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Since the iPadOS beta seems solid, the macOS beta must be too. Unsarcastically, it is so far, though, weirdly, Liquid Glass seems more jarring on the Mac right from the Desktop. An invisible Menu Bar upends 40 years of UI expectations big time.
I installed the iPadOS 26 public beta, no issues so far, except trying to decide between glass and tinted home screen, better wallpaper visibility or widget text legibility, real Sophie’s Choice.
Starting a course of SNRIs to reset my vagus nerve 9/11, so I asked ChatGPT to help me create a new iPad wallpaper that captures the mood.
Fantasizing about a Vision Pro for my birthday–don’t judge–I noticed the order of products on the Store page (and App) being different from the Apple webpage menu. I get the consolidation of products on Apple.com, but why are iPad and iPhone reversed? This is very disturbing.
Running outside under an umbrella in a thunderstorm, rainbow seekers that we are, my wife and I, we scored a technical double. Not getting struck by lightning was a bonus, I guess, though that’s getting to be a tougher case to make every day since November, but still—rainbow!
A quick pick of a northern flicker was pretty blurry, ran it through some filters, tried not to lose the unhurried alertness, the still intent.
Our tomtoc Slims have arrived! Bold Ocean Blue, understated Matcha Green, cases snug and rigid for our traveling Switch Ups (Switch 2). My wife chose the blue, so good I liked the green.
