It has been about a year since I published Really leaving the Linux desktop behind. This marks the first year I’ve used Mac OS as my primary computing environment since 2014. Now, I want to summarise my thoughts and feelings on using the Apple ecosystem as my primary platform – good and bad. The Amazing … Continue reading Daily-driving a Mac, one year later
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Using MailWrap on macOS Monterey
Apple’s Mail Plug-In system is quite amazing, and has led to some innovative and brave developments as an MUA (Mail User Agent). These brave developments include: wrapping long lines like a decent MUA, quoting messages in replies correctly like a decent MUA, and an option to Wrap Text like a decent MUA. I actually forgot … Continue reading Using MailWrap on macOS Monterey
2 TB USB drive on a PowerBook G3 Pismo
I have a 2 TB USB SSD for my photo library, and I wondered: would it work on my PowerBook G3 Pismo with Mac OS 9? Let’s find out!
Designing a Sheet in Interface Builder
Quick tip time! This is an anecdote from a libre project I'm working on, specifically Auctions. One of the things I am doing right now is implementing the Cocoa/Mac UI. I'm writing a flow using sheets for signing in to accounts. I had a lot of issues making the sheet accept input; it just wouldn’t … Continue reading Designing a Sheet in Interface Builder