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Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
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#212Earlier quoted context omitted.
I use terminator as a substitute for iterm. It's written in python and looking for your support. https://github.com/gnome-terminator/terminator
What makes it better than iTerm2?
I never said it's better. It's a replacement if you are looking for one.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#213Raycast - Replaces Spotlight for opening applications - Replaces Magnet for window management, same features but don’t have to run a separate app now. - keeps a clipboard history - allows me to convert colours and units - integrates with my calendar to show me upcoming meetings, shows them in my menu bar and lets me join them with one click - allows me to prevent my Mac from sleeping (for certain durations) with caff…
Is Raycast better than Alfred? Or mostly the same?
Tough question. Alfred never really clicked for me, Raycast clicked right away, but I can't put my finger on why.
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#214Nobody mentioned Maccy ? It's a clipboard manager, with history and configurable : https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy
I used this for ages (and its spiritual, if not actual, predecessor ClipMenu), but these days I'm using the clipboard in Raycast because it's right there.
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#215* MacPorts: Everything you need to make Apple Unix equivalent to a Linux box, plus more. Works with the Apple OS, not against it. Doesn't put things in weird places or expect to disable SIP etc. Updates the old versions of CLI stuff that is in the standard MacOS (eg bash, GNU utilities etc). * iTerm2: Awesome terminal * Karabiner/Elements: Set up keyboard mappings with more flexibility than the standard settings. htt…
You mentioned Arq being better than Time Machine. How do you actually use it ? My personal use is Time Machine for local backups, and Arq for remote backups. My reasoning is that TM is built in, and allows me to rapidly restore my machine in case of disk failure. I've always found Arq to have a rather clumsy restore dialog, and you need to create a temporary user account to restore your normal user account, or at lea…
I backup using Arq to a local NAS and to OneDrive because I got free storage there as part of an Office 365 sub.
haven't had to restore, but have verified the backups.
The problem I had with Time Machine is that I wanted to configure what to backup and avoid some things like work vs personal etc.
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#216> MacBook Air. A little off topic, but were you aware that you'll never be able to use more then 1 monitor with that before your purchase? I use a MacBook pro for work. I would've preferred the air variant to, but the artificial segmentation forced me to go for the heavier Pro
I knew this going in so went with an ultra wide monitor, no regrets.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#217Surprised no one has mentioned
LiceCap - www.cockos.com/licecap/
Free GPL app to record a screen recording directly to animated gif.
I use it to add an embedded video of a bug or tutorial to an issue tracker.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#218Earlier quoted context omitted.
You mentioned Arq being better than Time Machine. How do you actually use it ? My personal use is Time Machine for local backups, and Arq for remote backups. My reasoning is that TM is built in, and allows me to rapidly restore my machine in case of disk failure. I've always found Arq to have a rather clumsy restore dialog, and you need to create a temporary user account to restore your normal user account, or at lea…
I backup using Arq to a local NAS and to OneDrive because I got free storage there as part of an Office 365 sub. haven't had to restore, but have verified the backups. The problem I had with Time Machine is that I wanted to configure what to backup and avoid some things like work vs personal etc.
I do pretty much the same thing, though i backup locally to a NAS via TM, and remote to OneDrive using Arq.
Like you, i've also never had to restore, but i somewhat frequently (every 30 days) verify my backups, and i've never encountered a problem with Arq. TimeMachine also appears to have become a whole lot better at not corrupting your backups every n days, but i guess that's APFS at work for you.
The one remaining thing i have left is to figure out the "proper" way to backup iCloud only storage. Currently i have an app on each users device that uploads photos to a NAS, and each users laptop then backs up that share on the NAS to the cloud when Arq runs (i use scheduled snapshots on the NAS so no backup NAS to NAS for local).
While it "works", i don't completely trust it, and i would much prefer a better way. I'm aware i can put the photo library on an external drive and download originals, but that's not very practical for people that bring their laptops with them, and also access photo libraries on the go.
The only other solution i've come up with, is to have a dedicated "always on" machine, where each user logs in through remote desktop, and have that download originals for all users, but it requires me to remember to ask each person to login to the machine every time it's rebooted, which again is a chore, and i much prefer something automated that runs on the persons own devices instead of a centralized setup.
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#219If I might add my own - TechniCalc - https://jacobdoescode.com/technicalc
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#220Earlier quoted context omitted.
I backup using Arq to a local NAS and to OneDrive because I got free storage there as part of an Office 365 sub. haven't had to restore, but have verified the backups. The problem I had with Time Machine is that I wanted to configure what to backup and avoid some things like work vs personal etc.
I do pretty much the same thing, though i backup locally to a NAS via TM, and remote to OneDrive using Arq. Like you, i've also never had to restore, but i somewhat frequently (every 30 days) verify my backups, and i've never encountered a problem with Arq. TimeMachine also appears to have become a whole lot better at not corrupting your backups every n days, but i guess that's APFS at work for you. The one remaining…
I actually broke down and I'm paying the exorbitant Apple tax for the extra iCloud storage for photos etc to deal with syncing between phone/mac/ipad etc.