This hack will show you how to display system information (process statistics and resource usage) as well as a real time list of processes and threads that are currently running. An alternative to having to open the Activity Monitor application on your Mac.
The macOS Screenshot application saves screenshots using a predefined naming convention [Screenshot YYYY-MM-DD at HH.MM.SS]. This hack will show you how you can customise this with your own text.
When using the macOS Screenshot application, screenshots are saved as PNG images (.png files) by default. This hack will show you how you can change this default file type.
Is your Mac refusing to shut down? Most likely an application or background process has frozen, preventing the process to close and in turn preventing macOS to shut down. This hack will show you how to use terminal to force a shut down.
If you need to run a process on your Mac that cannot be interrupted by the Mac’s sleep cycle, such as running a task in Automator or downloading a large amount of data, then you can caffeinate the Mac to keep it awake. Here’s how…
Do you want to know why a particular drive is not ejecting on your Mac? Is a process causing a lot of strain on your computer’s processor and you want to identify what that may be? This Terminal command will show you what your Mac is currently reading and writing to disk…
Unsure how long your Mac has been running for before its last reboot? Wanting to see a list of recent reboot dates for diagnostic purposes? There are a couple of useful Terminal commands that can help with this.
The macOS operating system hides files and folders for good reason: to prevent accidental deletion of critical system files and to simplify the OS so that only the files and folders we need to interact with are visible. There may be times, however, when you need to locate a hidden file or folder.
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The main premise of HEY is that you are in control of your emails and so, by default, notifications are kept to a minimum. However, you can get notified of any email that enters the Imbox or of any email you receive from a specific contact, domain or email thread. Here’s how…
