What is macOS Server Good For?

Apple have removed a number of services from macOS Server and moved other services, for example, content caching, to the "normal" macOS. That doesn’t leave much. So what do I get for my purchase? What are the added features/benefits of…

How to delete from shared drive without confimation?

Is there a way to delete files/folders from a shared drive, i.e. a NAS drive, without the confirmation dialog popping up?

Does iPhone need to be Unlocked GSM to work in Cuba?

My sister who lives in Cuba, wants me to bring her an iPhone on my next trip. I am looking at ones that are unlocked, open box as they are less expensive, but I need to know if it has to say "GSM unlocked." Thanks for any help. I ju…

Is there a way to update from legacy iTunes 12.6.5.3, or to continue using it, to get iOS 13 compatibility?

I have the legacy iTunes 12.6.5.3 on my 2011 MacBook Pro running Sierra. I have an iPhone SE running iOS 10.3.3. I'd like to upgrade my iPhone SE to iOS 13. I have heard about issues with this such as this sending a phone into restore m…

Motorola Razr vs Galaxy Z Flip: Foldable Teardown Roundup

Apple Script 'choose from list'. How can I run a different command if multiple sections are chosen?

I have an Apple Script which manages my home made After Effects render farm. The farm is made up of three render machines. The script asks the user to make a selection of what machine(s) they want to render on. It takes their choice(s)…

How To Delete Finder Search History? - "Downloaded From"

If you type a period (.) in the search box of Finder, you will most likely see a small drop down menu labeled "Downloaded From", with several domains listed. These domains appear after downloading files or applications such as Google Ch…

How to terminate multiple applications via Activity Monitor

I'm looking at Activity Monitor showing me multiple running processes. I want to terminate multiple processes from the list in one go. I've tried highlighting the processes but nothing shows up when I double click the highlighted bloc…

How to fix iPhone SE only taking low resolution photographs

Ever since iOS 11 or 12 (whichever the mid-2017 iOS upgrade was), my 64GB iPhone SE camera’s functionality has been diminished: The camera no longer focuses very well (e.g., taking a photograph of a 8.5"×11" page of 12pt text results …

How to Add Text to Photos on iPhone & iPad with Markup

Did you know that you can annotate photos on your iPhone and iPad? Thanks to the built-in Markup feature in iOS, you don’t even need to install a third-party application like Annotable or Skitch from the App Store. This tool can come in handy when y…

How to terminate multiple applications via Activity Monitor

I'm looking at Activity Monitor showing me multiple running processes. I want to terminate multiple processes from the list in one go. I've tried highlighting the processes but nothing shows up when I double click the highlighted bloc…

How to fix iPhone SE only taking low resolution photographs

Ever since iOS 11 or 12 (whichever the mid-2017 iOS upgrade was), my 64GB iPhone SE camera’s functionality has been diminished: The camera no longer focuses very well (e.g., taking a photograph of a 8.5"×11" page of 12pt text results …

How to fix iPhone SE only taking low resolution photographs

Ever since iOS 11 or 12 (whichever the mid-2017 iOS upgrade was), my 64GB iPhone SE camera’s functionality has been diminished: The camera no longer focuses very well (e.g., taking a photograph of a 8.5"×11" page of 12pt text results …

File » Revert to Previous: Where are versions stored?

Over time you learn some tricks on your Macbook. TextEdit has this really neat feature, where it takes care of autosave and allows you to revert to nearly any prior edit stage of a document. Question: Is there a way to save all the pre…

File » Revert to Previous: Where are versions stored?

So over time you learn some tricks on your macbook. TextEdit has this really neat feature, where it takes care of autosave and allowing you to revert to nearly any prior edit stage of a document. Question: Is there a way to save all th…

Keyboard shortcut to decrease playback speed on YouTube doesn't work (on german keyboard layout?)

The playback speed on youtube.com can be manipulated by using keyboard shortcuts . However, on my MacBook only the > for increasing playback speed seems to work while

Beta 3 of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, macOS 10.15.4 Available for Testing

Apple has released the third beta versions of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, MacOS Catalina 10.15.4, watchOS 6.2, and tvOS 13.4. Both the developer beta and public beta versions are available to download now for users who are enrolled in the beta testing pr…

Run shell script by double clicking in non-login prompt in terminal

This question is super similar to this, but I'm curious how to launch the shell script in a non-login shell prompt. I already have it set up to run with iterm2 when I double-click. I don't really care if it uses iterm2 or Terminal, I ca…

MacBook Pro: DNS works but not ping, http, or https

Approximately twenty hours ago, I shut down my MacBook Pro and got on a plane. At home, everything was working. Now, at my sister’s house, I cannot get anything in Safari nor by ping. Ping gets “no route to host” for any name or IP…

Run shell script by double clicking in non-login prompt in terminal

This question is super similar to this, but I'm curious how to launch the shell script in a non-login shell prompt. I already have it set up to run with iterm2 when I double-click. I don't really care if it uses iterm2 or Terminal, I ca…

How do I kill "SQL Developer" that seem to be in deadlock using ps aux and kill -9?

I have SQL Developer from Oracle installed. It seems to be frozen at the moment and I can't force quit it. I can't open it because of this and hence can't use it too I don't want to shut down my Mac every time so I want to kill it usi…