As I try to plump up my expensive plastic tree with cheap stuff bought from Kmart, I can only gawk at what cultured professionals can do…all photos from the NY Times..
I had my doubts. There’s already something wrong with the new iPhone 14’s camera system and its video format is confusing and tedious to work with.
But I’ve been wanting to upgrade from my (old) five year old 10.5 inch iPad Pro for so long, that it was a foregone conclusion; I was going to buy one no matter what though I was trying not to grimace at the thought of two very expensive lemons.
When I finally got it and set it up, I just had one regret; I wish I stuck with my original choice of an all-white combo- a silver variant and a white Magic keyboard. I had been dissuaded by Sam telling me horror stories of his work colleagues toting less than pristine all-white iPad combos. Apparently, stains are difficult to remove.
I sort of teach tech for work and deal with user experience issues, but I’m never one to be super conscientious about reading and following instructions to the letter. I just let intuition do its job - yup, just zoom, swipe, tap - and if it works, then the device or website works. Maybe the new iPadOS 16 is amazing, who knows. That, or the fact that I never did anything much really with my old 10.5 iPad Pro. But you have to consider that five years in tech time is literally a lifetime; a lot can change and I’m glad that I sort of waited. I’m not sure if it’s the right analogy, but I think that updating your devices is similar to managing your Kiwisaver. Best practice is to stick with a specific fund instead of shifting it to a more conservative or safer one when you’re hit by losses due to the ever fluctuating markets; by doing so, you’re simply cementing your losses.
While we get the advantage of leaks, it’s never really certain what you’ll get. But after waiting for five years before I upgraded, I got a way better and bigger screen (from LCD to mini LED), a faster chip, and an operating system that almost replicates the work-flow you have on your laptop. The leap in capability is just phenomenal. if you have last year’s model, you’re not gaining anything dramatically new and spending another NZ$2,299 for a chip change is a waste of money- unless of course, you have money to burn.
Critics say you’re dumb if you get this year’s model. That or you have too much money.
Because how else will you get the latest and greatest version of yourself? You may fail sure, but you still need to try, try and try some fucking more!
Played and edited 4k clips with ease even from an external device
I’m pretty sure there’s no mobile version for Adobe Premiere Pro, so I had to purchase LumaFusion what a lot of video content creators use and so far so good. I think I’d need a mouse though.
We got some new shelving for the upstairs- nothing fancy, just industrial shelving from the local Mitre 10- and because I hate over-head lighting (unless it were pin-lights), I thought, why not get a floor lamp?
My budget was reasonable, anything a bit over $100 was fine and of course, I saw these…( and no, couldn't afford these):
This is my favourite. It looks like the lamp has been photoshopped to look this big, but it is this big. Artemide is an Italian design-oriented manufacturer founded in 1960. They’re known for their award-winning lighting designs. This one retails from $3625.
Winner of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz Design Awards, this combines the functionality of a lamp, a bookshelf and a side table all into one. The wiring has been cleverly integrated into the solid natural timber structure.
Would you believe this was designed in 1954? Sarfatti’s goal for this design was to put the aesthetic focus on the light source itself which is the fluorescent tubular bulb. That aluminium box is actually the power supply and works to balance the base. As I generally don’t like fluorescent lighting, I’m glad I won’t fork out $5,495 which is how much this retails for.
Anyone who loves Ikea can probably immediately tell the design DNA of this lamp. Designed in 1954, the small solid oak shelf table on it, is a great nod to that period. A steal at $1395