I spent a decade at Macworld, Ars Technica, TUAW, and elsewhere. Now I help you get more out of your apps and Apple devices, and explore tech, its culture, and trends.
iOS 16: Apple Maps now supports routes with multiple stops
Our long, national, single-stop directions nightmare is over.
February 22, 2023
Goodbye, Twitter
Nothing lasts forever, I can’t support that company anymore, and it’s time for a change and to re-focus.
November 6, 2022
Our HomePods haven’t been able to play music for months, but I finally fixed it
A combination of a self-inflicted wound may have combined with an obscure bug to render our HomePods as paperweights. Fortunately, I fixed it.
September 9, 2022
“After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel. The oligopoly has won”
Our system of email has been deliberately coopted by Big Tech players,…
September 5, 2022
Quick Note: My Apple Event commentary (and everything else) has moved to Mastodon
As stated in my notice about it this morning, I don’t plan…
June 6, 2022
A simple visualization of the relationship of fediverse services like Mastodon, WordPress, PixelFed, and more
One of the core ideas that draws me to services like Mastodon…
May 17, 2022
Apple needs to give the apps that power Services to someone besides Eddie Cue
I agree with Benjamin Mayo: The Apple services experience is not good…
