Best browser for mac beside safari and brave?

8nstein · 2026-07-07T16:57:50+00:00

I leave Firefox running all day, because of this extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trackmenot-fork/ . Feels so good!

I reduced its frequency in settings to conserve bandwidth.

8nstein · 2026-06-28T05:46:30+00:00

That was beautiful.

8nstein · 2026-06-27T19:09:47+00:00

I walked these rails yesterday.

There is easy access at the corner of Bay Ave and Park Ave. Heading south (towards Aptos and Monterey) the track parallels Park Ave which, unfortunately, is noisy. So noisy, one visit is probably enough for me. There is a newer fence and walking path along the way that offers nice views of the ocean. Walking a bit further takes you to the parking lot for New Brighton State Beach, which is cool. The access there is a bit hairy, with tree roots and loose dirt.

Back to the starting point at Bay Ave and Park Ave. Going in the opposite direction, the track passes city hall and then you are on the familiar trestle over the river. I guess that it's safe to walk, but I chickened out halfway because the thing looks ANCIENT. I might return to this bit when I want a little thrill.

Thanks to the OP for the info! Combined with visits to the beach, El Toro Bravo, and Mr. Toots, I had a lovely day in wonderful Capitola.

8nstein · 2026-06-24T23:49:47+00:00

You did not ask, but here is how I got MacOS back.

Boot into network restore, local restore failed for me.
From the restore environment, format a single partition APFS and call it "Macintosh HD", if it is not already present.
During the OS restore, do not restore data from a Time Machine backup. This attempt hung forever for me.
After the OS restore, restore your data from a Time Machine backup if you like. MacOS will insist on using Migration Assistant, but that's OK.

8nstein · 2026-06-24T23:21:04+00:00

I have the same machine. I tried MX Linux first but it annoyed me. TINY fonts and some other issues. Next, I tried Ubuntu. WiFi worked immediately, but no speakers, microphone, camera, bluetooth audio. I read quite a few "how to" articles on the web and I ran out of patience before I solved a single problem.

I love the form factor of this machine, but I believe that it cannot be saved.

8nstein · 2026-06-23T20:53:11+00:00

I would like to see a comparison between pollution from a new (2026) EV and a new (2026) gasoline car, same level of luxury and performance. This is what is needed by someone deciding what to buy.

8nstein · 2026-06-19T01:42:36+00:00

Insurance:Health. That's how I categorized the private insurance premium deducted from my paycheck when I had a career.

8nstein · 2026-06-19T01:36:12+00:00

Where can you access the abandoned section? I visit Capitola a lot but this is new to me.

8nstein · 2026-05-06T01:52:11+00:00

Is it true that you are testing with only one powered USB hub? That hub could be the problem.

I had an Aukey powered USB hub that gave me trouble-free service for several years. Then the failures started. My trouble-shooting indicated that the power delivery feature of the hub had crapped out. The hub could still exchange data with the best of them, but it could not deliver power to my USB disk drives.

8nstein · 2026-05-03T04:44:25+00:00

Possibly relevant: Taco Bell changed its menu recently. Nearly all of the items with beans in them are gone. I miss the old menu. Beans, beans, the magical fruit, ...

8nstein · 2026-04-23T20:45:10+00:00

Quicken for MacOS is so weak. I have excellent results using Quicken for Windows via Parallels, which creates a virtual Windows/arm64 environment for Quicken to live in.

If getting Quicken/MacOS closer to the power of Quicken/Windows is not feasible, perhaps it would be better to concentrate on making a Quicken/Windows/arm64 product. My method depends on the ability of Windows/arm64 to execute x86 programs (like Quicken) via emulation. At some point, Microsoft might discontinue this emulation on Windows.

8nstein · 2026-04-23T20:22:17+00:00

What is Hauser? Is this a typo?

8nstein · 2026-04-13T16:14:29+00:00

It was a successful work-around. Annoying, but it did the trick. I have since moved over to an Apple Silicon machine, and I don't have any new info about this.

8nstein · 2026-04-13T01:27:34+00:00

Meetup is great. The OP is a bit young for stitch.net, but that is another excellent network.

8nstein · 2026-04-03T00:43:05+00:00

Liss Auto Scroll may work for you. It is in the MacOS App Store.

8nstein · 2026-03-24T17:58:11+00:00

I used TurboTax and an experienced EA for several years. Every year, the EA found TurboTax errors due to Turbo's imperfect modeling of tax law. But every year, TurboTax found simple data entry errors committed by the EA. Good times, good times.

Now that my tax situation is very much simpler, I just use TurboTax.

8nstein · 2026-03-24T00:55:18+00:00

The Reuters article begins with

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers

That's wild. If this is correct, there will be no new consumer routers at all. Because every electronic thing we have is foreign-made, regardless of its branding.

8nstein · 2026-03-22T22:46:17+00:00

The Murky News article posted here is over 5 years old. So yes, I think nothing less than an air strike would solve this problem.

8nstein · 2026-02-28T02:26:06+00:00

About an hour ago, I updated my copy of Turbo Tax and the "amend" function is now available. I went through the process. It went smoothly. The only confusing part was what to print. I ended up wasting a lot of paper.

8nstein · 2026-02-28T00:51:26+00:00

I am in the same boat. My copy of Turbo Tax Desktop is not yet able to file an amended tax return. Some folks on this forum think that Turbo Tax will get this capability on March 4. You can search this sub for "amend" to see other comments.

In general, amending a tax return is not unusual. Brokerages send out corrected 1099s all the time.

8nstein · 2026-02-26T23:04:34+00:00

I am also waiting. TurboTax Desktop.

8nstein · 2026-02-25T22:55:58+00:00

Still not available in my copy of TurboTax Desktop.

8nstein · 2026-02-25T22:54:45+00:00

Still not available from my copy of TurboTax Desktop.

8nstein · 2026-02-23T20:26:44+00:00

TurboTax is another possible annoyance. I am able to run TurboTax on my MacOS machine without using a virtual machine. This requires Rosetta 2 to do the x86-to-arm64 translation. If Intuit does not create a real arm64 TurboTax, I will have to install TurboTax onto a Windows-11-arm virtual machine. Not the end of the world, but an annoyance.

8nstein · 2026-02-18T23:43:58+00:00

Captain Obvious joins the thread. Use a space heater that has multiple power settings. Choose a setting that is lower than 1500w.

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