This week’s Particle Debris leads with an interesting aspect of being loyal to Apple and how much that costs.
Columns & Opinions
Dr. Mac's Last Minute Gift Guide
You’re running out of time for holiday shopping, so here are Dr. Mac’s gift ideas guaranteed to please your beloved geeks whilst arriving in time for the holidays… (unless your holiday is Hanukkah, which ended on December 10).
The Many Joys and Trials of Living in Apple's Ecosystem
This week’s Particle Debris column investigates what seem to be two hit pieces, but are actually deeply instructive for Mac and iPhone users.
10 Things We Wish Apple Would Do in 2019
Just because a focus of Apple is making metric boatloads of money doesn’t mean that worthy projects that surprise and delight the customer must remain off the table.
Cool Stuff Found
Dr. Mac's Headset Roundup: 2018 Edition
This year Dr. Mac auditioned numerous wired and wireless headsets. After countless hours of testing he found a pair of new devices he likes well enough to use occasionally and recommend without hesitation.
Someone Tell These Companies That Getting Hacked Isn't a Race
We’ve seen data breaches happening left and right lately, and someone should tell Silicon Valley that getting hacked isn’t a competition.
What Apple Has in Store For Us in 2019
Apple has delivered a great product lineup for the 2018 holidays. Now, it’s time to look forward to 2019.
Apple Heads Into the Holidays With a Particularly Strong Lineup
After what looked to be a rather bleak year in terms of new Apple products, the company came out swinging this fall with a strong overall lineup of Macs, iPads and iPhones. John sizes up Apple’s prospects.
Two Displays Are (Still) Better Than One—Part II
Dr. Mac recently discovered a reasonably-priced ($79) hardware/software solution called Luna Display, which lets him use his iPad as a second display for his MacBook Pro without cables, delays, or sluggishness.
Podcasts
Why the iPhone XR Isn’t More Popular
Something is happening with the iPhone XR. No one except Apple knows for sure what the sales numbers are relative to the XS family. But interesting questions are being posed.