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Apple Imagines Mac-Inside-a-Keyboard Device Evocative of 80s Home Computers – MacRumors

Apple Imagines Mac-Inside-a-Keyboard Device Evocative of 80s Home Computers – MacRumors: Apple is exploring the possibility of integrating a fully functioning Mac within a keyboard, reminiscent of home computers of the 80s, such as the Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. I owned a Timex Sinclair, loved that little guy!  I got my first tv… Continue reading Apple Imagines Mac-Inside-a-Keyboard Device Evocative of 80s Home Computers – MacRumors

Hacked Highway Sign in Phoenix Condemns Vladimir Putin | Phoenix New Times

Hacked Highway Sign in Phoenix Condemns Vladimir Putin | Phoenix New Times: It didn’t take long for the hacker or hackers to target another illuminated message board on I-17, this time on the interstate near Thunderbird Road. The political vigilante manipulated the traffic sign to say “FUCK PUTIN.” Love it!!!

Shawn Adrian ✨ on Twitter: “Am I the only one who can literally never find a thing on this panel without using search? https://t.co/vtWLlhgDHJ” / Twitter

Shawn Adrian ✨ on Twitter: “Am I the only one who can literally never find a thing on this panel without using search? https://t.co/vtWLlhgDHJ” / Twitter: Am I the only one who can literally never find a thing on this panel without using search? 100% agree with this. I don’t bother going to System Preferences… Continue reading Shawn Adrian ✨ on Twitter: “Am I the only one who can literally never find a thing on this panel without using search? https://t.co/vtWLlhgDHJ” / Twitter

Utility – JSON Formatter

The other day I was bringing up a browser to search for a website to format some raw JSON I was looking at.  It occurred to me I do this often enough that I should create my own and it it to the site.   Developers, I give you: JSON Formatter

1/6/2021 – The Capitol

I’m scared for my country.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol  

Mandatory WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Allows User Data to be Shared With Facebook – MacRumors

Mandatory WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Allows User Data to be Shared With Facebook – MacRumors: Users that agree to the updated terms will have their WhatsApp account registration and phone number, transaction data, service-related information, interaction information, mobile device information, IP address, and “other information identified… or obtained upon notice to you or based on… Continue reading Mandatory WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Allows User Data to be Shared With Facebook – MacRumors

Google workers form labor union, a rarity in the tech industry

Google workers form labor union, a rarity in the tech industry: A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the tech industry. About 225 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet are the first dues-paying members of the… Continue reading Google workers form labor union, a rarity in the tech industry

Google Hasn’t Updated Its iOS Apps Since the Day Before Apple’s New Privacy Labels Requirement | MacRumors Forums

Google Hasn’t Updated Its iOS Apps Since the Day Before Apple’s New Privacy Labels Requirement | MacRumors Forums: Google has yet to comment on the report, so the reason for the lack of recent iOS app updates is unconfirmed, but Fast Company makes the reasonable assumption that Google might be trying to delay revealing its… Continue reading Google Hasn’t Updated Its iOS Apps Since the Day Before Apple’s New Privacy Labels Requirement | MacRumors Forums

Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business | Ars Technica

Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business | Ars Technica: In the settlement, Ticketmaster admitted that an employee who used to work for a rival company emailed the login credentials for multiple accounts the rival used to manage presale ticket sales. At a San Francisco meeting attended by at least… Continue reading Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business | Ars Technica

WhatsApp Soundly Beaten By Apple’s Stunning New iMessage Update

WhatsApp Soundly Beaten By Apple’s Stunning New iMessage Update: The issue for WhatsApp is that when you claim security and privacy is in your DNA, you open yourself up to a heightened level of scrutiny. Suddenly, those concerns around WhatsApp metadata collection became more real. Now we could easily see that WhatsApp collects the contacts… Continue reading WhatsApp Soundly Beaten By Apple’s Stunning New iMessage Update

Facebook’s Laughable Campaign Against Apple Is Really Against Users and Small Businesses

Very good write-up by AndrĂ©s Arrieta regarding Facebook and their full page add nonsense against Apple’s AppTrackingTransparency feature. Make no mistake: this latest campaign from Facebook is one more direct attackagainst our privacy and, despite its slick packaging, it’s also an attack against other businesses, both large and small. I quit Facebook & Instagram about two… Continue reading Facebook’s Laughable Campaign Against Apple Is Really Against Users and Small Businesses

Full-screen development with Xcode and the Simulator

  Big shout out to @twannl for this awesome tip detailing how to use the simulator and Xcode in a single fullscreen.  Very helpful.       https://www.avanderlee.com/workflow/full-screen-xcode-simulator/

SwiftUI, ready for primetime?

Things have been slow at AlbeBaubles lately so I thought I’d tackle an old client app that hasn’t been updated in ages and rewrite in 100% SwiftUI. Look art how little code is needed to show a grid of vowels glyphs in a grid with the ability to play them.  Simple.   Yes, SwiftUI is… Continue reading SwiftUI, ready for primetime?

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Remembering Frances E. Allen | IBM Research Blog

Rest In Peace and thank you for your contributions.     IBM Fellow Fran Allen spent her career advancing the field of computing and inspired generations of technologists. Remembering Frances E. Allen | IBM Research Blog: