Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side(unsung.aresluna.org)

149 points by zdw 1 month ago | 75 comments

"Traditional, but Puzzling"(unsung.aresluna.org)

42 points by colinprince 9 days ago | 7 comments

Blog post on the Unsung software craft blog about a puzzling Unix error message seen by users in the 1990s and its history.

Good type against all odds(unsung.aresluna.org)

187 points by firloop 5 days ago | 24 comments

A blog post on Unsung, a software craft and quality blog, titled "Good type against all odds" about typography done well under constraints.

Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side(unsung.aresluna.org)

77 points by leephillips 1 month ago | 25 comments

As a Windows user, it's a surreal way to install a program(unsung.aresluna.org)

172 points by allenc 2 months ago | 139 comments

On caring for user data: NeoVim caused Vim undo files to be deleted(unsung.aresluna.org)

346 points by jandeboevrie 29 days ago | 306 comments

A blog post on the Unsung software craft blog about NeoVim deleting Vim undo files and developers' duty of care toward user data.

macOS Tips and Tricks (2022)(saurabhs.org)

515 points by pavel_lishin 1 year ago | 256 comments

A personal page collecting macOS tips and keyboard shortcuts, updated for macOS Sonoma, covering native UI conventions and app tricks.

GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven(ckardaris.com)

981 points by ckardaris 1 month ago | 481 comments

Blog post by Charalampos Kardaris arguing that GUI applications should be fully keyboard-driven, responding to an HN debate about TUIs versus GUIs.

macOS command-line tools you might not know about(saurabhs.org)

1910 points by Gadiguibou 3 years ago | 411 comments

A personal blog post listing macOS-specific command-line utilities such as caffeinate, with usage examples and flags.

It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to write code for humans(erikbern.com)

429 points by imartin2k 2 years ago | 131 comments

Erik Bernhardsson's blog post arguing that writing code for humans, such as libraries, APIs and tools other developers use, is harder than writing code for computers.

My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix(tobiasberg.net)

334 points by TobiasBerg 7 months ago | 418 comments

A personal blog post about a MacBook Pro's right arrow key getting stuck and the high cost of repairing the keyboard.

Why I can no longer recommend a Mac to fellow blind computer users(applevis.com)

352 points by devinprater 3 years ago | 69 comments

An AppleVis blog post arguing that Apple's neglect of VoiceOver and macOS accessibility means the author can no longer recommend Macs to blind users.