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The Desolation of Blog

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Jeff Johnson's personal blog on Apple platforms, macOS and iOS bugs, software development, App Store policies, and privacy.

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  • More details about how macOS 26.4 changed the login keychain #macOS #Software #Bugs

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    Oct 6, 2026

  • Meta Muse Mac first run experience #Apple #Software #Developer

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    Oct 4, 2026

  • I'm leaving Reddit because of RSS #Apple #Software #Privacy

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    Oct 1, 2026

  • Web browsers phoning home on launch #Privacy #Software #Apple

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    Sep 30, 2026

  • App Store: a few bad apples or one bad Apple? #Apple #AppStore #SoftwareDev

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    Sep 28, 2026

  • App Store review allowed a Meta Muse copycat #AppStore #Apple #Software

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    Sep 27, 2026

  • Files access bug in iOS #Apple #iOS #Bug

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    Sep 24, 2026

  • Book review: Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain #Books #Biography #TechHistory

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    Sep 23, 2026

  • macOS 26.4 silently enabled login keychain data protection #macOS #Apple #Privacy

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    Sep 21, 2026

  • macOS Tahoe silently sabotaged the login keychain #macOS #Software #Bugs

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    Sep 10, 2026

  • Apple release candidate unfixed bugs #Apple #Software #Bugs

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    Sep 10, 2026

  • Liquid Glass disfigured the Safari status bar #Apple #Safari #Bug

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    Sep 8, 2026

  • Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings #Privacy #Tech #Software

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    Sep 5, 2026

  • Copycats in Apple Books #Apple #Software #AppStore

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    Aug 30, 2026

  • I beg the news media to talk to me before publishing stories about my blog posts #Apple #Software #Bugs

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    Aug 24, 2026

  • More incredible tales of App Store curation #Apple #AppStore #Software

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    Aug 19, 2026

  • Apple's statements about its developer program in the Epic trial #Apple #Developer #Law

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    Aug 17, 2026

  • hdiutil is deprecated in macOS 27 Golden Gate #macOS #SoftwareDevelopment #Apple

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    Aug 14, 2026

  • Not Raising the Gates #Apple #Software #Developer

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    Aug 13, 2026

  • App Store allows developers to spam the submission and review process #AppStore #SoftwareDevelopment #Tech

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    Aug 13, 2026

  • Spicy tale of an App Store fraud #AppStore #Software #Privacy

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    Aug 12, 2026

  • A fortuitous decade as an indie software developer #IndieDev #Software #Apple

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    Aug 10, 2026

  • Why does Mail app contact iCloud when sending a non-iCloud email? #Apple #iOS #SoftwareDevelopment

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    Aug 3, 2026

  • Apple unpublished old Mac OS X release notes #Apple #macOS #Software

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    Aug 3, 2026

  • The obligatory AI post #AI #Tech #Software

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    Jul 31, 2026

  • Apple should be ashamed of its hostile App Store rating system #Apple #AppStore #Software

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    Jul 29, 2026

  • No, you curate the App Store #Apple #AppStore #SoftwareDevelopment

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    Jul 28, 2026

  • macOS Files & Folders System Settings Confusing UI #macOS #Software #UI

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    Jul 27, 2026

  • macOS App Management protection is still a joke #macOS #Software #Bugs

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    Jul 23, 2026

  • Mac App Store: What's in a name again? #Apple #AppStore #Software

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    Jul 21, 2026

  • Apple account email address disclosure via Mail app #Apple #Privacy #Software

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    Jul 19, 2026

  • I like pancakes. So I hate debates. #Software #Apple #Privacy

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    Jul 17, 2026

  • I found a workaround for an App Store Connect bug #Software #Apple #Dev

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    Jul 16, 2026

  • Apple again black-holed my App Store Connect bug report #Apple #AppStore #SoftwareDevelopment

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    Jul 15, 2026

  • How to hide an update in the Mac App Store #macOS #AppStore #SoftwareDev

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    Jul 15, 2026

  • Liquid Glass obscures macOS volume changes #macOS #Software #Bugs

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    Jul 13, 2026

  • Analyzing Apple financial statements: products vs. services #Apple #Finance #Software

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    Jul 11, 2026

  • Apple Hide My Email bug, possibly related to disclosure vulnerability #Apple #Privacy #Bugs

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