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I got a brand new mid-2015 MacBook Pro 15", OSX 10.11.3.

Display never turns off even it is configured to turn off after 10 mins in power adapter AND in battery mode. Screen saver (aerial) stays active forever. I tried disconnecting all USB peripherals connected - it did not help.

Any ideas?


texts: How to close all windows of Mac OS X Finder?

texts: Having 30 or 40 windows of different folders open, is there any way to close all of them at once? I tried to relunch Finder, and I was happy for a second having no open window anymore, but it reopened all the folder windows again :-)


texts: AWDL shows peer connected but cannot find iPhone via AirDrop

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The MacBook Pro is running v10.11.6 and the iPhone is on v11.1.2, both devices can see other people's MacBooks and iPhones, but these particular two devices just won't see each other.

Both devices are set to AirDrop ‘everyone’, the iPhone is logged to an iCloud account, the Mac is not signed into any account (it's a company device)

I've tried all the usual ways on both devices, rebooting, resetting, etc. but still no luck.

I thought maybe there's something wrong with the bluetooth, but I can successfully pair the Mac & iPhone to use iPhone as personal hotspot.

Then I tried the wireless diagnostic tool. I find that the AWDL (Apple Wireless Direct Link) in the monitor window does show the correct peers count (I mean if there's only the Mac and iPhone, and I unlock the phone, peers count would show 1; and it shows 0 if I lock the phone), which indicates that the Mac does see the iPhone after all. It just won't show up in AirDrop (Mac cannot see phone, phone cannot see Mac).

I should add that, randomly, the Mac and the iPhone can see each other. I've tried, like, thousands of times, but, it only happened exactly 3 times, and when it does show up, I can successfully transfer files (only for 3 times).

How could I debug this?


texts: How do iPhones get carrier locked remotely?

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My original iPhone 5 came directly from Virgin Mobile. As such, it's carrier locked.

A few months back, I had what seemed like a hardware issue, and in the process of troubleshooting it, Apple replaced my handset. They brought me a brand new iPhone 5 out of the storage area in the back of the retail store.

Apple does not have a Virgin Mobile "version" of the iPhone. Your options are AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, or no carrier. This means that Apple could not have replaced my iPhone with one that was already locked to Virgin. Additionally, Virgin Mobile has never touched my phone. It went from the Apple Store directly to my pocket.

This indicates to me that the process of carrier locking takes place when you place a Virgin SIM card in the phone and call the company to activate it. Is this correct? Or if I had taken the brand new iPhone from the store and tried to set it up on some other service, would I have found it locked somehow? Does it have to do with restoring my settings from backup?

How does this remote carrier lock work?


texts: AppleTV app on Mac - have episode play on separate monitor (not macbook)

texts: Is it possible to specify which external full screen monitor to use for the AppleTV app on a Macbook? It seems to always default to the Macbook screen even when the app is maximized in an external monitor.


texts: Setting up new Apple ID, I keep getting message that password is not complex enough

texts: I have chosen a password that has one upper case, lower case and 3 numbers,  but I still keep getting a message that it's not complex enough.  Why?


texts: I want to dual my Macbook with Mavericks 10.9.4 and Kali 1.0.8. I have downloaded the Kali .iso and "burnt" it to a USB stick using the dd command from in Terminal. I have partitioned my hard drive and left 50GB for Kali. I want to boot from the USB to install Kali (I'm pretty sure this is the way you are supposed to do it). However, when I hold down the option key at boot time and select the USB, my MacBook freezes. I have read stuff on google about grub. I am supposed to use that to make it boot? What do I need to do to have a dual boot Mac/Kali system?


texts: How to use Xcode 4 mergetool in a standalone fashion?

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I sometimes have to make git merges on the console. Up to now, for resolving conflicts, I was using Xcode 3's FileMerge (you can open it on the console using the 'opendiff' command). If conflicts show, I use 'git mergetool' which automatically invokes opendiff for each of the conflicting files.

However, Xcode 4 features a much nicer mergetool component for resolving conflicts. I believe this component is part of the Xcode 4 executable, rather than standalone. It allows you to preview the merged file, and directly edit merged code on a case-by-case basis, which makes merging complex conflicts incredibly fast and satisfactory.

Is there any way to use the Xcode 4 mergetool when invoking 'git mergetool' from the Terminal?

I cannot find an executable for this tool inside the Xcode 4 bundle. Any hack that achieves this would be welcome.


texts: Mail keeps crashing when clicking on gmail mailbox

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since yesterday afternoon my Mail.app keeps crashing when I am clicking on my gmail mailbox. I instantly see the beachball and looking into Activity Monitor it tells me that Mail.app uses 100% CPU while (Not Responding).

I tried restarting the Computer, I updated the System, I deleted all Mail-Containers from the Library Folder and also deleted the Envelope index files. None of this helped, still keeps happening.

Other Mailboxes on this system (iMac) work fine. The mailbox causing the problems works in Mail on my iPhone and my MacBook. Hence, I figured it has to have something to do with the iMac in combination with this particular mailbox.

I also checked and repaired file permissions using Disk Utility.

My System:

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name:   iMac
  Model Identifier: iMac14,2
  Processor Name:   Intel Core i7
  Processor Speed:  3,5 GHz
  Number of Processors: 1
  Total Number of Cores:    4
  L2 Cache (per Core):  256 KB
  L3 Cache: 8 MB
  Memory:   32 GB
  Boot ROM Version: IM142.0118.B11
  SMC Version (system): 2.15f7

The crash report (the beginning of it) when Force Quitting the unresponsive application:

Date/Time:       2015-07-07 13:35:31 +0200
OS Version:      10.10.4 (Build 14E46)
Architecture:    x86_64h
Report Version:  21

Command:         Mail
Path:            /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Version:         8.2 (2102)
Build Version:   1
Project Name:    Mail
Source Version:  2102000000000000
Parent:          launchd [1]
PID:             2101

Event:           hang
Duration:        1.00s (process was unresponsive for 263 seconds before sampling)
Steps:           11 (100ms sampling interval)

Hardware model:  iMac14,2
Active cpus:     8

Fan speed:       1199 rpm

I am really out of ideas what to do here. Would be happy for suggestions!

Thank you and kind regards

Nils


texts: OSX does not recognize the Scroll Lock key on my external USB Keyboard

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I am trying to share my monitor and keyboard/mouse between my PC (Windows 7) and Macbook Pro (1,1 - 2006, Snow Leopard) using a basic KVM switch (Trendnet TK207).

By hitting Scroll Lock twice the KVM switches from one computer to another. The problem is this works on Windows but not in OS X. OS X does not recognize my Scroll Lock key at all (even the Scroll Lock light doesn't work).

Any ideas on how to debug/fix this problem?


texts: Both iPhone 6 cameras show multicolour lines

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I couldn't find any information about that problem,

First of all, it's not always like that, sometime it's working fine.

I thought that it is a problem with the iOS because it's affecting both cameras, but a settings reset didn't helped, should I try a full reset of the device?

I just found out today that when I apply some pressure on the back of the device the pattern change, so I'm not sure that it is a software problem.

Is this a common problem that occurred in earlier version?
Does this have a name so I can look for more information?

If it helps, I think that when it occurs, it's in both cameras at the same time.


texts:
Remove auto suggestion for usernames
How do I remove this function?


texts: How do I check how many RAM slots I have in use?

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I own a 2010 13" macbook, and I'd like to do a RAM update from 2gb to 4gb.
Before I buy brand new 2x2gb ram, I'd like to make sure that my macbook has 2x1gb or 1x2gb ram slots.  I mean, if both slots are used or if there's only 1 used.
Is there a command line to have that information?


texts: Can I use a Verizon iPhone 5 on T-Mobile’s LTE network?

texts: I'm thinking of switching to T-Mobile and I am waiting for the 6 to come out. I don't want to switch, have to buy a 5s use it for a week and then turn around and buy the 6. So will the Verizon iPhone 5 work on T-Mobile’s LTE HSPA+?


texts: Display contents of file and also copy it to the clipboard

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I would like to create a helper function that displays my public key in the terminal and also copies it to the clipboard. How would I do that?

I tried cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy, but this only copies the key to the clipboard.


texts: 9,93 GB of 5 GB iCloud storage taken up by Docs - how to find an delete them?

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How is that possible?
How can I locate these files and remove them?

I cannot locate them neither through the iOS Settings nor at https://www.icloud.com/.

All I am using iCloud for is creating a backup with only a small number of applications included and it is usually smaller than 2 GB.


texts: Any risks in creating custom OS X extended attributes?

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Is there any risk associated in creating your own custom extended file attributes?  For instance:

should I be worried about naming collisions?
is there any file instability or increased risk of data loss associated with adding extended attributes?
is there anything else I should be concerned about that I'm not thinking of?

Extended attributes could be very useful to me for keeping track of file metadata that doesn't have any where else to be kept, and which I would like to keep about my important files with my important files.  But I'd like to know what possible downsides there are before I start adding them to my files.


texts: write a "macro" to launch multiple terminal windows with one icon

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I have to send a sales person to a conference, and I have a mack set up with a MEAN app (running mongo and node app in browser), I don't want my sales person to have to know/worry about how to launch mongo, or the node server, I want a way to let them click on an icon - and it will launch a terminal window that starts mongo, and launches a terminal window that starts node, and launches the web browser to the correct address.
Is there a way to do this?
The commands desired:
Terminal #1

mongod --dbpath=Desktop/Demo/data/db

Terminal #2

cd Desktop/Demo/api
nodemon

Terminal #3

cd Desktop/Demo/ui
nodemon

Browser

localhost:3000


texts: Need to automate an SMB path into a UNC path before sending to Win10 clients

texts:
New here, but I'm having difficulty putting together an AppleScript that will basically take an SMB link and turn it into a UNC link before I send it over to a couple of Win10 clients.

All same network, we're all using a SNS NAS and it's for Adobe Premiere links. We can do this all manually, but the editors don't have time/patience to convert each link. We're looking for an automated script that we could integrate as a service that will convert selected text.

I found the article below, but it's the reverse to what we're looking for. I tried reversing all of the functions in it but wasn't able to get it to run properly.

https://gist.github.com/anonymous/2211017

It'd also be awesome if the 'service' that is created simple copies the entry into the clipboard so that the end-user can paste it into a couple of different things like email and Slack messenger.

Hopefully someone can help or steer me in the right direction. I've been scouring Google for this for about a week.

EDIT** Examples below

Old path
'smb://server/folder'

New path
'\\server\folder'


texts: Disable Safari from loading previous website when scrolling down with Magic Mouse

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How can I stop Safari loading a page from history, each time I scroll the current page over the page end? i.e. swipe upwards on the Magic Mouse when the page is already at the bottom.

This feature is driving me crazy, because reversing the action triggers a reload of the page I was on and which I never intended to leave. Most of the times the page does not resume even close to the state it was in, so I'm losing work in practise every time this happens.

I'm aware of this question Can I disable the Magic Mouse swipe to go back feature in Safari?, but that deals only with horizontal swipe gestures which I have already disabled.


texts: What are the pro's and con's between Yabai and Amethyst window manager

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I already have BetterSnapTools, but it lacks some features which I liked on my old Windows laptop (I had AquaSnap installed, which actually has a lot of great features which I miss on the Mac).
Recently I heard about "Yabai" and "Amethyst" which are more "techy" to install and use, but seem to have more in-depth features. So far, I couldn't find any comparison of them at all, so I thought I'd ask this more "general" question and it would be great if we can collect the pros and cons.
I will update this question with relevant information.


texts: How old are Macs that cannot run 64-bit applications?

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We're trying to decide how much effort to put into ensuring that our software works well in 32-bit mode. (It's scientific software that must handle large datasets, so ensuring that it works well does not only mean building universal binaries, but also designing around address-space limitations.)

Q: In what year were the last Macs sold that, out of the box, could not run 64-bit applications?

By "out of the box," I mean in the hands of naïve users that do not upgrade the OS, choose different kernels, or change the system configuration from the default in any significant way.


texts: Image Capture: Why does the photo count not match "All Photos" on iPhone

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When I open the Image Capture app to copy photos from my iPhone to my Mac, I want to copy exactly all the photos in my "All Photos" section

However when I open Image Capture app, it shows 266 items when "All Photos" on my iPhone only has 249 items.

Why?
And if this app is not showing the items as seen in "All Photos", then what is it showing?
iOS 13.4.1


texts: Sorting text with diacritics on OS X gives wrong results

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Using postgresql I've noticed strange ordering issues. While investigating further, I've found a very informative post. I've inspected further and it is true that LC_LOCALE files are the same for sl_SI.UTF-8, de_DE.UTF-8 and en_US.UTF-8 locales (and probably all others as well!).

A simple test-case on OSX: create a file named de with contents:

u
ü
ö
a
b
c
f
g
x

and from the Terminal, run LANG="de_DE.UTF-8" LC_ALL="de_DE.UTF-8" sort de. The output is:

a
b
c
f
g
u
x
ö
ü

where expected output (for instance, if I run this on Ubuntu linux) is:

a
b
c
f
g
ö
u
ü
x

My system has local files for those languages and I see differences between en_US.UTF-8 and de_DE.UTF-8, just not in LC_COLLATE. Is there some reason OS X does not use LC_COLLATE settings? A related question: Case-insensitive ls sorting in Mac OSX


texts: How can I be notified when my boyfriend tracks my iPhone?

texts: I would like to know how often my boyfriend checks where I am. Is it possible to be notified when he checks on me? In the country where I live, Find My Friends is not available.


texts: Apple Time Machine, Drobo and studio computer

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I bought an Apple Time Machine.  I have a home studio with several hard drives.  I'm trying to find the best way to setup Time Machine to keep all my storage backed up all the time.

Studio Computer (12 Core Mac Pro)

250 GB - Internal SSD System Drive
2 TB - Internal Media Drive (Audio Samples, Sample Instrument Files)
2 TB - Internal Storage 1 (Recording Sessions)
2 TB - Internal Storage 2 (Recording Sessions)
(Note: Internal Storage 1 & 2 are used until full and then they are stored away and new drives are purchased to replace them)

MacBook Pro (13″ i7)

250 GB - Internal SSD (OS X files and software only)
1 TB - Internal Media (Audio Samples, Instruments, User Folder, Etc.)

Questions:

What kind of setup do I need to back all of this up?
Do I need a big USB hub with a hard drive connected that mirrors every drive in my system?
Do those drives need to be larger than each of the primary drives?
Should I get a Drobo or some kind of RAID drive?


texts: Is Windows 10 32 bit good for iMac 4,1 running Bootcamp?

texts:
I have an iMac 4,1, 2Gb RAM and installed Bootcamp.
Is Windows 10 Home Premium 32 bit good for that machine? Or is it too heavy, better install Windows 7 Home Basic 32 bit?


texts: FAT16 disk refuses to mount in Mountain Lion

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I've recently resumed a small OS-from-scratch-in-Assembly project I started several months ago in Lion. Part of the project involves compiling a binary file with NASM (the one that is pre-included), then creating a disk image based on that binary. The important point comes from the fact that the binary is written to the first sector of the image to be bootable from other hardware (the binary is compiled with a FAT16 BPB), which I test with VirtualBox.

Unfortunately, whenever I compile and try to mount the image in Mountain Lion, I get a dialog box that says, "The following disk couldn't be opened: boot.img — no mountable filesystems". I figured this was some oddity in my code, so I made a blank FAT16 disk image with Disk Utility, then compared my disk with the one created in a hex editor, then modified my code accordingly. Unfortunately, while it did manage to mount afterwards, my code no longer worked after making said changes.

So, knowing that I managed to successfully compile the code before (and hadn't touched it since recently), I popped into Time Machine and pulled my old working directory out. I tested the image in VirtualBox, and it works. However, I get the same mounting error. I found this very peculiar, so I copied the disk image to a physical drive, plugged it in to an old Ubuntu box, and it did, in fact, mount. I even sent the disk image to a friend (who is still running the latest version of Lion), and he was able to mount the disk image.

TL;DR: Why does a FAT16 disk image I have properly mount in Lion, but not in Mountain Lion? I tried mounting by trying open boot.img, hdid boot.img, mount boot.img some_folder, and mount -t msdos boot.img some_folder, none of which worked. I've attached the disk image in question via Droplr.


texts: Simple way to disable Cellphone (data & call) without disabling WiFi & Bluetooth on iPhone

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Airplane mode is fine sometimes - but sometimes I want a quick way to turn off my cell circuits (calls / sms / cell data) - without turning off WiFi & Bluetooth.

And no, I don't want to turn on Flight mode then re-enable Cell & Bluetooth (this is specifically not a duplicate of that question).

I may be playing music on a Bluetooth device, and connected to Wifi - turning those off and on can be extremely disruptive.

Are there any widgets that can do this say? You should be able to customise control centre to do it

Thanks.


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i am looking at a file in finder (/Users/user/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.6-p420/gems/mysql2-0.3.17/lib/mysql2.rb   ---- I'm listing all this in case Spotlight can's go this deep).

i ask spotlight to find it --- typing in upper finder window "mysql2" or "mysql2." or "mysql2.rb".

No results.

I looked thru all the similar questions. I've gone to System Preferences and drug the whole disk onto the privacy tab. I've taken the disk off that tab and just selected one small directory there. Supposedly if you close it (preferences) it will index the disk and then find your file.

No go.

I'm really getting frustrated. Can somebody tell me if there is another configure option somewhere. Or if not, is there a "after-market" search app that is good. I have to be able to look up files.


texts: Retina display support for XQuartz X11 applications

texts: I use a MacBook Pro with retina display, OS X 10.8. I'm trying to run applications on a remote cluster via X11 ssh forwarding. I see everything with bad resolution, and guess this has to do with my retina display. I know that the same applications look good if installed on my local machine. Any ideas? Thanks!


texts: Can I change the default dialer on iPhone 5s with some other app on iPhone

texts:
Is There any way to change the default iphone dialer with jio4gvoice app its annoying if someone calls me it pops up like a notification

Thanks


texts: MacBook Air audio input/output, mic/headset

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In perusing varying sources I have not reached a definitive answer on the ability to use a product such as the Headset Buddy on my MacBook Air.

Apple states...

Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone

...on their web site which led me to believe, along with varying comments that the audio jack is indeed both input/output. Having said that, I did purchase the above Headset Buddy and am unable to get it working in any way. It appears that the OS does not recognize the device in any way and it is not an available selection within Sound, only the internal components.

I want to avoid using a USB solution at all costs but more importantly identify if the port is indeed audio in/out and how I can get my Headset Buddy functioning properly?


texts: Can I turn to Dark Mode only for specific apps in macOS Mojave?

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The new macOS Mojave Dark Mode function makes all of Apple's built-in apps get the Dark Mode treatment, that is Safari, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Maps, Photos, Messages, FaceTime, iTunes, Apple Books, etc.

However, is it possible to selectively activate Dark Mode, i.e.,  only for a specific subset of apps? For instance, what if I want to keep Safari in Light Mode and turn Finder to Dark Mode instead? Am I somehow allowed to do that?


texts: Tunnelblick/Viscosity random connection issues even when not connected to VPN

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I have random connection issues after using Tunnelblick or Viscosity, where existing connections don't seem to drop (SSH, Skype, Hangouts,...) but nothing new can be established, ie. ping to 8.8.8.8 times out. It is pretty obvious because IRC warns about reconnections.

Using a MacBook Pro Retina 13" Early 2015 with Yosemite 10.10.3

connection issues last between a few seconds and up to 15 minutes, I monitored this with a continuous ping to 8.8.8.8 and other destinations, and they time out, eventually working again by itself
connected by wifi, but connection to router is not affected, ping to 192.168.1.1 works fine even when external ping is timing out
other computers/phones in the same network don't have this issue, including a 2011 MacBook Pro with same 10.10.3 that IIRC used TunnelBlick recently
wifi disconnect/reconnect fixes the connection, and so it does refreshing the DHCP lease with
echo "add State:/Network/Interface/en0/RefreshConfiguration temporary" | sudo scutil
after restarting everything works fine until Tunnelblick/Viscosity are used. Then the issue starts to happen randomly again, even after closing them
Completely uninstalling Tunnelblick also made the issue go away, but need the VPN at some point

It would help to at least be able to unload Tunnelblick/Viscosity completely without the need to restart


texts: How to disable Photos.app launching every time a device is connected

texts:
Every time you connect a device Photos.app opens and you have to disable it for every device one by one.

How do you disable this for all devices you connect?


texts:
I am no longer finding Java 6 on my Mac. I suspect when I upgraded to OSX 7.5 it upgraded my Java.

I am running an open source project that must be in Java 6. I can only find Java 6 for OSX 6

Is there any way to downgrade Java? I would hate to have to downgrade OSX just for this project.


texts: Set OS X Server for remote-only administration

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I have a Mac Mini with OS X Server in another room with nothing attached but the network cable. I manage it remotely using Apple's Server and Remote Desktop.

Is it possible to disable "locally" using the machine. As to avoid:

Someone attaching a display and seeing my activity.
Someone taking over the server control by ending my Remote Desktop session.

Cheers


texts: Connecting Raspberry to Apple Time Capsule

texts:
How to connect a raspberry to Apple Time Capsule? It should be easy but I faced several time consuming issues, I'm posting the solution as Q&A in the hope this can be useful to someone.

So... how to connect your Raspberry to Apple Time Capsule?


texts: I can't save my dock and spaces setting. Every time I set them (eg. disable spaces), after I reboot/re-login to the system, the dock and spaces settings will revert back to the previous status. How can I fix this problem?


texts: Getting Mac to ask for disk encryption password

texts:
Sometime in the past if I turned off the power to my Macbook Pro, when I started it up it would ask for a disk password. After that it would load the OS and ask me to select a user to login.

Now when I boot from power it no longer asks for a disk password. It goes straight to asking for a user. FileVault is still on.

How do I get it to ask for a disk password again? I don't want any user to be able to unlock it. I only want myself to be able to unlock the disk. All other users should only be able to use the machine if I've unlocked the disk first.


texts:
In Cocoa programs in Mac OS it is possible, using the fonts palette, add line below the character (underline), in the middle of the character (strikethrough), changing the stile of the line: single, double, colour.

I need to add a line above a character (to represent antiparticles in particle physics). Is it possible to do without using drawing tools?

I need a line being possible to add above any character, not just ones that have lines in certain languages.


texts: Keyboard shortcut stopped working in Safari 6.0

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I've created a custom keyboard shortcut for entering and exiting fullscreen in the keyboard preferences menu.

This stopped working for Safari 6.0 after I upgraded to Mountain Lion. I had the beta version of Safari which I got from the developers' site before I upgraded and the keyboard shortcut worked on that one.

So, how do I get this keyboard shortcut to work with Safari again? (Hopefully there's a simple explanation instead of some Automator workaround)


texts: Cannot erase HD partition - Could not find partition to expand, first partition on the disk?

texts:
My current HD status is

When I try to remove the "Free" partition, the log returns
"Could not find partition to expand, first partition on the disk?"

What can I do?


texts:
I have a lot of photos/videos which is not fitting into my iCloud storage. I would like to be able to sort them by size to see which photos/videos are taking up the most storage in order to either delete or transfer them to my computer.

Sorting iOS photos by file size is not offered by the stock iOS Photos app. However, I remember using a third-party app a few years ago to sort and see which photos and videos were taking up the most space, so I know that it exists. The closest thing I've found right now by searching is PhoTop. However, it doesn't seem to include videos in its sorting, which is quite important to me. I was thinking of using iOS 11's new built in video delete feature (found in the iPhone Storage section of the Settings app), but that only seems to be accessible in certain circumstances.

Does anyone know which app I am talking about?


texts: Preview seems to have corrupted PDF and lost all text and arrow annotations

texts:
I have used Preview to create a number of annotations for a PDF file. The annotations are a mix of boxes, ovals, text, arrows, etc…

Upon exiting and reopening Preview, it seems to have lost the majority of the annotations. Many of them still seem to appear in the Inspector's panel for annotations, however, the text is missing from most and many other edits are missing.

I've also tried recovering an earlier version of the file using Time Machine, and restarting the computer, but all versions past or present display the same corrupted / lost annotations.

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2


texts: Songs Won't Appear On Ipod After Syncing

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I have been having issues with syncing my iPod and would be extremely grateful if anyone could help.
When I connect my iPod to the computer it shows on both the iPod and iTunes that it is syncing. However the songs that I have added a week ago still won't go on to the iPod and I have tried syncing it several items. The songs are downloaded from iTunes so I don't understand why it won't work.


texts: How can I import external data into HealthKit?

texts:
I have a few apps that may not be updated to support iOS 8 and HealthKit, but they do offer CSV export of data they have stored.

Is there any way to import historical data into HealthKit and Health.app?


texts: Why cursor pointer size not getting small on Mac OS X sierra?

texts: I'm using Logitech mouse with my Mac OS X sierra, the issue is when I'm changing the cursor pointer size, making it small, it's not appearing. Only big pointer can be seen not the small one. Can anyone help me about this?


texts: Swift usage and payment as Apple Developer

texts: My friend and I are planning to use Swift to develop an application for our computer science class. I know there is a $99 fee for being an Apple developer but I was confused as to exactly where this applies. The Swift language itself is open source and downloadable through Xcode. If we were to just create the application but not place it on the App Store for purchase, do we still have to pay the $99?


texts: Why is My iPhone's Lock Screen Wider than Usual? Serious iPhone issue

texts: Today on my way home, I accidentally dropped my iphone with the back facing the ground from about 1.2 metres in the air. All other iphone functions are not damaged except for the screen. My phone has a password and therefore iTunes cannot access it. Also, the screen is damaged so I cannot see anything, and cannot key in the password for my iphone. No matter how hard I slided on the screen it's still the same when I takes the next screenshot. Could it be that the screen had already slided to the side, that's why I couldn't slide to unlock? Or has the touch screen broken down? So what can I do to solve this type of problem? Any reccommendations of iPhone controller (connection from USB only)? I have no budget at all and would not spend any money on this.


texts: I am being offered an iPad at a really good price but the seller says he can't remember his iCloud information so the tablet is locked. Is there a way to get this corrected?


texts: Is there an easy way to list CLI tools installed on macOS?

texts: So I have various command line tools like node, stats, etc which help me with day to day tasks, however I've noticed they don't show up in storage manager under applications and am unsure if there's a way to list all of those tools and completely remove all the files of the ones I don't use any more. It'll show as extra system memory use. It's not a big deal however I don't want to waste space. Is there a tool to manage all of this?


texts: How to remove friend's HomePod from audio selection during phone calls?

texts: I do not see it in Bluetooth devices. It is not manageable in the Home app. It's surprising how much of annoyance an extra click to get speakerphone is. Example below (NIST time of day phone number).


texts: What is the default speaking rate for the speech synthesis program?

texts:
I've been looking all over the internet, but I can't seem to find out the default speaking rate for the in-built speech synthesis program on Mac OS.

say "What to say" -r <rate>

As shown above there is a way to specify the speaking rate (wpm) but there is no where that specifies the default rate?

Anyone have an idea of what it is?


texts: Macbook Pro 2016 touch bar freeze in bootcamp after installing Visual Studio with Hyper-V

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Yesterday I've installed bootcamp, Windows 10 Pro, on my new tb/MBP (late 2016). Everything worked fine until I've installed Visual Studio 2015 (Update 3) with all of its components (50GB~).

After I've rebooted the computer, it took ~10 minutes to load Windows (waiting at the dark screen with Windows logo and dots loading animation). Then - the keyboard and trackpad do not respond (even the keyboard light is turned off). The Touch Bar sometimes works and sometimes not.

I've rebooted to macOS and everything works fine.

I've read many threads and saw that it may be related to Hyper-V, which Visual Studio uses for Mobile Developement.

So, how can I disable Hyper-V so I can get back my MBP to normal? I don't want to re-install Windows, and I can't work without Visual Studio...


texts: My MacBook Pro doesn't boot anymore. I've lost my install disc for the OS and I need to format/re-install. What are my options?


texts: com.apple.IconServices is causing high CPU usage and Finder problems in Mavericks. How to fix this?

texts: In OS X Mavericks, com.apple.IconServices seems to be causing almost 100% CPU usage and is causing Finder to become unresponsive (the "beach ball"). This happens periodically, usually when accessing a directory in Finder for the first time in a while. Restarting Finder stops IconServices from eating all the CPU, but revisiting the problem directory makes the problem happen again. How do I solve this?


texts: Shortcut to close tabs with matching URL pattern

texts:
In iOS 12 Shortcuts app, is there a way to search through your open tabs, determine any tabs that begin with www.apple.com (regardless what’s after the apple.com), and close it?

I am looking for a way of quickly closing any tabs that begin with http://www.apple.com?

Something like:

IF www.apple.com/*.*
THEN close tab
ELSE end


texts:
I'm using FileVault to encrypt my homedir. But when I'm not logged (locally) into my remote machine and I'm connecting to it trough SSH my home contains only the sparsebundle file.

How can I mount it so my home dir appears normally as a local login on the machine ?


texts: How to reinstall OS X on an iMac which only has Ubuntu installed on it?

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I have a 2011 iMac with only Ubuntu installed. It's not a dual-booted iMac, it only has Ubuntu installed.

How do I revert back to original OS X and remove Ubuntu? I've tried pressing various keys (⌘ Command R, Alt, etc.) to enter the boot menu,  but so far it hasn't worked.


texts: Swapping functionality for left and right SHIFT keys

texts: I've a weird issue. On my macbook 2010, when I use Google Chrome, Command+Left Shift+T doesn't work as expected. I would expect it to reopen last closed tab, but, instead, it simply opens a new one. For what it's worth, same combo, but using right shift key works as expected - reopens last closed tab. Note that, aside from that, left shift key is working just fine. I tried a few extensions for Google Chrome that would let me change the keyboard shortcut, but none of them are using key-press recognition, and in none of them is right-shift, or it's variation that seem logical, are recognized. I'm on Yosemite 10.10.


texts: Can an 'incorrect password lockout' be set?

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I administer seven Macs running a range of OS X 10.10 to macOS 10.13. The machine I use to administer them is running OS X 10.10.

All of the users are Standard accounts, with one Admin account which I use to administer the computers.

Is there a way to set an incorrect password lock out, which will only let you try more passwords if, a set time is elapsed, or the Admin user grants access again?

I would like to use the lockout as an additional layer of security from someone trying to brute force their way into a remote desktop session with a machine when the machine is on a public network (eg. hotel / airport etc).


texts: How do I also sync the web calendar feeds that are in my Gmail/Google calendar into iOS 6?

texts:
I have my Google calendar syncing properly, but it doesn't bring in my web calendar feeds. For example, I have Facebook events coming into my Google calendar via web calendar feed, but those same Facebook events don't come into my iOS 6 device (iPhone 5).

Edit: I found that by going to to m.google.com/sync I could enable these settings, but it is still not working.  See image: http://screencast.com/t/AaHmxCq4DOKi


texts: How to switch applications using Cmd+Tab when inside VirtualBox without using Host key?

texts:
When inside VirtualBox in order to switch to an OSX app, I first press Host key which is Right Option, then I press Cmd+Tab.

I wonder if there is some trick to eliminate pressing Host key before Cmd+Tab?


texts: When waking up my MacBook Pro, the external monitor unpredictably displays "snow flakes"

texts: I can't seem to pinpoint a specific cause for this, but sometimes when I wake my MBP the external screen gets fuzzy, like a TV with no reception, but I can faintly see my desktop behind the noise. If I sleep the display again (with hot corners) and wake it up again it's fine. Anyone know how to fix this?


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 13' and recently I received a MAcBook Air 11'. The Air is not big enough for me to use day to day but it can be helpful when I'm out of home.

What I'm wondering is 2 things:

What uses can 2 macbooks have?
How do you keep them sync so when I use the Air, everything from the Pro is there?

Thanks


texts: Has Apple hidden any tributes to Steve Jobs?

texts:
In Apple's software, are there any hidden tributes or memorials to Steve Jobs?

Someone told me you can find his glasses in an app but I can't find them.


texts: Why is my iPhone using 4G data when in range of my WiFi?

texts: This month my data usage is very close to my plan limit, so I am trying to limit usage to prevent going over.  But every day I notice it is still creeping up, and when I look at the log my provider shows me of data used, I see lots of (mostly) little transfers at times when I know I was definitely in range of WiFi.  I am especially sure of the ones in middle of the night; these are something like 20-50kbytes of data, so I was wondering if I am missing a setting that lets the phone switch over the the (lower powered?) LTE after being asleep for a certain amount of time which I could switch off, or if there is some other reason that it isn't using the WiFi connection.


texts:
I'm really puzzled here.  I just installed a new copy of Sierra on another partition, and as part of setting it up I double-clicked on my saved copy of f.lux that I keep in my "system rebuild" folder.  It asked me if I wanted to move it into Applications so I said yes, not thinking that it literally meant move and not copy, so it disappeared from my rebuild folder.  I figured it would now be in Applications, but it's not!

Even after a reboot, f/lux is running but it's not in Applications.  So where the heck did it put itself?


texts: Are the OSX Mavericks tags visible from the command line?

texts:
For example, suppose I have a directory structure such as

/Users
    /tlehman
        /Math
            algebraic_varieties.tex [tagged: Math, Documentation]
            projective_geometry.pdf [tagged: Math]
        /Development
            visualize_surfaces.py   [tagged: Math, Programming]
            solve_polynomials.scm   [tagged: Math]
    /guest
        /Desktop
            welcome.rtf             [tagged: Documentation]
/Volumes
    /USBKey
        assignments_for_may.txt     [tagged: Math]
        using_LaTeX.pdf             [tagged: Documentation]

From the command line, is there a way I can use ls (or something like it) to display all the files tagged as "Math"?

EDIT: I made a tool called tfind that does this: https://github.com/tlehman/bin/blob/master/tfind


texts:
I use a VPN tunnel to connect to a remote network on Snow Leopard. I set it up with the system settings for VPN and it works fine. Unfortunately, the VPN tunnel is used for all connections. Some ports (like the one I use for IMAP) are not open in the remote network.

Can I use VPN for some applications (like Firefox and Terminal) and my regular connection for others? Is there a third party app to fine tune the VPN settings?

Cheers


texts: I want to change clock from 12h to 24h mode via terminal

texts:
So I'm looking for the command to change from 12h to 24h. Is there even such a command? I mean I can do it with the GUI but I need to be able to do it via terminal so I can put it in a bash script.

Here I want instead of the 12h format a 24h format.


texts:
Since Apple change my motherboard last week, my early 2011 MBP 15" won't recognize the mic of my headset... I tried to reboot, search in the settings panel but I can't make it work...

I tried in both holes, in and out (it used to work with both) with no success...

What else can I try ?


texts: Is there a way to share a wi-fi connection over wi-fi?

texts: The problem is that here is a router (at a cottage), which only allows 2 connections. but we need wi-fi for 8 devices. so the plan is to create another wi-fi spot to share our connection. is there a tool or tutorial for that?


texts:
I want to remove the News app from my computer. I tried to remove it myself:

dsenableroot
su - root
sudo rm -rf /Applications/News.app

"Operation not permitted"

It appears I no longer in control of my computer.

Can somebody help me pull this app out of my machine?


texts: How to automatically find corrupted PDF files?

texts:
Due to a recent syncing issue with Dropbox I ended with a lot of conflicting copies and corrupted files across different machines. Especially PDF documents seemed to be corrupted in some way that Preview (and other PDF readers) refuses to open them (error "file empty").

I’m not to worried about the data itself, as I have individual backups of those files around and could still restore them directly from Dropbox.

However, since I have almost 10,000 PDFs in my Dropbox, I’m looking for an automated method to at least identify them.

Any idea (software, script etc.) on how to get a list of the faulty ones?


texts: Text To Speech - Custom Rate (not on the slider)

texts:
In System Preferences, under Dictation & Speech, there is a Speaking Rate setting:

Is there a way to change the Speaking Rate to a value that is not on that slider bar?

For example, if I want the speech rate to be faster than the maximum slider value, how can I do that? There's a way to make the terminal speak certain lines of text faster (e.g. say --rate 500 "hello world"), but I'd like it to be the system-wide setting.

Can this be set using something like default write com.example.apple.speech.rate 999?


texts: Time Machine multiple Disks Backup over Network

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I have a Mac OS X Server 10.6 with a hard disk attached to it which has been configured as Time Machine destination. Over the Workgroup manager I have assigned the TM destination on Computergrouplevel. Now I would like to swap Backupdisks so I can always store one disk offsite.

Is it possible to change disks and let the clients update their TM destination automatically when the Disks have been changed?

I also appreciate if you have other usefull methods to overcome this obstacle. An example would be dynamic links where you could specify the path with a wildcard a for example:

If my two disks are named Backup_Disk_A and Backup_Disk_B then I would create this alias

ln -s /Volumes/Backup_Disk_%

The problem here is that when I change the disk then the link can't find the destination.


texts: What options exist to reliably have three partitions and Boot Camp on Apple Hardware?

texts:
What robust setups of partitions which accommodate (a) MtLion OS X, (b) Windows x64, (c) Data partition used [primarily] under Windows?

Things that would be desirable (optional) past the basic stability are:

live shrink/expand/add/delete of partitions preserving existing data
ability to upgrade to newer versions of OS X without risk of losing Windows or Data partition
ability to upgrade / reinstall Windows without risk of losing OS X data
ideally, data shared for read & write between Windows and OS X
ideally, no third-party [paid] tools / drivers required for the whole scheme to work


texts: how to show all boot options and then hide them from rEFInd?

texts:
I believe I have rEFInd running
When it’s active, refit and a duplicate windows partition show up.  (i have kali, windows 10, and OS X catalina) and then choose JUST those three to boot from, but there's two extra. a extra windows boot option, and the rEFIt
I don't want them there.
I cannot find rEFIt in libraries/startupitems there is NOTHING there, and don't know if its in EFI because nothing in there is names rEFIt, windows
Is there a way to see all bootable drives?


texts: Why is the Caching service stuck waiting for push token and never starts on OS X Server (Mavericks)?

texts:
I've installed OS X Server app on a Mid-2007 iMac running OS X Mavericks. The installation was successful, but the Caching server doesn't start. The Server application graphically indicates that the server is started, but sudo serveradmin status caching indicates as follows:

caching:CacheStatus = "STARTING"
caching:StartupStatus = "PENDING"

When I examine /Library/Server/Caching/Logs/Debug.log, the last two relevant lines are always:

Registering for notifications
Waiting for push token

Yet, when I go to the server's Settings pane in the Server app, the "Enable Apple push notifications" option is checked, and the details dialog available after clicking "Edit..." indicates a valid push notifications certificate. When I click "Manage your certificates" in the same dialog, the "Apple Push Certificates Portal" website indicates a valid certificate as well.

The cache doesn't want to start - what's up? How do I get the elusive push token?


texts: LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 - Downloaded app does not start

texts:
I'm trying to run an application downloaded from the internet (e.g., Jabref) but it seems that it fails silently. When I try to open it by double clicking it, nothing happens. When I use the terminal I get the following message:

  LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 for the file .../xxxx.app

I tried several suggestions that I found here like changing permissions and modifying the Info.plist file, but nothing works.

Because it's a Java application, I tried to run it through terminal using

  java -cp "CLASSPATH" MAINCLASS

and it works fine.

Just to mention that I get this error not only with this app, but for a few other applications.

Thanks in advance.


texts: I accidentally deleted Macintosh HD while installing Windows?

texts:
I installed Windows on my Mac through bootcamp but I accidentally deleted Macintosh HD in the process. I tried to use the internet recovery but it stopped and says

  apple.com/support  -2104F"

Please help me. I need this computer for school and I can't access the internet on Windows.


texts: booting up my Macbook using option key and power on results in white screen with mouse

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro.
I installed Ubuntu and wiped all the partitions in the process (fit of rage and getting angry at OS X)

someone told me to "clear PVRAM by holding Option+command+R+P"
I did, this, now not even my ubuntu loads up.

when I turn on the computer i get a white screen with a flashing folder with a question mark in the middle.

when I boot by holding the option key, all I get is a white screen with a mouse pointer which i can move around.

I have created a bootable USB drive using instructions from the below, although unable to boot from USB.
http://pureinfotech.com/make-bootable-usb-mac-os-x-windows/

How do I go back to OS X (or even Ubuntu, so I can at least have a usable machine)

This question is close to my situation, but I exhausted the things that fix that issue:

My MacBook Pro has a flashing question mark in a folder against a grey background

Specifically:

My bootable USB doesn't work (so I need Mac OS to make a new one
I cannot get to the recovery tool or the Disk Utility. I've clearly deleted the recovery HD so Command + R fails to load a now missing recovery tool.

Ubuntu was working fine before i cleared PVRAM. Even with Ubuntu, when I started with Command+R, I get taken to a white screen with a mouse on the screen that I can move. This, I would say, rules out HDD issue (unless clearing PVRAM can destroy your HDD)

Once clearing PVRAM is when I get the folder with the question mark, and Ubuntu now doesn't even load.


texts: OS X Blu-ray support to read / write BD-R discs for data storage

texts:
What I'm looking to achieve is to write (and read) data files on BD-R discs for storage / backup / archive purposes, just like one can do with CD and DVD discs. For clarity, I am not interested in copyrighted / encrypted / DRM'd BD-ROM HD video material / films, just plain data accessible through Finder.

Obviously, I would have to provide myself with a Mac compatible Blu-ray writer / burner first.

That being said, does OS X support reading and writing data files from / to BD-Rs natively without 3rd party software? If not, is there any open-source software that would allow that?

I'm on a MBP with Yosemite and have never used an optical drive on OS X, so I'm not familiar with that process. Online documentation on Blu-ray for Mac / OS X is pretty sparse and I can't find an authoritative source on the matter. I'd be hard-pressed to believe I'm the only one who is trying to achieve that.

Thanks!


texts: Could someone please tell me how to insert a terminal command into an "application" so when the app is clicked/opened the command is launched?


texts: prevent second hard-drive from spinning up after standby

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro with two harddrives, an SSD in the main slot and a larger, normal drive in place of the superdrive.

Because of power consumption and noise I managed to get my Mac to not automatically start and mount the second harddrive when booting up, but it still spins up the drive when waking up from hibernation / standby / sleep (don't know the correct terminology here).

Is there a way to prevent this? I have a script that ejects the disk, causing it to spin down. I guess I am looking for a postWakeup-hook of some sort to run it when the laptop wakes up.

Any advice would be appreciated.


texts: does rsync work differently from Mac to Mac-formatted hard drive v. with Linux

texts:
I'm trying to figure out if this rsync behavior I'm noticing is specific to copying from a Mac to a Mac-formatted hard drive v. with e.g. a Synology system.

Typically, I've been using rsync to copy files from my my Mac to synology.  Suppose both folders are in sync.  I notice that when I do the -avn dry run, it lists all the directories.  However, when I just noticed that when I tried to rsync to a Mac-formatted hard drive, it doesn't even list the directories.

Has anyone encountered this type of behavior before?


texts: How can I delete duplicate rows in Microsoft Excel 2011?

texts:
Every 2nd Thursday our team has to produce reports from data provided to us in a Excel spreadsheet. Typically this data has about 23,000 rows of data. The problem is that since June these spreadsheets now have duplicated rows, due to a problem in the data warehouse they’re produced in.

I don’t understand anything about that side of thing, but what I do know is that we need to find an easy way to delete every second row. At present we are splitting the data into 3 spreadsheets and I have 3 staff members deleting every 2nd row in their respective spreadsheet. When they’re all finished we merge them back into one spreadsheet to produce our reports. This is a big time waster (it still takes hours to do), creates a lot of stress due to other work getting delayed, and ruins morale in the team.

We’re using Excel 2011 on iMacs running El Capitan, so I was thinking that a macro could do this, right? Can someone confirm if this is the case and if yes how we would go about it?


texts:
I have a file in the trash can. I would like to delete it.

Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,4
System Version: macOS 10.14 (18A391)

Here's what my trash looks like:

Here's the info for the file:

[

Here's what happens when I try to delete it normally:

Here's what happens when I try to delete the file immediately by right clicking:

Here's what I tried in terminal:

Please help me delete this piece of garbage.


texts: iTerm2 output broken since upgrade to El Capitan

texts:
Since I upgraded my OS X to El Capitan (10.11) the output of iTerm2 is completely messed up. See this example screenshot (iTerm2 on the left, Terminal.app on the right):

Update

I'm using iTerm 2.1.4 which should be the latest version.

.

The problem is independent from tmux, I just started it to show it's broken output.

I tried to play with TERM but without any luck. How to fix this?


texts: "Still waiting for root device" on a macbook pro mid 2009 with osx 10.11.6

texts:
Recently got myself a macbook and wanted to put linux on it.

So I got myself a copy of ubuntu and refind and then:

Installed refind in osx recovery mode and shut down.
Booted up, selected my ubuntu usb from the menu, waited a bit, made a 60g partition by reducing the main partition and installed ubuntu to the 60g partition.
Booted ubuntu fine, did a few updates and after that was all done, rebooted back into osx.

But now, I'm given a stop sign after a few seconds. So I checked what was happening with verbose mode and it's saying "Still waiting for root device" with that message being repeated every 10 seconds or so.

From what I've read online, this message is a bit vague so I'm asking here so see if anyone would know how to properly find out whats wrong. If you want anymore information, ask. I'll gladly provide it

Partition Information

GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.3

Partition table scan:
  MBR: hybrid
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.

Command (? for help): v

No problems found. 13 free sectors (6.5 KiB) available in 2
segments, the largest of which is 7 (3.5 KiB) in size.

Command (? for help): r

Recovery/transformation command (? for help): o

Disk size is 537234768 sectors (256.2 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0x00000000
MBR partitions:

Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status      Code
   1                     1       409639   primary     0xEE
   2      *         409640    410011647   primary     0xAF
   3             535965192    537234727   primary     0xAF
   4             410011648    535965191   primary     0x83

Recovery/transformation command (? for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 537234768 sectors, 256.2 GiB
Model: Crucial_CT275MX3
Sector size (logical/physical): 512/512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 749BC76B-79A9-4FD1-8D24-6148246ED175
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
Main partition table begins at sector 2 and ends at sector 33
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 537234734
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 13 sectors (6.5 KiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1              40          409639   200.0 MiB   EF00  EFI System Partition
   2          409640       410011647   195.3 GiB   AF00  Macintosh HD
   3       535965192       537234727   619.9 MiB   AB00  Recovery HD
   4       410011648       535965191   60.1 GiB    8300


texts: "Cycle Through Windows" Menu Item is Missing

texts:
I recently noticed that the normal cycle through windows command was not working in many of my applications — Terminal is about the only one left that would work. I went to go check, and the Cycle Through Windows item in the Window menu is gone in multiple applications.

I attempted to assign a cycle command ( Command + `, as is normal ) via the Keyboard preference pane (in some vain hope that the missing menu item would have just been invisible), but that did not work either.

I am completely at a loss here, especially as cycling through open windows is part of my normal workflow.


texts: Different Scaling Options for Same Monitor

texts:
I have two identical Dell U2718Q monitors (3840 x 2160).

They are both plugged in with two identical HDMI cables to a 15" 2017 MBP running Mojave 10.14.6 via two identical "USB-C to Digital AV" adapters.

When I go to the display settings to and select "Scaled" for each, I get two different sets of options for the "Larger Text / More Space" icons:

1280x720
1920x1080
2560x1440
3200x1800
3840x2160

And the other monitor gives me:

1920x1080
2650x1440
3008x1692
3360x1890
3840x2160

It obviously sees both monitors have the same maximum resolution.  Why would each monitor give me different scaling options?  How can I make them consistent?


texts: Easiest way to access localhost from iPhone

texts:
Imagine the following: I'm a webdeveloper and often have meetings with a client where I want to showcase my current work progress.

I want to showcase this both on my Macbook Pro and iPhone (to showcase responsiveness). I'm searching for a way to easily access the website on my localhost (Macbook) with my iPhone.

Possible solutions which don't work:

Using Ngrok - This comes close to what I want. I open the Ngrok URL on my Macbook and then open it on iPhone using the special feature 'Open safari tabs from Macbook'.
However, Ngrok is way to slow and buggy... If it weren't so slow this would be perfect...

Accessing localhost through network IP - I know it's possible to access your host machine with your iPhone by browsing to it's IP when the devices are on the same WiFi... But I don't always have the wifi-password of my clients, and it's a hustle to ask (they often don't know/have to search too long)... So not a reliable solution.

Other solutions? - What other options do I have? Isn't it possible to access my Macbook with my iPhone when I use my iPhone as personal hotspot (4G)? Or isn't something like this possible with Airdrop?

TL;DR:
I'm searching for the most easy and reliable way to open up my localhost (Macbook) with my iPhone. Without using Wifi. LTE Personal hotspot is allowed. Ngrok to slow.


texts: Is com.apple.madrid.plist a suspicious plist?

texts:
I have a Plist called

com.apple.madrid.plist

in ~/Library/Preferences

that was updated just yesterday (not by me)

I do not use FaceTime, iMessages.

What is it ?

I lived in Spain for a while and visited Madrid, but that can not be it :)

OS 10.13.6


texts: Creating a keyboard shortcut for "Show Path Bar" in Finder

texts: It seems there's no built-in keyboard shortcut for "Show Path Bar" in Finder. How can I create one?


texts:
I’m looking for a workaround to not buy Adobe Acrobat since this is the only time that I had needed it since using a computer for the last 20 years and I need to do just this 1 job with it.

I’m trying to use Preview viewer to merge pdf files together and I was successful at doing it just a minute ago yet can’t seem to replicate my steps again. I open 2 pdf files in 2 separate Preview viewers (one being an older version) then drag a page from one sidebar into the next sidebar to correlate my multiple pdf file.

But the Save and Save All option is grayed out and the Save option is only allowed in the drop down submenu under File. It would be nice if they weren’t :/ But I have seen a Save All option button when I try to close the Preview viewer and this document looks like it’s saved somewhere but never says to where and I can’t find the file name under the Search bar option.

Does anyone here know a work around on how I can do this please? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you very much.


texts: Switch to Target Display Mode without keyboard

texts:
Here's my setup:  MacBook --> Thunderbolt Display --> iMac 27"

The MacBook is the primary computer I want to use;  the iMac is the (external) display.

This all works just fine.  The problem is, when I disconnect and then reconnect the MacBook, I have to manually put the iMac in Target Display Mode using the keyboard.  This means I need to keep a keyboard attached to the iMac, and it clutters up my desk!

Is there any way to switch the iMac into TDM without using the keyboard?  Maybe by logging in remotely?

I found a few similar questions, but... no answers!

Is it possible to have an iMac maintain target display mode even through sleep/screensaver

Target Display Mode: how to automate and persist on closing laptop

Anyone?


texts: Why does my MacBook's monitor go to maximum brightness when waking up from sleep?

texts:
I have my MacBook connected to an external monitor (via HDMI), and the brightness of MacBook monitor is set to 50% of max brightness . I usually put my display to sleep when I leave my computer for a break, and everytime I wake it up, the MacBook monitor will be set to maximum again.

Any idea how do I fix it so that when I wake up the display, I do not need to adjust the screen brightness down again?

I am running Lion on an early 2009 MacBook.


texts: Where is Chrome Extension's Setting Files/Databases?

texts: I don't seem to find Chrome Extension's Setting Files/Databases in OSX, it is not in the extension folder aka ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions.


texts: Is there a Mac equivalent for UDEV folder on linux?

texts:
I am writing a script which should backup my Documents folder onto a USB stick. I want the script to be executed every time I connect the USB stick. I found a solution here. But it seems like I can't find the folder where to put the rule.

So does anyone know where I could find a udev or rules folder?


texts: What is the best solution for a free partition recovery?

texts:
Recently I accidentally partitioned my Seagate Backup Drive (1 TB) not knowing that everything would be wiped off (silly me). I am now in shock knowing that my files are somewhat gone.

I have tried many such as Wondershare or EaseUS but all require me to pay upfront, the trials do no good whatsoever. Is there any 100% free software for recovering partitioned external drives? I just need an answer.

I do realize the risk of putting a wide variety question on here, but I am in dire need of getting my files back and would just like some experience on the matter.


texts: AppleScript : Repeat until document.getElementsByClassName is true

texts:
I'm trying to wait for a element to be available on Safari before the script can continue

repeat
    set JSChecker to "Not Found Yet"
    try
        tell application "Safari Technology Preview"

            set JSChecker to do JavaScript "document.getElementsByClassName('field type-person field-ID')[0].innerHTML;" in tab 3 of window 1
        end tell
    on error
        set JSChecker to "Not Found Yet"
    end try

    if JSChecker is equal to "Not Found Yet" then
        display notification "no found"
    else
        delay 0.2
    end if
end repeat

although I keep having an error even using TRY, when the element is not here
How can I right the code in order to wait that "JSChecker" is not a missing value


texts: Mounted directory not listing in terminal

texts:
Normally, I mount a remote drive to a directory on my Mac and it all works fine. I can open, edit and save my files in a text editor and they save back to the server, using the following to perform the mount:

sshfs root@*.*.*.*:/var/www Documents/AWS/EC2/Linode

This morning however, I get the following error:

fuse: bad mount point `Documents/AWS/EC2/Linode': Input/output error

On the terminal, I listed the content of Documents/AWS/EC2 and Linode is missing. So, I decide to recreate it but the system complains it already exists.

I'm stumped. Can anyone help, please?


texts: On managed Macs, how much can the admin see?

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I have a Macbook that was given to me by my employer.

The Macbook is managed by them as I can see the installed profiles. These profiles control things like how/when to set up my password, apps that should be installed etc...

I would like to know if they have access to my computer and how much can they do/see ?

Things like, Can they see my screen? Can they see what I'm typing? Can they which applications I've installed? Can they access the contents of my drives?

If possible, provide references to official Apple documentation/sites detailing this.


texts: How to kill the voicemail facility on an iPhone XR?

texts:
On an iPhone XR running iOS 13.2.3 and connecting to the mobile phone
network using a number supplied by Three, how do I disable voicemail?

I have never actually configured voicemail, but whenever someone calls my
number and the phone is switched off (which is most of the time), they hear
a message giving them the option to leave a voicemail. I want the number to
keep on ringing without being answered, or if they must hear a message then
for the message to tell them the phone is switched off and that's it.

Recently I got a text message from Three itself saying they'd left me a
voicemail, and I would like to delete that voicemail without setting up
voicemail in the first place.

In short, I would like to kill the voicemail facility, deleting whatever
may be in the box, without even listening to it and without setting up
voicemail in the first place. How can I do this? If to kill it properly I need to set it up first and then kill it, how do I achieve that?


texts: Converting spoken word audio files into text

texts:
I've been working on transcribing a lecture series from audio to text files.  There are just over 20 lectures, and each one is about an hour long.  Using VLC Player, I'm able to slow down the speaker's words to a rate that I can keep up with.

However, it's extremely slow going, and it takes so much concentration that I can barely get through a third of a lecture before I have to take an extended break.

The thought had occurred to me that I would be better served by using some kind of speech recognition software, and then proofreading the computer-generated result.

This is likely to be a one-time thing, so while I don't mind using commercial software to get the job done, it would be preferable if it wasn't too expensive (or free; free is always good).

Command-line solutions are fine, too (:

Any suggestions?


texts: Prevent Duplicate items in Launchpad from mounted partition

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. I partitioned the HD, installed Lion on the new partition and used Migration Assistant to copy settings and Applications.

I now have duplicates for most Applications, many seem to point to the Snow Leopard Applications.

I can't find a way to easily identify which apps are Snow Leopard so I can delete them.

The alternative would be to trash the Launchpad db, but how do I prevent Lion from recreating the Snow Leopard items?


texts: Applescript Command as Specified User to Delete All Files in a Particular Folder

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I am looking at using the POSIX path to delete the contents of a particular folder on users computers but it must be performed as a particular user.

I can deploy the script silently from my side using LanRev (Absolute Manage) so the user won't see the password.

In my scenario below, I am trying to execute the script specifying the user as "secretAdmin" and the password will be "secretPass123".

The system would be deleting the contents of the folder ~/Library/Keychains/

tell application "Finder"
    delete (every item of folder "$HOME/Library/Keychains") with user secretAdmin password secretPass123
end tell

Unfortunately this doesn't work. There are different system setups with the $HOME directory being located across different volumes and thus it's always best to use the current user ~/ or $HOME POSIX path instead - unless there is another method that I have overlooked.

Unfortunately, this code results in errors, and I have become sloppy with my AppleScript over the past 2 years not keeping its practice up to scratch.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Launch Daemon .plist missing. How to get it back?

texts:
My system is working fine (iMac running Mountain Lion), except that when I try to import video to iMovie using the built-in iSight camera I see a message "no camera connected". iSight works fine in Skype, photobooth, etc.

The solution to this, documented here, is to trash com.apple.mio.VDCAssistant.plist at the path /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ and it's supposed to rebuild after a restart. But when I navigate to this path, the relevant file is just not there. Restart doesn't affect it, neither does logging in with a different user account. Repairing disk permissions doesn't help. I found a file named com.apple.cmio.VDCAssistant.plist at that location but only in a Time Machine backup - it's not present on my current system.

My main question is: does the absence of com.apple.mio.VDCAssistant.plist indicate a deeper problem that ought to be fixed? If not, I can live with not being able to import video directly to iMovie directly from the camera.

If it does indicate a deeper problem, I guess it's time to reinstall the OS. If that's the case, can I restore the system from a time machine backup or will this just reintroduce the original problem?

Thanks for reading - I'd really appreciate any input.


texts: I have latest version of Big-Sur installed on my mac. How can I re-download Big-Sur to create bootable usb for Mac?

texts: Sorry for the mistakes -if any- on the title. I have problem. I have a 2015 model macbook air a1465. I will change the ssd. Before that I want to make a bootable usb mac Big-sur. For that I tried to follow the rules on the support.apple web site. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372 When I click to https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?ls=1&mt=12 link it redirects me to app store. After I click to get button my system tries to update. I've waited update to finish but it turns out it works for nothing. As a result I am here as empty handed. How can I download mac big-sur? Thank you for reading this btw.


texts: Can I delete photos from iPhoto and delete originals that aren't in the iPhoto folder?

texts:
I like the simplicity of iPhoto and all the nice ordering features. But, since I like to manage my library myself (folder names etc) I have not selected the option to import my photos to iPhotos' folder structure, but rather prefer to import my photos to iPhoto but keep them where they are (in my own folders).

One drawback to this, is that when I delete a photo from my iPhoto Library, it won't also delete the original file (even if I empty its trash), which makes iPhoto useless for managing my photos (for example, checking a new batch an deleting the ones I don't like). Has anyone managed to work around this stupid feature of iPhoto?


texts: Mac OS X Mail signing messages with S/MIME certificate from startssl

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I've got myself an S/MIME certificate from StartSSL, which I have exported from the browser, imported into my keychain and as expected Mail.app is now signing my outgoing messages.

However some clients seem to have problems trusting this certificate. I've tracked the problem down to the fact that the attached smime.p7s is not complete.

A valid smime.p7s for a certificate from startssl has two certificates in it - the complete certificate chain up to the root. Example:

$ cat valid.eml | openssl smime -pk7out | openssl pkcs7 -print_certs

subject=/C=IL/O=StartCom Ltd./OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing/CN=StartCom Class 1 Primary Intermediate Client CA
issuer=/C=IL/O=StartCom Ltd./OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing/CN=StartCom Certification Authority
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

subject=/description=aBcDeFg1234/CN=example@domain.com/emailAddress=example@domain.com
issuer=/C=IL/O=StartCom Ltd./OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing/CN=StartCom Class 1 Primary Intermediate Client CA
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

However the smime.p7s that Mail.app attaches to my emails only has the second certificate, the one bound to my own account and misses the other one, which happens to be necessary for many clients in order to verify the signature.

Any ideas how I can fix this?


texts: Directory is not recognised on macOS but works well on Ubuntu and Windows

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I have a removable hard drive in NTFS format that is connected to macbook pro through usb.

For some reason finder doesn't show one of the directories. First I thought that I removed it by mistake, but when I opened it on Ubuntu the directory was there.

The directory is not hidden, its name written in Cyrillic without spaces. It holds some documents. There are other directories similar to this one (with Cyrillic names and files inside) but they appear in finder.

I also tried to verify it through terminal - ls command doesn't list this folder (however ls lists it on Ubuntu).

Q: Does anybody know what could be the reason for such a wired behaviour and how to solve this issue?

I have OS Hight Sierra with latest updates.

UPDATE:
Here is the ls -alh output from Ubuntu:

$ ls -alh
drwxrwxrwx 1 oleksandr oleksandr 8,0K вер  2 18:47 Папка

Note: I removed the other folders from the output, but they have the same permissions. The name of the folder is also changed. "вер" states for September in Ukrainian.

Here is locale output from my macbook:

LANG=
LC_COLLATE="C"
LC_CTYPE="UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="C"
LC_MONETARY="C"
LC_NUMERIC="C"
LC_TIME="C"
LC_ALL=


texts: MacBook Air 13" 2014 Turned off randomly, won't turn back on

texts: I was using my 2014 MacBook Air 13" (A1466) and the screen suddenly went black and the fans spun up to full speed. I have not been able to turn it on ever since, even after resetting the SMC and PRAM. Nothing happens when the power button is pressed, the backlight/screen doesn't come on, the fans don't spin up either. When plugged in, the orange light on the charger comes on.  What can I do to try fix my MacBook?


texts:
Here is a Python script that clears cookies from Safari (OS X):

from Foundation import *
store = NSHTTPCookieStorage.sharedHTTPCookieStorage()
L = store.cookies()
print len(L)
for c in L:
    store.deleteCookie_(c)
print len(store.cookies())

Is there a similar API to clear Safari's Cache and LocalStorage?


texts: Identify connected external disks programmatically

texts: I want to write a shell script that ejects all currently-connected external drives (either USB or Firewire drives). I can use the disktuil eject <disk-path> to eject a specified drive. But I still can't figure how to find out what are the external drives. For instance, /Volumes shows internal drives, external drives, and mounted images. Is there a way to identify only external drives programmatically?


texts: Can I disable wifi on boot? System not booting

texts:
That is, are there nvram boot-args to disable wifi or a startup key sequence that does?
Safe mode is said to PARTIALLY disable Wi-Fi on some Macs.

I googled and couldn't find an answer.

Haven't managed finding/searching the source code because that's hard to do from ths iPhone. My Mac is not booting normally... Even in safe mode. (Diagnostic running now. )
I'm getting an error about AWDL mode suspending and I recently enabled AirDrop and so I want to see if I can boot if I completely disable Wi-Fi.


texts: could .bash_profile, in theory, be slammed into the iCloud Drive and symlinked?

texts:
could .bash_profile in theory be slammed onto iCloud Drive and symlinked from there? I'd love to use the same .bash_profile on every computar.

Why this isn't the same as Dropbox - this, if answered, would allow for a person to install a new computer, run a command (doing a symlink to .bash_profile from a specific place on the iCloud Drive), and have all their aliases + etc  without having to install a separate application like Dropbox.


texts: Problem with Terminal after changed permission to /usr/bin

texts:
I was trying to install rake and rspec using ruby gems.  I changed read permissions on /usr/bin

Now my terminal window looks like this:

login(388,0x7fff73cd5310) malloc: * error for object 0x7fdb79c05290: pointer being freed was not allocated
* set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug

[Process completed]


texts: How to use Mac Mini as an APNS server for Push Notifications

texts:
I have looked for it everywhere, I can't find any clue where to start or how to do it.

I have an Apple Mac Mini with OSX Server that I would like to use as an APNS server to send push notifications for my iPhone application. I'm currently using my Macbook for the sandbox gateway through terminal running a php script.

What I did/have:

Generated development/production certificates.
pem/p12 files.
PHP Script for sending.

If it can't be done on a Mac Mini Server. How would I pull it off from shared hosting or dedicated server? Thanks!


texts: By alias, I mean the folder shortcut created when you right-click a folder in Finder and select "Make Alias". I can traverse symbolic links in Terminal with cd, but it doesn't work on aliases: bash: cd: example-alias: Not a directory. Is it possible to change directory to an alias's destination in Terminal?


texts: How to determine what type of SSD drive is supported for a Macbook?

texts:
I am leaning towards getting a SSD for my MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009), since this is my first journey into SSD I was wondering if there was anything I needed to consider as far as drive specs when it comes to the mac. I am currently running Snow Leopard but will be upgrading to Lion shortly. As I understand Lion added Trim support, but I could not find a list of drives it supports Trim with.

So does Lion support Trim on all SSD?
Are there any other things I need to check to make sure the SSD I
purchase is compatible?


texts: What does the error "iTunes could not restore the iPod 'NAME' because the backup could not be saved on the computer." mean?

texts:
My iPod was acting up (the clock was going out of sync, it often became unresponsive to touch) so before contacting Apple I decided to try a Backup & Restore.

I plugged in my iPod and pressed "Backup iPod".  It did it fine, it seemed, and let me know when it was done.  Then I clicked "Restore" and after a few of the normal errors (11 and 14) I force-restored it using the Home & Power buttons.

When it was finally restored I selected "Restore from Backup" and picked my latest Backup.  That's where the problem starts... it keeps reaching 2/3 of the way done and then this error appears:
"iTunes could not restore the iPod 'NAME' because the backup could not be saved on the computer."

The problem occurs with all of my backups, and persists after a computer restart and after trying a different USB port (just in case.)

I looked around at several forums and found no one with a similar problem.  The error seems to usually appear for other people when the backup is actually being created, not when the iPod is being restored to a backup like it does in this case.

I hope this was enough information.  Thanks to any help you guys might be able to give :)

Cheers!
- Lindsay


texts: Charge from USB on computer or wall socket?

texts:
Is it OK if I keep charging my iPad and iPhone using the Mac USB ports? Or is it better to charge them with the supplied chargers?

I understand that charging slowly is better (though I'm not sure why), and I don't think it can get any slower than 1 day for the iPad using the USB port.


texts: Quick Look shows incorrect dates for Excel file

texts:
When I press space to preview an Excel file in Quick Look, the dates are incorrect

The dates are correct when the same file is opened in Excel.

Is it possible to fix this by adjusting the Excel file?


texts: How can I permanently unhide invisible files on mac (not just make invisible files visible!)?

texts:
I have a few invisible files. I want to turn them into visible files. That is, I do not just want to make my invisible files show up in the Finder (I have that already, -they all show up) - but I'd like to turn them into normal, unhidden files, just like all my other files.

How can I do this on my Mac?


texts: Where can I get install discs for OS X 10.5 to max out a Powerbook G4?

texts:
Over the past year, my dad's Powerbook G4 (OS X 10.3) lost the ability to run any usable version of firefox or other end of life PPC software. Apple customer service wouldn't sell him a copy of 10.5 and told him to search ebay for copies of OS X 10.5, 8 months after releasing 10.6. We've been watching ebay and the price just keeps climbing above the original price.

I told him to buy a copy of 10.6 and the license should allow for installing older versions. He took it to a 3rd party Mac dealer and they said they couldn't install 10.5 if he doesn't own a 10.5 license (which no one will sell anymore). Does the OS 10.6 license cover older versions of OS X? Can 10.5 be obtained for the original price anywhere?


texts: Booting ubuntu on macbookpro with osx and windows installed

texts:
I have osx and windows 8 installed using bootcamp and they are running fine.

I installed ubuntu 13 on external thunderbolt drive, it installed fine, however i am not sure what is the best way to triple boot.

I installed grub on mbr on external thunderbolt drive, so in theory if i install rEFTit, i should be able to choose either osx,windows, or ubuntu to boot?


texts:
I was watching some Netflix on my Apple TV 4th generation, when I by mistake sat on my remote, suddenly a message appeared in the upper right corner, the message was like “Hold the button to activate stackshot in X seconds”, I can’t remember the specific text but it was something like the above mentioned.

So what is Stackshot? What is it used for,? And how do I activate it again?

Apple TV 4th gen. tvOS 11


texts:
Are the column width inches in Excel on a Mac the same as those of Windows?

I was given homework by my instructor and the width is far too much – so do Excel on OS X and Windows behave the same in that regard?


texts: I have no password on my Mac but when I try to uninstall software it asks for a password which doesn't exist

texts: I have a mac setup for running music programs.  It works fine and because I hate having to enter passwords I have none on anything on it.  No problems here and whenever I installed programs it would ask for the password I would just push enter and it would install no problem.  Now however I am trying to uninstall a program and when I do it pops up some terminal screen where it asks for a password... I push enter because there is no password on the machine and it says incorrect asks for the password again and does this 3 times before it closes down because I didn't enter the password.  Problem is there is no password so what is the way to skip this stupid loop to nowhere?


texts:
My router's IP address is 192.168.1.245. I tried to access it but without success, because my WIFI address is 10.0.1.10 and my Ethernet address (via the Thunderbolt port) is 169.254.xxx.xxx.

How can I configure my router without having internal IP addresses?


texts: I have submitted my app before and it was rejected. When I submitted it, it was reviewed within a day and rejected that same day. I have submitted it now and it still says "in review". Tt has been 24 hours. Previously it has taken 4 hours.


texts: How can I clean install of Sierra after trying Mojave upgrade?

texts:
I upgraded a Mac to Mojave and found it did not function the same as previous OS. I get a lot of people want to move forward, but I wish to go back to how my Mac was

I now need to clean install Sierra again & try to get back to my comfort zone OS.

How do I plan and execute that?


texts: Can I avoid adding "security" questions?

texts:
So I just learned of these security questions, I canceled out of the prompt yesterday and I managed to download some apps.

Do I absolutely have to add these? If I don't add them is it just going to keep nagging me every time?


texts: Create a line separation for finder in the dock? (osx 10.10)

texts:
I was wondering if it would be possible to create a line separator for the finder app, just like the one found next to the trash can?

The only behaviour difference that I'd like is for the line to display to the right of the finder app, not left.

I've done a lot of googling with no luck, I can only find a command to create transparent seperations:

Using:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{ "tile-type" = "spacer-tile"; }'
killall Dock

Is anyone aware of how to do this?


texts: Can I use Google Sync (Exchange, Push) through Mail.app in Mountain Lion?

texts:
I love using gmail through Google Sync on my iPhone because it supports PUSH through the Exchange protocol.
See: https://www.google.com/mobile/sync

Essentially, they provide an Exchange compatible server through m.google.com.

I would like to setup Mail on OSX To use exchange as well, but have not been able to set it up properly.


texts: How to connect to a specific BSSID via Terminal?

texts:
My internet provider has a service where I share part of my wifi connection with other subscribers and in return I can use their wifi connection when I'm close to a subscribers router. It's very similar to FON.

However, I'm sometimes at a location where there are three subscribers (A,B and C) nearby. All of them have the service enabled.
The service shows up with the same SSID (let's name it ISP-Free), regardless of who the providing subscriber is.
In the above case only one SSID shows up in my airport menu, and then my Mac decides by itself to which router (A,B or C) it connects.

This decision is not always perfect and it often connects to a router that has a weak signal. Using the Wireless Diagnostics tool (option+click on the airport icon) I can find the BSSID of the strongest ISP-Free router, but I can't connect to it.

This answer does not help me as this permanently changes the BSSID to which the SSID ISP-Free will be associated. I don't want that as I connect to the ISP-Free network at other locations as well where the automatic router selection works fine.

This solution is not working for me either as it works based on the SSID, not the BSSID.

So how can I connect to a specific BSSID without a changing the behaviour of the SSID permanently without third-party software?
I assumed Terminal would be the only solution, but maybe there's a hidden Apple tool somewhere.


texts:
The Title says it all. If I start iPhoto while my iPhone is connected via USB, iPhoto simply freezes, showing the beach ball all time. The only way to revive it is to kill the iPhoto process via the task manager and then to launch it again. iPhoto works ok when the phone is not connected.

I run Mavericks 10.9.3 on a 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 13" and the phone is an iPhone 5 with IOS 7.1.1.

Edit 1: iPhoto is version 9.5.1

Edit 2: The behavior is the same when I connect my iPad

Edit 3: Deleting the iPhoto library does not change the behavior in any way

Edit 4: Deleting iPhoto, the photo-library and everything under ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto/ does not solve the issue

Edit 5: Reinstallation of iTunes has no effect

Edit 6: Loading the photos works perfectly from the Image Capture app


texts:
I'm on OS X 10.9.4, with iTunes 11.3.1.  I got a new phone and am trying to get it set up on a new mac. Previous to this, I already sync'd the phone to an older mac (to get all my old apps and data from the backup), which my previous phone was sync'd to. That appeared to go fine.

Now I'm trying to sync the phone to a newer mac, because the old one is very slow. When I tried to sync, I got the message that 'this phone is already sync'd on another computer, do you want to erase and sync from this one?" I said yes. It appeared to sync.  But I know I need several updates, and I can't figure out where to do that.

When I look at the Apps tab in iTunes, with the phone selected, it displays the apps on a list on the left, and the home screens on the right. The only button next to each app is 'Remove'.


texts:
Consider the following workflow:

Open TextEdit.
Type a word that's not in the dictionary.
Right-click on that word and select 'Learn Spelling'.
Observe the squiggly underline disappears, as the word is now recognised.
Observe the word is added to the ~/Spelling/LocalDictionary file.
Quit TextEdit.
Remove the word from the ~/Spelling/LocalDictionary file.
Reopen TextEdit.
Type the same word again.
Observe it is still recognised (not squiggly-underlined), despite no longer being in the local dictionary.

It seems the problem here is that there is some sort of cache maintained by macOS that is not refreshed. If I right-click on the word in TextEdit to remove it from the local dictionary instead of editing the file, it is indeed no longer recognised; i.e., this appears to update the cache.
Is there any way I can manually refresh the cache of local dictionary words?


texts: Can I retrieve text messages if I backed up to wrong date?

texts: I backed up to an old date in icloud and lost recent text messages when upgraded to ios 7.  Can I somehow find those more recent text messages?  If not, can the Apple store find them?


texts: iCloud Synching Scrambles Safari Bookmarks

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro and a MacBook Air, as well as an iPhone SE. I use iCloud to synch Safari bookmarks. Both computers run macOS 10.12.6 and Safari 11.0.3; the iPhone runs iOS 11.2.6. All this software is up-to-date. Synching has worked quickly and correctly for many months. Synching contacts and Keychain and Find My Mac continue to work correctly.

Yesterday, bookmark order and organization became random.

I tried to flush the Bookmarks data in iCloud by manually erasing the bookmarks on both computers, until both Bookmark lists were empty, then re-adding them (with a Bookmarks.plist file from my Time Machine backup) to one computer. They display correctly on whichever Mac I use...but when the second computer (previously empty)   synchs to iCloud, Bookmark order on both computers is quickly randomized.

Multiple times, I've enabled and dis-enabled Safari in iCloud Preferences on both Macs, and enabled and dis-enabled iCloud itself on all three machines. I've reloaded new macOSs (from Recovery) on both Macs. I've hard-restarted the iPhone. The Bookmarks continue to scramble when a second computer is connected.

There are several hundred bookmarks, and many folders, and I don't relish sorting them manually. Is there any other tactic I might employ to maintain the sort order which appears when the archived Bookmarks.plist is first opened?


texts: Starting airplay from command line, to send output of 'Say' Mac OS X command to airplay

texts:
Ok, Sunday question :) Trying to make a little joke...

if you open a terminal, and type "say -a ?", Mac OS X will give you the list of devices it can send spoken words to. On mine, it says:

39 AirPlay
47 Built-in Output

I have a Denon airplay-ready received in my living room and I'm trying to send spoken words to my wife downstairs... I can send music without any problem using iTunes so, from an infrastructure standpoint, I'm all set.
I want my computer to say (out of the blue) "Honey, why don't you bring me a cup of coffee". I can make it say that locally on my internal laptop speakers, but I can't seem to send that to device 39 successfully.

I am suspecting that there are a few other things that need to be setup before it works, i.e. setting up airplay output to "denon", maybe opening a channel and reserving it. I don't know.

Has anyone played with this? Is there a way to setup airplay from the command line? That would be awesome :)


texts: I sold my old Mac but it still appears in the list of iCloud devices e.g. in Safari Tabs. Is there a way of deleting devices from the 'iCloud sync list'?


texts: Anyone else have success setting up the Brave Browser Sync on OSX?

texts:
I just installed Brave on my iPhone and my Macbook. I'm trying to set up Sync between the two, but the instructions given by Brave show:

Although when I click the hamburer menu on my Brave install on my Macbook there is no "Brave Sync" option anywhere in the menu, or anywhere in the settings for that matter.

Am I crazy? How do I set this thing up? Any help super appreciated!


texts: apachectl does not automatically create /var/run/mod_fcgid

texts:
[MacBook Pro 2014, Mac OS 10.13.3]

I have my apache install setup to use mod_fcgid.  However, when I restart my Mac, or after it restarts from sleeping, /usr/sbin/apachectl does not create /var/run/mod_fcgid, which is needed along with correct permissions.

Since I cannot modify /usr/sbin/apachectl, due to SIP, so I'm wondering where can I add the necessary commands to create the folder?


texts:
iMac with OS X 10.11.5.  iTunes opens with no prompting from me.  I can close it all day and it keeps re-opening.  I rarely want to use it.  How to stop this from happening.

Thanks for the advice.


texts: how to run aria2c as service in MacOS Catalina

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Now I want to run aria2c service in MacOS Catalina, I am using this way:
nohup aria2c &!

it works fine. But I want to run it as a servcie in real background and start with the System. I am follow this docs but when I execute the command :
brew services start aria2

it shows error like this:
$ brew services start aria2
Error: undefined method `named' for #<OptionParser:0x00007fbf6f984ca8>
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-services/lib/services_cli.rb:67:in `run!'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-services/cmd/services.rb:48:in `services'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:110:in `<main>'

what should I do to make it work?


texts: Is there way to know when last logged in and out?

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Is it possible to know when I last time logged in and out?

I would prefer to access this information from Terminal, but a GUI tool is also okay.


texts: Setting a shortcut to "Right Size This Column" in Finder on El Capitan

texts: I'm trying to set a keyboard shortcut for "Right Size This Column" in Finder. I've tried setting it under Keyboard > Shortcuts in System Preferences, but this does nothing.


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I have an old MacBook Pro (mid-2010) and I am currently running Mountain Lion. Due to lack of any type of support (I cannot install most new versions of applications), I think about installing a newer version, but I don't want the most recent as it will slow my computer down too much. Ideally I would like to upgrade to Mavericks.

I saw a similar topic, which unfortunately doesn't answer my question (as I have never installed my desired version with my Apple ID):

How can I download an older version of OS X?

Is there any way I can do this?


texts: Can't upgrade to 10.7.2 over a previous iCloud beta seed

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I never got the 10.7.2 update, as you can see here:

But my system thinks it's running 10.7.2:

Running Software Update tells me there are no available updates, but 10.7.2 clearly isn't fully installed because I have no iCloud PrefPane:

I've tried installing both the 10.7.2 client and client combo from Apple's support downloads site, but when I try to run them, I get an error saying it can't be installed:

Is there a way to force Software Update to pull down the update? Or perhaps I could download the one it already installed? I don't think it's actually running 10.7.2, as I also don't have Safari 5.1.1:


texts: Is there a notepad that lets me change the background image?

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I want to put this blackboard as the background of my notepad, so when I type, it'll look like I'm writing on a blackboard.

Do you know a simple text editor that will let me use it as a background image?


texts: What is finder saying when it shows space available in a Google Filestream directory?

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I've been using Google Filestream (Version: 47.0.19.0 (Intel)) on my 2017 15" MacBook Pro (Mac OS 10.14.6) for a work-associated google account, noticing some fluky behavior.
Right now, in Finder, I see around 115 GB available when in a non-google FS directory, but around 76 GB available when in a Google Filestream directory. I also have Google Backup and Sync associated with a non-work gmail, and when in one of these directories, Finder shows the 115 GB again. I believe that work gives unlimited google drive storage.
What is the origin of this discrepancy?


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Some videos from YouTube can neither be played on my iPhone nor on the Apple TV

Hey Guys, not sure what is going on betwee Apple and Google....nothing wrong with both hardwares and I tried on multiple other iPhones of my friends and it just doesn't work for some videos...not sure if there is a solution.


texts: I accidentally removed the Mac App from my Mac Mini while removing the iTunes 10.5 Beta. How can I reinstall the Mac App Store?


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Suddenly, my Safari Reading List is completely empty on my Mac (OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite, Safari 8.0.4).
I already tried turning iCloud syncing for Safari on and off again, clearing the Safari cache,...
On my iPhone, the reading list is still filled with items.

Does anyone has a solution for this problem?


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I'm a Windows user and don't know anything about Macs. Now I have to create a web app for iPhone (it just opens a website inside an app).

I tried installing Xcode 5, but it's not compatible with OS X 10.8.4. I think I have to download Xcode 4, but I can't find it anywhere?

How do I install Xcode on OS X 10.8.4?

(I can't update this OS X because the Mac is not mine.)


texts: What causes an iPhone IP to keep changing when it hits a website repeatedly?

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My friend's iPhone 4 has a strange behavior. When on 3G, going to an IP detection website, his IP seems to be changing pretty much on every request! His phone is supposedly traveling all over the world at every http request.

It's not the carrier, because we tried to switch SIM cards and the issue is attached to the phone.

On Wi-Fi it seems to be OK.

His phone is jailbroken, however I couldn't see anything installed regarding this. But I'm no expert.

Anyone has seen this before? Is there a known application or setting that may create this? Where should he look?


texts: Printer Drivers for old models of Samsung, Xerox or Dell printers ( like Samsung ML-1520)

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I've got a quite old Samsung printer, model ML-1520. I can not find any drivers for it. Samsung seems to have stopped supporting OS X, and Apple only offers drivers for models not older than ML-1630.

I've tried to install the drivers by Apple and setup my printer as 1630 and other models, but it doesn't print.

Where can I find proper drivers?

(I'm writing both Q&A. For the purpose of search optimization I've added extra vendors in the header. My solution is applicable to all those vendors).


texts: Can you change the storage location of Conversation History for Mac Lync?

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I know the history is stored in /Users/<username>/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync History.

Does anyone know if it's possible to change where it's stored? I'd like to save conversations to a cloud storage directory.