Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-only🔴🟢🟡 Using emoji and tags to manage anything in Apple EcosystemEasy and effective user’s guide to making information flow an extension of self This is a long-time coming article. I am a power user of Apple Notes and Apple Reminders and the Apple Finder applications. In these applications, I have used this management style for the last 2 years in…Apple6 min readApple6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·PinnedMember-onlyThis ultra-expensive iOS app, by far, is my best investment in iOS EcosystemNeed a variant of this for the Google platform. I am a relatively new Apple user. Only have been using Apple devices and software for 2 years. Over these 2 years only, I have spent a lot of money purchasing various digital items in the Apple ecosystem. Be it, purchasing…Apple4 min readApple4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Feb 27Member-onlyGot invited to the new Bing, First Experience.ChatGPT vs the new Bing, who will win? I joined the waitlist for access to the new Bing. Today morning, while going through the emails, I found the invitation from Microsoft to try the new Bing application. Got really excited. I immediately installed the ios app for the new Bing…Search5 min readSearch5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Feb 2Member-onlyIt’s a great day for Smart Homes, Matter is hereRejoice, the first matter device hits the market. IoT is finally free. Today is not a bad day to celebrate. We have a matter-supported IoT device from a pretty eminent market leader. Officially announced on 18 December 2019 and launched on Nov 2022 by Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), formerly known…Networking5 min readNetworking5 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jan 27Member-onlyBluetooth prioritization is brokenAnnoying issues with Bluetooth prioritization. Today I want to discuss an issue, which has been pestering me for a long time. I have seen a lot of people talk about it, in forums, and Q&As, but there is not a single usable solution in sight. We have learned to live…Bluetooth4 min readBluetooth4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Dec 23, 2022Member-onlyExclusion, new focus mode setting in iOS16, small but mightyFew subtle changes with a dramatic outcome This is going to be a very small one… Everyone is talking about the focus mode changes in iOS 16. Indeed Apple delivered a ton of changes to make managing different task states and scenarios easy. The new focus filter, the ability to…IOS3 min readIOS3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Nov 7, 2022Member-onlyDeclutter overdue recurring tasks in Apple Reminders, a plan that worksReclaim the overdue reminders and make the todo list clean using Apple Shortcuts No todo list is complete, moreover useful if it does not cover every aspect of life of the user, using it. Even if it does not cover a single area, absence of it will be felt gradually…Apple4 min readApple4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Oct 17, 2022Member-onlyiOS16 makes Apple Reminders unputdownableAll new underrated features in Apple Reminders in iOS 16 I have been using Apple Reminders for 10 months, since when I got into the apple ecosystem. I found Apple Reminder to be one of the best offering from Apple. I immediately gave it a shot and have been using…Apple4 min readApple4 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Oct 13, 2022Member-onlyAWS Client Side Encryption with KMS using Java v2 SDK and s3 UploadA simple example to use Java AWS SDK v2 to achieve client side encryption and then upload to s3. This is a short post to share what I have learned while working on a work to upload a payload after doing client side encryption on it using KMS using the…AWS2 min readAWS2 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jun 10, 2022Member-only🦋 Apple Shortcuts !!! One tool to conquer the clutterA developer’s perspective on Apple Shortcuts I have switched from Android to Apple almost 6 months now. Yeah, I know, I know all you Android users, with all your freedom and customizability may question and see Apple Ecosystem as a cage, a trap rather, the dark side… I will refrain…Apple6 min readApple6 min read