Hands on with new Stage Manager

I may well be alone in this, but i really like Apple’s new Stage Manager multitasking system.

Stage Manager is hated by a lot of people, mostly because app windows in Stage Manager don’t behave the way they traditionally have done on the Mac.

Well, duh! It’s a new system, and some people don’t like the fact that it’s, well, new and different.

I’ve been using Stage Manager in macOS Sonoma, and I really like it. It’s a clean and easy way to manage a lot of open windows.

But it’s really designed for iPad, and it’s gotten more tweaks and improvements in the latest iPadOS beta.

Our resident Stage Manager fan, writer Ed Hardy — the only other person on the planet who likes Stage Manager besides me — put it through its paces and finds there’s a lot to like. Here’s his hands-on report.

Also in today’s newsletter:

• A family in Hawaii was nearly cooked alive in their car by wildfires but were saved by the iPhone’s Emergency SOS via Satellite.

• Nope, the low price on this 7-in-1 Docking Station isn’t a typo.

• These gorgeous new wallpapers were inspired by an unlikely source: cable management.

• We review a new mouse from Targus that can be used with your left or right hand; it’s handy (get it!) for warding off hand or wrist pain.

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