Caffeine-like utility to keep you MacBook awake with its lid closed(github.com)
10 points by clash | 15 comments
GitHub repository for caffeinate+, a small C command-line utility for macOS that keeps a MacBook awake after the lid is closed.
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Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads(reuters.com)
797 points by virgildotcodes | 1175 comments
News report that Apple is raising prices on MacBooks, iPads and other products as memory costs rise sharply.
Indexing a year of video locally on a 2021 MacBook with Gemma4-31B (50GB swap)(blog.simbastack.com)
451 points by asenna | 127 comments
Blog post describing how the author used Gemma 4 running locally on a five-year-old MacBook to index a year of personal video footage overnight.
Filing the corners off my MacBooks(kentwalters.com)
1332 points by normanvalentine | 630 comments
Personal blog post explaining why the author files the sharp corners off their MacBooks, with photos of the modified laptops.
Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)(anishathalye.com)
382 points by HughParry | 194 comments
Anish Athalye's 2018 blog post describing Project Sistine, which turns a MacBook into a touchscreen using a $1 mirror and computer vision on the webcam.
FrameBook(fb.edoo.gg)
497 points by todsacerdoti | 82 comments
A project page titled FrameBook showing an old black MacBook chassis apparently rebuilt with modern internals, likely a Framework laptop mainboard.
MacBook Neo(apple.com)
1891 points by dm | 2192 comments
Apple Newsroom press release announcing the MacBook Neo, a 13-inch aluminum laptop with Apple silicon and all-day battery life starting at $599.
I'm spoiled by Apple Silicon but still love Framework(simonhartcher.com)
362 points by deevus | 480 comments
Personal blog post by Simon Hartcher comparing Apple Silicon MacBooks with the Framework laptop, explaining why he prefers Apple's performance but still likes Framework.
The MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge(twitter.com)
951 points by leephillips | 455 comments
An X post by Sam Henri Gold showing that MacBooks contain a sensor reporting the exact lid hinge angle, with a GitHub app to read it.
TrackWeight: Turn your MacBook's trackpad into a digital weighing scale(github.com)
586 points by wtcactus | 141 comments
GitHub repository for TrackWeight, a macOS app that uses a MacBook's Force Touch trackpad as a digital weighing scale.
Unbricking my MacBook took an email to Tim Cook(tokyodev.com)
418 points by pwim | 299 comments
A TokyoDev blog post by Paul McMahon describing how an email to Tim Cook got Apple to remove the Activation Lock on his returned lost MacBook.
Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook(tokyodev.com)
343 points by pwim | 453 comments
A TokyoDev founder recounts how his M2 MacBook Air became bricked by Activation Lock after a laptop swap at airport security because he hadn't set up Find My.
Giving up the iPad-only travel dream(sixcolors.com)
336 points by haunter | 523 comments
Six Colors column by Jason Snell explaining why he gave up on traveling with only an iPad and returned to carrying a Mac.