https://dangauthier.page/categories/mac/ Recent content in Mac on Dan Gauthier Hugo en-us Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://dangauthier.page/posts/connection-info-suite-menu-bar-apps/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://dangauthier.page/posts/connection-info-suite-menu-bar-apps/ <p><img alt="Connection Info Suite Preview" loading="lazy" src="https://dangauthier.page/images/connection-info-suite-app-preview.png"></p> <p>TL;DR: I created a suite of Mac menu bar apps to quickly view important connection details: USB device info, external display specs, and networking stats. Each app is lightweight, native, and built for people who like to <em>know what&rsquo;s going on under the hood</em>. All three apps are available individually or as part of the <strong>Connection Info Suite</strong> bundle on the Mac App Store.</p> <h1 id="what-sparked-this-project">What Sparked This Project?</h1> <p>It started with a slow external hard drive.</p> https://dangauthier.page/posts/new-app-usb-information-for-mac-app-store/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://dangauthier.page/posts/new-app-usb-information-for-mac-app-store/ <p><img alt="USB Connection Screenshot with iPhone and Hardrive" loading="lazy" src="https://dangauthier.page/images/usb-connection-information-app-screenshot.png"></p> <p>TL;DR: I built a new Mac App for quickly showing USB connection stats! Here&rsquo;s a little story of its development process and why I built it.</p> <h1 id="the-problem-that-led-to-an-app">The Problem That Led to an App</h1> <p>I was so excited, I finally got a new high speed SSD external hard drive. I was ready to backing up my Mac&rsquo;s photos and files quickly to have a convenient offline backup. When I plugged it in and started copying data, I was shocked to see it would take hours just to transfer a few gigabytes. I honestly thought I had a dead-on-arrival drive, or I’d been scammed.</p>