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When you give tech gifts, also give the gift of installation
When you give tech gifts, also give the gift of installation
'Tis the season to be harried. There's a work thing, a friend thing, some poor sucker has a birthday in December, shopping for food, shopping...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When you give tech gifts, also give the gift of installation
AirDrop codes allow temporary persistent contact
AirDrop codes allow temporary persistent contact
With the release of iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, and macOS 26.2, Apple has tweaked its AirDrop protocol once again, adding an additional bar to sending...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
AirDrop codes allow temporary persistent contact
‘A 2,200 mile EV test drive from Texas to Oregon’ (Link)
‘A 2,200 mile EV test drive from Texas to Oregon’
Matt Haughey wanted just the right Volkswagen ID Buzz, and (despite living in Oregon) he found it in Texas: The dealer quoted me $2,200 to...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
‘A 2,200 mile EV test drive from Texas to Oregon’ (Link)
This Week in Apple: Free range Macs (Member Post)
This Week in Apple: Free range Macs
New Macs are in the pipeline, Japan gets alternative app stores, and Apple deigns to give someone back their iCloud account. Things to come Good...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This Week in Apple: Free range Macs (Member Post)
Updates, bugs, and iMacs (Member Podcast)
Updates, bugs, and iMacs
A strange iPhone update wrinkle, we encounter some weird bugs, and this iMac Pro rumor seems weird, right? [We'll be back January 2. Happy New...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Updates, bugs, and iMacs (Member Podcast)
Apple is forcing iPhones to update to iOS 26 to patch security holes
Apple is forcing iPhones to update to iOS 26 to patch security holes
I wrote earlier this week about the important security updates Apple just rolled out in its 26.2 operating system updates. Among the security fixes are...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Apple is forcing iPhones to update to iOS 26 to patch security holes
Screen flickering issues persist in macOS Tahoe (Link)
Screen flickering issues persist in macOS Tahoe
Juli Clover at MacRumors: Mac users with the Studio Display have been complaining about intermittent flickering since the [macOS Tahoe] update launched in September. There...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Screen flickering issues persist in macOS Tahoe (Link)
Apple works with immersive creators to push Vision Pro content forward (Link)
Apple works with immersive creators to push Vision Pro content forward
Harry McCracken of Fast Company has a great, in-depth story about how Apple is working with filmmakers and other creators to help them build more...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Apple works with immersive creators to push Vision Pro content forward (Link)
Security updates in Apple’s 26.2 updates (Link)
Security updates in Apple’s 26.2 updates
Last week Apple released 26.2 updates to its operating systems, and if you're on the 26 train, you should install .2 because it includes a...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Security updates in Apple’s 26.2 updates (Link)
Is the iMac Pro coming back? (Link)
Is the iMac Pro coming back?
It's coming back? I didn't have this on my bingo card, but here's Hartley Charlton at MacRumors with a report about Apple testing a high-end...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Is the iMac Pro coming back? (Link)
Adobe Photoshop 1.0 source code now available (Link)
Adobe Photoshop 1.0 source code now available
The Computer History Museum is doing an amazing job trying not just to preserve the history of the computer revolution, but to keep it alive...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Adobe Photoshop 1.0 source code now available (Link)
It’s pronounced “Throat Warbler Mangrove,” Siri
It’s pronounced “Throat Warbler Mangrove,” Siri
Siri can be frustrating. And we know from the most recent Apple financials call that Tim "This is Tim" Cook thinks so, too, even if...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It’s pronounced “Throat Warbler Mangrove,” Siri
This Week in Apple: Will he or won’t he? (Member Post)
This Week in Apple: Will he or won’t he?
Johny Srouji issues a statement, Disney makes some big deals, and the Apple/Epic fight will outlive us all. Come back, Johny After Mark Gurman’s worrisome...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This Week in Apple: Will he or won’t he? (Member Post)
Apple releases OS 26.2 updates
Apple releases OS 26.2 updates
Wrapping things up for the calendar year, Apple has released its final OS 26.2 updates for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Perhaps the biggest changes are...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Apple releases OS 26.2 updates
Coherence X5 (Sponsor)
Coherence X5
My thanks to Coherence X5 for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Turning websites into Mac apps isn't a new idea, but for years it's come...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Coherence X5 (Sponsor)
AI advice and journalism stuff (Member Podcast)
AI advice and journalism stuff
Always consider the source, whether it's inside Apple or from an LLM....
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December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
AI advice and journalism stuff (Member Podcast)
This Week in Apple: When the music stops (Member Post)
This Week in Apple: When the music stops
It’s the “Oops, All Apple Executives!” edition of This Week in Apple. We no longer have to rage against the Dye-ing of the light Breaking...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This Week in Apple: When the music stops (Member Post)
Big changes in Apple leadership (Member Podcast)
Big changes in Apple leadership
December is the Friday afternoon of the year....
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December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Big changes in Apple leadership (Member Podcast)
Magic Lasso Adblock: Block ads in iPhone, iPad and Mac apps (Sponsor)
Magic Lasso Adblock: Block ads in iPhone, iPad and Mac apps
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. With over 5,000 five star reviews; Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Magic Lasso Adblock: Block ads in iPhone, iPad and Mac apps (Sponsor)
Apple announces departure of both general counsel and environmental chief
Apple announces departure of both general counsel and environmental chief
The revolving door at Apple Park isn't done spinning yet. In the wake of the announcements this week of departures for both AI chief John...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Apple announces departure of both general counsel and environmental chief
John Gruber on Alan Dye’s departure (Link)
John Gruber on Alan Dye’s departure
I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I mostly don't link to Daring Fireball because I assume that anyone who reads Six...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
John Gruber on Alan Dye’s departure (Link)
A clever free Mac utility highlights your active window (Link)
A clever free Mac utility highlights your active window
Tyler Hall, annnouncing his new free Mac utility: Maybe it’s because my eyes are getting old or maybe it’s because the contrast between windows on...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A clever free Mac utility highlights your active window (Link)
In a major coup for someone, Alan Dye leaves Apple
In a major coup for someone, Alan Dye leaves Apple
I learned a long time ago not to make it personal when it comes to criticizing Apple. As someone on the outside looking in, I...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In a major coup for someone, Alan Dye leaves Apple
New Apple film highlights college kids using accessibility tools
New Apple film highlights college kids using accessibility tools
Apple has once again made a film focusing on people with disabilities, and how they use the company's products. The new film celebrates International Day...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
New Apple film highlights college kids using accessibility tools
Apple’s new AI chief has his work cut out for him
Apple’s new AI chief has his work cut out for him
By now you've probably heard that Apple's AI chief John Giannandrea is stepping down from his current role before his retirement early next year. Much...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Apple’s new AI chief has his work cut out for him