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zprofile open in Terminal With added scripts from Bruce and Brett (all described in the article)

Finder and Terminal in the Same Window – Fun with Scripts — by Bruce from Tennessee

This is Bruce from Tennessee, aka UseTheData, with a tip for working with the Finder and Terminal. The problem to be solved is that, when working with files, I find some operations to be easier in the Finder and others to be easier in the Terminal. There are times where I needed a terminal window […]

iPhone 13 Pro at 77mm → Zero Items Matched

Smart Albums in Photos by Focal Length

I’ve been working on smart albums inside Apple Photos and I’ve found some interesting things. Let’s set up a problem to be solved. Let’s say the next iPhone is coming out and you’re trying to decide which model you might need. Perhaps you’ve always gone top-of-the-line because of the cameras, but this year you’re wondering […]

Tiny Mac Tips (Part One) on ScreenCastsOnline

October 7, 2022
by podfeet

I’m up to Part 5 of my Tiny Mac Tips series as written articles, and you’ll hear Part 5 in this week’s podcast. But if you’d like to actually see these tips in action, ScreenCastsOnline has just released my latest video tutorial demonstrating 15 of my favorites. I’ve also finished production of “More Tiny Mac […]

I Have Made Fire – Shortcut with Shell Script to Mount a NAS Share

I’m a huge fan of the well-known app Hazel from Noodlesoft. You’ve probably heard of it and may use it yourself, but just in case you haven’t I’ll briefly describe what it does and the problem it solves for me. Hazel watches folders you specify and then takes action on the items in those folders […]

Assist Your Wordle with Taming the Terminal – Regular Expressions

If you’ve been on the Internet in the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard about a wonderful new word game called Wordle. Just in case you haven’t heard of it, or if you’re confused at all about it, let me give you a quick intro before I give you a way to help you play […]

NC #861 Proxy Icons are Back, More M1 Max Mac Musings, Automate Launch of Terminal in Current Finder Window, Pozio to Secure Smart Device Listening

November 7, 2021
by podfeet

Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, November 7, 2021, and this is show number 861. mp3 download CCATP #704 – Chris Ashley & Rod Simmons on BBQ and Tech Podcast with Steve Sheridan Blog Posts […]

dragging icns file onto get info window to add an icon to the app

Tiny Tip – AppleScript to Launch Terminal in Current Finder Directory by Frank Vos

Last week I talked about using the proxy icon in Finder windows to drag into a Terminal window so I could quickly change directory quickly without typing the full path and without having to escape out the spaces between words in my directory paths. Frank Vos wrote in with a great tip on how to […]

Proxy Icons are Back! (In macOS Monterey)

November 5, 2021
by podfeet

Proxy Icon Last week I gave you a set of Tiny Tips from Helma about how to take advantage of the Path Bar in Finder windows. I explained that I used to use the proxy icon to drag into Terminal windows to avoid typing the path to a directory, and the Path Bar icon will […]

Tiny Tip(s) – Use the Path Bar by Helma

View → Show Path Bar in Finder This week’s tiny tips come from Helma from the Netherlands. She sent me an email recently and agreed it would be ok if I elaborated on it for all of you. Her opening line was: Did you know that the Path Bar in the Finder is more than […]

Apple Apps Aren’t In Your Normal Applications Folder and Why You Might Care

Applications Folder Shows Apple Apps Did you know that Apple apps aren’t REALLY in your top-level Applications folder with all of your other apps? If you open your Applications folder on your Mac using the Finder, you’ll see all of your Apple apps intermingled with your third-party apps, but it turns out they’re not really […]

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