Adobe Media Encoder Update, Other News, Tips, Reviews, OT

- Security Update for Adobe Media Encoder (APSB20-57). - GIVEAWAY: 10 Free Adobe Video World Mega Passes (a $795 value each). - Nvidia to Acquire ARM for $40 Billion. - Company of Heroes game released for iPhone and Android. - The 2020 Browser …

How to Report Bugs to Apple in macOS Big Sur Beta

Is your Mac currently running the macOS Big Sur Public Beta or Developer Beta? If so, you might be interested in knowing that you can report bugs and glitches directly to Apple using Feedback Assistant. Feedback Assistant is an app that comes pre-in…

In a Macbook, I'm ready to change the boot disk and replace the superdrive with an SSD. How will Migration Asst work? Use APFS?

In a mid-2012 MacBook running Catalina, I'm first going to replace the DVD SuperDrive with an SSD. Boot-up and then make sure the drive is recognized and wifi, Bluetooth, camera, etc. still work. ok. Next, I want to replace the current …

Safari Developer Menu Disabled

Why would my "Show Safari Develop menu" option be grayed out and not clickable? I've tried to find steps to enable it, but they all simply say click on the checkbox. Do I need to log in and change permission settings somewhere? Safari V…

New iPad Air, iPad, & Apple Watches Released

Apple has released an all new iPad Air, new base model iPad 8th generation, Apple Watch Series 6, and Apple Watch SE at an online event today. They also released iOS 14 GM and iPadOS 14 GM with the final versions set to be available to the general p…

Too large Other Volume in Container

My Mac show disk full and realized that I can use only 100 GB (Out of 500 GB). I checked Storage and realized that there are a lot of space for "Other Volume in Container". So I check diskutil list in terminal and found below I know A…

Finding a drive adapter to re-use the old hard drive from a Macbook Pro early 2015 13"

I recently upgraded the hard-drive on my Macbook Pro 13" early 2015 model. I'd like to use the old 128gb hard-drive as an external USB disk, but I'm having trouble finding the adapter to make it a USB drive. This MacBook Pro uses a prop…

iOS 14 GM & iPadOS 14 GM Download Released

Apple has released the GM build of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. GM stands for Golden Master and typically matches the same build as the final software version which then gets released to the general public. This is fitting given that Apple just announced t…

Apple Event New Products and Press Releases

See post for Event Video, and info on new iPad Air with A14 Bionic, iPad 8th Gen, Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, Family Setup, Apple Fitness+, and Apple One.

How to Send iMessage Screen Effects from iPhone & iPad

Do you want to express yourself with more than just emojis when you’re messaging and texting your friends and family from iPhone or iPad? With iMessage, you can use various fun screen effects like balloons, confetti, fireworks, lasers, shouting, and…

Graphics tablet used to work without a third-party driver. How to reenable this?

I am using a Gaomon S620 graphics tablet and running macOS Catalina version 10.15.6, although my question doesn't, I think, depend on my specific tablet/OS version. It used to be the case (before Mojave I think?) that you could plug a g…

Is it possible to change the user's shell system-wide without using chsh?

Using chsh in Catalina is annoying because during a system update /etc/shells is reverted back to the default content. I use Fish as my shell and I don't want to keep an eye on that file. Is there a way to set the default shell system-w…

Unusable Macbook pro screen

My Macbook screen has started flickering and is unusable: I've tried restarting but does not fix. It seems to be isolated to the Macbook screen as an external monitor still works. It was not dropped or have any liquid spilt on it. What…

How to Reset SMC on New iMac, Mac Mini, iMac Pro, & Mac Pro with T2 Chip

Resetting the SMC on new model iMac, iMac Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro desktop Macs have a T2 security chip is a different procedure than on earlier models of the same hardware. SMC, which stands for System Management Controller, handles a variety of …

Surface Duo Teardown: We Broke It So You Don’t Have To

Add volume percentage to the menu bar?

Does anyone know a solution to easily add the current output volume percentage to the menu bar?

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G vs iPhone 11 Pro Max – Design, Camera & Battery Comparison

Samsung launched its two new Galaxy Note phones this year: the Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G. These new and luxurious phablets are aimed at phone enthusiasts who are ready to go to the next level. Anyone who wants a high-tech phone with th…

Preserving an iPhone in factory state for long term

I have an iPhone 5 that's still running factory installed iOS 6. I want to preserve it long term for the future; possibly over the next 10 years, or more. How can I best preserve the iPhone so it will still work in the future?

Set up SSL-VPN in System Preferences

My company has a VPN network which staff are encouraged to connect to using an app called FortiClient. The VPN settings look fairly simple, and I would prefer to try use the inbuilt macOS interface to connect the VPN. I've tried a few v…

How do I import an old pre-.itl iTunes LIbrary into Catalina Music.app?

I want to open an iTunes library I created a long time ago (2012, 10.8 Mountain Lion) in Catalina’s new Music.app. Option-clicking Music.app gives me the option to open a pre-existing library, but when I navigate to its location in the …

Safari Developer Menu Disabled

Why would my "Show Safari Develop menu" option be grayed out and not clickable? I've tried to find steps to enable it, but they all simply say click on the checkbox. Do I need to log in and change permission settings somewhere? Safari V…