HEY Calendar Rejected From the App Store

David Heinemeier Hansson: We’ve spent the last year tackling the number one request for our email service HEY.com: Adding a calendar! David Heinemeier Hansson (Hacker News, 9to5Mac): Apple didn’t even bother to give us a reason this time! I mean, at…

Taxatio Rejected From the App Store

Jesse Squires: Taxatio is a universal app for iOS and macOS. I submitted the same update (version 1.3.0) for both platforms on December 30. The iOS app was accepted within a few hours, which was excellent. However, the macOS update was delayed for a…

From the DF Archive: Mobile Phone Keyboards, Circa 2009

From the DF Archive: Mobile Phone Keyboards, Circa 2009

Ryan Seacrest Tried Making an iPhone Hardware Keyboard Case 10 Years Ago

Clicks: New Hardware Keyboard for iPhone

Clicks: New Hardware Keyboard for iPhone

The Talk Show: ‘Halos and Harps’

[Sponsor] Fantastical

‘Like I Said Many Years Ago, I Never Had a Problem With Drugs, Only With Cops.’

Keith Richards at 80

Niklaus Wirth, RIP

Bertrand Meyer (Hacker News, Slashdot, Reddit): We lost a titan of programming languages, programming methodology, software engineering and hardware design. Niklaus Wirth passed away on the first of January. We mourn a pioneer, colleague, mentor and…

How to Be Optimistic About Technology Now

Nick Heer: If you measure your level of optimism by how much course-correction has been working, then 2023 was a pretty hopeful year. In the span of about a decade, a handful of U.S. technology firms have solidified their place among the biggest and…

Doom at 30

Wouter Groeneveld: On 10 December 1993, John Carmack, John Romero, Sandy Petersen, and the rest of the id Software crew completely changed the world by releasing the most violent and satisfying DOS shooter ever created. Hundreds of so-called “DOOM c…

Apple’s Mac Gaming Push

Raymond Wong (MacRumors, Slashdot): No doubt “losing” in gaming for decades has not been fun for Apple. It’s certainly painful and disappointing for Mac users both new and old, who have to buy a separate PC or console to play AAA games. But in 2023,…

David Feldman Obituary, RIP

Legacy: He earned a BS in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. In 2023, he served as Distinguished Visiting Technologist at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology, and received an honorary Doctor of …

Tip of the Day: Finding Unknown ‘Items’ in Your iCloud Photo Library

Tip of the Day: Finding Unknown ‘Items’ in Your iCloud Photo Library

Devices That Are Not USB C in My Life

Mere Civilian: First, I give my appreciation to the European Union for their efforts in nudging (we all know it was more than a nudge) Apple to support USB C. However, there are still devices in my life that I use daily that are not USB C. Strangely…

3-in-1 Charging Stations

Fernando Silva: I have been on the lookout for a 3-in-1 charging station for my Apple products that doesn’t break the bank. Don’t get me wrong – there are many options for 3-in-1 chargers, but it seems you have to spend upward of $100 or even $200 f…

Gitea Cloud

Gitea (Hacker New): With just a few clicks, you can easily deploy your own Gitea instance on Gitea Cloud. Our team will handle all the maintenance, including backups, upgrades, and more. This allows you to focus on business development without worry…