Notices by John Siracusa (siracusa@mastodon.social)

@nikitonsky Already closed, presumably without clicking the link to my toot. (And yet still more humane than Apple's Feedback system…)

@nikitonsky There is actually a way to show a different app icon in Tahoe and pre-Tahoe versions of macOS:

Name your Tahoe .icon file the same as the name of your existing .iconset in the Assets catalog and then set the ASSETCATALOG_OTHER_FLAGS build setting to --enable-icon-stack-fallback-generation=disabled

This is the complete list of macOS builds offered when filing a SwiftUI Feedback report. Many builds are missing, including the one I want to submit a report for (macOS 26.1 Beta (25B5042k)).

This has been the case for a long time, so I finally filed a report on Feedback Assistant itself: FB20345259

“since when does it matter where I save things to???”

My daughter enters college and discovers the file system for the first time.

Even after using Tahoe for months, I’m still regularly struck by something on my screen that I instinctively interpret as some kind of graphical glitch only to realize that it’s “working as intended” and that someone thought this design was a good idea.

For example, check out the weird smudges at the top of this Finder window. Surely some kind of error, right? But then you notice the text competing with the window title. And then you connect the text to the smudges and realize what’s going on.

There should be a word for the discomfort you feel when watching someone struggle to do something one-handed because their other hand is holding the camera that’s filming the struggle.

Speaking in as an individual and not for Apple, the support person said they hope there will be changes to the rules of AppleCare One because the support burden since AppleCare One was introduced is not sustainable. (Lots of people are getting these “24 hours to comply" emails and they don't understand why and are upset about it.)

I wish I shared this optimism about future changes to AppleCare One, but until then, my advice remains the same: DO NOT BUY APPLECARE ONE.

I finally called Apple Support and resolved my AppleCare One problem. It is as I suspected: AppleCare One does not correctly handle multiple user accounts in macOS. This is a known issue. No ETA for a fix.

The solution? Cancel AppleCare One and sign up for individual warranties for the devices that were covered under AppleCare One. These new plans will cost me more than AppleCare One and more than I was paying for the plans they had before I signed up for AppleCare One.

My total loss for this fiasco is that I'm now paying $48.03 more per year than I was before AppleCare One to cover one fewer device. (I would be paying $60.03 more per year if I had not decided to leave one of my devices without a warranty.)

As compensation, Apple offered to let me pick an accessory from the Apple online store for $200 or less. (I asked for a gift card instead, but they said no.) I don't really need any accessories, but I found a $150 Mophie 3-in-1 charger my wife wants to try.

@WarnerCrocker I will when I have time. It’s sure to be an ordeal…

Screw you, AppleCare One! I am logged into this Mac with my Apple Account RIGHT NOW! As I always am! Screw youuuuuuu! 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

@upbeats_steam I’m the primary user! UID 501! Logged in with my Apple ID, which is also the one I used to buy AppleCare One! This Mac isn’t even allowed to sleep! It’s running 24/7!

Check out the iOS Gmail app’s suggested reply to an email complaining about Liquid Glass.

@louie It’s a real time-saver when you read the attempt at a summary and then also have to read the original to verify if the summary is accurate!

“Verify information” indeed, Apple…

Is there some kind of contest within Apple to see how little contrast can be used while still *technically* indicating a selection? One of these disks is selected, believe it or not!

(This is Tahoe beta 4, BTW.)

As requested by @rvr, here's a control sample from Lion, the reimagined Lion by @realmacdan, Sequoia, and Tahoe beta 2.

I hope I live long enough to see this style philosophy come back around. https://mastodon.social/@realmacdan/113792374380828124

Order is (somewhat) restored.

What is going on over there in Apple marketing!? (link via @phirst)

https://youtu.be/Qz8u00pX738t=1m40s