Some scumbag cloned my credit card. I have notifications enabled so I noticed it quickly and turned off the card from the app. While calling customer support two more charges tried to go through on the deactivated card. All’s resolved for now.
Some scumbag cloned my credit card. I have notifications enabled so I noticed it quickly and turned off the card from the app. While calling customer support two more charges tried to go through on the deactivated card. All’s resolved for now.
App Review: Rejects app with a long, vague, generic explanation for a guideline we’ve broken.
Me: Asks a couple of thoughtful questions regarding the rejection in order to seek clarification.
App Review: Pastes the exact same generic explanation but this time with a screenshot.
I’ve recently gone back to primarily consuming RSS feeds for news/media now that I’m abandoning my Twitter setup.
App-wise, I was a huge fan of Unread (and will probably stick with it) but I’m giving the latest iteration of Reeder a try to see how much it’s changed.
Everything Everywhere All at Once is the most fun I’ve had with a movie in who knows how long. Fun as in I was laughing out loud, grinning, jumping, clinging to my seat all the way through. I regret not seeing it earlier.
Maybe my relationship with app review wouldn’t be so adversarial if most of the rejections weren’t BS but what do I know ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I think my relationship with app review has gotten so adversarial that each time I see a rejection I just feel fury without reading the reason first. This time it quickly subsided because I consider the rejection reason legit and I thank the reviewer for being clear.
Tip: you don’t need to have seen Knives Out to enjoy Glass Onion on Netflix.
I was finally sold on the idea of using a Stream Deck for productivity. I got an XL version on sale and it arrived today. I am liking it so far! I am even using it to control my office’s smart things, like the lights. Once it is fully configured to use profiles, it’s gonna soar.
It has been 0 days since I’ve forgotten that I can now just type in Swift if let someVar { instead of the lengthier if let someVar = someVar {.
The new Avatar movie was cool. A thrilling, visual spectacle. At the risk of sounding old, it’s not the same impact the first one had 10+ years ago — that one I did see in theaters four times!
I saw Black Adam on HBO Max. Honestly, expected worse based on what I’d heard about the film. Ended up being a nice way to turn off my brain on a Friday night.
I finally decided to dust off the Mastodon account I created years ago. I even set up crossposting from Micro.blog.
Find me as @fcantu@mastodon.social
I doubt I’ll start posting more, though 🙃
I upgraded from the series 4 to the Apple Watch Ultra. I am never going to use it to its full potential, but what sold me was the bigger screen and more rugged design. I actually agree with reviews that it doesn’t feel as big/heavy as expected.
I got my iPhone 14 Pro Max today. Initial impressions are mostly good, including the always-on display which I do like. The dynamic island stands out more than the notch, but I am waiting for 3rd party apps to make full use of it. Haven’t had a good excuse to try the camera much.
iPhone 14 preorders are live in Mexico, finally. Got a space black 14 Pro Max. And with that accomplished, time to get some sleep 😴
In my search for a smarter home, I cannot recommend Rachio as a sprinkler controller. I first had a defective unit and the second did not last even a year. Their support is okay, but the hardware failures left a bad impression.
Happy iPhone preorder day, everyone. May your shopping bags be full, wallets not in much pain, and enjoy short delivery times.
I’d definitely get one if Apple Mexico had a date for preorders, but it seems to be delayed just like last year.
It is my goal to have Pinstachio with Lock Screen widgets on day one of iOS 16, if app review permits. Just submitted it.
Traveling as a developer with the new M2 Air was such a delight in terms of balancing power and portability. Glad I splurged into maxing out the RAM.
I met the 360iDev community in 2012 when John kindly offered me a student discount. This 2022 is the conference’s last and I am lucky I got to be a speaker for a 2nd time. Words barely express how grateful I am to John for his kindness back then that helped shape my dev path.
Thank you everyone for coming to my App Review Horror Stories session at 360iDev. And of course, thank you to everyone at 360iDev for the invite and making the experience fantastic.
Also related: hi Denver! See you at 360iDev!
I suddenly got a severe case of nostalgia by seeing NetProtect pop up in my Speedtest while in Denver.
On my flight to Mexico City yesterday I noticed that iOS 16’s Earth lock screen was intermittently updating the location even as I was crossing the Gulf with airplane mode turned on. This is cool.
More M2 Air impressions:
It’s about as fast in Xcode compile times as an M1 Mini. I know it’s not supposed to be a big diff, but maybe it’s just not noticeable here or it’s the lack of a fan.
It gets hot with constant use but not more uncomfortable than a 16” MPB with i9.