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Recently, I got a new MBA but found that text messages were not syncing to the new Mac, so I started troubleshooting. This issue is quite common, so I’m documenting it here.

Troubleshooting Steps

1. Open iMessage on Mac, verify that iCloud message sync is enabled
   

2. On iPhone, go to Settings-Apps-Messages, verify that Messages is enabled, and enable the corresponding device in Text Message Forwarding.
   

Fixed

During the troubleshooting, I found that my issue was because I hadn’t selected to forward text messages to this Mac on the iPhone. After enabling it and sending a new text message, everything worked fine.

Like many of you, I rely on Apple’s cross-device clipboard synchronization. Recently, I encountered an issue where copying between my office Mac and iPhone wasn’t working - neither device could directly cloud copy to the other. After some investigation, I finally resolved it. I’m marking it down here, which might help others.

Symptoms

Copying between my office Mac and iPhone wasn’t working. For example, when copying text on a Mac, the iPhone couldn’t detect it, and vice versa. This was particularly frustrating when I needed to quickly transfer a piece of text from one device to another.

Issue Identification

While developing GitLink, I needed code highlighting functionality, so I researched highlight.js and discovered some implementation details worth noting.

Import highlight.js

For web pages requiring CDN import or direct src import, you should not use highlight.js resources directly, but rather use highlightjs/cdn-release.

For projects involving build tools, you should use the npm package of highlight.js.

Using keyboard controls with OpenEmu on a Mac can be inconvenient. I have an Xbox console, and I discovered that it can be connected to a Mac for playing OpenEmu games. Here’s how to set it up.

Connecting Xbox Controller to Mac via Bluetooth

1. Open the Mac’s Bluetooth settings and select Add Device.
2. Press the pairing button on the Xbox controller, and Mac will automatically detect it.
3. Once found, select the Xbox device to establish the connection.

Recently, while implementing a JSON data editor using Monaco editor, I discovered a method to implement JSON Schema-based intelligent suggestions to enhance user experience. Here’s what I learned.

Implementation

Using Monaco-editor’s language service to implement JSON Schema-based intelligent suggestions.

Setting up JSON Schema

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monaco.languages.json.jsonDefaults.setDiagnosticsOptions({
          validate: true,
          schemas: [
 {
              uri: "http://myschema/abi-schema.json",
              fileMatch: [model.uri.toString()],
              schema: {
                type: "array",
                items: {
                  type: "object",
                  required: ["type"],
                  properties: {
                    name: { 
                      type: "string",
                      description: "Function or event name"
 },
                    type: { 
                      type: "string", 
                      enum: ["function", "event", "constructor"],
                      description: "Type: function, event, or constructor"
 },
                    inputs: {
                      type: "array",
                      description: "Input parameters",
                      items: {
                        type: "object",
                        properties: {
                          name: { 
                            type: "string",
                            description: "Parameter name"
 },
                          type: { 
                            type: "string",
                            description: "Parameter type"
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
 ]
 })