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DisplayLink USB-Graphics Driver for macOS High Sierra

macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 update breaks DisplayLink driver 4.1 – displays will go blank

Attention: the recent macOS High Sierra update to version 10.13.4 will break the DisplaLink driver version 4.1 and cause any connected displays to go blank after the OS upgrade!

Oliver 16. April 2018
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macOS High Sierra - Gray Screen of Death

Overcome macOS High Sierra’s Gray Screen of Death after OS update

Is your Mac stuck in the infamous gray screen of death, after upgrading the OS? Here’s a solution to reboot properly again.

Oliver 2. November 2017
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Messages iCloud Sync gone in HighSierra and iOS11 betas

iCloud Sync for Messages gone from macOS High Sierra and iOS 11 betas

Apple did now completely remove the iCloud Sync feature for Messages; not only from iOS 11 but also from the recent macOS High Sierra Beta.

Oliver 3. September 2017
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Mail.app High Sierra Crash Error Message

Fix Mail.app crashing in macOS – remove and rebuild Envelope Index files

I was able to fix my Mail.app crashing continuously in macOS High Sierra by rebuilding Mail’s Envelope Index files.

Oliver 30. August 2017
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Screenshot of macOS Disk Utility successfully reformatted internal Volume to APFS

Solution approach: fixing APFS disk issue “fsroot tree invalid” in macOS High Sierra Public Beta 4 (17A315i)

Completely erasing & reformatting a broken APFS volume under macOS High Sierra Beta 4 fixed the “fsroot tree error” – make sure you have an up to date backup before upgrading High Sierra Beta updates.

Oliver 21. August 2017
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Issue: macOS High Sierra Beta 4 (17A315i) breaks APFS formatted drive

Just a quick note, as this seems not to be mentioned anywhere so far:

Apple recently released Public Beta 4 of macOS High Sierra (Build 17A315i) – which broke my APFS formatted external SSD drive; kind of.

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Oliver 16. August 2017
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macOS High Sierra - Lock Screen Feature CMD+Ctrl+Q

New Lock Screen feature in macOS High Sierra

Known from Windows to quickly lock the screen; Apple finally introduces the same quick lock feature for Mac with it’s new OS macOS High Sierra.

Oliver 17. July 2017
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macOS High Sierra Wallpaper with OS name

Solved: macOS High Sierra beta issues with APSF for a bootable external drive

macOS High Sierra beta is booting successfully from an external APFS formatted SSD disk. Read the full story here.

Oliver 11. July 2017
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macOS Sierra Security+Privacy Warning Unidentified App

Restore the Security & Privacy option to allow Apps downloaded from «Anywhere» in macOS Sierra

Turns out that Apple has hidden the option to allow launching Apps downloaded from «Anywhere» since macOS Sierra.
Here is a summary how you can restore this feature or whitelist specific single Apps within Gatekeeper – the application responsible for app security in macOS.

Oliver 21. February 2017
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OS X Leopard Terminal Icon

Unix Bash Shell script to fetch a list of Websites using CURL

This Unix Bash Shell script was designed to fetch a list of website URLs using curl, returning – upon success – the HTTP status code and the final URL retrieved following redirects.

Oliver 20. February 2017
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