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  • Switching to Firefox

    I’ve used many browsers in the past, but I’ve mostly kept coming back to Apple’s Safari. I can’t blame “lock-in” because Apple lets you easily export your data, and most browsers will import it automatically when you start them. It was more about muscle memory, a familiar Mac-like UI, and not having any real issues…


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  • My Siri AI experience in iOS27

    I think it’s fair to say Apple’s first few forays into the world of AI and LLMs have been far from smooth. The first iPhone marketed as “designed for Apple Intelligence” was the iPhone 16, released in September 2024. Quite a lot of the features demoed in that year’s WWDC were incomplete, and wouldn’t ship…


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  • A fresh coat of paint

    Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed there’s been a design refresh around here! Unless you’re seeing this in an RSS reader, in which case the image below might give you a bit of a clue what’s changed – you’ll have to come visit the site directly to see for yourself. When I originally migrated this blog…


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  • Liquid Glass and the end of flat design?

    I’ve always been a huge fan of the skeuomorphic design of the earlier iPhones, they seemed so quirky, and full of character. I loved all the little details, like how the reflections on the chrome volume slider would react and shimmer, as if light were really reflecting off as you moved the phone around. Or…


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  • Visual Voicemail is actually pretty great

    Yes, I know. I’m sure some of you will be thinking this is a bit of a random post, as you double-check your calendars to make sure that it is indeed the year 2025. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start talking about fax machines and record players, but I wanted to share some recent…


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