Case against the cloud
Cloud computing has swept the business world, with many companies rushing to migrate their operations to cloud-based solutions or building new projects entirely in the cloud.
Development
2023
103 posts
What is cryptexd?
If you see cryptexd running on your Mac, here is what this Rapid Security Response process does.
Mac
What are fskitd and userfsd?
If you see fskitd, userfsd, or other filesystems processes on your Mac, here is what they do.
Mac
Introducing Swift Certificates and Swift ASN.1
Apple has released two new open-source Swift packages, swift-certificates and swift-asn1, to provide a faster, safer implementation of X.509 certificates for TLS security.
Development
What We're Working On: March 2023
The Vapor team has launched a monthly blog series to share updates on their work, increase transparency, and outline future plans for the framework.
Development
Monthly update #0394 • February 2023
Monthly update 394 • February 2023 • 2023-02-01 - 2023-02-28
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0199 • February 2023
February 2023 paired aggressive enforcement, from the first FTC health breach penalty to a landmark Illinois biometrics ruling, with a steady drumbeat of breaches, ransomware and surveillance disputes.
Privacy
Steve Jobs: Take a closer look
Leslie Berlin, from the Steve Jobs Archive, shares a favourite photo from 1984. It shows Steve Jobs, aged almost 29, bent over to watch a stranger use a Macintosh through a shop window in New Orleans.
Gems
Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic
Social media has changed how we connect, but new research shows it hurts mental health, especially for teen girls. Studies prove platforms like Instagram cause poor mental health, not just relate to it.
Essays
The Swift Programming Language book now published with DocC
The Swift Programming Language book (TSPL) is now published using Swift-DocC starting with Swift 5.8, enabling content contributions under the Swift Documentation Workgroup’s guidance.
Development
Onboarding Tutorials vs. Contextual Help
Tutorials interrupt users, don’t necessarily improve task performance, and are quickly forgotten. Contextual help signals can avoid these pitfalls but require unintrusive ways to activate.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Control Centre
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.controlcenter, controlling which items appear in the menu bar.
Mac
Monthly update #0393 • January 2023
Monthly update 393 • January 2023 • 2023-01-01 - 2023-01-31
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0198 • January 2023
January 2023 opened the year with record European fines against Meta, a run of credential and API breaches, and ransomware crews crippling postal and gaming firms.
Privacy
What is usbctelemetryd?
If you see usbctelemetryd running on your Mac, here is what this USB-C monitoring process does.
Mac
What is lightsoutmanagementd?
If you see lightsoutmanagementd running on your Mac, here is what this power management process does.
Mac
Quiet 4.0 and a commitment
TLDR: Quiet 4.0 is a restart of Quiet and a commitment to support it for a while.
Projects
The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
We were like strangers on a train, the passengers and I, hurtling through the night, revealing intimacies we would never have dreamed of sharing during the brighter light of day.
Gems
Your own personal website
Owning a corner of the internet gives you control. A personal website lets you build something lasting. Here is why you should create one, how to start, and what to include.
Essays
The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews
I slept under the overpass that night, and in the morning, I wrote a review: “Reasonably good bridge. A little loud for sleeping.” I gave it four stars. After I set off on my bike, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Gems
What is srp-mdns-proxy?
If you see srp-mdns-proxy running on your Mac, here is what this smart home networking process does.
Mac
20 years of Safari
Safari was introduced in Mac OS X Panther on January 7, 2003. It was also included with the first generation iPhone, which was released in 2007.
Mac
New Year, New Me
The Vapor team has launched a new design for their blog, marking the initial step in updating all Vapor websites to reflect the framework’s maturity and provide a consistent, modern look.
Development
Using RSS feeds
RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, offers a clean, efficient way to stay updated with your favourite websites without the distractions of modern web browsing.
Essays
Privacy Roundup #0197 • December 2022
December 2022 closed the year with record fines against Meta and Epic Games, fresh breaches at LastPass and TikTok, and a landmark shift towards encryption as Apple finally embraced it and abandoned its photo scanning.
Privacy