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How to Fix Apple Watch Auto Unlock Not Working on Mac

Step 1: Remove Auto Unlock Entries from Keychain Note: It’s normal if some entries reappear later; the system will regenerate them. Step 2: Delete Auto Unlock Files from Finder Step 3: Restart Your…

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Development

Upgrading to Laravel Vite Plugin 1.0 for Vite 5 Support

Upgrading to Laravel Vite Plugin 1.0 is an essential step for Laravel developers seeking to leverage the capabilities of Vite 5. This release brings significant changes and enhancements. Here’s a concise guide to…

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Transfer Avios between British Airways and Qatar Airways

for some reason it’s really hard for me to find this page on the qatar airways website: https://www.qatarairways.com/en/Privilege-Club/postLogin/dashboardqrpcuser/avios-balance/exchange.html

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The CMFSyncAgent: Addressing High CPU Usage on MacBooks

In the realm of macOS system processes, few are as deceptively impactful as CMFSyncAgent. This process, responsible for syncing shared items and contacts, has recently been at the forefront of high CPU usage…

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Fixing the Notorious RSA Key SHA-1 Error in Git Pulls

Every software developer has faced an issue at some point when pulling code from a repository. Git errors can occur due to several reasons, such as network issues, wrong configurations, or outdated software…

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How to Fix the ‘Please reinstall the gpgme distribution’ Error in PHP (Mac Homebrew)

In this blog post, we will discuss a common error that PHP developers may encounter when trying to work with the PHP-GnuPG extension. The error is: This error occurs when the required dependencies…

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Mac OS – Media buttons not working with Spotify

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Home Assistant

How to update Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 (ZBDongle-P) USB firmware using a Mac

In this tutorial we’ll be flashing the ZBDongle-P with the latest coordinator firmware — Without having to open the case. We’ll walk you through the steps to upgrade the firmware on your Sonoff…

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Personal

How long do you need to fast? Fat loss / Autophagy

Choosing how long you want to do you fast for can be quite challenging. In order to figure this out you need to know your top priority, it can be ether one of…

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Personal

I fasted for 5 days; Here’s what happened

TLDR: Lost 4,2kg in 5 days without eating, regained 1,8kg 3 days after — losing a little over 2kg For the last couple of weeks I’ve been doing intermittent fasting (IF), slowly decreasing…

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