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2017 archives
Jun 26
Super Nintendo Classic arrives in September by Dan Moren
FRTMA for Apple Pencil Magnetic Sleeve Review: A modest attraction by Dan Moren
Jun 23
How Apple’s wearable tech could and should help your health by Dan Moren
Jun 22
Why the 10.5-inch iPad Pro is a typing champ
Rebound 142: The iBarrel by Dan Moren
The life and death of FireWire by Dan Moren
Jun 21
Letterpress, meet 21st century
Clockwise #194: Full-Time Icon Designer by Dan Moren
Jun 19
In iOS 11, App Store editorial comes out of the shadows
Upgrade #146: It’s About the Journey
Whole Foods: Amazon’s best new customer by Dan Moren
Automate This: Mail Merge with Pages and Numbers by Dan Moren
iClever Bluetooth Keyboard review: Compact and long-lasting, but not without quirks by Dan Moren
Jun 16
Thoughts on the 10.5-inch iPad Pro by Dan Moren
Apple hires Sony TV presidents
Apple’s drive towards an autonomous car by Dan Moren
Rebound 141: You Should Be Committed by Dan Moren
Jun 15
The Apple Pencil from a non-artist’s perspective by Dan Moren
Jun 14
Clockwise #193: Just Say No to Cash by Dan Moren
Xbox Live Avatar revamp focuses on diversity, customization by Dan Moren
Jun 13
iOS 11 vs. macOS: Apple Has Already Chosen the Winner
Tim Cook acknowledges Apple’s working on autonomous car systems by Dan Moren
Jun 12
Black Panther teaser trailer by Dan Moren
Jun 10
Jun 9
Apple makes major podcast updates
Apple Can Afford To Mess With Annoying, Snoopy Ads–And At WWDC, It Did by Dan Moren
Reasons to be skeptical of Chrome’s ad blocker
The cross-border appeal of Trader Joe’s
No need to reinvent the wheel with iOS 11 by Dan Moren
Jun 7
MacStories’s roundup of little features you might have missed by Dan Moren
WebRTC coming to WebKit and Safari
HomePod’s promise is as a platform, not just a device by Dan Moren
Jun 6
Rebound 140: You’re in My Party Playlist (WWDC 2017) by Dan Moren
Three big questions about Apple’s new iPad announcements
Clockwise #192: This is Why I Left by Dan Moren
Jun 2
WWDC 2017: One more big thing by Dan Moren
Jun 1
Apple’s WWDC Announcements: What are the chances?
Swift Playgrounds 1.5 brings robotics support by Dan Moren
Rebound 139: You Don’t Deserve A Touch Bar by Dan Moren
Brent Simmons’s new feed reader is Evergreen by Dan Moren
May 31
Bloomberg: Apple’s making the Siri Speaker
Clockwise #191: So Many Dusty Shelves by Dan Moren
May 28
May 26
Bloomberg: Apple designing AI processor
Joe Steel’s tvOS wish list (2017 edition)
Home is where the HomeKit wants to be by Dan Moren
May 25
Download #5: Art Gallery of Dongles
Walt Mossberg’s last weekly column by Dan Moren
Rebound 138: Thinking Man Emoji by Dan Moren
Readdle adds drag and drop between its apps by Dan Moren
Belkin adding HomeKit support via WeMo Bridge by Dan Moren
May 24
IFTTT gets a little bit more complicated
Clockwise #190: McGruff the Password Dog by Dan Moren
May 23
Screens 4 for macOS adds drag-and-drop file transfers, curtain mode, more by Dan Moren
Denise Young Smith is Apple’s Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity by Dan Moren
May 19
MacStories’s iOS 11 wish list and concepts by Dan Moren
Imagining the introduction of a “Siri Speaker”
The computer as an appliance: Moving beyond the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Siri by Dan Moren
May 18
Apple Park: The last great product by Steve Jobs
Rebound 137: We’re Doubling Down on Glass by Dan Moren
How a British security researcher accidentally stopped last week’s ransomware outbreak by Dan Moren
May 17
Emoji Defragmentation: Goodbye, Google blobs
Panic source code stolen in HandBrake app hack
Clockwise #189: Her Cuneiform is Top Notch by Dan Moren
May 16
Inside the new Apple Park campus by Dan Moren
iCloud to begin requiring app-specific passwords for some third-party apps by Dan Moren
May 13
May 12
My FlightTrack replacement is Flight Update Pro
Download #3: The S Stands for ‘Sandbox’
Why Apple’s next killer app is health by Dan Moren
May 11
Report: Amazon Prime video coming to Apple TV, this time for real? by Dan Moren
iTunes coming to the Windows App Store by Dan Moren
May 10
Clockwise #188: Also Called a Phone Call by Dan Moren
Rebound 136: The Bleep-Bloop Button by Dan Moren
May 9
Apple acquires Beddit sleep-tracking hardware by Dan Moren
Comixology Guided View comes to Kindle
Echo Show ships on June 28 for $230 by Dan Moren
May 8
Sorting two metric tons of Lego
Create audio transcripts fast with Trint
Upgrade #140: Disappointed Dad Tim Cook
Workflow gets an update—and restores Google Chrome
Apple affiliate rate dropped only for iOS in-app purchases by Dan Moren
Harman/Kardon teams with Microsoft to get into smart speaker game by Dan Moren
Report: Image of Amazon Echo with a screen make the rounds by Dan Moren
May 5
Why Apple’s laptops could use a little less innovation at the moment by Dan Moren
May 3
Clockwise #187: On the Phone I’m a Monster
6 key takeaways from Apple’s Q2 2017 earnings call
Hulu launches Live TV beta by Dan Moren
May 2
Q2 2017 call transcript: Apple’s answers to analyst’s questions
Apple Q2 2017: No records, slight growth
Upgrade #139: Make Money from the Money
Cutting through net neutrality myths by Dan Moren
May 1
Joe Kissell takes control of Take Control Books by Dan Moren
Recording on two USB mics with GarageBand by Dan Moren
Apr 29
Apr 28
What to expect from Apple’s Q2 2017 earnings call on May 2
Why peer-to-peer Apple Pay is a great idea by Dan Moren
Apr 27
Download #1: Wardrobe Philosophy
Rebound #134: Try This On For Sighs by Dan Moren
Hajime “grayhat” IoT worm is even more sophisticated than thought by Dan Moren
Apr 26
Senate ID cards security “chips” are just photos by Dan Moren
Clockwise #186: Project Me on a Hologram
Amazon’s new Echo Look has a hands-free camera by Dan Moren
Apr 25
Episode IX has a release (and Indy 5 too) by Dan Moren
Upgrade #138: Bad for the Person, Great for the Wizard
Apple Music’s Carpool Karaoke series delayed by Dan Moren
Apr 24
Apple cuts affiliate commissions on apps
Quick Tip: Purge completed items from Reminders by Dan Moren
Apr 23
How making its iWork and iLife apps free could hurt Apple and its users by Dan Moren
Apr 22
Apr 20
After more than two years, Apple Pay still feels like the future
Rebound #133: The Sonos Sub is Delicious by Dan Moren
Apr 19
Apple environmental chief says the company wants to end mining by Dan Moren
The Power of the (2009) Mac Pro
Clockwise #185: Add Things to Things
Report: SNES Classic coming later this year by Dan Moren
Hajime, the grayhat botnet “securing” IoT devices by Dan Moren
Apr 18
iWork, iMovie, GarageBand apps now free for all Apple users by Dan Moren
Report: Apple prepping new flagship phone, two overhauled phones for fall by Dan Moren
Four months using AirPods everywhere… almost
Coachella iPhone thief foiled by Find My iPhone by Dan Moren
Apr 17
Building a tiny classic Mac out of Lego blocks by Dan Moren
iTunes needs to go (well, the name, anyway) by Dan Moren
Apr 12
Rebound 132: What Is Wrong With You Is My Next Question by Dan Moren
Clips Review: Creative fun amidst idiosyncrasies by Dan Moren
Apr 11
Report: Apple might make power management chips in house by Dan Moren
Apr 7
Quick Tip: Streaming audio from a Mac to the Amazon Echo by Dan Moren
Rolling your own VPN server by Dan Moren
Walt Mossberg announces he’ll retire in June by Dan Moren
In praise of the versatile Mac mini by Dan Moren
Apr 6
Microsoft reveals specs of the next Xbox by Dan Moren
Apr 5
The good news and bad news of Apple’s Mac Pro announcement
Clockwise #183: The Mystery Machine by Dan Moren
Panic looks back on 2016 by Dan Moren
Apr 4
Rebound 131: This Would Have Been Great To Know About Two Years Ago by Dan Moren
A few more thoughts on today’s Mac Pro news by Dan Moren
The Mac Pro isn’t dead—just sleeping by Dan Moren
Apr 3
Mar 31
Freelance Accounting Template: The 2017 Edition by Dan Moren
To fix the Apple TV, why not free Siri from the Siri Remote? by Dan Moren
Mar 30
With the new iPad, Apple keeps simplifying its product lines
Rebound 130: I Like My Face Better by Dan Moren
Mar 27
Upgrade #134: Steal Its Bezel Thunder
Apple software updates galore: iOS 10.3, macOS 10.12.4, more by Dan Moren
Mar 24
25 Coolest Things Apple’s Workflow App Can Do
Apple’s acquisition of Workflow could bring automation to iOS by Dan Moren
Mar 23
The $329 iPad could be just the thing for the education market
Instagram rolls out two-factor authentication for all by Dan Moren
Rebound 129: Look at This GUI by Dan Moren
Apple says iCloud and Apple IDs not compromised, despite ransom attempt by Dan Moren
Mar 21
Go Play: Typeshift by Dan Moren
Apple sneaks in new Watch bands by Dan Moren
Apple introduces Clips app to create and share videos by Dan Moren
Apple makes Swift Playgrounds available in Chinese, four other languages by Dan Moren
New 9.7-inch iPad replaces Air 2; iPad mini 4 increases capacities by Dan Moren
Apple introduces Product(RED) versions of iPhone 7, 7 Plus, doubles iPhone SE capacity by Dan Moren
Mar 17
What happens when the Queen dies?
The Monopoly boot gets the boot
Netflix tests a “skip intro” button
The iPad Pro needs a refresh: Here’s what to expect by Dan Moren
Mar 16
How the AirPods show Apple’s frustrating and delightful quest for simplicity
Rebound 128: Let’s Make Some Bets by Dan Moren
Mar 15
What’s Apple’s next chapter in podcasting?
Clockwise #180: Stargate Problem by Dan Moren
Quick Tip: Adding Preview filters in macOS Sierra by Dan Moren
CIA’s secret training tool: board games by Dan Moren
Mar 14
Hue Labs rescues Philips’s Motion Sensor with sunlight as a switch by Dan Moren
Mar 11
Mar 9
Accessibility features in macOS and iOS that everyone should try
Bumpr: Going beyond the default browser
Rebound #127: Old Man Walkin’ by Dan Moren
Clockwise #179: So Many People Are Bad by Dan Moren
Mar 8
‘Living and dying on his own terms’
Apple says iOS vulnerabilities in WikiLeaks dump already patched by Dan Moren
Mar 2
Bad trip: Searching for a replacement for FlightTrack
Rebound 126: Having an Episode by Dan Moren
Feb 28
USB-C, Lightning, and the next iPhone
Amazon Echo may soon recognize your voice by Dan Moren
Pay a monthly fee, play a lot of (probably older) Xbox games by Dan Moren
Feb 25
Feb 24
Adventures in Siri failures: Reminders edition by Dan Moren
Will Apple add facial recognition or iris scanning to the next iPhone? by Dan Moren
Feb 23
‘How Apple’s security system broke some Mac apps’
Using Overcast 3 for podcast triage
For a bigger iPad to work, iOS needs some interface improvements
Rebound 125: Literal Parlor Tricks by Dan Moren
Feb 17
4K and HDR may not be enough for Apple TV to win the living room by Dan Moren
Feb 16
Imagining the next 9 iOS devices
Rebound 124: I Think We’re Doing It Wrong by Dan Moren
WWDC is in early June…in San Jose?! by Dan Moren
Feb 15
Comcast has a new Xfinity app, but it’s still not on set-top boxes by Dan Moren
Help Girl Scouts learn how to make a game
The consequences of refusing to unlock your phone at the U.S. border by Dan Moren
Feb 14
Rogue Amoeba adds SoundSource to the mix
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence talks Echo, Google Home by Dan Moren
Feb 10
How Apple can make music sound sweeter by Dan Moren
Feb 9
Vacation with the Apple Watch Series 2
Reasons to be optimistic about the iPad’s future
Rebound 123: $500 Well Spent by Dan Moren
Feb 8
Easy group scheduling is only a Doodle away
Play Portal on a HoloLens by Dan Moren
Go Play: Stagehand by Dan Moren
Feb 7
‘Apple Hires Amazon’s Fire TV Head to Run Apple TV Business’
iTunes Terms and Conditions as a graphic novel by Dan Moren
Automate This: Red alert, shields up! by Dan Moren
Feb 2
Apple, ARM, and the coming of the hybrid Mac
Plex enables voice control of media via Alexa by Dan Moren
Rebound 122: Artistically Bereft by Dan Moren
Feb 1
Apple’s Q1 2017: Records for the iPhone and services, but the iPad still struggles
Clockwise #174: Irrational Exuberance
Tim Cook speaks out on immigration order by Dan Moren
Justin Long now starring in Huawei ads by Dan Moren
Jan 29
Jan 27
Amazon and Apple’s differing smart home strategies by Dan Moren
Safari to gain real-time communication features?
Brydge Keyboard 12.9 Review: Closer to iPad keyboard perfection
iCloud is one of Apple’s biggest challenges in 2017 by Dan Moren
Jan 26
What to expect from Apple’s Q4 2016 earnings call next week
Rebound 121: I’m More of a Gambling Man by Dan Moren
Jan 25
Quick Tip: Fixing expired GlobalSign certificates by Dan Moren
Jan 20
The case for a touchscreen Mac by Dan Moren
Jan 19
Bad AppleScript: Try, try again
How Apple can bring the Touch Bar and Touch ID to desktop Macs
Clockwise #172: Serial iPhone Killer by Dan Moren
Rebound 120: They’re Good Matches, Brent by Dan Moren
Jan 18
Slack dons some nice threads by Dan Moren
Offline viewing is on Hulu’s road map by Dan Moren
Logic updated with Touch Bar support; GarageBand also gets an update
Jan 13
Vacationing with a waterproof iPhone case
Sonos needs voice control, and not just Alexa
Why Apple is making its original TV content push now by Dan Moren
Jan 11
Sonos CEO steps down by Dan Moren
Jan 10
Consumer Reports battery test uncovers an Apple bug
Chris Lattner is leaving Apple (for Tesla)
Bypassing the App Store… or at least trying to
BBC interviews Tony Fadell on the iPhone’s 10th anniversary by Dan Moren
Jan 9
The iPhone’s first 10th birthday
Upgrade #123: Sheer Gadget Magnetism
Phil Schiller talks iPhone anniversary, voice-based interfaces with Steven Levy by Dan Moren
Happy 10th birthday, iPhone! by Dan Moren
Jan 6
What an iPod-based iPhone would have looked like by Dan Moren
Dan plays Silicon Tally on Marketplace Tech by Dan Moren
For Apple, tech isn’t about the gadgets by Dan Moren
Jan 5
Upgrade #122: The 2016 Upgradies
Joel Johnson’s trip to the drunken carnival of Windowsland by Dan Moren
Mystery online Go player revealed to be Google AI by Dan Moren
Rebound 118: I Swallowed One of My AirPods by Dan Moren
Jan 4
Clockwise #170: The Internet of Garbage by Dan Moren
Tech to look forward to in 2017 by Dan Moren
Tech to look forward to in 2017 by Dan Moren
Jan 3
When Apple’s Contact merging features go awry by Dan Moren
Make a DIY tea robot with a Raspberry Pi and old CD drive by Dan Moren
Google Home: Early impressions of an Echo competitor by Dan Moren
Jan 2
A DIY Guide to Feminist Cybersecurity by Dan Moren
Sierra’s PDF support has (99?) problems by Dan Moren