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Setting two tabs to split view in one action when using safari macOS catalina

I'm using macOS Catalina 10.15.4 on a MacBook Pro 2018. When using safari browser with two tabs in Full Screen, sometimes I want to drag one tab to view then side-by-side in split view. The way I do it now is dragging one tab down fro…

Do Apple Airpods Support HSP?

For reference I am trying to connect them as a headset on linux (where HSP is supported by PulseAudio and HFP requires more work). When I connect them, my bluetooth manager reports an entry for HFP, but I do not see an entry for HSP. I…

Could/should/would fans be running while the system is asleep

Could/should/would fans be running while the system is asleep (on a MacBook Pro 16 w/Catalina 10.15.4)? I did find the Remote Login service enabled, but am not certain if this would prevent sleeping? All other services listed are disab…

Is there any kind of authoritative guide to Apple's Volume Purchase Program, Device Enrollment Program, and Mobile Device Management?

I'm fairly new to the whole world of Apple and macOS. As I'm currently writing my thesis about the possible enrollment of macOS devices via Device Enrollment Program (DEP) (in connecting with some other stuff), I searched the Web, books…

How to Switch AirPods Between Devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)

How would you like to switch AirPods between iPhone, iPad, and Mac? Or what if you’d like to switch AirPods from iPhone to Apple Watch or even Apple TV? If you have a pair of AirPods and multiple Apple devices, you can easily switch AirPods and AirP…

Why It’s Easier to Make a Ventilator than Fix One (and Why That Stinks)

A loud, clear call rang out in the early days of the novel coronavirus. American manufacturers needed to pivot production to ventilators, the breathing machines crucial to treating COVID-19. As of April 2020, many have stepped up: Dyson, Ford, Tesla…

How to disable the 'Offload Unused Apps' option in iOS?

I have turned on the 'Auto deletion' option in iOS which will remove an App from my phone if it is not frequently used. The screenshot shows how the home screen looks on my phone. The icloud download icon mean the app has been offloade…

Get script/language for fonts via terminal

I would like to get the language support / script of any fonts I have in my computer with terminal command. There is a way to see it through Font Book...

Macbook Pro keeps shutting down even when magsafe is plugged [duplicate]

I have MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2014 with Catalina installed. Initially my Mac is randomly shut down and later it shutdown every time I logged on to the Mac. It will display the desktop for a few seconds then shut down. The Mac keeps shu…

How to remove cmake

I recently installed "cmake" thinking I might need it. However, as it turns out, I don't and I want to get rid of it. However, instead of downloading cmake as a dmg and dragging it into applications, as I normally would, I built it usin…

How can I set a consistent font for sent messages in Apple Mail Mojave?

macOS Mojave Mail still ignores a body font for outgoing emails. Rich Text emails show up with Times New Roman font on Windows Outlook clients. Mail does not set a font type, Thus, Windows Outlook uses its default paragraph formatting w…

Over 19GB RAM used by Catalina even with all GUI applications closed

I have had a 2015 16GB MBPro for the past few years. It is currently on Mojave. On it I have been running all sorts of heavy duty programs concurrently including Pycharm, Intellij, RStudio, Spark servers, productivity apps, and multit…

How can I set a consistent font for sent messages in Apple Mail Mojave?

macOS Mojave Mail still ignores a body font for outgoing emails. Rich Text emails show up with Times New Roman font on Windows Outlook clients. Mail does not set a font type, Thus, Windows Outlook uses its default paragraph formatting w…

Download photos from iCloud Photo Library to an iPhone without uploading everything from this iPhone

From time to time I am uploading photos from my PC to my iCloud Photo Library. I would somehow like to set my iPhone XR so it will automatically download those photos to it's Photos app. It seems to me that I can do it only if I allow u…

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How can I set a consistent font for sent messages in Apple Mail Mojave?

macOS Mojave Mail still ignores a body font for outgoing emails. Rich Text emails show up with Times New Roman font on Windows Outlook clients. Mail does not set a font type, Thus, Windows Outlook uses its default paragraph formatting w…

Macbook Pro keeps shutting down even when magsafe is plugged

I have MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2014 with Catalina installed. Initially my Mac is randomly shut down and later it shutdown every time I logged on to the Mac. It will display the desktop for a few seconds then shut down. The Mac keeps shu…

Testing UIKit accessibility in unit tests

How to Setup & Use iCloud Photos on Mac

Want to use iCloud Photos on Mac? In its simplest form iCloud Photos is a sync service that makes sure your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac all have every photo you’ve taken, all ready at a moment’s notice. That means you can access the…

iPhone update failed now stuck in Recovery Mode

I am trying to update my iOS version without loosing data. Initially, I was trying to update from iOS 10.3.x to the latest 13.4.1 (iPhone SE). Because I have not had much storage space left, I downloaded the latest iOS manually as an ip…