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iPad Readdle Documents corrupts PDF metadata after annotation, breaking Spotlight indexing on macOS
After annotating a PDF on iPad (iPadOS 18.7.1) using "Readdle Documents" and syncing it with my MacBook Pro, some PDF metadata is corrupted, causing "Spotlight" indexing (finding ...
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How to use an iPad as an external monitor with Mac mini 6.1 (Late 2012) for installing Ubuntu?
I have an older Mac mini 6,1 (Late 2012) which I am trying to install Ubuntu on via USB flash drive.
Is it possible to use my iPad (bought in 2024) as a external display from when I boot the Mac into ...
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macOS services from the command line?
I'd like to apply a macOS "service" to a large number of filenames. It doesn't seem possible to do this, en batch, from the Finder GUI. Is there a way to call a service from the command line?...
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Stopping iCloud from syncing files that it has no disk space for
My mac (Sonoma 14.2, MacBook Pro) is currently hellbent on syncing 61GB of stuff from iCloud. It doesn't even have 10 on disk. I added a bunch of .nosync extensions to large files on iCloud, but some ...
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Auto Log Dictionary searches
I tried creating a script to automatically search definitions and log the word to a document. Keystroke doesn't seem to work:
on run {input, parameters}
-- Save current clipboard content to ...
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Are there privacy settings that block apps from screen-sharing other apps' windows?
Are there privacy settings that block apps from screen-sharing other apps' windows?
When a MacOS user tries sharing his full screen with me on Signal Desktop, I only see his Signal window; everything ...
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Some macOS versions cause digital blocky artifacts in resulting HEVC videos gained through Compressor after using the Multi-pass option
Earlier, I reported on digital glitches in detail using the Apple Community website. The original topic is located at Digital blocky glitches/artifacts appear in some resulting HEVC videos after using ...
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What to do when connecting the Apple Pencil, the battery is displayed and not a large rotating Apple Pencil?
What should I do if, after connecting the Apple Pencil 2 to an iPad Air 4, I don't see the battery, just such a big rotating Apple Pencil on the screen? I would like the battery to be displayed, not ...
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Connecting a 21.5 inch mid 2011 imac to a windows laptop as a second screen
Theres not much to explain. Ive done a bit of research and got my hopes up with a thunderbolt cable to hdmi to connect these two. Unfortunately, I just found out that the 'target display mode' is only ...
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IOKit seems to not notify when I connect a USB device
I'm currently trying to do a small script that pulls some files from my Android phone to a folder in my Mac, kind of an automatic backup.
The script is working perfectly. The .plist file is also okey ...
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What is this path added by /etc/paths.d/10-pmk-global on macOS?
I was upgrading my development setup, and I found this path in my PATH variable: /opt/pmk/env/global/bin, and it's added by /etc/paths.d/10-pmk-global.
Usually, a system-related program would go in /...
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Using keyboard, how can you focus the modal window that appears after iPad Sidecar disconnects
Using the keyboard, how can you focus the modal window that appears after iPad Sidecar disconnects?
The modal in question merely contains a message
Unable to connect to "Joe's iPad"
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How to make sleep schedule sync between iPhone and Apple Watch?
I have an iPhone 17 Pro Max running iOS 26.1 and an Apple Watch Series 9 running watchOS 26.0.2. I have a sleep schedule set up daily with Sleep Focus. If I go to the Clock app on my iPhone and change ...
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iPhone photos not showing meaningful FocusDistanceRange, AFMeasuredDepth, FocusPosition metadata
I have an iPhone 16 Pro Max and it takes generally great pictures. While troubleshooting some focus issues, I discovered the EXIF Metadata fields 'FocusDistanceRange', 'AFPerformance', 'FocusPosition'...
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Restrict Safari Autocomplete To Just Home Pages
In Safari (iPad, iPhone, Mac) it often tries to autocomplete the web address to an overly specific page. So for example if I type "Amaz", it will fill in the address of a specific product page that I ...