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How Quarantine Is Affecting Recyclers, Refurbishers, and Repair Shops

It’s hard to get new things right now. Laptops, tablets, and home office devices are backordered into irrelevance. New “flagship” phones seem like even more of an unnecessary splurge than they already were. Even Amazon, torchbearer for frictionless …

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Apple/Products related News, Tips, Updates, PR

- iOS 13.4.1 available for new iPhone SE 2nd generation. - iPhones, iPads Vulnerable Due to Flaws in Mail App. - How to Fix Your Storage Enclosure at Home. - iOS Pixelmator v2.5 (see post for info on new features and several fixes). - Apple Ser…

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How to See Battery of Game Controllers on iPad & iPhone

If you have connected an Xbox controller or PS4 controller to an iPhone or iPad, you may be wondering if it’s possible to see what the battery life is of those connected game controllers. It turns out that much the same way you can check the battery…

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Little Snitch 4.5.1 Update (improvements/bug fixes)

See post for list of improvements and fixes.

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rEFInd boot manager not showing EFI shell

After succesfully installing the rEFInd tool from https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ on a macbook with macos 10.15, restarting the laptop does bring me into the rEFInd boot manager. But the only option available is to launch macOS. I dow…

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Why would Apple configure MacBook Pro to use inferior graphics card when a better one is installed?

The symptom of this was freezing streaming that Apple Support took 1.5 hours to diagnose and another hour to attempt to fix. Apparently, MacBook Pro 16" 2019 comes with two graphics card: the advertised ATI Radeon and an integrated on…

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Late 2008 Unibody Mac Book - SSD Integral SATA lll Install

I am trying to install a new SSD Integral hard drive in to my late 2008 unibody MacBook but all I get when I use the command R combination is a flashing question mark in a file. Does anyone know what the problem is or what that symbol…

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Deleting an App that refuses to go away

I have been trying to delete the United Airlines app from my iPad because I won't be needing it anytime soon. I thought I had successfully deleted it but a gray version keeps reappearing. I've deleted the gray version several times wi…

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How to Video Chat with WhatsApp on iPhone

WhatsApp offers a free and easy way to make and join video calls directly from iPhone. Whether you’re looking for yet another video chat solution, an alternative to FaceTime, or you just have large network on WhatsApp, it’s another option for making…

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4 Easy Ways to Save the World (and Your Electronics) on Earth Day

iFixit’s pretty fond of this big blue marble that we call home. We’re also pretty fond of electronics. So, in honor of Earth Day, here’s four really easy things you can do to save the earth—and save your electronics from the landfill too. What’s the…

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Apple/Products related News, Tips, Updates, PR

- How to Fix Your Storage Enclosure at Home. - iOS Pixelmator v2.5 (see post for info on new features and several fixes). - Apple Services now available in more countries around the world. - Apple added Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module as an Option …

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Can an iOS app that has access to Photos get all my photos?

Can a developer collect my photos that I edited and saved in my iPhone album? One of the function of the an app I am using is to edit photos and save them to my iPhone's album. In this case, can the developer collect my edited photos? …

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softwareupdate tool -- oddities with macOS Catalina

Tests and Observations I invoked the softwareupdate command this way to create an installer for High Sierra: sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6 Obviously the download started. Then afte…

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Ignore Accidental Touch Bar Input with Bar None for MacBook Pro

Do you accidentally touch the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro and trigger an action without meaning to? Then a free little third party app called Bar None may be what you’re looking for. One of the complaints about the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro is how easy …

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How do I install Mac OS X El Capitan on my other iMac?

I'm relatively new to Mac and I cannot for the life of me figure out why it is so complicated to download an OS installer, create a bootable disk and use it on another machine. According to the official Apple documentation here, one mu…

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softwareupdate tool -- oddities with macOS Catalina

Tests and Observations I invoked the softwareupdate command this way to create an installer for High Sierra: sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6 Obviously the download started. Then afte…

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Apple/Products related News, Updates, Tips, PR

- iOS Pixelmator v2.5 (see post for info on new features and several fixes). - Apple Services now available in more countries around the world. - Apple added Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module as an Option on 2019 Mac Pros. - Apple now notes the Watch…

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Other News, Software Updates, PR, OT

- Chrome 81.0.4044.122 stable channel update includes 8 security fixes. - Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products. - Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory for April 2020 (includes Java). - Freeware VM VirtualBox version 6.1.6 updat…

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Beauty and the Bolt’s Xyla Foxlin: What’s In Your Toolbox?

This is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Today we’re featuring Xyla Foxlin, executive director of Beauty and the Bolt, a Cleveland-based non-profit that works to diversify …

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How to Share Screen with Skype on iPhone & iPad

Skype is one of the most popular video calling services that lets you stay connected with friends, family, and coworkers regardless of where you or they are, using just your iPhone or iPad (or other devices too). Beyond just video chat and group vid…

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How can I turn off music automatically starting after phone call in iPhone

I use an iPhone 11 with a Sennheiser noise cancelling PXC 550-II Bluetooth headset. Every time I end a phone call, the iPhone starts playing a seemingly random song from my music library. I understand the benefit from pausing music dur…

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