A Day Working from the M4 MacBook Air
🔗 A Day Working from the M4 MacBook Air
Let’s talk about the NEW M4 MacBook Air and my workflow with it.
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Wallpaper Pack:
Video Recommendations:
Hardware:
- MacBook Air M4 15 inch: https://amzn.to/3FG1HAe
Apps:
- Keyboard Maestro: https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/
- Lire: https://lireapp.com
- RainDrop.io: https://raindrop.io
- Obsidian: https://obsidian.md
- Calendar 366: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calendar-366-ii/id1265895169?mt=12
- Hand Mirror: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hand-mirror/id1502839586?mt=12
- Hush: https://hushaudioapp.com
Apple Script for Startup:
**tell** _application_ "System Events"
-- Check if Mission Control is enabled (Spaces are available)
**if** **not** (**exists** _process_ "Dock") **then**
**display dialog** "Dock process not found. Spaces functionality might be unavailable." buttons {"OK"} default button 1
**return**
**end** **if**
**end** **tell**
-- Space 1: Mail, Safari, Reminders, Calendar
**tell** _application_ "Mail" **to** **activate**
**tell** _application_ "Safari" **to** **activate**
**tell** _application_ "Reminders" **to** **activate**
**tell** _application_ "Calendar" **to** **activate**
-- Switch to Space 2
**tell** _application_ "System Events"
**key code** 124 using _control down_ -- Control + Right Arrow (Move to next space)
**delay** 0.5 -- Allow time for space switch
**end** **tell**
-- Space 2: Obsidian, Safari (new window)
**tell** _application_ "Obsidian" **to** **activate**
**tell** _application_ "Safari"
**make** new _document_ -- Open a new Safari window
**activate**
**end** **tell**
-- Switch to Space 3
**tell** _application_ "System Events"
**key code** 124 using _control down_ -- Control + Right Arrow (Move to next space)
**delay** 0.5 -- Allow time for space switch
**end** **tell**
-- Space 3: Messages, Bluesky, Ivory, Discord
**tell** _application_ "Messages" **to** **activate**
**try**
**tell** _application_ "Bluesky" **to** **activate**
**on** **error**
**display dialog** "Bluesky is not installed or could not be opened." buttons {"OK"} default button 1
**end** **try**
**try**
**tell** _application_ "Ivory" **to** **activate**
**on** **error**
**display dialog** "Ivory is not installed or could not be opened." buttons {"OK"} default button 1
**end** **try**
**tell** _application_ "Discord" **to** **activate**
**tell** _application_ "Lire" **to** **activate**
**tell** _application_ "Raindrop.io" **to** **activate**
Affiliate Hardware I Use:
Chapters
Intro 00:00 Startup 00:24 Reading and research 02:55 AD: Bitrix24 03:41 Writing 05:32 Meetings 07:14 Video Editing 08:30 Photo Work 09:43 End of Day 10:27 Wrap Up 10:55