Running Big Sur 11.3.1 I've got loads of text (UTF8) data files coming in from another Mac that I'd like to just double click or drag and drop to BBEdit or TextEdit. The files have no file extension and I'm not supposed to be changing t…
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Lees meerI like to use Apple Notes to organize details and checklists for my projects — it's very convenient. However, it would be more convenient if I could access a project note directly from the project folder in Finder. I understand that I c…
Lees meerRunning Big Sur 11.3.1 I've got loads of text (UTF8) data files coming in from another Mac that I'd like to just double click or drag and drop to BBEdit or TextEdit. The files have no file extension and I'm not supposed to be changing t…
Lees meerAfter a petition circulated inside Apple yesterday calling for “an investigation” into the recent hiring of Antonio García Martínez as an ad engineer, Apple responded in a decisive way: Martínez no longer works there. The backlash was mainly centere…
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Lees meerSomething is enabling low data mode on wifi on my iPhone(s) from time to time. I usually only notice when I see apps not updating or when I install or want to update an app. It then asks "Are you sure because of xx MB?". I use (automate…
Lees meerDo you use Safari to browse the web regularly on your Mac? If so, you’ll be excited to know that you can customize Safari’s toolbar just the way you want by adding or removing certain items from it. Safari is the default web browser on macOS devices…
Lees meerWe’ve heard rumors of a new AirPods design for some time now. (Many keep calling them AirPods 3, though there was never really an AirPods 2.) Depending on who you believe, those are due to be announced at any time—at WWDC, or this fall, or now the l…
Lees meerIt feels like the iPhone 12 only just landed, but we’re already looking ahead to the next one. While we’re not sure of the name—we’re calling it the iPhone 13 here but it could be the iPhone 12s—we’ve already heard a lot about what the next iPhone w…
Lees meerUpdate 3pm: 9to5Google has spotted references to lossless audio files in the most recent Apple Music APK on Android. Earlier this month, we heard a rumor that Apple was preparing the launch of a new high-fidelity music service alongside a new pair o…
Lees meerSo I have a rather recent Time Capsule that is attached as a NAS storage to Time Machine. It's just a hard drive connected to my router. Until several days ago backups were done without any problems. But now Time Machine complains about…
Lees meerA new MacBook Pro comes with two or four external ports, depending on the model you pick. A new MacBook Air has a pair of ports. But those MacBook ports are only of one type: Thunderbolt, which is compatible with USB-C. A 24-inch iMac comes with two…
Lees meerI have a Mac mini (2018) which used to behave reliably. But since I upgraded it to Big Sur, its behaviour has become erratic. Something is wrong, but I can't get a handle on it. Symptoms It all started when I upgraded to Big Sur from Ca…
Lees meerIt feels like the iPhone 12 only just landed, but we’re already looking ahead to the next one. While we’re not sure of the name—we’re calling it the iPhone 13 here but it could be the iPhone 12s—we’ve already heard a lot about what the next iPhone w…
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