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2005: The End of the Mac’s PowerPC Era
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In January 2006, the first Intel Macs were announced. We’ll deal more with that anniversary in a year, but for now, it’s worth walking through the final full year of PowerPC Macs. Transitions happen for a reason, and exploring those reasons can tell us a lot about the priorities of the parties involved. When the […]
2024 Was One For the Books
It’s Top Nine time over on Instagram, so it’s also Top Nine time here on the blog. Here’s my year, boiled down to nine images: The Vision Pro box & my original Macintosh, which turned 40 this year. Myke and I were given St. Jude’s Creator Achievement Award. Our community raised over $1 million in […]
Pedometer++ 6.2
There’s a new version of Pedometer++ rolling out now that makes it easy to see your step count over time: David and I have been talking about this feature for a while now, and it is exciting to see it shipping. I love being able to scroll back and see my progress over the years, […]
The iPod at 5 and ‘The Google’
I was recently moving some files around and came across a column I wrote for my college newspaper. I was on the design side of the paper — the dogcow on this page is the giveaway) — and didn’t get to write that much. In the fall of 2006, I was given a short-lived column […]
Sponsor: PowerPhotos by Fat Cat Software
PowerPhotos is the ultimate toolbox for Photos on the Mac. It works with the Apple Photos app, filling in missing features that Photos itself doesn’t provide. PowerPhotos allows you to work with multiple Photo libraries and store them wherever you want, including on an external drive or a network drive. Split up your giant library […]
A Look at Apple Intelligence’s Image Creation Tools
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iOS 18.2 is rolling out today, bringing the next wave of Apple Intelligence features with it.1 The splashiest feature is Image Playgrounds, which allows users to create images based on photos in their image libraries: Apple’s system will not create realistic images, and is instead limited to two styles: “Animation” and “Illustration,” as you can […]
The Power Mac 4400
In November 1996, Apple released the Power Macintosh 4400 with a starting price of $1,725. Also sold as the Power Macintosh 7220, it’d be easy to write this machine off as just another grain of sand on the beige beach that was Apple’s product line in the 1990s. I mean, just look at this thing, […]
Sponsor: Unite 5 Turns Web Apps Into Supercharged macOS Apps
Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience. What sets Unite 5 apart? We’ve gone beyond just app conversion. Our new intricate link-forwarding rules give you unparalleled control […]
Sponsor: Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource
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Do you use audio on your Mac, in any way at all? Then SoundSource is for you. SoundSource provides superior control over all audio, right from your menu bar. With SoundSource, you get: Per-application control: Change the volume of any app relative to others, and play individual apps to different audio devices. Audio effects, anywhere: […]
