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Lees meerCan a developer collect my photos that I edited and saved in my iPhone album? One of the function of the an app I am using is to edit photos and save them to my iPhone's album. In this case, can the developer collect my edited photos? …
Lees meerTests and Observations I invoked the softwareupdate command this way to create an installer for High Sierra: sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6 Obviously the download started. Then afte…
Lees meerDo you accidentally touch the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro and trigger an action without meaning to? Then a free little third party app called Bar None may be what you’re looking for. One of the complaints about the Touch Bar on MacBook Pro is how easy …
Lees meerI'm relatively new to Mac and I cannot for the life of me figure out why it is so complicated to download an OS installer, create a bootable disk and use it on another machine. According to the official Apple documentation here, one mu…
Lees meerTests and Observations I invoked the softwareupdate command this way to create an installer for High Sierra: sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6 Obviously the download started. Then afte…
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Lees meer- Chrome 81.0.4044.122 stable channel update includes 8 security fixes. - Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products. - Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory for April 2020 (includes Java). - Freeware VM VirtualBox version 6.1.6 updat…
Lees meerThis is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Today we’re featuring Xyla Foxlin, executive director of Beauty and the Bolt, a Cleveland-based non-profit that works to diversify …
Lees meerSkype is one of the most popular video calling services that lets you stay connected with friends, family, and coworkers regardless of where you or they are, using just your iPhone or iPad (or other devices too). Beyond just video chat and group vid…
Lees meerI use an iPhone 11 with a Sennheiser noise cancelling PXC 550-II Bluetooth headset. Every time I end a phone call, the iPhone starts playing a seemingly random song from my music library. I understand the benefit from pausing music dur…
Lees meerIf I have downloaded a file from the internet, and the source website has provided a checksum or hash (eg. SHA-256), how do I verify that the hash of the downloaded file matches the hash reported on the site? For example, I’ve download…
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Lees meerIf I have downloaded a file from the internet, and the source website has provided a checksum or hash (eg. SHA-256), how do I verify that the hash of the downloaded file matches the hash reported on the site? For example, I’ve download…
Lees meerIf I have downloaded a file from the internet, and the source website has provided a checksum or hash (eg. SHA-256), how do I verify that the hash of the downloaded file matches the hash reported on the site? For example, I’ve download…
Lees meerIf I have downloaded a file from the internet, and the source website has provided a checksum or hash (eg. SHA-256), how do I verify that the hash of the downloaded file matches the hash reported on the site? For example, I’ve download…
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