In February 2006, Apple introduced the Intel-based Mac mini (Early 2006). This model and models of Mac mini through 2009 use a different power adapter than models of Mac mini released before 2006.
The two power adapters are not interchangeable, and should only be used with the model of Mac mini they shipped with. Read on to learn how to identify which power adapter to use with each Mac mini computer.
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Connected #215: Live from NYC: A Nightmare Level of Itching⇢
We just wrapped up a very special live episode of Connected, and yes, it is nearly 1 AM here on the East Coast. Podcasting never sleeps.
Stephen and Myke are joined by Marco Arment for a live show in New York City. The three talk about the iPhone XR, the iPhones we loved the most, and what Apple could do to make us the happiest after its event next week.
I love doing live shows, and I think we will be doing many more in the future. If you made it to either this recording or the one we did in Chicago, thank you.
How Apple News Works⇢
Jack Nicas at The New York Times has a fascinating look at the inner workings of Apple News. I firmly believe Apple’s method of using humans rather than algorithms is the right call.
On the XS Camera⇢
Erin Brooks, writing at The Sweet Setup:
I recently traded in my iPhone X for the XS, and it feels like a much bigger difference when it comes to the camera, than past steps up, and I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I feel a certain loyalty to iPhone, because it was kind of my first love when I picked up photography, and getting to be part of Apple’s World Gallery was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. On the other, I’m not sure I like some of the camera’s changes, or if I’m just not used to them yet. So, I come into this already wanting to love it, yet I feel a bit conflicted. Maybe it’s that I’m simply already spoiled: iPhone cameras have been excellent for so long that I take it for granted.
Safari Technology Preview 68 Brings Dark Mode Support to Web⇢
Jon Davis on the WebKit blog, listing the updates includes in the current STP build:
- Added
prefers-color-schememedia query support for styling dark mode content (r237156)
This should allow websites to use a darker stylesheet when the system is in Dark Mode. Now I just need to work on an alternate stylesheet.
Query #42: From Blue to Yellow and Back Again⇢
On this week’s episode of Query:
Mikah and Stephen go through a few more HomeKit questions, then pack their bags and go on the Speed Run.
My thanks to our sponsors:
Ungeniused #65: The Raising of Chicago⇢
This week’s episode of Ungeniused was recorded live in Chicago:
In the 1850s and 60s, engineers and crews worked to raise many of Chicago’s buildings to help keep water from Lake Michigan out of the city.
My thanks to our sponsor:
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Liftoff #83: Apollo 7⇢
On Liftoff, Jason and I are marking the 50th anniversary of each crewed Apollo mission. Up first, Apollo 7:
In October 1968, Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham spent 11 days in space working the bugs out of the Apollo spacecraft on its first crewed mission. The vehicle performed perfectly; the crew did not.
This is a mission that would have faded into history apart from the mutiny.
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Phil Schiller, on the iPhone XR⇢
Chris Velazco at Engadget spoke to Phil Schiller about the upcoming iPhone:
Apple just released its flagship XS and XS Max to a chorus of positive reviews, and now here it is, a month later, preparing to launch another smartphone that packs many of the same features found in those really expensive ones. For Apple, this is all a little unheard of.
To add to the curiosity of it all, the R doesn’t mean much either. Phil Schiller, gingerly gripping a cup of coffee across from me, said the letters Apple uses never stand for something specific. But then his voice softened a little as he started to tell me about what the letters mean to him.
Popping Into a Google Pop-up Shop
Myke and I are in Chicago, where we are doing a live episode of Upgrade with Jason tonight. We both wanted to check out the Pixel 3 and Google’s other new hardware, so Myke and I dropped by Google’s pop-up store here yesterday.
The store is temporary one, and will only be open to the end of the year, but Google did an incredible job with it. As you walk in, you are greeted with a wooden bookcase, populated with products and paint cans showing off the subtle colors the company is using on its hardware.
Kbase Article of the Week: Welcome to the AppleCare Protection Program (Updated)⇢
This is incredible. via Justin Update: The page has been pulled down. My bad.
Tim Cook, on Bloomberg Server Hacking Story⇢
John Paczkowski and Joseph Bernstein at BuzzFeed News:
“There is no truth in their story about Apple,” Cook told BuzzFeed News in a phone interview. “They need to do that right thing and retract it.”
This is an extraordinary statement from Cook and Apple. The company has never previously publicly (though it may have done so privately) called for the retraction of a news story — even in cases where the stories have had major errors or were demonstratively false, such as a This American Life episode that was shown to be fabricated.