MacOS

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 know what’s going on under the hood. All three apps are available individually or as part of the Connection Info Suite bundle on the Mac App Store. What Sparked This Project? It started with a slow external hard drive. ...

Connection Information Suite Unleash the full diagnostic power of your Mac with the Connection Information Suite – a comprehensive bundle of four essential menu bar apps: USB Connection Information, Network Connection Info, Display Connection Information, and Audio Connection Information. Designed for professionals, tech enthusiasts, and anyone who demands complete visibility into their Mac’s hardware and network, this suite provides instant, detailed insights at your fingertips – all from your macOS menu bar. ...

🖥️ Instantly See How Your Displays Are Really Performing Ever bought an expensive 4K monitor, only to find the text looks blurry? Or have a 120Hz ProMotion display that feels sluggish? That happened to me-and the culprit was a hidden setting that had my display running at a lower resolution and refresh rate. The hardware was capable, but the software wasn’t configured correctly. I built Display Connection Information to save myself from this frustration-and now it can save you too. ...

Instantly See How Your Network Is Really Performing Ever wonder why your video call is choppy, even though you’re paying for fast internet? Curious if your Mac is connected to the slower 2.4 GHz band instead of the faster 5 GHz one? That happened to me-my Mac kept defaulting to a weak, congested Wi-Fi channel, crippling my connection speed. I had no easy way to see what was happening at a glance. ...

Instantly See How Your USB Devices Are Really Performing Ever bought a fast new drive, only to wonder why it’s transferring files like it’s 2006? That happened to me-and the culprit was a USB-C cable that looked fine, but was only negotiating USB 2.0 speeds. Same shape, drastically slower performance. I built USB Connection Information to save myself from this frustration-and now it can save you too. What It Does USB Connection Information is a lightweight, privacy-respecting Mac menu bar app that gives you real-time details about your USB devices: ...

Life Badger has officially made its way to MacOS and tvOS! What started as an iOS-only experience has now expanded, allowing users to track their achievements and progress across even more devices. The process of bringing Life Badger to these platforms was surprisingly smooth, though there were a few challenges, mostly revolving around UI adjustments for Apple TV. The Process of Moving to MacOS Bringing Life Badger - Achievement Logger to MacOS was relatively simple, thanks to Apple’s Universal Purchase support and the ability to reuse much of the SwiftUI codebase. MacOS supports SwiftUI well especially in Mac Catalyst mode, so much of the app’s core functionality and layout translated seamlessly. ...