Since hand sanitizer solutions are out of stock almost everywhere, here is what you need to create your own, following the advice given by the WHO:
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Dealing with a Hot MacBook Pro
I have already repeatedly written about dealing with overheating MacBooks. My not-anymore-so-current MacBook Pro (15”, late 2016) started to also throttle, and so I decided to do what’s necessary. Yet, instead of just replacing the thermal paste, I decided to try something new: Coollaboraty Liquid Metal Pads. The application...
Continue reading...What if your Linux doesn’t boot anymore…
…for example, because you messed around with the partitions, and end up at the grub prompt. Here’s a very convenient way on how to solve it: The Boot Repair Disk.
Continue reading...How to run Windows applications on MacOS
I’ve regularly some little Windows applications that I need to run on MacOS. Normally, I’d use a virtual machine, but there are some utilities where I’d really like to have them more immediately. Here is how I do it.
Continue reading...How to reset the Toner Counter on a Brother MFC-9340CDW
I just bought a new printer specifically searching for one that is toner refill friendly. After reading on this site that the Brother MFC-9340CDW would be a good candidate, I went for it.
Continue reading...How to quickly change Background from dark to bright in Mail
The new dark mode introduced with Mojave has some issues with Mails where the author has used text highlighting (like, putting a yellow background behind a black text): This is going to be white on yellow in dark mode, and hence hardly readable. Worse even, there appears to be...
Continue reading..._TagsMail.mdimporter prevents Spotlight in Mojave to finish
Over the last couple of days, I’ve had issues with Spotlight after I moved on to Mojave. The indexing never appeared to go past a certain point.
Continue reading...How to disable and enable the Crash Reporter on MacOS
The Crash Reporter can consume quite some system resources if one process is out of bounds. Here is how you can disable it.
Continue reading...Fix SeaFile error “there is a conflict with an existing library”
Every now and then I get this error when working with Seafile: “there is a conflict with an existing library.” And just today I found out that I had found a solution three years ago, and since then forgotten about it. So here’s again, for the record, what I...
Continue reading...Fix Audio Problems on MacOS Mojave
After upgrading to Mojave, applications like Skype or Skype for Business stopped receiving audio and camera input. On Mojave, applications are supposed to be triggering an alert asking for permissions to access those resources, but after upgrading to Mojave, these applications never did that. Long story short: I removed...
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