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Card 297 of 9802026-09-27 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-27

Farcursor counts the networks around your Mac

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A macOS utility in beta that checks whether a remotely accessed Mac is reachable, sends phone alerts, and helps diagnose blank remote-desktop sessions.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-27 issue.
For
Mac users who rely on remote desktop access
Worth noticing
On the same Mac and days, ten Jump Desktop sessions reached a black screen while RustDesk showed the desktop every time.

Field notes

The checks draw on Jump Desktop and RustDesk logs, looking for sessions that connected without showing a desktop, alongside conditions such as Wi-Fi beside Ethernet, VPNs, virtual machines, and USB-tethered phones. On the tested Mac, 12 or more networks in view coincided with black sessions, while nine or fewer worked; the page presents this as a finding from its own machine, not a universal threshold.

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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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