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512 Pixels is a blog covering Apple, computer history, space, design and other fine nerdery, written by @ismh86.

In publication since 2008.

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Hide macOS Tahoe’s Menu Icons With This One Simple Trick

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Hide macOS Tahoe's Menu Icons With This One Simple Trick - 512 Pixels

I really dislike Apple’s choice to clutter macOS Tahoe’s menus with icons. It makes menus hard to scan, and a bunch of the icons Apple has chosen make no sense and are inconsistent between system applications. Steve Troughton-Smith is my hero for finding a Terminal command to disable them: Here’s one for the icons-in-menus haters […]

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The Case for an Ultralight Mac - 512 Pixels

David Sparks is a fan of the MacBook Neo, but it’s not the Mac notebook his heart truly desires: Think about it. Apple has covered the pro market with the MacBook Pro lineup. The Neo is about to cover the mainstream and budget-conscious buyer. But there’s a gap at the top. A premium ultralight for […]

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'Twenty Years of Me' - 512 Pixels

Myke Hurley, reflecting on Apple’s 50th birthday: It’s getting close to 20 years since I decided that what I wanted most in my life was to be a technology podcaster, and that the thing I wanted to talk about more than anything was Apple. Through many attempts, and many homes, I eventually reached the point […]

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It's Been a Big Week for the Mac - 512 Pixels

Tim Cook — on X (gross) — with some news: Mac just had its best launch week ever for first-time Mac customers. We love seeing the enthusiasm!

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Connected 595: Federico Says “He Will Gone”

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Connected 595: Federico Says “He Will Gone” - 512 Pixels

On this week’s episode: Stephen has been a menace all week with Lil Finder, Myke keeps thinking about the MacBook Neo, and Federico shares his most recent thoughts on foldable phones.

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NASA Reportedly Starting the Process to Move Away From the SLS

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NASA Reportedly Starting the Process to Move Away From the SLS - 512 Pixels

NASA’s SLS rocket program has been a mess for a long, long time. Many industry-watchers have wondered why NASA would spend billions of taxpayer dollars on its own rocket while the private space industry is working on their own heavy-lift vehicles that could accomplish similar things. It seems that NASA’s new administrator Jared Isaacman may […]

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Tennessee Teenagers Suing xAI After Grok Used Their Images to Make CSAM

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Tennessee Teenagers Suing xAI After Grok Used Their Images to Make CSAM - 512 Pixels

Faiz Siddiqui, writing at what’s left of The Washington Post (Apple News) about the continuing fallout of xAI’s CSAM scandal: “When a mother from eastern Tennessee asked local police how someone had created naked photos of her teenage daughter, she recalls being told it was a company she’d never heard of: xAI, the artificial intelligence […]

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The Missing iMac Special Edition

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The Missing iMac Special Edition - 512 Pixels

I have to stop making cursed things…

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Inside the MacBook Neo - 512 Pixels

I’m putting my thoughts together for a review of the MacBook Neo, but I think a huge part of this laptop’s story is its repairability. Unlike Apple’s other products, the Neo is put together with screws only — no adhesive. Some of these screws are pentalobes, but if you’re taking apart a computer, you’re probably the […]

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A Collection of Lil Finder 5K Wallpapers

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A Collection of Lil Finder 5K Wallpapers - 512 Pixels

I was just going about my day then James Thomson of PCalc and other fine applications dropped these images on me and said I could share. They are all 5K, so they’re ready to go; just click to open up the full-res image.

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