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Does your Mac have a different name than you’d like? Follow along for how to quickly change your computer’s name. Your Mac’s name will show up in a variety of circumstances including when AirDropping files, managing your devices on iCloud like with Find My Mac, and elsewhere. Here’s how to easily change it. Mac: How … Read moreMac: How to change your computer name
FFmpeg is a great little program to help convert more or less any media format. I previously wrote an article how to install ffmpeg on the Raspberry Pi. This short tutorial will help you install ffmpeg on Mac, which is luckily a lot simpler! The easiest way to install ffmpeg is to use HomeBrew a package manager for … Read moreInstall ffmpeg on Mac OS X
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James Cobalt edited this page 22 days ago · 12 revisions Installing FFmpeg in Windows Download a static build from here. Use 7-Zip to unpack it in the folder of your choice. Open a command prompt with administrator’s rights.NOTE: Use CMD.exe, do not use Powershell! The syntax for accessing environment variables is different from the command shown in Step 4 – running … Read moreInstalling FFmpeg
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There are plenty of great services that can back up your files, but sometimes you need something a bit more bulletproof. Maybe you’re migrating your Windows installation to a new hard drive, or maybe you want a complete 1-to-1 copy in case anything goes wrong. In those cases, your best bet is to clone your hard drive, creating an … Read moreHow to Clone a Hard Drive
Try reinstalling from Internet Recovery mode instead: Command + Option + R on boot
No matter where you fall on the Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux debate, one thing remains true: you shouldn’t be forced to limit yourself to just one operating system. Of course, there are workarounds, like running a virtual machine, but they’re not always intuitive and can inhibit your programs’ performance. CrossOver 17 allows you to launch … Read moreCrossOver runs your Windows apps on Mac or Linux computers
Important note: You should enable SSH agent forwarding with caution. When you set up agent forwarding, a socket file is created on the forwarding host, which is the mechanism by which the key can be forwarded to your destination. Another user on the system with the ability to modify files could potentially use this key to … Read moreSecurely Connect to Linux Instances Running in a Private Amazon VPC
Most useful way if you’re a network administrator, Server administrator or web developer. And you’re working with Mac OS X machine likely MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac or Mac Mini. Furthermore each version of Mac OS X has different- different command to reset DNS cache. So you should use exact command according to your system … Read moreHow to Flush DNS Cache in Mac OS X EI Capitan: 10.11, 10.10.4