Getting a New Mac for Christmas? A Few Apps to Help Migrate Your Setup
Macs and Mac applications offer so many customizations that it's impossible to remember them all. Quite frankly, it can be easy to forget what's native...
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2025
Question for Developers About Updates
Why do some apps not cooperate with updater apps that use Sparkle or Homebrew? Does it cost extra money, or is it more difficult to...
Revisiting Options for Text Expansion
I've recently been on a mission to reassess some of the software I use to ensure I'm employing it in instances where it can accomplish...
How to Use Topgrade Silently and Automatically for Multiple Update Protocols (Free)
In a recent thread on the effectiveness of available macOS app updaters, several people lamented that the FOSS command line tool Topgrade requires too much...
Digital Photo Frame App Makes Old Hardware Useful Again
I love it when I find an app that solves a problem I didn't know I had. I am always reluctant to get rid of...
Some Cool Things You Can Do If You have The Right App
Automatically Open Archive Today When you Click on Any Link to a Paywalled Article.Most experienced users know that you can copy the URL from a...
Drafts Wins App of the Year at Mac Stories
Drafts, an app by Agile Tortoise (AKA Greg Pierce), remarkably won App of the Year for 2025 at Mac Stories, a full thirteen years after...
Affordable Alternatives to Hazel
Hazel is an automation utility that uses rules to automatically perform file operations on user-defined folder contents. It uses a variety of metadata to move,...
Parachute Backup - Specially Designed for iCloud and Photos
The difference between a backup service and a syncing service is subtle but important. iCloud keeps the same version of your documents and photos in...
An Apple Disaster You Can Avoid
I've been on a small crusade for the past year to persuade people who have gone all in on the Apple ecosystem to diversify the...
How to Get The Most from Raycast
As I enter my third year using Raycast, I'm still impressed with the sheer volume of use cases into which it fits. I’ve been using...
PhotoSweeper - Powerful, Adaptable, Affordable One-Time Purchase
In 2025, the world takes more photos in a single day than it used to take in a decade. For most Mac users with an...
My Take on Bloom, a Mac File Manager
I've always used a file manager as the center of the way I interact with my computer, much more so than a launcher, dock, or...
Subscription Update for the Year Ahead
In a move no one could have predicted, I managed to cut my subscription costs this year (by $7). I drastically reduced the number of...
A Deep Dive on Eagle Filer
I've built what amounts to a database of my entire digital life stretching back to the early 90s, using the super powers of EagleFiler from...
AppAddict's Default Tech Stack, Third Edition
This is the third annual edition of my personal tech stack. In 2023, I saw many people talking about their default apps as a result...
Update on Options for Updating Apps
With nearly over 500 apps installed on the MacBook I use for testing, keeping everything updated is a daily chore. If I wait a week...
KeyKeeper is The Tool for Tracking Your Software Purchases
If you have been taking advantage of all the Black Friday sales, You've got a bunch of information to track - serial numbers, download links,...
Backup Loupe
Everyone need a backup plan. The more complex your workflow is, the more complex your backup strategy will become. I use a combination of cloud...
Details on Mega-sale of Daisy Disk, Houdahspot, CleanshotX, Default Folder X, Downie, Marked 2 and more
It's always good to see a sale on popular, well established apps. Today through Friday, you can get a dozen quality Mac user favorites individually...
