After whipping through a bunch of segments in order to play as many jingles as possible, Myke and Jason celebrate the festive season by aesthetically judging the new icons of macOS Tahoe.…
Lees meerMatt Haughey wanted just the right Volkswagen ID Buzz, and (despite living in Oregon) he found it in Texas: The dealer quoted me $2,200 to ship it back to Oregon, but it would take a couple weeks and I figured I could drive that distance in just …
Lees meerI wrote earlier this week about the important security updates Apple just rolled out in its 26.2 operating system updates. Among the security fixes are two zero-day bugs affecting WebKit, the browser engine that drives Safari.…
Lees meerJuli Clover at MacRumors: Mac users with the Studio Display have been complaining about intermittent flickering since the [macOS Tahoe] update launched in September. There are also complaints from users who have other kinds of displays, so it mig…
Lees meerTim Goodman pops down the chimney again to reunite with Jason and discuss the Oscars on YouTube, finding balance in the TV review game, the rise of international content, episode deconstructions, “Pluribus,” and his top shows of the year.…
Lees meeriPhone rumors — under-glass Face ID and a foldable, the iMac Pro’s possible return and our ideal pro Mac lineup, automations that solve problems, and what we do when the power goes out.…
Lees meerHarry McCracken of Fast Company has a great, in-depth story about how Apple is working with filmmakers and other creators to help them build more immersive content for the Vision Pro: …much of the progress the Vision Pro has made hasn’t stemmed f…
Lees meerLast week Apple released 26.2 updates to its operating systems, and if you’re on the 26 train, you should install .2 because it includes a bunch of security updates including some zero-days.…
Lees meerThe iMac Pro sure was awesome when it first came out. I didn’t have this on my bingo card, but here’s Hartley Charlton at MacRumors with a report about Apple testing a high-end iMac configuration: Apple is developing a high-end iMac featuring the…
Lees meerThe Computer History Museum is doing an amazing job trying not just to preserve the history of the computer revolution, but to keep it alive by getting permission to release source code for classic software.…
Lees meerWe discuss what laptops Apple is expected to release in 2026, Apple’s AI parsing of podcasts, that time Jason didn’t really almost work for Apple, and weird snacks.…
Lees meerSiri can be frustrating. And we know from the most recent Apple financials call that Tim “This is Tim” Cook thinks so, too, even if he would intentionally not state that.…
Lees meerMy thanks to Coherence X5 for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Turning websites into Mac apps isn’t a new idea, but for years it’s come with tradeoffs.…
Lees meerBob Iger burnishes his legacy by… making a deal with OpenAI? Also, TV picks and a Listener Letter Challenge! (Downstream+ subscribers also get to hear us talk at length about the potential Netflix purchase of Warner Bros.…
Lees meerThe week everybody left Apple.…
Lees meerThe revolving door at Apple Park isn’t done spinning yet. In the wake of the announcements this week of departures for both AI chief John Giannandrea and design leader Alan Dye, Apple said on Thursday that its general counsel, Katherine Adams, and v…
Lees meerI’m going to let you in on a little secret: I mostly don’t link to Daring Fireball because I assume that anyone who reads Six Colors reads Daring Fireball.…
Lees meerGadgets we wish we owned, our favorite tech or software of the year, our best tips for helping aging relatives with tech, and our thoughts on John Giannandrea’s retirement from Apple.…
Lees meerTyler Hall, annnouncing his new free Mac utility: Maybe it’s because my eyes are getting old or maybe it’s because the contrast between windows on macOS keeps getting worse.…
Lees meerI learned a long time ago not to make it personal when it comes to criticizing Apple. As someone on the outside looking in, I can (and do) judge what Apple does, but it’s hard to ever know the inner workings of a company if you’re not on the inside…
Lees meerApple has once again made a film focusing on people with disabilities, and how they use the company’s products. The new film celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is December 3.…
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