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Photoshop’s challenges with focus, pt. 2 – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality

Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography - Apple Security Research
Introducing Apple Reference Image, a new solution for verifiable photography on iPhone. This new, opt-in camera mode lets a photographer create a securely timestamped reference image that accurately depicts what was captured by the iPhone's camera sensor. Apple Reference Image offers a trustworthy, scalable guarantee that a reference image is what it claims to be: a real photograph, captured by a real sensor in an iPhone camera, at a specific period in time.

Perfect Software - Software for an Audience of One
We have many names to describe personal tools. Malleable software speaks to how it behaves. Home-cooked software speaks to who makes it.


Vision Pro is an over-engineered “devkit” // Hardware bleeds genius & audacity but software story is disheartening // What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right // Why Meta could finally have its Android moment
by Hugo Barra (former Head of Oculus at Meta) Friends and colleagues have been asking me to share my perspective on the Apple Vision Pro as a product. Inspired by my dear friend Matt Mullenweg̵…

MacBook PROLED: I Swore I’d Never Touch Screen
Beau Photo Supplies - Photographic Equipment in Vancouver
Photography equipment, supplies and rentals in Vancouver BC. Shop for digital cameras, lenses, printers, lighting, film, and darkroom online or in store. Authorized Fujifilm, Nikon, Canon, Profoto, Sony dealers.
A Camera, Not an Engine II
Further thoughts on photography in latent space, now with agents!


Event Cameras: a New Way of Sensing - Davide Scaramuzza - ICCP 2024 Keynote
Cameras and Lenses – Bartosz Ciechanowski
Interactive article explaining how cameras and lenses work.

The Practicality of Art in Software
I've been following with great interest this series of articles by John Gruber (and Matt Birchler's related story) about the chasm between iOS and Android apps. I have some thoughts since expanding my app knowledge beyond iOS and iPadOS is one of my goals for 2023. About a month ago, during my holiday break, I

Apple Vision Pro
Featuring the new powerful M5 chip and comfortable Dual Knit Band, Apple Vision Pro seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space.
