Natalia Panferova: In this post we are going to explore how we can provide more precise conditions for pattern matching when working with enums in Swift. The most common use case is using switch statements with the where clause to get more control o…
Lees meerHoward Oakley: Fixing problems with iCloud and iCloud Drive is completely different from any other troubleshooting in macOS, because:Almost all problems are delays in or failure of synchronisation.Documentation is almost entirely lacking.There are a…
Lees meerJoel Bruner: My new tool clui, pronounced “clue-ee” offers Command Line Unicode Info with the ability to export to a variety of formats like CSV, JSON, YAML, RTF and more. While I’ve written a few macOS command line tools geared to the Mac Admin lik…
Lees meerAnže Tomić: The other reason I got the Mac mini is how quiet it is, which is very helpful when you record your voice for a living. […] The announcement of the M2 Pro Mac Mini with all those Thunderbolt ports at the back was the day I knew I was goin…
Lees meerAyhan Fuat Çelik: Over the past one and a half years, Stack Overflow has lost around 50% 35% of its traffic (Update: Around 15% of the observed loss seems to be related to the recategorization of the Google Analytics Cookie around May 2022.[…]). Thi…
Lees meerWes Davis: Reddit users have noticed the site unexpectedly removed everyone’s chat history prior to January 1st of this year. Those asking why have been directed to a changelog update from June announcing feature updates to chats (via Mashable). The…
Lees meerSteve Stecklow and Norihiko Shirouzu (via Hacker News): Tesla years ago began exaggerating its vehicles’ potential driving distance – by rigging their range-estimating software. The company decided about a decade ago, for marketing purposes, to writ…
Lees meerRon Amadeo: Google’s newest proposed web standard is… DRM? Over the weekend the Internet got wind of this proposal for a “Web Environment Integrity API. “ The explainer is authored by four Googlers, including at least one person on Chrome’s “Privacy…
Lees meerTim Hardwick (via Dare Obasanjo): Apple has become the target of a £785 million ($1 billion) class action lawsuit on behalf of over 1,500 developers in the UK over its App Store fees, reports TechCrunch.The suit accuses Apple of abusing a dominant p…
Lees meerTom Warren (Hacker News): Microsoft is replacing its Calibri default font with Aptos, a new sans-serif typeface that’s inspired by mid-20th-century Swiss typography. Previously known as Bierstadt, Aptos has been part of Microsoft’s hunt for its new …
Lees meerGarry Knight (via John Gruber): I got a pair of AirPod Pro earbuds and set them up for my personal hearing needs. Later that day I went for a walk in my local woods and literally gasped out loud at hearing the birds I’d been missing for some years!T…
Lees meerRoey Biran (Reddit): Finbar reimagines the Mac’s built–in menu bar search with great features such as fuzzy filtering and tracking of recently selected menu items — without sacrificing an ounce of speed. With Finbar, you’ll unlock the menu bar’s tru…
Lees meerAdam Engst: Then we found Melio, which promises ACH payments for free and has no transaction limits (banks may have their own). Melio makes its money by charging for rush payments, credit card payments, paper checks, and what are essentially payment…
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, enterprise, developer, full installer, IPSW): According to Apple’s release notes, macOS Ventura 13.5 introduces important bug fixes and security updates. Apple recommends that all users install the software.Ther…
Lees meerApple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.8. Apple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. See also: Howard Oakley. Previously: macOS 13.5 macOS 12.6.7…
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security): According to Apple’s release notes for the update, it includes unspecified bug fixes and security improvements. No new features were found during the beta testing period, and Apple’s notes on the software provi…
Lees meerBenjamin Mayo (Hacker News, MacRumors): Facing possible legislation that would require messaging services to offer backdoors in end-to-end encryption, Apple is saying it would rather remove apps like iMessage and FaceTime entirely from the UK market…
Lees meerSara Fischer and Kerry Flynn (Hacker News): CMS licensing was once seen as a lucrative opportunity for publishers looking to grow revenue beyond ad dollars. But WordPress’ continued dominance in the space has made it harder to compete.[…]Vox Media w…
Lees meerKelly Kasulis Cho (via ednl): Mr. Mitnick branded himself the “world’s most famous hacker,” as KnowBe4 called him in a Thursday statement. As the World Wide Web was slowly being adopted across the globe, he broke into the computer systems of compani…
Lees meerHoward Oakley: As some of us learned in the last week, it’s easy to uninstall a troublesome Rapid Security Response (RSR). Several naturally asked why that isn’t possible with a macOS update, pointing out that it was available and worryingly popular…
Lees meerJuri Pakaste (Mastodon): It’s well known that DateFormatter, the main timestamp formatter and parser Apple ships in Foundation, is not particularly fast. It’s flexible and it’s correct, but it takes its time. The newer ISO8601DateFormatter has simil…
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