Question : I must have messed something up, but I can’t figure out how to get the original setting back… whenever I open a new finder window, the files are listed in the order of the date added, but I generally I don’t want that, as it’s usually easier to find files and folders when they’re alphabetically ordered by name… I have tried the switching the file arrangement setting (the Line-3squares-Line-3squares icon) to ‘Name’ but that doesn’t do the trick, and neither does setting it to something else and then setting it back to ‘Name’…
What can I do to fix this ?
Answer : The soloution is simple, but it’s not in the place where you are looking. What you are setting with the ‘file arrangement’ setting (the Line-3quuares-Line-3squares icon) is just the ‘chapterization’ of the files, so the ‘grouping’ or whatever you want to call it…
The solution to your porblems is in the ‘More’ setting (the ‘3 dots in a circle’ icon) : – open a new finder window – in the top bar of that Finder window, click on the ‘More’ button (the ‘3 dots in a circle’ icon) – in the pulldown menu that appears, click on ‘Group By’ – in the second pulldown menu that appears, click on ‘Name’ …now the files wil be listed in alphabetical order
I have been watching a YouTube video that was so interesting that I would like to have the text transcribed for reviewing later on.
Is there a FREE and easy way to get a text transcript of a YouTube video ?
Answer : Yes, there is. It all depends on the quality of the transcription that you want ot get which type of transcription will suit you best. Previously, the three (‘other’) options listed at the bottom of this post were some of the best around, but things are developing fast in the world of AI, and there now is one FREE option that will probably suit everyone that has an M1 / M2 / M3 / M4 Mac :
Whisper AI – Speech to Text – get it in the Mac AppStore (make sure you get the app that is by Rocket Techology Inc.) : https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/whisper-ai-speech-to-text/id6738070552?l=en-GB&mt=12 – type : macOS native app for video/audio transcription ( for self-recorded, live or downloaded video ) – output : options to export to .txt, .docx or .html file – accuracy : the ‘tiny’ Whisper-model that is preloaded is quite fast and rather accurate (and for more accuracy and or speaker recognition you can download more advanced Whisper-models using the ‘Manage Models’ option) – privacy : high, as it runs entirely offline ( according to the developer ) – speed : made for Apple Silicon Macs, so extremely fast on M1/M2/M3/M4-Macs
Here are three other options :
Tactiq.io – use it online at : https://tactiq.io – type : online video/audio transcription ( for Youtube video ) – the FREE plan can now only be used through the Tactiq Chrome browser extension ( so no longer an option for Safari… ) – output : an auto-generated ( not very accurate ) subtitling .srt document converted into a plain text document – privacy : low, as it runs online – speed : extremely fast, but the output is just the subtitles-file converted into plain text ( so including all the time stamps – if you want to get rid of those, you can do that in ChatGPT or something )
Transcribe.mov – use it online at : https://www.transcribe.mov – type : online video/audio transcription ( for YouTube video ) – output : a rather accurate plain text document – privacy : low, as it runs online – speed : slightly faster that playing the original video : takes 7 minutes to transcribe 15 minutes of video
Aiko – get it in the Mac AppStore : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aiko/id1672085276&ved=2ahUKEwikv-LT85uLAxUpSf4FHZEZEisQFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1s9T7EI1AzX63HnIjAhNuZ – type : macOS native app for video/audio transcription ( for self-recorded, live or downloaded video ) – output : a rather accurate plain text document – privacy : high, as it runs entirely offline ( according to the developer ) – speed : made for Apple Silicon Macs, so extremely fast on M1/M2/M3/M4-Macs : takes just 1 to 5 minutes to transcribe 15 minutes of video – but very slow on Intel-Macs : takes about 5 hours ( ! ) to transcribe 15 minutes of video ( because Intel-Macs don’t have the neural engine )
So it all depends on your needs what the best solution is… so take your pick !
Question : If I want to send text messages to my friends that have Android phones, I can do that from my iPhone using Whatsapp.app or iMessage/Messages.app, but when I’m working on my Mac, it would be far more convenient to do send and receive messages on my Mac.
Is there a way to use Whatsapp and/or iMessage/Messages on my Mac as if I was using my iPhone ?
Answer : Yes, There is.
Whatsapp to Android from Mac To send and receive Whatsapp messages, from both Apple and Android users, on your Mac, you only need to install Whatsapp for Mac. You can get Whatsapp for Mac from the Whatsapp websiteor from the Mac AppStore. ( the Appstore version is slightly different, but the big plus is that it is automatically updated ) After installing you just need to link it to you iPhone using the iPhone’s Whatsapp.app
Note : even though the iOS version of Whatsapp is listed as Phone/Tablet on the Whatsapp website, it will NOT run on iPad !!! ( as all current iPads run iPadOS, not iOS – an iPadOS version has been in the works for years, but it had still not been released to the general public )
Messages ( iMessage including SMS ) to Android from Mac To send and receive iMessages on your Mac, you can just use the pre-installed Messages.app from macOS. But if you use it the standard way, you can only send iMessages to Apple users with it… if you want to include sending SMS text messages with it, so you can also send and receive text messages from Android users, you need to switch on some extras : – open your iPhone – open Settings.app – on the page taht opens, scroll down to ‘Apps’ and open it – on the new page that opens, in the search field, typ ‘Mes…’ and Messages will appear – click on Messages to open it – on the next page, scroll down to ‘Text Message Forwarding’ and open it – on the next page that opens, select you other Apple devices ( switch them ON / green ) – then exit – now, on your Mac, you will be able to use the SMS functionality in the Messages.app
Question : I am trying to use Microsoft 365 (previously Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and OneDrive), and even though everything used to work fine up until recently… today it gave me an error message saying that it need JavaScript to enable me to use the options I am trying to use…
What is wrong and how do I fix this ?
Answer : Microsoft 365 (previously named Office 365) relies on JavaScript for most (if not all) functionality that is web-based, so if you have (accidentally) switched JavaScript OFF, you will need to turn it back on before you can fully use Microsoft 365 again.
The problem probably is that you recently switched OFF JavaScript by accident… so the solution is probably simple : just switch JavaScript back ON.
To switch JavaScript back ON in your Safari browser, do this : – open Safari.app – click Safari in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click on Settings – in the window that opens, click on the Security icon/tab – then at ‘Web content:’ make sure there is a checkmark for ‘Enable JavaScript’
To switch JavaScript back ON in Google Chrome browser, do this : – open Chrome.app – click the three-dot-button (top right) – then click Settings – click Privacy & Security – then click Site Settings – then click JavaScript then choose one of three options : – allow JavaScript for all sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour – allow JavaScript for most sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour AND excluding specific websites – allow JavaScript for very few sites, by choosing “Don’t allow sites to use JavaScripts” as the default bahaviour AND excluding specific websites
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Opera browser, do this : – open Opera.app – click Opera in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – on the Settings webpage that opens, clcik on ‘Privacy & security’ in the left menu bar – in the list page that opens, click on ‘Site Settings’ (in the Privacy & Security chapter) – in the Site Settings page that opens, click on ‘JavaScript’ (in the Content chapter) – in the JavaScript page that opens, choose “Sites can use JavaScript” – then, if adjustement to the general rule are needed, go to the “Customised behaviours”, where you can exclude or include specific websites to use JavaScript
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Microsoft Edge browser, do this : – open Edge.app – click Edge in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple Logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – op the Settings webpage that opens, click on ‘Cookies and Site Permissions’ in the left menu bar – in hte list page that opens, clcik on ‘JavaScript’ (in the All Permissions chapter) – in the JavaScript that opens, set the slider to the right (so it will turn blue) and it will say “Allowed (recommended)” – then, if adjustments to the genaral rule are needed, at “Block” add the sites you want to specifically prevent from using JavaScript and/or at “Allow” add the sites you want to allow specifically to use JavaScript
Note : in the Firefox and DuckDuckGo browsers, JavaScript is enabled by default and there is no user-friendly setting to switch it OFF (or ON).
Question : I am trying to login to the Mastermind startpage to do watch some Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi videos and get some feedback from their Gigi AI-chat-agent, and even though everything used to work fine up until recently… when I try to load the Mastemind startpage at login.mastermind.com I do get the login page and I can fill out both my login-name and my password, but the ‘SIGN IN’-button is keyed out, and no error message is given…
What is wrong and how do I fix this ?
Answer : A lot of webpages use Java Script, especially (but not exclusively) login pages, account pages and online fill-out form pages. The Mastermind login page is one of them.
The problem probably is that you recently switched OFF JavaScript by accident… so the solution is probably simple : just switch JavaScript back ON.
To switch JavaScript back ON in your Safari browser, do this : – open Safari.app – click Safari in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click on Settings – in the window that opens, click on the Security icon/tab – then at ‘Web content:’ make sure there is a checkmark for ‘Enable JavaScript’
To switch JavaScript back ON in Google Chrome browser, do this : – open Chrome.app – click the three-dot-button (top right) – then click Settings – click Privacy & Security – then click Site Settings – then click JavaScript then choose one of three options : – allow JavaScript for all sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour – allow JavaScript for most sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour AND excluding specific websites – allow JavaScript for very few sites, by choosing “Don’t allow sites to use JavaScripts” as the default bahaviour AND excluding specific websites
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Opera browser, do this : – open Opera.app – click Opera in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – on the Settings webpage that opens, clcik on ‘Privacy & security’ in the left menu bar – in the list page that opens, click on ‘Site Settings’ (in the Privacy & Security chapter) – in the Site Settings page that opens, click on ‘JavaScript’ (in the Content chapter) – in the JavaScript page that opens, choose “Sites can use JavaScript” – then, if adjustement to the general rule are needed, go to the “Customised behaviours”, where you can exclude or include specific websites to use JavaScript
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Microsoft Edge browser, do this : – open Edge.app – click Edge in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple Logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – op the Settings webpage that opens, click on ‘Cookies and Site Permissions’ in the left menu bar – in hte list page that opens, clcik on ‘JavaScript’ (in the All Permissions chapter) – in the JavaScript that opens, set the slider to the right (so it will turn blue) and it will say “Allowed (recommended)” – then, if adjustments to the genaral rule are needed, at “Block” add the sites you want to specifically prevent from using JavaScript and/or at “Allow” add the sites you want to allow specifically to use JavaScript
Note : in the Firefox and DuckDuckGo browsers, JavaScript is enabled by default and there is no user-friendly setting to switch it OFF (or ON).
Question : I am trying to login to the 1min.AI startpage do do some AI work, and even though everything used to work fine up until recently… when I try to load the 1min.AI startpage at app.1min.ai I only get a full black (just black, nothing on it) page, but no error message is given…
What is wrong and how do I fix this ?
Answer : A lot of webpages use Java Script, especially (but not exclusively) login pages, account pages and online fill-out form pages. The 1min.AI startpage is one of them.
The problem probably is that you recently switched OFF JavaScript by accident… so the solution is probably simple : just switch JavaScript back ON.
To switch JavaScript back ON in your Safari browser, do this : – open Safari.app – click Safari in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click on Settings – in the window that opens, click on the Security icon/tab – then at ‘Web content:’ make sure there is a checkmark for ‘Enable JavaScript’
To switch JavaScript back ON in Google Chrome browser, do this : – open Chrome.app – click the three-dot-button (top right) – then click Settings – click Privacy & Security – then click Site Settings – then click JavaScript then choose one of three options : – allow JavaScript for all sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour – allow JavaScript for most sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour AND excluding specific websites – allow JavaScript for very few sites, by choosing “Don’t allow sites to use JavaScripts” as the default bahaviour AND excluding specific websites
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Opera browser, do this : – open Opera.app – click Opera in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – on the Settings webpage that opens, clcik on ‘Privacy & security’ in the left menu bar – in the list page that opens, click on ‘Site Settings’ (in the Privacy & Security chapter) – in the Site Settings page that opens, click on ‘JavaScript’ (in the Content chapter) – in the JavaScript page that opens, choose “Sites can use JavaScript” – then, if adjustement to the general rule are needed, go to the “Customised behaviours”, where you can exclude or include specific websites to use JavaScript
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Microsoft Edge browser, do this : – open Edge.app – click Edge in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple Logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – op the Settings webpage that opens, click on ‘Cookies and Site Permissions’ in the left menu bar – in hte list page that opens, clcik on ‘JavaScript’ (in the All Permissions chapter) – in the JavaScript that opens, set the slider to the right (so it will turn blue) and it will say “Allowed (recommended)” – then, if adjustments to the genaral rule are needed, at “Block” add the sites you want to specifically prevent from using JavaScript and/or at “Allow” add the sites you want to allow specifically to use JavaScript
Note : in the Firefox and DuckDuckGo browsers, JavaScript is enabled by default and there is no user-friendly setting to switch it OFF (or ON).
Question : I am trying to login to the Magister student progress tracking system website here in The Netherlands, and even though everything used to work fine up until recently… when I try to load the Magister login page at accounts.magister.net I only get a full white, completely blank page, but no error message is given…
What is wrong and how do I fix this ?
Answer : A lot of webpages use Java Script, especially (but not exclusively) login pages, account pages and online fill-out form pages. The Magister login page is one of them.
The problem probably is that you recently switched OFF JavaScript by accident… so the solution is probably simple : just switch JavaScript back ON.
To switch JavaScript back ON in your Safari browser, do this : – open Safari.app – click Safari in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click on Settings – in the window that opens, click on the Security icon/tab – then at ‘Web content:’ make sure there is a checkmark for ‘Enable JavaScript’
To switch JavaScript back ON in Google Chrome browser, do this : – open Chrome.app – click the three-dot-button (top right) – then click Settings – click Privacy & Security – then click Site Settings – then click JavaScript then choose one of three options : – allow JavaScript for all sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour – allow JavaScript for most sites, by choosing “Sites can use JavaScript” as the default behaviour AND excluding specific websites – allow JavaScript for very few sites, by choosing “Don’t allow sites to use JavaScripts” as the default bahaviour AND excluding specific websites
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Opera browser, do this : – open Opera.app – click Opera in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – on the Settings webpage that opens, clcik on ‘Privacy & security’ in the left menu bar – in the list page that opens, click on ‘Site Settings’ (in the Privacy & Security chapter) – in the Site Settings page that opens, click on ‘JavaScript’ (in the Content chapter) – in the JavaScript page that opens, choose “Sites can use JavaScript” – then, if adjustement to the general rule are needed, go to the “Customised behaviours”, where you can exclude or include specific websites to use JavaScript
To switch JavaScript back ON in the Microsoft Edge browser, do this : – open Edge.app – click Edge in the top menu bar (top left, next to the Apple Logo) – in the pulldown menu, click Settings – op the Settings webpage that opens, click on ‘Cookies and Site Permissions’ in the left menu bar – in hte list page that opens, clcik on ‘JavaScript’ (in the All Permissions chapter) – in the JavaScript that opens, set the slider to the right (so it will turn blue) and it will say “Allowed (recommended)” – then, if adjustments to the genaral rule are needed, at “Block” add the sites you want to specifically prevent from using JavaScript and/or at “Allow” add the sites you want to allow specifically to use JavaScript
Note : in the Firefox and DuckDuckGo browsers, JavaScript is enabled by default and there is no user-friendly setting to switch it OFF (or ON).
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