iiiDIY has a great video about getting a LC630 cleaned up and running again: | Continue reading
Andrew Rossignol has done what I was sure was impossible: I have been diving into the world of large language models (LLMs), and a question began to gnaw at me: could I bring the cutting-edge of AI to the nostalgic glow of my trusty 2005 PowerBook G4? Armed with a 1.5GHz processo … | Continue reading
This week on Connected: WWDC 2025 has been announced, so it’s time to get silly and read too much into the event’s artwork. In other news: Federico goes on a quest for the perfect earbuds for dictation, and Stephen asks him about his Mac mini usage. On Connected Pro, a look at Ap … | Continue reading
There’s a new (old?) computer at apple.com/mac: The page links to a new video showing how the Mac is at the heart of Severance’s production. I really think this is the best show I’ve watched since Breaking Bad or Mad Men ended. I love it, and can’t wait for the third season. | Continue reading
The event will basically follow the template Apple set after the COVID years: Developers and students will be able to discover the latest Apple software and technologies by tuning in to the Keynote. They can also experience WWDC25 throughout the week on the Apple Developer app, A … | Continue reading
Greg Pierce’s excellent dictionary and research app Terminology has received a major update, as John Voorhees writes: I’m glad to see Terminology get such a comprehensive update. It’s the sort of focused app that I love using even if I could search for definitions with Google or … | Continue reading
I joined Jason Snell on today’s episode of Upgrade to discuss A.I. fallout, the EU’s moves to expand device interoperability, Jason’s recent shootout of TV streaming boxes, and more. | Continue reading
Apple PR: Next month, a new software update will bring lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to AirPods Max, delivering the ultimate listening experience and even greater performance for music production. With the included USB-C cable, users can enjoy the highest-quality aud … | Continue reading
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
This week on Mac Power Users: Author Matt Gemmell joins Stephen and David to talk about using an iPad as his only computer for eight and a half years and why he recently switched back to the Mac. On More Power Users, Matt shared his views on AI and creative work. | Continue reading
This week on the show: The fallout over Apple’s AI efforts have led to changes within the company, while its App Store policies have allowed PWAs to shine on the iPad. Stephen and Federico also discuss the return of Pebble and what the next iPhone may look like. | Continue reading
The most recent episode of Decoder covers what’s going on with Tesla, and how the company’s problems are bigger than just Elon’s current work dismantling the federal government. Nilay Patel: Today we’re talking about the protests against Tesla, which have been branded on social m … | Continue reading
Sue Marek at Ookla, the company behind speedtest.net, among other things: AT&T and Verizon Speedtest users experienced better median download speeds on the iPhone 16e than iPhone 16. However, the opposite was true for T-Mobile users. Verizon Speedtest users with the iPhone 16e an … | Continue reading
Paul Mayne: For over a decade, Day One has been more than just a journaling app—it has been a companion for millions, capturing life’s moments, preserving personal histories, and helping people build a writing habit that lasts. With apps for Mac, iOS, Android, and the web, Day On … | Continue reading
Eric Migicovsky’s new company has two watches available for pre-order. The $149 Core 2 Duo features a 1.2″ black/white e-paper screen, while the Core Time 2 has a 1.5″ 64 color e-paper screen and runs $225. The former is set to ship this summer, with the latter coming at the end … | Continue reading
Doug Brown: This whole saga starts with a very interesting blog post written by Pierre Dandumont in 2022. Pierre’s (excellent) blog is in French — Google does a good job of translating it for me. He found a quote in a book referring to special functionality bundled with Apple’s M … | Continue reading
David Smith: Last week I watched the iOS development community react to substantial rumors of a major UI redesign slated to be announced at WWDC25. The reactions were complex and I’d say broadly negative, which is a reaction I very much can understand and appreciate. However, aft … | Continue reading
MarsEdit 5 is a major upgrade to the preeminent Mac app for editing WordPress, Micro.blog, Tumblr, and many other types of blogs. The new Microposting feature makes it “as easy to post to your own blog as it is to post to social media.” When MarsEdit 5 is running on your Mac, jus … | Continue reading
This week on Mac Power Users: All aboard! David and Stephen talk about the tech, bags, and planning that go into their travel. | Continue reading
With Myke on paternity leave, Federico and I put just about every shirt Connected has ever had back on sale. This is the final call to get an order in! | Continue reading
Nearly 16 years ago, my wife Merri and I sat in silence as we were told that our six-month old son likely had brain cancer. That Sunday afternoon changed our lives forever. Josiah underwent numerous operations, and then 18 rounds of chemotherapy at St. Jude Children’s Research Ho … | Continue reading
Federico Vitcci, bringing the fire: In working with my iPad Pro over the past few months, I’ve realized something that might have seemed absurd just a few years ago: some of the best apps I’m using – the ones with truly desktop-class layouts and experiences – aren’t native iPad a … | Continue reading
John Gruber, bringing the fire: In the two decades I’ve been in this racket, I’ve never been angrier at myself for missing a story than I am about Apple’s announcement on Friday that the “more personalized Siri” features of Apple Intelligence, scheduled to appear between now and … | Continue reading
This week on the podcast: Is the Vision Pro the perfect night computer? Will this year bring a sweeping redesign to Apple’s operating systems? Has Apple (accidentally?) built the ultimate desktop computer for AI? Are questions a bad way to write an episode description? | Continue reading
No, you did not read that wrong. Better late than never? | Continue reading
Juli Clover: With new iOS software updates, Apple has been automatically turning Apple Intelligence on again even for users who have disabled it, a decision that has become increasingly frustrating for those that don’t want to use Apple Intelligence . This is gross. | Continue reading
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. As an efficient, high performance and native Safari ad blocker, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – … | Continue reading
It’s been a while, [so on this week’s episode](It’s been a while, so Stephen and David share what is in their Macs’ menu bars, touching on some all-time great macOS apps.), David and I share what is in our Macs’ menu bars, touching on some all-time great macOS apps. | Continue reading
In a comment to John Gruber, Apple spokeswoman Jacqueline Roy said: Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and in just the past six months, we’ve made Siri more conversational, introduced new features like type to Siri and product knowledge, and add … | Continue reading
There’s a new social app on the horizon: Here’s The Iconfactory: Twitterrific for Mac was the very first Twitter client, but it has fallen out of date. Help us bring it back to the future! STATIC BREAKS INTO MY AIRPODS Oh, I’m being told that this blog post is supposed to be abou … | Continue reading
This week on the podcast, there are new iPads and Macs to discuss, as well as new emoji whose names are unknown to one particular host. | Continue reading
Joe Rossignol, writing at MacRumors: A spokesperson for Apple has told French technology website Numerama that its M4 Max chip lacks an UltraFusion connector, which would have paved the way for the release of a doubled-up M4 Ultra chip in the future. As we recently covered, Apple … | Continue reading
In addition to the new MacBook Air, Apple also updated the Mac Studio today: Apple today announced the new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever made, featuring M4 Max and the new M3 Ultra chip. The ultimate pro desktop delivers groundbreaking pro performance, extensive connecti … | Continue reading
As foretold, there’s a new MacBook Air out today, powered by the M4. Apple: Apple today announced the new MacBook Air, featuring the blazing-fast performance of the M4 chip, up to 18 hours of battery life, a new 12MP Center Stage camera, and a lower starting price. It also offers … | Continue reading
Apple Newsroom, a day after Tim Cook posted his “There’s Something in the Air” tweet: Apple today introduced the faster, more powerful iPad Air with the M3 chip and built for Apple Intelligence. iPad Air with M3 brings Apple’s advanced graphics architecture to iPad Air for the fi … | Continue reading
Tim Cook teased a product release coming this week with an old — but perfectly clear — reference to an old Apple event, saying on X — ugh — that “There’s something in the air.” That tagline was used way back in 2008 when the first MacBook Air was introduced: Rumor has it that the … | Continue reading
Today more than ever we’re all drowning in a flood of information. News, research, social media. And while most of it is probably less important, we need to identify what actually is, keep it, and organize it. Only then it becomes “knowledge” that we can work with to create somet … | Continue reading
John Soliman returns to the show to detail his journey with Apple silicon, share his work on Pixar’s “Win or Lose,” and discuss video transcoding. | Continue reading
Tom Warren, writing at The Verge: It’s the end of an era. Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May and replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the Microsoft Teams app and have their message history, group … | Continue reading
It’s not every week that I get to link to two new Mac apps, but turns out there is some good in this world yet. Dark Noise developer Charlie Chapman has a new app out for creating those fancy in-device screenshots you see on fancy blogs. Here’s how he described Framous to Chance … | Continue reading
This week on the podcast: Myke is away, so Stephen and Federico are relaunching every shirt from the show’s archives. Then, the guys talk through iOS 18.4 and Ticci’s new WiFi. Lastly, Stephen chats with Connected headphone expert Merri about her new Powerbeats Pro 2. It’s always … | Continue reading
John Siracusa has a new Mac app out today that can scan your drive and reclaim space taken up by duplicate files. It works atop some cover features of APFS, and has an excellent icon. In the app’s documentation, he writes: Hyperspace searches for files with identical contents wit … | Continue reading
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
Start Monday off right: with some beige upgrades. | Continue reading
This week on MPU, David and I talk about failed purchase migrations, talk more about notifications, experience the power of old-school blogging, and discuss something new in the Sparks driveway. | Continue reading
Earlier this month, the UK government demanded access to encrypted data stored on Apple servers. This demand was worldwide in scope, and would have required Apple building a backdoor into its encryption scheme for iCloud and related services. Today, Apple has responded by announc … | Continue reading
I just hope DOGE doesn’t find the machine. | Continue reading
Stephen Nellis at Reuters, writing about Apple’s new cell modem: The C1 subsystem is the most complex technology Apple has ever built, with a baseband modem manufactured with advanced 4-nanometer chipmaking technology and a transceiver made with 7-nanometer technology, Johny Srou … | Continue reading