After being totally annoyed by how long Xcode takes to launch after a reboot I decided to tinvestigate. Turns out its intentional. Really wish I could be a fly on the wall when these decisions are made. Led me to find some interesting things about security on the mac.
How to setup a super handly Quick Action for converting finder items using Automator and FFmpeg.
Had one heck of a time trying to create a scrollable Text item in SwiftUI. After failing with a disabled TextView and trying some pretty anoying items I found using ChatGPT and Google searches I created my own. Turns out to be super simple.
Worked to get some existing code ported over to work with SwiftUI on iOS. I thought is would be simple to get working since I’ve done the same in SwiftUI on macOS.
Announcing ChatBar 1.0, a productivity menu bar app for macOS. Purchase now!
While doing some code cleanup noticed this error in the console. Turns out the fix was easy.
Ended up needing to find where a defect was introduced. Tunrs out there is a command for that. Git Bisect to the rescue.
Modern macOS development kinda sucks for a simple totally avoidable reason. The Apple Gods give some of what they take away.
When the submission/approval process is broken sometimes its simply not worth the effort to continue. Thanks to that uBlock Origin light will now longer be available on Firefox.
How to modify the terminal to get a custom prompt each time. Works in any terminal window launched in Terminal.app, IntelliJ products, and even PathFinder.
Terminal has some super cool legacy stuff built in. My recent fave is calendar using the 'cal' command.
How to display a "Done" button above the keyboard for the .numberPad and .phonePad keyboard types in SwiftUI.
My adventure in running SpinRite 6.1 on Apple Silicon macOS using VirtualBox.
While creating a custom GPT I wanted to upload some source code. Instead of uploading multiples I used a script to create a single file containing all relevant source code. Sweet! 😃
iPhone 16 gets an all new super high tech button.
How to remove the super annoying macOS _default interactive shell is now zsh_ warning in Terminal.
The trials and tribulation of downgrading my beloved Kindle Oasis 2. Man auto updates suck!
How to setup a super handy Quick Action for transcoding Finder items using Automator and HandBrake.
Announcing ChatBar, a productivity menu bar app for macOS. Currently in testing.
Castro: Podcast Player seems to have died. In the most inexplicable way possible. 😢
PiP is one of those super fun, perfect for a demo, staple features of any iOS app. Turns out easy to implement.
How to create a PopOver menu item SwifUI for macOS.
How to handle padding, alignment, and dividers in a SwiftUI Grid. What if the divider could expand vertically?
My take on Apple’s latest operating system, VisionOS. **Spoiler Alert!** The marketing says _general computing_ but how can it be when at its heats its an iPad for your face?
Of all the things I had to create during some dev work on macOS. A CheckBax was an oddly necessary creation.
How I spent too much time paring mismatched firmware on a replacement AirPod.
How long do AirPods gen2 batteries last after a year?