mastodon 4.7.3I make @sixcolors@zeppelin.flights & @incomparable@zeppelin.flights & @upgrade@relayfm.social among other things. I've been writing and talking about Apple since back when it was doomed. I lost on Jeopardy!, baby.
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This year’s summer Incomparable theme is Summer of Sundance! We begin with the stone-cold classic, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
Just posted on Six Colors: Schlage Sense Pro UWB smart lock review: What price beauty?
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/08/schlage-sense-pro-uwb-smart-lock-review-what-price-beauty/
Just posted on Six Colors: Open and move windows between displays automatically
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/08/open-and-move-windows-between-displays-automatically/
New Upgrade: Oops! All segments! This week we've got Snell Talk (tea), Upstream (Apple TV), Lawyer Up (regulations), Rumor Roundup (new iPhones), The Betails (final betas?), and Ask Upgrade!
Loss of Signal
(image: "From the Earth to the Moon" Apollo 8 episode)
Microsoft in the summer of 2025: Perhaps we should improve Windows somewhat.
Slightly increase a band
They Probably Are Giants
Death Uber XL for Cutie
U2.1
The 1976
Crowded Duplex
Exodus
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I don't know why NASA TV lets those horrible hums at 1.33KHz and 2.66KHz out into the world, but I just filtered them out on my Mac using iZotope and Audio Hijack. 😬
By the way, Audio Hijack currently only lets you filter in 100Hz increments, so I can't hit 1.3333, only 1.3, which requires you to expand the filter to catch the hum and it makes things sound bad. I talked to Rogue Amoeba and they're going to consider ways to better target specific frequencies.
Apologies to anyone out there who can't hear 1.3333kHz or 2.66666kHz, but I'm 55 and I can still hear it clearly 😂
Just posted on Six Colors: Introducing the Six Colors Audio Newsletter
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/introducing-the-six-colors-audio-newsletter/
If you’re involved in administering Apple systems in a large organization, I’d love for you to participate in our annual Six Colors Apple in the Enterprise report card!
Just posted on Six Colors: Rethinking RSS, newsletters, and how I read every morning
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/rethinking-rss-newsletters-and-how-i-read-every-morning/
If you’re an Apple-related IT type person I would LOVE your input in my annual Apple In The Enterprise Report Card survey by Friday:
My podcast game show of making connections between words is back! This one has some big momentum swings.
Now live on Upgrade:
Now finally playing some D&D on the Internet
Just posted on Six Colors: Apple in the Enterprise: The complete 2026 commentary
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/apple-in-the-enterprise-the-complete-2026-commentary/
New Upgrade: The Mac Pro is dead, iOS 18 security updates are now available for all, and Siri's upcoming revamp comes into focus. After all that's done, both hosts share their Apple origin stories.
Now live on Upgrade:
