I think this has been a bit of a strange week in the world of Apple. Sometimes there are topics that come up that are interesting to me, but carry with them a lot of baggage. The news of Alan Dye departing the company for Meta is one of those
Thanksgiving is maybe the most American of all holidays. We don’t have anything quite like it in the UK, where we do have something analogous to just about everything else. What I like about Thanksgiving is the idea of taking a day to be thankful and grateful for the
I just finished putting up our Christmas tree. It’s a little early this year, but the next few weekends are pretty busy, so this felt like the perfect time to get it done and make sure we get the maximum time out of it. A few years ago we
It’s been a big week for content! I wanted to start off by thanking everyone who sent me such lovely messages after listening to the episode of Cortex I recorded with Hank Green. This one really excited people, which felt great. As I mentioned already, it was such a
I’ve been incredibly fortunate with the lineup of guests I’ve had for the first six episodes of State of the Workflow, and honestly I can’t believe I managed to make this one happen. Speaking with Hank Green for this series was a genuine treat. I’ve been
Hello! I am back from my week away — which, I will say, did not go to plan. A couple of days into last week, Sophia had her first fever. It was a bit of a stressful time for us all, but she’s totally fine and everything passed as normal.
Happy Friday. I am currently on a train on my way to see my barber. My beard has gotten a touch too long, which is much more of a problem these days as Sophia loves to grab it and pull as hard as she can. So, it’s time for
It was a pleasure to have David Pierce of The Verge join me on Cortex this month: Myke talks to The Verge’s David Pierce about the workflow behind his Humane AI Pin review, how he collaborates to make podcasts like The Vergecast, and how his Installer newsletter helps him
There’s a new Pokémon game out this week, which is always an exciting time for me. However, I haven’t had any time to play it yet. That’s the trade-off I need to make these days, as my work and family life allow for a lot less time
This past week has been interesting and exhausting. I’ve spent most of the last seven days focused on social media content for our Cortex Brand products. As I mentioned last week, my friends at Yuzu Studios were over in London so we could shoot photos and videos to promote
Thank you for supporting our fundraising work for St Jude this year. We are so proud of the amount we have raised together. Please read what Stephen has to say, but I want to quote him here as I could never put it better: We just wound down our annual
Happy Friday! I hope your week has been good. We were very happy to pass our goal for the St. Jude campaign last weekend. I’m really looking forward to sharing the final number when it officially closes on Monday. I have a busy weekend ahead. Over the past year
September is almost over — and what a month it’s been. Busy season is underselling it. My time in Memphis went great. It was wonderful to see so many friends, but the work was intense. I ended up spending about four days at St. Jude, including the 12 hours of
It was an honour to work with David and Stephen on the app updates released today by Cross Forward. Most of my time over the past couple of months has been spent on Widgetsmith. I’m really proud of the new features we’ve added to make it easier than
I published a new episode of Cortex today: Myke talks to Casey Newton about his workflow for running Platformer, from idea capture to writing and publishing, and how he balances reporting with access to some of the most powerful people in tech. Casey is one of my favourite reporters in
What a week! It really was as busy as I thought it would be. From getting the iOS 26 versions of Widgetsmith and Pedometer++ ready for launch next week, to reporting on the iPhone event, to making sure I have everything wrapped up before leaving for Memphis this weekend — it
After yesterday’s Apple event, I came away feeling this may have been one of the most solid overall lineups in a very long time. Each of the models has a compelling set of features, and I think this is a strong upgrade year — even if you’re coming from
We’re in it now, folks — it’s well and truly iPhone season. I’m really looking forward to the keynote event on Tuesday. With rumours of a refreshed design for the Pro phones, new AirPods Pro, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and the iPhone 17 Air, it feels like we’
September is here! Well, that’s how it feels to me — even if technically there are still a few days left. This past week we got the iPhone event announcement, and we officially launched our fundraising campaign for St. Jude. Both of these things feel very September to me. So
Every year since 2019, the Relay community has come together to raise money for the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Since then, we’ve raised over $4,000,000 to support their lifesaving mission. I was first introduced to St. Jude nearly 15 years ago, when I
Happy Friday! Sophia is six months old today. It’s wild that we’re already halfway to a year. Some days are amazing, some days are hard — but every day has felt like a blessing. We’re lucky to have her. As I mentioned last week, Relay turned 11 on
There's a new episode of the State of the Workflow series out today: Myke talks to Simone Giertz about her workflow for turning ideas into products, from early sketches and CAD prototypes to manufacturing, launching, and running a product studio alongside her YouTube channel. I’ve followed Simone’
Today marks Relay’s 11th birthday. While each individual year doesn’t carry the same weight as the 5th or 10th, the fact that we’re still here all these years later means a great deal to me. In recent months, there’s been a fresh wave of chatter about
For many years, we’ve been lucky to work with animator HM Boutet on a series of animated videos for Cortex. These videos originally started as something HM produced for their own YouTube channel, and we loved them so much that we commissioned them for the official podcast YouTube channel