Justin Pot
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About Justin Pot
Justin Pot is the News Editor for How-To Geek. He lives in Hillsboro, Oregon and runs the Hillsboro Signal, which offers local citizen journalism. Follow Justin on Twitter and Facebook, if you want. You don't have to.
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What Is the "commerce" Process, and Why Is It Running on My Mac?
There's a process called "commerce" running on your Mac right now.
What Is nsurlstoraged, and Why Is It Running on my Mac?
You're browsing the applications running using Activity Monitor when you notice something you don't recognize: nsurlstoraged.
How to Reset the DNS Cache on macOS
If you work on websites, you'll occasionally need to reset your computer's DNS cache, particularly after editing records or changing hosts.
What Is Apple's "Secure Enclave", And How Does It Protect My iPhone or Mac?
iPhones and Macs with Touch ID or Face ID use a separate processor to handle your biometric information.
How to Enable Fast User Switching in macOS
If you share a Mac with family or roommates, you're going to want to set up multiple macOS user accounts.
What Is UserEventAgent, and Why Is It Running on My Mac?
You're looking through Activity Monitor when you notice a process you're unfamilar with: UserEventAgent.
What Is mDNSResponder, And Why Is It Running On My Mac?
You're setting up a Mac firewall, or just checking what's running using Activity Monitor, when you notice something cryptic is running: mDNSResponder.
Is Apple Even Paying Attention To macOS Security Anymore?
A new Mac security flaw lets you type literally any username and password in order to unlock the Mac App Store panel in System Preferences.
Mount a Windows Share in macOS and Have it Reconnect at Login
Something Mac users often need to do is be able to access files stored on Windows shares. Here's a good way to mount those share, and keep them mounti
How to Enable the Root User in macOS
When you are using OS X, sometimes having only administrator access is not enough—when you need more access you will want to be the root user, which i
What Is configd, and Why Is It Running On My Mac?
You're browsing the processes on your Mac using Activity Monitor when you notice something you don't recognize: configd.
Lock Down Your Tech in 2019 With These Resolutions
If you're a human person who occasionally engages in commerce, hackers are probably targeting you.
Instantly Open a Full Screen Terminal On Your Mac Using a Keyboard Shortcut
Many Mac users spend their entire lives in the Terminal, but most of us only open it occasionally.
How to Clear Your MacBook's Touch Bar and Secure Enclave Data
Planning on selling or giving away your MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar? Even if you wipe your Mac and reinstall macOS from scratch, it won't remove everything: information about your fingerprints and other security features are stored separately, and may remain after your wipe your hard drive.
Google, the World's Biggest Advertising Company, Will Block Ads Soon. Is That Good?
It's finally happening: on February 15, 2018, Google's Chrome browser will block some ads out-of-the-box, regardless of whether you have a separate ad blocker installed.
How to Use a Time Machine Drive for Both File Storage and Backups
When you set up Time Machine, your Mac wants to use an entire external drive exclusively for backups.
How to See What Your Mac Is Loading at Boot with KnockKnock
If you're a Mac power user, you probably install a lot of software, only to delete it later.
How to Properly Thread Tweets for Your Tweetstorms
Twitter threads (aka tweetstorms), where someone posts a series of related Tweets one after the other, sit in a weird place: everyone claims to hate them, but lots of people post them anyway.