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April 18, 2024
Does everything need to be an ad? by Joe Rosensteel
Downstream 67: Paramount, Peacock, Peas in a Pod (Podcast)
Apple’s emulator about-face is good for everyone by Dan Moren
April 17, 2024
Apple in the Enterprise: A 2024 report card by Jason Snell
Clockwise 550: Strap In and Forget My Email (Podcast)
The Rebound 491: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Podcasts (Podcast)
Apple’s parental controls need some guidance by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 15, 2024
Upgrade 508: You’re Judging It Wrong (Podcast)
Six Colors Podcast: April Q&A
Can anyone but a tech giant build the next big thing? by Jason Snell
April 12, 2024
This Week in Apple: Coulda, shoulda, woulda by John Moltz (members-only post)
The (poor) design of Apple Sports by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Changing the Tech Giants
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The chain, or opening files in macOS by Jason Snell
April 11, 2024
Gurman: Forget the M3, the M4 is on the way by Jason Snell
Want Apple to change? Regulation works. by Dan Moren
The Vision Pro isn’t a flop, it’s an ongoing experiment by Jason Snell at Macworld
April 10, 2024
Clockwise 549: The Sweetness of Adults (Podcast)
Report: DMA’s browser choice requirement benefiting third-party browsers by Dan Moren
The Rebound 490: Rescue Robot (Podcast)
MLB iPad app updated, still broken on the Mac by Jason Snell
April 8, 2024
Upgrade 507: Differently Social (Podcast)
April 5, 2024
This Week in Apple: Ghost in the machine by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: Spatial Personas and Apple TV
April 4, 2024
Downstream 66: What We Want Hasn’t Changed (Podcast)
Another app switches to a subscription model, angering its users by Shelly Brisbin
Apple TV deserves better than tvOS by Dan Moren at Macworld
April 3, 2024
Clockwise 548: My Partner Is a Ninja (Podcast)
The Rebound 489: What Did I Miss? (Podcast)
April 2, 2024
Spatial Persona on Vision Pro changes the game by Jason Snell
MLB tvOS app adds Multiview, and it’s a winner by Jason Snell
April 1, 2024
Upgrade 506: Legacy When? Legacy Now? (Podcast)
A simple explainer on Threads and federation by Dan Moren
March 29, 2024
PSA: The MLB app doesn’t work on the Mac anymore by Jason Snell
This Week in Apple: Good Friday? Best Friday. by John Moltz (members-only post)
Apple’s Immersive Video problem by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Legal zoom, Sports corner
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The Back Page: Department of Just Calling to Say I’m Sorry by Dan Moren (members-only post)
March 28, 2024
MLB for visionOS strikes out on Opening Day by Jason Snell
Downstream 65: More Serotonin (Podcast)
Apple’s immersive MLS highlight reel to debut by Jason Snell
March 27, 2024
Member Video: March Backstage Zoom: iPad, Vision Pro, and AI
The Rebound 488: I’ve Already Forgotten What We Were Talking About (Podcast)
Clockwise 547: Chaos??? (Podcast)
Who wins when regulators take on Apple? by Jason Snell at Macworld
March 26, 2024
Apple announces WWDC 2024 takes place June 10-14 by Dan Moren
March 25, 2024
A disk so full, it couldn’t be restored by Glenn Fleishman
Upgrade 505: Abolish Drafts: The 2024 iPad Draft (Podcast)
EC investigates Apple and other tech gatekeepers over DMA compliance by Dan Moren
March 22, 2024
This Week in Apple: The bill comes due by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Lawsuits…
March 21, 2024
Apple’s M-series processors have a cryptographic flaw by Dan Moren
U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction by Jason Snell
March 20, 2024
MLB app will slow itself down, let your media stream catch up by Jason Snell
Clockwise 546: Taco iPad (Podcast)
The Rebound 487: Have You Tried NOT Going Viral (Podcast)
It’s time for a new AirPort by Joe Rosensteel
AI is coming to the iPhone–and it could change everything by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 19, 2024
Seeking entries in the Apple in the Enterprise 2024 report card survey by Jason Snell
March 18, 2024
Apple’s still thinking about the Core Technology Fee in Europe by Dan Moren
Apple may work with Google on A.I. features by Jason Snell
Upgrade 504: Tone 47 (Podcast)
March 15, 2024
This Week in Apple: Things continue to happen by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: Regulations and ceiling fans
March 14, 2024
Former Meta exec Hugo Barra on Vision Pro by Jason Snell
Using Panic’s Nova for remote Python scripting by Jason Snell
March 13, 2024
The Rebound 486: I’m Eating a Turtleneck (Podcast)
Clockwise 545: Cake and Cookies (Podcast)
Apple’s approach to EU regulations means the drama won’t end soon by Jason Snell at Macworld
March 12, 2024
Apple adds Web Distribution for iOS apps in EU, loosens other restrictions by Dan Moren
March 11, 2024
Upgrade 503: We Own the Refs, the Stadium, and the Field (Podcast)
I put my dumb space heater on HomeKit by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: March 2024 Q&A
March 8, 2024
This Week in Apple: Closing your rings with exercises in futility by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: M3 MacBook Air and Podcast transcripts
Epic’s App Store developer account restored in Europe once again by Dan Moren
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March 7, 2024
My Windows white whale now runs on my Mac by Jason Snell
visionOS 1.1 improves Personas, adds MDM support by Jason Snell
Europe gives Apple a chance to change its tune…but will it? by Dan Moren
Federico Viticci’s self-made Mac convertible by Jason Snell
M3 MacBook Air Review: More of a good thing by Jason Snell
March 6, 2024
The inside story of Apple’s failed car project by Jason Snell
Clockwise 544: I Would Like It To Actually Be Good (Podcast)
The Rebound 485: EeeeeeeUuuuuuuu (Podcast)
We haven’t seen the last of the Apple Car by Dan Moren at Macworld
March 5, 2024
Downstream 64: Still Do Everything (Podcast)
Creating higher-resolution Vision Pro panoramas by Jason Snell
Full transcripts arrive on Apple podcasts by Jason Snell
March 4, 2024
Upgrade 502: It’s the Way Towards Colour (Podcast)
Apple updates 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chips, support for two external displays by Dan Moren
March 1, 2024
RIP Apple Car: Not all gambles pay off by Jason Snell
This Week in Apple: Apple cancels car project! by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: Mysteries, Apple cars, and web apps
February 28, 2024
To embrace gaming, Apple needs to level up its game porting toolkit by Dan Moren
The Back Page: The Apple Car does not remain a product in our lineup by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Clockwise 543: I Hear The Boxes Are Much Bigger (Podcast)
The Rebound 484: What Breed Of Dog Is Biting Me? (Podcast)
Apple is selling Vision Pro all wrong by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 26, 2024
Apple’s mixed-up Messages by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
February 23, 2024
This Week in Apple: Taking your Mac to CrAIg’s house by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Simple complexity: Apple’s trio of sports apps by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Sports scores and report cards
February 22, 2024
Downstream 63: Everyone Loves a Bundle (Podcast)
February 21, 2024
Clockwise 542: You Should Not Toss Leprechauns (Podcast)
The lonely death of Voyager 1 by Dan Moren
The Rebound 483: Dial the 9 and the 1 (Podcast)
Apple Sports: A free iPhone app to get you the score, fast by Jason Snell
Even if Vision Pro fails, these 3 features need to live on in Apple’s other devices by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 20, 2024
A graphical 2023 Report Card breakdown by Kieran Healy
MLS Season Pass returns with Multiview and more Messi by Jason Snell
Gaming on the Apple Vision Pro by Jason Snell
‘Vision Accessibility on Apple Vision Pro’ by Jason Snell
February 19, 2024
Upgrade 500: Core Face/Peripheral Face (Podcast)
Apple in 2023: The Six Colors report card by Jason Snell
February 16, 2024
This Week in Apple: Returns of the Red Eyes by John Moltz (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: Report card prep and DMA fallout
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February 14, 2024
The Rebound 482: Two Out of Three Hosts Say Yes (Podcast)
Clockwise 541: Peripherereral Free (Podcast)
The Vision Pro shows that it’s time for Apple to get weird by Jason Snell at Macworld
February 13, 2024
Vision Pro Accessibility in the Real(ish) World by Shelly Brisbin
February 12, 2024
Upgrade 499: We Have All the Cushions (Podcast)
February 9, 2024
Downstream 62: Spulu (Podcast)
This Week in Apple: Infinitim War by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: Vision Pro reactions and potential
February 8, 2024
Member Video: February 2024 Video Q&A
Apple Vision Pro review: Eyes on the future by Jason Snell
February 7, 2024
Clockwise 540: I Did Something Bad (Podcast)
The Rebound 481: You’re Doing A Great Job (Abridged) (Podcast)
Vision Pro’s biggest shortcomings are its clearest path to success by Dan Moren at Macworld
February 5, 2024
Upgrade 498: Leap the Uncanny Valley (Podcast)
February 3, 2024
Answering a few early Vision Pro questions by Jason Snell
February 2, 2024
This Week in Apple: Gooooood mornnnnnning, Vision Pro! by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: Dan’s Vision Pro demo and Apple results
February 1, 2024
Tim Cook teases AI, but won’t pick favorites by Jason Snell
This is Tim: Full transcript of Apple’s Q1 2024 analyst call by Jason Snell
Apple reports nearly $120B quarter: Full charts by Jason Snell
January 31, 2024
The Rebound 480: You Like Developers? Name Three (Podcast)
Clockwise 539: You Folks Need Some Help (Podcast)
It’s 40 years of Macworld, too by Jason Snell at Macworld
January 29, 2024
Upgrade 497: The Poison Pill (Podcast)
Review: Level Lock+ brings Apple home key support to the stealth smart lock by Dan Moren
Breaking down Apple’s DMA response by Dan Moren
January 26, 2024
This Week in Apple: New rules, same game by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Apple Podcasts needs timestamp linking by Dan Moren
January 25, 2024
Apple changes App Store rules in the EU, and the world watches by Jason Snell
Full, automatic podcast transcripts coming to iOS 17.4 by Jason Snell
Apple changes game streaming rules on iOS by Dan Moren
Six Colors Podcast: Mac at 40 and Vision Pro planning
iPhones need to understand that their users are mobile, too by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
January 24, 2024
Greg Joswiak on the Mac’s enduring appeal by Jason Snell
Member Video: January Backstage Zoom: Mac at 40 and Vision Pro
Clockwise 538: If I Lose It, I’ll Die (Podcast)
The Rebound 479: $3500 Worth of FOMO (Podcast)
We don’t fully understand the 1984 Mac by Jason Snell
Mac at 40: The eras tour by Jason Snell
‘A continuous stream of random Macs’ by Jason Snell
The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving by Jason Snell at The Verge
After 40 years, the Mac is immortal by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 23, 2024
Now playing: Customizable Mac music status via Sleeve 2 by Jason Snell
January 22, 2024
Upgrade 496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft (Podcast)
Two e-readers that made me reconsider why I use e-readers by Jason Snell
January 19, 2024
Inside the New York Times’s puzzle team by Dan Moren
This Week in Apple: Apple giveth and Apple taketh away by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Order up: Vision Pro storage tier and accessory options by Dan Moren
January 18, 2024
Downstream 61: A Collector of Sports (Podcast)
Vision Pro compatible apps at launch may be thin by Dan Moren
Six Colors Podcast: Vision Pro orders and Mac memories
January 17, 2024
The Rebound 478: Skizzy (Podcast)
Artifact’s killer feature was rewriting bad headlines by Jason Snell
Clockwise 537: All I Found Were Three Apple TV Remotes (Podcast)
How I automate Focus Modes to keep distractions to a minimum by Jason Snell
The one feature that would make an OLED iPad Pro worth it for me by Jason Snell at Macworld
January 16, 2024
AppleVis releases Apple accessibility report card by Shelly Brisbin
Apple details Vision Pro entertainment experiences by Dan Moren
AirDrop security weakness exploited by China by Dan Moren
January 15, 2024
January 12, 2024
This Week in Apple: Are you getting it? by John Moltz (members-only post)
January 11, 2024
Six Colors Podcast: GPT and prepping for Vision Pro
January 10, 2024
The Rebound 477: Brrreeeeoooooouuuuuuuggghhh (Podcast)
Clockwise 536: Spay and Neuter Your Pets (Podcast)
Vision Pro is a different kind of product, with a different kind of launch by Dan Moren at Macworld
January 9, 2024
Installing Rogue Amoeba apps is about to get a lot easier by Jason Snell
BBEdit 15 adds ChatGPT support by Jason Snell
January 8, 2024
Cutting out the RSS middleman by Dan Moren
Upgrade 494: Copyright Violation Machine (Podcast)
Sonos and other speakers: Revitalizing my music system by Shelly Brisbin (members-only post)
iPhone that fell out of Alaska Airlines plane in flight still operable by Dan Moren
Apple Vision Pro launches on February 2, preorders next week by Dan Moren
January 5, 2024
There and Back Again: Foregoing Fantastical by Jason Snell
This Week in Apple: All the wrong answers by John Moltz (members-only post)
Grief and a Photo Shuffle by Jason Snell
Six Colors Podcast: Rolling out Vision Pro (and giving thanks)
January 4, 2024
Member Video: January 2024 Video Q&A
January 3, 2024
Clockwise 535: It’s Even Embarrassing in Metric (Podcast)
The Rebound 476: Vision Pro No Show (Podcast)
Succeed or fail, 2024 will be the year of Vision Pro by Jason Snell at Macworld
January 1, 2024
Upgrade 493: Upgradies Hall of Fame (Podcast)
December 29, 2023
This Week in Apple: Tick-tocking into the future by John Moltz (members-only post)
The Back Page: 2024’s all right for fighting by Dan Moren (members-only post)
Six Colors Podcast: New calendars and patent disputes
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Shocked—shocked!—to find that Amazon is putting ads in Prime Video by Dan Moren
December 28, 2023
Downstream 60: You Heard It Here First (Podcast)
End-of-year check-in: Where I’m working by Jason Snell
December 27, 2023
Jason’s favorites of 2023: Apps, movies, TV, books by Jason Snell
December 25, 2023
December 22, 2023
This Week in Apple: Year-end closeouts by John Moltz (members-only post)
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December 21, 2023
Zoom on tvOS: Big screen video chatting needs some work by Dan Moren
December 20, 2023
Clockwise 534: Live From the North Pole (Podcast)
The Rebound 475: Mortgage Krampus (Podcast)
Apple had a quiet 2023–but it could be the calm before the storm by Jason Snell at Macworld
December 19, 2023
Apple adds The Athletic to News+, Wirecutter coming soon by Dan Moren
December 18, 2023
Add to Dock: Safari’s sweet solution by Joe Rosensteel (members-only post)
Upgrade 491: The 2023 Upgradies (Podcast)
Apple halting sales of Series 9 Apple Watch, Apple Ultra Watch 2 by Dan Moren
December 15, 2023
This Week in Apple: Like tears in rain by John Moltz (members-only post)
Member Video: December Backstage Zoom: Security and Apple TV+
Six Colors Podcast: Clipboards, Journal, and Mail logs
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December 14, 2023
The case for clipboard managers by Jason Snell
Downstream 59: Netflix’s Spreadsheet (Podcast)
The iPhone 15 was a big deal in 2023 but these three moves were even bigger by Dan Moren at Macworld
December 13, 2023
Clockwise 533: I’m the App (Podcast)
The Rebound 474: Always Be Smirching (Podcast)
December 12, 2023
How to stop Mail logs from eating your disk space by Dan Moren
December 11, 2023
Upgrade 490: The Cat Has a Team of Lawyers (Podcast)
iOS 17.2’s Journal app offers introspection, surface-deep by Dan Moren
December 8, 2023
This Week in Apple: The haves and the have nots by John Moltz (members-only post)
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Six Colors Podcast: Riding astride a giant beast
December 6, 2023
Clockwise 532: Oh, My Poor Nose! (Podcast)
The Rebound 473: Totally Flim-Flam-Flobbable (Podcast)
Apple will now disclose government requests for push notification data by Dan Moren
Studios need to stop lying about CGI by Jason Snell
On macOS, it’s best to start with the default by Jason Snell