Category Archives: OSX

How do I know if brew analytics is on or off?

By | September 26, 2022

Just type: and if brew analytics is enabled, it will say so. To turn it off, type: The other option is to set an environment variable: If you are interested to see what info is being sent, you can read this, or set this environment variable: What this does is displays the data being sent… Read More »

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Link to download macOS Mojave

By | September 18, 2022

If you are looking for how to upgrade to macOS Mojave, you won’t be able to find it in Apple’s app store because it will only show you the latest version. Here is the direct link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-mojave/id1398502828

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How to capture desktop audio with OBS on OSX

By | June 14, 2022

A quick and simple way is to use an application called Black Hole. https://existential.audio/blackhole/ Step 1: Once you have installed this, open up audio MIDI Setup Step 2: Add a Multi-Output Device as an option and tick both MacBook speakers AND BlackHole. Step 3: Then open up sound preference and route the sound through the… Read More »

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OSX cannot delete keychain

By | April 14, 2022

If you find yourself not able to delete a keychain entry check if you are using the search feature. If you are, try not using the search and look for it manually. It is a weird and very frustrating bug!

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Great screen pointer for Mac

By | September 30, 2021

If you are doing presentations, and you want to bring attention to certain areas of your screen, then you should look at screen pointer. The free version provides a spotlight which is great. The paid version provides other features such as laser point but in Google slides, there is a laser pointer built in.

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Installing MySQL on OSX

By | November 10, 2020

There are 2 main ways to install mySQL on OSX. Using Homebrew or a .dmg installer from MySQL. Here I’ll go over the MySQL installer because you get a neat panel to start and stop the database. MySQL installer Head over to https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ and download the latest community version and then run through the install… Read More »

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