Magic Monday - July 13, 2026

by Ian Williams

Jul 13, 2026

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This Magic Monday is more deep in the weeds than average, but that doesn't make it less relevant. If anything, I hope it gets the wheels turning so as to not fall victim to the constant march of technological progress (for better or worse). Without further ado...

If We Can't Turn Back Time (Machine)

Apple recently published a support article regarding the end of support for encrypted Mac OS Extended disks in macOS 28 and later. That's a bit obscure, but if you have Time Machine backup disks that are on the older side, that means the data on them will no longer be accessible once upgrading to macOS 28 upon its release. You don't have to let your world be shattered or torn apart, though.

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Siri AI and The Lost Engagement Ring Last year, not long after getting married, our youngest decided to play with and hide my wife’s engagement ring. Last week, your humble pontificator was finally approved for the Siri AI beta waitlist. What the heck is going on that I can link these things together?! Subscribe to keep reading this post newsletter-post-show-join-tokens#openJoin...

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Welcome to the first edition of the Magic Monday newsletter. I'm Ian Williams, your humble curator and opinionator. For far too long, I've seen (and been forwarded) an incredible amount of preposterously bad Mac and Apple information on social media platforms. It is my sincere hope that I can bring clarity, simplicity, informed insight, and probably a bit of sarcasm to your Mac and Apple tech l...

Magic Monday - July 13, 2026

If We Can't Turn Back Time (Machine)

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