If you want to send an email via the console on your Mac using a custom “From” address with Gmail, you can use the sendmail command. Gmail’s SMTP servers can be configured to allow sending emails from custom addresses. Here’s how you can send an email from the console with a custom “From” address using sendmail:

Prerequisites

1. You should have a Gmail account set up.

If you want to hear your own microphone voice on your Mac, you can easily do so using QuickTime Player. This can be useful for monitoring your audio input or for various recording and communication purposes. Follow these steps to set it up:

1. Open QuickTime Player: You can find QuickTime Player in your Applications folder or by using Spotlight Search (press Command + Space, then start typing “QuickTime Player” and press Enter).

If you’re concerned about privacy or simply want more control over your contacts, hosting your own Apple Contacts account using Nextcloud is a great option. This allows you to store and sync your contacts securely on your own server. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to set it up:

Prerequisites

1. Nextcloud Server: You’ll need a Nextcloud server set up. You can either host your own Nextcloud server or use a Nextcloud hosting provider.

If you want to take control of your Apple Reminders and host them on your own server, you can do so by using Nextcloud, a popular open-source cloud platform. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up your own Apple Reminders service on your Mac and iOS devices.

Prerequisites

Before you get started, make sure you have the following:

Logging script output is a common practice in shell scripting to keep track of what a script is doing, especially during debugging or troubleshooting. In this guide, we’ll show you how to log all script output inside the script itself using the tee command and redirection.

Here’s a simple example of a script that echoes some text and logs its output:

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#!/bin/bash

# Define the path to the debug log file
DEBUGLOG="/path/to/debug.log"

# Redirect all output (stdout and stderr) to the debug log using tee
{
    echo "test"
    echo "test 2"
    echo "test 3"
} 2>&1 | tee -a "$DEBUGLOG"

# Additional script commands go here

In this script:

In this guide, we will walk you through the process of sending an email using Gmail as the SMTP server and customizing the “From” address using the GNU Mail command-line utility on a Ubuntu-based system. This can be useful if you want to send emails from a specific address other than your Gmail account.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites: