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Dsicusses the different ways photos may be selected to move to the Cacti Vault.

Verizy efficiently processes over 1 million complex monthly requests using a dual-service infrastructure called Crust and Core, handling customer interactions and intensive data processing respectively, ensuring 100% uptime in 6 months with auto-scaling, load-balancing, and continuous updates. This architecture guarantees no request loss and maintains high performance and reliability.

The pursuit of Inbox Zero (Iz) demands excessive attention and diminishes overall productivity; instead, prioritize email content over inbox neatness for better productivity and less distraction.

A critique on the inconsistent placement of the ‘Apple Music’ vs ‘Library’ filter in the search function across the iOS Music app and iTunes on Mac, and questions the lack of a handoff feature between these platforms.

This post compares 3D Touch on iPhones and Force Touch on the Apple Watch, noting their similar technology but different user experiences due to screen size. It expresses frustration with the inconsistent interaction between the devices, especially when dealing with notifications, highlighting a need for better integration in Apple’s ecosystem.

‘Animator’ is a Swift tool that simplifies creating complex UIView animations in iOS apps, using chainable animation blocks for a clean, readable syntax. It enhances the animation capabilities of UIKit by allowing sequential execution of animation steps with customizable parameters like duration, delay, and animation options, including spring damping and initial velocity. This tool aims to make code for complex animations more manageable and understandable, with an emphasis on continuity and ease of use.

DispatchGroup in Swift offers a simple solution for synchronizing multiple unrelated asynchronous operations. It allows tracking the completion of various tasks, even on different queues, without complex setups. This approach avoids messy and non-scalable code, making it ideal for handling multiple asynchronous tasks efficiently.

This is an essay on why it’s better to not get stuck with just what works now, and how embracing change leads to better outcomes.

Thoughts on Touch Bar—the new multi-touch strip on the new line of MacBook Pros

SwiftFSM is state machine implemented in Swift as a library library. You may import this into your project. This post goes into explaining it’s functions and features.