With Myke on paternity leave, Federico and I put just about every shirt Connected has ever had back on sale. This is the final call to get an order in!
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Dream
Nearly 16 years ago, my wife Merri and I sat in silence as we were told that our six-month old son likely had brain cancer. That Sunday afternoon changed our lives forever. Josiah underwent numerous operations, and then 18 rounds of chemotherapy at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In the years since, he has undergone countless blood tests, nearly two dozen MRIs1, and an untold number of physical, speech, and occupational therapy sessions.
The Best iPad Apps are PWAs⇢
Federico Viticci, bringing the fire:
In working with my iPad Pro over the past few months, I’ve realized something that might have seemed absurd just a few years ago: some of the best apps I’m using – the ones with truly desktop-class layouts and experiences – aren’t native iPad apps.
They’re web apps.
When the iPad starts to feel like a Chromebook, we have a problem.
Something Is Rotten⇢
John Gruber, bringing the fire:
In the two decades I’ve been in this racket, I’ve never been angrier at myself for missing a story than I am about Apple’s announcement on Friday that the “more personalized Siri” features of Apple Intelligence, scheduled to appear between now and WWDC, would be delayed until “the coming year”.
I should have my head examined.
This announcement dropped as a surprise, and certainly took me by surprise to some extent, but it was all there from the start. I should have been pointing out red flags starting back at WWDC last year, and I am embarrassed and sorry that I didn’t see what should have been very clear to me from the start.
Connected 543: Brought Into Equilibrium with a Reference Environment⇢
Is the Vision Pro the perfect night computer? Will this year bring a sweeping redesign to Apple’s operating systems? Has Apple (accidentally?) built the ultimate desktop computer for AI? Are questions a bad way to write an episode description?
Dropbox Adds Live Photo Support⇢
No, you did not read that wrong. Better late than never?
iOS 18.3.2 Re-Enables Apple Intelligence⇢
With new iOS software updates, Apple has been automatically turning Apple Intelligence on again even for users who have disabled it, a decision that has become increasingly frustrating for those that don’t want to use Apple Intelligence .
This is gross.
Update: Chance Miller reports that this is happening with today’s macOS release, not iOS. Also gross.
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Mac Power Users 787: Revisiting Our Mac Menu Bars⇢
It’s been a while, so on this week’s episode, David and I share what is in our Macs’ menu bars, touching on some all-time great macOS apps.
Siri’s Future Has Been Delayed⇢
In a comment to John Gruber, Apple spokeswoman Jacqueline Roy said:
Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and in just the past six months, we’ve made Siri more conversational, introduced new features like type to Siri and product knowledge, and added an integration with ChatGPT. We’ve also been working on a more personalized Siri, giving it more awareness of your personal context, as well as the ability to take action for you within and across your apps. It’s going to take us longer than we thought to deliver on these features and we anticipate rolling them out in the coming year.
Phoenix
There’s a new social app on the horizon: Here’s The Iconfactory:
Twitterrific for Mac was the very first Twitter client, but it has fallen out of date. Help us bring it back to the future!
STATIC BREAKS INTO MY AIRPODS
Oh, I’m being told that this blog post is supposed to be about another Phoenix. The folks at Tapbots are building a Bluesky client. From their FAQ:
What about Ivory? Are you leaving Mastodon?
Connected 542: face with tired⇢
This week on the podcast, there are new iPads and Macs to discuss, as well as new emoji whose names are unknown to one particular host.