(Sponsor) The Dirty Secret of OS Updates

Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security.  On top of that, e… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Users are turning around on Apple Maps ↦

Writing at the Wall Street Journal, Ann-Marie Alcántara reports that the tide is turning on Apple Maps (Apple News link): The biggest competitive advantage Apple Maps has over Google is its deeper integration in the iPhone.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Unity adds visionOS beta program ↦

Following up on its appearance in the WWDC keynote, 3D authoring platform Unity announced on Wednesday that it is launching a beta program for visionOS development. The company says it’s been… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 468: Nonstop Bangers Involving Saxophone Solos

As the Public Betas arrive, there’s breaking bad news for Mac Pro fans, Jason has an invitation for Tim Cook, and we explore our favorite Emoji.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

This Week in Apple: Driving Mr. Brimley (Member Post)

This week we wish a happy birthday to the App Store, dip a toe in the the warm waters of the beta pool, and try to remember what those shows our friends have recommended but we never go around to watching.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Downstream 48: “The Bear” Is Not a Comedy

In a tale as old as time, we try and fail to understand the Emmy Awards. Also: Breaking down Netflix’s new ratings math.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

First Look: watchOS 10 Public Beta

Every year the big betas roll around—iOS, macOS, iPadOS—but only in recent years has Apple started offering public betas for some of its smaller platforms. But I’m glad it does, because this year, the action is on watchOS.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 511: The Magic of Dealiday

Our first iOS apps, what we look for deals on, whether we pay attention to the fine print, and our preferences in laptop sizes.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 452: Echosystem

Subscribing to Rebound Prime is the reason for the season.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

First Look: iPadOS 17 Public Beta

The new Lock Screen lets you view Live Activities and WidgetsThese days, many new iPadOS features have spent a year incubating on the iPhone. (Or, to put it less charitably, Apple builds for the iPhone first and makes iPads wait to get the good stuff.)… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

First Look: iOS 17 Public Beta

Sometimes I see that number following the latest release of iOS and do a double take: really? It’s been around that long? Seventeen iterations into the iPhone’s software and you wouldn’t think there’d be much left to do, but with this latest annual update to its flagship platform … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

First Look: macOS Sonoma Public Beta

macOS Sonoma, out in public beta now and due to be released this fall, is an update that feels small in all the best ways. Even in early development, I’ve managed to use it on my main Mac without any serious compatibility issues or major bugs.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

First Look: 2023 Public Beta platform features

It’s Apple public beta season. This is the time of year where Apple lets members of the public try out the next generation of its operating systems in advance of them being pushed out to everyone this fall.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 467: The Least Important Mac

We struggle to balance empathy with reality as we try to explain why the Mac Pro is the way that it is. Also, the Summer of Fun ends up taking on the future of social media, and Myke asks Jason to … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week. AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

This Week in Apple: Too many socials (Member Post)

Pity poor Goldman Sachs, as it fails to turn a profit in the credit card racket. Also, pity yourself next year when you can’t get an Apple Vision Pro.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, and community.. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 451: Comcast Survivor

Lex just flew in from France and, boy, are his arms tired. So is his car.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 510: Grumpy About Changes

The “Twitter replacements” we’re using, our hopeful finds for Prime Day, how Apple will or won’t comply with the Digital Markets Act, and our toxic relationship with streaming services.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Wish List: Keep apps from being offloaded

When I buy a new iPhone, I tend not to spring for the top of the line where storage is concerned. Generally I’m okay going for a smaller capacity phone, because I don’t have a ton of data, but it can get tight at times1, because as someone who writes a lot about iOS, I do downloa … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 466: Try to Stop Me Now, Batman

This week we get to the bottom of the secrets of the mysterious Puzzle Society, Goldman Sachs can’t make money on credit cards, Apple might be getting into college football, and there’s a lot of weird follow-up.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Stupid Companies Make AI Promises. Smart Companies Have AI Policies.

It seems like every company is scrambling to stake their claim in the AI goldrush–check out the CEO of Kroger promising to bring LLMs into the dairy aisle. And front line workers are following suit… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

The Back Page: Hot beta summer (Member Post)

Kick back, relax, and grab a drink with a little umbrella in it because the summer of betas has arrived. iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, there’s a beta for you, a beta for you, a beta for everyone!… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to ex … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

This Week in Apple: You can’t spell “Grimace” without “iMac” (Member Post)

Phil Schiller is ruining everything! And a tale of two Mac: one real that maybe shouldn’t be, the other not yet real that really should be.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, and community.. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Is Apple ready for some college football? ↦

I’m a Pac-12 football fan and Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News is one of the best reporters on the subject, along with Oregon-based indie writer John Canzano. Today, Wilner writes that… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

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


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Downstream 47: My Phantom Limb

CNN rises to the top of the conversation again, Netflix gets the ball back, Paramount sells some crown jewels, Sports Corner travels to Utah, and we answer four listener letters!… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

My new macOS server marks the end of Mac OS X Server

MAMP runs at the center of my new Mac mini server.I upgraded my Mac mini server last weekend, swapping an M2 model in for a 2018 model running macOS Mojave that was the last in-service Intel Mac in my house.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 509: I’ve Got Socks That Have Lifetime Guarantees

Extended warranties, our first jobs, whether we read online reviews, and how to deal with window management on the Mac.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 450: Each Object is an Object

visionOS is here so let’s talk to some people who can speak intelligently about it.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Google Assistant crosses openness off its list ↦

Jason Marr, developer of the excellent AnyList app I’ve used for shopping lists for years: Google is shutting down the Google Assistant Notes & Lists integration for non-Google apps on June 20, 2023.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple’s Fitness streaks need more humanity ↦

Craig Grannell at Stuff argues that Apple’s approach to Fitness streaks ultimately does us a disservice: The problem is the thin line between encouragement and assuming everyone is a robot.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Vision Pro accessibility: Great potential, but many unknowns

The Apple Vision Pro announcement was not focused on accessibility, but the product will definitely be accessible to people with disabilities. Existing technologies like VoiceOver and Dwell Control will be integral to the way people with disabilities use the product.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 465: No Dark Modes, Only Dark Rooms

Developers are getting their hands on (simulated) visionOS for the first time, and we speculate about how spatial apps might work. And for the Summer of Fun, we gauge our excitement level for various Apple-related product rumors.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) That Ticking Noise is Your End Users’ Laptops

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


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple Vision and the challenge of 3D movies (Member Post)

(Apple)No matter what you think of the Vision Pro headset or 3D movies, it’s become apparent over the last few weeks that a lot of people need a primer on 3D, stereoscopic movies.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podc … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

This Week in Apple: The mode less traveled (Member Post)

Apple and Reddit’s relationship with those who deal with their users continues to be a rocky road. Meanwhile, visionOS hits the streets. Toward a more perfect union They say both that no news is good news and that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but if Apple’s relationshi … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

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


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

iOS 17’s Live Voicemail finally makes this iOS 13 feature useful for me

Some software features have a delayed impact, like the clap of thunder reaching you seconds after a lightning strike. They may not be useful right away, but at some point something comes along that makes you realize that they’re just what you needed.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 508: Text Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

How we save links for later, the app we’d make for Apple Vision Pro, how we listen to music and podcasts, and tips for tech to use when moving across the country.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Why.are.there.periods.in.my.iPhone.searches ↦

Dan Kois, writing at Slate, bemoans one of my biggest annoyances with the iPhone keyboard: No, no, I’m not searching for “luxury poisons for the rich.” But my Google searches, like hers, are lousy … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 449: Viral Marketing

Two out of three Rebound hosts do not have Covid again.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple adds passkeys to Apple ID, iCloud logins

As our resident passkey beat editor, I was glad to see that Apple has now added the ability to log in to your Apple ID or iCloud.com… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 464: Godzilla Is Always There

Myke and Jason answer your questions about Vision Pro, catch up with some new beta details, saddle up for a new Rumor Roundup, process the Reddit debacle, and detail our summer plans.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Can Zero Trust Be Saved?

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


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

WWDC 2023: More responsive iOS camera apps

Usually WWDC week is for new OS features. But this year, WWDC was stuffed full of new Macs and an entirely new Apple platform, so I’m slowly digging out of that and starting to dig into the new OS features announced last week.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

This Week in Apple: Fractionally cheaper (Member Post)

Get our your notebooks because we’re about to learn a valuable lesson in the relationship between output and cost. It will be on the final. Speaking of textbook cases, Reddit provides another while Apple continues to struggle with greasing the wheels of the game business.… This s … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Audio Hijack

My thanks to Audio Hijack by Rogue Amoeba for sponsoring Six Colors this week. I love Audio Hijack. I use it almost every day. I use it for podcasts, yes, but it’s far more than a recording tool.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Downstream 46: The Chris Licht Conundrum

The head of CNN is out, but the larger issue is: what’s the future of TV news in the age of streaming?… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago