eXtensions - Tuesday 25 May 2021
Tuesday Diversion: 11 M1 iPad Pro in Thailand - an Increase in Productivity
By Graham K. Rogers
WWDC runs online from 7-11 June this year. Apple updates its OS versions. An order of an iPad Pro arrived in my hands at the start of this week: a little earlier than expected. After setting it up, an import of RAW images was faster and took more files than the older iPad Pro. A stand-in keyboard is workable, but a Folio Keyboard will be coming soon.
Apple has put out its invitation to WWDC which will run from 7 - 11 June. The Keynote presentation during which some of the outline secrets for the coming months will be revealed is at 10am on the first day, which is about midnight here. I will catch the headline in the morning and look at the presentation on AppleTV later in the day. After the Keynote, the focus is on developers with a state of the Union address at 2pm Cupertino time. John Voorhees (MacStories) reports that there will be over 200 sess
eXtensions - Monday 10 May 2021
Monday Diversion: Notes on iPad Pro Delays; MacBook Pro Coolness; The iPod Touch Lives
By Graham K. Rogers
Some iPad Pro delays extending to July. The cool M1 MacBook Pro. The machines stopped last week albeit only for a few hours. Apple surveys on the Apple Watch here and in Brazil. Colors for the future MacBook Pro. The Gates divorce turns in a different direction.
I am even more pleased about having choosen the 11 iPad Pro over the 12.9 version as there are now reports that delays on delivery are now extending to July (Joe Rossignol, MacRumors). I was never even thinking of the larger version, but that will be a shock for some customers. There had been warnings this could happen because of screen manufacturing problems, but this is not what Apple wants to hear. Several sources are also reporting that Walmart has dropped $139 on the 11 version. Several large retail outlets in the USA offer Apple products at discounted prices, but this is