Apple announces September 7 Far Out event

Via John Voorhees from MacStories: Apple has confirmed that its first fall event will be held on September 7th at 10:00 am Pacific US time. For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, this fall’s event will include an in-person component. It’s already that time of year again. After being on the iOSContinue reading “Apple announces September 7 Far Out event”

Apple announces WWDC 2022

From Apple: Apple today announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in an online format from June 6 through 10, free for all developers to attend. Building on the success of the past two years of virtual events, WWDC22 will showcase the latest innovations in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, whileContinue reading “Apple announces WWDC 2022”

Apple announced Peek Performance event

After several weeks of predictions, Apple confirmed an event on March 8 in which it’s expected to unveil several new products. Unfortunately for me, none of what is predicted doesn’t match my needs or interests. I’d really love to hear more about the rumored larger iMac and colorful MacBook Air, but I think we’ll likelyContinue reading “Apple announced Peek Performance event”

The iOS App Icon Book

From Michael Flarup: The iOS App Icon Book features hundreds of works of art from individuals and teams around the world. It serves as an inspiration and as a historical collection covering more than a decade of design on the iOS platform. The icons in this book have been carefully curated to showcase conceptual andContinue reading “The iOS App Icon Book”

Pixelmator Pro teases Shortcuts support for Mac

From Pixelmator: Now that WWDC has finished (much love, again, to the new virtual format!), we just wanted to share one very quick update with you: Pixelmator Pro will absolutely be getting Shortcuts support. And we’ll be doing our best to make sure that support is first-class – second to none. My main use forContinue reading “Pixelmator Pro teases Shortcuts support for Mac”

Automattic acquires Day One

From Paul Mayne at the Day One blog: Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Day One is being acquired by Automattic Inc. This is incredibly exciting news. For the past 10 years since I started Day One, I’ve worked to not only create the best digital journaling experience in the world, but one that willContinue reading “Automattic acquires Day One”

Thinking about Apple’s Spring Loaded Event

Because I was stuck in meetings during Apple’s “spring loaded” keynote, I devoured articles in my RSS feed once I got home to learn about what Apple announced today. After going over the Apple press’ initial impression of the event and reviewing the product pages, I feel like I have a good grasp on Apple’sContinue reading “Thinking about Apple’s Spring Loaded Event”

David Smith launches Ian’s Awesome Counter Apple Watch

From David Smith: My son, Ian, can sometimes have difficulty with regulation and management of his attention. We’ve tried several different strategies for helping him with this. One of the strategies that we found most successful was giving him regular prompts throughout the day and asking whether he thought he was on task and stayingContinue reading “David Smith launches Ian’s Awesome Counter Apple Watch”

9to5Mac shows off Apple fitness band concept

From Paker Ortolani for 9to5Mac: None of the current popular fitness bands are truly designed for iPhone and none of them come even remotely close to the Apple Watch’s breadth of features. So what if Apple used Fitness+ as an opportunity to introduce a new member of the Apple Watch family? One that catered specificallyContinue reading “9to5Mac shows off Apple fitness band concept”

iOS Apps on M1 Macs

From 9to5Mac: One of the biggest differentiators between the new M1 Macs and their Intel predecessors is that any M1 Mac can run iPhone and iPad applications. Through the Mac App Store, you can now download M1 versions of popular iOS and iPadOS applications, though developers do have the ability to opt out. Here’s whatContinue reading “iOS Apps on M1 Macs”