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It’s arrived – check all your messages in one app!
Beeper App for OSX and iOS allows you to check all your messaging accounts in the one place. It’s free for up to 5 accounts.
Help! What happened to my menubar in macOS 26.2? And how to fix it!
Here’s how to slightly improve the ugly new menubar in OSX 26.2
How to give Littlebird access to your iCloud Calendar
Littlebird, like many other apps, can sync with a Google calendar but not with iCloud. This is a shame. But I’m loving Littlebird and I wanted to give it access to my calendar. There were a few ways I tried to solve this. I’ll take you through them in case you’re having the same issue!
AI personal assistants that can monitor messaging and email
I am bamboozled by the amount of different communication channels I have. I’ve got a party coming up this week but where were the details? Was it a WhatsApp message, or did they send me an email or text? I want one app that can find exactly what I need.
Make a tutorial movie
screen.now is a very easy to use app that can record a window on your computer screen and save it as a movie. It’s like quicktime recorder, but can add simple effects like Zoom.
How to print a pdf booklet in OS X
Unfortunately there is no way in the Mac OSX print dialog to automatically create a booklet. There used to be a free app called ‘Create Booklet’ but the free version broke with the release of Mojave. You can do it manually but it is fairly complex and time consuming. This article outlines some different options.
Adding an Athom power switch to Home Assistant
Here’s a video on adding an Athom switch to Home Assistant. I love the Athom switches they are well made and reliable.
How to print to Fiji Xerox Docucentre from macOS 15 Sequoia
When downloading a driver for an old Fuji Xerox printer, DO NOT click on your model of printer or you will get a message like this: “Your selected product has reached end of service, and thus will no longer be supported by FUJIFILM Business Innovation.” INSTEAD, scroll down to the newest model driver.
How much difference does the USB cable make to my SSD speed?
There are 3 categories of USB-C cable: A charging cable, a data cable, and a thunderbolt cable. Here are some speed tests of an external Samsung T5 drive with 3
How to stop the annoying passkey dialog box if you are using a 3rd party password manager in OSX to manage Google passkeys.
If you are using a third-party password manager, for example 1password, bitwarden, Macpass etc, you may get this annoying dialogue box every time you try to log into Google: This only occurs when you have a passkey already set up in the Apple keychain. I’ve written an article about passkeys here, they are great. But
How to link to a document in Apple Calendar
Apple Calendar doesn’t natively link to local files. Here a great hack to link to a document from within Apple Calendar so that you can access the document from your calendar.
High level planning in Apple Calendar
Inspired by Reach Australia Coaching, here’s a calendar workflow I developed to align your weekly schedule with your core values, focussing on responsibilities and outcomes rather than tasks.
Which iPod has the best quality audio?
This article discusses the reasons for the difference in quality of the sound output of the various models of Apple iPod.
Taking control of your Function keys
Today I stumbled upon a fantastic application called Fluor that allows you to choose which mode the function keys operate in based on which application is open!
I need your help!
This website is a labour of love. It doesn’t have a business plan. I don’t have a lot of time to put into it. Basically, if I discover something that’s useful, I type it up and share it here. Mostly it’s for your sake – I want other people to be able to find the
How to sync between Notion and Apple or Google calendar.
I’ve had syncing working now for a year between our Church database in Notion and Apple Calendar. I use 2 sync websites. One results in a read-only iCal file that we can share with anyone and they can view the Church calendar in their Calendar app. One results in an editable Calendar in Apple Calendar
How to add a folder or file in the left side of the dock
Here’s how to add a file or folder to the left side of your dock, using chatGPT and Applescript. (Files and folders normally can only be added to the right side of your macOS dock)
How many external displays can I connect to an Apple MacBook laptop or iMac?
The number of external displays is limited by the processor not the computer. This table shows the max number of displays that you can have.
How to turn off automatic period after typing a double space
In any OSX app: Pages, Mail, Keynote, when you type a double space it inserts a full stop, or period. You can turn this ‘feature’ off.
Add any webpage to your dock
Did you know you can bookmark any webpage directly to your dock for super easy access. You can access the bookmark from your dock anytime, Safari doesn’t even need to be open.
Warning: Do not transition from 1Password to Apple Passwords!
I’ve been a long-time 1Password user. When Apple Passwords arrived a year ago I was excited to think that there would be a password manager built-in to OSX, so I jumped across. I imported all my 1Password passwords and jumped right in. It’s been a disaster. Apple Passwords does not have all the functionality of