Mel W

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Hi, I’m Mel.
Mel WOct 4, 2023
Craig HockenberrySep 28, 2023

I have a huge amount of respect for the team working on watchOS and all the improvements we've seen in the latest release. It's probably my favorite Apple platform.

So when the watchOS app I use the most has design regressions, I have to say something. I hope the feedback is constructive and helps guide the product in a way that makes it more useful for folks like me.

Here are a couple thousand words about timers:

https://furbo.org/2023/09/28/the-timer-in-watchos-10/

/cc @lorihc @douglemoine @taylorcarrigan

The Timer in watchOS 10 • furbo.org

The new visual appearance and functionality of watchOS 10 is a welcome change. There was clearly a lot of design and engineering effort put into this new interface and the improvements are tangible for most apps. Unfortunately, the app that I use the most on the Apple Watch has lost much of its usability, both […]

Furbo.org by Craig Hockenberry
Mel WJul 23, 2023
Daring FireballJul 21, 2023
Apple Tries to Explain to U.K. Legislators That You Can’t Add Back Doors to Secure Protocols
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/07/20/apple-uk-e2ee
Apple Tries to Explain to U.K. Legislators That You Can’t Add Back Doors to Secure Protocols

Link to: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66256081

Daring Fireball
Mel WMay 19, 2023
counternotionsMay 19, 2023

0. Worship bandwagoning

1. Write a clickbait headline about an unannounced, yet unseen “Mixed Reality” Apple product

2. Compare its prospects to “Long History of Flops” of NON-Mixed Reality products by OTHER companies

3. Profit

↓

Mel WMay 18, 2023
Show threadJames DempseyMay 17, 2023
@daringfireball @gruber ”It’s like CurrentC, but for cars!”
Mel WMay 4, 2023
Craig HockenberryMay 3, 2023

Is there any way to get rid of this stupid play button that prevents you from clicking on the icon to move it in the Finder?

One of the dumbest “improvements" I've seen on the Mac in ages. Totally breaks muscle memory because you have to click on file name, and I've been clicking on icons for the past 39 years.

Also, good luck viewing the video at 48x48 pt.

Mel WApr 30, 2023
Sundae_GurlApr 30, 2023
Friend: "Elon Musk has lost $200 Billion!"
Me: "Elon Musk has lost $200 Billion 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙧."
Mel WMar 31, 2023
Craig HockenberryMar 30, 2023

The thing I want to see at WWDC23 that's more important than a new AR/VR product?

Sendable warnings in Xcode that I can actually understand and take action on.

As it is now, I have no idea where to even start looking.

Mel WMar 28, 2023
@gruber Loved the https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/03/27/apple-passwords-deserve-an-app — Just realized I could dump about 98% of what I use iPassword for, and most of that other 2% isn't really super secret anyway, just stuff like driver licenses and whatnot.
‘Apple Passwords Deserve an App’

Link to: https://cabel.com/2023/03/27/apple-passwords-deserve-an-app/

Daring Fireball
Mel WMar 22, 2023
Show threadEshu MarneediMar 22, 2023
@chockenberry I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE THIS FOR WEEKS.
Mel WMar 14, 2023
Show threadPaul HudsonMar 14, 2023
Yes, she was born on Pi Day, so here is my favorite fact about pi: even if you know π to only the first 15 decimal places, you could calculate the circumference of the Earth and be off by less than 1/30,000th the width of a human hair.