John has found some fascinating rumors regarding the 2020 iMacs and 13-inch MacBook Pro. Buckle up.
Apple Pay, Apple Cash. What's Up Apple's Financial Sleeve Next?
New data from a Harris Poll suggests that younger consumers are willing to embrace financial services from high tech companies and forsake traditional financial institutions.
Apple Could, And Should, Create Original Podcasts
Apple is now making original video content, but could it make original podcasts, a format its products basically invented, and, if so, how?
Why the Apple Watch Caught the Swiss Napping
There’s an easy way to let Apple steal an entire industry from you. Fool yourself into complacency.
Why Apple May be Releasing a New Apple TV 4K
Why would Apple release a new, non-8K Apple TV 4K? John theorizes.
Google Photos Emailed Users' Videos to Strangers
A software bug meant that some Google Photos users’ personal videos were emailed to strangers over a four-day period in 2019.
Ranking the Signature Shows: Mandalorian, The Morning Show, Star Trek: Picard
New streaming services have developed the idea of a signature show to lure new subscribers. John looks at the offerings from Disney+, Apple TV+, and CBS All Access
The First Few Days With a 2019 10.2" iPad
The new iPad has a lot of features to explore, but a few things immediately stand out as you as you turn it on for the first time.
AirPods Pro and Naturespace is a Great Meditation Technique
Andrew recently started meditating as a healthy, daily habit. He found that AirPods Pro used with Naturespace is a great meditation technique.
I Hope Neil Young Will Remember...That The MacBook Pro Isn't Crap
As Dave Hamilton pondered Neil Young’s recent attack on the MacBook Pro’s audio quality, he realized that there’s another angle to approach this from: one of compassion; one of trying to understand where all this comes from.
A Brilliant Discussion of iPadOS Design Problems
There are some major weaknesses in the human interface to iPadOS. In a very readable essay, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber explains in awesome detail.
Thoughts on Apple Watch Series 5 (and watchOS 6)
It’s no secret Dr. Mac is an Apple Watch fanboy, so it’s no surprise that this week’s Rants & Raves column is a love letter to the latest iteration.
Activ5: Fun Isometric Workouts (Almost) Anywhere
Dr. Mac has been playing (actually, working out) with an Activ5 Portable Fitness Device from Activbody for the past few weeks and so far he’s impressed.
Questions I Would Have Asked During Apple's Earnings Report
Apple conducted its Q1 2020 Earnings Report on January 28. After the opening statements by CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri, the session was opened to Q&A with financial analysts. But there were some questions that didn’t get asked.
Things Apple Didn't Want to Talk About in its Q1 Earnings Report
Apple had a stellar Q1 2020 Earnings Report. But there were a few unmentionables.
Apple to Re-energize the Idea of Lovable Products
Apple will likely release two exciting, potentially lovable products in the first half of 2020. John examines what we know so far.
PowerPhotos: Photo Management for Photos (App)
At some point, Dr. Mac decided that my iPhoto/Photos library was too big and archived everything prior to 2014 in a second iPhoto/Photos library, which is where PowerPhotos came in.
Apple Stumbles With its Obtrusive Apple TV+ Ads
We’ve always expected just a little more from Apple when it comes to treating the customer with respect and delivering best-of-class products. That’s been called into question with one Apple service.
Why I Abandoned Safari For Google Chrome
Charlotte had been using Safari, but eventually had to abandon it for Google Chrome after encountering too many problems and inconveniences.
When an Apple Macintosh Isn't a Macintosh Anymore
John looks at the week’s curated news that didn’t make the TMO headines. This collection of news debris, however, is as juicy as ever. iPhone 11 trickery. HDMI 2.1 details. And a cute robotic cat.
