Prototypes

Rising from the ashes: Stage Manager

Every year I worked on macOS/iOS, I would get attached to a handful of features that would ultimately get axed.

Jun 8, 2022 • Chris Hynes - cricket

iMail: The email client for everyone (else)?

When I worked on Mail in the early 2000s, every incoming bug report and feature request from users was processed and tracked by me.

May 19, 2022 • Chris Hynes - cricket

Column-view message threading in Mail

I pitched a number of ambitious ideas when I worked on Mail in the early-2000s.

May 19, 2022 • Chris Hynes - cricket

Origin of macOS poof animation

It used to be that when you dragged an item off the Dock and dropped it, the icon would disappear in a puff of smoke and make a satisfying noise.

Feb 23, 2021 • Chris Hynes - cricket

Prototypes: Viewing minimized/recent documents

This was a feature Apple prototyped but never shipped that was near and dear to my heart.

Jul 24, 2020 • Chris Hynes - cricket

In June 2006, Apple shipped the plastic MacBook, available in both black and white.

Feb 12, 2020 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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