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Taking the first 7 characters of a folder name and appending it

zaterdag 7 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have a lot of folders named the same way with the year at the start and I would like to somehow move the year to the end of the folder name For example, current folder name: (1999) Robert Wyatt - EPs and I would like it to be: Robert …

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Keep app in same order when cmd+tab

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

When cmd+tabing we always get the last used app in second position which I don't like. Is there a way (setting or app) that prevents this behaviour? I would like to keep exactly the same order in the list when cmd+tabing Thanks

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How to fix unresponsive filesystem without rebooting?

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I tried to mount an external storage device in MacOS 12.3.1 using sshfs, but I had to stop this process in the middle of whatever it is doing. Now, when I do a ls -l in the file system it hangs for minutes. There is no output in a termi…

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What does modified date of application means?

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Today I updated the chrome app on my Mac but when I checked in the application section of Finder I see the modified date as 30th April? Why is that? On the get info page the version shown matches with the version I updated to and this v…

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Open new application window via commandline

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Background If you need a new window of an app you can right-click the app in the dock and click New Window. This is very tedious and takes away precious time. I'd like to have a shortcut for that. Currently I'm using iCanHazShortcut, wh…

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Open new application window via commandline

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Background If you need a new window of an app you can right-click the app in the dock and click New Window. This is very tedious and takes away precious time. I'd like to have a shortcut for that. Currently I'm using iCanHazShortcut, wh…

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Open new application window via commandline

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Background If you need a new window of an app you can right-click the app in the dock and click New Window. This is very tedious and takes away precious time. I'd like to have a shortcut for that. Currently I'm using iCanHazShortcut, wh…

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Open new application window via commandline

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Background If you need a new window of an app you can right-click the app in the dock and click New Window. This is very tedious and takes away precious time. I'd like to have a shortcut for that. Currently I'm using iCanHazShortcut, wh…

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Taking the first 7 characters of a folder name and appending it

vrijdag 6 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have a lot of folders named the same way with the year at the start and I would like to somehow move the year to the end of the folder name For example, current folder name: (1999) Robert Wyatt - EPs and I would like it to be: Robert …

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Can I create a bootable ISO for MacOS Monterey using a really old Mac that doesn't support it?

donderdag 5 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I would like to use MacOS in a Virtual Machine. All the ISO's online are sketchy af. I found some old barely functional Mac Mini's from the late 2000's/early 2010's for $50 and would like to know if I can use these dinosaurs to create a…

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My username for remote ftp access is different from my macos username and Finder will not let me edit the files

donderdag 5 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I can connect to a remote ftp server in Finder using the syntax ftp://username@host/path and then supplying the password. I get to see the files in the remote directory and can read them. However I do not seem to have write access to th…

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Running the same commands on multiple remote hosts

donderdag 5 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have the need to run some simple commands on multiple remote hosts, then view the output side by side. For example I might want to run: cd /var/log/server grep 'UUID: 12345-12345-12345' *.log Then check that there are 15 lines return…

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How to `kill -HUP` apps in macOS 12+?

donderdag 5 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Long ago it was relatively simple to kill and start some apps and processes in macOS by issuing a killall -HUP PROCESS_NAME. It seemed that most apps and processes respected the -HUP signal, but that's no longer been the case for quite …

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Running the same commands on multiple remote hosts

donderdag 5 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have the need to run some simple commands on multiple remote hosts, then view the output side by side. For example I might want to run: cd /var/log/server grep 'UUID: 12345-12345-12345' *.log Then check that there are 15 lines return…

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Running the same commands on multiple remote hosts

donderdag 5 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have the need to run some simple commands on multiple remote hosts, then view the output side by side. For example I might want to run: cd /var/log/server grep 'UUID: 12345-12345-12345' *.log Then check that there are 15 lines return…

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Cmd+O sometimes requires two presses to work on Finder

woensdag 4 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I often open text files from Finder by selecting them and tapping the keyboard shortcut Cmd+O. Usually, this works in one go, but sometimes Finder will act weird and require pressing it twice to work. I've noticed this with other file t…

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How can I execute a function defined in bash profile, from a launchD plist file?

woensdag 4 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I want to run a function defined in my .bash_profile file. How do I execute this function from launchd? Here is my plist file, 'backupIf' is my function. In my launchd GUI editor it tells me 'no such file: backupIf' and when I set this…

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M1 Pro for software development

woensdag 4 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I need to replace my Intel-based macbook, but I found out that currently, the stores are only providing the ones with M1 chipsets. So, I thought it might not be that bad with M1 Pro (10 core version), but then the old concern kicked in …

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MacBook Air M1 and weird text rendering on Samsung S49A950U ultrawide

woensdag 4 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I'm running Samsung S49A950U from my M1 Air at the native resolution via USB-C cable. No issues with the resolution itself (5120x1440) or the frequency (60Hz). Using USB-C to DisplayPort gives me 120Hz. So far so good. The only thing is…

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Stuck in macOS Utilities while reinstalling macOS

dinsdag 3 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I’m trying to reinstall my macOS, but now I’m stuck in macOS Utilities. And when I want to reinstall macOS Sierra I get "Permission denied":

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AppleScript for zipping folders does unexpected things

dinsdag 3 mei 2022 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I compiled the following script to zip multiple folders with only their contents. (So for instance, folder X containing files A, B and C will form a zip file containing A, B and C and not folder X as a parent.) on run {input, parameters…

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