texts: Does privacy policy need to be in all languages an app supports when uploading to app store?

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It is mandatory for all apps submitted on the App Store to provide privacy policy.

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#privacy

As I understand, a privacy policy link must be provided in all the languages an app is localized in.

However, can I provide privacy policy in English for all translations, or do I need to have it translated?

It is a big effort, as there aren't very many resources available in local languages for the "legalise".


texts: Erase All Contents And Settings on iPhone 4

texts: I want to do an "Erase All Contents And Settings" on my iPhone 4. Will that require internet access and upgrade to the latests firmware? Or it will just erase everything and leave iOS firmware version as it is right now?


texts: How to let screenshot show a mouse pointer on Mojave and Catalina?

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I think in Mojave and up, we can press CMD Shift 5 to show a menu of what to capture on screen and the Options.

There are options for a 5 second or 10 second timer, and one to "Show Mouse Pointer".  But if I use a 10 second timer and "Show Mouse Pointer", the mouse pointer is not in the screenshot? (The one I tried was to get a region of the screen). How to make it work?

P.S. I experimented some more. If I do a full screen capture, the mouse pointer was there. But if it is a window or region capture, then the mouse pointer wasn't there.


texts: How to disable Finder's "is available on your computer" message

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I've set up an SSH tunnel to SMB on a remote Windows server, and want to access it using the Finder.  I set up the tunnel using the command:

ssh warren@sshserver.local -p 3484 -L 1445:windowsserver:445

(445 is the default Windows file sharing port, which I haven't changed.  My SSH server is configured to use port 3484 instead of 22).

The tunnel sets up all fine and dandy.  Then, in Finder, I click "Go -> Connect to Server," enter "smb://localhost:1445" and hit return.  I immediately get the error "The server 'localhost' is available on your computer.  Access the volumes and files locally."  Except, of course, that's a dirty lie, since localhost:1445 is a tunnel, not the ultimate destination.

Is there any way to suppress this behavior and force Finder to actually connect to the tunnel despite the fact that it has "localhost" in the name?


texts: Caps Lock key mapped to a second Control key, reset after wake in Mountain Lion

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I'm running a clean install of Mountain Lion. I have my Caps Lock key mapped to a second Control key.

Whenever I wake my computer back from sleep, it re-sets itself to the Caps Lock key. This did not happen in Lion.

Has anyone else experienced this bug after upgrading?


texts: LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error 10810 in iTerm2 running tmux on Yosemite

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[~%]open ~/Pictures/upload.png
LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 for the file /Users/bryanhunt/Pictures/upload.png.

Before this update I used to be able to open images, PDFs, etc. from the command line.

Now I have to open the directory, and click on the file to open it, which is a waste of my finger strength.

Anyone know how to make it work again?


texts: I bought a used iPhone 3G.  Came with an adapter called I-Tec electronics. Will this damage my iPhone? A warning message appears when I charge it.  But it does charge.  Just want to know if it will damage iPhone.


texts: Seagate is not allowing me to make partition on MS-DOS (FAT) Or ExFAT!

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I just bought an external hard drive (Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB) for my Mac (Yosemite installed) for professional photography.

I wanted to make partitions for both Mac and Windows, but it only allows for Mac. I think as I tried so many time. So I put Basic device (2 TB) on Mac (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) and then made two partition, one just for the Mac (Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 500 GB) and main one (photos 1.5 TB) for Mac and PC.

I wanted to connect it to a TV also. But unfortunately it isn't detected there. I think because the basic drive is formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Is it? How to make a basic device on FAT32 or exFat? (I know how to make partitions though but  Seagate doesn't allow me to make one with a specific format) So then I can make partition and use this device on my Samsung LED too. Or should I return and buy WD Passport? I don't know what to do. I hope anyone will have good suggestions here.


texts: Upgrading the from OS X 10.6 to OS X Server 10.6 in-place to remove the 10-user FTP limit in client?

texts: Is there an easy way to upgrade from OS X 10.6 to OS X 10.6 Server, or a workaround to eliminate the 10-user limit for ftp connections?


texts: What do I if I used "Reset All" or "Erase All Content and Settings" on a jailbroken iOS Device?

texts: I recently received an iOS device and it was jailbroken. When I wanted to unjailbreak it, I used "Erase All Content and Settings." The loading screen came on and it has not changed. After rebooting the device, it is now stuck at the Apple logo. What should I do?


texts: accidentally deleted the admin account on my MacBook

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MacBook Air, 10.13.6 High Sierra.

I tried changing the name of the user on my macbook and accidentally deleted the administrator account. The current user is my user but it says standard under it, there is no admin account on the computer.

I searched on google and I found a solution.  Now, when I shutdown and press Command+S a wall of text appears.  This text is scrolling so quickly that I can't enter any other command.

Here are the commands I found:

First command:
mount -uw /

Second Command:
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone

Third Command:
reboot

I also found a solution on this site however, I get the same result with the text moving quickly.

Also, I think I need to mention that my Mac has a problem with wi fi and won't connect when it is not logged in.

What can I do to fix this problem?


texts: Is there a way for registering iWork apps on App Store?

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I bought iWork 09 at the Apple Store and it is installed on my MacBook Pro.

However, since I didn't buy it on the Mac App Store, when I go to the Mac App Store purchased tab the iWork apps are not listed.

Is there a way to register them on Mac App Store?


texts: iCal can't add event invitations to iCloud calendars

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When someone sends me an iCal event invitation over email, I can't seem to properly add it to a calendar I'm storing on iCloud and accessing via CalDAV.

After accepting the invite, I get the error "https://p06-caldav.icloud.com:443/150624888/principal/ is not a location that supports this request." and I must choose "Revert" or "Go to server..". Sometimes, hitting "Revert" will keep the event in my calendar until the next update, when it will vanish. Hitting "Go to server" will immediately remove the event from my calendar and act like I never saw the event invitation in my email.

If I try to duplicate the event and store it on my mac instead of on iCloud, iCal thinks that I've created a new event and proceeds to email everyone who was invited.

Quite annoying, and embarrassing. Anyone know a fix?


texts: Difference between unlocked iPhone 6 from T-Mobile vs. regular unlocked iPhone 6?

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I'm trying to understand what is the difference between buying an unlocked iPhone 6 with T-Mobile SIM versus just a regular unlocked iPhone 6? They seem to be the same price:
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-iphone/iphone6/4.7-inch-display-64gb-silver

Apple's info page states this:

  Purchasing an unlocked iPhone means you will not qualify for the lower
  iPhone price associated with a contract or a carrier installment plan.
  The unlocked iPhone 6 model is A1586. The unlocked iPhone 6 Plus model
  is A1524. The T-Mobile iPhone 6 model is A1549. The T-Mobile iPhone 6
  Plus model is A1522. For details on LTE network support, please see
  www.apple.com/iphone/LTE.

Can someone translate it?


texts: Anyone have experience with the Netgear DGN3500 or Linksys WAG320N?

texts:
I need to replace my aging ADSL modem/router, and am considering the Netgear DGN3500 or Linksys WAG320N, as they both appear to have all the features I require (802.11n, ADSL2, Gigabit ethanet). I recently purchased a Belkin Share which also had all these features, but I had to return it as it didn't support Bonjour, meaning my iMac and Macbook Pro were not playing nicely on my LAN.

Does anyone here have experience with the above modem/routers, and can tell me whether they will work well in a LAN consisting of OSX and Windows based machines? I also have a variety of wireless devices (iPod Touch 2nd Gen, iPhone 4, PS3, PSP) that will need to integrate into the network.


texts: Microsoft Store button disabled in Word 2016 for Mac

texts: I have a user that wants to use an add-in available on the Microsoft store. However, the store button under Add-ins on the Insert ribbon is disabled. This is in Word 2016 on OS 10.13.2. Is there a specific setting or permission that can cause this to occur?


texts: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) detected on Camera hub, but no picture/video? `sudo Killall VDCAssistant`, restarting, avail nothing

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I need your help.

I've tried all of what this guy has posted in this link, Except that, I did a clean install with Sierra, High Sierra, then now Catalina and I updated it to V.10.15.5. I have tried also plugging in a USB external webcam and it worked once after a few try and no longer working after that.

FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) detected on USB hub, but no picture? `sudo Killall VDCAssistant`, restarting, etc does nothing.

I think this might not be a hardware issue since I already plugged in an external camera and still didn't work?

I hope you can help me. I need this MacBook to work by June for my online classes. I greatly appreciate your time and wisdom on this problem. - Paz


texts:
Page I'm working with, accessible only via VPN.
My VPN connection drops when MacBook goes to sleep, and on wake it reconnects to VPN. But during this 5 seconds delay, Safari can't open this page, as VPN connection isn't connected yet, so Safari tells that the page isn't available.
After successful connection, Safari still can't open the page. However, Chrome can open it and other browsers too.

I tried to empty cache, but it didn't help. Clearing all history isn't a good solution, as a lot of data is stored there and I don't want to loose it.

Does someone know how to fix this bug?


texts: Missing "Recently Deleted Photos" Album on iPhone 5S running iOS 8.4.1

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I accidentally deleted a number of photos on one of my iPhones (S5) which is running iOS 8.4.1. Unfortunately, it looks like the Photos app on that phone is missing the "Recently Deleted Photos" album. This phone has no Photo Stream or Photo Sharing switched on, and has not been backed up.

How can I get the Recently Deleted Photos album to show up?

On another note, my other phone which has a similar setup and is also running iOS 8.4.1, the Recently Deleted Photos album exists. There is also a search option in the album list which does not exist on the other phone. Does this mean the two photos apps on my two phones are different? How is it possible/how can I remedy this?


texts: Yosemite Messages: Support for a separate speaker for notifications?

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I'm using a jabber account with Messages for voice and video calling, as well as chat. I also use a headset most of the time, and have it set as my primary audio device, but want to hear if someone tries to call or send me a message.

Does Messages support the ability to set different speakers for conversations and notifications a la Skype?

I have poked around in the preferences and done a bit of Googling, with no luck.


texts: Macbook Pro.[Mid-2012] Sound isn't working

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Suddenly, My MBP sound isn't working. I have tried couple of way to resolve the problem but nothing is working. Here is some of the screenshot:

No, input or output sound. I would like to know

1) How can I resolve this?
2) Can you suggest any software, that can route my sound in iPad/iPhone.

Update:

After running this command :

kextstat > ~/Desktop/kexts.txt

I got only this com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily But, didn't found com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC

Update - 2:

As Buscar suggested to check for AudioAUUC.kext file in my /System/Library/Extensions. Yes, I found AudioAUUC.kext file in that folder. As you can see in the image No indicates, it's not loading.

LOG UPDATED: http://pastebin.com/Qgj0WcpC

New Log: http://pastebin.com/R2RPZZZN

Update - 3:

As suggested to Resetting the PRAM didn't worked. I was able to update SMC and not EFI Firmware. It's showing an error:Software is not supported on my system.

However, I also tried to load and unload Apple High Definition Audio (HDA)AppleHDA.kext. But, while loading this error are showing

1/24/15 8:29:57.000 PM kernel[0]: Sound assertion in AppleHDACodecGeneric at line 1280
1/24/15 8:29:57.000 PM kernel[0]: Sound assertion in AppleHDACodecGeneric at line 1580
1/24/15 8:29:57.000 PM kernel[0]: Sound assertion in AppleHDACodecGeneric at line 1073
1/24/15 8:29:57.000 PM kernel[0]: Sound assertion in AppleHDACodecGeneric at line 1073

Update - 4:

As you can see com.apple.audio.sandboxhelper is missing.

update - 5:

I tried all the things, you said to do. But, still I can't hear any sound. I tried ioreg -i. But, i couldn't find anything called AudioAUUCDriver. You can check here

http://pastebin.com/8uC6jLn7

Update - 6:

Guys, I can hear sound through a application called PocketAudio. My microphone and speaker both are working!! I just want to know, is there any problem in my hardware or in OS? If I buy a wireless headphone, should it work?


texts: How can I remove my old iPhoto library after migrating to Photos?

texts:
I upgraded to Yosemite and migrated my iPhoto library to the new Photos app. I'm happy with Photos and don't plan to go back to iPhoto.

This Apple support article makes it clear that the photos don't really exist in two places, but leaves it vague as to where they actually are.

I don't like having an iPhoto Library that my Photos library is dependent on, and I'm bothered by the weird and misleading sizes reported by the Finder.

How can I get rid of the iPhoto Library without damaging my Photos Library?


texts: Mail freezes with initial migration after upgrading to Mountain Lion

texts: I recently upgraded Mac os 10.5.6 to the new 10.8.1 (Mountain Lion).  So far, everything seems to work fine except Mail.app.  When I open the application for the first time, it begins migrating and then freezes. How can I solve this?


texts: How to embed iTunes metadata into the actual files?

texts:
I really struggle working with iTunes on Windows XP Pro sp3.

I have lots of mp3s, movies and TV shows, but it is a huge pain to get all the metadata into iTunes in the first place.

Then I tried looking at the files in Windows Explorer, and the data is just not there, not in the extra columns, not in the properties.

How can I get all the data put into the actual file properties?


texts: Can I open files from unknown "developers" and still forbid applications from unknown developers?

texts:
I'm trying to open a .txt file in Sublime Text 3, but macOS won't let me because it says it's from an unknown "developer". I can totally understand this warning when it comes to applications, but I don't think it's warranted when it's just a text file.

Can I somehow make it possible to open text files from the internet without making it possible to run applications downloaded from untrusted sources?


texts: Do root actions as non root in Mavericks?

texts:
Why does this work as (not) expected?

touch filename
chown root filename
sudo chmod 700 filename
rm filename

I get asked if I want to delete the file an then!?!? The file gets really deleted! How on earth? Everybody that sits in front of my pc could easily mess up my system. I know it will rarely happen but, this is a nightmare.

rm -rf /


texts:
So I have an iPhone 6s for about a year now, and a week ago or so it uncharged (died) at 30% about. Then today it uncharged again at 30%, I tried turning it on right after but it showed me the black screen you get when iPhone uncharges (with the red battery level), in 5 min I tried turning it on again and it successfully turned on showing me 34%, but then died again in a few seconds. What could be the problem and what is the possible solution?

Thanks in advance!


texts: How can I disable the iCloud login prior to the local user login in El Capitan?

texts:
After upgrading to El Capitan I get an initial login screen with my name and round icon, which wants my iCloud password. After that I get the username and password screen, where I enter my local username and password.

I want to just enter my local username and password. Is there a way to disable the iCloud login? I seem to recall selecting something related to that when installing, but I don't see anything about it in my login preferences.


texts:
I manage an Apple developer account for my company.  I don't actually have or use an iOS device.  I am being required to accept 2 factor authentication (2 step verification is already enabled) which appears to require me to have a "trusted iOS device".  I don't have one.  What can I do?

Please note that:

I access the account from Chrome on my Windows PC.
I rarely use the account except to sort out occasional messages from Apple and accept changes to the Terms and Conditions.


texts: Does anyone have experience with buying an officially unlocked iPhone 4 in the US?

texts:
Does anyone has experience buying an iPhone 4 to be unlocked (oficially by Apple) in the US?

iPhones are unlocked by Apple, after you request the unlock to your carrier (once you have paid the subsidy). Since Apple Stores allow buying iPhones at full price now (for gifts, for example), can I buy an iPhone in an Apple Store and immediately after call AT&T to unlock it?

This should be both legal and possible. Heck, even Apple could offer it in their stores. Does anyone have experience with this? Any tips on how to ask for the unlock to AT&T?


texts: How to make an AppleScript app open another one?

texts:
The title says it all. What would be the line of code to open a specific app created in AppleScript?

tell application "userappname" to open/launch/what?

What would be the last piece of the code? Many thanks in advance.


texts: Can’t connect to Time Capsule in recovery mode (Big Sur)

texts: I made a big mistake and updated some Python packages with Homebrew on my 2015 MacBook Pro, MacOS 11.0.1. The updates caused many issues with my preferred IDE, PyCharm. Of course, I made a backup on my Time Capsule prior to updating with Homebrew. So, after being frustrated and getting nowhere with PyCharm, I decided to restore from my backup. I entered into recovery mode by holding CMD + R while restarting. When I went to restore from backup, I could not connect to my Time Capsule. The prompt stated, “There was a problem connecting to the server.” Any ideas on how to get the MacBook to connect to the Time Capsule?


texts: Following OSX 10.9 upgrade, Console App won't tail after waking from sleep

texts:
I use Console.App to tail log files. However, after upgrading to Mavericks, once my MBP wakes from sleep, the app won't refresh automatically. It works fine when I first launch the app.

If I click Refresh, it will bring the log up to date. Disabling and then enabling Now has the same effect, but it will not continue to tail. If I close the app and reopen it, it works fine again.

Any ideas?


texts: “Failed to install SGD client” when accessing the secure global desktop from OS X

texts:
I am having an issue since I have upgraded to OS X Yosemite.

I used to previously remotely access my work's Windows system from my Mac (OS X Mavericks). I had installed XQuartz and Java and was using Firefox as my browser.

Since I upgraded to OS X Yosemite with both Java and XQuartz installed I can access the secure global desktop site and can also enter my log in details.

The screen then moves to "loading" and then freezes with a final message that states "Failed to install SGD client".

Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong? Never got that message with OS X Mavericks.


texts: Where can I download the Darwin 12.2.0 source code?

texts:
I'm wondering where I can download the source code of the kernel of Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2: Darwin 12.2.0.

I googled it, but its hard to find. And yes, I tried http://www.opensource.apple.com.


texts: Does removing an iPhone from my icloud account also erase the data?

texts:
I lost my iPhone 6S recently. I think it fell off my car and was crushed because it has been offline (according to Find My iPhone) ever since. I want to erase the phone and remove it from my iCloud account since the phone is gone.

However, I can't erase the phone until it comes back online. I do have the option to remove the device from my iCloud account. If I remove the phone from my iCloud account, does that also erase the data? The phone has a password on it, will it continue to be locked in case someone finds it after I have removed it from my iCloud account?


texts: How to connect to the switch console port?

texts:
I download the PL2303 Mac Driver.

In the manual, it seems the step 3 I did not meet:

My case:

I don't know the telephone number and account name fill what, who can tell me about this?


texts: Reset Forgotten Restrictions Passcode (Updated For 2017)

texts: I know this question has been asked before, but none of the techniques shared work anymore.


texts:
In Mac OS X, what causes the change in file permissions?

For example, consider that the operating system was terminated abnormally.

On a subsequent boot, randomly (or possibly those files that were open at the instant of termination) files have their permissions changed. They differ.

What is the cause?


texts: Networking between 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and 10.12 (Sierra)

texts:
For work I have to solve an issue involving very old and new systems. Because of legacy software required for the business, I need to sync folders between Mac A (MBP running 10.6.8) and Mac's B and C, both are iMac's running 10.12 Sierra.

I had been using AeroFS before they shut it down and it worked great. Simple folder mirroring. *I want to mirror folders so there are fewer points of failure, and all files are on each system.

Bittorent Sync (Resilio Sync) would work PERFECT except 10.6.8 is too told to run the client.

What is the best way to mirror folders between these systems? I've considered Dropbox, but due to file sizes and slow internet has been ruled out.

Would a NAS be ideal in this situation? How can I best mirror folders between all 3?

EDIT - Mirroring folders is needed as the MacBook Pro is mobile and will need file access away from the internet.


texts: Can't install Homebrew on MacBook Pro, password field won't input

texts:
I need to install Homebrew. I am unable to input the password when prompted in the Terminal - nothing happens when I type, only when I hit enter. I follow the instructions specified in the book I'm reading (Byte of Python). First, I enter:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"

I get:

Press ENTER to continue or any other key to abort tests
MacBook-Pro:.ssh kevinadler$ organization21
bash: organization21: command not found tests
MacBook-Pro:.ssh kevinadler$ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
==> This script will install: /usr/local/bin/brew /usr/local/Library/... /usr/local/share/man/man1/brew.1
==> The following directories will be made group writable: /usr/local/. /usr/local/bin
==> The following directories will have their group set to admin: /usr/local/. /usr/local/bin
Press ENTER to continue or any other key to abort
==> /usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod g+rwx /usr/local/. /usr/local/bin
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password: Sorry, try again. Password:

Any ideas how to enable me to enter my password?


texts: Login Script for deleting contents of /private/var/folders

texts: We have fleets of laptops that have limited space once our software is installed on it. What ever the issue that is causing the creation of theses files and --err not flushing them, we are ignoring for the moment. But I would like to automatically delete the contents /private/var/folders/. We have maybe 5-10 students log in to a laptop a day. Not sure if that will be an overkill. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: How can I change banner notification time on a MacBook with OS X 10.10.5?

texts:
How can I go about changing the time that a banner notification stays on the screen before disappearing?

I did some research and tried the suggestion found here, but am having no success on my MacBook Air. I restarted and logged in/out of my account a few times after re-entering the command with no luck. Does this command no longer work?


texts: Make a keyboard shortcut to do three finger swipes

texts:
How do I create a keyboard combination that can be held down to treat the successive mouse moves as if they were three-finger-on-trackpad movements?
So I can hold down e.g. cmd and shift, then move the mouse, and it would be as if I were performing that movement with three fingers, to perform things like

change spaces
expose mission control
show application windows

There are of course already individual keyboard shortcuts for all of the three-finger trackpad actions.
However, these are (often) two-handed keyboard shortcuts.
I would like to configure a left-hand only "modifier", which will then treat my next mouse move as if it were performed with three fingers.


texts:
Just got a MacBook Air, and it is running OSX 10.7.4.

Is it possible to upgrade to 10.8 (Mountain Lion)?

Are there any benefits to doing so?

What is the process?


texts:
I understand that Mac OsX should recognise the language automatically - and to say the honest truth - it does but... on rare occasions I need to see which language in"ON" and what are the choices...

Menu indicator-switch would be of great help - maybe an extra function to the keyboard indicator would solve the problem.

I use 4 languages in many programs...


texts: Is it possible to disable Safari extensions when using Private browsing?

texts:
I recently switched from Chrome to Safari for a few choice web applications, and I found that I couldn't disable extensions like Lastpass when browsing privately, at least not apparently, like I could in Chrome (which disables extensions by default in Incognito).

Is there any way to do this from the Safari UI? I have an Applescript snippet I'm using to disable extensions, and toggle them back on when I'm done, but it's sort of a hassle, and I'd like to make this a default for Private browsing.


texts: Where can I find iTunes 9 for Tiger (possibly in my language)?

texts:
I've an issue on a old Mac with Tiger.

I cannot upgrade iTunes to version 9. (I cannot find version 9, and I'm actually looking for the Italian version).

iTunes suggests to upgrade to 10, but this version doesn't work on Tiger. So it is suggesting an impossible update.

thanks


texts: Old MacPro (2,1) with Windows 7 runs extremely slow?

texts:
I installed (native, so no vm) Windows 7 (64 bits) on my old MacPro2,1. With 10GB RAM I would have though it would run pretty decent. But no, its extremely slow and I have no clue what causes it. I'm guessing a setting or a wrong driver.

Just for slow indications, minutes pass for login screen. Also the HDD makes a ton of noise (seems reading/writing). I did checked the drive, appears to be fine (SMART status).

Anybody recognises this issue?, any fix?

Thanks!


texts:
My MacBook screen looks like this!!! The laptop hasn't been dropped or anything. I closed it down fine and then when I started it up it looks like this. The laptop works as normal.

I've tried pressing Command (⌘)-Option-P-R and nothing


texts: Upgrade to iOS 13 gets stuck at the Apple logo and the horizontal progress bar

texts:
I restarted the iPhone, plugged in the lightning to supply the power, and started the upgrade from iOS 12.4 (I think it was) to 13.

It is stuck at the Apple logo screen with the horizontal bar, with the bar showing what is like 99%, and it has been like that for 1.5 hours now. What can be done?

P.S. To see what might be able to fix it. Please see my answer for the possibilities. Unfortunately, I waited for iOS 13.1, 13.1.1, and 13.1.2, and none could fix it.


texts: Is it possible to use as an external monitor 2013 iMac 21.5 late edition from MacBook Pro 2015?

texts: Is it possible to use as an external monitor 2013 iMac 21.5 late edition from MacBook Pro 2015 Early Edition?


texts: Applescript add coma between list item and return as text

texts:
Im trying to get some value from safari and return them as text in this format

  Val1, Val2, val3,

set x to ", "
set myRARText to {}
tell application "Safari" to tell document 1 to tell (do JavaScript "
    [...new Set( document.getElementsByClassName('subtitle') )]
    .map( x => x.innerText.trim() );") ¬
    to set rarOrder to every text

repeat with each from 1 to count of items of rarOrder
    set rarOrder to rarOrder & x

end repeat

set the clipboard to rarOrder as text

With the code I wrote, I'm getting instead

  Val1Val2val3 , , ,

how can I get the result as text and in the correct format?


texts: Recent items are showing under "No Date" when sorting by date in finder

texts:
This thing's driving me crazy.

Often, when I download or create a new file, and then I have to upload it to a website or something like that, it will appear after the oldest items under a "No Date" section.

I'm running Mountain Lion but it happened for me at Lion as well.

Any ideas how to fix this?


texts: Is it safe to turn the iPhone 4 off for over a week

texts: I am going away on holiday for a week but don't want to take my phone with me because I'm afraid of running up a huge bill, is it safe to turn the phone off for this long? Or can it damage the battery?


texts: Disable two-factor when I don't have an iPhone anymore

texts:
Until recently, I was using iMessage on both iOS and macOS. Now, my phone is dead with a black screen, so I did a full erase from iTunes. ("Find my iPhone" and iCloud is disabled on both devices.)

Currently, I am still able to use iMessage from macOS. My iMessage account is connected only to my phone number, not my email address, and I'd like to keep it that way.

My Mac and iPhone has two-factor setup, so you confirm stuff with the other device other. Since I now don't have an iPhone, how do I disable two-factor without breaking iMessage or anything?


texts: Is there a way to have incorrect password clear out instead of just shaking?

texts: When I try to login to my Mac and use a wrong password it shakes but it doesn't clear out the password field or provide an "Incorrect password" notification. Plenty of times I looked away and didn't notice the shaking, and when I looked back at the screen it looked like it was just frozen or I forgot to press enter to login. Is there a way to provide a less temporary visual clue that the password I entered was wrong?


texts: The deleted certificate will be restored after rebooting. But why?

texts: I installed a file *.developerprofile. Then I went to the keychain and deleted 3 certificates (they were expired). Everything is OK. But deleted certificates appeared when I rebooted my Mac. But why?


texts: How to Read External HDD (Ubuntu) on OS X?

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I do not want overwrite my OSX HDD, like the email-discussion will ubuntu 16.04 support single boot on mac air? but use instead external HDD for Ubuntu Linux on mac air.
I use USB3.0 to Sata cable with extra power supply 12V/2A.

Trying to read disk on OS X.
I get a warning that the disk is not readable by OS X.
I do not understand why.
I need to run Linux often, and I would like to run it from external 3.5" HDD.
Restart + option so boot manager successful boot. However, drivers are horrible. Network does not work over wlan, eth0 (usb tethering).

I can successfully read the disk in my cheapest Lenovo laptop in the market. (15", 250e, 2015 summer). My Macbook Air 2013-Mid, however, cannot do it, which is unbelievable.
Challenges

Network drivers. For 14.04 or 16.04.
...

Comments

OSX thinks Ubuntu HDD is Windows at the boot manager. I think this is hilarious.

Why OS X cannot read HDD (Ubuntu)?


texts: How to permanently archive Time Machine backup?

texts:
I have an external hard drive where my Time Machine backups are located. My OS is El Capitan.

I would like to permanently archive this entire TM backup and move it to another hard drive, and it would be best to archive these backups to a compressed disk image.

I have tried to archive the Backups.backupdb folder with SuperDuper! and Carbon Copy Cloner. CCC copies files to DMG but Backups.backupdb is only 161 GB in size, and CCC has supposedly copied 190 GB, which has me thinking something is wrong.

I have not yet tried to create a ZIP archive or a DMG (using Disk Utility).

How can I create a DMG to archive Backups.backupdb to another hard drive?

More info:

Thanks for help.

I tried to make DMG using Disk Utility.

After 6 hours, Disk Utility got error: Operation failed with status 2.

Creating "TM BU" dialog, "hide details" window was empty during 6 hours.

I used read/write format because i'm planning to index DMG with Spotlight after DMG is created if that's possible.

sudo mdutil -i on '/Volumes/TM BU' user name "name" password "password" with administrator privileges

Then if possible convert read/write DMG to compressed.


texts:
I need to type the eszett or scharfes S (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9F) and the shortcut combo key is Option + s. However, nothing happens when I type said combination; not even a cursor movement, but I can type most other special characters like §, ç, Œ, etc. Most google search results confirm that it is indeed Option + s. I also checked my ownkeyboard settings but can't seem to find the fix. Any help or ideas, please?

macOS X Sierra


texts: Since the newest Airport Extreme routers don't support SNMP, how can I monitor bandwidth usage on my network?

texts:
I am currently using about 600gb a month and Comcast is about to start charging me for anything over 300gb. I need to find out which devices are using the most bandwidth so I can get it under control.

The newest airport extremes (the tower version that supports 802.11ac) do not support SNMP. Is there any other way to monitor bandwidth usage by device on my network?


texts: Right clicking on hyperlink in chrome always behaves like left click (/open)

texts:
Although right click in chrome is generally working - as shown in screenshot - it does not (with any kind of reliability at least..) on links.

Instead when right clicking on a link it just opens .. the same behavior as left clicking.

I really want the context menu to come up instead - in particular to use the Save As option.


texts: Is it possible to use a proxy with a 3G connection on an iPhone?

texts:
I'm currently using a proxy over Wi-Fi connections on my iPhone 4S, but there doesn't seem to be an option to apply it to 3G connections. I tried configuring a configuration profile with iPhone Configuration Utility, but I couldn't seem to find the option. I even tried to add a few keys to the exported "mobileconfig" file, but that didn't seem to work either. How do I apply a proxy server to a 3G connection?

My device is jailbroken, so if there is an easier way of doing this inside the filesystem, that is an option.


texts: Apple network share - how do I restrict access for user or staff group?

texts:
I have a Mac mini acting as a file share server with external hard drive as a 'shared drive'.

I have separate accounts for each user. Previously they were all in the same 'Team' group and could read and write every subfolder in the 'shared drive'.

However I have a new user that should only be able to access one subfolder, so I'd like to restrict permission for that user. However when I look at the info of the folder on the shared drive, there is no option to remove 'staff' group from permissions list.

If I create a folder on the system hard drive I can see the 'staff' group permission and can remove it. However on the external drive there is no option.

Edit: I figured out that I had 'Ignore ownership' enabled on the external drive which allowed any registered user to connect. I disabled this and re-enabled permissions on each subfolder which allowed me to finely control access.


texts: What are these google host entries that keep showing up automatically in my etc/hosts file?

texts:
I went to edit my /etc/hosts file and found a bunch of entries for google urls that I never put there. When I try to delete it, it just comes back. I tried searching google for it but to no avail. Here is a small sampling of the entries:

216.239.32.20 www.google.ac # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.ad # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.ae # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.al # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.am # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.as # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.at # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.az # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.ba # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.be # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.bf # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.bg # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.bi # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.bj # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.bs # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.bt # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.by # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.ca # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cat # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cc # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cd # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cf # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cg # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.ch # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.ci # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cl # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cm # __CE_WATERMARK__
216.239.32.20 www.google.cn # __CE_WATERMARK__

It goes on for about 242 lines. Any insight would be appreciated.


texts:
So in the past few days I just retired my old iPhone 5 and upgraded to the new iPhone 6.

Once I took the SIM out, I expected just standard carrier calls and texts to stop working (for obvious reasons) but for some reason all forms of iMessage seem to have stopped working too.

For many reasons I intend on still using the iPhone 5 without a SIM so is they're any reason as to why iMessage stopped working? I thought it would have assumed the functionality of what would essentially be a very large iPod touch.

Enabling and disabling it in settings hasn't done much, yet it is activated successfully upon turning it on. I don't receive messages anymore and sending messages causes it to instantly fail.


texts: In iTerm, how can I change alt+delete to ignore slashes?

texts:
I set up my iTerm to work a lot like OSX does in other text fields, eg ⌘ Command+Delete = delete line backward, ⌥ Option+left arrow = "move cursor back one word" and ⌥ Option+Delete = delete word backward, but the way I have it, ⌥ Option+Delete in bash/iTerm doesn't count / as a word separator, so if I have cd a/path/to/a/folder and I hit ⌥ Option+Delete it deletes the whole path, instead of just folder.

How can I set it up so that ⌥ Option+Delete only gets rid of folder? I realize this might need a bash solution, or an iTerm solution, but I don't know which. Or maybe it needs both.


texts: pf.conf to block *only* a specific IP address when VPN is not connected

texts:
I'm trying to configure a packet filter firewall to block access to a small range of IP addresses when a VPN is not connected.

My rules should allow https/http traffic apart from this small, specific list of IP addresses. It's important the device can not reach these IP address when the VPN is not connected.

I'm using the built in macOS VPN in 10.13

I've got some fairly standard stuff in my rules so far:

vpn_ifs = "{ utun1 ipsec0 }"
hw_ifs = "{ en0 en1 en2 }"
...
pass quick on $vpn_ifs

The reason for my request is that I have a web based resource I can only access once the VPN is connected. Allowing connectivity to this resource before the VPN is connected disables access to my account.

I need access to http and https traffic before the VPN is established to enable services that need to function before the VPN connection is up. Including, but not limited to captive portal support.


texts: How hot is it normal for a 45 watt MagSafe Adapter to get during use?

texts:
I have a Mid-2011 MacBook Air (13"). Recently, the 45 watt MagSafe Adapter grew extremely hot (painful to touch) and smelled slightly singed while I was using the machine and plugged into the wall. It appears to still work.

I am using the extender cord, not the duck-head plug, and I live in the United States.

What is a normal high temperature for the MagSafe to reach? At what point do I visit my friendly local Genius Bar?


texts: can utilising the cpu fully (400% for dual-core hyper-threading cpu) damage mbp

texts:
I have recently bought a rMBP with i7 4578U intel 4th generation cpu. iStat usually shows cpu temperature readings of ~50 degrees which is normal.

Today, because of a buggy library code, my cpu had to run at 400% for 10mins or so before I have realised it was a bug causing this. The fan was pretty loud and iStat showed 99 degrees. However, as soon as I've terminated the process hogging the cpu, it went down to 80s in a second which means iStat readings might be inaccurate..

So, my question is, might this have damaged my computer somehow?

Thanks in advance.


texts:
My current setup is Dropbox with a directory called /Docs, in which I have my emacs .org outline files.

If you don't know about Emacs and org-mode, these files are plain text, just formatted with ** and so on for headings, however the extension is .org

I have tried Elements, however it would not let me view notes with the extension of .org

So essentially, I want to sync up notes between org-mode and an app on my iPhone 4, without using MobileOrg (which doesn't really sync as such).


texts: Can I customize the OSX screen saver to show the Day of the Week?

texts: I would like to have a screen saver display (hopefully) a large text of today's day ... the message option on the screen saver seems to only allow fixed text with no meta tag support.


texts: How can I convert a Word (.doc or .docx) file to a PDF on an iPad?

texts: I would have thought this was one of Goodreader's many tricks, but it doesn't seem to be the case.


texts: Why my screen switched off a few times without any reason?

texts:
I have new Mac mini for a few weeks. Lately I noticed something strange. From time to time, during regular usage (web browsing, reading PDFs, listening to music etc.) the screen turned black for a second or two and everything got back to normal state. Today for the first time the screen went totally dead. I got a snowy image, the one you get on an analog TV when no antenna is connected. However, the music I was listening to was still playing. I just put my Mac to sleep with the power button and woken it up. Everything is OK now, but I'm pretty concerned with this. What could it be?

Today I installed XQuartz but I don't think it could be the problem. The black screens appeared before the installation.


texts: Why does iTunes think my SIM card is unsupported?

texts:
I recently bought an unlocked iPhone 4 from the US. I live in the UAE. I had a normal SIM card and I cut it and installed it into iphone and it started working.

But when I tried to upgrade to the most recent iOS version using iTunes, at the end of the installation it says Your SIM card does not appear to be supported.

When I went to my carrier office they gave me SIM card which works in their iPhone (UAE) but it does not work in my iPhone (US).

I am worried about what happened to it. I bought it just one week back. Now I am not able to even start it; it's not detecting my SIM (which is working in other iPhone).

Any idea what the problem is? What should I do? Shoud I format it?


texts: Can Catalina backup an iPad automatically?

texts:
I'm running Catalina on an iMac and have an iPhone and iPad both running 13.1.2  I'm using Finder to backup and sync the two devices and that seems to be working fine.  But... When I was backing up using iTunes the backups would take place automatically.  When I plugged in the device to the iMac it would open iTunes, backup and then sync the device.  Using Finder with Catalina I don't see a way to automate this process and I have to do it manually each time.  Am I overlooking a setting or is it not possible?

Correction: Finder is backing up my iphone automatically, but not the ipad although the settings are the same for both: Backup all of the data to the Mac & Encrypt local backup are both set to yes.


texts: iTunes/Applescript: get all tracks from (incomplete) album

texts:
I try to write an Applescript that would sort playlists by album. That is, a playlist P might contain 20 tracks split on 4 albums (A1, A2…). Each album has 10 tracks, in other words, on this playlist, the albums on average only contain half of the tracks.

I have found a lot of examples where you can query iTunes for all tracks that belong to an album on the library level, typically something like this

set albumSongs to (every track of library playlist 1 whose album is currentAlbum)

while I want to do something like this

set albumSongs to (every track of playlist myPlaylist whose album is currentAlbum)

but compiling my example returns an error message Expected class name but found identifier. pointing at the track keyword in the line above.

Update:

The unfinished function I try to write where I want to get all tracks that belong to a certain album

on sortPlaylist(albumList, currentPlaylist)
    repeat with currentAlbum in albumList
        set albumSongs to (every track of currentPlaylist whose album is currentAlbum)
    end repeat
end sortPlaylist

It takes a list without duplicates of all albums (albumList) and the playlist (currentPlaylist) I want to work with. I still have no code to actually sort it (input is appreciated!) but the plan is to sort albumSongs in track order and then add the tracks to the playlist in order.


texts: I have a .dmg file and I want to hide its extension. So I do the usual and ⌘I, then check Hide extension. killall Finder just to be sure. I look and sure enough... the file extension is still there. So I use SetFile -a E myfile.dmg hoping that will work. It doesn't. Any ideas? Here's a picture just in case.


texts: Safari 10.1: unable to install extension from Apple's official Gallery

texts:
On Safari Extension Gallery page the "Install Now" button does not appear after updated to Sierra 10.12.4. It seems that Apple's official webpage didn't recognize that I'm using Safari 10.1 (12603.1.30.0.34).

I searched the community and found lots of discussions of similar issue, but it seems there is no magic cure for everyone. Here is what I've done so far:

I can still install and activate 3rd party Extensions directly from .safariextz file. So the "Verisign Certificate" thing is not the cause of this problem. And that "Trust" button works as expected with normal mouse click (no need to enable Keyboard navigation or something).
Antivirus / CleanMyMac / MacKeeper / other 3rd. party in system proxy or firewall: NOT INSTALLED in the first place.
Log in with Guest account: NOT WORKING. Safari Extension Gallery still won't recognize me.
Reboot into Safe mode: NOT WORKING.
Fix permission with Onyx: NOT WORKING. It doesn't seem link to any files under user home directory anyway, since the Guest account also suffer from the same problem.
Delete "Safari Extension List" in Keychain Access: NOT WORKING.
Remove the whole "~/Library/Safari", "~/Library/Caches" and other Safari/Web*** related .plist file in SyncedPreferences and other places: NOT WORKING.
EtreCheck: Diagnostic result is pasted here: https://pastebin.com/zmUcLs2R

--
Thanks for Any Help!

Richard Liu


texts: How can iMessage send from my old phone number that doesn't have service anymore?

texts:
So my little brother used iMessage through my mom's iPad. He was just being funny and sending pics and cute little memes.

However, in the process, he sent my mom a few messages from the iPad. However, they popped up from my phone number on her iPhone. What I mean is that it appeared as if I had sent her the message.

I looked into and the internet said that it was because my iCloud account was synced to the iPad. However, I have never even used her iPad and it has also a different account.

The weird thing is that my phone hasn't had service in a month. And now I am freaking out and thinking my little brother is a computer whiz or a secret hacker.

Please help because I am so confused. Thank you to those who answer and provide clarity on this situation.


texts: Would Album Art in an app screenshot be protected by Fair Use?

texts:
I am submitting an app to the App Store and need to include album art in my screenshots in order to show off my app. The app pulls album art and music from SoundCloud's library so there is really no other way to demo my app without including album art. Here is an example of my screen shots.

So my question is, is this protected by fair use? And if not, is there a work around for somehow being able to display cover art? Like this?


texts: How to delete duplicate photos from an iPhoto event?

texts:
I did a stupid thing with one Event in iPhoto library. I thought of making a copy of this Event, and I did use the menu duplicate.

Instead of creating another copy of event, it did copies of all the photos inside the existing event. (new to iPhoto usage ;-))

So the big task I have is to delete the possible duplicates of 350 photos. Is there any tool/ option in iPhoto/ apple script etc.. to accomplish task ?


texts: Every window is white when I take a screenshot

texts:
When I take a screenshot all pages and desktop items are white as the image below show.

Launchctl dump: https://pastebin.com/em1K05Py

But when I go to safe mode it works!

Specs:

MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
2,53 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 288 MB
High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G11023)

How can I resolve this issue?


texts:
Lately, every time I open an app, the very first window of it appears as a black box with tiny white/transparent corners and it’s becoming very annoying. Why is it happening and how can I fix it?

Here is a screenshot of what Outlook 2013 looks like:

I’m on El Capitan 10.11.3, on an early-2011 MacBook Pro.


texts: How to unblock an NTFS volume from mounting?

texts:
Today I was no longer able to mount an NTFS volume (external HDD) that I use on a daily basis. I had the "Unformatted disk" error, prompting me to initialize (reformat) it.
After scanning the disk using Disk Drill, I understood that my content were still there and intact. However, it would have taken ~20hrs to salvage content (2TB HDD) and directories would have been lost, as well as most filenames (and some videos got corrupted).
I bumped across a similar issue in this forum (External Hard Drive Won't Mount) and I found a solution using TestDisk. However, I wasn't able to publish my answer as I am a newbie (not enough rep) so I'll post it here, hoping it will help others.


texts:
I'm using a lot of Split Screen on my new MacBook Pro running on macOS Big Sur but I'm facing a quite annoying visual bug.
Sometimes the split screen separator line stays on the desktop. See a screenshot attached to understand what I mean. The funny thing is that I can drag that line and move it horizontally.

EDITED: After updating to macOS 11.2.3 (20D91) this bug is still here:

EDITED 2: This is how it looks on mission control:


texts: iOS - Album metadata displayed incorrectly

texts:
In the Music app on my iPhone, one of the Albums is showing the name of the album before the song title (unlike all the others). The album shows up correctly in iTunes, ruling out the case of incorrect metadata. I have tried editing the title but without luck.

What could possibly be the reason for this discrepancy and how do I resolve it?


texts: Powerful manager of default applications?

texts:
I would need a powerful way to open default applications. Not only to register them to extension/mime type (like duti), but also to be able to change default application depending on the asked resource.

For example, my default url application is Chrome. But I want to open Safari if URL link contains some specific word (e.g. related to my work or other project).

Is there any application on Mac that can help me with this? Thank you!


texts: Using TimeCapsule through PFSense firewall

texts:
I'm running some time capsule automatic backups and I've recently totally changed my home network with a PFsense firewall and of course my mac stopped recognizing my time capsule.

My mac is connected by WIFI to the PFSense router on the interface WLAN with the IP : 192.168.4.12, using DHCP.
My Time Capsule is connected by Ethernet to the PFSense router on the interface LAN with the IP : 192.168.3.14, using another DHCP server.

There is a firewall rule allowing any request from the WLAN network to the address 192.168.3.14 on the LAN network. And the LAN network can access the WLAN Network with another rule.

This is working fine, I can ping my Time Capsule from my mac, and when I connect by the finder to 192.168.3.14 with CMD+K it mounts without a problem. However, when I open Airport Utility, it doesn't see my time capsule on the network. (Maybe it's only looking for devices on the same subnet ?) but I can connect to it and configure it by specifying it's ip address with CMD+MAJ+O (Use another device).

But while the airport utility is not detecting my time capsule by it's own,the time machine configuration doesn't see the time capsule neither and I can't run any backups.

I would really appreciate if you had any clue to give me on how to make my mac see my time capsule and start making backups again. Thanks in advance,
tourdetour.


texts: Location Services not working on Mac Book

texts:
I am using a Mac Book Pro 13" 2020 Model with Mac OS Big Sur 11.1 Running. Recently i have noticed that no any location services based apps such as Find My, Siri, Maps can not be able to locate me. All the setting are correct and have tried resetting the NVRAM too. Had a conversation with apple and they requested my to do Mac OS Clean Installation. So before i do the Clean Installation i have tried with another WiFi Router and all my location services working fine.
And Location services working for my router too if the new wifi router is nearby and switched on.
So where is the actual problem ? I thought to replace my router but is also working fine if the new router is just nearby and turned on. I no need to connect it though.


texts:
Can some one help me to compile NoBatteryNoProblem from this https://github.com/bernardowilson/NoBatteryNoProblem.kext to .kext file? I really don't understand how this command line Xcode compile should work. I am using Mac OS Mojave or Catalina.
Thank you very much.


texts: How to sync only those photos that were taken this year?

texts:
In my Photos.app (Mac), photos were taken from 2013, all of which are supposed to be synced to iCloud since OS X upgraded to EL Capitan.

It's not possible to sync all to my iPhone because the total photo library size is bigger than 5G.

Is there a selective sync tool to determine only this year's photos or some could be synced rather than all of them?


texts: Lion not responding to mouse clicks over VNC

texts:
Under Snow Leopard, I had no problems with VNC connections from my Windows 7 64-bit PC to my Mac mini. However, after upgrading to Lion, my Mac mini no longer responds to mouse clicks when using any VNC client on my PC. Oddly, the local cursor is moving and the Mac also responds to keyboard events - I just can't click anything.

I have enabled Screen Sharing/Remote Management and enabled VNC in System Preferences (obviously) and have checked Observe -> Control in the settings.

Has anyone experienced this or have a possible fix/suggestion? Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts: Why won't my Macbook Pro exit closed-clamshell mode?

texts:
I often connect my MacBook Pro to external monitors. When it's plugged into power, I can close the lid and it turns off the MacBook monitor and goes into closed clamshell mode, no problem.

But it often won't exit closed-clamshell mode when I open up the MacBook again (or unplug the external monitors). Usually when I open the MacBook, the Touch Bar lights up fine, but the screen stays completely black. The only way I can figure out to turn the screen back on is to completely restart the computer (which I have to do unsafely by holding down the power button, since I can't use the monitor). It's obviously extremely annoying to have to restart my computer most of the times that I disconnect it from my external monitors.

What's worse is that this behavior doesn't always occur - I'd estimate that it occurs about 75% of the time, and the other 25% of the time when I open my laptop lid from closed-clamshell mode, the Macbook screen turns back on as normal. So I suspect that it's probably a hardware issue. (The weird thing is that the Touch Bar lights up every time I open the lid, so clearly some part of the computer is realizing that the lid is open.)

Any suggestions? Failing a complete fix, how can I tell the MacBook to turn the screen back on? (The laptop itself is still on, because the Touch Bar works fine, but the screen is black.) I've tried pushing keys on the keyboard and on the Touch Bar, but nothing works.

2018 15-inch Macbook Pro running MacOS Mojave.


texts: How do I permanently allow a website to access my location?

texts: In iOS, I only need to be asked once whether I want to allow a website to share my location data. Is it possible to permanently do this in OS X version of Safari as well?


texts: Can you create shortcut in Lions Launchpad?

texts: As it says in title. I want to add one for Eclipse, to have all in one place.


texts:
Is there any way to install COBOL on OSX Lion? I tried installing OpenCobol 1.1 for Mac http://www.opencobol.org/ using fink using these command fink install open-cobol-1.0-1. Everything is installed well but when I enter the cobc --help to check OpenCobol status, terminal only returns -bash: cobc: command not found

Any workaround on how to properly configure OpenCobol on OSX Lion? or is there any other way/s to install COBOL on Mac?


texts:
I have two machines 1 iMac 2009 24” and one MacBook Pro 2017 touchbar. The iMac I cannot open at all as I erased everything from the Macintosh HD. I am trying to fix by using Catalina on the MacBook Pro to create a bootable USB to boot the iMac from.

The 2009 iMac had two partitions in its Harddrive, one for HD Mactintosh and one for BootCamp. I wanted to wipe everything so I shutdown the machine then started it while hitting CMD + R then I get the restore window and I choose restore Mac OS then it asks me to sign it to my apple store and I enter my App Store details but it gives this error This item is temporarily unavailable I wonder how I can get the macOS restored if anyone could please help as I am kinda stuck and don't know how to solve this.

I have downloaded the El Capitan .dmg file and erased a 32GB USB stick to macOS journaled but I don’t know how I can make it bootable from the dmg file? And then how I can use the bootable USB to install the macOS?


texts:
I saw the iPhone emoji and I want to get a high quality image of it to turn into the space grey color, but I can't find an image on the Internet. Does anyone know where the image file for the emoji is stored?

I am using OS X Yosemite.

Thanks.


texts: How to manage Apps without wiping out your iPhone App data?

texts:
I want one to do one simple task: Manage my iPhone 4 apps using the iTunes interface on my laptop. I've done it before, but now there's a problem.

When I go to the Apps section on iTunes, the apps are all faded out and I can't get access to move Apps around. If I click on the Sync Apps button, I get this message:

"Are you sure you want to sync Apps? All existing apps and their data on the iPhone "[iPhone name]" will be replaced with apps from this iTunes library."

I don't want to wipe my iPhone Apps, I simply want to move Apps around like I used to. I can't say I trust that this iTunes library has all of the Apps correctly. I've run a sync in the past and it deleted Apps I already had installed before.


texts: Mountain Lion is stuck with "See network administrator" when joining Wi-Fi network

texts:
I recently clean installed Mountain Lion to my mid 2011 iMac, and ran into a frustrating issue when joining my Wi-Fi network. All my other Apple devices have no trouble accessing the same wifi, except this very iMac. The typical error message is either "See network administrator" or "Connection time out"

I did try to update the iMac to the latest (10.8.2 at the time of writing), and I still can't join the WiFi.

On the same iMac, if I reboot and boot into ubuntu Live CD, I was able to join the WiFi using the same internal wireless card. It leads me to think that something is off with Mountain Lion.

The router currently uses WPA2. I also did a wifi analysis and picked a channel that is least used by nearby routers.

I also spent quite sometime doing research. I cleaned up the Keychain-access, and I removed and re-added the network within the Wi-Fi network settings. I also make sure that SSID of my router has no "-" or any other weird characters. I also reset my router a few times, but it didn't help

The iMac came with Lion, and the WiFi connection to the same router wasn't all the stable, but at least I was able to connect. With Mountain Lion, nada no dice, not even connecting once

I am running out of ideas, and the current workaround is to rely on wired cable directly to the router. Or if I really want a stable wifi on this iMac, ubuntu. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.


texts: I have a Macbook Air 2014. Unfortunately, after updating macOS 10.15.5 there was a bug showing that "need to restart" after two restarts then the "Question Mark Folder" appeared. During this pandemic situation, no Apple store nearby is open for checkup. Any help?


texts: How to find all the aliases within a given file system?

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I would like to avoid any future problems with aliases (empty files created with the Finder, not to be confused with symbolic links) I might have used in the past and which may stay within the system.
I discovered a lot of problem with this type of file:

to backup (with rsync)
to migrate on another file system (with cp or rsync)
to migrate on another system (with rcp, scp or rsync)…

Now I want either to get rid of all of them or at least to know the size of the risk I still have with the remaining ones.

How may I find all the alias type files within a given filesystem using command line (shell script) using for example:

mdfind
find


texts: Mac App Store apps start download then freezes when download starts and never continues

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I start downloading an app and it starts to download but the download bar never goes up at all. It just stays at the beginning of the download as shown in this picture:

When I go to the Mac App Store it just keeps refreshing my screen and having a seizure or something.

I can't download or play this game I really wanted for a very long time.


texts: How to delete/remove custom ringtones (tones) from iPhone in iTunes 12.7?

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As of iTunes 12.7, Apple now advises manually adding custom ringtones to iPhone per their support article here.

Apple's instruction is to drag and drop tones from Finder to the "Tones" section of my device in iTunes. This method works to add tones to my phone. However, I can't discern how to remove ringtones from my phone.

I've tried clicking the tones in iTunes and pressing delete, without and with various modifier keys.
I've checked the contextual menu under control-click (right-click) of the tones in iTunes.
I've tried dragging the tones out of iTunes.
I've poked around in iPhone settings and iTunes menubar and prefs.
I've tried deleting files from my Mac at ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Tones/ and re-syncing my iPhone.

Any further ideas? Thank you.


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I have an iMac, its OS (EL Capitan) is located on an external hard drive.
I want to install WIndows 10 as a second OS on this drive.

But, since it is an external drive, I can't devide it into several partitions, using BootCamp Assistant.

Is there any way I can do it? Maybe I should use different software? Even solution, that includes erasing of the data is acceptable at the moment!

Thank you in advance!


texts: Macbook connecting to hotspot - slow wi-fi after wake from sleep

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I have a macbook pro 15" 2017. I use an Android hotspot to connect to internet.

Every night I put my Mac to sleep and turn off the hotspot. When I come back in the morning I turn the Android hotspot on and wake up my Mac. The wi-fi is slow and sometimes drops. Pinging google.com shows results from 30ms to 2000ms.

If I restart my Mac everything works normally – ping is around 30. What can I do so that I wouldn't have to restart my Mac every day?

( Also windows device on the same network works perfectly well )


texts: Is it possible to create an own MacPorts (proxy)repository/server?

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Is it possible to deploy MacPorts server on an own server periodically updating it from global one (i.e. create MacPorts distribution/update proxy server)? So that all computers within organization could access this server to install software and not the global macports server?

Is it possible with Homebrew, Fink?


texts: New macpro needs to connect with thunderbolt

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Getting new macpro. Have RAID external drive. I am unsure of the name of the connector but suspect it is thunderbolt not 3.
I want to buy the correct connector so the data on the drive is available.
Please point me in the right direction.

Thanks!


texts: Mac not starting or going into recovery mode

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My Mac (mid 2011 21.5" iMac running mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6) suddenly froze while watching a video and restarted. It now keeps on restarting.

Soon thereafter, my wireless keyboard stopped working, so I had to use a wired one. I tried booting into recovery and Internet recovery mode, but after the loading bar disappears it is all white. Nothing loads up.

How do I resolve this issue?
Edit: Can someone help?


texts: How to install iPad App Store downloads after being deleted?

texts: After deleting several applications I downloaded from App Store, I don't seem to be able to download them a second time as there is no Install button. Is this normal? Are they lost forever?


texts: How to disable keyboard play button for Keynote

texts: I use music through Spotify while presenting. I want to move completely to Keynote from PowerPoint but one of the things keeping me from doing so is that the play button on the keyboard starts and stops the presentation in Keynote as opposed to starting/stopping music in Spotify. Is there anyway to remove this key binding from Keynote?


texts: What characters might be used to substitute for colon in folder names using a time-of-day?

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It is often convenient to name files and folders with a date and time, such as standard ISO 8601 format: 2014-12-10T22:35:28.460Z.

Unfortunately, the Mac’s HFS+ file system uses the COLON as a path separator just as Unix-like OSes use SOLIDUS / (slash) and Microsoft OSes use REVERSE SOLIDUS \ (backslash). All three characters must be avoided when naming a file or folder for compatibility.

What character might be commonly used as a replacement for the COLON?

Using a HYPHEN - makes it tricky to programmatically reverse the conversion to standard format.
Similarly, using a FULL STOP . (period) makes reverse conversion difficult as they will be misinterpreted as fractional seconds.

For example, when programming in Java 8 on OS X Mountain Lion, calling File::mkdir() for string 2014-12-11T21:33:08 results in a folder named 2014-12-11T21/33/08.


texts: Improve file-info visibility in Finder's preview pane

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I find the file information in the preview pane in column view is far more useful than the thumbnail.  I wish I did not have to continually resize the Finder window or scroll the preview pane to see the info I'm looking for.

As you can see below, the useful info is hidden in default  size  of Finder's new window under the preview options like rotate etc.

Is there a way to do any of these to achieve the said goal (listed in order of decreasing likelihood!):

reduce the size of the preview "thumbnail" covered by black here,
reduce the amount of whitespace(grey here) around the preview "thumbnail" (only significant for landscape thumbnails),
remove the preview "thumbnail" altogether,
reorder the content of the preview column(bring file info up and send thumbnail down)?

This question includes the options:

resizing the Finder in every new window (which is labor intensive).
Using View menu> Show Preview Options to turn off Quick Actions (which must be done for each file-type, and only reveals a small amount of file info).


texts:
I'm constantly (about every half second) getting this error on my MacBook Pro's console flooding my system log...
I've tried to kill all processes in hopes to find the offender, but no luck so far.
Would anyone know how I can definitely find the exact Extension name? Is there a reference or command that will reveal such information?

Error details:
2016/01/08 13:55:50.398 FinderSyncExtension[1420]: assertion failed: 15C50:  libxpc.dylib + 35399 [61AB4610-9304-354C-9E9B-D57198AE9866]: 0x13
2016/01/08 13:55:50.398 FinderSyncExtension[1420]: failed to create remote port


texts:
I installed Skype on my MacBook Air with macOS Mojave 10.14.6.
The computer has two user accounts.
Skype does not work in my user account, but in another user account it works well.

This is what I obtain if I launch Skype from command line:

❯❯❯ /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype
[Updater] initialized with fallback logger. undefined
[Updater] initialized. undefined
[Updater] start() called. undefined
[Updater] Update interval set to 14400000
[Updater] Starting unexplicit update check as the updater was started. undefined
[Updater] Checking for updates, explicit check: false undefined
[Updater] Platform updater feed URL not set. undefined
[Updater] Setting update feed url to: https://get.skype.com/s4l-update?version=8.52.0.145&os=mac&ring=production&app=s4l&t=1570079924901&osversion=18.7.0 undefined
[Updater] Calling startPeriodicChecks with interval 14400000 undefined
Problem initializing the app Error: Application failed to initialize, updater was started.
    at Object.init (/Applications/Skype.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/ApplicationFactory.js:48:15)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Applications/Skype.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/Main.js:21:40)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:839:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:851:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:701:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:633:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:625:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Applications/Skype.app/Contents/Resources/electron.asar/browser/init.js:209:8)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:839:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:851:10)
[Updater] Checking for update. undefined
[Updater] Update not found. undefined


texts:
on MacI sync my PDF files normally between my Mac and my iPhone and iPad. Bookmarks and resume options are working between iOS devices for epubs. However, no PDF can be opened in iBooks on Mac — it gets opened in Preview.app instead and bookmarks and resume aren’t working (while they still do work between iOS devices).

Is there a way to read PDF in iBooks on Mac? Or at least enable the bookmarks and resume for it on Mac?


texts: Black Screen Failure, requires forced reset restart Macbook Pro 15"

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I'm getting the Black Screen more & more often.  I didn't have it a few months ago & then it started once in a while in a week, now it happens a few times a day, everyday!

My machine is a Macbook Pro 15" from mid 2010 & Apple quarries on the Internet tell me that I can't get it fixed by Apple.

What's going on?


texts:
I had an old 2011 13" MPB with a 250 GB Samsung Evo 840 SSD and, using the OWC expansion bay mod, a 1 TB Seagate SSHD. The SSD was the boot drive and the SSHD was just for Time Machine backups, file storage, and a boot camp partition. Unfortunately, I spilled water on that Mac and it subsequently died. Yesterday I finally got around to getting a new Mac. I now have a 2013 15" Retina model with 500 GB flash storage. I used Migration Assistant to transfer all my files from the SSD as it was the boot drive and the drive with my user account on it. However, after that I hooked up the 1 TB SSHD but the Mac gave me this error:

"The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer"

So I opened Disk Utility and ran First Aid, but to no avail.

Usually I am very technical and can fix almost anything myself but this time I think I am over my head. Please help me resolve this so I can get my files from the drive. Originally the drive had three partitions: 2 of them were either GUID or HFS+ (I don't recall... I did use rEFIt if that matters) and one was NTFS (my Boot Camp partition).

Here is a screenshot what Disk Utility reported:

Output of diskutil list:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
       2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh SSD           499.4 GB   disk0s2
       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:                            Macintosh SSD          +499.0 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 F0B49497-24EC-4A50-818C-A7897F573B5D
                                 Unencrypted

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk2
       1:                       0xEE                         1.7 GB     disk2s1
       2:                  Apple_HFS                         998.5 GB   disk2s2

Jons MacBook Pro:~ Jonathan$ gpt -r show disk2
gpt show: unable to open device 'disk2': Permission denied

Output of sudo gpt -r show disk2:

gpt show: disk2: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: error: bogus map
gpt show: unable to open device 'disk2': No such file or directory

Output of sudo fdisk /dev/disk2:

Disk: /dev/disk2    geometry: 15200/255/63 [244190646 sectors]
Sector size: 4096 bytes
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
 2: AF 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [    409640 - 1175509584] HFS+
 3: AF 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [1176181368 -  292707720] HFS+
*4: 07 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [1469151232 -  484372480] HPFS/QNX/AUX


texts: Unable to log into any accounts (regular or root)

texts: After starting up macOS Sierra, I am unable to log into any accounts (regular or root). I don't recall making any changes to system files or user accounts, so am generally puzzled by this.


texts: I accidentally used CMD+drag to remove my fast switching icon. How can I restore it?

texts: In the top right hand corner, near where the Notifications sit used to be the name of the account I was using on this computer. I CMD+clicked it as you can use this to re-arrange the bar. I dragged it off the bar by mistake and it's disappeared. How can I restore this please?


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Has anybody else noticed a problem with date display in iCal in Lion? It appears when "Show event times" is activated in the General tab of Calendar preferences.

I spotted a date-display inconsistency with a weekly recurring event I have set up. Despite having system-wide dates formatted as 12-hour with am/pm included (Language & Text System Preference), this event fails to respect that preference. It is scheduled to commence at 1:00 pm and finish three hours later, at 4:00 pm. Rather than being listed in Calendar in this way, it appears:

in the summary list in Daily view as "13 to 16", and
with a starting time of "13" in Daily, Weekly and Monthly view.

Anxious to get to the bottom of this, I have played around with various date ranges in a number of test calendar entries. The conclusion I've arrived at is that the problem is confined to on-the-hour times, as illustrated here. Once the time does not end in 00, things display correctly; otherwise, the date displays in stripped-down, 24-hour fashion.

So: has anyone else seen this, or am I alone with this problem? I'm inclined to submit bug feedback to Apple, but would first prefer to have corroborating evidence.


texts:
I'm just wondering is there a way to enter a new line in iTerm 2 without executing the line being typed?
I am looking to make use of some relatively long commands to automate some things, but not being able to format things is proving to make long commands hard to read.

Is there any way to enter line breaks or soft returns so that when enter is pressed the whole command will still execute?


texts: I downloaded iOS 8.4 on my iPad and now I can't open Message nor can i open them in the setting menu. In addition, I can't scroll through the settings menu once it's opened. I have rebooted and reset network settings. Any suggestions?


texts: Are rc.shutdown and rc.shutdown.local still usable on OS X Lion?

texts:
Are either of rc.shutdown or rc.shutdown.local still being use in OS X, or have they been replaced with something else?

I realize that launchd is replacing most of this, but I thought you could still use rc.shutdown.local to run a script.

I couldn't even find rc.shutdown anywhere on my system.


texts: Are Apple boot camp drivers excellent on Windows 7?

texts:
First off, I realize some may not prefer Windows, but I like Windows, and I like Apple's hardware so let's set aside any preferences on OS and focus on how well I can expect Boot Camp to run for me.

I'm considering purchasing a macbook for my upcoming graduation. I'm stuck between the 13" air and the 13" pro with retina. Either way, I'm planning on getting the 256GB model with 8GB of RAM. I also plan on dual booting with Windows 7. I can't find a reference that comments on how well Apple's Windows drivers work to make the multi touch trackpad work as well in Windows as it does on OS X.

Will I be sacrificing trackpad input capabilities by choosing Mac hardware over another PC vendor (either due to hardware limitations or driver issues)?


texts:
Is it feasible to remap my keyboard mapping in OS X Mavericks? For example, I want to swap q and ` (backticks), since I don't require typing q too much and like to owe the position to another key, such as backticks. I've used keyremap4macbook to change : and ;, and " and ' and have no issues on it, but it looks like the app only allows to change on some specific keys like ;, ', ?, {, etc. and not on those alphabetical keys.

Also, I got some video tutorials to modify those keys, but it doesn't work on Mavericks since the system preferences look a bit different than in the prior versions.

So is it feasible to remap my keys in Mavericks? And how can I modify it?

Thanks.


texts: I'm trying to create a developer account at developer.apple.com, but every time I click "Register", it says the server at developercms.apple.com couldn't be found. Is this happening to anyone else? How can I get past this?


texts: Hidden Admin Account Appearing After Reboot

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I am new to Mac OS (using Mojave on a MacBook Air 2017) and am running into an issue. I want to create a hidden local admin account that only I know exists. I followed a guide and enabled users under ID 500 to be hidden and got that to work. I then changed login options  to "display name and password". When I logged out it seemed everything was fine. But after a reboot, both accounts showed up with their name. Is there anyway to prevent the admin account from showing up after a reboot?

Thanks all ~


texts: Can't install updates from macOS App Store

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I'm on a new Mojave install and I can't install updates to Apple suite programs (Garageband, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and iMovie). I've updated macOS and Xcode command line tools successfully from the Software Update app.
When I open App Store, it says that I'm not signed in. (Logga in means Login in Swedish).

I try to login, but each time I enter my Apple ID password it just loads and exits the login prompt, without switching to logged in state. Note that I've logged into iCloud and iTunes successfully.

When I try to update the outdated apps. The circle loads for some minutes, and then the Update button returns.

I've tried some different tips that I've found online, such as this, and this.


texts: Is any user data stored on Apple AirPort Express

texts: I want to sell an AirPort express that I no longer use. Is any user data stored on the unit and if so how do I remove it?


texts: Adjust the opacity/transparency of an image on Mac OS Big Sur

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I thought i'd be able to do this with the built-in Preview app, but I can't find a way to do that.
I have an image i'd like to reduce the opacity to 50%.
Can anyone advise if there's a way to do this with built-in applications that come with MacOS or if this needs GIMP or another image editing tool? I'd rather not install GIMP (if I can avoid it) just for this.


texts: iPhone keeps trying to iMessage someone who no longer has an iPhone

texts:
My friend used to have an iPhone and we would talk via iMessage but when he switched to a droid it keeps trying to send him iMessages instead of SMS and the text messages take twice as long to send. How do I stop this from happening?

I deleted him from my contacts, restarted my phone, and even turned iMessaging off and on in my settings and nothing has worked.


texts: Is it possible to center align text in the Speech Bubble annotation in Preview.app?

texts: I can create Speech Bubble-style annotations in preview - and easily change the color and font styles, but the text is always left-aligned. Is is possible to center it?


texts: Can I use electrical tape instead of the plastic tab when replacing my hard-drive?

texts: I'm replacing the hard-drive on my 2010 Macbook Pro, (This machine just keeps going, and I'm finally upgrading it to a SSD!) and I'm almost done (it's simple enough) but the plastic tab from the original hard drive just won't stick to the new SSD. I was wondering if I can use some electrical tape instead? I know that short-term it shouldn't be an issue, but these machines can get really hot and I'm afraid that the tape might turn into a gummy mess inside my computer over time. Has anyone tried this? Did it last?


texts: How do I preserve leading zeroes in Mac Excel?

texts: I'm using Excel (v 14.4.4) on my Mac (10.9.5).  I have opened a CSV file and I wish to save it to an .xls format (Excel 97-2004 Workbook).  I have a column that has 6 digit numbers, some of which begin with a leading zero.  When I save my CSV to XLS, the cells with leading zeroes lose these leading zeroes.  How do I keep them there?


texts: Transferring text messages with upgrade from iPhone 4 to iPhone 5

texts: My text messages did not transfer. Is there a way to get them yet? They are still on the old phone.


texts:
How do I set default background color in Textedit?

Preferences -> New Document -> Font doesnt help.

That black on white isn't too good in nights.


texts:
VMWare AirWatch (an MDM managemt framework) locks my Desktop background picture (Override wallpaper with VMware AirWatch Agent)

I tried to find the existing picture with the following command in Sierra:

defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool TRUE;
killall Dock

and it showed me that the picture was in (0)/Library/Wallpaper.jpg

How can I access this folder with the intent to change this managed setting.


texts: Turn emoji back to previous default after upgraded to iOS 8.3

texts: Hello I just upgraded to iOS 8.3. My emoji is now default to kind of yellow colour, which is super annoying. Any ways I could set it back to previous default colour. Thank you!


texts: Does TimeMachine backup iCloud Drive files?

texts: Does TimeMachine backup the files I have in iCloud Drive? I want to use iCloud Drive more for files I don't use a lot. But it is important that there is a regular backup.


texts: Launch Final Cut Pro, make a new project and name it with Automator

texts:
I want to make an Automator app that will do a couple of things for me with Final Cut Pro:

I want it to ask me to name a the new project (we will call it test1)
Then I want it to make a new folder and name it test1
Then I want it to launch Final Cut Pro and make a new project and name it test1

This is what I have accomplished so far:

Run AppleScript

on run {foldername, parameters}
    display dialog "Please choose name" default answer "untitled"
    set foldername to text returned of result
    return foldername
end run

Set Value of Variable foldername
New Folder foldername
Run AppleScript

on run {input, parameters}
application "Final Cut Pro"
end run

I just can’t find any script on how to create a new project, let alone name it.


texts: What's the easiest way to selectively copy applications and their settings to another machine?

texts:
I'm looking for something like Migration Assistant, but which will let me choose which apps I want to copy/transfer.

I want to transfer some apps and their settings/preferences from one machine to another.

Something like an App Cleaner but which will copy instead of Trash the support files?


texts: Get photos from non-photo stream on iPhone to PC

texts:
Here's what happened. My iPhone had the power button break, so I copied all of my photos off of my iPhone's Camera Roll onto my work iMac. Then they replaced my iPhone with a brand new one, which I then put all of the pictures from my iMac back onto. Now I'm home where I have a PC and I need to get the photos off of my iPhone. Normally I just connect it and move the photos off of my iPhone using Windows Explorer, however that apparently only works with photos in your Camera Roll album, and all of the pictures I transferred back to my phone ended up in a different album which does not show up in Windows Explorer. Is there any way to get these photos off of my iPhone onto my PC?

More info: When I connect to iTunes it can see that I have 3.5GB of photos on the phone, but it gives me no access to them that I can see.

Everything I've Google'd for has given advice for going from Camera Roll only, and I can't seem to move my pictures into the Camera Roll so that doesn't help. Even iCloud will only back-up your Camera Roll. It's like nothing can see the photos I've put on the phone, iTunes can only see the space taken by them.

Until I get these photos off my phone I can't restore my phone to its last back-up.


texts: Macbook Pro (late 2008) freezes randomly, have to reinstall Mavericks to "fix" it

texts:
I've been walking around with this problem for a mighty long time and it's really frustrating! I have no idea what the cause is…

I have a MacBook Pro (late 2008) totally updated to the latest version of Mavericks. My problem is that randomly, out of the blue, everything freezes (beach ball). I can't do anything at all. If I reboot and login to my account it freezes immediately again. I have to reinstall Mavericks to "fix" the problem every time! I've tried to look for people with similar problems online but I couldn't find anything. In the Apple Store they advised me to clear my hard-drive and then reinstall Mavericks. So been there, done that. I've tried resetting my PRAM, resetting SMC… No good. Starting up in safe-mode: It crashes immediately after logging in as well. I have no other choice but to reinstall Mavericks and simply wait for it to happen again. What I did notice is that whenever it freezes, Chrome is one of the running apps. The last time it froze was when I was working in Adobe Illustrator, and again: Chrome was one of the running apps. So maybe that's the cause?

Is there anybody who knows what the problem is and how to fix it?


texts: What is the meaning of the "§" symbol (on the upper left corner of the mac keyboard)?

texts:
The title says it all, but I'll repeat it here:

What is the meaning of the "§" symbol (on the upper left corner of the mac keyboard) as highlighted  in the image here?

Apparently, this is not printed on mac keyboards sold in the US, though it is on models sold in Europe (or Israel, in my case).


texts: After restart OSX 10.9.2 Mavericks starts apps that were closed before restart

texts: For example just now I quitted all applications and performed a reboot, however, all applications were re-launched after restart even some of those that were closed long before restarting (maybe 12 hours ago in the same session). Is this normal behavior or a bug?


texts: Family sharing and non-organizer's previous purchases

texts: So, my wife has been using her iPad for a while, I have been using it for a while. Now, we added both of us to a family account (with me being organizer). And, while I purchased an app which my wife had already purchased (before we set up the sharing), my assumption was that I wouldn't pay for it. But to my surprise, my card got charged. Is this the expected behavior?


texts: iPhone ring notification on the computer

texts:
Is there a way with Bluetooth or WiFi or something that will display on my mac mini's screen that there is an incoming phone call or SMS and who its from with possibly a photo?

Edit

I'm currently on a non-jailbroken phone, so would be most interested in solutions that would work a non-jailbroken phone. On the other hand... if the only solution (seamless preferably - ie the phone talks to the computer, not through a 3rd party server out in the internet someplace) is with a jailbroken phone, this would be a reason for me to do it...


texts: Why does the home button in the iPhones have dedicated terminals?

texts:
If you open an iPhone you will notice that the digitizer panel is connected to the motherboard by means of several ribbon cables. However the home button shows tho dedicated contact terminals.

Why didn’t they include the button in the ribbon cables? Is there an electrical reason for that? Or do you think is just a matter of cable routing. But in the latter case, why is it so difficult to redirect the terminals into the ribbon or, conversely, why don’t they use contact terminals for everything? They seem much more practical and space efficient.


texts: Windows 10 won't install in EFI Boot mode when hybrid partitions are present on Mac-Pro 5.1?

texts:
I am trying to install Windows 10 in EFI mode on a Mac Pro 5.1, to co-exist with Snow Leopard, also installed in EFI mode, in GPT partitions, and Windows XP, installed in BIOS mode, in an MBR partition.

So I set up hybrid partitions, using Gdisk, with 4 MBR partitions at the beginning of the disk (for some reason, the Windows XP installation will fail if the 4 MBR partitions are at the end of the disk, and for some other reason it needs to be on the 4th, but those are different issues).

Gdisk reports:

Everything looks OK to me.
But the EFI Boot Windows 10 installation doesn't see the GPT partitions, it only sees the MBR partitions and sees the GPT part of the disk as unallocated space:

And says: "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks."

If there are no hybrid partitions, Windows 10 installs OK in EFI mode.

Is Windows 10 installation in EFI mode incompatible with hybrid partitions?

Has anyone encountered this or found a solution?


texts: What iPad app will allow me to present .PDFs or .PPTs that include OTF (and other) fonts?

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I do quite a bit of presenting using the iPad as a presentation tool, but I am a PC user. I have always created my slides in PowerPoint, converted to PDF and presented using GoodReader. I have done this dozens of times for clients and at conferences but I have run into a problem trying to use a number of more "sexy" fonts. "Museo Slab 500", "Lobster Two", "Bebas Neue" being a couple of example fonts… but there are loads more. See FontSquirrel for a comprehensive list.

Here's the problem: I prepare the slides in PPT, convert to PDF (PDF looks OK on the PC), drop them onto the iPad using DropBox and then open in GoodReader. However GoodReader won't render many of the nice fonts I want to use. Up to now I've just stuck with boring old Calibri, Helvetica, Georgia, etc but this is starting to really hack me off.

I tried loads of other free/cheap PDF viewers and even a couple of PowerPoint viewers and get the exact same problem even when the PPT is saved with fonts embedded. Before anyone mentions it Slideshark has the same problem not supporting these fonts.

Now here's the funny thing. I downloaded the latest version of Adobe Reader for iPad and all fonts render perfectly. However Adobe Reader isn't the best presenting tool as you can't display full screen and the file caching isn't the best.

So, are there any apps for iPad which have the following properties?

Allows PDF or PPT files to be viewed full screen and renders ALL fonts in the same way that Adobe Reader for iPad does?
Caches files nicely so I don't have to wait for the next slide to load (like GoodReader does)

I've tried installing the fonts on my colleague's Mac to create the PDF from Keynote and converting the slides using various other PDF creation tools but that leads to other problems (I haven't found a PDF writer which allows the slides to be created to the correct aspect ratio. Using Keynote for iPad doesn't help because I am limited to the iPad fonts only.

If it helps to explain my problem I have uploaded font test slides to my Slideshare account: http://www.slideshare.net/thesaundi/font-test-10088015


texts: How do I rename files by moving the first 4 numbers

texts: How do I rename files by moving the first 4 characters (numbers in my case) in file name to the end of the filename using A Better Finder Renamer?


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I have an iPhone 5 on silent in my room (somewhere). iCloud's Find My iPhone feature obviously will show me that the phone is in my building.

Is there any other way I can try to find it? Is there an alarm, etc.?


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Yesterday, I downgraded my iPhone 7 from iOS 11.3 Developer Beta 1 to iOS 11.2 Release (It was being signed then) using the "Upgrade" option. Downgrade went fine, but after the downgrade, the device started overheating and I discovered most of my data was corrupted, including Social media, Wifi and iCloud passwords and contents and some System Settings. I had no option but to restore the iPhone, so I restored to iOS 11.2 and it works fine now.

My question is: Is this a normal behavior after a downgrade (from a beta) using the "Update" option?


texts: Canon Printer is producing garbage characters

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I have a Canon MF-4800 printer/scanner. It's been working fine up to last week. Now as you can see from the screen shots, it is mangling characters when printing. It scans ok, and prints test prints ok - also shown in another screenshot.

The machine is connected to my local network and is used by three Macs computers running slightly different versions of High Sierra.

I've tried:

Cleaning the printer,

Reconnecting the printer to my network,

Downloading new drivers

Any ideas would be welcome.


texts: How do I remove a "missing" MP3 file from my iPhone?

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I have an MP3 file located on my iPhone that I want to delete but am unable to find in the Music app.

The track only appears when I connect my iPhone to my Mac and go to (Devices > iPhone > Music) in iTunes. There, it shows a list of all of my voice memos and songs in my music library. I have already deleted all of the songs from my music library using (Settings > General > Usage > Music...) on my iPhone, but it did not delete the file in question. I know absolutely for certain that it is not a voice memo.

There is now a circle with an exclamation mark next to the file in iTunes, but secondary clicking on it does not offer a remove or delete option. Does anyone have any suggestions on removing the file?


texts: Mac Terminal app - unable to use the up arrow to load previous commands when using SSH on remote server ( ^[[A )

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I'm running into a weird issue where the UP arrow no longer restores commands previously entered on a remote server during SSH session:

:~ user$ ssh user@myserver
//... type the password, get welcome message
$ ^[[A  //<- This is what I see when pressing up arrow on the server
$ ls //<- I expect to see my previous commands to be visible

How can I make Terminal recall commands entered on a remote server when pressing the Up arrow? This is the behavior that I've observed previously, currently running OSX 10.11.2


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My iPad Pro(9.7" cellular) keeps restarting and sometimes I won’t even get to finish entering the passcode.

Troubleshooting

I have done a hard reset
I have not installed any new apps
I have updated all my apps
I have done a factory reset
I have updated to the latest iOS 12

But the problem still persists

What could be the problem and how can I fix this?