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Been waiting for this to come out for a bit of time now….and it looks like it has launched. So here is a test.
Been waiting for this to come out for a bit of time now….and it looks like it has launched. So here is a test.
There has been a lot of things that have been happening to the blog over the last few months….all done with a view to a kinda reboot happening around New Year 2018.
As New Year’s Eve [or as my commercial terrestrial TV stations keeps telling me - NYE]…is a only few days away, I should summarise what has been done….before getting on with new writing, opinion and comment.
Here is the quick summary list [I’m good at those}:
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It’s kind of an “in joke” that I am indecisive when it comes to any kind of purchasing decision. I will often agonise about shopping. And there is a very direct correlation with value of a product and the time taken (as well as the amount of verbal comparison) that needs to be spent before a purchase is made.
You should see me when I’m looking to buy a house or car….the lead time can take years.
Technology can also cause similar thought agony. It seems that having just a little expertise in this area has led to an over-complication of the issues involved with a purchase and I get bogged down with the numerous choices.
Let me try to summarise:
I currently have an iPad Air ( the first one….not the iPad Air 2). Although the device has been on sale for over two years, I have had mine for about 18 months. It was bought as an emergency replacement for my iPad mini (version) that was presumed lost. The iPad mini was eventually found, and I ran two iPad for a number of months before gifting the smaller device to the boy.
( Subsequently the mini had a case failure and was smashed on the driveway )
So why do I want to upgrade? Two features that I’m missing….which although not critical…are annoying not to have. These are TouchID and SplitView. Using my current iPad is great, but does require the entry of too many passcodes and passwords. There are a number of apps that I use that support SlideOver, including OmniFocus, Tweetbot and Evernote/Byword. I would certainly benefit for being able to interact with apps at the same time.
Also, I have always seen the regular iPad as being a stay-at-home tablet….the kind of device that get left on the coffee table. The mini, with its paper-back form factor was always the device that traveled.
This kinda means that I will only be considering the latest generation device, of which there are three:
Although I have clearly set out my primary requirements….there is another list of requirements that could be counted as “nice to have”. Things like stylus/pencil support or 3DTouch.
And without a clear road map, or even a predictable release schedule ( there are a rumours of a Q1 2016 iPad release ), there is always the potential of buying a quickly out-dated model. That would never do when you absolutely must have the latest and greatest thing.
I’ll let you know what I decide and if I make a purchase.
Had a really crappy day….everything I touched (technically speaking), has gone to shit. So I wanted a quick pick-me-up, and have now hopefully deployed a new publishing mechanism.
I hope it goes well.
It has been pointed out to me in the last week that I have descended into long term hibernation………again. This is not the first time that this has happened…and as a young adult I would frequently “drop off the radar” for weeks and sometimes months at a time.
However, in this modern day of hyper connected social media….where it is considered impolite to fart and not tell the world how smelly it was….my detachments from friends and relations has reached new heights. It is not even possible for someone to come round and drag me out of my self-centered malaise….as I have made it extra difficult for anyone to pop-round….by going to live at the other side of the world.
I suppose I should apologise for the lack of post and activity on the blog….but I can’t be arsed with that. It’s not as if I have a lack of new experience and life content to impart….just the lack of time or inclination. Who knew that emigrating could be so time consuming? A quick summary of events that you may have missed goes something along the lines of:
Got bored with UK -> Migrated -> Got made redundant -> Migrated the family -> Settled down -> Got Older -> Got fatter -> Had a hard long look at myself -> Got slimmer -> Got Healthier.
Lots happen….enough said.
Life is good at the moment and consequently I may have a bit more to say soon. There are a few ideas on the way….and the renewed focus is going to be more on content and less on paranoid-ridden quality control. I need to get away from a lot of unfinished drafts and an absent audience that is left in the dark.
No matter what happens with the blog, 2016 is going to be a huge year.
*note: If anybody out there does want to get hold of me, the social network I do occasionally check is twitter (@davesdowntime).