Initial Notes on MacOS 27 (Golden Gate)

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Apple has announced MacOS 27 (Golden Gate), the next major update scheduled for release this fall, and Rogue Amoeba is working to ensure their products fully support it. They advise users to avoid beta versions of MacOS and stick with the current official release, MacOS 26 (Tahoe), while noting that their current apps run on Golden Gate but may still encounter issues. Updates and test releases will be provided gradually, with more information available on their status page and social media channels.

https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/08/initial-notes-on-macos-27-golden-gate/

Lingon

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Lingon is a Mac utility that simplifies scheduling and automating tasks like running apps, scripts, or shortcuts without using Terminal. It offers two versions: a free, user-friendly Lingon app and a more powerful Lingon Pro with advanced features like running tasks as root and editing all launchd tasks, both optimized for macOS 14 Sonoma and later. Lingon Pro is a one-time purchase app that supports deeper system integration and task monitoring, while Lingon provides an accessible introduction to task automation with no subscription required.

https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/

Expanding Private Cloud Compute

Apple is expanding its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) technology beyond its own data centers by collaborating with Google and NVIDIA to run Apple Intelligence workloads on Google Cloud Platform. This move extends Apple’s strong privacy and security commitments for AI inference from Apple devices to third-party cloud environments, enabling more complex AI tasks to be handled while maintaining user privacy.

https://security.apple.com/blog/expanding-pcc

Mouseless

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Mouseless is a cross-platform app that enables fast, precise mouse control entirely via the keyboard, supporting comprehensive mouse actions like clicking, dragging, and scrolling without needing a physical mouse. Designed to boost productivity and reduce ergonomic strain, it provides a modern alternative to traditional mouse keys and offers accessibility benefits for users unable to use a mouse. The app runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux and aims to keep users in their workflow by minimizing the time needed to perform mouse actions.

https://mouseless.click/

LosslessCut

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LosslessCut is a free, open-source tool for fast, lossless editing of video and audio files, enabling users to trim, cut, merge, and remux without re-encoding or quality loss. Designed for efficiency, it provides features such as track selection, snapshot capture, and metadata adjustment, making it ideal for tasks like removing commercials, extracting tracks, or fixing video orientation. The app is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with official versions available via app stores for easy installation and updates.

https://losslesscut.app/

macOS Needs Its Grid Back

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The author reminisces about the macOS 10.5 Leopard feature called Spaces, which allowed virtual desktops arranged in a customizable grid, enabling efficient spatial navigation that was lost when macOS Lion replaced it with a single-row Mission Control interface. To restore this functionality, the author developed GridLion, an app that recreates grid-based virtual desktop navigation on modern macOS versions despite API limitations and complex permission hurdles, emphasizing the ongoing value of well-crafted software.

https://blog.hopefullyuseful.com/blog/macos-needs-its-grid-back/

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