Release notes, feature deep dives, and announcements for Velocity, FamilyCloud, and Recovery.
We ran 15 Windows titles through Velocity on a Mac mini M4 (16GB) with GPTK 4. Most hit 60 fps. A few surprise overperformers. Two titles that still need work.
Read more →Why we built FamilyCloud: the case for owning your own data
Every major cloud service monetizes your data in some way. We built FamilyCloud because we wanted a ...
Jun 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Velocity Early Access: everything in v1.0
Velocity is now in early access. Here's what's in the first build: the full retro game library, era ...
Jun 5, 2026 · 4 min read
What hardware you actually need to run FamilyCloud
The Mac mini M4 is the ideal FamilyCloud server: fanless under load, 24W idle, fits behind a TV, and...
Jun 3, 2026 · 6 min read
How file carving works: finding deleted files at the sector level
When you delete a file, the data isn't erased — the filesystem just marks that space as available. S...
May 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Cabinet Mode: how it works under the hood
Cabinet Mode turns a Mac mini into a dedicated arcade box. Here's the technical story: how Velocity ...
May 27, 2026 · 5 min read
SkyFire Recovery vs. sending your drive to a lab: what's actually different
Professional data recovery labs charge $300–$3,000 and take weeks. SkyFire Recovery runs on your Mac...
May 20, 2026 · 4 min read
WWDC 2026: What Apple's announcements mean for Skyfire Works
GPTK 4, Metal 4 with Frame Interpolation, Foundation Models for on-device AI, and App Intents for Si...
Jun 9, 2026 · 6 min read