Tag: mac
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Who Touched My Mac’s Cam?
Recently I found out that my Mac’s facetime cam was on occasionaly. That is quite confusing to me and I was trying to find out a reason to do so. Although I was not that cautious like Mark Zuckerberg who used a tape to block the laptop’s camera1, I don’t know if there are some…
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Practical Tips for Machine Learning Research and Development
Machine learning projects require a different approach compared to traditional software development. After working on numerous ML projects, I’ve compiled practical tips to streamline the research and development process. This guide doesn’t require specific ML knowledge but focuses on effective workflows and organizational strategies. I tried to find online mainly through Google to find articles…
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Word Separators
You may be confused what does this mean how you could benefit from this post, actually this is really useful when you are using a GUI based operating system. Consider this, when you want to click a part of a long string, for example to rename a folder, but you actually want part of the…
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Getting Started on dnsmasq
I recently found that I need a customized dns server to help me handle local area network hostnames resolve, rather than using 1.1.1.1, 8.8.4.4, 8.8.8.8 for public domain dns services. It turns out there’s one tool named dnsmasq that could help me solve issues like this. I’m not going really deep on how to use…
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Discovering ‘last’: The Swiss Army Knife of System History
Have you ever needed to track down when your system was rebooted? Recently, I found myself in this exact situation. My first instinct was to dive into Console.app on my Mac, but I quickly got overwhelmed by the sheer volume of logs and information. It was like trying to find a needle in a digital…
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The Unexpected Solution: Mastering EML File Import into Mac Mail
In the ever-evolving world of digital communication, we often find ourselves facing unexpected challenges. One such challenge that many Mac users encounter is the seemingly simple task of importing .eml files into the Mac Mail application. Whether you’re migrating from another email client, recovering old emails, or trying to consolidate your digital correspondence, this guide…
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USB Hub with Ethernet Capability Driver needed on a computer?
I’ve never thought that in 2024 I still have to manually download and install driver for a USB Hub with ethernet functionality. I bought the UGreen USB Hub, in the beginning when I connected it to my Mac, I could not be able to find it in Settings app. Normally when a USB2Ethernet device is…
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Install Microsoft Visio on macOS M series Chips via Parallels Desktop
I’m trying to incorporate Microsoft Visio in my workflow as I underestimated its power. One problem for me is that I use a Macintosh which is not able to use the app natively, even through there’s a web based app, it is still far from acceptable in terms of user experience. Thus I decide that…