Weekend Read: OS X and Metal Analyzed
With the new version of OSX Apple brought Metal to OS X . Ars does a deep dive on the tech and found that performance gains...
How To Get At iOS 9’s iCloud Drive App
One of the features on the iPad wish list we published earlier this year was improved iCloud Drive support on iOS. Because let’s be honest–it’s kind...
Worth Reading: Seth Clifford On Apple’s Default Apps
As a diehard Safari user, I tend to get a little defensive toward people who belittle the idea of using Apple’s default apps. (I also waffle...
News Roundup 6/19: Fare Thee Well, Original iPad Mini
Happy Friday! I hope it’s been a good one for you. It was a good one for some basketball players here in the Bay Area....
News Roundup 6/16: OS X, Apple Music Deals, And Bad News Lane
We’re starting to get some early reports of what it’s like to actually use the new version of OS X. This is probably going to...
News Roundup 6/15: Apple Opens Store In Only Neighborhood Where Apple Watch Edition Is Cheap
I hate to say it, but we may be in a bit of a lull for news until the rumor mill files back up, or...
News Roundup 06/11: More Post-WWDC Details
Things are starting to get a bit busier as more details come out about iOS 9 and El Capitan. There’s a few surprises today, including...
6/5 News Roundup: We’re Pretty Sure Samsung’s Math Is Wrong
T’was the Friday before WWDC and all through the Web, bloggers took to their sites and made bad predictions. Or made fun of said bad predictions...
6/4 News Roundup: WWDC Decorating Tips
As you know, we don’t cover rumors here at Macgasm (partially so that we don’t have to do any awkward backpedaling ahead of each event...
6/3 News Roundup: Where To Catch The WWDC Stream
Today’s news doesn’t have anything on fire nor any gas leaks, but it does have Tim Cook making a principled stand. Hit us up on...
Tuesday Tips: Save Space With Photos’ Optimized Storage
I’m just under the wire for a Tuesday Tip, so we’ll make this a quick one: Apple’s Photos app is a great way to sync...
News Roundup 6/2/2015: Google Is Coming For Your Data
It’s hard to believe that it’s already almost WWDC time—probably because it’s 50 degrees and rainy here. And other than the full Apple Watch SDK,...
5/29 News Roundup: The Sorta-Kinda Fix For Messages
This is my first week back at Macgasm after taking some time to deal with, you know, real life. (Stupid real life, always getting in...
Apps Of The Week Special: RSS Readers
Taking a look at the state of RSS on iOS post Google Reader, it is actually in better shape than it was before Google killed...
Worth Reading: Old Media Yells At Cloud
If you ever wanted to write news, you hold the New York Times in a certain amount of esteem. One that the paper isn’t always...
Amazon Makes It Easier Than Ever To Take Your Money With Amazon Dash
Amazon’s strategy is focused on making it as easy as possible for you to give them your money. Whether it’s a phone, a talking speaker,...
Flexibits Reinvents Fantastical For Mac, Makes It A Full-Fledged Calendar App
Flexibits’s Fantastical has long since been an essential add-on for me—its menu bar calendar quickly becomes indispensable. The menu bar add-on is still there in...
Worth Reading: The Evolution Of Alfred App
Alfred is one of the many power user launcher utilities out there for OS X, and in recent years, it’s stolen a lot of the thunder from...