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Matthew Cassinelli joins Rosemary Orchard this week to supercharge iPhone/iPad shortcuts with some very useful apps that enhance functionality. Matthew also explains App Shortcuts …

“The whole verification process is being revamped right now,” Musk tweeted.

Why do we stop at a digital garden as a metaphor? What could it mean for a garden to enter digital experience beyond being a way to descr...

It feels good to type words for this blog again. Not doing so for months left me uneasy in a way I didn't expect. I'd like to interrogate...

Deep, hypnotic techno from the Monday Off label head.

While many major manufacturers might miss the show this year, some will be there—and privateers will show up in abundance

Tech can expose police abuse, but activists say its uses are limited.

You didn’t know your iPhone could do this. Promise.

When iOS 16.0 was still in early beta testing, Apple teased us with a slew of new Books actions in the Shortcuts app, but none of them materialized in iOS 16.0 or 16.1. That changes with Apple's latest software update for iPhone. The only Apple Books action in Shortcuts you'll see on iOS 16.1 and earlier, except for any personal Siri Suggestions that are based on how you use your device, is:

But it matters that Elon Musk now owns it.

Apple’s brand new App Store Connect API will be game changer for the automating all the things related to distribution of apps. App Store…

The Digital Markets Act will force Big Tech platforms to break open their walled gardens in 2023, says the EU’s new ambassador to Silicon Valley.

Discord, Mastodon, and other services are bustling as Twitter fans make backup plans for their online social lives.

Part One of Jalopnik's deep dive into the past and future of passenger planes that can fly faster than the speed of sound.

Like, I just want to watch a video (a lot of videos, actually - YT is a primary source of video entertainment for me). And when I watch a...

A curated list of websites which you can find a free font for your iOS app.

In recent years we’ve had some macOS releases that were disruptive, in the worst way. Whether it was bugs or incompatibilities or broken features, nothing makes the excitement of a new OS upd…

A series of questions that I would ask my past self in certain awkward situations

Twitter is losing its most active users and turning into a porn-and-crypto fest as "interest in news, sports and entertainment" wanes, according to Reuters' Sheila Dang, who saw internal research from the company. Also check out "What happens to journalists after Twitter?" and &…

Twitter has a new CEO. And he'd like to see your code, please

Wasn't sure where to post this, as it has both an iOS, iPadOS, and macOS version. Decided on here, but let me know if that was a bad choice. That's the same reason I didn't make an app entry for it yet. Was browsing the App Store a few days ago, and happened to come across Spring for Twitter. It's a truly premium Twitter client for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. The full version costs $9.99, and the light version (for iPhone only) costs $3.99. This may seem a bit pricy, Until you discover some of what it offers.

The best way to use the App Store Connect API on iOS with easy to use Shortcut actions

Read to the end for a good meme about British politics

So, props to the Garbage Day newsletter (whoever this guy is, some journalist substack'er) for saying this, and this alone in the linked ...

There may not be much developers can do.

macOS Ventura is a hard release to pin down. I’ve been running it for months, and it’s been running well for all my everyday work and personal tasks. Features like Continuity Camera, iCloud Shared Photo Library, and the many system app updates have, on the whole, been stable, worked as advertised, and helped me do