TidBITS

Adam Engst returns to the show to talk, in detail, about certain of the UI changes in iOS 26 and Apple's version 26 OSes overall. In particular, the new Unified view in the Phone app, and the Filter pop-up menu in both the Phone and Messages apps. Also: a shoutout to Balloon Help. Sponsored by: Sentry: A real-time error monitoring and tracing platform. Use code TALKSHOW for $80 in free credits. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code talkshow. Factor: Healthy eating, made easy. Get 50% off your first box, plus free breakfast for 1 year, with code talkshow50off. Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good. Links: Adam’s two pieces on the Classic and Unified views in the iOS 26 Phone app: “Hidden Setting Controls What Happens When You Tap a Call in the Phone App”. “Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App”. My link post, with some commentary. Reader support for TidBITS in 2026. Brent Simmons, linking to code, on how to eliminate all the menu item icons in a Mac app built for MacOS 26 Tahoe. Paul Kafasis’s One Foot Tsunami. Nikita Prokopov: “It’s Hard to Justify Tahoe (Menu Bar) Icons”. Yours truly, linking to Prokopov: “A shitty idea that works against usability, inconsistently implemented, all in the name of adding some ugly visual bling to the UI.” Jim Nielsen on Tahoe’s menu-item icons: “Icons in Menus Everywhere — Send Help”. Yours truly, linking to Nielsen: “Well, who’s laughing now?” Norbert Heger: “The Struggle of Resizing Windows on macOS Tahoe” — and a follow-up. Daring Fireball: “Why It’s Difficult to Resize Windows on MacOS 26 Dyehoe”. Daring Fireball: “Bad Dye Job”. Episode sponsor Sentry’s two-minute video showing how to use Seer, their AI debugging agent. TipKit Apple Developer documentation. Balloon Help in System 7. David Pogue’s soon-to-be-released book: “Apple: The First 50 Years”. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Adam Engst

Founder / Editor

TidBITS

With over 30 years of history, TidBITs is the longest-running tech publication covering Apple in the world. This week, one of its founders, Adam Engst, drops by the show to talk about his writing workflow, unusual input devices and how WWDC has changed. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore. TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile. The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365. Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post. Guest Starring: Adam Engst Links and Show Notes: Sign up for the MPU email newsletter and join the MPU forums. More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Adam C. Engst (@adamengst) / Twitter TidBITS - Thoughtful, detailed coverage of everything Apple for 28 years The Talk Show: Ep. 284, With Special Guest Adam Engst A detailed history of TidBITS, in podcast form with Adam and John Gruber. Mac the Knife - Wikipedia Archived Version of Mac the Knife Apple Thunderbolt Display - Wikipedia RollerMouse Pro3 - Contour Design Inc. Rolling Faster, Farther with the RollerMouse Pro - TidBITS Get It Rolling with the RollerMouse - TidBITS USB Overdrive Eudora (email client) - Wikipedia Spark Mimestream Slack Trello Project Status Board — MacSparky More Status Board Details — MacSparky Suggest edits in Google Docs Everything You Need to Know about the TidBITS 2018 Infrastructure - TidBITS Federico Viticci's "Apple Frames" Shortcut Disable Window Shadows on macOS Screenshots – 512 Pixels Retrobatch, from Flying Meat Keyboard Maestro The Snow Leopard Moment – 512 Pixels Brave Browser Steve Jobs talk and answer developers questions at WWDC 1997 - YouTube Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support 30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web | Ars Technica Hazel – Noodlesoft ‎CARROT Weather on the App Store Dark Sky Has a New Home Paprika Recipe Manager Cook's Illustrated Talking Moose - Wikipedia The Grouch - Macintosh Repository

Adam Engst

Founder / Editor

TidBITS

Special guest Adam Engst joins the show to celebrate 30 years of TidBITS -- the only publication going strong today that started as a weekly HyperCard stack. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and choice of 10 node locations. Feals: Premium CBD delivered directly to your doorstep. Get 50% off your first order with free shipping. Links: Adam Engst: “TidBITS Marks Its 30th Anniversary in a Time of Pandemic”. “Info-Mac is a discussion forum for Apple users as well as an archive of online content dating back to 1984.” The Mac compression wars: Raymond Lau’s StuffIt vs. Bill Goodman’s Compact Pro. I was a Compact Pro man, myself. The official Compact Pro website is, amazingly, still up. TidBITS issue 42, 11 February 1991: “Compression Wars”. That’s right, 1991. TidBITS’s coverage of MacHack over the years. My 1994 letter to Andy Ihnatko’s Help Desk column in MacUser magazine. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Adam Engst

Founder / Editor

TidBITS

Josh Centers is the managing editor at TidBITS, which has been covering the world of Apple for nearly 30 years. He sits down with David and Stephen to talk about his writing, the tools he uses and why running Apple betas can be a real adventure. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: eero: Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off. Moo: Custom business printing and design. Use promo code PRINTMOO for 15% off, when you spend $50 or more. 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore. The Omni Group: We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Guest Starring: Josh Centers Links and Show Notes: Josh's Desk: Josh's Homescreens: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Josh Centers Josh Centers (@jcenters) / Twitter TidBITS - Thoughtful, detailed coverage of everything Apple for 28 years Take Control Books: Expert advice on tech topics 30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web | Ars Technica ViperCard Apple History Library – 512 Pixels The Education of Millionaires: Amazon.com What APFS Does for You, and What You Can Do with APFS - TidBITS Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support Amazon.com: VicTsing Keyboards Amazon.com: Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse Aeron - Office Chairs - Herman Miller BetterTouchTool IK Multimedia - iRig Mic HD 2 Amazon.com: Sony MDRV6 Studio Monitor Headphones Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS Daring Fireball: Markdown Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 12 Bare Bones Software | BBEdit Product Tour Nisus Software - Word Processing for macOS Welcome to Notes on Mac - Apple Support Use Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support Get secure, reliable email hosting – FastMail SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, MailMate, and more Trello Clean Text for iPhone and iPad | Apimac Paprika Recipe Manager for iOS, Mac, Android, and Windows CARROT Weather for iOS and Android Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams | 1Password Take Control of iOS 12 | Take Control Books Take Control of Notes | Take Control Books Take Control of Apple Home Automation | Take Control Books Take Control of Preview | Take Control Books Take Control of Apple TV | Take Control Books

Josh Centers

Managing Editor

TidBITS

Jeff Carlson returns to discuss iPhone photography and why so many people are ditching their cameras to go iPhone only. We discuss tips for taking the best shots with your iPhone and third party apps and gear to enhance your photos. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User. Marketcircle We help small business grow with great Mac, iPhone and iPad apps including Daylight and Billings Pro. Fracture Bring your photos to life. Squarespace: Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Guest Starring: Jeff Carlson Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Jeff Carlson The iPad for Photographers | The companion site for the book by Jeff Carlson Mac Power Users #151: iOS Photography with Jeff Carlson - Relay FM David and Katie sit down with Jeff Carlson to share his tips and tricks for taking better photos with your iOS devices as well as managing and enhancing photos using iOS. Jean MacDonald on Twitter: "In which I compare @KatieFloyd and @macsparky to mobsters, In the nicest possible way, of course. https://t.co/BhyXztz3tB" The MacSparky Newsletter Sign up for David's newsletter. Amazon.com : DxO ONE 20.2MP Digital Connected Camera for iPhone Amazon.com : Fujifilm X-T1 16 MP Mirrorless Digital Camera Camera+ on the App Store VSCO on the App Store Slow Shutter Cam on the App Store Hyperlapse from Instagram on the App Store Amazon.com: Square Jellyfish Spring Tripod Mount Amazon.com: Square Jellyfish Jelly Long Legs Micro Tripod Amazon.com: JOBY GorillaPod Amazon.com : GripTight GorillaPod Stand For Smaller Phones Amazon.com: Pedco UltraPod Lightweight Camera Tripod Amazon.com : JOBY Micro Tripod Amazon.com: Glif - Adjustable Tripod Mount & Stand Optrix PhotoProX review: Go underwater with your iPhone | Macworld iPhone Dives Into Lake, Lives To Tell Tale — Katie Floyd Amazon.com: Seidio OBEX Waterproof Case for the iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus The Best Waterproof Case for iPhone 6/6 Plus | The Wirecutter Amazon.com: Universal Waterproof Case Pixelmator Snapseed on the App Store Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile

Jeff Carlson

Author and Photographer

TidBITSNever Enough Coffee Creations

David and Katie sit down with Jeff Carlson to share his tips and tricks for taking better photos with your iOS devices as well as managing and enhancing photos using iOS. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week! This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website. Pixelmator Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast, and powerful image editing app for the Mac. Hover Domains and email management made simple. Guest Starring: Jeff Carlson Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Jeff Carlson Writer, photographer, late-nighter. Never Enough Coffee Creations. Jeff's Photos on the Web 500px Flickr Instagram Jeff Carlson (jeffcarlson) on Twitter Mac author and espresso addict. Jeff Carlson (jeffcarlson) on App.net The iPad for Photographers | The companion site for the book by Jeff Carlson 2nd edition iPad for Photographers | Peachpit Bundle All of Jeff Carlson's Books Camera+ …the ultimate photo app It's all about one thing... great photos! Boinx iStopMotion for iPad: iPad Stop Motion and Time Lapse Software Tell your story, one frame at a time Katie Floyd on Instagram Check out Katie's Instagram feed for her Alaska pictures. ShutterSnitch - Know the little secrets - within seconds If you have a wireless image transfer system for your camera, you just found the perfect partner! GeoSnitch Record your geo location to Google Earth compatible KML files. Eye-Fi Memory Cards: Wireless Photo and Video Uploads from your Camera to your Computer & the Web E-PL5 | Olympus Kingston Digital MobileLite Wireless Flash Reader for Smartphones and Tablets Photosmith – your photography workflow, mobile PhotosInfoPro The Professional Photo Metadata Editor for your iPad. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Apple - Aperture - Pro performance with iPhoto simplicity. JPEG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A commonly used method of lossy compression for digital photography... Raw image format - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Apple - iPhoto - Edit and share photos with iPhoto. Snapseed for iPhone piRAWnha for iPad and iPhone | a raw developer app for iPad and iPhone Photogene for iPhone and iPad Adobe Photoshop Touch | The new phone and tablet app for creative photo editing Handy Photo – ADVA Soft - Welcome to creative photo editing Photowerks The Ultimate Photo Companion to the iPhone and iPad Camera Roll Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit - Apple Store (U.S.) CamRanger | Wireless DSLR Remote Control Tether for iPad iUSBportCAMERA | Turn your smartphone into a wireless remote for your camera. More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments

Jeff Carlson

Author and Photographer

TidBITSNever Enough Coffee Creations