Have you ever wanted to permanently delete a file on your Mac, skipping the trash? It’s an easy addition to the keystroke you already use. Press command-option-delete instead of command-delete. A prompt will ask you to confirm and indicate the action cannot be undone. Activate the “Delete” button and voila! your file has been zapped into digital oblivion. #BitsTips #MacOS #Accessibility #KeyboardAccess

Aaaaargh!! Fired up the studio again and the same synth's #MIDI connection is broken again. Apple's Audio and MIDI Studio app seems to also have having issues. Sluggishness, not recognizing devices, permanently stuck in "loading...." screens when switching views.

Definitely *not* what I needed tonight.

#macos #studio #musicproduction #tech #problems

Researchers claim first public macOS kernel memory-corruption exploit bypassing Apple’s Memory Integrity Enforcement on M5 chips, achieving local root on macOS 26.4.1. Disclosed to Apple; full technical details withheld pending patches. 🔒⚠️💻 #Apple #macOS #M5 #Security https://cyberinsider.com/researchers-claim-the-first-macos-kernel-exploit-on-apple-m5-chips/
Researchers claim the first macOS kernel exploit on Apple M5 chips

Security researchers announced the first public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit that bypasses Apple’s Memory Integrity Enforcement.

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The hero area at the top of the Letterboxx app page shifts through different parts of the experience as you swipe — Dashboard, reading, highlights, clean view, diagnostics, backups, and more — with the entire scene and gradient adapting along the way.

I wanted the site itself to feel a bit like exploring the app.

https://letterboxx.app

#macOS #IndieMac #WebDesign #UX #design

I didn’t want the Letterboxx site to feel like a static feature checklist, so I started building these little interactive preview environments where the entire scene changes depending on what you explore.

Still polishing all of it, but this kind of tactile, playful interaction feels very true to the spirit of the app.

https://letterboxx.app

#macOS #IndieMac #UX #WebDesign #design #IndieDev #macapps #ui

One of my favorite details on the Letterboxx site is that the feature cards aren’t static — they subtly react when you hover over them, and you can pull them up out of their little pockets to expand the full view.

I wanted the whole thing to feel a little tactile and playful instead of just being another flat marketing page.

https://letterboxx.app

#macOS #IndieMac #MacApps #Newsletter #IndieDev #UX #MacApps #Design

So like, does anyone still use Voice Dream Reader?

#accessibility #apple #VoiceDream #iOS #macOS #blind

#FollowerPower:

Does anyone here know if there is a collection of all the Apple Human Interface Guidelines for macOS, available as #PDF files for every OS version from OS X 10.0 to the present day?

#Apple #HIG #MacOS

Check my new open source contribution: PhotoRescuer: a macOS Swift CLI that scans Apple Photos and iPhoto libraries, auto-detects metadata formats, rebuilds album hierarchy, and safely exports original media with progress reporting and HTML audit reports. #github #swift #macos #opensource #photolibrary #indiedev