If you are installing an OS on a laptop with a T2 (or similar) chip and you want to do a clean install or if you want to boot from an external disk, first you need to turn off the security (below). About Startup Security Utility Use Startup Security Utility to make sure that your Mac […]
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Tech
This category is for tech items for the seed industry and for things of interest to those in the industry.
VPN Keeps Disconnecting when the Monitor Sleeps
This problem is also resolved with the Sleep-Wake issues discussed elsewhere. This will prevent laptops from rebooting during the night (when they appear to wake and can’t find a network) and when the laptop is in use but the screen sleeps which causes the laptop to lose it’s internet connection and as such any VPN […]
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Taking Photos in the Field
I know that many colleagues use their mobile phone camera when taking photos of crops and diseases in the field. And that makes sense considering that you always have your phone with you!! Many colleagues are, like myself, pretty amateurish at taking photos and so all the help you can get makes a big difference. […]
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Frustration and time wasting: Upgrading to macOS High Sierra; why/why not and issues!
Answer? DON’T. Why not? It is very buggy. The list of things broken from Sierra to High Sierra suggests that High Sierra was not ready for release and still isn’t. Normally I update MacOS after the first major release update (in this case on the release of 13.1), but I held back after looking at […]
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Supermoon Eclipse (Bloodmoon)
For those who are interested in lunar eclipses, later this morning (ICT) or later tonight (US – EDT) there will be a combination of a lunar eclipse with a supermoon (which is a full moon at its closest point to the earth in its orbit). If you have already looked outside during the night (ICT) […]
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