Hi, I’m Isaac Smith, the founder and editor of PC Glance, a website dedicated to all things related to computers, laptops, and technology. Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated by how these machines work and what they can do.
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Run-time error 53 naming MacPDFM in Word, Excel or PowerPoint on a Mac comes from Acrobat’s Office add-ins. Delete linkCreation.dotm and the SaveAsAdobePDF files, in both Library folders.
sleep prevented by powerd is normal while the screen is on. If Sleep is grayed out, clear disablesleep, then pmset -g assertions shows what keeps your Mac awake.
Can’t empty the Trash because a folder’s pathname is too long? The folder is nested inside itself. Give Terminal Full Disk Access, then remove it with rm and the dragged path.
Restoring from iCloud in Mac Photos follows a library repair, while iCloud checks every item. Leave it running, watch the logs, free space, and toggle iCloud Photos last.
com.cisco.anyconnect.macos.acsockext is Cisco’s socket filter, not the VPN itself. Update macOS, ask IT on a work Mac, or delete the Socket Filter app on your own Mac.
qemu-system-aarch64 is a virtual machine that an app you installed started, such as Docker Desktop, the Android emulator, Colima or Rancher Desktop. Find that app, then cap its memory.
Photos stuck on Updating Library with a library on an external drive? Run Disk Utility First Aid on the drive, tick Ignore ownership, then open the library again.
Mac Ethernet capped near 100 Mbps on a gigabit network? The Hardware tab shows the link speed. At 100 swap the cable or adapter; at 1000 look at the router.
Your Mac joins your iPhone hotspot but shows Self-assigned IP and no internet? Set Configure IPv6 to Automatically, reset network settings, or ask your carrier.
You may not install to this volume because the computer is missing a firmware partition? The installer needs your Mac’s internal drive. Erase the external drive as APFS or update the SSD firmware.