MacBook Air camera's not working

When I turn on the Photobooth or Zoom app, the green light keeps on blinking and the screen just shows gray color. What to do?

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Apple has released iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new update includes bug fixes and is therefore recommended for users to install on their devices. Specifically, iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1 aim to resolve an issu…

macOS Catalina‌ 10.15.6 Supplemental Update Released with Bug Fixes

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Is there a way to have my macbook set its brightness based on it running from battery or from line power?

Basically I'd like to have one brightness setting configured for when I'm plugged in through the adapter and charging the macbook from wall power, vs a lower brightness setting when I'm running off battery to preserve battery life. This…

WiFi connection is weak after replacing the battery

I replaced my MacBook Pro battery and everything was working fine. When I got home, I noticed that the WiFi doesn't connect easily in my room (it was working perfectly in my room before replacing the battery). When I move closer to the …

iMac shut down due to power outage; started working after a few hours

I am using an iMac which got shutdown due to sudden power cut. Once the power came back it wasn't starting up. However, when I tried again after few hours it started. Can anyone please tell me what actually happening at hardware level …

How to Downgrade iOS 14 Beta on iPhone Back to iOS 13

Want to downgrade from iOS 14 beta on iPhone and revert back to iOS 13? Are you facing any major issues after updating your iPhone to iOS 14? Or perhaps you’re not enjoying iOS 14 as you thought you would? Luckily, you can downgrade the iPhone softw…

Is there a way to have my macbook set its brightness based on it running from battery or from line power?

Basically I'd like to have one brightness setting configured for when I'm plugged in through the adapter and charging the macbook from wall power, vs a lower brightness setting when I'm running off battery to preserve battery life. This…

WiFi connection is weak after replacing the battery

I replaced my MacBook Pro battery and everything was working fine. When I got home, I noticed that the WiFi doesn't connect easily in my room (it was working perfectly in my room before replacing the battery). When I move closer to the …

How to Create a Child Account for Family Sharing on iPhone & iPad

Did you buy a new iPhone or iPad for your kid? Well, if your kid is under 13, they won’t be able to create an Apple ID account on their own and hence, they’ll need your help to create a child account for them. Thanks to Family Sharing, this is a fai…

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Spotlight not searching Time Capsule drive, indexing enabled

When using Spotlight search, it is not finding a specific file, which I know is located on my Time Capsule drive, which, of course, is mounted and indexing thereof is enabled. Please, see below relevant Terminal extract: Martin@Martins-…

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…

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…

Which part of the iPhone 8 Plus is this?

I decided to repair my phone. I have succesfully disassembled and assembled it. But I got this part left on my table. Any ideas of what it is?

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…

macOS and File Owner information

I'm trying to build a portable user and one of the ways I was thinking of doing is through a symlink in /Users that will point to external flash drive. If I have two machines and I make a user with a same username, are those users the s…

Which part of the iPhone 8 Plus is this?

I decided to repair my phone. I have succesfully disassembled and assembled it. But I got this part left on my table. Any ideas of what it is?

How to Enter Recovery Mode on iPhone SE (2020 Model)

If you have the latest iPhone SE model (from 2020), you might want to learn how you can put your device into recovery mode. Recovery Mode can be useful in order to troubleshoot various software related issues you’re facing with the device. Recovery …

How to Install watchOS 7 Public Beta on Apple Watch

If you’re interested in trying out watchOS 7 public beta on an Apple Watch, you can now enroll compatible Apple Watch models in the watchOS public beta testing program. With watchOS 7, the Apple Watch gains a handful of new features, new workouts, h…