Async fn in trait MVP comes to nightly:

The async working group is excited to announce that async fn can now be used in traits in the nightly compiler. You can now write code like this:

#![feature(async_fn_in_trait)]

trait Database {
    async fn fetch_data(&self) -> String;
}

impl Database for MyDb {
    async fn fetch_data(&self) -> String { ... }
}

A full working example is available in the playground. There are some limitations we’ll cover, as well as a few known bugs to be worked out, but we think it is ready for some users try. Read on for the specifics.

Source: Inside Rust Blog

Command Bars:

Maggie Appleton (via Dan Grover):

Command bars are command-line bars that pop up in the middle of the screen when you hit a certain keyboard shortcut.

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Rather than remembering which sub-sub-sub menu a function lives in, users need only remember its name.

They don’t even have to remember its exact name. Fuzzy search can help them find it by simply typing in similar names or related keywords.

I’ve long used LaunchBar as a universal command bar, but now some of the productivity apps that I use daily have their own versions with app-specific commands. In BBEdit, it’s Go ‣ Command… (Command-Shift-U). In Tower, it’s File ‣ Quick Actions (Command-Shift-A). And macOS adds a built-in command searcher to each app’s Help menu (Command-?). Part of the appeal is discovering new commands or quickly locating infrequently used ones, but I also find it useful for commonly used commands in an app where the convenient keyboard shortcuts are already in use.

Automate HomeKit with HomeControl Automation URLs – PVIEITO:

HomeControl also includes full automation support for all the actions available in the app (triggering scenes, switching a device or device group status, changing the primary home and also changing device properties) with “x-callback-url”-compatible Automation URLs which can be easily invoked from AppleScript, Terminal and other apps.

Bike Outliner: Outline Writing tool, lists, notes app for Mac:

I think macOS needs more “bicycles for the mind”.

Bike is small enough to fully understand. Once understood it’s flexible enough use for many purposes.

Bike is small, but designed for real work. It’s fast. It can handle big outlines that break other outliners. Bike’s also fast at the basics–opening files, scrolling views, and resizing windows. Bike won’t slow your Mac down.

Bike makes your writing open and accessible. Outlines are stored in text files using standard file formats. Bike is also scriptable. Automate and extend Bike with scripts.

Did Apple really make the ANC in AirPods Max worse? Yes, but…:

The technical report demonstrates the latest 4E71 firmware for AirPods Max indeed reduces the ANC and it’s not just in peoples’ heads. At the time of this writing, Apple hasn’t yet addressed RTings’ findings. There’s no class action lawsuit, though some believe it could happen. There is, however, an ongoing lawsuit between Apple and Jawbone Innovations claiming that Apple infringed on its noise cancellation patents, as discovered by Reddit user u/facingcondor.

If Apple thinks it’s a real issue, it could do a recall, or more likely, fix the ANC reduction problem in a future firmware update.