The September issue of my monthly newsletter is out (you should really subscribe! it’s free!)

David Pogue, in his newsletter: The new AI Siri came out this week as part of OS 27 for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac, and it’s a life changer. A phone changer. It replaces most Google searches, most ChatGPT or Claude interactions, and cumulative hours of fumbling and searching and dragging and copying and finding and tapping and pasting…. The hardest part will be getting out of the habit of opening apps, and remembering that you have Siri. Give it a few tries. Learn to trust it. You’ll save incredible amounts of time and fumbling. I used the beta-test version […]

Puffins!

Community-based philanthropy and fighting for the underdog defined the superstar’s legacy.

I went looking for a Ruff.

The August Issue of my monthly newsletter is out

I spent some time watching the bees on the lavender and fuschias. Well, they’re bumblebees….

Baby Ospreys!

Why do I still use both Lightroom and Photos? It’s kind of complicated, but I see a future where that might change.

It’s a mid-summer check in on birds and birding

I got asked about the state of the birds. I have thoughts.

A new set of free desktop wallpapers is now available

Mobile apps are easy to make with artificial intelligence. That doesn’t mean people are excited to use them.

The July issue of my monthly newsletter is out.

Inside Apple's OpenAI lawsuit: Trade secrets conflict with expert knowlege, kickstarting hardware with secret documents, and how Apple's own vulnerability informs it all. Upgrade+: Designed in California planning meeting!

It’s eagle season in Seabeck