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macOS artificially restricts speeds to 100 Mbps over ethernet

Overview I have a 1 Gbps connection via a Cat 6 ethernet cable to my MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019). I am on macOS Big Sur 11.6 on the Intel Core i9 if that helps. The Ethernet cables connect to the Thunderbolt port via a dock supporting a…

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I'm facing difficulty with nested lists in the Pages app. I'm able to do the following easily. 1. List Item 1 [shift + return] 
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Mac OSX artificially restricts speeds to 100 Mbps over ethernet

Overview I have a 1 Gbps connection via a Cat 6 ethernet cable to my Macbook (MBP 16 2019). The ethernet cables connect to the thunderbolt port via a dock supporting a 1 Gbps networking and my router, switch and modem all support 1 Gbps…

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I am trying to re-install Postgres via home-brew on Mac. I uninstalled Postgres, updated home-brew and ran the install command for brew install postgres when I run brew services start postgresql I get the below error message: Bootstrap …

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I'm facing difficulty with nested lists in the Pages app. I'm able to do the following easily. 1. List Item 1 [shift + return] 
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MacBook Pro 15-inch 2019 Big Sur v 11.6 Upon startup, requires I login twice. Both logins are the same name, but different passwords. How can I eliminate the secondary login prompt or at least know what it is for? Play-by-play: Power o…

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I often need a stable development environment that has enough CPU and RAM to handle demanding applications (like Confluent), for personal/hobbie use. I want to be able to access the environment from the internet, so I can interact with …

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