What Happens in the Victorian State Budget Lockup As a writer covering tech for many years, and more recently public transport – going to a budget lockup was a new experience for me. I’ve been to many media events in the past. Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference, press briefings with Google, forums and meetings where topics are discussed: sometimes on background, sometimes under…
Over the past few months, I’ve been making semi-regular appearances on ABC Radio Melbourne – covering everything from the Melbourne Metro Tunnel opening, the implications of new infrastructure at the Grand Prix and AFL as well as contactless payments, and free public transport limitations in a fuel shortage. It’s a different audience to those I usually hear from online, which I feel is…
It wouldn’t be a calendar year without popping my head into Clockwise a few times. This podcast from Relay is a fun mix of news and broader tech topics, and it’s more like just hanging with some of your nerdy friends. View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram
Talking with Kim Hill on RNZ from my narrowboat in the UK. We touched on controversial emojis, exploding head horses, and having the longest introduction to any interview I’ve ever had. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeremy Burge…
This was a fun one, recording with Alie Ward in Los Angeles, covering all kinds of interesting circumstances that came up in my time running Emojipedia. oh and as we recorded in person, Gremmie (🐶) did an excellent job producing / being fluffy. It’s a two-part episode , and also features Jennifer Daniel (head of emoji at Google) and Keith Broni (editor in chief at Emojipedia) released in…
I was on this week’s episode of Clockwise (“four tech topics, 30 minutes”) with Dan Moren, Mikah Sargent, and Abrar Al-Heeti. Here’s the rundown: Whether we’d be comfortable in a driverless taxi, our thoughts on the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory regarding kids and social media, using Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro on the iPad, and the last time technology blew us…
With Lisa Leong on my sometimes-local station, ostensibly there to discuss the coronation and their PR team’s emoji attempt. But we also covered some other fun stuff like when one of the police forces in the UK reached out to help decipher an intercepted message. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lisa Leong (@lisasleong)
Why eSIM is my new best friend Data roaming fees are my enemy. Alternative title: How and why to install an eSIM to save money on data roaming fees when overseas. Especially useful if you have an iPhone 14 with no SIM Tray. I’ll keep this brief. People travelling overseas often fall into two categories: 1. Pay whatever your phone carrier lots of $$ for data roaming 🤑💸 2. Buy a local SIM card at…
Jeremy Burge on Breakfast Television February 2021 Jeremy Burge with Dina Pugliese and Devo Brown on Breakfast Television February 2021 There’s an ongoing narrative of “Gen Z vs Millenials” that seems to have taken over the discourse in early 2021. Some is just reframing any trend to fit a combative story, others may hold some weight. A common theme of this on TikTok and elsewhere has been that…
I feel very fortunate to have this life 💕 Photos: November 2020 issue of Waterways World
Larry Emdur, Kylie Gillies and Jeremy Burge on The Morning Show Emojipedia founder Jeremy Burge talks about new emojis on The Morning Show from his boat in Liverpool. New emojis have been announced with a likely 2021 release. That’s before most people have the 2020 emojis, but such is the change to the schedule. I went on The Morning Show to talk about it (the Australian TV show from Sydney, not…
Every year, the chant gets louder: oh that’s cool Apple that you added all this stuff but WHERE IS MY EMOJI SEARCH This year, people are going to have to come up with a new request, because emoji search is coming to iOS 14. So what the heck took Apple so long? Emoji search seems so obvious, did Apple just forget to implement it? Did they not know people wanted this? Here I piece together the most…
Jeremy Burge on Tech News Weekly January 2020 Mikah Sargent, Jeremy Burge and Jason Howell on Tech News Weekly January 2020 Mikah Sargent, Jeremy Burge and Jason Howell on Tech News Weekly January 2020 Jeremy Burge on Tech News Weekly January 2020 In January 2020 I visited the TWiT studio (This Week in Tech) to join Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell on Tech News Weekly. Here’s a couple of photos of…
Jeremy Burge at the New York Stock Exchange January 2020 Jeremy Burge live on Cheddar with Vanessa Freeman and Tim Stenovec January 2020 Here is me on Cheddar (which is filmed on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange) in January of this year, doing a segment on plans for 2020. Oh how I did not know how much they would change. Photo: R.W. Lee
Finally! The Volume HUD doesn’t block half the content on your screen in iOS After years of the volume feedback in iOS sitting right on top of the content you want to see, this has been moved to a more discreet interface element in iOS 13. No more of this: For the past few years I’ve been compiling alternative volume controls on iOS implemented by third party apps. Most apps placed their custom…
How to delete an app in iOS 13 With iOS 13 now here, I’m sure I can’t be the only one who couldn’t figure out how the hell to delete an app on my iPhone. Coming from an model with 3D Touch (iPhone X), there used to be a distinction whereby: A light press-and-hold would show ‘wiggle mode’ with X icons to delete apps A hard press-and-hold (3D Touch) would show a menu with app-specific options Above:…
#BoatLife I’ve moved onto a boat. A narrowboat that can be moved between villages, towns and cities around the UK. Everything I own is on the boat. I don’t own a whole bunch, so the space isn’t a big issue for me. What’s interesting about it as a newcomer to living on water is having to reconsider everything about how to live in a modern society. Water supplies, electricity, internet…which night…
Having been brought up to be polite and follow social norms - I’ve always made an effort to let people know if I can’t do something. And to apologise at the same time. 🚫🥳 No, sorry, I can’t make your party. 🚫🚛 No, sorry, I can’t help you move on that day. 🚫🖨 No, sorry, I can’t fix your printer. I don’t know anything about fixing printers. Responding with a polite no works most of the time.…
Nobody wants low power mode to turn off at 80% I ❤️ Low Power Mode. This setting that disables background tasks on iOS to give a longer battery life is great. I think most people would agree, additional battery life is worth far more than CPU speed or various background tasks. Low Power Mode is so great that I’d argue it should be the default for iOS (when the phone is not charging). Speaking of…
Google’s Night Sight is the new benchmark Despite being a long-time iPhone user, I often find myself with other phones for testing purposes. Sometimes they have nice features my iPhone doesn’t have, but rarely does any single feature make me even consider changing devices. The release of Google’s Night Sight feature for the Pixel line in 2018 is a game changing feature. Having used it for the past…