Category Archives: Operating systems

Universal Clipboard Fix for Mac and iPhone Quick Fix

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Grischa Ekart

If your handoff between two devices suddenly doesn’t work, check if this helps. Run in Terminal: defaults delete com.apple.coreservices.useractivityd.plist ClipboardSharingEnabled Explanation: For some reason I found ClipboardSharingEnabled = 0 setting in my defaults. defaults read com.apple.coreservices.useractivityd.plist

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Enter Docker VM on MacOS Catalina (SSH, xhyve)

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Grischa Ekart

EDIT 2022: The best way to enter the Docker VM as of 2022 is to use: Deprecated: As you might know, Docker containers need a Linux kernel in order to run (for Linux containers that is). So how does this … Continue reading →

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Silencing your iMac: Decrease Minimum Fan Speed to 1000rpm

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Grischa Ekart

NOTE: This guide apparently only works up to Catalina and does not work on Big Sur. I finally replaced my hard drive in my 2015 iMac 5k with a Samsung 860 SSD. Not an easy decision since you need to … Continue reading →

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Lost Web Passwords After Migrating to New Mac

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Grischa Ekart

After migrating to a new Mac, I found out that a ton of my web site passwords were gone or were out of date (I haven’t been using iCloud passwords or any other password app). The Migration Assistant seems to … Continue reading →

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Upgrade comparison: Mountain Lion vs. Windows 8

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Grischa Ekart

I have upgraded two MacBooks (Lion 10.7.5) and a T60 (XP SP2) to the newest operating systems, MountainLion 10.8.2 and Windows 8, respectively. Here are my experiences during the upgrade process: Mountain Lion Price €17,99 family license iTunes makes for … Continue reading →

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