Setting Up a New Mac the Easy Way
[M4 Mac Mini]When I bought my last new Mac two years ago, I set it up the way I had been setting up my personal...
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2026
Four Indie Mac Utilities That Quietly Improve Your Workflow
Independent developers continue to build some of the most thoughtful utilities on macOS. These are small, focused tools that solve real workflow problems instead of...
Developer Spotlight: The Low-Tech Guys, Maker of Clop, Lunar, rcmd, Pipiri and Crank
It’s always such a pleasure to find out when one of my favorite developers has released a new app. That’s how I felt recently, when...
My Stream Deck Setup for macOS Automation
I get a lot of use out of my Elgato Stream Deck. It’s one of the best hardware purchases I’ve made in a long time. It...
Mac Menu Bar Chaos
Where We Are… And WhymacOS 26 (Tahoe) is now months into its lifespan. The UI chaos it caused for menu bar management apps has calmed...
ScreenFloat is a Different Kind of Screenshot App
I only recently realized that my use of screenshots falls into two very different categories. On one hand, I use screenshots to illustrate blog posts...
Why I'm Ditching Third-Party File Managers
I’ve long been in the habit of using third-party file managers on macOS. I used Pathfinder for years, then switched to Qspace Pro a couple of years...
NeoFinder: The Mac App That Makes Offline Drives Searchable
[Image]Why NeoFinder MattersNeoFinder is a macOS app that catalogs disks and media, creating a searchable database of your files no matter where they live: internal...
A Deep Dive on Rocket Typist
Every text expansion app promises the same core trick: type a short trigger; get a longer block of text. What actually matters is reliability, friction,...
I'm Glad I Revisited Typora
Typora is a long-established Mac Markdown editor that renders as you type; no dual-pane preview, no “toggle to see what it really looks like” mode....
Octavo: Real Booklet Imposition Without the Pro Print Tax
Veteran Mac developer Amy Worrall of Double and Thrice Ltd. recently released Octavo, a focused macOS app for booklet printing and imposition. If you’ve never...
OCR Options in macOS
When you're faced with text that you can't select in the conventional way on your Mac (meaning with the cursor), there are several options. They...
Droppy - Updates and New Features
I have tried a variety of notch apps, and I haven't been truly happy with any of them. I am not sure whether the novelty...
MacPilot Tweaks Some Hard to Get To Settings in macOS
On Sale at BundleHunt for $3.99 MacPilot, a customization and utility app from Koingo Software, normally sells for $29.95 but it is currently $3.99 on ...
Trace Helps You Make Informed Disk Management Decisions
Unless you’re seeing severely degraded performance during large writes, or macOS is actively warning you that you’re out of space, you can usually let the...
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Disk Maintenance Mythology
When it comes to disk management, old myths die hard. Many of us remember when hard drives were tiny and expensive. My first PC had...
Lingon Pro Now on Sale, Fluent's Last Day at $4.99
I'm a big fan of BundleHunt, the quarterly software sale website. Lingon Pro, app app I've covered several times went on sale today for $4.00....
Desktop Workflow Apps
There are a number of apps that can help you incorporate your Desktop into your workflow in useful ways. You can adapt your desktop to...
Small Apps That Remove Friction
I'm currently covering apps on sale at BundleHunt. A lot of these are new to me, and the steep discounts make it a good time...
Developer Spotlight - Ryan Hanson
Most Mac power users recognize Ryan Hanson's apps, even if they don't know his name. Hanson's portfolio of Mac interface enhancements has earned him a...
