texts: Can I make Option+click on the Volume icon list all AirPlay output devices?

texts:
I would like to make Option+clicking the Volume icon in the menu bar show me all AirPlay output devices. Right now, only "Internal Speakers" and the last used AirPlay device are listed, so either only my Apple TV or AirPort Express:

Going into Sound Preferences I always see both the Express and my Apple TV. Only after selecting one there, it also appears in the Option+click menu, but then the other is no longer listed there. Also, whenever using AirPlay Mirroring (which has its own icon in the menu bar), the Apple TV is added and the Express disappears.

Any trick to make both available in one click? Or at least make the Express stick there? (I can select the Apple TV using the AirPlay Mirroring icon.)


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Is there any shortcut for toggling what funtion keys (F1, F2, F3,…) do? I sometimes want them to do the special operations (eg. brightness) and sometimes use them for toggling things in Pages (you can set shortcut for Style etc.).

I am looking for solution without pressing fn key for one kind of functions. I know I can do some scripting and make little AppleScript app for toggling it but that's the last solution.

I have non Touchbar MacBook Pro running macOS Sierra 10.12.6, if that helps.


texts: Piping audio from arbitrary program to Airport Express

texts: What are my options for sending audio from VLC on my MacBook Pro to my Airport Express?  (I know about AirFoil so far.)


texts: Should I run Parallels off of my SSD or my internal HD?

texts: I have an internal SSD running Mountain Lion and my apps and an internal 5400 rpm drive with most of my other data (pictures, movies, music). I've put my Parallels (using version 7) virtual machine files on my non-SSD drive so that Mac OS is running off the SSD and Parallels is running on the non-SSD. I use Parallels primarily for development using Visual Studio and I was just wondering if it would be better to put my virtual machine files on the SSD or if that would slow down both the Mac OS and the virtual machine?


texts: How to use different mailboxes (sent folder) in Outlook for Mac

texts: I am a network administrator and have come across a problem regarding MS Outlook for MAC. The user has their own account already added to their outlook. They have requested that a group mailbox could be added. I set it up in exchange gave the appropriate permissions, then added the mailbox in the user's outlook. It worked fine, they can send with the alias that was created. The only problem is, when they send from the alias (Lets call it design@domain.com) It shows up in their personal (user@domain.com) sent items folder. Is there a way to change it so that it shows up in the design@domain.com's sent items folder?


texts: The screen of my macbook suddenly broken down how can I do to recover

texts: It suddenly turned to have two light bars on the top of the screen how can I fix it and get the files back. I needed to use the Macbook for 3 years for school and I can't afford a new one


texts: After re-assembly, iMac 27" fans blowing at full speed all the time

texts:
After disassembly and reassembly to fix an HDD cable issue, my iMac is now a blowhard - the fans are going at full tilt from about 30 seconds after boot. I don't believe the device is overheating - I surely messed up one of the temperature sensors upon reassembly.

My question - beyond carefully checking each JST connection and making sure I've re-attached all the sensor cables on the motherboard, is there any way I can control the fans via software? I believe I have more-or-less permanently damaged the skin sensor - so can I disable that through software configuration or a 3rd party utility?

UPDATE

It's not the HDD / SDD temp sensor, by the way, since it's not the HDD fan that's spinning that hot, but it certainly is one of the other sensors. The ODD fan's RPMs are strangely high, but it's the CPU fan that's out of control. Mac's Fan Control is definitely doing the job for now (I'm using the CPU heatsink temp as my RPM controller). I'll need to get in there and determine which of the sensors is the one acting up.

I wonder whether I can tell which sensor is acting up based on either A) the list of sensors appearing in the Mac's Fan Control sensor list (or, more precisely, the sensor that's NOT appearing in that list) or B) the temperature of a given sensor that's way out of whack.


texts: Updating iTunes to 11.1.0 gives an error

texts:
I tried to download the iTunes 11.1 update and received the following error. Does anyone know what could be causing it?

  The operation couldn’t be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -1102.)


texts: "This is not a supported method of installing the operating system” when reinstalling OS X

texts:
I see somebody already asked same question but I couldn't find a answer, so I am asking it again and will provide as detail as possible information.

I am helping a friend to reinstall OS X on his MacBook Pro.

The laptop is Macbook Pro , model A1278, purchased around 2010.

I can enter Disk Utility and see it has a 240G disk, and a "Apple disk Image", I assume it's the factory reinstallation image.

The harddrive was partitioned as two partitions, one for Mac and one for Windows. My friend still want to keep the Windows partition ( Bootcamp), so I will not reformat the whole disk.

I have tried following steps:

erase/reformated the partition ( the "empty" one ).
Boot from Cmd-R , then "Reinstall MacOS".  the result is "This is not a supported method of installing the operating system”

It showed "El Capitan", so I guess the factory image is El Capitan.
Downloaded a El Capitan ISO, created a Boot-able USB key from it ( using Windows application TransMac ). Booted machine with "Option" key pressed, selected to boot from USB ( the Kingston disk), then "Reinstall MacOS". Got exact same "This is not a supported method of installing the operating system”.
Booted with Cmd-Option-R, it showed "Starting Internet Recovery,This may take a while.". Seems working OK, but then got "The recovery server could not be contacted" .

I have tried with WIFI connection and Ethernet connection, both with same error. Since it showed "High Sierra" logo, the Internet was working before it enter the real installation step.

It looks like as soon as the system start to install the OS, the network interface is disabled somehow.

I tried to entered terminal, I can see there is no IP on the en0 NIC. I even tried to use command line to configure a static IP on en0 and setup default route, then I can ping public IP like 4.2.2.2, but I couldn't get DNS configured under the terminal.

networksetup command is not available under the recovery terminal.

scutil command is available, but "list" command doesn't show en0 or WIFI interface at all, so I can't add a DNS configuration. Tried to manually edit "/etc/resolv.conf" , doesn't work.

Now I am totally stuck. I am familiar with Windows/Linux but not a Mac guy, not sure what could be the problem. Would appreciate any suggestion.

Update:
Turned out the USB disk restored by TransMac doesn't really work ( I thought I booted the system from USB, but only realized late it was the recovery partition, so no wonder it showed exact same error). But in Disk utility, it does recognize the USB disk and shows it has OS X Base installation.

Finally setup a Linux VM and used old good dd to copy the iso to USB key and it worked. I was able to boot from the USB and installed El Capitan, but then when the OS first start up, it stuck at here:

The reason I was asked to reinstall the system was it won't boot and always stuck at exact same place. Now I have re-formatted the partition, reinstalled El-Capitan, but seems went back to exactly where it was.

Thanks,
Jack


texts:
I'm hoping someone can help with regular, persistent hangs that my 'cheese grater' 5,1 Mac Pro has suffered for several years, across major OS updates (10.12 > 10.13 > 10.14 etc.) and despite my efforts to eradicate them by replacing hard drives (HDD to SSD), memory, GPU etc. Basically everything but the CPU and motherboard.

I can't pin it down to any specific application or triggering event, and I've tried looking through the Console messages, but very little of it means anything to me, and Googling messages that seem to coincide with the hangs doesn't produce any usable path to resolution. But still it continues, varies anywhere from 20 - 120 seconds, stuff like audio from iTunes or YouTube continues to play in the background, mouse is responsive, sometimes just the app I'm in is frozen, sometimes the whole UI is completely locked up. Usually happens at least once a week, sometimes more than once a day.

Could anyone with experience and expertise in system diagnostics identify a possible cause based on the process samples and spindumps I've managed to take during some recent hangs?

EDIT #1: Here's the trace for the PSU 12V (PSMI) sensor, if that's any help:


texts: Explain and/or fix iBook/iPad sync problem

texts:
According to Apple,

  You can also add PDFs to your iTunes library on your computer by
  dragging and dropping the PDF into your iTunes Book library. The files
  will appear when you are preparing your device to sync.

I have also done this in the past with epubs from non-Apple sources.  But for nearly a year, I can't do it.  There are several possibly related issues:

In iTunes, the PDFs and pubs I have added recently do not appear in the checklist of items available to sync.  Those added before the problem started still appear.  I have sorted by date, title, and author and can't see them.  I look in iBooks and verify they are there.
There is at least one book for which there is one copy in iBook on the MacBook, but iTunes says there are two.  Checking them both makes two copies on the iPad.
If I select only PDF in iTunes, it says there are none. But there are many on each device.
At least two items that are already on the iPad are not checked in iTunes.

I can mail things to myself, and "open in iBooks" on the iPad, but that's a bit of proctalgia.  If I turn on "save to iCloud," items are automatically on both, but only that ones that go up first, because my space fills up.  And I don't get to decide which ones go first.

I can use Microsoft One-Drive or Dropbox, but either one is a nuisance (and OneDrive is unreliable).

I looked at all the items with pertinent-sounding titles in the suggestions and in the similar items, but none are duplicate.  A couple of them are related but aren't quite duplicate and certainly don't help.


texts: What audio quality is available on newer iPhones?

texts:
I am wondering what maximum sample rate and bit depth is available through the USB connection to both the iPhone 6 and 7 (And any other models would be interesting).

I am a registered iOS developer so links to Apple confidential stuff (Or however is works) is OK but still not preferred.

Kind of related is this other question I just asked.


texts: How to add an application specific service contextual menu for an automator created service

texts:
I have just created a service for my text editor.
I would like to be able to add a services item in the text editor contextual menu when right clicking.
Can this be done?


texts: Applescript insert images into .Pages document

texts:
I've tried numerous examples online, but all don't seem to work.
The image is received via Automator and each file is dispensed incrementally and ran through the following Applescript:

on run {input, parameters}
   set img to item 1 of input

   tell application "Pages"
       set thisDocument to make new document

       tell thisDocument
          make new image with properties {image img}
       end tell

   end tell
end run

It should insert every image into the same Pages document, but instead I'm getting 'Can't make image {image (alias: "certain path") with document id: "certain id"} into type properties of image'.

Can someone point out what I'm doing wrong?

Automator workflow


texts: What apps for OS X exists to ease the writing of emoticons?

texts: I want an application like TextPics on iOS, but for use in OS X. I want to use it with chat programs, web sites (twitter, facebook, et al), etc.


texts:
I know RescueTime exists for Android but I do not see anything like it for iOS. I'm guessing such an app may not be possible on iOS because of the permissions and how apps have been sandboxed from one another. However, I'm hoping that I'm wrong.

Has anyone found an app which at the end of the day a user could look and see a list which shows the total active time spent in different applications for that day?

I'm looking for something like the following:

Summary for YYYY-MM-DD
Total Time: 2h28m

 - Safari: 48m
 - Tweetbot: 32m
 - Mail: 23m
 - Cooks Illustrated: 22m
 - Yelp: 12m
 - Messages: 8m
 - OmniFocus: 3m


texts:
What is the best way to permanently change the Mac OS X path variable?  I've tried to add a .profile file in my user home directory with the below path, but that didn't work. Right now I have to run the export command every time I open up a new instance of the console.  Any ideas?

export PATH=/Users/tom/sshfs-binaries:$PATH


texts: Macbook Pro Retina (mid-2014) shutdowns with -128 code

texts:
I have a Mid 2014 Macbook Pro, which was just serviced at Apple (battery replacement). While they were replacing the battery they cocked up the main board with CPU, RAM etc and replaced that for free. Here I thought - nice service, I got my old CPU/RAM replaced, almost like new my Macbook! :D
Obvisouly in the shop no issues were present for the n-minutes I examined it. Home, under a week of usage, started shutting down in a most peculiar way:

Screen goes black, but still remains backlit for 30 or so seconds.
Then the laptop fully shuts down

No apparent reason was found. So I went throught SMC and the memory reset procedures - no luck. Apples startup diagnostics alaso did not show anything.
Looking at shutdown logs I get latest a kernel panic with code -128 (RAM issues?):
kernel: (AppleSMC) Previous shutdown cause: -128
So I wonder wtf is actually happening. I manage to write this entry while in safe mode, could it be a software issue still? Not likely installing unreal engine and quixel mixer caused the cockup... But am at a loss if -128 can influence that in any way.
Any tips? (Not sure if Apple provides warranty on repairs in case it is an actual RAM issue)


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I need to find out how to set the permissions of a USB flash drive at the device (not filesystem) level.  In other words, I need to grant the user read/write access to a USB device identified by diskutil which is /dev/diskX where X is some integer.

For example, I insert a USB flash drive and according to diskutil it's identifier is /dev/disk5.  If I check the permissions of it:

$ ls /dev/disk5*
brw-r-----  1 root  operator    1,  15 May 15 08:35 /dev/disk5
brw-r-----  1 root  operator    1,  16 May 15 08:35 /dev/disk5s1
brw-r-----  1 root  operator    1,  17 May 15 08:35 /dev/disk5s2

It has root:operator ownership and rw access limited to root and r access to operators only (this is why you must issue commands that modify the device as sudo).

What I need to do is give rw access to the operator as well and it's not as simple as just chmod 660 /dev/disk5.  The moment you unplug the device and plug it back in, it loses the permissions.

Why do I need to do this?

I need to boot a USB flash drive in VirtualBox.  To do so, I need to be able to create a "raw" disk image as a passthrough to the actual USB device.  The problem is, to do this, I must issue the command via sudo which then changes the user I am executing VBoxManage which causes a number of errors since root has an environment completely different than the logged in user.

This can be accomplished in FreeBSD (I am sure Linux as well via a different method) by modifying the devfs.rules file and adding in a line like:

add path 'da*' mode 0660 group operator

Which essentially gives rw access to any USB storage device (USB storage is identified by FreeBSD as /dev/da0, /dev/da1, etc.)

How do I do this on macOS?


texts: iOS App Distribution Private to specific organizations on Apple Business Manager

texts:
I have created app on App Store Connect then selected Pricing and Availability there in bottom three options are available.

I need to deploy my app for an oraganization, also my application has frequent chnages.So need private distribution to specific organizations on Apple Business Manager  without any App Review Process.

But as i checked below option need to be selected --
Available for private distribution to specific organizations on Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager

In my case above option selection button is disable. Is there any information missing from my side please suggest the solution for the same.


texts: Is there a list of pre-installed command-line tools for macOS?

texts:
I'm currently in the process of developing some shell scripts but have run into a problem: whilst I am able to execute numerous commands on my Mac, when I try to run it on other people's computers I get Command not found errors indicating that they do not have the specific command line tools installed.

It is my belief that many of these tools come as a result of installing Xcode and other package managers like Homebrew. My question is: is there a list or another way of finding out if a specific command (tool) is pre-installed on a standard Mac computer (without Xcode installed) without having to manually test it on someone else's computer?

For example, this post hints that git is pre-installed which is only the case if you have installed Xcode, otherwise, git is unavailable.

P.S. For my specific case, I am wondering if hexdump is pre-installed or not (without Xcode)


texts: Can't start tftpd because port is already in use by launchd

texts:
Enabling tftpd

sudo launchctl load -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist

Start:

sudo launchctl start com.apple.tftpd

See logs syslog -w

com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.tftpd[30687]) <Warning>: Service exited with abnormal code: 1

Or with log stream --process tftp --level debug

Filtering the log data using "process BEGINSWITH[cd] "tftp""
Timestamp                       Thread     Type        Activity             PID    TTL
2020-01-21 12:35:44.903240+0200 0x5292a    Activity    0x6afa0              31479  0    tftpd: (libsystem_info.dylib) Retrieve User by Name
2020-01-21 12:35:44.903949+0200 0x5292a    Default     0x0                  31479  0    tftpd: recvfrom: Resource temporarily unavailable

I also tried to run tftpd directly without launchctl sudo /usr/libexec/tftpd -d -i /private/tftpboot/ with the same results.

Earlier I used this configuration and it worked fine. But after some changes (may be OS update) it became broken.
Current MacOS version is 10.14.6 (18G2022)

How to fix tftpd?

Appendix.
Configuration file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist has default content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.apple.tftpd</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/libexec/tftpd</string>
        <string>-i</string>
        <string>/private/tftpboot</string>
    </array>
    <key>inetdCompatibility</key>
    <dict>
        <key>Wait</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
    <key>InitGroups</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Sockets</key>
    <dict>
        <key>Listeners</key>
        <dict>
            <key>SockServiceName</key>
            <string>tftp</string>
            <key>SockType</key>
            <string>dgram</string>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Update1
It seems port is in use. Why? Who?

$ sudo lsof -i:69
COMMAND PID USER   FD   TYPE             DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
launchd   1 root   23u  IPv6 0x55f5dbd8d897c847      0t0  UDP *:tftp
launchd   1 root   57u  IPv4 0x55f5dbd8d897e687      0t0  UDP *:tftp
launchd   1 root   59u  IPv6 0x55f5dbd8d897c847      0t0  UDP *:tftp
launchd   1 root   60u  IPv4 0x55f5dbd8d897e687      0t0  UDP *:tftp

launchd uses UDP port 69. Why?

$ ps -ef | grep tftp
501 94727 48073   0  4:16PM ttys007    0:00.00 grep --color=auto tftp


texts: How do i view HTTP request details for potential 404's on an iPhone6

texts:
I want to see if there were any invalid gets or posts on page 4 of our multistep flow, specifically any http status code 404's

I figured out a couple of ways to view source but the only way I know how to do view HTTP request details is to wire it into my Macbook Pro. I'd like an option which doesn't require a computer if possible.


texts: I can't download Google Play Movies in HD on my iPad Pro.  It streams it in HD, but it won't download it in HD, and I can't find a setting that chooses one way or the other.


texts: El Captain update download doesn't continue after restarting the Mac

texts: I started to download the El Capitan upgrade, but then I shut down my computer. The day after I wanted to continue the download but in App Store it shows "Waiting..." and doesn't do anything. Also when I go to the updates section, it shows the button "Download" but it's inactive. Maybe someone can help me? I tried to find the download file in some directory to delete it and start over but I couldn't find it.


texts: Messages not delivered. No "send as text" option

texts: I am not able to send or receive messages on iphone.  I get "not delivered" then "try again" but no option to "send as text". Worked fine until two days ago. MMS and SMS are on.


texts: Can MacDrive break my Time Machine backups?

texts:
I'm running Lion and also have bootcamp Win7 installed. I haven't booted win 7 for a several month but some days ago was urged to do it. After successful boot in Win 7 I got some weird MacDrive error but disregarded it and just reinstall MacDrive. While using Win 7 I was navigating across my file system and have found that all my Time Machine backups were at the right place. After several hours I booted back to Lion and found that my Time Machine backups cannot be recognizeable anymore and the latest Time Machine copy was created just a day ago. The free space amount, however, remained unchanged as there still several copies.

I don't care about those backup data, I don't want to restore them.

The question I want to get answer for is whether MacDrive can break my Time Machine backups and how should one prevent it?


texts: How to execute terminal command on energy efficient cores on M1 chip?

texts: I want to run nodejs process on E cores, but when I run it I see that it uses P cores even if there is a 0.3 second task.


texts:
I'm trying to install visual studio 2017 on my macbook but the installer is stuck at "preparing to download". I have xcode installed and there is no error in the log:

[2020-03-07 12:45:03.634] [Info] Installation of software items is starting.
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.634] [Debug] Checking software item 'Mono Framework'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.634] [Info] Software item 'Mono Framework' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.634] [Debug] Checking software item 'Visual Studio'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.634] [Info] Software item 'Visual Studio' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.634] [Debug] Checking software item '.NET Core 2.x'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.635] [Info] Software item '.NET Core 2.x' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.635] [Debug] Checking software item 'Xamarin.Android'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.635] [Debug] Checking software item 'Xamarin.iOS'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.635] [Info] Software item 'Xamarin.iOS' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.635] [Debug] Checking software item 'Xamarin.Mac'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.635] [Info] Software item 'Xamarin.Mac' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.636] [Debug] Checking software item 'Xamarin Workbooks'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.636] [Info] Software item 'Xamarin Workbooks' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.636] [Debug] Checking software item 'Xamarin Profiler'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.636] [Info] Software item 'Xamarin Profiler' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.636] [Debug] Checking software item 'Mobile OpenJDK'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.636] [Info] Software item 'Mobile OpenJDK' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.637] [Debug] Checking software item 'Android SDK'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.637] [Debug] Checking software item 'Intel® HAXM'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.637] [Info] Software item 'Intel® HAXM' does not need to be installed
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.637] [Debug] Starting installation task.
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.637] [Info] Background installation worker called.
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.638] [Info] Processing software items
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.638] [Info] Skipping installation of software item 'Mono Framework'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.638] [Info] Skipping installation of software item 'Visual Studio'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.638] [Info] Skipping installation of software item '.NET Core 2.x'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.638] [Info] Installing software item 'Xamarin.Android'
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.638] [Debug] Starting Xcode detection
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.639] [Info] Xamarin.Android is waiting for download to finish.
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.841] [Debug] Detected the following Xcode versions
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.841] [Debug] /Applications/Xcode.app (version 11.3.1)
[2020-03-07 12:45:03.843] [Debug] Xcode is installed or not required - no need to remind.


texts: Are there third-party keyboards that have the Apple layout?

texts:
Apple keyboards are different than PC keyboard because the Command ⌘ and Option/Alt ⌥ keys are switched. This causes a workflow disruption for me, because I use keyboard shortcuts for everything. I can't really use a Windows keyboard for my Mac, because of this problem.

Here's the Apple keyboard:

And the Windows keyboard:

Are there any third-part keyboards that have the Apple layout?


texts: Unable to Boot MacBook using any means after attempted Fedora Install

texts:
Wondering if anyone has any last ditch efforts I can try here to salvage my macbook!

I recently attempted to install fedora to dual boot on my Late 2011 Macbook Pro, the install crashed, the emergency kernal crashed, got the 3 bleep black screen of death (indicating RAM does not pass data integrity check?). Now whenever I try and boot it gets to the Apple loading screen, bar goes about half way (very slowly) then grey screen and eventual power off.

Same happens if I try to boot into safe mode or recovery partition or do an internet recovery. (Tried PRAM and SMC at well)

Using fsck in single user mode highlighted file system modified (which I expected from the linux fail) cycling fsck -fy enabled me to get a "The volume appears to be OK" message, great, still no boot.

Officially out of ideas here!

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,


texts: Using mouse on Virtual Machine on Mac, but got keyboard signal

texts:
The question is, when I press and move my mouse in the virtual machine(such as choose many files), the machine seems to receive a signal of keyboard "C-press" and ""C-release", which means that when I finished the "press and move" operation, there seems like I type "c" on my keyboard after this operation(but I don't even connect a keyboard). I tried on Virtualbox windows VM and Ubuntu VM, also VMware remote VM, but all suffered this problem...
I think maybe there is something wrong with the driver, but that strange thing doesn't occur on my Mac host machine....So I'm really confused about that. And I didn't find similar problem as I suffered...Thanks for your solution or advice!
Here is an example below:
I don't know how to get a gif so there is a picture....when I press and drag some files in the directory, after that operation a "c“ was typed and the page jump to "search"...so I can't finish this work

System version info:
host OS: macOS 10.15.7
guest OS: every OS I tried suffered this problem, including:Windows10 and Ubuntu20 on Virtualbox, and those two on VMware remote server


texts: Keychain error -25308 while trying to add drive to Time Machine

texts:
I am trying to configure my Mac to use a time-capsule for Time Machine. After entering in the Time Capsule password I get the following error:

  Keychain error -25308 occurred while creating a System Keychain entry
  for the username "Bob" and URL
  "afp://Bob@TimeCapsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local/TM"

  You can try using the Keychain Access utility to edit or repair your
  System Keychain

I've tried repairing my keychain, using the Keychain Access utility:

Repair started
Checking keychain configuration for Bob (user ID=501)
Home directory is /Users/Bob
Checked login keychain
Checked password for ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
Checked settings for ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
Checked default keychain
Checked contents of ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
No problems found
Repair completed

I even got desperate enough to wipe the drive and reinstall Mavericks, and it still occurs. I get the same error if I try and set it up to use a NAS instead of the time-capsule.

The time-capsule works for another Mac in my house. I've tried wiping the keychain and starting from scratch. Nothing works.

Does anyone know what I need to do to fix this?


texts: What is Apple's policy for supporting security updates on older versions of OS X?

texts:
Does Apple have a policy regarding how long they will continue to release and support security fixes for each OS X release?  I've looked around the Internet, and found some forum posts that claim "only for the current, and most recent previous, versions" but none appear to have an official reference.  Further confounding the issue are some relatively recent posts claiming they still receive security updates for versions as old as 10.2.

My concern here is primarily from a security standpoint. The National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce of the United States of America states in this document: NIST SP 800-53, control SI-02 (Flaw Remediation) that there are requirements that (among other things) "The organization ... identifies, reports, and corrects information system flaws". For systems running OS's that are beyond their support lifecycle, we cannot be reliably expected to correct discovered vulnerabilities because the vendor will no longer supply patches.  So, knowing a product's expected support lifecycle (and, especially, if it has already expired) is critical to continuing to maintain compliance with this control.

Does Apple provide this information anywhere online for the general public?  What versions are currently supported (current version being Lion), and how long (presuming no change to the policy) will they continue to be supported?


texts: Finder won't remember window size in Yosemite

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In previous versions there was a way to set the window configuration as default. But now in Yosemite they seem to have got rid of this option.

There is however a way to make it remember for a while with option + drag a new (untouched) finder window. But this won't last long. After a while or a restart the window is back to stock settings.

Is this a bug? Because I can't recall experiencing this in previous versions of OS X. If not, is there a way to set a default window configuration?


texts: How can I recalibrate quick look window?

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I have this issue where quick look window is away from its default position

I know I can drag it back, but is there a way to just resume its default position?
Thank you in advance!


texts: How to import data into numbers properly

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So I have a file with data, see link below:

http://www.epsilon-uitgaven.nl/bijlagen/E76/E76-tweelingdata.txt

I'm trying to import this into numbers, but what I get is the following:

Instead of having separate columns for 1, 167, 2, and 4 (this is the first cell), I just have one column for the entire data. I would like to separate this and have 5 separate columns, but I have no idea how.

Could someone help me out?


texts: "That event does not belong to that event store" when trying to create a new calendar event

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I'm trying to save a new event on iPhone calendar, but it just keeps giving me this error:

  Cannot Save Event — That event does not belong to that event store

What can I do to fix this?

I'm using Google Calendar by default, but I get the same error even if I try to use another calendar, so I presume the fault is not in Google's servers. Never encountered this problem before – just started seeing it today. (Using iPhone 4 and iOS 5.0.1.)


texts: how can I search for folders ending in certain characters in Finder?

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Executing a Finder search for folders seems limited to searching for folder names beginning with the search term. I can't search for folder names only using a characters in the middle or end. I'm having to resort to using the find command from Terminal. Any way around this? Below is a sample folder and multiple search attempts:

This is my first post here so I can only post two images, apparently. I have an additional screen shot showing a search for "jo" which indeed reveals every subfolder beginning with "jo". I have a fourth screen shot showing that a search for "bert" fails to return "robertson" "colbertson" etc. Those searches were both name-based searches with the same "kind" restriction to folders only.

What's up with this?


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Sometimes the text cursor stops flashing, and when I type nothing shows up. Then I click the mouse, and suddenly everything I just typed appears, and the cursor's frozen at a new location.

When I click inside the white area of the scroll bar, the page jumps and the cursor starts flashing again. Problem solved temporarily.

This started when I upgraded from 10.5 Leopard to 10.6 Snow Leopard. The answer to this question suggested that it was a mechanical issue with the mouse. For me it isn't, since I'm using the built-in trackpad.

Any ideas?


texts: Bose docking station is not working with new ipod touch

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Possible Duplicate:
  Why won't my iPod Touch play in Bose SoundDock speakers anymore?

I just purchased a new ipod touch and it is not working on my bose docking station. Both my daughters have older ipods and they are working. On my new ipod, when it is plugged into the docking station it appears to be playing, when discounected it plays on its own speaker and ear phones... Any ideas what may be the problem?


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I have configured Safari (8.0.7, Yosemite 10.10.4) to prompt me to allow Flash on a site by site basis. Most websites I block and some I set to "allow always" However, every couple of days, all the blocked/allowed sites are lost and I am prompted again (note that I have not reset any part of Safari during these times).

How can I fix this please?


texts: Is There An Alternative To Symbolic Links?

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I have an iMac and a MacBook Pro, both running the latest version of mavericks.. I want to sync files and folders outside Dropbox across the two computers. Up until now, I've been using symbolic links which I created via terminal. I've found that the symbolic links stop working after a while and I was wondering if there was a better way of syncing data between computers.

PS: I use Dropbox as part of it. For example if I want to sync mamp databases across two machines, on my iMac I find the db folder, create a symbolic link for that folder, move it into dropbox, go to my MacBook and make a symbolic link of the db folder that's in Dropbox and move it into the mamp folder, delete the current db folder and replace it with the db symbolic version. That's what I want to achieve, I want to be able to sync folders outside Dropbox through Dropbox if that makes sense.


texts: Apple Wireless Might Mouse keeps disconnecting?

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I have an Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse (not the newer Magic Mouse) that I've used for a couple of years.

In recent months, though, the mouse would spontaneously disconnection itself at random, even when the batteries are still full.

Does anyone have experience with this or know how to fix it?

I am running Mac OS X 10.6.8 if that makes a difference.

Thanks!


texts: How can I get rid of a "MacShiny" icon from my menu bar?

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Command and drag will not move it.
I've tried looking into library and user accounts but can't find the source. The MacShiny web site only tells how to uninstall the app itself, and says nothing about how to get rid of the icon.


texts: What (hardware/software) projector setup is needed to project both displays?

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I have a (non-Thunderbolt) 17" MacBook Pro connected to an external display. I want to project both screens (from MBP and external displays) each onto separate screens.

Is there a way to do this?
And how to set it up?


texts: Not every "tick" of scroll wheel is registering on physical mouse

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I have one of these and use it on my MBP running macOS Sierra 10.12.1. When I scroll with the scroll wheel, the wheel gives little "ticks" as I scroll. Sometimes I want to only move the page a little bit, so I only scroll the wheel enough to feel one "tick". The problem is if I only scroll enough for one "tick", or scroll multiple "ticks" in succession but too slowly, the scroll doesn't register. If I scroll enough for multiple "ticks" but faster, I will almost always overshoot.

Is this a problem with my mouse? macOS? One of my settings?

How can I fix this?


texts: Why do I need to type ./mysql even that I am in the folder?

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So I am in a folder where mysql executable already is..

When I try mysql in terminal I get:
-bash: mysql: command not found

But this will work:
Korays-MacBook-Pro:bin koraytugay$ ./mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 107
etc etc...

So why is the ./ required?

Also how can I add this mysql to my PATH?


texts: MacBook Air / Parallels USB Storage Drive Association Issues

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I am working with a 13" MacBook Air and G-Drive w/Thunderbolt. I have to utilize Parallels/Windows to run ESRI ArcView. The G-Drive and another Lacie Storage Drive are tied in to my 27" Thunderbolt Display.

When I unplug the MacBook Air, sometimes when I plug back in, the drive association, in my case T:,  changes to U:, which means my software can't find any of my 700GB of stored files.

Is there any way to change the Drive association in Windows or Mac or Parallels so that when I unplug my laptop and plug back in Parallels/Windows knows that that drive is the T: Drive, and not to change it to some other Letter?


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A couple hours ago, my faithful 2011 27" iMac suddenly locked up hard.  Only way to bail out was a hard shutdown (hold power for 5 seconds).  I did that, and tried to reboot again to no avail.  No signs of life at all on pressing the power button.  No fans, no beep, nothing.

I unplugged, waited 15 seconds (pressing power during that time just to make sure all juice was drained) and plugged back in.  Still no signs of life at all.

I read about someone else having a similar problem and taking out and replacing the RAM fixed it.  So I pulled all the modules and tried to power up and see if I'd get any beeps or signs of life.  Nothing.

I put the RAM back in, still nothing.  Unplugged every single peripheral (Thunderbolt and USB), nothing.  Swapped the power cord, nothing.

I'm at a total loss.  Anyone have any ideas on why my machine just mysteriously died?  Any ideas what else I can try, to bring it back?


texts: In terminal, scrolling prints weird characters

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I was in an SSH session remotely using vim. For some reason, SSH crashed, and I was returned to my home shell. However, whenever I tried to scroll, instead of the terminal scrolling, it printed sets of characters. Also, it's hard to reproduce a single set of characters, because every few seconds, it prints different characters. They are always ASCII characters, like `, ?, a, J, etc.

Toggling the alternate screen does not help, and all my other terminal tabs work fine.

How can I fix this terminal session?


texts: How do I add folders to spotlight search priority?

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How do I add a system link to the Applications folder and have it show up in spotlight.

Alternatively how do I add a specific folder to spotlight search priority. Easy to rearrange but I can not add anything.

A related question but not covering what I am interested in is:
Can I make a symlink (to a .app folder) in Applications directory show up in spotlight?


texts: Which software to batch join videos AND add a chapter for each?

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I have 55 short clips (<1min) that have the same characteristics (only the content and length change) and I want to combine them into one big chaptered video.
I know with QTPro how to combine 2 videos and how to add chapters to 1 file. Now I need a Mac OS X tool that's gonna do it automagically.


texts: Why are my iPhone 7 charge & transfer contact & cable less and less reliable (keywords: loose / defective contact, slack joint)?

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Why are my iPhone 7 charge & transfer contact & cable less and less reliable (synonyms: loose / defective contact, slack joint)? Of course, the question stands for any iPhone version with the same contact type.
Context.
I seem to lose more and more reliability of the cable contact or the cable during charging or file transfers. Often the connection stops almost immediately, I have to adjust the cable with some pressure. I know now that it is not about the cables, since I have bought a new one that led to the same result. Today it started to lose contact after a while, without any clear reason.


texts: iMac w/ Bootcamp and 2 external Mini DisplayPort?

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I know this does NOT work:
iMac Core i7 (late 2012) with Windows 7 Bootcamp and 2 external Thunderbold Displays.

Does THIS work?
iMac Core i7 (late 2012) with Windows 7 Bootcamp and 2 external Mini DisplayPort Displays?

Thanks!


texts: How do I consolidate my redundant system files?

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inches, mid-2015) with a 2.8 GHz Intel quad core i7 processor, running OS Catalina 10.15.3. The following may also be relevant to my issue. When initially setting this up a few years ago, I migrated my contents from my old G5 tower. A bit later, I changed the default language from English to Spanish.

I'm in the process of cleaning and re-organizing my files and directories, and I'm noticing a lot of redundancy in my system files, in particular the Applications and Library directories. In some cases, I cannot alter these; in other cases I'm not sure if I should. I want to know if it's advisable to consolidate these and, if so, how.

The root directories of my main disk (with English translation in parentheses) are

Biblioteca (Library)
Aplicaciones (Applications)
Sistema (System)
Usarios (Users).

There is another Applications directory at Sistema\Aplicaciones
which is a repeat of some of the files in the other directory. I cannot alter this.

In many other locations on my disk, I find duplicate Library directories, sometimes in English, sometimes in Spanish. Sometimes these are subsets of the root directory versions and sometimes they contain a combination of repeats and new things. Other such Library directories exist at:

Biblioteca\Apple\Library
Biblioteca\Apple\System\Library
Sistema\Biblioteca
Usarios\j0equ1nn\Biblioteca
Usarios\j0equ1nn\Biblioteca\Containers\com....\Data\Library (There are a couple hundred different paths like this with the "..." a directory filed in various ways, mostly starting com.apple. The contents from one to the next is usually identical.)
Usarios\j0equ1nn\Biblioteca\Group Containers... (Like the previous item, but there are about 30 of these with the "..." starting wither "com" or "group." Each contains just 1 to 3 directories, mostly identical, mostly empty.)


texts: Tile *Previous* Window Side-by-Side with Current

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I'm well aware of Moom, BetterTouchTool, BetterSnapTool, Divvy, and Spectacle, and have thoroughly read this question's answers.

I don't think any of the above can:

with one keyboard stroke, tile the current window and the previously-focused window side-by-side.

Moom allows application-specific configurations; all the others allow manipulating only the current-focused window.

This is something I find that I'm doing over and over again, for example: switching from a PDF to my browser to type some info from the PDF into my browser; I'd like to quickly show them side-by-side so that it's easy to copy over, say, an address.


texts: How to turn off hyperlinks in Notes in iOS so you don't accidentally click them?

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after you paste a URL in Notes, is there a way to have the hyperlink(?) turned off so you don't click it by accident and be taken to the webpage?
It'd be nice if the URL can be there just as pure text.


texts:
My iTerm2 closes right away when I click on the icon in an attempt to open it. I have seen that this is a known issue with iTerm2, but the solutions I found involve editing preferences through the menu. However, I can not access the menu items. Also, I can not resize the window to get the alert to move out of the way so now I can't read the information displayed. Finally, I don't see any error logs. Any ideas?
iTerm2 build 3.3.12 running on Mojave 10.14.6


texts: Can't hear audio from speech from system voice with headphones but can hear music?

texts: I'm trying to set up listening to selected text in Accessibility > Speech. I have headphones on, and when I play iTunes I can hear perfectly. When I click play on the Speech window in Accessibility, I can't hear anything. When I take the headphones out, it works? How do I get it to work with headphones?


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The wifi is connected to my Mac but the internet isn't working. On my phone, it is perfectly fine.

I have tried:

using a personal hotspot from my phone to my computer but the internet still doesn't work.
in recovery mode, the internet works.
Restarting Router (although I don't think the problem is there)

Any help would be much appreciated as I have a lot of work due :0
Thank you in advance!!!

Edit (links to wifi tab):


texts: I'm trying to determine whether I'm having a ram, drive, or board issue. I used to be able to log in and actually use my laptop but it would run slow and over little time the fan would kick on and freeze up or the screen would show multiple lines or have a blue screen. But Now it won't even go to the log in screen and right when I turn my laptop comes on it has lines running through the screen with the apple logo then it will hang there for a while and go to a blue screen with multiple lines running through it. I hope this is no expensive fix I was thinking it's a possible ram issue due to how slow it started runnin but could be a possible drive issue as well but when I hold down the option key and select either bootcamp or the backup it will blue screen. It wouldn't let me do anything after the latest update it started doing this. I hope someone answers this soon I'm lost without making music. Thankyou all for any future input


texts: Pair remote ipad app with apple tv 2 that has no home sharing enabled and no hardware remote

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The hardware apple tv2 remote is lost again. And I cannot find it this time. :(. I had reset apple tv2 earlier and forgot to turn on home sharing. To make matters worse, I had setup a fixed ip for my apple tv and it only goes online with the lan cable in. When I remove the lan cable, it tells me the tv is not connected and asks me to choose settings.... which of course, I cannot do without the hardware remote.

Is there any way that I can get back control of my apple tv2 without my lost remote but from my ipad remote app solely?


texts: 2/3 of iPod 6 display is transparent gray

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2/3 of my iPod 6 display turned transparent gray. The gray color is transparent and you can still see and interact with the contents in the area. Sometimes it is transparent gray with transparent white lines in the 2/3 area of the screen.

I have not done any damage to the device recently and would like to know if this is a software or hardware issue.


texts: My Bluetooth Signal Decreased After Upgrading from Mavericks to Yosemite

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When I was running Mavericks 10.9.5 on my Mac Mini Server my bluetooth keyboard stayed connected during startup and restarting.  My bluetooth keyboard is within a foot of the Mac Mini Server.

When the login screen appeared I may have waited a few seconds for the bluetooth keyboard to connect.  The icon showed a full signal.

A couple of weeks ago I upgraded to Yosemite 10.10.2.  At first the keyboard would lose connection from time to time.  It continued even with new batteries.  I noticed that the icon shows a grayed out signal with three black dots.  The keyboard is in the same location.  I also started having problems with the keyboard disconnecting when starting or rebooting my computer.

I contacted Apple several times about this.  I went through different things including putting new batteries in the keyboard and going through steps to unpair and have Bluetooth rediscover the keyboard.  This got me to the point where the keyboard quit disconnecting while using it.  However it did not solve the problem when I started or rebooted my computer.  I had to turn off the keyboard and turn it back on to get it to connect.

I contacted them again in utter frustration.  The specialist walked me through a SMC reset followed by a PRAM reset.  It works from time to time.  However the last time I rebooted my computer I had to turn off and turn on the computer again.  They also sent me a link to what could be causing problems with bluetooth.  None of them applied to my situation.

The only change in my setup is the upgrade from Mavericks to Yosemite.

Has anyone had this problem and was able to solve it? I'm submitting this question because all the solutions I have seen online I have tried but still have this problem.


texts: How to display the marked position at the very top when jumping to previous mark in iTerm?

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When you jump to a previous mark in iTerm, the marked position will be displayed in (vertically) the middle of the terminal window.

But instead of displaying it in the middle, I want it to be displayed at the very top line (in one go).
Is there a way to make this possible and how?

environment info:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.3
iTerm2 Build 3.2.9
shell integration enabled


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I am trying to install Homebrew on Lion but keep getting an error.

$ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/323731)"

I run the above code, which results in:

==> This script will install:
/usr/local/bin/brew
/usr/local/Library/Formula/...
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/...

Press enter to continue
==> /usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod o+w /usr/local
==> Downloading and Installing Homebrew...
bin/brew: Can't create 'bin/brew'
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
Failed during: /bin/bash -o pipefail -c '/usr/bin/curl -sSfL https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/tarball/master | /usr/bin/tar xz -m --strip 1'
==> /usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod o-w /usr/local

I have seen a couple of 'answers' to this problem which basically suggest running the initial command as root. This fails with the following error:

$ sudo /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/323731)"
Don't run this as root!

Any suggestions would be appreciated!


texts:
I am using a Macbook Pro (the 2015 model A 1398).

Just overnight my screen shows strange horizontal lines as this:

These horizontal lines are roughly gathered in the same place on the screen (on the top), and they may increase or decrease the numbers, from time to time.

However, if I do the print screenshot, I do not see any such horizontal lines.

I did not hit or hurt my Macbook Pro recently. Can someone give any advice on how to fix it? I had restarted, shut down and restart a few times, but the problem still persists.

Info:

Thanks experts for the help!


texts: iPhone 5 iOS 11 Phone vibrates but does not ring when receiving calls

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I have an iPhone 5 running iOS 11. When I receive a call, the phone vibrates but does not ring.

Do Not Disturb is off
Mute switch is on - phone will play internet radio OK
When I select Sounds > Ringtone the phone plays the tone OK. Changing the ringtone does not make the tone play when a call is received.
Volume control is up

Any other suggestions on how I can resolve this?


texts:
Since yesterday nsurlstoraged is constantly using a huge amount of CPU. Nothing shows up in the logs but opensnoop shows that the process is accessing

/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.mail/fsCachedData

The directory contains XML files from the beginning of the month (from October 1. at 8:12) up to now (growing). I now have more than 9 GB of cached data and a new file is created every 2-3 seconds.

After a reboot the nsurlstoraged starts again with the same behaviour.

Any idea on how to stop it or on when it will stop by itself?


texts: Blurry fonts on external monitor with MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, 2015)

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, 2015) connected to 2 LCD monitors: one through VGA and one through DVI. Text in both this monitors look awfully blurry.

Example:

Things I've tried:

Settings > Preferences: Font smoothing enabled/disabled (makes no visual difference at all).
AppleFontSmoothing set to 0, 1, 2, 3.... also no visual difference.
The edid patch to foce RGB also didn't work (applied the patch succesfully but didn't make any visual difference). Didn't remove it though and my color profile is set to 'Forced RGB'.

Same monitors in a Windows machine don't present this problem (at least the one connected through DVI, VGA looks a little off too but that might be the connection).

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Edit: Additional details. Monitors are both the same, Lenovo E2323. No settings aside from contrast, brightness, colors, clock... basic stuff.


texts: How can I find out what carrier an iPhone 3gs is locked to?

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I'm trying to activate an old 3gs but am unsure of what carrier it is on. I don't really want to go testing all the sim cards I can find to see if I luck out.

Does anyone know of a way to find out?

I was wondering if I could write an app for it and use the Core Telephony Framework to find the carrier but am not sure if that only show the carrier that is being used by the sim not what it is locked to.


texts: Software export compliance for App Store

texts:
I have developed a game for iOS platform. This game uses Google Analytics.

I have following questions:

Is my game(software) subject to export compliance for App Store submission?
Do I need to provide any documents related to export compliance for App Store submission?

I would appreciate any suggestion and thoughts on this topic. Thank you.


texts:
I have WD External SSD Drive and macOS Catalina. The drive is formatted in ExFAT
Initially, I used my external drive 2-3 times and it was working fine. Suddenly today I am not able to write anything in my Drive as its showing Read-Only.
output from mount
/dev/disk2s2 on /Volumes/MUKESH (exfat, local, nodev, nosuid, read-only, noowners)

I have tried running following command but it did not work.
sudo chmod -R 777 /Volumes/MUKESH

Here is what I see in disk utility

In Get-Info section I see this.


texts: Where I can find My Lists in the recent Foursquare v8 app?

texts:
After recent upgrade of Foursquare app (v8.0.2), all my Lists disappeared, so I can't find any method of accessing them from the iPhone app (I can still see them when accessing from the website).

Does it mean it's a bug, feature or managing of the lists are now no longer supported?


texts: Which program can I use to get all frames from .mov video file. I need this frames in png or jpg. I don't need just one frame I want to export all frames from my video in the same resolution.


texts: Apple Notes url for specific note via icloud.com doesn't quite work

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This should work...I think...but it doesn't.

If you look at your Apple Notes in iCloud, you can get a specific url to every single note. But you can't actually access the note this way.

Here's what's happening:

On a Mac, using Safari...

Log in to iCloud and go to your Notes.

Pick a Note you want the url to and click on it. You'll see the url change in the address bar.

Copy that url.

Open a new tab/window and paste the url.

Notes loads the "first" note in your Notes instead of the note you chose.

Is there a way to fix this?


texts: Can't Install Any Mac OS on Core 2 Duo Macbook

texts:
My old hard drive died and so I bought a new SSD, I put it in my macbook and plugged in the USB hard drive with the installation media, but no matter what it just won't boot into the installer: I see the bootable disk icon after pressing power + option ⏻ + ⌥, but as soon as I press the ↑ icon I get a prohibited  icon and nothing more.

I have tried with macOS High Sierra, Yosemite and Mavericks images but they all do the same.

I tried everything:

TransMac
dd'ing the images into the USB hard drive (after converting the .dmgs into .isos with dmg2img (linux)
Creating an HFS+ filesystem and dumping the contents of the dmgs there

I have to note that I tried using the createinstallmedia command present in the installer's Resources directory (before my disk died) but I couldn't run it because this mac has a 32 bit OS and the file (according to the file command) is for a x86_64 arch.

I also tried with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (which is just one minor version above the one I had installed on the original drive, 10.5 Leopard) by dd'ing the boot disk into my USB drive and it does boot, but after 1 minute or so the apple symbol  gets replaced with a prohibited symbol  and does nothing, even the disk activity LED stops blinking. If I dump the contents on an HFS+ partition it boots up to the language selection part, but a few seconds after selecting the language during the "Preparing installation" progress bar window,the window closes and a notification window pops up that says "The disk could not be read correctly, please clean it and try again" or something like that, and I can't do anything.

Apparently my Macbook is supported by High Sierra (according to Apple) and I do have the minimum 2 GB required (albeit DDR2 667 MHz), but I shouldn't have a problem I guess.


texts: Is it possible to install SwiftKey on iPhone simulator ? If yes, how may I ? There are few scenarios I want to test for Swift keyboard but I am out of device.


texts: Preview: How to edit the color of only the selected area?

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I have an image of a hand that I want to change the color of only the sleeve for:

I used the magic wand and it highlighted the area I wanted. However, when I open up the "Adjust Color" tool and slide the sliders, the adjustments affect the whole image and not just the highlighted / selected area.

I want to make changes only to the sleeve. Is this possible in preview?


texts: Is there any way to see what OS X is doing when it's booting up when no chime is played?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I see the system status during boot?

I have had the hard drive in my iMac replaced and now I'm trying to restore it from my TimeMachine back up. I thought the TimeMachine back up was corrupt but maybe I'm just not patient enough, or I'm misunderstanding the restore process.

I'm able to restore successfully, but on reboot the machine shows me the white screen with the Apple logo and the spinner. I can hear some occasional sounds from the hard drive in the machine. It's been at this screen for a good hour now. The occasional hard drive sounds make me wonder if it's doing and fsck or similar operation on the drive before the system boots.

No chime has been played yet by the system. So the usual Cmd-V and Cmd-S solutions to see what it's doing or to boot to single user mode aren't working for me.

Is there any way to see what OS X is doing at boot time? I'm thinking something akin to the terminal window that modern Linux distros like CentOS can show you at boot time. The ones that let you see the step-by-step boot messages as they happen.


texts: Airplay speakers stop playing when VPN connection is established

texts: I have Zeppelin Air from B&W which works great most of the time. However during VPN connection to different work places during VPN connection Airplay stops playing. If I then go to iTunes and play next song it starts to work again. My VPN connections don't have Default VPN Gateway set so there's really nothing that should be affecting AirPlay. Is this normal? Any workarounds ?


texts:
I have a shell script that runs on my mac (./go), it opens a ssh session on a raspberry pi then runs a script which streams video from the raspberry pi to a UDP port on the mac.

I also need the mac to run a receive script (./tsplay) so it can view the streamed video.

The problem is that I have tried to use the command open -a Terminal.app ./tsplay before the SSH session is started, a new terminal window opens but it doesn't wait for stream data to come in and it exits  - [Process completed]

#!/bin/bash

source network.conf

rm remote.conf

if [ "$1" != "" ]
then
  sed "s/FRAMERATE=25/FRAMERATE=$1/" video.conf > remote.conf
else
  cp video.conf remote.conf
fi

open -a Terminal.app ./tsplay

date
echo "###### Network Settings ######" >> remote.conf
echo export TCPPORT=$TCPPORT >> remote.conf
echo export UDPPORT=$UDPPORT >> remote.conf
echo export RX_IP=$RX_IP >> remote.conf
echo export NOW=\"`date +%F" "%T`\" >> remote.conf

#echo exit >> remote.conf

chmod +x remote.conf

echo Copy script to $TX_IP
scp remote.conf $USER@$TX_IP:/home/pi

echo Run Script
ssh $USER@$TX_IP ./ustream
ssh $USER@$TX_IP


texts: unlocking laptop moves all windows to primary display

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I have a macbook pro. I have it hooked up to a second monitor. I have the primary display marked as the laptop screen.

When i unlock the macbook or wake it up from sleep, it moves all my open windows to the primary monitor. Is there a way to keep my windows where they are after waking up or unlocking?

I saw stay, but i am not paying $15 for a feature that should be in the OS. And it has lots of reviews saying it just doesn't work as expected.


texts: Apple Music incompatible with local files

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I started using Apple Music recently and I've been unable to achieve the functionality I hoped would exist with this subscription. Can someone tell me if my goals are impossible with iTunes?

I'm bit of an old school playlist freak and I'm used to downloading music from torrent, bandcamp, etc. and then manually managing playlist on my Macbook before plugging in my iPhone and uploading. I wanted to move into the future so I made an Apple Music account and tried selecting songs from the Apple store and adding them to my pre-existing playlists. But when I tried, I received a notice saying I had to upload my music library to iCloud Drive before I can songs to my playlists. I'm guessing since my library is like 10,000 songs (~200 gb), uploading to the drive does not seem to work. I left my computer on for 5 days and nothing seemed to happen. Except now when I try to play any local file from iTunes, the app crashes, seizes the external hard drive that stores the music, and then my computer doesn't shutdown until I do a force shutdown. And it appears iTunes is trying to make duplicate playlist of my already existing playlist which I don't want either. But if I browse the Apple music store on my iPhone and add them to playlists on the phone, it appears to work.

So basically is it possible to add apple music files to playlists with local files on the Macbook and then transfer/update the playlists on my iPhone? Or should I give up and just export my iTunes playlist to Spotify where I can create new playlist from the Spotify database?

I am using a 2017 Macbook Pro running macOS Mojave v10.14.6 and my iTunes is Version 12.9.5.5


texts: How to delete item in Bin "... cannot be modified or deleted because it is required by MacOS"?

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I'm on a 2014 MacBook Air, 10.14.5

A couple of weeks ago I did a quick sweep of my files and drives to get rid of junk, mostly old photos and videos I had accumulated that I didn't need/want anymore. Everything deleted fine, except for one .mp4 file. This file, it seems, managed to get into my Bin, but is now stuck. I would really like to get rid of it - it was copied off an old USB drive and is about 5GB, which is a lot when you only have 10GB free space.

When I drag it anywhere, it just copies. When the bin is emptied, I get the message "....mp4 can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by macOS".

I've looked for possible solutions, including turning off System Integrity Protection and reinstalling the OS but to no avail.
Please help! Sorry if I've missed any details


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Need to do dscp marking on a mac machine

Here is iptables command I use on linux box

iptables -t mangle -A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp -j DSCP --set-dscp 0x10

What's the iptables equivalent in OSX for above command?


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I know that an IPSW is an iOS firmware restore file. When you want to install a beta firmware, Apple ships these. This website stores all old iOS versions in that format.

What exactly is in an IPSW file and in what format?

Can I view the files in it? Do I use a hex editor, or something else? Is an IPSW like a zip file (like .app or .bundle), or is it binary encoded or encrypted?


texts: How can I test if my hard drive is going bad?

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I've looked over similar questions and searched the internet to try to find symptoms of a bad hard drive, but I haven't found anything that seems to be related to my problem.

I have a late 2008 15" MacBook Pro. It has a Hitachi HTS723225L9SA62 250 GB HD. I'm running the latest Lion with all updates.

Recently I've had a few computer failures; first, I was having issues with the computer locking up (staying eternally on the light blue screen—had to be hard powered off) when changing to the high-end graphics card in my MBP. The Apple Store initially suspected a RAM issue, as when they reseated the RAM, it temporarily fixed itself. The symptoms later reappeared, and they replaced the entire logic board.

Less than a month later, my display stopped working. The computer worked fine, as did the graphics card, as long as I was using an external display. They replaced the display (about two months ago), and it's been working since.

For about a month now, my computer will hang at random times. Most of the time, it happens with Safari (this may be because it's my most-used application, though)—the UI is completely unresponsive, I can't quit Safari, I can't change tabs, I can't even click in Safari to switch focus to the window. This will fix itself and act normally after about 10 seconds. This also happens occasionally with TextEdit, iChat, and iTunes. I never had any issues with freezing until recently.

I'm suspecting a possible hard drive failure, as I don't know what else would cause this, except perhaps memory issues. In the past I've had similar issues in an iBook G4 which were caused by the hard drive.

I've ran the diagnostics utility on the install disc, and every test passed.

Does this diagnosis sound reasonable? What can I do to further test my computer's hard drive and other components?


texts: Spotlight not finding folders, files, or apps in High Sierra

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I can't be sure it's related but after I turned on File Encryption Spotlight just stopped working on files folders and apps. I tried all the advice I saw in this post on this forum and more, including reinstalling the OS and resetting parameter RAM and deleting the .Spotlight-V100 folder.

I found the answer today and it took so long I thought it was worth posting both the question and the answer here.


texts: Can I start an application as another user without actually switching users?

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Is there a way to start an application as another user so that the started application would use the other user's preferences/history/resources et al?

For example: I've logged in as Alice and I'd like to start Firefox as Bob, so therefore Firefox would show Bob's browsing history instead of Alice's.

I tried

$ su Bob
$ open -a Firefox

But with no apparent effect; as a matter of a fact Activity monitor shows the Firefox process is being run by Alice—not Bob.

I understand I will need Bob's login credentials, but that's not a problem.


texts: MacBook display is fickering ONLY IN OS X / OK in Window 10 (Bootcamp)

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My MacBook Pro 15' (mid 2015) display is flickering ONLY IN OS X / perfectly FINE in Window 10 (Bootcamp)

It is OK when I 1.move the cursor / 2.play the video / 3.plug-in the HDMI cable.

I did clean re-install OS X Sierra to see if it can fix it, reset the PRAM (or NVRAM), reset the SMC, BUT none of them made any differences.

I also booted OS X in safe mode and it was fine, but after I booted in normal mode, still there is flickering.

I'm so confused because, as I said, it runs perfectly fine in Window 10 (bootcamp)

Is there any other option that I can try? or it is just a hardware issue that only the Bar can fix?


texts: With Firefox Aurora, Mountain Lion hung - but the mouse still worked

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I've just had my first Mountain Lion lockup. The screen was entirely frozen in place (I have seconds displayed on my clock in iStat Menu and even that wasn't moving) BUT the mouse still worked. I could move that around. Nothing else did anything.

I noticed that the keyboard backlight also didn't come on if I typed anything in.

I have SSH access to the machine and that also still worked so it looks like just the GUI was the problem.

Anyone else had this, and have a fix if it happens again?

Its a MBP Retina, 2.6/16/512, with the SMC update from yesterday applied. No optical bay. Graphics: Intel HD4000 integrated, and a discrete Nvidia GT650M.

At the time of the hang it was on mains power, undocked, no external devices plugged in. The NVidia GT650M was in use (it always is, some of my running apps force it on for some reason, postbox for example).

I had Firefox Aurora (their bleeding edge version) active and it was actually in the middle of rendering an Ebay login page as well.


texts: How to prevent folder size bloat in iMovie (from Render Files, High quality media)?

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I created a new iMovie library, imported a 30 second clip with 20.3 MB filesize, and exported a smaller version with 8.2 MB. The size of the iMovie library is 804.3 MB, four time larger than the original. Using OmniDiskSweeper, the large folders are Render Files > High quality media, which have 783.5 MB. The folder Original Media has the 20.3 MB that I expected.
How can I avoid this bloating of disk size in iMovie?


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I have a QuickTime .mov file which I want to convert to swf format. Is there any tool for Mac? I already search here for a similar question but couldn't find any. The google search directed me to VisualHub which was discontinued and doesn't support Snow Leopard.

Is there a method using an Adobe CS5 app? If not what are the free solutions out there?

TIA


texts:
How do I ensure that the DNS is being set by the network?

On Windows I would check here and make sure that Obtain DNS server address automatically was selected:


texts: Create local LAN for vmware instance and ethernet adaptor

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How do I create a local LAN that will include my vmware instance and a device plugged into my usb-c adaptor?
I have a 16" MBP, running Catalina 10.15.6. It connects to the world at large using WiFi.
I have recently acquired a precision radar sensor eval device that I want to test out. Said eval device runs off of a LAN. I'd like to use my USB-C ethernet adaptor (Belkin, straight from the Apple Store) to provide a DHCP address to said device. How do I do this?
What I tried... change the service order (in Networking preferences) so that the USB is below Wifi. It says it has a self assigned IP. In Sharing preferences, turn on Internet sharing and configure it so that its "share your connnection from WiFi" "to computers using Belkin USB-C LAN".
At this point, I don't really know how to tell if that's working or not. I do know that the software running in VMWare Ubuntu on the same machine doesn't seem to be able to find it. But I don't even know what tools to check on to see if it properly vended an address to the device. Are there any?


texts: iMac not shutting down since upgrading to OS X 10.11, El Capitan

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The iMac will not shutdown as normal, the spinning loader is visible and it stays in that state if I don't interrupt it using the power button.

I want to be able to shutdown as normal, at present I'm having to use the power button on the back to interrupt.

I've noticed a few posts on here with the same problem, unfortunately i dont have enough 'reputation points' to comment on their thread. My workflow has stalled to a halt since upgrading to OS X 10.11, El Capitan. Adobe InDesign is terrible and I am really disheartened with Apple for the first time since 1988.

I checked the filesystem with Disk Utility.


texts: Why Does OS X Mavericks Start Indexing After A Crash?

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My macbook pro (mid-2010 running 10.9.5) has been crashing a lot lately.  I haven't made any changes to it (either hardware or software) or installed anything new but it seems to be something to do with a kernel process "mdworker".

After each crash and when I log in again spotlight starts indexing immediately.  This further causes temperatures to rise about 90 degrees and usually the macbook pro will then go into a cycle of crashes.

It seems to be all due to spotlight indexing.

Why?


texts: iPhone app for easy dictation and sending

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Here is what I want:

I click a button in the app, and I start dictating. When I am done I press OK, and it either sends the sound-file directly to a predefined email or at least prompts me to do so.

Think of it like dictating something and sending the wav/mp3 of it to an assistant straight away.

Does an app like that exist? I tried Googling for dictation apps etc, but could not seem to find a good match.


texts: signpost_notificationd is flooding error log with błąd "0 is not a valid connection ID"

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I recently noticed that my error log is being literally flooded with "0 is not a valid connection ID" generated by signpost_notificationd process. The message is being logged few times per second.

How can I check what is causing this?


texts:
Recently, I wanted to put a message on my Login (not Lock Screen) screen and I did it with the following command:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "Message"

It took some time to appear for some reason but now I've been trying to remove that message for a while using the same command but leaving the "Message" part like "", as you can see in the following example:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText ""

Yet, it does not disappear. Still there. How can I force my Mac to remove it?


texts: Emojis appear on some parts of apps but show as question mark in other parts

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For example, on Messages.app, the sidebar with recent contact list displays Emojis but the message pane does not:

In Safari, some Emojis appear on sites but not other sites. Furthermore, on sites that Emojis don't work in Safari, they work in Web Inspector:

How do I fix this short of reinstalling Mac OS?

I'm on MacOS Mojave 10.14.2 (18C54). I believe it started happening since update to 10.14.1.

I've tried the Font Book > Restore Standard Fonts..., validated the fonts but not luck.

Firefox displays emojis fine.


texts: How can I stop an HDMI switch from sending an unsupported signal?

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I have two setups in my house.  On both, I use a Thunderbolt 2 compatible adapter that connects to the firewire port and gives me an HDMI output signal.  Then I run an HDMI cable from there to an HDMI switch by Kinivo.  The output runs from there to an HDMI 1080p HDTV.

One uses a MacMini from late 2009 running El Capitan (10.11.6), which seems to be the latest I can upgrade it to.  That particular setup uses an Epson 1450 Home Cinema projector.  I've tested it with other HDMI TVs, though.  When I switch the HDMI switch to Output 1 (the MacMini), I see the MacMini display with no issue.

On the 2nd setup, I have a 27" iMac, from late 2013, running macOS Sierra 10.12.6. (Haven't had time to update to the latest yet.)  It's the same setup, but, of course, to a different 1080p HDTV.  If I run the HDMI cable from the Thunderbolt 2 display adapter to the TV (and I've tested it with different TVs), I get a clear image and can use the TV as a 2nd monitor.  But once I run the signal from the adapter, through one cable, into the HDMI switch (same brand, same model, as the other one - ordered them together), on the HDTVs I've tested it on, I get "Unsupported Signal."

The factor that changes is adding the HDMI switch.

I also have an input on both HDMI switches from a DISH TV device.  In all cases, on both systems, when I switch to the DISH device as an input, everything is fine.  Inputs from blue ray players are fine.  But on this 2nd system, with the iMac, whenever the signal goes through the HDMI switch, the result is "Unsupported Signal."

Can someone give me an explanation of what is happening and if it's fixable.  What puzzles me is this happens on one switch and not the other.  (I'm hoping to swap out switches at some point to test them.)  I'm wondering if the output on the iMac could be different than the output from the MacMini.


texts: Unable to change screen saver of any user on a Macbook Pro

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I have recently taken over a 2017 MBP from a colleague. Apparently I was given a complete base re-install of OSX and upgraded to High Sierra, i.e. all previous custom configurations were reset. However I am unable to change my screen saver from Flurry, to any of the others provided by OSX e.g. Nat Geo.

I created another admin user (i.e. with same permissions) and tried it as that user, and still the same problem. I have full admin privileges and cannot change my screen saver, wow. Seems then this is a system issue, not user specific.

Have deleted com.apple.screensaver.plist from both my account and the system but no joy.

Any idea how to solve this?


texts: AppleScript: How to un-hide the file extension of a screenshot?

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set filePath to "/Users/Me/Desktop/" & "Screenshot" & ".png"

do shell script "screencapture -mx -T1 " & filePath

tell application "Finder"
    set extension hidden of (filePath as POSIX file) to false
end tell

The above code produces the error:

  Finder got an error: Can’t set extension hidden of file "Macintosh
  HD:Users:Me:Desktop:Screenshot.png" to false.


texts: Why is my MacBook Pro constantly losing the wifi connection with my WRT150N router?

texts: My Macbook is constantly losing its wifi connection. Sometimes it has trouble connecting, other times it connects, but I obtain a server not found error. It seems to work reasonably well at work, but it can't obtain a connection at home even when I am extremely close to the router. Until recently, I used to only have wifi connection problems occasionally. My android phone seems to be able to connect to wifi without problem.


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During the installation of Yosemite, I got locked out due to my hard drive having some errors.  Thankfully I had a Windows partition and am able to access my files.

However, how do I backup my Keychain keys when I only have access to the files?  I am specifically trying to backup my developer private key.


texts:
I have a 23" iMac running Lion (10.7.3). I've checked that the "Enable HiDPI display modes" checkbox is enabled in "Quartz Debug" (it was checked the first time I opened it), but there are no HiDPI resolution options in my display settings.

Has anyone had success with using HiDPI display modes on a 23" iMac?


texts: I Installed The Unarchiver from the App Store - where should it be?

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I'm a long-time The Unarchiver user. I noticed today that it can be installed and package-controlled by the App Store.

I'm a total App Store novice.

Normally The Unarchiver sits in /Applications/Utilities/. I didn't uninstall The Unarchiver before I installed it from the App Store.

Is there a way of determining that the version of The Unarchiver in /Applications/Utilities/ is the one from the App Store? Further, is there a way in the App Store to see all my software installed via the App Store at a glance?


texts: What happens to songs improperly marked 'Apple Music'?

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I have 6,000 songs in my iTunes library and signed up for the Apple Music 3-month trial a while back when it was first offered, including iCloud Music Library.

After matching, about 3,000 of them are marked 'Apple Music' in the 'iCloud Status' column.

This is improper, as most of these were ripped from cds I own, and hundreds of them are actual live recordings I made myself (rehearsal recordings; I'm a songwriter).

Obviously, this is a problem on my iOS devices; they play different songs.

But I'm also concerned about what happens if I cancel my subscription. I've read that songs you've added from the Apple Music service will disappear. Obviously, I don't want my own songwriting recordings to disappear, but I worry they might since they are improperly marked 'Apple Music'. I have them backed up in time machine and elsewhere, but it would still be a huge hassle to audit the results, discover what is and isn't deleted, and add them back in.

I guess my question is twofold:

What happens to songs that are improperly marked 'Apple Music' if you cancel your subscription? If I choose to cancel, what is the best way to ensure all my recordings remain?
If I choose to stay subscribed, for songs that are improperly marked 'Apple Music' and should be 'Uploaded' instead, how can this be repaired? (I've been reluctant to pick 'Update iCloud Music Library' because of all the warnings to back up your library first - is this safe in my case?) What is the best way to repair my library?


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There are half a dozen questions here why the iPad doesn't charge (or displays this at least) on most Windows machines. I have one more to add.

Of course my iPad (1st gen) does charge on my MacBook (late 2008) under Mac OS X. However, when I boot Win 7 in Boot Camp, it says "not charging".

As I see, the logic board is capable to deliver sufficient power. Why does this change under Windows? And what could I do about this, since I do need to use Windows sometimes and I'd like to charge my post-PC device then.


texts: mdns works different on snow leopard and lion

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I have a few linux machines on my local network. Using avahi, they expose their name over mdns. This enables me to access them by doing ping green.local or other commands (but by using the hostname).

To simplify using them, I added local to the search path for my network settings. That is... System Preferences > Network > Ethernet > Advanced > DNS > Search Domains.

When I was running snow leopard, this enabled me to do either: ping green.local or ping green.

However, now that I'm running lion, I get the following result:

[9:12pm][wlynch@orange ~] ping green
ping: cannot resolve green: Unknown host

[9:12pm][wlynch@orange ~] ping green.local.
PING green.local (192.168.1.147): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.147: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.106 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.147: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.165 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.147: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.141 ms
^C
--- green.local ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.106/0.137/0.165/0.024 ms

[9:12pm][wlynch@orange ~] ping green
PING green.local (192.168.1.147): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.147: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.117 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.147: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.147 ms
^C
--- green.local ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.117/0.132/0.147/0.015 ms

To summarize, I'm not able to access the server as the name green until I've accessed it as green.local. Once I've done that, it works for some amount of time (I've never figured out exactly how long, something less than a day).

As an aside, I've looked at my network traffic when I do hostname lookups of green and green.local. When I request green, I do not see a mdns request. I do however see one when I do a lookup of green.local.

Is there any way to revert to how snow leopard functioned in this regard?


texts: Is there an alternative to the native file transfer handler in Finder?

texts:
In Windows you can replace the native file handler with TeraCopy, I was wondering if there were a similar solution in Mac OS X. Because the current handler is not that great.

Thanks for any suggestions.


texts: How can I remove all alarm times from the clock app?

texts:
How can I remove all alarm times from the clock app on iOS 9.3.5 (iPad)? (regardless of whether the alarm is activated)

When one has to many alarm times, the clock app becomes very laggish:


texts: Is the performance of Lion + SSD + Filevault2 good enough for a system primarily used for application developemnt?

texts:
I'm looking to buy a MacBook Pro w/ SSD.

I was wondering if anyone out there has noticed any significant performance drop with FileVault2 enabled for the following tasks:

Small (under 2 GB) PostgreSQL and MySQL databases
Ruby development
Lots of grepping and text parsing


texts: Logical Volume Group 17gb "Available Space"

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Can anyone help explain why there is 17 GB worth of free space on my LVG I can't seem to do anything with this space. Is there anyway to fix this? I have already reformatted the disk then cloned the contents back with CCC. I also have FileVault enabled.

Whenever I see this on others setups it is usually a few KB not 17 GB


texts: Import footnotes from Word document into iBooks Author?

texts: Is there a way of keeping the footnotes made in a Pages or MS Word file when importing them into a new iBooks Author book?


texts: Screensaver changes images too quickly – is there a way to adjust it?

texts:
I like to display my own images using the Mac OS X screensaver, but it seems that Mountain Lion has shortened the duration for which each image is displayed. The duration is too short for my tastes – that is, the screensaver changes images too quickly. I searched online but could not find an explanation of how to change the refresh rate; I also looked inside the likely preferences files (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist and ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preference.desktopscreeneffect.plist) and none of the properties there appear relevant.

Is there a way to change the rate at which images are shown?


texts: BlueBoard software cannot run because "/mnt: No such file or directory"

texts:
I have connected BlueBoard to Mac. While running program with use of Terminal I receive this error. How can I resolve this?

mount -t FAT12 /dev/disk2 /mnt
mount: realpath /mnt: No such file or directory
make: *** [program] Error 1


texts: Are the 4 LCD screws to fix the LCD replacement in an iPad critical?

texts:
I just successfully replaced the front glass of my 3th Gen iPad WiFi, but when I cleaned up my desk, I found out I forget to use the 4 LCD screws:

Is it worth it working another hour to open up the iPad again and place those screws in place? Or are the adhesives strong enough to keep the LCD in place?


texts: What is this green symbol on the touch bar?

texts:
I've seen this green symbol on the touch bar of a MacBook Pro, as shown in the image below. I have no idea what it could mean or what it signifies.

Some details about it:

It only comes on when the touch bar is "asleep", in that there isn't anything else displayed on the touch bar. Activating the touch bar makes it go away.
It appears to be three toned.
I cannot interact with it. Touching it does nothing.
Sometimes it flashes. The rate of flashing is variable and doesn't seem tied to anything sensible that I can find.
It is right next to the power button at the end of the touch bar.

Some details about the computer:

13-inch, 2018 MacbookPro
Running macOS Catalina, 10.15.3

Any ideas?


texts: Transform Parallels Windows disk in native Windows, bootable with Bootcamp

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I use Parallels 8 to run Windows 7 in my MacBook with Mountain Lion. But I'd like to have  Windows running natively in my Mac. I don't want to start again with a clean Windows installation, and configure all the software I need from scratch. So, I had this crazy idea...

Is there any way I can transform my Parallels Virtual Disk containing Windows 7 in a native partition bootable via Bootcamp? I assume it's just too complicated, or even impossible. But need to be sure.

Many thanks in advance


texts: Can't delete Safari history entry on Mac!

texts:
MacBook pro 2014, OSX El Capitan 10.11.6
There're two history entries that I can't delete (as seen in pics). Whether I chose to clear history of all time or manually delete entries, it just won't work. At first there's only a Feb 8 history entry stuck there which I didn't pay much attention but yesterday another Feb 28 shows up and really annoys me. I googled for a while but can't get any clue. I'm reluctant to resort to resetting because of data loss(saved passwords .etc). Please help!


texts: What happen if I uninstall macOS sierra installer?

texts: Can you tell me what happens if I delete the macOS Sierra installer which take nearly 5 gigabytes on my Mac?


texts: How do I change the calendar dot color on iPhone iOS 4?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I change a calendar’s color in iOS 4.2.1?

It seems like it just assigns random color when you add a calendar.

Is there a way to change calendar color on iOS 4? I'd like to pick a color for each calendar...


texts: Xcode 10.1: Profile is not an "iOS In House" profile

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I am attempting to distribute via the Enteprise method on my Xcode 10.1 so I can get the .ipa to the organization.

For App Thinning I selected All compatible device variants and selected Rebuild from Bitcode.

On the PROD.app select, I select the PROD mobile provisioning profile the organization provided to me, but I get the following error below:

What does this mean and how do I resolve it?


texts: How do I get my iPod touch to change the locked screen wallpaper?

texts: I just got a new 2nd-generation iPod Touch 16GB. I believe I had a 2nd gen iPod Touch 8GB before.. but back when I did if I played a song, the album art would show up for that song on my locked screen. However this new iPod Touch doesn't do that (it just shows the default wallpaper I chose) and I can't seem to find the settings I need for it. Not looking for a jail-breaking solution by the way. Thanks.


texts: Catalina - Video (& Audio) stop often and don't work for a while

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I have a 13" MacBook Pro with TouchBar, 2018.

Since some time I'm having video and audio problems. What usually happens is:

I'm listening music (Spotify/Youtube), watching a movie/serie (Netflix (Safari/Chrome)).
Suddenly the video stops. It seems paused, but I can still pause it (so, it isn't paused, but not playing either).
I can now try to play it again, which doesn't work. The video is stuck.
After a while (20 seconds) the video plays again, but the audio doesn't. After 30s-2min the audio comes back as well.

This happens every ~5 minutes. It seems to happen in different programs (browsers, spotify, VLC). I clean-installed the Mac. And if I remember correctly, it was there before Catalina.

Also, I noticed several times that the audio-control buttons on the TouchBar get greyed-out/disabled for a second, as well as the audio-icon in the top bar of the screen. This somehow makes me think that it's a hardware problem, but I haven't found people having this problem, only where the video stops but the audio continues.

Is anyone familiar with this issue?
With this information, is this likely to be a hardware or software problem?

EDIT: I have found users with the problem where the video stops, while the audio continues. And this apparently doesn't happen in a private (Safari) tab. I also tried this, but this doesn't solve it, unfortunately.


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Suppose my_folder contains my_script and my_program. my_script tries to run ./my_program -myoptions. It works when I cd into the directory, but not when I double click on it.

Here is the output:

CasebashMac:~ chris$ /Users/chris/Programs/synergy-1.3.1\ 2/work_comp_server ; exit;
/Users/chris/Programs/synergy-1.3.1 2/work_comp_server: line 1: ./synergys: No such file or directory
logout

How can I fix this?


texts: macos screenshot without opening preview application

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Is there any way to take a screenshot without opening preview application on macOS Catelina ver. 10.15.5?
I was trying to find some information, but all I could find was about disabling Screenshot Preview Thumbnails when record a screen.
The problem what I'm facing is that the preview application is automatically opened when I take a screenshot image of screen, that I've never seen in previous version.
Could you tell me to solve this issue? Thanks in advance.


texts: How do in-app purchases work for child accounts with Family Sharing?

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Our daughter has her own iPad that she uses with an Apple ID configured as a child account. Her app store purchases require authorisation from either myself or my wife. All three of us are in the same Family Sharing group.

Our daughter has recently started playing a new game, and wanted to purchase virtual "coins" from within the app. As this was an in-app purchase, it required authorisation. Things went something like this:

Daughter chose to purchase 1000 coins from within the app (cost: £0.99)
App asked for authentication via Touch ID
Daughter authenticated with Touch ID
App displayed dialog saying that the purchase needed authorisation
Dialog button was tapped to request authorisation
My wife and I both received a request to authorise the purchase
I provided my Apple ID credentials to authorise the purchase
Back on my daughter's iPad, a message indicated that the purchase had been approved
Another message then appeared indicating that something had gone wrong (I can't remember the exact wording, but it was pretty terse, something along the lines of "An error occurred"!)

Stupidly, figuring it was some kind of transient error, I tried a couple more times, the last time even trying to authorise the purchase directly on the iPad rather than via my phone. None of these attempts worked.

I've since found out that there are different types of in-app purchases, and that these coins are classed as "consumables" and cannot be transferred to other Apple accounts in the Family Sharing group. I suspect that if I installed the game on my phone I would now have 3000 coins waiting for me, but that doesn't help my daughter.

I have the following questions:

Should Apple allow people to authorise (ie. pay for) in-app purchases for child accounts, if those in-app purchases cannot be used by the intended recipient (the child)? At no point in the process was I warned that this would be the outcome.
Is there any possibility of a refund? Although only £2.97 out of pocket, I've still purchased something I have no intention of using on my own device. I don't even have the game installed on my own device.
If a refund is possible, who would I contact to obtain one: Apple or the app publisher?
Is there any way I can purchase the coins for my daughter's installation of the game?

In general I feel Family Sharing works well, but this seems like an edge case that isn't handled at all well by iOS.


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The control-key on my MacBook Pro (OS X 10.8.4) has started behaving strangely. When I press it it acts in the same way as F10, bringing up Application Windows. This is a nuisance, as it affects key combinations that include the control-key.

I have no idea how this started, but I'd like to be able to stop it!

--Malcolm


texts: MacBook Pro (Mid 12, 13") not booting OS X Yosemite - "No sign" on boot

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My MacBook Pro Mid 2012, 13" currently works with a HDD (on newest OSX). Now I connected a brand new (completely tested) SSD (Transcend SSD370S 256GB) to the HDD Strip inside the macbook.

I've made a bootable USB-Stick with the newest version of Yosemite with Terminal this way:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Name-des-USB-Sticks/ --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/ --nointeraction

Now a started the MacBook, hold down Option Key.
Booted from USB stick
Formatted SSD as Mac OS Journaled, 1 Part. GUID
Installed Mac OS X on Volume "SSD"

On finish of OS X Installation I clicked on "Restart" and the MacBook did a reboot, after the reboot it show the "international no" sign appeared.

After some seconds the MacBook started the Installation from the USB stick and shows up the the "Install OSX" again...

I also used the Disk Utility to repair and verify options.

Edit #1:
While writing this question, I tried it again and after a short period of the "no-sign" (about 5sec) the "OSX-Installation-Finish" screen appeared, but I don't think this is "good" at all.

Edit #2:
After setting my system language I needed to reboot again and now It is trapped again in the "no-sign" mode


texts: Difference between kinds of items in Keychain, e.g., "Web form password", "Internet password", "application password", etc

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What is the difference between kinds of items in Keychain, e.g.:

Web form password
Internet password
application password

How can I create a Keychain item of a specific kind?


texts: Can't see my hard drive and can't repair it

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I can't see my hard drive on my desktop but I can see it on the left of my disc utility window , I can't  click the verify button or the repair ... Is there a way to repair it before I format it ?
Thx for ur help .


texts: How to change Console.app log queries' time format

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I'd like to change the time format from 12 to 24 hours in the log queries.

The logs themselves are already in 24-hour, but the queries show in 12-hour format.

I checked asl.conf's man page but I couldn't find an option, nor did perusing the actual file at /private/etc/asl.conf.

I also checked the default All Messages query file and a custom one, to no avail, at /Applications/Utilities/Console.app/Contents/Resources/ASLQueries/All Messages.aslquery.

Make sure you select View>Show Milliseconds to reproduce it, which seems to override the setting Medium in System Preferences>Language & Text>Region>Times>Customize….

I use Console.app v10.8 on Mountain Lion.


texts: How do I add a sub list with different bullets in Pages

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What I want is a list with the following levels of indentation:

1. Test
    a. Test
        i. Test
    b. Test
        i. Test
        ii. Test
        iii. Test
2. Test

I can't get seem to use two different styles for indentation; I get a list like this:

1. Test
    1. Test
        1. Test
    2. Test
        1. Test
        2. Test
        3. Test
2. Test

How would I achieve what I want in Pages automatically?