Quit/open an app whenever audio output is changed on mac

I'm using Boom as an equalizer and a File Audio Boosting on my MBP when using built-in speakers. But when using a home device (with an amplifier connected by jack to the MBP) or a headphone (bluetooth or jack) I prefer to …

iOS 13.2.2 & iPadOS 13.2.2 Update Released with Bug Fixes

Apple has released iOS 13.2.2 and iPadOS 13.2.2 for iPhone and iPad users. The latest software update release from Apple includes bug fixes and enhancements. A particularly noteworthy bug that is resolved with iOS 13.2.2 and iPadOS 13.2.2 is where b…

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Can I flush my GPU memory? 90%+ consistent usage

Running an iMac Pro 10 core, 64GB Ram and 16GB Vega, MacOS 10.14.6. iStat menu (v6.40) is showing a consistent GPU Memory usage between 90% and 100% after I have been using the computer for awhile. I close out of all pro…

Quit/open an app whenever audio output is changed on mac

I'm using Boom as an equalizer and a File Audio Boosting on my MBP when using built-in speakers. But when using a home device (with an amplifier connected by jack to the MBP) or a headphone (bluetooth or jack) I prefer to …

Can I flush my GPU memory? 90%+ consistent usage

Running an iMac Pro 10 core, 64GB Ram and 16GB Vega, MacOS 10.14.6. iStat menu (v6.40) is showing a consistent GPU Memory usage between 90% and 100% after I have been using the computer for awhile. I close out of all pro…

Do Macs come with any programming language available from the Terminal?

I need to do a few little scripts on my Mac but I don't really want to install Xcode or Python for a full environment, just a quick command line deal. Does macOS come with anything suitable out of the box? As an example I…

Do Macs come with any programming language available from the Terminal?

I need to do a few little scripts on my Mac but I don't really want to install Xcode or Python for a full environment, just a quick command line deal. Does macOS come with anything suitable out of the box? As an example I…

Do Macs come with any programming language available from the Terminal?

I need to do a few little scripts on my Mac but I don't really want to install Xcode or Python for a full environment, just a quick command line deal. Does macOS come with anything suitable out of the box? As an example I…

Force quit on a MacBook that uses a touchbar

I have a 2018 MacBook Pro with a Touchbar. Sometimes it will freeze up and I cannot access the Apple menu to run Force quit. Normally, you would be able to use Command+Option+Esc. However, the Command+Option+Esc method i…

How to remove a service from launchd added by mistake?

By mistake I added an invalid (non-existing) service to launchd: sudo launchctl enable system/homebew.mxcl.cntlm The above should be system/homebrew.mxcl.cntlm instead. However, after removing the service: sudo launch…

iPhone 11 Won’t Connect to iTunes on Mac? Here’s the Fix

Some iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max users have discovered that iTunes does not recognize the new iPhone connected to a Mac. Instead, launching iTunes with iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro connected via USB cable does nothing, and the iPho…

Do Macs come with any programming language available from the Terminal?

I need to do a few little scripts on my Mac but I don't really want to install Xcode or Python for a full environment, just a quick command line deal. Does macOS come with anything suitable out of the box? As an example I…

Pacifist 3.6.2 Update (Catalina installer support, Notarized)

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Please help me repair my update catalog

I have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2014 model. I was attempting to fix catalog issues because I could not install Catalina. Now, all I am offered is Catalina Beta. I used the command /usr/sbin/softwareupdate --set-catalog ht…

"dscacheutil -q group -a name admin" returns a user that I can't find

I ran a script that was checking for any other admin users on my mac. dscacheutil -q group -a name admin It returned: root administrator Temp10 I can't find the Temp10 user account anywhere. I tried listing all the use…

Developer not identified error when logging in Oracle Instantclient on Catalina

I have the Oracle Instantclient installed (PHP needs it for the oci extension to work), the install directory is /opt/instantclient_19_3 and every time I log in after a reboot I get the following error messages which read …

Do Macs come with any programming language available from the Terminal?

I need to do a few little scripts on my Mac but I don't really want to install Xcode or Python for a full environment, just a quick command line deal. Does macOS come with anything suitable out of the box? As an example I…

Deleting Photos From "Photos" App Does Not Delete Them From Local Drive

I have some photos and I want to remove some of them by first previewing and then removing, like I always do on Windows. Because "Preview" does not let me look multiple photos and "Quick Look" has no delete function, I im…

Permission denied for ls -l in a folder with symlinks

I have a folder hierarchy parent_folder -> inner_folder -> innermost_folder The steps I followed are (as a sudo user): created a symlink pointing to parent_folder set the permissions of the symlink to 0400 => chmod -h…

Do Macs come with any programming language available from the Terminal?

I need to do a few little scripts on my Mac but I don't really want to install Xcode or Python for a full environment, just a quick command line deal. Does macOS come with anything suitable out of the box? As an example I…