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Whether you write code professionally or just as a hobby, static code analysis is an important tool for any developer to find bugs, security vulnerabilities, and opportunities to improve the quality of your code. The most popular tool is called Sonarqube which offers a free open-source community edition that can be installed locally and supports most of the popular languages. While it does not have...

Software packages on Linux or Unix are typically distributed and installed from repositories using a special utility called a package manager. This utility simplifies the installation of a package and makes sure all the dependencies of the software are also met and installed. In addition, the package manager makes it easy to install updates or remove the software package. While macOS is a descendant...

It's pretty well known that battery capacity degrades over time, but did you know you can control how fast the battery degrades based on how you charge it? The lithium-ion battery found in your MacBook is built with the latest technology and macOS (Big Sur and newer) includes special "Optimized Battery Charging" algorithms to extend the battery life. However, these special software optimizations work...

Stolen Device Protection is a new capability first appearing in iOS 17.3 that provides an additional layer of protection in the event your iPhone is stolen and the thief forces you to unlock your phone or tell them your passcode. When enabled, sensitive operations such as changing the device passcode, accessing your stored passwords or credit cards, and changes to your Apple ID require additional biometric...

I recently upgraded my home network from gigabit to 10G so I could take advantage of faster transfers between my Synology NAS, Proxmox server, and workstations. But while editing family video clips stored on my NAS, something did not feel right. Every device was connected at 10GbE, but file copy speeds were slower than expected. This made me wonder, are there bottlenecks in my network?

Are you looking for a large file to test disk file transfers or your internal network speed? Instead of downloading a massive test file and wasting your Internet bandwidth, simply generate one with a simple command right on your Mac.