jrollans.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Had to perform a disgusting bathroom clean up procedure, so now consoling -- or is it rewarding? -- myself by drinking a mug of hot tea, eating a bar of Trader Joe's milk chocolate, and watching one of my favourite GFriend fancams:
GFRIEND - MAGO、APPLE (10th Anniversary Season of Memories in Kaohsiung)
https://youtu.be/2eQ7hl8ajV8?si=WQZBznRWwOscpmzM
#Kpop #GFriend #Mago #Apple #SeasonOfMemories #Kaohsiung #Fancam #EverydayAnnoyances #SelfCare
What annoys me the most about #iPadOS is how you can never grab a scrollbar, to rifle it to the top of bottom of a page. Like it would be too dangerous to let this frightening power fall into the hands of the wrong imbecile. Better not let anyone do it - too risky I guess. #Apple, quit punishing your users though forced infantilism in your #UX
SSIDs of nearby networks
BSSIDs (MAC addresses of access points)
Signal strength (useful for triangulation)
Security configurations
Here’s where it gets worse: tools like apple_bssid_locator can query Apple’s location services API with a BSSID and return precise GPS coordinates.
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____________Simple python tool which finds the location of a wifi access point from its #BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) which is the MAC address of the wifi access point and optionally displays the #location on Google Maps. This is implemented by calling the #AppleLocationServices API.
*rubs sleepy eyes*
Excuse me but #WhAt ?
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The Verge » 🤖 🌐
@theverge@c.im
The best Apple Watch to buy https://thever.ge/Z3ca #VergeShopping #BuyingGuides #Smartwatch #Wearable #Fitness #Gadgets #Apple #Tech
I’m on Apple One with the 2TB storage. I got this warning and when I tap it, it shows me that I could “upgrade” to 50GB more. Which is horribly wrong. That would downgrade me by 1,950GB and potentially cause me to lose a ton of photos and videos. What is going on #Apple?
Just published: Apple Health + ChatGPT: The Privacy Tradeoff.
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Health feature can connect to Apple Health (and even medical records). The convenience is real, but so is the expanded attack surface. With healthcare breaches hitting millions of records, my blunt take is: if you care about privacy, don’t use it. Full stop.
If you do use it anyway, I break down what “not used for training” does and doesn’t mean, why HIPAA isn’t a force field here, and the practical steps to reduce your blast radius.
https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/apple-health-chatgpt-the-privacy-tradeoff/
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #Apple #OpenAI #Healthcare #ThreatModeling #DataProtection
MacRumors: Apple Loses Safari Lead Designer to The Browser Company https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/08/apple-loses-safari-designer-to-the-browser-company/ @macrumors #Apple
@jasonkoebler Piling on with everyone's regular reminder that there are de-Googled #Android alternatives for your phone to break out of the panopticon if you can give up the convenience of historically unethical companies like Uber and use apps from #FDroid that won't surveil you.
@GrapheneOS for example you can just plug your #Pixel into their website and transition easily. Not sure what's good recently for Samsung users. #Apple people, you're on your own. #Resist
I'm so glad I had the sense to see apple software for the prison and elitist exclusionary scam it was back when I got my first devices.
Goldman is out: JPMorgan takes over Apple credit card business
After long negotiations, Goldman Sachs has divested its Apple Card business. The credit card will now be operated by another major bank.
"The door is open a crack, the wind is blowing, the post-American internet is upon us: it's a new, good #internet that delivers the technological self-determination of the old, good internet, and the ease of use of Web 2.0 that let our normie friends can use it, too."
@pluralistic
https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet/
#enshittification #tariffs #digitalmarketsact #eu #apple #amazon #google #facebook #instagram #whatsapp #microsoft #chatgpt #tesla #technology #bigtech #economics #diday #opensource #foss
Display-Schaden beim iMac M1: Nutzer fordern Austauschprogramm
Beim ersten Apple-Silicon-Modell des All-in-one-Rechners kann es zu merkwürdigen Darstellungsproblemen kommen. Apple reagiert nur fallweise.
Goldman ist raus: JPMorgan übernimmt Geschäft mit Apple-Kreditkarte
Nach langen Verhandlungen ist Goldman Sachs sein Geschäft mit der Apple Card los. Die Kreditkarte wird nun von einer anderen Großbank weiterbetrieben.
Touch ID in separater Box: Bastler schlachten Apple-Tastatur aus
Wer ein mechanisches Keyboard nutzen möchte, muss auf Apples Touch ID am Mac verzichten. Doch der Sensor lässt sich auch entnehmen.
#Apple #Biometrie #HardwareHacking #IT #Mac #Maker #Mobiles #Tastatur #news
Zwei Live-Webinare: Abläufe auf dem Mac automatisieren, Apple-Geräte verwalten
Apple-Know-how kompakt: Im Februar geht es um die Geräteverwaltung im Unternehmen, im März darum, Abläufe am Mac zu automatisieren, um effizienter zu werden.
#Apple #AppleIntelligence #Automatisierung #iPad #iPhone #IT #Mac #Mobiles #Wissenschaft #news
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@theverge@c.im
The best iPad deals you can get right now https://thever.ge/6Xot #VergeShopping #Gadgets #Apple #Deals #iPad #Tech
You can think what you want about Apple, its business model, and its crazy pricing policy and rip-offs—I'm definitely not a fan either—but one thing fascinates me: since November, I've had an iPad Mini 7 Cellular so I can read the news, watch the occasional YouTube video, or quickly and conveniently reply to an email while on the go or in bed at night.
Very compact, very practical, it fits perfectly in my small shoulder bag or in my smartphone holder next to my bed.
But what impresses me most is the incredible battery life! With my moderate use, the battery actually lasts a whole week. Remarkable. As are the performance, the pen support (great for editing and signing documents!) and the rather unique form factor. And that also eases my conscience a little, knowing that there is no free alternative. Unfortunately.
So now the device you’ve trusted with all your health data can tell you that "Just a little bleach in your coffee is perfectly fine.”
Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations https://arstechni.ca/LGZp #Logitech #Apple #MacOS #Tech
Any technical descriptions of the recent iPad virtual memory design and virtual swap around?
I’ve been poking at DDG and Google search and the WWDC Developer app for way too long, and can find basically nothing. Nothing past the Apple announcement text regurgitated, that is.
Virtual memory and physical memory, and paging and swapping, I understand, and iOS has no dirty paging, but finding technical details of iPadOS and what Apple calls virtual swap (WWDC22, etc) escapes me.
Cloest I can find for technical info is the iOS memory deep dive from WWDC18. Which predates the virtual swap work.
iOS 27 and 28: Leaks reveal first new features
In addition to various hardware information, files leaked from Apple also contain initial plans for iOS 27 and even 28.
iOS 27 und 28: Leaks verraten erste neue Funktionen
Neben diversen Hardwareinfos enthalten von Apple entfleuchte Dateien auch erste Pläne für iOS 27 und gar 28.
With the US acting more and more like a rogue state, it's time to impose your own personal sanctions.
Bite the bullet. Stop using Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and ChatGPT - where you can. Hit them where it hurts and burst that AI bubble.
Most of the barriers come down to inconvenience.
#LeaveBigTech #Boycott #BoycottAmerica #US #BigTech #Microsoft #Apple #Google #Meta #ChatGPT #AIBubble
Der Nikolaus hat zu später Stunde noch Updates für die Lexikon-Plug-ins „OpenThesaurus Deutsch“ und „Beolingus Deutsch-Englisch“ rausgehauen. Die Wörterbücher lassen sich in #macOS als Offline-Nachschlagwerke nutzen. #Dictionary #Plugins #Apple #NoAI https://tekl.de/news/update-beolingus-und-openthesaurus-v2026-01-06
Just wrote a wee email to Tim Cook at Apple asking if Europeans should switch away from Apple devices since Trump is threatening a war on Europe. #TimCook #Apple #Trump #DonaldTrump #Greenland #Venezuela #NicolasMaduro
Design Criticism: Does macOS Tahoe break Apple's principles?
Apple's latest design change in macOS Tahoe, adding an icon to every menu item, is causing discussions. Criticism is primarily coming from developers.
Design-Kritik: Bricht macOS Tahoe mit Apples Prinzipien?
Apples jüngste Designänderung in macOS Tahoe, jedem Menüeintrag ein Icon hinzuzufügen, sorgt für Diskussionen. Kritik kommt vor allem von Entwicklern.
Oh, so that’s how people are accidentally upgrading to MacOS 26!
There’s a sneaky dark pattern…Under the ‘other updates’ button, which Sequoia users would like to apply patches, is a default checked Tahoe update/UPGRADE, which you then have to uncheck to stay on 15
Fck1n #apple #macos #enshittification
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@theverge@c.im
Is this the folding iPhone’s creaseless display? https://thever.ge/kAJg #FoldablePhones #Samsung #Mobile #Apple #News #Tech #CES
Olipa aivan huikean hyvä tuo Walter Isaacsonin 'Steve Jobs' -teos. Ei juurikaan tylsiä hetkiä ja jotenkin kuuntelemisen jälkeen jäi tosi inspiroitunut olo. Inspiroitunut mihin? No, en oikeastaan edes tiedä.
Kiinnostus Applen tuotteisiin heräsi kyllä. Ehkä sekin oli kirjan tarkoitus.
Mutta jo tarinana tuo oli huikea. Melkoinen sälli kyllä, niin hyvässä kuin pahassakin.
#stevejobs #storytel #kirjamastodon #kirjat #kirjadontti #apple #WalterIsaacson
This is what Apple is said to be planning for the Studio Display 2
Details about the Studio Display 2 have also leaked as part of software leaks. Users can therefore look forward to long-awaited features.
Deutliche Verbesserungen in petto: Das solle Apple beim Studio Display 2 planen
Im Rahmen von Softwareleaks sind auch Details zum Studio Display 2 durchgesickert. Nutzer können sich demnach auf lange erwartete Features freuen.
What if the #Fitness app is part of the Planned Obsolescence strategy, and is making us stand every minute, 12 hours a day. For the rest of our life.
Cool Blog post about the Mac Malware of 2025 from @patrickwardle. Glad to see 2 of my findings made the list (Kitty Stealer/Purrglar & PasivRobber).
Lyte: Frühere Apple Face ID-Ingenieure lancieren ihr Robotik-Start-up
Die LyteVision-Technologie des Unternehmens soll als visuelles Gehirn von Robotern dienen. Erfahrungen bei Apple und PrimeSense bilden die Grundlage.
I hadn't seen screenshots of the web install flow from Apple's new EU DMA mandated install procedure before, just came across a thread by Yuri on X that has a lot of interesting information about the current situation and the app submission process that you need to go thru to get an app listed on @altstore
https://xcancel.com/vashchylau/status/1952851593239642204
#iOS #AltStore #AppStores #apple
Apple's Developer Academy: 71 percent find jobs – not always as developers
Since 2021, Apple has been training iOS app developers in Detroit. A study now shows: The success rate is mixed.
#Apple #Apps #IT #Softwareentwicklung #AppleSwift #Wirtschaft #news
Duolingo is putting ads in Apple's Dynamic Island – even though it's not allowed
According to user reports, the language learning service has discovered a new advertising space. The problem: Apple's developer guidelines prohibit it.
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#Apple #iOS #macOS #Privacy #DigitalSecurity #InfoSec #StoreClosed
Free to a good home: An Apple AudioVision 14 Display. It worked fine when I got rid of my 7100 years ago, but now there's a piece cracked off the base and the cable seems to have gotten tugged. 🤦♂️ The stress relief grommet isn't seated in the hole in the case, as shown in the last photo. Manufactured in May 1994.
#FreeToAGoodHome #Macintosh #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #Apple
Aktueller Stand #DigitalIndependencyDay
✅ #Mastodon (statt X/Meta)
✅ #Signal und #Matrix (statt WhatsApp)
✅ #Syncthing (statt Dropbox & Co.)
✅ @Waterfox (statt Chrome/Edge)
✅ #good-search.org (statt #Google)
✅ #Deezer (statt #Apple Music)
✅ #Immich (statt Apple Fotos)
✅ #Vaultwarden (statt 1Password, etc.)
✅ #Homeassistant
🔄 eMail (derzeit noch iCloud)
⭕️ #AppleTV
⭕️ #Sonos
⭕️ Payment (#VISA und #ApplePay)
⭕️ macOS (Endgegner)
⭕️ iPhones/iPads (Endgegner)
I have a very odd problem with Apple Music on macOS.
I can't stream from the Apple Music service (which works fine on iOS).
I have tried clearing and deleting cache files, signing in and out, authorising and deauthorising the computer, creating a new library, removing VPNs (don't ask!), deleting preference files, turning off lossless audio, turning off Dolby Atmos, turning off crossfade and the new Auto Mix. Nothing is working.
If I download a song from Apple Music and then play it... it works fine.
Contre #Trump on voit bien l’impact limité des #rassemblements et #manifestations… Il est temps de boycotter sérieusement les produits US :
🔸 #CocaCola, #MacDonald : c'est pas un gros effort, ça nous manquera pas !
🔸 #Apple, #Microsoft : go #Linux !
🔸 #Google : https://degooglisons-internet.org avec l'aide de @Framasoft
🔸 #Whatsapp : go #Matrix !
... liste à compléter ...
#boycott #BoycottUSA #impérialisme #Venezuela #Palestine #BDS
✅ eMail (schon immer)
✅ #Fediverse (statt X/Meta)
✅ #Linux Mint auf #Macbook Air 2015
✅ #Nextcloud (statt Dropbox & Co.)
✅ @vivaldibrowser
✅ Ecosia/Startpage (statt #Google)
✅ #Qobus (statt #Apple Music)
✅ #MusicAssistant statt #Sonos
✅ #Immich (statt Apple Fotos)
🔄 #Kodi auf #Raspi (statt #AppleTV)
⭕️ Payment (#Paypal und Apple Pay ablösen)
⭕️ Linux statt macOS Desktop
⭕️ Big Tech Messenger vollständig ablösen
⭕️ mobile Endgeräte (Endgegner)
« Parachute Backup », un utilitaire que j'ai découvert via Mastodon, parfait pour récupérer sa bibliothèque Apple Photos sur un lecteur externe.
Au passage il est aussi possible de faire un backup de son drive iCloud, régulièrement en mode incrémental ou à la demande.
Très simple à configurer, efficace. Le temps de backup est bien entendu dépendant de la taille de votre bibliothèque, du débit de votre connexion et bien entendu d'Apple …
Tarif: 5,99 euros
#utilitaire #apple #backup #ParachuteBackup
https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/parachute-backup/id6748614170?mt=12
Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Food storeroom at Capitol Radio Engineering Institute ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971
1 negative : safety ; 8 x 10 in.
#Horydczak #Theodor #APPLE #HOLLY #HollyHillFarms #Maryland #SilverSpring #Storagefacilities #UnitedStates #Vocationaleducation #photography
Sliced Apple Abstract: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/sliced-apple-abstract-lisa-s-baker.html
#slicedapples #apples #apple #fruit #food #foodart #painting #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #abstract #abstractart #kitchendecor #kitchenart #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #artprints #canavsprints #puzzles #puzzle #slice #stilllife #snack #texture #palette #paletteKnifePainting
I'm not sure when this changed, but yelling "whose phone is this" and "I'm being pulled over" at siri no longer disable biometrics on iOS 26.1. This means the only methods of quickly turning off biometrics are to set up SOS and tap the side button 5 times or restart your phone. Restarting is much stronger anyway since it wipes the decryption keys that are loaded after the first unlock. Plan accordingly if you use finger or face unlocks and are wary of law enforcement.
#iPhone #siri #biometrics #cybersecurity #apple
D-Ticket App finally with Apple Wallet Support – if you know where
Since 2023, users of HanseCom's D-Ticket App have been hoping for Apple Wallet support. Now it's here – after a bit of searching.
Damn.
I just read "The Year That Kicked My Ass" by @chockenberry
I repeat: Damn.
Craig has given a ton to the Apple/tech community and I am def a fan from afar.
Hoping 2026 is a better year, Craig. 🙏🏻
https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/
#Apple
Apple Vision Pro: Werbebudget um 95 Prozent gekürzt
Nach enttäuschenden Verkaufszahlen zieht Apple die Reißleine: Das Unternehmen kürzt das Werbebudget. Es gibt auch Angaben zu Stückzahlen.
D-Ticket-App endlich mit Apple-Wallet-Support – wenn man weiß wo
Seit 2023 hatten Nutzer der D-Ticket-App von HanseCom auf Apple-Wallet-Unterstützung gehofft. Nun ist sie da – nach etwas Suchen.
Was hat eigentlich #Vivaldi mit #Apple, Samsung, Ecovacs, dem #Fediverse, #Linux und #schleswigholstein zu tun?
Das sind alles ganz persoenliche Highlights aus dem vergangen Jahr und die habe ich hier 👉 https://www.metacheles.de/best-of-2025-meine-tech-highlights-des-jahres/ in eine neue Ausgabe von #MeTacheles gegossen.
Wie immer wuerde ich mich freuen, wenn ihr diese boosten und damit verteilen koennt.
Mein Blog ist uebrigens auch unter @info erreichbar.
Danke fuer euren Support 🙏
Googles YouTube-App für tvOS: Fehlende Features und nervige Bedienung
Nutzer von Apples Multimediabox verwenden die offizielle YouTube-App oft intensiv. Bedienung und Pflege bleiben aber inkonsistent.
Wie ein "altes Radio": Nutzerberichte über Ladegeräusche beim iPhone 17 Pro Max
Möglicherweise gibt es elektromagnetische Einstreuungen bei Apples teuerstem aktuellen iPhone. Wie verbreitet das Problem ist, bleibt unklar.
Why does my 3.5mm #Apple #EarPods not work with my #SteamDeck lol, shouldn't these wired things be PnP? edit: welp, dats the most ~/.local/state/wireplumber. A restart after that fixes it.🔗 https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/0/3362523432286958212/#c597407469759720272