iPhone Duo == Dead Upon Opening (Parody)
Parody: our fictional acronym department decodes iPhone Duo as “Dead Upon Opening.” A little hinge humour, with a factual note on the early screen-failure reports.
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How to Control WordPress with Codex: Setup, Capabilities, and Examples
Set up a WordPress MCP connection on a Mac, then use Codex to create drafts, revise articles, and upload images through practical prompts.
iPhone Duo reviews are here
The iPhone Duo review embargo has lifted, and the first reviews of Apple’s foldable are now online. There’s plenty of excitement around the hardware—and some candid criticism of its first-generation quirks. One great place to start is Joanna Stern’s review,…
Meet Emmy Sidekick: A Little Companion for Your Everyday Breaks
Meet Emmy Sidekick: a friendly companion with bite-size lessons, six retro games, and everyday tools in a floating notch at the side of your screen.
10 Reasons Not to Buy the iPhone Duo Yet
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is exciting. Here are ten practical reasons to wait—from the total cost to your apps, battery needs, and everyday workflow.
Create Light, Dark, and Tinted iOS App Icons with Codex for macOS — No Copy and Paste
iOS and iPadOS can display an app icon in three appearances: Light, Dark, and Tinted. The tedious approach is to create three files manually, drag each one into Xcode, and hope the asset catalog metadata stays correct. A better workflow…
How to Integrate Codex Directly into Xcode — Plus the Best SwiftUI Skills
Xcode can now host Codex directly inside its Coding Assistant. That changes the workflow completely: instead of keeping an AI agent in a separate terminal or desktop window, you can start a Codex conversation beside your source code, give it…
How to Configure Codex for Xcode: A Practical Setup and Pro Tips
This guide covers using the external Codex app or CLI alongside Xcode, with both tools working on the same project folder. Xcode remains the visual editor, signing environment, preview canvas, and debugger while Codex handles focused work in the repository.…