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512 Pixels is a blog covering Apple, computer history, space, design, and other fine nerdery, written by Stephen Hackett.
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State Department Goes Back to Times New Roman

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State Department Goes Back to Times New Roman for... Reasons - 512 Pixels
I promise this is not from The Onion, but rather Michael Crowley and Hamed Aleaziz at The New York Times: Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces on Tuesday with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Mr. Rubio called […]
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December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Sponsor: Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba

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Sponsor: Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba - 512 Pixels
The audio experts at Rogue Amoeba are back to sponsor 512 Pixels this holiday season with Audio Hijack, their powerful app for recording any audio on your Mac. Audio Hijack’s tagline is short and sweet: Record any audio. With it, you can save audio from any app, any device, or even from your entire system. […]
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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Mac Power Users 826: 2025 State of the Platforms (Part 2)

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Mac Power Users 826: 2025 State of the Platforms (Part 2) - 512 Pixels
This week on MPU: The guys wrap up their review of Apple’s 2025 with a look at the iPhone, Apple TV, iCloud, and Apple’s other services. They then zoom out and look at the overall ecosystem.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Chamberlain Closing the (Garage) Door on Smart Home Integration

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Chamberlain Closing the (Garage) Door on Smart Home Integration - 512 Pixels
If you live in America and have a garage, you probably know the name Chamberlain. They dominate the garage door market with their two consumer brands, Chamberlain and LiftMaster. (They own a bunch of related companies, too.) If you live in America and have a garage and want smart home control of your garage door, […]
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December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Connected 581: I’m Going to LoveFrom

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Connected 581: I'm Going to LoveFrom - 512 Pixels
It has been a bonkers week of Apple news, and on this episode of Connected, we mostly just talk through feelings about rich people we’ve never met: Big shifts are underway at Apple. Myke, Federico, and Stephen talk through to the exits of Alan Dye and John Giannandrea … and what might happen next. Later, […]
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December 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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So, Three Things

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So, Three Things - 512 Pixels
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in January 2007, his words made their way into history: Today, we’re introducing three revolutionary products of this class. The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The second is a revolutionary mobile phone. And the third is a breakthrough Internet communications device. So, three things; a […]
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December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Gonennandrea

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Gonennandrea - 512 Pixels
Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced John Giannandrea,1 Apple’s senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, is stepping down from his position and will serve as an advisor to the company before retiring in the spring of 2026. Apple also announced that renowned AI researcher Amar Subramanya has joined Apple as vice president of […]
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December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Sponsor: Coherence X5

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Sponsor: Coherence X5 - 512 Pixels
For years, turning websites into Mac apps has meant compromise – clunky wrappers, slow Electron windows, or limited Safari shortcuts. Coherence X5 takes a different approach. It’s the first tool to use Chrome’s full power to build isolated, beautiful Mac apps that feel truly native. With the new Liquid Glass design in macOS 26, Coherence […]
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December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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MPU 825: 2025 State of the Platforms (Part 1)

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MPU 825: 2025 State of the Platforms (Part 1) - 512 Pixels
This week on MPU, David and I start our annual tour of Apple’s products, beginning with the Mac, then we consider the Apple Watch, the Vision Pro, and the company’s lineup of audio products.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Connected 580: Lick it Twice

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Connected 580: Lick it Twice - 512 Pixels
I missed this week’s recording due to Thanksgiving, and while the title worries me, I’m excited to listen to this episode of Connected: Federico and Myke discuss the rumours of a ‘Snow Leopard year’ for iOS 27, why they think Sam Altman and Jony Ive might benefit from saying less, and share a few things […]
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November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Mac Power Users 824: Life After iPadOS 26

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Mac Power Users 824: Life After iPadOS 26 - 512 Pixels
This week on MPU: iPadOS 26 introduced a new windowing system, improved audio recording, and more robust background tasks, making the iPad feel more Mac-like than ever. This week, David and Stephen discuss a range of workflows that benefit from these changes.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Southaven Residents Near xAI Turbines Complain of Noise Levels

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Southaven Residents Near xAI Turbines Complain of Noise Levels - 512 Pixels
Kailynn Johnson, writing for The Memphis Flyer, about the turbines in Southaven, Mississippi that are powering xAI’s second datacenter site in Memphis: In a YouTube reel, a resident named Jason Haley showed that the noise from the turbines caused his decibel reader to fluctuate from the 40s to the 60s when used inside. Haley went outside, […]
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November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Connected 579: Put a Snack in There

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Connected 579: Put a Snack in There - 512 Pixels
This week on Connected: The guys check in on their Apple Intelligence use, Myke reviews a new accessory, Federico tries a new Google product, and Stephen is hiring. On Connected Pro, we spoke about the upcoming Zelda movie and some thoughts on blogging. You can get the ad-free, longer version of the show for a […]
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November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Throwing Stones

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Throwing Stones - 512 Pixels
There is drama brewing in the world of Pebble, the back-from-the-dead smartwatch. To understand what’s going on now, we need start in the past. Pebble was a Kickstarter hit way back in 2012. The smartwatch was a true glimpse of the future, but the company didn’t last. In December 2016, Fitbit bought Pebble for (reportedly) […]
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November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Widgetsmith is Hiring

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Widgetsmith is Hiring - 512 Pixels
I’ve been working with David Smith a couple of years now, and it’s time to grow the team. We are looking for a designer to join our crew to help take our widgets (and other apps!) to the next level. If you’re interested, check out the new Jobs page over on the Widgetsmith website for […]
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November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Sponsor: Folder Preview Pro: Quick Look Inside Folders and Archive Files

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Sponsor: Folder Preview Pro: Quick Look Inside Folders and Archive Files - 512 Pixels
Quick Look is one of the most useful features on macOS. By simply selecting a file and pressing the spacebar, you can preview its contents instantly in Finder. However, Quick Look doesn’t work for folders or archive files — until now. Folder Preview Pro fills that gap. Once installed, it allows you to preview the […]
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Mac Power Users 823: The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

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Mac Power Users 823: The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide - 512 Pixels
The end of the year is nearly upon us, so David and I are back to share our gift ideas. I then go on to share a new life philosophy, only to learn that David has already mastered it.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Connecected 578: A Healthy Computing Lifestyle

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Connecected 578: A Healthy Computing Lifestyle - 512 Pixels
This week on the podcast: As the iPad Pro turns 10, the guys reflect on how the iPad has changed in the years since, and how it hasn’t. Then, a conversation about the iPhone Pocket.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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My Control Center

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My Control Center - 512 Pixels
Here is how I have Control Center set up on my iPhone 17 Pro: At the top, I’m using the stock Connectivity and Now Playing controls. Down from there are switches for Silent Mode and Orientation Lock. I don’t touch these very often, but want them handy for when I need to hear my phone […]
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November 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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iPhone Pocket

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iPhone Pocket - 512 Pixels
Apple Newsroom: ISSEY MIYAKE and Apple today unveiled iPhone Pocket. Inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth,” its singular 3D-knitted construction is designed to fit any iPhone as well as all pocketable items. Beginning Friday, November 14, it will be available at select Apple Store locations and on apple.com in France, Greater China, Italy, Japan, Singapore, […]
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November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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‘If You Can Beat Them Handily, Do It’

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'If You Can Beat Them Handily, Do It' - 512 Pixels
John Gruber, in his M1 Mac review back in November 2020: The logic behind Apple’s transition then to Intel boiled down to another old axiom: If you can’t beat them, join them. The logic behind Apple’s transition now to Apple Silicon is this: If you can beat them handily, do it. The M1 Macs are such better […]
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Five Years of Apple silicon Macs

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Five Years of Apple silicon Macs - 512 Pixels
Five years ago, the first Apple silicon Macs shipped. While the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini looked like their Intel predecessors, they were vastly better machines. To celebrate the anniversary, Basic Apple Guy created an impressive graphic outlining the releases we’ve seen since 2020: Over on Macworld, Jason Snell wrote about what […]
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November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Sponsor: MarsEdit 5

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Sponsor: MarsEdit 5 - 512 Pixels
MarsEdit 5 is a major upgrade to the preeminent Mac app for editing WordPress, Micro.blog, Tumblr, and many other types of blogs. The new microposting feature makes it as easy to post to your own blog as it is to post to social media. When MarsEdit 5 is running on your Mac, just press a […]
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Mac OS CHRP Releases Uncovered

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Mac OS CHRP Releases Uncovered - 512 Pixels
Thom Holwerda, writing at OSnews about the end of the Macintosh clone era: The rather abrupt end of the clone program means there’s a number of variants of the Mac OS that never made their way into the market, most notable variants intended for the Common Reference Hardware Platform, or CHRP, a standard defined by […]
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November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Mac Power Users 822: iPhone 17 Photography with Tyler Stalman

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Mac Power Users 822: iPhone 17 Photography with Tyler Stalman - 512 Pixels
This week on MPU: Tyler Stalman returns to the show to discuss the camera gains Apple has made with the iPhone 17 line. The guys also talk about the limitations of the iPhone Air and some of the apps Tyler uses to edit his images and videos.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM