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GrandTotal – Create invoices and estimates. 7.1.2.2 Content:
GrandTotal is an application to create invoices and estimates based on your own templates. The built-in template editor allows you to adjust your layout..
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4K Tokkit Pro 0.9.4 Content:
Last Updated on August 24, 2021 by admin Download All Videos from TikTok Hashtags & Users in One…
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Looking for good offline password manager. currently using www.enpass.io . Please let me know your suggestions please. Thank you.
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Submitted August 24, 2021 at 03:20PM by SusanthCom
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Looking for good offline password manager. currently using www.enpass.io . Please let me know your suggestions please. Thank you.
Password managers.
I've been using 1password7 for years and I'm certainly not going to 8 for various reasons. So I'm looking for a pasword manager but am very confused. Here is what it needs to do:NO subscription service. It doesn't have to be free, but I don't like the feeling of my passwords being held hostage forcing me to monthly payments to keep access.Sharing of the database through iCloud would be ideal. Certainly NO hosting by the developer. I trust Apple to keep their servers secure and online more then a small - comparatively - developer.It should run on OSX and iOS and be as lightweight as possible. I don't need to have a mini-app or browser plugins. It shouldn't launch at startup either. Keep it simple.It should be usable without an active internet connection.A search function that works and some form of tagging system maybe.It should have a password generator of some form.It would be nice if it were able to use TouchID on the mac and FaceID on iOS.M1 support would be great, but that's stretching it a bit I'm afraid.So far the only 2 I know of which ticks most boxes is EnPass and Secrets. I'm leaning towards secrets because it look simple and lightweight.Any options I overlooked? or any insights?

Submitted August 24, 2021 at 04:58PM by littlegreenalien
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Softpedia _____________ Brave 1.28.106 / 1.29.68 Beta (MPL) Content: Navigate the web while avoiding intrusive ads and trackers, support your favorite websites in new ways, and even make money by viewing private ads, all with this innovative Chromium-based browser Source: https://mac.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/Brave-Browser.shtml Author: Softpedia Mac Date: August 24, 2021 at 06:36PM An @AppleStyleOfficial project
Softpedia _____________ Opera 78.0.4093.147 / 79.0.4143.3 Beta / 80.0.4157.0 Dev (Freeware) Content: Stylish web browser that comes with multiple integrated tools, including sidebar apps and a VPN, and allows extensive customization Source: https://mac.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/Opera.shtml Author: Softpedia Mac Date: August 24, 2021 at 06:36PM An @AppleStyleOfficial project
Softpedia _____________ GitHub CLI 2.0.0 (MIT License) Content: GitHub command-line tool that allows you to manage your entire workflow from the terminal, as well as automate various actions for improved efficiency Source: https://mac.softpedia.com/get/Developer-Tools/GitHub-CLI.shtml Author: Softpedia Mac Date: August 24, 2021 at 06:44PM An @AppleStyleOfficial project
Adding quotes to argument text?
Hey all,I want to build a workflow that will pass an argument from alfred into python script. The problem is the argument is a file path so I need it to go into python in quotes or the script won't work. Is there a way to have alfred automatically add quotes to the argument typed by the user?

Submitted August 24, 2021 at 08:13PM by bookofp
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High CPU Use From trustd Content:
Jeff Johnson (tweet, 2):

I’ve heard from several other people who started noticing the same issue yesterday too, one of whom helpfully referred me to this reddit thread with even more reports. On investigation, I found that the nsurlsessiond process was connecting to the server valid.apple.com, and immediately afterward trustd CPU jumped from 0% to 100%. It seems that the issue can be temporarily solved by preventing nsurlsessiond from connecting to valid.apple.com. You may have to reboot or force quit trustd to get its CPU usage back to normal. It’s important to note that this is only a temporary workaround to the CPU usage problem; trustd is an important macOS system process that checks certificate validity and revocation status, so you probably don’t want to block valid.apple.com forever.

I’ve been seeing long periods of high CPU use from trustd since Catalina.

My postmortem theory is that at some point Apple had some bad data in their Certificate Revocation List online, everyone downloaded the bad data, and then trustd got stuck. Anyway, it looks like blocking valid.apple.com is no longer necessary after removing and regenerating the valid.sqlite3 database.

To delete the database you need to reboot into macOS Recovery, and then find the SQLite file on the main boot drive, not at the recovery’s /private/var/protected/trustd/.
The problem is also seen on iOS, though it’s not clear how to fix it unless your device is jailbroken.
Previously:

Apple Server Outage Makes Mac Apps Hang on Launch

Source: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2021/08/24/high-cpu-use-from-trustd/ Author: Michael Tsai Date: August 24, 2021 at 09:58PM An @AppleStyleOfficial project
FlickType Discontinued Content:
FlickType (Hacker News):

It’s with a heavy heart today that we’re announcing the discontinuation of our award-winning iPhone keyboard for blind users.
Apple has thrown us obstacle after obstacle for years while we try to provide an app to improve people’s lives, and we can no longer endure their abuse.
[…]
Last week, we submitted an update that fixes various iOS 15-related issues & improves the app for VoiceOver users. No new features, just improvements. No changes to our App Store page either.
But Apple rejected it. They incorrectly argue again that our keyboard extension doesn’t work without “full access”, something they rejected us for THREE years ago. Back then we successfully appealed and overturned their decision, and this hadn’t been a problem since. Until now.
We tried reaching out to Apple a total of 9 times last week, with no success. At this point they seem to be ignoring our attempts to contact them directly, despite previously explicitly telling us to “feel free” to contact them if we need “further clarification”.
Our rejection history already spans more than FOURTY pages filled with repeated, unwarranted, & unreasonable rejections that serve to frustrate & delay rather than benefit end-users.

Juli Clover:

Eleftheriou previously levied a lawsuit against Apple in March over Apple’s failure to get rid of copycat apps, and he today highlighted Apple’s “terrible” third-party keyboard APIs as another reason for the App’s discontinuation. Apple’s keyboard APIs have reportedly been “buggy, inconsistent, ever-changing, and broken” since 2014.

The Macalope (Hacker News):

Clearly, he has a varying relationship with Apple that has wavered across the spectrum, from at one point being in talks with the company to get acquired[…]
Suing Apple may seem over-the-top on a casual glance but… who else is he going to sue? The makers of those scam apps undoubtedly operate through phony accounts from countries that couldn’t care less about scamming people out of money. Apple is the only one that can do anything about it. And, oh, it happens to run the store it tells everyone is so safe and great.

Previously:

The App Store Isn’t Catching the Most Egregious Scams
FlickType Developer Sues Apple
Allowing Bug Fixes and Challenging the Guidelines

Source: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2021/08/24/flicktype-discontinued/ Author: Michael Tsai Date: August 24, 2021 at 09:58PM An @AppleStyleOfficial project
Google Voice Drops SMS Forwarding Content:
Google (via Hacker News):

In light of spam causing potential issues with SMS forwarding, text message forwarding to linked numbers will stop on or after August 1.

If you’re using a Google Voice number for 2FA, presumably you can still get the text messages in the app or on the Web.
Source: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2021/08/24/google-voice-drops-sms-forwarding/ Author: Michael Tsai Date: August 24, 2021 at 09:58PM An @AppleStyleOfficial project
Managing Family Sharing Subscriptions Content:
mthoms (via Kosta Eleftheriou):

Most people don’t know this but the “Parent” (read:credit card holder) of a family sharing account can’t see, let alone cancel, any subscriptions a minor on the account has purchased.
Let that sink in for a second. Apple will happily charge the parents’ credit card a weekly recurring fee but there is nowhere in their interface (on device nor on the web) where the parent can even see that subscription.
Apple expects the child to go into their interface and cancel the recurring subscription. Something many (most?) adults find confusing. In my case, the child just deleted the App when the trial was over. Which is of course perfectly logical thinking. No bueno.

Apple says this is for privacy reasons, which doesn’t make much sense since they do e-mail the parent a receipt. So this seems like either a poorly thought out feature or a dark pattern.
dumpsterdiver:

That truly is egregious that they’re hiding that information, and you have to notice it via your bank statement. At the very least the primary account holder should be able to see that an unspecified member of their family account has a subscription to an unspecified service, and have the ability to summarily cancel it.

The statement doesn’t even tell you which child is the subscriber.
Previously:

Apple Store Polices “Irrationally High Prices”
Family Sharing for Subscriptions and IAPs

Source: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2021/08/24/managing-family-sharing-subscriptions/ Author: Michael Tsai Date: August 24, 2021 at 09:58PM An @AppleStyleOfficial project
Scherlokk 4.4 – Find your media and missed files
Content: Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility built for precise and reliable search of every file that meets the search criteria. Music, pictures, bookmarks, documents, etc. can be found quickly and easily. Search can be done on any kind of built-in volume, portable volume (memory cards, USB drives), network drive (AFP, SMB, FTP), Thunderbolt […]

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Cookie 6.5.7 – Protect your online privacy
Content: Cookie prevents third parties from hijacking your browsing experience. The sites you visit store “cookies” in your browser without your knowledge or consent. Some are helpful, but others are frustrating and invasive. Cookie can help.   More privacy, better browsing Enhanced for Security. Secure delete any unwanted data, and rest easy knowing that external threats […]

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Stockfolio 1.8.1 – Stocks and real-time stock portfolio
Content: Stockfolio is an investment app for macOS that allows you to research and track interesting stocks. It is extremely easy to set up and the best way to manage and follow your investment portfolio.   Features Track equities from around the world using realtime quotes. Get detailed charts (line and candlestick) on the price history […]

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zGallery 4.48 – Image and photo viewer
Content: zGallery is the elegant software that shows, browses and edits images and photos in your folder and disk. It is very easy to use but provides all must-have powerful functions.   Features Shows almost every common format image Thumbnail browsing for all type of file. (even video image files) Folder search browsing in tree panel […]

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