March 2018

Charles Proxy for iOS: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Firefox’s Facebook Container: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Space Gray Input Devices: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

The Missing iCloud Storage Bump: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

2:05 PM, Mar 28th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to JoshCalvetti

@JoshCalvetti So even if they have their own account with enough space it would be difficult or impossible to trans… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

eaglefiler EagleFiler 1.8.3 can now capture from Evergreen, improves mail importing and display, improves display of chat logs: c-command.com/blog/2018/03/2…

11:05 AM, Mar 28th, 2018 via Hibari (retweeted on 11:05 AM, Mar 28th, 2018 via Hibari)

@jpohhhh @meekgeek To be fair, that was a bit more than a color. :-)

9:56 PM, Mar 27th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to jpohhhh

@meekgeek everymac.com/systems/apple/… everymac.com/systems/apple/…

9:55 PM, Mar 27th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to meekgeek

@meekgeek The original black plastic MacBook?

9:53 PM, Mar 27th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to meekgeek

@bob_burrough I’ll bet that would have a better ROI than buying Beats.

7:10 PM, Mar 27th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to bob_burrough

Apple’s Lane Tech Education Event: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

2:24 PM, Mar 27th, 2018 via IFTTT

NSDoubleLocalizedStrings and Friends: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

kottke.org at Twenty: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Solving Problems With iCloud Drive: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

MacInTouch Note to Readers: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

5:02 PM, Mar 23rd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to wakachamo

20-minute delay for iCloud Drive syncing a file. :(

11:23 AM, Mar 24th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac

@wakachamo @thequinntaylor @JordanMorgan10 @twostraws @jckarter Awesome—thanks!

Swift Integration Traps: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Dealing With Weak in Closure-based Delegation: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Apple Stores Suffer From Customer Complaints, Long Wait Time: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

High Sierra Stored APFS Volume Passwords in Log Files: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Kickstarter and Business Advice: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Alexa’s New “Brief Mode”: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

Apple AirPods: the Audiophile Review: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/2… #mjtsaiblog

2:30 PM, Mar 23rd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to JordanMorgan10

Updated “Cambridge Analytica Harvested 50 Million Facebook Profiles”: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

3:23 PM, Mar 23rd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac

@JordanMorgan10 @twostraws @thequinntaylor @jckarter Right, but what are the equivalents to NSDoubleLocalizedString… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

@rmondello Tried it again this afternoon, without changing anything, and it worked. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

1:44 PM, Mar 23rd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to rmondello

@twostraws @thequinntaylor @jckarter @JordanMorgan10 Can those be enabled via a user default as well?

1:30 PM, Mar 23rd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to twostraws

@rmondello Thanks! Unfortunately, I’m no longer in a position to file this bug because of the second one I ran into… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

9:01 AM, Mar 23rd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to rmondello

@airgopy @ericyoung_1 Really. Wallet starts out empty.

3:47 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to airgopy

@ericyoung_1 Since it really doesn’t make sense, I wonder whether it’s a mistake to read any intentional strategy i… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:44 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@airgopy @ericyoung_1 Really? It’s never done that on the 5 or so devices I’ve set Apple Pay up on.

3:43 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to airgopy

@ericyoung_1 Right. And how many times have we heard Apple brag about having those credit cards on file?

3:40 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@ericyoung_1 @airgopy I agree with you in general. But in the case of Apple Pay for Mac, where it requires the phon… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:38 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@ericyoung_1 @airgopy It has my Apple Pay Cash balance and shows the last 4 digits of a card. Not sure whether it c… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:36 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@ericyoung_1 I guess I don’t see how global identity management (like Facebook/Twitter/OpenID) would really involve… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:33 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@ericyoung_1 @airgopy So iTunes stores my billing address centrally, and my contact addresses are already in iCloud… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:30 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@ericyoung_1 It does seem short-sighted. In theory, identity could be something Only Apple Could Do right. Not that… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:26 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@airgopy @ericyoung_1 Me neither. When I try to delete it in Settings > Wallet, is suggests that it might be pulled… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:24 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to airgopy

And then I restarted the iMac and was greeted by my Instruments login item reminding me to turn off Hyper-threading… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:20 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mjtsai

@ericyoung_1 Yeah. But I don’t see why it couldn’t be a solution if Apple wanted it to be.

3:18 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ericyoung_1

@airgopy Yes, exactly, it defaults to my two-addresses-ago. I stopped living there before Apple Pay was even a thin… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:17 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to airgopy

@airgopy Yes, I guess you only get that on Mac if you have a Touch Bar.

3:15 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to airgopy

So then I restarted my year-old iPhone, and after it booted and I entered my passcode, it froze for 10 seconds and… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:14 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mjtsai

@airgopy Do you mean Settings? I didn’t think it was possible to edit that in System Preferences on a Mac.

3:10 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to airgopy

The order I placed this morning via Apple Pay showed on my phone that it had completed, but the Web site never sent… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

2:41 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mjtsai

@lapcatsoftware Recently had a customer report that he lost all his apps because they were tied to a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

2:38 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to lapcatsoftware

Apple Pay in Safari consistently defaults to old billing/shipping addresses that are not even in my Contacts, even… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

2:34 PM, Mar 22nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac

@slottermoser Perhaps not fun or exciting, but could you please looking into making sure messages are delivered rel… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

7:40 PM, Mar 20th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to slottermoser

Cambridge Analytica Harvested 50 Million Facebook Profiles: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

5:10 PM, Mar 19th, 2018 via IFTTT

Software As a Service Pricing: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

App Store Certificate Checker Framework: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

GrayKey iPhone Unlocker: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Genius Bar Not Prepared for APFS: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

2:56 PM, Mar 18th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to roryprior

@roryprior @lapcatsoftware I don’t know. I think that’s the first I’ve heard of it getting worse in 10.13. Started… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

@roryprior @lapcatsoftware Well, the Bluetooth happened with Sierra.

2:40 PM, Mar 18th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to roryprior

Designing Jank-Free Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

4:47 PM, Mar 16th, 2018 via IFTTT

Lightning vs. USB-C for Headphones: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

4:47 PM, Mar 16th, 2018 via IFTTT

dropdmg DropDMG 3.5.3 adds a toolbar button for the Compact Image command, fixes a bug with the Destination pop-up, and upd… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

3:05 PM, Mar 16th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac (retweeted on 3:06 PM, Mar 16th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Thanks to whoever made OmniOutliner 5.3 generate more concise and readable XML.

8:16 PM, Mar 15th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac

@eurozerozero Hmm, I wonder if mine is defective or something. IIRC, the cycle count was under 200.

2:21 PM, Mar 15th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to eurozerozero

Overcast 4.1 and Smart Resume: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

YouTube to Outsource Truth to Wikipedia: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

What Went Wrong With Siri: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

The Apple TV 4K’s HDR Nightmare: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

France to Take Legal Action Against App Stores: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

iPhone Wireless Phone Charging Comes at a Cost: Your Battery: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Time for a Complete Home App Makeover: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Smart Debugging: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Calendar 2 App Could Mine Crypto-Currency in Lieu of IAP: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

The Origins of QuickTime: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Swift 4.1 Conditional Conformance Is Amazing: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

The Original Siri App Compared to Siri Today: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Better Strategies Through Types: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Better Strategies Through Types: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Better Strategies Through Types: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Better Strategies Through Types: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

HyperCard Zine: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

Can U.S. States Hang on to Net Neutrality?: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/1… #mjtsaiblog

7:13 PM, Mar 11th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to lapcatsoftware

@lapcatsoftware If it comes to that, maybe get a 2015 11-inch MacBook Air from eBay.

@nicklockwood @lapcatsoftware I’ve updated the post: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0…

2:07 PM, Mar 10th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to nicklockwood

@nicklockwood @lapcatsoftware OK, thanks.

1:45 PM, Mar 10th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to nicklockwood

@nicklockwood @lapcatsoftware What was the code that originally gave you 100x?

10:24 AM, Mar 10th, 2018 via Twitter Web Client in reply to nicklockwood

@aaplofdiscord I'm talking about the difference between the top and the bottom, not the gradations in the middle.

10:11 AM, Mar 10th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to aaplofdiscord

@aaplofdiscord I kind of think the problem is the opposite. The current models, despite being numerous, are too sim… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

8:04 PM, Mar 9th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to aaplofdiscord

Faster Swift String Concatenation: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Solving a Mysterious Heap Corruption Crash: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Photoshop CC Easter Eggs: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Old Steve Jobs Videos: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Your Nose Isn’t Really As Big As It Looks in Selfies: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

2:47 PM, Mar 8th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to aaplofdiscord

@aaplofdiscord Thanks. I can’t comment on what the shape does to the sound. From a usability point of view, though,… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

@lapcatsoftware @nicklockwood Oddly enough, that describes a good portion of my AppleCare interactions…

11:39 AM, Mar 8th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to lapcatsoftware

@Tricertops That can work, but be careful with extensions…

3:58 PM, Mar 7th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to Tricertops

Deckset Leaves the Mac App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Apple to Discontinue iTunes LP: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

A Lot Can Happen in a Decade: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Getting the Current NSBundle: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Constructing Human-grade Parsers: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

10:58 AM, Mar 7th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to SteveMoser

@SteveMoser Yep, it’s a problem throughout iOS. :(

@mcelhearn Yeah, I was able to do it with PhoneView. But this should be built-in.

10:01 AM, Mar 7th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mcelhearn

Or bulk-export them for that matter.

9:50 AM, Mar 7th, 2018 via Twitter Web Client in reply to mjtsai

I can’t believe there’s still no way to clear all voicemails in iOS 11.

9:50 AM, Mar 7th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac

@pmcg Yeah, that’s good. (OTOH, longstanding bug that selecting all and deleting in the History list doesn’t remove… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

2:55 PM, Mar 6th, 2018 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to pmcg

@bob_burrough @DuckDuckGo Oh, I thought you meant something happened to DuckDuckGo.

2:51 PM, Mar 6th, 2018 via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to bob_burrough

@bob_burrough @DuckDuckGo Used to be?

1:46 PM, Mar 6th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to bob_burrough

Keeping Your Safari Data Private: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

12:15 PM, Mar 6th, 2018 via IFTTT

Streaming Your Own Music: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

GitHub Survived the Biggest DDoS Attack Ever Recorded: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

A Year Away From macOS: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

The Mystery of the Slow Downloads: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

7:23 PM, Mar 5th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to bob_burrough

“Resume the audio” has stopped working for me with Siri. It now just opens the TV app (when I was using Overcast).… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

9:20 AM, Mar 6th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac

@bob_burrough @z31r4m If they won’t even crack down on push notification spam, I don’t see what hope there is for this.

First-Class Swift API for Objective-C Frameworks: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Amazon Will Stop Selling Nest Smart Home Devices: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Risks of In-App Browsers: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Script Debugger 7: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Apple Networking Feedback: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

12:24 PM, Mar 4th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to nriley

@nriley Yeah, the OmniFocus Siri stuff is incredibly unreliable (probably not their fault) so I still use it through Reminders.

@rcarmo Yes, an Anywhere search includes the contents of the attachments (for EagleFiler-known file types as well a… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

12:23 PM, Mar 4th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to rcarmo

@nriley Yeah, I wish I could just disable the time parsing entirely. I never want it to do that. mjtsai.com/blog/2017/09/2…

12:21 PM, Mar 4th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to nriley

I’ve been using the “Remember to __” syntax with Siri for a long time. Last night, Siri suddenly started insisting… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

10:34 AM, Mar 4th, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac

iOS Uses CFBundleName to Differentiate Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Amazon Is Complicit With Counterfeiting: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Amazon Is Complicit With Counterfeiting: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Amazon Is Complicit With Counterfeiting: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Amazon Is Complicit With Counterfeiting: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Amazon Is Complicit With Counterfeiting: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Amazon Is Complicit With Counterfeiting: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Searching for Paid Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Working at Google: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

C String Functions in Swift: a malloc’y Story: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

8:50 AM, Mar 2nd, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to stuwillis

@stuwillis I back up some of mine to the cloud and have never had corruption problems. Main issues would be if you… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

@tweet2oi It’s working fine on my Mac. For this customer, even Script Editor itself was broken, no third-party code required.

7:18 PM, Mar 1st, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to tweet2oi

@peternlewis I don’t know. Also getting AppleScript crashes (since 10.13.0) in aeProcessIncomingEvent/implAsStr()/quotedStr().

7:17 PM, Mar 1st, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to peternlewis

@iravgupta That sounds like a separate issue, but not sure.

4:43 PM, Mar 1st, 2018 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to iravgupta

Twitter Launches Bookmarks for Saving Tweets: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

SwiftNIO: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Cellebrite Can Now Unlock Recent iPhones: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

Respecting Privacy at Basecamp: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog

The Rise of China As a Digital Totalitarian State: mjtsai.com/blog/2018/03/0… #mjtsaiblog