MindSpace in the Mac App Store You may remember the very sad day when Craig Scott, maker of my beloved iThoughts mind mapping tool, decided to shutter the doors on his company. I wrote an article called RIP iThoughts – Choosing a New Mind Mapping Tool, and it became one of my most popular posts. […]
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Security Bits — 24 May 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. More Mythos developments: From Anthropic: Claude Mythos AI Finds 10,000 High-Severity Flaws in Widely Used Software — thehackernews.com/… Aided by Mythos Preview, Researchers Announce macOS Kernel Exploit Circumventing M5 Memory Integrity Enforcement — daringfireball.net/… […]
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CES 2026: Wireless Power Consortium Qi2 25W and Ki Standards
Allison interviews Petri Vuori about the Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC’s) new Qi2 25W wireless charging standard, which raises Qi2’s power limit from 15 W to 25 W using precise magnetic alignment between phone and charger to maintain performance and control heat. He explains that moving to 25 W requires better efficiency and thermal management in […]
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Quickly Grab the Perfect GIF with Gnome from Lex Friedman
I am not one of the cool kids who can instantly come up with the right animated GIF right in the flow of a rapid conversation in services like Discord, but I want to be. I watch people like Mike Price and Jill from the Northwoods throwing in the right GIF at just the right […]
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When macOS Firmware Goes Bad
Like all good nerds, I’ve trained my friends and family to apply operating system updates as soon as they get the notification. Most people actually take my advice, so that’s neat. But this week, a system update caused a problem I’d never seen before. Teri is my daughter Lindsay’s mother-in-law, also known as my co-grandmother. […]
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Apple Health is Worried About Me
As you probably know, I enjoy walking long distances for exercise. One of the reasons I like having a dog is so I have company on these long walks. I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch since 2015, and I love looking at the metrics for how far I walk, how fast I walk, how much […]
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CES 2026: Satechi’s New Product Arrivals
Allison interviews Manny Garcia from Satechi about their new accessories, starting with the EX1 and EX3 Slim Wireless Keyboards and a matching mouse. Both keyboards are cross‑platform with a toggle for macOS/Windows, priced at $49.99 (EX1) and $69.99 (EX3), while the multi‑device mouse is sold separately. Manny highlights the mouse’s built‑in USB‑C receiver, removable rechargeable […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 10 May 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Age Verification Developments: 🇺🇸 Apple have expanded their Digital ID technology to provide anonymous age verification in the US — www.macobserver.com/… “A Digital ID in Apple Wallet created using a U.S. passport can be […]
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Tiny Mac Tips Part 11
Jump to Tips Get Info vs. Show Inspector Smart Searches, aka Smart Folders Fun with Tabs Embiggen Text Windows in Web Forms in Safari Terminal to See a Calendar I’m back with Part 11 of Tiny Mac Tips. This is an ongoing series I started in order to teach Jill from the Northwoods how to […]
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CES 2026: XiViX Dentist-Supervised Robotic Tooth Preparation
Allison interviews Pierre Chelala, Founder and CEO of XiViX, about their robotic dentistry system designed to complete procedures like dental crowns in a single visit. The approach combines 3D scanning and CBCT imaging with AI planning to guide a robot that prepares the tooth under a dentist’s supervision. Because the crown is pre-manufactured, the robot […]
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