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Android File Transfer Woes
What's up with Android File Transfer? Went to the download site but couldn't find the link. I saw on the forums it's not supported anymore.
What are some other ways I can transfer files from my phone ...
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Any free VM's for Apple Silicon MacBooks? [closed]
I hope to run Windows XP and similar versions of Windows that don’t support Apple Silicon, either virtually or through an emulator layer.
I tried VirtualBox, but it says "Intel Core needed". ...
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emacs-like key-bindings for window management within macOS
Is there a way to have macOS key-bindings that let me manipulate windows?
For example:
⌘ Command → to move the window to the right
⌘ Command + →
to grow the window to the right
I'm looking for tools ...
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How to disable accidental trackpad input on Apple Silicon hardware running macOS Sonoma?
I know we have an old thread on the Apple SE site about this, but none of the posted solutions work on the newer Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Macs running macOS Sonoma.
I have tested Karabiner-Multitouch-...
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A PDF viewer that can reload and open pdf attached files
I'm searching for a PDF viewer with two specific capabilities: firstly, the ability to open attached PDF files, similar to Foxit PDF Reader or Adobe PDF Reader. Secondly, I need it to automatically ...
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Simplest way to create a clickable list in MacOS that will cause selected programs to run
I'm looking for something which runs under macOS that will let me do the following:
Suppose I have a file called "program.list" with contents something like this:
"Program 1" "...
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how to install SBCL on Apple Silicon without brew and without sudo / admin?
I have an Apple M1 macbook pro in which I want to use SBCL for Common Lisp but without homebrew. The official SBCL page says one way is to build SBCL from source, though you need to bootstrap that ...
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Can I somehow restrict command+tab to hide apps without document windows open from macOS?
On MacOS, closing the last window of an app does not close that app. (To speed up opening a new window later, I assume.)
Motivation
Let's look at 2 common activities:
A) opening a document/file that ...
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Can I generate screenshot in 2x mode with any screenshot tool on macOS?
Currently, if I take a screenshot e.g. 1000x1000, it provides a 1000x1000 image. Ideally, I want to be 2000x2000.
Is it possible to take screenshots in 2x/retina resolution with the default screenshot ...
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What Applications can use to scan? [closed]
What Applications other than the Image Capture can be used to scan documents with a scanner?
The drivers for the scanner are installed, but I wonder if there is any good macos Application out there ...
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How to make Quick Time Player support .avi files?
I have an .avi file that I wanted to play via Quick Time Player only.
But when I try to open an example .avi file, I get this error dialog pop-up given below:
Note: I know that I can use advanced ...
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How do you run APK application files on Apple Silicon Mac?
I want to run a few Android applications on my Mac computer somehow. However, I cannot find a way to.
Things I tried:
BlueStacks, doesn't run on Apple Silicon.
Andy, but the download page returns an ...
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Anyone know a video editing prog that works with Intel + OS 12.4?
I would love iMovie but I cannot find a version that works with my system.
2016 MacBookPro running OS 12.4, that's with the Intel chip.
The latest version of iMovie needs the M1 chip and OS 13x. I ...
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Menu bar XML searching app?
I'm thinking a simple search app that can be reached from the menu bar and I have put my XML-files in the settings and then I can search through it to find whatever the XML-file is storing. For ...
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Is there a free app to do AI text-to-speech?
I'm looking for a free way to do AI-powered "text to speech", so I can copy-paste an article or document and have it read to me.
I've tried say on the command line, but the lack of AI means ...
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