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Use this AppleScript for repeating batch file renaming jobs in macOS

A simple AppleScript for macOS to easily batch rename files sequentially to a user specific name.

Oliver 28. May 2018
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iCloud Sync for Messages back in High Sierra and iOS11 betas

Is Apple finally rolling out iCloud Sync for Messages at WWDC 2018?

The iCloud sync for Messages is back in new Beta releases for iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra – official release planned for WWDC 2018?

Oliver 27. May 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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iOS Not Equals Sign

Where’s the missing not equals sign ≠ in iOS on the iPhone or iPad?

There are a few special characters missing from the default keyboards in iOS – how can you bring missing characters like ≠ to iOS?

Oliver 14. May 2018
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How to merge two folders in macOS using rsync in Terminal.app

Even though Apple introduced something similar to a “merge” feature in macOS Finder, you may want to fall back to “rsync” as a more controllable method for properly merging files & folders in macOS.

Oliver 8. 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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WDTV Live Media Hub

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

Oliver 2. 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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Quake III Arena with High Definition Graphics & 120 FPS on 5k resolution

This guide contains everything you need to know & configure, in order to run Quake III Arena with HD Graphics and 120 FPS or more.

Oliver 29. 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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