On This Day: My New Favorite Way to Revisit Old Photos

If you’re a sucker for revisiting old photos like me, On This Day is an app worth checking out. It resurfaces pictures you took on this day in past years, and I’m very much into it. My review on MacStories: www.macstories.net/reviews/on-t...

The show is on hiatus for now. bsky.app/profile/magi...

I ran into an iPhone Air limitation I didn't anticipate, so I wrote about it and the reason I still find the device so compelling in the Club MacStories Monthly Log. www.macstories.net/club/month...

Tonight's episode of Rooster on HBO gave me the rare gift of a true, deep, unhindered belly laugh. So glad I decided to give this show a try.

Very excited to follow your progress on 2.0! It’s been five years last week since I first started using OpenBudget.

Apple TV cancels Palm Royale after two seasons - 9to5Mac Deadline reports that Apple won’t be renewing critically acclaimed comedy Palm Royale for a third season. Here are the details.

This is disappointing. 😕 What a wonderfully weird show Palm Royale was. I loved every episode, and I still think it's worth a watch even though it won't get a proper ending. 9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/apple-...

The Surprising Longevity of the M1 You’ve heard it said before: Apple devices last longer than products from other tech companies. Both in terms of their reliability and their software support, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and the like have a reputation for their longevity, and it’s well earned. A quick glance at the Hardware Reliability graph on the Apple in 2025 Report

From me in the latest Club MacStories Monthly Log: a reflection on why the M1 chip generation has lasted so long in my (and I imagine others') setup. www.macstories.net/club/the-s...

The Hunt — Official Trailer | Apple TV The most dangerous enemy is the one you can’t see. Benoît Magimel and Mélanie Laurent star in the gripping thriller The Hunt – streaming March 4 on Apple TV https://apple.co/_TheHunt Franck (Magimel) and his longtime friends enjoy spending their weekends hunting together, but one Sunday, they come across another group of hunters who start targeting them without explanation. When one of their party is shot, Franck’s friends strike back, sending an attacker to the ground. Barely managing to escape, the four friends keep the event a secret. Franck tries to go back to his life as usual alongside his wife Krystel (Laurent), but in the next few days, he starts to feel like he and his friends are being watched, or worse, tracked by hunters who are now hell-bent on revenge. In addition to Magimel and Laurent, “The Hunt” (“Traqués”) stars Damien Bonnard, Manuel Guillot, Cédric Appietto, Frédéric Maranber, Angélyna Mignot, Paul Beaurepaire, Yann Goven, Sarah Pachoud and Patrick de Vallette. "The Hunt” (“Traqués”) is directed by Cédric Anger and Guillaume Renusson. The series is produced by the studio Gaumont, and executive produced by Sidonie Dumas, Isabelle Degeorges, Clémentine Vaudaux and Alexis Barqueiro, through Gaumont. Subscribe to Apple TV’s YouTube channel: https://apple.co/AppleTVYouTube Follow Apple TV: Instagram: https://instagram.com/AppleTV TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@AppleTV Facebook: https://facebook.com/AppleTV X: https://X.com/AppleTV Giphy: https://giphy.com/AppleTV More from Apple TV: https://apple.co/32qgOEJ Apple TV is a streaming service with original stories from the most creative minds in TV and film. Watch now on the Apple TV app: https://apple.co/_AppleTVapp Subscription required for Apple TV #TheHunt #Trailer #AppleTV

I thought this show was swept under the rug forever when Apple pulled it last year, so this is interesting to see. youtu.be/Uobdx84anoc

Amazon adds 'read and listen' mode to Audible app for immersion reading feature - 9to5Mac Torn between reading an ebook and listening to the narrated version? Amazon’s Audible is introducing a clever solution that it...

This rocks. Would love to see it in the Books app, too. 9to5mac.com/2026/02/18/amazon...

How do I explain to my two-year-old he can't watch a cartoon on YouTube because it was obviously AI-generated?

I’m still using a work-issued M1 Pro MacBook Pro and an M1 iMac at home, too.

The newest M-series processor in my tech stack is the M2 in the Vision Pro.

Couldn’t agree more. My M1 iPad Pro is still going strong nearly five years on. Apple silicon changed the game on longevity.

Google Releases YouTube App for Apple Vision Pro Today, Google released the official YouTube app for visionOS. The app allows users to sign in to view their subscriptions, watch later queues, and playlists, and it supports native playback of regular videos, shorts, and spatial formats including 3D, 180-degree, and 360-degree. On the M5 Vision Pro, the app supports playback of 8K videos as

A nice surprise for Vision Pro users. www.macstories.net/news/googl...

The only thing more powerful than hate is love.

Even as the world of apps is changing, there are certain things worth holding on to. One of those is the joy of finding a new app you love, which I wrote about in the Club MacStories Monthly Log. www.macstories.net/club/month...

Immersive Dog Show Series ‘Top Dogs’ Premieres on Apple Vision Pro Pet lovers, rejoice! After debuting immersive series and specials on subjects ranging from nature and travel to music and sports on the Vision Pro over the past couple of years, Apple is now inviting viewers into the world of competitive dog showing with Top Dogs. Available now, the two-part docuseries offers a one-of-a-kind perspective on...

I can personally attest that an immersive dog show is, in fact, as adorable as it sounds. www.macstories.net/news/immer...

The Last Thing He Told Me — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV It's hard to move forward when you're looking over your shoulder. Jennifer Garner stars in Season 2 of The Last Thing He Told Me – February 20 https://apple.co/_TheLastThingHeToldMe In season two of “The Last Thing He Told Me,” when Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) shows up after five years on the run, Hannah (Jennifer Garner) and her stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) find themselves in a race to figure out how to reunite their family before the past catches up to them. Audio Description Available: https://apple.co/TheLastThingHeToldMe- Subscribe to Apple TV’s YouTube channel: https://apple.co/AppleTVYouTube Follow Apple TV: Instagram: https://instagram.com/AppleTV TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@AppleTV Facebook: https://facebook.com/AppleTV X: https://X.com/AppleTV Giphy: https://giphy.com/AppleTV More from Apple TV: https://apple.co/32qgOEJ Apple TV is a streaming service with original stories from the most creative minds in TV and film. Watch now on the Apple TV app: https://apple.co/_AppleTVapp Subscription required for Apple TV #TheLastThingHeToldMe #Trailer #AppleTV

TV writers reading a book: "This story is great, but you know what it needs? Car chases! And stabbing!"

I joke, but I am looking forward to the next season. 😄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r9DK...

Apple Unveils Apple Creator Studio App Suite Today, Apple announced Apple Creator Studio, a suite of creativity apps for the Mac and iPad combined with premium content and features for productivity apps across the company’s platforms. This collection of apps, which includes the debut of Pixelmator Pro for iPad, offers tools for creative professionals, aspiring artists, students, and others working across a...

The iPad version of Pixelmator Pro on visionOS would be fantastic. www.macstories.net/news/apple...

Score by Fulton Lee on Apple Music Song · 2025 · Duration 2:44

"If we're kickin' it, that's a score." ⚽️ music.apple.com/us/album/scor...

Watch Eternity - Apple TV After death comes the junction, where everyone must decide how to spend their eternity. For Joan, that means choosing between her long-time husband La…

Eternity hits Apple TV on February 13! That's my Valentine's weekend viewing sorted. tv.apple.com/us/movie/eternit...

Chase to become new issuer of Apple Card Today, Apple and Chase announced that Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, with an expected transition in approximately 24 months.

I'm of two minds about the transition of my beloved Apple Card to Chase:

1. I'm happy the card will be with a partner who's invested for the long term.

2. These transitions can be done well or VERY poorly. I've been through both and am cautiously optimistic. www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/0...

‎The First Time I Saw Him (Unabridged) ‎Fiction · 2026

If you, like me, are looking forward to the return of The Last Thing He Told me next month on Apple TV, the book that the next season is based on dropped today! I'm just a few chapters in and already hooked. books.apple.com/us/audiobook/...

Immersive Basketball Games Come to Apple Vision Pro on January 9 Last year, Apple announced a partnership with cable company Spectrum and the Los Angeles Lakers to stream select games in Apple Immersive Video on Vision Pro. Today, the company announced the schedule and availability of the games, which will be offered via Spectrum Front Row starting this Friday. These are the dates the games will...

Live immersive sports debut this Friday on Apple Vision Pro. It's happening! www.macstories.net/news/immer...

Happy 14th birthday to my blog! 😁 devondundee.com/blog/welcome-...

Thank you, Marty!

Dear Magic Rays of Light listeners, We wanted to let you know that we are taking an extended hiatus from producing our weekly Apple TV podcast. Some personal challenges have arisen in recent months which have forced Sigmund to conserve energy and focus solely on health and family for the time being. Given those circumstances, we’ve concluded that – as much as we wish we could – we aren’t currently able to produce the podcast up to the standards we have for ourselves and our audience has come to expect. The good news is that plans are afoot for when Magic Rays of Light does return in 2026, and we’re both already itching to record again. Until that time, watch some Apple TV, play some Apple Arcade, and we’ll see you around! – Sigmund and Devon

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MacStories Selects 2025: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year John: 2025 was a different sort of year for apps, which is reflected in this year’s MacStories Selects Awards winners. App innovation comes from many places. Sometimes it’s new Apple APIs or hardware, and other times it’s broader shifts in the tech world. [aside pre_title=”Supported By” title=”RevenueCat” align=”center” width=”narrow”] RevenueCat: The easiest way to add in-app...

The 2025 MacStories Selects Awards are here, and this is an incredible lineup of apps! So much fun celebrating the amazing work of developers, whether they've been at it for more than a decade or are just getting started. www.macstories.net/stories/ma...

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