Thunderbolt cable replacement

The 27" Thunderbolt Display, part number A1407, is connected to my MacBook Air and sometimes the display is going black.

After some Googling I found that other people have had the same problem and the issue is that the Thunderbolt cable is defect.

The thing is always to get the right spare part number which is 922-9941

So search with Google or Bing => "Apple cable 922-9941"

Some hints to exchange the cable is to follow the relevant parts of these instructions on IFIXIT

I bought suctions cups from Biltema to lift the the glas screen which is attached with magnets

Find Your Car with iPhone

Have You ever felt lost, coming out from a shopping mall and just wondering;

Where the heck did I leave my car ???

If Your iPhone is connected to Your car with Bluetooth the problem is solved.

Apple have had a brainstorming so just follow the advice in this support information.

How to find your parked car with Maps on your iPhone

and You are all safe.

Two Factor Authentication on old ATV

If You activated Two Factor Authentication, 2FA, on Your devices it could be that Your old Apple TV 2 or 3 after some time wants to be in the same "club".

Two weeks after I activated 2FA for my other devices, my ATV 2 demanded the code for 2FA?? I tried to log on to the ATV2 with my iCloud password but didn't succeed.

In the same article mentioned above, there is info for devices running older software.

"Then type your password followed by the six-digit verification code directly into the password field."

HomeKit explained

A well-made compilation about homekit.

The Wirecutter


Other HomeKit posts on this Blogg

Unboxing EVE HomeKit products

Since the HomeKit app, Home, for iOS was shipped with iOS 10 it was time to check its possibilities.

After some checking the products from Elgatos Eve seemed to be a way to start. They also have a free App which I like. The disadvantage is that they are Bluetooth devices with a limited range and therefore have to be pretty close to an Apple TV.

I started up with the Eve Room, indoor sensor, and Eve Energy, switch and power meter, and the Apple TV 4 as Home hub.

Apple have god instructions here and there, read them, but first update the firmware of the accessories, in this case via the Elgato Eve app, otherwise the Home app will probably not recognise them.

Secure Your Apple ID

The big thing is that if You follow the setup on the Apple link below You can limit the access to Your Apple account to only trusted devices.

So even if a Hacker have both Your Apple ID and password it is not enough to access Your account.


Two-factor authentication for Apple ID

Creating HTML mail, Mac

Creating fancy HTML mail with Mac

Sometimes You really want to send out a fancy mail that hopefully receives by different operative systems and hardware in a similar way.

• Start with editing Your source in Your favourite editor, could be MS Word, and then save it as WEB page/HTML. 
• Then right click on it and open it with Safari. 
• In Safari, File - Share - Mail contents of this page.
• This opens up Mac Mail. 
• In Mac Mail be sure  "Send Web Content" is set to "Web Page"
• Enter the recipients and click Send

In Word it is simple to edit pictures and even add weblinks to pictures and text. This editing will "transfered" all the way to the mail.

Huawei unlock

Unlocking the Huawei E173 modem/dongle

When changing the SIM card to another operator, from Telia to Comviq, the program ”Mobile Partner” demanded an unlock code. There was a prompt with ”Unlock the data card”. After some investigation, Google with ”unlock huawei dongle free”, I found a site.

Link to unlock tool

Here You could get the 8 digit unlock code without downloading any software. Just put in the IMEI number, klick on submit and You will have the unlock code.

Huawei E173 and Mac

When installing an access router in the boat I chose the Dovado Pro AC, Dovado Products. One thing was that it uses 12VDC and an other that it can connect to a neighboring 2.4/5GHz WiFi network via SpotBoost®

For many years we have used Telia, Sweden, as a broadband-supplier and for several years ago, as backup, we also got a Huawei E173 modem, which i would like to use with the router. For some months ago I phoned Telia suport since the modem no longer ”talked” to my Mac OS X 10.11, El Capitan. The supplied software didn’t work anymore. The answer from the support was that the support for this modem was terminated.

Despite their statement there is a working software called ”Mobile Partner” which seems ?? to work with all Huawei modems

Link to the software

Otherwise just Google "Huawei Mobile Partner"

And a link to unlock the Huawei modem.