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March 27, 2023
Upgrade 452: Schrödinger’s Killer App (Podcast)
March 24, 2023
This Week in Apple: Congrats, Russian kids! by John Moltz (members-only post)
Sponsor: Unite 4
‘The RIAA v. Steve Jobs’ by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Rip, Mix, Burn, Stream, Play Ball
March 23, 2023
Pivoting to Numbers by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
March 22, 2023
When bank runs run faster than banks by Jason Snell
Clockwise 495: That’s Never Stopped Me (Podcast)
Boox Leaf 2: Hitting the limits of e-reader multitasking by Jason Snell
Apple’s “Friday Night Baseball” adds local radio by Jason Snell
March 21, 2023
Downstream 40: The Reckoning (Podcast)
The Rebound 436: How RAM Doubler Works (Podcast)
March 20, 2023
Upgrade 451: I’ve Come Around to Reality (Podcast)
How Apple’s AI project could bring a long-overdue Siri breakthrough by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 17, 2023
This Week in Apple: The Lasso Cinematic Universe by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Landmarks, screenshots, and chatbots
A (not so) brief review of Apple Maps’s Boston landmarks by Dan Moren
March 15, 2023
Camo Studio 2 supports any webcam, including Continuity Camera by Jason Snell
Clockwise 494: Beware the Pies of March (Podcast)
The Rebound 435: The Podcast Region of France (Podcast)
For the Mac and iPad Pro to advance, they need to come together by Jason Snell at Macworld
March 13, 2023
Upgrade 450: Funko Classicals (Podcast)
Inside the changes to macOS cloud storage by Jason Snell
Four iPhone 15 upgrades that will make you want one right now by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 10, 2023
This Week in Apple: Stumbling into the future by John Moltz (members-only post)
MLB app updated with Live Activities support by Jason Snell
By the way, Alexa, you’ve been replaced by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Apple Music Classical and travel notes
March 9, 2023
Apple Music Classical arrives later this month by Jason Snell
March 8, 2023
Video: Live with the yellow iPhone by Jason Snell
Clockwise 493: A Game of Hot and Cold With My Ears (Podcast)
The Rebound 434: Sweating and Crying (Podcast)
It’s not a classic era for classic movies by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
Why Apple is about to supercharge its Mac chip development by Jason Snell at Macworld
March 7, 2023
Downstream 39: Renancelled (Podcast)
The game that killed SimCity by Dan Moren
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus now come in yellow by Dan Moren
March 6, 2023
Upgrade 449: Dynamic Submarine (Podcast)
One song is all it takes by Jason Snell
It’s no fun if you’re Fnu by Jason Snell
‘The cursed universes of Dana Sibera’ by Jason Snell
Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card by Jason Snell
If Apple loves music so much, why can’t it get streaming right? by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 3, 2023
This Week in Apple: Cocaine Bear by John Moltz (members-only post)
Sponsor: Kolide
Six Colors Podcast: Passcode security, Twitter client refunds, and grain
March 1, 2023
The Rebound 433: I Don’t Know Why Either Of You Said The Things That You Said (Podcast)
Clockwise 492: Hacked or Tracked or Cracked (Podcast)
Tweetbot and Twitterrific updated with option to opt-out of subscription refund by Dan Moren
February 28, 2023
The Back Page: Inside Apple’s most secret secret research & development group by Dan Moren (members-only post)
February 27, 2023
Upgrade 448: I’m Choosing Optimism (Podcast)
Apple’s machines are learning more intelligently than Bard and Bing by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 24, 2023
This Week in Apple: A stopped Watch by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Blood glucose monitoring and machine learning
February 22, 2023
The Rebound 432: 2 Tired 2 Early (Podcast)
Clockwise 491: A Doggy Jukebox (Podcast)
Report: Apple working on non-invasive glucose testing device by Dan Moren
February 21, 2023
Music to no one’s ears by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Downstream 38: Aggressively Fine (Podcast)
If Apple is making a bigger MacBook Air, why not a smaller one too? by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 20, 2023
Upgrade 447: I’ve Got a Lot of Code in the Catalogue (Podcast)
February 18, 2023
Setting up iOS’s two-factor authentication for Twitter by Dan Moren
February 17, 2023
This Week in Apple: Delayed gratification by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Packing for vacation, Mac Pro, beta updates
February 16, 2023
Windows on ARM comes to the Mac… officially by Jason Snell
New Apple betas bring new emojis by Jason Snell
February 15, 2023
Clockwise 490: Smoothie Dan (Podcast)
The Rebound 431: $100 An Inch (Podcast)
Is Apple making a Mac Pro nobody wants? by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 13, 2023
Upgrade 446: The iPhone Abides (Podcast)
HomePod (second generation) review: More of the same by Jason Snell
February 10, 2023
This Week in Apple: Pie in the Skynet by John Moltz (members-only post)
Sponsor: Audio Hijack
Six Colors Podcast: Report Card, iPad frustration, and HomePod
February 9, 2023
Downstream 37: ESPN Minus (Podcast)
Fun With Charts: A 2022 Report Card breakdown by Jason Snell
February 8, 2023
Automating podcast transcripts on my Mac with OpenAI Whisper by Jason Snell
Clockwise 489: It Will Automatically Punch You (Podcast)
The Rebound 430: Give Up On Your Dreams, Kids (Podcast)
Checking in on the accessibility of the Dynamic Island by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
Imagining Apple’s biggest potential threats by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 6, 2023
Upgrade 445: Headwinds (Podcast)
Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card by Jason Snell
The Mac’s gaming hurdles are more cultural than technological by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 3, 2023
This Week in Apple: Let them fight by John Moltz (members-only post)
Member Video: Parsing a PDF in Shortcuts… using Live Text
Six Colors Podcast: HomePods and Apple results
Apple sails into the macroeconomic headwinds by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 2, 2023
This is Tim: Apple Q1 2023 analyst call transcript by Jason Snell
Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back by Jason Snell
February 1, 2023
Clockwise 488: The Instagram of Shoes (Podcast)
The Rebound 429: PRAM vs PRAM (Podcast)
January 31, 2023
The Talk Show #368: Tweeter and the Monkey Man (Podcast)
The Back Page: M2, Brute? by Dan Moren (members-only post)
January 30, 2023
Upgrade 444: Greg (Podcast)
Apple’s collaboration tools need some work by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 27, 2023
This Week in Apple: Feel the elephant by John Moltz (members-only post)
Sponsor: Clay
Six Colors Podcast: New Mac reviews and chip choices
January 25, 2023
New tool generates more useful Mastodon link previews in Messages by Dan Moren
Clockwise 487: A Trebillionty Menu Bar Apps (Podcast)
The Rebound 428: The Cobra System (Podcast)
M2 Pro vs M2 Max: It comes down to memory–and money by Jason Snell at Macworld
January 24, 2023
Downstream 36: Commercial Inception (Podcast)
Tapbots’s Ivory client for Mastodon launches for iOS, iPadOS by Dan Moren
Apple’s privacy push extends to retail (and Nick Mohammed) by Jason Snell
January 23, 2023
Upgrade 443: Core Variations (Podcast)
Video: M2 MacBook Pro and Mac mini by Jason Snell
Apple ID security key support added in iOS 16.3, macOS 13.2 by Dan Moren
Hi Dock lets you tweak your Mac’s Dock for multiple displays by Dan Moren
2023 MacBook Pro Review: More of the same, in a good way by Jason Snell
M2 Mac mini Review: Whatever you want it to be by Dan Moren
Are Apple’s Macs getting too powerful? by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 20, 2023
This Week in Apple: Non-events by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: New Macs and new M2 chip options
January 19, 2023
Twitterrific is gone by Jason Snell
Apple releases Lisa source code by Jason Snell
Customizing the Six Colors RSS feed by Jason Snell (members-only post)
January 18, 2023
Clockwise 486: Stop Trying To Take My Job, Robots (Podcast)
The Rebound 427: Basement Tim (Podcast)
Apple announces the second-generation HomePod by Dan Moren
Phishing for clues by Dan Moren
January 17, 2023
How many Home updates does it take to turn off a light bulb? by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Apple announces M2 Pro and M2 Max-powered MacBook Pros, Mac mini by Dan Moren
January 16, 2023
Upgrade 442: Zombie Arms and Toaster Fridge (Podcast)
The end of the Twitter client era by Jason Snell
January 13, 2023
This Week in Apple: The king of content by John Moltz
Six Colors Podcast: Eddy Cue’s blog and touchscreen Macs
January 12, 2023
The real secrets of iOS and accessibility by Shelly Brisbin
January 11, 2023
Gurman: Apple working on touchscreen Macs by Jason Snell
The two paths forward for Apple’s headset by Jason Snell at Macworld
Member Video: A look at per-app accessibility features in iOS
Clockwise 485: Comfortable in My Overkill (Podcast)
Tapbots shares road map for Mastodon client Ivory’s development by Dan Moren
The Rebound 426: Receipt for Funyuns (Podcast)
January 10, 2023
Downstream 35: Streaming Scrooge (Podcast)
Eddy Cue celebrates 2022 in services by Jason Snell
January 9, 2023
Upgrade 441: Qi2: Qi Harder (Podcast)
Three small ways Apple can make a big impact in 2023 by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 6, 2023
This Week in Apple: Physical challenge by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: This podcast wasn’t generated by AI
Sponsor: Kolide
January 5, 2023
When two calendars are not better than one by Jason Snell
Create visual feedback for running Shortcuts by Jason Snell
My writing finances, 2022 by Dan Moren at dmoren.com
Apple launches AI narrators for some audiobooks by Dan Moren
January 4, 2023
Scott McNulty’s replacement for Dark Sky by Jason Snell
Tuning in to the Channels app by Jason Snell
Clockwise 484: Help, I Can’t Dock! (Podcast)
Why Apple’s most baffling decisions aren’t as weird as they seem by Jason Snell at Macworld
The Rebound 425: 2400 Baud (Podcast)
January 3, 2023
Upcoming Qi2 standard to be based on MagSafe by Dan Moren
Miss Dark Sky? CARROT Weather has you (cloud) covered by Dan Moren
January 2, 2023
Upgrade 440: Apple Bricked My House! (Podcast)
Kindle Scribe review: Big, beautiful, and… buttonless? by Scott McNulty
December 30, 2022
Sponsor: Kolide
The Back Page: Apple was doomed before it was cool by Dan Moren (members-only post)
December 29, 2022
Dan’s favorites of 2022 by Dan Moren
December 28, 2022
Jason’s favorites of 2022 by Jason Snell
Clockwise 483: The Schadenfreude Side of the Table (Podcast)
You’re going to have to pungle up by Jason Snell
Ultra, Max, and the next big thing: How Apple’s 2023 will change everything by Jason Snell at Macworld
December 27, 2022
The Rebound 424: Five Stars (Podcast)
Downstream 34: Rating The Pluses (Podcast)
In praise of the Apple Watch’s Camera control by Dan Moren
Apple’s year ahead: Separating the rumors from reality by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 26, 2022
Upgrade 439: The 2022 Upgradies (Podcast)
December 23, 2022
Six Colors Podcast: App anniversaries and HomeKit challenges
Sponsor: Magic Lasso Adblock: 2x faster web browsing in Safari
Connected 42-9: Lucy’s Football Factory (Podcast)
PCalc turns 30 by Jason Snell
2023 is shaping to be Apple’s biggest year yet–literally by Jason Snell at Macworld
December 22, 2022
You don’t have to go home, but… by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Home architecture update seemingly pulled from iOS 16.2 and macOS 13.1 by Dan Moren
December 21, 2022
Clockwise 482: Channeling Their Miffedness (Podcast)
The Rebound 423: Squirt Your Key (Podcast)
December 20, 2022
Apple’s self-repair program adds Mac desktops by Jason Snell
December 19, 2022
Belkin’s MagSafe adapter brings Continuity Camera home to the desktop by Jason Snell
Upgrade 438: Holiday Antitrust Special (Podcast)
Apple’s most significant moves of 2022 had nothing to do with the iPhone 14 by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 14, 2022
Clockwise 481: A Series of Shortcuts (Podcast)
Answering the burning questions about Apple’s reported App Store plans by Jason Snell
The Rebound 422: A Really Bad Game Show (Podcast)
December 13, 2022
Downstream 33: So Thirsty for Content (Podcast)
Bloomberg: Apple planning to change course, allow third-party app stores and more by Dan Moren
Blank Canvas: Hands on with Apple’s new Freeform app by Jason Snell
December 12, 2022
Upgrade 437: Luxury Car for Nerds (Podcast)
Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is a good start, but Apple has more work to do by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 8, 2022
Ferrite 3: iPad audio editor adds variable-speed playback and more by Jason Snell
December 7, 2022
The Rebound 421: Wasting My Great Jokes on Mastodon (Podcast)
The Mac fell short of expectations in 2022–but still managed to blow us away by Jason Snell at Macworld
Clockwise 480: Science and I Disagree (Podcast)
Apple to extend end-to-end encryption, add other security features by Jason Snell
MarsEdit 5 brings microposting, Markdown highlighting by Dan Moren
December 6, 2022
Apple starts actively diversifying from China by Jason Snell
It’s Karaoke night on your iPhone by Jason Snell
December 5, 2022
Backstage Live event from Dec. 7 (Backstage Pass)
My social media is in an Mac app, or it’s nowhere by Jason Snell
Upgrade 436: I Bend So Many Spoons (Podcast)
To beat Google in the speaker war, Apple needs to deploy its secret mini weapon by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 1, 2022
Harkening back to the era of the BBS by Dan Moren
November 30, 2022
The Back Page: The machine that goes Ping by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Clockwise 479: Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé Beyoncé (Podcast)
Apple TV isn’t ready for Apple’s sports strategy by Jason Snell at Macworld
November 29, 2022
Automate This: Audio archiving via Shortcuts by Jason Snell
Downstream 32: Disney Bobs (Podcast)
The Rebound 420: Classic Toots (Podcast)
Redirecting Mastodon links via a shortcut by Jason Snell
November 28, 2022
Upgrade 435: OS 8, Not So Great (Podcast)
Creating a smart On Air sign with an e-ink display by Dan Moren
Automate This: Archive a bunch of sub-folders by Dan Moren
November 25, 2022
November 24, 2022
Take Control of Photos, Third Edition by Jason Snell
November 23, 2022
The Rebound 419: OK Bloomer (Podcast)
Clockwise 478: Atop My Turkey Tree (Podcast)
tvOS 16 is better at search–Siriously by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Why I’m thankful for Universal Control on my Mac and iPad by Jason Snell at Macworld
November 22, 2022
Live Activities, Push Notifications, and iMessage on airplanes by Jason Snell
Find My soccer ball by Jason Snell
November 21, 2022
Upgrade 434: Bob to Bob to Bob (Podcast)
Apple’s holiday iPhone shortage is a symptom of a much larger problem by Dan Moren at Macworld
November 17, 2022
1Password gets ready to embrace Passkeys by Jason Snell
November 16, 2022
Clockwise 477: That’s Probably a Funny Joke (Podcast)
MLS Season Pass begins to bring Apple TV/MLS deal into focus by Jason Snell
November 15, 2022
Downstream 31: Yeah, Disney’s Fine (Podcast)
The Rebound 418: Three Small Bears in an Overcoat (Podcast)
iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via Satellite arrives by Jason Snell
November 14, 2022
Upgrade 433: The Lava Lamp is Not Responding (Podcast)
Redirect Web for Safari takes me to the right places by Jason Snell
With 2022 running out, Apple might miss these promised deadlines by Dan Moren at Macworld
November 11, 2022
SearchLink removes the drudgery from making web links by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
Sponsor: Kolide
Six Colors Podcast: Twitter and online communities
November 9, 2022
Quick Tip: Smart albums based on Photos searches by Jason Snell
Six Colors Backstage Chat for Nov. 9, 2022 (Backstage Pass)
Clockwise 476: I Cheated With Two Questions (Podcast)
The Apple TV’s upgrade experience needs an upgrade by Jason Snell
Apple can be great or it can be Google–but it can’t be both by Jason Snell at Macworld
Some currently verified Twitter users will get a different checkmark by Dan Moren
November 8, 2022
Quick Tip: Replace albums with keywords in iCloud Shared Photos by Jason Snell
The Rebound 417: Oh God Space (Podcast)
November 7, 2022
Member Video: iOS 16 lock screen walkthrough