Living on the Apple 27 Beta Edge

Apple os 27 Beta/Preview

Today, Apple released Developer OS 27 Beta 3 for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS. Did I miss any? Oh yeah, there’s watchOS.

As usual, I’m crazy enough to install these Beta Operating Systems on my main devices. Previous two beta releases had their own share of issues and I’m hoping its third iteration would be much more stable.

Some time ago, I wrote a lot about Apple Beta releases here. Then, there was this thing called “job” that took most of my time and energy, thus rendering me into a much more efficient slacker in my off time. Instead of paying attention to this site, I spent my time trying to relax and dealing with daily stress.

Anyway, since there’s a huge change in my daily routine, I might be motivated to write more here; however irrelevant the contents would be.

Anyway, what was I writing about? Apple Beta releases.

iOS 27 Beta 3 now enables new Siri Voice customization.

Customizing New Siri Voice

I have yet to further explore the new features in iOS 27 Beta (and the other OSes).

Note: I was having issues with Apple CarPlay in Beta 1 and 2. I’d certainly find out soon enough if the problem persists in Beta 3.

Well, that’s it for now.

Metallica: ReLoad has been Reloaded.

It is June 26, 2026 and Metallica’s ReLoad (Remastered) is officially released.

It comes in:

  • Deluxe Box Set
  • Vinyl (2LP)
  • 3 CD Expanded Edition
  • CD
  • Cassette Tape
  • Digital Expanded Edition
  • Digital Deluxe Box Set
Label on the box of Metallica: ReLoad (Remastered Deluxe Box Set)

Note: My copy was delivered yesterday, and I found a slug munching on the box.

A Slug eating through the Metallica: ReLoad (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) packaging

It’s time for me to get lost in the ReLoad moments. I saw Metallica on the “Poor ReTouring Me” tour back in 1998.

Replacing Batteries

Spent quite a significant amount of time replacing batteries on a lot of gadgets today. Sensors, AirTags, remotes, etc.

Luckily I managed to get a good deal on those CR2032 batteries.

April 1, 2026 Update

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Fighting the urge to slack all day and sleep all night, we actually made a few updates on this site.

Updated the tagline, site logo, page headers, etc.

We’re also excited about Artemis II mission to the Moon. Once again, human can litter the only Earth’s Satellite.

We also would like to reiterate that April Fool’s Day is cancelled again this year.

Until the next post!

Wednesday April 1, 2026

Wednesday April 1, 2026

Nothing is funny anymore since our timeline has been trolling us on daily basis for at least the past decade, or even longer.

Wednesday April 1, 2026 Calendar Entry
Wednesday April 1, 2026 Calendar Entry

Are we living in the alternate timeline???

FreeCAD 1.1

FreeCAD 1.1

FreeCAD Version 1.1 Released

There are significant amounts of improvements and new features. These include; transparent Part Design previews, interactive draggers added to tools like Fillet and Chamfer, 3 point lighting, a Clarify Selection tool, Assembly and FEM improvements and animations, a totally new CAM tool library system and much much more.

I highly recommend supporting this project. Head to FreeCAD.org and donate.

FreeCAD is available for:

  • Windows (x86 and 64-bit)
  • macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel)
  • Linux
FreCAD 1.1 available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.