For those of you lucky enough to snag one of the new keyboards, this may be of use to you.
The best Apple Watch apps are the ones already built in
Unlike the Mac, iPhone or iPad, I don’t use any third-party apps on my Apple Watch 3. That might mean I’m not using it to its full potential. Anyone else use very few apps on their Watch?
The immunity of the tech giants
I don’t think Swisher is being overly pessimistic in this piece.
The iPhone SE’s incredible value in 5 simple charts
This is an interesting but odd way to look at the “value” of the iPhone SE. Sure it may show the iPhone SE in a good light, but it also shows that looking at data this way may skew your opinions about purchasing the latest iPhone.
Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch/Jonny Lee Miller as the creature
What a great idea – have the two lead actors swap roles.
The history of the McRib
I’ve had exactly two McRibs in my lifetime and both times, I thought they were disgusting.
Dan Dubuque covering Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name Of” on Weissenborn slide guitar
I prefer the original (I’m a huge Rage Against The Machine fan) but I admire the skill and talent of this version too.
Why the An-225 Mriya is such a badass plane
Popular Mechanics: Every year, hundreds of people travel the world just to glimpse one particular airplane. This isn’t some experimental aircraft or even a fancy fifth-generation stealth fighter. This is a cargo plane—the largest one in the world and the … Continued
The funky science of yeast, the gassy microbe behind your pandemic bread
I still remember as a kid my mother, a very accomplished baker, explaining what yeast was. “It’s alive!?” I exclaimed in horror. “I’m never eating your bread ever again!” That ultimatum lasted until the next delicious loaf came out of the oven.
Samara Ginsberg: “It was only a matter of time before I did one of these #sorrynotsorry”
I love when talented people get bored. I sent her $5 in appreciation.
iPhone SE review: Small screen, huge performance
When I first saw the announcement of the iPhone SE, I thought it was a very good phone at a very good price and Apple will sell a metric buttload of them. Now that the reviews are in, there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that this is a grand slam home run (God I miss baseball) for the company.
Apple to pay $18M to settle class action lawsuit claiming it broke FaceTime on older iPhones
Millions spent. Millions owed. Millions to lawyers. Some of us will get $3. The plaintiffs get $7,500 each. Justice is “served.”
This scrolling visualization of Jeff Bezos’ wealth is breaking our brains
The amount of money Bezos has access to is quite literally incomprehensible to many of us. What he is doing (or not doing) with it is often equally incomprehensible.
Google Meet premium video meetings—free for everyone
Facebook and Google are desperately trying to move into the space dominated over the past few weeks by Zoom. Problem is, Facebook and Google are no more trustworthy than Zoom is.
How a handful of Apple and Google employees came together to help health officials trace coronavirus
Good to see these frenemies cooperating on such an important issue.
“Man With No Name” franchise trailers
Here are the original trailers for the classic Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns, “A Fist Full Of Dollars,” “A Few Dollars More,” and “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.” Enrico Morricone’s music score is just as good today.
iPhone SE: The one-eyed king?
Another great article from the folks at Halide. Well written, well explained.
HBO Max streaming service will be available on Apple devices at May 27 launch
Great news for those of you who can access the service.
Someone edited Every Star Wars movie to play at once
It really is weirdly compelling and I’m not even a huge Star Wars fan.
Apple UK’s iPhone SE ad: “The Opening”
Does anyone else open their new iPhones like this? I definitely do.
Why the Macintosh idea has survived and thrived since 1984
The history of the Macintosh’s “survival” is fascinating and many of us participated in it in various ways.
After Dark’s Flying Toasters
If you were an original user of this, congratulations – you’re old!
Watch “His Girl Friday”, Howard Hawks’ classic screwball comedy starring Cary Grant, free online
Movies don’t get much more classic or screwball than this.
A Covid-infected attendee emerges from CES, a massive tech conference in January
I speculated about this months ago. After all, for those of us who used to attend Macworld Expo, the “Expo Creeping Crud” is a well known “disease.” Almost invariably after attending, many of us would come down with a low grade flu.
Is this the end of Airbnb?
A lot of things are going to change once this pandemic is over. Will Airbnb still be around? Contrary to its image of “average homeowners just trying to make a few bucks,” Airbnb has become the largest hotel chain in the world with the majority of its hosts’ professional property owners.
Apple strongly denies that iPhone Mail vulnerabilities have been exploited
After the news came out last week, Apple has now responded.
Join meetings from a galaxy far, far away with these Star Wars backgrounds
If you want to show off your Star Wars fandom, you can’t go too far wrong with these official backgrounds.
The secret of Scooby-Doo’s enduring appeal
Even as a kid, I hated Scooby-Doo. I’ve never understood its appeal after all of these years.
Choosing the right video conferencing tool for the job
The chart at the bottom of this article shows there is no one, perfect app for everyone. Each person and organization needs to balance their needs and wants with the capabilities of the app in question.
The Apple Watch five years in
The Apple Watch is a very interesting device five years after launch but there’s a very real sense that it will really come into its own over the next five years.