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How to avoid "Sign in to iMessage" prompt in MacOS

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am logged in to my Apple account in my Mac so that I can update apps in the App Store, but I an not logged in to iMessage nor Facetime because I do not wish to use them. Whenever I log in to my Mac account, I get a Sign In to iMessage…

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How to confirm MacOS "system" Python version

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

MacBook Pro outfitted with Ventura 13.2.1 It is my understanding that "system" python: macOS Catalina or later is deployed with Python3.x removing system python is fatal / requires OS to be reinstalled How does one return the version …

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Factory Reset iMac won't boot into recovery mode

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I today performed a factory reset on my Early 2009 iMac by going into the recovery mode, erasing the disk (as per this video). I then quit the disk utility application and proceeded for a fresh install of OSX. When I tried doing so, the…

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Does iPhone play music on the HomePod via WiFi or Bluetooth?

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I’m wondering if asking the HomePod directly to play a stream produces better sound than the same stream in an app on the iPhone playing through near-field handoff to that HomePod? Bluetooth would be a constraining factor in limiting th…

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How can I fix printing to Brother MFC after upgrading to macOS Sonoma?

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have upgraded two computers to Sonoma - one from Ventura that still can print and another from Catalina that can not. Printing fails over the wireless connection or by attaching the printer directly by USB. The printer is Brother mode…

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Mac Mail doesn't work right on Sonoma

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Since updating to Sonoma (one computer from Ventura, the other from Catalina), I have had two problems. Most important. On both computers many emails arrive in Mac Mail (16.0) with the body empty. Web mail works, but I prefer to use Ma…

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Active Directory and Kerberos SSO Compromised [closed]

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am seeking assistance in understanding how my system is being compromised. My goal is to have a clean keychain without Kerberos and single signon keys. My devices are personal and have been purchased new, with no intention of being co…

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More Sonoma problems: this time with printing

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have upgraded two computers to Sonoma. I am completely unable to print from the one that previously ran Catalina, either over the wireless connection or by attaching the printer directly by USB. The printer is Brother model MFC-L5750D…

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Granular control over certificate trust settings

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

TL;DR I'm looking for a way to granularly control whether MacOS trusts a certificate for each individual purpose specified in the Basic Constraints (2.5.29.19), Key Usage (2.5.29.15), and Extended Key Usage (2.5.29.37) extensions. Cons…

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How to temporarily disable iCloud Private Relay for a specific website on macOS with Safari?

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I know it's possible on iPadOS and iOS (source: How to Temporarily Disable iCloud Private Relay for a Specific Website on iPhone and iPad) but I can't find a way to do the same on Safari for macOS

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Does iPhone play music on the HomePod via WiFi or Bluetooth?

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I’m wondering if asking the HomePod directly to play a stream produces better sound than the same stream in an app on the iPhone playing through near-field handoff to that HomePod? Bluetooth would be a constraining factor in limiting th…

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Granular control over certificate trust settings

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

TL;DR I'm looking for a way to granularly control whether MacOS trusts a certificate for each individual purpose specified in the Basic Constraints (2.5.29.19), Key Usage (2.5.29.15), and Extended Key Usage (2.5.29.37) extensions. Cons…

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How does one move one's Music library to another computer

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have been trying to Move my music library from a 2020 iMac running Sonoma to a 2015 MB Pro running Catalina. I looked online and found these instructions for doing so but when I followed the last step, i.e., launching the Music.app on…

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How does one move one's Music library to another computer

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have been trying to Move my music library from a 2020 iMac running Sonoma to a 2015 MB Pro running Catalina. I looked online and found these instructions for doing so but when I follow the last step, i.e., launching the Music.App on t…

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MACHTYPE environment variable on ARM

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am on an M3 Pro, MacOS 14.2. When I try echo $MACHTYPE (in a default -zsh shell) the output is x86_64, whereas uname -mp returns arm64 arm. Zsh docs say that MACHTYPE should be "the machine type (microprocessor class or machine model)…

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MACHTYPE environment variable on ARM

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am on an M3 Pro, MacOS 14.2. When I try echo $MACHTYPE (in a default -zsh shell) the output is x86_64, whereas uname -mp returns arm64 arm. Zsh docs say that MACHTYPE should be "the machine type (microprocessor class or machine model)…

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What is the network interface anpi?

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

For context, I am working on a 2023 MBP with M3 Pro. When I type ifconfig into the terminal, I get a variety of network interfaces, all of which I've been able to find some pretty thorough documentation on except for one called anpi0. T…

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"the battery's capacity is significantly reduced" But there's only 25% in reduction and only 600 cycles. Is this a bug?

zondag 31 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Original battery hit 2200 cycles. Roughly went from 6hr to 2-3hr of battery life. Then I replaced it myself with another original which was sitting somewhere for years. It started with 95-90%. After 600 cycles, it is at 75% according to…

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"the battery's capacity is significantly reduced" But there's only 25% in reduction and only 600 cycles. Is this a bug?

zaterdag 30 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Original battery hit 2200 cycles. Roughly went from 6hr to 2-3hr of battery life. Then I replaced it myself with another original which was sitting somewhere for years. It started with 95-90%. After 600 cycles, it is at 75% according to…

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Lost data on an external hard drive

zaterdag 30 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I wanted to install the macOS Big Sur installer onto a thumb drive however I didn't have any that had large enough storage to fit it so I decided to install in on my external drive which had more than enough space. Much to my chagrin it…

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Folder in my Mac is larger than the disk

zaterdag 30 december 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have an old MacBook Air that I share with my spouse. The Mac has 251 GB of flash storage, total. However, my spouse has somehow managed to squeeze 535 GB of data into it: Now I am trying to resolve this, and I found that the culprit …

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