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    Appenzeller in Zurich. Doing digital things. Mac User at home. I like cooking, reading, hiking, mountain biking, movies & travelling.
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DOOM Sticker Pack for Telegram Messenger

Are you a Gamer? You play DOOM?
Then check out my «DOOM Sticker Pack» for Telegram Messenger!

Grab the stickers here

Feedbacks? Proposals? Dislikes? There’s a discussion group for this sticker pack on Telegram: join the «DOOM Stickerset»-group

Oliver 29. January 2020
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Retrieve lost iOS backup password after upgrading to macOS Catalina

When having lost the password of an encrypted iOS backup after upgrading to macOS Catalina – a Time Machine backup came to the rescue!

Oliver 26. January 2020
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Live edit texts on any website — a helpful browser bookmarklet

Ever thought it would be helpful if you simply could just change that text on a website, to bring across your point? Well that’s possible – at least temporary: by using a modern web feature, you can basically edit any… Continue reading » “Live edit texts on any website — a helpful browser bookmarklet”

Oliver 10. January 2020
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Fix “Can’t play the current song” Spotify error in macOS

Sharing my findings and solution to fix the «Can’t play the current song» error in Spotify in macOS Mojave.

Oliver 5. August 2019
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AppleTV YouTube App - Mobile Code Entry

Linking YouTube account on Apple TV: activation code not accepted? Here’s a solution.

How to overcome an issue with a not accepted activation code format when typing in your authentication code for the Apple TV YouTube app on the activation webpage.

Oliver 18. February 2019
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macOS Mojave - Not connecting to SMB Fileshare

Connecting an SMB fileshare in macOS not working? Here is a workaround.

Workaround to overcome a stalled “Connecting to smb://server…”-dialogue in macOS Mojave 10.14 when trying to connect Windows Samba fileshares in Finder

Oliver 10. September 2018
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macOS Mojave Beta Installer Screenshot

Solving macOS 10.14 Mojave installation stalled at „About 5 minutes remaining…“

When the macOS Mojave (Beta) installation app stalls for a long time (>1 hour), it could be that a required package couldn’t be downloaded & the issue can be resolved by cancelling and restarting to install macOS Mojave.

Oliver 22. August 2018
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macOS High Sierra Script Editor Icon

Use this AppleScript for repeating batch file renaming jobs in macOS

A simple AppleScript for macOS to easily batch rename files sequentially to a user specific name.

Oliver 28. May 2018
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iCloud Sync for Messages back in High Sierra and iOS11 betas

Is Apple finally rolling out iCloud Sync for Messages at WWDC 2018?

The iCloud sync for Messages is back in new Beta releases for iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra – official release planned for WWDC 2018?

Oliver 27. May 2018
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Kap Screen Recording macOS App Teaser

Finally a slick & feature-rich Screen Recording app for macOS: Kap

Kap is a fantastic macOS app for creating screen recordings on your Mac that differentiates with many useful features to QuickTime’s screen recording mode.

Oliver 23. May 2018
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