Last year, I decided to switch to Mac OS from Windows. It’s been good, actually. But, as always, nothing is perfect. To fill the gap between Windows and MacOS, I’ve been using these apps. Some of them are free, some are not.
1. Keka (Free)
An archiver tool, similar to WinRAR in Windows. It has the capability to extract from and compress to various format with password. The standard tool in MacOS doesn’t have this capability to do this. If you like to give your archive password, this will be the one for you. Extracting and compressing is smooth, the app is small in size (27.8MB), making it a great choice if you have small storage. Also, the icon is cute! Haha.
If you’re used to Windows’s snapping window, this app will get you the feature. Sad that MacOS hasn’t implemented the feature as a standard. You can customize how right-clicking the close button will do. Mine is set on quit app, and it’s quite useful, especially when I don’t feel like pressing Cmd+Q. I promise you that this will make your desktop look neat, with no windows overlapping the other. Be it a four windows in one desktop, just two, or even one fully maximized above the dock. No more hassling through the active windows.
No matter how much you’ve erased your stuff, there’s always time when your internal storage isn’t enough. That means that you have to buy an external harddisk. But, almost all of external HDD are formatted in NTFS instead of exFAT or MacOS Journaled. NTFS is Windows’ format, so you won’t be able to write it, only read. You can always format it to Mac compatible, but, if you have an already written external harddisk with NTFS format, no worries, Paragon NTFS is here to solve your problem. This app will enable write-mode on your external harddisk, no need to reformat. I’ve used this with my sister’s Macbook and never ran into any problem with my harddisk. Just install it, and let it run on the background.
Have you ever left your laptop to download something for a while, and then it sleeps and the download doesn’t continue? I have. I searched how to make my Mac never sleep, like Windows, but, apparently we can’t do that. I remembered there is an app whose name is a drug. Googled it and, ha, Amphetamine! You just run it, there will be a pill icon on your menu bar. Right click, and it shows various option on how do you want to keep your Mac awake. Is it awake until your downloads are finished? Do you want to keep it awake for 3 hours? You can do that. Your Mac will never sleep with Amphetamine.
An alternative to VLC. Some say that VLC is a battery hogger, but they don’t want to use Quicktime. Who uses Quicktime. anyway? It’s smaller than VLC, and works just the same, with minimalistic UI. Quite new, but it’s good enough to get in my must have app.
So, there goes my 5 must have app on MacOS. If you have alternatives or an app that works better, drop a comment below!
Yak, balik lagi ke segmen #REVIEWDET ! Buat yang belum tahu apa itu #REVIEWDET , ini adalah tempat gue review barang maupun sesuatu yang gue konsumsi. Seperti yang sudah tertera di judulnya, kali ini gue akan bahas mengenai Sakumini Y2 Mini . Apaan sih itu? Kok ga pernah denger ya? Sakumini adalah lini audio dari KIIP Indonesia, yaitu perusahaan yang berkutat di sekitar aksesoris gadget, salah satunya adalah Baseus (pasti pernah denger merek ini kan?). Kebetulan gue lagi cari speaker bluetooth stereo. Setelah googling dan cari di YouTube, ketemu speaker ini. Harganya pun nggak terlalu mahal, gue beli di harga Rp200 ribu per speaker. Karena waktu itu di Tokopedia lagi ada cashback, gue pun beli 2 biar bisa stereo. Alasan gue beli waktu itu karena: - Ada official storenya, jadi kalau ada apa-apa harusnya lebih mudah klaim garansi - Bisa jadi stereo tanpa kabel (via Bluetooth) - Harganya ngga terlalu mahal - Baca review katanya baterainya awet - Suaranya cukup bagus Bener
Hi, hello, readers! How have you been, with COVID-19 striking us from all areas? I hope all of you are well. So, maybe you've seen my previous post, about Sakumini Y2 Mini (it's in Indonesian). If you haven't, here's the summary: it's a true-wireless stereo bluetooth speaker, very cheap (~$30!!! a good deal, right), LOUD, and lightweight. It surely packs a punch with its small size. The problem with it... choppy audio. On iOS, Android, even Windows, it's no problem. But, when I used in on MacOS, it's choppy. Pure garbage. Then I thought, if the problem only persists on MacOS, maybe the problem lies not in the speaker. I started googling about it, even tried resetting the Bluetooth module, reconnecting the speaker. None. Not one solution in the forums worked, except one. Bluetooth Explorer. What is Bluetooth Explorer? It's an app provided by Apple for developers. You can download it on Apple Developers page, then it's in Additional Tools fo
I feel like this year was one of the worst period, ever. Pandemic, new situations, the never-ending change, or even constant situation. I was grateful to have a job that allows me to work form home, but some people are not as lucky as me. I just wish this pandemic would end as soon as possible. I also have realized that this year really took a toll on me. I faced a new situation where I have to break through my comfort zone. It was fun while it lasted, though. I would not like to be stuck in here forever. Sometimes, I feel like I should be more grateful. A friend once told me that complaining about a situation will not make it any better. But, as a normal human, complaining is one of the things that we always do. And I'm sure most people around us will agree. But now that I thought about it, yeah, complaining, if done excessively, can ruin everything. Ahhhh. I'm just so tired and in dire need of some good sleep.
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