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Everything that was published on Manual do Usuário blog in the last week.

This week in Manual

Monday, Jan 26^th

RCS, SMS via the internet, is good, but that doesn’t matter. Without context, RCS works well. I could use it instead of WhatsApp without any loss and with fewer features that I consider unnecessary, such as stickers. (I know I'm the annoying minority here.) But…

rekall. A fairly dose of cyberpunk aesthetics. More cool links

Tuesday, Jan 27^th

For me, NetNewsWire is the perfect app for macOS. NetNewsWire 7.0, released on Tuesday (27^th), reinforces this distinction. The implementation of Liquid Glass is so good that the app looks better, without losing its identity. Extra points for the icon-free menus, mitigating one of the silliest problems in macOS 26 Tahoe. Now I’m looking forward to the iOS version. #

TestUFO 3.0. This website shows the refresh rate of the browser on your device. It is useful for testing whether the 120 Hz screen is working as it should. More cool links.

Wednesday, Jan 28^the

What are the odds? Probabilities become increasingly unlikely as you scroll down the screen. (I haven't checked if the information is correct.) More cool links.

Thursday, Jan 29^th

The way Signal is built — with people's privacy as a priority — makes it difficult and slow to release features that other apps have had for a long time. They take a while, but they get there. The latest version, now available, introduces pinned messages in individual and group chats. It works on Android, computers, and iOS. #

The security paradox. “Security has morphed from an inalienable right into a commodity hoarded by those who can afford it,” stimulated by an industry that continues to invent increasingly invasive gadgets and software under a promise that is never fulfilled. This macabre market no longer generates security; it generates fear.

Fun with the web. I'm always impressed by how much you can do with just CSS. The important thing is to try to have fun with all these possibilities. More cool links.

Saturday, Jan 31^st

What’s on your phone, Caiubi? He has a Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Thanks for reading!

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Rodrigo Ghedin