When Apple introduced the original Macintosh in 1984, it stood out from other computers by its use of fonts. Apple has continued to pay close attention to fonts over the decades. Although Apple stopped using the Apple Garamond font about two decades ago, I still cannot help but associate that font with Apple. Apple now uses its San Francisco font—no, definitely not the same "San Francisco" font that came out with the original Macintosh—with virtually all of its products and the Apple website. I know many lawyers who pay close attention to fonts as well. I selected Times New Roman for the banner at the top of iPhone J.D. because I associate it with the law: many courts require it, and even more lawyers use it all the time. When I have a choice, I often use a different font in my briefs, such as Cambria, a nice serif font that is available to everyone who uses Microsoft Word. This week, a long-time reader of this website alerted me to an interesting article by Katie Deighton in the Wall Street Journal titled Font Wars Spread After State Department Replaces Times New Roman With Calibri. If you have any interest in fonts, I recommend that you read that article. I am opposed to using a sans-serif font like Calibri for the text of legal documents (although I do sometimes use a sans-serif font like Helvetica for headers) because I think that the lack of the serifs makes the text harder to read. But I also recognize that when it comes to fonts, some people have no preference and barely notice them whereas others have deep personal feelings about them. And now, the news of note from the past week:
- If you can sense the smile on my face as I type today's post, it is because I upgraded my home computer this week, replacing my iMac 5K with an Intel 8-Core i9 with a Mac mini with an Apple M2 Pro processor and a 4 TB SSD drive, along with an Apple Studio Display and an Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and a Numeric Keypad. The new computer is much faster, which is really nice. The display is working well, and I love having Touch ID on my computer's keyboard for the first time—something that Mac laptop owners have had for a long time.
- What might Apple include in the 2023 version of the iPhone, which I presume will be called the iPhone 15? Dan Moren of Six Colors offers his thoughts.
- Chris Smith of BGR explains how to record a phone call on an iPhone. Remember that laws vary from state-to-state on whether you need to let the other people on the phone know that you are recording, and even in states where a statute does not require consent, the ethical rules applicable to lawyers may require consent.
- If you want help from Apple when purchasing an iPhone, David Snow of Cult of Mac reports that you can now have a video call with an Apple Specialist who will assist you during the buying process. Folks who read iPhone J.D. may not need this type of assistance, but I'm sure that you know people for whom this would be perfect.
- It is widely-rumored that Apple is working on some sort of a VR/AR headset. An article by Patrick McGee and Tim Bradshaw of The Financial Times made the rounds this past week because they interviewed (presumably former) members of the Apple design team who are opposed to releasing something now because it could be better if released later. John Gruber of Daring Fireball did a nice job discussing this article and the flaws with the analysis. The Apple Watch, the iPhone, the iPad, and every other Apple product has come a long way from the first version, but you still need to ship something at the beginning so that you can start to improve future generations.
- I'm not a fan of iPad screen protectors that add more friction when you are writing on the screen, but I know that some people like them because it feels more like you are writing on paper. Dan Seifert of The Verge provides his arguments for using an iPad screen protector.
- Earlier this year, I reviewed Camo, a great app that lets you use your iPhone as a webcam. I've been using it just about every day at work. Jason Snell reports that Camo was updated to version 2 with a ton of new features. It now works with any camera, not just the iPhone, and adds a bunch of other new features.
- Congratulations to Apple TV+ for winning the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse.
- In an interesting case of life imitating art, Esther Marquis, a costume designer for the Apple TV+ show For All Mankind, has designed the next-generation astronaut space suit. Seth Kurkowski of Space Explored has the details.
- There was a fun update to CARROT Weather this week. Thanks to the integration of ChatGPT, you can now have a text message conversation with CARROT Weather. It is funny and an impressive demo of the new AI technology that seems to be all the rage right now. Jess Weatherbed of The Verge explains what is new.
- And finally, I mentioned last week that Apple released a yellow version of the iPhone 14. This week, Apple released an ad for it, and it is fun to watch, especially if you are a fan of the graphics associated with Yellow Submarine by The Beatles, and artists like Robert Crumb, Peter Max, and others from the late 1960s:
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