I’ve grown increasingly skeptical about this because they seem utterly committed to reducing machine profile at all costs. Waiting: Hold on long enough, and Apple just might get their shit together. At the time of writing, the oldest refurbished laptops that Apple sells now are 2017 models. You could buy one of these - and I did exactly that in 2017 I’m still using it now - and hope that Apple unfucks their laptop line by the time the refurbished one dies. I love this thing.īuying refurbished: Apple used to sell refurbished 2015 MacBook Pros (the last "good" Apple laptops).
Hammerspoon alternatives Pc#
basically silent) PC with a small form factor, powerful specs, reasonable pricing, easy access to internals, and beautiful design that leverages heat pipes to transport heat to the outside of the case (which can get quite hot). My favorite machine out there right now is the Compulab Airtop3 there’s a great video review here and pricing information is here, but the TL DR is that this is a passively cooled (ie.
Hammerspoon alternatives pro#
The System76 Oryx Pro looks insanely powerful, and it comes with Linux installed by default (it also has a smaller, "sexier" sibling in the form of the Galago Pro, which doesn’t have the unnecessary number pad nor the ridiculously off-center trackpad).
It also departs from the classic "inverted-T" cluster for the cursor keys. The new keyboard is infamously prone to failure but basically can’t be repaired (you have to replace the whole top plate, apparently).
Or the way Sierra broke Karabiner, which I utterly rely on. (System Integrity Protection) - laudable though it may be from a security perspective - basically broke all RubyGem installs by default. Apple has a penchant for breaking things in unexpected and arbitrary ways.Can’t sync an iPhone with Linux, so would ( gasp!) have to switch to Android.Need to find replacements for indispensible software, and go without "dispensible-but-preferred" software.You can get some very powerful hardware (with actual ports and a quality keyboard) on the Linux side at a reasonable price.I had a mutt-based email set-up that I was pretty happy with, and could easily resuscitate it failing that, I’m relatively satisfied with the Gmail web interface.I spend most of my working life in Chrome and the Terminal.Is this viable?Īt its core, this may be realistic because: Here are some notes made while thinking through the topic. I’ve revisited the topic on multiple occasions. Around May 2017 I started seriously thinking of switching to Linux for my next machine. Workers Are Using ‘Mouse Movers’ So They Can Use the Bathroom in Peace I used this about a decade ago, not sure it's still maintained.
Hammerspoon alternatives mac#
Of course if you just want mac based keybinds to be done for you then use my kinto app.
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