texts: Can Chrome be set to pin tabs after closing the app AND closing the window?

texts: I was inspired by this question. It seems to be specific to OS X, but when I close a Chrome window with pinned tabs and don't explicitly quit the app, all my pinned tabs have disappeared. This is a real inconvenience, as resetting my 10+ pinned tabs everytime is not an option. Is there any way (settings, extensions, etc) I can get Chrome to remember my pinned tabs when I close the window?


texts: What's a good sports tracker app for iPhone?

texts:
I'm looking for an app for tracking activities like walking, running or bicycling. Lots of people I know with Android or Nokia phones use such apps, but I don't know what's a good option for iOS.

Requirements:

Can track time & distance covered (using GPS)
Should be very simple to use: 1) start the tracker 2) go for the walk/run/ride 3) stop the tracker and see the distance & time
Available on App Store (i.e. works on non-jailbroken devices)

Preferably free, but feel free to recommend an excellent paid app too if you know of one.

Also, it's a plus if I can use the app for my simple needs without signing up to any service.


texts: Merge multiple Time Machine backup disk images

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My MacBook Pro typically backups to my iMac Time Machine server. I went on a year long trip, during which time I switched my MBP to instead back up to my router (which acts as a NAS and runs a Time Machine server of its own, which writes to a sparsebundle). Now that I'm back from my trip, I would like to resume backing up my MBP to my iMac.

I would like to "merge in" the backups from my NAS's sparsebundle, so that my iMac has the full history. Is this possible?

Original Time Machine destination: A sparsebundle hosted by my iMac

$tree -L 1 /Volumes/old_backup_sparse_bundle/Backups.backupdb/Alex's\ MacBook\ Pro
    /Volumes/old_backup_sparse_bundle/Backups.backupdb/Alex's\ MacBook\ Pro
    ├── 2017-12-29-033257
    ├── 2018-01-06-141057
    ├── 2018-01-13-041417
    ⋮
    ├── 2018-03-03-094036
    ├── 2018-03-07-233939
    ├── 2018-03-08-001351
    └── Latest -> 2018-03-08-001351

Temporary Time Machine destination: A sparsebundle hosted by my router

$ tree -L 1 /Volumes/newer_backup_sparse_bundle/Backups.backupdb/Alex's\ MacBook\ Pro
    /Volumes/newer_backup_sparse_bundle/Backups.backupdb/Alex's\ MacBook\ Pro
    ├── 2018-10-14-091702
    ├── 2018-10-21-100253
    ├── 2018-11-01-202140
    ⋮
    ├── 2019-03-03-192937
    ├── 2019-03-04-142255
    ├── 2019-03-04-153448
    └── Latest -> 2019-03-04-153448

Desired outcome: My iMac's sparebundle is backfilled with the router sparsebundle's snapshots:

$tree -L 1 /Volumes/newer_backup_sparse_bundle/Backups.backupdb/Alex's\ MacBook\ Pro
    /Volumes/newer_backup_sparse_bundle/Backups.backupdb/Alex's\ MacBook\ Pro
    ├── 2017-12-29-033257               ┐
    ├── 2018-01-06-141057               │
    ├── 2018-01-13-041417               │
    ⋮                                   │ Already present in this sparsebundle
    ├── 2018-03-03-094036               │
    ├── 2018-03-07-233939               │
    ├── 2018-03-08-001351               ┘
    ├── 2018-10-14-091702               ┐
    ├── 2018-10-21-100253               │
    ├── 2018-11-01-202140               │
    ⋮                                   │ "Merged in" from the router's sparsebundle sparsebundle
    ├── 2019-03-03-192937               │
    ├── 2019-03-04-142255               │
    ├── 2019-03-04-153448               ┘
    └── Latest -> 2019-03-04-153448


texts: SSD not being recognized by ubuntu linux 14.04 and mountain lion machines

texts:
My question is as the title suggests. I have extremely important data in my samsung evo SSD that was in my macbook, and I got too overconfident while doing some repairs and didn't back it up..:(

So what happened was - I was about to remove the SSD from the mac (the screen was open) and I pressed the power button. The login screen came immediately :(. I was already in the flow of pulling it out, and I did. Now I fear the SSD might be dead, or more hopefully the partitioning table has got slightly messed up.

I bought a hard drive enclosure and put the SSD in it. I hooked the enclosure up to my ubuntu machine...and it didn't seem to recognize it. The output of sudo fdisk -l is as follows-

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00059aa7

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 248832 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 501758 234440703 116969473 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 501760 234440703 116969472 8e Linux LVM

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 117.6 GB, 117633449984 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14301 cylinders, total 229752832 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 2139 MB, 2139095040 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 260 cylinders, total 4177920 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

As you can tell, it didn't detect it. I'm pretty sure it's format is HFS+. So I hooked it up to a mac running, Mountain Lion and it couldn't detect it in the finder, or in disk utility.

This is seriously freaking me out guys. Is there any data recovery tool you guys would recommend? Please help me. As I have some technical knowledge, I'm not scared of using a terminal or anything. And I read something about partition recovery. Can that help?

Hopefully this can get solved quick :)


texts: What version(s) of Python are pre-installed on OS X 10.9 Mavericks?

texts:
In the past Python 2.6 was included with OS X 10.8.

What version or versions come with 10.9 Mavericks?


texts: iPhone 4 regularly using its 3G connection too much

texts:
I have recently started using my iPhone near a stereo set which picks up the radio signals from calls and 3G connections, making me very aware of when the phone emits anything.

The phone currently makes about 10-20 "wakeups" per minute, which is enough to make me place it a couple of meters away so the speakers won't pick up anything. Though this is annoying in itself, I'm more concerned about if this is normal for an iPhone. I'm always connected to a WiFi router, so if it's an app trying to get Internet access – it's doing it wrong. Each wakeup lasts for about one second but sometimes (far less often) it blasts away for two or three seconds.

Is there anything I can do to find out what's causing the activity? I don't really want to uninstall my apps one by one to find the possible villain.

Edit: To clarify, I simply want to know why it's using the 3G/EDGE connection when it really should be using the WiFi.


texts:
How could one go about viewing all the processes in an ssh session to my (jailbroken)iphone? I'm currently able to ssh in, I have bash installed, core utilities installed, shell-cmds package installed and the system-cmds package installed.

I would have expected the "ps" command to be available from the core-utilities package, but this does not seem to be the case. What am I missing?


texts: Can I customize the ToolStrip to include Automator scripts?

texts:
I want to include special actions in Finder such as showing or not showing hidden files.

most of the time I want to have a clean clutter free system, however there are times I need to dig into the library or other system locations.

It would be nice to have a way to use the touch bar to create a clutter free Finder experience that can be enabled/disabled.

Is it possible to include scripts in the Toolbar feature of Finder or any other app?


texts: iPhone with personal hotspot not appearing as a network interface (USB) in the Network preference pane on OS X

texts:
I have an iPhone 4S running iOS 7.0.2 and a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.8.5.

On the iPhone, I have the tethering option enabled (personal hotspot). I wish to connect via USB, and not over wifi, but somehow I don't have the "USB network interface" (or whatever it is called) on my Mac, so I can't activate it... how can I bring it up?


texts: What version of iOS is my iPhone capable of running?

texts: I currently have iOS 6.1.6 on an iPhone 3GS. What is that the highest, supported version of iOS my iPhone is capable of running?


texts: Is it possible to modify a Mac to select a whole word with a single click (or a modifier key) vs double click?


texts: Did the calculator widget break in Lion?

texts: I seem unable to send a "clear" button press from the number pad on my standard apple extended keyboard (aluminum) to the calculator widget in Dashboard on Lion. The regular calculator app works as expected. Strangely, nothing on the internet seems to indicate a known bug.


texts: How to enable process accounting on macOS

texts: My Macbook Pro occasionally will use up high CPU and freeze after being left idle overnight. How can I enable process accounting so that I can track down the processes that consume most of the CPU?


texts: Preserve app data when moving to new Apple ID (complication: can't log in to old Apple ID)

texts:
I need to set up a new phone with a new Apple ID for a friend. We're facing two technical problems:

We need to preserve some data from the old phone (specifically, the WhatsApp chat log).
We don't know the password to the Apple ID the old phone is linked to.

Current situation: We have the old phone (associated with the old account), and we have successfully updated it to the latest iOS version and backed it up via iTunes. The old phone does not have iCloud services/backup activated.

We have the new phone (factory reset), updated to the same iOS version (11.2.2).

I was able to successfully restore the backup to the new phone. However, in order to install the apps (and thus access their data) from the old phone, they need to be downloaded with the old Apple ID, for which we don't have the password (and no way of resetting it either).

If I bind the phone to the new Apple ID, I have to delete and reinstall WhatsApp, so the chat logs will be gone. Is there any way to back them up and restore them to the new ID (the phone number/SIM card remains the same)?


texts: iCloud photo sharing - member cannot view photos?

texts:
My friend has accepted my request for the shared photo album but cannot see any of the items in the folder- it is blank.
On my phone it has 400 pics in there.
It says she is a member of the group. I have checked the setting for photo sharing is on.
Anyone got any ideas why this is the case?
Thanks in advance!


texts: Mac suddenly restarted due to 'problem' and then guest account appeared on login screen

texts:
The guest account appeared after a crash restart (with an unusual message and screen that I haven't seen in earlier system crashes). The guest account is now there despite it being turned off in the User settings and despite both Find My Mac and FireVault being disabled. Those would be the typical reasons for a mysterious appeareance of guest account but not in my case. I also haven't had any OS update recently so it's not something official change. So it's unsettling, I'm worried it could be a virus or a hack? It's not the presence of the guest account that troubles me but what made the strange restart with an unusual message and the apperance of the account, I just really want to know if this is a sign that my mac has been compromised?

Update: By Enabling Guest user, logout, then re-disabling it, I've managed to make it go away from the login screen. I'm not adding this as answer because my main question is whether all this could be a sign of my system being compromised and should I take further steps to investigate what caused the crash and the change in my system settings?


texts: How is "Show alerts from my contacts" for Messages in iOS Notification Center supposed to work?

texts:
I've started using 2-factor authentication with a bunch of services. So, after I sign in, I get an authorisation code SMS'd to me. Now, if my phone is locked, I really don't want code appearing on the lock screen, but I generally like showing the SMS preview.

I noticed in Notification Center -> Messages, there is a choice:

Show Alerts from Everyone
Show Alerts from My Contacts

Now, I assumed that if I chose, "Show Alerts from My Contacts", but kept "Preview" on, if the SMS sender wasn't in my address book, I wouldn't see the Alert, and certainly not the Preview on my lock screen. However, I can't find any discernible difference between these two settings.

Every SMS I get from numbers NOT in my address book, I see the banner if the phone is unlocked, and I see the Preview if it is locked, and I see the Preview on the Lock Screen in the Notifications pulldown.

What gives? Am I misunderstanding the functionality of this setting?

It's an iPhone 5S, running 7.1 (11D167)


texts: External Storage solutions for 2017 MacBook Pro Easy to Use on Public Transport

texts:
I'm getting a 15" MacBook Pro but only 256 GB storage. I will need an additional 1-2 TBs fast storage, used for Virtual Machines or Video Editing. I don't mind using an external drive, the challenge is I will use on a 2 hr commute each way by train.

I am wondering if there are any existing products that allow storage to clip on underneath the laptop or screen, etc rather than hange off the side.


texts: Mavericks Server fails to log in Network Users from laptop

texts:
There is no way to remotely login from my laptop to the server

This is the error I get:

authorizationhost[1206]: ERROR

It is possible to login to that user from the Mac mini server.


texts:
Is there a client software (similar to DropBox) or any way to mount a disk to get access to the content of one's iCloud?

I'm talking iTunes-backups and other files synced to iCloud.


texts: How do I make a MacBook a trusted device so that it can receive Apple ID verification codes?

texts:
I have a new MacBook Pro and I want to make it a trusted device so that it can receive Apple ID verification codes. My old MacBook Pro and my iPad are trusted devices but I am unable to make the new one a trusted device for my Apple ID.  I am logged into iCloud on both devices with the same account.  I can locate the new MacBook with the "Find My Mac" feature on icloud.com.

Both MacBooks are running Mojave 10.14.5


texts:
I recently (less than 1 month ago) purchased a new Macbook Pro 13". Love it so far, but have a question on the battery. It never reaches 100% - usually it makes it up to 96% then the light on the charger goes from amber to green, and the charging indicator says "fully charged".

I've tried recalibrating the battery as described here.

Should I just take it to the Apple Store and have someone look at it? Is this a typical behavior?


texts: Can I have a custom desktop wallpaper 'Change Picture' interval?

texts:
In System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Saver, it's possible to set an interval for changing the desktop wallpaper picture:

However, you are limited to a few specific times:

Is it possible to set a custom time for this interval?


texts: Why should I jailbreak my AppleTV 2G? I'm confused on what extra functionality it brings. I understand you can browse the full internet with something like a typical web browser, but that doesn't interest me at all. What else is there?


texts: How to delete synced photos from an iPad?

texts: How can I delete photos from photos on my iPad.  They were copied when I did a sync with the computer. I'm talking about 1650 photos and I don't want all of them.


texts: Is it possible to play sound through both the headphone jack and my internal speakers?

texts: I'd really like to be able to play sound through both the headphone jack and my internal speakers on my MBP. Is this possible? If so, how?


texts: I have an iPhone 4 and my significant other has an iPhone 3G. They just bought an iPhone 4S and is willing to trade it for my iPhone 4. My phone is already registered under my name and all, while the new iPhone 4S isn't registered under anyone's name yet. What is the best way to go about transferring all our data correctly? Do we need to go to our cell carrier or to Apple?


texts: How can I find all selfies taken on my iPhone when on my computer?

texts:
Since iOS 9, the iPhone has had a default album called Selfies that gathers all the selfies you've taken on the device (i.e. all the photos taken with the front-facing camera) in one place. This makes it easy to browse through and manage your selfies on the device itself, but I want to be able to do so after uploading the photos to my computer (such as via iCloud Photos or by manually copying the images in Windows Explorer).

Is this possible? Is there any sort of metadata in the copied photo that indicates that an image was taken with the front-facing camera, or is this information completely stripped once the image is outside of the device itself?


texts: Transform old iphone entry into new one for docking station

texts: I have a docking station that works that plays music by connecting an (old) iPhone 3. Since I don't want do throw away a working music station, I was wondering if there exist a cable that would allow me to connect instead my new iPhone 5 to it.


texts: Can I upgrade the RAM on my 2011 MacBook Pro

texts:
I am planning to purchase a used MacBook Pro from someone, and the configuration is as mentioned:

MacBook Pro 15" (A1286) Late 2011
i7 2,2 GHz
8 GB RAM
500 GB HDD

Will I be able to upgrade the RAM to 16 GB for this model of MacBook?


texts:
I'm buying a used iPad 2 through Craigslist.  He has lost his iCloud account info for that iPad 2. If he does a factory reset on the iPad 2 and I bought it after reset, would it be possible during set up.

Can I use my own iCloud info to go forward and pass through, on the set up of the iPad 2 once I bought it from that person?


texts:
I have a 2009 Mac Pro with a ATI Radeon HD 4870 (option).

It is connected to a 2009 24" Cinema Display.

If I want to add a second monitor (non-Apple), what type of monitor/connector/cable do I need?


texts: Internet speed getting slower over time on MBP

texts:
Recently I've noticed that internet speeds on my MBP 2018 (Mojave 10.14.4) are decreasing with time. For example, after a day it will go from 100 MB to 60 MB and it will continue to decrease. The plot below shows download speeds sampled every 15 minutes over the course of ~3 days.

A few things:

This is not my ISP, since it works perfectly on other devices.
After restarting the computer, it goes back to the maximum speed and countdown starts again.
It is both for wi-fi and ethernet.
Logging out and back in doesn't fix the issue.
There is no software that runs in the background and utilizes that bandwidth.
Network diagnostics don't show anything.
Trying iperf between Mac and PC over Ethernet and WiFi, gives same low numbers as on Mac. Speedtest on PC is OK.
Running Speedtest from Parallels Ubuntu VM also yields low download speeds.
For Ethernet, I am using Belkin HD dock.

Would appreciate any help or guidelines on how to debug this issue.


texts: Volume too sometimes jumps to 90% when I connect my headphones to my iPhone

texts:
So I recently bought an iPhone X  and have been having a ton of trouble with my Sony WH-1000XM2 that I had.

Sometimes when I connect it and play music I suddenly realize the volume is set to 90% I usually set it to 20-10% but the the next time (not always) it's set to 90% again!

The keyboard is also too loud. It's tied to my Ringer and doesn't turn down when I connect my headphones meaning I have to mute it every time after I get scared by the keyboard sound and remember to unmute it afterwards!


texts: How to copy a Mail setup with rules and signatures to some other mac

texts:
I have a Mail setup with four mail accounts, quite some rules and signatures associated with my different accounts. Now I like to have the same Mail setup on another Mac. Both are running El Capitan.

In early OSX Days it was just a copy of ~/Library/Preferences/..mail..somethingand ~/Library/ApplicationSupport/Mail. This is no longer the case. Now my question: How do I copy a Mail setup to a different computer of which both are running El Capitan.

In the even more earlier days we even had mail account config synchronisation via iCloud on multiple macs. Apple pulled that feature and never re-introduced it.


texts: What are the hours in which Apple reviews apps? I.e., 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM


texts: Password incorrect after enabling FileVault

texts:
I use FileVault to encrypt all my disks. Lately I had problems restarting my MacBook. After restart, the keyboard and mouse froze at login, making it impossible to login or do anything. It appeared that the solution was to disable FileVault in recovery mode. After that I could login and it all seemed to work.

See MacBook startup problems - mouse and keyboard not working at login / stuck on apple logo

Not long after that I thought to enable Filevault again, and so I did. This was not a good idea. I enabled it, I saw a recovery code that I copied into my Keepass database on the Mac, and restarted. Right after that I got the same problem with frozen keyboard and mouse. So I tried to go back by disabling FileVault, except now my password didn't work anymore.

When I enabled FileVault, no password was asked, so I assumed it would use the same password as I use for login. It works not that way. I can go into recovery mode, enter my password, which works, then try to unlock the disk, which doesn't work. It says: incorrect password.

Backups

I do have several backups, with Time Machine and I have an image of the system disk copied to another disk. This is encrypted as well of course, but that is from before disabling and enabling FileVault, so the old password should work there. I tried to restart pressing C to select the startup disk, but that didn't work as intended.

Questions

How can I startup from that other disk? I could even use a clean disk with a fresh system if needed.
What happened to the password when enabling FileVault?
Is there another way to fix the password issue?
Can I make a backup of the system disk before erasing it, if I decide to reinstall? If necessary I can even boot into Linux. If so, how?


texts: External ISO keyboards treated as ANSI since MacBook Pro upgraded to macOS Sierra 10.12

texts:
Since I upgraded my MacBook Pro to macOS Sierra, two keys seems to have been switched around in the keyboard when I use my external keyboard.

I use the Spanish ISO layout, and the "º" and "<" keys have been swapped. The laptop's keyboard works fine. I have not fiddled with the keyboard configuration, other than changing to my regional layout and swapping modifier keys (it's a windows keyboard).

It worked flawlessly1 before the upgrade. I know very little of how to troubleshoot macOS, what should I do?

1 I just remembered that, no, it wasn't all that flawless; from time to time the keyboard would stop responding, and I'd have to unplug and plug again. Don't think it's related, but...

PD: It happens with all external Keyboards. Tried with a few. All of them where ISO, and it seems the problem is in macOS treating my ISO keyboards as ANSI; the laptop's internal keyboard is ISO though, and has no issue. I've done a clean install of Sierra, and it's still wrong.


texts: Using Fluid.app is there a way to switch tabs periodically?

texts:
I'm using Fluid.app as a way to display content from URL for monitoring my servers and other services in my data center. I have a few tabs open in this fluid.app window to display another URL with other data.

I'd like to see if there is a way, to make fluid switch tabs every 20 seconds. Can this be done?


texts: How can I save tabs in iTerm 2 so they restore the next time the app is run?

texts:
Can I save tabs on exit in my iTerm 2, so I don't have to open same directories again after restart?

Like Chrome does, for example.

I couldn't find such option in settings. Maybe "Arrangements" is what I want, but it seems that it requires me to explicitly save tabs.


texts: How can I make VLC output its sound through USB headphones?

texts:
Whenever I plug-in my earphones with a round connection into my MacBook Pro, the sound automatically switches to them. Whenever I plug my headphones with a USB connection (Logitech USB ClearChat Comfort Headset) and I am playing sound in iTunes, the sound automatically switches. Whenever I plug in my headphones and VLC is playing, the sound continues to play through the speakers. Is there any way to make VLC work with my USB headphones?

Update: It seems that the headphones don't work properly with Skype either.


texts: This copy of the Install macOS Mojave application is damaged: Even After Correcting Time

texts: I was trying to do a fresh install of a macOS Mojave. But it ends up with an error 'This copy of the Install macOS Mojave application is damaged". I have downloaded multiple ios files and finally, I have tried by correcting Time. But still, the same error message is coming. Any idea to solve this problem?


texts: Can't log into my iCloud account from Windows 8

texts: I have got Windows 8 and I have tried several times to log into iCloud account, but nothing is working. The only way I am able to access my photos is if I go online to the iCloud website and log on. There has got to be something that I am doing wrong.


texts:
(Cross-posted in Linux StackExchange)

So I'm trying to dual boot OS X and Manjaro. Using the graphical installer of Manjaro, you're given the option (well, it's an obligation) to create a partition that mounts to /boot/efi.

Manjaro installs without any problem and when the Mac reboots it goes straight up into Manjaro.

The thing is I want to make OS X the default boot option and not Manjaro. If I press alt on the Mac Keyboard just after booting (and before it goes into Manjaro) I get to the disk selection screen and I can select OS X fine, it'll boot correctly.

BUT if I try to make OS X as default boot drive in OS X System Preferences and then go to the alt menu at boot and select the manjaro drive it instead goes to OS X...

I even tried this https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro11,x#Method_1:_creating_an_extra_apple-format_bootable_partition_with_GRUB in the Arch Wiki and it gets me to GRUB but then Manjaro fails to boot....

What should I do?


texts: How to use MacOS Notes "Note List Search..." to search non-deleted notes only?

texts:
I use "Note List Search..." and it's great. However, it searches through deleted notes as well and I sometimes I get confused. Is there a way to search only non-deleted notes?

This applies both to MacOS and iOS.

Which of these is possible:

Disable indexing of deleted notes somehow.
Make notes disappear on delete instead of going to Deleted folder.
Have one command for searching through non-deleted notes and another for searching all notes (including deleted).
Clearly mark deleted notes from non-deleted in the results (with different colors perhaps).


texts: Modify installer package so it installs to another directory, methods?

texts:
I want to install parts or the whole content of a preexisting open source package to another directory than what the package is set to. I assume this means I need to modify the package, correct? At least I'm not aware of a way to redirect the installation path when installing.

If a modification is necessary as I assume it is, how can do that? Is there a tool that can open a preexisting package and allow you to make changes for the install path? I'm not overly familiar with the command line tools of Xcode, but they do seem geared towards starting with the source code, rather than modifying an existing installer.

I don't really need to achieve any other resulting changes than to get my paths and likely modify permissions on installed files. But the modifications may be more involved considering postinstallation scripts and so on.

I've looked at the Packages app and that seems great for building an installer from scratch, but I haven't found a way to import a preexisting package.


texts: Remove non-existent AFP server from Finder sidebar?

texts:
For a while, I had a Linux-based AFP server in my network. Due to issues not related to this question, I've decided to switch it off. Problem is - the server still appears in the Finder sidebar. The original server name was hostname-afp, and for a few weeks, the entry of that name was still visible in the sidebar. About a week ago, the name changed to hostname-2-afp, now it is hostname-3-afp. Where does Finder store the reference to that server, and how do I remove it?

Unchecking the servers in the Finder preferences does not remove the server from the sidebar. Unchecking the Bonjour Computers does remove it, but I'd like to keep the Bonjour feature enabled, and re-checking Bonjour Computers makes the ghost entry reappear as well. Cmd-/Ctrl-/Whatever-Dragging the entry does nothing.

(El Capitan / 10.11.6)


texts: Need help comparing the 13" 2016 MBP with the 15" 2015 MBP

texts:
My current MacBook (13" early 2011 model)is old and showing signs of ageing. As new the new MacBook Pros have just launched, the prices are quite high. Last evening I visited a store and found out the 15" mid-2015 model is cheaper than the 13" late-2016 (Touch Bar) model. As I do lot of software development work, and use Xcode and Android Studio, along with localhost server work, I just wanted to know if the 15" will handle this type of world well? Sometimes I also do movie editing and steam gaming too.

I would be using the new laptop for a minimum of 3 years.

Models:

13-inch (2016)
Intel Core i5-6267U @ 2.9 GHz
512GB HD
8GB RAM (2133 MHz)

15-inch (2015)
Intel Core i7-4870HQ @ 2.50 GHz
512GB HD
16GB RAM (1600 MHz)


texts: Why can't I download anymore apps on my iPad?

texts: I think I don't have anymore space. So what do I do now? Help?


texts: How to navigate google search results in Safari 8 with keyboard?

texts:
A while ago I remember being able to navigate through search results using J and K.

Is there anyway to do that in Safari 8?

I've tried changing tab behaviour in Safari prefs to tab through every item, but that's too many tabs to accomplish what I want to do.


texts: Mac does not see shared Windows domain printers

texts:
Several Macs are able to connect to a printer on a Windows 7 machine, but there is one Mac that I can't get to hooked up.

When I go to add a printer, I can browse to our domain, but no computers are listed in the domain.  Other Mac's list all the shared printers in the domain.  This the only Mac with the problem.

This Mac will show devices in the workgroup, just not the devices in the domain.  Again, it sees the domain, just not the devices in it.

I look at the suggestions listed here:
Trouble browsing Windows network printers from Mac

But these did not work for me.  I tried manually entering the printer using the username and password and it does authenticate.

I compared the network settings to a working Mac and they were both the same.

After adding a printer manually using a username and password, and trying to print a test page, I get the message On Hold - Authentication Required, and I cannot figure out how to then authenticate by entering a username and password again, in the event that were the problem.


texts: Backing up just photo files from Photos library

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A similar question was asked before but doesn't go into the detail I am looking for-
Backing up Photos library to external hard drive

I would like to backup my Photos library but I don't want to use the .photoslibrary because there appears to be a bunch of meta material. If I right-click and do "Show Package Contents" I see a "Master" folder which appears to have exactly what I am looking for. Just a folder hierarchy with all the original images. Can someone confirm if this is the case? As well, what would I be losing if I go this route?


texts: MacBook battery drains SIGNIFICANTLY after shut down

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experts! I really hope to solve this problem as it has been drilling me for weeks now. I have a MacBook Pro 13" (2018 with Touch Bar), the A1989 model.

When I shut down my Mac, the Mac shut down correctly and I closed the lid. Left it in my desk until morning. In the morning, I felt that the Mac was warm to the touch and when I turn on, it boots up with Apple logo (like a normal startup, so it wasn’t sleeping) and it asks for my password before I could use Touch ID (so it wasn’t sleeping). BUT the battery had drained from 100% (when I shut it down) to 5%, if not completely 0 mAh left in the battery (literally 0% and won’t boot unless plugged in) when I turn it on.

I find this behaviour rather frustrating and it definitely consumes my charge cycle. When I shut it down and left it for some good 2-3 hours, it also drains around 20-30%.

Yes, I have once removed the Logic Board for cleaning (after some minor liquid damage around the iBridge Bus, which caused camera, Touch Bar, and ambient sensor to no longer work). But I made sure everything was dry and cleaned all the corrosion with 95% ethanol before putting everything back together. Couldn’t be I missed something that causes this weird problem right?

Things I have tried:

Resetting the SMC and NVRAM (and even T2 chip) multiple times.
Reinstalling macOS (I used 10.15.2 and tried downgrading + fresh install 10.14.6 to no avail).
Shutting the Mac down and not even touching the lid. So, left the Mac open after shut down for hours, and yet it drained too.
Turning off Wi-Fi before shutting the Mac down.

all to no avail.

Weirdly enough, if I just sleep the Mac, the drain was normal (just 1% drain overnight). Shut down, which was not supposed to drain any battery, was actually draining A LOT (even if need power for startup or shut down, those maybe drain around 1-5%, not 20%).

Please advise me on what to do. Thank you so much :))


texts: What encryption method was used in OS9 Apple File Security?

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I am trying to decrypt files that were encrypted on Mac OS 9 with its built-in 'encrypt' function (part of the "Apple File Security" application). I have the password and an OS9 emulator, but it doesn't recognize the files as encrypted (the files have moved around a lot, perhaps some metadata was lost), and so it doesn't give me the password prompt as it should.

Is there anywhere I can find information about what specific encryption method was used at the time so that I can try decrypting the files another way?


texts: How do I have access to my Google Music contents offline?

texts: How are you supposed to use Google Music on and iPhone? I uploaded a lot of my music to Google Music but I want to have offline access to them on my iPhone.


texts: My iPhone 5s won't make any sound at all

texts: My iPhone has recently stopped making any sound, it will only vibrate when something happens, and I can only hear anything when I'm calling someone or have headphones in.  I know that there isn't a blown out speaker, I've checked to see that it isn't on silent or on do not disturb, what do I do?


texts: Are iPhone apps required to work on iOS 5 if it works on iOS 6?

texts:
My app currently doesn't work on iOS 5, but it does for iOS 6.

Will it still be accepted to the app store?


texts:
There is a handy option in System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts named "Use keyboard navigation to move mouse focus between controls".
It basicly allows to change focused control with Tab/Shift+TAB. In windows there is option to do this with arrows. Can I somehow make such behaviour on macOs?


texts: Is FaceTime audio and video really encrypted? So that we don’t have to worry about anyone listening to our calls when we call using FaceTime?


texts: Shell script to boot OSX in recovery mode and execute another shellscript

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I'm working at a University and we are restoring our Macs using Apples ars which works great. The process is to manually go to the computer - reboot it in recovery mode and then run the ars command to sync the image from the server.

Is it possible to do this via shell script? I imagine the steps to be roughly:

Set a OSX flag that reboots into the recovery mode.
Execute a shell script that runs the asr (Maybe via LaunchDaemon?)
Reset the flag to boot from the normal boot volume
Reboot

Unfortunately I did not find information how to manually reboot into recovery mode or launch an automatic script from the recovery partition.

Do you have any idea how this could work?

Thanks for your help!


texts: Does clamshell mode reduce lifespan due to heat?

texts:
I been playing some games on my rMBP in clamshell mode as having 2 screens causes framerate to drop and I don't want the CPU/GPU to render a screen on laptop side that I don't use.

My main concern to this approach is the heat generated, does clamshell mode trap more heat? will the heat damage the laptop screen if used for long periods of the time?


texts: How unlocking via Watch uses the laptop password?

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During watch mac unlocking setup, iPhone prompts for laptop user password, but iOS security guide (last updated at May 2016) does not describes, how that password will be used.

Does iPhone needs it only for initial iPhone-Mac-Watch tethering, or maybe it saves password and uses it for every unlock?
Does it send password (encrypted or not) to iCloud services?
Do I have to provide new password to iPhone and Watch after I'll change it on Mac?


texts: How to use two-factor authentication without iCloud to access my Developer Account

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[Macbook Pro 2014 Retina, MacOS 10.14.5, Xcode 10.2]

I need to download the installer for Xcode 10.1, but when I access https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_10.1/Xcode_10.1.xip, I'm land on the following page:

When I access my account, I'm presented with the following page:

When I access the "Password & Security" view on my iPhone, I'm asked to log into iCloud, however I do not use iCloud.

Using my Mac, after logging into https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage, and attempting to use the the enable 2-factor option for my Mac, I get the following screen, requiring me to log into iCloud  /~(

What do I need to do to satisfy the requirements without touching iCloud?


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How do I fix my Mac? Okay so I'm in a weird spot with my Mac. It has no startup up disk.  I have the installation disk for it but my super drive does not work.  I'm wondering can I boot it from a USB?  I do not care if it uses apples software or Linux.  I just want to get it to work so icon access the internet.

I have access to window computers and Mac computers if that helps.  I can download things and everything but terminal is not accessible.  If you need further info just ask.

JUST TO RECAP:

Doesn't have Startup disk

So I can't go on it to do things

I don't care if it runs Linux or Apple

NOT WINDOWS

I have access to windows and Mac computers

BUT they don't have full access

Can load things to my USB
I don't care if I need to get a few things for it to work
Request more info if needed

Thank you in advance if you find anything help full


texts: Dual boot bootloader problems - Mac & Linux

texts:
I recently stumbled upon a problem with default MacOS bootloader.
The scenario is next: My Macbook pro 2012 only has one 256 GB drive from where I specified 70 GB's of space to be used as Ext4 partition that'd run Linux Mint. When I installed mentioned Linux distro, I ran the following command in terminal, that was supposed to install rEFInd and set it as default boot loader.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind && sudo apt update && sudo apt install refind && sudo refind-mkdefault

However, when I rebooted the machine with holding down option key (alt), I still got default Mac bootloader with option of EFI boot (which was Linux) and Mac OS option (no rEFInd logos anywhere). I didn't really care until I saw both options in my boot menu.

After a while, when I was strolling through my Mac OS, I saw that I'm starting to lack some memory space, So I just wanted to delete my Linux partition and merge it with MacOS partition. I was stupid enough not to think about boot loader. However, I couldn't merge two partitions together  bacause of new Disk utility UI limitations, so I just left it as it is.

When I rebooted the machine, I couldn't get into my MacOS anymore. Holding down option key only gave me EFI boot option so I installed Linux back on that 70GB partition and formatted it back into Ext4 ( woops, saw no other way around :D ) and thought that I will install rEFInd back and it's all gonna be fine. However, MacOS option now isn't there (the instalation process was the same as the last time, including rEFInd part). Can anyone help me configure my bootloader so that I will be able to access MacOS again? I have no knowledge what is wrong and what/how would I fix it.


texts: How to get early feedback prior to the official submission to Apple

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In a couple of weeks I plan to submit my App to Apple.

I have seen the new guidelines that came out a few days ago and I'm not entirely sure that I am compliant.

How can I get early feedback from Apple leaving at the same time the official submission untarnished?

Can I publish my App as BETA to TestFlight for this purpose? Will Apple use the same examination criteria or is it more shallow?

Beta submission ready via AppCenter..


texts: MacBook Pro 2013 - new hard drive installed - strange startup screen

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I just installed a new hard drive in my MacBook Pro 2013 model. It's exactly the same make as the original drive. Just to be sure, I pre-formatted it as Mac OS Extended using a SATA-USB adapter cable attached to my other MacBook.

When I switch it on, all I get is a flashing folder symbol (see pic). I can't get to Recovery Mode by holding down Option+R in the usual way.

Any ideas?

Cheers, StuC


texts: Finder doesn't show files tagged on network drive

texts:
I have a Western Digital NAS and I've noticed that if I tag any files/folders stored on it, the Finder never shows them when I select a tag in the sidebar.

For example, if I add a tag called Work to a folder on the NAS, that folder won't appear when I select the Work tag in the Finder's sidebar, although other files and folders with the tag (that are located on the internal storage) will.

And I can browse to the folder on the NAS and see that the tag is applied, so it isn't that the tag isn't being saved or something.

Is there any way I can get the sidebar tags to include files/folders from the NAS?


texts: How to remove the nix volume on macOS 10.15?

texts:
I tried out nix, but wasn't happy with it. I tried to uninstall it by removing ~/.nix-* and it worked fine, but removing /nix results in the following error.
rm: /nix/.Trashes: Operation not permitted
rm: /nix: Resource busy

How do I remove/unlink this directory?
lsof +d /nix gives no output.


texts:
A long time ago, I found this post online with some tips for finding files in the browser cache.  Specifically, Flash videos.  However, I'm currently running OS X 10.7.2 and Safari 5.1.2 and this method doesn't appear to be accurate anymore.

I also tried the RealPlayer Downloader method mentioned in the comments on that link, but it's not detecting the videos in the browser.

Can anybody think of an updated version of this?  Where might I find Safari's cache items to copy them?


texts:
I use my AppleTV for watching Netflix. But now I am thinking about switching to HBO. Apples press info for the USA and press info for the Netherlands both state that HBO should be available for the AppleTV.

There is no HBO icon on my homescreen. How can I watch HBO on my AppleTV?

I prefer to do this without a jailbreak.

I live in the Netherlands, does that matter?


texts: Can simple finder be configured on macOS Catalina 10.15.1?

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I am unable to activate simple finder in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 (actually this is noticed to be missing since the beta 19A558d).

I have tried defaults write com.apple.finder InterfaceLevel -string "simple", which used to work before Catalina.

Are there any other settings to do this or is the feature removed?


texts: Boot Camp Windows fails to start after installation

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I'm using MacBook Pro 2017 Touch Bar with macOS Sierra 10.12.6..

I've installed Windows 10 via Boot Camp. After the installation, and restarting several times, I got an error "The computer restarted unexpectedly or encounter an unexpected error Windows installation cannot proceed to install Windows, click OK to restart the computer and then restart the installation"

In my Startup Disk PrefPane it already shows both boot volumes (Windows and my Mac). In storage it already shows the Boot Camp partition (40 GB). Tried to use Disk Utility and first aid but nothing happens.

Can someone help me with these problem?

these is the output diskutil list

/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Untitled                458.4 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                41.0 GB    disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Untitled               +458.0 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 4B06A783-EA29-48E9-BD9C-51B15BF5C840
                                 Unlocked Encrypted

GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.3

Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
NOTE: Write test failed with error number 1. It will be impossible to save
changes to this disk's partition table!
You may need to deactivate System Integrity Protection to use this program. See
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-turn-off-the-rootless-in-OS-X-El-Capitan-10-11
for more information.

Partition table scan:
  MBR: hybrid
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.

Command (? for help):


texts:
I have been developing under GNU/Linux systems for the last 10 years. Unfortunately my company is going to move developers to macOS systems soon.

Although for most of the part I should be ok (after all, people use programs, not Operative Systems), there are a couple of problems that I need to solve, most of them around having a desktop similar to the one in Linux Mint (Cinnamom), but actually anything looking like gnome2 would do.

Is it possible to install a Linux-like desktop in macOS (or maybe configure macOS to look like a Linux desktop). Essentially I am looking for a simple bottom bar with a couple of links to main applications and a list of opened windows (see image).

Is this possible?

I have searched for this, and what I tend to find is the opposite process, how to make Linux desktops look like macOS desktops...


texts: Can I use an iPad (Wi-Fi+Cellular) as a cellphone?

texts: I just wanted to know whether is possible to use an iPad mini as a cell phone. I am planning to put my SIM card into the iPad mini, which is the Wi-Fi+cellular model.


texts: Iphone 5 : Recording video in slow motion

texts: I know It's one feature of iphone 5s, but can iPhone 5 do it? or can you record 60fps or 120fps with iphone 5?


texts: How to upgrade Individual Developer Account to a Company Account?

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I have an Individual Developer Account of $99 and now I want upgrade my account to a Company Account. What is the process of upgrading?

I have some running apps on the App Store with my individual account, which are showing my name under the app name.

I want it to show my company name under my app name. Is this possible after the upgrade? Can it show my company name everywhere, i.e. in iTunes Connect, Member Center etc.?


texts: How do I do a COUNTIF on another table column in Numbers?

texts:
I am on 2014 Macbook Pro running Mavericks.

I have two tables.

In table 1, I have a cell that should store the number of cells in column A of table 2.

In the same table 1, I have a different cell that stores the number of cells in column E of table 2 that matches the text "MATCHED".

How do I write the formula for each case?


texts: Remove osascript starting after boot and get to know what it does

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I am new to Mac and I have the following problem. After I log in after boot/restart, there is always a tab saying osascript wants to make changes which wants my password. I do not want to run this and clicking Cancel or killing this process in Activity monitor helps for the session. I am also able to see the details of it in Activity monitor. But regardless of what I do, after another start, the pop up menu appears again... How can I kill this script or remove it or disable it forever?
Related to that, how do I get to know what exactly is it trying to do? I tried to hit the Sample button in the menu in Activity monitor which gave me a text file of many things starting with the dirs and identifiers of the script and continuing with a lot of information which I don't know how to read/interpret (see below). As I said, I'm new to Mac so any help including the super basics is very welcomed :).
Thank you.

EDIT:
Following the comments:
Both cd Library/LaunchAgents; grep 'osascript' *.plist and cd /Library/LaunchAgents; grep 'osascript' *.plist output nothing. When I go to the process in Activity monitor and go to the Open files and ports, I get the following:
cwd
/
txt
/usr/bin/osascript
txt
/Library/Preferences/Logging/.plist-cache.xq4DHtYC
txt
/private/var/db/analyticsd/events.whitelist
txt
/System/Library/MessageTracer/SubmitDiagInfo.default.domains.searchtree
txt
/System/Library/Components/AppleScript.component/Contents/MacOS/AppleScript
txt
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/HIToolbox.rsrc
txt
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/Localized.rsrc
txt
/private/var/db/mds/messages/502/se_SecurityMessages
txt
/usr/share/icu/icudt64l.dat
txt
/private/var/db/timezone/tz/2020a.1.0/icutz/icutz44l.dat
txt
/System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle/Contents/Resources/AppleKeyboardLayouts-L.dat
txt
/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx
txt
/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/StandardAdditions.osax/Contents/MacOS/StandardAdditions
txt
/usr/lib/dyld
0
/dev/null
1
/dev/null
2
/dev/null
3
/System/Library/MessageTracer/SubmitDiagInfo.default.domains.searchtree
4
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/HIToolbox.rsrc
5
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/Localized.rsrc

If needed, I also have clicked the Sample button. That gives this followed by Call graph section (not shown here):
Sampling process 680 for 3 seconds with 1 millisecond of run time between samples
Sampling completed, processing symbols...
Analysis of sampling osascript (pid 680) every 1 millisecond
Process:         osascript [680]
Path:            /usr/bin/osascript
Load Address:    0x1019b7000
Identifier:      osascript
Version:         395.1
Code Type:       X86-64
Parent Process:  bash [508]

Date/Time:       2020-10-22 10:14:04.108 +0300
Launch Time:     2020-10-22 08:27:11.218 +0300
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.15.7 (19H2)
Report Version:  7
Analysis Tool:   /usr/bin/sample

Physical footprint:         4844K
Physical footprint (peak):  5056K

The output for:
ps auxwww | grep '[o]sascript'

when the pop up window is still active (presumably what you mean by it running) is:
jan                680   0.0  0.0  5765928   9756   ??  S     8:27AM   0:00.15 osascript -e do shell script "/Library/Scripts/WIS/tmp/Scripts/startup.sh" with administrator privileges

Is this the script what it is calling? What does it do?


texts: How do I change the login screen background in macOS Mojave?

texts:
I just updated to macOS Mojave, and immediately noticed a couple of things:

My custom login screen wallpaper is gone.
When you click on a user's name in the login screen, it switches to their personal background (their usual wallpaper for the first space on the primary monitor).

I assumed it had just overwritten my cached image file. But when I went to replace it, nothing happened. It turns out that com.apple.desktop.admin.png is gone entirely!

Right after taking that screenshot, I decided to poke into Desktop Pictures and found my personal login screen background, which looks promising. It contains one other folder, which  probably  (edit: confirmed) contains the login screen background of my administrator account.


texts:
I have 13inch Macbook pro with touch bar late 2018 model. Having macOS Catalina 10.15.2 .
Recently I started facing issues with touch bar. Now it is happening quite often. It starts working on its own without even touching it. I continuously keeps on pressing ESC key without even touching it. When sometimes I try to slide though volume key it doesn't respond to my touch rather keeps on increasing decreasing volume on its own. Its like functions on touch bar often works on their own.


texts: US Letter or A4 PDF - which is better for iPad?

texts: I am given the option to download a US Letter or A4 formatted PDF - Which fits the iPad screen better?


texts:
Since Apple recently announced the new EarPods to go along with the iPhone 5, I've wanted a pair.

The only thing is I'm planning on buying an iPad in a few months, and if the iPad comes with EarPods I'm fine with a wait - it's not urgent.

So, will the iPad come with EarPods?


texts: Package command line tools into an automator script or app?

texts:
I'd like to know if there's a way I could package compiled command line tools together as part of an automator script or an app.

Let's say, for example, I want to use a command line tool called foo and this relies on jpeglib and a few other libs. Am I able to put them in the same folder and somehow pipe this new $PATH to the foo app?

The reason I want to do this is that a client requires something that I usually use a bash script for. In order for them to do the same thing they'd need to installed XCode (to get the gcc compiler) and install the command line tools (through macports, fink, etc...) and of course that's hassle.


texts: My iPhone keeps switching on and off charge whilst charging, how do I fix it?

texts:
When I charge my iPhone 4 on my laptop, it starts charging but then it keeps going on and off charging even though it's not touched.
It charges fine with a plug charger or with any computers I use at college.

What things prevent a Mac from charging a connected iPhone so that charging can be resumed?


texts: I need to remotely grab the Bluetooth ID from multiple machines throughout my network. What are the best ways to remotely obtain the Bluetooth ID in OS X?


texts: MacBook Pro Screen Goes Black,Then Red Battery Indicator Shows When Battery is Charged

texts: Am having an intermittent problem. My MacBook Pro screen goes black, red battery indicator then comes on but the battery is charged to at least 50%. Soon as I plug it in, this goes off.  Initially happened when I bring it out of sleep mode, but is now doing it when I boot it up.  I checked battery health and it shows as good.  Is this a software issue, battery or ?  It started after I upgraded to Catalina.  My MacBook is about 18 months old.


texts: For Mountain Lion, how does Apple define the Transparent App Lifecycle (TAL)?

texts:
Definition

Apple's talagent(8) OS X Manual Page (2010-09-01, long before Lion was released) mentions but does not define the Transparent App Lifecycle feature.

Some time before Lion was released, I understood that the TAL comprised:

auto save
versions
resume.

Now, I'm not so sure. (Suspect that versions are not strictly speaking within the TAL, because not all apps that support the cycle also support versions.)

Please, can anyone give a better answer than the one below?

Something shorter and more definite – maybe with reference to a single e-mail or page from Apple – will be ideal. Thanks.

Side note, an issue with 10.8

macbookpro08-centrim:~ gjp22$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.8
BuildVersion:   12A269
macbookpro08-centrim:~ gjp22$ man talagent
macbookpro08-centrim:~ gjp22$ which talagent
macbookpro08-centrim:~ gjp22$ talagent
-bash: talagent: command not found
macbookpro08-centrim:~ gjp22$

– the command can not be run manually as described in the manual. I'll feed a bug report to Apple. Instead, for example:

/System/Library/CoreServices/talagent -dump Finder


texts: I have over 50,000 emails. How can I make the Mail app go faster?

texts:
I have the macOS Mail app set up with my Google Gmail account using the IMAP integration. I have over 50,000 emails in my Gmail account, and the Mail application is starting to get a bit slow. For example, it takes several seconds to be able to open an email.

What are my options? I want to continue using macOS Mail, but I don't necessarily need access to all historical messages because I can log into the Gmail website for that.

I'm using Mail Version 13.4 (3608.80.23.2.2) on macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (19E287).


texts: How to keep track of external hard drives?

texts:
I have about 7 external hard drives of varying capacities. From time to time, I move files from my MacBook onto those external drives and put Finder aliases where those files used to be. The process usually goes down like this:

Move file in internal drive to the external drive.
Hold Cmd + Option and drag the file from external drive to the original location, thereby creating an alias.

Months later I don't recall which file is on what drive. Keeping a note around to write that down is tedious. Is there any app that keeps an inventory of disconnected external hard drives?


texts:
I have Lion installed in my system (macbook pro 17 mid 2010).
I have also created a Lion DVD using a guide I've found while surfing the Internet.
Tomorrow I will receive a ocz agility 3 240gb ssd drive.
What is the best way to move all of my work to the new ssd drive?
I am a developer and I have numerous ide installed (like netbeans) and servers like glassfish.
It would be a complete disaster if I had to reinstall things, so I am wondering what is the best way to transfer the operating system and the installed applications easily.
Thank you.


texts: finding large videos in the OSX Photos app

texts:
Is there a way to find all videos above a certain size using the new Photos app so that they can be selected for Export or put in an album?

I'd like to move large videos off to an external drive, but I can't find a way to select them (or indeed, to find them at all).


texts:
I am trying to create a bash script that will update the mac's proxy settings and a few other places when a user changes their password every 60 days. So far I am trying to use this command for the proxy

networksetup -setwebproxy wi-fi proxy.example.com 8080 on "$USER" "$NewPassword"

but when I run the command after the proxy has been set up, it gives an error.

networksetup[32852:1867937] error -25299 attempting to create account and password for proxy: proxy.example.com:8080

The error will only shows up when the username and password have been previously set up, but if I delete the username and password from the GUI, then run the command it will setup the authentication.

Anyone have any ideas?


texts: two-factor authentication not working, not even asking me for security code

texts: I'm in a bit of a difficult situation at the moment. I have an iPhone 6 and a MacBook Air, which are both asking me for two-factor authentication every day. The only problem is, all that ever seems to happen is a never-ending "waiting for device". In order to do that it asks for my phone password on my phone and my computer and Apple ID password on my computer. I've read some answers here and they all say to turn off Keychain and then turn it on again to enter the security code, but when I tried that there was no little box for the security code. I really need an answer since I may get a new phone and I won't be able to upload my iCloud drive if I don't get this fixed.


texts: Can I access my iCloud account even after resetting my phone?

texts: I am switching from an iPhone to an Android. I dont have the time to transfer everything right now but am letting a friend borrow my iPhone. If I reset my phone, can I still access all my info from iCloud even if a new iCloud account is set up on my old device?


texts: Can an application that requires JRE 6 run in Rosetta 2?

texts:
I have an application I'd like to run on a new MacBook Air that has as one of its requirements installing Apple JRE 6.  Prior to Apple Silicon, this would've been as simple as installing it from Apple's website.  However, from what I understand there is no official Java implementation for ARM Macs, and even if there were I imagine that OpenJDK won't have a JRE 6.0 version.
Is it possible to install JRE 6 in such a way that it works under Rosetta?  Or will this be an impossible configuration to support?


texts: Can I download applications/programs that are Mac specific on my Windows PC ?

texts: Can I download applications/programs, dmg image files etc that are Mac specific on my Windows PC when and where necessary, and then transfer them to my Apple Computer, with no loss of function ?


texts: What can cause the SMC to repeatedly need to be reset?

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I currently have a problem with my MacBook Pro where the SMC keeps getting screwed up and needing to be reset. The result is always that my keyboard and trackpad become useless, and I have to use an external keyboard and trackpad.

I took it to the Apple Store and they just reset the SMC, which seemed to fix it, but within a few hours it happened again.  I was once or twice able to reset the SMC myself with an external keyboard, but the latest time it happened (always within a short time of the last reset) I could not get the key sequence to work using an external keyboard (and obviously the built-in keyboard is useless!).

This is really aggravating.  Is there anything that could be causing this?


texts: Are Thunderbolt/USB Type C in Late-2016 Macbook Pros compatible with non-Apple devices?

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The new Late-2016 Macbook Pros (with Touch Bar and Touch ID) apparently have Thunderbolt 3 connectors masquerading under USB Type C. I didn't pay attention how Thunderbolt 2 showed up, but I know that the original Thunderbolt appeared as Mini DisplayPort.

With Mini DisplayPort (and Mini-DVI before that) it was frustrating to be somewhere and find that lacking the miniature cable interfacing with VGA/DVI/HDMI, one could not connect to the local projector.

What is the status of compatibility of Thunderbolt 3/USB Type C in the new Macbook Pros? Can one even interface with a generic SD memory card reader?


texts: Could not update to iOS 11 because ‘an error occurred installing’

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Been trying this for more than 10 times already. Both from iTunes from my laptop and my phone. What should I do? Been doing the usual restart but still that still shows up.

iPhone 5s


texts: Cannot connect iPhone to my machine as "the host is no longer paired with the device"

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I am getting the following message from Xcode every time I connect my iPhone to Mac OS X.

  The host is no longer paired with the device.

My iPhone doesn't even charge.


texts: launchd for starting Virtualbox vm, gives exit code 1. What am I doing wrong?

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I have the local.UL20.RESTART.plist file in /Library/LaunchDaemons/
It's permissions are owner: root, group: wheel
The system does have VirtualBox running
Yet, the system, it just responds with the magic error/exit code of 1.
The .plist contents are as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>local.UL20.RESTART</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxManage</string>
        <string>startvm</string>
        <string>PUPPY</string>
    </array>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>10</integer>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>20</integer>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>30</integer>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>40</integer>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>50</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
</dict>
</plist>


texts: Connecting from windows to my macbook gives access to all files

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Even though the only folder I have shared is my Public Folder, I just tried connecting from my Windows computer (windows 7) through my home network to my Macbook (running sierra). After entering in my username and password, I see three shared folders: Macintosh HD, User's Public Folder, and User.

In other words, even though I thought I am only sharing my public folder, the entirety of my hard drive can be accessed by the other computer.

The settings I have in Sharing seem normal. SMB and AFP are checked (default). I also have enabled "Windows File Sharing."

Why is so much access given away?


texts: Installed Windows 10 through Boot Camp but it is not showing up and is taking up space

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I installed Windows 10 through Boot Camp on my 2015 MacBook Air. It has 150GB of storage and after restarting and holding option, the Windows partition doesn't show up. I went back into OS X and the Windows partition isn't showing up in Disk Utility. I also cannot run Boot Camp to check because it it is now asking to free up space which I already did to install Windows. How can I get Windows to show up, or how can I delete the files to reinstall it?

So apparently my storage was reduced after running Boot Camp but no Windows partition was created. How can I get this space back? I've tried running first aid on Disk Utility on start up but it did nothing.


texts: Issue with using Netgear AC1600's 802.11ac standard and WMM on 2014 MBP

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When I enable the WMM (Wireless Multimedia) setting, which allows the full bandwidth of ac, and the computer is for instance streaming online video, or video over ip within a browser like a chatroom, I am unable to open another page on the same computer. The browser is academic, including if I try to use a different browser for each. The source of the video does not influence the performance either. I will try to resolve another webpage, which this page doesn't matter except that smaller pages are more likely to go through, but not by much. Sometimes trying over and over again will yield a result, other times not. I have played with the QoS settings to no avail, and turning off the WMM uses the 802.11a standard only and connects at 54 Mbps. Any ideas as to why this is happening and how to fix it?

My wifi scans read the width as such: 20 MHz for 5 GHz and 20 MHz for 2.4 GHz with WMM disabled, and 80 MHz for 5GHz and 40 MHz for 2.4 GHz. This problem only occurs on my MacbookPro 11,3 15 in Retina, as it is the only computer on my network that uses 802.11ac, and while it is happening on my MBP I can load a webpage on my iPhone, or another computer just fine.


texts: Is there a way to put switches at the end when using OS X command-line?

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For example:

rm long/path/to/some/dir  -r

instead of:

rm  -r  long/path/to/some/dir

Is it possible to make it work like that, as in GNU command line utils?

TIA, Karol


texts: How to make Safari remember zoom level per site?

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Safari's default font size is not large enough for my eyes so I have to press ⌘++ for a while on every website I visit. I could've used CSS to set the default zoom level in Safari but I want different zoom levels for Twitter, Facebook, StackOverflow, etc.

Is there an extension or other way available to make Safari remember per-site zoom level settings?


texts:
This week the keys hjkl on my (Early 2011) Macbook Pro sort of all stopped working at the same time (and only those keys are affected).  I say "sort of" because they can all start working perfectly again for an extended period of time and then suddenly for no reason they all stop working.

And then in gets weirder.  If the keys are all dead I can repeatably press just one of the keys and (after varying length of time) it comes good.  At which point the remaining bad keys also start working again.

My initial thought was that it is time to replace the keyboard, but the action of the keys all coming good at the same time confuses me.

So is there an explanation to what is going on?  Or is it time to replace the keyboard?


texts: Using iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s plus attachments with an iPhone 5/iPhone 5s/iPhone SE

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There are some nice lens attachments for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus chassis. Are there adapters or cases that will permit the iPhone5/iPhone 5s/iPhone SE chassis to make use of these attachments?

To be very clear:

By "adapter" I mean plastic or foam jiggy-bits that would fit, alongside the iPhone 5/iPhone SE inside an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s plus case.
By "cases" I mean an external covering into which the phone fits.


texts: MacBook Air display to external projector

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I have a new 2012 MacBook Air (just a week old).  Today I tried to connect to an external LCD projector, using a mini-DisplayPort-to-VGA adaptor, to project my slides.

Something went wrong and I was unable to project.  My Mac detected the external projector, and I was able to mirror my main display, but nothing showed up on the LCD projector, despite trying two different mini-DisplayPort-to-VGA dongles.  In the end, I was able to successfully project from a different, older Mac using one of those dongles, so I don't think the dongle is broken.

What should be the troubleshooting procedure, if this happens again?  Does the new 2012 Air require any sort of different procedure or equipment for mirroring your display onto an external projector?


texts:
I just quit TextEdit and forgot to save my files that I have been working on for 2 weeks. I'm about to cry.

Please tell me how can I recover them?


texts: How can I change a defunct Apple ID email address?

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I never changed my student email account to which all app purchases have been made. I just upgraded to iOS 5, and it requires to authenticate the iCloud, by verifying an email sent to the now defunct email address. The problem is that I can't even change my email adress, because the system wants to verify my iCloud account first. It's a circular problem!

Can't change email because I haven't verified iCloud, and I can't verify iCloud because my old email is now defunct.

What can I do??


texts: High Sierra Installation com.apple.osinstall error -3

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My mac book pro 2010 started acting up last night.  Wifi was slow and certain letters were not displayed properly. I restarted the computer and it failed to boot up again.

I took the drive from the bad computer and put it in a working mac book pro 2013.  The computer had issues booting up initially.  After restarting the NVRAM by holding command + option + p + r, I can now access the recovery screen. I tried selecting the start up disk. I get the following error message, "you cant change the startup disk to the selected disk running bless to place boot files failed".

I tried to reinstall high sierra, but I get a com.apple.osinstall error -3 error after restart.  What should I try next to troubleshoot the issue?


texts: How to automatically copy new photos from an iPhone to a Windows PC when plugged in?

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I prefer backing up and syncing my photos locally vs using iCloud and as such I have been trying to automate the process of locally syncing newly taken photos on an iPhone to my PC but have not been able to find any obvious solutions. One of the additional challenges is i'm looking for a solution that would work for sometimes alternating imports of two (or more) different iPhones.

Preferred Solution Should:

Automatically copy any new photos (and video) from the Camera Roll to a pre-configured folder after the phone is plugged in
Keep the original filenames as they are on the phone
Keep photos from different phones separate (ideally just sync them to a different folder)
I'm looking to sync from iPhone -> PC only as i can already sync edited photos and albums from PC -> iPhone via iTunes
Use native/free/scripted functionality

I can live with:

Having a couple of mouse clicks to start or approve the transfer
Doing the transfer over WiFi instead
Don't mind if the folder structure from the phone is replicated or the photos are copied flat

Currently i manually do a copy via Windows Explorer and just tell windows to not copy any existing files but this is not very efficient and i have to remember to do it every time i plug the phone in.

Closest solution i have found that doesn't quite work for multiple devices is to use the Import functionality in Windows Photo App. This is also the listed method for importing pictures on the Apple Support Page

A non free solution i think may work is to use something like MTPDrive which exposes the phone as a drive  and then script a SyncToy/copy script when the drive is available.


texts: How to prevent apps on one iPad from being loaded automatically on the other?

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Could you please tell me how I can keep whatever apps I download to one of my iPads from downloading to the other iPad? Thank you very much for your help. NOTE: I am disabled, so the easiest answer, the better. Again, thank you.

iPad 1, 64 GB, WiFi-only
iPad 2, 64 GB, 3G and WiFi


texts: Measuring page download speed Network Link Conditioner

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I'd like to use Network Link Conditioner in conjunction with a local page download speed tool so that I can see how long certain elements take to download when I restrict connection speeds.

Can someone recommend a page download speed tool (with waterfall visuals) that works well with Network Link Conditioner?


texts:
Is there a way to zoom in/expand/enlarge part of my Mac's screen to fill the entire screen?

Basically, I'm looking for an app that allows you to select a part of the screen and that will then expand that part of the screen all the way to cover the full screen. So if I have a monitor that measures 1366x768 and I select a part of the screen that is 500X300 it will then enlarge that small part to cover the full available screen real estate.


texts: How do I print in black and white when the program does not support this?

texts: On a Windows system I use PDF24 and I can print from any application in black and white. I am looking for a similar option on macOS. Which PDF printer can I use for this purpose? The built-in does not offer this option.


texts: I just installed Xcode beta, and when trying to open it, it stays on "Verifying Xcode.app" and does not proceed. Why is that? I have the latest OS X mavericks.


texts: Current passing through me from Macbook to iMac?

texts:
I recently bought a UPS for my iMac and it runs just fine.

However, sometimes I also run a MacBook Pro nearby and when I have my hand in contact with the MacBook and reach across to touch the aluminium keyboard attached to my iMac I can feel electricity running through my finger!

It doesn't happen when the MacBook is running on battery power, only when it's connected to the mains. It also doesn't happen when the UPS isn't connected.

The MacBook Pro is plugged into a standard wall outlet, the iMac is plugged into a UPS and that's in a similar wall outlet (not the same one).

I'm not very electrically minded, so am puzzled as I'd like to plug the MacBook into the mains again! Does anyone have any ideas as to why it's happening and how I can fix the problem?


texts: External displays don't work with macOS, while with Boot Camp does

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I have Mac Mini, PC, two external displays and HDMI Matrix.

The problem is that without matrix displays work perfectly with Mac, but if I use matrix to connect them, displays show picture as normal, but after a few seconds they turn black. However if I use Windows Boot Camp on Mac, displays work perfectly without any problem.

Overall

Displays don't work with macOS on Mac Mini and MacBook Pro using HDMI Matrix (only works for the first few seconds)
Displays do work when connected directly to Mac (without Matrix)
Displays do work with PC
Displays do work with any other OS on Mac Mini or MacBook Pro (Boot Camp Windows/Linux)

Thus it looks like the problem is in macOS, but I don't know how to fix it.

Also, I already tried to reset NRAM, but it didn't help.

Any help will be appreciated!


texts: Downgrading 2020 13" MacBook Pro to run macOS Mojave

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Can I downgrade the 2020 13" MacBook Pro to run macOS Mojave? This is the Model Id=MacBookPro16,2 - with Quad-Core Intel Core i7 of 2.3 GHz; sold in Europe in July 2020, that comes with Catalina pre-installed.
Unfortunately, many of my legacy software (in 32-bit) cannot be made to run under 64-bit. Some of my hardware relies on 32-bit software.
Are there hardware components in the 2020 models, which are NOT supported in previous? If one can downgrade, would that work with a time-machine backup? or would one need a complete re-install after erasing and re-formatting the disks, from a Mojave.ova file?


texts: Can Coda 2 edit a file that the current user does not have permissions for?

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On a couple of servers I work on, despite having access to edit files and all else, there is the occasional need to gain elevated privileges (like running sudo) with the file to actually save the changes.

That said I like working with my files in Coda 2 and not the Terminal directly. So is there either a way to sudo the file open through the explorer when viewing the remote files, or is there a way to trigger a file to open through the built-in terminal in Coda 2 so I can make the edits, save, and move on.

Currently when I double click on a file to open it, if I would need elevated privileges, the file will open only in a read-only state.


texts: Change Web Sharing "Sites" folder to SkyDrive?

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I'm building a web site. There are three Macs that I commonly use for development, depending upon my location: an iMac in San Diego, and iMac in Vegas, and a MacBook Air in all other places. As I move from place to place, I have to copy the contents of the  "[username]/Sites" folder from machine to machine so I can get my work done. It would be nice if I could just keep a master copy of the site files in one place.

So I signed up for the free cloud-based Skydrive storage. The pointer to the storage lives at "[username]/documents/SkyDrive". Anything inside that folder syncs across all of my Macs. Which leads me to my question…

How can I change the path that local web hosting uses (on OSX 10.8.2) to point to my SkyDrive folder instead of the default "[username]/sites"?

The goal is that when I navigate to "http://127.0.0.1/~[username]/index.html", the built-in OSX web server will pull in the index.html file from a SkyDrive folder. Hope this makes sense.

It's important to note that I won't actually be attempting to run a production website off of SkyDrive. No external users will be using the site in this manner. This is just to make my development processes a bit easier.


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We are just transitioning to Mac computers having used PCs for many years. (We both use iPhones & share an iPad.) Our new hardware setup is 27" iMac (1TB HDD) for wife's home office, 15" retina MacBook Pro (256GB SSD) for me, and 2TB AirPort Time Capsule.

What is the best configuration for sharing photo and music libraries?

The photos and music are mostly (but not exclusively) mine, and I will mainly use the rMBP for any photo editing, but I would like access to the data across both machines, and my wife would also like access. I am thinking of shared libraries in public folders on the iMac as it has the larger drive, the rMBP accessing the libraries over AirPort Wi-fi, with the Time Capsule used exclusively for back-up for both Macs, or would it be worth using part of the Time Capsule as data storage for the libraries rather than solely for machine back-up?

All thoughts welcome!


texts: I just started using TextWrangler in place of Eclipse for writing Java programs. I found a script for testing Java programs in Terminal, but I’d like to handle everything right through TextWrangler. What’s the Java shebang for OS X? Or is there a Java shebang which is specifically for TextWrangler?


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I'd like to change the default smb settings at startup to remove timeouts. I have the following script;

#!/bin/sh

sysctl net.smb.fs.kern_deadtimer=0
sysctl net.smb.fs.kern_hard_deadtimer=0
sysctl net.smb.fs.kern_soft_deadtimer=0

Running this script with sudo sets the relevant kernel options correctly. So I know that these commands are the correct ones.

I have created the following LaunchDaemon in /Library/LaunchDaemons/ to try and get this script to run at startup;

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.jo.sysctl</string>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <false/>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>admin</string>
    <key>GroupName</key>
    <string>staff</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/Users/admin/scripts/sysctl.sh</string>
    </array>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <false/>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

I've checked the plist with plutil and it checks out OK. I've set the permissions on the shell script to 0755 and set ownership of the plist file to root:wheel.

Running

sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.jo.sysctl.plist

...does nothing. The defaults are still set incorrectly. Where am I going wrong?

Thanks


texts: flashplayer.dmg is in use and can't empty Trash

texts:
I accidentally downloaded malware: something posing as Flash Player in flashplayer.dmg. I did not install it, but deleted the dmg file. Now I want to delete my trash bin, but I can't. It says: 'trash can't be emptied, flash player.dmg is in use.'
How do I fix this?


texts: Where did the button to hang up the phone from the lock screen go on iOS 10

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Since upgrading to iOS 10 I've noticed that often when I want to hang up a call, I now have to unlock the phone, navigate to the phone app to finally press the red "hang up" button.

Previously there would be some basic phone controls like "Mute" and "Hang up" even if the phone decided to lock while you were on the call.  Now all I see is the contact information and call duration where the clock would be and "Press home to unlock" on the bottom.  No phone controls.

How can I reenable the phone controls on the lock screen?


texts: Screen Sharing without Username and Password login

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When I connect to a Mac with Screen Sharing enabled, I get a screen which asks for the Mac's username and password which I need to type in before I can see the actual desktop.

Is there any way to stop this so I do not need to login?

Thanks


texts: Macbook PRO 2015 doesn't recognize my external monitor

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I bought a new monitor, a ViewSonic VA2259-sh and it's not getting recognized by my MBP 2015.
I tried the monitor in my desktop and a rpi, and it gets recognized. In my MBP 2015, the monitor shows “No Signal” every time I plug in/out the hdmi.
My old external monitor works perfectly with my Mac though.
Already tried this steps with no luck.
macOS Catalina v10.15.5


texts: Are new macOS versions retained in the recovery partition?

texts:
If a Mac is reinstalled by booting in to the recovery partition,
and the Mac came with El Capitan but was upgraded to Sierra via wifi,
what os will the Mac have after reinstalling via recover mode?


texts: Opening up your MacBook and how to avoid static electricity

texts:
Static electricity can exert incredibly high voltages (upward of a thousand volts) which can zap sensitive equipment. Hence, all videos that explain opening up your Mac feature some form of exhortation to first touch the heater or something. But how do you actually keep statics to a minimum?

Do you have to touch the heather/an earthed part every two minutes, every three?

Also, I have seen here http://hardforum.com/archive/index.php/t-1256310.html that it may be a good idea for UK folks to switch off the wall jack but leave the cord plugged in to take advantage of the earthing. Would that avoid all static electricity?

Also, how about a wooden desk? Is that an appropriate surface to conduct MacBook surgery?

Thanks so much!


texts: Delete iTunes U downloads without removing their reference

texts:
I have many iTunes U videos that take a lot of space on my disk.
I don't really need them on my disk but I would like to keep their reference in my iTunes U library so I can re-download them when needed.

How can I do that?


texts: I get a bash syntax error message every time I open Terminal

texts:
I've been getting this error for the past couple of months and I wonder if it's a major issue, and how do I fix it?

When I open terminal on my Mac I get this bash error:

~bash: /Users/admin/.bash_profile: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token 'fi'
~bash: /Users/admin/.bash_profile:line 1: 'if which rbenv > /dev/null; than eval "$(rbenv init -)"; fi'

Anybody know what's going on?


texts:
So I have a 2013 MBP that I'm trying to install to give to my friend. I've bee running a 500GB Samsung Evo 850 for a few years. I'm trying to put in a 250GB one in.

I've managed to install macOS High Sierra when in a usb cage I've got. It boots just fine off of my original SSD. So I don't think it's the cable or the ssd.

I've been installing off of a USB installer I made using my new macbook. I've reset the SMC and PRAM.

EDIT:

No idea what's going on. I've given up and left the 500GB drive in the computer while I keep the 250GB with my stuff on it on the side.


texts: Remotely connecting to Apple Mac mini from MacBook

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I am using MacBook (2008 model with 4GB max RAM).

I am planning to buy Mac mini (Core i7 Quad Core with Lion Server).

My aim to have a logical system with 12 GB (8GB with Mac mini + 4 GB in laptop) for running virtual machines on both Mac mini and MacBook and be able talk to each other.

I have the following questions:

Can I connect to Mac mini remotely from MacBook? (Suggest the best way for this.)
Do I need to buy any other hardware for the remote connection or I can do thru Wi-Fi available in both Mac mini and MacBook?
What about the performance compared to direct and remote connections as it is vital for virtual machine communication.


texts: Use Apple's Server Admin Tools to Force Inherit Permissions

texts:
We have our work drive (let's call it Drive2014) and we have our archive drive (Drive2013). Every file on Drive2013 is read-only and must remain that way. When I drag a file from Drive2013 to Drive2014, I need the file to inherit the permissions from it's new home on Drive2014.

I tried How do I use chmod on a Mac to make new files inherit parent directory permissions? but this is only applicable after the file has been copied.

Someone mentioned that what I want to do is feasible through Apple's Server Admin Tools. I'm running the latest version of OS X Mavericks Server all up to date.


texts: Can I install Spaces and Exposé on Lion?

texts:
Like many of you, I'm sure, Mission Control isn't quite cutting it for me in Lion. I much preferred Spaces and Exposé. So, naturally, I tried reinstalling them on Lion. I got Spaces.app, Expose.app, and Expose&Spaces.prefpane from a machine running Snow Leopard, and tried installing them in System Prefs and the Applications folder.

It didn't work. Every time you open up the Spaces and Exposé prefpane, it shows the Mission Control pane. Double-clicking on Spaces.app brought up Mission Control, even if you change the name.

Any idea on how to install Spaces and Exposé on Lion?


texts: Apps open outside displays on external monitors (Yosemite iMac 27" 3.4ghz i7)

texts:
I have two external monitors from my iMac, both are rotated in portrait mode. I assign apps to the outside displays via the dock so they open in a particular display.

When I open an App that is assigned to an external monitor, they will often open with their window either partially or completely outside of the display.  The only way to 'grab' them is via spaces.

Does anyone have a solution for this issue?


texts: need to reinstall mac os x but the command key is broken

texts: I have a macbook, after an accident I had, my keyboard doesn't work properly (some keys are not working at all including the command key) recently I m facing some problems like, no sound and no camera working, have found out that reinstalling the mac os x might solve these, any idea how could I work this out? I mean without the restart/command + R method


texts: How to Find My iPhone using my Samsung Admire via MetroPCS?

texts: How do I find my iPhone 4 using my samsung admire Phone via MetroPCS


texts: External DVD on Macbook Pro 2018 with multiport adapter

texts:
This model/OS does not support connected CD/DVD drives, it can only use remote devices.

I need to read and write optical media for medical reasons, so being able to use a directly connected drive is more than useful.

An external (generic) DVD connected to a Thunderbolt port is not recognized and it's even not powered, but connecting it to the multiport adapter powers the DVD that is recognized by the Thunderbolt bridge in USB mode, but the device does not really work, nor for audio CDs, nor for video DVDs, nor for data.

I'm half the way on, but I cannot really use it.
Is there a suggested way to get my Mac recognize this peripheral?


texts: Using TextMate, how can I wrap everything in PHP tags?

texts: A question about TextMate. For example, I just typed var_dump($codes);, and I forgot to write <?php ?>. So, now I want to highlight the area that I want to wrap the php tags around. How can I do this?


texts: MacBook Pro Mid 2012 startup chime from right speaker only

texts: After installing a ssd into my Macbook pro mid 2012 (not retina), i noticed that the startup chime is coming only from the right speaker. (I am not sure if it was always like that or if its because of the installation). However when I am in the OS, both speakers work perfectly fine. I reseted the NVRAM a couple of times already. Is the chime supposed to come out of the right speaker only?


texts: What's the best way to test the battery life on a MacBook Air?

texts:
I just recently got a MacBook Air and noticed that its battery life is much lower than Apple's estimate of 7 hours.

Since it is not the same, I would like to benchmark my battery life right now (while the battery is fairly new) so that in the future when the battery feels like it isn't holding as much charge, I can know if it's due to the battery life diminishing, or if it's simply my perception that the battery is not holding as much as it used to.

For example, say I find out that my MacBook Air only holds 5 hours of battery life today. A year later, I may notice that the battery isn't holding as much power, and decide I want to benchmark it. I test it again, and find out that its still holding 5 hours of battery (it just seemed like it was holding less). So while it's less than the 7 hours promised by Apple, my battery hasn't actually degraded at all, since it matches the same benchmark I used before. Thus, there is no point of replacing its batteries.

I have several programs running in the background (BetterTouchTool, KeyRemap4MacBook, DropBox, iAntiVirus), which I expect to be running throughout my MacBooks life. Do you think that when performing these battery benchmarks I should quit these applications or leave them running? My guess is that I should quit as many applications as possible to reduce the chance that one of them won't behave exactly the same between benchmarks.

Ideally I want the benchmark to not last a long time so that I don't waste time benchmarking, however, at the same time, I don't want to overheat the battery which could cause permanent damage.

Ideally the benchmark should not require me to be present at the computer and use it constantly (this would mean that I would need to temporarily disable the sleep timers), since then it wouldn't actually reflect a reproducible benchmark (e.g. if I need to use Facebook for 5 hours constantly during each benchmark, its VERY unlikely that I will do the exact same thing during both benchmarks... not to mention that Facebook's code a year later may be less or more efficient, causing more or less battery usage). Thus, I'm thinking an automated program which keeps using the battery at a consistent rate would be the best tool for the job.

Also, how would I know how long the battery lasted? I don't want to sit near the computer and constantly monitor if it's still on or not. I want to be able to set it and forget it. Then after recharging it, it will inform me of how long the battery lasted.

Do you have any suggestions for things that might help perform these kind of benchmarks?


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I have an ipad2, and I have this keyboard case: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/1222/8213

Will the "new ipad" fit nicely into this case, physically?
Or, if I get one of the new ipads, will I need to get a keyboard case specifically "for new ipad"?


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I have a late 2020 13" MacBook Pro 13 and a Dell docking station WD19.
When connecting the mac to the docking station, which outputs to two monitors, both screens work, but they're duplicated instead of extended, even though the "mirror screen" option is off.
Is there anything I can do? Is it just not compatible?
Thanks ahead!


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The command rm nukes files.

rm -i asks for confirmation before nuking the files.

When I use rm, I want rm -i to happen.


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Due to some iCloud struggles, I had recently occasion to sign into and out of iCloud on OS X a few times recently.  Interestingly, when I have 2FA enabled on my iCloud account, OS X asked for the screen lock passcode to my iPhone when signing in to iCloud, and would not sign in without it (no .  After the initial sign in succeeds, it prompts for the iCloud password again, and this time asks for the 2FA code.

This was a surprising and unexpected part of the authentication flow.  Does anyone know why iCloud / OS X / iOS interact in this way?


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my external harddrive permissions have suddenly changed.  I am getting mount errors in Disk Utility when I try to verify the disk.  When I Get Info for the drive in question, it states that I have "NO ACCESS", along with SYSTEM, ADMIN, and EVERYONE.  There is an EVERYONE at the top that has "custom access."  If I try to edit or add permisions for myself, it won't let me.

Last login: Tue Sep  1 16:17:55 on ttys000
Laurens-MacBook-Pro:~ LCLindley$ ls -AOel /Volumes
total 24
-rw-r--r--@ 1 LCLindley  admin  - 6148 Sep  1 16:28 .DS_Store
d--x--x--x+ 3 root       admin  -  102 Sep  1 12:12 Little Travel Buddy
 0: group:everyone inherited deny add_file,add_subdirectory,directory_inherit
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root       admin  -    1 Aug 21 10:26 Macintosh HD -> /
Laurens-MacBook-Pro:~ LCLindley$

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I want to download all of the background images from here: http://www.surfermag.com/wallpapers/

And have a new one load up every time I log into my Mac. What's the easiest way of doing that?