22 Oct 2024 - 2 min read

My first Apple embargo (members post)

What it was like being a part of my first Apple hardware embargo.

21 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

This is the sort of thing that makes me like Apple

Chris Welch for The Verge: Apple’s AirPods Pro hearing health features are as good as they sound Being able to use Apple’s $250 earbuds as a hearing aid is a huge deal for those who can benefit from this capability. That’s substantially less expensive than over-the-counter hearing

21 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

I think we’re done making “shitty games”

Blooper Team’s Jacek Zieba, who just released the Silent Hill 2 remake, in an interview with GameSpot: Bloober Team Says It's Done Making "Shitty" Games And Silent Hill 2 Remake Wasn't A Fluke [P]eople in the studio were like, 'Okay, we

20 Oct 2024 - 3 min read

The most important line in any headset review

Riley Hill: I Bought A Vision Pro After Everyone Said It Was Dead After about two weeks of using the Vision Pro, Riley has some interesting thoughts about using the Vision Pro for the first time many months after the hype cycle has cooled off considerably. It’s a really

18 Oct 2024 - 4 min read

Did you know you can (technically) cut and paste in the Finder?

Yesterday I posted this video about a Mac app called Supercharge which adds a number of quality of life features to your Mac, one of which is the ability to cut and paste files in the Finder. I commented how nice this was, as it was something I use all

16 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

Digg, 20 years later

David Pierce: How Digg helped invent the social internet In its early days, Digg was something like the homepage of the internet. Any user could submit a link, and then any other user could either promote it with a “dig” or demote it with a “bury.” The best and most

16 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

Passkeys get a bit closer to becoming portable

Lori Glavin: FIDO Alliance Publishes New Specifications to Promote User Choice and Enhanced UX for Passkeys The FIDO Alliance has published a working draft of a new set of specifications for secure credential exchange that, when standardized and implemented by credential providers, will enable users to securely move passkeys and

16 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

Minor update to Quick Reviews

Last night I pushed an update to Quick Reviews to make 2 changes: 1. The reset buttons on the color, text size, and score names settings are now green and actual HTML buttons with aria labels, making them more accessible. 2. I've disabled the "API" that

15 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

The Apple Pencil lineup is doing what we should have all expected

Back in May when the latest iPad Pros were announced, there was some consternation about how the Apple Pencil story was still confusing, and I wrote: I think it’s a sure thing that the 11th generation iPad will one day be a thing, and while I’m less definitively

14 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

Productivity apps won’t do your work for you, but they can still help

Casey Newton many weeks ago: Three apps that made me more productive this year A year ago this week, I wrote here about why note-taking apps don’t make us smarter. In short, it took me too long to learn, software can’t automate your thinking. But I do think

14 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

Remember, the computers don’t think

Kyle Orland for ArsTechnica: Apple study exposes deep cracks in LLMs’ “reasoning” capabilities The results of this new GSM-Symbolic paper aren't completely new in the world of AI research. Other recent papers have similarly suggested that LLMs don't actually perform formal reasoning and instead mimic it

13 Oct 2024 - 2 min read

Home Depot is finally rolling out contactless payments (yes, the "finally" is warranted")

Steven Aquino writing for Forbes: Home Depot’s Rollout Of Apple Pay Reminds Apple Pay, Accessibility Are One My friend Chance Miller reported this week for 9to5 Mac that Home Depot is ending its laggardness by finally beginning to roll out support for Apple Pay in its stores. This should

13 Oct 2024 - 1 min read

How to set up author tags on Mastodon

Mastodon recently added the ability to natively add author labels to links on Mastodon. Basically, when a link is posted, you can have your Mastodon account automatically tagged so people can more easily find you. I would have written up an explainer on how to do it, but Robb Knight

12 Oct 2024 - 6 min read

Mujjo iPhone 16 Pro case and wallet review

Last year, I thought Mujjo’s iPhone cases were excellent. I thought they were so good that when I realized I actually wanted the iPhone 15 Pro Max, I bought a second case from them without hesitation. So when they reached out to me this year to see if I

12 Oct 2024 - 2 min read

This photo is 2 megapixels

Above is a photo I took of the Statue of Liberty last night from a boat. It looks pretty good, right? The colors are nice and there's a decent amount of detail for a pic taken in total darkness. But 2 megapixels?! To give you some context, this