Archive - Tech Reflect

Inserting random email sigs in Mail on iOS

I’ve always had hundreds of sigs in Mail on macOS that are randomly added to newly created messages.

Aug 1, 2023 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

March 2023

How I predicted the rise of Twitter, barely used it, and amassed 35,000 followers

Once in a while, I make a stellar prediction.

Mar 3, 2023 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

October 2022

Killing one bird with two-and-a-half stones in Mac OS X Mail

This story is important to me because it was the first software I ever wrote that shipped to more than just a few friends or colleagues.

Oct 18, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

September 2022

When computers lived in the janitor’s closet

I started school at a pretty exciting time in the history of computers.

Sep 26, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

August 2022

Mail’s one and only (former) easter egg

Easter eggs have been highly frowned upon at Apple for many decades now.

Aug 24, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

Coldplay, synchronicity, and the Steve Jobs’ memorial

A few weeks after the death of Steve Jobs, a memorial service was held at what was then Apple headquarters.

Aug 12, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

July 2022

Just admit QA was right

Anyone that has worked in software quality assurance (QA) will tell you it’s often a frustrating and thankless job.

Jul 22, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

June 2022

Rising from the ashes: Stage Manager

Every year I worked on macOS/iOS, I would get attached to a handful of features that would ultimately get axed.

Jun 8, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian to the rescue?

At the start of 2001, Apple was (still) in terrible financial shape.

Jun 4, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

May 2022

“Why does Mail have to be so fucking complicated?”

I always joked that I didn’t work with Steve; I worked near him.

May 20, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

iMail: The email client for everyone (else)?

When I worked on Mail in the early 2000s, every incoming bug report and feature request from users was processed and tracked by me.

May 19, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

Column-view message threading in Mail

I pitched a number of ambitious ideas when I worked on Mail in the early-2000s.

May 19, 2022 •

Chris Hynes - cricket

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