texts: Macbook Pro 2012 deleted files become the “other” space and need to know how to delete

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I have a Macbook Pro mid-2012 15-inch with Catalina 10.15.5. I was continually getting messages that my system hard drive was full. I went to the Manage space, and started deleting large files from downloads, etc. I realized that as they were deleting, the space in other was getting larger with every additional thing I deleted. The trash is empty, but there is still no space on my computer (like 8mb). Not sure what is going on.
Thanks!


texts: MacBook Pro Mid 2010 13" freezes/restarts when applying pressure on specific part on the back

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I own a MacBook Pro Mid 2010 13" that has been running fine up until now and it has already survived 2-3 minor falls off a table but after the last one every time I apply only slight pressure on the back (more or less around the letter p on the keyboard), for example when I pick it up to carry it around, it crashes. Sometimes the screen freezes (can be in different colors) and then restarts (showing the message "you need to restart your computer. hold down the power button..."), sometimes it just freezes without showing this message and it has also been freezing and then making a beep tone and repeating it with a few seconds pause in between. Also, sometimes when I open the MacBook it doesn't "wake up" and I have to force it to shut down before I can start it again.
Sometimes those problems also happen if I have a lot of programs running or if I have a lot of tabs open in Safari and sometimes during the freezing or the moment before the fan runs on full speed.

I've made the following modifications to my MacBook:
- I've changed the RAM from the original 4GB to 8GB (already a few years ago)
- I've gotten rid of the optical drive and I now have to SSD's installed (also longer than a year ago)

I've never had problems after those modifications so the crashes have to be because of the last fall. I've already checked all the connections on the logic board (drives, screen, RAM, battery) but they seem to be ok.

Today I started the MacBook without the bottom case to try to check exactly where the pressure has to be applied so that it freezes. I used a plastic spudger to apply some slight pressure on different parts of the logic board and found that it only freezes when pressure is applied on the two marked parts on the picture attached. (I know that pressing around on the logic board of a running MacBook is probably not the best thing to do but know at least I know exactly where the problematic parts are and well it still seems to work)

What exactly are those to parts for? And what could be the problem here? A lose connection? Is the only fix to change the logic board?


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I'm running High Sierra on my late-2009 iMac.

In the past, I've not had trouble installing Windows 7 with Boot Camp on older versions of Mac OS

But this time, I'm getting the following error before I reach the partition page:

  The installer disc could not be found.

  Insert your Windows installer disc and wait a few seconds for the disc
  to be recognized.

Things is, I don't have a Windows installer disk... I downloaded an ISO for Windows 8.1 from the Microsoft website.

It might be worth also pointing out that the optical disk drive on my iMac no longer works, I'm not sure if this is related to me using High Sierra or whether the drive itself has just died.

Does the Boot Camp Assistant require me to install Windows from a DVD? I just want to install it from the .ISO file like everyone else.

I could possibly purchase an external DVD drive and then figure out how to create a bootable Windows disk using that... but that seems like a lot of effort for something that might not even work.


texts: How to find out why my iPhone just beeped?

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Sometimes when I have the ring/silent switch set to "ring", my iPhone will beep, and I don't know why.

I've got some apps set to notify with sound, so this is totally fine with me.  There's other AskDifferent questions which are basically "How to stop the beeping?", and that's not this.  I don't want to stop it.

I want to learn what the beep means.  When I've got 3 apps which are allowed to beep, how am I supposed to figure out what a beep means?  There's no visible notifications when I swipe down.  No app icon has a red badge on it.

Is it expected that I should only have beeps enabled for one app?  Otherwise, what exactly am I supposed to do with the knowledge that something happened, but I'm not told what?


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If I enable the iCloud Backup feature, can I later restore from an iCloud backup, but while tethered to iTunes?

So if my phone ever dies, is the only way to restore from iCloud to do it over WiFi, re-downloading every app, or is it smart enough to let me plug into iTunes, use the iCloud backup to figure out which apps go where, and then push the actual apps from my PC onto my iPhone?

The closest question I could find is this


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Greetings Mac Friends,

Assume a playlist named X exist in iTunes.
Assume I manually sync playlist X to my iPhone.

Then, I frequently observe iTunes now has playlist X and playlist X 1 and sometimes even playlist X 2.

Sometimes Playlist X is identical to playlist X 1, sometimes playlist X 1 is a subset of playlist X.

There is a relevant threads on discussions.apple, namely:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7110593

My questions:

(1)
In playlist X in the top right corner there is a drop down that is selected as Songs while in playlist X 1 the corresponding drop down is selected as Playlist. Why is the selection in the drop down different/is this some feature that I am misunderstanding as a bug?

(2)
Can anyone vouch for the solution proposed by kalifornia in the apple discussion thread previously aforementioned.

(3)
Any advice to help resolve this would be appreciated.

Disclaimers/Notes
I personally don't use iTunes - I am just (unsuccessfully) helping someone out..

There is ~30GB of free space available on the phone.

Neither iTunes match or iCloud is enabled.

Automatic sync is disabled on all devices.


texts: How to change the focus of buttons displayed in prompt dialogs?

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When a file is deleted through Command + Option + Backspace combination, the dialog like the image below is prompted to validate the operation with having two buttons which are Cancel, and Delete while the latter is focused by default. So, how can I change the focus to the other button through keyboard as I want to complete this operation without using trackpad?

p.s. OS: macOS Catalina 10.15.1

p.s. I have tried Tab, Space, Option but did not work for me.


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I ran the update for Mavericks as well as the Xcode 5.1 update (build 5B130a) and I can't find a way to update my OS X SDK from 10.8 to 10.9 (The only updates that show up are iOS SDK 6.1 and the docsets).

I was looking forward to using Sprite Kit on my Macbook Pro (10.9.2), but the SDK just does not show up. SpriteKit is definitely on my system, though, because /System/Library/Frameworks/SpriteKit.framework/ exists. When I add the SpriteKit framework directly from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/SpriteKit.framework it can't find it either.


texts: How can I revert my etc/postfix/main.cf file?

texts: I've already lost my etc/postfix/main.cf file in Yosemite. Could someone help me to revert or give me the link to download it?


texts: How to control L/R audio balance for apps separately?

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I'm trying to set a L/R balance for various apps separately. For example, one app would play through the left channel and the other would be set to the right. I haven't yet found a solution to do so, besides changing the settings globally, which is not exactly what I want.

Is there a way to go about it? I'd appreciate your help, thanks!


texts: How do I extend the end of a clip in iMovie?

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Need help with an iMovie I am putting together for a memorial this weekend.  I've finished the movie, but was hoping to extend the first clip.  Since I am using a 'ken burns' crop for the clip, the view pans from the bottom of the photo to the top in the clip.  Once the view reaches the top of the photo, I'd like it to hold for about four seconds.  I can't seem to make that happen, even if I'm using the inspector.  Any step by step tips folks can offer up would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
Leah


texts: Trouble setting Sublime Text as default editor for entering Git commit message

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I am learning git command-line. I wish to set Sublime Text as the default editor for entering commit message, when I run the git commit command from Terminal.

But when trying to do so, I am running into the following error:

  error: There was a problem with the editor ''/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl' -n -w'.
  Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

What could be going wrong? How do I resolve the error message, and set things such that Sublime Text opens automatically for entering commit message when running git commit command from Terminal.


texts: How to delete one specific file permanently in OS X Yosemite?

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My MacBook is running Yosemite 10.10.2.

I want to delete a single file permanently using command-shift-delete but it asks "Are you sure you want to permanently erase the items in the Trash?" which is something I don't desire.

I only want to delete this one single file from my Macbook. How can I achieve this?


texts:
Whenever I try to manually save a file through Safari (for example by pressing CMD + s on a pdf file opened in a new tab or selecting "save blah blah as" from the context menu) it opens the last directory I uploaded something from as the default location. I find this annoying and unintuitive specially when I have already set a default downloads location.

Say the last time I uploaded something it was a pdf for a university assignment and as a result the next time I save something it'll go to that same folder unless I'm careful enough to chose otherwise. Depending on what I save, the results could be catastrophic if I'm to upload that entire folder again (which I was actually on a couple occasions and thanks god I checked the contents before doing so).

I have Safari 11.0.3 on macOS 10.13.3.

Any way to change this behavior?


texts: Just bought an ultrawide monitor, but it looks borderline blury, what am I doing wrong?

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So I either bought the wrong thing, or just don't know how to configure it correctly.  I bought a Acer XR342CK bmijqphuzx , and have it hooked up to a Macbook Pro w Touchbar 2016 via a Caldigit TS3 plus dock using displayport.

Basically the fonts looked jagged and borderline blurry.  At first I thought there was something wrong with my eyes and I kept squinting.  I missed with the font smoothing effects in MacOS and don't notice any changes.

Are these ultrawide monitors just not as high resolution as the retina or the 4k Monitors I'm currently used to ( I have an HP Z27 at work, and a Dell 2715Q on my mac mini at home)

Thanks for the help, was looking forward to this super wide 34 inch for video editing, but I didn't expected it to be annoyingly less sharp.  I'm definitely open to the possibility that I've done something stupid!


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Does anyone know how to unlock an iphone 5s from its network, so any sim can be used. I know I can pay someone on the black market to do it, but was wondering if someone knew how to do it themselves and could explain what needs to be done.

Thanks


texts: Increment of Intel graphic memory MB on MacBook PRO

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I had 4GB of RAM in my MacBook PRO late 2011 and the graphic memory shown from about menu was 384MB of Intel graphic, now I've upgraded to 16GB and the graphic memory shown is 512MB.

Is it possible to upgrade the Intel graphic memory in some way to 1GB? Why does the PC show more memory now?


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I have a 500 GB hard drive in my iMac, and I am planning to buy a new external hard drive to use for Time Machine. I don't know if Time Machine synchronizes, or something else.

What size external drive should I get for Time Machine?


texts: Windows iTunes: Where are the lyrics saved to?

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In iTunes, we can right click a track and do "Get Info" and add some lyrics to the track.

I have a text file that is roughly 500 kB.

My MP3 file is 3.47 MB. For some reason, when I set the lyrics to the contents of the text file (in other words, roughly half a megabyte), my MP3 file size is still 3.47 MB.

Where are the information for the lyrics saved to?

(Windows Vista 32-bit SP2)


texts: No Data in cells when opening older excel files in Office 2011 for OS 10.8

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I have older excel files saved as xls. When I open them in Excel 2011 on my Mac with OS 10.8, I get all of the formatting but no data in the cells. This happens whether I double-click to open or open from within Excel. Files saved as xlsx are fine. I also tried reloading Microsoft Office, but that doesn't seem to work. I would appreciate any help.
Thanks


texts:
Suddenly my computer (iMac 27" late 2012) screen appears like the screenshot I am attaching (happens with all apps)
Could it be just software issue that can be fixed or looks like a hw problem?


texts: Edit text file in a folder owned by a different user on macOS? I have system admin password

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How can I access and edit a text file found in a folder owned by another user?

I am in the original user account setup for this macOS Mojave installation, and have the system admin password. So I perform su or sudo as needed.

I do not want to change the permissions on the containing folder nor the text file. So this Question does not apply.

I just want to:

Open the text file, preferably in TextEdit.app.
Edit the text.
Save the file.

Bonus: Be able to navigate the folder hierarchy and see file listings using the Finder or via cd/ls command-line tools in the console (Terminal.app).

I tried sudo cd /path/to/protected_folder, and entered admin password as prompted, without error. But then ls shows me my starting directory rather than the /path/to/protected_folder folder contents.

I tried sudo open /path/to/protected_folder which does bring the Finder to the front, but with the protected folder showing and selected, but not opened.


texts: Is there a way to sync WhatsApp profile photos with Contacts Photos?

texts: I would like to know if there is a way to automatically sync the profile pics that people set in their WhatsApp profile to the contacts photos in my Contacts app on OS X (Big Sur).


texts: Deleted Mac OS X boot image but can still access files via Boot Camp Windows

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Ok, I know I completely messed up here and it's all my fault, but moving past that -- can anyone help me fix this situation?

I used Boot Camp to install Windows 7 on my MacBook the other day. Then, unsatisfied with the amount of space I'd allocated for this partition, I shrank my OS X partition by a little and tried to expand my Windows partition to include the unallocated space. Of course that didn't work, and I found myself playing around with EaseUs to see if I could make anything happen. Click, click, click, and before I knew it I'd turned my OS X partition into unallocated space.

However, I can still access my home directory (and other system files, which I haven't touched) on the OS X partition via Windows! I have created a manual backup of the files I deem important, in addition to have a pretty recent Time Machine backup. But when I try to have the Boot Camp util restart the computer in OS X, it says "Could not locate the Mac OS X boot volume". And when I restart Windows and hold down the alt key so I can choose my startup disk manually, the only startup disk that is found is Windows.

Can anyone please help me understand what I did and how I can fix it, preferably without having to erase my Windows partition and do everything all over again?


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I am considering asking my parents for an iPhone 7 or 8 for Christmas, but I can't decide between which.

Straight Talk offers the iPhone 7 with 32 GB and the iPhone 8 with 64 GB.  I'm not planning on downloading any apps on my phone.  How much storage does each photo (all options, resolution, live or not, etc.) use?


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How can JPG & RAW files be transferred from iPad to MacBook Pro & still maintain the albums built in iPad?

In the iPad Photos app I've put my photos in different albums. On iPad I'm using Photos & Affinity Photo. On my Macbook I've used Photos, Image Capture and iTunes & they import everything but not the albums, which is daunting because I've got 10,000 photos I'm importing. Which is also the problem with iCloud because it wants to backup everything & it's not obvious that it also imports the albums (at least Apple Support can't confirm that either)>


texts: I've seen walkthroughs to set up 2-factor authentication for ssh on linux boxes.  Is there any way to do it on OSX?


texts: How to stop mouse from zooming in when trying to scroll down

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In trying to zoom down, the mouse has taken to zooming in his entire screen. As in, magnifying the entire screen, focusing on where the cursor is.

This happens when quickly scrolling down a few times. Google isn't coming up with anything good so I'm asking here.


texts: Is it possible to show function keys on pressing the Command key?

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Currently the Touch Bar on my MacBook Pro shows app controls by default and function key when pressing the Fn key. I'd like it to show function keys when pressing the ⌘ key as well, because I have Alfred mapped onto ⌘ + F2 for years. I don't want to remap ⌘ to Fn in any way for obvious reasons.

The general reasoning is also simple: you don't press ⌘ unless you want to enter a shortcut.


texts: What is the correct way to use an iPhone and iPhoto and PhotoStream?

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I'm rather confused about the 'proper' way to use Photo Stream and an iPhone and iPhoto.

Here's how I use iPhoto and my iPhone: (This workflow was as far as I can tell the correct way to operate before iCloud)

Getting photos into iPhoto:

Take photos on iPhone.
Every so often connect the phone to my mac and in iPhoto import any photos and videos from the phone's  camera roll into iPhoto (deleting those photos from the camera roll once they are imported.)
This means that iPhoto is the canonical store for my photos - the camera roll on the phone was just a temporary store until i could get them into iPhoto.

To get photos from iPhoto onto my iOS device:

in iTunes, select the device and in the Photos tab of the settings choose 'Sync photos from iPhoto' - only including events from the last two years (for limited phone storage reasons.)

This worked well until iCloud came about - now with photo stream every time I import into iPhoto it warns me of duplicates as the photos already exist in monthly photo stream events.  I end up with both monthly photo stream events and 'real' events which are groups of photos taken on the same day.

So - what is the correct workflow now that photo stream exists?

Do I not ever import from my iOS devices into iPhoto and just allow photo stream to do its stuff?

If so

Do I just let the camera roll on my iPhone get bigger and bigger and never empty it?  This seems wasteful as there would be duplication of photos between the camera roll and the photo stream events.
How do I import videos from the iOS devices?

Or is there a more correct workflow?

What strategies do you use?

Thanks


texts: Macbook Pro formatted with windows, now can't install OS X or Windows!

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I formatted my MacBook Pro Mid 2010 with Windows, now I can't install any operating systems on it.

I tried to install Windows 8.1 on my MacBook, then at the final step I received a message saying that an error occurred and the installation failed.

Now, when I try to enter the Boot Menu the only option that I have is "EFI Boot", so I can't boot anything from my USB or DVD. I don't have them in my Boot Menu at all.

I tried ⌘R, but after the download and when I enter the installation it says "The drive is locked.".

Now all I have is a formatted Mac without any Operating Systems or any options to boot anything so that I can install a new OS. I don't know that to do?!

P.S: I didn't use Boot Camp or any other software, just used a Windows bootable device and wen ahead like windows based laptops.


texts: Does iCloud Drive sync with High Sierra, iOS 11 and iOS 9?

texts: I have a MacBook Pro running High Sierra, an iPhone 7 running iOS 11 and an original iPad mini running iOS 9. The files sync between my Mac and iPhone and also show up on the iCloud website. I cannot for the life of me get them to sync on the iPad. I've tried doing a fresh install and rebooting, turning iCloud off and on again etc. Nothing works. Did apple break backwards compatibility? The iPad is running iOS 9.3.5 which is the latest and final version.


texts: Why can I not type certain upper case accented letters using the option key with Turkish input?

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My macOS is configured with Turkish Q - Legacy input source.  To get accented letters, typically one would type Option + <key> to get the accented version of it, e.g., Option + C to type ç or Option + Shift + C to get Ç.
However, this Option + Shift combination for upper case letters DOES NOT work for some letters, even though the lower case version works just fine.  Also, I can press and hold Shift + <key> to get the accented letter mini menu to appear on top of the typed letter.  This, thought, is a major typing speed impediment.
What can I do to be able to type all the upper case accented Turkish letters on my keyboard?
Examples where upper case accented letters CAN be typed with Option + Shift:
Ç
Ğ
Ö
Ü
Examples where upper case accented letters CANNOT be typed with Option + Shift; no output is produced in the app/document:
İ
Ş
Examples where even Press+Hold+<key> does not bring up mini menu above letter:
İ
Now all of the above works for the lower case version of the same letters, i.e., hold Option and type s to get ş.


texts:
Is there a way to rotate an external screen separately and keep the orientation of the inbuilt display fixed?

Using OS X 10.8.5


texts: How to back up shsh blobs and APTicket in iOS 9.1 in order to be able to downgrade to it after update?

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Just got a new iPAD air 2, iOS 9.1. It says I should update it to iOS 9.3.1.
I might be interested to jailbreak it later on, so I'd like to preserve that option for me possible.

I hear jailbreak for 9.3.1 is not available yet, and on the other hand, apple stopped signing iOS 9.1 and it is impossible to install or downgrade to iOS 9.1. I want to know how I can back up the current state with iOS 9.1, and later after I updated the iOS, when ever I wanted I could restore to the iOS 9.1.

I know that I should backup shsh blobs using Tiny Umbrella. but I cannot find the official download file in their website.
Also I don't know how to backup APTicket.

Thanks


texts: Update from macOS Big Sur public Beta to official release

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My MacBookPro is currently running macOS Big Sur Version 11.0 Beta. Now that an official release for Big Sur has arrived, is it possible to move to the public release, just like a regular software update?
In the "Software Update" settings, it still looks like I am suggested to install the new Beta version, rather than the official release.
How should I fix this?


texts: Cannot check for updates in Excel for Mac 2016

texts: I'm trying to updates Excel for Mac 2016 and Word for Mac 2016. Apparently when I go to help I should be able to see a 'Check for updates' menu option. However, I cannot see this menu option - see screenshot. how do I update Excel for Mac 2016 and Word for Mac 2016?


texts: Where is the client timeout setting for Safari?

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I’m using Safari Version 10.0.1 (12602.2.14.0.7) on Mac Sierra.  Does Safari have a timeout value in which the client browser will terminate the connection with the server if the server hasn’t come back with a response in a certain period of time?  If so, where can I lengthen this setting in Safari?

Thanks, - Dave


texts:
After spending many hours (no joke) following several "How to install Apache on Sierra" and reading and trying countless questions and answers I've found on the web, Apache still doesn't work. Trying localhost/~myusername I get "This site can’t be reached localhost refused to connect."

sudo apachectl restart seems to work, but has no effect

apachectl configtest produced many different errors that I to the best of my abilities tried to fix, but it didn't fix the problem and the next apachectl configtest produced a different error - and so on...

The latest one:

[Thu Aug 31 23:48:00.748500 2017] [core:warn] [pid 84060] AH00117: Ignoring deprecated use of DefaultType in line 366 of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf.
AH00526: Syntax error on line 23 of /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf:
<Directory> directive requires additional arguments

I didn't touch autoindex. I've already lost almost all hope.

On my wife's old desktop with El Capitan I've started Apache, PHP and MySQL in less that half an hour. What is this curse on Sierra?

I suspect I've screwed up majestically somewhere and would be happy to start from the beginning, on clean slate - but have no idea how.

Haven't found usable info on re-installing Apache on the web.

Update: Adding code from httpd.conf that seems to be causing the issue...

# DefaultType: the default MIME type the server will use for a document
# if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions.
# If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is
# a good value. If most of your content is binary, such as applications
# or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to
# keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are
# text.
#
DefaultType text/plain


texts: Does my MacBook Pro 3.5mm audio jack accept microphone input?

texts: How do I find out whether the 3.5mm audio jack on the side of my MacBook Pro (2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, early 2015) allows audio input from a headset microphone.  (I need a headset for Zoom).


texts: Can the number given to the Cellular version of the Apple Watch be reached over the PSTN?

texts: From previous experience, my understanding is that if a Cellular Apple Watch is purchased and then a plan added to the Watch from a supporting carrier, the watch is given its own mobile number. Can this number be reached via the PSTN, or is it only an identifier that the Watch uses internally and not accessible from the outside?


texts: Why can't I disable cellular usage for an individual app on iOS 7?

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I thought I disabled cellular usage for several games in the past. Going through the list of which applications I've allowed to use cellular data, I noticed there are a few still enabled. I flip them off and go on with my day. However, I've noticed that there are some applications which keep getting re-enabled!

On iOS 7.1.2 on an iPhone 4S, I am able to reproduce this:

Go into Settings/Cellular.
Disable cellular usage for Angry Birds.
Go back to main settings screen.
Go back to cellular settings.
Angry Birds is still cellular data enabled!

There is no error message, no indication that it didn't succeed. I've even tried rebooting the phone to see if there was some other error. Nope, this app plus several others refuse to keep their "disabled cellular data" setting. I have free RAM and free storage, so I don't think it should be a matter of available resources to complete the operation.

It is worth noting that there are numerous other applications on my phone that allow me to flip/flop their setting with no problems. Some other applications that are preventing me from doing this (if it is an app thing) are Hill Climb, KidsDoodle, Monster Dash, PunchQuest and PvZ.

Has anyone else seen this? Any reason for it? How can I fix this?

I am not considering upgrading to iOS 8 at this time given the unresolved issues and performance impact on a 4S.

thanks!


texts: Apple ID security questions: case sensitive, unicode and accents

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What is the case with the security questions of Apple ID?

Does it care about case sensitivity?
Also, I know it can accept unicode characters like words in greeks, but does it care about accents in the words of local languages?
E.g. does it make any difference whether I write "Αθηνα" (no accent) or "Αθήνα" (with accent)?


texts: How to login to a network account on a MacBook without network?

texts:
I currently have a MacBook with Lion (fully updated), using the network account from a Lion Server (also fully updates) and I'm able to login to the network account just fine.

However, when I'm offline (away from my home network), I can't login to my account. How do I make the MacBook cache the network account login information for posterior offline use?

I'm able to login at home, put the mac to sleep and use it without any network, but if I reboot it for any reason, I'm locked out (only local accounts are "loggable").


texts: Does the iPhone App PlainText transmit data securely (i.e. does it use SSL?), or it there a risk of my data being read by third parties when I sync with dropbox?


texts: Install MAMP (not PRO) For PHP And Mail Sending

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I first tried searching here at apple.stack but couldn't find a solution that seemed to work for me, so I'm trying my hand at posting a question. I already spent a few good hours trying to make it work, since I overall would like to keep using MAMP (again, not MAMP PRO) instead of switching to another package that might give me more road blocks..

History:

I'm a total newbie to Apple's OS.
I have recently moved to using a macbook pro with Lion OS installed for my PHP development.
I had come to a point in my development where I now have to send mail.
I created a gmail account since the project I am working on hasn't got a name yet so no domains have been purchased (meaning no other smtp server to use)
I installed MAMP (not PRO) and have been programming on the macbook pro up to this point
I have installed pear using: http://blog.stealth35.com/2011/07/27/install-pear-on-osx-lion.html
Then after following the advice: You may want to add: /usr/lib/php/pear to your php.ini include_path I have modified:

include_path = ".:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/lib/php"

to

include_path = ".:/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/lib/php:/usr/lib/php/pear"

in this file: /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/conf/php.ini
I restarted the MAMP server and performed the test:

<?php
require_once 'System.php';
var_dump(class_exists('System', false));
?>

And got a bool(true) response.
When trying out the example here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php code at post: roberto dot silva at mexicoshipping dot net 24-Jan-2004 12:16
And still.. nothing.. roberto's post ended up giving me the following:

Warning: include(Mail.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/signupemailtest.php on line 24

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'Mail.php' for inclusion (include_path='/usr/lib/php/pear') in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/signupemailtest.php on line 24

Line 24: include("Mail.php");

Which makes sense, because I can't seem to find the file Mail.php anywhere.

Has anyone experienced this and found a solution for it? I'm moving towards testing confirmation emails and signups, and this has killed my streak.. If I'm missing any other info please let me know. I haven't provided other code since I'm already stumped at the inclusion of Mail.php and so far, I have been able to follow: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78799 properly.. but so that it doesn't go off-topic, I'd just posting info about getting the mail extension/pear mail set up. Thank you for any help.


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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) Thunderbolt 2 port for small second display (ASUS MB169C+ Portable USB Monitor for eg)

can I get a bidirectional adapter like the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter? I believe the thunderbolt port puts out 9.9 W max and this display Power Consumption(Typical):<7.5W* *measuring a screen brightness of 200 nits without audio/ USB/ Card reader connection)

basically I need a second portable screen 13" - 15" preferably type C like a large variety of modern displays available as mentioned above, preferably powered from the adapted thunderbolt 2 port etc, that way when I update the Macbook Pro later the screen will be usable on any updated model with Thunderbolt 3...

It doesn't have to be the above mentioned Asus screen but it looks the goods and no less then 1920x1080. I am not against the idea of utilizing the two thunderbolt ports one for display and one to power said display if required OR even use the HDMI port etc...  just as long as it works and powered by the Macbooks ports as the Macbook can be running from the wall charger as required...

Again a portable setup preferably single cable.    recommendations and ideas much appreciated.


texts: How to stop autocorrect from putting a space after it corrects a word

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If I type something like "Helko" and press the "Hello" button that shows up on the bar above my keyboard, it will add a space, leaving me with "Hello ".
If I wanted to type "Hello." then this is frustrating, because now I have to delete the space before adding the period.
As another example, say I wanted to send my friend just the word Hello, but instead I typed Helko. Is there a single button I can press to go from Helko to Hello? (Without an intermediate Hello ?)
Is there any way to stop the autocorrect bar from adding a space after I choose to correct a word?


texts: Use an iMac 5k or iMac 4k 2017 as a target display with Macbook Pro retina early 2013

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro Retina early 2013 and I'd like to know if it's possible to use a brand new iMac 5K maybe the 4K 2017 as a target display for that macbook, is that possible, do I need an adapter from Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3?

Regards.


texts: is there an app on Iphone that merges sms, email in 1 conversation stream?

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I'm looking for an app that can take sms, email and possibly other programs and combine the inboxes into a combined inbox. This would enable me to view a conversation with a particular user aggregated over multiple communication-media. Now I often wonder, did I sms, email, whatsapp, etc. that?

Does such an app exist?

Thanks, Geert-Jan


texts: Does using albums to combine events keep the events intact?

texts: If I use albums in iPhoto to combine events for a slideshow will the album keep each event intact and in order rather than combining pictures by date or some other hierarchy?


texts: How do I move apps from Mac desktop to Parallels MacOS virtual machine?

texts: I have a mid 2015 MacBook Pro running Sierra that I need to upgrade at least to High Sierra to run current tax software.  I created a Sierra Virtual Machine with Parallels, hoping to move some apps that apparently will no longer work with High Sierra or higher.  How do I move those applications (right now I am thinking Microsoft Office 2008 and Quicken 2007)?  I tried Google, but all I seem to find is moving an actual VM which is easy.


texts: Is there a shortcut for → (U+2192, Rightwards Arrow) in iOS?

texts:
When answering questions on Stack Exchange, I like to use → (U+2192, Rightwards Arrow) to refer to a series of menu options. It's a simple, universally supported character which displays identically on nearly any device. (Example: Settings → Preferences → Recent Files)

On a desktop, I can type these quickly using the alt-code shortcut Alt+26. However, I haven't been able to find a similar shortcut on iOS. Usually I resort to copy-pasting the symbol from online.

Is there a faster way to insert a rightwards arrow → on iOS?

Note: The desired character → (U+2192, Rightwards Arrow) is not the same as ➡ (U+27A1, Black Rightwards Arrow). The latter renders as  on iOS, and as  on Windows


texts: Cannot Share Screen with MBA which is behind Airport Extreme

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I'm trying to connect from iMac mid 2010 (10.8.3) to my MBA 2011 (10.8.3) using the Share Screen button in Finder.

I'm able to connect, but unfortunately the connection is closed in a minute and it's not possible to reconnect.

My MBA is behind Airport Extreme and my iMac is behind some 3rd party router.

Interesting that while I'm unable to connect to MBA, I can still mount the disk connected to the Airport.

How can I fix that?

EDIT

It appears that issue is only reproducible when clamshell of MBA is closed and system is asleep. That is, "Share Screen" works just fine if I ask someone to open clamshell and wake up the system. But if clamshell is closed, the issue I described above is always reproducible.

A little bit of info: I have File Vault enabled on MBA.


texts: assigning keys on bluetooth apple keyboard

texts: I have assigned the right "alt" key on my 2013 MacBook Air to act as a forward delete - using DoubleCommand. Works like a charm. I then installed an apple bluetooth keyboard to use on an external monitor connected to the MacBook Air. How do I make the right "alt" key on the bluetooth keyboard also act as a forward delete?


texts: Is there a way to only mark the most recent email in a thread as unread?

texts:
Right-click -> Mark as Unread marks every email in the thread as unread.
I am using MacOS 10.14.6 and Mail 12.4.


texts: How to re-encode iTunes m4a files to mp3

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I want to convert some of my iTunes m4a files to mp3 files but because I have multiple iTunes accounts, iTunes wont play these files due to computer authorisation issues therefore I can't use iTunes to encode.
Can anyone recommend a free music encoder software? (VLC isn't working;)
Cheers


texts: I'd like to cleanly remove all changes made by MacPorts as well as MacPorts itself, to try my luck with homebrew. How can I do that?


texts: Drag images from browser and drop it into Finder

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Until recently, I was able to drag pictures displayed in my browser to drop them into Finder (Desktop or directory). It doesn't work anymore.

Any idea why ?

NB: Running 10.9.1, happens with Chrome,Safari & Firefox.


texts: Force the use of a modifier key in order to drag/move files in Finder

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Disclaimer: I have actual clinically diagnosed OCD, so please, excuse my request if you find it silly, thank you.
Sometimes I misclick while using Finder, and as a result, files are dragged and moved between folders, or I double click to open a file and instead it gets me to rename it.
Can I use Terminal, or some kind of script, to prevent Finder from click-drag-moving or renaming files (unless a user defined modifier key is pressed at the same time, like alt or cmd)
There's the esc button in order to cancel an action, indeed, (as well as the Undo function), but unfortunately due to my OCD, it doesn't reassure me.


texts: how to put the two fingers right click(secondary click) on macbook with Mountain Lion

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I have a late 2009 macbook which has the trackpad with division, unlike the ones that are in market right now. I upgraded to Mountain Lion(10.8.x) but I forgot how to enable the Secondary two fingers right-click. Can someone help to get it working.

Thanks,

uDaY


texts: Can't install 1.22 Google Drive version on OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

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On my iMac, my Google Drive icon in menu bar always says "Not logged in", and files are not synced. I have notice that on my MacBook the version 1.22 is installed, while on the iMac the version installed is 1.21. Hence the problem.

Now, when I download Google Drive to reinstall, the installgoogledrive installer always download 1.21. And when I launch the install, it says: you are using an obsolete version of Google Drive, please download the last available one.
The installer then fails.

Has anyone ever faced this problem and found a solution?


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I entered my Gmail info in the Mail app on my iPod touch, and I can now read my email on my iPod.  That's great as far as it goes, but I want to sync all of my email to my iPod.

Right now, it only seems to load a couple hundred messages, plus any that I specifically choose to read - which I suppose is good for minimizing bandwidth usage, but the whole point of syncing email to my iPod is so I can read messages when I have no network at all.

Is there a button or setting to sync all email that I just haven't found yet?  Or one of those cryptic unlabeled icons?


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I'm trying to open an .nfo file correctly with the mac terminal (eventually with iTerm2) .

I've tried it already with vim:

vim file.nfo
:set encoding=cp437

But it has not helped. Maybe there are other tools? May be something in the Brew repository?


texts: Is there an easier way to turn wifi on and off on iOS?

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I realize that there are no shortcuts specifically for the Settings program on iOS.  With that in mind, perhaps there's another way to do what I'd like.

I live in the boonies, where the only effective internet I can get is through satellite.  This creates issues with my iPhone.  For instance, if I'm working on the lot and have wifi on and I'm listening to streaming, when I leave range, the stream stops and has to restart, which takes time.  The same happens when I walk back in range.  Also, I have unlimited bandwidth on my wireless plan and a cap on my satellite data.

Whenever I pick up my phone before going out of the house, I turn of wifi to avoid issues like the one above.  But when I come home, I need to turn wifi on so my photos will update and for other reasons.

It's not a terrible thing to go through, but it's several steps.  Is there any way to add an icon to the homescreen that turns wifi on and off?  Or any other easy shortcut to do this?


texts: Extracting files from partial downloads on Mac

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I was trying to download my images from a website but got disconnected. Now I have few files sitting on my mac with names as:

  Camera Roll.zip-2.download (150 MB)
  OneDrive-2018-06-07.zip.download (875 MB)

The file kind showing on the File Finder is Safari Download.

I tried moving them to windows and removing the .download extension but it ain't working.
I am unable to change the extensions on the mac. When I hit enter, unlike other files which allow you to edit the name of the file or the extension, these .download files have no impact. Entering enter doesn't allow edit. I then did Get Info. But the field wherein the name is mentioned is uneditable.

Is there anyway I can extract images that were downloaded (if not all) from the above  partial downloads ?


texts: Where are the apache config files stored?

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I thought the apache config files were stored in /etc/apache2.  Yet if I remove the /etc/apache2 directory and run a sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl start the web server runs and serves up pages.

Is there another set of config files?


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I'm not an idiot, caps lock is off, num lock is off, I am using the correct password.
When I type in an incorrect password, the screen shakes as it's supposed to.
When I type in the correct password, the screen changes as if it is about to log me in, but goes straight back to the login screen in a second or two.
I have gone into single user mode and created a brand new admin account. Same thing, doesn't log in.
Safe mode does not work either.
Guest account is the only thing that actually works.

I've been a PC user for almost 8 years, so I am relatively new to this whole Mac thing. The problem I am getting does not appear to be a very common issue, as I can only find a few threads on Google that relates to this.

Last resort would be to reformat the computer -- I really want to avoid this option since 1. I have not backed up any files, and 2. This is my best friend's Mac, which he lent to me while he is spending a year overseas.

On a sidenote: The iMac fell on its side yesterday (yikes!), but since the Mac boots up and goes to the login screen, I doubt I have damaged the hard drive. However, since I am new to this whole Mac thing, I'm not 100% sure if the fall was the culprit of this issue. Anyone care to chime in?

edit: Thanks for the replies. I booted the iMac with the Recovery Disk, and I tried re-installing the OS. The HD in which OSX was installed in does not show up -- so I tried deleting the partition. However, it gives me an error that says "Volume Erase Failed - Couldn't open disk." Does this mean my hard drive is done?


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So Time Machine keeps hourly backups for a day and dailies for a week and weeks until disk full. The problem is that I am paranoid and concerned about discovering that I made changes to a file over time in the past and that I want the version that disappeared between weekly backups. (Yes, yes, I use git and other version control solutions for many things but I like to be paranoid and hate things I can't configure myself).

Is it possible to change how long hourly and daily backups are kept for and if so where?


texts: How to create shortcut for "⌘+¨" or "⌘+^" in BetterTouchTool?

texts:
Adding a shortcut for "⌘+P" or most other letters (different than P) just works fine. However, if I want to register a shortcut for "⌘+¨" or "⌘+^" BetterTouchTool prohibits to register this as an input. It aborts and plays the sound for unacceptable input (system sound).

What can you suggest to record a shortcut for these keys? Is there a way to edit a file somewhere?


texts: Start a video at a specific time using terminal

texts: I want to be able to start a video, 30 seconds in, using the terminal. I'd prefer to use IINA because it's awesome, but VLC would work as well.


texts: How to prevent iOS and macOS from deleting dictionaries when low on free disk space?

texts:
The various built in dictionaries are one of my most used and cherished features on both macOS and iOS. Yet both operating systems delete dictionaries without asking when running out of free disk space. So when I want to use them, I have to wait for the download again and again.

How do I prevent macOS and iOS from ever removing my dictionaries?


texts: Cannot Login after Reinstalling OS X Yosemite

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I am currently stuck at the login screen, unable to login--each attempt just takes me back to the login screen.

This started with trying to update to OS X Mojave (from High Sierra), due to the constant message popping up urging me to upgrade. So, I finally decided to do so.

During the update, I got a kernel panic that was stuck in an infinite loop due to install error -69854.

So, I decided to try to reinstall Mojave booting to disk utility, but after 30 minutes of install, I got the same error.

Then, I reinstalled OS X Yosemite via disk utility (original OS version that came with the iMac). That seemed to go fine until I tried to log in. At the login screen, I typed in my password correctly, and it looked like it was starting to log me in, then the screen went black and immediately went back to the login screen.

I booted in safe mode and got the same behavior--looked like it was logging in, but then went black and back to login screen.

*Note that I tried an incorrect password as well, just to ensure I was typing it correctly. When typing an incorrect password, it stays on the login screen. So I know it's not the password.

I did repair permissions in Disk Utility, which completed successfully.

Then I tried doing a repair disk, but that failed with "unable to unmount volume for repair."

I rebooted again and tried to login again, but same issue.

I reset NVRAM, just in case, but same issue.

I rebooted in safe mode, but same issue.

I'm on an iMac that is a late 2013 model. No issues prior to trying to upgrade to OS X Mojave.

Any other thoughts/steps?

I'm currently creating a bootable Mojave disk to see if I have any better luck, but I'm not optimistic.


texts: Does Apple have to provide authorisation for the iPhone NFC to be used as a transport Smart Card?

texts:
My understanding is that it is possible to use the iPhone for payments on 'the underground' in London as a replacement for the Oyster card. Also that the NFC chip is used in this.

The potential exists to use this system in other Smart Card transport systems in Singapore and Sydney.

My question is: Does Apple have to provide authorization for the iPhone NFC to be used as a transport Smart Card?


texts: How does the Finder refresh in OS X Mountain Lion?

texts:
I just batch edited some pictures with Preview and changed the name of one file in the Preview window.
Minutes later, Finder still didn't show the changed file sizes (not even when opening the Info dialog) and changed names. Switching from list view to icon view or so didn't fix it.
I restarted Finder and then the names changed.

How come, is there an update or refresh command? Thought it'd be in the View menu but it isn't.


texts: iPad 4 cannot connect to internet using iMac wireless

texts: Have latest iPad 4 and latest iMac with OS Lion and have a wireless connection. iMac system preferences checked for internet sharing ethernet to wireless device. BUT iPad Safari cannot open page as unable to connect to internet. The iMac ethernet connection is via Cable and internet connection ok. Any advice as to how to connect the iPad correctly. I've tried re-start after checking all settings are correct.


texts: mount_smbfs: server rejected the connection: Authentication error on Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6

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On my ubuntu server i have a few shares that I can access from finder in the style:

smb://server.domain/share

successfully without having to type in a password.
When I try to mount the server shares from the command line with:

mount_smbfs '//share;user:@server.domain/share' /Volumes/share

I get

mount_smbfs: server rejected the connection: Authentication error

If i mount one of the shares from the finder all others can be mounted from the command line without this error to appear.

I searched the different stackexchange sites and found the following releated questions and links:

https://superuser.com/questions/1269386/why-cant-i-mount-shares-by-smb-since-high-sierra
Why mac smb connect fails with login from cli but works from finder and with guest account?
SMB connections throws authentication error after upgrading Mac OS X to 10.13
https://serverfault.com/questions/367950/secure-way-to-mount-a-password-protected-cifs-share-in-mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208209
Mac OS Sierra connected to SMB share keeps forgetting permissions at the folder level

Most of these have a few thousand views and quite a few upvotes. Most interestingly I found two comments where users express the frustration about this issue not being solved in a consistent way.

On the other hands there are lots of downvotes for answers and some of the questions - it seems as this problem is very well known and some enlighted users think it is very clear what to do.

Since this issue is annoying me daily I am daring to ask the question again with the specific context of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6.

I fear that answers of the past do not work in this context any more.

The reasons I am asking the question in the first place is that the SMB connections get "lost" over night. This is a different behavior then on my other systems. The CIFS connection between my Ubuntu machines stay stable over time while Mac OS seems to have some disconnection policy.

So my issue could either be solve by making the connection stable or re-establishing the connection automatically with a script

How can a permanent or automatically-script reconnected SMB connection between a Mac OS High Sierra 10.3.6 client and an Ubuntu/Linux SMB server achieved?


texts: Can I use a foreign power cord to power my MacBook?

texts: I have a MacBook Pro computer and I will be traveling abroad to Hong Kong for studies. The electric sockets and voltage are different than here in the US so I would have to use a converter but it is a big hassle carrying around a power converter everywhere I go... I'm hoping to find another solution. If I purchase a HK MacBook Pro power cord will it work with my computer which I purchased in the US?


texts: OSX 10.13 Allow/remove from blocked system software via Remote Desktop

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I am running a Mac mini in a datacenter 5000 km from my location and I am using Remote Desktop to run and manage it. When I installed Google Drive File Stream it stopped working and I got the advice that I need to allow it run.

But nothing happens when I click "Allow". Somebody told me it was because I use Remote Desktop (same with TeamViewer).
I wonder if there is a workaround for this or another way to install Google Drive File stream. 10.13.3 Beta on Apple Mac mini and Little Snitch installed.
Real problem


texts:
I'm looking for some Pages templates for Resume (software developer CV).
Do you have any suggestions?


texts: Cisco AnyConnect: Certificate Failure while ssh'd in

texts: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin vpn connect HOST works from the command line, but not after ssh localhost. How can I make these certificates available to myself after ssh'ing in?


texts: Calculate sum of true/false checkbox cells

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I can add true/false buttons ok. I wish to have these buttons equal a number when it's ticked then be added to a total.

I'm brand new to numbers but finding my way ok so far. I do team sheets. Each member pays £2 I wish to just use a tick box to confirm they have paid then total what the true buttons.

Can it be done?


texts: How do I disable "link preview" in iOS safari?

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I reluctantly updated my iPhone and discovered that now when you press and hold on a link in Safari it makes a pop-up window with a preview of the link come up.

What is really awful about this is you only need to tap it for a split second for it to start rendering a preview, so very often (maybe 50% of the time) when I'm simply trying to click a link, I have to try several times to press it FASTER in order to get to the page I'm trying to go to without rendering the preview I never wanted.

In addition, this now prevents you from easily copying and pasting links found in your browser, because when you try to select link text, it keeps interrupting with the pop-up.

Rather than negative the way I tap, is there way to disable this feature?


texts: Does anyone know what's involved with the diagnostic test for iPhone for the Apple Care+? I'm thinking about getting it, but I want to know what's involved.


texts: How to change text transparency in the Mac preview?

texts: This text is the watermark I want to add. Just wondering how to change its transparency.


texts: Why can't I get my Time Capsule to connect to a new wireless network?

texts:
[Backstory for this question: I'm staying in someone else's apartment currently. All equipment mentioned in this post is being connected to their existing wireless network. That network is broadcast by a Netgear router. Let me know if the specific model is important and I'll dive under the desk and figure it out.]

I've successfully installed Lion after my little hard drive fiasco. Now it's time to restore the data I have backed up on a Time Capsule I purchased in... early 2009, I believe.

I had the Time Capsule set both to back up my files automatically and to broadcast a wireless network in my old apartment. I unplugged it and brought it down here to my temporary abode. I plugged it into power and, not having an ethernet cable plugged into it, it flashed amber. So I connected to its impotent wifi network and fired up AirPort Utility, where I reconfigured it to connect wirelessly to the network here. It continued to flash amber. The network it was broadcasting disappeared, and I could not see it in Finder or in AirPort Utility while connected to the wifi network here.

So I tried a soft reset. Nothing. Tried a hard reset, which started to work. I found the Time Capsule 10293 network it started broadcasting, and again asked it to connected to the wifi network here. Ran into the same problem: flashing amber, can't find the Time Capsule in AirPort Utility or in Finder.

If worse comes to worst, I can tell the Time Capsule not to do anything wireless, and just connect it to my computer with an ethernet cable to perform my data restore. (Which might even be faster than doing it over the air.) But, I don't have a spare ethernet cable lying around here - and more importantly, I want to be able to just plug the Time Capsule into a power outlet, shove it under the bed or something, and have Time Machine continue to back me up on schedule.

So: what step am I missing in getting my Time Capsule set up to join an existing wireless network?

Update:
I haven't made any progress, but I have potentially noticed another symptom. After I do a hard reset of the Time Capsule and look for it in AirPort Utility, I'm warned that I'll have to switch my wireless network to the one being broadcast by the Time Capsule in order to configure it. This is normal, and I connect to Apple Network 2189a98 or whatever just fine. After I change the settings and the Time Capsule restarts and begins to flash amber again, though, I am having trouble re-connecting my MacBook Pro to the regular wireless network here. The AirPort icon in the menu bar does its "searching..." animation forever until I turn wifi off and on again, at which point it connects immediately to the wifi network here.

Curiouser and curiouser.

UPDATE:
I have restored the backed up data to my laptop by connecting the Time Capsule and the laptop via an ethernet cable. I'm now trying to set the Time Capsule up manually in Airport Utility. As suggested, I tried to set up the Time Capsule to extend the existing wireless network here... and got this, which seems relevant:

Seems like this might be becoming a question for Super User.


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I've been finding Finder slow on my brand new Retina MacBook Pro.

I've got two external disks connected to my Mac most of the time. One is a Time Machine backup, the other is a Clone, also for backup. They spin down when not in use which is great. However, I've noticed that Finder is slow to respond. When I access Finder, I hear them spin up and then it is responsive.

Is there anything I can do about this?


texts: Getting a message that says "iCloud storage is full" even though it clearly isn't?

texts:
For some reason I'm unable to upload my files to to icloud, even though I just upgraded my storage to 2TB.

Here is the error message:

and here is the amount of storage i have left:

It's 1.8 TB!!!! So there should be absolutely no problem uploading the 197 items that haven't been uploaded yet. Does anyone know what's going on here and how to fix it?


texts: Time Machine drive encryption going for 22 hours. Is it stalled?

texts:
I set up Time Machine in Mountain Lion by plugging in a newly formatted 500GB USB drive, selecting that from the Time Machine dialog, and checking the box to encrypt my backups. A window appeared that said "Preparing disk [diskname] for encryption." The progress bar quickly filled to about 80% and then stalled there. It's been about 22 hours now with no sign of progress. I know encrypting a drive can take a while, but is this too long? Should I force quit or unplug the drive and start over?

Notes:

I checked the system log to verify that the computer's been up and working all night; it didn't go to sleep.
The drive is no longer showing up in the finder or Disk Utility. Is that normal when encryption is in progress?


texts: There is a file named index.dat, and subfolders named serially from 00 to 0f, a0 to af ... f0 to ff in my `~/Applications` folder, can I delete them?

texts:
My User's Application folder does not contain the regular Applications' folders one might expect. Instead it contains an index.dat file and a lot of sub-folders that are serially numbered (00,01,...,0f,...,9f,...,a0,...,af,...,ff) and contain *.file files like "00b1bfebc0ceb054d7872956649e40b091ab9341.file".
See following screenshot:

I'm cleaning up my mac and am not sure if I can delete this. I don't know which Application is creating this... filesystem?.
Some files are written even today so, is there a way to find out which Application is writing these files?

Update:
I did the following:

Deleted the files and folders in question
Restart Machine
Log user back in
Quickly open terminal and run sudo fs_usage | grep index.dat
See the file being accessed by the following:

13:10:44  open              /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000041   mdworker
13:10:44  getattrlist       /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000027   mds
13:11:23  lstat64           Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                              0.000022   fseventsd
13:11:23  getxattr          /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000011   Dock
13:11:23  lstat64           /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000023   fseventsd
13:11:24  fsgetpath         /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000021   mds
13:11:24  getattrlist       /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000046   mds
13:11:24  listxattr         /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000020   mds
13:11:24  getattrlist       /Users/lapdog/Applications/index.dat                                             0.000081   mds

and a lot more of that until it stops. I still don't know if this is being created upon login or restart. I will check with a different user if the files are being created b4 logging in the with my user again.


texts:
I have iphone 5s (ios 8.1.3), lately I started using a navigation app and noticed that my GPS signal is not accurate means that the speed is not working and my position is stuck or moves slow.

I downloaded some other GPS apps to make sure it isn't an app problem, same behavior.
I used some GPS tools (such as GPS status app) and noticed that I'm getting only 65 meters accuracy while using another iphone (with the same app in the same location on the same time) I'm getting less than 10 meters accuracy.

I did try to hard restart, turning off and on the location services and some more tips I found in the web - nothing helped.
I even tried to restore my iphone and test my GPS on a clean iphone to find the same problem.

Everything (Wifi, Bluetooth, 4G, 3G, etc.... ) are working just fine on my iphone.

Is it an hardware problem? how can I fixed it?
** my warranty already expired ...

Any help will be appreciated.


texts: Keynote Animations - Can they be random?

texts:
I am stumped with a Keynote question (same problem in Powerpoint)—

I made a Jeopardy Board. I want people to choose questions randomly. When I click on the question, I have ANIMATED the 100, 200, etc, so the numbers fade away. Then I've hyperlinked to a slide with each question on it.

PROBLEM: Animations have to be set in a particular order! I want the questions to be chosen randomly. Do you know any way around setting up animations so they are not in order?

Any suggestions appreciated!! Thank you!


texts: What steps I should take for data security and prevent misuse of my lost iPhone?

texts:
I lost my iPhone 4 and mistakenly wiped it using "Find my iPhone" from https://www.icloud.com/. Can i even track it? It was locked by password.

Now I think it's sure that I can't track my phone. I don't have bill of the phone and I also don't have IMEI number of phone.

Even that I have wiped it, should i worry about anything else? My one point if the phone can used for illegal activities it can be problem for me. Is it possible to track me by a wiped phone?


texts: i've deleted some Keychain certificates and now Internet browsing is almost impossible

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Background

A few months ago, for reasons I am unaware of, Safari started to ask me for a password when I first opened it, and then periodically after that (about once every 3 new tabs I opened). I found that to get rid of this message I could either enter the correct password or simply click "cancel" twice.

This problem is documented here (I'm not the OP on these):
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2537287?start=0&tstart=0 and here:
http://b.rthr.me/wp/?p=356

As one can imagine, this was very annoying and lead me to take action. I followed every piece of advice that I could (set date and time to automatic, reset Safari, try Chrome etc) and the problem still persisted.

However, I read somewhere that if I opened Keychain Access and deleted everything (!) then it would kind of 'reset' itself and work as normal again. Reluctantly, I tried this. It did not work... it made things worse.

The Problems I Have Now

Every webpage I go on, Safari brings down a notification saying "Safari can't identify the identity of the website website-name-here.com". If I click continue, I have to enter a password and the page loads (partially - see below). If I click cancel, the page will not load.
For some websites, some of the content is blocked. For example, on Google Maps, each and every 'map tile' just appears as a little blue square with a question mark in it. A question mark like this also appears, for example, where the 'user icon' should be (next to the username) of a user on this site (but not for every single user). This 'blocking effect' also means Netflix won't play anything that I've tried.

Additional Notes

I'm on a Macbook 3,1 (from 2007) with a broken superdrive and I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.8.
It seems as if I can't even upload images to help describe the problem. If I try to upload a screenshot, I get "security reasons, framing is not allowed".


texts: Why is macOS is unable to verify my Yahoo user ID

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Through System Preferences > Internet Accounts

I enter my Yahoo user ID and password and am getting error message, "unable to verify user id and password".

I have enabled POP in my Yahoo account and reset password to ensure it's accurate.


texts:
I connect from home-Mac to work-Mac over VPN. Then I have 2 options in Finder:

VNC: screen-share (restricts you to work-monitors' resolution)
AFP: mount the work-directory, then open the Xcode project (can fully utilize larger home-monitors)

Now, why is option 2. much slower than 1.? Is Xcode so network-hungry? The AFP itself seems to be slow, that is, it takes ~2 s to open up a not-yet-"indexed" directory (and all its files' icons).

OS X 10.9 built-in VPN (PPTP) & VNC, Xcode 5

Anecdotally, the VPN itself most likely isn't an issue, since a colleague is satisfied with his VPN Windows-to-Windows performance over slower home-connection.


texts: How can I batch zip multiple folders without _macosx files?

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I'm wanting to zip multiple folders at the same time, where each folder is it's own zip file. I'd like to create the zip without the _macosx or any other hidden files, and if possible have the zip file's extension changed to .cbz at the same time. That way I can just run one process on one entire folder and get them all done quickly.

I'm using Ubooquity to host my comics and it treats the files as corrupt if the _macosx file or any other hidden files are inside the zip file.


texts: Time Machine restore fail... because of ONE file

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I had to do a Time Machine restore on my internal MacBook Pro 750gb hard drive.  The complete backup contains nearly 700gb of data.  Twice, the restore process failed at the exact same point because of a file that could not be read from my external Time Machine backup disk.  When trying to manually copy everything onto my reformatted internal hard drive, I found the corrupted file that was blocking the entire restoring process - a 6,5 mb MP4 clip!

My problem, it is:

impossible to delete or replace this corrupted file on the backup version of my computer
impossible to simply ignore this file during the restoration process
impossible to reboot my computer once a manual restoration (minus the corrupted file) is completed - the computer doesn't recognize the System Folder, even though it has been copied in one step, from the Time Machine backup disk onto my internal hard drive.
re-installing the OS on my "manually-restored-internal-HD" erased numerous important software extensions

Applications like Carbon Copy Cloner allow to copy everything except whatever cannot be read or written, and simply gives a report of the corrupted files at the end of the process.  Is there any way of doing the same with Time Machine ?  In other words, can I ask Time Machine to skip / ignore unreadable or corrupted files when restoring ?


texts: Trigger application "first open" via CLI?

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Briefly: I would like to open an application for the first time from the command line, and have it act like it was opened in the Finder for the first time.

In more detail:

If you download an application from the internet and open it for the first time from the Finder, you get a dialog box asking:

  “MacGuffin.app” is an app downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it?

However, if you open the application for the first time from the CLI, it does not give you that dialog -- it just opens the application. This seems to be consistent across a few different ways that I've tried to open the application:

open -a MacGuffin
osascript -e "tell application \"MacGuffin\" to activate"
osascript -e "launch application \"MacGuffin\""

In each case, it just opens the app without verifying. Then, later, if you open the application from the Finder, it goes through the whole verifying step.

What I want to do is to trigger that first-open-and-verify behavior from the command line, so that it does not later re-verify it when it is opened in the Finder.

I'm especially flustered since the man page for open describes its action as "The open command opens a file (or a directory or URL), just as if you had double-clicked the file's icon."  Clearly, it does not.


texts: What is the keyboard shortcut for editing a cell in Excel?

texts: I can't find the keyboard shortcut for this on the mac. It's F2 on a windows machine.


texts: How to I delete a song from ITunes and re-download

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all...I'm having trouble with a song I downloaded from iTunes.  I fixed it once before, but I can't remember what I did.

I have a song that I bought and it only partially downloaded (only the first 40 seconds play).  I paid for the song, so I can download it again to my iPhone and computer, but not until I figure out how to delete the one that only partially plays.  Otherwise, I don't get the option to download, only to "play".  Anyone know how I can delete the incomplete song from my iPhone so I can download it from scratch again?

I'm able to delete it from my computer, but when I synch, the stupid partial song gets added back.

Thanks!
Michele


texts: Mac randomly wakes up. Wake reason: (User)

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My mac randomly wakes up for no reason and says the user is the reason, when it is not. Here's syslog |grep -i "Wake reason":

Feb 25 20:13:44 Garys-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 17:41:46 Garys-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 17:51:59 Garys-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 19:26:43 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 19:28:56 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 22:15:40 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 23:28:37 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 23:35:09 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  1 23:43:30 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  2 01:43:36 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  2 11:26:12 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  2 13:57:37 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)
Mar  2 16:54:12 Garys-MBP kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: (User)

Here's pmset -g and assertions:

Active Profiles:
Battery Power          -1
AC Power          -1*
Currently in use:
womp                 1
halfdim              1
sms                  1
hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
gpuswitch            2
networkoversleep     1
disksleep            10
sleep                0
hibernatemode        1
ttyskeepawake        1
displaysleep         5 (display sleep prevented by remoting_me2me_)
acwake               0
lidwake              1
Garys-MBP:~ Gary$ pmset -g assertions
2015-03-02 17:47:50 +0000
Assertion status system-wide:
BackgroundTask                 0
ApplePushServiceTask           0
UserIsActive                   1
PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    1
PreventSystemSleep             0
ExternalMedia                  0
InternalPreventDisplaySleep    1
PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     0
NetworkClientActive            0
Listed by owning process:
   pid 315(remoting_me2me_): [0x0000954900050599] 00:04:44   NoDisplaySleepAssertion named: "Chrome Remote Desktop connection active"
   pid 315(remoting_me2me_): [0x000095490009059a] 00:04:44 UserIsActive named: "Chrome Remote Desktop connection active"
   pid 27(powerd): [0x0000954300100428] 00:04:50 InternalPreventDisplaySleep named: "com.apple.powermanagement.delayDisplayOff"
     Timeout will fire in 298 secs Action=TimeoutActionTurnOff
Kernel Assertions: 0x100=MAGICWAKE
   id=502  level=255 0x100=MAGICWAKE mod=02/03/2015 16:58 description=en0 owner=en0

Edit: I still have the same problem but a different assertions results:

2015-03-03 19:31:47 +0000
Assertion status system-wide:
   BackgroundTask                 1
   ApplePushServiceTask           0
   UserIsActive                   0
   PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    0
   PreventSystemSleep             0
   ExternalMedia                  0
   PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     0
   NetworkClientActive            0
Listed by owning process:
    pid 225(UserEventAgent): [0x00013ade000b0ac9] 08:35:55 BackgroundTask    named: "com.apple.bird.sync"


texts: MacBook Pro 13 June 2012 Boots Into Internal HDD Instead of External USB

texts:
The background:

Last week I booted up my Macbook Pro 13 June 2012 edition. But the machine turned off midway on the apple loading screen. I did the First Aid on Disk Utility using command + R and it came with disk exit error 8. I was recommended to wipe the hard drive and reinstall Mac OS El Captain but I still got the same error while reinstalling.

So I installed it on my 16gb external hard drive which worked but when I pressed the boot-up option button, I only see my internal hard drive (HDD). I also opened the Startup Disk option which shows the external hard USB drive but instead of booting into the external USB hard drive, it goes back to the MacOS installer page (the internal HDD).

How can I fix this?


texts: Can I change my 2011 iMac's graphic card from AMD's to nvidia Quadro?

texts:
I do lot of video editing work, mostly on FCP & Avid and I feel Quadro card is way to go.
Do you think I can get it changed from Apple?

-Reddy


texts: How can I download a video from the web to my iPad?

texts:
There's an m4v video for download on the web that I'd like to watch offline on my iPad. This is the process I know will work:

Open link in web browser on my laptop
Download video to my laptop
Stick video in iTunes
Connect my iPad to my laptop
Sync
Disconnect iPad from laptop
Watch offline

This is what I want to do:

Open link in web browser on my iPad
Download video to my iPad
Watch offline

Is there currently a way to do this?


texts: Can I stop MacOS from clearing uploaded books from my local machine

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Periodically books that I've manually added to the books app get removed from my local machine.

I do not have optimize storage space turned on.
I’m on macOS Mojave 10.15.6

Is there a way to ensure that it can never happen?


texts: Problem sending mail to Yahoo Group from Gmail

texts:
This problem is not strictly an OSX problem, but I do not know a more suitable site.

I belong to a club which uses yahoogroups.com for group mail.

Recently every message I send to the group from my MacBook using Thunderbird fails with an error message

Your email was not delivered due to a suspected guidelines violation. Please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/local/guidelines.html

I might addd that that link fails with 404 page not found which doesn't inspire confidence, but I have no choice but to use Yahoo.

Following up other links I found the following:-

As a spam prevention measure, email messages sent to Yahoo Groups without SMTP-authentication often result in failed delivery, citing a “suspected guidelines violation.” This happens most frequently because you're attempting to send your message using an external email application (Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc.). You can avoid errors by enabling SMTP-authentication within your email client or email service.

I have enabled SMTP-authentication in Thunderbird.

I normally use Gmail as my SMTP server and have enabled SMTP-authentication in Thunderbird.
I can send mail if I use my ISP as SMTP server, but I can only use this if I am directly connected to the ISP, not when travelling.

Can anyone help with this problem?


texts:
Is there any way in macOS to fix or improve spelling suggestions that are very obviously wrong, like this one?

Is there some setting somewhere that can be tweaked to make spellcheck less dumb/aggressive?


texts: Keyboard backlit light control from command line

texts: Is there any command to control the intensity of keyboard light of a MacBook Pro?


texts: Stop App Store prompting for specific system update

texts:
I have a Brother MFC printer, and installed the latest drivers from the Brother website. All is good, everything works.

The App Store now prompts me that there is an update available: Brother Printer Software Update 2.10. This looks like an Apple package, and isn't the same as the Brother one.

With this installed I can't print, and it doesn't even think the printer has a scanner attached. After deleting the printer, re-installing the Brother package, and re-adding the printer it's all working again.

It appears in the top Software Update section of the Updates page, not in the section below for regular app updates.

Is there a way to specifically block this one update? I know app updates have been discussed in other questions, this isn't it.

I'm on 10.8.2


texts: Will the Airport Extreme card from the 2006 Mac Pro work in the 2008 Mac Pro?

texts: An Airport Extreme card that claims to work with the 2008 Mac Pro and the card that I am using in my current 2006 Mac Pro. The cards look similar and since the ram is transferable from the 2006 models to the 2008 models I was wondering if the same is true for the airport extreme card? The cards appear to be the same physically. Has anyone actually tried it before or know of a definite answer?


texts: What is the criteria for auto updating of iOS apps?

texts: For eg: for automatic iCloud backups, the iPhone must be connected to WiFi, plugged in and locked, and backup takes place once a day. Similarly, what would be the conditions for auto updating of iOS apps?


texts: How much space does xcode 14.2 really need?

texts:
$ df -H
Filesystem      Size   Used  Avail Capacity iused      ifree %iused  Mounted on
/dev/disk1s5    251G    11G    39G    23%  488329 2447612991    0%   /
and yet "you have no space to install xcode"
39 gig is no longer enough?


texts: unistalling el capitan and installing yosemite issue

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I have formatted a usb drive guid partition and installed Yosemite from another mac. When booting, the USB is showing as an option to install yosemite. When I select this and try to install I immediately get a prohibited sign. I also booted normally (el capitan) and selected the usb from the desktop and was given an error "the copy of the install os x application to old to be opened on this os x. Any ideas on how to erase el capitan and install yosemite??

Mac that I'm attempting install on..
-started with el capitan on it
-el capitan has been updated once


texts: How do I subscribe to RSS feeds in Safari on a page showing the Reader button?

texts:
Safari (the desktop variant) shows an RSS button in the address bar for any page with an associated RSS (or Atom) feed. Clicking that button opens the RSS feed in your chosen feed reader application (Safari by default).

However, on most pages the RSS button only appears briefly as the page loads, or not at all. When the page is fully loaded it's replaced by the Reader button. There doesn't seem to be any way to disable the Reader button or otherwise get to the RSS button on such pages - so how do I subscribe to the RSS feed for the page (other than hunting around for an RSS link in the page content or worse, the page's source code)?


texts: macOS Sierra Spotlight search does not find Numbers but Number

texts:
My Spotlight search behaves strange and I don't know how to fix it.
Any Ideas?

When I want to open Numbers, I hit command space  and start typing "number",

but if I keep on typing the "s", essentially completing the app name Numbers, Spotlight does not know what to do anymore.

Does the index point into a wrong direction? If I search for a specific file it works.

I tried the solutions by Anil and Senseful here, but the problem does not change

UPDATE

After rebuilding the Spotlight library the problem shortly disappeared (one week). But it returned again. So maybe my question is not how to solve this problem but what is corrupting my Spotlight index?

Interestingly the Spotlight results look a bit different now and shows the App-Store Numbers version (which then automatically opens the local one).


texts:
I know that 32-bit applications do not run on iOS since iOS 11. Prior to iOS 13, attempting to start a 32-bit application resulted in an

  “This app” Needs To Be Updated

alert. Now the screen becomes black for some seconds, and then the lock screen (where you have to enter your code or Touch ID) appears.

So I thought this might be a good time to remove all remaining 32-bit apps from my device. But how to find them all? Prior to iOS 13, “Settings > General > About > Applications” listed all incompatible apps. That list does not exist anymore.

Is there an alternative method to list all 32-bit applications, so that I can delete them?


texts: Rotate the Quote Bubble shape in Keynote for macOS

texts:
The Keynote app for macOS offers a couple of its basic shapes for thought-bubbles (speech-balloon), one is oval, the other rectangular.

Notice that both point to the left.

➥ How to make them point in other directions, up, down, or to the right?

When I try flipping them or rotating them (hold down Command while dragging a corner), the text flips or rotates as well. I want the text in regular orientation, just the pointy triangular tip should be moved to top/bottom/right.


texts:
I spilled a juice on my MacBook-Pro keyboard. Consequently, some keys like 2, esc and tab don't work anymore on my keyboard.

Is there anyway to change those disabled keys with combination of some other keys, like Fn,Ctrl, Option+ something, using an app or a command?


texts: Terminal: I press "@" or "#" and terminal write "?"

texts:
I have this problem only on the terminal.

When I would like to write these symbol, for example "@" or "#" the Terminal write this "?" and a do a sound bell.

screenshot:

I don't understand why.

thank you


texts: iTunes wants to download an update before it restores my iPad. Way around this?

texts:
I would let iTunes download the iOS 9.3.4 update, but it's already been downloaded & installed. And when iTunes tries to download the update again, it can't. It tries for several minutes, then stops the entire process--and I don't get my Restore.

I've deleted .plist files associated with iTunes and it hasn't helped. Is there any way to restore my iPad without launching this futile attempt at a download?

iMac mid-2010 running El Capitan 10.11.5, iTunes 12.4.3.1

Thanks


texts: What is the function of Plus button (﹢) in Apple Podcasts app for iOS?

texts:
I am using the Apple Podcasts app on my iPhone. Say I subscribe to a podcast and it's status changes from Subscribe to Subscribed.

Now when I go to browse the list of all the episodes for the podcast, they appear with a Plus button (﹢) shown to the right which looks like this:

Tapping the Plus button (﹢) changes it to a download button which looks like this:

Tapping which the episode gets downloaded for offline access and the button icon disappears.

Taping anywhere else on the episode item without tapping on the Plus button (﹢) streams it over the Internet.

So I am curious to know what function does the Plus button (﹢) serve here?

Apple's support document, Listen with Apple Podcasts mentions only this:

  How to download episodes

  Find an episode in your library, or browse or search for an episode.
  Tap or click the download button  next to the episode's name. Or, if you see the add button , tap or click it, then tap or click the download button .


texts: How to boot and install Linux or BSD on a 2007 MacBook White via USB?

texts:
I have an old MacBook white (Model 2,1 mid-late 2007) which won't upgrade beyond Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). I have previously installed Debian with a dual boot by using rEFIt and booting from a DVD disk, but the DVD drive doesn't seem to reliably read disks anymore

I would like to install Debian or BSD on this MacBook, either as a dual boot, or as the single OS -- alternatively, any current linux distro or even Windows 10 would do.

I have tried a few things, all without success. For the record:

Burn .iso (or .cdr) image to DVD (Mac won't read disk)
Create a live Debian USB (with MBR partition) with rEFIt
Create live Debian USB with Mac Linux USB Loader (will boot on newer Macs, but not on MacBook2,1)

I've seen something about manually putting a GPT table on the USB drive, or creating a separate EFI partition, but since it's more technical and time consuming I didn't get around to it.

Main question: is there a reliable way to boot and install Linux, BSD, Windows (anything not OS X)?

Bonus points for running the OS live from the USB -- since after 10 years HD may fail some time soon.

Thanks for helping with recycling an old friend and protecting the environment.

EDIT: both replies, as well as all HOWTOs I could find operate under the assumption that I should be able to hold 'opt' on boot and choose the USB stick. That's not what happens when I have BSD or Linux there, but I am able to choose a USB stick with Mac OS X and install from it.
So the question becomes, what is the difference that prevents that from being done with Linux/BSD?


texts: Apple Macbook Pro Retina display turns off automatically

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro (Early 2015 model with Retina Display) with macOS Sierra.

For past 5-6 days its display turns off randomly while I am actively working on it. The touchpad keeps working and keyboard backlights remains on. If I restart it using power button on the keyboard then it works fine for a while (3-4 hours). What can I do to fix this? I have already tries SMC reset.


texts: How can I get "related emails" on iPad, like in Mac Mail.app?

texts: Lion's new mail.app update has a great feature for displaying emails where it shows "related" messages, ie both messages received and Sent are shown in the same conversation. Is there a way to get this on the iPad?


texts:
Off late, the Safari on my iPad has become a bit slow. That is, the pages take a long time to load.

Would deleting Website Data help in improving the speed ? Or any other options ?

It would be great if my form autocomplete data and website history (shown in address bar) do not get deleted. I guess the Clear History/Cookies would do that.

Please suggest.


texts:
I had installed Google Drive File Streaming and it was working fine until I upgraded to Mojave. Thereafter, I keep getting the error:
"drive file stream has encountered a problem and has stopped"
Dmesg reports:

Kext com.google.dfsfuse.filesystems.dfsfuse start failed (result 0x5).
Kext com.google.dfsfuse.filesystems.dfsfuse failed to load (0xdc008017).
Failed to load kext com.google.dfsfuse.filesystems.dfsfuse (error 0xdc008017).
syscall_extension_consume failed: 22syscall_extension_consume failed: 2

I have Virtualbox and Keybase installed, as well as OSXFuse. Not sure if they're competing / conflicting.

Any ideas?


texts: How can I listen to free radio on an iPhone?

texts:
Is it possible to listen to the radio for free on the iPhone?

Do I need a special app?

I have downloaded some apps for digital radio that require payment, but I just want to listen to regular free radio


texts: Is there a way to get Shazam to listen to music in SoundCloud or MixCloud while I am listening on headphones on my iPhone?


texts:
I want to use this Genius keyboard with my 2014 MacBook Pro 15".

When connecting the keyboard, the Keyboard Setup Assistant opens, saying that keyboard could not be identified. Then, it asks to press the key on the left of right shift. When I pressZkey three times, it says that the keyboard still could not be identified and asks to chose the type of keyboard manually.

Despite of the answer, keyboard starts working improperly. When I pressq it types x,w->4,e->l,r->y,t->1,y-6and so on. When I chose different type of keyboard (ISO/ANSI) nothing changes and the same wrong buttons mapping preserves.

The keyboard itself is working fine on another PC. Other keyboards are working well with this mac.

Maybe there is some software to properly fix usage of gaming keyboards on mac?

Would really appreciate your help to make it work.


texts: Possible reasons for very laggy video on external 4K monitor from MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)?

texts:
I bought a 4K Dell P2721Q monitor and connected it to my old late 2013 MacBook Pro 15" via a Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable. It connected without problems and shows that I have 4K resolution and 60Hz refresh rate.
When I tried to play 4K video on YouTube in Chrome, it was constantly showing a "loading" indicator. I thought it was problem with my Internet, but playing the same video in 4K on the MacBook display works fine and smooth.
Then I tried playing 4K YouTube video from Safari, it was definitely better than in Chrome, but it was still choppy. Doing some other activities like browsing/scrolling tall websites seems to work OK, there is are no lags.
What could be potential problems to investigate? Is this possible due to bad cable (I bought one in the mid price range, it has clear 4K 60hz marking on it and there are user reviews which claim it worked fine for them)? I noticed that after several minutes of playback CPU temp rises above 80 degrees up to 90 and then returns back below 80 (fans start to work louder). Could it be due to some CPU throttling?
Anything else I should try to check?
Macbook details:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2 GB, Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB


texts: How do you position your hand to use the control + w key? What fingers do you use?

texts:
I would like to improve my typing. Currently, I start web dev with vim. I use one of the feature called split, which create new window for me. then we need to hit Control+ W to move around cursors. I find myself vary awkward hit press the control key and w key at the same time, pinky for control key and ring for w key.

I understand there is one correct answer to this question. I would like to know how you guys do it. I definitely will find useful tips to improve the typing overall. Thank you so much in advance.

edit:
Ok, I need to specific, I am using MacbookPro 2016, which only have left control key. (I wish we could modify the right option key to act as a control key, but the left option key stays the same)


texts: How to disable or remove the YaraScanService (MRT.app)?

texts:
Recently on MacOS 10.13.6 I have noticed high CPU usage and identified the process YaraScanService as consuming close to 90% CPU.

The Activity Monitor lists it under:

/System/Library/CoreServices/MRT.app/Contents/XPCServices/YaraScanService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/YaraScanService

as part of the MRT.app.

According to this thread and another one it appears to be some kind of Apple's built-in antivirus that is doing its scanning yet there doesn't seem to be a way to disable or remove it apart from killing it from the Activity Monitor or with pkill.

Any pointers on how to control it or stop/disable it?

I would assume that if you have dozens of gigabytes of zip, tar, bzip, rar, jar archives then yarascan will unpack them all to memory or disc in order to scan them, and there is absolutely no way to whitelist or exclude them.

The MRT.app is timestamped on 10-Aug-2018 along with a bunch of other folders (apparently the date when I accepted an Apple update). Most files inside the folder are timestamped 4-Jul-2018 and 8-Jul-2018, supposedly when the app was released by Apple.


texts: Using right shift key to make a cap minimises the window

texts:
My daughter's friends were messing with the keyboard and now the right shift key minimizes the screen every time I'm using the shift to make a cap with the my right hand.  Since I'm a touch typist this is really frustrating.

I have gone to keyboard preferences and hit reset default - not working. Suggestions?

I have a MacBook Air 2014 running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.


texts: Can't Log In, Removed applesetupdone to try as new admin but need it back

texts:
So, it's a multilayered problem.

My bluetooth keyboard (logicool - no USB) stopped working or connecting. I tried disconnecting/connecting and then decided to just reset my Macbook just in case. When back on the log-in screen, I remembered why I had the bluetooth keyboard (which isn't working/has been disconnected): some keys don't work. The same keys I need for the password and for my appleID/pass.

So, i tried following this article's advice
https://www.lifewire.com/create-new-admin-account-for-login-issues-2259976

and again came across the issue of needing to type things with keys that don't work. So, I'd like to reverse what I did with the lifewire article - so that it boots normally again, and not asking me to setup an admin account.

So my question is about how do I reverse that? Any tips? And any way to launch the on-screen keyboard on the login screen?


texts: How to use osascript to open the Terminal App in a new window and make sure it's on the top of all other windows?

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I found a way to open Terminal.app very usefully as:

osascript -e \'tell application "Terminal" to do script "cd myfolder && ./something.sh param1"\'

If it were executed from a terminal window then everything is fine - at least for every case that I test. Howeer I run this command from a Node.js server because only that I can trigger a script in a terminal window. But here is the trouble: when it's executed, the Terminal window is behind my Chrome Browser.

How can this window be surely set on the top? I noticed that the window can be surely on top of other Terminal windows but how to set it on top of all other windows?

For example, the window is below Chrome and very hard to be seen:


texts: iPad 2 won't keep 'remember me' cookie on a website

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I'm running an iPad 2 on iOS7.

I have 3 iPad 2 and an iPad mini. All running iOS7. On all of the devices, I access a site which has a 'remember me' cookie to save me having to log in again. This works fine on all devices except for one iPad 2. I have gone through all the safari settings and they match the other devices. I'm stuck now. What is the problem? It happened on iOS6 as well. The cookie appears to get deleted when I turn the ipad off and then back on.

I cleared the cookies and data in case that was the problem, but it still doesn't remember on this device.


texts: How can I tell if a given *.ipa will run on an iPad or iPhone?

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I backed up my laptop's ITunes folder by copying out all the *.ipa apps I had installed.  Some of these IPAs are no longer available on the app store, or require newer hardware than I own.

How can I tell if a given *.ipa is intended for an iPad or iPhone by looking at (or using tooling to probe) the file?


texts: Photo file naming pattern of Mac Photos App - How to get the photos with portrait effect?

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I am struggling with the new file naming structure of mac.. I have lastly updated my mac to Catalina, but i am not sure if this change was made before Catalina.

Unfortunately i have been manually exporting my photos from the photos app (from the masters folder), and now i realize that, all these photos (original files, .heic) do not have the iphone blur effect.  So i go back to photos app, the photos are still listed there, but i cannot export them since the originals are missing. And i am also not able to put those originals back, since the photos app works suddenly with another file naming strategy. originals folder, instead of master.. and also all the originals called like B6EFD48D-315A-4A40-A17F-CA1C2D69E8CD_5.

Is there any way to find out how apple produce this name? I would like to create this name from the original file name "IMG_6883.heic". So i can put those originals back and export files jpeg files with the edited (blurry) version.

The problem in other words:

I have my original iphone photos (without portrait effect) in a local folder, they are called like IMG_6877.heic
Photos app does still shows the portrait version of those photos. But i cannot reach to them in the finder's file system (export also does not work), or they just do not exist since the original file is missing.


texts: Dual booting, and lost rEFInd: how to recover OSX?

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I mostly followed [these instructions][1] for how to set up dual-booting on my macbook, and everything seemed fine, up to the very last step. Now when I reboot the system (even if I hold command-R) I don't get any rEFInd boot menu or recovery mode, it just boots to the Ubuntu partition and I have no way of booting into OSX, which means this is now just a single-boot option Ubuntu machine.
I suspect it may be because during the OSX partitioning, I created two partitions, and then consolidated them into one during the Ubuntu  installation phase.

What should I do from this point?

Edit solved: From within Ubuntu, install refind again from the secondary installation. In case of Ubuntu:

sudo apt install refind

Let the program install to the partition that it wants to install to, then reboot, and you should see the rEFInd menu again.


texts: Cannot add a product to My Support Profile: "serial number is associated to another Apple ID"

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I am trying to add the iMac I bought in 2011 to "My Support Profile".

So I copied the serial number from the "About this Mac" window, but when I entered it, I got this message:

I never had another Apple ID.

How do I prove Apple this computer is actually really my computer?

This problem is really annoying, and because of the same issue I have only been able to add 2 devices out of 8 that I own...

EDIT: As of October 2016; the URL seems to have moved here for the list of devices paired with your Apple ID. And it seems that the question is also now obsolete since only devices that a user can log into (such as devices with iOS, macOS or tvOS) can be added, so no more iPods.