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Glenn Fleishman dives into Check In ↦ At TidBITS, Glenn Fleishman takes a deep dive into one of iOS 17’s best (and most carefully implemented) features, Check In. It’s a feature that could lead to enormous improvements in security for lots of people, so long as they know it exists and how to use it: Life can be dangerous but, for most people, most of the time, only in sporadic, u…

(Podcast) Upgrade 480: Never Do a Deal with the Preference Daemon Jason contacted technical support. …

Worth a Thousand Lies ↦ I really enjoyed this post by Nick Heer about the complex topic of whether photographs represent reality or not, whether Google is pushing things further than it should, or if this is all just the latest chapter in a story that started long before Photoshop: The criticisms I have been seeing about the features of the Pixel 8… feel like we are…

This Week in Apple: Driving Mr. Brimley (Member Post) This week we wish a happy birthday to the App Store, dip a toe in the the warm waters of the beta pool, and try to remember what those shows our friends have recommended but we never go around to watching.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, and community..

(Podcast) Upgrade 468: Nonstop Bangers Involving Saxophone Solos As the Public Betas arrive, there’s breaking bad news for Mac Pro fans, Jason has an invitation for Tim Cook, and we explore our favorite Emoji.…

Unity adds visionOS beta program ↦ Following up on its appearance in the WWDC keynote, 3D authoring platform Unity announced on Wednesday that it is launching a beta program for visionOS development.…

Users are turning around on Apple Maps ↦ Writing at the Wall Street Journal, Ann-Marie Alcántara reports that the tide is turning on Apple Maps (Apple News link): The biggest competitive advantage Apple Maps has over Google is its deeper integration in the iPhone.…

(Sponsor) The Dirty Secret of OS Updates Getting OS updates installed on end user devices should be easy. After all, it’s one of the simplest yet most impactful ways that every employee can practice good security. …

(Podcast) The Rebound 453: Downtime at the Cap’n Crunch Factory A few of our favorite things about the public betas.…

(Podcast) Clockwise 512: A Chonky Boy The sites, apps, and services we use for research; how our university tech setups influenced our lives; the navigation apps we use; and our favorite features from Apple’s OS betas.…

Bloomberg: No, really, Apple’s working on language AI ↦ Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on large-language model AI technology: Apple Inc. is quietly working on artificial intelligence tools… but the company has yet to devise a clear strategy for releasing the technology to consumers.…