texts: Considerations when connecting an 11" 2011 MBA and 13" 2012 MBP to a 2560x1440 Dual-link DVI monitor

texts:
This blog post by Jeff Atwood about the amazingly cheap and sketchy, but awesome 27" 2560x1440 Dual-link DVI Korean monitors got me wanting one.

I have a 11" 2011 MacBook Air and a 13" 2012 MacBook Pro. These monitors are typically no-frills no-thrills Dual-link DVI only, so I would be purchasing an Apple-branded Dual-Link mini-DisplayPort to dual-link DVI adapter and connecting it via the Thunderbolt port on each laptop. The specs for both of these say that it should be able to drive a display with this many pixels without issue.

Is there anything else that I should be taking into consideration other than poor 3D performance at that high of a resolution, or should this setup be fine given the proper adapter?


texts: Right-click, create a new text file. How?

texts:
In Finder > Select a folder > Right click, we get a popup with an option to create a new folder:

Is there a way to add menu item New Textfile for adding a new text file?


texts: OS X Security Update hangs during restart

texts:
I am trying to install Security Update 2019-002 for OS X Sierra (10.12.6). Everything seems to work until I do the required restart. That starts out okay, but eventually, it says "5 minutes remaining" and just hangs there for hours, at which point I force restart, and the computer works fine (but the update has not been applied).

I've retried this a few times, but it always gets stuck in this same spot. I have tried installing the update both with the app store and with the DMG download available from the Apple support website. There are no error messages present.

Is there any way to diagnose and or fix this (short of a clean install)?


texts: Occasionally we have employees supplied with company equipment that leave on less than favorable terms.  Some of those devices the employees have locked to their own Apple accounts somehow, which leaves us unable to reset them the normal way.  Is there a procedure somewhere that we can restore these to factory (I assume that it would require some kind of vetting process with Apple to confirm the iPad not stolen of course).  So, what's the procedure for this type of enterprise iPad equipment recovery (if any, perhaps they're just bricks now)?


texts: Alfred 2 script filter executable loading unusually slowly

texts:
I created a workflow for Alfred for searching DuckDuckGo and automatically displaying the results in the window, with a script filter.

It takes ~4 seconds to start from Alfred. It takes 0.506s to return the results in Terminal, so this looks like an Alfred problem.

(Subsequent times, as I add to the query, it runs in under a second again, so I don't know what's going on). Also, if I use it and then use it again quickly, that extra wait time doesn't happen. It would be nice to at least allow the cache to live longer if that's possible, but I have no idea what is being cached.


texts: MacBook Pro keyboard backlighting loses current setting?

texts:
I recently bought the 13" MacBook Pro and using the function keys set the keyboard backlighting to be four steps below the maximum setting, as indicated by the graphic that appears on the screen. Often when I boot the computer or open the lid after a sleep period, if I adjust the backlighting by one step then I notice that it has a noticeably different value to what I set it to. For example, it might have dropped from near the maximum value to the half way setting.

Is this normal behaviour of the Mac adjusting the backlighting level for the ambient lighting conditions? Or should the on screen graphic retain the same number of bars regardless of whether I'm outside in brilliant sunshine or in a darkened room?


texts: My MBP freeze on a Back-Up after having installed a SSD

texts:
I'm having a MBP (mid 2012, 13 inches), and I changed my HDD for a Samsung V-Nand SSD 850 EVO. I had created a back-up with my External G-drive. Now, the screen freeze since a good while.

Question : What do I have to do to fix this problem?


texts: Can I oblige Mail.app to (ask to) send via BCC when sending to a large group?

texts:
I just made the (classical) stupid mistake to not BCC-send a mailing to ± 100 people.
:(
Is there an extension or application or script for mail.app to prevent this failure and e.g. intelligently ask me how I want my mail to be send (normal, CC or BCC), when sending to, say, more than 5 people? :)


texts: How can I configure OS X server to advertise SMB over bonjour?

texts:
We have an OS X mac mini server that stores/shares our files and our Time Machine backups (which is why AFP needs to be enabled).

We were having issues with AFP and network files being held open indefinitely, so we've switched to SMB for file sharing; everything is resolved in regards to that.

The current issue, is that selecting the server name in the Finder sidebar attempts to connect via AFP. So, users need to open Finder, select Go -> Connect to server, each time they want to connect. This is becoming frustrating for users who have laptops. Is there a way to advertise the SMB shares over bonjour so that the SMB connection to the server will show up in the Finder sidebar? Or another better way so that users don't have to constantly go through the menu to access their network files?


texts: Using one old fusion drive as two separate external drives

texts: Recently my old fusion drive (1T HHD + 128G SSD) on my 2012 late Mac mini might have issues. The OS is very slow and has some read errors when I tried to use CCC to clone it. Anyways, I managed to copy some necessary files to another external drive and am trying to replace this fusion drive with one 2TB SSD and do a clean install. Do I need to split the fusion drive before I take them out of Macmini if I want to use them as two separate external drives later or I could just remove them without the split and format them later as two external drives? Thanks.


texts: How to make sure an iPhone 7 has not been tampered with before purchase

texts: I'm a bit skeptical about by iPhone 7 that I bought a few days ago. Its screen at the top is kind of feeling a bit weird, and I've heard a story of sellers here in my country removing the tamper sensors in iPhones before selling them. How do I know that it hasn't been opened, since if it has, it removes the water resistance of the iPhone?


texts: Should a late 2012 Mac Mini be able to drive these two monitors?

texts:
A Raven MTi2, which is 1080p on HDMI, and an LG 34U97, which is 3440x1440 on Mini DisplayPort. It works sometimes, but after an hour or so the LG just says "Out of Range". Sometimes with them both plugging in, the Raven gets a messed up display while the LG is blank. Either one works just fine on its own. I've tried replacing the cable several times, making sure in particular that the MiniDP one is rated for that resolution.

Answers like this suggest it's not possible, but why does it work sometimes?


texts: Where is the information written to when you execute `chflags hidden` command for a folder in Terminal?

texts: Does the chflags hidden shell command write information to the folder itself, or write it to another hidden file like .DS_Store? I'd like to know because I'm making a thumb drive and I'd like to remove any extra files that show up on older versions of Windows. I don't want to remove the property of the folder being hidden on macOS, OS X, and newer versions of Windows.


texts: How to prevent the application launched in Terminal from undesirably exiting?

texts:
I launch applications from the Terminal with commands like this one :

/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail &

The important part is the &.

For Unix / Linux / Solaris :

I have learned at school that adding the & makes the program live on his own.
I strongly remember launching a command like xeyes & and having the program running safe even after I close the shell.

On Mac OS X (Unix inside) :

I launch an app with & and I close the Terminal window : the application exits !
Why does this undesirable behaviour happen on Mac OS X ?
How can this be fixed ?


texts: Email photos in full resolution from iPhone 6 running iOS 8

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iPhone 6 running iOS 8.1.3. How do I email photos with full resolution. I go to Photos, select some photos, pick Mail, then compose the email. No where in "New Message" does it give me an option to pick the resolution. Once I press send the email is sent with the photos at 1280x960.

Follow-up - For some reason the photo was less than 500KB thus the email app didn't offer an option to resize it.


texts: Finder folders have no triangle to twirl

texts: I am running 10.9.5 and some folders in list view have no triangles by the subfolders. I would love to know why this happening and how to fix.


texts: Certbot Renew is returning this in the log...Unable to read ssl_module file; not disabling session tickets

texts:
I'm on OSX 10.15.5 and running Apache with virtual hosts, and SSL is enabled.
certbot renew works fine, but in the log I'm seeing this message. (Certbot 1.5, and Openssl 1.1
The "Unable to load ssl_module" bit. However - it still works. Just giving that message.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Processing /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/robert-chalmers.uk.conf
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Cert is due for renewal, auto-renewing...
Unable to read ssl_module file; not disabling session tickets.
Plugins selected: Authenticator apache, Installer None
Renewing an existing certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for robert-chalmers.uk
http-01 challenge for www.robert-chalmers.uk
http-01 challenge for quantum-radio.net
http-01 challenge for www.quantum-radio.net
http-01 challenge for www6.robert-chalmers.uk
Waiting for verification...
Cleaning up challenges

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
new certificate deployed without reload, fullchain is
/etc/letsencrypt/live/robert-chalmers.uk/fullchain.pem
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texts: Menu icons are not loading after restart

texts:
I've just restarted my Macbook Pro with the latest OS (Yosemite 10.10.3) and noticed that menu bar is stuck to load all icons, as well as to display the clock. When I move the mouse cursor to top right corner, the cursor will become waiting circle.

What can cause this, how to check and fix the issue?


texts: AppleTV streaming from Airport Shared Disk?

texts:
I'm considering purchasing an AppleTV to listen to/watch content stored locally on my network on my television and stereo. If I have my media stored on an external hard disk connected to my Airport Extreme, is there any way to stream that data to an AppleTV?

If I need a machine to do this, can I use a MacBook to act as a "middleman" of some kind between the Shared Disk and the AppleTV in this situation?


texts: where to download the bootcamp software for windows when updating/installing OSX Lion?

texts:
As it says on the cd that after installing the windows insert your OSX disk and run the bootcamp updater that'll install all the drivers and updates to use your mac machine in Windows environment ...

After installing OSX Lion, when I installed Windows 7 on my machine I did as I mentioned above and it deleted the OSX Lion from my machine ... strange behaviour ... and this is because the CD i got was the bootcamp updater for OSX Snow-Leopard ... so this might have cause this strange action ...

when i look for the current release of bootcamp update so on website the most updated release of bootcamp is of early 2011, so if any one tell me where to download the bootcamp software for windows that is compatible with OSX Lion?


texts:
Is there any Safari extension similar to "WasteNoTime" that allows you to attribute different amounts of time for using different sites?

For instance, let's say one wants to block completely Facebook full day but allow himself 30min of YouTube, 2h of Netflix and full access to Financial Times out of working hours (8h to 17h).

I couldn't find such features in the extensions like WasteNoTime.

Coud someone give me a help with that please?


texts: Disable Lock Screen and Control Centre while using Apps - iPadOS

texts:
When I accidentally scroll down from top middle while working with apps, I go to the Lock Screen. When I scroll down from top right while working with apps, I go to the Control Centre. I am on iPadOS 13.3

How do I disable Lock Screen and Control centre while using apps?


texts: What is the best widget for song lyrics?

texts:
I'm looking for a widget that can

Show the lyrics of the current playing song
Get the lyrics online if there is none on the music, and save it
Nice designed

I used to use the Harmonic widget, but it seems it was abandoned


texts: Xcode 8.3.3: Unable to push to repo using ssh key

texts:
I have my github repo setup with ssh key to access it: pull/push.

With command-line git commands it does flawlessly.

But I can't push with Xcode.

I don't have any passphrase with my private key.

Whenever I press [OK], I'm getting the same window again and again. No error or something.


texts:
I'm at a loss on this one. My girlfriends microphone is not working in FaceTime on her iPhone 5s. The microphone itself works because we tested it with the Voice Memos app. When we have a FaceTime conversation I can occasionally hear some sort of clicking/crackling noise, but no voice. I don't know exactly what it's picking up. However with strictly FaceTime audio calls it does pick up sound. The sound also does not work with voice recording text messages.

The first thing I thought of was thinking that maybe the app doesn't have permission to access the microphone. I looked though settings and on FaceTime but couldn't find where the permission could be toggled. And I had no idea how to force it to ask the permission question again.

Prior to getting her iPhone 5s screen fixed, she was using an old iPhone 4 for a long time. On the iPhone 4 FaceTime worked just fine. When she got the 5s back I restored it from iCloud with a backup image of the iPhone 4 so she would have all of her apps and what not. Since then the microphone on FaceTime has not been working.

Any tips or ideas on what to try?


texts:
My book was working fine. I annotated it and had notes in it. One time I was using split view and when I was done, the file would no longer open in Books. I sent it to my mac but it wouldn't open there either. I used this website to try and repair it but it didn't work. The other websites had a file size limit so I couldn't try anything else. I checked the file size and it was 170MB. The original PDF is 5MB. I'm not sure if this happened because of the size of the annotations. What I care about most right now is restoring my notes and annotations and I wanna know if that is possible.
This is how it would normally show up in my library:

But now the cover is gone and I get the following error when I try to open it:

And the error when I try to open it on my laptop:


texts: No more multi-language detection autocorrect in mac os x 10.7.5?

texts:
I've updated to Mac OS X 10.7.5 and now the autocorrect no longer works as beautifully as it used to. Prior to update, whether I was in mail, safari, wherever, it detected the language & suggested the appropriate correction…now it is only detecting one language (the first on my list in settings) and doesn't detect when I'm using the second language on my list in system preferences.

Can I revert back to the previous software versions b/c this is really frustrating?!?!

…or does anyone know how to fix this??


texts: How to get rid of the "Grant File Access" dialog in Word 2016+AppleScript when inserting a picture

texts:
We use AppleScript to create MS Word documents, which also included pictures. This works fine with Word 2011, but I run into problems with Word 2016.

When opening files with Word 2016 via AppleScript, a "Grant File Access" dialog window pops up. This probably has to do with sandboxing. For opening documents I fixed it by passing a file-object to the open method:

    tell application "Microsoft Word"
        open "path:to:some:file.docx" --Grant File Access dialog
        open file "path:to:some:file.docx" --No dialog, success!

However, when inserting a picture, I can't seem to find a way to pass a file-object. I use this code:

    set imageFile to choose file
    tell application "Microsoft Word"
        open file someFilePath
        tell document someFileName
            make new inline picture at before text object of cell 1 of row 1 of table 1 ¬
              with properties {file name:(imageFile as text), save with document:true}

The property file name doesn't accept a file-object, and there is no property file.

Is there a way to get rid of this dialog?


texts: iPhone 5 alarm—is there an option to have an “increasing melody” for the alarm?

texts:
I just made the switch from an Android and I had this option there. Does the iPhone have it as well?

And a second question: will the alarm activate when the phone is off?


texts: How to fix my MacBook Pro that goes straight into sleep/hibernate?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (mid-2009) that I just installed Mountain Lion on. After the install everything appeared ok, but a day later it goes straight into sleep/hibernate whenever I turn it on.

This happens even when I press Command+R during startup - before it gets to the menu screen it hibernates.

What can I try to fix this?


texts: How can I set hourly reminder in Mac? If possible how to set my customised voice?

texts: How can I set hourly reminder in Mac ? If possible how to set my customised voice?


texts: iBooks ePubs lost all cover art after iOS5 update

texts:
After I upgraded to iOS 5 on my iPad 2, iBooks no longer shows any cover art for ePubs that I have imported. Anything that is from the iBook store shows art fine, along with PDFs.

Is there a solution to this?


texts: Chrome back/forward gestures no longer working after Mavericks update

texts:
Has anyone else noticed their 1 finger back/forward gestures no longer working in Chrome?
I have tried the gestures on other applications such as Safari and Mission Control, they are all still intact.


texts: Cant remove stalled (inProgress) Time Machine backup

texts:
I have recently switched to a newer MBP from a TM backup. Unfortunately something seems to have gone wrong during the migration. TM cannot complete a backup, it just keep accumulating into a directory, with .inProgress suffix.

After a bit googling I found this answer, which suggests removing the folder by moving it to the Trash. That doesn't really work as it just says Removing files, but there is literally no progress after hours. I tried to remove the folder from the terminal, that's a no go due to Permission Denied.

I tried to change to a admin account, then do a sudo rm -rf and that results in Operation Not Permitted. Do I need to disable csrutils just to be able to repair a stalled backup?

Suggestions?


texts:
I am trying to get information on how to reset the USB port on a MacBook Pro using terminal's command line.  I use the USB port to access a network device via a serial port with an ioread GUC232A to conduct automation.  When the script is done, I have to physically disconnect and re-connect the USB<->Serial adapter in order to free the MacBook USB port for a subsequent automation run.  As you can see, this is not workable.

I've looked at the following solution but it does not work very reliably and frankly, I'm not too keen on unloading and reloading drivers.

sudo kextunload IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext

I could use a single port terminal server from Lantronix to access the terminal server via SSH, which is in turn connected via RS232 - But this solution is not on the table at this point.

Any suggestions on a USB to Ethernet Terminal server, where the USB port will act as a console to access the networking device would be appreciated.


texts:
Not sure about the Yosemite version because "About this mac" option doesn't work too. Terminal, X11, Screenshot to name a few, don't work.

Used to work fine since I updated from Lion a few months ago.

This message shows up in "console" when I try to open one of those options:

  23/1/18 21:36:52,032 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]:
  (com.apple.Terminal.11392[853]) Service exited with abnormal code: 1

I found this answer from 2014:

  You installed another version of bash,right? The default login shell
  is /bin/bash. you can change it following these steps,

  go to "System Preferences" > "Users & Groups" click the "padlock" icon
  and authenticate right-click the icon for your user and select
  "Advanced Options..." change the value for "Login shell"

My default login shell is "/bin/bash" so I assume that this user didn't had the same problem after update to Yosemite.

At this point I'm completely lost with my poor knowledge on IT...

Thanks in advance!


texts: Why one can Control+Option+U to edit a cell on Numbers?

texts:
It has been noted there are two ways to edit a cell on Numbers, Option+Enter seems to do the job.
But still there is Ctrl+Option+U, why?


texts: Can you configure the port to use for IMAP in Mail.app?

texts:
The outgoing mail server has a field for a custom port number, but I don't see one for the incoming mail server (IMAP). Is there a way to set it?

I'm testing an email server. I know this is not something one does normally.

Mail 11.4, macOS 10.13.5.


texts: Where does the Mac version of the iPhone Configuration Utility store its data?

texts:
I am using the iPhone Configuration Utility to set up some iPads. I'm just setting up some web clippings and one wireless network and see that the utility is keeping a nice record of all the serial numbers as I attach them and install the same profile.

The export function doesn't seem to save this data so I'm wondering where it is stored so perhaps I can get it into a spreadsheet or other format other than a screen capture.


texts: I can no longer open or download apps on my iPhone

texts:
A couple of weeks ago my iPhone froze while I was using Facebook.  I was able to get it unfrozen but now the Facebook app is gone and I cannot re-download it or any other apps.  Some of the other apps I have, I can't open. I also can't search for anything in the App Store.

How can I resolve this?


texts: Recurring 'Broadcast Message' in terminal

texts:
Yesterday I updated my Macbook Air (early 2015) to macOS Mojave.

Since then when I open a terminal window I am getting recurring messages. I can't run any terminal command at the moment.

What can cause this message?


texts: How Do I Batch Convert Hundreds of ClarisWorks Documents to a Modern Format?

texts:
I'm running the current version of Sierra (10.12.5). The documents appear in Finder without extensions and the system has given them exe icons despite categorizing them as Documents. They are unviewable with QuickLook and mdls identifies their type as CWWP.

LibreOffice is able to open the documents without all the weird crud and formatting issues that appear when opening them with other applications [Word/TextEdit/Atom/OpenOffice/Etc.]. And the "soffice --headless" commandline tool allows one to attack entire directories. Great. But I can't find an option to retain the original Date/Time Created stamps to the converted files.

I did find some freeware that will convert old WordPerfect docs to modern formats, but it doesn't work with my ClarisWorks docs.

I attempted to use the app DocumentConverter, but it crashes every time I try to export anything.

I've, also, attempted to use unoconv in conjunction with LibreOffice but have slammed against the brick wall of an unfixed bug from 2012.

Additionally, I found this bash script, which purports to do exactly what I need. However, in practice, the batch function doesn't work and the script has no setting to retain the original Date/Time stamps.

What I'm hoping to find is a simple commandline tool that I can aim at entire folders of these documents to convert in place, with the ability to retain the Date/Time Created stamps.

What are my best options?

Thanks.

08.05.17 - EDIT:

I'd like to thank @patrix for his bash script. It should come in very handy.

& I'd like to let anyone who has come across this while searching for a solution know that the developer of the libmwaw library (& associated tools) very nicely updated the source and his mwawOSX app to enable created date/time inheritance for converted ClarisWorks files.


texts: Apple Macbook Moving Desktop Files, Folders, Icons

texts:
When I go to organize my desktop by moving multiple Files, Folders, or Icons at the same time it groups them all together. How to I prevent it from doing this?

Thank you.

(System - Macbook Pro OS 10.9.5)


texts: MacBook Pro to external 24" HP Compaq at 1920x1200 using Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter

texts:
I just upgraded OS X from 10.7 to 10.8.
While using 10.7 with an HP Compaq LA2405wg external monitor connected via Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, I was unable to set this monitor's native resolution of 1920x1200, because it was not listed in OS X's System Preferences > Displays.
After scouring forums and SE sites, I found the application SwitchResX. With this application I was able to install a custom resolution, and then I was able to use this external display at 1920x1200 without issue for almost a year until I upgraded OS X.
After upgrading to 10.8, my custom resolution was lost. Again, the 1920x1200 resolution is not listed in OS X's System Preferences > Displays. The highest resolution I can use (with correct ratio) is now 1440x900, which is the same as the LCD screen on the MBP.
So I fired up SwitchResX to re-install the resolution, but I am now being nagged about my trial time expiring. When I select my display on the left hand side of SwitchResX, and open the Custom Resolutions tab, I see my resolution listed, but it always says Not installed under the Status column.
Since this exact same hardware configuration worked under 10.7 (with the help of non-free third-party software), it seems like I should be able to get 1920x1200 from 10.8 as well. The only software workaround I knew (SwitchResX) has expired.
Is there anything I can do with OS X to reclaim my monitor's native resolution? Or do I really have to resort to purchasing third-party software to support this seemingly common resolution?

System specs:
OS X 10.8.4, Intel Core i7, 4GB DDR3 RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256MB

Edit - Bounty Details:
I have Apple's Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter. Their knowledge base entry about supported resolutions and refresh rates here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3382#16
And the native resolution and refresh rate for my monitor is 1920x1200 @ 60Hz. You can view the manufacturer's product page here:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&contentType=SupportManual&prodTypeId=382087&prodSeriesId=3955381
For detailed diagrams covering various methods of shoelacing, please refer to the following site:
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/shoelaces.php


texts:
I've setup "Type to Siri" in MacOS Siri and Accessibility preferences. The dialog displays when I use the appropriate shortcut, but the field is not focused requiring me to use the mouse to select it, which kind of defeats the purpose.
I'm on the new Big Sur beta, so I'm not sure if that is my issue or whether this is consistent behavior throughout MacOS versions.
I'm interested in any way to avoid this issue.
Thanks,


texts:
How is modifier key remapping implemented on Touchbar Macbooks?  Is it done by the main OS, or is it delegated to a controller associated with the keyboard itself?

I understand that the Touch Bar and Facetime Camera are run by embedded microprocessors running "Bridge OS" (see also the article linked in this answer).  Is that processor is also responsible for running the keyboard?  Does it have its own configuration memory that may be used to store modifier key remapping settings?

I am having a difficult to reproduce freeze-on-wake issue with my 2018 Touchbar MacBook Pro that sometimes resets the modifier key remapping that I configured back to the default mapping.  My machine recently crashed during one of these freezes, and the crash report mentioned the OS version was Bridge OS 3.3 (16P3133) and the panic message was userspace panic: remoted connection watchdog expired, no updates from  remoted monitoring thread in 75 seconds.

I'm wondering if the Bridge OS processor is defective on my machine, and the freezes during wake, the keyboard configuration resets, and the recent crash during wake could all be symptoms of its dysfunction.

OS: Mojave 10.14.3 (18D109)

Hardware: MacBookPro15,1

Here's the modifier key remapping configuration I'm talking about:

System Information reports that my keyboard is attached to the "iBridge Bus":

iBridge Bus:

  Host Controller Driver:   AppleUSBVHCIBCE

iBridge DFR brightness:

  Product ID:   0x8102
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  2.01
  Serial Number:    000000000000
  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  Location ID:  0x80700000

iBridge Display:

  Product ID:   0x8302
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  2.01
  Serial Number:    0000000000000000
  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  Location ID:  0x80600000

Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad:

  Product ID:   0x027c
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  9.27
  Serial Number:    [redacted]
  Speed:    Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  Location ID:  0x80500000 / 8
  Current Available (mA):   500
  Current Required (mA):    500
  Extra Operating Current (mA): 0
  Built-In: Yes

Headset:

  Product ID:   0x5043
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  0.01
  Serial Number:    000000000000
  Speed:    Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer: Apple
  Location ID:  0x80400000 / 3
  Current Available (mA):   500
  Current Required (mA):    500
  Extra Operating Current (mA): 0
  Built-In: Yes

iBridge ALS:

  Product ID:   0x8262
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  2.01
  Serial Number:    000000000000
  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  Location ID:  0x80300000

iBridge FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in):

  Product ID:   0x8514
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  2.01
  Serial Number:    [redacted]
  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  Location ID:  0x80200000

iBridge:

  Product ID:   0x8233
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  2.01
  Serial Number:    0000000000000000
  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  Location ID:  0x80100000


texts: After rotating screen 180 degrees on MacBook Pro scaling does not work

texts:
Reprosteps:

Go to system prefs
Hold CMD and OPT and click on Display
Screen rotation appears as option - select 180 degrees
Select one of the scaling options

Expected:
Scaling changes.

Actual:
Nothing changes.

Is there any other way to do this? Some terminal magic? 3rd party software?

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
Catalina 10.15.4 (19E287)


texts: How to disable all thumbnail previews except images?

texts:
New to Mac.  I'm trying to find a way to stop showing thumbnails for files.  With documents, I want to see the icon for the type of file it is (word, spreadsheet, database, etc) because I work with files in multiple formats, so it's easiest for me to find them this way.

However, disabling that in Finder also disables showing image thumbnails.  I do want to see image thumbnails because it's easier to find them that way, obviously.

How can I make it so that I see image thumbnails, but other files are normal icons? Basically, I'd like it to work like File Managers do in Windows and Linux.  How can I do this on my Mac?


texts:
Xcode is opening with a window with the height 778px. If I decrease is height and restart it, it correctly saves and restores the new height, but if I increase it to occupy the full screen, it resets to 778px again.

I tried deleting com.apple.dt.Xcode.plist but it opens up with the same incorrect height.


texts: Mouse pointer becoming visible in fullscreen applications

texts:
There are some fullscreen applications which hide the default mouse pointer, such as movie players (MPlayerX, VLC), screen sharing client, some games, etc.

On my computer in many of these applications the mouse pointer re-appears after a while, which can be very annoying.  This has not been always so, and I am not sure what triggered this behaviour.

Has anyone seem similar behaviour and have you managed to find the cause?  Do you have any suggestions on how to track down the problem?

This situation has existed on my computer when I used 10.8 and it continues through 10.9.1.  I tried quitting all programs that run in the background, suspecting that one of them is knocking the pointer back into visibility, but this didn't help.


texts:
Suddenly, when I attempted to create a new terminal window, it fails. It does nothing for about a minute then shows only this:

Login incorrect
login:

Typing in my username doesn't work. I get the same message. Terminal was already up and running in another window. I just can't create any more.

My editor, IntelliJ, has a built in terminal and that's running fine.


texts: My computer is broken, how can I get my music onto my iPad?

texts:
My computer is broken and I have just acquired an iPad. All my music was on my computer and accessed through iTunes but that computer no longer functions.

I don't think I was using iCloud.

How do I save all my music and get it onto my iPad?


texts: Transferring WinSCP configuration to macOS

texts:
I have been using Windows for a couple of decades, and just got a MacBook Pro.

Under Windows, I was using WinSCP, with PuTTY. I just installed CyberDuck, and I know I should be able to use the built-in Mac Terminal, for PuTTY sessions. However, I would have to re-enter all the information (domain, login, password) every single time.

Any recommendations of what to use in macOS that can duplicate what I had with WinSCP, as close as possible?


texts: How do I run apple script on a particular instance of Firefox?

texts:
I have three instances of Firefox called -

Firefox
Firefox 2
Firefox 3

They all live in the Applications folder and the difference is that they have different Firefox profiles and cookies.
I'd like to run an apple script that works on a particular instance of Firefox.
tell application "Firefox"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "n" using {command down}
    end tell
end tell

tell application "Firefox"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "l" using {command down}
        keystroke "a" using {command down}
        key code 51
        keystroke "https://google.com"
        key code 36
    end tell
end tell

If I run this with Firefox open then it works exactly how I want it to.
But, if Firefox is closed, but Firefox 2 or Firefox 3 are open then it has weird behavior.
It will replace the word Firefox with Firefox 2 or Firefox 3 (whichever is open and last active) and then it will run the script using that instance of Firefox which is not what I want.


texts: Resized macOS Partition in Windows; boots to white screen

texts:
I have a 2012 MacBook Pro and I am using Windows on Bootcamp and I tried installing Phoenix OS. Used a partition app on Windows and shrank the macOS partition.

Now whenever I start white screen shows up and recovery does not work. I’ve tried everything but it doesn't boot past that white screen. If I keep just R pressed Windows will boot up normally. Please help. Holding Alt doesnt work either


texts: Apple Mail doesn't show when a mail is encrypted (using S/MIME)

texts:
I have recently started using S/MIME since we got a certificate from our school and are advised to use it when possible. I am using El Capitan 10.11.4.

The encryption and decryption process ITSELF works fine, i.e. I can send and receive encrypted and/or signed mails and decrypt them correctly when I have the corresponding certificate.

However, if I receive mails that are encrypted or signed and encrypted, it doesn't show in the security header. It's just not there.
If I receive mails that are only signed using S/MIME, it will show correctly however (Signed (John Doe))

Again, I can read the mail just fine, it just doesn't give me any indication that it's encrypted or signed.

On my iPhone it works fine, i.e. it will show the little lock and the "signed symbol".

What could be causing this?

PS: The "security header" I'm talking about should be this:


texts: Changing the Region changes the Language on iOS11?

texts:
I'm really confused about changing Language verse Region on an iPhone running iOS11.

Apple discusses here about changing the Language and the Region:

  "For iOS, changing the language restarts Springboard and quits running
  apps. So the next time you launch an iOS app, it uses the new language
  setting. ... For iOS and Mac, the region and calendar settings can be
  changed at any time, even when your app is running."

So, I take that to mean that if I change the Language, the App will have to be restarted.  But, if I change the Region, the App will not have to be restarted.  I've been chasing my tail for an hour or more wondering why my App was shutting down when I was just changing the Region.  Then I read the text on the screens, below, a bit closer.

My iPhone is running English (U.S.).  I go to Settings>General>Language & Region.  This is what I see:

I go to the Region button and I click it. And it shows me a long list of countries.  Here's what I see (note it says Region at the top of this list):

I click United Kingdom and then Done at the top right.  Then I see this:

It is giving me the choice to confirm my selection of English (U.K.) or to stay with English (U.S.).  But note also that it says:

  "Would you like to change the iPhone language to English (U.K.)?"

So, here's my confusion. Why am I being asked to change the Language at this point when I'm clearly choosing a Region? What am I missing here?

rmaddy made a comment in response to the above:

  You are being asked if you want to update the language in addition to
  the region change. This is because your current language is US English
  and you are now choosing a region which generally speaks UK English.
  So iOS is being helpful and offering you the additional option of
  changing the language that best suits your new region. If you choose
  the "Keep ..." option then only the region is updated and not the
  language.

That made a lot of sense and I thought it was the answer but I'm noting that all of the following scenarios (some of which only seem to be changing the Region) still result in my App shutting down and I am having trouble reconciling that fact with the documentation which says:

  For iOS and Mac, the region and calendar settings can be changed at
  any time, even when your app is running.

Scenarios which result in my App shutting down:

I change Region from United States to United Kingdom, click Done and
then choose "Change to English (U.K.).  As per rmaddy's comment, I
think this changes both the Language and the Region.  App shuts
down.
I change Region from United States to United Kingdom, click Done and
then choose "Keep English (U.S.).  I think this changes just the
Region to U.K. but leaves the Language as U.S.  App shuts down.
I change Region from United States to U.S. Virgin Islands, click
Done and then Choose Continue when it says, "Would you like to
change the region to U.S. Virgin Islands."  App shuts down.

Please note that the app which is shutting down is one I am developing. Written in Objective-C for iPhones and iPads for iOS9 and up.


texts: Mac Book Pro 2012 model: My sharing name automatically changes

texts: I have a mac book pro from 2013 (mid 2012 model) the only customisation I have done is install a bigger hard drive. Whenever I go into sharing settings the name of my computer to others is the serial number which makes using air drop confusing when trying to find my computer. I have tried changing it before but whenever my computer goes to sleep then I open it again it has changed back. Please help (I'm running El Capitan)


texts:
I used to love the terminal.app for many reasons.

I especially liked the way I could navigate to a file and edit using vim it all in one app, without having to leave the keyboard.

But, since the terminal.app doesn't support many of vim's rich features, I decided to make the step to MacVim.

This breaks the symmetry though, I have to use terminal.app to navigate to a file, edit in MacVim (using mvim of course), quit MacVim and open up the terminal again.

Isn't there a way to use MacVim in stead of terminal to do all this? I'm not talking about iTerm 2 etc, these apps don't cut is for me. I'm talking about true unix command line in MacVim..

This should be possible, I guess, only... is it?


texts: Is there any way to remove the stock ticker from Notification Center in iOS5?

texts: I like Notification Center in iOS5, but I find the stock ticker at the bottom a bit distracting. Is there any way to turn it off?


texts: My Macbook Air 2010 11in overheats when I close the lid and run an external monitor

texts:
I often run my Macbook Air 2010 11 inch with an external monitor and keyboard, and I close the lid so that I'm using only the external monitor. But then the fan starts running on high in a few seconds, as if the laptop is not getting enough ventilation. Is this normal?

I would think that the Air would be designed in a way to allow it to be ventilated adequately in this kind of use case.


texts: How to sync keyboard shortcuts setting of Mac OS X from one computer to another?

texts:
I have two Macbooks, and I set up many keyboard shortcuts for different applications.

Now I am trying to sync these settings from one Macbook to another through git, which introduced by Atlassian.

https://developer.atlassian.com/blog/2016/02/best-way-to-store-dotfiles-git-bare-repo/

My questions

Is there a config file for keyboard shortcuts?
Where is it located?
Is it easy to add to a git repo?


texts: How do I enter commands in single-user mode?

texts:
After every command line do I have to press enter and wait for it to end before I go to the next one? I have no clue at all and am desperate to solve this problem. This is my first time using single-user mode.

/sbin/fsck -fy /
/sbin/mount -uw /
mkdir /Disabled_System_Library_Extensions
cd /Disabled_System_Library_Extensions
mv /System/Library/Extensions/ATI* .
mv /System/Library/Extensions/AMD* .
touch /System/Library/Extensions
exit


texts:
I'm trying to create a -regex expression for find on macOS.

find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*\(cisco\).*' -print 2>/dev/null

works, and so does

find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*\(citrix\).*' -print 2>/dev/null

in the sense that they both find files. Now I try

find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*\(cisco|citrix\).*' -print 2>/dev/null

and nothing is found. Nor does

find /Users/gerben/Library -regex '.*\(cisco\|citrix\).*' -print 2>/dev/null

nor any other variation with {} escapes and what not that I have tried. What am I doing wrong?


texts: Best way to share iCloud storage across regions

texts:
As is unfortunately the case, Apple is quite restrictive about what you can share across country borders. Copyrighted work I can see why, but iCloud storage...
I have a UK account that I joined in a family share with a non-UK account. I believe I initially changed my account store to non-UK to allow the link up, and then changed it back thinking that would do the trick.    This has led to the non-UK account being associated with the UK store, rendering previous purchase updates impossible.

I have a payment method for both the UK and non-UK regions, but would like to keep my UK account.
What would be anyone’s suggestions on how to circumvent this limitation?


texts: How can I sync the pictures from my iPhone (5, iOS 6) to the Mac (OS X 10.8.2) (but not vice versa) via WiFi but without going through the cloud? In case it matters, I am using iPhoto on the Mac.


texts: Have iPad with iOS 7 ask for network password

texts: I'd like to have my iPad prompt me for my WiFi password when it's turned on.  Is there a way to set that up?  The Google results are for people who see this as a problem, but for me, it would be a feature!


texts: Ability to control lock screen of iPhone running iOS 7 with bluetooth keyboard?

texts:
On my iPhone with iOS 6, I often use the Amazon bluetooth keyboard to use my iPhone, including turning it on (home button on keyboard) and unlocking (escape button instead of swiping to unlock). But (and I don't remember how this was on iOS 6) with my iPad on iOS 7, the iPad won't respond to the keyboard when the screen is off (can't access lock screen) and the "escape" button doesn't reveal the home screen. (Search button doesn't activate spotlight either, it does on my iPhone with iOS 6, but that's a side issue.)

So would it work on the iPhone? Is this just an iPad problem? Would Apple or Amazon fix this in the future?


texts: How to disable restore/resume/saved-state for a specific application in Yosemite

texts:
For most applications I like the OSX feature of remembering which documents were open.  But it drives me nuts in Preview.

In past versions of OSX there was a simple preference that could be altered for each application:
https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/177469/18486

This no longer works in Yosemite.  Is there an alternative?


texts: How does Spotify or Deezer download and store music for offline use on iOS?

texts:
Which component or method do they use to store it? Is there any easier way to store music offline?
How can I store those sounds locally so I can use it for offline use?
How can I take a song from youtube and store it on phone locally so it can be used for offline use? I just need a method or steps to do it not the whole code...Thank you cheers


texts: drop of water on mousepad of macbook pro and now the mouse is being odd?

texts: I had wet hair and some drops of water landed on my trackpad. It happened on last friday or thursday, so like 4 or so days ago. And basically now my mouse will just randomly click on stuff and right click too and for the first couple hours I couldn't use it and I wasn't able to get it to work except for the top portion of the mousepad. and now It's no longer that bad, but it still randomly clicks and moves around. should I take it to a genius bar or do you think it'll just eventually stop? any help would be really appreciated and sorry I know this has probably been asked a hundred times.


texts: can't select an external editor in photo 11 advanced preferences on a 1mac with OSX 9.3

texts:
I can't select an external editor in iPhoto 11's advanced preferences, the drop down menu box just shows either iPhoto or DSCF0586. DSCF0586 is of course a photo number, and takes me to the desktop if chosen. The menu box should show "in application" not DSCF0586.

So how do I remove DSCF0586 and get "in application" back so I can choose PSE11 as my external editor?


texts:
I'm trying to get my El Capitan's (10.11.6) DNS cache to flush, to try and solve slow localhost domain name resolution, but nothing I do has any effect.  My computer name, hostname and hard disk names used to be as follows:

Santa's MacBook Pro
santas-macbook-pro-2.local
Santa's MacBook

(I didn't choose to put the "-2" at the end of the hostname; that's what the Mac had in the Sharing preference pane.)

I tried editing the etc/hosts file as follows:

127.0.0.1    localhost santas-macbook-pro-2.local
255.255.255.255    broadcasthost
::1             localhost santas-macbook-pro-2.local
fe80::1%lo0    localhost

but even after a restart the resolution was still as slow as ever.

Tried renaming the computer and hostname to trial and trial.local (updating etc/hosts accordingly) and the hard disk to tt.  Got OnyX to flush various caches including system and kernel extensions, restarted, still slow.

In running the little inetTester I get Santa's MacBook Pro.local returned.

I've tried flushing the DNS cache following the instructions here, restarted, and I still get Santa's MacBook Pro.local returned.

It seems discoveryutil doesn't exist any more (in any case it's not on my machine), so I can't even look at the contents of the cache.

What on earth do I have to do to get this machine to forget about being Santa's MacBook Pro?


texts:
I just got a new MAC (my first one) and already screwed up something :P
Basically I installed Xtrafinder, mainly to have the dual pane feature that I find quite essential.
I launched Finder with the new add-on and the dual pane was there and working nicely.

Afterwards, I decided that the list view is the one I love the most, and tried to get that as default view.

I managed to find a solution using the command

defaults write com.apple.Finder FXPreferredViewStyle Nlsv

followed by

killall Finder

Now I do have a default list view of all my files and folder; the problem is that the dual pane view has mysteriously disappeared. I think I've checked all the preferences of both Finder and Xtrafinder and I couldn't find anything to restore it :/

Do you have any suggestions to solve this problem?


texts: How can I take my Keynote presentations Database from iCloud?

texts: How can I restore my Keynote database from iCloud?


texts:
I need octave-java installed. I tried using macports, but evidently I'm missing something here. I am running Yosemite.

I already have octave installed, so I tried to install octave-java . . .

$sudo port install octave-java
--->  Computing dependencies for octave-java
--->  Fetching archive for octave-java
--->  Attempting to fetch octave-java-1.2.9_0.darwin_14.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/octave-java
--->  Attempting to fetch octave-java-1.2.9_0.darwin_14.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/octave-java
--->  Attempting to fetch octave-java-1.2.9_0.darwin_14.x86_64.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/octave-java
--->  Fetching distfiles for octave-java
--->  Attempting to fetch java-1.2.9.tar.gz from http://superb-dca2.dl.sourceforge.net/octave
--->  Verifying checksums for octave-java
--->  Extracting octave-java
--->  Applying patches to octave-java
--->  Configuring octave-java
--->  Building octave-java
--->  Staging octave-java into destroot
--->  Installing octave-java @1.2.9_0
--->  Activating octave-java @1.2.9_0
--->  Cleaning octave-java
--->  Updating database of binaries
--->  Scanning binaries for linking errors
--->  No broken files found.

I cannot seem to find the executable, octave-java which should be in /opt/local/bin/

$cd /opt/local
 $find . -name "*octave-java*" -print
./lib/octave/packages/.turd_octave-java
./share/octave/packages/.turd_octave-java
./share/octave/packages/java-1.2.9/doc/octave-java.html
./share/octave/packages/java-1.2.9/doc/octave-java.info
./share/octave/packages/java-1.2.9/doc/octave-java.pdf
./share/octave/packages/java-1.2.9/doc/octave-java.texi
./var/macports/distfiles/octave-java
./var/macports/registry/portfiles/octave-java-1.2.9_0
./var/macports/software/octave-java
./var/macports/software/octave-java/octave-java-1.2.9_0.darwin_14.x86_64.tbz2
./var/macports/sources/distfiles.macports.org/ports/math/octave-java

Question: Where is octave-java and/or how do I get it from macports?

EDIT :

$port contents octave-java

Port octave-java contains:
/opt/local/lib/octave/packages/.turd_octave-java
/opt/local/share/octave/java.tar.gz
/opt/local/share/octave/packages/.turd_octave-java


texts: Why is my MacBook sending out data, even when idle?

texts: From the "Activity Monitor" I noticed that even when the computer is idle, and with all browsers closed, it is still sending data out (several hundred bytes per second). I want to know why this is happening and where all the data is going.


texts: How do I take screenshots and/or record debug output from Recovery Mode

texts: I'm currently trying to repair a corrupted APFS volume in Recovery Mode and want to include some screenshots or copy/paste some Terminal output to then paste into a bug report. How do I accomplish this from Recovery Mode to then transfer to a working Mac on the same network to submit?


texts:
PREFACE: I just bought my first Mac laptop a week ago so that I could get some work done on my trip, but so far I've spent most of my time trying to solve an issue with PostgreSQL. Something went wrong and I don't know what caused it.

SPECS:

Macbook Air OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

psql (PostgreSQL) 9.4.4 installed with Homebrew

ISSUE: I receive this error when attempting to connect to my database:

2015-09-28 16:18:18 ERROR  : ERROR:  could not open extension control file "/Library/PostgreSQL/9.4/share/postgresql/extension/postgis.control": No such file or directory
2015-09-28 16:44:23 ERROR  : Error connecting to the server: could not connect to server: Connection refused
    Is the server running locally and accepting
    connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?

I've tried a bunch of different things to fix it, but Ive gotten nowhere. As far as I can tell, /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432 does not exist on my system, but I may not have found the correct search syntax. I've been using find ~ -name ".s.PGSQL.5432". How should I go about troubleshooting this?

EDIT: Following up on a comment:

Attempting to run pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start results in the following experience:

$ pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start
pg_ctl: could not open PID file "/usr/local/var/postgres/postmaster.pid": Permission denied
$ sudo pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start
pg_ctl: cannot be run as root
Please log in (using, e.g., "su") as the (unprivileged) user that will
own the server process.
$ su PostgreSQL
Password:
bash-3.2$ pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start
pg_ctl: could not open PID file "/usr/local/var/postgres/postmaster.pid": Permission denied
bash-3.2$ sudo pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

Password:
postgres is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.
bash-3.2$

It seems that it is asking me to run a sudo command from an unprivileged user account. I don't quite know what to do with that. Should this be placed in a seperate question?


texts:
Last Friday, after an usual work day with my iPad in side-car mode, I disconnected it from my macbook pro and let it sleep.
Today, when I wanted to use it again, the screen remained black. I tried the force-restart (volume up button then volume down button then power button during 5-10 sec, even 30...) with no success.
I also tried to charge it but still pitch-black.
Any other idea before Apple support...


texts: Difference Between Safari Web Content and Safari Web Content (Cached)

texts:
I created a program in Python to kill the Safari Web Content (Cached) processes. However, when I ran that program, I failed to take into account that Apple uses the same file for both version of Safari Web Content. The file, according to ps -e is /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent. How does Activity Monitor differentiate both Safari Web Content?

For those tech-savvy people, who want a challenge, here is my code.

import subprocess

output = subprocess.run(['ps', '-e'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.decode('utf-8')
output = output.split('\n')

for x in range(0, len(output)):
    output[x] = " ".join(output[x].split())
    if output[x].endswith("com.apple.WebKit.WebContent"):
        elemental_output = output[x].split(' ')
        pid = elemental_output[0]
        subprocess.run(["kill", pid], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)


texts: Apps deleted from jailbroken iPad after battery died

texts: My iPad's battery recently completely died and when I plugged it in all the apps were gone. I've rebooted it and checked iFile and it says all the apps are still there but they don't show.


texts: How can I upload audiobooks to iTunes Match, or sync w/out matching?

texts:
I have numerous audiobooks that I've manually ripped to <96kbps mp3 format. The steps I've taken to adhere to Apple's iTunes Match policy to get these files available to match are as follows:

Convert track to m4a, automatically up-converted to a higher bit rate; now meets standards.
File size was over 200mb, so I ran it through splitting software, which brought the total size of each individual m4a down to ~64 MB.
Attempted to match the file, and received an "Error" message in return.
I followed Apple's recommendation and removed the tracks from iTunes, added again, and received the same message while syncing.

Is there something I'm missing? Since these tracks don't sync, is there an alternative way to get these tracks on my iPhone so I can listen to them without syncing through iTunes Match? For some reason I can't set the metadata to AudioBook (Get Info -> Options -> Media Kind) since that is grayed out.


texts: "activate application" for Hidden Application

texts:
How might I activate an application that is hidden from the OS X Dock?

The following only works for applications that are displayed in the Dock.

activate application "Firefox"


texts:
I am using El Capitan on a 15" MacBook Pro mid 2015. I downloaded a Windows 10 iso file from the Microsoft website.

Then I used Boot Camp Assistant and selected the file. I allocated 120 GB to the Windows partition. It did it's thing and then restarted automatically. It booted back to OSX.

When I look at About This Mac, I see the Bootcamp partition.

If I hold the option button while the Macbook reboots, it only shows me my Mac OS partition.

Did something go wrong? It's like Windows 10 didn't install.. what should I do from here?


texts: Time Machine hasn't been backing up the full system since before 10.8.3

texts:
Look at your hard drive. Now look at me. Now look at a recent snapshot in your Backups.backupdb directory from after the 10.8.3 release (March 14th-ish); now look at mine. Hopefully, your snapshot doesn't look like mine, because if it did, you'd notice that Time Machine hasn't been backing up /Applications, /Developer, /Library, /System, or /private for the past two months.

Um, what??? There's no setting related to this in System Prefs, and I actually have 10 GB still free on the drive, and I'm reasonably certain this started happening after installing the 10.8.3 update. Except for individual user files, Time Machine is completely useless to me right now and all of the backups done in the past two months are invalid for system restore.

Before 10.8.3:

ligeti:Macintosh HD nick$ cd 2013-03-18-003447/Macintosh\ HD/
ligeti:Macintosh HD nick$ ls -a
.               Users
..              Volumes
.DS_Store           bin
.DocumentRevisions-V100     cores
.com.apple.backupd.mvlist.plist etc
.file               lib
.vbt5               mach_kernel
.vol                opt
Applications            pbcl.db
Developer           private
Games               sbin
Library             tmp
Network             usr
System              var

After 10.8.3:

ligeti:Ligeti nick$ cd 2013-03-25-001307/Macintosh\ HD/
ligeti:Macintosh HD nick$ ls -a
.               Users
..              Volumes
.DS_Store           cores
.DocumentRevisions-V100     etc
.com.apple.backupd.mvlist.plist lib
.file               mach_kernel
.vbt5               opt
.vol                pbcl.db
Games               tmp
Network             var

Excuse me while I fire up Carbon Copy Cloner, but does anyone have any light to shed on this? Can anyone comment as to whether they are or aren't experiencing this on 10.8.3?


texts: How to avoid display HTTPS certificate warning in Chrome

texts:
When I browse with Chrome on a web site that has an invalid certificate for some reason (eg my NAS Synology using HTTPS protocol) a warning message like the following Chrome appears to me:

If I install that certificate in Keychain app and I select "always trust", it should not warn me with that message, in fact in Safari warns me too but when I install the certificate in Keychain, Safari stop showing the ad, but in Chrome continues showing message.

Can you see my config:

Thanks for help

Regards


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I am looking for a recipe manager for my iPod Touch and my requirements are:

It must not require online registration and it must be fully functional offline (it's okay if it has "cloud" features, but they must not be required)
It must be either free, or under $3 (I don't do a lot of cooking—I just have some favorite recipes I would like to keep handy—and I'm not willing to invest too much)
Of course, it must allow me to add my own recipes

I don't really need in-app features like shopping list management, timers, etc.


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Looking for a way to control precisely which process or application is allowed to communicate with the network in a low connectivity context, I found the pfctl command which seems to be designed for the job.

I would like to allow only a few applications to connect to the network (ie: ping and Mail) and remove Apple unnecessary services.

Here is my current /etc/pf.conf file:

scrub-anchor "com.apple/*"
nat-anchor "com.apple/*"
rdr-anchor "com.apple/*"
dummynet-anchor "com.apple/*"
anchor "com.apple/*"
load anchor "com.apple" from "/etc/pf.anchors/com.apple"

I try to understand the pfctl status with this command:

$ sudo pfctl -sr
No ALTQ support in kernel
ALTQ related functions disabled
scrub-anchor "com.apple/*" all fragment reassemble
anchor "com.apple/*" all

Is it possible to achieve the filtering I want with pfctl and how?


texts: Apple TV (2nd generation) - video quality seems poor

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I thought I'd switch from a Mac Mini to the new Apple TV (2nd generation) as my primary video device.

Unfortunately I find the video quality disappointing: Text (menus, etc.) is shimmery, and video seems coarse, like broadcast TV. I've tried it with an iTunes rental, with Netflix, and with a movie streamed from a computer. The results were poor each time. I switched back and forth between the Apple TV and the Mac Mini to confirm, and the image is indeed much sharper on the Mini.

The Apple TV is connected via HDMI to a Sony KLV-S32A10 32" LCD with 1366x768 native resolution.

Is this normal?


texts: How to transfer file (PDF) from imac to iphone when no internet

texts: Does anyone know of any software that will allow me to send a pdf from my iMac to iPhone 5 when I have no internet please?


texts: Device is picking up the wrong IP Address from DHCP

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I have an iPhone 6. It is the only device in the entire house that picks up the wrong IP address. Other iPhones, non-Apple devices, laptops, desktops, etc. are fine. But my phone is always assigned a link-local IP-address (169.254/16) instead of a private IP-address (192.168/16).

Due to this, it won't even connect to the Internet and I have to type everything manually in Static. I don't want to do this. It was fine till a few days ago. I don't understand the computer terms and would want it to be in layman terms.

Also, we have only one router at home. Everything works well (except my iPhone). Can I understand why this is happening and what can I do to make it right?

PS: The phone is fine. Hardware is fine. I tried the network reset. I tried the software reset too (using iTunes).


texts: I forgot the Password for WPA/WPA2 Personal where can I get it

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I'am trying to set up a wireless connection to my HP OfficeJet printer. For this I need to enter the password to my WLAN which I forgot.

How and where can I retrieve it?


texts: iOS 7 automatically downloaded to phone after downgrading to iOS 6

texts: I have downgraded my iPhone 4 from iOS 7 to iOS 6.1.3, but when it went back to iOS 6, the Software Update section of Settings is showing that iOS 7 is automatically downloading again. I tried to downgrade my phone again and again but it's not working.


texts: Renaming files with a RegEx search, preferably via JXA

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I have a two part question here. I'm trying to make an automator service to quickly rename files. My job uses a file name syntax of 1234-01a-FileName.psd where 1234 is the job number, 01 the file number, and the a is a version letter, as in, version two will be 01b, etc. Getting the current letter with RegEx and incrementing it is easy, the issue I'm having is how to actually rename the file with JXA. Nothing I can find on google is actually answering this (I assume) simple question. I've tried a number of permutations of the following. Is there something basic I'm doing wrong here?

theFile = Path("~/Desktop/1234-12a-test.png");
theFile.name = "thisDoesntWork.png";

I could alternately have both a Run AppleScript and a Run Javascript in the automator workflow, and try to pass the name back and forth, but I'd rather keep it simple if possible.


texts:
What terminal command shows the type of display that I have on my MacBook Pro?  I used the following command in terminal and it didn't work:

ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*


texts: VirtualBox Win7 enable horizontal trackpad scrolling

texts: I use a Windows 7 installtion in Virtual Box. The magic track works fine for scrolling up and down but scrolling sideways doesn't work. Does anyone know how to get it working?


texts: Alexa App on iPhone 4 / iOS 7.1.2 - Can't find “alexa” button

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I have an old iPhone 4 that I want to use via WiFi in my car to use Alexa to play Spotify. I installed the Alexa app from the App Store. Because the last version of iOS for the iPhone 4 is version 7.1.2, the App Store prompted me to download the last version of the app that worked with my version of iOS (1.24.202645.0). It installed fine, and I was able to connect it to my Alexa account with no problems.

The challenge now is, I can't find the Alexa button in the app. There is a home screen and a hamburger menu button at the top that brings up what looks like the setup menu, but no Alexa button to tell Alexa to do things. Is the screen too short? Has anyone else successfully used Alexa on an iPhone 4? Can you give me the pointers I need to make it work?


texts: Time machine stuck on Stopping... on mac os mojave

texts: On my macbook pro laptop running Mac OS Mojave, Time machine menu item is stuck at Stopping... Can I have TM restart doing backups again. I would rather not restart my laptop as I have so many processes and VMs running right now. Is it safe to kill -9 the time machine background daemon? Thanks.


texts: App Store Connect - Backup all Trends data

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I would like to backup ALL my Trends data from App Store Connect.
Using the normal download button only gives me access the data that is currently being displayed, but not ALL the data like Region information or data points for each day.
I would like to be able to backup all that information without having to click each option for each year for each app etc.
Is there any way to do that?
What I wrote together so far using Apple's Reporter.jar is
startdate=2019-08-28
enddate=2020-08-25

sDateTs=`date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" $startdate "+%s"`
eDateTs=`date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" $enddate "+%s"`
dateTs=$sDateTs
offset=86400

while [ "$dateTs" -le "$eDateTs" ]
do
  date=`date -j -f "%s" $dateTs "+%Y%m%d"`
  printf '%s\n' $date
  java -jar Reporter.jar p=Reporter.properties Sales.getReport ACCOUNT_NUMBER, Sales, Summary, Daily, $date
  dateTs=$(($dateTs+$offset))
done

This is working well so far BUT only for data from the last 365 days. If I try to access an earlier date it gives you
Report is no longer available. Daily reports are available for 365 days, weekly reports for 52 weeks, monthly reports for 12 months, and yearly reports indefinitely.

However, this data IS accessible in App Store Connect, what am I missing?


texts: Remove an app from Notification Center preference pane

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My girlfriend added Facebook to my Notification Center. I tried to set the alert style to none, and you can see the check mark to show items in Notification Center is deselected.

I want it completely gone but don't know how else to configure things.


texts: macports mod_proxy configuration gives error AH01144 No protocol handler was valid for the URL .. scheme http

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I am trying to a reverse proxy to get Apache Jena Fuseki which will only work on localhost:3030 visible from my intranet. I get the error message shown below although the proxy modules seem to be enabled.
The hints in

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23931987/apache-proxy-no-protocol-handler-was-valid

did not help me e.g. activating mod_ssl did not make a difference and there seem to be too many modules to choose from so that try and error might get very tedious.
The webserver runs properly and serves index.html o.k. The /jena proxy redirect leads to the error.
How could this problem be fixed?
etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@bitplan.com
    ServerName jena.zeus.bitplan.com
    ServerAlias wikdata.zeus.bitplan.com
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    ProxyRequests Off
    # allow queries to run up to two hours
    ProxyPass /jena http://localhost:3030/ connectiontimeout=10 timeout=7200
    ProxyPassReverse /jena http://localhost:3030/
    ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/jena-error_log"
    CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/jena-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>

error message:
/var/log/apache2/jena-error.log
[Fri Sep 11 09:11:41.660860 2020] [proxy:warn] [pid 61446] [client ...:59602] AH01144: No protocol handler was valid for the URL /jena (scheme 'http'). If you are using a DSO version of mod_proxy, make sure the proxy submodules are included in the configuration using LoadModule.

apachectl -S
apachectl -S
VirtualHost configuration:
*:80                   jena.zeus.bitplan.com (/opt/local/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf:11)
ServerRoot: "/opt/local"
Main DocumentRoot: "/opt/local/www/apache2/html"
Main ErrorLog: "/var/log/apache2/error_log"
Mutex default: dir="/opt/local/var/run/apache2/" mechanism=default
Mutex mpm-accept: using_defaults
Mutex proxy: using_defaults
PidFile: "/opt/local/var/run/apache2/httpd.pid"
Define: DUMP_VHOSTS
Define: DUMP_RUN_CFG
User: name="_www" id=70
Group: name="_www" id=70

apachectl -M
apachectl -M
Loaded Modules:
 core_module (static)
 so_module (static)
 http_module (static)
 mpm_prefork_module (static)
 authn_file_module (shared)
 authn_core_module (shared)
 authz_host_module (shared)
 authz_groupfile_module (shared)
 authz_user_module (shared)
 authz_core_module (shared)
 access_compat_module (shared)
 auth_basic_module (shared)
 reqtimeout_module (shared)
 filter_module (shared)
 xml2enc_module (shared)
 proxy_html_module (shared)
 mime_module (shared)
 log_config_module (shared)
 env_module (shared)
 headers_module (shared)
 setenvif_module (shared)
 version_module (shared)
 proxy_module (shared)
 proxy_connect_module (shared)
 slotmem_shm_module (shared)
 unixd_module (shared)
 status_module (shared)
 autoindex_module (shared)
 dir_module (shared)
 alias_module (shared)

relevant httpd.conf changes
rcsdiff httpd.conf
===================================================================
RCS file: RCS/httpd.conf,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -r1.1 httpd.conf
109,110c109,110
< #LoadModule xml2enc_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_xml2enc.so
< #LoadModule proxy_html_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy_html.so
---
> LoadModule xml2enc_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_xml2enc.so
> LoadModule proxy_html_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy_html.so
125,126c125,126
< #LoadModule proxy_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy.so
< #LoadModule proxy_connect_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
---
> LoadModule proxy_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy.so
> LoadModule proxy_connect_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
291c291
< ErrorLog "var/log/apache2/error_log"
---
> ErrorLog "/var/log/apache2/error_log"
320c320
<     CustomLog "var/log/apache2/access_log" common
---
>     CustomLog "/var/log/apache2/access_log" common


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When I try to two-finger scroll in a matlab window, I get the error

MEvent.Case!

The proposed solution (as posted on the Matlab forum) seems to work just fine for Matlab running on Linux

!synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=0

but it does not work for Matlab running on a Mac.

How can I get matlab to stop giving this error?


texts: Highlighting in Preview not visible in other software

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Is there a way to make highlighting done in Preview visible in other software?

In particular interested in whether it can be seen in Adobe Reader.

Really would like to avoid installing Adobe as it requires frequent updates and seems like a resource hog.

I think this is essentially the reverse of this question: Different ways of displaying documents between Adobe Reader and Preview


texts: Missed Facetime calls in and out but nobody initiated them

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Why is my iPhone 4S giving me spam missed facetime messages on calls I or my friend have not initiated?

Over the last week, I have been receiving missed facetime calls from a friend that doesn't connect. My phone gives a bit of a ring and then gives the message "Missed Facetime call". I texted to tell her that I had received them and she told me she hadn't done that and had in fact received two or three from me. Just this morning my friend said her husband had a missed a Facetime call from me. My phone was not in my pocket or purse but laying on a table when these events happened.


texts: How can I fix missing spaces when using Dictation with MacVim or Terminal?

texts: I'm trying to use Dictation on OS X 10.10.5 to enter text into MacVim (or into Terminal). It works for the most part but, for whatever reason, those programs won't let Dictation add a space after each phrase. If I say the phrase "type a sentence" and then pause and say "for me", Dictation will enter "type a sentenceFor me", instead of "type a sentence for me". Any way to fix this?


texts: Office for macOS: Word document opens in a tiny window

texts:
I'm using Office for Mac version 16.25 (2019) on a Mac macOS High Sierra. Whenever I open a Word document or create a new file, it opens in a tiny window, which occupies less than 25% of the screen size. I can resize it, which is a pain, but if I close and reopen, the window again opens small.

I've found answers that involve editing the default template (.dot) file.  This has no effect. What used to be easy now appears impossible.

How do I resolve this issue?


texts: Yosemite: Accessibility zoom + multiple monitors = poor performance

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Ever since upgrading to Yosemite, the accessibility zoom feature is unusable when connected to an external monitor.

Steps to reproduce:

Enable Zoom in System Preferences - Accessibility.
Connect an external monitor, not using mirroring (second desktop).
Zoom in using CTRL+(two finger gesture) - or OPT-CMD-=

Expected:

Zoom is buttery smooth, everything renders at 60fps, no lag whatsoever

Actual:

All display on both screens is delayed, including video playback, mouse movement and keystrokes/text entry. System becomes unusably slow while zoomed in (8-12fps, while still trying to "catch up" on missed frames). It takes a long time to "recover" from a zoom by zooming back out.

Hardware:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
According to other sources, this seems to affect all Mac hardware running Yosemite

This has been reported on the Apple discussion forums multiple times: one
two
three
four

I have not been able to find any acceptable solution.

Note that zoom performance is "perfect" (read: acceptable) once the external monitor is disconnected. It is also "perfect" when mirroring is used.

Edit: Removed link to http://testufo.com as it's too fragile under normal circumstances to be a useful reproduction.

Edit 2, Nov 18 2014: After upgrading to Yosemite 10.10.1, the performance is slightly improved, but still not up to previous standards. For example, go to https://kraken.io/ and move your mouse over the image slider. Then try doing the same thing zoomed in - it's unbearably slow. It feels like when zoom is activated (on multiple screens), it drops down to software rendering or something equally slow. The same test with only the single screen is perfect.

Edit 3: Other workarounds that have been suggested have had poor results:

Restart (or kill the WindowServer process, which will log you out). The first few minutes of usage are comparatively smooth, but still not 100%.

Edit 4: Enabling Increase contrast seems to be the best workaround so far. See my 2nd answer.

Edit 5: This is now completely fixed in 10.10.2.


texts:
Could someone provide some example usages for the at command? I'm finding the man super confusing.

$ man at

For example, if we wanted to run a command 10 minutes from now, can this be done using at? (and without using sleep)


texts: Running defaults command as root vs regular user

texts:
I've used the defaults command to tweak my settings to some sane defaults, but I have been unsure if I should run them as root or as my regular user. Seems to work either way. It is possible to do both, so my question is: is there a difference?

Scripts like these that use defaults usually needs root, but I don't see why. Sometimes I have to reboot in order to see the change in effect.


texts: Mail: Select SMTP server automatically on addressee

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I have two SMTP servers configured in Mail. One for school, and one for my private email. I would like that Mail automatically picks the one for school if I'm sending an email to someone of my school. This means: any email address of someone of my university ends in @ugent.be. So if I write an email to xyz@ugent.be, I want mail to pick my UGent SMTP server. In all other cases, I want to use my gmail SMTP server configuration.

Is this possible? If not, are there any applications that support this feature?

(Some people on the university are very strict and won't reply unless you sent the email from your university email address. And I like it separated nicely as well.)


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I've got four iMacs in a design studio and I want to share fonts between them so InDesign documents and the like won't get errors when they're being worked on on any of the machines.

Are there any software solutions or methods for this problem? Don't mind paying, just need it sorted out reliably so that we can have equivalent fonts on multiple machines.


texts: Disk has multiple partitions but Disk Utility can only mount first one

texts:
View from Disk Utility:

Output of diskutil (for this disk only):

/dev/disk6 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *80.0 GB    disk6
   1:               Windows_NTFS                         34.9 GB    disk6s1
   2:                      Linux                         10.7 GB    disk6s5
   3:                 Linux_Swap                         2.1 GB     disk6s6
   4:                      Linux                         32.2 GB    disk6s7

The first NTFS partition, "--", mounts just fine as read-only. But I can't get to either of the Linux partitions.
I've tried mount, diskutil mount, and diskutil mount readOnly, but but they all result in

Volume on disk6s5 failed to mount
If the volume is damaged, try the "readOnly" option
If the volume is an APFS Volume, try the "diskutil apfs unlockVolume" verb

Also tried diskutil apfs unlockVolume, but it's not an APFS volume. Any ideas? Using macOS Sierra 10.12.6.


texts: Notification area icons are sometimes invisible in Windows 7 (Boot Camp)

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For some reason, sometimes my notification area icons are invisible in Windows 7 64-bit (Boot Camp, on an iMac mid-2010), as seen in this screenshot. Clicking on an invisible item does nothing. Restarting the computer will fix them, though. These icons are invisible during about 25% of all Windows 7 startups.

This installation of Windows 7 64-bit is completely fresh; I just installed it, then installed the latest Boot Camp drivers, and that's it.

Anyone know what's going on here and what I can do to fix it?


texts:
I am using a MacBook Pro 13" (pre-Thunderbolt) and was wondering if there is such thing as an external GPU? Possibly over FireWire or so, something that I could plug a monitor (or two) into but ideally does some of the work that would normally all be lumped onto the laptop CPU/GPU.

Probably a far-fetched idea, but it would save me buying a desktop PC as well as my laptop. I am currently using a cheap USB to DVI adaptor, which works ok, but is noticeably slower and obviously adds a bit of load on to my laptop.


texts: Can I migrate power mac g5 settings and apps to a power book g4?

texts: I would like to know because I am planning on purchasing a power book g4.


texts: What's the noticeable speed difference between these two Mac computers?

texts:
Someone wants to trade his new iPhone 5, his 20" iMac, and some cash for my 15" Macbook Pro. Here are the specs for my MBP and his iMac:

My Early 2011 15in Macbook Pro

2.2GHz i7
4GB Ram
AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024 MB
750GB HDD
1GB GDDR5 Graphics memory

Their mid 2007 20" iMac

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 duo
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB
4GB RAM 667 MHz DDR2

And it's other specs..

Will either machine be significantly/noticeably faster? Again, the comparison is on the basis of speed alone.


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Whenever i turn my laptop on, after using for 15-20mins/ half an hour the horizontal line on the top of the display showed itself, and vibrate continuously. It get bigger in width slowly.

if i put it to sleep for 5mins and open again, everything look likes okey. but after around 15mins again that line blow up

help me if there is any solution. isn’t there any solution without replacing display?

i have no warrenty left from apple

Macbook Pro 13” 2017


texts: How to get rid of these random Norton antivirus notifications on my MacBook?

texts:
To be clear I have never installed Norton Antivirus software on my MacBook and now I have received three notifications via Chrome browser that my Norton antivirus has expired.

What does this mean and how do I stop it? I looked inside of Notifications in Chrome Browser and I have nothing enabled for Norton antivirus messages. Where are these messages coming from then?


texts: Changing the open with settings in 10.10.1

texts:
I am looking for a way to edit the open with settings in 10.10.1, i have looked through older questions and have attempted to rename the launch services plist and have gotten no where.

I have looked through the

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister

and my

/Users/J/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist

and I was able to remove text edit from random extensions but i am still unable to remove numbers or find its assoisation to .py files in a

/lsregister -dump

Here is a picture to clarify, i would like to remove numbers.app and pages.app along with xcode.app as options to open up files with a .py extension.

Sidenote: Another related feature is i would like to add an application in that menu for every single file type in my system. For example i would like to be able to open every file in my system with hexfiend and textedit.

right clicking/adding every time i have a new file type is a pain because my applications folder is filled with a few apps that are folders that get searched recursively when i look through it

Update: solution directly from apple -- Uninstall numbers.
Other then uninstalling the application, it is not possible to remove applications from this list published by apple... any other publisher and it is possible lol.......


texts: I bought a backup drive and copied all of the files in "all my files" from both of my user accounts into it, yet i checked the drive storage and there is significantly more space being used by the primary drive (150 to 200 gb more). Where are the rest of my files?


texts: Catalina - Activity Monitor shows no result for Safari tab energy impact

texts:
The Activity Monitor shows Safari consuming 20pts/percent of my 12 hour average energy consumption, but when expanding the entry to see the individual performance of each tab, the result is 0.00?
Is there any other way to measure the energy impact of each Safari tab?


texts: Get scancodes of Italian layout keyboard

texts:
I'm lookin' for Italian keyboard scan codes.

I've searched the net but nothing that deals with Mac except for:

/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Headers/Events.h

But this does not contain Layout Related scan codes.

My questions:

Is there any official documentation about this?
Is there any software like 'dumpkeys' running on macOS?

If possible I'd prefer the triple (byte 1: Modifier, byte 2: Reserved, byte 3: Keycode 1) as defined in http://www.usb.org/developers/hidpage/


texts: Any productivity tip for using OS X with only one arm, like Windows its sticky key?

texts:
Google mostly returns Apple's accessibility API and other programming resources.

But I'd want to know, for example, what is Mac OS X version 10.7.4 equivalent of 'sticky key' in Windows.

Any other productivity tip for using OS X with only one arm?


texts: How to remove an app stuck in "waiting" mode from the Mac App Store?

texts:
I've got 2 applications that I installed via the Mac App Store that are still in the "waiting" mode. How do I get these applications to finish installing? Or how do I remove them and try again?

By "waiting" mode I mean they are showing a download progress bar and have the word "waiting" overlaid their icons inside of the launchpad app. (I would take a picture but it doesn't seem to let me while showing the launchpad)


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with the following specs:

3.1 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

My batteries cycle count is 918 and the condition states "Service Battery." It's said this since the cycle count was like 820 ish.

I purchased this MacBook in September 2016 for $1,000 brand new (there was a pricing mistake, and I got it for a grand cheaper). For the first 2 years, I didn't know that the best way to preserve the battery was to keep it plugged in if you can, and I unplugged it each time it got to 100%.

I'm considering replacing the battery, or buying a new MacBook. I'll probably go with the former because this MacBook still runs really well, and my specs are nice, I think. How did you guys decide whether to purchase a new MacBook or replace the battery?

Is it possible for me to install the battery myself? How much do you guys think it'd cost to replace and install the battery if I hired someone to install it for me?

What's the worst that could happen if I keep using the current battery until it's no longer usable? Would it damage the macbook in any way?


texts: How to create a bootable OS X Snow Leopard USB drive?

texts:
How can I achieve this from either macOS Catalina or Windows 10? I can't seem to find a guide online. I've downloaded Mac OS X Snow Leopard Install DVD from the Internet Archive. Keep in mind that this is an .iso file, not .dmg.
I don't need a full step-by-step guide, just need to know how to format the drive (MBR/GPT?) and how to copy the .iso file to it.


texts: Bash script to click button on an HTML page

texts:
I'm trying to write a Bash script that opens a browser, clicks an HTML button on a webpage, and closes the browser after getting response. I need this script to be executable from within Terminal. If not a Bash script, then maybe a Python script.

Form is:

<form method="post" action="duophones?yc=sasv1S2f8mXKITRJS1XrenZ30SA-" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded">
<input name="phone" value="+15551231235" type="hidden">
<input name="action" value="dapact" type="hidden">
<input name="session" value="0" type="hidden">
<button class="c01 c01v0" name="action" type="submit" value="Activate +15551231234 over SMS (recommended)" override="true">Activate +15551231234 over SMS (recommended)</button>
</form>

Script I have is:

curl -d value="Activate +15551231234 over SMS (recommended)" www.testpage.com

Any help or direction would be appreciated!


texts:
iMac 27" from 2011, OS El Capitain 10.11.6. Tried to increase screen contrast in Accessibility pref. pane, but instead got almost no contrast and very light colors!
Can hardly see the grid in Excel and it is even worse in the Calendar app where there are no visible lines separating the dates. Under Display Profiles for this Display there are 2 named iMac. I can see that they are not identical.One says  iMac-48812E13-8A483-7A3C-C675A9008885.icc,  the otheriMac-00000610-0000-A007-0000-00000428001C0.icc Which one should I use and how do I select it? Anyone knows how to get the previous setting back?


texts: Magsafe's indicator light goes off, battery gets not charged further

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Yesterday, all of a sudden, my macbook pro (15 inch early-2016) started to forget how to charge its battery.

According to the battery icon, almost everything looks great but one thing. It doesn't charge the battery. (I made some pictures so you can get a visual about the issue)
Whats really interesting about this, is that my charger does work with other macbook pros. Some of my colleagues have the very same macbook as I do and the magsafe goes on, starts with green, then changes to amber; the battery status says says charging.
Another interesting habit is, that when the battery charge drops below a certain percentage, it starts to charge itself, but only with other dhargers. Yesterday I discharged the battery until the laptop didn't boot anymore but said there's no charge. I connected the charger of my MBA, nothing happened. I plugged it into my MBA the indicator light started with green, then I plugged it back into the MBP and it started charging. Im sitting now on a charge of 85% but after I disconnected at that point it didn't charge anymore.

The following pictures describe everything I could put into words.

What I tried so far:

I did an SMC/PRAM reset
battery discharge
plugging the power cord into another MB and then back


texts: How to properly (quickly) iterate over Reminders using AppleScript/osascript?

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What is the proper, efficient way to iterate over Reminders using AppleScript?  The script below works as expected, but takes 18 seconds to iterate over 180 Reminders when run from the command line using osascript!  (This same script takes only 2-3 seconds when run from within the ScriptEditor.)
# Find all Reminders whose name contains "Alumni"
set findMe to "Alumni"
set answer to "Maches: "

tell application "Reminders"
    set names to name of every reminder
end tell

repeat with name in names
    if name contains findMe then
        set answer to answer & " --- " & name
    end if
end repeat

return answer

I've run this script two ways from the command line: As a compiled script:  osascript testReminders2.scrpt and as a text file:  ./testReminders2.applescript (where this file begins with #! /usr/bin/osascript.  Both versions take about the same amount of time.


texts: How to prevent the dialog that shows the available wireless networks to show twice?

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Whenever none of my preferred wifi networks is available and my Airport is turned on a dialog appears that shows all the available networks at the moment. That is as expected.
However, when I exit that dialog as I don't want to connect to a wifi network, it dissappears, the Airport menu icon shows that it's looking for networks again and the dialog appears again. This is annoying.

How can I prevent the dialog from appearing a second time? Turning off the dialog completely would be viable as well as I almost never use it anyway and can have the same functionality through the Airport menu item.

I'm on a MacBook Pro 5,3 (Mid 2009) with Mac OSX 10.8.4.


texts: Prevent Mac terminal from changing tabs when reopened

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Whenever I open the terminal app after it was minimized, it often changes tab and go back to a particular tab (which tab in particular is not very important). Can someone suggest a workaround for this problem?

Currently on Mojave OSX (10.14.4) and had this problem with High Sierra too previously.


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I received a 2008 mac pro 3,1 in pieces from a friend. He said that he was having trouble with the graphics cards cutting in and out and and then the power supply (PS) failed. I got a used power supply on ebay and put it all back together. It turns on, the graphic card (GC) ati 3870 fan powers up but there is no signal to the monitor. I tried all my monitors and two cables and still nothing on the monitor.

I tried several different macOS versions (10.6 , 10.7 and 10.11 ) settling on  Lion. I moved the GC to all the different PCI slots, I pulled the GC from my 2006 mac pro, (an ATI 5770), which I know is compatible and still the same results. It boots up. With LION OS 10.7, I booted in safe mode and blindly typed in fsck -fy command and waited, then typed reboot and it rebooted. It will boot to target mode and I can access the drive from 2006 Mac Pro in disk utility and verify it. I have done pram and smc resets, and just for fun I tried the old PS and it fired up as well. I then did all of the above with the original power supply re-installed

I have connected the power cables for both cards I tried,  there is nothing else in the other pci slots. It has an optical drive and I tried it with it installed and without. I have tried booting with a HD in different slots with no other drives installed.

I found my install discs and booted from both. I think it booted, as there is still no signal to the monitor. Drive spins up and I can hear it read the disc.

What are other reasons can there be for a monitor to not receive a signal but the graphic card still powers up ( I.e. fans on ). Assuming the graphic cards and the monitors I have tried are functioning properly in/on other machines?

I have been searching and reading this Q&A and discussion forums and posts for days and can not find any more info other than it might be possible it is logic board?? If it is a logic board problem what could it be and how do I address it?

Advice OR ideas would be appreciated.


texts: Is it possible to enable shift+click in icon view in the Finder?

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I would like to use the shift+click selection method on windows within the Finder that are using icon view.  Unfortunately, whilst it works fine in the other views to block highlight all files between the first and second click, its behaviour changes to operate the same as cmd+click in icon view.

I have a few hundred images in the folder and I want to select a big range to move it to a separate folder. The range is higher than my screen, so it needs be scrolled down - to a point. This is one of the most frequent situations in dealing with images. I don't know which images are which just by their filenames. I need to see them to select them. I don't want to drag the mouse/trackpad to select the range, as I need to be extra cautious about the scroll speed that way. It's infinitely more convenient to use the Apple's all-glorified trackpad (two-finger scrolling) that admittedly does work great. Then, when I find the last picture, I want to shift-click it and have the range selected.

Is there any way to get this working in icon view, or can anyone at least attempt to explain why it does not work, and if it's perhaps a bug or maybe a conscious decision to implement it in this way?


texts: A few years back, I accidentally jumped in the pool with my third gen iPod touch still in my pocket. I placed it in rice for a while, and it started working again, but the screen was extremely dull. Every day after that that I used it, the screen steadily got worse and worse to the point where I couldn't even tell what the background was anymore. Since then, it has sat untouched. I plugged it in today, and the screen is static-y and grey and indistinguishable. It still functions, but I can only tell due to my own memory. Is it worth anything? If not, where could I properly dispose of it?


texts: 2010 Macbook Pro keeps crashing in Adobe - does it need more video memory?

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We have a late 2010 Macbook Pro 15, 8gb memory, 512mb video. When we have more than one Adobe product open (And sometimes only one product) the computer will freeze. Our designer who uses the computer is blaming it on the lack of video memory.

Do I need to order a Mac with at least 1gb of video memory to run the new Adobe products or is it more a function of RAM?

We are using Adobe suite cs6 (Photoshop says version 13)

Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator


texts: How do I get a clean version of a song in iTunes?

texts: I have a song in iTunes that is the unclean version with bad language in it and I'd like to be able to get the clean version without bad language in it. Does anyone know how to do this?


texts: Setting up rEFIt-based tripple boot system on a Mac with a pre-existing Boot Camp installation

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What I have right now is an iMac running Mountain Lion with a Boot Camp partition running Windows 7. I have a vanilla Boot Camp setup with no quirky bells and whistles on the side.

What I want is to install rEFIt so I can triple boot Mountain Lion, Windows 7 and Ubuntu. I've done this several time before and am aware of the process I need to go through, including how to handle the presence of 5 partitions on a system that can only handle 4.

What I don't want to have to do is wipe out my Boot Camp partition in order to do this. It's possible, since I only have games which can be reinstalled, but I have a lot of them and that would be a huge pain, so I'd like to avoid that route if possible.

Question: Is it possible to set up a rEFIt-based triple boot system while preserving a pre-existing Boot Camp partition?


texts: Need to get legacy version of an iOS app

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I bought a camera that works with a companion iOS app which won't run on my iPhone 4 running iOS 7.1.2. I need to get an older version of the said app. I have searched on the Internet and couldn't find it.

The app is v380. How do I get it for iOS 7?