Nostalgic photo of LEGO “computers”:
Typology of Lego Computers. | Present&Correct
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Category: General
Cleaning Apple Products
This page on Apple’s site guides you through cleaning their products without damaging them or voiding the warranty.
Use 1Password to fill and save on your iPhone and iPad
Use 1Password to fill and save on your iPhone and iPad
Source
Adding memory foam to AirPods Pro
Interesting hack from Viticci: How I Modded the Silicone Tips of AirPods Pro with a Memory Foam Layer – MacStories
Star Wars Mandalorian ornament
The launch of the Disney+ streaming service was heralded by their Star Wars show, The Mandalorian. Since my social media of choice is Twitter, I immediately muted mentions of the show. Still, my friend Jonathan sent me instructions for an ornament of The Child.
Hope you enjoy making this, and may the Force be with you, especially on Life Day!
Moving passwords from Google Chrome to 1Password
Helpful article from the developer of 1Password on how to move your saved passwords from Google Chrone to 1Password. Saving passwords in web browsers has been exploited and is not recommended.
macOS installer commands
High Sierra
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/HighSierra
Mojave
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Mojave
Catalina
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Catalina
Big Sur
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/BigSur
Vocal warmup
This is intended to be spoken slowly and deliberately:
“Eleven benevolent elephants met Lilly and Lucy in Philadelphia. They went to see Camelot in Unique New York, with guns and drums and drums and guns which they kept in the bodega bodega bodega. They soon came across Brilliant Italian William from Topeka, who merely murmured, ”lilly lally lilly lally.“ Then around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran, to live among Culligans and Callalillies and let his tone drift off as easily as a sigh.”
Making bootable USB drives
When installing modern operating systems, a bootable USB drive is required. The Rufus tool does exactly this and is fairly easy to use. Here is a link to the Rufus Wikipedia article.
Web Browser icons
While creating a screencast, I needed image files for popular web browsers. I found this GitHub repository that had every icon I needed. If you need icons for a project, this repo is a great resource.