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macOS - Run multiple instances of an application
By Hans, 4 days ago
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Apple/Mac Hardware
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| Sometimes, it's rare, I know, we need multiple instances open of a given application.MacOS by default will not let you do this but with the following trick you can do this from terminal by using the "... | ||
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RE: unable to unmount SMB
By Hans, 6 days ago
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ConnectMeNow
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| Hi markwestcott, Missing a mount, could be because it goes too fast, or better said: your mac isn't ready to connect just yet. "Execute network change" only triggers a network change and tries to moun... | ||
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RE: unable to unmount SMB
By markwestcott, 1 week ago
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ConnectMeNow
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| I'm having the same issue too. How do I fix? Also other bugs I'm experiencing are on boot, only 4 out of 5 of my shares load. One always seems to not load. Weirdly, if I use the execute network change... | ||
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Terminal - How to unlock files ...
By Hans, 1 week ago
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MacOS X Software
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| Sometimes you'll find that a file is locked when you use "Get Info" to see the details and attributes of a file.This is how you can unlock the file in Terminal: chflags nouchg /path/to/locked/file or ... | ||
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Lazarus Pascal - Determine titlebar height crossplatform quick and easy
By Hans, 1 week ago |
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| Seems hard to determine the height of the titlebar/caption of a form.I've seen some calls that are Windows specific only, and some tricks that maximize the form to determine the size (flicker), or sys... | ||
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RE: macOS - Lazarus - Install GDB as debugger through HomeBrew
By Hans, 1 week ago |
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| NOTE: Even though GDB is said to support Apple Silicon, the GDB setup through Brew does not support Apple Silicon (yet). gdb: The x86_64 architecture is required for this software. Error: gdb: An uns... | ||
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macOS - Lazarus - Install GDB as debugger through HomeBrew
By Hans, 1 week ago |
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| I keep running in to LLDB issues, so I figure; why not give good old GDB another try.Building from source was a little much and HowBrew alreayd provides version 13.x at the time of this writing. Note:... | ||
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RE: First run ApplePi-Baker 2.2.3 Warning Dialog "Access Violation"
By Hans, 2 weeks ago
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MacOS X Software
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| @mhl5k Very nice catch! I'll have to try that on my own Macs! 👍 | ||
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RE: Access violation and general instability
By Anonymous, 2 weeks ago
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ApplePi-Baker
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| Hi, just had the same problem. I had "Full disc access" enabled and disabled. Always the same problem. Then I figured out in diskutil, that I had a new disk, which was the time machine backup disk. Ju... | ||
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RE: First run ApplePi-Baker 2.2.3 Warning Dialog "Access Violation"
By Anonymous, 2 weeks ago
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MacOS X Software
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| Hi, just had the same problem. I had "Full disc access" enabled and disabled. Always the same problem. Then I figured out in diskutil, that I had a new disk, which was the time machine backup disk. Ju... | ||
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macOS - Change how application name is displayed in LaunchPad
By Hans, 2 weeks ago |
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| Took me some work to find out how this works under macOS (tested with Sonoma beta) but I’m not sure how far back (OS version) this works, and I’m not sure how future proof this is either. It’s not lik... | ||
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RE: Access violation and general instability
By Hans, 3 weeks ago
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ApplePi-Baker
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| Hi Jeremy, Sorry to hear you're running into issues. Would you be able to provide the macOS version, ApplePi-Baker version and your Mac hardware (eg. Intel or Apple Silicon)? Easiest way is by clickin... | ||
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Access violation and general instability
By Anonymous, 3 weeks ago
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ApplePi-Baker
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| I have to reboot my Mac Pro every time I want to use ApplePiBaker and it seems to have become rather unstable in terms of reliability of me being able to backup and then test restore images. How can I... | ||
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RE: Parallels Desktop on Apple Silicon - Create Virtual Machine from IPSW file quick and easy
By Hans, 3 weeks ago
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MacOS X Software
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| p.s. for those who prefer to use the FREE (!!) virtual machine hypervisor UTM (recommended): You can use IPSW files as well on Apple Silicon Mac's (documentation link). Performance is on par with Para... | ||
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Parallels Desktop on Apple Silicon - Create Virtual Machine from IPSW file quick and easy
By Hans, 3 weeks ago
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MacOS X Software
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| It seems that starting with Parallels Desktop 19 (!), you can install a macOS VM just by double-clicking the downloaded .ipsw file: 1. Download the .ipsw file of the desired macOS version. 2. Double-c... | ||
