File permission numbers like 755 and 644 are simpler than they look. Here is the quick mental model: three groups, and read/write/execute worth 4, 2 and 1. Read more →
From Madcow to Squadi Parser: a short history of ate Byte Apps
A short history of our Brisbane software studio — from open-source test automation with Madcow, through FoxPulse, to today’s developer tools, browser games and native apps. Read more →
How to open and search your Gmail Takeout archive on a Mac
Exported your Gmail with Google Takeout and ended up with a giant .mbox file? Here is what that file is and how to open, search and extract from it on macOS. Read more →
Three free browser games for a five-minute break: Sudoku, Tic Tac Toe and Wordles
Three simple, free browser games you can play right now — a clean Sudoku, an unbeatable Tic Tac Toe, and an unlimited Wordle-style word game. Read more →
Introducing ateByteApps DevTools: 29+ free developer tools that run in your browser
A free collection of 29+ browser-based developer tools — JSON, JWT, regex, timestamps and more — that run entirely on your machine with no sign-up and nothing uploaded. Read more →