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Apple Watch getting two new Activity challenges later this month
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (195+ words) Apple Watch has two new challenges coming this month that encourage users to hit certain Activity goals on Earth Day and International Dance Day. Here are the details. Later this month, Apple Watch owners will have two opportunities to earn…...
Anthropic adds 'repeatable routines' feature to Claude Code, here's how it works
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (313+ words) Anthropic's Claude Code has a new repeatable routines feature that works even when your Mac is offline. Claude Code, part of the Claude app for Mac, has also been redesigned with new features. Claude Code routines are automations that you…...
This Macintosh programming book library will take you back
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) Over the weekend, Daring Fireball's John Gruber linked to a fantastic collection of early Macintosh programming books (via Michael Tsai). It is a carefully assembled catalog of more than 150 books from as early as 1983, covering everything from Apple Soft BASIC,…...
Apple study details an AI-powered tool that helps developers build UI prototypes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (570+ words) Apple researchers have published details of SQUIRE, an experimental AI-powered tool that helped developers explore and refine interface ideas with more control than with typical AI coding tools. Here are the details. In a new paper titled SQUIRE: Interactive UI…...
How the Mac changed the way I clear mental clutter
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (553+ words) There's a section on Apple's mac OS 26 Tahoe site that reads "Calm in the brainstorm." The tagline introduces the revamped version of Spotlight, but there's another Mac experience that it's even more applicable to for me. Rewind the clock to…...
Anthropic scales up with enterprise features for Claude Cowork and Managed Agents
1+ week, 26+ min ago (278+ words) Claude Cowork, available on mac OS, is losing the "research preview" label today as Anthropic introduces enterprise capabilities. Separately, Anthropic is reclaiming the AI agent narrative with Claude Managed Agents. Anthropic introduced Claude Cowork three months ago as a research…...
Astropad unveils Workbench for Mac: 'Remote desktop made for the AI era"
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (251+ words) Astropad, makers of the excellent Rock Paper Pencil i Pad screen protectors, has unveiled a new Mac utility called Workbench. The mac OS app enables "remote desktop made for the AI era." Workbench includes native apps on the Mac, i…...
9to5 Mac Overtime 066: Every time I breathe there's a new Claude update
1+ week, 1+ day ago (92+ words) Jeff unpacks his surprising journey from AI skeptic to enthusiast, sharing how he now uses tools like Claude Code to build custom solutions. Fernando provides an honest opinion about the new Air Pods Max versus Air Pods Pro 3, and a…...
Indie App Spotlight: 'Vari Alarm' brings proper schedules to your alarm clock
1+ week, 4+ day ago (251+ words) Welcome to'Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5 Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you're a developer and would like your app featured, get'in contact. Instead of having to constantly toggle a…...
Fantastical can now trigger alarms for events and tasks
2+ week, 2+ day ago (125+ words) Apple introduced a new developer tool in i OS 26 called Alarm Kit. The latest version of Fantastical for i Phone and i Pad adopts it. For users, this means tasks and events in Fantastical can now have much more prominent…...