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Working with files, terminal and AI on a Mac.
Google Drive not syncing on a Mac: what to check, in order
Google Drive not syncing on a Mac, diagnosed in order: supported versions, File Provider approval, privacy permissions, and the restart step that can lose files.
GGUF files explained: which build of a model to download
What a GGUF file is, how to read its filename, and what each quantization level costs in bits per weight, so the right build gets downloaded the first time.
Ghostty on a Mac: what the terminal does well and where it stops
A practical look at Ghostty on macOS: native tabs and splits, the Quick Terminal, config file syntax, the terminfo problem over SSH, and where its scope ends.
Ghostty terminal on a Mac: what changes once the window keeps up
A ghostty terminal guide for Mac: what the native macOS build actually changes, the config lines worth setting first, and where the speed gains stop.
Git add: choose which files go into the next commit
How git add builds the next commit on a Mac: the difference between git add ., -u and -A, staging part of a file with -p, and how to undo a staged change.
Git branch: see where you are before you change any files
What the git branch list actually tells you: the cyan plus sign, why creating a branch does not move you, and which filters find branches that are safe to delete.
Git checkout: switch branches without losing open work
What git checkout does in each of its forms, why one of them destroys uncommitted work with no undo, and how switch and restore split the two jobs apart.
Git cherry pick: move one commit to the branch that needs it
Git cherry pick on a Mac: what the command copies, the flags that change the result, how to finish a pick that stopped, and when merge or revert fits better.