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Fake Bitcoin Wallet in the App Store

vrijdag 15 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Even_Fan9110: I got C$ 150k drained from my all my accounts right in front of my eyes after I put my seed phrase into this fake app from the apple Apple Store. I can’t believe apple lets apps like this on their App Store. Beware people don’t downloa…

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Xcode 15: “no platform load command found”

vrijdag 15 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Wade Tregaskis: Apple’s new linker appears to be much more pedantic than the old one – it warns about a lot of things that the old one didn’t care about. One of these is missing platform load commands: /Users/SadPanda/Documents/vmaf/libvmaf/ld:1:1: …

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Nitro 2024.1

donderdag 14 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Gentlemen Coders: Flexible storage options, camera support, and editing tools unmatched by any app. […] Create smart albums, and organize your Apple Photos library. Nitro reads RAW Power edits. Everything syncs over iCloud! Prefer to manage your fil…

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DealMachine Subscription Cancellations

donderdag 14 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

John Gruber (Mastodon): I downloaded the app and signed up; immediately after confirming your email address, you get sent to a screen in the app where you choose from account tiers to begin a free trial. The lowest tier is $100/month, the highest is…

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Digital Services Act Compliance: App Store

donderdag 14 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple: You’ll be asked to disclose whether or not you’re a trader under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) in order to stay compliant across regions when distributing on the App Store. If you’re distributing content as a trader, the DSA…

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DMA Compliance: Google

donderdag 14 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Google: Changes to Search results: We have now implemented more than 20 product changes, including the introduction of dedicated units and chips to help users find comparison sites in areas like flights, hotels and shopping. We have removed some fea…

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DMA Compliance: Custom External Link Designs

donderdag 14 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple: Developers who’ve agreed to the Alternative Terms Addendum for Apps in the EU have new options for their apps in the EU: Alternative app marketplaces. Marketplaces can choose to offer a catalog of apps solely from the developer of the marketp…

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DMA Compliance: Web Distribution of iOS Apps in EU

woensdag 13 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (MacRumors, 9To5Mac, Hacker News, Slashdot): Web Distribution, available with a software update later this spring, will let authorized developers distribute their iOS apps to EU users directly from a website owned by the developer. Apple will …

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Downie’s Anti-Piracy Scare Tactic

woensdag 13 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

dario (Reddit): It is being reported on Reddit that Downie 4 (a video downloader app developed by Charlie Monroe Software) contains code for a popup that claims to have deleted random files on the computer as a ‘punishment’ for allegedly using a pir…

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Most Subscriptions Apps Do Not Make Money

woensdag 13 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Hartley Charlton (Mastodon): The “State of Subscription Apps” report comes from RevenueCat (via TechCrunch), a prominent mobile subscription toolkit provider. With nearly 30,000 apps utilizing its platform for monetization management, RevenueCat is …

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Mac Stuck in Recovery After Login

dinsdag 12 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

After writing on my report card that all my Apple hardware was working reliably, I’ve now started having what may be hardware trouble with my 2019 Intel MacBook Pro. Sometimes, whether I’m using it or it’s just sitting there, it will let out the sne…

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Microsoft Ending Windows Subsystem for Android

dinsdag 12 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Microsoft (via Hacker News, 9to5Mac): Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android™️ (WSA). As a result, the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all applications and games dependent on WSA will no longer be supported beginning March …

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Features Lost Across Versions of macOS

dinsdag 12 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Michael Schmitt: Article Do You Use It? How TidBITS Readers Install macOS Updates - TidBITS says that “Some people even wait until Apple announces or even releases the next macOS version, under the theory that it somehow isn’t fully baked until then…

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PopChar 10

maandag 11 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Ergonis Software: An improved user interface that balances classic functionality with modern aesthetics Enhanced magnifier providing improved information and shortcuts for characters, making inspection and insertion of special characters more intuit…

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How AirPort Changed Everything

maandag 11 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

The Serial Port (via David Kopec): “No wires.” This simple phrase from Steve Jobs during Apple Airport’s debut in 1999 contained more than a decade of history behind it. Follow along as we chart the perilous and unbelievable journey of wireless netw…

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Amazon Buy Box May Not Offer the Best Deal

maandag 11 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Ashley Belanger (via Slashdot): Amazon rigged its platform to “routinely” push an overwhelming majority of customers to pay more for items that could’ve been purchased at lower costs with equal or faster delivery times, a class-action lawsuit has al…

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Mac Dialog in Auto Layout vs. SwiftUI

maandag 11 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Christian Tietze (Mastodon): On Mastodon, we had a discussion about whether you are more or less productive with SwiftUI or UIKit/AppKit. Der Teilweise (@[email protected]) chimed in with an actual, measurable benchmark: a flexible-width window…

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App Marketplaces Will Stop Working If You Travel Outside the EU

vrijdag 8 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Benjamin Mayo (AppleInsider, MacRumors): iOS 17.4 in the European Union brings Apple’s first operating system release that complies with the regulatory framework of the Digital Markets Act. This includes support for alternative app stores — or as Ap…

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Apple Tweaks New EU App Store Business Terms

vrijdag 8 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (MacRumors): To make it easier for more developers to sign up for the new terms, we’ve removed the corporate entity requirement that the Addendum must be signed by each membership that controls, is controlled by, or is under control with anoth…

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DropDMG 3.6.7

vrijdag 8 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

DropDMG 3.6.7 is a maintenance update to my app for creating and working with Mac disk image files. This version improves the reliability of positioning icons on the mounted .dmg file and includes various documentation and Sonoma updates. Some inter…

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audioOS 17.4

vrijdag 8 maart 2024 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Juli Clover (release notes): With HomePod Software 17.4, Siri is able to learn what a user’s preferred media service is, eliminating the need to set a third-party app as the default or include an app name when asking Siri to play content. […] Apple …

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