The iSurge blog https://isurgemac.com/blog/ News, updates and the story behind iSurge, from the person who makes it. en https://isurgemac.com/img/app-icon.pngThe iSurge bloghttps://isurgemac.com/blog/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Per-app volume on a Mac. Turn one app down and leave the rest. https://isurgemac.com/blog/per-app-volume-mac/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/per-app-volume-mac/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 macOS has one volume for the whole Mac. Here is what you can do without an app, and how iSurge gives every app its own volume, mute and speakers.

]]> Why the notch changed. It got crowded, so it got tabs. https://isurgemac.com/blog/why-the-notch-changed/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/why-the-notch-changed/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 At launch, iSurge put everything in one notch page. As features came, it got crowded. In 0.4 it has tabs, one size and a Home made of cards. Here is why.

]]> What’s running on a developer’s Mac. Why iSurge has a Dev tab, and what it shows. https://isurgemac.com/blog/whats-running-on-a-dev-mac/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/whats-running-on-a-dev-mac/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Dev servers, ports, containers and Homebrew pile up in a workday. How to find them on a Mac, and how iSurge’s Dev tab shows them in one place.

]]> Find and stop background node processes on a Mac. What each project left running, what it costs, and how to put it away. https://isurgemac.com/blog/mac-dev-projects-running/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/mac-dev-projects-running/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Dev servers and watchers keep running after you close the editor. How to find and stop them in Terminal, and how iSurge shows what each project costs.

]]> What’s using port 3000 on your Mac. And which containers are running, and what they cost. https://isurgemac.com/blog/containers-and-ports-mac/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/containers-and-ports-mac/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Find what holds port 3000 on a Mac with one Terminal command, stop it safely, and see which Docker, Podman or Apple containers run and what they cost.

]]> Homebrew: outdated, unused and safe to remove. The commands that answer it, and what iSurge adds. https://isurgemac.com/blog/homebrew-on-mac/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/homebrew-on-mac/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 brew outdated, leaves, uses and cleanup answer most of it. One setting stops brew uninstall from taking more than you asked for. Then iSurge’s way.

]]> What your MacBook notch can do. In iSurge 0.4, it opens to your day. https://isurgemac.com/blog/macbook-notch-tabs/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/macbook-notch-tabs/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 On its own, the MacBook notch only holds the camera. iSurge 0.4 opens it to your day: music, weather, your next event, and tabs for Sound, Focus and more.

]]> Keep a Mac awake with the lid closed. Three ways, and what each one costs. https://isurgemac.com/blog/keep-mac-awake-lid-closed/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/keep-mac-awake-lid-closed/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Close a MacBook and it sleeps, even mid-download. Three ways to keep a Mac awake with the lid closed, what each costs, and how iSurge’s Keep Awake helps.

]]> A Pomodoro timer in the Mac menu bar. 25 minutes of focus, a break, and the notch tells you when. https://isurgemac.com/blog/focus-timer-mac/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/focus-timer-mac/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 The Pomodoro technique in two lines, and how to run it on a Mac: 25-minute focuses and breaks from the menu bar, the notch or one shortcut.

]]> Why is my Mac slow, hot or crashing? iSurge stays quiet until something needs you, then names the app. https://isurgemac.com/blog/mac-alerts-slow-hot-crash/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/mac-alerts-slow-hot-crash/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Why your Mac is slow, hot or crashing, how to check it yourself, and how iSurge warns you only when a problem lasts, naming the app behind it.

]]> See what’s slowing down your Mac. The iSurge window, page by page. https://isurgemac.com/blog/mac-system-monitor-window/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/mac-system-monitor-window/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A slow Mac is almost always CPU, memory, disk or heat. The iSurge window shows which, and the app behind it, on one page.

]]> A thousand processes. Where they all come from, and what iSurge does with them. https://isurgemac.com/blog/a-thousand-processes/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/a-thousand-processes/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Open Activity Monitor and you get about a thousand rows. iSurge shows you eight apps. Here’s what happens in between.

]]> Look up. Your Mac’s notch, put to work. https://isurgemac.com/blog/look-up/ https://isurgemac.com/blog/look-up/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 iSurge turns the notch into a live view of your Mac. Private and always a glance away.

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