apple_life_experience.md

hacks for macs, in a way

spotlight bug?

• reindex with sudo mdutil -E /
• check $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.apple.spotlight/com.apple.spotlight.Shortcuts

prevent ios backups

• set the backups folder to read-only
• chmod 444 "$HOME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup"
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/59787508

run maintenance

• sudo pmset repeat wake MTWHFSU 05:00:00
• cronjob at 5:02AM should do the trick

change npm global package location

• for example, npm config set prefix $HOME/.my-npm-global-pkgs
• does not need sudo in the future

tools for scripting macOS

• cliclick
• hammerspoon

emacs PATH

• /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Info.plist

lol

aria2c --seed-time=0 --enable-dht --dht-listen-port=2345 --listen-port=2346-2349 '<link>' enable Local Network Sharing for vpn

• mullvad / soulseek / qbittorrent fun

sideload iOS apps (without jailbreaking)

• altstore + altserver

firefox window-switching sluggish

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/wifspw/firefox_running_sluggish_on_m1_pro_macbook_pro/ijb58go/