Automators 63: Home Automation Wizardry and Nerd Out

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On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary's new setup. From "You've Got Mail" to picking accessories, we go beyond the normal, and possibly the insane.

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With both Big Sur and Apple Silicon shipping in the last week, I’m behind on some of the software updates. Fantastical released version 3.3 with a new Big Sur design and support for adding Microsoft Teams meetings in an interface similar to their Zoom integration. The other big update here is the widgets. The Fantastical widgets (there are a lot of them) for iPhone, iPad, and even Mac put Apple’s calendar widget to shame. I’m using the large size month calendar and event list on my iPhone home screen.

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Hooray! It’s the release day for the M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini. There are a bunch of reviews by folks who spent a week with the new Macs. My two favorites were from veee加速器电脑 and Dieter Bohn. I’ve only been using mine a few hours, but I already have some notes to share:

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    Thus far I’ve worked in OmniFocus, Microsoft Word, Keyboard Maestro, Fantastical, 1Password, and Obsidian. Everything seems to be working as if it was Intel inside, but faster.

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    It’s too early to tell, but in the three hours that I’ve been installing downloading, setting up, and working on this Mac, I’ve used 20% of the available battery life. That’s nuts.

Even though it’s only been a few hours, I’m already using this Mac to do work and the word that just keeps jumping to my mind is “snappy”. I’ve never had a Mac that jumped to my command like this. The way apps load and leap onto the screen are reminiscent, not surprisingly, of iPad OS more than traditional macOS. I’m sure I’ll have more thoughts as I use it more, but so far I’m impressed.

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Mac Power Users 562: The First Apple Silicon Macs

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Stephen and I are joined by Kurt Knight, Senior Director, Platform Product Marketing at Apple to talk about the M1 chip and macOS Big Sur on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users. After that, we talk about this first wave of new Macs.

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Some Thoughts on Big Sur

This week Apple launched the latest Mac operating system, macOS Big Sur, representing the most significant visual change to macOS arguably since the inception of Mac OS X. I’ve been using the beta for months and have a few thoughts, tips, compliments, and complaints:

  • Space is nice.
    There is a lot of controversy among the nerd class about the additional whit space in menu bar and menu bar items. It’s a significant difference. I wasn’t sure what I thought about it until I found myself going back to Catalina for some production work. Everything on Catalina now looks scrunched together to me. I like the extra space.

  • Space does not equal touch screens, yet.
    I’d hoped that all this space meant we were also imminently going to get touch screen Macs. I didn’t expect them to make drastic changes to macOS but instead treat the touch interface as something in addition to the standard mouse/trackpad interface, just as pencil support on iPad is in addition to touch support. No luck so far. Craig Federighi p50 Vpn 应用 for Android and iOS (2021 picks):KanCN - 海外党回国加速器 4.96741/5 来自 27,091 votes - 免费 KanCN看中国—海外华人听歌追剧神器一键加速回国应用,随时听音乐、看视频,畅玩游戏,全球线路,极速稳定,告别延迟卡顿 ,帮助海外华人畅快访问国内各大主流平台。, but I haven’t given up hope yet. The Apple Silicon transition is still early.

  • Rounded corners, everywhere.
    I’m ambivalent to all the Big Sur rounded corners. They definitely make sense with the new look, but I can’t get excited about them.

  • Square Icons.
    I don’t care for them. I think I understand what Apple was going for but I prefer the anarchy of the prior system.

  • Notification / Widget Slide Over
    I like the new notification system a lot better than the prior one. Notifications are grouped better. Both notifications and widgets are on the same screen. Widgets also feel more intentional with the new iOS influenced widget system. This has been a win, and I’m using Notification Center now more than ever.

  • Control Center
    Here’s another win. I set up a menu bar to control my Mac exactly how I wanted before, but for a non-power user, the prior system was too complicated. This puts everything under one click. Moreover, it gives users a very similar interface across iPhone / iPad / and Mac.

  • Proxy Icon Madness
    My biggest gripe with Big Sur is the way it renders proxy icons in the Finder. Those are those icons at the top of a Finder window that lets you save, rename, and copy a file right from the icon. The proxy icon is not displayed unless you park the mouse in exactly the right spot (to the left of the file name). Most people will think the feature just went away. For those of us that realize it is still there, we must look at our Macs and wait a few seconds every time we want the proxy icon to appear. This regression frustrates me daily.

Overall, I generally like the new look, and I’m already used to it. It doesn’t just look different to me but also looks modern. It seems to be working fine with my apps, but I’d not recommend installing it until you can confirm from other users that your critical apps are working. If you’d like to learn a lot more about Big Sur, Jason Snell and John Voorhees wrote in-depth reviews.


Initial M1 Benchmarks Impress

While the initial reviews haven’t dropped yet, there are some benchmarks in the wild that show the fanless MacBook Air outperforming the high end 16” MacBook Pro and in the territory of the entry-level Mac Pro. Can you imagine how fast Apple Silicon will be for more dedicated high-performance machines?


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Yesterday I purchased a new M1 MacBook. I want to have something running Apple Silicon to experiment with and cover here and on the podcasts. The question was, which one?

Both the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro feature the same M1 chip. But are they? Apple said nothing in the keynote to differentiate the chips themselves. There was no explanation of clock speeds or chip yields. Does the MacBook Pro only get the very best of the crop of new M1 chips so they can run them faster than those that make it in the MacBook Air? We don't know. The only thing covered in the keynote was the inclusion of a fan in the MacBook Pro vs. the MacBook Air's fanless design. With an active cooling system, I'm sure Apple will feel more comfortable pushing the M1 in the MacBook Pro harder. I expect that once we do get benchmarks, they'll show that the MacBook Pro can do longer operations faster, like encoding video.

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Apple explained it would take two years to complete the transition to Apple Silicon Macs and what we got yesterday was only the first step. Even though it looks like the M1 will be a beast compared to other chips on the market, it will also be the lowest power M-series chip ever released. I can't help but think that sometime next year, we'll get a different Apple Silicon chip that will be even more powerful than the M1 for use in the 16 and 14(?) inch MacBooks Pro. Put simply, Apple is just getting started. I expect if you are looking for a pro workflow machine, the Apple Silicon Mac you are really going to want isn't out yet.

So getting back to my decision as to which MacBook to buy, I was considering the pluses and minuses when my daughter came into the room to show me a video she made for a class using Final Cut on her very-much-not-top-of-the-line Intel MacBook Air. It was five minutes long and moved boxes of video contributed from seven different UCLA drama school students. There were visual and audio effects, and the non-M1 MacBook Air was doing it all without breaking a sweat. That was the moment where I realized all I need is a MacBook Air.

I have such fond memories of the first wedge-shaped MacBook Air from ten years ago. I used one for three years before giving it to my daughter, who used it for an additional five years. I do all of my production heavy lifting on an iMac Pro. The idea of a thin, light, fanless laptop that is wicked fast and can run iPad and iPhone apps sounds perfect. So I ordered a MacBook Air. (I did upgrade the RAM and storage. I am MacSparky after all.) I'll have it in a week or two and report back once I receive it.

One additional point is Apple's buyback program. I'm selling my existing laptop back to Apple as part of the purchase. I made some price comparisons with other reputable vendors, and Apple had the best price. I know I could make more selling the machine through eBay, but every time I try that, the buyer turns out to be a bozo. Selling it back to Apple is painless.

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Mike and I consider the relationship of productivity and creativity and how it shapes the work that we do. On this episode of ios 加速器vp, we’re diving into our personal knowledge management stacks and the tools we currently use, share some tips for tagging, and discuss where to draw the lines between tools for managing tasks and ideas.

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Thoughts on the One More Thing Event

So today, Apple announced its first Apple Silicon Macs. I have a few thoughts:

  • Wow! I had high expectations, but overall, Apple delivered with the new M1.

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  • On all of these devices, Apple suddenly had all of this additional low watt/hour power. In each case, they chose to use it by giving the devices both more power and more battery. That isn’t a surprise. What is a surprise, to me at least, is how much power and additional battery life they were able to get.

  • Battery improvements are nuts. They gave many numbers, but it sounds like at least 6 hours of additional battery on both laptops.

  • There are two chip options available: 7 core and 8 core. I suspect that is simply a result of chip binning. When they didn’t get a full yield on a chip, they make that one of the less expensive ones.

  • My initial impression is that the scales just got tipped even more toward the MacBook Air in the Air vs. Pro question. The MacBook Air is so much more powerful and now fanless. You’ll need to justify going up to the Pro.

  • The M1 Mac mini was not in any of the rumors I read but makes sense. The Mac mini is now a mighty little computer.

  • There were no demos of running iPhone and iPad apps on the M1 Macs. Didn’t that seem weird?

  • Speaking of iOS, we didn’t get several of the iOS features I’d liked to have seen, like FaceID, cellular radios, and Touchscreen. But it is still early. I expect that may change with future hardware.

  • Did anybody else catch the bit with Ken Case playing the harp at 20:59?

  • You can order the new Macs today. Big Sur ships in two days. Buckle up, gang.

Overall, this change just gave the Mac a jolt of electricity. I fully expect the Mac hardware to also evolve in unexpected directions. I cannot wait to see how this all plays out over the next few years.


iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini-Reviews

The reviews dropped today for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. There aren’t many surprises.

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The iPhone 12 Pro Max is taking better pictures than any other iPhone, which makes sense given that it has better camera components (bigger sensor, on-sensor stabilization). Matthew Panzarino discovered the telephoto lens on the iPhone 12 Pro Max also has stabilization, which produces noticeably better images. That said, having read multiple reviews, my take is the 12 Pro Max is only incrementally better than the iPhone 12 Pro. You’ll get better pictures indoors or in the dark. Your daylight outdoor photos will look mostly the same.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max is also, not surprisingly, getting better battery life but is awkward to carry. One bit of insight from nearly all reviewers is that the squared-off sizes make holding the larger iPhone more difficult. I hadn’t thought of that. I’ve been a big phone club member for years because I like the bigger screen. (Mine arrives Friday.)

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iPhone 12 Mini

I feel like this phone has a self-selecting audience, just the exact opposite of the Max phone crowd. I’m pleased that Apple is intentionally making a small iPhone with the latest and greatest components. You will take a hit to battery life with a smaller phone. While the 12 Pro Max requires you to carry a big phone, the 12 Mini may require you to carry a battery on busy days.

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Kourosh Dini at BeingProductive.org is a friend and fellow traveler. He makes things for the Internet, but he also keeps and manages a medical practice. Kourosh and I like to get on the phone once in a while and discuss the nerdy things that are getting us most excited. Recently we recorded one of those calls, and Kourosh has released it at his blog. In it, Kourosh and I talk at some length about our experiences with this growing set of idea tools like Obsidian, Roam Research and, of course, DEVONthink.

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Automators 62: Automation Fun, with Alex Cox

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Alex Cox joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation.

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iOS 14.2 - Emojis Released. Scores Settled.

Today Apple released iOS 14.2 and iPad OS 14.2. As usual, the point two release gets a ton of new Emoji. I’m sure there is a good reason for holding the new Emoji for the point two updates, but it also is a way to ensure that everyone downloads it. Emojipedia breaks them all down. This year’s release, in particular, helps me personally settle a dispute with my children.*

Additional features include some new wallpapers, updated lock screen controls, and the ability to add a Shazam button to the Control Center.

Notable this year is that this update does not have to deal with as many bugs as it did last year. iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are more stable than last year.

Looking forward, I would love to see Apple add better widget support to the iPadOS at some point in a future 14.X update. The world loves widgets, and the iPad needs the ability to put them anywhere, not just the left side. A nerd can dream.

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* As a Californian, I have to acknowledge the inclusion of this sandal in the 2020 new Emoji. I grew up wearing them, and we always called them “thongs” or “flip flops”. My children inform me (frequently) that while the term “flip flops” can still work (though it dates me), the term “thongs” is very much not acceptable and embarrassing to them. So I call them “thongs.” Apparently, I’m not alone because the official name of this new Emoji, as handed down from the Emoji standards commitee is “Thong Sandal”. I look forward to sharing this with my children. (Also, if you really want a pair of Californian-approved “thong sandals” I recommend Rainbows.)



One More Thing

Apple has now announced next week’s One More Thing event for next Tuesday. This will be the third event in three months and the one I’ve been looking forward to most. There are a lot of contrary rumors about exactly how Apple will start rolling out Apple Silicon Macs. I can tell you that I am personally very excited to see how this goes down. Using Apple Silicon, I expect Apple will have the ability to turn up the dial quite a bit on battery life or performance (or perhaps a little bit on both). It will be interesting to see how they decide to go. Also, I’ve been looking at all the white space in Big Sur for months and imagining some cool new Macs with touch screens and iPad apps running alongside traditional Mac apps and all the possibilities that come with that.

Mark Gurman’s sources say that we’ll initially get new models of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with Apple Silicon. I have no idea if those will include a touch screen or instead just be the same design as the existing models with a different processor. Regardless, we are going to learn a lot more next Tuesday.


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The Apple One Subscription bundles are now available. There are three tiers available:

  • Individual ($14.95) Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage.

  • Family ($19.95) Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200GB of shared iCloud storage for up to six family members.

  • Premier ($29.95) Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Fitness+, Apple News+, and 2TB of shared iCloud storage for up to six family members. (Currently only available in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia)

It represents a moderate saving over the sticker prices if you added the services individually. Because I’m on a family plan and am including my kids, I’ll spend some time over the next few days making sure to remove any duplication. For instance, I know my daughter subscribes to Arcade+.

To sign up, go to your subscriptions page on your iPhone or iPad. When I tried it, I couldn’t get the Apple One page to load. Rebooting my phone fixed the problem.


Mac Power Users 560: Workflows, with Luc Beaudoin

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We’re joined by Luc Beaudoin, a cognitive scientist, author, and developer of the Mac app Hook on this episode of Mac Power Users. Luc explains how we typically gather, process, and use data, and how our computing devices can assist—and detract—in that work.

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Fire Aftermath

I took a walk in the neighborhood last night and took some pictures. The landscape around here is like another planet. I enjoy hiking the local trails but I suspect they’ll be closed for a while until things start to recover. We had a similar fire back in 2007 and it is remarkable how quickly things grow back. I was speaking with our local park ranger and he reports the deer are already returning, though nobody is exactly sure where our local pride of mountain lions are right now. When these trees catch on fire, the burn continues inside long after and often down into the roots. Some of these trees will one day just fall over.

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