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Installing stuff: brew vs. official installer - which one should be used?

I wonder how programs should be installed on Mac? Via Homebrew or an official installer if there is one? Let's say I want to install Node.js on my Mac. The official macOS installation guide offers different alternatives to do so. So first, I…
winklerrr
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How to enable Double-Tap to Drag in Mac OS X Catalina?

I found a few solutions how to enable this(double click and drag) feature https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13048479 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8094988 so on... But on Catalina OS I can't find this feature... What am I doing wrong?
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"Install Spotify" can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software

I'm running macOS 10.15 Catalina Beta. When I try to install Spotify I see the following error: Is this a Spotify issue or a Catalina issue? Thanks.
Insight
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How can I open Windows network links on Mac OS X?

I started using a Mac recently in a workplace where most people use Windows. We share with each other links to work files that exist on some server here. So I may get a URL via email that looks like that \\servername\folder\stuff.doc or even just a…
Roee Adler
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Log out other user w/o first switching to that user

My wife use separate accounts and quick user switching on a MBP running 10.6. Sometimes I want to log her out to free up some RAM, but I'd like to avoid logging in as her, logging out, then logging back in as me. I have seen a terminal solution...…
Richard Herron
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If my Mac is connected to ethernet and WiFi, which will it use?

As per title. I have ethernet issues at home and if I just turn WiFi on my MacMini, will this take over or will it default to ethernet unless I pull the cable out?
Mr. Boy
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USB-C dongles killing Wi-Fi on 2016/2017 MacBooks – Who’s to blame?

I recently switched from my beloved MacBook Pro Retina (Late 2013) i5 2.6/16/512 to MacBook Pro (2017) Non-TB i5 2.3/16/512. I purchased what from the build-quality looked like a good USB-C-to-DisplayPort cable with 4k/60Hz support, just to run into…
Dr. Woo
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MacBook Pro high CPU with external monitors

I recently ordered two 4K monitors (LG 27UD88). I connected them using Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter cable to my MacBook Pro. When I have the monitors connected, the CPU load is very high with fans running at 5500-6000 RPM and a processor…
Melvin Koopmans
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"Unknown Error = -2,147,414,007" on creating certificate with Certificate Assistant

I am getting "Unknown Error = -2,147,414,007" on creating a certificate through the Keychain app. Steps to Recreate: Open the Keychain Access application. Select Certificate Assistant > Create a Certificate in the application menu (Keychain…
Danis Fermi
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Is there a way to make paste as text only the default action in Office 2016?

I hardly ever want to paste with formatting when copying into Word 2016 or Excel 2016 (seriously, who wants fonts when copying into a spreadsheet?). Is there a way to set the default paste to paste text only when I hit Cmd+V?
Jeff
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How to SSH in one line

How would I connect to another computer through SSH in one line? If I were to do ssh host@IP, it would require me to enter the password in the second line. I was thinking that I could do something like this: ssh host@IP | echo password, but that…
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How to make 'grep' work like in Ubuntu?

I tried to use grep to match one pattern on the terminal, but n o any result comes out. $ grep -R 'networks' grep: warning: recursive search of stdin I knew grep on macOS is based on BSD while grep on Ubuntu is based on GNU. How to make 'grep' work…
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Does Apple provide a web site with content of `man` pages for the command-line commands bundled with Mac OS X?

I want to provide URL links to man page content at apple.com as an authoritative source of information. Describing and quoting the local man page is awkward. Does Apple provide man pages on the web?
Basil Bourque
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What is the "lsd" process on OS X, and why is it using so much CPU power?

I looked in iStat Menus and noticed that a process named lsd was consuming 99% of my CPU (Out of 400% for 4 cores). I searched around for a bit, but couldn't find out what this was, and why it's using so much processing power. It's not Little Snitch…
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Where has "Keychain First Aid" gone?

On my machine running OS X El Capitan, there is no "Keychain First Aid" option in the Keychain Access app. All documentation, including Mac OS Help in El Capitan, says to go to the Keychain Access menu and select Keychain First Aid. But my Keychain…
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