texts: How do I copy a partition of an Image to a partition of a physical disk?

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I finally had a bootable usb key working with a windows 7 install ready to go, when I realized that once the Language selection came up, my Macbook Pro's keyboard and trackpad no longer functioned and I had no way to actually proceed with the install.

I decided to setup a VirtualBox Windows 7 x64, install the keyboard and trackpad drivers from Bootcamp Support Software package, and shutdown the VM.

I used VBoxManage internalcommands converttoraw ... to turn the virtual disk into an .img . For those unfamiliar with virtualbox, it creates a full image of the virtual harddrive as if it were a physical harddrive, and works just the same.

I used fdisk to view the image:

sh-3.2# fdisk WINDOWS7.img
Disk: WINDOWS7.img  geometry: 2610/255/63 [41943040 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
     Starting       Ending
#: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1: 07    0  32  33 -   12 223  19 [      2048 -     204800] HPFS/QNX/AUX
2: 07   12 223  20 - 1023 254  63 [    206848 -   41734144] HPFS/QNX/AUX
3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused

I then used the following in an attempt to skip the System Reserved partition and just copy the windows data partition to the designated slice of my Macintosh HD:

sh-3.2# dd if=WINDOWS7.img of=/dev/disk0s4 skip=206848 bs=65535

Leaving me with the following:

sh-3.2# fdisk /dev/disk0
Disk: /dev/disk0    geometry: 60821/255/63 [977105060 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -     409639] <Unknown ID>
2: AC 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [    409640 -  684395032] <Unknown ID>
3: AB 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [ 684804672 -    1269536] Darwin Boot
4: 0B 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [ 686074208 -  290768672] Win95 FAT-32

Which seems correct, but leaves me with an Uninitialize-able disk that I can't mount or access with disk utility, when I click mount, nothing happens, even if I try mount -t ntfs /dev/disk0s4 /Volumes/Temp-Dir-Made-With-mkdir

What could be the problem? Am I doing something wrong? Is this impossible?

Does slice 4 of disk0 not inherit the filesystem of the partition I wrote to it?

Thanks in advance for any insight!

Edit 1:

@David It's a MacbookPro11,3 which should tell you everything you need to know about it. As far as bootcamp I downloaded it directly to windows from the following Apple Support Document kbDL1720

@klanomath (Comment 1)True, but it's good information to know! Out of curiosity, why is 65535 a bad block size? I thought the block size specification only had to do with the number of blocks that were processed and dumped to the drive/image at a time, basically allowing you to DD faster with more RAM (with the law of diminishing returns coming into effect at some point of course.) Am I just completely wrong in my understanding of the bs= parameter?

@user3439894 I thought about that, shouldn't need the MBR if I'm using a different bootloader, but I did neglect the System Reserved partition. The problem here is that I already have 4 partitions on the hard drive... I forget what partition 0 is (not in front of my mac), partition 1 is Mac, partition 2 is mac recovery partition, and partition 3 is the one I made for windows. Maybe I'm going about this all wrong... Boot camp has turned into quite the nightmare, would have been nice if it just took my image and did the job for me, but I digress.


texts: I have a problem with the track pad on my Mac Book Pro (mid 2012)

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The trackpad on my mac book pro (mid 2012), isn't functioning properly. Sometimes it behaves as though I'm holding down a click. For example when working with a text editor I move the mouse across the page and the editor selects the text I move across (without me clicking).

Sometimes it's not possible to click even right at the bottom of the track pad - it feels the same when you try to click right a the top of the track pad (i.e. there is no movement and no 'click' sound).

I've got Apple Care, but the error comes and goes so when I took it into the local repair centre they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. (It's an apple authorised repairs rather than an actual apple store).

Any suggestions what I can do? What might be causing this? How I can reproduce the fault for the repair guys?


texts: Ordered list with capital letters in PowerPoint?

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I'd like to create an ordered list in Powerpoint with capital letters as enumeration:

  Diagnostic Criteria

  A. Excessive anxiety and worry

  B. The individual finds it difficult to control the worry

I use PowerPoint for Mac 2011 (German version), the options that PP provides look like this:


texts: Installation of bundled software failed on my MacBook Pro 10.6

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I erased my drive and used the Mac OS X Install DVD and all went well. Then, I inserted the Applications Install DVD to install the bundled software but it failed. Here is what the message says:

The installation failed.
The Installer can't locate the data it needs to install the software. Check your install media or Internet connection and try again, or contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

I have Snow Leopard, 10.6.


texts: High Sierra: Can't connect to a xampp server running on another machine after upgrading macOS

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I have a Xampp web server running on another computer in the local network and my Mac can no longer access it after updating to High Sierra.

All other devices I have in the same Wi-Fi network connect to the web server using the server computer's IP address without any issues.

The only thing that changed, as far as I know, is that the Mac was updated to High Sierra.

Any guesses?


texts: How can I fix my 1st gen iPad if I can't restore (error 3194) and have forgotten the password?

texts: I googled to try to solve this, but changing the hostfile didn't work and using tinyumbrella didn't work either. I'm still getting the same error 3194.


texts: How to view the Safari history, pages opened on current device?

texts: I rarely use a Mac, but I often use an iPhone and an iPad. I needed to find a page in the history of Safari that I once browsed with a Mac. But I found that in Safari the history is completely transparent, there are all visits from all my Apple devices. There are no icons or information from which device I opened the sites. How can I filter history by current device only? On Chrome you can filter by device...


texts: Focus floating system windows with keyboard

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The windows I'm talking about are the system administrator password request popups, the wireless network web sign-in popup, and other system request dialogs, such as "Application was downloaded from the Internet" confirmations. Often when these popups appear for me there is no focus on the input/buttons. I need to remove my hands from the keyboard and mouse over to them.

These popups do not appear in the application switcher, and seem to be immune to these focus-grabbing keyboard shortcuts:

Command ⌘+`
Command ⌘+Tab
Control ⌃+F1 through Control ⌃+F12

I have seen one solution that involved turning on OS X's VoiceOver utility with ⌃+Option ⌥+F2,F2. I'd prefer not to have this turned on, since in my regular work hours I use ⌃+⌥+F-keys in my IDE.

I would post pictures, but my reputation isn't high enough yet.

UPDATE: I do, in fact, already have the option set in System Preferences to allow keyboard  navigation in all control windows.


texts: How to point macOS Mail Sent Items to specific IMAP folder

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Mail on iOS is able to choose which IMAP folder to use for Sent mail, but Mail on macOS seems unable to do this.
For probably historical reasons, for years my sent mail IMAP folder was called Sent. My iPhone and three Macs used it successfully.
That is, until I disconnected from- and reconnected to this IMAP provider on one of the Macs (from the System Preferences Internet Accounts page). The Macs saw fit to create and use a new IMAP folder called Sent Messages. My iPhone still uses Sent, but the Macs now use Sent Messages.
I suppose I could point the iPhone to Sent Messages as a solution; however, I'm suspicious of Mail.app being able to correctly manage IMAP folder names with spaces.
So, how do I direct the Macs back where they belong… i.e. in the Sent folder.
PS I realize this question has been asked before, but quite long ago and Mail.app has changed since then.
A Solution that Doesn't Answer the Question
This isn't an answer to the question above; however, it did solve the problem that prompted the question, i.e., my Macs suddenly started using the Sent Messages IMAP folder instead of Sent

Move all the (recent) sent mail from Sent Messages to Sent. The source for this move is the sent items folder with the paper airplane icon. The destination is the Sent folder found at the bottom of the sidebar in the "unassigned IMAP folders" area. It has a normal folder icon.

Delete the mailbox that points to the Sent Messages IMAP folder. That's the one with the paper airplane icon. This also happens to delete the Sent Items IMAP folder.

Relaunch Mail.app. Now it magically connects to the desired IMAP folder.

I'm guessing macOS prefers to use Sent Messages if it exists, but will fall back to Sent. I recommend giving this a test drive with an email account you don't care about (I did) or created especially for the test drive.
As I said above, this doesn't answer the question, but it did get me back to the desired behavior so I'm happy. But please answer if you do happen to know how to get Mail to point to specific IMAP folders.


texts: MacBook Pro goes black for a second or two and then comes back on

texts: My MacBook Pro (mid 2012) 15″ goes black for a second or two while I'm using it and then comes back on as soon as I touch the trackpad, or sometimes it comes back on its own. It's very sporadic. Why is this happening and how can I prevent it?


texts: Skype puts macOS users on mute for all calls on macOS Sierra

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All of the Mac users in my organisation get put on mute whenever they make or receive Skype calls. None of the Windows users are affected.  It mutes their microphones (headset or built-in) when their outgoing call is connected, but if you add a second call to that they stay off mute.

Their microphones are similarly muted whenever they answer a Skype call, whether or not it's a group call.

We're on Skype 16.3.240 right now, but it's been the case for a few months now.


texts: Determine path of app prompting for access to macOS keychain item

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Context
On macOS, when an app requests permission to access a keychain item, a prompt like this is presented:

git-credential-osxkeychain wants to use your confidential information stored in "github.com" in your keychain. The authenticity of "git-credential-osxkeychain" cannot be verified. To allow this, enter the "login" keychain password.

If "Always Allow" is selected (along with the correct password), then the app is added to the access control list for the keychain item:

Questions

The prompt presents no path information for me to determine which app is asking permission—only the name. How can I unambiguously determine the full path of the app requesting access in the prompt before making a selection?
I recognize these ways to infer which one it is:

Check the list of running processes (e.g. in Activity Monitor). But there could be multiple by that name.
Search for all instances of files by that name on my device (e.g. sudo find / -name "git-credential-osxkeychain"). But there could be multiple matches for that file name.

However, these methods do not satisfy the question.

How can I determine the path for each of the items in the access control list? There is no context menu (right-click) for the app names, and double-clicking them also does nothing.


texts: Can you (semi-)automatically rate all songs with at least X plays with Y stars in iTunes?

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After reconsolidating my music collection in iTunes, I’m curious if there is any way to programmatically set star ratings based upon the number of plays, but only for songs that I have not yet rated?

Specifically, I'd like to set all songs with >1 plays and 0 stars, to 3 stars.

(3 being the average in that I didn't care enough to rate the song lower because I hated it, higher because I liked it, because I was doing something else at the time.)

An AppleScript that I can run occasionally would be sufficient – this way I can passively set song ratings based upon an apathetic impression of the song :).


texts: XCode 6 on Yosemite crashing in fullscreen mode when build & running app on device

texts:
Xcode 6 on Yosemite crashes everytime when pressing Build&Run on Device.
Current window disappears and Start screen appears.
Anyone else experiencing this?

UPDATE:

As it seems Xcode is not crashing, but clicking "Run" triggers "close" and clicking "Stop" triggers "minimize". It's not whole buttons it's only area of closing and minimizing buttons behind.

So concluson is that new fullscreenmode somehow sometimes shadows click to underlying controlbuttons.

Reported this to Apple.

UPDATE 23.4.2015

This seems to be fixed now in Yosemite 10.10.3 (14D131).


texts: Why can't Preview export some TIFFs to PNG?

texts: Some TIFFs can't be exported to PNG in Preview. What is preventing this and how do I correct it?


texts: How to add multiple tracks from Finder to iTunes now playing list?

texts:
The new iTunes 11 finally contains a list with the current and to be played titles.

I'd like to add multiple files from the Finder to that list.

Is that possible somehow?


texts: Why won't Subversion remember certificates?

texts:
I'm using Terminal and committing some data to a remote SVN server... every time I get the same message about a new certificate, and I choose to "permanently" accept the cert and it works. However, the next time I commit... same thing. Why isn't the cert being remembered, and how can I fix this?

flat:smarty e$ svn commit ./ -m commit

Error validating server certificate for 'https://x.svn.x.com:443':
 - The certificate is not issued by a trusted authority. Use the
   fingerprint to validate the certificate manually!

Certificate information:
 - Hostname: *.svn.x.com
 - Valid: from Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT until Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT
 - Issuer: www.digicert.com, DigiCert Inc, US
 - Fingerprint: 3f:97:e9:1f:5c:3e:a9:fb:86:5d:4e:ed:6c:9a:1f:63:a4:f8:25:0a
(R)eject, accept (t)emporarily or accept (p)ermanently? p

Committed revision 19.


texts: WD external USB disks intermittently showing

texts:
OS = Catalina
System = iMac 2013
Problem Disks = WD Passport 4TB X 2
Some days you plug in the disks all folders and files shows up.
Next day you might connect both disks - nothing shows up. This exact problem is happening with both disks.
No evidence of disks failing. Disk Utility finds no problems.
I am thinking this is an OS problem.
I would appreciate if anybody had some ideas on this - any ideas at all :)?


texts: What did I just do with the trackpad to make my window take up half the desktop?

texts:
I was just clicking with the trackpad - I wasn't doing anything else, and my fingers moved a little and somehow my Google Chrome window took up the left half of the screen.

What did I do here?


texts: where are python packages installed on Lion?

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I'm pretty sure before Lion, I was using /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/lib/python2.7/site-packages

Although this might have been from a manual install of 2.7 on 10.6 OS X.

Anyway, any idea where standard location is for python packages that are installed?


texts: Symlink to app causes NSInternalInconsistencyException

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I want to be able to run a graphical program from the command line, so I add a symlink to the program (/Applications/Stata/Stata.app/Contents/MacOS/Stata) from /usr/local/kkjj/bin/xstata. When I run xstata, I get an uncaught NS.

Here's the whole output to stderr: http://pastebin.com/RsvJrcPr

Is there any other way to deal with this than with an alias?


texts: Using the Seagate FreeAgent Desk for Mac on PCs

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Is there any way  I can use the Seagate free agent Desk  Hard Disk for Mac on a PC?

Notes: When this disk is plugged into a PC(running Linux, say) the disk is recognized as a separate drive, but we can't do anything more than browse the top level directory. I debugged this problem with the help of an expert at USB devices about a year ago , using a USB debugger. My vague memory is that one of the USB commands is misinterpreted by a non-Mac OS, and thus we can't read from/write to the disk.


texts: .bash_profile not updating until open new Terminal window

texts:
I am trying to create a Terminal command. I have created this so far:

cd ~/ && touch .bash_profile && echo "" >> .bash_profile && echo "alias sendtext=\"osascript -e 'on run argv' -e 'tell application \\\"Messages\\\"' -e 'set myid to get id of first service' -e 'set address to item 1 of argv' -e 'set message to item 2 of argv' -e 'set receiver to buddy address of service id myid' -e 'send message to receiver' -e 'end tell' -e 'end run'\"" >> .bash_profile && echo "alias sendtext-remove=\"cd ~/ && grep -vwE \\\"(sendtext|sendtext-remove)\\\" .bash_profile > .bash_profile && . .bash_profile\"" >> .bash_profile && . .bash_profile

It creates two commands:

sendtext [email] [message] (Sends a text message to email)
sendtext-remove (Removes the two lines from the .bash_profile)

The problem is that after I run sendtext-remove, I can still run send text. How can I update the .bash_profile without opening a new Terminal window?


texts: File management 'Favorites' list customization

texts: Generally I'd do all my file management from the terminal but there are the cases where the GUI is more effective. I'm wondering if it is possible to customize the list of apparent 'Favorites' even though I don't use most of them. I'd like to add my own folders that I have created to that list, is there a way to do this?


texts: How do I make Finder snap to grid regardless of the number of items in the directory?

texts:
Maybe I have a case of acute OCD, I don't know - but this issue irks me more than it really should.

I set up my Finder settings to display four files or directories horizontally, snapped to a grid in which everything's symmetrical and really nice looking. However, if I don't have more than four items in the directory, the folders don't snap to to the grid like they're supposed to.

Here's a quick fifteen second vid displaying the issue as well as the Finder settings I've used.

So my question is simple: how do I fix/enable snap to grid functionality for directories with four or less items in it?


texts: Why might an Apple TV stop playing purchased content from iTunes?

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I am trying to watch television shows that I just purchased through the iTunes store on my Apple TV. Every time I try to play any purchased shows on my Apple TV, it gives me the error message

  Authorization is required. To play this content on your Apple TV,
  choose Authorize This Computer from the Store menu in iTunes on your
  computer, then enter the Apple ID and password used for the purchase.

I have done this. I have restarted the Apple TV. I have deauthorized and reauthorized my computer. It still gives me this error message. I have tried signing out of and back into the Apple TV, and that doesn't work either. This is the first time I've seen this message in the year + I have had this Apple TV. Also, it was playing purchased content just fine last week. Something has apparently changed since then, and I can't figure out what.

How do I get my Apple TV to recognize this purchased content again?


texts: How do I run a terminal script when mounting a specific disk?

texts: I have rsync set up, I have set up rsync as a UNIX executable and named the bash script as 'backup' and I saved it to /usr/local/bin so whenever I type backup in terminal it would do a backup to my external disk. But I want it setup in such a way whenever I plug in that drive it would run that bash script. I have already googled this but it doesn't work with High Sierra.


texts: How to automatically watch for file changes and perform a custom action inside shell?

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For example, I'd like to automatically run YUI Compressor whenever I edit a JavaScript source file to output a compressed version.

Ideally the process does not run in the background but in a dedicated shell, so I can easily terminate the process at the end of the day.

What would be the cleanest and most flexible way to watch specific files and/or directories for file changes and perform a custom action inside a shell?


texts: equivalent of windows+L in osx snow leopard

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Possible Duplicate:
  Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?

whenever i used to leave my system i just press WINDOWS+L in my windows system. Now i have macbook pro with snow leopard OS and i am searching for equivalent of windows+l.

So my question is what is the keyboard shortcut to lock macbook pro?

i know the shortcut COMMAND+SHIFT+Q.
But this shortcut is for logout not to lock the system.


texts: Number of supported screens on MacBook Pro

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I have a Mid-2018 Mac Book Pro.

On its 2nd Display Support Option it writes the following

  *In addition to simultaneous support of the internal display, this model supports a single external display up to 5120x2880 at 60Hz at
  over a billion color, up to two displays up to 4096x2304 at 60Hz at
  millions of colors, or up to two displays up to 3840x2160 at 60Hz at
  over a billion colors via Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C).

I cannot infer however from the above, whether the particular MacBook can support:

  3 external displays with resolution 2560 x 1440

Any interpretations on this?


texts:
I have an iMac running High Sierra version 10.13.6. Attached via the USB port is a 4 TB HDD with a 1 TB partition I use for backups. I've been using Time Machine with the TimeMachineEditor app for almost a year now and its been working fine. Using TimeMachineEditor I have a backup scheduled for once a week. A day or so ago the scheduled backup failed and I can't seem to get it to work.

My earlier backups have been running around 140 MB and I have almost 300 MB on my backup drive. When I go to Time Machine Preferences I get a window like the one shown below.

The blue circle is used to indicate the red message circle. When I click on the red circle I get the following message:

I've run Disk Utility/First Aid on my TimeMachine backup drive and it appears to be ok. Below is an image of the First aid result.

When Disk Utility sees this drive it reports the following:

Can anyone explain what happened and why time machine will not finish the backup.


texts: Running macOS Sierra (10.12) or macOS High Sierra (10.13) on a 21.5" mid 2017 iMac

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I'm looking at buying a new 21.5" mid 2017 iMac which will ship with macOS Mojave 10.14.

I have some software that will only run on macOS Sierra 10.12.

Is it possible to downgrade to macOS Sierra 10.12 on this iMac by wiping the hard disk and reinstalling the OS from a USB installer? Does the mid 2017 iMac have the drivers to run macOS Sierra? If not do they have the drivers to run macOS High Sierra?


texts:
My iMac is wonderfully performant, but under extended load it sounds like a hive of angry bees.

I am using Turbo Boost Switcher to avoid using up all the CPU headroom, but for multithreaded applications it is not helping much. I would like to underclock the CPU (or GPU for that matter) to limit the heat produced.

In Windows (using Bootcamp) I found options for limiting CPU load in the OS scheduler (which is not exactly underclocking), and an option for limiting GPU power (making it "battery friendly").

Are there similar things on Mac? Are there ways to use the power controls to achieve something like this? My MacBook Pro also behaves this way when all cores are under load.


texts: My iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (4014)

texts:
Error 4014 occurred when restoring my iPhone 6s I have restarted my iPhone, but it didn't help. I don't know what to do next.

Why did it happen?


texts: How to Set up WiFi Access Point to Share Folder of Files for Download?

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I need to set up a WiFi access point that can offering file downloading via web browser using what I will call a "DEVICE" here for short.

I am open to what the device will be -- my MacBook Pro, a 2nd MacBook Pro I also own, a wide-squat Time Machine I own, another device I have not yet purchased, or one of those devices augmented with a new purchase -- I just want to achive the goals mentioned below.

I am also interested in the DEVICE being somewhat to very portable, if possible.

So I need a DEVICE that will not (necessarily) be connected to the Internet but that will allow people in the same room to connect from their computers via the DEVICE's WiFi and then visit the one website hosted by the DEVICE whose domain hostname will be served via domain name server on the DEVICE where they will see a webpage with links to and descriptions of files they can download via HTTP.

My use-case is I will be speaking at numerous WordPress conferences and I want to show people how to set up a local development environment during a 45 minute talk. More importantly I want those who are interested to be able to follow along in semi-workshop format and be able to configure on their own computers.

The problem is the people installing on their own machines will need to download ~750MB and if that takes more than 2 or 3 minutes for 10 to 20 people to download I will almost certainly run out of time.

I am very technical and I feel like I can envision numerous solutions but cannot quite confirm the details of any one solution.  I had purchased a LibraryBox but after testing it takes more than 10 minutes to download the software, and that is with only one computer connected. Obviously this is a non-starter.

I am happy to buy a WiFi dongle to complete my DEVICE if needed, or even a completely non-Mac DEVICE to carry with me, I just need to make sure whatever I do can:

Allow many WiFi connections,
Is very performant,
Has files that can be made available for download via HTTP,
Does not open my laptop up to any security concerns, and
if possible that is reasonably portable, e.g. the Time Machine is on the "almost not portable" end of the spectrum.

Thanks in advance for any help.

UPDATE:

Looking at one of these wondering if it would allow me to present my MacBook at the file server, but can't tell from the available information.


texts: Access Application Menu Item with AppleScript

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I am trying to create a global hotkey for a function of an app by building an AppleScript in Automator.app and then assign a hotkey to it in Service. But the AppleScript doesn't work.
Specifically, I'm trying to click the Set as system proxy item of ClashX.app.

and the item path is showed as below:

My AppleScript (sorry IDK the corr. syntax highlight):
on run {input, parameters}

    tell application "ClashX"
        tell process "ClashX"
            click menu item "Set as system proxy" of menu 1 of menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
        end tell
    end tell
end run

and it comes out
Syntax Error: Expected end of line but found “"”.

Note: the process name seems to be "ClashX", but I'm newbie to OS, so I post it here FYI.


texts: Set global defaults for Catalina Music "as Songs" display

texts:
In Catalina Music, as in iTunes, choosing View/as Songs  shows songs in a column layout that I prefer.  However, Music defaults to the following columns, which I don't like:
Title, Cloud Download, Time, Artist, Album, Genre, Love, Plays

The only ones I want are Title, Time, Artist, and Album, and there are other ones I want that aren't in the list.  It's easy to choose columns in an individual (EDIT) playlist (either by control-clicking on the header bar, or with command-J, which brings up a convenient checkbox dialog).  But it's a real pain when you have hundreds of separate (EDIT) playlists (one for each album), as I do.  I have to do this separately in each playlists.
Is there some way to change the default globally?  (I'm willing to edit configuration files if that's what it takes.)
(btw I experienced this problem about a year ago when I first installed Catalina on a different machine, and didn't solve the problem, but I have gradually fixed folders bit by bit on that machine.  Now I have a new machine with all of the old defaults.  I'm surprised I didn't ask earlier, and surprised that someone else has posted this question by now.  I see no evidence of either.)


texts: Can thieves use Bluetooth scanners to detect sleeping MacBooks?

texts:
I believe Bluetooth devices can wake MacBooks so I wonder if this is a theft risk.

Is it possible for thieves to detect sleeping MacBooks in car trunks by using Bluetooth devices or signals?


texts:
swift auth yields the error:

  error: unable to invoke subcommand: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/swift-auth (No such file or directory)

when I brew install it it does the same thing.  how can I swift auth again?


texts: Macbook Pro got stolen. Thief knows password. iCloud Keychain all compromised?

texts:
My Macbook was stolen. And I think the thief knows my Macbook's login (admin) password (not Apple ID). (I know, very stupid of me)

Does that mean all my passwords stored in iCould Keychain are now compromised? I have now changed a majority of them.

I guess the only thing I can do is to pray that the thief just wiped out my hard drive (would be best), and not doing some funny business with my iCloud Keychains?


texts: iPod Classic - Disc 1 and 2 of a double album are not consecutive in the cover flow

texts:
Some double albums correctly imported via iTunes are then not correctly diplayed in the cover flow. Disc 1 and Disc 2 of double albums are not consecutive despite the information, names etc are correctly uploaded.

How to get such albums displayed in sequence using the cover flow option?
Thank you for any contribution
Have a good day
Alessandro


texts: Is there any way to skip to next song while repeat one is enabled in iTunes?

texts:
Let's suppose that I'm playing an album with several songs.

If I enable repeat>one, the same song will be played after the song is over.

However, while that option is enabled, pressing next song on the touch bar does not move on to next song - it just start over with the same song.

If I remember correctly, this broken repeat one functionality was introduced at iTunes 11. (i.e. on iTunes 10.x when I press next song button it played different song)

Is there any way to change this behavior?


texts: how to stop downloading a game in itunes?

texts: i downloaded a car racing game and 23 other games in iTunes , but the download time for the car racing game is 3 hours!how do i stop downloading this game, but not stop download the other 23 games?I have already tried deleting it but i could not.


texts: I want to upgrade to Mojave but there is no room on my main disk drive to download it. Is it possible to download it to a usb drive and then upgrade the operating system on main disk drive from there?


texts: How do I tap on bottom right to trigger a secondary click?

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Similar to Tap with two fingers for a "right-click" or secondary click but I want tap bottom right for secondary click?
They only have the option for Click


texts: Easy way to copy paste file paths on Macs

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I am working on some long procedures that will need to reference a lot of file paths of documents located locally and on various external drives and servers. In all cases we are using Apple Macs with either El Capitan or Sierra installed.

My problem - it is taking me a long time to manually type and double-check the file paths are correct.

Preferred solution - I would love it if there was just a way to copy and paste the file paths into these procedures.

I did try using the Get Info option, but couldn’t see a file path listed anywhere that I could copy and paste.

I also read this question: Get components (path and filename) of POSIX filepath and did have a go of using the script. This was promising, but it doesn’t quite do what I need.

Is there an easy way for me to just copy and paste file paths as I need them?

For example, if I have an image called “Serial Number.jpg” located on an external drive called Server1 the file path would be: /Volumes/Server1/Serial Number.jpg.


texts: What can you use the iPod 4th generation bluetooth for?

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I am wondering what I can use the bluetooth capability in the iPod touch fourth generation for? I tried to pair it to a Motorola headset, but I was not able to pair it.

Jailbreaking is not an option for me. :)


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I recently tried to sync my iOS device, but I got a message similar to this one:

I tried googling around, and people generally recommended to disable syncing photos to fix this, but in my case syncing photos was already off.

Any ideas on how to fix this?


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My daughter has a MacBook, 10.6.8 and we have the install discs.
It's gotten to that age, 5-6 years, where it runs sluggishly, and I'm thinking to wipe the drive, maybe replace with an SSD, and reinstall the OS.

I am looking to be sure that the applications that have been activated by serial number continue to work. Is there a simple process to do this? In the very old Mac days, the serial number / keys were stored in a preference folder. Now, I'm not so sure what pieces need to be saved to move software from an old drive to new.

I'd go the CCC (clone) route, but a full image would probably take the sluggishness with it. Trying to clean up the next version of the drive.


texts: How do I move a third-party application's menulet from one location to another in the menu bar?

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I bought QuickCal 3 from the Mac App Store recently.  Now, when I boot my Mac, the QuickCal menu icon shows on the menu bar, and where it wants to by default, I suppose.

Since QuickCal has the ability to show the current day of the month within its icon, I thought it would work best if positioned next to my clock.

I'm trying to save space in my menu bar (I have a lot of crap there already, you'll see), so I have "Show date" turned off for the built-in clock.  But, since I want to have the QuickCal icon, I figure it can do double-duty and add back in the day of the month .. my aging brain can still remember the month, anyway.

So, how can I accomplish this:

That is, how can I reposition a menu icon in the OS X menu bar?

I tried dragging, but that didn't work.  Is there a way to do this in OS X (e.g. is there a keystroke I need to use while dragging?), or some preferences I'm not aware of?

I realize my specific request may be a challenge because I want to move a 3rd party menu item in between two OS X built-in ones (The clock, & battery status.)

Failing that, is there a third party tool I need to add to the multitude I installed already?  In the olden days on Windows XP, I used to have a tool called Taskbar Shuffle that permitted rearrangement of icons in the taskbar and system tray .. anything similar for OS X (but for the menu bar)?

Thanks!


texts: Add search criteria in the Finder in Catalina

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inches, mid-2015) with a 2.8 GHz Intel quad core i7 processor, now running macOS Catalina 10.15.3.

Before the upgrade, I could do a search as follows. Press ⌘ + F to open a Finder window; select what I want to search (this Mac, recent files, etc); press the Plus Sign to add criteria (such as extension, title, type of file, etc). After the upgrade, there is no Plus Sign. All I can do is search all occurrences of whatever I type.

How do I add search criteria like I did before?


texts: Mac asking for username and password on starting up

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I am running MacOS High Sierra on a Macbook air and this is the screen that usually comes up on booting.

The mac starts up after typing the right password. From yesterday after restarting, after typing the password on this screen, a new screen comes up asking for a username and password.
This is new and has never happened before. The unusual screen looks like this

I have tried the username and password used in the previous screenshot but that doesnt seem to work. The wallpaper that comes up is mine hence I don't suspect a hard drive crash.
Any solutions for this problem? How to go about this?


texts: How to determine the specific rule Mail App used to move a given message?

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I have dozens of filter rules in my Apple Mail (under Mavericks).

(the SyncedRules.plist file is  110460 bytes long)

99% of my rules move spam mail to the trash.

My criteria are somewhat loose, and sometimes it happens that
legitimate messages end up being moved to the trash.

I have a case where I can't find manually which rule applied
to a specific message. This message is moved to the trash,
but I can't figure out which rule it responded positive to.

How can I get the info of the rule which was found as a match
to a specific message, so that I can tighten it and avoid it
apply in the future to alike messages ?


texts: Activating NightMode (Do Not Disturb) at a designated time of night?

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I am often on call for work, if my phone rings it's very important that I can answer it. I set the ringer on loud when I go to bed to wake me if called.

However the contract only covers certain times so I don't want to be distracted by every notification/message coming in when I am not on duty.

Is it possible to configure Night Mode to come on automatically at (for example) midnight?

I've looked into some of the Alarm/Timer functions which offer a few options "When Alarm  Ends" but I've not seen what I'm looking for.


texts: GPG key generation - timeout on OSX due to lack of entropy

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I'm trying to generate a series of GPG keys gpg --gen-key but coming up with the same error that there's not enough entropy to generate a set.

We need to generate a lot of random bytes. It is a good idea to perform
some other action (type on the keyboard, move the mouse, utilize the
disks) during the prime generation; this gives the random number
generator a better chance to gain enough entropy.
jsdgpg: agent_genkey failed: Timeout
Key generation failed: Timeout

I can't seem to find any solution specific to OS X. Is there a way to generate more random numbers and avoid the timeout?

I'm using OS X 10.12.6 and gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.1.


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When I bought new Airpods 2nd gen, the firmware it came with was 1A673. The volume level on my android phone (OnePlus 6T) when connected was quite loud and everything was good.

But when I connected my Airpods to my iPad with iOS 13.1 the firmware on these got updated to 2A364 and then when connected to my android phone, music volume started getting low. I tried with other android phones too.

But the thing is during the phone calls the volume comes out loud but low only on music or videos.

How do I fix this?


texts: .profile is not loaded on non-login /bin/sh

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The problem is in the title, but let me add few details here.

I am running on OS X 10.10.5 (14F27). Using default Terminal.app.

Content of config files

Content of /etc/profile

echo " # reading /etc/profile"
# System-wide .profile for sh(1)

if [ -x /usr/libexec/path_helper ]; then
    eval `/usr/libexec/path_helper -s`
fi

if [ "${BASH-no}" != "no" ]; then
    [ -r /etc/bashrc ] && . /etc/bashrc
fi

Content of /etc/bashrc

echo " # reading /etc/bashrc"
# System-wide .bashrc file for interactive bash(1) shells.
if [ -z "$PS1" ]; then
   return
fi

PS1='\h:\W \u\$ '
# Make bash check its window size after a process completes
shopt -s checkwinsize
# Tell the terminal about the working directory at each prompt.
if [ "$TERM_PROGRAM" == "Apple_Terminal" ] && [ -z "$INSIDE_EMACS" ]; then
    update_terminal_cwd() {
        # Identify the directory using a "file:" scheme URL,
        # including the host name to disambiguate local vs.
        # remote connections. Percent-escape spaces.
    local SEARCH=' '
    local REPLACE='%20'
    local PWD_URL="file://$HOSTNAME${PWD//$SEARCH/$REPLACE}"
    printf '\e]7;%s\a' "$PWD_URL"
    }
    PROMPT_COMMAND="update_terminal_cwd; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
fi

Content of ~/.profile

echo " # reading ~/.profile"
...

Content of ~/.bashrc

echo " # reading ~/.bashr"
...
source /etc/profile
...

Content of ~/.bash_profile

echo " # reading ~/.bash_profile"
source ~/.profile
source ~/.bashrc

Output of calling sh and bash

So here is output of invoking sh.

$ sh
sh-3.2$

sh --login
 # reading /etc/profile
 # reading /etc/bashrc
 # reading ~/.profile
d12frosted:~ d12frosted$

$ bash
 # reading ~/.bashr
 # reading /etc/profile
 # reading /etc/bashrc
d12frosted:~ d12frosted$

$ bash --login
 # reading /etc/profile
 # reading /etc/bashrc
 # reading ~/.bash_profile
 # reading ~/.profile
 # reading ~/.bashr
 # reading /etc/profile
 # reading /etc/bashrc
d12frosted:~ d12frosted$

As you can see, when calling sh - it doesn't load any configurations. Is something broken in my environment or it's expected?


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I would like to connect an external monitor (1440p/2k 144Hz) to my Macbook Air M1.
My monitor has Mini displayport and HDMI outputs.
Does this cable support 144Hz on 2k? https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HN8B2ZM/A/mophie-usb-c-cable-with-mini-displayport-connector
Or can I use an adapter instead of this cable?
Thank you!


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Dose any one know the shortcut key for opening a file from the "files" browser?

I tried Command+O but that open the location in finder instead of dreamweaver.

Or how to change it to the enter key?

Thanks


texts: Control volume with right mouse button + mouse wheel

texts: Are there any programs that let me assign custom action such as changing the volume on mouse gestures (right click+scroll wheel), similar to Volumouse on Windows?


texts: Using dnsmasq when not connected to the Internet

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I'm routing dns requests through dnsmasq so that domains I'm using for local development point to 127.0.0.1. This works great when I'm connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or ethernet, but I start to have problems when I'm not connected to the Internet at all.

In dnsmasq.conf, I have this setting:

address=/gentoo/127.0.0.1

Turning off all network connections, I run:

$ dscacheutil -q host -a name test.gentoo
name: test.gentoo
ip_address: 127.0.0.1

$ ping test.gentoo
PING test.gentoo (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.043 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.107 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.177 ms
^C
--- test.gentoo ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.043/0.109/0.177/0.055 ms

So that seems to be working fine. But if I try to open http://test.gentoo/ in Chrome, I get the message:

  Unable to connect to the Internet Google Chrome can't display the
  webpage because your computer isn't connected to the Internet.

  You can try to diagnose the problem by taking the following steps:

  Go to Applications > System Preferences > Network > Assist me to test
  your connection. Error 106 (net::ERR_INTERNET_DISCONNECTED): The
  Internet connection has been lost.

Chrome sees that I don't have a network connection, and it doesn't even try to make the request.

Any idea how I can work around this? Can I create a dummy network interface to convince Chrome I'm connected to the Internet? Can I make it send the requests even though I'm not connected? Any other ideas?

I tried the solution at https://serverfault.com/q/22419/92378 but it did not work, as I'm on OS X 10.7.3, so resolver is ignored when not connected to a network.


texts: Enable network access for a new account without logging in once

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After creating the admin user on a new build server, I create the builder user via the command-line using Ansible. gitlab-runner is installed via brew and a launch daemon plist starts the service  automatically as the builder user. Unfortunately, gitlab-runner hangs when git fetching changes until I manually log-in the builder user account via Remote Desktop one time and click through the first-time setup of the user account. After the initial login, you can logout, reboot and everything just works after that.

Since I have a workaround of logging in the first-time through the GUI to complete the setup of the builder user is there a way to get the macOS Mojave to do whatever it does during the first login via the command-line?

gitlab-runner.plist

For completeness, I'm providing the /Library/LaunchDaemons/gitlab-runner.plist file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>SessionCreate</key><true/>
    <key>KeepAlive</key><true/>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>
    <key>Disabled</key><false/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>gitlab-runner</string>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>builder</string>
    <key>GroupName</key>
    <string>staff</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
      <string>/usr/local/opt/gitlab-runner/bin/gitlab-runner</string>
      <string>run</string>
      <string>--working-directory</string>
      <string>/Users/builder</string>
      <string>--config</string>
      <string>/Users/builder/.gitlab-runner/config.toml</string>
      <string>--service</string>
      <string>gitlab-runner</string>
      <string>--syslog</string>
    </array>
  </dict>
</plist>


texts: Default list of Quicklook Plugins for a fresh LION install? What QL plugins "should be" in /System/Library/Quicklook/?

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This is an easy one for you all. I simply need people to list what Quicklook plugins they have installed in /System/Library/QuickLook.

I ask because I have a QL plugin named: Icon.qlgenerator in my system's quicklook folder and I do not think it should be there. Even a google search of "Icon.qlgenerator" turned up only a couple hits and they were no help.

All in all: I need members to 1) help me out and simply list which QL plugins they have in their system/library/quicklook folder (everyone should have the same.)
2) If Icon.qlgenerator is not supposed to be there, does anyone have any idea where this could have come from? Did previous versions of OS X's /System/Library/QuickLook directory contain Icon.qlgenerator?

Maybe I am freaking out and it should be there but if that was the case I think google would have found me some better info. Google Search for "Icon.qlgenerator"

Thanks, we'll go from here. If it's not supposed to be there I will drop some more questions about determining what uses this ql plugin etc...

File in question: /System/Library/QuickLook - Modification date: 4/12/12, Creation date: 4/12/12, last used: 4/12/12... version 3.2


texts: What breaks if I delete the folders named Public and Sites?

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The default home folder on Mac OS X has folders named Public and Sites.

I never use them, so what will possibly break if I delete them?


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Is there anyway to reset the Finder sidebar?
I thought deleting the finder and sidebar preferences and then restarting would have done this, but it does not.


texts: AppleScript works in Script Editor, but not in Terminal

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My objective is to create a script that sets my company logo as the icon of a webpage-shortcut-file on user Desktop.
The background is IT-management. I want to run a remote script on 100+ Macs to place a branded shortcut to my support portal on everybody's Desktop.
I found a piece of AppleScript that should change the file icon. The problem is that it works fine when I test it in Script Editor, but if I do it in Terminal, it runs, but doesn't complete the task.
Here's the code (h/t How can I change a file or folder icon using the Terminal):
#!/usr/bin/env osascript

use framework "AppKit"

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# PROPERTY DECLARATIONS:
property this : a reference to current application
property NSWorkspace : a reference to NSWorkspace of this
property NSImage : a reference to NSImage of this

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# IMPLEMENTATION:
on run
    set icon to "Users/myuser/Downloads/supporticon.png"
    set target to "Users/myuser/Desktop/supportpage.webloc"

    setIcon to icon for target
end run
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# HANDLERS:
to setIcon to iconPath for filePath
    set sharedWorkspace to NSWorkspace's sharedWorkspace()
    set newImage to NSImage's alloc()
    set icon to newImage's initWithContentsOfFile:iconPath

    set success to sharedWorkspace's setIcon:icon forFile:filePath options:0
end setIcon

Running it in Script Editor gives result: true (and the icon actually changes).
Running it in Terminal: My-MBP:~ myuser$ osascript setIcon2.scpt gives false and nothing happens. But I need for it to work in Terminal, because that's how the remote management software runs the script.
As my proficiency level in AppleScript is "monkey pushing buttons", the solution is probably something blindingly obvious. But could anyone help me to figure it out, please?


texts: iPad 2 restarting intermittently and very slow to operate and charge

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I have an iPad 2 (Model MC769B/A) running on iOS 6.1.3 (10B329) and over the past few days I have experienced very slow charging times when plugged into the usual source - the main wall socket.

Also, I have had a number of intermittent restarts even when I am in the middle of something. The screen just goes black and then the apple logo appears 2-3 seconds later and the device appears to reboot.

I have tried closing all application running in the task manager (double clicking the home button) and doing a hard reset (holding the home button and power button) but neither seem to have any effect.

I'm also noticing that the power the device holds is erratic at best, as I had zero charge this morning - completely flat, no power - at then plugged it into the wall and after 5 mins it was at 36% then after 2 mins was at 18% (!).

Does this sound like a hardware or software problem? What else can I try to remedy?


texts: How does one "Press 1 for English" using voice on iPhone during call with phone system menu?

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Is there a way to use my voice to "press" a button on the numeric keypad during a phone call, resulting in my handset sending the appropriate DTMF codes to the device on the other end?

I like to conduct business while riding my bike, and Siri can help me with most requests hands-free. However, interacting with a phone system on the other end seems to be where her assistance hits a hard stop -- I can't find a way to have Siri "press 1" or anything to that effect during a phone call.

While some phone systems accept voice input, many still rely upon DTMF tones to be sent through during the call to select certain menu items. Many times, hands are unavailable, and being prompted for keypad input can be frustrating and dangerous.

Is there a way to, for example, have Siri listen to calls for commands like "Siri, press one five one pound", to send the DTMF codes "151#" on behalf of my hands?


texts: Is there a simple way to have separate dock icons for different Chrome Profiles?

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I am using Google Chrome version 22 on OS X 10.8. I use separate user profiles (created using the native Chrome facility in Settings->Users) for my "regular" web browsing, and the web development that I do. I launch my web development profile from the regular Chrome profile window by clicking on the avatar in the top-left-hand-corner:

At the moment both of these profiles share a single dock icon. However, I would much prefer for each Chrome profile to have its own dock icon, with the windows managed separately - and ideally for the dock icons to be distinguished in some way. Is this easily possible? By 'easy', I mean things like rebuilding Chrome from source are not an option I'll consider.

Note: I would like to use the same, stable, version of Chrome for both profiles. It would be OK to have the same version installed twice as long as they can be kept separate and the dock icon distinguished.


texts: Can I use the octopus cable to connect a Thunderbolt Display to my 2012 iMac?

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I tried connecting a Thunderbolt Display to my 27" iMac (2012) using the Thunderbolt end of the display’s octopus cable, but the display did not turn on and was not recognised by the iMac.

Is this configuration not supported, i.e. does it only work when using a Thunderbolt <-> Thunderbolt cable?


texts: Using keyboard to launch app from folder in Launchpad (Yosemite)

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I have a mid-2013 13" MacBook Air and I like to use the keyboard whenever possible as opposed to clicking.

In Mavericks I could open Launchpad (Fn-F4 in my case), navigate to a folder using the arrow keys, open that folder with the return key, navigate to an app icon using the arrow keys, and open that app with the return key. All good.

In Yosemite (OSX v. 10.10) I can open an app that way only if it's in the top level of Launchpad. If I'm inside a folder in Launchpad, I can navigate around using the keyboard but cannot open an app using the return key. Nor can I open an app with command-O or any other key that I can find. (Inside a folder, when I navigate around, the background of the selected app icon turns a light gray instead of a darker gray in the top level of Launchpad. I'm not sure if that is significant in some way.)

This is puzzling to me. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

[Update, Sept 18, 2016: Launchpad launches apps as expected with the return key in this situation as of OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.5. No more bug.]


texts: Is there a way to delete music, podcast or iTunes-U to make some space available (to take more pictures for instance) without a computer ?


texts: How to set Preview to always open files in a new window?

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When I open files in Preview, I want them to always open in a new window, not as a document in the same window.
I've tried setting these preferences, which did not work:

Preview > Preferences > Images > Open each file in its own window.

System Preferences > Dock > Prefer tabs when opening documents >
Manually

When I open a .png image with Preview, it reuses the last window instead of opening the image in a new window. I can right click > "Open in New Window", but that is annoying to do every time.
Preview Version 10.1 (944.6.16.1)
macOS Mojave 10.14.6


texts: Can I recover files lost in OneDrive Mac App Store update installation that had not been synchronized to web?

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I am on 10.12.6.
I know I should have had a backup.
I have not used OneDrive locally for years, not launched the app etc, but I have a local OneDrive folder on my Mac where I stored things in the past and at one point synced them. I can't remember what stopped working with it, but I eventually just uploaded to the web when I needed to. But I also kept adding files to that local non-synchronizing folder. A mess, I know. I had OneDrive files on the web that weren't on the Mac, and vice versa. I just started treating the local folder like my local home folder.
Anyhow, I have studiously avoided doing any OS or app updates. I finally got tricked. The notification thing that pops up for the mac app store is usually one I can avoid, but I accidentally clicked it, and it did some OS updates (haven't restarted yet) as well as updating OneDrive which I couldn't find a way to cancel.
I have no idea how, since OneDrive isn't running, but several of the folders in the local, non-synchronized OneDrive folder that were years old now show a modified date of Today and a lot of their files are missing. Those are ones that I do happen to have synchronized a long time ago, and I can see that there are files on onedrive.com that aren't on the Mac, somehow they were deleted locally and their folders date was changed to today.
I can tell there are other missing folders that I had added to the local OneDrive that had never been synchronized.
I tried explaining this to Microsoft tech support, and after trying to explain it over and over they finally asked if I had checked my iCloud . . .
Basically, I think something in the installation process touched the folder--maybe it tried to start syncing again? There is nothing in my local trash or the recycling bin on onedrive.com
Any ideas on where the files could be?


texts: HP ScanJet 4070 Photosmart produces just stripes after OS upgrade

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My HP Scanjet 4070 stoped working after an upgrade to the current MacOS. It scans the pictures but then the saved PDF only contains stripes:

This happens on two machines. What can I do?

I asked in the HP support forum. They sent me on to another support forum and in the second forum nobody cared.


texts: Why do I get back more disk space when I restart my Macbook on Mountain Lion 10.8.3?

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I frequently run low on disk space on my laptop.  When I'm down to my last gig or so on my 256MB SSD (as reported by iStat Menu), I'll get various warnings from the OS and apps saying that I'm running out of space.

I can empty my trash, which buys me a little more time, but eventually I will run out of space and won't have any more to empty in my trash.

The weird thing I have discovered is that if I reboot my mac, I get another 8-10 gigs of storage back for free.  After a reboot just now, iStat is now reporting 10.83GB free, and the Finder confirms it (reporting 10.96).

What I don't understand is where this storage is coming from.

At first I thought it might be related to Spotlight indices, since I've often noticed that spotlight has to re-index after a reboot.  However, after spotlight appears to finish indexing (as reported in the spotlight menu), the available disk space is still over 10 gigs.  So it's likely not spotlight.

The amount of space I get back is suspiciously close to the amount of RAM I have in my machine (8 gigs).  Could it be related to virtual memory?

My assumption is that somehow it's related to temporary cache files, but I don't know which or why, or how to clear those caches without a reboot.

So my question is: Why do I get back 8 to 10 gigs of storage space after a reboot when my hard drive runs low on space?


texts: Magic Mouse 2 Only Connects When Plugged In

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I have a Magic Mouse 2 - the type that can be connected to my laptop with a Lightning cable, and a Retina MBP 15-inch Mid 2015 running Sierra (10.12.3).

My mouse does not connect via Bluetooth. Power cycling the mouse, the computer itself, the bluetooth, and the wifi does nothing. I've also tried un-pairing the mouse as well. I followed every step of every answer on this already.

However, when I plug in the mouse with my lightning cable, the mouse is immediately recognized as my mouse, and even has a 88% charge on it. The moment I unplug the mouse, it is disconnected and unrecognizable.

Help?


texts: What's the best server/client combo to remote into your Mac (10.6) from a windows machine?

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I have a Mac OS X 10.6 computer at home, which I like to remote into from my work laptop from time to time. I've tried using RealVNC and UltraVNC with the built-in VNC client, but I can't get them to accept the adaptive compression, so I can either do

8-bit color that is low bandwidth
Full color that takes up too much bandwidth for my home's upload speed

Is there a VNC client that supports the adaptive compression on the built-in vnc server for Mac OS X? Some other things I have tried are

Using custom VNC server (Vine Server) to get higher color with acceptable bandwith
Logmein.com - which seems to have it's own adaptive compression, but is only free for use w/one computer


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I had a 4th Gen Apple TV setup as my HomeKit hub and was working fine. Lately I've noticed the Home App on iPod/iPhone says "Apple TV not responding". I've done all the tier-one support obvious things: Updated iOS and tvOS, cycled power on and off, signed out/in on Apple TV cloud login, etc.

About at wits end, the Apple TV hub seems to be necessary for any newly added devices to show up on other home users (that I invited) iPhones. There will be unrest among the natives soon if I can't make this work.


texts: Restore from backup on iPod touch issues

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Here's the story:
I recently tried to update my iPod touch 4th Gen. to iOS 4.3. I did make a backup yesterday at 6:30PM, then I clicked update in iTunes. That's when everything went to hell.
The first update didn't work. There was an error (I don't remember the exact error) and the update failed. I could still use my iPod, but none of my apps would open. I tried the update again and, after some more trouble, it seemed to work. However this time I couldn't get to my music. It said "You must sync your iPod with iTunes first before you can use Music."

I tried this, but no matter how many times I synced, this problem would not go away. So I figured I would just restore it from my backup. This doesn't work. I keep getting this error: "Could not restore because the backup failed." It says this for every backup.
I've tried completely restoring the iPod to both 4.3 and 4.2 and nothing works.

It seems to me like there is a communication issue between the iPod and my (crappy) PC. When I click "restore from backup" this weird little window pops up in iTunes with an indefinite progress bar. Its title is "Restoring from backup" and under the progress bar it says "Estimating time remaining." The real interesting part is that the iPod is unaffected. It doesn't change to the "Restore in Progress" screen or "Sync in Progress" or anything.

I'm really at a loss here.


texts: iTunes' music sharing disconnects when Macbook sleeps

texts:
My Macbook Pro, OSX El Capitan 10.11.1, disconnects from my Windows PC's shared iTunes library whenever it (my Macbook) sleeps.
To reconnect it I have to restart music sharing from the Windows machine.
This is a pain, and I'd like to stay connected all the time.

For those who enjoy reading...
I've turned on music sharing with iTunes on my Windows PC by following these steps:

opening preferences (Edit > Preferences)
Going to the sharing section
Checking the box "Share my library on my local network"
Checking the box "Home Sharing computers and devices update play counts"

which I got from here. At the end of the process I follow, my preferences screen looks identical to the one shown in the article.
Then, when I open iTunes on my Macbook Pro Retina, 15", OSX El Capitan 10.11.1,

I can see my Windows Computer's iTunes library and access it and play songs from it.
However, when my macbook falls asleep, it seems to somehow disconnect from the Windows machine, and I can no longer access the remote library.
I have to restart music sharing from my Windows machine in order for my macbook to reconnect.
How can I keep my Macbook connected?


texts: What application can record a cursor location and multi-touch input heatmap?

texts:
Are there any applications out there that can record mouse interaction, and save a standard image1 that adequately conveys the exact situation that using the mouse created?

Due to the proliferation of gestures in Lion, I would like to include an image conveying exactly what I do in bug reports. Take for example my question regarding Chrome's use of Two-finger forward/back gestures. I would love to attach an image that conveys my exact touch pad usage (and a standard mouse could be beneficial too in other cases) when filing a bug report regarding my gesture grievance.

1 Where standard image file is something like an animated gif, or perhaps an annotated jpg/png with indicators of finger number, and stroke direction.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to minimize all windows/applications to the dock?

I am aware of the F11 shortcut, but that doesn't really minimize all windows - it moves them to different corners and then when I open something up they ALL come back. The closest thing I have to making this work is by pressing F11, then Command + Option + Desktop click.

Are there any easier ways?


texts:
I am facing severe battery drain issue with my iPhone 7 (13.4.1). Battery discharges almost 1%-2% per minute while using. Even though battery capacity shows 100% in Battery menu in Settings. Additionally I checked with CoconutBattery which gives give below results, which seems to be alright. I have disable auto-sync and other general settings as per tips found in web to reduce battery usage. Still why is battery drain happening?

coconutBattery Output:

Battery Health Output:


texts: Adding text to PDF using Adobe Reader in OS X

texts:
As can be seen from the screenshot, I have selected "Add text at cursor" and entered the desired text.

But as can also be seen - there is only a tiny very narrow entry there - I can not even discern if any text were actually being displayed.

Adding text should be a simple procedure. What am I missing here?


texts: Can Notification Center be made black/dark in macOS Sierra beta?

texts: How do you get Notification Center to be dark/black in macOS Sierra beta? I had it that way in OS X El Capitan but cannot find how to do it in new beta.


texts: Is it possible that a photo went through without me knowing?

texts:
My phone gets glitches a lot. My texts would be jumbled and mismatched. Some photos would only appear in “camera roll” but not in “moments.”
I was texting someone, and accidentally clicked on a bad photo. I closed out of it before it could send the person, but is it possible that it went through without me knowing?
Is it possible that I could send something but not have it show up in the text thread on my phone?


texts: Restricting SSH access to key-based authentication only

texts:
So I've successfully authenticated myself with my private key, but now I want to disable passwords all together, so I can only access it with my private key.

I edit /etc/ssh/ssh_config and I add the following:

PasswordAuthentication no
PermitRootLogin no
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
UsePAM no

at the bottom of the file. I then restart SSH with:

sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist

and I try to authenticate with a device that doesn't know my private key at all. I can log in fine just by logging in with my regular user (username@123.123.123.123).

How do I do this? I'm running El Capitan 10.11.1 on my machine.


texts: How to manage permissions of files owned by user "_unknown" in Mac OS 10.13.4?

texts:
I've got permissions problems with files on my MacOS 10.13.4 desktop.

When I try to correct the problems by hand, I see a curious issue:

Matt$ sudo chown Matt:Engineers TestFile
chown: TestFile: Operation not permitted

Matt$ ls -l
-rwx------ 1 _unknown  _unknown     24281 Jul 19 2016 TestFile

This file was copied as part of a large data transfer from another system with different users. However, chmod should still honor root authority, and even with an unknown user ID, should still allow root or a sudoer to change it.

Any ideas on this situation?

How can assert authority over this file, and correct its ownership and permissions?


texts: How to record video stream with VLC on OSX?

texts:
The recommended Linux/Windows way is to use command line:

cvlc --run-time=5 --sout file/ts:stream.mp4 htsp://@ip:5050

I would like to do the same on OSX, but it doesn't have command line. I tried the same, but replaced cvlc with /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC, but it doesn't work:

filesystem access error: cannot open file /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/rtp://@ip:5050


texts: Can I enroll in Apple's Developer Program from Kuwait?

texts:
How can I enroll in Apple's Developer Program from Kuwait?

I am from Kuwait. I have Apple IDs associated with the USA and associated with my country of origin. When I try to enroll with my Kuwait based account, I keep getting an error saying:

  Sorry, you can’t enroll at this time.


texts: I have a Zagg Keyboard. For a while it worked fine when I used messenger. I thing the problem came alone when I up dated software. The issues is before the update the enter key moved the cursor down a line. Now the enter key send message. I can't stand this and want it back like it was before. Any ideas???


texts: Does disabling auto-correct in Lion also disable spell checking?

texts:
I found auto-correct incredibly annoying and turned it off soon after installing Lion on July 20th. Auto-correct is fine on a small touchscreen and I can deal with it occasionally correcting to the wrong word, I could not stand it on my real physical keyboard with my Mac.

Since then, I noticed that I am always having to go to the application's Edit menu -> Spelling and Grammar and check the "Check Spelling while Typing" option to get spell check to work and underline misspelled words.

I know that in iOS, if you disable auto-correct, it also disables spell check. Did Apple really think this was a good idea with Lion too, or is it just something only affecting me?

Update:

Going to Sys Prefs -> Language & Text -> Text and changing spelling from "automatic" to "U.S. English" and restarting seems to have fixed this issue for me for all but one app.

Notational Velocity seems to still not want to check spelling automatically without me explicitly turning it on from the Edit menu (in that app's preferences, spell checking is set to on). I'm going to assume it's just an incompatibility between Lion and the app. I just installed the nvALT fork and that seems to be working fine.

Glad to see that Lion didn't actually adopt that "feature" from iOS. :)


texts:
Recently, I signed new keys to gain access to my friend's server. The keys were signed on my friend's machine and I signed and added them to my .ssh folder. I attempted to sign in multiple times but I received an error:

Permission denied (publickey)

This prompted me to try adding multiple keys into my .ssh folder for access to my friend's device. I could get nothing to work.

I then generated a key pair from my own machine, and I handed it to my friend to add to their server. Soon, I was able to SSH into the server.

However, the next day, I am receiving an error:

I'm running MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 on my macbook pro.

ssh: connect to host [hostname] port 22: Connection refused

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling OpenSSH via Brew, but there was no improvement. Additionally, I tried SSHing over port 2222, which also failed.

Additionally, I tried accessing two different servers and my SSH request failed on both attempts, so it seems a client side issue.

I'm rather new to working in the terminal over mac, so any and all advice would be appreciated. Below is the verbose error log.

ssh -vvv [user]@utdallas.edu

OpenSSH_8.1p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1d  10 Sep 2019
debug1: Reading configuration data /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug2: resolving "utdallas.edu" port 22
debug2: ssh_connect_direct
debug1: Connecting to utdallas.edu [10.182.71.70] port 22.
debug1: connect to address 10.182.71.70 port 22: Connection refused
ssh: connect to host utdallas.edu port 22: Connection refused

Currently, I am receiving a different error, and both seem to be related.

ssh -vvv ben@67.207.91.101

OpenSSH_8.1p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1d  10 Sep 2019
debug1: Reading configuration data /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug2: resolve_canonicalize: hostname 67.207.91.101 is address
debug2: ssh_connect_direct
debug1: Connecting to 67.207.91.101 [67.207.91.101] port 22.
debug1: connect to address 67.207.91.101 port 22: Operation timed out
ssh: connect to host 67.207.91.101 port 22: Operation timed out

Both servers which I've tried to SSH into are running some form of linux. (I don't have current My friend is still able to access their server from their account, and the school server which I'm attempting to access also allows SSH for other users. Both ports 22 are open on the machines.

Any diagnostic advice or recommendations for my issue?

Update: I rebooted my Mac, and I ran ssh -vvv [user]@utdallas.edu The first time I tried it it said:

OpenSSH_8.1p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1d  10 Sep 2019
debug1: Reading configuration data /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug2: resolving "utdallas.edu" port 22
ssh: Could not resolve hostname utdallas.edu: nodename nor servname provided, or not known

I ran it again and got a different error. All subsequent errors are of this form.

OpenSSH_8.1p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1d  10 Sep 2019
debug1: Reading configuration data /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug2: resolving "utdallas.edu" port 22
debug2: ssh_connect_direct
debug1: Connecting to utdallas.edu [10.182.71.70] port 22.
debug1: connect to address 10.182.71.70 port 22: Connection refused
ssh: connect to host utdallas.edu port 22: Connection refused


texts: Delete unrecognized afps local snapshots

texts:
When using diskutil list in Recovery, I can see 20 disk images that are certainly localsnapshots from Time Machine.
I need to remove these disks so I can use Bootcamp Assistant.
I have disabled Time Machine and removed the associated drives in System Preferences. I have also used tmutil (in normal boot) to list and thin any snapshots, but none are reported affected. Meanwhile, the disks are still visible through terminal in Recovery; but not regular boot.
If tmutil Is not seeing them, is it safe to delete them via terminal in Recovery?
Thanks for any help!
edit: this is my output when listing disks in recovery


texts: If high-quality music files are integrated into the iTunes Media/Music/ folder, and the user uploads content to iCloud by subscribing to iTunes Music, and those files are then downloaded to other devices of the user; do those files when they are on the other devices have the same bit depth and sample rate that they had prior to being uploaded into Apple Music? I.e., are they bit-by-bit the same files that were initially added to the iTunes folder?


texts: How do I set "Show in finder" to reveal location rather than open files (in default program)?

texts:
I've had this problem for a while now on Yosemite. It all started when I tried to change Alfred to reveal files with forklift rather than finder.
Since I couldn't get that to work i've reverted back to finder except now both Alfred and Chrome "show in finder" just opens the file instead of revealing in finder.

I've avoided fixing it for a while by using the terminal open /path/to/folder but that is super inefficient.

I couldn't find a similar question addressing this (frustrating) issue.

Thanks.


texts: Phone wakes up a few minutes after every text message. Can I make that stop?

texts:
I have an iPhone 6S with the latest version of iOS. For a couple of months now whenever I receive a text message and put the phone back down it will wake up again for no apparent reason.

Sometimes it seem to randomly do so without a text message, but the text message one is reproducible.

Anyone have any idea why that might be and if I can stop it?


texts: Is it possible to configure the 2013 Airport Extreme to use a syslog server?

texts:
I know it was (and still is) possible to configure the earlier Airport Extreme and Airport Express stations to forward syslog events to an external server.

The trick is to use AirPort Utility 5.6.1

But is it possible to do the same with the current (mid 2013) model? Will AirPort Utility 5.6.1 work with these models?


texts: How to drag files into an app's Dock icon in macOS Sierra?

texts:
Up until the macOS Sierra update, I was able to do the following, which I used quite a lot:

Start writing an email in Outlook for Mac or in Mail.app.
Select a file in Finder that I want to attach to the email.
Drag the file to Mail.app (or Outlook) Dock icon.
Hover over the Dock icon until the icon flashes a couple of times and then shows the open application windows. You can press the Space bar to speed up the process of showing the application windows.
Drop the file into the email window that I opened in the first step.

This has worked fine for years, up until the macOS Sierra update. With Sierra, the app icon in the Dock flashes once or twice and then nothing happens at all.

The settings described in this question also no longer seem to be in Sierra - I can't find them in the Finder Preferences. It looks like this has been moved to Preferences > Accessibility > Mouse & Trackpad, although it does not help.

Dragging files into other application windows (this does not only affect Finder and email) has become a lot more difficult due to this.

Is this a known bug, or is there a workaround that allows to use the above process again for this use case?


texts: How do you sync iPhone 5 with macbook to import iMovies?

texts: I tried to contact Apple for support since I just bought iMovie for my iPhone 5.  They just shut me down, no response.  I figure it was because my macbook is an older model and out of warranty.  I can get my movie clips to show up in iMovie on my macbook.  How do I get the new movies I made on my iPhone into my macbook for editing and filing?


texts: Biggest external monitor support for 13" MacBook Pro

texts:
I'm using a 13" MacBook Pro and want to connect it to an external monitor. What is the largest resolution supported for an external monitor?

From what I know this MacBook Pro is using VGA intel.

Workstation:
OS X Lion
MacBook Pro 13" early 2011


texts: I did not set Airplane Mode on my Apple Watch.  I did silence my iPhone, but when I activated sound again, Airplane Mode is on my Apple Watch.  I cannot get it off.  It is not activated on either my iPhone or Watch app.


texts: What's the relationship between homebrew and xcode command line tools？

texts:
Are they the same thing?

I was reading the "homebrew-php" github page, and it mentions about xcode and its command line tools.
My understanding about homebrew is it is a package manager like npm, why does it have anything to do with xcode, which I think doesn't have much to do with PHP.


texts: Replace vertical line with ">" in text copied from Mail and pasted to plain-text

texts: When I copy the text of an email from Mail into a plain-text document, it loses the vertical lines marking replied text. Is there any way to replace those vertical lines with ">" (greater-than signs)?


texts: How do I see what applications or services are preventing an external flash drive from ejecting?

texts:
I know there are general solutions out there to deal with problems ejecting hard drives, but I'd like to get more specific and understand what applications are causing problems so that I can deal with them without closing every app or by logging out when I'm in the middle of working. Or worse still to be unable to reformat an external disk or to do disk operations like create a bootable installer which is what prompted me to ask this question.

Looking in the Activity Monitor > Disk Tab didn't seem to be very helpful. I'd have to go by a hunch and check the info for an app, look at Open Files and Ports tab, scan the Open Files for directories that match the problematic disk and or volume. This process is needlessly tedious. There's got to be a better way.

I'd like to be able to use an Application or a Terminal command, point to the disk or volume in question and have it return what Applications are preventing the disk from ejecting.

Are there software or utilities that specialize in preventing applications from needlessly molesting external drives? I would consider a well written script/service. I don't mind using command line utilities to get the job done.

I was considering downloading Little Flocker again and seeing if I could apply it to my external drives. Every application would be blocked from accessing my external drives until I aprove it or make a rule via Little Flocker. But apparently Little Flocker was bought out by F-Secure :(.

For what it's worth I'm on MacOS Sierra V. 10.12.5


texts: Map Navigation Application that Builds on Top of Google Maps

texts:
Is there a map navigation application ( GPS app) that is built on top of google maps? Something like papago, but it is too expensive for my taste.

It would be better if that GPS can alert me on the current road condition ( whether there is a massive traffic jam ahead of current route) and suggest me alternative.

Edit: If GPS apps are not allowed to build on top of Google Maps, is there a GPS app that can check on traffic condition and suggest me alternative route?

I'm living in Malaysia, if that's important to answer the question.


texts: Updating modifier keys from the command line takes no effect

texts:
The goal: map "Caps Lock" to "Control" from the command-line.

I'm trying to update the modifier keys from the command-line with the following command as explained here and here but to no effect.

$ defaults -currentHost write -g "com.apple.keyboard.modifiermapping.1452-611-0" '(
{
  HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst = 2;
  HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc = 0;
})'

When I do it from the "System preferences" it works right away and seem to be configured the same as when I do it the manually, as seen below:

$ defaults -currentHost read -g "com.apple.keyboard.modifiermapping.1452-611-0"
(
        {
        HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst = 2;
        HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc = 0;
    }
)

This is the same exact result as when running it manually or from the GUI.

When restarting after running the command line, I see that in "System preferences" it's set correctly, like I expect but, it doesn't work. It only works when resetting do default and setting it manually.

I even tried copying the plist file as suggested here again to no effect (even with restart).

Next I tried this with no success (ideas from here):

defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain <rest of command>
defaults write NSGlobalDomain <rest of command>
defaults write GlobalPreferences <rest of command>

Running OSX 10.9.4 (Mavrics).

Any ideas are welcome.


texts: How to get music from Dropbox to ANY mp3 music type app

texts:
I am using an iphone 6, first time with an iphone, not really fond of it unfortunately bought it for the slow-mo video but having a heck of a time getting my music transferred!

I don't want to live stream it, I want the music saved on my iphone. Trying to transfer from a Linux system computer (that was a whole lot of fun) finally figured that out using the dropbox app, but how to get the music from dropbox to an app that I can make playlists and NOT stream as I don't have unlimited data or wifi available ( I know stone age right?)! There has got to be an answer. Don't want to pay for all the music I had on my android device before switching to (cough.. a phone known for music abilities)... help appreciated! (as user friendly as possible I am tec illiterate, sorry.)


texts: Fundamental Difference Between Charging An iPhone At The Mains & Via USB Cable Linked To An iMac?

texts:
If you are working at an iMac and there is also a mains socket close at hand, is there any difference (in any respect) to charging an iPhone via USB cable linked to the Mac or is it more advisable to charge via a charger to the mains socket.

eg

Is there a difference in the time taken to charge using one method than the other. ?

If using the Mac to charge, does it cause the Mac to use more RAM in the process (and could this prove to be detrimental on Mac performance if using resource hungry software). ?


texts:
I recently upgraded my iPhone5, and want to download the iphone-user-guide-for-ios-10.

I found in iTunes on my MacBook Pro running 10.12, and it shows "Downloading", but has been doing this for hours. It is only 23MB.

There seems to be no progress report.

I also tried iBooks (which I use, but have never used the iBooks Store), and clicking on iBooks Store does absolutely nothing.

How should I be getting the User Guide?

EDIT:-

I successfully downloaded on my iPad, but could not transfer to the Mac.

I booted up an old MacBook running 10.7.5 and iTunes informed me I had already "purchased" this, but let me download a copy. Of course I could not open it on the old Mac, so I copied to the MacBook Pro running 10.12, and could open in iBooks.

I would still like to fix the problem, so I don't have to go through this rigmarole.


texts: What makes macOS 11 Big Sur supported on a 2013 MacPro and not a 2012?

texts:
In the past, older Mac Pro machines have not been supported by newer macOS releases due to standard features on the machine (e.g. Bluetooth wasn't standard on 2008s, limiting Sierra) or by CPU extensions (SSE 4.2 required for Mojave). With the announcement of Big Sur, Apple states that you must have a 2013 "trash can" Mac Pro or later leaving the older cheese graters behind.
What is it about the 2013 that would prevent Big Sur from running on a 2012 Westmere or even back to a MacPro4,1? One of the benefits of having a Mac Pro was that you could upgrade the Bluetooth and GPU modules and this is how we got (say) a 2008 machine to work all the way up to High Sierra and even Mojave if you were brave enough. But those upgrades aside, I believe the CPUs of a 2012 and 2013 supported the same features so I'm wondering if there is something else?


texts: Two different Containers after factory reset? Macintosh HD & Macintosh HD Data?

texts: I wanted to start from scratch so I followed the guide that Apple has on their site. After rebooting and logging back in I saw that I have two different containers. Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD Data. Is there anyway to consolidate these into one? It says there's "Other Data" that's sitting at 22GB. No idea what that is and I'd love to clean up space on the Mac, that's why I wanted to restart from scratch.


texts: How to alway paste WITHOUT formating in MacOs Catalina?

texts:
So i want when i paste some text (Command + V), it always paste as plain text, without any formatting that could exist in the source.

Currently if i copy a text in Word that has bold and italic, when i paste it on another app it will paste with bold and italic. What i want is to paste only the text, without any formatting.

I know i could use another more complicated shortcut to do this, but i want to remap Cmd+V to do this by default.

Is this possible ?


texts: Is it now possible to spy on other person's iPhone using microphone?

texts:
There is this app on the Appstore "Find My Kid" and "Chat with parents". They allow to the first app to start listening to microphone of the second app even without notification. Even when the app is in the background and the screen is off.

So I wonder: How does the app do this?


texts:
I have tried repeatedly to remove the chart in the stocks app from the screen. I scrolled up once to see a chart, and now I can't get the chart
to go away.

I can't get the chart in the attached screenshot
to leave the screen.

How can I dismiss or hide the part where it says Error retrieving chart?


texts: How can I transfer iMessage/SMS messages from Mac to iPhone?

texts:
I have a huge problem. I’ve restored my iPhone without first making a backup. I have all my iMessage/SMS conversations on my Mac (macOS Sierra).

Is there a way I can transfer those conversations to my iPhone?


texts: Fixing an LED Home Cinema display caused whistling and a spark, is it salvageable?

texts:
I was given an LED Cinema Display 1920x1200 from December 2008. I was able to fix a similar one because of a software issue on the owner's computer.

I was told that
it was working intermittently, showing the computer screen and turning off soon
aftewards. It stayed in a slightly damp basement for one year: when I opened it
apart, it had a bit of mold on the metal.

I connected it to my mac computer and the display showed nothing. I took it
apart and inspected the two boards, which seemed fine, although some of the
metal on the power supply board had a layer of rust. I tightened the internal
cable connections, left the cable for sensor-2 disconnected because it was too
short to be connected when the screen was loose, and plugged it to power without
a connection to a computer: the logic board whistled, had a spark, and produced
smoke for a few seconds until I unplugged the power cable. I checked the logic
board again and the damage was not apparent. I plugged the cable again, with no
whistling, spark, or smoke this time, and connected the mini-display cable: the
monitor displayed nothing but the fan was on high gear. I tried with several setups for the
sensor-2 cable: disconnected, connected one way, and connected the
other way. The result was the same: no display on the screen and high speed on the fan.

Does the whistling and the spark mean that one of the two boards is fried? If so, Apple has discontinued the product and does not seem to
sell the parts, so I'd need to buy from a reseller with the risk of
incompatibility. If so, Apple has discontinued the parts, so the cost and risk of second-hand parts to fix a 10-year old monitor seem large compared to the
more modern options available.

The display is also missing a glass screen: does it play a role beyond aesthetics, e.g. in filtering UV from the backlit display?

I read this thread and this
one,
and I think I have a different problem.


texts: How to upgrade ipad 2 to 7.1.2 not 8.0.2?

texts: I have an iPad 2 wifi, and it is currently on 7.0.4. I would like to update to 7.1.2 not 8.0.2 which is the default update when I go into iTunes. I tried shift clicking and choosing 7.1.2 I have saved but I keep getting an error that says its not eligible for the requested build. I have checked my hosts file, and there seems to be nothing wrong there. What could be causing this error?


texts: All files in Finder show 'Date Modified' with correct days but always the same hour: 19:08

texts:
When I open a Finder window, all the file timestamps show the same hour, 19:08. The dates change, but the hour stays constant. This is also the case for time/dates shown in the Console.

The Clock on the top right shows the correct time.

A datecommand in Terminal shows the correct time.

I have zapped my NVRAM and also replaced the on-board battery.

I am using a MacPro 1,1 with Mac OS X 10.7.5


texts: Phone calls immediately hang up - unless headphones are connected

texts:
Since updating to iOS 14.3 on my iPhone 7, incoming and outgoing phone calls immediately hang up with the error message below unless I have any Bluetooth headset connected.

Everything works fine with a headset, though. As doing phone calls is kind of an important functionality in an um... phone,  I would love to be able to restore the phone call feature.
What would be steps to try to fix this problem?


texts: Keep list of websites in Notification Center

texts: I want to keep stackexchange site as a notification so that whenever I want to open the site I just need to scroll down from the top and click on link of the site. Is there any way to do that?


texts: How do I change fonts and add colors in Contacts?

texts: I just discovered how to change fonts and add colors to Notes by using command T.  How can I change fonts and add colors to Contacts?  (Conmmand T does not work for Contacts).


texts: Can I simulate multi-touch input on a Mac?

texts:
With iOS's accessibility features, it is possible to pretend the user is using multiple fingers or making certain gestures while in reality they are only using one finger.

Is there any way I can simulate multi-touch trackpad gestures on a Mac?

(Note: While this can be used for accessibility purposes, I'm specifically thinking of using this to two-finger-scroll while using my Monoprice drawing tablet. An answer that fulfills that function without working in all circumstances will also be accepted.)


texts: Is there a way to mount or expose a folder within a package to another folder?

texts:
I'm trying to create a time-lapse video from jpegs using GoPro studio on the MAC but that (and alternatives I've tried) don't seem to understand how to access all the photos in the Photos app.

If I right-click on the Photos app and go to 'show package' contents, I can see all my photos in a directory called 'Masters'.

Is there any way to mount or otherwise expose that folder as a standard folder that other applications might be able to work with?


texts: Best practises for battery/charging MBPr

texts: I have purchased my first macbook recently and would like to know what are the best practises for keeping the battery in good condition.


texts: Using Mac OS X 10.9 lsof launches 5 to 10 processes at a time on its own taking all cpu

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I am running a MacBook Air 13 (Latest) with 8GB / 512 Flash / Core Intel i7.

Lately shortly after bootup I hear the fans winding at top speed. I checked the top processes and see several instances of lsof and Python consuming 50% CPU each. There are sometimes 6 or 8 and if I kill them they just relaunch. When I check the parent ID of these it looks like it the postgres database which is the parent and it appears to be backing up calendar.

Is there any way to stop this from happening? It's eating up my battery not to mention cycles off of the Air's life. Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: My iTunes keeps crashing whenever I try to show my Cloud Music. I go into Preferences > Store and check the box to show the music, but then it tries to load it and it crashes. It'll keep crashing each time I load iTunes unless i check the box off, but I want my Cloud Music seen. How do I fix this problem?


texts: Upload a new build to a "Ready for sale" version?

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I have an app in the Appstore that is 3.4 build 0.0.2 (Ready for Sale), but I found a small bug that I need too push out. It seems silly to update the version to 3.5 just for this small bug that we missed in testing.
(Update: I tried using @jksoegaard suggestion, but I get the below error:)

Is there anyway that I can remove the 3.4 from sale and simply create a 3.4 build 0.0.3 and submit this for review?


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I've ordered a new ipad pro; yay!  It has yet to arrive.  In my anticipation; I'd like to browse the app store and make a list of apps to investigate.  How do I do this?

While I've owned some iphones in the past, I currently only have a mac.  The Music app, only browses the music store.  The Mac App store appears to only offer mac apps (I tried searching for Procreate and nothing shows).  If I try the web at https://www.apple.com/ios/app-store/, it only directs me to the app.  Searching generically for an app (e.g. procreate), I find https://apps.apple.com/us/app/procreate/id425073498, but url manipulation doesn't avail; I find no generic search box or navigation page.

Have I missed anything obvious?  Is there no way to see the ipad/iphone app catalog outside of one of those devices?


texts: I read that you can't delete the calendar icon. Mine is missing and not in a folder. I tried power cycle - no good. Resetting desktop icons changed everything. My Mail is now a screen icon and my messages moved to the toolbar.


texts: MacBook Pro 16" battery drains overnight

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I've had this Mac on Catalina 10.15.5 for a few weeks now and suddenly noticed this battery drain overnight. It went from 60% to 3% two nights ago and happening last night too. After doing some digging I noticed that com.apple.alarm.user-visible-com.apple.remindd.time-alarm seems to be waking up the Mac every few secs. Googling it says that it's related to scheduled reminders which I have a few of but disabling those hasn't helped either. I've attached a snippet of the pmset log below. Basically these set of lines repeat all night, even when the lid is shut. Can someone please help?
2020-06-26 13:30:24 +0530 Sleep                 Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep':TCPKeepAlive=active Using Batt (Charge:100%) 76 secs
2020-06-26 13:30:29 +0530 Wake Requests         [*process=mDNSResponder request=Maintenance deltaSecs=2562 wakeAt=2020-06-26 14:13:11] [process=powerd request=TCPKATurnOff deltaSecs=40962 wakeAt=2020-06-27 00:53:11] [process=powerd request=UserWake deltaSecs=19771 wakeAt=2020-06-26 19:00:00 info="com.apple.alarm.user-visible-com.apple.remindd.time-alarm,326"]
2020-06-26 13:30:29 +0530 PM Client Acks        Delays to Sleep notifications: [com.apple.apsd is slow(1965 ms)] [mDNSResponder is slow(5016 ms)]
2020-06-26 13:31:38 +0530 Kernel Client Acks    Delays to Sleep notifications: [powerd is slow(5020 ms)] [AppleUSBVHCIBCE driver is slow(msg: SetState to 1)(311 ms)] [AppleIntelFramebuffer driver is slow(msg: SetState to 0)(357 ms)] [ATY,Boa driver is slow(msg: SetState to 0)(353 ms)] [RP01 driver is slow(msg: SetState to 0)(1015 ms)]
2020-06-26 13:31:40 +0530 Kernel Client Acks    Delays to Wake notifications: [RP17 driver is slow(msg: SetState to 2)(738 ms)] [UPSB driver is slow(msg: SetState to 2)(955 ms)] [UPSB driver is slow(msg: SetState to 2)(953 ms)] [PEG0 driver is slow(msg: SetState to 2)(498 ms)]

I also noticed that certain scheduled tasks are listed multiple times in the System Information > Power > Next Scheduled Events?


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It is not possible to rename symlinks to one default folders in your home folder (~/Documents, ~/Desktop etc...) using Finder
This works in Terminal.

Update 2

To test:

run ln -s Documents "Documents symlink" in terminal.
verify you can't rename ~/Documents symlink in Finder
verify that running mv "Documents symlink" "Document symlink new" works


texts: Computer is generally slow, Applications take 10 seconds - 3 minutes to launch, websites take 5-15 seconds to load, etc

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I don't know why but my computer is generally slow. Some examples are:

Applications take 10 seconds - 3 minutes to launch, depending on which application.
Websites on the internet (all browsers) take 5 - 15 seconds to load, even though I have this internet speed (288 down, 112 up) (flash websites can take several minutes). I also know it's not my internet speed because it's fast on my other computers, my mobile, my dads/moms/friends/brothers/sisters etc.
When I open a new tab in Terminal, I have to wait 5 - 10 seconds to be able to use it (it has to login etc,) which usually take a few milliseconds.
Loading the contents of a directory can take 10 seconds - 5 minutes.

I have repaired my disk (no errors), reset NVRAM, reset SMC, changed harddrive. There are no weird errors in the console, and the problems do not exist on other profiles.

Some information:

No processes running at over 10% CPU, 6 GB RAM is Free, 300 GB hard drive memory is free. Macbook Pro 10,1 (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) 16 GB RAM, 2.8 GHz CPU, nVidia GeForce GT 650M/Intel HD Pro 4000. No anti-virus program, I find these useless, at least for a mac.