Taming QSpace Pro: Turning a Multi-Pane Cockpit into a Clean ForkLift Replacement

In my previous comparison of Mac file managers, I was fairly harsh on QSpace Pro. Out of the box, it looked like an over-engineered cockpit—up to four cramped panes fighting for screen real estate, dense micro-icons everywhere, a floating Stash Shelf window that popped up uninvited every time my cursor twitched, and no obvious way to connect to my Linux servers over SFTP.

Modernizing a 40-Year-Old Scientific Plotting Library Using AI

Modernizing a 40-Year-Old Scientific Plotting Library Using AI

George Kelley and I bought Corona PCs at the time the first IBM PC was released. We got Coronas because they had high-resolution screens (640 x 480 at the time!) so that we could make the kind of scientific plots we were used to making using DISSPLA on mainframe computers.  But there was no suitable software. . .

Why Mounting SFTP as a Virtual Disk Brought My Mac to Its Knees

I have just spent two days trying to get a file manager that works for me on my Mac Studio, now running Golden Gate. Golden Gate broke drag and drop in ForkLift 3. I had used ForkLift 4, but it kept crashing, and also never fixed the file path breadcrumbs for a year.

So, I was stuck, and tried every solution (I think). I manage multiple Web sites and it is essential to me to get sftp connections to these ISP hosts. If you do not require remote mounts, use Finder.

The trouble with secondary cellphone carriers

I had been a T-Mobile customer for many years and was generally pleased with my service until I got an e-mail stating that they were changing my plan and adding $6 a month to my bill. This led me to consider alternatives.

Consumer Reports reviewed cell carriers and ranked US Mobile as best, because you could get a SIM for each of the three major carriers (T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon), and switch between as reception varied for about 1/3 of the cost. Sounded like a good deal. What could go wrong since I could still use T-Mobile?

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