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Touch Bar-equipped 2016 MacBook Pro notebooks do away with classic startup chime sound

The Apple startup chime you know and love has gone the way of the dodo with the new Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro. Pingie noticed that the new notebook’s NVRAM reset instructions lacked a reference to the startup chime. They later said they were ab…

Apple adds Maps support, transit directions for multiple Ohio cities

If you’re looking for directions in and around Ohio’s cities and its transit systems, Apple Maps has you covered as of today. Apple added full directions and transit support to both the iOS and macOS versions of Maps on Monday. The new cities includ…

Chuq Von Rospach on the State of the Mac

Apples vs. Oranges — Thick, Heavy Oranges

Translation From Apple Lingo to English of Tim Cook’s Year-Ago ‘Why Would You Buy a PC Anymore?’ Comment

Who’s to Blame for the 16 GB RAM Limit on the New MacBook Pros: Apple or Intel?

Who’s to Blame for the 16 GB RAM Limit on the New MacBook Pros: Apple or Intel?

Michael Tsai’s Roundup of Commentary on the New MacBook Pros and the State of the Mac

Who’s to Blame for the 16 GB RAM Limit on the New MacBook Pros: Apple or Intel?

Apple releases iOS 10.1.1 update, addresses data error in Health app with fix

It’s not a huge update, but it might solve a quibble you’ve been having with the Health app. Apple on Monday released iOS 10.1.1, the newest version of its iOS operating system. The update, which weighs in around 50 megabytes, fixes a bug that preve…

OWC teardown notes removable/upgradable SSD in entry-level 2016 MacBook Pro

The good news is that you can slap a larger SSD in your new 13-inch 2016 equipped MacBook Pro. The bad news is that you can’t do this with the SSD on the 15-inch model. The cool cats at OCD have found that the 13″ entry-level MacBook Pro, the versio…

Apple uses ARM T1 processor to drive Touch Bar functions in 2016 MacBook Pro

There’s some cool stuff inside the new 2016 MacBook Pro. The new 13-inch and 15-inch Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro notebooks feature both an Intel processor and an Apple-designer T1 chip, which is also found inside the new Series 2 Apple Watch. As …

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★ On Hiding vs. Encapsulating Complexity, in the Context of Twitter’s Experimental Reply Interface

If users are confused with a design, the problem is with the design, not with the users.

★ On Hiding vs. Encapsulating Complexity, in the Context of Twitter’s Experimental Reply Interface

If users are confused with a design, the problem is with the design, not with the users.

Why Apple’s MacBook Touch Bar Was the Right Thing to Do

The Touch Bar T1 Chipset Contains an ARM CPU and Secure Enclave