In Praise of Control Center: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
@jablair @leebennett Yes, but often the old version still works with the new OS.
Sunsetting Parse: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
Glider Pro on GitHub: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
Meet iCloud’s Great-grandfather: iTools: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
VMware Fusion: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
It also gave me an error about not being able to purchase (I was updating) because I was using a sandbox account (I wasn’t).
Mac App Store won't let me update apps. pic.twitter.com/HHHaB1jwMd
The 2015 Panic Report: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Numbers 3.6.1 for Mac Review: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Lightroom 6.4: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
A Modern Network Operation: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
BBEdit 11.5: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@danielpunkass Or, rather, it looked like it worked because validation with clock set ahead worked. But the testing sandbox didn't work.
@danielpunkass I think I just double-clicked the .cer file and accepted the default, which didn't work.
@danielpunkass I wonder if it’ll work for @ccgus and others who filed bugs. twitter.com/ccgus/status/6…
@danielpunkass Thanks! Crucially, you have to install it in the System keychain, not your user or other keychain (even if they are unlocked)
@wklj Thanks for the tip, but that doesn't seem to be the issue here.
@wklj Could be the font rendering because the fonts look similar when zoomed in.
@wklj You don't see a difference between the November vs. December/January statements?
@pbur rdar://24395087
@joesteel At first I thought it was due to a change in 10.11.3, but the November PDFs still look fine. The PDF Producer is unchanged.
Not sure what changed, but PDFs for Chase credit card statements are now unreadable in Preview unless you zoom way in.
Twitter Has Stopped Showing Ads to Some VIP Users: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Marvin Minsky, RIP: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Amazon’s Customer Service Backdoor: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
7 Scandalous Weird Old Things About the C Preprocessor: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
The Story Behind F.lux: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Anywhere But Medium: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Unsteady Platform: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Exploring Swift Dictionary’s Implementation: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
iPhone 5se Rumors: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
If it takes a day for a build to “process” after you upload it but before you can submit, that should count towards the review time.
Brave Browsers: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Localized Hardware: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Localized Hardware: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Localized Hardware: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Localized Hardware: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Mobile Safari Tips: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Not Out to Get You: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
eaglefiler EagleFiler 1.6.7 is now available: c-command.com/blog/2016/01/2…
@mcelhearn @packagesdev Working on it. There’s a problem with the database. Some pages are still available via WP Super Cache.
@kevinhoctor rdar://24282592
@simX After I swipe from the lock screen to the keyboard, I have to swipe back left and then right again, or else the Shift key won't work.
@_rbritton I've called several times about this, but they say that for this particular issue they can only help me via iTunes Connect.
This is not the worst bug in the world, but it’s been a thorn in my side every time I use my iPad for 4+ months.
@bmike No, haven't seen that before.
iOS 9.2.1 update worked on the iPhone, but still has the bug since 9.0 where the Shift key doesn't work when entering password until swipe.
@t0mat0 Yeah, that works, but I'm hardwired from years of LaunchBar (which I still use on my main Mac).
@t0mat0 Yes, but it doesn't seem to ever learn which one should be the top hit.
Not really in a rush except Apple told me that if I don't finish phase 2 of the update within 2 weeks, their DB fix for phase 1 will revert.
Trying to update Banking and Tax info in iTunes Connect Contact Us. Says they will reply in 3 business days. It’s been 2 weeks.
@mjtsai iPad mini with Retina display and no Touch ID.
Updated iPad to iOS 9.2.1, tried to enter password, and keyboard froze with solid colored depressed key.
@mcelhearn I thought they changed that in Yosemite, and it works for other apps: rk for ReadKit, me for MarsEdit.
@janl I was actually trying to make a backup, but because of an El Capitan bug I have to manually mount the drive in Disk Utility first.
Why does typing "du" in Spotlight always open SuperDuper instead of Disk Utility?
First Mail crash with 10.11.3, dragging message from one mailbox to another: "store's state couldn't be changed from opening to opened"
Little Things That Can Make Your Life Easier: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Updated the post on iAds: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1…
Once Bitten: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Swift Named Parameters: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Shush Is Now Swish: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@grynspan "Move to Trash" menu command is not enabled unless I select other files and then reselect the first ones. rdar://22990996
Finder’s “Move to Trash” still broken in Mac OS X 10.11.3. :(
@momoney210 I’m glad it was helpful. Thanks for reading.
Why We Automate: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
The Unbugged Sessions Part 1: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Swift Golf: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@mikeash Yep, that’s what happens when I try to print a list, even just of one year.
@GlebBudman @mkalina I was looking for it but didn’t see it. Only visible if you already have an account?
Apple Eliminating Its App and Radio Ads: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Updated Gatekeeper Exploit: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
The Past, Present, and Future of Sketch: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@jjlin Seems like you’re out of luck if you need to test code that’s not yet approved in the Mac App Store.
@jjlin Yeah, I was more wondering about the Mac, where they don’t say what to do.
The Resolution of the Bitcoin Experiment: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
NSStringFromClass and NSClassFromString in Swift: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Interact: Better iOS Contact Management: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Architecture of the Web Inspector: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@jjlin So you are testing code that’s already been approved in the store?
Given that the MAS test environment still seems to be broken, how are people testing for the certificate expiration? mjtsai.com/blog/2015/12/3…
@GlebBudman What format do you use in that case?
The Most Upgradable Portable Mac Ever: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Backblaze Mails Unencrypted Hard Drives: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Don’t Leave an iTunes Store Page Open in iTunes: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Better Translation of Objective-C APIs Into Swift: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@kbaxter @rentzsch I still don’t see an option in Google Maps, but now it seems to auto-pause when speaking directions. And doesn’t resume.
Wow, OmniFocus made it really easy to restore from its automatic backup after I messed things up. And easily synced to all devices.
CloudKit JS: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
How to Fix Stuck Mac OS X Clipboard: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Master List of CarPlay Vehicles: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Intel CPU Bugs of 2015: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Night Shift in iOS 9.3: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Unencrypted iTunes Backups Don’t Include Health Data: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@mjtsai There's a clang bug from 2012: llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.…
Trying to preprocess my Info.plist, but it looks like -traditional no longer eliminates whitespace as described: developer.apple.com/library/mac/te…
Proposal: XCTest Support for Swift Error Handling: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
PayPal’s Poor Security: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
The 15-Year History of iTunes: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Office 2016, Sandboxing, and VBA Code: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
So far it looks like excluding the folders containing my PDF and Web archive files did prevent Spotlight from trying to index them.
@drdrang @danielpunkass Really depends on whether you have lots of files with text content or images/video/audio.
@smorr Yeah. Mail used to run non-full-text queries through SQLite but then switched to Spotlight for those, too. :(
@danielpunkass @siracusa Thanks. I’m used to OmniDiskSweeper, so for now now I’m using @hboon’s tip of running it with sudo.
I would disable Spotlight entirely except that Mail requires it. Maybe solution is to put Mail’s data on a separate volume.
@siracusa @danielpunkass That’s my worry, that excluding filters the search results rather than which files are indexed.
Turns out there are also cache files accumulating from the Web archive Spotlight importer.
@jsonbecker How did you prevent the same problem from happening again when Spotlight rebuilt its index?
@mcelhearn @danielpunkass Not sure why you don't get numbers for the "du" command. Here's what I see (after reset). pic.twitter.com/7K8HEDYVU9
@mpweiher To be more precise, those numbers were for folders. There were more actual text files inside them, of varying sizes.
@danielpunkass After deleting the cache, I still had 60 GB of index files. Not sure why. It’s usually more like 9 GB for the whole folder.
Tentative solution: exclude the folder with most of my PDFs from Spotlight and then reset it (sudo mdutil -E /).
@dafacto I don’t think so.
Based on the contents of the txt files in the Spotlight cache, I think they were left by /System/Library/Spotlight/PDF.mdimporter
@craigmorgan I’ve already reset Spotlight several times recently because it wasn’t finding things, so apparently the cache issue recurs. :(
The command I ended up using was "sudo du -mrd8 /.Spotlight-V100/|sort -n". After restart, still 60 GB of cache files, one that's 3.6 GB.
Just got the "Startup Disk Is Full" message, so back in a few after I restart.
Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions. Surprised at how many people have seen this problem with different causes.
Looks like the culprit is Spotlight. 2592 files in /.Spotlight-V100/Store-V2/6A539762-515B-41E7-80DC-AF1054850499/Cache/ up to 99 MB each.
@mattgemmell If it’s software update downloads, I can’t find where they’re going. Connected to TM destination and .MobileBackups is tiny.
@mcelhearn Virtual memory swap is only about 3 GB and shows up in OmniDiskSweeper.
@mpweiher Good to know. I don’t seem to have anything big in /var/db, though, according to "sudo du".
@craigmorgan I don’t see any errors in Xcode’s Preferences. Did that show up in Console? Files in regular temp folder?
Not sure where the space is being used. Quitting apps doesn’t help, but it comes back after I restart.
Recurring problem since 10.11: in the morning, I'm down to 1.5 GB of free disk space. Over 100 GB not accounted for by OmniDiskSweeper.
Improving the iOS 9 Videos App: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@jsnell I’d be happy to.
Slow Swift Array Type Inference: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Exploring Swift Array’s Implementation: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Generic Collections, SubSequences and Overloading: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Six Colors’ Apple Report Card: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Microsoft Solitaire Was Developed by a Summer Intern: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Apple Mail Ignores Named Anchors: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Command-clicking the filename in Excel 15.17’s title bar doesn’t work. Right-clicking does, though.
@invalidname I think @siracusa or someone was talking about this on a podcast, and how his kid chose Steam.
SecTransformExecuteAsync Considered Confusing: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Five Years of Mac App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Facebook Tests Users’ Reaction to Crashes: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Swift 2.2 Release Process: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Clearing the App Store Cache: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Swift Bracing: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
And, again, the El Capitan bug where encrypted external volumes don’t mount or prompt for the passphrase—have to unlock from Disk Utility.
Really sick of this El Capitan regression where PDF pages are displayed in white for a second or two before they draw.
@cwood I'm not aware of a file format for Google Docs, so how do you back it up? Export to .docx?
Google Docs Data Loss: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Why the 2012 non-Retina MacBook Pro Still Sells: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Government Encryption Registration and SNAP-R: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Unexpected iCloud Music Library Downloads: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Nintendo, Two Years Later: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@etresoft Not this time. My guess is that it would have worked, but I was in the middle of other stuff.
@mjtsai I was trying to partition a hard disk. Defeat?
Shuffle in iOS 9.2’s Music App: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@nriley No, but I just used diskutil.
@z31r4m That was worked for me in the past, but in this case it wouldn't even erase the disk.
Disk Utility in El Capitan just doesn't work for partitioning. Says it's doing something but just hangs without even unmounting.
@mjtsai Calendar is still going, and up to 6.6 GB of RAM. Time to kill it I guess.
Calendar has been laboring for 10 minutes and 3 GB of RAM to generate a PDF archive of 2015. Progress bar at 0%. (Fantastical can't print.)