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How do I eject the Time Machine backup drive automatically after each backup?
How do I set Time Machine to eject my external Time Machine backup drive automatically after each backup?
Adam A
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Hide files/icons on the desktop but not in finder
Not sure if something like this exists in OSX. I would like to display a cheatsheet on my desktop as a wallpaper and to make it visible at all times I would like to hide all the icons/files/folders scattered on my desktop as I'm accessing them only…
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How to sync iCloud contacts with Google?
I recently started using the Gmail app on my iOS devices because it has better search functionality than the native Mail app. However, that means that when I'm writing emails the app is using my Gmail contacts and not the local phone contacts, which…
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How can I tell which band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) my iPhone's WiFi connection is on?
I have two access points for the same network in my house, with some overlap. One runs on 2.4GHz only, and one transmits both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
I have an iPhone 5 (running iOS 6.0.1), which supports the 5GHz band and I'm wondering if there is a way…
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How can I switch between the two Java versions in Mountain Lion now that Java Preferences is gone?
I have two versions of Java installed with Mountain Lion:
Apple's Java 6 Update 37 (Java for OS X 2012-006)
Oracle's Java 7.
The update from Apple removes Java Preferences. In another question someone wonders about the removal of that utility.
My…
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How to find IP address of my other Mac?
I have two Macs on the same network, both plugged into my internet router. I have screen-sharing set up on one of them, so I can connect to it using command-K in the Finder with a vnc:// URL, and that works great.
My router assigns IP addresses…
Ken
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What Is the Keyboard Shortcut for Sleep Display Without Eject Key?
I read that if you want to put your display into sleep the keyboard shortcut is Control ⌃+Shift ⇧+Eject ⏏, but what is it in Mountain Lion or Lion using a retina MacBook Pro or MacBook Air without an eject button?
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What does it mean when a %CPU exceeds (# of cores) x 100%?
Several responses to a question I asked earlier suggested I try Opera kiosk mode, so I decided to download it and give it a try. Once the download had completed and the disk image was being verified, Safari hung for over a minute and there were…
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How to force Startup Manager menu to appear at every boot?
Is there any way to force the Startup Manager menu to appear on every boot? Rather than me having to remember to hold down Alt if I want a different OS.
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Where does iTunes save iOS updates?
When I choose to install a new version of iOS on my device via iTunes, the installation file is huge (e.g. 750 MB). Where does iTunes save this file, and does it get deleted after the installation is done?
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Can I safely uninstall iTunes from my Mac?
The only use I ever had for iTunes was updating and syncing my iDevices, but since the introduction of over-the-air updates and iCloud, I no longer have that need.
My question therefore is if I can safely remove iTunes from my Mac? Or are there…
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What is the 'CarbonComponentScannerXPC' process? Do I have a way to remove it?
I am using a m1 MacBook Pro and do not want any intel applications. Therefore all apps I install are either universal or plain arm64. But rosetta2 is still activated because ms office 2019 which updates itself to arm version later is distributed in…
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On Apple M1 with Rosetta, how to open entire Terminal / iTerm in x86_64 architecture?
As a developer, I have experienced major issues with installing languages, libraries and development tools from the command-line as Apple M1 has migrated over to using arm64 instead of x86_64 architecture.
In order to bridge the gap before all…
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Is it true that Apple won't allow users to download full resolution photos from iCloud Photo to Windows computers?
I have a subscription to the 50GB iCloud Photos. It contains 50GB of my photos. I hope to back up these photos to my Windows laptop. I've downloaded iCloud for Windows and synced the photos from iCloud Photos to my Windows laptop. However, I notice…
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How can I show seconds on macOS BigSur's menu bar clock?
I work in an environment where seconds are critical.
Is there a way to display the time with seconds in the menu bar on macOS Big Sur? More specifically, I am referring to the Date and Time at top right in the menu bar which users can click on to…
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