Evolution of User-Friendly Design in Macintosh Computing

Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include the upcoming Daylight DC-1 monochrome “e-paper” tablet, more thoughts on the new iPad Pros, and what we expect/hope for from Apple at WWDC. Also: a one-button keyboard.

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Links:

• Daylight’s DC-1 “new kind of computer”.
  • Om Malik’s DC-1 experience and thoughts.
• My thoughts on Night Shift and its purported sleep/health benefits.
• The wrap-around-your-neck Glocusent Bendable Book Light, $20 at Amazon.
• Quinn Nelson on using iPadOS: “Maybe I’m just an idiot, but I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to manage multiple window instances from within Stage Manager.” Baffling.
• Also from Quinn Nelson: the subtle photorealistic reflection of an Apple Pencil on the new iPad Pros. Delightful.
• Jason Snell’s 2022 post about his deconstructed Magic Keyboard Touch ID button.
• The Iconfactory:
  • Linea Sketch — “a lightweight digital sketchpad for your iPad”.
  • Wallaroo — fun new wallpapers every week, for iOS and Mac.
  • Tot — we didn’t mention this brilliant little notes app on the show, but I use it every day.
  • iPulse — a nerdy system monitor, with Iconfactory fit and finish. Runs in the background even on iOS.
• Project Tapestry: Iconfactory’s Kickstarter-funded project to build “a universal timeline for the Internet”.
• Loren Brichter’s 2020 “Chrome Is Bad” website, documenting genuinely mysterious Mac system performance issues that went away simply by uninstalling Chrome.
• Kotoba — “the best iOS dictionary app you’ve never heard of”, from Craig Hockenberry, Will Hains, and yours truly.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.