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Things to Do After Reimaging Mac

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  1. Install Homebrew.

    /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
    
  2. Install XCode from the App store.

  3. Install and configure Hyper.js.

    xinstall hyper -ic
    
  4. Install …

Tips on macOS

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  1. Print Mac OS X operating system version information.

    sw_vers -productName
    
  2. iTerm2 is the best termimal application in Mac.

  3. You can use Homebrew to install applications in Mac similar to the command …

Shortcuts in macOS

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Table of keyboard shortcuts lists comparisons of shortcuts on Windows, macOS and Linux.

  1. Unless you have a full Mac keyboard, you will not have the Home/End keys. Fn + Left/Right …

Mirroring Screen from iPhone or iPad to Macbook

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

5KPlayer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc41jJAhozc

QuickTime

Reflector 2

https://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector

  1. I think there is a way to do it directly ...

AirDroid

Works both for IOS …

Turn on Remote Login in Mac

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You cannot SSH into a Mac (even if openssh is install on it) unless Remote Login is turned on. You can follow the steps below to turn on Remote Login on …

Sharing Files Between Linux and iPad

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Synchronization Software

Install a sycnhronization software on both your computer and iPad.

Connecting Using USB

Install libimobiledevice-utils and ifuse on your Linux computer.

sudo apt-get install libimobiledevice-utils ifuse

And then run …