A Definitive Guide to External Displays on macOS
Everything you ever wanted to know about external displays and macOS; and probably a ton more besides.
MacsyZones, FancyZones for macOS
Very interesting-looking app aimed at window layout on macOS. While macOS has that sort of stuff built in now, this seems to go way beyond that.
Tech Tip: Program a Do Not Disturb Button onto StreamDeck (Mac) · Facilitator Club
Simple instructions on how to set up the Streamdeck with a DND focus mode toggle button.
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts
I've not run into the new monthly screen recording prompt yet but I can imagine that when I do it might get annoying. I appreciate Apple being super cautious with security and stuff like this, most of the time, but this feels a bit too much.
It's good to know there is a way to work around it, if you're happy to go "under the hood".
Pie Menu - the radial menu for Mac
Love pie menus, so this looks like it could be interesting.
SketchyBar
FOSS alternative to something like BarTender (even more useful now that BarTender seems to have gone a wee bit rogue).
WidgetToggler: macOS Sonoma Widget Toggler for the Tray Bar - Easily Show and Hide Widgets
Handy-looking tool that can be used to quickly show/hide desktop widgets. I love desktop widgets on macOS, but if I want to share my screen I don't need folk seeing my Reminders list or my calendar...
Wins
Generally I'm a fan of and use Magnet; but this looks cool and is worth remembering if I ever want to try something else out.
How does iCloud work?
Handy wee blog all about how iCloud works; especially useful for those of us who sometimes run into problems with it not working.
LIBERATING THE MACBOOK AIR 2013 WITH LINUX
Article detailing how you can revive an end-of-lifed MacBook Air with GNU/Linux.
Setting up gpg on the Mac with pinentry and the like
macOS defaults list
Lots of useful information about the macOS defaults command.
Moving a macOS window by clicking anywhere on it (like on Linux) · mmazzarolo.com
The secret of the macOS Monterey network quality tool | DanPetrov
Handy bit of detail about a new network-testing tool in macOS Monterey.
Hyperdeck Markdown Presentations for iPad and macOS
Markdown-based presentation tool for macOS and iPadOS.
Manually Uninstalling FortiClient on MacOS - InfoSecMonkey - Blog Site
Details on how to wipe FortiClient from macOS.
Some macOS tips
Some I knew, some I didn't. Some handy tips and pointers to useful apps for macOS.
Problems with Emacs on macOS
A Twitter thread about issues with Emacs on macOS and how to work around or plain solve them.
Honestly, as someone who's 100% Emacs/macOS, I'd not really noticed any of these -- but I always run Emacs as a fullscreen application in its own desktop space.
How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts for Any Mac App
Simple description of how to create custom keyboard shortcuts for a specific application on macOS.
Glance – Quick Look Plugin
Extension for Quick Look on macOS that nicely handles all sorts of source code, etc. Especially of interest because it properly renders Markdown documents.
Images - Documentation - iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement
A feature I only recently noticed with iTerm2: it can show images inline in the terminal.
Hide/Show everything on a macOS desktop
Handy commands for hiding and showing everything on your macOS desktop.
Setting up a local web server on macOS 10… - Apple Community
Setting up a local web server, especially with php and serving from a user's home directory, on macOS.
How to install macOS Big Sur beta on your Mac - 9to5Mac
If/when I decided to throw the Big Sur beta on a machine, this'll be a handy guide/reminder.
Get OS X System Info from the Command Line – teczd
Handy article that documents the various ways of getting a Mac's system information inside a terminal.
Time Lines
Simple Apple/iOS-oriented app that visually shows you "when" your contacts are. Handy at-a-glance view of how available people (and I guess resources) are across timezones.
Enable Sidecar on Unsupported iPads and Macs running iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina
Information on how to get Sidecar working with unsupported Macs and iPads.
node.js - How do I uninstall nodejs installed from pkg (Mac OS X)? - Stack Overflow
Method of uninstalling nodejs from macOS if it has been installed from a package. (the idea being that you may want to manage it via Homebrew instead)
osx - How to Restore File System Access in macOS Catalina - Emacs Stack Exchange
Solution to the problem of Emacs being denied access to the likes of ~/Documents on macOS Catalina.
Relocated Items in macOS Catalina Explained - MacRumors
Handy explanation of the relocated items directory thing post upgrade to Catalina.