Six Colors

My Desktop. Yep, that’s it.…

Home sweet…augh. Yes, even as someone who’s worked from home for almost a decade and a half, having to stay indoors is starting to drive me up the wall.…

This week, on the irreverent tech podcast that’s always a little bit behind, there’s a new iPad in town and it’s going to have a crazy new keyboard. And how about that cursor? Plus, Dan’s isolation has driven him to perform mad experiments, Google…

My adventure resurrecting my Power Mac G3 not only brought to light old files, but also some old computing habits, prompting a question from one Twitter user:…

Cory Hixson had Jason on the first episode of his new podcast, Talking To the Internet. Topics include Jason’s various side projects over the years, how he got into tech journalism, lessons learned from his publishing-industry career, and becoming a podcaster.

This week, on the 30-minute show that you can wash your hands to, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Heather Kelly and Paul Kafasis to discuss how we deal with old tech and data, what we do to entertain ourselves (and friends) via Zoom and Skype, our…

Earlier this year, before the world found itself in the grips of a pandemic, I had a nasty bout of the flu. It laid me flat for a solid week, and even after I’d mostly recovered, it took a while for me to ramp back up to my normal activity.…

The first reviews of the 2020 iPad Pro are in, and the results are clear: It’s an awful lot like its predecessor from 2018. While there are a few notable updates—a new ultrawide camera and a LiDAR scanner—it’s not really any faster than the old model.…

How do you access a Mac built in 1999 and last used in 2008 when you have no compatible display and barely any ports in common?…

I want to take a moment to appreciate the delicate and whimsical animated appearance of the cursor in iPadOS 13.4, which was released today.…

Jason’s got the new MacBook Air and iPad Pro, so it’s time to dig in. But the most exciting new Apple development is an iPad accessory we won’t see until May—and an iPadOS software update we all get to see this week. Plus, Myke gives his surprising…

The 2018 iPad Pro was a great leap forward, with a stylish new design, support for a new Apple Pencil, a USB-C port, and a powerful processor that was more than a match for PC laptops. In fact, you could make the argument that the 2018 iPad Pro was so far…

Even in this age of social distancing, we still need human contact. As someone who’s worked from home for 14 years—and lived alone for much of that time—I’m more than familiar with having to come up with ways to stay in touch with friends even when we…

Even in these trying times, it’s good to have something to look forward to. This week’s release of new models of the iPad Pro and the MacBook Air may be small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, but they at least give us a distraction from everything…

[Author’s Note: I’ve updated this piece to change the chart at the conclusion of the story. I put the wrong numbers in the chart, and those numbers were wildly misleading about iPad Pro 2018 performance. I regret the error. I will update this chart with…

Fascinating and fun read by Josh Dean at GQ about a cinematic bank robbery in Buenos Aires in 2006:…

This week, on the 30 minute tech podcast that’s alway here for you, Dan and Mikah are joined by special guests Georgia Dow and Matteo Doni to discuss how technology has helped us with social distancing, how we’re coping with media anxiety, our tips for…

Support for mice and trackpads on iPadOS is real. In a world that’s gotten awfully used to disappointment lately, it’s far better than I imagined. And we don’t even have to wait until the fall to use it, because it’s going to arrive on every iPad…

Stephen Hackett thinks we can all have fun during these dark times by pitting all our favorite Macs against one another in a tournament:…

This week, on the irreverent tech show that’s always a little bit behind the curve, we have some ideas on how to amuse yourself while under quarantine and then we get to some Apple news later. (Note: This show was recorded before Apple’s announcements this…

The iPad Pro isn’t the only Apple device to see a notable keyboard-based update today. The MacBook Air, which Apple dubs “the world’s most loved notebook” 1 has received a notable boost today, with not only the new Magic Keyboard, but improved…

New iPad Pro models have arrived and, as predicted, they’re shaking things up with the addition of a better processor, new camera technology, and, yes, trackpad support.…

Another conversation to add to your pandemic listening.…

We live in strange times. I’d wager that a lot of you are now working from home, either for the first time or for a lot longer than you’re used to. I used to work in an office more or less every day, but for the past five years I’ve been working in my…

Chaim Gartenberg at The Verge:…

This week we discuss how the global pandemic has affected Apple, from retail to TV shows to Apple Park workers, and potentially even product launches. Your hosts, experts at working at home, offer some advice to new homebound workers. And to lend a little…

With measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, a lot of people find themselves trying to work at home for the first time. Some of us have been doing the home-working thing for years now, and have learned a whole lot that might be able to help people new to the…

So often when we’re talking about tech companies and their products, we become so focused on the shiniest new gadget and the spec sheet that accompanies it that we don’t pay enough attention to the bigger picture. Tech giants aren’t just capable of…

Tim Cook, writing at Apple.com last night, announced that Apple would close all of its retail stores outside of Greater China. (Just as it reopens all the retail stores in Greater China.)…

My friend and former Macworld colleague Rob Griffiths keeps a record of macOS releases, which is exactly the kind of thing I’d expect from the guy who created Mac OS X Hints. Prodded by Stephen Hackett, who is apparently now the official Six Colors Chart…