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Reverse Engineering macOS 11.0

vrijdag 26 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple: New in macOS Big Sur 11 beta, the system ships with a built-in dynamic linker cache of all system-provided libraries. As part of this change, copies of dynamic libraries are no longer present on the filesystem. Code that attempts to check for…

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Console, the Vital Tool That Apple Abandoned

vrijdag 26 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Howard Oakley: What makes me most angry at what has happened to the log and Console is that Apple’s concepts and engineering are outstanding: the log has a remarkably low latency, retains a great deal of invaluable data in structured and compact for…

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The Talk Show Remote From WWDC 2020

donderdag 25 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

The Talk Show: John Gruber is joined by Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak to discuss the news from WWDC 2020: the Mac’s transition to Apple silicon, MacOS 11 Big Sur, iOS and iPadOS 14, and more. John Vorhees: In response to commentators who believe …

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HEY Approved With Trial

donderdag 25 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Marco Arment: I bet they come to a compromise where neither side has to lose face and “back down”, such as Hey adding some free functionality such that the app can do something without a purchase but also without adding IAP. (Apple’s letter effectiv…

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Skylake QA Drove Apple Away

donderdag 25 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Dave James (via Slashdot, MacRumors): The “bad quality assurance of Skylake” was responsible for Apple finally making the decision to ditch Intel and focus on its own ARM-based processors for high-performance machines. That’s the claim made by outsp…

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Perl 7

woensdag 24 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Brian D Foy (via Hacker News): Perl 7.0 is going to be v5.32 but with different, saner, more modern defaults. You won’t have to enable most of the things you are already doing because they are enabled for you. The major version jump sets the boundar…

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App Clips for iOS

woensdag 24 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (also: Hacker News): App clips are a great way for users to quickly access and experience what your app has to offer. An app clip is a small part of your app that’s discoverable at the moment it’s needed. App clips are fast and lightweight so …

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Struck Rejected From the App Store

woensdag 24 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

David Farrier (via Hacker News): “Nine rejections, on the basis of their guideline “4.3 Design - Spam.” Offensively, this guideline groups astrology (“fortune telling” in their words) alongside “burp and fart apps” under the umbrella of “spam.” And …

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New App Store Review Processes

woensdag 24 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (also: MacRumors): Additionally, two changes are coming to the app review process and will be implemented this summer. First, developers will not only be able to appeal decisions about whether an app violates a given guideline of the App Store…

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Apple Silicon

dinsdag 23 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (also: TidBITS, MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple today announced it will transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful new technologies. Developers can now get started updating their ap…

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iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Announced

dinsdag 23 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (also: TidBITS, MacRumors, MacStories): iPadOS 14 introduces an all-new compact design for incoming FaceTime and phone calls, Siri interactions, and Search to help users stay focused on the task at hand. Apps have new sidebars and toolbars tha…

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iOS Apps on macOS 11

dinsdag 23 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple: And for the first time, developers can make their iOS and iPadOS apps available on the Mac without any modifications. The apps will be available in the Mac App Store by default, except where developers opt out. There will be lot more apps, bu…

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macOS 11.0 Big Sur Announced

dinsdag 23 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple (also: TidBITS, MacRumors, MacStories, Mr. Macintosh, Hacker News): macOS Big Sur introduces a beautiful redesign that is entirely new yet instantly familiar. Safari is packed with new features, including a customizable start page, elegantly d…

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Installing the macOS 11.0 Beta

dinsdag 23 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Apple: If macOS Big Sur 11 beta is installed into the same APFS container as previous versions of macOS, system software updates can no longer be installed on the previous versions of macOS. Jared Jones: If you install Big Sur to a new partition you…

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Parcel (Sponsor)

maandag 22 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

My thanks to Parcel for sponsoring the blog this week. Parcel is a package tracker for iOS and Mac that supports over 300 carriers around the world. It has been on the App Store since 2010 and was featured by Apple multiple times, including the “Edi…

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WWDC 2020 Links

maandag 22 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

General: Keynote Beta Downloads Videos Downloader and Unofficial App What’s New: Apple Platform SDK API Differences Other: Where are the AppKit Release Notes for macOS 10.15? How to Report Bugs to Apple So They Get Fixed This post will be updated as…

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The App Store Doesn’t Make Apps Safe

maandag 22 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Brent Simmons (tweet): Otherwise, App Store review is looking for basic functionality and making sure the app follows the guidelines […] the guidelines are about protecting Apple’s interests and not about consumers. […] I’d feel secure knowing that …

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The Art of the Possible

maandag 22 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

John Siracusa (tweet, 2): Today, Apple’s stance seems to be that if they just hold the line on a few key provisions of the App Store rules, companies will build their business models around the Apple’s revenue cut in the same way companies built the…

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CustomShortcuts 1.0

maandag 22 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Houdah Software: Use CustomShortcuts to add keyboard shortcuts to menu items in most Mac applications.Assign custom keyboard shortcuts to Mac menu itemsAuto-completion helps you navigate menu hierarchiesIt makes sure you get menu titles exactly righ…

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Fantastical 3.1

maandag 22 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

Flexibits: Calendar sets have been a very cool way to automatically toggle multiple calendars on and off based on your device’s location. When you left the house for work, maybe you had set up your “Work” or “Daytime” calendar set to activate, so th…

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Have You Contributed Any Revenue?

zaterdag 20 juni 2020 inMichael Tsai (Column-Blog)

App Review Board (also: Hacker News, 9to5Mac): Thank you for being an iOS app developer. We understand that Basecamp has developed a number of apps and many subsequent versions for the App Store for many years, and that the App Store has distributed…

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