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October 26, 2015
Let the Apple TV (fourth-generation) floodgates open by Jason Snell
October 23, 2015
How Apple’s positioned to offer cheap data at home and abroad by Dan Moren at Macworld
October 22, 2015
Now you can find your friends on iCloud.com by Dan Moren
The Rebound 57: What If It Was a Hoverboard? (Podcast)
Ars Technica reviews the Xbox Elite controller by Dan Moren
Can the Apple TV retire my Fire TV? by Dan Moren
October 21, 2015
Clean out a messy Open With menu in the Finder by Dan Moren
iOS 9.1, OS X 10.11.1, watchOS 2.0.1 out now by Dan Moren
Wish List: Siri for AirPlay by Dan Moren
A Definitive Ranking of ‘Star Wars’ Jackets by Dan Moren
October 20, 2015
Boston transit directions actually arrive (late, as usual) by Dan Moren
October 16, 2015
Sponsor: The Practical Guide to Networking, Privacy & Security in iOS 9
Rethinking iTunes by Dan Moren
Can the Apple TV bring everything under (remote) control? by Dan Moren at Macworld
Using the Magic Trackpad 2 on older Macs by Jason Snell
Stephen Hackett on Notes.app by Jason Snell
Force Touch on the Mac needs a little more oomph by Jason Snell at Macworld
October 15, 2015
The Rebound 56: Bondi Blue or GTFO (Podcast)
Mac, iCloud versions of Pages, Numbers, Keynote get updated too by Dan Moren
Pages, Numbers, Keynote get updated with iPad productivity features by Dan Moren
Live GIF is iOS’s first Live Photo to GIF converter by Dan Moren
Wish List: iTunes Match for video by Dan Moren
ifoAppleStore founder Gary Allen passes away by Dan Moren
Apple TV service continues slouching towards Bethlehem by Dan Moren
October 14, 2015
Lara Croft Go delivers a quality tomb raiding experience on iOS by Dan Moren
Apple details Wi-Fi Assist feature by Dan Moren
October 13, 2015
iMac with 4K Retina display review by Jason Snell at Macworld
Apple Magic Trackpad 2 review by Jason Snell
Apple Magic Keyboard Review by Jason Snell
Apple revises iMac line, adds 21.5″ Retina 4K model by Jason Snell
October 12, 2015
Apple’s chip advantage by Jason Snell
October 10, 2015
Sponsor: Igloo Software
October 9, 2015
Overcast 2 begins a new (podcast) chapter by Jason Snell
All together now: Would Apple ever go for Microsoft-style convergence? by Dan Moren at Macworld
With Surface Book, Microsoft adds Apple’s playbook to its own by Jason Snell at SuperSite
October 8, 2015
The Rebound 55: Self-Driving Electric Helicopter (Podcast)
Wi-Fi calling now available on AT&T iPhones by Dan Moren
Best 3D Touch apps for the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus by Jason Snell at Tom's Guide
After one year, this is the state of Apple Pay by Dan Moren
Learning to love the iPad Air 2 by Jason Snell at Macworld
Wish List: 3D Touch in Control Center by Dan Moren
Ebookum patronus! Enhanced versions of Harry Potter available only on iBooks by Dan Moren
October 7, 2015
Fantastical 2.5 arrives for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch by Jason Snell
Twelve South’s BookArc gets an update by Jason Snell
ComiXology adds its last major publisher, Dark Horse by Jason Snell
October 6, 2015
The Chromecast Audio: Compact, but not compelling by Dan Moren
Tip: Take your Mac or iOS device off of the Public Beta track by Dan Moren
Destiny adds microtransactions for sweet dance moves by Dan Moren
October 5, 2015
Early days yet by Jason Snell
‘I once was in Maps, but now I’m found’ by Jason Snell
October 4, 2015
Sponsor: Many Tricks
October 2, 2015
Are Apple’s productivity apps nearing their expiration dates? by Dan Moren at Macworld
Photo Extensions come to Photos 1.1 by Jason Snell
October 1, 2015
Wish List: Multiple credit cards in iTunes by Dan Moren
The Rebound 54: iPhone Success (Podcast)
Amazon to stop selling Chromecasts, Apple TVs by Dan Moren
Tweetbot 4 adds new Activity and Stats views, better iPad support by Dan Moren
Tip: Change swipe behavior in El Capitan Mail (partially) by Dan Moren
Eddy Cue talks music, the iPhone, and…data roaming? by Dan Moren
September 30, 2015
What’s new in Photos for Mac 1.1 by Jason Snell
OS X El Capitan has been released by Jason Snell
September 29, 2015
Find My Friends comes to El Capitan by Jason Snell
Apple Music: To renew or not to renew? by Dan Moren
Ars Technica’s El Capitan review by Jason Snell
El Capitan Review: Solid as a Rock by Jason Snell at Macworld
Apple updates its privacy information by Dan Moren
Small Siri improvements from iPhone 6s and iOS 9 by Dan Moren
September 28, 2015
iPhone camera: Then and now by Jason Snell
The ultimate iPhone camera comparison by Jason Snell
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus review: The best iPhone ever, by a wide margin by Jason Snell at Macworld
September 26, 2015
Why the iPad won’t replace the MacBook as my main work tool any time soon by Dan Moren at Macworld
September 25, 2015
Sponsor: PCalc
The Rebound 53: Hit It Twice, Sam (Podcast)
The Verge’s smartphone camera shootout by Jason Snell
September 24, 2015
First Look: iPhone 6S brings major interface enhancements by Jason Snell at Macworld
The Rebound 52: Equally Wrong (Podcast)
Well, that’s one way to get a business model by Dan Moren
Fun with iPad backup and restore by Dan Moren
Tip: Remove “frequently visited sites” from Safari by Dan Moren
September 23, 2015
Five months in: What I use my Apple Watch for by Dan Moren
OS X Server’s new iCloud Acceleration is light on configuration by Dan Moren
iOS 9.0.1 brings bug fixes, not much else by Dan Moren
The bias for Apple by Dan Moren
Tip: Simple batch file renames in the Finder by Dan Moren
September 22, 2015
The Incomparable Radio Theater by Jason Snell
iPhone 6S reviews are out by Jason Snell
September 21, 2015
‘We’re fine with knowing nothing’ by Jason Snell
watchOS 2 released: Let’s get this party started by Jason Snell
Ryan Adams releases his ‘1989’ by Jason Snell
‘Ads are dead, long live ads!’ by Jason Snell
iOS malware introduced through hacked Xcode by Jason Snell
September 18, 2015
New Colors by Jason Snell
The Apple TV’s all grown up by Dan Moren at Macworld
Sponsor: Audio Hijack, from Rogue Amoeba
iOS 9 in review: Low Power Mode and lowering battery anxiety by Jason Snell
Marco Arment ends the war on Peace by Jason Snell
September 17, 2015
5 new iOS 9 features to get excited about by Jason Snell at SuperSite
Cheaper iCloud storage plans launch by Dan Moren
iOS 9 in review: Getting from point A to point B by Dan Moren
Which iOS 9 features are available where by Dan Moren
FireTV not going quietly into the night by Dan Moren
iOS 9 in review: Search and ye shall find by Dan Moren
September 16, 2015
Picture in Picture: Hulu, MLB join the party by Jason Snell
Marco Arment releases Peace, an iOS 9 content blocker by Jason Snell
Tip: Excise old email addresses from Mail by Dan Moren
How Apple got 3D Touch right by Jason Snell at Macworld
AirDrop vulnerability partially patched in iOS 9 by Dan Moren
watchOS 2 not arriving today by Dan Moren
iOS 9 in review: iPad productivity by Jason Snell
September 13, 2015
‘Zuckerberg to leave Harvard indefinitely’ by Jason Snell
Benedict Evans on subscription iPhones by Jason Snell
September 12, 2015
Sponsor: Sponsor: Igloo
September 11, 2015
Apple.com: Only mostly dead? by Jason Snell
The Rebound 51: Mayonnaise for the Distinguished Lady (Podcast)
September 10, 2015
Tap, swipe, flip (off) by Dan Moren
Hands on with the iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard by Jason Snell at Macworld by Jason Snell
September 9, 2015
Notebook: Apple’s newest product announcements by Jason Snell
Six Colors Live Coverage: Sept. 9 Apple Event by Jason Snell
September 8, 2015
‘Cruising toward oblivion’ by Jason Snell
September 7, 2015
Week 52 by Jason Snell
September 5, 2015
Sponsor: Sponsor: RecipePad
September 4, 2015
What might be in store for Siri by Dan Moren
On RSS readers and the much exaggerated “death” of RSS by Dan Moren
September 3, 2015
The Rebound 50: I’ll Never Love a Phone Again (Podcast)
Return of the NetNewsWire by Dan Moren
App Store Games Twitter account inserts coin, presses start by Dan Moren
BB-8 toy rolls into your life by Dan Moren
September 2, 2015
Hulu unlocks the albatross by Jason Snell
‘The gadgets already solved it’ by Jason Snell
New Apple TV to debut with universal search by Jason Snell
Reports: iPads might be announced next week by Jason Snell
September 1, 2015
Would Apple get into the TV (show) game? by Jason Snell
Amazon Instant Video goes offline, leapfrogs Netflix by Jason Snell
August 31, 2015
Add email aliases in Mail on OS X and iOS by Dan Moren
Malware steals over 225,000 Apple accounts by Dan Moren
More OS X Server resources than you can shake a grep at by Dan Moren
August 29, 2015
Sponsor: for Meetings for iPad by Jason Snell
August 27, 2015
The Rebound 49: So Happy Together (Podcast)
Metallurgy and the iPhone 6S case and hats by Jason Snell
Amazon retrenches on consumer devices by Jason Snell
Apple Event set for Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific by Jason Snell
What’s in a name: Could it be macOS? by Jason Snell
August 26, 2015
By request: Dropbox file submissions without the hassle by Jason Snell
August 25, 2015
iPhone 6s may feature Apple’s own special blend of aluminum by Dan Moren
Server hijinks: Setting up your own VPN on OS X by Dan Moren
Appreciating the Power Mac G5 by Jason Snell
‘My Apple Watch is an awareness amulet’ by Jason Snell
August 24, 2015
Destiny: The road so far by Dan Moren
Apple’s “lack” of enterprise security is anything but by Dan Moren
Acorn 5 slices, dices, filters, crops by Dan Moren
Wish List: Granular Apple Watch notifications by Dan Moren
August 20, 2015
The Rebound 48: I Think That Paul Reubens is Fine (Podcast)
‘Space Jam’ forever by Jason Snell
Dreams of emoji yet to come by emoji
August 19, 2015
Seeking the future of the iPad by Jason Snell
Is the pen still mightier than the keyboard? by Jason Snell
The iPod touch as secure communicator by Jason Snell
The 21st century road trip by Jason Snell
August 18, 2015
Dock tales: What’s in your Mac’s Dock? by Dan Moren
Google gets into the Wi-Fi router game…and plants a flag in your house by Dan Moren
Happy Birthday to Relay FM by Jason Snell
Pharrell, One Direction headlining Apple Music Festival in London by Dan Moren
August 17, 2015
The increasingly long life span of Macs by Dan Moren
Recovering contacts, calendars, and reminders via iCloud by Dan Moren
Apple reportedly ready to road test self-driving car by Dan Moren
August 15, 2015
Sponsor: Igloo by Jason Snell
August 14, 2015
The Rebound 47: The Face-Off Scenario (Podcast)
Apple’s diversity report by Jason Snell
August 13, 2015
Twitter for Mac: Do your job, or get out of the way by Jason Snell
August 12, 2015
Use plug-ins in GarageBand to improve podcast sound by Jason Snell
August 11, 2015
2000 miles with Apple Maps by Jason Snell
August 10, 2015
You Alphabet your life by Dan Moren
August 8, 2015
Sponsor: Many Tricks by Jason Snell
August 6, 2015
The Rebound 46: I’m Gonna Mic the Wobble (Podcast)
When My Music isn’t “my” music by Dan Moren
Cue: Apple Music has 11 million users so far by Dan Moren
August 4, 2015
Rich Mogull on the Thunderstrike 2 worm by Dan Moren
Apple cuts off MVNO rumors by Dan Moren
iOS 8.4’s Music search still hasn’t found what I’m looking for by Dan Moren
August 3, 2015
Apple may launch its own cell phone service by Dan Moren
Inside the failure of Google+ by Jason Snell
What the ad-blocker debate reveals by Jason Snell
August 1, 2015
Sponsor: Twelve South by Jason Snell
July 31, 2015
The joy of regex by Jason Snell
Apple Music doesn’t care what’s in your files by Jason Snell
New Apple TV to arrive, this time for sure by Jason Snell
July 30, 2015
The Rebound 45: 20th Century Thinking (Podcast)
Apple Watch: Coming in September by Jason Snell
Apple’s moving on up, to SoMa by Dan Moren
Tip: Force-quitting a runaway Mac process remotely by Dan Moren
GIFBrewery, for all your animated GIF creating needs by Dan Moren
Apple Campus 2 to have a visitor center by Dan Moren
July 29, 2015
A security writer kisses Android goodbye by Jason Snell
July 28, 2015
Tip: Hide preference panes from System Preferences by Dan Moren
Buy an iPhone 6 from T-Mobile, get the new iPhone free by Dan Moren
Wish List: Sharing Videos from iCloud Photo Shared Albums by Dan Moren
July 27, 2015
A new 4-inch iPhone: Coming later? Or never? by Jason Snell
Marco Arment zeroes in on the ‘Toxic Hellstew’ by Jason Snell
‘Jason & Stephen talk Space’ by Jason Snell
July 24, 2015
The Rebound 44: The Bones of Lex Friedman (Podcast)
Sponsor: Meh by Jason Snell
Revitalizing an old iPod with OWC’s iFlash adapter by Jason Snell
In its second year, Apple Pay is ready to cash in by Dan Moren
July 23, 2015
Apple backs LGBT Equality Act by Dan Moren
With Split View in El Capitan, going full screen makes sense by Jason Snell
T-Mobile souping up text messages, iMessage style by Dan Moren
Solving the mystery of missing OS X El Capitan Beta updates by Dan Moren
July 22, 2015
A rough ride for Apple Music by Jason Snell
July 21, 2015
5 big takeaways from Apple’s quarterly results by Jason Snell
‘It’s Tim’: What Apple’s CEO told analysts by Jason Snell
Apple reports $49.6B quarter on strong iPhone, China results by Jason Snell
Knights of the Old Republic II gets OS X support, a decade later by Dan Moren
Tip: Removing previous versions of files by Dan Moren
Talk Show #126: Tommy Got Made by Jason Snell
Template for Numbers freelance accounting sheet by Dan Moren
July 20, 2015
Reminder: Apple quarterly earnings due Tuesday by Jason Snell
‘Apple Waits as App Developers Study Who’s Buying Its Watch’ by Jason Snell
July 18, 2015
Sponsor: Igloo by Jason Snell
July 17, 2015
10(ish) years of podcasts by Jason Snell
July 16, 2015
Numbered days: Freelance accounting with Apple’s spreadsheet by Dan Moren
Recovering deleted iCloud Drive files by Dan Moren
iCloud Drive’s file deleting problem by Dan Moren
July 15, 2015
Harbinger of an iPhone 6C to come? by Jason Snell
In praise of Apple Music in my iTunes Library by Jason Snell
New iPod touch gets iPhone 6 power by Jason Snell
July 14, 2015
The Apple Watch is all wet…and that’s okay! by Dan Moren
Play it again, Siri—no, the other one! by Dan Moren
Comcast’s ‘cord-cutting’ plan is flailing by Dan Moren
July 13, 2015
Sponsor: Marketcircle by Jason Snell
July 10, 2015
Wish List: Deeper folders in iCloud Drive application folders by Dan Moren
July 9, 2015
The Rebound 42: Siri, Tell Alexa to Shut Up (Podcast)
SuperDuper navigates a rootless El Capitan by Jason Snell
Hands on with Photos for Mac 1.1 by Jason Snell
Summer of testing: El Capitan and iOS 9 public betas are here by Jason Snell
Office 2016 for Mac has arrived by Dan Moren
Setting up your home Mac for remote file access by Dan Moren
July 8, 2015
Apple explains its new two-factor authentication system by Dan Moren
The Force is with the official Star Wars app by Dan Moren
Tip: Restoring tracks removed from My Music by Dan Moren
Adding the rest of an album to My Music by Dan Moren
July 7, 2015
The Taylor Swift strategy by Philip Michaels
Why compatibility’s not just a computer problem anymore by Jason Snell
July 6, 2015
Debugging from three billion miles away by Jason Snell
July 5, 2015
More on “Safari is the New IE” by Jason Snell
July 4, 2015
Sponsor: Automatic by Jason Snell