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The macOS Installation couldn’t be completed. Now what?

June 13, 2019 by Jay Versluis

My MacBook Pro (2011) recently developed an issue after I had tried upgrading it to the latest version of High Sierra. Some security patch came along, and after bugging me for several weeks, I finally gave in and installed it. Sadly, after macOS tried to restart I got a message like this: I tried restarting … Read more

Where is Stream Deck profile data saved

April 25, 2019 by Jay Versluis

I wanted to move my Stream Deck Profile Data over to another machine. I had previously setup several shortcuts and actions and wanted to sue the same setup on another system. Turns out Elgato’s Stream Deck software saves such data in a similar location as OBS Studio does. Here’s the full path: Windows On Windows … Read more

How to connect a Mac to your Windows 10 Computer

April 11, 2021March 28, 2019 by Jay Versluis

Networking sucks, particularly when Windows is involved. I’m not actually sure why, but I guess it has to do with the fact that deep down, manufacturers and software developer really don’t want us to connect arbitrary devices to suit our needs. It’s just a fact of technological survival I guess.

I’ve recently re-installed Windows on my desktop, and now my Mac cannot connect to Windows anymore. I had to set this up again from scratch. While I remember how to do it, here’s how it (once) worked for me:

How to add files to a ZIP archive on the Command Line

March 21, 2019 by Jay Versluis

Before submitting ZIP files to various third parties, I often have the need to ether remove superfluous files from my archives. Until today I’ve never had the need to add a file to such archives. Had that happened in the past, I would have probably just deleted the whole archive and crated a new one … Read more

How to remove files from ZIP Archives in macOS and Linux

December 29, 2018 by Jay Versluis

When ZIP up directories, particularly on macOS, some files may find their way into our ZIP archives that were never meant to be there. I’m thinking of those pesky .DS_Store and __MACOSX files, maybe even .htaccess files. For *nix based systems, * really means “everything”. The ZIP command line tool let us remove such unwanted … Read more

How to add files to an existing ZIP Archive on macOS and Linux

December 28, 2018 by Jay Versluis

Sometimes it’s easy to delete a ZIP file and create a new one – say you’ve forgotten to include a file. Just drag it into the folder to be ZIPped up and start again. However, the clever little ZIP command line tool has a built-in ability to simply add a file to an existing archive … Read more

How to bring up the Emoji Keyboard on macOS

December 22, 2018 by Jay Versluis

We all love Emojis, and it’s so super easy to insert them from an iOS keyboard. I do this frequently in messages. It stands to reason that it should be just as simple to do this on laptops and desktop Macs too – but how? Isn’t there some kind of shortcut we can use? Well … Read more

How to fix Spotlight Search stop it from disappearing on macOS

December 7, 2018 by Jay Versluis

For a while now I’ve seen my poor Spotlight Search disappear on all my Macs disappear after typing only two or three letters. This has never been a problem since I’ve been using macOS. I have 4 systems in total, running Sierra and High Sierra, and all of them exhibit this problem. However, my wife’s … Read more

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