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Editor in Chief of LoopInsight; guitar player; dog lover; Sometimes I say things; Been reporting on Apple for over 26 years.

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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
Some personal news.
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Jim Dalrymple: I am retiring
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5 years
I have good news. I asked my girlfriend to marry me on our Mexico trip. She said yes!
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4 years
I have a lot of love for dogs that need help. Meet Gibson, we rescued him yesterday.
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2 years
So, I’m getting married today.
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7 months
Siri has done what no person could for 30 years: Make me stop using an Apple product. I am giving up on my 8 HomePods/minis out of the sheer frustration of trying to use Siri. I’ve been in tech for 30 years and this is one of the worst technologies ever and only getting worse
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4 years
My dog died resting on my lap last night. She was a senior rescue that had kidney disease. Despite our best efforts, it took her. I am just heartbroken.
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3 years
I really wish Apple would just cancel Siri and stop pretending that it works.
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6 years
What a gorgeous watch face!
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2 years
Apple says @AppleMusic is ad free, yet I’m hearing 40 second ads for some shitty radio shows when I listen to Classic Rock. I’m paying for the service, you can’t have my money and put in ads too. Anything that interrupts my music is ad! You are better than this Apple! I hope!
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3 years
I think the iPad mini is the killer product of the day.
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5 years
The Space Gray iPhone 11 Pro Max is spectacular
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7 months
It is staggering how badly the DOJ doesn’t understand tech.
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
I’ve been to a lot of #WWDC in my time. This is one of the best in years. Atmosphere is incredible.
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Jim Dalrymple
10 years
I've been frantically learning Chinese so I can watch and understand Apple's live feed tomorrow.
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6 years
My dog died today. I’m just crushed
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4 years
Just got my second COVID vaccine shot! 👍
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
So, a Samsung exec says the Note 7 will be available across Europe soon. I assume that’s a warning.
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7 years
Face ID can recognize me drunk.
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Jim Dalrymple
13 years
Apple fanboy: Some one who likes Apple products. Microsoft fanboy: Guy carrying the fan that keeps the Windows 8 tablet from over heating.
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
Apple should have released the Mac Pro news on April 1, just to fuck with everyone.
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Jim Dalrymple
1 year
Years ago Apple stopped major development of Mac OS so it could go back and fix things. I think that’s where we are again. Fire the Siri team and start over. Fix the broken OSes, fix HomePods. Fix it all.
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Jim Dalrymple
10 years
Holy shit people, hang on to your hats, this is going to be a wild ride.
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
Seemed weird to me that Apple said so much yesterday that they were all about creatives, but yet the musician they choose couldn’t even say they name of her album on stage.
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
If there’s ever a reason to miss an Apple event, like I did last week, this is it. Happy 90th Birthday Grammy!
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4 years
Yeah, I’m having some fun today.
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Jim Dalrymple
9 years
Always great to chat with Jony http://t.co/1j2Y6fwEOj
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9 years
Here's the new me 47 pounds lighter http://t.co/rsbEROem5X
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
Inside Steve Jobs Theater
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Jim Dalrymple
10 years
When I go to someone’s house and they tell me to make myself at home, the first thing I do is throw them out because I don’t like visitors.
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2 years
I only want to see one thing from WWDC. Fix Siri. Take a “Snow Leopard” break from everything else and please fix Siri.
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Jim Dalrymple
9 years
Apple Music is down. iTunes in the cloud is down. I have no goddamn music to listen to. I'm going to rethink this. This is bullshit.
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Dear Apple, this is what a Memoji beard should look like. Please fix ASAP. your friend, Beard. Thanks to @reneritchie for doing it.
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Just finished doing a podcast with @drance and @gruber
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
I hope Apple surprises us tomorrow and releases a long beard for my Memoji 🤞
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Dear idiots: nobody, NOBODY, gives a shit about the gender of your kid. Thousands do care when you burn their fucking houses down.
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
I’m getting excited for WWDC
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
An hour until doors open for The Loop Bash. I’m ready
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
Americans illegally entering Canada in droves lately seeking asylum. We are going to build a wall and make America pay for it. 🤣
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
Anything going on today?
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Listening to AC/DC and having a Heineken in the backyard. When COVID is over I’ll have y’all over.
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Apple is clearly doomed.
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Jim Dalrymple
9 years
Lots of rumors about the Apple event. Here goes: Yep Yep Nope Yep Nope Yep Hope that clears it up.
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
People, you are going to love the AirPods.
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Jim Dalrymple
9 years
I would like to congratulate Google for almost perfectly duplicating Apple's 2012, 2013, and 2014 WWDCs at today's Google I/O.
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Jim Dalrymple
10 years
At age 65, my mother is graduating college today with her Fine Arts Degree. So proud of you Mom! http://t.co/FTOrK5p491
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Thanks for all the birthday wishes people. Cheers!
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Relaxing after WWDC
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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
People, please put your phone down when you’re driving. I honestly don’t give a shit if you die, but I don’t want to die because you’re an asshole. Thanks, Jim
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
So proud of my daughter!
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Just a couple more bitcoin transfers and I’m off to supper
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Spending a couple of days in desert springs with my girlfriend.
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
Apple earnings spoiler: They made a metric shit ton of money.
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
All three iPhone 11s
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
I spotted a grey hair in my beard
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
I love my iPhone and iPad, but my MacBook and iMac are still my main machines. Love my Macs.
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Just ordered an M1 MacBook Air 8GB, 512GB.
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Dear Californians: Just got back from a week in Texas. They hate you! If you’re moving there, you might want to take the holier than thou attitude down about 60% and respect the state you’re moving to.
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
Face ID on the iPad Pro is amaz... I’ve said to much
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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
My HomePod mini and Siri pissed me off so bad I unplugged it and threw it outside. The last time I saw it was when it bounced off the grill. FUCK YOU!
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Jim Dalrymple
10 years
Dr. Dre is smiling now, but wait until he starts trying to fix Mavericks Mail.
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
Fuck, I miss Steve.
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
GODDAMNIT, I hate when Apple Music changes my songs to live versions. STOP IT!
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
I’m going to open a restaurant. No matter what you order, I decide what you get “Can I get a porterhouse and glass of wine?” MAC & CHEESE WITH A HEINEKEN! If you complain, you pay double and are banned for life. And I keep you credit card on file for future expenses I may have
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
I would like to see the tech CEOs interrogate congress on mistakes they’ve made over the past 20 years.
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Jim Dalrymple
9 years
If anyone finds 4700 songs in a box somewhere on iCloud, they're mine.
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Three weeks ago I had beer with a friend at our local pub. He died that night in his sleep from a brain aneurysm. Tonight, I’m going to his memorial. Not quite sure how to feel about it.
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My emails have changed from companies telling me about their caronavirus strategy to those who promise to help me work from home. I’ve worked from home for 26 years, I could own your fucking company.
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
The moderator of the VP debate is absolutely useless.
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
I miss Tom Petty.
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Jim Dalrymple
9 years
GODDAMNIT, whoever just visited The Loop on a BlackBerry, get the fuck out of here!
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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
After a month in an Airbnb I finally moved into the Texas compound over the weekend. Last night there were 15 deer in my backyard. Here are a few
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
I’m a bit disappointed that Apple Music didn’t do more of a tribute for Eddie Van Halen.
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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
The movers are here today loading all of stuff into the moving truck. Big day for us. Big week for us.
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Spent the day playing with the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. Wow! Wow! Wow!
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
Cheers people!
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
All I want today is a long beard memoji
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Jim Dalrymple
9 years
My first drawing with Apple Pencil and iPad Pro. Goddamn brilliant.
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
Backstage at the Metallica show walking around. Fucking awesome
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
The best way to troubleshoot Apple’s developer betas is not to install them unless you’re a developer testing software.
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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
Merry Christmas folks
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
I got stuck in the middle crossing the road, but it looks like I’m begging for money.
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
HomePod: “Hey Sir, play Hot for Teacher… volume at 100%” Siri: That’s really loud, are you sure? “Yes!”
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7 years
Sunset from our balcony in Puerto Vallarta.
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Jim Dalrymple
2 years
Retirement: 4044 unread emails. Select All/Mark As Read. Good day!
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Jim Dalrymple
12 years
If your argument is that innovation will be curtailed because Samsung can’t copy anymore, maybe tech writing isn’t for you.
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
I comb my beard once a year. Today was that day. It’s what keeps me sexy all year.
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
There is so much stupid shit written whenever Apple releases new products.
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Jim Dalrymple
10 years
I hope Dr Dre can fix Mavericks Mail.
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
A few beer and a friend braided my beard. Cheers people
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
Sorry folks but the AirPods Max are not that expensive. I’ve got two headphones that are the same price or more and love them. I’ll wait to hear them for final judgement.
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Jim Dalrymple
8 years
If you’re still alive in 2017, you weren’t important enough for 2016 to kill you.
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Jim Dalrymple
13 years
Look at your PlayBook; Now look at my iPad 3; PlayBook; iPad 3; I'm on a horse.
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Jim Dalrymple
4 years
My neighbors are going to hate it when my stash of HomePod minis arrive.
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Might as well play guitar with my Heineken at the pub.
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
I wonder if Apple keeps track of how many times people curse at Siri.
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Jim Dalrymple
5 years
Yes I had a few Heineken today
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Jim Dalrymple
6 years
I am loving my new 12.9-inch Pro. Wow.
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Jim Dalrymple
3 years
Mac Studio and display! TAKE MY MONEY!
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Jim Dalrymple
7 years
I can’t wait to get my hands on the iPhone X, notch and all.
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