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Designed in California Kickstarter is live! kickstarter.com/projects/des…

Lots of people enjoyed the Upgrade episode about the origins of Apple! So @imyke and I are going to try to do it as a regular podcast. It will be a lot of work, so we need your help. Kickstarter campaign launches June 1! designed.fm

Steve Jobs in Exile by @geoffrey_cain is out today. I talked to him about it this week in depth on Upgrade: relay.fm/upgrade/616

Today is launch day for Steve Jobs in Exile. I spent almost four years digging into Steve's stretch in the wilderness -- 1985 to 1997, after Apple pushed him out and before it brought him back. I expected the record to be complete. What more could there be on the most written-about entrepreneur alive? I was wrong. An archivist at Carnegie Mellon told me I was the first person in about fifteen years to open the NeXT archive. People had been holding letters, tapes, memos, recordings in their closets for decades, waiting to show someone. More than a hundred of them sat down with me. They didn't tell me about the genius-or-tyrant caricature. This was a younger Steve, mostly off-camera, nearly bankrupt, learning the hard way. Out now, order link below.

That was Tim, this is Ternus. sixcolors.com/post/2026/04/t…

Last chance! Closing soon! If you're in Apple-related IT or know someone who is, my annual Apple in the Enterprise survey is still going on and I'd love more people to take it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Apple-related IT people! Please take my survey for the annual Apple in the Enterprise Report Card! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

If you’re involved in administering Apple systems in a large organization, I’d love for you to participate in our annual Six Colors Apple in the Enterprise report card! forms.gle/JpT5pRAJpmSfsVr89

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ONE TIME FOR THE BIRTHDAY... In honor of Jeopardy!’s 62nd birthday, we’re giving away one $6,200 cash prize to a lucky Jeopardy! viewer. To enter, take the JeoparDAY! Anytime Test: jeopardy.visitlink.me/3hz1L6

Today is the day! Watch @Jeopardy tonight as Jordan and I take on the amazing Jamie. It's a Triple-J! Jamie is trying to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. We are your humble resistance.

Tonight, live-streaming from the @ComputerHistory Museum, I'm hosting an INCREDIBLE celebration of Apple's first 50 years, featuring seven key Apple characters, including the fabled THIRD FOUNDER OF APPLE. 7pm Pacific. Watch live, for free: youtube.com/live/w8wt0LBCjXM

Did Apple just reset the Mac lineup with a $599 MacBook? Leo Laporte, Andy @Ihnatko, @JSnell, and @Film_Girl break down the MacBook Neo launch and what it signals about @Apple's new strategy. Download and subscribe here: buff.ly/xiwx4m3

Another unexpected opportunity 2026 threw my way: I got the call to be on @Jeopardy! Tune in next Thursday, March 19 (or March 20 on Hulu or Peacock), to watch me on the Alex Trebek Stage! sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/i…

Testing the Macbook Neo these past couple days has been incredibly impressive, I've thrown everything at it to try to get an idea of what its ceiling actually is. Finishing the full review video now, to upload shortly...

The @WSJ review of "Apple: The First 50 Years": “It’s about as dramatic a business narrative as you could think up. To write a biography of a corporation that has lived numerous lives in its 50 years is a huge task, and Mr. Pogue’s easy style fits…" wsj.com/arts-culture/books/a…

A Bay Area curling club is benefiting from the surge in popularity for the curling sport, with more people enrolling into curling classes since the beginning of the Olympics. nbcbay.com/E7eDLtY

One thing that totally blew up my January was being offered the unique opportunity to write a review of @Pogue's book for The Wall Street Journal. Couldn’t pass up the opportunity, and so I read a big book about Apple history at the beach! sixcolors.com/offsite/2026/0…

Leo Laporte, Andy @Ihnatko, @JSnell, and @Film_Girl discuss Apple's Houston manufacturing move and reflect on Steve Jobs' legacy. Listen: buff.ly/LG05Igy