Journal
Notes on Mac software, quiet design, and the craft of menu-bar apps that stay out of your way.
How to control external monitor brightness on Mac (2026 guide)
macOS won't dim your external display natively — Apple only wires brightness sliders to internal panels. Here's what actually works: DDC/CI, gamma dimmers, and the trade-offs between each approach.
The best Cmd+Tab alternatives for Mac — and why linear switching is broken
Cmd+Tab has been the same since 1984. It's a flat strip that forces linear scanning. We tried the main alternatives — AltTab, Contexts, Witch, Raycast — and mapped the trade-offs.
Menu bar system monitors on Mac: what to look for in 2026
iStat Menus set the standard fifteen years ago. What should a menu-bar monitor do today? A framework for evaluating them, plus how the main options stack up on Apple Silicon.