I went to the Apple Store in Brisbane today to take a look at the iPhone Duo. I had read the reviews and watched the videos but was keen to see it for myself. I didn’t go in with the intention of buying one. First, it’s insanely expensive - AUD3.5k (USD2.46k). Second, my iPhone 17… Continue reading Thank goodness the iPhone Duo is out of stock until January. I came dangerously close to buying one on impulse.
This story started a few weeks ago following a comment by Adam on the MacGeekGab podcast about settings changing without your knowledge. I wrote to the show about a similar issue I had where I found the firewall on both of my Macs was turned off. For years I assumed they were on. I wrote… Continue reading I found more weird settings in my Apple devices, this time involving AirTags.
This is cool. It’s called the Blaster Atom by Monster who have been around for decades. I picked it up for USD40 (AUD70). It’s a small Bluetooth speaker; it’s quite loud, the sound quality is fine, it’s light enough and feels solid. It just works. Why did I get it? I walk in the bush… Continue reading Small clip-on wearable Bluetooth speaker – Monster Blaster Atom – great sound, loud, light for its size and solidly built
UTC Clock (Apple Widget) and QRZ in CarPlay There’s been quite an improvement in the widgets functionality in CarPlay with iOS 27. In short, you can have two columns of five widgets each to flick through. You can see my post on that here, together with a video and some screenshots. But for the amateur… Continue reading Get a UTC clock and band conditions on your #CarPlay screen with iOS27 #amateurradio