Trade wars are good and easy to win.…
Lees meerApple is one of the world’s most valuable and powerful companies, offering some of its most popular products. And yet, with the stroke of a sharpie, a raft of U.S.…
Lees meerEarlier this week, I mentioned my excitement over the recent update to Apple’s Numbers spreadsheet app adding more than 30 new functions. But alas, though I reached out to Apple to try and get a complete list, I haven’t gotten one yet.…
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Lees meerHere’s a good piece by Jason Koebler of 404 Media about how Apple will not be making an iPhone in the U.S. anytime soon: The truth is that, assembled in the U.S.…
Lees meerHow did the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg get added to that Signal group about military action in Yemen? It might have been a helpful suggestion from iOS.…
Lees meerDavid Smith joins Jason to discuss how Apple will respond to U.S. tariffs, AI Apple health rumors, the release of iOS 18.4, and Jason’s stressful family trip to the Apple Store.…
Lees meerI get that maybe most people don’t get as excited about an update to Apple’s spreadsheets app, but I am, frankly, a Numbers enthusiast.1 So when I saw that this past week’s update to Numbers 14.4 added “over 30 new functions”, I was intrigued to see…
Lees meerSpring is the perfect time to undertake a thorough cleaning, including your Mac. To help you with this task, there’s no better tool than Mac Washing Machine X9, one of the flagship software programs from Intego, the macOS security leader.…
Lees meerWriting at a little website called Daring Fireball, John Gruber makes a point about Apple pricing, especially vis-a-vis recently imposed tariffs: It’s under-remarked upon, but Apple, to a point of almost obstinance, considers pricing part of the …
Lees meerChurn is a subscription-industry term that refers to losing subscribers. If you run a subscription-based business, you want loyal customers who don’t cancel their subscriptions. The more cancellations, the more money and effort you need to expend …
Lees meerWith Apple having delayed its most ambitious Apple Intelligence features, you might find yourself thinking: it’s probably best if the company just focuses on other endeavors for the time being, like a rumored iOS redesign or even pushing forward its…
Lees meerNintendo’s Switch 2 announcement, what we actually use AI for, how we learn new skills, and the old gadgets we’ll never give up.…
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Lees meerHi, I’m the problem, it’s me. Some people can leave well enough alone, but not us nerds! You may recall a few years ago, I detailed my creation of a smart On Air sign using a color e-ink display.…
Lees meerSo, last month, in a fit of pique over the continual increases in the cost of a Netflix plan, I decided to cancel Netflix. This is a big deal because I’ve been a Netflix subscriber since the very beginning—back when it was all DVDs and no streaming.…
Lees meerDan Moren joins Jason to discuss folding iPhones, long individual takes in TV shows, new OS features, and what WWDC 2025 might really bring.…
Lees meerJohn Voorhees, writing on Club MacStories (subscription required): Nearly three years ago, I wrote AppleScript: Shortcuts Bridge or Crutch?, questioning whether accessing AppleScript via Shortcuts on the Mac was a feature to be celebrated or a re…
Lees meerMy thanks to Footnote Accessories and FlashFinder for sponsoring Six Colors this week. FlashFinder is the first keychain flashlight that supports Find My. Wherever you put it—your keychain, your backpack, whatever—you’ll be able to find it later.…
Lees meerCNN Business’s Allison Morrow on the narrative around Apple’s AI misses: This is where we, the people, are apparently failing AI. Because in addition to being humans with jobs and social lives and laundry to fold and art to make and kids to raise…
Lees meerA household appliance we’d improve with modern tech, a ridiculous tech solution to a silly problem we’ve had, the iOS or app interface we most want redesigned in iOS 19, and a pie-in-the-sky Apple Intelligence feature that would truly excite us.…
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