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The Fear-of-Wiping-Out Edition Friday, December 15, 2023

The Case For Clipboard Managers, by Jason Snell, Six Colors

The magic moment of using a clipboard manager comes when you realize you need to access something that’s not the One True Item on the clipboard. If you’re using the standard Mac clipboard and you copy something priceless and then, a minute later, copy something useless—welp, too bad, the priceless thing is gone, and it’s never coming back. A good clipboard manager lets you use a keyboard shortcut or a menu item to view your previous clipboards, choose the item you want to fish out and bring it back.

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It gets better. Once you know that copying something to your clipboard doesn’t destroy what’s there, your use of the clipboard can become far more extensive. You lose the fear of wiping out something important, replaced with confidence that you can grab something in case you want it later and stash it away in the clipboard history.

Why Vision Pro Will Change Photography, by Om Malik

We are so used to looking at photos zoomed in — on the screens of our phones or our laptops. We never quite experience the magnificence of the entirety of the photos in our daily lives. This is exactly the opposite — there is a whole new appreciation of being there. And that’s why I believe we are going to be thinking about our photography very differently.

Stuff

Apple Releases iTunes For Windows 12.13.1 With Security Fixes, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

According to Apple's release notes, there are no notable new features, but the new version of iTunes should be installed as soon as possible because of the security improvements.

The Latest Apple Watch Integration Makes Custom Workouts Less Of A Headache, by Victoria Song, The Verge

The holiday season is arguably not for training. The major races of the year are done! Yet Apple and TrainingPeaks are getting a head start on next year’s resolutions with a new integration that lets you directly import custom workouts to the watch.

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Apple Is Making A Murderbot Series Starring Alexander Skarsgård, by Andrew Webster, The Verge

Another day, another sci-fi announcement from Apple TV Plus. The streamer is continuing to expand its presence in the genre with the news that it’s adapting The Murderbot Diaries novels from author Martha Wells.

EU Asks Apple, Google To Clarify App Store Risk Management, by Bart Meijer, Reuters

The EU's list of questions also concerns transparency-related issues linked to recommender systems and online advertisements, the commission said, adding that potential next steps include the opening of formal proceedings.

FTC Investigating Adobe Over Making It Too Hard To Cancel, by Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac

The FTC is investigating Adobe, after widespread consumer complaints that the company makes it too hard to cancel app subscriptions.

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