Myke is on vacation, so Federico and Stephen are finally free to talk about the Mac and AirPower. Then, a Q&A session for the ages.
I miss him, but we sure had a lot of fun at his expense without Myke.
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Liftoff #164: A Dashcam for a Space Probe⇢
The future of the International Space Station is the topic of a new report, all while the SLS inches closer to its first launch. Also: DART is on its way to a celestial crash and a spacewalk has been delayed thanks to debris from the recent Russian ASAT test.
My New Keyboard
Myke Hurley has been big into mechanical keyboards for over a year now, and we finally got together to build me my first custom keyboard. I have to say, I love how it turned out:
I started with the new Keychon Q1 in Navy Blue. To that, I added a full set of NovelKeys_ Silk Red switches. I was worried about how much force the keys would take to press, but these linear switches may be too light. I just have to brush a key for it to register, so I may end up swapping in something more robust.1
Kbase Article of the Week: Change Spoken Content Preferences for Accessibility on Mac⇢
An article releated to yesterday’s video:
On your Mac, use the Spoken Content pane of Accessibility preferences to customize the system voice, be notified when an alert or app needs your attention, and set other options for content your Mac can speak aloud.
Video: The Voices of the Mac⇢
The Mac has been able to speak since its introduction, and today the feature is core to the Accessibility story for macOS. However, some of the voices available today are straight from the classic Mac OS. In this video I compare some examples from Mac OS 9 with some from macOS Monterey:
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- TextSniper - Extract any uncopyable text from your Mac’s screen
- Squash 3 - Batch resize and optimize images on macOS
- Permute 3 - The easiest to use media converter
- PathFinder 10 - File manager for macOS
- Default Folder X - Enhanced Open and Save dialogs for macOS
- DaisyDisk - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space on Mac
- BetterZip 5 - The next generation of archiving
- Aeon Timeline 3 - Create beautiful data-rich timelines
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Mac Power Users #616: The Quality Will be Ensured, with Daniel Jalkut⇢
This week, our pal Daniel Jalkut drops by Mac Power Users to talk about his indie development career, the new MacBook Pro and the many options developers face when picking a method for writing a macOS application.
Connected #373: ★★★★★: How Dare You?!⇢
Federico and Myke are joined by alternating members of the Hackett family. Beats are reviewed and thanks are given.
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Kbase Article of the Week: Find the Serial Number of your Apple Display⇢
Is there a single support document that more Mac nerds want to be updated than this one?
Opening Some Old Mac Mystery Boxes⇢
Join me tomorrow at 2 PM Eastern as I unbox some old Macs I received over the summer. I didn’t get a chance to open them as they came in, so I’m not sure what I even have, so this should be an adventure.
Mac Power Users #615: The Clipboard Manager Roundup⇢
This week on Mac Power Users, David and I explore some of the best options when it comes to supercharging the copy and paste game, both on the Mac and even mobile devices like the iPad and iPhone. There are some exciting software titles in this space, and I’m glad we took them for a spin in this episode.
The 512 Pixels Holiday Gift Guide for People Like Me
It’s that time of year again, so if you have people in your life like me, here are some gift ideas that may prove helpful:
- Macintosh “Hello” Enamel Pin: $8 on Etsy
- Think Different license plate frame: $19.95 on the Missing Byte
- 2020 WWDC Reversible Emoji Medium Jacket: $87.47 on eBay
- Recapped Macintosh SE/30: $550 on eBay
- Ford F-150 Lightning (in the Lariat trim) with the extended-range battery and twin-panel moonroof, painted in Carbonized Gray: Price and date TBD