Useful macOS defaults: Control Centre
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.controlcenter, controlling which items appear in the menu bar.
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What is usbctelemetryd?
If you see usbctelemetryd running on your Mac, here is what this USB-C monitoring process does.
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What is lightsoutmanagementd?
If you see lightsoutmanagementd running on your Mac, here is what this power management process does.
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What is srp-mdns-proxy?
If you see srp-mdns-proxy running on your Mac, here is what this smart home networking process does.
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20 years of Safari
Safari was introduced in Mac OS X Panther on January 7, 2003. It was also included with the first generation iPhone, which was released in 2007.
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Sync podcasts to iPod
So, I do not have have a smartphone anymore. After a while I missed listening to music and podcasts; therefore, I bought an iPod Classic.
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What is backgroundtaskmanagementd?
If you see backgroundtaskmanagementd running on your Mac, here is what this login item management process does.
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What is UpdateSettings?
If you see UpdateSettings running on your Mac, here is what this update configuration process does.
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What is xartstorageremoted?
If you see xartstorageremoted running on your Mac, here is what this secure storage process does.
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What is AppleVirtualPlatformHIDBridge?
If you see AppleVirtualPlatformHIDBridge running on your Mac, here is what this virtualisation input process does.
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What is attentionawarenessd?
If you see attentionawarenessd running on your Mac, here is what this attention detection process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Feedback Assistant
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.feedback-assistant, controlling how Feedback Assistant behaves.
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What is iomfb_fdr_loader?
If you see iomfb_fdr_loader running on your Mac, here is what this display data process does.
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What is managedappdistributiond?
If you see managedappdistributiond running on your Mac, here is what this enterprise app distribution process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Sidebar Lists
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.sidebarlists, controlling which items appear in the Finder sidebar.
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What are ecosystemd and ecosystemanalyticsd?
If you see ecosystemd or ecosystemanalyticsd running on your Mac, here is what these device ecosystem processes do.
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What is AppleQEMUGuestAgent?
If you see AppleQEMUGuestAgent running on your Mac, here is what this virtualisation process does.
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What is triald?
If you see triald running on your Mac, here is what this feature flag process does.
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What is iomfb_bics_daemon?
If you see iomfb_bics_daemon running on your Mac, here is what this display calibration process does.
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What is relatived?
If you see relatived running on your Mac, here is what this related content process does.
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What is countryd?
If you see countryd running on your Mac, here is what this country detection process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Simulator
Handy defaults write commands for Apple's iOS/iPadOS Simulator, controlling window behaviour and performance.
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What is micactivityd?
If you see micactivityd running on your Mac, here is what this microphone activity monitoring process does.
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What is audioanalyticsd?
If you see audioanalyticsd running on your Mac, here is what this sound recognition process does.
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What is fairplaydeviceidentityd?
If you see fairplaydeviceidentityd running on your Mac, here is what this device identity process does.
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