sickcodes

# Forked from https://gist.github.com/gguerini
# Syntax edits by Sick Codes (GPLv3+)

# Disable menu bar transparency
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false

# Show remaining battery time; hide percentage
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "NO"
defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowTime -string "YES"

eddieh

chroot Environments on macOS

This is a draft.

macOS doesn’t have many of the advanced Linux or UNIX features that have come about in the past 20 years. So getting a proper chroot environment up and running takes a little more work.

JJTech0130

WARNING: BIOS modding can be dangerous. You run the risk of bricking your device. I am not responsible for broken devices.

This tutorial was created for my HP Pavilion 15 laptop. I cannot confirm that this works on any other devices.

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Finding variable

We need to find the offset, varstore, and possible values for the DVMT pre-alloc.

Extracting BIOS

ecompayment

# For those who does not care iCloud and stock mac Applications
# As well as stopping Spotlight completley
# tested on bigsur (Intel and M )

#!/bin/bash

# Reboot your Mac into Recovery Mode 
# Terminal from top menu
# csrutil disable
# csrutil authenticated-root disable

b0gdanw

#!/bin/zsh
#Credit: Original idea and script disable.sh by pwnsdx https://gist.github.com/pwnsdx/d87b034c4c0210b988040ad2f85a68d3

#Disabling unwanted services on macOS 11 Big Sur (11) and macOS Monterey (12)
#Disabling SIP is required  ("csrutil disable" from Terminal in Recovery)
#Modifications are written in /private/var/db/com.apple.xpc.launchd/ disabled.plist and disabled.501.plist


# user
TODISABLE=()

timsutton

#!/bin/bash

# A cleaner alternative to this approach, but which requires a restart, is to populate TCC's SiteOverrides.plist inside
# the TCC app support directory with the following:
# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
# <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
# <plist version="1.0">
# <dict>
# 	<key>Services</key>
# 		<dict>

guidocella

#!/bin/sh

{
    echo '# Netscape HTTP Cookie File' # needed by youtube-dl

    # There is no attempt to url encode $1, but SQLite already handles
    # characters like spaces, so only ? % and # should cause issues.
    sqlite3 -separator '	' "file:${1:-$HOME/.local/share/qutebrowser}/webengine/Cookies?nolock=1" "
SELECT
    host_key,

kouwei32

macOS Yosemite and above utilize AWDL (Apple Wireless Direct Link) to handle data transfers to other AWDL-enabled devices (Macs, Macbooks, iPhones, etc.) over the Wifi Radio, without the need for a common underlying Access Point.

However, whenever AWDL is active (Bonjour discovery and any Airdrop, Airplay, and GameKit links and transfers), it will lock the Wifi radio for small intervals. For Bonjour discovery specifically, this comes to an effective packet spooling time of about 50-100ms, once per second (active transfers will be higher).

Obviously, this will create unacceptable latency spikes for low-latency desktop streaming apps. To disable the AWDL interface, use the following command in Applications > Utilities > Terminal (this requires you to be logged in as an Administrator and enter your password):

sudo ifconfig awdl0 down

cheyilin

# https://www.techjunkie.com/hidpi-mode-os-x/
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.4
killall Dock

defaults write bluetoothaudiod "Enable AptX codec" -bool true
defaults write bluetoothaudiod "Enable AAC codec" -bool true

gopsmith

#!/bin/zsh

# CREDITS: Original idea and script disable.sh by pwnsdx https://gist.github.com/pwnsdx/d87b034c4c0210b988040ad2f85a68d3
#   Big Sur revision by b0gdanw https://gist.github.com/b0gdanw/40d000342dd1ba4d892ad0bdf03ae6ea

# TEMPORARILY disabling (e.g. STOPPING via 'bootout') unwanted services on macOS 11 Big Sur and macOS 12 Monterey:
# This version is for a special boot that optimizes for real-time music performance and streaming video.
# Due to the read-only system volume introduced with macOS Catalina, this script can NOT be run in Recovery mode's Terminal.
# For my purposes I leave WiFi enabled, for streaming video to a local router with no internet connection.