APFS does a few things differently than HFS does. Some of it is under-the-hood stuff that has to do with encryption and security. But in terms of your day-to-day use, there are a couple of odd tricks it can perform. Multiple volumes per disk partiti…
Lees meerDepending on your line of work you may end up in a scenario where you have a variety of duplicate files on a Mac. Sometimes this goes unnoticed, but occasionally the Mac will run low on storage space and you might want to free up space by finding an…
Lees meerI got a Mac with Catalina 10.15.6 When I access Network (Rede in image) in Finder, it show me a strange network, if I disconnect WiFi and connect again its show me a another network name... Until then it only showed me not more one in s…
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Lees meerI got a Mac with Catalina 10.15.6 When I access Network (Rede in image) in Finder, it show me a strange network, if I disconnect WiFi and connect again its show me a another network name... Until then it only showed me not more one in s…
Lees meerI noticed today that my iPhone has suddenly started showing an orange color dot at the top of the screen every time I am making a call. I clearly remember this did not used to be the case before, but has started happening today. This is…
Lees meerApple has released tvOS 14 for Apple TV users. The final version is now broadly available after going through a lengthy beta development process. tvOS 14 includes some noteworthy new features, including system wide Picture-in-Picture support, improv…
Lees meerWatchOS 7 has been released for Apple Watch users. The final version is now available to all after a period of beta development. watchOS 7 features a variety of new features for Apple Watch, including new Apple Watch faces, a new sleep tracking app,…
Lees meerApple has released Safari 14.0 for users of MacOS Catalina and MacOS Mojave. Safari 14 is also the version of Safari that comes bundled with macOS Big Sur, though Big Sur has yet to be released and remains in beta development. Safari 14 includes a r…
Lees meerI'm connected to an SMB share called SHARE1. I see it in the Finder, on my desktop, etc. with the name SHARE1 Let's say from the Finder, I right click on a file from it, choose Get Info, then copy the smb:// link. It's something like th…
Lees meerMy Mac with macOS Mojave is setup to receive iMessages and that is all I want it to do. However, since I set it up, the Mac appears on the list of speaker choices when I answer a phone call. The "Allow Calls on Other Devices" setting …
Lees meeriOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are now available for all users to download onto eligible devices. The final builds of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 arrive as a free update after months of beta testing. Many new features are included with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, includin…
Lees meerSee post for info on security fixes in Safari 14.0.
Lees meerIf you’ve ever tried to use a Mac hard drive or USB key with a Windows PC, you’d know that Windows fails to read the contents of the drive. However, with third-party software, it’s still possible to view all the data that’s stored on the drive, even…
Lees meerThe command line—that hidden world of code behind your Mac’s pretty face—sometimes offers a quicker way to do everyday tasks, plus it’s just a cool way to establish your tech cred. You’ve learned how to navigate files and folders as well as delet…
Lees meerSee post for info on Xcode 12 first public release (includes security fixes).
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Lees meer- About the security content of Safari 14.0. - About the security content of Xcode 12.0. - How to update your Apple TV. - About graphics-card compatibility between Mac Pro models. - Vintage and obsolete products list updated. - Recognize and a…
Lees meerI had bought a used MacBook Pro 2013 on which Ubuntu was installed instead of macOS. Its display is broken, so I have been using an external monitor. However, when I tried to follow the official guide to reinstall macOS, nothing was dis…
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