My thanks to Rogue Amoeba for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week. Their application Loopback makes it super easy to route audio around your Mac. Whether you’re a podcaster, a live performer, a tabletop gamer, or even just someone stuck on too many Zoom calls, Loopback can help you.
Check out Loopback today, with a free trial. Through June 30, 512 Pixels readers can save 21% with coupon code ISMH21.
With Loopback, it’s trivial to pass audio from one application to another on your Mac. Need to play a recording into Zoom? Add sound effects into a podcast? Include music in a streamed event? Loopback gives you the power to do just that with just a few clicks. It’s like a high-end mixing board, right inside your Mac.
Loopback creates virtual audio devices, which merge audio from multiple applications and input devices into a single source. These virtual devices appear on your Mac just like a real, physical device, and can be selected for use in any audio app on your Mac. It’s incredibly powerful.
My thanks to HomeControl for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week. With it, you can control HomeKit devices and scenes, view sensor measurements and automate actions with HomeControl — right from your Mac’s menu bar.
HomeControl is a powerful HomeKit menu bar app: check the state of your home at a glance, trigger scenes or switch the status of any device directly from your Mac menu bar!
HomeControl supports all standard HomeKit devices and sensors and includes advanced features like changing device properties (lightbulb brightness or color, thermostat temperature), global keyboard shortcuts and Smart Groups to quickly control all devices in a room at once.
My thanks to Unite 4 for macOS for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week. It’s a great way to turn a webpage into an app on your Mac — including support for native notifications, new customization options, and much more. Go check it out.
Unite 4 for macOS allows you to turn any website into an app on your Mac. Using a lightweight, WebKit powered browser as a backend, you can easily create isolated, customizable apps from any site.
Unite 4 includes dozens of new features, including support for native notifications, new customization options, and much more. Unite apps also serve as a great alternative for resource hogging Electron apps or half-baked Catalyst apps.
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My thanks to Paste for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week.
It is like a time machine for your clipboard. It stores every text, link, image, or file you copy on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad so that it’s always there when you need it. You’ll never lose a copy again.
You can also create pinboards for items that you frequently use – your address, for example – so that you can access them even faster. It all adds up to less frustration and more productivity for any Mac user. So try Paste for free today and start enjoying the better way to copy and paste. Finally.
Don’t you hate it when you copy something and then can’t find it? It’s a total productivity killer, not to mention extremely frustrating. Thankfully, there’s Paste.
Paste is like a time machine for your clipboard. It stores every text, link, image, or file you copy on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad so that it’s always there when you need it. You’ll never lose a copy again.
Paste feels like a native part of the macOS, with a beautiful interface that seamlessly integrates into your workflow. Want to find a recipe you copied last year? Just scroll through the large, easy-to-read previews of your clipboard and you’ll find it in seconds.
My thanks to Switch to iPad, a newsletter all about mobile computing by Thord D. Hedengren, for sponsoring 512 Pixels this week.
You can try it for 14 days via this link.
The iPad is a truly magical piece of glass. It’s the primary computer for many. That’s why Thord D. Hedengren started Switch to iPad, a weekly newsletter about making the switch to a better computing life.
Switch to iPad isn’t just for those who have made the switch from a traditional computer to a more versatile one. It’s a newsletter about getting the most out of your iPad.
My thanks to MarsEdit for sponsoring 512 Pixel this week.
It’s a great Mac app that can make a better blogger with its streamlined editor and other tools. It is great for WordPress, Micro.blog and more. In fact, I’m writing in it right now.
Download MarsEdit today and see what all the hype is about.