How to tell if M1 Mac has Rosetta installed?

I am trying to run only native software. So I would like to be able to monitor whether Rosetta 2 is availae or not. I know I can sort on the Kind column of the process list seen in the Activity Monitor app to find a process currently ru…

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Launching a video via VLC directly from MacOS command line without any playlist interaction

I posted this originally in Super User, and it was suggested that I post this question here, instead ... I'm using VLC media player 3.0.16 Vetinari under MacOS 11.6. I want to run VLC from the command line in order to play videoname.mp4…

Unlock AT&T iPhone 13 Pro MAX, 13 Pro, 13 Mini & 13 Permanently by IMEI

Roll out the red carpet, because the long-awaited iPhone 13 series have arrived on the scene. Since their official release, several individuals worldwide have started looking for carrier-based iPhone unlocks. Put simply, many people want a service t…

How to install OSX-Mavericks + Recovery + OSX-Catalina + Windows7/10 and make them all bootable on MacBook Pro 5,5

Info: I was running OSX-Catalina and Windows-10 on my MacBook Pro 5,5 with 8 GB RAM and 250 GB SSD. Due to a RAM problem I had to format the hard disk and re-install OS's again. Currently, I have replaced the 250 GB SSD with a 500 GB H…

How to Use Apple Watch as Music Remote on Mac or PC

Do you listen to music a lot using iTunes on a Windows PC, or the Music app on your Mac? If you also own an Apple Watch, you’ll be pleased to know that you can control the music playback right from your wrist. That’s right, if your Mac or PC is out …

How do I get Disk Inventory access to the entire harddrive?

Following these questions, How can I figure out what's slowly eating my HD space? I got Disk utility However, after downloading it and opening it with the proper privs, it can only account for less than 20% of my entire disk usage. I …

How to install OSX-Mavericks + Recovery + OSX-Catalina + Windows7/10 and make them all bootable on MacBook Pro 5,5

Info: I was running OSX-Catalina and Windows-10 on my MacBook Pro 5,5 with 8 GB RAM and 250 GB SSD. Due to a RAM problem I had to format the hard disk and re-install OS's again. Currently, I have replaced the 250 GB SSD with a 500 GB H…

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How to Enable or Disable Spatial Audio on AirPods Pro

AirPods Pro support Spatial Audio, which is Apple’s take on Dolby Atmos surround-sound experience where there’s a huge emphasis on 3D audio. With this feature, Apple intends to bring a theatre-like surround-sound experience to your AirPods Pro while…

What may be preventing iOS 15 rich web search results from being shown in Spotlight?

After upgrading to iOS 15 on my iPhone 12 mini, I was expecting to see rich results from the web in Spotlight, as in this example from an AppleInsider article: However, when I search for something that I’m sure should trigger such new …

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iPhone 13 and iPad mini benchmarks don’t tell the whole story

Last week, Apple announced the new A15 processor in a peculiar way: by comparing its new chip to the Android competition, rather than the A14 that powered last year’s generation of iPhones. We were all left to try to infer the speed of the A15 based…

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