Mac Steve

What a strange time it is to own a company that lovingly hand-crafts videos for tech companies. When the world seems to suspect that what you do can _probably_ be done by machines. Well no, it fucking can’t (not yet anyway). Here’s our 2023 Year in Review! sandwich.co/2023-in-review/

Google and Apple’s Deal Discussing the details of Google’s deal with Apple to be the default search engine in Safari. Subscribe at Dithering.fm

This year I’m trying to send a message to Apple with one of the t-shirts in @atpfm’s WWDC sale. It’s the same message I was sending in 2013 when I wrote this: hypercritical.co/2013/03/08/the… atp.fm/store

Bluesky vs Mastodon Why Bluesky is probably going to be more successful than Mastodon. Subscribe at Dithering.fm

in honor of removing the device indicator in tweets, I want to pay tribute to dorothy

“Magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.” —Teller (of Penn & Teller)

The camera bump march of time continues. - iPhone 14 Pro bump is 4.18mm total - that’s over half the thickness of the *phone body* - including bump, the 14 Pro is thicker than original iPhone Cc @gruber @siracusa

Steve’s legacy lives on in the company we are and the products and services we create. The Steve Jobs Archive was created as a place to spark a sense of possibility in everyone. stevejobsarchive.com

Helly of an ending.

System Settings in Ventura is still struggling to match the fit and finish of System Preferences in Mac OS X 10.0. (Read the whole thread.)

Little known benefit of the MagSafe cable: infinite power 😅 (Thank you for the idea @GregoryMcFadden)

@marcoarment is there a general 3 GB storage limit in @OvercastFM now? I remember one could set higher values in the past

This comparison (suggested by @gruber) is particularly harsh.

Two Mac tips: You probably know ⌘M will minimize any window to the Dock. You might not know ⌘⌥M will minimize all windows in the current app. Conversely, holding down Option while clicking a minimized window in the Dock will un-minimize all windows from that app.

Here's a scan of the "iconic" business card that @SusanKare made for me when I was working independently...

Marking Steve’s birthday never gets any easier. In these challenging times, I’m remembering his call for us to use our time wisely, to pursue excellence, and to leave the world better than we found it. Today would have been his 67th birthday.

Facebook employees are now "Metamates". (?) Can't wait for: LinkedIn -> Inmates Amazon -> Primates Tinder -> Intimates Jira -> Underestimates Postmates -> Postmatemates