"YouTube Kids" is cleaner than regular YouTube. Sadly, I haven't found any method of disabling autoplay. If it's possible, how can I disable autoplay?

Background I've been experimenting with "YouTube Kids". This is YouTube's official interface for kids 12 and under. It isn't 100% safe for kids, but it's still cleaner than regular YouTube. Children can watch YouTube Kid…

Fixing an LED Home Cinema display caused whistling and a spark, is it salvageable?

I was given an LED Cinema Display 1920x1200 from December 2008. I was able to fix a similar one because of a software issue on the owner's computer. I was told that it was working intermittently, showing the computer scre…

Fixing an LED Home Cinema display caused whistling and a spark, is it salvageable?

I was given an LED Cinema Display 1920x1200 from December 2008. I was able to fix a similar one because of a software issue on the owner's computer. I was told that it was working intermittently, showing the computer scre…

The Verge: Sonos explains why it bricks old devices with ‘Recycle Mode’

A Decade of Repairability: How Tech Changed in the 2010s

Many years ago—when the iPhone was still a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye—iFixit started tearing down the latest gadgets and giving them repairability scores: how easy is it to open? How many parts are modular and replaceable? Is the manufacturer trying…

What versions of OS X support 'Find My Mac'?

I am running a clean install of OS X 10.9.5 (Mavericks) and can't seem to locate the 'Find my Mac' feature that I have seen on my friend's machine. What versions of OS X support 'Find My Mac'?

How can I merge two clips into one split view using iMovie?

What I'd like to achieve is to merge two-screen recordings into one, each one takes half of the screen, using only one of the audio. An example is this one: Two recordings were joined into one on a split screen, and on…

Does Pages support LaTeX extensions?

Is there a location where I can install LaTeX plugins so that I can use the commands in the plugins which are not native to LaTeX in the equation editor in Pages? Or does Pages not support that? Specifically, I have the m…

Deleting files and empty trash does not increase free space

I have a MacBook Air running macOS Catalina 10.15, upgraded from an older version. There's only a few 10s of megabytes free on the disk, but deleting files and emptying the trash doesn't change the amount of free space. …

Dark regions at the bottom of MacBook screen

I've started seeing these dark regions at the bottom of my screen. They go away temporarily when I close the laptop, but come back every now and then. Is there an easy fix for this, or is there something wrong with my disp…

IdentityServices : "delete" folder containing 1 new file every 10 seconds

I have a problem with my ~/Library/IdentityServices/delete folder. It contained ~ a million files, that I'm trying to delete. Now I'm realising that it is creating a new file, like, every 10 seconds. 10 last files for exa…

How to See Your Top 25 Most Played Songs in Apple Music

Have you ever wanted to see a list of the songs you listen to most on Apple Music? Most of us have a set of songs that we find ourselves often listening to, and if you make use of Apple Music to listen to your favorite songs on your iPhone or iPad, …

How to connect at least 3 Wi-Fi at the same time?

I'm helping a friend with a MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) with macOS Mojave v 10.14.6, to activate and connect at least 3 Wi-Fi interfaces at the same time. First, a bit of context... We are in Venezuela with a very crappy …

Zip the contents of every sub-folder in a folder in Mac automatically

I have this folder/file structure parent folder --subfolder1 -sub-subfolder -file1 -file2 --subfolder2 -sub-subfolder -file1 -file2 ... I want to: create zip files from the contents of the subfolders. whic…

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how do I switch option + f to [next word] instead of ƒ

on macos high Sierra I want to switch option + f to [next word] instead of ƒ. How do I do that? For example in the bear text editing app, I’d love this affordance. How can I change the key mappings or make this a shortc…

QuickTime Player 10 doubles track duration

My copy of QuickTime (10.5) on Mojave (10.14.6) is duplicating the duration of (some) tracks I open with it. It isn't modifying the files themselves; it's just the track window that displays twice the time it should. The e…

Move Escape key on Touch Bar

I keep accidentally hitting the Escape key when I'm typing. I'd like to move to more towards the center of the Touch Bar, or require a double-click to activate it. Is this possible?

What versions of OSX support 'Find My Mac'?

I am running a clean install of OSX 10.9.5 and cant seem to locate the 'Find my Mac' feature that I have seen on my friend's machine. What versions of OSX support 'Find My Mac'?

how do I switch option + f to [next word] instead of ƒ

on macos high Sierra I want to switch option + f to [next word] instead of ƒ. How do I do that? For example in the bear text editing app, I’d love this affordance. How can I change the key mappings or make this a shortc…

Any issues with using US bought iPhone 11 in the UK?

I currently own an iPhone 5s and I'm thinking of upgrading to the 11. I live in the UK but I'm going to the US during the Christmas holidays and was considering purchasing the phone over there, considering it works out to …