John Brayton

I just released Unread 5.1. This update adds syncing with Birchfeed, and an article action for the Quick Reads read-later service. www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2026/10/u…

A sneak peek of Unread on iPhone Duo: www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2026/09/snea...

Unread 5.0 adds new extra large portrait widgets on macOS 27, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27. Check them out. www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2026/09/extr...

I posted an article showing how the article list thumbnail improvements in Unread 5.0 apply to specific sample images. www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2026/09/arti...

I released Unread 5.0, adding improvements to article list thumbnails, syncing with FreshRSS and Miniflux, and more. Unread is an RSS reader with beautiful typography and a variety of color themes. Unread is available for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2026/09/u…

Waiting for Review

I have been using Shareshot 2 for some time, and highly recommend it. shareshot.app/blog/Rele…

It was a good day, but also a long day, working at the polls. And the most noteworthy race result is in: Ed Markey won the primary.

I voted early for the Massachusetts state primary.

A visitor in my yard.

FB24286690: In macOS 27 developer beta 5, components of NSSearchToolbarItem are vertically off-center www.virtualsanity.com/202608/ve…

Yesterday’s beta of macOS 27 introduces a bug: an NSTrackingSeparatorToolbarItem in a toolbar causes a bar to appear under the toolbar, overlaying the content. www.virtualsanity.com/202608/ns…

For folks in the Worcester, MA, area, Gabriel Todaro is starting a CocoaHeads Worcester group. Its first meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. Check it out at: www.meetup.com/cocoahead…

A good (really!) AI video: www.youtube.com/shorts/Uu…

FB23827858 describes a bug with NSTrackingSeparatorToolbarItem on the macOS 27 beta: virtualsanity.com/202607/ns…

At the New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs. Portland Sea Dogs game in Manchester, New Hampshire.

CocoaHeads Boston will meet this evening via Zoom at 7:00 PM Boston time. New participants and folks outside the Boston area are always welcome. www.meetup.com/cocoahead…

I released Unread 4.9. I want to thank @stuartbreckenridge.net for his support in adding the ability to sync with Gobbler.

I had a 266-day streak of walking at least 10,000 steps per day. I lost that streak yesterday. Today is day 1 of my new streak.

CBS was founded in 1927. 99 years is quite a run. RIP.

Manton Reece details the obstacles Apple has thrown in his way while he tries to release Inkwell for iOS: www.manton.org/2026/05/1… Dealing with the App Store is the worst part of developing for Apple platforms. I hope that Apple approves Inkwell for iOS soon.

I am seeing a bug involving keyboard shortcuts for menu items that have no modifier keys on macOS 26.5. I wrote it up at: www.virtualsanity.com/202605/bu…

A palette cleanser: youtu.be/okd5J5642…

Celebrity sighting.

This sign made me laugh.

Good crowd for the No Kings protest in Boston.

For local friends: the state of Massachusetts now has a place to report misconduct by ICE or other federal agents. bsky.app/profile/m…

Unread 4.8 significantly improved the reliability of its webpage text generation. I wrote a detailed description of these improvements in a new blog post: www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2026/03/d…

I released Unread 4.8 with: • Syncing with Inkwell, a new web-based RSS reader • Reliability improvements around webpage text • Faster opening of link articles Details at: www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2026/03/unre... Unread is an RSS reader with beautiful typography and a variety of color themes.

We have a particularly good agenda for next week’s CocoaHeads Boston meeting, with presentations by @leogdion.bsky.social and Bob Gilmore. New participants are always welcome. www.meetup.com/cocoaheads-b...

Waking up to find out that our government started a war with another country is just a thing we do now.

In December I wrote about the price and performance of Hetzner’s server instances. Hetzner recently announced a significant price increase effective April 1, 2026. I updated my blog post.

Good crowd protesting against ICE in Boston, where it is 15°F (-9°C).

I enjoyed working with @mergesort.me on this cross-promotion discount. I highly recommend checking out @plinky.app if you have not already done so.

A blog post: Murder

Unread’s MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award arrived, and looks great on my desk. Huge thanks to the MacStories team!

Unread’s MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award arrived, and looks great on my desk. Thanks to @viticci.macstories.net, @johnvoorhees.macstories.net, and the entire @macstories.net team.

Protesting in Boston

Merry Christmas, you old building and loan.

I am so excited. Unread won the MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award.

I have a 100-day streak of walking at least 10,000 steps per day.

I recently moved most of my servers from Linode to Hetzner. I wrote a blog post describing the pros and cons of each hosting service: virtualsanity.com/202512/mo…

Happy Thanksgiving! www.youtube.com/watch

I voted (early).

Tomorrow is the No Kings protest. I am going. If you are here in the United States, please consider attending.

This is incredibly disappointing. Following DOJ pressure, Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store

A 30-day streak. The streak will not end today.

Jimmy Kimmel Cancelled