How to Fix Apple Mail Can’t Connect after O365 Password Reset: “Unable to verify account name or password”

Apple Mail can't connect after a password reset

Following a password reset (specifically a Microsoft O365 account), Apple Mail was not happy. It recognized that the password had changed but wasn’t accepting the new password, even though we knew the password was correct…”Can’t connect to the account…Enter the password for user…Unable to verify account name or password…”

“%@” Notifications Pop-Up Prompt on Apple Mac OS

"%@" Notifications Pop-Up Prompt on Apple Mac OS

“%@” Notifications Notifications may include alerts, sounds, and icon badgets” If you’ve randomly been asked by MacOS if you’d like to “Allow” or “Don’t Allow” notifications for “%@”, you’re not alone. One of my users saw this pop-up notification seemingly out of the blue. They had been specifically running MacOS Catalina 10.15 for many months … Read more

How to Add a Bookmark in BBEdit (for FTP/SFTP Connections)

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Bookmarking your FTP/SFTP settings in BBEdit makes re-connecting to servers a lot easier, especially when you include the “Path”, which means you will get dropped back into the same directory each time. 1. Start by opening BBEdit and clicking File->New FTP/SFTP Browser. 2. For the connection settings, enter your SFTP server, username and password. Optionally, … Read more