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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, November 17, 2016
 

 

OS X
News
  • "Q. What does the termination of the position of Product Manager of Automation Technologies mean for the future of user automation in macOS? A. Ask Apple. Seriously, if you have any questions or concerns about the future of user automation, ask Apple. If user automation technologies are important to you, then now is the time for all good men and women to reach out, speak up and ask questions. The macOS user automation technologies include: UNIX CLI (shell, python, ruby, perl), System Services, Apple Events (JavaScript, AppleScript, AppleScriptObj-C, Scripting Bridge), Automator, Apple Configurator (AppleScript, Automator), and Application scripting support in Photos, iWork, Finder, Mail, and other Apple applications."  Mac OS X Automation 6:40 AM
  • "Does Apple really want to kill Automator, AppleScript? Shock termination of veteran Apple developer guru sends shockwaves across the Mac community" Computerworld 7:20 AM
  • "Mac Automation Product Manager Sal Soghoian Leaves Company After Position Eliminated" MacRumors 8:24 AM
  • "Hacker's Mac pwning expedition: 'Help, I've got too many shells!'" The Register 6:47 AM
  • "Autodesk Shows Its Future—Democratizes Data & Tools, Obliterates Reliance on Windows" Architosh 1:14 PM
  • "Free Hour of Code Workshops December 5 through 11 at Every Apple Store" Apple 9:35 AM
  • "Apple's 'Hour of Code' classes will run for a whole week this year" Cult of Mac 10:12 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "System Integrity Protection Inexplicably Disabled by Default on Some New MacBook Pro Models" MacRumors 1:25 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "How to install an app in macOS Sierra that's not signed by a developer: Sierra makes a small change in launching less-validated software, but it's still there." Macworld 7:58 AM
  • "Athentech Perfect Eyes and Perfect Skin review: Click your way to perfect portraits/Add a professional touch to your photographs." Macworld 8:31 AM
  • "Final Cut Pro X and the Touch Bar or 'Where are my F keys?'" fcp.co 8:03 AM
  • "15 Cool Things You Can Do With the Apple Touch Bar" PC Magazine 9:00 AM
  • "6 MacBook Pro Touch Bar Tips" Apple Must 7:57 AM
  • "How-To: Transfer files quickly between two MacBook Pros using Thunderbolt 3 and Target Disk Mode [Video] 9to5Mac 3:26 PM
  • "How to use Notes on Mac" iMore 8:23 AM
  • "How to turn on System Integrity Protection (SIP) for your Mac" iMore 5:02 PM
  • "7 features from Windows you can bring to your Mac: Windows converts, you can bring a handful of familiar features to your Mac." CNET 7:50 PM
  • "How to set up and customize your Mac from scratch" iMore 8:23 AM
  • "How to migrate to new MacBook Pros using Paragon Hard Disk Manager" Apple World Today 7:29 AM
  • "Enabling a Pixel Brush in Pixelmator to Draw Pixel Art on Mac" OS X Daily 11:49 AM
  • "16 Ways To Love The Mac's Simplest Utility" Mac360 7:29 AM
Op/Ed
  • "Thank you, Sal Soghoian, for everything you've done for scripting and automation at Apple!" iMore 8:23 AM
  • "Imagine a Mac: The big news is that Sal Saghoian is leaving Apple after many, many years as the heart of nerdy automation. That's not the big story though. The big story is that Apple eliminated his position." Macdrifter 8:10 AM
  • "More on scripting and Sal, who y'all know" Six Colors 11:45 AM
  • "Sal Soghoian says 'ask Apple' about future of Mac user automation as company eliminates position" 9to5Mac 7:58 AM
  • "Apple hatches plans for contextual Siri bot technologies" Apple Must 7:21 AM
Press Releases
  • "Readdle taking sign-ups for upcoming Spark for Mac email app beta" 9to5Mac 11:45 AM
  • "AU 2016: Luxions Releases New Plugins for Autodesk Products" Architosh 10:21 AM
  • "AirBeamTV launches wireless screen mirroring from Mac to Sony Bravia TVs" prMac 9:00 AM
  • "Luminar by Macphun, the powerful all-in-one photo editor for Mac, is now shipping" Macphun 8:10 AM
  • "Safari 10, Firefox 50, Chrome 54" Mac360 7:57 AM