2025-09-24 07:57:00
Wörterbücher in macOS 26: Das ändert sich in Tahoe
Apple aktualisiert den lexikalischen Bestand auf Macs und reicht mit macOS 26 neue Sprachen nach. Ein Überblick.
https://www.heise.de/new…
Wörterbücher in macOS 26: Das ändert sich in Tahoe
Apple aktualisiert den lexikalischen Bestand auf Macs und reicht mit macOS 26 neue Sprachen nach. Ein Überblick.
https://www.heise.de/new…
So, is there a MacOS extension that distributes apps across desktops? I have a habit of opening everything on one desktop and it's always a mess lol.
#MacOS
What's wrong with this #macOS launch plist?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<true />
<key>Label</key>
<string>org.gnu.Emacs</string>
<key>AssociatedBundleIdentifiers</key>
<string>org.gnu.Emacs</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Application/Emacs30.2.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>ProcessType</key>
<string>Interactive</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/Users/alexandp/Library/Logs/org.gnu.Emacs.stderr.log</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/Users/alexandp/Library/Logs/org.gnu.Emacs.stdout.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Another interesting command line tool on #macOS explained by the wonderful Eclectic Light Company https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/24/convert-text-betwe…
from my link log —
A clone of the strace command for macOS in Python.
https://github.com/Mic92/strace-macos
saved 2025-11-17 https://dotat.at/:/QR…
Idk who needs to hear this, but don't use Google's Chrome browser.
Some easy to use, fast and compatible alternatives are Firefox (cross-platform) or Safari on macOS/iOS.
Also more esoteric browsers based on Firefox like LibreWolf or the Tor Browser; I can't vouch for these as I don't use them personally.
(Whatever you do, don't use Brave, it's made by a bigot homophobe with money from Peter Thiel.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/10/21/phased-out-google-confirms-bad-news-for-all-3-billion-chrome-users/
OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated, which is building an AI-powered user interface for macOS and raised $6.5M from Sam Altman and others (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10…
"And the older your hardware gets, the more likely it will no longer run on Windows or macOS, support will expire, and updates will be missing.With Linux, the opposite is true."
Well.
The opposite of that would be: "And the older your hardware gets, the more likely it will run with Linux"
Hm. No.
Getting Linux for a e.g. HW-wise perfectly running PPC Macs is getting hard these Days. To say the least.
Let's be real: Linux will help a lot, …
Ach schau an eine #menubar App für #macos vorgestellt vom @… #opensource
Look what an old #macOS SDK in the “Command Line Tools" tree causes on Apple Silicon:
$ clang -o ghba geh.c
In file included from geh.c:14:
In file included from /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk/usr/include/stdlib.h:62:
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk/usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:784:2: error: Unsupported architecture
784 | <…
The main reasons for me to use Safari on macOS despite being behind on web standards is integration with its iOS siblings and performance.
However: bookmark sync is unreliable and relatedly reading list is so janky too that I switched to GoodLinks. And somehow the UI gets increasingly sluggish until I restart it like an old Windows system.
I guess it's time for an experiment.
Trying this free tool for MacOS: 'iPhoto and its successor Photos are astonishing apps, but some people find them too controlling. They have their own ideas about where your files should go... Growly Photo does not import your photo files, it just remembers where they are.'
https://growlybird.com/photo/
Tipp: Windows 11 25H2 in Mac-VM installieren
Wenn Windows 11 unter macOS mit Parallels Desktop in einer virtuellen Maschine läuft, werden unter Umständen nicht alle Updates angezeigt. So geht es doch.
https://www.
When you are a MacOS developer or a Frank Krueger fan, every day is Xmas!
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cleanroom/id6753881178?mt=12
Nice! And on sale too - this one has been on my wishlist for a while
#Steam #macOS
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060160/The_Farmer_Was_Replaced/
I wonder if macOS 26 Tahoe fixes the issue where if you leave a USB Flashing Format (UF2) microcontroller plugged in too long it totally fucks up the Finder...
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/05/04/macos-finder-and-usb-flashing-format-uf2/
Security researcher fumes at low macOS bug bounty awards
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/02/security-researcher-fumes-at-low-macos-bug-bounty-awards
OpenAI launches its ChatGPT Atlas web browser, available initially for macOS (Ina Fried/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/21/openai-atlas-new-ai-web-browser-release-date
$ sudo dns-sd -O
XPC service returns error, description: State dump is currently disabled due to system privacy settings. To enable it, install the [mDNSResponder Logging Profile](https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/profiles-and-logs/?name=mdns) and res…
LOL #LibreOffice na #macOS jest w #AppStore za 39.99 zł 🤣 Oczywiście przy instalacji z .dmg pobranego ze strony projektu jest za darmo.
Black Friday: Vergünstigungen für macOS-Nutzer
Zum diesjährigen vorweihnachtlichen Shopping-Tag sind auch wieder diverse Mac-Softwaretitel für weniger zu haben. Ein Überblick.
https://www.heise…
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paneru: A sliding, tiling window manager for MacOS.
https://github.com/karinushka/paneru
saved 2025-10-16 https://dotat.at/:/95A…
So the #MacOS convention is to only sometimes use ~/Library/Application and sometimes ~/config
Yes perfectly normal to have 2 competing standards for configuration files
https://www.
About a year and a half ago, with the release of macOS 14 Sonoma, #Apple killed third-party Mail plugins. Apple did offer an alternative framework called extensions, but extensions can’t do all the things plugins once could.
I miss MailSuite!!
ASSHATS! #enshitification
Weil Lightroom nicht mehr auf MacOS X funktioniert, bin ich umgestiegen auf Darktable. Der Umstieg ist nicht leicht, vor allem weil bei allen Fotos die “Ausgewählt”-Markierung (Picked) fehlte. Ich habe einen Weg gefunden, die Daten auszulesen, ohne Lightroom zu öffnen. Das eröffnet den Weg, die Markierungen auch in Darktable wieder nutzbar zu machen
🥳 New Kitten Release
• Reduces minimum Bash version requirement for installing Kitten to Bash 3.2 (was previously Bash 5 ). This removes the requirement for people on macOS to upgrade the ancient version of Bash that Apple ships with their desktop operating system. (If you’re on Linux none of this was ever an issue for you.)¹
• Updates runtime to Node 24.12.0, the latest long-term support (LTS) version.
I've been eagerly updating #macOS since 10.4 Tiger (which required buying a physical box of DVDs!) running betas whenever possible. Until Tahoe. I haven't touched it.
Apple has lost taste.
Not just the OS. It's Tim giving a golden turd bribe. Tasteless.
I've been unhappy about being in a walled garden, but now they can't even keep a nice garden.
Ran into a weird issue with macOS and iTerm 2 while experimenting with #talos over the weekend.
Short version: I had to quit iTerm, reset the local network security permission for it and restart it before I could run talosctl from my a session in iTerm. Maddeningly it was working from a session in Terminal.app
The long version is at #homelab #iterm2
Just upgraded to MacOS 26.1 on a computer w/ an external 1920x1200 monitor and it looks TERRIBLE. The fonts in the official apps (Messages, etc) look grody with no way to change apparently. The whole interface is like an sophomore attempt w/ the over-rounded edges. So gross & amateurish #macos
Just upgraded to MacOS 26.1 on a computer w/ an external 1920x1200 monitor and it looks TERRIBLE. The fonts in the official apps (Messages, etc) look grody with no way to change apparently. The whole interface is like an sophomore attempt w/ the over-rounded edges. So gross & amateurish #macos
The Anatomy of a #macOS App: https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/04/the-anatomy-of-a-macos-app/
I will be looking for new employment in 2026 — it’s been a great 4 years with Spry Fox, but I am ready to explore something new.
If you have any eng roles you think I’d be suited for, please let me know!
Game dev, developer tooling & infrastructure, Rust, or something completely different — I have 15 years of experience, including Unreal/Unity/custom engines (both engine level and gameplay), Linux/macOS/Windows/consoles, and generally just jumping on any problem impacting …
Updated macOS to 26.0.1
Did not perish.
#macOS
Właśnie się zorientowałem, że #Synology wycofało aplikację #SynologyDrive z #macOS… Z tego co widzę nie ma żadnej oficjalnej alternatywy. Jak zatem teraz mam się łączyć z moim nosem na MacBooku?…
If OS versions were like browser User Agent strings:
Windows/98 (Macintosh; System 8.0) XP Linux BeOS FreeBSD for Workgroups (OS X, like Archimedes MS-DOS Cray iOS Zune Lisa PowerPC Commodore) macOS/Tahoe/26.1 Tandy
There are finally real USB3 (not Thunderbolt, not USB4 PCIe Tunneling) 10GbE NICs!
RTL8159 chipset-based, it uses the generic cdc_ncm driver on Linux.
Also seems to work on macOS and iOS.
TCP throughput between GPD Pocket 4 and MacBook Pro M1 seems a bit low at ~6.2 GBit/s, but that might also be due to the connected devices (both sides are using the same adapter).
I don't have another 10GBit/s device here right now, sorry.
Don't have a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 de…
My work MacBook is forcing me to upgrade to MacOS Tahoe. And I'm running out of clicks on "Postpone" button. Ugh.
Das man bei MacOS jetzt bei jedem Neustart von Neuem das Verbinden von USB-Geräten zulassen muss, macht den Nutzen des ClamShell-Modus ziemlich zunichte. 🙄
Zumindest, wenn man kabelgebundene, mechanische Tastaturen verwendet.
#MacOS
Surprise find on the bottom of my box of audio cables. I’ve probably never used it… I don’t have any #MIDI devices around, but it’s still recognized by macOS, so I guess it works, even though the package says it requires a “PowerPC G3 CPU with 233 MHz or higher clock speed.”
#retrocomputing
Ugh using macOS Tahoe feels like using an Etch-a-Sketch
@… On macOS I use Safari, but the rare time that I’m using Windows, Firefox is still the browser I have installed there.
I’m not aware of any better alternatives, but then I haven’t cared to look for a while.
Fingerprint option for login missing most of the time after installing #MacOS 15.7.1 (24G231). Regular search and Apple support useless.
Perplexity:
The fingerprint login option missing most of the time after installing macOS 15.7.1 is a widely reported issue, especially with MacBook Pro. Many users note that the Touch ID option either does not appear at login or takes a significant dela…
@… In Play on the AppleTV I can’t seem to get Nebula videos to open the Nebula app. Nothing happens when I press a video. Works fine on macOS and iOS. Is this something you can fix or is this a Nebula issue (e.g. no URL scheme on the TV?).
Why isn't "Translate" built into the macOS Mail App?
(Currently I select the mail content, and do "cmd-space Translate tab")
Tipp: Spotlight in macOS 26 wiederherstellen
Was tun, wenn in Tahoe weder die Systemsuche noch die Apps-Ansicht funktioniert? Das kann einen ganz bestimmten Grund haben.
https://www.heise.de/ra…
Having had a while to work with it, I think my big takeaway from the new windowing stuff on iPadOS is that… it pretty much _never_ does what I want with window management? It *should* work like MacOS, but it doesn’t, and it doesn’t in wildly unpredictable and surprising ways?
The MacBookPro disaster is complete, more or less.
The problem: after installing macos 26.0.1 the MBP failed to reboot successfully. It kept going to the apple logo and the progress bar stopped, and eventually the mac went to Recovery Mode.
Tried:
1. re-install macos Tahoe - no luck.
2. reset NVRAM
3. reset SMC
4. re-install from Time Machine backup on NAS. Took 44 hours.
1/3
ich freue mich einen "Grundlagenkurs #Linux" am 📆 Mi, 11. Feb an der #VHS #Traunstein anbieten zu können:
Facebook Messenger: Mac-Version wird ersatzlos gestrichen
Meta setzt auf Sparmaßnahmen und killt die eigene macOS-App für seinen Messenger-Service. Nun muss man die Website verwenden.
https://www.
It's 2025 and the macOS Finder still doesn't function properly all the time...
Important news: I've switched back to the light theme on macOS. The Liquid Ass stuff is way less intrusive that way.
Beta 2 von iOS 26.2 und macOS 26.2: Ringlicht, Animationen und mehr
Apple hat die zweite Entwicklerbeta von iOS 26.2, macOS 26.2 und Co. publiziert. Darin enthalten sind einige neue Funktionen.
https://www…
Well, Apple, making Safari 26.0.1 run like a dog’s breakfast on macOS Sequoia while also *not* providing a download for Safari 18.6¹ is definitely a choice.²
No way I’m breaking nearly half the apps I rely on daily by upgrading to Tahoe just to fix Safari so I guess I’ll be making Chromium my default (I use Orion a lot, especially since I pay for Kagi, but it has its issues like 1Password not working, etc.) And don’t get me started on Firefox³.
So, Apple, how about a little less …
I should not have to Lycos for "macos make holding down a key repeat the key"
- Holding down a key should repeat the key
- Holding down a key has always repeated the key
- macOS is an opinionated system
- macOS has incorrect opinions
- anyone who agrees with macOS is also wrong
When I am king, as king I will be, &c. &c. &c.
"Show me the person who thinks the new MacOS 26 Tahoe Automator icon is better than the MacOS 15 Sequoia one — or even just believes that the Tahoe icon is acceptable — and I’ll show you a hack who never should have even gotten a job working at Apple. This regression is nothing short of criminal."
TAHOE’S TERRIBLE ICONS
Wait... are these little icons to the left of the text new? I can't recall seeing them there before 🤔
#MacOS
You know me. I love some #Steam games - especially when it's:
- cheap
- plays on macOS
- has 𝖆𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖈
Found a new one. Very few reviews but _man oh man_ is it an environmental -vibe- when you're playing
It's amusingly self-tagged "Relaxing" and I'm ... not sure about that? Like ... watch the trailer. You hear that background hum? That's the RAIN. The death from above. And it's in stereo and directional. The rain *hums*. It gets louder when you're in danger. And it kills. And it's coming down from above while you're trying to smash and accomplish goals. You get .... twitchy
For $5 tho? Totally great.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570540/RAIN_KILLS/
@… The web interface currently doesn’t load for me in Safari on macOS 26.2. The API seems to work as I can use the Ivory app on my phone just fine.
KI-Cluster: Vier Macs mit 2 TByte können Riesenmodell Kimi K2 Thinking ausführen
Apple hat das von Exo entwickelte Protokoll zur Herstellung von Thunderbolt-5-Clustern in macOS integriert. Damit laufen auch sehr große KI-Modelle.
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Free yourself from the Spotify desktop client with spotifyd.
https://jonathanchang.org/blog/setting-up-spotifyd-on-macos/
saved 2020-10-18
Blip is amazing: it's kinda AirDrop that works over the Internet & locally on iOS, macOS, Windows, and Android – Linux pending. Works with folders and data goes directly, no upload.
I've learned about it from MKBHD and I'm already sad how it'll inevitably go bad.
https://blip.net/
macOS 26 Tahoe: Menüleiste verwirrt mit doppelter Konfigurierbarkeit
Künftig kann man in der Menubar von macOS mehr als nur ein Kontrollzentrum packen. Beim Umstieg sorgt das für Sucherei.
https://www.
Also, if you like that as a game - the look and feel - may I direct your attention in this direction as well (from a different dev):
(It is unfortunately true that it does not play on modern macOS - it's still a 32-bit Intel executable, and unfortunately playback in CrossOver is not great but does run on #SteamDeck )
https://store.steampowered.com/app/297120/Heavy_Bullets/
heise | Direktstreamer für den Mac: Das kann Airflow
Multimediale Übertragung: Die App Airflow für macOS spielt lokale Videos diverser Formate per AirPlay auf dem Apple TV ab. Wir haben sie getestet.
https://www.
heise | Launchpad-Alternativen: So ersetzen Sie den Programmstarter in macOS 26
Apple hat das Launchpad in macOS 26 gestrichen. Wer es vermisst, kann zu einem Nachbau greifen. Wir stellen sieben Apps vor, die teilweise deutlich mehr bieten.
Apple-Bugs: AirDrop-Ausfall, AirPods-Pro-3-Knacken und Studio-Display-Flickern
Seit den jüngsten iOS- und macOS-Versionen berichten Nutzer über Schwierigkeiten mit AirDrop und Apple-Displays. Ein weiterer Fehler betrifft AirPods Pro 3.
heise | Fotodaten-Manager MetaImage für macOS im Test
MetaImage hilft dabei, Metadaten von Fotos einzusehen und zu bearbeiten.
https://www.heise.de/tests/Fotodaten-Manag
heise | Startklar ohne Launchpad: So geht's ohne Apples Programmstarter in macOS 26
macOS 26 Tahoe streicht den Programmstarter Launchpad und bietet nur noch eine simplere Ansicht in Spotlight. Acht Tipps, wie es trotzdem weitergeht.
I wonder if Apple shoehorning Liquid Glass in macOS didn't remember the last time a major computer OS tried to copy features from their mobile OS at any cost: Windows 8.
Erste Bugfix-Updates für iOS 26, macOS 26 & Co
Apple hat Montagabend Betriebssysteme aktualisiert. iOS 26.0.1, macOS 26.0.1 und Co beheben Fehler und stopfen Lücken. Updates gibt's auch für ältere Systeme.
https://www.…
heise | Fragen und Antworten: Alles zu macOS 26 Tahoe
Das Upgrade liefert nicht nur tolle Neuerungen, sondern sorgt auch für Unklarheiten und Probleme. 16 Hilfestellungen und Tipps zu Tahoe.
https://www.
Kommentar: Apple betreibt bei Updates Scheinsicherheit
Zwar aktualisiert der iPhone-Hersteller iOS, iPadOS, macOS und Co. auch immer in älteren Versionen. Doch das deckt nicht alle Fehler ab. Warum?
https://www.
Neue Mac & i mit Health-Schwerpunkt, vielen Tests und OS-26-Troubleshooting
Themen: Wie Sie mit Apple Health Ihre Gesundheit im Blick behalten, was die neuen M5-Geräte können und wie Sie Probleme mit macOS und iOS 26 angehen.