MacOS in Docker container: This is how it works with the virtual Mac

MacOS in Docker container: This is how it works with the virtual Mac

This article is primarily intended to stimulate experiments and show the feasibility. Because even with powerful hardware, you have to accept some restrictions and performance hurdles. That was the reading sample of our Heise Plus article “MacOS in the Docker container: This is how it works with the virtual Mac”. With a Heise Plus subscription … Read more

Conversion with free Mac media player Iina: plugin system and more

Conversion with free Mac media player Iina: plugin system and more

By default, MacOS does not come with a single app that can play all used film and audio formats. Quicktime is not able to reproduce MKV files-and the finder or the TV application from Apple. If you want to enjoy more multimedia formats, you need additional tools. Next to the VLC player should Iina the … Read more

Tip: What to do if Touch ID does not allow any further fingerprints on the Mac?

Tip: What to do if Touch ID does not allow any further fingerprints on the Mac?

Because of an injury, I wanted to deposit another finger for Touch ID. However, MacOS refuses this, although only one of the three possible fingerprints is occupied. Other users of the same Mac were able to scan several fingers. What is going wrong? There is no software problem here, but a hardware restriction. The MAC … Read more

Final Cut Pro: Updates for Mac and iPad including image generators

Final Cut Pro: Updates for Mac and iPad including image generators

Cutter and video filmers should take a look at the update function of the App Store: A large update for Final Cut Pro has been available for download since Thursday evening. Both the MacOS version (now 11.1) as well as Final Cut Pro for the iPad (now 2.2). Among other things, Apple has implemented new … Read more

Keycue 11: Learn keyboard abbreviations on the Mac in a new guise

Keycue 11: Learn keyboard abbreviations on the Mac in a new guise

The Austrian developer Ergonis has brought his useful keyboard tool Keycue for MacOS up to date. With the tool it is possible to display at the push of a button or via the menu bar which keyboard shortcuts are available for an currently open app – plus (if available) macros and system -wide shortcuts. The … Read more