texts: How to export the Preview Contents of Spotlight search results?

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The notes I had on my local computer have recently vanished. I tried converting the files found in the "Notes backup" location to HTML as suggested by this site but that only yielded 1 useful note.

I recently discovered that if I search for a certain keyword I KNOW will be in the note, that it will still pop up via Spotlight and moreover the whole note will be scrollable. Unfortunately, I can't copy/paste those contents (only scroll) and I don't remember all the notes to even be able to search for them.

I don't imagine the Spotlight index will last long....

Question: Is there some code I could run in the terminal which would convert/export all the indexed "Notes" contained in the Spotlight Index to some easily accessible form? (e.g. generate text files into some folder on my desktop)

Edit: Time Machine was not turned on.

Edit/Solved: I managed to get my notes back by removing all the accounts I had within apple.


texts: Is it possible to know what changes have been included in an OS X Update?

texts: My computer just downloaded an OS X update. Is it possible to know what's been changed?


texts: How to upgrade to latest OS on Macbook Air?

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I have an Early 2014 13" MacBook Air running OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks.
In my attempt to upgrade Google Chrome to the latest version, I discovered my Chrome version only went up to 65. (The latest Google Chrome is already at version 80). The reason Chrome won't give me the latest update is because my OS is not supported anymore. So obviously I now want to install the latest OS X.

Unfortunately, when I go to:  Apple > Software Update the App Store opens to the Updates tab and is empty, saying "No Updates Available".

Even if I do a search in the app store, I can't find any of the new OS X versions.

How do I find and update to the latest OS X?


texts: Disable saving to iCloud in Mountain Lion

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Mountain Lion introduced a feature where you can save your documents to iCloud instead of local storage.

I don't ever see myself using it, is there a way to disable this (but I don't want to disable iCloud entirely)?


texts: My iCloud account doesn't have a calendar?

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I use Google Calendar for my calendaring app. I am trying to solve a problem where calendar invites sent from other people using iCloud won't show up in my Google Calendar (I'm accessing gCal through Sunrise.am, but I don't think that's relevant).

I found this thread on support.apple.com which suggests if you have a Google account with the same email address as your Apple ID, then Apple will send the invite to your iCloud calendar instead of your Google Calendar, unless you log into iCloud and disable the "Use iCloud for incoming invitations" setting:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3454604?start=45&tstart=0

So, today I logged into icloud.com (which I have never used before) to try to disable that setting. However, I don't seem to have a calendar?

There is no mention of a calendar under the settings section. I also tried directly visiting https://www.icloud.com/#calendar and got redirected back to the home page. I've tried googling a ton, and can't find any mention of an iCloud account with no calendar.

I'm getting really frustrated with this, and just want invites from iCloud users to get through to my Google Calendar. I've already missed an important meeting due to this problem and really need it solved. :(


texts:
I downloaded it form foxit reader's page but I got file may harm your computer warning like above.

How do I verify this? Or should I just follow that suggestion by firefox?

MacOS Sierra, firefox 52.0.2


texts: Unable to use Audio Midi Setup to use two audio outputs

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I used to have an aggregate device where I would have my audio output coming out both my Bluetooth headphones and my built-in speaker. (Weird, I know. I used the setup to play along with musical recordings.) Suddenly one day it just stopped working, so I delete the aggregate device and tried to make a new one. But I'm unable to get the sound to come out of both devices.

The sound only comes out of whatever subdevice I have listed first. I've tried changing the clock source, the sample rate, and check-marking the drift correction. And it always just coming out of one device.


texts: How to decrease trackpad tracking speed on demand?

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I'm using separate magic trackpad and (still, but that's not a requirement) Mac OS 10.9.5. I'm looking for some convenient and free way to decrease tracking speed on demand, for example via additional gesture or a keystroke.

I'm a developer, so, quite often I need to precisely move cursor one-two pixels aside while inspecting layouts, picking colors, moving panels here there and currently with magic trackpad that's terrible.

One of good options I'm looking looks like this: scrolling while holding a key produces slow and precise mouse pointer movement.

Tried to search, but not very successfully:

MagicPrefs: nothing like that, but, seems some plugin may achieve that.
SmoothMouse: nope.
SteerMouse: paid, does not support Apple Magic Trackpad.
ControllerMate: paid, looks like this is what I need, but I didn't manage to achieve what I want (too much time spent).
iMouseFix: nope.

As an option I could make some script up and bind it to the keys, which will change tracking speed or an entire app, but I'm not sure about that and consider that as a last resort. Don't like additional mouse option for precise movements, also I rarely use macbook's built-in trackpad, so I need something universal.


texts: Stable and free CAD for OS X 10.11, El Capitan?

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Are there any stable and free CAD programs for OS X 10.11, El Capitan?

I just need to review one CAD file. I find many CAD programs for OS X 10.10, Yosemite, but not for El Capitan.


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When I try to sign/resign (sideload) H3lix-RC5.ipa (iPhone 5C w/ iOS 10.3.3 x32) or g0blin_rc2.ipa (iPhone 6S w/ iOS 10.3.3 x64) I get:

Error:
file: installation.cpp; line: 42; what:

Failed to verify code signature of /private/var/installd/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobile.installd.staging/temp.xVJ2U0/extracted/Payload/g0blin.app : 0xe8008016 (The executable was signed with invalid entitlements.)

or:

Error:
file: installation.cpp; line: 42; what:

Failed to verify code signature of /private/var/installd/Library/Caches/com.apple.mobile.installd.staging/temp.cW2DjU/extracted/Payload/h3lix.app : 0xe8008016 (The executable was signed with invalid entitlements.)

I have tried revoking all Xcode certificates and changing Info.plist's MinimumOSVersion value.

I originally revoked all certificates because I was getting You already have a current iOS Development certificate or a pending certificate request when attempting to sideload.

The iPhone 6S is semi-jailbroken, and sideloading g0blin is the only way to semi-jailbreak it, where with the iPhone 5C the only way of jailbreaking it is by sideloading H3lix


texts: Will the old version of Airport Utility still be usable if I upgrade to 6.0?

texts: I would like to know if, once I upgrade Airport Utility to version 6.0, the old version I had previously will disappear, and I want to know if I can use both of them (old and new) on the same Mac.


texts: Can Apple Watch activity tracking be thrown off by movement?

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If someone has a nervous habit, such as twirling their hair, drumming on the desk, etc, throughout the day, using the hand that the Apple Watch is worn on, can this throw off activity readings (and sitting/standing reminders, etc)?

One would assume that the watch double-checks things like this by measuring heart rate, etc, to be sure, but I'm wondering about the technical implementation.


texts: Use an iPhone 6 as a monitor for a Raspberry Pi via USB

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I recently bought a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ but don't have a monitor to go with it.
I know i can use my iPhone as a monitor with VNC Viewer but i don't really want to use that. Is it possible to use an iPhone as a monitor for a RPi via USB (USB-A to Lightning) ? Thank you.


texts: pgadmin4 unable to connect to postgres hosted on a different machine on my subnet

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I have installed Postgres on a Mac using postgres.app. pgadmin4 can connect to the db on that box via localhost. It is the latest Postgres v13.
Now I want to connect using pgadmin4 from another box on the same subnet.
Steps taken:

Set listen_addresses = '*' in postgresql.conf
Added this line to pg_hba.conf:
host   all   all   71.116.185.222/24   md5
(where the ip address is the host machine's ip)
added password to user bob in database Bob
restarted the postgresql server
make sure firewalls are off on both boxes, to eliminate that as a source of issues
In pgadmin4 on the client machine, set host to 71.116.185.222 and username bob
(Bob is the database, bob is the only user at present)
When saving the Create Server dialog, the message is:

Unable to connect to server:
could not connect to server: Connection refused
Is the server running on host "71.115.184.221" and accepting
TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
And yes both host & client are using port 5432.
And yes the client machine is also a 71.115.184.* address.
(I have edited the public ip in this post for privacy reasons)
Since it says "connection refused" it seems like the server IS in fact running, but maybe the message is misleading or it's the OS that's refusing the connection.
My expectation is that I'd get a connection with a request to manually enter a password.
I'm a software dev, not a network admin, so when I follow all instructions I can find to the letter concerning login issues, etc., and it still fails, I have to reach out for new magick out here in the cloud.


texts: what is this dialog called that appears in the center of the screen?

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when using either Xcode or Magnet from the app store, occasionally a dialog like this appears:

When using magnet, this dialog appears when the window forces a specific width and cannot change the size.
in Xcode this dialog appears when the build fails or succeeds.
it appears in the center of the screen, near where the volume change notification appears.
I cannot click or interact with it
what is this dialog called? and how can I make one?
I am running macOS Catalina 10.15.7


texts: How do I copy music from iTunes to my iPad?

texts: I seem to remember that dragging and dropping a file used to work the same as it did with my iPod.


texts: How do I prevent imap-mail.outlook.com-.txt from consuming disk space?

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Recently, my MacBook became unstable due to limited disk space caused largely by a single 330 GB text file
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Logs/Mail/imap-mail.outlook.com-<GUID>.txt

I have successfully deleted this file, but a mere day later this file is already nearly 1GB.
How do I prevent this file from growing so large?


texts: Recovering data off of a dead hard drive

texts: My hard drive died in my macbook and it no longer will start up. It will not mount in an external enclosure but disk utility is still reading that the hard drive is there, and I tried to repair disk and I am getting this error: (Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.) So my question is how do I backup my files if the hard drive won't mount? The only way that I have been able to see the hard drive is through disk utility. I just want to be clear that I am using mac os x snow leapard.


texts: Does this "model" file belong on my Mac?

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My Mac HD folder has a file in it called "model". It's a txt file and quite small. I don't recall seeing it here before.

Does anyone know what it is or what file folder it belongs in?

I'm running Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 on a late 2012 MacBook Air with a Parallels 10 virtual machine installed.  Maybe these screen shots will help. My Time Machine is at my office, so I cannot check it until later this week.

The Sharing & Permissions show:

system - read and write
wheel - read only
everyone - read only


texts: Multiple installs of the same application?

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Is there any way to have multiple installs of the same application (in the same user account)?

Basically, I have several google reader accounts, and I want to be able to have multiple instances of Reeder. As it is, changing accounts at the moment involves restarting the app, and manually typing the different account info in. At that point, you have access to only one of the accounts, and switching involves the whole rigamarole again.

Is there any way I can have something like a sandbox for each instance, with it's own keychain?

I have Xcode installed, and I would imagine there is some mechanism in Xcode for letting programs have separate keychain/info, for when you are testing an app you have compiled. Is there something like this and/or how do you use it?


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I have a MacBook Pro Early 2011 (now vintage) running macOS Sierra without any problem whatsoever. However, my trackpad sometimes (very frequently) starts to malfunction or stops to function at all.
I am using an external mice without problems. On the keyboard, sometimes [it] starts malfunctioning when I type really fast which I believe it's correlated with the Trackpad issue.

Things I already did:
- Fresh install
- New Battery
- Reset NPRAM
- Ran Apple Hardware Test no issues shown.

Theories:
- Some electrical charge probably messed up my trackpad and Apple Hardware Test is not showing it (however sometimes trackpad works perfectly fine).

My MacBook has a small dent so the bottom case is not completely closed, could it be that is getting dust, debris or even some weird electrical issue?
On the inside, the Trackpad and Keyboard Cable usually contains this bracket (see pic below) however my my MacBook doesn't have it. Could that be an issue?

Next Steps:
I'm looking for some theories as well in here before I actually buy extra pieces as I'm on a budget. Replacing the bottom case with keyboard and trackpad seems to be the safest choice but the most expensive and the bracket seems like the cheapest and quicker way.
Please any help is appreciated!


texts: I'm looking for a QR code reader that doesn't utilize iSight but instead, allows me to take a screenshot of a portion of the screen which it will then scan for and detect the QR code. I'm having trouble finding one because most QR code readers for mac that I can see uses the iSight which is not what I am after.


texts: " No such file or directory" when copying from local harddisk to icloud drive

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I am trying to copy some files via command line to the icloud drive

This is I have done:

cd '/Users/antkong/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs'
cp -r ~/Download .

Then I got a lot of 'No such file or directory' error messages. Here are some of them:

cp: ./Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate: No such file or directory
cp: /Users/antkong/Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate: unable to copy extended attributes to ./Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate: No such file or directory
cp: ./Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate/cloud-client: No such file or directory
cp: /Users/antkong/Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate/cloud-client: unable to copy extended attributes to ./Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate/cloud-client: No such file or directory
cp: ./Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate/cloud-client/quickstart.py: No such file or directory
cp: ./Downloads/python-docs-samples-master/translate/cloud-client/quickstart_test.py: No such file or directory

I have double-checked and I am certain the local files exist.

In console, I set the filter to 'icloud' and I see these logs:

default 12:07:57.409443 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050
default 12:08:02.507858 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050
default 12:08:07.757674 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050
default 12:08:12.858678 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050
default 12:08:18.105600 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050
default 12:08:23.300585 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050
default 12:08:28.403153 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050
default 12:08:33.548442 +1100   com.apple.iCloudHelper  MacOS error: -67050

Why the copying has failed?


texts: Sharing MacBook internet to iPad via USB

texts: I was sharing my MacBook LAN connection to my iPad using the internet sharing feature. But after the most recent update, I cannot find the iPad USB and iPhone USB option to share the internet. How do I fix this problem?


texts: Mid 2011 iMac 27'' won't boot - 3 beeps and maxed fans

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My iMac GPU failed about a week ago causing the OS to get stuck on a white screen with vertical pinkish stripes.

I’ve performed a careful teardown to reflow the GPU. While I was at it I took the chance to repaste the CPU and give the iMac internals a clean using air duster can. I’ve put everything together and double-checked the connections which look ok to me.

Upon pressing the power button, I’m greeted with 3 beeps every 5 seconds. After around 35 seconds all the fans are maxing out on top speed.

Looking on the internet I’ve seen that the basic diagnosis for the 3 beeps every 5 seconds is RAM issue. I have 4 different RAM cards (all were lightly clean with air duster). I’ve tried each on each of the iMac 4 RAM slots. I doubt that I managed to brick all 4 sticks, to be honest, but hey I guess it’s possible?

I’ve then taken the screen apart again and can see that led 501 and led 502 are lit and behaving as expected. led 503 and 504 are not led but this is what I would expect since the iMac never sounds the startup chime.

I’ve made a quick movie of the process: https://youtu.be/vrQ9qOJo2YA

Is it guaranteed that the problem is with the RAM or is it worth removing the motherboard again and triple checking everything? Is there any RAM connection to the board? Any other idea?

Some photos of the visible connections

I've removed the GPU and tried to start the iMac but the same symptoms are present.

I've also taken the CPU apart again to see if I had missed something. I can the following pins a little bit bent on the CPU tray but I doubt I caused this while taking it apart. Could this be the culprit?

  While trying to repaste the CPU I mistakenly thought I should pull the CPU out to avoid making a mess of it. I then proceeded to take the screw out instead of pulling the metal lever to the left. My best guess is that, as the screw was getting loose, the pins got bent with the pressure. But just a guess really


texts: Is possible to use a Micro SIM in iPhone 3GS?

texts: I want to use my old iPhone 3GS, but don't want to pay another plan for the occasional use.


texts: Move all app windows to another work space in El Capitan

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On my home machine (which is still on Mavericks) I can load mission control and move multiple windows from a single app by dragging the app icon (instead of the individual windows) to another work space.

This icon is not available in El Capitan, is there another way I can do this or at least a work around for it?


texts:
I want to save my favourite application in a textfile and then install all of them using homebrew later.

How can I do this ?


texts:
I am looking for a good Aperture tutorial and would appreciate some recommendations.

Which tutorials can you recommend?


texts: How do I disable the Control+Shift+Down Arrow Hotkey?

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I have a new Macbook Air with Lion and I'm using Excel in VMWare Fusion and it has a hotkey for Control + Shift + Down Arrow.

Every time I try and use this key combination instead of doing what it's supposed to do for Excel it's getting intercepted by Lion.

Is there a way to disable this hotkey globally or perhaps just when I'm using Fusion?


texts: Moving Recovery HD partition to end of disk

texts:
This is my current partition map:

$ diskutil   list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Hummingbird             100.5 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

$ sudo hdiutil pmap -complete -endoffsets -shims -uuids /dev/disk0

MEDIA: ""; Size 113 GB (236978176 x 512); Max Transfer Blocks 2048
SCHEME: 1 GPT, "GPT Partition Scheme" [16]
SECTION: 1 Type:'MAP'; Size 113 GB; Offset: 34 - 236978143, (236978109 x 512); Overhead 67; UUID: 0000146C-6D0C-0000-F108-0000266E0000

ID Type                 Offset       Size         End          Name                      (3)
-- -------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ -------------------- --------
   Free                           34            6           39
 1 EFI                            40       409600       409639 EFI system partition 00005552-571C-0000-C278-0000F1770000
 2 Apple_HFS                  409640    196236456    196646095 Hummingbird          0000026E-6D8D-0000-6064-0000840F0000
 3 Apple_Boot              196646096      1269536    197915631 Recovery HD          2175E76A-2663-4D30-8EF6-21786653B4A3
   Free                    197915632     39062511    236978142

$ sudo gpt -vvvv show /dev/disk0
Password:
gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=121332826112; sectorsize=512; blocks=236978176
gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: GPT partition: type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B, start=40, size=409600
gpt show: /dev/disk0: GPT partition: type=48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC, start=409640, size=196236456
gpt show: /dev/disk0: GPT partition: type=426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC, start=196646096, size=1269536
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 236978175
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  196236456      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  196646096    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  197915632   39062511
  236978143         32         Sec GPT table
  236978175          1         Sec GPT header

$ diskutil  resizevolume  /dev/disk0s2  limits
For device disk0s2 Hummingbird:
        Current size:  100.5 GB (100473065472 Bytes)
        Minimum size:  100.5 GB (100473065472 Bytes)
        Maximum size:  100.5 GB (100473065472 Bytes)

It's the result of previously having a Bootcamp partition, which I've removed using diskutil eraseVolume "Free Space" "Free Space" disk0s4 (after first backing it up as an image to external storage).

I would like to move disk0s3 to the end of the disk, i.e. offset 236978142-1269536 = 235708606 (or an appropriate approximation thereof for SSD alignment), so that s2 (my root partition) is free to resize.

How can I do so, ensuring that GPT is aware of it?


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A few weeks ago I had a severe issue with my laptop, and posted a question here detailing my issue: Prohibition Sign and Can't Reinstall OS X

Today, a friend of mine was having very similar issues which prompted me to run First Aid using Disk Utility. The message I received was "First Aid found corruption that needs to be repaired" with instructions on how to do so. I then restarted my laptop, and lo and behold, it would load up partway and then just shut off. Restarting several times yielded the same results.

Booting into Recovery Mode once again didn't work -- no option to re-install & verify/repair disk on there was useless. Used Internet Recovery mode which proved just as useless. Booted into single user mode and ran "fsck -fy" like last time, except this time I kept receiving "The volume Macintosh HD could not be verified completely." along with Disk I/O errors.

Tried running several variations of fsck_hfs -r /dev/diskxsy to no avail -- kept getting Disk I/O errors & the messages "corruption was found and needs to be repaired."

By absolute dumb luck, I came across an obscure fix that worked: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23205771#23205771?ac_cid=tw123456%2323205771

I followed the instructions there and it finally worked. I immediately ran First Aid again, and received the exact same original error message. Obviously, I am terrified to restart my computer or try anything, so I'm at a loss at what to do, other than make a backup. My SMART status is Verified. Any help appreciated!


texts: Why is Netflix more effecient in Safari than Firefox?

texts: I've noticed that when I play Netflix video in Firefox, my Macbook Air's fans spin up to maximum, but under Safari, it stays silent. Why does Safari cause less of a load?


texts: DIsk Image shows larger size unmounted then when mounted. How to fix

texts: I have an encrypted dmg (Mac OS Extended Journaled) read/write and it shows a size of of 768.46 GB unmounted but only has a mounted capacity of 665.72 GB. I think something may have been corrupted when I resized it from 500GB to 650GB. I attempted through disk utility, which proceeded to appear to freeze, so I let it go for about 15 minutes and then I checked the log and it said "resize successful". I then proceeded to check the capacity of the image mounted and it still said 500GB. So next i tried resizing through hdutil which led me to where I am now. Unmounted size of 768.46 GB but a 665.72 GB capacity. Any ideas how I could fix this?


texts: Visual Studios 2013 with VM on 12" mac1.3GHz Dual-Core Intel Core M

texts:
I'm a non mac user. But I would like to buy the latest mac 12" 1.3GHz Dual-Core Intel Core M. But I need Visual Studios 2013 the requirements are 1.6 GHz or faster processor.
Can this be install in VM and work? Thank you in advance.


texts:
I'm planing to get Time Capsule and want to clarify some questions:

1.Is it possible to use Time Capsule without connecting it to external network (and the Internet) ? I just want to connect to it from my Macbook and use it as storage for Time Machine and other files.

2.Is it possible to store media files on Time Capsule (mp3, avi, mov) ?

3.Is it possible to use Time Capsule as DLNA server ?

4.Is it possible to backup media files (not Time Machine) from Time Capsule using Crash Plan service ?

5.Can I copy files (images, for example) from iPhone, iPad to Time Capsule ?


texts:
Does "Single User Mode" still work, post  v10.10.x ?
I tried the following instructions, without success:

OS X Yosemite: Start up in single-user mode

To troubleshoot your computer’s startup sequence using only UNIX commands, start up in single-user mode. You should do this only if you’re comfortable with UNIX.
Choose  Apple menu > Restart, or press the power button if your Mac is turned off.
Press ⌘ command+s as your Mac starts up.
The screen is black with standard white text. You can now run the UNIX commands that you want.
In single-user mode, not all OS X functions are available. To use the standard OS X interface or other high-level aspects of OS X, you need to start up in the standard mode.
To switch back to the standard OS X interface, type reboot, then press return ⏎.

I just get the regular GUI login screen.
Any idea what's causing this (and/or) how to rectify?


texts: iPhone 6S Plus defaults to landscape when unlocked on desk

texts:
My iPhone 6S Plus seems to default to showing the landscape home screen if I unlock it while it's sat on a flat surface, i.e. a desk or table. The phone is definitely in portrait mode when I place it down and lock it, but when I come back seconds / minutes later to unlock, it's reverted to landscape.

Is this likely to be a software issue, or could there be something wrong with the handset? Mildly frustrating.


texts: Macbook gets stuck on Grey Screen, won't boot normally

texts:
I've tried many steps so I'll list them here, I can do a reinstall but I prefer to figure out the actual cause of the problem and I don't think a reinstall will solve it.

Macbook 2007, OSX version 10.7.5

I was watching a YouTube video when something weird happened to the screen and the computer froze, so I forced a shutdown by holding down the power button.  Ever since, I'm not able to boot up.

I get past the Apple logo, but it instantly goes grey.  I've even tried booting from an external drive and the same thing happens.

I've tried replacing the SSD with another working SSD, but same thing. So it can't be the drive.

I can boot into Safe mode, I've repaired permissions and disk, a restart normally still hung on the grey screen.  I can still get into Safe mode no problem and I don't think a reinstall will solve the issue because of this.

I've booted into Single user mode, ran fsck -fy and everything was ok.  Still can't boot.

Can't boot into recovery disk, same thing happens with grey screen.

Tried Command+V to verbose boot but it didn't hang on anything, it just boots and then goes to the grey screen.

I reset NVRAM and SMC, didn't accomplish anything.

Any one have any ideas?  Any more steps I can take that I haven't thought of?


texts: Control + W shortcut not working in Finder and Terminal

texts:
I set CtrlW as a shortcut for all applications in the System Preferences => Keyboard => Shortcuts.

They are working in many apps (like Safari), but not in Terminal and in Finder.

Is CtrlW a system shortcut?

I shouldn't have conflicts with other shortcuts with the same combination of keys, the yellow warning triangle is not shown.


texts: How can I hide or ignore old Outlook iCal invitations?

texts:
I often ignore invitations to office events on my phone, and then answer them later from iCal on my Macbook. Sometimes there are old invitations for events that have already occurred. However, the only options in iCal are Maybe, Decline or Accept.

If I choose any of these an email is sent to the requester which is confusing for them. How do I remove these from my queue without triggering an email? In other words, where is the Remove or Hide button?

Update 2013-01-08: The problem is that the invitations no longer appear on my phone (the "Invitations" list is empty) however they still appear in my Mac's iCal tray.


texts: Close window with middle mouse button in Expose

texts: How can I configure Expose to enable closing of Windows with the middle mouse button, like it is possible in Compiz/Scale Plugin on Linux?


texts: How do I install the 3.0 iPhone simulator on Xcode 4?

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I want to install the 3.0 iPhone simulator on my Xcode 4.0.2 installation. Is there a way to do this?

I want to test my app against 3.0 to make sure it runs correctly (due to some changes in UIScrollView mainly), but I don't have access to any device with 3.0. I know that the simulator != the device, but testing against the 3.0 simulator is better than nothing.


texts: How to revert this defaults write command?

texts:
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool yes

It is related to this question:

How can I disable inline attachment previews (i.e. view as icon by default) in Mac Mail in macOS Mojave?


texts: macOS: Is there a way to show an image constantly on screen (like a watermark)?

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I'm looking for a very simple way to add a watermark to my screen which should be shown whatever I'm doing, is it during a Zoom call, or is it when giving a presentation, or similar (I don't necessarily need it to show during fullscreen mode).
The reason is that I want to record my screen using QuickTime Player, and the watermark should be on the video. I know that there are many post-production tools that offer adding watermarks, but I don't want to do any post-production, I want to have everything on screen while recording already.
(I also know that there are screen recorders which offer placing a watermark to the end result. I'd rather also avoid using another screen recording software, but if I don't find any other way to do it, then I'm open to a simple, non-pricy alternative to QuickTime Player.)


texts: My mac air 2015 wont work with two exteranl mointeres

texts: why is my 2015 MacBook air make my two external monitors mirror and the second one won't come up on the arrangement pls help!


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I wrote a script to copy files from an SD Card to a Thunderbolt Hard Drive.

I wanted the action to automatically do all of this in a single shelled applescript under an automator action.

When I run this applescript, it seems to work, but now users are reporting back to me getting errors when copying large files (5-8GB).

Here is the script I've written.  I don't know why it's crashing out.  Maybe a timeout error?

on run {input, parameters}

    tell application "Finder"
        set FolderName to text returned of (display dialog "Please enter Today's Date: mmddyyyy-(alphaVariable if more than one card today)" default answer "e.g.03161980-A")
        set loc to disk "WorldRace Storyteller"
        set newfoldername to FolderName
        set newfo to make new folder at loc with properties {name:newfoldername}
        set loc2 to newfo

    end tell

    tell application "Finder"
        set the_files to disk "BMPCC"
        set target_folder to loc2
        repeat with this_file in the_files
            if (not (exists file (this_file's name) of target_folder)) then
                duplicate this_file to target_folder
            end if
        end repeat
    end tell

    return input

end run


texts: How do I get the Caffeine app working on macOS Mojave?

texts:
The Caffeine app for preventing sleep/screen lock is not working on macOS Mojave.

Did I miss a setting to FAQ on making it work with macOS 10.14?


texts: known iOS mail bug? The inbox skips over displaying hundreds of messages (IF inbox has >500 messages or so)

texts:
I would like to know if others see this bug, or if it is known -- in other words, if it is just me. If it is a universal bug, it is a big one in my opinion.

My iOS mail app is showing a bug in two mail accounts that I have whose inboxes had more than 500-600 emails in them. When I view the inboxes for those two accounts, the app omits a huge segment of the emails that are actually indeed in those inboxes. Basically skipping over a few years of emails. (When I view those accounts over in my mail app on my mac, or go to those directly on webmail, those mails are nicely there.)

When I later moved emails around so that less than 400-500 emails were in the inbox, the mail app stopped showing that glaring skipping and things appeared in correct order.

How the bug behaved for me (before I moved emails to limit the number in a folder):

-- On one of the mail accounts, the very top of the inbox showed 40 or 50 recent emails correctly. But then, at a certain point, the emails skipped from 2012 all the way back to 2007, and continue backwards from there!  (That email account is a regular IMAP account. Provider is Fastmail, but as you see below, the problem is also seen on a Yahoo account too.)

-- On the other mail account, a Yahoo account, the very top of the inbox showed about 25 recent emails correctly. Then below that it suddenly cut all the way back to 2001.

-- This same bug also happens on two iOS devices: my iPad and my iPod touch.

-- Again, the bug does not happen on the Mail app on my mac OS laptop.  It deals just fine and correctly.

-- Things I tried that did not fix the bug prior to simply drastically limiting number of emails:
* removed the email account from the iOS device and then re-configuring it again: problem was still there.
* totally reinstalling the entire iOS system, restoring from the auto backup: problem was still there.

Again, I just want to know if this bug is universal for all.  Got any large folders with, say, 1000 mails in them?  Do you see this huge message skippage if you scroll down in the inbox several pages?


texts: Safari 7.1 Bookmark not closing properly

texts:
I sometime notice this random behaviour of the bookmarks not closing and it leaves me with something like this, any suggestions?

I'm running Mavericks with everything updated.


texts: How do I recover purchased music on my iPhone 4?

texts: I replaced my iPhone 4 today and used iTunes to restore all of my settings, contacts, calendars and apps. Everything but my music was restored- including my purchased items. I have tried the iTunes Store on iTunes and on my iPhone and I feel like I'm missing something- is there another step that I should be taking when restoring to retrieve my music?


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Ive been rattled out of my mind for the past few days. What started the issue was a random kernel panic that rest all my dock settings. initially i thought it would be due fixed on restart, however no preferences are saved at all.

Steps i have tried

I ran Killall Dock but it just resets it to default.
Tried to locate com.apple.Dock.plist and delete it but initially there was no file which is strange. So i copied the sc from the apple website and recreated the file and placed it in ./library/application support/dock
Still no solution

another thing to note was that my VsCode was giving me a write error to the same folder which i fixed by deleting the old code folder

Specs: MBA 2015 on High Sierra


texts:
Is there any simple way to run rosetta under Yosemite?

If not, am I correct that Snow Leopard Server will run on Parallels (and it seems this is the 'legit' way, I'd like to be 100% legal), and that would solve my goal of hanging on to some PPC apps without the constant need to reboot to other drives or use multiple machines?

I'm running a mid-2010 Mac Pro, and need higher than Snow Leopard to run the new TurboTax, but wanting to hold on to an investment of $$ in PPC-only apps.

Update - I bought two Apricorn PCI cards to install SSDs without taking up HD space. One SSD boot Snow Leo, the other, Yosemite. At this point, the Snow Leo OS is the one I use most often, booting into Yosemite when I need the newer software. The SSDs offer such a fast boot that starting up/ rebooting is pretty fast, not too much trouble.


texts: What is this invisible character icon in Pages?

texts:
I enabled 'show invisibles' on a docx that has been converted from pdf and this icon appears at several places:

I cannot get rid of it. What is this icon? What's its purpose?


texts: How to fix my partition table after messing it up trying to install Linux Mint

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I tried to install Linux Mint alongside my working OS X Yosemite. I have a Macbook Air released mid 2013 with a 128gb SSD and 4gb of memory.

Well to achieve my aim I first added a partition using Disk Utility. To do so I simply took 30gb away from my "Macintosh HD" partition and left it as "Free Space".

Somehow the installation of Linux Mint from an USB drive failed and I wanted to get back my old partition table. Trying to do so something went wrong and I had to use Internet System Recovering to get a fresh copy of OS X 10.8.5, which I´m running now.

The problem is: when I call from the terminal : diskutil list
I get:

The Disk Utility App shows:

So maybe you already guess my question: where are my missing 30gb of ssd space gone?
When I run Disk Utility, I only can make the Macintosh HD partition smaller. There is no possibility to erase disk0s5 partition, since: "MediaKit reports no such partition".

I have all my data stored in an external drive, so there is no measure I have to be afraid of in terms of loosing stuff... In fact I already "lost" the data I had on my computer.

I would really appreciate your help!

Update 1:

After executing the command

sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0

I get the following:

      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  173751112      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  174160752    1269544      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  175430296    1269536      4  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  176699832   56370760
  233070592    3905536      5  GPT part - 0657FD6D-A4AB-43C4-84E5-0933C84B4F4F
  236976128       2015
  236978143         32         Sec GPT table
  236978175          1         Sec GPT header

I have to add: my goal is to assign the whole space to my Macintosh HD partition again...
Thanks


texts:
Being the local geek, friends and family turn to me for upgrading RAM in their computers. They provide the new sticks and I keep the old ones. As such, I have accumulated quite the collection of DDR3 SODIMMs, consisting of pairs of 1GB and 2GB sticks.

Over the years I've made fishing lures, tie clips and other "cute" things. Unfortunately I haven't found a motherboard with 16 SO-DIMM slots. I'm hoping for a productive use for these sticks. Something to benefit my 2008 Mac Pro or another device on my network.

Preferably the uses would be something other than vaporware products and something I might actually purchase, PCIe based or as a stand-alone thing.


texts: Downloading previous purchases in iTunes says "Buy"

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I'm trying to download previous iTunes purchases to a computer.  The following warning comes up.

I know how to deal with authorizing the computer, but what I'm concerned about is the "Buy" button.  I was under the impression I could download previous purchases free of charge.  What's going to happen when I click "Buy" on a previous purchase?


texts: Can MacBook 2018 output to a 4k external display?

texts:
I've got a few questions:

Can a MacBook Pro 2018 output 4K?
What options are there?
What kind of budget am I looking at?

I am obviously not gaming I do some media production, also looking to get some kind of docking station. A decent refresh rate would be nice!

My computer specs:


texts: Wrong letters when I'm typing with Macbook Pro

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My Mac is typing that symbols
œ∑´®†¥¨ˆøπ
 when I'm pressing buttons qwertyuiop

I am using a MacBook Pro 9,2 (2010) running El Capitan (10.11.3) with a Japanese keyboard and my language set to English.

When I'm using a USB Keyboard I don't have this problem


texts: can i find usb path and save to variable for quick backups?

texts: i would like to add the path to inserted flash drive named backup1 to a variable so i can copy /Documents/dir to this flash drive path in one script without user interaction


texts: Mark Email "Unread" from Email full view

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I have been switched to iPhone (iPhone 6s with iOS 9.2) from Android a few days ago. Previously in my Android "Email" software, I could mark that email Read/Unread from the full view. But in my iPhone "Mail" software, if I am in a full view of email I cannot find any option to mark it as "Unread". I need to go back to the list to do that. Can anyone suggest, am I missing something here?

(Pls be clear that I know how to do it from the "Inbox" list, so please don't put any answer / link suggesting that).


texts: How to have more than one app in desktop space?

texts:
Whenever I click on the maximize/full screen icon on any window, the app window is going to a new Desktop space. But this is kind of distracting because now I am not able to switch apps by doing the Command+ tab shortcut..

so How do I have more than one window in a desktop space..

Lets say I want eclipse,terminal and google chrome in a separate desktop space with the ability to see each app in full screen and the ability to switch between apps by doing the Command+ tab shortcut??

Can somebody help me on this?


texts: How do I change the icon of Emacs installed via Homebrew?

texts:
I am aware of the "Get Info" process of changing icons, but when I change the icon of Emacs, nothing happens

I installed Emacs with this command:

brew install emacs --HEAD --with-cocoa

When I run csrutil status I get disabled.

I am able to change the icons of folders but not apps


texts: How to make a simple app from an applescript!

texts:
I've got an applescript that I use to open files such as test.txt in vim, using the terminal.

I usually open a file by right-clicking it an selecting the service open in vim (this service is created by me and basically runs the applescript).

How do I build an actual program, that can be set in the "open with" option for a file?

This way, when I double click test.txt, the applescript gets run and the file gets opened in my vim in terminal.app.

I would also like to create custom icons that will be applied to all files I open using this app (using the "Change All..." button).

Where would I begin? Is this easy, because I'm just a novice -although I love programming and would spend much to to get to know all that is needed to do this.

the code is:

on open this_item

    tell application "System Events"
        if (count (processes whose name is "Terminal")) is 0 then
            tell application "Terminal"
                activate
                do script with command "vim " & (POSIX path of this_item) in front window
            end tell
        else
            tell application "Terminal"
                activate
                tell application "System Events" to tell process "Terminal" to keystroke "t" using command down
                do script with command "vim " & (POSIX path of this_item) in selected tab of the front window
            end tell
        end if
    end tell

end open


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I have a single partition disk whose filesystem will not mount properly. I don't care about the data and I would like to try reformatting the disk but I keep getting errors related to a failure unmounting the drive. I have tried the following in both normal and recovery mode:

reformatting in the Disk Utility GUI
sudo diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk3 GPT JHFS+ New 0b
sudo diskutil unmountDisk force /dev/rdisk3
sudo fdisk -i -a hfs /dev/rdisk3
sudo gpt destroy /dev/rdisk3

All of these attempts have yielded errors either saying that the "drive can not be unmounted" or that the "resource is busy". Is this indicative of a hardware issue in the drive as opposed to just a corrupt file system? Is there anything else I can try?


texts: MacBook Pro not turning on after not being used

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I have stopped using my MacBook Pro (end of 2016) with touchbar for more than a month. Today I tried to boot it up but was not able to.
Before not using it, I made sure it was charged to 100% and I shut it down completely. I thought doing so would help prevent the battery from being damaged.
Unfortunately it seems the mac is dead without any reason. I have to say that when I tried to start it today, the screen lightened up, then I was able to see the login screen for 1second then nothing. I could see that it was at 1% and being charged.
I tried to leave it charging for 1 hour but still nothing.
Any idea what to do from here ?


texts: Run GUI application in MacOS 10 in Docker

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I'd like to run an application in a Docker container that can start a GUI. This guide recommends using XQuartz. After starting XQuartz, run the following:

ip=$(ifconfig en0 | grep inet | awk '$1=="inet" {print $2}')
xhost + $ip
docker run -d --name firefox -e DISPLAY=$ip:0 -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix jess/firefox

This gives your local device permission to access the host server. Running the above, I get the error:

cannot connect to X server 10.0.0.69:0


texts: How to remove symlinks created after a specific date?

texts:
Say I did a

ln -s /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/* /usr/local/include/

Now I regret it. How can I delete all these links? The good news is I created them today, so can I filter on the creation date of these symlinks?


texts: Can I automatically copy a directory after iTunes rips a CD?

texts:
I'm after a simple way to back up the directory created by iTunes when it rips a music CD to add to its library.

Is there any way to have iTunes use AppleScript somehow to copy the directory across once it's finished ripping?

Update: For clarity I have multiple systems to play my music, I rip CDs using my Macbook so I can listen via iTunes when I'm not at home, but I also have Sonos installed which plays music from my NAS, so when I'm not at home the family can still listen to music.

I'd like to rip a CD, & copy it to the NAS automatically so it's available to Sonos (and via DNLA for the PS3 or other clients I might have in the future)


texts: Memory test that fails with a different address each time

texts:
I had problems (strange patterns on the display and reboots) with my Late 2011 Macbook Pro, so I ran Apple Hardware Test on my computer, and it found memory errors. The thing is that every time  I run the AHT, the error is slightly different. The first time, I got:

  4MEM/62/40000000: 0x83a65498

The second time:

  4MEM/62/40000000: 0x836dc298

I then swapped my two memory sticks and got this error:

  4MEM/62/40000000: 0x842e1198

I am assuming that the hex number is the address where the test fails…

It always takes about 13.5 minutes of tests for the error to appear. Rambler also found an error during one pass of tests out of two:

  FAILURE! Data mismatch at local BUFA address 0x000000012479b930, BUFB
  address 0x00000001c96da130 BUFA Data: 0xffffffff80000000, BUFB Data:
  0xffffdfff80000000

Memtest86 did not find any problem after 4 passes.

Because the error is different each time, I was wondering if I should suspect something else than a memory stick being bad, something like the memory controller.

UPDATE:

However, I am not getting any error message, if I run the AHT while there is only one memory stick in my MBP.


texts: We need a way to disable the microphone so it cannot be re-enabled, at least by an unprivileged user.  And preferably via the command line, so it can be scripted.  On some Macs, we've been able to remove kexts, but on others, that also disables speakers, and we'd like to keep sound output.


texts: I bought my iPhone 6 Plus in Georgia. I am using the phone in Georgia. FaceTime is not available on my iPhone. Please tell me how to get it to work.


texts:
Trying to get the bytes offset of a text word in a binary file (with some text here and there). I need to know the offset of this word from the beginning of the file. I'm wondering if on osx the command options are slightly different from other unix.

strings Agent_of_Change.mobi | grep -o -b --binary EXTH

This gives me : 31:EXTH

Not sure what 31 is, the bytes from the beginning of the line? The correct value I need would be 1617, from the beginning of the file.


texts: "Helper" processes using up insane RAM amounts

texts:
I have observed many apps that show HTML such as Chrome and Steam have these 'helper' processes. These processes have been taking up insane amounts of RAM on my Mac. Applications such as Steam and Chrome will take up gigabytes of RAM. Most third party applications that have a helper process tied to it will render the computer unusable, and I'll have to reboot.  The Unity Asset Store alone, when it's window is opened, takes up almost a gigabyte of RAM.

My Mac is running macOS Sierra, which you would think is the problem since it's a Beta, but the problem was present in earlier versions of OS X since Yosemite.


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As the title says, how does iTunes decide what counts as a "skip" for the purposes of incrementing the skip count and setting the "last skipped" date?

I've noticed that it only seems to count if I hit "next track" within the first few seconds of a song playing (but not before it starts, if it's being streamed using iTunes Match), but I haven't been able to find any specific details.

For bonus points, what counts as a "play"? There's a related question but it's asking about podcasts, which follow different rules than music.


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) with OS X El Capitan. I just installed the trial version of Parallels Desktop 11.1.2 for Mac Business Edition, Parallels tools, and Windows 7 x32 bit in english.

The resolution of my Mac is 1920*1200. I have set the resolution of Windows to be 1600*1000 to occupy the whole screen. The problem is everything in Windows (e.g., fonts, texts, images) looks a little bit blurry, at least not as clear as Mac. This does not change with other resolution of Windows.

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

PS: after 1 hour looking at the blurry Windows, I feel already dizzy...

Edit 1: I take two screenshots (one from Mac, the other one from Windows; both of them under 1920*1200) to show the difference:


texts: Getting prohibited sign with apple logo on start up of Macbook pro 2012 non-retina

texts:
Background:
My macbook pro start to become unpredictable in beginning, sometime really slow, unusable slow and sometimes it starts work normally.
I tried first aid from SSD but nothing wrong.
After few days I started to get folder sign with question mark, not always.
After couple days more, I got prohibited sign, but prohibited sign is not consistent on screen, after 8-9 seconds I see apple logo for second again prohibited sign for 8-9. And repeat.
Can it be something related to cable connecting SSD or SSD itself.
While trying to reinstall OS X, installed couldn't find any drive either.


texts: How to get Keychain session to last until I shut down?

texts:
So, I'm looking to replicate the functionality of Keychain in every OS X until macOS Sierra. I have two passwords for my MacBook: the first is quite simple and logs me in, and the second is devilishly complex and unlocks my Keychain. On older systems, Keychain prompted for the complex password on boot but stayed logged in until I shut down. Now, Keychain prompts on boot but logs out every three hours (or perhaps when the computer sleeps), requiring that I log in many times in a session. I can see the benefit to this, but at the same time it's useless for me. I turn off my MacBook with regularity, so if stolen it will likely be off (and therefore not logged in) but the new password prompts seem to come at the worst times. Is anyone familiar with a way to revert to the old style (keep the Keychain logged in until I shut down)?

I should clarify: I have seen many questions about repeated Keychain password prompts. This is a different question. I know my password and can enter it, satisfying the prompt. I don't want my Keychain password to be my user password. I want the Keychain session to last until my Mac shuts down.


texts: How can I format a USB stick that's falsely marked as read-only?

texts: I was trying to create a bootable disk with Windows on it through bootcamp, but something went wrong during the installation. Now I have a read-only USB stick with corrupt files I'd like to fix. My USB stick doesn't have a read-only feature. Is there anything  I can do to force a reformat?


texts: Cannot enable Time Machine encrypted backups since updating to Catalina

texts:
I updated to Catalina recently and previously I was able to backup my MacBook using Time machine backups. After the update time machine backup failed because of empty password issue (don't remember full error message), and now when I try to enable backups I'm getting following error after entering the backup password:

  An error occurred while creating a System Keychain entry for encrypted Time Machine network backups
      You can try using the Keychain Access utility to edit the System Keychain.

Any suggestions how to fix this?


texts: How to keep work and personal Macbooks in sync?

texts: I have a personal and work macbooks. I'd like to keep them both in sync with regards to OSX settings, and some applications. I'd also like to not have to redo everything every time I get a new macbook. I already save dotfiles and export application settings, so that does save a bunch of time. Curious if I can do better. I'd imagine there will be difficulties and manual intervention for setting up keys, access control, etc...


texts:
I have an SD card formatted as Mac OS Extended that was imaged with the Apple Diagnostics disk image. Holding option to boot to this SD card on a Mac works as expected.

I tried to use Disk Utility to convert the only volume on the SD card to APFS, and Disk Utility presents the error

  An internal error has occurred. Operation failed…

Is there an alternate way to make this work or otherwise a way to figure out exactly what's going wrong with the APFS conversion? Thanks!

Just as an update, with a Mac OS Extended USB drive connected, this is the output of diskutil list.

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         250.8 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +250.8 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            240.1 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 19.7 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                509.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk3 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *15.8 GB    disk3
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk3s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS AppleDiagnostics        15.5 GB    disk3s


texts: Is there something stronger than "Force Quit"?

texts:
I have an app that won't die: it's gone from the dock, but the window remains (with a beachball, if I mouse over it).  It's using no CPU, but I want it to go away.

Is there something stronger than "Force Quit", to really really kill an app?


texts: Is there no such thing as Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac OS X?

texts:
This is my first Mac and I'm wondering: is there no Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac OS X?

I am a web developer and I need IE (not really lol) but so as I Google it, I see some questionable websites coming up on my Google search but none of them the actual Microsoft site.

My main reason is that I need it for browser testing and whatnot and so I see Firefox, Chrome, Safari obviously, but no IE.

So the question is: is there/where do I get Internet Explorer for Mac?


texts:
I've created presentation in Keynote 09. Now I want to export it to HTML, but without navigation buttons. After selection Share > Export -> HTML I see only option to select movie quality:

On Apple forum I've found some instruction on how to configure my export:

Unfortunately I don't see these all options. Do you have any advices how can I get access to these settings in Keynote HTML export?


texts: Is there a way to auto spectacle every app / window that I open from different programs upon opening?

texts:
I recently bought a 2019 mac book pro and am a new user to mac os, it has been quite the learning curve and there are still many quirks and features I don't quite like about mac os understand.

For example, whenever I open any app, its never in a "full-screen" mode, such that there is always some space thats unoccupied, and if you accidentally click outside of the minimized default screen then you lose / hide / minimize that window.

So that is why I downloaded Spectacle. But everytime, I have to use option+command+F to make my current window or all windows I'm using to full screen.

Is there a way I can automatically do this with certain apps and programs but not with others?

For example, I'd like to be able to open full screen but still have my menu bar up top to display without having to hover over it to display like in Word, or Chrome, but in other places such as opening a program installer, I don't need the full window size and a smaller size is better.

Is there a macro or something I do to set this up?
Thanks.


texts: My iPod shuffle Is just 7 months old and the earphones has a problem. The output sound is very low. I just now got my friends earphones and checked, the sound was loud and clear. What could be the problem. How can I rectify it?


texts:
I recently moved computers and don't have all my music in my iTunes (and honestly don't need it there anymore). I have all my music on my iPod and while I know how to get the music files off of it, they are encrypted. Is there a way to decrypt my music files to their original names so I can then back them up to my external hard drive?

Currently all the file names are seemingly random 4 characters.

I'm currently using Windows 7.


texts: Can't wake up Mac-connected display when in clamshell mode

texts:
My setup is this:

MacBook Pro TouchBar Late 2016 (15'')
a Dell P2415Q display, connected via USB-C → DisplayPort cable
External keyboard, mouse, connected wirelessly (through dongles/hub/then usb-c cable) + an Apple bluetooth trackpad.
the MacBook stays in clamshell mode.

For some time now, waking up the Mac using the external keyboard/mouse/trackpad has stopped working, because the display fails to wake up. I have to open the lid for the ext display to show anything (and then close it again).

The Mac itself does wake up. If I blindly press a key, type in my password, and press Return, after opening the lid, I will be logged in.

It's the display that won't wake up.

Here's the things I've tried:

Clean up all the system caches, NVRAM, SMC
Reset display settings
Try a different port to connect the display
Try disconnecting everything else except AC and display cable
Disable automatic GPU switching
Disable all kexts (except for Karabiner, which I don't know how to unload. I tried running my Mac in Safe Mode, but, ridiculously, it fails to boot in Safe Mode.)

This little issue drives me absolutely mad. Please advise.


texts: Windows File Sharing user checkbox uncheckable

texts:
I seem to be unable to complete the setup of sharing a folder via SMB.  I have turned on file sharing and have checked 'Share files and folders using SMB' but I cannot choose a user account under the section called Windows File Sharing:

  Sharing files with some Windows computers requires storing the user's
  account password on this computer is a less secure manner.  When you
  enable Windows sharing for a user account, you must enter the password
  of that account.

I can see my computer on the network from another computer but I cannot access the file shares with this mac's username and password.

Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!


texts: How do I get Outlook actions to be available in the Automator Library tree?

texts:
OS X El Cap 10.11.6

Outlook for Mac 15.39

I'm filtering the Library with the string "outlook" and there are no actions available. Is there something I can do to get Outlook items to show up in here?


texts: Cant allow app to control computer anymore

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I'm developing app now, and when I debug it - I open debug folder and drag app into Preferences->Privacy->Accessibility->List. When I want to show demo, I drag this app to applications folder and remove old app from accessibility and add new one from applications.

Today I can't drag nor add by + this app.

So, I open console. Drag again - nothing. Add via +, see next messages:

25/12/14 16:27:21,228 WindowServer[143]: window 103 is already attached to window a0
25/12/14 16:27:21,824 WindowServer[143]: window 103 is already attached to window a0
25/12/14 16:27:21,837 WindowServer[143]: window 103 is already attached to window a0
25/12/14 16:27:23,602 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook[868]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.quicklook
25/12/14 16:27:25,072 WindowServer[143]: _CGXGetWindowOrderingGroup: Operation on a window 0x103 requiring rights 0x5 by caller System Preferences

In accessibility I already have Automator, Script editor (not checked), Xcode (probably they was meaned in first three lines).

I worry about last one - have no idea what it talks about? Are my rights has been gone somehow? Funny, but I am able to add any other product to that list...


texts: MacbookPro 13 or 15 2010 for software development

texts:
From my own research and asking on other Mac forums. The answer to my question seem to be split. People who prefer mobility chose 13 over 15 and people who like better screen resolution pick 15.

How about this? If you going to dual boot OS X/Win7 and do .Net development on Win7 and PHP/Ruby on OS X. Is Core2duo enough for it?


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I have previously installed an app on my iPhone. I deleted it by mistake, and now I can no longer reinstall it as it is not available in the UK App Store.

What should I do to install it again?


texts: Email notification issues (iPhone 4S with ios 5.1.1)

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I have 5 email accounts on my iPhone 4S.  One is my work email and is on a Microsoft Exchange.  The other 4 are personal accounts and are Gmail accounts.  I have turned on notifications so I will be notified of incoming emails.  The only account that sends me notifications is my work email.

Apple tells me that all accounts should be sending me notifications and that I may need a technician to complete a software configuration.  I have only had the phone 3 days and Apple wants to charge me $59 for them to reconfigure their software issue.

Has anyone else run into this issue, and if so, how have you been able to work around or correct the problem?

Thanks


texts: Why do applications I install only sometimes appear in the Applications directory?

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This is on OSX 10.7.5.

Often when I install a new application it wont appear in the Applications folder and the only way I can access it is by using Spotlight.

Any way I can make all applications appear in this folder?


texts: Resizing a partition to increase into space before itself

texts:
Simple Explanation:

Expanded Explanation:
All I want to do is delete disk0s9 and have disk0s4 resize and take up the empty space.

I want to

Delete container disk4 (disk0s9).
I don't want the either volume in partitions disk0s2 or disk0s8 to absorb the space.
I want the volume (disk0s4) after it to increase in size, appropriately.

ISSUE:
Every time I attempt to delete / resize using the Diskutil in High Sierra (I miss Yosemite's), the internal disk preceding the disk gets the space :(

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS High Sierra             70.0 GB    disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s8
   4:                 Apple_APFS Container disk4         19.9 GB    disk0s9
   5:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         159.5 GB   disk0s4
   6:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               650.0 MB   disk0s7

ACTIONS ATTEMPTED:
Every time I try and resize the partition / remove it, disk0s2 gets the additional space.

ASK:
How do I resize the last portion, while maintain data and not doing a backup / recreate mess?

I know there has gotta be a good way to resize the partitions without having to back everything up and remake from scratch.  I just can't seem to master the new Diskutil when it comes to resizing partitions non-standard ways.

Thanks in advance!


texts: How does the 4th generation iPod Shuffle know what time a song was last played?

texts: Synching my iPod Shuffle (4th generation) updates the Last Played column in iTunes, and it looks as though the updated value matches closely to the time I played the song on the Shuffle.  But ... how does the Shuffle know?  Does it have a clock?  If it has a clock, does it have other stuff?


texts:
I want to create a service to copy the URL and subsequently download it via wget.

How would I go about creating an OSX service to wget arbitrary urls from a browser or system wide. I believe it'd be possible with Automator's Run Shell Script action.

I had it set up to use my default shell (bash) and run the command found at /opt/local/wget but for some reason I'm not getting it to pass along the url.


texts:
Short: How can I recover a lost recording in GarageBand (on iPad)?
Long:
First, I am new to the GarageBand app, so maybe this is trivial, please bear with me.
What happened:
I opened the GarageBand app on iPad, switched to the screen showing the Grand Piano and the keyboard. I started the recording and played some notes. Note: I (actually it was my son) started playing after the time indicator moved all over to the right (about 16 seconds into the recording) and started going again on the left. I stopped recording and verified by playing that it was indeed recorded. The I went to the My Songs browser and renamed the song to "Son playing".
The problem: next day when I open this song and play, nothing plays. Silence, as if nothing was ever recorded.
Is there a way to recover the recording? I don't see the undo sign anywhere (I see it in other projects, I made new one to test the undo function).
The song is saved on iCloud drive (which is the default, I think). Unfortunately iCloud does not keep a version history. Is the recording still hidden somewhere in the song file?


texts: How does the iPad auto-correct work exactly?

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When I type in something incorrectly, or if I'm in the middle of typing, the iPad sometimes shows up an auto-correct suggestion. If I click on the suggestion to choose it, it disappears. And then, when I type the word again, the auto-correct  doesn't appear.

How do I get the iPad to actually respond to my auto-correct choice? I tried Googling, but it didn't turn up any results.


texts: How can I import ebooks using Configurator

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I have a small fleet of iPad Minis that I manage with Configurator.  When I purchase apps through the Volume Purchase Program and inmport a spreadsheet into Configurator to manage them.

Does the same feature set exist for ebooks?  I have purchased an ebook through VPP and wish to deploy them in a similar fashio to my iPads.

Users do not have Apple IDs, but do have Google Apps for Education accounts.


texts: iphoto: deleting photos from iPhone doesn't work

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Even if iPhoto tells me all the files are deleted, I can still find them on my iPhone under All Photos. There has to be a way to delete all pictures without separately selecting them on the small screen?

Image Capture does not allow me to delete anything either:


texts: How to inspect Safari Web Inspector (aka devtools-on-devtools)

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I'm currently on macOS Mojave where it's possible to right-click on the Safari Web Inspector and choose "Inspect Element" to open a new Web Inspector inspecting the Web Inspector:

In the Chrome world this feature is called "devtools-on-devtools" and very useful to learn more about the inspector itself. :-)
Unfortunately on my new machine (Big Sur) I can't find a way to enable that menu.
This worked previously:
# Enable the Develop menu and the Web Inspector in Safari
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2DeveloperExtrasEnabled -bool true

# Add a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views
defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

Does anyone know how to re-enable this very useful developer feature?
Thanks!


texts: How can you change the DHCP DUID/ClientID in bytes in macOS?

texts:
There is
$ sudo plutil -p /var/db/dhcpclient/DUID_IA.plist
{
  "DUID" => {length = 14, bytes = 0xxxxxxx}
  "HostUUID" => {length = 16, bytes = 0x000000}
}

However, changing this file directly does not have any effect on what duid is used for DHCPv6 requests.
Changing the "Client ID" of the network window changes the clientid used, but this is a string field and doesn't allow to directly setting a byte/hex value so the resulting DUID isn't what I want. Same for networksetup -setdhcp variants.
How can I change the DUID used for DHCP/DHCPv6 directly in macOS?


texts: LibreOffice has frozen with loading symbol

texts: As the title says, LibreOffice has frozen and I can't do anything. Sadly I don't want to force exit because of the document. Are there any tricks or can you rely on restore?


texts: I'm having an issue with "Preview" on the Mac. When I open a document with it, I can't find the button to delete it while in preview. What I have to do now is open Launchpad to drag the document to the Trash. Does anyone know how to delete a file while in Preview?


texts: I heard that Siri can be installed on iPhone 4 but can't find it in the App Store?

texts: Is it because it is a non-approved app on iPhone 4 and why?   If so, is it only installable if it is a jailbroken iPhone 4?


texts: After Lion upgrade, external monitor sometimes shows color noise

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Hardware:

Early 2011 (pre Thunderbolt) MBP 15"
Apple Mini Display to DVI adapter
Dell 2408WFP (using included DVI cable)

Before upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion, I did not have this problem. None of the hardware has changed.

The problem is that sometimes, briefly after connecting my external monitor (sometimes as quickly as 1 minute, sometimes as long as 5), the picture starts displaying color noise. From the time that I connect the monitor until the color noise, the picture displays fine and I can put applications there and use them. During the noise, I can even drag an app over to that screen and back (hidden behind the noise, not on top of it).

I've tried using a friend's Mini-Display to DVI adapter, and that didn't fix it.

What's really, really annoying is that it's temporary. I come to work in the morning and connect the monitor after logging in. Then I may have to disconnect and reconnect it 3-4 times before the noise doesn't come back. I also occasionally see a little bit of noise in the picture in the minutes before the whole screen becomes noise.

I haven't been able to find any forum posts/etc of anyone else having the same issue. Any ideas?


texts: Is there a MariaDB server package for Macos?

texts:
My team is switching from MySQL (which has downloadable packages for MacOS) to MariaDB and I'd like to switch on my Mac as well.

When going to MariaDB's download page, I only see packages for Windows and a few flavors of Linux. My first assumption was "okay, MariaDB doesn't offer packages for MacOS" but when searching, I was able to find this page which says that .pkg files are available: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/installing-mariadb-server-pkg-packages-on-macos/

But I wasn't able to actually locate a downloadable package, either in .pkg form or in .tar.gz form.

I see that it is available via Homebrew (which I'm using), but I was hoping to get an "official" package.


texts: Getting gnu screen to run on OS X El Capitan

texts: Is there a way to get screen to run on El Capitan? This link contains instructions that are 4 years ago.


texts: How to completely remove emails in OS X?

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So I added a Google account to Mac os X and then I decided to fetch my google mails by using "Mail" application..

But then I kept the Google account but removed the "Mail" application from the Google account settings and kept only Calendar and Contacts.

Anyway now when I search for lets say "cv" in spotlight it still finds things from my google mail.

How can I clean this?


texts: iPhone frequently asks "Trust this computer?" upon connection to Mac

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Often, when I connect my iPhone 7 to my MacBook Pro 2018 (using a new Apple Store-supplied USB cable), the iPhone prompts "Trust this computer?". I tap "Yes", and then have to enter my six digit pass code on the iPhone.

It's happening more than 50% of the time, probably 60-80% from eyeballing.

i.e. Not every time. It's not 100% repeatable.  But I've just tried disconnecting and reconnecting 10 times and 7 times I got this prompt.

This is beginning to infuriate me.  Is there any step I can take towards diagnosing?

EDIT: It is worth noting that the cable does work. I am able to transfer data between the computer and phone. So it appears the issue is not related to the cable.

EDIT: I've noticed this only occurs when I have hotspot enabled!


texts: How can I speed up Enhanced Dictation's response/ processing speed?

texts: It takes around ten seconds to process a voice command, whereas speakable items are instantaneous.


texts:
I ran these commands to make the directory:

mkdir webpack-demo
cd webpack-demo
npm init -y
npm install webpack --save-dev
npm install webpack-cli --save-dev

and then type cd webpack-demo, then if I type ls I get "node_modules"       "package-lock.json" "package.json"

but then when I attempt to follow the next instructions from the webpack basic set up instruction page:

  webpack-demo
 |- package.json
+ |- index.html
+ |- /src
+ |- index.js

I get the following output from terminal:

|- package.json
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'
+ |- index.html
-bash: +: command not found
-bash: -: command not found
+ |- /src
-bash: +: command not found
-bash: +: command not found
+   |- index.js
-bash: +: command not found
-bash: -: command not found

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How can I select preferred languages when I install applications from homebrew? Some applications (such as Firefox) have different binary versions for different languages. Is it possible to choose the languages that I prefer most/second most etc?


texts: Do applications install for all users or only for one?

texts: If I install a application using *.dmg image using user user1, it will be available when user2 log in as well? or it will be available only for user1 ?


texts: Mac wouldn't start up after I tried to fix a Mac App Store issue

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (13 Inch, End 2010) running OS X El Capitan.

I had a bug with the Mac App Store, searched on the Apple forum, and got advice to remove a folder var/folders/zz.  I moved it to the Trash and then the Mac was blocked on the start-up loading bar.


texts: OS X El Capitan find mouse dosen't work with external mouse

texts:
Yesterday I installed El Capitan 10.11 (15A204h) and liked it a ton and intend to be use it exclusively from now on. I really liked the feature where you can shake the mouse to find the cursor and was very disappointed to find it didn't work when I tried with an external mouse.

Does anyone have any hacks or methods to get this to work? I think it's a really good feature and I don't want to not have it when working with external mouses and displays.


texts: Why are folders with weird names automatically appearing on my Desktop?

texts:
Many of these weird folders show up all the time with these titles: 00, 0a, 0b... 0f;  01, 1a, 1b...1f;  02, 2a, 2b...2f;  03, 3a, 3b... 3f; etc up to ff. Why? What is this? What can I do to stop it?
They come back when I throw them out, which I've done many times
here are some screen shots to give you an idea:


texts: Settings for iPhone 5S Text Message comes over as email

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I have an iPhone 5S and was messing with my settings and cannot figure out what I did.  Whenever I text another iPhone user, my message comes over in gray instead of blue, and it comes over sent from my email instead of an iMessage.
I checked my settings and my iMessage is on.  I don't know where to come from here.  Can anyone walk me thru the process to correct this glitch?  Incidentally, this just started happening after I updated to the iOS 9.3.2.

Thanks,


texts: Show application switcher on all connected displays

texts: Is there a way to see the application switcher (the one pops up when hitting ⌘+⇥ / CMD+TAB) on all connected displays?


texts:
I want to set the position of some windows to certain coordinates.

In particular I have 4 possible positions that those windows should have.

For example if I have 4 windows opened I want them to go one per each position, instead if I have 6 windows opened I want the first 4 windows to go to to position 1,2,3,4 then the last 2 to position 1 and 2. I mean if I had 12 windows opened those should go to position 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4.

At the moment I've managed to get the IDs of those windows in a list.

--list with all windows
set Auch to {...}

repeat with theWindow in Auch
    tell (windows whose title contains theWindow) -- it's working
        activate
        set position to {200, 20} --position #1
    end tell
end repeat

This is the code I've written: I'm sure there's a smart way to solve this problem.


texts: How do I install a specific release of a Homebrew formula on GitHub?

texts:
I am trying to install a specific version of Buck using Homebrew. Facebook provide a formula on GitHub.

I have added the tap:

brew tap facebook/fb

I can then install Buck using:

brew install --HEAD facebook/fb/buck

However, I would like to install a specific release, for example v2017.05.02.01.

What is the syntax for installing a specific release from GitHub?

I am looking for something like:

# This does not work!
brew install --v2017.05.02.01 facebook/fb/buck

Note: other questions do not seem to be about releases on GitHub.


texts: Font Book finds duplicate fonts installed by Microsoft Office

texts:
Once you install Microsoft Office on a Mac, you get a bunch of new fonts. This is great, except many of them conflict with existing fonts that shipped with OS X.

Open Font Book.
Select all fonts in the middle column.
File > Validate Fonts.

This is an example of what I'm talking about:

For every conflict the same font is located in each of the following folders:

/Library/Fonts/
/Library/Fonts/Microsoft/

Obviously, one way to resolve this conflict would be to choose one and remove the other. Or I could just leave it alone, since I really didn't notice the issue until just now when I tried validating my fonts -- they are the same fonts after all.

What are the pros/cons/considerations of each solution I've proposed? Is there a third way? How do you prefer to deal with this?


texts: Is it possible to find out mac user account login history

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I have given my mac book to my friend.

I have created new account to him and gave the credentials for it.

I have a doubt what if my friend logged into my account by guessing my password.

It's an easy password.

So I would like to know if my friend managed to login to my mac user account ?

so if there's any history stored somewhere, I can confirm yeah my friend did login in to my account or else I can be rest assured.

Any help is appreciated.


texts: macOS Sierra restarting download instead of resuming

texts:
macOS Sierra is a whopping 4GB+ download and on my capped bandwidth ISP connection I've wasted already 10GB just trying to download it. App Store always restarts download instead of resuming from how much it had already downloaded. I frequently get logged out (am guessing its because of heating issues) so the download is interrupted.

Am running OS X 10.10 on Macbook Air mid-2011 11" model.

Any help to fix this?

Update Here's the output of syslog | grep -i "shutdown cause"

Oct  5 15:24:17 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  5 17:05:43 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  5 17:53:43 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  6 18:06:44 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  6 23:32:49 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  6 23:35:42 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  7 23:18:26 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  8 11:46:24 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3
Oct  8 11:52:36 leh kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: 3

From googling the shutdown code, I saw that 3 stands for a dirty shutdown. How do I investigate which app is causing a dirty shutdown?


texts: Send emails automatically to a list of contacts with specific attachment

texts:
I have the task of sending a standard email to a list of people. The hard part is that each email has a specific foto attached. My list is like this:

John Snow, john@winterfell.com, johnSnow.jpg
Aria Stark, aria@winterfell.com, ariaStark.jpg

And my email looks like this:

Dear <name> <surname>,
bla bla bla. Find attachment <fileName>

thanks

<attachment>

The list contains 150 people. How can I program or send this email? Is there an app or a script for doing this? or any online service?

For your reference: I know a bit of php, python, JS and shell scripting, maybe that helps.

THANKS!

PD. I asked at madmimi.com, but they can't attach specific files depending on the contact. All emails would have the same attachment, which I don't want.


texts: How can I tell if I need to upgrade/replace Macbook 07 Airport card?

texts: I bought a used Macbook (late 07 model, white, 2.1 Intel Core Duo, 3 gig RAM) and I have been upgrading everything I can. It works great EXCEPT the airport card. The wireless internet is so slow! When I plug it in to the LAN line it's as fast as can be. When I go into "About this Mac" and pull up the airport card info it lists the card as "AirPort Extreme  (0x14E4, 0x88)". I am trying to figure out if the card is messed up and needs to be replaced/upgraded. Are there any tests for this? Is the card old enough that it just can't handle "modern" internet speeds or should it be the same as LAN speeds because right now trying to check my email or facebook reminds me of the dial up days... So I have had it plugged into LAN since I have got it but that is not an option once I start school back up... Thanks!


texts:
Can I copy an iTunes Library from another Mac?

Just to be clear I am interested just in Music / Music Playlists - mostly ripped CDs or mp3 files with a couple of on-line purchases.

My wife ripped our joint CD collection to her Mac many years ago.  We share an Apple ID for purchases.

When I bought an iPod, Rather than repeat the very time consuming task, I copied to my Windows XP machine, although I had to modify many of the names, as they were too long.

Since then I acquired a Mac, and this still has the old iTunes Library, but I would like to tidy it up and synchronise the two.

My plan would be to delete my ~/Music/iTunes and replace with a copy, although I am open to suggestions. This is the process I used initially in 2011 to copy to Windows. (I may need to copy ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iTunes.plist)

My /Music/iTunes is currently ~22GB

I do not play music on my Mac, it is used solely to synchronise to my iPhone, iPad etc.


texts: Subversion - Homebrew vs. Xcode command line tools

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I have to update Subversion on my system because I'm working with a server which is running the version 1.7 and this stops me to make commits.

This is the error it returns:

$ svn commit
svn: The path '...' appears to be part of a Subversion 1.7 or greater working copy.
Please upgrade your Subversion client to use this working copy.

Currently I'm running the version 1.6.18

$ svn --version
svn, version 1.6.18 (r1303927)
   compiled Aug  4 2012, 19:46:53

Copyright (C) 2000-2009 CollabNet.
Subversion is open source software, see http://subversion.apache.org/
This product includes software developed by CollabNet (http://www.Collab.Net/).

I read this question in which the user asked how is it possible to install the version 1.7. They said that this is possible through MacPorts. However I'm using Homebrew as package manager. It provides Subversion 1.7.7

$ brew info subversion
subversion: stable 1.7.7
http://subversion.apache.org/
Depends on: pkg-config, neon, sqlite, serf
Not installed

However I suppose that having two SVN version installed could bring to some conflicts. Is that true? How can I manage it without removing the Xcode command line tools?


texts: prevent networksetup from asking for password

texts:
I am trying to get rid of password when changing proxy with networksetup. I changed permissions to read and write of /private/etc folder and propagated change to subfolders.

I tried this:

sudo chmod u+s /usr/sbin/networksetup

and it says:

    `/etc/sudoers is world writable`
no valid sudoers sources found, quitting

Changed permission back to readonly, now it says

Unable to change file mode on /usr/sbin/networksetup: Operation not permitted

I also tried with visudo -f /etc/sudoers, but I don't know how to edit file from here. Can you help me out?

EDIT: after running visudo -f/etc/sudoers I get this error. Should I delete the swap file? No additional program is editing sudoers folder

E325: ATTENTION
Found a swap file by the name "/etc/.sudoers.tmp.swp"
          owned by: mainuser   dated: Sun May  1 16:28:25 2016
         file name: /private/etc/sudoers.tmp
          modified: YES
         user name: mainuser   host name: Mains-MacBook-Pro.local
        process ID: 39284
[O]pen Read-Only, (E)dit anyway, (R)ecover, (D)elete it, (Q)uit, (A)bort:
-- More --   dated: Sun May  1 16:23:40 2016

(1) Another program may be editing the same file.
    If this is the case, be careful not to end up with two
    different instances of the same file when making changes.
    Quit, or continue with caution.

(2) An edit session for this file crashed.
    If this is the case, use ":recover" or "vim -r /etc/sudoers.tmp"
    to recover the changes (see ":help recovery").
    If you did this already, delete the swap file "/etc/.sudoers.tmp.swp"
    to avoid this message.

Swap file "/etc/.sudoers.tmp.swp" already exists!
[O]pen Read-Only, (E)dit anyway, (R)ecover, (D)elete it, (Q)uit, (A)bort:
-- More --

EDIT: For future reference, if you edit file manually, make sure to do this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7262040?start=0&tstart=0


texts: Transferring game progress from Iphone 4 to Iphone 6

texts:
I recently purchased a new iphone 6.  I went to the cloud and reloaded my apps from my old iphone 4 however all of my progress has been lost.  Can somebody please explain how I can recover that information.  I have backed up my 4 to the cloud and then backed up the 6 but still no luck.  I am not very computer savvy so any support would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Brink39


texts:
I like the fact that I can launch the dictionary app by highlighting a word in any any application and then going to (Application Name) > Services > Look Up in Dictionary.

However, this selects the Dictionary filter (instead of All, Thesaurus, Apple, or Wikipedia). I would prefer if it selected the All filter instead. Is there any way to create such a global menu item/shortcut which would do the same thing as lookup in dictionary but have it select the All filter instead of the Dictionary filter?


texts: How can I empty the trash from the Terminal?


texts: MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.7 13" Early 2015 upgrade factory SSD with Intel 600p?

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I researched this all over and it appears that the Intel 600p is the correct form factor/spec SSD, but I can't find any references to anybody using it to upgrade one of these MBPs.  The only drives I can find people linking to are the OWC Aura drives, which I've had heat issues with (on another laptop), and had 3 Aura drives fail that I had to RMA.  So, I'm trying not to use OWC.

The only other topic on this site about this upgrade is pretty outdated and before the Intel 600p was available, so I'm trying to find recent info...

Thanks!


texts: USB wireless keyboard works from one USB port, but not the other

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I have a wireless USB keyboard/mouse combo (Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000) which is working perfectly on a 2013 MacBook Air running Yosemite, the keyboard & mouse work perfectly - but only when the USB receiver is plugged into the right-hand USB port.

When it's plugged into the left-hand USB port it doesn't respond to the mouse or keyboard at all. The left-hand USB port works for other devices such as a USB hard disk.

So, the left-hand USB port is working, and the keyboard/mouse is working (including on a separate MacBook), but they're not working together. This is a pain due to the configuration of my desk, otherwise I'd just live with it.

I've tried resetting the SMC and NVRAM but this has no effect. Any ideas for how to debug this further?


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The iOS 10 Music app is revised and I had to get used to the new layout, thus investing some time in finding things.

However, I am pretty clueless on where to find the Add to Up Next feature. There is the Play Next feature, but this doesn't allow me to add the selected song to the bottom of the queue. Using this on selected songs will essentially reverse the order of selected songs.

Where can I find the Add to Up Next feature on iOS 10 Music app?


texts: Can I create a shortcut to type a short sequence of characters?

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Is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut that would input a short defined sequence of characters into whatever text field is currently active?

Is it maybe possible to achieve this with AppleScript or Automator?


texts: Is it possible to bring back simple window maximize button as it was before and when holding option to use split view?


texts: Syntax highlighting in Mac OS X Yosemite Terminal

texts: I would like to know what is the method to do syntax highlighting in terminal. I am trying to avoid my mouse to become more of a keyboard junkie so I am working more on Terminal and trying to learn vim. When I decide to look back at some previous commands on terminal, its tough to read. So I was hoping that a syntax highlighting will differentiate the line I enter to that from the machine. I did see a previous post at Can I make my Mac OS X Terminal color items according to syntax, like the Ubuntu terminal?. But as it was asked in 2011, I am hoping the process has got easier.


texts: Music app on iphone resets track to start after a while

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I'm listening to some audio lectures on my iPhone. I've noticed that after leaving a track paused for a while it will reset to the start of the track. For instance, I'll listen on the way in to work in the morning and when I go home in the evening the track is back to the start. I haven't listened to anything in between. It's annoying since these lectures are 30 - 40 minutes long and I have to note where I paused it to resume.

Is there a setting I need to change or an alternative app that maintains position when left paused?


texts: How to permanently disable (defective) graphics card in MacBook Pro?

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My graphics card has malfunctioned and is preventing my MacBook Pro (2011) from booting.

Based on my research I will have to otherwise have the logic board replaced.

The defective ATI graphics card is preventing my MacBook Pro from booting because it gets stuck on a gray screen sometimes even when using the recovery CD.


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I'm having a problem with Office not installing correctly and not being able to update. I have one last resort which is Backing up and formatting my system.
However I would like to know how effective is Time Machine for the following two points :

Will I be able to restore "EVERY" application without the need of re-installing items ?? For example, I have python installed with many modules that take ages to get them all working together. Would I need to repeat this process after cleaning my machine and using the backup to restore ?
Office has been corrupted after deleting it. Now it fails to install correctly and update. What is the chance that the corruption would be copied over to the backup file, rendering the whole process of formatting my machine to "fix" the issue useless ?


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At my workplace we pair program and sometimes need to get on a call with a remote team member. We also have quite a noisy office. We have USB headsets for these reasons. We, of course, use macs.

In addition to the remote calls it would be great fun to be able to have music playing through both people's headsets and be able to talk over it. So some sort of ducking would be useful.

We've tried creating an aggregate device as described here but it only sends audio from one mic, and you can't hear yourself talking. So unless you know some setting tweak we don't, an aggregate device won't work.

I'm very close to creating my own utility at this point, but before I dive in and hurt my brain learning OSX audio, does anyone know something that will achieve what I want?


texts: Backup/sync Mac photo to external hard drive

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It's already making me crazy - as a newbie with Mac. I have problem with backup/sync of my pictures.
I would like to backup pictures from Photo library (Photo app) to external HDD but more like sync.

All the new pictures in my Mac should be copied to external HDD.
Pictures that are already on external HDD should NOT be copied there twice (not classic backup of whole library).
Pictures I erased from Mac should NOT be erased from external HDD (not classic sync).
If import of new pictures would be automatic when external HDD is connected it would be great (not manually copying new pictures).

Is that possible with Mac? With Windows I used to do just import new pictures to external HDD library. It never deletes any picture from external HDD even I delete it from my PC library.


texts: I take a picture, facing front, and I get a reduplication of the reality in front of my with the right and left sides equivalent between earth and digital. However, once I step over to take a selfie picture reality gets reversed on the digital end, right to left and left to right. Why?


texts: How to suppress alert 'this app is not optimized for your Mac'

texts: I get this pop-up warning on one-off installers and such irrelevant situations. I understand it's to encourage a migration away from 32-bit apps; fine, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's getting on my nerves. Is there some way to put a stop to it altogether?


texts: Auto start an application using a script

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what I would like to do is a script which 1st checks whether a list of applications is running (e.g. Spotify, Thunderbird, Rocket Chat) and 2nd launch the apps from this list which are not already running. You could think of it like a "start all apps I typically use with one click/command".

I was reading up a little on launchd, but am not sure if this is what I want, as it sounds to me (at the moment) like an improved cron. Would a simple bash script suffice to do what I want? I'm currently running macOS 10.14.6


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Since it appears to be impossible to disable the creation of .DS_Store files in Finder I'd like to know of alternatives to Finder.

Ideally this would be a Community Wiki with one piece of software per answer and a description of the software with instructions for installing would be great.


texts: Is there a way to add separators to sidebar?

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I have many locations in my finder sidebar:

It has became messy, so I would like to add a separator between locations. Is that possibile?