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Working in educational IT since the 90s. Dedicated Mac user trapped in a PC world. Obsidian fanboy. Blogger.
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Crucial Track for April 20, 2026

2026-04-20 16:52:36

"Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees

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What song did you hate at first and then fell in love with? Staying Alive by the Bee Gees

I was very unimpressed by Disco as a world-weary sixth grader in the 70s. I didn't understand why these guys were singing with such high pitched voices or why the guy who played Vinny Barbarino on Welcome Back Kotter was starring in a dumb movie about dancing.

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Crucial Track for April 17, 2026

2026-04-17 17:21:51

"That's Right (You're Not from Texas) (Live)" by Lyle Lovett

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Which song do you associate with your favourite city? - That's Right (You're Not from Texas) by Lyle Lovett

My son has lived in Texas longer than he ever did in our home state (NC). His kids are pure Texans, having grown up in Austin, one of the coolest cities in the country. I love my visits there, visiting Torchy's Tacos, Zuiker Park, 6th Street and, of course, the Chile's at 45th and Lamar.

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Seeking Feedback from Mac Power Users

2026-04-16 23:39:15

Mac Apps

I’m looking for feedback on a few apps.

I’m looking for the answers to the following questions:

  1. Did this app solve a problem you had? If so, what was the issue and the solution.
  2. Who do you think is the target audience for the app
  3. What’s your favorite feature or biggest aggravation with the app?

BookShelves eBook Reader - BookShelves is a modern ebook reader and library manager for macOS and iOS. It supports EPUB, PDF, MOBI, PRC, and Kindle formats with iCloud sync, a customizable reading experience, and thousands of free classic books built in.

Sidebar - Sidebar is a MacOS application that replaces the standard MacOS Dock. It feels more like the taskbar of other operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux).

VaultSort - Organize, Secure, and Optimize Your Mac Files - File automation, cleanup, and security

Procman - Procman is a native process explorer for Mac that combines the hierarchy of pstree with the clarity of Activity Monitor. Instead of a flat list of processes, it shows a live parent-child tree so you can actually understand what spawned what, what’s consuming resources, and how everything fits together.

Liqoria - Mac Music Player • Apple Music • Spotify • YouTube and more - An Apple Music alternative, improving your Spotify for Mac workflow, or comparing tools like Cider for Mac.

If you have feedback, you can use the comment for here, send me an email or hit me up on Reddit, Mastodon or BlueSky.

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Crucial Track for April 16, 2026

2026-04-16 16:54:23

"Suicide Is Painless (From the 20th Century-Fox film ""M*A*S*H")" by Johnny Mandel

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What song did you discover in a tv show or movie? - Suicide is Painless (Theme from MASH)*

It's funny that in my formtive years, the shows with the most social impact were the thirt minute situation comedies like MASH with its strident antiwar message and All in the Family with a theme of equality on many fronts including race and gender.

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Crucial Track for April 15, 2026

2026-04-15 16:24:37

"I Saw Her Standing There" by The Beatles

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Which artist were you a fan of first? Write the story of the song that made you a fan. - I Saw Her Standing There by the Beatles

Say what you want about Boomers, they had the best music. I was lucky to grow up in a house where my Mom would stack LPs on the record player and we'd listen to The Beatles, James Taylor, Pete Seeger, Cat Stephens, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and so many more all day long on the weekends. I wish I had a classier Beatles song to share , but this is the one I remember as the first.

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Crucial Track for April 14, 2026

2026-04-14 18:16:34

"The Big Chill" by Various

What is your favorite soundtrack? - The Big Chill (1983)

01 - 0:00 - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 02 - 05:02 - My Girl - The Temptations 03 - 08:02 - Good Lovin' - The Rascals 04 - 10:32 - The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 05 - 13:29 - Joy To The World - Three Dog Night 06 - 17:06 - Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations 07 - 19:39 - Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin 08 - 22:48 - I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles 09 - 25:36 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 10 - 29:39 - Tell Him - The Exciters 11 - 32:11 - Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 12 - 34:33 - When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge 13 - 37:31 - In The Midnight Hour - The Rascals 14 - 41:33 - Gimme Some Lovin’ - The Spencer Davis Group 15 - 44:32 - The Weight - The Band 16 - 49:07 - Wouldn’t It Be Nice - The Beach Boys 17 - 51:31 - Strangers In The Night - Bert Kaempfert 18 - 54:53 - You Can’t Always Get What You Want - Church Version 19 - 56:17 - J.T. Lancer Theme - Theme 20 - 57:47 - It’s the Same Old Song - Four Tops 21 - 01:00:34 - Dancing in the Street - Martha and The Vandellas 22 - 01:03:15 - What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye 23 - 01:07:09 - Too Many Fish in the Sea - The Marvelettes 24 - 01:09:40 - Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell 25 - 01:11:57 - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin 26 - 01:14:58 - Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 27 - 01:17:42 - Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) - The Isley Brothers 28 - 01:20:22 - Ask Any Girl - The Supremes 29 - 01:23:09 - You Don’t Own Me - Lesley Gore 30 - 01:25:42 - Like to Get to Know You - Spanky & Our Gang 31 - 01:29:00 - Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas 32 - 01:32:28 - Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues 33 - 01:40:01 - Feelin’ Alright - Joe Cocker 34 - 01:44:15 - Game of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 35 - 01:46:23 - I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown 36 - 01:49:13 - (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet - The Blues Magoos 37 - 01:51:32 - Time of the Season - The Zombies 38 - 01:55:06 - Get It While You Can - Howard Tate

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