Goodbye, Surface Studio — 512 Pixels
Dec 6, 2024 · For years, Apple fans have looked at the Surface Studio longingly, wondering what a version of a tilting Mac desktop could look like. Many wondered if Apple would ever do anything like this machine, adding Apple Pencil and touch support to macOS, or doing some wild Mac/iPad hybrid. I fear Apple won’t ever get that […]
Pedometer++ 6.2 — 512 Pixels
Dec 18, 2024 · There’s a new version of Pedometer++ rolling out now that makes it easy to see your step count over time:. David and I have been talking about this feature for a while now, and it is exciting to see it shipping. I love being able to scroll back and see my progress over the years, and it’s easy to share a graph from the app.
Every Default macOS Wallpaper – in Glorious 6K Resolution
Every major version of Mac OS X macOS has come with a new default wallpaper. As you can see, I have collected them all here. While great in their day, the early wallpapers are now quite small in the world of 5K and 6K displays. If you want to …
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Dec 23, 2024 · There’s a new version of Pedometer++ rolling out now that makes it easy to see your step count over time:. David and I have been talking about this feature for a while now, and it is exciting to see it shipping. I love being able to scroll back and see my progress over the years, and it’s easy to share a graph from the app.
iPhone Mirroring is Very Good — 512 Pixels
Nov 22, 2024 · The addition of iPhone Mirroring in macOS Sequoia is my favorite addition to the Apple ecosystem in years.1 Here’s how Apple describes the feature: With iPhone Mirroring, you can wirelessly interact with your iPhone and its apps and notifications from your Mac. Your iPhone stays locked, so no one else can access it or use […]
The Mac is the Model — 512 Pixels
Nov 20, 2024 · Jason Snell, in an incredible piece for Macworld: To a kid growing up in the 1980s, the idea that the maker of your computer would actively stop you from using software it didn’t approve of would have seemed beyond the pale. It certainly would’ve been a deal-breaker. And yet so many of today’s computing devices […]
The Power Mac 4400 — 512 Pixels
In November 1996, Apple released the Power Macintosh 4400 with a starting price of $1,725. Also sold as the Power Macintosh 7220, it’d be easy to write this machine off as just another grain of sand on the beige beach that was Apple’s product line in the 1990s. I …
Widgetsmith 7.0 — 512 Pixels
Sep 16, 2024 · Widgetsmith is getting a really fun update for iOS 18: Widgetsmith 7 on iOS 18 includes new ways to use your widgets to perform useful Actions from your Home screen, Lock screen, and Control Center. Actions allow you to quickly launch an app, run a Shortcut, make a call, send a text, or play music. […]
Sabbatical — 512 Pixels
Oct 2, 2024 · It’s been a wild year. Relay turned 10 and 512 Pixels turned 16. Later this week, are winding down our 6th-annual fundraiser for St. Jude.In January, I joined forces with David Smith and survived my first major iOS release, helping get Widgetsmith 7 out the door just a few weeks ago. On the home front, my wife started a new job, our middle child started high school, and I took on a volunteer ...
macOS Sequoia’s Default Wallpaper (Updated) - 512 Pixels
Jun 10, 2024 · Download full-sized copies here: Light Sequoia; Dark Sequoia; UPDATE: I have heard from several Little Birdies that the default wallpapers in Sequoia aren’t in the traditional location in the file system because they aren’t traditional wallpapers. According to these Birdies, the Light Mode image is a .heic file as it has been in the past, but the dark mode version is made programmatically ...