Since macOS is based on Unix there are a number of ways to compress files and folders, below are a few options using the Terminal or command line interface (cli). The default command line application interface in macOS is the Terminal and is stored in /Applications/Utilities. File and folder compression saves on file size and ensure the contents are captured and …
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iOS IPSW Firmware Download Links 10.3.1 – 5.0.1
Apple iOS IPSW Download links for IPSW Firmware Restores from 10.3.1 back to 5.0.1 Apple iOS 10.3.1 IPSW Firmware Download Links iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus iPhone 6s iPhone 6s Plus iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus iPhone 5s iPhone 5 iPhone 5c iPhone SE 12.9 inch iPad Pro 9.7 inch iPad Pro iPad 5 (iPad Air …
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PCI Scan fails on Bind version cPanel /WHM
A PCI compliance scan can fail on a cPanel/WHM current distribution, this can be the case even when you are running the latest release version with automatic updates enables. The common failure of the PCI Scan relates to the version of bind that is running on the server, you can find what version you are …
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Enable the root user in macOS Sierra
Here is how you enable the root user in macOS Sierra which is disabled by default. As an admin user launch System Preferences from the Apple Menu and go to the User and Groups pane, you will need to authenticate first by clicking on the padlock icon down the bottom left, then click on Login Options …
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Change The Keychain Access Password on macOS Sierra or OSX
If you have changed your admin or standard password on macOS, you may also want to change your Keychain Access password so they both are the same, here’s how you do that. But beware if you don’t know your old password you have to create a new keychain. Create new Keychain Access If you have …
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Reset Forgotten Admin Password macOS Sierra and OSX 10.11 El Capitan
The passwords for all accounts on macOS Sierra, OSX 10.11 El Capitan, OSX 10.10 Yosemite, OSX 10.9 Mavericks and OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion including admin and standard user accounts can be reset and changed when booted from the Recovery Partition on OSX. Boot into Recovery Partition Reboot into the Recovery Drive by choosing the ‘Apple‘ menu > Restart, …
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Install and Update Sass 3.4.0 on macOS Sierra and OSX 10.11 El Capitan
Up and running with installing Sass on macOS Sierra or OSX 10.11 Sass (Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets) is a CSS pre-processor tool in which you write your CSS code using variables, selector inheritance, mixins, and nestings and and then compile that code to spit out regular CSS. The benefits of SASS are more advantageous in a …
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Clear the local DNS cache in macOS Sierra, OSX, Linux and Windows
When URLs are just not resolving the way you want it, to time to clear or flush the dns nameserver local cache – How to clear the local DNS cache macOS Sierra 10.12.0 sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX 10.11.0 sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX 10.10.4 sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder OSX 10.10.0 – 10.10.3 sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache OSX 10.9 – …
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