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Lunacy

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Lunacy is a native Swift app that brings the classic interactive After Dark screensaver game Lunatic Fringe to modern macOS (Ventura or later) with a built-in emulation engine running the original game module unchanged. Users must provide their own copy of the Lunatic Fringe module from the original More After Dark package, then can enjoy features like full screen mode, customizable keybindings, an optional CRT shader, and global high score tracking. This revival allows longtime fans to play the iconic space shooter natively on current Apple hardware.

https://morphing.cloud/lunacy/

Orbit for Mac

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Orbit for Mac is a native application designed to manage multiple Google accounts within a single, isolated window, keeping each account signed in separately to prevent cross-account confusion. It supports the full Google Workspace suite, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Gemini, and stores all login credentials locally on the Mac without relying on any cloud server. Available for a one-time purchase, Orbit emphasizes privacy, speed, and Mac-native performance without being a browser wrapper.

https://orbitformac.com/

New macOS ClickFix Attack Silently Mounts DMGs to Push Infostealer

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A new macOS ClickFix attack uses deceptive Terminal commands to silently download, mount, and launch malicious DMG files containing the Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) infostealer malware. This malware targets numerous browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, messaging apps, and system keychains to steal sensitive information and uploads the data to attacker-controlled servers. The campaign begins with fake CAPTCHA pages tricking users into running commands that automate the infection process without manual DMG execution.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-macos-clickfix-attack-silently-mounts-dmgs-to-push-infostealer/

HotkeyClash — Detect Keyboard Shortcut Conflicts on macOS

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HotkeyClash is a free, open-source macOS utility that scans running applications, automation configurations (like Karabiner and skhd), and system shortcuts to detect keyboard shortcut conflicts. It identifies overlapping key combinations across all sources, helping users discover which app claims a shortcut and resolve clashes that macOS itself does not flag. Compatible with macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon and Intel, HotkeyClash offers a comprehensive and transparent way to manage shortcut conflicts without telemetry or dependencies.

https://hotkeyclash.com/

DeskArcade

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DeskArcade is a macOS app that lets users play one of eleven quick, 90-second games overlaying their screen during meetings without disrupting running applications. Activated by a hotkey, the transparent arcade overlay appears without screen recording or permission prompts, ensuring apps remain untouched and unseen by others on calls. Free and notarized by Apple, DeskArcade supports macOS 13 Ventura and later on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

https://getdeskarcade.com/

A Tale of Two Path Separators

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macOS supports two path separators—slash (/) and colon (:)—due to its heritage from both the Unix-like NeXTSTEP system and the classic Mac OS HFS+ file system, which used colons. As a result, files that appear to have slashes in their names in Finder actually contain colons at the system level, and tools like ls display them with colons instead; this dual separator system persists for compatibility despite macOS transitioning to APFS in 2017. AppleScript commonly uses colon separators reflecting its classic Mac origins, while POSIX-style paths with slashes are used in Unix contexts, illustrating macOS’s translation between the two conventions.

https://alexwlchan.net/2021/slashes/

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