On and off for two weeks, spurred by quirky stories about cracked MacBook screens, I tried to answer a simple question: Should everyone cover their webcam when it’s not in use, so you can’t be spied on? Here’s the short answer: You should, when feas…
Lees meerWhen navigating to /usr/local/bin a file called "R" can be seen: But when cd /usr/local/bin and ls (or ls -a), we see a long list of files, but no file called R: I was surprised by this - apparently finder can see files that ls cannot…
Lees meerI recently had to restore a Mojave Mac Mini from Time Machine. It all seems to go well until I discovered that the Photos Library was gone. After looking through the TM backup, I see the last time it was backed up was 2018. I did not…
Lees meerAs you may already know, Google Chrome offers the ability to translate webpages on iPhone and iPad from one language to another, helping you convert webpages from something like Spanish or Chinese to English (and of course any other combination of l…
Lees meerI recently had to restore a Mojave Mac Mini from Time Machine. It all seems to go well until I discovered that the Photos Library was gone. After looking through the TM backup, I see the last time it was backed up was 2018. I did not…
Lees meerI've looked around a lot to try to find the answer to this but have thus far been unsuccessful. I am programming in Python, and I have code that takes a long time to run (hours to months depending on the application) and I am trying to…
Lees meerI recently had to restore a Mojave Mac Mini from Time Machine. It all seems to go well until I discovered that the Photos Library was gone. After looking through the TM backup, I see the last time it was backed up was 2018. A seconda…
Lees meerWhile there is a joint venture to produce an API by Google and Apple which allows truly anonymous contact tracing, is there an API for more generic device tracing, similar to how Tile and other Bluetooth based trackers work, but still a…
Lees meerI write a lot of SE questions and when I include multiple images I frequently copy/paste just the names. I've just started using Safari on my new MacBook after using Chrome on my old MacBook, and I've discovered that when I double-tap t…
Lees meerEver wanted to create an email alias with your iCloud email address? Perhaps you just want a forwarding address, or maybe you’re worried about giving away your email every time you sign up for websites, newsletters, apps and more? Thanks to iCloud M…
Lees meer[I reformulated the question after the 1st comment] I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, early 2015) with OS X 10.10.5 (Yosemite). I would like to upgrade the OS. The only reason is that some new programs and devices (eg Wacom tablet) are not …
Lees meerI have a similar problem to this person on the Apple discussion board I spent almost 60 hours building, narrating and editing a Keynote presentation only to find that when I export the file to Quicktime, the audio isn't included. Its a…
Lees meerSome how my iPhone calendar subscribed to a website and now I get reminders of really bad things in my calendar. I cannot go to the web page to unsubscribe because it’s spam and takes me to a different website every time. Is there a way…
Lees meer[I reformulated the question after the 1st comment] I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, early 2015) with OS X 10.10.5 (Yosemite). I would like to upgrade the OS. The only reason is that some new programs and devices (eg Wacom tablet) are not …
Lees meerIs there a file somewhere in the System folder or in the Library that shows me which OS is installed on the disk?
Lees meerI'm using Superduper to make a copy of my system disk to an external conventional harddisk (HDD, not SSD). Superduper wants to convert the disk to APFS. Until now I've used HFS+. Is there a downside on using APFS? I know the advantages …
Lees meerBecause I have so many .signature 'quotes' attached to Mail.app, when I switch to that tab in the Mail.app preferences, the window is too large for my screen. Click for full size. I cannot resize it with the top corners, and I can't re…
Lees meerI've attempted to do task of just downloading all of an iPhone's pictures to a PC over WiFi. Is there a way to do this for free over WiFi without going through iTunes or at least with very lightweight software? iTunes runs extremely slo…
Lees meerIf you want to play Fortnite on iPhone or iPad (or Android for that matter), you may notice that the game is not available to download and install, it may not be working, and that you can’t get updates for the game. And of course you’re probably won…
Lees meerIs there another way besides the Mac App Store to get Fortnite installed? While I haven't played it yet, I am interested in trying it. I understand it is free to play, and items like player skins can be bought in-game. So I'm wondering …
Lees meerAdvanced Mac users often want to make a boot disk installer for macOS Big Sur beta, allowing for something like a USB flash drive to be used to boot and install macOS Big Sur onto any compatible Mac. Bootable MacOS installer USB drives provide for t…
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