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viticci, 11 months ago to random

My personal crusade against the "minimized keyboard accessory" control for iPadOS continues.

Today's example: I wanted to create a new folder in the Notes app, but I couldn't because that thing was covering the button. 😡

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viticci, 10 months ago to random

Back from my break for a few days with a hot take:

All email apps for iOS/iPadOS mostly suck in some way or another (poor native UI; lack of integrations; lackluster search). Yes I have tried them all.

Mimestream for Mac is the only good, modern email client for Apple users and it can't come soon enough to iPhone and iPad.

imyke, 9 months ago to random

Uh oh

viticci, 10 months ago to random

One of the many mysteries of HomeKit, still not fixed in iOS 17:

I have a water control device for my irrigation system. I can activate it just fine from the Home app or Control Center.

However, the device cannot be added to a scene, automation, or controlled from Shortcuts.

This doesn't make any sense.

viticci, 9 months ago to random

My hometown of Viterbo, Italy, has an annual religious celebration called 'Macchina di Santa Rosa' in which 100+ men carry on their shoulders a 30-meter-high tower through the narrow streets of a medieval town center. It weighs 5 tons.

It's such an incredible sight every time; it's truly breathtaking. This year we were lucky enough to have two friends with us who'd never seen it before. I love coming back to Viterbo for this every year.

(Read more: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchina_di_Santa_Rosa)

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viticci, 9 months ago to random

Are you making some really cool interactive widgets for iOS 17? I could use more examples for my iOS 17 review and coverage on @macstories next month.

Get in touch: viticci@macstories.net

viticci, 10 months ago to random

In @club MacStories Weekly today, I wrote about how purchasing a light strip for my balcony turned into...something else.

https://club.macstories.net/posts/from-a-balcony-light-strip-to-matter-updates

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viticci, 9 months ago to random

If the Home widget can show up to four buttons at once in the small size in iOS 17, why shouldn't the Shortcuts one do the same?

viticci, 10 months ago to random

Got in my car this morning and drove for 10 seconds before everything started beeping. Completely flat tire.

Called for an on-site repair, tire is now okay, and the guy is like, here's a little gift for you.

Pro tip: if you hear a ticking sound when driving, check your tires carefully 😅

caseyliss, 10 months ago to random

🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY @viticci! 🎂

Here’s hoping you drink nothing but coffee/espresso in the morning and limoncello in the evening. 🙃 And you're surrounded by Silvia & dogs the whole time.

johnvoorhees, 9 months ago to random

On the way to discussing modern bookmarking apps, @viticci and I get philosophical about what bookmarking is in 2023 on @appstories. It's a fun conversation about collecting the web…

https://appstories.net/episodes/349

Also recommended is the latest Installer newsletter from @davidpierce, which coincidentally covers many of the same apps and topics as this week's episode of AppStories.

viticci, 9 months ago to random

I just landed in Rome and got this, WELL

https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-announces-media-event-for-september-12-2023/

viticci, 9 months ago to random

In @club MacStories Weekly yesterday, I wrote about two remaining issues of iOS and iPadOS 17 that I hope get fixed before the final release next month: https://club.macstories.net/posts/two-remaining-issues-of-ios-and-ipados-17

james, 9 months ago to random

@viticci I 3D printed some TS4 specific brackets and it’s happily been sat under my desk for over a year. Happy to print some extras!

JoshuaWithers, 10 months ago to random

@viticci I can access Threads in Europe again, wonder if you can. I’ve got an Australian account/phone/iCloud but I’ve been in Europe for a few months so I was cut off. Thought you might want to know and try.

vandal, 10 months ago to random

I've been working on Screens 5 pretty much non-stop since December so today I wanted to work on something fun: alternate icons!

Screens 5 will feature a brand new (and undisclosed) icon from @matthewskiles 😀

Stay tuned!

devondundee, 9 months ago to random

More like How I Never Met Your Father. https://www.avclub.com/how-i-met-your-father-canceled-after-just-2-seasons-at-1850798334?utm_source=regular

chrisdreiling, 9 months ago to random

After YEARS of being unable to find this online, archive.org came through with a nice quality stream. A must watch for any Death Cab fan, especially for Transatlanticism’s 20th (!!) anniversary

cc: @ismh @viticci

https://archive.org/details/drive-well-sleep-carefully

gdp, 10 months ago to random

Wow! @viticci chose violence against old people this week. “If you’re turning 50 and want to stop listening to the show, it’s fine.” “I’ll reactivate Facebook with my boomer friends before I go back to Twitter.”

Should I be offended? (Read that in your best Chandler Bing voice.) 👴🏼

petergarner, 9 months ago to random

@viticci Can I just say, your command of English blows my mind. As someone who also speaks a second language fluently (French), I understand how hard (nay, impossible) it is to be perfectly idiomatic.

I am amazed at how idiomatic your English is on Connected. You never make mistakes with verb tenses or (perhaps more impressively) prepositions. And you seemingly never translate Italian idioms into English.

I hope your cohosts realize how impressive and rare this is.

🎩👏

C.c.: @imyke @ismh

imyke, 10 months ago to random

@viticci saluting face cut in half vertically

ismh, 10 months ago to random

@viticci Eyes looking to the left in a sus manner

viticci, 9 months ago to random

In this month's issue of the @club Monthly Log, I shared an excerpt of my upcoming iOS 17 review with some lesser known iOS 17 features and details.

https://club.macstories.net/posts/four-smaller-features-from-ios-17