Jul 29, 2021

My Favourite Tools on the Mac (Setting up a new Mac)

This is the software counterpart to my previous article in which I looked at my workstation’s hardware setup. Some of these are unique or best-of-breed, others may have been sherlocked but I stick with them anyway :)

Jul 29, 2021

Why I use Alfred App (and maybe you should too)

I’ve used Alfred for years, and it’s one of the first apps I’ll install on a fresh Mac. It’s like the Cmd-Space search integration that MacOS has, but so much more than that. Here’s a few of the really powerful features that makes it the first app I’ll reach for to install on any new Mac - and which it’ll feel like I’m trying to work with one arm tied behind my back if I don’t have :)

Dec 8, 2018

Get mtr working on the Mac

Install Not sure why the brew doesn’t work as it used to, but here’s how to get it working: brew install mtr sudo ln /usr/local/Cellar/mtr/0.92/sbin/mtr /usr/local/bin/mtr sudo ln /usr/local/Cellar/mtr/0.92/sbin/mtr-packet /usr/local/bin/mtr-packet (If you don’t do the two symbolic links (ln) you’ll get mtr: command not found or mtr: Failure to start mtr-packet: Invalid argument) Run sudo mtr google.com