MacOS

Fixing File Associations on macOS Sequoia

Oct 25, 2024

After upgrading to macOS Sequoia (15.0), my QFX files would not open correctly in Banktivity. Banktivity would not show as an option in Open With in the File Info panel. I ended up having to use lsregister utility to fix the association manually. …more

Setting Visual Studio Code as default text editor on macOS

Mar 23, 2021

Visual Studio Code is quite capable has become my editor of choice on macOS. Here is how to set it as the default text editor instead of Text Edit. …more

macOS and Active Directory Passwords

Jan 02, 2021

Macs connected to Active Directory routinely need to update passwords. When working remote, Active Directory password change is not exactly easy. Here are the steps I follow to update my Active Directory password and keep my local mac password in sync. …more

Domain Specific DNS Servers on macOS

May 22, 2020

My work has multiple domains (corp.network and lab.network) that the nameservers resolve. When in the office the resolution works perfectly. However while conncting over VPN via Tunnelblick the resolution to lab.network was failing. …more

Using Tunnelblick to Connect to WatchGuard VPN

Apr 26, 2020

I needed to connect to a corporate VPN that used WatchGuard. The IT provided Mobile VPN with SSL Client software did not work reliably on macOS Catalina. It sometimes show connected but unable to access remote vpn resources. …more

Catalina and Skype for Business Screensharing

Apr 10, 2020

After upgrading to macOS Catalina (10.15.4), Screensharing via Skype for Business stopped working. Here is waht I did to fix it. …more