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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:48:27 -0500

Stephen and Myke are joined by Jason Snell to talk about CarPlay on boats and the new version of Pastebot, before useful consumer advice is given about weather stations and network-attached storage.

CarPlay’s on a Boat and It’s Going Fast and...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:26:49 -0500

Casey Liss:

Today, MasterCraft has announced it is adding CarPlay to some of its upcoming pontoon boats.

For those keeping score:

✅ Most new cars, at all sorts of price points
✅ Boats
❌ Rivian

Google Health Now Syncs With Apple Health

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:30:18 -0500

August 3, 2026 ⌘ Permalink

Zac Hall at 9to5Mac:

Google Health initially included one-way Apple Health integration. The app could read and import health data recorded by an iPhone, Apple Watch, and other HealthKit-connected apps, but it couldn’t write Fitbit data back to Apple Health.

Today’s Google Health iOS app update adds the missing half of that connection.

Data concerning sleep, steps, workouts, and vitals captured by Google Health can now be sent to Apple Health. For someone who likes the Fitbit Air but really dislikes its app, this is good news.

SuperDuper Rebuilt for the Modern Era

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:58:59 -0500

SuperDuper has been an incredible tool for backing up your Mac for a long time, but like most apps that last 22 years, things change. Developer David Nanian has launched a new version that is ready for the next 22 years. He writes:

Back in 2007, I designed what was intended to be SuperDuper v3.0. It was a rewrite that greatly expanded its capabilities while retaining its essence.

But, in those days, it just wasn’t possible for us to implement those grand plans. The new UI was much more complex, the logic more elaborate, and the systems we had then didn’t support the things needed to make it a reality without a lot of complex coding we didn’t have time for.

On top of that, macOS itself was a moving target (and still is!): adding and deprecating features; completely changing the file system; locking down the OS; supporting not just one change in CPU, but three.

With a tool so tied to how the system operated at a low level, it was a lot of work just keeping up with what Apple was doing.

So, I put the notebook with that design in it on a shelf.

For nearly 20 years.

Today, I’m happy to say that I’ve finally been able to carve out enough time to grab that “old” redesign, flesh it out further, modernize it, and make that dream a reality.

The new version of SuperDuper is a ground-up rewrite, a tip-to-tail reinvention of what SuperDuper looks like, how it works, what it can do, and where I can take it in the future.

It’s really great to see SuperDuper getting this sort of love.

Apple History Calendar Updated for July

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:09:02 -0500

July 31, 2026 ⌘ Permalink

I just added several new dates to my Apple History Calendar, including these:

July 23, 2026: Apple and Ford announced MapKit for Automotive to power navigation in future EVs
July 28, 2026: iPhone Upgrade Program replaced with broader Apple Upgrade Program
July 30, 2026: Tim Cook hosted his last quarterly earnings call

This revision also includes a handful of Apple TV-related dates that were previously missing, such as the announcement of the “Take 2” software update in 2008.

I also just updated my Now page, where I keep a running log of things I have going on, at work and beyond.