WWDC expectations, how we squeeze more life out of older gadgets, our search engine habits, and the next craft projects tech will help us with.…
Lees meerIn an absolutely horrible development for users and historical tech, Microsoft will let perfectly functioning old software suddenly break due to an expiring certificate. Tim Hardwick at MacRumors reports: Microsoft has actually renewed the suite’…
Lees meerHave you ever really looked at your Photos, man? There’s much depth there—just keep looking. I’m not stoned; I’m just thinking about Apple’s two ways of demonstrating depth in Photos to simulate adding a sense of layers or dimensionality to images …
Lees meerLongtime tech writer and columnist and Friend of the Site Andy Ihnatko, who I have known since I started in this business (he was a columnist at MacUser!),…
Lees meerToday I’m incredibly excited to announce that Myke Hurley and I are launching a Kickstarter for a new podcast, Designed in California. Myke and I have been discussing Apple in depth every week for more than a decade on the Upgrade podcast.…
Lees meer9to5Mac reports on an X post from a “reliable source” that provides some new images of the four colors rumored to be available on the iPhone 18 Pro: A new set of iPhone 18 Pro dummy units is giving us our best look yet at the all-new colors Apple…
Lees meer“Star City,” Apple TV’s “For All Mankind” spin-off, has just premiered. I’ve seen the first five episodes and really like it. It’s accessible even if you haven’t seen “For All Mankind” or if you’ve stopped watching that show.…
Lees meerEvery year at WWDC, Apple kicks off a new cycle of operating system updates that will change the faces of the devices we use every day for the next year.…
Lees meerWhether we’ve bought anything from social media ads, if we’d use a dumb phone, our thoughts on screenless fitness trackers like Whoop and Fitbit Air, and tech hardware that feels purpose-built for us.…
Lees meerWWDC is two weeks away, so it’s time for us to consider what we’ll be looking for from Apple in terms of features promised and promises delivered.…
Lees meerI keep finding this old dog can learn new tricks—or, if not quite new, ones that were hiding in plain sight. The other night, using Messages on my iPhone to send a good-night text to my spouse and older child, off on a brief getaway to the coast, I…
Lees meerThis week Federico Viticci of MacStories launched Shortcuts Playground, which brings natural language automation to Apple’s platforms: Today, I’m pleased to introduce something I’ve been working on for the past six months: Shortcuts Playground, a…
Lees meerI’ve been thinking a lot about soccer this week. My team won the Premier League for the first time since I became a fan, and they’ll play in the Champions League final later this month.…
Lees meerFind text in an image? No problem. The latest version of Bare Bones Software’s venerable text editor, BBEdit, arrived on Thursday. Version 16, the first full-version update in more than two years, offers an array of new features including dramatic p…
Lees meerInstead of attending this week’s Google I/O keynote — an event I’ve been covering for the past decade — I found myself in a physical therapist’s office getting work done on an arm I broke last year.…
Lees meerMicrosoft: Microsoft believes that the future of authentication is passwordless, secure, and user-friendly. SMS-based authentication is now a leading source of fraud, and by moving to passwordless accounts, passkeys, and verified email, we’re h…
Lees meerI recently got to read an advance copy of Geoffrey Cain’s new book, “Steve Jobs In Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary,” which was published this week.…
Lees meerThe apps we given up on, how often we go to the Apple Store, the first things we do on our phones every day, and our latest tech joys.…
Lees meerApple Sports got its World Cup update on Tuesday: Apple Sports — the free app for iPhone that gives fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more — is now available to download on the App Store in more than 170 countries and regions around th…
Lees meerJoe Kissell, the fellow behind Take Control Books, has a new, live course: Taming Big Tech. As a multi-decade writer and teacher, and someone deeply skeptical about the invasive power of the biggest technology firms in our life, Joe is aptly placed …
Lees meerStephen Hackett joins Jason to talk old Macs, binned chips, and Apple AI. Then Jason discusses the darkest part of Steve Jobs’s career with the author of “Steve Jobs In Exile”, Geoffrey Cain.…
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