(Podcast) The Rebound 399: Stuff is Unreliable

Where there’s smoke, there may or may not be fire, especially if you have a Google Nest Protect.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 458: Supply Chain Who?

Our coding experiences, the toys we collect and enjoy, our thoughts on new smartphones with current-gen silicon, how we feel about targeted ads, and how we manage our online privacy settings.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Stephen Hackett’s calendar is back ↦

Another year, another Apple product calendar from Stephen Hackett: The calendar features my own product photography of Apple products, with each month highlighting some of Apple’s software announcements over the years. Each calendar measures 20 inches by 13 inches (50.8  x 33.02 … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Apple introduces ‘Lockdown Mode’ ↦

This is a fascinating announcement of a feature of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura that wasn’t previewed at WWDC: Apple today detailed two initiatives to help protect users who may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Zoom PodTrak P4 review: Podcasting and the other Zoom (Member Post)

I recently said goodbye to an old friend – a 12-channel analog audio mixer I’ve used to produce podcasts since around 2007. It was always overkill, even when I recorded shows around my kitchen table with three or four guests. This mixer was better suited to making and recording m … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 414: The Meat Seems Questionable

This July 4 Jason spends some time away from the grill to discuss charity shops, stroopwafels, and the differences between the U.S. and the UK. Meanwhile, Myke has been inspired to build his own iPad-based status board. Vive la différence, as they say in yet another country.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock: YouTube ad blocker for Safari

Do you want to block all YouTube ads in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac? Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you. It’s easy to setup, doubles the speed at which Safari loads and now blocks all YouTube ads. Magic Lasso is an efficient, high performa … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock

My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Designed from the ground up to protect your privacy, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances in Safari – stopping you from being followed by ads around the web. Along with respecting your … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

6C Podcast: WeatherKit hacking, beta features, and M2 timing

Jason can see into the future, we ponder how non-nerds will receive some new beta features, and the great mystery of Apple’s M2 Mac roll-out.… Become a member to listen to our exclusive weekly podcast and get more benefits. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Adding Apple WeatherKit data to my own weather widgets

A prototype iOS widgetI’ve spent 17 years with a weather station in my backyard, and parsing that data in interesting ways. Everybody needs a hobby. At WWDC 2022, Apple announced that it was releasing its follow-on from Dark Sky, which it acquired in 2020: it’s called WeatherKit, … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

The Back Page: A guide to new Apple software features for your non-tech savvy friends and relatives (Member Post)

Look, not everybody pays as close attention to Apple announcements as we here at Six Colors—your preeminent source for Apple news1—do. That’s understandable: most of the things that Apple showed off at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference Keynote this month won’t materialize … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

iPhone review: A game-changer years in the making ↦

Me, almost 15 years ago at Macworld: Apple’s iPhone is a product that’s been years in the making. Apple’s designers have been working on it for years, and the Web has been buzzing about Apple’s entry into the phone market for just as long—or maybe even longer. But now, after six … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 457: This is a Safe Space

Our favorite iPhones of yesteryear, how paranoid we are about our online privacy, our sleep tracking habits, and where we go to work outside of our homes.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 398: Friedman House Rules

Who wants to talk about Apple stuff anyway.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

VirtualBuddy virtualizes macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon ↦

Mac hacker extraordinaire Gui Rambo has launched an open-source project, VirtualBuddy, that lets you virtualize macOS on Apple silicon Macs for free: VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Downstream 21: I Love Sports Corner

We discuss the “Lightyear” box office and the future of Pixar, finding better ways to binge through smart software, and how streaming franchises are constructed. And then, once again, there’s Sports Corner.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) The Talk Show 350: Your Sack of Meat With Teeth

Jason Snell returns to John Gruber’s The Talk Show to discuss the biggest threads from WWDC 2022 — in particular, Stage Manager and the M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook “Pro”. No sports talk (unless you count soccer).… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 413: Tall Is Small

For the Summer of Fun, Jason and Myke compare their iPhones—one’s Max, one’s Mini, but which one has the most apps and which one has the most photos? Also, Mark Gurman’s got our next 75 episodes plotted out thanks to his detailed dump of future Apple product announcements, Jason … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock: incredibly private and secure Safari web browsing

Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By blocking ad trackers, Magic Lasso Adblock stops you being followed by ads around the web. … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock

My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. As a native Safari extension, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances, letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices. By cutting down on ads a … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

6C Podcast: Mail Merge and M2 milestones

In an earth-shattering event, Mail Merge returns to Pages. Oh, and the M2 arrived, too! (This episode also includes the audio of our 50-minute livestream from Wednesday morning about the M2 and MacBook Pro, for those who prefer podcasts to YouTube livestreams.)… Become a member t … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

A typeface from the Danish forest ↦

Bjørn Karmann created the typeface Occlusion Grotesque by tracing and carving an initial typeface into a beech tree in Denmark.1 The tree is then left alone for a year, at which point the natural growth processes of the tree cause the trunk to expand, stretching the bark while al … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

‘Take Control of FaceTime and Messages’ ↦

My pal Glenn Fleishman has a new book out, and it’s all about FaceTime and Messages. You’d think that there would be little information to be gleaned about these stock Apple apps. But you’d be wrong. As Glenn writes on his blog: I learned so many new tricks and hidden features i … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 397: What the Flub?!

AI will soon be replacing all of your hosts on The Lex and Dan Show.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 456: I Just Like the Pictures

Our frivolous in-app purchases, how we use tech to stay safe in the age of COVID, our thoughts on RCS messaging, and recognizing the signs of true artificial intelligence.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

13-inch M2 MacBook Pro Review: The future, wrapped in the past

What the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro is… depends on your perspective. If you’re taking the 1000-foot overview of the Mac market, it’s most notable for being the first shipping product to include the M2, Apple’s second-generation home-designed Mac processor. If you consider it out of c … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Mail Merge returns to Pages after nine years

Pages’s reimplented Mail Merge feature on macOS.After almost a decade, I guess it’s time to pack in my posters, stickers, and Tim Cook and Craig Federighi phone call scripts for the “Bring Mail Merge back to Pages!” campaign1 and declare victory. Because, yes, Mail Merge has retu … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 412: Justin, Don’t Do It

This week we consider Stage Manager and how it works, as well as how Apple has chosen to communicate its decision-making. Also, Apple makes a surprising deal with Major League Soccer, Myke decides that an iPad Studio and MacBook Studio sound like great new products, and we dare t … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Solving a file sharing mystery: Why one Mac can’t see another

We all have those tech problems that we kind of give up on. Like an annoying rattle in the car where you can’t track down the source, you just eventually acclimate to it until it feels like that’s just the way it’s always been. (Even then, you’ll find that every once in a while i … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock: 2.0x faster web browsing in Safari

Want to experience twice as fast load times in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac?  Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you. It’s easy to setup, blocks all YouTube ads, and doubles the speed at which Safari loads. Magic Lasso Adblock is an efficient a … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

What’s the role of tomorrow’s CarPlay?

One of the most unexpected announcements at WWDC was probably Apple’s preview of the next generation of CarPlay, which will apparently include deep integration with automotive subsystems that allow Apple to take over some, or all, of a car’s in-car interface. For a company that f … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Daylite

My thanks to Daylite for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Daylite is an award-winning CRM and productivity app made for Mac-based small businesses. It seamlessly integrates with the iPhone and iPad. It integrates with Apple’s built-in apps, including Apple Mail, so you and your t … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

6C Podcast: Stage Manager, M1 iPads, and M2 Macs

Using Stage Manager reveals facts about how sophisticated the underlying windowing system is, and we’re about to enter the M2 era with a laptop that’s exciting exactly nobody.… Become a member to listen to our exclusive weekly podcast and get more benefits. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

The future of TV is… what again? (Member Post)

If you blinked during the State of the Union, you missed it.I’ve always been fascinated in the quest for the ultimate home-entertainment experience. For every bit that legitimately promises to revolutionize how we watch TV at home, there seems to be a new complication that preven … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 455: The Spock Raised Eyebrow

How we work on our Macs, the Cryptopocalypse, our cloud storage regimens, and what is still keeping us from using the iPad as our main devices.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 396: Center Stage Manager

It’s beta season…and none of us are running them.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Downstream 20: Entertainment Chess Move

With the clash between “Stranger Things” and Star Wars, the summer streaming blockbuster season has begun! And we inaugurate a new segment, Sports Corner, as the path of sports on streaming media sports has begun to change dramatically.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

How do you recover passkeys if you lose all your devices? ↦

As a followup to my piece on passkeys, reader Andrew pointed me to a blog post by Terence Eden, which contains a bit of a thought experiment on what happens if you have a catastrophic accident (say, a house fire) and lose access to all your devices: In order to recover my digita … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Moof ↦

(Image: Shadowfacts)According to Shadowfacts, Clarus the Dogcow has made a return in macOS Ventura. Congratulations to the world’s #1 Clarus fan, Stephen Hackett.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Apple inks 10-year deal with Major League Soccer ↦

Another sports franchise is headed to Apple’s streaming efforts, as the company has announced that it’s signed a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer: Apple and Major League Soccer (MLS) today announced that the Apple TV app will be the exclusive destination to watch every sing … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Apple, WhatsApp add iPhone migration feature ↦

Apple and WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that the popular chat service has been rolled into Apple’s Move to iOS system, which allows Android users to migrate their data to the iPhone. Here’s the announcement from Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page(?!): We’re adding to WhatsApp the a … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

Friday Night Baseball: Still free ↦

There was a lot going on last week, but I wanted to note this announcement from Apple about July availability for Friday Night Baseball: “The 2022 season is off to a great start, and we’re proud to bring all baseball fans a new way to watch their favorite teams each week, all wi … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Mac-Savvy Businesses Love Daylite CRM

  For small businesses, it can be difficult to stay on top of clients, leads, and projects that are evolving every day. Here’s how Daylite can help supercharge your team to collaborate better, handle more clients, close more deals, and execute more projects. Designed for Mac, iPh … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 411: 180% Different for Me

It’s the aftermath of a WWDC like no other, so in this very special episode Myke and Jason kick off the Summer of Fun with an episode recorded live in the California sun. The breeze is blowing, the questions about the M2 processor and Stage Manager are flowing, and we’re trying t … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 454: Wednesday Is the Leaf

Our excitement and trepidation regarding Passkeys, our thoughts on auto-generated Siri App Shortcuts, the most exciting features announced at WWDC, and our inevitable (?) USB-C future.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

6C Podcast: WWDC 2022 report

The iPad’s journey, the arrival of the M2, and we stopped by Touch Bar’s house on our way to Apple Park.… Become a member to listen to our exclusive weekly podcast and get more benefits. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock

My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. As a native Safari extension, it blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, clea … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago

WWDC 2022: “desktop-class” iPad apps

Editable toolbars come to the iPad.Lost in the excitement about Apple finally breaking the iOS multitasking paradigm and introducing overlapping windows and support for external displays with Stage Manager was something that will probably have an even greater impact on users. App … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 years ago