Notifications can be annoying, and sometimes we silence them. But I didn’t realize how isolated you can feel if they abruptly vanish. Starting sometime in the morning, all notifications from non-Apple apps on my iPhone ceased to work, including badges … Continue reading →
Spark is a viable alternative to the standard Apple Mail app on the Mac, and also for the iPhone and iPad. I’ve previously written about Spark on iOS/iPadOS (https://lerner.net/spark-an-email-app-for-your-iphone-and-ipad/) and it was my main email app there until recently. After … Continue reading →
This is a demonstration of an extremely annoying Japanese input bug that just surfaced since iOS 13. It doesn’t matter what app you’re using, if you are dictating in Japanese, and you have the Japanese keyboard set, it starts receiving … Continue reading →
The latest version of Spark, from Readdle (a great developer of apps, including Scanner Pro and Documents) is a substantial improvement over previous versions. In almost every way it is much better than iOS Mail. The personal version is also … Continue reading →
