texts: Issues when entering password finishing with '^' character

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I am using a password that has been generated by the organization where I work, and that specific password terminates with the ^ character. This password cannot be changed so I must keep it for the rest of my life.

The problem is that on a Mac, I can't enter this password properly (I am essentially talking about web pages with input forms when logging to my account.)

When writing into an HTML input box using a PC or on any Linux distribution, if I want to write the ^ character, I simply have to press the ^ key followed by a space. But using a mac, this process doesn't work, pressing space right after won't write the ^ character.

What I need to do every time I enter my password, is to write the ^ into a place I can see it, copy it, and paste it at the end of the input box. This way it works...

I have no idea where this can be fixed up...


texts: is it possible to buy and download iTunes movies at an Apple Store?

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My internet connection is quite dismal. It's hard to watch youtube 240p let alone a whole [SD] movie (unless you start about a week in advance)

Is it possible to say buy and download (on my Apple ID) at an Apple Store, on one of the display computers, and then copy it to a USB drive and come home and watch it. (equivalent to going out to buy a DVD; my MacBook doesn't have a disc drive).

Or download the full movie on my iPhone, and then transfer it across to my Computer at home. As when you download a movie on your iphone doesn't it download a smaller (lower resolution) version that fits the phone's screen size?


texts: Why can't I  update to iOS 5 my iPod Touch 4th gen?

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I am trying to upgrade my 4th gen iPod touch to iOS 5.
First I downloaded the IPSW file from iTunes.

When I press shift + "Restore" button, I get the following error:

  The iPod cannot be restored at this time because the iPod software update server could not be contacted or is temporarily unavailable.

What can I do to prevent that? I have looked into the iPod update logs and see that I am getting error 1602 but don't know how to proceed.


texts: Application icon keeps reverting to generic/default icon

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I changed the icon of my Google Chrome application by going to the application -> get info -> clicking on the small icon in the top left of the window it opens -> pasting the new icon. It works, the icon changes, but after some indeterminate period of time, it reverts to this:

What is going on here ?

update: tried putting them in the Resources subdirectory of the chrome app like so, but to no avail


texts: Cursor disappears/behaves incorrectly on edge of external monitor

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As I move my cursor to the right edge of the screen, it disappears. If I continue moving it to the right, it will reappear but when I click it registers to the right of the where the cursor is displayed.
Interestingly, I've had this problem on two different 4K LG monitors. I was saddened to see the issue repro on the newer one when it arrived, but after playing with the resolution settings and setting to native full 4k, the issue stopped for a few weeks. I was living with the super small fonts, but now the issue has started again even at native resolution. I can only get it to resolve by setting it to the largest possible scaling (1080x1920 - but this is totally unusable for my purposes).

I tried to record with the built in Screenshot screen recorder. However, when I view the recording, the cursor is visible the whole time and never disappears!
Issue repros with builtin trackpad and external mice.

I've tried googling this quite a few times and can find absolutely nothing similar. Any ideas?


texts: I currently run MacOS 10.12.4 Sierra on a mid-2011 iMac.  I want to upgrade to 10.13 High Sierra.  On the App Store, the only option (after Sept 24) is 10.14 Mojave.  Where should I go to get High Sierra?  If I go to https://support.apple.com/en_AU/downloads/macos,  there are many different download options, but they all are updates, such as 10.13.6.


texts: Is there a way, with like a .mobileconfig profile or else, to disallow update of iOS version on a device? OTA or cable.


texts: Why does my iPhone heat when charged and when in use

texts: My iPhone gets really hot when charging and sometimes when I use it. I thought it might do this because my iPhone is cracked and I've thought about getting the screen fixed but I'm not sure if that's the reason why it's hot. I have also stopped using, I haven't used it for a few weeks now but it still heats up when I charge it. What can I do to resolve this problem?


texts: Performance Tweaks/Tools for MacOS (Macbook Pro)

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I am using a Mid2010 Macbook Pro (2.5 GHz i5, 8GB RAM, regular HD (no SSD) and still on MacOS 10.9).

I am fully aware of the fact that, as the computer gets older, it may get a little slower due to more space used on the HD, more applications installed etc. etc. However, I feel that in the last few months I feel like the performance has degraded more than it should be. What do I mean by that? Well, it takes longer and longer for me to boot the Mac, applications take longer to start and it happens more and more often that they simple freeze for a short moment. Lately, I even had to use a cold reboot by pressing the on/off button long because the whole system froze when I was simply watching some videos.

Now, I am looking in how to get a little bit of the performance back, i.e., either some tips that I can directly use in the OS or some tools which help me. Unforunately, googleing them brought up a whole bunch of differerent tools, not all of them looking extremely reliable. I'd be grateful if some of you have a couple of tips for me.

Thanks


texts:
iCloud says that iCloud Drive takes up 592MB of space:

However, when I open the iCloud Drive folder on Finder and sum the sizes of the stuff shown there, I get a much smaller sum:

What is the reason for this? How can I free up more space in my iCloud Drive?


texts: Hard drive Ejects itself while running ddrescue

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I don't know who to blame apple or ddrescue.
So Sorry if this is in the wrong place! :)

I have

Macbook pro Intel core I7 running Maverick
Failed 120Gb HDD (really old... more than 8 years I think)

So Natural I run ddrescue. But when the ddrescue gets to "Splitting Failed Blocks" step the disk ejects and recounts to my mac. but ddrescue seem to miss the memo, and keeps doing it's thing, even though the HDD has left the station.

The command had no flags.

Also it doesn't eject when I told ddrescue to skip the split stage "-n"

I am at a point where I need it to start splitting to dig deep for that data.

Has this happened to any one else?

I know that there were people who had problems with long cables but I'm not that case. (all small cables)

I'm going to try raw accessing the HDD to see if I can dig up more data next.


texts: How do I reorder the video devices on macOS?

texts: Every time I use a new app on macOS (10.13.6 here, but I don't think it makes a difference) that uses the webcam, I'm often caught out by it defaulting to an software video device that is not my webcam. I see that there is no concept of a default video input device on macOS (as there is with audio input & output devices). However, all programs seem to just pick the "first" device by default, and there seems to be a fixed-order list. I was wondering if I could somehow reorder this list, even it means editing plist files or such. Does anyone know if this is possible?


texts:
Is it possible to use Automator to automatically move a subtitle file .srt to the folder where a video file with the same name is located?

Let's say I have a file ~/Videos/MyVideoFolder/my_video.avi and I download a file ~/Downloads/my_video.srt, I want it to automagically move it to  ~/Videos/MyVideoFolder/.

The subtitles files are identifiable by its extension .srt, but videos can be of any type.


texts: Is there a way to have the Notes app on Mac copy text as plain text? I use Notes a lot but it copies text as rich text. This can causes problems when pasting text to certain apps that pick up on the unwanted font properties of Notes.


texts: What are the risks of adding `/usr/libexec` to `$PATH`?

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I want easy access to PlistBuddy, which I wasn't even sure still shipped with macOS (Big Sur 11.3 here).
I found it in /usr/libexec, a directory I don't know well, but which contains a large number of executables, some of which I already use. So why isn't /usr/libexec in the default $PATH?
I prefer a big $PATH, and if it's safe, and I would edit my ~/.${SHELL##*/}rc with something like this:
export PATH=/usr/libexec:${PATH}

instead of adding this:
alias PlistBuddy=/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy

Is there any reason not to?


texts: How to delete a song from inside an iPod?

texts:
My girlfriend has an iPod Nano (3G) and she asked me how she can delete a song from inside iPod.

I didn't find any option inside the device, is it really like that? Can I delete songs only using iTunes?


texts:
This is on MacOS Catalina, but the same behavior has been observed in prior versions of MacOS.
Similar questions have been asked for other default directories in the default home directory, but this is different. I am able to delete most of the other directories: ~/Music, ~/Public, and ~/Movies all went away after I removed any ACL's from them. But ~/Pictures is different, and no matter what I do, MacOS refuses to delete it.
bash-5.0# /bin/ls -led Pictures
drwxrwxr-x  2 MyLogin  MyGroup  64 Nov  5 18:17 Pictures
bash-5.0# /bin/ls -lea Pictures
total 0
drwxrwxr-x   2 MyLogin  MyGroup    64 Nov  5 18:17 .
drwxr-xr-x+ 72 MyLogin  MyGroup  2304 Nov  5 18:17 ..
 0: group:everyone deny delete

Note that the last ACL is applied to the parent directory of ~/Pictures ie. my home directory, and that is not the cause of this behavior as I am able to delete other subdirectories without trouble.
This also does not appear to be a restriction imposed by System Integrity Protection:
bash-5.0# /bin/ls -leOd /usr/bin
drwxr-xr-x  1014 root  wheel  restricted 32448 Oct 23 01:19 /usr/bin
bash-5.0# /bin/ls -leOd Pictures/
drwxrwxr-x  2 MyLogin  MyGroup  - 64 Nov  5 18:23 Pictures/
bash-5.0# /bin/ls -leOa Pictures/
total 0
drwxrwxr-x   2 MyLogin  MyGroup  -   64 Nov  5 18:23 .
drwxr-xr-x+ 72 MyLogin  MyGroup  - 2304 Nov  5 18:23 ..
 0: group:everyone deny delete

Note the restricted attribute on /usr/bin which is protected by SIP. ~/Pictures has no such attribute.
I've tried as root, as my normal user account, and even as a different user after setting the permission 777. Nothing works.
My question is: what is protecting ~/Pictures from deletion, and how can I turn it off?


texts: Purchased app features disabled in a new update, developer requiring subscription

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I've been trying to find an answer to this in Apple's policy but I didn't' succeed and I thought some of you guys might know or have experience with this.
About a year ago I purchased an app (one-time purchase) to access some of its premium features. This morning I noticed that those features aren't available and the developer is asking me to subscribe to the monthly or yearly subscription, which is frankly pricier than the one-time fee I paid for it earlier and I'm not sure of the value over price anymore. However, I would like to continue using the features that I originally paid for.
I am guessing they are allowed to do that, otherwise they wouldn't be able to pull it off and I was the naive one thinking I am buying an app for some longer period (not a lifetime though). Is there a way for me to get back the features I paid from the previous version other than tricky advice of downgrading an app through some iTunes backups?


texts: Can't acces or find BOOTCAMP drive in mac El Capitan

texts: I have a late 2012 iMac running El Capitan and here is how the drive shows in Disk Utility and NTFS Paragon. It also doesn't appear in the Finder sidebar even after i checked all the things in the Finder preferences. The funny thing is that if i log into Windows 10 I can easily acces everything from the mac drive. What can i do to make the BOOTCAMP drive appear and be accesible?


texts: How to make MacBook automatically connect to different wifi networks as desired?

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My main router is located in the living room and creates a wifi hotspot, call it X. I've created an additional wifi hotspot in my bedroom, call it Y, using two powerline adaptors.

How do I make my MacBook automatically connect to X while I'm in the living room and to Y while I'm in the bedroom. Thanks.


texts: Mobile app development using Xcode. Single Graphics vs Dual Graphics?

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I have decided to buy a pre-owned MacBook for mobile app development using Xcode, I have two options:

MacBook Pro (13", Early 2015)

Processor: 3.1 Ghz Intel Core i7, Integrated Graphics
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
Cost: 65K

MacBook Pro (15", Mid 2014)

Processor: 2.5Ghz Intel Iris Pro Graphics, Dual Graphics
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
Cost : 69K

Can any one please tell me which one is better for Xcode based on the year? Also what is the difference between single and dual graphics?


texts: OS/X Server + Airport Extreme = daily crash

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I have a 4th generation Airport Extreme acting as the main interface between my network and the internet. I recently installed OS/X Server on one of my machines on the network, during that install process it asked for the credentials into my airport. Thinking it would be a good idea, I gave it to it. First sign that was a bad idea was that it immediately rebooted the AP without any warning it was going to do so. Now the AP locks up every day or so. (might be load related, heavy internet usage days seem to cause it to lock up faster.)

When it locks up:

the status light remains green
it falls off the network

can't be pinged
can't connect to with management tools
dns isn't answering
dhcp isn't handing out addresses

no ipv6 tunnel traffic will be routed
no ipv4 nat'd traffic will be routed

So far, I've only configured a couple services on the server... none of which conflict with the services offered by the AP (DHCP, DNS, etc.)

I'm not seeing any indication of what Server actually changed on my AP, does anyone know how I can undo whatever they did? Or any idea why it might be locking up?

The Airport Extreme is running firmware 7.6.3.
OS/X server version is 2.2.1 (169)


texts: Does the upgrade to OS X Lion include iMovie 11?

texts:
I have a system with Snow Leopard and iMovie 09.

If I upgrade my system to OSX Lion, will it also upgrade my iMovie 09 to iMovie 11?


texts: How can I save Google Maps in iOS for offline use?

texts:
Is there a way to retain a map with as much detail as possible (street view, maps, directions, zoom levels) offline?

This question refers to the Apple maps program that shipped with iOS versions 1 to 5 that relied on google map tiles. Please open a new question for iOS 6 maps and the google map app that is also available on the App Store since 2012.


texts: I just plugged in my iPod Nano to upload my last few workouts to Nike. When iTunes started it said there was a new version that I agreed to upgrade to, and part of the upgrade required quitting iTunes. Now my last 4 workouts are not uploaded to Nike+. Is it possible to get those workouts uploaded, or are they lost forever?


texts:
In OSX 10.10 there was an option to go to Finder > Empty Trash or Finder > Secure Empty Trash

In OSX 10.11 there now only seems to be an option for Finder > Empty Trash

Any ideas way i can get it back ?


texts: How do I clear the Diagnostics & Usage data from my iPhone?

texts:
Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostic & Usage Data

I've elected not to send this data to Apple, so is there a way to clear or delete it?


texts: Open all selected PDFs in one Preview window - macOS High Sierra

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As of High Sierra, Preview always opens all selected PDFs in single windows for each document. In the preferences menu, there is an option to change this behaviour for images, but not PDFs.

This is a real bummer and makes Preview a lot less useful. What is Apple thinking?

Ok, the real question is: How do we fix this?


texts: How to keep an application on top of all windows using AppleScript?

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I have an AppleScript .app file that basically consists of a series of dialogs.

I would like to keep this application on top of all other windows (including on top of any new windows that are created while the application is still running), until the AppleScript is complete and the application automatically closes.

Can pinning a window on top be accomplished in AppleScript?


texts:
I have a USB stick encrypted by Windows 7 built-in tool (bitlocker). I would like to open it on my OS X El Capitan.

When I open it, all I get is a file "BitLockerToGo.exe" and another "Read Me.url"

I found some pieces here and there but no full procedure for mac.


texts: Keyboard shortcut to turn off automatic highlighting in preview?

texts:
In Preview you can turn on or off automatic highlight/underline/strikeout by clicking the 'pen' in the "highlight" item in the tool bar. The keyboard shortcut for this is ⌘ Command^ Control H/U/S, typed when nothing is selected.
What is the keyboard shortcut to turn off automatic highlight/underline/strikeout?


texts: How can I block specific telephone numbers on my iPhone 4?

texts: How can I block specific telephone numbers on my iPhone? I don't want to get call from specific numbers. if anyone call to me from the blocked number, he should receive a message that "this number does not exist" or "this number is busy" always.


texts:
I have too much fonts installed on my Mac, so photoshop (or indesign) can take a long time on operations that involve them (program startup, selecting them on the character palette etc)

I'm looking for a simple software, with an interface similar to Font Book (better if more compact), that allow me to view all the fonts inserted on it (but not in the system), and install temporarily on the system a desired font as I need it.

Thanks in advance :)


texts: Should I use a network-attached Time Capsule or a USB external drive with my MacBook Air?

texts:
I love Macbook Air, but disk space is a real issue. This is most obvious when using it as main machine - media from iTunes and iPhoto in particular ends up leaving you with very little working space. How do you approach this problem?

How workable is it to keep this data on a Time Capsule shared drive? I can imagine initial performance when moving large amounts of songs etc. is quite poor, but how is it after that? Is, say, adding a batch of photos or incremental backup/sync of an iPhone noticeable?

A simple external drive attached via USB would seem the other obvious option. Or, perhaps the Air is simply never intended as a main machine - mobility is the key. In this case, do you temporarily dump media to it on-the-move and then move to your desktop when you get home?


texts: Weather widget in notification center of iOS5

texts: Is there a way to put weather widget into notification center of iOS5 for iPad?


texts:
I have a problem with my Wifi driver. I get the message  Wi-Fi: No Hardware Installed, which is like the one described here: Wi-Fi: No Hardware Installed

I followed all the instructions given on that page, and from other sites including Apple support. Finally, I tried to remove Wifi from the system preferences and add it back. Unfortunately, adding back a network has no option for Wifi.

I tried networksetup -setairportpower airport on as well. This gives me an error of: You cannot set Wi-Fi power because all AirPort network services are disabled. Any help will be deeply appreciated.

EDIT:

I updated an screenshot with Wifi not displayed in the wifi setup in system utility.

I tried these approaches:

Apple hardware test (Short term): No issues found.
Login in safe mode and then reboot, check system preferences same issue.
Downgraded to OSX El Capitan (I thought there might be some issue with the upgrade), but the same issue still existed.
Again upgraded to OSX Sierra but the issue persisted.

One thing I noticed, when booting from USB, There were no errors like Wi-Fi: No Hardware Installed but the spinner was continuously moving and searching for the networks and it had blank dropdown (without any results). My router was on and WiFi for other devices on the network.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Recreate an alias with the same name and timestamp programmatically

texts:
Let us develop a utility to batch process legacy alias files.

Implemented as:

Finder File Service,
Automator Workflow,
Applescript,
Shellscript,
or whatever else that those the job.

Per each file in the batch this should be done:

Is the file an alias? (avoid other file types supplied by user error)
Get its filepath, filename, timestamp, label, tags.
Delete it.
Recreate it at the original filepath with the determined filename, timestamp, label, tags.

Followup: I filed a bug report to Apple, see below. Maybe Apple comes up with a solution. But I think some skilled AppleScripter(s) here can come up with a solution within minutes. Would be cool, if we find a solution here, and offer it to the whole macOS community.

Bug report to Apple, filed on 2017-01-10

Finder / HFS+ / filesystem — Refreshing legacy alias files to reduced filesize with batch process

A LONG LASTING BUG WAS LUCKILY FIXED:

In macOS Sierra the file size of aliases was finally reduced dramatically, from multiple megabytes in Mac OS X 10.7-10.11 systems down to only about 1 KB now in macOS Sierra 10.12. (Simply by not including the icon resources, which where mostly anyhow redundant being just a copy of a generic file type icon.)

PLEASE OFFER A FIX FOR THE BUG LEGACY AS WELL:

Depending on how heavily aliases are used on a system, there is the potential to save multiple GBs for some users.

I propose to Apple to offer a batch process for reducing the file size of legacy alias files. With an option to preserve the aliases' original timestamps, as they may have critical information value in some use cases.

Then you could do a simple Finder search, select the files of your liking (all or only certain) and then drag'n'drop them onto the batch process app or file service or Finder menu command.

CURRENT WORKAROUND WITH QUICKLOOK ONLY WORKS PARTIALLY

Finder > New window (cmd-N) > Search (cmd-F)
The search criteria show up, set them as follows:

"Kind" is "Other", type in "Alias"
You get a Finder search result window.

View as list and sort by size.

Then you have the top file size culprits on top.

If you QuickLook a file via SPACE-key then no alias recreation occurs.
Issue "File > Show Original" (cmd-R) on the selected file.
In the newly opened window, QuickLook the alias files with SPACE.

Then certain alias files get recreated. But not all!

Working, but only sometimes: PDF, JPEG, ZIP if BetterZip QuickLook plugin is the handler.

Out of these not all aliases get refreshed.

It seems to also depend on the file's overall or individual associated application (Finder "Open with" setting, Uniform Type Identifier (UTI), TYPE/CREATOR resource fork) and which QuickLook plugin handles the file type.

An recreated file has a dramatically reduced file size (bout 1 KB). Sadly it looses its original timestamp, but gets the current one (equivalent to /usr/bin/touch). I would love to keep the alias timestamp preserved.


texts: If MacbookPro has BIOS emulation, why the need for ELILO for Linux?

texts:
I'm not fully versed in how the EFI booting process happens. If I want to install Linux in a partition formerly used by Windows, why can I not simply use LILO, installing the boot section in the "root" instead the MBR?
Thanks.


texts: Set Brightness to Full on Boot (MacBook Pro)

texts:
I frequently have the problem where my laptop's screen is too dim prior to login and I can barely tell where my account or the mouse is. Is there a way to set the brightness to maximum on boot before any user has logged in by using the equivalent of an init script?

I've seen some useful applescript snippets here (How can I dim the screen from Terminal?) to adjust the brightness from the terminal, but I'm not confident these will work if no user is logged in.

edit:

creating an /etc/rc.local script

#!/usr/bin/bash
for i in {1 .. 1000}
do
    osascript /opt/utils/brighter.script
done

with an applescript script to brighten the screen

tell application "System Events"
    key code 113
end tell

only makes the screen a little bit brighter (perhaps a quarter of the way) and it doesn't seem to make much difference what number is used in place of 1000.

edit:

Trying to use screenbrightness in my /etc/rc.local appears not to work either. I suspect that the initial login screen that loads immediately is shown before the init script is executed.


texts: Dual monitor on Macbook Pro Retina: difference between 13 and 15 inches?

texts:
Can the HD 4000 of the Macbook Pro Retina 13 easily handle 2 monitor at 1920x1080 or would it be better to buy a Macbook Pro Retina 15 because it has a separate GPU ? At the Macbook Retina's release, I heard it had some scrolling issues because of the large resolution it had to deal with and I do not want to experience that on external displays.
I plan to plug the 2 monitors on the 2 thunderbolt ports.


texts: How to use an old MacBook Pro as a display?

texts:
I have 2 MacBooks:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)

I want to use the old MacBook as a display. How? Thank you.


texts: Is there any way I can delete an album from the official iOS Flickr app?


texts: How to import text to columns and import numbers to text in macOS Numbers?

texts:
Windows Excel allows me to paste a body of text and in the bottom right corner of the pasted content, a menu prompt will pop up that can initiate the "Text Import Wizard" to import delimited text into columns (text separated by commas or spaces, for example). In Numbers, such an option doesn't exist that I know of.
Second, how can I import text (including numbers) as text? With windows I can do both of these functions with the Text Import Wizard and with Numbers I can't do either.
The only solution I've found to the first problem is to download a custom workflow that I found in this Apple Community thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8293955
And a less elegant solution is also discussed here but it's much more clunky: How can I do text-to-columns in Numbers?
Regardless, I still haven't found a way to import numbers as text.


texts:
I just ran the command below to update PHP on my system (twice, forgot I ran it before).

curl -s http://php-osx.liip.ch/install.sh | bash -s 5.5

Output

Detected OS X Mavericks 10.9 All ok.
Get packager.tgz
Unpack packager.tgz
Please type in your password, as we want to install this into /usr/local
Password:
Start packager (may take some time)
downloading http://php-osx.liip.ch/install/5.5-10.8-frontenddev-latest.dat
downloading http://php-osx.liip.ch/install/5.5-10.8/frontenddev/5.5-10.8-frontenddev-5.5.27-20150710-221744.tar.bz2

Installing package 5.5-10.8-frontenddev into root /
Package 5.5-10.8-frontenddev is already installed at version 5.5.27-20150710-221744. You wanted to install version 5.5.27-20150710-221744.

However when I run php --version I get

PHP 5.4.17 (cli) (built: Aug 25 2013 02:03:38)
Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies

which php tells me `/usr/bin/php`

How can I get my system to use 5.5 ?


texts: my contact name attached to an text message not sent from my phone

texts: My wife received a text message on her iPhone with my name in the contact information that was not sent by me. The text was not directed to her and was not sent by me. I contacted our provider and they have no explanation.


texts: I recently added a link to my Home Screen for a favorite website & realized too late that I wanted to change the exact location on the site that it pointed to. I can neither edit the URL nor remove the link from my Home Screen. When I tap & hold on the icons, they do begin wiggling, but the icon for the web link doesn‘t have the "X" minus sign on the left corner in order to remove. I would welcome any ideas for deleting it. I came across the same question on another forum but it was from 2014 & the setting options are no longer available.


texts: I need to change the iCloud email address associated with my iCloud. I can't update any apps. I can't check the current email address as its no longer active. How do I change it?


texts: Looking for an ARD/ Unix command to clear firefox history/cache on a mac

texts:
I'm trying the following but not having any success in seeing anything cleared:

rm -R /Users//Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/.default/Cache

Thanks!


texts: Stuck after reset all settings + Home button doesn't work

texts:
Thanks for reading. I'm in a bit of a pickle here. I have a jailbroken iPhone 6 on 9.3.3 that is stuck at the Apple Logo with the progress bar below it at about 5%. On top of this problem, my home button is out of commission due to a faulty repair by yours truly. That means a hard reset is out of the question. Here's what I've tried:
Letting the battery die- First shows Apple logo and then shows bar and just loads up to 5% again and stops.
Connecting to iTunes- Doesn't recognize my phone (although it does recognize other phones)
Holding volume up when booting after letting the battery die- Just doesn't work
Any help is appreciated. I really need my Phone back.


texts: How to decline a game invitation from friend

texts: If I tap on the game invitation notification from a friend, the game is started.  It does not ask me to accept or decline. How do I decline a game invitation?


texts: How can I right click on an image in Finder and copy its pixel data?

texts:
I'm using Mac OS X Mountain Lion. I frequently open many image files and copy its pixel data thereafter paste into Photoshop.

So I wonder how can I right click on an image in Finder and copy its pixel data? Is there any app or Services (using Automator) can do this trick? It would help me save tons of my time working with images.

Thanks for any help out there.


texts: Which OS X programs can rapidly find and replace text in very large files?

texts: I am looking for a macintosh program that can find and replace text in a very large text file (7MB). I've tried TextMate, TextEdit and nano (command line) but both take a very long time (I've waited over an hour and still didn't finish). Am I being impatient, or is there a more efficient solution?


texts: Do I need to open port 5223 for iPhone push notifications to work when on wifi?

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iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.1

Push notifications are working, when WiFi is turned off and device uses 3G, but when WiFi is on I can't receive any notifications.

I was told that something can block port 5223 that push notifications, so I've turned of firewall on my Linksys router. Still don't work.

For some games I used to forward port for IP address, the pattern in router configuration is as follows:

app_name, port_range_start, port_range_stop, TCP/UDP, IP

But when I list my DHCP clients in router admin page it seems that iPhone has no IP.

So what to do nex


texts: RDP from OS X to Windows using RD/TS Gateway Services?

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I am trying to connect from my Mac 10.8 to my work Terminal Services server. It think it runs Windows Server 2008. When using the RDC Client on WinXP ➞ Win 8 it bring up these menu options:

You can see here it has the computer and the username/domain field. Then when I go to the Advanced field, I get the following:

When I open up CORD, it is missing the option to put the computer name in the field. For RDC to my work network, I had the IT people look at both CORD and Microsoft RDC for OS X and they couldn't figure it out.

Can anyone shed light, based on those settings in my RDC (which is running on Windows 7 in a Parallels environment) how I could join to my network. Everyone says I need to be able to specify the following things:

URL to join logon.tech2group.com.au
Domain and Username stream/danijel.james
Computer name at the other end rdfarm002


texts: I don't have access to the Apple ID acct on my iPad and the login icons keep poppin up. What can I do

texts: I can't access the Apple ID acct on my device. The device was given to me and she never told me the password and I can't ask her. What can I do?


texts: Safari beach-balling on some websites like Github.com

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Safari has been stalling when I load some websites. Github.com is the most reproducible. The page would load, but then my mouse would turn to a beach-ball and just get stuck until I close the tab with Github or whatever site seems to be causing it.

I am not running any extensions - to be honest I don't know what it could be. My boss is having the same issue as well. I have no issues with loading Github on Chrome.

I am running macOS Sierra (10.12.1) on a Late 2014 Mac mini and Safari 10.0.1. It also happens on the Safari Technology Preview (Release 26, 10.2)

What are ways to fix this or further diagnose slow web sites in safari?


texts: How do I use Lightning EarPods with MacBook Pro 2015?

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The EarPods which come with iPhone 7 are Lightning EarPods, there isn't a Female Lightning to Male 3.5mm connector in the market AFAIK. The cable which Apple gives along with iPhone 7 is Male Lightning to Female 3.5mm connector.

Is there any way I can use the Lightning EarPods with my MacBook Pro?


texts: How to show header only on the first page in a document?


texts: How can I create or recreate a Lion recovery partition?

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For whatever reason, one of our macs didn't make a recovery partition when it upgraded to Lion.

Is it possible to add a recovery partition after the fact?

To be clear - on a normal mac, the recovery partition is hidden in both the Startup Disk system preference and the Disk Utility. You can only see it from the command line with a direct command, diskutil list or enabling the debug menu in Disk Utility. It also shows up if you boot with the option key held or if you successfully boot to recovery with Command-R a.k.a. ⌘+R during boot.

Warning - this question and answer ONLY APPLY to 10.7.x Lion - using the Lion installer to recreate recovery on newer OS can and will cause problems due to drivers not being present for newer OS and hardware.


texts: How to connect notes with links in Notes.app?

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I have lots of notes and want to connect some of them to each other.

We can add links with CMD + K and I know we can run other apps with links like reminders://.

Is there any URL scheme to create a link to another note like note://noteTitle?


texts: Asset Management, Zip Application with File previews?

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I have large amounts of design asset files I have created and purchased (images, PSDs, icons, fonts, etc...)  These are really starting to take up a lot of space.

I would like to zip the files into an archive, but still have the ability to browse the files as I'm doing design work.

Are there an Mac zip utilities that would allow me to browse a zip file "in place" where I could see what the file content's look like without manually unzipping the file every time as this would be impractical?


texts: Airdrop from 1st gen iPad Mini to MacBookPro

texts: I am trying to copy a photo that I just took with my 1st gen iPad mini (with iOS 8.2) onto my late 2011 MacBookPro (with 10.10.2) and I can't seem to use Airdrop. Is this a restriction of the OS or the hardware and is there any way to overcome it?


texts: Apple Remote Desktop Admin blocked by OS X Yosemite Firewall

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I'm experiencing an issue where the Firewall in OS X Yosemite is repeatedly preventing me from launching ARD Admin.

Symptoms: Launch ARD and no window appears. I am forced to force-quit the application.

Troubleshooting: I open up System Preferences > Security > Firewall and ensured that both ARDAgent and ScreenSharing are in the allowed list. They are. Added Remote Desktop.app for good measure, though this shouldn't be necessary.

Upon reboot and login of the computer, I am prompted to allow ARDAgent.app through the firewall. I accept. ARD Admin then launches correctly for the duration of my session. In this environment I am forced to log out at the end of the day (there's a 60 minute inactivity timer enforced to this effect as well). Upon my next login I cannot launch ARD Admin again (its still listed in the firewall as allowed) and I am forced to repeat this troubleshooting process every day.

Inconsistencies:

Sometimes the reboot and login triggers the prompt to allow ARDAgent. Sometimes it does not. I cannot consistently reproduce the behavior that allows me to use ARD Admin. I just keep rebooting until it eventually prompts me and lets me in.
Today I got the prompt to allow ARDAgent and I STILL couldn't launch ARD Admin after accepting the prompt.

Environment:
iMac15,1 (Retina 5K Late 2014) running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1
OS X Firewall Enabled
ARDAgent 3.8
Remote Desktop (ARD Admin) 3.7.2


texts:
I have an iPad for testing websites I develop but am wondering, does this completely cover me for the same version iOS on a mobile?

And I don't mean roughly, would it be exactly the same code base for Safari regardless of the device (so long as the operating systems were the same)?


texts: Gmail shortcut for open spelling corrections hides window - any way to fix?

texts: The gmail shortcuts list says to "Open spelling suggestions" you press Command-M, but that minimizes the Google Chrome window for me. Any way to get a workable shortcut for this?


texts:
I have two MP3s. One is an instrumental and one is an acapella.

I want to mix the two in GarageBand, but I can't seem to find a way to change the tempo of the tracks individually.

It looks like the new GarageBands Flex Time would work, but I would really like to be able to do it in '09.

Ideas?


texts: Catalina: Blutooth headphone disturbing noises

texts: After upgrading to Catalina my Sony WH-CH500 gives high pitch noises. I have tried to remove end reconnect it but didn't work. It does happen alot when playing video. Does anyone have similar problem?


texts: Change highlight color for deadkey previews (like accents: `´^¨) in terminal app

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I've been tweaking the theme / color preferences in the Terminal.app a bit, after a while I found that when pressing a diacritical mark/accent/dead key there's a highlighted yellow rectangle showing a preview of the accent you're inputting. Here's an screenshot:

It turns out is not editable from the terminal preferences. In fact it seems like a system wide setting.
But it IS incredibly annoying to guess what it is displaying with a dark background + lighter text color in the terminal app:

Is there anyway to change that yellow color to correctly read those symbols no matter what text/background color is?


texts: Lost in FFMPEG (downloading & installing)

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i'm trying to convert some video that many people say can only be done using FFMPEG. so i go to the ffmpeg.org website and am completely confused as to what to download. i go to the downloads page, click on the Apple (since i use Mac) and it gives 2 "OS X Packages" options... "Static builds for OS X Intel 64-bit" & "Builds 32-bit and 64-bit for OS X 10.5 and above"!

if i click on the first option (Static builds for OS X Intel 64-bit), i'm then presented with 2 big green buttons to choose from for "FFmpeg", "FFserver", "FFprobe", & "FFplay" - i've not heard of the last 3 so i'm assuming the "FFmpeg" section is what i need. but then there are 2 big green buttons there: 1) ffmpeg-86281-g2413397 & 2) ffmpeg-3.3.1.

if i click on the second option (Builds 32-bit and 64-bit for OS X 10.5 and above), it takes me to a different website at ffmpegmac.net. here, i'm again given 2 choices to download: 1) "Lion_Mountain_Lion_Mavericks_Yosemite_El-Captain_15.05.2017.zip" & 2) "ffmpeg-3.3.1.tar.bz2". there is a "How To" page but that's just a bunch of gibberish to a non-programmer like me.

there's all these terms i'm not familiar with, like, compile, binary, source, snapshot, builds, etc.

i went ahead & downloaded all 4 of the above mentioned downloads but none of them are apps. one is a folder full of code files & the others are some sort of "exec" files.

so then i started google'ing & am finding seemingly conflicting instructions on how to get this program installed & how to use it...

ericholsinger.com/install-ffmpeg-on-a-mac - has a long & detailed steps on what they say to do.
but then there's,
idiotinside.com/2016/05/01/ffmpeg-mac-os-x - which claims its much easier to use something called "homebrew".
but then there's,
oodlestechnologies.com/blogs/Easiest-Way-To-Install-FFmpeg-On-Mac-OS-X - which also says to use homebrew but says you have to have "Xcode" first.
but then there's,
...take your pick; there's just way too many options & this just seems way more complex than it seems it should be.

so, can anybody boil this down to a simple/easy way to use this program on a Mac?

and yes, i've tried MANY other video converting apps (including handbrake & VLC) but none works to get an m3u8 converted to mp4. and yes, i've learned it's because it's a text file with links to segmented files - but others have said using ffmpeg in terminal with a single line of code will download these & fix them together into a playable mp4.

thanks.


texts: OSX context menu and popups look strange

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For some time, I noticed that the appearance of the Mac OS context menu (right-click menu) and popups changed.

They look like in older OSX versions. In the upper picture, the corners should be rounded; in the lower picture, the blue should be different.

I don't really know why this changed or whether it's an editable setting.
I think that this behavior occurred after updating some Adobe programs (After Effects, Dimension CC, etc.).

My current OSX version is 10.13.6, on a MBP (late 2016, 15").


texts: What happens if you used "rm -rf *" in /Users or /Users/someUser?

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Note: Don't type rm or any variation of it into terminal under any circumstances if you are not experienced with the command line

Does the Mac OS X block you from using rm in those directories to delete a user or delete all the users and do you need to use sudo and put in an administrator password or does it let you without any passwords?

For example if you typed in the following line into terminal would it just completely wipe everything?

cd /Users; echo rm -rf *

Of course the echo wouldn't be used if you actually wanted the remove command to run.


texts: What software can replace AppleWorks on a new Mac?

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I just purchased a new Mac Mini, replacing an ancient iMac with AppleWorks. I use that software for email, web-browsing, word processing, spreadsheets and an occasional database.

Is there a package like Appleworks?

All I'm seeing is Pages, Numbers, etc.  What can replace these functions?


texts: If I erase and sync my iTunes library on my iPhone will I also lose my pictures that are on iCloud?

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My hard drive failed on my computer and I can’t retrieve the original iTunes library. I lost all my music and photos that were saved on the computer as well. I still have 190 photos on my camera roll and about another 500 photos on iCloud.

I want to add new music to my iPhone, and was able to transfer the existing music to my new computer, but I’m having trouble transferring the photos from the iCloud albums to my new computer. I have Windows XP on my current computer so I can’t download the iCloud control panel and use that.

If I erase and sync my iTunes library, with my new library will I still have those 500 photos that are in my iCloud albums?


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Originally asked on Stack Overflow, but it may be more suited for here. Wherever it’s answered first, I’ll be sure to update the counterpart question with the same answer.
I've already checked this similar question.

OS MacOS 10.15.17 (Catalina)

I want to create a script that uses iperf to launch a client that measures my connection speed every several seconds for an extended period. I’ve created a daemon file and put it in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.myself.iperfclient.plist.
com.myself.iperfclient.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.myself.iperfclient</string>

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/Users/myself/Documents/bin/iperf/netspeed</string>
        </array>

        <key>StartInterval</key>
        <integer>20</integer>  <!-- in seconds -->

        <key>Disabled</key>
        <false/>
    </dict>
</plist>

netspeed
#!/bin/bash

# see https://stackoverflow.com/a/246128/10200417
script_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
script_name=`basename $0`
# echo "called script $script_name from $script_dir"

iperf_server=127.0.0.1
iperf_port=54321

# launch iperf client, log results to ./logs/client.log
iperf \
    -c $iperf_server \
    -p $iperf_port \
    --logfile $script_dir/logs/client.log

The netspeed file is executable for anyone:
$ ls -l netspeed
  -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 myself  staff  379 Jan 11 21:36 netspeed

When I try to add the new daemon, with launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.myself.iperfclient.plist, this is the error message I get in the Console:
Sandbox: bash(50654) System Policy: deny(1) file-read-data /Users/myself/Documents/bin/iperf/netspeed

If in the .plist descriptor for the daemon I add <string>open</string> as the first item in ProgramArguments, there’s no error. However, I don’t want to run the script this way because it launches a new Terminal window every time, which is extremely annoying.
My question
How do I allow my daemon process to execute netspeed?
P.S.
The launchctl status code is 126.
$ launchctl list | grep myself
-   126 com.myself.iperfclient


texts: Since upgrading to OS X Mavericks, I can't open any files on a SMB share from my Windows 8.1 PC

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I have a PC with Windows 8.1 and a Mac with Mavericks. I have a folder on the Mac that is shared with the PC. When I'm on the PC and I try to open a file that is shared by the Mac, such as an ISO file (a disk image), then I get a message saying that I cannot open the file, or the file is in use (it depends on the app/filetype). I have the same problem when I open a video file. Strangely, text files and PDF files are just fine. And if I copy any of the problematic files to the local Windows disk, then I can open them just fine.

The specific error messages are:

AVI files opened in VLC: "Your input can't be opened. VLC is unable to open the MRL."
ISO files opened by Windows Explorer: "Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file."

This only started happening after I upgraded to Windows 8.1 on the PC and Mavericks on the Mac. Mavericks upgraded its SMB version from SMB1 to SMB2, so perhaps that is related?
Does anyone know what the problem might be, and how I could fix it?

Thanks in advance!


texts: Access iCloud shared photo stream files on filesystem

texts:
I use iCloud's shared photo albums from my iPhone and look at the files from my OSX Photos app on my mac laptop. I would like to know where these files are stored / cached on the file system. I'm able to "import" these files from the shared album and then see them in Finder by looking at at "Photos Library" files in Finder. However, I can't see these files anywhere on my filesystem if I don't "import" them.

Ultimately, I'm trying to use the shared album functionality to create a stream, but cross-post the album on another source (probably Google Photos) automatically for family members who are not on OSX. (I'm aware of the ability to post these albums on iCloud, but am not happy with the generated web album, so I've decided to go down a different path). I'm happy to write a cron job or automator script if necessary to achieve the above.


texts: 5 Vertical pink lines - Imac 2011 - Won't boot up

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My mac was running fine one day then suddenly powered off and tried to restart itself. Upon restart it was stuck with the loading status bar and the screen had 5 vertical pink lines across it.
Having done some research it is most likely a GPU solder issue which can be fixed by reapplying thermal paste or by 'frying' it in the oven. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB172HJeM0w
Although some have said they have fixed it via safemode/updates etc
What causes 5 pink bars on 27" iMac (2011)?
Just wanted to ask on here before I go ahead with the baking method as a last resort.
-I cannot get my mac to boot at all and cannot get in to safe mode.
-I created a bootable USB stick and that would also not load using Apple+R.
-Cannot boot from my(external HDD which I normally use instead of the internal drive/os
-The pinks lines do go away when it attempts to enter recovery mode, which does give me some glimmer of hope that it's a software issue and not hardware. But it just gets stuck on a totally blank white screen before it gets to recovery mode.
I guess one thing I haven't tried is putting an actual DVD in the drive, but I threw those out years a go so would mean sourcing one.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated before I start trying to take it all apart!
It's an old model too, and I really only use it as a display for my newer MBP. So not worth paying to get it fixed
Thanks!


texts: On High Sierra, from time to time, my current window maximizes itself without any keyboard or mouse dragging. Mostly it is in browsers. I use both Chrome and Firefox. I hate this and want it to stop. If I want a window to resize, I will do it myself. Any suggestions? Have not been able to find similar issues.


texts: Why does a 12 inch Macbook refuse to turn on with a lot of battery remaining unless it is plugged in?

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This Early 2015 12 inch MacBook was showing 75% battery remaining, and when I plug in my iPhone to try to record the iPhone, the Macbook began to sleep and refused to turn on when I press the power button.  It showed the "Plug Me In" icon.

So I unplugged the iPhone and started charging it, and then it would turn on right away, and showed a 69% battery level.

So why did it refuse to be on at such a high level of battery remaining and how can it be fixed or prevented?

P.S. It is a Macbook 12 inch that was introduced in 2015... so the battery is just a little more than one year old.


texts: System volume range is not what it used to be

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Once in a while, my volume slider gets corrupted. Sometimes I fiddle with things and it fixes, other times I just deal until I come back to a rebooted computer and it's fixed.
When I adjust my system volume, it doesn't get as loud or as quiet as it used to. I'm not confident when it started, but some time in the last several months. It's as if there's a different slope algorithm for the output volume indicated by the slider.
Right now, roughly the middle 1/3 of the volume slider does what I'd expect it to. Outside that region the rate of change per tick is almost imperceptible. The minimum volume (let's say 1%) is very audible and far too loud. The maximum volume (100%) is not loud enough -- barely louder than 2/3 up the slider.
Here's where I looked:

system volume -- matches slider
Music.app

Volume level -- seems fine
"output device" -- "computer" selected

System Preferences > Sound

Output Volume -- looking for a "sound check" type thing, but didn't find anything (is there?)

Bluetooth

CODEC - option-click menubar bluetooth icon, AAC is active not SCO


texts: Finder stopped showing the content of a text file

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I have been using MacBook pro-2017 for about a year, in the mean time I have added a couple of quiclook generators (e.g. QLStephen.qlgenerator) for various services for the Finder.

For quite a few days it was working good, but now, I encountered a strange problem. Nowadays I can not see the contents of any file in the finder, e.g. when I click on a a.txt file it shows no contents, but when pressed Shift key it shows the QuickView of the item.

How to restore the original settings of the Finder?

I tried deleting all the quicklook plugins, but still, the problem is sustained.

Attempt:

cd  ~/Library/QuickLook
sudo mkdir backup
sudo mv *.qlg* backup/
qlmanage -r
killall Finder

PS:
I tried also deleting all the contents of QuickLook and restarted the computer. Still it does not work. Maybe I have to reset the Finder settings, but I don't know how?

Note that here the a.txt is not empty but Finder shows nothing.

How can we make the Finder show the contents of this file?

Update
Backed up and deleted the QuickLook folders from the computer.

sudo mv /Library/QuickLook ~/library_quicklook
sudo mv ~/Library/QuickLook ~/home_library_quicklook

sudo rm -rf com.apple.quicklook.ui.helper.plist
sudo rm -rf com.apple.quicklookconfig.plist
sudo rm -rf com.apple.QuickLookDaemon.plist

qlmanage -r
qlmanage -r cache
killall Finder

Still does not work.

Related links:
https://www.cnet.com/news/fixing-quick-look-issues-in-os-x/


texts: df -h command in Terminal shows wrong amount of disk space

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I recently ran df -h on my Mac using Terminal. I was surprised to find that it shows my internal volume can store 112 GB, but it can actually store 120 GB.

So I can't understand why this happens and should I worry about.

The Size column shows as 112 GB.


texts: How to deal with duplicate file names when moving files in terminal?

texts:
So I'm trying to move images of a specific dimension to another folder. But working with a huge number of files, the same filename once and a while presents itself. And I have been using this script:

#!/bin/bash
targetDir="$HOME/Documents/pixx"

find "$targetDir" -iname '*.jpg' -o -iname '*.png' -o -iname '*.bmp' -o -iname '*.jpeg' 2>/dev/null | \
while read -r filename; do
    hw="$(sips -g pixelHeight -g pixelWidth "$filename" 2>/dev/null)"
    h="$(awk '/pixelHeight/{print $2}'<<<"$hw")"
    w="$(awk '/pixelWidth/{print $2}'<<<"$hw")"
    if [[ $h -eq 270 ]] && [[ $w -eq 360 ]]; then
        mv "$filename" "$targetDir/hehe"
    fi
done

I found out that mv had a backup command mv --backup=t but that is just for linux, so I can't use that. But it would be great to have some sort of equal function in this script above.

So how can I add a incremental number if the same filename appears?


texts: I can't type special characters on my Mac firmware password request

texts:
I have the firmware password enabled on my MacBook Pro. I had never used it until this morning, when trying to access from another partition I have to write it inevitably to be able to do anything; I can't even return to the primary boot partition anymore.

The problem comes here. My password includes special characters, such a #. But I'm not able to write that or other characters, which the system allowed me to include when I configured the password.


texts: How to kill sound from a macos app (iOS simulator)

texts:
How to revoke a permission for a macos app (iOS simulator) to make any utterances to any audio devices whatsoever?
I have a sw keyboard giving some unsolicited feedback sounds unwated.
In menu -> I/O -> Audio Output apparently there is an audio output device selection. But apparently there no "None" option :-[


texts: Can I copy a recovery partition from an HD to an SSD?

texts:
I installed an SSD in the optical bay of my mid-2009 MacBook Pro. I formatted it and copied most of the files from my HD and it works fine but wound up having no Recovery partition. I followed the instructions at How can I create or recreate a Lion recovery partition? but at the end of the process I get this error:

Error (async): File system check on boot helper partition failed (-69840)

diskutil list shows me this:

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *240.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS SteveBook2 SSD          239.2 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot                         650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS SteveBook2 HD           749.3 GB   disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk1s3

So it looks like the SSD has a partition, but the Recovery HD is not installed. Is there any way to copy the Recovery partition from the HD to the SSD? I tried using Carbon Copy Cloner but got this:

I'm really hoping to be able to activate Find My Mac.


texts: Need an external Linux with hardware driver and support for MacBook Pro 2016 or newer

texts:
What Linux support hardware drivers for screen / trackpad and optionally all keys?

Core requirements:

no state changes to the original hard disk (this qualifies it as "external" )
drivers for Apple screen resolution and GPU if possible
Apple keyboard drivers or support
Drivers for the trackpad OR a usb mouse
Network is minimal - ethernet OR wifi

Optional requirements (the more that work the better):

the full function key row drivers)
audio drivers
all external mouse
all external keyboard
all external screen
all external audio
Run on bare metal - I'm open to a virtual solution if that's the only thing that can work, but I'd rather have linux boot against the actual hardware so I have one OS running on the Mac hardware.

Now - • Knoppix (7.7.1 DVD EN) gives a dead screen.• Ubuntu (16.04.4 LTS) fails at keyboard. (A website says to run "a bunch of commands" to enable it, but it's an unjustifiable risk due to fidelity needs of the original hard disk.) Besides, further evidence shows that (unlike Puppy Linux) Ubuntu has no respect for user data hence I wouldn't be surprised if it touches the original hard disk and go all "you should have already read the legal disclaimer I probably hadn't written".


texts: How can I watch MegaVideo/DivX videos on my jailbroken iPhone 3G?

texts:
I'm looking for a way to play megavideo (flash) and divx on my iPhone 3G which is jailbroken. Flash seems to require 3G S and above (like everything these days sigh)

Should I be able to do this, I will be able to replace my Sky box with my iPhone, as I can get live TV on there through TV catchup and access my iTunes library, I just need to be able to stream flash and divx and I'm set.

I've tried imobilecinema and that didn't play any audio or video and openstream (vlc4iphone) didn't work either.


texts: How do I browse logs in /var/log in Console.app on Catalina?

texts:
Up to and including Mojave, /var/log was listed in the sidebar of Console.app, allowing me to browse subfolders and, for instance, look at /var/log/powermanagement logs for previous days.
But in Catalina, there are no directories listed in the Console sidebar.  Is there some way to browse these folders using Console in Catalina?
(I tried adding them by finding the folders in Finder and then dragging them to the sidebar like one would with the Finder sidebar, but to no avail.)


texts: Will migrating an SSD drive to APFS prolong its life?

texts: For Apple hardware that ships with SSD only storage, will switching the file system from HFS+ to APFS prolong the life of an SSD drive?


texts: I'm using a 13-inch 2013 macbook air with 4gb memory, and after a near disaster with a spilt drink I've realised I need to start backing it up. I don't know what size external hard drive I need though, as I don't want to spend lots of money on something if it's not entirely necessary. Any suggestions?


texts: Install Windows 7 on MacBook Pro via USB?

texts:
I've read many posts here and on other forums about installing Windows 7 from a USB stick,  and I really don't want to start messing about with the VM Ware Fusion or Parallels options. Last resort will be sourcing an external superdrive, but I thought I'd ask if there's an updated way to achieve this.

I'm running a 15" MBP early 2011 and have a 256gb SSD in the main drive bay, and a 500gb HDD in the optical drive bay.

I've edited Bootcamp's info.plist to enable it to create a bootable USB stick with the Windows installer and drivers on, but upon reboot, it comes up with the missing operating system error.

I've also tried creating a USB stick within Windows with Microsoft's own tool, and used rEFIt to try and boot with the same problem.

And finally I tried booting with a USB Freecom DVD drive and the original Windows 7 DVD, but that ends up just flashing a _ on a black screen.

Are my only options really either using an Apple external superdrive, or a lot of messing about with VMware Fusion and reimaging with a cloning tool?


texts: GMail compose on Firefox on Mac cmd+leftarrow cmd+rightarrow

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I am using GMail and I cannot move to Firefox from Chrome, because the Cmd+← and Cmd+→ do not work in Compose window as "Move to the beginning of the line" and "Move to the end of the line", respectively.

How can I fix that?

(Mountain Lion 10.8.3, Firefox 20.0)


texts: Recover auto-generated Time Machine pasword?

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I've reinstalled my 2015 MacBook Pro recently. Before that, I've created a full Time Machine backup to my local NAS with an automatically generated password.

Unfortunately, I cannot find this password anywhere. As far as I know, generated passwords are stored in the keychain automatically. Is there a way to recover that password?

I cannot find it in the keychain management app.


texts: Apple Watch Apps Not Available for Download

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Sometimes, certain apps don't show up in the main menu of the Apple Watch app, in the section where all downloadable apps currently installed on iPhone are displayed. They also disappear from my Apple Watch at those moments. I do have them installed on my iPhone, so I'm not sure what the issue is.

I have an iPhone 6+ running iOS 9.0.1, and an Apple Watch running watchOS 1.0.1.

How do I get the apps to appear? I've so far tried uninstalling and reinstalling the apps on my iPhone from the Apps tab of the Apple Watch app, and restarting both my phone and watch.


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I have two MacBooks and a Mac Mini that are synchronized through Mobile Me. All times they synchronize to Mobile Me, the MacBooks (which runs Mac OS X Lion) keep showing some icons two times, in the sidebar of the Finder; this doesn't happen to the Mac Mini, which runs Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

What can I do to avoid this, apart avoiding that the MacBooks running Mac OSX Lion synchronize with Mobile Me?


texts: FaceTime launches on my Macbook when I have incoming phone calls, even though I'm not logged into iCloud

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I have an iPhone and a work Macbook.  Despite not being logged into iCloud with FaceTime, whenever I get a call on my phone, FaceTime launches on my macbook.

I've tried logging into FaceTime, disabling wifi calling and then logging back out. Still happens.

Interestingly, there's no way to answer the incoming call.  FaceTime launches in a logged out state.


texts: Signed messages not appearing properly in Mail on 10.11

texts:
I do a lot of work with S/MIME and am very familiar with the standard and the software.

Since upgrading to 10.11 (El Captain), S/MIME-signed and encrypted messages have not been appearing as such in my Apple Mail App on my laptop. The same messages do show signed and/or encrypted on my iPhone.

I have never seen a problem like this. Any suggestions, other than reinstalling the OS or wiping out the Mail preferences?


texts: Can I use an iPhone 6s in Sri Lanka if I purchase it in Dubai?

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I am going to purchase an Apple iPhone 6s 16GB from Dubai. And I'll use it in Sri Lanka. The carrier I'm going to use is 'Dialog' in Sri Lanka. They has 4G LTE(band 3-1800MHz). There are variations in iPhone models. And also I've heard that there are locked and unlocked iPhones. This is really confusing for me. These are my questions:

What variation should I buy(which works in Sri Lanka)?

Unlocked or Locked one?


texts: iMac Pro running 2 LG Ultrafine 5k, blurry

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Just plugged in two LG 5K Ultrafine displays on either side of my iMac Pro 8 core. Everything on each display is slightly blurry. When I unplug one of the displays, the other returns to razor sharp clarity as I expect.

Each monitor is plugged directly into the iMac - no daisy chaining.

How can I get both monitors to show clearly?


texts: No internet access on MacBook Air, though I can connect to networks

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(Edited after rebooting everything again.)

I'm unable to get my MacBook Air (mid-2011 model, running OS X Lion 10.7.4) connected to the internet. I've tried to get online through tethering both an iPhone 4 (through USB, wifi and bluetooth) and a Samsung Galaxy S2. I can use the internet connection created by both of these phones on other computers. I'm mainly testing on wifi as that is my primary network connection source, but bluetooth and USB are also failing. The same applies to Ethernet.

I can connect to any network in range, and when I plugged in an Ethernet cable for testing, I could connect to the corporate network. All status indicators in Network Preferences are green; I get assigned an IP address, but I still can't browse the web, and instead get a "You are not connected to the Internet" message.

The issue is not specific to any user account (confirmed by creating brand-new user accounts and testing from there).

I can't ping anywhere (all requests timeout), but I can lookup any site (including internal ones) from Lookup in Network Utility, and receive a response.

I've exhausted every avenue I could find online. I've tried removing/renaming the SystemConfiguration plists, removing and re-adding every network and network interface, flushing the cache, checking the hosts file and making sure it's only the default values, turning everything off and on again in various sequences and multiple times, swapping out cables, etc.

Running ifconfig from Terminal gives me:

lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
    options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
    inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
    inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
    inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=4<VLAN_MTU>
    ether b8:8d:12:54:64:40
    inet6 fe80::ba8d:12ff:fe54:6440%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
    inet 169.254.2.123 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 169.254.255.255
    media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
    status: active
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    ether 10:40:f3:8a:97:a4
    inet6 fe80::1240:f3ff:fe8a:97a4%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
    inet 172.20.10.10 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 172.20.10.15
    media: autoselect
    status: active
p2p0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 2304
    ether 02:40:f3:8a:97:a4
    media: autoselect
    status: inactive

It was working fine when I left work a few days ago, then when I arrived for work the next day all my network settings had been cleared and this issue occurred.

I'd be very grateful for some ideas as I've spent way too long trying to figure this out. Thanks :)


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I have an old iPad mini with the Kindle app that my brother downloaded e-books on. Now I have a new iPad mini 4 and I can't seem to transfer the books to it.

I haven't bought these books on Amazon because they were downloaded from my brothers computer.


texts: With brew, how do I only list packages that were built from source (not poured from bottle)?

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Is there a way to list only the packages that were built from source? I want to check what options they were built with, and since that's the main reason I install packages by building from source most of the time, this would be useful.

I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to write a script to list all packages and filter out the ones poured from bottle, but I'm wondering if a simpler way exists.

I could just brew info and go through all of them to check, but when the output is really long, it isn't that trivial to do this.


texts: Are all iPhone/iPod accessories are compatible with iPad?

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I bought an iPad 2 recently, and tried to buy some accessories such as a cigarette charger or something. What I found was that I can't find accessories for iPad, and the accessory box says it is for iPod/iPhone/iPod Touch, but there was no mention about iPad.

Is that because all the iPhone/iPod accessories are compatible with iPad? I mean, if it's for iPhone/iPod, is it always also for iPad?


texts: What will happen when a video's resolution is not as high as that of the screen (of Apple's products)

texts: Will iPad/Mac/iPhone's screen do some automatic revision/improvement to the quality of videos whose resolution is not as high as iPad/Mac/iPhone's native screen resolution, so that the video looks as if it has higher resolution than what it should have been?


texts: iPhone personal hotspot sharing Wi-Fi connection instead of 4G

texts: I have an iPhone 5s and it's connected to a Wi-Fi network. I have a personal hotspot set up. I'm currently using this hotspot on my laptop and am just wondering if it is uses my phone's data or the Wi-Fi connection.


texts: 2018 MacBook Pro + Dell U2718Q, single cable for display and USB data

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Can I connect a 2018 MacBook Pro to a Dell UltraSharp 27 4K Monitor (U2718Q) with a single cable that carries both the display data and the data for the USB ports of the display?

I tried a USB-C to DisplayPort cable, but none of the USB ports of the display would work until I also connected it to the MacBook Pro with a USB cable through one of it's USB upstream ports.

Note that I want to operate the display at full resolution (4K, 3840 x 2160) and a refresh rate of 60 Hz.


texts: Need help with Google chrome certificate transparency settings

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I'm following this guide to disable cert transparency policy for certain domains.

So I modified the ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist, and confirmed it with

%> defaults read ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist
{
    CertificateTransparencyEnforcementDisabledForUrls =     (
        "static.lufaxcdn.com"
    );

However it's not effective.

Maybe I've modified the wrong file? Anyone knows?

You can test with the following sites:

https://static.lufaxcdn.com/wcm-images/Qq2ftUycGETXm3-lLP4KNg.jpg


texts: macOS: Disable popup showing accented characters when holding down a key

texts: How do I disable the display of popup which appears when holding down a key? It slows my typing speed and makes me do so many mistakes in my writing and programming. I need it at time when I wish to enter an alphabet twice.


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I'm looking for a way to listen to podcasts at 2x on my iPod classic. I know this is not supported out of the box.

Is there an alternative firmware like rockbox, that supports syncing with iTunes and double playback speed or - which I assume is likelier - a Mac app that allows me to easily speed up the mp3 files. With easily I mean it should support editing in batch and replacing the files automatically, ideally started with a script directly in iTunes.

(I do know about audacity, but I want something a little more automated)


texts: External Monitor + MBP 2016 15" TouchBar no 60Hz option on any resolution w/ DP; works on 2018

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I have two MacBooks Pro 15" w/ TouchBar, one 2016 and one 2018.
On the 2018, I was able to get 4K@60Hz (and 1080p@60Hz, along with most all other resolutions at 60Hz) using a USB-C to DP dock to a DP -> HDMI active converter.
However, on the 2016, using same peripheral/connectors/configuration, I'm unable to get any output at 60Hz. All resolution options presented are limited to 30Hz max (800x600, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 3840x2160, etc. at 30Hz only).
I've tried in both extend and mirror modes, closed lid and open lid. I'm using option-click to see resolution/refresh rate options. I've attempted to clear my NVRAM and PRAM as well, but can't tell if I've cleared them successfully.
Does anyone have any suggestions? At this point, I'm even happy with getting 1080p@60Hz on the 2016. All documentation and online resources I've found have stated that 60Hz should be supported at 1080p w/o any issues on the 2016, and 4K using the DisplayPort.


texts: echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile by using this command getting permission denied?

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I tried to follow the instructions in How to add MySQL to $PATH variable to resolve "mysql: command not found"?
$ echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
zsh: permission denied: /Users/naveenkumarp/.bash_profile

Can any one help me to solve this issue?


texts: Am I able to partition my internal SSD safely without loss of data?

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I'm new to the Mac. I am wondering if it's safely guaranteed that I can make a small partition on my active internal hard drive that already contains data and apps, and then delete said partition (later on) so that the drive resorts back to its original size. Without any of the content/data affected. Is this commonplace or are there any safeguards I should put in place (other than backing up the SSD, of course)? Is there a difference based on the file system?

The partition format could be:

Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

Apple File System APFS

MS-DOS or Ex-fat


texts: # of windows opened in the Dock indication?

texts:
I just got a new macbook pro (used to use a dual boot linux/windows system). I'm still getting used to some of the features.

One thing I've noticed is when an application is open, it would show in the dock at the bottom of the screen and there would be a dot below the icon indicating that it is open. WHen open instances of the same app is open, there is no visible indication of how many instances are open. Is there any way to enable this? For example if I had 3 google chromes open, I'd like to be able to see in the dock that there are 3 open without having to right click on the icon. Perhaps 3 dots would show instead of one dot?


texts: How to make keyboard shortcuts work for the Clipmenu application?

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I'm using Clipmenu application to manage copy and paste tasks.

It seems to me that you can use the shortcuts: cmd+1, cmd+2 to paste the copied texts, but it doesn't work though.

Let's say I copy these 4 lines in 4 times:

111111
222222
333333
444444

Then I'd like to use the shortcuts to paste every one of them. This is:

cmd + 1 (to paste '111111')
cmd + 2 (to paste '222222')

and so on..

But if I press cmd+1 I just hear a sound and nothing happens.


texts: Mad Catz R.A.T. 3 mouse problems on MacBook Pro

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I am having difficult time to customize the buttons on my RAT 3 mouse. I want my side buttons to go forward and backward. Anyone know how to do that?

Also scrolling wheel is inverted and I don't know how to change that?

Every time I reconnect my mouse, it doesn't register mouse settings according to always switching my DPI when I reconnect it. I am running on OSx El Capitan 10.11


texts: Input lag (keyboard and mouse) on external monitor

texts:
so I bought this USB-C hub adapter (https://www.arktis.de/satechi-usb-c-multiport-adapter-space-grey/) for a MacBook Pro 2019 to connect a second external monitors but I face an input lag on the external monitor. I have two LG 4k monitors with the same settings. The other one is connect by an different HDMI-adapter. On this monitor I don't have any problems. I switched the cables and this is not the source.
It is strange that only the input of my keyboard, the movements of the mouse and the built-in trackpad / keyboard is delayed but a 4k 60fps video is running smoothly.
Did somebody faced the same problem and has a solution?
Thanks in advance!


texts: Desktop icon spacing - bigger gap on the left of desktop

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Why do the desktop icons on the left of the screen have a bigger gap than the icons on the right? I have set my desktop icons "snap to grid".

Is there any way I can make it even?

Resetting Finder and changing grid spacing doesn't help.

I'm using Mojave on MacBook Pro.


texts:
I've got a MBA Mid 2013 and since installing Yosemite, I've had 3-4 sleep wake failures.  Generally I'll close the lid, head home and either when I open the laptop at home or back at work the next morning I get message (not sure of exact text) "Your computer failed to wake properly and has restarted".  It didn't happen with Mavericks nor ML before that.

2 Times it stated the process was Activity Monitor and this most recent time it was airportd.

I don't really lose anything since all my apps open pretty much where they left off it's just a big annoying.

Any ideas?

https://gist.github.com/dstarh/77180ee3382cdca03afb


texts: What happens when a Mac SATA drive is put in a Dell laptop?

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I am planning to buy a Mac. But I see Mac uses same Intel processors as other Windows/Linux laptops. So I would like to know if I take a hard disk(say the Mac book is released before mid 2012, so the hard disk is not soldered) from the Mac book and use it in any other laptop (say a Dell) that supports the same size HDD.

Is this possible? Have any one tried. Please help me.


texts: Clicking on a link within Safari without opening it

texts:
In a CMS, the right frame shows the page to be changed, and the left frame the editing page. I can double-click on a text-block in the right frame to open it in an editing area in the left frame. However, if I hit accidentally a link string, this opens the linked page (twice) additionally to copying the text into the edit area. I can prevent this behaviour in Firefox by keeping the alt key pressed while clicking on the link (in Linux and Windows).

What can I do in Safari/Mac to prevent opening links when clicking on them?


texts: Administratively, how can you purchase multiple licenses from the Mac App Store?

texts: I need to purchase 10 licenses for an app found on the Mac App Store (not iTunes). How do I go about purchasing those 10 distinct licenses and then deploy them to their respective machines?


texts: Why is a non-cellular iPad model announced as new network interface when connecting to a Mac through USB?

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Whenever I connect my iPad (non-cellular / wifi-only version, so no sim card and no mobile data connection) to my Mac over USB, I get a dialogue box stating that a new network connection iPad-USB has been found and asking whether I want to configure it. I realize that it in principle is for using the iOS device as mobile hotspot, but with this iPad model it's not even possible to use it as a hotspot. Why does macOS bring up the dialogue nevertheless?

I would like to prevent this dialogue box from appearing each time I connect the iPad to the Mac. I had the same issue with the iPhone, where I resolved it by activating the mobile hotspot in the system preferences on the iPhone (mobile data section), configuring the network connection iPhone-USB on the Mac, and then deactiving this network connection. With the iPad, this strategy does not work: I can not activate mobile hotspot on this iPad (there's no mobile data section in the system preferences), and I don't even see the iPad-USB interface as an option when trying to add a new network connection in the Mac's network preferences. Yet the dialogue box that appears on connecting is stating just that.

In case it matters, the system details are: iPad Pro 2015 (12.9'') with iOS 11.2.5, MacBook Pro 2017 with macOS 10.13.5.


texts: iPhone 4s is locked after updating to iOS 8

texts: I updated my iPhone 4s to iOS 8. Now my iPhone is locked, showing the iTunes icon and power cord picture. I tried to hold down buttons but it won't unlock. How do I unlock it?


texts: When using CMD-Tab, how to re-open the app's main window?

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I hit this problem often when interacting with some Apple applications, mainly Messages and iTunes.

After starting a song with iTunes, to clear my screen and get back to work I close the iTunes window with CMD-W. The iTunes application is still running in my Dock and playing music.

After some time, I want to switch to a different album. I CMD-Tab to select the iTunes application. iTunes is focused in the menu bar. But no window is shown, because I previously closed the window.

This workflow occurs for all apps, and is not usually a problem. If I switch to Safari and no window is open, I simply press CMD-T or CMD-N to open a new tab or new window.

With iTunes, I press CMD-N and nothing happens. No iTunes window is created or shown. The Application is focused, but the main window is not re-opened if it is currently closed.

I end up clicking on the Dock, which (in addition to focusing the application) opens a new iTunes window if that window was previously closed.

This breaks my (usually more efficient) CMD-Tab workflow. If I'm forced to click the iTunes dock icon, I may as well just click the dock icon from the start and forgo the keyboard shortcut.

Messages has a similar problem. If I receive a desktop notification and use CMD-Tab to open Messages to respond, the application will be focused but no window will be opened. I can press CMD-N, which in Message's case does open a new window, but the "new message" cell will be opened rather than the existing conversation I had open and now want to respond to.

When clicking the Dock icon or opening the app via a Spotlight Search, if the main window is not open then it will be re-opened. Is there a way to force this behavior for CMD-Tab app selection?

How do I show the main window when the Application is focused via CMD-Tab?


texts: Is there a way to remove custom ringtones from an iPhone without using a Mac or PC?

texts:
This question has good answers on how to remove ringtones that one may have installed using iTunes on a Mac or PC.

However, it appears to be possible for iPhone users who do not have a Mac or PC to create and install custom ringtones using the iOS Garageband app (see here and here).  Is it possible to remove those user-created custom ringtones from an iPhone (without having to find a Mac or PC with iTunes)?  If so, how?


texts: How can I stop mac connecting to HDMI audio device

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I have this issue where, for some reason, Chrome always defaults to hdmi audio when my display is plugged in. I've had to install a plugin just to have the option to change it (since chrome weirdly doesn't provide this functionality), and I'm SOOO sick of having to switch the audio device every time I open a new tab.
Is there any reliable way I can prevent my mac from EVER being able to use HDMI for audio?


texts:
I have an iMac running 10.13.6.  I have enabled the Guest account in Users & Groups within System Preferences, with Parental Controls unchecked, and Access to Shared Folders unchecked.  However, the guest account does not appear on the Login Screen.

** FileVault is NOT turned on **

Any ideas on how I can make the Guest Account reappear on the login screen?


texts:
My iPhone 6s sometimes suddenly goes to 1 - 10% and sometimes 70 - 80% after restarting. Sometimes my iPhone works for 4 - 5 hours and sometimes 100% goes down to 10% in 1 hour or less. What is this problem? Is there a battery issue or issue with software? Should I go to some repairing shop or sell it?

I have seen so many question like this but non of them are giving a correct answer for my problem. I've never experienced this type of issue in my any phone but iPhone 6s is not working fine for me.

Here are few problems that I am facing:

Battery automatically goes down in few minutes.
Auto-Restart.
Freeze sometimes.


texts: iPhone Gmail App won't stop sending notifications

texts:
I tested out the Gmail App on my iPhone 4 (iOS 5.1.1) and have now stopped as it keeps asking me for my login details. I haven't deleted it.

It is continuing to send notifications even though I have switched them off for the app in the Notification Center Settings.

How can I stop the notifications?

I don't want to delete the app.


texts: What are the Screensharing in Messages requirements?

texts:
I used to be able to screen share with my cousin using Messages. It is now broken. What does he need on his end to get screensharing to work again? I have an AIM account setup in Messages on my Mac running the latest version of Mavericks. He has the same setup on his Mac. He doesn't have an AIM account, just an iCloud account. Does he need an AIM account, too?

He is logged into Messages with his iCloud account, but the screensharing option is dimmed and I cannot ask him to share his screen.

Thanks,
Walt


texts: Can I hide a drive from the filesharing network, even from admin acct?

texts:
OSX 10.10

I have an external USB drive mounted on my computer. Can that drive be hidden from the network? If I want to make it invisible to another user on a different mac on the network (even with admin credentials to my computer) that can still otherwise connect to me and mount my internal drive, etc.

Just so it wouldn't show up in a finder window after the remote admin connects to my computer?


texts: Terminal backslash input repeated in output

texts:
I'm using zsh on a MacBook Pro, OS X 10.10. When I type in certain commands, such as this one:

cat myfile | awk -F $'\t' '{print $8, $9}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -k1,1n | awk '{if ($1 > 50) sum += $1} END {print sum}'

, then part of the command is repeated before the actual output of the command. The output in this case looks like:

    " '{print $8, $9}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -k1,1n | awk '{if ($1 > 50) sum += $1} END {print sum}' : myusername2525

Does anybody know how to get of the jumbled output? It kind of looks like a format string vulnerability or something similar to me.


texts: Does App Store Review Board allow marking an app free and charging prices some days later?

texts: Because of marketing considerations, I think it would be best if I mark my app as free for the first, say, few weeks, and charging a price for it after that period has gone up. I think I've seen this practice on the App Store before, but I just want to make sure. Does App Store allow this? Thanks.


texts: How to change MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 Input Sources without admin privileges and no internet connection

texts:
I'm trying to change the input source from ABC to a different keyboard layout (I need to be able to choose any of them), but cannot find a way.
This iMac runs Catalina 10.15.7 has no internet connection and the user is not administrator as it is a managed iMac. I can modify stuff as administrator by I need it to persist for the rest of the users.
When I try to change the Input Source through the System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Source pane, it is not saved and does not give feedback.
I did some research and found about the existence of .keylayout files, which didn't work either. I also tried using fs_usage to register every file interaction System Preferences may have, no results either.
The only way I'm able to change the keyboard layout is through the languagesetup command (which changes the whole system language).
Other System Preferences (eg. dark theme) are saved perfectly.
If you know how MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 handles permission at System Preferences, or why it doesn't switch input sources I'd deeply appreciate it.


texts: What are these mysterious menu bar icons?

texts: What do these two icons represent? What is the functionality behind them? I am running On OS X Lion (10.7).


texts: How can I stop my iPhone from auto deleting app data left and right?

texts: I have noticed that an app I use has been requiring me to download tons of data whilst in the app despite there not being any new (internal, I.e. non-AppStore based) updates. As far as I can tell at some point in time, perhaps near the release of iOS 11, Apple added a new feature which causes iPhones to delete app data (documents etc.) partially or completely. I’ve seen a few people mention this online but I haven’t heard of any solution besides ”delete some data yourself” which doesn’t seem to always work either. Is there any way to disable this? Thanks in advance...


texts: iPhone locked when calling with headphones

texts: When calling I use my iPhone 5S with headphones on and it always gets locked during the call. This doesnt happen when calling phone to ear. Is there a way how to prevent iPhone to lock when having a call with headphones?


texts:
Windows os has tools to spin off multiple threads for copying files: RichCopy, Robocopy or vXCopy.

I was wondering if there exists a method or tool to copy a lot (thousands) of small files/directories using multiple threads on macOS?


texts: How to switch to a tab in mobile Safari without it reloading?

texts:
Many times when I'm on Safari on my iPhone and I choose to switch to a new tab, instead of just displaying its contents, it reloads the entire tab. Is there any way to switch to the tab and prevent it from reloading the tab?

I tried turning off all network connections, but it still attempts to load the tab, fails, and shows a blank page.


texts:
I'm running El Captain 10.11.6. I've recently tried to update to Safari 11 using App Store as I had done in several other machines with the same setup. Safari 11 downloaded fine but something went wrong during reboot and I ended up reinstalling El Captain 10.11.6. Now I'm back to Safari 9 but App Store thinks that I've already installed Safari 11 and so no longer offers Safari 11 as an update.

I assume that this will fix itself if and when a new release of Safari 11 comes out.

Can I fix this otherwise in the meantime?


texts: iPhone shows Connect to iTunes screen after turning off and back on

texts:
I have iPhone4 and I shut it down by using power off button. Now I can't open the device unless I connect it to iTunes. I don't have backup and I don't want to lose my data and restore to factory setting when I connect to iTunes.

How should I proceed to bring it back up with all my actual data?


texts: Home button unresponsive after left inactive

texts:
I run a small-time iPhone repair business. I have done almost 200 LCD replacements to this point so I am moderately experienced.

I replaced the LCD on an iPhone 6. The home button works fine while the phone is being used. However, when the iPhone is left inactive for a period of time ,at least a minute, the home button will "sleep" and not respond to touch. If I press the power button to "wake" the iPhone the home button will work. This is odd to me that it only works while the iPhone is being used.

Any ideas?


texts: Applescript Click "Go" and "Open" - dialog inside application

texts:
In PCSX, (ps1 emulator), I'm trying to automate the steps to play an ISO. So, I'm doing this:

set thepath to path to me
set thesecondpath to POSIX path of thepath
set thethirdpath to "Contents/PSX/ROMS/img.bin"
set thefourthpath to "/Contents/PSX/PCSX.app"
set thefifthpath to thesecondpath & thefourthpath
set theultimatepath to thesecondpath & thethirdpath

tell application thefifthpath
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "i" using {command down}
        keystroke theultimatepath
        delay 1.0
        tell process "PCSX"
            click button "Go"
        end tell
        key code 53
    end tell
end tell

Running from the AppleScript Editor won't work. I made it to work running from the App it creates. PCSX and the img.bin are inside the Generated Package.

after pressing command+i, it opens a "Go to the folder" dialog, and I need to click Go and then Open

But doing this way, it won't find the dialog box. What am i doing wrong?


texts: Removing iPad virtual keyboard prompt (iOS 13 beta)

texts: On my iPad I’m using a Bluetooth keyboard, I’m using a web page as an app that is downloaded on the home screen of the iPad. When I start typing this iPad prompt pops up as seen in the picture. It distorts the web app I’m using. Anyway to stop this? I’m strongly leaning towards no but maybe some expert knows a way. I’m using iPadOS 13 beta 5 on an iPad Pro 12.9 by the way.


texts: Finder not able to view folders and files on EHD after updating to OS X 10.9.4

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I can see still see 'Hitachi' in the 'Devices' Sidebar, but I am not able to view folders and files on this Hitachi XL2000 2TB FAT32 Hard Drive (EHD) that is USB connected to the iMac below.

Late 2013 Apple iMac (27-inch Display 2560 x 1440), 3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB, 512GB Flash Storage, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2GB GDDR5, Magic Trackpad, Apple Wireless Keyboard and OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks

All was fine until I updated from OS X 10.9.3 to 10.9.4 earlier this week, so now when I double-click on 'Hitachi' it just loads and loads with nothing happening and never displays the folder and file contents of the EHD.

I have used OnyX and Apple Disk Utilities unsuccessfully to try and fix this problem.

Interestingly, Backblaze online backup still sees the EHD and connecting this EHD to a Win 8.1 PC also sees the EHD.

Further, I ran the commands below in 'Terminal' to make sure the drive was visible and got the following results which shows that the EHD is not hidden.

iMac:Applications john$ chflags nohidden /Volumes/Hitachi/
iMac:Applications john$ GetFileInfo /Volumes/Hitachi/
directory: "/Volumes/HITACHI"
attributes: avbstclinmedz
modified: 07/10/2014 23:26:44

Finally, I installed XtraFinder and am still not able to see the contents of the EHD.


texts: DNSCrypt fails to start (problem with libsodium)

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I am using current stable dnscrypt-proxy 1.6.1 version from Homebrew on El Capitan and Yosemite. On either machine I have the same problem.

When run dnscrypt-proxy fails with image not found error:

dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libsodium.13.dylib
 Referenced from: /usr/local/sbin/dnscrypt-proxy
 Reason: image not found
./dnscrypt-manual.sh: line 24: 67315 Trace/BPT trap: 5
   /usr/local/sbin/dnscrypt-proxy --local

I have libsodium installed with the following command

brew install libsodium --universal

In /usr/local/Cellar/libsodium/1.0.8/lib/ I have the following files:

-r--r--r--  1 macraf  admin   763268 Mar  3 12:48 libsodium.18.dylib
-r--r--r--  1 macraf  admin  1091336 Mar  3 12:48 libsodium.a
lrwxr-xr-x  1 macraf  admin       18 Mar  3 12:48 libsodium.dylib@ -> libsodium.18.dylib
drwxr-xr-x  3 macraf  admin      102 Mar  3 12:48 pkgconfig/

The problem was also discussed here with no resolution in current version.

It seems /usr/local/lib/libsodium.13.dylib is either hardcoded in dnscrypt-proxy or the libraries should be somehow linked.

Any idea if there is something wrong on the configuration side?


texts: Disable Growl Notification When a Certain App is Running

texts: Is there a way to disable Growl notifications automatically when a certain app is running, Quick Time for example. I don't want to get the notifications while watching a movie.


texts: How? Steps to Fix SpringBoard Layout: IconState.plist Open, Edit, Replace, Insert from Backups & Respring

texts:
Steps to Fix SpringBoard Layout: IconState.plist Open, Edit, Replace, Insert from Backups & Respring

Follow on to: Organize iOS App Icons, Sort, Rearrange

I've got an older iPhone 5 iOS 9.3.3 - 32 bit HomeDepot Jailbreak,
slowly transferring to iPhone 6 iOS 10.2 -   Yalu Jailbreak.

History:

2015, around transition from iOS 7.1.1 to 9.0.2,the iTunes sync messed up and the JB window was gone, got left with 100s of disorganized apps & messsed up Springboard layout.
Luckily I'd backed up SpringBoard Layout; old backups of i5's IconSupportState.plist that was to be converted to and replace IconState.plist as per instruction from the tweak Developer since folder support had improved from iOS 7 to 9.

Jailbreak Functionality & Access Limitations and actions :

On i5 (not i6), despite HD JB & several tweak reinstalls, have been unable to root File System access via afc2add or Apple File Conduit 2 (App FC2) working on iFunbox or iMazing.
Even OpenSSH runs for a while, but then I have to reinstall it in Cydia.
Using WinSCP I've been able to access & backup /var/mobile/Library/SpringBoard and use Notepad++ which has a plugin to open & edit IconSupportState.plist & IconState.plist & DesiredIconState.plist.
Due to Notepad++ & XML background I understand the structure & once fixed to how I want, I'd like to replace it on my i5.

Additional Info: http://iky1e.tumblr.com/post/11704062690/springboard-icon-layouts-iconstateplist

I assumed that once copied from PC to i5, to get it "active" I need to re-spring.
For some reason, I've been unable to get that to "take". I'm wondering if I need the correct way to Respring under this iOS+JB combination.

Questions on the steps to get this fix in place:

Am I choosing, editing and replacing the correct .plist or making some mistake?
Is there a better path/location to where I can upload the .plist?
Is there another way for me to replace the SpringBoard .plist(s)?
What's the best steps &/ right tweak to Respring/ Reboot (on i5 iOS 9.3.3 32bit HomeDepot JB & i6 iOS 10.2.x Yalu JB) for this - after .plist is replaced/ inserted?

Add-on to help fix & maintain SpringBoard Layout:

What are the newer SB layout backup tweaks?
Any thoughts on how I can get Full Raw File System via USB & OpenSSH via WiFi working properly on i5 iOS 9.3.3 HomeDepot JB?


texts: HTTP connections by neo4j clients blocked

texts:
I am running a small cluster of Raspberry Pies in my local network which are also connected to a Neo4j server. I was hosting the server in one of the Raspberry Pies successfully (with an SSD connected to it), but the RPi is just not powerful enough to do the job efficiently, so I decided to host the Neo4j database in my Mac.
I have all the settings in my database to allow remote connections and I can see the neo4j web server in one of my RPies' browser, and I can log in with my username and password, which means that my server is up and it is reachable from within my local network. However, if I try to actually get the data from the database, an error pops up after a while saying "Web socket connection failure".
Also, when I run the code in my nodes, I don't get an error from them trying to get connected to the neo4j server which suggests that they are able to log in into the database, but for some reason they can't submit the query either.
I have turned off my Mac FireWall and also my Norton FireWall. I have double checked every network configuration in my Mac and in my Neo4j server, and everything looks fine.
I can see in my norton network-activity section how my node tries to connect to my mac, but apparently it gets rejected every time because I can see it coming on and off in the monitor.
I am not a network expert at all, and I am running out of ideas to solve this issue. What can possibly be blocking the http connections from my neo4j clients?