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512 Pixels is a blog covering Apple, computer history, design, and other fine nerdery, written by Stephen Hackett.

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Sponsor: Unite 5 Turns Web Apps Into Supercharged...

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2025/02/17

Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience. What sets Unite 5 apart? We’ve gone beyond just app conversion. Our new intricate link-forwarding rules give you unparalleled control […]

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Mac Power Users 784: Exploring AI & Productivity,...

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2025/02/16

On this episode of the show: Michael Hyatt returns to talk with Stephen and David about the various tools in ChatGPT, including the ability to build custom GPTs. Michael also shares some of his other favorite AI-powered tools and some of his concerns about the future of AI.

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Hell Didn’t Freeze Over After All

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2025/02/14

Chris Welch at The Verge: Considering the trajectory of 2025 so far, perhaps we should’ve known that Netflix finally playing nice with the Apple TV app was too good to be true. And now the streaming giant has confirmed that’s exactly the case. Netflix spokesperson MoMo Zhou has told The Verge that this morning’s window where Netflix appeared as […]

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Apple Updates Purchase Migration Requirements

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2025/02/14

I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about Apple Account purchase migration over the last couple of days, and I suspect Apple’s support folks have too. To help clarify things, Apple has updated its documentation, as spotted by Zac Hall. Apple has expanded things to look at if you’re unable to migrate: Neither Apple Account […]

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Our Changing Relationship with Apple

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2025/02/13

On today’s episode of Under the Radar, Underscore and Marco put into words something I’ve been struggling with for a while. The whole thing is spot-on.

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Get Ready

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2025/02/13

Tim Cook, on X: Get ready to meet the newest member of the family. Wednesday, February 19. #AppleLaunch Is this an M4 MacBook Air, or as John Gruber suggests, a total revamp of the iPhone SE? Something else? Speaking of Gruber, don’t miss his post on Apple’s ads popping up on X after a year-long […]

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Connected 539: I’m the Hot Drink

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2025/02/12

This week on the world’s greatest podcast: Stephen thinks he deserves a new title for changing the world, Stephen has a new page on his blog, and Stephen ordered Merri some new headphones. Also: Federico has a theory and Myke is in a new group chat. [On Connected Pro,] I uncover a mystery in Ticci’s […]

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St. Jude and WHO Delivering Cancer Treatment Around...

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2025/02/12

Aisling Mäki, with some much-needed good news: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has partnered with the World Health Organization to distribute life-saving cancer medicines to children in countries with lower pediatric cancer survival rates. The partners first announced the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines in 2021 to get lifesaving treatments to children […]

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Now

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2025/02/11

At the urging of David Sparks, there’s a new page up on 512 Pixels. I intend to update it a couple of times a month.

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Apple Launches Tool to Migrate Purchases Between...

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2025/02/11

Apple Support, in a new support article dated today: If an Apple Account is only used for making purchases, those purchases can be migrated to a primary Apple Account to consolidate them. Connected listeners will know I recently went through an ordeal with my setup because I was not using my primary Apple Account for […]

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Powerbeats Pro 2 Released

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2025/02/11

After months of rumors, Apple has released a new version of its Powerbeats Pro earbuds. My wife Merri is a huge user of the original Powerbeats and when I told her new ones were coming, she did something very unusual — she asked me to order her a pair on launch day. So we’ve got […]

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Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Logic

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2025/02/10

I opened Logic earlier today to edit an interview for Relay members, and was presented with this ad for the iPad version of the app: I have no problem with advertising to support content or even apps, but a pop-up in a professional tool like Logic feels like a step too far.

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Sponsor: Magic Lasso Adblock: Incredibly Private and...

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2025/02/10

Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By blocking ad trackers, Magic Lasso Adblock stops you being followed by ads around the web. As an efficient, high performance and native Safari […]

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Mac Power Users 783: Managing Notification Frustration

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2025/02/09

🚨 Breaking News: On this episode, David and Stephen dive into Apple’s vast sea of notification settings. They also cover best practices and where Apple has gotten things wrong. Open this alert to hear more!

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The Mac Classic II Shouldn’t Have Worked

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2025/02/07

This blog post by Doug Brown blew my mind a little: This is the story of how Apple made a mistake in the ROM of the Macintosh Classic II that probably should have prevented it from booting, but instead, miraculously, its Motorola MC68030 CPU accidentally prevented a crash and saved the day by executing an […]

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The Field Notes Thing

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2025/02/07

This was an article sent to 512 Pixels members last month. Learn more about membership here. At the end of every year, I publish a photo on Instagram cataloging the Field Notes notebooks I used over the previous 12 months. Here is the most recent picture: Every year, I get questions about this. I wrote a bit about […]

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Connected 538: A Future That Is Now Stuck in the Past

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2025/02/05

This week on the show: The guys reflect on the Vision Pro’s first year and then talk about things that matter more, like the recent resurgence of read-it-later apps and Apple’s new Invites app.

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Cards

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2025/02/04

Basic Apple Guy poured one out for the OG.

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Apple Launches New ‘Invites’ App

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2025/02/04

Apple has a new iPhone app in the App Store for creating custom invitations to events and managing guests. Invitations include the date and time of the event, location, a preview of the weather, and yes, you can use Image Playgrounds to create artwork for the event: From the app you can create a shared […]

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The 2024 Six Colors Report Card

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2025/02/04

Jason Snell is back at it, for the 10th annual report card: It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple. The whole idea here is to […]

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