From the project’s readme:
Apple’s AirPort Utility is not guaranteed to run on macOS 27 and newer, so I reverse engineered the application and have reimplemented it for macOS 27 and newer with Swift (front-end code) and Python (backend protocol code).
I love that this exists.
(Via Rui Carmo.)
➝ Source: github.com
I write from my iPhone all the time. Almost everything I publish here starts as a draft on my iPhone.
Most of my link entries are written entirely from my iPhone. My longer articles are generally written on my iPad, but I will occasionally write from my Framework 13 as well.
In terms of my iPhone writing workflow, I run a shortcut that creates a new markdown file in iA Writer — either a blank template if I’m writing a feature article or with the title, link, and optional quote if I’m writing a link entry.
Once I’m in iA Writer, I write out my thoughts, add any other relevant links, update the title, file name, URL slug, and tags.
When it’s ready to publish, I send it to another shortcut using the Share Sheet that will schedule it to publish here on Initial Charge.
➝ Source: brennan.day
From the overview:
Coax turns your home media server into a linear cable channel guide. It scans your library, then automatically generates a schedule full of channels that you can flip through at your leisure.
Point the app at your Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby server and it generates a channel guide based on genres, playlists, collections, and more. It will even display over-the-air channels if you’ve configured a compatible TV tuner — with Plex DVR, for example.
It’s an excellent app and has earned its spot next to Plex in my Apple TV’s top row.
➝ Source: coaxtheapp.com
Rick Findlay, writing for Reclaim the Net:
Brave shipped Containers this week. Version 1.92 of the browser lets you wall off tabs from one another so that cookies and site data stay locked inside whichever container you opened them in, even when two tabs point at the same website.
You can now hold several identities at once without the browser blending them together.
Firefox has had this feature available for years through its first-party Multi-Account Containers extension. But I stopped using Firefox a while back because it lacked an ad blocker on iOS.
One of the features I missed from Firefox was containers, though. And now they’re available on Brave.
And this is convenient timing for me — I just started a project at work where containers make things significantly easier. I can log in to a work-specific account within a container and remain logged in to my personal account in normal browser tabs, ensuring I don’t accidentally do anything on the work account because I forgot to log out.
➝ Source: reclaimthenet.org
From the readme:
PaperWM is a GNOME Shell extension which provides scrollable tiling of windows and per monitor workspaces. It’s inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers.
I haven’t spent much time with window managers, but I often read or hear about how great they are. I’m going to give PaperWM a try to see if it sticks
➝ Source: github.com
From Edovia’s weblog:
Starting with Screens 5.8.8, remote access is built directly into Screens on Macs running macOS 14 or later.
This means you can now make your Mac reachable from anywhere without installing Screens Connect separately. Everything is configured directly from within Screens, making setup faster and easier than ever.
If you’re using a Mac running macOS 13 or earlier, a Windows PC, or simply prefer the standalone version, Screens Connect remains available and fully supported.
This will be a handy change — less apps to maintain on some of my machines.
➝ Source: blog.edovia.com
LJPUK:
Apple today increased their service pricing across the board and it was enough for me to realise Apple Music no longer makes sense when I’m already paying for YouTube Premium. Apple Music goes up to £11.99, YouTube Premium is £12.99 and on top of a good music service you get no ads on YouTube.
This is actually why I’ve always argued against streaming music services in general. You are not in control.
Distilling my longtime argument down to its simplest bit, I’d ask “do you want to pay $10 a month for music for the rest of your life?”
But truly, it was never going to just be $10 per month. The price was going to go up over time. It was going to get more expensive to have access to the same music.
If you purchase your music, though, I think most people would reach a point in their life where they stop buying new music entirely or they’re only buying a few albums per year. The cost of music would go down for you over time.
Yes, if you already pay for YouTube Premium, a dedicated music streaming service like Apple Music doesn’t make much sense. But I’m not positive a streaming music service makes much sense long term, at all.
➝ Source: ljpuk.net
I’d like to see more developers offer app icons that aren’t constrained by Apple’s squircle shape. It makes the dock look worse and more difficult to skim.
➝ Source: tyler.io
