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2026
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Recover Apple Keychain

Yes, I do—and probably more than I should admit. But a few things led to this situation. For one, I’d gotten too used to relying on Touch ID. As a result, if my muscle memory failed me, I was stuck. On top of that, I kept entering my office Active Directory (AD) password instead of my Mac password—again, muscle memory…

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Take better notes, by hand

Researching a topic is hard, because not only are you trying to puzzle together the causes and effects of a given problem or historical series of events, you're also looking out carefully for leads and new threads to pull. Falling down rabbit holes is common—and encouraged—but eventually you need to pull yourself back…

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Personal Encyclopedias

Last year, I visited my grandmother's house for the first time after the pandemic and came across a cupboard full of loose old photos. I counted 1,351 of them spanning all the way from my grandparents in their early 20s, my mom as a baby, to me in middle school, just around the time when we got our first smartphone…

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FreeCAD v1.1

After an enormous amount of work and dedication from FreeCAD contributors we are delighted to announce that FreeCAD Version 1.1 is now released and available for download. There are significant amo…

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Chest Fridge (2009)

Chest fridge Using vertical doors in refrigeration devices is an act against the Nature of Cold Air. Understanding and cooperating with Nature rather than acting against it leads to much better efficiency. My chest fridge (Vestfrost freezer turned into a fridge) consumes about 0.1 kWh a day. It works only…