Coaching check-in

Two months ago on the day, I told you that I have a coach now, and today I wanted to give a first update on how that’s all going (do note we kicked off the coaching on August 12 so I am ending my 11th week this week). In

Daily iPhone tip #4: Charge AirPods and Apple Watch from your iPhone

This can be useful in a pinch! I never personally needed it, but it's good to be aware of. The USB C port of your iPhone can deliver charge to AirPods and Apple Watch, just plug in a USB C cable and it will start charging. You can

Daily iPhone tip #3: Turn on and off Portrait mode after the fact

If you have an iPhone 15 or later, photos with a person, dog, or cat taken in Photo mode can become portraits in the Photos app after the fact. The phone is powerful enough to almost always gather depth information alongside the regular photo, so you can go in and

First Apple Watch? Here’s what to do first

This guide covers: * Start here * Understand the Digital Crown * Understand the Side Button * Learn the Gestures * Make sure your iPhone can unlock your Apple Watch * Create your own watch face(s) * Track daily activity * Start using health features * Understand safety features * Go for your first workout * Set up Apple Pay

Daily iPhone tip #2: Precision finding

If you own a recent iPhone, you might have missed that you have the latest-generation ultra wideband chip in it. That chip means that you can you use Precision Finding in the Find My-app with other devices with the same chip. So you can for example find a specific person

Daily iPhone tip #1 - Charge fast

Modern iPhones these days can charge really fast, but only when paired with correct accessories. The iPhone 16 models in particular got extra fast in this regard. For maximum charging speed while charging with a cable, use a charger (the thing you plug into the wall) of at least 45w.

A must-read iPhone 16 Pro review

Well-known photographer Austen Mann got to take the iPhone 16 Pro with him on a trip to Kenya. He did not get paid by Apple for the trip, he has other sponsors to enable him going on these trips. This is all explained in the beginning of the review. Obviously

Here are the first 6 things to do after upgrading to iOS 18

While I do think you should read up on all the news of iOS 18 and related updates, here are the must-try things right after updating your device: Short version Here's the overview of the first six things to do after updating: 1. Set up your Home Screen

Your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Mac, Apple TV are getting new features today - here are my favorites

A few hours ago, Apple released their major software updates to the public. I have been running all these major updates as developer betas since back in June, so I want to share my favorite features for each of the new operating systems in order to recommend you all to

PSA: Don't buy any new wireless chargers right now

The new iPhone 16 line-up supports a new version of MagSafe which increases the speed of wireless charging with 67% on these new models vs the old - 25W versus 15W. That is a big jump and puts wireless charging squarely into fast charge territory - enabling 50% charge in

Glowtime pre-orders and a new Apple Store

A couple of hours ago the global pre-orders for the iPhone 16 lineup of phones opened, and I figured I’d report on my purchases, in the order that I made the purchases. Apple Watch I have owned every generation of Apple Watch since Series 8, as I switched to

World’s Richest Man Proposes to Rape World’s Biggest Popstar for Not Endorsing Facism

First, let’s talk about Taylor Swifts absolutely awesome endorsement of Harris. It’s very well-articulated, and smartly timed post debate, and ends with an absolutely perfect “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady” sign-off. I am not going to post any link or screenshot of what Elon Musk wrote in response,

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Ignore the engagement-hungry headlines and cynism - there’s plenty news in the iPhone 16 lineup

The first 36 hours of reporting after the annual Apple iPhone event has been exhausting. It usually is, but feels worse this year. The takeaway that parts of the tech community seemingly got together and decided to have, is that this year's iPhone are boring and there are

Apple

Scoring my Apple Event predictions

So with the Apple Event behind us, its time to score my predictions of what the event would contain. General * ❌ The hardware announcements will be the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10 and Ultra 3, and AirPods 4  * To my massive disappointment, no Ultra 3 this year. Also the

Apple

I really hope this latest Apple Watch rumor is incorrect

Been quite a lot of last minute Apple Event rumors these last two days. I won't update my predictions post because they stand for the day they were written, but just to comment: The latest rumor is saying that the Apple Watch Series 10 will be noticeably thinner

Tech

Tech travel gear

As I am this week traveling to Spain for a week for a family union thing, I figured now’s a good time as any to document what I bring with me on most trips in terms of tech. Please note that none of these links are affiliate links -

Guides

Apple Watch - The ultimate guide to all the options when buying

In this article, I am going to give my recommendations and reasoning for the various choices that you will be faced when having decided to buy an Apple Watch (which is a fantastic decision, by the way. You will not regret it). In summary, you have these choices to make:

Shorts

A website you can only visit once

This website is superb. You can only visit once, so make sure you have a few minutes set aside to explore to make it worth your while.

Recommendations

Fall TV

I suppose every year is the same, but somehow this fall's TV lineup seems impossibly good and also impossible to be able to keep up with! Here are the shows that I am personally excited about and really want to make time to watch throughout the fall: New

politics

Obligatory

Re: ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly HappensISLA VISTA, CA—In the days following a violent rampage in southern California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals, including himself, and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens living in the only country where this

Apple

Apple Event Predictions

As we are less than a week away from Apple's "It's Glowtime" event, I figured I should put my stake in the ground with regards to what I expect we will see at this event: General * The hardware announcements will be the iPhone 16

politics

Sweden just completely removed the tax on airline fares

I am so exhausted by the Trump-ificiation of Swedish politics, but it's been undeniable for a long time now. Our government is currently a coalition of right-wing populist parties supported by a very far-right party. They today all proudly stood up for a press conference and announced that

Recommendations

Rings of Power premiere mini-review

Spoiler-free post. Disclaimer: I am a huge Lord of the Rings fan. So I am absolutely the target audience for this show, and can probably be more easily persuaded to liking the show. That said, what a tremendous premiere season two has - I the first three episodes of the

Health

You should be donating blood regularly

Buckle up, this will be a preachy one. If you aren't already, you should regularly donate blood. There are some reasons where that isn't possible or allowed, but the majority of worldwide adults are able to donate blood. I'm ashamed to say, the first