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$ brew doctor «A newer Command Line Tools release is available» but Software Update cannot find it

What to do when Homebrew says «A newer Command Line Tools release is available» – but macOS Catalina doesn’t confirm that?

Oliver 6. February 2020
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How to reset user passwords in Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 – a complete guide

This is the complete guide on how to reset an admin password in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger covering what you’ll not find elsewhere on the web.

Oliver 2. February 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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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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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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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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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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Did you properly disable all automatic macOS Files & Folder uploads to iCloud?

There are actually two settings in macOS for automatically uploading files & folders from your Mac to iCloud.

Oliver 3. May 2018
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Got an iMac 4K or iMac 5K? This is how you can change to full 4k or 5k resolutions

Here’s how you can change your iMac 4k or iMac 5k screen resolution to the native maximum 4k or 5k via macOS Displays settings.

Oliver 30. April 2018
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Unreal Tournament Pre-Alpha Wallpaper

Boosting Unreal Tournament 4 Pre-Alpha to run beautifully above 45 FPS on an iMac 5k with macOS

All the settings you’ll need to run UT4 Pre-Alpha above 45 frames per second & still having a beautiful visual look while visiting distant worlds.

Oliver 26. April 2018
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