Tag: macOS

Microsoft has repeatedly redesigned its products, typically to coincide with the release of its most recent operating system. Office, now officially rebranded as Microsoft 365, is now the primary focus of these design revamps. The style now includes rounded corners, a new color palette, and a simpli...

BitLocker encryption has become a common alternative for securing personal files and is nowadays natively supported by Linux, at least within GNOME. Some additional steps, however, are still required to ensure full MacOS compatibility. This guide describes the necessary steps to achieve it. Als...

The brew upgrade command is a useful tool for updating and upgrading packages on your macOS system. However, remembering to run this command manually every day can be a hassle. Fortunately, there are two different ways to automate this process so that the command runs automatically at the ...

Let’s say you’re on a computer where you don’t have administrative access, but you really need to use this one piece of software. In my case, this was Apple’s SF Symbols app. There’s a pretty simple way to extract the payload from the package (.PKG). To get started, ...

MacOS have a fun command-line program called “say”: you type “say” and enter some text and it reads to you. It also has a text-to-speech functionality : you highlight any text and it reads to you. This is a quick tutorial how to use the text-to-speech i...

Whether you’re a newcomer to the world of package managers or a seasoned pro, Brew promises to make your macOS software management experience smoother, more efficient, and downright enjoyable. If you’ve been using the mac for a while and realise that you’re accumulating a lot of...

In the ever-evolving world of software development, choosing the right Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is crucial for productivity, efficiency, and overall satisfaction with your work. For MacOS users, the decision recently became clearer than ever, with the retirement announcement of ...

You might have recently upgraded to MacOS Ventura, October 2022. If you use an external monitor, you will want to set a custom screen resolution. Out of the box, you can see four recommended resolutions, scaling from Larger Text to More Space. macOS Ventura macOS Big S...

Can’t find the key for the degree symbol on your keyboard? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! One of the most common problems that Mac users encounter is the lack of dedicated keys for certain symbols on the Apple keyboard. The Degree symbol (°) is one of them. Luckily, the...

Keeping aside the fact that developers prefer a MacBook over a windows system, All of us like to use a MacBook, mainly because of the User Interface it provides. The most significant advantage of using Ubuntu OS is that we can customize it according to our needs. In this article, we will take a l...