John Voorhees

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Apple Is Using Differential Privacy to Improve Apple Intelligence

1 week ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

Apple has been using differential privacy for nearly ten years to collect its users data in a way that isn’t traceable back to an individual. As Apple explains in a recent post on its Machine Learning Research site: This approach works by randomly polling participating devices for whether they’ve seen a particular fragment, and devices respond anonymously with a noisy signal.
Apple Is Using Differential Privacy to Improve Apple Intelligence

1 week ago | machash.com | John Voorhees

Apple has been using differential privacy for nearly ten years to collect its users data in a way that isn’t traceable back to an individual. As Apple explains in a recent post on its Machine Learning Research site: This approach works by randomly polling participating devices for whether they’ve seen a…
Apple Announces Global Close Your Rings Day

2 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

April 24th marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of the Apple Watch. To mark the day, Apple has announced Global Close Your Rings Day, encouraging Apple Watch users to meet their daily fitness goals. If you have an Apple Watch and close your Activity rings on April 24th, you’ll get a special limited edition award on your watch and animated stickers in Messages. Apple is also giving away a special pin that the company says is inspired by the award, starting April 24, while supplies last.
Washing Machine X9: Spring Clean Your Mac Effortlessly [Sponsor]

2 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

Spring is the perfect time for a deep clean—including your Mac! Mac Washing Machine X9, from Intego, the leader in macOS security, helps you declutter, optimize, and speed up your system with ease. Clean Up Your MacOver time, junk files like caches, temporary data, and unused language files accumulate, taking up valuable space and slowing down performance. Washing Machine X9 identifies and removes them automatically, ensuring your Mac runs smoothly and efficiently.
Podcast Rewind: Speedy Drives, Dire Wolves, Jon Hamm, and Cameras

2 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

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Now You See It, Now You Don't: A Review of the MOFT Invisible Stand

2 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

It’s not often that I come across something that slides so effortlessly into my everyday workflow as the MOFT Invisible Stand has. It doesn’t use batteries, it takes up negligible space, and it’s so light that I never question throwing it in my bag when I leave the house. The stand is barely there until I need it, which is when it really shines. I had come across MOFT’s products online in the past, but it wasn’t until CES that I got my hands on them.
Podcast Rewind: Our Favorite Utilities and the Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Story

2 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

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Apple Immersive Video Utility Released

3 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

Apple has released a new companion app called Apple Immersive Video Utility for Vision Pro owners that allows them to organize and manage immersive content with the help of a Mac. The utility, which is available for the Mac and Vision Pro, allows users to view, stream, and organize Apple Immersive Video into playlists. The app supports more than one Vision Pro, too, synchronizing playback of content streamed from a Mac to multiple Vision Pros.
Podcast Rewind: Vibe Coding, Scrobbling, Mythic Quest, and Switch 2 Game Tech

3 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

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AI Adds a New Dimension to DEVONthink 4

3 weeks ago | macstories.net | John Voorhees

DEVONthink is a difficult app to review because its flexibility means it can serve a wide variety of purposes. I’ve been using it for the past few weeks as an archive and research companion that houses thousands of plain text files, but the app is capable of effectively replacing your Mac’s file system, storing and cataloging all sorts of files.