How to Stop Automatically Downloading iOS & iPadOS Updates to iPhone & iPad

Do you want to stop your iPhone or iPad from automatically downloading software updates to iOS and iPadOS? Regardless of what device you’re using, disabling automatic updates is a fairly simple and straightforward procedure on both iOS and iPadOS. A…

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I have started setting deadlines on a document by putting the date in the comments, using the YYYY-MM-DD format and then what type of deadline it is (I have to submit initial, interim, and discharge reports). It would be helpful if I co…

Sync passwords from 2 different iCloud accounts (2 Keychains)

How can I copy all of my keychain passwords to another keychain? (2 different Mac computers with 2 different iCloud accounts)

Is this problem of my MacBook Air an GPU problem?

I have a 2019 MacBook Air and sometimes, this problem happens when I try to open the laptop; it glitches. I think this happens because I restored the Mac and deleted all my old files last week. But this really only happened a few times…

iPhone disabled. Connect to iTunes. No backup

Kids were playing with my iPhone X and disabled it (entering wrong password multiple times, "iPhone disabled. Connect to iTunes" on screen). I know the password, but there's no way to enter it. I don't have a backup, and I want to keep …

How to place .dmg files away from Desktop?

Every time I install an app, I get a DMG file showing up on the desktop. It looks like this: My question is, how do I hide it on the desktop/keep them elsewhere to preserve the aesthetic? When I control+click on it, I see no way to hid…

Does a factory reset also format device, or just delete and remove indexes?

I am just wondering when using the option erase all content and data how this is done from a system side, does it format a partition on the memory or does it just delete it remove indexes like a normal delete? I would imagine the system…

Identify why macOS prompts me for an admin password

I get this annoying dialog when I login on my mac as a standard user, and I don't know why it keeps asking for an admin password. My question is if there is a way to find out which command/process or whatever is causing this dialog. Th…

Identify why macOS prompts me for an admin password

I get this annoying dialog when I login on my mac as a standard user, and I don't know why it keeps asking for an admin password. My question is if there is a way to find out which command/process or whatever is causing this dialog. Th…

Is this problem of my MacBook Air an GPU problem?

I have an MacBook Air 2019 and this problem happens sometimes when I try to open the laptop it glitches. I think this happen because I restore the Mac and delete all my old files Last week. But really this happens on very few incidents …

How to place .dmg files away from Desktop?

Every time I install an app, I get a DMG file showing up on the desktop. It looks like this: My question is, how do I hide it on the desktop/keep them elsewhere to preserve the aesthetic? When I control+click on it, I see no way to hid…

How to Backup iPhone or iPad to Windows PC

iPhone and iPad users who have a Windows PC may be happy to know they can backup their iPhone or iPad to Windows PC by using iTunes. Since not all iPhone users have Macs or iCloud, this offers another backup solution for the PC-based user base. And …

Mac book air Admin account slower than fresh brand new user account — I have tried a lot to fix

I have a Mac book air 2017 running Catalina. I have noticed my admin account being a little slow. Safari launching slower and some other apps slower I did a test and made a new admin user. I logged out of my account and logged in as tha…

How to place .dmg files away from Desktop?

Every time I install an app, I get a DMG file showing up on the desktop. It looks like this: My question is, how do I hide it on the desktop/keep them elsewhere to preserve the aesthetic? When I control+click on it, I see no way to hid…

How to place .dmg files away from Desktop?

Every time I install an app, I get a DMG file showing up on the desktop. It looks like this: My question is, how do I hide it on the desktop/keep them elsewhere to preserve the aesthetic? When I control+click on it, I see no way to hid…

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How to place .dmg files away from Desktop?

Every time I install an app, I get a DMG file showing up on the desktop. It looks like this: My question is, how do I hide it on the desktop/keep them elsewhere to preserve the aesthetic? When I control+click on it, I see no way to hid…

How to place .dmg files away from Desktop?

Every time I install an app, I get a DMG file showing up on the desktop. It looks like this: My question is, how do I hide it on the desktop/keep them elsewhere to preserve the aesthetic? When I control+click on it, I see no way to hid…

Macports: How can I install ports using only versions from a date in the past?

Two years ago, I used Macports to install a copy of Docker Machine onto a computer running OS X 10.9 "Mavericks". All I had to do was type sudo port install Docker-machine, and Macports automatically pulled down and compiled everything …

How to store VPN credentials automatically in Keychain

I have to constantly connect to a VPN (I do this without problems) for work reasons. The real problem comes when I open any browser (Firefox, Chrome, etc.) or applications like Slack, because a specific prompt for each application appea…

Can I boot my mac without pressing the power key?

Back in the day you could start a Macintosh using the power key on the keyboard (like the Apple Extended 2 has one in the top right). These days we have many (more) input options like: Power, USB, Ethernet, HDMI, Thunderbolt, Audio in/o…