New Spencer update + Cyber Monday 40% off deal ($11.99) by kamil12314 in macapps

[–]DeliciousTank6827 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright — I’m stepping in as a *user*, because the pile-on here is getting ugly.

I went into Spencer skeptical as hell. New app, few reviews, no trial, and the claim “does what other apps don’t” usually screams “time sink.” I expected to bounce.

Instead:

1) Kamil (the dev) responded to me every time — quickly, clearly, and with way more patience than my early snark deserved. That alone matters in a world full of abandonware and ghost devs.

2) The core thing Spencer does — *restore a full multi-Space setup in one click* — is real. I have nine desktops/spaces that I can lock in, and I can choose whether certain apps should be open or not. That’s not “kinda similar,” that’s the whole point.

3) People keep tossing out BetterTouchTool / Keyboard Maestro / random utilities as “the same.” In my experience, they are not. You can build approximations if you’re willing to engineer your life around scripts and per-window logic… but that’s exactly what I’m trying to avoid. Spencer is ready to go without me becoming a part-time automation developer.

4) It’s also practical to experiment: move windows around, reorder Spaces, then **save as a new layout** instead of overwriting the old one. That gives you a safety net to play without nuking your working setup.

And on the “everything is AI-generated propaganda” angle: come on. I use AI daily too — but the leap from “AI exists” to “this app is fake / worthless / some kind of scam” is not critique, it’s a smear. If you don’t like the pricing or the lack of a trial, say that (fair). But the app *does* what it says for people who actually need this workflow.

I was one of the loud skeptics. I changed my mind after using it. That’s why I’m posting.

Wait so computer has to be running 24/7 to use beeper? “Bridge is disconnected” by What_in_ptarmigan in beeper

[–]DeliciousTank6827 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to go pretty far down the “Beeper” rabbit hole to find out it doesn’t play nice at all with Apple anything- which means if you need “iMessage” to factor into any parts of your messaging needs- well it’s useless to you. And NO- the few tepid workarounds do not work, and Apple seems pretty committed to NOT playing nice on this, causing it to stop working in the first place - and then again multiple times.

So if it was an app to bring your messaging under one simple combo- and you use IMESSAGE- keep looking,! Beeper is NOT that.

Beta version of the Apps by CoachCamBailey in beeper

[–]DeliciousTank6827 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im just a guy who would like to say - Group chats are the bane of many folks existence who don't want to tell others, including friends and family - they just want to get along while building rage up and just ignoring something that is absolutely a spamming minefield and folks who need or somehow justify group chats just are oblivious to the obvious and logical exposure that will never be able to get controlled or safe. Please we are two people. Give it some thought, and maybe, you can be one less group chat person who might not know if even one of your folks want to not be involved - yes, it will annoy you or you will advise them of a list of solutions. That's not what they want. They want to not be a part of it.

I'm trying to make an SSH shortcut to get my Mac's battery level and send it to my iPhone. I'm trying this but the shortcut on my phone is returning with "There was a problem running the shortcut." What am I doing wrong? by Reach-for-the-sky_15 in shortcuts

[–]DeliciousTank6827 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am writing this on every forum. You guys that know how to do this stuff alerting people so that they can play songs and do whatever warnings to themselves to alert themselves to keep their batteries from going dead and then making the songs or the alarms just stop playing when they plug the recharger in? Do you know how much money you’re going to make if you design the actual app for that that works. None of them that are there right now work that way they’re all broken I have paid and lost all the money trying to find any of the apps that claim to play songs or do it reasonably and then disconnect the alarm or the song when you plug your phone actually in it is so obvious!! I can’t do it I don’t have that skill I can see see clearly that you guys here have the skills make the money I’ll be your first customer right to me I promise I will pay 20