How to Add & Remove People in Signal Group Chat

If you’ve been motivated by others to get on the popular Signal messenger app, chances are decent that you also got invited and added to a group chat. Group chats are a quick way to get started on a new messaging platform and hence, you may be looki…

Configure Native Notes.app to Use Monospaced by Default

For every carriage return on a monospaced line, the following line resets to the default Body format. I used this post as a reference but everything's outdated and I don't find anything else recent out there. What are your suggestions?…

Is there a way to prevent my Mac from sleeping during a file copy?

I'm copying a lot of files (over 700 GB) and it takes hours to complete. Is there a way to keep the Mac from sleeping before the copy process completes? I don't want to sit by the computer and moving my mouse from time to time. I tried …

Is there a way to force my Mac working before a copying task complete?

I'm copying a lot of files (over 700 G) and it takes hours to complete. Is there a way to keep the Mac up before the copy process complete? I don't want to sit by the computer and moving my mouse from time to time. I tried to set the ba…

Is there a way to force my Mac working before a copying task complete?

I'm copying a lot of files (over 700 G) and it takes hours to complete. Is there a way to keep the Mac up before the copy process complete? I don't want to sit by the computer and moving my mouse from time to time. I tried to set the ba…

Is there a way to force my Mac working before a copying task complete?

I'm copying a lot of files (over 700 G) and it takes hours to complete. Is there a way to keep the Mac up before the copy process complete? I don't want to sit by the computer and moving my mouse from time to time. I tried to set the ba…

How to Set an Alarm with HomePod

Managed to get your hands on a brand new HomePod or HomePod Mini? More importantly, is this your very first smart speaker? In that case, you may be wondering how to figure out some of the basic features that it has to offer. This may include things …

"USB Accessories Disabled" notification from Thunderbolt 3 network connection?

I've got a MBP (16" 2019) connected to a MacBook Air (13" 2020) both running Catalina in clamshell mode. I have a Thunderbolt 3 cable between them for network connection. Ever since I connected this Thunderbolt cable between them, I get…

How to Control Which Apps Provide Data to Siri Apple Watch Face

Apple Watch wearers have no shortage of options in terms of selecting their favorite watch face. There are tons to choose from with Apple adding new ones with each major watchOS revision. But there’s one that is perhaps the smartest watch face avail…

Disable Xcode Command Line Tools

I changed the Command Line Tools in Xcode settings, hoping it would solve an error with arm64e, but xcodebuild ended up taking over make command which makes the compiling process slower with my Theos project. Xcode does not allow me to …

Finder Sidebar in macOS Big Sur doesn't persist width change

I want to make the sidebar in Finder in macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 wider, but every time I restart Finder the sidebar goes back to its original smaller width. Is there any way to make the width change persist?

Where does OS X store accessibility preferences?

I want to check if a certain app is allowed to control my computer from the terminal. I need to check Privacy > accessibility settings to do that. How do I check-- where are accessibility settings stored?

Soundflower replacement on M1 Macs

In the past, Soundflower has been a great way to record audio generated by applications on my Mac. Soundflower's GitHub page indicates that it does not (yet?) support M1 Macs. In the absence of this great utility, how have M1 Mac users …

Where does OS X store accessibility preferences?

I want to check if a certain app is allowed to control my computer from the terminal. I need to check Privacy > accessibility settings to do that. How do I check-- where are accessibility settings stored?

How to Create Messenger Rooms on iPhone & iPad

You may already know that Facebook Messenger can be used for making video calls and group video calls from your iOS or iPadOS device. Messenger Rooms, on the other hand, are a different implementation of the same service developed by Facebook to com…

How to Create Messenger Rooms on iPhone & iPad

You may already know that Facebook Messenger can be used for making video calls and group video calls from your iOS or iPadOS device. Messenger Rooms, on the other hand, are a different implementation of the same service developed by Facebook to com…

How to make a folder show the item counts in Finder?

how can I make settings to have this visible? I want every folder show the number of items included. On my Mac, the grey bar with 25 is not visible. How can I get Finder to draw this count on the bar shown in the red circle?

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Disable Xcode Command Line Tools

I changed the Command Line Tools in Xcode settings, hoping it would solve an error with arm64e, but xcodebuild ended up taking over make command which makes the compiling process slower with my Theos project. Xcode does not allow me to …

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How can I run JavaScript for Automation script from Python?

With the py-applescript package for Python, it is straightforward to run an AppleScript from Python without having to run a separate osascript subprocess: import applescript applescript.AppleScript('say "Hello AppleScript"').run() Is t…