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Adam Engst

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Publisher at Tidbits

Publisher of TidBITS and the TidBITS Content Network. Find me at Mastodon at https://t.co/iYjwd53hJZ

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  • Bill Atkinson Dies from Pancreatic Cancer at 74

    2 weeks ago | tidbits.com | Adam Engst

    Late last year, Bill Atkinson shared news of his health with the world (see " Bill Atkinson Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer," 14 November 2024). Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is particularly deadly-in our sphere, it has also claimed Steve Jobs, (who started the Macintosh project and lured Bill Atkinson to Apple), and my friend Oliver Habicht.

  • Guilherme Rambo Explains the Dave & Buster's Message Anomaly

    3 weeks ago | tidbits.com | Adam Engst

    At his rambo.codes blog, Guilherme Rambo writes:The bug is that, if you try to send an audio message using the Messages app to someone who's also using the Messages app, and that message happens to include the name "Dave and Buster's", the message will never be received. In case you're wondering, "Dave and Buster's" is the name of a sports bar and restaurant in the United States.

  • Apple Extends Self-Service Repair to iPads

    4 weeks ago | tidbits.com | Adam Engst

    Apple writes:Apple today announced the addition of iPad to Self Service Repair, providing iPad owners with access to repair manuals, genuine Apple parts, Apple Diagnostics troubleshooting sessions, tools, and rental toolkits. Beginning tomorrow, with support for iPad Air (M2 and later), iPad Pro (M4), iPad mini (A17 Pro), and iPad (A16), the launch features components including displays, batteries, cameras, and external charging ports.

  • Apple Operating Systems Jump to 26?

    1 month ago | tidbits.com | Adam Engst

    It's no secret that Apple's operating system version numbering has evolved organically. The company currently maintains seven operating systems with version numbers that begin with four different integers (macOS 15, iOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2), although they share so much underlying code that they tend to move together with decimal updates.

  • AppBITS: Jettison Solves macOS Disk Ejection Annoyances

    1 month ago | tidbits.com | Adam Engst

    One of the longest-standing aspects of the Mac user experience is the necessity of ejecting disks before turning them off or unplugging them. Initially, this meant literally ejecting floppy disks from their drives, but Apple retained the term even after adding non-removable media. All About EjectThe need for the Eject command arises from two reasons. First, if there are open files on a disk, macOS refuses to let you eject it because doing so might result in data loss.

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Adam C. Engst
Adam C. Engst @adamengst
2 May 23

I just spent a week backing up my claim that @browsercompany's Arc is "the most transformative app I've used in decades" by writing a 7100-word article illustrated with 35 screenshots. https://t.co/sKQ8Jx6lJq

Adam C. Engst
Adam C. Engst @adamengst
7 Sep 22

Cool, Severance cameo... Now I'll have to check that out. :-)

Adam C. Engst
Adam C. Engst @adamengst
7 Sep 22

What the heck was that last scene in the Apple announcement? https://t.co/CntkerhSBj