Back in 2017, the night before the WWDC keynote, I wrote a short post about table stakes. I’d spent a year living on the iPad, and a lot of it still felt like swimming upstream. My argument was that fixing the iPad’s file management…
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Apple Recognizes 50 Developer Community Leaders
Apple launched a new page on the developer site last week honoring 50 community leaders who help the Apple developer community through teaching, content creation, events, and accessibility advocacy. WWDC 2026 starts June 8, and the timing feels intentional. It’s a nice gesture. I…
Continue reading →A Few Quick Thoughts on WWDC 2025
The keynote is over and the band has packed up in Cupertino. I’ve got betas downloading on far too many devices and I’m just hours away from having most of my Apple devices barely functional running early beta software. Here are a few notes…
Continue reading →Some Thoughts Going into WWDC 2025
In a few days, Apple will take the stage at WWDC 2025. This year’s keynote speech feels like an inflection point for Apple. More than just announcing the new operating systems, this year Apple needs to show its ability to evolve. As we sit…
Continue reading →Why I Don’t Think This Will Be Like iOS 7
I may regret posting this, but here goes. On Monday, Apple’s going to announce its new user interface redesign for all of its platforms. There are so many rumors around this now, and it seems inevitable. Several folks have asked me if I think…
Continue reading →Glass OS
My feelings heading into WWDC next week are mixed. With the rest of the industry rocketing forward with artificial intelligence innovation, it feels like Apple is stuck in the starting blocks. Something that does make me feel hopeful for next week, however, is the…
Continue reading →The State of visionOS Content
We’ve had some nice Vision Pro content announcements over the last few weeks. There is a new adventure experience, Parkour in Paris. I watched it and realized halfway through that I must be developing a fear of heights because many shots terrified me. We also…
Continue reading →WWDC 2024
Apple announced WWDC 2024 will be held June 10-14. I had expected it a week earlier, but we’re still in early June. If the rumors are to be believed, this will be a big year for software. I’m looking forward to seeing what Apple…
Continue reading →The Apple Game Porting Toolkit
With the focus on Vision Pro at WWDC, the Apple Game Porting Toolkit is also an interesting new technology from Apple. It allows game developers to quickly get their games developed for other platforms (primarily Microsoft Windows) ported to the Mac. Game enthusiasts are…
Continue reading →The Lab Report (MacSparky Labs)
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates…… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?