121 posts tagged ‘macOS 14 Sonoma’
Sonoma’s “cp -l” Won’t Create Links
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Rob Griffiths: I ran into this while working on a Keyboard Maestro macro that creates hard links: The macOS version of cp won’t create links, at least not in Sonoma. In Ventura, it works even though it throws the same error as it does in Sonoma.[…]I have filed this bug as FB13255408 with Apple, and […]
The MacBook Air Gap
Joe Rosensteel: Why do I care about the “Pro” chip so much? Despite the name the Pro is really the middle chip, but there’s no middle laptop for it. The base M2 and M3 can be configured with more RAM (to a point) but they can’t be configured with extra ports, or even drive more […]
Filing Mail Messages on Sonoma Using the Keyboard
Adam Tow: As I continue to investigate how to bring MsgFiler to macOS Sonoma, here’s a tip from a user that allows you to file messages via the keyboard on Sonoma. It also works on previous versions of macOS dating back to 2011.Select a message to fileClick on the Help menu or press Command-Shift-/Type in […]
NSFileManager’s File Copy Error Messages Lie
Jeff Johnson: The error says that the source file InstallHistory.plist doesn’t exist, but the file does exist! The true reason for the copy failure is that the destination directory /Users/Shared/nonexistent/ doesn’t exist. Sigh.I tested my command-line tool all the way back to macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and the behavior is the same! This is an […]
Filmic’s Entire Staff Laid Off
Jaron Schneider (Hacker News): Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off the entire team including the company’s founder and CEO, PetaPixel has learned.[…]Considered for years as the best video capture application for mobile devices, the team behind Filmic Pro and […]
Slower Chrome Extension Updates
Ron Amadeo (via Hacker News): Google’s war on ad blockers is just gearing up, with YouTube doing its best to detect and block ad blockers and Chrome aiming to roll out the ad block-limiting Manifest V3 extension platform in June 2024. A new article from Engadget detailing the “arms race” over ad blocking brings up […]
Keyboard Cowboy 3.19
Christoffer Winterkvist (Reddit): With Keyboard Cowboy, users can automate repetitive actions, launch applications and scripts, control system settings, manipulate files and folders, and perform a wide range of actions – all without ever having to take their hands off the keyboard. […] Automating workflows by triggering them through application events, such as opening, switching, or […]
iMessage Contact Key Verification
macOS 14.2 Beta: With iMessage Contact Key Verification, users can choose to further verify that they are messaging only with the people they intend. iMessage Contact Key Verification uses Key Transparency to enable automatic verification that the iMessage key distribution service returns device keys that have been logged to a verifiable and auditable map. When […]