I received reports of an invalid SSL cert on a site that I recently started managing. Testing it on a Linux PC and a Windows PC, I find that the cert being delivered is different from the one delivered on an Apple mobile device. The ser…
Lees meerI received reports of an invalid SSL cert on a site that I recently started managing. Testing it on a Linux PC and a Windows PC, I find that the cert being delivered is different from the one delivered on an Apple mobile device. The ser…
Lees meerA relatively large number of my Mac applications causes the MacOS Firewall to ask whether to allow or block "Incoming connections" (System Preferences > Firewall > Firewall Options). Examples: Dropbox, Google Chrome, Apple Music, Spotif…
Lees meerNow that iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are in developer beta, many users understandably want to know when the more widely available public beta of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 will become available. While nobody knows the exact date of the public beta release for iO…
Lees meerI was using my MacBook Pro (Mac 1) to control another Mac (Mac 2) using the "Remote Management" feature in System Preferences > Sharing. This allowed me to control Mac 2 from Mac 1 if I was on the same WiFi network on both Macs. I notic…
Lees meerAt its WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple unveiled the next generation of watchOS, which will come to our wrists in the fall. Here are the new features we’re most exited to try: Keys in Wallet The Wallet app on the Apple Watch is incredibly useful for ma…
Lees meerThis post was written by Paul F Roberts, founder of Securepairs.org and author of the Fight to Repair Newsletter. It is republished here with his permission. A dispute over insurance led to the revelation that Apple agreed to pay a multi-million set…
Lees meerI was using my MacBook Pro (Mac 1) to control another Mac (Mac 2) using the "Remote Management" feature in System Preferences > Sharing. This allowed me to control Mac 2 from Mac 1 if I was on the same WiFi network on both Macs. I notic…
Lees meerJust like all Apple’s other operating systems, tvOS will get a major update this fall. The company didn’t spend any time on tvOS 15 specifically in its WWDC keynote in June, but the platform appeared briefly in some other sections of the presentatio…
Lees meerthank you to anyone who can potentially assist. Is anyone familiar with a way that I can allow certain apps to be updated by standard users? For example, Zoom updates requires an administrator to authenticate before it updates. This spa…
Lees meerI was using my MacBook Pro (Mac 1) to control another Mac (Mac 2) using the "Remote Management" feature in System Preferences > Sharing. This allowed me to control Mac 2 from Mac 1 if I was on the same WiFi network on both Macs. I notic…
Lees meerApple introduced iOS 15 at the 2021 WWDC event, and its early build is already available for developers to download and install. If you’re a developer yourself, or just have a dev account, you probably want to try out iOS 15 beta and install it onto…
Lees meerI have an 8 TB disk in my Mac. I had 2 APFS containers on it (disk7 and disk8). After deleting APFS container disk8, I get this: The space that the deleted APFS container disk 8 used up is lost and not reclaimed by APFS container disk …
Lees meerApple took the wraps off the next major iteration of macOS at the annual WWDC event, and it’s dubbed Monterey. It’s already available as an early beta build to registered developers. If you’re one of the developers, you’d ideally want to be on the l…
Lees meerI have an 8 TB disk in my Mac. I had 2 APFS containers on it (disk7 and disk8). After deleting APFS container disk8, I get this: The space that the deleted APFS container disk 8 used up is lost and not reclaimed by APFS container disk …
Lees meerA new Apple Watch Series 6 is a great way to make sure you’re all set to download watchOS 8 when it arrives in the fall, and today’s a great day to grab one. Amazon is selling several Series 6 models with GPS and LTE for up to $100 off in a wide-ran…
Lees meerIf you’re looking to share or transfer a bunch of WebP photos, you may want to convert them to JPEG first so that you don’t run into any compatibility issues as you switch between devices. The good news is that macOS makes it pretty easy to batch co…
Lees meerI always have a lot of tabs open. I would like to close them quickly, but since there are a lot of them and they are very small, I don't see the “x” that closes a single Safari tab. Looks like I need to click on them one by one and relo…
Lees meerI keep getting the following error in Time Machine: I am backing up my macOS drive (Macintosh HD - Data) to an external drive (EsEsDe), and I'm being told that the backup cannot be completed because my macOS drive is nearly full - ther…
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