Articles tagged with: macOS

• Installing Jekyll on macOS (OSX) 10.11+
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Thu 1st Mar 2018 at 09:55 in category: How-To, with tags: Tech, Jekyll, Apple, macOS, Web Development.
  663 words, 3 minutes read time.
  A description of how I installed Jekyll on MacOS 10.11+, including how to get past some of the errors I encountered.
• Bear Writer review - a gorgeous notes app
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Wed 7th Mar 2018 at 06:10 in category: Review, with tags: Tech, GTD, Apple, Bear, Software, macOS, iOS.
  1174 words, 5 minutes read time.
  
  A review of Bear Writer, a markdown-based note-taking application from Shiny Frog. It supports tags and has multiple import and export options.
• Apple WWDC 2018 summary
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Tue 5th Jun 2018 at 11:09 in category: News, Citation, with tags: Tech, Apple, iOS, macOS.
  197 words, less than 1 minute read time. Comments by me and a link to an external article.
  The Next Web's summary of Apple's 2018 WWDC. Quite a few things were announced that probably interest many people, although I'm a little nonplussed.
• Filemaker 17, briefly
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Thu 28th Jun 2018 at 03:24 in category: Opinion, with tags: Tech, Apple, macOS, Filemaker, Software.
  515 words, 3 minutes read time.
  A quick look at Filemaker 17 and a couple of the new features I find most interesting, along with a couple of my criticisms in general.
• OmniFocus review
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Sun 5th Aug 2018 at 07:00 in category: Review, with tags: Tech, OmniFocus, Apple, macOS, iOS, iPad, GTD, Software.
  1540 words, 7 minutes read time.
  
  A review of OmniFocus 2 for macOS and 3 for iPad, the popular list taking, project management and GTD app. In particular, version 3 of OmniFocus for iOS finally brings genuine iPad support.
• Final Cut X will not import AVCHD file
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Thu 16th Aug 2018 at 08:50 in category: How-To, with tags: Tech, macOS, Apple.
  247 words, less than 1 minute read time.
  How to get around the problem where Final Cut Pro X refuses to import an AVCHD file from a camcorder.
• What's the point of Launchpad?
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Fri 17th Aug 2018 at 07:15 in category: Citation, with tags: Tech, Apple, macOS.
  154 words, less than 1 minute read time. Comments by me and a link to an external article.
  If you've ever wondered why we have Launchpad you're in good company. However, Zac Hall at 9To5Mac describes a way it can be made a bit more useful.
• How I use Jekyll on both macOS and iOS
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Mon 10th Sep 2018 at 07:00 in category: How-To, with tags: Tech, Jekyll, macOS, iOS, Linux, Web-Development.
  508 words, 3 minutes read time.
  Whereas Jekyll will run on macOS, it won't run on iOS, so I had to install it on my Linux server. This is the cross-platform process I use to publish articles via Jekyll.
• Apple's Reminders app needs two features
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Thu 25th Oct 2018 at 06:20 in category: Review, with tags: Tech, Apple, iOS, macOS, OmniFocus.
  508 words, 3 minutes read time.
  
  A very brief review of Apple's Reminders app which lacks two key features as far as I am concerned. The addition of these features would make it truly useful.
• Panic to release Coda replacement
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Fri 15th Mar 2019 at 10:00 in category: News, with tags: Tech, Apple, macOS, iOS, Software, Web-Development.
  343 words, less than 2 minutes read time.
  Panic have announced that they intend to replace Coda, their web development software, with something entirely new.
• OmniFocus 3 for macOS - tags make everything better
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Thu 6th Jun 2019 at 05:55 in category: Review, with tags: Tech, OmniFocus, GTD, Software, Apple, macOS.
  707 words, 3 minutes read time.
  
  An update to my earlier review to take account of the new features in OmniFocus 3 for macOS.
• Apple’s 2019 WWDC — iPadOS, Apple ID and macOS Catalina
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Thu 13th Jun 2019 at 05:15 in category: News, with tags: Apple, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, iPad.
  1466 words, 6 minutes read time.
  Apple's June 2019 WWDC unveiled a mouthwatering array of enhancements to its operating systems. I review some of my favourite features here.
• Installing Python and Django on macOS
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Mon 15th Jul 2019 at 06:30 in category: How-To, with tags: Tech, Python, macOS.
  363 words, less than 2 minutes read time.
  How to install Python and Django on macOS via Homebrew and pip. Includes installation of the Python virtual environment.
• macOS Mojave Exchange email account stuck ‘moving messages’
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Mon 5th Aug 2019 at 10:15 in category: How-To, with tags: Tech, macOS, Microsoft Exchange.
  327 words, less than 2 minutes read time.
  How to sort out macOS Mohave when the Mail app gets stuck 'moving messages', specifically when connected to a Microsoft Exchange server.
• Apple’s asynchronous iOS/iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina release schedule
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Fri 4th Oct 2019 at 08:20 in category: Opinion, with tags: Apple, macOS, iOS, iPadOS.
  353 words, less than 2 minutes read time.
  Apple manages to upset users of its Reminders app with a poorly planned release schedule, giving us iOS/iPadOS 13 a few weeks ahead of macOS Catalina.
• Apple Reminders on iOS 13, iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina — much improved
  Posted by Gordon Ansell on Tue 8th Oct 2019 at 06:45 in category: Review, How-To, with tags: Tech, Apple, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, GTD.
  1118 words, 5 minutes read time.
  
  A review of Apple’s Reminders app under macOS Catalina, iPadOS 13 and iOS 13. It’s now a genuinely useful GTD app.