https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tags/macos/Recent content in MacOS on Small Sharp Software ToolsHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/run-llms-locally-with-ollama/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/run-llms-locally-with-ollama/Run large language models on your own machine with Ollama, a command-line tool that downloads, manages, and runs open source AI models without cloud subscriptions or API keys.https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/utm-vagrant/Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:31:26 -0600https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/utm-vagrant/Use Vagrant and UTM to build and configure virtual machines you can use to test software or web sites.https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/mise/Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:20:54 -0600https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/mise/Manage programming language versions, project tasks, and environment variables in one tool with Mise on macOS, Linux, and Windows.https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/use-colima-to-run-docker-containers-on-macos/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:50:32 -0500https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/use-colima-to-run-docker-containers-on-macos/Use Colima, an open source container runtime on your Mac instead of the official Docker client with Docker Compose and Buildx support.https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/use_modern_bash_on_macos/Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:31:26 -0600https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/use_modern_bash_on_macos/Upgrade to a modern version of Bash on macOS using Homebrew, add it to your allowed shells list, and set it as your default shell.https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/macos-notifications/Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:16:16 -0600https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/macos-notifications/Trigger macOS desktop notifications from the command line to alert you when long-running programs and scripts finish running.https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/homebrew/Sat, 26 Jan 2019 18:20:54 -0600https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/homebrew/Install and configure the Homebrew package manager on macOS to add command-line tools, programming languages, and libraries.https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/gnu-mac/Sat, 26 Jan 2019 18:16:16 -0600https://smallsharpsoftwaretools.com/tutorials/gnu-mac/Replace default macOS utilities with GNU versions of awk, sed, date, and more using Homebrew for better Linux compatibility.