After upgrading to Big Sur today (from macOS 10.14 Mojave) on my 2018 MacBook Air 13", I found a number of unwelcome new folders had appeared in my Documents folder (when viewed with Finder). These folders are: GarageBand Keynote Numbe…
Lees meerI'd love to understand more about how Rosetta 2 works. The Apple Developer article is brief. Has anyone done a deep analysis on how Rosetta 2 works, how it is invoked and whether it's possible to use it via an API? Some questions: How …
Lees meerI had upgraded to macOS Mojave on April 2020 and am still on it. The Software Installations list on System Information lists the following security updates installed: Security Update 2020-002 Security Update 2020-003 Security Update 20…
Lees meerFor the past couple of weeks, every so often (every few days perhaps) I get this popup, from 'nowhere', ie, I don't have the App Store app open. I normally see it after I've been away for a while, or overnight it greets me as I wake the…
Lees meerDo you want to use a complex passcode for unlocking your Apple Watch? Fortunately, this is pretty easy to do and can further enhance the security of your smart wearable. By default, Apple allows you to set a 4-digit passcode for your Apple Watch whi…
Lees meerSee post for info on changes and improvements in this firmware update. (Post includes previous tip if you have missing presets after a firmware update.)
Lees meer- Measuring and calibrating Apple Pro Display XDR. - How to Move your data from a Windows PC to your Mac. - How to reinstall macOS (now with different instructions for Apple silicon Macs). - Mac computers with Apple silicon (new). - About macOS…
Lees meerI'd love to understand more about how Rosetta 2 works. The Apple Developer article: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_silicon/about_the_rosetta_translation_environment is brief. Has anyone done a deep analysis on how Roset…
Lees meerI'd love to understand more about how Rosetta 2 works. The Apple Developer article: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_silicon/about_the_rosetta_translation_environment is brief. Has anyone done a deep analysis on how Roset…
Lees meerI have screentime set up for managing apps and usage and am having a hard time making sense of the numbers. In this instance I have set all apps to be limited to 2 hours, and you can see that the time used is around that amount (I chang…
Lees meerI'm trying to install rosetta 2 via command line, using this command: /usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta Source: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/installing-rosetta-2-on-apple-silicon-macs/ The problem: I'm receivin…
Lees meerDo you want to stop receiving updates for beta versions of macOS Big Sur from Apple? If you’d rather stay on a stable final release build, you can easily unenroll your Mac from the developer and public beta programs in a pretty straightforward manne…
Lees meerAs of MacOS 11 (Big Sur) the Airplay/Screen Mirroring options have changed. In Catalina there was a single icon in the toolbar for Airplay, clicking it gave a list of devices that, AFAIK, didn't change while the menu was held down. In M…
Lees meerI just bought a new iPad Air and wondered if Migration Assistant is on it, and where I find it? I am trying to move all of my data from a MacBook Pro to the iPad Air.
Lees meerHave a voice memo that you’d like to convert to a ringtone for iPhone? If you want to create your own custom ringtones for incoming texts and phone calls, you can turn to Garageband. But beyond setting songs as ringtones or making your own from scra…
Lees meerEver since iPhone SE 2020 came out, the web has exploded with searchers for iPhone SE 2020 unlocks. This means a lot of people out there have purchased the handset from a carrier like Verizon and are looking for a service that can unlock their Veriz…
Lees meerWhen exporting from Photos.app with settings that preserve the album & folder structure, every album folder contains dated folders for every date represented in that album, with the actual images inside those. An example export for this…
Lees meerYou likely already know that you can host Zoom meetings and join them from your Mac, but did you know you can also screen share? Whether video conferencing for work, personal, family, or any other reason, you may be interested in checking out Zoom’s…
Lees meerI just bought a new iPad Air and wondered if Migration Assistant is on it, and where I find it? I am trying to move all of my data from a MacBook Pro to the iPad Air.
Lees meerI've got a MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) running Catalina 10.15.3 (cant upgrade OS since its a work laptop) and 3 external monitors. All 3 external monitors are connected and working fine. All external monitors are connect via a HyperDriv…
Lees meerIs the on-screen keyboard on your iPhone slow since updating to iOS 14? Though it’s not super common, some users who’re running iOS 14 on their iPhones have reported that they’re unable to type as fast on the keyboard because of how laggy the keystr…
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