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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 20/09/2026

We’ve been working on Skala for 15 years. We’re almost done. Please, tell all your designer and developer friends about it. bsky.app/profile/bjan...

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 19/09/2026

Very busy doing all the things today.

A screenshot of iStat Menus showing the battery graph absolutely tanking when not plugged into power.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 10/09/2026

In 2013, @lexfri.xyz gave a talk at the One More Thing conference, with advice on how indie developers and companies should contact journalists and news sites. I learned a lot, and started following his advice immediately.

A photo of Lex Friedman on stage at the One More Thing conference in 2013 in Melbourne.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 09/09/2026

The next version of Pinwheel is going to have two new about window shaders. Here’s one of them. What’s Pinwheel? bjango.com/mac/pinwheel/

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bjango.com @bjango.com · 04/09/2026

iStat Menus 7.5 is coming soon.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 02/09/2026

Chaos Line + Roto-Control + RE-303 + DS-1.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 01/09/2026

We hired a voice actor for our latest plugin video. I’m so happy with how it turned out. She did an amazing job. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUV...

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Reality Distortion: Reality bending resynthesis plugin

YouTube video by Bjango

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 31/08/2026

You don’t need data centers for if statements.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 29/08/2026

Doing some stuff with synthesizers today.

A photo of a huge Roland System 700 modular synth, and a bunch of other synths.

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bjango.com @bjango.com · 19/08/2026

Pinwheel 1.11.1 is out with a brand new Liquid Glass tool bar and a bunch of other design tweaks and bug fixes. Enjoy! bjango.com/mac/pinwheel/

A screenshot of the Pinwheel Mac app, showing a table with lots of bright colours.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 18/08/2026

Menu bar, tab bar, navigation bar, and… toolbar with no space?! I’m sure it’s intentional, but why?

Several screenshots of Apple’s developer documentation showing the names menu bar, tab bar, and navigation bar with spaces between the words, and toolbar with no space.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 13/08/2026

Modern living on the internet: Cookie banner? Inspect element, delete. Or, reeder mode. X or Insta video link? yt-dlp to download it. Want to sub to a YouTube channel? RSS reader.

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Lea Verou, PhD @lea.verou.me · 06/08/2026

🔥 New blog post: Dark mode toggles that expose three states (system, light, dark) seem like the best option. Until you think about user goals, that is. Before rushing to disagree, hear me out. lea.verou.me/blog/2026/da... PS: As a data point, @jakearchibald.com was converted after reading this 😅

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Dark mode toggles: two states are enough • Lea Verou

Yes, the underlying model must have three states, but one is always irrelevant to the actual user goal. Users do not seek out solutions to problems they don’t currently have. A lot of the hate towards...

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 07/08/2026

“Little computers you can flash with your own firmware.” Oh, no. I want to close the tab, but I can’t. Which one is your favourite? buildinpublic.com/gadgets

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Gadgets · Build in Public

Little computers you can flash with your own firmware — see what the #buildinpublic community is hacking on.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 07/08/2026

I’ve been obsessed for years with audio effects based on BBD (bucket brigade device) chips and PT2399 chips. I remember the moment when I realised a lot of the effects I love sound how they do because of a $5 chip they all share in common.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 30/07/2026

Busy drawing BBD and PT2399 chips for the next plugin.

A colourful image containing lots of small illustrations of various BBD chips (MN3007, MN3002, MN3005). There actually isn’t a PT2399 shown in the image.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 26/07/2026

Really interesting project and talk on making C and C++ memory safe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F-2...

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Fil-C: Garbage In, Memory Safety Out! - Filip Pizlo | SSW 2026

YouTube video by Software Should Work

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 18/07/2026

If you’re creating Display P3 app icons in Icon Composer, QuickLook previews (FB23465822) and exporting (FB23826296) both look desaturated. It seems like colours are being clamped to sRGB. Tested in macOS 26, macOS 27, Icon Composer 1, and Icon Composer 2.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 17/07/2026

Is this the first instance of Apple naming a future OS version in the current OS?

A notification screenshot that says: This version of “BC Application” includes a component that will not open in macOS 28, the next major release. An update may be available on the developer’s website.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 13/07/2026

We’ve released another music plugin. This one is free, too. bjango.com/plugin/doubl...

A screenshot of the Double Freak audio plugin.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 07/07/2026

We’ve gone from 1 app icon size on the original Mac, expanding to many app icon sizes, and are now back to 1 app icon size for macOS. I think the 16×16pt icons suffer from not being separate assets, but I won’t miss creating so many asset sizes.

A spreadsheet showing every major revision of macOS and which icon sizes it supports.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 01/07/2026

Soulver 4 is out! Soulver is one of my favourite Mac apps. It’s open most of the day for me, serving as a scratchpad for various calculations. Here’s what’s new: documentation.soulver.app/whats-new-in...

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What's new in Soulver 4? | Soulver for Mac, iPad & iPhone

Soulver 4 adds 50+ new features. A single purchase gives you Mac, iPad & iPhone. Upgrade pricing available (50% off) from Soulver 3.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 29/06/2026

macOS 27 mini review as a designer: All design tools are working as expected, with one exception. Generator in Photoshop is broken. That’s not a huge deal though. At this point, I‘m very happy to be running the beta.

A screenshot of an alert in Photoshop that says “there was a problem with Generator”.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 29/06/2026

Apple friends: Icon Composer’s QuickLook previews are incorrect for Display P3 icons. This bug exists across Icon Composer 1 and 2, as well as macOS 15, 26, and 27. Feel free to ask if you need more info. FB23465822 includes a test doc and screenshot.

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bjango.com @bjango.com · 28/05/2026

Let the chaos guide you! Chaos Line is a new random performance sequencer plugin. bjango.com/plugin/chaos...

A screenshot of the Chaos Line plugin, showing a random sequence with accents and slides. It looks fun to use.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 28/05/2026

Today’s Adobe gripes: Why have they reinvented notifications, with this giant Photoshop update window that appeared when Photoshop wasn’t open? I think it may have blocked me logging into my Mac, too.

A screenshot of the bottom right corner of a Mac’s screen, showing a large “Photoshop update available” window.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 26/05/2026

Attempting to 3D print a Skala icon. It needs some tweaks, but it’s getting closer.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 15/05/2026

The next plugin we’re working on is a random performance sequencer. I’m biased, but it’s a lot of fun.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 07/05/2026

Our next plugin is out! Robot Vowels is a formant filter that can make any sound sing. bjango.com/plugin/robot...

A screenshot of the Robot Vowels plugin.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 30/04/2026

This is a great post by @aresluna.org, demonstrating how Adobe’s apps are decaying. I have a couple to add to the pile for the canvas window: It now accepts fractional pixels and shouldn’t, nudging increases/decreases by 0.01px, and shift-nudging by 0.1px. unsung.aresluna.org/photoshops-c...

The Photoshop canvas size window, showing a width of 512.01 pixels.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 12/04/2026

8bit slit scan. My god, it’s full of chars.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 09/04/2026

I can confirm Creative Cloud has added to my /etc/hosts file. Adobe secretly modifies your hosts file for the stupidest reason: www.osnews.com/story/144737...

A screenshot of the macOS Terminal app showing an /etc/hosts file that’s been modified by Adobe.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 19/03/2026

I will always respond to your NPS survey! My response will always be like this.

An NPS survey with the text: NPS surveys suck and actively make your software worse. I hate them. Anyone promoting their use at Adobe is a useless hack.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 04/03/2026

I am not into the macOS 26 brightness and volume overlays changing position. Normally they’re top right, but that moves to top center if you’re in full screen mode.

A screenshot of macOS, showing the volume overlay top right and top center.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 03/03/2026

…the Barbie Liberation Organization orchestrated an exchange of voice boxes between 300 Teen Talk Barbies and Hasbro Talking Duke G.I. Joe action figures… …Affected Teen Talk Barbies spoke phrases such as "Eat lead, Cobra!", "Attack!", and "Vengeance is mine!" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Ta...

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Teen Talk Barbie - Wikipedia

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 27/02/2026

Doing some Instant Vibes automation testing. See those dials spin!

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 26/02/2026

I’ve been seeing beautifully broken PSD previews in Finder recently. It’s hard to be annoyed when they look this cool.

A glitched out rendering of the Instant Vibes music plugin.

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bjango.com @bjango.com · 19/02/2026

Say hello to Instant Vibes, the MIDI groove unquantizer plugin. Out now as a VST and Audio Unit. bjango.com/plugin/insta...

A screenshot of the Instant Vibes plugin UI, showing 6 brightly coloured dials and 16 step sliders.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 15/02/2026

A guide to exporting from Photoshop: Full control over how many colours are in a PNG? Save For Web. 16 bit per channel? Save As or Save a Copy. Export artboards? Export As only. Animated GIF? Save For Web. h.264 video? Render Video, obviously.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 02/02/2026

Native Instruments is in preliminary insolvency. If you’re looking for an iZotope RX replacement, Supertone Clear is great at background noise reduction. In fact, it’s better, and cheaper. www.supertone.ai/en/clear

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Supertone Clear

De-Noise & De-Reverb Voice Separator

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 29/01/2026

I purchased Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro via my US App Store account years ago, but my Australian account is my main account. With Logic Pro 12, it looks like it’s no longer possible for me to use that setup. Final Cut Pro still works though.

A screenshot of an alert that says: The application cannot be used because the App Store authentication failed or no network is available. Please check the App Store authentication and internet connection.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 24/01/2026

This is good example of why it’s best for interfaces to have well defined, opaque zones, rather than floating or transparent panels. This isn’t a Tahoe exclusive issue — that style just never works. daringfireball.net/2026/01/resi...

A screenshot of a Finder window in macOS 26, where a folder is being renamed. The text field for the folder name appears on top of the side bar in an awkward and ugly way.

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Marc Edwards @marc.bjango.com · 13/01/2026

The Logic Pro app icon, before and after being part of Apple Creator Studio.

Two app icons side by side. The left icon is a highly detailed platinum record. The right icon is a weird blurry Liquid Glass mess.

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