• Visual Studio Code (51%, 31 votes)
• Panics Nova (8%, 5 votes)
• TextMate (5%, 3 votes)
• Other, see comment (35%, 21 votes)

To summarize.
Apple Legal signed off on “inaccurate, unexpected, or offensive” content being pushed to users *by default*...

what could go wrong…

#Canada #BuyCanadian #AI #AppleIntelligence #mac #Apple #macos15sequoia

This is wild. In the updated Mac User Guide when you click on "learn more" in the Apple Intelligence area of the Settings it says:

"Turn Apple Intelligence on: With macOS 15.3 or later, Apple Intelligence is on by default and integrated across features in your apps. "

then a few lines later…

"Note: Apple Intelligence is currently in beta. Apple Intelligence uses generative models, and outputs may be inaccurate, unexpected, or offensive. Check important information for accuracy."

#Canada #BuyCanadian #AI #AppleIntelligence #mac #Apple #macos15sequoia

I would also like to say to Apple. You've had Siri for how many years? You've added many variations to your English speakers. But no Canadian variations.

Perhaps it's just the moment we're in, but I'd like to see a Canadian Western, Canadian Eastern, Canadian Maritime, and Newfoundland Option for Siri.

Thank you very much.
#Canada #BuyCanadian

#AI #AppleIntelligence #mac #Apple #macos15sequoia

“ChatGPT Extension”

OH HELLS NO. I'm not going to be a part of that. I draw the line there immediately.

Edit: It appears that this is not on by default. I did not set it up and I turned off the "suggestions”.
#AI #AppleIntelligence #mac #Apple #macos15sequoia

You can turn Apple Intelligence off on macOS in the new “Apple Intelligence & Siri” area of System Settings.

See my previous boost on creating a “mismatch" Siri voice that effectively disables AI across all your connected Apple iCloud devices.
#AI #AppleIntelligence #mac #Apple #macos15sequoia

omg seriously.. they've inserted prompts for AI EVERYWHERE.

Seriously... go AWAY
#AI #AppleIntelligence #mac #Apple #macos15sequoia

OH WHAT

My Apple Mac AI + @ivory (?) just summarized my post criticizing Apple’s AI.

I CRITICIZE THIS UNAPPROVED SUMMATION OF MY CRITICISM

#mac #apple

ughh... Apple Intelligence is here.

I also remember text to speech being super cool back in the MacOS 8 days.

I am not convinced we've really advanced that far contrary to what some want to say.

And we have definitely pitched the whole "Apple is about the Creative People" out the window in favour of "Image Creation Tools -- based on the unpaid work of millions -- are here.”

#mac #apple

Updating the laptop to macOS 15.3

Remember System 7? :)

I love that the "bong" still exists and ties us back to that time.

That and control-command-3 for screenshots.

png format instead of pic.

#mac #apple

Interessanter #Tipp von @marco@caneandable.social für #blinde #Matrix Nutzer:

#ElementX statt #ElementDesktop auf dem #Mac installieren. Das ist mit #VoiceOver besser bedienbar.

@matrix@mastodon.matrix.org @element@mastodon.matrix.org #Chat #Messenger #ScreenReader

Over the years, I have scoured the internet for various versions of the Mac HIG PDFs. Here is my collection so far.

Some neat ones include HIGs for Mac OS 8 & a preliminary Mac OS X version from the Public Beta.

These HIGs contain general desktop guidelines that still apply today & that you can't find in the modern HIG.

Please retoot! Everyone should read these.

iCloud: icloud.com/iclouddrive/03elmPn…

DB: dropbox.com/scl/fo/gziho6zcerb…

#Mac #HIG #Macintosh #UIUX #UserExperience #macOS #MacHIG #MacOSX

In January, I reported a bug in #Firefox for the #Mac where VoiceOver loses complete page contents under certain circumstances. The bug recently received a patch, and I was curious and discovered that I can still read Mozilla code without problems. But I resisted the temptation to put the Firefox build system on my Mac and build it myself.

bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.…

Happy Birthday 🎉 - Curl turns 26 today!

#curl #unix #developer #mac #linux

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/03/20…

I have one image, and two very differing descriptions of said image. The first is from #Llava13B, a local model installed on my #Mac, and the second is from #GPT. The GPT response is so huge that I'm going to have to post it as threaded replies, but it shows the vast difference between models. For this first post, the Llava13B response has been included as #AltText.

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I found an extremely interesting and fun #Mac #app called #soundpaste. The idea is that you watch a video and if you hear something interesting you press the hotkey at the beginning of this thing and then you press the hotkey again and the audio is automatically copied to your CLipboard, ready to paste in Protools or whatever other DAW. It can record system audio without system driver, so that's a plus.

apps.apple.com/pl/app/soundpas…

‎SoundPaste

‎Introducing SoundPaste, the simple yet revolutionary app that can copy-paste sound! Say goodbye to the tedious process of dealing with saving and opening sound files; with SoundPaste, simply record, copy, and paste sound directly to your preferred …

^{App Store}

Put down your #mouse for an hour and use these #Mac #Keyboard #Shortcuts instead, Be more #productive

On #Youtube: youtu.be/v24BlRToFC8

On #Instagram: instagram.com/reel/CyqlCTcIX2e…

Andre Louis on Instagram: "Try putting down your #mouse for an hour and use these amazing #Mac #Keyboard #Shortcuts instead, see how much more #productive you are."

9 likes, 0 comments - onj_andrelouis on October 21, 2023: "Try putting down your #mouse for an hour and use these amazing #Mac #Keyboard #Shortcuts instead,..."

^Instagram

Hello! I would like to invite everyone to join the #Accessible #Apple community on Discord. This server is dedicated to current and future #blind and/or #VisuallyImpaired users of #iPhone, #Mac, #Apple Watch and other #Apple products who would like to get the most out of their devices. If that's something you are interested in, give us a shot!!
discord.gg/vfKyEBmXNb
Now to some FAQ that I guess will be asked over and over.
Q: There's only one administrator and that's you.
A: Yeah, but there's no point as there's literally noone else there, yet.
Q: Where are the rules?
A: They are not existent yet. Just please be a human.
Q: What's the point if there's AppleVis?
A: AppleVis was, and still is a great resource if it comes to stuff like APp directories, curated list of resources, podcasts ETC, however the forum features are suboptimal, especially for mobile usage. I have spoken to many people who are newcomers to the #Apple ecosystem and using the AppleVis website turned out to be harder than using their shiny new device itself.

Please keep in mind that the server is in a test stage, many things can happen, including channel deletions/additions, moderation appointments or server deletion in case there's no real interest. If you have any suggestions how could I improve it or if you would like to help me moderate, please reach out.
I kindly ask everyone to boost it to gauge interest. #accessibility #a11y #blind

Join the Accessible Apple Discord Server!

Check out the Accessible Apple community on Discord - hang out with 1 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

^Discord

The most versatile and customisable app - Mona for Mastodon is *FINALLY* out of Beta and available to the general public on the #iOS, #iPadOS and #Mac App Stores. #MonaApp

iOS/iPadOS download link: apps.apple.com/gb/app/mona-for…

‎Mona for Mastodon

‎Mona is a Mastodon app packed with customization features. Optimized for VoiceOver. Native design. Post Actions • Drag actions into the order you prefer • Configure actions as swipe options: swipe a post horizontally to perform an action • Optional…

^{App Store}

Considering I made this one on my own and it has 0% interesting artwork/thumbnail, I *think* I have the most watched video on youtube about this particular topic. Not bad for a blind guy.

How-to: Format Your SSD as #APFS on #Mac youtu.be/ZiFnhVU3aos

How-to: Format Your SSD as APFS on Mac

In this video, I'll show you how to format your SSD as APFS on a Mac.This is useful for storing your sample libraries, and so long as you don't want to use t...

^YouTube

Super post from @SaraSoueidan on how to set up a screen reader testing environment.

sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing-…

Sara, do you or anyone else know of a way test VoiceOver on Mac if we don't have access to a Mac? One of the perennial frustrations in the web industry is the assumption we're all on Macs. For many, Macs are well out of our budget ranges, but we still want to do the best we can with the tools at hand. Any advice?

#accessibility #a11y #inclusion #mac #macos #windows #testing

Setting up a screen reader testing environment on your computer

^{www.sarasoueidan.com}

Announcement: Macstodon 0.3 is here! 🥳​

Macstodon is a Mastodon client for 68k Macintosh computers! With it, you can post plain-text toots, view your home and local timelines, and view your notifications!

System Requirements:
- A 68020/68030/68040 Macintosh
- System 7.1 through 8.1
- At least 1.5 MB of free memory
- 32-bit addressing enabled
- Internet Config installed
- an SSL-stripping proxy running on another machine

You can download the latest release from GitHub: github.com/smallsco/macstodon
(but please read the Read Me, I worked hard on it!)

And with that, I'm going to take a break from this project for a few days! But do let me know if you've successfully used it!

#RetroComputing #RetroProgramming #VintageMac #68K #Apple #Mac #MacOS #ClassicMac