As someone who’s recently been spending more time with a MacBook Air both hooked up to an Apple Studio Display and on its own, I’ve definitely noticed that what works in one setup isn’t always the best answer for all display configurations.…
Lees meerBear with me: this is, on the face of it, a weird idea. But is it possible Apple is making its Macs too powerful? Okay, okay, I know: how could having a computer that’s too powerful be a bad thing?…
Lees meerHansen Hsu, Curator of the Software History Center at the Computer History Museum, in a press release: The release of the Apple Lisa was a key turning point for the history of personal computers.…
Lees meerWhether we’re using AirTags and other item-tracking tech, how we have (or haven’t) used ChatGPT for work, our thoughts on a touchscreen Mac, and the discontinued tech we’d like to see revived.…
Lees meerThe HomePod…lives! In a surprise announcement on Wednesday, Apple announced the second-generation HomePod with support for spatial audio, smart home automations using Siri, and a slightly refined design.…
Lees meerTidBITS’s Adam Engst does yeoman’s work in breaking down what looks suspicious about emails with annotated screenshots: I’ve been examining phishing attempts for so long that it’s hard for me to imagine what might fool someone else, so I wanted t…
Lees meerYou may be surprised to discover that inside each of these buttons is a different button.At some point, when I was reconstructing the automation that turns on and off the floor lamp in my living room for the third or fourth time, it dawned on me tha…
Lees meerDoes the report that Apple may build a touchscreen Mac laptop mean that the futures of the Mac and iPad are about to converge—or is nothing much really going to change?…
Lees meerLast Thursday evening, Twitter shut off API access to many of the most popular third-party Twitter client apps. It’s an unsurprising, but ignominious, end. Here’s The Iconfactory’s Craig Hockenberry, who thought up the now-disabled Twitterrific app …
Lees meerThe Apple headset cometh (but later-eth), Eddy Cue wants to sell you some hot Apple content, and get your dirty fingers off my screen! Headset-ing into 2023 If Apple has its way, 2023 will be the year of the Apple headset.…
Lees meerTo change text size for notifications, open Control Center’s Text Size option on the Home screen or Lock screen,and choose Home Screen Only.There’s a joke I tell a lot: if you encounter an article whose headline includes the words “secret features” …
Lees meerBloomberg’s very reliable reporter Mark Gurman says that Apple is working on touchscreen Macs: Apple Inc. is working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, a move that would defy long-held company orthodoxy and embrace an approach that co-…
Lees meerOur overpowered tech devices, the return of personal blogging, the last time we took our tech in, and the Apple services we subscribe to.…
Lees meerIf you’ve spent any time at all over on Mastodon, you’ve probably heard about Ivory, a new client for the social network from Tweetbot developer Tapbots—probably in the context of “Man, they opened like two thousand new testing slots for the Ivory b…
Lees meerIt’s all headsets now.…
Lees meerIt’s a new year, so it’s time to consider the lessons of 2022 and make some predictions for streaming trends in 2023. Plus: was “Glass Onion” a success for Netflix?…
Lees meerApple SVP Eddy Cue, in a post on Apple’s Newsroom site: 2022 was a groundbreaking year for entertainment. At some point over the past year, you probably discovered a new app, a new song, a new TV show or movie, or game.…
Lees meerAs the new year begins, reports about Apple’s forthcoming headset product arrive to confuse and perplex us. We also discuss a potentially quiet year for the rest of Apple’s product line, the fundamental dignity of a circular pizza, and a handful of …
Lees meerToo often technology companies get focused on the new, shiny features that get added to every release, touting the latest and greatest capabilities of their products.…
Lees meerSpeaking of Shortcuts, last weekend my pal Lex Friedman (who just started his own consulting business!) asked me to see if I could help him solve an automation program.…
Lees meerEarlier today, I was complaining to Shortcuts expert Matthew Cassinelli about how there’s no really good way to view progress of a running Shortcut on macOS.…
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