February 2023

by Jeff McKamey

Vinegar safari extension

One of the most popular apps for the Macbook is vinegar, it does two things, it gives a new interface to youtube videos, and it bypasses the ads:

https://9to5mac.com/2021/12/04/safari-native-youtube-app-player/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303229

GetHuman Website:

This has the tricks to get a real human being on the horn for particular companies, or which time to call when they are not so busy.
https://gethuman.com/

MacApps

This lets you install a bunch of free apps without a lot of fuss. If you get a new computer, you can put several browsers, free office programs, antivirus, media players and converters, and other apps in no time.

https://macapps.link/en/

Netflix-Codes

This is a list of codes you can type into the search box in netflix to find certain categories of movies:

https://www.netflix-codes.com/

Archive.org

The internet archive is now exempt from the DMCA, so there are things here that you won’t find anywhere else.

https://archive.org/details/die_hard_1988_full_movie_english

https://archive.org/details/mac_lemmings_1

https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_mac

Mac Mini with a M2 Chip

It’s faster than almost any desktop that apple has ever produced:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23387288/apple-mac-mini-m2-pro-price-release-date-specs-features

Macbook Pro with M2 Chips

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23553739/apple-macbook-pro-14-16-inch-m2-pro-max-price

New Full Sized homepod

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/18/23553366/apple-homepod-2022-price-release-date-specs-features

Webcast app

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/web-video-cast-browser-to-tv/id1400866497

AI Detectors

https://medium.com/@wmtomlinsonjr/why-i-dont-use-ai-detectors-to-identify-academic-dishonesty-in-my-class-c0679d5092c3

Senate Stock Watcher

This guy has put a nice website up for free that tracks all the stocks senators buy and sell and puts a nice interface on it:
https://senatestockwatcher.com/

House Stock Watcher

He did one for the house too!
https://housestockwatcher.com/