Ducking iPhone!

Stop autocorrected swear words forever.

Leander Kahney
October 22, 2024

I hate to admit it, but I have a terrible potty mouth.

My primary mode of expression is cuss words.

Every other word out of my mouth — or my keyboard — is a swear word. But my ducking iPhone keeps correcting them!

Luckily, there’s a very simple and easy way to banish them forever — and it only takes a few minutes of your time.

Also in today’s newsletter:

You’ve never seen anything as horrifying — and fascinating — as the inside of your earholes. I have a very similar ear wax camera to this one, and it’s a major hit with the family.
Early reviews of the new iPad mini are generally favorable, and the device’s biggest problem seems to have been fixed finally.
This ridiculous 10-port USB-C charger is perfect for a huge family, or a small office.
Season 2 of Apple TV’s Bad Sisters looks pretty amusing. Check out the trailer.
We hands-on review a new portable display from Plugable, and like it a lot.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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Great-looking portable display does double duty as USB-C hub [Review] ★★★★½

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Today in Apple history: PowerBook 100 series is a smash hit

On October 21, 1991, Apple launched its lightweight PowerBook 100 series, the most important line of laptops in company history.

Tweets of the day

True😂😂😂
— Smile❤️ (@Smilja77)
12:18 PM • Oct 21, 2024

Thirty-three years ago today, on Oct 21, 1991, Apple released the Quadra 900.
The 900 was available for only seven months before being superseded by the better-known Quadra 950.
Below is my 900, which I purchased a few years ago. It was a miracle that it survived shipping!
— Mr. Macintosh (@ClassicII_MrMac)
3:26 PM • Oct 22, 2024

I think I might have accidentally bought a prototype iPad mini Smart Case without realizing it 🧐
— icon📱(EN/ZH/DE) (@iconredesign)
2:02 PM • Oct 21, 2024

Wallpaper of the day

📂New wallpaper 🎃
— @Mosaico 𝕏 (@XMossaico)
5:28 PM • Oct 10, 2024

One more thing ...

❝

I didn’t want anyone to know I had parents. I wanted to be like an orphan who had bummed around the country on trains and just arrived out of nowhere, with no roots, no connections, no background.

— Steve Jobs, 2011.

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