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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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  • WebKit always enables the Copy menu item in every app #Apple #macOS #SoftwareDevelopment

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    Jun 24, 2026

  • Can you reproduce this App Store Connect bug? #Apple #Software #Bugs

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    Jun 15, 2026

  • Reddit RSS feeds recent rate limiting and solution #Tech #Software #OpenSource

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    Jun 12, 2026

  • Safari Technology Preview's self-destructive macOS support policy #Apple #macOS #Software

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    Jun 9, 2026

  • My URL/NSURL bug in the OS 27 release notes #Apple #Software #Bugs

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    Jun 8, 2026

  • Misguided JavaScript API: Origin Private File System #WebDev #Apple #Privacy

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    May 28, 2026

  • The Mythical App Store Reviewer Month #Apple #AppStore #Software

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    May 22, 2026

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

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    May 16, 2026

  • Apple 0-dayed Safari on macOS Sequoia and Sonoma #Apple #Security #macOS

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    May 13, 2026

  • Prevent cross-site tracking in Safari breaks Cloudflare challenges #Apple #Safari #Privacy

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    May 9, 2026

  • App Store Curation 2: The Scammer Strikes Back #AppStore #Software #Privacy

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    Apr 11, 2026

  • The browser extension API setUninstallURL violates user privacy #Privacy #Software #Apple

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    Apr 6, 2026

  • Small ways the App Store could be improved for developers #AppStore #Developer #Software

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    Mar 30, 2026

  • App Store Connect analytics missing platform versions #Apple #AppStore #SoftwareDev

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    Mar 26, 2026

  • Apple randomly closes bug reports unless you "verify" the bug remains unfixed #Apple #Software #Bugs

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    Mar 25, 2026

  • App Store developers: suggest your small ideas for improvement #AppStore #Developer #Software

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    Mar 19, 2026

  • macOS Tahoe bloats the Safari Picture-in-Picture window #macOS #Safari #Bugs

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    Mar 17, 2026

  • The incentives of online attention #Tech #Software #Privacy

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    Mar 14, 2026

  • Safari web browser bugs: A year in review #Safari #Bugs #Apple

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    Mar 12, 2026

  • If computers are the future, why are computer users expected to be permanently illiterate? #Software #UserExperience #Apple

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    Mar 11, 2026

  • The evolution of Mac app window corners #macOS #SoftwareDevelopment #Design

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    Mar 10, 2026

  • MacBook Neo #Apple #Software #Dev

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    Mar 6, 2026

  • Investigation complete - Unable to diagnose with current information #Apple #Software #Bugs

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    Mar 5, 2026

  • macOS Tahoe windows have different corner radiuses #macOS #Software #Development

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    Mar 4, 2026

  • The myth and reality of Mac OS X Snow Leopard revisited #macOS #Software #Apple

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    Feb 17, 2026

  • More macOS 26.3 Finder column view silliness #macOS #Software #Bugs

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    Feb 11, 2026

  • Why is DuckDuckGo so much worse than Bing? #Privacy #Tech #Software

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    Feb 9, 2026

  • I'm in the Epstein files #Apple #Privacy #Software

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    Feb 5, 2026

  • Apple's MacBook Pro DFU port documentation is wrong #Apple #macOS #Software

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    Feb 2, 2026

  • How do you comparison shop in the App Store? #Apple #AppStore #Software

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    Jan 29, 2026

  • My collected App Store critiques #Apple #AppStore #Software

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    Jan 27, 2026

  • macOS 26.1 new feature: Resize columns to fit filenames #macOS #SoftwareDevelopment #Apple

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    Jan 23, 2026

  • Mobile Safari web pages are severely limited by memory #Apple #iOS #Safari

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    Jan 22, 2026

  • My way to prevent the macOS Tahoe update with Little Snitch #macOS #Software #Privacy

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    Jan 15, 2026

  • A sternly worded blog #Apple #Software #Bugs

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    Jan 13, 2026

  • macOS Tahoe broke Finder columns view #macOS #Software #Bugs

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    Jan 13, 2026

  • The news media blew it again: iOS 26 adoption measured only third-party browsers #Apple #iOS #Software

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    Jan 12, 2026

  • Myths about Logitech Developer ID certificate expiration #Apple #Developer #Security

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