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• Research on alternative to native Calendar application in MacOS
• MacOS Software update using CLI
• Disable MacOS going to sleep

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Research on alternative to native Calendar application in MacOS

Disadvantages or "What could be done better"

Creating overlapping event

The biggest challenge in the native calendar app on Macintosh is to get the new meeting of the new event created in the middle of the day because there is many layers of events overlapping and it's impossible to click into the empty space without being selected another event.

In the screenshot below, it is demonstrated that it is impossible to create an event on 10.30 on Friday without selecting the green event.

Setting up the time is non-intuitive and difficult

Another challenge is to set the time when event beings and ends. it is necessary to press [Space], follown by [Tabulator] several times to move from one field to another.

Advantages or what I like:

It is positive that the duration of event can be chosen.

MacOS Software update using CLI

Manual update

Software Update using CLI

This is how to update MacOS from command-line / terminal

sudo softwareupdate --install --recommended

List what available

sudo softwareupdate --list

sudo softwareupdate --list | grep -i label | grep -i macos

Download only (first)

sudo softwareupdate --download "macOS Tahoe 26.7.1-25G241"

Do not install, download first.

And reserve some space :-)

Downloaded

Install, once downloaded

sudo softwareupdate --verbose --install "macOS Tahoe 26.7.1-25G241"

Apple Store updates using CLI

Using 'mas', installed using 'brew', Update software from Apple Store

brew install mas

List outdated

mas outdated

Upgrade

mas upgrade

Applications are linked to different accounts need to be updated with correct user login

After OS update, disable automatic updates, as they are turned on back automatically

Verbosity not by design

log stream --info --debug --predicate 'process == "softwareupdated" OR process == "SoftwareUpdateNotificationManager" OR subsystem == "com.apple.SoftwareUpdate"'

AAaah, 'GarageBand' ?!

brew had some old things

brew cleanup

Disable MacOS going to sleep

Use-cases

• let local Claud Code run with laptop lid closed, be connected to Internet via tethered mobile connection (via mobile phone) and with mobile Claude Code app, connect to the laptop to continue the session. That is useful in commuting, when carrying laptop.

Purpose:

• let loads be running when Macbook's lid is closed and AC electricity is disconnected = carrying laptop in the bag / backup

Set

sudo pmset -a disablesleep 1

Verify

sudo pmset -g

To enable "go to sleep"

sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0

Verify

sudo pmset -g

There is another widely used application for this purpose, but upon it's naming, it will be avoided on this page.

Warnings:

• running laptop without sufficient colling might damage it
• author does not carry any responsibility on circumstances