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December 2020

  1. The Back Page: Apple 2021
  2. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 20: iMac G3 (#1)
  3. 2021 iOS predictions: New iPad Pros, less drama
  4. 2021 Mac predictions: Bigger iMacs and MacBooks, and more Apple silicon
  5. 2020 predictions in review
  6. Restoring Apple silicon Macs
  7. Clockwise 379: The Year My Reality Finally Goes Virtual
  8. The Rebound 322: That’s Clearly The Title
  9. Upgrade 332: The 2020 Upgradies
  10. 20 Macs for 2020: #1 – iMac G3
  11. What to expect from Apple in 2021
  12. December 24, 2020
  13. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 19: The Original PowerBooks (#2)
  14. Clockwise 378: Eliminate Nostril Cam
  15. The Rebound 321: EZ-Bake Raspberry Pi
  16. iPhone 12 mini & iPhone 12 Pro Max: Enjoyable extremes
  17. Upgrade 331: Mandatory Turkey Holiday
  18. Apple’s most significant moves of 2020
  19. 20 Macs for 2020: #2 — The original PowerBooks
  20. December 18, 2020
  21. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 18: Original Macintosh (#3)
  22. The fast internet sham
  23. The Rebound 320: Release The Karen
  24. Clockwise 377: How Many T’s?
  25. Behold, the majesty of HBO Max in full-screen mode on an M1 Mac
  26. ‘Understanding ProRAW’
  27. One day with Fitness+
  28. Microsoft Office embraces M1, Big Sur
  29. Upgrade 330: People Aren’t Always Logical
  30. 20 Macs for 2020: #3 – Macintosh 128K
  31. How Apple sweats the security details—and sometimes gets it wrong
  32. SwiftBar steps up to provide ambient data in the menu bar
  33. December 11, 2020
  34. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 17: MacBook Air (#4)
  35. The Rebound 319: Yoga With Tim
  36. Clockwise 376: The Doorway to my Ear Canal
  37. Xbox cloud game streaming coming to iOS in 2021
  38. 3 rules to understand Apple pricing
  39. Integromat, for all your web-service workflow needs
  40. Apple Fitness+ launches December 14
  41. Apple introduces $549 AirPods Max over-the-ear headphones
  42. Upgrade 329: The Stale Hot Dog Industry
  43. Bloomberg: Apple silicon road map accelerates in 2021
  44. 20 Macs for 2020: #4 – MacBook Air (2nd generation)
  45. Apple’s App Store: What its priorities should be for 2021
  46. Fun with Charts: Imagining the M2 processor
  47. December 4, 2020
  48. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 16: Titanium PowerBook G4 (#5)
  49. Apple updates accessibility site, support
  50. Warner Bros. to stream all new movies on HBO Max in 2021
  51. Apple opens App Store Small Business Program enrollment for reduced cut
  52. The Rebound 318: May The Salesforce Be With You
  53. Clockwise 375: Christmas Tree Spiders
  54. Windows on M1: It’s gonna happen
  55. Apple’s ‘vintage’ list needs rethinking
  56. Why the M1 is so fast
  57. AWS offers Mac mini hosting

November 2020

  1. Upgrade 328: Secure, But Terrible
  2. 20 Macs for 2020: #5 – Titanium PowerBook G4
  3. The Back Page: Everything Apple Didn’t Announce This Fall
  4. Automate This: Conversation mode for the AirPods Pro
  5. November 27, 2020
  6. The Rebound 317: I Like to Eat
  7. Clockwise 374: Wow, What A Deal Wednesday!
  8. How to fix the M1 Macs’ most disappointing feature: iOS apps
  9. Upgrade 327: The Future Doesn’t Apply
  10. Comcast to enforce data caps across US, starting in early 2021
  11. Imagining the possibilities with Apple silicon
  12. Joz, Federighi, and Srouji talk M1
  13. HomePod mini review: Lots of bang, not a lot of bucks
  14. November 20, 2020
  15. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 15: Mac SE/30 (#6)
  16. The joy(?) of moving to a new Mac
  17. Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for sudo
  18. The Rebound 316: Every Once in a While You Want to See a Muppet
  19. Clockwise 373: Talking About Yarn
  20. With M1 Macs, memory isn’t what it used to be
  21. Apple reduces App Store cut to 15 percent for small businesses
  22. Putting the M1 chip to the test
  23. Upgrade 326: The M1 Macs: Interview and Review
  24. M1 Macs review: The Next Generation
  25. 20 Macs for 2020: #6 – Macintosh SE/30
  26. In wake of server outage, new Apple support doc details Gatekeeper privacy
  27. Meet the new Mac, same as the old Mac
  28. November 13, 2020
  29. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 14: iBook G3 (#7)
  30. Command Performance: Connect to Server
  31. Craig Federighi says touchscreen Macs not the goal of Big Sur’s design
  32. macOS Big Sur Review: Third age of Mac
  33. The Rebound 315: Awkward Overcompensation
  34. Clockwise 372: Comparing Apples to Intels
  35. AirBuddy 2 improves the Mac AirPods experience
  36. First things first: Why the M1 starts at Apple’s low end
  37. Bad air? Air Lookout 2 will check
  38. ‘Why 5G is the Future (Not the Present)’
  39. Enter the M1 – Notes on Tuesday’s big event
  40. Upgrade 325: Johny for the Chips
  41. Quick hits from Apple’s Mac event
  42. A quick hit about the big and small iPhone 12 models
  43. 20 Macs for 2020: #7 – iBook
  44. Apple silicon Macs: A tale of two transition paths
  45. Fun With Charts: A14X marks the spot
  46. November 6, 2020
  47. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 13: Power Mac G4 Cube (#8)
  48. Clockwise 371: I Don’t Need to Lidar a Squirrel
  49. The Rebound 314: The Ten Year Anniversary of The Beatles on iTunes
  50. Bloomberg: Next week’s Apple silicon laptops will be familiar
  51. The Hackett File: The End of the Intel Era
  52. Upgrade 324: The 2020 November Event Draft
  53. Another Apple event is coming Nov. 10!
  54. 20 Macs for 2020: #8 – Power Mac G4 Cube
  55. What opportunities are there for Apple during the pandemic?
  56. The Talk Show 299: Sounds Like a Good Red Sauce Place

October 2020

  1. The Back Page: Search and ye shall find…maybe
  2. A few other notes on Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter
  3. October 30, 2020
  4. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 12: iMac G4 (#9)
  5. The Mac has its best quarter ever, and Tim Cook teases the future
  6. Tim Cook on Apple’s 2020
  7. This is Tim: Apple’s Q4 2020 call with analysts (transcript)
  8. Apple Q4 2020 results: Record Mac revenue, iPhone down
  9. Adventures in Streaming: Bringing iOS into the mix
  10. The Rebound 313: Nothing to Sneeze At
  11. Clockwise 370: We All Deserve a Break
  12. Apple developing search technology?
  13. Apple TV+ signs Jon Stewart
  14. iPhone 12 & iPhone 12 Pro review: Family resemblance
  15. Upgrade 323: The Edges are More Interesting
  16. 20 Macs for 2020: #9 – iMac G4
  17. Bloomberg: Revised AirPods coming next year, possibly new HomePod
  18. October 23, 2020
  19. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 11: Power Computing (#10)
  20. Command Performance: Screen shots everywhere
  21. The Rebound 312: Sorry, Moltz’s Dad
  22. Clockwise 369: It’s the Tip of the Iceberg, but the Iceberg is Also On Fire
  23. The A14 processor brings big improvements to the iPhone and beyond
  24. Remote Play brings Xbox games to your iOS device, if your network can handle it
  25. Upgrade 322: Aux In, Cows Out
  26. 20 Macs for 2020: #10 — Power Computing
  27. HomePod mini: what it means to Apple’s lineup
  28. Find photos taken by specific iPhone lenses
  29. Service Station: Let’s Encrypt and Certbot make HTTPS easy and free
  30. Free Apple TV+ subscriptions officially extended to Feb. 2021
  31. October 16, 2020
  32. Size matters: Choosing between the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro
  33. The Rebound 311: Crushed By Bob Mansfield
  34. Clockwise 368: Not Your Grandparents’ MagSafe
  35. 5G: ‘It’s not good yet.’
  36. BBEdit updated with random assortment of features
  37. Apple fibs about iPhone 12 pricing to promote wireless carriers
  38. Upgrade 321: It’s the Hope That Kills You
  39. Quick thoughts on Apple’s October event
  40. Apple Oct. 13 event – live updates
  41. What to expect at Apple’s October 13 “Hi, speed” iPhone event
  42. Spotify spikes SongShift
  43. Upgrade 320: Apple Silicon and the 2020 October Event Draft
  44. October 9, 2020
  45. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 10: Mac Portable (#11)
  46. Microsoft’s xCloud will come to iOS via the browser
  47. Apple TV+ subscriptions are getting a pandemic extension
  48. Apple’s in-app purchase shakedown
  49. Congress report details anticompetitive behavior in big tech
  50. Clockwise 367: Sitting Here Like a Sucker
  51. The Mac’s T2 chip is vulnerable…but how vulnerable?
  52. It’s official: Apple presentation next Tuesday
  53. The Hackett File: Apple’s Home Products Should Think Cheaper
  54. Upgrade 319: I’m Gonna Drive My Ferrari Into the Sunset
  55. 20 Macs for 2020: #11 – Macintosh Portable
  56. How Apple can power up automation on its platforms
  57. First A14 test scores may have appeared in the wild
  58. The iOS 14 widgets I’m using now
  59. October 2, 2020
  60. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 9: Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (#12)
  61. Clockwise 366: There’s a Microphone in My Mouth

September 2020

  1. The Back Page: The future’s all right for fighting
  2. How Apple can take advantage of iPhone makeover mania
  3. The Rebound 309: Yahtzee!
  4. Email aliases presenting issues in latest Apple updates
  5. Apple-Epic hearing points to long road to come
  6. Upgrade 318: Four Weeks Out or Tomorrow
  7. 20 Macs for 2020: #12 – Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
  8. Three ways Apple could improve its core Services experience
  9. Let’s hear it for indie Internet writers (and their supporters)
  10. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 8: Mac IIcx and IIci (#13)
  11. September 25, 2020
  12. Amazon is selling safety with a side of paranoia
  13. Pixelmator Pro adds AppleScript support
  14. Notes on buying an Apple Watch Solo Loop
  15. More shots fired in App Store anticompetition war
  16. The Rebound 308: Tick Tock, Dan
  17. Clockwise 365: Skeuomorphism is Never Dead
  18. iOS 14 customization: A tale as old as time
  19. Fix watchOS upgrade battery problems by unpairing and re-pairing
  20. What does the future of the Apple Watch look like?
  21. Upgrade 317: Upsettings
  22. 20 Macs for 2020: #13 – Mac IIcx and IIci
  23. Roger Angell turns 100
  24. ‘The Glorious RBG’
  25. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 7: Mac mini (#14)
  26. Relay FM for St. Jude
  27. Mobi
  28. September 18, 2020
  29. Service Station: An Apple announcement that saves me money
  30. Cheaper air quality sensors attack the climate catastrophe
  31. Apple launches new OS versions on one day’s notice
  32. The reluctant debut of the A14 processor
  33. iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 are out
  34. The Rebound 307: Jony Ive’s Parting Shot
  35. The difference between medicine and wellness
  36. Why the new iPad Air is great news for the iPad Pro
  37. Apple’s Sept. 15 event: Good, Better, Best
  38. Upgrade 316: Why Tomorrow?
  39. Some quick thoughts on today’s Apple event
  40. What was new at the Apple Sept. 15 event
  41. Apple Sept. 15 event – Live Updates
  42. Upgrade 315: The 2020 September Event Draft
  43. 20 Macs for 2020: #14 – Mac mini
  44. Mobi – help build a new kind of wireless provider
  45. What to expect at Apple’s ‘Time Flies’ event
  46. Command performance: Mission Control
  47. Marco Arment on in-app purchase rules
  48. September 11, 2020
  49. Apple codifies policy for game streaming services on App Store
  50. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 6: DayStar Genesis MP (#15)
  51. Auto-posting the podcasts
  52. The Rebound 306: Phone Delay
  53. Clockwise 363: No Guinea Pig Applications
  54. Apple fall event happening September 15
  55. Upgrade 314: Beta Tourism
  56. 20 Macs For 2020: #15 – DayStar Genesis MP
  57. Does the Apple TV have a future?
  58. BitBar, PHP, AppleScript, and Dark mode
  59. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 5: Blue and White Power Mac G3 (#16)
  60. September 4, 2020
  61. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast: Blue & White G3 (#16)
  62. Descript: Making podcast editing more like text editing
  63. The Hackett File: It’s time to expand the Apple Watch line
  64. Clockwise 362: My Default Mode Is Skepticism
  65. The Rebound 305: Put Ted Lasso in the Name
  66. What Apple silicon Mac will we see first? It might be a familiar face
  67. Bloomberg on Apple’s fall lineup

August 2020

  1. The Back Page: Lesser-known rules of the App Store
  2. Upgrade 313: Story of the Summer
  3. 20 Macs for 2020: #16 – Blue-and-White Power Mac G3
  4. What Apple’s latest acquisitions can tell us about its product pipeline
  5. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 4: PowerBook 500 and 5300 (#17)
  6. August 28, 2020
  7. 20 Macs for 2020 Podcast: PowerBook 500 and 5300 (#17)
  8. The Rebound 304: You Know Who Loves Monopoly?
  9. How bad is the air out there?
  10. Clockwise 361: Fires, Earthquakes, and Plague Zombies
  11. Epic versus Apple? I’m rooting for the users
  12. Upgrade 312: Outgrade
  13. 25 years of “So What?”
  14. 20 Macs for 2020: #17 – PowerBook 500 & 5300
  15. ‘I was considering quitting’
  16. GitHub iOS app adds in-app purchase
  17. Epic to Apple: Don’t bring Unreal Engine into this
  18. Apple apologizes for botched WordPress rejection
  19. The Incomparable 528: To Quantity!
  20. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast: Xserve (#18)
  21. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 3: Xserve (#18)
  22. 21 August 2020
  23. Clockwise 360: Your Laughter Is a Spoiler
  24. The Rebound 303: Blocked By Schiller
  25. Clockwise #360: Your Laughter Is a Spoiler
  26. Put anything in your Mac’s menu bar with BitBar
  27. The changing face of David Letterman
  28. Command Performance: Easy shortcuts
  29. Upgrade #311: Summer of App Store Problems
  30. 20 Macs for 2020: #18 – Xserve
  31. What’s in store (and in stores) for Apple this fall
  32. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 2: PowerBook Duo (#19)
  33. August 14, 2020
  34. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast: PowerBook Duo (#19)
  35. Tired of paying fees to platform owners, Epic Games goes to court
  36. Service Station: Headspace
  37. Bloomberg: Apple service bundle on tap for this fall
  38. The Rebound 302: A Mess of Complications
  39. Clockwise 359: Confused and Full of Starch
  40. How Apple can improve AirDrop
  41. ‘Blogging from Space’
  42. Automate This: Reading comics on the regular
  43. Upgrade 310: The Opposite of Shiny
  44. 20 Macs for 2020: #19 – PowerBook Duo
  45. What the iMac refresh can tell us about Apple’s future products
  46. August 7, 2020
  47. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast: Power Mac G5 (#20)
  48. Apple, Microsoft spar over cloud gaming against antitrust backdrop
  49. 2020 iMac review: The last picture show
  50. Microsoft ends cloud streaming beta for iOS, preps Android-only launch
  51. Apple’s AI chief on the critical nature of machine learning in the company’s products
  52. SoundSource 5 adds new features, revamped interface
  53. The Rebound 301: Stunned Silence
  54. Clockwise 358: What’s It Called? The Yellow One
  55. The Hackett File: When Apple stumbles
  56. Where does the iMac go from here?
  57. Developer’s App Store account erroneously flagged as malicious
  58. Upgrade #309: Ancient Mac Archaeologist
  59. Phil Schiller is now an Apple Fellow, succeeded by Joz
  60. Last hurrah? 27-inch iMac get Intel processor upgrade, all-SSD storage, T2 chip
  61. The UX of LEGO panels
  62. 20 Macs for 2020 podcast 0: Introduction
  63. Astronauts use AirDrop to get around glitch during return voyage
  64. 20 Macs for 2020: #20 – Power Mac G5
  65. 20 Macs for 2020
  66. Time for Apple to reevaluate how the App Store does business

July 2020

  1. The appeal of “Hello World”
  2. July 31, 2020
  3. The Back Page: Patently obvious
  4. For once, the Mac and iPad lead Apple’s record financial results
  5. The new iPhone won’t ship until October
  6. This is Tim: Apple Q3 2020 results call transcript
  7. Apple Q3 2020 results: Everything up
  8. The Rebound 300: 300
  9. Clockwise 357: Not Yet and Also Never
  10. Mac OS 8, implemented via JavaScript
  11. Clockwise #357: Not Yet and Also Never
  12. Brent Simmons provides some App Store reality
  13. Dr. Icon and the Icons of Big Sur
  14. Upgrade #308: The Adventures of Dr. Icon
  15. Automate This: How hot does it feel?
  16. The biggest question about the next iPhone: What’s in the box?
  17. Regis Philbin dies at 88
  18. Magic Lasso Adblock
  19. Fun With Charts: Entirely speculative charts about Apple Silicon
  20. July 24, 2020
  21. How Seattle’s NHL team became the Kraken
  22. Zach Gage returns with Good Sudoku
  23. Toward an easier iPad podcast workflow
  24. User interface is a casualty of the Streaming Wars
  25. Clockwise #356: A Solid “Sometimes”
  26. The Rebound 299: The Refund
  27. The Rebound #299: The Refund
  28. The most invisible and influential eras in Apple history
  29. Service Station: Sports might be back?
  30. Apple sets 2030 carbon-neutral target
  31. MacSparky takes a week off
  32. Upgrade #307: Big Sur Sosumi
  33. Magic Lasso Adblock
  34. iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur showcase Apple’s latest shots at Google
  35. The fax machine still underpins public health systems
  36. Apple’s new emojis for 2020
  37. Command Performance: Get Smart Categories
  38. July 17, 2020
  39. Twitter employee implicated in massive Bitcoin hack
  40. Gary Davidian and his 68000 emulator
  41. The Rebound 298: Sudoku Stands For Nothing
  42. Quick Tip: Easily share stored passwords via AirDrop
  43. The Rebound #298: Sudoku Stands for Nothing
  44. Clockwise #355: Let’s Kill Quibi!
  45. Dithering
  46. Upgrade #306: That’s Beta Life!
  47. The Comeback of Fun in Visual Design
  48. Benjamin Mayo on WWDC’s format
  49. July 10, 2020
  50. Federico Viticci on the iPadOS 14 Public Beta
  51. First Look: iOS 14 Public Beta
  52. First Look: iPadOS 14 Public Beta
  53. The Hackett File: A Tour of System Preferences in Big Sur
  54. The Rebound 297: Eat It, Spielberg
  55. The Rebound #297: Eat It, Spielberg
  56. Clockwise #354: I Needed to Flee Reality
  57. Touch Bar: Mend it or end it?
  58. Going digital draws Gary Larson back to ‘The Far Side’
  59. Upgrade 305: A High School Production of Dracula
  60. The Mac never left, but it’s about to have a comeback
  61. What changes might be coming to new Mac hardware?
  62. iPhones without chargers
  63. July 3, 2020
  64. The Back Page: We Are Absolutely Not Merging macOS and iPadOS Except It Depends on What You Mean by “Merging”
  65. Apple adds web interface for managing Apple Card
  66. Clockwise 353: Shortcut Concierge
  67. The Rebound 296: Miss Kerned
  68. Clockwise #353: Shortcut Concierge
  69. Command Performance: URL powerhouses
  70. Why the Mac is (once again) central to Apple’s future

June 2020

  1. YouTube TV raises its rates 30 percent
  2. What’s with all the purple posts?
  3. New Mac ransomware spreading via piracy
  4. Service Station: iPhone Upgrade Program
  5. Why AnyList isn’t supporting Sign in with Apple
  6. Upgrade #304: Somebody’s Gotta Do It and It’s Gonna Be Us
  7. New York Times will no longer be in Apple News
  8. The Hackett File: Life After WWDC
  9. What WWDC20 tells us about where its device roadmap is going
  10. Safari 14 doesn’t block Google Analytics
  11. WWDC 2020 Friday: Session Impressions
  12. Apple, Microsoft, and compatibility
  13. June 26, 2020
  14. WWDC 2020 Thursday: Session impressions
  15. WWDC 2020 Thursday: Giving a few pointers
  16. WWDC 2020 Wednesday: Session Impressions, Part 2
  17. WWDC 2020 Wednesday: Session Impressions
  18. Apple’s new App Clips: Tiny apps you run with a tap
  19. Clockwise 352: Garbage: Folder. Problems: Kettle.
  20. The Mac’s future is on a collision course with the iPad
  21. WWDC 2020 Tuesday: Session Impressions, Part 2
  22. WWDC 2020 Tuesday: Session Impressions
  23. The Rebound 295: That’s What I Learned From Jurassic Park
  24. WWDC 2020: The little stuff you might have missed
  25. Upgrade 303: The Return of Two Old Friends
  26. It’s WWDC 2020 keynote day!
  27. WWDC20: What not to expect
  28. The ‘essential’ nature of the App Store
  29. Introducing Upgrade+
  30. June 19, 2020
  31. Bloomberg: Apple team working on VR/AR hardware
  32. WWDC Wish List: Apple Watch and watchOS 7
  33. Clockwise 351: Sacrificing an Apple Pencil to the Fire
  34. Wish fulfilled (not a WWDC iPadOS wish list item)
  35. A wild idea for WWDC: Developer Mode for iPadOS
  36. The Rebound 294: It’s For Horses
  37. Clockwise #351: Sacrificing an Apple Pencil to the Fire
  38. Apple’s head of Diversity and Inclusion has left
  39. Maybe it’s time to Breathe
  40. European Commission launches antitrust investigations into App Store, Apple Pay
  41. Apple: The App Store ecosystem generated $519 billion in 2019
  42. Upgrade #302: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2020
  43. Apple updates Developer app for WWDC, adds Mac version
  44. Star Wars: Squadrons preps for launch
  45. WWDC 2020 hopes and dreams for iOS, Macs, and more
  46. 5 reasons you’ll want to upgrade to an ARM MacBook
  47. June 12, 2020
  48. We’ve moved – please excuse our dust
  49. Clockwise #350: A Hunk of Inert Matter
  50. Apple takes the wraps off WWDC 2020 schedule
  51. What will the ARM Mac look like?
  52. Rebound #293: John Gruber’s Footnote
  53. Explaining the law that prevents Internet platforms from being sued
  54. Apple closes the book on iBooks Author
  55. Apple will discontinue iTunes U next year
  56. WWDC wish list: macOS 10.16
  57. WWDC Wish List: HomePod stereo pair as Mac system output
  58. IBM no longer developing facial recognition
  59. Bloomberg: Apple to announce Mac ARM transition at WWDC
  60. Upgrade 301: Show Me You’re Serious
  61. WWDC Wish List: HealthKit on iPad and Mac
  62. June 5, 2020
  63. Tim Cook: ‘Speaking up on racism’
  64. Clockwise 349: That Was Chef’s Kiss for Me
  65. The science and reality of mask wearing
  66. Upgrade 300: It’s So Hard to Predict the Future
  67. Congress may want to tinker with Apple and Google’s tracking system
  68. A shortcut for texting location and video to a friend when detained by the police
  69. Securing your tech for protests
  70. To move forward, Siri needs a lot of attention

May 2020

  1. The Back Page: What WWDC Describes Concisely
  2. Command performance: View Page Source
  3. Service Station: Plex Pass
  4. The Hackett File: The battle for the next iPhone connector
  5. Working from home, take two
  6. Fun With Charts: The laptop gets ever smaller
  7. May 29, 2020
  8. Untangling the executive order on social media
  9. The technical challenge of getting ‘The Simpsons’ right on Disney+
  10. Automating my iPod Hi-Fi’s volume control… because I can
  11. Plex and Hulu add group watching features
  12. Clockwise 348: Save Me From My Shame
  13. HBO Max arrives
  14. iPadOS 14 wish list: Room for improvement
  15. AT&T’s Long Lines network
  16. Upgrade 299: My Gut Says Yes and No
  17. Fun With Charts: The march of iOS software
  18. May 22, 2020
  19. Looking at Apple’s AR glasses with more clarity
  20. The Rebound 290: Budget Cuts
  21. Three ways the iPad beats the Mac
  22. Brent Simmons: Focus on what matters
  23. Bloomberg: Apple TV+ is licensing catalog content
  24. Watchsmith developer on watchOS 7 Wishlist
  25. Scoring a TV series remotely
  26. Guardian Firewall
  27. Fun With Charts: Time for a change?
  28. May 15, 2020
  29. Apple buys VR entertainment company NextVR
  30. Brydge releases firmware update, but its trackpad still lags
  31. The Rebound 289: Nothing Means Anything
  32. What will the ARM Mac line-up look like?
  33. Bad Shortcuts: Charting data from a webpage
  34. Logic Pro X gets significant update
  35. Federico and Federighi, part 2
  36. Guardian Firewall
  37. Magic Lasso Adblock
  38. Fun with Charty: Generating charts with Shortcuts
  39. May 8, 2020
  40. Reading between the lines of Apple’s latest releases
  41. Zoom buys Keybase to shore up security
  42. 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020) review: Two laptops, one keyboard
  43. Wink to customers: Pay us or your stuff breaks next week
  44. The Rebound 288: e-Picks
  45. Federighi dishes on the iPad cursor interface
  46. Updating a 16-year-old app
  47. Iconfactory’s Tot updated for… less color
  48. Virtual WWDC 2020 to kick off June 22
  49. Homebridge 1.0: A pleasant face on a smart-home helper
  50. Magic Lasso Adblock
  51. Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with new processors, Magic Keyboard
  52. SoundSource
  53. The Pioneers of Shareware
  54. May 1, 2020
  55. A dozen autocorrect annoyances
  56. From cover to cover: Adventures in self-publishing
  57. Apple tech adjustments that could help in a post-pandemic world
  58. Apple’s pandemic stars: The Mac, the iPad, and a big pile of cash
  59. The future of help

April 2020

  1. The Rebound 287: A Maritime Podcast
  2. The Back Page: Apple, the Social Distancing Champ
  3. Command performance: Shortcuts and Safari
  4. Service Station: Roll for initiative… and so much more!
  5. The Hackett File: Revisiting Twitter.app
  6. Pandemic tech good and bad
  7. This is Tim: Transcript of Apple’s Q2 2020 financial call
  8. Apple Q2 2020 results: $58B revenue, but no guidance
  9. iOS 13.5 will bring Group FaceTime, Face ID improvements
  10. Wish List: Messages in-app translation
  11. Searching for the iPad’s ‘Endgame Keyboard’
  12. Service Station brings control to Finder menus
  13. Bluetooth and the Virus Dance
  14. ‘Turning the iPad into something new’
  15. SoundSource
  16. Crowdfunding campaign attempts to revive Escape Velocity: Override
  17. Float 1
  18. Logitech Combo Touch review: Not so magic keyboard
  19. April 24, 2020
  20. Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro review: Living the dream
  21. What the Mac and iPad can learn from each other
  22. Parsing Apple’s COVID mobility data
  23. Bloomberg: Apple ARM transition aiming for 2021
  24. The Rebound 286: He’s a Real Fixer-Upper
  25. Cal students rebuild their campus in Minecraft
  26. The heavy truth about the iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard
  27. Gruber on the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
  28. Viticci on the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
  29. Float
  30. Streamlabs OBS arrives for Mac
  31. Should Apple provide discounts for people with disabilities?
  32. BBEdit gets revamped Markdown preview
  33. PowerPhotos
  34. Fun With Charts: Today’s iPhone price spread
  35. April 17, 2020
  36. The iPhone SE and iPad Pro don’t have ultra wideband. Why?
  37. Apple changes default MacBook charging behavior to improve battery health
  38. Quick Tip: Convert high-efficiency iPhone images to JPEG
  39. What the iPad Pro’s LIDAR sensor is good for
  40. The Rebound 285: I Become the Rotary Dial
  41. How to stream games and more online
  42. Apple’s most important role: Keeping privacy at the forefront
  43. iPhone SE gets redesigned with an A13 Bionic, adds Portrait Mode
  44. Rick Steves, Homebound
  45. PowerPhotos
  46. Like it or not, COBOL keeps on running
  47. Fun With Charts: From iTunes to Apple TV+
  48. Apple and Google will work together to build contact-tracing system
  49. April 10, 2020
  50. New Apple products that we pretty much know are coming soon, thanks to leaks
  51. Use the digital services of your local library
  52. Quick Tip: Screen share with anybody via Apple ID
  53. The weighty matter of the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
  54. The Rebound 284: Google Meat
  55. Review: Brydge Pro+ iPad keyboard with trackpad
  56. iPad vs. Surface: Apple and Microsoft get closer to convergence
  57. ‘Assemble and adjust your Face Shield’
  58. Laptop webcams are kind of terrible
  59. April 3, 2020
  60. SoundSource
  61. Viticci on the iPad as modular computer
  62. (Not So Fun With) Charts: Virus in the U.S.
  63. Apple’s in-app purchase deal with Amazon could be a big deal for the App Store
  64. The Rebound 283: I’m Just a Regular Steve Martin
  65. Did Apple and Amazon just settle their in-app purchase dispute?
  66. Taking a circular saw to a Mac Pro
  67. iPad at 10: Some things never change

March 2020

  1. A Quick Trip to the Windy City
  2. The Back Page: Finally
  3. Command Performance: You complete me
  4. The Hackett File: After five years, Apple has restored MacBook clarity
  5. Where’s the party?
  6. Zoom’s misleading encryption claims are just the latest problem for the popular service
  7. SoundSource
  8. Beyond Compare is the file-comparison tool you need
  9. How I vanquished my messy Desktop
  10. March 27, 2020
  11. Three ways Apple could improve FaceTime
  12. The Rebound 282: A Stack of Old Laptops
  13. Quick Tip: Customize your Terminal login with a message of the day
  14. Wish List: Activity Pause for Apple Watch
  15. Why is the 2020 iPad Pro such a minor upgrade?
  16. Unpacking, hacking, and cracking a Power Mac G3
  17. In praise of the iPadOS 13.4 cursor
  18. iPad Pro 2020 review: Small steps
  19. How to stream games with your friends (and other things too)
  20. March 20, 2020
  21. The changing nature of Apple product releases
  22. 2020 MacBook Air review: No news is good news
  23. Inside the Robbery of the Century
  24. The Rebound 281: Remember Restaurants?
  25. The iPad cursor is here, no wait required
  26. Mac Madness 2020
  27. Apple updates MacBook Air with new processors, keyboard, and boosts Mac mini storage
  28. Apple’s brand new iPad Pro has LiDAR and a trackpad
  29. The Talk Show: ‘Chain of precision’
  30. Tips for the Mac user new to working from home
  31. Movies Anywhere testing loaning digital movies to friends
  32. ‘Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily’
  33. iPhone 12 and Apple Watch 6: What this week’s OS leaks tell us
  34. Apple closes all retail stores outside China, commits $15 million to coronavirus response
  35. Fun With Charts: The pace of macOS updates
  36. March 13, 2020
  37. WWDC 2020 will be online only
  38. With iOS 14, it’s time for Apple to improve its messaging
  39. How much phone cleaning is too much?
  40. Is that Twitter follower fake?
  41. The Rebound 280: I Am the Networking Wizard
  42. Using emojis to describe the COVID-19 outbreak
  43. Does one script page equal one minute?
  44. Quick Tip: Customize Apple Watch workouts
  45. Cursors on the iPad? Bring them on
  46. Quick Tip: Make Safari tabs open at the end
  47. Fixing Southwest calendar items with Shortcuts
  48. Santa Clara County bans ‘mass gatherings’
  49. Report: Full cursor support coming to iPadOS 14
  50. Generate lyrics to wash your hands to
  51. Fun With Charts: Vanishing ports
  52. March 6, 2020
  53. Apple products: Bigger may be better, but good things come in small packages
  54. Wish List: More transparent iMessage contacts
  55. The Rebound 279: The Luke Skywalker
  56. Sonos bricks its “Recycle Mode” policy
  57. Under the Radar #186: Replacing WWDC
  58. What happens if (and when) Apple cancels WWDC 2020?
  59. Adios, MacSurfer
  60. A marmot in a Swiss topographical map

February 2020

  1. The Back Page: Welcome to Virtual WWDC
  2. Command Performance: Services and Quick Actions
  3. Service Station: The New York Times Crossword
  4. Off the phone, on the walls
  5. Project xCloud Preview impressions: More than playable, less than perfect
  6. Fun With Charts: For immediate release
  7. February 28, 2020
  8. The iPhone of the near future could have no ports
  9. The Rebound 278: Does That Performa Spark Joy?
  10. 9 questions about the rumored iPad Smart Keyboard with trackpad
  11. Review: Audio-Technica ATR-2100x microphone
  12. ARM Macs are coming, three years after Apple’s attitude change
  13. Rian Johnson: Bad guys can’t have iPhones onscreen
  14. More on app defaults in Files on iPadOS
  15. Wish List: Album Play Mode for Music
  16. ARM Macs due in 2021?
  17. Safari will reject long-lived HTTPS certificates starting September 1
  18. Samsung stokes the smartphone camera wars
  19. Fun With Charts: Mobile prices and performance
  20. The Rebound 277: Obligatory Cyberdog Reference
  21. February 21, 2020
  22. What we could see in iOS 14
  23. Bloomberg: Apple may allow third-party default apps
  24. File lessons the iPad needs to learn from the Mac
  25. Apple warns of Q2 earnings miss due to coronavirus
  26. February 14, 2020
  27. Drying out a moldy bedroom – a HomeKit adventure
  28. What to look for in the next iPad Pro
  29. Sleazy adware targets Mac users–and Apple steps up its game
  30. Previs Pro
  31. The Rebound 276: The Definition of Mixed Reviews
  32. Fun With Charts: When Apple was in the red
  33. Why is Apple rolling out new OS features in February?
  34. Oscar winner Taika Waititi tells Apple to fix its keyboards
  35. February 7, 2020
  36. Fox redesigns its NFL graphics
  37. Fun With Charts: A plague of Performas
  38. Bad AppleScript: Template Gun meets the Internet
  39. Folder sharing brings iCloud Drive closer to Dropbox, but there’s work left to do
  40. Feed sponsor: Previs Pro
  41. The Rebound 275: Bezos, I’m Home
  42. Surprise! Cheaper Apple products are hits
  43. I got 99 cellphones, and a traffic jam is one problem
  44. Matt Birchler’s watchOS 7 concept
  45. The Rebound 274: A Monkey In This Hunt

January 2020

  1. The Back Page: Two Hands and a Map
  2. Command Performance: Off-Filter
  3. Service Station: Dropbox Plus
  4. The Hackett File: Changing the Virtual Channel
  5. The grades are in!
  6. January 31, 2020
  7. 3 products that need extra attention from Apple in 2020
  8. Neil Young is wrong (about everything)
  9. Apple’s record quarter: Don’t try to trick Tim Cook
  10. Fantastical 3 steps out of Apple’s shadow
  11. A few notes on Apple’s latest record quarter
  12. This is Tim: Apple Q1 2020 analyst call transcript
  13. The iPad era turns 10
  14. January 24, 2020
  15. Fun With Charts: Apple’s turnaround decade
  16. 4 places where Apple can improve its integration of hardware, software, and services
  17. The Rebound 273: You Talking to Me?
  18. Federico Viticci’s must-have apps
  19. iPad at 10: Why apps made the iPad a success
  20. Why the time is right for an iPhone SE 2
  21. Clever, Powerful, Useful: Time to upgrade the Mac’s energy settings
  22. Acquiring minds want to know: a peek inside Apple’s most recent corporate acquisitions
  23. The Rebound 272: I Want Every Possible Option
  24. January 16, 2020
  25. Fun With Charts: A decade of Apple growth
  26. It’s time for new hardware at the center of Apple’s home strategy
  27. The last Macintosh
  28. January 10, 2020
  29. Apple’s security and privacy is good, but could be even better
  30. The Rebound 271: Here’s Another Stupid Robot
  31. Fun With Charts: Why Apple’s Services and Wearables are in the spotlight
  32. John Siracusa (re)wrote an app
  33. How I rip DVDs and Blu-Rays in 2020
  34. Why the iPad needs to embrace mice and trackpads
  35. LaunchCuts: A launcher for shortcuts
  36. Sonos: Google stole our technology
  37. A decade of Apple on one page
  38. Downlink 2.0 brings more Earth options to your desktop
  39. In 2020, Apple is poised to push HomeKit forward
  40. The Rebound 270: The Joe Biden of MacBook Airs
  41. Mac OS 8’s 2020 problem
  42. Brydge introduces iPad keyboard with trackpad
  43. Stephen Hackett: MacBook Air is the Mac of the decade
  44. David Sparks: iPad is device of the decade
  45. 2020 iOS predictions: iPad Pro and so many iPhones

2019 538

December 2019

  1. The Back Page: The darkest timeline
  2. Applications Folder: Reeder
  3. The Hackett File: Room for a larger MacBook Air
  4. This year’s last year’s Apps of the Year
  5. My favorite things from 2019
  6. Melton’s new script makes video transcoding faster
  7. Text adventures make Best Podcasts list
  8. Revenge of the 13: Shortcut Boogaloo
  9. NetNewsWire 5 for iOS arrives as public beta
  10. What to expect from Apple in 2020
  11. The Mac in 2020: New keyboards, ARM Macs, and an iMac reboot?
  12. AirPods Pro latency: better, but not good enough for editors or musicians
  13. Return of the 13: A Shortcut to decode Twitter spoilers
  14. Apple 2020 preview: iPhone 12, Apple Watch 6 and a lot more
  15. December 20, 2019
  16. 2019 predictions in review: iPhone price drops, Catalyst letdown
  17. Apple’s most significant moves of 2019
  18. TiVo to merge with Xperi
  19. The Rebound 269: Seven Mac Pros for Seven Raccoons
  20. Apple, Google, Amazon, Zigbee form smart home alliance
  21. iFixit tears down the Mac Pro, in a good way
  22. MacUpdater
  23. December 13, 2019
  24. Apple Podcasts now available on the Amazon Echo
  25. Apple’s next step with the Mac should be consumer-focused
  26. The Talk Show ep. 271, “A Perfect Wheel”
  27. Martin Pilkington on the Mac “Pro”
  28. The Rebound 268: The Airing of the Grievances
  29. How and why would Apple kill the iPhone’s Lightning port?
  30. macOS 10.15.2 restores iTunes Column Browser to Music
  31. Quick Tip: Removing Memoji and Animoji stickers from your iOS Emoji keyboard
  32. Is it Mac Pro day? It is.
  33. RSS Sponsor: MacUpdater
  34. December 6, 2019
  35. Evaluating the rumors of the 2020 and 2021 iPhones
  36. The Rebound 267: A Cybertruck Full of Mac Pros
  37. Solved: iPhone 11 sneaks a peek at location data for Ultra Wideband
  38. How MLB verifies the robot strike zone
  39. The Mac Pro is an important symbol, but you probably shouldn’t buy it
  40. Amazon’s mystifying paper catalogs

November 2019

  1. The Back Page: Excuse me, have you heard the good deals?
  2. Applications Folder: Affinity Designer
  3. We Like: Gollum wiki software
  4. The Hackett File: The year of Macintosh
  5. The Rebound 266: And That’s How They Made Google Wave
  6. November 29, 2019
  7. Apple software features to be thankful for
  8. Jony has left the building
  9. Tech accessories to be thankful for
  10. SuperDuper! backup utility now compatible with macOS Catalina
  11. Pixelmator Photo is free Tuesday
  12. The Rebound 265: The Bearable Lightness of AirPods
  13. November 22, 2019
  14. Software bugs have become Apple’s greatest vulnerability
  15. Apple locks ‘spelunker’ Rambo’s developer account
  16. Bloomberg: Apple changing software procedures in wake of iOS 13
  17. AirPods Pro is just the start of Apple’s audio-processing revolution
  18. November 15, 2019
  19. The Rebound 264: Free Pack of Slim Jims
  20. Apple listens strategically, but acts tactically
  21. Why the 16-inch MacBook Pro is a repudiation of the ‘Ive doctrine’
  22. Key upgrade: A first look at the 16-inch MacBook Pro
  23. Why my iPad podcast workflow still includes the Mac
  24. My iOS 14 wish list
  25. November 8, 2019
  26. Dan vs. the AirPods Pro
  27. What the AirPods Pro hint about Apple’s wearable AR philosophy
  28. AirPods Pro Review: Hearing is still believing
  29. It’s Apple TV all the way down
  30. Tech lessons from 72 hours without electricity
  31. The Rebound 263: Professional AirPods
  32. Who knew that Apple’s apps would be the worst part of Apple TV+?
  33. Wish List: Find My for CarPlay
  34. Apple: Putting its efforts where the money is
  35. November 1, 2019

October 2019

  1. The Rebound 262: Little Tiny Ding Dongs
  2. The Back Page: Transcript of the annual meeting of the Apple Department of Misinformation
  3. Applications Folder: Merlin Bird ID
  4. We Like: Batteries
  5. The Hackett File: Apple, the Media Company
  6. Technology without technology
  7. Tim Cook: Bullish on China and Apple’s holiday prospects
  8. This is Tim: A transcript of Apple’s fourth quarter 2019 conference call with analysts
  9. Apple results: $64B in revenue on record Services income
  10. Apple introduces AirPods Pro
  11. Bloomberg: Apple hiring smart home engineers
  12. October 25, 2019
  13. Stop macOS Mojave from nagging you about Catalina
  14. When Apple makes changes, communication is key
  15. Take Control of Photos, Second Edition
  16. The Rebound 261: Never Trust a Murderdroid
  17. With iPadOS 13, the iPad seems safe for college students
  18. What’s next for the MacBook Pro?
  19. October 18, 2019
  20. Google and Microsoft moves that signal opportunities for Apple
  21. Luna Display adds Mac-to-Mac mode
  22. Would Apple make its own Surface Neo?
  23. How many outs? Baseball playoff graphics compared
  24. The Rebound 260: Hardcore Metaphor Podcast
  25. iPhone 11’s Deep Fusion camera: Is this all there is?
  26. October 11, 2019
  27. With Catalina, the Mac leans on Apple’s other devices
  28. The Rebound 259: Fifty Dollars a Pod
  29. 8 hidden features of macOS Catalina
  30. James Thomson on using (and not using) Mac Catalyst
  31. macOS Catalina review: New era ahead, proceed with caution
  32. October 4, 2019
  33. Apple’s new privacy settings vexes trackers
  34. Siri is more open than ever, but it still has room to grow
  35. The Rebound 258: I’ll Customize Your Face
  36. BBEdit 13 arrives, with new grep features and dark mode support
  37. Apple’s watch faces are slowly improving. Is it time for third-party faces?
  38. 13 Features of iOS 13: Files improvements
  39. Apple expands new Maps to Northeast

September 2019

  1. The Back Page: Do you have enough cameras? You do not.
  2. We Like: Word for Word
  3. The Hackett File: Amazon’s iOS problem and opportunity
  4. Let the upgrades begin (or not)
  5. iPhone 11 review: It’s one louder, isn’t it?
  6. Is the writing on the wall for the Apple TV?
  7. The Rebound 257: Welcome to Late-Stage Capitalism
  8. 13 Features of iOS 13: Mail improvements
  9. With iOS 13.1, Shortcuts gets a lot more powerful
  10. The Rebound 256: It’s Like Night and Day
  11. September 20, 2019
  12. The Mac Portable turns 30
  13. Three places iOS 13 might point to future Apple ambitions
  14. Answering a few questions about the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro
  15. Hands on with iPhone 11 Night Mode
  16. 13 Features of iOS 13: Video editing
  17. 13 Features of iOS 13: Maps improvements
  18. 13 Features of iOS 13: Find My
  19. 13 Features of iOS 13: The long press
  20. Five
  21. 13 Features of iOS 13: QuickPath keyboard
  22. 13 Features of iOS 13: Shortcuts
  23. September 13, 2019
  24. The U1 chip in the iPhone 11 is the beginning of an Ultra Wideband revolution
  25. Apple is making its iPhones last longer. That’s a good thing
  26. The Rebound 255: Frogger With a Giant Baby
  27. Will free Apple TV+ subscriptions count as Services revenue?
  28. The real star of the Apple event? Apple Watch 5
  29. What’s the ultimate Apple TV+ goal?
  30. The 2019 iPhone event: Hits and misses
  31. Hands on with the iPhone 11 cameras
  32. iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, oh my: Initial impressions of Apple’s announcements
  33. Live from Cupertino: Apple’s 2019 iPhone event
  34. Kuo: Apple tracker, iPhones will feature precision wireless tech
  35. Apple event, you’re only a day away
  36. Apple rejiggers App Store algorithm to feature its apps less
  37. Jamf Now
  38. Can Apple still surprise in an age of leaks?
  39. The Rebound 254: The Tennis Mini
  40. September 6, 2019
  41. Three things that probably won’t show up at next week’s Apple event
  42. The magic of the Command key
  43. Voice mimicking software used to ripoff energy company
  44. The rest of my Sept. 10 event wishlist
  45. A 2019 iPhone wish list
  46. Jamf Now

August 2019

  1. The Back Page: Proper care of your Apple Card
  2. Applications Folder: GIF Brewery 3
  3. We Like: Apple Card
  4. The Hackett File: What Sidecar says about the future of the Mac
  5. Midnight in the land of the Cord Cutters
  6. August 30, 2019
  7. Google uncovers a significant iPhone security exploit
  8. Three big questions about Apple’s September event
  9. The Rebound 253: Carousels of Content
  10. The Kindle is fine. It could’ve been much more than that.
  11. Mark your calendars for September 10
  12. ‘Filmmaker Mode’
  13. Apple expands its third-party repairs program
  14. Betas forever? Why Apple’s move to iOS 13.1 makes sense
  15. Apple announces Siri policy changes
  16. Filmmaker Mode aims to kill motion-smoothing
  17. Apple releases iOS 13.1 developer beta
  18. The iPhone 11 name game
  19. August 23, 2019
  20. Shoot to thrill: Three camera features the iPhone should add
  21. The Rebound 252: Not with That Credit Limit
  22. Turning your fan smart with an IR blaster and Homebridge
  23. 252: Not with That Credit Limit
  24. Bloomberg: Three new iPhones launching in September
  25. Why Apple doesn’t need to release a Series 5 Watch this fall
  26. Apple Card now available to all
  27. Apple Arcade for $4.99/month?
  28. When will Apple TV+ launch and what will it cost?
  29. Apple releases ‘The Morning Show’ trailer
  30. August 16, 2019
  31. Traveling with Apple tech: what soars, what falls flat
  32. Why Disney’s video bundle will force Apple to bundle Apple TV+
  33. The Rebound 251: Not Grabbing You All The Way Down
  34. ‘Netflix is at an inflection point’
  35. Steven Sinofsky on the ‘Bicycle for the Mind’
  36. NetNewsWire 5.0
  37. A Trip to Johnson Space Center
  38. Galaxy Note 10 vs. iPhone 11: How Apple could fight Samsung’s flagships
  39. MailSteward
  40. CarPlay in iOS 13 is a huge upgrade
  41. The Rebound 250: I Have No Shame
  42. Samsung introduces Galaxy Book S
  43. How Apple reinvents its core business to keep growing
  44. This week’s sponsor: MailSteward
  45. Startup seeks to fill cellular dead spots via satellite
  46. Earnings Season
  47. The Rebound 249: Leathery Butter
  48. Apple suspends human Siri monitoring
  49. Kindle Oasis (third-generation) review: Easy on the eyes

July 2019

  1. The Back Page: All that is
  2. Applications Folder: Past meets future
  3. We like: Dr. Mario World
  4. The Hackett File: On the possible return of the six-color Apple logo
  5. Displays on the edge
  6. Apple’s Q3 2019 results: Evolving from the iPhone to wearables and services
  7. This is Tim: Transcript of Apple’s 2019 third quarter analyst call
  8. Apple third-quarter 2019 results and charts!
  9. Robot umps now!
  10. Earnings Season
  11. Apple employees listen to Siri audio samples
  12. Apple should make authentication its next killer app
  13. The Rebound 248: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Buy ‘Em
  14. July 25, 2019
  15. Apple buys Intel’s modem business for $1B – here’s why
  16. How a 16-Inch Macbook Pro sets the table for ARM MacBooks
  17. WSJ: Apple planning to buy Intel’s modem business
  18. The Rebound 247: Cut This Whole Segment
  19. Margaret Hamilton and the Apollo Guidance Computer
  20. ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ returns in HD
  21. July 19, 2019
  22. How Apple could simplify its complex iPhone line-up this fall
  23. Is It a Good Idea for Apple to Buy Exclusive Rights to Podcasts?
  24. FaceApp: Threat or menace?
  25. Is Apple planning exclusive podcasts?
  26. 7 Ways Apple Can Make Messages Better
  27. July 12, 2019
  28. Does Apple’s simplified Mac lineup have a hole in it?
  29. The Rebound 246: Who Cares About Future Me?
  30. John Siracusa on Jony Ive
  31. Zoom saved you a click–by giving you a security hole
  32. Macbook Air: Why Didn’t It Die?
  33. Apple tweaks laptop lineup with cheaper Air; MacBook disappears
  34. Zoom videoconferencing app contains major vulnerability
  35. Know when to Hold’em
  36. July 5, 2019
  37. Jony Ive is gone, but he won’t take Apple with him
  38. The Rebound 245: I Can’t Deal with Humanity
  39. Panzarino: ‘Apple Sans Ive’

June 2019

  1. The Back Page: Semi-Pro
  2. Applications Folder: DaisyDisk
  3. We Like: Screen sharing
  4. The Hackett File: No company does transitions like Apple
  5. Friends don’t let friends use betas
  6. Apple, post-Jony Ive
  7. Features that should be in Apple’s upcoming OS releases but aren’t
  8. The Rebound 244: You Had a Good Run
  9. Jony Ive to leave Apple (mostly)
  10. The Talk Show: ‘Zap the PRAM’
  11. How to clear space for iOS device backups when iTunes tells you there’s not enough
  12. iOS 13, iPad OS, tvOS public betas now available
  13. First Look: macOS Catalina Public Beta
  14. 5 Hardware Upgrades in the iPhone’s Future
  15. June 21, 2019
  16. 3 products that would be hits for Apple if the company made them
  17. The Rebound 243: Green Bubble People
  18. Apple announces 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro battery recall
  19. Adobe Lightroom arrives in the Mac App Store
  20. ’36 Seconds That Changed Everything’
  21. The Mac no longer needs compatibility to thrive
  22. ‘It’s making me think’
  23. The Mac Pro design’s G4 ancestry
  24. SaneBox
  25. June 14, 2019
  26. Twitterrific 6: My favorite Twitter app just got better
  27. Reading between the lines of Apple’s WWDC announcements
  28. The Rebound 242: He’s the Happiest Siri User Ever
  29. iPadOS 13: The wish list meets reality
  30. SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transition strategy
  31. Get in the CarPlay
  32. All the known details of Sign In with Apple
  33. Radiohead releases leaked music instead of paying ransom
  34. Sponsor: SaneBox
  35. Apple is quietly paying attention before it acts
  36. Women’s World Cup is in 4K on AppleTV in the U.S.
  37. WWDC: What Apple’s biggest announcements mean for the company
  38. June 5, 2019
  39. The Rebound 241: Throwing Bad Money After Good
  40. The wild cryptography behind Apple’s new Find My app
  41. Catalyst: the iPad and Mac are tied together like never before
  42. The good, the bad, and the pricey: Apple’s WWDC announcements
  43. 6 reasons you’ll want iOS 13 on your iPhone
  44. WWDC 2019 notes: Sidecar, Catalyst, Mac Pro, and Pro Display XDR
  45. WWDC 2019 Keynote Coverage – Live!
  46. The Lattice Trilogy by Erik Hanberg

May 2019

  1. May 31, 2019
  2. The Back Page: Surprise and delight
  3. Applications Folder: CalZones
  4. We Like: “Line of Duty”
  5. Considering Mac hardware at WWDC
  6. See you on the other side…
  7. Marzipan, Mac Pro, and iPad features: A wish list for WWDC19
  8. The Rebound 240: The Gentleman from Tacoma
  9. 9to5Mac: New looks for macOS media apps
  10. ‘App Store – Principles and Practices’
  11. Apple should go all in on Marzipan
  12. macOS: WWDC19 wish list
  13. iPod touch amazingly not dead, gets update
  14. Sponsor: The Lattice Trilogy by Erik Hanberg
  15. Why WWDC 2019 will usher in a new era for Apple
  16. Scripting a save location within Default Folder X
  17. May 24, 2019
  18. What we won’t see at WWDC 2019
  19. The Rebound 239: Lady Gaga is on My Side
  20. Panic cranks out Playdate, a new handheld game console
  21. iOS 13 wish list
  22. Federico Viticci goes ‘Beyond the Tablet’
  23. Apple updates MacBook Pro processors and keyboard, extends Keyboard Service Program
  24. The ants are my friends, they’re blowing in the wind
  25. Three keyboard changes Apple should make—to iOS
  26. ‘The night the lights went out’
  27. 6 powerful utilities that make the Mac feel like home
  28. The Rebound 238: This Math Works
  29. The origins of the spreadsheet
  30. May 14, 2019
  31. Three features Apple should borrow from Google’s I/O announcements
  32. Why the Pixel 3a is no threat to the iPhone
  33. The Rebound 237: Grounds for Divorce
  34. After flipping the Marzipan switch
  35. Why the Mac won’t end up locked down like iOS
  36. Review: Logitech Slim Folio Pro
  37. Review: Brydge Pro 12.9 keyboard
  38. Downlink puts the Earth on your Mac desktop
  39. May 3, 2019
  40. What the future looks like for the Mac, iPad Pro, and Apple Watch
  41. The Rebound 236: More Than Just Cursory
  42. Are we headed for a Mac automation schism?
  43. Why Apple believes iPhone sales are finally turning around

April 2019

  1. Apple’s financial results: Learning to sell the iPhone
  2. The Back Page: Three wish list
  3. Applications Folder: SuperDuper!
  4. We Like: Keyboards
  5. The Hackett File: Ikea: 1, Stephen: 0
  6. Apple TV minus?
  7. This is Tim: Transcript of Apple’s Q2 2019 call with analysts
  8. Apple second-quarter 2019 financial results
  9. Why did last night’s ‘Game of Thrones’ look so bad?
  10. 3 ways iOS 13 will make you more productive
  11. April 26, 2019
  12. It’s about time for a Mac with a touch interface
  13. The Rebound 235: Any Phone Is Foldable
  14. The Mac is becoming more like iOS–and I like it
  15. Where does automation fit on macOS?
  16. April 19, 2019
  17. Shortcuts coming to the Mac?
  18. Google and Amazon bury the hatchet
  19. Three ways Apple’s own Marzipan apps can benefit macOS
  20. Samsung Galaxy Fold review disaster
  21. Apple watch authentication expanding on the Mac?
  22. The Rebound 234: Webdings!
  23. Sonos One finally joins the Apple Music/Alexa club
  24. Review: Kindle Paperwhite (2019) and Kindle (2019)
  25. Why iOS apps will make the Mac a better place… eventually
  26. Qualcomm and Apple bury the hatchet
  27. Restoring Mojave’s “missing” VPN server with VPN Enabler
  28. The future of the PlayStation
  29. The end of iTunes: What it means for you
  30. April 12, 2019
  31. The iTunes break up: What will happen to our favorite features?
  32. The human side of voice recognition
  33. The Rebound 233: All Those Penguins
  34. 2019 iMac review: The best of a bygone era
  35. Spotlight: Don’t take your Mac’s powerful search engine for granted
  36. Seeing a black hole with half a ton of hard drives
  37. HoudahSpot 5 brings makes advanced Mac searching easy
  38. Three Apple products in the danger zone
  39. April 4, 2019
  40. BBEdit is back in the Mac App Store
  41. Apple cuts price on HomePod to $299
  42. The Rebound 232: Ray Romano
  43. Pro or no? How the high-end 2019 iMac measures up

March 2019

  1. The Back Page: Apple’s Missing Services
  2. Applications Folder: Rocket – Fast emojis on macOS
  3. We Like: Get Shorty (TV show)
  4. The Hackett File: The Times They Are A-Changin’
  5. Us as a Service
  6. Apple Card Doesn’t Need to Be Revolutionary to Be a Hit
  7. March 29, 2019
  8. Apple cancels AirPower
  9. This week’s Apple event was still all about the ecosystem
  10. Can Apple’s product expertise make Apple TV+ a success?
  11. The Apple Card’s missing number, rotating CVV, and more
  12. The Rebound 231: Steven Bielberg
  13. Updated: Which Mac laptop to buy for a student?
  14. Federico Viticci’s first AirPods 2 impressions
  15. Initial thoughts about Apple’s services event
  16. Rogue Amoeba updates SoundSource
  17. iOS 12.2’s new features
  18. Apple Event: “Show Time” at Steve Jobs Theater
  19. The Rebound 230: Crazy Spreadsheet Business
  20. March 22, 2019
  21. Find video files that won’t survive the 32-bit Mac apocalypse
  22. Yes, Logitech’s Crayon works with iPad Pro
  23. With Apple, everything old is new again
  24. Review: iPad mini 2019 is a modern version of a small classic
  25. Why today’s iPad lineup is the strongest in years
  26. Apple revamps AirPods
  27. The iMac and spinning-disk disappointment
  28. Today is iMac day: Apple announces new models with faster processors and graphics
  29. They live! New iPad Air and iPad Mini announced
  30. March 15, 2019
  31. Apple responds to Spotify
  32. Apple WWDC19: What’s in store for iOS macOS, watchOS, and tvOS
  33. Apple sets WWDC for June 3-7
  34. Apple vs. Spotify: who’s really right?
  35. The Rebound 229: Go Back to Making Dinosaur Movies
  36. The next version of Coda won’t be Coda
  37. The web at 30: Apple’s place in history
  38. Ben Thompson on Elizabeth Warren’s tech breakup proposal
  39. Apple Event confirmed for March 25
  40. The Bayern Agenda
  41. March 8, 2019
  42. Three improvements Apple should make to its Mail app on iOS and macOS
  43. Encyclopedia Netflixia: Translating Warner Media’s Robert Greenblatt
  44. The Rebound 228: It’s Not a Smart Dog
  45. Prioritizing the MacBook Hierarchy of Needs
  46. Apple’s management of its video service isn’t a plot twist, it’s business as usual
  47. Sponsor: The Bayern Agenda
  48. How the iPhone relates to the big releases at MWC 2019
  49. March 1, 2019
  50. Bad AppleScript: Use Hazel to auto-compress Logic projects
  51. Star Wars as an infographic
  52. How repairing an old Mac mini made me anticipate a new Mac Pro

February 2019

  1. The Back Page: I Fold (Phones)
  2. Applications Folder: The Unarchiver
  3. We Like: Fixing things!
  4. The Hackett File: Lightning is All Around Us
  5. Inside Baseball
  6. Applications Folder: Splitwise
  7. Apple dominates the podcast market. But for how long?
  8. Gurman: Apple Watch sleep tracking in the works
  9. The Rebound 227: Replaced by Slackbot
  10. 7 Worlds Collide: A fan edits his hero using Final Cut Pro X
  11. Vlad Savov actually held a folding phone
  12. February 22, 2019
  13. A social-media site that actually rejects misinformation
  14. Simple sleep tracking with Shortcuts
  15. What Apple can do to take Apple Pay to the next level
  16. The Rebound 226: The Rerebound
  17. Gurman: Marzipan roll-out a three-year process
  18. Wish List: Whole-home AirDrop
  19. It’s time for Apple to get back into the smart home in a big way
  20. A week of podcasting with only an iPad Pro
  21. Analyzing Apple’s March 25 event
  22. February 15, 2019
  23. What part of the UK/Ireland are you from, based on linguistics
  24. Three hurdles Apple’s rumored news service will have to overcome
  25. Why some publishers are going for Apple’s 50/50 split
  26. The Rebound 225: Now We Play Putt-Putt For Real Money!
  27. Report: Apple services roll-out planned for March 25
  28. Now is the time for Apple to re-think its retail priorities
  29. Finding my way around iOS roadblocks
  30. Report: Apple offering 50/50 split in its magazine service
  31. Panic to rename Coda
  32. iPad diaries: Finding FileExplorer
  33. Stephen Hackett reviews the 2018 MacBook Air
  34. February 8, 2019
  35. Take Control of Slack
  36. Apple’s bug bounties need to get with the program
  37. Apple’s modem engineering team now reports to custom silicon chief
  38. The Rebound 224: I’m Voting for Number 9
  39. How will Apple redesign the iPad home screen?
  40. The FBI conducted a sting against Huawei at CES
  41. 230 new emojis in final list for 2019
  42. Angela Ahrendts to leave Apple in April, replaced by Deirdre O’Brien
  43. Going back to the Mac to finish the Six Colors Report Card
  44. Sponsor: Take Control of Slack
  45. The XR is Apple’s top phone, and other iPhone sales secrets
  46. Three Apple decisions that don’t please the user, but the company won’t change

January 2019

  1. The Back Page: How to Recover from a Quarter of Bad iPhone Sales in 90 days
  2. Applications Folder: TV Time
  3. We Like: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  4. The Hackett File: Exploring Huffduffer
  5. Next big thing
  6. January 31, 2019
  7. Locast is the free broadcast TV streamer you’ve never heard of
  8. Mario Kart Tour delayed to summer 2019
  9. The Rebound 223: A Whole Cajoodle of SKUs
  10. 5 things we learned from Apple’s latest quarterly results
  11. Parts of Apple Music will be available for free on American Airlines
  12. Apple puts the kibosh on Facebook data-mining app (updated)
  13. UAE intel unit used iPhone exploit to spy on rivals
  14. This is Tim: Transcript of Apple’s January 29 call with analysts
  15. Apple’s dramatic Q1 2019 results
  16. Turn FaceTime off now
  17. Apple in 2018: The Six Colors report card
  18. Cheddar: Apple plans gaming subscription service
  19. A tiny screw shows why iPhones won’t be ‘Assembled in USA’
  20. January 25, 2019
  21. Up, down, sideways: Apple’s personnel changes point to its priorities
  22. The Rebound 222: This Is What You Get When You Have My Full Attention
  23. The Mac’s 35th birthday
  24. Microsoft Office comes to the Mac App Store
  25. How will Apple’s 2019 iPhone counter the Google Pixel camera?
  26. My writing finances, 2018
  27. Code embedded in images targeting Macs via ads
  28. This is the year phones get weird
  29. Apple Pay coming to Target, other locations
  30. Why Apple Will Be Late to Foldable Phones (and Still Win)
  31. What is dead may never die: Two products Apple may be looking to revive
  32. The Rebound 221: It Not You, It Wi-Fi
  33. January 17, 2019
  34. Nike’s new self-lacing, Bluetooth-powered shoes
  35. Latest data breach exposes 773 million records
  36. Tim Cook pens op-ed on privacy regulations
  37. How the iPad might influence the future of the Mac interface
  38. Our data center, which art in heaven…
  39. iPhone XR/XS/XS Max Apple battery cases appear
  40. An ER trip with an Apple Watch
  41. Apple rebuffed when trying to buy Qualcomm chips
  42. We owe Apple Notes an apology
  43. January 11, 2019
  44. The Rebound 220: Timsplaining
  45. Yale Assure SL review, or: How I learned to stop worrying and embrace the Smart Lock
  46. Apple’s 4K TV deals show how the company’s business strategy is evolving
  47. Using BBEdit and Excel to revive a dead podcast feed
  48. Ben Thompson on Apple’s forecast error
  49. Vizio, LG to add AirPlay 2, HomeKit support this spring
  50. Samsung will offer iTunes/AirPlay compatible TVs
  51. The residue of decades of Mac design
  52. January 4, 2019
  53. GarageBand at 15
  54. Downloading the new public-domain books
  55. What would menus look like on iOS?
  56. Steven Sinofsky on Apple’s iPhone dilemma
  57. Apple’s revenue drop is about China and more
  58. The Ride Is Over: Apple Faces the End of the iPhone Boom
  59. 2019 iOS, iPhone, and iPad wishlist
  60. Apple’s anticipated record holiday quarter turns into something much worse

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