Apple, in its iOS 15 beta 7 release notes: iCloud Private Relay will be released as a public beta to gather additional feedback and improve website compatibility. (82150385) Essentially, Apple has decided to launch iCloud Private Relay as a beta…
Lees meerApple has put TestFlight for Mac into public beta testing. After years on iOS, in June Apple announced that its tool for beta-testing apps would come to the Mac this year. It’s been missing in action during early macOS betas, but as of Wednesday, it…
Lees meerA couple of decades ago, most people probably didn’t imagine there would be a day when they would carry around an incredibly powerful piece of technology that would be utterly integral to their daily lives. Back then, cellphones had only recently be…
Lees meerNotes in macOS Monterey includes a lightweight tagging feature.What do you think of when you think of the apps Apple includes with macOS and iOS? Are they too simple, too complex, or just right? Do you use them or ignore them in favor of more sophis…
Lees meerThis week we kick off our annual fundraising for St. Jude, ask listeners to call in with their questions, and discuss how Apple approaches putting features in—and taking them out—of its public betas.…
Lees meerAs someone who wasn’t that familiar with the wildly popular software platform Roblox, this video by People Make Games was incredibly enlightening. It’s a remarkable piece of journalism that explains how Roblox sells itself as a business opportunity …
Lees meerA few months ago, I volunteered to be interviewed by Italian student Federico Monaco for his thesis project about Web accessibility for the color-blind. (I am red-green color-blind.) The results of his work are now on display as the Colorblind Acces…
Lees meerCan anonymity online be a good thing? The first smart home device someone should buy. Our technology collection habits. The “technology anachronisms” in our lives.…
Lees meerAshley Carman at The Verge details a lot of complaints about Apple Podcasts Subscriptions: But in the months since Apple Podcasts’ announcement, podcasters say the platform has failed them in various ways. For a company that prides itself on func…
Lees meerYou’d think that when Apple executives stand on a stage (or on some sort of set in a pre-produced video) and boldly announce all the new features coming to its operating systems in the fall, they’d be highly confident in the features they were rolli…
Lees meerThis week Jason and Myke ponder what it means to be a native Mac app in the era of SwiftUI, Catalyst, and Electron. They also consider the fallout and further disclosures from Apple’s child-protection announcements, celebrate Ted Lasso Christmas, an…
Lees meerWhen you’re a company as big as Apple, the idea of threats starts to evolve. By contrast, when you’re a brand-new startup or a small indie business, or even an established and somewhat successful company, you probably face threats from other compani…
Lees meerIf you can’t move the preferences window because it’s fake, you might be running an Electron app like 1Password 8.I’ve used AgileBits’s 1Password for more than a decade. I’ve recommended it to friends and family alike. Over time, password management…
Lees meerHow Apple’s technical ambition and corporate focus on privacy turned into a PR disaster.… Become a member to listen to our exclusive weekly podcast and get more benefits.
Lees meerIf you’re thinking of cutting the cord—or if you’re on one over-the-top TV service and considering alternatives—I highly recommend Suppose, which will let you list all the channels that matter to you, and will then present the over-the-top services …
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Lees meerFubo’s Quad Box interface is great for sports.Though I’ve just cut the cord and dumped traditional cable TV, the truth is, I’m cheating. I’ve subscribed to what’s called an “over the top” TV service, which provides a bundle of live TV channels—essen…
Lees meerThe tech we can’t seem to let go of, what annoyances we’d fix with $50, our feelings on smart TVs, and how automated photo-surfacing apps work (or don’t) for us.…
Lees meerThis is a good interview between Matthew Panzarino of TechCrunch and Erik Neuenschwander, head of Privacy at Apple, about Apple’s announced child-abuse-related features. A highlight: We have two co-equal goals here. One is to improve child safety…
Lees meerFunny and incisive piece from Amanda Mull at The Atlantic about the bad design of the CDC’s vaccine cards: But let’s hold our focus on the most important point of inquiry: What’s the deal with the cards? When Bogost looked into them in May, a his…
Lees meerWe discuss Apple’s multiple announcements related to child safety, including what prompted Apple’s actions, the different ways any technological tool can be used, where Apple has chosen to intervene, and the dangers of sliding down a slippery slope.…
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