Rails 8.1 introduced a local CI setup and run script that allows you to leverage the power of your local system to run a series of steps and optionally integrate with GitHub to sign off on pull requests that have a successful CI run.

View this video at https://macmost.com/an-introduction-to-shortcuts-automation-in-macos-tahoe.html. Shortcuts can be triggered by action and events on your Mac. You can set this up in the Automation section of the Shortcuts app. Take a look at how to do it with five examples.

In this demo, I mainly point out how to access the Braille Access settings within VoiceOver Utility, point out one difference between iOS/Mac Braille Access, correct my statement aoubt UEB not being on the Mac/Braille Access (which it is), and my my finding of a nifty short-cut for working with BRF files on the Mac inside in the Braille Access menu.For a good review of Braille Access, listen to my last podcast. Woody

Omarchy is an omakase distribution based on Arch Linux and the tiling window manager Hyprland. It ships with just about everything a modern software developer needs to be productive immediately.

Why do people often fail to learn from mistakes? As a leader or mentor, how do you ensure folks understand the consequences of their actions and improve?

View this video at https://macmost.com/customizing-your-mac-with-icon-widget-styles.html. New in macOS Tahoe is the ability to change the app icons in the Dock and elsewhere to make them darker, transparent or tint them with a color of your choice. Have a look at all of the options.

View this video at https://macmost.com/place-objects-with-precision-in-mac-apps.html. Learn how you can use advanced techniques to place objects exactly where you want them in apps like Pages, Keynote, Freeform, Preview and even third-party graphics and design apps.

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This really does turn your iPhone, iPad or Mac in to a Braille note taker. The best thing is, that you can use VoiceOver with speech and run any app you like on your device, whilst still using the Braille Access function at the same time. Woody

AI in the cloud dominates, but what can you run locally? Carl and Richard speak with Joe Finney about his work in setting up local machine learning models. Joe discusses the non-LLM aspects of machine learning, including the vast array of models available at sites like Hugging Face. These models can help with image recognition, OCR, classifiers, and much more. Local LLMs are also a possibility, but the hardware requirements become more significant - a balance must be found between cost, security,

View this video at https://macmost.com/how-to-convert-and-resize-images-on-your-iphone.html. If you need to resize a photo or graphic on your iPhone, or export it into a different format or compression amount, you can now do so with the Preview app in iOS 26. In fact you can resize, crop, markup, compress and save out a file from Photos, an existing image file, or even from other apps or screenshots.

View this video at https://macmost.com/how-to-launch-apps-now-that-launchpad-is-gone.html. macOS Tahoe gets rid of Launchpad, which was just one way to launch apps on your Mac. You can still use Spotlight and other methods, as well as a new Spotlight Application Launcher mode. Also learn how to create a custom folder of application icons that works like Launchpad but with even more features.

View this video at https://macmost.com/new-settings-in-ios-26-for-the-iphone.html. Once you have updated to iOS 26 on your iPhone, here are some new settings to check out.

View this video at https://macmost.com/how-to-use-spotlight-actions-in-macos-tahoe.html. Spotlight in macOS Tahoe includes a variety of special actions you can take an a special section for them. You can also create your own actions using the Shortcuts app.

View this video at https://macmost.com/how-to-use-the-spotlight-clipboard-history-in-macos-tahoe.html. Here's an in-depth guide to the new Spotlight Clipboard History feature in macOS Tahoe 26. With this new feature you can recall things you have copied in the past and paste them. Learn about how it works, its limitations, and get some tips and see some hidden functionality.

How has AI changed coding with Visual Studio Code? Carl and Richard talk to James Montemagno about his experiences using the various LLM models available today with Visual Studio Code to build applications. James talks about the differences in approaches between Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when it comes to AI tooling, and how those tools continue to evolve. The conversation also digs into how different people use AI tools to answer questions about errors, generate code, and manage projects

View this video at https://macmost.com/an-introduction-to-the-iphone-preview-app-in-ios-26.html. A big new feature in iOS 26 is the Preview app. As Mac users already know, Preview is much more than just a way to view some files. You can also use it to fill out PDF forms, split and merge PDFs, edit images, and annotate both PDFs and images with markup tools.

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View this video at https://macmost.com/how-to-use-the-new-spotlight-applications-launcher.html. A new feature in macOS Tahoe is a dedicated app launcher as part of the Spotlight menu. Learn how to use this new method of launching applications and how to replaces LaunchPad.

View this video at https://macmost.com/new-small-and-hidden-features-in-macos-tahoe.html. Beyond the major new additions to macOS, the new macOS Tahoe 26 also includes many small and hidden features like multiple Control Centers, Game Overlay, Notes Markdown export, Messages backgrounds and more.