I am on Catalina 10.15.3 and do not want to move to Big Sur just yet. Software Update does have the option to update to Big Sur but I am unable to determine how to do just a minor point update. How do I install the latest update of Cat…
Lees meerIf you have an Intel Mac, you can make it boot directly into the boot disk options startup manager by issuing an nvram terminal command. This could be helpful for advanced users in particular whether they’re troubleshooting, have dual boot situation…
Lees meerAfter updating my Mac to Big Sur, every single 11.x update of Mac OS (including the update to Big Sur itself, as well as the latest to 11.2.2) ends up with restarting my Mac to Recovery mode, that is, I am presented with a panel showing…
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Lees meer- Mac "Silver Sparrow" Malware Threat: How to Find and Remove It. - Big Sur forum thread on some websites using GBs of Memory. - The mystery of the Silver Sparrow Mac malware. - Many recent Apple forum posts on (various software names) "will dam…
Lees meerIn Books in IPad Pro 11 inches, iPadOS14, sometimes when I want to select part of a text, the first word on which I click is selected like in the picture, and move as I scroll, and doesn’t go away unless I close Books and open it again.…
Lees meerLooking to be sneaky while texting your friends and colleagues on Signal? Not everyone wants to let the other person know that they’re typing. Signal gives you a unique setting unlike most other messaging platforms that allow you to disable typing i…
Lees meerDo you utilize the Notes app on your iPhone or iPad for note-taking, making to-do lists, or for writing down any other important information? If you own a HomePod, you’ll be pleased to know that you can also add notes to the Notes app, directly from…
Lees meerMy current install of Catalina has gone a bit wonky. Every other time I start it up it displays the circle with a line through it, so I do a hard restart and it will then boot into Catalina. I'm trying to move to Big Sur and wondering i…
Lees meerI have a MacBook with 1TB SSD. I want to have two separate partitions with two independent macOS installations. I want to make sure that none of the partitions have any kind of possibility to interact with the other, I want them to be a…
Lees meerI'm trying open this application: http://www1.icsi.berkeley.edu/~lucag/ (It's a research tool might might be great for my work so I really want to access it). When I try and open the app I get the message: "You do not have permission to…
Lees meerApple's website does state that "One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt" so it's probably not possible as per this question regarding how M1 powered MacBooks supporting only a single 27" Thunderbolt Displ…
Lees meerApple has released macOS Big Sur 11.2.2 for Mac users, the update aims to prevent damage to newer MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models that when using some third party USB-C hubs and docks. Due to the severe nature of the potential problem with MacBoo…
Lees meerDo you regularly use the built-in Voice Memos app to record audio using your iPhone or iPad? In that case, you may be interested in using this neat but simple trick to improve the quality of the recorded audio. Voice Memos records the audio just fin…
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Lees meerSometimes when opening apps I get duplicate icons in the Dock for that app. This isn't really a problem, however I'm curious why macOS does this (I suppose this is more of a technical question). This happens a lot especially with VS Cod…
Lees meer2010 27" iMac - regarding the ambient sensor connection on cpu fan housing - What is the proper contact position of the sensor with relation to the bracket that secures/holds the sensor in place?
Lees meerSometimes when opening apps I get duplicate icons in the Dock for that app. This isn't really a problem, however I'm curious why macOS does this (I suppose this is more of a technical question). This happens a lot especially with VS Cod…
Lees meerI haven't found if there's a possibility to pass something like "--yes" to brew so that I won't ask me for confirmations. Is there any way?
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