RIP Picard. Man, it's been a rough week for Star Trek fans. #
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RIP Chekov #
Similar to the video showing the behind-the-scenes of making the "mnemonic" for Apple TV, this is a video that goes into the making of the new Apple Music brand identity. I really like these videos, and love that Apple has been using real materials to do what most would do with computer imagery. #
Too bad. I used Arc as my main browser for quite a while, but stopped months ago when it became clear that it wasn't their focus anymore. It's a shame, as it had some nice, novel ideas. In particular, I liked its handling of "spaces" and I really liked the Arc Mini concept. Oh, well. #
I’ve been using a pair of travel routers, and have some thoughts on them. Check out the post for more. #
I attended a test ride event last week in Palo Alto, at the ALSO HQ. Visit my blog post for my thoughts on it. #
If you use a ScanSnap scanner like I do, and you are running macOS 27 Golden Gate, a new software update to ScanSnap has been released that fixes the annoying issue that's been there throughout the Mac beta period, where ScanSnap Home gets stuck at "Image Processing" step, never producing the… #
I like the top two comments: "America, do not throw away your shot" and "History Has Its Eyes On Us". Indeed. #
Another PSA: Xcode 27.1 Beta, aka the one we've actually been waiting for, is out. #
MKBHD has a good review of the new iPhone 18 Pro. Looks like a great update. #
My wife wanted a new laptop, and asked for a Windows-based machine. We bought her the Dell XPS 13 reviewed in the linked article, and I’ve been setting it up for her over the past few days. Bottom line: I’m impressed. #
Overlap is a great example of a well-executed single-use app. It helps quickly see the time in other time zones as well as find the best time for all involved (the overlap) to meet. Highly recommended. #
Reacher has gotten steadily worse since its excellent debut season, but this most recent one has been calamitous. Its penultimate episode this week was the worst of any in the series—just terrible. I'll watch the finale, but I've seen enough to call this one: ★☆☆☆☆. #
Wonderful! "Papyrus is a virus and restraint is the inoculum." 🤣 #