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AMITIAE on eXtensions - articles by Graham K.
Rogers
For previous articles, see:
6 December 2024: Friday Notes: AI Origins; Intel, NVidia and Apple Silicon; M4 Mac mini; Photo Ventures
29 November 2024: Friday Review: Apple TV, Pluses & Minuses; Film Use Advances; Unhelpful Speculation on the Apple Modem
25 November 2024: M4 Mac mini - Ordering in Thailand, Fast Delivery and Setup
18 November 2024: Design Challenge: Year 2 Electrical Engineering Students Begin to Show their Skills
15 November 2024: Friday Comment: The Incredible Shrinking Mac mini; Apple and SE Asia Growth; iPad Productivity; Final Cut, Apple and Adobe
10 November 2024: Sunday Diversion: Menu Items, Key Commands and Roll Your Own
7 November 2024: Thursday Notes: Pixelmator Acquisition; Q4 2024 Report; Key Commands; AppleTV and Netflix
3 November 2024: Macweek: New Macs Arrive; M4 and More Memory; MacBook AIr Memory Added
31 October 2024: Thursday Review: Apple AI Writing Checks: Not What I Expect
28 October 2024: Monday Diversion: Storm in a Kendi; OS updates and AI; M4 Macs on the Way; eBay Learns a Lesson
25 October 2024: Friday Note: Saving Image Files from the Mac Desktop in Photos on iPad - An Anomaly
22 October 2024: Audio from Text on the Mac, iPad or iPhone
17 October 2024: Thursday Review: New iPad mini; Possible PR release for Macs; AI Soon for Some; Vision Pro and Surgeons
14 October 2024: Monday Notes: Mac Sales Down, Nope; Doom for the iPad Pro; Teens Waiting for AI on iPhones
8 October 2024: Tuesday Comment: Apple Updates; Anticipating new Macs; AppleTV and Netflix Shows
1 October 2024: Medium Format Harman Phoenix 200 (EL 100) in Siam
29 September 2024: Sunday Review: Kaspersky Access to PCs; End of iMore; Face Palm Approvals; iPhone 16 Camera
24 September 2024: Tuesday Notes: iPhone 16; Historical Warning; Unhappy With Photos; Update on Disk Changes
19 September 2024: Thursday Comment: Downloads and Problems; Apple fixes Photos app (not); AI Future
14 September 2024: Weekend Notes: Apple Event - Time to Stop & Consider; Hearing Aid Approval; Repair Configurations; Hidden and Locked apps; Watches & Bands
4 September 2024: Wednesday Comment: Loss of AnandTech; Fake Chips; Setting up new 5GB Hard Disk; Mac mini Comments
30 August 2024: Friday Notes: Apple Glowtime Event, iPhones & Maybe more; Luca Maestri to Step Down; App Changes; an Old Favorite Returns
26 August 2024: Monday Diversion: Lessons from History; Scanning Boutique Films; Photography and AI
22 August 2024: Thursday Review: Monopolies and Fees; EU & Trader Status; Apparently Unsigned Apps & the Fallout
13 August 2024: Tuesday Diversion: Historical Views - WordStar, Warhol & Amiga, Steve Jobs on Design; the iPad Pro is not a Mac
9 August 2024: Friday Review: Apple Updates, and AI Rumors; Rebel Moon Director's Cut; Google Search Monopoly; Feedback on Underdogs
3 August 2024: Weekend Comment: Apple Q3 Results, Updates & Changes, and Underdogs; Find My Questions; Airport Please
29 July 2024: Monday Review: Apple Q3 Results This Week; Beta Confusion; Apple Mail & iCloud Relay Issues; Apple Maps Browser Beta, and a Local Maps Issue Resolved
23 July 2024: Tuesday Notes: Systems Worldwide Shut Down, EU takes some Blame; Meta Follows Apple - no new AI Features in EU Releases
17 July 2024: Wednesday Diversion: Photos Library Check; the EU Ticks off Musk; Apple Watch Notes; Old Disks Keeping us Safe
12 July 2024: Friday Comment: Vestager & the Future of US Tech Companies; Old & New at Apple
7 July 2024: Sunday Comment: A Short Vacation; Election Results; TV Updates; AI Discussions, Ethics and the EU Attitude
26 June 2024: Wednesday Review: More on Apple Intelligence; iPad Pro Notes; Adobe and Apple Against the Enforcers; New Apple Store in Kuala Lumpur; Netflix and Apple TV Output
20 June 2024: Thursday Notes: WWDC Comments and Discussions; Talk Show Live; iPad and Mac Merging - NO!
16 June 2024: Weekend Review: WWDC - Updates; Apple Intelligence; Comments
10 June 2024: Monday Note: Rebuilding the eXtensions website
25 May 2024: Weekend Notes: M4 iPad Pro - Thinner than a Crispbread; First Look at the new 13" M4 Tablet; Mainly Smooth, with a Couple of Ripples
20 May 2024: Monday Comment: New iPads now in Thailand. Adobe Sours on Photographers. Experts want iPads to Merge with Macs
16 May 2024: Maker Expo Event - Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University - Poster Presentations for Capstone Projects
11 May 2024: Weekend Review: M2 iPad Air; M4 iPad Pro; New Apple Pencil; Crushing Crushed
5 May 2024: Sunday Notes: Adobe Sells Out Photographers; Home Pods Finally in Thailand; iPad Pro Surprises; Apple Q2 2024 figures and Comments
28 April 2024: Sunday Comment: Apple Event, 7 May; Mac mini and Apple Silicon; Maker Expo and Student Posters; MacBook Pro and Water (update)
21 April 2024: Sunday Review: Future Macs and iPads; Water and Macs do not Mix; Phishers Hooked; Ripley, and Other TV Comments
11 April 2024: Thursday Notes: Apple Q2 2024 and new iPads; Dorna & Liberty; Ripley Noire
2 April 2024: ProAim Teleprompter - Useful Addition to Available Tools
30 March 2024: Weekend Review: Receding iPad Pro; Updating iPhones in the Box; Serif Bought by Canva; AppleTV and Netflix Comments
24 March 2024: Sunday Notes: Merrick Garland Takes a Stab at Apple - Remember Bell Labs; Encryption Weakness on M1 and M2 chips; Rumors disagree on iPad announcements
14 March 2024: Thursday Comment: Netflix Changes; Nikon Shifts Goalposts; Vision Pro Potential; Office Mac mini (2)
7 March 2024: Thursday Notes: M3 MacBook Air Announced; Updates to the Office Mac mini Installation
2 March 2024: Weekend Review: End of Titan; Anticipating New Macs and iPads; Vision Pro Returns and Cracks
20 February 2024: Invent for the Planet: A Weekend of Discovery and Hard Work for Mahidol University Students
15 February 2024: Thursday Diversion: New disks for Time Machine; Searching for Text in Photos
11 February 2024: Sunday Comment: EU-mandated side-loading; Grey Market Vision Pro and Smuggling; Next iPad Pro Maybe not as High-priced as Rumored; More new Films
4 February 2024: Sunday Notes: Apple Q1 2024; Vision Pro in Users' Hands; More Films in Production; RIP Melanie Safka
25 January 2024: Thursday Review: 40 Years of the Mac; Crimes of the Post Office; Vision Pro Arrival
21 January 2024: Affordable Braille Note-taking Device Demonstrated at Mahidol University, Thailand
19 January 2024: Friday Notes: Vision Pro, iPhones and Updates; iPhone Protection from 16,000 ft
13 January 2024: Saturday Comment: Apple meet Wall Street; Apple Watch Oxymeter - Advantage Masimo; AI Values and Warnings
4 January 2024: Thursday Review: Apple Doomed Again; New Products Expected; Revealing Statistics; TV Offerings
29 December 2023: Friday Notes: Apple Appeals ITC Watch Decision; Triangulation Hardware Insecurity and Backdoor Attacks; 50 years of Ethernet
23 December 2023: Solutions to Ballooning PDF Size on the iPad
22 December 2023: Friday Comment: Updates & Changes; Watch Withdrawn; Watch Band Changes; On-Time Deliveries
15 December 2023: Friday Notes: Updates from Apple; ProRes Video on iPhone 15 Pro; Delivery Woes
8 December 2023: Friday Review: Photomator Fix; Delivery Frustrations; Phoenix Comments; TV Programming; Disk Technology
3 December 2023: Sunday Notes: Apple Fabs in India and Arizona; Phoenix Color Film from Harman; Kissinger Waved at me
27 November 2023: Monday Comment: AI Ideas; Student Writing; Oppenheimer; TV Offerings
20 November 2023: Monday Review: Creeping App Subscriptions; RCS Messages & Green Bubbles; Wifi Speed Solutions; Apple Classical for iPads; X Alternatives
14 November 2023: Tuesday Notes: Student Priorities; Apple Updates; AppleTV Current and Imminent; Home WiFi Slowdown
7 November 2023: Tuesday Comment: Q4 2023 Report; Apple Event and Fallout; iPhone 15 Max Video and some Blackmagic
28 October 2023: Saturday Notes: Apple Watch 9; OS Updates and new Features; Scary Fast Apple; 40 Years of MS Word
24 October 2023: Pressure Cooker for Students: Mahidol Design Challenge
17 October 2023: Tuesday Diversion: Apple Hardware - Yes or No; TV Surprises; iPhone 15 Folio Case; India Relents - for now
11 October 2023: Sonoma and Sticky Time Machine Backups
7 October 2023: Saturday Comment: Heat-gate and a Nothing-burger; New Products from Apple; Online Shopping and Variety
1 October 2023: Sunday Review: Updates - iOS, iPadOS, Sonoma and iPhone 15 - Problems and Improvements
25 September 2023: Monday Notes: iPhone 15 Transfer and Setup not as Smooth as Before; Success Finally
19 September 2023: Tuesday Comment: Additional Notes on iPhone and Apple Watch; Device Problems; Apple Maps Content
16 September 2023: Saturday Notes: Surprise - iPhone 15 Available for Order in Thailand on Day One; Other News and Comments
11 September 2023: Cinemin: Photos and Video app from Tinrocket with Cartoon-style Output
8 September 2023: Friday Review: Rumors and Overblown Reactions; Spies in our Cars; Musical Discoveries
2 September 2023: Saturday Notes: iPhone Announcement and Rumors; Fallout from CSAM Detection Decisions; Was Ghosn his own Worst Enemy?
25 August 2023: Friday Comment: iPhone 15 Potential; SSD Comments; Online TV; Revenge Best Served Cold
19 August 2023: Saturday Review: iPhone news; Trade Woes in India; SanDisk Sued; Film News (for old cameras)
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