Permissions: “fetching…” the fix. So you’ve checked your permission on a problematic file, and discovered that that first entry is for a user named “fetching…” More than a little trouble, especially if you just migrated 1.2 million files from one machine to another. You can’t move or delete almost anything at all without having to […]

Here’s something I just discovered. Maybe it’s “old news” or maybe it’s “just me” but FWIW Based on my own experience, there is a subtle difference between powered and unpowered USB 3.0 hubs: sometimes a powered-hub device is not recognized. Specifically I have an external USB 3 trayless enclosure that I use for swapping in/out […]

Tired of trying to remember website passwords? Does the thought of long, complex passwords intimidate you? Are you using “IL0VeYou” as your main password? Does the thought of a different password for every site bring up images of the Spanish Inquisition? How would you like to be able to choose (say) your banking website from […]

  If you are using a recent version of Safari web browser, you’ll notice that some videos will not play. This is true not just on one site, but on all sites that embed videos. Here’s the fix: The problem with videos is a “feature” of Safari. The recent versions have autoplay turned off. To […]

Here’s the code to play a video MP4 Cinemagraph on Safari (as well as others, of course):   <video style=”width: 100%;” preload=”auto” src=”https://yourSource.mp4″ autoplay=”autoplay” loop=”loop” muted=””></video>   Obviously, you replace the URL with the once to your cinemagraph.

On using email: Today I was backing up my server, and noticed that some clients have over 1 Terabyte of email. Honestly, I’m surprised their email has not slowed to a snail’s pace, and been kicking up all kinds of errors. What happens is this: every email you get is stored on the host’s email […]

The TCL49S403 Roku TV is a heck of a deal for less than $340: 4K and almost 50″. But it comes with flaws. First is the limited viewing angle: you need to be sitting nearly  directly in front of it to get any pop to the image at all. 30 degrees off center, and the […]

Yup: two command-P’s in a row, and you’re printing to a PDF. No more hunting thru menus! Cool!     How? You have to put in some effort one time. Here’s what you do: Just add the second command-P as a short-cut: System prefs/ keyboard / shortcuts / App shortcuts / + You have be […]

There are lots fo reasons for missing disk space; most are well known. Here’s one that I’ve just found and have not seen elsewhere.   I have 10 volumes I keep mounted (boot drive; photo work; video work; programming; data and so on) and a couple of shelves of bare drives I use for backup […]

Most people think that network attached storage (NAS) is just a box with drives in it attached to your local network. In fact, NAS is a computer, minus the monitor and keyboard. As such, it can be incredibly powerful, containing its own CPU and memory. I recently found another good use for my NAS in […]