[Repost from Fall 2022] With the fall Apple (iPhone) event almost upon us, time to speculate if there’ll be a “One more thing…” moment. Apple does things their own way and speculation around a pair of Apple AR/VR glasses has been rampant, but it’s remained unclear if, when, how and…

My preferred order for reading books is audio > ebook > paperback > hardback. (Except for art and photography books, in which the order is hardback > ebook > paperback.) Reading an audiobook of course means listening to it and debates abound whether we retain information better or worse if…

Odd working hours, social distancing and long walks mean plenty of time for reading. Here are the books I’ve read so far this year.

Today is an exciting day. Think back to the past 15 years and the things that we take for granted now that didn’t exist then. The ability to have a video call almost anyone, anywhere for free. The most comprehensive encyclopedia in history in your pocket, updated in realtime by…

With the release of the new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro, Apple once again positions the iPad Pro as a viable primary computer and alternative to a laptop or desktop. The Magic Keyboard includes a built-in trackpad to take advantage of full trackpad support that iPadOS 13.3 now offers. …

📖 Started to read this book by Taschen today and finished the first chapter which covers the early years of the web from 1990–1997. It gives examples of early sites (Amazon, eBay and Yahoo sure have been around a while) and tech that moved design ahead such as FutureSplash and Flash. Curation also played a significant role in discovery pre search engines, social and network effects. What strikes me so far is how individual each of our early online journeys were, for those of us who have been online since the mid-90s.

A (Hopefully) Brief History My family business, among other things, owns and operates a chain of department stores which, when I was growing up, had a photography department — they no longer do, as the brands we worked with, Yashica and Contax, were among the casualties of the film to digital transition. Being around…

I attended Photokina, among the largest photography equipment fairs in the world, earlier this week in Cologne. Here are some thoughts about why we might still buy and use cameras when phones are where the future lies. It’s late 2018 and if you’re going to spend money on a camera…

Living in NYC again means being able to take full advantage of films that get even the most limited of limited releases (such as Marjorie Prime), while also seeing the biggest films (such as Blade Runner 2049) before they open nationwide. …