• Prevent OpenVPN to start automatically on Mac

    I had a bit of struggle to disable OpenVPN from launching automatically at boot on macOS. It doesn’t seem to have any option / checkbox in the softwareto disable launch at boot, so here what I did: 1) Unload OpenVPN daemon using launchctl: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.openvpn.plist 2) Remove OpenVPN...

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  • Common apps I'm using on Mac (2021)

    Note: I also have a post explaining how I customized my keyboard with Karabiner for a smooth Linux -> Mac transition. Link: https://www.alfredapp.com/ Well known macOS app that allows quick search and easy hotkeys setup on your Mac. An handy app to customize the way you start your applications or...

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  • Yet another Mac bluetooth interference with Wi-Fi

    Update March 22, 2020: I saw that the following command could help in some cases: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.airport.bt.plist bluetoothCoexMgmt Hybrid (Explanation on Stackoverflow) I thought I was done with this from my previous post about it. However it didn’t last long and the problem re-appeared later. It was not...

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  • Make a command line shortcut for Sublime Text on macOS

    I know it’s handy to open Sublime Text using Alfred but sometimes I really want to open Sublime via my favorite terminal using a simple command line. Here is how to do it: find / -name "subl" 2> /dev/null It’s usually located in /Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl...

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  • Fix emojis/icons not showing on Slack MacOS

    Alright, I’ve been victim of a weird bug on Slack where certain emojis didn’t appear properly. I would say the issue mostly happen with custom emojis. I remember I’ve installed the Slack app via their official website. Not 100% but I saw this occuring from Slack 4.0.0 or such. I...

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  • Fix Sony headset WH-1000XM2 bluetooth interference

    I’ve bought the Sony headset WH-1000XM2 a while back ago now and I have been super happy with it. This was until recently before I started to use it with my Macbook Pro ( 2018, 13-inch, with Touch Bar). I notice some frequent WiFi disconnects and disturbance with the signal...

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  • How to disable Google Chrome dark mode on macOS

    With the latest Google Chrome updates, if you use macOS dark theme, Google Chrome will switch in dark mode as well by default. Usually I love dark themes for everything, but I’m not a fan of of the dark theme for Chrome provided by Google — I dunno why, maybe...

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  • Unbind CKEDITOR ALT+0 shortcut (Accessibility Instructions)

    As explained in this previous article, I switched from a Linux workstation to a Macbook for work and re-done some parts of the keyboard mapping to match what I’ve been used to during the past decade on Windows/Linux. Please check out the article if you are looking into a PC...

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  • PC Flavored Mac keyboard mapping

    It’s already have been two months, but I switched from my PC workstation on Linux to a Macbook for work — What a big slap in my face. No seriously, ok I have an iPhone but I never used a Mac with iOS before (or really briefly for doing some...

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