Encrypt old Time Machine backup for archival purposes?

I have a couple of old Time Machine backups (for computer A and B) that are stored unencrypted on an unencrypted drive. I would like to encrypt them for archival purposes but they need to remain working with TM (e.g. browse using the TM…

Encrypt old Time Machine backup for archival purposes?

I have a couple of old Time Machine backups (for computer A and B) that are stored unencrypted on an unencrypted drive. I would like to encrypt them for archival purposes but they need to remain working with TM (e.g. browse using the TM…

Encrypt old Time Machine backup for archival purposes?

I have a couple of old Time Machine backups (for computer A and B) that are stored unencrypted on an unencrypted drive. I would like to encrypt them for archival purposes but they need to remain working with TM (e.g. browse using the TM…

How to Make Screen Recordings in MacOS Big Sur, Catalina, & Mojave

Recording your screen might be something you do often, or very rarely depending on who you are and what you do. But recording a Mac’s screen is super duper easy no matter who you are, and you don’t even need to install an app to do it. Like with so …

First Federal Right-to-Repair Bill Wants to Lift Restrictions on Medical Fixes During COVID-19

This is not a time for companies that make medical devices to be secretive and possessive with their repair manuals. And yet, nearly 92 percent of biomedical repair technicians reported recently that they had been recently denied access to service i…

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Unable to share Wi-Fi passwords with one of my Macs

I am unable to share any Wi-Fi passwords to one of my Macs. AirDrop works to share photos / files / web pages Handoff does work for Safari to hand off an active page Sharing WiFi passwords certainly does not work at all Let's call th…

How to install the macOS 11 Big Sur public beta

The next version of the Mac operating system, macOS 11 Big Sur, will be officially released this fall. But you can install and run Big Sur now by joining Apple’s Public Beta program.Interested? Here’s what you need to know about the Public Beta.S…

Failed Installation of macOS Catalina

I recently had to erase my 2018 Mac mini and I’m now trying to upgrade to macOS Catalina 10.15.6. However, after running the installer, I keep getting the error message “An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running th…

Cannot Install MacOS Catalina in Recovery Mode

Background Info: A day ago, I got a new MacBook Pro 16 with Catalina installed for work, this is my first Mac. I got everything set up on my laptop and proceeded to get my development environment setup. During this setup, I was messing …

How to Update Apps on Apple Watch

Your Apple Watch now has more apps available for it than ever. Those apps are receiving new updates all the time and it’s important to make sure you’re using the latest version available. You can either set your Apple Watch to automatically download…

Failed Installation of macOS Catalina

I recently had to erase my 2018 Mac mini and I’m now trying to upgrade to macOS Catalina 10.15.6. However, after running the installer, I keep getting the error message “An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running th…

Cannot Install MacOS Catalina in Recovery Mode

Background Info: A day ago, I got a new MacBook Pro 16 with Catalina installed for work, this is my first Mac. I got everything set up on my laptop and proceeded to get my development environment setup. During this setup, I was messing …

macOS Catalina installation error

I am using a 2019 MacBook Pro. I am moving from macOS 10.14.6 to macOS 10.15 Catalina. I just finished downloading the macOS Catalina installer via Software Update System Preferences pane, but when I try to install it, I run into an err…

Wireless Charging Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen – OneZero

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How to Use “Sign In With Apple” on iPhone & iPad to Hide Email from Apps & Signups

Are you tired of filling out your personal information every time you’re asked to create an account on a website or an app? We’re pretty sure that you’re not alone. Thanks to this new feature called “Sign in with Apple”, this shouldn’t be much of a …

`sudoers` file resets with every macOS update

I had updated my sudoers file to make some command run with root privileges by default without the need to use sudo and entering my password. I used the command sudo visudo and added this line to it: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: But whenever I…

Question about network (Are these results of arp a normal?)

I have a question regarding my network; can anyone tell me if this is a problem or not? When giving the command arp -a in the terminal, I see all my connected devices, but there are a bunch of IP addresses that have a different IP numbe…

Unable to share Wi-Fi passwords with one of my Macs

I am unable to share any Wi-Fi passwords to one of my Macs. AirDrop works to share photos / files / web pages Handoff does / does not work for Safari to hand off an active page Sharing WiFi passwords certainly does not work at all Le…

grep ^\. not working as expected in Mac terminal

if I run the following command in my mac terminal: ls -al | grep ^\. or ls -al | grep '^\.' or ls -al | grep "^\." I get no results back even though there are several files in my home directory that meet this criteria. I tried thi…