texts: MacBook shows Power Source as Power Adapter even when unplugged

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MacBook Air shows battery as power source when plugged in
MacBook Pro: Battery icon shows as charging even when not connected to power source
My Macbook Pro says I'm connected to a power source even when unplugged
SMC reset didn't work for me, and turning the option off and on again didn't help either.
I am using a 15" 2018 MacBook Pro.
The sensor doesn't seem to be damaged as suggested in one of the answers as I can see some difference in reading when disconnected and connected back to the charger -
Charging:

Not charging:

How do I fix this issue?
Since the laptop is assuming that it's connected to a power source, I feel that the battery is depleting faster than expected.
Update: I have observed that when I remove the plug it shows me the "charging" status for some time (3-4 minutes) and then switches to "not charging but plugged in" status. Further, I don't get the sound which denotes the charger is plugged in when I plug it.


texts: Spotlight is disabled for my main volume

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$ sudo mdutil -i on /
/:
Error: unable to perform operation.  (-400)
No index.

Lately, I'm low on drive space on my main volume. But after I just deleted some stuff, the error remains:

$df -h
Filesystem                          Size   Used  Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/disk0s2                       373Gi  337Gi   35Gi    91%    /
devfs                              183Ki  183Ki    0Bi   100%    /dev
/dev/disk0s4                        93Gi   60Gi   32Gi    66%    /Volumes/BOOTCAMP
map -hosts                           0Bi    0Bi    0Bi   100%    /net
map auto_home                        0Bi    0Bi    0Bi   100%    /home
localhost:/S6MhrIf1loZf9DznX1dkrf  373Gi  373Gi    0Bi   100%    /Volumes/MobileBackups


texts: Will I lose previous purchases when I change country in iTunes

texts: I lived in country A for a few years, and made a number of purchases on the iTunes store for that country. I have now moved to country B, and want to start using the iTunes store from country B. If I change the country in my account settings, will I lose all my previous purchases, or will I still be able to re-download my purchases from country A from iCloud?


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I have an account that's unresponsive. When I login with this non-admin user, everything hangs. Even Dock won't show up. Just the spinning beach ball.

Back-story:

This is occurs every couple of weeks. I reinstall OS X ontop and everything back to normal for a while. I even blew away and reformatted entire HD, followed by installation of very few applications (Office  2016, BackBlaze, HandyPrint, NPM, Node, and a few other developer tools). All software is legit and purchased through official channels.
I am on El Capitan 10.11.1 at this point (this problem persisted throughout upgrades from Yosemite)
There are no hardware issues found by AHT utility test. No bad sectors on HD.
I just blew away everything in users's Library/Launch* (there were only two items (com.office...plist and com.google...plist)
I blew away user Preferences
Admin account works fine.
I have gone though this cycle about 5 times so far - works for 3 weeks, then problem comes back. I find nothing interesting in Console log, top, or opensnoop.

How do I diagnose this problem? I have a working admin account that I can use to look at all the files from the affected user, and make any modifications necessary for debugging purposes.


texts: What to do with single-picture events in iPhoto?

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I use iPhoto to manage my pictures.  I have, therefore, over several years gained quite a set of Events as iPhoto calls them.

I also have lots of one-off pictures that people send me that I want to keep.  Not sure they deserve their own event, though, as the Events page is becoming pretty large.

What is a reasonable way to manage these pictures (and I hope that this questions meets the subjectivity benchmark)?  Make a "Single Picture" event?  Do pictures even have to be part of events, but if not, how do I find them again?


texts: Correct way to provision multiple laptops?

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I work as a Linux system administrator but I also wear many hats. One of those hats is Apple laptop provisioning and maintenance.

In my naiveté with the Apple Way of doing things, I've been using the same Apple ID to provision new laptops. This has caused some problems, such as users not being able to perform software updates on their own laptop.

Using a separate apple ID for each laptop is untenable: it doesn't scale, isn't manageable, and is tied to users (i.e. owned by people), not to a central, shared management resource. Which is why using the same Apple ID made sense to me.

What is the recommended way to provision and update multiple laptops?

EDIT: I realized that this question doesn't quite address my real concern, which is the initial provisioning of Macbooks.

Does the Apple Volume Purchase Program help with intial "imaging" of
laptops?
How is imaging and initialization of laptops handled in
the Apple world? Does Apple have tools for this or third parties are
better?
How do people handle the installation of required
software and then hand that off to end users? I want my end users to perform their own updates. Does
VPP do this? (Example: I build a laptop with software XYZ on it, but I
don't have access to the end user's Apple ID to install it, so I
install it with my corporate Apple ID. How does the end user then
update package XYZ?)

I am primarily a Linux sysadmin, so this whole notion of having software maintained by an actual person vs maintained by a system user seems bonkers to me. So that's where my disconnect is.

Linux example:

Root installs package XYZ via Apt or Yum. The packages come from a package repository which is similar in many respects to Apple Store.
Root is a system user
Root access is granted to a real user. But there's no direct tie between the actual user, the system, and the package repository. i.e. Any user with root access can install and upgrade any package on the system. You never get these Apple messages that the wrong Apple ID was used to install software XYZ and you can't upgrade it.


texts: Toggle Natural scrolling from command line with reload

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I'm looking to make a script that quickly toggles the Natural scrolling settings, so I need a way to do it from the command line.

I think I found the correct defaults command, but I'm not sure how to apply it without logging out. Here is the command I'm using:

defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences  com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool


texts: Require password when quitting application

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I am setting up computers to run at a visitor centre, to be used by the public. I have been able to work out how to use Google Chrome in kiosk mode, but not a way for people to not be able to easily exit the application.

Is it possible to set up my Macs (running El Capitan, 10.11.6) to require a password to successfully exit an app? I am perfectly fine with a programming solution, but will need guidance in what to change, to what, and what the change implies. I can also settle for a solution specific for an Internet reader, but having something more general for an app would be preferable. A free method would be preferable, but we are open for considering paid options as well (we are considering eCrisper, but would like to explore other alternatives).


texts: How to install older Xcode version from the App Store

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I want to install Xcode 6 or 7 but I don't have a stable internet connection so installing the .dmg file with around 2-4GB file size will probably end badly. I was thinking of a way where I can install it safely where if I lose my internet or receive slow connection, I can automatically resume it normally without failing the download. This would be possible if I install it through the App Store but I can't seem to find how I can get specific versions.

Is there a way to do this or another method that would suit my situation?


texts: How do I find the windowid to pass to screencapture -l?

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The command line utility screencapture claims to be able to capture a single window without requiring interaction, but I can't figure out what to pass it.

-l<windowid> capture this windowsid

It's not the process id of the the application.


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Sometimes I see a distnoted process suddenly spin up and chew up 100% CPU (on one core) and a ton of memory, often in the neighborhood of 1.5G or so. This happens a few times a day, starting a month or so ago.

The command line is /usr/sbin/distnoted agent, and it's started by launchd, neither of which help much. It's usually been running for somewhere between 4h and 24h before it spins up and pegs the CPU.

Web searches say distnoted manages notification delivery, and lots of other people report the same problem with it, but I haven't yet found a fix. Some people find that closing a culprit application (e.g. Skype) stops it, but I haven't found a culprit on my machine yet. I'm usually only running a few apps: Emacs (24.2 from Homebrew), Firefox, Adium, and Dash.

I'm on Mavericks on a late 2012 13" Retina MBP. Thanks in advance!

Update:

I've turned on distnoted logging in the system log by touching /var/log/do_dnserver_log, but it doesn't help much. I see lines like these (uid 501 is me, 89 I haven't found yet):

distnoted[80011]: # distnote server agent  absolute time: 48754.144787848   civil time: Wed Nov 20 10:52:03 2013   pid: 80011 uid: 501  root: no
distnoted[20]: # distnote server daemon  absolute time: 2.808112262   civil time: Tue Nov 19 09:52:24 2013   pid: 20 uid: 0  root: yes
distnoted[444]: # distnote server agent  absolute time: 16.656997509   civil time: Tue Nov 19 09:52:38 2013   pid: 444 uid: 501  root: no
distnoted[1271]: # distnote server agent  absolute time: 52.518265717   civil time: Tue Nov 19 09:53:14 2013   pid: 1271 uid: 89  root: no
distnoted[689]: Interruption - exiting now.

I've also run sudo dtruss -p PID on a spun-up distnoted process, and it spews lines like this:

kevent64(0x3, 0x7FFF7C3FD130, 0x1)       = 1 0
workq_kernreturn(0x20, 0x0, 0x1)         = 0 0
workq_kernreturn(0x20, 0x0, 0x1)         = 0 0
kevent64(0x3, 0x7FFF7C3FD130, 0x1)       = 1 0
workq_kernreturn(0x20, 0x0, 0x1)         = 0 0
workq_kernreturn(0x20, 0x0, 0x1)         = 0 0
kevent64(0x3, 0x7FFF7C3FD130, 0x1)       = 1 0
workq_kernreturn(0x20, 0x0, 0x1)         = 0 0
__disable_threadsignal(0x1, 0x0, 0x0)    = 0 0
__disable_threadsignal(0x1, 0x0, 0x0)    = 0 0
__disable_threadsignal(0x1, 0x0, 0x0)    = 0 0
kevent64(0x3, 0x7FFF7C3FD130, 0x1)       = 1 0
workq_kernreturn(0x20, 0x0, 0x1)         = 0 0
...


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I have a 49" 5120x1440 ultrawide monitor with some windows always open on the sides and I don't want any kind of item hidden behind them (for example, mounted external drive, downloaded/copied file, etc...)

The worst case is when I save or move something to the Desktop and I waste a lot of time trying to understand why I can't see the file – because it's hidden, say, behind my music player window.

Right now I've badly solved the issue with a very inelegant solution, which is filling those areas with empty files so that nothing goes over there, the problem is that those then show up on Finder and it gets kind of annoying when I have to work with files on the Desktop

So, right now, there are two acceptable solutions for this:

Find a way to tell macOS not to put icons on a certain area of the screen

OR

Find a way to tell Finder to not show, say, files with zero byte dimension or with a file name starting with "empty" or whatever filter we can apply.

EDIT: this would not work as there is no way to tell Finder to show a certain type of file on the Desktop but not in a Finder window. Disregard this option.

Here's a picture to better show you the problem and how I've partially (ie: badly) solved it for now:

Thanks!

EDIT: I believe that I need to make a point about the answers given so far (which are ALL very appreciated, by the way): All the answers have been addressing my own bad solution instead of addressing the original problem which is clearly explained in the title: "How to prevent macOS from putting icons on some areas of the desktop?"

This is the ultimate goal: I want to tell macOS "whenever I put something on the Desktop, DO NOT PUT IT INTO THOSE AREAS.

My solution was to fill those areas with empty documents, but it's ugly, not on the desktop, because those icons are hidden by the windows, but on a Finder window because it's filled with trash.

Hopefully this clears it up a bit!

EDIT 2: this is how it looks normally, those windows are ALWAYS there, so it doesn't matter that there are all those files behind them, but when I open a Finder window, they'll all be there. Hoping this helps it up more.

https://i.imgur.com/8mYPw8w.jpg


texts: Disk Drive Partition: Single vs Multiple

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Just for my curiosity and knowledge, from a Software and Hardware stand point prospective, what are the pros and cons of creating 2 (two) partition and saving OS X + Applications on one partition and Users Folders Data on the second partition, vice versa doing the traditional way and use the standard single partition?  What are the benefits?

Thank you so much and have a wonderful day.


texts: How do I FORCE restart a iPhone 4s with a broken sleep/wake button AND notification area stuck midway!

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Here are the details

MY iphone 4s have a broken sleep/wake button!

The notification area is stuck midway and I can't do anything!
I have assistive touch
I have iTunes
Phone have no passcode and I can use the Control Center and Siri

I need to force restart!

Please help!


texts: After installing Adobe Acrobat, can I revert to Preview for handling PDF from Firefox?

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I was used to download PDF from Firefox and open them with Preview PDF.

Yesterday I installed Adobe Reader and now each time I click on a PDF link Firefox tries to open the PDF with Abode Reader. And it doesn't work even. See the picture below.

How can I go back to the previous behavior?


texts: Why doesn't my VPN work with my new Mac?

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I used Migration Assistant / Setup Assistant to copy everything from an old Mac to a new one, both running 10.8.4. My VPN connection uses the built-in OpenVPN client, via the Network pane in System Preferences.

The VPN worked before the migration, but after migration it just spins on "Connecting..." for a while before reporting:

  The negotiation with the VPN server failed. Verify the server address and try reconnecting.

I can still ping the VPN server, though.

In Console I see these messages, with some information redacted.

2013-06-18 1:10:33.202 PM configd[20]: IPSec connecting to server vpnhost.example.net
2013-06-18 1:10:33.202 PM configd[20]: SCNC: start, triggered by SystemUIServer, type IPSec, status 0
2013-06-18 1:10:33.325 PM configd[20]: IPSec Phase1 starting.
2013-06-18 1:10:33.367 PM racoon[55678]: IPSec connecting to server 1.2.3.4
2013-06-18 1:10:33.367 PM racoon[55678]: Connecting.
2013-06-18 1:10:33.367 PM racoon[55678]: IPSec Phase1 started (Initiated by me).
2013-06-18 1:10:33.372 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Initiator, Aggressive-Mode message 1).
2013-06-18 1:10:33.492 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Initiator, Aggressive-Mode Message 2).
2013-06-18 1:10:36.494 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
2013-06-18 1:10:36.603 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Initiator, Aggressive-Mode Message 2).
2013-06-18 1:10:39.604 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
2013-06-18 1:10:39.717 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Initiator, Aggressive-Mode Message 2).
2013-06-18 1:10:42.718 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
2013-06-18 1:10:42.834 PM racoon[55678]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Initiator, Aggressive-Mode Message 2).
2013-06-18 1:10:43.327 PM configd[20]: IPSec disconnecting from server 1.2.3.4
2013-06-18 1:10:43.327 PM racoon[55678]: IPSec disconnecting from server 1.2.3.4
2013-06-18 1:10:43.331 PM racoon[55678]: IPSec disconnecting from server 1.2.3.4


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I'd like to broadcast videos seen on common web sites (like CNN and such) to my LG Smart TV.

I know I could use dlna or protocols like that to stream a local video file on the TV, but haven't yet found any way to play streaming videos.

Any idea?


texts: MacBook performance while on battery vs plugged in

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Should I expect my MacBook Air to run slower while on battery vs while plugged in?

In other words, will it slow down the CPU/graphics/etc while on battery to conserve power?


texts: Is it possible to manage Parental Controls on Mobile Accounts at all?

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I am using macOS Sierra on clients and macOS Sierra with Server 5.3.1 on my server. I need to set Parental Controls for a user (or group of). I have created a special Group of users in Server.app, added the specific user to that group, and I have added a Parental Controls Payload to that group in Profile Manager.

I also have enrolled the client Mac as a Device in Profile Manager.

But when the user logs in on the client, all of this is totally ignored. And at the same time, I also cannot set the Parental Controls on the local machine because they are removed when the user logs in on the client as long as the client machine is linked to the server's Open Directory.

How can I manage the Parental Controls (or anything, really) of only that specific Mobile Account user (or group of users) on all my Macs?


texts: Deleting photo in text message conversion (iPhone 5s, iOS 9.1)

texts: If I receive a photo via text message and I delete the text message conversation before saving the photo to my Camera Roll will the photo be saved in my iCloud Photo Library?


texts: What can I remove from os 10.7.5 but still keep it running? I'd like to use the iMac as an extra peripheral hard drive, and want to make as much space as possible available for files instead of applications.


texts: Install Mac OS on old Mac Mini not working from USB nor from internet

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A friend of mine gave me an old mac mini, the white one, i guess from 2007 or something. It has Mac OS 10.x installed (actually it has 3 versions installed for whatever reason).
The problem is that he has no idea what his user name and passwords are.
So I would like to re-install a fresh OS and setup the mac mini.
It is not the first time, that I do this, so I do press for sure the right keys while starting up.
I tried booting the system holding down the apple key + r without success. The system will boot into the primary installation.
With Command + Apple + r it is the same.
I can reset VRAM using Command Command + Apple + r + p and I hear the chime sound.
Pressing any other combinations doesn't let me hear any sounds.
So I wondered and created a bootable stick with MAC OS Sierra on it. Just to make sure my old mac mini can handle it.
While booting up and pressing command I can choose between the installed Versions of MAC OS or install Sierry from USB.
When I choose to install from USB the Mac Mini will simply boot into the installed Mac OS.

I remember that on an old windows PC I wasn't able to install from USB even though he recognized the USB Stick. I had to do that from DVD / CD.
What do you think, do I have to use a DVD/CD to finally install any OS?

Since I don't don't have the option to burn a disc here I wasn't able to try out yet. Maybe there is another solution?


texts: Downloaded MacOS Mojave and now I can't sign into iCloud

texts: I recently downloaded MacOS mojave and now I can't sign into my icloud. Following some other threads, I tried to sign out of all icloud apps on my mac, and while it wouldn't let me at first, saying it couldn't connect to the Apple ID server, it eventually worked and my mac successfully signed out of icloud. Anyway, now it won't let me sign in, continually giving me the same message box as before saying it can't connect to the Apple ID server. I've restarted my mac several times in the process, but that didn't help at all. The problem exists across all users and using Safe mode didn't help either. Any suggestions?


texts: How do I get a single file that is 22GB onto a MS-DOS FAT 30GB memory stick?

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A commenter has suggested that a MS-DOS FAT memory stick has a limit of 4GB for each file. I have a 22GB file that when moved or saved to the stick says it is 'too large for the format' of my 30GB memory stick. I've used the Disk Utility to help reformat/clean the memory stick (which is new by the way).
What else do you suggest please?


texts: What's the Way to clean out my mac ahead of giving it out?

texts: I recently got a retina MBP and I would like to give my former MBP to my sister, How do I clean it out the "Apple way" rather than just manually deleting all my files. I would prefer if it ran smoothly like a new MBP to give her the full "Mac welcome experience" Are there steps for this? I have already migrated all my info to my new one.


texts: Is there a way to bring back swipe to unlock in iOS10

texts: I there a way to restore the swipe to unlock in iOS 10?


texts: On Finder, using the View as Icons grouped by document type, is it possible to visualize all the elements instead of to have to click every time on "Show All" button?


texts: Copy screenshot to Google Drive Document

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This question is related to this one : Mac (OS X 10.9.2) no longer saving screen shots

If I use only cmdshift it works as expected, a new image is created on my desktop. If I only want to copy it to the clipboard in order to paste it later  into Photoshop or a Google Drive Document : I hear the sound but nothing append when I paste it (using cmdV) . I'm using Sierra 10.12, I'm new on macOS so that's maybe a stupid thing, the options "copy to clipboard" is checked in the system pref :

Any Idea how to solve it ?


texts: If I delete a photo on ICloud from both my photos and the 'recently deleted' folder, can it still be recovered?

texts: Does Apple still save the image(s) somewhere for an undisclosed period of time, or once it's deleted, it's gone everywhere for good? Thanks.


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So I need to add an admin account to multiple macs remotely. All of these macs already have an admin account (so we want to add an additional admin account) and they are bound to AD (worth mentioning just in case that makes a difference).

My question is, how can I add an extra admin account remotely? Anyone have a script? Maybe to do it with Apple Remote Desktop? SSH into these computers(since we already have an admin account) and just try to add the extra account that way?

What do you guys suggest? Thanks!


texts: Contacts deleted when setting up e-mail on iPhone 4S

texts: New iPhone 4S.  When I set up my e-mail exchange account all my contacts are deleted.  I have restored from back up twice and turned off the sync with contacts, calenders and reminders but it still deletes the lot.  Help?!  The prompts on the phone are insufficient to resolve.  Currently I can either have my contacts or my e-mail working but not both.


texts: Launch Apple Music radio station directly from command line

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I'd like the most direct way, on a Mac, to launch an Apple Music "radio" station e.g.

via the command line, without having to manually navigate to the radio tab in iTunes, waiting for it to load, scrolling to find the station etc.
avoid having to load a URL in Safari first, then wait for iTunes to load (annoying there always seems to be a few seconds delay between the webpage loading and iTunes navigating to the stream).

I attempted to do it with AppleScript.

The link to stations (get it via right click and Share Station) is in this format:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/station/classical/ra.123456789

(I've obfuscated the numeric ID, just in case it's unique to the logged in user).

Whenever I tell iTunes to open the actual URL, instead what it does is open the last "ordinary" (non-Apple) station I played.

[AppleScript]
tell application "iTunes" to open location "https://itunes.apple.com/gb/station/classical/ra.123456789?ign-mscache=1"

Yet if you look at the webpage the http:// URL gives you (the Connecting to the iTunes Store one) there doesn't seem to be anything different/special in the body onload javascript.


texts: My Apple Watch Sport recently has decided to send all messages targeted at one person to a different person. No matter how I send messages to person A (i.e. respond to their texts, send through the friends interface, etc.) they are always sent to person B. I've tried to reboot the watch and my iPhone but no success.


texts: How to add tags to mail messages in Maverick?

texts: With the new mac os maverick I'm able to add custom tag to almost every files. I'm sadly unable to create those tags inside Mail. Did I missed a checkbox or a feature. I'm talking here about color flags.


texts: Can a Mac Mini have 3 external monitors connected to it?

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Thinking of getting a mac mini for work.

Can I connect three monitors to it? If so, how?


texts: Wireless headphone experiences audio interruptions when many devices are connected to Bluetooth. Can I use two HCI controllers on my iMac?

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Computer: iMac (27-inch Late 2013).
OS: macOS: 10.15.7
I need to connect 3 devices (magic keyboard, mouse and trackpad) to the internal Bluetooth module and 1 device (wireless headphones) to an external USB Bluetooth adapter. I'm experiencing problems with an audio interruption on headphones when all 4 devices (magic keyboard, mouse, trackpad and wireless headphones) are connected to the internal Bluetooth module at the same time. The audio works fine when the only devices connected are keyboard and headphones.
Bluetooth Explorer allows me to select and make either of them active but I don't know how to make both active simultaneously.

This thread - Possible to use two HCI controllers concurrently? - suggests it is possible.
If my approach is not practical or possible, other ideas / solution are welcome too. Thanks.


texts: How to run an AppleScript whenever a VNC connection is established?

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I want to run a script whenever any user connects remotely to my Mac.

I've Googled a bit about it but no perfect tutorial is there. I am less comfortable working with OS X.


texts: Changing phones from iPhone 7 Plus to iPhone X leaves many contacts unsync'd

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I used the backup/restore via iTunes to set up my new iPhone X. It's missing hundreds of my contacts. I use iCloud to store my contacts, photos, etc, but alas they are not all sync'd.

Is there a workaround to this?


texts: Quit terminal but store the session for next start

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When I restart Mac, I have the option of restart the applications which will quit. This approach brings back all the terminal windows with all info such as terminal old commands and output, their current directory, etc from before quitting the application.

Is the above approach possible for manually quitting the terminal application using CMD+Q?

Application of this: This will allow me to quit the terminal when I am working on non-developer tasks but allow me to jump back easily, no more CD to each folder and history will allow me to get back in the zone of various tasks I was doing in each tab(db session, test data, git commit's etc).


texts: Extension/userscript for Safari that allows Netflix screenshotting

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Is it possible to make a Safari extension, or userscript, that would allow Netflix videos to be screenshotted?

Does anyone know how Apple are disabling Netflix screenshotting in Safari and whether this can be bypassed with an extension or userscript?


texts: Running Java / Jython process in the background

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I am trying to run a Jython script in the background. This is what the script looks like,

a_jython_script.py

for i in range(10000):
    print i

When I try to run it in the background, it is stopped before it prints anything.

 $ jython a_jython_script.py &
[1] 12325
 $

[1]+  Stopped                 jython a_jython_script.py

Sending it to the foreground allows it to continue normally. jython was installed via brew. Taking a look at what the jython startup script is doing, I can just run the Java program and get the same results.

 $ /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_212.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -Xmx512m -Xss2560k -classpath ../../../../../../usr/local/Cellar/jython/2.7.1/libexec/jython.jar:. -Dpython.home=../../../../../../usr/local/Cellar/jython/2.7.1/libexec -Dpython.executable=../../../../../../usr/local/Cellar/jython/2.7.1/libexec/bin/jython -Dpython.launcher.uname=darwin -Dpython.launcher.tty=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 org.python.util.jython a_jython_script.py &
[1] 12623
 $

[1]+  Stopped                 /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_212.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -Xmx512m -Xss2560k -classpath ../../../../../../usr/local/Cellar/jython/2.7.1/libexec/jython.jar:. -Dpython.home=../../../../../../usr/local/Cellar/jython/2.7.1/libexec -Dpython.executable=../../../../../../usr/local/Cellar/jython/2.7.1/libexec/bin/jython -Dpython.launcher.uname=darwin -Dpython.launcher.tty=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 org.python.util.jython a_jython_script.py
 $

Adding nohup does not make a difference.

Java was installed with the Oracle installer. I see the same behavior in Terminal as well as iTerm2. I do not see the same issue under Linux.


texts: Can I improve network speed with VirtualBox between host and guest?

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I use a VirtualBox machine with Arch Linux as development web server. I want to improve rsync transfer speed via smb://. What kind of configuration is best to improve file transfer/synchronization?

Which network configuration is best for speed between the host and the guest?

My config:
Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (Adaptador em ponte (bridged), en1: Wi-Fi (AirPort))


texts: Switch to Intel Iris Pro on MacBook Pro under Windows

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After a successful installation of Windows (Windows Server 2012 R2) on a MacBook Pro (Late 2013, 15") I've noticed that only the Nvidia graphics card is recognized in the device manager. So I've tried to install setup.exe from the folder IntelHDGraphics64 which I found on the installation disk created with BootCamp, but I got this error:

"This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software."

Same error message was thrown when I tried to install the latest drivers from Intel directly.
I even tried to install the drivers manually, but this didn't work either.

Now I would like to know whether it is even possible to get the Intel Iris Pro graphics card running on a MacBook under Windows and then switch between them to increase battery life when I don't need high graphics peformance.

I am using the Mavericks version of BootCamp assistant and have the retina model.


texts: Give away paid app on App Store for free

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I will soon release my macOS and iOS apps on the respective App Store, but before I do this I need to make sure about a few things.

Will App Store allow me to upload a paid app but still give me the right to give away free licences to people I choose? I have a few special customers who paid for it before it was on App Store, and I would like to allow them to still download from the App Store without having to pay twice. If it's possible, could you show a brief instruction on how it could be done?


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I have an Early 2015 MacBook Pro running OS X 10.11.6 (the latest version of El Capitan) that as of late had started randomly opening a website with the link fastlauncher.xyz [Thanks John Ramos: wouldn't be a good idea to try going to the link.] It does not happen often.

I have tried:

to use the latest version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac; it did not detect the adware.
checking the browser extensions for Safari and Chrome, the two browsers I use; but do not see anything suspicious.
checking for Login and Startup Items, nothing suspicious
restarting (I'm getting a bit desperate and maybe it'll work - it didn't)
using BitDefender (30-day trial); solved the issue

I have not tried:

using only one browser and seeing whether the adware will go away (hence I am unsure whether it is a system virus or isolated to a browser)

So far, the link has only been opened in Chrome. I would prefer manual removal over a program. Will update this list as I go.


texts: How can I exclude the display of specific pictures and videos in the Finder?

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I have some pictures and videos on my Mac (OS X Lion, OS X Snow Leopard) I'd rather have NOT show in Finder>Images. For example, if I'm in a meeting with clients and want to show some document, I have to fire up Finder and open said document, and when I click towards that, those pictures/movies show up and embarrass me. Think hmmm, strategic company workflows ahemf.
Is it possible to tell Finder to NEVER show these?


texts: Do MacBooks have a true "Hibernate" option?

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I've recently switched from Windows to a MacBook pro. In Windows, there are the following shutdown options:

Standby - the machine goes into a "light sleep" from which it can awaken very quickly (like, in a few seconds), but plenty of energy is consumed.
Hibernate - the OS dumps the current system state (including the contents of the RAM) to a file, then turns the machine off. Wakeup takes longer than from standby, but there is no latent energy consumption.
Shut down - the OS shuts down, and the machine is turned off.

In OS X, what I can see is

Sleep - seems equivalent to standby, or an even lighter form of sleep as Mail seems to even continue to poll for new email?
Shutdown and restore all apps on next start - turns off machine, seems to start the OS from scratch and restart alls apps - from what I can tell, it's not hibernation
Shutdown and don't restore apps - shut down

is this correct, and does OS X not have a true "hibernate" mode that can write its state to disk? Because that's what I'm looking for really. There's talk of a "Safe Sleep" mode on the Internets, but I can't see it in my OS X menu. Is it hidden in 10.7?


texts: How to increase keyboard light with Touch Bar not working

texts: My Touch Bar recently stopped working and at this point I have stopped trying to fix it.. I have tried reseting SMC/NVRAM. I just wanted to know if there is a way to turn on the keyboard lights even without Touch Bar working.


texts: How can I change sleep mode's wallpaper?

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I was able to change the wallpaper of the user accounts's window:

I did so by modifying /Library/Caches/com.apple.desktop.admin.png

But I also want to change the wallpaper of the sleep mode's window, which looks like so:

How can I do this?


texts:
I have a macbook pro early 2015.

I'll put this in situation. I have internet connectivity, so I start working on pages. After a while, I see that iCloud doesn't sync. The Wi-fi icon looks like I'm connected to the internet, but I don't have internet access. I have to disable wi-fi and enable. After that, internet works.

I have an iPhone and there the internet works perfect.

Why this is happening?


texts: Waranty and Apple Care plan after exchange of SSD?

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I might have to bring my Early 2013 MacBook Pro Retina in for service as the screen shows some strange smudging (I just post it here as it looks quite strange...).

But I replaced the internal SSD with a JetDrive 725 recently. Will my my AppleCare Protection Plan still be valid, or should I just put the original in again?


texts: Is it possible to use screen sharing without the remote screen being visible?

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Let's say I have 2 MacPros:

MacPro at work
MacPro at home

I wonder if there is any way I could access my MacPro at work from home using the screen sharing method, without anything being visible on the monitors of MacPro at work.

I am currently able to do the standard screen sharing using my work MacPro from home, and can also normally access its folders etc. My question relates to ensuring privacy of the work content in case someone walks by while I'm using that remote computer. Unplugging the work computer's monitors would not be a fully working solution, as it would only partially resolve this issue.


texts: Using an iMac as external monitor for my mid 2009 13'' MacBook Pro

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Here's my MacBook:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.53-aluminum-13-mid-2009-sd-firewire-800-unibody-specs.html

Here's the iMac:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.2-27-inch-aluminum-late-2012-specs.html

Basically, my MBP has one Mini DisplayPort and the iMac has multiple thunderbolt ports. These two are the same shape.

Is there an adapter or chord I can use to connect these two so that my MacBook uses the iMac as a secondary monitor?


texts: Seeing discoveryd error: Basic DNSResolver Return Code is 9 and we are treating it as an error!

texts:
Seeing this repeated pretty frequently in the Console logs for on my Macbook Pro running 10.10:

10/24/14 9:59:04.175 AM discoveryd[57]: Basic DNSResolver  Return Code is 9 and we are treating it as an error!

Any ideas why?


texts:
I am having a problem with my MacBookPro5,1 (more background below): the system will randomly lock up, with the following symptoms:

Screen freezes up, no corruption
System does not respond to keyboard or mouse input
System does not respond to pings over the network
No kernel panic message appears on screen
No messages in the system log

I have so far been unable to reproduce the problem at all. It happens both when I am actively using the computer and when it is idle; both when the screensaver is running and when it is not; and it doesn't seem to be related to any of the peripherals plugged in (though AirPort occasionally acts up). The system passes memory tests (memtest86+ and the provided Apple Hardware Test) so that doesn't seem to be it either. Is there anything I can do to obtain more diagnostic information?

Background. I recently had to replace the main logic board, after experiencing a problem where the laptop would not power up at all. Since then I have been experiencing random freezes and I would like to know if there's anything else that might need replacing, or if I should ask for another replacement for the main logic board while the repair is still under warranty.


texts: Change .jpg quality of terminal screenshots

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I’m using a terminal script to capture my screen at set intervals. However, the resulting .jpg files are rather large. I’d like to control the quality of .jpg files being generated by this script:

while [ 1 ];do vardate=$(date +%d\-%m\-%Y\_%H.%M.%S);
screencapture -t jpg -x ~/Desktop/AutoScreenCap/$vardate.jpg;
sleep 600; done

How can I control the .jpg quality of the resulting files?


texts:
I have a MacBookPro Retina 13" early 2015 and I can not enter the boot options.
The Device is running OS X El Capitan.

I have tried the following things with no luck:

Attempt 1 - Hold the Option

Restart
press and hold left option right after hearing the chime

Result: Black Screen, I need to press and hold the power key to make the device boot.

I have also tried this with an external keyboard with the same result.

Attempt 2 - SMC Reset

Restart
Reset the System Management Controller by pressing and holding option+command+R+P right after the chime, until the next chime.
Retry Attempt 1

Result: Same as Attempt 1.

Any ideas what I could do?


texts: How can I turn an iPod touch into a functional mobile telephone?

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Considering that the iPhone is three times more expensive than the iPod touch and that the iPod touch is much thinner than the iPhone, it would be quite neat to use an iPod touch as to send and receive phone calls.

What would need to be done to enable an iPod Touch to send and receive phone calls (either Wi-Fi only or better interfacing to cellular data through an accessory)?


texts: Missing Safari settings option "Safari opens with"

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I am running OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and Safari 6.0.4

In Safari, the setting General -> "Safari opens with" is missing.

I remember using this setting to turn off session restore a few weeks back. But now its gone.

Type "Safari opens with" in google and "missing" is autosuggested. So I am not the only one with this problem. However, I didn't find any good pages/posts talking about this issue.

Can any one offer ideas on how fix this?

Edit:

To clarify, its not that some of the options in the setting are missing, but that I don't have the setting for "Safari opens with" at all.
I have the setting Default search engine and below that directly New windows open with, without Safari opens with in between.


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I have IOS 7, and I use the default reminders app.

One of my reminders is different than the others in a good way.  It shows a due date as well as an alert time; and the task includes the name of someone in my contacts and it offers to call them when I click the reminder.

For the life of me, I can't recreate this.  Anyone know how I did it?


texts:
How can I measure the polling rate of my USB mouse on OS X (10.7.5)?

I am looking for something like this, but for OSX.

  "...a lightweight program that can tell you how often the position of your mouse is sent to the other applications. This parameter is quite important when you are using tools or games with high frame rates..."

Basically, windows has a WM_MOUSEMOVE event that signifies that the system has detected cursor movement and the program displays that to the end user. Would a similar program on Mac tell me similar data?


texts:
First time wading into coding... well, not actual coding, yet, but trying to build from a GitHub source. This is for macOS 10.12.6 Sierra, and that is the system I'm using to build this.

I've installed the prerequisites listed:

xcode
python
wxpython
twodict
gettext
ffmpeg

all the latest versions.

Following instructions I changed directory to the source code's folder and typed

python setup.py install

I got this immediately:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 73, in <module>
    from youtube_dl_gui import (
  File "/Users/davec/Downloads/youtube-dl-gui-master/youtube_dl_gui/__init__.py", line 26
    print error
              ^
SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print(error)?

So what did I miss? My first build, and I'm falling on my face. lOl

I haven't edited any of the source files; I'm not yet brave enough for that...

Project is here:

youtube-dl GUI

Thanks.


texts: Is it feasible to transition from external USB to NAS for data drive?

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I have a basic 1Tb external drive plugged into the back of my 2012 MacMini. It works but is ugly.

I've been considering for a while getting either a NAS, or just plugging a USB drive into the back of my main router as a network disk - for central store of photos and digital media (music, video) across our household.

Could I just use that solution to replace the external disk on my Mac and use a network drive on the NAS as a remote volume, without impacting my user experience? I connect my Mac to the outer by ethernet (Powerline/Homeplug 200Mbps) so I wouldn't need to rely on wireless but even so - is this going to be too slow?


texts:
I have been following this thread(Forgive me, I am new here and do not know how to reply to the existing thread):

Do MacBooks support NVMe SSD drives via the use of a Sintech adapter?

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) 2.6Ghz Intel Core i7, 16GB DDR3 with the GeForce GT 650M 1GB and it has the Apple SSD SM512E.

I am running macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 and I want to put a Samsung EVO 960 NVMe 2TB in it. Can I do that. All the data in the thread I linked to is 2013 Macbooks or newer.


texts: Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)

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Because Apple Thunderbolt Display reflects the whole room, I still use the matte 30" Apple Cinema Display. (Two cables are required for 2560 resolution due to some obscure technical constraints!)

MacBook Air (Mini DisplayPort + USB)
Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
Apple Cinema Display 30" (DVI)

How do I connect the MacBook (USB-C) to the 30" screen with 2560 resolution?

MacBook (USB-C)
(What goes here?)
Apple Cinema Display 30" (DVI)


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I'm hoping to slim down the size of my 50gb iMovie library. I noticed that a huge chunk of space (like 20gb) is taken up by the contents of a "Render Files" folder in one of my Event folders.

  You can see the "Render Files" folder by right-clicking/control-clicking your iMovie Library and choosing "Show Package Contents". Then open one of your Event folders. The "Render Files" folder is in there.

What's the deal with those files? Can I safely trash them? Will iMovie rebuild them?


texts: Time Machine backing up more data than I can physically have

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I have a Retina MBP with a 512 GB SSD. Today, Time Machine shows me this:

Does anybody know how Time Machine can be backing more data than I can fit on my hard disk? For what its worth, I still have about 40 GB free on the internal hard drive.

Time Machine is setup on a 2TB Time Capsule.


texts: Why do I get "no volume available" when using an iPhone 4s in a dock?

texts:
I am suspecting it may be the "Griffin TuneFlex 9865" that I am docking the phone with. Yet the the dock is designed to just provide charging power and to hold the device, there is no line out on the dock. That I could see. But every time I plug in the iPhone into the dock to charge, and then plug in the head phone jack going to a line in on the car, there is no sound.

When opening the Pandora app after doing the above it shows "no volume available" where the volume slider should be. If your in the "Music" app the volume slider is gone.

Any idea why this is happening? Does my iPhone think the dock is a line out source?

My workaround has been to unplug and then replug the headphone jack, and then all is well and it works fine, until I remove the iPhone from the car, then repeat.

Is there a way to make it work right the first time I plug in the mini jack on the iPhone and have sound?


texts:
I just ran into this odd behavior today while transferring files via the file sharing feature in Mac OS X.

What happened was most of the files I transferred changed the Read & Write permissions to Read only. These were mainly .css and .html files.

Any one had this before or know whats going on here?

Thanks!


texts:
When the new Per App VPN feature is triggered, does that VPN connection only apply to those apps, or does it apply to all traffic on the device?

Also, when the connection is triggered by the domain in Safari, does Safari use the VPN for all open pages, or only those triggered by the SafariDomains key?


texts: Stored password in Safari Versus Firefox

texts: Is there a way to retrieve password stored in Safari as it is possible to do it in Firefox ?


texts: Installation of Yosemite stalled as hdd locked

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Today I was installing yosemite on my macbookpro 2013. 15inch. everything went smoothly till after restarting for further installation it states unable to install as hdd is locked. it then goes to disk utility. How should I continue when hdd is locked. the worse thing is i did not do any backup. please help

Regards
Herman.


texts: Speeding up and improving directory listing from windows Servers?

texts:
When I connect to windows servers (called PC-servers in OS X) getting the list of files in a directory is really slow (20-30s) in comparison to using a windows machine (<1s). Sometimes the files in a directory even disappear for a while! The network is not slow - copying files goes at 1Mbyte/s.

What can I do to improve this?


texts: iCloud causing phone to crash whilst making a call

texts: I have an iPhone 3GS, and I recently installed iOS 5 and set up iCloud. However, since then my phone crashes when I make a phone call (after about 2-3 minutes). I tried deleting my iCloud account to see if this rectified the problem but I lost all my contacts. Can anyone suggest any way to resolve this problem?


texts: How Come my old iMac Powermac 6.1 isn't recognized by my iPhone 4s ? and how do I connect my mobile hotspot from my T-Mobile iPhone 4s to my old iMac Power Mac 6.1? I try to just plug it in with the USB cable but the iMac seems to not recognize it at all .


texts: How to remove mis-assigned person from iOS 12 photos app on iPad?

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In previous iOS versions I could remove mistakenly identified people from photos. This was done by going to the people album, choosing the person that was wrongly assigned, then going to the errorneous photo and tapping on the share button. Then you would have a "not this person" icon. This feature is gone in iOS 12 on the iPad:

How do I do this in iOS12 now?


texts: Disable Screen sharing via the command line in mountain lion

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I want to be able to enable and disable screen sharing from the command line rather than through System Preferences. This is on 10.8.3

To enable screen sharing, I find I only need to change a dictionary value in the following plist:

/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist

To be precise, to enable screen sharing, I do the following:

sudo defaults write /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist com.apple.screensharing -dict Disabled -bool false

And that changes:

sudo defaults read /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist com.apple.screensharing
{
    Disabled = 1;
}

To:

sudo defaults read /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist com.apple.screensharing
{
    Disabled = 0;
}

Fine. I see from this site that I need to then do this (not sure why):

sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist

Now if I want to disable screen sharing I try the reverse:

sudo defaults write /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist com.apple.screensharing -dict Disabled -bool true

I get:

sudo defaults read /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist com.apple.screensharing
{
    Disabled = 1;
}

Which is good, but then I have no successful way to get launchctl, or whatever (not really sure) to re-read this plist.

I try

sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist

and I get:

nothing found to load

And indeed, despite the dictionary value for this screen sharing being properly set to indicate screen sharing should be off, well, I still can screen share in just fine.

So what is the proper way to disable screen sharing from the command line on 10.8.3?


texts: External display not recognized after waking from sleep until restarted

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6) which fails to detect an external display after is has woken up from sleep. (Update: Now running macOS Mojave 10.14.5 on a 13-inch 2018 model, and this is still a very annoying issue).

Here's my situation: I have an external monitor hooked up to to the MacBook's display port, I walk away from my computer for a few minutes and it goes to sleep. I come back, and no matter what I try, the only way for the MacBook to detect the external display again is to restart the computer!

I'm using a Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable. I use the MacBook at home as well as at work; I've tried different ports on my computer, different cables, and different monitors; the issue is with the MacBook itself.

It used to be that when this happens, I manually put the MacBook to sleep and wake it up again, and voila, it would detect the external display again. But now the only way to consistently fix the issue is to restart the MacBook.

I've also tried opening the display settings, holding down the alt key, and clicking "Detect Displays". This does nothing.

Any ideas on how to remedy this problem?


texts: Rename iOS device without needing to restore

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I have just restored my iPad but for some reason (most likely because I pressed space bar on that text field but do you not remember) my newly restored iPad is called "iPad" rather than "my name's iPad". Is there a way to rename your iPad without having to go though the restore process again?

Note: Jailbreaking is not of the question.

Thanks


texts: Finder allows rename on Exposing desktop

texts:
When I press F11, It directly shows me the current-desktop of OSX.

Now, Let me describe the issue ( which is an issue according to me ).

Step 1) open any finder window ( for example as follows. Here, I have selected 4.1 )

Step 2) Press F11 to bring the desktop

Step 3) Now, press enter ( which is basically for renaming if a folder/file is selected in finder screen )

Observe following screen

Now, My question is as follows.

Should OSX allow renaming even in expose mode ?
Should OSX set focus to desktop when user Presses F11 ?


texts: Can (Moving cursor using arrow keys in terminal) interfere with moving cursor using Trackpad?

texts:
MacBook Pro MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014. MacOS Mojave version 10.14.1. In terminal Preferences I looked under the tab Keyboard because I read that it's possible to use  Moving cursor using arrow keys in terminal. ( I do not do that or want to do that, I just wanted to take a look and see what the settings look like in there. I do see a list of keys and actions and the check box was checked to " Scroll alternate screens. I do not use arrow keys to move curser and I do not have alternate screens. Could this interfere in any way with using my trackpad to scroll and move the pointer around just a perfectly as I can for the 2 min while waiting for the Apple Diagnostic Test?

Aslo I know what shortcuts are but what are these called?


texts: google chrome prints in black & white only

texts: Using Chrome v20 on OSX 10.6.8 on two boxes. Chrome Print dialog opens without the color/b&w option, always prints in b&w regardless of which printer I choose (I have several available). If I select to use system dialog to print instead, without changing any setting, the document prints in color. How can I get back the color option so I can print from Chrome without the extra steps? According to Chrome help docs, the option should be there...


texts: Using Siri to automatically add Outlook events to iCal Calendar

texts:
Context

There is currently a feature for Apple Mail whereby you can enable Siri, such that it will automatically add any event/invitation picked up in Apple Mail to your iCal calendar. For example, should I receive an invite for an event on Thursday at 7 pm, it will add that to the calendar - like the below image, but automatic.

Question

Currently, I use both iCal Apple Calendar and Outlook for my events, which often come in through Outlook. I am aware that Outlook does have its own calendar, but I personally prefer the iCal calendar.

I am wondering if there is a way to add Siri to Outlook such that any invitation for a meeting/any event details found could be automatically added to my iCal calendar, rather than having to manually add it?

Post-Note

I would prefer it if there were a way to do this without switching my Outlook and iCal mail accounts.
Perhaps a possible solution is to somehow sync the Outlook calendar to the iCal calendar?

Thanks.


texts: mount encrypted sparseimage as home directory before login

texts:
There are several ways (loginhook, launchdaemon etc.) to automount a sparsebundle before logging in, but there's none without writing down the password in plaintext for automount an encrypted sparsebundle.

Reading out the password from the keychain requires to unlock it before, therefore it's not possible to automate the process without user action.

#!/usr/bin/env bash -e
# SOURCE: http://risponderetag.wpdev8.com/p/35966.html

SPARSEBUNDLE_PATH="/Users/Shared/username.sparsebundle"
SPARSEBUNDLE_MOUNT_PATH="/Users/username/"
KEYCHAIN_PATH="/Users/username/Library/Keychains/login.keychain"

# Check existing states
if [ -e "$SPARSEBUNDLE_MOUNT_PATH" ]; then
    echo "Already mounted."
    exit 0
fi

# The mount command uses security find-generic-password
# to get the password from the keychain store
MOUNT_PASSWORD=$(security find-generic-password -w -D "disk image password" -l username.sparsebundle $KEYCHAIN_PATH)
printf $MOUNT_PASSWORD | hdiutil attach -stdinpass -mountpoint "$SPARSEBUNDLE_MOUNT_PATH" "$SPARSEBUNDLE_PATH"

For further informations see:

Can I mount an encrypted image BEFORE Finder loads?
http://techanic.net/2012/10/14/programmatically_mounting_encrypted_disk_images_in_os_x.html

Question (EDIT):

Are there other ways to pass a keychain password without using plaintext or user interaction?


texts: OS X switches resolution without monitor KVM

texts:
This is a interesting one. I use a KVM switch on my Mac Pro and Cinema Display. While the display is on another computer, the Mac switches to a different resolution (not seeing a monitor). I know it does while switching back to the Mac as my screen windows have changed places, to the lower half of my screen while the resolution is back to normal.

Does anybody know how to prevent this from happening. I've searched for "fixed screen resolution" etc. I've tried SwitchXres and Stay to no avail. (These apps do not work if there is no screen.)

It would be great if I could set the screen resolution to only one setting (the max) and that there are no other alternatives where the Mac could choose from.


texts: I have an application that complains about the permissions of its directory inside of /Applications.  It wants to be set to 040775.  I can fix it by running chmod 040775, but I do not understand what the first 2 digits mean.  Just running chmod 775 does not work, so apparently these first 2 digits are wrong.  What are these 2 digits, and how can I view them in macOS?  I'm looking for something like ls -l.  I'm running High Sierra.


texts: Where is the preference list for "open with" applications?

texts: I'm getting an (error code -10813) when trying to set file extensions to open with a certain app in Mountain Lion 10.8.5. Where is the plist file that has those preferences so that I can delete it and hopefully end this problem?


texts: How do I do the balloons effect in iOS 10's Messages?

texts:
How can I do the new balloons effect, like in the commercial? Can I do it on macOS too or just iOS?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR6JtMIdMuU


texts: Where do GateKeeper and/or its XProtect component log to? I may have to meet a compliance regulation that requires tracking the logs of anti-virus running on my Mac, and wanted to know if there was a specific location, or if it was configurable in some way.


texts: Should I use Dropbox or Aperture to back up iPhone photos?

texts: I want to back up my iPhone 4 photos and have been just downloading them into Aperture and then deleting them from my phone. No desire to do any of the various sharing options, I just want to make sure I keep a copy of the photos in a safe place. Would it be better to use Dropbox? I'm thinking I need to choose one or the other.


texts: Connect MacBook Pro 13 late 2012 SSD to SATA?

texts: I have an SSD hard drive from MacBook Pro late 2012 (A1425). Is there a possibility to somehow connect it to a normal PC through SATA, PCIe etc.?


texts:
I have a 2010 MacBook Pro (2.4Ghz) with 4GB of RAM (2x2) and a 250GB hard drive that's about 85% full. It's been running pretty sluggishly lately even for basic tasks. It is 5 years old, but a new laptop isn't really an option for a year or two. I use it primarily for web browsing (lots of tabs) and some Photoshop work.

Would I see more improvement from upgrading to 8GB of RAM or swapping out my hard drive for an SSD? Also what would the cost differential be between the two since I'm planning on only keeping this computer another year or two?

Any insight would be helpful.


texts: What is the good software to watch live stream (.ogg file) from the internet, on Macbook? I tried VLC player, but it doesn't work for http://www.b92.net/tv/uzivo.php .What can you recommend?


texts: MacBook Pro (2012 - MD101LL/A): Superdrive to SSD swap?

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Does anyone know if it's possible to swap out the "Superdrive" optical drive on this model and replace it with an SSD?

Apple MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.5 13" (Identifiers: Mid-2012 13" - MD101LL/A)

Basically, I am hoping to put two SSD drives into this, using one SSD drive as a windows install (kinda ghastly i know - yet, game dev software). With the RAM maxed out and  dual SSD drives, opinions on as to whether this model would be fast enough to run Unity, Second Life, 3d Studio Max, etc…


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From time to time the album art on my iPhone 4 becomes completely messed up. In iTunes they are correct, but on the phone they are suddenly mixed up. Album A gets the art from album K, and album C from album G, and by luck album E has the right one... very annoying. I can "fix" it by resyncing everything (don't sync, apply, sync, apply), but I'm getting really tired of that.

Does anyone else experience this? Why does it happen? Anything I can do to fix it more permanently? Does Apple know about this?


texts: Clipboard manager for pasting multiple items at once?

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I'm looking for an app that let me copy multiple items from different locations and paste them at once, I have tried many clipboard managers but none of them let me to paste my whole clipboard history at once and I have to paste the items one by one which is not good at all.

Please help me if there is a clipboard manager or app (for Lion) that let me do that, thanks.


texts: Missing .bashrc file Terminal not working

texts: Terminal is not accepting any commands and I suspect it is due to a missing .bashrc that I couldn't find in the home directory. Please help me restore it without the use of the command line, as it is severely unresponsive!


texts:
I am new to OS X. In my About this Mac -> Storage, I have 21GB of photos. However, I have checked the Photos application and there are nothing in it.

I am not sure where these photos are stored as I don't usually use this computer for storing photos. I guess they might have been imported when I plugged in my iPhone, somehow. What is the best way to track them down?


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I am using ipad 1 and I have some charging problem in it so,I want to ask that is there any problem if I charge my ipad in power off mode.
If yes yes what can be the problems that can be seen in my ipad

Can I use Chinese chargers for charging it.


texts: How to disable sound when switching Firefox tabs with ⌘1-⌘9

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I use the keyboard shortcut ⌘1-⌘9 to switch to tabs in Firefox. In OS X every time I do this there's a sound, which can become annoying when the volume is turned up.

I looked in about:config for anything matching sound but wasn't able to figure it out. Does anyone know how to disable this sound?


texts: Using Console.app - how to find disk force eject logs?

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I've been having a number of issues with external disks force unmounting (most often while waking from sleep).

Where can I look in Console.app to track down the potential issue?


texts: How do you turn off AirPlay on ipad3?I'm trying to watch Netflix in my car but it just shows a tv box and says "you are now watching on your tv"

texts: As stated I'm trying to watch Netflix in my car. Called Netflix they say to turn off AirPlay on my iPad. Can't find it anywhere on my iPad. Is there a way to do this? It's weird if I move the search button it shows were I am in the show.


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I have set up a Mac OS X 10.8 server running the VPN service. From my Macs I can connect to the VPN server without any problems, but the iOS devices are all unable to connect.

The console displays the following message while trying to connect an iPhone:

9/8/13 11:02:51.704 AM racoon[313]: Connecting.
9/8/13 11:02:51.704 AM racoon[313]: IPSec Phase1 started (Initiated by peer).
9/8/13 11:02:51.706 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 1).
9/8/13 11:02:51.706 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 2).
9/8/13 11:02:51.771 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 3).
9/8/13 11:02:51.809 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Responder, Main-Mode message 4).
9/8/13 11:02:51.852 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:02:54.570 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
9/8/13 11:02:54.692 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:02:54.854 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:02:57.572 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
9/8/13 11:02:57.661 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:02:57.857 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:03:00.575 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
9/8/13 11:03:00.645 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:03:00.859 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:03:11.282 AM com.apple.time[373]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
9/8/13 11:03:12.586 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: transmit success. (Phase1 Retransmit).
9/8/13 11:03:12.611 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).
9/8/13 11:03:12.861 AM racoon[313]: IKE Packet: receive failed. (Responder, Main-Mode Message 5).

iOS shows the following error message:
"The L2TP-VPN server did not respond. Try reconnecting. If the problem continues, verify your settings and contact your Administrator."

Why am I unable to connect an iPhone to the VPN server while a Mac doesn't have any problems connecting?


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I'm looking for used macbook pro and found this one. Why there is no date of manufacture in 'About this mac' window? Can it be hacked mac?
Also on second screen shot there is mystical '1Tb flash storage', does it mean 1Tb SSD or why then this hard drive called 'flash storage'?


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I started XTerm today and for some reason ZSH is printing what looks like env when my shell starts up. I am just wondering if there is a way to track down what is doing this so I can disable it. Below is the output when the shells starts

Last login: Wed Jul 11 19:22:03 on ttys000
Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.G1oq8Ke9bW/Render
COLORFGBG='7;0'
COLORTERM=truecolor
DISPLAY=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.tY95B5y3iQ/org.macosforge.xquartz:0
GPG_TTY=/dev/ttys000
HOME=/Users/joshuastroup
ITERM_PROFILE=Default
ITERM_SESSION_ID=w0t0p0:AF741932-F358-4C2C-9A23-47134F004CE3
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LOGNAME=joshuastroup
OLDPWD=/Users/joshuastroup
PATH='/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/share/dotnet:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands:/Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/MacOS:/Applications/Xamarin Workbooks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/path-bin:/Users/joshuastroup/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.3/bin:/usr/local/Cellar/php/7.2.6/bin:/Users/joshuastroup/bin:/Users/joshuastroup/binaries'
PWD=/Users/joshuastroup
SHELL=/bin/zsh
SHLVL=1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.8a9z6UEe0q/Listeners
TERM=xterm-256color
TERM_PROGRAM=iTerm.app
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=3.1.7
TERM_SESSION_ID=w0t0p0:AF741932-F358-4C2C-9A23-47134F004CE3
TMPDIR=/var/folders/75/kd4myl4s32l596p9fqhxv_pr0000gn/T/
USER=joshuastroup
XPC_FLAGS=0x0
XPC_SERVICE_NAME=0
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x0:0:0

And below is the output of env

[~] env                                                                                19:23:54
TERM_SESSION_ID=w0t0p0:AF741932-F358-4C2C-9A23-47134F004CE3
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.8a9z6UEe0q/Listeners
Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.G1oq8Ke9bW/Render
COLORFGBG=7;0
ITERM_PROFILE=Default
XPC_FLAGS=0x0
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PWD=/Users/joshuastroup
SHELL=/bin/zsh
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=3.1.7
TERM_PROGRAM=iTerm.app
PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/php/7.2.6/bin:/Users/joshuastroup/bin:/usr/local/bin:/Users/joshuastroup/binaries:/usr/local/opt/go/libexec/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/share/dotnet:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands:/Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/MacOS:/Applications/Xamarin Workbooks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/path-bin:/Users/joshuastroup/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.3/bin:/usr/local/Cellar/php/7.2.6/bin:/Users/joshuastroup/bin:/Users/joshuastroup/binaries
DISPLAY=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.tY95B5y3iQ/org.macosforge.xquartz:0
COLORTERM=truecolor
TERM=xterm-256color
HOME=/Users/joshuastroup
TMPDIR=/var/folders/75/kd4myl4s32l596p9fqhxv_pr0000gn/T/
USER=joshuastroup
XPC_SERVICE_NAME=0
LOGNAME=joshuastroup
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x0:0:0
ITERM_SESSION_ID=w0t0p0:AF741932-F358-4C2C-9A23-47134F004CE3
SHLVL=1
OLDPWD=/Users/joshuastroup
GPG_TTY=/dev/ttys000
ZSH=/Users/joshuastroup/.oh-my-zsh
PAGER=less
LESS=-R
LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
LSCOLORS=Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad
NVM_DIR=/Users/joshuastroup/.nvm
NVM_CD_FLAGS=-q
NVM_BIN=/Users/joshuastroup/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.3/bin
_=/usr/bin/env


texts: macOS High Sierra: Where is the Secure Empty Trash option?

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There used to be an option to delete files securely in older versions of Mac OS X. However, I am unable to find the same in macOS High Sierra 10.13.5.

Is the option removed? If yes, what's the probable reason? As I understand, the command was useful to ensure that data could no longer be recovered from the hard drive.

I am using a Late 2013 15" retina MacBook Pro.


texts: Don't change the default internal input device

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When I pair with my bluetooth speaker, the input gets changed to Line In

Is it possible to have it not do that? To always keep the internal microphone selected...


texts: Facetime says connecting forever after buying a third iphone on the same account

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I hope this is the right place to ask this, we have a iphone 4s and a iphone 5c. My dad recently bought another iPhone 5s, and now all 3 are on 1 apple ID. I shifted my mom's and sister's phone to another apple ID, to give dad exclusive access to his ID, however, when I try to facetime with any of the other phones, it says 'connecting' forever. I tried the advice here, but to no avail.

Would appreciate any advice, should we just take it to the apple store?


texts: How can I use hyper-V in windows 7 on a Macbook pro using Bootcamp?

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How can I use hyper-V in windows 7 on a Macbook pro using Bootcamp ?

When I try to connect to server localhost there is an Error LIKE THIS :

"Hyper-V has not been installed on computer localhost"

I have searched internet but couldn't find anything useful to solve my problem

I m on macbook pro with retina

any idea ?

thanks


texts: FileVault 2 Encrypted drive was reformatted by thief then returned. Is the original encrypted data salvageable?

texts:
I had a Macbook Air Yosemite which was FileVault 2 encrypted.  The laptop was stolen from me.  The thief was able to reinstall OS X and some apps (was bringing it to market for sale).  The laptop was then recovered and returned to me.

I still have the recovery key and password used to encrypt the original partition.  Are the original encrypted files still recoverable?  I understand there are several file-recovery software solutions for non encrypted drives.  Are there any solutions available for this situation?


texts: What is the benefit of macOS dropping support for 32-bit software?

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It has been hinted at in the past but now we're starting to see solid notice from Apple that it is dropping support for 32-bit macOS programs in the near future. While I can see how this makes sense in the walled garden of iOS, the macOS / OS X environment has always been a bit more flexible in that you could run older software.

We dealt with this when Apple dropped PowerPC and Rosetta, but the change of CPU architecture was a bit more obvious since it was apples-to-oranges. However, the difference here is that our x86_64 platforms can still natively run 32-bit x86 code. It is simply a decision by Apple to cut off 32-bit code. Sure, it is great to get rid of old stuff but it also cuts off useful software which might not be maintained anymore.

I'm curious what benefit actually comes from dropping support for 32-bit software. Is there any measurable performance gain that we would see from there no longer being support for 32-bit apps running next to 64-bit ones? Or is it simply that Apple doesn't want to maintain the 32-bit APIs and support libraries anymore and this is simply cleaning house?


texts:
I type a lot Unix commands and I need often "~" and "`" which in U.S. keyboards are on the key under the escape key.

I'm now using an Apple spanish keyboard set to U.S. layout, and this key
is mapped to the characters "§" and "±"  instead. I can't find
"~" and "`" anywhere, and I need them exactly at their usual place anyway.

Is there an easy way to remap the key that doesn't affect other users?
(they use the Spanish layout).  I'd rather not use apps like Karabiner
that ask to "control my computer" as I don't know what else it does, if possible. Thanks.


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I check my opened ports via Network Utility (macOS X High Sierra 10.3.3) and get this result:

Port Scanning host: MY EXTERNAL IP

 Open TCP Port:     21          ftp
 Open TCP Port:     23          telnet
 Open TCP Port:     80          http
 Open TCP Port:     1900        ssdp
 Open TCP Port:     5916
 Open TCP Port:     7547        cwmp
 Open TCP Port:     20005
 Open TCP Port:     33344
 Open TCP Port:     56614

But if I try to check the same ports online, through a website port checker tool on my external ip, the result is all these ports closed or connection timed out... what is the difference? so what is the REAL result for my TP-LINK router and system? are these ports safe, if opened? and generally which are the only ones safe (if opened) for macos X?


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Recently got new iPhones.

Due to update issues, I'm having to use a different computer to sync 4 different devices.

I have Home Sharing turned on, so I have access to all the apps stored on iTunes on our original Home Computer.

I'm trying to transfer apps into my computer's iTunes from the Home Computer so I can place these apps on our new phones. However, almost every time I try to transfer an app that's available on the Home Computer, my computer says I'm not authorized.

I have 4 different accounts authorized on my iTunes.

I've read different responses and they say to deauthorize iTunes and then re-authorize it.

I think the problem may be that all of these apps were purchased by different family members. However, when I try to authorize the computer under the account I know purchased the app, I'm still told I'm not authorized.

The Home Sharing account is different than the accounts that purchased the apps, could that be the problem?

I'm just at a loss on how to fix this because it's not letting me transfer the apps from the Home Computer. Any suggestions?


texts: iPad iOS 9 Today View - Calendar Listing

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How do you list your day's appointments on your iPad "Today's View"

The article for the link below was great iPhone but not so much for iPad.

How do I show all calendar events in "Today view" in iOS 9?

Thanks,
Al


texts:
Does anyone know of software that would allow me to pull up a set of finder windows based on a project type.  I'm a user experience manager who's constantly switching between projects and it would be awesome to be able to select "cart/checkout redesign" and it brings up all folders right where I left them.  Finder windows are just the start to this dream tool of mine.  Would love to be able to pull up everything right where I left them: files, applications, emails, etc.  Almost like having a different computer for each project.
I've researched the heck out of this and have found nothing like this.  Spaces doesn't do it.  There's lots of tools for managing windows but none that will pull up a set of windows and file locations based on a preset.  "Finder Window Manager" is an old piece of software that sounded promising, but it didn't work at all given what I'm looking for.


texts: How do I find my iPad apps that run on macOS using Catalyst?

texts: How do I find my previously purchased iPad apps that run on macOS using Catalyst? What happens to apps that I paid for separately already on macOS?


texts: Looking for an Evernote alternative with password lock

texts:
I am looking for an Evernote alternative with the following requirements:

Cloud syncing
iPhone and iPad app
passcode lock (with encryption) - Yes, Evernote can encode notes, but only from the desktop client. And I would prefer 1 global lock rather than encrypting all my notes one-by-one
Evernote's rich text editor sucks and cannot be turned off, but I prefer plaintext
An OS X native app would be great (but I don't mind if it's web only for the desktop)
Nice to have: lists (like Wunderlist)
Nice to have: private sharing with friends / colleagues / family members

Have you come across such an app?


texts: Late 2009 Macbook - Has Anyone Tried 16GB of Ram?

texts:
Just curious if anyone has tried maxing out the ram on a late 2009 Macbook (white, not pro) to 16GB running El Capitan or Yosemite?

Everymac's page states that the max is 8GB. Why not 16GB?

Thanks!!!


texts: OS X hangs up intermittently - spinning beachball of death

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My MacBook Pro hangs for 5 to 10 seconds intermittently. Basically, when I either click or type, the computer just hangs and then the spinning beachball shows up and it takes about 5 seconds to respond even for the simplest tasks.

Here are the computer specifications:

Macbook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2012
OS X 10.8.5 - Mountain Lion
8 GB RAM
Intel HD Graphics 512 MB
240 GB SSD (same problem occurs with the original 500 GB HDD)

Here is what I tried:

Reseting PRAM
Checking the console log for errors. No indication of errors.
Reinstalling the operating system
Upgrading to El Capitan. The upgrade "dies"
in the middle of the process
Deleting all caches with Onyx software
Replacing the hard drive with a brand new SSD
Checking for bad sectors, disk permissions and SMART status with Disk Utility
Installing Windows 10 with bootcamp. It actually works perfectly, which makes me think this is a software related issue

Any help would be very much appreciated. I've checked all kinds of forums for a similar problem but no one seems to lead to a solution.


texts: Launchpad folders showing icons within as blank squares with dashed lines

texts:
There's a peculiar thing happening in my launchpad. On opening it up anytime in general, all the folders show no icons in them but blank squares drawn using dashed lines, the icons don't come back even if I wait a while. If I go inside a folder, the icons are there. If I close launchpad right away and reopen it again immediately, the icons are there. I am almost certain this started after upgrading to Sierra.

Of course, if I do killall Dock, it works but only until I reboot/logout. The other thing advised to do in this case is to remove the .db files in ~/Library/Application Support/Dock but that location is empty on my machine.

This isn't at all a showstopper, but is certainly very odd, and I would like to do something about it, if there's something reasonable that can be done about it, as a long-term/permanent fix.


texts: Blinking question mark folder after updating from Mojave to Catalina

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I used macOS Mojave on mid-2014 MacBook Pro before update. While installation it forced me to restart. After restart nightmare has been started.
The Blinking question mark folder has appeared on my screen.

I tried,

Reset SMC and NVRAM (With all combinations these are find on internet and apple support page.)
Accsess local and network recovery (with all key combinations)
Access to time machine restore (with all key combinations)
Mojave installation USB stick (that USB works we tried another Macs)
External disk that includes pre installed mojave (that external OS works well we ran on other Macs)
Unplug all battery power (black reset)

Any suggestions?


texts: Failed to mount partition of Mac OS Extended (HFS+)

texts:
As a matter of fact, my 1 TB External hard disk has three partition: "MAC OS", "NTFS" and "FAT32". All of the partitions worked very well in the past.

However, I just discovered that my Mac OS Extended (HFS+) formatted "MAC OS" partition could not be mounted, although the other two partitions were seemingly fine. I tried to repair the partition with Disk Utility but it failed. I have no idea why this had happened to my hard disk, since I have not done anything disruptive to my hard disk and my MAC OS partition.

I have only done two things before I discovered that my MAC OS partition was no longer working:

I installed the Apple Security Update 2015-002 when my hard disk was plugged into my Macbook air.
I tried to move some files from my "NTFS" partition to another external hard disk. But it failed because of unknown reason.

This is what I got when I did the "diskutill info" on Terminal:

This is what I got when I tried to repair my partition:

How do I solve the problem and recover my "MAC OS" partition and get my data back?


texts: Need clarification on macOS proxy configuration settings

texts:
I'm attempting to configure the proxy settings for a MacBook to work in my office. My company uses a proxy pac file and provided me the URL, what I am unclear about is the other options. I confirmed we dont have WPAD setup, so I assume that there is no reason to enable Auto Proxy Discovery. Additionally, when I check the proxy.pac file, I can see that there are a number of domains and ip address ranges that are configured to bypass the proxy, so my assumption is that I dont need to modify the "Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts & Domains" section, would that be used if my company didnt have a pac file and I was entering the proxy server address for Web Proxy and Secure Web Proxy?

Appreciate any insight that can be provided, I'm really looking to understand the various settings and options and which should be used in conjunction because Mac support is non-existent so I will be supporting myself.

Thanks!


texts: Is Mavericks still available for download (from Apple or anywhere)?

texts: I've got a MBP (mid-2012) that is currently running Mountain Lion and I would like to upgrade it to Mavericks.  Now that Yosemite is available, it seems that Mavericks is no longer available for download.  Is that correct?  Is there any way to download a Mavericks installer?


texts: How do I view and pull off videos from my iCloud?

texts: A while back, when I moved to a new town and didn't have my hard drive with me, I was running out of room on my Mac (I collect a lot of movies and television series), so I moved a television series that I didn't watch all that often into my iCloud (or so I thought).  I deleted it from my Macbook library, but only because iTunes gave me the impression (via warning alerts) that despite me deleting them, they would still be stored in iCloud.  Three months later, after cleaning out my Mac, I want to watch the stored series again, but now I have no idea how to access my iCloud storage or how to pull files out of it.  I've tried looking for answers online, but I keep getting very vague information regarding mostly how to use iCloud rather than how to access it.  Can someone please help me.  Please be as detailed as possible.  Thank you.


texts: How can I activate my iPod if my PC is running Linux?

texts: I just bought an iPod, and when I turn it shows an image with the USB cable and iTunes. It wants me to plug it to a computer with iTunes? But I use Linux, what do I do?


texts: I've upgraded my mac from Mavericks to official Yosemite. In the first day my mac was normally, but in the second day, it was unusable, very slow and it was not responding, The third day(now) still like that. I dont know what to do, I've already reset pram, reset smc, repaired disk permissions, tried to reinstall Yosemite and nothing changed. I think it can be the file vault that I had activated when I upgraded to Yosemite, but I can't even know the percentage of the process. My MacbookPro is a version late 2011, processor i5 2.4Ghz, 16gb ram, 500gb HD. I would appreciate if somebody could help me.


texts: Share monitors and peripherals between Linux PC and 2020 Macbook Pro 13"

texts:
I have a Linux PC tower, two monitors (one HDMI the other DisplayPort), and a keyboard/mouse.
I also have a 2020 Macbook Pro 13". I'd like to be able to use my two monitors + keyboard and mouse with my Macbook without having to unplug them from my Linux PC.
I'm aware I should get a docking station for the MacBook. However, I'm not sure how to share the monitors, keyboard, and mouse between the two computers.
Is there a simple KVM switch that will work?
Thanks.


texts: Open-Source IMAP email client on iPad OS

texts:
I am looking for an opensource email client which works with IMAP/SMTP setup for my iPad. There is k9 for android. Thunderbird on Linux and Windows. I am not looking for an email service. Just an opensource client for my email server. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.


texts: How to turn on voice dictation in Yosemite using a voice command?

texts: Is there any way to turn on the built-in voice dictation in Yosemite with a voice command (just like we can do using the voice command "wake up" in Dragon NaturallySpeaking, or "Hey Siri" in Siri)?


texts: What's making this sound on my Mac? (DeliveryCompleted.aiff)

texts:
Several times a day, my laptop plays this unknown sound. There's no visual cue that goes along with it and I have no idea what it means.

I assume it wants my attention for something, but without knowing what, I'm stuck. On the other hand, if it's something I don't really need to know, then I want to make it stop.

I managed to track down a file on my system that has the sound...

afplay "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/Application Loader.app/Contents/Resources/DeliveryCompleted.aiff"

Any ideas as to what that sound is supposed to mean?


texts: What happens when the kernel_task is killed?

texts: What happens when you kill kernel_task on OS X? Is that even possible? I know that the system reboots because of kernel panic when you kill launchd, but I can't find any resources online and am afraid of trying to kill kernel_task.


texts: How to add corporate calendar to apple calendar in iphone

texts: I work at a company where we need to install admin profile in iphone to get access to corporate mail and calendar. Only option to access those without company profile in my phone is to use Gmail and Google calendar. I am ok to use Gmail as email client but I want to use apple calendar instead of google calendar. Is there a way I can sync my google calendar to apple calendar ?


texts: How do I use only the external display with my MacBook Pro lid open on Lion?

texts:
Sorry for the wordy title, but my problem is thus:

When I'm at my desk, I would like to use only the external display.
With the nifty gestures in Lion, I have decided I would like to use the internal trackpad on my MacBook
To physically touch the trackpad, the lid on my MacBook Pro needs to be open

This used to be a piece of cake with Snow Leopard and below - you plug in the external display, close the lid, plug in a USB device or press a key on a connected keyboard to wake the machine, and once it's woken up and using the external display reopen the lid and the internal screen stays off.

Unfortunately, Lion detects when my MacBook Pro is open and thinks its being helpful by activating the display. Is there a way to disable that? Is there a way to fool Lion into thinking my lid is closed?


texts: I ran the Enlightenment e16.dmg file from here, http://trac.enlightenment.org/e/wiki/MACOSX , it works pretty good, but it runs on top of the mac osx default Window Manager (Quartz Compositor? i think its called).  Is there a way to just run the enlightenment manager?


texts: When I go to About This Mac --> Displays, it shows I have a Built-in Retina Display with 2560 × 1600 display. However, when I try to take a screenshot with command + shift + 3, the dimensions for that picture turns into 2880 × 1800. However, if I use command + shift+ 4 and drag the mouse all the way to the bottom right, the dimensions show 1440 × 900, but it turns into 2880 × 1800 if I save it. Which one is the actual size of my screen/screenshot?


texts: Mojave (10.14) setting environment variables

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There are other questions and topics just like this but I can not find anything that is specific to 10.14 Mojave.  I have tried the ~/Library/LaunchAgents/environment.plist method and I have tried to move the same file to /Library/LaunchDaemons (and restarted) but it does not affect Emacs when it is launched from the dock, Spotlight, or the Applications window.

In that file, I did launchctl setenv PATH $PATH:/usr/local/bin  Curiously, when Terminal (bash) is launched and echo $PATH > /tmp/bash.debug is the first line in ~/.bash_profile, the output is /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin so... something has prepended /usr/local/bin while I was attempting to append it.

I have not tried things like /etc/launchd.conf or ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist because the pages I find say that both of those stopped working a while back.

In particular, I want to add /usr/local/bin to PATH.  Currently, my work around is to do it in my Emacs start up files.

There was one person who mentioned that setting system wide environment variables in MacOS is a bad idea and I'm tempted to go along with that.  The Emacs specific solution I have works and doesn't have any side effects.  But, I'd like to know how to do it ... if it is possible.  Once I get curious about something its hard for me to let it go.

As always, thank you very much for your time.


texts: How can I see which apps are using my Mac's internet bandwidth?

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My MacBook Air's Wi-Fi is maxed out right now for receiving.

Now I am trying once more to download the High Sierra update. But it's telling me 6 hours left and on my usual Wi-Fi connection I only achieve half the download speed and High Sierra usually tells me the whole download will take about 2 hours.

So I think something else must also be using my bandwidth.

I'm only familiar with top from experience using Linux in the past and this doesn't seem to tell me about network usage.

Is there something in the Mac system which can tell me which apps are using my Wi-Fi?


texts: iPadDevice Ad-Hoc network failures using Auto IP addresses

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We are using the iPad to make an ad-hoc wireless connection to our proprietary device. DHCP is not available, so we are using addresses in the Auto-IP range. The user selects the device from the list of wireless networks on the iPad and about twenty seconds later, DHCP fails and an Auto-IP address is assigned. The device has a fixed IP address of 169.254.20.10.

The problem we are having is that from time to time, the iPad loses it's ability to connect with the device. This issue appears to happen much quicker with the iPad 4th generation and iPad Mini. Usually a combination of switching to another wireless network on the iPad and then back to the ad-hoc network and/or turning Wi-Fi off then back on again fixes the issue, but sometimes the iPad needs to be restarted.

When it gets in this state, the socket errors we receive in our app when we try to unicast to 169.254.20.10 or broadcast to 169.254.255.255 are either 'Host is down' or 'No route to host'. This is confirmed by using an app such as IT Tools to ping the device.

Any ideas what might be going on or how we fix this issue?


texts: Xcrun missing, installing Xcode Command Line Tools not fixing issue

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I have a Mid 2015 MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra 10.13.3.

I tried starting up a new project and none of my commands seem to work.

I always get this error:

xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools),
missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun

Seems pretty straight forward, Xcode Command Line Tools missing. Except installing it seems to not work/have no effect.

I enter: xcode-select --install, press install, agree to the agreement, it downloads, installs, gives me a nice The software was installed but if I try any command again (like brew update or brew upgrade); I get the same error. (I tried rebooting, but to no effect).

How do I resolve this issue? All I could find on Google is people saying Install Xcode Command Line Tools.


texts: Mac equivalent of PC 'minimise all' then open a single folder?

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I save a lot of things on desktop. Often I have lot of applications and windows open and I want to simply minimise all and then drag a newly saved file from the desktop into a folder.

On PC it's easy. I just click the 'minimise all' button in the bottom right, open the folder I wish to drag to (usually from the taskbar), then drag and drop.

How would I do this on Mac OS X?


texts: Archive folder not appearing in IMAP account on Mail.app

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I have a standard IMAP account configured in Mail.app (on Mountain Lion).

That account contains a folder called Archive, which does not appear on the list of folders on the left.

However, it does appear when I hit command+i, in the "Quota Limits" tab.

Is there anything I can do to make this folder appear?


texts: Recognise installed iOS version by serial number?

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This is a follow-up to this question.

In short: I need to buy an iPhone 4S with iOS 7.0 (and this version specifically, not the latest 7.1).

I have mailed an Apple reseller asking if they had any in stock only to learn that Apple does not print any information about iOS version on the box so they cannot tell me. I thought if there were a way to identify what version of iOS is installed based on serial number or some other indicators I could ask resellers very specific questions (i.e. Have you got any XYZ series iPhones in stock?).

My questions are: is it possible to recognise the iOS version based on serial number or any other factor in a new iPhone? If yes, how do I do that?

To be more specific: I would like to identify a range of serial numbers of iPhone 4S that shipped with iOS 7.0 installed as the original system. Is that possible?


texts: execute login items one after another instead of all at once?

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I have quite a lot of startup items, because when I open up my mac, I want everything to be ready to go. In my preferences, I've put them in the order I need them, so for example, the first thing I do, is browse to arstechnica and stackoverflow, so chrome starts first. next up are iTunes and spotify. iTunes to make sure that all my podcasts are downloaded, and spotify for my music, and then, my text editor of choice, and some other stuff.

The problem is, that all of these take quite some time and processing power to start up. They all get started up at about the same time,  so that when I start typing in the chrome omnibar, it's  slow and laggy, because of all the other stuff starting up in the background.

Is there a way to make them start up one after another? Or is this impossible? I really don't know wether apps send some kind of event to the OS to tell that they are completely ready.


texts: Clone hard drive from 2017 Macbook Pro to 2012 iMac

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My Macbook needs to be sent to the store for repair and I plan on making a block level clone of it to an unused iMac that I have. My question is will the iMac be able to boot and not crash due to the hardware having changed very significantly.

The method I'm talking about is making a block level clone like dd so that the iMac's drive is identical to the Macbook's. NOT a time machine backup or simple copy of files over.


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My MBA got stolen in Pakistan three weeks ago. I contacted Apple help center to get the location of my device, but they replied that they cannot do anything because the location service is disabled on my Mac, so no one can track the location. But I just learned about WPS tracking on this site in a relevant topic.

Can anyone help me track my device?


texts: Cannot access content from icloud in imovie

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I am new to iMovie. I have several photos/videos on my iphone, which is already synced in iCloud. Now on my Macbook with iMovie I would like to merge/edit them. But I am unable to access them from iCloud inside iMovie.

Is there any way to do that ?


texts: iPhone Internet connection problem analysis on phone network

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I have a similar "Internet unreachable" problem with 3 different versions of iOS: 8, 9 & 10.
Unfortunately I can't reproduce it.
The same problem occurs with 2 different mobile phone operators.

Here are the common facts I was able to register on an iPhone 6 running iOS 9.3.1.

Mobile phone network is OK:

All other possible Network connecions are off (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi).
Any web browser give an error message clearly stating the Internet
is unreachable:

All other application using the Internet are endlessly looping
without any clear error message.

It is clear that the iPhone either doesn't have a valid IP address or doesn't have a correct routing information to reach the Internet.

In such a case how to diagnose clearly if the problem is a software
failure coming from iOS or a failure coming from the mobile phone network?


texts: How do I get the date to show up on pictures with an iPhone 5?

texts: How do I get the date to show on pictures? I have an iPhone 5?


texts: system.log is flooded with mDNSResponder messages: "queryrecord_result_callback:..."

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My Mac is constantly writing the same following error message to system.log:
...
Feb 18 15:24:21 MBA mDNSResponder[51]: queryrecord_result_callback: mDNS_Lock: Locking failure! mDNS_busy (1) != mDNS_reentrancy (0)
Feb 18 15:24:21 MBA mDNSResponder[51]: queryrecord_result_callback: mDNS_Unlock: Locking failure! mDNS_busy (1) != mDNS_reentrancy (0)
Feb 18 15:24:21 MBA mDNSResponder[51]: queryrecord_result_callback: mDNS_Lock: Locking failure! mDNS_busy (1) != mDNS_reentrancy (0)
Feb 18 15:24:21 MBA mDNSResponder[51]: queryrecord_result_callback: mDNS_Unlock: Locking failure! mDNS_busy (1) != mDNS_reentrancy (0)
Feb 18 15:24:21 MBA mDNSResponder[51]: queryrecord_result_callback: mDNS_Lock: Locking failure! mDNS_busy (1) != mDNS_reentrancy (0)
Feb 18 15:24:21 MBA mDNSResponder[51]: queryrecord_result_callback: mDNS_Unlock: Locking failure! mDNS_busy (1) != mDNS_reentrancy (0)
...

Throughout the day this accumulates to thousands of messages which forced me to simply press the "Ignore Sender" button to spot other entries.
How can I troubleshoot this behavior?