ClassicHasClass
As is typical here in the Floodgap lab, it all started so innocently: rebuilding a flaky Apple Workgroup Server 9150, the odd duck of the Workgroup Server line and older cousin to our beloved Apple Network Server. And then I just had to pimp it out for MkLinux. Before the sui generis IBM...
Adactio: Links
Alex takes issue with my post giving kudos to Apple for concentrating on bugfixes in the latest version of Safari, and he brings receipts. He makes a very compelling case, backed up with data. But when it comes to Chrome’s shipping of the half-baked prompt API, I’m not sure he gets just how badly...
Prime Number
Today, Apple released Developer OS 27 Beta 3 for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS. Did I miss any? Oh yeah, there’s watchOS. As usual, I’m crazy enough to install these Beta Operating Systems on my main devices. Previous two beta releases had their own share of issues and I’m hoping its...
Matthew Haughey
It's kind of incredible that these days, barely a day goes by that I don't think about AOL Instant Messenger (or AIM, as I'll call it throughout) at some point.That statement doesn't make sense on the face of it even to me, since I only used AOL in the 1990s for a short time before I found cheaper...
Adactio: Journal
I give Apple a hard time. That’s mostly due to how they treat the web on their own mobile devices. Though iOS ostensibly supports the ability for websites to be added to the homescreen, they make it so difficult for users to do, the functionality is practically worthless. It’s dispiriting to see...
Matthew Haughey
“You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.”— Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)I like to live on the edge so whenever WWDC takes place and Apple releases new OS software to developers, I grab a copy immediately, because yolo.I haven't noticed too many big changes...
Chris Enns
By now you've probably heard or seen plenty of reactions, reviews, and commentary to Apple's WWDC keynote yesterday so feel free to skip mine a day late. I used my Threads account to post my reactions / thoughts about the keynote as I was watching it and figured I'd archive them here since Threads...
ClassicHasClass
It's time for another save point in the continuing saga of the various ROMs for the Apple Network Server, Apple's first through-and-through Unix server (previously, previously). The Apple Network Server was only ever officially able to boot AIX, IBM's proprietary Power ISA-specific Unix, though it...
ClassicHasClass
I almost never buy e-books, but I decided to spring for an electronic copy of David Pogue's Apple: The First 50 Years to see if I even wanted to bother with the hardcover. Previously the essential tome on Apple (and especially Mac) history was Owen Linzmeyer's Apple Confidential, still on my shelf...
Chris Enns
The MacBook Neo is the first Apple laptop to be powered by an A series chip, the A18 Pro, which is what's in the iPhone 16 Pro models. I thought we'd get here sooner than we did, given the A series has been in iPads and Apple TV hardware since 2010.It starts at $799CAD for the 256GB model, and...
ClassicHasClass
Grateful acknowledgement made to the several former Apple employees who materially contributed to this entry. This article wouldn't have been possible without you! Here's why I need to do inventory more often. This is an Apple prototype ROM I am ashamed to admit I found in my own box of junk...
Andre Franca
This post is not a tutorial, but rather my account of the process of migrating my photos from iCloud to Immich and how my Raspberry Pi has been able to run it without many issues. Before you ask why I made the switch: I’ve been using Android since 2024, and the only decent solution that would give...
ClassicHasClass
A very happy holiday season and Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it (timezone may vary). Also, I don't think I nearly say thanks enough to my regular patrons through Ko-fi, and I want to also thank them on behalf of the geriatric systems their generosity — and all of you who have...
Adrian's Corner
I love the take from Valve engineers on their philosophy for the Steam devices: We don’t block anyone from doing what they want to with their device. […] This is your device, your computer, you own it, you can mod it and extend it in any way. Compare that to Apple’s stewardship where they...
vkirov
On August 24, 2011, Apple’s co-founder and visionary leader Steve Jobs resigned as Chief Executive Officer due to ongoing health issues. This moment marked the end of a remarkable chapter in Apple’s history and the broader world of technology. Jobs remained as Chairman of the Board, while Tim Cook...
M.G. Siegler
The below post was originally published on February 21, 2024 on Spyglass.If you start me upIf you start me up, I’ll never stop.The Rolling Stones song, incidentally the one used to launch Windows 95, is stuck in my head. Because it’s what I keep thinking about while trying to start using the...
M.G. Siegler
The below post was originally published on February 5, 2024 on Spyglass. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here.The year is 2024, and I’ve just been kicked out of a cafe for using a laptop. Well, technically I wasn’t kicked out, but rather was asked to put my laptop away because with the new...
M.G. Siegler
Photo by Miguel Angel Avila on UnsplashHello! It has been a while. But with Spyglass, my new site, now firmly established, I thought I’d start to cross-post some content for this audience as well. Since I’m a firm believer in not letting content wither on the vine simply because it’s no longer...
andrew
There’s currently a spate of negative articles about the Apple Vision Pro. I think these overstate any “failure” of this device, and I’m going to tell you why. Assuming you read on. Zuckerberg got in early with his own negative take, but recently we’ve had some others. You might have seen...
Andre Franca
It’s been three days with my new smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy s24 Ultra, and I confess that it’s been pretty boring. Well, the phone is fast and responsive compared to my old iPhone 11 Pro Max, but my learning curve has been slower than I anticipated, given that I haven’t used Android for at least...
Aaron
The company encourages those who have been holding out hope for a larger iMac to consider the Studio Display and Mac Studio or Mac Mini, which pair a 27-inch 5K screen with a separate computer, compared to the all-in-one design of the iMac. The Verge –...
M.G. Siegler
Apple EventsShort and sweet like candy corn, I guess…Well, I think we all overthought it. As it turns out, there wasn’t too much to read into Apple’s “Scary Fast” event beyond the very surface: “scary” was a reference to the event taking place the night before Halloween and “fast” was a reference...
M.G. Siegler
Reading between the lines of the ‘Scary Fast’ event…A flurry of Apple news, reports, and rumors hit in the past week — so much so that it’s hard to keep up. But you do have to wonder if many of them are related, hence the timing. If so, it likely all centers around the just-announced “Scary Fast”...
Andre Franca
Recently, I was having a bad time with my macbook, and I wrote a post sharing my experiences. Those who know me are aware of my thoughts on technology waste, and how I try to keep and use my devices for as long as they last. There’s one exception, though: a product is so horrible that it makes me...
Andre Franca
I might have mentioned elsewhere my disappointment with my MacBook keyboard, but I need to say it again: Apple’s butterfly keyboard is a piece of garbage. Buying an apple product nowadays, in my experience, revolves only around hyping. It has been a long time that Apple devices “are not recognized...
Andre Franca
I’m definitely feeling a little nostalgic with Apple’s last month announcement that the days of the iPod Touch are over. The first iPod was announced in October 2001, and most people agree that it revolutionized the way we listen to music nowadays. By that time, there were other music players, but...
Andre Franca
Recently, The European Commission announced plans to require a universal charging port for all mobile devices by mid-2024. As reported in many newspapers, their goal is to limit toxic waste, in addition to help consumers, who are mostly require to accumulate lots of cables and chargers. Again,...
Andre Franca
We often need to share a photo with someone special, but what usually goes unnoticed is the amount of metadata that is embedded in every pic we shoot. Even worse is the fact that many apps that we have on our phone work against us and steal these little pieces of information (the metadata) to...
24hourtime
Pical is an iPhone app that uses the 24 hour dial to help you plan your calendar. From the app’s description: A visual calendar to help focus your day. Calendar events are displayed on a 24h clock dial, representing the entire day. Easily keep track of upcoming events with a time-remaining...
DK
The common criticism of the modern news industry is that objective journalism has been replaced by opinion-slanted proselytizing. There’s an interesting slice of the news world where proselytizing was never even at issue. I’m talking about the world of news sites, blogs, magazines, and rumor mills...
Adam Nash
A little less than four years ago, I wrote a post about home prices in Silicon Valley and how they relate to stock prices and Bitcoin. It was one of the most popular posts on my blog from 2017. The original compared housing prices in Palo Alto to a few of the largest technology companies in...
24hourtime
I enjoyed this post by Jack Forster about twilight and dusk on the Apple Watch Solar Face, one of the rare occasions when the Apple design team exploit the 24-hour analog dial. Visit Hodinkee.com for the article.
Adrian
I’ve been using the iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard for a few weeks now. There are plenty of reviews out there, so I’ve just gathered a few things that struck me as annoying / useful / great. Here they are in no particular order. Tips Drawing setup If you place the lower edge of the iPad...
abrad45.com
9to5Mac on HEVC and HEIF: At this year’s jam-packed WWDC 2017, Apple introduced two new camera formats that are included in iOS 11: HEVC and HEIF. In using the new camera formats, Apple estimates users will be able to save up to 50% on storage needs, without any loss in image quality. This...
Adam Nash
I’m writing this post with a bit of trepidation, because talking about Silicon Valley home prices these days is a bit dicey. The surge of the last five years has been shocking, and almost no one I know feels good about how difficult it is for people to buy a new home in Silicon Valley in 2017....
Accidentally Quadratic
A few days ago, Benjamin Encz blogged an excellent writeup of disassembling and reverse engineering UIKit to track down an incident of accidentally quadratic behavior in Apple’s UIKit when adding subviews. I don’t have much to add, but readers of this blog would almost certainly enjoy his post!
John Kary
Today Apple released the next version of their operating system, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. While many herald it as a must-have, the refinements are less revolutionary at the core operating system level, and more focused on integration with iOS-based services. Over the last few years, especially...
Todd Miro
I woke up last week to a brand new world. The business I had grown and nurtured for more than a decade was changed overnight. Steve Jobs decided that I no longer mattered. I've been editing for most of my life. I started out on a CMX 3600, cutting videos on BetaSP and D2 tape. Actually,...
Avid Andrew
As you have probably heard by now, Steve Jobs recently responded to the escalating Adobe-Apple conflict with a detailed and open letter explaining his thoughts on flash. Since the letter was published, there have been numerous responses (1, 2, 3...) to his letter, many of which try and accuse...