How to export Time Machine exclusions or list them in Terminal

I have a Mac running Time Machine and it has dozens of exclusions that were added through the Time Machine UI. How can I export this list? Using tmutil in Terminal, I am able to access Time Machine backups and configuration. The tool ha…

In Terminal, using the "touch" command to mass create consecutive files with leading zero's, with bash, produces different results than zsh

In Terminal, I prefer to use bash as my default shell. Issuing the command touch File_{01..10}.txt produces these results: File_1.txt, File_10.txt, File_2.txt, File_3.txt, File_4.txt, File_5.txt, File_6.txt, File_7.txt, File_8.txt, File…

Coming to Apple TV+: Peanuts special ‘To Mom (and Dad), With Love’ celebrates Mother’s Day

Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV+ continues to grow, but there’s an even faster-growing list of projects in the works. Films, limited series, specials, and multi-season series, Apple’s got lots of irons in the fire for all …

You can now rock out to Apple Music on Roku devices

Roku has announced that Apple Music is available on all its devices. Subscribers to will be able to sign in using their existing credentials, and the app will be available to download on any Roku device including Roku streaming players, Roku TV mo…

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Easily Bulk Download & Install Mac Apps with macapps.link

Ready to automate Mac app downloads and installs? If you’re setting up a new Mac, you probably know how tedious it is to manually navigate to a bunch of different developer websites, and to individually download and install all the Mac apps you may …

Apple exposé details how the Apple Watch $25M keynote led to Jony Ive’s departure

When Jony Ive announced in July 2019 that he was leaving Apple, there was rampant speculation as to why. Some thought it was due to a shift to services, others mused that Ive was bored since Apple’s products had become more iterative following Ste…

automount is broken after upgrading MacOS Monterey

I'm having issues with automount with my NFS shares after upgrading to MacOS Monterey 12.3.1. /etc/auto_master: # # Automounter master map # /System/Volumes/Data/mnt auto_mounts +auto_master # Use directory service #/net …

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Debug MacOS optimized battery charging

I have an issue with the optimized battery charging in MacOS. Namely: Around two months ago, while travelling, I anticipated I would need 100% of my battery and requested my Macbook charge to 100% via the "Charge to Full Now" option in …

AppleScript for zipping folders does unexpected things

I compiled the following script to zip multiple folders with only their contents. (So for instance, folder X containing files A, B and C will form a zip file containing A, B and C and not folder X as a parent.) on run {input, parameters…

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AppleScript for zipping folders does unexpected things

I compiled the following script to zip multiple folders with only their contents. (So for instance, folder X containing files A, B and C will form a zip file containing A, B and C and not folder X as a parent.) on run {input, parameters…

eMac with no OS

I have an eMac with no OS and I have no install disk. Can someone provide instructions on creating an install USB or DVD for the latest version of OS X which is compatible with my eMac?

Rearrange APFS Volumes inside APFS Container

Similarly to this question I'd like to restore factory APFS partition container structure after reinstalling macOS Big Sur from bootable USB flash drive, exactly: make Macintosh HD volume disk1s1 (currently disk1s5) and Macintosh HD - D…

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The best Apple deals on new Macs, iPads, AirPods and more

The holiday shopping frenzy may be over, but we keep a check on the best Apple deals throughout the year. If you’re looking to gift Apple products this January, or even looking to buy for yourself, we’ve scoured the web for the best prices on ever…