This episode of Connected is very good:
This week, the guys roast each other’s Apple Watches and things get weird.
On Connected Pro, Myke announces his newfound interest in golf.
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Kbase Article of the Week: Applications With Calendars Cannot Add March Events With Abbreviated Month Name⇢
You may experience difficulty when adding events for the month of March in applications with a calendar feature, such as Microsoft Entourage v. X. This occurs when the date region is set for Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, or Switzerland (Italian).
Note: This issue occurs any time you schedule an event for March, whether or not it is March when you attempt to schedule the event.
Quinn Nelson Reviews the new HomePod⇢
This is the video I’ve been waiting for:
Mac Power Users #679: Our Menu Bars, Docks & Startup Apps⇢
On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, David and I take each other on a tour of their Mac setups, stopping at the Dock, menu bar and startup items.
Report: 15-inch MacBook Air Coming Soon⇢
Chance Miller, writing at 9to5Mac:
Apple’s highly-anticipated big-screen MacBook Air is nearing a launch, according to a new report. DSCC analyst Ross Young reports today that the 15.5-inch MacBook Air has started panel production this month, suggesting an “early April launch.” All I have to say is this: take my money.
Young, as well as Bloomberg, have previously reported on the possibility of a 15-inch MacBook Air. Bloomberg, in particular, previously pointed to a potential launch in the spring of this year. Ross Young then corroborated that spring 2023 launch back in December.
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The 31-band equalizer gives you complete control to adjust every detail of your audio and craft the perfect sound. At the same time, the volume booster takes your audio to new heights, increasing the volume beyond your system’s limits.
Second Russian Ship Springs Leak at ISS⇢
Eric Berger, writing at Ars Technica:
Russia’s state-owned space corporation, Roscosmos, reported Saturday that a Progress supply ship attached to the International Space Station has lost pressure in its external cooling system.
In its statement, Roscosmos said there was no threat to the seven crew members on board the orbiting laboratory. NASA, too, said the hatch between the Progress MS-21 vehicle and the space station was open. Notably, the incident with the supply ship came within hours of the safe docking of another Progress ship, MS-22, which is in good health.
Connected #436: Satya Nadella, He’s a Stone-Cold Killa⇢
While Federico is off wrangling Ethernet cables, Stephen and Myke explain their usage of Mastodon before talking about AI, firmware and Apple’s 2022.
Twitter Blue Customers Can Send Tweets up to 4,000 Character in Length⇢
Huge news for those paying for Twitter Blue:
Twitter has launched a longer tweet feature, giving Blue subscribers in the US the ability to post up to 4,000 characters at once. If someone you follow uses the feature, the tweet in your timeline will have a “show more” button to keep it from taking up your entire screen.
Currently, there are a few limitations to the feature (besides the big one that it’s behind a paywall). If your tweet is over the standard 280 characters, you can’t save it as a draft or schedule it for later. However, most other normal features should work as usual — you can add hashtags or pictures, and non-Blue subscribers will still be able to interact with the posts as normal.
My Full Answers to the 2022 Six Colors Apple Report Card
Yesterday, Jason Snell published the 2022 Apple Report Card over on Six Colors. This year, I saved my full answers for publication here as well.
The Mac: 5/5
Apple is entering the third year of its two-year transition to Apple silicon. While the company has been tight-lipped about why it missed its self-announced deadline, the Apple silicon machines that have shipped are all very impressive. The malaise that Mac hardware found itself in in the latter 2010s continues to fade into history. The Mac Studio and Studio Display in particular stand out when thinking about 2022, but the M2 MacBook Air is probably the highlight of the Mac’s year in hardware.
Kbase Article of the Week: iChat AV: Does Not Recognize DV Camera on Computers with Powerpc G3⇢
iChat AV cannot use a DV camera as an input device on computers with a PowerPC G3 microprocessor. Digital camcorders are the most common type of DV camera.
iSight is not affected by this issue. However, iSight does require a 600MHz G3 processor or higher. See http://www.apple.com/isight for more information.
The Six Colors Report Card⇢
It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple.
This is the eighth year that I’ve presented this survey to a hand-selected group. They were prompted with 12 different Apple-related subjects, and asked to rate them on a scale from 1 to 5 and optionally provide text commentary per category. I received 55 replies, with the average results as shown below.