I just got an email that my original St. Jude fundraising goal of $8,000 has been met in just nine days!
My goal was to raise $1,000 for every year of our oldest son’s life, to honor what he has been through and the progress he continues to make. I think it’s awesome that we hit the goal so quickly.
A deep thank you to everyone has donated so far. It’s humbling and encouraging to see so many names on that fundraising page.
I have an iPod classic that I keep loaded with music, but there’s something about the 5th generation “video” iPod that really speaks to me. I have both a white and a black one in my collection, so I thought it’d be fun to upgrade one of them.
In addition to a new battery, I replaced the 30 GB hard drive with a 128 GB SD card via a third-party part called the Tarkan iFlash.
I’d still argue it was the wrong word.
This is the peak of what humankind will accomplish. Shut it down, folks.
This week on Connected, Federico and I walk through Apple’s iPhone 7 event.
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A tentpole feature of the new iPhones are improved camera systems that are larger than the cameras in the devices that preceded them. The iPhone 7 now has the optical image stabilization feature previously reserved for its larger Plus siblings. And the iPhone 7 Plus has two complete camera systems side by side — one with a fixed wide-angle lens, the other with a 2x zoom telephoto lens. At the top of both devices is something called the “driver ledge” — a small printed circuit board that drives the iPhone’s display and its backlight. Historically, Apple placed it there to accommodate improvements in battery capacity, where it was out of the way. But according to Riccio, the driver ledge interfered with the iPhone 7 line’s new larger camera systems, so Apple moved the ledge lower in both devices. But there, it interfered with other components, particularly the audio jack.
For the first time, Apple has used the same design on its flagship phone three years running. The first feature Phil Schiller mentioned is the new Darth Vader-inspired Jet Black finish, which is an unusual opening line. My guess is Apple just wanted to blast right over this fact then move on.
While I don’t think the iPhone 6 design is the best looking — or easiest to hold — I don’t think it’s the end of the world that Apple didn’t revisit the design in a radical way this year.
There’s a little disclaimer at the bottom of the iPhone 7 tech specs page that makes me sad:
The high-gloss finish of the jet black iPhone 7 is achieved through a precision nine-step anodization and polishing process. Its surface is equally as hard as other anodized Apple products; however, its high shine may show fine micro-abrasions with use. If you are concerned about this, we suggest you use one of the many cases available to protect your iPhone.
No announcement, no press release. Just a new tag at the top of this web page.
There’s a lot to unpack from today’s keynote, but this page jumped out at me. It compares the various models of Apple Watches now for sale. The lineup is more confusing than last year.
“Series 1” Watches are last year’s model, but with a new dual‑core processor. This doesn’t seem to be the same chipset that’s in the new watch, but should still be an improvement. Gone is the single-core model that’s on my wrist today.
A bunch of us from Relay FM have crashed the Six Colors live coverage of today’s Apple event. We’re already answering questions and talking about the one time I cracked open a raw egg that I thought had been hard boiled.
I joined Aleen Simms on the latest episode of her podcast to talk about Relay FM, diversity, the importance of community, and my life as the parent of a child with cancer.