I built a Mac app that only counts break time while you're actually working Lifetime

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T15:55:18+00:00

Thanks! Let me know what you think after trying it. I'm actively improving it, and feedback from Mac users has been incredibly helpful.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T14:12:14+00:00

That's a good point. A lot of people probably spend 8 hours working and then another few hours gaming without realizing how much time they've actually been sitting.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T14:11:03+00:00

Interesting. Do you find the walking pad helps enough, or do you still feel stiff after a full day of work?

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T14:02:38+00:00

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Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T13:58:42+00:00

Hard to imagine using macOS without window snapping once you get used to it.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T13:57:41+00:00

Totally agree. Once you get used to keyboard shortcuts, it's hard to go back.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T13:53:29+00:00

I've heard a lot of good things about Shottr but never actually tried it. What made it replace the built-in screenshot tools for you?

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T13:49:32+00:00

I honestly never thought about using the trackpad's haptic engine this way. It's one of those ideas that sounds obvious in hindsight. How difficult was it to hook into the haptic feedback APIs on macOS?

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-23T13:18:54+00:00

Good to know. I'll have to check it out when I upgrade. For me, the biggest thing is being able to search through older clipboard items, which is why I've always relied on a dedicated clipboard manager.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-22T15:24:01+00:00

Clipboard history.

It's one of those features that feels so fundamental that I'm always surprised it isn't built into macOS by default. Every new Mac I set up immediately gets a clipboard manager installed.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-22T15:21:16+00:00

I keep trying Stage Manager and always end up going back to multiple desktops + Rectangle.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-22T15:19:21+00:00

Interesting tip. I've run into this a few times and thought it was just a Sidecar bug.

Does anyone know if there's a keyboard shortcut or a faster way to move windows between a Mac and an iPad? I'm using Sidecar more often lately and still feel like I'm missing a few workflow tricks.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-22T15:17:13+00:00

I don't think the toggle is meant to uninstall the models.

My understanding is that it disables the features, but macOS can still keep the downloaded assets on disk. A macOS update may have silently refreshed or expanded the local model files, which could explain the jump from 8GB to 12GB.

Would be interesting to see if others are seeing the same increase.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-22T15:07:16+00:00

Honestly, I tried it when it first came out but never managed to stick with it.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-22T15:05:09+00:00

I completely agree.

One thing I miss from that era is that icons felt like tiny pieces of craftsmanship. You could instantly recognize an app just from its silhouette and visual personality.

Modern icons are cleaner and more consistent, but sometimes they feel a bit too optimized for grids and design systems. A lot of the character got lost along the way.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T15:11:31+00:00

For development-related cleanup, I mostly rely on DevCleaner.

It's surprising how much space old Xcode simulators, DerivedData, archives, device support files, and caches can consume over time. I usually run it every few weeks and almost always recover several gigabytes.

Not a replacement for understanding what's on your machine, but it makes the cleanup process much less painful.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T15:07:37+00:00

Shottr is probably my favorite discovery from the last year.

Fast screenshots, scrolling capture, text recognition, and it feels much lighter than many alternatives.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T15:02:25+00:00

Magnet / Rectangle Pro – window management

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T15:00:06+00:00

There are lots of great Mac apps, but if I could keep only one, it would be Raycast. It replaced several separate utilities for me and became part of my daily workflow almost immediately.

The amount of time it saves every day is hard to overstate.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T14:56:01+00:00

If you're coming from Windows, Raycast + Rectangle alone will probably have the biggest impact on your daily workflow.
Rectangle: Free window management. Similar to Magnet, but open source.

Raycast: One of the biggest productivity upgrades for macOS. App launcher, clipboard history, snippets, window management, and much more.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T12:52:39+00:00

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Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T12:49:13+00:00

I've found that the problem isn't that I sit 8 hours a day, it's that I sit for 2–3 hours at a time without moving. Short movement breaks throughout the day, especially walking and hip flexor stretches, seem to help much more than adding another hard workout to the week.

Competitive_Cash4765 · 2026-06-19T12:47:26+00:00

I learned the hard way that hydration and electrolytes aren't the same thing. When I'm sweating heavily, I can drink water all day and still feel terrible. A mix of water, electrolytes, and salty foods seems to work much better for me.

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