10 incredibly useful Mac keyboard shortcuts you should be using

If you’re not using keyboard shortcuts on your Mac, you’re missing out on a big part of the reason why so many people love Apple’s desktop operating system. Thanks to Apple’s integration of hardware and software, you’ll rarely have to reach for your…

How to use and customize Control Center on the new iMac

If you just bought a new iMac, you might notice something familiar in the menu bar. Apple took the Control Center from iOS, made a Mac version, and introduced it in macOS 11 Big Sur. Its icon appears on the right side of the menu bar (it’s the stack…

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Unable to reinstall MacOS Mojave on a hardware modified, mid-2012 MacBook Pro

I decided to reinstall Mojave onto a mid-2012 MacBook Pro that I purchased second hand in June 2020 & modified some of the internals of*. I have a lot of files from previous backups of files as well as from the last time I used Windows …

Unable to reinstall MacOS Mojave on a hardware modified, mid-2012 MacBook Pro

I decided to reinstall Mojave onto a mid-2012 MacBook Pro that I purchased second hand in June 2020 & modified some of the internals of*. I have a lot of files from previous backups of files as well as from the last time I used Windows …

Bootcamp Mistakes - free space reclaim

I done a mistake playing with bootcamp. I create a small Windows partition 72GB, with bootcamp. But I realized that was too small, so I decided to deleted it with Disk Utility (I know.. WRONG choice). So I create a new windows partition…

What Is the Bash Shell, and Why Is It So Important to Linux?

Bootcamp Mistakes - free space reclaim

I done a mistake playing with bootcamp. I create a small Windows partition 72GB, with bootcamp. But I realized that was too small, so I decided to deleted it with Disk Utility (I know.. WRONG choice). So I create a new windows partition…

Does MacPorts keep a log for actions like install and upgrade?

After I ran sudo port upgrade outdated I’d like to know what was upgraded. The output was longer than my scrollback buffer. I checked /opt/local/var/macports/logs/ but it seems to only contain logs for some of the compilations, not inst…

What makes Time Machine necessary if using iCloud?

Does make sense to use Time Machine with external drive if I already have all my files stored in iCloud? What laptop information is Time Machine keeping that cannot be stored in iCloud?

Can't open text file from Finder without extension even though execute is not set

Running Big Sur 11.3.1 I've got loads of text (UTF8) data files coming in from another Mac that I'd like to just double click or drag and drop to BBEdit or TextEdit. The files have no file extension and I'm not supposed to be changing t…

Mac OS X running so hot when connecting to a secondary monitor

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) I'm not sure if anyone else also experiencing this high CPU on their Mac Book and lead to a really hot fire 🔥. I’ve experienced this issue a few months after getting this Mac, since then I experienced it eve…

How to Add or Remove Trusted Phone Numbers on iPhone, iPad, Mac

Want to link a new phone number to your Apple ID so that you can receive two-factor authentication codes? Thankfully, adding and removing trusted phone numbers is a pretty straightforward procedure and you can do this right on your iPhone, iPad, or …

Mac OS X running so hot when connecting to a secondary monitor

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) I'm not sure if anyone else also experiencing this high CPU on their Mac Book and lead to a really hot fire 🔥. I’ve experienced this issue a few months after getting this Mac, since then I experienced it eve…

which attached usb device is which?

I have a Macbook Air (2015). It has two identical USB ports, one on the left and one the right. I bought two identical USB flash drives and plugged both in. I'm copying a single large dataset onto both drives. The first transfer is comp…

What makes Time Machine necessary if using iCloud?

Does make sense to use Time Machine with external drive if I already have all my files stored in iCloud? What laptop information is Time Machine keeping that cannot be stored in iCloud?

Android 12’s new privacy settings draw a clear line between Google and Apple

On Tuesday, Google unveiled the highlights of Android 12, which will land on the Pixel and other Android phones this fall. From personalized color palettes to quicker access to Google Pay and Home settings, it’s one of the biggest changes for Google…

Determining File System of volume

I would like to know the FileSystem is used by Hard Disk/Volume Here one List with some FileSystems: HFS+ APFS NTFS exFAT extFS Ext4 Here the pictures... For me that information is not clear. According to Pictures What File Sy…

Spotlight won't index any of the standard built-in macOS apps. It *does* index all the 3rd-party apps. Any suggestions?

This is on a 2019 MBP running Catalina 10.15.7. I also have a 2012 Mac mini running the same OS, and that has no problems indexing all the apps. I should point out that I've tried all of these: Added the system drive to "Privacy" in Sp…

Bootcamp Mistakes - free space reclaim

I done a mistake playing with bootcamp. I create a small Windows partition 72GB, with bootcamp. But I realized that was too small, so I decided to deleted it with Disk Utility (I know.. WRONG choice). So I create a new windows partition…