I know I can shutdown a mac via terminal using sudo shutdown -h now But that is a graceful shutdown how can I force it to immediately die (I know this is bad practice) ditto for rebooting there doesn't appear to be an argument for --fo…
Lees meerI recently got a dock / hub for my MacBook. A single USB-C connection provides power and connects it to my external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. When I'm actually using the computer, I always have the lid open. Whenever the lid is clos…
Lees meerI recently got a dock / hub for my MacBook. A single USB-C connection provides power and connects it to my external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. When I'm actually using the computer, I always have the lid open. Whenever the lid is clos…
Lees meerI've been a Windows user for 35+ years and I'm new to Macintosh. I would like to configure PF firewall to block the ports below, incoming and outgoing on all interfaces. What commands do I need to use to edit PF and do the commands belo…
Lees meerI am new to macos 12 and I could not figure out how to set up a shortcut to put the system to sleep (or shut down), using the 'shortcuts' app thanks for help
Lees meerI know I can shutdown a mac via terminal using sudo shutdown -h now But that is a graceful shutdown how can I force it to immediately die (I know this is bad practice) ditto for rebooting there doesn't appear to be an argument for --fo…
Lees meerI have some text file types that do not show their contents when I use the space preview feature on Mac. For example, the markdown files (md) show their content correctly, but dart files (dart) do not show their content even though the…
Lees meerI recently acquired a MacBook Pro (Retina), OS Monterey, and turned iCloud syncing on for Documents and Desktop. It had downloaded (made local copies) more than 200GB of files from my iCloud, then auto-deleted half of them (locally), "O…
Lees meerAccording to the macOS User Guide: The Recording Indicator light in Control Center shows you when your computer’s microphone is in use or has been used recently... The light turns on when you open the Sound Input pane in Sound System P…
Lees meerAccording to the macOS User Guide: The Recording Indicator light in Control Center shows you when your computer’s microphone is in use or has been used recently... The light turns on when you open the Sound Input pane in Sound System P…
Lees meerI have some text file types that do not show their contents when I use the space preview feature on Mac. For example, the markdown files (md) show their content correctly, but dart files (dart) do not show their content even though the…
Lees meerI have some text file types that do not show their contents when I use the space preview feature on Mac. For example, the markdown files (md) show their content correctly, but dart files (dart) do not show their content even though the…
Lees meerHow can I see env vars of a running process? The solution from here doesn't seem to work: ➜ ~ TEST=test /bin/bash -c 'sleep 1000 && echo $TEST' & [1] 27677 ➜ ~ ps eww 27677 PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND 27677 s010 SN 0:00.01…
Lees meerI'm interested in buying the new 5K retina 2022 Apple Studio Display. However, I use a personal Mac and a work Mac at the same desk. Frequently switching cables between the two Macs whenever I want to use the display would be annoying. …
Lees meerI tried to connect a portable monitor (ASUS ZenScreen (MB16ACV)) that has a single USB-C port (no internal battery) to my iPad (7th generation with Lightning port), using the proper cables. The issue is that the iPad does not send enoug…
Lees meerHow can I permanently compel the Finder to show me hidden files? Previously I've done this by configuring the Mac OS X user defaults system as suggested in this answer: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true killall Find…
Lees meerHow can I permanently compel the Finder to show me hidden files? Previously I've done this by configuring the Mac OS X user defaults system as suggested in this answer: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true killall Find…
Lees meerMy machine has two input sources (English and Hebrew). When I try to use keyboard shortcuts inside apps, it doesn't work in Hebrew but does work in English. How can I stop this override? For example when using Adobe Acrobat and trying t…
Lees meerHow can I permanently compel the Finder to show me hidden files? Previously I've done this by configuring the Mac OS X user defaults system as suggested in this answer: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true killall Find…
Lees meerHow can I permanently compel the Finder to show me hidden files? Previously I've done this by configuring the Mac OS X user defaults system as suggested in this answer: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true killall Find…
Lees meerI'm using Big Sur and renamed my admin account. Now it has been downgraded to a standard account. There are other admin accounts on the system, so backing everything up and reinstalling wouldn't work. I can't use single user mode becaus…
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