Well crap. I think I just realized that if my profile photo was a person it could vote in this year’s election. Probably time for a new default one.

Ignite Realtime Blog: Creating the XMPP Network Graph
At the risk of sounding like an unhinged fanboy: XMPP is pretty awesome!

I’ve been involved in one way or another with XMPP, the network protocol that is an open standard for messaging and presence, for the last two decades. Much of that revolves around development of Openfire, our XMPP-based real-time communications server.

TL;DR:

• I built a thing:[https://xmppnetwork.goodbytes.i … ⌘ Read more

The Mac at Forty
Even in the darkest times (for Apple), in the mid to late 1990s, the importance of the Macintosh could not be understated. Today, exactly 40 years to the day, Apple is constantly contending for the top spot in market cap globally, the Mac is far from Apple’s most profitable product, but it’s arguably, still, one […] ⌘ Read more

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Go 定時器：Timer 和 Ticker
前言在日常開發中，我們可能會遇到需要延遲執行或週期性地執行一些任務。這個時候就需要用到 Go 語言中的定時器。在 Go 語言中，定時器類型有兩種：time.Timer 一次性定時器和 time.Ticker 週期性定時器。本文將會對這兩種定時器類型進行介紹。準備好了嗎？準備一杯你最喜歡的咖啡或茶，隨着本文一探究竟吧。Timer：一次性定時器Timer 是一個一次性的定時器，用於在未來的某一時刻執行 ⌘ Read more

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Another business falls prey to an Apple Maps wipeout. This time the entire street’s missing
Laura Ridout hoped her blueberry farm would put Scotsburn on the map. Instead, Apple took her farm off it, and it turns out she’s not alone. ⌘ Read more

Introducing Docker Build Cloud: A New Solution to Speed Up Build Times and Improve Developer Productivity
Docker Build Cloud is now generally available. Learn more about the benefits of Docker Build Cloud and see how to get started. ⌘ Read more

How to get in the flow while coding (and why it’s important)
Explore what flow state entails, its benefits, and three tips for reaching it the next time you code.

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Fix Step Count in Health App Updating Slowly on iPhone
If you’re the type of person who likes to keep track of their daily step count by using iPhone as a step counter, it is frustrating when the iPhone Health app step counter does not update as frequently as you’d like. Additionally, there are some challenges that are linked to specific step counts, and many … Read More ⌘ Read more

I’ve made the sad observation that numerous people started to blog during the pandemic, but stopped in 2021 or 2022. Today, I cleaned up my feed subscriptions in Miniflux and removed many feeds that saw no activity for a long time. At least, I can’t remember of a site I subscribed to that completely disappeared. ⌘ Read more

How to Boot Into MacOS Recovery in UTM on Apple Silicon Mac
If you’ve installed macOS Sonoma into a UTM virtual machine you may get into a situation where you’d either like to restore the VM from a Time Machine backup, or even reinstall Sonoma in the VM, or perform other actions on the virtual machine from Recovery Mode. But, as you likely have noticed by now, … Read More ⌘ Read more

Using GitHub Actions to backup OneDrive to S3
My ideals of using open-source software are fading a bit, and I’ve been using OneDrive to synchronize my files for quite some time now. It’s cheap and works reliable at least. ⌘ Read more

How to Change Default Notification Sound on iPhone
One of the fun ways to customize your iPhone experience is to change the default alert sound effect to something you like or prefer. For a long time, the default alert sound effect was Tri-Tone and could not be changed, and then with later iOS releases Apple changed the default alert sound to the Rebound … Read More ⌘ Read more

Pinellas County - Long Run: 16.03 miles, 00:08:58 average pace, 02:23:34 duration
my ankle, achilles, and calves were fine walking but really tight the first 3 miles of the run (maybe the rope course?). kept it light for the first half then attempted MP or quicker. it was a little hard at times but comfortably discomfortable? all-in-all it was a good run.
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Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire 4.8.0 Released!
The Ignite Realtime community is happy to be able to announce the immediate availability of version 4.8.0 of Openfire, its cross-platform real-time collaboration server based on the XMPP protocol!

This is the first major release of Openfire in about two years, and that shows: 199 tickets have been closed against this release! As a fun fact: the oldest of these issues was raised in 2015, the youngest: three days ago. Some of the highlights in this relea … ⌘ Read more

TALVI – A New Door is Closing
TALVI returns with a glowingly ethereal ballad/soft stunner about the passage of time… Continue reading… ⌘ Read more

A word of advice: Never swing and grind at the same time.

Fix M2 MacBook Air Running Slow with a Simple Settings Tweak
Some M2 MacBook Air users have discovered their MacBook is running slow from time to time, perceiving what feels like dramatically reduced performance. Usually when this happens, the MacBook Air slows down when the Mac is running on battery power, but the workload being performed is not particularly abnormal or even demanding; maybe it’s a … Read More ⌘ Read more

Muscles are made in the kitchen
This Christmas, I got a cool gift – a door pull-up bar. I wanted it because I do (Freeletics) workouts two or three times per week without any equipment (except some resistance bands I got a while ago), and I thought pull-ups would add some variety. Plus, I heard they’re good for working out different muscles like the back, arms, and grip. ⌘ Read more

The XMPP Standards Foundation: XMPP Summit 26
The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) will hold its 26th XMPP Summit in Brussels, Belgium this year again!
These are the two days preceding FOSDEM 2024.
The XSF invites everyone interested in development of the XMPP protocol to attend, and discuss all things XMPP in person and remote!

The venue will take place at the Thon Hotel EU including coffee break (from 08:30 o’clock) and lunch (12:00 to 14:00 o’clock) paid b … ⌘ Read more

Ignite Realtime Blog: Happy Birthday, Jabber!
Today marks the 25th birthday of Jeremie Miller’s announcement of “a new project to create a complete open-source platform for Instant Messaging” on Slashdot.

How have things progressed since then!

By far most of the projects that we maintain here in the IgniteRealtime.org community make direct use of the XMPP protocol, which is the name used for t … ⌘ Read more

I just noticed that I can cancel my annual Amazon Prime subscription and get the remaining time refunded. It was a very hidden option, but I just chose it. Delivery to package stations is still free. Let’s see if I can survive without Prime. In the last 12 months, the only Prime feature I have used is delivery. And I ordered about 40 times, but often just for convenience. ⌘ Read more

How to Check Battery Capacity & Cycle Count from Command Line on Mac
Most Mac users will likely see battery stats in the menu bar of MacOS, and head to System Information to investigate cycle count, but some users who spend a lot of time at the command line may find it useful to be able to retrieve battery information from the Terminal. One way to find battery … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/01/03/how-to-check-battery-capacity-cycle-count-from-command-li … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Thank you! P.S. Fixed, thank you one more time :-)

** New year **
The last weeks of 2023 have been very enjoyable. Other than having to deal with a cascade of car issues, there’s been a lot of time to hang out with the partner and kids, wander around outside, and poke at fun personal projects…and I mean, work, too, but…you know.

The other evening I pulled together a fun Markov chain toy. It isn’t anything fancy, but I wanted the ability to feed a madlib style script to the program and have it use that as a template to fill in. The resulting program is beak and … ⌘ Read more

Get a 3D Classic Mac OS Menu Bar with Lickable
Remember when MacOS (then called Mac OS X) was skeuomorphic, with a three-dimensional looking user interface elements that were fun to look at? Apple called that interface “Aqua”, but over time has slowly flattened and squished the aqua interface out of MacOS and into the flat bright white iOS-ish like interface instead. If you miss … Read More ⌘ Read more

ProcessOne: Happy New Year: Celebrating 21 Years of Innovation with ejabberd

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Time flies, and it’s hard to believe that ejabberd, our beloved open-source project, celebrated its 21st anniversary last November 16th! It’s a milestone that we’ve proudly highlighted over the years – remember the 4th, [10th](https://www.process-one.net/blog/close … ⌘ Read more

Daily Deals: Gift Cards, Apple Watch Series 9 for $329, iPad Air for $499, etc
Shopping for some discounted Apple products? Amazon continues to amaze with not only great deals, but some of their offers are available with same-day delivery, meaning you can still get gifts in time for Christmas… if you act quickly! Amazon stock moves fast so you may need to explore different color options and sizes for … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/24/daily-deals-gif … ⌘ Read more

Daily Deals: Apple Watch 9 for $329, Apple Watch SE2 for $199, iPad mini for $399, etc
Christmas may be two days away, but Amazon still has a handful of Apple products that can ship today or arrive in time, depending on your location anyway. Treat a loved one, or yourself, there is still time! Amazon item stock changes quickly so you may need to check different colors, sizes, bands, etc for … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/23/daily-deals-apple- … ⌘ Read more

Deals: Apple Watch 9 for $329, MacBook Air 15″ for $999, iPad mini for $399, Delivery for Xmas!
Amazon continues to offer great deals on Apple products, with many still being available to ship immediately and arrive in time for Christmas. If you’re shopping for yourself or someone else, you’ve still got time! Plus, Amazon is continuing to sell Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, and both at nice discounts, … [Read More](https://osxdaily. … ⌘ Read more

Deals: Last Minute Christmas Apple Deals Still Available! Apple Watch 9, iPad Air, iPad mini, MacBook Air, & More
Christmas is fast approaching, with an increasingly small window available to shop online for various gifts and have them delivered in time for the holiday. Fortunately, Amazon continues to offer a variety of great Apple products at discounted prices with delivery in time. Keep in mind that stock and delivery time … ⌘ Read more

Ignite Realtime Blog: Dan is voted in the XSF’s Council!
Our very own @danc was voted into the XMPP Standards Foundation Council not to long ago!

The XMPP Standards Foundation is an independent, nonprofit standards development organisation whose primary mission is to define open protocols for presence, instant messaging, and real-time communication and collaboration on top of the IETF’s Extensible Messagin … ⌘ Read more

How to Set the Finder Default Folder in MacOS
Finder is the native file manager on macOS which is running pretty much all the time once you log in to your system. It allows users to organize and locate all the files that are stored on their Macs. By default, launching the Finder window shows you all the recent files, but this can be … Read More ⌘ Read more

Last Minute Holiday Apple Deals with Great Prices on AirTags, AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook Air, etc, Delivered Before Xmas!
While it’s getting increasingly difficult to shop online with delivery before Christmas, Amazon continues to offer plenty of great deals for the holiday shopping season with delivery in time for the holidays. With huge discounts on everything from AirPods, airTags, various iPad models … ⌘ Read more

How to Set the Finder Default Folder in MacOS
Finder is the native file manager on macOS which is running pretty much all the time once you log in to your system. It allows users to organize and locate all the files that are stored on their Macs. By default, launching the Finder window shows you all the recent files, but this can be … Read More ⌘ Read more

Spent some time getting my air sensors tied together into a dashboard. :-D

Yet another study strongly calling into question the concept of “echo chambers”. I’ve argued it here before and people pushed back, but there is growing evidence that “echo chambers” are a moral panic and not a real phenomenon that we need to worry about. It’s time to throw it out and re-think, in my opinion.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-81531-x

How to Set the Finder Default Folder in MacOS
Finder is the native file manager on macOS which is running pretty much all the time once you log in to your system. It allows users to organize and locate all the files that are stored on their Macs. By default, launching the Finder window shows you all the recent files, but this can be … Read More ⌘ Read more

Deals: Get Apple Watch Series 9 for $329, Series 8 for $249, Ultra for $730, Before Sales Ban Starts
If you’re shopping for an Apple Watch this holiday season, you’re running short on time. Not only is Christmas fast approaching, but a new twist has developed where Apple must stop selling Apple Watch models due to an ongoing patent issue. Apple will stop selling Apple Watch due to a patent dispute, starting on December … [Read More](https:/ … ⌘ Read more

Maximizing Software Development’s ROI: Forrester’s TEI Study of Docker Business
The recent Forrester Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study underscores for us the measurable benefits experienced by Docker Business users, including accelerated development agility, reduced time-to-market, and substantial cost savings. ⌘ Read more

I didn’t realize what I was doing with a command and now my entire music library is tagged as hip-hop. It’s time to stop for the night.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” is Free to Watch This Weekend
The classic cartoon “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, about a child who is upset about the commercialization of Christmas, is free to watch this weekend only on Apple TV+ (though you can continue to watch it free with an Apple TV+ free trial at any other time). Perhaps you had grown accustomed to watching the heartwarming … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/16/a-charlie-brown-christmas-is-free-to-watch-this … ⌘ Read more

This is the best time of the year - BEFORE the Christmas holidays - when most are hopefully looking forward to spending good times with family and friends. And I do wish you too.

there would be plenty of evidence for cryptids if archeologists knew how to dig sideways in time - one mere scoop separates us from the treasures of the halluciene

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COVID is still a leading cause of death in the United States. This pandemic is nowhere near over no matter how many times people try to pretend it is.