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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

This is the most hilarious duct-tape workaround for the problem of macOS/iOS thinking you're voice-dictating the names of your contacts (99.9% of the time I'm saying "more", not "Moore"). But this workaround works, and I am grateful for it: www.reddit.com/r/ios/commen...

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Sindre Sorhus @sindresorhus.com · 14/08/2025

New app Short Run ⚡️ Run shortcuts from your menu bar sindresorhus.com/short-run

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Just finished my free #mac newsletter about a *shockingly* good Finder replacement and a free dictation app that made me stop resenting Siri. See what I'm yammerin' about here: laptopllama.me/subscribe/

Screenshots of a finder replacement, and banter with a dictation model

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Summerfest has some nice discounts on Scrivener, Scapple, BBEdit, EagleFiler, etc. for anyone interested: www.artisanalsoftwarefestival.com

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SummerFest

Summer Festival Artisanal Software.

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DEVONtechnologies @devontechnologies.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Welcome, DEVONthink 4.0 Copernicus! — Here's our new DEVONthink generation with a slew of new features and improvements, from generative AI to versioning, audit-proof databases, a completely rewritten web interface, new automations and much, much more. #devonthink #upgrade buff.ly/7qm8WXg

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Did anyone else have the sudden realization with the new Finder icon that maybe it was always supposed to also be a face in profile?

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Carlo Zottmann @zottmann.dev · 08/05/2025

Huge shoutout to @amerpie.lol for his very, very positive review of my contextual #Shortcuts launcher #BarCuts. I'm positively blushing 🙏🏼 In case you don't know him: Lou is a prolific macOS app reviewer. His blog is great for finding new things, is what I'm saying

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BarCuts Brings Order to Your Shortcuts Menu

I make extensive use of shortcuts all day long on my Mac. I use them to import data into Obsidian, generate alt-text for images I post on my blog or social media, query Open.AI, dismiss…

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Hiro @hiro.report · 04/05/2025

The Hiro Report returns *tonight* with a fresh basket full of new apps and tech to try out in the week ahead. We’ve got- ☕️ Making a cafe at home 📷 A killer camera sling 📲 A screensaver for iPhone 🫂 Tech to improve your social life …and more! Don’t miss out! subscribe.hiro.report

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The Hiro Report

Sweet dopamine hits of must have tech, apps, and gear straight to your inbox every Sunday night.

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Would you like to find out more about colorful cursors, column-calendars, or what should've been called the thumbPhone? Sign up for my free #mac nerd newsletter to find out what I'm yammerin' about: laptopllama.me/subscribe/

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

RIP, MacUpdater: www.corecode.io/macupdater/p...

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 21/04/2025

Today on AppAddict - Free App List Number 4 - This is the fourth collection of free apps reviewed on AppAddict. Links to the first three collections are posted below. I've downloaded and installed each of these on my Mac. I've added many of these ... appaddict.app/post/free-app-list-nu…

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

I am intrigued by the hint of an anti-smartphone.

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Sindre Sorhus @sindresorhus.com · 17/04/2025

New app: Simple Color Palette Create, view, and edit color palettes Free. Available for macOS 15, iOS 18, and visionOS 2. sindresorhus.com/simple-color...

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Plugging Hiro's newsletter as usual. I'm unsure if signing up now gets you this week's issue, but as a hint to its intriguing contents, I will say that I'm a sucker for cooperative board/card games.

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I knew I sensed a disturbance in the Force. Looking forward to whatever "how robbers look at buildings" means.

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

@hiro.report has generously spared me his samurai-sword-strike for stealing his excellent newsletter format, so I announce to you my first llamaletter! It's free! laptopllama.me/subscribe/ It clues you in to 3 nifty apps, including my faves from the majestic @mikker.dev & @rhyskentish.bsky.social.

A collage of images from the first llamaletter

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Sindre Sorhus @sindresorhus.com · 30/03/2025

New app: Text Lens Extract text from anywhere on your screen sindresorhus.com/text-lens

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Can't believe it took 5 years before someone realized our Raycast windows need a ferret. Thanks @timoransky.bsky.social! www.raycast.com/timoransky/v...

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

As the rest of us slackers have been making meager Top 25 #mac apps lists, Miniponki on Reddit made a list of 51 (!) apps, all categorized and described. www.reddit.com/r/macapps/co...

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

There's *no* way you'll be able to guess what @sindresorhus.bsky.social's new #mac app called Googly Eyes does.

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 02/03/2025

Today on AppAddict - Lots of Updates from Sindre Sorhus - Whether you know who Sindre Sorhus is or not you still may be using one of his many popular and mostly free apps. Sindre is a full-time open-source developer currently based in ... appaddict.app/post/lots-of-updates-…

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I legitimately laughed at Rhys Kentish's new app. You must literally touch grass to unlock your procrasti-apps: apps.apple.com/us/app/touch...

Person taking a photo of themselves touching grass.

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 22/02/2025

An AppAddict Review for your Mac - The free tier of the emoji picker, Rocket, lets you enter emojis right from your keyboard with a custom shortcut. There's practically no learning curve. appaddict.app/post/r... #Mac

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Rocket - Free, Slack-Style Emoji Picker

Rocket, by indy developer Matthew Palmer is a free app to help you quickly insert emoji into your typed communications via Slack style shortcuts. By default, if you type a colon and the begin typing...

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Spamming my Top 20 Mac Apps post everywhere because people seem to like it, which is a new feeling to me :) laptopllama.me/top-20-apps/

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Top 20 Mac faves - laptopllama

The apps I use for focus, procrastination-bashing, and productivity.

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Sindre Sorhus @sindresorhus.com · 16/02/2025

New in Supercharge: Add menu items directly in the Finder context menu to open files and folders in specific apps. You choose which apps show up and whether to show the app icon.

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 15/02/2025

I Picked My Top 20 Apps - I love software more than is probably healthy. These are my favorite apps for GSD. How many of them do you use? - linkage.lol/my-top-20-apps #linkage

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@sindresorhus.bsky.social's new Shortcutie app adds 19 handy macOS Shortcut actions, with more to come. Check it out, automation nerds! sindresorhus.com/shortcutie

A list of Shortcutie's actions:
- Get Active Browser Tab
- Run JavaScript on Active Browser Tab
- Get Active Browser
- Get Selected Text
- Clear Notifications
- Get/Set Default Browser
- Set Grayscale Mode
- Is Screen Being Watched
- Open App (Extended)
- Set Folder Color
- Hide All Windows
- Quit All Apps
- Eject All Disks
- Show Desktop
- Empty Trash
- Get/Set Desktop Widgets Visibility
- Get/Set Function Keys Mode
- Clear Recent Lists
- Open System Setting

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Tip for fellow #macos dweebs: I noticed that Bundlehunt's current sale has BusyCal for a ridiculously cheap $7. It has so many niceties that I've even been finding it superior to specialized apps for things like timeblocking.

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

If you're interested in managing workday chaos, you might like my new post on the power of infinite outliners: laptopllama.me/werewolf-wor... I tried (too?) hard to make it entertaining.

A savage werewolf/calendar threatens you.

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I like @raycast.com's new (and free!) Focus feature. V-cül!

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

New app from @sindresorhus.bsky.social: Default Browser. Switch the default browser from the menu bar, keyboard, Focus mode, or Shortcuts. sindresorhus.com/default-brow...

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Default Browser

Switch default browser from your menu bar

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 11/01/2025

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Background Music - Per App Volume Control and More - When I am at work, I like to leave my system volume setting in the midrange. I want to be able to hear incoming mail alerts... apps.louplummer.lol/post/background…

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Yep, I finally sprung for DaisyDisk, and it's got so many nice little things about it.

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 03/01/2025

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - SwitchResX - Granular Resolution Control - As multiple monitors become more and more common and as the typical user is much more likely to use a laptop than a desktop, dealing with scre... apps.louplummer.lol/post/switchresx…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 31/12/2024

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Mac Automation Roundup - I'm a big fan of automation apps for macOS but I'll admit, even the best ones can have a steep learning curve. If you've loaded up at the App Store, you might not even know whic... apps.louplummer.lol/post/mac-automa…

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

A last minute upset in my prestigious App of the Year award! @jaennaet.bsky.social's new #macos menu bar app has finally solved a problem we're all familiar with: not having a meter of how full the International Space Station urine tank is.

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 24/12/2024

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Orange Card - Get Info Easily for Free - Orange card is a tiny (less than 1MB) free utility, available on the Mac App Store. It has a simple drag and drop (or paste) interface. It's used t... apps.louplummer.lol/post/orange-car…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 22/12/2024

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Universal and Cross Platform Apps - The apps on this list are either free or buy once and use on multiple platforms with just a couple of exceptions. The links are to reviews of the apps that... apps.louplummer.lol/post/universal-…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 18/12/2024

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Free Security Apps for Mac - Clyde is an app that sounds an alarm when someone shuts your laptop, so that when you walk away from it to order coffee or look for a book and it gets tampered with, eve... apps.louplummer.lol/post/free-secur…

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Dan (laptopllama) @laptopllama.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

WinterFest 2024 (artisanalsoftwarefestival.com) is looking really nice, with 25% off longtime #macos powerhouses like Scrivener, BBEdit, Yojimbo, DEVONthink, etc., as well as the Take Control Books series.

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MacAutomationTips 🖥️ @macautomationtips.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

[New Video] Homerow is nifty app for triggering items in any app using just your keyboard. youtu.be/lqdNdTYANLs?...

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Homerow: Click Items With Your Mac Keyboard!!

YouTube video by MacAutomationTips

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 17/12/2024

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Drafts Pro 50% Off for New Users - For new users, Drafts Pro is 50% off the first year. Drafts was the first app I installed when I became interested in iOS and Mac automation. The power users ... apps.louplummer.lol/post/drafts-pro…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 15/12/2024

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Cronica - A Free, Privacy Focused Media Tracker for Mac and iOS - There are many paid options to discover and track movies and TV shows, most of them being subscrip... apps.louplummer.lol/post/cronica-a-…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 11/12/2024

Today's Mac app review on AppAddict - Mac Translation Apps - Offline, Google and DeepL apps.louplummer.lol/post/mac-transl… Most modern browsers have multi-language translate b... apps.louplummer.lol/post/mac-transl…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 09/12/2024

Today on AppAddict - mtop - A Resource Monitor for Crowded Menu Bars apps.louplummer.lol/post/mtop-a-res… I regularly check MacMenuBar.com for new additions. Today i found a ni... apps.louplummer.lol/post/mtop-a-res…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 08/12/2024

Today on AppAddict - Simplenote - Free, Rock Solid and Dependable for Over a Decade apps.louplummer.lol/post/simplenote… Simplenote by Automattic is... apps.louplummer.lol/post/simplenote…

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Lou Plummer  @amerpie.lol · 07/12/2024

Default Apps for 2024 - These are my default apps for just about everything, updated for a new year. - linkage.lol/default-apps-for-2024

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