Menu Drop is a macOS utility that simplifies AirDrop sharing via menu bar drag-and-drop, clipboard sharing, and keyboard shortcuts.
Mitchell Hashimoto details using AI agentic coding tools to develop an unobtrusive macOS auto-update feature for Ghostty, sharing the full process and token costs.
A developer's wishlist for a unified social media app that connects to Bluesky and Mastodon with a clean UI and no duplicate posts.
Introduces Short Run, a macOS app that provides quick, organized menu bar access to Shortcuts with advanced features for power users and developers.
A lifelong Windows power user shares their surprising first impressions and confusions after switching to macOS, detailing the unexpected differences and challenges.
A practical guide to fixing Google Chrome when it crashes immediately on startup on macOS, focusing on corrupted session data.
Explains how to bypass macOS unified logging's <private> redaction for debugging by using plist files or configuration profiles.
A guide to creating a macOS Quick Action that lets you right-click any folder in Finder to open it as a project in Positron (an R IDE).
Guide to setting up custom desktop notifications for Claude Code on macOS using the terminal-notifier command-line tool.
A guide to building a smart, menu-bar-based session tracker for macOS using bash scripts and xbar to monitor productivity and encourage breaks.
A guide to building a real-time CPU monitor for macOS using xbar, with a focus on identifying problematic VS Code extensions.
Explains how to embed Info.plist, sign with entitlements, and use undocumented APIs to make AppleScript work in macOS CLI tools without permission dialogs.
A developer's deep dive into the challenges of opening settings windows from macOS menu bar apps, covering SwiftUI limitations and workarounds.
A satirical guide to setting Microsoft Outlook as the default email client on a Mac, highlighting the process and criticizing Apple's ecosystem.
Xcode 26 introduces AI integration, allowing developers to use ChatGPT, other APIs, or local models for coding assistance within the IDE.
SwiftUI is finally getting a native WebView component in iOS/macOS/visionOS 26, simplifying web content embedding for developers.
A guide to installing and using conda-forge to manage Python environments on macOS, especially for AI projects with specific version requirements.
Introduces Peekaboo MCP, a macOS tool that enables AI agents to capture screenshots and perform visual question answering using local or cloud vision models.
A developer's guide to solving code signing, notarization, and Sparkle auto-update challenges for sandboxed macOS apps.
