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July 5, 2017
Spam in my kitchen: The Amazon Echo Show arrives by Jason Snell
July 3, 2017
‘The tragedy of FireWire’ by Jason Snell
‘Can the MacBook Pro replace your iPad?’ by Jason Snell
July 1, 2017
Sponsor: Couchbase
June 30, 2017
The Back Page: Leaked Transcript of Apple’s Plan to Stop Leaks by Dan Moren (members-only post)
What I Use: What’s in My Dock by Dan Moren (members-only post)
By Request: Sports, entertainment, and tech by Jason Snell (members-only post)
The Hackett File: Revising my iPad Productivity by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
San Jose’d by Jason Snell (members-only post)
After 10 years, where does the iPhone go next? by Dan Moren at Macworld
June 29, 2017
The Rebound 143: Too Many Echoes, Not Enough House (Podcast)
A couple weeks with the iOS 11 beta by Dan Moren
iPhone at 10 video roundtable by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: 68: June 29, 2017
What’s new in Photos for macOS High Sierra by Jason Snell
The iPhone at 10: Into the woods by Jason Snell
iPhone at 10: The greatness of the original iPhone by Jason Snell at Macworld
June 28, 2017
The revolution in your pocket: How the iPhone changed everything by Jason Snell at TechRepublic
June 26, 2017
Super Nintendo Classic arrives in September by Dan Moren
FRTMA for Apple Pencil Magnetic Sleeve Review: A modest attraction by Dan Moren
June 23, 2017
How Apple’s wearable tech could and should help your health by Dan Moren at Macworld
June 22, 2017
Six Colors Podcast: 67: June 22, 2017
The Rebound 142: The iBarrel (Podcast)
‘Uber Can’t Be Fixed’ by Jason Snell
Why the 10.5-inch iPad Pro is a typing champ by Jason Snell at Macworld
The life and death of FireWire by Dan Moren
June 21, 2017
Letterpress, meet 21st century by Jason Snell
iPhone anniversary event video by Jason Snell
Why airplanes can’t take off in extreme heat (updated) by Jason Snell
June 20, 2017
Inside Apple’s anti-leak fight by Jason Snell
June 19, 2017
In iOS 11, App Store editorial comes out of the shadows by Jason Snell
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
June 16, 2017
The Rebound 141: You Should Be Committed (Podcast)
Thoughts on the 10.5-inch iPad Pro by Dan Moren
Six Colors Podcast: 66: June 16, 2017
Apple hires Sony TV presidents by Jason Snell
Apple’s drive towards an autonomous car by Dan Moren at Macworld
June 15, 2017
The Apple Pencil from a non-artist’s perspective by Dan Moren
What’s new in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2017 edition) by Jason Snell
The big unanswered questions from WWDC by Jason Snell at Macworld
June 14, 2017
Xbox Live Avatar revamp focuses on diversity, customization by Dan Moren
June 13, 2017
iOS 11 vs. macOS: Apple Has Already Chosen the Winner by Jason Snell at Laptop
Tim Cook acknowledges Apple’s working on autonomous car systems by Dan Moren
June 12, 2017
Black Panther teaser trailer by Dan Moren
June 10, 2017
Sponsor: Linode
June 9, 2017
Anatomy of an App Store scam by Jason Snell
Apple makes major podcast updates by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: 65: June 9, 2017
Apple Can Afford To Mess With Annoying, Snoopy Ads–And At WWDC, It Did by Dan Moren at Fast Company
Reasons to be skeptical of Chrome’s ad blocker by Jason Snell
The cross-border appeal of Trader Joe’s by Jason Snell
No need to reinvent the wheel with iOS 11 by Dan Moren at Macworld
June 8, 2017
HomePod first impressions: Lots of unknowns, but its sound is impressive by Jason Snell at Macworld
June 7, 2017
MacStories’s roundup of little features you might have missed by Dan Moren
WebRTC coming to WebKit and Safari by Jason Snell
HomePod’s promise is as a platform, not just a device by Dan Moren
June 6, 2017
The Rebound 140: You’re in My Party Playlist (WWDC 2017) (Podcast)
Three big questions about Apple’s new iPad announcements by Jason Snell
WWDC 2017 keynote: Taking it all in by Jason Snell at Macworld
June 5, 2017
Ears On with the HomePod by Jason Snell
Apple WWDC Keynote: Live Updates by Jason Snell
June 2, 2017
Six Colors Podcast: 64: June 2, 2017
WWDC 2017: One more big thing by Dan Moren at Macworld
June 1, 2017
WWDC 2017: Here’s hoping by Jason Snell
The Rebound 139: You Don’t Deserve A Touch Bar (Podcast)
Apple’s WWDC Announcements: What are the chances? by Jason Snell at Macworld
Swift Playgrounds 1.5 brings robotics support by Dan Moren
Brent Simmons’s new feed reader is Evergreen by Dan Moren
May 31, 2017
The Back Page: WWDC 2017: Welcome to Apple Reality by Dan Moren (members-only post)
What I Use: Writing a Novel by Dan Moren (members-only post)
By Request: My last two apps by Jason Snell (members-only post)
The Hackett File: Thoughts on macOS 10.13 by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
These kids today by Jason Snell (members-only post)
iPad pointing devices by Jason Snell
Bloomberg: Apple’s making the Siri Speaker by Jason Snell
‘Apple’s short term memory’ by Jason Snell
May 30, 2017
Carpool Karaoke will debut August 8th by Dan Moren
Castro podcast app adds Enhanced Audio by Jason Snell
TripMode 2: Control your Mac’s data usage by Jason Snell
May 28, 2017
Sponsor: Sponsor: Sanebox
May 26, 2017
Bloomberg: Apple designing AI processor by Jason Snell
Joe Steel’s tvOS wish list (2017 edition) by Jason Snell
Home is where the HomeKit wants to be by Dan Moren at Macworld
May 25, 2017
Gem of the solar system by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: 63: May 25, 2017
The Rebound 138: Thinking Man Emoji (Podcast)
Walt Mossberg’s last weekly column by Dan Moren
Readdle adds drag and drop between its apps by Dan Moren
Belkin adding HomeKit support via WeMo Bridge by Dan Moren
How iCloud Photo Library matches up to Google Photos by Jason Snell at Macworld
May 24, 2017
IFTTT gets a little bit more complicated by Jason Snell
Six Colors sponsorships open for summer by Jason Snell
May 23, 2017
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 22, 2017
The subscription paradox by Jason Snell
May 19, 2017
Six Colors Podcast: 62: May 19, 2017
MacStories’s iOS 11 wish list and concepts by Dan Moren
Imagining the introduction of a “Siri Speaker” by Jason Snell
Championing the Mac Pro by Jason Snell at IMore
The computer as an appliance: Moving beyond the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Siri by Dan Moren at Macworld
May 18, 2017
Google’s AI challenges by Jason Snell
The Rebound 137: We’re Doubling Down on Glass (Podcast)
Apple Park: The last great product by Steve Jobs by Jason Snell at Macworld
How a British security researcher accidentally stopped last week’s ransomware outbreak by Dan Moren
May 17, 2017
Emoji Defragmentation: Goodbye, Google blobs by Jason Snell
Panic source code stolen in HandBrake app hack by Jason Snell
Developers introduce new feed format by Jason Snell
May 16, 2017
CMD-D: Masters of Automation by Jason Snell
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 15, 2017
Long Live the MP3 by Jason Snell
May 13, 2017
Sponsor: Squarespace Domains
May 12, 2017
My FlightTrack replacement is Flight Update Pro by Jason Snell
Why Apple’s next killer app is health by Dan Moren at Macworld
May 11, 2017
Report: Amazon Prime video coming to Apple TV, this time for real? by Dan Moren
Six Colors Podcast: 61: May 11, 2017
iTunes coming to the Windows App Store by Dan Moren
How does the Surface Laptop stack up to Apple’s notebooks? by Jason Snell at Macworld
May 10, 2017
The Rebound 136: The Bleep-Bloop Button (Podcast)
May 9, 2017
Apple acquires Beddit sleep-tracking hardware by Dan Moren
Comixology Guided View comes to Kindle by Jason Snell
Echo Show ships on June 28 for $230 by Dan Moren
May 8, 2017
Sorting two metric tons of Lego by Jason Snell
Create audio transcripts fast with Trint by Jason Snell
Workflow gets an update–and restores Google Chrome by Jason Snell
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 7, 2017
HandBrake downloads compromised by malware by Jason Snell
May 5, 2017
Six Colors Podcast: 60: May 5, 2017
Why Apple’s laptops could use a little less innovation at the moment by Dan Moren at Macworld
May 3, 2017
6 key takeaways from Apple’s Q2 2017 earnings call by Jason Snell at Macworld
Hulu launches Live TV beta by Dan Moren
May 2, 2017
Q2 2017 call transcript: Apple’s answers to analyst’s questions by Jason Snell
Apple Q2 2017: No records, slight growth by Jason Snell
Cutting through net neutrality myths by Dan Moren
May 1, 2017
Joe Kissell takes control of Take Control Books by Dan Moren
Recording on two USB mics with GarageBand by Dan Moren
April 30, 2017
The Back Page: Introducing Apple Music Video, Coming at Some Future Date by Dan Moren (members-only post)
What I Use: Learning curves by Jason Snell (members-only post)
By Request: Battery backups and obsolete tech by Dan Moren (members-only post)
The Hackett File: Three months of Touch Bar by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
April 29, 2017
Sponsor: Layers
April 28, 2017
Six Colors Podcast: 59: April 28, 2017
What to expect from Apple’s Q2 2017 earnings call on May 2 by Jason Snell at Macworld
Why peer-to-peer Apple Pay is a great idea by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 27, 2017
The Rebound 134: Try This On For Sighs (Podcast)
Introducing Download by Jason Snell
Hajime “grayhat” IoT worm is even more sophisticated than thought by Dan Moren
April 26, 2017
Senate ID cards security “chips” are just photos by Dan Moren
Amazon’s new Echo Look has a hands-free camera by Dan Moren
April 25, 2017
Episode IX has a release (and Indy 5 too) by Dan Moren
Apple Music’s Carpool Karaoke series delayed by Dan Moren
April 24, 2017
Apple cuts affiliate commissions on apps by Jason Snell
One for the thumbs by Jason Snell
Quick Tip: Purge completed items from Reminders by Dan Moren
April 23, 2017
How making its iWork and iLife apps free could hurt Apple and its users by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 22, 2017
Sponsor: YNAB (You Need a Budget)
April 21, 2017
One podcaster’s (fruitless) quest to replace Skype by Jason Snell
‘How Apple won silicon’ by Jason Snell
Apple forces recyclers to shred its products by Jason Snell
April 20, 2017
The Rebound 133: The Sonos Sub is Delicious (Podcast)
After more than two years, Apple Pay still feels like the future by Jason Snell at Macworld
April 19, 2017
Apple environmental chief says the company wants to end mining by Dan Moren
The Power of the (2009) Mac Pro by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: 58: April 19, 2017
Report: SNES Classic coming later this year by Dan Moren
Hajime, the grayhat botnet “securing” IoT devices by Dan Moren
April 18, 2017
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 by Jason Snell
Coachella iPhone thief foiled by Find My iPhone by Dan Moren
April 17, 2017
Don’t fear the flipside by Jason Snell
Building a tiny classic Mac out of Lego blocks by Dan Moren
Mac emulation in a web page by Jason Snell
iTunes needs to go (well, the name, anyway) by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 14, 2017
Amazon’s Kindle gets unjustified at last by Jason Snell
April 13, 2017
Úll Radio by Jason Snell
Which cutting edge technologies will become mainstream? by Jason Snell at Macworld
Is this the beginning of the end for iTunes? by Jason Snell
April 12, 2017
The Rebound 132: What Is Wrong With You Is My Next Question (Podcast)
Clips Review: Creative fun amidst idiosyncrasies by Dan Moren
April 11, 2017
Report: Apple might make power management chips in house by Dan Moren
April 7, 2017
Sponsor: Witch 4
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 at Macworld
April 6, 2017
Microsoft reveals specs of the next Xbox by Dan Moren
April 5, 2017
The good news and bad news of Apple’s Mac Pro announcement by Jason Snell at Macworld
Panic looks back on 2016 by Dan Moren
April 4, 2017
The Rebound 131: This Would Have Been Great To Know About Two Years Ago (Podcast)
A few more thoughts on today’s Mac Pro news by Dan Moren
The Mac Pro isn’t dead—just sleeping by Dan Moren
April 3, 2017
‘My favorite prankster’ by Jason Snell
March 31, 2017
The Back Page: Thank You for Your Surface by Dan Moren (members-only post)
What I Use: Travel prep and tech by Jason Snell (members-only post)
By Request: Wearing in its welcome by Dan Moren (members-only post)
The Hackett File: The End of the AppleCare Road by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
Relocating a community by Jason Snell (members-only post)
Freelance Accounting Template: The 2017 Edition by Dan Moren
Ms. Pac Map by Jason Snell
To fix the Apple TV, why not free Siri from the Siri Remote? by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 30, 2017
With the new iPad, Apple keeps simplifying its product lines by Jason Snell at Macworld
Six Colors Podcast: 57: March 30, 2017
The Rebound 130: I Like My Face Better (Podcast)
March 29, 2017
The Deck is shutting down by Jason Snell
David Pogue’s FlightTrack replacements by Jason Snell
March 27, 2017
Six Colors sponsorships open by Jason Snell
‘The final 2017 emoji list’ by Jason Snell
Apple software updates galore: iOS 10.3, macOS 10.12.4, more by Dan Moren
March 24, 2017
Six Colors Podcast: 56: March 24, 2017
25 Coolest Things Apple’s Workflow App Can Do by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
Apple’s acquisition of Workflow could bring automation to iOS by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 23, 2017
‘Apple II Forever’ by Jason Snell
The Rebound 129: Look at This GUI (Podcast)
The $329 iPad could be just the thing for the education market by Jason Snell at Macworld
Instagram rolls out two-factor authentication for all by Dan Moren
Apple says iCloud and Apple IDs not compromised, despite ransom attempt by Dan Moren
March 22, 2017
Apple acquires Workflow by Jason Snell
iTunes 12.6 enables rent once, watch anywhere by Dan Moren
March 21, 2017
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
March 20, 2017
Is Apple releasing new products Tuesday? by Jason Snell
Apple is serious about Augmented Reality by Jason Snell
March 17, 2017
What happens when the Queen dies? by Jason Snell
The Monopoly boot gets the boot by Jason Snell
Netflix tests a “skip intro” button by Jason Snell
The iPad Pro needs a refresh: Here’s what to expect by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 16, 2017
The Rebound 128: Let’s Make Some Bets (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: 55: March 16, 2017
How the AirPods show Apple’s frustrating and delightful quest for simplicity by Jason Snell at Macworld
Tom Negrino: 1956-2017 by Jason Snell
March 15, 2017
What’s Apple’s next chapter in podcasting? by Jason Snell
Quick Tip: Adding Preview filters in macOS Sierra by Dan Moren
CIA’s secret training tool: board games by Dan Moren
March 14, 2017
Hue Labs rescues Philips’s Motion Sensor with sunlight as a switch by Dan Moren
Jonathan Zdziarski joins Apple by Jason Snell