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The Christmas-Institution Edition Sunday, December 8, 2024

How To Watch 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' For Free On Apple TV+, by Roman Loyola, Macworld

Christmas season is here, and there are lots of ways to get into the spirit of the season. One way is to watch a Christmas special on TV, and one of the best is A Charlie Brown Christmas. For decades, it aired on broadcast TV, but that’s no longer the case–it’s now an Apple TV+ exclusive.

Now, the fact that this institution is on a streaming service may cause you to exclaim, “Bah! Humbug!” and send Apple a stocking full of coal, but stop, sip some egg nog, and relax–yes, I’m talking about you, Uncle Fred. Apple is making A Charlie Brown Christmas available to anyone to watch for free, for a limited time. If you are an Apple TV+ subscriber, however, you can watch it anytime.

‘Griply’ Is An All-in-one Planner For Goal Setting, Task Management, And Habit Tracking, by Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac

Between goal tracking, habit tracking, and task management – Griply has a lot to offer for users trying to get things done. Underneath each goal you can create an action plan – and track progress by setting subgoals, tasks, and habits needed to reach your goal.

A Few Tricks To Give Yourself More Screen Real Estate On A Mac, by Justin Pot, Wired

You might think your only options are to get a MacBook model with a larger screen or buy an external display. Both of those tactics would certainly help, but before you spend a bunch of money know that you can give yourself quite a bit more screen real estate by tweaking your software settings.

Severance’s Season 2 Trailer Teases Answers And Raises Strange New Questions, by Andrew Webster, The Verge

We already knew that the tensions and scares were going to ramp up in season 2 of Severance, and the latest trailer provides a deeper glimpse into what to expect — along with teasing answers to some important (and weird) questions.

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Screen estate is at a premium on a laptop screen, especially with my eyes getting older, which forces text sizes to be bigger.

So, yes, I hide my dock on the MacBook Air. But, it never seems right to hide the menu bar. The menu bar! The ever-present ever-at-the-top menu bar is one of the permanent marker of what makes a Mac a Mac. I can't hide it at all.

Plus, that notch is going to look ugly with the menu bar hidden. :-)

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