Doing the thing is doing the thing
Why doesn’t my brain always understand this very simple concept? 😞
Bugs Apple Loves
This is very much my kind of sass!
The bugs are real. The math is not. All estimates are made up. Your frustration, however, is valid.
This weekend’s bug, for anyone playing along: after a reboot macOS 26.2 changed the resolution of my external monitor. The same monitor that was plugged in before and during the reboot. The same monitor that has been plugged in for months.
More macOS bugs
Bugs I’ve encountered in macOS Tahoe 26.2 since my last list:
Wi-Fi menu
I had a “Privacy Warning…” item in the Wi-Fi menu in my status bar (something to do with private Wi-Fi address) but clicking on it did nothing. The text changed colour on mouse down/up, but I was never taken to the “…”.
Clipboard history
The clipboard history feature added to Spotlight turns itself on following a reboot. I use Pastebot so I don’t want this and I don’t need it, but it won’t stay turned off.
Broken buttons
Speaking of Pastebot, when I choose to clear it’s clipboard history it throws up a dialogue asking for confirmation which has “Cancel” and “Clear” buttons, neither of which can be clicked. I have to use the keyboard. I can move the dialogue and select text in the dialogue, but not interact with the buttons using the mouse. I can’t imagine this has anything to do with Pastebot - surely it’s just using standard macOS APIs?
These are all inconsequential issues, but I haven’t had to go looking for them - they’re right there in plain view. They are also all new in Tahoe, and Apple has an infinite amount of money and access to resources I can’t even imagine. So what is the problem here?
John Gruber suggests downgrading
Oh Gruber is pissed!
The good news is, I have a solution. Do not upgrade to MacOS 26 Tahoe. If you have already upgraded, downgrade.
John Gruber hasn't upgraded to macOS Tahoe yet
John Gruber at Daring Fireball following commentary on a few posts which have been doing the rounds about icons in macOS menu items:
It might sound hyperbolic but this change is the reason why I’ve decided not to upgrade to MacOS 26 Tahoe. I could put up with the rest of Liquid Glass’s half-baked who-thought-this-was-OK-to-ship? nonsense, but not the whole menu bar. I can tolerate being angry about UI changes Apple makes to the Mac. But I can’t tolerate being heartbroken.
You know things are bad if John Gruber hasn’t upgraded to Tahoe.