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How to use an iPad as an external monitor with Mac mini 6.1 (Late 2012) for installing Ubuntu?
I have an older Mac mini 6,1 (Late 2012) which I am trying to install Ubuntu on via USB flash drive.
Is it possible to use my iPad (bought in 2024) as a external display from when I boot the Mac into ...
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What are the distance and time criteria for an AirTag to emit an anti-stalking sound?
I was reviewing Apple's documentation regarding security and unauthorized tracking devices, which included the following statement (mirror):
If any AirTag, AirPods, Find My network accessory, or ...
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What is this path added by /etc/paths.d/10-pmk-global on macOS?
I was upgrading my development setup, and I found this path in my PATH variable: /opt/pmk/env/global/bin, and it's added by /etc/paths.d/10-pmk-global.
Usually, a system-related program would go in /...
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macOS services from the command line?
I'd like to apply a macOS "service" to a large number of filenames. It doesn't seem possible to do this, en batch, from the Finder GUI. Is there a way to call a service from the command line?...
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How to keep the iPhone "standby" screen on the desired widgets?
I've been charging my iPhoneSE2 wirelessly for a couple of months now, enjoying the standby screen that turns on at the slightest movement, telling me the time and the current weather.
I don't know to ...
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Why can’t VLC activate an ISO?
When I opened a video located on an ISO file in VLC > File > "Open Recent", the ISO was automatically activated and the video started playing.
After moving the ISO file to a different ...
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Why aren’t JetBrains IntelliJ shortcuts working on an M4 Mac Mini?
I use Logitech K400 Plus Wireless Touch TV Keyboard meaning not really a Mac keyboard. Here is my Mac version:
ozkan@ozkans-Mac-mini ~ % sw_vers
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 26.1
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How to make sleep schedule sync between iPhone and Apple Watch?
I have an iPhone 17 Pro Max running iOS 26.1 and an Apple Watch Series 9 running watchOS 26.0.2. I have a sleep schedule set up daily with Sleep Focus. If I go to the Clock app on my iPhone and change ...
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iPad Readdle Documents corrupts PDF metadata after annotation, breaking Spotlight indexing on macOS
After annotating a PDF on iPad (iPadOS 18.7.1) using "Readdle Documents" and syncing it with my MacBook Pro, some PDF metadata is corrupted, causing "Spotlight" indexing (finding ...
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Auto Log Dictionary searches
I tried creating a script to automatically search definitions and log the word to a document. Keystroke doesn't seem to work:
on run {input, parameters}
-- Save current clipboard content to ...
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Fans run at 100%, cpu under clocked, even though temps are low
Macbook (16 inch 2021 M1 Max) runs very sluggish, fans always run at 100%, even on idle, and even in safe mode / recovery menu. The Apple diagnostic test returns nothing.
Activity Monitor shows no ...
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What to do when connecting the Apple Pencil, the battery is displayed and not a large rotating Apple Pencil?
What should I do if, after connecting the Apple Pencil 2 to an iPad Air 4, I don't see the battery, just such a big rotating Apple Pencil on the screen? I would like the battery to be displayed, not ...
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Stopping iCloud from syncing files that it has no disk space for
My mac (Sonoma 14.2, MacBook Pro) is currently hellbent on syncing 61GB of stuff from iCloud. It doesn't even have 10 on disk. I added a bunch of .nosync extensions to large files on iCloud, but some ...
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iPhone sleep focus schedule doesn’t update with alarm
I have a sleep schedule set up to use sleep focus daily. If I change my next alarm for tomorrow in the Clock app, my sleep focus turns off at my original alarm time instead of the updated alarm time. ...
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IOKit seems to not notify when I connect a USB device
I'm currently trying to do a small script that pulls some files from my Android phone to a folder in my Mac, kind of an automatic backup.
The script is working perfectly. The .plist file is also okey ...