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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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AOL Desktop in 2025

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2025/01/12

I haven’t thought about AOL in a long time, but it is still around, apparently:

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Mac Power Users 779: An AirPods Launcher

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2025/01/12

In this feedback episode, David and I discuss AI-powered dictation solutions, the safety features built into many Apple products, and some listener feedback.

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Drafts’ New Year’s Sale

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2025/01/09

If you’re starting the new year off looking at new tools, Drafts Pro is half off for the first year right now. Drafts is the fastest and most flexible way to get something out of your head and into you computer.

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Connected #534: The Rickies (January 2025)

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2025/01/08

This week on Connected: It is time to name a new Annual Chairman, so the guys judge their 2024 predictions and make a new round of guesses for what 2025 may bring to the Apple faithful.

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Dell, Dell Pro, & Dell Pro Max

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2025/01/06

I double checked; today is not April 1.

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Sponsor: Magic Lasso Adblock: YouTube Ad Blocker for...

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2025/01/06

Do you want to block all YouTube ads in Safari on your iPhone, iPad and Mac? Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you. As an efficient, high performance and native Safari ad blocker, Magic Lasso blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – delivering a faster, cleaner and more secure […]

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Mac Power Users 778: Exploring the Task Management...

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2025/01/05

This week on Mac Power Users, David and I discuss the task managers we tried in 2024, and what we are currently using to get things done at work and beyond.

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Oral History of Bertrand Serlet

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2025/01/04

I haven’t gotten very far into this interview yet, but Serlet’s history and career should be more widely known than it is.

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The Story Behind the Initial Iteration of the Mac OS...

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2025/01/04

On January 5, 2000, Steve Jobs unveiled the Aqua user interface for the very first time. Stylistically, it was a bold departure from what had come before, and was no doubt created with the iMac G3 in mind. The changes were more than skin deep, and no where was the influence of NeXT’s software more […]

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A Brief Overview of the Pocket 8086; or, How I...

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2025/01/03

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post written by my buddy Kevin, and is the first in a series covering a weird and wonderful corner of retrocomputing. I’m Kevin Lipe, 512 Pixels’ somewhat-official MS-DOS correspondent. Long time reader; second-time guest post. I’ve only ever written for this site about software that’s as old as I […]

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Apple TV+ Offering Free Viewing January 3-5

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2024/12/30

Apple: Apple TV+ is ringing in the New Year by offering an all-access pass to customers all around the world. Enjoy Apple TV+ for free the first weekend of 2025 (January 3 through January 5), Apple TV+ will be free on any device where Apple TV+ is available. All you need is an Apple ID […]

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Mac Power Users #777: Setup Nostalgia

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2024/12/30

On this week’s Mac Power Users, it’s MPU Holiday Special time! David and I reflect on our college Macs and how influential they would end up being on each of us.

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2005: The End of the Mac’s PowerPC Era

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2024/12/23

In January 2006, the first Intel Macs were announced. We’ll deal more with that anniversary in a year, but for now, it’s worth walking through the final full year of PowerPC Macs. Transitions happen for a reason, and exploring those reasons can tell us a lot about the priorities of the parties involved. When the […]

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DSKY Moonwatch

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2024/12/20

I’m pretty content with my Apple Watch, but MY WORD LOOK AT THIS THING.

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2024 Was One For the Books

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2024/12/19

It’s Top Nine time over on Instagram, so it’s also Top Nine time here on the blog. Here’s my year, boiled down to nine images: The Vision Pro box & my original Macintosh, which turned 40 this year. Myke and I were given St. Jude’s Creator Achievement Award. Our community raised over $1 million in […]

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Connected 532: The 2024 Annies

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2024/12/18

This week on Connected, we revisit the biggest stories of year, ranking each month on the most scientific scale known to humankind: the Ticci Scale.

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Pedometer++ 6.2

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2024/12/18

There’s a new version of Pedometer++ rolling out now that makes it easy to see your step count over time: David and I have been talking about this feature for a while now, and it is exciting to see it shipping. I love being able to scroll back and see my progress over the years, […]

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Kbase Article of the Week: Use Categories in Mail on...

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2024/12/16

Apple Support: In iOS 18.2 or later, the Mail app automatically sorts your email messages into categories to help you find and manage messages quicker. Primary: Find personal messages and time-sensitive information. Transactions: Keep track of your confirmations, receipts, and shipping notices. Updates: Catch up on news, newsletters, and social updates. Promotions: Browse your coupon […]

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The iPod at 5 and ‘The Google’

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2024/12/16

I was recently moving some files around and came across a column I wrote for my college newspaper. I was on the design side of the paper1 and didn’t get to write that much. In the fall of 2006, I was given a short-lived column covering the tech news, and this entry is from October […]

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Silo Renewed for Two More Seasons

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2024/12/16

From the Apple TV+ Newsroom: Following the acclaimed second season premiere of “Silo,” today Apple TV+ announced that the global hit, world-building drama has been renewed through season four. The fourth season of “Silo” will bring the series to its final, thrilling chapter, telling the complete story of Hugh Howey’s New York Times bestselling trilogy […]

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