texts: PIV Card Smartcard not showing up in Keychain after the upgrade from Mojave to Catalina

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My Mac laptop is running Mojave 10.14.6.
I use the PIV Card Smartcard to login and to connect to Cisco VPN and the PIV Card Smartcard shows up correctly in Keychain.  Everything works well.
After the upgrade from Mojave to Catalina:

I can still use the PIV Card Smartcard to Log In (probably because it cached the credentials).
I do not see the PIV Card Smartcard inside the Keychain app.
I can no longer connect to VPN - it give me certificate errors because I think it can not see the PIV Card Smartcard anymore.

Tthis a lab testing laptop. I do have another Mojave laptops that I want to upgrade to Catalina and test the PIV Card Smartcard.
Is there any command line or anything other utility which I need to run on the Mojave laptop before the pgrade to Catalina so I won't have issue with my PIV Card Smartcard?
I know Catalina changed all the crypto stuff, token, etc.  But there must be a command line that I can run that will allow the laptop to still 100% recognize the smart card after the upgrade.


texts: where can I adjust emoji suggestions in iOS10

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I want to adjust emoji suggestions in iOS 10, like what car is suggested after typing "car" in a message.
Or how can I add word-emoji links?

Thanks in advance


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Pinned tabs are very useful feature in Safari and I'm using it all the time.
But, I'm having some experience problem with it.
When I pin several tabs from the same domain but different subdomains, I'm getting the first letter as the icon of this pinned tab to be exactly the same. Then it takes me a while to find the tab I was looking for by switching through them one by one.

Is it possible to manually change the icon for these tabs or at least make it to use the first letter of the subdomain instead of the domain name, so it will be much faster accessible?


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I have an iMac (newer than 2007),and I need to run this year's version of Turbo Tax.  I am getting a message indicating that my current OS X, which is 10.6.8, is not sufficient to run this year's Turbo Tax (premier version).

I have tried to download Yosemite and have been unsuccessful.  I assume that once I download a new OS, that it will appear in place of the 10.6.8 when I click on the Apple icon at the top left side of my screen and ten click on about this mac. How can I download Yosemite?


texts: Broken iPhone dock connector pins, is this a hazard?

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The dock connector on my iPhone 4S had some bent pins, which I scrubbed  using a jewelry screwdriver until the pins broke and fell out. The phone still charges, and aside from thinking it's always connected to a dock, the phone seems to work fine. However, I am worried about a hazard of some type, for example is there any risk of shock or fire or something else?

Image shows bent pins, this is before I broke them off with the screwdriver.


texts: AppleScript: Is it possible to have an unselected "default answer" in an input dialog?

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When one uses the default answer parameter in display dialog in AppleScript, whatever text is set to default answer is automatically highlighted upon display of the dialog.

Is it possible to specify a default answer without the answer highlighted?

I would ideally like the cursor to be placed after the last character of the default answer, so that the user can append text to this answer without first pressing the → key (or, worse, accidentally overwriting the default answer).


texts: HDMI & VGA issues with MacBook Pro Retina & Acer Monitor

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I'm having a very strange issue.
I inherited an Acer monitor from a friend that is full HD, 1080p. Good monitor overall. When connecting ONLY an HDMI cable from my Mac to the monitor, I get no signal. But if I connect both an HDMI and a VGA (via Thunderbolt adapter) to the Acer, I'm then able to toggle between inputs, and the HDMI input works fine. Problem is, now I have a useless Thunderbolt cable taking up one of my inputs. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro 15" Retina 2013

Yosemite 10.10.4

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB

Acer S240hl monitor


texts: update unsupported mac with OS X lion to APFS 10.15

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Please confirm if one can help me update unsupported mac book late 2008
HFS+ to APFS
Last 2008
current OS X Lion
Mac book 5.1
Omt; Cpre 2 Duo processor
2 GHZ
1 processor
2 cores
L2 cache 3mb
Mem 2gb
Bus speed 1.07 ghz
boot Rom Version MB51.007d.B03
Serial number W891......c8QR
Hardware UUID
Sudden Motion sensor
State enabled


texts: Mail.app shows empty Gmail labels, but they're not empty in Gmail

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This used to work, but at some point it stopped.  I have labels defined in Gmail. In Mail.app they show up as folders on the left side, like:

That image shows the apartments label. The problem is that Mail.app thinks there are 0 message in apartments, but if I go to Gmail I see 27 messages.

The "Show in IMAP" checkbox is checked in Gmail settings.


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Good thing: I got a spiffy new e-ink monitor and it's going to help a ton with my concussion symptoms.

Bad thing: It can't exactly handle things like video conferencing, so I need to switch back and forth between it and my regular screen a few times a day. Because I need a lot of preferences set in a pretty specific way for the e-ink monitor, I'd like to be able to run a script (shell, Apple, or Python) and just have them all the way I'd like them, and then run another one to switch back.

Specifically, I need to set...

Displays -> Display resolution, Displays -> color profile, and Desktop -> background (all of these already change automatically, I think).
General -> Appearance set to Light
Accessibility -> Display -> Reduce Motion, Increase Contrast, Reduce Transparency, and possibly Use Grayscale.
Finder -> View options -> Text size 16, though I might eventually handle this by just using a smaller screen resolution.
And, of course, switching them back.

My backup plan is creating a second login for use with that screen, but that causes issues when I want to get to my documents.

I'm happy to use terminal commands, 3rd-party tools, etc.

Edited to add: I just went through some of the items at https://pawelgrzybek.com/change-macos-user-preferences-via-command-line/ , including the wonderful before/after diff trick. I found the proper plist items, but writing to them doesn't seem to do anything. defaults write com.apple.universalaccess increaseContrast -int 1 should turn on increased contrast, but it doesn't have any visual effect. Using read shows that it has in fact changed. Not sure if there's a "but for reals, do it please" command.


texts: iMac Internal Hard Drive Not Visible, Won't Mount; Currently running off External Drive

texts: My iMac (27-inch, mid-2010) crashed and refused to reboot. I was able to reboot it from an external drive and attempted to erase and resurrect the internal drive; after several attempts, the drive ceased to be visible to Disk Utility and am afraid it may be physically defective. Is there a way of mounting the disk and confirming its status?


texts: Time Machine couldn't complete the backup

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This is the 2nd time I got this error message:

On my Mac Pro, I use two HDs for Time Machine backup. Time Machine would use them alternatively. The other HD works fine. With this HD, I used Disk Utility to perform "First Aid" and no problem was found. However, the Time Machine still cannot back up to this HD.

On the previous error, I had to reformat the HD. Any suggestions on what I should do this time?


texts: Is there a way to find out information on battery through macbook serial number?

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i bought my MBP Retina display 13"(late 2013) 5 months ago; a week ago i had to change its battery at an authorised reseller when my small sister accidentally dropped a whole glass of water on it.
i think my new battery isn't the same as the one i had before.
i paid a LOT of money to get it fixed...
my question is: is there any way i can find out my old battery's information and/or serial # through my MBP's serial number?
or if anyone has the same mac model would you be kind enough to share your battery(original) information?

MacBook Information: MacBook Pro Core i5 2.6 13" Retina Late 2013

Current Battery Information:

Model Information:

Serial Number:

Manufacturer: SMP

Device Name:  bq20z45  (i researched and there should be a 1 after the 5)

Pack Lot Code:    0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 702

Hardware Revision:    3

Cell Revision:    379

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh):   3870

Fully Charged:    No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6211  (I believe this should be around 8000)

Health Information:

Cycle Count:  3

Condition:    Normal

Battery Installed:    Yes

Amperage (mA):    -485

Voltage (mV): 11772

Any information is much appreciated :)


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I work in an office where all user accounts are on a server, the admin has access to all the screens and devices though the network.

How can I protect the drive I connect to my system from my snoopy admin?
Encryption is useless since when I enter the password and mount the device, it becomes available when the admin logs in my system remotely.


texts: Need help understanding  coins in Coin Dozer on iPhone

texts: I have been playing the game Coin Dozer on my iPhone which is a free game.  When I can no longer play without having to wait 30 seconds for a new coin, I just delete the game and reinstall, I have been receiving more coins than the original starting point. Are these coins from bonuses or am I being charged for them?  I have not purchased more coins, that's why I delete then reinstall, so  I don't have to buy coins.


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We are 5 tenants in a big house in the Netherlands and apparently channel 13 is the only one not too crowded to offer us a decent connection. Setting the router on any other channel makes the internet almost unusable for everybody. Problem is that the  cannot detect the WiFi connection whenever it is set on channel 13.

Is there anyway to get a Macbook Air to detect channel 13 on our Wifi router?

Thank you.


texts: Is it possible sync only iPad-optimized apps to my iPad?

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It is tedious to manually pick iPad-optimized apps from all the apps in iTunes when syncing with iPad. I just want

iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Apps - apps designed for both iPhone and iPad, and
iPad Apps - apps designed for iPad only

on my iPad, but not

iPhone and iPod touch Apps - apps designed for iPhone only.


texts: macOS Sierra caps lock disabled in non-latin languages

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I've installed macOS Sierra and I got an annoying behavior, which I'm trying to solve:

Prior to Sierra (and in Windows, too): I have two languages - English and Hebrew. I'm switching between them using cmd+space. When in English, I'm using the caps lock to write uppercase letters. That's the exactly same behavior as any other English keyboard user.
However, when using Hebrew as the input source, I'm using caps lock to write in english (small letters only). In this way, I can use some english terms in my hebrew sentences (which is quietly common, to be honest).
This is the behavior in Windows too.

Since Sierra: Apple disabled this function, so when I'm using Englis I can use caps lock to move between uppercase and lowercase as excepted. However, when in Hebrew - the caps lock does not work (the green light automatically turns off).

I'll note that when Googling this issue, I saw that Apple added the ability to switch languages using the caps lock. That solution does allows me to switch between Hebrew and English, but it rises another problem - In English, I can't switch between uppercase and lowercase letters (since the caps lock already mapped to switch between input sources). The only way to get into uppercase letters, is to hold the caps lock for 3 seconds, and that makes it very hard to type.

Anyone knows how to restore the functionality of the caps lock to the old, good, way?


texts: Time Machine Backup to Samba Share under Mac OS Lion

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In earlier versions of Mac OS you could enable TimeMachine to use Samba-Shares as a Backup-Target using this:

defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1

and create a backup image with this script.

Sadly Time Machine now says that my drive does not support the necessary AFP protocol.

Is there a workaround for this?


texts: Non-Apple-provided files in SIP-protected directories

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On my macOS Catalina 10.15.1 system, I think I have some files in SIP-protected directories that were installed by third-party (i.e. non-Apple) software prior to SIP being added to macOS.

Is there any way to determine which files in SIP-protected directories weren't provided by Apple?


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I have many problems with my Mac OS X. The system is only reachable via SSH, but not with FTP and not with SMB.
So I tried to concentrate on FTP, seems easier to debug and may be it's one problem for both services.

First I enabled ftpd with:

sudo -s launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

Then I try to ftp. But nothing. I got the standard error: Operation timed out.

After that I tried it again and made a tcpdump on the MBP. Looks fine for me:

tdmacpro:~ root# tcpdump port 21
tcpdump: data link type PKTAP
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on pktap, link-type PKTAP (Packet Tap), capture size 65535 bytes
17:32:53.539323 IP 192.168.0.58.49191 > 192.168.0.2.ftp: Flags [S], seq    2091779555, win 65535, options [mss 1460,nop,wscale 3,nop,nop,TS val 271391148 ecr 0,sackOK,eol], length 0

So the packets are reaching the MBP, but it did not answer.

After that I created a new virtual machine on my MBP to be sure that no switch makes any problem. Then the ftp client was in my virt. machine. But same error.

After that I tried a ftp user@MBP_IP, again same error.

After that I disabled fptd with

sudo -s launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist

and started the ftpd manually with

/usr/libexec/ftpd -d -D -l -U

again the same problem.

Then I used another terminal and made a:

ftp localhost

This works. So I think the ftpd is configured properly. But I also controlled the ftp.plist with a new installation.
The same content.

So is there anybody out there who has any further suggestions how to isolate the problem or how to solve it?


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Can I hook up my 15" macbook Pro thunderbolt to my 27" iMac thunderbolt, and operate the MacBook pro in Windows 7 in order to have a large monitor to run AutoCad?

Both computers are running OSX Yosemite and Bootcamp Windows 7.


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Using my AirPods with my Mac is easy:

Check the Show volume in menu bar checkbox in System Preferences > Sound.
Ready the AirPods near the Mac.
Click the Volume menu bar icon, and choose your AirPods.

How to regain control of the AirPods in iOS 11 such as on an iPhone?

The swipe-from-bottom controls have changed radically. So the old iOS 10 approach is gone.

Supposedly, in the new swipe-from-bottom controls, you can use the Apple Music widget to gain control of the AirPods. That's annoying as I am not an Apple Music customer, so the extra taps are out-of-my-way. But anyways, that approach fails. Here is a screenshot of iPhone > Control Center > Apple Music widget > Upper-right corner icon > list of devices, showing iPhone and AppleTV but no AirPods.


texts: I need an applescript which locks my Mac in the same way pressing shift+ctrl+eject would. I tried two different approaches, but both failed. The first one was to search the internet for a script, which failed. There are only solutions with screensaver or other applications, which I don’t want. I just want to use what I described. The second one was to tell applescript to press the three keys which didn’t work. If someone could tell me how to lock my Mac or how to tell applescript to press three keys, I would be really happy, because I am getting kinda’ frustrated.


texts: If I move files to a new disk will Time Machine do a full backup?

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I have a MacMini running 10.12.3 with an internal SSD hosting 2 large iPhoto libraries. I'm going to move 1 of the libraries to a new external SSD (attached to the same MacMini).

What will Time Machine make of this?

I guess it will treat the moved library on the new external SSD as new and make a full backup? And the backup size for the original internal SSD will shrink given that 1 of the libraries is no longer there?

Reason for asking is I'm wondering whether the first TM run after this library shuffle will be much larger and so will delete a lot of old backups to make space (I've not got much spare space on the backup disk).

(It would be nice if TM recognised that it's the same bunch of files - just in different places. But that's probably asking too much!)

Thanks for any support.


texts: How can I change a file or folder icon using the Terminal

texts: How can I change or set the icon for a file or folder, in the terminal, do I need to use a scripting language?


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I have a MacBook, which was running Leopard.

It got corrupted, and even I want to upgrade to Snow Leopard.
So I purchased Snow Leopard Retail Box.

Now, I want to install Snow Leopard, but I cannot start Leopard.
How can I perform clean install of Snow Leopard, without needing Leopard.

Videos Links are welcomed too.


texts: Why does it take so long when I click on the filename in the window title?

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When I click on the filename of e.g. TextEdit, to change the file name and select where it is saved, it always take 1-2 seconds until the selector thingy pops up.

That has always been like that for me. It's a bit annoying. I don't think it's a bug on my system. Maybe I'm wrong.

Why is that interaction slow or how would I profile things to measure or benchmark this?

Here's a video of the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_jqkMe9Ljw


texts: Is it possible to grab a screenshot from the AppleWatch?

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Just wondering.. The watch can remotely control the iOS camera, and keep it's photos. I was hoping their would be a similar capability re screen images.

Thanks


texts: Problem with iCloud Drive "Desktop and Documents folder" check box not sticking

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I have a problem very similar to What could cause iCloud Drive to refuse to sync Desktop & Documents?. I can't get the Preferences -> Apple ID -> iCloud Drive , Options ... -> "Desktop and Documents Folders" check box to stick. I check it and there is a spinning wheel and the text "Setting up" and then I press done. But when I go back again it is still not checked.
I have a new MacBook Air M1 and with the latests 11.1 OSX. I have just started it and enabled iCloud.
When I look in the console and filter on bird, I get the following error messages:
default 16:46:30.160768+0100    bird    DSMoveSyncedDocumentsAndDesktopToHomeDirectory_V1 <private> -> (null),<private> (0)
error   16:46:30.160867+0100    kernel  Sandbox: bird(969) deny(1) file-write-create /Users/oskar/.DS_BarrierSync
default 16:46:30.168781+0100    bird    "The connection to ACDAccountStore was invalidated."
fault   16:46:30.195447+0100    bird    [CRIT] Failed to move synced Documents to Home Directory: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=66 UserInfo={NSFilePath=<private>}
error   16:46:30.198179+0100    bird    [ERROR] Failed to apply sync policy: -1 for folder type: 2, error: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=66 UserInfo={NSFilePath=<private>}
fault   16:46:30.219949+0100    bird    [CRIT] UNREACHABLE: there are still XPC clients around: <private>

I have tried removing the Documents folder that seems to help for some but I made no difference. Any ideas?


texts: OSX 10.9.5 automount AFP network volume?

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I'm having problems getting automount to mount an AFP share at startup.

If I, as a non-root user, issue the following command from my terminal:

mount -t afp afp://user:pass@server/share-name ./share-mount-point

It works fine, and I can interact with the files.

I'm trying to do the same with automount.  I've added the following to auto_master, and created auto_afp:

/etc/auto_master:

 /my/global/mount/point auto_afp

/etc/auto_afp:

 /my/global/mount/point -fstype=afp afp://user:pass@server/share-name

This fails.  I see that /my/global/mount/point is created by root, in group wheel, but is empty.

When I run sudo automount -vc, the same thing happens.  I get output like automount: /my/global/mount/point updated but there's no AFP share mounted there.

I'm not even sure where to start debugging here.


texts: Block network with Network Link Conditioner?

texts: Any one know how to block all network traffic with the Network Link Conditioner on Mountain Lion? Here's the custom offline profile I made that's not working. I'm trying to block the network for the iPhone Simulator. Thanks.


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I was wondering if a device exists for this yet:

I have a normal screen that currently as an AUKEY HDMI to USB-C running from it to my 2017 MacBook Pro. It works well. I charge the laptop with the adapter provided with the MacBook (a seperate cable):

Is it possible to instead inject the power from the power adapter into the USB-C cable used for screen? That would mean that I only have to plug in one cable. I know that certain limited screens are capable of delivering the the 83W of power required along with the display signal, so I think technically this is possible with an injector but I've not been able to find anything on the market. I'd prefer to be able to inject the power supplied by the Apple power adapter vs some third party device if possible.


texts: Blurred fonts - Monitor NEC EA274WMi - MacBook Pro retina 13 - Yosemite

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my new monitor NEC EA274WMi looks sharp when connected to windows but blurred all font texts once connected to OS X. It's very annoying, I work with user interface, small texts, labels, icons.

I tried all every cables and adaptors: display miniport, DVI-D and HDMI. Same problem.

Other monitors with the same issue have solved forcing RGB mode instead of YCbCr, but this patch haven't worked for me http://embdev.net/topic/284710

Is there someone with the same NEC monitor that have resolved (or haven't) this issue?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Ste

This is my configuration:
Monitor NEC EA274WMi, MacBook Pro Retina, 13 inch, late 2012, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB, OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

This is a screenshot from my desktop, can you see how blurred is the number 1 in the red square aside the stack exchange logo?


texts: Versions.app: How to select Kaleidoscope.app as diff tool?

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Setup

OS X 10.8.2
Versions 1.1.11
Kaleidoscope 2.0.0

Problem

I am a registered user (DirectSales, not AppStore) of both Versions and Kaleidoscope (both from BlackPixel). The latest versions of both apps are installed on on my system.

I would like to configure Versions.app to use Kaleidoscope.app as its diff tool.

However, when I go to

Versions.app > Preferences > File Comparison

I see Kaleidoscope grayed out with a generic icon (see screencap below). Since both apps are from the same developer, I think I must be missing something obvious, or there may be a problem with my system.

So: How to select Kaleidoscope.app as the diff tool in Versions.app?


texts: Is it possible to detect which frequency band the iPhone is using

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I am currently travelling in a remote area. My iPhone 5S can see my carrier with good signal strength, and I can access 3G data. My wife's iPhone 4 can't even see the network, even for voice calls.

Both phones were purchased unlocked from the Apple store.

There is obviously some difference in the capabilities of the different generation phones. What are these? Is is possible to detect which frequency band the phone is currently operating on?


texts: How to delete text from an edited picture in preview?

texts: I recently edited a picture in preview by adding text to it. I then saved it, not realizing that the original would not be saved (without the text). When I went in to the picture later to delete the text, it was not possible. Is there a way I can either recover the original photo or delete the text I already saved?


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I have a Time Capsule which I want to connect via Ethernet directly to a Turris Omnia. Better to say it is already connected.

My MacBook is connected via my WiFi which is bridged w/ the LAN.

If I want to look up on the settings via Foris (a simple web interface for the Turris Omnia router) I can’t see it's connected there. I also can’t see it via its AirPort utility.

I set the ports on the firewall for this bridged network (LAN and WiFis - 2.4 Ghz + 5 Ghz).

Does any has an idea to get the Time Capsule connectable via WiFi from the LAN port?


texts: I have Parallels 7 on my Macbook Pro. I just installed El Capitan onto my Macbook and now I can't open Parallels. What do I need to do?


texts: High Sierra how to move menu bar to external monitor

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[MBP 2014, Mac OS High Sierra]

I managed to crack the lower left corner of my screen last night, the power cable flicked into the space as I was closing the lid.  As a result, I'm missing a couple inches of screen space on the left side.  This, of course, means that I cannot see the "Apple Icon" (not too big a deal) nor the first, usually "File", menu item.

Since I usually have an external screen plugged in, I would like to move the menu bar to the other screen.  However, I don't want to use the Mission Control function to create another space (Desktop).

Can this be done, and if so, how?


texts: Why does Users & Groups System Preference not display a user?

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There's a user from whom I inherited my work Mac who is listed under the /Users directory, however, this user doesn't appear in the Users & Groups system preference. I am an admin on the Mac so I don't think that it's a permissions issue. Does anybody know why this may be happening?

FYI: My ultimate goal is to delete this user to free up disk space.


texts:
I'm trying to remap some of the default key combinations in iTerm2, and would like to understand what is going on when I bind keys to "Send Hex Codes".

A previous post helped me get started with remapping the ctrl-a and ctrl-e key combos to cmd-left and cmd-right, respectively, but I would like to remap other key combos as well. (Link to previous Stackoverflow post).

I have a vague understanding that there are hex codes involved, but I am at a point where I can't figure out where to go next to understand what's going on or what to do.


texts: Can I use two USB-C to HDMI/DVI cables to hook up to two monitors from my MacBook Pro (2017)?

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I want to add a second monitor that is connected to my MacBook Pro. Right now I am using a USB-C Apple adapter which allows me to plug the HDMI to HDMI cable from the adapter to the monitor.
I want to connect a second monitor that has a DVI port so I was wondering how I could do this. Can I buy a USB-C to DVI cable and plug the USB-C side directly to the MacBook Pro USB-C port?  If that wouldn't work, what are some other alternatives?


texts: iTunes asks to transfer purchased apps from iPhone even though app sync is off

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A few weeks after iOS 5 came out, I disabled app syncing with my phone. I still sync my media with the computer.

Today when I synced my phone, it asked to transfer purchases from my phone to my computer (picture below). I accepted and iTunes transfered all the apps from my phone to my computer. I deleted one of them from my computer and synced again, and the same thing happened. Once all the apps are on my computer, syncing no longer brings up the message.

I deleted an app from the computer then synced again, this time choosing not to transfer. The app was not deleted from my phone despite the warning message telling me it would, and the app didn't transfer. However, every time I sync it warns me to transfer the app again.

Can I get iTunes to stop trying to transfer app purchases from my phone? I don't want to use the "Don't ask again" setting because I still want to be warned about transferring music.

I have the following environment:

iOS 5.0.1
Mac OS X 10.6.8
iTunes 10.5.1

Device settings → "Sync Apps" is unchecked
Preferences → Store → Automatic Downloads → Apps is unchecked

The only change to my system I can think of was a week ago when my hard drive died and I restored my computer with a Time Machine backup. However, I've synced my phone since then without this problem.  I had also updated to iTunes 10.5.1 two weeks ago (before the backup was created).


texts: iPad can't be backed to iTunes 11 in Mountain Lion

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Since updating to iOS 6.1.3 I am no longer able to copy files onto iPad and can't back up to my main Mac Pro with Mountain Lion and iTunes 11.0.2. I
first thought it was the iPad, but now it's connected to my old Macbook Pro with 10.6.8 and it is backing up just fine.

Also when I try to put files onto it using the Goodreader app it creates a miniFile with the name but then stops and freezes iTunes. Also no luck with using the seperate app GoodreaderUSB.

Any ideas where to start with the troubleshooting?


texts: How could i use an iMac as secondary monitor for a Windows 7 laptop

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Recently (less than one year ago) i bought an iMac 21,5".
Now i would like to use it as secondary monitor for my laptop. (My laptop runs Windows 7).

Is it possible? (I found conflicting opinions on the web, even on the Apple forum).

What type of cable do I need?
(I will appreciate also a link to the product on some online store: amazon, ebay etc.)

Thank you in advance.

UPDATE:

I tried air display... i'm not satisfied at all...

typical scenario: browser window on the main Windows laptop, dev tools/firebug on the secondary iMac screen.
The mouse goes fast between the 2 screens (GOOD), but when i changed the selected tab nothing happens. I had to drag the dev tools window to the main screen to get an update of the selected tab.
My test is ended here.

I'm still waiting for other answers.

I will prefer an answer that suggest me what kind of cable i've to buy, and where i can find it on the web.


texts: I jailbroke my iPod touch 4g running iOS 6.1 yesterday. I got SiriPort, but it kept crashing my iPod and booting into safe mode. I reinstalled it, and took it for a test run, and of course, it crashed. This time however, it did not boot to safe mode. I shut it down, and tried to turn it back on, however, it seems to be stuck in the reboot. I have tried to restore it with iTunes, but i get errors saying that it can't connect to the iPod. It also couldn't connect to it even before it was jailbroken. Please help, Thanks!


texts: My microphone is not working in Safari, but works in all other apps. I can't even find the Safari audio input/output settings.


texts:
I have been using HomeKit on an iPhone 8 and 6s(both iOS 11.2.5) to control six Philips Hue bulbs through my 4th-gen Apple TV for the last few months with no issues.

Yesterday my Amazon Echo randomly stopped being able to control them so I reset the wifi settings(on the echo) and that solved the issue. At the same time my HomeKit also stopped working. All lights now give "no response" warnings.

I can still use the Philips Hue app on my iPhone to control the lights as well as through Alexa.

I am wondering why this may have happened and how to solve the issue.

I have tried restarting my Apple TV, but to no avail. I’m not sure what else to do or how to even go about resetting HomeKit. I can also still use the Apple TV as per normal so it is connected to the WiFi.

In response to answer regarding “reset HomeKit configuration” from privacy:


texts: Where to find shutdown causes errors list?

texts:
Are there any longer shutdown causes error codes lists than this?

https://georgegarside.com/blog/osx/shutdown-causes/


texts: How to set font size or location for wallpaper filename displayed on the desktop?

texts:
I'm using the command
defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool TRUE;killall Dock

to have the path of my current desktop picture displayed on the desktop. This works fine, but I wonder if there is also a setting, where I could specify the font size and/or location of this text. Currently it is writted centered on the desktop.
(crossposting note: I have asked this question also at discussions.apple.com, but did not receive any response there).


texts: Is there a shortcut to add/remove spaces?

texts: With Snow Leopard one chose the number of Spaces before hand (in preferences); in Lion one must create spaces one by one. Are there shortcuts to create & remove Spaces/Desktops?


texts: Is there any way to daisy chain a 2009 24" iMac to a 2013 macbook pro with dvi cable?

texts: I have seen the apple support guidance located at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924, but find it hard to believe there is not some kind of work around.  Any ideas?


texts: How can I connect Philips Hue to a guest network on my AirPort Extreme?

texts:
Would I be able to get a Philips Hue system on a guest network somehow? This answer leads me to believe I won't be able to connect it with ethernet, but is there a way to connect it wirelessly?

My network setup is pretty straightforward:

Cable modem
Apple AirPort Extreme, creating a main and guest network

Main network

Apple AirPort Express to extend network

Guest network

Philips Hue?


texts: Is there an OS X application that overlays a grid onto the screen?

texts:
When I am assessing the readability of scanned documents, I would like a transparent grid overlaid on top of my screen that shows perfectly parallel lines, as opposed to crudely "eyeballing" it. The lines of the grid should float on top of all other applications, and the holes of the grid should be transparent.

I do not need anything fancy, something like this (except rectangular, to fit my rMBP screen):

I have found a program entitled "GoldenMeanGrid," which is close to what I want, but its grid only contains two lines. This is a screenshot:

Does anyone know of a suitable program for my objective with an adjustable-sized grid?

(2013 rMBP) -- (OS X 10.11.3)


texts: How can I browse Cydia repos without an iOS device?

texts:
My understanding is that Cydia is a mechanism for accessing third-party software repos on iOS. (The equivalent of Homebrew for macOS.)

However, I am having trouble locating the "default" Cydia repos, and browsing them to see what software is available. How can I do this without an iOS device?

For example, is there an equivalent of the https://f-droid.org (a similar tool + website for Android)?


texts: How can I use a different Apple ID to upload Apps

texts:
How can I use a different Apple ID to upload my Apps to iTunesConnect?

The Apple ID that I use as Developer Account is also in use for uploading iBooks into iTunesConnect and can't be used to upload Apps anymore.

Is there a way to assign another Apple ID as developer account or to upload the Apps?


texts: How can I check what mode is already on on defaults write?

texts: I am making a script that puts on a defaults write thing to true. How can I check before it's it's true or false?


texts: Why are some apps keep running in OS X even if I quit them?

texts:
At least three apps are now doing the following:

In its menu, I click on quit
It starts quiting but
then never finish quiting.

I can switch to it. The icon in the dock bar shows it is running. The menu is there, but the Quit option is disabled.

What's going on?

It is happening with:
- Microsoft Word
- Skype
- Another one, not by Microsoft

After an update, Word is not doing it anymore. It is puzzling.


texts: How to put or move downloaded files in different folders depending on file type?

texts: Is there a good plugin that automatically saves downloaded files via Safari in different folders depending on the file type? Or maybe a plugin that let's you put a few destinations in the context menu? So that you could choose "Save in Pictures" "Save in Music" etc. right in the right click menu.


texts: MacBook Pro boots to mostly white screen with random pixel pattern

texts:
So my girlfriend's "oldish" MacBook Pro (Model #: A1286?) won't boot. Upon pressing the power button the fan starts up and a short mechanical noise is heard that sounds like the DVD drive's loading mechanism. Then the screen comes up mostly whit with the pictured pattern.

If I leave it running the screen will periodically turn black shortly, the mechanical noise will be heard again and then the weird patterned white screen comes back. The pattern is not always exactly the same, but always similar to the one pictured.

All troubleshooting tips I was able to find assume that the machine boots to at least the apple logo, which this definitely does not.

I would appreciate any input as to what might be causing this and / or how to fix it.

EDIT:
Almost everything I have tried so far has included holding down some sort of key combination on startup. But all those tips (like the ones from Monomeeth's answer) usually reference the "grey startup screen" or the "screen with the apple logo". My MBP does not display anything but the weird pattern above, so I can't run the hardware test, boot to safe mode or reinstall the OS.

But since I've tried Resetting the PRAM/NVRAM the MBP sounds the "startup chime" on every reboot which it hasn't done before as far as I can remember.

Sadly I'm not 100% sure what year the MBP is, but it should be 2010 (or maybe 2009)

As suggested by Allan I tried hooking it up to an external monitor, but the external monitor stayed black while the behavior of the MBP did not change at all.


texts: Mapping Key (e.g. F15) to Fn Key with no Fn Key on keyboard

texts:
None of the keys in my keyboard (Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard) are natively recognized as the Fn key by OS X (I checked with Mouseposé)

I have Karabiner and Keyboard Maestro installed but:

Karabiner doesn't seem to have a template to map things to Fn
As shown below, there doesn't seem to be an option in Keyboard Maestro to enter by hand Fn

How can I bind a key (specifically I am hoping to map F15) of my keyboard (e.g. F15 to Fn)?


texts:
Since Migration Assistant blew up while moving to my new Mac, I've had continuing problems with permissions throughout the system.

I believe the problem is that the Apps can't save into my Library. I have only two permissions across my entire Home folder tree, me read-write and everyone read-only. I seem to be the owner for every file.

Can someone out there poke about in their Library and similar folders and see if this is the same? I suspect that either a group needs write permission, or that some of the files are not supposed to be owned by me.


texts:
I'm using a MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid-2014) running El Capitan. I'm trying to create a script that checks if my computer is open or not, and I'm using this:

ioreg -r -k AppleClamshellState | grep '"AppleClamshellState"' | cut -f2 -d"=""

I tested this in Terminal and it works fine, so I add do shell script in front of it to run it in AppleScript. But when I do, it gives me this:

Expected end of line, etc. but found identifier.

Please help!


texts:
I'm trying to get the sum from a list.

The list newTotal:

  {"30.00", "30.00"}

repeat with each from 1 to count of items of newTotal
    set myFinalTotal to myFinalTotal + each
end repeat

But the result is unexpected = 3

How should I do the math?


texts: how to delete characters placed next to cursor on MacBook Pro

texts:
I have recently shifted from PC to Mac and from what I recall on PC keyboards, there are keys where you can delete characters placed before your cursor as well as after cursor. I don't recall what the later is called.

I can't find something equivalent for Mac to delete post cursor characters.


texts: Can't boot Windows 7 USB Install on iMac 8,5

texts:
I would like to install Windows 7 with Boot Camp on my 20 Inch iMac 8,5 from late 2008. My Superdrive seems to have failed, inserting a DVD or CD just results in it spinning a bunch clunking about and spitting it out. So I need to use the USB method to install.

I have tried the following methods of creating a bootable USB to various USB devices in s 4GB & 8GB and had zero success in booting them:

Boot Camp USB Creator directly from Boot Camp (I edited the .plist to allow this)
Unebootin (Linux distros won't boot either)
Windows USB Maker from a Parallels install of Windows 7 (the same ISO)
Terminal "sudo dd..."
Disk Utility converting the ISO to an IMG and successfully restoring it to the usb partition
WinToBoot and various other Windows applications to wipe and write the iso via Parallels Windows installation
rEFIT both directly on my mac and as a bootable usb, the bootable usb is recognized and sees the Windows usb but when launched it simply says no bootable device

I have also tried to do a simple linux install usb with Unebootin with no success in booting. I have created a bootable Mac OS install usb using Disk Utility which is recognized when holding Option.

I am starting to wonder if it is my computer or EFI firmware? All the USB ports work fine with other peripherals and recognize the usb devices when Mac OS or parallels is open.

As of yesterday I am running Mountain Lion (I'd hoped perhaps updating would make something work) made no changes.


texts: My home folder opens up Photo Booth when clicked on

texts:
For some reason when the icon for the home folder is clicked it opens up photo booth. I changed what application it uses and the finder stays open.

I tried fixing permissions and checking the hard drive in the recovery boot to no avail. Any suggestions?


texts: iPad Air heats up and burns through battery after IOS update

texts:
When all the apps failed, I was forced to update IOS to the latest two weeks ago.  All seemed fine until streaming Morning Joe burns through 80%+ of the battery and the device becomes hot.  Last month I could watch many hours on 80%

Is there a method (setting) to monitor clock speed and temperature?

Is there a setting to slow the clock speed?


texts:
Is there a problem with the specs on the iTunes help page regarding 1080p requirements?

I have Windows 7 64-bit, an i7 quad-core, iTunes 10.7, 16 GB of RAM, NVIDIA GT 540M 2GB, and a 1080p display.

iTunes refuses to play these videos, giving this error:

However, QuickTime will play the videos just fine if I browse and open them myself. So I know its not a hardware problem.


texts: Apple Keychain passwords do not sync between my Mac and iPhone?

texts: It's quite annoying that I register on a site using my phone but the login info does not sync to my Mac when trying to sign in there. Mac OSX and iOS 10.


texts: Why won’t iCloud (or iTunes) synchronize books?

texts:
We have two iPads, recent models, with the latest IOS.  Both have everything logged in to the same Apple ID.   On a MacBook Pro (MBP) with the latest MacOS, iTunes and iBooks (and everything else) are also on the same Apple ID.  On all three, iCloud is set to store all the books.  Yet when an eBook or PDF is added on the MBP, it seems to be random whether it will appear on one iPad, both, or neither.  And when syncing, iTunes won’t show some of the books as existing in the library to be synced.

What is going on and how do I fix it?


texts: List of all AppleScript commands for Terminal application

texts:
In AppleScript we can write things like:

tell application "Terminal"
    activate
    set currentTab to do script (someScript)
end tell

I mean we are using commands like activate and set currentTab....

Where can I find documentation and a full list of all the commands that we can use for Terminal in AppleScript?


texts: When running a virtualized operating system on my Mac, is it important to have anti virus software?

texts: Just curious if it is important to have anti virus for a virtualized operating system I got to thinking, that operating system is actively connecting to the Internet, so I thought maybe it had vulnerabilities.


texts: Can AppleScript automatically press a key for me in an application?

texts:
I'm trying to devices an AppleScript that will automatically press the right arrow key for 1 second, then the left arrow key for 1 second and repeat this in an endless loop until I interrupt it.

Here is what I've come up with so far, but it's not quite working:

tell application "VisualBoyAdvance"
    repeat 100 times
        tell application "VisualBoyAdvance" to keystroke "124"
        delay 1
    end repeat
end tell


texts: Auto translate mails in Apple's mail app

texts: I wonder if there is a way to auto-translate the mails in Apple mail app since it's very inconvenient to keep copying emails and pasting in a web translation site and so on. Any ideas please?


texts: Exporting a Video in Quicktime in OS X Lion Shows only Audio

texts: I'm trying to export a video in OS X Lion to either 480, 720, or 1080 but it only exports the audio file. After the export, the file is in .mov format but, when I play it, the file shows nothing, only the audio is played. Before I updated to Lion, I could export videos just fine. How can I resolve this issue?


texts:
Since upgrading to High Sierra my boot time slowed down considerably (from ~10 seconds to 90 seconds). Googling this problem suggests disabling Trim might work as a solution, which you do via the sudo trimforce disable command, but it doesn't actually seem to disable Trim.

After running sudo trimforce disable and pressing y twice, my Mac automatically reboots but after rebooting, system_profiler SPSerialATADataType | grep 'TRIM' or System Information->SATA/SATA Express still shows TRIM Support: Yes

I also tried to disable System Integrity Protection before disabling Trim, and that doesn't seem to work either.

Anyone got any ideas?


texts: How to stop Time Machine backing up log files inside application containers?

texts:
Time Machine does not backup log files in ~/Library/Logs

But it does backup logs files within application containers.  For example, log files in the folder ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Logs/Mail.

My Mail and OneDrive logs are currently adding about 2 GB per backup.

I could manually exclude each of ~/Library/Containers/*/Data/Library/Logs but that is a lot of exclusions and would be a list which needs addition whenever I install a new app.

The ~/Library/Containers/* folders were introduced to support sandboxing applications, but Time Machine seems to have not kept up with these changes.

Is there a better way of telling Time Machine to not backup the /Log folders within Containers?

I am using OS X Yosemite 10.10.1.


texts: How to hide computer name and user name in terminal command prompt

texts:
How can I hide username and computer in terminal command prompt?

In Terminal it says

Last login: Mon Jan 13 00:00:14 on ttys000
Whatever:~ UserName$

Is it possible to show just the current folder and $ sign?


texts: ssh key persists even after I delete the private key from ~/.ssh -- why?

texts:
I generated ssh keys (public and private) and stored them in ~/.ssh/myServer/.

I added the public key to the server's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file and everything works great!

In my effort to try and understand how the keys work I deleted them and was surprised to find that I was still able to connect to the server.

Why is it that I am still able to connect without a password?


texts: Where has dictation and speech gone on Sierra?

texts:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202584 says

  Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Dictation & Speech.

I'm sure it used to be there, I've set it up in the past, but now I have Sierra, I cannot find it. Apple - system preferences - View gives me this list:

and I can't see dictation there. I looked under Accessibility, and there is a dictation feature there, but this is all it says:

and that looks different. I looked under Siri, and that has settings for speech output accent (it's a really awful accent, too, I can hear the quantisation, not enough bits) but not for dictation. I looked under Sound, and it's not there.

Where is Dictation and Speech Preference on Sierra, please?


texts: "Allow Payments on Mac" missing from my iPad

texts:
I'm trying to set up my Macbook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) to use Apple Pay.  All of the tutorials online say you need to go into your iPhone or Apple Watch under Settings > Wallet & Apple Pay and enable the "Allow Payments on Mac" setting.  I have an iPad with Touch ID running iOS 12.0.1 (latest version to date), but I do not see this option under Settings > Wallet & Apple Pay.  Also, I have my Mac and iPad successfully paired together with Bluetooth.

Is it possible to set up Apple Pay on my Mac with my iPad?


texts: What is login Keychain "Accountsd"? How do I disable it?

texts: I am using a MacBook Pro Mid 2012 with MacOS X 10.15.4. I cannot find this Keychain in the Keychain app.


texts: How do I stop getting password notifications from iCloud?

texts:
I have been having this weird issue where my phone keeps asking for my iCloud password.  I enter the password but then it says the password is locked.

Is there a way I can fix this or get rid of all the nonfictions it keeps giving me?

My iPhone has been doing this way more often since the iOS 10.0.2 update.


texts: Will this hard drive work with my 2009 15 macbook pro unibody?

texts:
Western Digital WD Scorpio Black 750 GB SATA 3 GB/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 2.5-Inch Mobile Hard Drive

i need to know if this hard drive will work with my computer?

I have 8 GB of memory (maxed out)

I also need to know also if this is a good hard drive.

Has any one used it? Is it quiet? Does it over heat?


texts: How to use WiFi for everything, except a specific connection to my NAS (Ethernet)

texts:
WiFi is the best connection at my house for most things. I have it first in network preferences under service order.

However, I have a NAS connected over a local switch which I want to connect to via Ethernet.

The route is such that if I use WiFi, I reach the NAS via Powerline which dramatically slows the link.

When I disable WiFi I can connect to the NAS nice and quickly over Ethernet. If I do this, then all my other network connections go over Powerline and they are bad.

Question: How do I have both adapters enabled, prioritising WiFi, but utilising Ethernet for my NAS connection?

Note: I have tested and OSX does not find the local switch's Ethernet route with both adapters enabled and WiFi prioritised. It dumbly uses whatever is in the service order, whether it's Ethernet or WiFi. I had hoped it would choose the best route.


texts: Turning of indexing on Time Machine Volumes

texts:
Spotlight is using a lot of CPU on my computer and I am tracking down why it is a problem.
I suspect it had something to do with time machine has I have a soft correlation to leaving my time machine drive plugged with spot light continually using CPU.
So I ran this command and it reports that spotlight is indexing my TM volume:
% mdutil -s "/Volumes/MBP15 Time Machine"
/System/Volumes/Data/Volumes/MBP15 Time Machine:
    Indexing enabled.

How do I turn off indexing of my time machine volume without having to run the command everytime I plug in my TM disk?
I tried adding it to the privacy tab and got this error:

I also tried to add the TM back up drive directly and got this:


texts:
I just got an iMac and wanted to change the default terminal to, what i believe, is a theme.

I saw it a while ago and i'm not finding it.

Screenshot below.

You can find a video from Yeoman using it here


texts: Android tethering: Mac doesn't detect new network interface

texts:
I am trying to share my 3G internet connection from my Nexus 4 running Android 5.1.1 with my Macbook Pro running macOS Sierra 10.12. Using an USB cable (aka USB Tethering). After connecting the phone and turning on the USB tethering option, When I go to "Open Network Preferences" from the network icon in the status bar, I don't see my phone listed as expected to proceed with the configuration.

Although, I do see my phone in About this mac -> Overview -> System Report -> Hardware -> USB. The Android File Transfer app opens when I connect it to the computer, and it closes when I turn on tethering.

I tried installing HoRNDIS, and even restarting afterwards, but didn't solve. Tried to play around the USB Debugging option as well without success.

My broadband allows tethering since I can do it over Wifi and Bluetooth really straightforward.

Is there a specific set of Sierra native steps to set up a generic USB network interface that supports android 5.1.1?


texts: Apple Watch iOS 3 control center does not show unlock symbol any longer

texts:
Some days ago I mentioned by accident that my Apple Watch control center (the menu which appears when you swipe from bottom to top) does no longer show the symbol to lock the watch. My wifes Apple Watch still contains this lock button, so I'm wondering what I need to do to let it reappear. Any ideas?

Thanks
Markus


texts: Changing my administrator user's username has removed privileges

texts:
I've taken over my wife's Mac mini running osx high sierra.
I was in a rush and went into system preferences, clicked on the current user (advanced options), which was named 'user', which was also the administrator, and changed the name to 'grant'. This didn't end up changing the username. I then tried to create another administrator user called 'grant'.

I logged out. When I logged back in the only user available to log in with was 'user'. When I opened user preferences I see that 'user' is no longer an administrator.

I now have no way of accessing an administrator. When I try move files into the applications folder it asks for admin username and password. I've tried every combination of 'user' and 'grant' and nothing works.

Any help getting me access to an admin user will be appreciated.

Here is the screen where I try remove the file in single user mode


texts: Is the black Apple cloth that comes with the MacBook Pro ok for cleaning iPhone and Mac screens?

texts:
I use it regularly to clean my rmbp screen, and I've noticed a small scratch on the black panel few days ago, I thought it might be because I've used tap water or it was there and I didn't notice it.

Now I used it to clean a second hand iPhone. I bought before putting a protective guard on, and after I cleaned it I noticed small scratches and I don't know if they were there or not (the seller had it for about 3 years, so it could have had scratches and I didn't see them because the screen wasn't clean).

Is the cloth microfiber and is it ok to use it to clean screens?


texts: Use Mail on OS X Sierra without downloading the mails

texts: I want to use the Mail app on OS X Sierra to manage my emails from 3 different Gmail accounts. But I am using a MacBook Air which is low on space. So is there any way to use Mail app to access my mails without downloading the mails, but only using the app to access the mails on the cloud?


texts: How fast does a modern Mac SuperDrive spin a CD or DVD?

texts:
I am wondering how fast the current 2011/2010 era macs spin the optical media. I'm talking about real physical speeds even if it is complicated.

Angular velocity is fine, linear velocity is fine - the radius is fixed, so the math is easy.

If you can address both slot load and tray loading or go into details how the speeds vary, that would be very nice.

I am also curious of the read speed is different than the burn speed for writeable media of the various types.

Some times you can specify 1x or 8x - but don't know what is the "normal" burn speed. My understanding is they employ zoned constant linear velocity (ZCLV) but I don't see a good reference for hardware that is shipping presently that goes into any detail what 8x actually means.


texts: Track pad and plug-in mouse left click not working

texts:
I've searched and noticed other people having the same issue but no fixes.

Recently my trackpad stopped working which resulted in me changing it.

Worked fine for months. All of a sudden my trackpad left-click stops working and even if I plug in a mouse, it doesn't work, but the right click on the plug-in mouse works fine.

The left click works fine in Diagnostics mode, works every time. But works nowhere else.

I thought I would reinstall the OS to see if that would fix it.... but now I cannot install the OS as I get stuck on the page where you have to click the Hard drive and press next, can't seem to do that with the keyboard only.

Any suggestions? Need to work from home and can't get it working.
Model A1502 Macbook pro
Thank you.


texts: Unable to revert changes to hosts file in OS X Lion

texts:
I edited the hosts file and added:

10.0.0.1  devsys.crossreader.net

Later I commented out the entry:

#10.0.0.1  devsys.crossreader.net

When I ping or browse to devsys.crossreader.net the returning IP is still 10.0.0.1. I tried to flush the dnscache, and even rebooted but that didn't work. Why does this happens?

here is the entire hosts file

###############
127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
fe80::1%lo0     localhost
#10.0.0.1 devsys.crossreader.net


texts: I need to identify a name of an iPhone authentication function

texts:
I saw today someone transferring data from two iPhones (not sure which models).
I suspect that was for the sake of backup/restore data one phone from another, but I'm not entirely sure about that also.

When he needed to authenticate that the 2nd phone is really is the phone that needs that specific data, there was an animation of bunch of blue dots in shape of a circle on the 1st phone (the phone that should send the other one the data), and the 2nd one has needed to scan this animation (much like QR code) in order to get authenticated.

What I want to know if this function is integrated in the iOS, and if it is, what is it called?

Update: I've added a short GIF that demonstrate what I've saw.


texts: Why does iPad always write a Spotlight folder to my Cam SD cards

texts: Very annoying as it takes up space on the card, is there any way of stopping this?  Haven’t been able to find anything relevant in settings.


texts: Using a iPhone 5 as a bluetooth receiver/audio sink

texts:
Imagine this: you are in a hotel on a holiday trip and want to see something on TV, but your partner doesn't like it and prefers reading a book. There are a lot of small devices you could plug in the TV to transmit the sound via bluetooth, but i don't want to take a bluetooth headset on vacation when i already have my iPhone with me (including earphones).

Is there an app that allows me to use a iPhone as a bluetooth receiver, so i can listen to the audio transmitted by the TV (via the bluetooth adapter)?

If there is no app, could there be one, e.g. does the iPhone SDK permits receiving audio via bluetooth?


texts: Do AirPods directly benefit from better LAN Wi-Fi?

texts:
I have just purchased AirPods. When I'm in my kitchen watching videos from my MacBook Pro paired with AirPods, the audio in the AirPods frequently tend to switch over to low-quality audio for a second. This is discernable because there is a volume spike/panning-style effect. This is probably due to connectivity issues.

I'm assuming the problem is due to one of the following:

The Wi-Fi LAN router connection to the MacBook
The Bluetooth/Wi-Fi connection from the MacBook to the AirPods

I don't think that the first point is the main issue because I don't usually experience audio loss when playing video from the MacBook speakers in this room – but it could be.

My question is: do AirPods directly benefit from better LAN Wi-Fi? I.e. does the LAN Wi-Fi improve device connectivity for the AirPods, for instance by 'empowering' the user to traverse further to other rooms, than would be possible if there was no LAN Wi-Fi present (like outdoors)?

If yes, that may suggest to me that I should upgrade my Wi-Fi router to improve the AirPod experience.


texts: Search files by size or star-rating using spotlight

texts:
I'm trying to search files by their size or star-rating using Spotlight. I know it can be done using finder's Command+F, but I cannot figure out which is the syntax I should be using in Spotlight's textbox.

I tried size>0, starrating=4 or starrating:4 but it didn't work (while other properties such as kind:jpeg worked well).

So, how can I achieve this?


texts: How do I block a website on my iPhone 5?

texts: Like how you put 127.0.0.1 example.com in the hosts file on a real computer.


texts:
Where are iCloud documents stored in the file system?

Under Finder you can find the iCloud directory, however 'Get Info' gives absolutely no clue as to where these files are located in the file system.  So if your in a terminal / commnad-line prompt, its not clear where to find these files.

Its useful to know if your trying to create soft links to files under iCloud OR have scripts that need to access those files.  As opposed to just finding them under Finder.


texts:
I want to use LTE network to activate an iPhone.

How much data volume is needed to activate an iPhone?


texts: Encrypt FAT USB drive under El Capitan (10.11)

texts:
I have a USB drive I would like to encrypt. It's formatted in FAT (for use with Mac & Win) and I can't seem to find a way to encrypt it as:

FileVault doesn't encrypt FAT.

TrueCrypt can be installed after modifying the installer but doesn't run under 10.11 for me (library file missing) and there seems to be no solution, since TrueCrypt is no longer supported.

Is there any solution to encrypt the stick without resorting to using a different computer?


texts: Block opening of DMG files by non-admin user

texts:
I set up Parental Control for a user but said user is still able to download and install additional software from DMG files (among other they downloaded TOR browser which bypasses parental control)..

I would block downloading in parental controls entirely however this would be a problem as certain downloaded files from the web are needed by the non-admin user.

-> Is there a solution to block the opening/downloading of DMG files by the non-admin user (maybe installers more broadly)?


texts: Automatically update multiple file names?

texts:
I work at a printing company and we are constantly copying/repeating previous job folders containing multiple files that begin with a job number. We go through the filenames manually and update the numbers by just copy/pasting. Just wondering if there is a solution of some kind available to automate this process?

EXAMPLE

We use a simple file system e.g. a folder named "41777 Co. Name – (Business Cards)" which contains usually about 5 files with the same name, having just some simple variations, e.g. "41777 Co. Name – (Business Cards) PROOF" or "41777 Co. Name – (Business Cards) PLATE", etc. For a lot of jobs, we simply copy the folder and then manually update the number for the folder and files.

Since we do this every day, many times, I was just wondering if there is any way to somehow only once enter the new number and have the files automatically update with that number.


texts: Customize Quick Look to allow me to view .yml files

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I would like to use "space" to preview *.yml files directly out of the finder on Mac OS X.

I think I have to tell finder to launch the text file quick view handler for files with that type and this has something to do with universal type identifiers (UTI.)

But that's as far as I was able to get.

Can anyone give me the magic formula? Thanks!!


texts:
I have a mid 2010 Mac mini 2.4GHz with 2GB of RAM.

I want to upgrade the RAM to 8GB.

Willing to buy this RAM:

http://www.bimeks.com.tr/urun/112447/kingston-4gb-1333mhz-ddr3-non-ecc-cl9-sodimm-kvr1333d3s9-4g-.aspx

Will it work with my 2010 Core 2 Duo Mac mini?


texts: Can I update to iOS 8.3 using IPSW files?

texts: I recently received an iPhone as a gift. It had not been used in a while, and as such, had been left un-updated on iOS 6.0.1. I am a jailbreak enthusiast, and since there may not be an iOS 8.4.1 - iOS 9 jailbreak, would it be possible to update to iOS 8.3 with its IPSW file (despite it not currently being signed)?


texts: Make animated GIF from a movie created in iMovie.app on Mac

texts:
I made my first little 10-second movie in iMovie 10.1.x on macOS Mojave.

Is there a way to turn this movie into an animated GIF?


texts: Installing ffmpeg in mac os "command not found"

texts: Hello I tried installing ffmpeg after installing homebrew. when I typed "brew install ffmpeg" it says "command not found" can you help please?


texts: Can the text message field in iOS 10 Messages be moved to be more friendly to left-handed users?

texts:
I have noticed that with iOS 10 Messages that the text message field is in a very inconvenient place for left-handed users.

As you can see, the lesser-used photo, gestures, and store button are in easy reach of the left-handed user's dominant thumb while the frequently-used text message field is far away from it. The inverse is true for right-handed users.

Is there any way to changed this so that the text message field is under a left-handed user's thumb? Perhaps as an accessibility option?


texts: Automatically change OS X desktop background for all desktops + monitors?

texts:
Summary. Automation changes desktop background for all (virtual) desktops, but no all monitors.  How to do it for all monitors?

Details.

This blog entry discusses how to automatically change background for all (virtual / Mission Control / etc) desktops with following script:

#! /bin/bash
#script to change all desktop backgrounds
echo -n “Drag and drop an image file here then press ‘return’ or press ‘control-c’ to cancel…”
read -e WLPR;
function change_wallpaper
{
defaults write com.apple.desktop Background "{default = {ImageFilePath='$WLPR'; };}"; killall Dock
}
change_wallpaper

However, it doesn't change the desktop background on my 2nd monitor on my Lion-based system for any of my Mission-Controlled desktops.  How does one apply above (or similar) to all physical monitors?  (Hacks like this unattractive.)


texts: iPhone photos uploaded on iCloud - not appearing in photos mac when connecting iPhone via the cable

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iPhone 6S - IOS 13.3
MacBook pro - El Capitan.

I have enabled iCloud Photos on iPhone - with Optimize iPhone Storage.

On Mac, I haven't enabled iCloud Photos, as I don't wish to have all my local photos library being uploaded to iCloud.

My ideal use case would be to have iPhone uploading photos to iCloud, as a first layer of getting the photos out of the iPhone, then periodically to connect my iPhone to my mac and import all the recent/not imported photos from it to my local mac library.

However, when I connect the iPhone via cable to my mac, Photos app can't find any new photos on it - although they exist there.

So I am wondering if this is expected behavior and if there is a way to achieve my ideal use-case?

Also, isn't there an one-way of syncing, for example to have my Mac only getting/downloading images from iCloud, instead of doing both uploading and downloading?

Now that I am thinking of it, maybe the Optimize iPhone Storage might be preventing this, as the original images do not reside on the iPhone - however, shouldn't I be able to access/see those as not imported on my mac?

What would be the workflow, if I turn off the Storage Optimization? Would the iPhone upload the originals to iCloud and also keep them in its local drive? Would that allow me to connect it to my mac and import the photos?


texts: Don't want my email contacts in my contact list

texts: My native iPhone Contacts show not only my contacts with phone numbers, but also any email address I’ve ever sent an email to or received an email from. I really would rather not have email contacts save into my contact list automatically. Is there a way to stop this from happening?


texts: Messages app gives an upgrade notice but never finishes

texts: When  I launch the messages app on my iMac I get a notice that the Messages database is being upgraded. The notice, shown below, tells me to wait while it finishes or relaunch later. This just started recently and has been going on for 2 days now. Any idea how to check my messages? I'm running High Sierra and have been for a while now so this doesn't appear tied to the system upgrade. I've tried quitting and returning several times and also tried just leaving notice up. Neither attempt worked.


texts: It's in my Login Items.  Examining the package shows a reference to arcsoft.com.  But I don't have either of their Mac products (Panorama Maker or PhotoStudio) installed, and never have.


texts: Where does macOS keep list of unique webcam names that have ever connected?

texts:
Use case:
I have connected a webcam to my machine some time ago, and it was recognized as Some Company Webcam.
At a later time, either because I connected it to a different port, or some other inexplicable reason, now I have a Some Company Webcam #2.
I have not changed my webcam.  It is still the same device, connected via the same USB-C cable.
Questions:

Where does macOS keep the list of historical connections so as to know to add a #2 at the end of the name?
How can I modify that list so that I would only have Some Company Webcam without the #2 at the end?


texts: My iCloud account name and AirDrop name do not match

texts:
I use my Apple ID on both a MacBook Pro (for work) and an iMac (at home). Here is the screenshot of my ID in System Preferences on my MBP.

It looks fine.

However my son at home had done a certain thing on the iMac with the ID and this problem appears:

In AirDrop on other Mac PCs, I see the following:

The user name is somehow changed to my son's name.

I have tried

1) login/logout of the iCloud account

2) resetting the profile picture.

But it was unable to reset the name. Everything else seems ok - I can AirDrop files to and from the iMac without a problem.

How can I fix this issue? Where does AirDrop pick up the name other than from my iCloud settings?


texts: How can I change my Apple ID on my iphone 5 to match the Apple ID on my iPad Air? I have an old email from school that does not exist anymore attached to my iPhone5. I am trying to get the same Apple ID on both devices so that they will communicate with each other. I will be getting a new iPhone 6 this week so I don't know what to do first because I will be trading in my iPhone 5.


texts: Updating Operating System to play Diablo 3

texts:
My girlfriend has a MacBook Air 2012 and we were thinking of playing Diablo 3 together. When she tried to install Diablo 3, she got an error saying that her operating system is outdated. She tried to update her operating system but received an error that she cannot update her OS. I have several questions:

Does Apple impose an operating system cap because her Mac is too old?
Is it advisable to upgrade her operating system to the lastest version, or would it be too much of a strain on her system resource?

Macbook Air 2012: Spec
https://support.apple.com/kb/sp670?locale=en_US

i5 - 1.8Ghz
HD Graphics 4000
4GB RAM
128GB SSD


texts: How can I enter Greek numerals based on obsolete letters {Ϛ΄, Ϟ΄, Ϡ΄}?

texts:
These three letters, now otherwise obsolete in the Greek language, still have usage in the Greek numeral system:

6 = Ϛ΄ (stigma)
90 = Ϟ΄ (qoppa)
900 = Ϡ΄ (sampi)

Aside from copy-pasting, how can I input these symbols using the Greek Input Source?


texts: I am trying to compare & merge two text files in FileMerge (using it for the first time). The thing is that the files contents are not shown in full. The contents of the files being compared are clipped. Why is this happening?


texts:
In Keynote 6.6.1, how do I make the "previous" bullets become grayed-out when advancing bullets?

I know it has something to do with "Build Order" and "build out", but I don't want the bullets to completely disappear (with splashy animations) after they are no longer "current". Rather I want them to remain visible, but in a slightly diminished form.

How to achieve that?

I used to have this nailed down, but I think the UI has changed and/or I forgot how to do this.

Kinda inverse of the animated gif found in the question here: Reveal each bullet by opacity in Keynote 6.6?


texts: Spotlight internet search with non-google search engine

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I would like to be able to search DuckDuckGo from spotlight.

I am aware that pressing ⌘ + B in spotlight will search the web in your default browser (I use Firefox), however this always defaults to a Google search.

I read that spotlight uses the Safari default search engine for internet searches so I changed my Safari default to DuckDuckGo, but this does not change the search engine used in Firefox.

This question is similar, but does not address the case where Safari is not the default browser.
How do I change Spotlight search engine?

Does anyone know how to change this setting?


texts: How to add a new locale to macOS Catalina

texts:
On System Preferences, Language and Region, when I select United Kingdom the output of locale is

LANG="en_GB"
LC_COLLATE="en_GB"
LC_CTYPE="en_GB"
LC_MESSAGES="en_GB"
LC_MONETARY="en_GB"
LC_NUMERIC="en_GB"
LC_TIME="en_GB"
LC_ALL=

If I select Norway though the outputs is

LANG="en_NO"
LC_COLLATE="C"
LC_CTYPE="C"
LC_MESSAGES="C"
LC_MONETARY="C"
LC_NUMERIC="C"
LC_TIME="C"
LC_ALL=

I suspect this is the reason why commands like ls show dates in the mon date format instead of date mon, even when Norwegian follows the latter. locale -a | grep en_NO shows nothing and I guess that's why. So I tried to copy /usr/share/locale/no_NO to /usr/share/locale/en_NO and change it to suite my needs and of course I receive mkdir: en_NO: Operation not permitted because the system volume is mounted as read only on Catalina. So, is there any way I can add my own locale?


texts:
The holes of the speakers in the MacBook Pro (the recent model) are closed by dust.
Is there a good way to clean them?


texts:
In previous versions of OS X, it was possible to right click on an update in the App Store and choose an option, "Ignore this update."

In OS X 10.11.6, nothing happens when I right click on an update in the App Store.  I do not get any menu.

According to this article, system updates can be ignored, but not third party apps.

Is there any way at all to ignore available updates in the App Store for selected third-party apps in OS X 10.11?

Apparently the current answer is "no"; however, I can hope that a workaround will someday become available, and this is the site where it should go.


texts: Can I use iCloud Photos on an iPhone without every new photo being uploaded to the cloud?

texts:
I will be switching to an iPhone soon. At the moment, my best photos reside in a nice folder structure in iCloud Photos. When getting the iPhone, i still want to be able to view those images but not clutter my iCloud Photos library with every single trivial image I take on the phone camera.
Is it possible to keep the iPhone's Photos app connected to my iCloud photo storage and not have every image I make with the iPhone's camera end up in iCloud as well?


texts: How I can unminimize windows from an application using a key combination?

texts:
Coming from the Windows world, I was initially used to using Cmd-Tab to switch between open windows. On OS X this switches between applications, so I had to learn to use Ctrl-` to switch between windows in an application. However, even this doesn't seem to switch to minimized windows and (for better or worse) I am in the habit of minimizing windows. The only way I have found to unminimize them is to long-click on the icon in the dock and select the window I want, which is annoying. Is there a key combination I can use which will switch between windows and unminimize them at the same time, or any related keys which would help?

I am using OS X 10.8.


texts: Can I "hot copy" an entire running Macbook to a new one without using Target mode?

texts:
Is it possible to copy a running Macbook's state (running Sierra) over to a new Macbook?

I can't use target disk mode for two reasons: one, I don't have a Firewire cable and am not sure where to get one on my tiny island;  two, the old Macbook is broken: when restarted, it usually won't boot, and I fear it won't boot even into target disk mode. (At the moment, I'm keeping it running until the replacement arrives. Day five so far.)

There is a Time Machine backup, but I'm excluding a lot of non-essential files from it. If I added all those files just to transfer everything over, it'd enlarge the overall backup size forever, which I'd like to avoid.


texts: Using Terminal, how can I find which directory is my USB drive mounted in?

texts:
I am using Terminal and have looked through directories.

I just can't find where my USB drive its directory is.

Which directory is my USB drive mounted in?


texts: There doesn't appear to be an eject button on the new 12.1 menu screen.  Is this correct, or have I missed it?


texts: How do I calibrate the colors for two monitors for web development?

texts:
I have a Mac Pro with a dual setup running an Acer P243w and Samsung SyncMaster B2430. I have attempted making my own profile but have difficulty matching them.

Is there any better way to make my monitors match color wise? Do you have any tips?

My problem is that I am creating interfaces and the coloring appears to be 'off', between the two.


texts: How to modify the command line text showing in Mac terminal

texts:
My Macbook Pro shows a wired string ("ryoitasuou") at terminal like below picture.
Does any know how to remove or modify it ?
I already deleted the "ryoitasuou" folder in /Users folder , and modify username in "bash_profile" , but these steps does not help.
p.s. I bought this Macbook Pro 2019 from Amazon , and the wired name is already exist after I finished user setup at the first time I boot up this laptop.
This is really annoying every time I use Terminal.


texts: iPhone - Sharing file via “Copy to WhatsApp” option missing after updating to iOS 14

texts:
The exact situation I am trying to resolve is as follows....
when receiving a file in email, usually an audio file, once opening it I could tap on the share icon which would bring up many options, one being “copy to WhatsApp”. This option is now missing since upgrading to iOS 14.
The regular WhatsApp option is still there but that never worked for a file, it always gave the error that this item can not be shared. The additional icon of “copy to WhatsApp” is what always worked and is what I’m trying to find again.
I did not upgrade or change any WhatsApp features, and when tapping “edit actions” or the “more” options I can not find any way to add this feature.
I can send the file by saving it to my downloads and attaching it to a message but this option basically shows the file as an attachment in the message view with the file name shown as well. What I want is it to show just like a voice note as it did before so would really like to know how to add the copy to WhatsApp feature again...thanks in advance for any help


texts: How to disable iCloud Drive option for standard users

texts:
We are a small company using several Apple devices. We do not want to store our documents in the Apple cloud for several reasons. Therefore, we haven't activated iCloud Drive on any of our devices.

However, every now and then the user is requested to reconnect to the iCloud, especially after system updates. During this reconnect, the user is usually asked to activate iCloud Drive. The request is made so insistently that it happened that a user has accidentally activated iCloud Drive on his device. I am looking for a way to disable this.

Is there a way to disable the option that a user can activate iCloud Drive? I guess it is not possible on an iOS device, but is there a way on Macs at least?


texts:
I have an iPhone 6 with 16GB of storage, and it has been saying there isn't enough space on my device (mainly because I had 6,000 photos in my album with was taking up 8GB). So went on my Mac and transferred all the photos on my iPhone to my Mac, and then deleted them off my phone. It has been 2 weeks now and my phone is still continuing to say I don't have enough space, and that photos is still taking up the 8GBs of storage.
I have tried turning my iPhone off and on trying to reset it, but nothing is working.


texts: Suggestions for an iPhone app for contacts

texts:
I am looking for an iPhone app for our sales team that would allow them to do the following:

Group contacts into custom groups
Add meeting notes against a contact
Locate contacts on a map (optional provide directions from current location)
Store extra images such as business card against a contact
Doesn't screw up Outlook contacts


texts: Boot Camp partition not even starting to boot

texts: I do not remember doing anything unusual to my Mac, but when I tried rebooting into Windows partition, nothing happened. If I didn't hold alt while booting, I got white screen stuck for ages. If I held alt and picked Windows partition manually, OS selection screen would become frozen. Apparently, since my BC partition is NTFS, I am unable to check it, but Boot Camp virtual machine works just fine for some reason. What is wrong, and how can I fix it without doing a reinstall?


texts: How to set calendar alert to be always audible?

texts: Is it possible (and if so how) to set calendar alerts to be always audible? similar to how the wake up alarm is always audible also when the phone is set to silent.


texts: Where is the Thunderbolt Display's microphone located, and what are its specifications?

texts:
There is a mesh above the camera on top of the display. Is that it?

I wonder if it's omni-directional or listening towards the front of the display.
I can't find any information about the location or specifications on apple.com or elsewhere.


texts: Text Messaging Forwarding code not showing up on macbook pro

texts:
On my macbook, I successfully set up iCloud and can view all my contacts and such in the Contacts app.

On my iPhone6, I went into settings -> Text Messaging Forwarding and turned on the indicator for my macbook pro.  Then my iPhone6 asks me for a code "shown on your Mac".  But no code is showing up on my mac?

What now?


texts: Cover photo duplication issue via Facebook app on iPhone

texts:
When I try to update/change my cover photos via Facebook mobile app (iOS) a copy is being created as a cover photo without retaining likes and comments. These are previously set cover photos in cover photos album on my Facebook account.

I'm not doing a new upload from the device. Such duplication doesn't happen when I try it via Facebook app on Android, Facebook mobile site and Facebook on PC. It only occurs via Facebook app on my iPhone. I've also tried it on several iPhones which all have the latest version Facebook mobile app and operating systems.

Do you also have the same issue on your iPhones? Is this a sort of bug or glitch? What could be the reason of this? I couldn't see any posts regarding such issue on the internet either.


texts: Can I share my iMac's internet to iPhone or iPad over USB?

texts:
I have an iMac, connected to the Internet via Ethernet, and an iPhone 4. I would like to share the iMac's Internet connection to my iPhone via the USB Cable (because my wife dreams of a wifi-less household).

I've set up Internet Sharing, specifying "sharing from: Ethernet  via: USB IPhone", but when I test, the iPhone cannot connect to the Internet. Is there something I need to activate on the iPhone?

iMac, mac os x version: Mountain Lion, 10.8.4
iPhone 4, IOS Version: 6.1


texts: enabling/disabling Internet Sharing with terminal in mac osx 10.9.2

texts:
The problem is setting the internet sharing with CLI instead of GUI in Mac OS 10.9.2

I followed instructions as per this thread Start/stop internet sharing from a script? including both CLI and scripting the system pref app, but to no avail. Also tried the Sidekick  app (formerly NetworkLocation) and finding that it cannot set up internet sharing on its own.

This is the situation:

CLI only launches internetsharing.plist file, while other things such as bootpd and natpmpd are not launched. I tried to make a copy-bootpd.plist file permanently resident in /etc but that doesn't seem to do any better.
I was already using a script originally, and the reason I switched to CLI was that GUI scripting of System Preferences is almost impossible in 10.9.2 as object names are not properly passed. Hence the same script will work or not work, depending on something I'll never find out.
Sidekick is unable to do more than start and run an app, while modifying the settings within the app still needs to be done by hand.

Question: Is there someone out there who can pick every single event taking place when one checks internet sharing box in the sharing pref pane, and possibly suggest how to activate the same events with CLI?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I change my OS X theme?

There used to be a vibrant community of themers and modders for OS X. It seems like after Leopard was released a lot of that has dried up. This may be the one area where I envy Windows users. The flexibility they have in changing every aspect of the UI is really nice.

Are there any resources for people looking to change the look of our OS?


texts: How to update some application to latest version with homebrew-cask?

texts:
I noticed some packages provided by homebrew-cask uses a url of the latest version and a version number of "latest" such as dropbox and chrome. Thus they will never be upgraded with brew upgrade. Is there any simple way to update such packages using homebrew-cask?

And if I call brew cask install dropbox again, it shows there already exist some cache of old version, which I feel so dumb.


texts:
Here's my problem:

sudo php -d detect_unicode=0 go-pear.phar

...should let me run as root and modify /usr & /usr/share directories, but I get this:

Below is a suggested file layout for your new PEAR installation.  To
change individual locations, type the number in front of the
directory.  Type 'all' to change all of them or simply press Enter to
accept these locations.

 1. Installation base ($prefix)                   : /usr
 2. Temporary directory for processing            : /tmp/pear/install
 3. Temporary directory for downloads             : /tmp/pear/install
 4. Binaries directory                            : /usr/bin
 5. PHP code directory ($php_dir)                 : /usr/share/pear
 6. Documentation directory                       : /usr/docs
 7. Data directory                                : /usr/data
 8. User-modifiable configuration files directory : /usr/cfg
 9. Public Web Files directory                    : /usr/www
10. System manual pages directory                 : /usr/man
11. Tests directory                               : /usr/tests
12. Name of configuration file                    : /private/etc/pear.conf

1-12, 'all' or Enter to continue:
Unable to create PHP code directory ($php_dir) /usr/share/pear.
Run this script as root or pick another location.

Why is sudo failing to give me root privilege? *Note: *I am in the wheel group, though that should not have anything with this funny sudo behaviour.

Gabbar-Singh:~ anadi$ id anadi
uid=XXX(anadi) gid=XX(staff) groups=XX(staff),0(wheel)


texts: I don't use the launchpad, especially as it has a lot of useless apps in there that you can't delete either. For things like the dock and the dashboard I found guides online on how to remove them, but none for launchpad. Is it possible to remove launchpad completely (on OS X 10.9.4)?


texts: Is upgrading an iMac to an SSD over USB 2/FireWire an upgrade?

texts:
I bought the smallest 21" iMac model of the 2011 update cycle. I was planning on having the HDD replaced with an SSD later on. Turned out this would not be an option.

So I'm either stuck with the 7200 RPM internal disk or switching to a much more expensive iMac model with an SSD. As this would be the only part of this better-configured iMac, the 256 GB SSD would cost me a whooping 800€ (~$1150 or the price of a new small line iMac). I just don't want to spend this kind of money.

The iMac comes equipped with a Thunderbolt, a FireWire 800 and a couple of USB 2.0 ports.

Thunderbolt should be the fastest, but there's no hardware for it yet (right?)
FireWire 800 should be the second fastest with 800Mbit or ~100MB/s which is faster than what the internal drive produces
USB 2 still has 480Mbit or 60MB/s which still should outperform the internal drive

So my question is: would I get a good speed bump by buying an SSD and one of those storage enclosures (this one looks really nice)? Would that benefit the overall system performance or is there no bump to expect?

I'd love to put a 128GB SDD in that thing and put the system and applications on that while keeping the data on my internal drive.


texts: How to set the default font size of a new Stickie?

texts: When I create a new sticky the font is horribly small, any ideas on how to change the font please?


texts: Moving from Snow Leopard directly to Mountain Lion with Time Machine

texts:
First time I've asked a question here but I've used Stack Exchange for answers to many many OSX questions so, first off, great big thanks for that.

I searched the archives but didn't find an answer to this or a similar question.

I am moving directly to 10.8 from 10.6.8. I am going to do a clean install of 10.8 (as my early 2011 MBP is acting wonky lately, fresh is better) from USB. As I understand it, I can use Migration Assistant to pull the data I want off my Time Machine backup. However, I have also seen (here and elsewhere) that some finagling may be needed to get 10.8 to recognize the 10.6.8 backup. Should I be concerned?

Thanks!
Micah


texts: Explore contents of a ZIP/Archive from Finder?

texts:
I've lost count how many times I've double-clicked a .ZIP file on Mac to look inside it (like Windows) only for it to auto-extract in the current location, which is rarely my preference.

Does MacOS provide a way for me to explore (and ideally edit) the content of archive files like Windows?


texts:
I have an issue with Finders window sizes. I know that the Finder saves the window size per directory, which REALLY drives me nuts!

I want to set one window size for the Finder. I totally lose it each time a folder opens in a narrow window and I have to adjust the size of the window, the sidebar and all columns before I can start working in my familiar environment...

Is there any way to disable the REALLY bad and ANNOYING behavior?

I know every single answer on google and StackExchange but there does not seem to be a solution.

So know I'm searching for a way to delete the folders window settings so that it might open in default size.


texts: Will my iPhone ring once Lost Mode is deactivated?

texts: Lost my phone, activated Lost Mode not long after. Wondering if I'm able to take my phone off Lost Mode from iCloud, call it and hopefully it rings? I think I lost it down an embankment.


texts: Making Uninitialized APFS Volume Bootable

texts:
Recently I installed Ubuntu on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) on a second volume. I wanted to change to the Ubuntu Volume through Startup Manager and used this tutorial to do so: Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS and Windows already installed

All in all I messed around with EFI but it worked. Yesterday I uninstalled Ubuntu and after doing that I could not access my macOS Bootable Volume (with High Sierra)! In Disk Util the Type was set to (FFFF.FFFF,...) which I changed to the correct code for APFS, but it still wouldn’t boot or show in Startup manager.

Anyway I used the Ubuntu partition to reinstall OSX High Sierra which of course did not help accessing my original Volume.

I was able to access my data with third Party data recovery software but I need to make this Volume bootable again. In Diskutil it says that the Volume is Uninitialized (Volume is APFS Format.) Is there anything I can do? If you need more info please ask!

Thats my current diskutil list output:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *256.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         190.8 GB   disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                3.9 GB     disk0s3
   4:           Linux Filesystem                         500.2 MB   disk0s4
   5:                 Apple_APFS Container disk2         41.4 GB    disk0s5

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +ERROR      disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +41.4 GB    disk2
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When trying to copy an application into /Applications, I accidentally copied MyApp.app/Contents into /Applications, turning it into an executable package instead of a folder.

I have removed /Applications/Contents and made the app accessible as it should be (/Applications/MyApp.app/Contents), but /Applications did not revert to its former glory.

Currently, if I navigate to Applications in finder, it opens a terminal into /Applications :(

Edit: I realized Applications is now of type "package". I followed the directions here: http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/how-to-restore-a-folder-that-has-turned-into-a-package-in-os-x/ to no avail.


texts: Serial number and sound unavailable after taking apart MacBook Air to clean it

texts:
I decided to take apart my MBA by myself to clean it up. I know that it is wrong — it was my decision and I knew what to do. I did everything very carefully. After I put everything back my MBA works fine, even better than before, BUT the machine's serial number is missing and sound has been disabled (there is no startup sound, no sound in headphones, and the built-in speakers do not show at all in system info).

I didn't replace a motherboard, just took the MBA apart and put it back together again. So I can't see how I could have damaged something on the motherboard that would explain the serial number disappearing or sound not working.

Resetting a new serial number is not a huge deal — just need to use Blank Board Serializer, but I can't understand why it is missing.

Could the two be related? What could have happened that explains this.


texts: Default browser utility to forward links to their respective apps?

texts:
On a machine I used at my old job, I had a little taskbar app (which I'd configured to be the default browser) installed that allowed me to configure e.g. Slack links to open directly in Slack, and the same for other apps, and all other links to open in Firefox as usual. It helped prevent loads of tabs piling up (e.g. click a link in Slack, it opens a tab in the browser which then opens up some other app, ugh). It essentially acted as a little configurable router for any link clicked in apps.
It worked great, but now I'm trying to find it again and I can't remember what it was called or how I found it. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about?


texts: How do I disable Auto Switching to the first Space on opening a new app and entering a different full screen app (different Space) in OS X?

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I am using OS X El Capitan, 10.11.6.
I've noticed that whenever I open an app (irrelevant of which Space I open it in), continue operating in any Space other than the first, once the opened app is loaded, an auto-switching takes place, pulling me back to the first Space.
Is there any way to disable this?

This is extremely frustrating as it gets in the way of multitasking quickly, very often.


texts: Transfer OS X Dashboard Widgets Between Computers

texts: Can anyone tell me an easy way to transfer my dashboard widgets from one OS X computer to another?  If there was a way to keep their positioning/settings too that would be great.


texts: Xcode environment not dark in Mojave beta's dark mode

texts:
I feel really stupid for asking this, but here goes:

Is there a button or setting somewhere to make Xcode use dark mode for its environment in the Mojave Beta?

Searching for this renders a lot of questions about dark mode in High Sierra, or how to make your programs adjust to dark mode, but what I want is for Xcode itself to use dark mode, which just doesn't happen on my 2015 MBP with Mojave Beta. I guess Xcode, being an Apple product and all, should detect that OS X is in Dark Mode and adjust accordingly?


texts: Is there a way to see which contacts are "VIPs" outside of Mail.app?

texts: Obviously, with Mountain Lion, users may define VIPs in Apple’s Mail.app. I would like to see which contacts are marked as VIPs outside of Mail – for example in Contacts.app (smart list??), or in Terminal. Is there a way to do so?


texts: How to download an App file from the App Store

texts:
Using this app as an example:
https://apps.apple.com/app/deezer-music-podcast-player/id292738169
I would like to just download the file itself, is that possible? To better
explain, for example with an Android app, some different websites and programs
are available for this purpose:
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/12330/how-can-i-download-an-apk-file-from-the-play-store
So I am wanting the same thing for Apple if possible. I would like to download
the app file, so that I can inspect the contents.


texts: Mail.app encounters recurring connection error (to Gmail IMAP server) after installing Mountain Lion

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I have a Gmail IMAP account in Mail, which up until installing Mountain Lion has always worked smoothly.

Now after the upgrade, I find that if I have Mail open for a while in the background or I put my computer to sleep while Mail is running, when I return to it, Mail shows the error:

"Unable to Connect

There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for account "Gmail" or try again.

The server returned the error: The server "imap.gmail.com" cannot be contacted on port 993."

Here is a screenshot.

I've verified my IMAP settings are correct. The only way to fix it at the moment is to quit and reopen Mail. Then it breaks after a while and the process repeats!

Do you have any ideas why it might be doing this? I'm on an early 2011 MBP.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!