Contributing Editor/Tech Columnist @Inc | Get my newsletter: creativeeffort.substack.com | Co-Host primarytech.fm | Email me: me@jasonaten.net
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Very excited that Primary Technology, a show about how tech affects all of our lives, launched today. I'm especially excited to co-host with @stephenrobles, who is really one of the best there is.
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/41SONpG
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1vWb9Q……
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It turns out me being ornery as a co-host won us an award!
Primary Technology is now an AWARD WINNING podcast! Thank you to everyone who voted, and for listening to @JasonAten and me every week 🙏🏻
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Element 2.2 is out with the most-requested feature yet: Auto Adjust. Click Auto, or press ⌘U, and Element sets Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, and Blacks from the photo itself.
And, if you’re comparing 2, 3 or 4 photos side by side, Auto applies to all of them.
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🚨 NOT A DRILL: Primary Tech is nominated for TWO Signal Awards! We’re a finalist for Best Tech Podcast and Best Co-Host team, and you can help us win the Listener’s Choice award
Voting goes through October 15, link below! ⬇️
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You're welcome
Shots fired! Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents via me @TechCrunch
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Part of the impetus for making this app was updating to Raycast V2, which messed up many of my key Shortcuts. Some were set as favorites and even had a Hotkey in Raycast 1.X, but after upgrading, some don't even show up.
You know what's fun? Making an app for Mac and distributing on your own website so you never have to wait for App Store approval and you can send updates ASAP!
Related: Just made a new app for running Shortcuts in the menu bar. $2 or free for my community members: shortcutsmenu.app
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Meta's Muse AI Agent was reading my private messages. I never asked it to.
inc.com/jason-aten/metas-new…
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Contextly 2.0 is out today with a huge update. If you're on iOS 27 or macOS 27, you get Siri app intents and Private Cloud Compute support for features like AI summaries and action steps.
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and on the 27 releases fall back to Private Cloud Compute for long notes. 2.0 also adds five Shortcuts actions, Spotlight, Handoff, uncapped on-device SpeechAnalyzer transcription with a Live Activity in the Dynamic Island.
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You can get Contextly v2.0 in the iOS and Mac App Stores today
apps.apple.com/us/app/contex…
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For the last 12 years, I've wished Apple hadn't killed Aperture. It was most of my favorite tools as a photographer, and somehow it just clicked with the way my brain worked. Obviously, Apple is never bringing it back, but Element is my attempt to build a successor that works
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in almost the same way (but better because it's been, you know, 12 years). inc.com/jason-aten/for-12-ye…
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Also, you can download and try it for free for 7 days at elementphoto.app
Then, use code LAUNCH50 to save 50% off a license (there's no subscription!)
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