The Back Page: Dispatches from the Apple multiverse
Yes, here in our universe, Apple is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A milestone! The company is looking back on its success, its technology prowess, and the way it’s made us all willing to …
The Vergecast: Apple at 50
In addition to my two pieces on The Verge this week, I’m also on the Vergecast talking to David Pierce about Apple’s past, present and future: On this episode of The Vergecast, we begin…
Between Jobs: The triumphs and failures of Apple without Steve Jobs
It’s a famous story on its way to becoming legendary: Apple cofounder Steve Jobs was pushed out of Apple in 1985, spent more than a decade in the wilderness, and then returned to Apple in 1997 to s…
This machine changed my life
The Mac Plus. (Photo: Felix Winkelnkemper) Let me tell you how the Mac changed my life. In 1988 my high school form tutor, who was also head of the art department, got a Mac Plus. It was the only o…
Apple at 50: Some great Apple history books
After I wrote my Wall Street Journal review of David Pogue’s excellent Apple: The First 50 Years (Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books) my editor asked for a sidebar recommending other books about Apple…
Time for your meds, Mr. Fleishman
I have a mostly “love/not-hate” relationship with the Medications feature in the iPhone Health app. Having accrued and had treated a variety of conditions over the years, I found Medica…
Apple II Forever!
When you think of Apple, you probably think of the iPhone, or maybe the Mac, or perhaps you’ve got fond memories of the iPod. But Apple’s 50-year run of creating tech products that people fall in l…
This Week in Apple: Mac Pro, oh no!
Siri is making some new friends, the foldable iPhone ship date comes into focus, and we say goodbye to the Mac Pro. Whenever God closes a Sora, he opens a Siri Bad news for fans of slop. “OpenAI Is…
From Mac Pro to Mars
The Mac Pro is dead, “For All Mankind” is back, and an Apple anniversary is upon us.
