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Apple at 50: From rebel to empire?
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (748+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff April 1, 2026 10:06 AM PT As Apple hits its half-century milestone, it seems like we're all of us waxing a bit rhapsodic about the company, its products, and their effects on our lives. So who am I…...
Apple at 50: My 10 most memorable moments
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1360+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff April 1, 2026 7:00 AM PT It's Apple's 50th anniversary " you might have read something about that lately. And I've been writing about the company for more than half of that time, roughly 27 years if my math is correct....
The Back Page: Dispatches from the Apple multiverse
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (607+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 31, 2026 10:00 AM PT 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…...
This machine changed my life
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (471+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 31, 2026 4:00 AM PT 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…...
Apple discontinues the Mac Pro
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (146+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 26, 2026 2:19 PM PT Chance Miller calls the time of death at 9to5 Mac: It's the end of an era: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. It has been removed from Apple's…...
How can Siri automate Shortcuts when it’s so opaque?
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (814+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 25, 2026 3:18 PM PT I'm pretty skeptical that Apple's new Siri-wrapped Gemini will be able to accurately and reliably assist with automation. Gemini will be the foundation to Apple's foundation models, but there's no there there....
Avoid (or prefer) sharing photos from Camera with your group
1+ week, 3+ day ago (172+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 23, 2026 9:00 AM PT Fortunately, our kid is old enough, wise enough'and communicative enough with us parents'that I didn't see anything they didn't want me to see, but it is the kind of thing that could…...
This Week in Apple: I went to the White House, but I didn’t inhale
1+ week, 5+ day ago (160+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 20, 2026 2:00 PM PT Apple announces new AirPods, Tim does an interview, and it's about App Store standards, people! Apparently not big enough to make Apple's "experience" two weeks ago, this week the company announced AirPods…...
This Week in Apple: A brand Neo day
2+ week, 5+ day ago (167+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 13, 2026 2:00 PM PT The MacBook Neo gets rave reviews, Apple ponders its mortality, and then we're on to the next thing. The reviews of the hardware Apple announced last week are in and would you…...
An iPhone 17 Pro enters the Hall of Fame
3+ week, 1+ day ago (145+ words) Apple, technology, and other stuff March 11, 2026 9:46 AM PT Kourage Kundahl, writing for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Among the artifacts recently accessioned into the Museum's permanent collection is an authenticated iPhone 17 Pro used during an Apple TV…...