I’m not sure where I stand on the topic of personalization.
On the one hand, personalizing a gadget like the iPhone can clearly be beneficial.
Remember when everyone used the exact same ringtone, and how confusing that could be?
And who among us doesn’t get a kick out of photo wallpapers or choosing the exact widgets you want on your Home Screen?
On the other hand, I completely botched up my iPhone the other day when messing about with the app icons.
I’m not much of a designer, and one of the fastest ways to screw things up is being let loose with a bunch of personalization options.
For a lot of things, I like professional designers to make choices for me.
But Apple products have never been more customizable — including the Mac. There are myriad ways to make your Mac your own: Here’s how to get started.
Also in today’s newsletter:
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is pulling a Prosser with detailed renderings illustrating big UI changes coming in iOS 27.
Apple’s digital ID project continues at its painfully slow snail’s pace. (Spoiler: It’s not Apple’s fault!) Residents of one more state can now add their ID to Apple Wallet, and here’s how you do it.
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In the race to dominate AI, it’s all about distribution — which is obviously why Meta is starting to use its massively popular WhatsApp messaging platform as an AI gateway.
Cult of Mac writer Ed Hardy recently went hands-on with Logitech’s new mouse, which is designed for comfort. He writes: “The instant I started testing Logitech’s new mouse, I realized I’d been using an uncomfortable one for years.” He likes.
I dug out my old original iPad from the basement junk pile the other day, and I was surprised at how heavy and primitive it felt. We’ve come a long way.
Thunderbolt 5 docks offer truly mad speed and bandwidth for plugging stuff into your Mac. Here’s our guide to the best ones available right now.
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The Apple II could hold up to 48 kilobytes of memory, which today doesn’t seem like much, but at that time was maybe three times as much as its competitors. And that’s why VisiCalc was written for the Apple II. It was the only computer that could hold it.
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