Scharon Harding (via Hacker News): A quote from an anonymous Amazon employee in a Wednesday Business Insider report paints a dire picture. Amazon needs its upcoming subscription version of Alexa to drive revenue in ways that its voice assistant neve…
Lees meerWade Tregaskis: This is just a little snippet that is quite useful for reporting when your GUI thread (the main thread / actor) hangs for a significant amount of time. There are numerous heavier-weight tools for analysing this sort of thing, but I’v…
Lees meerHoward Oakley: Finally, the complete removal of support for PostScript and EPS was recorded as another “deprecation” in the release notes for Sonoma: “macOS has removed the functionality for converting PostScript and EPS files to PDF format. As a re…
Lees meerJason Fried: Once upon a time you owned what you paid for, you controlled what you depended on, and your privacy and security were your own business. We think it’s that time again.Introducing ONCE, a new line of software products from 37signals.Pay …
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, developer): With iOS 17.3, Apple is adding Stolen Device Protection to the iPhone, limiting access to private information just in case someone gets ahold of both your iPhone and your passcode.[…]The update also …
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, developer): The watchOS 10.3 update includes a new Unity Bloom watch face to celebrate Black History Month. Plus bug and security fixes. Previously: watchOS 10.2
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security): Apple today released tvOS 17.3, the third major update to the tvOS 17 operating system that came out last September. tvOS 17.3 comes over a month after tvOS 17.2, an update that brought the revamped Apple TV ap…
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes): Apple does not specify what’s included in the HomePod 17.3 software, and the generic release notes only say that it brings stability and performance improvements. I saw a regression in that the Home app continued showing…
Lees meerSimon B. Støvring: Apple rejected an update to Runestone because its App Store description mentions the app’s price. This text has been included in the description for two years on iOS and for two releases on visionOS. I was inspired by Overcast, wh…
Lees meerMacworld: However, picking a new monitor can be daunting. Not only are there many manufacturers to choose from, but there are also lots of sizes, resolutions, and features to consider–and when we say lots, we mean lots. […] Apple sells displays for …
Lees meerJoe Rossignol: Apple Music Classical was updated today with what appeared to be CarPlay support, but this was quickly reversed in a follow-up update. How about making classical music work for all users by adding scrolling or smaller fonts? Currently…
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, developer, full installer, IPSW): macOS Sonoma 14.3 brings collaborative playlists in Apple Music, so that Apple Music subscribers can create playlists with friends and family members. The software also has an u…
Lees meerApple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6.4. Apple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Monterey 12.7.3. Previously: macOS 14.3 macOS 13.6.3 and macOS 12.7.2
Lees meerPanic (Mastodon): When you buy Prompt, you’ll get both the mobile and desktop apps.[…]MOSH & ETERNAL TERMINAL. Use these two new connection types for mega-stable terminals even if your network connection is garbageQuickly insert your most frequently…
Lees meerAugmental (via Hacker News): The MouthPad^ is a tongue-driven interface that controls your computer, smartphone, or tablet via Bluetooth. Virtually invisible to the world, but always available to you, it is positioned across the roof of your mouth t…
Lees meerGoogle (September 2023, via Hacker News): Google Workspace will no longer support the sign-in method for third-party apps or devices that require users to share their Google username and password. This antiquated sign-in method, known as Less Secure…
Lees meerJoe Rossignol: Netflix has no plans to release an app for Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro headset, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Instead, the streaming service will be accessible through Safari and other web browsers on the headset.[…]Apple rece…
Lees meerApple: Starting today, because of a recent United States Court decision, App Store Review Guideline 3.1.1 has been updated to introduce the StoreKit Purchase Link Entitlement (US), which allows apps that offer in-app purchases in the iOS or iPadOS A…
Lees meerHartley Charlton (Hacker News): The United States Supreme Court today declined to hear separate requests from both Apple and Epic Games in their long-standing lawsuit against each other with regards to App Store rules.[…]As a result of the Supreme C…
Lees meerJesse Squires: A handful of protocol witness mismatches are currently allowed:Non-failable initializers can satisfy failable initializer protocol requirements (as I encountered above)Non-throwing functions can satisfy throwing function protocol requ…
Lees meerMatthias Gansrigler (Mastodon): ScreenFloat powers up your screenshots by allowing you to take screenshots and recordings that float above everything else, keeping certain information always in sight. I’ve known about this app for a long time, but I…
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