It all started with a parenting book – sitting on the digital shelf of my Books app library, collecting metaphorical dust, until I just couldn’t take it anymore. “I bought this thing months ago,” I muttered to myself. “Why haven’t I finished it?” The truth is that I love to read, but I just don’t...

For my entire life, sleep has been a struggle. My parents tell me that as a baby, I would lie in my crib at bedtime and just… stare. I wouldn’t cry; I wouldn’t close my eyes. I’d just lay there, awake, instead of resting like a normal person. It hasn’t gotten much better from there....

[[John]] Flowy Flowy is a relatively new screen recording app for the Mac with a lot of options for fine-tuning what you capture and edit. It includes intelligent zoom effects for getting a close-up look at details in a screen recording, custom backgrounds, and templates for typical social media aspect ratios. The app also features...

It’s official: I’m an iPhone Air sicko, and I don’t care who knows it. The trepidations in the back of my mind when I hit the ‘Buy’ button – Will the battery last long enough? Will I be able to take the pictures I want to? Will I miss having a bigger screen? – have...

Summer is coming to an end, which means it’s nearly time for crisp air, pumpkin spice everything, and much-anticipated fall tech events. As journalists, YouTubers, and bloggers furiously refresh their email inboxes awaiting invitations to Apple’s impending keynote, I’m finding myself getting more and more enthused by the day. I love September. If the rumors...

If you’ve been following the development of Apple’s operating systems and software features over the past several years, you’re well aware of the foundational role App Intents play in so many parts of the ecosystem. From Shortcuts actions and interactive widgets to system-wide controls and Spotlight’s upcoming quick key feature in macOS Tahoe, App Intents...