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foxlet / setup.md
Last active May 1, 2025 23:27
macOS Installation Media Guide (Windows)

Download macOS

  1. Get FetchMacOS and place it in a known folder.

  2. Open Command Prompt and use cd to go to the known folder.

  3. Run fetch-macos.exe -p PRODUCTID -o SharedSupport where PRODUCTID is the macOS package you want to download.

Edit Downloaded Files

  1. Rename InstallESDDmg.pkg inside the SharedSupport folder to InstallESD.dmg
@menushka
menushka / airdropSorter.scpt
Created December 30, 2018 22:47
A Folder Action script written in AppleScript used to separate AirDropped files into a different folder other than the default Downloads folder
property AIRDROP_FOLDER : "Path:to:AirDrop:Folder:in:Alias:format"
property QUARANTINE_KEY : "59"
property GET_QUARANTINE_COMMAND_START : "ls -l -@ '"
property GET_QUARANTINE_COMMAND_END : "' | tr '\\n' ' ' | sed 's/.*com\\.apple\\.quarantine\\s*\\(\\d*\\)/ \\1/' | awk '{$1=$1};1'"
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
repeat with i from 1 to length of added_items
set current_item to item i of added_items
set quarantine_type to getQuarantineType(POSIX path of current_item)
@dabrovnijk
dabrovnijk / IPv6_Gavlenet_complete.txt
Last active December 30, 2024 12:38
Edgerouter lite, Gavlenet, complete IPv6 settings with VPN
# Version: v1.10.8
# Build ID: 5142440
# Build on: 11/20/18 16:45
# Copyright: 2012-2018 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
# HW model: EdgeRouter Lite 3-Port
#
# Gavlenet Edgerouter lite
#
# Complete settings with Firewall and VPN
#
@490398290
490398290 / TeamViewer-id-changer.py
Created February 19, 2019 12:51
TeamViewer ID Changer for MAC OS
#!/usr/bin/env python
#coding:utf-8
import sys
import os
import glob
import platform
import re
import random
import string
@AmazingTurtle
AmazingTurtle / how-to-restore.md
Last active July 21, 2026 07:08
restore access to unifi controller

Restore access to a unifi controller

When you are unable to login to the unifi controller or forgot admin password, you can restore access using SSH and manipulating mongodb directly.

Warning

Do not uninstall unifi controller - most of the data is not stored in mongodb. In case you thought a mongodb backup would be sufficient, you may have fucked up already, just like me. However I managed to write this "tutorial" for anyone to not run into the same trap.

Apparently this guide no longer works with recent unifi controller versions (starting nov/dec 2022). Since I no longer use unifi hardware in my home system, I can not update the guide myself. In case you've gotten here to recover your data, you're likely doomed. But giving it a try won't hurt anyway, therefore: good luck.

@geoffyuen
geoffyuen / firestick4k.md
Last active July 5, 2025 08:28
Amazon Fire Stick 4k Tips and Tricks
@talkingmoose
talkingmoose / Manage App Notifications.bash
Last active January 25, 2024 15:26
macOS Catalina will prompt users to allow Notifications from each app that makes a request. Administrators can manage these prompts using a Configuration Profile. If running Jamf Pro 10.19 or later, I suggest instead using this manifest: https://github.com/talkingmoose/jamf-manifests/blob/master/macOS%20Notifications%20(com.apple.notificationset…
#!/bin/bash
<<ABOUT_THIS_SCRIPT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by:William Smith
Professional Services Engineer
Jamf
bill@talkingmoose.net
https://gist.github.com/talkingmoose/9faf50deaaefafa9a147e48ba39bb4b0
@dvf
dvf / change-codec.md
Last active August 20, 2026 11:12
Enable High Quality mode on your headphones (Updated for macOS Catalina)

If you're using a high-end bluetooth headset on your Macbook Pro it's likely your mac is using an audio codec which favors battery efficiency over high quality. This results in a drastic degradation of sound, the SBC codec is the likely culprit, read more about it here.

Find out what codec you're using

  1. Play a song on your headphones
  2. Option (⌥) click the Bluetooth button at the top of your screen Inspect the Bluetooth Coded
  3. If you're using AAC or aptX, you can stop here—those are the highest quality codecs.

Change your codec to AAC or aptX

@huksley
huksley / disabling-photoanalysisd.md
Last active September 2, 2026 14:31
Disabling photoanalysisd

For what it's worth (and with all the usual disclaimers about potentially making your mac unstable by disabling system services), here's some commands that will manipulate this service and services like it. Note the $UID in the command, that's just a bash shell variable that will resolve to some number. That's your numeric UID. You just run these commands from a Terminal command line. No special privileges needed.

If you want to disable it entirely, the first command stops it from respawning, and the second kills the one that is currently running:

launchctl disable gui/$UID/com.apple.photoanalysisd
launchctl kill -TERM gui/$UID/com.apple.photoanalysisd

(If you kill it without disabling it will die, but a new one will respawn and pick up where the old one left off)

@devnoname120
devnoname120 / My macOS setup.md
Last active August 1, 2026 17:15
My macOS setup

ℹ️ Enable iCloud end-to-end encryption:

  • Nobody knows that, but iCloud actually supports end-to-end encryption (see “Advanced Data Protection for iCloud”) but it’s disabled by default. If you care about data privacy, you should turn it on.
    • System settingsApple IDiCloud → Set Advanced Data Protection to On.
    • System settingsApple IDiCloud → Disable Access iCloud Data on the Web.
  • It supports almost all the native Apple apps, with the notable exceptions of iCloud Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. See official data protection matrix for more info.

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