DVD Player App in macOS automatically starts despite «Ignore» setting for DVDs
There is a bug with the CDs & DVDs handling settings – fortunately it’s easy to fix with a click.
Creating custom movies or music playlists for your WD TV or WD TV Live Media Hub using macOS
How to create a custom .m3u-playlists with nice cover images for your WD TV
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.
Tuning Serious Sam 3 to run with 60 FPS on an iMac 5k under macOS
Nothing more pleasing, than running Serious Sam 3 on 60 frames per second & still having a beautiful visual look while travelling the virtual worlds.
iMac buying guide – early to mid 2018
This guide – adapted from my own evaluation and decision making process – should cover the most important facts, figures & thoughts you may go through when looking into buying a new Apple iMac (or any other Apple Mac models).
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!
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.
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.
How-to easily Boost the Wi-Fi Speed on your Wireless Router
To help you with getting the maximum throughput speed out of your Wi-Fi network, here are a few recommendations how you should configure it.
Do you cover your Mac’s Camera with Tape against Privacy Infringements? It’s not enough!
Tape on the camera may prevent somebody spying on you visually – but this does not prevent anybody hacking your computer and accessing it’s built-in microphone to listen to your conversations! And tape on the microphone spot is by far not making it completely “mute”. So tape is just not enough – you do need a software-based solution for full control: and there is one to do just that – OverSight.