I have a directory tree, where each subdirectory contains several different filetypes, I want to copy one particular filetype from each of the subdirectory, but I need to flatten the results, so that they all end up in one directory - o…
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Lees meerApple's printing to PDF is an amazing, but I wonder if MS offers a virtual printer service to generate XPS. Please note that the question is specific to the Microsoft Office products, not printing to file in general on macOS. As Windows…
Lees meerMy iPhone disclosed a friend's name and address to an app without my permission by stealing clipboard contents. Good thing it wasn't financial information! When I looked into the problem, I found this: If you’re using an app that keeps…
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Lees meerI used Automator to automatically insert a certain file path to my terminal whenever I press a certain shortcut. My AppleScript looks like this: on run {input, parameters} tell application "System Events" to keystroke "/Users/johnap…
Lees meerWhen I add a Run JavaScript for Automation action to a Shortcut that I'm writing, it comes with a run() function: function run(input, parameters) { // Your script goes here return input; } When writing AppleScript in Automator,…
Lees meerFor my home workstation I use a Moonlander which lets you add different layer-shifting to any key, and define each of the layers with whatever character desired. For example, I'd have a symbols layer triggered by holding the "f" key. F…
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Lees meerHow do you setup /private/tmp on a RAM drive with Big Sur & Monterrey+? I will explain some of my concerns here below, but my question is simply that. Apparently some have misunderstood and thought I want an explanation of why it doesn'…
Lees meerAn attempt to run a third party script on Catalina is described: How to interpret / diagnose pdftk error message Test results after executing xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Users/user/Desktop/bates-label-a-pdf: user@JUPITER ~ % '/Users…
Lees meerSo I'm updating the new macOS Monterey, but what's happening is the bar is freezing at the end of the update. I have waited multiple hours and left it overnight, but in the end, the bar is just frozen; it isn't moving an inch. So what I…
Lees meerAs the title says. I’m evaluating updating my workstation which is a 2019 Macbook Pro (intel) to the newer 2021 Macbook Pro (arm) My work involves having a windows Fusion VM for running VS and compile/debug c# projects
Lees meerReducing wear on solid state drives seems to be more and more important as we see SSD usage increasing. With the newer MacBook Pros (2016 on) and now the much more expensive 2021 MacBook Pros (MacBookPro18,1-4), some of us have alarm be…
Lees meerMy MacBook Pro was filled up by old iPhone backups. I need to clear them up before I can use it to do backup for the 4th phone of my family. I found I had a 2 TB external SSD and tried to copy things on it but failed. The system said th…
Lees meerMy MacBook Pro was filled up by old iPhone backups. I need to clear them up before I can use it to do backup for the 4th phone of my family. I found I had a 2 TB external SSD and tried to copy things on it but failed. The system said th…
Lees meerOn my company laptop, all my meetings are in Outlook. How do I ask Siri to tell me what my next Outlook appointment is? I have no iPhone and using the Apple Calendar app is not an option. MacOS version: Monterey 12.0.1 (but assume lates…
Lees meerOccasionally when I plug in an external screen, my mac somehow won't let me move my mouse/trackpad to some parts of my display. Here's what's going on with my machine right now: I should note: MacOS 11.6; 15 inch 2019; 2.3 GH 8 core…
Lees meerOccasionally when I plug in an external screen, my mac somehow won't let me move my mouse/trackpad to some parts of my display. Here's what's going on with my machine right now: I should note: MacOS 11.6; 15 inch 2019; 2.3 GH 8 core…
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