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    What say you, Preview?

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 03:50 PM PST

    Best Free Alternatives to Must-Have Mac OS Applications

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:25 AM PST

    Bellow you can find a list of applications which are alternatives to paid applications. The application are not related to professionals like photoshop and office, but mainly applications which will improve the use of your Mac OS. I added a rate field which is my opinion to which of the following is the best.

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    Windows Managers

    Name Price Rate /5
    HyperDock 10$ 2
    Magnet 4$ 4
    BetterSnapTool 3$ 5
    Rectangle Free 5
    Amethyst Free 5
    Yabai Free 3
    SizeUp 13$ suggested by u/redbastie
    Tiles Free suggested by u/donnymurph

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    System Monitors

    Name Price Rate /5
    iStat Menus 15$ 5
    System Monitor 5$ 3
    Monity 5$ 4
    XRG Free 2
    eul Free 4
    iGlance Free 4
    MenuMeters Free suggested by u/Jimmni
    Stats Free suggested by u/donnymurph

    ​

    Network Monitors

    Name Price Rate /5
    Little Snitch 45$ 4
    Radio Silence 9$ 4
    Murus 10$ and 35$ for pro 4
    LuLu Free 4
    NetIQette Free 2

    ​

    Source: https://marduc812.com/2021/01/31/best-free-alternatives-to-must-have-mac-os-applications/

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    Edit: Added extra tools suggested by users

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    Apple releases Chrome extension for iCloud passwords

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 09:17 PM PST

    On Aqua vs. Yosemite vs. Big Sur interface design and why people "miss Mavericks"

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:07 PM PST

    As a graphic designer, I'm conflicted.

    I started on OS 9 and have fond memories of early OS X. Something about the pre-Yosemite interface has a soul and humanist friendliness and spunk that the Yosemite and Big Sur redesigns are missing.

    I think that's what appeals to me and all the others who comment "I miss Mavericks" in this sub, because we feel that the the Mac OS of the past had warmth, and today's feels cold and nearly sterile. And we feel so passionately about this that, every so often, a few folks here will go so far as to reskin Mojave, which is quite a step to take.

    On the other hand, some of those early OS X releases were ghastly in some areas of execution. Even in Mavericks, where most of the amateurish, gratuitous, or period-appropriate motifs were ironed out (pinstripes, brushed metal, 'lickable' glossy scrollbars and such), there are things that don't scream "very good design," if not "amateur hour."

    Examples of what Aqua got wrong:

    • Those Mavericks icons, the character and detail of which I love and respect so much, have a very ugly rhythm on the Dock because they're so misshapen. The perspective on them is too realistic, with a vanishing point.
    • The 3D shelf-style Dock is too fussy. (It is inviting, I grant you that.)
    • The mixing of Lucida Grande in the system—a incredibly warm, ridiculously readable and very humanist typeface that conveys "open-mindedness" in my opinion—with Helvetica in Notification Center and the early 2010s iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand was pretty careless. (Mismatching system typefaces is enough to drive a designer to insanity.)
      • Apple's affinity for mismatching fonts wasn't great. Lucida Grande and Myriad was an excellent pairing, but post-2007 they seemed to introduce Helvetica into OS X at random. This was around when iOS debuted with Helvetica exclusively—and thus begins the saga of forcing iOS aesthetic paradigms into macOS, even if they might be nonsensical in a Mac context.
        • Interestingly, the only major aesthetic concept that ever traveled in the other direction, from OS X to iOS, was the design of Dashboard. The Weather and Stock apps, and a few others, that debuted on the first iPhone largely borrowed from the respective Dashboard widgets first introduced in Tiger.
    • The rounding radius of window corners was very small, and while it didn't need to be larger, it wouldn't have hurt. Sometimes the bottom of the windows would be completely squared off without any rounding, which makes the interface look inconsistent and unfinished.

    What post-Aqua gets right:

    • Yosemite jettisons wasted space in title bars that provide neither functional nor aesthetic benefit, and starts integrating controls directly in the first row of available space.
    • Yosemite introduced unified sidebars, and Big Sur fixed a few inconsistencies.
    • El Capitan introduced their bespoke San Francisco typeface, which is better than Yosemite's Helvetica. Its grotesk style is all the rage these days, and it suits the interface well. It's prettier than Lucida Grande (although it's also colder, less readable and much less timeless. The fact Lucida doesn't look good in Yosemite says more about the interface than the font, I think. I suspect it might look better in Big Sur than it did in Yosemite, but I haven't seen it done.)
    • Designer me loves the additional white space and padding in Big Sur. Some have labeled it "chunky," but IMO it is necessary for flat design to let it breathe.
      It was what I originally expected the Yosemite redesign to look like before it was revealed, which then felt like a bit of a letdown. You can't just slap flat assets on Mavericks and hope it'll look okay.
      I completely understand that it is a space compromise for many people (there's actually a Terminal command to reduce the padding).
    • Big Sur modernizes title bars, like in Preview where the title of the PDF finally looks like a proper title. The idea of traditional toolbars really is dated. Neither iOS, tvOS nor watchOS has any legacy element such as that. Like it or not, for the Mac to look like a modern product, it was about time they did stuff like this. Unfortunately, the new design sometimes obscures the scope of the clickable/draggable area, but I think that's a very small price to pay unless it malfunctions (hello, Twitter macOS app).
    • Big Sur's increasingly rounded corners are an important step, now that most of the glossy and ornamental friendliness of Aqua is gone. Aqua didn't necessarily need such large corner radii, but Yosemite badly did. Flat design can be harsh, and rounding the corners is a great way to add depth, and signal on a subliminal level that the product is user-friendly.
      It seems like a small change, but it makes a world of difference. I think it's why Windows 10 still looks so ugly and unresolved. Those perfectly sharp corners everywhere are egregious. Truly horrible.
    • Big Sur's unified glyph set for all toolbar icons across the entire system. (Caveat: I think some of them would be difficult for users to parse without turning on the text description, and they make windows a little too low-contrast).
    • Yosemite introduced some consistency to the Dock icons without discarding what made them special and, well, iconic.

    But overall, Mavericks is so readable!!!! And looks more finished! IMO, here's why:

    The thing is, flat design (and neomorphism or whatever you want to call it) is cleaner, and more contemporary; you can observe it if you look at the history of print graphic design. But it's harder to execute properly: if you make sloppy mistakes, like inconsistent spacing or what have you, it will be harder to hide those mistakes. It can bite you in the ass if you don't know what you're doing.

    And OS X has always had inconsistencies. Not nearly as much as Windows, whose users historically didn't expect that level of precision from them, but it's still not perfect.

    Look, I'm not an app developer, but I take it that it's more of a logistical nightmare to code a gorgeous UI than it is to design a great magazine, so I have some sympathy. But iOS (and any high-concept designer's portfolio website) has shown us that it's possible.

    Flatter design will reveal all your imperfections. It is not forgiving. Aqua will disguise them or distract from them. Aqua will still look finished even when the padding in different apps varies where it shouldn't, or the buttons are misaligned by 2 pixels.

    Take panels in System Preferences, many of which differ in vertical and horizontal alignment, because they were created in different years. You wouldn't have noticed this with the glossy buttons, checkboxes and sliders, with the type set in Lucida Grande. The interface has too much depth and polish for your brain to be bothered.

    But pairing flatter elements with San Francisco—which arguably tries to make every sentence gorgeous more than it cares about insanely good legibility—suddenly the arrangement becomes a lot more important. It can be very easy for a post-Aqua app to look unfinished.

    Because of this, I actually think "flat design" is forcing Apple to be more consistent with Mac interface design than it ever has been. In Mavericks, they redesigned Activity Monitor to prepare for Yosemite. In Big Sur, they refreshed some really dated apps that needed aesthetic life-support badly, like Keychain Access, Font Book or System Information (I hope they'll improve their functionality in the future too). So that's why I'm torn.

    Why I'm torn on the new icons:

    There are so many considerations to make when designing an interface, let alone multiple device paradigms that interact with each other; it's overwhelming. For example, I think Big Sur with the Catalina icons would've been better than ever. I don't care for Big Sur's uniform squircles, because it's easier to recognize Catalina's individual shapes at-a-glance, and because some of Big Sur's logo-on-white background icons feel hasty and unresolved and... well, lazy.

    But I understand their reasoning behind the new icons. They look neater and more organized, and, in the latest example of their concessions to iOS, they obviously match the iOS apps that run on ARM Macs. I call it a concession because squircles work well on iOS (both aesthetically and as touch targets) whereas bespoke shapes would not. On macOS, the reverse is true: squircles are meh on macOS but bespoke shapes are more at-home and more functional there. Same goes for Helvetica/San Francisco vs. Lucida Grande.

    Yet they chose the inferior option for the Mac. If the Mac is a legacy platform, then this long compendium of aesthetic concessions to iOS make sense, as they're all in service to the leaner, newer OS. They gutted OS X to make iOS and slowly built iOS' functionality anew, just like they gutted the apps that preceded FCPX and iMovie '08 and iWork 2013.

    But I also keep returning to the symbolism of the icons—Macs were always about creative expression, and being different, and "being the round peg in the square hole"—both about the products themselves and about the users. We were designers and musicians and artists and writers, and we thought computers should be designed as beautifully as anything we created with them—and that was a relatively new idea at the time.

    The icons represented that idea well, because they continued to take on various forms and shapes, even as everything else got flatter, and I can't help but think about Big Sur's square icons as a depressing metaphor: literally boxing in, in corporate fashion, what used to be a culture of artistic individualism and expression. Quite literally "in-the-box," instead of out of it. To me, that even matters more than the boot chime, from an aesthetic standpoint. (Apart from nostalgia, the boot chime only brings a usability benefit when booting from recovery.)

    More generally, it's this particular shift in design thinking, from playful, to clinical, that we miss—even though Mavericks' design isn't for today's world, and arguably was showing its age back then. There has to be a way forward that is both modern, yet warm and resolved. Big Sur comes closer overall, but it's still cold. It's at once a dramatic overhaul, and yet afraid to make a statement. It brings a very renewed aesthetic point of view, but it's afraid to renounce some of the things that keep it from graduating from aesthetic mediocrity to excellence.

    The fact that I also used Windows 98, XP, Vista and 7, and couldn't give a shit about them these days, but look fondly back on the early days of OS X says a lot; that it's not just nostalgia. But standards are higher these days—clearing Windows isn't the bar anymore.

    Anyway, those are just my thoughts, but what do I know? I'm just a student with a chronic illness who's worked as a contract graphic designer a few times. Apologies for the length and thanks if you made it all the way here.

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    I made dynamic wallpapers (from big sur)

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:39 AM PST

    Problem with desktop, Big Sur

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:32 AM PST

    Hey

    Suddenly my desktop went missing. There are no icon, files or anything on my actual desktop. I cannot drag or drop anything onto my desk. I can't drag Safari tabs to use two windows of safari. I can still see all my files on Desktop in Finder.

    Someone please help!

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    iPhone/iPad apps on Mac OS Catalina

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:27 AM PST

    Can someone please suggest some procedure how it's need to be done properly? I thought that's going to be easy but seems not at least for me.

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    External SSD Notification Spam in Big Sur (Mac Mini M1)

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:01 AM PST

    Remapping of some macros

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:53 AM PST

    Hello, on my job I work on windows and I am very used to using ctrl + C or ctrl+shift+arrow to mark stuff, but on my mac that is a bit different (in this example command+c, option+shift+arrow) and that is pretty frustrating for the first 40 minutes of switching laptops. So, I want to change the combinations on my mac, but before doing it I want to ask if I change them am I going to override some programs` combinations? Thank you in advance

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    Need Mac Os X lion

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:00 AM PST

    Hey so recently bought one of the 2007 macbook duo core intel laptops and it didnt come with the OS....

    Anyone have a spare copy or link they can send me?

    really appreciate it

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    YouTube 4K working again

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:38 AM PST

    After installing Safari Technology Preview 119 I noticed that 4K is now back again working on an older MacBook Pro. Do you have similar observations?

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    Which is the better value long term?

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:03 PM PST

    Can currently buy either a lightly used Macbook Air (i3) for $800 or can try to buy the Macbook Air (m1) at a later date. That said, really only planning on using this for everyday stuff, college, and will be heavily using Scrivener but nothing intense. Plan on owning this for as long as possible.

    View Poll

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    Who remembers this?

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:30 AM PST

    Antivirus for MacOS?

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 11:27 PM PST

    So I always hear how Apple computers don't really need an antivirus because they're so good computers already and have very good built in systems. Especially with the new M1 chip they should be pretty safe. But anyway don't you think that every computer is vulnerable at some point and still needs an Antivirus program?

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    [Tutorial] Install a working Netflix App on M1 Mac (Jailbroken and non-jailbroken method)

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 07:40 PM PST

    Hi,

    I found a way how to install Netflix on an M1 MacOS device without crashing or any other issues.

    I would suggest to hurry, just in case apple disables sideloading M1 Apps again.

    If you don't own or know someone who has a jailbroken device, scroll to the end of this tutorial where I added an IPA of a working M1-Netflix-version.

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    Requirements (Jailbreak):

    - Jailbroken device (preferably iPad, but iPhone should work as well since the App is universal I think)

    - Ext3nder Tweak (Repo : http://julioverne.github.io/)

    - AppStore++ (Repo: https://cokepokes.github.io/)

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    Jailbroken method:

    Part 1: Download the right Netflix-version on jailbroken device

    - After jailbreak install the two repos and download the two required Tweaks

    - On the App Store update-history check for a version which is older than November 2020 (just to be sure).Example: for German Netflix the latest version which works without crash is 13.5.0 (find out which the best version for your region is)

    - Uninstall Netflix

    - Hold the cloud-button until AppStore++ and download the matching version.

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    Part 2: Export Netflix.ipa and install it on M1

    - Open Ext3nder, press the "..." icon and scroll down to enable "Show User Applications".

    - Go to "Installed" and check for Netflix. If everything went well, the shown Netflix should match the one you downloaded in the previous step.

    - Tap the Netflix App and press on "Rebuild To .ipa"

    - After that the ipa should show as "Argo_xx.xx.xx.ipa" (while xx.xx.xx should match the version)

    - While in Downloads Tap press the "..." on the top right and enable "Wifi Sharing". It will show you a text "Wi-Fi Sharing running at: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" Thats the link you open on your M1 Macs Safari to download the IPA on your Mac.

    - Double Click the iPA to install. Enjoy Netflix :)

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    Non-jailbroken method (looking for feedback):

    - Download of a working M1 Version of Netflix (13.5.0), exported by me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g8gLubqWjdabYzAjIRAI3W7lr967qoXr/view?usp=sharing

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    https://preview.redd.it/lch23yefese61.png?width=2880&format=png&auto=webp&s=6fc2e536c4696e462d60b6f6e15dcc5a12e01a84

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    Just finished turning macOS Mojave into OS X Mavericks. Inspired by /u/ILovePrezels' attempt, I took the challenge. Big thanks to /u/MoonPadUSer (who's deleted is account:() The comments will have links on how to do this.

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:56 AM PST

    How do I stop IOS apps from auto opening on MacOS

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:43 AM PST

    I have the iOS version of messenger installed on my Mac but whenever I receive a message it opens itself automatically even if I quit the application. Is there a workaround to stop the app from opening?

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    Screenshot organisation according to time

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:21 AM PST

    I have online classes for my college where we have to take a lot of screenshots. So is there any application or any simple code that I can do that will change the place of screenshots automatically according to time.

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    I know this is super irrelevant but you gotta check this out, insane!!

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:39 AM PST

    Icloud and syncing question

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 08:47 PM PST

    After having uploaded 200gb of photos to my new Macbook Pro, I realized that the process had filled up my 50gb of room on iCloud. This was annoying for me, because I'd prefer to keep a lot of the photos on my laptop confined to my laptop. Meanwhile, I'd like my camera photos to automatically upload to my laptop.

    I naively went to System Preferences > [my profile] > iCloud and toggled off photos under the section "Apps on this Mac using iCloud". Now I can't turn it back on again, as it says I have no room. And this now means that my phone won't upload any new photos that I take to my laptop.

    I have no interest in buying more iCloud room, so I'm looking for other options. To this end, if I click on "manage" under my iCloud storage, I'm given the option to "Turn Off and Delete" iCloud Photos, which is described as: "If you want to stop using iCloud Photos and recover your iCloud storage, you can disable it on all your devices. You then have 30 days to download your photos and videos in the Photos app.".

    I'm thinking that this might be the path forward, but I'd like to hear from someone who has done this before as I'm very apprehensive towards Photos...I've had it do weird, non-intuitive things far too often when it comes to storage and I don't want to mess up my library.

    When I was originally uploading my photos to Photos, I had toggled the "Download Originals to this Mac" option, which stores the original photos and videos directly on the mac. My assumption is that because I toggled this option, when I "Turn Off and Delete" my iCloud photos library, I won't need to re-download the photos. Is this correct? And will it be obvious which files need to be re-downloaded (if something goes wrong/if my assumption is incorrect).

    And getting back to my original intent: is it possible to not upload photos from my PC (and therefore immediately fill up iCloud) and instead, only upload the photos I took on my phone to iCloud (where it will hopefully send it to my computer)?

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    The Mac I need...

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:21 AM PST

    So I purchased my MacBook Pro back in November but the heating issue has been annoying. I'm told that the computer getting really hot doesn't damage it, but it's burning to the touch and I'm not nuts about that. This is apparently due to the metal chassis. My older Mac never got warm like this. Are the different models out there that can do what I need without this heating issue? I'm literally just running YouTube and that makes it get hot.

    I did get a cooling pad which seems to help, but sets the computer pretty far back so it's tough on my eyes to read everything. Plus the pad is loud.

    All I wanna do is is draw and edit images in photoshop and browse the web. And be able to watch videos. Nothing too complicated.

    Does anyone have any advice?

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    Resource Busy

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:10 AM PST

    I updated to macOS Big Sur in December and since then, every single time I download a file (pdf, app etc) it always says 'Resource Busy' when I click on the file right after it finished downloading, the only solution I have found is to just wait for a minute and try again, does anyone know how how to solve this issue?

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    Am I missing something? Finder is opening new folders in tabs when I've specifically disabled that setting. I want to open up folders in new windows.

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 07:10 PM PST

    Cracking Sound on Google Meets when using with Safari

    Posted: 31 Jan 2021 10:28 PM PST

    Hi guys! I got my M1 MacBook Air 2 days ago, so it's naturally updated to the latest Big Sur version. Whenever I use Google Meets using Safari, there's a small cracking sound every 2-3 seconds. Are other people also facing this issue?

    My speakers work fine when using Youtube, so I'm guessing it's not an issue with my speakers. Do you think this is a speakers issue and my laptop is a defected piece? That'd be messed up because I got it literally two days ago.

    What should I do?

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