This piece is a continuation from an app-to I published a few days ago. Currently, Time Machine does not natively support hourly local snapshot creation when the backup schedule is set to daily. Although it sounds counterintuitive, the key here is “local snapshot”. Time Machine runs on snapshots, capturing what has changed at every interval. Creating a snapshot locally is a light task, whereas pushing the snapshot to a remote location isn’t. Hence why I searched for a solution.
Tagged macOS
App to Customize Time Machine Schedule
Of many things I have adopted over the course of years, Time Machine is one element that is both most helpful if hell breaks loose and least updated since. I have discussed the shortcomings of Time Machine and shared some of the possible remedies before. Apple’s own iOS backup system supersedes macOS Time Machine. It is remote, and nothing equivalent is offered on the Mac yet. But one feature was added rather recently: rudimentary scheduling.
App to Test USB-C Cables on macOS
I did float the idea of buying a USB-C tester only to be thoroughly defeated. USB-C, as it stands, is more about the physical shape of the plug and port, not what is traveling on the cable itself. However, USB-C simply isn’t “one cable to rule them all”. Type C is more a nutrition label or laundry tag — universal in format, but nothing in the rules says a cable has to support all of it.
macOS to Drop Encrypted HFS+ Support by 2027
Apple announced that macOS 28, which will be released in 2027, will not support encrypted HFS+. The support document simply calls it “Mac OS Extended file system”. You may want to double-check old archival HDDs if they’re still formatted to encrypted HFS+. I’d recommend simply reformatting the drive to encrypted APFS, though decrypting the volume is an option too.
App to Prune Time Machine Backup
Time Machine is the reason I recommend macOS for regular users. It’s quick. It’s simple. It’s set and forget. But there also comes a point where your Time Machine destination, be it remote or local, needs pruning. The cleanest solution without additional tools is to create another destination on a regular basis, perhaps with every new machine. However, keeping two independent destinations comes at the cost of double the initial commit.
How to Remedy “Go to Line” on Nano Editor
There are a few annotations that only Unix-likes are fixated on, one of which is ^. It means the Control key on the keyboard. Official Mac keyboards often include the annotation right on the keycaps, so it is never difficult to find. However, there are shortcuts that just won’t work even after the deciphering. For example, “Go to Line” on GNU nano. The Homebrew version of nano editor says the shortcut is ^/, yet it fails to register.
What Remains of Fable 5 Ban
Apple said Apple Intelligence would bring AI to its brand. It was a broken promise, unless Genmoji is to be considered a success. Apple is now saying the new Siri AI will deliver the promises they made back in 2024. Neither iOS 27 nor macOS Golden Gate has been officially released (available only in beta), but this definitely marks the beginning of the full transition toward AI-centrism in consumer OS. The dependency is real now — local or cloud, there’s no opting out.
How to Band-aid Fix macOS Music App Freezing on Launch
The app in question is the Music app bundled with every Mac, not to be confused with the streaming service from the same company. And unfortunately, I was not able to narrow down what causes the issue. Upon opening the app, none of the UI is working. The only recourse, even though the app is not “unresponsive”, was to quit it.
How to Change tmux Scroll Buffer (History)
It’s funny how I discover the settings I would have wanted to change before I run a massive migration script. This is a story of tmux, yet again. tmux is definitely a better tool to have when the work is done remotely over Terminal. The only downside of it all, aside from being old-fashioned CLI, has to be what I took it for granted on local Terminal sessions — history. tmux has limited history or scroll buffer.
How to Add Mouse and Scroll Shortcut for tmux
While tmux is a wonderful tool on its own, for mere mortals like myself, I jump back and forth between GUI and CLI. At least, that’s the impression I am getting from tmux why I am not getting 100% out of it. The shortcuts, quite frankly, are not intuitive for modern GUI users mind.
App to Create Scroll Screenshot on macOS
Though many browsers already support exporting a webpage as a long screenshot (or a scroll screenshot), from my experience, it doesn’t help the fact that it is filled with non-essentials. It’s a fact of all media. If you are saving only certain part of the post, exporting the entire page into PDF or JPEG is likely a step that will produce quite a lot of waste. And unlike iOS, screenshot tools on macOS are generally too expensive for one feature.
Return of Obra Dinn Spiel
The legendary developer of Papers, Please returned with another retro style game, or had returned in 2018. Yes, I am writing for a game 6 years too late, despite it not getting a major update since. For 6 years the game is left with what I would call a breathing room for improvement, while having an overflowing narrative based on dry world-building exercise.
Logitech MX Master 4 Spiel
Would you believe it, if I had said I was in the process of writing a review for MX Master 4 only to find out on the day of publishing Logi Options+ stopped working. I had to scrap most of what I had written to reflect on where Logitech is going with this blunder, and the level of software support we can expect from the manufacturer before the mouse or the keyboard become obsolete.
How to Fix Logi Options+ Not Launching on macOS
This is a PSA for Logitech users. As of Jan 6, 2026 GMT, Logitech has failed to update its app, Logi Options + with a new certificate. If you are having trouble launching the app, there is a temporary solution that will work only on a limited environment (e.g. personal computer, not work computer).
How to Create iCloud Link under macOS User Folder
My first cloud storage subscription was not iCloud. It meant that when I switched over, I needed to make concessions. One of which was iCloud’s folder location. As far as I understand it, macOS does not allow local iCloud path to be changed from the pre-determined path. And the path itself is not the most accessible one either, aside from the sidebar on the Finder. What I needed in this particular case was accessing it from the user home folder.