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But running a small business and having to pay for everything myself, was just too expensive. I have used Affinity Designer for 4+ years to create all of the images you see on this blog, as well as my other sites. Affinity Designer (premium, M1 optimized)Īffinity Designer is a vector graphics program developed by Serif for macOS.

If you prefer something local that’s not on the cloud I also recommend the free MacPass app. 😉 1Password 7 dark mode on Mac (Image source: 1Password) Many of us know how hard it is to get our parents to use best practices when it comes to online security. They also have a family plan available, which can be handy. Tip: One-time passwords, along with an authenticator app, are always safer than SMS.ġPassword’s personal plan costs $2.99 a month (billed annually). This is important to me as it means I spend less time grabbing my phone. It also supports one-time passwords, which means you can use it as a Google Authenticator alternative. The Mac App is beautiful, along with dark mode. I have used 1Password for years now and love it.

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And second, you should never use the same password twice, ever. Why is this important? First off, it helps to prevent from having to write them down anywhere. Most people these days are using some type of password manager.

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Some of these apps are also available for PC (Windows). Rosetta 2: Not optimized yet for Apple Silicon, but still runs via Rosetta 2. For those of you who don’t know, Apple takes a cut of the sale (30%) from developers when you use the App Store. This makes it super convenient to reinstall apps later down the road and saves a lot of time. While I always try to support developers where I can, I do prefer purchasing from the Mac App Store. The Mac apps below (listed in alphabetical order) consist of free and premium apps straight from the developer’s website and apps from the Mac App Store. So for most of my life, I’ve been knee-deep (more than most) in the Microsoft world of Active Directory, SharePoint, Exchange, etc.

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In 2013 I received the Microsoft MVP Award in the Windows Expert-IT Pro category. I switched to Macs back in 2018 after using PCs exclusively for over 20 years. Hopefully, you’ll find an awesome new Mac app or setting in this list that will help make your life easier! I’ve also included some of the tweaks and settings I change whenever I get a new Mac or reinstall macOS. So to keep from repeating myself over and over, I’ve compiled a list of what I think are the best Mac apps.

Control HazeOver state and settings with Shortcuts app or AppleScript.Another reason for this post is that visitors, friends, and even family are always asking me which apps I use for specific tasks.

Dragging stuff between apps? Tap “fn” key and HazeOver will gracefully fade out.

Keep separate dimming settings for Dark and Light mode.

Toggle the shade with a keyboard shortcut or adjust intensity with a gesture.

Desktop is automatically revealed when used.

Or a powerful dark background for outright dedication to your current task. Be it a soft dimming, an undemanding hint to focus on your workflow. Set the hazing intensity and speed to your liking. The less important things gently fade away in the background, helping increase your productivity. HazeOver automatically highlights an active window or app when you switch windows. Calm down, breathe in, breathe out, launch HazeOver and finally concentrate on what you’ve been up to. Hiding, switching, looking for the right one, more hiding, more switching. And you only have that much of it.ĭon’t let yourself drown in scores of open windows. All those tweets, emails, chat messages and lolcats 😼 staring back at you from the background. Heavy multi-tasking kills your concentration.

Working at night? Reduce interface brightness without sacrificing legibility or color accuracy of the front window.

Power up macOS Dark Mode and reduce background glare.

Multiple monitors? This app will let you know which screen is focused or highlight a window on each monitor.

HazeOver prevents getting overwhelmed with too many windows.

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Got a bigger display? Then going full screen is not an option for you.

No need to minimize, close or hide windows for your workspace to be neat.

No more typing in a wrong window because the contrast is low.

Easily see which window has keyboard focus.

Help yourself focus on one thing at a time.

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Watch demo video to see window fading animation in action How to Increase Productivity on Mac with HazeOver?