Will Tomlinson

@politinerd
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Geek by birth and profession, southerner by choice.

Just a reminder than you can set Safari to use ProMotion on all Apple platforms. I have no idea why this isn't on by default, but it makes the web feel so much better.

https://birchtree.me/blog/how-to-enable-120hz-mode-in-safari-mac-iphone-and-ipad/

How to enable ProMotion 120Hz mode in Safari (Mac, iPhone, and iPad)

Today I learned something amazing: Safari supports higher than 60Hz refresh. It's the only mainstream web browser that doesn't, and I have never understood why, but apparently as of the end of 2025 in Safari version 26.3 (and maybe earlier) you can enable it. Here's how to do it.

Birchtree

This is your official heads-up that PCalc and Dice by PCalc are both going to be on sale for Black Friday at 50% off from this Thursday through until the end of Monday.

So, if you're thinking of buying, wait 24 hours! Or like, buy now, if you want to give me more money?

Either is good!

Festivitas Brings Fresh Whimsy to Your Mac, iPhone, and iPad for the Holiday Season https://www.macstories.net/reviews/festivitas-brings-fresh-whimsy-to-your-mac-iphone-and-ipad-for-the-holiday-season/
Festivitas Brings Fresh Whimsy to Your Mac, iPhone, and iPad for the Holiday Season

<p>Last year, Simon Støvring released Festivitas, a Mac app that lets you string holiday lights from your menu bar and across the top of your Dock. This year, Simon is back with an update to the Mac app and a new version for the iPhone and iPad. The default set of lights consists of traditional...</p>

With many idle hours lately,I decided to run a custom length cable for every ethernet device in my home office. Terminating cables is a fairly enjoyable, but can be really annoying when you think you've got it, then your speedtests tell you otherwise. Guess I'll cut both ends and start again.
Gotta love playoff baseball in 4k! Go Tigers!! #Detroit
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Unquestionably, though, I’ve appreciated having #ecobee thermostats in my house. Their logging, metrics, charts, and notifications are outstanding. Even though I was very much aware of the temperature, I appreciated the email giving me a heads up in case I was away.
Ever wondered what it’s like in this wild North Carolina to have your < 1 year old > hvac system die? #ncwx
Thinking that I should probably go ahead and add this as part of my standard email signature.

Truly another S-tier iPad multitasking change.

You can swipe back and forth between full-screen and windowed "spaces" AND if you re-resize a full-screen app, it automatically goes back to the windowed space.

Love this.
https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/114813505478226490