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Assessing Steve Jobs' legacy
The biggest Apple story of the week happened 10 years ago, when Steve Jobs died and left the tech world stunned and shaken.
We've got several stories about his legacy, including Cult of Mac founder Leander Kahney's essay on how Jobs injected his best instincts into Apple's DNA. It's the reason Apple didn't crash and burn after Jobs' death.
-- Lewis Wallace, managing editor
News and opinion
Ten years after Steve Jobs’ death on this day in 2011, Apple is thriving when many predicted it wouldn’t. Go back and look at articles published in the wake of his death, and it’s all gloom, gloom, gloom. But a decade on, the company is worth more than $2 trillion, and revenues have nearly tripled.
Plus, more on Steve Jobs:
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Deals
SwitchEasy just kicked off a massive, limited-time sale on iPhone accessories, saving you up to 40% through the Cult of Mac Store. This sale ends on Monday!
Why pay full price when you can get quality ink at a rock-bottom discount?
Believe it or not, there are ways to make your beloved AirPods even better.
Plus, more hardware deals:
Whether it’s your first time editing a PDF or you’re looking for a more efficient way to manage your documents, this Mac app will give you the tools you need.
Reviews
Power banks in the new MyCharge Mag-Lock series use the magnets from Apple’s MagSafe system to attach to an iPhone. They come in 3000mAh, 6000mAh and 9000mAh capacities, with the largest able to triple the length of time a handset can go between charges.
'Acapulco' serves up innocuous snapshot of ’80s Mexican resort life [Apple TV+ review] — www.cultofmac.com
Apple TV+ brings its first bilingual sitcom to audiences with Acapulco, a workplace comedy with a nostalgic bent. Eugenio Derbez produces and stars in this look back at Mexican resort culture in the 1980s. Will audiences continue their love affair with the Latin star?
Plus, more Apple TV+ reviews:
The popular Apple Magic Keyboard turns an iPad into a laptop, but unlike some rivals, it doesn’t include physical media controls. However, the HyperDrive 6-in-1 USB-C Media Hub adds these advanced options.
Need a quick and easy way to give your Apple Watch a high-end look? Check out Juuk’s outstanding Aruna band.
This gadget wraps around your handset and adds physical buttons and joysticks in a design reminiscent of the Switch Lite.
Casetify’s new Halloween case collection is available now from the Cult of Mac Store — with support for iPhone 13 models. Bag yours in time for trick-or-treating!
Setups
There’s nothing like toiling over a computer setup until you get it just how you like it. Of course, that can mean many different things to different people. Some folks’ setups are as austere as a monk’s workbench while others look like Mission Control on steroids.
Having shifted fully to working from home, Marc Drucker found his computer setup running so well and looking so clean that he sent it in to Cult of Mac.
In the world of computer setups, space is often at a premium. When you’ve got computers, displays, peripherals, gadgets and cables, you need some surface area. But not everyone has a big desk.