If you’re on a Mac and you have a random red microphone with an x next to it, like that pictured below, don’t panic! The culprit is the Logitech Options software. If you hit F9 on your keyboard the red microphone icon should auto-magically disappear. Hit F9 again, and it will come back (but I …
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If you’re anything like me, you’re getting increasingly frustrated because you somehow trigger the macOS Emoji shortcut. Or this annoying window, you can disable it! It’s easy! Stop that annoying emoji window once and for all! If you’re wondering how you’re triggering it, it’s because you’re hitting the fn key (it also has the little …
I have been looking forward to macOS 13.0 or macOS Ventura, as it’s also known, mainly to test the continuity camera feature. I own a MacBook Air M2, and the 1080p camera is a step up from the older M1 720p camera, but the thought of being able to use my iPhone camera on my …
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If you’re running Microsoft Teams on macOS and get an error message that says: Update driver? Looks like your audio driver is a little out of date. Update to the latest version for the best sound-sharing experience. It’s easy to fix and not some Windows-induced bug… I mean who has ever had to update a …
It’s easy to remove duplicate menu items from the “Open With” menu in macOS Finder. This “Open With” duplicate fix works on macOS 12.5 (Monterey) on my Apple Silicon MacBook Air. The list of programs for “Open With” is maintained in the Launch Services database. If the list contains duplicates then the database needs to …
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If you are having an issue on macOS where Desktop Icons are missing (network drives, screenshots, etc) it’s easy to fix and takes under a minute. Just start the macOS Terminal and run this command. defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true; killall Finder This resets macOS Finder and rebuilds the macOS desktop. It fixed it for …
If you are finding that on macOS Monterey (12.5) or other versions that macOS Finder is launching on startup and showing your drive contents, like below, there is an easy fix. No need for terminal commands or other nonsense. Read on! The issue is a mapped network drive folder. Remove the shortcut or alias and …
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The 2022 MacBook Air that runs Apple’s M2 chipset is a beautifully engineered laptop, typical of everything designed by Apple. Protecting your M2 MacBook Air investment means you probably want an M2 MacBook Air case. Shell cases are typically thin, and light, and protect your MacBook Air M2 from bumps and external damage. Top 5 …
If you’re coming from Windows, you probably are probably more than familiar with the ipconfig /flushdns command to clear the DNS Resolver Cache. Flushing the DNS cache is useful if you switch between DNS servers and it’s really useful to be able to flush the DNS cache if you use macOS Location Profiles. Here’s the …
I own a few LIFX smart light bulbs. I’m a big fan of the LIFX Antibacterial smart light that I run on a cycle when I am not home, but I digress – you’re here to get a replacement LIFX HomeKit code. If you have lost the small piece of cardboard that has the LIFX …
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