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Getting the sites you live in out of the browser, on a Mac.
Gemini as a Mac app: how to decide what you need
Gemini as a Mac app has several routes, and the order of the checks decides the outcome. Four gates, from the conditions no setting can change to the ones that are pure preference.
Gemini as a Mac app not working: what to check, in order
Gemini as a Mac app fails in a small number of predictable places. Here is the order to check them, from the hardware conditions nothing can change to the settings that take one minute to fix.
Gemini as a Mac app: what the free tier covers
Gemini as a Mac app splits into two bills: making it an app, and the Google plan behind it. Where each stays at zero and where money starts.
Gemini as a Mac app: what it does and where it breaks down
Gemini as a Mac app covers three routes on a Mac. What each produces, the conditions each carries, and the five points where setup stalls.
Gemini as a Mac app: the setup order that holds up
Gemini as a Mac app takes minutes, but the wrong order forces a rebuild. The four choices to make first, and the checks that matter later.
Notion as a desktop app alternatives: what you can drop
Notion as a desktop app has four alternatives on a Mac, and each one keeps a different set of features. Here is what survives the switch, what disappears, and how to tell which side you are on.
Google Drive install on Mac: what actually lands
A mac google drive install gives you a Finder folder, not a window. What Drive for desktop puts on the machine, the macOS 13 cutoff, and how to get the web side.
Mac menu bar apps: what belongs up there, and what does not
Mac menu bar apps come in two kinds: tools that live in the bar and tools that tidy it. What the bar holds, what the notch takes, and what belongs in the Dock.