Hacker News with Generative AI: MacOS

Show HN: Computer – Build Your Manus AI Agent with an OSS macOS Sandbox (github.com/trycua)
Create and run high-performance macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon, with built-in support for AI agents.
MacOS, AI Agents, Open Source, Virtual Machines, Apple Silicon
11 points by f-trycua 17 days ago | 6 comments
The Myth of Liquid Detection (eclecticlight.co)
Macs have developed their own mythology, and this week I unintentionally came across a myth that developed over a year ago. Like so many it was born from a chance observation, this time of a new background process that appeared on 25 October 2023 in macOS Sonoma 14.1, and was reported in 9to5Mac on 3 November 2023.
MacOS, Myth, Software Updates
3 points by ingve 17 days ago | 0 comments
Sidekick: Local-first native macOS LLM app (github.com/johnbean393)
Chat with an local LLM that can respond with information from your files, folders and websites on your Mac without installing any other software. All conversations happen offline, and your data is saved locally.
MacOS, Local First, Privacy, Software
325 points by volemo 24 days ago | 92 comments
How your Mac can update macOS when you don’t want it to (eclecticlight.co)
Over the last few years, many have reported that their Macs spontaneously updated or even upgraded macOS when they didn’t expect them to, and often against their wishes.
MacOS, Software Updates, Technology
19 points by akyuu 33 days ago | 4 comments
WhiteSur: macOS-like theme for GTK desktops (github.com/vinceliuice)
A macOS like theme for Linux GTK Desktops
Themes, Linux, GTK, MacOS
296 points by nateb2022 38 days ago | 186 comments
Show HN: Lume – OS lightweight CLI for MacOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon (github.com/trycua)
lume is a lightweight Command Line Interface and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) with near-native performance on Apple Silicon, using Apple's Virtualization.Framework.
MacOS, Linux, Virtualization, Apple Silicon
309 points by sandropuppo 59 days ago | 75 comments
James Thomson on the Origins of the macOS Dock (daringfireball.net)
James Thomson on the Origins of the MacOS Dock
MacOS, History, Apple
71 points by tosh 81 days ago | 54 comments
Waste Makes Haste? (anukari.com)
I've been really digging into MacOS optimizations over the last few days. Being ALU-bound is quite a pain in the butt, because unlike being memory-bound, there are a lot fewer big changes I can make to speed things up. Mostly I've been working on instruction-level optimizations, none of which have had a big impact. I've gotten to where I don't see anything else that is really worth optimizing at this level.
MacOS, Optimization, Performance, Software, Hardware
17 points by Archit3ch 109 days ago | 4 comments
Show HN: AirPrint Bridge: Enable AirPrint for Non-AirPrint Printers on macOS (github.com/sapireli)
AirPrint Bridge: Seamlessly Enable AirPrint for Non-AirPrint Printers on macOS
MacOS, Printing, Open Source, Software, Hardware
63 points by eliransapir 126 days ago | 13 comments
Show HN: Clean Your Mac with a Script (github.com/hkdobrev)
Clean your macOS with a script, not an expensive app
MacOS, Scripting, Cleaning, Open Source, Software
44 points by hkdobrev 126 days ago | 19 comments
MacOS sometimes leaks traffic after system updates (mullvad.net)
We have found that you could be leaking traffic on macOS after system updates. To our current knowledge a reboot resolves it. We are currently investigating this and will follow up with more information.
MacOS, Security, Privacy, Networking
402 points by dulvui 168 days ago | 252 comments
Disable Sequoia's monthly screen recording permission prompt (tinyapps.org)
The widely-reported "foo is requesting to bypass the system private window picker and directly access your screen and audio" prompt in Sequoia (which Apple has moved from daily to weekly to now monthly) can be disabled by quitting the app, setting the system date far into the future, opening and using the affected app to trigger the nag, clicking "Allow For One Month", then restoring the correct date.
MacOS, Privacy, Security
78 points by mrtksn 194 days ago | 31 comments
Claude for Mac: The unofficial desktop app for Anthropic Claude (github.com/tullytim)
Claude, Anthropic, MacOS, Desktop Apps, Software
8 points by gk1 231 days ago | 1 comments
The Origins of DS_store (2006) (arno.org)
MacOS, History, Filesystem, Operating Systems
554 points by edavis 272 days ago | 266 comments
Fixing QuickLook (foon.uk)
Software, MacOS, Troubleshooting
11 points by luu 281 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Who Went Mac –> Linux? (ycombinator.com)
Operating Systems, Linux, MacOS, Software, User Experience
22 points by martinbaun 297 days ago | 50 comments
Show HN: Brewer X, a native macOS client for Homebrew (panini.house)
MacOS, Homebrew, Software, Open Source
40 points by tommasongr 350 days ago | 41 comments