Quinn Nelson just posted a great video in which he modifies his Mac Pro in a number of ways. 3-D printed caster adapters, LED lights, a 3-D printed SATA drive case, and then the big one—he uses a circular saw to cut the bottom of the outer shell so …
Lees meerIt was “a wholly new product,” a “futuristic gadget the likes of which we’ve never seen before” that would somehow “soon be viewed with the same nostalgia-tinged contempt we have for the original iPod and iPhone.” After months of debate and speculat…
Lees meerDamning report from Micah Lee and Yael Grauer at The Intercept on Zoom’s misleading encryption claims: Zoom, the video conferencing service whose use has spiked amid the Covid-19 pandemic, claims to implement end-to-end encryption, widely under…
Lees meerThroughout my isolation-induced technology shenanigans, I’ve come across one tool that has proved absolutely critical in scanning through old hard drives: Scooter Software’s Beyond Compare. If you’ve got a need to compare folders, text files, imag…
Lees meerHome sweet…augh. Yes, even as someone who’s worked from home for almost a decade and a half, having to stay indoors is starting to drive me up the wall. Thank goodness for technology. It’s a lot harder to imagine what we all would have been doing w…
Lees meerCory Hixson had Jason on the first episode of his new podcast, Talking To the Internet. Topics include Jason’s various side projects over the years, how he got into tech journalism, lessons learned from his publishing-industry career, and becoming a…
Lees meerThis week, on the 30-minute show that you can wash your hands to, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Heather Kelly and Paul Kafasis to discuss how we deal with old tech and data, what we do to entertain ourselves (and friends) via Zoom and S…
Lees meerEarlier this year, before the world found itself in the grips of a pandemic, I had a nasty bout of the flu. It laid me flat for a solid week, and even after I’d mostly recovered, it took a while for me to ramp back up to my normal activity. That o…
Lees meerI want to take a moment to appreciate the delicate and whimsical animated appearance of the cursor in iPadOS 13.4, which was released today. It’s delightful. It’s like a little cartoon character, the plucky dot who is up to any challenge, even if…
Lees meerJason’s got the new MacBook Air and iPad Pro, so it’s time to dig in. But the most exciting new Apple development is an iPad accessory we won’t see until May—and an iPadOS software update we all get to see this week. Plus, Myke gives his surprising …
Lees meerThe 2018 iPad Pro was a great leap forward, with a stylish new design, support for a new Apple Pencil, a USB-C port, and a powerful processor that was more than a match for PC laptops. In fact, you could make the argument that the 2018 iPad Pro …
Lees meerEven in this age of social distancing, we still need human contact. As someone who’s worked from home for 14 years—and lived alone for much of that time—I’m more than familiar with having to come up with ways to stay in touch with friends even when …
Lees meerHere’s what you need to know about the 2020 MacBook Air: It’s everything that was great about the 2018 MacBook Air, but it’s cheaper and faster, with more customizable specs and—perhaps most importantly—the same Magic Keyboard as the 16-inch MacBo…
Lees meerThis week, on the 30 minute tech podcast that’s alway here for you, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Georgia Dow and Matteo Doni to discuss how technology has helped us with social distancing, how we’re coping with media anxiety, our tips …
Lees meerStephen Hackett thinks we can all have fun during these dark times by pitting all our favorite Macs against one another in a tournament: Here’s how this works. I’ll be hosting five rounds of voting over the next couple of weeks, and we should ha…
Lees meerThe iPad Pro isn’t the only Apple device to see a notable keyboard-based update today. The MacBook Air, which Apple dubs “the world’s most loved notebook” 1 has received a notable boost today, with not only the new Magic Keyboard, but improved s…
Lees meerNew iPad Pro models have arrived and, as predicted, they’re shaking things up with the addition of a better processor, new camera technology, and, yes, trackpad support. It’s the last one that much time and attention has been spent on in recen…
Lees meerAnother conversation to add to your pandemic listening. Jason Snell returns to the show. Life during the COVID-19 pandemic, WWDC going online-only, Apple’s in-person on-campus workplace culture, speculation on upcoming Apple product releases, an…
Lees meerSo often when we’re talking about tech companies and their products, we become so focused on the shiniest new gadget and the spec sheet that accompanies it that we don’t pay enough attention to the bigger picture. Tech giants aren’t just capable of …
Lees meerIt’s not a surprise, but it is official—there’s no WWDC 2020, at least not as a physical event: “We are delivering WWDC 2020 this June in an innovative way to millions of developers around the world, bringing the entire developer community t…
Lees meerThe Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern takes on how best to clean your phone in a time of coronavirus. The article itself is behind a paywall, but it’s worth watching the video (embedded below) in which Stern attempts to strip the oleophobic coating…
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