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Your computer’s name and local hostname are used to identify your computer on your local network. There are plenty of reasons to change MacBook name profiles, especially if you’re using Airdrop or Bluetooth accessories. Having a recognizable name for your…
1. Open up a Terminal window. You can find the Terminal app in either the Utilities folder or the Applications folder or search in the Spotlight. Then execute the following command: url=' /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL $url)" 2. The installation…
Anydesk is a SaaS application that helps businesses manage their remote workers. It is also available as a macOS app, which you can install on your Mac computer to view and manage your Anydesk account from your desktop. 1. Download…
By default, Safari tries to hide the full address of any website you visit, only revealing the domain name. It helps with clutter, but sometimes you might want to see the full URL in Safari.
Normally, closing the lid of your Mac will make it go to sleep. But that might not be the best option if want to keep your laptop on for listening to music or downloading a file. Here’s everything you need…
Determine whether you’re using a Mac with Apple silicon, then follow the appropriate steps to start up from macOS Recovery: Apple silicon: Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup…
It’s easy enough to boot an actual Mac into Recovery Mode, but it’s significantly more difficult when using a Mac VM with an application like VMware Workstation. In this post, we will show you how to boot a Mac VM…
macOS Recovery is the built-in recovery system on your Mac. You can use the apps in macOS Recovery to repair your internal storage device, reinstall macOS, restore your files from a Time Machine backup, set security options, and more. 1.…
You can easily change your username on macOS, but you need to change the name of the home folder as well for it to work. So, here is how to change the name of the home folder: 1. Create another…
The terminal is a Mac utility that is often overlooked because some users find it arcane. But it provides an opportunity to customize elements of your Mac by using command line prompts. This way, you can perform tasks that would…