troubleshooting

How to Scan Your Local Network with Terminal on macOS

The Terminal in macOS is one handy tool that few people make use of. Here we will show you how you can use the Terminal in macOS to scan your local network for troubleshooting, maintenance and general curiosity. It works a little differently from Linux’s utilities, with different flags in some cases, so don’t assume Linux skills will be accurate on macOS. Scan Your Local Network’s Open Ports with nmap nmap is the king of command-line port scanners on macOS, but you’ll need to install it first. Install nmap with Homebrew If you have Homebrew installed, run brew install nmap to download and install nmap… Read more

6 Steps to Diagnose an Android Phone that Won’t Start

Considering how interconnected life has become thanks to social media apps on your smartphone, even a couple of hours without a working phone can make you panic about the important messages and notifications you might be missing out on. The following shows the steps to diagnose your seemingly dead Android phone to see if you can fix it on your own or if you should seek professional help (for your phone, not your panic attacks, although, hey, that is also a valid option). Related: How to Calibrate Your Android’s Sensors for Better Performance 1. Charge… Read more

How to Use Apple Diagnostics to Troubleshoot Your Mac

Computers tend to fail in predictable ways. Especially when it comes to hardware, certain types of failure can cause programmatically-detectable signals that reveal the cause of the problem. Diagnostic programs that can accomplish this process are typically only available to authorized shops. Except that’s not really true: you can use Apple Diagnostics to access Apple’s diagnostics package from any Mac. What Is Apple Diagnostics? Apple Diagnostics is a diagnostic tool built into every Mac. It can run diagnosis algorithms on your Mac’s hardware without visiting the Apple Store. You can use it to search for problems in all of the Mac’s major systems, from… Read more