M _posts/2021-09-23-safari-extensions-catalina-patcher.md => _posts/2021-09-23-safari-extensions-catalina-patcher.md +3 -3
@@ 1,10 1,10 @@
---
-title: "Enabling Safari Extensions with the MacOS Catalina Patcher"
+title: "Enabling Safari Extensions with the macOS Catalina Patcher"
layout: post
-summary: "A quick guide on how to activate Safari extensions when using the MacOS Catalina Patcher"
+summary: "A quick guide on how to activate Safari extensions when using the macOS Catalina Patcher"
---
-*I have an old 2011 MacBook Air that is running the latest version* of MacOS Catalina thanks to the very wonderful [Catalina Patcher](http://dosdude1.com/catalina/) by dosdude1. This project has made it possible for me to run and test some of the latest software from Apple - namely Safari 15.
+*I have an old 2011 MacBook Air that is running the latest version* of macOS Catalina thanks to the very wonderful [Catalina Patcher](http://dosdude1.com/catalina/) by dosdude1. This project has made it possible for me to run and test some of the latest software from Apple - namely Safari 15.
I ran into a small bug early on though – Safari extensions couldn’t be activated via the preferences menu. Luckily I discovered a very simple fix. My hope is this might help others (as small of a demographic that might be) who run into the same issue with the Catalina Patcher.
M _posts/2021-10-15-batch-webp-conversion.md => _posts/2021-10-15-batch-webp-conversion.md +3 -3
@@ 1,7 1,7 @@
---
-title: "Batch Converting Images to webp with MacOS Automator"
+title: "Batch Converting Images to webp with macOS Automator"
layout: post
-summary: "An easy-to-follow tutorial on setting up batch webp conversion of images on MacOS"
+summary: "An easy-to-follow tutorial on setting up batch webp conversion of images on macOS"
---
A great deal of my time working as a web/UI designer is spent exporting and/or converting images for software products and websites. Although a lot of modern applications can render image conversions at build time, a custom conversion is sometimes requested for an image to be set as `webp`.
@@ 22,7 22,7 @@ You *could* download one of the many native apps from the Mac App Store to do th
## Creating our custom Automator script
-1) Open the MacOS Automator from the Applications folder
+1) Open the macOS Automator from the Applications folder
2) Select `Quick Option` from the first prompt
M _posts/2022-01-28-macos-convert-to-html.md => _posts/2022-01-28-macos-convert-to-html.md +9 -9
@@ 1,18 1,18 @@
---
-title: "Convert Files to HTML with MacOS Automator Quick Actions"
+title: "Convert Files to HTML with macOS Automator Quick Actions"
layout: post
-summary: "An easy-to-follow guide on setting up your own automator quick action to convert documents into pure HTML - directly in MacOS Finder"
+summary: "An easy-to-follow guide on setting up your own automator quick action to convert documents into pure HTML - directly in macOS Finder"
---
-Since a few people have reached out and thanked me for my previous post [Batch Converting Images to webp with MacOS Automator](/batch-webp-conversion/), I thought I would continue to share more of my own custom Automator Quick Actions. Today's post will cover the ability to convert *any* text-based document into pure HTML.
+Since a few people have reached out and thanked me for my previous post [Batch Converting Images to webp with macOS Automator](/batch-webp-conversion/), I thought I would continue to share more of my own custom Automator Quick Actions. Today's post will cover the ability to convert *any* text-based document into pure HTML.
I know - there are over 6 billion conversion apps that do this very same thing. But our way of doing it is *cooler*. Our conversion tool:
-- Will run directly inside MacOS Finder (right-click actions FTW)
+- Will run directly inside macOS Finder (right-click actions FTW)
- Can batch convert multiple files at once
- Can convert mixed files types at the same time
-And it can do all of this for free on your existing MacOS system. No apps required. So, enough chit-chat, let's get started!
+And it can do all of this for free on your existing macOS system. No apps required. So, enough chit-chat, let's get started!
## The Dependencies
@@ 26,7 26,7 @@ Our main requirements will consistent of the following:
## Installing Homebrew
-Homebrew is a simple package manager for MacOS. The beauty of having Homebrew is the flexibility in the future for installing other custom packages. Overall it's just a nice piece of software to have on your machine.
+Homebrew is a simple package manager for macOS. The beauty of having Homebrew is the flexibility in the future for installing other custom packages. Overall it's just a nice piece of software to have on your machine.
If you have already installed Homebrew in the past, ignore this step and continue down the page. If not, simply open your Terminal and run:
@@ 50,10 50,10 @@ Wait for everything to finish and you're done!
## Our Custom Automator Quick Action
-Next you'll want to open the MacOS Automator app and create a new "Quick Action" when given the prompt to do so.
+Next you'll want to open the macOS Automator app and create a new "Quick Action" when given the prompt to do so.
<figure>
- <img src="/public/images/new-automator.webp" alt="Toggle prompt for new automation in MacOS Automator">
+ <img src="/public/images/new-automator.webp" alt="Toggle prompt for new automation in macOS Automator">
<figcaption>After opening Automator, select "Quick Action" from the menu</figcaption>
</figure>
@@ 92,7 92,7 @@ Now it is finally time to see our Quick Action is *action*! Navigate to any docu
3. A secondary pop-out will appear. Look for the action `Convert File to HTML` and click it. ([Figure 2](#fig-2))
<figure id="fig-1">
- <img src="/public/images/macos-convert-1.webp" alt="A markdown file in MacOS Finder">
+ <img src="/public/images/macos-convert-1.webp" alt="A markdown file in macOS Finder">
<figcaption><strong>Figure 1:</strong> Finding and right-clicking on your desired file</figcaption>
</figure>