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    Posted: 19 Feb 2022 08:41 PM PST

    Is my M1 MB Air bricked? No startup disk to chose in Boot Recovery Assistant. If I hold the power button down the boot screen just loops and nothing happens. I don’t know what other options I have?!

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 01:46 AM PST

    Took me 8 years to figure out you can swap the placement of the fullscreen apps

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 06:11 AM PST

    Getting this notification on my external HD after updating to Monterey, how can I sort this? There was no issue earlier when my Mac was running on high Sierra

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 01:55 AM PST

    Favtool + Icons 8 + Safari are a great way to bring unification to bookmark favicons

    Posted: 19 Feb 2022 09:00 AM PST

    Receiving my first MacOS laptop from work soon. How to smoothly transition from Ubuntu?

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 03:52 AM PST

    Hey

    I've been using Ubuntu or Debian-based distros for the last 3 years. I've never used MacOS before, and I'm going to get one from my work soon.

    What is the important stuff to know for the transition to be the smoothest and to avoid gotchas? For instance, I know brew is the package manager. What else?

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    Any alternative to Wallpaper Engine?

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 06:32 AM PST

    As far as I know, Wallpaper Engine doesn't work for macOS yet.

    I would like to use an animated wallpaper but I can't find any free alternative software to achieve this. Could someone help me find something good and powerful enough to allow me to use dynamic medias such as a .webm or .mp4 file?

    I heard of Dynamic Wallpaper Engine but it's paid and doesn't seem as good as Wallpaper Engine.

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    Not able to save files to external harddrive after updating to Monterey

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 01:52 AM PST

    Hi guys, after updating to Moneterey , my external HD is showing as corrupted. It says I can open and copy files on my external HD but can't save changes to files on the disk. This is strange as up until now I didn't face any issue. My Mac was running on high Sierra until now . It's giving me the same problem with my older HD. I really need to sort this out ASAP as my work will get stalled. Any help please 🙏

    I am freaking out internally

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    Discord with Bluetooth headphones causes the sound to mess up periodically

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 04:00 AM PST

    Hello!

    So I have a bit of a problem on my MacBook, running Monterey 12.2, in which whenever I am in a Discord call, or any voice communication application, the sound completely messes up for a few seconds causing me not to understand a single word the person I am talking to is saying. This only happens when I am connected to my Bluetooth headphones.

    It starts by making a weird little beep noise and then proceeds to turn the person I am talking to into Godzilla with this low rumbling kind of sound. It goes on for a second or two and then reverts to normal. This gets repeated once every minute to 5 minutes making it incredibly frustrating trying to do any work when talking to someone.

    One thing I noticed was that whenever this happens, macOS tries to open the Music application by itself, every, single, time. I installed an app called NoTunes which prevents the Music app from being able to open at all.

    Now when it does this it sometimes opens the Spotify app instead or unpauses Spotify on my PC if I have it open and paused.

    It's incredibly annoying... Does anyone know how to handle this or at least share a similar experience?

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    MacOS Tips & Tricks Master List 2022

    Posted: 19 Feb 2022 08:57 AM PST

    Hello guys , some months ago I created a huge list of tips and tricks for iOS and posted it and a lot of people liked it. Here I have compiled from internet and found out some tips and tricks myself of MacOS and I am posting all of them here. Please take note that I am a power user and use some applications that enhance some of the functionality of Mac so there might be some tips involving those apps (like massy,yoink,alfread etc)

    I hope you will love them , also maybe there are couple of tips that are repeated as I have collected them for more than a year so please excuse that

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    MacOS Tips & Tricks Master List

    1. alt+space -> Opens Alfred bar
    2. Inside Alfred bar , writer couple of first letter of an application and it will open application e.g fi -> finder , sa-> safari , ac->activity monitor , al-> Alfred preferences , sy-> system preferences , no-> notes , ne-> networks , bl->bluetooth , op->open board ,z->zoom
    3. Inside Alfred bar , qa-> quit all applications , q <name> -> quit specific application , sh-> shut down ,
    4. Inside Alfred bar , gg <query> -> search google with query , ii <query> -> google image search with query , qq <query> -> Search YouTube with the query , az <query> -> search amazon with the query , xx <query> -> search gmail with query , mm <query> -> search maps , we <query> -> search weather , ss <query> -> google sheets search , dd <query> -> google docs search , ff <query> -> google forms search , rr <query> -> reddit search , de <word> -> will define the word from dictionary
    5. Inside Alfred bar , hit <space> and type name of the file to search it , hit <space> <pdf> searches pdf files
    6. Inside Alfred bar , directly write calculations to perform them
    7. Inside Alfred bar , <=> allows advanced features like sin, cos and stuff
    8. Inside Alfred bar, hit <space> and we are in file search then hit file name you want to search now hit <cmd> and then <enter> and that file location will open in finder
    9. cmd+space opens spotlight , inside spotlight we can sue natural language like , pdfs from last month , or last week
    10. If you have Tooth fairy installed and global shortcut set up , <cmd>+<alt>+<c> will directly toggle connection between Bluetooth speaker/headset
    11. <cmd>+<alt>+<esc> will open a force close app window
    12. If cheatsheet is installed earn holding <cmd> for specific time will reveal all the shortcut that are [resent on the screen at that specific time
    13. Select a file and hit <cmd>+<alt>+<backspace> and select delete to delete the file permanently , then <cmd>+<d> to elect 'delete' from the dialog box (we can use <cmd>+<.> to click cancel on any dialog box in OS
    14. <cmd>+<c> and <cmd>+<v> will do copy and paste , but <cmd>+ <shift> + <alt> + <v> to paste text without formatting(which is how text is usually there in websites)
    15. In safari <cmd>+<l> will select the current address bar link which we can then edit quickly
    16. Moving mouse to lower left corner will show desktop and hide all apps, moving mouse to other corners and simultaneously pressing <cmd>(this is a modifier key which we can set while setting the hot corners in settings and it can be anything) will activate the triggers of those corners , upper right left is mission control
    17. We can hold <cmd> and move icons from menu bar in whichever order we like , and in control centre hold <cmd> and move control centre option to the menu bar
    18. We can hold <alt> key and press on volume to select output as wells input devices , also hold <alt> and click on date in menu bar to toggle DND
    19. When multiple different application windows are open hit <cmd> + <tab> to cycle through the windows with every hit of tab, you can hit <cms>+<shift>+<tab> to cycle through the same app windows in reverse order
    20. If we have multiple windows of same application open , we can press <cmd>+<`> key to cycle through them and <cmd>+<shift>+<`> to cycle through them in reverse order
    21. When multiple windows are open hit <cmd>+<h> will hide the current window
    22. <cmd>+<alt>+<h> will keep the current window and hide all other windows
    23. If magnet is installed and set up properly , <cmd>+<alt>+<right> and <cmd>+<alt>+<left> and <cmd>+<alt>+<up> will snap the window to right left and maximise
    24. If magnet is installed and set up properly , hit <cmd>+<alt>+<u>/<I>/<j>/<k> to snap windows to four corners of the screen in order
    25. While in any application window hit <cmd>+<,> to open preferences directly and hit <cmd>+<q> to quit that application specifically
    26. While in finder we can change the views by <cmd>+<1> for grid , <cmd>+<2> for list etc
    27. While in Finder window or in safari press <cmd>+<+>/<-> to zoom in or out of view which is pretty useful
    28. In finder <cmd>+<up>/<down> to move up and down in directory structure
    29. While a file is selected in finder or desktop or anywhere just hit <space> to see the quick view of that file , if Y=you hold <space> the quick view will stay till the time you hold space
    30. To Copy and Paste <cmd>+<c> and <cmd>+<v> , but to do Cut and Paste <cmd>+<c> and <cmd>+<alt>+<v>
    31. When any file is selected hit <cmd>+<I> to get all information about that file
    32. When any file is selected hit<enter> to rename the file quickly
    33. IF safari tab is closed <cmd>+<z> will undo and reopen the tab
    34. If safari is closed and the session is lost due to mistake , press <shit>+<cmd>+<t> and session will be restored
    35. <cmd>+<t> will open a new tab in safari ans <cmd>+<w> will close the current tab
    36. <ctrl>+<tab> will switch between the tabs in safari and <ctrl>+<shift>+<tab> will do in reverse
    37. <cmd>+<right> will go back in safari
    38. <cmd>+<n> will open a new safari window in safari
    39. <cmd> +<shift> +<\> to see all open safari tabs while in safari
    40. <shift>+<cmd>+<3> screenshot of all the Desktop
    41. <shift>+<cmd>+<4> will open a cross hair and we can select which part of the screen has to be stored in the screenshoted
    42. <shift>+<cmd>+<4> and then hit <space> that opens a camera widget which we can place on a specific windows and only that window will get screenshot(while screenshooting hitting <alt> will also remove shadow form the screeshoted window)
    43. <shift>+<ctrl>+<cmd>+<4> will take the screenshot and automatically copy it to the clipboard
    44. If texts nipper is installed and properly set <shift>+<cmd>+<2> will give. Cross hair which can be used anywhere to take screenshot but the text from that screenshot will be copied to clipboard using OCR
    45. <shift>+<cmd>+<5> will allow specific or full part of screen recording
    46. <cmd>+<alt>+<d> toggles the dock
    47. Clicking and moving the 'line' on the dock resizes it
    48. Clicking the 'line' on dock and pressing <shift> will allow us to move the dock at any side of desktop
    49. If you can see multiple windows on screen and you don't want to bring a background window in foreground but still wan to move it hold <cmd> key and move it with mouse , it will stay in background but still move
    50. <cmd>+<ctrl>+<space> to open emoji screen anywhere
    51. Select a file and hold <alt> and move that file to some other finder windows and it gets duplicated there
    52. Hold down <cmd> and click any application in dock to directly do to application folders finder
    53. <cmd>+<ctrl>+<q> will lock the Mac quickly
    54. When we are on the Lock Screen press <esc> to turn of the monitor
    55. Inside finder , if we go to menu and file we can create a 'smart folder' , smart folder is a folder of aliases(shortcuts) which contains items that match a specific condition(which we can specify and even use Boolean logic) , in smart folder or finder search box at top we have mention query like this "query" , use the <+> button to add more filters and hold <cmd> and hover over to <+> and three dot menu will appear which allows us to add boolean conditions
    56. If we select a corner of finder window and hold <alt> then we can resize window manually
    57. <shift>+<cmd>+<.> will show and handle hidden files and folders in finder
    58. Inside finder <shift>+<cmd>+<a> will directly go to applications folder <shift>+<cmd>+d> will go to desktop folder and <shift>+<cmd>+I> will go to iCloud Drive
    59. If there are multiple finder windows open and if we press <cmd>+<tab> and come to finder app while switching by cycling through tab button , here if we release <tab> and press <q> then all finder windows will be quit also when we are on that finder app release <tab> and press <1> and that will open all windows in expose style and we can use keyboard arrow keys to select any one window out of that and hit <enter> to open it (or we can just move our mouse pointer to required windows and release <cmd>)
    60. In finder/any other active app on screen press <cmd>+<m> to minimise that window and if we want to summon that minimised window hit <cmd>+<tab> to cycle to that app and release <tab> then hold<alt> and then release <cmd> to maximise it again to active screen
    61. Go to system preferences-> keyboard->shortcuts-> app shortcuts , we can set custom shortcuts for any command on any specific app
    62. In safari preferences -> websites-> auto-play-> never allow to block playing videos automatically on all websites(except exceptions mentioned above in that screen)
    63. In safari preferences -> advanced -> tick 'press tab to enable every item on webpage' so that you can use all tick marks and radio buttons on all websites using only tab key(without mouse)
    64. Check for updates by Mac can be set by [defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1](change 1 to anything you want)
    65. Open spotlight with <cmd>+<space> and search for 'default collections' folder and open its path by <cmd>+<r> to access new wallpapers and screensavers
    66. In finder when we select any file and hit <shift>+<cmd>+<p> will open a quick preview inside finder which can used for all types files
    67. In finder , go to menu bar of finder in view -> show view options -> calculate all sizes this is give us sizes of all the folders inside finder
    68. If yoink is installed and set properly , hit <cmd>+<alt>+<z> to open yoink preferences , in finder drag any file and oink windows appears where we can keep that file and can do anything with it like opening another finder window and copying that file to new finder windows
    69. If oink is installed and properly set , then select any text with <cmd>+<c> and to copy it to yoink(considering it as a temp clipboard) by pressing <cmd>+<alt>+<z> twice
    70. If yoink is installed and properly set then select any file in finder and hit <cmd>+<alt>+<x> to send it to yoink directly
    71. If maccy is installed and configured properly , when we copy any element , text or even images they automatically go into maccy , hit <shift>+<cmd>+<c> to open list of copied. Items form maccy , select any item by using shortcuts like <cmd>+<1> or <cmd>+<2> etc
    72. In any Mac text editor press <cmd>+<right/left> to quickly go to start or end of any line and <alt>+<right/left> to skip words in left or right directions in a line
    73. In any Mac text editor press <cmd>+<up/down> to quickly go to start or end of a whole document
    74. In finder if multiple windows are running of same application then use <cmd>+<~> key to cycle through them
    75. In Apple email application hit <option>+<cmd>+<a> to archive a mail immediately
    76. In Google sheets select a cell or multiple cells and hit <cmd>+</> to clear all formats of that cell
    77. In any window of any application hit <shift>+<cmd>+<f> to make it full screen immediately
    78. In any app , hit <cmd>+<shift>+<?> to open help search directly and we can directly search the command we want to execute
    79. Open text edit and create a new document and hit <shift>+<cmd>+<T> to make that document a plain text document( that means it will be saved as .txt extension)
    80. In macOS Monterey , press <fn>+<q> to create a quick note
    81. In finder menu bar , go to services and for pictures option select <set as background> service and select a shortcut for it , in my case I selected <shift>+<ctrl>+<option>+<cmd>+<d> , so in a finder window just select a pic and hit shortcut to keep it as a desktop wallpaper
    82. In Finder , if we hit <space> we will open the file in quicklook rather than in its official full app and it is handy
    83. hit <globe>+<c> to open control centre directly
    84. hit <ctrl>+<cmd>+<q> to lock the screen quickly
    85. just hover on the green dot in the window to see more options and we can also <option> to see even more options
    86. dragging anything to the terminal will automatically paste the path of that file in the terminal
    87. Hold Option key when opening an app from Applications folder and it will open the app and close the folder.
    88. Hold ,option> key and click on time on upper right corner and it will toggle do not disturb quickly
    89. We can select multiple items in finder and right click and hit rename where can rename multiple files directly , useful for photos
    90. In finder , we can right click on toolbar and hit customise and we can change all options regarding toolbar , we can also set it to icon only or text only if we want as well
    91. In finder , we can select any files or folders and hold <cmd> and drag them to toolbar and we can add these kind of shortcuts
    92. In finder , open preferences and you can choose what will open by default when you open finder (we can choose whatever we want) , also check advanced tab
    93. In finder , open preferences , check folders on top which will sort all folders on top of the files in the finder window
    94. In finder , <shift>+<cmd>+<o> for documents , <shift>+<cmd>+<d> for desktop , <shift>+<cmd>+<a> for applications , <shift>+<cmd>+<l> for downloads and <shift>+<cmd>+<i> for iCloud
    95. In finder , hit <shift>+<cmd>+<p> to toggle a preview mode to the right side of the finder
    96. In Finder , in Pane mode if we hold down <option> and move one pane then all panes will be adjusted automatically
    97. In finder , hit <cmd>+<f> which will open find in finder and in here we can search using wildcards like (.jpg) and we can also choose other attributes of those images and we can also have Boolean logic in those attributes as well to filter the search
    98. In Finder , in the menu we can create new Smart Folders and they also have filter and Boolean logic that we can use ( we can select kind of image as jpg and png, or jpg or png ) and can actual folder on desktop
    99. In Finder if we copy a file using <cmd>+<c> and paste using <option>+<cmd>+<v> that will do cut and paste (move a file)
    100. In Safari <shift>+<cmd>+<k> will invoke notion web clipper if you have already installed it
    101. In Safari , while filling the forms on a website we can hit <tab> kay to navigate and hit <space>+<tab> to move backwards
    102. On Desktop hit <shift>+<cmd>+<g> to go to window and then enter <~/Library/Safari> and hit go and there we will find <history.db> and open in time machine and that will show internet growing history and you can find previous backed up safari history
    103. In Safari , we can right click a video twice(in YouTube) and we will get Picture in Picture mode for that video , we can hit <cmd> and move that video to any part of screen that we want
    104. IF want to paste a text without its formatting then we have to copy it and while pasting we have hit <shift>+<option>+<cmd>+<v>
    105. Hitting Globe/function key twice will open emoji picker , <ctrl>+<cmd>+<space> will do the same and we can also search the emoji in the picker
    106. <shift>+<option>+<volume/brightness key up/down> will change volumes in small amounts with more precision
    107. If we hold <shift> and change volume we will get an audio feedback while changing sounds
    108. While writing a word in text hit <f5> and it will give a list and we can quickly select it
    109. In spotlight we can say <kind:pdf> to search for all pdf files , it also supports natural language processing we can say <pdfs from last month>
    110. Paste <defaults write com.apple.screencapture type JPG> following in the terminal and default screenshot will change to JPG , we can change it to any file type we want
    111. Paste <defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 7> how often App Store should look for updates and we can change it to whatever we want
    112. Paste <defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false> to disable or enable long press keyboard key to type different language alphabets
    113. Paste <caffeinate> in terminal and the Mac will ignore all power setting of sleep and all (helpful while downloading large file or uploading or something important is going on and we want the machine to be on for larger times [Disable the command using <ctrl>+<c>]
    114. When we are printing , it will open. Small print dialog and we want to have an extended one , to have it Paste <defaults write -g PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool TRUE>
    115. Paste <sudo nvram StartupMute=%00> to enable /disable Apple chime sound [01 for off]
    116. Paste <defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";}> and followed by <killall Dock> to add a blank spacer in the dock
    117. Paste <defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0; killall Dock> will reduce the dock piping out delay
    118. Paste <defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0; killall Dock> to even remove the animation for popping up and the dock will come instantly
    119. Opt+Cmd+D - Toggles dock show/hide
    120. Add AirDrop to Dock (a) go to Finder, (b) press Shift+Cmd+G, (c) paste this: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/ (d) drag AirDrop icon into Dock
    121. Pin Dock elsewhere quickly by holding Shift and dragging by "line" on Dock
    122. In System preferences -> Security -> General we can set a Lock Screen message in case if we lose the Mac people can contact us back [ you can put there that you will offer rewards if they provide it back]
    123. If there is a window and we want to move it without moving it forward , hold <cmd> and move that window and it will move but won't come forward
    124. System preferences -> Sharing if we turn on screen sharing then that allows you to access this Mac from other Macs and we can also set that the Mac can be accessed through VNC from settings [ to access it from other Mac , it will show in finder network tab and enter password and access]
    125. In system preferences -> accessibility -> enable dragging three finger drag to move windows using three finger(only works for trackpad MacBooks)
    126. We can hold <cmd> and move or remove or add items to the menu bar at top right on your desktop
    127. Open <keychain access> from spotlight or Alfred , search the network and right click and <copy password to clipboard> and enter user password and you have the Wifi password in clipboard
    128. In system preferences -> Desktop &screensaver -> Hot corners and we can also add a modifier key to hot corner , hold <cmd> / any key and select hot corners and hot corners will only trigger when we hold those keys
    129. In system preferences -> printers if we hold that printer and move it to Desktop then it will be a active alias , that means I can drag any file on it to directly invoke the print action (without print dialog)
    130. On Mac we can right click and Take photo or Add sketch from a iOS device directly to the Mac
    131. Any window in Mac , we can go to Window menu from left menu bar options and select move window to iPad to directly move it to iPad and use iPad as secondary monitor[sidecar]
    132. In menu item in the menu bar options of any can be assigned with a keyboard shortcut , go to system preference sand go to custom keyboard shortcut and then put exactly the text that is there in the menu bar option and assign a keyboard shortcut and it works [ We can also add shortcuts in new MacOs to quick actions and then assign keyboard shortcut to that so we can trigger any Shortcut from a keyboard combo]
    133. In Messages app , in front of images , there is a button if we press that all the images will be stored to Photos
    134. In Terminal write <networkqaulity> to see Internet speed in real time
    135. Now we can have shortcuts to the menu bar in macOS and we can control them from desktops
    136. In finder , at bottom path , we can right click open terminal there , or we can hold <shift> and right click to directly go to any subfolder of the clicked folder
    137. <shift>+<cmd>+<g> now opens go to dialog and it has autocomplete engine and we don't need to type like before(~/home/pushkar like that)
    138. In Notes and Reminders we can attach tags to specific items and we can create Smart Folders based on tags
    139. Now in new MacOS , if we use battery power saver from settings it actually clocks down processor in power saving mode to save even more battery
    140. In finder , if we select image/multiple images we can right click and quick action -> convert image option is there which can allow us to create a pdf on the go or change image formats quickly
    141. From any PDF in quick look/preview or from any Photo we can directly select and copy text now using inbuilt MacOS OCR , it automatically detects phone numbers and allows us to call and automatically detects date as well and we can click them and add events in calendar
    142. In system preferences -> Desktop and screensavers when we select any image as desktop wallpaper , there is a preview we can hold <cmd> and drag that preview image to Desktop or anywhere to get those original images from apple in normal format
    143. In new MacOS we can go to system preferences and select >erase all content > and we can format the whole Mac
    144. Now we can have any music or video audio on iOS device and we can use Share and use AirPlay music of any iOS device on the Mac
    145. In New MacOS , in Finder if we hold <option> and hover over any file we can see its path directly at the bottom of finder window(if you have not made it to be permanently there initially) and we can right click on those path like before and do operations on them
    146. In New MacOS , we can directly Airplay videos and the whole display mirror from iOs device from control centre and mirror screens , we can also do that without internet if we connect iOs device using cable to Mac
    147. We can select any text and right click and we can look up that in new window(search) or we can directly translate it from that right click menu
    148. Focus modes will be automatically taken from iOS device and we can create custom ones and make changes to it from system preferences
    149. Basic iCloud+ (Paid) encrypts internet traffic like a VPN and we can also decide if we want services to get our location or not or get generic location by giving them false random locations and random IP addresses so they can't create a shadow profile of a user for advertisement and other habit tracking spams
    150. Hide my mail , we can create fake email addresses and we can use them for different services so they won't get my real mail id and I won't receive spam , their mail will come to my fake id and I can decide if I want to forward it to my original mail or not [we can also create custom domains in iCloud mail accounts]
    151. In system preferences -> accessibility -> Display -> Pointers and now we can customise the lock and feel of mouse pointers
    152. In system preferences -> accessibility -> Display -> Keyboards and we can enable full keyboard access now and control the whole Os with only keyboard
    153. In FaceTime , we can click on control centre we can select background blur and select between sound options like , voice isolation and wide spectrum
    154. In FaceTime , we can create links and share with other than apple ecosystem users like windows and android , we can also embedded FaceTime links in calendar now
    155. In FaceTime we can use Share Play with which we can share screen and we can also use SharePlay in other Thord party apps to share screen and enjoys videos together
    156. All the links , podcasts , news , Apple TV shows and photos shared with you can now be seen in Safari default page(which is configurable) and in podcast app and in photos and other corresponding apps
    157. In Safari , we can create Tab groups and we can right click on those tab groups and copy all links together
    158. The Find my App now supports locations shared by people to us so we can see them in one app along with our other devises and items(AirTag attached)
    159. In Finder , in the list view there is a small arrow and if you click it , it will open subfolder in a tree , if you hold <option> and click on the arrow it will open all the subfolders in that folder recursively
    160. In Finder , if we select a file using mouse and hit <enter> we can directly rename the file
    161. In Finder also hit <cmd>+<t> to open a new tab
    162. A Finder window if we double lick on the horizontal/vertical edge of that window it will snap to the edge of desktop in that direction , if we hold <option> and double click on right side of window that will snap both right and left side to desktop edges (it will be stretched horizontally) and vice a versa for vertical , if we hold <option> and and double click on corner of a windows it will snapped in every direction to the desktop
    163. If we hold down <option> and click any item from  menu from upper left side things will happen without a dialog (by holding <option> and clicking on system information will directly open the info rather than small dialog which it inherently opens)
    164. For any application , if we use Help menu search option we can find any associated available command for that application and also it's hierarchal structure in the menu
    165. In Finder menu -> edit -> show clipboard will show clipboard contents
    166. In system preferences -> accessibility -> zoom we can have keyboard shortcut , there are also a lot of features there[under Display more options and in audio also and also Siri we can type to Siri]
    167. In system preferences -> keyboard -> Text we can have text replacements macros that are useful
    168. In System preferences -> displays , we can change the orientation and places of multiple displays as we want but we can see that one display has a menu bar at top (in the preview there) , we can also drag that menu bar and move to other screen to make it main screen
    169. In the dock , on launchpad icon we hold <ctrl> and click that will pop up a menu of apps and we can launch them directly without actually opening launchpad
    170. IF we configure all spotlight settings in system preferences , we can do basic math , advanced math, math functions, unit conversion, curency conversion, weather ,sports results ,stocks ,flights , location ,wikipedia
    171. Once we search in spotlight we can see there are some searches in a section and there are other searched items in another section we can hit <cmd>+<arrow> to jump to next section of search items
    172. We can drag and attach a folder in the dock and by right clicking we can decide how it will respond to a normal click
    173. While writing text we can hit <delete> key to delete but if we want to delete in opposite direction then hit <function>+<delete>
    174. We can select text by holding <shift> and using arrows , we can select in terms of words(quickly select) by holding down <shift>+<option> and arrow keys
    175. While searching for anything in any text after search if we have highlighted multiple text searches then to go to next searched item hit <cmd>+<g> and to go to previous searches item <cmd>+<shift>+<g>
    176. In the compose mail window , we can drag and drop image as an attachment , but on the right side you can choose the resolution of the image using three options (large, medium ,small) so we can decide if we want to compress an image while sending if it is too large
    177. If we have multiple Desktops then we can switch to them using <ctrl>+<right/left>
    178. If we we open open preferences of any file by right clicking on it and make <stationary pad> then when we open that file again the system will always create a copy of that file and open so the edits won't happen to the original file
    179. We can enable alternate mouse control from system preferences so if our mouse dies due to some reason we can move the mouse pointer on screen using keyboard keys
    180. Hit <ctrl>+<up> to open mission control
    181. If we open any file then hit <ctrl>+<down> to open windows of that applications
    182. In Safari , we can hit <c.d>+<up/down> to quickly go to top of page and bottom of page and hit <option>+<up/down> to scroll
    183. In any app(including Safari) if we can use <function>+<up/down> to scroll
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    Somebody know what ~/Library/Feedback\ Assistant is?

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 06:57 AM PST

    Somebody know what ~/Library/Feedback\ Assistant is?

    Hello, I've found that the given path contains a dump of my documents folder. It's not an alias or something it's an old state. I used the Feedback Manager before, but I never uploaded my whole documents folder. I also have no Drafts in Feedback Manager saved.

    https://preview.redd.it/5tr6rjao40j81.png?width=2860&format=png&auto=webp&s=ac7a15370b4f44528166d3d5018d8f67403b3af6

    submitted by /u/noname32_
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    Seeking ways to open a .TIB file on macOS

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 06:26 AM PST

    A few years ago when I still used a pc that was about to crash on me a company made backups of the 2 harddrives. Now years and the jump to the Mac mini m1 later I still have those files.

    Is there any way to open them and view/ extract the content? I've stumbled upon Acronnis Cyber Protect Home Office (formally Acronis True Image). And if im not mistaken that is how the tip files once where made.

    submitted by /u/sidekicknotfound
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    Just another dock joins the hype train (external monitor setup)

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 06:15 AM PST

    Just another dock joins the hype train (external monitor setup)

    Wallpapers are from Unsplash and the dividers are just dummy apps with a vertical line set as icon.

    Main screen

    Secondary screen

    submitted by /u/kak8gm
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    Bricked my 4,1 attempting an open core Monterey install. Help!

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 02:13 AM PST

    How often should I clear cookies on Safari and does it help with security?

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 05:50 AM PST

    I read on the Internet cookies should be cleared at least once a month.

    submitted by /u/latetodie
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    How can I take a screenshot of the active window?

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 02:04 AM PST

    How can I take a screenshot of the active window?

    I am not talking about CMD + Maj. + 3/4, but rather of how to achieve that clean and nice looking screenshot I received in an email:

    ​

    The result I want

    Any help is welcome!

    submitted by /u/gaudinator
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    Fix for laggy mouse on Monterey

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 05:36 AM PST

    Run "first aid" on disk utility.
    It fixed my laggy logitech mouse on macos monterey.

    submitted by /u/fast_turnip1
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    changing the resolution without changing the size

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 05:00 AM PST

    I want to know if it is possible to change the resolution of my Mac without changing the size of everything, I would rather be able to use my 2560 by 1600 display but beyond 1050 everything starts getting tiny. I have a 2017 13 MacBook Pro if that helps.

    submitted by /u/Crossedbun
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    Is this normal after a software update?!

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 05:00 AM PST

    M1 Pro. I saw a software update for 12.2.1. I installed it and it told me to restart my computer to complete the update. I boot into a COMPLETELY NEW LOOKING OS. The lock screen had the default background (it did still show my account name, however).

    When I logged in, it was now asking me to select my theme (light/dark), stuff like "do you want to share analytics with apple", "do you want to sync storage with iCloud", etc. with a completely new background. I was convinced my OS had completely been reinstalled!

    I freaked out, because I was already on version 12 prior to this - this did NOT seem typical for a small sub-version update. I held the Touch ID button, then it rebooted and I had my OS back (saw my same lock screen, logged in just fine).

    No idea why this happened. Is this normal?

    submitted by /u/mk7driver
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    How to do full iPhone backups to Mac/External SSD?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2022 08:09 PM PST

    I am a little confused here. All the time, I used the finder to back up my iDevices. But I heard of some apps for backups, like iMazing. Why should I use a 3rd party app to backup my iDevices to mac? Mac already provides a solution, so what is the advantage of apps like iMazing?

    And what's the best backup solution available in your opinion?

    submitted by /u/Snorlax_lax
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    How to make iCloud Drive files visible on desktop?

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 04:32 AM PST

    I noticed that whenever I add a file to iCloud drive, it disappears from the desktop, not sure why this is. Can a file be on both iCloud drive and visible on the desktop at the same time? I would love to be able to quickly access my iCloud files on the desktop, surely there is a way ...

    submitted by /u/mervius
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    How to modify the default icons of file types that an app opens but are missing from the Resources folder?

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 04:10 AM PST

    The most common online advice on customizing various file type icons of an app is via the Finder\Context Menu\Show Packages Content\Resources folder. Some apps are readily modifiable because their designated icons are easy to locate. But how do you customize apps without any visible .icns files (except the AppIcon.icns), meaning there are only a bunch of files but not sure which ones can be edited to change the generic icons used by the app.

    submitted by /u/TheCatWasAsking
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    Should I update my MBP-Mid2012 from Mojave to Catalina?

    Posted: 19 Feb 2022 11:44 PM PST

    Title.

    MBP-Mid2012, 500GB HDD, 4GB RAM, 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB.

    Main use is academic, PDF viewing, Word, PPT, Excel, Web Browsing and researching.

    I'm concerned that it'll become slower and battery life will deteriorate, but I'm a no expert! Tell me folks, should I update or not?

    submitted by /u/doepual
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    Apple keyboard battery level discrepancy

    Posted: 20 Feb 2022 03:18 AM PST

    Apple keyboard battery level discrepancy

    I have newly charged GP 2700 batteries in my Apple keyboard, but the level shown in control center is 71%. However, in the system preferences of keyboard battery is shown 100%,

    Why is this happening? Is there a "cure"?

    P.S. I'm on the latest Monterey with M1.

    ​

    https://preview.redd.it/pw4kz5uq1zi81.png?width=296&format=png&auto=webp&s=f866c383b8516b505a841f68c7f6ae685d4d54f3

    submitted by /u/endless_universe
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