Beta 5 of iOS 14 & iPadOS Released for Download

Apple has released the fifth beta versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The new beta build is available now for all enrolled iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, for both the developer beta and the public beta release. Additionally, Apple released beta …

How to auto switch DNS settings while connect to different WiFi?

I have totally different DNS settings when I am at work and when I am at home. I was wondering can I change my MacBook Pro's DNS settings automatically when I connect to different WiFi. I did a lot of searches, I made a custom Location …

Show network name next to wifi icon?

Is there a way to show the currently connected network name next to the wifi icon in the menu bar?

How to install python3.7 on a mac (mojave using homebrew

I am running MacOS Mojave (10.14.6) and want to install python 3.7. Currently I have python 3.6 installed: $ python -V Python 3.6.9 There seems to be python 3.7 available: $ brew search python ==> Formulae app-engine-python …

How to Use iCloud File Sharing on iPhone & iPad

Ever wanted to share a file from iCloud from your iPhone or iPad? Maybe you want to collaborate with other people on your iCloud files, folders, and other documents? With iCloud Drive, it’s fairly simple to share files and to invite others to view o…

How to auto switch DNS settings while connect to different WiFi?

I have totally different DNS settings when I am at work and when I am at home. I was wondering can I change my MacBook Pro's DNS settings automatically when I connect to different WiFi. I did a lot of searches, I made a custom Location …

How to Force Quit Apps on Apple Watch

Ever had an Apple Watch app freeze or become unresponsive? if so, you may wish to force quit the Apple Watch app. As far as the Apple Watch has come in recent years, some aspects of the device and apps can still be a little rough around the edges. S…

Select file from command-line

Is it possible to launch Finder from the command-line to perform a file select action? The purpose of this would be for the end user to, when running a shell script, be able to select a file using a GUI instead of typing in the path and…

How to close the Terminal app using the terminal command-line("exit") in macOS Catalina

I want to close the Terminal using the terminal command-line. But when I enter the exit command, Terminal only logs out the session but does not close the app window. Is there any way to also close the app. I'm running macOS Catalina 10…

Run a list of commands in a script

Trying to run this and get no such file or folder even though the individual files work in terminal. #!/bin/bash pkill Microsoft Teams rm -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft/Teams/blob_storage/* rm -r ~/Library/Application\ Su…

How to Use Keynote Live from iPhone & iPad to Share Presentations

Want to share your Keynote presentations with others easily? Thanks to Apple’s Keynote app and Keynote Live feature, sharing presentations with colleagues, friends, coworkers, or family is simple. Keynote Live is a useful feature hidden within the K…

Apple Expanding Independent Repair Provider Program to Macs – MacRumors

How to auto switch DNS settings while connect to different WiFi?

I have totally different DNS settings when I am at work and when I am at home. I was wondering can I change my MacBook Pro's DNS settings automatically when I connect to different WiFi. I did a lot of searches, I made a custom Location …

How to close the Terminal app using the terminal command-line("exit") in macOS Catalina

I want to close the Terminal using the terminal command-line. But when I enter the exit command, Terminal only logs out the session but does not close the app window. Is there any way to also close the app. I'm running macOS Catalina 10…

Ask iFixit: Do I Need to Cover my Webcam, or Is That Just Paranoid?

On and off for two weeks, spurred by quirky stories about cracked MacBook screens, I tried to answer a simple question: Should everyone cover their webcam when it’s not in use, so you can’t be spied on? Here’s the short answer: You should, when feas…

Why does ls -a not show files that finder does show?

When navigating to /usr/local/bin a file called "R" can be seen: But when cd /usr/local/bin and ls (or ls -a), we see a long list of files, but no file called R: I was surprised by this - apparently finder can see files that ls cannot…

Time Machine stopped backing up my Photos Library two years ago

I recently had to restore a Mojave Mac Mini from Time Machine. It all seems to go well until I discovered that the Photos Library was gone. After looking through the TM backup, I see the last time it was backed up was 2018. I did not…

How to Translate Webpages in Safari on iPhone & iPad with Microsoft Translator

As you may already know, Google Chrome offers the ability to translate webpages on iPhone and iPad from one language to another, helping you convert webpages from something like Spanish or Chinese to English (and of course any other combination of l…

Time Machine stopped backing up my Photos Library two years ago

I recently had to restore a Mojave Mac Mini from Time Machine. It all seems to go well until I discovered that the Photos Library was gone. After looking through the TM backup, I see the last time it was backed up was 2018. I did not…

What causes excessive CPU use by taskgated, notifyd, and launchd processes?

I've looked around a lot to try to find the answer to this but have thus far been unsuccessful. I am programming in Python, and I have code that takes a long time to run (hours to months depending on the application) and I am trying to…

Time Machine stopped backing up my Photos Library two years ago

I recently had to restore a Mojave Mac Mini from Time Machine. It all seems to go well until I discovered that the Photos Library was gone. After looking through the TM backup, I see the last time it was backed up was 2018. A seconda…