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NMDoerner<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tonyarnold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tonyarnold</span></a></span> </p><p>Frankly, I will recommend all my customers to skip <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> 26 for at least a year, and hope that <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> will finally get it's act together and make at least the basc stuff workable and even usable again.</p><p>With trash software quality like that from Apple, how the hell are we developers supposed to prepare our apps for the horrid new user interface?</p><p>What a fiasco.</p><p>Frankly, I get the feeling that Apple is totally drowning. First the "Apple Intelligence" desaster from last year, then the Siri no-show, and now the user hostile new interface in iOS and macOS 26.</p><p>I don't think they still know what they are doing.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BugFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugFest</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>midtsveen</span></a></span> Yes, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> needs to up their game, but that still does make them one of the better vendors.</p><ul><li>You've seen the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ManufacturedEwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManufacturedEwaste</span></a> by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Unihertz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unihertz</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WiKo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiKo</span></a> &amp; other garbage brands? </li></ul><p>Now realize most <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Normies</span></a> <em>never</em> update their devices even if they get updates at all!</p><ul><li>The only reason <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smasung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smasung</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> and other Vendors get their usera to update is to basically violate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consent</span></a> and force it down their throats because that's easier than teaching <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a>.</li></ul>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2267625/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2267625/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> European Commission Expected to OK Apple’s App Store Changes <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppStore</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PYMNTSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PYMNTSNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/What" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>What</span></a>'sHot</p>
Linux Is Best<p>Dear Apple users,</p><p>No, your Apple iPhone is not more private, and YOU can prove it to yourself.</p><p>Sign up for either AdGuard DNS or Control D DNS, and enable logging. Be sure to use that DNS profile.<br> <br>A fresh stock copy of iOS with no 3rd party apps installed will call home more than a Google Pixel or Microsoft Windows 11 Ltsc.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a></p>
Devin Prater :blind:<p>New kinda feature in iOS 26 tta 4 or 5 or 50 or whatever. Braille Access widget (yes, we'll call it a widget), typing an app's name until no alternatives will open that app instead of show one item in list.</p><p><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>braille</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/brailleAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brailleAccess</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/iOSBeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOSBeta</span></a></p>
Devin Prater :blind:<p>Breaking news! iOS 26 leak gives a surprising glimpse of iOS 27 accessibility features incl. VoiceOver image recognition powered by Apple Intelligence!</p><p>Lol jk we never get shit like that.</p><p><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
AndyGER :verified_coffee:<p>Die Navigationssoftware <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/MagicEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MagicEarth</span></a> lässt sich unter <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> tatsächlich als Standard Software aktivieren …</p>
ApplSec<p>🧪 NEW BETA RELEASES 🧪</p><p>📱 iOS 26 beta 4 (23A5297i)<br>📱 iPadOS 26 beta 4 (23A5297i)<br>💻 macOS 26 beta 4 (25A5316i)<br>📺 tvOS 26 beta 4 (23J5316g)<br>🥽 visionOS 26 beta 4 (23M5300g)<br>⌚ watchOS 26 beta 4 (23R5317g)<br>🔨 Xcode 26 beta 4 (17A5285i)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Trump got to Starmer!</p><p>UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Dawn Tåke 🌙 :sparkletrans:<p>A tale in two posts:</p><p>A Five Eyes Nation (Canada) is trying to get a backdoor in E2EE.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/114896601801159148" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Tutanota/1148</span><span class="invisible">96601801159148</span></a></p><p>The US is flexing against the UK's attempts to put a backdoor into Apple's infrastructure.<br><a href="https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element/114896028995756996" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.matrix.org/@element/1</span><span class="invisible">14896028995756996</span></a></p><p>Matrix is calling it a done deal, but they refer to things the prior administration did, (encourage citizens to use E2EE,) and the current one is too chaotic to count on that. Canada's disappointing, but not terribly surprising. Seems like it will be another hurdle to this.</p><p>Buh.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TourmaLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TourmaLinux</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Tuta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tuta</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Sam Clemente<p>I still have an obsession with the NVIDIA DGX Spark</p><p>Do I run any AI compute anywhere near the point of needing one? No.</p><p>Do I want the Mac mini on steroids? Abso-fuicking-lutely</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nvidia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workstations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workstations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macmini</span></a></p>
lkngrrr 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️Bougie first world problem
Chirayu :verified: :twit:<p>Is there a way to download this wallapaper (the Automatic one) in <a href="https://twit.social/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> Sequoia?</p><p>I want this one all the time instead of the Light and Dark theme options</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeppelin.flights/@jsnell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jsnell</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@Whatusaymark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Whatusaymark</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@ljpuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ljpuk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@latte" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>latte</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twit.social/@RichelleTrickel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RichelleTrickel</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a></p>
Alec Muffett<p>Reality bites the UK government’s push to undermine end-to-end encryption | Element<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/113732" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/113732</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndToEndEncryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndToEndEncryption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tcn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tcn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
CTD<p>For <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@craiggrannell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>craiggrannell</span></a></span> it does play Lode Runner!</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
CTD<p>When I saw this online somewhere I had to have it even though it is mainly a curiosity! I could play Lode Runner on it if I connected a keyboard…</p><p>“pico-mac-nano is a miniature, functional, scale replica of the original 1984 Apple Macintosh. It is 62mm high (no, that’s not a typo) and has USB keyboard and mouse support”</p><p><a href="https://blog.1bitrainbow.com/pico-mac-nano/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.1bitrainbow.com/pico-mac-</span><span class="invisible">nano/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p>26 years ago 21. Juli 1999, Apple released the first iBook. <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/RetroHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroHardware</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p>
Patrick Mevzek<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kkarhan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@jschauma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jschauma</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ryanc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@0xabad1dea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>0xabad1dea</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ripencc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ripencc</span></a></span> "which is explicitly rewarding <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> like <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> that got a /8 early" Internet is full of "first mover advantage" cases. You can't rewrite the history. Better to just define new things that don't repeat the same errors.</p>