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Disable writing to macOS DNS cache
Can writing to the macOS DNS cache be disabled through configuration, so that DNS resolution doesn't leave a mark on the filesystem?
The context is that I want to avoid logging the details of network ...
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How to remove Google Drive folder after uninstalling Google Drive on MacOSX 13.5.1
I've uninstalled Google Drive from my company laptop running MacOSX 13.5.1 (by deleting the application from the Application folder using Finder, and I wanted to delete my Google Drive Data, which do ...
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OneDrive "remembers" accounts not used/signed-in on new MacBook
My Issue
I have been struggling find a solution to this for about a week and need some help. I have recently bought a personal MacBook as dev machine for my research, so all it will have installed is ...
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Take dektop screenshot from macOS launch agent
I have the following script to take a screenshot programmatically
$ cat /Users/bamboo/capture/capture
#!/bin/bash
screencapture -o "$(dirname "$0")/screenshot.png"
When I run ...
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how can I backup kindle books out of reach of amazon?
10 years ago amazon sold illegitimate copies of Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm, and subsequently deleted them from users' devices, thereby destroying a lot of work for some. I don't think I bought ...
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Screen recording is missing from security&privacy in macOS
today I was trying to test teamviewer and found out that my option to disable/enable screen recording is missing. (see picture)
I have tried to reboot and not help. googling around did not come up ...
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Is it possible to avoid sharing usage information with Microsoft?
I recently opened Microsoft Excel 2016 and got the following pop-up:
Neither option says "do not share my data", the only way I can seem to do that is to close the dialogue. The downside of that is ...
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Removing metadata with PowerPoint 2011
I'm looking for a solution to remove metadata from .PPTX files on Mac with PowerPoint 2011. On Windows, there is a Microsoft utility called Document Inspector. Does anyone know of anything similar on ...
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Can I find out if my employer is snooping on me?
I work at a large university and have a computer supplied by my employer.
There is apparently some sort of remote management that the help desk can use if I call them and accept their request to log ...
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Remove applications from Security -> Privacy -> Contacts list
I have a few applications that want access to my contacts. I don't really use contacts, and I don't want applications entitled to the information.
I've unchecked the appropriate box, but I'd like to ...
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OSX accessibility: Allow Skype to control your computer
This question is related to another question: "Google Software Update would like to control this computer..." What? only I'd like to know why Skype would like access to control my computer? ...
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Can someone discover my computer by driving by?
Someone broke in to my home in New York and stole My MacBook Pro and iPhone 5 this weekend. They left other things like my android phone and iPad. It seems they were specifically targeting the Mac.
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How did Google get on my Mac?
I am running a MacBook Pro, and have never installed Chrome, Google Earth, or anything blatantly Google.
Just installed Little Snitch (are there no good free firewalls for Mac?) and see that CURL is ...
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Why does Pages.app connect to a server through https and keep the connection open?
Every time i start up the program Pages (iWork) it connects to a server through https. What is going on? Why would Apple do this? I use no features under Pages that could warrant this behaviour.
It ...
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Multiple simultaneous browser sessions
I'm looking for a chrome or firefox plugin that allows me to have windows with different sessions. It's a bit like chrome's incognito works: if you open an incognito window, it won't share the cookies ...
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