Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Testing Tip: Always Show Scrollbars
Marcin Wichary: This scrollbar serves no purpose, so it will become visual noise for a lot of your users. But when you yourself use “shy” scrollbars, you might not even realize. Of course, the scrollbar is just a symptom of a bigger problem – an accidentally scrolling surface that will be janky to everyone regardless […]
SuperDuper 3.12
Dave Nanian: We’ve made some improvements to our scheduler to help mitigate some of the Tahoe “stalling during Dark Wake” problems. They’re not 100%, but things are better, and we’re investigating additional improvements for the next update. Previously: SuperDuper 4.0 Beta SuperDuper 3.10 Beta Works Around asr Bug
Tahoe NSTableView Scrolling Bug
Sarah Reichelt (Mastodon): [When] I scrolled down from the top, the content rows would scroll into the header, making the top messy and unreadable. This sort of overlapping and unreadable text is a feature of the various OS 26s, but in this case, there wasn’t a hint of transparency, so it looked like a bug […]
Apple Platform Security Guide (January 2026)
Apple (revision history, PDF, Hacker News): Topics added:Automatically unlock Apple devicesCommunicating emergency information using satellitesQuantum-secure cryptography in Apple operating systemsPlatform Single Sign-onEnergyKit data securityAttestation process security Previously: Apple Platform Security Guide (May 2024)
Sinofsky on Cook and Forstall
Richard Lawler: Emails released by the Justice Department on Friday appear to show that former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky not only consulted Jeffrey Epstein for help in securing his $14 million “retirement” package in November of 2012, but also in working on future career steps at other companies like Samsung or Apple. One document appears […]