Random IP Address from Keyboard Maestro into AdGuard

The first question you may ask is, why?To retort, why not? AdGuard for Mac is the best Ad/Tracker blocker I’ve used. Among it’s great features is the ability to send a bogus IP address to servers. This helps to obscure your location. It throws of advertising and tracking data. While not foolproof, it works well enough that I have it turned on and change my IP address on a regular basis. To that end, I made an amusing Keyboard Maestro macro to generate a random IP for somewhere in the world and copy it to the clipboard. All I have to do is paste it into AdGuard and let the confusion ensue. I could type a random address or increment one of the octets, but where’s the fun in that? This is a job for Keyboard Maestro. The macro has 3 parts. It picks the first octet using the RAND function. Since there are reserved addresses, if it happens to […]

New site name. New look.

With the old name coming to an end, it was time to head in a new direction. That has lead to a new name and a new look. This also allows for an upgrade to PHP, WordPress, new plugins and dozens of changes under the hood. So far all the content is still there, but I have no doubt some things are missing or broken. I should get them ironed out in due course. If anything is horribly broken, I should get an email about it. For the short term, don’t be surprised is something changes from one refresh to another. There is lots of tinkering going on. Much experimentation is afoot. Lots of flicking levers. It’s looking pretty good so far, and should be stable by the end of the week. Time to move ahead with fun things related to the Mac, macOS, automation, software, and productivity.

Time for another Bundlehunt sale!

The sales at Bundlehunt.com are always worth checking out with quality software at heavy discounts. And today marks the start of a new sale. There are over 40 apps on offer, with these as some solid standouts. Textsniper Amberlight 2 Timemator Rocket Typist McPlanner MindMap These are useful apps regardless of the work you do. Further, Amberlight is ton of fun to work with. I use it regularly to make abstract wallpaper. Other apps of note are: Aftershot Pro Network Radar Eaglefiler MyDraw If you an interest in any of these, the "Unlock" price is only (2.5, down from the normal )5. It's a good time to pick up some new apps for the new year. Bundlehunt