So it seems that Halide, the makers of the camera app for iOS have something new launching this month as mentioned here. I wonder what they could be up to? There are already dozens of photo editing applications out there - my go to for RAW editing is Adobe's Lightroom. It would seem pointless to go up against that. Maybe it's not even photography related.
Mikron - Severance
January 31, 2019
New album due on Friday following up Warning Score from 2016. Previews hint at a more atmospheric set of tracks than before. It will be available in a number of formats and you can buy it from Bleep.
Update
This is very good indeed. More atmospheric (and somehow more complete) than their debut album - not that I didn't like that. But this is a different beast altogether. Standouts for me are: Embers, Lyre, Aldergrove, Sunken Paths and Cast on a Clock Face.
Best thing I've heard so far this year.
Strava
January 30, 2019
I began using this app yesterday. It uses Location Services and GPS in order to track your movement. Great for hiking. It also gives you lots of other useful stats such as calories used and a map of your progress. You can read more about Strava here.
Face Time Woes
January 29, 2019
Juli Clover at MacRumours:
There's a major bug in FaceTime right now that lets you connect to someone and hear their audio without the person even accepting the call. You can force a FaceTime call with someone and hear what they're saying, perhaps even without their knowledge.
We tested the bug at MacRumors and were able to initiate a FaceTime call with each other where we could hear the person on the other end without ever having pressed the button to accept the call. To exploit the bug, all you have to do is add your own phone number to a FaceTime call you've already initiated, which apparently creates a major FaceTime issue.
Adding your own phone number to Group FaceTime a second time causes the call between both parties to connect. You can hear the person on the other end and they can hear you, even though the call wasn't accepted.
What's weird about this is that I had an unknown FaceTime caller a few days ago. I've disabled FaceTime until Apple issue an update.
Walking
January 28, 2019
Finally got out today as the weather is better. Still cold but clearer skies.