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As is tradition, I have made and cataloged a whole bunch of screenshots of the new version of macOS.

Golden Gate is the 24th version of macOS that I have documented this way. It’s a lot of work, but I love having the screenshot library as a resource for folks to use and enjoy.

If you haven’t looked through the library in a while, you should check out my new-ish comparison tool. You can type what you are looking for, and the page will surface related screenshots, sorted by age. It is a lot of fun.

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Something remarkable happened over at Relay’s campaign for St. Jude.

We have now raised more than $5 million for St. Jude since we started this project in 2019.

If you had told me back then that this would be possible, I would not have believed you. The Relay community has proven me wrong, and I’m so thankful for it. Let’s keep the party going.

This is Relay’s dent in the universe.

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512 Pixels offers a weekly sponsorship that gets your app, service, or company in front of some of the best-read folks on the Internet. I’ve just opened Q4 dates; if you are interested, details are available here.

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I am thrilled to announce Relay’s 8th annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Since 2019, the Relay community has given over $4.8 million to this life-saving work.

That number astounds me. When we started this, I expected to raise $75,000 in the first year. We cleared $315,000 that year, and it’s been more and more amazing every year since.

If you have followed along for any given amount of time, you know that in 2008, my wife Merri and I welcomed our first son into the world, and that just six months later, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He underwent a year and a half of treatment at St. Jude, which included chemotherapy, several surgeries, and an untold number of MRIs, appointments, and sleepless nights.

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Myke Hurley, marking the 12th anniversary of our company:

The versions of myself and Stephen who started this podcast network in 2014 feel incredibly different to me. We’ve learned a lot, changed a lot, adapted a lot, and sought new opportunities along the way.

I kind of feel like our personal journeys have mirrored Relay’s journey. There have been ebbs and flows in our business, as we have attempted to adapt and shift towards what we think the audience wants from us, what the business needs, and where we want to take things.

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This year’s Podcastathon is taking place on Friday, October 2. Myke is gathering answers for a new batch of questions for a “Feuding Families” segment. If you have a few minutes, we’d love your help!

I am playing the game, so I have no idea what these questions entail, so don’t send me any spoilers.

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I just added several new dates to my Apple History Calendar, including these:

• July 23, 2026: Apple and Ford announced MapKit for Automotive to power navigation in future EVs
• July 28, 2026: iPhone Upgrade Program replaced with broader Apple Upgrade Program
• July 30, 2026: Tim Cook hosted his last quarterly earnings call

This revision also includes a handful of Apple TV-related dates that were previously missing, such as the announcement of the “Take 2” software update in 2008.

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Several years ago, I ran a series of Kickstarter campaigns highlighting important dates in Apple’s history with three different wall calendars.

There were also digital versions of the calendars that folks could subscribe to in Apple Calendar, Fantastical, etc.

Today, I have some news about that part of the project:

1. Backers of the three Kickstarters are getting access to updated digital versions of the particular calendar they backed. If you’re in that crowd, be on the lookout for a Kickstarter message with details. These calendars haven’t been updated since publication, so there’s a lot of new stuff in there. This is a one-time update as a thank-you to everyone who backed the campaigns.
2. I have combined dates from all three calendars into a new Apple History Calendar that is for sale now as a one-time $10 purchase. I will be updating the calendar each month with new dates, so setting it up as a subscription in your calendar application means new dates will flow in automatically.

I am so excited to have found a way to keep the Apple History Calendar project going after all this time, and I would love for you to check it out.

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In late 2018, David Sparks and I announced that I was joining Mac Power Users as a host. Here’s what I wrote at the time:

On this week’s episode, Katie announced that she is stepping away from the podcast almost ten years after the first episode. I will genuinely miss hearing her back and forth with David, her passion for technology and her uncanny ability to explain complex topics with ease.

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I’ve been working with David Smith a couple of years now, and it’s time to grow the team ( again). We are looking for a designer to join our crew to help take our widgets — and other apps! — to the next level.

If you’re interested, check out the new Jobs page over on the Widgetsmith website for more details!

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We just wound down our annual St. Jude fundraiser. The Relay community was once again incredibly generous, donating $753,756 to help end childhood cancer around the world. This makes 2025 our third-biggest fundraiser ever.

When we started this back in 2019, we just wanted to raise a few thousand dollars, but as of today, we’ve raised a total of $4.8 million!

That’s an eye-watering amount of money, and I am deeply humbled by it. I view this work as an important part of Relay’s legacy. When we’re gone and the RSS feeds grow stale, St. Jude will still be at work saving the lives of children around the world with the most advanced treatments known to humankind. That’s not a small thing, and as the father of a pediatric cancer survivor, it’s a very personal thing.

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Chris Pennington over at Coding in Public has been running a community fundraiser with Relay for St. Jude for a few years, and yesterday, we sat down to talk about my St. Jude story, and how the hospital is serving sick kids — and their families — around the world.

Speaking for our St. Jude fundraiser, we have passed $540,000 raised this year, and there are several days to go! I would love to have you join us in giving families facing childhood cancer more tomorrows.

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