Digital investigator Nixintel has a fascinating post detailing heuristics for determining if a Twitter account is likely fake. What particularly jumped out at me are the signs that a profile picture is artificially generated by a site like This Pers…
Lees meerWriter (and tech nerd) John August challenged Stephen Follows to dig through the data and see if the classic entertainment-industry guideline that one page of screenplay equals one minute of runtime in a film was actually true. Follows analyzed 761 …
Lees meerHow long have I been doing workouts with the Apple Watch? A long time. And yet until today when I was walking my dog, I had never really considered that some of the information that appears on the face of my watch when I’m walking or hiking is c…
Lees meerThis week, on the irreverent tech podcast that isn’t yet canceled, we talk the effects of the coronavirus on Apple, potential iOS 14 feature leaks galore, Apple’s foldable display patent, and the return of the great NetNewsWire. Plus Lex tries his h…
Lees meerThis week, on the tech podcast that only springs half an hour ahead, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Rosemary Orchard and Lex Friedman to discuss the rumored iOS 14 features we’re most anticipating, what we’d like to see on the next Apple…
Lees meerThe report that real, Mac-style cursor support is coming to the iPad is sure to make a lot of people upset. Some will argue that the purity of the iPad will be ruined by the introduction of Mac-style arrow cursors. Others will suggest that Apple alr…
Lees meerChange! It’s the worst, isn’t it? Case in point: When Apple adjusted the behavior of Safari tabs on the Mac to always open after the current tab, I—a die-hard always-put-new-tabs-at-the-end lifer—was bereft. For a while, I subsisted on the OpenAtEnd…
Lees meerIf you were wondering if Apple might hold a product launch event on its campus in the foreseeable future, there’s this note from the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health: The County Health Officer has issued an order, effective at 12:0…
Lees meerBenjamin Mayo reporting for 9to5Mac: According to code seen by 9to5Mac, Apple is set to roll out rich system-wide support for mouse cursors with iOS 14… This includes support for multiple pointers depending on what is being hovered over, like sw…
Lees meerIf you, like me, have been wondering the best way to disinfect a smartphone in these heady times, you may have noted that Apple only suggested using a damp cloth to wipe down your device. However, as CNBC’s Todd Haselton notes, Apple has now updated…
Lees meerYou are, of course, washing your hands. But maybe you’re tired of singing Happy Birthday twice. Good news! Developer William Gibson 1 has made a site that lets you put in a song title and artist, and generates infographics for how to wash your hands…
Lees meerThis week’s chart once again originates from a request from Stephen Hackett, who asked me to measure the number of ports on the 15-inch Apple laptop through the years. This chart covers the era of 15-inch laptops, from the original Titanium PowerBoo…
Lees meerBigger is better. So says the old adage, anyway. But, to paraphrase Sir Isaac Newton, every adage has an equal and opposite, uh, re-adage. Case in point: good things come in small packages. Lately, though, Apple seems to have fixated on the former …
Lees meerDan, Lex and John discuss the coronavirus, WWDC, sketchy rumors, hoarding and Apple not making the things we want.
Lees meerThis week, on the 30-minute show that’s always got time for you, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Daniel Bader and Philip Michaels to discuss our feelings on electric scooters, how podcast listening has affected our music listening, the po…
Lees meerBrydge’s iPad keyboard with trackpad. Wayne Ma of The Information is reporting that a Smart Keyboard for iPad is coming that will include a built-in pointing device: Apple is planning to release an iPad keyboard accessory later this year that w…
Lees meerEeros now support HomeKit. Does the over-the-air recovery feature in the iOS beta mean a portless iPhone might be coming? Ming-Chi Kuo says ARM Macs are coming in 2021. John Gruber has thoughts on that. The Mac Pro’s wheels have no brakes. That’…
Lees meerThe new ATR-2100x microphone (right) replaces a Mini-USB connector with USB-C. For a while now my go-to podcast microphone recommendation has been the Audio-Technica ATR-2100. At around $100 it’s relatively cheap, sounds great, and thanks to its …
Lees meerThis week, on the 30-minute tech show that takes up just 1/48th of your day, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Jeff Carlson and Shelly Brisbin to discuss the debate over standardizing smartphone charging ports, how we feel about HomeKit Sec…
Lees meerFor years, rumors have swirled that Apple would soon release Macs that run on Apple-designed ARM processors (like the iPhone and iPad do) instead of Intel processors. I keep predicting it myself. It still hasn’t happened. But this week, reliable Ap…
Lees meerRian Johnson’s Knives Out was perhaps my favorite film of last year, so when I saw that Vanity Fair had invited him to break down a scene from the movie, I eagerly went to watch the video. Little did I know that he snuck in an Apple tidbit as a bonu…
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