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Upgrading from Mojave 10.14.3 to Mojave 10.14.6 (or at most Catalina), but not to Big Sur?

So, I have a MacBook Pro (early 2015) with MacOS Mojave 10.14.3, Safari 12.0.3 and XCode 10.3. The webpage I want to remote debug is opened in Safari on an iPhone SE with iOS 14.2. The answers I got on StackOverflow suggest that I shoul…

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How do you remove the time from the menu bar in Big Sur

In Big Sur the notification toggle in the menu bar is now the clock. I am currently using iStat Menu to display the clock in the menu bar, so it looks bad having two times in the bar. Example: Is there way to set Big Sur notification b…

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How do you remove the time from the menu bar in Big Sur

In Big Sur the notification toggle in the menu bar is now the clock. I am currently using iStat Menu to display the clock in the menu bar, so it looks bad having two times in the bar. Example: Is there way to set Big Sur notification b…

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macOS Big Sur Terminal command 'open' behaviour changed and I don't know how to get back to how it was in Catalina

I updated my macOS to Big Sur 11.0.1 and it seems that they changed the way open command or rather launch services are acting in this version. I have different versions/releases of my software on my machine in separate folders. Name of …

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How to find a file which can't be found on macOS Big Sur

After updating to the latest version of macOS Big Sur, I've noticed strange system behavior. Now while opening the system I'm getting a popup where there is the information: The file can't be found. I want to file this file, but the …

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Mid 2014 Macbook Pro Retina - Black screen on boot, no chime

I recently tried to install big sur on my macbook through a bootable USB drive. Everything went well until during the install the computer auto rebooted and showed the apple logo and load bar then went blank. I guessed the system was st…

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What is this globe icon with blue down arrow in my menu bar?

At far left of my top bar you can see a globe-like network sort of icon with what I interpret as a blue download arrow. This icon appeared recently for the first time for unknown reasons. Clicking it, right-clicking it, double-clicking …

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OSXFuse & VeraCrypt on Big Sur: OSXFuse seems to be missing on your machine

OSXFuse and VeraCrypt were both working fine until the MacOS was updated to MacOS 11.0.1 Big Sur. VeraCrypt no longer opens. After installing macFuse 4.0.2 (latest at time of posting), I tried to run the installer for VeraCrypt 1.24-Upd…

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How to Transfer Data from Old iPhone to New iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini

If you’re a proud new owner of iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Mini, you might be wondering how you can easily transfer all your data from your old iPhone to the new iPhone 12. There are several ways to transfer everything and migrate to a ne…

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Apple/Products related News, Updates, Tips, PR

- macOS Big Sur Reportedly Causing Problems for Certain MacBook Pros. - New WebKit Features in Safari 14. - Update to CCC article about Bootable Big Sur Backups. - How to Use an External SSD With an iPad Pro . - Nov. 11th dated downloads of macO…

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Recent Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates

- How to create a bootable installer for macOS (added Big Sur info). - How to upgrade to macOS Big Sur. - How to Play HDR video on Mac. - About the security content of Safari 14.0.1. - About the security content of Security Update 2020-006 for …

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How can I read the battery level of a MacBook in Swift?

I have seen many post here/on SO and many docs on Apple's website about reading the battery level on iOS, but what's the best way to do this on a MacBook? In the past the only way I've found to do this is with a time-consuming bash comm…

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Foldable iPhone Might Arrive in 2022: All We Know

We all know that Apple sometimes waits it out until new technological developments mature. And it looks like this not-to-adopt-it first approach is working for the company. One example is foldable smartphones that Apple’s main competitors are curren…

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macOS Big Sur Dictionary.app doesn't use system proxy

When using Wikipedia in Dictionary.app on macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, Dictionary.app sends HTTPS requests to *.b.akamaiedge.net and is not utilizing system proxy (HTTP or socks5). How do I fix this?

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Network scan shows several linux-related security vulnerabilities on a Mac. Do I need to wory?

One of my company computers - a Macbook Air, was shown to have security vulnerability as part of a recent external network scan. The issues are related to Linux 4.0. Mac OS is a UNIX flavor, not Linux (FYI - I'm not an expert at all!!).…

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Network scan shows several linux-related security vulnerabilities on a Mac. Do I need to wory?

One of my company computers - a Macbook Air, was shown to have security vulnerability as part of a recent external network scan. The issues are related to Linux 4.0. Mac OS is a UNIX flavor, not Linux (FYI - I'm not an expert at all!!).…

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Does trustd leak information about users' software usage to Apple and/or third parties?

When discussing a recent outage of Apple's OCSP server, people on various Twitter accounts (in the threads following this tweet) and "fefe's blog" claimed that the way trustd works on macOS would leak information about which software wa…

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How to Install MacOS Big Sur on a Mac

Ready to upgrade to and install macOS Big Sur on your Mac? MacOS Big Sur is here, with it’s redesigned user interface, new icons, new system sounds, and a refreshed general appearance. Of course, there’s plenty of new beyond the visual changes, with…

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Can iPhone 12 be used safely in pouring rain?

After some googling, I see many articles on circumstances where an iPhone can be used, but none that say definitely that is perfectly okay to actually do so (or whether it's risky to do so). Also problematic is that most of the top goog…

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Messages Not Working on iPhone? How to Fix iMessages on iPhone & iPad

The stock Messages app on iPhone and iPad lets you send iMessages and SMS text messages too. But the great thing about iMessage is that you can communicate endlessly with other Apple users with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, entirely for free, …

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Black screen at MacOS login

After starting my MacBook Pro 16” (2018) the screen stays black. Also the command strip is dark and without screen brightness controls. I can’t login. Keyboard has backlight on. What could be a fix for the problem? I’m running Catalina …

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