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Graham K. Rogers


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

Some Brief Notes. . . .

The links here will take you to the full list of articles published in the Bangkok Post, Database, supplement and to the eXtensions Bangkok Diary list.



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  • 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

  • 17 June 2019: Cassandra - Monday Review: More on Health; Cook at Stamford; International Politics & Trade; and a Cascading iOS Network Disaster

  • 15 June 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Health Monitoring with our Devices - Warn, Check, Confirm

  • 11 June 2019: Cassandra - Tuesday Review: Walk Gently and Take time to Smell the Flowers

  • 10 June 2019: Cassandra - Monday Review: Lazy Reporting from WWDC and Less-evident Problems

  • 5 June 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: WWDC Notes and Comments - A New Reality

  • 2 June 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: With WWDC Round the Corner is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

  • 29 May 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: China-related problems; Attractions of AI in Image Editing; WWDC Hints and more

  • 26 May 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

  • 23 May 2019: Cassandra - Trying to Grasp the Ethics of Image Manipulation in the Digital Age

  • 19 May 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Black & White & Dead All Over; Collateral Damage for Apple

  • 14 May 2019: Cassandra - Smartphone Effects on DSLR Sales, and the Resurgence of Film

  • 11 May 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Fool me Once

  • 8 May 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: The Machine Never Stops

  • 7 May 2019: Cassandra - Tuesday Review: Shifting Sands - Apple and its Products in a Changing World

  • 6 May 2019: Waterlogue: iOS Favorite Remade for the Mac

  • 30 April 2019: Cassandra - Tuesday Review: Forget the Figures and Look to a Future After WWDC

  • 28 April 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Up and Down Predictions and Other Comments

  • 25 April 2019: Emulsive - Two out of three. A look at three bellows cameras from the 1950s: Agfa Record III, Voigtländer Perkeo I, and Agfa Isolette

  • 24 April 2019: Cassandra - Midweek Review: Answered Prayers with iOS 13 and Photo-workflow Rumors; Innovation at What Cost; and Other Asides

  • 23 April 2019: Pre-release of Waterlogue for macOS

  • 22 April 2019: Cassandra - Monday Review: The Heat on Apple, Samsung, and Me

  • 16 April 2019: Cassandra - Working with large RAW images on the iPad Pro

  • 13 April 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Apple Past is Prologue (Repeating Again)

  • 9 April 2019: Pixelmator Photo: First Look at a Well-Crafted Image Editor for iPads

  • 7 April 2019: Cassandra - 11" iPad Pro: Hands-on with Nikon D850

  • 3 April 2019: Cassandra - Pre-release of Pixelmator Photo: Looking Rather Good

  • 3 April 2019: Update to DSLR Camera by by Fulvio Scichilone: Another Hidden Gem

  • 2 April 2019: Cassandra - MotoGP App for iOS; and for AppleTV: A Hidden Gem:

  • 31 March 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Distribution is not a Charity

  • 26 March 2019: Cassandra - Trust between developer and user: A significant update to the iOS RAW photo-editing app, Darkroom

  • 24 March 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: Hardware Announcements and Services to Come

  • 15 March 2019: Cassandra - Weekend Review: March Event, WWDC, Apple Watch, and Elizabeth Warren

  • 3 March 2019: Cassandra - A Brace of Bellows Cameras: Agfa Record III and Voigtländer Perkeo I

  • 15 February 2019: Cassandra - The Evolution from Film to DSLR to iPhone and Back to Film

  • 8 February 2019: Topaz JPEG to RAW AI on the Mac (2): The Proof of the Pudding

  • 2 February 2019: Topaz JPEG to RAW AI on the Mac: Almost Something out of Nothing

  • 29 January 2019: Cassandra - The Accidental Hasselblad

  • 28 January 2019: Cassandra - Medium Format and 35mm Negatives: Scanning with Canon, VueScan and the Mac

  • 24 January 2019: Cassandra - Used Camera Shop in Lido Center, Siam Square: UNIT

  • 17 January 2019: Cassandra - Update on Lens Acquisitions: Working with Old Friends

  • 15 January 2019: Cassandra - Black & White and Kodak Brownie

  • 9 January 2019: Cassandra - Simple Black and White Photo Preparation: iOS and macOS

  • 30 December 2018: Cassandra - Apple End of Year: Tilting at Windmills (Updated 3 Jan 2019)

  • 23 December 2018: Updates to Image Editing Software for iOS and macOS - (2) Luminar 3

  • 21 December 2018: Updates to Image Editing Software for iOS and macOS - (1) Darkroom

  • 16 December 2018: Cassandra: Comparison of Three Film Types - A Walk Through Bangkok Sois

  • 10 December 2018: Cassandra: With Positives of Health and IOT Devices Comes Potential Data Misuse for Users (2): The Ethical Minefield

  • 10 December 2018: Cassandra: With Positives of Health and IOT Devices Comes Potential Data Misuse for Users (1): The Value of Devices

  • 3 December 2018: Cassandra: The Ghost in the Machine - An iPhone and a Bluetooth Keyboard

  • 30 November 2018: Cassandra: The Option Key on the Mac and Keyboard Options on iOS: Part 2, iOS Devices

  • 30 November 2018: Cassandra: The Option Key on the Mac and Keyboard Options on iOS: Part 1, Macs

  • 27 November 2018: Cassandra: Nitecore Battery Charger for the Nikon: Reasonably-priced and Effective

  • 21 November 2018: Cassandra: Hualomphong Station, Bangkok - An Exercise in Film

  • 17 November 2018: Cassandra: Apple Store, IconSiam - An Exercise in Film

  • 15 November 2018: Cassandra: Midweek Thursday Morning at the Apple Store, IconSiam - A Photo Essay

  • 14 November 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (81): End of a Long Road

  • 7 November 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (80): Apple Announcements, Products and Implications; Cameras and Phones - Red, Yashica, Nikon and iPhone

  • 4 November 2018: eXtensions: The Curious Yashica Y35 Digi-film Camera

  • 31 October 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (79): Announcements from Apple; Apple Watch Arriving in Thailand in Time for Apple's First Store Here - Icon Siam

  • 24 October 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (78): New Releases from Apple; Apple Watch Notes; Digital and Film Cameras; Problems with some Kickstarter Projects

  • 22 October 2018: eXtensions: Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (7): The Hasselblad 500 C/M

  • 17 October 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (77): Return from UK; Apple Watch 4; New iPhones in Thailand

  • 15 October 2018: eXtensions: Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (6): Walks in the Country; Apple Watch 4; a Delayed Flight Home

  • 14 October 2018: eXtensions: Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (5): Linton Zoo

  • 10 October 2018: eXtensions: Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (4): Live Railway Museum Visits and Some Wednesday Notes

  • 8 October 2018: eXtensions: Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (3): Bells in the Streets

  • 7 October 2018: eXtensions: Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (2): The Dance of the Red Kites

  • 6 October 2018: eXtensions: Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (1): Return to UK

  • 3 October 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (76): The Apple Cupboard is Bare Here; Watch Comments; Photokina News

  • 26 September 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (75): Comments on Apple's new Releases; the Fallacies of Dongle Hell; Bonne Chance John Dvorak

  • 19 September 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (74): Kicking Over the Stones After the Apple Event

  • 16 September 2018: Future Bangkok Apple Store at IconSiam: Images, Speculation and Comments

  • 13 September 2018: Cassandra: After the Show: What does it Mean Here?

  • 12 September 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (73): Local Servicing Success; We shall Know in a Few Hours; Camera Comments; Health and Education Management

  • 9 September 2018: Taking the Cameras out for Some Exercise (2): Results from Mahachai Edited in Photos

  • 2 September 2018: Taking the Cameras out for Some Exercise: Planning a Quick Run to Mahachai

  • 29 August 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (72): Local Servicing Success; Apple Treatment for Nikon's Z-series Cameras

  • 26 August 2018: Notes on Nikon's New Z7 and Z6 Mirrorless Cameras, with new Lenses, USB-C and XQD

  • 22 August 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (71) Apple's Septem Horribilis - Exploding iPad, Australian Hacking, iPhone X Ire in Bangkok - and More Doom

  • 19 August 2018: FilmPhoto: Useful iOS app with Clear Explanations of Cameras and Camera Technology

  • 15 August 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (70) Apple Watch Notes and Health; iPhone Security; and a Dongle-free MacBook Pro

  • 12 August 2018: Rethinking Photo Workflows (7): Prime Lenses, Telephoto Use and Extension Tubes

  • 8 August 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (69) Apple Notes, Accessory Sellers and Box-shifters

  • 5 August 2018: Wim Wenders iPhone Photography Frustrations: Have Faith, Trust the Device and its Users

  • 2 August 2018: DSLR Controls on iPhone Camera App: Obscura 2 - Easy to Use and with Huge Potential

  • 1 August 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (68) Apple Q3 2018 Results, Exquisite Timing, Rumours and Fallout; Extortion by Phishing

  • 25 July 2018: Cassandra - Speculation on Pricing with Tariffs Applied to the iPhone: Cheaper in the UK and Thailand

  • 25 July 2018: Nikon Confirms Development of Full-fram Mirrorless Camera and Lenses

  • 25 July 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (67) Photos on Macs and iPhones; Smartphones in India; and the flowering of an Android Replacement

  • 22 July 2018: Cassandra - Rethinking Photo Workflows (6): A Case for new Film Cameras

  • 18 July 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (66) New Macs; and Changes to Working Methods for iOS users and for Me

  • 15 July 2018: Cassandra - Rethinking Photo Workflows (5): The Photographer Dances to a New Tune

  • 11 July 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (65) 10 years of the App Store; Shifting Photography Ideas

  • 6 July 2018: Cassandra - Rethinking Photo Workflows (4): RAW Images on iOS Devices

  • 4 July 2018: Sophisticated Free Music App for the iPad: AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer

  • 4 July 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (64) Q3 Q2018 Scheduled, cue doom; Maps, Photos and Plenty of Rumors

  • 2 July 2018: Cassandra - Rethinking Photo Workflows (3): Photos on iOS

  • 1 July 2018: Cassandra - Rethinking Photo Workflows (2): DSLR with iOS - Some Practical Considerations

  • 29 June 2018: Cassandra - Rethinking Photo Workflows

  • 27 June 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (63) Problems with Macs; Sigma 100-400 lens; Bird sounds, and Ethics

  • 23 June 2018: Medium Format Film Photography Around Mahachai and the Railway

  • 20 June 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (62) Politics of Media, Trade and Technology; Upgrading iCloud

  • 19 June 2018: Cassandra - Helpful Bang & Olufsen Service in Bangkok

  • 18 June 2018: Digital and Film Photography Themes Around Mahachai and the Railway (2): The River

  • 18 June 2018: Digital and Film Photography Themes Around Mahachai and the Railway (1): The Journey

  • 14 June 2018: Digital Photography and Self-Improvement Over Time

  • 13 June 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (61) More from WWDC - Workshop Information, Examination of Beta Releases and Other Sources

  • 10 June 2018: Photographic Essay - Cartoon Role-Playing Teenagers at Siam Paragon

  • 6 June 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (60) A look at WWDC and Beyond

  • 4 June 2018: Cassandra - Smartphone Zombies: Apple's Fault too

  • 3 June 2018: Updates to Five of the Best RAW-capable Photo Apps: Pro Cam 5; Camera +; ProCamera; DSLR Camera and Polarr Photo Editor

  • 30 May 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (59) Throwing Dust into the Air

  • 23 May 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (58) Nikon D850 - A Month with the Beast

  • 22 May 2018: Epson Announces Global Sales of the N6 Compact 6-Axis Robot and SH250LH Hollow Force Sensor

  • 16 May 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (57) Open Season on Apple, Censorship, Company Activists, and More

  • 11 May 2018: Cassandra - Formula One: Online Viewing Arrives (or not) (Updated)

  • 9 May 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (56) Sniggering at Analysts; Updates; Privacy; Old iMacs; and the Iron Man HUD

  • 2 May 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (55) The Evil Maid; Apple Q2 2018 Results - Before and After

  • 26 April 2018: A Selection of RAW Photo Apps for the iPhone: A Hit and a Miss

  • 25 April 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (54) - Wall Street Panics on its Own Terms; More on Nikon D850 and Output

  • 24 April 2018: Inkwork: Sophisticated iOS app for producing Simple Line Drawings from Photographs

  • 18 April 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (53) - Product Arrivals, Repeating Themes, and History Lessons

  • 15 April 2018: Moving up to Nikon D850 (3): Explorations

  • 14 April 2018: Moving up to Nikon D850 (2): Practicalities

  • 14 April 2018: Moving up to Nikon D850 (1): Rationale

  • 11 April 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (52) - Nikon D850 First Look; Further Decline of News; Mac Pro and other Apple Products

  • 9 April 2018: Epson Printers win Prestigious Red Dot Award and iF Design Award

  • 6 April 2018: Thonburi Steam: DSLR and iPhone RAW

  • 4 April 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (51) - Apple, Processors, Education and Privacy

  • 2 April 2018: A Selection of RAW Photo Apps for the iPhone: A Worthy Second Rank

  • 30 March 2018: Update to Darkroom RAW Editing App, with Depth-editing Feature

  • 29 March 2018: Focos - Update Adds Camera Access to Photo App for Adjusting Depth in Portrait Mode

  • 28 March 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (50) - Facebook and Cambridge Analytica - The Widening Gyre

  • 27 March 2018: Cassandra - Tuesday Review: Apple Event, Dying Media and More

  • 21 March 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (49) - Apple Comments; Facebook Analytica; and the Measured Pacing of Film

  • 16 March 2018: A Selection of RAW Photo Apps for the iPhone: The First Rank

  • 14 March 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (48) - The Photographer's Interpretation; and Philips' Hue in Thailand at Last

  • 8 March 2018: Cassandra - Belated Appearance for Philips Hue in Thailand

  • 7 March 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (47) - True Router Runabout - A Fix that Made Things Worse

  • 5 March 2018: Cassandra - Formula One Expected to Join the Modern World: but not South-east Asia

  • 2 March 2018: The Other Bangkok - Lunchtime in Taladphlu with the iPhone X: A Photographic Essay

  • 28 Febuary 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (46) - The Decline of News; Image Editing; and TouchRetouch for the Mac

  • 21 Febuary 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (45) - Image Output Options and Printing

  • 18 February 2018: TouchRetouch - Highly Useful iOS Editing Tool for Removing Power Lines, Street Furniture, People and More

  • 14 Febuary 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (44) - Travel Outside Bangkok (Buggy at Times) - A Photographic Journey

  • 8 February 2018: Cassandra: Out of Town - Camera and Computer Preparations

  • 7 Febuary 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (43) - Health of Apple, Health of Users

  • 3 February 2018: Cassandra: Clarifications on RAW Output from the iPhone by a Halide App Developer

  • 3 February 2018: Alternative Bands for the Apple Watch from MonoWear Design

  • 2 February 2018: Apple Reports Q1 2018 Figures - With a Look Back to 2017

  • 31 January 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (42) - Dishonest Reporting on Apple as the Q1 2018 Reports are Due; Investing in Silicon; and More

  • 28 January 2018: Arrival of WD 512GB SSD - Comparing Transfer Speeds with Other Disks

  • 25 January 2018: Hasseblad H6D-400C MS Output - Justification but at a Price

  • 24 January 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (41) - It's all Apple's Fault of Course

  • 22 January 2018: Tethering Nikon DSLR with the Recently Updated Sofortbild (v1.5)

  • 17 January 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (40) - Mac Failure Thrice Over

  • 11 January 2018: Cassandra: Live Photos on the Mac - Another Trick up Apple's Sleeve

  • 10 January 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (39) - Apple Photos on the Mac Maturing: A Look at What can be Accomplished

  • 8 January 2018: Cassandra: Walking the Old Mahachai Line: From Original Bangkok Terminus to Thaladphlu - A Photographic Essay

  • 4 January 2018: Cassandra: Thursday Review - Overflowing New Year

  • 3 January 2018: eXtensions: The Wednesday File (38) - Band-Wagon Litigation and a Mea Culpa: Apple Battered and Slightly Bruised




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