Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

Logging Privacy Shenanigans

Peter Steinberger: If you’ve ever tried debugging a macOS app using the unified logging system, you’ve probably encountered the dreaded <private> redaction. Your carefully crafted log messages turn into cryptic puzzles where the most important debugging information is hidden. […] You don’t need to use .mobileconfig files – you can simply drop plist files directly […]

Device Added to Your Account

Riccardo Mori: Whenever I revive one of these devices, if it’s still able to access iCloud and other Apple ID-related services, I get a notification on all my other Apple devices that a certain device has now access to FaceTime and iMessage. The wording in this notification has changed for the worse in more recent […]

AccuWeather to Discontinue Free API

AccuWeather (via Hacker News): AccuWeather’s current Free Limited Trials for Core Weather and MinuteCast® will be retired with the new portal launch. […] Once your trial ends, you can keep building with our affordable Starter package, which offers essential API access at a competitive monthly rate. It doesn’t say what the new plans are. Previously: Weather […]

Apple’s Q3 2025 Results

Apple (transcript, MacRumors): The Company posted quarterly revenue of $94.0 billion, up 10 percent year over year, and quarterly diluted earnings per share of $1.57, up 12 percent year over year. “Today Apple is proud to report a June quarter revenue record with double-digit growth in iPhone, Mac and Services and growth around the world, […]

Proton Pass and Proton Authenticator

Romain Dillet (2023, Hacker News): Proton, the Geneva, Switzerland-based company behind the end-to-end encrypted email service Proton Mail, as well as Proton VPN, Proton Drive and Proton Calendar, is announcing a brand new product today. And it’s a password manager called Proton Pass.Like other Proton products, the company is insisting on the privacy and security […]