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Trying to get a MacBook Pro from 2011 running

donderdag 24 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I'm trying to get a MacBook Pro from 2011 running. From the start there was an account named MacBook that I had the password to. But when logging in it all ended up with a blue screen. After some digging it seemed like there was some pr…

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Preserving date added when copying folders

woensdag 23 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Here is my use case but the question is a general one: how to duplicate a folder and preserve the Date Added info. My Downloads folder is set to Group By and Sort By Date Added. I'd like to clean the contents of the Downloads folder by …

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How do I type the Telugu character ఎ?

woensdag 23 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am trying to type the Telugu character ఎ on mac using the Telugu - QWERTY keyboard layout that ships with Mac. Option + E gives me ఏ while Option + Shift + E gives ఐ. I tried several other combinations that involves the E key, without…

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Preserving date added when copying folders

woensdag 23 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

My Downloads folder is set to Group By and Sort By Date Added. I'd like to clean the contents of the Downloads folder by moving the files in it to a new folder and I'd like to preserve the Date Added info and view. I've tried cp -a ~/Do…

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How do I type the Telugu character ఎ?

woensdag 23 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am trying to type the Telugu character ఎ on mac using the Telugu - QWERTY keyboard layout that ships with Mac. Option + E gives me ఏ while Option + Shift + E gives ఐ. I tried several other combinations that involves the E key, without…

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Preserving date added when copying folders

woensdag 23 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

My Downloads folder is set to Group By and Sort By Date Added. I'd like to clean the contents of the Downloads folder by moving the files in it to a new folder and I'd like to preserve the Date Added info and view. I've tried cp -a ~/Do…

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Word for Mac on NFS share thinks documents are read only

woensdag 23 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have a strange issue with am Unraid server running NFS shares. Facts: Running a fresh install of Word on a fresh Mac on a fresh Unraid server Documents are on an NFS4 network share The share and documents has all permissions: Read - …

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Attaching a Time Machine backup to new machine

woensdag 23 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I switched from my old iMac to a newer one, so I wanted to stay with my existing Time Machine backup. After reading this post I'm still struggling to get the job done on my machine: sudo tmutil associatedisk -a "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" "…

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How can select application menu options by fuzzy search using my keyboard only?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

When using Ubuntu, I appreciated the Head-Up Display functionality: Press a key combination and enter a search text for the menu item of the currently active application you wish to select. Here's a screenshot: Is there any way to add …

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Stop `open` command from opening two apps instead of one?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

My default browser is DuckDuckGo, but for a particular task it doesn't work.  So in a script (zsh) I invoke Safari in a loop with: open -a /Applications/Safari.app \ $(grep $DIR $VER | awk '{print $2}') The …

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Word for Mac on NFS share thinks documents are read only

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have a strange issue with am Unraid server running NFS shares. Facts: Running a fresh install of Word on a fresh Mac on a fresh Unraid server Documents are on an NFS4 network share The share and documents has all permissions: Read - …

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Word for Mac on NFS share thinks documents are read only

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have a strange issue with am Unraid server running NFS shares. Facts: Running a fresh install of Word on a fresh Mac on a fresh Unraid server Documents are on an NFS4 network share The share and documents has all permissions: Read - …

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How can select application menu options by fuzzy search using my keyboard only?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

When using Ubuntu, I appreciated the Head-Up Display functionality: Press a key combination and enter a search text for the menu item of the currently active application you wish to select. Here's a screenshot: Is there any way to add …

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How do I type the Telugu character ఎ?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am trying to type the Telugu character ఎ on mac using the Telugu - QWERTY keyboard layout that ships with Mac. Option + E gives me ఏ while Option + Shift + E gives ఐ. I tried several other combinations that involves the E key, without…

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How do I type the Telugu character ఎ?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am trying to type the Telugu character ఎ on mac using the Telugu - QWERTY keyboard layout that ships with Mac. Option + E gives me ఏ while Option + Shift + E gives ఐ. I tried several other combinations that involves the E key, without…

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How do I type the Telugu character ఎ?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am trying to type the Telugu character ఎ on mac using the Telugu - QWERTY keyboard layout that ships with Mac. Option + E gives me ఏ while Option + Shift + E gives ఐ. I tried several other combinations that involves the E key, without…

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How to support multiple external displays on Apple M1 silicon

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have a MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip used for the software development. I want to use two external displays to connect with my MacBook. But according to Apple documentation, Apple M1 chip only supports one external displays. I have s…

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How do I type the Telugu character ఎ?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am trying to type the Telugu character ఎ on mac using the Telugu - QWERTY keyboard layout that ships with Mac. Option + E gives me ఏ while Option + Shift + E gives ఐ. I tried several other combinations that involves the E key, without…

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"Anthony Gray" app runs in background. Where is it? What is it?

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have an app called "Anthony Gray" with permissions to run in Background. But it's not present with this name in the Applications folder or htop. Is there another way to know where it is or what it is?

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Incorrect battery charge percentages

dinsdag 22 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I bought a new battery for my Macbook. Besides not giving an accurate indication of the battery (due to a calibration issue I guess), it gives a different value to the Mac and the coconutBattery. What could be the reason?

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Why am I getting two different formats from Automator Workflow Get Variable Value

maandag 21 augustus 2023 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have an Automator Workflow that runs an AppleScript where the operator chooses one of three option from a list {"Move Staff", "Move Retouch", "Move Grade"} A Set Value of Variable sets Variable: StaffOrRetouch A second AppleScript che…

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