George Black

Twelve years ago, Mac OS X Yosemite stomped the aqua out of the stoplight buttons, leaving us with the flattened circles we see today.

I’m not sure folks are appreciating just how different this new version is.

I desperately want to see more native, SwiftUI apps on the Mac.

Do no pass go, do not collect $200.

Perhaps it’s not the most poetic image, me having a deep realization about my career and the company I write about as I’m staring at the back of two men’s heads.

Craig Mod, in a recent essay: Your hands should be swooping and swiping and the whole OS should feel like skipping across a taut slackline, a bit bouncy and pleasing and physical but also precise and quick and focused taking you where you need to go, acro…

NASA’s Artemis II mission has been fruitful in producing stunning and inspiring images, to say the least.

My favorite Mac I've owned to date – and the first designed for Apple Silicon I love reading the personal anecdotes that have been written in light of Apple’s 50th anniversary today — like this one from Parker Ortolani.

My kid turned one year old this month.

Sam Henri Gold, in a fantastic essay in context of the MacBook Neo launch: Obsession works by taking whatever is available and pressing on it until it either breaks or reveals something.

Even if you don't read the post, just scroll through the screenshots on Nick Heer's recent blog post showcasing the changes to Apple Pages from Mac OS X Lion, all the way to macOS Tahoe.

Kenton Varda on Twitter: Worries that software developer jobs are going away are backwards.

If you've spoken with me for more than eight seconds, you may know I'm unable to shut up about Waymo and self-driving cars.

Sebastian's concepts for Apple's rumored OS redesign feel spot on.

The day after my birthday, ‘A’ and I were sitting on the floor of the nursery late.

Preface: Last week, my wife (Cassidy) and I became parents!

The Pebble was my first smart watch.

You think you understand love before kids.

Most people believe the media is biased.

Sunday was Formula One day in Austin, Texas.

I've always been a huge fan of the folks at Panic.

Straight out-of-camera from the Fuji X100VI (because editing photos takes too long).

After placing an order in February, and waiting many agonizing months, I got my hands on the Fujifilm X100VI – perhaps the most coveted modern camera (and my first non-Nikon purchase).

If everyone can see the whole, they won’t ask why it was built a certain way.

The graveyard of self-driving car projects is full, and for good reason.

Friday (the 2nd) was launch day for Apple Vision Pro.

Where Cassidy and I spent Christmas.

After a few rolls processed with this new film camera – I’m learning things!

A conversation with my Lyft driver, around 3:45am this morning, paraphrased: Me: “You out early or late?”

My recent YouTube bender, Nick Carver, has sent me on a minor film-photography bout.

Taken on September 14th, 2023.

Almost everything around us is overflowing with history and story, including something as pedestrian as... a pedestrian bridge.

About one month ago, on August 7th, we appended a new little guy to our life: a dachshund named Picasso!

I loved riding the DC metro when I lived there – especially its spurious waterfalls.

Ben Thompson – a fellow Wisconsinite and among my favorite tech writers – has what I think is a bullish, yet balanced view on Apple Vision.

Just a few photos from the last week – filtered to look more dramatic, of course.

After taking delivery of the car, my first hurdle was getting it to do anything.

A fantastic list that I keep returning to, over and over.

A new mural appeared on the east side of the city – celebrating Austin FC's kickass 2022 season.

My Lyft driver, this morning, paraphrased: “One time I was suspended from Lyft for taking drugs while driving.

Recently, a dear friend came to visit me in Austin, TX.

A hazy, distant view of downtown Austin from the Pennybacker Bridge overlook.

The Google building is a fine addition to Austin’s skyline, in my tiny opinion.

They are as old as 86 and as young as 18.

When you know these facts of history—which many schools do not teach—you understand what “industrial civilization” is and why it is the benefactor of everyone who is lucky enough to live in it.

Maybe I’ve been living in the stone ages, but up until yesterday I’ve used the brush tool in Adobe Lightroom to make selective edits to photos.

I'm a sucker for a good tech war story.

I wanted to share photos from one more hike at Glacier National Park (taken during a trip last September).

Last September, some friends and I made the long-haul drive from Wisconsin to the far side of Glacier National Park.

Another photo of the snowy landscape outside our home.