Does Apple Know Its Vision For Gaming on Mac?

I was scrolling through the Mac App Store this morning and I saw a great piece they had about how gaming on Mac is better than ever. This year, Apple introduced several improvements to their devices, including Game Mode, which reduces background activity to enhance performance, and personalized spatial audio support in games for a […]

How to Tint Your App Icons in IOS 18 | Home Screen Customization Tutorial

Apple’s latest iOS update is out today and with it comes some new customization options for the Home Screen on your iOS device. For the first time ever, Apple is allowing its users to change the icon size, as well as tint them. Here’s how to use the new features: Activate Jiggle Mode On your […]

My iPhone 16 Pre-Order Experience

Hey all! It’s Friday the 13th, but it’s also iPhone 16 pre-order day! I hope everyone had a smooth experience this morning. I got up around 7:30 in the morning, had a chance to take a look at the Apple Store’s “We’ll be open soon” graphic, and got ready for whatever was about to transpire. I had pre-saved my device of […]

Why Doesn’t the iPhone 16 Have an Always On Display

Last night I was listening to the latest episode of Connected when I heard the following exchange that had me jumping up and down in agreement: …I’ll just jump in and say, Apple should not be selling a phone with a 60Hz screen at this point. That phone should be 90.That should be 90. Like,… […]

How to Install iOS 18 Today

At their recent Glowtime event, Apple announced that iOS 18 would be hitting devices on September 16th, 2024…but maybe you’re the tech support of your family and friends. Maybe you’re itching to start tinting your Home Screen icons. Heck, maybe you’re just really impatient and you want the fun new features now! Whatever your reason, […]

My 5 Favorite Announcements from Apple’s “Glowtime” Event

It’s September, which means it’s new iPhone season. Apple has once again unveiled a slew of new hardware, along with some software updates for existing products, that have me pretty excited. Coming fresh out of the event, here are the five things that I’m most looking forward to from today’s event. 5. AirPods Pro 2 […]

🔗 macOS Isn’t as Small As You Think

I was scrolling through my RSS feed when I came across an article from Matt Birchler over at Birchtree where he addressed the argument to add touch to macOS. This past week, this has been a topic that’s been on my mind a lot, due to a few videos and articles I’ve seen talking about […]

🔗 Why does the iPad not show battery health in Settings

Why does the iPad not show battery health in Settings: Battery? Source: John Gruber (@gruber@mastodon.social) I saw this toot from John Gruber on Mastodon the other day and it really got me thinking: all of Apple’s devices do show battery health except for the iPad and that’s the one I want to know the most. […]

Spring 2023 Apple TV+ Trailer Thoughts

Yesterday was a busy day for Apple. In addition to announcing HomePod (2nd Generation), the company also released five trailers for upcoming Apple TV+ shows. I decided to check all five trailers out and I have a few thoughts that I wrote on each. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m very behind on […]

Apple (Finally) Announces HomePod (2nd Generation)

Back in 2018, Apple got into the smart speaker game by releasing the first generation HomePod. In November of 2020, the HomePod mini was released, followed by the discontinuation of the first generation HomePod the following March. Unfortunately for those that picked up the device, came to find that overtime, the device didn’t have the […]

Identify Music in Online Videos With iOS Control Center’s Music Recognition

We’ve all been there before: you’re scrolling on Tik Tok, or through Reels or YouTube Shorts when you hear a song that catches your ear. You look down to the little music identification area of the screen and instead of seeing About Damn Time by Lizzo, you see something to the effect of Original Audio […]

🔗 Can You Trust Your Smartwatch?

I was browsing YouTube the other day when this video came up in my feed. Because I’ve been working out and going to the gym more late, I’ve had this actual question on my mind and had been meaning to see if there were any videos on the subject. This is one of those times […]

What Do the Touch Screen Mac Rumors Mean for the iPad?

Mark Gurman is reporting that Apple is reportedly working on touchscreen Macs. I stumbled upon this article over on Mastodon, when shared by MacStories founder and Editor-in-Chief, Federico Viticci. Alongside the article, he shared his concern about what a touch screen Mac could mean for the iPad line. I went ahead and responded to him […]

Will Siri Ever Be the Product It Needs to Be?

Spend enough time on any Apple related forum and you will inevitably find someone complaining about the quality of Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri. While upon its original introduction it seemed like Siri was ripe for a world of endless possibilities, the reality almost 13 years later is much different. While there’s a lot Siri can […]

Closing Your Stand Ring On Apple Watch

One thing I’ve never understood about the stand ring on your Apple Watch is why you can’t close it without your Apple Watch. I get that that’s the device that Apple wants you to wear to close your rings, but this one has always been questionable to me. I can’t tell you how many times […]

On Clock, Find My, and Health Removal in iOS 16

Earlier today as I was scrolling through 9to5Mac’s RSS feed, I came across this interesting tidbit about iOS 16. For their upcoming software release, Apple has decided to add three more system apps to the list of default apps that can be removed from the device: Clock, Health, and Find My. Towards the bottom of […]

Here’s Our First Look at the Apple Developer Center

Tomorrow begins the 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference and ahead of the big keynote, we’ve gotten our first look inside the new Developer Center, thanks to developer Nicola Giancecchi on Twitter. There’s a lot to admire here, but the part that stands out the most to me is the hand drawn QR code for the Statue […]

Here’s Our First Look at the Apple Developer Center

My Shazam Shortcut Just Got Even Better | Shazam v2.0 | Shortcuts Workflow

A little over a year ago, I wrote about my iOS Shortcut for identifying music with Shazam and adding it to an Apple Music Playlist. In the time since I first shared that shortcut, a few things have changed. The first was the release of MusicBox, by MusicHarbor and Play developer, Marcos Tanaka. MusicBox does […]