UPDATE 2024-09-03
Will try to keep a running list here for ease of reference in rough order of mac-relatable techy'ness or something like that:
Mac Web and Tech websites:
Podcasts:
Original Post
It's weird, but there are more Mac users than ever, but it seems the wide diversity of many different Mac tech blogs has gone down. Perhaps I'm wrong about this?
I now only visit these for news and rumors:
MacRumors.com
(no longer visit 9to5 as they keep injecting too much of their politics in their pieces so haven't visited in couple of years)
And on the more tech side:
AppleInsider.com
tidbits.com
Those seem to be the only ones that remotely still get into deeper technical topics that pro/enthusiasts would care about (and macrumors really doesnt do that, but they are more for the news and rumors). Like some of the areas of tech development are basically never mentioned in the Mac/tech press (even developing new tech that has been expanding over the last 5-10 years, eg, U.2 drives, EDSFF, optical networking that now has hit 400Gbps over the last couple of years, that CAT8 regular copper ethernet can do 40gbps, etc).
For example, no one in the wider press even mentioned something basic like the Times and Courier fonts no longer are part of macOS Sonoma as I found out per this thread. No sites even reviewed Xerox's and HP's top color laser printers. Right now, Mac pro's can't even discern what random U.2/U.3 drives might work on a Mac, and no tech site has bothered to test such basic high capacity SSDs on a Mac, something that would have happened in the past, I think.
And I realize as time has gone on, the more pro tech sites have gone away. Most sites today just seem to blast out the same boring news bits, boilerplate on some .rev apple release with near zero tech insight, and really bring not much to the table beyond a press release. Frankly the tech depth that some of the retro YouTube channels and retro sites far outstrip the mainstream Mac/tech press.
For non Mac specific sites, I've recently found these 2 sites and I like some of what they do too.
www.servethehome.com
www.storagereview.com
Just curious what some of your 'go to' cool real deep tech sites are that actually keep you apprised of real developments in tech, or have they all evaporated?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Will try to keep a running list here for ease of reference in rough order of mac-relatable techy'ness or something like that:
Mac Web and Tech websites:
- https://www.appleinsider.com
- https://www.macrumors.com
- https://www.macintouch.com
- https://tidbits.com
- https://eclecticlight.co/category/macs/
- https://blog.greggant.com/
- https://macperformanceguide.com/
- https://www.xlr8yourmac.com/
- https://www.servethehome.com/
- https://www.storagereview.com/
Podcasts:
Original Post
It's weird, but there are more Mac users than ever, but it seems the wide diversity of many different Mac tech blogs has gone down. Perhaps I'm wrong about this?
I now only visit these for news and rumors:
MacRumors.com
(no longer visit 9to5 as they keep injecting too much of their politics in their pieces so haven't visited in couple of years)
And on the more tech side:
AppleInsider.com
TidBITS
tidbits.com
Those seem to be the only ones that remotely still get into deeper technical topics that pro/enthusiasts would care about (and macrumors really doesnt do that, but they are more for the news and rumors). Like some of the areas of tech development are basically never mentioned in the Mac/tech press (even developing new tech that has been expanding over the last 5-10 years, eg, U.2 drives, EDSFF, optical networking that now has hit 400Gbps over the last couple of years, that CAT8 regular copper ethernet can do 40gbps, etc).
For example, no one in the wider press even mentioned something basic like the Times and Courier fonts no longer are part of macOS Sonoma as I found out per this thread. No sites even reviewed Xerox's and HP's top color laser printers. Right now, Mac pro's can't even discern what random U.2/U.3 drives might work on a Mac, and no tech site has bothered to test such basic high capacity SSDs on a Mac, something that would have happened in the past, I think.
And I realize as time has gone on, the more pro tech sites have gone away. Most sites today just seem to blast out the same boring news bits, boilerplate on some .rev apple release with near zero tech insight, and really bring not much to the table beyond a press release. Frankly the tech depth that some of the retro YouTube channels and retro sites far outstrip the mainstream Mac/tech press.
For non Mac specific sites, I've recently found these 2 sites and I like some of what they do too.
ServeTheHome Server Storage and Networking Reviews
ServeTheHome, founded in 2009, is the place to learn more about servers, storage, and networking gear
Home
StorageReview.com is a world leading independent storage authority. While storage reviews is in the name, we look at the entire IT stack.
www.storagereview.com
Just curious what some of your 'go to' cool real deep tech sites are that actually keep you apprised of real developments in tech, or have they all evaporated?
Thanks for your thoughts.
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