David Chartier

1087 posts
I spent a decade at Macworld, Ars Technica, and elsewhere. Now I help you get more out of your apps and Apple devices, and explore tech, its culture, and trends.

‪I’m sad to see Apple being forced into the fray of exclusive podcasts

Opportunistic podcast startups began dismantling the medium with exclusive shows and malicious practices. Now, Spotify and even Apple are playing this potentially destructive game.
  • May 21, 2020

Google killed brevity in YouTube videos, and we helped

The length of YouTube videos has exploded across every genre—essays, how-tos, reviews,…
  • May 4, 2020

💻 10.15: New window controls for Split View, Sidecar

Apple made it easy to use the new Sidecar feature and put apps and windows into Split View.
  • February 7, 2020

📱 iPadOS: Swipe between multiple apps in Slide Over, see them all at once

Slide Over is a useful feature that became even useful-ier in the new iPadOS. Here are a couple quick tricks.
  • October 11, 2019

📱 iOS 13: Create collections of places in Apple Maps, Share them

Finally.
  • October 3, 2019

Google Reader’s death gave life back to RSS newsreaders

In Reader’s absence, the market has flourished with ideas, variety, and potential.
  • September 16, 2019

Early thoughts on iPadOS

This is a major quality-of-life improvement across the board for the iPad.
  • August 25, 2019