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2024-05-18 08:36:47
Why the “great rebundling” isn’t the return of the cable bundle; recalibrating how talent is paid for streaming shows; Paramount twists in the wind; Spulu gets a real name; the NFL makes a deal with Netflix; and Diamond Sports meets with skepticism.…
2024-05-18 00:00:20
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
You might have heard about the September 2023 MGM ransomware attack. But beyond the broken slot machines and other anecdotes is the fact that it’s an example of an emerging style of attack that we’ll certainly be seeing more of.…
2024-05-17 07:35:10
Yet another incredible story on Cabel Sasser’s blog, this one about a supposedly vintage Apple Employee badge:
…Wow. Someone was selling Apple Employee #10’s employee badge?!
2024-05-16 04:15:50
Our Apple Watch interaction frequency, thoughts on Spotify’s “Daylists” and our ideal playlist name, interest in Google’s AI features at Google I/O, and essential travel tech for “One Bag Travel.”…
2024-05-16 02:16:48
Our reactions to AI events, iPads and John Ternus.…
2024-05-15 22:00:08
This year’s accessibility feature preview from Apple, timed to get a one-day jump on the annual celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, continues last year’s expansion beyond the traditional sight, sound, and physical/motor categories.…
2024-05-15 21:23:11
The consensus about the new iPad Pro is in: the hardware is more powerful and impressive than ever, but it’s still largely hampered by software that just hasn’t managed to keep up.…
2024-05-15 00:21:26
I linked to this in my iPad Pro review, but in case you missed that, Federico Viticci has done everyone who writes about iPadOS a service and written a detailed account of what we mean when we say “the iPad hardware is let down by its software”:
…In our community, we often hear about the issues of iPadOS and the obstacles people like me run into when working on the platform, but I’ve been guilty in the past of taking context for granted and assuming that you, dear reader, also know precisely what I’m talking about.
2024-05-15 00:17:55
Steve Troughton-Smith details all the ways iPadOS lacks… and not for the first time:
…You can summarize every iPad review for the past decade: iPad hardware is writing checks that its OS simply can’t cash.
2024-05-14 05:11:48
The new iPad Pro is here, and Jason is joined by Federico Viticci to discuss the new model, Jason’s review, and the limitations of iPadOS. Stephen Hackett also joins the show not to crush some creative dreams, but to answer your questions.…
2024-05-14 05:00:32
Apple’s hardware and chip teams are really at the top of their game. The new M4 iPad Pro is a sleek slab of concentrated computing power, tucked behind a spectacular OLED display.…
2024-05-14 00:00:52
The September 2023 MGM hack quickly became one of the most notorious ransomware attacks in recent memory. Journalists and cybersecurity experts rushed to report on the broken slot machines, angry hotel guests, and the fateful phishing call to MGM’s help desk that started it all.…
2024-05-11 00:00:25
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
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2024-05-10 02:46:56
Well, that was fast.
The M3 chip, introduced last October, is already yesterday’s news. We’re living in an M4 world, courtesy of the surprising announcement that the new iPad Pro is powered by Apple’s next generation of chips.…
2024-05-09 03:08:39
How we recommend iPads to people, whether Apple should stop holding events, what one task our perfect chatbot would do, and how we feel about the Apple Pencil.…
2024-05-09 02:08:35
A startling John Ternus of events.…
2024-05-08 23:34:20
Ever since Steve Jobs’s famous two-by-two grid of Apple devices, Apple aficionados have tried to cram the company’s product lines into neat little boxes.1
In recent years, the iPad line has seemed exceptionally complex and difficult to delineate.…
2024-05-08 10:18:40
Apple declared Tuesday as the biggest date in iPad history since the launch of the product in 2010. I’m not sure I’d go that far. It was a major event, to be sure, but so was the original iPad Pro and Apple Pencil launch in 2015 and the 2018 launch of the redesigned iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil 2.…
2024-05-08 08:05:19
Both Jason (New York) and Myke (London) have had their hands on the new iPads and are here to report back with all the details. We discuss M4 surprises, iPad Air choices, iPad Pro use cases, and save a little time to Lawyer Up.…
2024-05-08 03:36:41
Wes Davis, writing at The Verge:
…The newly announced iPad Pro hides a sneaky upgrade option that Apple didn’t mention during its event today. When you cough up the $600 it costs to jump from the 256GB base model iPad Pro to the 1TB version, Apple doesn’t just double the RAM along with that — it also puts a faster chip inside, going from a nine-core M4 chip to a 10-core version.
2024-05-07 23:19:27
Apple on Tuesday made some big moves to its iPad lineup, introducing new models of the iPad Air and iPad Pro, as well as a new Magic Keyboard and the Apple Pencil Pro.…
2024-05-07 06:11:15
It’s hard to believe that it was more than five and a half years ago that I flew home from a New York Apple event, my mind spinning with the announcement of a new iPad Pro at a unique Apple event in Brooklyn.…
2024-05-07 00:00:20
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2024-05-04 06:49:11
Here are a few assorted thoughts about Apple’s second-quarter 2024 financial results based on the analyst call with executives that followed the release. For a “boring” quarter where Apple revenue was flat and profits surpassed $20 billion, there are still a few tidbits.…
2024-05-04 06:39:28
We revisit the philosophy of binge drops versus weekly releases—because it’s complicated. [Downstream+ members also get to hear us discuss the future of Paramount, complicated NBA rights negotiations, and more RSN drama.]…
2024-05-04 02:00:44
My thanks to Conversation Tree Press for sponsoring Six Colors this week. This is a very different kind of Six Colors sponsor, but they’re doing something special.…
2024-05-03 23:44:21
Hey, it’s that time Apple made an ad directly targeted at me.
I just used Precision Finding last week while traveling around the D.C. area; it was a handy way for my wife and to find each other in the Smithsonian museums when one of us would go off with the kid for a bit.…
2024-05-03 05:15:28
On Thursday Apple announced its quarterly financial results, and that can mean only one thing: it’s time for Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri to spend some quality time with their favorite financial analysts on a scheduled phone call.…
2024-05-03 04:38:11
Apple announced its financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2024 on Thursday. The company booked $90.8 billion in revenue (down 4% versus the year-ago quarter) with $23.6 billion in profit.…
2024-05-03 02:40:31
Apple continues to revise its approach to complying with Europe’s Digital Markets Act, today announcing a pair of exceptions to its Core Technology Fee. The first pertains to apps that are totally free:
…First, no CTF is required if a developer has no revenue whatsoever.
2024-05-02 05:21:49
At Conversation Tree Press, we celebrate the craftsmanship of beautifully designed, letterpress-printed, and finely bound books. Each of our editions include newly commissioned artwork from some of today’s leading illustrators and are perfect for those who appreciate quality and design.…
2024-05-02 03:23:48
How we’d like to see Apple implement GenAI, our home network troubleshooting process, the iPad model we currently use and what features would prompt an upgrade, and our views on the centralization of account logins, like those from Apple and Google.…
2024-05-02 02:23:44
Dan’s back to discuss our iPad event predictions, the very latest on Lex’s games and Moltz’s one weird trick for evading the iCloud logout problem.…
2024-05-01 21:35:21
The iPad, remember that? It’s been a minute since Apple unveiled new models of its tablets—about 807,690 minutes, to be precise—but all indications point to brand new models being rolled out as part of an Apple keynote next week, on May 7.…
2024-04-30 05:07:39
We’re trying to puzzle through some strange rumors about next week’s iPad launch event. Also, the EU brings the iPad into the DMA party, Apple locks the Apple IDs of many people (including Myke!),…
2024-04-30 02:28:34
And just like that, Apple embraced retro game emulators in the App Store.…
2024-04-29 21:57:52
Jess Weatherbed at The Verge:
…Following an almost eight-month investigation into whether Apple’s iPadOS holds enough market power to warrant stricter regulation, the European Commission has now designated the iPad operating system as a Gatekeeper service under its flagship Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules.
2024-04-27 00:00:00
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.…
2024-04-25 23:00:54
I have an admission: Though I frequently review new Apple products, I don’t always buy them. Like many of you, I can’t afford to update every bit of Apple hardware every time the company does a revision—so I have to carefully measure when the old stuff has now become too old and needs to be replaced with the shiny and new.…
2024-04-25 04:15:01
Meta adds AI to its glasses, our thoughts on chronological vs. algorithmic timelines, how we find software tools, and the U.S.’s TikTok ban.…
2024-04-25 01:14:41
A bicycle for the mind, an iPad for your face.…
2024-04-25 01:08:46
Stephen Hackett has quite a story about what Logitech is doing to its Mac mouse software:
…I cannot tell how little I want THE SOFTWARE FOR MY MOUSE to include features tied to ChatGPT … let alone a mouse with a built-in button to start a prompt.
2024-04-23 06:44:59
What an amazing story by Josh Dzieza at The Verge about the people who repair undersea fiberoptic cables to keep data flowing around the world:
…The world is in the midst of a cable boom, with multiple new transoceanic lines announced every year.
2024-04-23 06:08:10
I just got word this morning that Charles Edge, who helped jumpstart the Apple in the Enterprise Report Card and who actively participated in this year’s edition that I posted just last week, has passed away.…
2024-04-23 05:03:51
The world’s foremost e-reader podcast returns, but we also take time to talk about the appeal of retro game emulators, iPad and iPhone rumors, and the possible end of Apple’s leather replacement material.…
2024-04-23 02:42:46
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Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2024-04-20 05:09:43
I’ve used Zoom audio recorders for many years, including the Podtrac P4 I wrote about here a couple of years ago. I carry a Zoom H4n Pro in my backpack for radio field work.…
2024-04-19 05:42:49
Increasingly, every pixel in front of our eyes is fought over by a pool of large technology companies that are trying to squeeze fractions of cents out of ads and promotions.…
2024-04-19 04:43:51
Is this phase of the streaming wars reaching an endgame? We discuss the fates of Peacock and Paramount+, and consider Max after a year under its new name.…
2024-04-18 23:20:01
Less than two weeks after Apple changed its rules on emulators, Riley Testut’s Delta game emulator climbed to the number one spot in the U.S. App Store within twelve hours of its launch.…
2024-04-18 05:42:17
In 2021, device-management startup Kandji approached Six Colors to commission a new entry in our Report Card series focusing on how Apple’s doing in large organizations, including businesses, education, and government.…
2024-04-18 03:29:19
Early web nostalgia and memorable online experiences, the most disappointing tech product we’ve owned or reviewed, our persistence in troubleshooting tech, and the oldest piece of technology we still use.…
2024-04-18 02:29:05
Can we record this discussion?…
2024-04-17 20:49:51
Last week, my family and I—like so many others in the U.S.—hopped in a car to try and catch sight of a total eclipse. And, like so many other parents, I planned to distract my kid for some part of this lengthy adventure with an iPad.…
2024-04-16 05:08:52
Skepticism about the future of the Vision Pro and brutal reviews of the Humane Ai Pin make us discuss misguided expectations and the power of the smartphone duopoly.…
2024-04-15 23:00:49
I’m not bullish on the Humane Ai Pin, the clip-on device whose first reviews arrived with knives out this week. The thing feels like a commodity product from 2026 that escaped back a couple of years—a basic hardware conduit for cloud AI models that will soon be available ubiquitously.…
2024-04-13 02:33:35
Dr. Drang has come for the Apple Sports app:
…Scores are only part of what a good sports app is about. Sports apps are used not only when you can’t watch a game and want to be kept plugged in, they’re also used—even more often used, I think—to give you background information on the game you’re currently watching.
2024-04-13 00:00:12
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
Kolide wants your business to be secure. Think of it like airport security: there are two lines, one to verify your identity and another to scan your carry-ons.…
2024-04-12 23:21:08
Howard Oakley of Eclectic Light Company has a deep dive on how your Mac knows what app to open when you double click a file:
…In the days of Classic Mac OS, that was accomplished using the infamous Desktop Database, which recognised files and apps by means of their Creator and Type, two codes consisting of four characters each.
2024-04-12 01:38:10
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg has another one of his excellent chip scoops, this time about the future of the Mac:
…The company, which released its first Macs with M3 chips five months ago, is already nearing production of the next generation — the M4 processor — according to people with knowledge of the matter.
2024-04-11 23:56:44
Lately you can’t throw a digital camera without hitting a story on the various regulatory and legal challenges Apple’s been facing. While some have decried these actions as interference in the internal operations of a company, there’s one salient detail that I think those opinions often overlook.…
2024-04-11 23:30:02
When I was a kid, the first personal computer I ever saw showed up in an elementary school classroom one day and changed my life. But in the early days of the computer, they were expensive and impractical—yet somehow also on the cutting edge and pointing toward the future.…
2024-04-11 03:22:50
Color e-readers, apps and devices we use while traveling, tech products we have but no longer want, and the tech products we’d immediately replace.…
2024-04-11 02:36:21
Ashley Belanger, writing at Ars Technica:
…Reuters collected data from six companies, confirming that, when presented with a choice screen, many EU users will swap out default browsers like Chrome or Safari for more privacy-focused options.
2024-04-11 02:22:47
We’re not mad at technology, just disappointed.…
2024-04-10 23:11:42
Our weeklong baseball nightmare…. continues? As I recounted on opening day, the MLB app for iPad—which works on the Mac and is great to have!—had stopped working on the Mac.…
2024-04-09 06:10:01
Casey Liss joins Myke to discuss Apple’s new Spatial Personas for visionOS, and their thoughts on an immersive experience from… Gucci? Also, emulators are coming to the App Store, and Myke wants to check Casey’s vibe.…
2024-04-09 00:00:30
You know the drill: when you go through airport security there are two lines. In one, a TSA agent makes sure you’re the person in your passport photo.…
2024-04-06 02:00:21
My thanks to Listen Later for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Listen Later is such a clever idea. If you’re like me, you collect longer articles throughout the week that you just don’t have time to dive into at the moment.…
2024-04-05 07:36:17
Is it time for a Disney pep talk? We discuss what’s working and not working, and how Disney’s ready for streaming success if it’s willing to change.…
2024-04-05 02:36:43
Voice Dream Reader, the highly regarded Mac and iOS text-to-speech reading app, is the latest beloved app to adopting a subscription model, angering its loyal user base in the process.…
2024-04-04 21:10:08
Year after year, one Apple OS ends up getting short shrift when the company announces its annual updates. While iOS, macOS, and iPadOS all show off their shiny new features, their overlooked sibling is left sitting sadly on the bench, waiting for its chance to shine—a chance that never seems to come.…
2024-04-04 03:21:08
Our physical versus digital media preferences, the one tech product we have in (too much) abundance, whether we keep our phones in a case, and our journaling habits and methods.…
2024-04-03 06:56:39
Now that’s more like it.
On Tuesday, Apple flipped the switch on a new version of Persona, its 3D representations of visionOS users.…
2024-04-02 23:38:12
Last week I provided a lot of tough love to Major League Baseball’s apps on Apple’s platforms. The MLB visionOS app is really buggy and lacks some key features.…
2024-04-02 04:57:36
We often cite anonymous reports about Apple’s future, but where do those reports come from? We discuss of the value and ethics of Apple rumor coverage.…
2024-04-02 00:00:04
Welcome to a world where your reading list becomes your listening playlist. We are thrilled to introduce you to ListenLater.net—an innovative service that turns articles into podcasts, making your favorite reads accessible in your favorite podcast app.…
2024-04-01 22:49:40
Matt Birchler’s got an excellent and quick primer on what it means to turn on federation on your Threads profile:
…I know I’m drilling this in a lot, but you literally do not need to have a Mastodon account.
2024-03-30 08:30:37
A few years back I reported with delight that you could now use the MLB iPad app on Apple Silicon macs. While MLB’s TV streaming service works on the web, it was nice to have everything in a separate app.…
2024-03-30 02:22:48
On Thursday Apple debuted its first immersive video since the Vision Pro launched, a five-minute-long compilation of highlights from the MLS Cup playoffs late last year.…
2024-03-30 00:00:09
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Kolide helps its customers keep their devices in compliance, which keeps their company data safe.
Kolide has seen a rise in cyber liability insurance issues recently.…
2024-03-29 07:41:39
As is typical for one of Apple’s best sports partners, Major League Baseball had a demo app for visionOS ready to go for the debut of the new platform.…
2024-03-29 05:30:32
Lots of Disney this time! We talk Disney’s big succession question, Taylor Swift’s Disney+ numbers, and Disney’s deal in India. Also, a quick Sports Corner on NFL streaming rights, Spulu, and ESPN as a streaming aggregator.…
2024-03-29 00:19:13
Apple announced Thursday that the first Apple Immersive Video documentary for Vision Pro, featuring highlights from last year’s MLS playoffs, will debut March 28 at 6 p.m.…
2024-03-28 02:27:15
All things begin with the Department of Justice.…
2024-03-28 02:27:14
Our use of tethering for Internet, Mac buying advice, our notification styles, and the TikTok ban.…
2024-03-28 01:00:27
Titans are clashing. Big tech companies, including Apple, are facing legal challenges from government entities like the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. Battle lines are being drawn.…
2024-03-27 01:19:29
It’s that time of year, when young developers’ fancies turn to thoughts of platform updates. Probably because Apple has announced the dates for its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, which will take place between June 10 and 14.…
2024-03-26 07:46:36
My younger child’s MacBook Pro was unsalvageably full. Only a complete wipe would suffice—and then Time Machine failed us.
I love my children, but they do sometimes forget what I do for a living: answer questions and write books about the most troubling problems people have with their Macs, iPhones, and iPads.…
2024-03-26 05:09:54
The U.S. Department of Justice joins the European Commission in contributing to Apple’s legal troubles; and in a surprise, pre-emptive move, we attempt to predict the future of the iPad via a draft!…
2024-03-26 00:00:21
When MGM Resorts suffered a $100 million hack in September, CEO Bill Hornbuckle wasn’t too worried about the lost revenue, because cyber insurance would cover the tab.…
2024-03-25 22:01:08
Europe’s Digital Markets Act continues to be the gift that keeps on giving—a gift Apple probably wishes it could return. The European Commission today announced that it was opening a slew of investigations into big tech companies over their non-compliance with the DMA, including Alphabet, Meta, and Apple.…
2024-03-23 00:00:59
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.…
2024-03-22 03:35:02
Ars Technica’s Dan Goodin has an excellent (if technical) rundown of a recently unearthed security vulnerability in Apple’s M-series processors. Basically there’s a system that tries to predict what memory addresses are going to be used in order to speed up processing, but Apple’s version can accidentally leak data:
…The attack, which the researchers have named GoFetch, uses an application that doesn’t require root access, only the same user privileges needed by most third-party applications installed on a macOS system.
2024-03-22 01:12:08
The U.S. Department of Justice, 15 states, and the District of Columbia sued Apple on Thursday. While I am not a lawyer, I’ve written extensively about Apple for 30 years and just read all 88 pages of the full complaint.…
2024-03-21 06:08:09
When I wrote about Apple’s new Sports app, I heard from several people who pointed out that maybe Eddy Cue had done his job a little too well.…
2024-03-21 03:19:48
How we search online, our tips for minimizing vehicle data tracking, the GenAI features we’d like to see added to Apple’s platforms, and what features we’d want to see in a future iPad.…
2024-03-21 02:37:46
This is the ad-free version.…
2024-03-21 00:35:58
Jason recently reviewed the new M3 MacBook Air, and a key feature of the new models is Wi-Fi 6E support. Wi-Fi 6E is a big deal because it adds the 6GHz spectrum to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands we’re all used to.…
2024-03-20 23:40:13
After years of the market complaining that Apple is “behind” on artificial intelligence, the company is poised to make a big push in the technology with its platform updates this year.…
2024-03-20 00:42:55
Since 2021, Six Colors has been compiling an annual report card focusing on how Apple’s doing in large organizations, including businesses, education, and government. We formulated a set of survey questions that would address the big-picture issues regarding Apple in the enterprise, and we ask them every year.…
2024-03-19 07:46:11
Developer Steve Troughton-Smith watched all of today’s workshop between Apple and the EU on the Digital Markets Act and posted some highlights on Mastodon.
Of particular interest was an exchange between Apple’s representatives and Riley Testut, the developer of AltStore, an existing third-party places to get apps for jailbroken iPhones.…
2024-03-19 05:37:59
Quite a scoop from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg:
…Apple Inc. is in talks to build Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone, according to people familiar with the situation, setting the stage for a blockbuster agreement that would shake up the AI industry.
2024-03-19 05:23:33
Is Apple working with Google on its A.I. strategy? We break down what that might mean for the future of Apple’s platforms—and why it might make a lot of sense.…
2024-03-19 00:00:04
Do you want to block all YouTube ads in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2024-03-16 02:00:30
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
None of us are as good at clocking deepfakes as we think we are. Even your mom, or your boss, or anyone in your IT department might not be able to tell the difference.…
2024-03-15 06:17:57
Hugo Barra, former head of Oculus at Meta, has a lengthy review of his Vision Pro experience that’s well worth reading. Don’t let the somewhat inflammatory first headline (of four?!)…
2024-03-15 05:14:34
I’ve been writing scripts in Python for a few years now, and it’s taken over a lot of my remote automation.…
2024-03-14 06:33:24
Eating before podcasting was a mistake.…
2024-03-14 04:33:10
The Europe-mandated tech changes we’d like to see in the US, circular vs. square smart watches, how often we completely reset our devices, and the extent of our home automation pursuits.…
2024-03-13 23:39:11
If Apple had its way, it would never open the App Store to competition, never offer sideloading of apps, never allow app developers to link to outside websites, and probably never reduce its cut of all App Store purchases from the original 30 percent tariff.…
2024-03-13 03:23:52
It’s been a seismic few weeks for Apple in the European Union, and the company’s approach to distributing iOS apps continues to evolve. On Tuesday, Apple announced a few further changes to its rules, all of which stand to make significant changes to the marketplace for iOS apps.…
2024-03-12 05:12:40
We discuss Apple’s latest embarrassing and unnecessary policy stumble in Europe, and then explain how Jason’s full review of the M3 MacBook Air managed to kill his home network.…
2024-03-12 00:00:12
Now, don’t get offended, but–you aren’t as good at clocking deepfakes as you think you are.
And it’s not just you–nobody’s that good at it.…
2024-03-11 23:50:22
My workspace is what is apparently called an “unconditioned space,” in that it’s a lighly insulated garage with no access to my home’s central heating system.…
2024-03-09 02:16:14
This week has been a heck of a roller coaster for Epic. After the game-maker’s Sweden branch reportedly had its developer account restored so that the company could launch its alternative app marketplace in Europe, the company was subsequently banned again by Apple.…
2024-03-09 01:00:10
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices.…
2024-03-08 07:34:00
Last month, Dan wrote about getting PC games up on Mac using Apple’s game porting toolkit and the Wine API translation tool, all via an easy to use free app called Whisky.…
2024-03-08 05:26:32
The first major visionOS update was released Thursday, with a bunch of security fixes as well as some more substantive interface updates:
2024-03-08 04:17:55
Here’s a ruling that isn’t music to Apple’s ears: the European Commission this week levied a fine of $2 billion against the company for violating antitrust regulations in the EU, specifically in terms of the distribution of music streaming apps.…
2024-03-08 01:28:21
If you haven’t already seen it, well, this is a sentence that happens early in Federico Viticci’s opus about exploring differently shaped macOS and iOS devices:
…Alright, so obviously the first step of the process is to physically remove the screen from a MacBook, right?
2024-03-07 22:00:49
Apple’s definitive laptop of the last decade, the MacBook Air, finally got an exterior redesign in 2022 with the release of the M2 MacBook Air.…
2024-03-07 06:24:35
Mark Gurman and Drake Bennett of Bloomberg have a detailed story about the rise and fall of Apple’s car project. This was my favorite small bit:
…The new design also incorporated a more traditional automotive interface: a steering wheel and pedals.
2024-03-07 03:43:10
The importance of encryption in messaging services, the topics we’d want to see in a prediction market, how many monitors we use, and our preferred podcast app(s).…
2024-03-06 22:13:43
Adieu, Project Titan, we never knew ya.
But while Apple’s ambitious car project may have been left in the dust, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a valuable experience—nor that it doesn’t continue to pay some dividends for the company.…
2024-03-06 08:40:48
Someone new is in charge of Netflix’s film output, which lets us ponder the company’s past and future film strategy. [Downstream+ members get: Max’s new Harry Potter approach, and lessons we could learn from The CW’s mid-budget approach to superhero TV.]…
2024-03-06 08:29:30
One of my surprisingly favorite features of the Vision Pro is the dynamic display of photographic panoramas. Immersive environments are great, and I love that I can capture stereo video now, but I’ve got an immense library of panoramas that date back to the 1990s.…
2024-03-06 07:44:32
As was foretold back in January, with the release of iOS 17.4 Apple’s Podcasts app now supports podcast transcripts.…
2024-03-05 05:25:03
It’s time to say goodbye to the M1 MacBook Air (hello, new M3 models!) and our Upshift segment (RIP Apple Car project), but our in-depth coverage of Apple being regulated and fined by the European Commission rolls on!…
2024-03-05 01:00:34
Do you want an to try an ad blocker that’s easy to setup, easy to keep up to date and with pro features available when you need them?…
2024-03-04 21:34:41
If you’ve been keeping your powder dry for Apple’s most popular laptop models to get its latest processors, well, time to light that candle. The company announced on Monday that it has updated its MacBook Air line with M3 processors, bringing not only faster performance but also a much desired new capability: support for two external displays.…
2024-03-02 06:37:18
There was a moment when it seemed like an Apple Car made sense. Ten years ago, when the Apple Watch wasn’t anything more than a rumor (and I still worked at a magazine), it seemed like the entire automotive industry was on the edge of an enormous change, and the traditional players just weren’t ready.…
2024-03-02 03:48:38
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
You might have heard about the September 2023 MGM ransomware attack. But beyond the broken slot machines and other anecdotes is the fact that it’s an example of an emerging style of attack that we’ll certainly be seeing more of.…
2024-02-29 06:22:23
Aa a longtime Mac user, I’m just as aware of the platform’s limitations as I am its strengths. Chief among those limitations is—and has been for many years— gaming.…
2024-02-29 04:28:40
The end of Apple’s car project, the tasks we’d put an AI Siri to work on, hidden Apple OS features, and using the Apple Vision Pro in public.…
2024-02-29 03:28:41
This is a breaking news podcast.…
2024-02-29 01:02:31
Apple really sweated the launch of the Vision Pro. It brought select retail employees to Cupertino for multi-day training sessions in which participants tried the hardware and memorized the script to be used while demonstrating the hardware in stores.…
2024-02-27 06:09:39
We discuss what an iOS release focused on AI features might look like, check in on our ongoing Vision Pro experiences, and discuss what the Apple Sports app might mean for Apple’s sports ambitions.…
2024-02-27 01:00:22
The September 2023 MGM hack quickly became one of the most notorious ransomware attacks in recent memory. Journalists and cybersecurity experts rushed to report on the broken slot machines, angry hotel guests, and the fateful phishing call to MGM’s help desk that started it all.…
2024-02-24 03:00:01
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
Kolide wants your business to be secure. Think of it like airport security: there are two lines, one to verify your identity and another to scan your carry-ons.…
2024-02-24 02:29:06
2024-02-23 09:27:12
Fallout from the “Spulu” announcement from Disney, Fox, and WBD continues; picking apart HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” YouTube strategy; and what does Peacock have in common with the New York Jets?…
2024-02-22 05:20:18
How we’d use a HomePod with a screen, Apple’s new Sports app, Vision Pro impressions after a couple weeks, and what we use our iPhone’s Action button for.…
2024-02-22 03:20:57
I know the space beat is usually Jason’s bailiwick, but I really enjoyed this lovely piece about Voyager 1, which seems to be on its last legs after nearly half a century, in which it has traveled further from Earth than any other spacecraft.…
2024-02-21 22:00:39
If you know one thing about Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services, it’s probably this: Eddy Cue loves sports.…
2024-02-21 20:54:36
One of the greatest strengths of Apple’s product line is its ability for interplay. Not only do its devices work closely with each other, but features that begin life on one platform often make their way to others.…
2024-02-21 08:45:53
Jason already makes excellent and informative figures for the annual Six Colors Apple Report Card. Here I’ll just add a few more that, hopefully, will also be informative and also go just a little ways beyond what can easily be accomplished in an application like Numbers or Excel.…
2024-02-21 07:17:30
As fans of Major League Soccer are no doubt already aware, Wednesday marks the kickoff of the new season, the league’s second with Apple as its media partner.…
2024-02-20 23:58:06
John Voorhees has a great roundup of gaming options for the Vision Pro, in and out of the App Store:
…The lack of any kind of port significantly limits the type of gaming you can do in the Apple Vision Pro – or does it?
2024-02-20 23:00:23
Here’s a really thorough investigation of Apple Vision Pro from friend of the site zmknox’s perspective of being a low-vision user:
…Using my calibration from one configuration doesn’t work properly with the other (I could launch some apps from the Home View, but not much else).
2024-02-20 07:00:21
Episode 500 prompts us to revisit predictions from episode 400 and make some new ones for episode 600. Myke also reveals his votes in the annual Six Colors Report Card and Jason adds some ratings of his own.…
2024-02-20 01:00:08
You know the drill: when you go through airport security there are two lines. In one, a TSA agent makes sure you’re the person in your passport photo.…
2024-02-20 00:00:33
It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple.…
2024-02-17 01:00:42
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Designed from the ground up to protect your privacy, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances in Safari – stopping you from being followed by ads around the web.…
2024-02-15 07:28:33
This time we decided to record it.…
2024-02-15 04:26:35
Our desks’ peripheral setups, how we watch movies, hand typing vs. dictation, and whether we’ve seen Apple Vision Pro users in the wild.…
2024-02-15 01:00:22
No matter what you think of its future prospects, we can all agree that the Vision Pro is weird, right? One of the world’s most powerful companies has spent a decade preparing to ship a new product and platform that’s embodied in a $3500 VR headset that lets you use apps in 3-D space.…
2024-02-14 06:13:47
When it comes to accessibility, Apple is reliable. A person with disabilities who wants to use the company’s tech can count on assistive features with familiar names and functions being there across an array of platforms.…
2024-02-13 06:15:30
After some brief European DMA follow-up, we dive deep on our extended impressions of the Vision Pro and visionOS, including Jason’s full review.…
2024-02-13 01:00:59
Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks.…
2024-02-10 07:30:24
Disney, Fox, and WBD come together to create a sports streaming joint venture, but what does it all mean? [Downstream+ subscribers also get to hear us discuss Disney’s Epic investment, Sports Corner updates, and the most streamed originals of last year.]…
2024-02-10 03:00:21
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Kolide helps its customers keep their devices in compliance, which keeps their company data safe.
Kolide has seen a rise in cyber liability insurance issues recently.…
2024-02-09 00:45:42
It’s been a very long time since Apple released a product as speculative and impractical as the Vision Pro, its $3499 first-generation “spatial computing” headset. Led by Apple, today’s technology industry sells billions and billions of dollars worth of technology to a grateful public that uses our smartphones, laptops, and other devices in nearly every aspect of our lives.…
2024-02-08 10:00:00
Our favorite PC/Mac apps; the apps we use for photo-taking, editing, and sharing; our thoughts on Vision Pro Personas; and our interest (or lack thereof) in Bluesky amidst potential social media saturation.…
2024-02-08 03:10:38
We cede the remainder of our time.…
2024-02-07 22:34:05
The age of the Vision Pro is upon us!
By now the reviews are out, the first adopters have received their devices, and anybody who wants a demo of the future of spatial computing can walk into an Apple Store and try Apple’s headset.…
2024-02-06 07:05:12
After a brief bit of DMA follow-up and a recap of Apple’s quarterly financial results, the rest of the episode is all about our first few days with the Apple Vision Pro.…
2024-02-06 01:00:26
When MGM Resorts suffered a $100 million hack in September, CEO Bill Hornbuckle wasn’t too worried about the lost revenue, because cyber insurance would cover the tab.…
2024-02-04 07:16:54
Like everyone else—okay, not everyone, but I’d guess a surprising percentage of the Six Colors audience—I took possession of an Apple Vision Pro on Friday. I’ve already spent many, many hours using it, but it’s a whole new Apple platform and it’s going to take me some time to digest it all.…
2024-02-03 03:00:57
My thanks to Whisper Memos for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Whisper Memos is a an iPhone/Apple Watch app that lets you record voice memos, and in turn sends you an email with perfect transcription.…
2024-02-02 10:35:18
Apple’s fiscal first quarter of 2024 is in the books, and now we know it was the company’s second-largest and most profitable of all time. It also showed year-over-year growth for the first time in a few quarters, undoubtedly warming the money-green hearts of financial analysts everywhere.…
2024-02-02 06:23:00
As always, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri spent time with financial analysts on a scheduled phone call after reporting the company’s quarterly results.…
2024-02-02 05:40:05
Apple reported its first fiscal quarter results on Thursday, with revenue of $119.6 billion, up 2% versus the same quarter a year ago. Overall, it was the company’s second best quarter ever in terms of revenue and profit, behind only the first quarter of fiscal 2022.…
2024-02-01 04:13:28
Taking apart Apple’s EU plans, our journeys into the portable monitor craze, what browsers we use, and how we manage saving links for later.…
2024-01-31 23:15:11
As you’re probably aware, there was a big anniversary last week. But the Mac wasn’t the only venerable Apple-related institution to hit the big four-oh on January 24.…
2024-01-30 07:00:35
Just before launch, Jason has some second impressions of the Apple Vision Pro. But before the new-platform excitement starts, there’s the matter of Apple’s response to the EU and a complicated set of new iOS policies and features.…
2024-01-30 06:49:41
When I reviewed the Level Bolt a couple years ago, I was generally impressed with its unobtrusive nature and HomeKit integration.
But though I’ve continued to use the Bolt since then, I’ve become keenly aware that its reliance on Bluetooth as its wireless connectivity of choice is letting down the side.…
2024-01-30 01:00:47
“Record a voice memo, receive it as email.”
Whisper Memos is a an iPhone/Apple Watch app that lets you record voice memos, and in turn sends you an email with perfect transcription.…
2024-01-29 21:36:29
Over at MacStories, our pal John Voorhees does an excellent job of breaking down Apple’s new App Store regulations in Europe:
…A corollary to this point to keep in mind is that Apple is making these changes because it has to under EU law.
2024-01-27 01:00:43
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices.…
2024-01-27 00:41:58
Shortcuts maven Matthew Cassinelli proposes a useful enhancement to Apple Podcasts:
…However, I think Apple needs to go one step further in their next step and add timestamps to Apple Podcasts, a long-overdue feature that’d enable users to share links to individual moments within a podcast, directly to a specific point in the transcript.
2024-01-26 10:37:49
More than a year ago, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman broke the story that Apple was actively preparing to allow alternative app stores on iOS in Europe, among other changes, as a result of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).…
2024-01-26 05:26:15
Among the changes in iOS 17.4 is one that’ll be an enormous improvement in podcast accessibility: transcripts in the Podcasts app.…
2024-01-26 02:31:29
There’s a lot to unpack in Apple’s announcements about its changes for the European Union, and we’ll certainly be digging into that, but the company actually announced another big change that will apply across the globe:
…Today, Apple is introducing new options for how apps globally can deliver in-app experiences to users, including streaming games and mini-programs.
2024-01-25 07:01:21
My feature for The Verge on the Mac’s 40th anniversary came together surprisingly quickly, given that the anniversary has been four decades in the making. As I was writing it, I realized I was leading off with interviews I had done with Steve Jobs for the Mac’s 20th and with Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi, and Bud Tribble for the Mac’s 30th anniversary.…
2024-01-25 04:46:05
Our widget usage on smartphones, views on Palworld’s Nintendo resemblance, whether we’ve activated Stolen Device Protection, and our readiness to pay a premium for ad-free streaming amidst Netflix and Amazon’s pricing changes.…
2024-01-25 02:02:55
Another great Mac at 40 overview from my ol’ PC World counterpart Harry McCracken at Fast Company:
…Even if everyone knows the 1984 Mac was a big deal, that doesn’t mean we fully understand it.
2024-01-25 01:51:53
Before I started writing my piece on the Mac’s 40th anniversary for The Verge, I was thinking of different ways to plot out the arc of the Mac’s history.…
2024-01-25 00:39:05
Jonathan Zufi, the author of the beautiful coffee table book ICONIC: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation, has launched a new site called Happy 40th Birthday, Macintosh:
…To celebrate this milestone, mac40th.com
2024-01-24 23:24:55
Twenty years ago, on the Mac’s 20th anniversary, I asked Steve Jobs if the Mac would still be relevant to Apple in the age of the iPod.…
2024-01-24 22:09:18
Forty years. In the world of technology, where many devices seem to evaporate after only a matter of months, lasting for a decade is an accomplishment—but four of them?…
2024-01-24 08:55:36
I listen to music on my Mac all day long, but It’s been a long while since I’ve displayed the currently playing track anywhere.…
2024-01-23 06:27:15
Celebrating 40 years of the Mac, we’ve gathered an all-star panel of longtime Mac users to pick the best Macs, Mac software, and Mac accessories, as well as induct a few events or devices into the Mac Hall of Shame.…
2024-01-23 01:00:44
I’ve been writing about e-readers—Kindles, Kobos, and the like—since the first month of this site’s existence.…
2024-01-23 01:00:09
Want to experience twice as fast load times in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2024-01-20 06:01:15
Nice article from last month by Vanity Fair‘s Charlotte Klein about the New York Times‘s puzzle team. And there’s even an Apple connection:
…There’s been talk inside the paper even further back about the possibilities of expanding into games.
2024-01-20 01:00:03
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.…
2024-01-19 22:07:41
Happy Vision Pro pre-order day to all who celebrate!
Whether or not you’re virtually lining up to buy one of Apple’s fancy new spatial computers, you may be wondering what choices will come up during the process.…
2024-01-19 06:46:17
After some Apple Vision Pro opinions, it’s time for a veritable Sports Pentagon of topics, including: Regional sports streaming alliances, the NFL cozying up to ESPN, Amazon cozying up to Diamond Sports, and the value of Peacock’s streamed playoff game.…
2024-01-19 04:27:35
Over at MacStories, John Voorhees has an interesting look at Vision Pro app compatibility:
…As it turns out, it’s possible to tell if a developer has opted out by using App Store API endpoints.
2024-01-18 06:37:19
Vision Pros are go, an Epic failure and wacky pronounciations.…
2024-01-18 04:39:25
[Content warning: Old Man Yells At Cloud.]
So Artifact, the news app startup from the creators of Instagram, is shutting down. There’s been a lot of analysis about the issue, and I agree with much of it.…
2024-01-18 04:35:07
External linking on the App Store, bye-bye blood oxygen sensor, our Vision Pro plans, and the last time we bought physical media.…
2024-01-18 00:45:48
I’ve learned in recent years that I’ve become something of a minimalist. I like keeping things simple, preferring glanceable information to alerts that get in my face whether I want them or not.…
2024-01-17 22:45:50
Look, I don’t know if that recent report about the new OLED iPad Pro costing between $1500 and $2000 is accurate. It’s always tricky to predict product prices, since they’re decided deep inside Apple Park, not off on the supply chain from which most new-product rumors emanate.…
2024-01-17 07:56:31
AppleVis, an organization devoted to empowering blind and low vision users of Apple products, has published its second annual Apple Vision Accessibility report card. The survey collects opinions of readers who use VoiceOver and the other vision-related accessibility features of Apple platforms.…
2024-01-16 22:56:45
The run-up to the Vision Pro launch continues. Apple on Tuesday shared some new information on the entertainment experiences users can expect, alongside recapping previously announced features like immersive Environments.…
2024-01-16 21:43:55
You might have seen a story making the rounds last week that the Chinese government was cracking down on people sending anti-government materials via Apple’s AirDrop feature, having compromised the security of the system.…
2024-01-16 06:05:07
Vision Pro orders are happening this Friday, with the product shipping in a few weeks. We break down Apple’s announcement strategy and our reactions to the reactions to the news.…
2024-01-16 01:00:18
Do you want to block all YouTube ads in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2024-01-11 04:19:57
I have had it with these VR goggles on this MF-ing plane!…
2024-01-11 04:19:55
Where and how we watch media; whether any phone app justifies a bespoke hardware piece like Rabbit R1; intriguing tech revealed at CES; and the best pointing device for screens.…
2024-01-10 23:34:12
Nearly eight months after its introduction at last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the Vision Pro is poised to go on sale: Apple has said that preorders for the device will begin on January 19, with the Vision Pro expected to be available in stores starting on February 2.…
2024-01-10 08:07:54
I love Rogue Amoeba’s Mac audio utilities, but in the Apple silicon era, installing them has been pretty rough, due to Apple requiring multiple reboots and a visit to Recovery Mode to perform a dubious-sounding reduction to a Mac’s “security policy.”…
2024-01-10 07:44:16
Two and a half years after BBEdit received its last major update, Bare Bones Software has updated the venerable Mac text editor to version 15.0.…
2024-01-09 06:34:21
Way back when Google Reader went the way of all Google products (RIP), I ended up switching to Feedly, a web-based RSS service that had good integration with third-party clients.…
2024-01-09 06:13:47
Jason and Myke are back just in time to miss the Vision Pro shipping news, but they’ve still got time to catch up on the news they missed and preview their expectations for the year to come.…
2024-01-09 00:11:19
Wes Davis, writing at The Verge:
…Game designer Sean Bates found an iPhone in a bush Sunday that had fallen from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 when it lost a part of its fuselage shortly after takeoff.
2024-01-08 22:20:04
The goggles do…something? Well, you’ll find out soon enough: Apple announced on Monday that the Vision Pro will be available in the U.S. starting on February 2, with preorders starting next Friday, January 19.…
2024-01-06 07:24:58
Last month, I took a bit of an odyssey and explored the idea that maybe there aren’t that many must-have third-party apps, only nice-to-have ones.…
2024-01-06 04:41:18
Charlie Warzel’s beloved dog died last year, and he used an iPhone feature to memorialize her:
…Instead of a memorial photo of Peggy, I opted to try a newer, “dynamic” wallpaper feature called “Photo Shuffle.”
2024-01-04 04:28:55
Where we’re putting our social media energy in 2024, which subscriptions we’re canceling, our opinions on the Apple Vision Pro, and what feature we want for our devices this year.…
2024-01-04 03:28:53
The Apple Watch 9 is back and the Vision Pro is nigh, but not for us.…
2024-01-04 01:00:30
Last year was a little quiet for Apple, but 2024 is going to be loud. The launch of the Vision Pro, a new product running a new operating system in a new category (for Apple), more or less guarantees it.…
2024-01-02 01:07:59
Happy New Year! In this extra-special episode, Jason and Myke pick their favorite Upgradies winners of the past ten years in each Upgradies category.…
2023-12-30 01:00:41
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices.…
2023-12-29 19:51:39
Our friend and colleague Joe Rosensteel has perhaps one of the best perspectives on the “Amazon Prime is adding ads” story:
…Then investors wanted profit, not growth — The Netflix Correction — now it’s about generating money.
2023-12-29 08:43:28
The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our predictions for 2024.]…
2023-12-29 03:39:13
Every so often, people express an interest in my tech set-up. I suppose it’s a natural interest among tech fans to compare gear?…
2023-12-28 00:47:16
So it’s come to this: Another lap around the sun, another year over. Before the calendars flip over to 2024—a year so hilarious that I can’t believe it’s not a typo—I thought I’d share some of the stuff I really enjoyed in the year gone by.…
2023-12-26 01:00:23
Want to experience twice as fast load times in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2023-12-25 17:31:14
Twitter was dead, to begin with. Five years later, we look at the Ghost Of Apple Future from a different perspective. There’s also some Holiday Ask Upgrade.…
2023-12-23 01:00:13
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy, but of course it isn’t.…
2023-12-22 04:42:01
Ever since the announcement earlier this year of Continuity Camera for tvOS, I’ve been looking forward to giving Zoom a try on the Apple TV.…
2023-12-21 04:48:00
Our joyful tech moments in 2023, the most significant non-AI tech advancement or launch in 2023, tech anticipation for 2024, and a self-indulgent gift we’ve chosen for the holidays.…
2023-12-21 04:02:56
Apple is staring down the barrel of a Watch import ban and we have some investment advice for you that involves time travel.…
2023-12-21 00:22:52
Another trip around the sun, and for Apple, this felt like the calm before the storm. Next year, the Vision Pro will arrive, Apple will reportedly unleash new operating systems powered by next-generation AI, and the entire iPad product line will probably get updated.…
2023-12-19 21:28:38
Apple Newsroom:
…Apple and The Athletic today announced that Apple News+ subscribers now have access to The Athletic’s unrivaled sports journalism. The Athletic provides best-in-class team coverage, as well as coverage of the biggest and most compelling stories in sports daily, across the major sports leagues.
2023-12-19 06:44:06
It’s time for the 10th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2023, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories!…
2023-12-19 01:00:20
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security. …
2023-12-18 22:56:18
Chance Miller at 9to5Mac writes:
…In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple has announced that it will soon halt sales of its flagship Apple Watch models in the United States.
2023-12-16 01:00:09
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up
with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be trustworthy.…
2023-12-15 04:40:53
Last week, I walked myself through the process of realizing the power of macOS Defaults and how, over the two decades of modern macOS, Apple has addressed most of the basic needs of the average user.…
2023-12-15 04:00:26
It’s finally happened: Netflix has made its viewing data public… via an Excel spreadsheet? Also: Disney+ and Hulu get connected in the U.S., it might be the endgame for Paramount Global, and your letters!…
2023-12-15 02:31:39
We’re just a couple weeks away from putting 2023 in our rearview mirror, so it’s time—as the natural order of things dictates—to cast our eyes back over the last twelve months and attempt to shape the events into some semblance of narrative.…
2023-12-14 03:57:22
The additional security measures we use, tech resources for traveling abroad, our valuable vintage tech, and how we feel about crowdfunding.…
2023-12-14 02:57:11
Are things worse than they used to be or as bad as they always were?…
2023-12-13 03:03:45
The other week, I noticed that the amount of free disk space on my MacBook Air had dropped rather precipitously to under a few gigabytes. As I usually don’t store that many files on that machine—much less large ones—I went poking around to figure out what was eating up all my disk space1.…
2023-12-12 06:51:03
John Siracusa joins Jason to discuss Beeper, this week’s Apple OS updates, next year’s expected Apple hardware (including iPads, Macs, and Vision Pro), and the power of the defaults on macOS.…
2023-12-12 04:03:45
I’ve never really been someone who journals. At various points, I’ve tried: on and off throughout high-school and college, while I studied abroad, during a cross-country roadtrip, but these always seemed to peter out eventually.…
2023-12-12 01:00:28
It seems like every company is scrambling to stake their claim in the AI goldrush–check out the CEO of Kroger promising to bring LLMs into the dairy aisle.…
2023-12-09 03:00:56
My thanks to Rogue Amoeba for sponsoring Six Colors this week regarding its indispensable audio utility Audio Hijack. It is one of my very favorite Mac utilities.…
2023-12-07 04:53:21
Our go-to photo apps, a budget-friendly tech favorite, iOS 17.2 excitement, and macOS Sonoma’s standout feature.…
2023-12-07 03:02:49
Cars, Watch interactions and name changes for the ages.…
2023-12-07 03:00:40
Ashley Belanger, writing at Ars Technica:
…Apple has since confirmed in a statement provided to Ars that the US federal government “prohibited” the company “from sharing any information,” but now that Wyden has outed the feds, Apple has updated its transparency reporting and will “detail these kinds of requests” in a separate section on push notifications in its next report.
2023-12-07 02:53:35
VFX pro (and friend of the site) Todd Vaziri has had it up to here with movie studios pretending that movies full of CGI were shot with only practical effects:
…Folks who follow me on Twitter (currently known as X) are probably aware of my years-old, depressing, frequently updated and repetitive thread pointing out studios and filmmakers downplaying or outright lying about the use of digital visual effects on their projects.
2023-12-07 01:00:27
A question from reader Jack B. has led me on a journey of reflection about the result of Apple iterating on macOS for a couple of decades.…
2023-12-07 00:24:44
I always knew that the Apple community had a bunch of different subcultures, but I was taken aback when Apple announced that it would add a new feature to iOS, and a bunch of people got angry about it.…
2023-12-06 00:37:16
Beeper, a startup led by former Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky, announced a new version of its Android app that supports direct on-device compatibility1 for iMessage.…
2023-12-05 06:46:33
Myke returns to the show to discuss chip packaging (in the U.S.A.) and the potential of AI models to make using a computer easier. Then, by request, we spend some time talking about how we got into this business.…
2023-12-05 01:00:51
Audio Hijack lets you record any audio on your Mac, from individual applications like Safari or Zoom, hardware audio devices like microphones and mixers, or even the audio output of the entire system.…
2023-12-02 01:00:08
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy, but of course it isn’t.…
2023-12-01 10:05:37
The holiday season is peak streaming season, too! We discuss the seasonal opportunities for streamers, plus: your letters. [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Amazon’s Black Friday NFL experiment, YouTube & Sunday Ticket, and the coming sports/RSN implosion.]…
2023-12-01 02:17:09
Speaking of e-readers, here’s an interesting profile of the small French e-reader company Vivlio by Romain Dillet at TechCrunch:
…While Amazon’s Kindle is the clear leader and Rakuten’s Kobo the obvious challenger, Vivlio has been building an open European alternative to these two tech giants.
2023-12-01 01:52:03
Upon seeing this week’s announcement from Apple promoting the top titles of the year from Apple Books, along with a new Year in Review feature, I had likely the same thought as many: “Apple still cares about selling ebooks?”…
2023-11-30 22:00:21
Apple’s latest short film focusing on accessibility, released on Thursday and directed by Oscar-winner Taika Waititi, tells the story of a character’s search for his lost voice.…
2023-11-30 09:08:21
Turns out police departments are like some of my relatives: They see things on Facebook and uncritically pass them on without considering for one moment if what they’re posting is actually true.…
2023-11-30 08:38:26
[February 2024 Update: Castro has new owners who say they’re committed to keeping Castro up and running.]
Castro has been a popular iOS podcast app for many years, but right now things look grim.…
2023-11-30 05:01:58
Our book-reading habits, what we do with our health data, how tech helps us around the house, and old software that we still have a crush on.…
2023-11-29 00:55:40
In the surest sign that the end of the year is nearing and that whatever happens in December stays in December, Apple dropped a bunch of its annual 2023 lists on Tuesday.…
2023-11-28 06:57:04
James Thomson joins Jason to celebrate Cyber Monday, generate an Apple Buying Guide, grapple with subscription (and human) burnout, and explore spatial videos and the current state of visionOS development.…
2023-11-28 01:00:34
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security. …
2023-11-25 01:00:35
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Designed from the ground up to protect your privacy, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances in Safari – stopping you from being followed by ads around the web.…
2023-11-25 00:26:21
Apple released its annual holidaytime videofun thingy! Hooray!
Don’t read this until after you’ve watched it. (Note to Apple Watch users: if your device starts lighting up with emergency medical alerts while you’re watching, just ignore them.…
2023-11-23 08:00:39
Nobody’s perfect. We all make mistakes, from the littlest kindergarteners to the world’s most valuable and powerful corporations. What’s most important is how we respond to our mistakes, of course.…
2023-11-23 04:42:18
Choosing between noise cancellation and excellent audio quality in headphones, the impact of an unlimited supply of one thing on the world or your life, the significance of Apple’s adoption of RCS, and recommendations for Black Friday deals.…
2023-11-23 03:42:16
This episode features some questionable math.…
2023-11-21 06:22:01
The possibilities that Apple will release a lower-cost MacBook, Apple’s difficulties in building a 5G radio to rival Qualcomm, Apple attempts to appease the EU by adopting RCS, and all hell breaks loose with OpenAI.…
2023-11-21 01:00:08
Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks.…
2023-11-18 01:00:27
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices.…
2023-11-17 08:40:53
Disney’s going to own all of Hulu. Does this uniquely position them to be the most legitimate challenger to Netflix? We also discuss the power of platforms, Apple’s “Napoleon” opportunity, and Disney’s Marvel experimentation.…
2023-11-17 03:40:17
Apple has told Chance Miller of 9to5Mac that it will be supporting the RCS standard for messaging:
…Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association.
2023-11-16 05:25:53
Capturing spatial video on iPhone, our font opinions, whether we use journaling apps, and when we tell our non-techy friends to update their software.…
2023-11-16 01:23:57
App Store Awards finalists, WordPress woes, AI pins and the secret identity of Dan’s benefactor.…
2023-11-15 23:23:24
Apple Newsroom:
…One year ago today, Apple’s groundbreaking safety service Emergency SOS via satellite became available on all iPhone 14 models in the U.S. and Canada.
2023-11-15 23:13:23
Artificial intelligence is the buzziest of buzzwords right now. But as rivals like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have gone full throttle on incorporating this latest hot technology into their products, Apple has taken a decidedly slower—if not uncharacteristic—approach that has more than a few critics lambasting the company for trailing behind its competitors.…
2023-11-15 08:13:27
Last week, the startup Humane did a marketing blitz for its forthcoming AI Pin, a $699 wearable designed by a bunch of ex-Apple people that has been the subject of a lot of tech-industry buzz lately.…
2023-11-15 06:33:27
Amazing story from Andy Lewis of The Ankler about the real-life veterans behind the dog tags worn by Alan Alda on the hall-of-fame sitcom “MASH”:
…Often when he was putting the dog tags on in his dressing room, seemingly obtained by the costume designers of MAS*H, he would ponder who the men were and where they served, even if they survived the war.
2023-11-14 06:05:40
Spatial videos on iPhone, 2024 iPad updates, the Apple Watch as a health device, Apple pausing iOS development to fix bugs, the potential of AI interfaces, and the meaning of the “pro” label.…
2023-11-14 01:00:33
Want to experience twice as fast load times in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2023-11-11 01:00:22
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up
with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be trustworthy.…
2023-11-10 01:36:13
Last week Apple announced its fiscal fourth quarter results, posting another flat sales quarter even as profits (and services revenue) continue to rise. And as usual, I filled a bunch of numbers into a Number spreadsheet, ran my little charting Automator app, and out popped out a bunch of colorful charts.…
2023-11-10 01:09:32
Last week, Apple reported its financial results, and they were the kind that answered the question, “Under what circumstances would financial analysts look askance at nearly $90 billion in revenue and $23 billion in profit?”…
2023-11-09 06:13:35
Troublesome software bugs, our thoughts on tech companies’ involvement in standards creation, iMessage interoperability, and what we think about video game movies and TV shows.…
2023-11-09 02:12:40
In this episode, alliances are formed and broken. Just like Dan’s trackpad.…
2023-11-09 01:16:00
Last month I wrote about how Apple’s cascade of macOS alerts and warnings ruin the Mac upgrade experience.
My point wasn’t to ask Apple to make the Mac less secure.…
2023-11-08 03:36:46
I really enjoyed this piece by Sam Byford of Multicore about how the Chinese smartphone market differs from the rest of the world:
…Unlike the U.S.,
2023-11-07 05:53:45
Jason has reviewed the new M3 iMac and M3 MacBook Pro, and Myke asks him for all the details. We also discuss why the large-iMac era is at an end, and review Apple’s recent quarterly financial results.…
2023-11-07 01:00:36
It seems like every company is scrambling to stake their claim in the AI goldrush–check out the CEO of Kroger promising to bring LLMs into the dairy aisle.…
2023-11-06 22:00:48
After nearly two and a half years, the iMac has finally gotten its update. The venerable desktop Mac was a late addition to the first generation M1 processor, but now it’s in the vanguard of Apple’s M3 chip generation.…
2023-11-06 22:00:29
Like the M2 MacBook Pro released earlier this year, the new M3 MacBook Pro doesn’t look particularly new. It’s the third iteration of the excellent MacBook Pro redesign from 2021, featuring flat sides and curved corners and a spectacularly clear and bright display.…
2023-11-04 00:00:04
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy, but of course it isn’t.…
2023-11-03 05:18:31
As always, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri spend an hour talking to investment analysts about the company’s just-completed quarter. And as always, we’ve got a transcript!…
2023-11-03 04:39:20
On Thursday, Apple reported results for its financial fourth quarter of 2023, covering the months of July, August, and September. The company generated $89.5 billion in revenue, down 1% from the same quarter last year.…
2023-11-03 01:57:08
Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack has long been an indispensable tool for Mac podcasters1: this Swiss Army knife of audio utilities lets you not just grab audio from your Mac’s mics, but also from any app running on the system.…
2023-11-02 09:58:38
Netflix adapts to selling ads, and your letters! [Downstream+ subscribers also got: Apple TV+ cancelling Jon Stewart and raising prices, YouTube’s news challenge and the value of YouTube culture, and Jason Kilar’s big idea.]…
2023-11-02 05:03:12
Frequent contributor Joe Rosensteel writing at his own blog about the fact that Apple’s “Scary Fast” event was shot on the iPhone 15 Pro Max and that some people have taken issue with the fact that Apple still used professional lighting, rigs, and crews to accomplish that:
…This whole kerfuffle is similar to something from only a couple months ago, where people got all worked up about The Creator being shot on the Sony FX-3.
2023-11-02 04:58:22
Apple’s missing Macs, our last Lightning peripherals, our Touch Bar experiences, and whether we have ever used burner accounts.…
2023-11-02 01:58:07
We discuss Apple’s “Scary Fast” event and critique the company’s commitment to the bit.…
2023-11-01 20:32:16
Apple’s goal with its product events is manifold: it wants to introduce new devices to its customers on its own terms, while simultaneously putting a stake in the ground to both fire shots at its competitors and signal to investors that it’s continuing to come out with products that are in line with the Apple brand.…
2023-11-01 04:56:01
Jason got to spend some time with the new M3 iMac and MacBook Pro, and returns to spill the details! We delve into the differences between chips in the M3 family, the curious case of the new low-end 14-inch MacBook Pro, and much more.…
2023-10-31 08:30:49
For the first time in the Apple silicon era, Apple isn’t using its lowest-end chip to usher in a new generation of processors. On Monday, Apple announced not just the M3 chip but its beefier siblings, the M3 Pro and M3 Max.…
2023-10-31 00:00:14
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security. …
2023-10-30 19:00:23
My thanks to Rogue Amoeba for sponsoring Six Colors recently, this time for its essential Audio utility Loopback. I use Loopback multiple times a week, because it makes my Mac so much more capable when it comes to audio.…
2023-10-28 04:10:53
My thanks to iMazing for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
iMazing is the answer to so many questions about how you can have more control over how to sync and back up iOS and iPadOS devices… and want to do it all from a Mac or Windows PC rather than relying on the cloud.…
2023-10-28 02:32:20
Apple has announced a “scary fast” new product announcement, and so Myke and Jason have convened an emergency session to draft what they think will happen at next Monday’s mysterious event.…
2023-10-27 06:05:02
When Apple first announced iOS 17, one of the new features got me really excited.…
2023-10-26 04:27:57
Next week’s Apple event may not feature Tim Cook dressed as a mummy—more’s the pity—but Apple’s teaser video has all but confirmed what many had expected: this October event is all about the Mac.…
2023-10-26 03:23:05
Finally we discuss Lex’s problems, just before the podcast goes off the rails.…
2023-10-26 03:23:04
Using an all-in-one messaging platform, using an all-in-one calendaring app, using — and telling others about — Passkeys, and what we hope to see at Apple’s “Scary Fast” October event.…
2023-10-25 23:52:26
What makes an iPhone accessible? Mostly, it’s the software: the operating system and apps that follow guidelines Apple has set for that purpose. If new hardware plays a role, it’s often in the opposite direction.…
2023-10-25 23:33:02
It takes money to make money: specifically, it takes your money to make money for large corporations. As online services around the world raise their prices, Apple is no exception; today, the company announced higher costs for several of its online services, including Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+ and its Apple One bundles.…
2023-10-25 21:00:09
Apple’s got something for us on October 30, but will it be a trick or a treat? If you had asked me a couple of days ago, I would’ve guessed that we’d be seeing a fairly boring set of late-cycle Mac updates announced via press release.…
2023-10-25 00:08:56
Chalk this one up as something I’ve never seen before: an Apple event in the evening. The company on Tuesday announced a “Scary Fast” event coming Monday, October 30 at 5pm Pacific time.…
2023-10-24 05:02:24
A single Apple Pencil announcement leads us to think existential thoughts about the iPad product line, and Jason had an idea about a new MacBook Pro in the shower.…
2023-10-24 00:00:56
Now available for macOS: Test drive the future of local iPhone management with the iMazing 3 beta! Beautifully redesigned from the ground-up, iMazing 3 marks the biggest upgrade in our history!…
2023-10-23 23:42:33
Passkey adoption seems to be accelerating. The Verge reports Amazon has now joined the ranks of online services that allow you to generate the secure credentials to log in to its site, joining Apple, Google, and a slew of others.…
2023-10-23 21:24:51
One of the interesting things about Apple’s big yearly platform updates is that the features that are big and flashy often aren’t the ones that make the biggest difference.…
2023-10-20 09:38:51
Netflix (which is still top dog) reports results and makes price hikes. Also: Disney+’s value proposition, the complexity of selling ads for streaming, Marvel discovers TV, and your letters.…
2023-10-19 20:11:00
If the bricks of Apple’s business are its hardware and software products—iPhones, iPads, Macs, and the software that runs them—then the mortar that holds them together is composed of the company’s services, the chief ingredient of which is iCloud.…
2023-10-19 06:38:37
When Apple shipped iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, it introduced a slew of new video features, all based on intercepting video input and running it through a machine-learning pipeline that detects the subject and the background.…
2023-10-19 03:23:51
Underrated Apple apps, our reading setups, feelings on the Apple Pencil, and our thoughts on onboarding processes.…
2023-10-18 12:49:00
My book about Apple’s Photos app has been updated for macOS Sonoma, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17.
Among the new items covered are photo stickers, the upgraded People & Pets albums, Apple Watch changes, custom iPad lock screen features, new Photos widgets, and the new features introduced in the iPhone 15 models.…
2023-10-18 01:11:02
It’s an entirely innocuous announcement that says so much.
Tuesday’s reveal of a new Apple Pencil that’s got a USB-C port and lacks numerous features of both the first- and second-generation Apple Pencils sure seems like minor stuff.…
2023-10-17 21:23:00
There may not be new iPads, but if you’re in the market for an Apple Pencil, well, it’s your lucky day. Apple took the wraps off its new stylus, the most affordable model yet, which replaces the Lightning port with a USB-C option.…
2023-10-17 05:06:44
Will Apple introduce new iPads this month? A new Apple Pencil? Nothing at all? We grapple with some conflicting rumors. Also, Jason gives up on the iPad-only lifestyle and reviews a supremely weird E-Ink device (that he actually kind of likes).…
2023-10-17 00:00:41
With Loopback, moving audio between applications goes from impossible to trivial. Loopback can combine audio from any software application and any hardware device, to make a virtual source usable anywhere.…
2023-10-14 00:00:01
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices.…
2023-10-13 01:21:57
iCloud problems are all the rage now! Friend, colleague, and occasional Six Colors contributor Glenn Fleishman has an extensive article about trying to figure out problems with iCloud Drive syncing:
…Thus was the beginning of my pain.
2023-10-12 04:55:50
As a big fan of e-readers, I’ve been experimenting with Android-based alternatives to the dedicated Kindle and Kobo hardware for a few years now.…
2023-10-12 03:32:07
Using Passkeys, how Apple could replace Google default search revenue, macOS Screen Sharing, and whether we take photos and capture video at concerts.…
2023-10-12 01:32:08
Dan’s iCloud problems continue, Lex makes a startling lifestyle change and Moltz wishes he didn’t get email.…
2023-10-12 00:06:25
Due to an extremely weird series of troubleshooting maneuvers, I recently found myself having to set my Mac up from scratch without migrating any of my preferences for the first time in longer than I’d like to admit.…
2023-10-11 21:06:15
Ever since I discovered screen sharing many many years ago, I’ve been an avid user of the technology. I’ve remotely accessed my machines while away from home, sometimes across the country or even from a different part of the world.…
2023-10-10 06:31:16
I really enjoyed this post by Nick Heer about the complex topic of whether photographs represent reality or not, whether Google is pushing things further than it should, or if this is all just the latest chapter in a story that started long before Photoshop:
…The criticisms I have been seeing about the features of the Pixel 8… feel like we are only repeating the kinds of fears of nearly two hundred years.
2023-10-10 06:12:34
Jason contacted technical support.
…
2023-10-10 06:11:15
At TidBITS, Glenn Fleishman takes a deep dive into one of iOS 17’s best (and most carefully implemented) features, Check In. It’s a feature that could lead to enormous improvements in security for lots of people, so long as they know it exists and how to use it:
…Life can be dangerous but, for most people, most of the time, only in sporadic, unanticipated situations.
2023-10-10 00:00:30
Want to experience twice as fast load times in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2023-10-07 08:49:57
The WGA strike is over, so what does it mean? Also, your letters! [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Don’t blame the writers for the end of Peak TV, Max gets interesting, Amazon adds ads, and Disney ♥️ Charter.]…
2023-10-07 00:00:03
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up
with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be trustworthy.…
2023-10-06 04:33:49
iPhone designs change at a glacial pace. It’s rare that a new iPhone looks completely unlike the previous model. They’ve all looked more or less the same since the iPhone X ditched the home button back in 2017.…
2023-10-05 21:24:23
One of the biggest points of anticipation around this year’s iPhone models was the transition from Apple’s proprietary Lightning port to the USB-C standard. Some were worried about the transition requiring them to replace all their accessories, while others—yours truly included—looked forward to a future of being able to use a single cable for their iPad, MacBook, and iPhone.…
2023-10-05 03:54:34
iCloud is, when you think about it, kind of a thankless service. At its best you don’t notice it—everything, in the unofficial mantra of Apple dating back decades, just works.…
2023-10-05 03:43:35
How much we rely on iCloud, new muscle memory on Apple Watch, how we’ve enhanced our browser experience, and CarPlay tips & tricks.…
2023-10-05 02:43:31
Dan’s tech problems, more iPhone 15 Pro reactions and how to wire your coffin for sound.…
2023-10-03 05:23:21
As a very busy September turns over into October, we’ve got an episode packed with follow-up: Tim Cook takes another European vacation, the Vision Pro product roadmap recedes, Apple considers its search-engine strategy, and we review macOS Sonoma.…
2023-10-03 00:00:44
It seems like every company is scrambling to stake their claim in the AI goldrush–check out the CEO of Kroger promising to bring LLMs into the dairy aisle.…
2023-09-30 00:00:46
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy, but of course it isn’t.…
2023-09-29 05:52:40
Apple updated almost every system app in watchOS 10. Unfortunately, the redesign of the Timer app is a serious regression, according to Iconfactory developer Craig Hockenberry:
…The new visual appearance and functionality of watchOS 10 is a welcome change.
2023-09-29 04:27:18
One of the biggest imprints Steve Jobs and Jony Ive left on Apple’s design process is a certain kind of product idealism. At its best, Apple is striving to take ridiculously complex products, fusions of cutting-edge computer hardware design and eye-wateringly enormous software code bases, and make them simple.…
2023-09-28 04:09:40
Our favorite (or least-favorite) features in macOS Sonoma, our harrowing AppleCare stories, the cases we do or don’t have on our phones, and whether we upgraded to an iPhone 15.…
2023-09-27 00:15:37
macOS Sonoma is an update that feels small—but in all the best ways. Upgrading it won’t change how you look at your Mac, at least not at first.…
2023-09-26 03:29:42
Live from Memphis in the aftermath of the Relay FM Podcastathon, Myke and Jason take delivery of new iPhones and Apple Watches. Also, General Motors continues its drive for Apple-like services revenue.…
2023-09-26 00:00:30
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security. …
2023-09-23 02:58:00
As I write this I’m sitting at St. Jude, about three hours into our 12-hour podcast telethon in support of St. Jude’s goal of stopping childhood cancer.…
2023-09-23 02:00:23
My thanks to BZG Apps, maker of Unite 5, for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps.…
2023-09-22 00:37:30
We break down the arrival of Mark Thompson as CNN’s new boss. Also, there’s a mega letters segment! [This episode was recorded September 7. See you in two weeks!]…
2023-09-21 03:35:02
Our one, must-have streaming service; our favorite not-at-home, not-at-the-office place to work; our webcam setups; and our favorite or most-used iPhone accessories.…
2023-09-21 01:34:50
Has anyone seen Dan’s iPad keyboard?…
2023-09-20 21:23:11
Ah, September: the time of years when hot summer days turn to crisp autumn ones, leaves are burnished in shades of red and gold, and pumpkin spice begins its inexorable creep back into all our lives.…
2023-09-20 01:37:36
GQ’s Robert Leedham talks to the teams at Apple and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates about bringing Snoopy to life on watchOS 10. Most interesting to me was how the watch decides what animations to show:
…That first meeting at the Charles M Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California, was the Watch team’s first in-person meet-up after the pandemic, and what started as a two-hour drive north from Mountain View ultimately ended with plans for 148 unique animations that would be contextual depending on the time of day, local weather and activities.
2023-09-20 00:00:37
Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience.…
2023-09-19 05:21:08
This week we’re wading into follow-up from last week’s Apple event. Then we say goodbye to beta season and list our favorite features of the newly shipped iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10.…
2023-09-19 00:00:42
Sometimes I see that number following the latest release of iOS and do a double-take: really? It’s been around that long? Seventeen iterations into the iPhone’s software and you wouldn’t think there’d be much left to do, but with this latest annual update to its flagship platform, Apple’s packed in a surprising amount of features—and cleaned up some shortcomings of prior versions.…
2023-09-19 00:00:24
These days, many new iPadOS features have spent a year incubating on the iPhone. (Or, to put it less charitably, Apple builds for the iPhone first and makes iPads wait to get the good stuff.)…
2023-09-19 00:00:19
In recent years, Apple has taken to making more of its new features available across all of its major operating systems. As a result, it’s made less sense for us to cover the same feature in multiple preview articles.…
2023-09-16 00:00:57
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.…
2023-09-15 00:53:57
It’s a shame they don’t show movies in the Steve Jobs Theater, or at least not ones that I’ve ever been invited to. It’s a fantastic venue with a staggeringly bright digital projection system, but the star of the show might be the sound system.…
2023-09-14 04:43:05
What surprised us at Apple’s “Wonderlust” keynote, our thoughts on the new iPhone Action Button, what we wanted Apple to announce at its September event, and the retro Apple design elements we’d like to see again.…
2023-09-14 04:00:05
The Internet’s very own Dr. Drang tries to figure out how it is that Apple’s titanium phones feel significantly lighter than the steel ones, despite a small difference.…
2023-09-13 08:31:02
Jason’s back from Cupertino and it’s time to break down everything he saw at the September 2023 Apple media event: The new titanium-framed iPhone 15 Pro, the pastel iPhone 15, the DoubleTap-enabled Apple Watch, and… green leaves for some but not others?…
2023-09-13 07:44:06
I attended the “Wonderlust” iPhone and Apple Watch event on Tuesday, and was able to spend some time with the new products in a demo area set up in the Steve Jobs Theater.…
2023-09-13 07:30:06
New Apple Watches and iPhones and Tim Cook’s Oscar-worthy performance.…
2023-09-13 04:37:19
It was an odd fall keynote for Apple. As expected, revisions of the iPhone and Apple Watch took the spotlight, but there were relatively few surprises overall, many of the details having leaked ahead of time, and a large amount of time spent on the company’s environmental initiatives and innovative materials.…
2023-09-12 21:27:46
Just a few hours ahead of Apple’s impending iPhone event, Intel has taken the wraps off the latest version of the Thunderbolt spec:
…Thunderbolt 5 will deliver 80 gigabits per second (Gbps) of bi-directional bandwidth, and with Bandwidth Boost it will provide up to 120 Gbps for the best display experience.
2023-09-12 01:50:47
Ian King and Mark Gurman of Bloomberg report that Apple is extending its deal with Qualcomm for cellular chips for three more years:
…Though the new contract extends until 2026, Apple could still start using its own modem before then.
2023-09-12 00:00:50
Do you want to block all YouTube ads in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2023-09-09 04:25:57
I’ve been planning to set up a second workspace in my house, and the biggest stumbling block has been figuring out what display to place on the desk.…
2023-09-09 00:00:41
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up
with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be trustworthy.…
2023-09-08 07:59:23
Does the battle between Disney and Charter augur the end of the cable business model as we know it? Is the entertainment industry going bankrupt slowly, then all at once?…
2023-09-07 21:07:18
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to day to bid goodbye to a titan of technology, a revolutionary amongst rebels, a connoisseur of connections, taken from us too—well, perhaps not too soon.…
2023-09-07 02:55:54
Google’s legacy as it turns 25, the websites we still visit manually, our preferred text editors, and what we’d miss most switching our smartphone platforms.…
2023-09-07 01:55:46
A big disagreement over the Apple Watch 9! Will the podcast go on?! Oh, it goes on.…
2023-09-06 07:27:14
On Tuesday Aaron Lee and Eifeh Strom of Digitimes reported that Apple is “reportedly developing a low-cost MacBook series to compete with Chromebook models in the education sector that could be released as early as the second half of 2024, according to industry sources.”…
2023-09-05 05:49:04
Jason and Myke preview what will happen at next week’s Apple event. What new features will the new iPhones have? How will the Apple Watch transform?…
2023-09-05 00:00:41
It seems like every company is scrambling to stake their claim in the AI goldrush–check out the CEO of Kroger promising to bring LLMs into the dairy aisle.…
2023-09-02 02:00:36
Since 2019, the Relay FM Community has raised over $2.2M for St. Jude. With your support this year, we’ll be one step closer to that day when no child dies from cancer.…
2023-09-01 21:41:12
Fascinating piece from Scharon Harding at Ars Technica about the latest organization objecting to right to repair legislation—a movement that Apple just last month changed its stance on, and has now come out in support of:
…Today, 404 Media reported on a letter sent on August 10 to the US Copyright Office by Ryland Hawkins of Author Services Inc.
2023-08-31 22:02:15
The key to automation is figuring out what problems it can solve to make your life easier. For example: the problem where one of your podcast co-hosts1 has to regularly text you because you’ve forgotten to put your audio file in the shared Dropbox folder.…
2023-08-31 07:44:29
Adrian Schönig has released Longplay 2.0, a new version of his excellent iOS app for exploring and playing entire albums:
…Longplay 1.0 was released in August 2020.
2023-08-31 07:21:20
For the first few years of the iPhone’s existence, Apple introduced a single new model every year.…
2023-08-31 05:07:26
Great, inexpensive gadgets; worthy subscriptions and those we’ve canceled; Apple’s September event; and our future USB-C charging prospects.…
2023-08-31 04:50:52
Tyler Vigen was curious:
…This pedestrian bridge crosses I-494 just west of the Minneapolis Airport. It connects Bloomington to Richfield. I drive under it often and I wondered: why is it there?
2023-08-31 03:07:17
Apple’s iPhone event is on the calendar. We continue to discuss our beta impressions and also tackle which comedians we’d be.…
2023-08-31 01:39:56
John Gruber, writing about how the anticipated switch to USB-C on the iPhone 15 will be received:
…I think there’s going to be a backlash that most USB-C proponents don’t see coming, premised on accusations that this switch is a money grab from Apple to get people to replace all their Lightning cables with new $30 USB-C cables from the Apple Store….
2023-08-30 23:15:44
“I would never want to be in the iPhone case business,” a friend of mine said the other day, and I couldn’t help but agree. Designing accessories for Apple products means you’re in fierce competition for largely low margins, you have to gamble on early design leaks to get started with your own creations, and you are utterly at the whim of Apple’s own design decisions.…
2023-08-30 10:46:13
Jason Snell, come on down. You’re the next contestant on The Talk Show. Special topics: John Warnock and Adobe, Disney and Apple, the iMac’s 25th anniversary, and more.…
2023-08-29 06:02:26
With a busy fall looming, Mac analyst Stephen Hackett joins the show to give Jason’s computing setup a check-up. And some iPhone rumors suggest the Color Czar may be leaving a lump of Space Black coal in Myke’s stocking this year.…
2023-08-26 02:11:26
Every time any of us packs a bag, we are making some very specific tech-focused decisions. It starts with what devices we need (or can live without) and cascades into charging bricks and cords and anything else that will keep us powered up and not feeling regret about having left an essential device behind.…
2023-08-26 00:00:32
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy, but of course it isn’t.…
2023-08-25 08:37:26
The CNN streaming era re-begins—and we’re still trying to figure out how TV news adapts to the streaming era. Also: Netflix makes a franchise bet on Zach Snyder, but is it shooting itself in the foot?…
2023-08-25 01:39:37
Following up on Dan’s Macworld column, Stephen Hackett weighs the pros and cons of making a new, larger iMac alongside the 24-inch model introduced with the M1 iMac:
…I, for one, would like to see a larger iMac make it out into the world, complete with a Pro-level SoC, like the Mac mini has received.
2023-08-24 22:58:42
Apple’s iconic all-in-one computer recently hit a milestone: 25 years. Over that time it’s morphed from a Bondi blue gumdrop to a pastel slab, in between entertaining brief flirtations with white plastic and articulated arms.…
2023-08-24 06:01:33
Interesting feature on the Apple Developer site(!) talking to developers who have been through Apple’s developer labs for the Vision Pro. Developers interviewed include Michael Simmons of Flexibits, Ben Guerrette of Pixite, and friend of the site “Underscore” David Smith:
…Smith began working on a version of his app Widgetsmith for spatial computing almost immediately after the release of the visionOS SDK.
2023-08-24 02:34:17
Exciting USB C rumors, Apple Music and clothes for your stick shift.…
2023-08-24 00:34:08
Our hardware upgrade cycles, what an Apple foldable would bring, UI decisions that bother us, and what piece of tech we would use our magic wands on.…
2023-08-22 06:53:23
Jason has used a feature in Logic Pro and Ferrite Recording Studio to remove silence from podcast recording tracks for years now.…
2023-08-22 05:15:01
The iMac turns 25, Relay turns 10 (next year in London), print magazines apparently still exist, and listeners have questions about why Apple would ever want to buy Disney.…
2023-08-22 00:00:19
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security. …
2023-08-19 01:13:34
What was PowerPoint before PowerPoint? Slide presentations. Big, fancy, multi-projector, multi-media slide presentations. As Claire L. Evans of the MIT Technology Review reports:
…Before PowerPoint, and long before digital projectors, 35-millimeter film slides were king.
2023-08-18 20:33:50
One of the great things about having a Mac with built-in biometric authentication is not having to constantly type in your password. It’s particularly nice for those of us that work in Terminal, where you can set up Touch ID to authenticate the sudo command that bestows administrative powers.…
2023-08-17 02:30:08
Whether we speed up audio and video media, how we’d want Apple to change Disney Parks, our thoughts on new Apple Watch bands, and what we’re hoping to see from Apple’s Shortcuts.…
2023-08-17 02:30:07
Apple Watch bands, all the AirTags and our favorite podcasts.…
2023-08-16 22:12:26
The close corporate ties between Disney and Apple have created all sorts of speculation over the years that the two companies might end up being one company.…
2023-08-15 21:44:11
The original iMac entered a computing world that was in desperate need of a shake-up.
After the wild early days of the personal computer revolution, things had become stagnant by the mid-1990s.…
2023-08-15 05:24:58
For years, rumors about Apple and Disney combining seemed ridiculous—but in light of Apple’s transformation and Disney’s difficulties, suddenly it seems a lot more possible. Myke and Jason examine Disney’s business and try to imagine what portions of it Apple would actually want.…
2023-08-15 04:34:16
A really great and nuanced piece by the New York Times‘s David Streitfeld on the legal case over the Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library, which it launched during the early days of the pandemic:
…Libraries have traditionally been sanctuaries for culture that could not afford to pay its own way, or that was lost or buried or didn’t fit current tastes.
2023-08-14 23:00:56
In my quest to improve my Apple analyst-call transcripts by using OpenAI’s Whisper technology, I’ve ended up in a position where I need to create an automation on my Mac that runs when an item is placed in a folder.…
2023-08-12 00:00:17
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up
with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be trustworthy.…
2023-08-11 11:53:44
Disney alters the deal—pray they don’t alter it further. But is Disney suffering from franchise fatigue, and is aggressively bunding Hulu with Disney+ the solution? Also: Jason’s sad about Apple’s failed college football deal.…
2023-08-11 04:13:30
2023-08-10 23:14:34
It’s time for everyone’s favorite development in the world of Apple tech: a port change. Yep, that’s right. After what will have been about 11 years, the iPhone is once again changing its charging port, this time from Lightning to the increasingly ubiquitous USB-C.…
2023-08-10 04:42:06
Does the AI really want this content?…
2023-08-10 03:42:01
Apple’s new music discovery station, how we take notes when problem solving, our use of voice assistants, and whether Apple’s support is as good as it used to be.…
2023-08-10 00:18:55
Speaking of Disney, Zombies, Run! developer Adrian Hon went to the immersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel/roleplaying game in advance of it closing next month and wrote a detailed description of the experience.…
2023-08-09 23:57:51
Kim Masters and Alex Weprin, writing in The Hollywood Reporter:
…A few weeks before Bob Iger sat down for that CNBC interview in which he said Disney’s linear TV networks, like ABC and FX, “may not be core” to the company’s business, a veteran Hollywood executive mused to The Hollywood Reporter on the possibility of a deal that would rock the industry: Apple buying Disney.
2023-08-09 06:28:37
I would be remiss in my duties if I didn’t mention that my pal Casey Liss has launched his new app, Callsheet.…
2023-08-09 04:09:15
A few years back, I recommended an app called NightOwl, which allows you to toggle your Mac between dark and light mode on a schedule. While I used it for a while, it eventually got supplanted by built-in macOS features.…
2023-08-08 06:51:14
After recent reports that Apple was close to striking its first TV deal for American College Football, the whole deal collapsed like a house of cards last week.…
2023-08-08 04:37:09
Jason has the painful details about Apple’s comeback bid for college football TV rights that fell just short of the goal line. We also discuss what Apple’s rich-but-middling quarterly results say about the importance of this fall’s iPhone launch.…
2023-08-08 00:00:39
It seems like every company is scrambling to stake their claim in the AI goldrush–check out the CEO of Kroger promising to bring LLMs into the dairy aisle.…
2023-08-04 22:15:42
Apple’s business has done so well for so long that it’s been a little unusual to watch the company produce financial results that aren’t setting all-time records.…
2023-08-04 06:56:20
Every three months after releasing its corporate earnings, Apple’s CEO and CFO get on the phone and chat with financial analysts. By which we mean, they read from prepared statements and then take a couple questions each from a group of handpicked analysts.…
2023-08-04 04:42:58
Apple announced its results for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday. As expected, it was a down quarter—though at a 1% drop over the year-ago quarter, it’s a better result than the previous quarter, which was down 3% year-over-year.…
2023-08-03 04:09:40
The last time we had an AR experience, our thoughts on social media services paying for news links in Canada, the current state of smartphone innovation, and whether we think AI “hallucinations” are a deal-breaker for the future of generative AI.…
2023-08-03 03:09:21
Hilarious mistakes were made.…
2023-08-03 03:04:40
Recently, the podcasters of The Incomparable got together in person and one of the things we did was exactly what you’d expect podcasters to do—we made podcasts.…
2023-08-02 05:52:18
ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports that Apple may be about to jump into College Football:
…Sources: The primary deal presented to Pac-12 executives/ADs today was an primarily Apple streaming deal.
2023-08-01 06:48:54
This week we wonder if Apple will profess further mastery of the Periodic Table with this fall’s iPhone Pro release, and if Lionel Messi will conquer the world with Apple’s help.…
2023-07-29 04:28:52
I love beta season. New software brings new features to discover and explore. It’s like living in the future.
The one thing I don’t like, however, is incompatibility.…
2023-07-29 03:34:01
I just updated my perennial “The right Mac laptop to buy for a student” story today.
It’s funny how that story has evolved since I first posted it.…
2023-07-29 00:00:58
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices.…
2023-07-28 08:21:38
Did Netflix lure the rest of the streaming industry into quicksand? We explore the difference between being an entertainment retailer and wholesaler. Then it’s time to talk about the man, the legend, the human topic: Disney’s Bob Iger.…
2023-07-27 22:09:28
Software—good software, anyway—is in a continual state of evolution. It’s one of the most impressive things about the current state of affairs in technology, even if it’s something most of us take for granted.…
2023-07-27 04:09:39
Maybe social media was a bad idea.…
2023-07-27 04:09:39
The current state of our social media presences, tech tips for navigating medical situations, spatial apps we’d like to see for Apple Vision Pro, and how we deal with mis-delivered packages.…
2023-07-27 01:23:27
I bought my first Mac ever this year.
I was born in 1983 in Slovenia1. My first contact with computers was at about 10 years old with the ZX Spectrum my mom’s cousin had.…
2023-07-25 04:52:42
Myke’s summer is a lot less fun due to his concerns about a bill advancing in the UK Parliament that could potentially drive some Apple services out of the country.…
2023-07-25 00:00:18
Want to experience twice as fast load times in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?
Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…
2023-07-22 02:00:13
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week.
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy, but of course it isn’t.…
2023-07-20 22:30:56
For years, I’ve written articles warning people away from installing prerelease versions of Apple operating systems. Sure, beta season is exciting, what with Apple unleashing brand-new features that promise to transform your Mac, iPhone, or iPad.…
2023-07-20 04:33:17
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on large-language model AI technology:
…Apple Inc. is quietly working on artificial intelligence tools… but the company has yet to devise a clear strategy for releasing the technology to consumers.
2023-07-20 04:03:40
The sites, apps, and services we use for research; how our university tech setups influenced our lives; the navigation apps we use; and our favorite features from Apple’s OS betas.…
2023-07-20 02:02:34
A few of our favorite things about the public betas.…
2023-07-19 22:41:23
Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security. …
2023-07-19 22:36:05
Writing at the Wall Street Journal, Ann-Marie Alcántara reports that the tide is turning on Apple Maps (Apple News link):
…The biggest competitive advantage Apple Maps has over Google is its deeper integration in the iPhone.
2023-07-19 20:00:29
Following up on its appearance in the WWDC keynote, 3D authoring platform Unity announced on Wednesday that it is launching a beta program for visionOS development.…
2023-07-19 03:59:12
As the Public Betas arrive, there’s breaking bad news for Mac Pro fans, Jason has an invitation for Tim Cook, and we explore our favorite Emoji.…
2023-07-14 03:24:48
I haven’t written much about the Vision Pro in the month since Apple took the wraps off its headset—excuse me, spatial computer. That’s in part because I still haven’t gotten to try it out for myself, but also because I’ve been slowly digesting the staggering amount of technology that the company showed off with its latest device.…
2023-07-13 06:18:31
In a tale as old as time, we try and fail to understand the Emmy Awards. Also: Breaking down Netflix’s new ratings math.…
2023-07-13 05:27:07
Every year the big betas roll around—iOS, macOS, iPadOS—but only in recent years has Apple started offering public betas for some of its smaller platforms.
But I’m glad it does, because this year, the action is on watchOS.…
2023-07-13 03:24:19
Our first iOS apps, what we look for deals on, whether we pay attention to the fine print, and our preferences in laptop sizes.…
2023-07-13 02:22:31
Subscribing to Rebound Prime is the reason for the season.…
2023-07-13 02:00:19
These days, many new iPadOS features have spent a year incubating on the iPhone. (Or, to put it less charitably, Apple builds for the iPhone first and makes iPads wait to get the good stuff.)…
2023-07-13 01:19:41
Sometimes I see that number following the latest release of iOS and do a double take: really? It’s been around that long? Seventeen iterations into the iPhone’s software and you wouldn’t think there’d be much left to do, but with this latest annual update to its flagship platform, now available as a public beta ahead of its fall release, Apple’s packed in a surprising amount of features—and cleaned up some shortcomings of prior versions.…
2023-07-13 01:00:27
macOS Sonoma, out in public beta now and due to be released this fall, is an update that feels small in all the best ways. Even in early development, I’ve managed to use it on my main Mac without any serious compatibility issues or major bugs.…
2023-07-13 00:00:31
It’s Apple public beta season. This is the time of year where Apple lets members of the public try out the next generation of its operating systems in advance of them being pushed out to everyone this fall.…
2023-07-11 05:00:29
We struggle to balance empathy with reality as we try to explain why the Mac Pro is the way that it is, and why that’s unlikely to change.…
2023-07-10 11:35:54
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week.
AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up
with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be trustworthy.…
2023-07-06 05:10:44
Lex just flew in from France and, boy, are his arms tired. So is his car.…
2023-07-06 03:40:35
The “Twitter replacements” we’re using, our hopeful finds for Prime Day, how Apple will or won’t comply with the Digital Markets Act, and our toxic relationship with streaming services.…
2023-07-06 02:37:56
When I buy a new iPhone, I tend not to spring for the top of the line where storage is concerned. Generally I’m okay going for a smaller capacity phone, because I don’t have a ton of data, but it can get tight at times1, because as someone who writes a lot about iOS, I do download a lot of apps.…
2023-07-05 21:00:29
For a product that isn’t debuting until 2024, Apple has said a lot about the Vision Pro. It spent nearly an hour in the WWDC keynote discussing it.…
2023-07-04 05:25:30
This week we get to the bottom of the secrets of the mysterious Puzzle Society, Goldman Sachs can’t make money on credit cards, Apple might be getting into college football, and there’s a lot of weird follow-up.…
2023-07-04 00:00:15
It seems like every company is scrambling to stake their claim in the AI goldrush–check out the CEO of Kroger promising to bring LLMs into the dairy aisle.…
2023-07-01 03:43:44
I’m a Pac-12 football fan and Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News is one of the best reporters on the subject, along with Oregon-based indie writer John Canzano.…
2023-07-01 00:00:13
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Kolide offers a more nuanced approach to setting and enforcing sensitive data policies. At most companies, employees can download sensitive company data onto any device, keep it there forever, and never even know that they’re doing something wrong.…
2023-06-30 09:39:49
CNN rises to the top of the conversation again, Netflix gets the ball back, Paramount sells some crown jewels, Sports Corner travels to Utah, and we answer four listener letters!…
2023-06-29 06:10:03
I upgraded my Mac mini server last weekend, swapping an M2 model in for a 2018 model running macOS Mojave that was the last in-service Intel Mac in my house.…
2023-06-29 03:06:28
Extended warranties, our first jobs, whether we read online reviews, and how to deal with window management on the Mac.…
2023-06-29 01:31:49
visionOS is here so let’s talk to some people who can speak intelligently about it.…
2023-06-28 19:45:58
Even for what is reputedly a somewhat smaller than usual annual update, iOS 17 still brings with it a host of new features. As the beta process begins, there’s plenty to investigate and try out ahead of the software’s full release this fall.…