Our HomePods haven’t been able to play music for months, but I finally fixed it

A combination of a self-inflicted wound may have combined with an obscure bug to render our HomePods as paperweights. Fortunately, I fixed it.

A simple visualization of the relationship of fediverse services like Mastodon, WordPress, PixelFed, and more

One of the core ideas that draws me to services like Mastodon…

Apple needs to give the apps that power Services to someone besides Eddie Cue

I agree with Benjamin Mayo: The Apple services experience is not good…

Little features that could make a big difference in iOS and iPadOS

I have a growing list of little features that I hope Apple will add to iOS someday. Since WWDC 2021 was not that day, I’ll share them here.

What if Messages in iCloud didn’t need the cloud?

Messages in iCloud is a clever, though flawed feature. What if our devices could handle these features directly on their own?

I want something that combines Digital Planner and Day One

The Digital Planner is an impressively thorough tool for the iPad and…

‪I’m sad to see Apple being forced into the fray of exclusive podcasts

Opportunistic podcast startups began dismantling the medium with exclusive shows and malicious practices. Now, Spotify and even Apple are playing this potentially destructive game.