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Gemini Cracks a 20-Year-Old Mac App Mystery!

2025-06-02

After years of unsuccessful Google searches, the author finally used Gemini to identify a long-forgotten Mac/Windows application from his teens. The app, which tracked user actions and automated repetitive tasks, was revealed to be Open Sesame!, a 1993 intelligent software assistant capable of learning user patterns and automating tasks like bulk file renaming. The author remembered seeing a demo in the mid-90s but had failed to find any information about it until now. This story highlights the advancements in AI, using a 2025 AI tool to discover a 1993 machine learning application.

(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

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Web Tool Generates Amazfit Band 7 Watch Faces

2025-04-15

The author bought a cheap Amazfit Band 7 and wanted to create custom watch faces. Finding the process tedious, they built a web tool that generates the necessary digit and symbol images from a chosen font, size, color, and other parameters. This simplifies Amazfit Band 7 customization and can be used for other purposes. The tool is available at gingerbeardman.com/amazfit/.

(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

Hardware Custom Watch Faces Web Tool

Rediscovered: 'Station: Travel Through the Four Seasons,' a Classic Mac Adventure Game

2025-03-31

While organizing 30-year-old Macintosh game discs, a developer rediscovered 'Station: Travel Through the Four Seasons,' a charming point-and-click adventure game set in the Japanese countryside. Players take train rides, interact with various characters, and explore scenes to progress. Playable now via Infinite Mac and downloadable from Macintosh Garden.

(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

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CleanMyDrive's Demise Leads to a Handy xbar Script

2025-02-12

With the discontinuation of CleanMyDrive, the author sought an alternative solution for removing macOS metadata files (._ and .DS_Store) that can confuse other devices. The result? A concise xbar script offering a menu bar item to eject, unmount, or eject all drives (with or without cleaning). A simple, functional solution for a common macOS annoyance.

(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

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Voxel Slugs on a Cube: An Interactive Animation

2025-01-20

Artist Japhy Riddle created a captivating animation featuring three colored slugs navigating the edges of an invisible cube, never quite touching. Inspired by this, developer Matt Sephton built an interactive version using Love2D, allowing users to manipulate cube parameters and slug behavior. This interactive version not only replicates the charm of the original but expands its possibilities, such as increasing the number of slugs. Users can download and explore the possibilities themselves.

(blog.gingerbeardman.com)

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