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Apple Terminates Epic Account
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Mentioning App Store Fee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Identifying People by Their Browsing Histories: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/3… #mjtsaiblog
Notarized Mac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/3… #mjtsaiblog
Allowing Bug Fixes and Challenging the Guidelines: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/3… #mjtsaiblog
Is macOS Becoming Unmaintainable?: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/3… #mjtsaiblog
Anyone know of a trick for Downcast (for Mac)’s “Local Resources Helper”? It again lost access to the (standard) fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Apple Terminates Epic Games’ Developer Account: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
@TimothyBuckSF Oh, thanks!
@rosyna Has it been announced what the difference in precision is?
@TimothyBuckSF Not sure what you want me to see there?
@mysk_co Yes, at least those are all an order of magnitude smaller and very similar to one another.
Facebook Rejected for Mentioning App Store Fee: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
VMware Fusion 12: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
App Rejected for Using Unofficial Tesla API: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Governments Buying Phone Location Data: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Blanked-Out Spots on Baidu Maps: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Can Thieves Crack 6-Digit iPhone Passcodes?: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
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Privileged Operations on macOS
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/04/2…
Improved KVO in Big Sur… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Objective-Rust: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
iOS 14 Hidden Features: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Stealing Local Files Using Safari Web Share API: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Why Did Mozilla Remove XUL Add-ons?: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Where Did Mac’s Resale Value Go?: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
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Apple, Ireland, and the EU
mjtsai.com/blog/2016/08/3…
Magic Keyboard for iPad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Fortnite for Mac
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2…
Potential
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2…
Facebook Privac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@philstollery I’m not aware of an API. I guess there’s the purchase history in iTunes or the store app. Of course,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@lapcatsoftware @rosyna Yes, the account will be in limbo again soon.
@rosyna I’m not sure. The order says Apple can’t terminate the account of an Epic affiliate, in order to protect Un… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@rosyna Good question. It’s already using their payment system. It sounds like they think their ability to sign/not… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Improved KVO in Big Sur: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Epic Will Stop Updating Fortnite for iOS and Mac: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Facebook SDK Will Not Adopt Apple’s iOS 14 Privacy Prompt: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Unity’s IPO Filing: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Exposure Notifications Without an App: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Potential: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Developer Accounts Nearly Terminated: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Developer Accounts Nearly Terminated: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Developer Accounts Nearly Terminated: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Developer Accounts Nearly Terminated: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Another MacBook Pro Flexgate Lawsuit: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Court Rules on Epic’s Temporary Restraining Order: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
@lapcatsoftware You also explained it well.
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WordPress Bug Fixes Blocked Over IAP
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2…
Apple Files Response to Epic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@kch Could you contact me via e-mail so we can discuss this in more detail?
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Outlining Complaints About the App Store
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1…
Prepear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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App Consoles
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1…
Phil Schiller
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0…
Catalina… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Microsoft Supports Epic’s Injunction: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Pooled SARS-CoV-2 Testing: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
A Primer on Memory Consistency and Cache Coherence: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Subscription or No Subscription?: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Lightroom for iOS Data Loss Bug: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
@rosyna From here on the outside, it’s not apparent that all of these issues are major. And the solutions don’t see… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@rosyna Often times said code causes collateral damage for other users who weren’t having problems before.
@rustyshelf @parrots Exactly. Presumably, the help content is still on a server, so it’s just trading one kind of server switch for another.
@lapcatsoftware Apple has a long history of misrepresenting communications with developers when replying via the press.
@Jon_Alper As far as I can tell, there isn’t in-app sign-up.
Apple Files Response to Epic: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
WordPress Bug Fixes Blocked Over IAP: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Seeking Special App Store Deals: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
@HHackenbecker @lapcatsoftware Apple’s style guide says to use Control-click: help.apple.com/applestyleguid…
Taking Ownership of Rust: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
What Changed Before SwiftUI 1.0: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Russell Kirsch, RIP: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
Weather Apps, After Dark Sky: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/2… #mjtsaiblog
@cdfinder I have been trying to figure that out. Seems like a very narrow benefit. OTOH, I’m not sure there’s much… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@rosyna @isaiah So the idea is that I compiled something myself that prompts for access to resources, it gets modif… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@rosyna @isaiah So it protects against code that has write access to a binary I’m running, but that doesn’t have ac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@rosyna @isaiah What’s to prevent whatever’s modifying the code from just re-signing it (since there was not identity associated, anyway)?
@isaiah @rosyna It’s not obvious to me, either, because I don’t think most users are running unsigned code now. Is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@Freerunnering If you send it to someone else they would need to Control-click and choose Open to run it because it’s not notarized.
@rosyna Yes, it’s cool that works automatically.
Can’t You Just Right-Click?: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Oculus to Require Facebook Accounts: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Apple Silicon Macs to Require Signed Code: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Bill English, RIP: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
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Big Sur Version Numbers
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/07/2…
Epic
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1…
macOS 11.0 Bi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Time to Change the App Store Sales Model: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
AppAdvice Removed From the App Store (in 2015): mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
App Consoles: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Facebook Events vs. the App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
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Apple to Cut Epic Off From iOS and Mac Developer Tools
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1…
Outlining Co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@lapcatsoftware Or Epic could ship an update that uses IAP and then remotely switch it back to direct payments to p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Apple to Cut Epic Off From iOS and Mac Developer Tools: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
@DamienPetrilli Agreed.
@DamienPetrilli He was there a long time but didn’t become an SVP until September 2011. The screenshot was from August.
@DamienPetrilli Maybe because he became an SVP much later?
The Case of the Top Secret iPod: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Epic Sues Over Google Play Store, Too: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Frances Allen, RIP: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Mozilla Signs Fresh Google Search Deal: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
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Phil Schiller Steps Down From SVP
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0…
Microsoft’s xCloud Unavailable on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Epic Direct Payment
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1…
Mozilla Layoffs
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1…
Claris… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@jason_koebler It can store any type of file but doesn’t know how to view or search .msg files (unless you have an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@jason_koebler My EagleFiler app can view and search .eml and mbox files: c-command.com/eaglefiler/
@DamienPetrilli They never talk about Developer Sat.
Outlining Complaints About the App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
XCSSET Mac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
XCSSET Mac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
XCSSET Mac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
XCSSET Mac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
XCSSET Mac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
XCSSET Mac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Epic Direct Payment: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
@kuba_suder let keyPath = \DataStore.users.records[0]
store[keyPath: keyPath].active = true
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Apple Remote-Kills Long-time Developer’s Apps
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0…
Setapp for iOS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Setapp for iOS: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Dithering Preview: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Mozilla Layoffs: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
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Funneling Into Apple News+
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1…
Microsoft’s xCloud Unavailable on iOS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@steipete @arno_app Yeah, that’s partly what I found interesting about the article, but I don’t find the workarounds very satisfying.
@packagesdev Fixed, thanks.
Funneling Into Apple News+: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
“Everything” Apple Gift Cards: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
Apple Legal vs. Prepear: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
SwiftUI Alerts: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/1… #mjtsaiblog
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Charlie Monroe
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0…
Renaming for Excel
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0…
xCloud… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@kukushechkin @howardnoakley So recent that they would ignore the few copies that were already installed?
@howardnoakley But I agree that it raises questions about the usefulness of notarization. In what situation could A… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@howardnoakley I’m not sure notarization could work here because the finer control wouldn’t protect against bad app… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@NSExceptional Yeah, I didn’t understand his reasoning there. Later, he talks about on-device being good for speed,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Why Apple Believes It’s an AI Leader: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Google Pixel 4a vs. iPhone SE: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
App Store Requires Facebook Gaming App to Remove Games: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Renaming Human Genes for Excel: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Infecting macOS via Macro-laden Documents: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
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Microsoft’s xCloud Unavailable
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0…
macOS 10.15.6… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Disabling Wallpaper Tinting: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Secure Enclave Exploit: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Unsticking Stuck Preference Settings: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Emulating Equal-Size Constraints in SwiftUI: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
@z31r4m Already linked. :)
Microsoft’s xCloud Unavailable on iOS: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
SoundSource 5: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Microsoft’s Catalyst: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Making an iOS Default Browser or E-mail Client: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
@pmcg I’m not sure exactly how long, but, yes, it’s been a while.
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Apple Remote-Kills Apps
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0…
Tim Cook’s App Store Testimony… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@mmunz It helps for me if I reboot first.
Apple Remote-Kills Long-time Developer’s Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
iMac 2020: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
iMac 2020: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
iMac 2020: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Big Tech’s Showdown With Congress: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Phil Schiller Steps Down From SVP: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Google in Its Own Search Results: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
20 Years Ago: the PowerMac G4 Cube: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Apple Style Guide on the Web: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Catalina: More Trouble Than It’s Worth: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
Camo 1.0: mjtsai.com/blog/2020/08/0… #mjtsaiblog
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Tim Cook’s App Store Testimony
mjtsai.com/blog/2020/07/2…
Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…