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‎Collections Database
‎Collections Database

Interesting and useful-looking personal database app for iOS and macOS. I haven't really needed a database app like this for a long time, but it's worth keeping a note of this should it became a requirement.

It looks good enough that I almost want to try and find a reason to use it.

·apps.apple.com·
‎Collections Database
iOS 18 beta removed option to track time in bed with iPhone
iOS 18 beta removed option to track time in bed with iPhone

Having finally switched to using pure-Apple-ecosystem for sleep tracking, I was curious why I wasn't getting any sort of "time in bed" value recorded (as opposed to time asleep). The previous (iOS-based) tracking app did it just fine.

Turns out it used to be an option that was set on the phone, and iOS 18 seems to have taken it away, but still reports it (as nothing recorded).

Weird.

·techissuestoday.com·
iOS 18 beta removed option to track time in bed with iPhone
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts

I've not run into the new monthly screen recording prompt yet but I can imagine that when I do it might get annoying. I appreciate Apple being super cautious with security and stuff like this, most of the time, but this feels a bit too much.

It's good to know there is a way to work around it, if you're happy to go "under the hood".

·lapcatsoftware.com·
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts
This iMac is Not Obsolete!
This iMac is Not Obsolete!
I have a 2012/13 (I think it's a 2013) iMac just sat around doing nothing these days; also a Macbook Air too (I think that might be a 2014, I forget without looking). I've never had the heart to dispose of them and something like this could be a good use.
·youtube.com·
This iMac is Not Obsolete!
Story of one person's recovery of their Apple account
Story of one person's recovery of their Apple account
The circumstances of this person's ban are... up for debate and they don't seem very forthcoming with the details, so it does seem like it might have been deserved, to a degree. But, that aside, some handy information here for people if they do find themselves locked out of their Apple account.
·reddit.com·
Story of one person's recovery of their Apple account
How does iCloud work?
How does iCloud work?
Handy wee blog all about how iCloud works; especially useful for those of us who sometimes run into problems with it not working.
·eclecticlight.co·
How does iCloud work?
Install Linux on a MacBook Air
Install Linux on a MacBook Air
Explainer on how to get Linux up and running on a MacBook Air. I’ve got an old “legacy” Air and this could be a good use for it.
·code.likeagirl.io·
Install Linux on a MacBook Air
Why the Apple logo has a bite out of it
Why the Apple logo has a bite out of it
I forgot where now, but the other day I saw something where someone stated as fact that the Apple logo was a homage to Turing. That didn't feel likely and... seems my gut was right.
·inews.co.uk·
Why the Apple logo has a bite out of it