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Project Bear: Named After A Dog Who Never Let Go
You do not lose things because you forgot they mattered. You lose them because nothing was watching. Project Bear is a monitoring system for your own intentions, named after a bulldog who never let go of anything he decided was his.
When Two Macs Edit the Same File
Sync conflicts are not a bug, they are the only honest outcome when both copies changed. Here is why keeping both versions wins and why a deletion should stop and ask.
One Local API for Your AI Tools
Every script holding its own model key and its own client code is a problem that compounds quietly. One local service on 127.0.0.1 collapses it into a single base URL.
Reaching Your Computer by Message
You are away from the desk and a job is still running. A chat thread is the lowest-friction way to check on it, and a messaging account that can trigger work is a key to your machine.
What Screen Capture Can and Cannot Do
Black frames, permission prompts, and links that will not download. An honest account of the rules macOS screen capture actually plays by, and how to judge a tool against them.
Whisper or Apple Dictation: Which Should You Use?
Apple's dictation is instant and word by word. Whisper is slower to appear but better on names and jargon. Here is how to pick, and what the model sizes actually cost you.