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spectre3d

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    Comment #49224467

    I just refreshed my feeds and the typo is still there, although maybe that’s due to some part of my FreshRSS+Reeder setup.

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    Comment #49027511

    “The Devil’s Advocate”, often on the last page. https://vintageapple.org/macuser/ Example Feb 1989, “The NeXT Grand Scheme”

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    Comment #48505324

    The abbreviation doesn’t have to be the first few letters verbatim either. For example, I use ‘du’ to launch Disk Utility and ‘ff’ for Firefox.

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    Comment #48503282

    Like Quicksilver, Alfred, Launchbar, Butler, Raycast, and many other launchers, you can train Spotlight to always launch the same thing depending on what abbreviation you type. The…

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    Comment #47962814

    Smultron is a good one that I’ve been using for over a decade alongside BBEdit. The developer offers versions for 10.10 Yosemite and newer. https://www.peterborgapps.com/smultron/

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    Comment #47855383

    The T2 chip is Apple silicon, and marked the beginning of really locking down the OS running on a Mac (as opposed to iOS, which was always locked down that way, and Intel Macs whic…

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    Comment #47224572

    > Many apps are missing many keyboard shortcuts that you may be used to This is true. To see the ones that are available, hold down the command ⌘ key to get a scrollable list of al…

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    Comment #47223443

    Yes, AdGuard works. That’s what I use, although I appreciate the other recommendations in the sibling comments above.

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    Comment #47223433

    VNC and other Remote Desktop solutions work, I use an app called Screens to remotely manage my Macs and PC from an iPad with keyboard and mouse. Or did you mean the other way aroun…

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    Comment #46916525

    > I believe what you wrote here has ten times more impact in convincing people. Seconded. It was great to follow along in your post here as you unpacked what was happening. Maybe a…

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    Comment #46333569

    Same here, I was confused and disappointed when I clicked the link and was presented with yet another screen recorder.

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    Comment #46240709

    Hold down the Command key when you have something selected in Spotlight, it will reveal the path.

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    Comment #45946114

    Two iPads, an iPod Touch and an iPhone of mine have been made unusable by OS updates. If Apple had made the cutoff just one OS version sooner, then they would still feel snappy to …

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    Comment #45946039

    Agreed, pulling the phone out of a pocket with my thumb on the home button and having it unlocked and ready to use by the time I look at it is is ideal. Much better than having to …

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    Comment #45939246

    Except that Apple didn’t make this. It’s made by the Issey Miyake brand.

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    Comment #45939222

    Agree with the frustration at their SSD and RAM upgrade prices, but Apple doesn’t make the iPhone Pocket. It’s made by the Issey Miyake brand.

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    Comment #45939204

    The iPhone Pocket is not made by Apple. It’s made by the Issey Miyake brand.

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    Comment #45645932

    > That’s not… an option for the workflow it’s currently being used in. I’ll hunt for more user-generated scripts to modify on that forum. Thanks for your response.

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    Comment #45643431

    Thank you, good to know AHK is able to do part of what Keyboard Maestro can, it just requires more work and troubleshooting for every script/macro. That example script also doesn’t…

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    Comment #45639390

    I wish there was something like Keyboard Maestro for Windows or Linux. It seems like there isn’t. I’d love to be corrected, though! From what I can tell, AHK can’t do (m)any of the…

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    Comment #45635716

    “Show Borders” is available in Accessibility-> Display & Text Size in iOS 26.1. (Along with Increase Contrast and Reduce Transparency)

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