- On client PC open Chrome (or New Edge) and log into client Google account
- Browse to Chrome Remote Desktop Set-up page URL below:
https://remotedesktop.google.com
- In section titled Set up remote access and click download icon
- In Chrome Web Store click Add to Chrome to add extension
- In Add “Chrome Remote Desktop” dialog click Add extension
- Close “Chrome Remote Desktop has been added”
Category: Apple
Apple Operating Systems and Devices
Mac Show Hidden Files
In Finder to display of Hidden files by type Cmd + Shift + . (dot)
To turn on globally type the following command in Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
To revert back to hidden append false:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false
To make the Finder change effective type:
killall Finder
HP 7520 WiFi scanning not working Mac OS High Sierra
If when installing an HP 7520 WiFi printer with HP Easy Start you get a warning that the scanner does not support “Bonjour” then you may end up with a working printer but no scanner!
In most cases this happens because you have a dual band router advertising 2.4GHz and 5GHz on the same SSIDs. In short the HP 7420 only works with the 2.4GHz network.
One solution is to disable the 5GHz network or rename it and only connect the Mac and printer to the 2.4GHz SSID network.
Stretch YouTube Video To Fit Browser Window
Fit a YouTube video in the browser window as follows:
Normal YouTube Video URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grItaOxuyTE&t
To watch in a re-sizable window without switching to Full Screen rewrite the above URLas follows:
https://www.youtube.com/v/grItaOxuyTE&t
Append your YouTube video ID to www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_ID to display a re-sizeable browser window.
In other words replace /watch?v= with /v/ in the normal URL
Mac Clean Install
The steps below are for Catalina but it should be the same for other versions of macOS.
- Ensure you have a Time Machine backup and have iCloud configured to backup important app settings, e.g. Documents, Device Settings, Mail, Contacts, Keychain, etc. and everything is synchronised to the iCloud server.
- Make a list of installed Applications for later use as follows:
- In Finder open Applications folder and press Command+A to select all apps, then press Command+C
- In TextEdit,
MAC Cleanup
Check hard disk Integrity to rule out disk faults
Boot the computer up in single user terminal. On chime press Command + S and run file system checker and repair
/sbin/fsck -fy
Reboot as follows:
/sbin/mount -uw / reboot
Repair Permissions
Open Disk Utility and choose your main hard drive from the sidebar (in most Macs there will only be one.) Now click on First Aid and Repair Permissions.
Firefox about:config Locale Settings
In Firefox URL box enter about:config to view | edit your default locale search and language settings:
- general.useragent.locale
- browser.search.countryCode
- browser.search.region
- browser.search.isUS
UK values for above = en.GB, GB, GB, False
Change Yosemite Mail Default Message Font Colour
This is a work around for setting the Message default font colour.
Create a signature with Mail -> Preferences -> Signature selecting the mail account and + button like the one below in blue or desired colour:
Hello
Regards,
Joe Bloggs
Now when you send a new message this signature will appear. If you insert your message between Hello and Regards it will be blue.
AirPort Roaming Network Configuration
The above diagram shows a home Airport network with wired (RJ-45) Airports in the Sitting room, Reception (Time Capsule) and Study (Loft) and a wirelessly connected Airport in the Conservatory connected to a HiFi system using a audio mini-jack port. Due to the proximity of the Airport HiFi it wirelessly connects to the nearest AirPort Time Capsule in the Conservatory. The wired AirPorts are connected to the LAN using a straight Ethernet cable connected to the WAN port and nearest room RJ-45 wall port.