texts: What is the correct application to call to be able to use date?

texts:
In AppleScript if you have a string with a date and try to convert it to a class of date it will error out in Finder and System Events.  Example:

set testDate to "Friday, September 21, 2018 at 6:54:29 PM"
set testResult to date testDate
return testResult

renders:

When placing the above code in a System Event:

tell application "System Events"
    set testDate to "Friday, September 21, 2018 at 6:54:29 PM"
    set testResut to date testDate
    return testResut
end tell

returns:

  System Events got an error: Can’t get date "Friday, September 21, 2018
  at 6:54:29 PM".

Trying to place the above in a Finder tell:

tell application "Finder"
    set testDate to "Friday, September 21, 2018 at 6:54:29 PM"
    set testResut to date testDate
    return testResut
end tell

  Finder got an error: Can’t get date "Friday, September 21, 2018 at
  6:54:29 PM".

What should I use to be able to convert a date string to an actual date if I'm already using either System Events or Finder?  The only alternative I've found is to create a handler:

tell application "System Events"
    set testDate to "Friday, September 21, 2018 at 6:54:29 PM"
    return my stringDate(testDate)
end tell
on stringDate(theString)
    set attempt to date theString
    return attempt
end stringDate

How can I do a date conversion in a System Event or Finder tell block?

There's been discussion in comments with the supplied answer but given the system specs of:

macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6

and copied solution:

tell application "System Events"
    set testDate to "Friday, 21 September, 2018 at 6:54:29 PM"
    set testResult to my (date testDate)
end tell

Opened a new Script Editor:

Pasted code solution:

Compiled code solution:

Ran code solution:

Issue still persists.


texts: Path to the Folder where Widgets are stored!

texts: There are lots of useless widgets in the notification center of macOS, so does anyone knows where these widgets are stored in the system, I want the path to that folder in-order to remove the useless ones to the trash.


texts: Moving a window to another workspace by a key combination

texts: Is there any way to move a window to another workspace by a key combination? For example, in Ubuntu I can do that by "Ctrl+Shift+->" if I recall correctly. In mac - only by mouse? It's not convenient.


texts: App will not open and will crash on every attempt

texts:
Whenever I open an app it goes there for a second then crashes and goes directly to the home screen. This haven't happened before, it recently started.
I have restarted my phone, powered it off, and updated to the latest iOS.
Is there anything I can do to fix this other than reinstalling the application?


texts:
I'm experiencing frequent mouse-down errors.

They say Windowserver: Warning: Program "xxxx" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity with various apps in addition to Finder being logged, so the application in-use seems to make no difference. I will be using an application and suddenly the track-pad no longer works. This is will last for about a minute. Sometimes, the front-most window will veer suddenly to the left so that it is halfway off the screen. I will be unable to move it until the mouse-down error ends. Most of the time, I can continue to move the mouse around during these events, but I can't click on or move anything.

Also, sometimes gestures (like 4 finger push up to reveal Mission Control) will be disabled during these events, but not always. This is extremely frustrating and very disruptive to my work; please, help me figure out what is causing this.

EDIT 1:
Here is the pastebin link from the Etrecheck report: pastebin.com/tQuPAAVq
What is "com.JWVD.cbcache.plist"? (EDIT 2: "mike" solved this question here.) I, also, just noticed in the screengrab I posted that the mouse-downs seem to be happening just about every eleven minutes; not sure if that's relevant or not, but it seems as though a regular process must be occurring to cause it.

EDIT 3: Days of process elimination revealed the offending app to be Numi 2. Numi 1.7.1 does not inflict the mouse-down events for me in Mt. Lion.


texts: How to have Get Travel Time to pass ETA rather than Travel Time

texts:
When I use the Get Travel Time action from an address the magic variable that is passed out of Get Travel Time is Travel Time.

However, when I look at the Home ETA shortcut from the Gallery the Get Travel Time action creates an ETA magic variable rather than Travel Time.

How do I get Travel Time to pass ETE rather than Travel Time?

I understand that if I copy the Home ETA Shortcut I can probably just reuse the ETA value from that step in my own Shortcut but 1) it is frustrating that I cannot get my shortcut to behave the way the example does and 2) I feel there is something going on here that I don't understand.


texts: How can I avoid permission-related failures when importing in Photos.app via AppleScript?

texts:
The new Photos.app does not come with Automator support (although there are third-party actions available). It does, however, have some basic AppleScript support, including support for importing a list of files.

However, I can't get this action to work correctly. Any attempts to use it, such as via the following simple script

tell application "Photos"
    set theList to {"/Full/Path/To/Some/Photo.jpg"}
    import theList
end tell

will cause Photos.app to report that "no metadata" could be retrieved from the file because it may not be a photo (however, the same file can be manually imported). Further investigation reveals that the automated approach is failing due to the lack of permission to read the file.

From the Console.app:

4/11/15 9:07:49.333 AM sandboxd[253]: ([3934]) Photos(3934) deny file-read-data /Full/Path/To/Some/Photo.jpg

(followed by a host of similar error messages). The third-party Automator actions I linked above have the same problem, for what it is worth.

How can I give the appropriate permission to Photos.app or the executing AppleScript/Automation workflow to perform this import? Note that the "permission" appears to be something other than (or in addition to) the usual file permissions, because setting the file and folder to "read/write from by everybody" (the nuclear option) does not change the behavior.


texts: How to download OS X El Capitan from the App Store even if never downloaded before macOS Sierra was released or purchased is grayed out

texts:
I know that in the past if I've previously downloaded OS X El Capitan from the App Store I could download it again from the Purchased tab in the App Store, however now that macOS Sierra is out I'm not able to download it as it says INSTALLED (and grayed out) even on a system running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5. Pressing any key combination, e.g control, option, etc. doesn't change the button to DOWNLOAD. All other previous versions of OS X can still be downloaded from my Purchased tab in App Store as they still say DOWNLOAD and are not grayed out, thus active.

The image below is from a system running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5, does not have OS X El Capitan installed on it or even the Install OS X El Capitan.app on its filesystem, yet it says it's installed and grayed out.


texts:
I was clicking lots of buttons in the toolbar to try to hide things I didn't need (browser, inspector, etc.: I wanted the preview window as large as possible to get more detail in a crop) but the timeline disappeared too.

I thought "great that means the preview window can be even bigger".

But now I can't get the timeline back.

In fact, both the browser and the timeline toolbar buttons are greyed-out:

How do I show the timeline again?


texts:
All the client machines are running Mojave. All the users are network users from a Windows AD. All macOS clients have a user folder as soon as a user logs into that client. My goal is to have a unique Homebrew installation with all the formulaes and Casks we need and the ability for me as an administrator to update them over an ssh connection.
Is this possible? If so, how?
Thanks in advance


texts: iCal sending decline e-mails when it purges old calendar entries

texts:
I have iCal version 4.0.4.  I have enabled the "Delete events 30 days after they have passed" preference option.  When iCal purges these events, it is sending a decline e-mail to the event organizer.

Is there a way to stop iCal from sending decline e-mails when it automatically purges calendar entries?


texts: Seems like my trackpad is never sleeping/shutting off

texts:
I'm experiencing some funny behavior with my Retina MacBook Pro and my Magic Trackpad. There are two symptoms that I believe could be related:

The batteries on my trackpad drain far more quickly than the ones in my Apple wireless keyboard. The last time the trackpad warned me about low batteries, I put fresh batteries in both the keyboard and the trackpad. As of today, the keyboard is still at 100% and the trackpad is down to 14%.
My computer seems to be waking up periodically when I am away from my desk. I keep the MBP in clamshell mode on my desk at work with two Thunderbolt Displays connected. I put the computer to sleep when I leave the office via the Apple menu, but I frequently return to my desk in the morning to find messages in Adium from people for whom I appeared to be online.

My hypothesis is that the trackpad is not going to sleep or shutting itself off properly, and that is both draining its battery and causing my computer to wake up periodically.

Is this plausible? If so, what lullaby do I sing to my trackpad?


texts: How do I navigate the ribbon in Office for Mac 2016 with the keyboard?

texts:
In Office in Windows, if you tap "Alt", letters appear all over the ribbon that illuminate how to navigate through it, switching tabs and hitting buttons to do anything that's on there.

How can I do that in Office 2016 for Mac?

Related question about Office 2011, has anything changed?


texts: Why does the Dock executable not yield any useful strings, unlike other OS X apps?

texts: When I run the strings command on the executable file in most OS X apps (•.app/Contents/MacOS/•), I get a list of routine names, possible hidden preferences, etc. When I run the command on the Dock executable, I get garbage. What makes the Dock executable different from most other Mac programs?


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro, an iPhone (4S) and just recently received my iPad mini through the post. I am wondering how I can sync all of my devices so that every contact, app and music are on all three devices.

So, when I delete a contact from one device it automatically deletes from the others. I have also just set up my iCloud account and wonder if that can handle syncing these three data classes.


texts: Can people without an Apple developers account try the beta versions of iOS 7?


texts: As soon as I updated my phone, my music controls stopped working. On the lock screen and in the Control Center, I can only change the volume, not the song. The buttons to change the song light up when I touch them but the song doesn't change. I have to go into the Music app to change the song every time. My screen isn't cracked or broken - it works perfectly fine. Please could I have some help on what to do?


texts: Don't show a particular user account on the login page

texts: I created a new user account that I needed for a specific program, but it doesn't represent a regular user. How do I prevent this user from showing up as an option on the login page?


texts:
My MacBook Pro is running, ssh works fine, but the screen does not respond anymore.

The screen is frozen like the ice of Antarctica. The mouse does not move on the screen. The time of the clock does not change.

The Caps Lock light of the keyboard is responding.

Can you help me to get my screen responding again, please?

What I need is simply having my screen responding, in order to use my Mac and to continue what I was doing.


texts: Can revisions, auto save and versions be completely and permanently neutered from OS X?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to completely disable auto-save and versions in Mac OS X Lion?

I have given these changes a good try and they irritate me more than they should. I want "auto-save", "revisions" and "restore-windows" and all of the rest of it to go away, to nerver come back, and hopefully to not cause instability when software updates arrive in the future. (I know this last one is impossible to guarantee so I'll have to have good backups and avoid updates in general)

On a technical level - can the .DocumentRevisions-V100 storage directory be disabled and perhaps cleanly stop these functions? They go against the grain formed by long time Mac OS X user's expectations and interrupt my workflow at just the wrong times.

In short - can the simplicity of Snow Leopard be restored to Mountain Lion?


texts: How long is the power cable on the HomePod Mini?

texts: I'm thinking about ordering a HomePod Mini, and I want to put it in some places that might be just far enough away from a power outlet that the cord doesn't reach. How long is the power cable? 2 meters, like the full HomePod?


texts: Why is the Mountain Lion Installer unable to complete due to recovery partition problems?

texts:
I just bought the Mountain Lion upgrade, but it's unable to complete. When I select my harddrive it says:

  Some features of OS X Mountain Lion are not supported for the disk
  “kollaps”.

  Features such as FileVault and Recovery Mode won't be available if you
  install Mountain Lion on this disk. To learn more, click More Info. To
  continue with the installation, click Continue.

I continue the installation, but after a reboot and some minutes has passed it claims that it cannot create a recovery partition.  The installation aborts.

Here are my partitions:

$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS kollaps                 498.6 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS Blank                   250.6 GB   disk0s4

And here's my GUID partition table:

$ sudo gpt -r show disk0
       start        size  index  contents
           0           1         PMBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      409640   973843192      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
   974252832     1269528      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
   975522360   489364624      4  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  1464886984      262151
  1465149135          32         Sec GPT table
  1465149167           1         Sec GPT header

My existing Recovery HD works just fine.  I have verified all partitions, and cleaned up file system permissions.  In addition I have resized my main partition slightly to make sure the EFI has been recreated (in case it had problems).

Still no go. Do I really have to reinstall the full HD?

WORKAROUND: When I selected the partition "Blank" (disk0s4) as my upgrade partition, the warning dialogue didn't appear.  It installed a fresh OSX Mountain Lion on it, and I used the Migration Assistant to copy settings, programs and users from the primary partition.  This means that the Recovery HD was not at fault even though the installer claimed that, but I guess something was "wrong" with my primary partition.  This solution still isn't a very good one.


texts: Can someone help me get started on showing iPad 2 videos (and possibly photos) easily on my TV?


texts: How do I figure out what is keeping my Mac Pro from sleeping?

texts:
For some odd reason, my Mac Pro won't sleep by itself. Unlike, this question, it does stay asleep; it just won't go to sleep by itself. I read Why your Mac might not sleep or stay in sleep mode, but to no avail.

I tried pmset -g assertions and got this:

9/26/13 9:11:36 AM PDT
Assertion status system-wide:
   PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    0
   PreventSystemSleep             0
   PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     0
   ExternalMedia                  0
   UserIsActive                   0
   ApplePushServiceTask           0
   BackgroundTask                 0

And then a whole bunch of kernel assertions that had nothing set. What is going on?


texts: How to make Spotlight promote results to the top?

texts:
I recently updated my my Mac from a Macbook Pro 2013 Retina to a Macbook Pro 2017. In the process, I moved from Sierra to High Sierra OS.

The most annoying thing about this transition has been the loss of a quick navigation to the applications folder. I used to be able to bring it up with Cmd + space for spotlight, and type "App" and the Applications folder was the first result.

Now, it's a crap shoot if the folder will be in the results for "App" at all. To get it to reliably be the top result, I have to type all the way out to "Application" or even "Applications". (The horror!)

How can I change this behavior to have what I want at the top of the list? Is there a specific setting change I can make to Spotlight? Or is it just a matter of patient retraining?

I saw this question Spotlight search results priority from 2015 and OS X 10.9 that suggests modifying the filters and also states that there are no options provided for changing the priority. Is that still the case?


texts: Another device is using your IP address mac, what do I change my IP address too?

texts:
Our internet router often stops working at home, but for the the second time only I have got a pop-up error saying:

  "another device is using your ip address".

We have an iPhone and a Macbook but as far as a remember this problem occurred for a brief time when we were without an iPhone. In any case, I had a look at this post which suggests the problem is a cause of the iPhone and Macbook trying to use the same address.

I changed the IP address via System Preferences > Network > TCP/IP > configure IPv4 Using DHCP with manual address to 11.11.11.11. I then switched back to Using DHCP and clicked 'Renew DHCP Lease'.

When I checked the IP address again it changed to 192.168.1.11. It works now but I wonder if this is a permanent fix or will this problem keep occurring?

Update: The problem persists, but his time without the error message which would leads me to believe that there another problem in addition to the "Another device is using your ip address" problem.


texts: Powerpoint Keyboard Shortcut to “Save as Picture…” for selected item

texts:
I use ppt all the time to make quick images for export as png, jpg, etc... To export, I right-click on the object and choose "Save as Picture..." This avoids the layers of menus File-->Export-->etc...

My question is, how can I make a keyboard shortcut that will do the same thing as right clicking on an object and choosing "Save as Picture..."? (A)

If it is not possible, can I make a macro and assign a keyboard shortcut to that? If so, any pointers?

Here's what I've tried so far: Using System Setting --> keyboard --> with several different key combinations (to avoid conflicts), but that didn't work (B) and I could not find "Save as Picture..." among the Ribbon/Quick Access Toolbar customization commands (C).


texts:
My company has a VPN network which staff are encouraged to connect to using an app called FortiClient. The VPN settings look fairly simple, and I would prefer to try use the inbuilt macOS interface to connect the VPN. I've tried a few various ways to no avail, does anyone have any luck?
Here are my FortiClient settings:

I notice that the "SSL-VPN" connection type isn't available in the System Preferences app. Otherwise I have been trying L2TP. Could this be the difference?
Is what I'm trying possible?


texts:
An ongoing problem:  my MacBook Pro (i5, 2.4ghz, 15") won't sleep while charging. I close the lid, but I don't get the pulsing "sleep light", it just stays fully illuminated. If I listen closely, I can hear hard drive/fan activity.

This has been a problem since purchasing the machine in June of 2010. In retrospect, I should've taken it to the Genius Bar, but I was confident that an eventual system update would fix the problem... it hasn't.  I even wiped the machine clean and reinstalled Lion (due to so me stability issues with the initial release of Lion), and that helped... for a while.  Now the problem is back.  I've even tried a different MacBook charger to no avail.

I've researched this issue before but none of the solutions that users suggested have worked (including various 'pmset' commands and also tinkering with EnergySaver settings). Any advice?


texts: Why am I getting Universal Clipboard popups when I'm not typing anything?

texts:
I was just in the Weather Underground iOS app on my iPhone.  I was not inputting text, I had just opened the app so it was showing me weather conditions for my current location.  After the app finished loading all the weather info, I got the "Pasting from [my MacBook's name]" dialog that I usually see when I'm trying to paste something I copied on my MacBook.  I believe this dialog is part of Handoff/Universal Clipboard.

To reiterate, I wasn't inputting text in the Weather Underground app.  I was not pasting.

Does this dialog mean that the Weather Underground app read my clipboard?  Or is there some other explanation for why I would get this dialog when I'm not obviously trying to paste?

Perhaps I'm a bit late to the party here, but I am suddenly concerned about the privacy of my clipboard in iOS apps, particularly when that clipboard might actually be coming from my MacBook.  And weather apps are no stranger to privacy problems.


texts: Two keys on keyboard suddenly switched roles

texts:
I have a Microsoft sculpt keyboard connect via usb to my Catalina MBP 16,1. Suddenly, the ^ key has traded roles with the < key. The internal keyboard has the same problem. Everything else is the same, but those two have suddenly switched.
This came after an unsuccessful attempt to install Karabiner Elements which seemed super unstable. It did not occur right after that, as I used the keyboard for some time then.
How can I find out what the problem is, and fix it?

Update: After two rounds of reinstalling Karabiner, Uninstalling Karabiner, and Rebooting, the problem now only affects the external keyboard.


texts: What is the difference between `brew` and `brew cask`?

texts:
So, what is the difference between brew and brew cask?

I know that homebrew is a package management software. But what kind of software can I get there? Is it open source software and commercial software?


texts: AirPlay turned off and can't be turned on

texts: I have a MacBook Air and with no apparent reason the AirPlay icon has dissapeared from the desktop. When I go to System Preferences → Displays, the status of AirPlay shows "Off" and there's no way to change it since it doesn't show the "On" option.


texts: What are the networking requirements for AirPrint?

texts:
I'm trying to get AirPrint setup at work.  I've used it at home with AirPrint Activator with no problems.  But it doesn't seem to work on my work network.

I suspect our network is too locked down to allow this.  But I haven't been able to find any documentation that specifically outlines the requirements for AirPrint in terms of ports required, etc.  I need to be able to give my network admin something concrete in terms of what he needs to do to open this up for me.

Does such a document exist?  Or can someone at least give me pointers on what needs to be opened up?


texts: Is there a way to power up a 2017 MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) with a bad keyboard?

texts:
A friend of mine has asked me to take a look and see if I can bring their 2017 MacBook Pro (13", non Touch Bar) back to life. Apparently the cause of death was that a glass of wine was spilled on the keyboard.

I've cleaned off the remnants of dried juice and things look clean enough, but the machine will not power up. While I presume there must be a short inside (I haven't cracked it open yet), I suspect that perhaps the keyboard is gunked up and maybe the power button doesn't work.

So before I go through the trouble of tearing this thing apart, is there a way to get it to boot (or at least show signs of life) presuming it has a dead keyboard? Would it respond to an external Apple USB keyboard perhaps (from a 2008 Mac Pro, so Eject + Power I'd assume)?


texts: New "Resource busy" error when trying to mount DMG files

texts:
I am having a new issue where DMG files sometimes fail to mount due to "Resource busy" error.
This sometimes occurs and other times doesn't occur.
Temporary solutions include trying downloading the file through another browser, moving the file somewhere else before opening it, or trying again later, but they don't always fix the issue.
How can I fix this error for a permanent solution?


texts: Set EFI to boot Windows via (U)EFI one time

texts:
On my late 2012 Mac Mini, I have installed both Mac OS X Mavericks (with FileVault) and Windows 8.1 (natively, not via Bootcamp):

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     268.4 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         859.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk0s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data Windows                 140.2 GB   disk0s5

That's working fine, and I can boot both Mac OS and Windows.
However, I'd like to be able to boot my Mac into Windows from the command line - without permanently changing boot settings.

To my understanding, this should do it: sudo bless -mount "/Volumes/Windows" -setBoot --nextonly

The command produces no output. With --verbose, it tells me this:

EFI found at IODeviceTree:/efi
Mount point for /Volumes/Windows is /Volumes/Windows
Mount point is '/Volumes/Windows'
No BootX creation requested
No boot.efi creation requested
found ioreg "FirmwareFeaturesMask"; featureMaskValue=0xE003FF37
found ioreg "FirmwareFeatures"; featureFlagsValue=0xE001F537
isPreBootEnvironmentUEFIWindowsBootCapable=1
given BSD is not a DVD disc medium
isDVDWithElToritoWithUEFIBootableOS=0
Checking if disk is complex (if it is associated with booter partitions)
GPT detected
Booter partition required at index 6
System partition found
Preferred system partition found: disk0s1
Returning booter information dictionary:
<CFBasicHash 0x7fdc0940a7c0 [0x7fff73d4beb0]>{type = mutable dict, count = 3,
entries =>
    0 : <CFString 0x101f48e70 [0x7fff73d4beb0]>{contents = "System Partitions"} = (
    disk0s1
)
    1 : <CFString 0x101f49650 [0x7fff73d4beb0]>{contents = "Data Partitions"} = (
    disk0s5
)
    2 : <CFString 0x101f49670 [0x7fff73d4beb0]>{contents = "Auxiliary Partitions"} = (
)
}

Path to mountpoint given: /Volumes/Windows
IOMedia disk0s5 has UUID D4FC6318-275B-427D-B039-3AB033DE8ACC
Setting EFI NVRAM:
    efi-boot-next='<array><dict><key>IOMatch</key><dict><key>IOProviderClass</key><string>IOMedia</string><key>IOPropertyMatch</key><dict><key>UUID</key><string>D4FC6318-275B-427D-B039-3AB033DE8ACC</string></dict></dict><key>BLLastBSDName</key><string>disk0s5</string></dict></array>'
Setting EFI NVRAM:
    IONVRAM-DELETE-PROPERTY='efi-boot-file'
Setting EFI NVRAM:
    IONVRAM-DELETE-PROPERTY='efi-boot-mkext'
Setting EFI NVRAM:
    IONVRAM-DELETE-PROPERTY='efi-boot-kernelcache'
NVRAM variable "boot-args" not set.

That looks good to me - but the command has no effect, after rebooting, I'm back in Mac OS X.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: I just setup dual monitors for my Mac and keep accidentally typing into an app in monitor 1 after I've moved my mouse to an app in monitor 2. I can't be the only one who runs into this with dual monitors so any advice for how to handle this?


texts:
I recently moved and my iPhone still shows my old address for location services (e.g. in the Maps app and 3rd party applications that use Apple's location services). I assume the source of the problem is that my wifi router, which moved with me, is listed in an internal Apple wifi geolocation database.

I've tried rebooting the phone, turning off and on wifi, turning off and on airplane mode, etc.  Nothing has made a difference. It's been about 2 weeks now.

Any advice? Is there any way to submit the new location to Apple the way there is for map errors?


texts: See history for a specific tab in Safari with right click

texts:
Like in Chrome or Firefox, I wish to right click on the navigation arrows on the left to display the pages visited before in the current tab in Safari. Is it possible to configure this? I did not find it in the browser's options.

Thank you


texts: Creating Automatic Period local backup of folder

texts:
So I want to create automatic backups of my home folder without connecting an external disk. This definitely seems like a feature that the mac should have. I understand that if you have Time Machine set up, then it will make local backups as space permits. Well thats exactly what I want. But you need an external disk in order to activate time machine at all.

I don't have an external disk right now. What I can't understand is why I can't just have it make local backups as space permits without connecting an external drive? Since I don't own an external drive there is no way for me to "turn on" time machine. Does anyone know a way I can?

The best case scenario is that I could select one or a few folders to backup, not the entire file system.

The reason for this is that I am programmer, and I move around a lot, and I'm always working on the command line. Working on code in specific work folders. Code files are generally not huge, and I am not wanting to backup every file on my computer, but only my important files that I've worked on many hours. While I try to be as careful as possible and use version control, sometimes I make a mistake and it would be great to just have a local backup of, say, yesterday's file system, or any recent backup.

Thanks.

Macbook Pro 2018 Mojave


texts: How do I link slides in different keynote 6.5 presentations?

texts:
I had to presentations in the earlier version of keynote that were linked with a hyperlinked object. That option isn't found in 6.5. I need the presentations separate as one of them is customized with many pictures for each show, while the other remains the same. Combining them creates a file that is too large and thus problematic.

The hyperlink disappeared when the two presentations were "upgraded" to 6.5 and now I'm kinda screwed by having to stop the show and have the whole audience watch while I switch to the other presentation. Very unprofessional.


texts: How to emulate Unibox-like grouping in Apple Mail.app?

texts:
I have become enamored with Unibox's approach to inbox handling over the last couple of years.  The key is that it groups by sender regardless of the mailbox and when handling 20+ email accounts, this has proven to be exceptionally handy.  It eliminates a lot of extra visual clutter and allows me to quickly mow through many automated messages in ways that no other email app has allowed.  There are a couple of issues that keep making me consider going back to Apple Mail.app, but the main thing keeping me with Unibox is this grouping functionality.

Is there a way to modify grouping in Apple Mail.app that would behave like Unibox?  So far I've not found any luck in emulating this to such a refined degree, but would love to know if anyone has managed such an organization outside of Unibox.


texts: How to make an app output sound through the iPhone speakers, not Bluetooth?

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I had my iPhone output music to my car's Bluetooth, and so Pokemon Go also output the audio to my car as well.

But when I got home, the Pokemon Go audio was still tied to Bluetooth. I had to use a Bluetooth device at home, or plug in the headphone, in order to hear anything.

Even if I reintalled Pokemon Go (by turning off Bluetooth on the iPhone, then rebooting the iPhone, uninstalling Pokemon Go, and rebooting iPhone, and finally reinstalling Pokemon Go), the Pokemon Go audio would still be tied to Bluetooth.

Is there any way to make it output the audio through the iPhone speakers again?


texts: OSX 10.6.8 internal mic does not register voice in PhotoBooth but registers in system preferences

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I am having issues where so far PhotoBooth video recordings and flash based web applications do not register my voice using the internal mic.

I have also tried with and without plugging in headphones (no mic on head phones).

System Preferences -> Sound -> Input however does register my voice as well as System Preferences -> Speech -> Speech Recognition -> Calibrate


texts: Viber for macOS and the location of ViberDownloads folder

texts: Is there a way to set the location of ViberDownloads folder for the Viber desktop application for macOS?


texts: How can I install Windows 10 64-bit in El Capitan Boot Camp?

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I'm running OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 on an early 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro (MacBookPro12,1) with Boot Camp Assistant 6.0.0 (519).

I have downloaded Win10_EnglishInternational_x64.iso from Microsoft.

When I select this ISO and click Install in Boot Camp Assistent I am presented with the message below and I'm not able to continue.

  Need 64-bit Windows 8 or later ISO file.

  Boot Camp only supports 64-bit Windows 8 or later installation on this platform. Please use an ISO file for 64-bit Windows 8 or later installation.

What do I need to do/change/download for Boot Camp Assistant to accept Microsoft's official Windows 10 ISO as a valid "64-bit Windows 8 or later ISO file"

I also tried en_windows_10_multiple_editions_x64_dvd_6846432.iso that I can download from MSDN as a subscriber. This ISO file is also not accepted by Boot Camp Assistant.


texts: Can I view what app data has not been uploaded to iCloud?

texts:
Viewing System Preferences -> iCloud on my Mac shows that I have 2.24GB out of the standard 5GB available, but each morning when I wake up I see an error message on my iPhone that 'There is not enough space to back up to iCloud'. I'm certain I had not added over 2GB of data to be backed up in a single day (the day this problem began).

When I go to Preferences -> General -> Usage on my iPhone, and tap 'Manage Storage', I see my three devices that have been bound to my Apple ID with backed up data, and the sizes (1.6GB, 633.6MB, 498.5MB) total the 2.7GB that the 'Backups' section lists. Underneath, app Documents & Data only total 651KB.

How do I know what it's trying to upload to iCloud? I don't want to go deleting data I'd rather save just to get it to backup appropriately.


texts: How to Sync Gmail's "Other" Contacts with OS X Yosemite (Mail.app and Contacts) and iOS Mail

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I'm trying to get Mail.app on OS X Yosemite to autocomplete contacts on my Gmail "Other" group - i.e. the contacts google creates for you once you've sent them an email.

I have a Google "Internet Account" setup in OS X, which syncs Google's contacts, but only the ones in my Gmail "Address Book", which does not include the earlier "Other".

If I try to set up a CarDav account in Contacts with my gmail credentials it tells me it's a duplicate, and if I try to add some extra dots to my email, it will create my account, but immediately turn it into a Google account as opposed to a CarDav.

I would ideally like to achieve a similar setup on iOS, having the Gmail "Other" available for autocomplete on iOS Mail

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated


texts: Install bootcamp with my parallels partition

texts:
I've been using parallels for a while and I want to use that partition for bootcamp. I've read about doing it the other way, using bootcamp in parallels but not from parallels -> bootcamp. How do I do this?

Thanks.


texts:
So there is "shake mouse pointer to locate" feature which makes pointer bigger when I'm shaking it. What if I think it is not big enough? Can I somehow make "bigger" even more big? I couldn't find any settings in preferences but maybe there is some config I can edit.

I don't want to change regular pointer size, only shaking one


texts: How to convert AppleScript URL type to string?

texts:
In AppleScript, I can cast some variables (e.g., the clipboard), to the built-in URL type:
set theURL to the clipboard as URL

If my clipboard contains an RTF link to https://temochka.com/, theUrl will be assigned a raw value like this (which can be seen in the Script Editor replies window):
«data url 68747470733A2F2F74656D6F63686B612E636F6D»

This last part (68747470733A2F2F74656D6F63686B612E636F6D) is a hex-encoded string that can be decoded as "https://temochka.com". Is there a way to extract just this value? Or maybe get the full URL value out?


texts: How can I get Mac Mail to allow repeat of delete key or backspace key (Snow Leopard)

texts:
I'm trying to find a way to have Mac Mail allow me to press and hold
either the "delete" key or the "backspace" key.  I'm on Snow Leopard
with a non-Apple keyboard.

Goal: delete a lot of emails, easily.  (Yes, I could highlight them
all and then press delete, but that takes LONGER than pressing/holding
the delete key would.)

I'd swear it used to work, but it hasn't for the past few months. I press delete (or backspace) and the current email message is deleted. I continue holding the key down, and … nothing.

Yes, the these two keys repeat in other apps (e.g., Safari URL entry line, or Terminal, or TextEdit), so it's clearly Mail being too clever for its own good.

I've checked the Mail Preferences, and don't see anything pertinent.


texts: Upgrade logic board of Macbook Unibody 4.1

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I've recently found a (factory refurbished) logic board from a Macbook Unibody 5.2 (mid-2009; 820-2496-A) and want to replace the logic board of my Macbook Unibody 4.1 (early-2008) with it, so my Macbook can run a newer OS. I've already upgraded my Macbook with a 240GB SSD and 4GB 800MHz RAM.

Comparing pictures of the logic boards it seems like the connectors are the same, as well as everything else, except for the graphics chip (X3100 is my current, while the one on the new logic board is the x64-based GeForce 9400M). So visually it seems like the 5.2 logic board is perfectly compatible with the 4.1 version.

I'll probably receive the logic board just before Christmas (never know exactly this time of year), so I can try swapping the logic boards. Once I've succeeded (or failed) I will report to you guys here.

Has anyone tried doing this before? If it works, does my current OS X installation work with the new logic board or do I need to reinstall OS X?


texts: Avoid default fullscreen (no header, no dock)

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Since time ago and after upgrading I realize that macOS began abusing of fullscreen feature, and personally I hate this behaviour.

Maximize icon goes to fullscreen (hides window header and dock)

Maximize icon, keeping pressed offer tile to left and tile to right, but not and option to fit to screen

Exit fullscreen (from Menu;View) moves to a small windows and does't fit the window to the screen

From system preferences I can't see any option about the fullscreen behaviour.
At the moment of writing I am on macOS Catalina.


texts: PPTP VPN not working on Yosemite 10.10.3 with OS X Server 4.1

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I've set up a VPN on my Mac mini using Server 4.1 with the "L2TP and PPTP" option set.  I can connect to the VPN from my iPhone over my local network (Time Capsule) using L2TP but not PPTP.  With the latter the VPN service log shows the error

DSAuth plugin: MPPE key required, but its retrieval failed.

I've Googled around the subject and found various answers saying my "VPN MPPE Key Access User" dismissing/corrupt and I need to recreate it using sudo vpnaddkeyagentuser /LDAPv3/127.0.0.1.  These posts tend to point back to this article - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201828.

I've tried this, but I don't see the user being added to the list in Server (yes, I clicked on View > Show System Accounts).


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When using Android and ZXing for reading QR codes, one can open the link http://zxing.appspot.com/scan to start the/a QR reader app (as mentioned here at zxing)

Are there any similar ways to activate a QR reader from an URL for iPhone?


texts: Can I enable more key combinations for keyboard shortcuts?

texts:
I'm wondering if there's any way to enable more key combinations to be used for various actions than those we can use through the standing keyboard shortcuts preference page. For instance using left shift+right shift as a keyboard shortcut to change the input language, or using fn+s for grabbing a screenshot, etc.

Perhaps there's some hack I can use, or an external tool, or just some hidden preference?


texts: How do I identify if an email address is already used as an Apple ID?

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My wife needs her own Apple ID, so I went to this webapp, which Apple has designed to let you know if you already have an Apple ID associated with your email:

https://iforgot.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/DSiForgot.woa/wa/findYourAppleID

It said my wife's email address was not associated with an Apple ID.  Great!  So I went to this webapp to create her ID:

https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/103/wa/createAppleId/

But after I entered her email (and other info), it said this email was already in use or associated with an Apple ID.

So which is it?  Does she have an Apple ID or not?  If not, how can I find out how Apple is already using this email?


texts:
Which requires the least total storage to run Windows 7, configuring an MBA for dual-boot with Bootcamp, or using a VM (Parallels, VMWare, VirtualBox)?

For the smallest solution, how many free GB would be required for a standard minimal system Windows 7 install?  (such as just for testing web pages on MSIE, and such.)

Can a VM boot and run Windows off of a USB connected HD or SSD well enough to be "usable"?


texts: iPod headphone jack only driving one side - is there an easy way to fix this?

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My iPod is out of warranty (30gb older model) and recently one side of the audio dropped out.

If I manipulate the connector I can get both sides.  The phones are not the issue - they work on all other devices.

The local Apple store was unhelpful.

Has anyone else had this issue and been able to fix it?

It appears just to be a mechanical connection in the jack.

it is the 5th gen ipod with video/color


texts: Transfer RAM from MacBook Mid 2010 to MacBook Pro 2008

texts:
I ruined my beloved mid 2010 MacBook and planning to get a used MacBook Pro 2008 (not unibody) now. Currently, I have 2x4GB memory units in my MacBook and I would like to now if I can use at least one of them in the MacBook Pro. I heard that the 2008 Pro only supports up to 6 Gb, so I would like to use 1x4GB from my MacBook, and 1xGB from the Pro.

I am not fully sure if I want a 2008 Pro yet. These are some points that would influence my decision


texts: Internet recovery mode: Always restart after download complete

texts: Please help :(. I have a problem with my macbook pro md101 2012 when i work with it then my mac is suddenly die by itself. When i turn it on it show a kernel panic, and when i log in it just stuck in apple logo with progress bar then restart again, i tried everything like clear nvram, get into safe mode, get into recovery mode, and internet recovery mode but no luck, it just suddenly restart when loading progress. Now my hard drive has been formatted, and im trying to get into internet recovery mode but same result. Is there a problem with the harddrive?


texts: cmd + space opening new windows using Magic keyboard

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I'm not entirely sure when this issue started, it could have been after upgrading to Mojave, but again, not sure. I have upgraded to Catalina hoping it would fix it, but nope.

Whenever I press cmd + space to launch spotlight, the os tries to open a new window for the current app on focus. If I'm using chrome a new window opens up, if I'm navigating finder, a new finder window pops up.

While I was writing this question, the same issue happened but I don't think I hit cmd at all, it might have been a combination of a different key + space.

Have tried factory resetting the keyboard, resetting bluetooth module, even tested on a different macbook, same issue.


texts:
Yesterday I noticed this log in console:

  networkd[183]: -[NETClientConnection scrubParametersForEntitlements:]
  client com.apple.WebKi.1353 setting source application without
  entitlement

especially when I using Safari.
What is that mean and how can I fix it?


texts: Display desktop, dock and menu bar on both screens

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro connected with a secondary screen. I would like both screens to have a dock, a desktop (see the desktop items on both screens) and menu bars. In other words, almost as if I had two Macbooks next to eachother.

Right now, I do have the menu bar on both, but I can't find any option to display desktop items on both, as well as the dock.

Is this possible?

OSX El Capitan 10.11.1.


texts: Lauching a Terminal '.command' file, without exiting session

texts:
I've found several similar requests, but not really what I'm looking to find.  I want to write a shell script, run its commands via double-click, and stay open, to continue my work in the Terminal.

I often create a standard shell script, and put them in a file, like "myScript.command".  This type of file allows me to double-click on it, and run the script inside, but these exit on completion.  I want the session to stay open, instead of automatically exiting, so that I can continue from where the script ended.  I've seen suggestions to use &, and wrapping with ( ), but that still exits.

I've tried things from this thread How to prevent the application launched in Terminal from undesirably exiting? but it wasn't what I needed.

I'm hoping it's some easy switch, or pipe.

Thanks!


texts: Can iPhone get damaged by magnets in case?

texts:
I got a Mous case which is great in terms of protection  against falls etc.
However it’s got magnets inside for accessories like to attach it to a car dashboard etc.
Can these magnets damage the phone’s component?
I’m asking because I know usually magnets aren’t good for electronics but especially because it’s now 2 iPhone XRs that I have that keep doing the same crap: randomly slowing down and or crashing. Especially when trying to take a photo or loading some apps but also sometimes just out of nowhere as I’m chatting in WhatsApp.
The first time I got a replacement at the Apple store cause they said the motherboard had a defect. But now this one is doing the same all over again since I got it.
So I’m wondering if that could come from the magnets.
Didn’t get the chance to test with another case and can’t try without a case, I’m too clumsy.


texts: How to build a simple app that turns text to m4a files

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I'm learning Chinese and want a way to quickly generate and save words and phrases to m4a files.

I've managed to do pretty much what I want in terminal, but I can't seem to figure out how to make an app out of it. Here is the code I've used in terminal:

cd ~/Desktop/test
say -o "whateveriwantittosay.m4a" "whateveriwantittosay"

How do I make an shell or Apple script that when opened prompts me for whateveriwantittosay, then creates the file? And maybe even asks me again for a new file.

Thanks!


texts: Is there an option to inspect live variable data like in Visual studio?

texts:
When I set break points in Visual Studio, I can inspect variables to see what they are set too: int's, string's, array's, etc..

Is there an option similar in XCode to help with debugging?


texts: Simplest way to transfer photos from PC to iPad (not sync-all)?

texts:
I'd like to transfer selected photos from my PC to an iPad Air 2 running iOS 9.2. This thread shows how to transfer from iPad to PC (Use Windows Explorer and treat iPad as a camera), and this thread suggests using Dropbox.

Can I use Windows Explorer and have the photos show up in the camera roll on my iPad? If not, what's the easiest way of doing so without syncing?

Note: I can see and copy JPGs from the iPad to my PC with Windows Explorer. I am not able to copy from my PC to the iPad.


texts: How can I reset a Mac's password from Single User Mode?

texts:
My sister bought a used MacBook about 6 months ago and she has lost her password.

Here is the procedure I tried to use to reset the password:

Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power on)
Type fsck -fy
Type mount -uw /
Type launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
Type dscl . -passwd /Users/username password, replacing username with the targeted user and password with the desired password.
Reboot

But when I try the step 4, it says launch_msg(): Socket is not connected.

I would like to know what command to enter in the single user mode to know what version the Macbook is running and the right command to reset the password. Thank you.


texts: Yosemite Spotlight Calculator suddenly stopped working

texts:
I use Spotlight's Calculator feature occasionally, but I've noticed that it has stopped working recently.  Instead I get a  "No Results" message:

I've verified that Calculator is enabled in Spotlight System Preferences.  Restarting the computer does not help.  I also tried disabling and re-enabling the Calculator setting in Spotlight.

Any other ideas?


texts: Every time I wake my Macbook it switches applications after wake. How do I fix this?

texts: Whenever I close my MacBook, and then come back after it's been asleep, I'll open it, and it'll make a sound while it's waking the harddrive, which is normal. But then after that it'll switch the whichever application is active with the second-most active on in the tab-switcher. Does anyone know what would cause this?


texts: "Last backup could not be completed" when "Last backup: Never"

texts: I have deleted all major iCloud backups and removed Camera Roll etc. from the impending backup so it should be less than 5 GB. Even still, when I re-enable iCloud Backup and go to sync for the first time, I'm told that the "Last backup could not be completed". Tried power cycling and still no change. What gives?


texts: Convert case-sensitive HDD to journaled insensitive?

texts:
Like everyone, I've search everywhere in the web about getting my brother's HDD converted to case-sensitive journaled.

I have a back up HDD that I can transfer to, I have no idea why iPartition is not working with the xnfers. I'm not sure if the HDD is broken. He has all of his information from the HDD like family videos. He does not want to lose it. Hope someone can help with the recovery.


texts: Can I suppress update notices for apps that require a greater iOS version than my iPad supports?

texts: I am using an iPad 1 with various apps installed. When I get app update notifications, the app may be greyed out because it requires iOS 6, which the iPad 1 does not support. These update notices always remain on my iPad - is there some way to get rid of them?


texts: Applescript for tagging 4GB of PDF files

texts:
I've only recently come across automation world and realized that it could help me solve one big problem.

I've roughly 4 GB of PDF files in my computer, mostly from the university, they range from economics to philosophy and political science, in economics, they range across an almost infinite number of categories, the problem is that they are scattered all over the place.

So I figured that the tag system really would help, but to manually assign tags in 4 GB of PDF's is not going to be a pleasant task.

As far as I could figure out Automator isn't going to help because it seems it can't handle custom made tags, only the standard ones that come with Mac OS, so I turned to AppleScript, which I know virtually nothing.

One thing I discovered, I could, theoretically, write an AppleScript and attach it to folders so it'd scan its contents, looking for PDF’s based on their name and then based on that name assign the tag, but I have no idea how that AppleScript would look like.

Can anyone help? Share some code, or point me somewhere I can learn the basic to accomplish this "simple" task?

PS.: I came across an app called Hazel which it seems was designed to do that sort of thing, but I really would like to learn the basics of AppleScript, because I got the feeling that it pay off for a long time.


texts: How to disconnect iCloud from my MacBook?

texts:
This all started with the system prompting an update on my current macOS Mojave version 10.14.3. When I wanted to go and update the system, I discovered that iCloud Drive takes up 50 GB on my mac.

I went to System Preferences -> iCloud -> iCloud Drive -> options -> unchecked the box for desktop and suddenly everything on my desktop disappeared, I checked it again to bring back all the stuff then I went to System Preferences -> iCloud -> iCloud Drive -> unchecked the box -> keep a copy and waited for 7 hours... there was no progress so I clicked on turn off and everything on my desktop disappeared again.

so, how do I get rid of iCloud without messing up my desktop?


texts:
I am searching the Unicode character &#x23FB in Apple's character table. I cannot find it, even though it has been introduced in Unicode 9. I seached the whole unicode tables on the mac.

The character looks like the power button on the Mac. When I copy it from the web, it is being replaced by a question mark.

Any ideas on how to use this? I thought unicode was accessible on all devices.


texts:
I have a 2012 MacBook Pro with a 500GB Samsung SSD running Mojave. I  replaced the optical drive with a hard drive and everything worked fine.

Recently, I replaced the old hard drive in the optical bay with a new HP 128GB SSD. With the HDD, my boot time was around 14 seconds. Now, with the SSD, it hangs for a second and then opens Disk Utility. I tried to click anything in Disk Utility and it continues to hang again.

I am about to pull it apart in frustration and format the darn thing with my clone cable. What could be causing the hanging and how should I format it if I am only storing code?


texts: Is it possible to replace battery in an old iPad?

texts: I have an old iPad 2.  The battery goes dead when it is unused for only one day. Should I change the battery and if yes, how should I do it?


texts: Check if an OS X user is an administrator?

texts:
In a script, how can I check if user "Bill" is a member of the admin group (group 80)?

I plan to use this in a script to check if he is and if he is not, make him an admin user.


texts:
I had previously used Calendar search, but lately (since Sierra?) it won't seem to find my appointments.

One example, I saw a Dr Wong some years ago, and was checking the date.

I searched for "Wong", and Calendar even suggested "Dr Wong", but showed No Results. A manual search found the appointment in September 2014.

Is there anything I can change to make Search work?

Spotlight Search found my Contacts, and Calendar for "Dr Wong"


texts: Mac OS X Mavericks Contacts Database is a SQLite db, how can i open it with a SQLite App?

texts:
i have an Sqlite Browser App.
I would like to view and extract all Contacts of the Contacts App for further use in a FileMaker Pro file ...
How can i connect to this database and export its content ?


texts: iTunes says this computer is not authorized

texts:
I have a iPod touch, iOS 4.3, running iTunes 10 on Windows 7. I had an iTunes store without a credit card, because I didn't intend to buy apps anyway. So today I plugged in my iPod and iTunes told me that I should update its OS. I said OK, and it told me that I should transfer my downloaded stuff from the iPod to my iTunes library first. Fair enough, I went to File > Transfer purchases from iPod (rough translation, my iTunes' in Spanish), and it told me that I don't have authorization to use them in this computer.

I went to Store > Give this computer permission (again, rough translation), and got a message that said that I had to validate (or something like that) that account with the iTunes store. I went to do that, and it asked for credit card information. This time I didn't see a "None" option for the credit card, so I just went ahead and gave it the info.

I tried giving authorization again, but iTunes told me that this computer already had permission, so I tried removing and giving authorization again, but iTunes still tells me that it can't transfer my apps because the computer is not authorized.

So, what's up? Why does iTunes keep telling me to authorize this computer if it's already authorized?


texts:
I have a 2008-era 15-inch MacBook Pro, with Yosemite on it. The battery recently failed and, using only the power adapter, with the battery removed, the status bar gets stuck at 50%.

Is it only a battery issue, or is this a different problem?


texts: Unable to install an OS on Mac (prohibited sign)

texts:
I had an issue with my MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.6 13" (Early 2015) (MacBookAir7,2) and after repeated problems I decided to wipe the computer and give it a clean slate.

I downloaded a copy of Mavericks and Yosemite off the internet and created a bootable external hard drive with an iMac. I've tried both Mavericks and Yosemite but always get the prohibited sign.

I tried cmd + S while booting with the hard drive and it said "This version of Mac OS X is not supported on this platform" for both versions of OS X. The funny thing is I tried the bootable hard drive with the old iMac I have in the house and it booted into the installer just fine.

What can I do to fix this issue?


texts: What advantage does clicking a menu separator have?

texts:
If you click a separator in a menu, such as the right click menu in Finder, it closes again. Why? In all other environments it does nothing, why has Apple decided to close the menu? Is it to avoid accidental clicks?

EDIT:

Also, clicking at the very top or bottom of a contextual menu does nothing! Talk about consistency. Why are these different to the separators?

EDIT 2:

As of macOS Sierra, clicking the separator does nothing :D


texts:
I am trying to set an environment variable that will be accessible from both a GUI application (Pycharm) as well as from the Terminal. This variable is called PYTHONPATH.

I have tried

Setting the system-wide PATH environment variable in Mavericks which doesn't help me because I have to set PYTHONPATH, not PATH
How to set system-wide environment variables on OS X Mavericks which gave me the idea to use launched.conf but adding

setenv PYTHONPATH ~/Documents/CrowdSurfer

doesn't seem to have the desired effect. Maybe I got the syntax wrong here?

Can anyone give me a step by step guide of how to do this correctly on Mavericks?


texts: OS X firewall code-signing not working for nginx etc

texts:
I am trying to connect to a web server (nginx) on OS X El Capitan - on local wifi from an iOS device. I know from earlier that this is not easy.
Tried this without success.

Have you come across anything that works?


texts: Using the keyboard to bring up the File, Edit, View... menus

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I open the menu with keyboard?

In windows, in most applications, if I hit Alt+F it opens the "File" menu.  If it hit Alt+E, it brings up the Edit menu.  Is there an OS X equivalent?

This is a handy way to get to those windows and choose an option without grabbing the mouse.  I know there are keyboard shortcuts for things inside those menus (say Command+C for copy).  But, is there a way to simply bring up the menu so I an see what's in there, then choose my option with arrow keys and return?


texts: Why does the Home app not let me set my temperate exactly when in auto?

texts: I have an ecobee 3 and I can't set the temperature exactly when using the home app while in Auto mode, instead it jumps to the degree directly above or below the desired temperature. When in Cold mode I can set the temperate in one degree increments. When using the ecobee app I can set the temperate in one degree increments in any mode. I assume this is a bug. Has anyone found a workaround?


texts: Is it possible to know the keywords used in AppStore for a given iPhone App?

texts: I would like to know if there is a way to find out the keywords used by an App when they submitted the app to the AppStore?


texts: Toggle Apple Mail "Classic Layout" with shortcut?

texts: Can anyone figure out a way to switch Apple Mail (v5.2) to/from "Classic Layout" mode with a hotkey? Maybe via Applescript?


texts: itunes error(-1) coming when restoring iPhone 4?

texts: I made a custom iOS 6.1.3 ipsw using sn0wbreeze to prevent the baseband update, then stitched my 6.1.3 sHsH blobs to it using redsn0w. Then I went to itunes and put my iPhone 4 in pwned DFU mode and used shift+restore to restore to the above mentioned ipsw. The restore started, apple logo showed up on the phone, then the snowflake with the progress bar. Then abruptly itunes gave the error (-1) and the restore stopped. What do I do to correct it? Thanks.


texts: Bootcamp startup failure after Mojave upgrade

texts:
I recently upgraded my 2015 Macbook Pro Retina to Mac OS X Mojave 10.14.2, after which my previously functional Bootcamp Windows 10 stopped working. I can see "Bootcamp" as a startup disk option:

And from the desktop I can see that my files exist in the Bootcamp partition:

When I restart my MacbookPro while holding down the 'option' key, Windows 10 does not display as a startup option. If I force the Startup Disk to Bootcamp in the System Preferences and restart, I get the "No Bootable Device" screen.

Any ideas what might be wrong here and how to remedy. I would like to avoid reinstalling Windows if at all possible.


texts: Installing from .deb files in macOS Catalina

texts:
I tried installing dpkg with brew. When it was done installing, it gave me the following message :-

==> Caveats
This installation of dpkg is not configured to install software, so
commands such as dpkg -i, dpkg --configure will fail.

Since dpkg -i is used to install packages, I need some help to fix this.

Also, are there any other ways to install .deb packages in MacOS? I'm open to using other methods as well

Thanks in advance


texts: How do I un-claim a Time Machine backup?

texts:
I recently wiped my Time Capsule and started a new set of backups. After a couple of weeks, Time Machine reported that “to improve reliability”, it needed to start over—again. My understanding is that this is caused by a filesystem error so bad it can't be identified, let alone fixed, so one would have to start anew.

This is all very well, but there doesn't seem to be an option to start backing up again without erasing the existing backup image. I'd like to keep it around for a while.

Is there any way to un-claim a Time Machine backup?


texts:
I'm trying to switch to a Hungarian keyboard layout in High Sierra.

I downloaded Ukelele for this and got a custom layout which I installed and then selected in System Preferences.

Unfortunately this does not work nor selecting the "Appl" Hungarian QWERTY layout. They keys on my keyboard enter the same thing regardless of what I choose here, even with other languages.

Any ideas?

I'm on a MacBook Air


texts:
I want to install a C/C++ compiler for Matlab R2015b.
I am running OSX El Capitan 10.11.3.
I installed the newest version of Xcode (Xcode Version 7.3 beta 3).

According to MathWorks, Xcode 7.x should be compatible with Matlab R2015b.
http://www.mathworks.com/support/compilers/R2015b/index.html?sec=maci64
I also followed the additional steps to add support for Xcode 7.0 in MATLAB R2015b (this is the most recent post by MathWorks regarding using any Xcode 7.x)
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/246507-why-can-t-mex-find-a-supported-compiler-in-matlab-r2015b-after-i-upgraded-to-xcode-7-0#answer_194526

When I run "mex -setup" in Matlab I get the following error message:

Warning: Xcode is installed, but its license has not been accepted. Run Xcode
and accept its license agreement.

I have already tried the following in my terminal:
sudo xcodebuild -license

It loads the license and I am able to scroll through and type "agree".
Still, Matlab gives me the same error.


texts: Do iPhones and iPads with cellular network support NITZ or do they only rely on NTP?


texts: New screenshots/files not visible in Finder in Catalina, well visible when using a file manager like Nimble Commander Pro

texts: I've set the permissions to the 'screenshots' folder 'read & write' for all users in the list.  The screenshot app is added to have full rights on the drive in the settings...  I don't understand why I can't see the new screenshots via Finder but via any file manager, is not an issue.  Is there someone that can plz let me know what I'm doing wrong?  I'm Catalina since a few hours only, and this really works on my nerves... :-(. I noticed that I can't see newly added or created files either in the Finder!  If you ask me, this is not really an improvement!


texts: Is Adobe Lightroom v6.0 (standalone and NOT cloud) serial# stored in a file on my Mac?

texts: Which file on MAC OS is the Adobe lightroom v6.0 serial# is stored? I've looked at /Library/Application Support/Adobe PCD/ - the cache files, but that only has the trial license and NOT my license key.


texts: How can I move Contacts from Exchange to the From My Mac groups?

texts:
I have discovered that some personal contacts that I'd created (using the iPhone's built-in Contacts app) were created in the Exchange (business) group.  How can I move them over to the "From My Mac" contacts?  (Preferably into one of the Address Book Groups that I've created there.)

And how can I prevent this from happening in the future (perhaps by specifying which group to use when creating a contact)?

I have an iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.  Jail-breaking is not an option.  The iPhone syncs to iTunes on a Macbook Air running OS X 10.5.8.


texts:
I am looking for a script which will allow me to disable one specific USB port on my Mac mini. It would only serve a purpose if it works in real-time and didn't require a reboot. I've found scripts for various Linux distros that seemed to do something similar - however most required a reboot.

I've got ambient lighting behind my monitor which is powered by USB and it doesn't turn off when the system sleeps. So my office is constantly lit up, it would be nice if I could write a script that would disable that specific USB port.

How to disable individual USB ports by script?


texts: Random audio coming from Safari in macOS 10.14.6

texts:
macOS 10.14.6
Safari Version 12.1.2 (14607.3.9)
Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface

Something weird has started happening in the last 3 days. I seem to be getting random bursts of audio produced by Safari. The reason I'm blaming Safari is that one time when I managed to get to the keyboard in time, the noise ceased as soon as I quit Safari. On none of the occasions are any of the active tabs indicating any audio activity visually.

The noises in question range from non-verbal vocalisations to what sounds like reruns of audio clips that I may have played in the last few days.

I've done a full scan using Malwarebytes but that didn't find anything. I also had the idea of compressing the Safari app, deleting it and then seeing if I could re-install it from AppStore. I don't know if you've ever tried deleting Safari, but it's not so easy!

I'm about to install the Safari Technology Preview version to see if that fixes things, but it would be nice if someone could suggest a reason for this phenomenon that doesn't involve my sanity


texts: Why do I see a "Put Back" menu item in the trash for only some items?

texts:
When I control-click on some files in the trash I see the "Put Back" menu item:

However, on other files I don't see this item:

Why is that?


texts:
I recently bought online a charging cable for my iPhone. In the description of the item, the seller wrote "Apple Brand", which is what I was trying to purchase.

However, there are a couple of things that make me think this cable might not be made by Apple:

No Apple logo on the product

Cardboard holder

Oddly printed guide books

Disclaimer on the cable printed at approx. 4 inches from the USB port, seems to read "Designed by Apple in Califomia Assembled in China Fov 5222F2KA HW"

Detail of the USB

Detail of the Lightning

For me, the difference is trivial. But in order to properly give the seller a rating, I'd love to know if they sold me what they pretended to sell or not.

If Apple cables have a certified chip inside, it should be easy to know?

Edit: In editing this question after getting a lot of comments, I retook better pictures of the cable and ruled out possibilities of bad kerning on "Califomia". I genuinely couldn't see well the first time and thought other Apple cables could have gotten badly kerned as well. (Disclaimer: I worked for Apple in the past and live in "Califomia" lol).


texts:
My date and time on my Macbook is unchangeable, I have admin rights and it is my own laptop but am unable to select the option "set date and time automactically", my date is 17 days off and the time is off by 6 hours. Is there a terminal code to reset this? This person seems to be having a similar issue, but I also do not have a lock image.

Thank You very much,


texts: How to quickly label photos of people on iPhone?

texts: I want to take pictures of people I meet and add their name to the picture quickly and easily so I can move to the next person right away. Quick and easy is the key!


texts: What is the highest resolution I can use with OS X 10.7.5 and DELL 30inch monitor?


texts:
I upgraded Yosemite to Catalina.

Deleted "Previous System" folder.

When emptying Trash the OS complains "item 'xxx' is in use".

Rebooting doesn't help
sudo rm -rf doesn't help
rm -rf in Recovery Mode doesn't help
Disabling SIP doesn't help
Trash it doesn't help

Please help.


texts:
I need to dual boot on CleanOS on a MacBook Pro

I installed ClearOS but at the boot I only boot on the Grub, when Command key is pressed I also have OSX

I tried to install rEFIt, but without success, at the end I install it on a USB stick but only allow me to boot on the GRUB (or OSX)

Can I recover & boot form the Grub ?

UPDATE : I realise each time I do the install I have boot load not installed error


texts: use iPhone/iPod touch Wifi through Opera turbo

texts:
I'm a boarder at a school and some sites are blocked. I normally access these sites via Opera Turbo on my MacBook, but on the iPhone I can only use it via the Opera app.

Is there any way to route this though the WiFi settings so iPhone/iPod apps will use the internet via Opera Turbo?


texts: Apps stuck waiting for an update, won't delete

texts:
I updated my iPhone 5c to iOS10. I have three apps that have been stuck in the dimmed 'waiting' state for almost 24 hours now, and they don't delete when I hold down and click the x to delete them.

They appear in the App Store as the loading circle with the square in it.

My iTunes library on my computer has no 'app' section to delete apps from, and when I go to my iPhone itself through iTunes, it doesn't show the apps i'm trying to load as options on my phone, it just shows the icons.

WhatsApp and Pokemon GO are two of the apps stuck in the waiting state. Does anyone have a solution that isn't a factory reset, or is that my only hope of fixing this?


texts: macOS Catalina update failing due to low disk space

texts: I am trying to update my MacBook to new macOS Catalina. But my downloading had failed twice. Now I downloaded installer but I can't update because I have low  disk space. Because when my download was failed 1 and 2 time my disk space is not clear. How to fix it? How to clean updates folder with ?


texts: I bought a 13" MacBook Pro with Retina display (Late 2013, 2.4GHz i5), and it only has 128GB storage. I found a 1 TB PCIe that will fit into the rig, but I'm a little confused from what I was reading on Apple. From what I gathered, it says that the 2.6GHz i5 is configurable up to 1TB, but says nothing about the 2.4GHz. Is this just how Apple sells it - they just don't give the option for 1TB on the 2.4 - or will this much storage not actually work on this computer?


texts: Positioning desktop icons on the left instead of right

texts: Any way to automatically make alias or icons to show up on the left side of apple desktop. By default they go to the right.


texts: Non-secure Jabber/Google Talk connection in Messages

texts:
Every time I enable my Gmail account (Google Talk) in Messages, I get a message asking if I wish to continue with an unsecure Jabber login. This message reappears every time I open Messages on OS X Mountain Lion, and every few minutes if I keep the account on.

I could just click "Continue" each time, or better yet, disable the warning in Settings, but I would rather connect with a secure login.

Is there a way to get Messages to connect securely to Google Talk?


texts: AirPrint stopped working after upgrade to iOS 12.0

texts: I cannot print from Notes on my iPhone 6s+ since updating my phone to iOS 12.0 and I get the following error: No AirPrint Printers Found. My bonjour printer settings have not changed, and my router settings have not changed. I have tried 2 printers so far: a Canon MX512 and a Canon MX452. I actually noticed the MX512 stopped working a few months back, although Airprint was definitely still working with my MX452 until the most recent update. Both printers work fine with my laptop. What could be the cause/how can I fix this?


texts: How to disable Camera and Screen Share for all applications (globally) in mac Using MDM?

texts:
We know that using MDM we can handle Privacy Preferences Policy Control in mac.

I am able to disable Screen Sharing and Camera feature for the
Particular Application.

Is there any way by which we can disable this globally for all applications?
Payload Example
Device Management Profile
PrivacyPreferencesPolicyControl.Services


texts: Can I connect to any AirPlay device from the WatchOS 3 Control Center?

texts:
In WatchOS 3, there is an AirPlay button at the very bottom of the control center.

When I press it, the only option I see is Apple Watch.

But on my iPhone, I'm playing audio from SoundCloud. I'm there able to assign the audio playback to AirPlay devices:

As noted in the image, I'm not using a real AirPlay device but a virtual one, via Airfoil playing on my Mac. But it should still behave like a real AirPlay device.

So, is this new button in the WatchOS 3 control center just for "AirPods" and the like?


texts: How can I use a custom .klc Microsoft keyboard configuration file on macOS?

texts:
I have a keyboard defined as a .klc file by Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator for the underrepresented language Fulfulde (fub) in Arabic-style script. I would like to use it on Mac. How can I convert it?

I know about SIL's Ukelele keyboard layout for macOS, but I can't figure out how to import the .klc file. I don't even know how to interpret the contents of the .klc file so that I can manually enter them into Ukelele.

Here's the .klc keyboard definition.


texts: Mac os Sierra 10.13.1 : Unable to create an account

texts:
I can't create an account on mac os sierra, when I add all informations (account name, password,...), all seems to go fine, then instead of creating an account I find that a "Group" is created!

When I try to delete this group I can't

Please, Help!


texts: App Store keeps showing wrong badge count

texts:
App Store on my iPhone keeps on showing that there are 3 new updates, but when I click on updates, it shows 0 new updates.

It will update the badge count to 0 new updates as well, but not much later the 3 new updates will appear. See screenshots:

How can I get the correct badge count? It bothers me that the App Store says there are new updates, while there aren't.

iOS 6.1.3 / iPhone 4s


texts: How can I get rid of this Symantec-related error message in console?

texts:
I was forced by my company to un-install Synamtec Antivirus on a machine running OS X 10.6.8.  Unfortunately, the person who uninstalled Symantec didn't know how to thoroughly get rid of the program.  As a result, this error message pops up in the console about every 10 seconds:

4/8/14 6:09:30 PM   com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[351]  (com.nds.pcshow) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
4/8/14 6:09:40 PM   com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[351]  (com.symantec.quickmenu.application[554]) posix_spawn("/Library/Application Support/Symantec/SymQuickMenu/SymQuickMenu.app/Contents/MacOS/SymQuickMenu", ...): No such file or directory
4/8/14 6:09:40 PM   com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[351]  (com.symantec.quickmenu.application[554]) Exited with exit code: 1
4/8/14 6:09:40 PM   com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[351]  (com.symantec.quickmenu.application) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
4/8/14 6:09:40 PM   com.nds.pcshow[555] sh: /Users/dcjones3/Library/NDSPCShowServer/NDSPCShowServer.bundle/Contents/Resources/launch.sh: No such file or directory
4/8/14 6:09:40 PM   com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[351]  (com.nds.pcshow[555]) Exited with exit code: 127

What can I do to get rid of these error messages?


texts: ZSH issue with colorized prompt and double slash, i.e "//" appearing when I am into root

texts:
I am faced to a problem of appearing slash / appearing double slash into PS1 when I am located on root / .

I explain more precisely, I have in .zshrc :

setopt PROMPT_SUBST
slash_color () { dirs | awk -F "/" ' {for (i=1; i<=NF; i++) {printf "\033[38;5;75m"$i"\033[38;5;206m" "/"}} '; }
PS1='%F{13}|%F{green}%n@%F{cyan}%m%F{13}|%f%T%F{13}|$(slash_color)%F{13}|%F{7} '

The goal was to colorize each slash of the current PATH.

This way, when I go to a deeper directory, I get :

But a problem remains when I do : $ cd /, I get the following result, i.e a double slash representing the  current path and I don't know to handle this to have only a single path :

If someone could help me to get only one slash when I am located on root, i.e / ?


texts: Can OS X be configured to avoid seeing a WiFi log in window when joining some networks?

texts:
In Mountain Lion (10.8), when you connect to a wireless network with a default login page - a special window pops up showing that page.  This pop-up is set to always in front, and also doesn't store any passwords / login information (unlike chrome, firefox, etc).  This is really annoying.

Is there anyway to make this popup window store passwords and login information or just disable that visual step altogether?


texts:
I replaced the NVIDIA 130GT w/ a 4850 AMD Radeon card from a 27" imac, same year (late 2009).  Computer boots, all 4 LEDs go on, computer accessible from remote screensharing on the LAN so is obviously up and running.  No picture on the screen (backlighting working).

I think it's an EFI/firmware problem w/ the new card. Any ideas as to a work-around?  Edit the BIOS in the GPU to match the 24 inch screen or the Logic board ID?  Thoughts?  Thanks!


texts:
I have a 45-minute long video; I've split it into about 20 segments (things separated by a black vertical bar in the timeline, produced using the ⌘ Command B  "Split clip" operation).

I'd now like to export each of these, but when I select one and go to "Share...", iMovie seems to want to export the whole 45 minute video.

Can someone suggest a way to export just one of these 2-minute clips/segments/whatever-they're-called?

I ask in advance: please explain in the most pedestrian terms -- I've used iMovie for about 45 minutes so far, and a moment ago I had to look up "where is the 'Project Window' in iMovie." That shoudl give you some idea of the depths of my ignorance.

(I did a pretty extensive web search on this, with no luck, partly because this has been asked lots of times, and there are answers for many versions of iMovie, which all seem to have inconsistent naming conventions, like version 9.something being called "iMovie 11", etc.  I'm sure the answer's out there somewhere, but my search-fu was not strong enough...)


texts: Why can't I access this Ext4 partition using FUSE?

texts:
I have installed FUSE for OS X. During installation I ticked the "compatibility layer" option. I have rebooted after installation.

I have an external HDD with one NTFS partition and two Ext4 partitions. Operating systems are installed on the partitions.

I am only able to mount the NTFS partition. The Ext4 partitions appear in Disk Utility, but nothing happens when I try to mount them.

What can I do to access them?


texts: Auto delete previous / old events from iOS 7 Calendar?

texts: I don't like to keep old events (of previous week or month) in my iPhone calendar, but they keep up showing in my iOS Calendar, I want them gone automatically as the event passes. I don't want to delete each passed event manually. Is there any way that my events get deleted automatically as the new day or week begins ?


texts: Is there a way to download, from iPad mini, videos created in an app?

texts: I am trying to download 7+ gb of videos that my daughter has on her iPad mini. The videos were made in the app musical.ly and I would like to get them from the iPad to my Macbook. I cannot figure out a way to do this and would appreciate any ideas.


texts: How to make unixodbc default instead of iODBC?

texts: For some reason, one Rails app I'm trying to ruin is trying to use iODBC instead of unixodbc installed through Homebrew. Is there something I could do to switch my default ODBC driver to unixodbc? I'm on Lion 10.7.3.


texts: Can my employer access my iCloud data if I sync it on my managed Mac

texts:
I have an iCloud Drive with all my files on it and also all my Safari bookmarks are synced to iCloud. Also most importantly my 1Password data is in iCloud.
My new employer is forcing me to use a company MacBook which is a 'managed Mac' meaning everything is controlled by the employer.
What should I do, just sign into my personal iCloud account and hope for the best or do you think my employer could access all this data?


texts: How can I edit the default vimrc file? (it's read only, and chown and chmod says 'operation not permitted')

texts:
How can I edit the default vimrc file on osx? (sudo chown ... gives Operation not permitted )

In osx vim /usr/share/vim/vimrc is the default vimrc file

My username is 'apple'

If I try to do vim /usr/share/vim/vimrc then it says 'read only'

~/.vim$ ls -l /usr/share/vim/vimrc
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  532  5 Apr  2017 /usr/share/vim/vimrc
~/.vim$

If I try to change ownership of the file

~/.vim$ sudo chown apple /usr/share/vim/vimrc
chown: /usr/share/vim/vimrc: Operation not permitted
~/.vim$

similarly with permissions (giving write access to non-root users temporarily for the purposes of me editing the file)

~/.vim$ sudo chmod 666 /usr/share/vim/vimrc
chmod: Unable to change file mode on /usr/share/vim/vimrc: Operation not permitted
~/.vim$

sudo chown does work on another file though, so it's not a password issue.

~/.vim$ cp /usr/share/vim/vimrc zzz
~/.vim$ ls -l zzz
-rw-r--r--  1 apple  staff  532  3 May 23:10 zzz
~/.vim$ sudo chown root zzz
~/.vim$ sudo chown apple zzz
~/.vim$


texts:
I have a lot of Programms that i always need to install to a new mac. I wanted to simplify this process through an installpackage. I allready tried Iceberg with some success but have a specific error. What i want to do with iceberg is to unpack all the packages and start a script to install it and delete the packages after. I can make a package that unpacks the packages in my destination but the iceberg Programm wont execute the script i add in postinstall. the script itself works fine when i use it through terminal. the Script i am using is

##!/usr/bin/env bash
sudo installer -pkg /Library/Virtualbox.pkg -target /

iceberg packs the script in the programm but never uses it.


texts: iPhone 3G running 4.2.1 but doesn't have all the features?

texts:
I just bought an iPhone 3G secondhand from a friend. Under Settings the version is listed 4.2.1 but it's missing some of the iOS 4 features. Double-clicking the home button doesn't bring up recent apps, and there's no option to set this function in the home button settings. There's also no Game Centre on the home screen. Does anyone know why this might be?

EDIT: While it will download apps requiring iOS 4.0 from the App Centre, they crash immediately after opening. Apps requiring iOS 3.0 work fine.


texts:
Is there a way for me to export my system preferences on my Mac for quick install on another machine?

An example of what I am trying to accomplish is, when I start a new job, I would like to import my settings and have my system preference work without having to manually configure all of my custom settings.

I am most interested in exporting settings for :

Trackpad / Mouse
Keyboard
Dock
dashboard (I like to disable it)


texts: iTunes automatically stops/starts music whenever I start/stop Skype call

texts:
Couldn't find any similar questions.

So I like that my iTunes music automatically pauses when I accept a Skype call, but usually during a Skype call I turn up the volume. Then when my Skype call ends, my music comes back, but blasted in my ears. Is there a setting I should know of to prevent this?

I am on a Mac Air running Mountain Lion.


texts: Is an Erased, Stolen iPhone, Safe on iCloud?

texts:
My wife's iPhone was stolen, and because our iCloud is connected via Family Sharing, I immediately put it on stolen mode and then erase mode to remove all the data once it came online.

I checked several hours later, and it showed that the iPhone had been erased, and currently, the iPhone is still under her iCloud.

My questions are:

Is it secure to keep it linked to her iCloud account? (Is there any risk of the iPhone being linked to her/my account again, and our information being accessed?)
Is it safer to remove it from my iCloud? (Will this allow the thief to reuse the iPhone?)
She has never backed-up her pictures with iCloud. Can she retrieve any of them?


texts: How does macOS identify the signing status of an app downloaded from the Internet?

texts:
I downloaded an app from the Internet using Safari. Upon executing it, macOS notifies that the app is from an unidentified developer.

How is macOS able to determine this information? Where is the signing metadata for an app stored?


texts: Delete Bootcamp Partition and recover Disk Full Space

texts:
I have a problem with my Bootcamp partition. I decided to delete it because I don't use Windows anymore. I went through Bootcamp Assistant, tried to uninstall Windows but didn't work that way.

So I formated with Disk Utility my 40 GB Bootcamp Partition and it's now empty.

Now, I struggle in reuniting the 2 partitions and have my full 128 GB space back.
--> I tried to follow this tutorial but in vain :

I deleted my Bootcamp partition but can't resize my OS X partition

I unmounted both volumes and I'm stuck at the 2nd step of the tutorial :

gpt add -b <disk0s4 start position> -t windows /dev/disk0

It says " No space available".
Does anyone know what's going on here?

The output of sudo gpt -r show disk0:

    start       size  index  contents
        0          1         PMBR
        1          1         Pri GPT header
        2         32         Pri GPT table
       34          6
       40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
   409640  147408336      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
147817976    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
149087512        744
149088256   87627736      4  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
236715992     262151
236978143         32         Sec GPT table
236978175          1         Sec GPT header


texts:
So I've been working on a simple AppleScript to try to help with managing my e-mail in OS X's Mail, and I have it seemingly working just fine with one major problem; the performance of the script is horrible.

Now, I know AppleScript isn't always the fastest scripting language, but I'm just not sure why the performance is as bad as it is. Even stranger, the length of time to complete each operation in a loop appears to be increasing over time! For example, my script should match about 300 e-mails (processed from a list totalling around 500), after five minutes it will match around 100 e-mails, but after twenty it will only have matched around 125, having slowed down to the point that it takes nearly a minute to process each e-mail, and continues to get worse until the script eventually finishes after about three hours.

Here's a simplified version of the script:

set ignoreTheseMailboxes to { "Inbox", "Drafts", "Junk", "Sent", "Trash" }
set expiryDate to (current date) - (45 * days) as date

set myLogFile to open for access POSIX file "/Users/username/Desktop/test.log" with write permission

tell application "Mail"
    set theAccounts to every account
    repeat with eachAccount in theAccounts
        set theMailboxes to mailboxes in eachAccount
        write name of eachAccount & return to myLogFile

        repeat with eachMailbox in theMailboxes
            if (ignoreTheseMailboxes does not contain (name of eachMailbox) then
                write " " & name of eachMailbox & return to myLogFile

                set theMessages to messages in eachMailbox
                repeat with eachMessage in theMessages
                    if date received of eachMessage <= expiryDate then
                        write "     " & subject of eachMessage & return to myLogFile
                    end if
                end repeat
            end if
        end repeat
    end repeat
end tell

close myLogFile

You'll have to forgive any typos from me slimming things down, but the above is the basic behaviour of the script, and exhibits the same problem when run across the same e-mail accounts and messages.

What I'd like to know is, what is the reason that a script like this would experience increasing slowdowns, and is there a way to optimise it to avoid these kinds of issues?

It's just unfortunate that we can't see smart folders in Mail, as it could significantly reduce the number of messages needing to be searched (and avoid the need to test them).

[edit]
Also, I should note that during operation the process running the script will creep up quickly to 100% CPU usage, so AppleScript is definitely doing something, I just can't figure out what!


texts: Configuring predictable IPv6 addresses for laptop client

texts:
I recently set up IPv6 for my home network via a tunnel. I have a /48 subnet and have assigned manual IPv6 addresses to my stationary Macs. I would like to set up my laptops to get a dynamic IPv6 address which is same every time I get onto my home network (wired or wireless). The aim would be to be able to connect to these machines via IPv6 from the outside.

As far as I understand OS X has no DHCPv6 client and therefore the IPv6 IP address allocation is done via router advertisement. Is this IP address allocated randomly (within the range of available addresses) or is there some predictability? AFAIK, the MAC address of the ethernet adapter is used as part of the IP address (unless some privacy flag is set). In a way I am trying to set up the equivalent of IPv4 DHCP with fixed IP addresses for IPv6. How would this be possible?


texts:
I'm posting this from Windows laptop, because I lost access to Mac Mini.

Yesterday, everything was fine. I did not upgrade or update. Though I remember Mac asking if I want to update right now and I pushed it further into future. It was either yesterday or few days before. Don't know if it updated when I shut it down.

Today when activating Mac, following happened:
- Tiny power light burns, showing Mac Mini is active.
- Philips 223V monitor blinks, showing monitor is active, but there is no connection between Mac and monitor.

After waiting long enough, disconnected power, shut Mac down, pushed CMD+R on keyboard, pushed Mac's power button again.

And nothing. Could not even get Recovery Mode.

So right now, I have NO access to Mac. I see it is working, but it seems to have zero connection with monitor. I can't access Recovery Mode, I can't do a thing.

I have no other monitors to attach there and it is Saturday so local Mac support center is also closed for 2 days.

Any ideas what this could be caused from?


texts: Keep the camera activated while using other apps during a video conference

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When I am in a videoconference with any app (I have tested with zoom, facetime, discord and skype), if I change to another app my friend stops seeing my camera.
My issue is that I use the iPad to have zoom meetings where I share the screen and I move through the iPad and I need to keep the camera working while using other apps.
Is it possible to achieve this using any other app or changing some configuration in the iPad?


texts: I deleted a note from iCloud in my iPhone, I thought that it was only an extra copy of the actual note, so I deleted it. I tried to find ways to recover the note but it seemed impossible. I was wondering if it is possible for the deleted iCloud note to be recovered in my iPhone.


texts: macOS doesn't show the computer name correctly in Terminal

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I have a 2011 MacBook Pro and it's name is set to MacDavid. I expect it to appear the same in Terminal.app, but it instead shows this:

w8-ricardo:~ davidpazo$

When i change the equip name, Terminal is indiferent. Any suggestion as to what could be causing this and how to resolve?


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I'm looking for some troubleshooting ideas on my mac mini failing to boot. The machine had been working fine until 3 days ago. I purchased the mini second hand from a friend ~ 4 months ago.

The machine: Mac mini 1.83/2x512/80/SD/AP/BT   OSX - Snow Leopard   The attached peripherals to the mini are: USB mouse, USB non-Apple keyboard, ethernet, and display.

Here are the symptoms:

Power on
Boot Chime continuously repeats ~ every second or so
The indicator LED is continuously lit
The keyboard indicator LED is NOT lit
Monitor is a blank gray screen

I am not finding info on this set of symptoms in searches. What should I be considering with this set of symptoms?

Thank you.


texts: Can I use Javascript to write a custom function for Numbers?

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It's always annoyed me that I can't write a custom function for Numbers. It would make the spreadsheet so much more useful to me.  In Google Apps spreadsheets you can do it, using Javascript.

In other words, you write

function myCustomStuff(a, b) { ... }

and a cell can contain:

=myCustomStuff(A1, B2)

Now, in Yosemite, they have Javascript automation. I wonder if it's possible.


texts: How to set "Go to address" to open the address in a new tab in safari

texts: I am a new Safari user, and I want the browser to open a new tab instead of the current tab when I select an address and click "Go to address", just like in Chrome. Can I achieve this without plugin?


texts: Visiting a tab playing music in the background makes music stop playing

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When I connect to a bluetooth speaker and play a YouTube video in Safari through it, leaving the tab and revisiting it causes the audio to cut for a few moments.
How can I stop that from happening?


texts:
I'm using external NTFS HDD via Tuxera-NTFS.Suddenly some of my folders turn to be protected (I don't now how it has happen):

I'm trying to delete such folders but still without any luck.
I've tried to uncheck 'Protected' checkbox in folder properties pane, I've tried rebooting, I'm always logged as admin but still can't delete those folders.

Any ideas?

UPDATE 'rm -rf' says 'Operation not permitted'


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I have a friend who has managed to successfully lobby his employer to switch the company-issued "feature phones" to iPhones. He has been peppering me with questions on how to set these phones up with employees' and the employer's Apple IDs.

(The company has between one and two dozen employees, so they're definitely not at the level that Apple considers "Enterprise". Plus they're in Canada, so the new business app store isn't available to them yet.)

Ideally the employees would be allowed to install their own non-business-related apps, music, videos, etc. In addition, a number of business-related apps need to be installed, some of which may be expensive.

Here's what I'm going to suggest to them:

Each employee should be assigned their own company Apple ID using their company email address and a password that will be known only to the IT guy. The billing information will be set up to bill to a company credit card.

Company apps would be installed (and updated) using this Apple ID and password (this would probably happen only infrequently). Personal apps would be installed and updated with the person's personal Apple ID.

That way if and when an employee leaves the company, the expensive business apps can stay with the company/device, and the employee's extensive collection of Lady Gaga remixes can stay with their iTunes account and any subsequent devices they purchase.

The only workable alternative would be to purchase all company apps with the same Apple ID. Unfortunately this runs afoul of the (non-personal-use) App Store T&Cs.

Any advice or alternatives I've overlooked would be greatly appreciated.


texts: would like to create memoirs by talking into computer and having software convert the speech into text into a document like MS Word

texts: My 82 year old father would like to create his memoirs by talking into his computer and having software convert the speech into text into a document like MS Word.  Originally I was thinking that I would purchase software for his PC so that he talk into his PC's microphone and the software would take care of converting it into speech.  In thinking through this further I realized that maybe using an iPhone or iPad he could do something similar.  He currently has a PC desktop, a ChromeBook as his laptop and a flip phone as his cell phone.  Would it make more sense for him to use either an iPhone or IPad to do this speech to text conversion and what additional software (if any) would be necessary?


texts: How to know missing sound libraries when moving garage project to new device

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I have a GarageBand project, created on my iPad.
I have moved the project to my iPhone, but it says that I am missing sound libraries - but it does not tell my which one?

I would expect to be told which libraries to download?
If I go back to the project on my iPad, I can not see which libraries I actually used?

I know I can see packages on the device in “manage packs” but not for the project.