Tag: hacks
How to extract an image from a Pages document
If you use your Mac to watch any kind of movies… this Application is a must have!
It is my great pleasure to introduce you to Dynamo. Dynamo allows you to play videos faster, slow them down, and skip ads. Ever been bored by the slow pace of training videos? Speed them up! Annoyed by the ads when watching on demand TV or Amazon Prime? Skip them! You’re welcome!
Hidden files
OS X has lots of files you can’t see. This is to make it look prettier and also so you don’t break things. Sometimes you may want to see a hidden folder. For example there’s a Library folder which can contain settings for Applications. To show hidden files in OSX from the finder, click in…
Notational Velocity (NValt) and Catalina
My favourite quick note syncing utility – NValt broke with Catalina. I was getting error that it could not find my notes folder, but when I tried to select another notes folder it did not work I was able to get it up and running again, but it took a bit of fiddling. Most of…
How to remap any key to any key on your OSX keyboard
This is a somewhat technical post about how to remap keys in OSX using Karabiner Elements.
Warning: email scam aimed at website owners.
Confession time. I just got scammed. Yep. I know the dangers, I’ve spotted scams before, but this time I fell for it and for 5 minutes or so my account was vulnerable to attack. Thankfully I realised what was happening fast and was able to fix things quickly, but this scare has made me all…
How to downgrade iTunes 12.7 to 12.6 on High Sierra.
With iTunes 12.7 you can’t download apps for older iPhones. If you have an older iPhone and you want to download older apps for you need iTunes 12.6. But Apple have introduced a security feature called ‘System Integrity Protection’ that stops you from deleting iTunes 12.7. To delete iTuens 12.7 (and go back to iTunes 12.6)…
7 tricks for creative iPhone photography
From using a drop of water on your iPhone for a macro lens to filming under-water with a drinking glass, this video has some great ideas!
What is TRIM and do I need to turn it on in OS X?
Some SSD drives are crashing in Yosemite do to an issue with something called ‘TRIM’. Thankfully if you followed the method in my article entitled “How to speed up your mac with a Solid State SSD Drive” you will not have this problem. But if you have used an SSD that needs TRIM, read on to…