In this demo, I give you a quick glimpse as it were in to the wonders smile of using the BI40X on the Mac with VoiceOver. Once Mac os 2026 hits, expect a lot more Braille (Brailiant etc) demos.

How has DevOps changed in 2025? Carl and Richard talk to Michael Levan about his experiences helping teams automate their development workflows, and dealing with all the details that help the entire team focus on providing customer value. Michael digs into the role of the new AI tools in facilitating better workflows around code, testing, deployment, telemetry, and more. Then the conversation turns to security - and the many challenges that exist to make applications that are secure when deployed,

Artie Shevchenko, author of Code Health Guardian, speaks with host Jeff Doolittle about the crucial role of human programmers in the AI era, emphasizing that humans must excel at managing code complexity. Shevchenko discusses these concepts and key takeaways from his book, including the three problems caused by complexity: change amplification, cognitive load, and the most severe, unknown unknowns. He suggests that maintaining code health should be viewed pragmatically as a productivity question,

This is the first post of many many smile tips on getting the most out of your/my   Monarch. This is the first batch with 15 tips.When you are reading through a document with the PageUp or Page Down keys, note that you are only moving the Braille cursor, not the system cursor. If you were to press the DPad navigation cross for Left, Right, Up or Down, focus would jump back to the system cursor and move it in the direction you chose. No where near the Braille cursor. You need to route the system

Kat Cosgrove is back to talk about everyone’s favorite party topic: security. From container vulnerabilities to the chaos of patching, Matty and Kat dig into why “never not hot” feels like security’s permanent brand. Tune in for equal parts practical insight and DevOps-flavored sarcasm.

View this video at https://macmost.com/?p=34560. Pie charts are one of the quickest and easiest ways to add a visual element to your Pages document.

View this video at https://macmost.com/5-ways-to-get-the-total-size-of-a-folder-on-a-mac.html. By default you won't see the total size of a folder on your Mac. But you can use many quick methods to calculate and display the total size of the contents of a folder.

The transition from traditional monitoring technologies to modern observability tools can leave teams confused. Satbir Singh joins us to talk about the new goals of observability tooling and how it will help teams conquer challenges in complex systems.

View this video at https://macmost.com/creating-searchable-databases-in-numbers-2.html. If you have a large Numbers table and regularly search and filter it, you may want to use a formula and a filter to enable quick and easy searches instead. You can search by text, match values exactly, or search by date range.

What's coming in C#14? Carl and Richard chat with Dustin Campbell about the next version of C#, discussing what it takes to continue advancing software development in the Microsoft ecosystem. Dustin discusses how features are selected from version to version, including long-developed features like extension members, which have been in development for years. The conversation also turns to Razor Pages, which Dustin helps contribute to, and the dynamic of what should be language, what should be

How did the design of GitHub evolve? Carl and Richard speak with Diana Mounter about her experiences at GitHub, including her role as head of design. Diana discusses how she was drawn to GitHub as a designer and how her career evolved to lead design for the company. The conversation ranges over different design concepts, the Primer design language, and how to effectively combine design and development to achieve great results.

Duncan McGregor and Nat Pryce, co-authors of Java to Kotlin: Refactoring Guidebook, speak with host Giovanni Asproni about their hands-on experiences migrating Java codebases. The episode starts by highlighting Kotlin’s seamless interoperability with Java, allowing teams to incrementally adopt Kotlin without disrupting existing Java code. Duncan and Nat then describe some of the benefits of using Kotlin — including stronger type safety, non-nullable types, and better support for immutability — and

View this video at https://macmost.com/how-to-control-your-mac-with-cheap-little-gamepads.html. You can buy a cheap Bluetooth gamepad, connect it to your Mac, and use apps like Keyboard Maestro to control things in the system and the apps you use every day.

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View this video at https://macmost.com/mastering-voice-control-dictation-on-your-mac.html. Voice Control dictation on your Mac is very powerful. But with that power comes a huge set of commands you need to learn. Take your first steps by just learning 5 basic command sets and build from there.

View this video at https://macmost.com/10-pro-features-of-the-mac-finder.html. Here are 10 tips and tricks to help you beyond Finder basics. Learn how to use Column and List views, the Go To Folder command, do boolean searches, Batch Rename and more.

How has application security evolved over the decades? Carl and Richard talk to Michael Howard about his experiences working in security at Microsoft. Michael discusses his current role as a member of the Red Team at Microsoft, which identifies security vulnerabilities within the organization by creating scenarios that black hats might employ, such as stealing tokens or hijacking financial transactions. The conversation examines how security continues to evolve, with improved tools, new attack

View this video at https://macmost.com/how-to-clean-up-your-mac-calendar.html. If your Mac Calendar is cluttered, here are some techniques you can use to clean it up or at least make it easier to see the events that are important.

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