Netflix Household crap is crap. Talk about disrupting an industry only to become an overpriced annoyance with added user hostility. They must be proud. I think that if I am paying for 4 streams, it should not matter where those streams come from. I feel like this kinda stuff is far worse than what A

Seems like ChatGPT is be able to do a reasonable job.

I just tried Apple News again (removed as a part of my detox) and it’s possibly the worse Apple app I’ve used. As a paid subscriber I would have thought there would be no ads and a way to completely customise what I am seeing. Also blocking a channel still shows the article but just lets you kno

I just remembered that I use Apple Mail as I can use it with Things. That’s a deal breaker to switch to Outlook.

I’m not sure if this is the way to give feedback on a beta but the latest #TapestryApp beta has made some changes to quick links, some because of yours truely. One change is to move them vertically in the gutter which is a big improvement. I am pondering that instead of a number of links just have

I’m getting more tempted to use Outlook for work but I have some issues (mostly Outlook is junk) but I am missing some aspects that my colleagues use. Those who use Outlook for work. Do you keep your personal email in another app or add it to outlook? How do you view both work and personal calend

Just pin the current day to left in the calendar week view. https://www.theverge.com/tech/806162/microsoft-outlook-ai-overhaul-notepad

I’ve decided to turn off Quicklinks in #TapestryApp as it looks so much less cluttered. I mainly stick to one timeline so I don’t think it will slow me down.

I’m struggling to fathom how Trump could broker a deal in the Middle East. At best he talks like a deranged old man seeing out his years in a dementia ward. I feel like I am truely missing something in this story. Was it a case of “stop fighting or I will drop bombs”?

I tried buying a second hand SUP today via FB marketplace. The person replied to a question and then I said I’d come buy it, at which point they decided they wanted to keep it. 🤬

Apple has released a YouTube video titled “Design is how it works”, there goes my rss, podcast and mastodon feed for at least a week.

After using my iPhone 13 Pro for four years, I often wondered if holding onto it that long was the right choice. Now that I’ve upgraded to the 17 Pro, I can clearly see the difference. While the software experience feels familiar, the new hardware has changed how I use my phone day to day. At fir

Bali today was 4 hours at a spa. I had a 1.5 hr full body massage with melted candle wax, a 1.25 hr facial and 1 hr reflexology. My face feels 20 years younger and the rest of my body has no feeling because it is so relaxed. To top it off this cost AUS $115 or about US $76.

I’ve been in Bali all week and the 17 Pro has been amazing. Screen brightness helps in the full sun, camera takes great photos and battery can handle heat, gps for navigation and getting ride shares. I’m super happy I’ve got it for this trip. Normally in these conditions I need a battery pack

I really love the clear icons in iOS 26, they are super calming and follow the “don’t open me” design I like. On the other hand, those dark icons look freaking amazing 🤩

A cynical take on this Apple post (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/the-digital-markets-acts-impacts-on-eu-users/) about the EU is that Apple is talking out of its butt. Also a cynical take is that they are 100% correct. 🤷‍♂️

And school holidays begin. I’m off to Bali tomorrow to spend 6 nights kids free with my wife, we think it’s the longest amount of time we have ever been alone, which is kinda great. I’m also looking forward to taking some photos and testing out my new iPhone.

If someone can tell me how to see zero notifications and no notification count with always on displayed turned on, I’d be grateful.

Both my previous post have been reverted. Back on light mode and summarise notifications. 🤣

I think the anti reflective display on the iPhone 17 Pro maybe good enough to stay in dark mode under the bright Australian sun.

I’ve decided to turn off summarise notifications. I am spending more time deciphering the summary than just reading the actual message. 🤷‍♂️ Hopefully this feature improves over time.

Kinda odd that Camera Control defaults to launching the camera and taking a photo and nothing else. 🤷‍♂️

The other day I read that Satya Nadella has nightmares that AI would be the downfall of Microsoft. Can someone tell him that adding a Copilot button to everything is not going help.

The iPhone 13 Pro to 17 Pro was the worst migration I’ve had. I restarted the process setup three times due to iCloud restore taking so long. I ended up doing device-to-device. Then my eSIM copy failed, but I figured out that I needed to use the carrier’s app (Telstra). Finally, the watch did no

Got me some Internet speed boost for free. Uploads are a bit lower than I was hoping for.

I’m starting to wonder if there is some weird vision thing that us humans have and Liquid Glass has chosen one side. I am finding the new 26 OS’s easier to read with more clarity and contrast but others are having the opposite reaction. I feel like I’m getting gaslighted when checking my socia

I’d like to see a “minimise menu bar on scroll” toggle in #TapestryApp like in Carrot Weather. The new design for iOS 26 is great but I want that menu bar to hide. 🫣

macOS 26 Tahoe is also a pleasure to use, zero issues so far. I even like the new iconography and the new Finder icon. Everything is so clear and legible - I am wondering if I got a different version or something.

Another iOS 26 post. I’m running an iPhone 13 Pro and it’s so fast, with no lag of any kind, it’s delightful. It has to be used to be appreciated, screenshots do not do it justice.

Wow, iOS 26 is nice. Not sure what all the complaints are about. In fact, I’d throw out embarrassing for many critics.

All my devices are on 26 and Liquid Glass looks great.

All the Tim (Apple) haters need to go read “Apple in China” and then come back to the Internet. That’s my review of the well crafted and insightful book.

AppleTV 4K acquired and Dolby Vision 4K enabled. So far the colours are the standout difference. Does anyone recommend a good film on AppleTV, Netflix or Disney+ to test it out?

I thought they’d change the name but iPhone 17 Pro Orange is on the shopping list. I’ve already ordered the orange silicon case as the TechWoven looks very muted. At least I can swap the case if needed. No new AppleTV so I’ll pick up a 4K one on the way home today. I’m still running a really

Thanks Sabrina Carpenter for allowing me to hear my 12 year old daughter singing “I get wet at the thought of you”. I’m not sure what the f*** I’m supposed do wth that.

✅ Todo Buy iPhone 26 Pro Orange 256gb 🤞

Do The Iconfactory’s apps look better in dark mode? All their marketing says yes. 🤔

I finally purchased Tot (https://tot.rocks/) and it is working well. Yes it is expensive, but I just love the apps from The Iconfactory, especially Tapestry.

Mario Kart World online Knockout is bonkers hard and fun.

My first chance to watch something sci-fi on my new TV (Alien Earth) and I was struck by how plastic it looked. I started doing some investigating and made sure my receiver was not modifying the video - it was but did not fix the issue. I then discovered “motion control” on the tv. Why would any

Last night I changed all my feed colours in #TapestryApp. I wish there was a way to just change the “default” settings for connectors.

The Switch 2 looks amazing 🤩

Well GoogleTV sucks. I thought I’d give it a go as my AppleTV is not 4K and there are rumoured new ones, so I’m holding off. Well the first show we want to watch is on Disney+ and we are met with a message saying the app is not available. This is a brand new 2025 TV 🤷‍♂️. So we plugged

I just bought a new TV. Upgrading from a ~12 year old Panasonic 54” Plasma to a TLC C7K 85”. Hopefully the blacks don’t stand out too much, but I think everything else will be an improvement.

Just completed The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and it was so much fun - do I even need to recommend a Zelda game 🤔. Now I’m starting The Messenger. It’s kind of funny I bought a Switch 2 to play the Switch games I missed.

It’s been a while but here is my current #homescreen

I think I’ve decided No Man’s Sky isn’t for me. I’m about four hours in, and I wrapped up the last session feeling like I’d done a full day’s work - just to keep doing the same mundane tasks. For example: I need fuel, so I mine something, refine it into something else, build a container

I’ve seen 2 CEO’s posting about their visions/thoughts this week and both posts are being called out as being written by AI. I doubt any CEO actually writes their own posts anymore without going through an entire marketing/editorial/lawyer team but if they are replacing those teams with AI, they

Every time AI comes up, someone throws out the iPhone as proof that we’re on the edge of another revolution. But the difference is, Apple just wanted to make a better phone — they didn’t claim it would change the fabric of society. The whole “glued to our screens” thing happened over time

Today I attended a professional development course on AI in education and basically no one knows what they are doing. At best there is attempt to throw stuff at the wall, without any regard that it’s going to stick. Meanwhile we are still getting told to experiment and play because all the tech pl