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Do iPhones have a built-in mouse or trackpad and how do I use it?
Quite some time ago someone told me (or maybe I read it) that iPhones have a built-in trackpad or mouse pointer that makes it easy for you to move the cursor around for editing text. I want to know if this is actually possible?
Right now my…
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How to change a PDF's title? (not file name)
My question is in reference to the title shown in Acrobat Reader's tab and title bar that reads "Modern business letter."
I generated the PDF from a .docx document, and the document is generated based on a LibreOffice template (.odt) named "Modern…
Dylan Czenski
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External monitor flicker / signal loss
I have a Samsung 28" U28E590 4K Display and a 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Intel Iris 550 1536 MB Graphics). I have a dongle for HDMI output.
The problem is that the external monitor flickers, displays white noise and sometimes cuts out…
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What's the proper way to pronounce "Mac OS X"?
I was inspired by the question Mac or Macintosh.
What's the proper way to pronounce "Mac OS X"? I've heard the following things used to refer to the operating system on the Macintosh:
"Mac OS Ten" ("OS" is said like "AHSS")
"Mac OS Ex" ("OS" is…
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How do I move a contact on the iPhone from one group to another?
I have about 20 contacts on my iPhone that is in the wrong group. How can I move them to another group?
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El Capitan : How to disable Force Click "Dictionary Pop-ups" in Chrome?
In my Chrome Browser, whenever i "Force Click" (hard clicked by one finger) upon a Word, the dictionary lookup Pop-up is always popping out.
Like this:
I have already DISABLED the "Force Click" setting in the Trackpad Settings:
And then already…
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How do I identify which CPU a MacBook uses?
I'd like to identify which CPU this notebook is using, in terms of code names such as "Ivy Bridge" and "Haswell". The little Apple logo in the upper left shows some information, but not this.
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How Do I Fully Flush Cached Redirects From Safari?
I have a device with a web-based control panel, and accidentally set it to redirect all http pages to https, even though some don't work over https. Although I've since corrected this, Safari seems to have memorised the redirect and is refusing to…
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My external monitor doesn't work at full resolution with my MacBook
I've got a MacBook Pro (Early 2015, OS 10.11.2) and I've also got a Dell 2209WAf monitor, which I'm using with a VGA cable and this adaptor.
The monitor's optimum resolution is 1680x1050 @ 60Hz and RDM shows this as an option. However, when I try to…
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How can I "delete" the last word, using iOS dictation feature?
iOS dictation is a great feature, which mostly works both for Siri and for apps supporting an onscreen keyboard.
However: is there a voice command I can use to backspace or delete the last word? I found a good guide here, but there is no delete…
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Auto-updating Homebrew
i'm currently using the Homebrew package manager and my question is: is possibile to write a bash's script in order to execute brew update and eventually brew upgrade whenever opening a shell for the first time? I'm using iTerm at the moment.
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How do I switch between Finder tabs with a keyboard shortcuts?
Ideally, I'd like to be able to cmd+1 == first tab, cmd+2 == 2nd tab, so on and so forth.
How can I do this?
Thanks!
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Is there a way to force Google Photos to upload in the background?
I recently download the new Google Photos app for iOS, and I noticed that my photos are only uploaded when I have the app opened and in focus.
Background app refresh is on for the app.
Is there another setting I can tweak to make it upload even when…
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Is there a free, lightweight text editor that isn't text-only but also isn't a heavyweight IDE?
I'm not really satisfied with the text-editors available for Mac OS X.
I tried TextWrangler, Smultron, Coda, SubEthaEdit, TextMate and others I do not remember. But none of the above satisfied my needs.
I want a (free) text editor
which is…
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Is there a backquote on the iPhone keyboard?
Is there a backquote (backtick `) on the iPhone keyboard, and if so, where is it?
When I'm writing a post on a site in the SE family (especially SO), I want to use the backquote for inline code blocks. Under the single quote key, I've found two…
Lee