Jason Snell

I make Six Colors (npub1kyy…8sng) & The Incomparable (npub14j4…hlns) & Upgrade :relayfm: (npub1fu3…k27g) among other things. I've been writing and talking about Apple since back when it was doomed. I lost on Jeopardy!, baby.

From: Mill Valley, CA
Six Colors: https://sixcolors.com/jason
The Incomparable: https://www.theincomparable.com/person/jason-snell/
Relay: https://www.relay.fm/people/Jasonsnell

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2026-05-13 16:07:38 UTC

My podcast game show of making connections between words is back! This one has some big momentum swings.
https://www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/282/

2026-05-01 17:38:02 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: Apple in the Enterprise: The complete 2026 commentary
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/apple-in-the-enterprise-the-complete-2026-commentary/

2026-04-16 15:10:45 UTC

For those who do not pay close attention to Jeopardy! but watched my episode, an update: Jamie Ding, who beat me, is still playing and is now on the fifth longest winning streak of all time.
My episode aired a month ago and yet somehow the story is still updating!

2026-04-06 20:17:49 UTC

I don't know why NASA TV lets those horrible hums at 1.33KHz and 2.66KHz out into the world, but I just filtered them out on my Mac using iZotope and Audio Hijack. 😬

2026-03-28 23:15:10 UTC

Let's go INSERT BASEBALL TEAM NAME HERE
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2026-03-11 15:59:13 UTC

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!
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/ill-take-beach-reading-for-1000-ken/
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2026-03-10 13:02:08 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: MacBook Neo review: Fresh-squeezed laptop
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/macbook-neo-review/

2026-03-04 14:16:09 UTC

Hello MacBook Neo!
https://cdn.masto.host/zeppelinflights/media_attachments/files/116/171/326/029/499/745/original/041ddf7a46daf3cf.jpg
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2026-02-26 17:50:28 UTC

Apple F1 coverage in US will default to F1 TV broadcast, but you can also choose Sky. Both will work in multiview, and Apple’s doing a bunch of multiview presets so people don’t have to fuss with the UI. 4K HDR w/ 5.1 audio, looks like a really thoughtful package.

2026-02-24 17:36:22 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@shire_reckoning_west/116126786527684842
RIP Boromir
#note1hdp…6m5g

2026-02-23 19:23:12 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: Apple in 2025: The Six Colors report card
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/2025reportcard/

2026-01-30 16:46:39 UTC

Now live on Upgrade:
https://relay.fm/live

2026-01-29 21:35:39 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: Apple announces all-time quarterly record of $143.8B
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/apple-announces-all-time-quarterly-record-of-143-8b/

2026-01-06 00:21:25 UTC

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for the record, the deranged headline was:
Withings thinks of its latest smart scale as a ‘longevity station’
sure, longevity station, that's a normal thing to call a scale

2026-01-06 00:20:48 UTC

Saw a totally deranged headline this morning and after briefly recoiling and shaking my head I realized it's CES, where covering deranged announcements is mandatory for the tech press.
I am so glad that I no longer ever have to go to CES.

2025-12-23 19:26:26 UTC

Well it happened. @npub16jd…rlnl discontinued Transmit for iOS in 2018 but it finally ceased to function for me this week. I used it all the time.

2025-12-13 03:02:48 UTC

RE: https://zeppelin.flights/@incomparable/115707917401241493
Crazy 1970s movie that likens time to a freeway.
#note1pmm…tnk5

2025-10-13 21:34:31 UTC

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2025-10-13 21:30:07 UTC

New Upgrade: It's a new and vibrant era for Upgrade, as we discuss Apple TV changes, iPad software updates, and immersive NBA games. Myke reviews Apple's F1 TV strategy, while Jason comes up with a winning TV idea and reviews the iPhone Air.
https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/585

2025-09-24 19:20:54 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: Charting the path of the A19 Pro
https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/09/charting-the-path-of-the-a19-pro/

2025-09-04 22:35:56 UTC

So many good and bittersweet memories at 21A over the years, including a post-layoff lunch, the greatest TV Talk Machine meetup, a bunch of tech lunches, and a bunch of Giants pre-games. Someone better save Hell or High Watermelon Wheat.
https://mastodon.social/@harrymccracken/115148402487882280

2025-09-03 21:51:18 UTC

For an SF novel that's partially about how someone who resembles Putin might use technology to remain in power eternally, check out Where The Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler:
https://www.raynayler.net/where-the-axe-is-buried.html
https://mastodon.social/@BenRiceM/115142504948647421

2025-08-15 16:51:30 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: Get started with folder automation in macOS Tahoe
https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/08/get-started-with-folder-automation-in-macos-tahoe/

2025-05-23 19:06:42 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: Sam and Jony and skepticism
https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/05/sam-and-jony-and-skepticism/

2025-04-25 19:14:59 UTC

"these products have had a long life" has a very different meaning for tech products than it does for, y'know, _thermostats_
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114400136303298054

2025-04-02 04:29:14 UTC

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We love Val Kilmer at The Incomparable. So many episodes. I want to go to dog heaven. So you'll hammer later. Skeet Surfing. And all that Madmartigan stuff.
https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/val-kilmer/

2025-04-02 03:57:21 UTC

Kilmas forever.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html

2025-03-29 03:01:23 UTC

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no more Apple logo good, two out dots bad, don't love the solo logos

2025-03-07 19:59:04 UTC

This has always been a huge part of the problem with Apple's strategy here -- you're asking app developers to become faceless back-end processors for information to be mined by Siri. If the future of phones is using AI assistants, then the future of apps is to be grist for the mill. Hard to envision a lot of app developers being willing to work extra hard to be fed into the wood chipper.
https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/114122893893005514

2025-03-07 19:48:12 UTC

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Just to reiterate something we discussed on @npub1fu3…k27g few weeks ago:
* Apple got all the benefit of announcing these features last June, when it needed to change the narrative about it embracing AI
* Now when nobody's really looking they announce they won't ship till iOS 19, they'll take a few shots but it's not going to undo what the 2024 PR and marketing blitz did
* I'm sure that Apple executives are comfortable making that trade
* We must be even more skeptical about WWDC 25 announcements

2025-03-07 19:38:09 UTC

Just posted on Six Colors: Apple delays some anticipated Apple Intelligence features
https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/03/apple-delays-some-anticipated-apple-intelligence-features/

2025-02-21 02:00:21 UTC

A new episode of Downstream is live!
Super Bowl streaming, NFL dreams, and TV picks from us and listeners. (Downstream+ subscribers also get: Seeking "Paradise" on broadcast TV, Netflix taunts Apple TV users, and a SNL50 triumph.)
http://relay.fm/downstream/89

2025-02-16 16:52:05 UTC

I loved this book as a kid and bought a used copy when it came up here a few months ago. It's really amazing. https://mastodon.art/@MichaelWhelan/114014466951884109

2025-01-23 04:13:17 UTC

Actual question was, "Jason is it a coincidence that this antifascist film is this week's selection?" No it is not.
https://zeppelin.flights/@incomparable/113875294844036516

2024-12-04 22:26:48 UTC

There aren't so many silly, fun Mac apps like this these days. (There used to be a ton, back in the 80s and 90s.)
Festivitas! by @npub1hy8…75kk
https://sixcolors.com/link/2024/12/festivitas-hangs-holiday-lights-on-your-mac/

2024-11-20 18:36:10 UTC

If only they had any alternative distribution avenue for their app, like on the Mac.
https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/113516469230080020

2024-11-20 15:56:11 UTC

Enough is enough. It's time for the era of exclusive app stores and tight control to end. Apple has already solved this problem. The Mac is the way forward.
https://sixcolors.com/offsite/2024/11/the-app-store-era-must-end-and-the-mac-is-the-model/

2024-11-19 19:45:36 UTC

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this time of year it's 7:30 and it feels like midnight

2024-11-19 19:35:17 UTC

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we have a Friday curling league at 7:30 and it's like we're going into the depths of space

2024-11-04 22:11:06 UTC

Not the most exciting sticker, but I'll take it!
https://cdn.masto.host/zeppelinflights/media_attachments/files/113/426/973/653/042/239/original/091c5cf0c33694c2.jpeg

2024-10-16 23:12:37 UTC

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No, I have the problem - you _are_ the problem

2024-10-16 22:02:22 UTC

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you're part of the problem Scott

2024-10-16 17:47:40 UTC

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Pens yes, buttons no

2024-10-16 17:00:52 UTC

Just bought a Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft (what a name) to review. I hope their color display isn't as bad as Kobo’s!
https://mastodon.social/@blankbaby/113317453347043491

2024-10-08 20:47:10 UTC

Google just doesn’t care about indie developers or users that rely on their apps
https://social.panic.com/@panic/113273222385009576

2024-09-20 18:11:21 UTC

Cofounder quiz https://stjude.org/relay
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2024-09-16 23:09:05 UTC

When in the Bay Area, enjoy curling at the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club in Oakland. You'll find that the hog line on sheet 4 is sponsored by a familiar website.
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2024-09-09 16:40:59 UTC

Getting closer to glow time
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2024-09-02 20:30:08 UTC

New Upgrade: Jason and Myke preview what will happen at next week's Apple event. What new features will the new iPhones have? How will the Apple Watch transform? How will Apple Intelligence be featured? To the winner goes the glory.
https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/527

2024-08-08 17:02:08 UTC

Here's a nice piece explaining how Apple's new intrusive permissions demands will end up leading to a developer degrading the quality of his software in order to get out of Apple's way.
https://www.stclairsoft.com/blog/2024/08/07/sequoias-weekly-permission-prompts-for-screen-recording/

2024-08-06 22:38:36 UTC

I know, I know, "security." This shows utter contempt for the user.
I was just asked to authorize an app that I've used SINCE THE 1990s so it would continue working for a week. And next week I guess it'll ask again?
You have to let the user say, somewhere, "never ask me again--always allow."
https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/112916905882020099

2024-06-21 19:03:03 UTC

It's me, trendsetter
https://mastodon.social/@burritojustice/112656029780127228