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iPadOS 26 is great, Liquid Glass not so much

Let’s address the transparent elephant in the room first. I don’t love Liquid Glass. It’s fine on my iPhone. The corners are too rounded on my 6.8 inch CarPlay display. If you have …

A tale of two Asphalts

This is the story of how an unloved mobile video game that was abandoned after four years was revived by Netflix and became a better gaming experience than the more successful title it was based on. …

Retro spotlight: Mark Dean and the IBM PC

You might have read about Dr. Mark E. Dean elsewhere this month. Chances are, it was what in newspapers we used to call a “cuttings job”. This is when you assemble an article from previously published …

Using an iPad as an external monitor

My five-year-old iPadPro is the most versatile gadget I own. A few peripherals transform it from a device for consuming content into an incredible productivity tool. And now, thanks to Lux …

Using Freeform for whiteboarding on video calls

As a solutions engineer, I’ve spent a lot of time on video calls with customers brainstorming solutions to unique problems. Ideally, I’d like to do this in person in a room full of …