#Apple Wants to Kill Your Time Capsule, but They Run #NetBSD So They Can't

#osnews #tech #technews #bsd #macos

https://www.osnews.com/story/144845/apple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/

How fast is a macOS VM, and how small could it be?

To assess how small a macOS VM could be, I ran the same VM of macOS 26.4.1 on progressively smaller CPU core and memory allocations, using my virtualiser Viable. The VM’s display window was set to a standard 1600 x 1000, and I ran Safari through its paces and performed some lightweight everyday tasks, including Storage analysis in Setting

https://www.osnews.com/story/144876/how-fast-is-a-macos-vm-and-how-small-could-it-be/

#macOS

Just about every consumer facing operating system, search engine and service is using AI now to some extent. I’ve seen folks switching to #openbsd from Linux/Mac/Windows…but what about other services? Proton has AI, and damn near every internet search engine has AI, even the ones that claim to be private and secure. I’d be interested in hearing some realistic tech stacks and workflows that don’t involve tools with AI in them or created with the help of AI. If you are willing to share please comment.

#ai #noai #linux #macos #windows

Have a #ThinkPad running #OpenBSD and #Xfce look like #macOS: I stole someone else's font rendering trick and lost time doing this.

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An Xfce session screenshot. A Librewolf instance is visible side to side with a Thunar window and an Alacritty one. The terminal runs htop and fastfetch.

#MATE on #FreeBSD: #macOS-Like Setup Guide: Font Rendering, UI Tweaks, and Settings

https://interfacecraft.online/blog/2025/mate-on-freebsd-macos-like-setup-guide-font-rendering-ui-tweaks-and-settings/

I'm considering bumping the macOS requirements for my binary package repository available at https://pkgsrc.smartos.org/install-on-macos/ again.

There's already a bunch of packages missing because they have newer C++ requirements than Xcode 15.4 supports.

What OS are folks running?

#pkgsrc #macos

Why do Macs ask you to press random keys when connecting a new keyboard?

You might have seen this, one of the strangest and most primitive experiences in macOS, where you’re asked to press keys next to left Shift and right Shift, whatever they might be.

Perhaps I can explain.
↫ Marcin Wichary

It seems pretty obvious to me that's what it was for, but I guess man

https://www.osnews.com/story/144766/why-do-macs-ask-you-to-press-random-keys-when-connecting-a-new-keyboard/

#macOS

@Wraithe

That's your reproduction problem, right there.

https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/116375184842626746

@cstross
#MacOS

Jay 🚩 boosted

JdeBP » 🌐 2026-04-09
@JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk

Here are some things that one can add to the analysis of the MacOS TCP timeout clock freeze bug.

The code for calculate_tcp_clock() in XNU was changed in May 2025. Older versions of this function (e.g. in xnu-11417) worked quite differently and wouldn't have stopped ticking the clock at 32-bit unsigned integer wraparound.

None of #NetBSD, #FreeBSD, nor #OpenBSD share this exact way of doing TCP timeout processing with #XNU.

FreeBSD does not have a tcp_now and works off the global 32-bit ticks variable. OpenBSD effectively works off the kernel's system clock, too, but with a randomized offset, and does 64-bit unsigned modular arithmetic. NetBSD uses a distinct 32-bit unsigned tcp_now counter that it simply increments by 1 at regular intervals, and does modular arithmetic subtraction.

https://photon.codes/blog/we-found-a-ticking-time-bomb-in-macos-tcp-networking

#TCP #MacOS

Here are some things that one can add to the analysis of the MacOS TCP timeout clock freeze bug.

The code for calculate_tcp_clock() in XNU was changed in May 2025. Older versions of this function (e.g. in xnu-11417) worked quite differently and wouldn't have stopped ticking the clock at 32-bit unsigned integer wraparound.

None of #NetBSD, #FreeBSD, nor #OpenBSD share this exact way of doing TCP timeout processing with #XNU.

FreeBSD does not have a tcp_now and works off the global 32-bit ticks variable. OpenBSD effectively works off the kernel's system clock, too, but with a randomized offset, and does 64-bit unsigned modular arithmetic. NetBSD uses a distinct 32-bit unsigned tcp_now counter that it simply increments by 1 at regular intervals, and does modular arithmetic subtraction.

https://photon.codes/blog/we-found-a-ticking-time-bomb-in-macos-tcp-networking

#TCP #MacOS

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah ported to Nintendo Wii

Since its launch in 2007, the Wii has seen several operating systems ported to it: Linux, NetBSD, and most-recently, Windows NT. Today, Mac OS X joins that list.

In this post, I’ll share how I ported the first version of Mac OS X, 10.0 Cheetah, to the Nintendo Wii. If you’re not an operating systems expert or low-level engineer, you’re in good co

https://www.osnews.com/story/144756/mac-os-x-10-0-cheetah-ported-to-nintendo-wii/

#macOS

The new version of Numbers doesn't support dots in the filename 😞

EDIT: Nooo ... it's macOS 26.4 that doesn't support dots in filenames in the Save As Dialog 😱😱😱

EDIT2: How can you break the Save As dialog of an entire OS in a dot release? (Yes I'm frustrated because I have dots in all kinds of things because it's not 1984 anymore and we can name whatever we want)

#macOS #Tahoe #Whatever

Yay NannyTerminal on macOS!

If you paste “dangerous commands” now #macOS 26.4 prompts you saying “this could be dangerous”…

I do effing security, not “sekurity” or “theatrical representations of sekurity”, of course I paste “dangerous commands” like a ten line awk script to parse data…

I was waiting for a quiet moment to switch to Ghostty and… I’ll do it in the middle of a double IR storm ‘cos I effing need to paste whatever I want in my Terminal window, and fast.

Has anyone made a self contained Time Machine backup server (that runs on FreeBSD)? It looks like the old ways of backing up over the network finally broke, and I can't fool MacOS anymore by using a sparse disk image like I have for years.

I don't want to have to configure and install samba, I just want something that works and is small and self contained.

#Apple #Backups #MacOS

#NetBSD #Linux #windows7 #macos

1. You have a Mac laptop with an outboard Bluetooth keyboard. It’s asleep.
2. You wake up the Mac by hitting the Touch ID on the laptop keyboard.
3. The Mac is annoyingly slow at starting to respond to keystrokes on the outboard. Several seconds, sometimes.

How to fix:

1. Hit any key on the BT keyboard. The Mac will start waking up.
2. Now hit the TouchID to get signed in.
3. Hey presto, the Mac is already listening to the BT.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

#macos

ahahah til that not only does Pangea Software still exist, but that @jorio source ported Nanosaur to modern MacOS and it works *great*

play here:
https://jorio.itch.io/nanosaur

pangeasoft:
https://www.pangeasoft.net/nano/screenshots.html

#macos #retrogaming #dinosaurs

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A screenshot of Nanosaur Extreme running on a modern version of macOS. It shows a raptor with a jetpack and lasers running away from a t-rex.

Run this random script in the terminal to block Apple’s macOS Tahoe update notification spam

Are you not at all interested in upgrading to macOS Tahoe, and getting annoyed at the relentless notification spam from Apple trying to trick you into upgrading?

The secret? Using device management profiles, which let you enforce policies on Macs in

https://www.osnews.com/story/144511/run-this-random-script-in-the-terminal-to-block-apples-macos-tahoe-update-notification-spam/

#macOS

@glyph @xgranade Hard booting has always been possible, so far. Sometimes the audio test dialogue just refuses to go into background and prevents me from doing anything on the machine. Latest #macos, 2022 hardware, latest Zoom.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@glyph/116140431530202122

give @glyph cash

ignore tags

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Claudius Link boosted

Glyph » 🌐 2026-02-27
@glyph@mastodon.social

after several failed attempts to write an update today and a dozen very frustrating interruptions, let's try a new self-promotional tactic:

give me money. no explanation just do it https://www.patreon.com/creatorglyph

I will be streaming on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/glyph_official/ in a bit over 18 hours; i.e. at 10AM US/Pacific. Writing some more #Python code, talking about #Emacs, and doing some #macOS development. Or maybe other stuff, if folks have questions.

Hey Mastodon!

🖥️ 💻

Calling all #mac #macos #osx #windows #linux #FreeBSD #bsd #openbsd #netbsd #desktop & #laptop users!

On your personal computer, what is your go to when you leave your machine unattended for long periods of time:

Is it true that Alfred app @alfredapp and LaunchBar @launchbar rely on Spotlight’s index to work?

I am trying to find out an alternative solution for my recent issues with Spotlight crashing continuously on #macOS #Tahoe

Exosphere:

― aggregated patch and security update reporting
― basic system status across multiple Unix-like hosts via SSH

<https://exosphere.readthedocs.io/> | <https://github.com/mrdaemon/exosphere>

<https://untrusted.website/@mr_daemon/114980024541462116> @mr_daemon

<https://mastodon.social/@terminaltrove/114977286773333343> @terminaltrove

#Unix #Linux #BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #Debian #Ubuntu #RedHat #macOS #Windows #SSH

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A frame from the animated demo at the Welcome page.

#macos life hacks: rm ~/Library/CoreFollowUp/items.db; pkill followupd deletes a bunch of the annoying-ass naggy shit in macos 14 and up