The Archive is a new plain-text writing and reference application for the Mac.¹ It's made by people that are super-nerds about plain text and has a lot that looks familiar and a lot that is new and clever. This is not a review. It's a highlight of ...

This might not be a trend, but if it’s a glimpse at the future of apps, count me out. From Dan Goodin at Ars:

The app is Calendar 2, a scheduling app that aims to include more features than the Calendar app that Apple bundles with macOS. In recent ...

I purchased a nice external drive to use for TimeMachine on my Mac.¹ After formatting the drive and configuring encrypted TimeMachine backups I noticed it was taking a very long time to complete. I waited a day for it to complete and discovered I had a new problem. Every ...

This week was a really fun episode of MPU with Rose Orchard. There's a ton of interesting ideas for automation on this show. I especially liked the bit at the end about Launch Center Pro, which has long languished on my iPhone.

It's funny, I think Mac Power ...

Ever try to get a screenshot on your Mac that includes a notification or a mouse hover menu? You need a timed screenshot for that.

I’m using Keyboard Maestro for this but there are lots of ways to get timed screenshots, including the built in Grab application. OSX Daily ...

I occasionally use Chrome as browser on macOS. It's a fine browser and I use it most of the day at work. But it always bugs me that Google sees fit to run update processes constantly, even if Chrome isn't running. Luckily, I have Little Snitch on my ...

It's officially called the Sorter but I think of it as a note clipper. DEVONthink Pro Office provides a pop-out drawer to quickly capture information to specific databases and groups in the application. Hop into the DEVONthink preferences and define a shortcut.

The Sorter will initially look like a ...

I commented about my increased dependence on window managers in my iMac Pro review. I'm split between two applications: Keyboard Maestro which has more detailed control and Moom which has a better interface. I may settle on one eventually but for now I’m ok bouncing between them.

Keyboard ...

It's an adjustment.

I haven't had a desktop Mac since my late, great, Mac Pro from 2006. Those were some good times but it was also a relief when I replaced it with a portable MacBook Pro. I remember thinking that I'd never go back to having ...

I know Rogue Amoeba is in the news the past two weeks for other things but I thought this was cool. If you already own a Rogue Amoeba app you can get SoundSource for free.

SoundSource is a handy little menu app¹ that provides more detailed controls over input ...