July 2021

Implementing a Focusable Text Field in SwiftUI: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/3… #mjtsaiblog

Biden and FTC on Right to Repair: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/3… #mjtsaiblog

Token Authentication Requirements for Git Operations: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/3… #mjtsaiblog

Apple Subpoenas Coalition for App Fairness: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/3… #mjtsaiblog

4:01 PM, Jul 28th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to packagesdev

@packagesdev Thanks!

1Password Takes Second Round of Venture Capital: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Apple’s Q3 2021 Results: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Hydromac Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

XLoader Malware: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

8:24 AM, Jul 28th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to danielwithmusic

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Developer Account Terminated After Reporting Security Issue
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Apple S… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:23 PM, Jul 28th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

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Safari 15 Changes in Beta 4
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Safari Frustrations… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:23 PM, Jul 28th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

toothfairymac ToothFairy 2.7.4, the easiest way to connect Bluetooth devices to your Mac, improves compatibility with the macOS 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

1:06 PM, Jul 28th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac (retweeted on 1:08 PM, Jul 28th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac)

@danielwithmusic Thanks!

@DamienPetrilli I agree, but it would be better than nothing.

8:22 AM, Jul 28th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to DamienPetrilli

@om @mgsiegler @msg Weather Line, Weather Strip, Hello Weather.

7:49 PM, Jul 27th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to om

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Apple Business Model: A Naive Nostalgic Look
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Live Text… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:45 PM, Jul 27th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

Inside Apple’s CSAT Solutions Repair Depot: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Safari Frustrations: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Safari 15 Changes in Beta 4: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Developer Account Terminated After Reporting Security Issue: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

3:01 PM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mmunz

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Kernel Extensions
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Apple Security Bounty
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BB… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:28 PM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

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Safari 15
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Proxy Icons
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notarytool… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:28 PM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

@mmunz @Apple And it’s 12.44 GB if you want to download a copy of the installer for later testing. No standalone updaters to download.

Apple Business Model: A Naive Nostalgic Look: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Rumors About the Next Pro Macs: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

macOS 11.5.1: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Smaller Preferences Tab Icons in Big Sur: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

9:33 AM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mjtsai

The scroll bar is invisible, so there’s no indication that there’s anything else below. So it probably auto gathere… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

After testing this some more, I think this may have been a combination of Autogather and a UI issue. Perhaps my bug… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

9:31 AM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mjtsai

@_saagarjha Where do you set that?

9:27 AM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to _saagarjha

Feedback Assistant on Monterey is no longer offering me the choice of attaching a sysdiagnose. When I submitted the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

8:56 AM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

@ConfusedVorlon That just happened to me, too. Big Sur bug reported as fixed in Monterey, but it’s actually more broken than before, now.

7:13 AM, Jul 26th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to ConfusedVorlon

iDOS Emulator to Be Removed From the App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

11:43 AM, Jul 23rd, 2021 via IFTTT

macOS 11.5: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

11:38 AM, Jul 23rd, 2021 via IFTTT

Through the Blast Door: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

11:38 AM, Jul 23rd, 2021 via IFTTT

iOS 14.7: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

11:38 AM, Jul 23rd, 2021 via IFTTT

@NSExceptional The tools are out of date when we need them most.

5:36 PM, Jul 22nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to NSExceptional

Git Tower 7: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

5:33 PM, Jul 22nd, 2021 via IFTTT

Hopper 4.8: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

5:28 PM, Jul 22nd, 2021 via IFTTT

@gingerbeardman Thanks!

4:08 PM, Jul 22nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to gingerbeardman

Windows 11: Windows Store Changes: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Windows 11: Android Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Windows 11 Announced: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

Windows 11: ARM64EC: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

3:45 PM, Jul 20th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to SheriefFYI

BBEdit 14: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/2… #mjtsaiblog

4:23 PM, Jul 20th, 2021 via IFTTT

@SheriefFYI I don’t know, but what’s thought of as cool can change. Facebook didn’t even ruin its product, but now… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@SheriefFYI Presumably they care more about revenue/profit. But even looking at ARPU, an unhappy customer will upgr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:35 PM, Jul 20th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to SheriefFYI

@SheriefFYI Yes, at least in the short term, they can keep doing user-hostile stuff that tries to increase revenue… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:33 PM, Jul 20th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to SheriefFYI

@SheriefFYI Not clear to me whether this is actually happening in this case, but hypothetically if it were a questi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:26 PM, Jul 20th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to SheriefFYI

@SheriefFYI There was halo effect for the entire Apple ecosystem from doing a good job of running the podcasts dire… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:23 PM, Jul 20th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to SheriefFYI

New Apple Podcasts App Still Unreliable: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

The Print Shop Club: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Owner Accounts on M1 Macs: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

SwiftUI Examples for macOS: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

11:05 AM, Jul 18th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to nickheer

@nickheer It’s so unclear what they are actually doing and what will happen to people relying the program, but at l… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Pocket Casts Acquired by Automattic: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

iOS Zero-day to Steal Authentication Cookies: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Reddit’s Disrespectful Design: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Unclack 1.1.1: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Xcodes.app: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

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Remote Work and Apple and Microsoft
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Apple vs. Security Researchers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:27 PM, Jul 16th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

Leaking Files With TextEdit: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Distributing Unnotarized Mac Apps in an RTFD File: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Safari 15 Changes in Beta 3: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

10:47 AM, Jul 15th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to Schwieb

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Big Sur Proxy Icon
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Microsoft’s Meeting With Jobs… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

4:09 PM, Jul 15th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

@Schwieb I’m so sorry, Erik.

@theevilbit @mxswd @b3ll Screensavers, at least, are now run in a sandbox, right?

8:30 AM, Jul 15th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to theevilbit

@mxswd @b3ll @theevilbit It seems like he is saying that this is happening even without the library validation entitlement.

7:06 PM, Jul 14th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to mxswd

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BlueMail Antitrust Case Against Apple Dismissed
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Universal Purchase… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:03 PM, Jul 14th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

Privacy War in the W3C: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Weather Strip 1.1: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Time Capsule Thermal Flaw: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Twitter Changes Fleets and Replies: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

More Trouble With the Apple Security Bounty: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Bypassing TCC By Changing the Environment: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Overview of TCC Bypasses by Accident and Design: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Gatekeeper LaunchAgents Bypass: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

TeamViewer Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

5:03 PM, Jul 12th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to NSExceptional

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PDFpen Acquired for $6 Million
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Safari 15
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W… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

12:05 PM, Jul 13th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

eaglefiler EagleFiler 1.9.5 adds support for the macOS 12 beta, captures from more Web browsers, improves e-mail handling spee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

10:14 AM, Jul 13th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac (retweeted on 10:14 AM, Jul 13th, 2021 via Twitter Web App)

@NSExceptional My understanding is that there are physical properties of the lens that limit the effective resoluti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@NSExceptional Do more megapixels really make much difference with phone-sized optics?

4:28 PM, Jul 12th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to NSExceptional

Gatekeeper and File Quarantine Bypass: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Apple’s Camera Design Choices: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

Dynamic Libraries Bypass Gatekeeper: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

States v. Google Play Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/1… #mjtsaiblog

8:35 PM, Jul 9th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to jmfd

@jmfd So is a lot of the software now, too.

Pulse Network Logger Goes Open Source: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Apple Music Lobotomizes Siri: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Open-sourcing the Micro.blog Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Woz on Right to Repair: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Migrating 2FA Codes From Authy to iCloud Keychain: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Another Western Digital 0-Day: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

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Remixing Old Tracks in Spatial Audio
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GitHub Copilot and Copyright… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:06 PM, Jul 9th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

Generic Test Classes in Xcode 12.5: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Panic’s 2016 App Store Feedback: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Microsoft’s April 1998 Meeting With Steve Jobs: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

WWDC 2014 Video With Larry David: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

7:57 PM, Jul 7th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to jackbrewster

@jackbrewster Yep, working on a post for tomorrow. Thanks.

Backblaze Computer Backup 8.0: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

4:13 PM, Jul 7th, 2021 via IFTTT

iOS: Closing of the Frontier: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

4:13 PM, Jul 7th, 2021 via IFTTT

GitHub Copilot and API Keys: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

4:13 PM, Jul 7th, 2021 via IFTTT

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Audacity’s New Privacy Policy
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#mjtsaiupdate

4:04 PM, Jul 7th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

Software Vulnerabilities in the Boeing 787: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

4:03 PM, Jul 7th, 2021 via IFTTT

Audacity’s New Privacy Policy: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Apple to Decentralize From Silicon Valley: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Apple to Decentralize From Silicon Valley: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Apple to Decentralize From Silicon Valley: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Apple to Decentralize From Silicon Valley: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Didi Chuxing Removed From Chinese App Store: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Boop 1.3.1: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

1:17 PM, Jul 6th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to tclementdev

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altool Update and notarytool
mjtsai.com/blog/2021/06/2…

EU Competition Chief on iOS Sideloadin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:46 PM, Jul 6th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

@tclementdev Windows don’t meet the edge of the menu bar, either. :(

@DamienPetrilli This seems so obvious, and in theory is an advantage the App Store could offer, so I’ve been wonder… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

8:30 PM, Jul 5th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to DamienPetrilli

Brave Search Public Beta: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Brickit: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Gaia GPS Acquired: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

PDFpen Acquired for $6 Million: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

12:07 PM, Jul 3rd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to LalitBar

spamsieve SpamSieve 2.9.44 adds support for the forthcoming macOS 11.5 and macOS 12.0, improves filtering accuracy, and more:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

11:02 AM, Jul 5th, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac (retweeted on 11:03 AM, Jul 5th, 2021 via Twitter Web App)

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Safari 15
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Sideloading
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iPad Pro 2021… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3:45 PM, Jul 3rd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

@LalitBar @gruber In STP 127, I see the same behavior for horizontal and vertical drags. What seems to matter is ho… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@LalitBar @gruber I’m not sure whether that’s new or it worked that way in earlier betas and I didn’t realize becau… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

11:54 AM, Jul 3rd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to LalitBar

@galooticus You should be able to access the same AppKit stuff using osascript and AppleScriptObjC.

8:31 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to galooticus

@rosyna It’s great that notarytool is standalone. Uploading to S3 works well for me with other apps, so perhaps I s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

8:15 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to rosyna

@rosyna altool from Xcode 12.5.1. Is there a transport that is more reliable? I think you had recommended DAV befor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

7:57 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to rosyna

@vhgalvao Just added that one this afternoon, thanks!

7:56 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to vhgalvao

EU Competition Chief on iOS Sideloading: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

3:03 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via IFTTT

Custom Fonts in iOS and macOS apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

3:03 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via IFTTT

Link Rot: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

3:03 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via IFTTT

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Safari 15
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Remote Work and Apple and Microsoft… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:41 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

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macOS 12 Monterey Public Beta
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Google Sunsets the APK Format for New… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:41 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

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Apple Attacks Sideloading
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Reviews of the First M1 Macs… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:40 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

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Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU
mjtsai.com/blog/2021/01/1…

Shared Shortcuts URLs Broken… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

2:40 PM, Jul 2nd, 2021 via Tweetbot for Mac

APFS Volume Names Are Still a Unicode Mess: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Public Beta: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

macOS 12 Monterey Public Beta: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog

Google Sunsets the APK Format for New Android Apps: mjtsai.com/blog/2021/07/0… #mjtsaiblog