From David Smith: My son, Ian, can sometimes have difficulty with regulation and management of his attention. We’ve tried several different strategies for helping him with this. One of the strategies that we found most successful was giving him regular prompts throughout the day and asking whether he thought he was on task and stayingContinue reading “David Smith launches Ian’s Awesome Counter Apple Watch”
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9to5Mac shows off Apple fitness band concept
From Paker Ortolani for 9to5Mac: None of the current popular fitness bands are truly designed for iPhone and none of them come even remotely close to the Apple Watch’s breadth of features. So what if Apple used Fitness+ as an opportunity to introduce a new member of the Apple Watch family? One that catered specificallyContinue reading “9to5Mac shows off Apple fitness band concept”
Motorsports historian Donald Davidson announces retirement
From the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Donald Davidson, beloved by race fans worldwide for nearly six decades for his encyclopedic knowledge of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500, is retiring Dec. 31 as IMS historian. Davidson has amazed, entertained and delighted millions since he first crossed the Atlantic to visit IMS in May 1964, fulfillingContinue reading “Motorsports historian Donald Davidson announces retirement”
Lewis Hamilton to miss Sakhir Grand Prix due to COVID-19
From Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team on Twitter The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team regrets to announce that Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to take part in this weekend’s Sakhir GP. I hate that Lewis caught COVID-19, and it’ll be weird to see an F1 race without him on the gridContinue reading “Lewis Hamilton to miss Sakhir Grand Prix due to COVID-19”
iOS Apps on M1 Macs
From 9to5Mac: One of the biggest differentiators between the new M1 Macs and their Intel predecessors is that any M1 Mac can run iPhone and iPad applications. Through the Mac App Store, you can now download M1 versions of popular iOS and iPadOS applications, though developers do have the ability to opt out. Here’s whatContinue reading “iOS Apps on M1 Macs”
iSH resolves App Store issues
From iSH on Twitter: We got a call this evening from someone who runs App Review. They apologized for the experience we had, then told us they’ve accepted our appeal and won’t be removing iSH from the store tomorrow. We’ll stay in contact with them to work out details. It looks like iSH’s long andContinue reading “iSH resolves App Store issues”
iSH to be removed from App Store
From iSH: On Monday, October 26th, just four days after we launched iSH on the App Store, we received a call from Apple informing us that they had found our app noncompliant with section 2.5.2 of the App Store Review Guidelines and that they would remove the app from sale if we did not submitContinue reading “iSH to be removed from App Store”
Apple Debuts iPhone 12 Studio
In advance of the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max shipping this Friday, Apple launched iPhone 12 Studio, which allows users to mix and match different iPhone models with MagSafe accessories. It only available on iOS devices and has the feel of the car configurators I spent so much time playing with asContinue reading “Apple Debuts iPhone 12 Studio”
Scriptable debuts user-submitted script gallery
From Simon Støvring on Twitter: Scriptable 1.6 adds a gallery of user submitted scripts! This is by far the most requested feature for Scriptable and I’m very happy to finally launch it Thanks to everyone who have submitted their script and please keep them coming Scriptable is an excellent iOS app that runs JavaScript automations,Continue reading “Scriptable debuts user-submitted script gallery”
Apple announces November event
From Apple: One more thing. Please join us for a special Apple Event broadcasting from Apple Park. Watch the show online at apple.com. We thought it was coming, and there it is. Who would have thought just a few years ago that Apple’s most exciting event of the year would be one about the Mac?Continue reading “Apple announces November event”
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