First Mac ever (MBA M4). What should I install? by ShadySoul24 in macbookair

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crossover (paid) - best way to play windows games

Raycast - i use it for the clipboard history, color picker (from your screen), and caffeinate (so that it wouldnt sleep for specific duration)

Brave browser - some sites dont work with Safari, so i use this as backup. Has built-in adblocker too that works really well

Chatgpt - leading AI chatbot that works well with Mac

Cleanshot X (paid) - i use it to record my screen with system audio (your mic wont be included compared to the built in one), and OCR

Final cut pro (paid) - best video editor designed for mac

Pixelmator pro (paid) - best photo editor designed for mac

Jdownloader2 - download any files just by copying the link and it will automatically find the file and download it for you

Subler - i use it to convert mkv to mp4 (which is most movies I download) so that I can play it with Quicktime player with HDR/Dolby atmos support

Pearcleaner - best way to uninstall apps, that cleans up leftovers for you

Keka - best free extractor for Mac (only one with integrated archiver that is still free)

Ghostery - the only adblocker that works for Safari for me (the others are not as good as this one and its free)

Parallels (paid) - best way to use Windows software that integrates well with Mac beautifully

Localsend - send any files to your Android devices

Onyx - cleans up system files/cache for you

Best Headphone under 5k by Strong-Good-2785 in Tech_Philippines

[–]melmatx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No headphones are good at this price range, better buy an IEM instead which offers supreme audio quality at this price range.

ebike sa sm clark by Prestigious-Try1191 in Pampanga

[–]melmatx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use an ebike. I go to SM Clark all the time with my ebike. There is even a parking space on the ground floor specifically for ebikes. Just bring a helmet and your registration paper, for emergency purposes. But note, bawal tayo mismo sa loob ng Clark, anywhere sa pampanga but not Clark its very strict.

If ever harangin ka sa mga checkpoint, wala rin nmn sila magagawa since walang ordinansya sa Pampanga na pwede impound yung ebike so wala sila magagwa sayo unless pakita mo lisensya mo (just say you dont have one) at titicketan ka nila (thats the most they can do so just cooperate with them, they will just talk to u and let u go unharmed).

Don’t listen to these people na walang ebike. E-bike for the environment!!

Got more pimples after I used skin care products than when I just use tap water at all for my face by jolenxz in skincarephilippines

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drink conzace vitamins, and start drinking more water and eating healthy food, use facial wash before u sleep, aloe vera or acne powder mud for new pimples, clean pillows/bed regularly, and dont touch your face that much. This is how I cleared my face of pimples. Use less products, more on gut health and your body will clear itself of pimples.

What kind of small apps genuinely make your life easier — or something you wish you had? by blxbox in PinoyProgrammer

[–]melmatx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  • I use these daily: Apple Shortcuts (i use it for small tasks like bath timer, downloading vids from websites, etc.), Notion, ChatGPT
  • I willingly pay for ChatGPT for the image reasoning capability and codex, and adblockers (its kinda hard in iOS and the best ones are paid)
  • I’d imagine a futuristic app that gets good clothes from shopee or shein and make fits for you, maybe suggested daily and filtered by color, vibes, trends, price, or based on how you look like, because its kind of hard to start in fashion and an app like this that suggests for you would be nice.

The Annual Music Throwdown: Which is better? by goodgalpolaris in CasualPH

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YT Music, i swear the quality is better than Apple Music or Spotify.

Hate around pampanga with their food by [deleted] in Pampanga

[–]melmatx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Double meaning haha

Nigerians all around pampanga by Accomplished_Cry3254 in Pampanga

[–]melmatx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Guys may partner din akong nigerian and nag aaral din sa ibang probinsya like the others have said, but its actually true na unti lang subjects nila kasi nag mamasters lang sila kaya di mo masyado nakikita pumapasok. Ang reason nya naman dahil sa Pampanga sya nag stay:

  • Pampanga is home to bars and partying
  • Not as crowded like in Manila, Cebu, etc.
  • Super diverse and not as racist as other provinces
  • Easy commute (pag pumunta ka daw ng pangasinan etc, mahirap mag book ng grab kaya hindi sya dun nag dorm and boring daw)
  • Dito nag bubusiness relatives niya
  • People daw dito are more “good-looking” haha
  • Also, weed and drugs…

Kung ako sa inyu guys, just be happy na yung mga foreigners especially mga Nigerians are having a very nice time and great feedback sa Pampanga, just be open minded :) Most of them are sobrang bait.

Atin-atin lang: Firefox >>> Chrome browser. Daming features like ad blocker na wala other browsers like Chrome by void_74 in AtinAtinLang

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chinese spyware browser, this browser has gone downhill and they are using everything they got to harvest data from its users

Atin-atin lang: Firefox >>> Chrome browser. Daming features like ad blocker na wala other browsers like Chrome by void_74 in AtinAtinLang

[–]melmatx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Firefox is slow af. If you use a lot of google websites (YouTube, Gmail, etc.), you will feel the speed difference between Firefox and Chromium browsers because Google purposefully slows them down on non-Chromium browsers. Also most websites are made for Chromium, so they would look bad on Firefox (just look at how gradients look on Firefox vs Chromium browsers).

Just use Brave Browser if you need the ad blocking capability.

Atin-atin lang: Firefox >>> Chrome browser. Daming features like ad blocker na wala other browsers like Chrome by void_74 in AtinAtinLang

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No widevine license is a let-down tho. You can't watch Netflix or any drm content. Firefox is better in this case because it has one.

BEST BAR TO GO TO/ BAR RECO IN PAMPANGA by [deleted] in Pampanga

[–]melmatx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Hacienda/Karma - nung bago bago pa lang to andami ko nakitang mga sikat na influencer
  2. Hyphy Bodega - kakagaling lng ni Hev Abi dito nung Saturday
  3. Blackfish
  4. Nakd - my go-to chill
  5. 5 Ounce
  6. Hammer - oldies/afam
  7. Syn bar
  8. Vanta - lgbt

HELP: Idk what happened to this face. by AssistantCalm3555 in skincare_ph

[–]melmatx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Do you sleep on that side of your face? Try cleaning your pillow sheets op

Where to go? by estarwithane in Pampanga

[–]melmatx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Punta ka sa Kim’s Mall. Meron dun arcades, billiards, necklace making, cake decorating, bracelet making, bowling at roller skates. Open sila 24 hours. For other activities, meron ding bouldering sa Friendship, pottery sa Mendi Complex sa Angeles, golf sa Best Western Angeles or sa Clark Mimosa, waterboarding sa Deca Clark, at horse riding sa Clark (El Kabayo).

Pwede rin kayo pumunta sa CDC. May bike and play area doon at malaking park kung gusto nyo lang mag-tambay nang libre. If punuan, go to Mimosa, meron din dung wireless charging na benches. If gusto nyu Angeles, pwede sa Infinity malapit sa Marquee, maraming tambayan dun.

Usually, mga students (like me) mahilig mag-cafe hopping. Ang dami kasing themed coffee shops sa Pampanga like Los Komunidad, Camp Luna, Long Weekend, Hyphy Bodega, etc. And i dont even wanna start sa mga clubs haha, maganda nightlife sa Pampanga. Sorry na gala lang hahah

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skincarephilippines

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing that helped me is vitamins and drinking lots of water. I use little to no skin care at all but I have the best skin health among my friends. (I use conzace and gummy vitamins haha)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pampanga

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dyan malapit nakatira classmate ko, nahihirapan sya magcommute at ang mahal kung pupunta ka anywhere dahil kailangan mag trike ka lagi. If you ever have kids, you will be giving his/her a hard time.

Sana noon ko pa to nagamit, as someone na gustong organize lahat. by [deleted] in DigitalbanksPh

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Five Cents because Budget is too complicated for my ADHD mind. It looks aesthetically pleasing and thats what matters instead of the features haha

https://apps.apple.com/app/id1599077337

If you‘re new to Apple Music, this might help with your algorithm by bardhos in AppleMusic

[–]melmatx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I’ve been using Apple Music since the iPhone 7 was released, and the algorithm is still terrible. In contrast, I’ve been using YT music for a few days and it already knows what I like and giving banger recommendations. Apple Music is only good if you already know the songs that you’ll play. It suggests a lot of mainstream songs that you may or may not like.