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christianselig, 1 day ago to random

iPhone 15 Pro’s been my best battery performer by a mile, damn. All MagSafe charging too pretty much

macrumors, 2 days ago to random

Apple Prepares to Launch Vision Pro in UK, Canada, and Other Countries https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/18/apple-vision-pro-launch-uk-canada/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

halide, 2 days ago to random

And we thought dealing with a bug that lost photos on iOS was bad, turns out the opposite might be worse:

EUCommission, 3 days ago to random

Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.

Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.

We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.

Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger #DigitalEU.

This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!

stroughtonsmith, 3 days ago to random

World of Warcraft is doing something it's never done before: it's re-running the Mists of Pandaria expansion as an alternate game mode with a reworked reward system and scaling, stackable, highly-overpowered modifiers. When the event is over, in 95 days, your completed character will be ported over to use in the main game and ready for the latest content. And Dragonriding, the new dynamic flying system, is unlocked from the start so you can zip and swoop around the continent freely. Tons of fun

rileytestut, 3 days ago to random

Forcing myself to use Stage Manager with my new iPad, and I’m really struggling to create a mental model of how to use it. I feel like windows should be added to the current stage by default, but am I just using it wrong?

macrumors, 4 days ago to random

Speed Up iPhone Typing With This Simple Keyboard Trick https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/speed-up-iphone-typing-simple-keyboard-trick/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

stroughtonsmith, 9 days ago to random

No doubt about it, ChatGPT upended Apple's roadmap. True disruption at work.

"Apple executives are said to be concerned that AI threatens the iPhone's market share because it has the potential to become a more compelling operating system with an ecosystem of AI apps that undermine the App Store. Apple apparently fears the ‌iPhone‌ becoming a "dumb brick" compared with other technology.”
https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/112418294057786439

stroughtonsmith, 10 days ago to random

Why would Apple's brand be at risk? Their products are manufactured in China, chips designed in Israel. They keep breaking laws and bullying their partners, tell us that developers leech off their success. They monopolize the market, nanny their users. They kicked the leading game engine developer off their platforms over a dispute over an (illegal) clause in their contracts. Their prices keep going up in a cost of living crisis. And they tell us it's for our own good.

I see no problems here? 😜

rileytestut, 12 days ago to random

Business expense!

kepano, 17 days ago to random

Hario V60 · coffee maker

acquired 2017-12 · $80
cost per use to date: $0.04

my favorite morning ritual · beautiful · meditative · forgiving · delicious

I have this olive wood and glass dripper + carafe, but the V60 comes in many variations. The ~$25 all-glass dripper would be the one I recommend if you're making 1-2 cups and want to brew directly into a mug.
#buywisely

Hario V60 olive wood and glass, coffee dripper and carafe

altstore, 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago) to random

Beta versions of Delta & Clip are now available on AltStore PAL for all Patrons on our Early Adopter tier 🧪

You can download them now from the Browse tab. If you’re not yet a Patron, easily become one by tapping an app’s Pledge button and choosing a tier

stroughtonsmith, 19 days ago to random

If building apps that sync to iCloud has taught me anything…

…it's that I don't want to build apps that sync to iCloud 😂

stroughtonsmith, 20 days ago to random

Two of Apple's platforms now count as gatekeepers under the DMA, which opens sideloading/alternative app stores for any developer who wishes to use them!

…but of course, virtually nobody will because of the toxic Core Technology Fee, which leaves a Sword of Damocles hanging over any business that dares to participate — the rules of which Apple can rewrite, at any time, in their favor. The consequences of which have already forced the @delta devs out of the App Store in the EU

@EU_Commission

kepano, 20 days ago to random

a seven-person team trying to advance the idea that users should own their data vs. three multi-trillion dollar companies fighting for the opposite

matthewcassinelli, 20 days ago to random

Just realized that following someone on Threads via Mastodon is the best way to get a chronological feed of their posts 🙃

BasicAppleGuy, 21 days ago to random

"Let's-a go"

stroughtonsmith, 23 days ago to random

Why does having even just a single Xcode Extension still dramatically increase Xcode launch time? ☹️

stroughtonsmith, 25 days ago to random

Speaking of stumbling out of the gate, why do some minor iPad spec-bumps get a special announcement keynote, when Vision Pro was just launched in a press release? 😅

rileytestut, 1 month ago to random

Getting some Qs about Delta availability, hope this clarifies things!

• Delta is exclusive to AltStore in EU
• Because of Apple’s new dev terms, all downloads in EU cost us €0.50/yr in AltStore PAL and App Store…so couldn’t offer Delta in EU App Stores without making it paid
• App Store only supports one-time paid-upfront apps, so we’d have to pick a price that could support ~years of CTFs
• PAL’s €1.50 covers Delta’s CTF
• We’d make everything free everywhere if it wasn’t for the CTF 🙂

stroughtonsmith, 1 month ago to random

One of the big Qs from pundits before the DMA was ‘what are all these 'great' apps we're missing out on because of Apple's App Store restrictions, and do they even exist?’.

Mere days after a major App Store rules change, @delta (which has been denied for years), is the top app on the App Store.

For every Delta, there are a thousand great apps that were simply never started because they would never fly. Dreams that never left the whiteboard, market segments that were never given chance to exist

kepano, 1 month ago to random

Miele Classic Plus · dishwasher

bought: 2019-06
cost per use to date: $2.16

I never thought I could love an appliance this much, an absolute joy to use every time.

Extremely well-considered in all its details · a cutlery tray is a zillion times better than a basket.

I have no reason to think this dishwasher won't last at least another 10+ years and reach ~$0.50/use or less. Most of all, this is machine provides such a time savings that the cost is worth the leverage it provides.
#buywisely

Miele Classic Plus dishwasher G4998SCVISF
Miele Classic Plus dishwasher G4998SCVISF

simonbs, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Incredibly often, it seems that Safari fails to load a website. It happens both on my Mac and iPhone and has been happening for a long time. I think this has to do with my WiFi, but I fail to see anything unusual in my Ubiquiti setup.

Anyone seeing similar issues with Safari, or is this some issue in my Internet setup?

(Yes, I've tried disabling all extensions)

rmondello, 1 month ago to random

In the evening, my MacBook Pro is my phone, TV, and everything else. It’s the only device I use. Sometimes I want to turn the brightness down even further than the minimum level.

Today I found Lunar, a macOS app that enables exactly that. You press F1/brightness-down past the lowest setting, and rather than the screen turning off, it gets even darker. Super slick. I adore this app. https://lunar.fyi

rileytestut, 1 month ago to random

So apparently Apple approved a knock-off of GBA4iOS — the predecessor to @delta I made in high school — in the App Store. I did not give anyone permission to do this, yet it’s now sitting at the top of the charts (despite being filled with ads + tracking)

I’ve bit my tongue a bunch in the past month…but this really frustrates me. So glad App Review exists to protect consumers from scams and rip-offs like this 🙄