Best of Mac — June 2025

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    Avatar of newstackThe New Stack·47w

    How To Set up MacOS as a Development Machine

    Setting up macOS for development involves installing essential tools like Homebrew for package management, choosing a better terminal application, and configuring development environments. Key steps include switching shells if needed, installing Git, setting up window management tools like Rectangle, and installing development tools such as Node.js through NVM and Docker. The process leverages macOS's Unix-like foundation and extensive tool availability to create a productive development environment.

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    Avatar of communityCommunity Picks·50w

    Claude Code is My Computer

    A developer shares their experience using Claude Code with full system permissions for two months, demonstrating how it transformed their workflow from simple coding assistance to complete system automation. The setup handles everything from content migration and code commits to system configuration and machine setup, saving approximately an hour daily despite potential security risks.

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    Avatar of fireshipFireship·50w

    Apple redefines reality (again) at WWDC25…

    Apple announced native Linux containerization for macOS at WWDC 2025, allowing developers to run containers without Docker Desktop through optimized VMs on Apple Silicon. The company introduced 'liquid glass' as their new design language for iOS 26, emphasizing transparency effects. Swift received updates including Java interoperability and C/C++ mixing capabilities. Apple downplayed AI features this year after previous struggles, while simultaneously releasing research questioning the intelligence of large language models.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·50w

    My Mac Contacted 63 Different Apple Owned Domains in One Hour - While Not is Use

    A Mac user discovered their M2 MacBook Air contacted 63 different Apple domains in one hour while idle, representing 25% of all DNS queries despite using NextDNS to block telemetry. The domains included services for push notifications, CloudKit, iTunes/App Store, location services, crash reports, and various Apple infrastructure components. Notably, an older 2019 Intel MacBook Pro with identical DNS settings only had 3% of queries going to Apple domains, suggesting newer Macs may have increased background communication with Apple services.

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    Avatar of thevergeThe Verge·49w

    Steam is finally adding native support for Macs with Apple Silicon

    Steam now runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs through its latest beta client, eliminating the need for Rosetta 2 emulation. This update comes as Apple prepares to phase out Intel Mac support and limit Rosetta 2 availability after macOS 27. Users can access the native Steam client by opting into the beta program through Steam's settings interface.

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    Avatar of jherrJack Herrington·48w

    React Native Mac-OS Desktop AI Chatbot with MCP!

    A comprehensive tutorial demonstrating how to build a macOS desktop AI chatbot using React Native for macOS. The project integrates with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect with external tools and services, uses Swift for native functionality, and connects to Claude AI for conversational capabilities. The tutorial covers setting up React Native for macOS, creating native Swift modules, implementing MCP client functionality, and building a complete chat interface that can invoke external tools through the MCP protocol.

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