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Fix Mouse Click Issues in macOS Sonoma
A fair number of Mac users are experiencing some irregular click issues when using an external mouse with macOS Sonoma, and sometimes even the internal trackpad on various Mac laptops running Sonoma. For example, mouse clicks may randomly not register as clicks, or all clicks may be registered as right-click, or the trackpad or mouse … Read MoreRead more

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Erlang Solutions: MongooseIM 6.2: Easy to set up, use and manage
MongooseIM, which is our scalable, flexible and cost-efficient instant messaging server, is now easier to use than ever before. The latest release 6.2 introduces a completely new CETS in-memory storage backend, letting you easily deploy it with modern cloud infrastructure solutions such as Kubernetes. The XMPP extensions are also updated, which means that we support new features of the XMPP protocol.

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macOS Sonoma 14.2 Update Released with PDF Autofill, New Weather Widgets, etc
Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.2 as a software update for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. macOS Sonoma 14.2 includes a few minor new features like the ability to use autofill with PDF files, new Weather widget options, some minor additions to Messages like the ability to add stickers from the reactions contextual … Read MoreRead more

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The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter November 2023
Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again! This issue covers the month of November 2023 and will be the last publication for 2023.
Many thanks to all our readers and all contributors!

Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help these projects! Interes … ⌘ Read more

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In-reply-to » Testing out Jenny. If this works I will setup Jenny with mutt.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de
Yes I have threading on. I wanted to put new posts at the top with set sort_aux = reverse-last-date-sent but that that makes the threads do the newest first not bellow the reply. So all replies are in a top newest order. But I can just use sort date_sent and then go to the end to go to the newest post.

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How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Without iCloud
If you’re accustomed to using iCloud to keep your photos synced between your iPhone, Mac, or even Windows PC, you may not be familiar with the process of transferring pictures off of the iPhone without using iCloud. This tutorial will walk through the steps required to get pictures from your iPhone to your computer, without … Read MoreRead more

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4 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Every Mac User Should Know
Want to boost your Mac productivity with some super useful keyboard shortcuts? Here are four of them that every Mac user should know and memorize, where you’re sure to get plenty of use from. From switching between apps, windows, jumping into any directories, or force quitting, read on! Command+Tab Accesses the Application Switcher Hitting Command+Tab … Read MoreRead more

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In-reply-to » @prologic @xuu Don't think I can reply to the thread in twtwt. Right now Jenny is not working for some reason. I wonder if @movq has any ideas. Anyway I am happy to be back and will see if I can get jenny working. Though my following list is gone now. Plus I can't see when someone mentions me if I am not follwing them so I should work on that.

@prologic@twtxt.net Great now I can start using twtxt and reply.

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Starting Advent of Code today, a day late but oh well 😅 Also going to start a Twtxt/Yarn leaderboard. Join with 1093404-315fafb8 and please use your usual Twtxt feed alias/name 👌

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How to Enable Dark Mode in MacOS Sonoma / Ventura
Dark Mode is a popular visual option for many Mac users who wish to change the appearance of their computers interface. If you’re new to the Mac, or even just new to the more modern operating systems like Sonoma and Ventura that use System Settings, you may not be familiar with how to activate and … Read MoreRead more

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Нил Дракманн сообщил, что во второй сезон сериала The Last of Us могут добавить вырезанные сцены из Part II
Авторы шоу собираются показать как минимум один сегмент, который не попал в финальную версию игры.

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Digital Foundry о ремастере The Last of Us Part II: «Это не выглядит как ремастер»
Naughty Dog следовало бы назвать переиздание Director’s Cut и сразу анонсировать ПК-версию, считают специалисты.

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Obligatory Twtxt post: I love how I can simply use a terminal window and some very basic tools (echo, scp, ssh) to publish thoughts, as they pop up, onto the Internet in a structured way, that can be found and perhaps even appreciated.

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Yesterday, I used a rental car to avoid problems with Deutsche Bahn. Today, trying to do another trip with DB, the train is 50 minutes delayed. Karma? 🙃 Or it’s the weather again, DB’s infrastructure isn’t working well at temperatures below 0 °C. 🤷‍♂️ ⌘ Read more

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How to grep Match Two Strings in One Line, or Anywhere in File or Command Output
The command line grep tool is incredibly powerful and useful for searching for matches in files, sorting text and data, finding strings in large files, and so much more. One common situation many command line users may find themselves in, is seeking to grep match for two different strings in a single line. You can … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/27/how-to-grep-mat … ⌘ Read more

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Your iPhone Will Notify You When Wi-Fi is Available Nearby to Join
Did you know your iPhone will let you know if a wi-fi network is available to join nearby? This feature of iOS is relatively new, and it’s interesting in that it will specifically focus on public wi-fi networks are popular and being used by others that are nearby. This feature is pretty simple, but certainly … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/25/your-iphone-will-notify-you-when-wi-fi-is-availa … ⌘ Read more

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3 Helpful Tech Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Visits
It’s not unusual for those of us who are the “family geek” to spend time with less tech savvy people during the holidays, so why not use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to assist or improve the tech lives of loved ones? Express your thankfulness and gratitude with some helpful tech tips! 1: Setup, Explain, & … Read MoreRead more

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There is a lot of Black Friday promotion happening in Germany these days - I wonder however how many Germans really know where it comes from? Happy Thanksgiving to whoever is celebrating today - as it is one of the few US / Canadian festive days where families - really - try to enjoy their time together.

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How to Use & Access GPT-4 for Free
You may already be using ChatGPT, the phenomenally powerful and useful AI tool, but the free version is based on GPT-3.5. GPT-4 is said to be ten times more advanced, with enhanced creativity, reliability, up-to-date information, and an ability to interpret more nuanced instructions, so it’s understandable why users would like to explore and experience … Read MoreRead more

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Ignite Realtime Blog: External Service Discovery plugin 1.0.2 released!
Version 1.0.2 of the External Service Discovery plugin has been released!

This Openfire plugin allows your users to use external STUN and TURN services, optionally making use of temporary credentials for those services. It often is a prerequisite for being able to set up audio or video calls with Openfire.

This version brings better compatibility with TURN services other than those implemented by CoTur … ⌘ Read more

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How to Use & Access GPT-4 for Free
You may already be using ChatGPT, the phenomenally powerful and useful AI tool, but the free version is based on GPT-3.5. GPT-4 is said to be ten times more advanced, with enhanced creativity, reliability, up-to-date information, and an ability to interpret more nuanced instructions, so it’s understandable why users would like to explore and experience … Read MoreRead more

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In-reply-to » wtf is going on with Microsoft and OpenAI of late?! LIke Microsoft bought into OpenAI for some shocking $10bn USD, then Sam Altman gor fired, now he's been hired by Microsoft to run up a new "AI" division. wtf/! seriously?! 🤔 #Microsoft #OpenAI #Scandal

@prologic@twtxt.net the new product was GPTs. A way to create tailored bots for specific use cases. https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts (fun fact: I did an internal hackathon where we made something like this for $work onboarding. And I won a prize!)

The competed project is poe https://quorablog.quora.com/Introducing-creator-monetization-for-Poe which is basically the same idea. Make a AI bot tailored to a specific domain of knowledge. And monitize it.

The timing fits very well as openAI announced it just a few weeks ago.

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In-reply-to » wtf is going on with Microsoft and OpenAI of late?! LIke Microsoft bought into OpenAI for some shocking $10bn USD, then Sam Altman gor fired, now he's been hired by Microsoft to run up a new "AI" division. wtf/! seriously?! 🤔 #Microsoft #OpenAI #Scandal

@prologic@twtxt.net the new product was GPTs. A way to create tailored bots for specific use cases. https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts (fun fact: I did an internal hackathon where we made something like this for $work onboarding. And I won a prize!)

The competed project is poe https://quorablog.quora.com/Introducing-creator-monetization-for-Poe which is basically the same idea. Make a AI bot tailored to a specific domain of knowledge. And monitize it.

The timing fits very well as openAI announced it just a few weeks ago.

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ProcessOne: Automatic schema update in ejabberd
ejabberd 23.10 has a new feature that is currently in beta testing:

Automatic relational schema creation and update.

Previously, if you were using ejabberd with an external relational database, you might have to manually apply some schema changes that come with new features when you upgrade to a new ejabberd release. ejabberd can now handle this schema upgrade automat … ⌘ Read more

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In-reply-to » @lyse I'm also on the e-mail wagon here. On http://darch.dk/timeline/conv/oe3howa I have added a "Comment via email" botten if uses are not logged in. This feature could be extend to other places in the various UIs. Like we already got the "Does not follow your" / "Follow you" on the profile page in yarnd, so this detection could be used to sugget the user to email that person, when mentioning them.

I have added a webmention endpoint to https://darch.dk using https://webmention.io - let see if it work from neotxt.dk to @sorenpeter@darch.dk

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In-reply-to » I've been thinking of how to notify someone else that you've replied to their twts.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I’m also on the e-mail wagon here. On http://darch.dk/timeline/conv/oe3howa I have added a “Comment via email” botten if uses are not logged in. This feature could be extend to other places in the various UIs. Like we already got the “Does not follow your” / “Follow you” on the profile page in yarnd, so this detection could be used to sugget the user to email that person, when mentioning them.

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Sam Whited: Software is Political

Introduction

I recently attended the inaugural Free and Open Source Software Yearly ( FOSSY)
conference where I gave a talk in the XMPP track.
Though my talk was just a brief technical overview of the XMPP protocol, I also
gave some quick ending remarks about why I think it’s the correct choice to use
as a universal standardized chat protocol.
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Run MacOS VM’s in Docker on Windows & Linux with Docker-OSX
If you use Docker and virtual machines often, you may be happy to know that you can run MacOS VM’s in Docker, at near native performance atop Windows or Linux, thanks to an open source project called Docker-OSX. Yes, that means you can run MacOS on a PC, whether that PC is running Windows or … Read MoreRead more

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Deadline: Педро Паскаль ведёт переговоры о роли Рида Ричардса в перезапуске «Фантастической четвёрки»
Источники утверждают, что у звезды «Мандалорца» и сериала The Last of Us есть все шансы, чтобы пополнить актёрский состав фильма.

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DeepMind AI can beat the best weather forecasts - but there is a catch
By using artificial intelligence to spot patterns in weather data, Google DeepMind says it can beat existing weather forecasts up to 99.7 per cent of the time, but data issues mean the approach is limited for now ⌘ Read more

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How JW Player Secured 300 Repos in an Hour with Docker Scout
For companies like JW Player, whose core business revolves around streaming, content, and infrastructure, security must be a priority without slowing down delivery or affecting operations. Learn how JW Player uses Docker to help meet such challenges, including how JW Player enabled more than 300 repositories for Docker Scout within just one hour. ⌘ Read more

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PSA: Content Blockers May Break Captive Portal Wi-Fi Login Pages
Here’s a helpful bit of knowledge that you may want to keep in mind when traveling or using public wi-fi spaces; if you use Content Blockers in Safari or your web browser, that content blocker may break a wi-fi’s captive portal login page, thereby preventing you from joining that particular wireless network. This applies to … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/12/psa-content-blockers-may-break-captiv … ⌘ Read more

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How to Turn Off Uber Promo Notifications & Ads
Uber and Uber Eats are undeniably useful apps, allowing you to get a ride or have food delivered quickly and conveniently, right from your iPhone (or Android) either from the app or even from Siri. But one thing that is very annoying and obnoxious about Uber and Uber Eats is that the apps default to … Read MoreRead more

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In-reply-to » Spent a few hours the last two evenings fighting with tftpd. Party like it's 1999!

I feel for ya. I have used tftp for two things in the past. Copying an image to a Cisco router to flash. And doing a network install because I didn’t have a flash drive handy.

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In-reply-to » Spent a few hours the last two evenings fighting with tftpd. Party like it's 1999!

I feel for ya. I have used tftp for two things in the past. Copying an image to a Cisco router to flash. And doing a network install because I didn’t have a flash drive handy.

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Бывший вице-президент Naughty Dog Кристиан Гирлинг покинул студию после 17 лет работы
Он начал свою карьеру программистом, и принял участие в создании всех игр из серий Uncharted и The Last of Us.

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In-reply-to » Did not expect anything less from meta. Pay or we will track you. Should be illegal. Media

@prologic@twtxt.net I only use it so that family that follow me can see the images I post.
I do not browse around and spend time there, just check what family and friends have posted.
But still - makes me mad that they put that tracking infront of a paywall like that.
Hate putting money in zuckerberg’s pocket.
Same with VR - you need a meta account to use the oculus.. and you get full screen notification inside the VR headset if you do not use that.. Luckily there is a trail going on in Norway now..

https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/aktuelle-nyheter-2023/meta-case-brought-to-the-european-level/

https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/aktuelle-nyheter-2023/temporary-ban-of-behavioural-advertising-on-facebook-and-instagram/

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How to Use Standby Mode on iPhone with iOS 17
StandBy Mode is perhaps the most interesting feature for iPhone users who update to iOS 17, transforming the iPhone into a customizable display clock whenever the iPhone is placed horizontally and is charging. With StandBy Mode, your iPhone can become a table clock, a photo frame, an information display, amongst other possibilities, and since it’s … Read MoreRead more

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How to Use Standby Mode on iPhone with iOS 17
StandBy Mode is perhaps the most interesting feature for iPhone users who update to iOS 17, transforming the iPhone into a customizable display clock whenever the iPhone is placed horizontally and is charging. With StandBy Mode, your iPhone can become a table clock, a photo frame, an information display, amongst other possibilities, and since it’s … Read MoreRead more

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How to Verify & Repair Mac Disk from Command Line
The Disk Utility application on MacOS has a command line counterpart, that allows Mac users to run disk maintenance and disk administration tasks, including verifying and repairing disks. There are obvious advantages and benefits to using the command line for tasks like this, particularly for troubleshooting scenarios, and remote management, but some advanced users may … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/08/how-to-verify-rep … ⌘ Read more

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Building Trusted Content with GitHub Actions
As part of our continued efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain and increase trust in the container images developers create and use every day, Docker has begun migrating its Docker Official Images (DOI) builds to the GitHub Actions platform. Leveraging the GitHub Actions hosted, ephemeral build platform enables the creation of secure, verifiable images with provenance and SBOM attestations signed using OpenPubkey and the GitHub … ⌘ Read more

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In-reply-to » So Youtube rea really cracking down on Ad-blockers. The new popup is a warning saying you can watch 3 videos before you can watch no more. Not sure for how long. I guess my options are a) wait for the ad-blockers to catch-up b) pay for Youtube c) Stop using Youtube.

Really?? I have not yet seen this warning. Using ublock origin.

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In-reply-to » So Youtube rea really cracking down on Ad-blockers. The new popup is a warning saying you can watch 3 videos before you can watch no more. Not sure for how long. I guess my options are a) wait for the ad-blockers to catch-up b) pay for Youtube c) Stop using Youtube.

Really?? I have not yet seen this warning. Using ublock origin.

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How to Use Game Mode on MacOS Sonoma
If you’re a Mac gamer, you’re likely excited about Game Mode in macOS, and it may even be the reason you installed MacOS Sonoma in the first place. Game Mode is a new feature in MacOS Sonoma that allows games to run at their absolute best, by prioritizing the game for both CPU and GPU, … Read MoreRead more

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Scientist Claims Quantum RSA-2048 Encryption Cracking Breakthrough
Mark Tyson reports via Tom’s Hardware: A commercial smartphone or Linux computer can be used to crack RSA-2048 encryption, according to a prominent research scientist. Dr Ed Gerck is preparing a research paper with the details but couldn’t hold off from bragging about his incredible quantum computing achievement (if true) on his LinkedIn profil … ⌘ Read more

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So Youtube rea really cracking down on Ad-blockers. The new popup is a warning saying you can watch 3 videos before you can watch no more. Not sure for how long. I guess my options are a) wait for the ad-blockers to catch-up b) pay for Youtube c) Stop using Youtube.

I think I’m going with c) Stop using Youtube.

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The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter October 2023
Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again! This issue covers the month of October 2023.
Many thanks to all our readers and all contributors!

Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help these projects! Interested in supporting the Newsletter team? Read m … ⌘ Read more

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How to Edit Messages on WhatsApp
WhatsApp now offers the ability to edit sent messages, a convenient feature for correcting typos, errors, mistakes, or hastily sent messages that you soon regret. If you’re ever in this situation and using WhatsApp, there’s no need to freak out, because you can simply edit the message, correct or modify whatever you typed or sent, … Read MoreRead more

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How to Drop a Pin in Google Maps on iPhone or iPad
Dropping a pin on Google Maps allows you to mark a location on the map for sharing with others, for saving that spot for yourself to reference later, or even for getting directions to that pinned location. It’s a very useful feature of Google Maps that has wide applications, so if you’re a Google Maps … Read MoreRead more

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Messages Using High CPU on Mac, Slowing Performance: 6 Troubleshooting Tips
If your Mac feels excessively slow at random, or unreasonably slow for seemingly no apparent reason, you may want to check to see if the Messages app is open, as the Messages app for Mac has been known to use heavy amounts of processor and system resources. Next, you can investigate Activity Monitor for CPU … Read MoreRead more

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How to Use iPhone as Microphone for a Mac
You can use the built-in microphone on your iPhone as an external microphone on your Mac, thanks to the Continuity Camera feature of MacOS. Yes, the same feature that allows you to use iPhone as a FaceTime camera on a Mac also lets you just tap into the microphone if you’d like to. The iPhone … Read MoreRead more

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M3 MacBook Pro & iMac Released by Apple
Apple has used their Halloween-eve “Scary Fast” event to release updates to the MacBook Pro and iMac lineup, both featuring the all-new M3 processor. And, for the MacBook Pro, there’s an all new Space Black color option, but only for the M3 Pro and M3 Max versions of that computer. M3 MacBook Pro Series The … Read MoreRead more

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How to change media sync options on iPhone & iPad to make more storage available
If you’re trying to use a Mac to update iOS on iPhone or iPadOS on iPad, you may see an error message that says something along the lines of “Updating to iOS 17.1 requires at least 975.2 MB of free space on your iPad. Please change your media sync options to make more storage available.” … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/10/28/how-to-change-media-sync-options-on-ip … ⌘ Read more

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JMP: CertWatch
As you may have already seen, on October 21st, it was reported that a long-running, successful MITM (Machine-In-The-Middle) attack against jabber.ru had been detected. The nature of this attack was not specific to the XMPP protocol in any way, but it was of special interest to us as members of the XMPP community. This kind of attack relies on being able to present a TLS certificate which anyone trying to connect will accept as valid. In this case, it was done b … ⌘ Read more

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10 Essential Tips for New Mac Users
New Mac users who are transitioning to the Apple ecosystem from the world of Windows PC’s may experience a mix of curiosity, excitement, and even confusion, as they get to know their new operating system. Fortunately, the Mac is not only exceptionally powerful, it’s also very easy to use, and quite intuitive. For new Mac … Read MoreRead more

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Finally went to a place I’ve been wanting to go to for a long time. There used to be train tracks here, but now it’s a gravel road and nature reserve. I had my biike and he ran for many kilometres. 2 degrees, rain, forgot my gloves, but it was all worth it :)

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How to Show Mac Games Only on Steam
Steam is a very popular gaming platform, but one frustrating thing about browsing Steam on a Mac can be when you find a game you might like, go to check it out, and then discover it’s for Windows only. Why’d you see a Windows only game in the Steam Store when you’re using Steam on … Read MoreRead more

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Snikket: On the jabber.ru MITM attack
This post is about a recent security incident on a public XMPP service, which
provides jabber.ru and xmpp.ru. We have received a few questions from Snikket
users about whether they should be concerned about the security of their own
servers (Snikket also uses XMPP).

The good news is that Snikket was not affected by this incident - this was a
targeted attack against the jabber.ru/xmpp.ru service specifically. Later in
the post we’ll share more information about what we’ve done, and … ⌘ Read more

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Docker State of Application Development Survey 2023: Share Your Thoughts on Development
Participate in the Docker State of Application Development Survey 2023 to help us better understand and serve the developer community. We want to know where developers are focused, what they’re working on, and what is most important to them. Your participation and input will help us build the best products and experiences for you. ⌘ Read more

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Spilled Coffee/Liquid on iPad Magic Keyboard? Here’s What To Do
We’ve all been there; you’re working away on your iPad with Magic Keyboard, and you knock over a cup of coffee, or a drink gets spilled, and the Magic Keyboard gets splashed or soaked in liquid. Uh oh! Now what? This recently happened to me, and I saved my iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard using … Read MoreRead more

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