It's going to be an Apple ๏ฃฟ Christmas ๐โค๏ธ๐
If only it was so for everyone...
Jonny
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๐ Festivitas
Festivitas brings the festive lights to your dock and menu bar ๐ โค๏ธ TechCrunch: Holiday app Festivitas puts Xmas lights on your Mac ๐งก Forbes: Hang Christmas Lights On Your Mac With This Cheap App ๐ Daring Fireball: Festivitas โ Holiday Lights for Your Mac Menu Bar and Dock ๐ MacRumors: Festivitas Lets You Add Holiday Lights to Your Mac Desktop ๐ฉต 9to5Mac: โFestivitasโ brings holiday cheer to your Macโs dock and menu bar ๐ MacStories: A Fun Way to Add Holiday Cheer to Your Mac Get ready to celebrate any occasion as Festivitas decks out your menu bar and dock with festive lights the moment you launch it. Customize to your heartโs content with these merry features: โจ Choose from enchanting holiday effects like Twinkle, Wave, and Chase. ๐ก Customize your lights with a variety of designs: oval, circle, diode, heart, star, snowflake, bat, ghost, pumpkin, clover, egg, leaf, beer, champagne, cocktail, wine, 2025, and lantern. ๐จ Select from pre-made festive color palettes like Frosty White, Candy Cane Red, or Evergreen, or craft your own custom combination for that personal touch. ๐ข Control the number of lights and their spacing to create the perfect cozy ambiance. ๐ข From calm and peaceful to lively and energetic, adjust the animation speed to match your preference. ๐ญ Let the lights react to your mouse. Watch them fade or move as you hover nearby, adding a playful touch to your festive display. ๐ฅ๏ธ Show your lights in the dock, under the menu bar, or both. ๐ Pin your lights under the menu bar to the desktop or let them float above all windows. ๐ ...and more! Light Bulb Shapes and Color PresetsFestivitas comes with a range of light bulb shapes and color presets. You may also create your own color presets and export them to share with your family and friends.Accessibility PermissionUpon the first launch, Festivitas will request access to accessibility features. Festivitas needs this permission to locate the dock on your screen and decorate it with festive lights.You can enable or disable this permission anytime in System Settings โ Privacy & Security โ Accessibility. See the screenshot below for guidance.Release notesBelow are the release notes from the most recent updates.1.7.0Published on January 2nd, 2025. ๐ก Adds 10 new bulb designs: Bat, Ghost, Pumpkin, Clover, Egg, Leaf, Beer, Champagne, Cocktail, and Wine. ๐ Resolved an issue where string lights in the menu bar were misaligned after waking the computer from sleep. 1.6.0Published on December 29th, 2024. ๐ The new โ2025โ design spells โ2025,โ with each light bulb representing its own digit. ๐ชฉ The โ2025 (Stacked)โ design displays โ2025โ on each light bulb. ๐ฎ Celebrate Lunar New Year in style with the new "Lantern" string lights! โ๏ธ Settings will now open automatically when you launch the app. ๐ You can now hide both the dock icon and the menu bar icon at the same time 1.5.0Published on December 24, 2024.๐ก New Light Bulb Shapes! Customize your lights with a variety of shapes: oval, circle, diode, 2025, heart, star, and snowflake1.4.0Published on December 23, 2024.๐จ Export and import color presets to easily share your favorite colors with others.1.3.2Published on December 23, 2024. ๐ Performance Improvements: Significant reductions in resource usage and power consumption for a smoother and more efficient experience. ๐ Bug Fixes: Resolved several minor issues to enhance stability and reliability. 1.3.1Published on December 21, 2024.Addresses a regression introduced in 1.3.01.3.0Published on December 21, 2024.๐จ New Color Presets: Store multiple sets of colors and easily switch between them in settings.๐ Settings Redesign: The settings window has been reorganized from top to bottom to make it easier and faster to find what you need.๐ Enhanced Patterns: The โChaseโ and โEvery Nthโ patterns now support longer configurable distances.๐๏ธ Performance Boost: Reduced memory usage to enhance overall performance.Stay tunedLet's keep in touch!๐ฆ @simonbs.dev๐ mastodon.social/@simonbs๐ฆ @simonbs๐งต @simonbs๐ simonbs.dev
This is one of the best reports from Ukraine that I can remember reading. What a joy to read such prose, and we can only hope the free world hears the message and steps up to do the job properly, not just a fraction of itโฆ
Hatโs off to @justinling ๐๐ป
https://mastodon.online/@justinling/112123183220804199
Justin Ling๐๏ธ (@[email protected])
The first of my dispatches from Ukraine, a country facing the choice, imposed by others, of "collapse or large casualties.โ It would mean a lot of you shared this with your friends (and enemies.) https://www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/on-the-train-to-kyiv
Apple Vision Pro: Kind of think Ben Evans had the flu when he wrote this! He certainly hasn't used them by the sound of it. Quite surprising.
https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2024/3/17/a-month-of-the-vision-pro
POTUS BALLOT NEEDED:
BIDEN โ โ
TRUMP. โ โ
NEITHER. NEW VOTE. NEW CANDIDATES โ โ
@asymco Interesting one plus comments too.
What Big Tech antitrust gets wrong https://on.ft.com/3S18oiO
Philip SchillerGet Ready for Apple Vision Pro
https://youtu.be/aqTIB_q40bo?si=WnWcKJ6c132t-OTC
https://youtu.be/aqTIB_q40bo?si=WnWcKJ6c132t-OTC
Get Ready | Apple Vision Pro
AsymcoโDaddy, daddy, what did you do when spatial computing started?โ
โI was selling Apple shares, what else?โ
โI was selling Apple shares, what else?โ
The latest rumors sourced from Apple's supply chain point to January 26 for the Apple Vision Pro launch. I always expected January.