On July 10, 2008, I shot out of bed and ran over to my Mac, plugged in my iPod touch, and eagerly installed the latest version of iPhoneOS, iPhoneOS 2.0, the software version that introduced the mobile App Store. Of the 500 apps available on launch day, these are some of the first four applications I downloaded on that very first day.

A trend seen throughout August was the temporary closure of retail locations. Globally, several locations would temporarily close for 4-14 days before reopening to the public. August also saw a significant slowdown in Apple Stores closing indefinitely due to increasing COVID-19 cases. However, several US states and Spain saw such closures as higher COVID-19 case rates continued in localized areas.

The Leather Loop debuted with the Apple Watch when it was released on April 24, 2015. With rumours that a new Leather Loop redesign may soon take its place, I wanted to take a moment and present a short retrospective on the Leather Loop.

Switched to the Amazon Kindle from the iPad mini as my dedicated eReader. Here are some meandering thoughts about why I made this decision and my first impressions upon switching.

My impressions on using the GhostCover for the iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard. TL;DR: slightly “mushier”, but I love it!

Today I’m launching a small collection of apparel including shirts, crewnecks, hoodies, and maybe even a tank top with the design through the folks at Cotton Bureau.

What do Nelson Mandela, Amy Winehouse, TikTok, & WeChat all have in common? They have all been banned from the United States!

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No specs, no gripping about the dated design, and no benchmarks, just a few of my impressions on Apple's latest (possibly last) round of updates (or lack thereof) to the Intel iMacs.

July saw Apple continue to close a sizeable portion of its US retail stores in response to growing coronavirus cases across the country. By the end of July, Apple had closed 115 retail locations for a second time across the United States, and 5 in the state of Victoria in Australia.

On July 31, 2020 Health Canada released their COVID-19 app using the Apple & Google API framework to alert users of possible contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.