by Craig Hockenberry
A few weeks ago, my iPhone started having a serious problem: it could no longer search for things. This bug affected the App Library, Mail, Notes, Messages, Settings, and more. Having a device that couldn t find things was crippling. All signs pointed to this being an issue with the Spotlight index on the device: the [ ]
One of the things I love doing is naming things. Whether it s for products, or things that I encounter daily, it s a habit. Fifteen years ago, I started a list for our new dog, Pico. My wife and other family members joined in on the fun. Last December, we updated the note for the last [ ]
Our trusty Brother MFC laser printer and scanner was getting long in the tooth and my wife wanted color printing. After a lot of research, she landed on the Canon MF644Cdw and placed an order. Initially, we were both happy with the new printer. The print quality is great, the hardware is solid, and the [ ]
January started as normal as can be expected when malicious grifters start making basic decency a radical idea. It turns out the anxiety associated with these political events would be the least of my problems throughout the year. It felt great to finish up a 12 month project and release the first version of Tapestry. [ ]
No, we re not doing science at California s most beautiful lake. We re looking for bugs. A popular cross-platform app development framework called Electron is using private and undocumented API that s causing system-wide slowdowns in macOS Tahoe. We re hearing from customers that some of our apps are running slowly on Tahoe and I suspect that this bug [ ]
In a previous essay, I briefly expressed some thoughts about why Liquid Glass is inappropriate for the Mac: I m having a much harder time seeing how Liquid Glass will benefit other platforms like the Mac or Apple TV (where Apple doesn t even make the screen). Forcing tactility where it s not needed or wanted feels like [ ]
I submitted the following feedback today. If you ever plan to change your business model from a paid up-front to freemium model, read this report and avoid a day of headache and stress. Title: The sample code for a business model change was written by someone who s never submitted an app to the App Store [ ]
The addition of UITabAccessory in iOS 26 is welcome. It does, however, create a problem as far as backward compatibility is concerned. How do you present the new accessory view on older versions of iOS? This backward compatibility is especially important for Triode. A lot of folks turn an older device into a dedicated radio [ ]
Whether you love it or hate it, there is no shortage of opinion on Liquid Glass. I have thoughts about what it is, but today I want to focus on why it exists. Apple s public rationale for the new design language is that it offers a universal solution across platforms that takes advantage of recent [ ]
The first thing I installed after the WWDC25 Keynote was the beta for iPadOS. There was only one reason: it had the windows we have all wanted for so long. And generally, windows on iPad work exactly how we want them to. But there s a problem, and I suspect that the root cause is that [ ]