Fun With Swift String Interpolation: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
It Just Works: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
@McCloudStrife Maybe the Dell one will be better?
Mac App Store Top Charts for 70 Cents: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
@McCloudStrife I already have a regular service. The issue is that the keyboard shortcuts in the Services menu no longer work reliably.
@McCloudStrife How would you invoke it with a hotkey?
LG 5K Display and Wi-Fi Interference: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
Activation Lock Status Checker Removed: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
@dafacto Not yet but planning to.
Riptide: WebKit’s Retreating Wavefront Concurrent Garbage Collector: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
Facebook Accepts Slightly Mis-typed Passwords: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
Take Control of Your Digital Legacy: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
Processing the Selected Text via Script: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/3… #mjtsaiblog
@DamienPetrilli Was wondering if was related to the optimization in my recent post…
Flickr is showing thumbnails from other people’s photos in our private album. :(
How Much Has That Mac Been Used?: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Macs Lose Marketshare: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Swift Weak References and Type Erasure: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Funding the Web: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@lapcatsoftware Multiple windows!
@mlilback @danielpunkass Doesn’t it come back at next launch, though?
@genadyo Interesting. Was just talking with a normal this morning who didn’t know there was a separate iMessage App Store.
Injection II, the App: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Rusty’s Next “Mac mini”: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Flickr’s Year Without Buying Storage: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Swift 4 String Manifesto: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Interface Builder: View Is Clipping Its Content: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Designing for iPad Power Users: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@McCloudStrife Yep, I did see that.
@McCloudStrife Have I seen what?
Omni’s 2017 Plans: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Swift ABI Stability Manifesto: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Twitter Sells Fabric to Google: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Habits and Productivity: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Apple Sues Qualcomm: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@Kentzo Yes.
@Kentzo :( Haven’t seen that one.
@SQLProApp Yeah, will be interesting to see whether the marketing aspect ends up being more important than the recurring revenue.
@McCloudStrife I try the latest stuff at the Microsoft store whenever I go to a mall. Recently used a friend’s laptop, which I think had 10.
App Store Review Replies and Prompting API: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Requiem for the Thunderbolt Display: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Setapp Goes Live: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@McCloudStrife I would miss Lightroom, though.
@McCloudStrife Only if my job changed and I needed it for that. Otherwise, I would use Linux if I weren’t using a Mac. Never liked Windows.
@fzwob I had very few Mac Bluetooth issues until 10.12.2. Since then, unreliable, with third-party peripherals somewhat better than Apple’s.
@manytricks Very nice.
@grynspan Told fixed, still seeing them.
@vmwarecares Thanks, but I’m not seeing any problems with VMware. I’m just using it to help investigate Apple bugs in macOS.
@apontious Already broken for 6 months or so.
Just verified a bunch of PDF display bugs that were claimed to be fixed. All easily reproducible in a clean VMware with submitted test files
@mulle_nat Apple keyboard also misbehaves with cable. The other keyboards and mice that I like are wireless.
@DrMickeyLauer Hopefully there will be new desktop Macs and I’ll see whether that makes a difference.
@DrMickeyLauer Apple Hardware Test says it is, but no way to be sure. Some of these issues also affect other Macs and VMs.
@maikm Definitely for 10.8, probably once since, but I don’t recall when.
Logitech wireless mouse appears to be dead now. Switched to backup Microsoft mouse. Bluetooth, so it’s spontaneously disconnecting like KB.
@z31r4m I’ve done that and tested the memory, and the hardware seems to be OK. I’ve seen the same Mail crash from other Sierra users.
Services keyboard shortcuts seem to be busted.
@mjdrayton Mine, neither. Keyboard already disconnected once.
Several hard reboots later, macOS 10.12.3 finally installed. Mail crashed on first launch with internal inconsistency exception.
macOS 10.12.3 update stuck at 1 minute remaining for 45 minutes. Can’t remember the last time one of these worked normally.
Archived my old Aperture library. Given that it’s taking all morning just to empty the trash, this should greatly speed up future backups.
@steipete Cool!
Every Upcoming Chromebook Will Run Android Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Optionals and Hackintoshes: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
United Airlines Flights Grounded by Computer Outage: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@lapcatsoftware @barrettjacobsen Right.
The State of Apple: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
@barrettjacobsen @lapcatsoftware It sounded like the main difficulty was the Objective-C interoperability, not the i386 support.
Chris Lattner ATP Interview: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/2… #mjtsaiblog
Had a bunch of Mac App Store reviews this summer that completed in just hours, but currently at 10 days of waiting for a bug fix update.
@ctp My even older ScanSnap 500M does work with Sierra: mjtsai.com/blog/2016/10/1…
@danielpunkass My guess is that what you are doing will percolate down, though. Point is that it’s not only due to your using Python.
@danielpunkass Without that, Jenkins itself would actually see lines out of order, which messed up its parsing of test results.
@danielpunkass Interesting regarding “python -u”. I just drive xcodebuild directly from Jenkins and had to add “NSUnbufferedIO=YES”.
@lucvandal Congrats!
Underpass 1.0 for Mac: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
The Problem With AMP: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@rjonesy @nickheer Could be that, too. I turned off autocorrect because the suggestions seemed to be less helpful given seemingly same input
@nickheer Autocorrect seems to have really gone downhill.
@nickheer Yes, I’ve seen it with the Magic Keyboard in wired mode.
@dafacto In my code “expected” means the API returns an error, and “unexpected” means got an exception from API that says it never fails.
@z31r4m How are you cross posting?
Swift 3 Protocols: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Safari Can’t Play New 4K YouTube Videos: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
PodSearch: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@z31r4m Any idea what the regex was?
@z31r4m Thanks. I have an account but never check it because there’s no native client and I don’t know anyone there (except you, I guess).
App.net Is Shutting Down: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@Jon_Alper Could be.
@Jon_Alper Agreed. I’m just saying that Apple designed the system in such a way that made this possible. Didn’t have to be a gatekeeper.
@gruber your data. But because they only allow distribution through the App Store, China can compel them with apps.
@gruber The NYT-China situation is of Apple’s making. Apple rightly doesn’t want to be in position where they could be compelled to give up
100 Days Without the App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Apple Is Becoming HBO: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@McCloudStrife I mean like Python/Ruby where the code works without entering any types.
Six Colors’ 2016 Apple Report Card: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@apontious Yes.
Static Typing vs. Testing: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@ejknapp @lapcatsoftware I never did get used to them that way.
The Inside Story of BitTorrent Inc’s Collapse: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Tony Fadell’s Stories About the First iPhone: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Bringing Wide Color to Instagram: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
App Extensions Are Not a Replacement for User Automation: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@geoffhackworth Yeah, hard to believe it ran for 19.5 hours with the backlight on.
@geoffhackworth What does it mean if they do the exact same tests with the bug fix from Apple and get consistent results?
@geoffhackworth It’s also a well-known issue in science to change the number of results collected after you start seeing the data.
@geoffhackworth Except they reported the range of results, not just the 10.
@geoffhackworth Would also damage their credibility if they got surprising results and didn’t publish them. Hope there’s a good explanation.
@geoffhackworth I wonder what the timeline was. They did say that they found the results odd and reported them to Apple before publishing.
How Adobe Flash Fell, and Why Flash Content Is Worth Preserving: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
@OluseyiSonaiya If they fit you, they really stay in amazingly well. But I hope they make more sizes or license or something.
@geoffhackworth I guess, but why do that when there’s a setting?
@owensd Takes me here: apple.com/shop/buy-mac/m…
@owensd Works for me.
Amazon’s 1-Click Checkout Patent Expires in 2017: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
AirPods vs. the Competition: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Explanation for Consumer Reports’ Battery Results: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
Chris Lattner Is Leaving Apple: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/1… #mjtsaiblog
eaglefiler EagleFiler 1.7.3 improves tags, tabbed windows, text editing, auto-save, adds Touch Bar support: c-command.com/blog/2017/01/1…
dropdmg DropDMG 3.4.5 fixes pop-up menus on macOS 10.12.2, notifies less frequently, faster, and more: c-command.com/blog/2017/01/1…
@jgordonshare Yes, interesting considering that they seem to be stretched thin.
@McCloudStrife Couldn’t it be designed to work closed but still work better when open?
Tell Us Your Mac Automation Stories: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Voice-Based Personal Assistants: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Atlassian Acquires Trello: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
LG Ultrafine 5k Reviews: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Apple Removes LinkedIn App From Russian App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
OPML File Type on Macs: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@zcichy Yep. If they can’t add buttons, I wonder if it would work to have double-tap do something different for each ear.
@jgordonshare Yep, the LinkedIn story is in my drafts folder. Wonder whether the timing is a coincidence.
@McCloudStrife GPU processor use is virtually zero, according to iStat Menus.
@McCloudStrife I don’t the beachball for no reason, but the fans start up and don’t seem to stop despite low CPU use.
Bitter iCloud Truth: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Unsafe Swift: Using Pointers and Interacting With C: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
The State of Safari Extensions: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Chuq’s Advice for Apple: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Stringify Automation Service: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
OmniFocus 2.8 for Mac: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@sdagley Makes sense, but yes the time zone was correct.
@rosyna Yeah, in hotels I plug in my MBP, but that’s messy because it doesn’t like switching iTunes accounts.
@rosyna I was just looking into whether the 4 would solve the problem by letting me pre-download videos.
@rosyna Not for my Apple TV 3.
@rosyna There’s no app, just the command in Settings. I don’t remember what it said—very little info—but the gist was “no problems.”
@dafacto Could be. Does plugging it in help?
@angeldominguez Yes, been like this for years, but only from the Apple TV. Streaming to phone and AirPlaying to TV is super fast.
New TV iPhone app is clunky and then has “Get More Episodes” to bounce me into the store app. I’d rather have an iPod-style set of lists.
@angeldominguez Yep, I tried two Wi-Fi networks and Ethernet, and it was taking 1 hour for a 20 minute show. Every other device is fast.
Even with all the storage, even the Apple TV 4 apparently can’t recache video content. :(
Apple TV again failed to download at reasonable rate, but speed test succeeded and AirPlay from iPhone was fast.
@McCloudStrife Yeah, I had no idea these existed. Seems like a great idea.
@McCloudStrife Yeah, pretty sure it requires USB-C.
@StephenFleming @zcichy I like not having a cable, though sometimes the audio is out of sync for a few seconds.
@bzamayo @zcichy Yeah, I’ve seen that, but not a problem for me. In fact, I usually only use one for phone calls so could always switch.
@zcichy About the battery or losing them?
@zcichy Right. Seems to not work as well if I leave them outside the case, for faster phone call answering.
Apple Removes New York Times Apps From Chinese App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Renewing Medium’s Focus: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Hiya: Filter Spam Calls: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Razer’s “Project Valerie” Triple Display Laptop: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Review: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@dafacto If the messages aren't in the trash, might be able to find them with View > Show Deleted Messages.
@dafacto Also seeing Bluetooth issues with my replacement Logitech keyboard, but it seems better at reconnecting.
@dafacto Yep, that’s what I’ve been seeing since updating to macOS 10.12.2.
@Ianmurren Lots we don’t know so far. Presumably there’s a big battery.
Getting a New 2013 Mac Pro in 2017: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
The Leap Second: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
OWC DEC MacBook Pro Dock: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@grynspan @HiltonHHonors Systems are messed up. Over the holidays, got a check-in e-mail from a different location than the one we booked.
@daringfireball Bingo.
@jgordonshare Plus, they’ve already effectively brought a lot of it to the US by selling bonds.
@codinghorror Because the software is in a perpetually buggy state and adding unsupported hardware would likely make that worse. Stuck.
@simX Not clear to me whether he’s anti-stickers or just finds the interface confusing.
Apple’s 2016 in Review: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Anil Dash’s Advice for Twitter: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Finding an Alternative to Mac OS X: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
Condensed History of VisiCalc: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
“Hidden Figures” and NASA’s Human Computers: mjtsai.com/blog/2017/01/0… #mjtsaiblog
@BryanPietrzak As far as I am aware, Photos does not sync projects at all. Glad glad to hear that you were not using any dropped templates.
@gruber Also note that Photos couldn’t import lots of iPhoto projects.
@gruber Yes, except for the initial iCloud Photo Library syncing bugs. To me “ready” is more about “can it replace” than stability.
Last few days, macOS 10.12 has been forgetting my Services preferences: re-enabling disabled ones and forgetting my keyboard shortcuts.
@octothorpe @tapbot_paul Now if only they would add a switch to remember the HDR setting…
@IfMatt Sounds very nice in theory, but I don’t know if I could ever trust it.
@peternlewis @gruber I miss LAN photo sharing. No easy way to access full-resolution family members’ photos with Photos.
@steipete They told you at WWDC that they don’t have tests? That’s surprising on multiple levels.
@z31r4m Does the Enter key (fn+Return) work for you? It sometimes just gives me a Return in Tweetbot.
@steipete Why do you say “no tests”?
@gruber Except that Photos is still missing stuff that iPhoto could do, and the workflow isn’t as smooth, never mind Aperture.
@z31r4m So far, the K811 seems pretty good, although I wish it didn’t need a driver to make the normal function keys work.
@noelc I had just been saving as PDF, but maybe I should write an AppleScript to create a text file.
(Fantastical doesn’t print notes. BusyCal wants me to run an installer.)
Time to make year-end calendar archives, so of course Calendar is crashing when I try to print.