iOS 16.0.2 brings important fixes to new, old iPhones

The release of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 lineup has been mostly smooth, but there are always a few small problems to iron out. Less than a week after the iPhone 14 arrived and two weeks after iOS 16 landed, Apple has released a software update to a…

On a m1 Mac, difference between homebrew on /usr/local and /opt/homebrew

With a m1 Mac, home-brew does not store things in /usr/local, but /opt/homebrew. Is there any difference to switch homebrew over to /usr/local? I think the only reason would be that when you google something you don't have to change /us…

How to prevent music from playing when I connect my iPhone to my car?

Whenever I connect my iPhone to my car via cable, it starts the music player and always on the very same content. If I use siri, as soon as it's done, music will also start even if it wasn't playing before. I can't stand the first chord…

iOS 16.0.2 is released to fix copy/paste bug and iPhone 14 Pro camera shake

The release of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 lineup has been mostly smooth, but there are always a few small problems to iron out. In the case of Apple’s new phones, the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models have exhibited a worrying camera shakin…

Coming to Apple TV+: Vince Gilligan’s next drama series

Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV+ continues to grow, but there’s an even faster-growing list of projects in the works. Films, limited series, specials, and multi-season series, Apple’s got lots of irons in the fire for all …

On a m1 Mac, difference between homebrew on /usr/local and /opt/homebrew

With a m1 Mac, home-brew does not store things in /usr/local, but /opt/homebrew. Is there any difference to switch homebrew over to /usr/local? I think the only reason would be that when you google something you don't have to change /us…

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Using system_profiler with English output on German macOS

For a macOS software that works with fonts on the bash shell I need information about the installed fonts. To get the font information I use system_profiler SPFontsDataType This works fine on an English macOS. However when run on a Ger…

Using system_profiler with English output on German macOS

For a macOS software that works with fonts I need information about the installed fonts. To get it I use system_profiler SPFontsDataType This works fine on an English macOS. However when run on a German macOS it outputs everything in E…

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Apple’s awesome M1 Pro/M1 Max MacBook Pros are all $400 off

With October just around the corner, we’re almost certain to get some new Macs very soon. But if you’ve had your eye on a 14-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pro, there’s never been a better time to buy one. Amazon is selling all configurations and colors …

How to disconnect iCloud photo storage, without losing all my photos?

This is probably a duplicate, and if so I apologize. Right now my phones aren't backing up because my free 5 Gigabyte iCloud account is completely full of pictures. I need to upgrade a phone, and that requires a working backup of the o…

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iOS 16: Update now or wait?

Now that iOS 16 has arrived, you’re probably counting down the minutes before you can head over to Settings and get it on your iPhone as soon as possible. But wait! Maybe it’s not a good idea to rush into it. Initial major iOS updates often have s…

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