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Epic Wins Antitrust Case With Google

woensdag 13 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Kyle Orland: The jury unanimously answered “yes” to all 11 questions on the verdict form, indicating that Epic had proven those monopolies existed in every worldwide market except for China. Google “engaged in anticompetitive conduct” to establish o…

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macOS 14.2

dinsdag 12 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Juli Clover (release notes, security, developer, full installer, IPSW): macOS Sonoma 14.2 introduces an Enhanced AutoFill feature for PDFs, which Apple announced earlier this year. It automatically identifies common fields like name and address, all…

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macOS 13.6.3 and macOS 12.7.2

dinsdag 12 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6.3. Apple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Previously: macOS 14.2 macOS 13.6.2 macOS 13.6.1 and macOS 1…

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Apple Launches Journal App

dinsdag 12 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple: Journal, a new iPhone app available today, helps users reflect and practice gratitude through journaling, which has been shown to improve wellbeing. With Journal, users can capture and write about everyday moments and special events in their …

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iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2

dinsdag 12 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Juli Clover (release notes, security, developer): The iOS 17.2 update includes the new Journal app, which is designed to allow iOS users to record key moments in their lives. The Journal app includes journaling suggestions, scheduled notifications, …

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watchOS 10.2

dinsdag 12 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Juli Clover (release notes, security, developer): The watchOS 10.2 update adds support for using Siri to access and record data in the Health app on the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Users can ask Siri questions like “How did I s…

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HomePod 17.2

dinsdag 12 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Juli Clover: Apple does not specify what's included in the HomePod 17.2 software, and the generic release notes only say that it includes bug fixes and performance improvements. All I know is that it’s 2.6 GB, took a really long time to install, and…

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tvOS 17.2

dinsdag 12 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (MacRumors): Today Apple unveiled a redesigned Apple TV app that makes it even easier for users to watch Apple’s award-winning original series and films, as well as live sports, movies, and television shows across their favorite Apple devices,…

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Apple Blocks Beeper Mini

maandag 11 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

John Gruber: I installed Beeper Mini on my Pixel 4, and it worked like a charm. In addition to working seamlessly — including support for group chats, tapbacks (albeit substituting animated emoji in place of Apple’s monochromatic badges), undoing se…

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Where Have the Network Tools Gone?

maandag 11 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Howard Oakley: When writing about network tools available in macOS just eight years ago, I identified three GUI apps:Network Utility, tucked away in /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications,Wireless Diagnostics, accessed via the WiFi menu,Network D…

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WhatsApp Supports Photos and Video in Original Quality

maandag 11 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Tim Hardwick: WhatsApp is rolling out a new option that lets users on iPhone share photos and video over the messaging platform in their original quality.[…]WhatsApp’s latest feature avoids compression altogether by allowing photos and video to be s…

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Opening URLs in Private Safari Windows

maandag 11 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Jeff Johnson: The problem with using both private and public windows is that when I open a URL in Safari from another app, such as Mail app, or such as my own Link Unshortener, which I use as my default web browser, I can’t control where exactly the…

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Google Maps in Late 2023

maandag 11 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Tim Hardwick: When users get directions for driving, walking, or cycling, Google Maps now offers a “multidimensional experience” that can be used to preview bike lanes, sidewalks, intersections, and parking along the route, according to Google.A tim…

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Google’s Gemini

maandag 11 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Casey Newton: Google this morning announced the rollout of Gemini, its largest and most capable large language model to date. Starting today, the company’s Bard chatbot will be powered by a version of Gemini, and will be available in English in more…

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Selecting Multiple Tabs in Safari

vrijdag 8 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

John Gruber (video): Just like making multiple selections in a list view, Shift-click will select an entire range at once, and Command-clicking lets you select (and deselect) noncontiguous tabs. […] Once you have multiple tabs selected, you can drag…

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Mac Menu Bar Icons and the Notch

vrijdag 8 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Jesse Squires (Mastodon): On my 13” Intel MacBook Pro, the icons reached to about halfway across the screen. On the 14” M3 MacBook Pro, ironically a machine with a larger display, at least 3 icons get hidden. This “design” (or lack thereof) is so du…

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Bartender 5

vrijdag 8 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Surtees Studios: With support for macOS Sonoma and a multitude of innovative features, Bartender 5 represents the pinnacle of Mac menu bar mastery. […] Conceal select menu bar items while retaining quick and easy access through intuitive methods. Sw…

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23andMe Breach

vrijdag 8 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (Hacker News): On Friday, genetic testing company 23andMe announced that hackers accessed the personal data of 0.1% of customers, or about 14,000 individuals. The company also said that by accessing those accounts, hack…

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End-to-End Security for Facebook Messenger

donderdag 7 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Jon Millican and Reed Riley (Hacker News): We are beginning to upgrade people’s personal conversations on Messenger to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default.Meta is publishing two technical white papers on end-to-end encryption:Our Messenger e…

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Privacy Manifests Update

donderdag 7 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple: Starting in spring 2024, if your new app or app update submission adds a third-party SDK that is commonly used in apps on the App Store, you’ll need to include the privacy manifest for the SDK. Signatures are also required when the SDK is use…

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TV.app in tvOS 17.2

donderdag 7 december 2023 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Benjamin Mayo (MacRumors): Apple will discontinue the standalone iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows apps on the Apple TV box, starting with tvOS 17.2 The warning message seen above has started appearing in the release candidate version of tvOS 17.2 b…

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