Dave Mark

@davemark
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Co-host of "The Dalrymple Report", a podcast dedicated to tech, friendship, and curiosities.

I wrote Audio Cupcake (audio processing app), bunch of dev books, created Ovichase.com (hockey site) support kindness and community,

CMU/Stanford alum.

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The Dalrymple Reporthttps://loopinsight.com
My socials are here:https://davemark.com
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@OviChasehttps://twitter.com/ovichase
Dave Mark40m ago

Running watchOS 26 beta, getting new battery warnings, at 50% and 35%, telling me my battery usage is unusual.

But this one (see pic) came up this morning, when my watch was 100%, fresh off the charger.

Anyone else seeing this?

#Apple

Dave Mark1h ago
Claude Zeins3d ago
Ok now this is just ridiculous https://mastodon.social/@caseyliss/114738626109660386
Dave Mark1h ago

Apple TV lets you change your search keyboard from linear (one line, across the screen) to a grid (see pic).

On Apple TV:

Settings > General > Keyboard Layout

Good tip...

https://www.gearpatrol.com/tech/apple-tv-keyboard-layout/
#Apple

Show threadDave Mark2h ago
@modern I got an Alexa+ invite, bought a device that was specifically tagged by Amazon as supporting Alexa+, got walked through the Alexa+ setup. Is there a specific question I can ask that only Alexa+ could answer?
Dave Mark19h ago
Dave Mark19h ago

New Dalrymple Report is live!😎

I got an Alexa+ device, Jim and I compare it with Gemini and Siri, talk about charging one Apple device from an iPhone, explore my iOS 26 install, highlight a favorite feature, lots more...

Dig in, and thanks for listening. 🙏🏻❤️

https://www.loopinsight.com/2025/06/27/the-dalrymple-report-alexa-charging-and-ios-26/
#Apple #TheDalrympleReport

The Dalrymple Report: Alexa+, Charging, and iOS 26

Dave Mark19h ago

New Dalrymple Report is live!😎

I got an Alexa+ device, Jim and I compare it with Gemini and Siri, talk about charging one Apple device from an iPhone, explore my iOS 26 install, highlight a favorite feature, lots more...

Dig in, and thanks for listening. 🙏🏻❤️

https://www.loopinsight.com/2025/06/27/the-dalrymple-report-alexa-charging-and-ios-26/
#Apple #TheDalrympleReport

The Dalrymple Report: Alexa+, Charging, and iOS 26

Dave Mark2d ago

"Charge AirPods (or Even an iPhone) With Your iPhone"

Reverse charging (or power sharing) was introduced with iPhone 15 (2 years ago).

But still, this is worth knowing. Good writeup, easy read...

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/charge-other-devices-with-iphone-ipad/
#Apple

Charge AirPods (or Even an iPhone) With Your iPhone

If you own an iPhone or iPad with a USB-C port, the port can be used to charge AirPods, an Apple Watch, or even another iPhone, which is handy for...

MacRumors
Dave Mark2d ago

Nintendo Switch 2 online restock, Walmart, at 7p PT, 10p ET tonight.

Walmart+ member? Goes live one hour earlier.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/15949610846
#Nintendo

Dave Mark2d ago

"CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy"

Something ironic in this, a sign of the times?

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/careerbuilder-monster-which-once-dominated-online-job-boards-file-bankruptcy-2025-06-24/

Dave Mark3d ago

Digging the new lock screen on iOS 26 (see pic).

#Apple

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Dave Mark4d ago

I’m a big fan of iOS 26 beta two.

Apple made lots of lovely tweaks. Especially where liquid glass is concerned.

One tweak made Control Center more opaque, easier to read (see pic).

#Apple

Show threadMike Getz4d ago
@davemark Is Beta 2 ready to install on main iPhone? How are the 3rd party apps behaving?
Show threadDave Mark4d ago

@mgetzski I'm guessing Beta 1 was ready for prime time, but as a rule, I always wait for Beta 2.

So far, I have not encountered a single issue with B2.

Show threadMike Getz4d ago
@davemark Asked ChatGTP and the first public beta for iOS 18 was released a week after the 3rd developer beta, on July15th.
Show threadJon_Alper3d ago

@davemark Not to be a wiseass but rather suggest a change in framing. If I were reviewing this as a submission from a design job candidate:

What meaning is intended to be conveyed with the red Do Not Disturb, green ATV and purple timer buttons?

How is the user helped by these colors being different if they bring Control Center down over a different home screen page?

Whet value is derived from the ‘content showing through' under a modal interaction like Control Center?

Show threadDave Mark3d ago
@jon_alper good food for thought. Still, it’s only beta two. Let’s see what Apple does with beta three.
Show threadDame_3d ago

@jon_alper

This is an insane take and an odd reply. None of that is what you said, what you are seeing see reflections of the colours of the users apps in the background

Show threadJon_Alper3d ago

@Dame_ I’m aware, painfully, of what the source of the color is.

Now the question for you is…

What purpose is served by making the user’s app icons partly visible behind Control Center?

To be more explicit to make the question easier, what purpose for THE USER is served?

Show threadDame_3d ago

@jon_alper If you’re painfully aware it wasn’t obvious by your question especially pointing out the colours as those would’ve been any colours.

Now this is a question that makes sense. There’s no real user benefit at all, just the glass illusion, which is done poorly.
But I’ll reverse and ask you, what harm is being done? How is the user experience significantly worse by this?

Show threadJon_Alper3d ago

@Dame_ I mean this in the kindest way possible, if you want to talk about UI/UX you need to do some reading.

https://archive.org/details/applehumaninterf00appl

is the best place to start.

This guy, among many others, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Tognazzini did the important work.

And this: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/208575160_The_Cognitive_Style_of_PowerPoint

Relates to SOME of the problems with cognitive load & the risks of not focusing on the person who needs the information.

And this is the QUICKEST surface overview to hint at other issues in play: https://support.webservices.ufhealth.org/social/social-media-accessibility/what-is-digital-accessibility/

Apple human interface guidelines : the Apple desktop interface : Apple Computer, Inc : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

This Apple manual was written, edited, and composed on a desktop publishing system...--p. [3] of cover

Internet Archive
Show threadStuart Crabtree3d ago
@davemark a good improvement