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Ejecting disk in macOS blocked by «one or more apps using it»? Find that App!

Using the macOS Terminal to list all apps / processes accessing files on a specific volume.

Oliver 14. January 2025
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Download your Steam Windows Game files on Mac

Legal way to overcome Steam’s Platform detection and «Invalid Platform» errors.

Oliver 20. October 2024
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An iPhone with a reached App Time Limit on a desk, overlayed with a Safari Webbrowser icon with a big locked Lock

Block access to a Website on your iPhone or iPad – without an App!

…so you have more time for more important things.

Oliver 26. 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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A mock-up of an Apple Silicon based MacBook Pro running Windows 3.1

Emulate Windows 3.1 using DOSBox-X on macOS

A quick guide how-to install & boot it, in order to run old software.

Oliver 18. April 2024
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Ubisoft Connect Beta: disable & revert it after activation

I accidentally activated the new Ubisoft Connect Beta – what could go wrong, right? Well, CrossOver on Mac seems not to handle it well yet. But how can you roll back to the OLD Ubisoft Connect, if all you see is a broken interface? Here’s how.

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Oliver 18. March 2024
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«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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iOS Shortcut App icon with background mood visual

New Shortcut to remove and bypass Paywalls in Safari

1-click download to add a convenient helper to your «Share»-menu for removing paywalls instantly.

Oliver 14. November 2023
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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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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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