Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, July 21, 2024, and this is show number 1002.
Clockwise #563: Peripherally Curious – Relay FM
Where we primarily do our text entry (smartphone, tablet, or computer), our involvement with user groups either as speakers or attendees, the apps we keep in our iPhone dock and why, and how we use Apple Pay.
Guest Starring: Allison Sheridan, Lex Friedman, and Paul Kafasis
PBS Tidbit 7: jq to Analyze macOS Installed Apps with Helma van der Linden
This week’s Programming By Stealth was a special tidbit installment where the lovely Helma van der Linden joined me (without Bart) to walk through how she solved a real-world problem using the language jq that Bart just finished teaching us. The problem to be solved was a need to analyze the installed applications on her Intel-based Mac before migrating to her new Apple Silicon Mac.
She used a built-in Terminal command to access System Information to create a JSON file and then used a series of jq filters to remove data she didn’t need and format what she kept into human-readable form. Helma walked us through every step of the way as she built up her jq script file to massage the data to her needs.
At the end, I explained how to take Helma’s final CSV output and analyze the data in a spreadsheet using a pivot table. I had a blast and so did Helma.
You can find Helma’s fabulous tutorial shownotes at pbs.bartificer.net and you can find Programming By Stealth in your podcatcher of choice.
Articles
The Flavor of Macstock 2024
CSUN 2024: ReBokeh iOS App for People with Vision Impairment
Overcast – New and Improved! – Another Walkthrough
Support the Show
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Security Bits – 21 July 2024
Transcript of NC_2024_07_21
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