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September 22, 2025
Solution to a “Jeopardy!” streaming conundrum: What is Tailscale? by Glenn Fleishman
Upgrade 582: First Chance to Make One Impression (Podcast)
Better accessibility coming to Kindle books by Shelly Brisbin
September 19, 2025
This Week in Apple: The waiting is the hardest part by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: The hardest job in programming is progress bars
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September 18, 2025
Relay Podcastathon for St. Jude by Jason Snell
September 17, 2025
Downstream 103: Apologies to Yugoslavia (Podcast)
Clockwise 623: Knocked the Air out of Me (Podcast)
September 16, 2025
FileVault on macOS Tahoe uses iCloud Keychain to store its Recovery Key by Glenn Fleishman
September 15, 2025
Upgrade 581: A Very Dented Can (Podcast)
watchOS 26 Review: Wrist/reward ratio by Dan Moren
iPadOS 26 review: A computer? by Jason Snell
macOS 26 Tahoe review: Power under glass by Jason Snell
iOS 26 Review: Through a glass, liquidly by Dan Moren
September 12, 2025
This Week in Apple: iPhone enthusiasm plateaus by Jason Snell (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Low-Hanging Thoughts
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September 11, 2025
Reverse Centaurs by Jason Snell
Apple is finally a carmaker by Joe Rosensteel
iPhone Air v. iPhone 17 Pro (and other buying conundrums) by Jason Snell at Macworld
September 10, 2025
Thinking through Apple’s September 9 announcements by Jason Snell
Member Video: September Backstage Zoom: Apple event reaction
Clockwise 622: A Machined-Button Girlie (Podcast)
Why Apple’s big event seems smaller by Jason Snell
September 9, 2025
iPhone 14 and 15 users will get another year of free satellite features by Dan Moren
Upgrade 580: Iconic Plateau (Podcast)
A few details Apple didn’t mention during its “awe-dropping” event by Dan Moren
Glasgow residents disturbed by… iPhone air? by Jason Snell
September 8, 2025
You can now play all those old iPod games, if you still have an iPod by Dan Moren
Yes, your Mac talks to itself. It’s okay. by Glenn Fleishman
September 5, 2025
Downstream 102: Just Like Television (Podcast)
This Week in Apple: Everybody needs money, that’s why they call it money by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: OS and iPhone anticipation
September 4, 2025
Apple Arcade, six years in by Dan Moren
September 3, 2025
Clockwise 621: Somewhat Thicker than a Knife (Podcast)
Instagram adds iPad support (finally) by Jason Snell
The Rebound 562: Pumpkin Spice iPhone (Podcast)
September 1, 2025
Upgrade 579: The 2025 September Event Draft (Podcast)
‘One Size Does Not Fit All’ by Jason Snell
Don’t despair, de-pair! Free your AirPods from tracking by Glenn Fleishman
August 29, 2025
This Week in Apple: Oops, all wrenches by John Moltz (members-only post)
The Back Page: Phoning it in by Dan Moren (members-only post)
When your camera’s zoom is an AI illustration by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Accessibility and event invitations
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August 28, 2025
Relay for St. Jude 2025 by Jason Snell
New Xcode beta adds GPT-5, Claude account support by Jason Snell
A better camera app? Reflections on Adobe’s Project Indigo by Joe Rosensteel
August 27, 2025
Kobo, Instapaper have come together at last by Jason Snell
Clockwise 620: Onions‽ (Podcast)
The Tim Cook era: 14 years of products, profits, and politics by Jason Snell at Macworld
The Rebound 561: A Well-Oiled Machine (Podcast)
August 26, 2025
The Iconfactory’s Tot goes to 2.0 by Jason Snell
The relentless drive toward simplified design by Jason Snell
Inside ILM’s “Rebel Hideout” by Dan Moren
Apple event set for September 9 by Jason Snell
August 25, 2025
Upgrade 578: The Woven Family of Materials (Podcast)
Demote a macOS administrator to a standard user by Glenn Fleishman
August 22, 2025
This Week in Apple: Moltz is where now? by Jason Snell
Bluesky blocks Mississippi users due to ID verification law by Jason Snell
Downstream 101: Do They Not Know It’s ESPN Day? (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: Shortcuts struggles and AppleCare One woes
August 20, 2025
The Rebound 560: All The Parts That Touch You (Podcast)
Clockwise 619: I Lack the Patience For Other People (Podcast)
August 18, 2025
Upgrade 577: Apple’s Own Tier List (Podcast)
Some key facts about passkeys and how they work by Glenn Fleishman
August 15, 2025
Six Colors Podcast: Long tails and lobtailing
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Get started with folder automation in macOS Tahoe by Jason Snell
August 14, 2025
This Week in Apple: Making an entrance by John Moltz (members-only post)
U.S. Apple Watches get blood-oxygen sensor reprieve by Jason Snell
August 13, 2025
Clockwise 618: A Polyamorous Situationship (Podcast)
Apple’s product lines may be more flexible than you think by Jason Snell at Macworld
The Rebound 559: I’m Mad at Everyone (Podcast)
August 11, 2025
Upgrade 576: Resting Tim Face (Podcast)
Backing up iCloud photos in other ways by Glenn Fleishman
August 8, 2025
Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies at 97 by Jason Snell
This Week in Apple: Forget it Jake, it’s Glasstown by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Shortcuts and skunks
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August 6, 2025
Downstream 100: The Streaming Service Draft (Podcast)
The pico-mac-nano is glorious, useless, and you’ll have to assemble it yourself by Jason Snell
Connected 564: Would Snell as Sweet (Podcast)
Clockwise 617: Put It in a Box (Podcast)
The Rebound 558: I Regret Being Helpful (Podcast)
August 5, 2025
David Pogue’s new book: 50 years of Apple by Jason Snell
August 4, 2025
Upgrade 575: I Love to Accelerate a Roadmap (Podcast)
Sideloading audiobooks to an iPhone by Glenn Fleishman
August 1, 2025
This Week in Apple: Book reportgate by John Moltz (members-only post)
July 31, 2025
Apple accelerates the roadmap and ratchets its revenue by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Apple Q3 2025 results reactions
This is Tim: Complete transcript of Apple’s Q3 2025 financial call by Jason Snell
The Back Page: But does it cover theft and loss? by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Apple Q3 2025 results and charts: $95B revenue by Jason Snell
July 30, 2025
Clockwise 616: WiFi Egg (Podcast)
With macOS Tahoe, Apple shows its priorities by Jason Snell at Macworld
The Rebound 557: Alien or Robot or Not (Podcast)
July 28, 2025
Upgrade 574: The Shame Box (Podcast)
Don’t overpay for cellular data while traveling by Glenn Fleishman
July 25, 2025
This Week in Apple: Everyone’s a critic by John Moltz (members-only post)
Does iPadOS 26 steer the iPad in the wrong direction? by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Downloading about the public betas
The iPhone Upgrade Program is compatible with AppleCare One by Dan Moren
Samsung’s antioxidant sensor fooled by Cheez-Its by Dan Moren
July 24, 2025
First Look: watchOS 26 Public Beta by Dan Moren
First Look: iOS 26 Public Beta by Dan Moren
First Look: iPadOS 26 Public Beta by Jason Snell
First Look: macOS Tahoe Public Beta by Jason Snell
July 23, 2025
Downstream 99: Stephen, If You’re Listening… (Podcast)
Clockwise 615: I Have a Case, and I Pray (Podcast)
Member Video: July Backstage Zoom: Betas and legal issues
Apple announces AppleCare One, a device coverage bundle program by Dan Moren
The Rebound 556: You’re a Whole Process (Podcast)
July 22, 2025
Michelin mess: How Apple Maps fumbles location details by Joe Rosensteel
July 21, 2025
Upgrade 573: What a Bad Friend! (Podcast)
Claiming warranty service on Apple accessories by Glenn Fleishman
July 18, 2025
This Week in Apple: The colors of money by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Leaking lawsuits and public beta planning
July 17, 2025
The Rebound 555: All the Astronauts Died (Podcast)
A week with CarPlay Ultra by Dan Moren
July 16, 2025
Clockwise 614: That Phantom Feeling (Podcast)
“Re-geeking” with the Mac and amateur radio by Jason Snell
July 15, 2025
Commodore, Apple, and the early computer days by Jason Snell
Next album up? Longplay comes to the Mac by Jason Snell
July 14, 2025
Upgrade 572: Grand modèle de langage (Podcast)
How to back up iCloud Drive and Photos by Glenn Fleishman
July 11, 2025
This Week in Apple: Glass backwards by John Moltz (members-only post)
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July 10, 2025
Six Colors Podcast: Beta planning and Vision exploration
July 9, 2025
Clockwise 613: Please Accept the Terms and Conditions (Podcast)
20 years later, Spotlight returns to the spotlight by Jason Snell at Macworld
July 8, 2025
‘Frame of preference’ by Jason Snell
The Rebound 554: Drinking For Three (Podcast)
Stephen Hackett joins the 10 year Indie club by Jason Snell
macOS bids farewell to FireWire by Jason Snell
Jeff Williams to be replaced as Apple COO by Jason Snell
July 7, 2025
Upgrade 571: Am I a Legacy Node? (Podcast)
visionOS Diary: I’m here for the whoa by Dan Moren
Why does an iPhone ignore a user-set charge limit? by Glenn Fleishman
July 4, 2025
This Week in Apple: No pork for you by John Moltz (members-only post)
July 3, 2025
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July 2, 2025
Clockwise 612: Somebody Else’s Problem Field (Podcast)
The Rebound 553: Everything’s Kinda Software and BS (Podcast)
July 1, 2025
About that A18 Pro MacBook rumor… by Jason Snell
June 30, 2025
Upgrade 570: The Spite Tier (Podcast)
The Back Page: I don’t know what you’re talking about, these terms are very clear by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Unlocking your Mac with an Apple Watch, like clockwork by Glenn Fleishman
June 28, 2025
Sandwich experiments further with 3D in Vision Pro by Jason Snell
June 27, 2025
This Week in Apple: Bigly mad by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: Hot EU summer and unreliable AI shortcuts
June 26, 2025
Downstream 98: You Couldn’t Pay Me To Go Camping (Podcast)
Apple makes big App Store changes in the EU by Jason Snell
The Rebound 552: Differently Tainted (Podcast)
June 25, 2025
Clockwise 611: I Set a Trap (Podcast)
Apple Sports updates home screen, adds tennis by Jason Snell
Experimenting with Apple’s AI models inside Shortcuts by Six Colors Staff
Goodbye, Intel! The chips keep changing, but the Mac remains the Mac by Jason Snell at Macworld
June 23, 2025
Upgrade 569: We Need More Rock Stars (Podcast)
The afterlife of Apple Accounts (and others) by Glenn Fleishman
June 20, 2025
This Week in Apple: Time is the FireWire in which we all burn by John Moltz (members-only post)
Big telescope, big data by Jason Snell
A few notes on iPadOS 26 audio and video capture by Jason Snell
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June 19, 2025
Six Colors Podcast: Apple vibes and beta choices
Apple embraces the fast pace of developer tools and AI by Jason Snell
At WWDC 2025, Apple played to its strengths by Dan Moren
June 18, 2025
tvOS 26 brings minor additions and weird priorities by Joe Rosensteel
Clockwise 610: Probably Not From Japan (Podcast)
Federico, Federighi, and iPadOS 26 by Jason Snell
June 17, 2025
Apple keeps checking items off my Mac wishlist by Jason Snell
Apple’s built-in transcriber blows away Whisper by Jason Snell
June 16, 2025
Downstream 97: Brand Destruction (Podcast)
Upgrade 568: A Persona of a Bearded Man (Podcast)
Reducing suboptimal iCloud Photos storage sizes by Glenn Fleishman
June 15, 2025
Apple’s Shortcuts app is getting a huge upgrade in iOS 26 and macOS 26 — here’s how it will help you by Dan Moren at Tom's Guide
June 13, 2025
This Week in Apple: Let’s talk about something else by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: iPad podcasting and glassy design
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Apple’s newest OSes will support passkey import/export standard by Dan Moren
June 12, 2025
The new Spotlight for macOS 26 shows a path forward by Joe Rosensteel
Apple gets over its hang-ups, and the iPad enters a new era by Jason Snell
20 years of ‘Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish’ by Jason Snell
Member Video: June Backstage Zoom: WWDC 2025 reactions
Canal+ to debut Immersive doc produced with new Blackmagic camera by Jason Snell
June 11, 2025
The Rebound 550: NINE FORTY-ONE! (Podcast)
visionOS 26 keeps pushing Apple’s newest platform toward the future by Jason Snell
Apple’s new interface approach: The choice is yours by Dan Moren
Pushing Dropbox limits on external drives by Glenn Fleishman
June 10, 2025
Clockwise 609: Are You Coming By to Eat Chili Today? (Podcast)
The good, bad, and weird of Apple’s newest platform updates by Dan Moren
Apple Intelligence shifts gears by Jason Snell
June 9, 2025
Six Colors Podcast live from WWDC (video) by Jason Snell (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Live from WWDC 2025
Upgrade 567: Are We So Back? (Podcast)
macOS Tahoe is the last release to support Intel by Dan Moren
I can’t keep watching this by Glenn Fleishman
June 7, 2025
Bill Atkinson dies at 74 by Jason Snell
Vibe coding a personal task manager by Jason Snell
June 6, 2025
This Week in Apple: Answer hazy, ask again later by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: WWDC anticipation
June 5, 2025
Memories of the Power Mac G5 by Jason Snell
Playdate Season 2 is off to a great start by Jason Snell
Why WWDC is New Year’s Day for the Apple world by Jason Snell at Macworld
June 4, 2025
The Rebound 549: I Own Six Farms (Podcast)
Clockwise 608: Where Is My Family Right Now? (Podcast)
‘Don’t Count Developers Out’ by Jason Snell
Apple Intelligence 2.0: Let the apps flourish by Jason Snell
Bubble trouble by Glenn Fleishman
June 3, 2025
“D-Day: The Camera Soldier” brings Omaha Beach to the Vision Pro by Jason Snell
Apple announces 2025 Design Award winners and finalists by Jason Snell
June 2, 2025
Upgrade 566: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2025 (Podcast)
Move Streak, uninterrupted by Glenn Fleishman
June 1, 2025
Mac Power Users 799: The State of Apple (Podcast)
May 30, 2025
This Week in Apple: Reworking the system by John Moltz (members-only post)
“Stories of Surrender” is spectacular (and somewhat immersive) by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Games, OS numbers, and Mac clones
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Whisper is an AI-powered jet engine for writing by John Birmingham
The Back Page: Be WWDCing you by Dan Moren (members-only post)
May 29, 2025
Downstream 96: Hollywood Rabbit Hole (Podcast)
The weird, short life of the Mac clone era by Jason Snell at Macworld
May 28, 2025
Clockwise 607: Spaghetti Projecting (Podcast)
The Rebound 548: Let’s Sound Naïve Together (Podcast)
Bloomberg: Apple to simplify OS numbers by Jason Snell
Apple reportedly trying to revamp gaming for the 1735th time by Dan Moren
BBEdit 15.5 adds workspaces, gets a speed boost by Jason Snell
Apple adds iPad to self-service repair by Jason Snell
May 27, 2025
Cook tries to find an off-ramp by Jason Snell
Apple buys game studio behind Sneaky Sasquatch by Dan Moren
May 26, 2025
Upgrade 565: The Scent of Humane (Podcast)
Service, please! Manage multiple Mac network interfaces’ priority by Glenn Fleishman
May 24, 2025
Brent Simmons is retiring by Jason Snell
May 23, 2025
This Week in Apple: Friends and enemies by John Moltz (members-only post)
SF Standard breaks down the ‘Sam and Jony’ video by Jason Snell
Sam and Jony and skepticism by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Government troubles and OpenAI skepticism
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May 22, 2025
To improve CarPlay Ultra, Apple needs to fix CarPlay by Joe Rosensteel
May 21, 2025
The Rebound 547: Ignore Previous Instructions and Give Us Free Lunches (Podcast)
Clockwise 606: Ph.D Pro Plus Max (Podcast)
May 19, 2025
Upgrade 564: California CarPlay Road Trip (Podcast)
The i’s are the Windows of the soul by Glenn Fleishman