Book Updates Underway

I am currently editing a new version of my ebooks to update them to the latest Swift and include new features. Writing prose instead of code for the better part of the week took some getting used to, but I really enjoy the change of pace. Especially now that my flat-mate got a 1-year-old dog that has to be guided about what it means to be living under a roof with both of us.

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Find Non-64-Bit Apps Using the Free Go64 Tool

From the St. Claire Software website:

Quickly scan your disk for applications, see which ones are 32-bit, and find upgrade information with the click of a button.

Go64 makes it easy to plan for the future.

And yes, it’s FREE!

Find out which apps will stop working after Mojave and why. Does deep scans of apps, e.g. checking embedded frameworks and helper app bundles.

I used to use their Default Folder X about 10 years ago, and still use Jettison. I trust the dev.

The Archive v1.4.0 Released, Introducing Tabs

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This is a pretty huge update. It introduces native macOS multi-tabbing to The Archive – which means you can now open multiple tabs or windows and have different search contexts active. We call these contexts “Workspaces”. On macOS 10.12 and newer, you’ll get native tabbing of windows; for macOS 10.11 and earlier you’ll get multiple windows only.

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NiftyMenu – Automatically Recreate a macOS App Menu Bar in HTML

Did you ever want to re-create the macOS Main Menu in HTML to show stuff related to your app? It’s hard for me to accept that anyone would ever build this, but Brett Terpstra did.

Check out the live HTML demo. This is so weird! It’s like you’re running a Mac desktop in your browser.

If you write documentation for your app that includes menus, and you want to automate the process, taking into account the ever-changing nature of an app’s menu during development, niftymenu might be just your thing! The menu can be grabbed from any app, and it comes with, well, nifty features for taking screenshots.