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4 of the Best Android Emulators on Mac

If you’re an Apple fanboy but have a yearning to play some Android games or run an Android-only app, then you’re going to need an emulator. They’re also very useful for testing purposes if you’re developing an Android app of your own. Let’s run through the four best Android emulators on offer for Mac users. 1. Nox The Nox App Player is a great choice if you’re looking for an Android emulator for gaming. It’s capable of supporting gaming controllers, vital if you take your gaming seriously. You can use Nox to test your apps,… Read more

How to Download and Install Microsoft Edge Preview on macOS

For those of you who are frequent users of Microsoft Edge on Windows and also own a Mac, you’ll be happy to know that Microsoft has recently announced their intentions to bring Edge to macOS. This macOS version of Microsoft Edge is built on Chromium and will be officially available for downloading soon. In the meantime, the developer previews of Microsoft Edge are available to download from the Microsoft servers, so if you want to test it, you can download and install it by using the guide below. Microsoft has released two builds for the macOS version of Edge: the Canary build and the Developer… Read more

6 Simple Drawing Applications for Mac

Mac has long been referred to as the “Creative’s workshop.” The idea that most graphic designers, interior designers, video animators, and architects are more drawn towards Mac may hold water to an extent. Mac attracts creatives for either of two reasons – as the traditional tool they’ve always used or its perceived high performance standards. Speaking of tradition, the first version of Photoshop was built exclusively for Macintosh users, giving Mac the first mover advantage. And while the PC versus Mac might present an interesting discourse, I will be walking the safe lines, and a list of simple drawing apps for Mac is all we… Read more

Using mySIMBL for Deep macOS Customization

mySIMBL is a utility for installing application bundles in macOS. These packages can deeply customize your macOS experience, providing toggle switches for hidden values and exposing new customization functionality. It’s not the most stable tool, but it provides opportunities for macOS customization that are otherwise inaccessible. What Is SIMBL? SIMBL (a.k.a. Simple Bundle Loader and Smart Input Manager Bundle Loader) is the basis for mySIMBL. It allows developers to make modifications to programs written in Cocoa without access to the source code. Originally, SIMBL was used to modify Apple’s Safari browser (once known as PithHelmet), which didn’t have an extension infrastructure until 2010. Today, SIMBL is… Read more

7 of the Best Code Editor Apps for Your Mac

Whether you’re a self-confessed script kiddie or black hat, a hobby programmer or professional coder, you need to have an app that’s up to the task. If you choose to do your programming on a Mac rather than a PC, below is a list of the best code editing apps that could be mustered. Test them out, see which one suits you, and dive on into the sublimely mathematical, perfectly logical world of Mac-based coding. 1. Vim The number one choice for probably the majority of programmers these days, Vim is the most complete code-editing tool around. It uses much less memory than… Read more