Francisco Cantu

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2022-01-01: Part 3?

2021-11-23: Took my dead-outta-nowhere 2019 MBP for service last week. Got a call that the logic board is dead …

2021-11-12: Dad ordered some AirPods Pro directly from Amazon MX and got a box of baby wipes instead. Based on …

2021-10-17: The video UI in Apple TV+ and tvOS 15 feels worse. Everyone in the family, including myself, …

2021-10-11: Another year, another renewal of the Apple developer program membership. What are the chances that …

2021-09-18: 💉2️⃣ = ✅

2021-09-12: I better finish these app updates! Good news: adding Quick Note support is easy. Bad news: I bumped …

2021-09-07: I wish I read more these days, but Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is my favorite book of 2021 so …

2021-08-20: Yesterday was interesting with hurricane Grace. Wind gusts were more than I personally expected. And …

2021-08-19: The gusts of wind have officially knocked the power out for us. This is nature’s way to tell me to …

2021-08-18: Here comes Grace!

2021-08-12: First time I’ve actually had to look for my house keys and found them thanks to the AirTag I …

2021-07-01: 💉1️⃣ = ✅

2021-06-30: Today was my last day at Smile even though I just recently joined them. The reason? PDFpen was …

2021-06-29: Finally received the new 12” iPad Pro I preordered. The new screen is amazing, but with normal use I …

2021-06-08: This last week: new job, birthday, WWDC begins, and now I am officially a homeowner! Crazy!

2021-06-07: Has Apple… Sherlocked VPNs? Doubt it, but maybe I picked a good time to get out of building VPN apps …

2021-06-02: Of course I also ended up buying more Apple TV remotes for my family because everyone struggled with …

2021-05-31: After almost 5 years (that started at StackPath), today marks my last day at J2 where I got to work …

2021-05-10: Resident Evil Village was short, but I enjoyed it greatly. The atmosphere was excellent… I felt …

2021-05-04: I didn’t enable the global opt-out for tracking in iOS to see which app would be first to …

2021-02-23: Apple Pay is now available in Mexico: www.apple.com/mx/apple-… Now the real adventure is …

2021-02-19: Today’s App Store metadata rejection for information needed: “Please provide the …

2021-01-01: I am blown away. Widgets and extensions seem to be working for iOS apps running on M1 Macs. Here’s …

2020-12-28: My M1 Mac mini arrived today, so of course the first thing I did was download my favorite iOS apps …

2020-12-25: I gave my parents a HomePod mini each for Christmas. My mother did not know what it was based on the …

2020-12-23: I just got the email from Apple welcoming me to the App Store Small Business Program. Nothing …

2020-11-25: Pinstachio is now available in the App Store! apps.apple.com/us/app/pi… If you use Pinboard …

2020-11-24: It’s so satisfying getting a book you preordered on your iPad as 11 PM hits (CST), knowing …

2020-11-17: It’s definitely a fingerprint magnet… but I love how the blue, shiny, metal band around this …

2020-11-14: Small delay with UPS or not, the big blue phone is here ahead of the 18th originally quoted by Apple …

2020-11-14: Opinion you’ve heard hundreds of times before: the PS5 is an absolute unit.

2020-11-13: Welp. So the big blue phone I ordered definitely made it here for launch day, but won’t be delivered …

2020-11-12: Oh, good! The monolith I ordered is here even if a few days late.

2020-11-08: Looks like my big blue phone is being prepared for shipment regardless of an estimated delivery date …

2020-11-08: I’ve finally updated my main Mac to Big Sur. Shiny.

2020-11-06: All new phones and their varying capacities and colors have a delivery date of the 18th here, so …

2020-11-06: I wasn’t able to secure a launch-day order because either I wasn’t quick enough or it’s a quirk of …

2020-11-02: Do you use Pinboard? Check out Pinstachio for iOS via TestFlight: …

2020-10-26: Tropical storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane shortly before hitting us here in the …

2020-10-10: I am so relieved that after weeks of issues I was finally able to pay the Apple dev membership. …

2020-10-07: It looks like it’s over. Light rain remains. Biggest event was a small tree falling in the backyard, …

2020-10-07: Delta hit land and went down to a cat 2. It is now starting to hit us. Sky looks scary and it’s …

2020-10-06: Delta is now a category 4 hurricane. And to think when I posted this morning it was a 2.

2020-10-06: We still have the remnants of Gamma above us; now here comes Delta!

2020-10-04: I was able to play today Star Wars Squadrons on PC, complete with a pair of flight sticks and a VR …

2020-10-04: Despite the continuous rain, looks like Gamma missed us. State alert levels are back down to low and …

2020-10-03: We’re in for a fun weekend with Gamma coming in.

2020-09-20: I am genuinely curious if Setapp’s iOS app subscription flew under Apple’s radar because of …

2020-09-16: I wanted to ship an iOS 14 app on release day, but Apple just surprised us all. Oh, well. Congrats …

2020-09-16: So today we got the GeForce RTX 3800 reviews. We got a bunch of new Apple OS releases. And PS5 …

2020-09-16: PS5 preorder secured, apparently. Crossing fingers it doesn’t get canceled.

2020-08-03: Over two months ago I started having issues with my thumbs. It’s trigger finger. (Or… trigger …

2020-07-11: I’ve done it. I’ve installed iOS 14 on my main phone and will be rolling back the development device …

2020-07-11: I really, really liked Greyhound. Not much going on story-wise, to be honest. But the movie hooked …

2020-06-30: It’s nuts that my beta phone, an iPhone 6s Plus, is still able to run iOS 14. And that it still …

2020-06-22: WWDC 2020 Day One Lots to process after the first day of the online-only WWDC 2020. I’ve tried to jot down my …

2020-06-21: Credit where credit is due: Apple read my reply to their rejection and they seem to have understood …

2020-06-21: Less than 24 hours until WWDC, so here’s my wishlist in no particular order: Do Not Disturb Mode API …

2020-06-21: The games begin anew with Apple rejecting the update submitted on Friday. I admit one cited reason …

2020-06-19: Made it! I’ve submitted an update to a personal app the weekend before WWDC. Now, will it pass …

2020-06-17: Why is my social feed full of Apple IAP complaints again? This is a very good summary of why everyone’s talking about Apple’s IAP rules again: …

2020-06-11: PS5 looks like a baby Alienware.

2020-06-05: Cristobal went easy on us compared to many others who were affected. We only lost power and had a …

2020-05-02: Rewatching Contagion with the family tonight. I was surprised to see that Apple now includes a …

2020-05-01: Reviving an old, personal Objective-C app. It still compiles several years after its last update. …

2020-04-30: One of the things I miss about Texas is Whataburger. A very good friend learned about this and sent …

2020-04-18: Saturday mornings with some ongoing tech nerdery is an enjoyable activity. But in these times, it …

2020-04-18: Unpacked my 2014 Mac mini and set it up as a kind of “lite” server. Trying different things, but the …

2020-03-29: “You know, if we’re to catch the coronavirus, it would be here because people from all …

2020-03-13: Not surprised at all that WWDC has gone online for 2020. The question is whether there’s going to be …

2020-03-08: It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Pixar movie with my family. Onward was the perfect …

2020-02-23: And on that note, Apple’s CallKit framework is interesting. Too soon for me to decide whether I love …

2020-02-23: Feeling satisfied with a weekend project: I built a phone replacement app using Twilio. It’s …

2020-01-30: As I was making a connecting flight in Mexico City, they separated a lot of people from an incoming …

2020-01-24: Good and caring customer service is always important, no matter where. (Emphasis on caring when …

2020-01-23: Here’s me trying to grab some quick video of the broken down Rise of the Resistance ride after we’d …

2020-01-23: It took three attempts on the same(!) day to experience Star Wars Rise of the Resistance in WDW …

2020-01-12: Finally made my little app Pinstachio to be fully compatible with Catalina by notarizing it. …

2020-01-12: Thanks to two very good friends, a maxed out (except storage) 16” MBP was waiting for me at …

2019-12-30: The “Silence Unknown Callers” feature in iOS 13 is probably the best thing about it. Turned it off …

2019-12-24: One of the few Christmas traditions my family has is watching The Muppet Christmas Carol. I can’t …

2019-12-21: Episode IX was great. I did go into the movie theater with very low expectations after the reviews, …

2019-11-26: I am now officially convinced that both Apple and Google just want to make your life hard when a …

2019-11-26: Tickets for Star Wars: acquired. (Finally!)

2019-11-19: Thanks to a friend I was able to get my hands on the new AirPods Pro. Been using them a good portion …

2019-11-12: The Mandalorian was great. I have spoken.

2019-11-12: Disney+ does have all Star Wars movies, just in time to do a marathon in preparation for episode IX. …

2019-11-12: This is not a drill. The Disney+ app is now available in the App Store.

2019-11-03: To me, there’s so much Apple product placement in The Morning Show that it’s hilarious. But, hear me …

2019-10-05: It’s Saturday at the Release Notes conference. That means we have some hours before the next talk …

2019-09-15: I’m getting very discouraged with Apple’s app review team. I wish it were a single isolated incident …

2019-09-13: The date approaches. Very excited to head to the Release Notes Conference in October!

2019-09-13: Success. First time ever preordering from outside the US. Pro Max 256 GB, space gray. Let’s see how …

2019-08-26: This D23 Expo was fantastic. I got to enjoy the Disney parks for several days. I also may or may not …

2019-08-23: Exciting things are brewing in the world of streaming.

2019-08-20: First thing you do when arriving at a new space port? Check out the cantina.

2019-08-20: This is the sight I’ve been waiting a long time for.

2019-07-26: One of these days I’m going to write a blog post of the many interactions I’ve had with …

2019-07-15: Lately, recruiters have gone from sending me well-written messages to just dumping the title of the …

2019-07-06: Saw the new Spider-man film and, to no one’s surprise, it was great. Stay all the way to the post …

2019-06-06: What can I say? It’s been an exciting way to start the year, and more is to come. …

2019-05-19: John Wick 3 was awesome 😎

2019-05-04: Endgame is still good after a second viewing. Noticed some things that escaped me the first time …

2019-04-27: Endgame was great, BTW.

2019-04-27: Yesterday was my last day in the StackPath office. And of course, yesterday was the end of Avengers! …

2019-03-30: Yesterday, during my WiFi-less flight, I discovered that the Apple News+ magazines I had downloaded …

2019-03-21: Officially did not get a golden ticket. Everyone who did win, enjoy!

2019-03-21: Current status: keeping an eye on notifications, looking to see if Apple charges me for a certain …

2019-03-14: Registered for the annual gathering of the Apple masses at WWDC. How lucky am I feeling this year? …

2019-02-06: New mug! I get to use my fantastic new @TextExpander mug today!

2019-01-13: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch I am going to avoid spoilers, but I finally saw Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch movie on Netflix. …

2019-01-01: Happy New Year! My family actually did the thing where we synced and watched the Avengers movie so …

2018-12-31: My favorite games of 2018, in no particular order: WoW: Battle for Azeroth God of War Spider-man …

2018-12-31: Since I love reading, I am ashamed to say I read less than 10 books this year. So I’ll just mention …

2018-12-31: My favorite movies of 2018, in no particular order: Avengers Infinity War Annihilation Spider-man …

2018-12-23: All day travel thanks to a connecting flight means I get to secure my connection using Encrypt.me at …

2018-12-09: I got the keyboard folio for the 11” iPad. It is smaller, so it will take some getting used to, but …

2018-12-09: To Apple’s credit, they were able to replace the key quickly without replacing the entire keyboard, …

2018-12-09: I am at an Apple Store trying to get the N key fixed on my ‘16 MBP. Based on reports, I’m surprised …

2018-11-27: This is the first time I thought of running a sleep timer on my HomePod, so imagine my surprise when …

2018-11-12: Excelsior.

2018-11-11: Charles for iOS is probably one of my favorite apps. Professionally, I’ve always relied on the …

2018-11-07: I went for the smaller iPad Pro and it just feels very good when holding it. The screen is gorgeous. …

2018-10-30: In for one of the new 11” iPad Pro. Space gray, 256 GB.