Thoughts on Apple

Gruber has a harsh—I think _too_ harsh—take on 1password. I’m here to say that I remain a happy 1password user.

Dan Moren has a [good write up of AppleCare One at _Six Colors_](https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/apple-announces-applecare-one-a-device-coverage-bundle-program/), detailing the new warranty bundle program. The list of the individual AppleCare prices helped me decide if it was a good deal for me.

Between unhappiness at the continued inflexibility of iPadOS hindering the glorious hardware of the M4 iPad Pro and the release of the new M4 MacBook Air, I’ve been considering consolidating my personal mobile computing to the new Mac. But one missing thing stopped me cold.

The streaming service called Tubi is one of the official ways to stream the Super Bowl this year, and I noticed they have a native app for the Vision Pro. I’m sure it’s not using any of the Vision Pro’s real promise for sporting events, but I’ll try it out anyway.

Anyone reading this should [turn on Advanced Data Protection](https://support.apple.com/en-us/108756), which encrypts iCloud backups, which aren’t encrypted by default. (Make doubly sure that you have your Recovery Key protected if you do). Once you do, even Apple can’t decrypt your backups, even if asked by a government.

I’ve been using the new display modes in visionOS 2.2 since they came out in beta, including on four plane trips and one day in my van. As the article says, “…if it’s not in killer app territory, it’s at least right next door to it.”

Apple working with Sony for hand controller support is great news, if true. The hand controls are good, but they’re not good enough for a lot of games.