mtr — My Traceroute Replacement

Debugging intermittent network traffic issues is a pain in the rear. The stock traceroute is simply…

Big Sur L2TP VPN Blues!

Like millions of people in the US, I am working from home using a VPN to our…

FFMPEG — The Swiss Army Knife of Media Files on Mac Mini M1

Manipulate Audio/Video/Image on Mac M1 Command-Line!

Search Files at Ludicrous Speed on Your Macbook Pro

The most basic macOS command line cheat sheet

A beginner’s cheatsheet for macOS command line

In preparing my 11yr old son to understand macOS command line better, I realized that he needs a cheatsheet to commonly used command-line commands…

The Mac & Cloud-based Software We Love @Work

As a Linux guy since the early 90s, I love Linux as a server OS. I never liked it as a desktop OS. Fell in love with Mac more than a decade ago and never left!

Is Your M1 Mac SSD Going Nuts?

Lots of rumors and posts about M1 macs having huge wear and tear on the…

Apps Launching Slow on Your Macbook Pro?

TL;DR — Many apps on macOS use digital certs that are…

Big Sur Blues Continue!

The Bluetooth support in Big Sur is so flakey! I had to reset Bluetooth…

M1 Mac Mini — One Week Review

I purchased the M1 Mac Mini a week ago and enjoyed the video editing performance along with the super quiet…