Dwight Silverman
@dwightsilverman.com
Retired but not good at it. Still tech columnizing at @houstonchronicle.com. Passable iPhone photographer, pizza lover, aspiring cat lady. Other base camps at https://mastodon.social/@dsilverman, https://www.threads.net/@dsilverman #housky
Best take so far on the Apple Pocket, a $150-$230 body strap for your iPhone, comes from @ianbetteridge.com and his Ten Blue Links newsletter:
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Best take so far on the Apple Pocket, a $150-$230 body strap for your iPhone, comes from @ianbetteridge.com and his Ten Blue Links newsletter:
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-lin...
Maybe I'm just late to the party, but this is the first time I've seen the "add link" feature on @techmeme.com. Great idea,
@gaberivera.bsky.social!
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@gaberivera.bsky.social!
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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Maybe I'm just late to the party, but this is the first time I've seen the "add link" feature on @techmeme.com. Great idea,
@gaberivera.bsky.social!
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@gaberivera.bsky.social!
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Apple TV is b0rked as the first two episode of Pluribus become available. Nothing else will stream on it either.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Apple TV is b0rked as the first two episode of Pluribus become available. Nothing else will stream on it either.
"It's not a bubble," says man who sells hardware used to inflate the bubble.
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"It's not a bubble," says man who sells hardware used to inflate the bubble.
Uh oh. This can't be good.
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Uh oh. This can't be good.
Did the democracy thing. How about you?
Usually, I vote by mail, but today I did it in person. Affirming! #houstonvotes
Usually, I vote by mail, but today I did it in person. Affirming! #houstonvotes
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Did the democracy thing. How about you?
Usually, I vote by mail, but today I did it in person. Affirming! #houstonvotes
Usually, I vote by mail, but today I did it in person. Affirming! #houstonvotes
Nice use of Liquid Glass on Apple TV 4K on tvOS 26.1 beta. Portraits screensaver pulls from the camera roll. That photo from Memorial Park in Houston was actually taken by a Pixel 10 Pro XL. 😆
October 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Nice use of Liquid Glass on Apple TV 4K on tvOS 26.1 beta. Portraits screensaver pulls from the camera roll. That photo from Memorial Park in Houston was actually taken by a Pixel 10 Pro XL. 😆
I bought the AirPods Pro 3 and at first was not impressed with the promised improvements in audio quality and ANC. I had a good fit from the default (medium) ear tips as per the onboard seal test. Out of curiosity, I switched to the Large size tips.
WHOA. MUCH BETTER.
Experiment with your tips!
WHOA. MUCH BETTER.
Experiment with your tips!
September 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I bought the AirPods Pro 3 and at first was not impressed with the promised improvements in audio quality and ANC. I had a good fit from the default (medium) ear tips as per the onboard seal test. Out of curiosity, I switched to the Large size tips.
WHOA. MUCH BETTER.
Experiment with your tips!
WHOA. MUCH BETTER.
Experiment with your tips!
If you want to buy the "Switching to a Mac" book I wrote more than 15 years ago, a new copy will cost you more than $42 on Amazon and won't ship til April.
September 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If you want to buy the "Switching to a Mac" book I wrote more than 15 years ago, a new copy will cost you more than $42 on Amazon and won't ship til April.
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Apple's big OS redesigns hit today.
Gift link: My column from last month on Liquid Glass and other changes.
tinyurl.com/liquidglassi...
Gift link: My column from last month on Liquid Glass and other changes.
tinyurl.com/liquidglassi...
September 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Apple's big OS redesigns hit today.
Gift link: My column from last month on Liquid Glass and other changes.
tinyurl.com/liquidglassi...
Gift link: My column from last month on Liquid Glass and other changes.
tinyurl.com/liquidglassi...
Good news. Got a notification of a change in my order. Originally set to arrive 9/25.
September 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Good news. Got a notification of a change in my order. Originally set to arrive 9/25.
The premise of this WSJ opinion piece is total nonsense, but the headline is brilliant.
August 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The premise of this WSJ opinion piece is total nonsense, but the headline is brilliant.
Nice job, @tmobilesupport.bsky.social Gotta work on that upload speed though.
August 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nice job, @tmobilesupport.bsky.social Gotta work on that upload speed though.
TIL there's an open-source map of Automatic License Plate Readers, most of which are operated by Flock, which is now the subject of a congressional investigation.
deflock.me
www.404media.co/congress-lau...
Here's the Houston-area map of readers.
#privacy
deflock.me
www.404media.co/congress-lau...
Here's the Houston-area map of readers.
#privacy
August 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
TIL there's an open-source map of Automatic License Plate Readers, most of which are operated by Flock, which is now the subject of a congressional investigation.
deflock.me
www.404media.co/congress-lau...
Here's the Houston-area map of readers.
#privacy
deflock.me
www.404media.co/congress-lau...
Here's the Houston-area map of readers.
#privacy
I'm looking for Houston-area owners of M1-based Macs – the first generation of Apple Silicon processors – for a possible column. If you've got a Mac with an M1 processor, please respond with:
Which model
How long have you owned it?
Have you been tempted to upgrade to a newer model? If not, why not?
Which model
How long have you owned it?
Have you been tempted to upgrade to a newer model? If not, why not?
August 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm looking for Houston-area owners of M1-based Macs – the first generation of Apple Silicon processors – for a possible column. If you've got a Mac with an M1 processor, please respond with:
Which model
How long have you owned it?
Have you been tempted to upgrade to a newer model? If not, why not?
Which model
How long have you owned it?
Have you been tempted to upgrade to a newer model? If not, why not?
My iPhone 16 Pro Max running the iOS 26 public beta 2 apparently restarted twice last night, around 4:10 a.m. (according to the Sleep Cycle monitoring app) and again about 6:30, when I was awakened by the glaringly bright Apple logo.
Any other beta users experiencing this?
#io26spublicbeta
Any other beta users experiencing this?
#io26spublicbeta
August 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My iPhone 16 Pro Max running the iOS 26 public beta 2 apparently restarted twice last night, around 4:10 a.m. (according to the Sleep Cycle monitoring app) and again about 6:30, when I was awakened by the glaringly bright Apple logo.
Any other beta users experiencing this?
#io26spublicbeta
Any other beta users experiencing this?
#io26spublicbeta
It’s time.
Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
August 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s time.
Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.
Never thought I’d put the words “sexy Dell” next to each other but….
August 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Never thought I’d put the words “sexy Dell” next to each other but….
TIL you can block Instagram’s suggested posts based on keywords.
July 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
TIL you can block Instagram’s suggested posts based on keywords.
Now THIS is a weird bug in #macOS26 public beta 1.
In the Mona app for Mastodon, if you click on a menu item, the menu appears in the far lower left of the screen, nowhere near the app. If you right-click on it, it appears where it should.
Only see it in Mona, tho. I've alerted the developer.
In the Mona app for Mastodon, if you click on a menu item, the menu appears in the far lower left of the screen, nowhere near the app. If you right-click on it, it appears where it should.
Only see it in Mona, tho. I've alerted the developer.
July 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Now THIS is a weird bug in #macOS26 public beta 1.
In the Mona app for Mastodon, if you click on a menu item, the menu appears in the far lower left of the screen, nowhere near the app. If you right-click on it, it appears where it should.
Only see it in Mona, tho. I've alerted the developer.
In the Mona app for Mastodon, if you click on a menu item, the menu appears in the far lower left of the screen, nowhere near the app. If you right-click on it, it appears where it should.
Only see it in Mona, tho. I've alerted the developer.
A question about podcasts:
If you do NOT listen to podcasts, why not?
📸 Xavier Dengra / Wikimedia Commons
If you do NOT listen to podcasts, why not?
📸 Xavier Dengra / Wikimedia Commons
July 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A question about podcasts:
If you do NOT listen to podcasts, why not?
📸 Xavier Dengra / Wikimedia Commons
If you do NOT listen to podcasts, why not?
📸 Xavier Dengra / Wikimedia Commons
TIL that you can mirror your Apple Watch on an iPhone.
On an iPhone: Settings > Accessibility > Apple Watch Mirroring. Turn on Apple Watch Mirroring.
You can use it just as you would your watch - even tapping the button and crown.
Spotted via iPhone Life. www.iphonelife.com/content/how-...
On an iPhone: Settings > Accessibility > Apple Watch Mirroring. Turn on Apple Watch Mirroring.
You can use it just as you would your watch - even tapping the button and crown.
Spotted via iPhone Life. www.iphonelife.com/content/how-...
July 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
TIL that you can mirror your Apple Watch on an iPhone.
On an iPhone: Settings > Accessibility > Apple Watch Mirroring. Turn on Apple Watch Mirroring.
You can use it just as you would your watch - even tapping the button and crown.
Spotted via iPhone Life. www.iphonelife.com/content/how-...
On an iPhone: Settings > Accessibility > Apple Watch Mirroring. Turn on Apple Watch Mirroring.
You can use it just as you would your watch - even tapping the button and crown.
Spotted via iPhone Life. www.iphonelife.com/content/how-...
Verification so nice, they did it twice.
June 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Verification so nice, they did it twice.
