NSDataAsset
Asset catalogs in Xcode let you store not just images but also data files like JSON. This helps apps load faster on first launch by avoiding network calls.
Development
2018
125 posts
Experience Rot
Steve Jobs once said, “You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying ‘no’ to 1,000 things.”
Development
Love & War by BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl's 2009 release, songs that build and push forward. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
NLLanguageRecognizer
Apple’s Natural Language framework (iOS 12+) finally lets developers use the same powerful language-detection technology that powers Siri and system features.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Menu Extras
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.menuextras, controlling legacy menu bar items.
Mac
Monthly update #0339 • July 2018
Monthly update 339 • July 2018 • 2018-07-01 - 2018-07-31
Monthly Updates
Norway Road Trip Day 12
Day 12 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 11
Day 11 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Privacy Roundup #0144 • July 2018
July 2018 brought a record antitrust fine, the first British penalty over Cambridge Analytica and a run of breaches and leaks that showed how loosely personal data was still being held.
Privacy
Norway Road Trip Day 10
Day 10 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 09
Day 9 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 08
Day 8 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 07
Day 7 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 06
Day 6 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 05
Day 5 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Eurobloat #0098 • June 2018
The month Brussels voted to filter the internet, taxed plastic to plug the Brexit hole, and stayed up until five in the morning to agree on borders it had no intention of guarding.
Eurobloat
Norway Road Trip Day 04
Day 4 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 03
Day 3 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
UITextInputPasswordRules
Automatic Strong Passwords (iOS 12 / macOS Mojave) let Safari and your app generate truly random, high-entropy passwords that actually satisfy the site’s rules, no more “password too weak” after AutoFill.
Development
Norway Road Trip Day 02
Day 2 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
Norway Road Trip Day 01
Day 1 of the road trip my brother and I made in Norway.
Trips
What is bridgeOSUpdateProxy?
If you see bridgeOSUpdateProxy running on your Mac, here is what this firmware update process does.
Mac
Privacy Roundup #0143 • June 2018
June 2018 paired a landmark Supreme Court win for location privacy and California's sweeping new consumer law with a relentless run of breaches and fresh fights over surveillance and corporate data sharing.
Privacy
Monthly update #0338 • June 2018
Monthly update 338 • June 2018 • 2018-06-01 - 2018-06-30
Monthly Updates
Eurobloat #0097 • May 2018
The month Brussels switched on the continent-wide consent-banner generator, drew up plans to dock the pocket money of misbehaving members, and declared war on the drinking straw.
Eurobloat