Jason Snell gave the new Spotlight a real shot. When he reviewed macOS Tahoe last September, he stopped using LaunchBar and stuck with Spotlight for months. He liked it. Then the betas got worse. Spotlight got progressively slower for him. It missed entire categories…
Continue reading →Q2 2026 Quarter Planning Meetup
Every quarter I get together with Pathfinder members to work through the quarterly review and planning process. This is the Q2 2026 session.
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Mac Power Users 846: Apple Watch
On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I go deep on the Apple Watch. We cover watch faces and share our current favorites, talk bands, dig into the best apps for getting things done from your wrist, and explore how the health…
Listen & read notes →A Product Guy at the Top
Apple announced this week that Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO. John Ternus takes over September 1. I want to tell you why I’m happy about it, and why I’m trying to keep my expectations honest. A few weeks ago I wrote a…
Continue reading →Lab Report — April 24, 2026
Tim Cook is stepping down, John Ternus takes over September 1, and Johny Srouji picks up an expanded Chief Hardware Officer role…
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The M5 Mac Studio Crystal Ball
Several Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations are “currently unavailable” from Apple. No delivery estimate. No order option. The affected models include the Mac mini with 32GB or 64GB of RAM and the Mac Studio with 128GB or 256GB. Apple had already removed the…
Continue reading →Playlist Generation with Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence doesn’t always wow me, but the new AI playlist feature in Apple Music is one I’m actually reaching for…
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John Ternus at the Helm
Apple named John Ternus as its next CEO this morning. Tim Cook moves to executive chairman, and Ternus takes over September 1. Johny Srouji picks up an expanded Chief Hardware Officer role, combining Ternus’s hardware engineering job with his own hardware technologies work. I…
Continue reading →Hubble USB Doctor
Hubble USB Doctor is a $10 Mac app that maps every USB device on your system and flags anything running slower than it should. Mine turned up a few rate-limited backup drives and a Stream Deck hub chain I didn’t actually need. Worth $10 for an afternoon of cleanup.
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Mac Power Users 845: Patrick Rhone
On this episode of Mac Power Users, David and Stephen welcome back their old friend Patrick Rhone after far too long. Patrick is a writer, an Apple consultant, the author of Enough, and the guy who taught David how to dress like a grownup.…
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