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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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Why can I not use `sudo` as a `Standard` user in macOS?

I do most of the "work" I do on my Mac as a Standard user (Apple parlance for an unprivileged user). I also frequently use the CLI (zsh mostly now) via the Terminal app. I use MacPorts as a package manager, and various utilities such as…

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Any way to watch Netflix on an iOS device running outdated software?

We recently bought a used 1stGen iPad Air (MD788LL/A). It looks like we can't install the Netflix app because it requires iOS 13, and our iPad cannot be updated to that version of the operating system. Is there any way to work around …

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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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What generates this message to update?

I'm on macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and iOS 14.1. This AM when I connected my iPhone to Mac, I got this pop up. It is not something I see re: regular updates - never gotten it before. I just X'd through it and continued as usual. I recentl…

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Enabled FileVault with disabled SSV possible with Big Sur?

My Hardware is a 2019 MacBook Pro 15" has the T2 chip and runs macOS 11.0.1. After disabling SSV via csrutil authenticated-root disable and rebooting I can not enable FileVault. Unfortunately the error is very generic: "FileVault Failed…

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How to Block & Unblock Users on Twitter

Twitter; whether you love it, are addicted to it, or you hate it (or perhaps a combination of all of the above), you may get to a point where you want to block someone on Twitter. Maybe one of your Twitter followers is being obnoxious with their rep…

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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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Big Sur Update wiped my /etc/apache2/extra

I think the title is self explanatory, but to say it again, I updated to MacOS 11 and all my extra configs of Apache decided to go bye-bye. To add insult to injury, there appeared a bunch of *.conf~previous files, who are also the defau…

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Are every version of Bluestacks fully compatible with macOS Big Sur 11.0.1?

I upgraded to BigSur version 11.0.1 yesterday but after that, I am not able to open Bluestacks Whenever I try so, it prompts that this I clicked on open system preferences, but there I don't get an option to allow it After 3-5 minutes…

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el Capitan FaceTime won't call iOS devices

I have a Macbook Air and an iMac both running el Capitan (which are too old to be upgraded further). About a month ago both of them ceased to be able to FaceTime call iPhones and iPads, though they can still call Macs. They can also sti…

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macOS Big Sur version 11.0.1, no paste option in Finder

I upgraded macOS yesterday to Big Sur version 11.0.1, since then there is no paste option in finder, using Cmd + V doesn't work either, just plays a sound. I can see that the file is copied to the clipboard, but there is no way to paste…

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Is installing Xcode necessary?

I installed Xcode 12.2 on my MBP. I installed it from App Store and it's 28 gb, while my Mac only has a SSD of 128gb. I use vscode for all my c/c++ programs so is there a need for me to keep Xcode on my device?

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macOS Big Sur version 11.0.1, no paste option in Finder

I upgraded macOS yesterday to Big Sur version 11.0.1, since then there is no paste option in finder, using Cmd + V doesn't work either, just plays a sound. I can see that the file is copied to the clipboard, but there is no way to paste…

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macOS: tccd often crashes and locks up the system for a minute; how to diagnose?

I am using macOS 10.14.6. After certain actions, such as starting the screensaver and other "innocent" things, the system locks up for about a minute. The mouse pointer can be moved, but nothing else reacts or moves on screen. I just ha…

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macOS: tccd often crashes and locks up the system for a minute; how to diagnose?

I am using macOS 10.14.6. After certain actions, such as starting the screensaver and other "innocent" things, the system locks up for about a minute. The mouse pointer can be moved, but nothing else reacts or moves on screen. I just ha…

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macOS Big Sur version 11.01, no paste option in Finder

I upgraded macOS yesterday to Big Sur version 11.0.1, since then there is no paste option in finder, using Cmd + V doesn't work either, just plays a sound. I can see that the file is copied to the clipboard, but there is noway to paste …

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Mail: all accounts set to offline but still receive emails

In Mac Mojave, when I want to focus on work then I switch all email accounts in Mail.app to offline mode. I could of course close the application, for better focus, but can not do it since I need to find reference material in some email…

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Mail: all accounts set to offline but still receive emails

In Mac Mojave, when I want to focus on work then I switch all email accounts in Mail.app to offline mode. I could of course close the application, for better focus, but can not do it since I need to find reference material in some email…

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iPhone 12 mini Teardown: Part 1

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Can the spacing of menu bar apps be modified in Big Sur?

It's much too wide, which is a problem if you use a lot of menu bar apps.

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