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May 15, 2023
Upgrade 459: I Appreciate Whopping (Podcast)
May 12, 2023
Tracking the many social-media migrations by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
This Week in Apple: Finally Cut Pro by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: One podcast wedding, two pro iPad apps
Sponsor: Kolide
May 10, 2023
Clockwise 502: Cirque-du-Soleil-Style Verbal Gymnastics (Podcast)
The Rebound 443: Myke Hurley (Podcast)
The must-have accessory for Apple’s AR headset will be an Apple One subscription by Dan Moren at Macworld
May 9, 2023
Final Cut and Logic arrive on iPad: Questions and (some) answers by Jason Snell
Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro come to the iPad at last by Dan Moren
May 8, 2023
May 5, 2023
This Week in Apple: Remember to tip your Genius by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Apple’s weird quarter and Passkey progress
Reacting to Apple’s “sigh of relief” quarter by Jason Snell at Macworld
25 years ago, Apple introduced the product that changed everything by Dan Moren at Macworld
May 4, 2023
Accessory maker Brydge ceases operations by Jason Snell
Video: Apple Q2 2023 results, charts by Six Colors Staff
This is Tim: Apple’s Q2 2023 analyst call, transcribed by Jason Snell
Apple Q2 2023 results: $94.8B revenue, better than expected (with charts!) by Jason Snell
May 3, 2023
Move messages from Slack to Discord by Jason Snell
Clockwise 501: The Atomic Energy of Personal Location Security (Podcast)
The Rebound 442: If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put an AirTag On It (Podcast)
Google adds passkeys for accounts by Dan Moren
May 2, 2023
Apple, Google propose ‘unwanted tracking’ standard by Jason Snell
Downstream 43: The Two-Episode Test (Podcast)
May 1, 2023
Upgrade 457: Subtle & Vibrant (Podcast)
Wish List: Auto-resume for walking workouts in watchOS by Dan Moren
The juice jacking isn’t worth the squeeze by Dan Moren
April 28, 2023
The Back Page: The many moods of Tim Cook by Dan Moren (members-only post)
This Week in Apple: A system of operating by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Streaming ads and home servers
April 27, 2023
The endless uses for an always-on Mac by Jason Snell
April 26, 2023
I really don’t want to read the comments by Jason Snell
Clockwise 500: The Windows Vista of the Future (Podcast)
The Rebound 441: Feed The Rebound (Podcast)
Why ads on Apple TV+ are inevitable by Jason Snell at Macworld
April 24, 2023
Upgrade 456: The Official Journal of Journaling (Podcast)
Are you ready to give Apple all of your money? by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 21, 2023
This Week in Apple: SurpriSE! by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Apple in India, cameras in our pockets
Sponsor: Kolide
April 19, 2023
Adjust the text size of individual iOS apps by Jason Snell
Have you considered using a camera? by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Clockwise 499: Weeping Quietly Into My Headset (Podcast)
The Rebound 440: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Podcast)
Why Apple’s competition can never measure up by Jason Snell at Macworld
April 18, 2023
April 17, 2023
Member Video: Get the most out of macOS screenshots
Upgrade 455: QUADBOX! (Podcast)
Apple’s quad box arrives in new tvOS beta by Jason Snell
Apple Cash becomes Apple savings account by Jason Snell
How dicey rumors get from Apple’s secret labs to your computer screen by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 15, 2023
The end of the computer magazine by Jason Snell
April 12, 2023
‘Make Something Wonderful’ by Jason Snell
Clockwise 498: Divisive About Devices (Podcast)
The Rebound 439: Maybe If I Spend More Money (Podcast)
What’s bugging Mac users? Bugs, bad base models, and expensive upgrades by Jason Snell at Macworld
April 10, 2023
Upgrade 454: The Home Home (Podcast)
April 8, 2023
Sponsor: Kolide
April 7, 2023
Andy Baio on designing for colorblindness by Jason Snell
This Week in Apple: Exactly the right amount of Cooks by John Moltz (members-only post)
Friday Night Baseball’s radio overlay really works by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: CarPlay coping, Easter eggs, and the Lisa
April 6, 2023
General Motors hates your iPhone by Jason Snell
April 5, 2023
The Bitcoin Whitepaper is on your Mac by Jason Snell
The Rebound 438: Your Daily Dare (Podcast)
Clockwise 497: Mounting My Phone Like an Uber Driver (Podcast)
Fantastical adds broader Shortcuts support by Jason Snell
I don’t need another touchscreen by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
April 3, 2023
Downstream 41: I’ve Never Heard of This Movie (Podcast)
Upgrade 453: At Large at Apple Park (Podcast)
How Apple can use small OS upgrades to make a big splash at WWDC by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 31, 2023
The Back Page: We got nothing by Dan Moren (members-only post)
This Week in Apple: Who wants this stuff? by John Moltz (members-only post)
Sponsor: Kandji
Six Colors Podcast: WWDC, digital photo frames, and automaker arrogance
Review: Aura’s digital photo frame is solid, if not quite picture perfect by Dan Moren
March 30, 2023
Video: Using VoiceOver with the Weather app by Shelly Brisbin
March 29, 2023
Apple in the Enterprise: A 2023 report card by Jason Snell
Kirk McElhearn takes Apple Music Classical for a spin by Dan Moren
Clockwise 496: I Just Wanna Know What Outer Space Tastes Like (Podcast)
March Backstage Video Chat (Backstage Pass)
Apple announces WWDC 2023 for June 5-9 by Dan Moren
The Rebound 437: C’mon, Six Eyes (Podcast)
The case for an iPhone action button by Jason Snell at Macworld
March 28, 2023
iOS and macOS’s Passwords feature needs an app by Dan Moren
First Look: Apple Classical is tuned for the genre, but hits a few false notes by Dan Moren
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