Apple’s 26.2 OS Updates

★ A Request Regarding ‘Magic Link’ Sign-Ins and Apple’s Passwords App

I despise this design pattern, because it’s inherently slower than signing in using an email/password combination that was saved to my passwords app (which is Apple Passwords) and autofilled by my web browser. It’s not just a little slower but *a lo…

Apple’s 26.2 OS Updates

Apple Is Adding More Ad Spots to App Store Results

Apple Is Adding More Ad Spots to App Store Results

ByteDance Signs Deal to Divest US TikTok App

ByteDance Signs Deal to Divest US TikTok App

Condensed Serif Typefaces, à la Apple Garamond, Are Back in Vogue

Michael Bierut Told Us What He Really Thinks of ITC Garamond

GCDB’s Guide to Gift Card Tampering Scams

Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?

GCDB’s Guide to Gift Card Tampering Scams

Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?

Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?

Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?

James Cameron’s Instructions to Theater Projectionists Regarding ‘Avatar 3: Fire and Ash’

The Story Behind Windows 3.1’s ‘Hot Dog Stand’ UI Color Scheme (Which Isn’t Much of a Story at All)

James Cameron’s Instructions to Theater Projectionists Regarding ‘Avatar 3: Fire and Ash’

★ Apple TV’s New Fanfare

Netflix’s “tadum” is so iconic that it’s the name of their company blog. HBO’s static + chanted om is the OG standard-setter. I suspect the new Apple TV fanfare will be seen in that class. The old one was not.

Special Dyslexia Fonts Are Based on Voodoo Pseudoscience

★ Apple TV’s New Fanfare

Netflix’s “tadum” is so iconic that it’s the name of their company blog. HBO’s static + chanted om is the OG standard-setter. I suspect the new Apple TV fanfare will be seen in that class. The old one was not.