John Siracusa

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I've Got a Member Special For That

Apparently Apple programmers use their windows like John uses his windows. He's got a member special video for that.

Podcast: Accidental Tech Podcast
Episode: 614: Don’t Puke for the Show

Marco
So when you are logging in to Safari with, you know, to App Store Connect or something with a developer account, and it sends you the 2FA code, it shows the 2FA box on the Mac exactly centered in your screen.

Marco
You know what else is exactly centered in your screen? The input boxes in Safari that you have to type it into.

Marco
So every single time I have to drag the little window out of the way so I can see it. It’s always on top, of course. So I can type in the code. And it’s like, doesn’t this happen to everyone inside Apple?

Marco
How has this not been fixed after all these years?

John
Maybe everyone’s using their windows like I am. I’ve got a member special video you can watch so you can learn how to arrange your windows so they’re not always dead center on your giant screen.

Casey
Oh, my goodness.

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