19th October 2026
An unexpected hostname and how I checked before I panicked
I noticed my computer had an unusual hostname - how to check before you worry about being hacked
Apple
macOS and Apple tips, tweaks and workflow improvements.
There are 8 posts in the Apple category.
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An unexpected hostname and how I checked before I panicked -
Completely remove DDEV from your computer 6th February 2026
Completely remove DDEV from your computer
Remove DDEV, it's images and all config files
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Add a space to your OSX doc for organisation 19th September 2025
Add a space to your OSX doc for organisation
I like to separate out my apps in my dock by using spacers
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Setting up a new Apple computer for web development 18th September 2025
Setting up a new Apple computer for web development
Settings, apps, tips and tricks for setting up a new Apple computer for web development
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Slow upload speed with Apple MacOS - how to debug and what to check 5th December 2024
Slow upload speed with Apple MacOS - how to debug and what to check
Recently the upload speed on my MacOS devices suddenly dropped - debugging was a nightmare
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New Apple computer set up 20th May 2022
New Apple computer set up
What steps do I go through when setting up a new computer?
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Setting up Homebrew, NPM and Eleventy on a fresh mac 5th October 2020
Setting up Homebrew, NPM and Eleventy on a fresh mac
Walking through setting up Homebrew on your Mac, so you can install NPM and Eleventy.
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Damaged version of macOS 10th August 2017
Damaged version of macOS
I was recently trying to install a copy of macOS from a USB stick I'd made and kept getting an error saying the OS was damaged. I created the stick using both the command line and the OSX Install Disk Creator and whatever I did I got the error.