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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.
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.
Pake Hands-on: Turn Threads into a Roughly 10MB Mac App with One Command
Pake is an open-source Rust and Tauri tool that packages websites as desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux. I used it to turn Threads into a standalone app, from a terminal command to an app inside Applications.
MOLE Hands-on: Let an AI Agent Analyze First, Then Clear 15GB from Your Mac
MOLE is an open-source macOS maintenance tool for the terminal. I used mo analyze, mo status, and mo clean --dry-run to inspect disk usage and caches, then cleared 15.29GB. It also gives AI agents a safe way to analyze first, with a human approving cleanup.
Marker Hands-on: Is It Easier Than MinerU for PDF-to-Markdown?
I tested Marker’s fast mode on an Apple Silicon Mac. It is already useful for ordinary text-based PDFs, but equations and tables can still fail. I also explain where it fits next to MinerU.
WhatCable Hands-on: See What Your Mac USB-C Cables Can Actually Do
WhatCable is a macOS menu-bar app that reads the negotiated state of USB-C cables, ports, and connected devices. In my test it surfaced USB4/Thunderbolt at 40 Gbps, 240W capability, an e-marker, and 4K 144Hz display details.
Mos Review: Make an External Mouse Wheel Feel Smooth on macOS
Mos is a free macOS mouse utility that turns the step-by-step feel of an external mouse wheel into smooth motion. It also supports independent scroll direction and per-app scrolling profiles.
TRex Review: Copy Screen Text on macOS with OCR, QR Codes, Raycast, and Automation
My hands-on review of TRex, an open-source macOS OCR tool that puts selected screen text straight into the clipboard. It also reads QR codes, supports Raycast, global shortcuts, CLI, Shortcuts, and Watch Mode.
TranslucentTB Hands-on: A Few MB of RAM for a Better-looking Windows Taskbar
TranslucentTB is a free, open-source Windows taskbar utility that uses only a few MB of memory and almost no CPU. It switches between transparent, blurred, acrylic, and normal taskbar styles. I keep the normal style for maximized windows and blur for everything else, which balances readability with a cleaner desktop.
Winhance Hands-on: Install Once, Then Manage and Remove Built-in Windows Apps
A hands-on look at Winhance's one-line PowerShell install, Traditional Chinese interface, and batch removal flow for built-in Windows apps. It brings debloating, system tweaks, and external app installs into one GUI.
Codebase Memory MCP Hands-On: Turning Your Repository into a Queryable Knowledge Graph for AI Agents
Codebase Memory MCP is a local code intelligence engine that turns a repository into a knowledge graph for AI coding agents. This hands-on guide covers installation, indexing, the 3D Graph UI, and practical CLI queries.
Testing Horizon: Letting Codex Automatically Organize Daily AI News
I wired Horizon into my blog news workflow so it handles collecting sources, then hands them to Codex to write a daily AI news summary. This article records the installation method, basic usage flow, and what I thought after actually testing it.
CodexBar Hands-On: Monitor Quotas for 53 AI Coding Services from the macOS Menu Bar
CodexBar is an open-source macOS menu bar tool that tracks usage windows, credit balances, and reset countdowns for AI coding services such as Codex, Claude, Cursor, and Copilot in real time. This article walks through the installation flow, permissions, and provider setup based on hands-on testing.
Antigravity Manager Setup Guide: Real-Time Monitoring for Multiple Accounts and Token Quotas
If you only care about two things: seeing quotas clearly and switching accounts quickly, Antigravity Manager is actually worth installing.
Petdex Bitmap Desktop Pet Installation Guide: Make Your Dev Environment More Fun
Install it instantly with one npx command, with no registration or login, and bring developers a surprising amount of peace of mind.
Pi Coding Agent: Installing and Using a Lightweight Terminal AI Assistant
If you feel like most AI development tools are too heavy, or they force you to change your habits, Pi is worth trying because you stay in control.
Warp Terminal: Installing the Next-Gen IDE-Grade Smart Terminal and Optimizing Dev Workflow
From visual autocomplete and mouse editing to Blocks output, Warp is overhauling the old clunky terminal experience that everyone just put up with.