As of macOS 10.15 Catalina, I could no longer use TrueCrypt 7.1a because it does not support 64-bit and Catalina is 64-bit only. Looking for an alternative, I found VeraCrypt, which was forked from TrueCrypt. Install VeraCrypt Here’s how I installed VeraCrypt on my macOS 12 Monterey MacBook: Install macFUSE…
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Windows 10 supports Android, but I think the support is very lacking. Supposedly, if you attach your Android smartphone to the Windows Phone app, you can then run Android apps on Windows 10 using the Phone app. You would have to have the latest version of the Phone app though.…
Leave a CommentSeveral years ago, I purchased a used iPad 2. After I got home, I did a reset on it. When it booted up and tried to activate the iPad, it stated that the iPad was managed and asked me for a username and password as part of “Remote Management”. This…
Leave a CommentI discovered that my Dell Optiplex 3050 desktop’s motherboard supported a NVMe M.2 SSD drive. Supposedly NVMe drives, which look like small circuit boards, are even faster than SATA SSD drives. So I decided to upgrade my Samsung 860 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch SATA SSD drive to a Crucial P2…
5 CommentsMy website has been running on an unmanaged virtual private server (VPS), using Ubuntu 14.04, from DigitalOcean since 6 years ago. Unfortunately, the latest WordPress (as of version 5.2) requires at least PHP version 5.6.20 which Ubuntu 14.04 does not support (Ubuntu 14.04 supports PHP 5.5.9). Although DigitalOcean provides upgrade…
Leave a CommentTip: If you just want the fix for the Inaccessible Boot Device error, skip to the last section below. Half a year ago, I attempted to update my Windows 10 desktop from version 1809 to 1903. The update resulted in an “INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE” error on restart. I had encountered…
Leave a CommentEven though development on TrueCrypt has ended, I still use it on both Windows and macOS computers. While Truecrypt 7.1a works without any issues on Windows 10, it has two issues on macOS 10.14 Mojave. Note: Truecrypt 7.1a is the last version to support the write function; Truecrypt 7.2 is…
7 CommentsI decide to upgrade the performance of my sister’s Late 2011 Macbook Pro by repurposing a 240GB SSD (Solid State Drive). The SSD is formatted as Windows NTFS. I remove the slowpoke mechanical drive from and install the SSD into the 2011 Macbook Pro. I need to create a bootable…
Leave a CommentI purchased a 2015 Macbook Air 13. It came with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. I decide to install macOS 10.14 Mojave. (I am not ready to move to 64bit only with macOS 10.15 Catalina.) After booting from my USB flash drive containing the macOS 10.14 Mojave installer, I run…
7 CommentsAfter connecting my newly-purchased Mac mini 2018 to my Dell U2410 24 inch 1920×1200 LCD monitor by HDMI cable, I notice that the text is a little blurry and pixelated. The lines aren’t smooth, but jagged. The text looks like it would on an old analog TV. The problem is…
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