Access Kali VM IP from the hosting machine (macOS)

I have a Kali machine running in VMware on my Mac. It has this IP : 172.16.155.128 as you can see. I would like to access my Kali Linux IP from my host (macOS) Do I need to add another network in VMware or restart some server ? …

Get historical USB usage using terminal

I need to see historical USB usage on my mac. I've tried system_profiler SPUSBDataType | grep "Serial Number" -B5 but this only shows current. Is there a command that shows historical?

TopLevelEncoder and TopLevelDecoder in Combine

Why does the font change after I paste an image in TextEdit?

Here is a simple sequence of actions in TextEdit in macOS 10.13.6 that produces an unexpected side-effect, and I don’t understand why, and would like to know how to prevent it. Create a new document. Type some text in the document. Th…

Highest idle wake ups ever? 80 k

The idle wake ups on my MacBook Activity Monitor are staggering. Earlier today I accidentally deleted a macOS folder and emptied the trash. After realizing what I had done, it was too late. Now the idle wake ups on these programs are ri…

Highest idle wake ups ever? 80 k. (pictures of Activity Monitor)

The idle wake ups on my MacBook Activity Monitor are staggering. Earlier today I accidentally deleted a macOS folder and emptied the trash. After realizing what I had done, it was too late. Now the idle wake ups on these programs are ri…

How to Disable In-App Ratings & Reviews on iPhone & iPad

Have you ever used an app where you received random pop-ups out of nowhere asking you to rate their apps and write a review? Kind of annoying, right? Most long-time iPhone and iPad users have probably closed dozens or even hundreds of annoying revie…

How to do a 1:1 clone of APFS disk?

I want to clone my internal drive to an external one, byte for byte, partition table to partition table. My MBP is using GPT with APFS, the standard now-a-days. I do not have a T2 chip, but I do have a T1 chip. My internal drive is 500G…

Highest idle wake ups ever? 80 k. (pictures of Activity Monitor)

The idle wake ups on my MacBook Activity Monitor are staggering. Earlier today I accidentally deleted a macOS folder and emptied the trash. After realizing what I had done, it was too late. Now the idle wake ups on these programs are ri…

Now that I have iCloud, what benefit does Time machine provide?

For a normal Mac laptop user, it would seem that almost everything important (Documents, Desktop, photos) are backed up on iCloud. Most apps need to get downloaded again anyway. Does iCloud retain versions? What would you lose if y…

Replacing a MacBook Pro battery

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with the following specs: 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3 Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB My batteries cycle count is 918 and the condition states "Service Battery." It's …

Add search criteria in the Finder in Catalina

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inches, mid-2015) with a 2.8 GHz Intel quad core i7 processor, now running macOS Catalina 10.15.3. Before the upgrade, I could do a search as follows. Press ⌘ + F to open a Finder window; select what I …

AppleScript to Show Album in Library?

I'm trying to create a macro to manipulate some music (iTunes) tracks. One thing that I see is available without a menu/keyboard shortcut is the Show Album in Library command. Does anyone know how to emulate this function (available …

Restore directory under ~/Library from TimeMachine

I want to restore a directory from TimeMachine backup. Unfortunately the folder I want to restore is under ~/Library which is not shown when I enter TimeMachine. It is simple enough to access ~/Library but I can't figure how to do it …

Why iCloud for Windows 10 is not working?

I downloaded the latest iCloud software for Windows 10. It installed but is not working properly. It is not downloading the photos from the iCloud. Is there any way to ensure that the photos are downloaded to the local PC desktop? …

Highest idle wake ups ever? 80 k. (pictures of Activity Monitor)

The idle wake ups on my MacBook Activity Monitor are staggering. Earlier today I accidentally deleted a macOS folder and emptied the trash. After realizing what I had done, it was too late. Now the idle wake ups on these programs are ri…

Bulk printing on macOS

I have a bunch of files that i want to print, they are all separate PDFs. What is the best way to print them without having to print them one by one, or combine them into a merged PDF using 3rd party software? I've tried dragging th…

USB flash drive doesn't remount automatically

I have a USB flash drive connected to a Dell monitor that's connected to my MacBook Pro with a Thunderbolt 3 cable. If I unplug the MacBook (screen closed), then plug it back in, I'm notified I didn't unmount the disk (it's journaled, a…

Replacing a MacBook Pro battery

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with the following specs: 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3 Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB My batteries cycle count is 918 and the condition states "Service Battery." It's …

Raise maximum connection limit for Internet Sharing?

I’m using Internet Sharing (USB 10/100/1000 LAN → Wi-Fi) to give a tech demo of a web site, running locally on my machine, to multiple phones. I want to connect 15 phones to the shared network, but upon connecting the 6th phone, the ph…

Best/most immediate way to disconnect wifi at login or boot

I'm running Catalina, and the OS will always turn wifi on at boot. I've been looking into methods to turn wifi power off when I login, and I've created a .plist: Label com.username.wifi_off ProgramArguments /Users/use…