Mastodon iOS apps are getting good

Oct 30, 2018 | articles, iOS

Mastodon is a relatively new social media service, but I’ve grown to like it quite a bit. Of course, any new service these days will need good apps if it’s going to get anywhere. Thankfully, the iOS apps are getting pretty good. If you need a primer on Mastodon, how...

A hope for an iCloud announcement next week

Oct 26, 2018 | articles, iOS, Mac

As you might have noticed, iCloud has been having a number of hiccups lately. Apps like Tweetbot and Bear (a client of mine) have had to alert users because it’s affecting sync. I could be stretching, but I hope that these multiple hiccups this close to a major event...

It’s time to give Watch apps another chance

Oct 7, 2018 | articles, iOS, Watch

I’ve had my Series 4 for all of 48 hours, but I am happy and a little surprised to say: Watch apps finally feel usable. The new power and speed in Series 4 feels like a huge leap forward, which is important because I’m trying to cut down on how often I keep my iPhone...

Google is losing users’ trust – Slate

Oct 6, 2018 | links

Matthew Green at Slate, after Google changed a default Chrome feature to automatically log users into the browser if they log into any Google service. This means all browsing history now gets sent to Google, and at rollout there wasn’t even a way to shut it off:...