Cook is a natural optimist, telling me how pleased he was to be back in London and how the city did Christmas so well. He answers an attendee’s question about how difficult it will be to get a job in the industry with comforting words, saying that these things go in cycles, suggesting that if it isn’t great now, it will be again. “I wouldn’t worry too much about that,” he says, reassuringly.
I ask Cook what it meant to him to be at events like these. “It means something to be able to give back,” he says, “and to connect with kids that are going to run the companies and businesses and governments in the future, and see what's on their mind, to see what their dreams and aspirations are. It keeps me connected to youth, which is so important both from a personal point of view, but also from a business point of view.
What did surprise me is how a smaller iPhone transformed how I think of smartphones. The smaller screen is a bit less good for video and games. The battery is smaller and less suited to chewing through 5G when I’m away from a charger. This has naturally made me use the phone more deliberately.
Shortery allows you to trigger automations based on an extensive list of triggers and conditions on macOS. It's functionality that's curiously absent on the Mac, despite having its own tab in the iPhone version of the app. This lets you give Shortcuts the powers it should have (in my opinion) had from the outset.
TechniCalc is a fully featured calculator app, with all of the advanced features you’d need – but without a clunky or outdated UI.
I sure hope Mr Cook is also optimistic about the world for the next couple and couple of years.
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