Tag: macOS
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Different Use Cases of Bash and EXP (Expect)
What Bash can do, Expect can also achieve; but what Expect can do, Bash may not necessarily be able to accomplish. In system administration and automation tasks, bash and EXP (the command from the Expect tool) are two powerful utilities. While both are used in the command-line environment to execute tasks, they serve distinct purposes… Read more…
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Using LFTP and Dynamic Variables to Backup Files to a Remote FTP Server
This article provides a simple guide for using LFTP, a powerful command-line FTP client, to automate file backups to a remote FTP server. We will leverage dynamic variables like date and time to create unique backup directories and filenames. What is LFTP? LFTP is a robust command-line tool that supports a wide range of features,… Read more…
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Why Doesn’t Apple Fix the iCloud for Windows 11 Sync Issue?
Apple iCloud has 5.95K ratings on the Microsoft Store but only scores 2.6 stars, mainly because its performance on Windows 11 is extremely poor. Basic functionalities, such as downloading files from iCloud to Windows and syncing updated files from the Windows hard drive to iCloud, often fail to work properly. From what I understand, since… Read more…
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MikroTik WinBox Universal for macOS is Here
https://mikrotik.com/download For years, MikroTik‘s WinBox, the indispensable tool for managing RouterOS devices, lacked a native version for macOS users. This absence forced many macOS enthusiasts to rely on Wine, a compatibility layer to run Windows applications, to access WinBox. While functional, this workaround was cumbersome and often introduced performance issues or setup complications. The longing… Read more…