I’ve been looking at a smaller phone in terms of size but also storage. 128GB does seem the sweet spot for me and whilst looking at how much space I was taking up I discovered a way to quickly delete the downloaded music I had.
If you go to general -> iPhone storage -> music
It shows you all of the downloaded music and you can then simply swipe to the left and tap delete.
This is an odd smartwatch, it looks like a cheap dive watch but has smarts. I wear a mechanical so I’m back into that whole hobby and whilst inspired by a dive watch it looks like a £50 clone of a dive watch. At $499 you’d be throwing away your money, if you want a smart watch get one don’t overpay for something pretending to look like a traditional watch.
I write very short form here as you’ll most probably know. In fact my whole blog could be replaced by a tweet or series of tweets so I’m wondering why do I post here rather than just put it on social media?
For me it’s habit of what I know, being in control of my content and not being reliant on someone else’s platform.
I make no income from this venture and see myself as a bit of a failure so no need to keep this going, I’d save myself some money as it costs me to host this.
My monthly views mean nothing really to me in the grand scheme of things and I’d have more interaction on social media. Maybe it’s time to close this down and try something else like keeping to my newsletter or giving podcasting another go.
With money getting tighter and it’s only going to get worse before it gets better I am seriously considering moving to free platforms.
I think though it’s just the usual struggle of the creative person and like a lot of people I’ll stick around.
I’ve been looking at Android setups in a bid to understand it’s differences vs iOS. Here’s the best place I’ve found, gives a nice view of what the options are on Android and you can also grab some nice wallpapers too.
I’ve been looking around at switching out my iPhone 13 and I’m coming to the conclusion that aside from foldable screens I’m not seeing anything particularly interesting. We are at a point where the smartphone is just a slab of glass, nothing more. There isn’t a lot of innovation out there and for me least it’s what’s on it that’s important.
I’m pretty stuck in the Apple ecosystem at this point and whilst Android looks interesting I can’t bring myself to use a Samsung just for the folding screen having endured one as a work phone. The Pixel 6 isn’t that interesting to me and it’s massive.
I feel that iOS is still where the software innovation is happening with it’s third party app ecosystem. Most new apps go there first and there are a core group of developers keeping apps I use updated.
iOS itself is better now we have widgets and overall it gets the job done. Until we get a big form factor change like a folding iPhone I don’t see big updates coming to iOS and I’m ok with just tweaks. Focus mode hasn’t worked for me this year and I find it overwhelming. I’d like to see it being tweaked this year and I’d also like to see a focus on Home Screen customisation.
Whilst I look for a less RSI inducing experience on iOS I’ll be keeping an eye on the second hand market for a smaller phoned bargain.
I realise as I look at my last few weeks on here that my posts and probably my Twitter use has moved to the more negative view of tech or complaining about stuff.
This has got me thinking about what I do and write about here. I’m trying to write about passions but I think tech has turned into something I’m not as passionate about as I used to be. Tastes change over time and I feel gaming and Star Wars remain more positive but I think I’m run down by the tech news cycle and general lack of innovation.
I like helping so maybe I’ll look at how to’s and less finding faults on the tech side.
This blog is a stream of my random thoughts so I guess that’s where my mind is at right now, more negative.
I’m seriously looking at switching platforms for at least one device and I realise I’m trapped in the Apple ecosystem. I can’t find an iPhone that sits well with my RSI so I’ve been looking at for at least my phone switching to an alternative. My problem is that over the years I’ve locked myself into iOS and macOS.
Most of the people I communicate with are on iOS and between messages, find my and photo sharing I’m left stuck.
I’m starting to switch from Apple apps now over to third parties that are cross platform and I’m using Signal more and more but I still think I’m trapped on iOS for now.
As iPhone users we are very reliant on Apple producing products we’re comfortable using, when that falls down we are left with devices we aren’t all happy with or can actually use on a day to day basis.
I’m also of the view that writing about tech gets boring and your opinion isn’t pushed unless you come out of that walled garden of Apple occasionally.
I switched from PlayStation to Xbox and have been loving it, maybe I’ll do the same to Android and at least I’ll have a more balanced view of what I like and dislike about iOS or an iPhone. Hmmm, decisions.
I try not to rant too much on this blog but I wanted to share something I discovered today whilst shopping at the Apple Store. If you reserve an item for pickup it doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily yours. I discovered this fact today, going in store and reserving an iPhone for pick up 45 minutes later. I returned to the store, waiting another 20 minutes whilst I had service only to find out they sold it to someone else before I got there.
I wouldn’t recommend using this service, just buy online for delivery if you really want the item.
After looking at Apple One I decided to go in with a monthly subscription to test whether it would be worth it but I’ve already cancelled.
Removing the individual services I don’t need and just moving to Apple Music and iCloud is still the best option for me.
On looking at the individual services and removing them I laughed out loud when I saw £9.99 for News. In the past day of testing across my iPad and iPhone it’s a terrible experience.
The main feed serves the worst kinds of ads, there are news suggestions you can’t opt out of, the magazine list is less than the last time I used it and I’ve never got it working properly on my iPhone.
I honestly can’t work out how Apple are charging £9.99 a month on top of making money from those terrible ads.
Anyone?
I always look forward to what iFixit think about the repair ability of Apple products and this time they’re looking at the self service repair tools and process.
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