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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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Spotlight search in macOS not finding results from Notes

There is a not-so-obvious Spotlight category required to be enabled in order to find Notes from the Notes.app

Oliver 3. 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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DOOM Sticker Pack for Telegram Messenger

Are you a Gamer? You play DOOM?
Then check out my «DOOM Sticker Pack» for Telegram Messenger!

Grab the stickers here

Feedbacks? Proposals? Dislikes? There’s a discussion group for this sticker pack on Telegram: join the «DOOM Stickerset»-group

Oliver 29. January 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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Live edit texts on any website — a helpful browser bookmarklet

Ever thought it would be helpful if you simply could just change that text on a website, to bring across your point? Well that’s possible – at least temporary: by using a modern web feature, you can basically edit any… Continue reading » “Live edit texts on any website — a helpful browser bookmarklet”

Oliver 10. 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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Linking YouTube account on Apple TV: activation code not accepted? Here’s a solution.

How to overcome an issue with a not accepted activation code format when typing in your authentication code for the Apple TV YouTube app on the activation webpage.

Oliver 18. February 2019
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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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