Vintage Macworld Magazine Library
Never read it myself, I'm a late arrival to the world of the Mac (I've been a user for about a decade now). Should be fun reading some of the older copies.
LisaOS Emulator
A Lisa. In the browser. While I never used a Lisa, and while I've never even seen one in person, it's still wild to me that a computer from my younger days can now just be emulated in a browser.
Finalist
This app falls under the heading of "apps I really want to like because it seems to solve a problem I want solved but I don't like how it solves it". Mostly I do like how it solves it, but something is off about it; also it's laggy as hell on my iPhone 16 Pro, for some reason.
Apple MacBooks Lose Network Connectivity After 49.7 Days Due to macOS "Time Bomb" Bug
I'm skeptical that it's just something that affects MacBooks; surely it would affect Mac Minis and any other Mac using the latest OS?
But still... oops?
k06a/macpow: Mac Power Monitor
Neat-looking system monitor for macOS
Patient-Led Smartwatch ECG Monitoring After AF Ablation: A Randomized Trial
As someone who got (pill-based) treatment for AF, and who was alerted to the AF event by his Apple Watch, this is of interest.
Kitty Cards: Create your own Apple Wallet cards (no sign-in)
Site that lets you make your own cards that can go into Apple Wallet.
I don't know why or when I'd need this, but it might be useful at some point in the future.
The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – no.heger
Personally I don't mind the look/feel of Tahoe, but there's no getting away from the fact that some of the design decisions were... actually terrible.
Eye Yay - Public domain player App - App Store
A tool for searching for and playing public domain content for the Apple ecosystem. I really need to remember to install this on my Apple TV; it seems like a great way to kill a couple of hours now and again.
Watch to 5K: Couch to 5km app for Apple Watch
I need to get back into running again, and after a bunch of health issues I need to be gentle which means doing C25K again. The NHS podcast was fine but I don't think I can really work through that again as it is kind of annoying.
This might be worth trying.
Awesome Emacs on macOS
A handy page of awesome Emacs/macOS things.
From the shortcuts community on Reddit: Google Keep to Apple Reminders
I'm in a household that is split between Apple and Google. I think this might become useful.
Body Battery for Apple Watch : r/AppleWatch
The reddit post where I first discovered BodyState. For a year or so this remained a really useful and focused app that did what I needed. As of November 2025 it's been sold to a company who are starting to ruin it already.
Such a shame.
Television Wasteland, a new streaming app for public domain weirdness : r/appletv
Reddit post that introduced me to a wonderflully bizarre app for AppleTV.
Frame of preference
The way that settings were done on the various Mac operating systems, down the ages.
Fixing error -54 with Emacs on macOS
On my older Intel MacBook Pro I ran into permission errors when trying to run Emacs, as installed via emacs-plus via Homebrew. This is the workaround.
Lumon Industries
For when work is getting too much and I need to remind myself that it's all the same shit really...
Forever ✱ Notes - A free framework for Apple Notes
A method for keeping notes in Apple notes in a highly-organised and easy-to-use way. Not something I use myself, at least at the moment, but it's worth taking a look.
OSA JavaScript recipes
For a while, you've been able to script Mac OS using JavaScript using JavaScript for Open Scripting Architecture (JSOSA). This is a huge improvement on AppleScript. Why? JavaScript isn't a great language, but it broadly follows the conventions that programming languages of the C/ALGOL family have followed for decades. AppleScript is a horrendous mess that should never have come into being.
Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2: A Deep Dive into Working with Siri and ChatGPT, Together
Comprehensive article covering all the things that iOS 18.2 brings to Apple Intelligence (even more useful to me given that 18.2 is the first time AI turns up on iOS in the UK).
These Apple Intelligence Features Aren't Coming Until 2025
Pretty useful summary of what Apple Intelligence delivers and has coming (as of December 2024).
Collections Database
Interesting and useful-looking personal database app for iOS and macOS. I haven't really needed a database app like this for a long time, but it's worth keeping a note of this should it became a requirement.
It looks good enough that I almost want to try and find a reason to use it.
iOS 18 beta removed option to track time in bed with iPhone
Having finally switched to using pure-Apple-ecosystem for sleep tracking, I was curious why I wasn't getting any sort of "time in bed" value recorded (as opposed to time asleep). The previous (iOS-based) tracking app did it just fine.
Turns out it used to be an option that was set on the phone, and iOS 18 seems to have taken it away, but still reports it (as nothing recorded).
Weird.
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts
I've not run into the new monthly screen recording prompt yet but I can imagine that when I do it might get annoying. I appreciate Apple being super cautious with security and stuff like this, most of the time, but this feels a bit too much.
It's good to know there is a way to work around it, if you're happy to go "under the hood".
watchOS 11 is available today
What’s new in watchOS 11.
This iMac is Not Obsolete!
I have a 2012/13 (I think it's a 2013) iMac just sat around doing nothing these days; also a Macbook Air too (I think that might be a 2014, I forget without looking). I've never had the heart to dispose of them and something like this could be a good use.
Story of one person's recovery of their Apple account
The circumstances of this person's ban are... up for debate and they don't seem very forthcoming with the details, so it does seem like it might have been deserved, to a degree. But, that aside, some handy information here for people if they do find themselves locked out of their Apple account.
No, Apple Didn't Really Cut Vision Pro Production By 50%
Stories all over the place in April 2024 that Apple had cut production of the Vision Pro. Those stories might not be all they seem...
How does iCloud work?
Handy wee blog all about how iCloud works; especially useful for those of us who sometimes run into problems with it not working.
LIBERATING THE MACBOOK AIR 2013 WITH LINUX
Article detailing how you can revive an end-of-lifed MacBook Air with GNU/Linux.