It’s almost time. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is just days away. Come Monday morning, both Dan Moren and I will be somewhere on the Apple Campus, watching Apple unveil whatever it chooses to put in front of the world.… | Continue reading
My thanks to my old pal Glenn Fleishman for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Glenn has created a letterpress book called Six Centuries of Type & Printing, a 64-page romp through the history of printing and type told through technological innovations from Gutenberg through the pre … | Continue reading
The Max launch and prioritizing tech stacks; Netflix’s ad viewers and the future of ad-free streaming; and in Sports Corner the regional sports network collapse has begun. Also, we announce o… | Continue reading
Our current device-charging setups, how we manage our windows, our weather apps of choice, and the travel items that have saved our bacon.… | Continue reading
It’s time for our bold WWDC predictions.… | Continue reading
Every now and then I type something into Spotlight on the iPad and I see that Twitterrific is still installed. I can’t bear to uninstall it, but since Twitter killed third-party client apps, I don’t use Twitter very often.… | Continue reading
We’re delighted you’ve chosen to embark upon Apple Reality. Today is the first day of a whole new world for you, and we hope that you enjoy living in it as much as we did creating it.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, … | Continue reading
I’ve updated another eight-year-old article of mine, bringing my discussion of my podcast editing technique a bit more up to date. Interestingly, my methodology hasn’t really changed much.… | Continue reading
It’s time for our bold WWDC predictions.… | Continue reading
After the failure of bankrupt Diamond Sports to pay licensing fees, Major League Baseball will take over all San Diego Padres broadcasting starting Wednesday: As a result of the new arrangement, Padres fans can now obtain a new direct-to-consumer streaming subscription for $19.9 … | Continue reading
Zac Hall at 9to5Mac: Prioritizing Apple Music Classical for Android over Apple’s other platforms does make sense, though. The separate app is based on Apple’s acquisition of Primephonic, which was a standalone classical music subscription service, and the Android app went away w … | Continue reading
It’s time for our eighth annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple’s WWDC keynote! Jason and Myke will be there in person–but what will be announced? Is the Apple mix… | Continue reading
Why would a letterpress book called Six Centuries of Type & Printing be the “sponsor” of Six Colors? For two reasons: First, author and tech journalist Glenn Fleishman (that’s me!)… | Continue reading
Hey, it’s our antepenultimate week talking about the Apple headset speculatively! New apps are a-shipping and generative AI asks “How many fingers am I holding up?”… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, and commu … | Continue reading
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Kolide offers a more nuanced approach to setting and enforcing sensitive data policies. At most companies, employees can download sensitive company data onto any device, keep it there forever, and never even know that they’ … | Continue reading
Twice as much baseball, if you want it.Sometimes you want to watch more than one thing on your TV. This impulse was initially satisfied by the introduction of TVs with picture-in-picture functionality, but as access to TV began to come from various decoder boxes, picture-in-pictu … | Continue reading
Whether we’d be comfortable in a driverless taxi, our thoughts on the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory regarding kids and social media, using Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro on the iPad, and the last time technology blew us away.… | Continue reading
50 minutes with the complaints department.… | Continue reading
Special guest: Jason Snell. Topics: Headset, headseat, headset. And no baseball talk other than how games might look in VR. Also: Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad, and GM’s dumb decision to drop CarPlay.… | Continue reading
Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are finally available for the iPad. I’ve had a week to use beta versions of the apps, each of which arrives in the App Store on Tuesday for $5/month or $50/year. A… | Continue reading
While I’m linking to subscription Substacks, I thought I’d link to Will Carroll’s piece about Apple, sports, and VR: I’m not sure if people are ready for VR (or “XR” as Apple appears to be calling it), but one of the strongly rumored apps is a virtual IMAX screen.… | Continue reading
Last week Joe Posnanski wrote an excellent story about PitchCom (subscription required), the technology that’s now used by Major League Baseball to relay pitch calls between catcher and pitcher.… | Continue reading
With WWDC and our annual draft right around the corner, it’s time to survey the final rumors about Apple’s AR/VR headset, while also taking stock of some real accessibility developments due this fall.… | Continue reading
Here’s an uncomfortable fact: at most companies, employees can download sensitive company data onto any device, keep it there forever, and never even know that they’re doing something wrong.… | Continue reading
A couple of years ago, my favorite Mac email app—the Gmail web wrapper app Mailplane—was discontinued. After an appropriate period of mourning (which included using Apple Mail regularly for the first time in years), I was desperate for an email app that worked the way I wanted it … | Continue reading
The headset goes on a real expectations rollercoaster ride this week as Apple clears the deck for WWDC. The Apple headset is awesome If you were worried about Apple’s chances in the AR/VR space you can relax because it looks like they’ve got this headset business all sorted.… Thi … | Continue reading
My thanks to iMazing for sponsoring Six Colors this week. iMazing is the answer to so many questions about how you can have more control over how to sync and back up iOS and iPadOS devices… and want to do it all from a Mac or Windows PC rather than relying on the cloud.… | Continue reading
Julia’s back at last, so we blast through discussing HBO Max becoming Max, Hulu going inside the Disney+ app, the WGA’s “streaming strike”, the NFL’s Peacock playoff game, and ESPN plotting its inevitable over-the-top service.… | Continue reading
I am reminded by Reader Donni that I haven’t updated my “How I Podcast: Recording” article since the days of Skype. I don’t use Skype now. I use Zoom. So I made a quick upda… | Continue reading
Fast Company’s Harry McCracken talked to some of the team behind Apple’s new Personal Voice accessibility feature about its development as well as some more fine details: When it came to enabling third-party apps to speak via Personal Voice, Apple put privacy measures in place s … | Continue reading
Apple’s new accessibility features, buttons vs. touchscreens, a free ad-supported television set, and whether we’re contributors or lurkers on social media.… | Continue reading
Ex arrr, mateys.… | Continue reading
iMazing gives Mac and Windows users powerful features and options for managing iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, filling important gaps in Apple’s feature set. iMazing is especially well-suited for those who prefer to work with their data and backups locally instead of the cl … | Continue reading
For the third year running, Apple has offered a preview of accessibility features coming to its platforms later this year. The announcements were timed to mark global accessibility awareness day on May 18.… | Continue reading
Apple has finally announced Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad. What does this mean for the platform, what took so long, and is this the end of the story–or just the beginning? Also, the Wa… | Continue reading
Twitter (left), Mastodon (center), and Bluesky (right).Last week, I joined Bluesky, the new hotness in social platforms. It’s the latest refuge for those who have beef with the way Elon Musk runs Twitter.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access t … | Continue reading
This week Apple gets around to making its own dog food and eating it too, iPhones take over the U.S. market, and it may soon be time for that “Cheers” re-watch you’ve been thinking about for years.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclu … | Continue reading
My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Kolide offers a more nuanced approach to setting and enforcing sensitive data policies. At most companies, employees can download sensitive company data onto any device, keep it there forever, and never even know that they’ … | Continue reading
Completing precision tasks on iPad with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, our thoughts on AI in retail (in light of the Wendy’s news), Google joining the foldable phone market, and predictions for Apple’s WWDC and the mention of artificial intelligence.… | Continue reading
If you thought we were above obvious microphone puns then I’m not sure what podcast you’ve been listening to but it wasn’t this one.… | Continue reading
Back in November 2015, Apple released the first iPad Pro, and I was hooked. But in the intervening seven and a half years, it’s felt that the iPad’s hardware has constantly been let down by its software—and Apple’s failure to support its own pro iPad hardware with its pro-level a … | Continue reading
Apple Newsroom: Apple today unveiled Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad. Video and music creators can now unleash their creativity in new ways that are only possible on iPad. Final Cut Pro and Lo… | Continue reading
It’s time to analyze Apple’s financial results, including a focus on India and some substantial declines for the Mac and iPad. Myke reveals the existence of the Secret Myke Hurley Tip Line.… | Continue reading
Right now, “Zero Trust” is in serious danger of becoming an empty buzzword. The problem isn’t just that marketers have slapped the Zero Trust label on everything short of breakfast cereal–it’s that for all the hype, we don’t seem to be getting any safer.… | Continue reading
It’s AirTags to the rescue as the little devices could get a standard and are endorsed by law enforcement. Meanwhile, Apple employees are making some wild demands and the company manages to pull off an OK quarter.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get … | Continue reading
Chance Miller of 9to5Mac has a really well-reported article about the fall of accessory maker Brydge: Brydge, a once thriving startup making popular keyboard accessories for iPad, Mac, and Microsoft Surface products, is ceasing operations.… | Continue reading
What’s better than charts? A video about charts. Dan and Jason look over the latest Apple results on YouTube: … | Continue reading
Every three months Apple’s CEO and CFO get on the phone and chat with financial analysts. By which we mean, they read from prepared statements and then take a couple questions each from a group of handpicked analysts.… | Continue reading