How do I connect an input to the Side chain in Final Cut Pro X?

I noticed Final Cut's compressor plugin does have a Side Chain option. From apps like Ableton Live I know that you can usually connect a source to a side-chain input that controls parameters affecting the main signal. Unfortunately I ha…

Quick Path (swipe type) on iPhone: How do I continue writing another word/letter without adding a space after the first word?

I use Quick Path when I write on my iPhone (iOS 16.1). I often find myself being forced to go back and edit out spaces between words and characters. (The fastest way I've found to go back and delete a space is holding the space key and …

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Ventura: AppleScript to Automatically Change Wi-Fi Networks

This is a follow-up to a post made about 2 years ago to use Apple Script to switch between Wi-Fi networks via the menu bar: Big Sur 11.1: AppleScript to Automatically Change Wi-Fi Networks My previously-working script now just returns "…

Using text document of whitespace containing filenames to batchcopy between directories in Terminal

I am using terminal in MacOS Ventura. I want to have a textfile of files which I will copy using the terminal. This won't work when spaces are in the filenames. A=~/Documents/test1 B=~/Documents/test2 while IFS= read -r file; do cp "${…

How to schedule your Mac to turn off and on

Prior to macOS Ventura, macOS has a wake, sleep, startup, and shutdown scheduling tool built in, located in System Preferences > Energy Saver, or if you are on a MacBook, System Preferences > Battery. If you wanted to switch on a schedule so t…

The glowing Apple logo could be the next MacBook feature to make a comeback

Longtime MacBook users have it really good right now. On top of the historic performance that Apple laptops offer, the company brought back several features that users longed for, including an SD card reader, MagSafe on MacBooks, and the startup c…

Using text document of whitespace containing filenames to batchcopy between directories in Terminal

I am using terminal in MacOS Ventura. I want to have a textfile of files which I will copy using the terminal. This won't work when spaces are in the filenames. A=~/Documents/test1 B=~/Documents/test2 while IFS= read -r file; do cp "${…

Quick Path (swipe right) on iPhone: How do I continue writing another word/letter without adding a space after the first word?

I use Quick Path when I write on my iPhone (iOS 16.1). I often find myself being forced to go back and edit out spaces between words and characters. (The fastest way I've found to go back and delete a space is holding the space key and …

Here’s how to stop your MacBook sleeping when the lid is closed

There are a lot of different reasons why you might want to use your MacBook with the lid closed. You might want to plug into an external display and move your MacBook out of the way to free up space on your desk (although you could always use bot…

How to access in Git Bash a folder name with space and a hyphen?

I want to access a folder with name in the format "Lorem - Ipsum" and I can not rename the folder. I have tried with using "Lorem\ - \ Ipsum" and "Lorem\-\Ipsum" If this is already answered please point me to the answer. Thank you …

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If you spend hours typing each day, it’s important to find the keyboard that suits your needs – whether that’s a mechanical keyboard that provides satisfying tactile feedback or a keyboard packed with media controls and macOS shortcuts. There are …

Why does defaults only read from files with certain extended attributes?

It seems that defaults read only works on property list files in certain folders (e.g. Desktop, Downloads) when the extended attribute com.apple.macl contains a specific value otherwise it reports that the key does not exist. Create a p…

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