Delayed, not Failed; Waitography - Better Restaurant Photos

  • 25 June 2022: Weekend Notes: Water and iPhones; Updates; Politics and Mobile Devices - Comment on UK CMA Report

  • 17 June 2022: Friday Diversion: Apple Silicon on iPads; Benchmarking and Ethics; Expanding Watch and Health Features

  • 12 June 2022: Sunday Comment: A Mildly Slanted Look at WWDC

  • 7 June 2022: Tuesday Notes: Some Images from WWDC

  • 3 June 2022: Friday Review: Looking Forward to WWDC; Side-loading, Jailbreaking and Mobile Banking T&C

  • 31 May 2022: HidrateSpark Smart Water Bottle and App: Easy Recording of Liquid Intake

  • 26 May 2022: Thursday Notes: WWDC Nears - Green Thai Curry on the Menu; Taxi App Questions; Router Speculation and Security; Google Breakup Law

  • 22 May 2022: Weekend Comment: TV Notes; Updates in Relation to WWDC; Essential Backups; Apple Headset; Working from Home; Apple Expanding in SE Asia; AirTag Legislation and an Arrest

  • 14 May 2022: Weekend Diversion: The iPod is dead; Hopes for WWDC; EU Stealth CSAM, Sideloading and Cables

  • 8 May 2022: Sunday Notes: WWDC Expectations and Rumors; Text Anlaysis with the Nalaprop Utility; Apple and Netflix Viewing; Star Wars Sounds by Apple

  • 30 April 2022: Saturday Comment: The Real Figures from Apple and the Predictions; Hardware-Software Nexus

  • 25 April 2022: Monday Review: CSAM Lurking in the Background; USA Tech Industry versus EU; When the Wrong People are in Control

  • 19 April 2022: Photography Notes: Digital and Film

  • 13 April 2022: Wednesday Notes: AppleTV Advances; Airplay and the Disappearing Cursor; Angled Reporting on AirTags

  • 6 April 2022: Wednesday Review: WWDC in June; Open Season for Speculation; Mac Pro Mysteries; Oscars, Netflix and Apple

  • 31 March 2022: Thursday Notes: Going back to the Apple Airport Extreme; Meta Hypocrisy

  • 25 March 2022: Friday Diversion: AirPlay Evolutions; WiFi 6 or Back to Airport; Apple Silicon

  • 23 March 2022: Wednesday Comment: The Apple Silicon Mac Pro

  • 18 March 2022: Friday Notes: OS Updates; Ideas on the Mac Studio; Damage Caused by Rumors

  • 10 March 2022: Thursday Review: Moving the Goalposts with Ultra; M2 and Mac Pro Down the Road Apiece; Monterey Webcam Fix

  • 7 March 2022: Monday Diversion: Apple Event - What else is Coming; 3D printing from Apple and Epson; Camera Problems

  • 3 March 2022: Thursday Comment: Apple Event Potential Releases; Historical Apple Snapshots; Notes and Writing; Whose iPad is it Anyway?

  • 24 February 2022: Thursday Notes: Illicit Tag Tracking - Apple at Fault Whatever the Brand; How not to do Folding Phones; Webex Woes

  • 20 February 2022: Sunday Comment: Apple Hardware Updates; Facebook/Meta Changes; AppleTV+; Apple Executive Speculation

  • 12 February 2022: Saturday Comment: Software and Hardware Updates; Legacy Contact Problems; AirTag Controls; Lesser Facebook

  • 6 February 2022: Sunday Notes: Black Lives Matter; Spotify and a Shrinking Meta; AppleTV+

  • 29 January 2022: Weekend Review: Pulling the String; Foxconn Shines; Autonomy, HP and Michael Lynch

  • 23 January 2022: Sunday Comment:Finances & Directions; Apple News Morsels; Camera Industry Redirections

  • 15 January 2022: Weekend Notes: Negatives before Q1 2022; AirTags; iCloud Private Relay Blocked; Macbeth on AppleTV+

  • 14 January 2022: 5 (or 6) Frames . . . Of Thai urban and Rural Scenes with ILFORD SFX 200 and a Pentacon Six TL (120 Format / EI 200 / Carl Zeiss Jena MC Biometar 80mm f/2.8)

  • 9 January 2022: Sunday Review: Vested Stock Options; Turning point for VR Glasses; Evil AirTags; More on Stacked Frames

  • 5 January 2022: Wednesday Comment: Another Year Rolls Round; Complacency and Hope in Tech

  • 30 December 2021: Thursday Notes: End of Year Thoughts; AirTags not Evil, People are; Cables and Ports

  • 20 December 2021: Monday Comment: BlueTooth Woes; CSAM MIA; Pixelmator Photo for iPhones

  • 15 December 2021: Wednesday Notes: Updates and Fixes; Barbari et Romani

  • 11 December 2021: Weekend Review: Monterey Update; Tim Cook's China Deal; Invasion Renewed and Other TV News; Tracking with Apps

  • 6 December 2021: Monday Comment: Monterey 12.1 still AWOL; M3 chips and Other Rumors; iPhone Security - Pegasus and AirTags

  • 1 December 2021: Wednesday Diversion: Waiting for Monterey; Router Notes; Key Command Efficiency; Facebook Growth Trumps Genocide

  • 24 November 2021: Wednesday Notes: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

  • 18 November 2021: Thursday Review: Apple Making Changes; Right to Repair; Online TV; Film Deliveries

  • 10 November 2021: Wednesday Comment: USB Connections; Online TV Better and Better; iPad Pro Fixable Limitations

  • 6 November 2021: Weekend Notes: Monterey Gaps; Facebook Determination; Predictions from 2012

  • 30 October 2021: Saturday Comment: Apple's Financials and Wall Street; Monterey Fallout; a Winner from Nikon; and Meta Creepy Changes

  • 27 October 2021: Wednesday Diversion: Installing Monterrey - Problems on the Way

  • 23 October 2021: Saturday Review: A Measured Look at the M-chip and the New MacBook Pro Computers

  • 21 October 2021: Thursday Comment: Au revoir FCBK

  • 18 October 2021: Monday Notes: Down the Road a-Piece

  • 13 October 2021: Wednesday Notes: Apple Event on Monday; Integration with a Mix of Devices; Sharing Content

  • 10 October 2021: Sunday Diversion: iPhone 13 Pro in Thailand - Early Arrival and Setting Up

  • 7 October 2021: Thursday Comment: Making friends with the iPad mini; iPhones now Shipping to Thailand; Positive comments on iPhone 13 and A15 chip

  • 1 October 2021: Friday Notes: iPad mini in Thailand; iPhone 13 Next Week; Updates and Problems

  • 28 September 2021: Tuesday Diversion: iPad mini on the Way; Rethink on File Organising; CODA not Available here

  • 25 September 2021: Saturday Notes: OS Updates, Product Releases, Changes and Comments

  • 18 September 2021: Saturday Review: Apple Event - Formulaic Video, Flat Sound; Super Products, Can Hardly Wait

  • 13 September 2021: Monday Diversion: Buckle up for the iPhone Event; Epic Decisions; Bad Vibrations (updated)

  • 11 September 2021: Saturday Notes: Apple Events and a Cascade of Rumors

  • 5 September 2021: Camera review: The Pentacon Six TL and the Curate's Egg

  • 5 September 2021: Sunday Review: CSAM Image Detection Delayed - On-device Detection Needs Cancelling

  • 29 August 2021: Sunday Notes: Product Expectations; Apple, Security and the App Store; Copyright the Moon

  • 22 August 2021: Sunday Comment: Apple CSAM - Bound to Succeed, Destined to Fail

  • 16 August 2021: Apple Bets the Family Silver

  • 16 August 2021: Monday Notes: Product Release Speculation; Connector Changes and Legislation

  • 10 August 2021: Tuesday Review: New Apple Products; Apple's Nest of Hornets

  • 7 August 2021: Saturday Comment: Apple Initiative on Child Safety: Pass/Fail

  • 5 August 2021: Thursday Comment: TV in a Time of Isolation; Online Research for Online Classes; Outlets Unprepared for Extended Online Sales

  • 1 August 2021: LAOWA 14mm f/4 Lens for Nikon F-mount: Order and Arrival

  • 30 July 2021: Friday Digression: Apple Financial Report; Magical Mystery Courier Tour

  • 27 July 2021: Tuesday Comment: Future Hardware Ideas; Supplemental macOS update; Technical Help for Seniors

  • 25 July 2021: Sunday Notes: Speculation Special; Plus a Few Hard Facts

  • 22 July 2021: Thursday Review: Regulation for Big tech; Updates to OS Versions; Metadata on iOS Photos

  • 15 July 2021: Thursday Comment: Apple Anticipation and Expectations; User Tips; Politicians Sniffing at Big Tech

  • 11 July 2021: Sunday Diversion: Politicians Redefine Monopoly to Target Apple and Google; Speculation on Apple Silicon; Watch-face Exclusivity Diluted

  • 2 July 2021: Friday Comment: Apple, Finances and Taxes; Ghost in the Machine; Apple Watch Bands Ordered; New Apple Silicon

  • 29 June 2021: Tuesday Notes: Big tech and Politicians; Control of the Rumor Mill; Fiction and Tech Collide

  • 26 June 2021 5 Frames . . . Of Fantòme Kino ISO 8 with a Nikon F3 (35mm Format / EI 8 / Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S)

  • 21 June 2021: Monday Comment: More on Future Releases; Weakening the App Store Walls; Working with Apps and Devices at Home

  • 16 June 2021: Wednesday Diversion: Fishing for Metadata; Apple rumors, Pluses and Problems; Apple and Google under Investigation on Several Fronts

  • 10 June 2021: Thursday Review: WWDC - No iPads were harmed in the making of this event

  • 6 June 2021: Sunday Diversion: WWDC on Monday; An email Changes the World; Cupertino Staffing Problems

  • 29 May 2021: Saturday Notes: WWDC Expectations; New iPad Pro, New Case; iOS and Older Apps

  • 25 May 2021: Tuesday Diversion: 11" M1 iPad Pro in Thailand - an Increase in Productivity

  • 21 May 2021: Friday Review: Updates, Ordering and Shipping - Professionals and Amateurs; Command Line Internet

  • 17 May 2021: Monday Notes: Ethical Apple; Intel Stirs; iPad Pro Deliveries; Making the MacBook Air Ready for a new User

  • 10 May 2021: Monday Diversion: Notes on iPad Pro Delays; MacBook Pro Coolness; The iPod Touch Lives

  • 4 May 2021: Tuesday Notes: Interim Updates Galore; M2 Speculation; The Future Watch

  • 1 May 2021: Saturday Digression: Apple Revenue, Updates and Orders - A Busy Week

  • 26 April 2021: An Accidental Rolleiflex TLR: A new Experience with the Rolleiflex Automat 6×6 Model RF 111A

  • 25 April 2021: Sunday Notes: Apple Spring Event Shopping List Adjustments

  • 18 April 2021: Sunday Diversion: Death Chimes for Macs; Apps for the Apple Watch; Bond Villain Zuckerberg

  • 14 April 2021: Wednesday Comment: Apple Event; Rumors and Delays; Online Viewing Developments

  • 11 April 2021: Sunday Notes: Apple Sales ups and downs; Tim Cook Interview; Thoughts on new Macs, iPads, iOS and macOS

  • 5 April 2021: Monday Digression: WWDC Announcement and Speculation; Unlucky 13; Back to Online Teaching and Display Options

  • 30 March 2021: Tuesday Review: Emergency Updates; New Products; Everyone is an Expert

  • 27 March 2021: Saturday Comment: Intel changing trains; Code for new Apple Devices; 20 years of OS X; Facebook Navigations

  • 20 March 2021: Saturday Diversion: Apple Events and Potential Announcements; Restrictions in Russia and China; 5G Patents and Huawei

  • 16 March 2021: Tuesday Notes: Industrial Espionage at Apple; AI at Facebook; EVs and Apple

  • 10 March 2021: Wednesday Diversion: Nikon Z9; Apple Highway Tax; Anticipation for new Devices

  • 6 March 2021: Apple Photos Mish-mash on Three Platforms

  • 4 March 2021: Periculum Privatum Utilitas Publica: Private Risk, Public Service - Railway Memories

  • 26 February 2021: Friday Diversion: macOS Problems Fixed; Potential Problems for Macs; Explaining Tech over the Phone to Old-age Novices; Black is really White

  • 20 February 2021: Saturday Review: Zuckerberg to Inflict Pain on Apple with a Data-gathering Watch; Beolit 20 Speaker Notes

  • 13 February 2021: Saturday Digression: Intel tries M1 Games again; An app for Sm'àlgyax; Teaching in Class with Students Online; Gopher on the M1 Mac

  • 10 February 2021: Wednesday Diversion: Corporate Report Card; Intel and Facebook Move the Goalposts; Apple Reacts to Developer Pressure

  • 4 February 2021: Thursday Notes: Big Sur Update; Teaching about the M1; From Bezos to Jassy; Parler CEO out

  • 1 February 2021: Monday Digression: Apple Figures and Facebook Conflict; Watch ECG in Thailand

  • 27 January 2021: Installing Thai Sarabun and Other Fonts on the iPad Pro: AnyFont App:

  • 24 January 2021: Sunday Diversion: Apple's Potential $1b Quarter; Rumors about Touch Bar and SD Card Reader on the Mac

  • 19 January 2021: Tuesday Digression: M1 Notes; Heart Rates and Detecting COVID-19; The Sacrifice of Jack Coleman Cook

  • 15 January 2021: Friday Notes: Diversity, Dissent, Censorship and Monopoly; M1 Switch Comments

  • 10 January 2021: Sunday Diversion: What Comes Next; iPhone Anniversary; Cables for the M1 Mac

  • 6 January 2021: Wednesday Notes: Slowly Moving to the M1 MacBook Pro; Online Teaching Drawbacks; Assange Decision

  • 1 January 2021: OWC Thunderbolt Hub with M1 MacBook Pro: First Impressions

  • 29 December 2020: Tuesday Digression: COVID-19, Teaching and the M1 Mac; Temporary Perpetuity

  • 23 December 2020: Wednesday Review: Apple's Responsibilities Tested; Apple M1 Idea-Cloning; A History of ARM

  • 19 December 2020: Saturday Notes: Not Anyone's Hill to Die for: Facebook, Apple and Advertising

  • 15 December 2020: Tuesday Diversion: The new Mac Flies, Just More; Updates all Round; Nescia Sinistra. . .

  • 12 December 2020: Saturday Digression: iPad apps on M1 Macs; Apple Modem Chips; the Apple Monopoly; F*ceB**k and Oculus

  • 10 December 2020: Thursday Notes: M-series Macs and Related Ideas; Titan Awakes; F*ceB**k Legal Woes

  • 4 December 2020: Friday Digression: Frustrations followed by Delight - M1 MacBook Pro in Bangkok

  • 28 November 2020: Saturday Notes: New Macs on the Way, Older Macs Delayed

  • 21 November 2020: Saturday Notes: Apple Drags its Feet Here; Big Sur Icon Blandness

  • 14 November 2020: Saturday Digression: M for Maneuverability - Apple Silicon Announcements

  • 8 November 2020: Sunday Review: One, Two or Three AppleSilicon Macs; or None?

  • 1 November 2020: Sunday Diversion: Apple Finances, Updates, Rumors and Releases

  • 25 October 2020: The KitKat Camera: A PR Exercise with Some Fun Implications

  • 24 October 2020: Saturday Notes: Apple Watch 6 in Bangkok; Reading Between the Lines

  • 18 October 2020: Sunday Notes: Apple TV+ Matures; Product Availability; Censorship by Algorithm

  • 15 October 2020: Thursday Notes: Two Cheers for the iPhone 12

  • 8 October 2020: Thursday Diversion: iPhone 12 Anticipation; Conferencing with Webex Using iPad and Mac via QuickTime

  • 5 October 2020: Monday Review: Phuket on Apple's Profanity List; Using Duet to Share iPad Screen in Online Meetings

  • 30 September 2020: Wednesday Diversion: Products arriving soon; Cambridge Analytica in the News; Writing Essentials

  • 19 September 2020: Saturday Notes: Apple Event - Things Announced and Things to Come

  • 13 September 2020: Sunday Diversion: Apple Invitation to a Virtual Event; Leica Sensor Corrosion

  • 7 September 2020: 5 Frames . . . 5 FRAMES . . . Of a gradually re-opened Bangkok on an Agfa Record III (120 Format/ EI 160 / Kodak Portra 160)

  • 5 September 2020: Saturday Notes: The Usual Apple Updates and Doom; More Film with a Newly-arrived Rolleiflex

  • 26 August 2020: Wednesday Diversion: Online Teaching, 2 Steps Forward, 3 Steps Back; Apple Stock Split

  • 16 August 2020: Sunday Notes: Slow Photos on Mac; Tethering on iOS Devices; iCloud Payment Problem Solved

  • 12 August 2020: Wednesday Diversion: Online Teaching Pitfalls and Pleasures; Wall Street Plus and Minus for Apple; Happy Birthday Woz

  • 6 August 2020: Thursday Notes: Schiller Era Ends; iMac Updates; FedEx Tennis

  • 4 August 2020: Tuesday Review: The TikTok Hornets' Nest; Apple Silicon Thoughts

  • 1 August 2020: Saturday Notes: Apple Finances, plus the Second Store in Bangkok; Early Decisions on Internet use, Good and Bad

  • 27 July 2020: Monday Notes: iMac Rumors; Apple Silicon Transition; Flaky Bluetooth on iOS 13.6

  • 24 July 2020: Friday Diversion: Apple Silicon Comments; Home Mac Notes; Apple Store 2 in Bangkok; 30% Commission Rights and Wrongs

  • 21 July 2020: Tuesday Notes: Big Sur and Apple Silicon; Connections Good and Bad; Popularity of Film Cameras

  • 18 July 2020: Zenza Bronica ETRS: Not exactly the Poor Man's Hasselblad

  • 16 July 2020: Thursday Diversion: Where will it all Lead?

  • 10 July 2020: Friday Diversion: He who pays the Piper

  • 6 July 2020: FilmBox: Scanning Negatives on iPhones

  • 28 June 2020: Sunday Diversion: Reflections on WWDC; Surprises we all Hoped were Coming

  • 20 June 2020: Saturday Notes: WWDC is on Monday so Rumors Abound; WWDC Historical Context; UK Contact Tracing Mess and Lies

  • 18 June 2020: Joyce's Dublin: A Walk Round Dublin Following James Joyce and his Characters

  • 12 June 2020: Friday Diversion: ARM Mac Rumors at WWDC; Moving Home and Setting Up; Kudos to AIS for Service

  • 4 June 2020: Thursday Diversion: Random Connectivity; More on mbfloagent

  • 1 June 2020: Monday Diversion: WWDC and OS Mysteries; Apple Shutting Doors for Developers; USA on Fire

  • 27 May 2020: Wednesday Diversion: Broken MacBook Pro and a Fix; Replacement MacBook Air

  • 20 May 2020: Wednesday Diversion: Mac Screen Problem; Contact Tracing Realities; Who Reads Terms & Conditions?

  • 10 May 2020: Sunday Diversion: Ethical Contact Tracking; TIFF Problems in Photos; Online Shopping

  • 6 May 2020: Wednesday Diversion: Connecting my Mac - Problems with Cables, Bluetooth and WiFi; Ethical Apps

  • 30 April 2020: Thursday Diversion: Big Data and Wylie's Revelations; Catalina Heat; iOS Sleep Interruptions

  • 25 April 2020: Saturday Diversion: Catalina, WWDC, Sedition and more

  • 20 April 2020: Monday Diversion: Counterfeits and Art; Finally Moving to Catalina - Positives and Problems

  • 16 April 2020: Thursday Diversion: Online Teaching; Apple Updates; Questions on Lenses

  • 14 April 2020: Focus Shift Shooting and Image Stacking: Learning in Lockdown

  • 9 April 2020: Harman Disposable and Reusable Cameras in Bangkok: Ilford and Kentmere Film

  • 2 April 2020: Thursday Diversion: 10 years of iPad; Fear, Security and Work Problems in Current Times

  • 31 March 2020: Photo Essay: Backs of Houses in the Streets of Thonburi, Bangkok

  • 30 March 2020: Monday Diversion: Internet Gremlins from Stay at Home Use; Adapting to a Changed World

  • 26 March 2020: Thursday Diversion: Brilliant Minds Ignored; Apple Updates; iPad Trackpad

  • 23 March 2020: Monday Review: Panem et Circenses; Madness all Around

  • 19 March 2020: Thursday Review: A Changed World; New from Apple, Connection Problems; and More

  • 14 March 2020: Weekend Diversion: Cancellations and Criticisms; Apple's WWDC Online; Knock-on Effects from the Crisis

  • 10 March 2020: Tuesday Diversion: Cancellations by the Score; Digital and Analog, and Pristine Classical; OCR for Notes with Nebo

  • 5 March 2020: Cassandra - Thursday Diversion: Historical Perspectives on Computers, Networks, Police Systems, and Bell Labs

  • 2 March 2020: Cassandra - Monday Diversion: A Hard Sell and Scams; End of an Era with Macsurfer; and Key Command Ideas

  • 25 February 2020: Cassandra - Tuesday Diversion: Mismatched Photo Editing tools and Controls on Macs and iOS

  • 20 February 2020: Cassandra - Thursday Diversion: Pressure Cooker Environment for Engineers; Catalina Pauses; and Effects of World Health Problems

  • 15 February 2020: 5 Frames . . . of the Chaophraya River on Kosmo Foto Mono 100 (EI 100/120 Format Voigtländer Perkeo 1) on Emulsive

  • 12 February 2020: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Hints from the Oscars and other sources about Apple product improvements

  • 7 February 2020: Cassandra - Connected Evolutions in the Digital Photo World: Part 3, Film and Cameras

  • 7 February 2020: Cassandra - Connected Evolutions in the Digital Photo World: Part 2, the DSLR Camera

  • 7 February 2020: Cassandra - Connected Evolutions in the Digital Photo World: Part 1, the iPhone

  • 29 January 2020: Cassandra - Wednesday Diversion: iPhone Photos Synchronization Problem Solved, Apple Throws the Switch

  • 21 January 2020: Cassandra - Tuesday Diversion: EU and Standardized Chargers; RAW Photos from DSLR to iOS via WiFi; Apple Redirects and Browser Failures

  • 15 January 2020: Cassandra - Wednesday Diversion: More Analysis for Sync Problems on iPhone 11 Pro

  • 8 January 2020: Cassandra - Wednesday Diversion: iOS 13 Photo-sync problems on iPhone 11 Pro - now for the Engineers

  • 3 January 2020: Cassandra - Friday Diversion: Testing Faith - Non-synchronisation of Photos on iPhone 11 Pro

  • 27 December 2019: Cassandra - Friday Diversion: Apple Help and a Glimmer of Light with the iPhone 11 Pro Photo Sync Failure

  • 21 December 2019: Cassandra - Saturday Diversion: Ongoing Photo Sync Failure on iPhone 11 Pro and the Apple Store, Bangkok

  • 17 December 2019: Cassandra - Tuesday Diversion: iOS Unpredictability and More Catalina Questions

  • 14 December 2019: 5 FRAMES WITH . . . KOSMO FOTO MONO 100 (EI 100 / 120 / HASSELBLAD 500CM), on Emulsive website

  • 9 December 2019: Cassandra - Monday Diversion: Banging my Head Against a Brick Wall - iOS and Catalina Unpredictability

  • 3 December 2019: Cassandra - Tuesday Diversion: Unwelcome Changes - (2) iOS and iPadOS Photos Editing

  • 3 December 2019: Cassandra - Tuesday Diversion: Unwelcome Changes - (1) iPhone 11 Pro Camera

  • 25 November 2019: Cassandra - Monday Diversion: iOS Photos Frustrations - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

  • 20 November 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Diversion: Catalina Solution and Unwelcome Frustrations

  • 17 November 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Diversion: Catalina and iOS Misbehaving

  • 27 October 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Analysts and Q4 2019; iPhone 11 Pro and Photos in iOS 13; Imaging, Cancer Detection, Airports and Film

  • 23 October 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Willing the iPhone SE2 into Existence; iPhone Arrival in Thailand; Catalina Comments

  • 19 October 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: iPhone in Thailand, Ordering and Payments; Ethics, Morals and Surveillance

  • 14 October 2019: Cassandra - Monday Review: Apple and China; International Taxation Changes; Catalina Hitches; Eye Reflections and Risk

  • 9 October 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: iPhone in Thailand Tantalizingly Close; Some Cables are Low Quality, Some are for Hacking; Catalina Released

  • 6 October 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Updates and Anticipation

  • 30 September 2019: Cassandra - Monday Review: iOS Updates and Improvements, Checkm8, and new Arrivals; Photography Advances, Surveillance, Film and the Phase One

  • 25 September 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: iOS 13 much improved by 13.1 release, plus iPadOS; Handling Files on External Media; Arrival dates and prices for iPhone 11 in Thailand

  • 21 September 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: iFixit iPhone Teardown; iPhones Seeing Good Reviews; Frustrating iOS Update

  • 15 September 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Fallout from the Apple Event

  • 12 September 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: The Awesome Predictability of an Apple Event - A Perspective on Apple's Announcements

  • 7 September 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Changes to Apple Operating Systems; Insecurities, Uighurs and Apple; Return of Fetch; the USB-4 Standard

  • 1 September 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Innovation Invitations; Mojave to Catalina; 30% Tariffs Begin; Minor Local Victory with USB-C Cables

  • 28 August 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Tim Cook's Remuneration; Neural Cam; How will Apple Serve up the TV Service; Epson Developments

  • 24 August 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Apple Rumors Bubbling; Radiation from Phones so Arm the Lawyers

  • 21 August 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Tim Cook's Honeyed Words on Tariffs; AppleTV not Coming to a TV Near me; Apple Health problems - Nothing to see here

  • 18 August 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: iPhones, Apple Watch, plus iOS and OS X Clones; US-China Trade Dispute and Weaponized Debt; Identification in a Heartbeat

  • 14 August 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Cables, Chargers, Cameras and Companies: Hacking Apple and Others

  • 11 August 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Apple Software and Service Improvements; Camera Industry on Hold; Tariffs and Tech

  • 10 August 2019: Emulsive 5 Frames with Ilford SFX 200 (EI 200 / 120 FORMAT / AGFA RECORD III)

  • 8 August 2019: Cassandra - Thursday Review: The Return of Claris; More Apple Lawsuits; Samsung Hypocrisy over 3.5mm headphone Jack; World Trade Disputes

  • 4 August 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Analysts and Apple; Effects of Tariffs on Tech Companies; Retail Shoots Itself in the Foot

  • 31 July 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Analysts and Apple on Q3 2019; Ilford emulates Willy Wonka

  • 30 July 2019: Cassandra - Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD lens: Impressive Glass from Japan

  • 28 July 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Fencing Zuckerberg; Controlling Silicon Valley; and a Real Life Minority Report

  • 24 July 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Netflix and The Great Hack; Software Updates and Problems; Trade and Technology

  • 23 July 2019: Epson Releases Voice and audio data PC tool for Epson ICs with Support for 12 Languages

  • 22 July 2019: Cassandra - Online Image Conversions by FaceApp and More: Who Owns What and Should We Care

  • 17 July 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Taxing Offshore Profits; Easing up on Huawei; Camera and Film Developments

  • 14 July 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Fall Technology, Sigma Surprise, Life Mirrors Art

  • 8 July 2019: Cassandra - Monday Review: Ive Tales; the Nearly iPad Pro; China Problems; and more

  • 1 July 2019: Cassandra - Monday Review: Bangkok's Genius Grove and Other Events

  • 21 June 2019: Cassandra - Hybrid Friday Review: Resisting Pressure, Hasselblad Announcements, New Films, and Other Comments




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