There are many situations where you may wish to get a list of all Homebrew packages installed on a Mac, specifically that were installed using Homebrew, and not anything else.   If you’re not familiar, Homebrew is a popular command line package manager for Mac, and many advanced Mac users use it to install additional ... Read More

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Omarchy is a new curated Linux distribution that offers a pre-configured keyboard driven environment and window manager. It’s lightweight and highly customizable, with system integrated AI tools, making for a unique take on operating systems. With Omarchy gaining quite a bit of attention, you might be curious in giving Omarchy a test run, but perhaps ... Read More

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Apple has issued the 8th beta version of MacOS 27 Golden Gate to users participating in the developer beta testing program. Typically the matching build arrives as a public beta soon after, so if you’re on that beta track keep an eye out for an update soon too. MacOS 27 Golden Gate is nearing completion, ... Read More

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Continuing on our journey through retro classic computing experiences, here’s another fun one reborn for retro gamers in the modern MacOS era: Chonkcraft. Remember Warcraft 2, the award-winning classic real-time strategy game from Blizzard circa 1995? You’d play as Orcs or Humans, build a village and an army, and then command that army through battles ... Read More

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If you’re a longtime Mac user you might recall the popular After Dark screensaver series of Classic Mac OS, which featured a fun range of screen saver options including the infamous Flying Toasters, Mowing Man, Boris the Cat, Bad Dog, Bouncing Ball, Art Critic, Nightlines, and many more. Many of these screensavers were just plain ... Read More

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If you’re a MacBook Air or MacBook Neo owner, there’s one accessory that I consider an absolute must-have; a USB-C hub. Why? Because it considerably expands the port options available to you, it’s not cumbersome, and the good news is that they’re also pretty cheap at around $25. What’s not to like? A good USB-C ... Read More

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Apple has released the seventh beta version of macOS 27 Golden Gate to users who are running the developer beta. A matching build typically arrives for public beta testers soon after. Any user can install MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta onto a compatible Mac, though beta system software is generally only recommended for advanced users ... Read More

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