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November 28, 2022
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)
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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
Upgrade 432: Upgrade (With Special Offers) (Podcast)
Even with record profits, Apple can’t buy our trust by Dan Moren at Macworld
November 4, 2022
Six Colors Podcast: Apple TV frustration and social photos
In praise of Shared Albums: The social network antidote by Dan Moren
November 3, 2022
Up Next? Disappointment. by Joe Rosensteel
Apple to Apple TV users: We don’t care what you want to watch by Jason Snell
All existing Level locks will get Thread support in an update by Dan Moren
November 2, 2022
Chinese workers flee Covid lockdown at iPhone factory by Jason Snell
Apple’s fiscal 2022 in charts by Jason Snell
Slingbox reaches the inevitable end by Jason Snell
Clockwise 475: A Potato Will Arrive (Podcast)
Endless portraits–just add your face and $3 by Jason Snell
The Rebound 416: Do You Know Who I Was? (Podcast)
As Apple’s prices keep going up, where will the value come from? by Jason Snell at Macworld
November 1, 2022
October 31, 2022
The Back Page: Bobbing for Apples by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Upgrade 431: Charty Charty Money Charts (Podcast)
Vocaster Two: Twice the features, twice the price by Dan Moren
October 28, 2022
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Six Colors Podcast: Apple results, iPad value, and macOS Ventura
Booming Macs and shrinking Services aren’t all they’re cracked up to be by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 27, 2022
This is Tim: Q4 2022 analyst-call transcript by Jason Snell
Amid tech industry fears, Apple reports record Q4 results by Jason Snell
October 26, 2022
Apple Music should be more social by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
The Rebound 415: SquirrelDrop (Podcast)
Clockwise 474: Bobbing for Apple Watches (Podcast)
October 25, 2022
The Talk Show 360: Neither Fish Nor Fowl (Podcast)
Apple’s iPad and Apple TV updates aren’t as small as you think by Dan Moren at Macworld
October 24, 2022
Upgrade 430: Other Kickstands Are Available (Podcast)
macOS Ventura review: A work in progress by Jason Snell
2022 iPad and iPad Pro review: Mixed feelings by Jason Snell
October 19, 2022
Clockwise 473: Solar Eclipse Potato (Podcast)
October 18, 2022
The iPad’s erratic odyssey continues by Jason Snell
Downstream 29: Let the Sharks Feast and Fight (Podcast)
Apple TV 4K gets a few minor improvements and lower prices by Dan Moren
Apple revamps iPad with new design, revs iPad Pro to M2 by Dan Moren
October 17, 2022
Upgrade 429: Freedom Doors (Podcast)
Leave the maps to the professionals by Jason Snell
Apple is quietly preparing for a future without the iPhone–or another big thing by Dan Moren at Macworld
October 13, 2022
Apple’s smart home is still a few bricks short by Dan Moren
Shortcuts as Apps by Jason Snell
Google: Iconic Nest thermostats don’t Matter by Jason Snell
Ask Apple extends Apple’s developer support by Jason Snell
iPhone life on Windows might get better by Jason Snell
October 12, 2022
The Rebound 413: Rides With A Disturbing Ending (Podcast)
Clockwise 472: Your Avatars Have Legs (Podcast)
How important does Apple think its October products are? by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 10, 2022
Apple’s next big thing could be the boost its smaller things need by Dan Moren at Macworld
Upgrade 428: (2) (Podcast)
Member Video: A look at iCloud Shared Photo Library
October 6, 2022
Apple Store, shut up and take my money by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
October 5, 2022
Clockwise 471: I Have $3; I’m Just Mad (Podcast)
Using gestures inside the Dynamic Island by Jason Snell
The Rebound 412: Old People Remember Things (Podcast)
Stage Manager on the iPad is too important to get this wrong by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 4, 2022
Downstream 28: SimSub (Podcast)
October 3, 2022
‘A scarce and unusual image’ by Jason Snell
Upgrade 427: He Renounced Lederhosen (Podcast)
The iPad isn’t a big iPhone or a touch-screen Mac–so what is it? by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 30, 2022
The Back Page: What’s in a name? by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Scott doesn’t like the Kobo Sage by Jason Snell
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Six Colors Podcast: Dynamic Island, Stage Manager, and October Events
September 27, 2022
Relay FM Campaign for St. Jude by Jason Snell
September 26, 2022
Upgrade 426: Splash Hit! (Podcast)
iPhone 14 Pro Review: No phone is an island by Jason Snell
3 can’t-miss features in iOS 16 and watchOS 9 that you may have missed by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 25, 2022
Remembering the Spoiler-Free Opinion Summary by Jason Snell
September 23, 2022
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September 21, 2022
Apple Maps’ missing transit link by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
Downstream 27: Sports Corner (Podcast)
Clockwise 469: The Name of the Color Is Fingerprints (Podcast)
Apple’s next victim: the SIM card by Jason Snell at Macworld
The Rebound 410: Dynamite Iceland (Podcast)
September 19, 2022
Upgrade 425: This Intelligent Blob (Podcast)
How I’ve revamped my desk setup, fall 2022 by Dan Moren
The iPhone 14 may be the start of an extreme trend by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 14, 2022
Clockwise 468: I Got This Device Called a Baby (Podcast)
New products expose Apple’s surprising silicon struggles by Jason Snell at Macworld
MBW 835: Dynamic Peninsula (Podcast)
The Rebound 409: I’m A Big Fan Of Sanity (Podcast)
September 13, 2022
Live, on tape, at Apple Park by Jason Snell
September 12, 2022
Upgrade 424: Das Pro Plus Max Ultra (Podcast)
iOS 16 Review: Unlocking the details by Dan Moren
Why Apple’s Far Out event was more about the future than the products by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 9, 2022
Apple will save your life by Jason Snell at Macworld
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Six Colors Podcast: iPhone orders and paternity projects
September 8, 2022
The Rebound 408: That Was The Bear (Podcast)
Clockwise 467: Off-Road For Two Seconds (Podcast)
Member Video: Member Q&A and event reaction
Underestimating Apple’s bold moves by Jason Snell
The Steve Jobs Archive by Jason Snell
Apple Watch Ultra takes on Garmin by Jason Snell
September 7, 2022
Upgrade 423: Ultra Wednesday (Podcast)
Apple’s September event: Winners, losers, and those in between by Dan Moren
September 6, 2022
Downstream 26: Everything Comes With Asterisks (Podcast)
Controlling the Logitech Litra Glow via Shortcuts by Dan Moren
September 2, 2022
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Six Colors Podcast: Home improvement, Keyboard Maestro, and event anticipation
September 1, 2022
A smart E Ink calendar comes to my kitchen by Jason Snell
Where does the smartphone go from here? by Jason Snell at Macworld
August 31, 2022
Keyboard Maestro comes through again by Jason Snell
Clockwise 466: The Least Social of Media (Podcast)
Apple’s new macOS malware scans are active by Jason Snell
August 29, 2022
August 26, 2022
Ways to make macOS Ventura System Settings better by Jason Snell
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Six Colors Podcast: Smart Locks, Self Repair, and St. Jude
August 25, 2022
Downstream 25: Hot Evil Blondes (Podcast)
August 24, 2022
Clockwise 465: A Mere Mortal (Podcast)
One of Ventura’s key features needs an overhaul by Jason Snell at Macworld
I got a new Smart Lock by Jason Snell
Member Video: Six Colors Member Q&A for 8/24/22
Apple invites media to in-person event Sept. 7 by Jason Snell
August 23, 2022
It’s official: iPadOS 16 won’t be released next month by Jason Snell
August 22, 2022
Upgrade 421: Summer of Automation (Podcast)
Apple brings Self-Service Repair to the Mac by Jason Snell
August 19, 2022
AI art and the fate of the artist by Jason Snell
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Six Colors Podcast: Esoteric Battery Life
August 18, 2022
In-app browsers that act as keyloggers by Jason Snell
Member Video: A look at my E Ink calendar project
Apple releases security update for macOS, iOS by Jason Snell
August 17, 2022
Putting my microclimate in my Menu Bar by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Announcing new Six Colors membership levels by Jason Snell
Clockwise 464: What Does “Pew Pew” Sound Like? (Podcast)
Stephen Hackett reviews the M2 MacBook Air by Jason Snell
Gurman: Apple event coming Sept. 7 by Jason Snell
MacBreak Weekly 831: The Fluid Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (Podcast)
The secret to Apple’s success isn’t demand, it’s supply by Jason Snell at Macworld
August 16, 2022
The Rebound 405: UpSetting (Podcast)
My Touch ID button is fully deconstructed by Jason Snell
August 15, 2022
August 12, 2022
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August 11, 2022
Apple removes Network Locations from macOS Ventura by Jason Snell
August 10, 2022
Clockwise 463: You Presume I Have a Strategy (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: IT battles, bad management, and Apple TV+ stats
August 9, 2022
Apple rumored to be bidding for Big Ten college football by Jason Snell
Downstream 24: Caught in the Middle of an Ocean (Podcast)
Who watched ‘Severance’? Don’t ask Ben Stiller by Jason Snell
August 8, 2022
Upgrade 419: Modemtown (Podcast)
August 5, 2022
August 3, 2022
iMessage and the Secret Service by Jason Snell
MBW 829: The Keyser Söze Model (Podcast)
Clockwise 462: Syncing on a Boat? Sounds Dangerous (Podcast)
Questions about Apple and its TV+ marketing by Jason Snell
Gurman: iPadOS 16 launch delayed by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Smart homes and dumb light switches
Apple’s next big move will probably be smaller than you think by Jason Snell at Macworld
August 2, 2022
OmniFocus and Voice Control: Let your voice be your taskmaster by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
August 1, 2022
A HomeKit dimmer for my outdoor patio lights by Jason Snell
Upgrade 418: Cocktail of Headwinds (Podcast)
July 29, 2022
Six Colors Podcast: New betas, Mac Studio life, and calendars
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Six Colors community moving to Discord by Jason Snell (members-only post)
Apple results: A cocktail of trouble by Jason Snell at Macworld
July 28, 2022
This is Tim: Complete Q3 2022 analyst call transcript by Jason Snell
Apple announces $83B fiscal third quarter by Jason Snell
My own personal Apple Store Time Machine by Jason Snell
July 27, 2022
Scrubbing through iOS 16’s Music app by Jason Snell
MacBreak Weekly 828: Woz’s Not Here, Man (Podcast)
Clockwise 461: I Make the Guests Cry (Podcast)
Get universal times into Discord and elsewhere with Elsewhen by Jason Snell
Safari extension Noir adds extensible dark-mode themes by Jason Snell
July 26, 2022
Apple TV needs a unified home screen by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Downstream 23: The All-Letters Episode (Podcast)
July 25, 2022
Upgrade 417: The Verticals (Podcast)
July 21, 2022
Touch ID on a Mac desktop, deconstructed by Jason Snell
Apple is at the top of its MacBook game–and the best may be yet to come by Jason Snell at Macworld
July 20, 2022
The Rebound 401: Hey, Series of Mirrors (Podcast)
MBW 827: A Response With Lots of Nines (Podcast)
Clockwise 460: 9000 Ginger Emoji (Podcast)
OmniFocus gains cross-platform voice automation by Shelly Brisbin
July 18, 2022
Upgrade 416: Shout-out to Bridget Knight (Podcast)
How Apple is laying a foundation for a smarter, more connected future by Dan Moren at Macworld
July 15, 2022
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July 14, 2022
Six Colors Podcast: Public betas and the M2 MacBook Air
M2 MacBook Air Review: A new era by Jason Snell
July 13, 2022
The Rebound 400: I’ve Had a Good Run (Podcast)
Clockwise 459: I Neither Tik Nor Tok (Podcast)
July 12, 2022
MBW 826: Snelled It! (Podcast)
Downstream 22: When Success Isn’t Success (Podcast)
The last vestige of Jony Ive era ends by Jason Snell
July 11, 2022
Upgrade 415: My Body Is My Studio, My Exercises Are My Canvas (Podcast)
First Look: iOS 16 Public Beta by Dan Moren
First Look: macOS Ventura Public Beta by Jason Snell
Do the Apple Watch Series 8 rumors point to a new design? by Dan Moren at Macworld
July 8, 2022
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Six Colors Podcast: Orders, beta prep, and Apple’s new modes
M2 MacBook Air for sale, base models coming next week by Jason Snell
July 6, 2022
The Rebound 399: Stuff is Unreliable (Podcast)
Clockwise 458: Supply Chain Who? (Podcast)
Stephen Hackett’s calendar is back by Jason Snell
Apple introduces ‘Lockdown Mode’ by Jason Snell
The iPhone mini is dead. Long live the iPhone mini? by Jason Snell at Macworld
July 5, 2022
Zoom PodTrak P4 review: Podcasting and the other Zoom by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
Why the 13-inch MacBook Pro is still integral to Apple’s lineup by Dan Moren at Macworld
July 4, 2022
Upgrade 414: The Meat Seems Questionable (Podcast)
July 1, 2022
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