I thought I’d start to look at a home for my photography, it’s a hobby I enjoy and want to give it a bit more focus.
I’m loving using Glass and I’ll continue to use it but I also want to find somewhere to help me build something where I can support my creative projects.
So, I’ve setup a SmugMug account as my first test. I’ve got a two week trial and I’ll see if it can help me build somewhere else for my photos where I can back up, share and also sell prints.
Does anyone else do this?
This might seem like a strange post but it’s caught me out recently. iOS introduced a feature to help reduce battery ageing where it charges to 80% first then drip feeds it after that based on your usage.
With my iPhone 13 Mini I realised I was having less at the end of the day. I checked my charging and it wasn’t getting to 100% on the overnight charge.
Turning off this setting now means I’m back to full charge in the morning and getting more from my iPhone in the day.
You can turn off this setting by going to settings, battery, battery health then turn off optimised battery charging.
The iPhone 13 Mini is one of my favourite iPhones ever, I’ve been using it for over a month now and really grown to appreciate the ergonomics and power in this little device. This got me thinking though if you’re in the market you might want to hold off for a couple of months.
With the impending iPhone 14, the iPhone 12 Mini will go away and the 13 Mini should drop to that tier with £100 saving and double the storage staring at 128GB instead of the 64GB of the 12 Mini.
A better option though I think is to buy refurbished directly from Apple or buy used from a third party seller. It’s better for the environment to buy this way and you’ll save even more cash.
Either way unless you really need one then I’d wait until September and see what savings are to be had.
I’ve been struggling with Apple Reminders on macOS, it doesn’t have parity with iOS and isn’t optimised for the Mac experience e.g. takes too many clicks to set a due time, why not add a third pane to the UI?
This got me back testing apps but I realised they would cost me an additional subscription, something in this day and age is something I’m trying to avoid. With costs rising everywhere I’m trying to consolidate what I’m spending on apps and a major draw to the Apple apps for me now is they are free.
They sync, send me notifications, do the basics but are not frequently updated.
If you are ok with a slower update cycle and want to save on your productivity apps then using Apple apps is something that might be viable for you.
For me I’m keeping my Apple One subscription but anything third party is going to have to be cut back.
Are you cutting back on apps?
This is some bizarre news from Swatch. Still fighting to keep this exclusive and to not sell online it’s doing a tour to keep the hype going on the MoonSwatch. It’s such a strange way to sell watches in 2022. The tour is a place to preorder only too, no stock.
I’m not in the market for one right now but I just find it so strange that in this day and age a company refuses to sell an in demand product to those that want to buy it.
I’ve been using the iPhone 13 Mini for exactly 31 days and now I’ve adjusted I don’t think I’ll be going back to a larger device. Whilst I enjoyed the 6.1” screen on my iPhone 11 and regular 13 the trade off in ergonomics isn’t worth it (for me). Using the larger 11 and 13 has had a negative effect on my RSI and hand fatigue and using the 13 Mini has been a positive one for this issue.
Being able to use a device that’s smaller and lighter than what I’ve used for years has been eye opening.
I can get through a day fine on the battery and the camera is as good as anything I’ve used. I don’t miss zoom from the Pro and iPhone cameras have been great since the 11, especially in lower light conditions.
It’s a shame that there won’t be a Mini model going forward but honestly the 13 Mini is so good it doesn’t really need an update. I’m hoping all of the Mini owners don’t cave in and buy a 14 too. It’ll send a small message to Apple and be a win for the environment.
It’s been six months now since I decided to delete my Amazon account. I wanted to stop supporting a company that has a detrimental effect on it’s workers and the environment.
I’m here to let you know it’s been absolutely fine and you can do it too if you want to do something positive for our planet.
I’ve spent less on things I didn’t need and discovered more places to purchase items from, more in person than I did before. I’m also picking up used or refurbished things a bit more.
The downsides are that returns are sometimes trickier and you’ll need to be patient and wait a couple more days for delivery but these are both a small price to pay in my opinion.
Anyone else joining in or already done this?
Adding a time due to a task is something I’ve been wrestling with for years. I’ve always liked just having a running list of things due today but I think I now understand how I should be doing it.
If you have something important then set a time so that you get a visual reminder via notification on your device that something needs action.
This for me is going to be the high priority items that will have a negative effect on me if I miss them. At the moment I’m just floating around and forgetting the important items. I plan to address this with due times on the item.
How do you manage this?
So with the launch of the public beta of iOS 16 it’s tempting to put it on your main device but it’s important to think about your next couple of months. iOS 16 with launch for everyone in the first two weeks of September so from now until then you need to think about how long you are willing to have less battery and some apps breaking.
Personally I’m still on iOS 15.5 and been considering moving to iOS 16 again but I have some day trips where I’ll be away from a charger. I have the iPhone 13 Mini and in my previous iOS 16 testing I definitely noticed the reduction in battery.
At this point I’m not willing to make the trade for some Lock Screen improvements. They look good from a distance but in reality after you’ve messed with them for a bit it’s business as usual.
Anyone else on a Mini that can share their battery experience with me?
This was a good interview with the Swatch CEO but it seems a bit shortsighted in this day and age not to sell a product online when there is demand. Not everyone is comfortable going out right now and there’s not a great deal of Swatch shops around.
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