Scoring the differences between ESPN and Apple Sports
In recent weeks, when I’ve fired up the ESPN app on my iPhone, an unpleasant sight has greeted me amid all the scores and upcoming…
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(Podcast) Clockwise 653: Type “CH” and Get Safari
Our app launchers of choice, the software makers we love and those we’ve lost faith in, our browser preferences, and forgotten automations causing inexplicable behaviors.…
I’m switching back from Spotlight, at least for now
Spotlight will let you assign text shortcuts, but only to Actions. As a part of the process of reviewing macOS Tahoe, I stopped using my…
(Podcast) The Rebound 595: Crapped On Their Own Legacy
Guy English joins Lex and Moltz to discuss Tim Cook movin’ on up and his legacy as CEO (Tim’s not Guy’s) before we start telling…
MailMaven review: An email nerd’s best friend?
I don’t have a dog for the same reason it’s hard for me to get excited about email apps: the short, sweet lifespans make you…
That was Tim, this is Ternus: Some first thoughts on Apple’s CEO transition
Tim Cook didn’t get to be a part of a “thoughtful, long-term succession plan” in 2011. After stepping in for Steve Jobs multiple times during…
(Podcast) Upgrade 612: ‘That Leader is John Ternus’
Breaking news! Apple announces that Tim Cook’s tenure as CEO is ending, and John Ternus and Johny Srouji get promotions. And when that’s done, we…
Tim Cook to exit as Apple CEO, replaced by John Ternus ↦
Here’s the big news: Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of…
Silence! Listen, here’s how to control sound from your devices
Every Apple device has opinions about when it should make noise. Some of those opinions are reasonable; others will surprise you at 2 a.m.! If…
(Podcast) Downstream 116: Ceramic Dalmatian
Jeopardy experiments more with streaming (and Jason lost), we reminisce about Netflix history, Paramount+ hugs Pluto, “The Pitt” should brace for franchising, and the sad…
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My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. With over 5,000 five star reviews; Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best ad…
An emerging ecosystem for blind audio professionals ↦
Andrew Leland is an author and audio producer. I interviewed him for my former podcast, Parallel, about his memoir. Now he’s written an excellent, practical…