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Return of the Utility Grab Bag

2025/4/6
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Federico Viticci
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John Voorhees
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John Voorhees: 我遇到了Bar Cuts应用的快捷键错误,但开发者已经修复了这个问题。现在该应用运行良好,并且我正在使用它来创建与特定应用窗口相关的快捷键。 我还在使用Amphetamine来防止我的Mac在进行长时间备份或其他任务时休眠。Gifski是一款方便的GIF制作工具,可以调整文件大小和质量。Mic Drop是一款可靠的麦克风静音工具,具有快捷键和输入切换功能。Keka是一款支持多种压缩和解压缩格式的实用程序,方便处理各种存档文件。 我使用MarkDownload Safari扩展程序来创建Markdown链接,并将其保存到任务管理应用中。我主要使用Safari浏览器,因为它与Apple系统深度集成。 Federico Viticci: 我正在撰写一篇关于实用程序应用的大型文章,文中将提到一些我正在使用的应用。我一直在使用Zen浏览器,它是一个不错的Firefox分支,但存在一些问题,例如内存消耗和缺乏JavaScript自动化。 我希望浏览器能根据链接标题或域名自动将标签分组。Text Lens是一款Mac菜单栏实用程序,可以从屏幕截图中提取文本,这对于无法直接复制文本的网站非常有用。Week Number是一款显示当前周数的Mac菜单栏应用,方便我进行每周笔记管理。 我使用ICE作为菜单栏管理工具,但我希望有一个智能的菜单栏管理工具,能够根据屏幕大小自动调整显示内容。Folder Peek是一款Mac菜单栏实用程序,可以快速访问和预览文件夹内容。

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This chapter discusses the resolution of issues with the BarCuts app and briefly mentions an upcoming story about a trend in apps used by the hosts.
  • BarCuts issues were resolved due to a shortcuts bug.
  • An upcoming story will reveal a trend in apps.

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This week, Federico and John share some of their favorite utility apps, including Amphetamine, Text Lens, Gifski, Folder Peek, Mic Drop, Keka, and Marked.

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