(Podcast) Upgrade 425: This Intelligent Blob

After reviewing the iPhone 14 Pro and discussing the pros and cons of the Dynamic Island and the new 48MP camera, Jason and Myke discuss the current pace of upgrades and innovation across all of Apple’s product lines.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

How I’ve revamped my desk setup, fall 2022

One fun thing to do while you’re out on parental leave is to redo literally your entire office technology setup.1 This came about for a few reasons, some of which were of my own volition, and others of which were borne out of necessity, but the end result is that my tech setup no … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Meet the Daylite Opportunities Board

  Unlock your sales potential with the new Daylite Opportunities Board For small businesses, acquiring new business often means juggling multiple priorities at the same time, as each deal has its own time frame and different client requirements.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

My thanks to Kolide for once again sponsoring Six Colors. If you build a dystopian and cynical security program born out of fear, mistrust, and suspicion, then you will inevitably make your fellow employees your enemies.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

iPhone 14 hands on (YouTube stream)

Dan and I showed off the new iPhone 14, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max in advance of their arrival tomorrow. We tried to answer a bunch of questions. Check it out on YouTube. Obviously much more to come on… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

‘The Follower’ ↦

Dries Depoorter built a project that captures the moment that an Instagram photo was taken and posts the results: How does this work? Recorded a selection of open cameras for weeks. Scraped all Ins… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 468: I Got This Device Called a Baby

The tech we use to sleep and wake, the small changes to iOS 16 we’re excited about, our thoughts on an iPhone subscription plan, and our predictions RE: the end of iPhone and the last numbered iPhone model.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) MBW 835: Dynamic Peninsula

We discuss the Dynamic Island and the new iPhones, the new Apple Watch, the Apple event, iOS 16, and more.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 409: I’m A Big Fan Of Sanity

iOS 16 favorite features, weather apps, and wedding cakes. Typical Rebound fare.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Live, on tape, at Apple Park ↦

Products on display in the hands-on area at the Steve Jobs Theater.John Gruber wrote a bit today about Apple’s in-person event presentation: Media reaction to this was, at least from the peers I spoke with, mostly positive.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 424: Das Pro Plus Max Ultra

Five days later, we take stock of last week’s Apple announcements, disclose our pre-orders, ponder future changes to the iPhone product line, and discuss our favorite features of iOS 16.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

iOS 16 Review: Unlocking the details

Oh what a widget-ful world. Fifteen years after the launch of the iPhone, you might be thinking that Apple gazes upon its domain and weeps for the lack of worlds left to conquer. But then comes alo… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide: You Don’t Have to Spy on Your Employees to Keep Your Company Secure

“If you build a dystopian and cynical security program born out of fear, mistrust, and suspicion, then you will inevitably make your fellow-employees your enemies.” That’s a quote from Honest Security, Kolide’s mission statement and North Star.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

My thanks to Kolide for once again sponsoring Six Colors. Kolide knows how challenging it can be to prove compliance to a third-party auditor–they just went through it themselves. They learne… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) The Rebound 408: That Was The Bear

Dan’s back! And we’re talking about the Apple Event.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 467: Off-Road For Two Seconds

Our thoughts on the Apple Watch Ultra, whether we do clean installs on our Macs, which iPhone 14s we’re getting, and what we’d change about Apple’s event presentations.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Member Q&A and event reaction (Member Video)

Jason and Dan answer your questions and talk a little bit about Wednesday’s Apple event. Send in questions by typing /ask in the Members Discord… or by emailing us at subscribers@sixcolors.com.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Underestimating Apple’s bold moves

I’m not sure how you can underestimate one of the world’s most successful companies, but somehow we managed to do it with Apple regarding Wednesday’s “Far Out” event. … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

The Steve Jobs Archive ↦

On Wednesday at the Code conference, Steve Jobs’s widow Laurene Powell Jobs, Jony Ive, and Tim Cook announced The Steve Jobs Archive, a website featuring historical material (including audio and video clips) from Jobs’s life.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple Watch Ultra takes on Garmin ↦

Dedicated Garmin sports watch user Thomas Ricker, at The Verge, about the growth possibilities for Apple Watch Ultra: By pricing the first generation of the Ultra at $799, Apple has a lot of ceiling to roll out new Ultra editions in the years ahead that differ in features and ca … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Preparing for an Audit? We’ve Been There.

In 2021, our company went through the SOC 2 Type 1 audit, and we found out just how challenging it can be to prove compliance to a third party auditor. We also learned firsthand something our custo… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Magic Lasso

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.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

A smart E Ink calendar comes to my kitchen

A (redacted) look at my E Ink kitchen calendar. It’s paper recycling night. I’ve been fascinated with E Ink displays since I first used a Kindle. And I’ve been equally interested … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Keyboard Maestro comes through again

It’s been more than a year since I extolled the virtues of Keyboard Maestro so I think I’m allowed to repeat myself. Today I needed to shut down the Six Colors Slack for members. (We mo… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 466: The Least Social of Media

Whether we’ll use Twitter’s new Twitter Circle feature, the least-exciting rumors for Apple’s upcoming September event, social media services we’re using more — not less — in the last year, and our thoughts on smartphones reaching their peak.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple’s new macOS malware scans are active ↦

Howard Oakley at The Eclectic Light Company has observed that Apple’s macOS malware protection is now more active: In the last six months macOS malware protection has changed more than it did over the previous seven years.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 422: The 2022 September Event Draft

Jason and Myke predict what will happen at next week’s Apple media event. What new features will the new iPhones have–and will they be more expensive? Will the Apple Watch expand? And w… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year 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,… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Ways to make macOS Ventura System Settings better

So I joined in the beating on macOS Ventura’s System Settings app this week. It’s an update for an app that desperately needed a rethink… that doesn’t actually rethink things in any substantial way, just rearranges the proverbial deck chairs.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

My thanks to Kolide for once again sponsoring Six Colors. Kolide takes a different approach to endpoint security and fleet management. They help companies meet compliance goals by enlisting the support of their users with a structured, message-based approach.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Smart Locks, Self Repair, and St. Jude (6C Podcast)

Relay FM’s Myke Hurley joins Jason to discuss Jason’s new smart lock and the power of the media, Jason’s son’s college tech needs (which includes some Apple Self-Repair content for dad), and the annual Relay FM campaign for St.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Downstream 25: Hot Evil Blondes

We discuss what the House of the Dragon premiere means for HBO, how Netflix judges the success of “The Sandman” and other shows, the business reasons behind Warner Bros. Discovery’… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 465: A Mere Mortal

Whether we put all our tech eggs in one Big Tech basket, the skills and philosophies we gained over the pandemic that we’ll keep with us, our go-to pair of headphones or earbuds, and the consumer tech we’d take with us to space.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

I got a new Smart Lock

Open up.When I bought a Smart Lock I didn’t expect it would last less than four years. But I have to be honest: As much as I enjoyed the changes to my life that having a smart lock on my front door enabled, the Yale Assure SL was not stable enough for my family and me to rely on. … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple invites media to in-person event Sept. 7

Well, there we go. Apple’s having an event on September 7, the Wednesday after Labor Day here in the U.S., just as it did in 2016. More interesting: It’s an in-person event for some mem… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

It’s official: iPadOS 16 won’t be released next month ↦

Brian Heater of TechCrunch reports that Apple has made official what Mark Gurman reported early this month—that iPadOS 16 won’t be released at the same time as iOS 16: In a comment to TechCrunch, the company notes, “This is an especially big year for iPadOS.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 421: Summer of Automation

Before the sun sets on the Summer of Fun, Jason has rounded up three Apple automation experts—Federico Viticci, Rosemary Orchard, and Matthew Cassinelli—to discuss the present and future of user automation on Apple’s platforms.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide–50% Fewer Service Desk Hairs Pulled Out, Guaranteed!

“When was the last time you restarted it?” If you’ve ever worked at a service desk, you’ve probably wanted to tattoo this question on your forehead. Ditto for: “What device drivers do you have inst… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple brings Self-Service Repair to the Mac

Apple’s Self-Service Repair program, which was launched in April, provides Apple parts, manuals, and (optionally) tools so that anyone so inclined can repair their iPhone themself. On Monday,… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

AI art and the fate of the artist ↦

Charlie Warzel used some AI art in a newsletter and it backfired spectacularly. To his credit, he used the experience to consider what the future of art on the Internet might be, and talked to artist and editor Matt Bors about it: Bors argues that what seems most alarming (and t … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

My thanks to Kolide for once again sponsoring Six Colors. Kolide takes a different approach to endpoint security and fleet management. It’s all about helping customers meet compliance goals by enlisting the support of their end users with a structured, message-based approach.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

6C Podcast: Esoteric Battery Life

Special guest Lex Friedman joins Jason to talk about the expanded Six Colors membership program and Apple Watch battery life, among other topics.… 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

In-app browsers that act as keyloggers ↦

Developer and privacy researcher Felix Krause has dropped a couple of bombshells recently regarding apps that use their own built-in browsers: Last week I published a report on the risks of mobile apps using in-app browsers.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

A look at my E Ink calendar project (More Colors Member Post)

Taking some tips from this GitHub project and John Calhoun’s SystemSix project, I built an E Ink calendar. It also led me down a path to use Craftcloud to 3-D print a stand.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Apple releases security update for macOS, iOS ↦

It’s time for a snap software update to address a bug that is apparently being exploited in the wild. Andrew Cunningham, reporting for Ars Technica: Apple has released a trio of operating system updates to patch security vulnerabilities that it says “may have been actively explo … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Announcing new Six Colors membership levels

Almost seven years ago, I announced the Six Colors membership plan. It started as a way to support the site and in return receive some “cool extras.” What those extras were, I didn̵… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

(Podcast) Clockwise 464: What Does “Pew Pew” Sound Like?

Our thoughts on BeReal and authenticity on social media, the state of console gaming and the cloud gaming future, our electric vehicle plans, and switching to a career outside of tech.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago

Stephen Hackett reviews the M2 MacBook Air ↦

Stephen Hackett is (like me) a big fan of the rock band Death Cab for Cutie. He leads off his review of the M2 MacBook Air with lyrics from the band’s song “Crooked Teeth”: I’m a war of head versus heart And it’s always this way My head is weak And my heart always speaks Bef … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 1 year ago