Is this thing on?

RM2000 Tape Recorder is an audio sampler for Macintosh! It records your Mac’s system audio and lets you organize your sample with tags. These files can be used anywhere, no matter what DAW you use.

There’s no complicated audio routing, no weird system plugins needed, just simple recording - and it looks so good doing it.

https://rm2000.app
#swift #swiftui #macOS #macdev #buildinpublic #RM2000

When I'm on the road and set up Airplay from my Mac on the random “smart” TV in the hotel/Airbnb/etc, about half the time my browsers lose the ability to play video. Searching the Internet turns up many similar problems, but not this one. Happens all the time. This just a well-known fail?

@siracusa @atpfm

Have you folks heard of Parachute Backup https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parachute-backup/id6748614170?mt=12

for backing up your iCloud to local storage? I'm wondering how good it is and if anyone's used it successfully.
#iCloud #iCloudBackup #macos

Fun to see my OSXPhotos project mentioned on the Six Colors blog by @glennf #python #macos #photos #OpenSource

The #Mac subreddits are surprisingly mad about LaunchPad being removed in #macOSTahoe. I’m bummed about it too, but some of these posts are building various replacements and workarounds. Think I saw a couple people start building full on utilities to recreate it. Guess some folks out there really liked LaunchPad.

I should have listened to others about writing on the Mac with VoiceOver and a Braille display. Microsoft Word is sluggish, adds random characters, and makes uni work a nightmare. IA Writer was the most stable of the alternatives but still sluggish, although it didn’t insert random characters. On macOS I couldn’t find a way to convert from Markdown to Word format like I can on iOS. Nisus Writer was also better than Word but still had quirks. I have to work in a document that contains all the questions, and IA Writer did a great job of converting it to Markdown. I’m now thinking of trading the Mac in for an iPad, which I know works well with Markdown and Word conversion. I love the Mac in other respects, but this one issue is a deal breaker. I’m also having problems browsing the web using Braille. I want to use the rotor like on iOS, but it won’t work at all. Even though I know there are headings on the page, I get a ding every time I try to use the rotor. #VoiceOver #BrailleDisplay #MacAccessibility #BlindTech #MacOS #MicrosoftWord #UniLife #iPadPro

Built a clean way to log from #Perl into #macOS’s Unified Log—no Swift required. FFI, C wrappers, and Log::Any make it minimal, auditable, and future-proof. Try it out or contribute: ideal for #DevOps and #Apple developers.

https://phoenixtrap.com/2025/08/10/perl-macos-oslog/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#linux

#cachyos reacts faster than #apple #macos with the same CPU.

Fascinating.

What I miss: An App Store to easily install applications. Just installed #inkscape and it's fine, but ... ;-)

#linux #cachyos #arch #newbie

I successfully managed to install #libreoffice. In German! Fuck yeah!!! :-D ...

It's not that hard to get used to Linux. Especially when coming from #apple #macos. I am an absolute newbie when it comes to Linux, and I have chosen a not-so-easy Linux distribution. But oh boy, is CachyOS quick! ...

@libreoffice

For my next #Perl #blog post, should I write about:

* Util::H2O::More as an alternative to Moo for #OOP modulinos, or
* Log::Any to log to the #Apple #macOS unified logging system?

Some background:
* Moo with modulinos: https://phoenixtrap.com/2025/08/03/moodulinos/
* Util::H2O::More: https://metacpan.org/pod/Util::H2O::More
* Log::Any: https://metacpan.org/pod/Log::Any
* Apple’s unified logging system: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/os/logging

macOS: I'm trying to find a way to make the Spaces Bar at the top of Mission Control show what’s in the preview of each Space without having to move my mouse up and hover on top of the Spaces Bar. On a large iMac display it’s frustrating that it doesn’t show what’s in each Space automatically and forces me to move my mouse up there to see what’s in each Space.

Does anyone know of a way to change this default behavior?

Finally, your R packages on #macOS can disappoint all your cores instead of just one of them at a time

{macrtools} now installs & configures OpenMP with:

`openmp_install()` and you're done! ️

https://mac.thecoatlessprofessor.com/macrtools/reference/openmp.html

Both #Kdenlive and #Shotcut now seem to support 10bit video. Here's the git version of kdenlive, and the latest stable of Shotcut under MacOS, properly showing 10bit video from a Panasonic S1 camera.

New Job Alert: @tdforg is seeking a @libreoffice developer to improve the user interface of the popular open source office suite. Learn more on #OSJH
https://opensourcejobhub.com/job/26232/libreoffice-developer-focusing-on-ui-with-initial-emphasis-on-macos-preferably-full-time-remote-m-f-d/?utm_source=smm
#LibreOffice #developer #RemoteWork #OpenSource #career #jobs #FOSS #UI #macOS #TDF