Permissions Reset 2 - Free Troubleshooting Tool
One of the first steps in troubleshooting a misbehaving Mac for many years has been to repair the disk permissions, currently a feature of Disk...
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Mac Apps
2025
Setapp Goodness and Tips
Setapp is an app subscription service ($9.99 a month) owned by the Ukrainian company Macpaw. It has approximately 1 million subscribers, which is a good...
Apps for Photo Archiving Workflow
I'm in the process of removing my data from most of the big US based tech companies in favor or smaller, more privacy focused companies....
Fmail2 for Fastmail
After using Gmail for twenty years, I recently decided to move to a more privacy focused provider I could use with my own domain. I've...
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Sensei - Do You Need It?
When it comes to Mac utilities, there are things that are helpful to have, but that are not absolutely required. Many of the "nice to...
SiteSucker for Mac - Affordable and Powerful
Today I downloaded and tested an app that's been on my radar for a while, SiteSucker for Mac by developer Rick Cranisky.. You can give...
CharmBar - Easy Dock Customization
Like many Mac users, I enjoy customizing the look of my operating system. I particularly like the look of older, vintage icons from Mac history,...
New File Finding App, Cling, Is Not Everything
I recently saw a new Mac file finding app, Cling, announced on Macupdate and Thriftmac. The description of the app said that it brings fuzzy...
Swinsian Music App - The Answer to Feature Bloat
Swinsian is an app for playing music that ticks every box in what a Mac based music player for local libraries should be. I can...
Time Based App Launchers
Every night my Obsidian Vault is synchronized to a folder on Dropbox. I use an app called Sync Folders Pro, in which you can schedule...
Cog - Free and Open-Source Local Only Music Player
Cog is a free and open-source music player that can read and display metadata from dozens of formats, including AAC, MP3, ALAC, FLAC, Ogg, and...
Using Kagi Search Engine on a Mac - Software and Tips
For those not familiar with it, Kagi is a subscription based, no-ads, privacy-focused search engine that provides an extreme level of customization. Unlike DuckDuckGo, which...
Lots of Updates from Sindre Sorhus
Whether you know who Sindre Sorhus is or not you still may be using one of his many popular and mostly free apps. Sindre is...
Pieoneer- Multi-Use Pie Menu
Pieoneer, by developer Martin Lexow, is a pie menu app with three primary use cases. App SwitcherUsing any hotkeys you like, you can summon a...
Opting for Mac Apps That Are Immune to Changes in US Privacy Laws
Many people have become concerned that changes in the US politics, the FCC and attitudes in the big American tech companies may result in less...
Hyperspace Frees Up Disk Space Without Deleting Files
Developer, writer and podcaster, John Siracusa, has a new app you should try out if disk space on your Mac is starting to become scarce....
Captin Solves a Major Mac Annoyance
Unless you are an accomplished touch typist, which I am not, you probably spend a lot of time looking at the keyboard when working at...
Libation - Audiobook Downloader and Converter
Amazon recently announced its intention to prevent customers from being able to download copies of their purchased ebooks, a feature it had supported since the...
Everyday Apps
I never realized this blog would become as popular as it has. I picked up blogging as a hobby to accompany the other joy in...
Privacy Badger Extension from the Electronic Freedom Foundation
Protecting your online privacy is an ongoing game of whack-a-mole with big tech. Google is making a big deal out of eliminating tracking cookies at...
