texts: Problem installing Black Magic driver in High Siera

texts:
I am installing a driver for a Black Magic Studio Recorder. As the last step (I assume) in the installation script it tells me I need to "allow" it in Security & Privacy under the Privacy tab. The driver does not show up as a choice.
Based on something from a web site I opened terminal and executed
sudo diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u`

It seemed to be actively doing something for about a minute but did not change anything in the privacy tab. I saw something somewhere about booting in recovery mode but did not get the complete story.


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Apple TV stores a number of passwords (or some kind of credentials) needed to access services like Vimeo and YouTube, as well as the Apple IDs needed to access the iTunes Store (and the now defunct photo galleries).

Where are these passwords stored and how secure are they? Are they stored in a keychain like the ones used by OS X and iOS? If so, what are the "settings" for the keychain (expressed in terms of the corresponding settings on OS X)? Can anyone with access to the Apple TV hardware see the passwords it stores?


texts: Restore MacBook after Avast! install (stuck at apple logo)

texts:
Somebody installed Avast! on this MacBook running OSX 10.8 (that's what uname said) and now it won't boot, it gets stuck at the apple logo and nothing more, I was able to boot into single-user mode and made a backup. I have already run Avast!'s uninstall script at:

/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/uninstall/com.avast.uninstall.app/Contents/MacOS/uninstall.sh

But it didn't solve anything.

How can I restore my MacBook? How can I make it boot normally? I am a complete noob using Apple products.


texts: Why doesn't my Karabiner modification show up in the Add rule sheet?

texts:
I made this complex modification for Karabiner

{
    "title": "change_to_qwerty",
    "rules": [
        {
            "description": "Change input source to QWERTY while left_command is held down.",
            "manipulators": [
                {
                    "type": "basic",
                    "from": [
                        {
                            "key_code": "left_command",
                        }
                    ],
                    "to": [
                        {
                            "key_code": "left_command",
                            "select_input_source": {
                                "input_source_id": "com.apple.keylayout.US"
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "to_after_key_up": [
                        {
                            "key_code": "left_command",
                            "select_input_source": {
                                "input_source_id": "com.apple.keyboardlayout.Programmer Dvorak$"
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
        {}
    ]
}

and put it into ~/.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications
but it doesn't show up. I thought maybe it's because the file has errors but I can't find one.
Please someone tell me how I can make the modification show up in the "Add rule" window


texts:
I've been installing packages using Homebrew until now. I just found that I can't even run homebrew basic commands:
$ brew --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
    4: from /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:13:in `<main>'
    3: from /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:13:in `require_relative'
    2: from /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/global.rb:10:in `<top (required)>'
    1: from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in `require'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in `require': cannot load such file -- active_support/core_ext/object/blank (LoadError)

$ brew help
Traceback (most recent call last):
    4: from /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:13:in `<main>'
    3: from /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:13:in `require_relative'
    2: from /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/global.rb:10:in `<top (required)>'
    1: from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in `require'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in `require': cannot load such file -- active_support/core_ext/object/blank (LoadError)

Looks like the application got corrupted or something, but at this point I'm not sure how to proceed. I have macOS Catalina latest Version 10.15.6 and recently upgraded Xcode to Rel.12
Thanks.


texts: Can't sync updated iOS applications onto my iPod

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can Facebook and other iOS 5.0 apps be installed for iPhone 3G on iOS 3.1.2?

I have been trying to download Instagram onto my Ipod.I have had it previously, but i deleted it and now i want to reinstall it again. The problem it that it keeps saying that it isn't compatible because of the version. I think it might be because my ipod is old and the apps are iOS versions...Are there any ways that i can get the previous version of Instagram?

Thank you!


texts: Using Spotlight index on a file share on Server.app

texts:
I have a Mac mini server (Server.app 5.0.15 on El Capitan 10.11.2), and that connects to a file share on another Mac mini, also with El Capitan 10.11.2.

Spotlight indexes for the file shares are not available on the client, so I can't do efficient searches on the file shares.

What should be done to enable file share indexes, and where:

on the server El Capitan?
on Server.app?
on the client?

I have seen lots of discussions about successful mdutil trickery, but all are with OS X before 10.11 and Server.app before 5.0.15. My research of Apple Server Help seems to be absolutely quiet about spotlight or indexing.

What can I do have the Mac mini client index the share on another Mac that runs Server.app?


texts:
How to turn on accents menu while holding key i or u for Polish keyboard?

This feature works well on others keys (o, a, n etc.) and other keyboards.

I use macOS Mojave.


texts:
I've changed providers and gotten a cheaper plan for my iPad. (Running iOS 7)

My question is: If I change the sim in my iPad4 (retina) will I have to set it up again?


texts:
I'm on Mountain Lion. Every time I double-click on a pdfd (pdf bundle) document, I get the alert saying that I'm opening Skim for the first time (which is, of course, false).

I've completely disabled the quarantine system. I also tried to reset the LaunchServices database.

How can I fix this?


texts:
I'm trying to install nodejs on mac using homebrew, but when I run the command:

brew install node

I get the following error:

Beginning with 0.8.0, this recipe now comes with npm.
It appears you already have npm installed at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm.
To use the npm that comes with this recipe, first uninstall npm with
`npm uninstall npm -g`, then run this command again.

If you would like to keep your installation of npm instead of
using the one provided with homebrew, install the formula with
the `--without-npm` option.

but when I run:

sudo npm uninstall npm -g

I get:

sudo: npm: command not found

When I run the command npm, I get:

-bash: /usr/local/bin/npm: No such file or directory

so I'm not sure whether it's actually installed or not.

My node version is 0.8.22 (I have no idea where it came from). How should I update it to the latest version?


texts: How to replace missing root and intermediate certificates in Mac OS X v10.8

texts:
Let me preface this with the fact that I know nothing about networking / security / etc.  Twice now, I've had issues with root certificates not working and throwing errors, even though they are still valid.

Here's the link to my last post that was was fixed after an update to the OS (at this point, I cannot update any further, as my system is frozen based on older software that requires it).

Safari can't verify the identity of the website errors

Now, the same issue happened again and I can't figure out what to do.  I've been worried that this is a MiTM attack, but didn't know what to do to fix it at this point. I deleted the key in question that had a red x next to it in Keychain and tried to reinstall the keys through Pacifist, but its still not working (also, I dont see the Key now after using the Pacifist method, so I'm not sure how to get it back, but the websites are still throwing errors.

If anyone has any suggestions to fix the issue (as I would like to safely get into some websites that requires this), or a solution to the overall problem, I would be EXTREMELY happy (I will be offering reputation points as soon as the option is open or will send directly, if its possible to do, if someone helps me to fix this sooner than that).

I'm on OS 10.8.5 currently.

EDIT:
I installed it and it now says, under "InCommon RSA Standard Assurance Client CA" - This certificate was signed by an unknown authority." I also have 3 to 4 other login certificates that are showing errors, each one of them has some sort of message about the "InCommon RSA Standard Assurance Client CA."  Strangely, theres another certificate that is showing no errors that is signed by the InCommon RSA Standard Assurance CLient CA, but with a different expiration date.  I'm lost.  I can post photos of all the errors if necessary.

UPDATE:
Upgraded from 10.8.5 to 10.10.5.  Certificate issues still persist.


texts: What happens when you remove (or lose) the SSD from a Fusion Drive?

texts:
After storing data on a Fusion Drive, is it possible to downgrade your Mac to use the hard drive (HDD) by just removing the solid state drive (SSD)?

In particular, I was wondering what happens when the SSD fails for one reason or another. Under the hood, is a Fusion Drive's SSD just a clone of operating, system, applications and most used files? If so, are all files safe on the old HDD and can it still boot? Or do I need to format the HDD and reinstall operating system, every application and move files back to HDD?


texts: How do I compose email first and then add a group to the bcc line?

texts: I like to compose my email messages first and then add recipients.  I created a smart group that I would like to add to the BCC line after composing a message, however I can't seem to find a way to do this.  I am using the default Mail application.


texts: Could an app keep a trail of selected iPhone actions in a journal type style?

texts:
Would it be possible for an app to be able to automatically keep a trail/log of iPhone actions? E.g., I could see all phone calls, text messages, emails and other actions I had taken in a day (all in one timeline/journal type display)? Ideally being able to configure the app to choose which actions I wanted to take a trail of?

Is there an app that does this now?


texts:
Why is it not possible to have iTerm2 or Terminal app take up the full available space on the screen. Let me show an example:

It's hard to see but if you look on the right and bottom edge, there is some extra space. It seems impossible to expand it to use that space. What is causing this?

I used apps that make the window take up the full screen size, such as Breeze. All other apps work fine, taking 100% of the screen space, except iTerm2 and Terminal.

Btw, I do know about native fullscreen but I would like to know why I can't make my terminal take up 100% of the space.


texts: How can I decline a call in iPhone when the screen was locked?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4S. I really don't know in which basis it shows Answer/Decline buttons when someone calling me. Sometimes it shows both buttons and sometimes it only show the option "Slide to answer".

The scenarios are,

The iPhone is locked/unlocked
The iPhone is in normal mode/silent mode

Note: I does not use Voice mail. I just need the "Decline" button in any mode/ any situation, because the mobile mode should not decide to hide the decline button. The owner of the mobile should decide it!


texts: Why does my iPhone have too many photos in a smart album after syncing from my Mac?

texts: I set up a smart album on my Mac. It only contains the ~500 photos I expect. I selected that smart album to sync onto my iPhone. After the sync completes, that smart album on the iPhone contains approximately all the photos in my collection! Is there a way to fix this?


texts: How I can install GDB in NetBeans in Mavericks for debugging?

texts:
I have an error when I debug a C program in NetBeans.

GDB has unexpectedly stopped with return 127

Here is a screenshot of the build tools:


texts: How can I force Chrome to open links with specific profile?

texts:
I'm using user profile switching in Chrome, which works perfectly fine. Except for when I'm clicking links, that are depending on one of the profiles being logged in. By default Chrome just opens the link in this profile, which was used last.

How can I force Chrome to use specific profile?


texts: YouTube video with custom start and end times not working on iPhone 7

texts:
The following YouTube URL is not working as expected in Safari and Chrome on my iPhone 7:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4NZycutQrUw?start=1523&end=2171&autoplay=1&controls=1

The video plays fine, but the start and end times are ignored. Has something changed that I'm not aware of?


texts: How can I export my iPhone notes to text files, preserving the modification date?

texts:
I have hundreds of notes on my iPhone. I want to export these to a different program that can import text files. I'm trying to preserve the modification date (e.g. by storing it in the file's modification date, or by including the date in the file somewhere). If there's any way to preserve the creation date (if it's even stored), that's desired too.

Is there any way to do this? I have both a Mac and PC.


texts:
I am using a 13-inch mid 2014 MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
It is about 3 weeks old and already has clocked 13 charge cycles.

Is this too high ?


texts: Turn Off Calendar Alerts for Certain Calendars

texts:
I have several calendars that I need to view an access, but I don't necessarily want the alerts coming in for all of them.

Is there a way to turn off all other notifications except my account (in green above)?  What about per calendar?

They are all Gmail accounts if that helps.

I have already tried this setting but it didn't make a difference.

I have also looked at the notification settings on each calendar in Gmail, which are showing No reminders set


texts: MacBook won't detect displays unless I "detect displays" manually from System Prferences

texts:
My MacBook drives my external DVI monitor (over mini display port, using Apple's adapter) just fine, but it fails to detect changes in the display configuration and doesn't react accordingly unless I manually "detect displays" in System Preferences. It fails to detect both a display being plugged in, AND being unplugged. Anybody know how to troubleshoot/fix this?

I have already:

Reset NVRAM (fun fact: PRAM is only in PowerPC Macs, in Intel Macs
it's called Non-volatile random-access memory)
Reset SMC
Cleaned the Mini-Display Port connector (male and female end).

Edit: this set up had been working well for over 2 years and randomly started exhibiting this behaviour recently.


texts: How can I send message as Text Message on purpose?

texts:
I have noticed that iMessages usually fail when outside a reliable data network area. Only after iOS attempts to deliver the message and fails does it offer to send it as a text message. Often the failure takes some time, and is not brought to my attention immediately. When circumstances are such that I reasonably suspect that iMessage will fail, I would like to skip the failure and send an SMS immediately.

How can I opt to send an SMS message instead of an iMessage without first attempting to send an iMessage?


texts: How different amperage could affect a rechargeable device?

texts:
I have an iPad with it's own charger that has 2 components: a USB connection cable and an electrical adapter that outputs 5.1 V and 2.1 A.

Also I have a car charging device that is suitable for phones that can be charged via the USB data cable. This one has the fallowing output specifications: 5.1 V and 1.0 A.

My question is if it is safe for the iPad to connect it to the car charging device and if the difference in the current output would affect it's accumulator.


texts: Macbook 15,1 frequently crashes during video chat. How can I debug this?

texts:
Frequently, and for no apparent reason, my Macbook Pro 15,1 (15-inch, 2019) with macOS 10.14.6 freezes, then hard-crashes during video chats (hangouts, slack, FaceTime). I have not seen this problem during regular video playback (Youtube, VLC). The error report is attached at the bottom.
I had hoped it has to do with integrated graphics switching, but turning it off didn't prevent it from happening.
Can someone parse some useful info from this crash report?
https://pastebin.com/raw/9zTnntxv (too large to paste here, unfortunately).


texts: Does my 2015 MacBook 12" produce 4K on the LG UltraFine 4K Display

texts: Does my 2015 MacBook 12" work with the LG UltraFine 4K Display and does it actually produce 4k picture?


texts: Seeking OS X app recommendation: instant text entry

texts:
I'm looking for an app (or script) that does this:

I hit a global shortcut key chord.
A one-line text entry box appears.
I enter a line of text and hit ENTER.
The text is saved somewhere, perhaps as a plaintext file on the local filesystem.
I'm looking at the same screen I was before step 1, without any more clicks, keys, or delays.

That's it.  The purpose is simply to have a muscle-memory way of recording a very brief thought.  Please don't suggest a solution that involves a heavy app with lots of features -- for the sake of this OP, that fails the requirements.

This description sounds a lot like Twitter, and given that many OS X Twitter clients could be configured to fulfill this behavior, I don't want a Twitter client.


texts: Which power cable should I use for a Macintosh 128K (upgraded to a Plus)

texts:
I’ve just bought a Macintosh 128K, upgraded to a Macintosh Plus 1MB, and it didn’t come with a power cable. I’m told it needs a 110V kettle cable.
I’ve got a UK plug kettle cable which says “13A” on the fuse, but it says 1A on the back of the computer. Is this safe to use?
If not, which is the correct cable to use for this Mac?
Edit: on the plug it says 10A, 250V AC


texts: Is it possible to use the Messages app with Google Voice?

texts: I've got an iPhone 4 that has no mobile plan or phone number, but I've got a Google Voice account. I know I can use the Google Voice app to communicate over SMS, but is it possible to configure the built in Messages app to use the Google Voice number?


texts: How to use double click on desktop to act as a shortcut for a few commands

texts:
Until I shifted to Mac I used to use an app called Fences in Windows to hide desktop by double clicking the desktop. I wanted a similar app to do this on the Mac OS X Mavericks but I have no clue how to do it. The closest app I made is using a global shortcut key Shift+Command+H (using the idea I found on GitHub at MASShortcutDemo to toggle between hide and show of desktop.

Basically it ran the following commands and set a flag as desktop is hidden

defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false; killall Finder

Pressing shortcut again ran these commands to revert it

defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true; killall Finder

I want to know if this is possible to just double click on the desktop and make this happen pretty much like Fences on Windows. I have already tried an app called HideDesktop which works fairly simple but would love to know how to get this done.


texts:
How can I delete all events in iCal? I have a bunch of events (some reoccurring) that I want to delete. I don't want to have to manually delete/cut each event.

I tried declining the events but that just turns them gray.

I'm running OS X 10.6.6.


texts: Macbook Pro 2015 continuously powered on

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015).

As it is slowly aging, I'm starting to consider leaving it continuously powered on.

Currently it stays most of the day powered on, for about the past six months.

Recently I noticed that its bottom is slightly bent. I have used it carefully through all of its life, taking good care not to over expose it to high temperatures.

Does leaving it continuously powered on entail any risk of catastrophic explosion, or further bending?


texts: Recovery: OS X Yosemite can not mount NTFS partition but windows can mount it in 10 minutes

texts:
I have a Seagate GoFlex 2TB external HDD that stopped working one month ago. The head of this external disk seeks continuously and produces sounds even when it is not connected to the USB port.

On OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 it takes about 5 minutes to detect its hardware and show its icon in Disk Utility or in diskutil list. When my mac detects the hardware it shows Initialize/Ignore/Eject message and no more thing happens.

On Windows 7 it takes about 10 minuets (while the progress bar fills) to mount it. But it is very very slow on every operation. For example it takes 2 minutes to open a folder and so on.

If its partition is lost, why OS X cannot mount it? Is it a time out problem for OS X in mounting operation? How can i backup its contents with preserving folder structure faster?


texts: Reboot an Application when it Takes too Much Memory

texts:
Some applications start off with small memory footprints, but slowly grow to take up way too much RAM. Is there a way I can automatically detect when an app reaches a certain threshold, and then kill and relaunch the app?

I know that I can see the memory footprint on Activity Monitor, but that doesn't seem to be AppleScript-able. I can also see an application's memory footprint by using ps aux, but its numbers don't seem to match up with Activity Monitor's.

I'd appreciate any help with this


texts: Which office software to choose for university and day to day tasks?

texts:
My daughter currently uses a Microsoft laptop for university and other day to day tasks. I'm about to buy her a Macbook Air for her 21st.

What Microsoft Office software for Mac does she need or would be best purchase?


texts: cycle windows in current space, version Catalina

texts:
This functionality is the same as this one
Description:

The given: In the current desktop there is one terminal and Safari open, and in another desktop there is another terminal window. Desired is to cycle open windows in the current desktop.
The problem: When I use preferences -> shortcuts -> keyboard -> center in active window or next, (the default shortcut is ^F4 I think), in many cases it jumps to the terminal in the other desktop.

Notes:

This happens with other apps that can open in sevaral windows. I raise terminal as an example.
the hs.expose library of hammerspoon as mentioned in this post results the same.
Please to not offer closed source software.

Thanks in advance,

Dan


texts: iPad won't let me update apps after update to iOS 14

texts:
Since updating iPads to iOS 14 I am not able to update apps. After hitting update I am asked for password which I do fill correctly. After about ten seconds the password dialogue appears again, and again, and again.
I do remember on both iPads Apple tried to force me into two factor authentication which I absolutely do not want. I have clicked on Later as there was no other option for opting out.
What can I do to be able to update the apps? Of course apart of setting up two factor authentication?


texts: How to detect when a process starts up on macOS?

texts:
What I'm trying to do is: kill a process when it starts up. So I would like to find out that how to detect when a process starts up? Or how to block a process or an application from starting up?

Any suggestions would be appreciated?


texts: Export non-Camera Roll Photo Albums to PC?

texts:
Is there any way to export non Camera Roll or Photo Stream photo albums from an iPhone to a PC? There are a bunch of "free" software online than can do this, but they all require you to buy the software to transfer the photos, or they can only transfer a few photos before needing to buy the software.

The iPhone is hooked up to the computer right now and I can browse the DCIM folder, but those are only Camera Roll pictures. I'm not willing to jailbreak the iPhone either as it's not mine.


texts: Why am I getting the error "MobileMe does not sync with Microsoft Exchange Server"?

texts:
I am getting this error message every time a meeting request comes through, but I am not syncing anything with outlook or exchange, so I don't know what to change to get rid of it.

These are my sync settings.

Any idea what's going on here?


texts: 2013 Macbook Pro - hard drive always full!

texts:
I have spoken to Apple support but didn't make any progress. I have very little stored on my SSD but for years it's consistently full. It seems like its replicating itself as when I last deleted some obsolete files the space increased but then decreases again soon after. Most of my work is in the cloud and I back up to a time capsule.

I've read that time machine sometimes saves itself locally when time capsule not available, if this is correct how can I find these and remove them.

I'm now stuck as I cannot upgrade pages as requires iOS upgrade but App store isn't offering me any such upgrade.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Currently running Yosemite 10.10.5


texts: Turning off hibernate on a mid 2012 MacBook Pro with an SSD

texts:
I've been reading several articles on the Internet how to "optimize your Mac with an SSD".  I'm not sure whether or not to agree with the articles because I think that Apple knows what's the best settings for a computer with an SSD drive. My question is: should I be worried about disabling hibernate to "save" my SSD from wear?

I also heard that the user's home folder (as well as the Application folder, and temporary items) be stored on a RAM disk/spinning hard drive to improve the life of the SSD. I personally think this is a bit overkill, because I don't see why Apple would sell SSDs if people had to do all of this extra configuration.

Edit: here is a seven year update using my SSD as normal, including hiberation on, and using my SSD as a temporary storage location for backing up my 2TB and 4TB hard-drives, anti-virus on, installing hundreds and hundreds of apps (and then uninstalling them), running countless virtual machines, and finding out later that a malfunctioning internet radio app wrote 1TB to my SSD over a year. I did not baby it at all; I just used it as normal:

Additionally, I had it partitioned into 64GB/64GB, with only one partition being actively used (Windows) for two years. I then unpartitioned it a couple of years later. Given that this is a bad scenario in terms of wear (was not able to spread it across the other unused 64GB), it has aged fairly well. There are 100 re-allocated sectors, but if each sector is 512kb, then that's 5mb that I can't use, which isn't too bad.


texts:
I haven't bought any TV shows on iTunes, but my boss has -- many. His MacBook Pro's 250GB disk is more than half filled with TV shows (mostly sitcoms for entertainment during travel). Most of the rest of the disk is filled with other stuff.

I see a couple options for clearing up some space currently occupied with TV shows:

buy a bigger disk (go to Apple store
and have them swap out the 250GB
model with the 500GB model)
move some of the tv shows to an external disk and help him restore when needed
backup itunes library and then just nuke

I've looked around on apple's site and on some other pages about backing up iTunes and it doesn't seem like #2 is easy to do from within iTunes. The full iTunes backup (#3) is more straightforward, but I think a full initial backup will take a couple dozen DVDs.

The hurdle for buying a new disk is the cost plus the downtime while the Apple store is performing the installation and copy.

Are there other, better options that I've missed? Has anybody done any of my suggested options?


texts: Cannot launch a universal app in Apple Silicon

texts: I just upgraded my Android Studio to Arctic Fox 2020.3.1 Canary 15 which introduced native arm64 binary for Apple Silicon M1. Despite the app being universal, I cannot open it natively under Apple Silicon. Android Studio still runs as Intel as seen in Activity Monitor. The Get Info screen also does not have an option to turn off Rosetta Emulation. How can I run Android Studio natively on Apple Silicon version? I'm on MacOs Big Sur 11.3.


texts:
Back in my Windows days, I used to fully format my PC once a year or so, to start fresh and get rid of some of the slowdowns. It helped.

Would you recommend the same for Macs? What's the recommended way of keeping the computer running smoothly?


texts:
I have a 13'' MacBook Pro from early 2011. Suddenly it can't find any WiFi Networks anymore. It used to find networks (including mine) at my home, but now it doesn't.

I cant remember when this happened, most of the time i'm using ethernet.

I installed all updates, repaired the permissions, tried do de/activate Airport, deleted

 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.network.identification.plist

rebootet several times. Still no wifi.

Any ideas?


texts: 16GB 1600mhz vs 16GB 1866mhz RAM for Macbook Pro 13" mid 2012

texts:
Want To Ask
i did geekbench test on 2 types of RAMs on my  MBP 13" 2.9ghz i7 mid 2012.

1-Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3L-1600 SODIMM
32bit test
2913
Single-Core Score
6105
Multi-Core Score

64 bit test
3132
Single-Core Score
6754
Multi-Core Score.

2-Kingston HyperX Impact Black 16GB(8GBx2) 1866MHz DDR3L Laptop RAM (Low Voltage - HX318LS11IB/8)
32bit test
2715
Single-Core Score
5814
Multi-Core Score.

64bit test
2986
Single-Core Score
6975
Multi-Core Score

so i would like to know any opinion about RAM is better for my Macbook Pro 13" 2.9ghz i7 mid 2012??


texts: In an office environment I need to block access to USB drives for security reasons. I know how to do this on Windows, but how can I accomplish this on macOS?


texts: Is it possible to configure TextMate to launch the program I am currently writing (using the Command+R shortcut) with some command line parameters?


texts: DELL U2515H-display and Mac Mini (Late 2011)

texts:
We're trying to get a DELL U2515H (2560 x 1440) running on a Mac Mini (late 2011). Currently it's connected with HDMI.

Unfortunately it seems like resolutions only up to 1920 x 1200 are supported using HDMI on the mac mini:
HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution
https://support.apple.com/kb/sp632?locale=en_US

However, resolutions up to 2560x1600 are supported using Thunderbolt:
Thunderbolt port with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution
https://support.apple.com/kb/sp632?locale=en_US

So the question is:
which cable should we get to get to connect the Display -> Thunderbolt?


texts: Change ssh connection info for Remote Login

texts:
I've been setting up an array of Mac Minis running Sierra, and I'm trying to be consistent about naming them.

However, for some reason, some of their ssh name@hostnames are different.

For example, the Computer Name and account names are all consistent, eg: Mini Kiosk 02 "mini-kiosk-02".

But their ssh info is sometimes different.

Some are "ssh mini-kiosk-02@mini-kiosk-02" while others are "ssh mini-kiosk-04@mac-mini".

I'm not seeing how I can change, eg, the part after the @ sign.

I thought scutil --set HostName etc might do the trick, but that doesn't seem to change anything.

Update

As you can see from the screenshot, hostname does not seem to correspond to what is after the @ in the Remote Connection settings.


texts: How to give access to guest network to machines on the main LAN with an Airport Extreme?

texts:
I have an Airport Extreme Base Station with two networks: my main network and a guest network. Is it possible to set it up so that devices on the main network have access to devices on the guest network, but not the contrary?

I would like to give access to some devices to people on my guest network, so the easiest way is to have these devices connected to the guest network. However, my devices on my private network do not have access to devices on the guest network, and this is not what I want. I guess I could add routes to all devices on my private network to fix that, but I was hoping there would be an easier solution by setting this up on the Airport Extreme.


texts: Disk Utility weirdness: Macintosh HD cannot be repaired but then has no problems?

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Earlier today, I decided to clean up my hard drive of extraneous files and other materials that might be taking up space. After doing some looking around, I found an application, OnyX, that was recommended for what I was aiming to do. After starting OnyX and it doing a check of the HD, it said I needed to reboot my computer using ⌘ + R and run Disk Utility to repair the disk. After running Repair Disk on the Mac HD, I got these errors:

  Incorrect number of file hard links
  Invalid directory item count
  Orphaned file inode (id = 515789120)
  The volume Macintosh HD could not be repaired

Most ominous, however, was the last error message presented:

  Error: Disk Utility can't repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.

Trying to avoid what would be the worst case scenario, I quit Disk Utility, restarted the computer, and looked for answers. After finding some solutions, I tried once again to boot my computer with ⌘ + R. I ran Verify Disk as well as Verify Disk Permissions a few times, each time getting the message:

  This volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK.

I restarted again, this time not rebooting with ⌘ + R, and ran Disk Utility normally just to be sure, after I found and read this question. Unlike the question asker in that thread, however, I didn't face any more errors after running Disk Utility again. Multiple verifications have shown that the disk is fine and does not need to be repaired, but this leaves me puzzled.

Is my hard drive actually functioning fine and I don't need to worry about any irrevocable errors, or is the underlying problem still there and I need to fix it before it worsens?


texts:
My Calendar app is configured to read more than one calendar (iCloud, Google, Exchange). If I create an event from my computer, it won't be visible on all other calendars, and if I create an event on any of my iOS devices I cannot see on the Mac Desktop Calendar.

I tried to remove Calendar from iCloud Settings on my Mac but, I did not get any luck.


texts:
I want to keep my iMac on tonight and seed/leech torrents. I usually leave it there until, after 5/10 min or so, the iMac turn the monitor off. I can still hear the hd working.

uTorrent has an option which "prevent sleep when transfers are active" so I guess if the iMac goes in sleep mode I can't seed/leech torrents.

Told so, how can I reduce power consumption? And how can I measure the power I'm using now to decide if it is ok or I shouldn't leave it on?

Thanks!


texts: How to launch an application after a specific Disc was mounted using Automator

texts:
I'm newbie in Automator. There are many examples for simple actions.

But I could not find examples or documentation for launching some applications after a specific disk was mounted. It will be very useful at work.

Has someone done this?


texts: Is there a way to protect email using passcode in iPhone?

texts: I dont want to put passcode on phone, it is quite annoying, i just want to protect email. Is there any way to do so?


texts: Why do USB connections kill my WiFi and what can I do?

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I'm currently away from home and using my mid-2015 MacBook pro remotely, jumping between iPhone tethering and public (BT) wifi.
Every so often my wifi drops out and can't connect (and occasionally appears connected but any sites etc. give connection errors).
After many attempted solutions (deleting wifi from connections and re-adding, deleting the network and re-adding, restarting laptop, restarting tethered phone, etc. etc.) I discovered yanking out my USB connection would instantly fix the issue.
This happens when using the USB port on either side of the laptop.
I'm using a USB hub (which I've heard can affect this) but I need more than 2 ports. I've changed the hub to a totally different brand and same issue. I think that my Apple USB keyboard also caused this issue but I can't be sure as it happens intermittently and I almost always have my hub connected with drives so it's difficult to check.
I didn't seem to have this problem at home but I'm wondering what I can do if this continues to be an issue. Would buying a USB3/Ethernet adapter work if I plugged in directly to the modem?
I use a lot of peripherals and will be using display ports for monitors too.
Thanks for any advice!


texts: Ctrl + Alt + Delete on Windows provides a variety of functions, the main one of interest being the Task Manager. Is there an equivalent keyboard shortcut & indeed Task Manager for carrying out such tasks as quitting an application that maybe "hanging" (amongst other things) for Apple Macs, or indeed anything similar ?


texts: 1066MHz memory in 3.33GHz 6-core Mac Pro 5,1

texts: I have gotten conflicting messages about whether or not 1066MHz memory will work in my Mac Pro 5,1 (6-core Westmere 3.33GHz).   As opposed to 1333MHz.   (Both DDDR3, ECC, 240-pin).   Will it function at all ?   Will it slow the machine down ?   If I try installing it, what's the best way to verify it's functioning properly and whether or not it's slowing down the memory bus and/or processor speed ?


texts: How to delete an album in the Photos app?

texts: How do I delete unwanted albums in the Mac Photos app?


texts: Does the AV Multiport adapter charge big MacBook Pros?

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I have a 16 inch MacBook Pro (2019) and if I connect the charging cable through the USB-C AV Multiport adapter (USB-A, HDMI, power), my MacBook Pro won't charge.
Is this expected behaviour? The product page does not say anything.


texts: AppleScripts to create Calendar Events not working in Catalina

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I have a number of AppleScripts that are triggered by Mail.app rules. They were working perfectly (and still are) on my old iMac running High Sierra, but I now have a new iMac running Catalina on which they are no longer working.
An example script is the one below which extracts some details from the email and then creates a Calendar event containing those details and adds a couple of alarms to the event.
-- Triggered by Mail rule.
using terms from application "Mail"
    on perform mail action with messages theMessages for rule theRule
        tell application "Mail"
            repeat with theMessage in theMessages
                try
                    set msgsubject to subject of theMessage
                    set msgcontent to content of theMessage
                    set msgid to message id of theMessage
                    set {amount, dueon} to my parseMsg(msgcontent)
                    my createEvent(msgsubject, msgid, amount, dueon)
                end try
            end repeat
        end tell
    end perform mail action with messages
end using terms from

-- Parse the email content to extract invoice details.
on parseMsg(msgcontent)
    set amount to extractBetween(msgcontent, "Invoice for", "due by")
    set dueon to extractBetween(msgcontent, "due by", "Review")
    return {amount, dueon}
end parseMsg

-- Extract the substring from between two strings
to extractBetween(theString, startText, endText)
    set tid to AppleScript's text item delimiters
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to startText
    set startComps to text items of theString
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to endText
    set endComps to text items of second item of startComps
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to tid
    return trim(first item of endComps)
end extractBetween

-- Trim all whitespace from start and end of a string
on trim(theString)
    set theChars to {" ", tab, character id 10, return, character id 0, character id 8232}
    repeat until first character of theString is not in theChars
        set theString to text 2 thru -1 of theString
    end repeat
    repeat until last character of theString is not in theChars
        set theString to text 1 thru -2 of theString
    end repeat
    return theString
end trim

-- Create a calendar event for the specified invoice.
on createEvent(msgsubject, msgid, amount, dueon)
    set startdate to (current date) + 28 * days
    set sentdate to current date
    -- set enddate to startdate
    tell application "Calendar" to tell calendar "Invoices"
        set theEvent to make new event with properties {start date:startdate, summary:"Check " & msgsubject, allday event:true}
        delay 5
        set description of theEvent to amount & return & "Due on: " & dueon & return & "Sent on: " & sentdate
        delay 5
        set url of theEvent to "message:" & "%3c" & msgid & "%3e"
        delay 10
        tell theEvent
            -- Add a email alarm
            make new mail alarm at end of mail alarms with properties {trigger interval:10}
            delay 10
            make new sound alarm at end of sound alarms with properties {trigger interval:370, sound name:"Sosumi"}
        end tell
    end tell
end createEvent

The following Mail.app Rule triggers the script
I have also enabled access to the Calendar for Mail.app in the Privacy Panel of System Preferences.

The rule tries to run as I see a little gear icon appear in the menu bar and the Calendar.app opens, but the calendar event isn’t added. As I say, this works perfectly in High Sierra. I also have a corresponding AppleScript that removes the alarms from the Calendar when an alternative email is received. Again this one works in High Sierra but dosen't work in Catalina either.
Has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks,
Alan.


texts: Widevine disappeared in Chrome in Yosemite

texts:
I updated to Yosemite a couple of days ago. When I watched a streaming service using Google Widevine it all worked fine but after a reboot Chrome keeps asking for me to install Widevine, and when I do and restart the browser it is still not working. Widevine seems to be installed because it works fine in Safari.

Any ideas on how to solve this with Chrome? Never had this problem before.

Thanks!


texts:
I'm used to the ABNT2 brazilian portuguese layout, which is very nice for both programming and typing with accents, but my apple keyboard lacks keys that are standard for such layout, like one on the left of Z and a fourth on the right of M. As a result, slashes and question mark need extra work to type, namely pressing alt-q, alt-shift-q and alt-w. But nothing for pipe.

So I wondered how I could type a pipe without messing with ukelele as suggested here?


texts: Connecting 2 external displays to 1 port on my Macbook pro

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Have a macbook pro with Intel HD 4000 graphics card.

Right now, I connect two external Dell monitors, with each monitor going to a separate thunderbolt port.

It is a pain to connect both of these of these every day, and I can get their order mixed up sometimes. Is there any solution that would allow me to just plug in one thing to connect my external monitors?

I saw the DualHead2Go Digital ME does this, but at a steep price, what are some other options?

Related question: Can two external displays be driven from one Thunderbolt port?


texts:
I have an encfs volume that used to be mounted continuously without any issues.

Some months ago, the volume started occasionally become unmounted - even if there were open files on it!

This unmounting stopped after a few weeks, but yesterday again started happening again. I haven't changed the mount command from the time it was working well.

Any ideas what may be causing this and how to resolve?


texts: I have a MacBook Air and recently it’s been making a cracking noise , it mostly happens when I flip my laptop or when I tilt it , it’s not my speakers and it doesn’t sound like a loose screw.


texts: dyld message when launching commands as sudo

texts:
When I launch a command from the shell as super user I always get back the following message:

dyld: DYLD_ environment variables being ignored because main executable (/usr/bin/sudo) is setuid or setgid

I tried to unset all the DYL*** variables and verify it with the set command, as suggested here. However it doesn't fixed my problem.

I'm running 10.8.2 with Xcode 4.5 and the command line tools updated today.

Please find below my .profile, I don't have a .bash_profile

# Git
 [ -f ~/.git-bash-completion.sh ] && . ~/.git-bash-completion.sh

# define colors and default command line
# h is the host name, w the complete path (W for only the current dir)
export PS1="\h:\w$ "

export CLICOLOR=1
export LSCOLORS=ExFxCxDxBxegedabagacad

export CPATH=/opt/local/include:/usr/local/include
export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib/
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib:/usr/local/lib
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib:/opt/local/Library/Frameworks:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib/:$DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH

# Homebrew
export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH="/usr/local/include:$CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"
export PYTHONPATH="/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:/usr/local/lib/python:$PYTHONPATH"

# ROS
export PATH=/usr/local/lib/wxPython/bin:$PATH
# The line below is commnted because it is imported with rosjava
# If you want to remove rosjava, uncomment it in order to use ros-fuerte
source ~/Software/ros/fuerte/ros-stacks/setup.bash
# source /Users/luca/Software/ros-java/setup.bash
export ROS_HOSTNAME=luca-macbook
export ROS_PACKAGE_PATH=$ROS_PACKAGE_PATH:~/Software/ros-stacks:~/Development/
export ROS_OS_OVERRIDE=osx:homebrew

export SVN_EDITOR="/usr/bin/nano"

alias GoToPhdRoot="cd ~/Documents/University/PhD"
alias Smultron="open -a Smultron\ 4"
alias MakeBuildDir="mkdir build && cd build"
function UpdateAndBuildPdf() {
    svn up && pdflatex "$1" && bibtex "$1" && pdflatex "$1" && rm "$1.aux" && rm "$1.bbl" && rm "$1.blg" && rm "$1.log" && Open "$1.pdf"
}

To be noticed that also if I comment the line in which I export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH the problem persists.

N.B. I don't have Asepsis installed.


texts: Start Terminal application as separate app

texts:
I want to use WeeChat on my MacBook. In a dream world I want to be able to launch it using Spotlight, and then preferably it will open a Terminal window that is not tied to Terminal. When I Command + Tab it will have its own separate icon. It would be preferable to have it act as if it is another application than Terminal, as I usually have a lot of Terminal windows open.

I assume I have to write custom plist-files (if it is even possible), but I am kind of stuck currently.

Is there a way?


texts: Possible to return to the 3 vertical Mail.app columns?

texts:
I tried this option, and now sit with the folders on the left in Apple Mail on my Mac, then vertical preview pane (fine), and my full view message pane disappeared.  No amount of 'handle pulling' from
 the right has restored the view.

I have checked preferences in Mail, and changed between the classic & other layouts to no avail.  HELP.

I really want to return to the 3 vertical columns (folders, preview, and full view), in that order.  Thanks.


texts: Exclude folder from sync from iCloud to device (laptop)

texts:
I have many devices connected to an iCloud account, and for some devices (specifically laptops with small disks) I would like to exclude folders from sync'ing DOWN to the laptop from iCloud. I know there are solutions from excluding folders from sync'ing UP to iCloud, but I want the opposite. Is this possible (in any MacOS version)?
Additionally, at Apples support site "How to free up storage space on your Mac" it says:
"Files stored only in iCloud show a download icon", but this is not true, I have folders with that icon that are stored locally on my drive, taking up huge amount of space on my Laptop with a limited size disk.
I have the 2TB storage plan on iCloud but the typical SSD laptop disk is way smaller than this, so it seems obvious to me that I don't want the full iCloud drive sync'ed to my Laptop.
Sidenote: I'm starting to believe that my sync functionality have mucked up some way, since folders and files marked with the "cloud" icon is still stored on my laptop and in my Library -> Mobile Documents folder there is an iCloud Drive folder which IN-TURN contains an iCloud Drive folder.


texts:
I'm runninγ macOS 10.15.3 (Catalina) and have noticed this behavior.

I have my documents folder in the dock with the following options:

Sort by: Kind
Display as: Folder
View content as: List

The important thing to note here is the first one, the sort by option.
The files in the documents folder are correctly sorted by kind, however, navigating through folders within this documents folder, that sorting just returns to alphabetical.

Within Finder, I have sorting set to kind anyway, but obviously this must be unrelated.

Is there a way to keep sort by kind set for navigating through the dock folder view? Or is this a bug?


texts: Run 10.10 on a machine upgraded to 10.14

texts:
Are there any firmware updates, or other changes, done by the 10.14 installer that could cause a 10.10 system to not work?

To quell all the "why would you want to do that?" questions, here's the scenario:

At my work I have a Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro (model MacBookPro11,3) that, until recently, I kept on 10.10 on in order to use a suite of tools for work that interface with some older hardware. It's the only Mac we have.

We just managed to buy a newer version of the hardware. It's tools are modern and can run on 10.14 without issue. However that older hardware will be moving to another room to be used elsewhere so we still need to interface with it to configure it. The older tools don't support the new hardware and can't run on 10.11 or above, the newer tools don't support the older hardware and require "a modern version of MacOS" (the developer recommends 10.14, doesn't say anything about previous versions).

A VM is not an option as there isn't the ability to do FireWire passthrough to a VM with the ThunderBolt to FireWire adapter.

My plan is to dual-boot the machine with a 10.14 install and a 10.10 install. To configure the new hardware, boot to 10.14. To configure the old hardware, boot to 10.10.

My worry is that running the 10.14 installer will upgrade firmware on the machine to a version that is incompatible with 10.10, and thus the dual-boot would not work.


texts: Unable to resize last partition on external drive

texts:
I have a 2 TB external USB drive partitioned into 3 "drives." Two are ~500 MB, the third ~1 GB. I have lots of spare space in the middle partition, so wanted to make it smaller and give that space to the third partition.

I was able to resize the middle partition smaller using Yosemite's Disk Utility. However, when I tried to enlarge the partition that was "last", i.e., the bottom of the partition diagram, to give it the now unallocated space, the sizing handle was at the bottom of the diagram and couldn't move down and I couldn't drag the start of the partition up in the diagram.

Can you only make a partition "longer" and not move the start or "head" of a partition? That's all I could think, but was unable to find any documentation on this. There is a box where you can enter a size value for the partition, but I was too chicken to try it without asking here first.

Thanks.


texts: How to check is Chrome is running in incognito mode using Applescript?

texts:
Is it possible to find out if the Chrome is running in incognito mode?

if application "Google Chrome" is running then
    tell application "Finder" to display dialog "Chrome is running"
    // --> some condition here to check if it is in incognito ?
       tell application "Finder" to display dialog "Chrome is running in INCOGNITO mode"
end if

Also, I want this script to keep running. That means as soon as user opens Chrome in incognito mode I will show alert. Like this:

set chromeRunning to false
repeat until application "Google Chrome" is running

    if not chromeRunning then
        tell application "Finder" to display dialog "Chrome is started in INCOGNITO mode"
        set chromeRunning to true
        #may be quit the script now..
    end if
    delay 10
end repeat

If this the correct approach?

P.S.  Can someone please close the question here @ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26916480/how-to-check-is-chrome-is-running-in-incognito-mode-using-applescript


texts: What is the easiest way to install emacs-ess on OSX?

texts:
I am interested in installing Emacs ESS mode. I can follow the instructions here but I would like to know if there is an easier way (without installing a completely new instance of Emacs like the one provided here).

For example, the instructions say that I can use the Linux version, but then I don't know if I should use the Debian, OpenSUSE, or Fedora package listed on the Downloads page.

This is a specific example of a situation alluded to in my previous question that was closed because it was too general to be constructive.


texts: Finder window on top of full-screen safari?

texts:
I wish it were possible to press a keyboard shortcut while in full-screen Safari, have a finder window appear in the middle of the screen, and then drag+drop files from that finder window to safari.

How can I do this?


texts: Lost Partition on External Hard Drive When Setting Up Time Machine

texts:
I had an external hard drive with two partitions (Thing1, Thing2). Thing1 contained manual file backup data and Thing2 was empty and was my targeted drive for Time Machine.

I opened Time Machine and selected Thing2 as the disk for Time Machine to use. Time Machine warned that it was about to format the drive/partition (to which I consented).

I then immediately performed a backup of my Macintosh HD.

After the backup concluded, I noticed that Thing1 was no longer mounted. I rebooted and Thing1 still didn't mount.

When I open Disk Utility, I see the following for my external drive.

I do not know (cannot recall) what the original partition format of Thing1 was. It would not surprise me if it were a partition format that would be accessible from multiple platforms.

I have not performed any action on the disk (other than inspection) after completing the backup. Thing1 appears to be missing and contains important data that I need to recover. I have spent some time looking for information on what actions Time Machine takes when initializing the drive and for examples of others who have experienced my same mistake. So far no luck so I'm reaching out to your collective knowledge.

It is my hope that the partition table was damaged and that precision actions can make the data accessible again.

I am running macOS Sierra 10.12.3 (16D32).

How can I determine if my original data on Thing1 is recoverable?


texts:
I'm looking to upgrade my slow 2007 iMac with a new 1TB SSD and looking for recommendations on which one to get. It seems fairly easy to install, I just want to choose the right SSD. I'm in Canada so preferably one I can easily get here.
Here are the specs:
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP16?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
I see a lot of them are 2.5", I believe the HDD in it now is a 3.5", does that mean I need the adapter bracket in order to install?
Also, I have El Capitan on a boot usb, can I install it on the new blank SSD once installed in the iMac or do I need to do anything else with it first? I don't need anything off the current HDD, I can't get past the black screen anyway.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.


texts: How to allow Siri to call only specific persons

texts:
I use Siri to call some fixed persons(e.g. family), but sometimes Siri calls to wrong person. I don't need to call with Siri for other people.
Is it possible to create whitelist or blacklist to call with Siri?
Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Getting Apple Cinema HD Display working in Windows 7 x64

texts:
Does anyone have any experience trying to get an Apple Cinema HD Display working in Windows 7 x64? Note: This isn't for a Bootcamped Mac, it's for a Dell XPS Laptop.

Is this even possible?

Thanks a lot.


texts: Can I connect 2 monitors to my 2015 Macbook Pro Retina via 2x DisplayPort connections?

texts:
I have 2x 24" HD monitors. Each has VGA, DVI and HDMI ports. I want to use both of them without mirroring. I do not want to use my MacBook's own screen (it will be closed) when I connect the others.

I have managed to connect the screens by using one DisplayPort->HDMI cable and one HDMI->HDMI cable. That works fine, except, because the HDMI port is on the other side of the laptop to all of the other points I need, it makes the desk a bit messy.

So I bought a second DisplayPort->HDMI cable. When I connect the second one, the system freezes up and the second monitor stays blank.

My research suggests that the MacBook Pro 2015's GPU is meant to support one DisplayPort monitor plus its own screen - but can I configure it to use two DisplayPort monitors and not use its own screen?

(There are lots of similar questions but I couldn't find one that specifically deals with 2x DisplayPort cables)


texts: How to install user Applescripts for Safari and activate the Scripts menu item?

texts:
I want to add a user script to Safari and activate the Script menu for Safari.

I have seen some references which indicate this can be done by adding a .scpt to ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Safari but that does not seem to work. Neither does ~/Library/Application Scripts.


texts: Does the profile that's added to an iOS device as part of an ActiveSync mailbox get removed automatically when the corresponding mailbox is deleted?

texts:
Assume the following:

An Exchange ActiveSync mailbox is added to an iOS device via Mail.app; the corresponding Exchange profile that's also installed on the device as part of the setup process includes multiple capabilities - including the potential to remotely erase a device

At a later date, the owner of the iOS device decides that they would like to remove the mail profile - so do this from within Settings.app

Does the corresponding Exchange profile that's also pushed to the device as part of the mailbox setup process also get removed when its corresponding mailbox is deleted from within the iOS Settings app - or must this be done separately?


texts: I have two monitors, but only one dock, which is somewhat annoying, so my question is, how do I get multiple docks? (One on each screen)


texts: How to share directory alias between user accounts

texts:
I'm having trouble using aliases across user accounts.

I have two existing directories:

  /Users/foo/stuff
  /Users/bar/stuff

I'd like to alias /Users/foo/stuff to be accessible at /Users/Shared/stuff.

However, when I try and open the alias as user bar it resolves to /Users/bar/stuff. I would expect the alias to resolved to the thing it's supposed to be an alias of.

What's going on here? Should I be able to use aliases in this way?


texts: Can mount afp share via mount_afp but not via Autofs

texts:
Current system, OSX 10.9.5

I've followed the instructions in this MacWorld hint and by reading the Apple doc for Autofs and several other places but I can't get autofs to automagically mount a remote AFP share on my NAS box:

$ sudo ls -l /private/etc | grep auto
-rw-r--r--   1 root   wheel     149 28 Jun 09:35 auto_home
-rw-r--r--   1 root   wheel     256 24 Oct 13:39 auto_master
-rw-r--r--@  1 root   wheel      97 24 Oct 13:39 auto_nas
-rw-r--r--   1 root   wheel    1935 28 Jun 09:35 autofs.conf

/etc/auto_master

#
# Automounter master map
#
/-                                  auto_nas    -nosuid  # this one is mine
+auto_master                        # Use directory service
/net                                -hosts      -nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid
/home                               auto_home   -nobrowse,hidefromfinder
/Network/Servers                    -fstab
/-                                  -static

/etc/auto_nas

/Users/USER/Shares/Public   -fstype=afp afp://USER:PASSWORD@nasbox.local/Public

The permissions on the Shares directory:

$ ls -al /Users/USER | grep Shares
drwxr-xr-x    3 USER  staff     102 24 Oct 13:31 Shares

I've put nasbox.local in /etc/hosts and can ping it fine. I update the automount (I've also rebooted, no dice).

$ sudo automount -vc
automount: /net updated
automount: /home updated
automount: no unmounts

and…

$ cd /Users/USER/Shares/Public
cd:cd:13: no such file or directory: /Users/USER/Shares/Public

but, if I use mount_afp it mounts the directory fine:

$ mkdir /Users/USER/Shares/Public
$ mount_afp afp://USER:PASSWORD@nasbox.local/Public /Users/USER/Shares/Public

$ ls -l /Users/USER/Shares/Public
total 3718056
long list of file follows…

Would anyone know what part of the incantation I'm missing to get the magic to work? I've tried all the obvious stuff like making the Public directory prior to mount, and changing permissions to it and Shares, using direct maps, indirect maps, wildcards… I've still not got this to work :-/

Any help or insight will be much appreciated.


texts: How to insert page number starting from custom index in Pages 5.6.1

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I am having a project work which is split up as 10 different documents (each one is assumed to be a chapter). The first document has 12 pages, and I inserted page numbers and things are fine till this line.

Now I want to start the page number from 13 on the next document (Say chapter 2). I do not see any naked options which can do this.

What could be the possible workaround?


texts: Remotely Access WD MyCloud EX2 Using Finder

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We recently purchased a WD MyCloud EX2 NAS storage drive in my office. On our local network, we're able to use Finder>Go>Connect To Server, mount the drive, and access files simply through finder. This is all good, but we would like to access this remotely as well. We have the option to do this, but we are forced to download WD's software, and I was hoping there was some way to accomplish this simply through finder like when we're on the local network.

I'm not super network-saavy, but could this be accomplished with port forwarding or something of that nature? Please help! Thanks.


texts: TimeMachine over network without TimeCapsule

texts: Are there any good/easy solutions for using TimeMachine over the network? I am currently unplugging the backup drive from the desktop to backup laptops but would like to do this wirelessly instead if possible.


texts: brew install package asks to install command line tools from a path that doesn't exist

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I messed up my command line tools. I already had them installed (and were working pretty great), I also installed the beta 2 macOS 10 version from the apple developers site because the command brew install putty was asking me to either remove Xcode or upgrade it. (Here is where I messed up, instead of installing an upgraded version of Xcode.app, I installed Xcode command line tools 10.14)

So now the command brew install putty gives the error

Error: Your Xcode (9.4.1) is too outdated.
Please update to Xcode 10.0 (or delete it).
Xcode can be updated from
  https://developer.apple.com/download/more/

Error: The Command Line Tools header package must be installed on Mojave.
The installer is located at:
  /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/macOS_SDK_headers_for_macOS_10.14.pkg

when I run xcode-select --install it says the command line tools are already installed.

If I remove Xcode.app it shows that:

xcrun: error: active developer path ("/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer") does not exist
Use `sudo xcode-select --switch path/to/Xcode.app` to specify the Xcode that you wish to use for command line developer tools, or use `xcode-select --install` to install the stan
dalone command line developer tools.
See `man xcode-select` for more details.
Error: The Command Line Tools header package must be installed on Mojave.
The installer is located at:
  /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/macOS_SDK_headers_for_macOS_10.14.pkg
Error: Git must be installed and in your PATH!
xcrun: error: active developer path ("/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer") does not exist
Use `sudo xcode-select --switch path/to/Xcode.app` to specify the Xcode that you wish to use for command line developer tools, or use `xcode-select --install` to install the stan
dalone command line developer tools.
See `man xcode-select` for more details.
Error: The Command Line Tools header package must be installed on Mojave.
The installer is located at:
  /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/macOS_SDK_headers_for_macOS_10.14.pkg

and the path mentioned in the above errors for the pkg file for me to install doesn't exist


texts: Mac "open" command opens directories with Skim, not Finder

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The open command on my mac breaks when I install Skim, a PDF viewer.

When I try to use open to browse a directory with Skim installed, open launches the Skim app, and I am presented with the following message:

How do I make open behave properly, and open directories using Finder, like it should?

It reverts back to the expected behavior when I move Skim to Trash.


texts: What is Mobile Sync - Backup and why is it taking so much space?

texts: I was checking my directory and found out that the Folder Backup in Library > Application Support > Mobile Sync > Backup, is taking 13GB of my Harddisk ... What is this and why is taking so much space .. Can I delete it ?


texts: Chrome Mac - NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID

texts:
About This Mac: OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 & MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013).

While trying to access GitHub · Build software better, together. (using Google Chrome Version 41.0.2272.43 beta (64-bit)), I'm getting following error:

  NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID

I'm able to access same site using Safari and/or Firefox.


texts: Why doesn't OS X Spotlight search inside .json files?

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I am trying to search a folder for an ID number. The folder contains various different file types. The ID can be found in several .json files, but non of them show up.

If I rename the .json file to .json2 or .jsont then the files show up in the search:

If I try and use terminal and mdfind it is the same, .json files wouldn't show up when searching for the ID.

Is there some setting I need to change such that spotlight/mdfind will search inside .json files? Or will I have to rename all files?

Note: Some of the .json files are quite large (~16 MB). Does this matter?


texts: What was the name of the typeface used on the Mac OS 9/OS X Cheeta/Jaguar packaging?

texts: I am curious as to what typeface was used on the Mac OS 9 & early Mac OS X boxes. Where it reads "Installing Mac OS 9". The slopes of the letters are slightly different than any font that comes pre-installed on a modern Mac, and the 9 is obviously quite unique looking. If anyone is aware of the typeface name please let me know. Danke.


texts: Is there an easy way to hide an application's dock icon?  For example, I can't hide Iconfactory xScope dock icon. Most similar apps have an option to hide the dock icon, but I can't seem to find one in this app's preferences.


texts:
I have a Samsung 840 Pro in my 2009 Mac Pro, and due to the 2009 Mac Pro only being SATA 2 I get about half the read/write speeds. I've been doing some research and I came across a SATA 3 PCI-E card that will work in a 2009 Mac pro.

I'm going to put my SSD in my second optical bay drive and run a SATA cable up to it, but what do I do about power?


texts: Why Mac Handoff shows the model of my iPhone so weirdly?

texts: My Mac's dock has been showing the Handoff option very weirdly for around 6 months now (can't remember if it was already like this before Catalina). Is this normal now, aka does this happen on everyone's Mac? If not what should actually be on the text, and how to fix this?


texts: Using Tag how do I cut and parse file paths into tags

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I'm using Tag and Hazel and I'd like to recursively go through files on our server, obtain their file paths and filenames and parse the whole thing into tags to apply to the file.  Is there a shell script that can do this?  I can use Leap by Ironic Software to remove the trash tags system wide, but this gives me a real start into an automatic tagging system for all my files.

Basically I'm going to take a filename like

  /Volumes/media/Clientele/Stock/Purchased Sets/Vintage
  Bundle/vintage-bundle-7/offset/30_CIRCULAR_VECTOR_TEXTURES/C03.eps

Truncate the /Volumes/media/Clientele/Stock/ off the top, and the file extension .eps from the end, then cut the rest into separate tags:

Purchased Sets
Vintage Bundle
vintage
bundle
7
offset
30
CIRCULAR
VECTOR
TEXTURES
C03

...remove leading and trailing spaces, change to lowercase, then reapply those tags back to the file with tag.

Additionally, removing tags from the system that are just numbers would be helpful also.

Update: I need to do this specifically:

Hazel handles the recursion so for every file it finds:

Store the $working_folder and the $filepath
cut the $working_folder from the $filepath
cut the $result at the _-. <space> , characters and store into a list or array
loop through the list or array and sed 's/^[ \t]*//;s/[ \t]*$//' to remove leading and trailing whitespace (from http://sed.sourceforge.net/sed1line.txt)
convert the array to a comma separated string to feed into tag -s $comma_separated_tags $filepath

I just don't know how to put that into a bash script format.


texts:
Have a Sandisk Ultra Micro SD card inserted into my MacBook pro using a Sandisk adapter. The card was originally in my Samsung Galaxy S7 however the phone stopped acknowledging it.

The card is recognised by my MacBook, I can copy content off it to back it up (which I've done) however when I run the disk utility erase function nothing is formatted.
I click erase, name it, then MS-DOS (FAT) and run the process. The result can be seen on image 2, however everything is still on the memory card with disk utility staying the same as image 1.

I then try to format the card on Terminal. First I run

sudo diskutil list

to find the relevant disk, once this is done I run

sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 Testing MBRFormat /dev/disk4

the result is the error message on the image below and with nothing erased or formatted.

If I download the software from https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/eula_mac/ then the process completes but nothing deletes.

I'm at a loss with what else I can try, I have tried different card adapters but none change anything.


texts: Can I charge a different price for an iPhone app versus an iPad app?

texts: Is it possible to charge a different price for the two types?


texts: macOS Catalina how to upgrade the Apache httpd

texts:
I have upgraded my laptop from Mojave to Catalina.
I do not use my laptop with any of the Apache Services.
My current version of Apache httpd is: Apache/2.4.41
My security team told me that I need to update to Apache/2.4.42 or later.
Again, I am not using the Apache Server, I am not trying to update any path and at the same time I can not install Brew on my mac.
I simply need to update this Apache httpd version that come by default in my MacOS.
How do I do that? Can I run a simple command line that update the Apache httpd version to 2.4.42 or later.
Thank you for your help.


texts: How can I get an alphabetized list of Albums in Apple Music on iOS?

texts:
In Apple Music on iOS I'm trying to sort the albums in My Music alphabetically. It seems really intent on sorting by Artist and either making the Album name or the Artist's name more prominent on the list.

I chose sort by album, expecting it to be an alphabetized list of albums, but it's still alphabetized by artist and now the title of the album is prominent.
Now I'm sorting by artist, so artist is prominent, and the albums are less so.


texts: How do I identify the device where the photos came from?

texts:
I have an iMac with OS X El Capitan and I use the iMac to sync the photos on my iPhone. I live with my girlfriend and she also has an iPhone.

This week my girlfriend synchronized her pictures on the iMac and now I have strong problems detecting which device is the owner of each picture.

Both of us are using the same device model (iPhone 5C), I synchronize my iPhone almost every day and she does every 2 weeks.

Is there any way to order the synchronized photos by device?


texts:
Model: MacBook Pro Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015
While I was working, I didn't realize that the battery was low and as a result, my MacBook Pro shut down when the battery had no power. So, then I plugged in the charger and powered it on. This time I noticed something was strange. The battery was stuck in 0% for like around 10 minutes and the date got reset to 1st January 2017. I tried resetting NVRAM. Nothing happened. So, then I ran diagnostics and I got this as a result:

Here's the battery information:

Here's a screenshot from Battery Health:

Now it is pretty obvious that you might ask me to change the battery because the screenshots say so, but I want a final opinion from you guys what to do next. Everything was working fine and all of a sudden this happens. I feel if I plugged the charger in time, I wouldn't have to see all this. And also a new battery isn't exactly affordable for me at the moment. And it is also important to note that while the charger is on, it shows orange LED. So, what should I do?


texts: iPhone 4 restarts again and again, not detected by PC

texts:
I have a network locked phone which my uncle sent my from foriegn. I previously updated it to iOS 7.0.4 and activated it using Hactivate tool because I did not have the network SIM. I used it for 6 months normally. Then I JailBroke my iPhone using evasi0n 7. It again worked normly for 2 months. But it curropted some of iOS applications including Mail, Safari, etc. I tried to restore it to iOS 7.0.4 but Apple didn't allow me. So I made a backup and restored to latest iOS 7.1.2 for iPhone 4. It was sucessful but again activation through SIM needed.

I used similar Hactivate tool again. But it stuck and sucked!!

Now I am holding a iPhone 4 which

Restarts, stucts on Apple logo and again restarts and so on until it has some battery.
PC does not detect it.
And it does not turn on or turn off on my will.
Holding Power and Home button does nothing.

Any solution??


texts: How do I change the answers to the export compliance questions in iTunes Connect?

texts:
How do i change the answers to the export compliance questions on iTunes Connect once I've entered them?

I don't know how to get back to that page. How do I get back to that page?

(I'm trying to publish an app)


texts:
Safari 14 on macOS Catalina 10.15.7
How can I prevent titles from appearing when I hover elements that have title attributes?


texts: How can I display Calendar Agenda on Mac Outlook 2016?

texts:
On Windows Microsoft Outlook I'm used to being able to display a pane to the right of the Mail screen showing:

Calendar
Agenda

Is it possible to display this on Mac Microsoft Outlook 2016? And if so, how can I do this?


texts: Can I delete photos off Camera Roll after transferring to iCloud?

texts: I need space on my iPhone. However I can not sync photos to my computer. If I want to delete photos off my Camera Roll after transferring them to iCloud, will those photos be lost permanently?


texts: macOS High Sierra - Custom App Shortcuts in System Preferences appear as "..."

texts:
I've upgraded to macOS High Sierra from OS X El Capitan and most of my custom app shortcuts now appear as .... When editing, it becomes a tiny input box, though the menu items are still there unchanged.

How do I recover the lost description text for them?


texts: Installing High Sierra on OWC Aura SSD - missing firmware partition

texts:
I have an early 2015 Macbook Pro running Mac OS Yosemite.  Last year I replaced the Mac's internal 500GB SSD with a OWC Aura 1TB SSD.  Everything has worked fine up to now, although the OS still recognizes the SSD as an "external" drive.

I am now trying to upgrade to High Sierra.  The installer won't run on this drive, complaining that that it's missing a firmware partition.

I'm not sure if this is related to other posts (e.g.) I've seen about OWC SSD drives installed internally but appearing as external.  Or, if it has to do with attempting a three-version leap in the OS.

I have an external Time Machine drive with a recent backup, so I guess I could attempt reformatting the OWC drive, installing High Sierra, then restoring from Time Machine.  But that takes so long I'd like to avoid it if I can. Also, if the fault is in the drive itself I'm not sure it would work.  Anything else I should do?

Update: I have spoken with OWC customer service, and they say I will need to reinstall the OEM SSD.  Then upgrade to High Sierra, which will update the Mac's firmware.  Then re-install the OWC drive, and upgrade that to High Sierra.  I hope I can find the old drive...


texts:
I'm a contractor and I visit my customer places, I would like to install an app that does automatically detect how much time I spend for a customer at which location with an ability to mark the project or client name.

In short I want a location based work log. Most of the apps currently require to clock-in or clock-out manually.


texts: Invalid Canadian Postal Codes when ordering print products

texts:
When trying to order a print product through iPhoto or Photos, the following error code blocks the ability to get to the final step to place an order

  The information in the following fields is missing or incomplete:
  postalCode value '[POSTAL CODE e.g. W9W 9W9]' failed to match any valid regexes.

  "Fix" / "Cancel"

This happens even with addresses and postal codes that have been previously used for print product orders.

Pressing Fix and changing the postal code to a W9W 9W9, W9W9W9, or W9W-9W9 doesn't work, and neither does trying to use lowercase. (Canadian postal codes are uppercase.)

How can one place an order for print products when this error message appears?


texts: Enable home directory sites in Lion server?

texts:
I had a Leopard server with a few hundred users (students), and each of them was able to maintain their own web content in their Sites folders in their home directories -- and they could access them (from either inside or outside the network) by going to http://ourdomain.com/~studentname.

Just migrated to a Lion server, and everything is working perfectly, except now visiting any of those home directory sites nets us a 404. I can't find anything in the GUI apps that looks like it could help with this... am I missing something?

I've already tried re-creating the whole OD structure, but that hasn't helped.


texts: Export iTunes music library information (album, artist, track names) to CSV or spreadsheet format?

texts:
Is there a way to export album/track information from an iTunes music library into, say, a comma-separated values (CSV) file, or another spreadsheet-friendly format?

I'd like to be able to grab a snapshot of at least basic metadata – being artist name, album name, and track name – and copy into a spreadsheet or database software for reference, cleansing, & analysis.  (If you want to call me a music nerd for wanting to data-mine information about my CD collection, go right ahead! :-)

Is there a way to do such a metadata export within iTunes itself, or else might there be a third-party tool that can extract such information from iTunes library storage?  Or perhaps you have a quick & dirty homebrew script of your own you could share here?

I'm aware there is XML somewhere in the bowels of my iTunes library, and I'm a programming nerd too, but I'm hoping somebody has already invented this particular wheel.

Thanks!


texts: Any off-line tool for iOS app sales analytics?

texts: Anyone aware of tool to analyze sales report downloaded from iTunesConnect -> Sales & Trends -> Sales -> Download? This is basically formatted text file with columns. I'm not asking for software which will log in to my account and retrieve data - I don't trust them. Something which I can do locally and which will show me stats per country, etc...


texts: Catalina Mail notification sound off sync

texts:
Since I use Catalina my Mail notification sounds don't work properly. They sound minutes or even hours after the new mail arrives.
Sometimes the sound rings at the moment I switch to an open window in Safari. Or back to Mail coming from Safari.
The issue appeared with the first release of Catalina, but is still there after several updates and a complete re-install (from the internet).

I'm on Catalina 10.15.5 on a MacBook Pro 13" late 2013. I just have one Mail account active.


texts: How can I share reminders from one iphone to another?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is it possible to share reminders?

We have 2 iphones between us, both running iOS 5.  Is there a way to share reminders between them?  They have different apple IDs associated with them.  It looks like this was possible via iCloud, but I cannot find that functionality.


texts: How can I install os on a mac mini with a mac os x install DVD

texts:
I have a mac mini (model that has no DVD slot with 4gb ram & 500gb HD) and a mac-mini-mac-os-x-install DVD disc. I tried to install os on it with an external DVD drive but it booted up with an apple icon in the center of the screen and nothing else.
Please help.
Thanks in advance.


texts: Ping cannot resolve .io domains yet nslookup can

texts:
macOS 10.12.1 (16B2555) on an early 2015 Macbook Pro.

I can't resolve any .io domains on this machine.  Other people on the same network can.  This happens here at the office, and at home.

I've tried different browsers, I've turned it off and on again.

[~]$ nslookup ngrok.io
Server:     10.15.0.1
Address:    10.15.0.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   ngrok.io
Address: 52.25.124.181
Name:   ngrok.io
Address: 52.41.214.241
Name:   ngrok.io
Address: 54.68.226.153

[~]$ ping ngrok.io
ping: cannot resolve ngrok.io: Unknown host

If I add the domain manually to /etc/hosts, and then run a traceroute, I don't see anything abnormal.  I'm able to bring up the domain in a browser.

Definitely seems like a DNS issue, however, I'm not using DNS settings that are any different from anyone else on either my home or work network.

If I change the DNS servers manually to 8.8.8.8, it STILL does not work.


texts:
I want to download some videos which are streamed through a Flash player. Since the website does not give me the option to download the video, I would like to know where are the FLV files stored when the video is being downloaded by the player.

On Linux we store files called Flash* in /tmp... I guess there is something similar in MacOS X. Where should I look?


texts: Is there any website comparing 3G plan for both carriers? Like application fee, monthly fee (including different data usage limit), termination fee.


texts: How many people can you add to an iMessages group?

texts: I was curious what the limit was on the number of people you can add to an iMessages group. Assuming everyone was on iMessages (i.e. everyone shows up as blue).


texts: Right speakers malfunction on MacBook Pro Retina

texts: My laptop has this crackling sound on the right speakers no matter the volume. The noise is not heard with a headset. I noticed this after updating my software to the latest one.


texts: Is it possible to start/stop the mdworker process without disabling Spotlight?

texts:
Spotlight indexing has always been a problem on all of my Macs, and therefore, the first thing I always do on a new machine is disabling it. I use a different launcher, so it is OK. Yet, disabling Spotlight automatically prevents searching emails and notes.

I have always asked myself if it is possible to just create a Spotlight index once, and manually update it via the command line at regular intervals of time (once a week, for example).

Is it possible to just create the Spotlight, without the mdworker process constantly hogging my CPU and RAM? I refuse to believe that a smart company like Apple has programmed the indexing infrastructure in such a dumb and coupled way that the worker should always be up and running.


texts: How does Google Voice access the microphone on the iOS through the browser?

texts:
Apple hasn't approved the Google Voice app so Google created it as a web page.

My understanding is that the web browser doesn't (currently) have access to the hardware (such as the Microphone).

So, how does Google access the Mic through the browser?


texts:
A few weeks ago I installed OS X yosemite.I did it on the standard partition, but I had a dual-boot with ubuntu.
I realised that the ubuntu boot was gone so I tried to redo it.
But in disk utility, when i tried to make Macintosh HD smaller it gave a
"Error: -69803: Couldn't modify partition map because file system verification failed
"

How do I fix this, not just for dual booting but resizing partitions?


texts: Is it possible to set a http proxy & port on a iOS personal hotspot connection

texts:
When an iPhone is connected to a Wifi network, there is an option to set a manual http proxy and port.

When user has created an personal WIFI hotspot ( sharing the cellular connection) there is no user setting where I can setup a manual http proxy/port for the WIFI hotspots connection, or ( at least for my cellular data network ) for setting the http proxy/port of the cellular connection.    I want http from devices connected to the hotspot to be routed to an http proxy/port.

Is there a way , perhaps by installing a profile, that I can achieve this?


texts: No right to open file once copied on the desktop

texts:
I'm new to Mac, so I may not have the correct vocabulary.

We have a Mac 10.5.x configured to share files with AFP and SMB.
We have 4 other Mac as clients, various versions between 10.5 and 10.6.
Each of them access the server with the correct user+password.
The share is now configured to ignore permissions, but the problem was identical before that.
We can create/open/modify/delete/rename/etc files on the server, from every clients.

The problem :
When we copy a file from the server to the desktop of a client, the copied file can not be opened. The error message says the permissions don't allow the file to be read.
This is for every file from the server, on all 4 clients.
The files are copied with the finder, from the client.

Edit:
I checked the permissions.
On the server's share, when I look at the permissions from a client computer, every files are -------rw- cedric cedric (read-write for everyone) with the user and group identical to the people connected (here cedric, but this is another user when viewed from another computer).
Once the file is copied on the desktop, the permissions and owner are the same. So it is not possible to open the file because the permissions are not correct (I just tested on Linux, when a file is RW for everyone only, the owner can't open it).

So, is there a way to automatically copy the files with better permissions ? Or the share the files correctly ?

Edit:
Every client computer is now upgraded to 10.6.x for the oldest, and 10.7.x for the two others. The problem is exactly the same.
I also noted one computer can't save files from Adobe softwares to the server. The user saves the files on his desktop, then use the finder to move them to the server.


texts: How to sync position, bookmarks and notes over iCloud on ePub books

texts:
I recently bought several ePub books from the Humble Bundle and from Smashing Magazine, hoping that I would be able to side load them into iBooks and then use iCloud to sync position, bookmarks, highlights and notes. I read that this should be possible here: http://blog.robertsalsbury.com/2012/08/15/ibooks-annotation-epub-and-icloud-syncing/

However after downloading the same files on my 2 devices (an iPad mini and an iPhone) this is not working. Nothing is getting synced!

Has the feature been removed, or am I missing something?

By the way I do not, nor will I ever want to, plug in my devices to my Mac. iCloud all the way for me.

Edit: I am using the latest version of iOS (6.0.1) and the latest version of iBooks (3.0.2) on both devices, and am logged in to the same iCloud account. I have some purchased books in my library and they are syncing fine.


texts: How to downgrade macOS and restore settings from newer time machine

texts:
I tried macOS Sierra and now I want to go back to El Capitan. I have backups from both OS versions on the drive but Time Machine is saying that I can't restore from that drive.

How do I restore my settings from Time Machine to El Capitan?


texts: Why is the symlink I created inside an application container to allow for external storage not working?

texts: I was trying to get around Vemedio's Instacast limitation on storage location by symlinking (ln -s) the Episodes folder in ~Library/Containers/com.vemedio.osx.Instacast/Data/Documents/Instacast to another location on another drive (which is actually internal in my Mac Pro for what it is worth...). I am wondering if Apple's sandboxing is preventing this to work... Once I open Instacast, none of the previously downloaded episodes are marked as available locally and if I try to redownload one, it seems to download the file in the background but never makes it available... Any idea?


texts: How can I turn off YouTube control with the pause button and make it control the Music app?

texts:
I've just noticed that the pause button ( on F8) and forwards/backwards (on F7/F9) buttons on my Mac laptop don't work to control the Music app anymore. Before I updated, I could pause and play my music and I guess movies (in iTunes) from anywhere; now the pause button controls YouTube and maybe other sites (in Safari but not Firefox), and the forwards/backwards buttons don't do anything.

I can't/don't use this feature; I don't use Safari or YouTube really ever, so it is effectively just removal of a pretty nice feature that I liked to use.

Is there a way to switch the buttons back to make them control the iTunes replacement app/apps?

I'm Catalina 10.15; I don't think it was a problem until I got Catalina, but I'm bad about updating. I'm on an early 2016 Macbook.


texts: Permission of ~/.Trash is always gone after Time machine backup

texts:
Every day, permission of ~/.Trash is always gone(Pic1). And .Trash become zero bytes file.

That mean, I can't move files to Trash, and Finder will delete files immediately.

Every time ~/.Trash go wrong, I fix the problem by sudo rm -ri ~/.Trash and reboot mac, to create new Trash with normal permission. But, trash won't work again just after 1~2 hour.

(Permission of Trash on iCloud Drive is not affected-which means I can still remove files on iCloud Drive to trash.)

What I tried

sudo rm -ri ~/.Trash
remove and recreate .Trash on the iCloud path too.
use 'Appy enclosed items...' from home folder.
just don't use any kinds of 'optimization app' or 'cleaner app.'
reinstall clean macOS.
use disktuil on an internal drive and external drives.

Maybe...

I guess the problem comes with Time Machine backup, but I don't know why.

Because I found that, whenever Time Machine auto-backup starts and done, next time I boot the mac, it happens again.

It happens for both wired external Time machine drive and wireless drive on Nas, and it happens even I clean up the external drive and restart Time machine from the empty drive.


texts: Mirroring display in Recovery Mode with faulty lid sensor and LCD?

texts:
Today I bought a 2017 Macbook that has a water damaged LCD and a faulty closed-lid sensor. My intention is to factory reset it and use it as a build system (i.e. develop my app on my desktop, then remotely connect into the machine to compile / distribute).
When in MacOS, I can ⌘ Command+F1 to mirror to an external display, but obviously that doesn't work in recovery mode. One suggestion was to boot to recovery, then simply close the lid to make the external display the primary display, but with a faulty "lid closed" sensor, I can't do that.
Another suggestion was to close the lid, then run a fridge magnet over the corner of the unit to activate the closed-lid sensor. I tried this, but it just puts the unit to sleep, and I need to open the lid to start it back up.
Someone else suggested attempting to drag the window over from one screen to another, but I tried a bunch of times and had no luck because it's a bit of a stab in the dark to hit something that thin.
I have a dock at work that I intend to try (so I can close the lid, do the magnet, then use an external keyboard to try and wake the device), but until I can get to it, I'm wondering if there's a way to mirror the display, or at least move the window so I can proceed with reinstallation of MacOS?


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I am trying to setup the so called "Profile Manager" in Apple's Server to manage a number of iOS devices for the family. The main purpose is for me to be able to (1) remotely restart the devices and (2) initiate software updates, if that's possible.

So far I was able to add devices to the "Profile Manager" and view settings for each device. I can configure different general settings, most of which I do not really care about (such as AirPrint, Mail, etc). I also know that the device still needs an iOS Software Update to get to the latest iOS version/

Unfortunately, I can not find a way to start this update remotely. I did come across the "About" page in the web view of the "Profile Manager", which has a section on: "OS, Built-In App, System Data File, and Security Updates", but that simply says "No Updates Available." When I check inside the iOS device under "Software Update", I see "iOS 10.1", though.

Am I missing a certain setup step to get this working or are remote iOS updates just not possible?

Additional info that may be relevant:

I have enabled Signed configuration profiles, but the certificate is local
Everything is happening on the local network only, no public domain is involved
I did not enable any of the "Deployment Programs"


texts: Macbook Pro keyboard does not work on startup

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I'm having this issue since morning. Certain keys on my keyboard don't work when I try to type in my password. A few work and others don't. So I went on safe mode and changed it to no password.

The problem is that my keyboard works perfectly once I've logged into my MacBook Pro. I can type this entire paragraph properly but only only the login screen my keys don't work.

What is wrong with my MacBook Pro?


texts: broken photos in iCloud Photos - can I delete everything?

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I've messed up something in iCloud Photos. I have placeholders for photos going back through time to my very first digital photos (2002!), but they are only placeholders. When I click on the photos, iCloud Photos crashes. I can't select them, I can't do anything.

All of these photos are backed up, and I would really like to delete everything on iCloud photos and start over. Is there any way to do this?


texts: How To make the tab bar/address bar thinner on Chrome?

texts: I'm looking for a way to reduce the header space that chrome requires. On Safari, the tab bar is quite thin, compared to chrome where it's about 1.5x larger. Is there any way to reduce the height of either the tab bar or address bar, or both on Chrome in macOS?


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How to programmatically find the latest version number of Homebrew?

I can find this on my local computer with brew --version and string process the result to get a version number. What's a good way to get it for the released Homebrew? I'd like to programmatically verify the homebrew is up-to-date for many computers.


texts: Someone used "Find my Iphone" to wipe my phone. Can I use the same app to find their location?

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This morning someone decided via either a prank or otherwise to log in to my apple id, and use Find my Iphone app to lock and then erase my phone, then leaving me the ominous message "This is what u get bitch".

From Time stamps, I've been able to figure out what time zone they're in, but is there any otherway to perhaps zero in on where exactly they are so I may press charges or tell apple?


texts: Why can't I use my buds as 2-channel now, when I've always used them as 2-channel?

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I use Razer wireless earbuds with both my Mac computers and my iPhone, but recently, on my 2020 MBP with macOS Catalina 10.15.7 they just stopped outputting any sound and I can't, for some reason, use master volume slider in midi at all.
I have tried to un- and re-pair the buds but to no avail. I tried other headphones and speakers, and those all worked.  More mysteriously, the earbuds work on all of my other devices. I've also tried tampering with the format of the sound - I changed it to 1 channel (16-bit), and the Razer buds worked, but the sound was awful, like from a tin can.
Any theories as to why all of a sudden they appear as muted while using 2-channel format, and how to change that back?


texts: How do I view comments in Microsoft Word 2011 for OSX?  I can turn on the review pane, but that shows me every edit I've done to this document and it's impossible to find the comments.  I just want a quick view of all the comments in the document.


texts: Can a jailbroken iPhone 3GS be safely upgraded to the latest iOS via iTunes?

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If someone has an unlocked, jailbroken phone, what will happen if the update button is clicked in iTunes? Will the phone be updated and work? My friend wants to do that.

I did the same a month ago when my friend gave me the iPhone and everything worked well. His phone was also unlocked and jailbroken, but, after the update, I wasn't required to do any of the stuff. My phone is working well and I am able to download and purchase apps from the App Store.

Should I proceed with updating my friend's phone too?


texts: Is it possible to remove the battery from MacBook Pro (A1502) and use in a different MacBook Pro?

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My MacBook Pro battery is faulty, it never charges past 2%. As I'm unable to work I've purchased a new battery but it will take 4-5 days to arrive

Could I remove the battery from my MacBook Pro (A1502) and run it in my other MacBook Pro? This would enable me to work.