Ouch! I just learned Stage Manager is only supported on M1 iPads 😔 Given the 12.9” model is over $1K Stage Manager would have to be pretty special stuff to get me to upgrade. Can’t remember any other benefit of the M1 iPad. And how long until a M2 comes out?😣
Most of my screen time is with an iPad Pro w/keyboard on my lap somewhere. But that is also my worst posture. I have the best when using sitting at my desk using my iMac. Even when I have the iPad on my desk my posture is worse/lacking. So why do I use it so much?
Overall there were were a number of improvements cited in the WWDC keynote that are really appealing to me. Enough that I’ll probably buy an M2 iMac once those are announced. But I feel Stage Manager on iPad is going to be too limited - they didn’t really show flexibility.
Pre-dawn, pre-WWDC, pre-exercise sky. Twas a lovely summer morn to take it all in.
I have wishes for WWDC but I’ve avoided all the predictions. I prefer to just take it in as a spectacle and enjoy anything they announce that appeals to me.
Most hated bit of home electronics: smoke and gas detectors. One went off today for no reason. Grabbed a ladder, disconnected it, blew on it, reinstalled it and now it is silent. Pretty much expecting it to go off again in the middle of the night. It’s only a few years old. 😖
My home IP address, assigned by my ISP, has been the same for something like 10 years. It looks like it changed today. I need to do some network housekeeping as a result else some things will be broken.
Speaking of endurance: proud of our daughter finishing high school on a high, gettting a good job she loves, registered for college classes (+1 this summer), and to me for finding a used car she loves. Also for finishing the photo challenge. 😉
What swims in the ocean but isn’t a fish?
A lot of things actually. But dolphins are one example (mammals).
The stars and stripes flying over the memorial park. Thanks to all who serve and have served for providing us our freedoms. 🇺🇸
We had a big day yesterday. After a lot of hunting we found a used car for our daughter and made the purchase. We were exalted with the purchase. Then our daughter realized she couldn’t find her purse. She had it when she drove the car home then POOF. No one of can find it🚗👜😟
The contrail made me think of a scratch on the lens of an otherwise perfect fair-weather sky.
A rather odd quote written on a bar of soap in my Japanese hotel room a few years ago
Our daughter starts college in the fall and has started a summer job so I’ve been on the hunt for a used car. I knew prices were up and availablity tricky but man is it worse than I imagined. I found 2 cars today I wanted to check out tomorrow. By dinner time they were gone…🚙
I recently scheduled a vacation at a resort near San Antonio. It is a family favorite destination and requested by both the 18 and 13 year olds. But I was shocked at the price. So much higher than in the past. 😳 💴
The desert can be a magical place. Sandia Mountain behind an isolated tree stand supported by a creek. I liked the contrast.
This Lego Technic truck was the most intricate we’ve built. Lots of remote controlled moving parts that were very fussy to install. Even so I still had fun building it with my then 10 yo son.
After graduating HS Friday our daughter registered for her college classes this fall. She also signed up for a class, taken online, this summer. Since she took a dual credit class last semester that means she’ll start the fall with 2 classes already in the books👏🏼
We made Japanese Milk Bread for the first time today. It really is a great loaf of bread - plain or toasted. It is a lot of time/trouble sadly so although I love it we won’t be making it very often. 🍞
Now that our 18 yo daughter is starting her first job with benefits, I am explaining 401k plans to her along with the pros and cons of traditional vs ROTH 401ks. As soon as I mentioned “free money” I had her full attention. 😁
This morning the dew point was matched the temperature making the sky about as plain as it can be. The humidity was over 99%. My clothes got damp just from moisture in the air.
My wife knitted a combination of yarns into a textile rug. It turned out great!
We’re watching the Women’s Rodeo World Championship (DVR) and I am reminded how much I love watching barrel racing. Haven’t seen that for years. 🐎
We took advantage of a Memorial Day sale and purchased a new washer-dryer set. I would’ve preferred to wait until they broke but they’re 16 years old and supply chain issues mean stock of good replacements might be depleted if they broke. I guess this was a preventative purchase
Symmetry within asymmetry
So if you were wondering, our daughter’s high school graduation ceremony for over 1,500 kids took 3.5 hours (not including waiting time). We’re all a bit knackered after last night. It was fun seeing all the kids - amazing diversity.