{"id":633,"date":"2025-10-08T08:40:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/?p=633"},"modified":"2025-10-08T08:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:40:51","slug":"two-more-mac-apps-i-cant-live-without","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultcottey.com\/Blog2021\/2025\/10\/08\/two-more-mac-apps-i-cant-live-without\/","title":{"rendered":"Two more Mac apps I can&#8217;t live without"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Continuing my series of Mac apps I can and can&#8217;t live without.  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