texts: macOS Catalina renamed external volume name

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I have an external APFS RAID 1 array made of three USB hard drives connected to my Mac Mini.

Before I installed Catalina (10.15) on my Mac Mini, this array was called "Primary" and was mounted as /Volumes/Primary/.

After I installed Catalina, that array appears to have disappeared and been replaced with "Primary 1". This is an inconvenience because various programs looked for files in /Volumes/Primary. I can deal with a one-time inconvenience. What's really weird is that "Primary" apparently coexists with "Primary 1". Some applications see "Primary", but others see "Primary 1".

Here's the output from ls -lha@:

ComputerName:Volumes NonAdminUser$ ls -lha@
total 0
drwxr-xr-x   5 root          wheel   160B Oct 31 07:38 .
drwxr-xr-x  22 root          admin   704B Oct 30 20:42 ..
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root          wheel     1B Oct 31 07:31 InternalDrive -> /
d--x--x--x   3 root          wheel    96B Oct 29 07:56 Primary
drwxrwxr-x@ 14 NonAdminUser  staff   448B Oct 31 18:34 Primary 1
    com.apple.backupd.unlockrecordUUIDs   84B

I should mention that I normally operate my computer as a non-admin user and sign into the admin account for system maintenance and installing new software.

Why are there suddenly two drives, and why do some applications see one path while other applications see another?

EDIT:

Here's the output of df:

Filesystem     512-blocks        Used  Available Capacity iused       ifree %iused  Mounted on
/dev/disk1s5   1953595632    21149624 1183122536     2%  483557  9767494603    0%   /
devfs                 407         407          0   100%     704           0  100%   /dev
/dev/disk1s1   1953595632   709969192 1183122536    38%  609430  9767368730    0%   /System/Volumes/Data
/dev/disk1s4   1953595632    37748824 1183122536     4%      17  9767978143    0%   /private/var/vm
map auto_home           0           0          0   100%       0           0  100%   /System/Volumes/Data/home
/dev/disk6s1  15627315072 10505155688 5120487720    68%  695289 78135880071    0%   /Volumes/Primary 1


texts: Pages - new paragraph in the same list item?

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I create a numbered list:

1. Point 1
2. Point 2

and so on. Now I realised that the content of 2 requires two paragraphs

1. Point 1
2. Point 2, paragraph 1
   Point 2, paragraph 2

but pressing enter in a list just creates a new list entry.

Shift-Enter gives a new line but not the extra space you want to separate the paragraphs (c.f., this paragraph and the previous paragraph):

1. Point 1
2. Point 2, paragraph 1

   Point 2, paragraph 2

(There is too much space in this example but you hopefully get the point.)

How can this be achieved?


texts: Terminal: open-command -a flag - Why isn't it necessary for some software?

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When I use this command to open some text-file ...

> open myFile.text

... then it works perfectly fine. TextEdit opens up and I can read / edit the file.
Works with pdf-files the same way too.

But when I do this ...

> open Terminal.app

... then I get an error message:

The file /Users/michael/Downloads/Terminal.app does not exist.

I've found out that I have to add an -a flag:

> open -a Terminal.app

Then the command works as expected: A second terminal is opened.

The man-page of the open-command says:

*-a application

Specifies the application to use for opening the file*

Okay, well ... but ...

Why do some software work WITHOUT using the -a flag? While other software demands it to be there?


texts: When would upgrading the processor of the top of the line Macbook Pro make sense?

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As seen here, the top of the line MacBook Pro Retina  (with NVIDIA graphics card) has an option to upgrade the processor from 3.7 Ghz to 4.0Ghz via a "Turbo boost".

I am generally wondering what kind of use would warrant this upgrade?

More specifically, I am wondering if it would be of any benefit to web browsing with hundreds of tabs open, 3D rendering performance, or mass processing of images?


texts: Boot Camp only detects two out of three monitors

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Setup: brand new MacBook Pro with Retina Display plus two 27" Thunderbolt displays. So, three displays in total, which works like a charm in OS X.

Unfortunately, when boot-camping into Windows 8.1, it detects only two of these: the one on the MacBook and the (first) external one:

Note that interestingly, the devices plugged into the secondary external monitor still work - e.g. all three cameras are there.

Any ideas?


texts: Can you make the menu bar never show while in full screen already?

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4 years ago, I asked if it is possible to stop the menu bar from showing while in full screen. The issue is that, on tabbed applications, whenever I try to click a tab, the menu bar appears above it causing me to click in the wrong place. Half a decade later and I'm still deeply frustrated with this issue. Is there any way to do it yet?

Here is what I am talking about:


texts: Dead pixel with but with inverted color in rMBP

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I have a mac book pro retina since a few weeks (bought in april 2013). There is a pixel in the middle of the screen that has the opposite color of what it should have:

If background is white, pixel is black
If background is black, pixel is white

So it's not technically a dead pixel, but similar. (just more annoying because it see it on black backgrounds...)

How can I diagnose if this is a software or hardware problem ? Are there any standard test that I can run ?


texts: What are the key differences between fink and macports?

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I don't want to start a holywar, but as far as I am concerned, I am on track according to the faq.

I wanted to know the key differences between macports and fink. I am a long time macports user and am looking for some fresh blood (if I may say so). I was looking towards fink. I'd appreciate it if anyone listed out a few differences between these two package management systems.


texts: Apple Trackpad Causing Long Keypress Events

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In the last day my Apple Magic Trackpad has started to cause long keypress events when I type on the keyboard.

For example, pressing 'a' in a browser menu bar will cause the accent popup to appear. Pressing 'cmd+t' will cause multiple tabs to open, and causes the 'File' menu to noticeably flicker as if being selected.

This even happens on the login screen. It is impossible to for to log in if trackpad is enabled, since each keypress produces multiple entries in my password.

Is anyone familiar with this situation and a potential fix?


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I would like to backup my pictures using FreeFileSync, I say pictures because i want to migrate both iPhoto and photos libraries till i figure which one i want to keep

I have my reasons not to use TimeMachine

So with FreeFileSync which folder should i be selecting as the folder to sync?


texts:
I've been having trouble with my Mac since I installed Yosemite, where I open an .dmg file, and it would go to the Disk Utility, then I would have to open it from there.  My MacBook running Yosemite did not do this, and would give the normal graphic to drag the file over applications to execute it.

Now I've upgraded to Sierra, and I get an alert that says "The document “Example.dmg” could not be opened. Disk Utility cannot open files in the “Disk Image” format".  I try to right click the file, but it does not give me an "open with" only an "open" which gives the same error.  Again, my MacBook just opens the installer program just fine.  I verify the images on Disk Utility, and I get an "operation successful", but the file still won't open.

I am sure there is a way to get round the problem and open the .dmg files, but I would like to adjust the settings so that the installer opens as designed.


texts: iWork '09 Numbers: How to set the default language of the document

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I would like to set the default language of a Numbers document. I figured out how to do it for a Pages document:
How Do I Set the Default Language in Pages?
but I cannot find the corresponding inspector tab in Numbers.

How can I set the default language of the Numbers document to e.g. German? The OS and other programs should remain in English, however.


texts: I have iMac 2011 with ThunderBolt and MacBook Air 2011 with Mini DisplayPort. Can I connect them with a ThunderBolt cable? It is for work in Photoshop on two displays. Thanks!


texts: How to know what percent of document that I read in Safari?

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When using Safari to read documentation, how do I know how much do I read or much much more is left to read just like I do with editors?

There seems to be no indicator in Safari for that purpose.


texts: It's possible to move files to trash via Finder with ⌘⌫. But if i have an opened file (e.g. pdf or txt), is there any way to directly move it to trash without first closing it and finding it in Finder? Any shortcut?


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I have just got an iPhone and would like to change the voice message that people hear when I don't answer their calls.

Is there a way how I can setup the voice message to an audio file I have? I would like to do this because I have one of the funny ones you here time to time.

Also is there a maximum time limit for this?


texts: Update track containing "Instrumental " to append name, artist and "Instrumental" to each lyric

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Over the years, as I added a CD to iTunes, if a song dos not contain lyrics I add "Instrumental" to the lyrics. Now I would like to update it to have the track name, artist and "Instrumental" to the end.
Example:
Mr. Chow
Acoustic Alchemy
Instrumental
I stared writing my first script to do this. But I can not find a list of the iTunes variables. I found a couple of examples and wrote the following:
tell application "iTunes"
    set sel to selection

    -- get a reference to playing or selected track
    if selection is not {} then
        set theTrack to (item 1 of selection)
    else if player state is not stopped then
        set theTrack to current track
    else
        display dialog "Nothing is playing or selected." buttons {"Cancel"} ¬
            default button 1 with icon 0
    end if

    (* Is lyrics eq to Instrumental*)
    get lyrics of current track

    if lyrics is "Instrumental" then
        set lyrics to "name
        art
        Instrumental"
    else
        display dialog "Lyrics is not Instrumental." buttons {"Cancel"} ¬
            default button 1 with icon 0

    end if

end tell

However I get the following. What am I doing wrong?


texts: Why can't Safari display this emoji when I am logged in?

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http://www.halfapp.co uses the  emoji.

In Safari on macOS I see a question mark in a square. See screen.
I also have this issue in emoji used on my Instagram profile.

Also, in the web inspector, I see the emoji.
And if I use Look Up, the emoji is shown.
Logging in as a guest user I see the emoji.

No duplicate fonts, no fonts with errors.
Apple Color Emoji is where it should be.

And the emoji is displaying just fine in this post!

Permissions have been repaired and re-checked, but I can check something specific if that would help.

If I remove "-apple-system" from the CSS font definition the emoji appear (and of course the font changes).

Any ideas?

macOS 10.13, Safari 11.0 (13604.1.38.1.6)


texts: Got a new iPhone - where am I supposed to receive the verification code?

texts: I just got a new iPhone to replace my broken one. I can't really do much without signing into iCloud, which requires me to use a verification code. This can either be sent to some other trusted apple device of mine (no such device exists), or as a text to my phone (that won't work because I'm trying to set up my phone). So how can I sign in to iCloud?


texts: Why does Apple provide the "Ignore ownership on this volume" setting?

texts: This seems like a total abuse to the Unix file system ownership principals.  The only reason I can think of that Apple may have implemented this is that non-technical users were probably fighting issues with ownership and Apple wanted a simple solution.  For the technical user (i.e. someone who understands Unix), I see no reason to ever enable this.  Am I missing something?


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I decided to do a clean install of Lion on a new partition, then after copying my stuff removed the old one. I'm now stuck with 100~ GB of free space and a 20 GB partition that Disk Utility won't let me resize... oops.

I really don't want to have to:

create a partition in the free space
install Lion onto it then copy my stuff (again)
delete the old partition and resize the new one

Is there anything else I can do?


texts: How to specify the target directory with mv?

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I'm trying to move some files with GNU find on the command line, as in this answer:
gfind path_A -name '*AAA*' -exec mv -t path_B {} +

(added a 'g' prefix to find to use the Homebrew version of find.)
Problem: MacOS' version of mv doesn't have the -t switch and without it the command doesn't work. So, how can I move files with find on MacOS?


texts: Getting 2 error messages when trying to download previously purchased, or free, apps from the Mac App Store

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Last week I upgraded from macOS Mojave to macOS Catalina - but many of my programs went grey with the question mark. Yesterday, I backed up my computer and downgraded back to macOS Mojave.

After adding my files from my backup, I found there were now 2 HD's on my desktop, Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD Data. I'm not sure what this is about, so if anyone has an info - it would be appreciated.

I went to the Mac App Store to download previously purchased or free apps that I had, like Keynote, Pages, even Solitaire, I get these 2 different messages.

The first is below, the second just says "cancelled".

Any ideas on how to fix this?


texts: What does it mean to give apps access to Documents folder on Mac?

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A lot of apps seem to request access to the Documents folder. Does giving them access mean they can both read/write anything in this folder?
Isn't this very dangerous and doesn't that mean we really shouldn't be using the Document folder to store private/personal information?


texts: Revive Li-Ion Battery White MacBook (2006)

texts: I have a White MacBook (2006) with a new battery (2013) that I accidentally let sit discharged for too long (a few weeks). Now the battery doesn't work. If I leave the battery in the laptop while plugged in, it gets very hot as if it is trying to charge but won't. So, to be safe I am running the computer with the battery pulled. Anyone know any ways to revive the new dead battery, or am I stuck buying a new one again?


texts: Constrain connecting lines to be only horizontal or vertical (only 90º increments) in OmniGraffle?

texts: In OmniGraffle 5, how can I constrain connecting lines to be only horizontal or vertical? In other words, only angled at 0, 90, 180, and 270º?


texts: iOS 11: iPhone freezes/shuts down since update

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Ever since iOS 11 came out, my iPhone 6s intermittently "freezes" or "shuts down". It's difficult to phrase it exactly, because I typically see some different behaviours:

The phone freezes and is unresponsive, but it's still active (e.g. playing music). The screen is black and lock/unlock button is unresponsive. Frequently happens after pressing the lock button once, after which it will not respond to an unlock request.
The phone suddenly "semi-shuts down". Music playing will stop suddenly and Bluetooth connections such as AirPods will be lost. The phone is either entirely black or "graphically black" with a spinning wheel for about 20–30 seconds. It does not appear to be a full shutdown, because no reboot is required (i.e. the Apple logo isn't displayed). The phone returns to the Lock Screen after the black screen or spinning wheel.

It should be noted that my phone has battery problems described here and here, which is to say that in iOS 10 the Phone would suddenly completely die at 20%. While the issue could definitely be related to the faulty battery, it does not appear to be similar, and these new shutdowns occur also at near-fully loaded battery levels.

Anecdotally, I don't have much to report other than that the Lock Button seems to trigger a freeze sometimes, but as stated above shutdowns can happen by themselves without any particular action by me (except streaming music).

Note: This problem did not occur in iOS 10 or similar versions with the very same phone.

Edit: I have not replaced any part of the iPhone, e.g. I don't use a third-party replacement screen. The iOS 11.0.3 update that was intended to address issues relating to replacement screens, did not help.


texts: User directory replicated in each Library/Containers/**/Data directory

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Came across a bizarre bug (?) in my Mavericks installation. I ran out of HD space, which I should not have been anywhere near.

I ran Disk Inventory X to see where the space was being used, and found that somehow my User directory had been replicated in each apps sandbox.

Any idea what I could have done to cause this?


texts: I had to edit my sudoers file on Sierra or High Sierra (I don't remember which one.) After updating to 10.15, I have the Relocated Items folder and I was able to delete the sudoers but I can't delete the rest of the folders in it. When I try to delete it, I get the error (File Name) can't be modified or deleted because it's required my macOS. Please let me know if I'm good to delete these files and how to do it if I can. (The sudoers files was deleted successfully.)


texts: Why does iTunes want my Security Code when I have Store Credit?

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I have $10.00 next to my name in the iTunes screeen.

I click to buy "Surfin Safari" (by the Beach Boys) for $0.99.

I am then asked for the security code on my Credit Card.

Why?

Why can't it just take it from the iTunes gift card I put in?

GRRRRRrrrrrr.... Frustration!


texts: How to use Maildrop on original iPad mini?

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I have an original iPad mini running iOS 9.3. When sending large eMail attachments, it doesn't ask me if I want to use Maildrop and fails miserably.
My iPhone SE offers me to use Maildrop though

How can I convince the iPad to try Maildrop?

Apple's support page says that the only requirement is iOS 9.2.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204230


texts: Is it possible to activate some safety check, like "Warn Before Quitting" in Chrome, to quit Safari? Sometimes we can press ⌘Q by mistake, and it's a pain to have the entire application closed.


texts: iPhone 4S unable to connect to TP-LINK 5 GHz Wi-Fi Router

texts:
The iPhone 4S is unable to recognise the TP-LINK Router whereas the iPhone 6 has no problem.

Router model: TP-LINK 5ghz_61207b

What should I do?


texts: Can a Mac OS X DVD that came with a computer be used to upgrade another computer?

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I have two computers -- the newest, a MacBook Pro, came with OS X 10.6, and the oldest, an iMac, is running 10.5.8.

In order to upgrade from 10.5.8 to Mountain Lion, one has to first upgrade to 10.6, so I thought I could just try the DVD that I got with my other computer to get this first step done.  And it's not working (the installer says "Mac OS X 10.6 cannot be installed on this computer" although the computer appears to satisfy hardware all requirements--I wish this error message was a little more helpful).

Is it because of restrictions of the Mac OS X DVD?  I suppose what I'm doing with it isn't exactly its intended use.


texts: Terminal shows "active process" as "-zsh ▸ -zsh"

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I have configured Terminal.app to show the "active process" in the tab title.

When I open a new Terminal tab, it shows the corresponding field as "-zsh ▸ -zsh" rather than just "zsh" by default:

My suspicion is that this is related to how this shell is launched by the Terminal. According to ps aux, it is launched as follows:

login -pfl daniel /bin/bash -c exec -la zsh /bin/zsh

My user account's shell is set to simply /bin/zsh.

A bash shell launched via "New Command -> bash" is shown as just "-bash" in the title.

Is there a way to tweak the command Terminal executes, such that it shows up as just "zsh" in the tab title?


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I have a 128K Mac with an odd thing about it.  It has no signatures inside the case.  Every other 128K and even most 512Ks that I've seen have all the team signatures inside but, this one has doesn't. I'm pretty sure the rear shell hasn't been replaced.

Has anyone else ever seen a 128K without any signatures in it?


texts: MacBook Pro resale value -- should I replace the battery?

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Non-technical question here, sort of. I'm planning on selling my old MacBook Pro on Craigslist. It's in great physical condition, with the exception of the battery, which is nonfunctional. It's never been replaced, but after use and age it can no longer hold a charge.

Should I replace the battery before listing the laptop? That is to say, would the cost of cutting the price to list it "without battery" be greater than the cost to buy a new one? (Not to mention then I have to decide between a $20 hit-or-miss generic replacement or a $120 legit Apple battery.)


texts: How do I remove the MobileMe icon in the menu bar?

texts: If I try to go to the settings in System Prefs > MobileMe, it asks for a username and password. Is there any way to remove the menu bar icon without needing to either login or create a MobileMe account?


texts: How to hibernate the Mac after sleep after a set time?

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I have these settings on my MacBook with Catalina:

System-wide power settings:

Currently in use:
 standbydelaylow      10800
 standby              1
 womp                 1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 proximitywake        1
 powernap             1
 gpuswitch            2
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            10
 standbydelayhigh     86400
 sleep                5
 hibernatemode        3
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         5
 tcpkeepalive         1
 highstandbythreshold 50
 acwake               0
 lidwake              1

and what I want to achieve is to enter hibernation after an amount of time of "sleep" (after sleeping for 15 minutes for example), like some Linux distro do. I'm new to macOS and what I know is that hibernatemode 3 means

  The system will wake from memory, unless a power loss forces it to restore from hibernate image.

but I  think I need to leave hibernatemode 3 and change standbydelaylow and standbydelayhigh values. Am i correct? These settings are for ac and battery mode or I need to change for these different states? And closing the lid the MacBook goes to sleep immediately?


texts: For some reason I don't have an 'Automatically Add to iTunes' folder. Is that normal?

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I'm reading that a lot of people have this folder under their ~/Music/iTunes/ folder called Automatically Add to iTunes that lets them put files in and have iTunes reorganize them within the library and remove them.

I don't have this folder for some reason. Here's my command line list of files in that folder:

[teddyknox@teddyknox iTunes]$ ls -la
total 47960
drwxr-xr-x+ 14 teddyknox  staff       476 Dec 19 12:10 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 12 teddyknox  staff       408 Dec 17 16:44 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 teddyknox  staff     12292 Dec 19 10:44 .DS_Store
drwxr-xr-x+  6 teddyknox  staff       204 Nov 30 10:15 Album Artwork
drwxr-xr-x+ 10 teddyknox  staff       340 Mar 31  2012 Mobile Applications
drwxr-xr-x+ 13 teddyknox  staff       442 Nov 30 10:14 Previous iTunes Libraries
-rw-r--r--+  1 teddyknox  staff    538607 Dec 20  2011 Temp File.tmp
-rw-r--r--+  1 teddyknox  staff   3685049 Dec 20  2011 iT.tmp
-rw-r--r--+  1 teddyknox  staff    172032 Dec 19 10:26 iTunes Library Extras.itdb
-rw-r--r--+  1 teddyknox  staff    528384 Nov 30 10:14 iTunes Library Genius.itdb
-rw-r--r--@  1 teddyknox  staff   4022157 Dec 19 12:10 iTunes Library.itl
lrwxr-xr-x   1 teddyknox  staff        56 Sep 13 19:37 iTunes Media ->       /Volumes/root/Users/teddyknox/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/
-rw-r--r--@  1 teddyknox  staff  15579060 Dec 19 12:10 iTunes Music Library.xml
-rw-r--r--@  1 teddyknox  staff         8 Dec 19 10:26 sentinel
[teddyknox@teddyknox iTunes]$ pwd
/Users/teddyknox/Music/iTunes

I've tried manually adding a folder with that name and restarting iTunes, but the process still doesn't work.

Why am I missing this folder, and what I can I do to get it in place and working OK?


texts: Mac air internal keyboard and touchpad stopped working after batery replacement

texts:
Hi I have replaced my old battery with genuine one in my mac air mid 2013. After that my internal keyboard and touchpad stopped working while normal startup. I was working fine before.
What is working:

I have run Diagnostic mode ( holding D while chime ) and there keyboard and touchpad is working properly.
I'm also able to send commands with keyboard during startup phase, like entering verbose mode, Reseting NVRAM, entering restore mode etc. But it isn't working in safemode and even in restore mode (only when I reset NVRAM, it's working for wifi selection and when restore image boots up it not working again).

So I suppose the wire connection is solid. So I excluded HW problem, or connection problem.
I would suspect it's a SW problem?
Symptoms:

Anyhow when I get to the login screen mac shows up the Bluetooth keyboard setup "There isn't a keyboard connected" dialog.
I can connect bluetooth external keyboard and enter terminal.
While running ioreg|grep -i keyboard. There is no sign of Internal Keyboard connected.

Solutions tried:

I have laso tried to remove /Library/Extensions/ and also /Library/Preferences/*.plist. No difference.
I have tried with 2 different ssd drives where I have Big Sur latest and MacOSx 10.13.5. No difference.
SMC reset, NVRAM reset no difference.

Does anyone can help me, please?


texts: How to prevent sleep while a Time Machine backup is in progress?

texts:
I'm one of those greatly suffering from the problem with TM in which the entire backup sparsebundle on a NAS gets corrupted if the Mac goes to sleep in middle of a backup operation. There's a long process for recovering the backup, but it would be far better to avoid the corruption in the first place.

Is there any way to hack the sleep function so that the Mac refuses to go to sleep if a TM backup is currently in progress? Or, if that's not possible, is there at least some way to show a confirmation dialog when manually choosing "sleep" from the apple menu, to prompt for a manual verification that no TM is currently running?

Clarification:
One of the situations I need to protect against, is my habit of manually choosing "sleep" from the apple menu. Hence, something like Caffeine which only prevents automatic sleep, isn't a solution for me.


texts: Can't open PDF's in Outlook using Parallels 8 vm

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All of the sudden, I am not able to open PDF's that are attached to emails, UNLESS I save/copy them to different location.

Once I save it/copy it or drag it from the email to my OSX 10.8.5 Desktop, I can open it.

I run Win 7 on an MBA w/10.8.5 running in a Parallels vm.

Thanks-


texts: What are some iOS5-only and/or iPhone 4S-only Hidden Tips/Tricks?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  What tiny thing in iOS 5 makes you smile, or has caught you off guard?

Be sure to specify if your tip or trick is for all iOS5 devices, or if it is restricted to the iPhone 4S only.


texts:
This is a general question about iPad apps.

We have a conference coming up where we want to use some iPads and have an app that only displays our website.

So pretty much safari – though minus a browser/url bar and minus pinching / zoom so it functions like an app, without letting users navigate away to any other domains.

From what I understand there is no point trying to develop a site specific app that just displays a website because understandably, the apple store doesn't want that kind of stuff in it's store.

I just need something that acts like a shell.

Thoughts?


texts: Are there any physical differences between regional versions of the iPhone 4s?

texts:
I'm in the market for an iPhone 4S to replace my older iPhone and iPod. If I took a Christmas holiday in America, the cost of a US phone is substantially less than a UK phone at current exchange rates.

However, there's a possibility that there's physical differences between the UK model and the US version that would make the US version impractical in the UK.  I know that the range of bands used for cellular comms in the UK differs somewhat from in the US.

So, is the iPhone 4S built to only a single design that can handle the differing frequencies used throughout Apple's main markets, meaning that a SIM-free one will work anywhere regardless of where it was bought?  Or is each model tailored to a particular region's cellular specifications, making a US bought iPhone all but useless in the UK?


texts: Finder stopped opening a new window when I click the Dock icon

texts:
When I click on the Finder icon in the dock, it always used to open a new window for me unless I already had a window open. In that case it would bring that window to the front which was no problem. But now if I have no windows open, and I click on the Finder icon, no new window opens. I have to hit Command-N if I want a new window.

Which setting do I have to change, so that Finder will open a new window if there is not already a window open?


texts: Suddenly see "get the latest update to continue using skype" in Skype. Will it stop working by April 2020?

texts:
I'm on macOS High Sierra with no interest in updating further at this time.

In Skype, I regularly get notifications of updates being available, which I ignore unless I have a personal issue that would be resolved in the update.  Too many times I've been burned by updating Skype only to have a new version be a disaster.  I'm currently running version 8.55.0.141.

Today, I noticed a new message for the first time... rather than an update being available, I'm being told essentially that I must update:

  Get the latest update to continue using Skype

It's like MSFT is trying to scare people into updating.  Is my version of Skype going to stop working by April 2020?


texts: How do I get an app from my old phone onto a new phone without updating the app (via IPA file)?

texts: Using an icloud backup will result in the newest version being loaded, so I think I need to make an IPA file of the app and use configurator to load it onto my new phone. However, I need an IPA of the current version I have, not the updated version. Is there a way to do this?


texts: Is there a way to automatically upload photos from an iPhone to Google Drive

texts:
With Dropbox, you have the option to upload all photos from your iPhone to Dropbox. Is there an equivalent for Google Drive? I.e. is there an app, that when I open it will upload all my photos from my iPhone to my Google Drive account?

I don't see a preference setting for this in the google drive app, and I have searched for 3rd party apps and nothing seems to do this.


texts: Is it possible to tell if a unjailbroken phone has been jailbroken in the past?

texts: I heard that a phone can be jailbroken and then "un-jailbroken." Is it possible to tell if an "un-jailbroken" phone has been jailbroken in the past?


texts: Backing up a large sparsebundle using Time Machine

texts:
I use a large (presently 16GB) sparsebundle as a container for all of my professional work.  This is convenient for me because it is an isolated, secure, "portable" entity where all of my work can be stored in one place.  It has persisted over three laptops and several hard drive changes (basically copy it from one to another as needed).  It has worked great.  In the past, I've used ChronoSync as my backup utility of choice: separate documents to backup drive excluding sparsebundle, then a second document to backup the mounted bundle as a filesystem -- thus, entire bundle is not copied every time, just changed files.  But, I have recently started using Time Machine given the wonderful integration it provides.  However, I'm not convinced it is handling this large sparsebundle properly:

I can't seem to access it via the Time Machine itself.  The only option presented is "restore".  I don't want to "try" that out.  I created a test bundled (100MB) with the same security.  I put a few files in... manual backup via TM... added a few more... manual backup... deleted a few... manual backup.  However, when I restore those via the TM interface, the changes don't seem to track.  There is indeed a backup instance for each manual backup, but the instances don't correspond to the changes made.  Perhaps I am going faster than the system is actually writing to disk? (probably 1 minute between changes).
Directly accessing the filesystem (Backups.backupdb) shows the large 16GB sparse bundle present in most (all?... haven't checked) backup instances (e.g., 2013-02-28-042451).  The filesystem reports it as 16GB, prompts for the password if I attempt to mount it, but then fails with "no mountable file system".  I guess this is to be expected as I don't think Time Machine backups up the ENTIRE bundle each time... but I can't even mount the ORIGINAL bundle from the first backup, which I would presume is a true copy.

The questions are: does Time Machine definitely handle large sparsebundles properly?  Should I be concerned about my testing with the small bundle?  Is there any way to access individual files within a Time Machine backup of a large sparsebundle, or does the whole bundle need to be restored?


texts: Track referrers and link them to actual purchases

texts:
I am the owner of some content being sold through ibooks (http://www.sinkronigo.com). Some other websites are adding ibooks links to my books and I would like to know how many clicks to these links resulted in actual purchases.

I have been reading about the Itunes affiliate program. As far as I understand this is something that the referrer should join and then I would not have much control over it.


texts:
I just purchased a MacBook Air with OSX v10.8.4. When I edit the modifier keys (I want to change Caps Lock to Ctrl), it works for a while, but then reverts back to defaults some time later. I'm making the changes here

System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys...

I just tested making the change, closing the lid, then opening it. The change stuck past that. So I'm not exactly sure when the settings revert, but they do eventually revert back to the defaults.

Any idea how to make this change stick?


texts: Unable to use custom email address with GSX

texts:
In order to create a GSX (Apple Global Service Exchange) account, I created a custom email address (@hartmanmail.tk) and the same error is occurring.

The email domain provided is not permitted for this request.

I have tried to restart the process, use a more common email address (gmail, aol, hotmail) and yet nothing is working. Is there something else I have to do first?


texts: Why is the wrong button showing up in my contacts app?

texts:
My iPhone randomly decided to lose all phone contacts from the address book.

Following these instructions to re-instate them...

Settings > iCloud
Turn Contacts (sync) OFF, then back ON
Go into Contacts app and click top-left refresh button.

...

It's not a refresh button, it says "Groups"...what is going on?


texts:
Everything went well when I upgraded from iOS 12 to iOS 13, except that some iOS-macOS High Sierra synchronizations stopped working, or stopped working in full capacity.
Before upgrading to iOS 14, I'd like to know. What apps will stop working (as) well between iOS and a macOS MacBook that cannot be upgraded beyond High Sierra. Is the list announced by Apple? Have you seen a list compiled by reporters?
Update
As much as I'd love to see examples of good dual-OS apps written by independent developers making it possible to do a bit on macOS, continue from iOS (under the same appleID), then return to macOS, etc, the only good ones I've seen and use are the ones written by Apple.
So to make the question specific. Does upgrading to iOS 14 break any of the following?

Notes, e.g.:

Add a shopping list on macOS. See it on iOS when you're shopping
Take a photo on iOS. Add the photo to a note. Pick up the picture on macOS.

Photos, e.g.:

Add photos to your list of favorites on macOS. See them on iOS.

FaceTime, e.g.:

Receive a phone call on iOS. Answer with headphones on macOS.

Related:

Does iOS 14 sync with iTunes 12.8.2.3?
Manual Photo-Sync from Mac to IOS 14 still broken
iOS 14 devices with macOS High Sierra 13.6?
Syncing iPhone (iOS 14) with High Sierra using iTunes


texts: Changing default highlight setting in Mojave

texts: How can I change the default highlight setting in Mojave? I would like to choose my own less intense colours. Highlight annotation is greyed out, so it can't be accessed.


texts: iMac stuck at white screen - graphics issue?

texts:
I have a mid-2007 iMac that can't boot into OS X Lion unless it's in safe mode. When I turn it on, the Apple logo appears, then the loading spinner, then a white screen with no cursor.

What makes me think it's a graphics issue is that when I boot into Lion recovery, the white screen doesn't get replaced completely by the "steel" background - rather, dragging the Installer window around kind of "erases" the white and lets the steel through, like how the eraser works in Photoshop. I'm thinking this could be related to the graphics card driver, as in safe mode it loads fine and I'm assuming it uses a generic driver there. I've tried the OS it came with (Tiger), and that installs fine but won't boot, only this time getting stuck at a blue screen instead. Oddly enough, Apple hardware test says everything is okay.

I've replaced the hard drive, reset the PRAM and SMC, and done a memory test, and I was wondering if there was anything else I could do or if my hypothesis is correct, finding an alternate way to use the graphics card.


texts: I am seeking a SCP/SFTP client for iOS devices

texts: There are clients for telnet and SSH but I couldn't find any app including SCP. Is there any?


texts: MacBook Air 2015 is a bit slow booting up

texts:
I got my Mac restored completely yesterday by some guy at the Apple Store.
It runs the latest version of El Capitan now, however, when I turn it on, it takes a little longer to load the OS than it did before.

It is not really that big of a deal, since heavier applications like Xcode (involving Simulator), Photoshop and smaller ones like Safari, iTunes or Maps work just like they used to. It turns off and goes to sleep right away, the only issue is when it launches the whole OS, the Apple logo with the loading bar is on for a bit too long.

The guy at the Apple Store said if I am bothered with this ('cause it would bother him, he said), I should take it to a full checkup. This Mac is my workstation and 1,5 weeks in service is not really going to happen anytime soon.

Are there any ways to work around this problem and any tips what might cause this? The reason why it was restored is because I was reinstalling the OS, however, my internet connection broke at some point. El Capitan had been uninstalled, but the new version hasn't been downloaded yet. So I was like I better take it to the store then mess everything up by myself.

Before I used 10.11.0, now it is 10.11.5.


texts: How to find files in different specific folders?

texts: I have several folders named "auto_saves" around my hard drive. I want to make smart search to find all image files from all folders named "auto_saves". But how?


texts: Reconfigure Thunderbolt DisplayPort Monitor Ordering

texts:
I have 2x Dell U2412M monitors connected via Thunderbolt/Mini-DisplayPort. Even when I swap the ports connecting to the Mac, the monitors keep their #1 and #2 designations.

My physical monitor plan: Macbook Pro, Dell #1, Dell #2.

Software ordering in OS X: Macbook Pro, Dell #2, Dell #1.

Is there a way to get OS X to change the order of recognition for these monitors so that I don't have to physically swap their positions on my desk?

Edit: More specifically, I want the order of the IDs to be swapped. They get registered with the system as #1 and #2, and I want that to be swapped because it has an impact on directing windows to monitors, particularly with VirtualBox. I don't merely want to "arrange them".


texts: OS starts lagging about every 5 seconds with HDMI to VGA

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Since I updated from Sierra to High Sierra I have an issue when i connect a second monitor to my macbook pro 15 inch 2017 (USB-C to HDMI -> HDMI to VGA). Namely, the OS starts lagging about every 5 seconds which makes it impossible to work with it.

https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/87168

The issue does not occur when booting in safe mode.
I tried resetting NVRAM and SMC.

Any suggestions?


texts: I want to run Diablo (Windows/Mac game) on OS 9 but without using the CD. After installation, the user is required to insert the disc for the game to start. Making a .dmg image didn't work (as suggested by a website), as OS 9 doesn't recognise the format. Anyone knows something that might work?


texts: Force Finder and Trash to stop using external drive so Disk Utility can erase

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I want to reformat an external disk, but in Disk Utility "Partition" is grayed out and when I click Erase it says it cannot unmount the drive.

I think Finder is not allowing the disk to be unmounted because I put a large directory from the external disk in Trash, told Finder to empty the trash, then cancelled. Now there is no option to "put back".

I'd rather not wait for the whole directory to be deleted from the external disk. Is there any way to force Finder to forget about the trash from the disk and stop using it, and allow Disk Utility to unmount it?


texts: Remove the delete/archive button from iPhone email

texts: Quite often I seem to accidentally tap the delete/archive button in the bottom left of an opened email in the iPhone email app. No matter if it's set up to delete or archive the opened mail, once you tap that button it happily removes the email without further question, no confirmation screens. Is there a way to remove that button?


texts: How can I get my MacBook to stop freezing after I switch back to Mac OS from Windows 7 in Bootcamp

texts:
I have a problem I could not find anywhere else. Maybe somebody here has an idea on how to solve it.

I have a MacBook Pro, early 2011, 2.2 GHz i7 with the AMD Radeon HD 6750M and 1680 x 1050 display. I have installed Windows 7 on a partition of the hard drive and have to switch there about once a day. Every single time I switch back to Mac OS X (10.7.2), the computer will freeze either immediately or within up to three minutes after logging in. This is absolutely reliable. I then have to do a hard restart (keeping the on/off button pressed for several seconds), and when the computer comes back, everything works fine until the next time I switched to the Windows partition.

Since this is a freeze, no error report is generated by the system, so the Apple solution is "Send the computer in", something that is impossible for me (I need my MacBook constantly).

I do have quite a few extensions installed, and suspected Quicksilver for a while, but deactivating it did not solve the problem. Other extensions going up at startup are: iCal, Evernote, DoublePane, iTunesHelper, Autograph, DropBox, SophosUIServer. Sophos Anti-Virus is the only program running both in Windows and Mac OS. All software is legal, and virus scans (Sophos and MacScan) showed no Malware.

Any helpful suggestions, what might cause the problem?


texts: Can I use Split View on an older iPad model?

texts: I can use Slide Over, but not Split View. Can I modify any plist files or do something in order to be able to use it on my iPad mini 2?


texts: How to make Xcode always remember your session or sign in automatically on start?

texts:
Every time I close Xcode and then start it, I have to enter my AppleID and password. I have to go

Preferences > Accounts and provide my password every time. This is very annoying.

How to force it to remember my session or sign in automatically.

System:
    OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
    CPU: x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
    Memory: 2.39 GB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.1 AI-173.4819257
    Emacs: 22.1.1 - /usr/bin/emacs
    Nano: 2.0.6 - /usr/bin/nano
    Sublime Text: Build 3176
    Vim: 8.0 - /usr/bin/vim
    VSCode: 1.25.0 - /usr/local/bin/code
    Xcode: 9.4.1/9F2000 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild


texts: I have a 2017 MBP, and after updating to Big Sur, I find that it's extremely slow in opening pdfs in Preview. Has anyone else noticed this, and if so, is there a way to make it faster? Did rendering settings somehow change from their previous defaults on the old operating systems, making it slower now?


texts: Is it possible to use an iMac's screen as a second monitor?

texts:
Is it possible to use an iMac (early 2008 model) as a second monitor (note: not with a second monitor)?

I have a Windows 7 laptop (for work) and when working at home it would be nice if I could somehow connect my iMac to act as a second monitor.

Of course, the Mini DisplayPort on my iMac can probably not be used since that is for connecting an extra monitor to the iMac, but maybe there is some neat cross-platform application to do dual-display over USB?

Also, any solution for the same thing between a MacBook and an iMac would be nice to know as well.


texts: wrong icon of Unix symbolic link in Finder

texts:
I am now on OS X 10.9, and I am not sure whether this issue also occurs on other versions.

So, I have many symlinks in my file system (created by ln -s). Today I modified one of them with ln -f -s (see detailed steps below). The symlink is working without problem, but the icon of the symlink in Finder changed from folder icon (with alias badge) to file icon (with alias badge). Namely, the icon should be

(since the symlink is pointing to a folder) but it is now

The steps I took to modify the link were as follows (say I had the symlink ~/links/folder linking to ~/folder before, and I want to move ~/folder to ~/renamed-folder while updating the symlink to ~/links/renamed-folder):

mv ~/links/folder ~/links/wrongly-renamed-folder, the link is active but renamed (happen to be wrongly renamed in my specific case, revealed by my zsh history).
mv ~/folder ~/renamed-folder, here the link became dead. After this step the link icon should be a file icon (that is the default behavior when link is dead).
mv ~/links/wrongly-renamed-folder ~/links/renamed-folder, I corrected the wrong link name (I don't whether this contributed to the final behavior, so I record it here faithfully).
ln -f -s ~/renamed-folder ~/renamed-folder, the link is working again, and ideally the icon of the symlink should be back to a folder icon. But in my case the icon is still a file icon.

I took some measures to fix this problem but failed. The things I've tried:

Remove the link completely and reconstruct a new one with ln -s. No use. The icon is still a file icon. Strangely enough, if I create another link with the same destination (but a different name), the icon will be a folder icon as expected. Only that one single name (~/links/renamed-folder in the above example) is "reserved."
Try to paste the correct icns file into the Info panel. No use. And I didn't expect this to work actually, since Unix symlinks do not have their own associated icons, unlike OS X aliases.
Relaunch finder, or even log out and log back in. I know this is dumb, but people do this when desperate. And it sometimes does work like a charm; but not this time, unfortunately.

Then I did an experiment that actually kind of revealed a bug in Finder. Steps:

ln -s ~/Downloads ~/tmp. The icon of tmp is the aliased download folder icon

as expected.
rm ~/tmp.
ln -s ~/other-folder ~/tmp. The icon of tmp, however, is still the aliased download folder icon, though the folder linked to is not the download folder anymore.

So there seems to be some kind of "cache" going on behind the scenes that controls the icons of symlinks, and Finder sometimes fails to update the cache when symlink is modified.

So, my question is, where is the "cache" that controls icons of symlinks? Thanks.


texts: How long do I have before the battery status changes from service recommended to replace now?

texts:
I have an early-2015 MacBook Pro 13" whose battery status has changed from normal to 'service recommended' state. The cycle count is around 367 and the battery backup runs strong at around 4-5 hours. My understanding of the service recommended status is that the cells in the battery have begun deteriorating, resulting in less than optimal battery capacity and therefore charge backup. Is it possible to predict how long, if I were to keep going about my business, the battery has before it completely runs out?
We have authorized Apple resellers only here so options to get the battery officially serviced are limited. Last year, the battery on my personal early 2015 MacBook Pro 13", with half the cycle count of the battery on this work machine, suddenly changed to "change battery" status from normal, and stopped giving me any backup. I had to get the battery replaced with a non-Apple/OEM battery which didn't cost much, but only gave a two-hour charge backup.


texts: 16GB RAM 1067 DDR3 not Booting on MacbookPro7,1 (13 in Mid 2010)

texts:
I have a mid 2010 13in MacBook Pro (7,1) with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor running OS X 10.11.3 (El Capitan). I had 4GB of RAM (2x2GB) and I read somewhere that despite Apple's stated max of 8GB RAM (2x4GB) it will actually support 16GB (2x8GB) of RAM. So I bought Crucial RAM 16GB.

I installed both sticks in both slots and booted up, but the screen stays black and no chime. The sleep light on the front stays on (no blinking) but nothing happens after several minutes.

So I tried it with one of the new 8GB sticks and one of the old 2GB sticks and that works. Boots, starts, shows 10GB RAM (8 and 2) in the profiler.

Supposing it might be that one of the new sticks was bad, I tried every permutation of old with new and both 8GB sticks are good.

I read something about the firmware possibly being an issue, but I checked and I have the latest firmware according to this: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201518

Any ideas on how to get both sticks of 8GB to work together for a total of 16?

Also, if I can't get both to work, are there any reasons why I shouldn't do on of the old 2GBs and one of the new 8GBs together for 10GB?


texts: I was using ipod nano and itunes on my previous computer. Now I have new computer with itunes. But when I connect my ipod it doesn't show the sync button. The connection is working, but when I click on Music in itunes it doesn't show me the sync button. There is only a list of all of the music on iPod and I can play it, but I cant delete it or add new music. There is a button edit playlist, but even if I click it I still can't edit the music on my ipod.


texts: How to calculate used memory on Mac OS by command line?

texts:
Below is a screenshot of Activity Monitor on mac os. I wonder what command line I can use to get the memory usage. I tried below command:

$ top -l 1 -n 0
Processes: 399 total, 3 running, 396 sleeping, 2460 threads
2018/03/07 19:54:01
Load Avg: 7.41, 6.55, 6.23
CPU usage: 58.38% user, 12.97% sys, 28.63% idle
SharedLibs: 191M resident, 54M data, 24M linkedit.
MemRegions: 193162 total, 6016M resident, 107M private, 3067M shared.
PhysMem: 16G used (3042M wired), 70M unused.
VM: 2858G vsize, 1100M framework vsize, 178320755(0) swapins, 184739800(0) swapouts.
Networks: packets: 10995802/17G in, 9674758/13G out.
Disks: 15617288/823G read, 11170324/846G written.

These two lines:

MemRegions: 193162 total, 6016M resident, 107M private, 3067M shared.
PhysMem: 16G used (3042M wired), 70M unused.

tells me the Physical Memory(16G + 70M), Wired Memory(3042M) and Compressed memory(107M + 3067M). But I don't know how to calculate the App Memory shown in the screenshot. Does anyone know how to get the App memory value? I need that one to calculate the total used memory on Mac OS.


texts: Finder not showing Windows server networks

texts:
We have a network with 40 machines and all of our machines are showing in Finder except for our Windows Server 2011 which is not showing under network computers in Finder.

I can connect using Go -> Connection to server -> smb://ipaddress but I'm wondering if there is a way to get it to also show as a machine in the list.


texts: How to start scripting automation on OS X without AppleScript or Automator?

texts:
I want to start writing scripts to automate common use cases in OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. I'd like to work with ruby but I'd be willing to learn any high level language to do it with the exception of AppleScript. I'd also like to avoid Automator when possible and just stick with "regular" programming tools like text editors. I'm not opposed to using those tools as wrappers, but I'd like to do most of the work with a "real" scripting language like ruby, bash, python, perl, etc... I know how to use ruby or bash to automate tasks in the terminal. Things like file/directory creation/naming, or changing directories, or launching applications. I also use Alfred to launch many of the ruby or bash scripts I write and I love it! Now I want do things like:

when I run `some-script.rb`
bring the messages app into focus
resize it to be XxY
move it to the top left corner
open the terminal app
open vim
move it bellow the messages window
open somefile.txt
place cursor in terminal

Or something like that. I want to start exploring what's possible with automating various things I do while using the OS X GUI rather than just the terminal. I've found a couple sources:

Pragmatic Prog book on Cocoa
AppScript
RubyOSA
ScriptingBridge
RubyMotion

But essentially all of them except RubyMotion seem outdated, and RubyMotion seems like it's more for building applications and not for automating every day tasks, but I'm not sure.

Maybe this is possible with Alfred too, I'm not sure, but I've been researching around and haven't found any up-to-date tutorials on how to start piping together common tasks like window resizing, opening files in an editor, or putting stuff onto the clipboard, on OSX. Would love some help and guidance on this!

Thanks :)


texts: Apple Time Capsule won't extend wireless network

texts:
I am running a Wifi network with a fritzbox 7360 and all my apple devices (apple tv old and new, MacbookPro, mac mini, iPhone, iPad) can connect just fine. Recently I bought apple time capsule 3TB which won't join my local wifi for unknown reasons. I ran several resets, checked configuration and read all I could found on the internet. Connectivity and placement seems fine as well (I checked with other devices).

Below are my settings. Can somebody help?


texts: One month ago i lost my iPhone 5. Got a new one, 6S, and i'm trying to recover my old media. According to iCloud, there is a 1.5 GB Incomplete backup from the phone which is now gone. Is there anything I can do to salvage any of the data from this Incomplete 1.5 GB backup?Thanks in advance!


texts: Disable video preview/quicklook in Finder

texts:
Playing video within QuickTime or "Finder preview" crashes my OS X (10.9, Maverick).

I simply want to disable this feature, even if it means disabling all filetype preview (picture, video, mail, pdf...)

Is there a way to disable preview in the finder (right pane) and quicklook (space bar) ?

Is there a daemon (com.apple.*), kernel extension that I can disable or a preference (plist file) that I can edit to achieve this ?


texts:
I have a need to turn USB power off (and on) using a script or a piece of software. Ideally it should be possible to turn each port off/on separately, but also turning power off/on from all ports at once is sufficient. The machine I am using is Mac Mini. Anyone has a solution for this?

By USB power I mean Vbus, the 5V/500mA connection. I understand that the data connection is also turned down and it is fine, but it is not enough for me that the data connection is down and Vbus remains powered. This need comes from the need to keep mobile phones constantly connected for automatic testing. Some device/battery combinations do not like to be constantly connected and batteries start swelling in less than a year.

I recognize that multiple variations of this question are around. So far no solution that I could use. I'll list here my findings so far:

it is possible to accomplish this by using external self powered USB HUB and controlling it's power. However, this is not an option for me (even quality hubs have caused other problems in my use).
it is possible to disable USB by removing .kext files. Among other sources it is explained in OS X Security configuration document. However this requires reboot and I am not sure if it really disables USB power or just data.
there are many claims that it just is not possible. However, OS X itself does it when it detects a device that consumes too much power, so there is at least hardware support. This error message is copied from /System/Library/Extension/IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings: "Unplug the device using too much power to re-enable USB devices." (of course I don't know if the disabling is done by turning off USB power, but I would assume it is natural action for the device that consumes too much of it).
it seems that on macbook the USB ports are normally powered even when the laptop is sleeping. While this is not solving my issue, it is kind of related.

The reason why I need this is that I have a test system where multiple devices are plugged in to a mac mini. The devices also charge over USB. It has turned out that if the device is connected all the time to a charger, it's battery is swollen in about a year, which makes the device unusable, insecure and potentially dangerous. Turning the power off when not needed, would significantly extend devices life.


texts: What's a good Mac equivalent of WinMerge?

texts: WinMerge is an excellent and very powerful file merging tool, but as the name would imply, it's Windows only.  What's a good equivalent on the Mac?


texts:
I use two-factor authentication on my Mac for ssh connections, and Google Authenticator app on my iPhone.

This works well, but I have back-up scripts running off cronjobs on my Linux servers, and they periodically rsync the backups to my Mac, which in turn backs them up to TimeMachine.

Obviously, rsync fails, because it is expecting two-factor authentication.

Is there any way on MacOS Sierra, to switch off two-factor authentication when ssh/rsync connections originate on trusted IPs like 192.168.1.0/24 ?

Thanks.


texts: Previous Owner's Apple ID Stills tied to App Store after Clean Install

texts:
I've purchased a 2009 iMac, bought Mountain Lion from the App Store and performed a Clean Install, but when I open up the App Store, I still see messages to update apps that the previous owner had installed (I don't own them), furthermore, I'm prompted to sign in with his Apple ID in order to download these updates.

I thought that when I did a clean install, all of his information should have been deleted. Am I wrong? How could I get rid of this problem?


texts:
Is there any way to get Mac OS X to save iTunes/App Store login info (ie username and password) to the Keychain? It's strange that pretty much all other application and website passwords are stored there, but not for iTunes.

Note: I'm not asking about iPhone/iPad etc.


texts: Does Apple approve widget-only iOS apps?

texts:
Does anybody know if Apple will approve an app whose sole purpose is to provide one (or several) today widget(s)?

Somehow I have a feeling that they won't, but the fact that keyboard-only (or crappy non-keyboard emoji apps) exist makes me wonder.

Does anybody know of any similar app that has been rejected or approved?


texts: How do I force my iOS device to create a new backup on iCloud?

texts:
I have an iPod5. I have been using iCloud for backups. However, I have an issue in a particular app that only goes away when I fully reset the device. (The issue in the app persists if I restore from iCloud backup, but that’s not what I want addressed here). So, at the moment, my iOS device is running as if it were a fresh new iOS install. I want to be able to keep going with this install and have it backed up to iCloud. However, I also want to keep my old backup around so that I can go back to that later.

I thought that iCloud would automatically start a new backup series when I chose to set up my iPod5 as a “New” device. However, when I look at the backups UI, I get the impression that I am going to lose my old backup as soon as it performs the next backup.

Under iCloud → Backup, I see “Last Backup: 1:37 AM”. That is the timestamp of the backup I performed on this iPod before resetting it:

Under “Manage Storage” when viewing iCloud settings through the device, it lists the iPod I’m using as matching the backup I made before I set up my iPod as a new iPod. The backup that it says is associated with this iPod is the very one I want to preserve when I make a backup of my iPod:

And when visiting that screen, you can see the discrepancy between the backup that looks like it will be overwritten and the backup that iOS plans on overwriting it with:

So, how do I get iOS iCloud backups to start a new backup or save/checkpoint/rename the old one? I’m starting to fear that my only option is to restore the old backup, make a backup in iTunes, and then manage storage of that backup manually which is a pain that I hoped iCloud would be able to prevent…

In an answer to another question, I read:

  You can have multiple backups in iCloud for a device and choose which backup to restore from (assuming there are no device/iOS compatibility issues).

My question is: how? ;-)


texts: Can't open a PDF from Terminal on Mac because it ‘couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console’

texts:
I tried to use the command:

open <filename.pdf>

but the message I got was

  Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console

What can I do?


texts: Safety of "Apple"-branded iPhone chargers listed on Amazon vs. MFi-Certified alternatives

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On Amazon.com, there are numerous iPhone chargers listed, the top results of which fall into two categories:

Apple-branded chargers (which seem to be authentic and made by Apple) but have very poor reviews, often between 2 and 3 stars. Here's one example.

or

Definitely real MFi-Certified chargers from reputable companies like Belkin, AmazonBasics, and Anker. Here's one example.

Certainly it would seem like genuine Apple chargers would be safer. But there is a catch: the chargers that claim to be "by Apple" or "Original Apple OEM" all have terrible reviews (see that link from category 1) that call the chargers "unsafe" and "a fire hazard". And many of the chargers from category 2 have very positive reviews, often 4-4.5 stars.

So are the "Apple"-branded chargers really made by Apple Inc., and which type of charger is safer when one needs to purchase a lightning iPhone charger from Amazon?

Here's a screenshot of some of the "genuine" Apple charger's negative reviews:

One reviewer (pictured on the bottom right in that screenshot) even mentions that the "genuine" charger caused the dreaded Accessory Not Supported error on their iPhone.


texts: identifying devices using find my phone app

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I will try to be specific.
- I did receive this e mail:

Dear XXXXX,
    Your Apple ID (XXXXXXX) was used to sign in to the Find My iPhone app on a new device.
    Date and Time: October 6, 2014, 3:39 AM PDT
Device: iPhone 5s
    If you recently signed in to the Find My iPhone app, you can disregard this email.
    If you have not signed in to Find My iPhone recently or you believe someone may have accessed your account, go to My Apple ID (https://appleid.apple.com) and change your password as soon as possible.
    Apple Support

I am not the possessor of the quoted device, though the apple id + password are the right one
this means someone else entered my find my phone app using my credentials to track me (probably boy friend!!)

(i did already change my password, of course and already asked the apple care and they told me there's no way to track the device..)

can I somehow track (identify) the possessor of the device used to enter my apple id app?


texts: How can I disable ALL notifications in OSX Lion?

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I need to disable all notifications: iCal, Skype, and especially application updates. Everything.

I can find info on how to do this in Yosemite, but not Lion.

Would anyone know how to go about this?


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I remember changing some values to disable Deep sleep mode and hibernation a few months ago, and realised that my battery drains faster now. I just want to revert all settings to default. I changed some back such as hibernationmode 3, but not sure if I'm missing anything else.

Are these values normal for a 15" Retina Macbook Pro ?
(I'd appreciate if anyone can crosscheck with theirs if you didn't tamper with the settings in pmset -g )

On power :

Active Profiles:
Battery Power       -1
AC Power        -1*
Currently in use:
 standbydelay         7200
 standby              1
 womp                 1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 darkwakes            1
 gpuswitch            2
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            0
 sleep                0
 autopoweroffdelay    14400
 hibernatemode        3
 autopoweroff         1
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         60
 acwake               0
 lidwake              1

and on battery :

Battery Power       -1*
AC Power        -1
Currently in use:
 standbydelay         7200
 standby              1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 darkwakes            0
 gpuswitch            2
 disksleep            0
 sleep                180
 autopoweroffdelay    14400
 hibernatemode        3
 autopoweroff         1
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         5
 acwake               0
 lidwake              1

Thanks


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I want to transfer a legal, licensed copy of Photoshop CS5 from and old Lion iMac I am de-commissioning to my current El Capitan system.  I have the license number, but not the install media as this copy of Photoshop started off as CS3 and then I did an online upgrade to CS5.  So I don't have CS5 install disks.

So I go to Download CS5 products and download the OS X install file for Photoshop CS5.  However when I went to run the installer I was presented with this:

Obviously something has gone wrong.  However I am not sure if this is an artifact related to not having Java 6 installed (See Will Adobe CS5 with Java SE runtime work on 10.11 El Capitan?) or if the file is actually hosed.  But Is it possible to use Adobe CS5 with Java SE 7? makes me think I should get past an install.

I don't believe that I have Java installed (and I only saw that question when I was composing this one), but I also don't want to have to jump through hoops to get CS5 up and running again.

Update - When I right click on the installer and select Show Package Contents I appear to be able to see the internals without any problem.


texts: disabling (unloading) a launchd job only after it finishes

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I have some job that runs in the background I loaded with:

launchctl load -w com.xxx.jobname

Whenever I want to disable the job I run:

launchctl unload -w com.xxx.jobname

I noticed that  launchctl unload -w stops the job immediately, and I'm trying to avoid this from happening.

When the job is running the script, I see the process has a PID in:

launchctl list | grep com.xxx.jobname

And when the script is not running, PID is blank.

I'm thinking of simply sleeping for 10 seconds and then trying to unload again, but there has got to be a better way I hope.

The plist file is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.xxx.jobname</string>
    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
    <dict>
        <key>PATH</key>
        <string>/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string>

        <key>TERM</key>
        <string>xterm</string>
    </dict>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>XXscript-pathXX</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StartInterval</key>
    <integer>40</integer>
</dict>
</plist>


texts: Automatically deleting files that contain a specific content

texts:
I would like to make use of the command that looks for a specific phrase in a file:

grep -lr "text to find" *

provided here and delete all of the found files. How can I generate the relevant terminal command?


texts: Can I set up an Apple TV to receive content from a Synology NAS?

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I have a Synology DS210j NAS. My music and movies are served from the NAS by its built-in iTunes server. The content is then available on my MacBook in iTunes / Sharing Library.

I am looking for a way to set up an audio system in my apartment that doesn't need my MacBook. The content would come from the NAS (served by the iTunes server).

I'd like to buy a 2nd generation AppleTV to receive the content and then use iPhone's Remote app to control it. I also thought about extending this setup with AirPlay speakers (probably with an Airport Express) which would allow me to control the music separately in every room.

Would such a setup work? Can an AppleTV receive content from the NAS/iTunes server? If not, what are the alternatives?


texts: macOS High Sierra internet recovery is frozen

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I am using MacBook Pro 15 2015. I erased the drive and now I cannot complete the Internet recovery. It is stuck saying

macOS High Sierra will be installed on the disk "Untitled"
 "About 17 hours 7 minutes remaining"

for the past 10 hours. I did use Internet recovery in the past many times(with disk erase as well) and it was done usually in the matter of hours. This time for some reason it does not progress.
Internet connection cannot be an issue, Wi-Fi bar is complete and other devices can stream 4k easily (what was just for testing - nothing else was using bandwidth most of the time).

I tried to repeat the Internet recovery and it always eventually get stuck at some time "16 hours 4 minutes" or sometimes even just "8 minutes".

It does not become frozen, i still can click the option to cancel it (or change input language) - - just stuck with update.

I highly doubt there is a hardware failure, because it was working absolutely fine just before the disk erase and there were never any issues with it in the meantime.

Getting to apple store is very hard in my city (there are no apple stores). Is there anything else I could do to try to make it install?


texts: What does it mean if IPSW file is not signed anymore?

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So I wanted to jailbreak my iPhone and I was interested in it before but I never really took the time to. Research properly. Forgetting that I might jailbreak in the future, I updated my phone to iOS 9. I didn't really like iOS 9 and the fact that you can run a jailbreak on it.

I researched a little and found out that I can restore with an IPSW file and I was stoked. However, it seems that Apple only “signs” down to ios 8.4.1, an UN-jailbreak able version of iOS.

What does it mean if an IPSW file is not signed? And what would happen if I were to put an unsigned version of iOS on my phone?

I got the IPSW file from this website. I have tried researching pretty much everywhere but I cannot find an answer.


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This is my first query , and also my first apple product, macbook pro retina.

Should I be buying 128 or 256 as I am really tight on budget.

I have 2 tb of external but I dont know I could make use of it.
I do some programming on Java and c and also python.

Thanks in advance


texts: I use Stocks.app on macOS and configured many assets I wish to "follow". Is it possible to export configuration from Apple's macOS Stocks app? I wish to put the config file into git repo (should be text file).


texts: Launching an application via Finder and enabling env variables for logging

texts:
I want to launch an application via Finder in a current Mac OS X. I want to enable some logging modules, which can be set by export NAME=etc on the console, but I want to include them in the Finder-launch.

Is this possible?


texts:
I am looking for a Safari extension that allows me to change any CSS on any website.

The things I want to do is change the white background to black and the black text to white, I also want the links to be green.

Is there a extension that allows me to do this?

This is the OS X safari and not iOS.

I have looked at this one but don't know how to use it.

Thanks


texts: iOS - Getting iPhone 6s plus storage full alert message

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Since yesterday, I'm getting a storage full alert message (not iCloud) on my iPhone 6s plus, iOS 9.2.1.

Overall, my apps installed would take at most 10GB.

Within Settings, the iPhone says it has 4.8 GB free.
Inside of iTunes, it says 8.4 GB free.

Also from iTunes, the Documents and Data section seems to take a lot of space (55% to 60% aprox.).

Has anyone have a solution around this?


texts: Is the Yosemite File Vault password (usually) the same as login password?

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So when I upgraded to Yosemite, I can remember turning on FileVault. I cannot remember the password I used. Is that password is the same as my login password for my administrator account (the only account on the computer)?

I'm nervous that I will one day have to remember that password, and if it isn't the one I'm already using, I might be in trouble. I've searched around for the answer, but I'm not finding anything. I might just not be describing the correct dialogue box.


texts: How do the MacBook and the MacBook Pro compare performance-wise to an old model iMac?

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I'm thinking of purchasing either a MacBook (2015, 1,1 GHz) or a MacBook Pro (2015, 13-inch Retina, 2,7 GHz).

I'd like to know how they would compare performance-wise (say, speed on recalculating a huge spreadsheet file) with my current iMac (27-inch, Late 2009, 3.06 GHz).

I'm assuming it is not just about those GHzs, or is it??


texts: install Lion on Imac with macbook-pro HDD copy

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Is it possible to do a new lion install on an imac if you copied/cloned the HDD of your macbook-pro (with CCC)?

In theory that is ofcourse, because it won't.

The installer log, mentions:

missing of authentication module "ConfigurationProfiles"
unable to find service discovery callback for module "PlistFile"
and some more details

is there something I can do to fix?

What I can not understand is why a complete copy of the macbook will make my imac work again, but I can not do a fresh install?
This problem that I am trying to fix started out with the imac hanging in the grey screen. After that I try'd the normal things like cmd+R but it just did not install from the app store, wich led me to believe it was a hardware problem, bad sectors and all. But like I mentioned above, I am running lion now, but not the way I want to. I don't have anymore technical knowledge to understand this. I just did the apple hardware test. Appaerantly I have a HDD error 1291;

UPDATE

I researched the error from the apple test some more. Everything starting with MOT is related to the fan. I turned the computer off and pulled out the power cable. Then I hold the powerbutton for about 6 seconds. (read it somewhere, but I forgot the details). After a period of cooling of, I started again with the original SL DVD and it finally installed. The only thing was that I could not login for some reason. It also used the information from my previous attempts to install from the macbook copy. The login screen showed the computername of my macbook. CONCLUSION: This install still did not qualify as a fresh install. Next I erased the volumes again. This time I used the zero fill option. The next attempt to do  a install leaded to the same impossible error "can not install on this HDD". After reading some more in the install log and googling some more, the one thing that was keeping me curious and the log does not tell you that, is that the volume in diskutility shows "ownerEnabled=NO". It is not possible to change that in diskutility and as far as I know, not in terminal either. I made the change by using "TargetDisk" with my macbook. On the selected volume press CMD+I and change the setting in the bottom to Ignore ownership. Now I try'd to install Lion from my downloaded version right onto that volume. It took about 3 minutes. After I booted the imac without "targetdisc" It did not boot, instead you wil see a folder with a questionmark. Ok, the conclusion is that you cannot install lion when your booted from another computer. It just leaves an installfolder with some information if you inspect the volume.
After this I tr'd to do an install from the SL DVD again. I was waiting for it to fail again, but to my surprise, I got a fresh install and now I am downloading the software updates to get to version 10.6.6 wich is the minimal required to upgrade to Lion.
This endavour has cost me 4 days altogether, but I am happy it is 4 houers before I had an appointment with the genius-bar and I had to carry the imac al the way to the store.

Best thing I learnt from this, is to absolutely make a backup!

Because I cannot not with absolute certainty say it was because of the "ownership issue" because I did some other thing after, but I hope it can help someone being stuck like me.


texts: How can I BATCH CONVERT Live iPhone images that have been imported to iPhoto as .m4v files to still .jpg images in MacBook OSX?

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I had Live photo enabled on my iPhone 6 and have taken over a thousand photos. When I attempted to import them to my MacBook, they all showed up as 3 second .m4v files.

Converting over a thousand live photos one by one in iPhone was just too tedious...SO...I downloaded the Lean application to batch convert all the live photos to .jpgs.

BECAUSE it was such a large batch, somehow, Lean was choking on the conversion so it asked me more than once if I wanted to delete the 1000+ extra duplicate images that it extracted from the 3 second .m4v files.

I clicked yes each time, and discover it deleted entire sets of images completely.

Fortunately, I had imported all the Live photos to iPhoto, so they all exist on my Macbook as .m4v.

Video conversion software that converts .m4v to .mp4 abounds, however...

Is there ANY WAY to batch export all the .m4v 3 second videos to still .jpgs in MacBook?

Ideally without having to buy 3rd party software?

iPhoto export does not seem to let me export the .m4v files to .jpg, it wants to export them as video files.

Can someone help me out? Thanks in advance!


texts: How do I enable a British English voice in Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation on iOS?

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I'm a UK iPhone user. Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation has always used a US English voice for me, even though both Siri and Apple Maps use a British English voice. I was surprised recently to hear British English directions in Google Maps on another user's phone. I've never been able to find a setting to change it, beyond checking my Siri settings, so assumed I was stuck with a US voice.

How do I configure Google Maps to use a British English voice and British variant words?


texts:
When I add a new partition it gets stuck on 'Preparing to partition disk'.

The new partition is in some empty space in the middle of the disk. As a result of the partition not being there, Windows won't boot because its looking for it.

No error, nothing. Any ideas?


texts: Mail App bug? Dark Background + Dark Text on random messages (illegible), inconsistent

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Stats: 10.15.1

2014 MacBook pro

Issue is in Mail application only.

Recently the mac mail app defaults to dark text and a dark background as shown in the photo (Hopefully you get the point with what is visible, there's a "Hi All" underneath the From/To). It makes text very diffciult to see.

Sometimes if I click to load another email, it reverts to white background black text, sometimes to white text, black background.

It seems to only be in this app - some kind of dark mode bug maybe. Could be related to individuals using some kind of formatting on their emails, except the issue is not persistent - when I select another email and then switch back, sometimes the issue resolves.

Is this a bug? Is this a settings issue?


texts: In Windows, the MacBook Pro fails to get IPv6 settings via DHCPv6

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I have Windows 10 installed on my MacBook Pro (the latest 15" version with discrete GPU). I also have IPv6 connectivity on my home WiFi network, which is managed by a DHCPv6 server.

In OS X, setting IPv6 to Automatic causes it to pull the correct address and DNS settings from the DHCPv6 server. In Windows, on the same machine, it does not.

The thing is, it did work once, before I installed Boot Camp drivers on the Windows side. Yesterday the "upgrade" process to the new "Windows 10 1511" release looked as if it basically reinstalled Windows, and afterwards my DHCPv6 issue was temporarily fixed. That is, until I also ran the Boot Camp update, then things stopped working again.

I tried uninstalling the Broadcom wireless driver package via Control Panel, but rather than going back to whatever it was using by default, Windows just fails to find a driver for it completely.

Can anyone tell me: right after a fresh Windows install and before you install the Boot Camp software, what driver does Windows use for the wireless card in the latest 15" MBP?


texts: SSH problem after security update 2016-001 with an Ethernet to USB adapter

texts:
After installing security update 2016-001 whenever a remote server outputs a lot of text very fast, the SSH connection is dropped with this error message:

Corrupted MAC on input.
debug3: send packet: type 1
ssh_dispatch_run_fatal: Connection to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX port 22: message authentication code incorrect

This happens when using an Ethernet-USB adapter only (which was fine previously,) over wifi it works fine.


texts: Graphical Ping Plotter, similar to Perfgraph?

texts:
On Windows, I use a program called Perfgraph, which, among other things, showed a visual graph of ping latency to various hosts in my Task bar. Here's an example:

The ping metric is the graph on the far right.

Does anyone know if something like this is available for OS X? I use it to ping my router and my DNS name server so that I always have a graphical indicator on my connection quality, and if there are problems I know if the source is inside or outside my router.

So far, the only "alternative" is the CLI ping command, which just doesn't present the information in as easily digestible format as Perfgraph.

I don't need all the other functions of Perfgraph, I just want that ping plotter!

Thanks all!


texts: Can I delete the "remove the drive" menu in menu-bar in Catalina?

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After upgrading my mac to Catalina beta, there is an added icon on the menu bar. It looks like a "remove the drive" button but I don't need it.

Is it possible to remove it from the menu bar? Tapping it only reveals "no drive" menu and I has not been able to find anything relevant on System Preferences.


texts:
Apple Time Machine software seems to backup in increments.
So you do your first full TM backup and then after that the initial backup seems to be "built upon" with new data.
But, in data storage terms what is this called? Is it incremental backup?
And secondly, when doing a restore from TM. These "chunks" have to knitted together again. What is this process called?
From a user perspective Time Machine seems easy, but I think behinds the scenes its a lot more convoluted than people think. Can anybody shed some light on what goes on with Time Machine behind the scenes?


texts: AppleScript - Changing message status field of selected mail in Outlook

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Is there anyway to change MessageStatus column of outlook mail item?

Outlook grid view provides different fields for mail item. One field is message status which indicates message is read/unread or important etc. Is there anyway to modify that field value? Can we show a custom icon for a specific mail?


texts: How do I use homebrew less instead of system less?

texts:
I've installed less via

homebrew install less

but less starts the system version of less, not the one installed via homebrew. which less shows:

$ which -a less
/usr/local/bin/less
/usr/bin/less

where /usr/local/bin/less is a symlink to ../Cellar/less/487/bin/less (homebrew less)
and /usr/bin/less  is the system less. echo $LESS returns nothing. How can I start homebrew less instead of system less by default?


texts: Is there a hook or trigger I can use to run a script when a new network connection is made?

texts: I have a 2014 retina Macbook Pro running Yosemite (10.10.3). I would like to run a script whenever a certain network interface is connected. Is there a hook or trigger I can use? I have a shell script that will perform the actions I want to perform, I just need to know how to trigger it.


texts: Implementing licensing mechanism for Applications Distributed in App store

texts:
I have an app that I intend to distribute via the App store.
Currently, the user purchases a license from the website, he receives a key via email and our web server validates the license key entered by the user in the application.
Is it possible to distribute the app in the App Store without any change ie:the user purchase on app store,he receives a key.

Can i distribute the trial version as free on App store?


texts: iPad frozen after long pressing an app icon

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I have an iPad 2 with iOS 9. I wanted to uninstall / remove an app, so I long press the app icon. The icon started to wiggle, but the problem is the iPad no longer respond to any input. Tap, swipe, pressing the home button, pressing the power button, they don't change anything on the iPad. The iPad stayed on the same screen with the wiggling icons. After some time, the screen went black showing the apple logo, and then the lock screen showed and I can access the iPad.

Is there a workaround for deleting an app?


texts: App store asks me for password but won't let me enter my ID

texts: I need to update fcp on my macbook pro (yosemite) but every time I try the app store asks me to enter my ID and password but it won't let me click on the ID box to put in my email and just gives me a generic example email in the box. I've tried just entering the password but then it tells me my account has been disabled due to security. I have tried changing the password but it does nothing. My details are working elsewhere, iCloud etc. It's just for fcp that it won't let me enter my email. None of my other updates required a password so they worked fine.


texts:
I want to free up some space on my hard drive by deleting things and I found that 2GB were being used just on desktop backgrounds. I don't particularly care what my desktop background is so I'd like to delete these files.

Unfortunately, no matter what I try, I can't seem to delete these files.

Things I've tried:

sudo rm ./*
deleting them through finder
chflags nouchg location/nameoffile.extension - i.e. unlocking the file
giving Terminal Full Disk Access

How can I delete these files?

Thanks,

Update: My version of macOS is 10.15.3


texts: What OS X signal strength test apps exist to measure Wi-Fi networking?

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Is there a way I can get more details on the strength of my Wi-Fi signal?

I'm looking for either an app I can download or a system command that I can run in terminal that will expose the noise of other signals that aren't mine and may be occupying the same channel as my current network.


texts: iOS Shortcuts feed Siri command via text input

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For my “drive to work” shortcut I would like to continue playing whatever podcast I last listened to. There isn’t a shortcut for this so I have to say “hey Siri play podcasts” which achieves the above.

Is there a way to pass that string to Siri so she executes it automatically in a shortcut, rather than having to say it out loud?


texts: How do I downgrade a jailbroken iPhone 4 on iOS 7.0.3 to iOS 6.X.X?

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I know about other similair questions on AD, but they are from quite a while ago. Things can change quickly.

I do know about this method: http://www.syncios.com/blog/how-to-downgrade-ios-7-to-ios-6-1-3-on-iphone-4-using-ifaith/

But iFaith can't find any SHSH blobs for my phone.

I have not saved any SHSH Blob's because got the phone and jailbroken it two days ago.

So here's the september 2014 question:

I'm on a jailbroken iPhone 4 iOS 7.0.2, can I downgrade to iOS 6.X.X? If yes how?


texts:
So, my Macbook Pro is connected to Wifi and I am getting around 70Mbps. But after every few minutes, it's like there is no internet available. Wifi is still connected but all the pages are not loading at all, video streaming would stop etc.

If I turn on & off my Wifi connection, it will work but after sometime this issue will start again.
I am not seeing this issue on my mobile which is also connected to Wifi.
One thing I noticed that even the local server running on my machine is not able to serve static files during this time which made me think this has to do something with my machine.
I can still ping google.com but I can't curl and get the html at this time.
This issue started few hours back and previously it working without any issues with the same modem and same wifi connection.

Edit

OS: macOS High Sierra v10.13.6


texts:
I have an iPhone 5. I have apps that are updating but never finish.
I tried restarting. I tried some examples on this website. I waited days for it to refresh. Nothing seems to work. The "Updates All" is greyed out. You can't select it. Recently upgraded to iOS9 9.0.1(13A404).


texts:
I use iTunes File Sharing (on Windows) to share a password file with an iOS app KeePassMini.

I am not sure if this is a one-time thing or if iTunes copies the files whenever it changes.

Ideally, iTunes would copy the file back from the device if it was changed on the device and copy it again to the device if the file was changed on the client.

In case of a conflict either the older file should be overwritten, or the action set that always the device "wins". Or alternatively just ask the user.


texts: Profile Manager: Mass Deploying Exchange Accounts

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Many of my users would like to set up their Exchange accounts (which are provided by company) on their personal iPhones or iPads. None of the iPhones and iPads are enrolled to my macOS Server. I would like to try Profile Manager (from macOS Server) to create a profile configuration for mass deployment, in order to reduce repetitive labor.

There are some information to be inputted when creating the configuration file. Here is the correct configuration which works for me. But I can't 'mass configure' Exchange settings of Users or Email Address. It seems the only way we can preconfigure Exchange for each user is to create a profile for each individual user.

You may have heard of the part of Profile Manager documentation covering global variables that you can use to configure group profiles: Payload variables. I did give it a try. But it seems it doesn't work for me. Here is how it looks like:

Anyone know how to get it work? Any suggestions would be appreciated.


texts: Easiest way to build a one-off iPhone "App" (probably JS on a local web page)?

texts:
At work, we have a certain esoteric calculation that needs to be made from time to time. There is a simple two-line bash script available that does it, but this requires a computer and I often need to do this calculation on the workshop floor or in the field where a laptop might not be immediately to hand. It would be very convenient to have something like an iPhone app instead. It must be usable without an Internet connection as I sometimes work in places with no wifi or phone signal.

Of course I could learn Objective C, set up XCode, get whatever Apple dev account I need for this, and so on - but this seems like a disproportionate amount of work to replace two lines of bash script on one phone for my own use.

So, question, what is the simplest way to make something that looks roughly like an app on my home screen? If it weren't for the offline requirement then a Safari bookmark to an HTML/Javascript page on the Web somewhere would be ideal - is there any equivalent to a file:// URL on iOS?


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I'm using the last version of macOS (11.2.3) and today messed up with a problem. For about 20 minutes ago I deleted some useless files (screenshots, old videos etc.). But now, those files are back.
I was using the normal method of deleting files (putting them in trash, and then emptying it) and also macOS Terminal command (rm -rf).
Can somebody explain me, what's happening, and how can I fix this? Thanks.


texts: Apple wireless keyboard it's always turned off at startup

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My wireless Apple bluetooth keyboard has been acting up recently. While I use the computer it works just fine but every time I boot up the computer after it has been shut down the keyboard, which is always left on, is turned off and I need to power it up - every time the computer starts up.

On the other hand my magic mouse works wonderfully, so I understand this isn't normal behavior.

How can I get the keyboard to stay on despite computer power cycles?


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When I bought my first iPod, a 4G model, in the box there were also a dock.
Can I use that dock, connected to a wall plug, to recharge my iPhone 4?


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my Mac Book Pro 17' was bought in 2012 Jan. so probably it's out of warranty already.

Now it start crashing occasionally.
sometimes it just freezes, the screen has no response. sometimes the screen becomes white.

Then I'll hold the power button a few seconds so it shuts off. then press it again so it restarts. but sometimes it even freezes during restarting.

I suspect there's some hard disk issue. however a quick scan using "disk utilities -> verify" doesn't flag any error.

any suggestion?

the os is Mac OS X version 10.7.5. shall i update it?
is there any other disk "deeper" scan tools?


texts: iPad and iPhone Default to Driving Instructions in Google Maps Would Like Default to Map

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For a Google Maps, a URL like this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from:90210,CA,US(You)+to:New+York,NY,US(Destination)

will show the driving instructions instead of the maps. You tap the map icon to get the map. Would like it to default to the map right away. Is this possible?

On the Google Maps app, it loads as driving instructions selector, is there a way to have the map displayed too?


texts: My ethernet and Wi-Fi are connected but, i can't seem to connect to the internet

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In the morning of christmas, i was browsing the internet on a Mac OSX El Capitan version 10.11 laptop. My internet connection stopped working on my laptop. That is, Ethernet and Wi-Fi simultaneously. Initially, i thought i had ISP problems. So i restarted both the laptop and the router. Still nothing in Wi-Fi and Ethernet. Yet, i discovered other people had logged in were using Wi-Fi from the same router. Also, the internet works alright in recovery mode.

Before i continue i'm using a  MacBook Pro mid-2012 version and now i'm using macOS Sierra Version 10.12. I updated hoping that that will fix the problem. It didn't. In addition, i tried using a mobile network tethering to share a connection and that didn't work as well.

Here are some methods i've used to try and fix the problem. I followed exactly  what was done here after reading this sentence on this post Now I've tried the following, in different order and a number of times, to no avail:

After running, ifconconfig en1 on the terminal. This is what i got today.

en1: flags=8823<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX> mtu 1500
    ether 2c:be:08:e6:87:3c
    nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    media: autoselect (<unknown type>)
    status: inactive

At the moment, i want to try these methods to fix the problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpAfpPiRSaE&t=2s
Factory reset and reinstall OS. Since the network settings will be lost

I'm thinking of doing the second one.

I hope what i've pointed out will suffice to help me solve the problem. I would really appreciate your help to solve this problem.

Regards,
Ben.


texts: How can I delete an individual photo from my photostream?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How do you erase pictures from the Photo Stream album on an iPhone running iOS 5?

Either on my Mac, or on iPhone or iPad, how can I delete an individual image from my photostream? I can't seem to work this out...


texts: Can I have both a case-insensitive system volume and a case-sensitive volume within an encrypted CoreStorage volume?

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( seems possibly related to Is it possible to have multiple filevault2-activated partitions on one disk? )

I have a MBP with a single internal SSD and I'd like:

to have everything on the disk encrypted in case I lose the laptop
to have my home dir be case-sensitive b/c i'm used to Linux
to have personal stuff separate from the OS in order to facilitate future OS updates
to keep the main system volume case-insensitive to avoid possible OSX weirdness

It seems like what I'd like is either:

two partitions, both filevault2 encrypted, one regular HFS+ and one case-sensitive HFS+, or
a filevault2 encrypted CoreStorage container with a regular HFS+ volume and a case-sensitive HFS+ volume in it

Do either of those make sense and, if so, are they possible?


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I'm trying to automate selecting an option in a HTML select. There's no ready to use action for this. I tried a JS action with this:
document.getElementById("foo").options[0].selected = 'selected';

While that selects the option visually, it doesn't trigger the JS to actually select it (send it to the server).
How do I do this?


texts: Is there a time limit on how long you can stream iTunes Radio?

texts: My iTunes Radio will shut off every few hours and ask me if I want to resume. Is there a time limit on how long you can stream iTunes Radio and if so can it be disabled?