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Airpods drops connection or makes sizzle sounds after Monterey upgrade

donderdag 11 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have Airpods 2 for few months and I have been using it without problems till today. Today I installed MacOs Monterrey 12.0.1 and my Airpods started to create issues. Every 5-10 mins there is a sizzle sound either I watch Youtube video…

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Mac OS Account on an External Disk?

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I need a Mac that is often offline for confidentiality. Is it possible to store an Admin or General User account on an external disk which I could only login to when plugged in? In my instance it's not as simple as just storing document…

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Is there a way to click a single icon and open multiple application at once?

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

When I use Mac, I tend to have to open a stack of applications at once, specifically: Unity Hub Visual Studio Terminal Opera OR MAMP Visual Studio Code Opera Terminal So I was thinking about adding an icon on the dock or on the desk…

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Not sufficient permissions to change permissions [duplicate]

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have M1 macbook air and trying to connect to external hd (Seagate 1K9AP6-502) in NTFS. I can read files on the drive, but I can't write. For example nano gives me an error that it's a read-only drive. I can read and write if I plug it…

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Is there a keyboard shortcut to close the Character Viewer popup window?

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have some unicode characters that I like to use. In most programs there is a keyboard shortcut Command+Control+Space to show this window. But then if hit Command-W, I will close the app's main window or tab, not this floating popup. T…

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Is there a way to type a character from its ASCII value on a Mac keyboard? [duplicate]

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

On a Windows PC you may enter an ASCII value from its value typing ALT+ASCII VALUE using the numeric keypad. For instance: { = ALT+123 } = ALT+125 ` = ALT+96 How do you achieve this using a Mac keyboard? Similar to this, however there …

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iMac boot stuck after incomplete uninstall of Kaspersky Internet Security

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Even though I perfectly knew that it wasn’t the right method to uninstall Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac, I dragged and dropped the app icon on the trash bin. Later, I switched it off. The day after, the iMac couldn’t complete the …

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Apple Mail always "Expand All Conversations"

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

In Apple Mail I can set View -> "Expand All Conversations" but if I quit Apple Mail and open it again the setting is lost and I have to set it again. Is there any way to keep the setting "Expand All Conversations" always active? …

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Airpods drops connection or makes sizzle sounds after Monterey upgrade

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have Airpods 2 for few months and I have been using it without problems till today. Today I installed MacOs Monterrey 12.0.1 and my Airpods started to create issues. Every 5-10 mins there is a sizzle sound either I watch Youtube video…

Lees meer

Mac OS Account on an External Disk?

woensdag 10 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I need a Mac that is often offline for confidentiality. Is it possible to store an Admin or General User account on an external disk which I could only login to when plugged in? In my instance it's not as simple as just storing document…

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Is there a keyboard shortcut to close the Character Viewer popup window?

dinsdag 9 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have some unicode characters that I like to use. In most programs there is a keyboard shortcut Command+Control+Space to show this window. But then if hit Command-W, I will close the app's main window or tab, not this floating popup. T…

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How to factory reset and wipe clean a macbook pro with APFS filesystem?

dinsdag 9 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have a Macbook pro with HD (not SSD) upgaded up to Big Sur. I formatted it and reinstalled BigSur (to be configured). I would like to clean all data (but keeping a boot option or OSX installation if possible) since it is going to chan…

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When does a MacBook automatically go into sleep mode?

dinsdag 9 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I've learned about many of power management settings and many apps to take control over it (caffeinate, Amphetamine, etc...) But, when I go into System Preferences → Battery, there are 2 automatic mode switchers : "Turn off display aft…

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Apple Mail always "Expand All Conversations"

dinsdag 9 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

In Apple Mail I can set View -> "Expand All Conversations" but if I quit Apple Mail and open it again the setting is lost and I have to set it again. Is there any way to keep the setting "Expand All Conversations" always active? …

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What is the 'CarbonComponentScannerXPC' process? Do I have a way to remove it?

dinsdag 9 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I am using a m1 MacBook Pro and do not want any intel applications. Therefore all apps I install are either universal or plain arm64. But rosetta2 is still activated because ms office 2019 which updates itself to arm version later is di…

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How can I use macOS Monterey's new "Mic Mode" feature with Zoom?

dinsdag 9 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I want to use the new Mic Mode to block background noise, but the option is greyed out when using Zoom. How can I use this new feature with 3rd party apps?

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Where are the swap files stored?

dinsdag 9 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

The swap files used to be stored at /var/vm but when I look there on Catalina, the only thing I find is a sleepimage of approximately 1 GB. Where is the swap stored? Want to know how much of the disk it consumes.

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How can I use macOS Monterey's new "Mic Mode" feature with Zoom?

maandag 8 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I want to use the new Mic Mode to block background noise, but the option is greyed out when using Zoom. How can I use this new feature with 3rd party apps?

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Can there be damage to an iPhone 13 Pro Max from using a magnetic cable?

maandag 8 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

Can there be any ill effects to an iPhone 13 Pro Max as a result of using a Lightning magnetic cable like this one below to charge it (because of it being magnetic)? Thanks

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How can I programmatically test if the ISRG Root X1 certificate is present and trusted in Keychain Access?

zondag 7 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

On September 30, 2021, the DST Root CA X3 expired, and left macOS 10.11 and older unable to connect to any HTTPS servers which use Let's Encrypt by default. One easy way to fix this is to manually add the newer ISRG Root X1 certificate …

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Numbers can’t be installed on “macos” because macOS version 11 or later is required

zondag 7 november 2021 inAsk Different (Tips-Tricks-Tutorials)

I have used Apple Numbers in the past, have deleted it because of a tiny 128GB ssd. I'm still on macOS 10.15 Catalina, want to install it via the Appstore, and get this message: Numbers can’t be installed on “macos” because macOS versi…

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