It’s part of a Retail AR platform that Mr. Hart is building for his company Dent Reality.
Andrew Orr
Since 2015 Andrew has been writing about Apple, privacy, security, and at one point even Android. You can find him most places online under the username @andrewornot.
Articles by Andrew Orr
A New macOS Backdoor Was Found, And it's Linked to OceanLotus
The Mac Observer has some best practices to make sure you’re safe from phishing attacks:
Amazon Music Storage is Ending, Here's What You Can Do
You can keep your music for now, but eventually you’ll have to download it.
Do You Use a Third Party Mac Display? Don't Update macOS Yet
So far it doesn’t sound like it affects displays that connect directly to Macs using mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt.
macOS High Sierra: 3 Ways to Sandbox Facebook for Optimal Privacy
We won’t go so far as to suggest using a virtual machine just for Facebook, because at that point you might as well stop using it. But there are smaller steps you can take.
Hidden Code in iOS 11.3 Could Reference Apple AR Glasses
The CoreUI framework can now request UI assets in meters. Is that part of ARKit 1.5 or something else?
Attention: Apple is Hiring Linux Kernel Developers
Phoronix thought that maybe it had to do with the CUPS print server or LLVM compiler, but the emphasis on embedded systems might mean something different.
PSA: Apple is Removing Facebook Contact Sync From macOS
If syncing is now removed, then I wonder if Apple will end up removing Facebook from Internet Accounts.
This May You'll Be Able to Download Your Apple Profile Data
Download Apple profile data is a good move, and it’s unfortunate that Apple didn’t have something like this sooner, instead of being forced by regulation.
Apple Quietly Changed the Icon for the iOS Pages App
The Pages icon on the Mac remains the same though, although maybe it will get updated in the next version of macOS.
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iBooks Author is Gone, And it's Been Folded into Pages [Update]
iBooks Author is now gone. RIP
ICYMI: Space Gray Mac Accessories are now Available for Purchase
This includes the Magic Mouse 2, Magic Keyboard with numeric keypad, and the Magic Trackpad 2.
Apple Unveils ClassKit, a Framework for Educational Apps
ClassKit is coming in iOS 11.3, and it’s similar to other frameworks like ARKit, HealthKit, ResearchKit, etc.
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5 Things Apple Developers Want to See at WWDC18 [Update]
Andrew talked to developer and author Erica Sadun, James Thomson of TLA Systems, and Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Software.
Test Your Facebook Privacy by Viewing Your Profile as a Different Person
This is useful because you can choose to have certain information available to Friends, Friends of Friends, Everyone, or No One.
macOS: How to Install an Alternative Terminal Shell
Think of fish as a tool that works behind the scenes. Using fish means using Terminal like you normally would, except now you get extra functionality.
A Vulnerability in the iPhone QR Reader Comes to Light
Infosec says that it reported the vulnerability to Apple on December 23. Now after waiting the standard 90 days, the website says that Apple still hasn’t fixed the bug.
Developer Insights Video Shares how to Leverage the App Store
The apps and games included are Concepts, Grokker, TypeShift, War Dragons, and codeSpark Academy.
Apple Proposed a set of Accessibility Emojis to the Unicode Consortium
If these accessibility emojis are approved, they would be included in Emoji 12.0 which comes out in the first half of 2019.
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Going Nuclear: How to Block Facebook Completely From Your Mac [Update]
Only go through with this guide if you deleted your Facebook account and want nothing more to do with it. This is basically the scorched earth nuclear option.
macOS: How to Dim Hidden Mac Apps on the Dock
For another quick tip, if you don’t want to hide an app, but want to minimize it using the keyboard, press Command (⌘) + M.
Changes to Mac Clipboard Bring Image Conversion and Security Fixes
Among the updates include image conversion and certain security enhancements.
There Will Soon be New Rules for App Update Notes
Unfortunately, this won’t change the boiler plate “bug fixes” app update notes many developers use.
Apple Will Be Hosting a Developer Workshop in Paris
It looks like it will last two hours with the topic of app development.
