The Eclectic Light Company [Unofficial]5d ago

Settings, preferences and defaults

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/05/19/settings-preferences-and-defaults/

Settings, preferences and defaults

Most apps save settings in their preferences file managed by cfprefsd as the UserDefaults server. Here’s how to avoid problems that can cause, and how to use the defaults command.

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Destiny S. Harris5d ago

Defaults determine destiny.

#discipline #defaults #wealth

The Eclectic Light Company [Unofficial]Apr 27

The Minimise Easter Egg lives on

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/27/the-minimise-easter-egg-lives-on/

Show threadEllieApr 23

#!/usr/bin/env swift
// https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/455015

import Cocoa
let mailApp = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/Applications/Microsoft Outlook.app")
NSWorkspace.shared.setDefaultApplication(at: mailApp, toOpenURLsWithScheme: "mailto")

#macos #defaults #mail #mailto #outlook

Set default mail client in macOS without adding an email account?

I'm on OS X el Capitan (10.11.6). I use Outlook to access my email and would like outlook to be the default mail application. All the instructions I find online suggest that I should open mail and ...

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Jens Oliver MeiertApr 21

The user agent CSS overview received its yearly mini-update (recommendations welcome, especially when you know about older, esoteric user agent style sheets!):

https://meiert.com/blog/user-agent-style-sheets/

#css #browsers #defaults

User Agent Style Sheets: Basics and Samples · Jens Oliver Meiert

CSS manages the default formatting of documents through user agent style sheets, a cornerstone of the cascade. This means that a web browser doesn’t just present a line of text when it’s fed with an HTML document that has no styling information, but…

JendeApr 20

Learn how your smartphone default settings betray you and can turn you in, worst case.

#privacy #security #defaults #permissions #smartphones #digitalprivacy #dataleaks
#e2e #ios #android

https://medium.com/@j-ende/your-phone-is-leaking-and-you-tapped-allow-0333b1668ba8?sk=9f60d8948d38b5eeb4b23e0e9eb19894

Your Phone Is Leaking. And You Tapped “Allow”.

How default settings expose more than any hacker ever could.

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JavaScriptBuzzApr 2

How to Use Logical OR for Defaults

a || b when falsy. Fast. But 0 and '' become b.

#javascript #logicalor #defaults #howto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JocukAzK4w

How to Use Logical OR for Defaults #javascript

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JavaScriptBuzzMar 25

How to Use Nullish Coalesce for Real Defaults

?? only triggers on null/undefined. 0 and '' stay. || lies.

#javascript #nullish #coalesce #defaults #howto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA8lRIqoPNk

How to Use Nullish Coalesce for Real Defaults #howto

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Global News CanadaMar 20
Are rising debt and defaults a warning sign of a looming economic crisis?
Some subprime lenders appear to be facing strain as debt levels and the rate of borrower defaults start to rise in Canada and the U.S.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Money
https://globalnews.ca/news/11739250/subprime-lenders-financial-crisis/
Global NewsMar 20
Are rising debt and defaults a warning sign of a looming economic crisis?
Some subprime lenders appear to be facing strain as debt levels and the rate of borrower defaults start to rise in Canada and the U.S.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Money
https://globalnews.ca/news/11739250/subprime-lenders-financial-crisis/