Sébastien Page

Sebastien is the Founder and Editor in Chief of iDB. Once a BlackBerry user, Sebastien instantly fell in love with the iPhone when it was first announced in 2007. Shortly after, he decided to start sharing his knowledge of the iPhone and its nascent ecosystem, which led to the creation of this blog. Sebastien currently owns 14 iPhones, 4 iPads, a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, a MacBook Air, 2 Apple Watches, 3 Apple TVs, countless HomePods and AirTags as well as a few pairs of AirPods.

Let’s Talk iOS 166: Super Mario Bum

Sébastien Page ∙ December 20, 2016

It couldn't possibly be an episode of Let's Talk iOS without mentioning the release of Super Mario Run, and what Cody and Sebastien think of the game after spending a little time with it. Other topics discussed include battery life on the new MacBook Pro, Apple's removal of the estimated time of battery remaining and the fact that the company didn't do anything in macOS 10.12.2 to address battery concerns. The guys also talk about the release of the AirPods, and the delay of the BeatsX. Finally, Cody share a new app he's discovered.

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How to stop your Mac from inserting a period when you double-press the Space bar

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated July 29, 2022
Mac tips

Just like you can easily insert a period when you double-press the Space bar on your iPhone or iPad, this feature is also available on Mac running macOS Sierra and later. It seems to be disabled by default if you're upgrading a Mac to macOS Sierra, but it was definitely enabled by default on my brand new MacBook Pro.

While I find the feature helpful on iOS, it actually gets in the way of my typing habits on my Mac. For that reason, I have chosen to stop my Mac from adding a period at the press of a double space.

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Let’s Talk iOS 165: That’s when you start asking questions

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

After spending a week with the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, Sebastien shares some of his thoughts about the machine. The guys then discuss the ongoing AirPods delays, the growing Apple services category, and the death of the Pebble.

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Let’s Talk Jailbreak 156: It gets better

Sébastien Page ∙ December 7, 2016

It's been a while since we've had a jailbreak, but that doesn't stop Cody and Sebastien to discuss some of the best tweaks recently released, including PickPocket, NotificationPop, LockLaunchApp, EmojiSuggest, and Columba.

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Let’s Talk iOS 164: A battery of problems

Sébastien Page ∙ December 6, 2016

Cody got a new MacBook Pro but he doesn't talk much about it. The guys discuss the calendar spam issue that has been plaguing users and how to prevent it. They also talk about battery problems that affect some iPhone 6s users, the new Spark mail app for Mac, DirecTV Now, and more.

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Apple ranks highest in customer satisfaction survey for its soon-to-be discontinued wireless routers

Sébastien Page ∙ November 30, 2016

Call it awkward, or call it ironic, but a recent J.D. Power wireless router satisfaction report put Apple at the top, with a score of 876, followed by ASUS (860), D-Link (856) and TP-Link (854). This report obviously comes at an interesting time as the company was rumored this month to be disbanding its router unit and stop developing AirPort wireless routers. 

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iOS 10 adoption rate slowly climbs to 63%

Sébastien Page ∙ November 29, 2016

According to Apple's own measurements, iOS 10 adoption rate has climbed to 63% of active devices, as measured by the App Store on November 27, 2016, up from 60% of devices as reported by Tim Cook on stage at the "Hello Again" Mac event on October 27.

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