My son helped me remove the rain gutters from the house last week so we could install a new roof. The roof is done and it’s time to put the gutters back up. I’ve removed easily 100 pounds of dirt from all the gutters. I think it should be a lot easier putting them up than it was pulling them down…
Raycast’s Mac launcher is coming soon to iOS and Windows
Raycast just announced it’s planning to bring its app to both Windows and iOS in the coming months. Both are already in progress, Raycast co-founder and CEO Thomas Paul Mann tells me, and the plan is to ship sometime next year.
This is interesting news. I’m not too sure how much I need an iOS launcher, since I use Spotlight to launch pretty much everything on my phone and iPad, but I have found Raycast to be an indispensable tool for macOS, even at the free level. While I don’t use Windows often, it might be nice to have the same tool there when I do.
Today marks thirty-one years married to my life partner and best friend. A lot of people thought we wouldn’t make it after our short courtship, but here we are; happier and closer than ever. I wouldn’t trade the ups and downs for anything.
Amnesia
Amnesia allows you to disable the monthly reminders for Screen Capture Access on an app by app basis.
When you run the app for the first time to have to give access to the folder where the .plist is stored. The app reads and adjusts the timestamp for the apps you want to change.
As a follow up to yesterday’s link, it looks like someone has made an app to address the screen capture monthly reminders. It was only a matter of time before someone did (I was even working on something). I haven’t been able to try this solution out yet myself, so buyer beware…
Hat tip to Lou Plummer (@[email protected]) for sharing.
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts
All credit for this discovery should go to Ricci Adams, who told me about it. But Ricci doesn’t have a blog, and I do, so here it is. Thank you very much, Ricci, and please start a blog!
Saving this one for later reference as more apps request screen recording permission.
Well, it sucks when you make a post about conversations and a plug-in on your site blocks people from doing just that. The offending plugin located and removed. 🤷🏻
Social Media Hasn’t Killed the Personal Blog Just Yet
Personal blogs aren’t dead, but social media sure tried to kill them. As Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram took over, quick updates replaced the deep, authentic reflections blogs offered. Yet still, blogs provide something social media doesn’t — real connections, control, and a place for meaningful thoughts and conversation. Social media may have tried to kill it, but personal blogging lives on…
I’m really liking the iPhone notifications on the desktop feature of macOS Sequoia. I got a Ring notification that someone came to the front door before they even rang the doorbell.
No Hello
Imagine calling someone on the phone, going hello! then putting them on hold… 🤦♀️
I have more than a few coworkers who do this. I ignore them until I get enough details to reply, and even then, my first reply might be “more details, please”, which I have a TextExpander shortcut for (mdp). To me, chat and SMS are like email. You wouldn’t send someone an email that just says “hello” in the body and then expect a reply, would you? Let’s all make chat the same.
Apple brings California driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet
When presenting an ID in Apple Wallet, only the information needed for the transaction is presented, and the user has the opportunity to review and authorize the information being requested with Face ID or Touch ID before it is shared. Users do not need to unlock, show, or hand over their device to present their ID.
I’m an early adopter type, so sure, I’ll give this a shot. It sounds easy to set up and allays my previous concern about unnecessary access.