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Black Friday gift ideas from the MacJury!
Looking for some gift ideas for techie people on your holiday lift? My friends and I have a whole bunch of ideas for you.
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The History of Hard Drives
The hard disk drive celebrates its 60th birthday this year. What was the first commercial drive like, and what’s happened since then? Read on for details.
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iPhone 6s shutting down unexpectedly? Apple will fix it for free
Some iPhone 6s owners have been plagued by a problem that causes their phone to shut down unexpectedly, even though the battery meter shows a charge. What’s even more frustrating: If you bring your phone to an Apple Store or authorized service provider, their diagnostic tools have shown the device to be working properly. Now […]
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Apple to creative pros: Go f*** yourselves
For decades the Mac has been the choice of creative professionals. Graphic designers, photographers, videographers, musicians, writers, artists of all stripes have loved the Mac. They love the ease of use, the robustness of the operating system and the third-party apps, products, and services that work with it. As Apple has pivoted to become the […]
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Screw Apple’s $300 coffee table book! Buy this one instead
Apple has announced a new coffee table book focusing on its past two decades of design. It’s coming in two editions for $200 and $300 respectively. If you have more money than sense, knock yourself out. Otherwise, if you want such a book but don’t want to pay a ridiculous, insulting price for it, pick […]
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Add a Touch Bar to your old Mac with this free app
Want the MacBook Pro’s new Touch Bar without having to buy a new MacBook Pro? You’re in luck! This free app simulates one.
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Two years and more than 100 pounds later
This Sunday marks the second anniversary of my gastric bypass surgery. Here is my experience about what led up to the surgery and how life has been since.
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The new MacBook Pro isn’t for you. Shut up already.
There are a lot of perfectly cogent, reasonable criticisms of Apple’s MacBook Pro announcement last week. This is not one of them.
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Muscle Memory and Force Touch
Muscle memory is a funny thing. It can both get in the way of and help to create a good user experience.
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macOS 10.12 Sierra Upgrade Guide
Apple’s newest Mac operating system adds Siri, Apple Pay, Apple Watch unlock and Storage Optimization. Can your Mac run Sierra, and what’s involved? Find out in this handy guide.