Thoughts After My iPad Week

As I wrote last week, I spent the last week without my MacBook Pro as Apple replaced my battery. This was a blessing in disguise, as it gave me an opportunity to experience my month-old iPad Pro as my go-to device. With a little help from my friends As I mentioned in my previous post,Continue reading “Thoughts After My iPad Week”

Apple Public Beta Season Begins

From MacRumors Apple today released the first public betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to its public beta testing group, giving non-developers a chance to test out the software ahead of its upcoming fall release. Despite the fact that word had the new public OS betas dropping in July, Apple released public betas for macOSContinue reading “Apple Public Beta Season Begins”

Google Discontinues Pixel-Brand Android Tablets

From Computer World Google’s decided to step away from its self-made tablets and focus instead on the laptop form. When Google announced the Pixel Slate, I was excited, but that was quickly dulled when the reviews for the lackluster product hit. It seems that Google took the hint, deciding not to make any more tablets.Continue reading “Google Discontinues Pixel-Brand Android Tablets”

Jason Snell & Myke Hurley Draft a Home Screen

Episode 250 of Upgrade from Relay FM After a brief commentary about Twitterrific 6 and the difficult world of App Store pricing, we kick off the The Upgrade Summer of Fun by building the official Upgrade iPhone home screen. 28 apps will be picked! Four will win coveted spaces in the dock! Rules will beContinue reading “Jason Snell & Myke Hurley Draft a Home Screen”

Twitter gives details on Catalyst app

From Twitter We are excited that Project Catalyst will enable us to bring Twitter back to the Mac by leveraging our existing iOS codebase. I’m not a regular user of Twitter’s iOS apps, particularly the iPad app, but this news is exciting to me as a Mac user. While the iPad app in it’s standardContinue reading “Twitter gives details on Catalyst app”

Panic announces Playdate handheld gaming system

From Panic Today, after more than four years of work by a small and talented team within Panic, we are extremely excited to introduce Playdate, a brand new handheld gaming system, arriving in early 2020. As much as it pains my early high school-aged self, I’m not much of a video game person. Other thanContinue reading “Panic announces Playdate handheld gaming system”

Steve Troughton-Smith’s Overcast Marzipan Experimentation

From Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter Marco very kindly let me marzipanify @OvercastFM and rob him of the chance to be the first person to see Overcast running on the Mac; thank you @marcoarment 🙏 Even on Mojave, at this early stage, this makes me incredibly excited for WWDC I’ve said it before, but Steve isContinue reading “Steve Troughton-Smith’s Overcast Marzipan Experimentation”

MacStories Debuts Shortcuts Archive

From MacStories After several months of work, I’m pleased to announce the MacStories Shortcuts Archive – the official repository for shortcuts I’ve created over the years (including when they used to be called “workflows”) and which have been updated, tested for the Shortcuts app, and collected in a single place. I am a huge fanContinue reading “MacStories Debuts Shortcuts Archive”