Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I over-engineered a method of getting my #quicktake photos on to modern macOS. Why use a shell script when you can make a full GUI instead? gerstacker.us/2026/09/21/t... 010
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerRon’s Computer Videos 🧍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 21/09/2026There's nothing happening on Twitter in 2026 that is the lynchpin of your brand. You might have started there, but the audience you're playing to is one you can survive without. Don't let sunk-cost fallacy trick you. The numbers are gamed anyway. Stop giving that joyless loser money. Leave. Now. 34811
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerMac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I'm doing a YouTube Premiere in 35 minutes, stop by and say hi in the chat! 👋🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRrb...youtube.comThe WOOTswitch: A Modern ADB Keyboard & Mouse Switch for your Classic MacintoshYouTube video by Mac84 03310
Reposted by Stephen H. Gerstackeryyzkevin @yyzkevin.com · 02/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9L...youtube.comMacintosh Powerbook on Wi-Fi via PicoPCMCIAYouTube video by Kevin Moonlight 0168
Reposted by Stephen H. Gerstackerdrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hijacker: Everyone stop talking. I am armed and I am taking control of this plane. Guy from the Netherlands: Wow, in Netherlands we just purchase a plane if we want one. But typically we will bike somewhere Guy who has been to Japan once: In Japan planes are rarely hijacked. It's a cultural taboo 168211100
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerBasic Apple Guy @basicappleguy.com · 19/07/2026Happy 26th birthday to the Power Mac G4 Cube! 102339
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 13/06/2026A little retrobright before and after. The mouse was the worst. The keyboard just had a mask from a photoshop keyboard template. #vintageapple 020
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerBlueSCSI Ultra @bluescsi.com · 28/04/2026Big #BlueSCSI update yesterday with tons of improvements, but one of the nicest for end users is: You can now update BlueSCSI directly from your vintage computer! Use the latest BlueSCSI Toolbox beta + this release. FW updates from retro.bluescsi.com (no https) github.com/BlueSCSI/Blu...github.comRelease v2026.04.27 · BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2This release brings a new build system, a much simpler firmware update flow, broader SCSI command coverage, and a long list of fixes across CD-ROM, CD audio, tape, DaynaPORT, initiator mode, and th... 1389
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerKarl Baron @kalleboo.bitbang.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026This is pretty cool. Apple's old Time Capsule devices run NetBSD, so in anticipation of their deprecation of AFP in the next version of macOS this guy got samba running on it github.com/jamesyc/TimeCapsuleSMBgithub.comGitHub - jamesyc/TimeCapsuleSMB: Hacking the Apple Time Capsule to run modern SambaHacking the Apple Time Capsule to run modern Samba - jamesyc/TimeCapsuleSMB 0143
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerBryce Tetraeder @brycetetraeder.bsky.social · 20/04/2026We have a deal. theonion.com/at-long-last... 12295321425
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The antique mall Newton MessagePad 100 is alive. The audio cap seems to have destroyed things, and there’s one row of dead pixels, but otherwise it’s functioning. #vintageapple 010
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerKarl Baron @kalleboo.bitbang.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026And here it is, the #MARCHintosh #GlobalTalk Canvas timelapse. Thank you to everyone who participated, it was lots of fun to host! 1229
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 29/03/2026In the waning days of #MARCHintosh, a rare antique mall find. 2142
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerPaul Hudson @twostraws.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Nothing to see here, just a beautiful new Swift Evolution pitch that allows complex #Predicate building 🤯 It's early days, but this could perhaps become the NSCompoundPredicate equivalent SwiftData has been missing all this time 👀 forums.swift.org/t/pitch-init...forums.swift.org[Pitch] Initializers for joining a sequence of predicatesDear Swift community, Below is my pitch for constructing conjunctions and disjunctions from a variable number of predicates. I’ve designed the solution to address several use cases, including those d... 0172
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerSwift Language @swift.org · 24/03/2026Swift 6.3 has landed! 🚀 This release brings community-driven Android support into the official toolchain, along with major improvements to C interoperability, the build system, and embedded Swift. Read more: www.swift.org/blog/swift-6... #AndroidDev #iOSDev 17922
Reposted by Stephen H. Gerstackernulleric @eric.scsi.blue · 15/03/2026Mac DOOM on an SE/30 tinkerdifferent.com/threads/rele... cc: @actionretro.bsky.social #MARCHintosh 1195
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerMike@RToD @rtod.bsky.social · 15/03/2026@sgerstacker.bsky.social sent a print! 021
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Finally getting things cleaned up for #MARCHintosh #vintageapple #VintageMacintosh 0143
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 06/03/2026The Dan Kottke signed Macintosh SE is cleaned up, upgraded, and back together. I’ll be floating around #GlobalTalk with it this weekend. #MARCHintosh 051
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerRon’s Computer Videos 🧍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Running from now until Friday, March 13th, I need your help with some research I'm conducting. Full explanation in the survey. Let's have fun with this! forms.gle/cqrzW7sZ3Aje... (Please share this link. The more responses, the better the data collection.) 42113
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Got my first print to my Netatalk -> CUPS -> PDF setup. We hung it on the fridge. #MARCHintosh #globaltalk 041
Reposted by Stephen H. Gerstacker1Bit Fever Dreams @1bit.bsky.social · 03/03/2026In less than 3 hours, Return to Dark Castle makes a "return" to Steam, launches TODAY. I'm a rabid fan of the original DC and Beyond DC from the b&w mac days. I'm excited to play this entry - never had the platform for it when it released Precision platform with cartoon humor! 14.99 USD 1st 2 weeks! 1125
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Time to upgrade some batteries. #vintageapple #vintagemacintosh #marchintosh 072
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 22/02/2026#bluescsi backup chugging right along… 1476
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Just a little dusty. #macintosh #vintageapple 041
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I bought a thing at an auction. #macintosh #vintageapple 020
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Let's do this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...youtube.comYou are being misled about renewable energy technology.YouTube video by Technology Connections 667109723555
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerRon’s Computer Videos 🧍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 24/01/2026"Did anything bring the code wheel?" 2223
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 02/01/2026It’s back to (almost) full health. I pinched the floppy drive cable to the case, which shorted something out and prevented it from booting. Now all drives work and everything runs as expected. I just need to replace the floppy drive plate because the hooks that hold it in place broke. 020
Reposted by Stephen H. Gerstackercleveland.com @cleveland.com · 24/12/2025"The oranges arrived every year, no matter what else changed — the toys we wished for, the pajamas we wore, the houses we lived in," writes Laura Johnston. cleveland.comWhy Santa left oranges in our stockings every Christmas: Our Best LifeOma and Opa each left a big, tight-knit family in the southern Netherlands. But in Canada they built their own branch of their family tree, and at Christmas Santa brought us oranges. 011
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerBasic Apple Guy @basicappleguy.com · 14/12/2025Something tells me @neildegrassetyson.com gave Apple a call, because in 26.2 the Jupiter Environment on Vision Pro now includes the planet’s rings, which were missing in 26.1. 🪐 1412
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerLGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 08/12/2025yeeeep, saw this coming a mile away 91648
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerSteam Deck @steamdeck.com · 12/11/2025Welcome to fam, ya'll! -Steam Controller -Steam Machine -Steam Frame (Growing our @steampowered.com Hardware Family in early 2026) 561936396
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerMac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 11/11/2025What a time to be alive! ✨ Mac OS 7.6 for CHRP on an iMac G3 (Rev A) 💿… which was previously limited to running Mac OS 8. 513421
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerRon’s Computer Videos 🧍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Everyday. 2475
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerDutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 29/10/2025It's the Netherlands so of course you can vote in a windmill. 12913
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerFormula 1 @f1tv.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Simply. Lovely. 👏 #F1 #USGP 416514
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerNatalia Panferova @natpanferova.bsky.social · 18/10/2025On iOS 26 we have a new `close` button role in SwiftUI to dismiss a view without losing the user's progress, unlike a cancel action. A convenient way to add a dismiss button for modals without the need to define a custom button label! #SwiftUI #iOSDev 1325
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerRon’s Computer Videos 🧍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Many thanks to @mac84.bsky.social, @oldskool.org, VCF Midwest and anyone unfortunate enough to have been caught in the audience! Got a PowerPC #Macintosh and no idea what to do with it? If so, watch this video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=569u...youtube.comGetting the most out of your PowerPC Macs! | VCFMW 20 (2025)YouTube video by VCF Midwest 2337
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerJohn Calhoun @engineersneedart.com · 11/10/2025youtu.be/vyeeQAcho00 Looks like Gruez (sp?) has posted a nice Glider history.youtu.beHistory of Glider for MacintoshYouTube video by Classic Mac Gaming 23812
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerCyan Worlds @cyan.com · 24/09/2025Thirty-two years ago today, Myst was released. Happy Birthday, little guy! 🎂 251235369
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerMiguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 16/09/2025When you are a 52-year old human, every day is Christmas! www.swift.org/blog/swift-6...swift.orgSwift 6.2 ReleasedWe’re excited to announce Swift 6.2, a release aimed at making every Swift developer more productive, regardless of where or how you write code. From improved tooling and libraries to enhancements in ... 0172
Stephen H. Gerstacker @sgerstacker.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Score Card 4.0.3 is out with support for #ios26. It also got a new icon thanks to Icon Composer. gerstacker.us/2025/09/14/s... itunes.apple.com/us/app/stack... 020
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerMiguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 10/09/2025The real awe is that Apple didn’t talk about it at their launch event: security.apple.com/blog/memory-...security.apple.comBlog - Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices - Apple Security ResearchMemory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort spanning half a decade that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our adv... 33713
Reposted by Stephen H. GerstackerBasic Apple Guy @basicappleguy.com · 10/09/2025Pure Cinema: The iPhone Durability Test 5605
