Keychron Q3 Max: Premium wireless TKL. Your layout, your language

The Keychron Q3 Max is a fully wireless, full-metal mechanical keyboard that refuses to make the compromises that usually come with that description. It solves the long-standing problem of choosing between premium build quality and a cable-free desk — and it does it without sacrificing the customisation depth that enthusiasts expect.…

Keychron K8 V2: The Enthusiast's Tenkeyless

If you're in the market for a versatile mechanical keyboard that doesn't compromise on features, the Keychron K8 QMK Wireless (Version 2) deserves your attention. This 80% layout keyboard strikes an impressive balance between compact design and functionality, making it an excellent choice for both productivity…

Store SSH key (passphrase) into macOS Keychain

Introduction The ssh agent on macOS can add your private key and the passphrase of this to the keychain (“Keychain Access.app”). This is useful because you unlock the access with your normal login into the macOS user account. Meaning you can use your key without typing in the passphrase…

Backup and Restore your Homebrew Setup

Introduction Homebrew is a popular package manager for MacOS. It provides easy access to thousands of programs and applications. It is developed and maintained by an open-source community on Github. Use Homebrew bundle to backup and restore your Homebrew configuration. If you haven’t installed it yet, go take a…

sudo Touch ID on MacBook

To allow TouchID on your Mac to authenticate you for sudo access instead of a password you need to do the following. * Open Terminal * Switch to the root user with sudo su - * Edit the /etc/pam.d/sudo file with a command-line editor such as nano * The contents of…

Enable sudo without a password

edit /etc/sudoers sudo visudo Then find the admin group permission section: %admin ALL = (ALL) ALL %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL Change to add NOPASSWD: %admin ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL user ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL Be aware that removing the password requirement to use sudo eliminates a level of security. If…

iTerm2

iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.14 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted. Key Features Split Panes Divide a tab up into multiple panes, each one…

Create a macOS USB Installer

You don't need a bootable installer to upgrade macOS or reinstall macOS, but it can be useful if you want to install macOS on multiple computers without downloading the installer each time, or you're unable to install a compatible macOS from the Finder or macOS Recovery.…