TA-01
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026
what separates the approaches
Treemaps, column meters and terminal lists answer different needs; criteria to match an analyzer to your desk.
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Time: Fifteen minute read
TA-00 · Department
Tools & Apps
Analyzers, cleaners and terminal craft judged by stated criteria. Inventory pass completed July 21, 2026, carrying 4 worked fiches.
Utilities promise relief; this department asks for receipts. Appraisals begin from criteria anyone can apply independently, scan style, visualization honesty, deletion manners, probe depth, before any product earns a mention or a pass.
Prices change too quickly to publish responsibly, so comparisons describe documented behavior instead and send purchasing decisions to vendor pages. Skepticism here is not hostility: capable tools exist, and the terminal remains free forever.
TA-04
July 2, 2026
July 2, 2026
Checking folder sizes in Terminal with du and df
Two commands answer different questions: du weighs trees, df reports volumes; syntax, flags and interpretation.
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Time: Twenty minutes practicing
TA-03
June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
Do Mac cleaning apps actually pay off?
An unsentimental look at cleaner subscriptions: what they automate legitimately, what fear marketing inflates.
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Time: Fifteen minute read
TA-02
May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
Coming from TreeSize? Finder-class alternatives for the Mac
What TreeSize gave Windows admins, equivalent capabilities Mac users reach for, and the heritage connection here.
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Time: Twelve minute read
Reading order. Criteria-first reading order: analyzers compared, cleaner economics, then command-line practice.