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I used to love the in depth reviews of macOS from John Siracusa. They aren’t the same since then, but I still tend to look to Ars for a full review before upgra

I used to love the in depth reviews of macOS from John Siracusa. They aren’t the same since then, but I still tend to look to Ars for a full review before upgrading. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/macos-14-sonoma-the-ars-technica-review/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/macos-14-sonoma-the-...

mig39 3y ago
Those reviews were the best. But you could tell they took a lot of time to write and prepare. Talk about thorough!
rmorey 3y ago
I agree, no one does it like Siracusa did. But I do quite like the MacStories reviews of macOS by John Voorhees: https://www.macstories.net/stories/macos-sonoma-the-macstories-review/ https://www.macstories.net/stories/macos-sonoma-the-macstori...
- lostlogin 3y ago
  There is no way anyone familiar with the guy wouldn’t already know this, but his podcast Hypercritical was great and has aged well. His is 1/3rd of ATP and there is content overlap. The main problem I find is that once he has complained about something, I can’t unsee it. It’s heavily Apple focussed and gives a lightweight and often hilarious version of his old reviews. Episode 96 ‘Windows of Siracusa County’ was amazing. https://atp.fm/ https://atp.fm/
  - kstrauser 3y ago
    Hah! Yes, I cursed him a few times for making me unable to see something slightly wrong. Like, friends don't point out kerning mistakes to friends. That stuff needed a content warning.
jccalhoun 3y ago
Since he has left his day job I was hoping he would start writing them again but that hasn't happened.
- bombcar 3y ago
  If ever there was a case for a “per release” patreon that would be one.
- adiabatty 3y ago
  He has RSI, so most of those reviews were dictated into a microphone. Nowadays, most of his microphone time goes into podcasts like <https://atp.fm https://atp.fm>, and he doesn’t have to worry about the voice recognition screwing up.

mig39 3y ago

Those reviews were the best. But you could tell they took a lot of time to write and prepare. Talk about thorough!

rmorey 3y ago

I agree, no one does it like Siracusa did. But I do quite like the MacStories reviews of macOS by John Voorhees: https://www.macstories.net/stories/macos-sonoma-the-macstories-review/ https://www.macstories.net/stories/macos-sonoma-the-macstori...

lostlogin 3y ago
There is no way anyone familiar with the guy wouldn’t already know this, but his podcast Hypercritical was great and has aged well. His is 1/3rd of ATP and there is content overlap. The main problem I find is that once he has complained about something, I can’t unsee it. It’s heavily Apple focussed and gives a lightweight and often hilarious version of his old reviews. Episode 96 ‘Windows of Siracusa County’ was amazing. https://atp.fm/ https://atp.fm/
- kstrauser 3y ago
  Hah! Yes, I cursed him a few times for making me unable to see something slightly wrong. Like, friends don't point out kerning mistakes to friends. That stuff needed a content warning.

jccalhoun 3y ago

Since he has left his day job I was hoping he would start writing them again but that hasn't happened.

bombcar 3y ago
If ever there was a case for a “per release” patreon that would be one.
adiabatty 3y ago
He has RSI, so most of those reviews were dictated into a microphone. Nowadays, most of his microphone time goes into podcasts like <https://atp.fm https://atp.fm>, and he doesn’t have to worry about the voice recognition screwing up.