🤖 Google AI Edge Gallery for macOS: Boosting Local AI Performance and Privacy

Google's AI Edge Gallery for macOS enables local Gemini model execution, promising enhanced performance and privacy for users.

https://www.byte-pulse.net/article/google-ai-edge-gallery-for-macos-boosting-local-ai-performance-and-privacy

#google #gemini #macos #aimodels

In my free time I love taking photos on nature on my iPhone. These photos are difficult to share with non-Apple devices, however, since by default they are saved as HEIC files. Today I wrote a blog post on how to convert these HEIC images to PNG using vanilla MacOS / iOS, no 3rd party programs or online services. Hopefully you find this helpful too!

https://bd103.dev/blog/2026-06-03-correctly-converting-heic-to-png/

#photography #macos #ios

Bit of a long shot, but does anyone here who is in the Apple ecosystem use Private Relay (to mitigate IP address tracking)? It's available if you subscribe to iCloud+.

I can't get my MacBook Pro connected to Private Relay. When Private Relay is enabled in System Settings, a warning message reports:

Private Relay is either not supported by this network or Limit
IP Address Tracking has been turned off in Wi-Fi Settings.

The Wi-Fi router is an ASUS RT-AC87R running RT-AX55 (3.0.0.4.386_53119-g3ed6ada) software, but I don't think that's where the problem lies.

Looking at System Settings > Network > {Wi-Fi name} > Advanced, the option for Limit IP Address Tracking is unchecked. Check it and — DNS resolution no longer works. And within a few minutes (always less than 10), something unchecks the Limit IP Address Tracking option again.

Thus no Private Relay.

Any guidance?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102602

#MacOS #PrivateRelay

Apple verrät den Namen von macOS 27 wohl versehentlich

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.macwelt.de/article/3155179/apple-namen-macos-27-big-bear.html

Apple Design Awards 2026: Twelve apps and games honored

Apple has announced the winners of the 2026 Design Awards. Among the winners: Cyberpunk 2077, an NBA app for Vision Pro, and numerous indie titles.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Apple-Design-Awards-2026-Twelve-apps-and-games-honored-11317588.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#AppStore #Apple #Apps #Entertainment #iOS #IT #macOS #Spiele #visionOS #news

The arch of lights on the front of this elevated train in Chicago looks exactly like macOS window controls 🚥

#Apple #macOS

thats it for today.
#mac micro is running #macos 7.6.1

Internet with iCab.

#raspberrypi 3A+
uses ~140MB of 512MB RAM
moderate cpu utilisation .. 10-15%
(more ore less idling i would say.)

I blame Apple for essentially breaking my app-update flow.  I no longer trust simply updating apps, thanks to their stupid Services drive: I now must manually pick through them and avoid the updates that bring nothing of value except paywalls (like Pages).  Sorry, I will never install these apps that do nothing except upsell; I paid too much for this hardware to endure such disrespectful behavior.

#apple #macos

virtualization #newbrew for Apple Silicon:

`ghostvm`

Native macOS Virtual Machines for Apple Silicon

url: https://ghostvm.org/

#macOS