WWDC 2021 Predictions WWDC is once again around the corner and will as it was last year be a digital only event . While there is definitely some aspect of community lost by not having a meat-space conference, Apple does a great job (arguably better than they do in...
MacBook Pro 16” 2019 Review
After years of wandering in the woods being assailed by unreliable butterfly keyboards, Apple has come to our aide in the form of the 16” MacBook Pro. Overall, I am very pleased with this machine, but is it enough to bring back macOS users who might have strayed to...
Creative Selection for Dev Shops
I just finished Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda, a former Apple developer on the original Safari for macOS and iPhone projects. If you create products of any kind for anyone (including yourself), you should read this book. Kocienda provides a rare glimpse into the...
Mac Wishlist
Coder Radio listeners will know that I’ve had a lot of angst for the last few years over modern Apple’s treatment of the Mac as a platform. What some of them may not know is that I actually want to love the Mac again, but I find the product design decisions to be...
Mac Exodus Over?
Many commentators myself included have been making some hay out of the trend of developers and other pros moving away from Apple’s macOS in favor of various (usually Ubuntu) distributions of Linux. Vendors like Dell and System76 have seen gains in the professional...
Apps, Bots & Cloud Oh My!
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