Command-Control-Shift-4
Copy a screenshot on a Mac.
Vinegar
A Safari extension that replaces the YouTube player.
Mimestream, a Mac app for Gmail
Mimestream is free to download and use while it’s in beta. I downloaded the app yesterday and am impressed by its design and ease of use. It should prove especially handy for anyone who manages multiple Gmail accounts.
Uh-oh, Safari 15
There appear to be many good reasons not to upgrade to Safari 15 for Mac.
Free PDF to speed up a Mac
From MacPaw, maker of CleanMyMac X.
Rename X
It is possible to rename a group of files — say, photos — in macOS. But doing so is tedious, and the options are limited. For 99¢, Rename X does a much better job.
How to delete an inaccessible note (Mac Stickies)
I found myself with a mysterious problem on my Mac: a note in the Stickies app was inaccessible. The note showed up when I right-clicked on the app icon in the Dock but was nowhere to be found on the Desktop. Thus it was impossible to delete. Quitting Stickies and restarting the Mac did nothing. Searching the Internets turned up nothing. Here is a solution.
Mac keyboard shortcuts
From David Sparks: twenty-five Mac keyboard shortcuts for greater productivity.
Simple fixes for Big Sur’s menu bar
I like a dark wallpaper for the desktop, but a dark menu bar is too severe for my taste.
Safari vs. Chrome
From MacSparky, a comparison of Mac RAM usage in Safari and Chrome.
Acorn 7
Acorn, an image editor for macOS, just received a major update.
Safari 14.0.1 problems
f you use Safari on a Mac, you might want to hold off on the 14.0.1 update. It breaks things.
Fliqlo
Yuji Adachi’s Fliqlo screensaver turns a Mac or Windows computer into a flip clock.
Fetching
A small persistent Mac problem, at least for me, over many years: right-click on a file and the Open With menu never populates. Instead it just says “Fetching. . . .” There's a fix.
about:blank
A helpful Safari extension: about:blank, which enables the user to block individual websites. Just 99¢.
Flow, a Mac app
A free app for Mac, a Pomodoro-style timer.
KeyboardCleanerTool icons
Seige
My Mac’s spellchecker fails to recognize “seige” as a nonword.
The Catalina update reminder
If you, like me, have no interest in moving to macOS Catalina, you may want to remove the annoying update reminder from the System Preferences icon in the Dock. I’ve seen various suggestions for how to do so. This one works.
A last autocorrection
I’m done with iOS and macOS autocorrection, which have messed up my writing again and again. Now on all mistakes will be my own.
Free Mac apps
From Macworld : thirty free Mac apps.
Low Power Mode
Marco Arment makes the case for a Low Power Mode for MacBooks. Until that comes along, he recommends Turbo Boost Switcher, an app he first recommended in 2015.
Keyboard Cleaner
Jan Lehnardt’s Keyboard Cleaner is a tiny free app for macOS that does one thing only: it locks the keyboard for easy cleaning.
Seashore keeps improving
Having used Seashore for at least nine years, I’m happy to donate.
Search Google Books with Alfred
companion that performs a dazzling array of tasks. A post from the Alfred blog inspired me, at last, to create a shortcut to search Google Books. Simple, as it turns out. The trick is figuring out the URL that will work.
MacUpdater
MacUpdater checks on updates for apps not from the App Store.
Speeding up the Mac dictionary
Also because it’s National Dictionary Day: How to make your Mac’s dictionary popup way, way faster, from Cult of Mac.
Quiet
Quiet is a 64-bit white-noise generator that lives in the menu bar.
Free Ruler 2.0
Now a 64-bit app.
Go64
“Go64 identifies the apps on your Mac that are still 32-bit so you can plan to update or replace them in the near future.”