1. I won't upgrade to the iPhone 16 this year, having an iPhone 15 Pro Max, I can't justify spending another thousand dollars for this. Some cool new features will have to wait until next year with iPhone 17. 
2. Apple Intelligence hyper slow rollout is kind of depressing. I'll have to keep using beta software on my device for a few months and force myself to use Siri in English just to get a taste of it.
3. I'm tired of recorded Apple keynote. That formula is due for an upgrade (un intended here). Many too long segments. 
4. Looking forward to the new Mac mini. And the new Apple Watch Series 10 which I'll buy, coming from the Series 8 (and a Series 6 that I still use for sleep tracking and when my Series 8 battery dies), it should be a great upgrade. I'll probably go with the jet black.
5. Have a great postpartum too.

1. This weekend I released the latest edition of my newsletter, now called "Ephemeral Scrapbook". It's the third generation of this newsletter, first started in August 2021. The name better reflect the content nature. I chose Ephemeral as each edition is a scrapbook in itself, more or less super seeding the previous one, they are not cumulative. Scrapbook really conveys the content nature of being a collection of different things that caught my attention.
2. This blog is now ephemeral too where post blips are archived after 90 days. After they, they are not visible on the website but can still be reached if you happen to have a bookmark to the post.
3. Gearing up for the Apple keynote today. Some last-minute rumors about a new AirPods Max and no Ultra 3. I'm getting ready to be unimpressed.
4. Have a great day! 👋🏻

Scribble.page now offers ephemeral posts. I don't know what to think of this. In principle, this could fit really well with the notion of this "blips" blog, but on the other hand, I don't want things to go away. Also, I'm cross-posting to Micro.blog. Any archived blips would invalidate links on my Micro.blog timeline. 

1. I've been on Pixelfed for a year now, posting 745 photos and cumulating 615 followers, more than Smugmug, 500px, Flickr and Glass combined. It's a different world with a different vide. I like it. 
2. I've been doing YouTube videos for two years now. I guess you can tag me as a YouTuber. Thanks to my 1215 followers!
3. Today is my birthday. It's been a great journey so far. I don't have followers per se, but I have great friends both in the real world and in the digital space. I'm grateful for that. If you are one of my silent reader, consider signing my guestbook!
4. Have a great day! 👋🏻

Currently testing Reeder from the maker of Reeder now called Reeder Classic. I prefer the general Reeder's design and look and feel over Tapestry's, by far. There is one thing that I like a lot: being able to tag timeline entries with tags and generate a public RSS feed based on a specific tag. That's cool. Here is one: Numeric Citizen Highlights. 

• It is the long Labor Day weekend here, which coincides with my birthday a few days later. I don't have any elaborate plans for the weekend, except to do only the things I enjoy. 
• One of the things that I want to do is to record a new YouTube video using my just-acquired RODE wireless me mic and my Inst360 Flow Pro gimbal for my iPhone.
• I'll probably upgrade my M2 MacBook Air to macOS Sequoia 15.1 so that I can test Apple Intelligence on the Mac.
• I had a discussion yesterday with my son and his girlfriend, both of whom are studying communication and marketing. I was curious to know if they or their friends had considered having a personal blog as a platform to share with the world. Both said no, it's not something they or their friends have considered. For both of themm blogs are a thing of the past. So what's in, you might ask? Videos on Instagram, TikTok. 😒
• Have a great day. 👋🏻

This week I realized that I'm doing digital ephemeral scrapbooking with this newsletter. 

1. It's been a while since my previous /now post. I'm still alive, but a bit overwhelmed with (too) many creative and less creative projects. More on that soon. 👀
2. I've spent some time today to test my new R0DE Wireless Me mics. I had to update my recording parameters accordingly. I won't need Audio Hijack anymore it seems. Preliminary results show that audio quality of audio recordings will improve noticeably. 🎤 🛜
3. I've spent considerable time on Medium and still appreciate the platform after all these years. While not perfect, no service is without flaws. Again, more on that sooner than later. 👀👀
4. The velocity of some writers like MG Siegler is absolutely amazing. This guy writes so often, with high quality content, it's mind-blowing. He writes on Spyglass, which is hosted on Ghost, I think. 👨🏻‍💻🏃🏻‍♂️
5. Have a great week! 👋🏻

My weekly creative summary newsletter edition 2024-32 is out now (link)! Available later by email for newsletter subscribers. Do I have to remind you that this is a free gift? I hope you enjoy!

I don't want a touch-enabled Mac with touch-tweaked macOS because I want to keep my Mac screen clean of fingerprints and smudges. On the iPad, it's ok, but not on the Mac.