MacBook Air update

My MacBook Air is currently caught in an endless loop. I am being prompted every 15 minutes to update my OS, then once I try to update, it tells me that I already have the latest version. It is super annoying since the prompt closes my Google Chrome and requires me to click on the Chrome icon to go back to work.

My MacBook was working fine before this update. I called our company IT (PC is company issued) and I was told that I need to go to the office to have my Mac replaced with a Windows laptop since they can not fix this via remote. I have not been to the office since the lockdown (2 years ago).

Good job Apple, you just fixed a non-problem with a big hassle solution.

So yeah, so much for this overpriced piece of garbage. It forces an update, on average about once a month, and not a simple 15 minutes Windows version of updates, but a major 2 hours complete overhaul of the OS -- about 30 gigs worth of data kind of updates. And every now and then, you get this wonderful result, the newest feature of MacBook Air. It is not a bug, it is a feature. It is your own personal reminder (every 15 minutes) that Apple products are overhyped.

How to fix blurry / low resolution webcam

After about 2 months of non-use, my daughter’s webcam was suddenly giving out what appears to be low resolution video. 

I Googled a possible fix to this, and found some articles about changing settings, etc. None of them worked. I even reinstalled the drivers from the manufacturer. Tweaked settings in Windows, still, no dice.

But I know that the webcam is ok. It worked the last time it was used for online classes, end of school year.

I checked again, wiped it with a cotton handkerchief, still low resolution video. One last try, I used a cotton bud dipped in alcohol and used it to thoroughly clean the lens. And just like that, good as new!

Remember, your webcam is autofocus. This means, even one speck of dust that might not be big enough for us to see might be enough for your webcam to focus on that speck of dust, thereby rendering everything else in the background as low resolution. I hope this helps.