Lack of Lock and Unlock Folder Option in MAC OS

Despite many unique benefits in latest software update, Mac OS has a notable limitation in terms of its file management capabilities. Specifically, Mac OS does not have built-in option to lock and unlock folders, making it challenging for users to protect their sensitive data from unauthorized or accidental access. In this article, we'll explore the absence of this most sought-after feature in Mac OS and the potential impact of its unavailability.

Importance of Locking and Unlocking Folders
Locking and unlocking folders is a basic file management feature that allows users to protect their sensitive data. By locking a folder, users can restrict access with password or Touch ID authentication to the contents of the folder, preventing unauthorized access to their private information or sensitive files.

Mac OS does not have a built-in option to lock and unlock folders either through password or touch-ID, making it challenging for users to protect their sensitive data. This limitation is especially concerning for users who need to keep their confidential information or files, such as business owners, lawyers, and financial professionals. Additionally, Mac OS does not provide an easy and convenient way to password-protect folders, making it difficult for users to ensure the security of their sensitive data.

My final thoughts
In conclusion, the absence of a built-in option to lock and unlock folders in Mac OS is a notable limitation for users who need to protect their sensitive data. Although alternative solutions are available, such as third-party software or encrypted disk images, the lack of a built-in solution makes it challenging for users to ensure the security of their sensitive data in MAC laptops or desktops. As technology continues to advance, Apple should consider incorporating this most sought-after built-in option to lock and unlock folders in the future Mac OS software updates. The increasing demand for data security and the growing need for a convenient and easy-to-use solution for folder locking and unlocking may push Apple to address this issue in future. Read more such articles from “G R Team Sites”

Elon Musk or Tesla would foray into IT services for business and consumers

In recent times, the foray of Elon Musk into social media through Twitter acquisition has opened many doors for Tesla as a company and for Elon Musk for new business opportunities. By stepping into social media platform, Elon Musk would be forced into look out for further opportunities to make inroads on other sectors and following business opportunities might be few of those

• Information Technology (IT) Software solutions for businesses: Amazon has grown bigger by stepping into AWS cloud solutions and offering cloud services to businesses. Similarly, Elon Musk or Tesla would step into offering IT software solutions for businesses and further monetize the solutions by offering it at never-imagines low-cost model.
• Technology solutions for consumers: The other option that Elon Musk or Tesla would foray will be the IT software or Technology solutions for direct-to-consumer market and the services would help them to monetize further with their success of Tesla Car models & affordable charging option.

Even-though the above suggestions might not happen immediately, as the consolidation of IT businesses happens in the North American market, Elon Musk or Tesla would be forced to foray into offering Technology or IT software solutions for businesses and consumer market. To read more such articles or predictions, please feel free to check out the articles published in “G R Team Sites”

Why waiting for M2 Pro is not worth it

Apple could either have an October event in 2022 or could just have press release about the latest product or software launches, as most considerable announcements are covered in September event and the latest launch could only be minor. However, for most performance-oriented users, the M2 Pro would be their most awaited launch and the probability of its launch is much higher now than ever. For me, the M2 Pro launch would not be as significant as the M1 Pro version and may have following implications.

• M2 Pro performance increase would be negligible: With the launch of M2 version as a successor to M1 version, Apple has made it clear that there would not be considerable increase in performance or new features in every version of the Chipset launch and they would slow down their innovations in future releases. In such decisions, the M2 Pro performance would not be as considerable as M1 Pro and other than slight configuration tweaks, there would not be much drastic improvements.
• Same design and no major unique features: The M1 Pro version were already packed up with lot of new features like Pro-motion display and advanced SSD/Media engine configurations. So, the newer M2 Pro version might not have any drastic configuration updates or hardware changes over the earlier M1 Pro version, as the change in design or new feature might have been tipped in their latest MacOS software launch.

Hope the above predictions are helpful for people who were waiting for the launch of M2 Pro version and looking to buy latest version of M1 pro with exciting deals & offers. For more such articles or latest information, please feel free to check out the “G R Team Sites”

Continued to use my fault AirPods Pro for few reasons

I bought my AirPods Pro during the initial months of launch and Apple has come out with new announcement that due to manufacturing defect, the product manufactured before Oct’20 would be replaced for FREE. Post this announcement, I had suspicious about my AirPods Pro manufacturing defect, but continued to use the product for more than a year for my own reason as detailed below

• COVID Outbreak and transport restrictions: After suspecting that my AirPods Pro has manufacturing defect, I wanted to check the product at Apple store for the same and get FREE replacement. However, when I was about to go the Apple store there was COVID restriction at my location and the stores were completely closed, I had no other option but to postpone my plan.
• Usage scratches & dents in the AirPods Pro stem and case: As I was delaying my visit to the Apple store due to COVID restrictions, there was another notable concern of scratches on the AirPods Pro stem and on the case. I was skeptical about the scratches and dent on the product and was worried whether the claim would be rejected due to product damage while usage.

The above factors delayed my visit to the Apple store, and I continued to use my AirPods pro with the manufacturing defect for more than a year. However, finally I was successful on getting my replacement AirPods pro due to manufacturing defect and to know more about my replacement process, please feel free to check out the articles published in “G R Team Sites”

My 2012 MacBook Pro started to create issues after long time

I have been using 2012 MacBook pro for a long time and I always prefer MacBook devices for their reliability and long-term usability. However, out of no-where I experienced following symptoms in my MacBook pro and was grateful that it was working still now.

• Random shutdown and SMC reset: One fine day, while I was working on my personal project out of nowhere, my MacBook pro shutdown all by itself and it didn’t restart as it usually does in my earlier times when I stress out the RAM with multiple projects. This random shutdown was suspicious, the luck was in my favor, as my MacBook was able to boot again, and I didn’t want to take a chance and performed SMC reset. So, the issue was resolved for the time being and continued my personal project work.
• Power Failure and Cable Change: After SMC reset, my 2012 MacBook pro was working fine for past few weeks and out of nowhere the laptop got shutdown again. But this time laptop was not booting as well, and I was completely scared. After few minutes, I noticed that there was no light in the power cable and diagnosed that the power cable had issues and time has come for replacement. After power cable replacement, the laptop was working fine, and it was not the end.

My MacBook pro has started to show signs of wear out and the problem had increased by each week. To know more about how my MacBook pro was failing, please feel free to check out “G R Team Sites”

Storage partition & limit option availability in OneDrive

OneDrive have become my preferred online cloud storage option and I have started to upload all my important work files to OneDrive. It has been few months since I have started to use OneDrive as my preferred cloud storage option and started to use work files directly from OneDrive folder integration into MAC operating system. However, there are few constraints that I have encountered while I was using OneDrive and following are my concerns. 

• Limit storage in each folder: Since OneDrive provides vast storage option of 1TB for each user in the family, it has become difficult to keep a check on storage that is being used by each folder and should include option to limit storage to certain levels for specific folder, so that the folder can be cleaned up from unwanted files or remove unnecessary backups.

• Storage Partition between system files and Photo’s backup: OneDrive has been primary backup solution for all my needs, including important work files and to back-up all my photos taken on my iPhone. However, there is no option to partition the folder structure within OneDrive to separate the files that is being uploaded into work files and exclude the personal photos getting merged into work file history. 

Microsoft should enable few options or features for the users to have their files better organized into OneDrive and for more such suggestions, feel free to check out the articles published in “G R Team Sites” 

iCloud issues: Lack of always on this device option in iCloud

Apple has numerous iCloud features and lot of exclusive in-built option in MacOS, however there was one of the most annoying option for its users. Let me detail the constraints for users using iCloud in Mac operating system

• Files getting removed frequently: While storing the files in iCloud, the files are removed randomly and occasionally without no reason. Later, I figured that the files are removed from iCloud folders to save some storage and no matter how much space available in the hard disk, the files are removed from iCloud folders. 
• Lack of option available to make files available offline: iCloud or Mac Operating system does not have option to enable file available in offline mode and at times, the important files get deleted. There should have been preference option to enable the iCloud files to be available always in the Mac computer and not be deleted for saving storage. 

Hope Apple brings up new update or enhancements to the iCloud preference to make all file available offline and not to be deleted to save storage. For more such articles, please feel free to check out the "G R Team Sites"

Most annoying Spam mails and new features suggestions for Gmail

Recent times for most people across globe, the most annoying part of checking their mails is the spam mails pumped by most unsecured servers and by automated bots. The most concerning part is that the mail service providers have not enforced few restrictions to block spam mails from specific domains and following are my views on introducing new features by mail service providers like Gmail. 

• Option to block all mails from specific domain address: Usually we get repeated mails from specific domain address and only the prefix name changes. Gmail can provide an option for users to block mails from specific domains and all future mails with the repeated content. 
• Option to report domain names and block further mails: Gmail provides basic option to report phishing or spam mails, however those mails are just moved to Junk folder and again new mail is received from same domain name. There should have been option report the domain names as well and post reporting the mail, the domain should be blocked from sending any further mails to mail address. 

Hope Google makes note of above feature requests and introduces these features to all mail users, so they can have hassle free mail experience with limited or no spam mails. For more such articles or information from me, please feel free to check out the articles published in G R Team Sites.

Pointers to be considered while buying Treadmill

As stated in the earlier articles, I have been planning to get treadmill for a long time and finalized to get treadmill through online shopping option. However, the most treadmill products available in online shopping mode was lacking one feature or the other. So, I will further detail about the initial assessment of treadmill and how it evolved. 

• Affordability: My initial filtering of treadmill was with its price and availability. At first, the treadmill starting prices seems to be affordable and was pretending to be within the reach. However, only while digging in furthermore understood that as prices of treadmill goes up the availability of features and the quality of the product increases exponentially. 
• Quality of treadmill: after assessing the initial price list of treadmill, I understood that the quality of the product matters the most and it ensures that the product has longer shelf life with minimal issues. After knowing about the quality of the treadmill, further digging in revealed that with addition of quality comes the new and advanced inbuilt features. The feature list of the treadmill is one of the most intriguing factors while buying and often it causes to drag budget further. 

The finalization of treadmill does not stop with the above factors and continued to drag on further as I progressed. To know further about the deciding factors while buying treadmill, please feel free to check out the articles published in G R Team Sites.

How apple can transform their Smart watch market

I always have preference for smart watch wearables and feel Apple Watch was ahead of competition and has one of the most trusted health tracking features. However, the most disappointing fact about Apple smart watch is its price and affordability. Apple has always maintained its exclusivity and often offer its new features or innovations at premium price; however, Apple can break this tradition and can reach most people by following options. 

• Apple smart band device: Apple can launch smart bands with only basic health tracking features like heart rate monitoring and steps counter. By limiting the features and tracking options, Apple can keep the device within affordable price range and can help reach more people about having smart wearables. 
• Alternative smart wearable solution for non-Apple devices: As Apple Watch wearable has one of the most sought-after features, its exclusivity with only iOS device is a real bummer for most users. As for people like me, I use iOS devices and have Apple ecosystem access, however when I wanted to use Apple Watch to track health condition of my elderly parents it was a real showstopper. As my parents are comfortable using android phones and are hesitant to switch over iOS devices. 

For more such posts please feel free to check out the blog posts published in G R Team Sites.

Disappointments from Apple’s recent April Event

Apple event on 20th April had mixed feelings for me, as I was expecting few out of the box announcements from Apple and they would surprise everyone with their trademark “one last thing”. However, there was no such announcements from Apple and the event seemed as predicted from tech experts. Here are few out of the box expectations from me. 

• Upcoming redesigned Apple Watch: Apple Watch design has been consistent since launch and there was no major redesign or update on design. I was expecting Apple to show a glimpse of next generation Apple Watch with exclusive features and tempting redesign. 
• Upcoming AirPods 3: the redesigned AirPods have been in rumours for a long time and the leak sites were going a step ahead, by showing glimpses of next version of AirPods. However, for no reason Apple had not made any comment on the same and the most worrying part is that, if at all Apple is going to launch next version of AirPods, there was a huge confusion. Whether the newer version is going to be replacement of AirPods 2 or more advanced version of AirPods Pro. 

With no announcements or updates on above products, we can only hope that Apple addresses or launches next version of the product by September. To know more about such posts, please feel free to check out the blog posts listed on G R Team Sites.

Frustrated with announcement from Google Photos

With Google announcing that all photos uploaded to the photo's app post June, will be accumulated against overall account storage, I have been actively looking out for alternative online cloud storage choice with reliability and affordable pricing plan. Finally, I have zeroed on to Microsoft’s OneDrive as my preferred storage choice and while about to pay for the subscription, I noticed a real bummer against OneDrive. Recently, OneDrive app have decided to stop support for the chrome-cast and now users will not be able to share their photos or videos to big TV through Chrome-cast. It was real shocker to me as I have decided OneDrive as my preferred online storage option to backup all my photos and videos, now I come across the news that the OneDrive app has stopped support for chrome-cast. This news was real shocker, as my priority for choice of OneDrive as my preferred online cloud storage was based on assumption that, it had built-in support for chrome-cast. To know more about my choice for preferred online cloud storage for backing up photos, please feel free to check out blog posts in “G R Team Sites” 

Switching from Android to iPhone 11 mobile

I was using my wife’s android phone for past few months and was waiting for launch of affordable version of iPhone from Apple. However, all my plans shattered due to its abnormal price increase and left our charger back and smaller size. With no options left, I had to look out for attractive discounts for iPhone 11 version and trusting steep discounts for festive season, I bought AirPods Pro for its seamless integration with iPhone. After waiting for a long time in a specified shopping site’s portal, there was not much of a discount and I had to check out other online shopping site for offer. Finally, one shopping site had the most attractive pricing and without hesitation I placed the order for payment. Only on payment page I realized that the attractive pricing is applicable only for specific cards and unfortunately, I did not have that card. Post traumatic experience, I reached out to my uncle for the specific card and placed the order for iPhone 11. The experience of shifting to iPhone was another level and to know more please feel free to check out the “G R Team Sites”

Information to get best shapewear products

In recent times, due to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions most women across the states have weight loss and obesity concerns. You may have known of different options available in market for weight loss and to make your body shape attractive. However, most of those options are either too expensive or might require lot of your effort and time for perfection. The easier and smarter solution for most women in the country would be to check out reliable trainer suit and best shapewear for women available in market.

There may be wide range of online shopping sites out there in the web promising users to find shapewear and trainer products. However most online shopping networks out there in the market lack quality of the products, expensive price tag and unique collection. So, it is important to get insights and information from experts. The smart option, we recommend for our readers is to check out reliable wholesale online shopping network for quality products. Lover-Beauty is one of the stand-alone online shopping networks in the market helping users to find quality and reliable shapewear products. The most unique aspect of the Lover-Beauty online shopping network is their large collection of products at wholesale price, which no other competitor in its class could offer. 

Lover-Beauty online shopping network offers a wide range lingerie collection and shapewear products at unbelievable wholesale price than any other online shopping networks. The high-compression Rainbow Reflective Latex Waist Trainer Calories Burning suit from Lover-Beauty online site, gives you stunning hourglass curves the moment you put it on. If you were ever looking to find best place to get waist trainer wholesale from reliable online shopping network, then Lover-Beauty is the place you need to check out. For more information and wide collection of shapewear or trainer suits available at Lover-beauty.com, please feel free to check out the above-mentioned link.

Looped again with the same irritating onsite team

I was without work for a long time due to system issues and lockdown restrictions, finally, the issue was resolved, and I was back into my team for work. For the first few days, no new work was assigned to me and my manager was still on the assumption that my laptop still had issues. After some time, I felt low without any work and simply browsing internet videos and finally dropped a note to my manager saying that my laptop issues were resolved, and I can be assigned with new work. I did not know that I will be assigned to work again with the same irritating onsite team lead and complicated offshore delivery lead. Based on the assignment sheet shared by my manager, the work was more complicated than I expected and the first draft to be shared in a week, with the final submission scheduled later by a month. I was completely lost with these notes, as I must work now with these irritating onsite squad that leads for a month and that too while connecting from home. To know more about how I worked on this opportunity and successful completion of work without any escalations, please feel free to check out the blog posts in "G R Team Sites"