Tag: osx

How to fix the issue when iCloud sync says its at X of X and doesn't progress?

Mac OSX VPN DNS

2020-01-09

When you connect your OSX mac to a VPN using the inbuilt VPN setup - as long as you get the service order correct it should pick up the DNS servers. But it often doesn't.

To get some devices running under Mac OSX I have been using the drivers from mac-usb-serial.com - it seems that the ones I need are now working in Catalina out of the box

netstat -p doesn't work on mac - let's find the same info via lsof

Using launchd to bump max files - similar to sysctl on linux

Docker likes very large qcow2 files

Handy aliases for switching between java versions.

How to wipe a fusion drive and then when it has become two partitions - rebuild it back to a fusion drive

I prefer the mac os print dialog instead of the chrome one. Use defaults to get it to use the system dialog.