John Brayton
johnbrayton.com
John Brayton
@johnbrayton.com
I develop apps for Apple platforms. My current focus is @unread.app, an RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. I am also a co-organizer of CocoaHeads Boston.
A blog post: Murder
January 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Unread’s MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award arrived, and looks great on my desk.

Huge thanks to the MacStories team!
January 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Unread’s MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award arrived, and looks great on my desk.

Thanks to @viticci.macstories.net, @johnvoorhees.macstories.net, and the entire @macstories.net team.
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Protesting in Boston
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Merry Christmas, you old building and loan.
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have a 100-day streak of walking at least 10,000 steps per day.
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I recently moved most of my servers from Linode to Hetzner. I wrote a blog post describing the pros and cons of each hosting service:
virtualsanity.com/202512/mo…
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!

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The Butterball Hotline | The West Wing
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November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I voted (early).
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tomorrow is the No Kings protest. I am going. If you are here in the United States, please consider attending.
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.
www.nokings.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A 30-day streak. The streak will not end today.
September 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
September 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I just released Unread 4.6 with improvements to support Apple’s operating system updates.

www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2025/09/unre...

Unread is an RSS reader with beautiful typography and a variety of color themes.
Unread 4.6 Adds Support for Apple’s New Operating System Releases
www.goldenhillsoftware.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next week’s CocoaHeads Boston meeting will be a dinner gathering at MEX Taqueria. Since it falls just a couple days after the iPhone event, we will have a lot to discuss. New participants are always welcome.

www.meetup.com/cocoahead…
September 2025 Meeting - Dinner at MEX, Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
We could not get our usual meeting venue this month, so this will be a dinner-only gathering at MEX. We will meet there at 7:00 PM. Please RSVP so that we can make a reserv
www.meetup.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Watching the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
August 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is a great time to make an appointment to get a COVID shot, especially if you are here in the United States.

I just made an appointment through the CVS app. Be aware that doing so requires answering yes when asked if you are at high risk for COVID.
August 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
FB19910081: Sometimes when opening a Safari View Controller on iPadOS 26, its toolbar covers the status bar.
August 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
On iPadOS 26, using the traffic lights control on a window often results in the scroll view scrolling to the top. A UIScrollView can be made to scroll to the top by tapping the status bar, but using the traffic lights should not have this effect. I filed FB19887491.
August 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Stephen Colbert sums it up, as always. Introducing The Apple iKiss
August 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Something to be aware of with Icon Composer: Tinted variants of icons generated from Icon Composer look as expected on iOS 26, but look terrible on iOS 18. I filed FB19089822.
July 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Less importantly, who thought it was a good idea to pave over Copley Square?
July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Good trouble in Boston
July 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I just released Unread 4.5 with a Website Accounts feature. This lets you view webpage text for paywalled articles.

www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2025/07/unre...

Unread is an RSS reader with beautiful typography and a variety of color themes. Unread is available for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Unread 4.5 Adds Support for Paywalled Articles
www.goldenhillsoftware.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM