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Useful Mac Apps Worth Checking Out - August 2021
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It's nice to see that Doppler has made it to the Mac (Sleeve looks nice too). Hope some more of the iOS music players join it.
SigmaOS looks good too. The Workspaces idea makes more sense than traditional bookmarks/tabs do in 2021. It's for people who spend a lot of time working in web apps and not just general browsing.
SigmaOS looks good too. The Workspaces idea makes more sense than traditional bookmarks/tabs do in 2021. It's for people who spend a lot of time working in web apps and not just general browsing.
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Thanks for the recommendation. It doesn't show the cover for me, though. (Music app, no subscription, just shows the App logo)
Edit: Does work for some tracks
Edit: Bought Sleeve. Works 100% as advertised on Monterey and is more refined. Definitely worth the price.
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Raycast - get it, it's the best, another spotlight replacement, but this one is just fantastic.
Example - I can get to my schedule and jump straight on a zoom call on my calendar right from the app, no setup or anything required, it just gets the info from my calendar events.
It converts anything and everything
Way faster than spotlight
IDK what else it can do, it has a lot of other functions, but it's the one spotlight replacement that's a no-brainer for me, I don't have time or patience to learn a whole page of commands or set up complicated shortcuts (Alfred, I think, or maybe that was another one).
Raycast is also free. Also has github integration etc. It's an amazing app.
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I gnash my teeth having to pay 10 US for Apple iCloud, I am definitely not paying for anything else monthly.
There must be a happy medium somewhere between subscriptions and one time fees!
Example I have some iOS apps I paid full price for - some $5, some $3... ... 5 years ago. And they're still running, some of them have heavy use, and I never paid another dime. That's silly - I want to pay them more. Maybe annual, as long as I am using it. Just not 10/month.
For example I got Minecraft iOS for the kids about 5 years ago, they're still playing it, hours every day, both kids with family sharing, and it was $5. That's unfair - would be happy to pay more.
Similarly for Roblox but that game has built in items so I give the kids a balance they can spend, so we fairly compensate the developers.
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will check out LuLu thanks for the recommendation guys, I need a little snitch-like program.
Example - I can get to my schedule and jump straight on a zoom call on my calendar right from the app, no setup or anything required, it just gets the info from my calendar events.
It converts anything and everything
Way faster than spotlight
IDK what else it can do, it has a lot of other functions, but it's the one spotlight replacement that's a no-brainer for me, I don't have time or patience to learn a whole page of commands or set up complicated shortcuts (Alfred, I think, or maybe that was another one).
Raycast is also free. Also has github integration etc. It's an amazing app.
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I gnash my teeth having to pay 10 US for Apple iCloud, I am definitely not paying for anything else monthly.
There must be a happy medium somewhere between subscriptions and one time fees!
Example I have some iOS apps I paid full price for - some $5, some $3... ... 5 years ago. And they're still running, some of them have heavy use, and I never paid another dime. That's silly - I want to pay them more. Maybe annual, as long as I am using it. Just not 10/month.
For example I got Minecraft iOS for the kids about 5 years ago, they're still playing it, hours every day, both kids with family sharing, and it was $5. That's unfair - would be happy to pay more.
Similarly for Roblox but that game has built in items so I give the kids a balance they can spend, so we fairly compensate the developers.
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will check out LuLu thanks for the recommendation guys, I need a little snitch-like program.
MiniKey looks nice, but macOS Monterey probably makes it obsolete:
"there's a built-in two-factor authentication feature so you can generate two-factor verification codes right on your Mac without having to use a third-party app."
www.macrumors.com
"there's a built-in two-factor authentication feature so you can generate two-factor verification codes right on your Mac without having to use a third-party app."
macOS Monterey: All the Features Detailed
Unveiled at the 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference on June 7, macOS Monterey is the previous version of Apple's macOS operating system.
www.macrumors.com
I'm just thinking out loud and have done no research at all… I remember when unlimited data went mostly out and the capped teirs came in, then unlimited came back around. I also remember the days of $129 os upgrades. Has anyone seen a good article predicting when/, if the subscription trend will end the days of one-time payments for each major upgrade, will come back around?
Every 3rd party app I have is on the screen below and none of them I pay monthly. Office comes with my seminary. I have an old Transmit version that was before they went subscription Pixlemator and Goodnotes are examples that you can make good apps that people pay more than a few dollars for because you get good value in return.
Every 3rd party app I have is on the screen below and none of them I pay monthly. Office comes with my seminary. I have an old Transmit version that was before they went subscription Pixlemator and Goodnotes are examples that you can make good apps that people pay more than a few dollars for because you get good value in return.
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Those days will return when enough users stop being willing participants in the subscription plans and forcing the devs to rework their price plans.
Is capitalizing on people's fear of data mining a bad thing?
As I looked at SigmaOS' page, I couldn't help but conclude that their browser isn't the end product... they're laying a foundation for something else. Most likely building an infrastructure that they'll then later sell to a big fish for a big payout.
i get developers need a paycheck but good god, subscriptions are getting out of control.
‘Must have’? Don’t think so. The standard Apple provision is very good imho.
But I am interested to learn of additional apps for the Mac.
coconut battery is one that springs to mind.
does a vpn qualify?
But I am interested to learn of additional apps for the Mac.
coconut battery is one that springs to mind.
does a vpn qualify?
If you don't mind me asking, in what way is LuLu superior to Little Snitch? I've had Little Snitch since version 2 and love it. It has actually intercepted an outbound connection from malware that got onto my machine at one point, which saved me from who knows what, probably just being part of a botnet.
I tried LuLu about a year ago since it's free but it seemed to be simply a less granular version of Little Snitch with a significantly smaller set of functionalities. And I'm not looking down on the dev, Patrick Wardle. I have several other of his tools installed and really like/appreciate them. I would have LuLu running if Little Snitch didn't exist and/or if I didn't already own it when LuLu came out.
If you don't mind me asking, in what way is LuLu superior to Little Snitch? I've had Little Snitch since version 2 and love it. It has actually intercepted an outbound connection from malware that got onto my machine at one point, which saved me from who knows what, probably just being part of a botnet.
I tried LuLu about a year ago since it's free but it seemed to be simply a less granular version of Little Snitch with a significantly smaller set of functionalities. And I'm not looking down on the dev, Patrick Wardle. I have several other of his tools installed and really like/appreciate them. I would have LuLu running if Little Snitch didn't exist and/or if I didn't already own it when LuLu came out.
I'm one of the people working on Slapdash, appreciate the feedback on the pricing. A huge portion of Slapdash is free and we plan to expand the free feature set even further.
The pricing around Slapdash has mostly to do with indexing and working with your cloud applications, which is very difficult to build, maintain and very expensive to run. But, we think it solves a really important problem for computer workers - so combination of cost and unlocked utility is what the pricing is based on.
If you are using Slapdash for personal use, the free plan should have you covered. If you are using Slapdash in a work setting and connecting work apps, you'll likely have to pay to get the most out of it - which we think is fair.
(I work on Slapdash).
We don't think Slapdash is better than Alfred, but it is different.
The free version of Slapdash will be able to do everything that Alfred can (i.e.: controlling your computer), but where we excel is working with your cloud apps. We effectively built the missing file system for the cloud.
Other material differences: you can use Slapdash with a team (sharing commands is super useful and fun), access it in a browser and eventually on mobile.
If you are playing around with Slapdash, we just put together a Slapdash command that shows the latest MacRumors headlines.
The command is hosted on Replit. This is also something unique to Slapdash: commands can just be URL endpoints hosted on the web.
so its Alfred that searches cloud services too?
here is something you might want to integrate or work with, just a suggestion:
LazyWeb Inc
LazyWeb brings you Andi search - conversational, anonymous, and ad-free. Find what you need.
lazyweb.ai