David Chartier

1084 posts
I spent a decade at Macworld, Ars Technica, and elsewhere. Now I try to bring context to companies and products, and help you get more out of your apps and Apple device.

📱 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

For me, Twitter has become an ethical and professional dilemma

A tool built for social good devolved into a profitable machine for hate.
  • July 22, 2019

DuckDuckGo’s Apple-powered maps now support dark mode and more – 9to5Mac

While I am an app-first person, it’s good to see Dark Mode come to more web apps.
  • July 16, 2019

How to run a small social network site for your friends – Darius Kazemi

It’s easier than ever to create a small community for your friends, family, or organization that stays as private or public as you want.
  • July 12, 2019