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Getting the sites you live in out of the browser, on a Mac.
Taking Fitbit out of the browser: checking the numbers without the phone
There is no Fitbit desktop app for Mac, and the web dashboard is gone. Here is what a browser can still reach, how to get the numbers onto a Mac, and what deserves a window.
Notion in a window of its own, next to everything else
The Notion desktop app for Mac exists and is free. What it fixes, what it leaves alone, and how to give the other ten sites in the tab bar the same treatment.
Older macOS versions the WhatsApp download has left behind
A whatsapp mac os download that will not install usually means one number is wrong. Here is what the requirement is, what else shares it, and what still works.
One icon per service on a Mac, and how to change each one
How to change an app icon on Mac using Get Info, why the change sometimes fails, and what to do about web services that never had a proper icon at all.
Google Agenda on a Mac, outside the browser
Looking for Google Agenda for Mac? There is no desktop download. Here are the three ways to get a calendar window on the Dock, and what each one costs you.
Outlook calendar on a Mac when the sync only runs one way
Mac Outlook calendar sync usually fails in one direction only. The four mechanisms that hide behind the word sync, which ones are read-only by design, and what to fix.
Turning Pinterest into a standalone app on macOS
Pinterest ships a desktop app for Windows and a Safari extension for Mac, but no Mac app. Here are the routes that give Pinterest its own window, compared.
When the official Mac build will not run and the web version still does
WhatsApp on Mac web works when the native build refuses to install. The exact version floors, what the browser version gives up, and how to make it a permanent home.