Aaron Vegh's Blog

Great take on The Verge about how Apple controls and owns its platforms. This is basically why I said it’d be great for Vision Pro to fail. Buckle up, though: this is only gonna get worse before it can get better. https://www.theverge.com/24055677/apple-vision-pro-epic-netflix-app-ecosystem-monopoly

January 31, 2024

I love making apps. But there are times when I have to confront the awesome responsibility of being trusted with users’ data, and it causes me to feel the feather-light touch of panic. Deep breaths.

January 30, 2024

I think my biggest takeaway from getting published in the Wall Street Journal is the recognition that it happened because I was blogging! Ipso facto, use PupperPost, become famous.

January 27, 2024

Looks like @paul@tapbots.social and I are famous again, this time in the WSJ! https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-vision-pro-walled-garden-mac-iphone-app-store-c4838278?st=enfauoa8pbjq0zv&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

January 27, 2024

Why do I keep trying AirDrop? Am I an absolute buffoon?

January 25, 2024

Was clearing out the basement over the holidays, and pulled out this old polycarbonate MacBook from 2011? 1.8GHz Intel Core Duo, running Snow Leopard and in perfect working order! Not sure what to do with it. Any suggestions?

January 25, 2024

A Computer for the Rest of Us

January 24, 2024

Is there a greater influence on my life? A product that has done more good in this world? A paradigm that has had a larger impact on work or society? Maybe? For my money, nothing beats the Mac. Forty years is both a long time and no time at all. I was ten years old when January 24, 1984 rolled around. I wouldn’t have known what a computer even was back then! But later, in high school, my first i... [Read More]

Happy 40th Birthday, Mac!

January 24, 2024

Is there a greater influence on my life? A product that has done more good in this world? A paradigm that has had a larger impact on work or society? Maybe? For my money, nothing beats the Mac. Forty years is both a long time and no time at all. I was ten years old when January 24, 1984 rolled around. I wouldn’t have known what a computer even was back then! But later, in high school, my first i... [Read More]

I really loved this piece by @simonbs -- the OpenAPI spec is super-interesting, and getting networking code for free? Almost too good to be true! https://mastodon.social/@simonbs/111805325072152439

January 23, 2024

Apple's Week

January 19, 2024

I’ve been writing software for Apple hardware for over 15 years now. It’s been a pretty wild rollercoaster of a time, actually. Apple has infused me with a massive reservoir of good will because of the Mac. It was the computer that ignited my interest in technology and turned me into the programmer I am today. There’s no question, unfortunately, that the Apple of 2024 bears little resemblance to ... [Read More]