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Automate saving and restoring windows with one click or keystroke.
Do you like to verify whether you are using the latest versions of our applications? Just use the Check for Updates menu item in each program or enable its automatic check feature. Or better, use Bresink Software Updater to check, download, and update our software products automatically. For manual verification, you can also use the version overview.
To set up a Time Machine server on a Mac in your local network, it is necessary to enable the SMB file server of macOS that will share the data for access. SMB is the Server Message Block protocol recommended by Apple for file sharing. It is also being used by other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows® or Linux®. As of OS X 10.9 Mavericks, this protocol has become the standard for file services on the Mac.
#apple f:article tips Later today, you’ll be enthused by Apple’s event to upgrade your Mac to Big Sur. While that may well be a great choice, before you do, please take a careful read through the following articles here. They’ll spare you a lot of frustration and maybe even having to reformat your internal storage and re-install your previous system. Big Sur is wonderful and ready to go, but don’t rush it.
Too many windows to manage? Large display? Or sometimes getting lost in multiple monitors? HazeOver is for you! This app automatically highlights the front window by fading out all the background windows.
OpenMTP - Advanced Android File Transfer Application for macOS
Clipboard manager for macOS which does one job - keep your copy history at hand. Period.
Whether you’re after the best features, design, or security,
Canary "raises the bar and sits firmly on top" - The Next Web
A fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows
Picard is a cross-platform music tagger written in Python.
kitty is designed for power keyboard users. To that end all its controls work with the keyboard (although it fully supports mouse interactions as well). Its configuration is a simple, human editable, single file for easy reproducibility (I like to store configuration in source control).
The code in kitty is designed to be simple, modular and hackable. It is written in a mix of C (for performance sensitive parts) and Python (for easy hackability of the UI). It does not depend on any large and complex UI toolkit, using only OpenGL for rendering everything.
Restore and save multi-display resolutions and arrangements on macOS
On MacOS High Sierra I had to create the directory KeyBindings and then create the file switching the ^ and @ symbol. Then I had to close Atom and open it again.
{
"@^\UF701" = "noop:";
"@^\UF702" = "noop:";
"@^\UF703" = "noop:";
}
With the release of v3.3 of iTerm2 (I only just recently noticed this version mixup – v3 of v2 🙈) a Minimal and Compact theme entered the stage. That motivated me to prettify my iTerm2/ZSH terminal.
Today, I'm very pleased with my setup, and people asked me to share my settings – so here we are!
Managing your files got a lot easier and faster. Taggy Tagger can automatically tag and move files for you. Simply drag and drop a folder from Finder and select the tags you want to be added. That's it. Now, watch them appear and trigger actions whenever you add files to that folder. No need for complex rules or scripts. Just a switch.
When I need to work long hours outside of the office I usually set a smaller font in iTerm2 and Emacs (those are the applications that I use most) because I don't have access to a large external display. Having to manually set the font in two different applications every time is a bit unhandy, so I started looking for a solution.
Keyboard shortcuts help you work efficiently. Add keyboard shortcuts to common tasks. Use shortcuts that are easy to reach and easy to remember. Get your work done faster.
Application, plugin and theme discovery and manager for macOS
Create thumbnails for your website in seconds with ThumbsUp. Drag them to its icon and it converts them in a batch with the previously set options. Of course ThumbsUp works with all image formats supported by the Mac including PDF documents and movies.
Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas