texts: How to increase graphics memory in Mac OS running as a client in VMware?

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I have installed Mac OS in VMware today and its default settings are as follow:

How can i configure the virtual workstation to increase the graphics memory to 512MB from the present value of 128MB?


texts: Change File Picker Dialog folder location (avoid latest visited folder)

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Whenever a File picker dialog (MacOs Catalina) is being open by a website or in general within the operating system, the UI shows as a default folder the latest used/visited one.
Let's consider this typical workflow:

I'm saving a file in Word using the Save button, which brings up a File Picker Dialog and I save my document in let say ~/Desktop/myfolder
After some time (even hours later) a website prompts me for a file Upload, which opens the same File Picker Dialog
Here's the issue: File Picker Dialog opens - by default- into the latest used folder from the Picker Dialog, so the file Picker UI will show files in ~/Desktop/myfolder.

This is pretty inconvenient as it can expose privacy files when screen-sharing or when having someone next to me when collaborating at the laptop .
Is it possible to use a Default folder for the file picker that opens up always for example in ~/Desktop or just ~ ?


texts: I ran lsof - i -P in search of an answer for an undocumented service running on port 8081/tcp. What does the following mean?

texts:
This is the information garnered from running lsof -i -P while searching for an undocumented service running on port 8081. What does this all mean and is it something I should worry about?

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain    5u  IPv4 0x40f90735ba18742d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49614->151.101.1.69:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   18u  IPv4 0x40f90735ba10542d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49615->dfw06s48-in-f106.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   19u  IPv4 0x40f90735bbd3742d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49616->151.101.193.69:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   23u  IPv4 0x40f90735c47f1a4d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49618->104.16.25.34:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   27u  IPv4 0x40f90735c43658ed      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49620->dfw28s23-in-f1.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   30u  IPv4 0x40f90735c4368a4d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49624->dfw06s48-in-f2.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   31u  IPv4 0x40f90735c47efcad      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49623->dfw25s34-in-f14.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   37u  IPv4 0x40f90735c47f106d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49628->dfw06s48-in-f2.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   38u  IPv4 0x40f90735c436806d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49629->dfw25s17-in-f2.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   39u  IPv4 0x40f90735c436768d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49631->oq-in-f155.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   41u  IPv4 0x40f90735ba100f0d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49632->server-13-249-25-68.iah50.r.cloudfront.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   43u  IPv4 0x40f90735b9c7b42d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49633->dfw25s25-in-f1.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   44u  IPv4 0x40f90735c469606d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49637->dfw25s34-in-f3.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   45u  IPv4 0x40f90735bbd3568d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49635->dfw28s02-in-f4.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   47u  IPv4 0x40f90735c4694cad      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49638->e1.ycpi.vip.cha.yahoo.com:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   48u  IPv4 0x40f90735c436942d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49640->server-99-86-100-55.iah50.r.cloudfront.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   50u  IPv4 0x40f90735bb9022cd      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49642->dfw25s25-in-f6.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   54u  IPv4 0x40f90735bb904a4d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49645->dfw28s05-in-f2.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   55u  IPv4 0x40f90735bb9018ed      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49646->dfw06s49-in-f2.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   58u  IPv4 0x40f90735bb97806d      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49650->dfw28s05-in-f2.1e100.net:443 (ESTABLISHED)

com.apple 761 cindypennmcbain   62u  IPv4 0x40f90735bb9762cd      0t0  TCP macbook-air.lan:49653->104.16.133.229:443 (ESTABLISHED)

cindypennmcbain@macbook-air ~ %


texts: Confused by location of spinning circles on iphone6

texts: I am trying to upload my entire iPhone 6 content to the icloud.  When I fire up my phone there is a spinning circle to the right of the wifi symbol but in the left half of the screen.  When I just turn on the screen but do not unlock it, and it is plugged in to charge, the spinning circle is now in the right half of the screen to the left of the "Battery Charge" and "Bluetooth" symbol.  Is something different being indicated by the slight change in position of the spinning circle?


texts: I have a running group text thread with my 3 sisters.  From time to time instead of one of my sister’s name at the top, it will say her daughter or son’s name.  We’re suspecting that her daughter is somehow hacking into her phone, because they are on the same iCloud.  Is that possible and if so, how can we fix it?


texts: Can anyone tells me how to view my text messages on iCloud? I know that iCloud will back up my messages on my iPhone 5S, and I am very curious about checking the iCloud messages. Is there any solution?


texts: Can I get an app for free if I already purchased it on the same account, but on a different computer?

texts:
I bought the Xcode app from Apple's Mac App Store last night on a computer which I ended up returning. I now have a new Mac. After logging into the App Store, I am asked to repurchase the app.

Should I do it? Will it know that the app has already been purchased on this account? Is there a way to re-download it instead of repurchasing?


texts: WhatsApp on iOS plays voice notes on Speaker. How can i force it to play them on my BT Headset?

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I got an iPhone 5 with iOS 7 paired with a Sony DR-BTN200 headset. Whenever i get a voice note on WhatsApp and i play it back, music pauses on my BT headset but the voice note is played from the phone's little call speaker (Not even the loud speaker) so it's pretty hard to listen to them.

Any ideas on how to fix this? [Jailbreaking is out of the question as this phone has been lent to me]


texts: In Preview, how can I return back to the previous position after clicking a link in the pdf file? I found command+[ or command+] doesn't work.


texts: Automatically removing Dock icons not consistent in Mountain Lion

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I know that whenever we add an icon to the dock, it gets added to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist file.
So, when I wanted to remove a dock icon from a program, I removed the corresponding entry from the plist file. However, I am seeing some issues in Mountain Lion(only). Sometimes, when I delete the entry from the com.apple.dock.plist file and kill the dock, the dock icon is still present in the dock. I am not sure how this can be possible. I confirmed that the application is not running. Is there any other location where dock information gets stored? Has anybody else faced such issues?


texts:
Is the Touch ID sensor good enough to deliver surveillance images (e.g. if Apple or some researcher/agency did it) ?

Would it be possible at all to get any usable imagery from the environment using only this sensor?

Maybe at least good enough to detect and distinguish gestures and motion near-field?

What is its angular/distance-specific resolution?

Scanners for example could be used as cameras in combination with advanced image processing to compensate for out-of-focus issues.


texts: Can I use my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with 4k (3840x2160) LG 40" ub800t TV @ 60Hz refresh rate?

texts: As the TV only has HDMI 2.0 ports, I am considering to buy a thunderbolt to HDMI 2.0 adapter. but I want to know that whether this combination will give me the 60Hz refresh rate at 4k resolution.


texts: Why does a click on a website zooms in on a part of the page?

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I'm not sure this is even a Mac issue, but when using Gmail on Chrome with OSX, clicking on certain parts of the page makes them zoom in.

It's a little hard to explain, so here's a vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_5BAXCWDEI

I'm clicking once on the new message popup for each zoom you see.

What's doing that?
How can I make it stop?

Is it even Mac related?


texts: Generate Keychain password when MacOS doesn't prompt?

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When signing into Skype, the password fields don't offer the Keychain password-generation option. Is there anyway to generate a password and store it manually in Keychain?

I need keychain to remember it, as there's no way I'll remember QW45FX-ASDASD style passwords, and MS won't let me re-use all my memorable phrases, as they've been passwords previously.


texts: Is there any way to backup and restore your iOS apps *without* re-downloading all of them?

texts:
I've got a problem. The first step, as they say, is acceptance. My problem, is apps.

I've got over four hundred on my phone, generally. It floats around that count, anyway. I think, perhaps, it comes from when I was a Boy Scout: “be prepared, zing-zing bong-bong,” and all that.

But in all seriousness: waiting two or three days, without leaving WiFi range (meaning, since I travel a lot, two or three days being phone-less while it sits at home) for all of my apps to re-download themselves … is painful, at best; and lifestyle-restricting at worst.

I'm a techie. I know quite a bit about these things, generally; and I know that there must be some way, complex as it may be, to backup the actual .app folders and restore the same, without excruciatingly-slowly re-downloading dozens of gigabytes of apps every single time I drop my phone, or update to a new iOS beta, or suffer some other data-calamity.

Anybody know?


texts:
I spilled half a cup of coffee (Nescafé, whole milk, water, no sugar) on the keyboard of my MacBook Pro Retina 15'' (MacBookPro10,2, Early 2013)
Details that you can skip:
It happened almost 3 days ago (62 hours as of this post).
At the time of the incident the mac was powered on and in use.
I immediately:

unplugged the power cord,
forced a shut down (by pressing the power button for a few seconds),
turned it upside down, with the keyboard facing down and parallel to the floor,
tried to wipe it dry,
sworn a lot.

Before bringing it to the Apple store, I decided to wait a few days to let it dry and try to power it on again. After all, something similar happened years ago with an 2008 MacBook (white) and a glass of water, and after a few days of rest the mac recovered fully.
(If anyone is wondering, I even left it a day and a half in a plastic bag with a lot of rice)
However, now it's been almost three days and it still doesn't power on.
I gently removed the power button from the keyboard and it looks dry, although the contact under the rubber pin seems a bit dirty.
Question
Does anyone know what kind of damage should I expect? Is it possible that once completely dry it will work as usual?


texts: Using USB ports for charging when MacBook Pro is not connected to power source and with lid closed

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I remember than on older MacBooks, it was possible to charge any USB device with the lid closed and without connecting to a power outlet.

However, at some point this has been disabled. I am currently using MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with macOS High Sierra (10.3.6) and this option is not available by default.

Is it possible to change this default setting and bring back the old behaviour?


texts:
I have a bunch of h.264 videos and an old standalone DVD player, which cannot play them.

I would like to convert them all into mpeg-2 and just burn onto a disk.

It seems, however, that it's somewhat not trivial kind of task.

When converting, I'd like to:

keep the video quality, if possible
keep the aspect ratio

What would be the best tool to do this? If you come to recommend a particular command-line tool, please consider suggesting full command, including relevant parameters.


texts: How do I remove my network from the recovery partition before sale?

texts:
I'm about to put my old MBP up for sale, so I re-installed from the recovery partition after wiping the drive. But when I rebooted from the recovery partition to double-check I'd deleted everything, it connected to my wifi network. I've got two questions:

How do I remove my network credentials from the recovery partition?
What other personal information is it storing without my knowledge, and how do I wipe it?


texts:
I have a question is there a way to downgrade from ios 7 to ios 6 with an iphone 5?

please tell me yes i hate this update lol


texts: Brand new Apple Mac-Mini cannot connect to ANY WiFi Network -- "Connection Timeout"

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I'm at my wits end here with a new Mac Mini. I bought a brand new mac mini, took it home, and did nothing but create a user account. When I try to connect to my network (Comcast Xfinity), I continuously get a "connection timeout" error before it even authenticates my password. The same thing always pops up when I try to connect to ANY network around me, even using my phone as a wireless hotspot. However, another MacBook Pro, iPhone 6, Lumia 920 (Windows Phone), and Surface Pro 3 in this apartment are able to connect without ANY issues whatsoever, so it is definitely isolated to my mac mini.

I took it into the apple store today, and they decided that it would be easiest to just give me a new mac mini. I tested it out at the store, and it was able to connect to both an open and a WPA2 encrypted network. Brought it home, and NOTHING. Connection timeout!

Here are some things I have tried:

Creating a new location inside network preferences with other options removed.
Removing password on network and making it open.
Restarting Mac Mini and router.
Changing channels on my router with random ones from 1 to 11.
Changing ipV6 to Link-only (someone recommended this).

I cannot find any more suggestions on google, and apple's phone support is fairly unreliable. I am so frustrated with this...I am normally a windows person, and was really expecting a magical out of the box experience, not this. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. I will post whatever logs I can to help out!

Here are my machine specs:

OS: OS X Yosemite Version 10.0.1

Hardware: Mac mini (Late 2014)
   -2.6GHz Intel Core i5
   -8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM
   -Intel Iris 1536 MB graphics

Thank you so much guys!


texts:
The Smart Mailbox I have set up for Wells Fargo emails has stopped populating since January 2016. Previously it had populated properly since I made it in 2010.

I have since received many Wells Fargo Bill Pay emails - but they don't populate into the Smart Mailbox.

I have created another Smart Mailbox with the same name but with a number one (1) after. It shows exactly the same emails.


texts: Linux in Oracle VirtualBox VMs runs slow and black screens on MacBook Pro

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I'm trying to install a Linux Virtual Machine in Oracle VirtualBox on MacBook Pro 2019 on Catalina, but I am having issues. Ubuntu goes black screen during installation, usually happens when creating user account or during the installation process itself. Other, more lightweight distributions are fine until I actually start to use them, they become extremely sluggish to a point where it takes a couple of seconds to process any input.

I've used the default setting, tried to give it more RAM and more CPU threads. Any other settings I should look out for?


texts:
I've recently had all the info in my Contacts underlined (not the name but phone numbers, addresses, etc.). I hate the look (makes it look busy and it's unnecessary), but have no idea how this occurred. I'm still using the older OS (not 8). Anybody know what I should do to get rid of the underlining?
Thanks.


texts: Where is a full (complete) list of defaults domains and parameters?

texts:
I found several long lists with defaults, settings, but never a complete one with a reference to developers.apple.com. Is there any such list to find? If not, which is the longest/systematic/complete list with defaults?

Update:

I'm interested more in the system administration point of view on the collection of the defaults settings, rather than in the developing an application

Update2:

Interesting could be something like TinkerTool collection in the form of Application, but using only the terminal

Update3:

e.g. all defaults keys from NSGlobalDomain


texts: How do I remove the “video” flag from a transcoded .m4a file?

texts: I transcoded a bunch of music videos downloaded for free from the iTunes Store to audio only .m4as in the Finder, following the hint at http://osxdaily.com/2012/01/16/convert-video-to-audio-mac-os-x-lion/. After adding the audio files to my iTunes library, they still show the video icon in the library list, and the media kind in the Get Info panel says “Music Video”, with no way to change it to just “Music” like other .m4a files. How can I force these files to be recognized as simple music files?


texts: Extract iCloud Password from iTunes backup

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How can I extract my forgotten iCloud Password from iTunes backup?
I've tried to use iTunes backup extractor and the I locate accounts.db file
Then I use sqlite browser to explore it,I found only the iCloud mail(which is I have already) and other mails..
is there any ideas please


texts: Can all Mac executables be copied between machines?

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Many programs for OS X simply ask to drop the executable into the Applications directory. This obviously means that copying the executable onto another machine is possible without problems.

What about applications that go through an installer (for example iWork) - do these do something extra? Can I simply copy the Pages executable onto another machine and have it run?


texts: Free U2 album doesn't show up in music library, just iPod

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In yesterday's (sep 9th 2014) Apple event, Tim Cook anounced Apple would offer as a gift the album "Songs of Innocence" by the Irish rock band U2.

The iTunes Music Store said album was already "purchased" but it offered no way of downloading it with the purchase button. Instructions said that I would find the album in my library with an iCloud icon indicating the album was in the cloud and I just needed to click that icon to download the album. But the in-the-cloud-album was nowhere to be found in my library.

I updated iTunes to the most recent version to validate that it wasn't a problem with the version I had.

Finally I was able to download the album in the iTunes Store app in my iPod touch. It was in more->purchased->Music->Various with an download button. I downloaded my gift. And I could play the tracks with wi-fi off, proving that the tracks were were in fact downloaded to the iPod.

But when I synced (several times) the iPod with my iTunes library, the album fails to appear in my Library, and only exist in my iPod.

The questions:

Has someone experience this problem ?
Is it made that way on purpose so the free-album could only be played on iDevices and not in the Mac/PC ?
Is this a bug ?
How could I get around this in order to have the album in my music library in my Mac ?
How do I get the PDF booklet I'm supposed to get with the album ?

Edit after accepted answer:

Wrong instructions leading to my confusion

Literal translation: Simply go to the Music app in your iOS device or to your music library in your Mac or PC and find Songs of Innocence in the Album or Artist tab. Your music is in iCloud: touch the list to begin to listen or the cloud icon to download them.

If anyone have this screen capture in english feel free to add it. Maybe the bad instructions are only in the spanish version.


texts:
I have a Wine app that allows me to run a windows game on a mac. However for some reason, if I open the app directly, the binary file within opens, but it does not seem to run as intended and doesn't do its "magic" of running the exe file.

However if I go inside the package contents of the app, through /Contents/MacOS/WineskinLauncher (where the WineskinLauncher is the set Executable File to be opened as shown in the Info.plist) and double-click that binary, it actually does it's job of running the windows exe program (along with opening a Terminal window first). Confused as to why this happens, I went to Activity Monitor to see what files and ports were being opened and I found some similarities and oddities.

  Through broken .app:

cwd
/
txt
/private/var/folders/7p/kk88nfm571bcg3y04xk4x_gh0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/E780487B-7603-4301-93C5-F79C5C77DC8D/d/SomeGame.app/Contents/MacOS/WineskinLauncher
txt
/usr/share/icu/icudt57l.dat
txt
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc
txt
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/VibrantLightAppearance.car
txt
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx
txt
/System/Library/Fonts/SFNSText.ttf
txt
/System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle/Contents/Resources/AppleKeyboardLayouts-L.dat
txt
/usr/lib/dyld
txt
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/SystemAppearance.car
txt
/private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_x86_64h
0
/dev/null
1
/dev/null
2
/dev/null
3
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc

  Through working binary:

cwd
/Users/Admin
txt
/Users/Admin/Documents/Games/SomeGame.app/Contents/MacOS/WineskinLauncher
txt
/usr/share/icu/icudt57l.dat
txt
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/SystemAppearance.car
txt
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/VibrantLightAppearance.car
txt
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx
txt
/System/Library/Fonts/SFNSText.ttf
txt
/System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle/Contents/Resources/AppleKeyboardLayouts-L.dat
txt
/usr/lib/dyld
txt
/private/var/folders/7p/kk88nfm571bcg3y04xk4x_gh0000gn/0/com.apple.LaunchServices-175-v2.csstore
txt
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc
txt
/private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_x86_64h
0
/dev/ttys001
1
/dev/ttys001
2
/dev/ttys001
3
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Extras2.rsrc

I'm suspecting that there must be something wrong with the settings of the plist file.

Here is the info.plist

How do I make it so I can properly run the app just by double clicking the app rather than having to go inside it and run the binary directly?


texts: What could be wrong with an Ethernet port on a black macbook?

texts:
In my house is an older black macbook. If I plug it into the house ethernet with a cable, youtube videos pause and spin the throbber and other network operations are also sluggish.

If I disconnect the cable and turn on WiFi, all is well. The TimeCapsule supplying the WiFi plugins into the same hub as the aforementioned cable (though there are many more feet of wiring involved).

Is there an log on Lion that would tell me if the ethernet interface was getting errors, or getting sick?


texts: OpenVPN missing parameter on OSX 10.11 El Capitan

texts:
I have a problem setting up VPN connection between my MacBook Pro with OSX 10.11 and my VPS with OpenVPN. The server is working correctly because I am using in on my iPhone with iOS 9.0.2, android 4.2 box and iMac with OSX 10.10. On OSX 10.11 I am getting this error using Tunnelblick:

  2015-10-12 21:13:27 *Tunnelblick: OS X 10.11.0; Tunnelblick 3.6beta10 (build 4400); prior version 3.5.4 (build 4270.4395)

  2015-10-12 21:13:28 *Tunnelblick: Attempting connection with macbook-pro; Set nameserver = 1; monitoring connection

  2015-10-12 21:13:28 *Tunnelblick: openvpnstart start macbook-pro.tblk 1337 1 0 3 0 16688 -ptADGNWradsgnw 2.3.7

  Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in /Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Shared/macbook-pro.tblk/Contents/Resources/config.ovpn:1: macbook-pro (2.3.7)
                                          Use --help for more information.

  2015-10-12 21:13:28 *Tunnelblick: openvpnstart starting OpenVPN

The config.ovpn that is causing the problem looks like this:

macbook-pro
dev tun
proto udp
remote vps-server-ip 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
comp-lzo
verb 3
tls-server

<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>
<key>
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
</key>

<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</cert>

Of course certificates are populated with proper certs and IP is also correct.

Have you got any suggestions?


texts: iPhone no longer sending messages as SMS when recipient is disconnected from data

texts:
I just upgraded to iOS 10.2, and now when I send a message to my niece (who has her WiFi and Mobile Data off, but Voice+Text Cellular on) it always goes as iMessage instead of auto-sending as an SMS as it used to. She then does not get it until she turns on her data.

This only happens with my niece who has an old iPhone 4.  She is unable to upgrade to iOS 10, so maybe that has something to do with this issue? It was fine prior to me upgrading to iOS 10.2 (messages to her when she had data connection were sent as SMS so she used to actually get them when offline). When one of my friends—who has iOS 10.2—has no internet connection, messages to him are sent as SMS automatically so he actually gets them. How can I get messages to my daughter to send as SMS automatically when she's disconnected from the internet but not from calls and texts?

I have enabled Send as SMS when iMessage is unavailable.

tl;dr by owlswipe: Messages to my niece's iPhone when she's disconnected to the internet but connected to voice + text used to automatically send as SMS instead of iMessage, but they no longer do. How can I restore the old behavior?


texts: Just picked up the Odyssey G9 and can't change refresh rate on macbook pro

texts:
I'm using the DisplayPort that came with the monitor, along with a USB C -> DisplayPort adapter that apparently supports 4k; however, I can't seem to choose any refresh rates when selecting the "Scaled" option in the Display properties. I've held down the Option key while selecting Scaled and, although it gives me more options, the Refresh Rate is still greyed out. Here's a screenshot:

What exactly am I supposed to do in order to "enable" 60hz? The monitor supports 240hz but I can't seem to get past 60hz here. I've even tried to select 4k since the adapter seems to only support 4k, but it still doesn't become available.
The monitor settings are using 240hz (can only select between 240hz and 120hz because 60hz is greyed out). Guessing I can't use 240hz on the Macbook Pro, but not even 120hz?
Mac Specs:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017 edition)
macOS Big Sur
Version 11.4


texts: Forcing bluetooth for iPhone incoming calls

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Is there anyway to force the iPhone to always use Bluetooth for incoming calls? - I'm on a motorcycle and have my iPhone set to auto answer calls, problem is it answers with the built in iPhone headphone/microphone instead of the paired and connected bluetooth headset.

I also cannot answer with the button on the bluetooth headset as it is inside my helmet.

Any ideas? - My iPhone is jailbroken if that helps.


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I use a set of Bluetooth headphones (Bose QC35) that can connect either with good audio or with a microphone and some distortion. This works well with my iPhone usually in the audio mode, but switches when calling or answering the phone.

On my Mac (macOS Sierra 10.12.4) they work as audio only.

How do I switch the headphones between modes?

On audio only they do not appear in the System Preferences -> Sound output.

On odd occasions I have made them appear in degraded audio and microphone mode by moving out of range and losing the connection and then moving back in range but this does not occur reliably. In this case the headphones do show up as a microphone in System Preferences.


texts: Connecting Apple Silicon Mini to Apple Thunderbolt Display

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I have an Apple Thunderbolt Display (APPLE 27" THUNDERBOLT DISPLAY 2560X1440 MC914LL/B A1407) and ordered an M1 Mini.
I'm trying to figure out if they will work together, and if so, what cables are required.


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I am trying to figure out what the position of the lid is. Whether it is open or closed. Is there a terminal command or a cocoa code snippet for this?

I've already tried pmset -g but i can only get the sleep modes and the lidwake status.


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I am having one problem with the Magic mouse; after 3-4 hours of continuos use, the Magic mouse automatically loses connection with my Macbook pro.

Do you have any idea? Why is it happening?
Is it a defect? Should I go for replacement?


texts: Preview in OSX El Capitan defaults to 100% scale

texts: When printing a jpeg, preview now defaults to 100% scale, which is not what I want. I am having to manually select scale to fit and fill entire paper. How can I make it always default to the latter (as it used to in previous versions of OSX)?


texts: The path /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg appears to be missing or damaged - OSX 10.13.1 - High Sierra

texts: This is not a duplicate of this question. The situation is a bit different. In my case, I have already installed High Sierra on a MacBook Pro 15inch 2017. I encountered this issue when updating the Security Update 2017-001. It got stuck in a boot loop where upon entering my password, it would send me to install High Sierra. (I've installed it over a month ago). Then it would show this error.


texts: How do I give mysqld write access to a directory?

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I am running OSX right now and trying to run a mysqld process and seeing the following error:

 $ /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --user=root
111026 11:05:08 [Warning] Can't create test file /usr/local/mysql-5.5.15-osx10.6-x86_64/data/XXX.lower-test
111026 11:05:08 [Warning] Can't create test file /usr/local/mysql-5.5.15-osx10.6-x86_64/data/XXX.lower-test
111026 11:05:08 [Warning] One can only use the --user switch if running as root

111026 11:05:08 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/plugin.frm' (errno: 13)
111026 11:05:08 [ERROR] Can't open the mysql.plugin table. Please run mysql_upgrade to create it.
111026 11:05:08 InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
111026 11:05:08 InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins
111026 11:05:08 InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.3
111026 11:05:08 InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
111026 11:05:08 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
111026 11:05:08  InnoDB: Operating system error number 13 in a file operation.
InnoDB: The error means mysqld does not have the access rights to
InnoDB: the directory.
InnoDB: File name ./ibdata1
InnoDB: File operation call: 'open'.
InnoDB: Cannot continue operation.

I understand the problem is since I am not using sudo, my current user account does not have write access to

/usr/local/mysql-5.5.15-osx10.6-x86_64/data/

I am trying accomplish two different things

Give the mysqld process write access to that directory without using chmod 700 or whatever. I am trying to use chown and it is not working
Create a script so the mysqld process starts at boot-up

Can anyone help me?


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Currently, I use Jing on my Mac OSX with my team to make a short 5 minute screen recording (with optional voice record). Unfortunately, it doesn't save it in a format that can be viewed on iPads or iPhones because it is recorded in Flash. Is there a free screen recorder out there which does the same thing but stores it in webm format?

The problem with Googling for this is that I'm finding that there's a lot of malware for Mac popping up now. Where, if you install the application, it puts adware on your Mac as well.


texts: What can you and can't you do with an apple watch that has activation lock

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My first question is what can you do and what can't you do with an apple watch with an activation lock.

My second question is how can I unpair the watch since the phone is a different location (I'm in South Africa and my brother is in New York with my phone). Is it possible to remove it from iCloud.com

I have to give the watch back to my work since I'm leaving but I can't unpair it. I also don't want to give them a watch with all my personal information on it.


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I have a 120 GB .dmg where I would like to study one directory. However, my Mac's HD is much smaller. I get a warning you cannot mount the directory.

I used the command to create the image

sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/media/ubuntu/ntfsDisc/sda.hfs.dmg bs=512 status=progress

How can you mount/read some content of a big .dmg image in small HD?


texts: Folders are disappearing from Safari's Bookmarks Bar

texts: I have used the Bookmarks Bar for years for my main site to keep bookmarks that I use.  The sidebar is far less frequently accessed. Over the past week, entire folders are disappearing from bookmarks bar, taking countless sites that I use. I updated Safari recently to 5.1.2, and security update. I am running OS X 10.6.8. I booted from an external drive with SuperDuper, backed up a few days ago, but it was missing the folders.  These bookmark folders have been stable for years (as a system).


texts: ChunkWM suggests cding into directory that does not exist ~/Library/LaunchAgents

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When trying to install chunkwm, with MacPorts, I'm getting an instruction to,

  Symlink prepared agent and start it:

cd ~/Library/LaunchAgents
ln -s /opt/local/Library/LaunchAgents/com.koekeishiya.chunkwm.plist
launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.koekeishiya.chunkwm.plist

However, I don't have a ~/Library/LaunchAgents. What do I do? I know I can create the directory with mkdir, but  I have no idea what that directory structure entails. My LaunchAgents in it /System/Library/LaunchAgents. The last time I put something in ~/ (Xcode) I found out much later that it needed to be in /Applications instead (and that it wasn't "installed" unless it was in /Applications. I'm wondering if this path was for an older version of MacOS?

Also, can I just launchctl from

launchctl load -w /opt/local/Library/LaunchAgents/com.koekeishiya.chunkwm.plist

Why does it want this to be in the home directory?

I checked in the MacPorts FAQ, and this isn't mentioned.


texts: How can I detect if my computer has been remotely accessed and monitored by an employer?

texts: I work remotely as a freelancer, on a new imac I purchased specifically for this gig. Until recently, I had a seat on the client's Adobe Enterprise, and I frequently exchange files with the client. I became aware of suspicious activities, such as the cursor moving by itself, and clients making references to my work or computer activity, that they could not have known without access to my desktop, or mysterious system crashes. I have since tightened up my security, but: How can I detect the presence of a monitoring system, or perhaps, an undisclosed user, and prevent access to my computer, and a potential invasion of privacy?


texts: Why does iTunes create multiple exact copies of my music files and hide them from view in Finder?

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Quite a while ago I downloaded an Indie/Rock Playlist and added it to iTunes, and it was all good. There weren't any doubles of songs or anything, in iTunes. But just now I've noticed that in the folder where iTunes saved these songs, there are additional copies of the files with a 1, 2, or 3 appended at the end of the file name.

I can only see these files from the command line, using the "ls" command for example. Finder doesn't show them, not even when I set Finder to show hidden files.

$ ls -l
...
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   7449751 25 Mar 14:35 106 Senseless 1.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   7449751 25 Mar 14:35 106 Senseless 2.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   7449751 25 Mar 14:35 106 Senseless 3.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   7449751 25 Mar 14:35 106 Senseless.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff  12230233 25 Mar 14:42 107 Shameless 1.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff  12230233 25 Mar 14:42 107 Shameless 2.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff  12230233 25 Mar 14:42 107 Shameless 3.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff  12230233 25 Mar 14:42 107 Shameless.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   5977984 25 Mar 14:45 108 Shocked But Not Surprised 1.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   5977984 25 Mar 14:45 108 Shocked But Not Surprised 2.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   5977984 25 Mar 14:45 108 Shocked But Not Surprised 3.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   5977984 25 Mar 14:45 108 Shocked But Not Surprised.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   4913269 25 Mar 14:42 109 Skeletons 1.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   4913269 25 Mar 14:42 109 Skeletons 2.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   4913269 25 Mar 14:42 109 Skeletons 3.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 jeremy  staff   4913269 25 Mar 14:42 109 Skeletons.mp3
...

Some songs only have one or two copies (never more than three), and some songs don't have any. Does anyone know why iTunes does this? And does anyone know how to make these files appear in Finder?

Update: I did a search on the rest of my music and found two other albums with the same problem. One has doubles of every song, the other has triples. Also, Finder appears to be showing the duplicates now, I don't know why. Maybe has to do with the OS X update that happened a couple days ago.


texts: Spotlight and Alfred can't find Photo Booth

texts: For some reason, neither Spotlight nor Alfred can find the Photo Booth app.  The app clearly exists in the Applications folder, and it runs fine, but typing in Photo Booth to Spotlight only returns the folder that stores the Photo Booth images.  Alfred just shows the standard "Search Google","Search Wikipedia","Search Amazon" that it shows when it can't find something.  What's wrong and how do I fix it?


texts: New Macbook suddenly shut down when using Virtual Box

texts: My MacBook Pro 2019 suddenly powered off when I was booting ubuntu on virtual box. The only other program running on my laptop was the  App Store. How can I find out the reason of power failure? It's fine if it's just software error, but I read this might also come from battery flaws.


texts: How to find errors in Excel for Mac 2011 in a large sheet?

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For Excel for Windows, there's an option to search a sheet for errors and go straight to them, under the "Find and select" icon in the ribbon.

Excel for Mac 2011 doesn't have a "Find and select" ribbon icon.

On a sheet without thousands of cells, how can you scan it for errors?


texts: Finding the file that's modified when you run a terminal command?

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I want to know what file is modified when I run a terminal command like:

 osascript -e "set Volume 0.5"

Is there a way to do this? I'm thinking maybe a command that looks for recently modified files in setting directories.


texts: How to download images from an xml feed using terminal?

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How can I download png images from an xml feed that looks the following way?

<ListBucketResult xmlns="http://url1.com">
  <Name>imagesToUse</Name>
<Prefix/>
<Marker/>
<IsTruncated>false</IsTruncated>
<Contents>
  <ImageStuff>imagetodownload.png</ImageStuff>
  <Size>17293</Size>
</Contents>

I was taking a look at this question on here about the same topic, except that I don't need to rename them, just download them.

Being new to shell scripts, I'm not quite sure how to do this (although I can definitely do this in 2 minutes in objective-c).

I have tried creating the following script and running bash myscript.sh

#!/bin/bash
URL='https://theurlwiththexml.com'
i=0
for u in $(curl -s "$URL" |
           grep png |
           sed -E 's/.*<ImageStuff>(.+)<\/ImageStuff>/\1/'); do
    curl -s "$u" -o $i.png
    (( i++ ))
done

But nothing happens. It just prints another line without errors.


texts: What process is accessing the hard drive?

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I can hear the hard drive chugging away when it should be idle. Some process is writing/reading from it in semi-random bursts, let's say once every second. Very annoying and wasteful.

I tried activity monitor, but that did not give me enough information and lsof is overwhelming.

Where should I start digging to find out what process is (ab)using the hard drive?

This is on 10.6.6.


texts: Sound and call with whatsapp call and line call using loudspeaker while typing

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I can't post a video but hopefully you guys will understand. When I try to make a call using the loudspeaker with WhatsApp or Line, the sound becomes weird, as if both the call sound and typing sounds are ringing together.

Has anyone else experienced this issue? If so, how do I fix it?

I just bought a new iPhone 11 Pro and it's doing this just like my previous iPhone XR.


texts: stop Ipod from asking for old Apple ID password

texts: Recently, I've changed my Apple ID because my old E-mail has been hacked. Now that I set the new one as my apple ID, the old Apple account still appears when I open almost all my apps on my Ipod Touch (4th Gen.), asking for the password to my old Apple ID. When I put in the old password to my old Apple ID, it'll keep asking for it no matter how many times I type it in. How do I fix this while keeping my account secure? Any suggestions would help!


texts: iMessage badge count not showing up on my iPhone

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On my iPhone 6s the iMessage count (on the Messages app icon) is no longer showing up? I checked Settings > Notifications > Messages and it is showing active.

Can someone tell me what I need to do going forward?


texts: command silently failing when running from the root's crontab

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I have a script that runs diskutil and since diskutil needs permissions to run I'm running the script from the root's crontab.

Steps:

sudo su root
crontab -e

sh /test.sh

Nothing ever happens

After typing sudo su root, typing sh /test.sh successfully runs the script.

Any ideas?


texts: Can I use my F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys only for specific apps?

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I constantly use the brightness, mission control, volume, and iTunes playback shortcuts on my keyboard's function row. However, a handful of apps I use make heavy use of F1, F2, etc. for keyboard shortcuts, and it's annoying having to use something like Fn+F7 all the time for something that was intended to be a single keystroke away.

I can think of a few ways to get around this problem:

Manually reassign any and all keyboard shortcuts that make use of function keys to something else. Ugh.
Enable the "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" option in System Preferences, and re-train myself to use Fn whenever I want to use the system shortcuts. Ugh.

Find a way to enable this option only for certain applications.

Is this possible to do? Are there any third-party apps that can take care of this for me?


texts: TimeMachine backup over network - are OSX Server or Time Capsule more reliable than TM -> NAS?

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Time Machine famously has problems backing up to a network drive ...just the other day I got the dreaded message where TM wants to wipe my existing backup and start from scratch again :(

(that's from TM on my laptop going to a 'Time Machine-enabled volume' on my Drobo 5N)

I have tried Carbon Copy Cloner and Superduper but they both had trouble even completing the initial backup - they don't seem to handle network hiccups well at all and just give up... the part that TM does ok with.

Most advice seems to be to don't backup up to a network drive and use a locally attached disk instead, due to fundamental technical problems with sparsebundle files over network etc.

But I really need to backup to NAS... we have have two laptops at home for a start, I can't plug them both into the backup drive at the same time so there'd be no way for backups to run automatically.

It's a bit odd then that Apple TimeCapsule offers network backups - does it suffer same problem?  I'd buy one if it works reliably, though I don't like that it's only single disk and no RAID.

Then I saw that OSX Server also offers Time Machine backup over the network to clients. Does this work any more reliably than the desktop TM -> NAS drive scenario?  I'd consider getting a Mini and locally attached disk if I could be sure that would work.


texts: Help understanding Keychain passwords vs Safari passwords

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I don't understand by which criteria a password is saved to Keychain vs Safari. Can I select somewhere where the passwords will be saved?
Let's say that I want all my passwords to be kept in Keychain, how to?

Thank you


texts: How does apple verify my list of trusted devices and browsers?

texts: When I logged in to icloud for the first time on my windows pc, my iphone made a loud notification sound and a message saying that another device has just attempted to log in to my icloud account popped up.  I selected "allow" on my iphone and the verification number was then displayed.  From my pc, I entered the given code and was taken to the icloud launchpad, where I received a prompt asking me if I wanted this browser to be remembered as trusted (so I dont have to go thru that process again, I assume).  I selected yes and I logged out soon after.  Later, I went back to icloud with a different browser and immediately another warning was displayed on my iphone.  Going back to tbe browser I originally signed in on didnt ring any alarm...although it;s the same device that wants to access my account.  My question is what info is exchanged in the verification process to ensure that I dont have to repeat the two factor step with a trusted device?  Also, is there any data from this exchange stored on my pc?


texts: How can I move a photo from iPad Camera Roll to another Album?

texts: I've learned how to copy photos from Camera Roll (iPad 2 with iOS 5) to new or existing albums. Is it possible to move photos to new or existing albums from Camera Roll?


texts: Export all stickies at once on OS X 10.8?

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I am using Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8). I have a lot of stickies, but have been unable to find a simple way to export all the stickies at once as either text or HTML.

Have I overlooked something obvious? What is the right way to export all stickies in bulk into a more open file format?


texts: MacBook Pro (2008?) running Lion 10.7.5 - how its 'obsolete' status will affect my photos etc

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I have a MacBook Pro (2008?) running Lion 10.7.5, which I have been told is obsolete.  Really?

Anyway I've just started to notice certain websites acting funny due to the old Safari Browser, so I am freaking out a little.  It has been suggested I do not run any updates just in case...

My question:  I have about 6k of photos in iPhoto which I am slowly trying to export to File Manager so that they are not lost.  Will my Time Machine backup be able to run/show all my iPhotos still in the application when I have heard that iPhoto is also obsolete?

Any suggestions out there would be most appreciated.  I am trying to export with filenames being the Date + extra info so they will sort by time not original filename from phone or scanner etc, which is why it's taking so long to double check!


texts: Bootcamp: Windows installer couldn't find drivers. I placed them on the installer USB. Where should they go?

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I have a Late-2013 model 15 inch rMBP, with El Capitan. I downloaded a Windows 7 64bit ISO from Microsoft.

Opened up Bootcamp Assistant, created a bootable Flash drive, and downloaded the Windows Bootcamp Support Files from Apple.

I extracted the zip, and copied the files over to the Bootcamp USB drive.

Back in Bootcamp Assistant, chose "install windows" option, created my partition (100gb), it seemed to be zipping along then it restarted my laptop and booted into the windows installer.

Windows installer stated that it could not find the necessary drivers, and to insert the disc containing them. There was an option to select folders on the hard drive which contain the files, but it said it could not find them in any of the folders.

So.. what did I do wrong? Where should the support files be extracted to? Does it need to be an entirely separate USB from the Windows 7 USB? ugh. Not sure why this isn't working.


texts: Make all fonts larger on the Macbook Air 11" or 13"

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Instead of getting a Macbook Pro 13" or 15", I was thinking of getting the Macbook Air 13" or 11", but checking the machines at Apple store, it turns out the density of pixels of the screen of the Macbook Air 11" or 13" is larger, so the font appears more "dense", and therefore smaller.

It turns out that the Macbook Pro 13" has smaller pixel density, and the 15" model has even smaller density, so they can have larger fonts, without needing to squint the eyes. The 17" model also has high font density as well.

If I want to get the Macbook Air 13", is there a way under Lion to make all the fonts larger (the webpage, the menu bar, all apps), without changing the resolution of the machine to something not the native resolution? (Native resolution is optimal on each machine.)


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When I run cd / && ls I see some directories in which I know the purpose of, and then others I don't.

Here are the directories I do not know the functions of:
/etc
/opt
/private

What do all of these do? Thanks in advance.

Edit: I also see some empty folders, like /cores. Are they safe to remove?


texts: MacBook Pro hard disk failure. How to recover and clean install?

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I have a MacBook pro, 2009, 13 inch, Original Snow leopard OS.

Recently, I was experiencing that my MacBook some times froze or restarted automatically! I didn't care, and one day it did not start!

When booting, it does not proceed the first gray page, and circle keeps rotating, until after few minutes the circle changes to a NO Entry sign.

I used Opt key while starting the MacBook and booted into Bootcamp. It works fine, I have been using Bootcamp windows for 2-3 weeks now, and just twice I got the Blue Death Screen, out of sudden!
I got the opportunity to back up all my files.

I used Opt-Cmd-P-R combination and reset the NVRAM.
Also I pressed the D key while starting and made a Apple Hardware Test. The result was recognition of the following problem:
4HDD/11/40000004:SATA(0,0)

Can some one please let me know what my problem is?
If my hard disk is busted, how comes it works (almost) problem-less in bootcamp?
Can the problem somehow be solved? For example if it is a bad sector on my hard disk, by isolating that area or so?
I tried to boot from MacBook DVDs and try to clean install the OS again, but when I restart and press and hold C key, (while the OSX DVD which came by my laptop is inserted), nothing happens! I hear the noise that it tries to read the DVD, and that's it...it just goes on for ages and nothing happens (stuck to gray initial boot page).
How can I have a clean installation of my OSX?
Does my computer (Snow Leopard, MacBook Pro mid 2009), have a recovery hidden partition? How can I access that?

Your helpful comments are highly appreciated.

Thanks.


texts: macOS Sierra asks for non-existing SSH passphrase

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I'm having a strange problem in macOS Sierra, when trying to connect a remote server via SSH.

I have a key, which I have created it without passphrase. I can correctly connect to the server using that key with Putty (Windows) and CyberDuck (Mac).

However, when I try to connect via SSH using the command line (ssh -I path/to/key user@server) the system asks me for the passphrase.

Any idea what could be wrong? How could I connect with a key that doesn't have a passphrase?


texts: Keep copy/paste and TOC in PDF converted from ebook?

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For research, I often convert non-DRM ebooks to PDF using Calibre.  The resulting PDF has a TOC with working links.  However, it is not searchable in Preview, and copy/paste results in blank white space, even when pasting into TextEdit or nValt.
(Adobe Acrobat can search, copy/paste the PDF and the TOC works, but I use many tools that use Apple's PDF frameworks, so I'd like to solve this.)
To make it searchable and copyable, I run the PDF through Ghostscript using these commands:
gs -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile="output" "input"
This renders a new PDF that is searchable, and copy/pastes properly.  However, it strips the links from the TOC.
Is there a way to convert the PDF so that it will retain its TOC links and also be searchable and have copy/paste work?


texts: Custom keyboard shortcuts not working for Excel contextual menu item

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I want to bind control-option-command-F to "Filter by Selected Cell's Value", a contextual menu item in Excel. As you can see in the screenshot

it appears to be associated with the correct menu item, but pressing this keyboard shortcut does nothing. Selecting this menu item with the mouse does trigger the expected behavior.

I tried binding this same combination to a regular menu item ("Split") and that worked fine, so I don't think it's an issue of this combination of keys being incompatible with another shortcut.

Can anyone explain to me why this is not working?


texts: How to disable autoupdate on Mac OS X without removing any files or changing permissions?


texts: Disable notification when logging in with apple watch

texts: OSX Sierra added the ability to login to your mac via a paired Apple Watch instead of typing a password.  This is a great feature, but every time I log in it sends a notification to the Apple Watch, which can be annoying (especially since the notification tone is exactly the same as the one used for actual notifications).  Is there any way to disable that notification, or at least tun off the sound for that one without completely muting the watch?


texts: Can I transfer an app to somebody else without having them to pay for developer enrollment?

texts: I am an app developer, and I have to transfer an app to a company, so the app won't have my name under the title in the AppStore. So it looks like they made it. My question is, do they have to pay for an enrollment, or can they just recieve the app for free, and if they can, how can they recieve it from me? I know you can transfer it from itunes connect, but it seems to me that you have to pay for an enrollment to get access to itunes connect.


texts: No Prompt & Password Fill Install for Homebrew

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I'm trying to create a script to deploy macOS and the last piece that isn't automated is installing Homebrew. Because of the unique scenario where Homebrew shouldn't be installed with sudo, and it requires both the return key to be pressed and the users password, it's become a tricky thing to figure out. I've spent a few hours on this and found other unanswered questions on StackExchange with no luck on getting it completely automated.

My code:

echo "Password: "
read -s PASSWORD
echo $PASSWORD | /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

The echo skips the request to hit return but doesn't pass in the password because I'm missing the -S flag because I shouldn't include sudo when installing Homebrew. I ultimately need a setup that hits command AND passes in the password without using sudo. The rest of my script runs by using echo $PASSWORD | sudo -S my-command-here... so I'd like to not deviate too far from that scheme if possible.


texts: How to send attachments to windows users properly

texts: I already have Windows Friendly attachments enabled, but I'm still having a problem. Whenever I send a image attachment to windows (Outlook) users, it comes as an inline image, not as an attachment. They can't save the image like a regular attachment.


texts: How can I change my Apple ID region from Asia to U.S

texts: My Apple ID region is Indonesia but I wanted to change it cause I can't download some app on the Indonesian store


texts: iTunes "determining gapless playback information" over and over at launch

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I'm experiencing a very annoying issue with the latest version of iTunes; there are 92 songs for which it is determining gapless playback information over and over again, at every launch of the app.

Any ideas on how to debug this / how to fix it? Googling yields a few Apple threads which tell you to readd the files one by one which is useless; that just bypasses the check instead of fixing the actual issue.


texts: "type" and "which" programs coming up empty for programs on the path

texts:
Here is an example of a program that is in the path, find-able by tab / command-completion and accessible but not found by which:

kafka-

However running which kafka or type kafka comes up empty handed

Why would these programs not be working properly?


texts: Sporadic static-like white dots on external monitor after upgrading to new MacBook Air

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After upgrading from a 2011 MacBook Air to a (refurbished) mid-2013 MacBook Air, I'm getting odd behavior with my external Dell 2240M monitor.

Whenever my laptop wakes up, if the monitor is already on (usually asleep), there are this static-like white dots dancing all over the screen. If I cycle the monitor power with the laptop on, they go away.

What causes this? Does the newer MacBook Air have some incompatibility older monitors?


texts: Xcode on Mac App Store requires additional storage even though I have more than enough?

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As you can see, when I try to install Xcode 9.0.1, I'm shown an error that says I need an additional 5.6 GB of free space on my drive, yet I have 10.98 GB available, and the App Store lists Xcode as only requiring 5.46 GB of space.

So why can't I download it?


texts: How to launch jar the same way Jar Launcher does

texts:
The source of this problem is that Jar Launcher (/System/Library/CoreServices/Jar\ Launcher.app) runs the jar just perfectly (as far as I know, the Jar Launcher app is the one that runs jars which you double click in finder), but I need to set a memory buffer limits.

So I've tried to run the jar like:

java -Xms1024m -Xmx2048m -jar <path_to_jar>

And when I run a jar like this, I get an exception:

Exception in thread "Thread-11" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: net.minecraft.Util.excutePost(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;

Do you have any idea what can be wrong with me launching app the way described above? Can you suggest any way to launch the jar like the Jar Launcher does or how to specify memory buffer limits for Jar Launcher?

EDIT

My console java version is:

java -version
java version "1.6.0_33"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_33-b03-424-11M3720)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.8-b03-424, mixed mode)

But I have no idea how to find out what version is Jar Launcher using


texts: iCloud backup/restore - how to get the rest of my stuff (photo's)?

texts: I got a new phone yesterday, and restored it from my recent iCloud backup and have all my apps etc... but I haven't got my photos!! How do I get them???


texts: Messages - Signs me out of facebook everytime laptop sleeps or screen turns off

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After turning the laptop on and logging in (into my macbook air) I am prompted for a password for facebook. I am signed onto two different gchat accounts just fine but not facebook.

Even after entering my password again I have a text sent to me from facebook saying to using a certain string of numbers as my password instead of my actual password.

I do have two step authenitcation on facebook, could that be the culprit? (although I have two step authentication for my google accounts also..)

I'm on OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)


texts: Dual Booting a Macbook Pro (OSX) with Ubuntu 12.10

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I have been trying to dual boot my mid-2012 Macbook Pro running OSX Mountain Lion with Ubuntu 12.10 with a disk and a USB, and none of them are working. I have used disk utility to partition my hard drive for linux and burn the .iso image to the external drives (usb and dvd).

The only thing that happens at the end, is that the disk becomes useless by giving this message: "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer."

I have gone into terminal and burned my iso through terminal, too. I also tried to do it with Ubuntu 12.04 instead of 12.10 with the same outcome.

BTW, for reference, I did the exact same thing as explained in this tutorial, except they can burn the dvd and I can't. Maybe this Ubuntu download is meant for Windows?

Also, I have rebooted my mac holding c and also tried selecting the cd by holding the option (alt) key. Nothing shows up.

I really don't know what the problem is. I wasted 5 dvd's, 2 cd's, and a USB. Can someone please help me out? Thanks!


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I've got an applescript that calls a binary on my computer (installed with homebrew). I'd like to share the applescript with friends, but can't guarantee that they'll have the binary.

For example, a simple app uses pdfimages to extract images from a PDF. That binary relies on libraries installed along with it, so if I just include a copy of the binary inside the Contents/Resources folder and reference it, that won't reliably work.

So, is there a way to easily(!) include the binary and its dependencies? I suspect I need to use a different tool for this.

Thanks.


texts: What features from watchOS 5 are not available on the Series 1 Apple Watch?

texts: Or are all the new features from watchOS 5 available on the Series 1 Apple Watch?


texts: External display color changes when MacBook lid is closed

texts:
I have no idea how, as the color profile remains the same, but whenever I close the lid on my MacBook, the external monitor changes to a blue tint.

I've tried changing the monitor's settings, as well as ensuring the right color profile is on.


texts:
I'm on an iPhone 4S, running a fresh install of iOS 6 and I'm encountering a weird problem with my APN settings.

Every now and then, about 2 twice a week, I'll be out and about when suddenly my mobile data stops working. When I check my APN settings (apn, username, password), those fields are empty.
I enter my details and then I'm back online without further issues.

A couple of days later: same thing happens.
I've tried restoring the iOS, wiping and reinstalling but the issue keeps popping up.

Any suggestions?


texts: Yosemite - Change default C and fortran compilers

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I am struggling to build a climate model that depends heavily on C and Fortran compilers installed on the machine.

I installed XCode and its default compilers, but I had to install more recent versions from MacPorts since I need updated compilers.

Therefore, I currently have two distinct versions of the compilers installed on my Mac (using here gcc as an example, but it is the same with gfortran):

gcc, from XCode, installed on /usr/local/bin/gfortran

gcc-mp-4.9, from MacPorts, installed on /opt/local/bin/gcc-mp-4.9

What I need to do is to set gcc-mp-4.9 as the default gcc compiler of the system, for any purpose at all. I created an alias on my bash.profile:

alias gcc='gcc-mp-4.9'

which works if I just type gcc on terminal. However, if I type "which gcc", the system still detects the old version:

$ which gcc
/usr/bin/gcc

which causes me some troubles, because most of the libraries I have to build rely on the output of 'which' to determine the compiler to be used.

Without removing /usr/bin/gcc or creating symblic links, is there any way to indicate to the system that gcc-mp-4.9 is the default gcc compiler for any occasion?

Thanks in advance,
Thiago.


texts: What keyboard shortcuts exist for Notes app is OS X?

texts:
I can do cmd-N to create a new note.  What I'd like to learn how to do is:

get the cursor in the search field, then use up down arrows with enter to select the right note
it would be great to also cycle through notes with the keyboard, similar to cmd+shift+[ and cmd+shift+] in Chrome

How can I learn to do these things?


texts: Migrating parallels PVM from Mac to Windows

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I have a Linux image (Parallels v9 PVM file) on my MBP, which I would like to migrate to Windows (to clarify: so that the Linux image can be launched from Windows, instead of from Mac).

Is this possible?  Do I just need to install Parallels on the Windows PC and copy over the .PVM?  Or do I need to use a different tool for the migration?


texts: Missing Macintosh HD after erasing MacBook computer

texts: In the process of erasing my computer, I can no longer see Macintosh HD. I did use the security option to do a thorough erase. When I try to reinstall operating system, only OS X Base System shows up. What can I do ?


texts: itunes 12.1 song into ringtone for iPhone

texts: I can't save segment of song as AAC in order to use as ringtone. Stuck at that stage. I am using iTunes 12.1.0.05. There seem to be solutions for earlier iTunes versions. I've edited song to be 30 seconds.


texts: Is there a Git GUI client for OS X Lion (10.7.5) in 2017?

texts: I've been looking for a Git Desktop client. I'm a high school student with an old early 2008 white MacBook. Its maximum OS is Lion. My hard disk is too small to effectively use two partitions with bootcamp to run Windows. Does anyone know if a GUI client I could install for Lion? Thanks.


texts: iPad 2 16gb WiFi can no longer connect to home WiFi after iOS 6 upgrade

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My wife's iPad, which has been working perfectly since she bought it almost a year ago, has, as of a few moments ago, stopped connecting to our home WiFi network. My laptop (2010 MBA) and her laptop (2012 MBA), both iPhones (4s) and my iPad (New iPad WiFi) and my brother's laptop (2011 MBP) all connect to our WiFi perfectly.

However, when her iPad tries to connect it will work but then the "login" page that happens at, say, Starbucks, will come up (the Hotspot Assistant or whatever it's called) and shows a "Page not found" error. Then the WiFi disconnects.

It was working fine earlier, now after upgrading to iOS 6 the problem has come up.

Is it a bug that's affecting a lot of users or is it something that's been around for a while and just never happened to her?


texts:
I'm struggling to come up with a rational scheme for managing sync between my mac laptop, my iphone, and google. My corporate center is google apps, so I need to start with contacts from there. However, somehow, I constantly end up with some sync process creating extra copies of my contacts.

I do not have any contact syncing enabled in itunes.

One possible source of distress is that I have two different google accounts: personal and business. The personal account is set to sync contacts via an 'Account' of type 'Exchange', the work ones come in via a card-dav account (I think, the phone doesn't actually tell you what these things are once they exist).


texts: Can the haptic feedback level be lowered on the ForceTouch trackpad for MacBook Pro?

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The haptic feedback on the Force Touch Trackpad is too loud/clicky for my preferences. I run macOS 10.12.3 (16D32) on the 15 inch TouchBar model MacBook Pro if that matters - but this persists to the 2018 hardware and macOS 10.14.4 well into the last few versions of Mojave.

If I disable force click, that turns off the haptic feedback entirely. I also have reduced it to the minimum force which helps, but is still too loud.

That's not what I'd like, though - I want force click enabled with a significantly reduced haptic force click sound.

Is there a setting to change this whether it's a hidden preference or adjustment or if it's something in the system preferences?


texts: Is it possible to use more than the allocated base amount of video memory?

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On a MacBook Pro with the Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU, the amount of allocated video memory is 384 MB, as can be seen on this Apple support page  (scroll down to HD Graphics 3000)

This GPU, however, is known to allocate base memory based on available RAM. In particular, for 8 GB RAM, it is expected to allocate 512 MB. It seems Apple has chosen to override this, and allocate only 384 MB instead.

8 GB of RAM, 512 MB allocated. Exception: 384 MB is allocated on
15-inch and 17-inch systems

My question is, since the GPU supports upto 512 MB, is there a possibility to actually use that amount of memory for an application?


texts: macOS forgets login screen keyboard setting, falls back to US English

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My keyboard setting is German. After restart the login screen keyboard setting is always US English.

How can I permanently change the keyboard to German, also for login after restart?


texts: Selectively restore from a time machine backup created on snow leopard to a different machine running mountain lion

texts: I have a current time machine backup on USB from an older machine running snow leopard 10.6. How can I selectively restore applications and data from this time machine disk to a new mac running Mountain Lion 10.8?


texts: Why is zeroing out a drive with dd not working?

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I'm using macOS Catalina.
I have a 16GB microSD card that had Raspbian on it, which is 2 partitions:

45MB boot partition
large Linux partition

I needed to clear it, so I plugged the SD card into my Mac and did this:
$ sudo bash -c 'gdd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=4M; sync'

gdd is the GNU version of dd, installed using homebrew.
/dev/disk2 is definitely the right microSD card I'm zeroing out, confirmed with the Disk Utility.
I use rdisk instead of disk because it's much faster, and points to the same disk.
When the command starts running, the macOS Disk Utility shows the drive name change from "boot" to something like "Generic Flash Device" or something like that, so I know it's definitely doing something.
gdd runs for a while, and after a few minutes, shows this:
gdd: error writing '/dev/rdisk2': Input/output error
3799+0 records in
3798+0 records out
15931539456 bytes (16 GB, 15 GiB) copied, 419.932 s, 37.9 MB/s

The error makes sense, since it tries to write zeroes to the microSD card until it runs out of space. At this point, the SD card should contain all zeroes. I've done this literally dozens of times on Linux. It never fails. I've even done this successfully on High Sierra dozens of times.
What doesn't make sense to me is that as soon as the gdd process is done running, Disk Utility shows the SD card as "boot" again, it automounts at /Volumes/boot, and the files are still there.
How is it that gdd shows that it successfully wrote the entire SD card full of zeros, and yet the data is still there?
Update: The Mac I was doing this on just happened to have VMware fusion on it, so I did this:

Created a VM, attached Arch Linux ISO to it, and booted it
Attached the USB card reader device to the VM
Used dd in Arch to zero out the drive

I shut down the VM, and the USB device reattached to the macOS. Exactly the same thing - the "boot" partition is still there, still auto-mounts, and has all the files there. What is going on?
Update 2: I can't even seem to delete the partitions. I use the Arch VM, and either fdisk, or cfdisk to delete the 2 partitions on the SD card, it says it deleted them successfully, but as soon as I check again, the partitions are still there. The SD card is brand new. I'm not seeing any I/O errors reading from, or writing to it that would even suggest that its damaged.
Update 3: I can't even delete the files. I mount either partition under Arch, use rm -rf * to delete ALL files on that partition, and ls shows that they are gone. I unmount the partition, and immediately mount it again, and all the files are still there.


texts:
i have the following javascript that searches the current site (very handy)

javascript:Qr=prompt('Search%20Site%20for','');if(Qr)location.href='http://www.google.com/search?&q=site:'+encodeURIComponent(window.location.hostname)+'+'+escape(Qr)

I am a launchbar user, but launchbar will not open this javascript bookmark.

Can i create an applescript that runs the javascript bookmark (in chrome, which is my default browser)

Have tried:-

tell application "Google Chrome"
    execute javascript "javascript:Qr=prompt('Search%20Site%20for','');if(Qr)location.href='http://www.google.com/search?&q=site:'+encodeURIComponent(window.location.hostname)+'+'+escape(Qr"
end tell

but nothing happens...


texts: how will users be informed if an app is not running on their current iOS version?

texts:
Let's look at the following scenario:
an app is not supporting iOS 8 anymore. how would iOS8 users know they have to update in order to get the latest app version?
is a badge still visible on the appstore icon informing the user that there is a new version of the app and when clicking on "upgrade" he will be informed that this app is not supported with this OS-version or how does it work?


texts: Can't connect to any Apple related services via home network

texts:
I own an iPhone 5 and a 12-inch iPad Pro and I ran into this weird problem today where I was unable to reach any Apple related services via my home network. I was suddenly unable to connect to the App Store with both of my devices both via Wi-Fi when everything was just fine yesterday. It wasn't like my Internet's down or anything - I can go to any other sites just fine, and all of my games that need to be online didn't run into any problems, and I don't think anything has changed about my router settings either.

The first thing I checked was if App Store was down - unlikely, but possible - so I switched over to my phone's cellular network, and it connected to the App Store no problem. I was able to reach the store with my iPad through my phones network too.

I decided that my network is just acting weird, and with my iPad I consulted Google for an answer. That led me to, unsurprisingly, the Apple support site, which I was unable to open. So I tried again with my computer, which is connected to the router via Ethernet. That, too, failed, but at least Chrome gave me a better idea of what the problem is, which apparently had to do with apple's DNS address. I did the only thing I knew how, and that is to clear the DNS cache, which sadly did not work either.

At this point, I am both confused and out of ideas. I would like to ask if anyone can give me some insight. What is happening, why is it happening, and is there anything I can do to fix it, or is it something I can just wait out?


texts: Use FaceTime on MacBook to call via iPhone, being connected to hotspot

texts:
In the documentation they say that the devices should be connected to the same wifi network:

  Each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
  Each device is signed in to FaceTime with the same Apple ID.
  Each device has Wi-Fi turned on.
  Each device is connected to the same network using Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
  On iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices, then turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices.
  On iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings > FaceTime, then turn on Calls from iPhone.
  On Mac, open the FaceTime app, then choose FaceTime > Preferences. Click Settings, then select Calls From iPhone.

(emphasis mine)

My MacBook is connected to the Internet using the iPhone hotspot.

By this setup is this supposed to work? I get call failed.

However, when I'm home, connected to the router wifi, I can use FaceTime to call using my iPhone (both devices being connected to the router wifi).

Is there any hope to get this working when using Hotspot?


texts:
Every night, I run the following commands in Terminal before shutting down my Mac, but I wonder if I should just enter them in the same directory that my Terminal appears in (/Users/myUserName) or should I cd to a particular directory?

rm -rf ~/.bash_history
rm -rf .TemporaryItems
rm -rf .Trash
sudo periodic daily
sudo periodic weekly
sudo periodic monthly
history -c


texts: Disabling Java / Enabling it only on a case by case basis

texts:
I seem to have Java installed on my MacBook Pro running 10.10.5. My default browser is Chrome (latest) but I also sometimes use Firefox and Safari.

As i understand in an ideal world Java would be disabled as it can pose a security risk, how can I disable it or only enable it on a case by case basis?


texts: Where is Time Machine restoration software installed?

texts:
I am seeking to upgrade a MacBook Air MacBookAir4,1 (11-inch, Mid 2011), running OS X El Capitan and Office 2011. The SSD is documented here.

If a Time Machine backup is made, does the new SSD need to be prepared before Time Machine restoration? If so what exactly must be done, format file system, partitions, etc.?


texts: Useless Eject key on Apple Wireless Keyboard

texts:
I have an Apple Wireless Keyboard that has an eject key on the top right. It is useless because my Retina MacBook Pro does not have a CD-ROM.

My MacBook is running OS X Mavericks and I expected eject key to do some power operations, just like the power key on the top-right of MacBook keyboard.

This key is useless now. How can I get it mapped?


texts:
I have a photo in Photos that I have added keywords (tags) to. When I export this image I can see other metadata, such as description and location that were added by Photos in the EXIF data but not the keywords. Is it possible to make Photos also add the keywords to the EXIF data?

If I export originals there is also an option to export XMP data, but I don't see this option when exporting as JPEG.


texts:
I moved my dropbox folder to a different location, following the instructions provided by dropbox. (I use the desktop client. OS X 10.11.5)

Specifically, I clicked on the Dropbox icon, went to Preferences -> Account, and changed Dropbox location. It took a while to copy the files. Now, for some weird reason, most of my files are stuck in 'syncing'. I don't understand why it has to sync anything at all, since the files were copied within the hard drive, and no file was modified in the cloud.

It's been stuck at 6,990 files remaining for the last two hours. When I move the mouse over the dropbox logo, it says Indexing 6,990 files and Can't sync "x (Access Denied). What does this even mean? There are shared folders in my dropbox that I need to use right now. What do I do?


texts:
'[3-4]' expands as if I had asked for '[0-4]'. This occurs with letters as well:
ls
file_0  file_1  file_2  file_3  file_a  file_b  file_c

ls file_[2-3]
file_0  file_1  file_2  file_3

ls file_[b-c]
file_0  file_1  file_2  file_3  file_a  file_b  file_c

Enumerations work as expected:
ls file_[2bc]
file_2 file_b   file_c

Is this a known bug or have I suddenly been teleported to an alternate universe?  Do you see this on your system (csh or tcsh)?  Is it fixed in tcsh 6.22 ?  Thanks!
tcsh --version
tcsh 6.21.00 (Astron) 2019-05-08 (x86_64-apple-darwin) options wide,nls,dl,bye,al,kan,sm,rh,color,filec

macOS 10.14.4


texts: I don't get group texts with cellular data off

texts:
I have an iPhone 6 running iOS 12.4.1.

I have a paltry data plan ($$$), so I've turned off iMessage in Settings -> Messages.

iMessages show up in blue in Messages app; regular text messages show up in green.

So far, so good. I can still send/receive messages when I'm out and about, and I'm not leaving data turned on and thus chewing through it quickly (and have it available if I need it, such as for driving directions).

Now, here comes the part I don't understand. Although I'm connected to my home network almost the time, much to my surprise, when I do turn on data, I get a number of queued messages. They all seem to be group messages, and show up in grey in Messages.app. [These groups may have been created before I switched off iMessage, if it makes a difference]

This is unbelievably frustrating. I had no idea I was missing messages. I don't get it -- why don't they come through as normal text messages, or come through over my WiFi? Why are they only available when I turn on ridiculously expensive cellular data?

More to the point, is there a way I can get them to come over WiFi, so I don't miss them and don't pay extra for them?


texts: How can I get more keyboard software instruments for GarageBand?

texts:
I've been using GarageBand to play my MIDI keyboard for a few years, just because of its built-in software instruments for keyboards. Now I'm thinking about purchasing some jam packs only for the extra keyboard software instruments.

Which ones should I buy? Are there any more places or third-party software where I can get more keyboard instruments? I really want to have a huge selection of keyboard sounds, but don't know where or how to get them.


texts: iMac does not show bootable USB drive on boot menu

texts:
I downloaded the Linux USB Image of memtest86 and used dd to get the image on a USB flash drive.

Whenever I used it on an iMac Late 2006 (running SL) or the newest Macbook Air 13'' (running ML) the drive was shown as "Windows" in the boot menu (ALT pressed during startup) and memtest could be started by just selecting it.

However this does not work on my late 2009 iMac (running ML): The USB drive is just not shown on the boot menu.
I tried another USB device with the same image, but the problem remained the same.

I know there are other answers like this one, but if there was a problem with the partition table or the image, why does booting work with the other two Macs?

Do you have any idea what the problem might be?


texts: iTunes Shared Library missing artist artwork

texts: When accessing an iTunes library shared over the local network, why do the usual artist images not appear? The album artwork appears just fine.


texts: I've followed all the advice on other threads, none work. I have knocked the sliders in iCloud to off for Safari but I can still see what's being viewed on my iPad by double clicking my iPhone.


texts: How do I move photos I loaded onto my iPad 2 from a SD card to an external hard drive using a connection kit with an USB port?  Can this be done?  Had no problem downloading photos from the SD card but can't figure out how to download from the iPad to the external hard drive.


texts:
I moved away (to an external drive) about 30 GB of files from a drive (startup disk) that had 60 GB of free space.  After the move it still shows only 60 GB of free space, not 90, as I would expect.  The trash is emptied.

I tried rebooting and verifying the disk (no problems found), but it didn't change anything.

How can I diagnose and fix the problem?

Note: this is what happened during the move.  I deleted the "washed out" items and repeated the move.

Update: The space was being taken up by Time Machine's Mobile Backups feature. This has solved the problem.


texts: App Store asks me Apple ID password with an incorrect email

texts:
I have an iPhone 4S from about 2 years. Till now the App Store never asked me a password different from the one I've set when create the Apple account. Today, for no apparent reason, it asked me a different email while I was trying to update my apps. I don't know this email and I think that I've never typed it, neither set it as my default email. If I go to iTunes it shows clearly that my Apple ID has the correct email, I also tried to verify it and the password is correct. But the App Store keeps asking the password for that different account, and there I can't change it. How do I "say to the App Store" that I want to sign it with a different email?

Edit

I recognized that I haven't problems updating other apps, just one: whatsapp. I imported this app from another computer, may this be the problem?


texts:
Somehow my python on my Mac OS X is messed up.

I am trying to install virtualenv

$ pip install virtualenv

And it gives me:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/pip", line 5, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/distribute-0.6.40-py2.7.egg/pkg_resources.py", line 16, in <module>
    import sys, os, zipimport, time, re, imp, types
ImportError: No module named time

However if I try it like this, it finds time.

$ python
Python 2.7.3 (v2.7.3:70274d53c1dd, Apr  9 2012, 20:52:43)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import time
>>>

My path variable looks like this:

$ echo $PATH
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/git/bin:/opt/opengeo/pgsql/9.1/bin

Could it be that my path variable is set wrong? Where and how can I fix this?


texts: How do I get non default calendars to show up on iOS (iPhone/iPad)?

texts: I was able to connect my iPhone to multiple Google accounts and have the default calendars show up on my iPhone and iPad correctly.  But how do I get the non default google calendars to show up as well?


texts: Spotlight re-index every time I restart/boot iMac

texts:
I have an iMac Late 2006 with Lion installed. I don't know since when, but since 3-4 weeks ago I am having this problem.

The point is, every time I restart my iMac or boot it, Spotlight starts to reindex again.

I already test to disable Spotlight, remove /.Spotlight-V100 and enable Spotlight again but it didn't solve it. I don't know how to debug/detect the problem but it is so bad, because it impacts on iMac performance...

I don't know if it is important, but I also have installed Windows 7 on Bootcamp. However it is marked as non-indexing volume on Spotlight's Preferences. I also tried to repair permissions, but it didn't work.


texts: Importing citation style to Zotero from Citavi

texts:
I am a Mac user so I can't use Citavi.
My institute has its own citation style but they only provide a Citavi citation file. I don't know a way to import a Citavi citation file into Endnote, Zotero or Mendeley so I don't have to use Windows....
Do you have a tip for me?


texts:
I have installed gcc45 by using brew tap homebrew/versions & brew install gcc45. However, I can not find g++-4.5 in /usr/local/bin. How can I install g++-4.5 separately by Homebrew? Thanks.

My system 10.6.8.


texts: Can Time Machine back up an external hard drive in addition to internal one?

texts: I have two external hard drives connected to my Mac with OS X El Capitan.  I am using one of the external hard drives with Time Machine as the back up hard drive only.  The second external hard drive I use to store my many photos.  How can I get Time Machine to back up both the internal Mac hard drive and the external hard drive storing my photos?  Right now, it will only back up the Mac internal hard drive.  I need it to also back up the external hard drive.


texts: How to automount volumes earlier in the boot process?

texts:
I have a set of programs that run from directories directly off the root path (/) instead of the usual /Applications.  They have worked fine in every version of macOS including Catalina and now Big Sur.  Unfortunately, starting with Catalina, the OS does not allow you to create directories off the root anymore.
To get around this, I created a /etc/synthetic.conf file which allows you to define empty directories at the root that can be used as mountpoints.  I put each program its own APFS volume and use fstab to automount them at boot time.  It works perfectly -- sort of.
The problem is that every time I reboot my Mac, some system preferences are lost (file type/MIME associations, notification center preferences, privacy settings, LaunchPad icons, etc.) and I have to reset them every time.  The first time I launch application Foo after a reboot for example, it asks me if I want to allow notifications.  One application I use starts a VM at boot time, before a user has logged into the machine.  I have to place that VM in my '/User/' directory in order for it to work.  None of this is a huge deal, but it's very annoying.
From what I understand, macOS runs some launch daemons during the boot process looking for app bundles and populates various databases used by these features use to determine what apps are actually installed on the system.  My guess is that the fstab file doesn't get processed until later in the boot process, so the APFS mounts not available when those launch daemons run.
Generally speaking, how does macOS control the order of launch daemons?  And specifically, how can I get fstab to process earlier on?


texts: Why am I asked for a credit card number to download a free app?

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I  want to download free app in my iPod touch device and i have the following doubts.

Kindly resolve me doubts.

when i try to download it asks my credit card security number.
since i am trying to download free app , why do i need to provide my credit card security code?
Will i be debited for downloading the free app from app store?

I cant able to find any information regarding this on apple.

Please provide me some references about this from apple and please resolve my doubts.

Thanks a lot.


texts: Battery charge status decreases while plugged in charging

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so I have a 2019 MacBook Pro 16" on Catalina 10.15.5.  I recently got it back from the shop - upper case replacement for bad keyboard that included replacing the battery as part of the repair.  Now I've noticed that while its plugged in and 100% charge and I'm using it, the battery charge actually decreases.  For instance last night I opened it, it was plugged in at 100%. I used it to make an email and print a few pages for 15 minutes and the charge actually decreased to 93%.  The icon shows when plugged in.
I have looked at MacBook Pro battery drains when connected to AC power but Battery Health Management is not turned on so it seems to be something else in my case.
How can I diagnose and solve this issue?
PS: I'm using an OEM 96W power adapter.


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My friend got me a new iPhone.
We put the 2 side phones together to start transferring before this I had to change my iCloud password as I forgot it so did that
I really thought it was complete so I deleted everything from my old iPhone and left.
I soon realised it hadn’t finishing transferring and it locked me out I filled the form and went through everything they told me do.
They said they would send the code to unlock me to my email, I then forgot my email password, iPhone have told me they can’t help me till I unlock my email, I have filled out the form they ask u two about 10 time giving all accurate information an they keep saying they don’t recognize me, I have had the same email address for 10 years or more, I need my phone for work as I’m a Carer please can you help me.


texts: Ctrl + → to have the same effect as ⌥ + →

texts: How can I make Ctrl + Arrow to have the same effect as ⌥ + Arrow, i.e. move to the previous/next word?


texts: How to iterate items of the window with dynamic title

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I am trying to get all rows from a table of the application.

set ProcName to "AppName"
tell application ProcName to activate
tell application "System Events"
    tell process ProcName
        tell tab group 1 of window 1
            set items to every row of table 1 of scroll area 1
            set itemValues to {}
            repeat with aRow in items
                set itemValue to (value of text field 1 of aRow)
                log itemValue
                set the end of itemValues to itemValue
            end repeat
        end tell

    end tell
end tell

However when I run the script it prints out only several items because the window title is constantly changing and I get the following error.

 "System Events got an error: Can’t get window \"App name window title"

Is it possible to tell the script to use other identifiers other than title?
Or please suggest how to solve the issue.

Thank you.


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Im considering using Pages for personal note taking, but one thing that slows me down is having to click "Open" on the pop out dialog for links.
Is it possible to instantly follow the link instead of having this dialog pop up?


texts: How can I save images that are on an iPhone but not in iCloud?

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I have an iPhone 4 with 1275 photos in the "all Photos" folder.
In the connected iCloud only 114 are shown.
As we wish to replace the phone with a newer one we would like to save all 1275 images from the phone.
Connected to iTunes about 600 are shown. All images previous to March 2015 are not shown in iTunes.
Those image show a small exclamation mark in the bottom corner when looked at it on the iphone.
We tried connecting to Dropbox without success. Also sending the images via email.

What can we do to save the images from the old phone?


texts: How recent does the backup has to be when you're about to jailbreak an iPod Touch?


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I'm looking for a good app that I and kids at my home can use to draw pictures on the iPad. I've used many of the free apps, like Chalk Pad and so on, but I notice that each of these comes with a lag.

What's a good app which helps you draw great looking pictures and has a minimum amount of time lag? I'd prefer free apps, though mentioning paid apps won't hurt.


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I recently installed an SSD and made it my boot disk, and installed a 1TB HDD on a Caddy, where the DVD-ROM used to be. The one drawback is that having a second drive actually lowers the battery life quite a bit, so hence my question:

I know I can unmount the drive (eject it) so that it doesn't spin when needed, but, is there a way to re-mount it without having to reboot the Mac? I don't mind if it's a terminal command.

Thanks in advance :)


texts: How can you tell what time a photo sent via iMessage was taken?

texts: If a picture is iMessaged to me, how can I tell what time that photo was taken? When I save it, it changes the EXIF info to the time I save it (which isn't helpful). I am trying to see if a stranger is lying to me, for my safety.


texts: Selecting all when deleting emails on iOS 7?

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I'm working on a users phone and they're complaining about spam emails that they get on their AOL account. Many of the emails have the same titles, and thus should be easy to delete en-masse.

I got as far as searching for the title of the email, clicking search, and then clicking edit, which brings up a list of checkmarks to the left from which you can select the emails to be deleted.  However, you can't check all of them without checking off through ever single stink'n one.

Is there a way I can bulk delete hundreds or more emails on AOL from just the one sender using iOS?


texts: Documents or Desktop not Staying in Favorites in Finder Mac

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Whenever I add the documents or desktop folder to favorites on macOS Sierra, it stays there for some time but then disappears. Is it a problem with iCloud Drive?

Update: It still occurs in macOS High Sierra. I tried booting into safe mode, resetting PRAM and SMC, resetting finder preferences, but it still doesn't fix the problem.

You can see it here:
https://youtu.be/TJubgY3tUKM


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When selecting a photo from my photo stream as the wallpaper (on my iPad 4 with iOS 7), the wallpaper is shown as a preview, allowing me to scale and move the visible area. Unfortunately, this doesn't work for most images, e.g. ones that I downloaded to the device from the web.

Using the two-finger pinch to scale the image doesn't work at all, and moving the visible area is very slow, if it works at all.

This behavior results in weirdly cropped and scaled wallpapers - the same was working fine on iOS 6.

Is this a known bug? It seems to be related to the size of the photo - the stock wallpapers coming with iOS work fine.


texts: How can I log into an azure VM via my Mac?

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Recently switched to Macs.

I have some Azure VMs. In Windows, I just need to boot up the remote connections dialog, put in the server and credentials and it should log me in.

Is there a similar sort of thing for OSX as well?


texts: Wifi Outgoing Calling Options for iPhone 5s

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I have an iPhone 5s with Verizon wireless.  I just moved into a new house and the cellular service is very weak, however my home Wifi is great.  I tried to look into calling over wifi, however this feature isn't available on the iPhone 5s's apple menu as it's a pretty old phone.  What options do I have to accept/send calls on wifi?

I tried google voice however the only feature I can use is to create a # with them and forward that to my real #.  Ideally I'd like to use my real # to accept calls and make calls over wifi.

Thanks in advance.


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OSX 10.10.3 has been just released and I immediately migrated my iPhoto library to Photos.

More or less there's everything I'm used to in iPhoto but Apple's removed a useful function: I can't reverse the order by date of an album! I mean, on iPhoto I have some smart album sorted with recent photos on top and older bottom but, by default it would be otherwise. In iPhoto there was a menu voice to set it but in Photos, actually, there isn't.

I tried searching album source file (as a .plist) to modify but I can't find it.

Has some one any idea on how to manage sort options on new Yosemite's Photos?


texts: How to disable notifications from automated "shortcuts"?

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How can I disable notifications from iOS "Automation" "shortcuts"?
Is there a way to disable (or manage at all) notifications from my shortcuts? I have "Automation" shortcuts which turn on the phone screen and I really don't need or want notifications for.
Thanks.


texts: Can the default contact store for Mountain Lion be iCloud?

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I'm struggling to manage duplicate contacts and would like to entirely and permanently disable the "On My Mac" category for contacts.

I never, ever want a contact to be added to a Mac and not be stored in iCloud.

Have I missed a setup step since I'm ending up missing contacts on my iOS devices when my Mac decides to store things locally instead of globally.


texts: What's  > About This Mac > System Report > Software > Applications for?

texts:  > About This Mac > System Report > Software > Installations shows you all of the installations on your Mac, but  > About This Mac > System Report > Software > Applications just says "No information found." I'm curious about what System Report > Software > Applications is for?


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I need to upload our sounds to iTunes using rss feed.Created rss feed,i don't know how can work this with iTunes.

Thanks in advance.


texts: "Your system has run out of application memory." How is that possible?

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macOS is regularly popping up a "Force Quit Applications" dialog:

  Your system has run out of application memory.

  To avoid problems with your computer, quit any applications you are not using.

How is that possible if there are only a few open apps?


texts: Configure Finder dock icon to open another directory

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By default, the Finder dock icon opens All My Files directory.

How do I configure it to open a directory specified by me?


texts: How to mount disc from RAID 1 OS 10.11.6?

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My NAS RAID 1  disappear :/
Crappy Unitek Y-3357

I think that one drive is healthy but ...is there any way to mount the disc and recover data ?