iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Rohini Lakshané @rohini.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Because eMudhra is in the news, I am sharing a screenie of a footer of an email I once received from them in reply to my query about my PAN card (a government-issue tax identity and card).

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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Everyone that works for a Silicon Valley company should have to read Jessamyn’s field reports of people trying to use their devices, then think about their own product quality, then make appropriate changes.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

@saige Maybe. I’ll add it to the list of possible future products.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

@ScoPre Mine are probably going to the electronics recycler eventually. (I may harvest the big spinning HDs first, though.)

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

@self I was trying to say that the HomeView doesn’t work like R2-D2.

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Mihai Parparita @mihaip.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Thanks everyone for the software suggestions, I've added a few to Infinite HD (and also some CD-ROMs to the drawer). This includes SheepShaver, so you can emulate a Mac while emulating BeOS while running in a browser virtual machine. Runs best on more recent […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

SheepShaver running inside BeOS inside Infinite Mac

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@LeoNatan Already in the queue for some future episode, but thanks!

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Re: HomeView www.wired.com/story/apple-homeview-… “You can add up to six iCloud accounts, and the user interface will adapt to each person.” I wonder if it will pull the device off your AppleCare One plan every time a different person uses it, like Macs do 😡

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The Apple HomeView Is Like a Giant Apple Watch for the Home

With customizable “faces,” this 7-inch smart display is a unique hybrid between an iPhone and an Apple Watch.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

@spitfire Yes, but that one is not as easy to fix as a typo in the show notes, unfortunately.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

@Ann_Effes Believe it or not, back “seats” are an option on many 911s! (And standard on some trim levels, I believe.)

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Niki @nikitonsky.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”

Ad for Teufel headphones saying "Not designed in California. Aber in Berlin. Seit 1979"

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@Ann_Effes The back seats and the trunk are very small! Maybe bigger than a 911’s…but not by much, and for a car that is massively larger on the outside!

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@Ann_Effes No back window! This car is best as a poster or drawing. Not so great as a thing to drive.

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Niki @nikitonsky.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

If all you have is a liquid glass, everything looks like a rounded rectangle

Tweet by @aaronp613

New in macOS 27.2 beta:

In Finder, when you drag to select, the highlighted area is now rounded

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

@unaiherran I saw that video when it was released, but cable management isn’t really the problem I needed to solve. (Also, no 3D printer.)

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@vmachiel Sony has never made the OLED panels for their TVs. Yes, I still like Sony. The Bravia 8 II is their best current TV.

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Dave Nanian @dnanian.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Can I just say that “to back up your login keychain successfully, just turn off SIP” is one of the stupidest official statements I’ve ever seen Apple make. developer.apple.com/documentation/t… The “Warning” and “Important” […]

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Mihai Parparita @mihaip.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I've started to add BeOS to Infinite Mac - you can see the first few versions on infinitemac.org/?filter=beos Not having been much of a user back in the day, I'm looking for suggestions of software to make sure to include, or pointers to canonical […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

BeOS R3 running inside Infinite Mac showing GL Teapot, a movie playing, a terminal, a CPU meter and the Tracker desktop.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@kalleboo I really doubt this is something an executive can fix. It’s a problem with their security systems, and that will not be easy to fix.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@timo I use AppFigures, but I use a separate account with an app-specific password to gather stats from App Store Connect.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@joacim I am using Safari to log in to App Store Connect.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I do not use a VPN or proxy. I do not have any unused devices associated with this Apple Account. Something is *very wrong* with the account locking system if this usage pattern is triggering my Apple Account to be locked EVERY DAY. 3/3

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

My usage pattern is that of an "ideal" Apple customer: I buy Apple's devices in reasonable numbers (e.g., an iPhone, an iPad, a handful of Macs) and I use them myself, primarily from my own home. I have a strong, unique password on my Apple Account that I have changed recently. I never share […]

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Excerpts from my reply: My Apple Account is not shared. I am the only one using it, and I use it from a handful of Macs that are all in a single room in my home. I also use it from my iPad (which rarely leaves my home) and my iPhone. 1/3

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

From Apple: “Most accounts that are frequently locked is because they might be sharing their login credentials or because the credentials are being used from multiple locations, devices, or by multiple people at the same time. […] Some suggestions are to keep credentials to yourself only […]

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Every reply I get from Apple makes me more angry, which is not a good result for customer communication.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

OK, let’s try this: FB24976658: My Apple Account is locked every day Any help from any Apple folks to get this seen by the right people would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

@cdevroe I can and I am still using iCloud Photo Library, including iCloud Shared Photo Library.

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Dave Nanian @dnanian.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Speaking of “The More You Know™️”: in a default Synology configuration, Samba (or, there, synosamba) actually has code in to not return files or folders named CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1–COM9 and LPT1–LPT9. Legacy humans such as I can guess why. So, while you can create them, and they’re stored […]

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Supposedly, signing out of and back into your “Media & Purchases” Apple Account (not your iCloud Apple Account) will fix this (temporarily?), but you’ll have to re-download any local copies of purchased media after doing this. I have not tried it. Use at your own risk!

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

I have a new friend in Settings…and it won’t leave, no matter what I do.

“Activate iCloud Storage” with a red “1” badge next to it.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

@billvinson Seems like obvious stuff. Glad to hear it all.

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

@stephenrobles The rumor mill has some bad news about the M6 Pro and M6 Max chips that you speculated about in your Mac mini review video…

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

@vmachiel 1. After running the transfer unattended for an hour or so, I got a generic error message that there was a problem and the transfer was aborted. 2. The setup sheet just disappeared on the new phone for some reason. I didn't even touch it! 3. I pressed the Camera Control button when […]

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

I'm now on attempt number four to set up my new iPhone. I got pretty far on the last run! It ended when I accidentally pressed the Camera Control on my old phone, which immediately aborts the setup/transfer process. Of course it does! So sensible. Now waiting for the third erase of the new […]

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Gavin Anderegg @gavinanderegg.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I was listening to the @atpfm member's special and got hit by this absolute nostalgia blast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQtzd9l2Uvo

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Niki @nikitonsky.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

AI has advanced enough to suggest file name from its content, but not enough to support whitespaces

Screenshot of macOS GG offering file names during rename

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The Iconfactory @iconfactory.iconfactory.world.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

:tapestry_app: This is the update you've been waiting for. Coming soon to the App Store. tapestry.iconfactory.com #OpenWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bluesky #TapestryApp

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John Siracusa @siracusa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

After being bounced back and forth multiple times between regular Apple support and Apple Developer support, both claiming that this is the other party's problem to solve, I am now looking for anyone at Apple who can put me in touch with the folks that control the system that "locks" Apple […]

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