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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 02/05/2026

Flower moon. Colorado Springs. Last night. #photography

Dave Mark @davemark.com · 15/04/2026

Went to the Apple Store yesterday to get some hands on time with the MacBook Neo. Great machine. 🔥 One thing I did notice was the Neo's thickness. It weighs about the same as the 13" MacBook Air, but it is noticeably chunkier. Small price to pay. Literally. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 16/02/2026

The iOS 26.4 beta Music app lets me create a new playlist using Apple Intelligence. Basically, you type in some text that describes what you’re looking for, and the 25 song playlist is automatically generated (see pic). Similar to what Spotify does? #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 14/02/2026

In iOS Home Screen: - long-press an app - tap "Require Face ID" (see pic) - App is locked. One of those "good to know" things. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 29/01/2026

This was once the uber chic height of technology. #Apple #History

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 28/01/2026

I've noticed that on my Apple Watch (watchOS 26.3 beta) workout summary screen, the dismiss target is both: - highlit when I press it (see pic) and - has a larger tap target This does NOT appear to be the case on my wife's watch (watchOS 26.2). Anyone else seeing this? This old news? #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 21/10/2025

Here's the brand new (iOS 26.1 beta 4) Liquid Glass option. Left pic: "Clear" (the old one) Right pic: "Tinted" (new) To me, "Tinted" is WAY better, should be the default. The new switch is hidden in Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass #Apple #Design

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 26/09/2025

Took Google AI Studio for a spin, used the prompt that's been flying around. Absolutely astonishing (see pic). Not sure what to make of this. EVERYTHING in the image was from Gemini. All done from a single image of my cat. Crazy. #AI

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 24/09/2025

Press and hold the watch face on your Apple Watch and you'll hit the "slide to change your watch face" interface. The time will change to 10:09 (see pic). An aesthetic decision, not to be confused with Steve Jobs' edict to set watches to 9:41, the time when the first iPhone was announced. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 21/09/2025

Love this image of the iPhone Air, open, revealing the "mostly battery" in the thin part strategy. Image below, and here's a link to the teardown... www.ifixit.com/News/113171/... #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 06/09/2025

My first drawing, using Procreate on my new iPad and Apple Pencil Pro. Took me 3 weeks. Kind of proud of this. Big thanks to @settern.bsky.social who inspired me to learn how to draw those many years ago. #Art #Apple #iPad #Procreate

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 30/08/2025

The domain "delete dot com" is up for auction, currently at $70,666. Fine print: "Does not include a $21.99 /yr renewal fee" Wondering what the value is here. 10 days to go. How high will this get? www.namepros.com/threads/dele... #technology

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 21/08/2025

To close the current Safari tab: iOS 18: 1. Tap "all tabs" button 2. Tap x to close the tab iOS 26: 1. Tap "..." button 2. Tap "All Tabs" button 3. Tap x to close the tab Why add this extra step? In iOS 26, you can press and hold the address bar and get this interface (see pic). #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 19/08/2025

Now that Blood Oxygen app has returned to the watchOS beta, took it for a spin. The results being exported to the paired iPhone is not nothing. I found it hard to find. Had to navigate to the Health App, dig around until I found it. How about sending me a notification with the results? #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 15/08/2025

For folks wondering, the Blood Oxygen update is not yet available for the watchOS/iOS 26 betas. #apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 13/08/2025

Oh hell yes!!! Massive cantaloupe from the garden. About 9” by 6”.🍈 #gardening

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 13/08/2025

Kind of love this macOS 26 trash bin. This new to Tahoe? Something I just never noticed before? Note that the only thing in my trash was a single html doc. Guessing this pic is the same for everyone. No matter. I dig it! #Apple #Design

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 23/07/2025

This is the iOS 26 beta 4 Weather app. Look at the 3 Liquid Glass buttons at the bottom of the image. Can’t see them? Can’t read them? Yeah, that’s a problem. 😑 #Apple #Design

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 18/07/2025

Amazing event last night: - They played Star Wars on an outdoor screen, BUT - Absolutely NO MUSIC - Instead, the National Symphony Orchestra played all the music LIVE. Absolutely incredible. Here's a taste... #StarWars

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 17/07/2025

Flick it!!! The watchOS 26 flick gesture works well (see attached). Dismisses whatever I bring up, even if it's not a notification. Distinctive enough a gesture that I have yet to accidentally trigger it. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 15/07/2025

Pretty cool: Before the Home Run Derby, each player signs all the balls they will hit. See the pic below for an example. That one was hit by "Big Dumper" Cal Raleigh, with his jersey number, 29. www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/s... #MLB #HomeRunDerby

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 14/07/2025

Yet another iOS 26 Lock Screen. Just a small thing, but I really love the effect of the time being rendered in liquid glass, hidden by part of the image, and yet perfectly readable. Thoughtful detail. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 12/07/2025

Apple dogtags from WWDC 2003 (see pic). I miss the days when WWDC was in person, a lottery driven hot ticket, and crammed full of food, snacks, and Jamba Juice, and incredible excitement and promise. #Apple #WWDC

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 09/07/2025

This bottle of “AI Heinz” just appeared on my table. 😆

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 07/07/2025

That little hole next to your iPhone camera? (see pic) That's an ambient noise microphone. Part of the process of filtering out background noise for calls and recording. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 01/07/2025

Current status. Scaphoid fracture. Yup. I'm left-handed. 😑

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 28/06/2025

Running watchOS 26 beta, getting new battery warnings, at 50% and 35%, telling me my battery usage is unusual. But this one (see pic) came up this morning, when my watch was 100%, fresh off the charger. Anyone else seeing this? #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 28/06/2025

Apple TV lets you change your search keyboard from linear (one line, across the screen) to a grid (see pic). On Apple TV: Settings > General > Keyboard Layout Good tip... www.gearpatrol.com/tech/apple-t... #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 26/06/2025

Nintendo Switch 2 online restock, Walmart, at 7p PT, 10p ET tonight. Walmart+ member? Goes live one hour earlier. www.walmart.com/ip/15949610846 #Nintendo

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 25/06/2025

Digging the new lock screen on iOS 26 (see pic). #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 24/06/2025

I’m a big fan of iOS 26 beta two. Apple made lots of lovely tweaks. Especially where liquid glass is concerned. One tweak made Control Center more opaque, easier to read (see pic). #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 23/06/2025

Beta 2. Jumping in. iPadOS beta 2 as well. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 22/06/2025

Got my invite to try out Alexa+. Bought an Amazon Echo Pop, the cheapest of all the devices that support Alexa+ ($40). I'll talk about it on next week's show, but Alexa+ is FAR more advanced than Siri. No comparison. Apple has their work cut out for them. #Apple #Amazon #AI

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 10/06/2025

Interested in building icons in Liquid Glass? Check the screenshot below, and follow the link to read about Icon Composer's Liquid Glass updates... developer.apple.com/documentatio... #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 08/06/2025

RIP, Bill Atkinson, Apple Employee 51... www.folklore.org/Joining_Appl... #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 25/05/2025

No matter how many times I come to New York City, this site always thrills me.

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 19/05/2025

Took this pic this morning: “Light pattern, on the floor, by the piano” #photography

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 13/05/2025

A "bee cup" in our garden. Ceramic, very small, about the size of a large flower. It's designed to hold rainwater, with glass pebbles inside the cup. The bees are drawn to the color/shape, land on the pebbles, drink the water, move on to nearby flowers to do some cross-pollination. #Gardening

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 13/05/2025

Topps printed a limited run card for Pope Leo XIV: - 133,535 cards printed, that's it, end of run. - $8.99 per card They SOLD OUT. That's $1.2M. Want one? Got to turn to eBay. They are selling for $13+. Crazy. www.topps.com/products/pop... #Pope

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 10/05/2025

Been on a popcorn kick: - 8 cup glass measuring cup (microwave safe) - drizzle of olive oil - non-gmo popping corn Cover with a microwave safe plate ( or whatever), press Popcorn button, add at least 30 seconds. - melt some salted butter (been using Plugra), add salt, stir it around 😋 #cooking

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 09/05/2025

Ask Siri: "When is the WWDC keynote?" You'll get something like the response below (see pic), basically, a web redirect. Ask Gemini the exact same question, you'll get a wealth of useful info. One of these responses is useful. Ironic that it is NOT the one owned by Apple. #Apple

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 24/04/2025

Nintendo Switch 2 preorder just came and went at Walmart. Sold out. Bundle box in left pic. Sticker showing MarioKart World sticker (right pic) indicates that the game is a download (no cartridge in the box?) I think Switch 2 will sell like hotcakes. www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-... #Nintendo

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 11/04/2025

To keep my anxiety at bay, been focusing on learning to draw. My two latest sketches (see pics). Learning a lot about eyes... #Art

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 06/04/2025

Current status, watching “Howl’s Moving Castle” #Movies

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 06/04/2025

Current status, watching “Howl’s Moving Castle” #Movies

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 04/04/2025

Maybe my favorite image from my previous post. Perfect example of AI thieving intellectual property (Studio Ghibli, in this case). #AI

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 04/04/2025

Fantastic exploration of AI using famous intellectual property, with prompts like: "An image of an archeologist adventurer who wears a hat and uses a bullwhip" Image created... theaiunderwriter.substack.com/p/an-image-o... #AI

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Dave Mark @davemark.com · 27/03/2025

At a wedding in Ireland, they had an owl. Magnificent creature.  Just look at those eyes.  #Photography #Nature

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