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...
Category: MacOS
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...
Keychron K8 Pro: Great wireless keyboard for the Mac
Keychron is widely know for their affordable range of mechanical keyboards that works well with MacOS. When I decided to get a wireless TKL (ten key less) mechanical keyboard, I was deliberating between getting...
Is the AirPods Pro 2 upgrade worth it? Absolutely!
Already own the AirPods Pro and wondering if the 2nd generation just all hype? The initial reviews have all claimed better active noise cancelling (ANC) and richer sound quality. If you are an audiophile,...
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...
Revisiting Windows Gaming on Mac in 2022 with Parallels Desktop 18
If you’ve come across my blog over the years, I’ve posted how I’ve played Windows-only games on my Mac through Parallels Desktop and CrossOver. With the release of Parallels Desktop 18, it’s time for...
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...
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...
How to install and play Witcher 3 on macOS! (2021)
Perhaps you might have heard somewhere that it is possible to install and play Witcher 3 on macOS. If not, well, I can tell you that it is indeed possible. And if you have...
How to wait for an app to quit in a macOS bash script
Shortcuts now runs on macOS since the Monterey release and there’s always been AppleScript as well. However, I just still prefer the simpler bash scripts for all the automation of tasks. You can pretty...
Disable Netskope client temporarily on your Mac
If you are using a corporate machine with Netskope 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 Netskope instead of...
