http://www.wsj.com/articles/employee-productivity-workers-avoid-monitoring-11673445411? Mouse Jigglers, Fake PowerPoints: Workers Foil Bosses’ Surveillance Attempts Companies that track employees’ productivity run up against their inventive workarounds VIDEO: Getty Images By Douglas Belkin and Lindsay Ellis Jan. 11, 2023 10:11 am In a time of hybrid work, employers are extra-focused on making sure their staffers are being productive. Now come employees with work hacks … Continue reading Battle between employer surveillance of work at home and employee creativity at blocking it
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Download Tim Cook’s watch face
http://www.cultofmac.com/813842/download-the-apple-watch-face-tim-cook-uses/#google_vignette Download the Apple Watch face Tim Cook uses BY D. GRIFFIN JONES • 9:00 AM, APRIL 24, 2023 There’s just enough detail in this photo to go from.Photo: Apple How does Tim Cook customize his Apple Watch face? During his recent tour of India, people zoomed in on this picture of him meeting with developers to dissect his choice of … Continue reading Download Tim Cook’s watch face
Why are Apple phones so popular? Apple supports its older phones
http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-iphone-smartphone-market-dominant-android-7914e6b0? The Unexpected Reason Apple Is Dominating the U.S. Smartphone Market It’s not just lavish marketing and the threat of green bubbles—Apple’s commitment to supporting old phones has allowed it to capture a part of the market once cornered by inexpensive Android devices LAURA LIEDO By Christopher Mims April 15, 2023 12:00 am ET In the … Continue reading Why are Apple phones so popular? Apple supports its older phones
Remember the game “Myst”? It’s coming back to an A12 machine near you
macdailynews.com/2023/02/04/myst-is-coming-to-iphones-and-ipads-with-a12-bionic-chips-and-newer/ [click thru for the tweets in the article] ‘Myst’ is coming to iPhones and iPads with A12 bionic chips and newer Saturday, February 4, 2023 10:51 am In celebration of Myst’s 30th anniversary, “Myst Mobile,” a fully 3D version of “Myst,” is coming to iPhones and iPads with A12 bionic chips and newer. Myst … Continue reading Remember the game “Myst”? It’s coming back to an A12 machine near you
Test driving the new AI-assisted Bing browser/search engine
searchengineland.com/test-driving-the-new-bing-392841 Test driving the new Bing I got early access to the new ChatGPT integrated Bing browser and decided to test it out. Nicole Farley on February 7, 2023 at 6:24 pm | Reading time: 3 minutes ICYMI, Microsoft announced its new collaboration with ChatGPT during an event today. Being able to be there live at the event … Continue reading Test driving the new AI-assisted Bing browser/search engine
New Apple Watch feature truly useful
ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/new-apple-watch-feature-is-more-useful-and-important-than-you-might-realize-0385149/ This New Apple Watch Feature Is More Useful and Important Than You Might Realize BY JUSTIN MEYERS, published 02/08/2023 1:14 AM There's a feature that every Apple Watch owner should know about — one that makes navigating menus, tapping tiny icons, and interacting with complications, among other things, much easier on the small display. The little-known feature … Continue reading New Apple Watch feature truly useful
Overdrive app shutting down May 1st but Libby does it all
https://www.engadget.com/e-book-library-app-overdrive-is-shutting-down-on-may-1st-194807737.html E-book library app OverDrive is shutting down on May 1st You can continue borrowing books by using Libby. OverDrive Igor Bonifacic|@igorbonifacic|March 28, 2023 3:48 PM OverDrive, the service you can use to borrow ebooks, audiobooks and other digital media from your local library, school or university, is shutting down. In a blog post spotted … Continue reading Overdrive app shutting down May 1st but Libby does it all
Apple Watch named “official wearable” of the World Surf League
macdailynews.com/2023/01/27/apple-watch-named-official-wearable-of-the-world-surf-league/ Apple Watch named ‘official wearable’ of the World Surf League Friday, January 27, 2023 3:30 pm1 Comment News Today, the World Surf League (WSL) announced its integration of Apple Watch as the official wearable equipment of the WSL. Apple Watch Ultra This introduction marks the first time Apple Watch will be used as official … Continue reading Apple Watch named “official wearable” of the World Surf League
How Apple solved one of music’s biggest problems
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-music-classical-app-3325c6ba Apple Wants to Solve One of Music’s Biggest Problems Forget the metaverse. The future is metadata. It’s how the world’s most valuable company built a better way of listening to Mozart and Beethoven. DAN PAGE By Ben Cohen March 30, 2023 5:30 am ET Everyone who listens to Beethoven as much as they jam to … Continue reading How Apple solved one of music’s biggest problems
WSJ’s and NYT’s reviews of Apple Music Classical app (and a workaround from Forbes)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-music-classicals-common-sense-streaming-abe14e07? Apple Music Classical’s Common-Sense Streaming The new app, which launched earlier this week, brings a long-needed and intuitive digital approach to the world of classical music. By David Mermelstein March 31, 2023 5:02 pm ET Pity the classical-music fan in the age of streaming, an arts lover forever trying to fit a square peg into … Continue reading WSJ’s and NYT’s reviews of Apple Music Classical app (and a workaround from Forbes)
Time to update those old iPhones — Apple has sent out URGENT fix
http://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-patches-urgent-webkit-zero-day-flaw-update-these-iphones-right-now Apple patches urgent WebKit zero-day flaw — update these iPhones right now By Anthony Spadafora Published March 28, 2023 Emergency security update has been backported to older iPhones and iPads After releasing a series of emergency security updates to patch a new WebKit zero-day flaw last month, Apple has now backported these patches to older iPhones and … Continue reading Time to update those old iPhones — Apple has sent out URGENT fix
How to use two eSIMs in an iPhone to balance data usage
https://www.macworld.com/article/1441708/how-to-use-two-iphone-esims.html [article is followed by Apple Support document https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-dual-sim-iph9c5776d3c/ios%5D How to use two eSIMs in an iPhone to balance data usage Apple offers a switch that can help while roaming with networks that have different coverage and data limits. MAC 911 By Glenn Fleishman, Senior Contributor, Macworld JAN 12, 2023 1:00 AM PST Image: IDG iPhones and iPads that … Continue reading How to use two eSIMs in an iPhone to balance data usage
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