In an office environment I need to block access to USB drives for security reasons. I know how to do this on Windows, but how can I accomplish this on macOS?
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Lees meerI'm trying to make an Automator application that runs this command: youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav -o "~/Downloads/%(title)s.%(ext)s" 'youtube file url' but I’d like for it to ask me for the YouTube URL before running. Have been unsu…
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Lees meerI'm trying to make an Automator application that runs this command: youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav -o "~/Downloads/%(title)s.%(ext)s" 'youtube file url' but I’d like for it to ask me for the YouTube URL before running. Have been unsu…
Lees meerBuying used mac mini 2018 I decided to do a clean system install to be sure that it is clean. I followed the steps from the Apple docs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065 signed out of everything reset NVRAM erased disk then I f…
Lees meerI got myself a m1 macbook air with 8 gb of ram Ive been using it for a month now and noticed that my swap usage is unusally high, is that something to worry about? As you can see from the screenshot swap is around 3 gigs, and it hasnt g…
Lees meerI got myself a m1 macbook air with 8 gb of ram Ive been using it for a month now and noticed that my swap usage is unusally high, is that something to worry about? As you can see from the screenshot swap is around 3 gigs, and it hasnt g…
Lees meerBuying used mac mini 2018 I decided to do a clean system install to be sure that it is clean. I followed the steps from the Apple docs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065 signed out of everything reset NVRAM erased disk then I f…
Lees meerI had my email connected to an exchange server. I no longer have access to this server, but all the messages are still stored on my device. I keep getting messages that I need to reenter my password. I can click cancel, and browse the m…
Lees meerBuying used mac mini 2018 I decided to do a clean system install to be sure that it is clean. I followed the steps from the Apple docs: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065 signed out of everything reset NVRAM erased disk then I f…
Lees meerThis seems to be a on-going thing with Apple but previous threads indicate that each time it seems to be a different issue. I just updated Catalina (10.15.7). The update included safari, system security update and a command-line tools u…
Lees meerMy zoom mic stops working this morning and it turns out that there is a new privacy requirement from my new Mac OS (that I just upgraded today) for Zoom, for both of its mic and camera usage. However, the problem is Zoom says there is …
Lees meerJoysticks are great. I grew up with 8-bit and 16-bit Nintendo systems, with their four-way directional pads, and I attribute a conservative 800 deaths and losses to their unforgiving, thumb-pinching nature. When I first held my college roommate’s ga…
Lees meerUnable to find the backslash symbol on your iPhone or iPad? If you’re relatively new to the iOS and iPadOS ecosystem, you’re probably not familiar with all aspects of the keyboard, so finding uncommon symbols like backslash might be an issue. But re…
Lees meerI don't use iCloud and want to back up my iPhone on my Mac. I followed this guide to do so and checked the "Encrypt local backup" box, since I also want to back up my health data from my iPhone and Apple Watch. One big question is, is m…
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Lees meerI have a bash script file called readspeed. I am trying to find how long it takes time to execute a bash script file. When I run time readspeed, the following is the output. $ time readspeed 6 readspeed 174.19s u…
Lees meerI have a bash script file called readspeed. I am trying to find how long it takes time to execute a bash script file. When I run time readspeed, the following is the output. $ time readspeed 6 readspeed 174.19s u…
Lees meerApple has released macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 as a small security and bug fix update for Mac users running Big Sur. The macOS 11.2.1 update resolves a security issue with sudo, and also resolves some battery charging issues with select MacBook Pro models.…
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