Season 18, Episode 9 (#429) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric cover the basics of automating tasks on the Mac with an overview of Shortcuts, Automator, Keyboard Maestro, and AppleScript as well as a couple “helper apps” to make Shortcuts more powerful. Eric steps us through a real-world example of a time-saving workflow created in Shortcuts. Mike’s Essential App pick this week: Free Ruler. LINKS to KNOW > Keyboard Maestro > Shortcuts User Guide for Mac > Intro to Shortcuts on Mac > Actions App > Data Jar > JavaScript for Automation > Mike’s Essential App ..read more

Season 18, Episode 8 (#428) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss some of the latest stories happening in the World of Mac including the release of macOS 14.4 and problems encountered with it, Apple’s new Windows Migration Assistant, Nikon’s acquisition of RED, and playing movies on your Atari 2600. Eric’s Essential App pick: JPEGmini NEWS > NEWS: Security Content of macOS Sonoma 14.4 > NEWS: macOS 14.4 Breaking Printers? > NEWS: macOS 14.4 Breaking USB Hubs on Displays? > NEWS: Apple Releases Windows Migration Assistant 3.0.0.0 > NEWS: Nikon Acquires RED ..read more

Season 18, Episode 7 (#427) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by special guest Darren Davies to discuss the state of gaming on the Mac. They discuss porting games with GPTK, running native Windows games on Apple Silicon, Classic Computing on the Mac, gaming remotely, and the cost differences between Windows gaming rigs vs a new Mac. Darren picks this week’s Essential App: CleanMyMac X. LINKS to KNOW > Wine 9.0 > CrossOver > Whisky > Classic Game Engines at Mac Source Ports > Voxel Doom II > OpenEmu > Retro Virtual Machine > ZXSP > VICE &g ..read more

Season 18, Episode 6 (#426) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric continue their migration series with a discussion for those who might have an old or dying Drobo and are wondering how to migrate to something newer like a Synology NAS. And Eric wraps the episode with another bonus Essential App for 2024: Soulver! LINKS to KNOW > Synology RAID Calculator > Carbon Copy Cloner > ChronoSync > SuperDuper! > Copy or Move Files with File Station (Synology KB) > Creating USB Copy Tasks (Synology KB) > Migrate from Drobo NAS to Synology NAS (Synology KB) > Eric’s E ..read more

Season 18, Episode 5 (#425) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by special guest Barry Fulk who shares his early experiences with Apple’s Vision Pro including the purchase and set up experience, his early experiments with Vision Pro, killer apps and the Vision Pro ecosystem, as well as things that might be missing in Apple’s first gen device. Mike shares a quick follow up on his personal migration away from Evernote and announces this year’s dates for Macstock! Barry picks this week’s Essential App: Setapp. LINKS to KNOW > Three takeaways on the Vision Pro > Stratechery ..read more

Season 18, Episode 4 (#424) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike shares some of the headlines of the week including the release of Sonoma 14.3, an update to Firefox, 12 Years of Ubuntu LTS, and an 18×18 Digital Camera. Mike and Eric begin a new migration series with a discussion on migration away from Evernote. And they wrap up with the first bonus Essential App of 2024: PopChar. NEWS > NEWS: macOS Sonoma 14.3 Release Notes > NEWS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” to Receive 12 Years of Updates > NEWS: Mozilla Firefox 122 Released > FUN NEWS: An Optical Mouse as Digital Camera ..read more

Season 18, Episode 3 (#423) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present FMEO’s 11th list of Essential Apps for Mac users and announce a new Essential Apps segment for 2024! Delving into the news, Eric shares thoughts on the AirDrop crack, Apple’s case for selling the Apple Watch 9, and checks out Apple’s new patent for using light to secure AirDrop. Essential Apps for Mac Users This Year’s List > LaunchBar > ItsyCal > iStat Menus > Jumpcut > Typinator > Mozilla Firefox > Choosy > AppCleaner > Hazel > Tiny Ipsum ALT Essential Apps! > Alfred > ..read more

Season 18, Episode 2 (#422) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss some of the headlines of the week including a new open source Finder replacement, the Apple watch 9 oxygen sensor issue, plus another look at the Apple Silicon memory controversy. They then wrap up the year with some favorite Finder and Settings tweaks they like to make to macOS whenever setting up a new Mac. NEWS > Xplorer, an open source file manager > Windows 11 New Reinstall … Feature? > Apple Watch Ban Halted For Now CONTACT US > Meet TeamFMEO > Contact Us Play Now https://traffic.libsyn ..read more

Season 18, Episode 1 (#421) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss the 8GB vs 16GB debate that resurfaced last week, then kick off the holiday season by sharing their last minute gift picks for the Apple user in your life. For Mac Eyes Only Last-Minute Gift Guide 2023 Gift Guide Links (All Are Non-Affiliate Links) > Astropad Rock Paper Pencil > Vaultz Locking Index Card File Box (Batman Edition – Amazon Link) > ESR 3-in-1 Wireless Charger with CryoBoost > Elago W3 Stand and W4 Stand for Apple Watch > navfalcon Hidden Camera and Bug Detector (Amazon Link) > ..read more

Season 17, Episode 21 (#420) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss some of the headlines of the week including the false dangers of NameDrop, a new Bluetooth flaw threatening all modern devices, Google deleting inactive accounts (and how to save yours), and a new take on an ergonomic Magic Mouse. In the spirit of the season, Mike and Eric then wrap up with a list the macOS features they’re most thankful for. NEWS > NEWS: Use NameDrop to Share Contacts (Apple Support) > NEWS: Bluetooth BLUFFS Attacks > NEWS: Google’s New Inactive Account Policy > FUN NEWS: Buil ..read more