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llmfit Hands-On: Find the Right Local Models for Your Mac
I tested llmfit 1.1.12 on my base-model Apple M4 Mac mini—the 16GB 'poverty spec'—covering hardware detection, Score and tok/s sorting, model details, and community benchmark sharing.
After 100 Days of Daily Updates, These Are the 10 Apps I Kept
After 100 straight days of covering useful tools, I narrowed the list down to Zen Browser, Mos, Handy, Kando, Recordly, Zed, MarkText, Syncthing, MOLE, and LuLu. The first eight are now part of my daily workflow, while the last two are highly practical Mac utilities.
Moshi vs. Termius Hands-On: Two Ways to Take Over Claude Code, Codex, and Grok Build from Your Phone
I used an iPhone to SSH back into a Mac mini over Tailscale and tested how Moshi and Termius handle CLI agents running in the terminal. The thing that actually keeps the work alive through disconnects is tmux.
ShareX 21.0 Hands-On: An Old, Reliable, Practical Windows Screenshot Tool
I tested ShareX 21.0 on Windows, including region capture, image annotation, after-capture tasks, and OCR. The interface looks dated, but it lets you decide everything from hotkeys to output actions. It is free, open source, and reliable.
VHS Hands-On: Turn Terminal Recordings into Replayable Code
Charmbracelet VHS uses .tape scripts to control terminal input, pauses, themes, dimensions, and output formats. I used a 662-byte Tape to generate a 16.92-second bilingual demo and extracted a PNG screenshot from the MP4.
Four Months with Zen Browser: Chrome Is Now Just for Netflix
I’ve used Zen Browser as my main browser for four months. This article covers its auto-hiding sidebar, Workspaces, Glance, Split View, Firefox extensions, and the Zen Mods I use, along with why I still need another browser for Netflix.
lucide-animated: Turn Lucide Icons into Animated React Components
lucide-animated is an open-source collection of animated icons built with Lucide and Motion. This article covers the interactive preview, installation with the shadcn CLI, and how to use it with an Agent.
AnyDoc Hands-On: Convert Word to Markdown in Under 1 Second, Ready for Agents to Use
I used AnyDoc to convert documents to Markdown at high speed. This article covers the complete CLI and Agent Skill workflows, the document structure it preserves, and how it differs from Marker and MinerU.
witr Hands-On: Find What Is Using a Port—and Why It Is Running—with One Command
I started a Node service on my Mac that occupied port 5173, then used witr to trace the process, its launch source, and its socket. I also cover the TUI, useful commands, and the private information to check before sharing screenshots.
Syncthing Hands-On: Syncing Folders Between Mac and Windows Without Cloud Storage
I connected a Mac and a Windows PC with Syncthing, tested two-way file sync through a shared folder, and documented an encryption-setting mistake plus a sync conflict.
LosslessCut Tested: A 5-Minute, 600 MB Video Cut Almost Instantly
LosslessCut copies media streams through FFmpeg without re-encoding. I tested it with a roughly 5-minute, 600 MB video and documented the free download, I/O shortcuts, and keyframe limitation.
LuLu Field Test: A Look Before a Mac App's First Outbound Connection
LuLu is a free, open-source macOS outbound firewall. When a program with no rule establishes an outbound connection, it shows the program, destination, and signing info. This article covers which default settings are worth keeping after install and how to judge the alerts.