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    Articles related to macOS Monterey, Apple’s iteration of its operating system from 2021.

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A macOS folder icon with a sparkling magic wand hovering over it

Make your own macOS Finder icons from any image

Using this script for the Terminal-App.

Oliver 16. September 2024
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Symbolic screenshot from macOS Finder and Keyboard Shortcut to toggle file & folder visibility

Quickly show/hide hidden files & folders in macOS

At the power of your fingertips: using a simple keyboard shortcut in Finder.

Oliver 1. July 2024
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Teaser showing a scene from the Half-Life Game with a fake ARM Apple Silicon Mac placed inside

«Half-Life» 25th Anniversary Anthology via Steam on Apple Silicon Macs

Not officially supported – yet there is a way: Half-Life, Blue Shift, and Opposing Force directly from the Steam Mac App, and even with Game Mode support.

Oliver 3. March 2024
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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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Docker on Mac Port error from daemon - Teaser image

Unblock Port 80 to fix Docker Mac error «bind: address already in use»

A local apache httpd service prevents Docker containers from starting.

Oliver 13. 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 for post on how to improve macOS Applications Folder list view with better information columns

Show «last updated» date and «version» of Mac Apps in the Application folder

Make the Application folder list view in Finder more relevant. Why is this not the default setting…? 🤔

Oliver 7. August 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 13 Ventura 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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macOS Disk Utility create Hybrid ISO Image for Windows - Blog post teaser

Make a Windows compatible ISO disk image with macOS

An easy to use solution with the Apple Disk Utility app & a little trick on Windows.

Oliver 27. October 2021
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Teaser showing macOS and individual Contacts vCard export using Automator

Exporting your Contacts in bulk as individual vCards using Automator

Using an Automator workflow to overcome this limitation of the Contacts.app.

Oliver 1. October 2021
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