Pause Point: Google ships the feature Apple won’t
Google's new Pause Point adds a 10-second friction moment before you open a distracting app. It's clever. Apple has the reach to do the same — and hasn't.
GitHub if it was made by everyone but GitHub
A meme keeps showing up on my X timeline: developers asking AI image models to redesign GitHub in the style of Apple, Microsoft, Craigslist, Geocities. I tried one. I have thoughts.
Windows Update is becoming polite. About time.
Microsoft is loosening Windows Update: a 35-day pause, a calmer shutdown menu, bundled monthly restarts. Welcome — and overdue. The deeper philosophy hasn't moved.
Apple at 50: still admiring, still waiting
Apple turns 50 today. I have been writing about them since 2009 and using their products daily since the iPhone SE. The admiration is still there. The patience is wearing thin.