Windows user to Mac - Tips, Suggestions & Apps

CranialBlaze said:
The problem with Alfred is they a bit daft, the tool is worthless in its free form, 99% of its power comes from the paid version, for which there is no trial.

I had downloaded a paid version from a 3rd part source and only then decided it was worth paying for. Like what’s the point in a free version that completely disables to only feature that would make people consider buying it…
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I've checked out the Powerpack page several times and I can't for the life of me work out how my life would be improved by any of that.

The search shortcuts (e.g. "yt xyz" -> "xyz" search on YouTube) are available in the free version. Clipboard history freaks me out because I'm copying license keys and client credentials throughout the day every day. macOS already has a text expander built in. I use Spotify so not sure about that music stuff. While I think Finder is fairly lousy compared to File Explorer, I'm sceptical that replacing it with a search bar is a step forward. I'm quite happy to launch Terminal before using it. I don't use 1Password. The workflows look excessive for my needs. All I want from the upcoming Shortcuts is to generate a bunch of spaces and populate them with the apps I use at the start of every day, with a single shortcut. That would be great. So I dunno about this Alfred stuff.

Cassady said:
I’m not holding my breath on what Shortcuts might have to offer. Whilst it will no doubt make basic automation much more viable, and will allow some scope for more advanced automation, given how it will subsume Automator eventually, there is a day and night difference between what Automator offers straight out if the box (in the absence of AppleScript/other scripting), and what the apps I mention, particularly KM bring to the party.

That said, Shortcuts will undoubtedly overlap to some extent with what the others offer at a basic level, but would be suprised if it allows for more advanced functionality. Of course, scripting language incorporation will change that, but it is quite remarkable what can be done via KM, Hazel, Alfred without having to go that route. KM conflict palettes, for example — the greatest thing since sliced bread, imo!! And when you do use scripts, it ramps up exponentially.

But regardless, does make sense to wait a few months to see what the Mac version of Shortcuts offers, and then decide from there. Maybe Apple gets serious about automation on the Mac again, and blows it out of the water!
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While I can appreciate the usefulness of such hectic automations, my simple work life doesn't require all that on my computer. I'm a web developer - my stuff happens in the cloud. My automations and scripts are already in place, for stuff like quickly setting up a blank site or optimising PHP and the firewall, monitoring uptime and performance, and so on.
 
Can someone that uses Outlook on Mac please assist me

Since yesterday I have this weird issue whereby 1 mailbox (imap account) won't display signatures or attachments. Yet the other 4 mailboxes do.
Auto download of media is turned on so I don't know what else could be causing it.

I've tried restarted Outlook and the MacBook and still no dice
 
I too have a question:

How do I remove the new lines when copying from Terminal?

What I expect to see:

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When copied and pasted, it appears like this:


PING www.google.co.za (172.217.170.67): 56 data bytes


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=0 ttl=107 time=40.082 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=1 ttl=107 time=44.214 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=2 ttl=107 time=35.815 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=3 ttl=107 time=44.320 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=4 ttl=107 time=35.734 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=5 ttl=107 time=41.195 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=6 ttl=107 time=37.868 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=7 ttl=107 time=39.080 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=8 ttl=107 time=35.041 ms


64 bytes from 172.217.170.67: icmp_seq=9 ttl=107 time=44.130 ms





--- www.google.co.za ping statistics ---


10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0.0% packet loss


round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 35.041/39.748/44.320/3.464 ms
 
PhireSide said:
I too have a question:

How do I remove the new lines when copying from Terminal?
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Good question... I've however noticed iTerm doesn't do this.


Code: 
PING google.com (216.58.223.110): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=0 ttl=115 time=74.730 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=1 ttl=115 time=72.827 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=2 ttl=115 time=74.163 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=3 ttl=115 time=73.611 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=4 ttl=115 time=74.721 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=5 ttl=115 time=74.854 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=6 ttl=115 time=72.769 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=7 ttl=115 time=72.551 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=8 ttl=115 time=73.388 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=9 ttl=115 time=72.880 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=10 ttl=115 time=73.923 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=11 ttl=115 time=74.511 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=12 ttl=115 time=75.392 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=13 ttl=115 time=73.015 ms
64 bytes from 216.58.223.110: icmp_seq=14 ttl=115 time=75.266 ms
^C
--- google.com ping statistics ---
15 packets transmitted, 15 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 72.551/73.907/75.392/0.939 ms
 
Nimz said:
Can someone that uses Outlook on Mac please assist me

Since yesterday I have this weird issue whereby 1 mailbox (imap account) won't display signatures or attachments. Yet the other 4 mailboxes do.
Auto download of media is turned on so I don't know what else could be causing it.

I've tried restarted Outlook and the MacBook and still no dice
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This is just incase anyone else experiences such an issue.
Hold Control and right click on the mailbox account giving issues and select repair.

I contacted Office 365 online chat to assist me and they wasted 4 hours of my time.
They created a new Outlook profile and added all the accounts again then tried to export the old mails into the new profile. It worked but all my email signatures were gone and all mails were unread - total disaster
Agent advised that it is an "emerging problem" and their engineers are working on it.

After failing, he said he will escalate it and I should get a call the next day (Still no call)

Anyway told the dude to undo everything and i'll try sort it out myself.
 
I just figured out if you right-tap/click on a menu bar item and hold down Option, the option to force-quit appears. You can also relaunch Finder this way.
 
Not wanting to create a new thread but any people using their M1 MacBooks with an external monitor?

My buddy is looking at getting one for his M1 MBA & is going thru options.

Which ones are good ito of value & use. Any links would be appreciated as well.
 
Bryn said:
Sizzy, epic browser for web development testing
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Do you know if they will port this to the M1 platform, I got setapps now, but it seems quite a few of the nice apps require rosetta & all the youtubers say never install rosetta on M1 it kills performance on all apps native & otherwise...?

I also took out the second device sub just to discover there is only like 2 apps for iOS worth it, mail and adguard, so I hope setapps buil dmore iOS stuff
 
FiestaST said:
Not wanting to create a new thread but any people using their M1 MacBooks with an external monitor?

My buddy is looking at getting one for his M1 MBA & is going thru options.

Which ones are good ito of value & use. Any links would be appreciated as well.
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I do not use the iMac with external simply cause I don't have another hub, I want to order from amazon.

but the macbook air i use with an external 27" dell 1080p, I got the usb-c to hdmi and usb3 hub from experimac was R999 for the hub, I think the ones at computer mania is about R599

hubs = kak expemnsive
 
Thor said:
Do you know if they will port this to the M1 platform, I got setapps now, but it seems quite a few of the nice apps require rosetta & all the youtubers say never install rosetta on M1 it kills performance on all apps native & otherwise...?

I also took out the second device sub just to discover there is only like 2 apps for iOS worth it, mail and adguard, so I hope setapps buil dmore iOS stuff
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Nothing wrong with Rosetta. Dunno who those YouTubers are. I've seen nothing reported like that and my machine has godlike battery life. Don't really care what's running natively or via Rosetta.
 
Bryn said:
Nothing wrong with Rosetta. Dunno who those YouTubers are. I've seen nothing reported like that and my machine has godlike battery life. Don't really care what's running natively or via Rosetta.
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The only thing I've found to absolutely eat battery is some of the compatible iOS apps and games, for some reason.
 
Thor said:
Do you know if they will port this to the M1 platform, I got setapps now, but it seems quite a few of the nice apps require rosetta & all the youtubers say never install rosetta on M1 it kills performance on all apps native & otherwise...?

I also took out the second device sub just to discover there is only like 2 apps for iOS worth it, mail and adguard, so I hope setapps buil dmore iOS stuff
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Don’t listen to YouTube.

I have 400 odd M1’s all with Rosetta and no such problems.

Try things for yourself before believing bullshit peddled by others.
 
Here is a cool little app for those deep into the Fruit ecosystem. Display all your iDevices' battery levels in one spot on your Macbook or iPhone/iPad :)

www.alanyan.ca

Cloud Battery

Cloud Battery is a set of applications for macOS, iOS and watchOS that allow you to set up storing battery levels in the cloud. This allows for easy checking of all devices at once and setting smart notifications for low battery and charge notifications.
www.alanyan.ca www.alanyan.ca

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PhireSide said:
Here is a cool little app for those deep into the Fruit ecosystem. Display all your iDevices' battery levels in one spot on your Macbook or iPhone/iPad :)

www.alanyan.ca

Cloud Battery

Cloud Battery is a set of applications for macOS, iOS and watchOS that allow you to set up storing battery levels in the cloud. This allows for easy checking of all devices at once and setting smart notifications for low battery and charge notifications.
www.alanyan.ca www.alanyan.ca

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I uninstalled it, very VERY delayed.
 
PhireSide said:
Here is a cool little app for those deep into the Fruit ecosystem. Display all your iDevices' battery levels in one spot on your Macbook or iPhone/iPad :)

www.alanyan.ca

Cloud Battery

Cloud Battery is a set of applications for macOS, iOS and watchOS that allow you to set up storing battery levels in the cloud. This allows for easy checking of all devices at once and setting smart notifications for low battery and charge notifications.
www.alanyan.ca www.alanyan.ca

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Doesn’t Find My kinda do that?
 
I've been using Alfred for a while now and I've barely scratched the surface of what is possible with it. It is like a spotlight turbomachine with hooks into almost everything on your system.

You can create macros, bind them to shortcuts, built controls for players. It can google, amazon, duckduck or any search or even all at once.

I'm enjoying it.
 
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