FileVault hardens macOS by wrapping a layer of login protection around your data. When FileVault is enabled, the data on your startup drive is not immediately available, with just a password between an attacker and your files. That’s a dangerous sit…
Lees meerAttempting to enable kexts in the System Preferences UI. I noticed that there are two checkboxes with blank descriptions next to them. Where are these values stored? Is there a command line interface to inspect the values?
Lees meerI have a 13 inch MacBook Pro that I have been working on refurbishing, and I’ve run into an issue where if I unplug it from the charger it shuts down and it won’t show battery percentage. I think this might have something to do with whe…
Lees meerUpdate: Apple has a Child Safety page that describes this new feature and how it works. TechCrunch has confirmed that Apple will soon roll out a new technology to scan photos uploaded to iCloud for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The rollout wil…
Lees meersudo systemsetup -gettimezone will return the current system set time zone to the command line but it requires sudo. date "+%z" will return the offset (e.g. +0900) and date "+%Z" will return the time zone short code (e.g. JST). Is there…
Lees meerTechCrunch has confirmed that Apple will soon roll out a new technology to scan photos uploaded to iCloud for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The rollout will happen later this year as part of a collection of technologies meant to make its produ…
Lees meerQuick Actions are a handy feature that allows users to perform tasks such as markup, image rotation, create PDF, etc by simply right-clicking on a file. However, you’re not just limited to the default set of Quick Actions and you can create a custom…
Lees meerinput python -m ensurepip Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip' Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.
Lees meerI don’t think I’m alone in admitting that I never buy the latest iPhone unless something catastrophic happens to the model I own. For example, I somehow was able to stretch using an iPhone 6S until just a few months ago, when my food photos and DJ p…
Lees meerThis question asks for help using the Safari browser and is not primarily about the Stack Exchange website, though that's part of the context. When I use Safari in macOS for my Stack Exchange activities which often involve a dozen tabs …
Lees meerEven after unlocking the lock using my password, I cannot add apps in 2 occasions. First, (first image as well) the +/- button in "Files and Folders" is greyed out. Second, (second image), in "Full Disk Access", the +/- is NOT greyed ou…
Lees meeriOS 15 brings several photos and camera enhancements, including improved panorama photos, in-photo searching, and revamped Memories, but an unannounced feature might be the best of all. According to an eagle-eyed iPhone user on Reddit, the iOS 15 be…
Lees meerApple’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 of…
Lees meerDo you use your Apple account to sign in to third-party apps, websites, and services using the excellent “Sign in with Apple” feature? If so, you might want to view all the apps that have access to your Apple ID information and manage them. You can …
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