Tag Archives: macOS

Symlink: [SOLVED] Wireless Magic Keyboard Special Function Buttons Not Working

By Bill Plein | October 27, 2020

I ran into a problem with my volume buttons on my Magic Keyboard that I use with my new work laptop… they weren’t working. This seems like voodoo, but it really did work. Check it out https://perfectfitcomputers.ca/wireless-magic-keyboard-special-function-buttons-not-working/ [edited later: site is no longer around, but the Wayback Machine has it cached, without screen shots] https://web.archive.org/web/20210226130548/https://perfectfitcomputers.ca/wireless-magic-keyboard-special-function-buttons-not-working/

Create a bootable ISO of macOS Catalina 10.15 (Bonus: With bootable USB too!)

By Bill Plein | February 19, 2020

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How to make a bootable ISO of macOS Catalina NEW INSTRUCTIONS: JUST FOLLOW APPLE!! I’m not kidding, forget about the mess below. Apple has updated and documented this across several macOS versions. Find it at support.apple.com’s article “How to create a bootable installer for macOS“ Ignore everything below!!! I previously wrote up my version of… Read More »

Creating a bootable macOS High Sierra USB installation media

By Bill Plein | December 21, 2018

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In a previous post, I discussed creating a macOS High Sierra installation ISO. Well, these days it’s usually easier to just use a USB stick to get the job done. I have an older laptop at home that I use as a backup. It’s a mid-2011 MacBook Air, and the most recent OS it can… Read More »

[BROKEN – see comments for the fix!] Creating a macOS 10.14 Mojave installation ISO

By Bill Plein | September 28, 2018

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I previously wrote up my version of creating a macOS High Sierra ISO HERE. NOTE: This is now broken! Please read the comments by others below. I’ll try to update this at a future time, and create a new clean one for Catalina as well! THANK YOU ALL! For Mojave there’s a fix that needed… Read More »

Symlink: Workaround for changing Mac OS X VM display resolution in vSphere & Fusion

By Bill Plein | February 5, 2016

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I always end up finding the cure for ESXi issues, especially those related to running ESXi on Mac hardware, at William Lam’s excellent site. Want to change the resolution on your Mac OS X VM under Fusion or Vsphere? Check it out http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2015/10/heads-up-workaround-for-changing-mac-os-x-vm-display-resolution-in-vsphere-fusion.html