‘LaserWriter II: A Novel’ ↦

MCD x FSG books, promoting the debut novel of New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Tamara Shopsin: LaserWriter II is a coming-of-age tale set in the legendary 90s indie NYC Mac repair shop Tek… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 351: Long Hair Is In, Disco Is Back

This week we cover Apple’s record-breaking product sales, as well as the clouds on the horizon–a global semiconductor shortage, the EU’s ruling against it, and the arrival of the … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Quick Tip: High quality Mac icons are coming from inside your Mac!

Over in the Six Colors Member Slack1, reader Matthew wondered: Does anyone know where I can get a decent icon file of a MacBook Air (Space Grey)? I want to replace the hard disk icon of Macintosh H… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Money talks: Apple’s quarterly report is filled with clues about what’s coming next (Macworld/Dan Moren)

Every three months, financial analysts and journalists tune in to hear Apple report its quarterly results with the hopes that maybe, just maybe, they can find some wheat among the chaff, some gold … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Is a higher-quality Apple Music tier on the way? ↦

Music industry site Hits Daily Double reported Thursday that Apple Music is going hi-fi: Apple will announce a new high-fidelity audio streaming tier in the coming weeks at the same $9.99-per-user … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The Back Page: Color me impressed (Member Post)

Colors have returned! The sleek new 24-inch iMac brings a design awash in six different colors, evoking the classic fruit flavors of the iMac G3. For a company that has spent the last decade mainly… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

6C Podcast: April 30, 2021

It’s 2021 and Apple’s rules are… flexible. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

SuperDuper can now make bootable Big Sur backups ↦

Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket Software announcing that SuperDuper can now make bootable backups of Big Sur Macs, including on Apple silicon: To be clear, this is only possible because Apple made it p… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

VMWare: Fusion on Apple silicon coming, Windows TBD ↦

Michael Roy, Product Line Manager at VMWare, provides a status report on VMWare Fusion running on Macs with Apple silicon: Of course, users are expecting to run Windows in a virtual machine, much l… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

‘Not cast in concrete’: Apple moving with the (regulatory) times

(Photo by Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc.) I got most of my thoughts about Apple’s financial results and comments on its quarterly call with analysts in my Macworld column this week, but having slept… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The 2021 iPad Pro will work with the old iPad Pro Magic Keyboard ↦

Last week we linked to a report that there’s a new Magic Keyboard model for 12.9-inch iPad Pros that adds compatibility with the new, 5th generation (2021) model. The implication was that it … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

How the heck did Apple make so much money last quarter? (Macworld/Jason Snell)

The last few years, Apple has been on such a ride that it can be hard to put it into proper context. Almost every quarter sets a business record. And yet this quarter, covering the first three mont… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 339: I’m Not Great At Math

We ask questions and answer questions. Just not necessarily the same ones. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

This is Tim: Transcript of Apple’s Q2 2021 analyst call

Immediately after announcing record second-quarter results, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri hopped on a conference call to make statements and then answer (or dodge) the questions of financ… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 396: Fiddlier & Fiddlier

Encouraging others to update software, the fiddly nature of macOS, our keyboard preferences, and what we do when we’re faced with poor internet connectivity. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Apple’s record second quarter in charts

On Wednesday Apple announced the results of its fiscal second quarter of 2021 and the numbers are staggering. It’s Apple’s best non-holiday quarter ever, with all its major product cate… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Speculation about the future of Apple silicon

One of the most exhilarating things about the current state of the Mac is that we don’t know what’s coming next. Most of Apple’s time is spent in interation, punctuated by big lea… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Report: The next M-series chip is in production ↦

Cheng Ting-Fang and Lauly Li, reporting for Nikkei Asia, say that production of the successor to the M1 is gearing up: The next generation of Mac processors designed by Apple entered mass productio… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The good and bad of Apple Podcasts Subscriptions

I’m a participant in several podcast membership programs, which provide me with an important portion of my income. So of course Apple’s announcement of its new Apple Podcasts Subscripti… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Tip: Control HomeKit via Stream Deck

Controlling HomeKit via Stream Deck is easy with Home Control URLs. After much hesitation and research, I recently bought a Stream Deck Mini. And I immediately wondered if I could assign buttons to… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

macOS 11.3 patches a nasty security vulnerability ↦

Among macOS 11.3’s update is a fix for an insidious 0-day that bypassed all of the OS’s built-in defenses. Dan Goodin at Ars Technica has a good layperson’s overview: Apple engine… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Apple rolls out big software updates ↦

On Monday, Apple released new versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The big news is iOS 14.5, which adds all sorts of new features, most notably iPhone unlock for masked people wearing Apple Watches … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 350: The Time for Color is Now

Apple’s Colleen Novielli and Navpreet Kaloty visit the show to discuss the new 24-inch iMac in depth. Then Jason and Myke discuss the positioning of the new iPad Pro, and what it means that A… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The weird conflicted life of the Apple TV (Member Post)

Apple shows off the new Apple TV 4K during its recent Spring Loaded event. Hard as it may be to believe, the Apple TV is older than the iPhone. Way back in fall of 2006, Steve Jobs first showed off… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Quick Tip: Escaping a stuck screensaver on the Mac

This afternoon I set my iMac to update to macOS 11.3, walked away, and when I came back, was greeted with the soothing sight of jellyfish on my screensaver. But when I tried to wake my Mac by tappi… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

These future Apple products may be hiding in plain sight (Macworld/Dan Moren)

Despite all the intriguing new devices that Apple showed off this week, it’s never too early to start musing on what might be next up the company’s sleeves. As ever, you can glean a lot about the d… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

New 12.9-inch iPad Pro will require a new Magic Keyboard ↦

Nicholas Furno reporting for iGeneration (originally in French): Although the 2021 iPad Pro 12.9 inches is largely similar to the 2018 and 2020 models, the new tablet stands out in one respect: it … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) For All Mankind S2E10 Review: “The Gray”

So it all comes down to this. We review the season finale of “For All Mankind,” which puts the fate of the world in the crucible and makes us ponder the power of individual decisions when great sys… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Sponsor) Unite 4

My thanks to BZG Apps for sponsoring Six Colors this week. BZG makes Unite 4, which allows you to turn any Website into a Mac app. Using a lightweight, WebKit powered browser as a backend, you can … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

6C Podcast: April 23, 2021

M1 all the things! This podcast will continue until the robots arrive. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Apple execs talk AirTags security, pet tracking ↦

Apple executives Kaiann Drance and Ron Huang spoke to Fast Company’s Michael Grothaus about AirTags, and there were a few interesting tidbits I hadn’t seen elsewhere: AirTags also have … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Bloomberg: iPadOS 15 to feature major home screen overhaul ↦

Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reporting on what we’ve all suspected: Apple is poised to show off a big update for the iPad at this year’s WWDC. The company is planning the most significant u… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The iPad Pro needs an iPadOS that’s just as advanced ↦

Harry McCracken, longtime PC World editor and iPad power user, on the disparity between iPad hardware and software: Ideally, a device’s software and hardware become so symbiotic that you stop think… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The Apple silicon transition reaches the iMac (and the iPad Pro) (Member Post)

Though the products themselves will mostly not be appearing until late May, Apple’s latest set of announcements is now in the rear-view mirror. And I’m struck by how much both the iMac … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 338: Too Many Cooks

Apple announced a new remote and some other things. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 395: Please Do Not Ingest AirTags

Apple’s latest Apple TV update, our thoughts on the new iPad Pro, whether we customize our hardware, and where our first AirTags are going. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

New Brydge keyboard has bigger trackpad, supports new iPad Pro ↦

On Wednesday Brydge announced the Brydge 12.9 MAX+, a new version of its iPad Pro keyboard-and-trackpad product that converts an iPad Pro into a MacBook Pro-style laptop. It works with the last thr… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The details of Apple’s new podcast program agreement ↦

I did a quick skim through the agreement for Apple’s new Podcast program yesterday, but Nathan Gathright took a more in-depth look and picked out some interesting details that I hadn’t … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The iPad Pro is a killer machine but its software is killing me (Macworld/Jason Snell)

Nobody needed to convince me that Apple’s at the top of its game when it comes to designing iPad hardware. The 2018 iPad Pro was so fast that more than two years later, it can handle more or less a… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Notes on the M1 iMac

The original iMac was all about colors. The first one was blindingly Bondi blue, and the follow-ups all came in various shades and designs. It was a computer you didn’t just buy to use, but t… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

As usual, the iMac takes it on the chin ↦

Stephen Hackett details the history of the iMac’s chin: From the front, it’s rather remarkable how little the iMac has changed in nearly two decades. The screen is front and center, surrounde… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 349: Six Colors and Not a Color

New iMacs and iPads! The long-anticipated debut of AirTags! Podcast subscriptions! A new Apple TV remote! Ted Lasso’s secret shortbread recipe! Fresh from viewing Apple’s latest event, … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

The fine print: What Apple didn’t talk about

While you’re caught up in the whirlwind of an Apple event, it can be easy to fixate on what’s being said on stage. But with just about an hour of screen time, Apple’s certainly no… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

Mars helicopter takes off ↦

In an astounding achievement, a helicopter has flown on another planet. On Monday NASA’s Ingenuity drone made its first flight, rising to a height of about three meters (10 feet) and hovering… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Sponsor) Unite 4 – Turn websites into apps on your Mac

Unite 4 for macOS allows you to turn any website into an app on your Mac. Using a lightweight, WebKit powered browser as a backend, you can easily create isolated, customizable apps from any site. … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Sponsor) Loopback: Powerful cable-free audio routing

My thanks to Rogue Amoeba, the very first Six Colors sponsor, for once again sponsoring Six Colors this week! Rogue Amoeba’s Mac utility Loopback makes it trivial to pass audio from one appli… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 348: The 2021 April Event Draft

Emergency draft! In this bonus episode, Jason and Myke predict what will happen at Tuesday’s Apple media event. Will there be new iPad Pro models, and if so, will new accessories accompany them? Wi… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago

6C Podcast: April 16, 2021

Non-hyperbolic Apple Event predictions and electric cars. | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 years ago