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matt

@matt@isfeeling.social

Product designer at NMI, YouTuber, and podcaster

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matt, to random
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Comfort Zone episode 1 is out! https://www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

But I hear you…what’s the vibe? Alright, let’s check in on the vibes.

Here’s @nileane bringing some real MacStories energy to the show.

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matt, to random
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I'm super excited to announce Comfort Zone, a new podcast with me, @nileane, and @ChrisLawley!

Each week we'll talk about new things that take us outside our comfort zone a little.

The trailer is out today and episode 1 drops on Thursday.

I'm so excited about this!

Announcement https://www.macstories.net/news/introducing-the-latest-macstories-podcasts-next-portable-console-and-comfort-zone/

Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1749879483?at=1001l3bhP&ct=cz

RSS feed https://feeds.libsyn.com/531557/rss

matt,
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I made a video about it too…

NOW I'm on summer break 😝

https://youtu.be/ybzqMPdJCS0

matt, (edited ) to random
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Yup, this is the issue. It's a high-trust sort of app, and it doesn't take too much to lose that trust. I just uninstalled the app myself.

Fortunately, I made a video about Hidden Bar a few months ago so I just opened that again and am back in business. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hidden-bar/id1452453066

I've also been told Ice is good (and open source) but I haven't used it yet myself. https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice

https://mastodon.social/@chockenberry/112564950944498432

matt, to passkeys
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truly are the new lock in for password managers. I'm trying to be a good citizen and use passkeys wherever I can, but now I can't properly try other password managers without needing to create dozens of new keys. I'm trying Proton Pass now, and it's a major pain.

Extrapolate this out to a world where passkeys are the norm and effectively all of my accounts authenticate this way, and moving your data becomes impossible. :dumpster:

matt,
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I know the FIDO Alliance and passkey enthusiasts will say that the passkey standard isn't built to lock users in, and migrating them should be possible.

That's well and good, but we're several years into this and zero of the major players support this. Whether you use Apple, Google, 1Password, or anything else, your passkeys are locked to those accounts today. maybe you can move in a few years, but you can't now. Yay.

matt, to random
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Man,Nilay is just so good. He asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai how he felt when he learned OpenAI had trained their Sora video generation tool on YouTube without asking permission. Nilay then perfectly shifts to making him comment on how others might feel the same as him when Google trains on their data without approval.

Good stuff.

https://overcast.fm/+QLdsqbP5g/23:46

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matt, to random
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My wife’s first reactions to buying a Mac for the first time in years https://birchtree.me/blog/my-wifes-first-reactions-to-buying-a-mac-for-the-first-time-in-years/

matt, to random
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Did you know that you can drag the items around in that iMessage…thing?

A millennial like me who likes to share GIFs? Drag that above the fold!

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matt, to random
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Pixelmator has been doing features like this for years and they always called them "ML" features (like "ML Super Resolution", "ML Enhance", "ML Denoise"). Now they've shifted their wording to "AI".

Good reminder that "AI" is a buzzword, and not AI things are LLM-related.

https://www.pixelmator.com/blog/2024/05/23/pixelmator-pro-3-6-adds-vector-masks-and-lets-you-hide-backgrounds-with-a-click/

matt, to random
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That’s a weird one.

Bartender was sold to someone new and neither party proactively told their users.

I have Bartender installed on 2 Macs and had no idea. I double checked my email and didn’t have anything from them either 🤷🏻‍♂️

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/bartender-mac-app-new-owner/

matt, to random
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The Zelda Lego set is real!

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/great-deku-tree-2-in-1-77092

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matt, to random
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The rumors are true, Moretex does indeed give you more Cortex 🙌

matt, to random
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Oh damn, the folks over at Ship of Harkinian are back with a PC-native port of Majora’s Mask.

I haven’t played it yet, but given the remarkable quality of their Ocarina of Time port, I’m pretty confident in saying this will be amazing too.

(Yes it does work on macOS)

(You do need to bring your own ROM, this includes zero Nintendo assets)

https://github.com/HarbourMasters/2ship2harkinian/releases/tag/1.0.0

matt, to random
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Back in August I started what I called "season 2" of A Better Computer. I've published 39 videos since then, and I'm planning episode 40 right now. Odds are that will be the season finale and I'm going to take another break over the summer.

A couple winners from this season were:

ChatGPT's Mac app https://youtu.be/yfRJ5G-iNHY

Things 3 pro tips https://youtu.be/XITnx_KFwIo

How to make your own "better computer" https://youtu.be/hX4KUkM0vVI

Why I don't vibe with Arc Search https://youtu.be/-9Pw62MEdfA

matt, to random
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Behind the scenes of turning Comfort Zone into a reality (members post) https://birchtree.me/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-turning-comfort-zone-into-a-reality/

matt, to random
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My desire to kill iPadOS has been greatly exaggerated https://birchtree.me/blog/my-desire-to-kill-ipados-has-been-greatly-exaggerated/

matt, to random
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This is the right reason to start a podcast :snake_salute:

https://overcast.fm/+BI63pgdlSc/01:57

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matt, to random
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I’m going to have fun at WWDC https://birchtree.me/blog/im-going-to-have-fun-at-wwdc/

matt, to random
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The nanotexture iPad is definitely something people have diverse opinions about. Nate loved the look of it, and I know others who like it as well, but when I used it in person I instantly knew it wasn’t for me.

Glad it’s there for those who dig it, but also happy it’s optional. https://wandering.shop/@NateBarham/112509762661478738

matt, to random
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One OS always has a solution. The other makes you write WWDC wishlists and pray. https://birchtree.me/blog/one-os-always-has-a-solution-the-other-makes-you-write-wwdc-wishlists-and-pray/

matt, to random
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I’ve defended Goolge search for years, but their AI answers suck so hard https://birchtree.me/blog/ive-defended-goolge-search-for-years-but-their-ai-answers-suck-so-hard/

matt, to random
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Comfort Zone is real, and (I hope you think) it's spectacular https://birchtree.me/blog/comfort-zone-is-real-and-i-hope-you-think-its-spectacular/

davemark, (edited ) to apple
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"Netflix to End Support for 2nd and 3rd Generation Apple TV"

[UPDATE: turns out we’re talking about super old hardware, pre-tvOS, so this is to be expected?]

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/netflix-end-support-2nd-3rd-gen-apple-tv/
#Apple #AppleTV #Netflix

matt,
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@santiago @davemark Also realizing this sounds a bit like a far fetched claim, so in my defense I did write this a year ago 😂

https://www.imore.com/mac/imac/using-a-g4-imac-in-2023-to-mark-its-20th-anniversary

matt, to random
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“Outrage is the engine of our modern media economy.”

Jon Stewart is just so good behind The Daily Show desk.

https://youtu.be/WwyyttqvE04?si=YT_o3yWHbzvRj3o-

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