Run your own local “ChatGPT” on a Macbook
Generative AI and specifically, ChatGPT is taking the world by a storm. Everyone is talking about it. But so far, it’s been limited to the big boys like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft Bing (actually driven...
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Getting Tapo Smart Plug to work on Apple Home and Siri (non-Matter version)
One of the easiest way to upgrade your home devices to be smart is to get a bunch of Wifi smart plugs to be able to remotely control them. I’ve used TP-Link’s Kasa as...
Disable ZScaler temporarily on your Mac
If you are using a corporate machine with ZScaler installed on it, you may face SSL handshake errors, especially with Java apps throwing up javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException errors when getting certificates proxied by ZScaler instead of...
Steelseries Nimbus thumbstick replacement
Over time, the rubber of thumbtack controllers can disintegrate. This is especially true in tropical climates we have here in Singapore. That’s what happened to my years old Steelseries Nimbus Controller which still functions...
How to boot Intel NUC in headless mode
Intel NUCs are a great system to run your home media servers. I’ve ran my Gen 7 Intel NUC PC for years in headless mode without any issues. However, recently after upgrading the primary...
Controller not detected in CrossOver 22? Here’s the fix.
If you use an Xbox One Wireless controller on CrossOver, you would notice that the latest version 22 have caused it not to work properly. This issue was happening on both Witcher 3 and...
Keep web links in fullscreen view on iOS
On iOS, you can easily save a regular webpage to the home screen and let it load into fullscreen using the <meta name=”apple-mobile-web-app-capable” content=”yes”>. However, that alone is not enough as any links on...
How to clear local time machine snapshots on macOS
If you ever find your Mac running out of precious space, it might actually be taken up by the local time machine snapshots. macOS is supposed to automatically purge it if you need the...
How to install mods for Witcher 3 on CrossOver 21 to play on macOS
I’ve been playing Witcher 3 on my Mac and yes, it runs really well as long as you have relatively powerful GPU on your setup. Having played for a while, I’ve found some parts...
How to run Windows Games from Epic Games Store on macOS
Yes. Seriously. You can indeed play Windows Games from Epic Games Store on macOS! If you have been wanting to play games like Rocket League on macOS or perhaps have a whole library of...
Can’t clear macOS purgeable space? This app can help you do it!
Here I was trying to install some games using CodeWeavers CrossOver, but the game’s installer was reporting that I have only 32GB of space left. Weird, macOS is telling me that I do have...
Getting Access Violation exception for bass.dll on CrossOver 21? Here’s the fix.
It seems that with CrossOver 21, some of the PopCap classics are getting the the Access Violation exception for the bass.dll module. Not all of PopCap’s games are affected. However, one of them which...
