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Every time I come across a paid 30 dollar version of software being sold for macos, I can find a free open source alternative that often works better pretty quickly.
I’ll pay you $30 if you point to me a free open source alternative to Sketch that works better. /s if that isn’t obvious. P.S. As a non-designer who’d like to use Sketch maybe once every two to three months, the price is pretty steep.
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I’ll pay you $30 if you point to me a free open source alternative to Sketch that works better. /s if that isn’t obvious. P.S. As a non-designer who’d like to use Sketch maybe once every two to three months, the price is pretty steep.
I actually prefer Figma than Sketch, and it's free.
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Another shout-out for Karabiner. It's amazing. I was using Linux primarily, but recently switched fully to MacOS. With an IBM Model-M keyboard (old-school, missing the Apple/Window keys), I wouldn't be able to live without Karabiner.
> IBM Model-M keyboard I hope you work in a sound proof room.
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Not really, there is already well written solid software for the Mac which I do pay for. What would happen if these companies open sourced their software is most users would stop paying and they would be forced out of business. Open source devalues developers work.
That is a cop out. It is not "abstract concept devalues", YOU are the one that chooses not to pay.
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There are several perks to paid software that is typically missing from just free software: * Guaranteed updates/bug fixes * Better support * More polished product There are free alternatives to basically everything, but people still pay for stuff.
>Guaranteed updates/bug fixes Such a bold statement. Numerous times paid software produced errors, which went unfixed until the product was discontinued and then you had to buy a new version.
Unfortunately there will always be a small number of companies using scummy tactics like that, but not most of them.
I have a personal list of macOS apps I use that is similar & goes in detail in how I use the apps. https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/my-mac-os Karabiner specifically is life changing software. At this point ALL keys on my keyboard are custom modifier keys. It's wild. https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/dotfiles/blob/master/karab...
What do you do if you lose your data and have to start over? As far as I know, there is no way to automate the settings of all of these macOS apps that don't have config files that can be backed up like VSCode. Do you use Time Machine?
Now I’m trying to sort out how to push backups over vpn since it’s not identifying the drive correctly, but when I’m home it’s flawless.
I have a personal list of macOS apps I use that is similar & goes in detail in how I use the apps. https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/my-mac-os Karabiner specifically is life changing software. At this point ALL keys on my keyboard are custom modifier keys. It's wild. https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/dotfiles/blob/master/karab...
What do you do if you lose your data and have to start over? As far as I know, there is no way to automate the settings of all of these macOS apps that don't have config files that can be backed up like VSCode. Do you use Time Machine?
man defaults
defaults domains | tr " " "\n"
defaults read com.apple.Safari
[0] https://ss64.com/osx/defaults.html
[1] https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/
[2] https://dotfiles.github.io/