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  • Sponsor: Black Ink for iOS

    Mon 10:28am By Stephen Hackett
    Calling all crossword fans! Black Ink, the beloved Mac app for solving crosswords from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and more, is now available for iOS. Download it from the App Store and enjoy nearly-endless crossword-solving fun…
  • Mac Power Users #736: Maintaining & Caring For Your Apple Hardware

    Sun 5:01pm By Stephen Hackett
    This week on Mac Power Users, David Sparks and I offer advice on how to best care for Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more, from cleaning to battery management and beyond. Then, the guys reflect on recent news, including the new MacBook Air and the death of the…
  • Connected #493: Ends in Potify

    Wed 6:25pm By Stephen Hackett
    This week on the podcast: The guys cover what’s new in Apple’s DMA response and make some picks about what could come next. Then, they provide updates on their Apple Vision Pro experiences.
  • Apple Style Guide: March 2024

    Mar 11, 2024, 6:02 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Hot off the presses, a new PDF from Apple, complete with this silliness: Apple Vision Pro: Always use the full name. In general references, don’t use the with Apple Vision Pro. It’s OK to use another article or a possessive adjective: Adjust the fit of…
  • Sponsor: Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource

    Mar 11, 2024, 10:35 am By Stephen Hackett
    Do you use audio on your Mac, in any way at all? Then SoundSource is for you. SoundSource provides superior control over all audio, right from your menu bar. Get: Per-application control: Change the volume of any app relative to others, and play individual…
  • What’s Next for the M3

    Mar 9, 2024, 10:09 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Tim Hardwick rounded up what M2 Macs are still for sale after the MacBook Air’s update to the M3. Spoiler alert: it’s all desktops.
  • More of a Good Thing

    Mar 7, 2024, 12:18 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Jason Snell has spent some time with the new M3 MacBook Air, and his review says exactly what I hoped it would: that the Air continues to get better and better, and is the Mac for just about everyone.
  • A More Charitable Take on Apple’s Self-Driving Car Ambitions

    Mar 6, 2024, 10:03 pm By Stephen Hackett
    I’m still reeling a bit from Bloomberg’s reporting on what Apple was hoping to achieve with its self-driving car project. Even though $1 billion a year isn’t much on Apple’s scale, it’s clear that a lot of time and energy went into this project over…
  • Apple’s Car Project Was Far More Bonkers than We Ever Knew

    Mar 6, 2024, 5:41 pm By Stephen Hackett
    For a decade, we’ve all wondered what an Apple-designed car would be like. Thanks to Mark Gurman and Drake Bennett, we now have an idea: Around the beginning of 2020, Apple Inc.’s top executives gathered at a former Chrysler testing track in Wittmann,…
  • Connected #492: What is the But For?

    Mar 6, 2024, 5:36 pm By Stephen Hackett
    This week on Connected: Federico cut a MacBook Air in half and joined it to an iPad with magnets and software. Myke and Stephen have questions.
  • The Oldest Items in the Apple Store

    Mar 6, 2024, 10:34 am By Stephen Hackett
    This video from Quinn Nelson has some real gems in it:
  • 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro to Receive Multi-Monitor Support

    Mar 4, 2024, 2:27 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Zac Hall, writing at 9to5Mac: Apple introduced the M3 MacBook Air with a headlining new feature. For the first time, the Apple silicon MacBook Air will be able to simultaneously drive two external monitors. The only compromise is that the MacBook Air lid must…
  • Sponsor: Unite 5 Turns Web Apps Into Supercharged macOS Apps

    Mar 4, 2024, 10:52 am By Stephen Hackett
    Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience. What sets Unite 5 apart?…
  • Federico Viticci: ‘I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That Apple Won’t Make’

    Mar 4, 2024, 10:20 am By Stephen Hackett
    We all know Federico as the iPad guy, but the truth is that he experiments with tons of different hardware. He has spent time with convertible PCs, iPads, Macs, and most recently, the Vision Pro. But today he has truly outdone himself: For the past three…
  • EU Fines Apple $2 Billion

    Mar 4, 2024, 10:11 am By Stephen Hackett
    The Verge’s Jon Porter and Jess Weatherbed: In a press release on Monday, the EU Commission said its investigation found that “Apple bans music streaming app developers from fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription…
  • Apple Updates Watch Bands, iPhone Cases for Spring

    Mar 4, 2024, 10:06 am By Stephen Hackett
    If you are surprised there are no new FineWoven options, you haven’t been paying attention.
  • MacBook Air Updated with M3

    Mar 4, 2024, 8:14 am By Stephen Hackett
    Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced the new MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip, taking its incredible combination of power-efficient performance and portability to a new level. With M3, MacBook Air is up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1…
  • Mac Power Users #734: I Got to Be the Hero

    Mar 3, 2024, 5:00 pm By Stephen Hackett
    This week on a feedback episode of MPU, David and I check in with the Vision Pro, discuss plumbing super powers, the mysteries of AppleCare, and more.
  • Apple Reverses Course on PWAs in EU

    Mar 1, 2024, 1:04 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Chance Miller with some big news over at 9to5Mac: Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union. At the time, Apple said this decision was due to requirements under the Digital Markets Act related…
  • The 2024 Kottke Redesign

    Mar 1, 2024, 10:55 am By Stephen Hackett
    Jason Kottke: The last time I redesigned the site, a guy named Barack Obama was still President. Since then, I’ve launched the membership program, integrated the Quick Links more fully into the mix, (more recently) opened comments for members, and tweaked…
  • Apple’s Self Service Repair Program Expanded to Include M3 iMac and MacBook Pro

    Feb 29, 2024, 12:43 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Apple Support: Apple today announced an expansion of Self Service Repair for MacBook Pro and iMac models powered by M3, with support available today. Since April 2022, Self Service Repair has given customers access to the same manuals, genuine Apple parts, and…
  • Connected #491: Improper Work Attire

    Feb 28, 2024, 5:07 pm By Stephen Hackett
    This week on Connected: Myke, Federico, and Stephen offer important career advice concerning working from home, discuss upcoming changes to PWAs in iOS 17.4, and help sunset Project Titan, Apple’s recently-cancelled car project.
  • Gurman: Apple’s Car Project is Done

    Feb 27, 2024, 2:28 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Mark Gurman, with some big news: Apple Inc. is canceling a decade-long effort to build an electric car, according to people with knowledge of the matter, abandoning one of the most ambitious projects in the history of the company. Apple made the disclosure…
  • Simple Scan

    Feb 27, 2024, 2:18 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Greg Pierce, the developer behind great apps like Drafts, Tally, and more is out with a new app that I am loving. It’s called Simple Scan, and it’s the fastest and least-annoying way I’ve ever seen to scan documents with the iPhone and iPad. Here is how…
  • Kbase Article of the Week: Power Mac G4 Mac OS ROM 1.8.1: Document and Software

    Feb 26, 2024, 5:58 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Apple Support: During testing, Apple has discovered a potential issue which may cause data corruption or system crashes in certain situations on Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) systems. The Power Mac G4 ROM 1.8.1 Update includes fixes for the following: Data or…
  • Sponsor: Magic Lasso Adblock: Incredibly Private and Secure Safari Web Browsing

    Feb 26, 2024, 10:00 am By Stephen Hackett
    Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By blocking ad trackers, Magic Lasso Adblock stops you being…
  • Mac Power Users #733: Our Favorite iPhone Apps

    Feb 25, 2024, 7:00 pm By Stephen Hackett
    This week on MPU, David and I battle it out in naming our favorite iOS apps.
  • Speaking of Engadget…

    Feb 25, 2024, 6:26 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Mia Sato, writing at The Verge, which was famously founded by a bunch of folks who left Engadget many years ago: The nearly 20-year-old tech publication Engadget is laying off staff and restructuring editorial teams today with a new focus around traffic and…
  • Odysseus Lunar Lander Tipped Over (Updated)

    Feb 25, 2024, 6:21 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Cheyenne MacDonald, writing at Engadget: It turns out Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus spacecraft didn’t land upright after all. In a press conference with NASA Friday evening, the company revealed the lander is laying on its side after coming in a little…
  • Apple’s Sports Features are Messy

    Feb 23, 2024, 1:39 pm By Stephen Hackett
    Jason Snell: When I got my first demo of the new Apple Sports app, I admit to being a little surprised: didn’t Apple already do live sports scores? Hadn’t I just seen the Arsenal score and play-by-play on my iPhone on Sunday morning when I was in the…