Reading List
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Key Repeat in Sequoia
Brett Terpstra: But one thing I found frustrating was that setting key repeat delay and key repeat speed in System Settings was having no effect. Keys that had diacritics still just popped up the special character popover, and keys without didn’t do anything at all when held. […] Run the following in Terminal: defaults write […]
Microsoft Discontinues Surface Studio 2+
Hartley Charlton: Microsoft has discontinued its Surface Studio 2+, marking the end of the company’s only direct competitor to Apple’s iMac, leaving a gap in the Windows ecosystem for high-end all-in-one PCs.[…]First introduced in 2016, the Surface Studio formed an attempt to challenge Apple’s hold on the creative professional market. Its standout feature was a […]
UK App Store Commission Lawsuit
Tim Hardwick: Led by competition policy professor Sean Ennis, the suit alleges Apple’s 15-30% commission on App Store sales creates an anti-competitive tax on the UK technology industry. The lawsuit seeks £785 million ($995 million) in damages on behalf of UK app developers. The case could potentially benefit up to 13,000 developers who have sold […]
RCS in iOS 18
Juli Clover: This guide explains everything that you need to know about RCS, including how it works, how to use it on Apple devices, why you might not see it, why Apple decided to adopt it now, and the benefits that you can expect from RCS now that support for the feature is live.[…]Google’s implementation […]
★ Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Generative AI Bullshit Bathwater
If I had wanted to write a column about presidential pardons, I’d find ChatGPT’s assistance a far better starting point than I’d have gotten through any general web search. But to quote Reagan: “Trust, but verify.”