(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock: YouTube ad blocker for Safari
Fri 12:00pm By Jason SnellMy thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.…Why Apple’s AI push may sell a lot of new hardware (Macworld/Jason Snell)
Thu 11:00am By Jason SnellI have an admission: Though I frequently review new Apple products, I don’t always buy them. Like many of you, I can’t afford to update every bit of Apple hardware every time the company does a revision—so I have to carefully measure when the old stuff…(Podcast) Clockwise 551: Clippy Vibes
Wed 4:15pm By Six Colors StaffMeta adds AI to its glasses, our thoughts on chronological vs. algorithmic timelines, how we find software tools, and the U.S.’s TikTok ban.…(Podcast) The Rebound 492: onlyjames.fans
Wed 1:14pm By Six Colors StaffA bicycle for the mind, an iPad for your face.…Logitech somehow takes mouse software to a new low ↦
Wed 1:08pm By Jason SnellStephen Hackett has quite a story about what Logitech is doing to its Mac mouse software: I cannot tell how little I want THE SOFTWARE FOR MY MOUSE to include features tied to ChatGPT … let alone a mouse with a built-in button to start a prompt.…The undersea cables that keep the Internet afloat ↦
Mon 6:44pm By Jason SnellWhat an amazing story by Josh Dzieza at The Verge about the people who repair undersea fiberoptic cables to keep data flowing around the world: The world is in the midst of a cable boom, with multiple new transoceanic lines announced every year.…Author and Mac Admin Charles Edge has died ↦
Mon 6:08pm By Jason SnellI just got word this morning that Charles Edge, who helped jumpstart the Apple in the Enterprise Report Card and who actively participated in this year’s edition that I posted just last week, has passed away.…(Podcast) Upgrade 509: Save the Fines
Mon 5:03pm By Six Colors StaffThe world’s foremost e-reader podcast returns, but we also take time to talk about the appeal of retro game emulators, iPad and iPhone rumors, and the possible end of Apple’s leather replacement material.…(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock: YouTube ad blocker for Safari
Mon 2:42pm By Six Colors StaffDo you want to block all YouTube ads in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac? Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you.…Review: Zoom H6essential talks the talk and walks the walk
Apr 19, 2024, 5:09 pm By Shelly BrisbinI’ve used Zoom audio recorders for many years, including the Podtrac P4 I wrote about here a couple of years ago. I carry a Zoom H4n Pro in my backpack for radio field work.…Does everything need to be an ad?
Apr 18, 2024, 5:42 pm By Joe RosensteelJust as majestic as Apple’s Aerial screensaver, no?Increasingly, every pixel in front of our eyes is fought over by a pool of large technology companies that are trying to squeeze fractions of cents out of ads and promotions.…(Podcast) Downstream 67: Paramount, Peacock, Peas in a Pod
Apr 18, 2024, 4:43 pm By Six Colors StaffIs this phase of the streaming wars reaching an endgame? We discuss the fates of Peacock and Paramount+, and consider Max after a year under its new name.…Apple’s emulator about-face is good for everyone
Apr 18, 2024, 11:20 am By Dan MorenLess than two weeks after Apple changed its rules on emulators, Riley Testut’s Delta game emulator climbed to the number one spot in the U.S. App Store within twelve hours of its launch.…Apple in the Enterprise: A 2024 report card
Apr 17, 2024, 5:42 pm By Jason SnellIn 2021, device-management startup Kandji approached Six Colors to commission a new entry in our Report Card series focusing on how Apple’s doing in large organizations, including businesses, education, and government.…(Podcast) Clockwise 550: Strap In and Forget My Email
Apr 17, 2024, 3:29 pm By Six Colors StaffEarly web nostalgia and memorable online experiences, the most disappointing tech product we’ve owned or reviewed, our persistence in troubleshooting tech, and the oldest piece of technology we still use.…(Podcast) The Rebound 491: A Fundamental Misunderstanding of Podcasts
Apr 17, 2024, 2:29 pm By Six Colors StaffCan we record this discussion?…Apple’s parental controls need some guidance (Macworld/Dan Moren)
Apr 17, 2024, 8:49 am By Dan MorenLast week, my family and I—like so many others in the U.S.—hopped in a car to try and catch sight of a total eclipse. And, like so many other parents, I planned to distract my kid for some part of this lengthy adventure with an iPad.…(Podcast) Upgrade 508: You’re Judging It Wrong
Apr 15, 2024, 5:08 pm By Six Colors StaffSkepticism about the future of the Vision Pro and brutal reviews of the Humane Ai Pin make us discuss misguided expectations and the power of the smartphone duopoly.…Can anyone but a tech giant build the next big thing?
Apr 15, 2024, 11:00 am By Jason SnellHumane Ai Pin. (Photo: Humane)I’m not bullish on the Humane Ai Pin, the clip-on device whose first reviews arrived with knives out this week. The thing feels like a commodity product from 2026 that escaped back a couple of years—a basic hardware conduit…The (poor) design of Apple Sports ↦
Apr 12, 2024, 2:33 pm By Jason SnellDr. Drang has come for the Apple Sports app:…(Sponsor) Kolide
Apr 12, 2024, 12:00 pm By Jason SnellMy thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week. Kolide wants your business to be secure. Think of it like airport security: there are two lines, one to verify your identity and another to scan your carry-ons.…The chain, or opening files in macOS ↦
Apr 12, 2024, 11:21 am By Jason SnellHoward Oakley of Eclectic Light Company has a deep dive on how your Mac knows what app to open when you double click a file:…Gurman: Forget the M3, the M4 is on the way ↦
Apr 11, 2024, 1:38 pm By Jason SnellMark Gurman of Bloomberg has another one of his excellent chip scoops, this time about the future of the Mac:…Want Apple to change? Regulation works.
Apr 11, 2024, 11:56 am By Dan MorenLately you can’t throw a digital camera without hitting a story on the various regulatory and legal challenges Apple’s been facing. While some have decried these actions as interference in the internal operations of a company, there’s one salient detail…The Vision Pro isn’t a flop, it’s an ongoing experiment (Macworld/Jason Snell)
Apr 11, 2024, 11:30 am By Jason SnellWhen I was a kid, the first personal computer I ever saw showed up in an elementary school classroom one day and changed my life. But in the early days of the computer, they were expensive and impractical—yet somehow also on the cutting edge and pointing…(Podcast) Clockwise 549: The Sweetness of Adults
Apr 10, 2024, 3:22 pm By Six Colors StaffColor e-readers, apps and devices we use while traveling, tech products we have but no longer want, and the tech products we’d immediately replace.…Report: DMA’s browser choice requirement benefiting third-party browsers ↦
Apr 10, 2024, 2:36 pm By Dan MorenAshley Belanger, writing at Ars Technica: Reuters collected data from six companies, confirming that, when presented with a choice screen, many EU users will swap out default browsers like Chrome or Safari for more privacy-focused options.…(Podcast) The Rebound 490: Rescue Robot
Apr 10, 2024, 2:22 pm By Six Colors StaffWe’re not mad at technology, just disappointed.…MLB iPad app updated, still broken on the Mac ↦
Apr 10, 2024, 11:11 am By Jason SnellOur weeklong baseball nightmare…. continues? As I recounted on opening day, the MLB app for iPad—which works on the Mac and is great to have!—had stopped working on the Mac.…(Podcast) Upgrade 507: Differently Social
Apr 8, 2024, 6:10 pm By Six Colors StaffCasey Liss joins Myke to discuss Apple’s new Spatial Personas for visionOS, and their thoughts on an immersive experience from… Gucci? Also, emulators are coming to the App Store, and Myke wants to check Casey’s vibe.…
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