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Teaser showing an Apple Silicon MacBook with a DOOM 3 Logo and Monster

Playing «DOOM 3» natively on Apple Silicon Macs with over 120 FPS

Say goodbye to the Intel port & return as Doomguy to Mars City – this time in macOS on ARM-based architecture.

Oliver 25. February 2024
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Schematic visualisation of a broken external SSD drive and the error message Type Unknown

Recover files of an unmountable APFS partition on a portable SanDisk SSD drive

Bugged firmware broke my disk. But recovery worked!

Oliver 14. September 2023
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Symbolic visualisation showing an external drive formatted to work on Windows and Macs

In macOS format a USB flash drive to use on Windows and Macs

Choose these formatting options in Disk Utility for creating a cross-platform compatible external volume.

Oliver 21. August 2023
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Article teaser demonstrating combining multiple ZIP files into one on macOS

Combine multiple ZIP files on Mac

A quick way to merge 2 or more ZIP files into one, using the macOS Terminal.

Oliver 5. July 2023
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Background image for the macOS scripted setup blog post

macOS Scripted Setup – Version 1.1.0

New auto-installable Applications added & script setup improvements

Oliver 29. June 2023
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Blog post Teaser showing a snippet of the macOS scripted setup in the Mac Terminal

macOS Scripted Setup – say Goodbye to manual User settings & App installs

An easy adjustable open-source script that will save your precious time.

Oliver 2. May 2023
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Symbolic visualisation of the migration path from MAMP to Docker on macOS

Make the switch from MAMP to Docker: how to migrate existing web projects

Guide & examples for a successful transition for local web development on Mac.

Oliver 22. March 2023
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The Razer Blackshark v2 Pro Headset with symbolic Equalizer settings on macOS

Full Razer BlackShark V2 Pro audio experience on macOS

Overcome the missing BlackShark V2 Pro support on Mac – Equalizer app with great Music & Gaming presets.

Oliver 2. December 2022
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Teaser image showing the macOS Activity Monitor with over 500 % CPU usage by kernel_task on macOS 13 Ventura Beta 2

Fix a crazy high kernel_task CPU usage in macOS beta

Taking load off a constant >400% CPU kernel_task process, so it chills again at around 5%… (for Intel-based Macs)

Oliver 28. June 2022
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Article teaser for macOS Boot Camp Windows Print Screen Shortcut

Windows «Print Screen»-shortcut in macOS Boot Camp using an Apple Keyboard

A built-in solution to replicate the behaviour of the dedicated PrtScn-key button.

Oliver 30. November 2021
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