News From Timo

I am working on an update to DFU Blaster to reorganize the UI a bit to make it a bit more compact (DFU Blaster Pro is an app from Twocanoes Software to easily put a Mac into restore mode and automate the restore process). SwiftUI makes putting keyboard shortcuts in the menus difficult so I added in the keyboard shortcuts but didn’t have a good way to add them to associated menu item. SwiftUI seems to lean towards menu-less apps (iOS influenced?) and it wasn’t worth it to me force a mac specific feature.

I took a look with fresh eyes and using SwiftUI @State, I can detect when the command key is down, set a state, and then show the keyboard shortcuts in next to the UI element it triggers. I neat side effect is that all the keyboard shortcuts require the command key, so you are about 1/2 way to typing the shortcut when hitting command.

As always, the current beta is here

listening to some sweet 90s music from the solomon islands on my sony walkman. totally normal thing to do in 2026.

Password Utility is one of those apps that I wrote for myself, but thought it would be useful for others… A simple keystroke and your login password is copied to the pasteboard. Makes viewing keychain items and approving password prompts SO much easier.

New video on the new RFID reader and app is finished. Getting ready to post!

Amazing work in 2025 by Accelerate Climate Solutions. We share an office with this non-profit organization. (The founder is my wife Cathy Clarkin).

I was involved in the Solomon Islander intern project where Accelerate Climate Solutions had interns in the US and the Solomon Islands document stories of climate change from elders in the community.

Check out the full report.

3d printing an NFC enabled case for an ipad. because i can.

Hard to believe I am still riding my bicycle to work on December 19th. The new office is only 1 mile from the house, and most of it is a path through a park, which helps. As long as it is dry and there isn’t much ice, I probably will avoid a bad spill.

Setting up the video studio in our new office. Lots of ideas for the new year, most of them incredibly nerdy.

still riding my bike to work.

A big week coming up.

1. We are releasing Password Utility for macOS
2. iOS Beta on RFID Authentication for iOS with Autofill
3. XCreds 5.7 is feature complete and goes into final QA testing. Added in Authenticated FileVault which will be EPIC.