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NetNewsWire
NetNewsWire is an open source feed reader for Mac. It does everything one would expect from a feed reader without bogging the user down with excess frippery, and does so with elegance.
MenuMeters
MenuMeters is my choice for a lightweight hardware monitor for Mac.
Using Homebrew
Homebrew is the package manager that Apple should have built in to macOS. It makes installing and managing Mac software so much easier.
Update macOS
How to use softwareupdate to keep your Mac, well, up to date.
Adding a directory to your path on Linux or Mac
How to add a directory to your path on Linux or macOS.
Simple speed test for storage devices
Here’s a quick and dirty way to see how fast it takes a storage device to write, and later read, a 2 GB test file.
Setting up the HP LaserJet Pro P1102w
My HP LaserJet Professional P1102w was a pain to set up and every couple of months stops working and requires sleuthing to fix. I cannot recommend this printer, but here’s what I know about it.
The Huawei E153 modem on Mac
Getting the Huawei E153 modem working on Mac is not difficult.
A maze of twisty little passages 