I spent a decade at Macworld, Ars Technica, TUAW, and elsewhere. Now I help you get more out of your apps and Apple devices, and explore tech, its culture, and trends.
Apple Music was driving us crazy over a misspelled Phish song
I think Apple Music handles song metadata in a nuanced way that was confusing the heckin out of us.
May 9, 2025
Link opening utilities for Mac browsers make the user do too much work
These utilities make it easy to open links to specific companies in a browser of your choice. But they could definitely remove the tedium from getting set up.
April 9, 2025
We need some better terms for GenAI output – “slop” is too benign – Rock Paper Shotgun
Nick Reuben: I think we can do better. “Slop” evokes a tepid…
April 1, 2025
Why I recommend against Bluesky – Niccolo Venerandi
Niccolo Venerandi breaks down some of the technical reasons behind why Bluesky…
March 19, 2025
That’s a lot of spinning plates, Apple
I’m always down for a major redesign or two, but I’m also starting to get dizzy.