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How to Identify and Get Rid of the Gross Things on Your Phone

Are you social distancing and reading this from inside your house, or performing an essential task? If you answered no, please go back inside your home and stay there before continuing. If you answered yes, good job! You may proceed. Your phone prob…

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AppleScript: trying to press "w" but getting "wa"

I'm trying to press just 'w' but 'a' is pressed along with it. osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to key down (key code 13)' How can I get AppleScript to just send the 'w'?

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iOS 13.4 GM & iPadOS 13.4 GM Released for Testing, Along with MacOS Catalina 10.15.4 Beta 6

Apple has released the GM (Golden Master) versions of iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs, carrying the build number of 17E255. A GM build is typically the final version of a developer build that then gets release…

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How to Disable Netflix AutoPlaying Previews & Trailers

Would you like to turn off Netflix autoplay of previews and trailers? It’s fairly simple to disable preview autoplaying, and you can always reenable it again should you change your mind. As you likely have noticed by now, Netflix automatically plays…

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These Galaxy S20/S20+ Wallpapers Go Way Past 11

Why would you buy Samsung’s Galaxy S20 or S20+ instead of the S20 Ultra? Perhaps you don’t need 100x Space Zoom photos, because you respect your neighbors’ privacy, and you don’t need blurry shots of a dog across the park. Or maybe you’re not feelin…

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Disk Utility fails with OSStatus error 22 during cloning/recovery operation

Background: I need to upgrade the drive in my Macbook Pro. Following are some of its specs: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) OS: High Sierra, v 10.13.6 HDD: 500 GB SSD, w/ Macintosh HD & BOOTCAMP partitions The Problem: I need…

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~$ files created when transferring files from MacOS to thumb drive

I am facing this issue on Catalina where ~$ files are created when transferring/copying files from MacOS to thumb drive. The ~$ files are sometimes created and appearing from different folders. The ~$ files created are all corrupted and…

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How exactly does an App Store developer add support for earlier versions of iOS?

I just recently published my first iOS app to the App Store, but I want it to support devices with older iOS versions, and would like to confirm how to add that support before I do something that might mess things up. On testing downlo…

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How to remove a container disk and reclaim space with main partition (similar to another question)

This is very similar to another question here, but the devil is in the details. I had Bootcamp installed on my Macbook, was not able to delete it with bootcamp assistant, so tried to delete the partition with disk utility. But something…

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Help Us Crowdsource Repair Information for Hospital Equipment

Heroic medical teams around the world are either dealing directly with or preparing for an onslaught. The American Hospital Association forecasts predict that COVID-19 will be unprecedented. They anticipate that 4.8 million patients may be hospitali…

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where are the tap featues of the Airpods on the Airpod Pros?

I recently got some Airpod Pro earphones. I'm accustomed to being able to tap my left Airpod to advance to the next track and my right Airpod to toggle pause/play I can't seem to find similar features on the Airpod Pros. First there ap…

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Can I safely delete .download files to reclaim space?

My message says my disk is full on my MacBook Air. One of the largest files is 1.3 GB file from last operating system download. Can I safely delete this file? macOSUpd10.15.1.dmg.download

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pkgbuild open URL using default browser

I use pkgbuild to create an Apple installer .pkg. In my preinstall script, I have the following, which opens in Chrome if I invoke it myself, however when run by pkgbuild script, always opens the above link using Safari: open "https:/…

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mdfind tool : consider in the same time, to perform researching of files, a substring of the filename and the insensitive case for these substrings

Is it possible to specify, in the context of files searching on my MacOS Catalina 10.15.3, a way to combine in the same time a potential substring of filename and the case insensitive of this substring ? For the moment, I know the com…

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Chrome and Adobe Security Updates, Other News, Tips, OT

- Chrome 80.0.3987.149 stable channel update (includes 13 security fixes). - Security Updates for Adobe Photoshop, Experience Manager, Acrobat and Reader. - How to Choose a UPS for Your Computer System. - Important Firmware Update for Yamaha THR…

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How to Delete iPhone & iPad Backups from MacOS Catalina with Finder

Need to clear up some disk space or get rid of some old iPhone or iPad backups on a Mac? With the latest versions of MacOS, managing iOS and iPadOS device backups is done entirely in Finder, including deleting and removing device backups. Arguably t…

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New MacBook Air, updated Mac Mini, and new iPad Pro

See post for info on the new MacBook Air (from $999), updated mac Mini and new iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support.

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Apple/Products related News, Updates, Tips, PR

- OWC RADiO: Configuring the New Mac Pro. - DisplayLink macOS App PREVIEW 0.5 BETA for macOS Catalina. - How to Test an Issue in Another User Account on Your Mac. - Ensuring the Credibility of Health and Safety Information (Apple). - Apple's CO…

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Other News, Software/Firmware Updates, Reviews, OT

- How to Choose a UPS for Your Computer System. - Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader. - Important Firmware Update for Yamaha THR10II/THR30II Wireless Guitar Amps. - Download of VMware Fusion 11.5.2 for Intel-based Macs (security updat…

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Recent Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates

- How to create a bootable installer for macOS. - How to clean your Apple products (now has note "Is it OK to use a disinfectant on my Apple product?"). - Get help with video issues on external displays connected to your Mac. - Mac Startup key c…

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Closing Terminal window does not kill script run with sudo

X-posting from unix.SE on recommendation. I have a bash script called testing saved within /usr/local/bin. In one Terminal window in macOS I run sudo testing. In a second terminal window, I generate a list of processes: ps -axo tty,p…

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