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ADAM ENGST 23 May 20217 comments In the conversation that followed Glenn Fleishman’s “13 AirTag Tracking Scenarios” (15 May 2021), it became clear that Apple’s terminology choices and user interface design have engendered confusion over precisely what constitutes...

JOSH CENTERS 10 May 20212 comments The volunteers at Project Gutenberg are some of the great unsung heroes of the Internet. Since 1971 (!), they have digitized over 60,000 out-of-copyright books for preservation and convenience. While Project Gutenberg texts are...

JOSH CENTERS 24 May 20214 comments There’s a new Apple TV on the market (see “Apple Updates Apple TV 4K; Introduces New Siri Remote,” 20 April 2021), but is it worth buying? As the author of Take Control of Apple TV, let me walk you through scenarios depending on how...

JOSH CENTERS 24 May 202131 comments I have a confession to make. Despite having written Take Control of Apple TV back in 2014 and maintained it since, I don’t use the Apple TV often anymore. I don’t watch much TV these days, and the rest of the family has grown fond...

JOSH CENTERS 17 May 202115 comments Apple is upgrading the entire Apple Music library to higher quality lossless audio, and many songs will soon support surround sound with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio, all at no additional cost. According to 9to5Mac, these upgrades...

GLENN FLEISHMAN 15 May 202141 comments Apple’s AirTag is an odd product from a company that typically makes devices designed for interaction. It’s an inert button designed to be tracked passively across Apple’s crowdsourced Find My network, in which every iPhone,...