Tech on carmelB

The Mac I Didn't Buy

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

After weeks (months, really) of loading up MacBook Pro configs in my cart, defecting to an ASUS GX10, then coming crawling back, I decided to buy. It had taken so long I’d actually saved the money for it. Paying cash for a $6,500 laptop felt wrong, and putting it on our joint credit card was out of the question: obvious to anyone whose significant other isn’t into Macs.

My own card’s limit wasn’t high enough, so I applied for an increase. Three payslips required. I don’t resent the due diligence.

Understanding GIT on the Mac

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Struggling with Git, I decided to return to first principles and do everything in the terminal. I had been using either a GUI or Visual Studio Code, but I didn’t really understand what was happening in the background. Here are my notes for future me—and for you, if you’ve stumbled upon this.

tl/dr

As a quick start, this is what I need to do if I have an empty repository in Github and a folder of files locally that I want to sync.

App Defaults

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Inspired by Rob Knight and Hemispheric Views 097 - Duel of the Defaults!, here are my default apps.