Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app Linux Mint has been building, Jargonaut, to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its users, will no longer be included (the status of any f … | Continue reading
The retail giant aims to enable the construction of 10 gigawatts of new renewable energy projects by 2030, which will generate enough electricity to power an estimated two million households. Walmart announces major investment in several innovative solar projects across the count … | Continue reading
When Marianne Smith was teaching computer science in 2016 at Flathead Valley Community College, in Kalispell, Mont., the adjunct professor noticed the female students in her class were severely outnumbered, she says. Smith says she believed the disparity was because girls were no … | Continue reading
Dave & Buster’s plans to add a feature to its app that will allow customers to place bets amongst themselves on competitive games, according to an announcement from the entertainment chain on Tuesday. It’s just the latest sign that tech-based gambling is becoming normalized in th … | Continue reading
Apple: Starting May 1, 2024, new or updated apps that have a newly added third-party SDK that‘s on the list of commonly used third-party SDKs will need all of the following to be submitted in App Store Connect: Required reasons for each listed API Privacy manifests Valid signatur … | Continue reading
A new version of the open-source music player Amarok has been released, the first major update to the Qt-based media app since 2018. Amarok 3.0 is the first stable release to use Qt 5 and KDE Frameworks 5, and work to port the music player to the the newest Qt 6 and KDE Framework … | Continue reading
Your humble author knows these editions fly off the shelves like hot cakes. So while you keep updating, I’ll keep posting! Enjoy these not-so-fresh-off-the-presses updates to thoughtbot open source projects from February 2nd through February 16th. We saw updates to the following … | Continue reading
Lode Runner running in Virtual II on the Mac, where all emulation is allowed. And just like that, Apple embraced retro game emulators in the App Store.… | Continue reading
I’ve started liking Mastodon. After the fall of Twitter, I basically took a break from most interactive social media. Consume, Build, Live. That’s what I was focusing on. Now it feels like I’m ready to Talk again and Mastodon feels like the place to do it. Not a fan of the defaul … | Continue reading
Welcome to a world where your reading list becomes your listening playlist. We are thrilled to introduce you to ListenLater.net — an innovative service that turns articles into podcasts, making your favourite reads accessible in your favourite podcast app. Have you ever stumbled … | Continue reading
Collections Database is the premier personal database app for organizing anything and everything on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app features more than 20 field types, linkable sub-databases, reusable lists, and a robust customization system. It’s a powerful and flexible solut … | Continue reading
Lemon8 shares some of the safety concerns as TikTok, but what is the app and are the concerns justified? It… Continue reading What is Lemon8, who owns it and is it safe? The post What is Lemon8, who owns it and is it safe? appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
With a lack of control and power to specify what hardware is required when publishing your app has left Frank in a predicament. We discuss what Apple could do to improve this for developers. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitt … | Continue reading
We Don't Have Time has created an app that lets you see which banks are investing in fossil fuel expansion or green energy. The post Is Your Bank Financing Fossil Fuel Companies? This App Lets You Find Out. appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared. For years, FireChat helped people circumvent their internet gatekeepers— the authoritarian governments and spineless corporations that control our every move through a network of proprietary data centers and deep-sea cables … | Continue reading
So a lot of us are wondering what to do now that Toketaware has announced the sunsetting of the iThoughts mind mapping app for Mac and iOS. It’s very sad to see it go, but I expect the current version to continue working for a few years to come. That said, I tend to favor softwar … | Continue reading
I’m very happy with this particular episode of the podcast: Neil Jhaveri founded Mimestream, a macOS email app for Gmail users. Stephen and David talk to Neil about his time at Apple, Mimestream’s roadmap (including an iOS version and supporting non-Google services), and email’s … | Continue reading
1. NYT obituary for Michael Jensen. 2. Brain-like computer with water and salt? 3. More on the economics of non-compete agreements. 4. Chile is on a path to TFR of 1.0, and soon. 5. Women now author a majority of the U.S. books published. 6. Jail sentence for climate activist who … | Continue reading
For those not subscribed to the FIT File (it’s free!) via your regular podcast app or on YouTube, here’s a quick post with the highlights from the most recent episode. In this episode, we talk about the new Sennheiser … Read More Here → | Continue reading
I've been doing Angular development lately, and as with any single-page app, the "Let's do everything in JS" approach breaks basic web functionality. Scroll handling is only one example. If you're looking for a way to alter URL query params without having Angular scroll to the to … | Continue reading
“How did you find me?” specialty coffee roaster Dajo Aertssen asked. He’d just handed me a bag of single-origin cascara, the dried flesh of coffee cherries, in his shop, Cafés Muda in Lille, France. “The AI sent us,” I replied. He looked puzzled, so I explained that my companion … | Continue reading
Sixteen years, that is how long since I lost all of my hearing. Before that, I was hard of hearing and used hearing aids. For sixteen years I haven’t heard a single sound, am dependable on lipreading, text and captions. Years ago I used a speech-to-text software for the first tim … | Continue reading
Dolt is a combination of MySQL and Git, creating the first ever version controlled database. Today's blog we will build a simple Shiny app… | Continue reading
We love Ruby on Rails at thoughtbot. And we love JavaScript too. Even with the growing popularity of Hotwire and Stimulus, React is still a popular choice. But it’s not always simple to integrate React with Rails. What are the options for building a React + Ruby on Rails app? 1. … | Continue reading
A few days ago the United States Congress passed a law stipulating that video-sharing social network TikTok either be sold by Chinese owned company ByteDance, or face being banned in America. It seems like drastic move, but American lawmakers have their reasons. The proposal has … | Continue reading
Among the many new features in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is the ability to access your Microsoft OneDrive files through the Nautilus file manager. No 3rd-party app downloads, no dodgy scripts to run, and no paid plans to cough up for because this nifty feature is part of GNOME 46 (and ava … | Continue reading
Plus Raspberry Pi 5 support, better laptop power, and lots of other changes. | Continue reading
As any Pokémon fan knows, the series is all about data – lots and lots of data. So much data that entire websites and apps are dedicated to helping players keep track of it all. That’s a big design challenge for any app developer, which is why I was so glad to see it taken […] | Continue reading
President Biden signed the TikTok ban into law on Wednesday, forcing China-based Bytedance to sell the app or face a ban in American app stores. TikTok tells Gizmodo it will fight the law in court, a case likely to reach the Supreme Court, saying that Biden’s law “tramples” First … | Continue reading
I have always used Google Maps but never cared enough to look beyond the basic features. It wasn’t until today that I made an effort to explore the app and ended up going down a rabbit hole of all the cool things it’s capable of. You might already know some of these, but you migh … | Continue reading
A couple of years ago I wrote a somewhat controversial article on the topic of Bringing the Unix Philosophy to the 21st Century by adding a JSON output option to CLI tools. This allows easier parsing in scripts by using JSON parsing tools like jq, jello, jp, etc. without arcane a … | Continue reading
As U.S. buyers assemble, there’s only one family we should trust to own the app, writes River Page. | Continue reading
An up close an personal look into why we should be extremely careful when sharing about ourselves online, no matter how shiny an app or network might be. Read article | Continue reading
I read this post by Jarrod Blundy a few weeks ago and forgot to link it on MacStories. I think Jarrod did a great job explaining why Apple’s Shortcuts app resonates so strongly with a specific type of person: But mostly, it just lights up my brain in a way that few other things d … | Continue reading
President Joe Biden signed the TikTok bill into law on Wednesday morning, officially starting the 270-day clock for TikTok’s owner, China-based Bytedance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in American app stores. Read more... | Continue reading
Bill gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market. | Continue reading
Southeast New Mexico isn’t always an easy place to visit in an EV. The big thing is that it’s oil country, just like west Texas (a place that’s separated from southeast NM by nothing but an imaginary line). Until just very recently, it was a total EV dead zone, even ... [continue … | Continue reading
Dev Diary on my project on developing an app to help people keep track of what matters to them. | Continue reading
Things have been rough for Spotify. There was anti-vaccine misinformation prominently featured on a Joe Rogan podcast on the app, which garnered quite a lot of criticism, and earlier this month, it also once again raised its prices. The famous music streaming app is also notoriou … | Continue reading
The curious case of a living room screen making Windows' Settings app disappear. | Continue reading
Grindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in 2018, said it stopped. | Continue reading
Every single iPhone and Mac has come with a calculator app, but not the iPad. | Continue reading
Gemini, Google’s answer to ChatGPT, is set to get an update to its app that enables real-time responses, bringing it… Continue reading Google AI Gemini to receive real-time responses in app The post Google AI Gemini to receive real-time responses in app appeared first on ReadWrit … | Continue reading
We analyzed third-party keyboard apps Tencent QQ, Baidu, and iFlytek, on the Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. Along with Tencent Sogou, they comprise over 95% of the market share for third-party keyboard apps in China. This is an FAQ for the full report titled "The not-so-sil … | Continue reading
Some people are a little confused about their role at work. They believe that showing up is their job. The reality is that you don’t get paid to go to work, you get paid to get the job done. In other words, performance, not presence. Have you ever been to a restaurant where the f … | Continue reading
Swift/SwiftUI source code to accompany article on adding a PDF Help file to a SwiftUI app for macOS. | Continue reading
The German government has announced that it will launch a new app, through which residents can apply for Bürgergeld citizens’ allowance benefits and receive guidance from the... | Continue reading
The Drafts app integrates pretty well with the iPhone 15 Pro (Max) Action Button. That’s a big plus. | Continue reading