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Posts tagged macOS
Since macOS 15, the right-click context menu for removable volumes has an entry "Erase Disk..." right next to the "Eject" entry: Is there any way to remove the erase option from the context menu...
In previous versions of macOS, the battery indicator in the menu bar was coloured in either black or white (depending in the wallpaper): In macOS 15 Sequoia, the battery indicator changes colour...
Why does the default SSH client behavior for MacOS send LANG and LC_* environment variables to the server? If I consult man ssh_config, it says SendEnv […] The default is not to send any enviro...
One of the new features of macOS 14 Sonoma are Safari web apps which allow to treat webpages like an application. Is there a way to set the zoom level persistently in such apps? I can zoom in and ...
I have an AppleScript application (i.e. an AppleScript exported from the Script Editor as an application) in my "Login Items" list which disappears from the list after running once. The script its...
I leave my Mac (Mini, not laptop) running all the time, only rebooting when something forces me to (like a software update). My uptimes are usually measured in weeks, sometimes months. Occasional...
How to create a RAM drive in macOS Ventura? The Apple App Store lists only a single app for creating a RAM disk. And apparently that app does not actually work, per review comments.
Since the update to macOS 14.0 Sonoma, I every now and then get the following pop-up while typing. At first it is just the blue circle with "US": When I click on it, the white part with "DE" app...
With pervious versions of macOS, I used sips to convert pdfs into pngs /usr/bin/sips -s format png document.pdf --out document.png In macOS 13.3.1 Ventura, this now gives an error: /Users/<...
Apple removed the hide option for login items in macOS 13 Ventura. Are there any alternative ways to launch an application at login without opening a window?
Back in the days of OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard, one could circulate from the last space to the first space, e.g. if one was on the last space and used the keyboard shortcut to go to the next space, it w...
Background story: I would like to have a button in my touch bar which changes the illumination of the keyboard in small steps (what you normally get from pressing Illumination(up/down)+option+shif...
How can I get a list of all file types for which a certain application is the default program? I know that I can get a list of all file types an application is capable of opening from the info.pli...
In macOS 11.6, I can go to System Preferences->General and activate the Prefer tabs when opening documents option so that new windows are opened as new tabs. This setting will influence many app...
Are there any free (and preferably open source) methods to make the green window button maximise the window instead of going full screen? (I know BetterTouchTools can do that, but this is no lon...
I have a software application (Trope Trainer, from Kinnor Software) that I installed on my Mac (OS 10.12) several years ago. I don't use it often but it's always worked fine for me. The applicati...
I've been using Datenstrom Yellow on a Mac running 0S 10.12.6 (Sierra) to build a personal web site (mostly a blog). The self-hosted test site (runs directly from source) and the build (generated s...
I'm looking for an application to play my mp3 audio books on macOS 11.5. On an older system, I was using ecoute, but this does not seem to work under macOS 11.5. Required features: resume the...
One of the folders in my home folder, Music, appears to be hidden. In the finder it appears slightly greyed out and it won't appear if I try to open files from applications which don't show hidd...
A workaround to a problem I'm having with an application on my Mac (desktop machine) is to disconnect from the network before launching the program. I headed over to the network settings to look f...
In macOS 11 the font colour of the menu bar automatically adapts to the darkness of the background image. On a light background it will show the text in black and on a dark background it will show ...
