If you have a Windows hard drive that needs formatting for a Mac then this short video will show you how to do that. Before watching the video you will need to take the hard drive out of the Windows machine and place it in a hard drive caddy plugged into your Mac.
How to update your airport extreme Firmware
This short video shows you have to update your AirPort Extreme or AirPort Time Capsule Firmware .
Allow around 10 minutes for it to update hence the grab a brew comment.
How to upgrade the SSD on a MacPro 2013
This short video shows you how to upgrade your Hard drive on a MacPro 2013.
Tools: 1 x T8 Torx Screwdriver.
1 x SSD M.2 NVME (check before you buy it does work with the model)
Time: 2 minutes to do around 1 hour to install the Operating System.
Skill: Easy
How to setup Time Machine Short
How to clone a macOS drive using a caddy
Error code 21345 how do we fix it
So running into this error its usually to deal with the communication error with the printer and the Mac. How do we fix it without buying a new printer.
Copilot Cursor is it annoying
So Copilot from Microsoft is live the feature for Mac version of Office is turned on.
What is Copilot ?
Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered assistant developed by Microsoft to enhance productivity across its suite of applications and services. Unlike GitHub Copilot, which focuses on code completion, Microsoft Copilot integrates into various Microsoft products to assist with tasks, content creation, and data analysis.
Basically like Chat GPT you can open the window up and type in your message and it will go away and source a response from its AI sources.
For those of you who have started to encounter the delightful light grey message when you open a new word document on your Mac “select the icon or press +L to draft with copilot” don’t panic it is a feature from Microsoft to help you work. For those who want to remove this option its relatively simple to do.
Clone your old OSX to a new SSD
Most Apple Engineer have most probably got several USB Ext hard drives they use as a clean boot system (operating system) for testing purposes. With that in mind creating the drives is somewhat time consuming and to replicate the drive setup from scratch can encounter glitches. If you have a bootable drive and require either a copy or a hardware upgrade of the USB drive your best option would be to look at cloning the drive to a new USB ext drive. We are going to look at anything from Catalina and before within this article.
macOS tagline
Thought it would be fun to place all the maOS taglines on one page.
What’s the best option to replace your Drobo
Drobo is no longer in operation—it filed for bankruptcy a few years ago. As a result, existing users now face challenges in maintaining their devices without official support. The Drobo website is no longer functional, and updating the necessary management software has become difficult, if not impossible.
With Drobo discontinued, users must consider alternative storage solutions based on their specific needs. If you’re looking for more details, PetaPixel has an insightful article on Drobo’s liquidation that’s worth reading.
For those still using a Drobo, the options are limited: continue using the device until it fails or proactively replace the hardware. When making this decision, key factors to consider include the amount of storage required, how the system connects to users, and the number of people relying on the device.
