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Default: Living within Apple's gilded cage

January 05, 2014 by David Johnson

A lot of people, perhaps most, never venture beyond the default settings and applications found on their devices at the time of purchase. Others make it a point of personalizing the settings, and loading up their favorite alternatives to the default apps, dumping the defaults in a folder, and onto the back page, out of sight and out of mind. I see no evidence that one group is happier than the other. However, it does appear that the more adventurous of the two end up having more issues with their devices. I happen to be both. In some things, I am Captain Default. In others, I am David, Lord of the Unbeaten Path. This weekend, we will be exploring the benefits of accepting the default position, and living happily within Apple's tightly controlled ecosystem.

 

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January 05, 2014 /David Johnson
out of the box experience, Windows, Mac, iDevice, iPad, iPhone, iOS, Android, gilded cage, iMessage, Hangouts
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Activation Lock: another iOS 7 exclusive Samsung is finding difficult to copy

November 19, 2013 by David Johnson

Sometimes we iPhone and iPad users don't realize how lucky we are. Apple puts a lot of time, money, and energy into coming up with new ways to make using technology a joy. They put equal resources into making it safe and secure. Things Apple prioritizes are mere afterthoughts for competitors, until, that is, they see the competitive advance such features give Apple. Activation Lock is one of those features. Unfortunately for competitors, their attempt to copy it has hit a bit of a snag.

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November 19, 2013 /David Johnson
iPhone, iPad, Apple, Activation Lock, Samsung, LoJack, iOS, iDevice, kill-switch, stolen iPhone, iCloud, Google, Android
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