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discoveryd Clusterfuck • furbo.org
This post chronicles the author's frustration with discoveryd, a network service Apple introduced in OS X Yosemite that caused widespread connectivity problems, CPU overload, and forced frequent reboots across multiple devices. Despite reporting extensive bugs during beta testing, Apple released the flawed software anyway and provided no official troubleshooting guidance, leaving users to discover workarounds like rebooting Apple TVs or manually killing processes. The irony, the author argues, is that these network stability issues disproportionately affect Apple's most loyal customers with multiple devices, forcing them to buy new hardware to work around defective software.
Essence | Icons & Coffee
Bear's latest update adds Siri AI features that let you create, append to, and pin notes entirely by voice, with onscreen awareness so Siri understands context without you explaining it. Gentler Streak and The Outsiders now use App Intents and onscreen awareness to surface fitness and training data through Spotlight and Siri without opening the apps. Cheatsheet Notes and DoMarks similarly integrate Siri AI and onscreen awareness to let you quickly save notes, images, and bookmarks while leveraging each app's core purpose—Cheatsheet for quick scraps of information and DoMarks for organizing links by action categories like "buy," "read," or "watch."
Twelve South
This is a product landing page for Twelve South's Gold & Silver Collection, featuring travel and tech accessories in new metallic finishes. The collection includes the AirFly Pro 2 (a Bluetooth adapter for headphone jacks), PowerClip (compact power bank), a personalized cactus leather luggage tag, and a Valet charging organizer.
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Designer Kyle Gray's minimalist wallpaper collection, curated by Merek Davis, offers clean, simple designs available for download in Apple-friendly resolutions that are intentionally understated enough to recede into the background rather than distract from your device's interface.
iTunes match issues: Apple Support Communities
iTunes Match hangs on Steps 2 or 3 when your music library contains mixed media formats (MP3s, older AAC files, or protected files) instead of uniform unprotected AAC 256 kbps files—a software bug that leaves files stuck in an endless loop rather than marking them ineligible. Convert all non-compliant files to iTunes 10.5.1 AAC 256 kbps encoding using smart playlists or individual selection, then delete the originals from iTunes, your computer, and iCloud before re-running the match. If Step 3 still hangs after converting all files, the problem is likely a firewall or modem blocking the upload port, which you can identify in Activity Monitor's Open Files and Ports window and resolve through your modem's settings.
Internet Explorer for Mac the Easy Way: Run IE 7, IE8, & IE9 Free in a Virtual Machine
Mac users needing to test Internet Explorer can use Oracle's free VirtualBox virtualization software combined with Microsoft's free IE testing virtual machines, automated through a simple bash script that downloads and converts the images for Mac compatibility. Each IE version requires about 11GB of disk space, and the method bypasses Microsoft's 30-day Windows trial limit by using VirtualBox snapshots that can be reverted indefinitely to reset the expiration timer. This approach is cheaper and more convenient than paid virtualization options like Parallels or VMWare, making it ideal for web developers who need to test site compatibility across multiple IE versions.
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs - Harvard Business Review
Isaacson identifies key practices from Steve Jobs's career that CEOs can adopt, examining how Jobs applied imagination to technology and business across multiple industries—from personal computing to retail—while building Apple into the world's most valuable company. Rather than portraying Jobs as a flawless leader, Isaacson situates him among great American innovators like Edison and Ford whose lasting legacies stem from transforming entire industries despite personal flaws. The piece distills lessons from Jobs's dramatic arc of cofounding Apple, being ousted, and returning to rescue the company from near failure into principles applicable to contemporary business leadership.
How to build an Apple Push Notification provider server (tutorial) « Boxed Ice Blog
A guide to building a server that sends Apple Push Notifications to iOS applications.
Innovation begins when the system is stuck - Game Changer
Innovation emerges when someone recognizes that a system—company, industry, or market—has become rigid and frozen, unable to adapt to new opportunities or threats. The rigidity typically stems from mental constraints rather than physical limitations: systems get trapped in unquestioned beliefs that make change seem impossible, or in narratives that promote inaction. The article uses examples like BankSimple challenging traditional banking's outdated technology infrastructure and Apple challenging music industry assumptions to show how innovators succeed by questioning what competitors and customers have accepted as inevitable, and offering a fundamentally different approach.
Apple rolls back problem driver in new iTunes 8 update | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com
Apple releases an iTunes 8 update to fix a problematic driver issue.
Create Free iPhone Ringtones Using iTunes in Windows
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Basement.org: 10 Things We Can Learn From Apple
An article examining key lessons and principles that can be drawn from Apple's business practices and corporate philosophy.