A macOS Shortcut I Somehow Missed
I’ve been using macOS for years, but only today learned that Command + backtick lets you switch between windows within the same app. Add Shift to go the other direction.
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Today I Learned
How I Set Up Ghost on My Mac—With Minimal Global Dependencies
Recently, I set up a new Mac and wanted to be more intentional about managing installations, especially with Node packages. Having faced headaches from global dependency conflicts before, particularly when developing Ghost themes for this blog, I aimed to keep my system clean and conflicts minimal.
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How To Hide "Disable Your Adblocker" Pages with Safari Hide Distracting Items
Several years back, I set up AdGuard Home primarily to encrypt my DNS traffic. Along the way, I realized that blocking all those trackers also meant I stopped seeing most ads. Lately, though, more and more websites are catching on and throwing up “please disable your ad blocker” messages.
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Fixing Safari’s “This Webpage Reloaded” Error on macOS with AdGuard Home DNS
Recently, I made a small change in AdGuard Home’s DNS settings that might have resolved an issue impacting Safari on macOS. I switched from making single DNS requests to parallel requests. Since then, I haven’t encountered this message: “This webpage reloaded because a problem occurred.”
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How I Got Developer Mode to Show Up on watchOS—and Fixed Xcode watchOS Discovery Issues
If Developer Mode doesn’t appear on your Apple Watch, try physically connecting your iPhone to your Mac and opening Xcode. And if your Mac and Xcode can’t find your Watch, a full reset and reinstall of Xcode may be necessary.
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