I recently watched David Greelish’s documentary, Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa. It’s a love letter to the Apple Lisa. For those who’ve never heard of Lisa, it was Apple’s original attempt to make a graphical user-based computer. While not a commercial success, the lessons learned with…
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The Mac Turns 40
There are a lot of nice articles today about the Mac’s 40th Anniversary. My favorite was at the Steve Jobs Archive. The Mac was not a big “boil-the-ocean” project at Apple but something else, designed by a small team and largely left alone by…
Continue reading →Srouji and Ternus on Apple Chips, AI And Innovation
Here’s a nice holiday gift, 35 minutes of Johny Srouji and John Ternus talking about Apple chips and more. I love the energy and enthusiasm that they both share. It also makes me feel like they’ve got a few more tricks up their sleeves.
Continue reading →Farewell, Big iMac
In Jason Snell’s (excellent, as usual) review of the new M3 24” iMac, he reports on the currently-non-existent large iMac: “Apple told me that it has no plans to develop a 27-inch iMac again.” Apple said the same thing to The Verge. I have received many…
Continue reading →The Lab Report – Apple Announcement Special Episode (MacSparky Labs)
This special episode of The Lab Report was recorded following the Wanderlust Apple Announcement from 12 September 2023.…
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Is AI Apple’s Siri Moonshot?
The Information has an article by Wayne Ma reporting Apple is spending “millions of dollars a day” on Artificial Intelligence initiatives. The article is pay-walled, but The Verge summarizes it nicely. Apple has multiple teams working on different AI initiatives throughout the company, including Large Language Models (LLMs),…
Continue reading →My Current Relationship With the iPad
Last week Jason Snell and John Gruber weighed in on what they’re doing with their iPads these days. I, too, have a much-simplified relationship with my iPad. For years, I tried to turn the iPad into a production machine. I still love the idea of sitting down with…
Continue reading →Paul Mayne on Day One and Apple’s Journal App
Day One’s creator wrote a blog post about Apple’s new journaling app and its relationship to Day One. It’s too early to tell exactly how deep the Journaling app will go, but I doubt it matches the Day One feature set, which has been…
Continue reading →Early Vision Pro Feedback
Several journalists got to strap into the new Apple Vision Pro headset. Three of my favorite reads are from Matthew Panzarino, Jason Snell, and Chance Miller. I’ve also spoken to several others here in Cupertino that got the demo. Every person I’ve spoken to…
Continue reading →Tablet Rumors Snowballing
Several Mac sites are reporting today that Apple has approached select iPhone developers to make “full resolution” versions of their applications for a demonstration in January, possibly January 26. Buckle up boys and girls. Tablet mania is about to find its fifth gear. If…
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