Paul Jacobson

Tag: macos

  • My son stumbled into emacs … to play Tetris

    My son is a Tetris fan lately. He’s competing with my friend in South Africa (they’re both playing the same game, and sending boasting screenshots by WhatsApp). He came to me with his laptop (actually mine, I’ve loaned it to him) over the weekend, excited to show me how he’s playing Tetris on the MacBook…

  • Awesome batch print trick for macOS

    Awesome batch print trick for macOS

    I came across an old, yet awesome, batch print trick for macOS yesterday. I had a series of PDFs that I needed to print and didn’t want to have to open each file to do it.

  • Daydreaming about macOS alternatives in my future

    Daydreaming about macOS alternatives in my future

    I often find myself thinking about possible macOS alternatives. I have a 2011 MacBook Air which I have loved using. Still, it is more than 5 years old and Apple hardware doesn’t seem to age particularly gracefully.

  • Tips for capturing screenshots on your Mac

    Tips for capturing screenshots on your Mac

    I often capture screenshots on my Mac. I usually use Skitch but that is more because I didn’t take the time to learn how to use my Mac’s bundled tools more effectively. I found a great article that explains how they work.