What I did: Installing Windows using Bootcamp Mac: MBA 6.2 Bootcamp assistance: 6.1.0 What Windows version: Windows 10 and 8.1 What OS i tried: Catalina, Mojave, and High Siera What happened: BSOD, all of them Question: why? …
Lees meerSeeing as I am going to be working from home the next couple of weeks (or possibly longer...) I purchased some USB-C to HDMI cables to plug my work Mac into my desk monitors. They display correctly, but every so often (maybe every 5 mi…
Lees meerI started a new job working remote recently. I've been provided a Macbook Pro 2017 (EDIT: model is 13", non-touch, with 2 Thunderbolt ports) and two non-Thunderbolt monitors (Dell P2217H). I have bought two docks/hubs so far, and before…
Lees meerThis is the second of a three-part series about an iFixit writer’s week at a microsoldering and board repair class. Reading part one isn’t strictly necessary, but it will give you more insight into understanding how boards work, and the people invol…
Lees meerI've been transfering files between different OSes lately, as well as tried to browse those files via different network shares (mostly SMB and AFP), and what I'm still a bit confused about is which files contain info about tags assigned…
Lees meerWant to add and use nicknames for iPhone contacts? Many people use and go by nicknames that are perhaps different from their legal name, and adding those nicknames to iPhone contacts can be a helpful way to keep your address book in order, whether i…
Lees meerI've been transfering files between different OSes lately, as well as tried to browse those files via different network shares (mostly SMB and AFP), and what I'm still a bit confused about is which files contain info about tags assigned…
Lees meerDespite the fact that I have tons of mail, the All Inboxes page today displays five messages only. Whereas when looking into the individual mailboxes the problem is eliminated. I've tried restarting and quitting the mail app but noth…
Lees meerI have a MacBook Pro, and I'm looking for some software which can enable me to create video presentations. This would be similar to a set of slides containing text, images and videos (e.g. made in PowerPoint), but where the video plays …
Lees meerI have my OSX install on a seperate AFPS partion, my home folder on another (HFS). In order to enlarge it I deleted a Linux partition following it, and now I get an error that it is not an AFPS device when I try to enlarge it. Given som…
Lees meerI have a MacBook Pro, and I'm looking for some software which can enable me to create video presentations. This would be similar to a set of slides containing text, images and videos (e.g. made in PowerPoint), but where the video plays …
Lees meerIf I open a CSV file in Numbers, a particularly long series of text-only cells works like a charm. If I open the same CSV file in Microsoft Excel for Mac, or OpenOffice Calc for Mac, the long cells break, though at different points. Q…
Lees meerI am trying to enable https on my localhost (for testing). Using Keychain Assistant, I have created both a self-signed CA and a certificate issued by that same CA. I have enabled trust on the CA in Keychain Assistant. I have placed th…
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Lees meerI'm trying to press just 'w' but 'a' is pressed along with it. osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to key down (key code 13)' How can I get AppleScript to just send the 'w'?
Lees meerApple has released the GM (Golden Master) versions of iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs, carrying the build number of 17E255. A GM build is typically the final version of a developer build that then gets release…
Lees meerWould you like to turn off Netflix autoplay of previews and trailers? It’s fairly simple to disable preview autoplaying, and you can always reenable it again should you change your mind. As you likely have noticed by now, Netflix automatically plays…
Lees meerWhy would you buy Samsung’s Galaxy S20 or S20+ instead of the S20 Ultra? Perhaps you don’t need 100x Space Zoom photos, because you respect your neighbors’ privacy, and you don’t need blurry shots of a dog across the park. Or maybe you’re not feelin…
Lees meerBackground: I need to upgrade the drive in my Macbook Pro. Following are some of its specs: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) OS: High Sierra, v 10.13.6 HDD: 500 GB SSD, w/ Macintosh HD & BOOTCAMP partitions The Problem: I need…
Lees meerI am facing this issue on Catalina where ~$ files are created when transferring/copying files from MacOS to thumb drive. The ~$ files are sometimes created and appearing from different folders. The ~$ files created are all corrupted and…
Lees meerI just recently published my first iOS app to the App Store, but I want it to support devices with older iOS versions, and would like to confirm how to add that support before I do something that might mess things up. On testing downlo…
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