How I fixed the intermittent Wi-Fi dropouts on my MacBook
The Wi-Fi on my MacBook Pro has intermittently stopped working. (Likely a Broadcom driver issue.) Here’s how I turned a simple workaround into a more permanent fix.
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I’m a macOS power-user who’ve worked on macOS software design and development professionally for six years.
The missing gigabytes of disk space on my Mac
My Mac was missing roughly 130 GB of internal disk space. I suspected APFS/Time Machine snapshots, but find it hiding in the leftovers from the Mac App Store.
How to disable Adobe Cloud Sync on macOS
Adobe doesn’t give you an off-switch for its cloud storage service. However, you can still turn it off and prevent it from running in the background.
I replaced the aging battery on my MacBook Pro
The battery on my seven-year-old MacBook Pro 15″ had begun to swell and replacing it myself was way cheaper than via an authorized dealer.
RunCat and the battery-impact of processor indicators
RunCat is a desktop pet that lives in your Mac’s top bar. It runs faster when your Mac is busy but it can also prevent it from entering energy-saving modes.
How to auto-lock your computer on a schedule (e.g. at bedtime)
Automatically lock your computer screen at certain hours (such as your break or bedtime.) Instructions for Mac, Windows, and Linux computers.
How to change the keyboard layout on the macOS login screen
Set the keyboard layout/language on Mac’s login window, and fix the issue of it being reset to the wrong layout (e.g. ABC Keyboard) after rebooting.
Your web browsers are slowing down your Time Machine backups
Third-party web browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome slows down your Mac’s Time Machine backups by dumping their files in all the wrong places.
Safari’s default media controls get blocked when CSP is applied
Any HTTP Content-Security-Policy blocks the default <audio>/<video> controls in Safari unless you deliberately make it less secure.
How to configure multiple NTP servers on macOS
Set up multiple network time protocol (NTP) servers on your Mac. Multiple time sources help increase your system reliability and time accuracy.
Excessive heat from MacBook Pro under macOS ‘Mojave’
My late-2013 model MacBook Pro ran down the battery quickly and gave off lots of heat. Here’s how to fix the problem after upgrading to macOS 10.14 ‘Mojave’.
Get the Apple News app for macOS in unsupported regions
Here is how to enable and unhide the Apple News app on macOS when you’re not in one of the News app’s supported countries.