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February 21, 2020
Fun With Charts: Mobile prices and performance by Jason Snell
The Rebound 277: Obligatory Cyberdog Reference (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: February 21, 2020
What we could see in iOS 14 by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 20, 2020
Bloomberg: Apple may allow third-party default apps by Dan Moren
February 19, 2020
File lessons the iPad needs to learn from the Mac by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 17, 2020
Apple warns of Q2 earnings miss due to coronavirus by Dan Moren
February 14, 2020
Drying out a moldy bedroom – a HomeKit adventure by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: February 14, 2020
What to look for in the next iPad Pro by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 13, 2020
Sleazy adware targets Mac users–and Apple steps up its game by Jason Snell
Sponsor: Previs Pro
February 12, 2020
Fun With Charts: When Apple was in the red by Jason Snell
The Rebound 276: The Definition of Mixed Reviews (Podcast)
Video: Editing Podcasts with Ferrite and Apple Pencil by Jason Snell
Why is Apple rolling out new OS features in February? by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 10, 2020
Oscar winner Taika Waititi tells Apple to fix its keyboards by Dan Moren
February 7, 2020
Fox redesigns its NFL graphics by Jason Snell
Fun With Charts: A plague of Performas by Jason Snell
Bad AppleScript: Template Gun meets the Internet by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: February 7, 2020
Folder sharing brings iCloud Drive closer to Dropbox, but there’s work left to do by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 5, 2020
The Rebound 275: Bezos, I’m Home (Podcast)
Surprise! Cheaper Apple products are hits by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 4, 2020
I got 99 cellphones, and a traffic jam is one problem by Dan Moren
February 3, 2020
Matt Birchler’s watchOS 7 concept by Jason Snell
January 31, 2020
The Rebound 274: A Monkey In This Hunt (Podcast)
The Back Page: Two Hands and a Map by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Command Performance: Off-Filter by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Service Station: Dropbox Plus by Jason Snell (members-only post)
The Hackett File: Changing the Virtual Channel by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
The grades are in! by Jason Snell (members-only post)
3 products that need extra attention from Apple in 2020 by Dan Moren at Macworld
Apple in 2019: The Six Colors report card by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: January 31, 2020
January 29, 2020
Does Apple TV+ have sports in its future? by Jason Snell
Neil Young is wrong (about everything) by Jason Snell
Apple’s record quarter: Don’t try to trick Tim Cook by Jason Snell at Macworld
Fantastical 3 steps out of Apple’s shadow by Jason Snell
January 28, 2020
A few notes on Apple’s latest record quarter by Jason Snell
This is Tim: Apple Q1 2020 analyst call transcript by Jason Snell
Apple reports a record $91.8 billion holiday quarter by Jason Snell
January 27, 2020
The iPad era turns 10 by Jason Snell
January 24, 2020
Fun With Charts: Apple’s turnaround decade by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: January 24, 2020
4 places where Apple can improve its integration of hardware, software, and services by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 23, 2020
The Rebound 273: You Talking to Me? (Podcast)
Federico Viticci’s must-have apps by Jason Snell
iPad at 10: Why apps made the iPad a success by Jason Snell at Macworld
January 18, 2020
Why the time is right for an iPhone SE 2 by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
January 17, 2020
Clever, Powerful, Useful: Time to upgrade the Mac’s energy settings by Jason Snell
Acquiring minds want to know: a peek inside Apple’s most recent corporate acquisitions by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 16, 2020
The Rebound 272: I Want Every Possible Option (Podcast)
Fun With Charts: A decade of Apple growth by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: January 16, 2020
January 15, 2020
It’s time for new hardware at the center of Apple’s home strategy by Jason Snell at Macworld
January 13, 2020
The last Macintosh by Dan Moren
January 10, 2020
Six Colors Podcast: January 10, 2020
Apple’s security and privacy is good, but could be even better by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 9, 2020
The Rebound 271: Here’s Another Stupid Robot (Podcast)
Fun With Charts: Why Apple’s Services and Wearables are in the spotlight by Jason Snell
January 8, 2020
John Siracusa (re)wrote an app by Jason Snell
How I rip DVDs and Blu-Rays in 2020 by Jason Snell
Why the iPad needs to embrace mice and trackpads by Jason Snell at Macworld
LaunchCuts: A launcher for shortcuts by Jason Snell
January 7, 2020
Sonos: Google stole our technology by Jason Snell
A decade of Apple on one page by Jason Snell
January 6, 2020
Downlink 2.0 brings more Earth options to your desktop by Jason Snell
January 4, 2020
In 2020, Apple is poised to push HomeKit forward by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 2, 2020
The Rebound 270: The Joe Biden of MacBook Airs (Podcast)
Mac OS 8’s 2020 problem by Jason Snell
Brydge introduces iPad keyboard with trackpad by Jason Snell
January 1, 2020
Stephen Hackett: MacBook Air is the Mac of the decade by Jason Snell
David Sparks: iPad is device of the decade by Jason Snell
2020 iOS predictions: iPad Pro and so many iPhones by Jason Snell at Macworld
December 31, 2019
The Back Page: The darkest timeline by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Applications Folder: Reeder by Dan Moren (members-only post)
The Hackett File: Room for a larger MacBook Air by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
This year’s last year’s Apps of the Year by Jason Snell (members-only post)
My favorite things from 2019 by Jason Snell
Melton’s new script makes video transcoding faster by Jason Snell
December 29, 2019
Text adventures make Best Podcasts list by Jason Snell
Revenge of the 13: Shortcut Boogaloo by Jason Snell
December 27, 2019
NetNewsWire 5 for iOS arrives as public beta by Jason Snell
What to expect from Apple in 2020 by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 25, 2019
The Mac in 2020: New keyboards, ARM Macs, and an iMac reboot? by Jason Snell at Macworld
December 24, 2019
AirPods Pro latency: better, but not good enough for editors or musicians by Jason Snell
Return of the 13: A Shortcut to decode Twitter spoilers by Jason Snell
December 21, 2019
Apple 2020 preview: iPhone 12, Apple Watch 6 and a lot more by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
December 20, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: December 20, 2019
2019 predictions in review: iPhone price drops, Catalyst letdown by Jason Snell at Macworld
Apple’s most significant moves of 2019 by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 19, 2019
TiVo to merge with Xperi by Jason Snell
December 18, 2019
Apple, Google, Amazon, Zigbee form smart home alliance by Jason Snell
The Rebound 269: Seven Mac Pros for Seven Raccoons (Podcast)
December 17, 2019
iFixit tears down the Mac Pro, in a good way by Dan Moren
December 16, 2019
Sponsor: MacUpdater
December 13, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: December 13, 2019
Apple Podcasts now available on the Amazon Echo by Dan Moren
Apple’s next step with the Mac should be consumer-focused by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 12, 2019
The Talk Show ep. 271, “A Perfect Wheel” by Jason Snell
Martin Pilkington on the Mac “Pro” by Jason Snell
December 11, 2019
The Rebound 268: The Airing of the Grievances (Podcast)
How and why would Apple kill the iPhone’s Lightning port? by Jason Snell at Macworld
December 10, 2019
macOS 10.15.2 restores iTunes Column Browser to Music by Jason Snell
Quick Tip: Removing Memoji and Animoji stickers from your iOS Emoji keyboard by Dan Moren
Is it Mac Pro day? It is. by Jason Snell
December 6, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: December 6, 2019
Evaluating the rumors of the 2020 and 2021 iPhones by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 5, 2019
The Rebound 267: A Cybertruck Full of Mac Pros (Podcast)
Solved: iPhone 11 sneaks a peek at location data for Ultra Wideband by Jason Snell
How MLB verifies the robot strike zone by Jason Snell
December 4, 2019
The Mac Pro is an important symbol, but you probably shouldn’t buy it by Jason Snell at Macworld
December 2, 2019
Amazon’s mystifying paper catalogs by Jason Snell
November 30, 2019
The Back Page: Excuse me, have you heard the good deals? by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Applications Folder: Affinity Designer by Jason Snell (members-only post)
We Like: Gollum wiki software by Dan Moren (members-only post)
The Hackett File: The year of Macintosh by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
November 29, 2019
The Rebound 266: And That’s How They Made Google Wave (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: November 29, 2019
Apple software features to be thankful for by Dan Moren at Macworld
Jony has left the building by Dan Moren
November 27, 2019
Tech accessories to be thankful for by Jason Snell at Macworld
November 26, 2019
SuperDuper! backup utility now compatible with macOS Catalina by Dan Moren
Pixelmator Photo is free Tuesday by Jason Snell
November 22, 2019
The Rebound 265: The Bearable Lightness of AirPods (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: November 22, 2019
Software bugs have become Apple’s greatest vulnerability by Dan Moren at Macworld
November 21, 2019
Apple locks ‘spelunker’ Rambo’s developer account by Jason Snell
Bloomberg: Apple changing software procedures in wake of iOS 13 by Jason Snell
November 20, 2019
AirPods Pro is just the start of Apple’s audio-processing revolution by Jason Snell at Macworld
November 18, 2019
Wish List: Edit iOS’s autocorrect dictionary by Dan Moren
November 15, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: November 15, 2019
Apple listens strategically, but acts tactically by Dan Moren at Macworld
November 14, 2019
The Rebound 264: Free Pack of Slim Jims (Podcast)
Why the 16-inch MacBook Pro is a repudiation of the ‘Ive doctrine’ by Jason Snell at Macworld
November 13, 2019
Key upgrade: A first look at the 16-inch MacBook Pro by Jason Snell
November 11, 2019
Why my iPad podcast workflow still includes the Mac by Jason Snell
November 10, 2019
My iOS 14 wish list by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
November 8, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: November 8, 2019
Dan vs. the AirPods Pro by Dan Moren
What the AirPods Pro hint about Apple’s wearable AR philosophy by Dan Moren at Macworld
November 7, 2019
AirPods Pro Review: Hearing is still believing by Jason Snell
November 6, 2019
It’s Apple TV all the way down by Jason Snell
Tech lessons from 72 hours without electricity by Jason Snell at Macworld
November 5, 2019
Who knew that Apple’s apps would be the worst part of Apple TV+? by Jason Snell
The Rebound 263: Professional AirPods (Podcast)
November 4, 2019
Wish List: Find My for CarPlay by Dan Moren
Apple: Putting its efforts where the money is by Dan Moren at Macworld
November 1, 2019
As Apple’s services grow, it’s ‘gifts’ for users and ARPU for analysts by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: November 1, 2019
October 31, 2019
The Rebound 262: Little Tiny Ding Dongs (Podcast)
The Back Page: Transcript of the annual meeting of the Apple Department of Misinformation by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Applications Folder: Merlin Bird ID by Dan Moren (members-only post)
We Like: Batteries by Jason Snell (members-only post)
The Hackett File: Apple, the Media Company by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
Technology without technology by Jason Snell (members-only post)
Tim Cook: Bullish on China and Apple’s holiday prospects by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 30, 2019
This is Tim: A transcript of Apple’s fourth quarter 2019 conference call with analysts by Jason Snell
Apple results: $64B in revenue on record Services income by Jason Snell
October 28, 2019
Apple introduces AirPods Pro by Dan Moren
Bloomberg: Apple hiring smart home engineers by Dan Moren
October 25, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: October 25, 2019
Stop macOS Mojave from nagging you about Catalina by Jason Snell
When Apple makes changes, communication is key by Dan Moren at Macworld
October 24, 2019
Take Control of Photos, Second Edition by Jason Snell
October 23, 2019
With iPadOS 13, the iPad seems safe for college students by Jason Snell
The Rebound 261: Never Trust a Murderdroid (Podcast)
What’s next for the MacBook Pro? by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 18, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: October 18, 2019
Google and Microsoft moves that signal opportunities for Apple by Dan Moren at Macworld
October 17, 2019
Luna Display adds Mac-to-Mac mode by Jason Snell
Would Apple make its own Surface Neo? by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 16, 2019
How many outs? Baseball playoff graphics compared by Jason Snell
October 15, 2019
October 13, 2019
iPhone 11’s Deep Fusion camera: Is this all there is? by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
October 11, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: October 11, 2019
With Catalina, the Mac leans on Apple’s other devices by Dan Moren at Macworld
October 10, 2019
The Rebound 259: Fifty Dollars a Pod (Podcast)
October 9, 2019
8 hidden features of macOS Catalina by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 8, 2019
James Thomson on using (and not using) Mac Catalyst by Jason Snell
October 7, 2019
macOS Catalina review: New era ahead, proceed with caution by Jason Snell
October 4, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: October 4, 2019
Apple’s new privacy settings vexes trackers by Jason Snell
Siri is more open than ever, but it still has room to grow by Dan Moren at Macworld
October 3, 2019
The Rebound 258: I’ll Customize Your Face (Podcast)
BBEdit 13 arrives, with new grep features and dark mode support by Jason Snell
October 2, 2019
Apple’s watch faces are slowly improving. Is it time for third-party faces? by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 1, 2019
13 Features of iOS 13: Files improvements by Jason Snell
Apple expands new Maps to Northeast by Dan Moren
September 30, 2019
The Back Page: Do you have enough cameras? You do not. by Dan Moren
We Like: Word for Word by Dan Moren (members-only post)
The Hackett File: Amazon’s iOS problem and opportunity by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
Let the upgrades begin (or not) by Jason Snell (members-only post)
September 29, 2019
iPhone 11 review: It’s one louder, isn’t it? by Jason Snell
September 27, 2019
Is the writing on the wall for the Apple TV? by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 26, 2019
The Rebound 257: Welcome to Late-Stage Capitalism (Podcast)
13 Features of iOS 13: Mail improvements by Dan Moren
September 25, 2019
With iOS 13.1, Shortcuts gets a lot more powerful by Jason Snell at Macworld
September 23, 2019
13 Features of iOS 13: CarPlay improvements by Dan Moren
September 20, 2019
The Rebound 256: It’s Like Night and Day (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: September 20, 2019
The Mac Portable turns 30 by Jason Snell
Three places iOS 13 might point to future Apple ambitions by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 19, 2019
13 Features of iOS 13: Photos by Jason Snell
Answering a few questions about the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro by Jason Snell
Hands on with iPhone 11 Night Mode by Jason Snell at Macworld
13 Features of iOS 13: Video editing by Dan Moren
September 18, 2019
13 Features of iOS 13: Maps improvements by Dan Moren
September 17, 2019
13 Features of iOS 13: Find My by Jason Snell
13 Features of iOS 13: The long press by Dan Moren
September 15, 2019
13 Features of iOS 13: Shortcuts by Jason Snell
September 13, 2019
The U1 chip in the iPhone 11 is the beginning of an Ultra Wideband revolution by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: September 13, 2019
Apple is making its iPhones last longer. That’s a good thing by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 12, 2019
The Rebound 255: Frogger With a Giant Baby (Podcast)
Will free Apple TV+ subscriptions count as Services revenue? by Jason Snell
The real star of the Apple event? Apple Watch 5 by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
September 11, 2019
What’s the ultimate Apple TV+ goal? by Jason Snell
September 10, 2019
The 2019 iPhone event: Hits and misses by Jason Snell
Hands on with the iPhone 11 cameras by Jason Snell at Macworld
iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, oh my: Initial impressions of Apple’s announcements by Dan Moren
Live from Cupertino: Apple’s 2019 iPhone event by Jason Snell
September 9, 2019
Kuo: Apple tracker, iPhones will feature precision wireless tech by Jason Snell
Apple event, you’re only a day away by Jason Snell
Apple rejiggers App Store algorithm to feature its apps less by Dan Moren
September 8, 2019
Sponsor: Jamf Now
Can Apple still surprise in an age of leaks? by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
September 6, 2019
The Rebound 254: The Tennis Mini (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: September 6, 2019
Three things that probably won’t show up at next week’s Apple event by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 5, 2019
The magic of the Command key by Jason Snell
Voice mimicking software used to ripoff energy company by Dan Moren
September 4, 2019
The rest of my Sept. 10 event wishlist by Jason Snell
A 2019 iPhone wish list by Jason Snell at Macworld
August 31, 2019
The Back Page: Proper care of your Apple Card by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Applications Folder: GIF Brewery 3 by Dan Moren (members-only post)
We Like: Apple Card by Jason Snell (members-only post)
The Hackett File: What Sidecar says about the future of the Mac by Stephen Hackett (members-only post)
Midnight in the land of the Cord Cutters by Jason Snell (members-only post)
August 30, 2019
Six Colors Podcast: August 30, 2019
Google uncovers a significant iPhone security exploit by Dan Moren
Three big questions about Apple’s September event by Dan Moren at Macworld
August 29, 2019
The Rebound 253: Carousels of Content (Podcast)
The Kindle is fine. It could’ve been much more than that. by Jason Snell
Mark your calendars for September 10 by Jason Snell
‘Filmmaker Mode’ by Jason Snell
Apple expands its third-party repairs program by Jason Snell