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2025

Apple in China, Ripoff in Amazon original ↗

6 Jul 2025

App Store search is not a user feature original ↗

27 Jun 2025

Safari web app strange connection behavior original ↗

23 Jun 2025

macOS Tahoe forces all app icons into iOS squircles original ↗

11 Jun 2025

Why does Apple make a minority of developers finance the entire App Store?original ↗

5 Jun 2025

Insane web design on apple dot com original ↗

31 May 2025

Stop The Mac App Store minor update original ↗

27 May 2025

Apple Turntable original ↗

21 May 2025

Apple is not blocking Epic Games from updating Fortnite in the European Union original ↗

19 May 2025

A look at a Mac App Store top grosser original ↗

16 May 2025

Making my app worse because of macOS privacy protections original ↗

14 May 2025

Free with In-App Purchase is a sham original ↗

6 May 2025

Why some Mac apps launch slowly: A follow-up original ↗

1 May 2025

Google Chrome 136 automatically upgrades your accounts to use passkeys original ↗

29 Apr 2025

Gatekeeper change in macOS 15.4 original ↗

24 Apr 2025

The weirdest HTML feature (or bug?): display your head original ↗

24 Apr 2025

App Store Curation original ↗

23 Apr 2025

UIApplication delegate deprecation coming in iOS 19 SDK original ↗

19 Apr 2025

Inaccessible .bnnsir files on macOS Sequoia, Part 3 original ↗

17 Apr 2025

Inaccessible .bnnsir files on macOS Sequoia, Part 2 original ↗

8 Apr 2025

Why is macOS syslogd listening for UDP connections?original ↗

7 Apr 2025

NSURLComponents changed in macOS 15.4 original ↗

7 Apr 2025

Apple Software Update dark pattern original ↗

31 Mar 2025

For sale: 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro with new battery original ↗

17 Mar 2025

Why are macOS security updates re-running the Setup Assistant?original ↗

12 Mar 2025

iCloud remotely triggers iMessage sign-in and sync original ↗

3 Mar 2025

Xcode constantly phones home original ↗

24 Feb 2025

Inaccessible .bnnsir files on macOS Sequoia original ↗

14 Feb 2025

Apple software update "bug" enables Apple Intelligence original ↗

11 Feb 2025

How Safari search engine extensions work original ↗

8 Feb 2025

Apple Mail app bugs finally pushed me to MailMate original ↗

1 Feb 2025

YouTube problem in macOS Safari original ↗

30 Jan 2025

Image Creation Tools Are Here original ↗

28 Jan 2025

Little Snitch feature nobody knows about original ↗

24 Jan 2025

New secure note on macOS Sequoia original ↗

24 Jan 2025

Apple Passwords is hostile to backups original ↗

22 Jan 2025

macOS Sequoia iCloud Photos configuration profile bug original ↗

17 Jan 2025

Help? Reset AirDrop identity hash original ↗

16 Jan 2025

Technology is never a substitute for consent original ↗

4 Jan 2025

2024

The internet is full of experts original ↗

31 Dec 2024

Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 original ↗

28 Dec 2024

Deep dive into a macOS default web browser bug original ↗

20 Dec 2024

How Safari 18.2 https upgrade works original ↗

12 Dec 2024

How Safari (insanely) displays app extension icons original ↗

29 Nov 2024

Apple continues to dismiss bug reports original ↗

25 Nov 2024

Apple silently uploads your passwords and keeps them original ↗

31 Oct 2024

Apple rejected my Vision Pro app update original ↗

31 Oct 2024

How Safari can improve extensions: Redux original ↗

23 Oct 2024

Mac App Store receipt validation problem on Sequoia original ↗

17 Oct 2024

Safari 18 randomly appearing sidebar original ↗

30 Sept 2024

More annoying macOS 15 Sequoia prompts: Bluetooth original ↗

23 Sept 2024

Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts original ↗

21 Sept 2024

Can't change security policy or disable SIP with macOS 15 Sequoia original ↗

20 Sept 2024

Passkey privacy issues original ↗

19 Sept 2024

Safari missing feature: auto-clear website data original ↗

29 Aug 2024

macOS firewall slows DNS queries original ↗

13 Aug 2024

How I git push from my laptop to my website original ↗

12 Aug 2024

New macOS bug: Updates Available notification with no updates original ↗

8 Aug 2024

Apple memory holed its broken promise for an OCSP opt-out original ↗

7 Aug 2024

Has Apple underpaid App Store developers AGAIN?original ↗

2 Aug 2024

Smart App Banners don't appear in private browsing original ↗

2 Aug 2024

Fix Safari Private Window Empty Page original ↗

31 Jul 2024

Deluge of Fake Mac App Store Reviews original ↗

20 Jul 2024

Amazon Web Services dark patterns original ↗

25 Jun 2024

Safari bookmarklet permissions original ↗

22 Jun 2024

Advanced tracking and fingerprinting protection breaks Safari extensions original ↗

15 Jun 2024

Stop iCloud Keychain with a profile original ↗

5 Jun 2024

WWDC Boycott of Feedback Assistant original ↗

4 Jun 2024

macOS Sonoma Mail bug: spam bypasses Block All Remote Content original ↗

4 Jun 2024

Follow-up on developer payments for App Store bundle purchases original ↗

3 Jun 2024

Apple silicon MacBook Pro batteries can't be replaced under warranty by third parties original ↗

30 May 2024

Verify Your Recovery Key?original ↗

29 May 2024

macOS Sonoma bug: Can't create disk image containing locked file original ↗

27 May 2024

macOS Sonoma silently enabled iCloud Keychain despite my precautions original ↗

26 May 2024

Updating from macOS Ventura to Sonoma silently enables iCloud Keychain original ↗

19 May 2024

Apple started cheating me out of App Store bundle purchases original ↗

10 May 2024

YouTube video quality bug in iOS Safari original ↗

9 May 2024

Show passwords as they're typed in Terminal original ↗

17 Apr 2024

Funny story of how I recovered the password of an encrypted Mac disk image original ↗

9 Apr 2024

Stop The Mac App Store improved for Sonoma and Ventura original ↗

3 Apr 2024

Safari Search Settings spacing original ↗

2 Apr 2024

Mac app launches slowed by malware scan original ↗

14 Feb 2024

How to stop Upgrade to macOS Sonoma notifications original ↗

8 Feb 2024

The HTML dialog element API is a mess original ↗

1 Feb 2024

Abandonware featured in iOS App Store original ↗

25 Jan 2024

Beware of App Store app bundles original ↗

19 Jan 2024

How Safari can improve extensions original ↗

9 Jan 2024

2023

StopTheMadness Pro postmortem: crApp Store still crappy original ↗

27 Dec 2023

iOS 17 App Store screenshots caveat original ↗

22 Dec 2023

iOS 17.2 shows the wrong Safari extension icons original ↗

12 Dec 2023

macOS Sonoma increases NSControl font size original ↗

8 Dec 2023

Disabled Safari extensions are not fully disabled, and other problems original ↗

30 Nov 2023

NSFileManager error messages lie original ↗

29 Nov 2023

The myth and reality of Mac OS X Snow Leopard original ↗

13 Nov 2023

Mac App Store receipt validation revisited original ↗

8 Nov 2023

Feedback Assistant boycott web page and participants list original ↗

7 Nov 2023

Apple developer boycott of Feedback Assistant original ↗

6 Nov 2023

This Feedback will no longer be monitored, and incoming messages will not be reviewed original ↗

3 Nov 2023

Safari share menu now violates privacy original ↗

26 Oct 2023

Why I disabled advanced tracking and fingerprinting protection in Safari original ↗

23 Oct 2023