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Felis Catus System Administrator
Hi, I would like to reintroduce myself. My name is Meatloaf T. Cat, the “T” stands for “The“.I am a System Administrator, fluent in Linux, Mac, and Windows; maybe some other operating systems too. I generally write cat-related posts on this site. I will be writing a few more posts featuring some of my favorite …
2026 Midsummer Day of the Ox
July 26, 2026 is the Midsummer Day of the Ox, or per Wikipedia entry Midsummer Ox Day. Midsummer Ox Day (土用の丑の日, Doyō no ushi no hi) is the day associated with the Ox sign in the traditional Japanese calendar. The most famous Ox Day in Japan (one or two days with an interval of 12 days) are on the hottest …
Retro-Prime: October 14, 2008
While working on numerous hard drives, I found an iPhone screenshot of 37Prime.com from October 14, 2008. Well, the screenshot was actually taken on October 18, 2008. The page featured the new Unibody Aluminum MacBook Pro.
Resources
Homebrew – brew.sh
/bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)”
brew -upgrade
yt-dlp
alias for .zprofile (macOS)
alias geta=’yt-dlp -f “bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4” ‘
alias getv=’yt-dlp -f “bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4” ‘
alias keepav=’yt-dlp -k -f “bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4” ‘
alias getl=’yt-dlp -f “bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/mp4” –list-formats ‘
For information on how to renew an existing AppleCare plan:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210580
Mac Hardware Diagnostic ToolPress and hold “D” key while booting up.
macOS Software Update, command line:
softwareupdate -ia
softwareupdate -ia –include-config-data
Highlight Stack Items on Hover in Mac OS X Dock
To turn on:
defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilite-stack -boolean yes;killall Dock
To turn off
defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilite-stack -boolean no;killall Dock
Reset macOS Launchpad
defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock
Enable FileVault via command Line
Run the following command to check the FileVault status:
fdesetup status
If FileVault is off, proceed to enable it.
Use the following command to enable FileVault:
sudo fdesetup enable
You will be prompted to enter the admin password and create a recovery key. Save the recovery key in a safe place.
How to fix the iCloud APLZOD.dll error in Outlook
Slipstick Systems
Microsoft Service Agreement, May 1, 2018
Setup Windows 10/11 without networking:
Open cmd with Shift + F10 and type OOBE\BYPASSNRO
or
Create local account:
start ms-cxh:localonly
Some multi-display fun for Mac: