For us oldtimers, this double standard is nothing new. I’ve often wondered if, in their heart of hearts, this pisses off Apple executives. I’ve asked them but, publicly, they would admit no such thing.

Sad but not at all surprising, given the content of the video. Dad should have known better.

The Gold Wing sets the standard for luxury touring motorcycles so it’s no great surprise they would be the first to include CarPlay.

This is amazing. A little weird maybe but the commitment is still amazing.

The first inclination is, “Oh, those old cars were built like tanks!” but its quickly apparent that the myriad safety features found on newer cars are literally lifesaving.

What a great story of a small studio helping to create a huge hit.

This is another in a line of these kinds of stories and a direct result of the work Apple and IBM have been doing in the enterprise market.

I couldn’t wait to get the Kinect and thought it was a pretty cool use of the tech. But there was never much further direct development of it (it lives on in HoloLens) and the games that used it never seemed to make advancements or be compelling enough.

Interesting survey on dialects and what words mean depending on where you live in the US. Apparently, as a Canadian, I talk like people from Spokane, Boise, and Salt Lake City.

Apple has very quickly sent out a press release refuting the rumor.

I get the convenience factor of this (having missed many deliveries due to not being at home) but I can see a lot of people reticent about allowing this kind of internet-connected (and, therefore, hackable) lock on their home. I would much rather a system where the delivery driver calls or texts that they are outside and then you would unlock the door.

Vox: When you watch a baseball game, you’re also listening for the hum of the crowd and the crack of a baseball bat. People like Andrew Stoakley make that happen. He mixes audio for teams like the Toronto Blue Jays, … Continued

Chuq does a good job of describing what happened and how it affects various constituencies of users. For the vast majority of people, little will change immediately. But, if you’re a professional Lightroom user, be prepared for a different future.

That is a remarkable achievement. I rarely use Apple Pay but I’m always impressed by how easy it is to use. I bet that lack of “friction” is a big part of why Apple Pay is so popular.

This is not an embarrassment to Microsoft – these kinds of flips happen often – but there can’t be many smiles on the faces of the Enterprise people in Redmond regardless.

So many questions. Why are they bothering to physically deliver the mail? Why are so many of the mailboxes fireproof?

Their NSFW name aside, this is a fascinating site with great, easy to understand descriptions of the phenomenon represented.

Apple is usually pretty good about not “encouraging” customers to buy more than they need.

I’d love to visit this store. Chicago is a great city and these photos really show off the new space.

Apple plays hardball but $20 says this gets settled out of court for “an undisclosed sum”.

This is a great list of apps – I use almost all of them on a regular basis.

This is great news and hopefully will ease some of the pain of the people in those affected areas.

I’m sure we’ll have arguments about this list but I hope we can agree that if the fidget spinner is the “most ingenious gadgets of 2017”, we’re doomed.

I loved my Slinky as a kid but even given an unlimited amount of time, I could never pull off the stunts this guy does with his.

As usual for anything Adobe related, this will cause a lot of consternation among its users and customers. Personally, I will hold off “updating” for as long as possible.

This is such a cool, amazing discovery. We’ve always known everything was created from stars but the knowledge your gold jewelry was probably created in the aftermath of a kilonova is mindboggling.

The fascinating story of an incredibly dysfunctional family. I knew Adidas was a German company but I had no idea Puma grew out of this feud.

CBC: Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip frontman who united a diverse array of music lovers with his commanding stage presence and Canadiana-laced lyrics, has died. He was 53. Downie had an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, … Continued

Make no mistake – this is very bad. But it’s not as catastrophic as some make it out to be.

This is a fun, well-done video detailing all the changes in costumes over the years for a character most of us know very little about.