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 âAquaâ, 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 â Read more
XMPP Providers: XMPP Providers Fully Automated
Automate all the ThingsDuring the past year, the team behind the XMPP Providers project worked on automating the process of gathering data about XMPP providers.
Automating this process reduces manual work significantly (for example, checking websites by hand, verifying information, listing sources, etc.) and helps to sustain the teamâs efforts.
Automation also enables the project to be up to date â every day!
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On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Future Imperfect https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/28/future-imperfect.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Deals: Up to $300 Off M3 MacBook Pro, $250 Off M2 MacBook Air, AirPods for $99, etc
Amazon is offering some really great deals on Mac laptops, taking up to $300 off the M3 MacBook Pro series in both 14âł and 16âł display sizes, and $250 off the M2 MacBook Air 15âł base model. Plus, Amazon continues to offer great deals on AirTags, a nice discount on AirPods, and discounts on a ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/28/deals-up-to-300-off-m3-macbook-pro-250 ⊠â Read more
âAvailable Software Updates Have Changedâ Error on Mac, & How to Fix It
Some Mac users may occasionally experience a peculiar error when attempting to perform a system software update on their Mac, with the error message stating that the âavailable software updates have changedâ and to try again or contact Apple. The full error message that may appear when updating MacOS system software is as follows: âThe ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/2 ⊠â Read more
It has world-class wines and scenery galore, but a lack of tourist beds could be holding this region back
Tourism leaders say South Australiaâs Limestone Coast needs more accommodation to suit a range of budgets to reach its full potential as a holiday destination. â Read more
Deals: AirTags 4-pack for $80, M2 MacBook Air 15âł for $1049
Amazon continues to offer excellent deals on Apple products, with some great discounts on the MacBook Air 15âł model, AirTags, and more. AirTags for $24, 4-pack for $80 AirTag personal trackers are rarely discounted, but right now theyâre $24 each on Amazon, and $80 for a 4-pack: AirTag â single tracker â $24 (down from ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/27/deals-airtags-4-pack-for-80-m2-macbook-air-15-for- ⊠â Read more
GitHubâs top blog posts of 2023
As the year winds down, weâre highlighting some of the incredible work from GitHubâs engineers, product teams, and security researchers.
The post GitHubâs top blog posts of 2023 appeared first on The GitHub Blog. â Read more
How to Open a Pop-up Window on Mac in Safari
While pop-up windows have long been the bane of the web, some websites require the use of pop-up windows for various reasons. Safari for Mac will automatically block pop-up windows, but since some websites require the usage of popup windows, you may end up in a situation where you need to open a pop-up window ⊠Read More â Read more
Pst Viewer Pro Email Viewer Has Been Updated. â Read more
ProcessOne: Happy New Year: Celebrating 21 Years of Innovation with ejabberd
Time flies, and itâs hard to believe that ejabberd, our beloved open-source project, celebrated its 21st anniversary last November 16th! Itâs a milestone that weâve proudly highlighted over the years â remember the 4th, [10th](https://www.process-one.net/blog/close ⊠â Read more
On my blog: Scheduling Reminders, but Not Too Late https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/27/too-late.html #linux #programming #techtips
How to Build a Small Solar Power System
Image: a solar panel with charge controller and lead-acid battery. Photo by Kris De Decker
Readers have told me they like to build small-scale photovoltaic installations like those that power Low-tech Magazineâs [website](https: ⊠â Read more
How to Reverse Function Keys (F1, F2, etc) on MacOS Sonoma
Some Mac users have noticed that after updating to macOS Sonoma, or various macOS Sonoma updates, their function keys are reversed. A common example of this is that when you tap on the F1 or F2 key to adjust the display brightness, nothing happens. Or you may press F10, F11, or F12 to adjust audio ⊠Read More â Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Christmas đ https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/25/christmas.html #programming #project #devjournal
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or just a great day! đđ â Read more
How to Track Santa from Mac, iPhone, iPad, PC, Android, etc
Want to track Santaâs progress as he delivers gifts around the world? You can do that, thanks to NORAD. NORAD, also known as North American Aerospace Defense Command, may be the aerospace and maritime defense system for North America, with their vision to âoutpace global competitors, deter adversaries, deny and defeat threats through all-domain awareness, ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/24/how-to-track-santa- ⊠â 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 ⊠â Read more
On my blog: Ernest Hemingwayâs Visit from Saint Nicholas https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/24/visit.html #fiction #christmas #holiday
Heartbreak for family farmers as rain devastates cherry crop ahead of season peak
Farming can be tough and normally the sound of rain is welcome, but for Tasmanian cherry farmers Gene and Laura, recent downpours had them âswearing and cursingâ, knowing their crop was unlikely to survive. â Read more
How to Send Full Quality Images & Video on WhatsApp
WhatsApp now offers the ability to send full original quality photos and videos over the messaging service. You may already be familiar with sending HD photos on WhatsApp, but now with a new feature addition and change, you can send full quality photos and videos, meaning thereâs no compression at all, over WhatsApp too. Sending ⊠Read More â 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- ⊠â Read more
How to Send Full Quality Images & Video on WhatsApp
WhatsApp now offers the ability to send full original quality photos and videos over the messaging service. You may already be familiar with sending HD photos on WhatsApp, but now with a new feature addition and change, you can send full quality photos and videos, meaning thereâs no compression at all, over WhatsApp too. Sending ⊠Read More â Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club â Only One https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/23/only-one.html #freeculture #bookclub
Quelques jours de confiserie
LâhabituĂ© sâen doutait, le lecteur de passage en aura ici la confirmation : ce blog va sâarrĂȘter quelques jours pendant lesquels les uns et les autres pourront se retrouver autour dâune bonne table, dâun sapin, de menus cadeaux, des chatons mignons, de quelques bonnes bouteilles et, je lâespĂšre pour vous tous, les ĂȘtres chers et les [âŠ] â Read more
After losing crops to floods, banana famers now face an even greater risk
Queensland growers are on high alert this week with devastating floods increasing the possible spread of Panama TR4 fungal disease â the greatest threat to banana production worldwide. â Read more
On my blog: Toots 𩣠from 12/18 to 12/22 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/22/week.html #linkdump #mastodon #socialmedia #week
KrĂĆŸ pazovskĂ©ho kostola
âDnes 22. 12. 2023 roku PĂĄna boli ukonÄenĂ© prĂĄce inĆĄtalovania krĂĆŸov, pamĂ€tnĂœch rokov a inĂœch ozdĂŽb na najstarĆĄom slovenskom evanjelickom kostole v SEAVC v Srbsku. V stredu 20. decembra sa konala posviacka tĂœchto predmetov na slĂĄvu BoĆŸiu d. p. biskupom Mgr. Jaroslavom JavornĂkom PhD. a 21. a 22. decembra za priaznivĂ©ho poÄasia boli vĆĄetky postavenĂ©. VymenenĂ© sĂș i hromozvody na veĆŸi, opravenĂĄ hornĂĄ krytina veĆŸe, ofarbenĂ© oknĂĄ vo veĆŸi a pridanĂĄ ÄasĆ„ odkvapovĂœch rĂșr, opra ⊠â Read more
Deals: Apple Watch 9 for $329, MacBook Air 15âł 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 youâre shopping for yourself or someone else, youâve 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. ⊠â Read more
5 iPhone Tips for the Holidays & Christmas
The holidays are here, so letâs cover a few iPhone tips that will help you get the best use of technology over Christmas and New Years. From capturing and sharing moments, making sure your device lasts through the festivities, getting festive, to staying connected to those youâre apart from, letâs use your iPhone well this ⊠Read More â Read more
Comment lâOccident attaque les piliers de sa civilisation
LâannĂ©e 2023 sâachĂšve doucement et jamais il nâaura autant Ă©tĂ© Ă©vident quâune petite clique de psychopathes sâacharne actuellement Ă attaquer chacun des piliers de la civilisation moderne. Câest en substance ce que Michael Shellenberger (connu pour avoir participĂ© aux rĂ©vĂ©lations des âTwitter filesâ) explique, Ă raison, dans un entretien quâil a rĂ©cemment accordĂ© Ă Tucker [âŠ] â Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Reunion https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/12/21/reunion.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
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 ⊠â Read more
Download Over 900 eBooks of Classics Free from StandardEbooks
If youâre interested in doing some reading of the classics, you may appreciate the Standard Ebooks project, which offers free high quality ebooks that are well-formatted, proofread, and professionally designed using style manuals. Standard Ebooks focuses on books that are in the public domain and without copyright restrictions, which is how theyâre able to offer ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/21/dow ⊠â Read more
Deals: M2 MacBook Air 15âł for $999! ($300 Off!!)
Amazon is offering a whopper of a deal on the M2 MacBook Air 15âł base model in Silverlight color, taking $300 off the MSRP of $1299, and bringing the price of the 8GB / 256GB model to just $999. The M2 MacBook Air 15âł features the speedy and efficient M2 processor, a 15.3-inch Liquid Retina ⊠Read More â Read more
Download Over 900 eBooks of Classics Free from StandardEbooks
If youâre interested in doing some reading of the classics, you may appreciate the Standard Ebooks project, which offers free high quality ebooks that are well-formatted, proofread, and professionally designed using style manuals. Standard Ebooks focuses on books that are in the public domain and without copyright restrictions, which is how theyâre able to offer ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/21/dow ⊠â 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 â Read more
Last Minute Holiday Apple Deals with Great Prices on AirTags, AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook Air, etc, Delivered Before Xmas!
While itâs 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 ⊠â 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 â Read more
iOS 16.7.4 and iPadOS 16.7.4 Released for Older iPhone & iPad Models
Apple has released iOS 16.7.4 for older iPhone and iPadOS 16.7.4 for older iPad models that are not updating to iOS 17.2.1 or iPadOS 17.2.1. Specifically, iOS 16.7.4 and iPadOS 16.7.4 are available for iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation. The software ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/20/ios-16-7-4-and-ipados- ⊠â Read more
I appreciate living in a city with a university and multiple libraries nearby. Whenever there is too much noise from construction works at home, I can simply go to the library and enjoy a quiet place. đ A 5G cell tower is also within reach, enabling fast internet access without the necessity of logging into the eduroam Wi-Fi network. đ€ â Read more
Pinellas County - 90â: 10.12 miles, 00:08:43 average pace, 01:28:12 duration
pretty exhausted this morning. thee run just felt okay.
#running
Un Noël écolo-pauvre pour le peuple mais carbo-riche pour les dirigeants !
Et voilĂ , ça y est, lâhabituelle propagande de fin dâannĂ©e est de retour : Ă en croire le dĂ©ferlement dâarticulets dâune presse rĂ©solument Ă©colo-branchouille, il faut absolument faire un effort pour que ce NoĂ«l soit davantage vert ! Car tout le monde sait que ce qui compte pendant ces pĂ©riodes de fĂȘtes, ce nâest pas de passer [âŠ] â Read more
Fruit growers plead for help from consumers, prime minister as flooding cleanup begins
Far North Queensland growers are reporting major losses to Cyclone Jasper and torrential rain as the tropical fruit season peaks for Christmas, including sweeping damage across mango orchards. â Read more
Cherry trees go from bonfire pile to celebrated chefâs high-end restaurants
A meeting at a Melbourne restaurant 10 years ago has helped open revenue streams for a north-east Victorian cherry grower as he diversifies to lessen the blow of consecutive rough seasons. â Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1 Update Released with Bug Fixes
Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 as a software update for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. The update is said to include important bug fixes and security updates, and is therefore recommended for all users to install. Separately, Apple has released iOS 17.2.1 for iPhone, iPadOS 17.2.1 for iPad, iOS 16.7.4 and iPadOS ⊠Read More â Read more
iOS 17.2.1 & iPadOS 17.2.1 Updates Released for iPhone & iPad with Bug Fixes
Apple has released iOS 17.2.1 for iPhone, and iPadOS 17.2.1 for iPad. The small point release updates are said to include important but unspecific bug fixes for those devices, and is therefore recommended for all users to install. Separately, Apple also released a similar update for Mac as macOS Sonoma 14.2.1, and for older iPhone ⊠[Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/12/19 ⊠â Read more