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About macOS and Applications for Apple Mac computers.

I Can’t See Apple’s Vision

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In “I Can’t See Apple’s Vision,” Mat Duggan critiques Apple’s lack of a clear, cohesive vision for macOS and watchOS, contrasting it with the stronger direction seen in iPadOS and iOS. While acknowledging some impressive features like the improved clipboard manager and Spotlight, Duggan argues that the visual design and overall user experience feel incoherent and neglected, suggesting internal struggles and diminished creative influence within Apple’s management layers.

https://matduggan.com/i-cant-see-apples-vision/

Rank the 50 Best Apple Products

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The Verge is hosting a community-driven ranking to identify the top 50 Apple products from the last 50 years using a modified ELO algorithm that compares users’ preferences between product pairs. Notable Apple products like the original iPhone, M1 chip, and original iPod rank highly, and participants contribute to the overall ranking by choosing their preferred items in head-to-head matchups.

https://www.theverge.com/cs/tech/900477/apple-50-anniversary-rank-products/

macOS 26.4 Introduces New Security Feature for Terminal Commands

macOS Tahoe 26.4 introduces a new security feature in the Terminal app that warns users when they paste potentially harmful commands, aiming to prevent scams that trick users into running dangerous code. The warning alerts users about possible malware and offers a “Paste Anyway” option, although it is unclear which specific commands trigger this alert.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/25/macos-26-4-terminal-security-feature/

Personal Encyclopedias

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Jeremy recounts how organizing 1,351 old family photos led him to create a personal encyclopedia using MediaWiki, enriched by interviews, metadata, and AI models like Claude Code. This project evolved into whoami.wiki, an open-source platform that compiles personal data into interconnected, Wikipedia-style pages to preserve memories, genealogies, and stories, all running locally to keep user data private.

https://whoami.wiki/blog/personal-encyclopedias

How Can Siri Automate Shortcuts When It’s so Opaque?

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Joe Rosensteel critiques Apple’s Siri integration with Shortcuts automation, highlighting the lack of transparency, documentation, and debugging tools that make reliable automation difficult. He argues that without inspectable, deterministic workflows and proper logging, both users and AI assistants like Siri struggle to troubleshoot and refine automations, limiting their effectiveness and reliability.

https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/how-can-siri-automate-shortcuts-when-its-so-opaque/

The Apple Charging Situation

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This article analyzes Apple’s device charging behavior, showing that charging speed varies in three phases—fast constant current up to 50%, tapered current to 80%, then slow trickle charge to 100%—with only the first phase significantly benefiting from a better charger. It highlights how iPhones and iPads have different optimal charging wattages, and stresses that heat and time at 100% charge impact battery health far more than charge speed, with features like Optimized Battery Charging designed to minimize battery wear by reducing time spent at full charge.

https://randsinrepose.com/guides/apple-charging-guide.html

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