Apple TV+: Apple orders ‘The Crowded Room’ anthology with Tom Holland

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 of…

Homebrew installed git not working

I installed git with Homebrew and /usr/local/Cellar/git/2.31.1/bin is supposed to be the directory where the git executable is installed. BUT none of the commands are working: rgdgr8$ /usr/local/Cellar/git/2.31.1/bin/git --version rgdgr…

Is there any way to protect the M1 SSD by sacrificing space / How to over-provision an SSD on MacOS?

I've seen all the news around the M1 Mac writing the SSD excessively and I also have very high write counts on my SSD already. I do know SSDs do have a spare capacity they can assign to blocks once an original block is damaged. But this…

OS not starting up, prohibitory symbol

I have a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro with Boot Camp, and it supports only up to macOS Catalina, and not Big Sur. This frustrated me and I decided to go off the rules a bit & installed macOS Big Sur (using patched Sur). This was all working fin…

OS not starting up, prohibitory symbol

I have a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro with Bootcamp, and it supports only up to MacOS Catalina, and not Big Sur. This frustrated me and I decided to go off the rules a bit & installed MacOS Big Sur (using patched Sur). This was all working fine…

How do I clone an installation of Windows 10 from macOS?

I have an external SSD which has a working copy of Windows 10 on it. I would like to transfer this copy of Windows 10 onto a different SSD. However, I do not currently have access to a Windows computer. How would I clone this installati…

How to Start a Timer On Your Apple Watch

How’d you like to start a timer, right from Apple Watch? The Apple Watch might be the best thing to happen in personal fitness in a long time, but where the wearable really shines is in making it super easy to do things that we do multiple times a d…

Apple’s Find My expansion may make AirTags irrelevant before they even arrive

While we’re waiting and waiting and waiting for Apple to finally unveil its long-rumored Bluetooth trackers at some point this year, we actually got a bit of AirTags-related news this week. Instead of a $29 ultra wideband Bluetooth tracker, Apple an…

How do I clone an installation of Windows 10 from macOS?

I have an external SSD which has a working copy of Windows 10 on it. I would like to transfer this copy of Windows 10 onto a different SSD. However, I do not currently have access to a Windows computer. How would I clone this installati…

Apple’s AirTags may be irrelevant before they even arrive

While we’re waiting and waiting and waiting for Apple to finally unveil its long-rumored Bluetooth trackers at some point this year, we actually got a bit of AirTags-related news this week. Instead of a $29 ultra wideband Bluetooth tracker, Apple an…

How do I change the login screen background in macOS Big Sur?

I'm asking for help with FileVault enabled. A similar question was answered for Mojave, but their Swift program doesn't work in Big Sur because /Library/Desktop Pictures/Mojave.heic no longer exists.

How to script Network Preferences using the CLI

As the title implies for development I enable/disable Web proxies, however doing it through the UI is slow and cumbersome its also pretty inflexible. I'm looking to control the following checked settings: I tried using the following sc…

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Samsung's SmartTag+ Officially Announced, but No U.S. Availability Yet

Macworld Podcast 737: Tim Cook and Apple’s sway over privacy, AR, and an Apple Car

Apple CEO Tim Cook made some interesting revelations in a recent episode of the “Sway” podcast. We talk about Cook’s comments about privacy, augmented reality, his retirement and more on this episode of the Macworld Podcast.  Before we talk about th…

OS not starting up, prohibitory symbol

I have a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro with Bootcamp, and it supports only up to MacOS Catalina, and not Big Sur. This frustrated me and I decided to go off the rules a bit & installed MacOS Big Sur (using patched Sur). This was all working fine…

How do I change the login screen background in macOS Big Sur?

I'm asking for help with FileVault enabled. A similar question was answered for Mojave, but their Swift program doesn't work in Big Sur because /Library/Desktop Pictures/Mojave.heic no longer exists.

How to script Network Preferences using the CLI

As the title implies for development I enable/disable Web proxies, however doing it through the UI is slow and cumbersome its also pretty inflexible. I'm looking to control the following checked settings: I tried using the following sc…

Lenovo's Legion Phone Duel 2 is a Gaming, Streaming, Dual-Charging Monster

Alexa Arrives on Jabra Elite 85t in Latest Firmware Update

See when a macOS application accesses the clipboard?

On iOS, it now shows you when an app accesses the clipboard. I discovered my weather app is snooping on my clipboard, which is very interesting, especially since I never pasted, and there's no logical reason why it would have needed to …