I’m a big fan of The Center for Humane Technology, this is a must watch.
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Seeing all of the fuss around the new battery indicator and certain sites defending Apple at every opportunity has reminded my why I’ve found tech so tiring over the last few years.
Many mainstream and big Apple bloggers posting mostly cynical takes or negative spins on almost everything. It’s tiring, it’s one of the reasons I think that I’m posting less here. I’ve started to write about Star Wars more via my newsletter and mess with watches as a bit of a change and escape. I’ve gotten to the point I even forgot we are coming into product launch season, I’m seeing tech as a tool again and using it as such.
I try not to put negativity out there, I struggle in my day to day to not be so negative so doing my best not to project it on my blog.
How do you feel about this? Do you see this trend or am I just being negative again?
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I enjoyed this post from Matt about his experience with switching blogging platforms over the years.
For me I’ve stuck with WordPress over the last 5 years after a less than stellar experience at Squarespace.
The most important takeaway for me is don’t do anything that inconveniences your readers.
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I’m fascinated by watches and this video is probably the best explainer I’ve come across. I’m slowly learning this stuff in a hope to build one myself.
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After using the iPhone 13 Mini for a little while now and reading the rumours for the iPhone 14 I’m convinced that Apple doesn’t need to make the iPhone 14 Mini.
The iPhone 13 Mini runs so well in terms of camera, battery and performance that I can see why Apple wouldn’t create a new one. Rumours seem to point to the iPhone 14 having the same processor as the iPhone 13, a slightly better camera and same battery performance. If I look at that compared to my existing 13 Mini I see no reason for Apple to release a 14 Mini, especially if sales figures aren’t where they would like them to be.
For those of you that want the smaller phone then the iPhone 13 Mini should stick around at £100 less than current pricing. The iPhone 12 Mini is currently fitting that role so I don’t see why the iPhone 13 Mini wouldn’t follow suit. I’d imagine there will be some great refurbished prices too.
It’ll also be better for the environment, reducing some e-waste for those that would have moved to an iPhone 14 model from their perfectly capable iPhone 13 Mini.
What do you think?
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I’ve held off running the iOS 16 beta this time around. I’ve been busy and didn’t want to mess with anything. But now I’m back off holiday I put iOS 16 beta 4 onto my iPhone 13 Mini. In my testing I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how it runs.
Battery was down about 10%, which seems ok to me. It’s not far off iOS 15 in terms of day to day performance.
The only issues I found was the phone got a bit warmer, especially when charging. I also noticed bugs (as you’d expect) with the new Lock Screen functionality.
If you’re worried about battery life on the iPhone Mini models on iOS 16, I wouldn’t worry. Go into it open minded that you’ll experience crashes and your device isn’t going to be as stable and may get a little warmer.
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I’ve never had a goal for my blog, I just like writing and sharing my thoughts. I once thought I could maybe get some income from it to help pay for hosting or even as my job but after several failed attempts I knew this wasn’t going to happen, especially with the pivot to video and social.
This blog is now on it’s way down. I get hardly any views and feedback nowadays and I’m left pondering what I enjoy and if I continue. I pay for hosting and thanks to supporters I’ve had this mostly paid for over the last year but as with every year I reevaluate what I’m doing.
I admit I’m not posting as frequently, I’ve gotten into photography again and my newsletter has been growing steadily so I’ve been thinking about other things. There are a million tech blogs and I’m a voice that gets drowned out, no point in competing but I still want to share.
So, what are the goals of this blog – I have no idea and that’s ok.
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I’ve done a restore of my iPhone recently and I’m purposely holding off putting all of my usual social media apps on there. I’ve installed Glass because it’s the only one that gives me joy but Reddit and Twitter are taking a break from my main device.
I’ve got a lot going on and projects I want to get into so I thought about the apps that distract me the most. I don’t scroll in when I’m in a queue or have time to think. I’m pretty good at not defaulting to social media these days but I do go down rabbit holes or let it have an effect on my mental health.
Let’s see how long it lasts but I’m trying to go back to being more intentional about my iPhone.
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This last week I’ve been using my iPhone 13 Mini a lot as a compact camera replacement, it’s even replaced my DSLR in some instances.
I’ve used it multiple times a day, even utilising digital zoom where needed and not worried about image quality too much. It’s so light and comfortable to use compared to any other iPhone (for me) due to it’s smaller size.
I’ve been impressed with the quality of image too. The only place it fell down was at the zoo where I wanted my 400mm lens of my DSLR to get that reach without losing quality.
I did consider getting something like a Sony RX100 but at more than £400 more than the cost of a Mini I can’t justify it and the iPhone has a lot of advantages. The main being connectivity and backup. I’ve been using iCloud Photo Library to sync and the SD card reader to import my Canon 70D images. It’s worked so well on holiday.
The iPhone 13 Mini is in my top 3 iPhone models after this trip. (iPhone 7 jet black, iPhone 5c and the iPhone 13 Mini).
LJPUK 