Dave Winer: There’s a consensus that porting the [LinuxJournal site] to archive.org is the answer. Jon Udell, a highly respected developer says on Twitter that redirecting to archive.org, as Doug Kaye does, is the “gold standard” for preserving site…
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Lees meerEyal Guthmann (Hacker News): Until very recently, Dropbox had a technical strategy on mobile of sharing code between iOS and Android via C++. The idea behind this strategy was simple—write the code once in C++ instead of twice in Java and Objective …
Lees meerHoward Oakley: There are settings for a great many features in Mojave, and the common problem is discovering where any given setting is, and how to control it. Some are exposed in the GUI, others are hidden away from easy access. This article concen…
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Lees meerSarah Frier: Facebook Inc. has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work. The work has rattled the contract employees, who are not told where t…
Lees meerStairways Software (tweet): Keyboard Maestro 9 expands on the powerful base of previous versions, adding Dark Mode, multiple editor windows, and support for OCR and JSON, together with lots of new actions and additions. Interesting idea to apply OCR…
Lees meerSo, you like living in Apple’s walled garden ecosystem, right? Let’s say you have a Mac, an iPhone and iPad, maybe even Watch and AirPods. You’re equipped with the best of Apple’s breed, maybe even an card carrying Apple Card user already, a long ti…
Lees meerTake it from someone who knows– Windows is a pain in the patootie to use and more of a pain to manage. My day-to-day work involves Macs, Windows PCs, some Chromebooks, and a few Linux servers scattered all over the place. Mac ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerI've been using Apple Maps in New Orleans since the service debuted in 2012. While I've never had the problems with Apple Maps that led some others to insist upon only using Google Maps, I've certainly noticed some quirks along...
Lees meerMitchel Broussard: Twelve South today launched the “PowerPic,” a traditional wooden picture frame that includes a hidden, 10W wireless charger. You can place any 5" x 7" photo in the PowerPic, and then to charge an iPhone 8, 8 Plus, X, XS, XS Max, o…
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