ttscoff BrettTerpstra.com Supporter

Hey everyone, thanks for reading this year’s roundup. Feel free to call out your own faves here!

(BTW, I missed a few Setapp apps in the original posting. A total of 15 apps in this list are all on Setapp.)

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cfritze64 BrettTerpstra.com Supporter

that’s been a helpful post for a few years running. thanks Brett!

it raises a question, which i could morph into a new thread if needed. Screens and Tailscale. Screens has been working sporadically for me for a while, and i looked at Tailscale too. but i have to say, i haven’t figured Tailscale out yet. i’m reasonably savvy but their docs don’t click for me somehow. you use both Screens and Tailscale? Might I want both to help get through connections that Screens is having trouble with (macs behind bridged routers, etc)?

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ttscoff BrettTerpstra.com Supporter

I use the two apps pretty differently. I mostly use Tailscale for being able to SSH into any machine on my little VPN from anywhere I happen to be, without going through the rigamarole of router configuration and port exposure. Screens I mostly use from within my house to connect to Macs I’m not currently on, in circumstances where I need more than just a Terminal connection. I understand Tailscale could be used for VNC type applications, but in my own workflow they don’t overlap.

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cfritze64 BrettTerpstra.com Supporter

helpful perspective, thanks

geoff

I really enjoy your annual “favorites” posts. As with most years, I found the solution to a longstanding problem in your list: MacUpdater can update audio plugins (or at least tell you when they need to be manually updated). That was an instant purchase.

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ttscoff BrettTerpstra.com Supporter

Yep, it’s fantastic!