Hardware 
Pages 4 for iOS review: Update adds powerful support for book and complex document creation
With Pages 4 for iOS, Apple shifts the app’s focus from being a fancy word processor with modest page-layout tools, to something that’s substantially more. Even as the app broadens its range of tasks, Apple also improved existing ones that … Continue reading
Amazon is selling a 2TB WD external hard drive for just $58.49
Portable hard drives are risky buys: It sometimes seems as though they break merely because you looked at them. Right now, though, Amazon is offering a decent 22 percent discount on the dependable 2TB WD Elements portable hard drive, which … Continue reading
Anker’s wireless, waterproof SoundBuds Curve last 12 hours and are only $21 today
For a lot of us, one of the best motivators during a workout is a perfect playlist. Finding headphones built for action can be tricky and sometimes expensive, but right now you can get a pair of wireless Anker SoundBuds … Continue reading
Apple clads the iPhone 8 and iPhone X in Product(Red) to help fight HIV
The newest version of the iPhone 8 does justice to the Apple name while also doing good for humanity. On Monday, Apple announced the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Product(Red) Special Edition. The latest in a long line of … Continue reading
Stages: The Apple pundit journey of discovery
Breaking with tradition, the Macalope is here to link to a piece that he likes rather than one that has him banging his antlers against his desk. Poor desk. It never did anything. It deserves a day off. Jonathan Kim … Continue reading
How to use Safari’s tab management and bookmark stashing to avoid losing web pages
Some people are born to be tabulous, while others (like me) are mostly anti-tab. I’m referring to the tabbed windows in Safari, which can multiply like rabbits in spring as you Command-click or Command-Shift-click to open links from the window … Continue reading
Learning to code with Swift Playgrounds as an adult
Apple thinks it is critically important that everyone learn how to code. It may not help you in your job directly, but it teaches useful skills and creates a basic knowledge of the fundamental workings of the products and tools … Continue reading
The new Mac Pro: What can we expect from Apple in 2019?
Exactly a year after Apple called a bunch of reporters to its headquarters to talk about the future of its professional-level Macs, the company is once again putting its stake in the ground. In an interview with TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino, … Continue reading
Notion home monitoring (2nd Edition) review: Modest upgrades advance a winning formula
Improvements in battery life and wireless range, coupled with Nest integration, teach Notion some new tricks.
GE Smart Lighting review: ZigBee or Z-Wave? In-wall or plug-in?
Jasco Products markets in-wall and plug-in ZigBee and Z-Wave lighting controls under the GE brand. Are they worthy of your smart home?
