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If you’ve been wondering why Curmi the Blog has been so quiet of late, the staff at peachpuff-curlew-370337.hostingersite.com have been hard at work over the last few months updating all their apps to work with the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and macOS.
Apple released iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and macOS 26 (Tahoe) on …
In a previous article we took a look at menu bars in iPadOS and macOS 26. The new operating systems bring some big changes – of particular interest here is menu bars for the first time on the iPad. We outlined new features and differences between the two systems, and some of the issues apps may encounter when using menu …
The next version of iPadOS and macOS is version 26 – based on the year 2026, though due toward the end of 2025. The updates (including iOS and tvOS) bring many changes already discussed on other websites. Briefly discussed by others is the inclusion of menu bars in iPadOS for the first time, though there are also changes to …
We have a new Mac service out for free download. But before we get to that, let’s talk a little about Services on the Mac.
Newcomers to the Mac may not be aware of Services – a powerful and extremely useful feature of macOS.
Services allow you to use features of other apps without opening that app, or in …
There are a number of different health identifiers in use throughout Australia, some for patients, some for doctors, some for organisations. Each identifier has its own particular use and rules around its format, with some more complex than others.
Good software will generally check the validity of field inputs where possible. For example, a field for an email address would …