Big Sur is a big deal. The OS picks up where Catalina left off, further rationalizing Apple’s product lineup through design, new ways to bring apps to the Mac, and updates to existing system apps. The approach realigns functionality across Apple’s platforms after years of divergence from their common foundation: Mac OS X. The result
macOS Big Sur Review: Third age of Mac
Mac OS X was no less than a rebirth of the Mac, 16 years after it first appeared on the scene. The code it originated with, and many of the software managers and programmers who built it, came to A…
macOS High Sierra: The MacStories Review
Since Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard was released in 2007, Apple has periodically paused to release updates to what is now known as macOS that are more a refinement of their predecessors than major upgrades. Apple signals each refinement release by picking a name that relates to the one immediately before it. In 2009, that
Introducing MacStories Selects: The Best New Apps, App Updates, and iOS Games of 2018
Over the course of a year, the MacStories team tries hundreds of apps. We test them, live with them, poke, prod, and break them, and then we write and talk about them. Collectively, it amounts to thousands of hours of thought and analysis that on a macro level seeks to answer the question: what makes
iOS and iPadOS 17: The MacStories Review
In the year when the vision is elsewhere, what do you get the OS that has everything?
My Vision for macOS App Distribution
Introducing my vision for a modern alternative to distributing apps outside the Mac App Store and asking the developer community for advice & feedback.
Apple Archives | TechRepublic
Get the latest Apple news, hands-on tips, and best practices for supporting and managing Macs in the workplace.
iOS 12: The MacStories Review
After years of unabated visual and functional changes, iOS 12 is Apple's opportunity to regroup and reassess the foundation before the next big step – with one notable exception.
Bringing macOS to Devin | Devin
Today, we're launching macOS support for Devin, extending Devin's autonomous cloud development workflows to iOS apps, native macOS applications, and any project that depends on Apple's development tools.
Column: Apple takes its eye off the ball: Why Apple fans are really coming to hate Apple software
There always have been two great virtues in Apple's policy of keeping the development of hardware and core software in-house: their seamless integration with each other and their quality.
Apple’s Spotlight upgrades look like a power-user dream
A launcher that can launch, and do, almost anything on your Mac. Awesome.
The best read-it-later service – The Sweet Setup
The world of software occasionally produces fruitful rivalries between applications that try to solve the same problem with different approaches: Omnifocus vs. Things, Alfred Vs. Launchbar, Rdio vs. Spotify, etc. These rivalries are great for consumers because each application is forced to hone its own approach and polish its unique features. In the read-it-later space, […]
Introducing the Third Generation of Apple’s Foundation Models
Our next generation of Apple Intelligence is centered around our users, integrated deeply into our operating systems, and powered by a bold…
Docker For Mac Beta Review
I finally got access to the Docker For Mac beta. My initial impressions are extremely positive. With Docker packaged so well for end users…
Something’s Rotten in the State of macOS Icon Design
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
Drafts 5: The MacStories Review
There are few apps I've ever used which made a lasting impact on my daily workflow. But for years now, the singular app that's been the foundation of my iOS use has been Drafts. The app has lived in my dock since I first picked it up, it's the single most important app I use