texts: The Apple ID you entered couldn't be found or your password was incorrect. Please try again. | In-App Purchase

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I bought an In-App Purchase yesterday. While buying the app crashed, so I tried to restore the purchase (money was already taken from my account). But if I'm entering my correct Apple-ID password (works when logging in into iTunes), it says:

  The Apple ID you entered couldn't be found or your password was incorrect. Please try again.

When I'm entering a wrong password, it just says:

  Your Apple ID or password is incorrect

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How to show hidden files on mac without Terminal

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I need an easy way to switch files visibility on Mac. I know about Terminal commands how to show hidden files and hide files. However, I need a tool to make this task faster and easier.
I was trying to find a special app in the App Store, but found nothing. Is there any way to show/hide hidden files without launching Terminal? Any tips or apps?


texts: How does one rotate iMac display using Yosemite?

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With my Mid-2012 MBA running Mountain Lion, I have no issues at all in rotating my display after hitting display in preferences while holding cmd + option keys. However, I've run into a snag with my Late-2013 27" iMac running OS X Version 10.10.2. I would like to rotate my display 270 degrees. What's a workaround I can use to do this?

Edit 1: To be clear, I'm trying to rotate my actual iMac display in the same way I can with my MBA.


texts: How to start a service for ssh socks proxy?

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I want to start the following command as a service on Mac OS X. Could anybody show me what is the correct way to do it on Catalina? Thanks.
$ ssh -D 1337 -q -C -N -f user@ma.ttias.be

https://ma.ttias.be/socks-proxy-linux-ssh-bypass-content-filters/


texts: Removing EFI partition from external Disk?

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A few months ago I decided to format an external HD that I wish to use with my Mac mini, but I can not use 100% of it.

In the formatting process, a partition called EFI appeared. When I open the Disk Utility app, the partition is not displayed, but it was displayed by the command line using diskutil.

Here is the Disk Utility:

From the command line: diskutil list

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS MAC HD                  881.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:         Microsoft Reserved                         16.8 MB    disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                118.9 GB   disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *640.1 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data HD Caio                 639.9 GB   disk1s2

How can I recover the space lost to disk1s1?


texts: Are Macs vulnerable to the Bash shellshock bug?

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Red Hat recently announced a major security-related bug in the Bash shell. Some are calling it the "shellshock" bug. Since OS X is built off of Unix, is it vulnerable to attacks that exploit this bug?

As an end user, do I need to worry about an immediate fix? Or is it better for me to wait for an official software update from Apple?


texts: Can I know the technical specifications of a Mac mini without an OS?

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I just bought a Mac mini 2011 to replace my iMac 2011 and want to make sure before I plug my Time Machine drive into it that the Mac mini's hard drive has the capacity I need.
I tried restarting it with the R key pressed, but it didn't work, it went to the install prompts.
Can I boot the Mac mini (which doesn't have an OS yet, so booting up prompts install steps) in a way to know what HD it has?


texts: Command Line: create a link to folder and access files in this folder

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I want to do this thing:

Create a link to a folder.
Put this link in home (~) directory
Access files in linked folder from home directory (~/LinkToFolder/file)

What is the best way to it?

Main Problem.
I have a set of scripts, that lay in specific folder in git repository local clone.
I want to access them from home directory in very simple way.

perl ~/LinkToFolder/myWorkScript.pl param1 param2


texts: Allow the Terminal.app to pass command key  based keystrokes to terminal programs

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I want to allow programs running in the terminal the ability to interpret the keyboard short cut  Cmd +  S

I have already Remapped the Terminals' default binding of  Cmd +  S to  Ctrl +  S via the Keyboard System Preferences in OS X Lion, so this has stopped the Terminal App itself from interpreting that key press, e.g. the save dialog no longer comes up when pressing  Cmd +  S . However something is still grabbing the key input before any terminal program can.

For example when running bash typing   Cmd +  S in the X11.app terminal results in:

$s

being printed to the screen.

When I perform the same  Cmd +  S in the Terminal.app nothing is printed and the OS plays an Error Sound. I am not really sure why the keystroke is not making it to the terminal as expected, how do I allow  Cmd +  S to pass thru.

For more information on what / why  I am trying to do this see question Bind <Cmd-S> in Vim


texts: Tab changing in TextMate when working with LaTeX files?

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I tried the new version of TextMate (1.5.10, r1616). I noticed that there's a 'Changed' item on the Release notes stating that the keyboard shortcuts to change tabs are now the de facto standand Shift-Command-[ and ].

Now, whenever I have a tab with .tex file open and I try to browse through tabs TextMate executes Insert commands 'Command Based on Current Word' (Command-}) and 'Environment Based on Current Word' (Command-{) from the LaTeX bundle when changing to the next and previous tab, respectively.

So, what are my options to get the situation back to normal? I think I could disable the aforementioned commands from LaTeX bundle with the Bundle Editor, but with a quick look I didn't find them. Are there any other file types beside LaTeX that might cause problems with overlapping shortcuts? Is this overlapping of shortcuts a bug in TextMate? I guess there's no way to change the next/previous tab navigation commands. One obvious solution would be not to update to the latest version.


texts: Why did all my menus go blank and views become illegible?

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MacBook Pro 15-inch 2017 i7 16GB
OS Version: High Sierra 10.13.4 (it's possible it was an earlier version 10.13.3 or something because this occurred about a week ago)

Take a look at these images though, I don't think anything particularly out of the ordinary happened, no catalyst that I can think of, but I was using my computer one day and all of my menus and UI started glitching. I ended up restarting the computer which fixed everything, but it was a system-wide glitch which impacted everything running.

There were other strange things I didn't get screenshots of like empty terminals, I could type but couldn't see anything. Every context menu of a running application after I clicked it would have a menu with nonsense text and images in it kind of similar to the last image above, of the text editor file menu.


texts: Can you prevent a remote wipe from iCloud after it has been issued?

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I thought I lost my iPhone 4s, so I blocked and told iCloud to erase it the next time it connects.

Now that I found it, I know that as soon as it gets internet connection, all my information will be gone.

For my luckiness, it is turned off, and furthermore it has received neither wifi nor internet connection. (My phone provider had turned off data before I lost it.)

So, I know my information is still alive.

Now that I found it, I want to backup everything before the unavoidable happens (reseting).

If I turn off all wifi connections, How can I make a backup to my computer? I could uninstall iTunes as well. As the Apple tecnical support guy told me that if it connects to iTunes, everything will be gone.

Can I use it as an USB data storage and just copy everything to my computer?


texts: Thunderbolt Bridge Mode: compatible to rtp midi/ multicast udp

texts: When a thunderbolt bridge is established as a network with fixed ip‘s between two Macs, does it supports with its emulation a standard ethernet connection in terms of rtp midi and multicast udp data transmission?


texts: Using HD monitor with 2011 Apple Macbook Pro

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I was wondering if I can set up my laptop with a HD monitor. My computer is a 2011 Macbook Pro and doesn't have HDMI output, but it has the Thunderbolt one.

Do I just need to get a Thunderbolt cord and plug that into the monitor? Will it work if the monitor is a HD one?


texts: Recommended fixed width font for shell prompts and Eclipse

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I've just installed OS X Lion, and found that the default fonts (Menlo and Monaco) are quote uncomfortable for Shell prompts and the Eclipse IDE.

Is there a good, general-purpose fixed width font for developing under Mac OS X?


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I'd like to make my screensaver look just like an unlocked desktop.

The idea would be to take a screenshot just before activating the screensaver, and use that screenshot in the screensaver.

Has anyone done this before?


texts: Display connected via DisplayPort disconnects, reconnects when resuming, resizing windows on display

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I have a new LG 29UM55 29" Ultrawide monitor, resolution of 2560 x 1080, connected via DisplayPort to my 2012 MacBook Air 13" via a Cable Matters Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable that reportedly does have pin 20 wired correctly. I had previously tried connecting via HDMI, but as the manual for the display indicates, Macs are apparently unable to use the full native resolution when connected via HDMI.

A negative experience I'm having is that, when the MBA goes to sleep, the display appears to disconnect. This is noticeable only when waking it: the extra screen blanking of the display automatically reconnecting is almost imperceptible, and would otherwise be of negligible consequence, except for the result that all of my windows that were on that display are resized to fit on the MBA's built-in screen's resolution.

So, I find myself having to constantly re-maximize or rearrange windows whenever I walk away long enough for the screensaver to turn on and/or the computer goes to sleep. This is really aggravating, as I do arrange my windows quite particularly.

My options are seemingly thus:

Replace cable - maybe this is a manifestation of the pin 20 problem, but the display does awaken, just dis/re-connects annoyingly.
Replace monitor - maybe something is wrong with this unit or this model?

I don't have another DisplayPort monitor easily accessible, but I might be able to borrow one or at least find one I can use in a store just to demonstrate that it's a DisplayPort or OS X problem and not a unit/model problem.

Tweak something in OS X - maybe there's a setting that I can alter that will disable this behavior, without having to disable screensaver or sleep. Suggestions welcome!
Replace MBA - I'm already planning to pick up a new Macbook Pro this month, but I don't know if I'll get it in time to be within the display's return period, should I decide to return the display. I have a feeling this is not a reliable solution, because it's unlikely that the new machine wouldn't exhibit this behavior unless the behavior would change between Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2.
??? - this is where you ingenious answerers come in.


texts: How to open PDF files stored in iBooks on iPad in Adobe Reader

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I have downloaded PDF files and saved them in iBooks on my iPad. I want to open some PDF files in Adobe Reader but there is no option to do so.

I looked up on internet and it asks for a PC (which I don't have). Is there any way to do so?

I am using iPad Air 2.


texts: Reuse Time Machine backup drive after migration to new machine

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I'm going to be migrating to a new machine in the new few weeks/months, and want to avoid something that happened during my last migration.

I used Migration Assistant and a Time Machine backup to load everything on to my then new(ish) MacBook Pro.  Everything copied correctly, however, when I tried to set up Time Machine on the new MacBook Pro using the original Time Machine disk, I was unable to.  I'm not sure why, and as a result, I had to buy a new external HD for a new Time Machine backup.  This was a somewhat of a waste because the original Time Machine backup disk was less than half full.  Also, I was no longer able to access backups from before the migration, since the new MacBook Pro would not recognize the original Time Machine disk.

Now, I'll be doing the same thing soon, and my current Time Machine disk is barely a third (1/3) full, and I'd rather not purchase a new HD, and also rather not have to lose a few years worth of backups.

Is it possible to re-establish Time Machine for a newer machine using the same disk as for the older machine (and the source of the migration image)?


texts: Are there any methods for listing all current keyboard shortcuts a system recognizes?

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I've been spending some time with tools like BetterTouchTool, Hammerspoon, Alfred, etc. and I've found different uses for each. However I'm having a hard time keeping everything straight, particularly tracking conflicting keyboard shortcuts between default app settings, system level commands, etc.

Is there a way to generate a complete, system-wide list of key commands that would indicate any conflicts and/or where a particular command is set?

Xcode for instance will show conflicts with system settings - is there a way to do this globally?


texts: Increasing Mavericks Time Machine backup size for remote backups

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We are using Mavericks OS X server with the Time Machine service. We had originally setup our Time Machine server to limit remote backups (backups of desktops and laptops) to 1,000 GB of space.

However, some machines need 2,000 GB of backup space, so we increased the Time Machine backup destination to 2,000 GB. But, when workstations backup to the OS X server, they complain about not having enough space and the backup size is just a few GB shy of 1,000 (e.g. 992 GB).

We restarted the server and the client, but the problem persists.

On the client, the backup destination was removed, Time Machine turned off, the destination was added back and Time Machine turned back on but still the problem persists.

Why am I not able to get more than 1,000 GB of backup space even though I've configured the Time Machine server to limit to 2,000 GB?


texts: How to record the sound coming out headphones from iPad pro?

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I would like to know If I will be able to record using quick time player or other application you may suggest, both audio and video on my iPad pro with head phones connected !!
When headphones are not connected, there is no problem, i go to setting on the recording screen and i choose built-in microphone and it records all sounds around me
But what i want is while I'm using my headphones, when i want to record a video or any conference call, i want it to capture the audio from that call or video rolling on my iPad pro..


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I've setup 2 Factor auth on all my apple devices (iMac, MacBook Air, iPhone, iPad Pro) but it doesn't work how I would expect and isn't like other services like Digital Ocean, CloudFlare etc.

For example, say I am using my MacBook Air and try to sign into beta.apple.com. I get the promo for

  Your Apple ID is being used to sign in to a new device (Do not allow, Allow).

If I click allow I see the verification code so I can enter it on the website. If my MacBook Air was stolen and they had my Apple password they would be able to gain access to my account.

This is unlike one of the services I mentioned above where I use Authy which is on my phone. The attacker would need access to both to be able to get in.

Why doesn't the verification code from apple get sent to separate devices, or use a third party app?


texts: Neighbor's Airplay device is sometimes visible in Airplay menu

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I need help understanding why I'm sometimes able to see my neighbor's Airplay-enabled device (a smart TV or Apple TV, I don't know) when wireless and (I think) Bluetooth is enabled on my Macbook Pro and Airplay is "looking for TV".  If I regularly click the Airplay icon in the menu bar, I might see this device about 1 out of 40 times or so.  If I leave the menu open when this device is listed, it will disappear in a few seconds.
If I try to connect to this device, the system says that the wireless signal is too weak.
I'm definitely on my wireless network.  The signal strength of my neighbor's WiFi is 3 out of 4 "bars", so I can at least see that their network is available, but it has a lock icon and I've never tried to connect to it.
I'm 100% certain that this device is not on my wireless network.
Basically, I want to understand why I see my neighbor's Airplay device from the list of devices I can connect to.


texts: cd x/y/z command does not work even if I see z with ls command when directory is x/y

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I cannot set a folder as a directory even if I see it with ls command. What is the problem?

edit:

maccomp:~ user$ cd documents/code
maccomp:code user$ ls
data
maccomp:code user$ cd documents/code/data
-bash: cd: documents/code/data: No such file or directory

Why?

second edit:

maccomp:code user$ cd ~/documents/code
maccomp:code user$ ls -l
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  27 user  staff  864 Nov  6 23:36 data
maccomp:code user$ ls -ld data
ls: data: No such file or directory
maccomp:code user$ cd data
-bash: cd: data: No such file or directory

third edit

maccomp:code user$ ls -ldB data\ /
drwxr-xr-x  27 user  staff  864 Nov  6 23:36 data /
maccomp:code user$ ls -lB
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  27 user  staff  864 Nov  6 23:36 data


texts: Desktop displaying the titles of my minimized windows

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I am using a MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite, v 10.10.1

Just recently I have started seeing the titles of my minimized windows listed on my desktop.  The problem is the text bleeds through to other opened windows where I am trying to work.  The titles are not links and I can't select them in any way or move them around.

I have looked on the System Preferences and can't find anything that relates.  Assume I did some kind of keyboard shortcut.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: macOS not installing properly on A1502 Macbook 13 inch

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I'm trying to install macOS Catalina on a new SSD and the hard drive is showing up in my installation however, once the installation is about to complete the computer restarts and goes back to recovery mode.

If I try to boot without the usb drive I get a folder with a question mark on it.

I saw in another post that they have replaced the hard drive cable and it worked but from my understanding, the Macbook I have (A1502) is a direct plug into the logic board. Any idea what I can do from here?


texts: Why can an app create daemons on the fly without sudo permission and how to stop it?

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First, I come from Linux so there are many things which confuse me such as daemons.

I installed VOX.app and it has some kind of agents and cloud-related processes which can be started automatically. There is no option in the VOX UI which can disable them. I tried the following to remove those daemons:

launchctl remove com.coppertino.VOXCloud
launchctl remove com.coppertino.VOXAgent

The above commands are weird already because I didn't need to use sudo. The most weird part is what I did is apparently useless since everytime I launch VOX.app, it can create them again and again. This is just crazy.

If this is the security model of macOS how can I understand things and perhaps control for this?


texts: Different speeds on the same Airport Extreme

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I have a 200 MBs Internet plan connected to my Airport Extreme. Using two different iPads I get 200 MBs in one and in the other 5 feet away 1.2 MBs. The same happened with two MacBooks.

Do you know why this can happen?


texts: Anger threw an AirPod at my Touch Bar and now my AUX isn't working?

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Thanks a lot in advance for anyone’s time and advice. Pretty sad here. I have a Macbook Pro 13-inch 2019. Today, after a very frustrating meeting I took my earbuds off in a frustrated manner and when I tossed one aside, it hit my Touch Bar and cracked it about half a centimeter on the left side near the thunderbolt ports. The touch bar immediately turned funky colours and went pixelated and now is mostly black except for the escape symbol (thank goodness) which is visible.
Now my AUX port isn’t working. Are they connected? How does a tiny crack on the left side of the Touch Bar near the thunderbolt ports made my AUX port (on the right side) stop working? If I take this to a repair shop, will replacing the AUX port and not the Touch Bar be doable and moderately simple or have I screwed myself? Kinda freaking out because I work online and need to use my headphones everyday.
I bought the laptop of the Apple refurbished site in July 2020. So I’m unsure where I stand with warranty and possible fixing. But I am in Colombia right now, where there is no Apple Store anyways :(
My friend suggested I get bluetooth headphones so I’ll probably do that immediately.
Looking for any suggestions or advice one might have. I remember a few years ago my AUX port on an iPhone 6 stopped working and someone recommended resetting something in settings and it actually worked?! Anyone heard of something similar working for Mac? I'd have no idea what to reset.


texts: How to hide a specific active app on OS X (has to be reversible)?

texts: Is there a way to hide the application window and the dock icon of one specific active app in OS X? Kinda like a background service that can be turned on or off.


texts: Some applications are no longer launchable, due to their format being incorrect

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Recently some applications have started failing to open when double clicked.  I rebooted into the rescue OS, repaired my FS (no errors that I could see) and booted back into the latest Mavericks.  I redownloaded apps that wouldn't start, but now I see that Preview has ... changed / become corrupted?

Can't open for the command line either:

$ open public/missing.png  -a Preview.app
The application /Applications/Preview.app cannot be opened because it has an incorrect executable format.

Any idea (1) what caused this and (2) how to I fix it? I'd rather not reinstall Mac OSX if I can help it.

I'm running the latest Mavericks on Mid 2012 MBPr.


texts: How to turn off sounds in the Messages app on the Watch?

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One of the great features of the Apple Watch is its unobtrusiveness: I can receive a message, look at it, and respond to it without disturbing the people around me with a series of beeps or vibration buzzes.

However, this is only partly true for the native Messages app: When I send a message, either by selecting one of the pre-defined answers like "yes", "great!", etc. or by tapping an emoji, sometimes (not always) the Watch will emit the classic Messages "bwouup" sound of an outgoing message.

I would like to turn off the sound of this app, but so far I haven't been able to find out how. I'm not asking how to turn off the sound of the Watch entirely, but rather for (sending) Messages specifically.

What I've tried so far

I've looked at the Messages settings in the Watch app on my iPhone and the settings of the iPhone app itself, as well as the sounds & haptic and the notifications settings. The latter allows me to influence how incoming messages announce themselves, but I haven't discovered any settings for outgoing ones.

Is it possible to disable the sound of outgoing messages in the Watch's Messages app?

Update

In the meantime, I realized that incoming messages are also accompanied by a sound, if the Messages app happens to be active on the Watch. I would like to disable those sounds as well.


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I am looking in a folder for a file which contains path in its name. I enter path in the search box, and select it to search the current folder (which is my default anyway). The tool tip indicates Filenames Name matches: path.

What I see is 110 items, none of which even contain the string path, let alone match.

What does the finder think I am looking for, and what do the results actually mean?

This is a relatively new iMac running MacOS Sierra.


texts: FocusFollowsMouse, cut-paste from browser to Terminal in 10.8 (duplicate)

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Added: this was discussed in
focus-follows-mouse-plus-auto-raise-on-mac-os-x on SO in 2010. In short, accept it,
or buy an addon:
how-can-i-make-focus-follow-the-mouse-cursor.

The sequence:

cut text in a browser window (mouse swipe, ⌘ C: "Edit" blinks)
move the mouse to a Terminal window (cursor goes solid)
click in the Terminal window -- necessary in 10.8.3, not in 10.4 ?
paste, ⌘ V

works only with "click in Terminal" on my new iMac 10.8.3.
On a 10.4 iMac though, ⌘ C - move mouse - ⌘ V works without the extra click.

Has FocusFollowsMouse changed in 10.8, or is it just me ?  I have

defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -string YES

defaults read | grep -i mouse -->

    "com.apple.mouse.scaling" = 1;
                    default = "Time Profile App Under Mouse";
                NSMessage = timeProfileUnderMouse;
    FocusFollowsMouse = YES;
"com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse" =     {
    MouseButtonDivision = 55;
    MouseButtonMode = OneButton;
    MouseHorizontalScroll = 1;
    MouseMomentumScroll = 1;
    MouseTwoFingerDoubleTapGesture = 3;
    MouseTwoFingerHorizSwipeGesture = 2;
    MouseVerticalScroll = 1;
    USBMouseStopsTrackpad = 0;
"com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse" =     {

If it matters, the mouse is a cable mouse, TERM = vt100.


texts: How do I get Chrome-like tab switching shortcuts in Safari [pre-version 9.0]?

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I much prefer the way Chrome allows me to use ⌘+# key to switch directly to an open tab. For example: ⌘+3 takes me directly to tab 3 in Chrome, but in Safari it loads the third bookmark from the bookmark bar in the current tab.

How can I make Safari behave like Chrome when I'm using ⌘+# key shortcuts and switch tabs instead of loading bookmarks?


texts: Time Machine - Encrypted Backups - How to Have TM Prompt User For Password Again

texts: I'm using Time Machine with encrypted backups on my macbook air.  A few weeks ago, I selected "remember my computer," when typing in the password to allow my time machine to backup, so now, when I plug in my external drive, it doesn't ask me for the password.  I've been looking for the option to switch it back recently and can't find it anywhere.  Anyone know where this would be located?


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I use MBP 13" early 2011 and tried to connect with external moniter ACER X163w but the monitor displays a "no signal" error.

I use official cable Display MiniDVI to VGA and run OS X 10.6.8.

Might the external monitor be too small or how else can I troubleshoot this?

[Update]
I have tried on my bigger monitor 25". Still says no display.
it seem the problem is with my current OSX. I searched in google, some people also have same problem.


texts: Script to toggle internet sharing using Alfred

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I tried many methods to toggle internet sharing with Alfred but its not working!  Its driving me crazy!

Can anyone please help me with an AppleScript which I can paste in Alfred and assign a hot key to perform this function?

ps: I don't have much knowledge with scripts. Ill just copy paste the script from here if I get an answer from someone!


texts: How to prevent Finder windows from automatically popping up when I attach a disk?

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I have a removable Firewire drive.  It has several partitions, many of which have Mac OS installers on them (I'm a developer/sysadmin, and need to reinstall fairly frequently).  However, I also use this disk for backup and storage, so I don't want to install an operating system every time I attach it.

Whenever I attach the drive, Finder pops up a couple windows automatically, offering to install the operating system.  I'd prefer that Finder not pop up these windows.

Why do only some of the partitions pop up windows?  How can I disable it altogether?


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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I set caps lock to a more complex keystroke?

I lost the tab key on my macbook and since i rarely use the uppercase key i'm wondering if it is possibe to use it instead by remapping or else?

http://i.imgur.com/zIKGll.jpg

I installed KeyRemap4Macbook but can't figure out how to do it.

Thanks a lot


texts: Bent my iPhone 6 Plus, what can i do about this? It was purchased second hand

texts: What are some options if I bent my iPhone 6 Plus? I purchased my phone from craigslist so I don't have a receipt. Will Apple even take it back?


texts: Sign out iCloud - can't keep a copy of data. Download never ends

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I have a small iCloud account of 5Gb and because i chosen to sync desktop and some other locations, now pending list of files to sync is very long and I just want to keep all data in mac and get rid of iCloud account. So I:

System Preferences / iCloud / Sign Out / Keep a copy

but downloading never ends and notification tells "iCloud drive needs to finish updating before continue with sign out" . I have been waiting for a whole day and it still never ends. Tried to relaunch few times - same, never ends. Also tried to move some folders, that I need, to other location (other that iCloud sync) and then sign out without downloading data, but it still throws same notification - "iCloud drive needs to finish updating before continue with sign out".

I ran EthreCheck and it points a major issue about huge list of pending files to be transfered to iCloud. Mac machine sometimes is a bit slow and ventilator is very noisy.

I was really stupid to use those free 5Gb from iCloud. I will never use it again (sorry for saying that, but it's a very big dissapointment, I paid A LOT for this computer and never expected to have such issues, when I dont buy something I get punished...)

Can anyone help to solve this?

High Sierra 10.13.4
Internet speed is ok


texts: Where's the Edit Toolbar Button in Preview Application

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I can't find the Edit Button to toggle the Edit Toolbar in the Preview Application

Here's a screencap of a file that's open in editor:

On the support page Mac Basics: Preview app views and edits images and PDFs, there's an edit button like in the following picture:

However, I don't see that option anywhere.


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I have a MacBook Pro 13" (2017) which is not displaying any info on the screen. It's more than a broken screen. There's a problem with the logic board.  I'd like to sell it for parts, but I'm concerned about the data that is still on the hard drive.  I don't know whether it's encrypted.
It appears to boot up, but the touch bar only displays the ESC key, suggesting that the problem is deeper than just the display or its controller. Apple has offered to repair this for $1500, which is more than the repaired computer would be worth.
I tried booting in target disk mode, but this doesn't seem to be working, but without a screen, it's hard to know what's up.

Is there way to log on to the computer (say via a USB C cable) so that I can delete any data on the SSD?

Is this something that can be done at the Genius Bar?

Or, is the value of this thing so low that I should just trash it?


texts: macos: How would I find the top fastest growing files and directory

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How would I find the top fastest growing files and directory subtree to see what's gobbled
up all the space on macos?


texts: Localise App Store App Name when name is taken

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When adding a new app to the App Store, I usually use the English (UK) localisation as I’m in the UK. Searching for the app name I plan to use, I see it’s already taken, but I’m assuming only for the English (US) localisation as App Store Connect let’s me set it for my app.
If I add English (US) localisation to my app, it then complains the app name is taken.

Is there any downside to using just 1 localisation?
Will both apps show up on the App Store under all localisations as they are set to just 1?


texts: If I manually delete a .DS_Store file from a directory, what's the worst that can happen?  What important information might I lose?


texts: iPhone 3G blacks out and displays random static

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Last night the iPhone 3G (my friend's iPhone, not jail-broken) went black and a white fuzzy line would move around the screen.

Powering off and starting again seemed to remove the problem.

We have not been able to reproduce the problem since yesterday. What hardware/software fault could be a likely cause for this?  So it would be possible to tell an Apple Genius next time it happens.


texts: OS X Mail: What circumstances are there were Mail rules could be delayed or not invoked

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I have some rules set up in OS X mail to forward important messages (by containing a particular string in the subject) as MMS text to my phone.

Obviously when the machine is off, internet is down, or Mail isn't running, the rules will not work, but I want to be certain I am considering all other circumstances where rules might not be forwarded.

Will OS X Mail forward messages when the computer is asleep, and are there other factors or situations I need to consider?

Running OS X High Sierra.


texts: I've got an older (classic?) black plastic MacBook that can't be upgraded past OS X Lion (10.7.5). It looks like it's no longer receiving security updates, and critical software (like web browsers) have also discontinued support. This makes me nervous to use it on today's internet. Should I install something like Windows 10 or Linux Mint instead? (If it weren't for security issues I'd be fine keeping it running as-is.)


texts: Bypass Proxy Settings "captive.apple.com"?

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Mac: System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> Proxies -> Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts & Domains: "captive.apple.com"

Should this address be bypassed? My guess is that TunnelBear VPN may have put this there as they mess with proxy settings.


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I have 2018 mac mini, just bought it a few days ago, running OS X Mojave. And I have 2 monitors connected to it, 1 through usb-c and 1 through HDMI.

Whenever I wake my computer up from sleep, the monitor connected through usb-c wakes up instantly, but the other one takes a while to wake up. Like I could already be using the left screen and the right one is still black.

I tried plugging a different display to this HDMI port and it's the same story, the monitor takes like 1 minute to start displaying the picture, after I wake my computer from sleep, but, this other monitor instead of just being a black screen displays white noise and then wakes up.

What could be the problem?


texts: Can't install Flash - Installation failed

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This week my El Capitan system reported that the Flash player was out of date.  So I did the usual thing and went to Adobe, downloaded the latest (21 A) installer and kicked it off. After entering my password, the installer went through the usual "downloading .." part and commenced on the installation part, at which point it failed, showing me this:

What I did was the same as I had done many times before, but this time it failed - and I tried multiple times and also downloaded the installer multiple times.

Any ideas?


texts: Mounting Ext3 filesystem with OS X 10.7.4

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I'm trying to mount an Ext3 external USB hard drive in OS X 10.7.4. I installed OSXFUSE (with macfuse compability layer), which worked fine. After that I tried to install EXT2FS but the install processs always aborted.

Any ideas?


texts: How to download iTunes song (via iTunes Match) using AppleScript

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I'm trying to figure how to download the file for iTunes songs which are are not yet downloaded to my local machine (and reside in the iTunes Match Cloud) using AppleScript or any other library.

My goal is to have a script running locally on a cron that downloads any 5 star rated song. As I stream most of my music via iTunes Match, I want an automated way to download those high rated songs.

I looked around and figured something like this would work:

tell application "iTunes"
    activate
    set results to (every file track of playlist "Library" whose rating is 100)
    repeat with t in results
        download t
    end repeat
end tell

Although it just blows up:

error "iTunes got an error: item 1 of
  {file track id 86657 of library playlist id 61224 of source id 66, .... }
  doesn’t understand the “download” message."

Any help would be appreciated.


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My iPhone 4S is 2 years old.  Today, the accuracy of the GPS is really bad.  Before, it worked very well…  I tried to restart but didn't help. Is there any way to know if this is a hardware error?

I also have an Android phone, and it has very good accuracy, so it isn't something "from above".

Is my phone coming to an end?


texts: Can I be on bluetooth tethering + wifi, and select which traffic goes through each?

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I have found some wifi networks have 'overly-aggressive' firewalls.  E.G. many will block SSH traffic.  The wifi signal is otherwise strong and good, and I'd like to use it for most of my internet work.

I would like to direct all SSH connections to go through the bluetooth tethering.  I think this might involve some command-line config that specifies the bluetooth hardware device.  Maybe a SOCK5 setup?  I'm not too familiar.

I occasionally see general issues when running both bluetooth tethering + wifi.  Not sure if others see / experience the same.   Thanks for any any all insights toward an answer.

edit 1: I have considered a solution by connecting to bluetooth tethering and wifi, and then changing the network order, when needed.  This post taught me the networksetup -listnetworkserviceorder and networksetup -ordernetworkservices commands to do it.  Still, I'd prefer a savvy, real, solution!


texts: How to sync all my Google calendars to iPhone with Exchange

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I have three calendars under "my calendars" in my Google account and I'd like to make it sync with my iPhone. This is a Google Apps for Work account so that I can have Microsoft Exchange enabled. The problem is, when I login to my account on iPhone as an Exchange account, I only see my default calendar and there's no option to choose other calendars.

I tried setup in https://calendar.google.com/calendar/syncselect and I can see all my calendars there if login as a normal Google account. However it doesn't work with Exchange account.

I don't want to give up Exchange because events and emails can be pushed to my iPhone instead of manually fetching them.


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I have a 3rd gen retina ipad with 5.1.1 and no jailbreak.  I want to try ios 6, but with the option to go back if I don't like it.  From what I have read Apple gives no way to go back.

I don't mind if I have to jailbreak, but would prefer if I did not have to.

What is the best method for me to go 5.1.1 no jailbreak -> 6 with possibility of going back?


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When I click a show to play it from Up Next on my Mac, a window appears for ~1/4 second and then nothing happens.
If I try to open the same show from Library the same window appears and then the video starts playing in that window.
Up Next does not exhibit this behavior on any of my iPhone/ iPad/ Roku TV app
I've tried signing out of my account (and back in) and restarting my computer, but I consistently get the quick flash of the window and then nothing.


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When I make a call through FaceTime in my MacBook, I can switch to my iPhone and continue the call from there by just clicking on the top green bar that appears with the caller name. But can I do the opposite and switch back to my MacBook?

What I'm looking forward to understand is, how can I:

Start a call from FaceTime in my MacBook
Pickup the call in my iPhone
And then pickup again in my MacBook


texts: When creating a RAID 1 mirror set, do you need to have both disks available or can one be added later?

texts: I'm planning my transition to Mac OS and I have a pair of mirrored drives I would like to move to my future computer. Since they are currently formatted as NTFS they will need to be reformatted during the transition. What I would like to do is create a RAID 1 mirror set with only one of the drives, copy the data from one drive to the other, and then add the remaining drive to the RAID set. Does anyone know if this is possible to do, or will Disk Utility require me to have two drives to create the RAID 1 mirror set?


texts: Very sporadic Wi-Fi Issue with Lion (Connection Timeout)

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I have tried many a thing to solve this matter. Long and short of it is I am getting the standard "connection timeout error" but only on some networks (which are successfully connected to by other Apple devices).

What I have done (after extensive reading) and things worthy of note:

More power cycling than I can count. Both of Wi-Fi and computer.
Creation of new places with various changes or not changes in Network preferences. Manual resetting of DHCP Lease or adjusting of MTU's as per other suggested fixes.
Deletion of SSID related files in the Keychain.
Deletion of network configurations as per other recommendations.
Reset NVRAM.
Fresh install(s) of Snow leopard (x2) and Lion(x2).
Checked religiously for updates on software.
Used Network Diagnostics, Assist Me, and Join other network (Both with attempts with accurate password and inaccurate. The dilemma seems to be that it won't successfully make contact to my home Wi-Fi, even to tell me if the password is correct).
Wi-Fi works almost everywhere but my home (regardless of how close my computer is to the station or if all other nearby devices that can cause interference are off).
Did not have this issue with Snow Leopard 10.6.0, but became an issue upon an update (which is required for any form of computer use that involves the internet as I discovered as every file out there required the highest end of the operating system to be used, such as Flash or Java).

My computer is a late 2007 MacBook that cannot run an OS higher than Lion.


texts: How do I write a script to disconnect all network drives?

texts: I work in a windows environment with active directory. Just logging out doesn't disconnect (unbind) the network drives. I need something more forceful, and faster than shutting down and restarting. Because if my mac awakes in another network without connection to the windows shares it gives me the spinning beach ball of death.


texts: iTunes and XCode not recognising devices after disconnected, until restart

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I have a problem which requires I regularly restart my iMac, up to several times a day, to get devices recognized.

When I re-connect a device, iPhone, iPad or iPod, I regularly get the message:

iTunes could not connect to this iPhone. This device is no longer connected.

They no longer show up as active devices in XCode.

When I plug a phone in, it asks me to confirm it should Trust this Computer but that doesn't make any difference.

Note that this is on re-connection. The devices are fine up until the point when I disconnect them. That doesn't change whether I "eject" them from iTunes or not.

Modal nature of problem

It seems that after this problem has started occurring, plugging any new devices in suffers a similar problem.

The problem survived a system restore from backup, which returned some 50GB of space to me. It originally showed up in Mavericks and I have since done an in-place upgrade to Yosemite. It's a mid-2011 iMac 21.5" with four USB ports.

The problem occurs regardless of whether the devices are connected directly into a USB port on the iMac or via the keyboard's extra ports. The devices are all getting power and show up on the System Report as being connected, eg:

USB2.0 Hub:

  Product ID:   0x0608
  Vendor ID:    0x05e3  (Genesys Logic, Inc.)
  Version:  77.60
  Speed:    Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Location ID:  0xfd140000 / 6
  Current Available (mA):   500
  Current Required (mA):    100

iPhone:

  Product ID:   0x12a8
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  7.01
  Serial Number:    52c05c8223d3efc793f2815e9d3dbcc018805880
  Speed:    Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  Location ID:  0xfd143000 / 10
  Current Available (mA):   500
  Current Required (mA):    500


texts: Monitoring tool for several Macs on a network?

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Is there a tool like iStats Menu 3 which could show me the same kind of information (hard drive statistics, sensors state, network usage) for every machine running OS X on my network?

Or even better, for every machine running any OS (or at least some kind of Unix)?


texts: Google Inbox Does Not Display My Contact Photo

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When I send e-mails through my regular Gmail address, my contact photo appears. When I send e-mails through a third-party domain associated with my e-mail inbox, my contact photo does not appear.

I would like to set up Google Inbox to show my photo when I use my third-party e-mail address. This is basically the flip side of another question but I want to change things as the sender and not as the receiver.


texts: Why is finder copy faster than Rsync for local volumes?

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I routinely find that the finder is faster for local disk to disk copy operations than Rsync. For instance Rsync on a large directory (100gb with 14000 files) can take many times longer than the finder. On my setup I see it working around 20MB/sec whereas finder often gets me up into the 100+ MB/sec. I find this pretty frustrating because Rsync offers restart-ability and is much more ideal for my use case. Why is this? After all it should be the same disk io operations being performed.

Edit:
Hardware involved here: 2018 maxed out MacBook Pro 15” with touchbar, 16GB ram.

Reading from internal SSD (2 TB)
Writing to: OWC hardware raid 5 with 4x 6TB 7200rpm HGST drives
Benchmarking writes to the raid using AJA system test is about 180MB/sec


texts: Cannot mute my ringtone since recent update, will go down to 1 bar and no further

texts: Any ideas please? I have to put it on do not disturb, which is less convenient than pressing the volume button.


texts: Mobile Safari opens tab with window.scrollY set to large negative number, only Smart Banner visible

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I'm trying to figure out a very vexing bug (which might well be a mobile Safari issue) where opening a URL from an app is causing the page to load with a large negative scroll value and only the Smart Banner appearing.

In the example below, window.scrollY = -324. This is on iOS 8.1.2, both iPad and iPhones.

The page does not have any scrolling-related javascript executed on page load. Everything appears as expected in the DOM, but when Smart Banner is enabled, this scroll issue happens somewhat sporadically. (It appears to happen most consistently

The issue resolves itself after any touch or rotate event, suggesting the browser knows that window.scrollY should be 0.

Has anyone dealt with a similar issue?


texts: In OSX App Store exist a update for a app that is not installed, and can't be

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I have installed a app with a different ID/Store, but is not longer in my system. However, the Appstore still insist in update it, yet is not in purchased list. The error in spanish say:

  La actualización no está disponible con este ID de Apple

  Esta actualización no está disponible para este ID de Apple; puede que
  la comprase un usuario distinto o que se haya reembolsado o cancelado
  el artículo.

Is say the update is not available with this ID (and I have tried both: I don't have use any other in my system, ever).

The appstore bother me with the updating of it all the time, still can't be neither reinstalled or ignored...

What I can do?


texts: I've got a problem: 500gb take up space on my HD, but don't belong to any visible file or folder. This may have something to do with a disk image of 500gb I created and deleted some time ago. Is there anything that can be done with this except backing up the disk, reformatting and copying the contents back in? (That will take a lot of time.) The format of the disk is Mac OS extended, encrypted, journaled.


texts: Not able to send regular sms instead of iMessage

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I tried everything.
Restarting iPhone, removing dialog and send again, disabling iMessage, reset network setting. Nothing helps.

Any another idea? My operator is Vodafone, and it supports SMS. It has adequate SMS balance in my pack. This recipient is available to receive SMS.

The same SIM works in other phone.


texts: GarageBand occupies 13 gigs, but the app itself is only a couple hundred megs. How can I delete whatever files, etc are bulking it up?


texts: Need help verifying my newly created Apple ID

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I want to create an Apple-ID to download viber on my iPod.

Having selected "None" for the payment method and having inserted my address, it takes me out of there.

So, I don't get an email to verify the Apple-ID.

What's going on?


texts: Add shortcut for multiple terminal commands?

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I find myself doing this too often - navigate to a folder, "Open Terminal Here", then "mate .", then "python -m SimpleHTTPServer"

I was wondering if it's possible to add a button to the finder toolbar that when I click it runs those two commands for me for the folder that I'm currently in?

Thanks


texts: macOS, Use fn + Command keyboard shortcuts work

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Aside from switching between the playback/system control keys and the regular function keys, in macOS the fn key can be used to access keys not available on the keyboard. For example, if a dedicated ⌦ Delete key there isn't present, then fn+⌫ Backspace result in ⌦ Delete.
My problem is that this behaviour doesn't persist for keyboard shortcuts: when used in conjunction with ⌘ Command or ⌃ Control, fn is ignored. This generates a few inconsistencies.
For example, on my 2017 MacBook Pro ⌘ Command+⌫ Backspace will all previous characters in the current line. Given that fn+⌫ Backspace will delete the next character, I would expect ⌘ Command+fn+⌫ Backspace to delete the remaining portion of the line. However, fn gets ignored and this key combination ends up deleting the previous portion of the line.
How can I have access to the "hidden keys" accessible with fn even when ⌘ Command is pressed?
Edit: formatting


texts:
I have a simple question regarding Google Maps. I am not signed in with Google, and don't use their services anymore, yet, when I start Google Maps I get the following:

How can I completely eliminate that account that Google shows me?


texts: How to Delete a MacOS Notification Center Widget? Not how to disable it or simply turn it off, but how to completely remove it, like uninstalling it or simply finding the executable and deleting it?


texts: Slow network copy between iMac and MacBook Air

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I am getting a maximum lousy 1,5 MB copy speed between two Macs on my local network. My hardware is:

iMac6,1 (2006)
AirPort Express A1264 (2008)
MacBook Air3,2 (2010)

The AirPort and the MacBook are both 802.11n-compliant according to my findings, but the iMac says "802.11a/b/g (draft-n disabled by default)".

Is 2MB/s the best I can expect with the current hardware?
Is "draft-n" something I can "enable" on the iMac? If so, how?
What speeds are the best possible between units that are all 802.11n?


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What I'd like to achieve

On my Macbook Pro with latest macOS - every X minutes, the screensaver turns on for X seconds, then the screensaver turns off. This application by defaults runs every time the MBP turns on, with the option to disable.

Question

I've started to create this using Automator but I'm stuck at disabling/turning off the screen saver. Is it possible to do this through Automator or is there another way to achieve this?


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Safari Version 13.1 (15609.1.20.111.8) on macOS 10.15.4 (19E287)

Some time in one of the recent upgrades to Safari, form auto-fill stopped working. When I go to a form there is a widget for auto-fill, but when I click it all I get is a single item, "Customize". Selecting that pops up a dialog-like box with my contact info, and if I click OK on that it puts my name into the field.

That works to a degree, but then fails completely: this enters my name in the first field, but does not enter any additional information in any other fields. So for instance, the address field is not filled out. A widget appears in that box, but clicking it produces nothing at all.

Am I missing a setting or something? It seems to be completely broken.

This is particularly ironic, because the actual form I re-noticed this on is Apple's Safari Bug reporter, where it asks you to fill in your name and email. Neither filled in, and the email auto-fill is dead.


texts: How do I change the brightness button to scroll lock button?

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I recently bought a PSPY keyboard and I tried to turn on the light on the keyboard.

It connects to my Mac which runs 10.15 Catalina. I tried doing FN + ScrollLock, but it only brightened by laptop.

Do I have to go to setting and change the function or do I need to verify USB is working correctly on my portable Mac?


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I often have many apps running in the background. I have heard this can cause the battery to drain faster (especially location-aware apps) as well as generally slow the use of the device down.

Is there a fast and easy way to shut down all running apps in iOS?


texts: Transfer between two ethernet connected Time Capsule from a wifi connected computer

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I have two time capsules which are connected in 1Gb through the ethernet.

When I initiate a transfer between the two devices from my wifi connected macbook air, I notice that the data flow from one TC to my computer through wifi, then flow back, still in wifi, to the other TC.

Is there a way to have the two TC talk through their high speed 1Gb ethernet directly ?


texts: I have a webpage cached in Safari in iOS. The website isn't available anymore. Is there an option to export the website somehow? I don't have AirPrint ...


texts: Convert mp3 file for podcasts into one that will show up in iOS Music (not Podcasts) app

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I would like to convert mp3 files for podcasts into "plain" mp3 files of the kind that when synced to iOS will show up in the Music app's playlists but not in the Podcasts app.

I've had some success in the past with converting ID3 tags to version 1.0 (Convert ID3 Tags ... in context menu) but for some reason this does not seem to work with current iTunes 12.

So how can one perform this conversion on OS X Yosemite (with iTunes 12), preferably without third-party software?


texts:
I have been having issues with my trackpad lately and I believe that I have a broken trackpad sensor, but I thought I would ask here to see if it was something to do with the software instead of the hardware.

Lately my trackpad has been acting like tap to click is on even though I have disabled it. If I place my finger on the trackpad it believes that I am holding the button down even though I have not clicked. It also acts as if I am dragging windows if I place my pointer over the top bar of a program and hold my finger down, it allows me to drag the window.

Does this sound more like a worn out trackpad? Or is there somewhere in the software that has gone wrong.

Steps I have tried so far.

Removing all launch agents and daemons and booting without any external drivers loading.
Enabling and re-disabling tap to click in system preferences.

Hardware:

  Model Name:              MacBook Air
  Model Identifier:        MacBookAir5,2
  Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
  Processor Speed:         1.8 GHz
  Number of Processors:    1
  Total Number of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache (per Core):     256 KB
  L3 Cache:                3 MB
  Memory:                  4 GB
  Boot ROM Version:        MBA51.00EF.B02
  SMC Version (system):    2.5f9
  Serial Number (system):  C02JQESPDRVC
  Hardware UUID:           8B45B512-A976-5FB4-877F-5E2F3D448BCB

Thanks,
Skylar


texts: Make folder private so other users can't access

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I've just noticed that the contents of some new folders that I created under my users/[myname] folder, are visible to other users.  The original ones all have the 'no entry' sign.

How do I make these new folders private, i.e. to the [myname] user only?


texts: USB keyboard suddenly doesn't respond with MacBook Pro

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So I got new a HP USB keyboard with my MacBook Pro. It worked fine for a couple of weeks. Now it suddenly stopped responding.

After a lot of research on the web, I already tried the following:

Use different USB ports
Use an extension cable
Use connect through a different device (extra USB port on laptop fan stand)
Restart computer
Reset PRAM
Reset SMC
Safe mode

I know the keyboard is fine, because it works on a different PC laptop.

I know the USB ports work with other devices.

What could be the problem, what other steps could I try?


texts: Automatically convert images in Photos.app

texts: In Photos.app, I have a lot of large png files that I would like to convert to jpeg files. Can I somehow convert them all automatically and keep all the metadata in the process?


texts: How can I print a path with a home directory replaced by ~ in terminal?

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How can I print a path in Terminal with the home folder path replaced by a ~?

pwd
/Users/denz/projects/coolApp

But I want to something like this

~/projects/coolApp


texts: Apple trackpad:getures not working fine when cursor speed is high

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I'm new to magic trackpad 2, and I've been using a mouse with cursor speed set to maximum for about 15 years so far, so first thing  I did when connecting the trackpad was realizing it needed a lot of movement of my finger to reach screen corners, so I entered the settings and set speed to max speed. Now I can move the cursor with small movement of my finger the same way I could move it with my mouse.
Then I started testing the famous "gestures" and most of them were not working. I thought it was a faulty trackpad bu then I lowered the speed and they started working. For instance, pinch to zoom in/out was almost impossible to make, and also showing the launchpad happened once every ten tries. Instead, the cursor moved somewhere.
Has anyone else experienced this and found some way to solve it? I have had to move the speed almost to original setting which, for my standards, it's incredibly slow.


texts: 2018 Mac Mini getting crashing under load

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I just bought a brand-new 2018 Mac mini (i5, 32GB RAM, 256GB SSD) and it has started Kernel Panicking (I assume? it stops outputting to the display and the fan gets really loud for a second, the LED stays on and I have to hold it for 10 seconds to restart it). This pretty much just happens under load, which is a real shame because I need to use it under load.

I would attach the crash log, but it appears that it's too long for StackOverflow.


texts: Show more than three recent applications in Dock

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By default MacOS has Show recent applications in Dock enabled. But the Dock only shows the three most recent applications. How can I make the Dock show more than three?

Note: I know that if you have more than three applications open it shows all of them. I am interested in showing more than three even if they are not currently running.
Also note: I am not talking about the setting System Preferences > General > drop down box for Recent items, which is 10 by default and has little to do with the Dock (so this question is not a duplicate of How to increase the number of applications shown in the Recent Applications stack on the Dock)
Bonus: ideally I would like to configure this from the command line rather than the GUI.


texts: iOS 6 displaying update badge, no update available

texts:
My app store is displaying an update as badge. When I click the App Store, it claims I have all updates.

What did Apple do?


texts:
How can I eliminate the useless
Control Alt F global shortcut (move cursor to the next word)? It's in conflict with another custom shortcut I really need.

(macOS Sierra 12.12.2)


texts:
Today I connected my external HDD (WD elements) to my MBP and it was not recognised properly. The disk has two partitions, one an NTFS partition with some files and the other a Veracrypt partition.
Normally when I connect the drive it will automatically mount the NTFS partition and I can manually mount the other partition through Veracrypt. However when I now connect the drive it does not do anything. When I look in the Disk Utility it only shows the drive but no volumes:

When I execute diskutil list I get the following result:

/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         500.0 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +500.0 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            456.8 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 21.8 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                518.1 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk3 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *5.0 TB     disk3
   1:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk3s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data                         429.9 GB   disk3s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data                         4.6 TB     disk3s3

So it seems it does recognise the partitions. When I try to mount the NTFS partition (disk3s2) it returns 'Volume on disk3s2 timed out waiting to mount'. When I try to do first aid on the drive in the Disk Utility application I get the error 'Failed to eject "WD Elements 107C Media" because it is currently in use.

When I run first aid it also does not do anything useful:

Anyone got any tips for how to solve this?

Thanks in advance


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I am running macOS High Sierra inside VMware (Professional Version 10.1.2) on top of High Sierra.
Inside the virtual machine I am using a different apple id (I am not sure this is relevant here).

The problem is that when playing a iTunes movie inside the vm then I have no sound and screen of the iTunes movie window is black.
I see, however, that the movie "progresses".
I have neither of these problems with YouTube videos inside the vm.

Is there a way to fix this iTunes inside VM problem ?

Here is a screen shot using grab.


texts: I have a 256GB Macbook Pro but only shows 142gb of storage

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I have a 256GB Mac book pro but it only shows that I have 142GB of storage. on a macbook pro 2017 13 inch w/touchbar and my OS X is 10.14

Diskutil List shows the following:

/dev/disk0 (internal):
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         251.0 GB   disk0
1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         142.0 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +142.0 GB   disk1
                             Physical Store disk0s2
1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            70.7 GB    disk1s1
2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 47.0 MB    disk1s2
3:                APFS Volume Recovery                512.4 MB   disk1s3
4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

Any help?


texts: Unable to login to iMac after successful ARD/VNC connection

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I enabled Apple Remote Desktop on an iMac, and I'm trying to use it from a Ubuntu machine with Remmina Remote Desktop Client. I configured the connection to use SSH tunneling.

I can connect successfully to the mac over the Internet;
The login screen of the Mac is displayed;
I enter my password on the normal mac login screen;
Password prompt blinks lightly but no error is displayed (it is as if the password was incorrect) and the session is not started.

Is this a known problem, any solution?

I am able to establish the remote connection (the mac login screen is displayed).
Problem is I cannot login afterwards. I know password is correct (the VNC client asks for username/password to establish the SSH tunnel).


texts: How to delete a subscription to a useless calendar on iPhone?

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iOS 7.1.2 → 9.3.1

I think I added a subscription to a calendar through:

Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Other
         > Add Subscribed Calendar

(This is the case for a calendar about national holidays, and for Birthdays.
I am convinced I added it because I searched this function for a
long time. But I have no track of the origin of this subscription,
either within the configuration of Calendar on iPhone, or within any
Apple technical documentation.
Then this subscription might also be a magic one (based on configuration,
or actual position).

I know how to hide this subscribed calendar.

Now I would like to remove this subscription. I don't want to waste network trafic and storage for information I don't use (I already have this calendar on my Mac).

I searched if there wasn't any trick with complex finger manipulations around this subscription entry within:

Calendar > Calendars > Edit

throw it on the right
throw it on the left
throw it upward
throw it downward
long click
very long click

Nothing! This function might be better hidden, in too deep a labyrinth or beyond my reach. But I can't understand why it has to be hidden like
this.

What is the way to delete a subscribed
(or coming automatically with iOS version) calendar on iPhone?


texts: Macbook pro disable charging when connected to external monitor via thunderbolt 3 port

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I can connect external monitor to macbook via type C port. But the battery starts charging when I do so.

This causes the laptop to always be charged at 100% (which is not good for battery life)

How do I avoid this charging when the monitor is connected to laptop?


texts: Suspended (tty output) when launching editors like vim, vi, emacs, or nano

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I've been using Oh-My-ZSH for a few weeks now and it's been a great experience. Just today, though, terminal started acting strangely. When I try to run an interactive terminal editor like vim, vi, emacs, or nano, the process is suspended:

$ vim
[1] + 3515 suspended (tty output) vim

Of course, I can open it back up with fg, but this is incredibly annoying.

I wasn't experiencing this issue yesterday. Since then I haven't restarted my computer, iTerm, or even closed terminal tabs (from which I successfully ran vim yesterday without it being suspended).

Additionally, I temporarily reverted my shell back to bash. It now exhibits this same suspending behavior as ZSH. This problem occurs both in iTerm2 and the native osx Terminal.app for both bash and zsh, so presumably this isn't an issue with my shell.

I've been through every solution on the first 10 pages of Google for this issue, but haven't found one that resolves it. I'm approaching the point where I no longer understand why this is happening and therefore can't debug it.

Is there any way that I can get interactive processes like vim to stop suspending themselves when I try to run them from terminal?

Edit: Since this post I've tried new iTerm & Terminal tabs, relaunched iTerm & Terminal, and restarted my computer. All of these have failed to resolve this issue.


texts: How to transfer contacts from iPhone to PC?

texts: I have contacts on my iPhone 5 that I wish to transfer to my PC. I know how to transfer photos from iPhone to PC, but I don't know how to do the same for contacts. How can I transfer contacts?


texts: Why doesn't Messages recognize my contacts?

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Ok, so this summer I was in Korea. I used a Korean SIM card in my iPhone 4S while I was there. I ended up losing my iPhone before I came back to the US.

I recently purchased an iPhone 5 and backed up all my stuff that used to be on my old phone. Everything works fine except when I text (for the first time) new contacts that I have recently added.

When I do this, their number shows up in the Messages App instead of their name even though I have their number and contact info saved in my Contacts. When I click on "add to contact list" in the Messages App and I choose the contact, it adds a +82 in front of the number. 82 is the country code for Korea. I don't know why it does this. Can someone please tell me how to fix it?


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In Safari (12.0.3 and probably earlier) the URL bar can have an element of discoloration. I think is partially driven by the content/colors of the page being displayed as the amount of discoloration changes from page to page and appears to be stronger for pages that have darker colors below the section that is discolored.

Unfortunately this discoloration can mimic the symptoms of macula degeneration if you are glancing at this spot on the screen.  As such I want to get rid of it.

How can I turn this discoloration off?


texts: Consistently slow and unreliable Wi-Fi everywhere I go. 2012 MBP

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I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro. (13-inch, 8gb memory.) I work remotely and spend a lot of time working from coffee shops and other places with public Wi-fi.

Lately - for a couple of months now - I've noticed that I'm getting far more problems with Wi-fi connectivity than normal. My wi-fi connection will drop, I'll be unable to connect ("A connection timeout occurred") or the connection will be hopelessly slow.

This is happening so often, on so many different networks, that I'm starting to think that the problem is with my laptop and not with the coffee shops.

How would I even begin diagnosing this problem? I have no idea. I downloaded an app called Little Snitch which displays information about what's using the Internet connection but I can't see anything unusual which might be clogging the bandwidth.

For what it's worth, here's the information about my Airport card from System Profiler:

Software Versions:
  CoreWLAN: 3.4 (340.18)
  CoreWLANKit:  2.0.2 (202.11)
  Menu Extra:   8.1 (810.11)
  configd plug-in:  8.5 (850.252)
  System Information:   8.3 (830.5)
  IO80211 Family:   5.3 (530.5)
  Diagnostics:  2.1 (210.25)
  AirPort Utility:  6.3.1 (631.4)
  Interfaces:
en1:
  Card Type:    AirPort Extreme  (0x14E4, 0xF5)
  Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
  MAC Address:  5c:96:9d:83:bd:5d
  Locale:   ETSI
  Country Code: FR
  Supported PHY Modes:  802.11 a/b/g/n
  Supported Channels:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
  Wake On Wireless: Supported
  AirDrop:  Supported
  Status:   Connected


texts: Can I transfer an Application and its data to a different Mac

texts:
I was given a MacBook Air to use as a laptop for school in the sixth grade. Now I am graduating and heading off to high school, so I need to turn my laptop in for good. Now I have had this laptop for a long time, and customized everything just the way I like it. For example in my browser, Opera, I have added many extensions, userscripts, and customized it just the way I like it. Now I would like to transfer this browser along with all of its data, to my personal MacBook Pro.
Is there an easy way to do this? I believe that the data is stored under:

  User > Library > Application Support > "Application's Name" / "com.Application's Website"

Though I am not positive of this, but if the data actually is in there then I could just copy the contents of it and put it into the same file on my MacBook Pro. I would rather not do this unless I have to, in-case I mess something up.

I feel like there should be an easier way of doing this. Any help is appreciated, Thanks!


texts:
What is iPhone 6 Plus 128GB 1080p 30fps Maximum Video Time Length?

Is it "Available Storage Space," or is there already a fixed time limit? Digital Still Cameras are generally restricted to 29 minutes because of tariff restrictions (vs. being categorized as a video camera). Will iPhone 6 Plus do the full 29 minutes, or longer, or is there a shorter technical time limit?


texts: Wine install from source while keeping brew installed version

texts: I have wine 1.6.2 installed currently through brew running Yosemite 10.10.2. I would like to simultaneously have an older version of wine on my machine to run a program that does not work with newer versions of wine. The version of wine I need is not available through brew versions wine so I will need to build from source if possible. I need to try with a number of versions of wine from before version 1.2. Can this be done and how do I make both versions of wine available and prevent naming conflicts etc. ?


texts: Apple Mail 6.2 doesn't download messages from Gmail over POP3

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I'm trying to set up my POP3 Gmail account on a Retina MBP running OS X 10.8.2. A few months ago, I managed to do the same thing, the first time around, on an iMac, working with the same Gmail account and under an earlier Mountain Lion release.

This time, Mail gives me no errors, and despite having followed Google's guidelines on how to set up POP3 email on Apple Mail, no messages will download on the MBP, even after checking for new mail, and right-clicking the account to force download. Has anyone encountered this issue, and found a fix?


texts: Where are the iCloud Drive icons located?

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For example, I need to know where the Automator folder icon is. I want to use it for a thing.

Most system folder icons and stuff are in /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/* But these folder icons are not. Where are they located?


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I would like to use a VPN to access all sites external to our local intranet, but preserve local routing so that I can still access sites on the local intranet (e.g. in 10.0.0.0/8). I am using the Mac OS X native L2TP VPN client. How do I configure it to set this up?

I have tried something like route add 10.0.0.0/8 [local router address], which works fine, but I would like to automate this process so I don't have to look up the local router address and run the command each time.


texts: The volume customer keys of my Mac don't work anymore

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I used to press F10 to mute, F11 to decrease volume and F12 to increase volume, but all of them suddenly stopped working. If I press any of those keys now, they send me to another screen that has nothing to do with the sound volume.

How can I fix them?


texts: Mac is mirroring my monitors through miniDP

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So I have two DELL u2415 monitors connected to USC-C to Dual Display Port adapter. The problem is when I go to displays it shows both my u2415 monitors as one under arrangement and they are just mirroring each other. I think it could be because the adapter is plugged into only the 1 usb-c. Could it be that I need two adapters and for them to not share the same adapter?

Surely there is a way as the adapter was advertised saying it would work.

Anyone had any experiences with an issue like this?


texts:
I'm working with LaTex and I'm using a text editor that, when I compile LaTeX files, runs a script to open the compiled pdf in Preview. The trouble is that Preview opens in the same default dimensions every time, which covers up other applications I have open.

It's not a huge deal, but it would be nice to have Preview open flushed right and as half the width of the screen every time. Since I'm opening and closing it so often, moving it and resizing it every time gets really annoying.

I realize this isn't a built-in option for Preview, but is there any way of doing it using Terminal or otherwise? I've googled around and haven't found any satisfactory answers yet.


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I got a new iMac last month and when setting up the Mac Mail I can no longer see my custom mailboxes (folders) that I have used to file my important emails for years!!!  I can see them in Yahoo.com (used by AT&T) and I can see them on my new MacBook Air and our phones/ipad!!!  How can I get them to appear in MacMail on my new iMac???
I do use time machine if that would enable me to bring them in…but don't know where to start.


texts: Switch apps with Cmd+Tab, only focus last window in app

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I realize that the solution is probably "use Spaces". I find that after 10+ years of experience using Windows, the habit of segmenting the windows into different "task areas" is a bit difficult to get used to.

I was hoping that there could be an easy way to subtly tweak the behavior of Cmd+Tab: Only bring into focus the last used window of the app that I am switching to. For instance I usually have a large number of Terminal or iTerm windows open in which I do a large number of various types of tasks, and then there are the other apps that I have many windows open in, such as the web browser. Here's a screencap of Expose right now:

As you can see I've been dumping all my work in the first space. This is actually a lot cleaner than it usually is, right now there are just 2 terminal windows, the rest of the grey windows are Sublime Text windows, which this issue also crops up with as well, as it is pretty cumbersome to be moving around all of those windows too, and I am often touching 3 or more projects at a time (each of which I try to constrain to its own window). I already have 3 Sublime windows minimized to the Dock, the reason that I did that was to alleviate this issue, where switching back to the app would cover the whole screen.

The usual case is Cmd+Tab to switch back and forth to see a description of something to enter into the terminal. Unfortunately this is often encumbered by me arranging both the terminal windows and the browser windows in such a way that Cmd+Tabbing to each app will cover the entire screen. Thereby not making it easy for me to see the contents of one app while using another, without manually re-focusing the individual windows using the mouse.

It's pretty obvious that desired behavior here is not obvious and e.g. if I was using an image editing app I'd certainly want all my toolbox windows to become visible when I tab back into that app. So this is probably something that I don't even want to "switch on globally".

So maybe there is a tweak out there that can customize this. Or even a feature in the iTerm terminal emulator that can change how it shows itself when tabbed to.


texts: OS X Numbers: How to use a spreadsheet value as a label

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I have a basic spreadsheet chart, which also includes a single labeled cell (set as a slider) that is used as a constant multiplier.   (In this case, it is used to vary the number of workdays.)

I would like to use that value in the title of the chart: I.e.

"Salaries normalized to {NormDays} schooldays"

If there is no direct way, in the alternative what is the best way to display it floating on the chart on the chart in numeric form, possible with a label.... i.e.:   Workdays: {NormDays}


texts: I'm having issues with the iTunes interface being illegible. It is especially a problem in the iPhone management area. I have searched the world for similar issues and so far nothing has turned up. Hoping someone here has ideas on how to resolve. Thanks!


texts: I am trying to clean up my Iphone 4S and moving photos to icloud. I tried to create a photo stream but I do not have the option on this phone. any suggestions?


texts: Mounting a Network share on login (There was a problem connecting to this server)

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I have a new piece of software that I've installed that relies on a mounted network share in order to operate. The network share is a hosted MacMini Server, connecting over SMB.

I've added the share to the user's login items, but whenever the computer boots and is logged in, I see the (There was a problem connecting to the server "MacMini") and it doesn't mount.

However, if I simply acknowledge that message, then do Command+K and mount it manually, it will mount without issue.

I've already saved the credentials to KeyChain, I'm just not sure why it wont mount at login.

If anyone has any ideas. Much appreciated.


texts: How do I reduce the file size of iOS scanned documents (using the Files app)

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In iOS 13 (maybe 12?) you can scan documents using the files app. It uses the camera, manually or automatically crops, allows multiple pages, and produces a PDF. A very large PDF.

My single A4 page is 10MB. A drivers license 4MB. It’s too big for uploading to some sites.

Is there a way to reduce the file size, either while scanning or after the fact? Specifically without using a 3rd party app (there’s lots and my expectation was to avoid the need for these with a built in feature).


texts: MacBook Pro 13" (2009): No startup-chime, no error sounds, internal screen stays black

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I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 13".

After I haven't used it for a while, I wanted to start it up again to give it to my sister and something really odd happened.

I have searched both google and AskDifferent intensively. There is a lot of questions and forum posts, that are similar, but none are quite like my problem.

When I turn it on, the screen stays black. No boot screen, no Apple, nothing. However the backlight is on. The display flashes a bit, when hard powering off.
There is no startup-chime. To be exact, there is no sound what so ever. I tried removing both pieces of ram, because this usually results in a beeping signal. But even this doesn't happen.
I attached my external monitor, and it showed the regular screen. I was able to log in, went to the settings and it recognised the internal monitor as usual. But it still stays black.

Things I tried so far:

Reset NVRAM
Disconnect charger and unplug battery for about an hour. In between pressed the on button a couple of times to drain any remaining charge.
Tried various ram configurations (since that was what I changed recently)

Does anybody have an idea, what the reason for these problems could be?

Is there any analytic/hardware-test tool, that I could run? Keep in mind, that I am able to boot and view stuff on the second screen. However I do not have any access to menus, that show up before the system is fully booted.

Update:

I have looked inside the system settings for sound. The regular sound card as an output device is completely missing. Could this be a problem with the logic board?


texts: Mirroring from my iPhone 7+ to aucary projector wirelessly to wall

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I want to mirror from my iPhone 7+, to an Aucary projector , displaying to a wall.   What adapters, or cables do I need ?   I haven’t been able to connect wirelessly ( Phone showing no wireless connection ) , and I don’t have anything to plug hdmi cord into , with 1 end in projector...               What are my choices ???!
THANKS FOR ANY HELP
STEVEO
steve.albion38@gmail.com


texts: Apple calendar does not sync notifications on Google calendar

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I have a Google Calendar which is synced with my MacBook Pro.

The events are syncing well, but the notifications do not: if I add a notification from my Mac, say at the beginning of the event, this will not appear in Google Calendar.

On the reverse direction it works thought (if I add a notification from Google calendar, or my Android smartphone, it will appear on my Mac).

Does anyone know how to fix this?


texts: Copy window between multiple Spaces in Mission Control?

texts:
When I open Mission Control, I see that I can drag windows between Spaces and that moves the window to that Space.

What I want is to copy the window instance so I can interact with it on any of the Spaces.

This is very common functionality for virtual desktop programs on Windows (like Dexpot), where for example I can have my email program always available as I move around to different desktops. I'd like to do this same thing with Mission Control.


texts: I want to play audio from my Mac over WiFi speakers without having to install a bunch of apps

texts:
I'm probably overthinking this but here goes.

Seems like all of the WiFi speakers I see for sale are pushing bundles of apps. Screw that. I want a 'dumb' set of wireless speakers. I don't want "smart home" nonsense.

I mainly listen to youtube in a browser on my Mac mini and I want to be able to hear it in my kitchen, den, etc. I have a standalone wireless access point set up already.

Which vendor is the least intrusive or most bare-bones in their approach?


texts: Utility to identify what mouse buttons are being pressed?

texts:
Is there a utility for mac to show what mouse buttons are being pressed?

Similar utilities for Windows are: Spy++ and WindowSpy from AutoHotKey.

For Linux I have used: xinput --query-state


texts: How to offload already downloaded photos to iCloud?

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I've setup a new Mac two weeks ago and its already full cause of Photos downloaded from iCloud.
I have the "Photos > Preferences > iCloud > Optimize Mac Storage" checkbox set, but it seems too late now when my disk is already full.
How can I "offload" the photos that has already been downloaded so the library shrinks to a sane size?


texts: Is there a way to switch virtual desktops on my monitors SIMULTANEOUSLY?

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I have my laptop (M1, Big Sur 11.3 Build 20E5186d) and a second monitor. I split up my virtual desktops into "topics" so I can better handle the big amount of open windows and applications.
On my laptop, I have virtual Desktops 1,2,3,4,5.
On my second monitor, I have 6,7,8,9,10.
The virtual Desktop topics are kind of "paired" with topics, so e.g. when I am working on coding tasks, I use Desktop 1 (on the laptop) and Desktop 6 (on the second monitor), which both have relevant apps and windows open.
Now, when I want to switch to another topic, e.g. to Desktop 2 (where I have coding-related but not task-necessary windows open) I also want the second monitor to simultaneously switch to Desktop 7 (basically one virtual Desktop to the right on each device).
Is there such a possibility/feature?

Update
So far I only tested the solution of changing the Mission Control settings (see the accepted answer). However, it has a quite annoying drawback:
When the Displays do NOT have separate Spaces, every time I start the Mac and it wakes up from sleep mode, all windows are rearranged back on my laptop (not on my second monitor anymore). This is caused due to the Display Port automatically being disconnected every time the Mac goes into sleep mode. This means I have to rearrange my windows every time I start my Mac, which becomes tedious quite fast.
So far, I did not find a satisfying solution that also is relatively simple to do. The second solution to the accepted answer seems like a good workaround, but I do not feel comfortable disabling the system-integrity protection for that. The issue is simply not big enough for me...but this is just my personal cost-benefit calculation. I can imagine, that if someone has more than two monitors and want to switch spaces on specific monitors simultaneously (e.g. when switching spaces on monitor 1, it should also switch on monitor 3, but not on 2) it definitely be worth doing it.
Feel free to add an answer if you find another (more simple) solution.


texts: I have a 2014 MacBook Pro experiencing this issue. Catalina does not allow kexts to be deleted via this method. Unless I am able to delete or disable this kext my laptop will shut down randomly. Anyone know how to remove kexts in Catalina?


texts: Can i use my ipad adapter cube and a usb cord together without any damage to the phone?

texts: Is using the two together going to damage my phone in any way?


texts:
Is there a way in which I can automate port forwarding on the mac?

I want to forward a computer to port 22, and my purpose of doing is so I can ssh from a remote location, making ssh easier.

If so, can someone give me the code? Let's say the computer that I want to forward to port 22 (and control via my remote computer) has the ip of 192.168.0.0. What would I write as a command?

How can this happen?

Eric


texts: I'm attempting to manually re-pair my watch with my phone. After reading this help article, I am suppose to tap the info icon (described as an "i"), but I cannot find it on my watch home screen. Where does this button live?


texts: Can I upgrade RAM on late 2013 retina Mac Book Pro?

texts: Do the late 2013 models (13" - (ME864, ME865, ME866), 15" - (ME293, ME294)) support RAM upgrades?


texts: How do you delete an unwanted album in the Photos app on an iMac?

texts: How do you delete an album name from the side panel in the photo albums section of the iMac?


texts: Apple Maps takes me to the wrong home address

texts:
I live at 53 5th Street in Springfield, but on my 4S Apple Maps, when I ask it to take me home, keeps taking me to 53th 5th Street in Shelbyville. Note, addresses are obviously made-up but I do live on a street with an ordinal number in it, which I think may be revelant. Also possibly relevant is that I work in Shelbyville, but I've tried erasing my work address entirely from my contact, and this still happens; perhaps because I am currently in Shelbyville.

Things I've tried:

Replacing "5th St" with another street name (without a number in it) that also appears in both towns. Surprise! It took me to that address in neigboring Brockway! But subsequent results took me to Springfield or Brockway, seemingly at random.
Spelling out 5th as Fifth. That took me to a street in a random town in a neighboring state.
Returning Fifth to 5th. It took me home! But only the first time; the second time I tried it it was back to Shelbyville, consistently.

Now, I know Apple Maps is still something of a joke, and perhaps the answer is to just use another mapping tool. This behaviour was present in iOS 6 as well, so it's not new, and I have used other tools. But I would love to use Siri to get directions home and the integration of Maps into the lock screen in iOS 7 is pretty sweet. But maybe it's just not for me... any thoughts?


texts:
Usually people used to download application on iTunes & then install it on their iPhone using iTuens sync.
Currently, I have an iPhone that I bought from my friend.
He had purchased many applications on iPhone.
When I connected the phone to my iTunes, it asked to transfer or don't transfer. When I choose, transfer - It transfered all the items.
Even though it was not from same account of itunes.
I have different iTunes account & purchased application was from different itunes account even though it could transfer - my question is why - iTunes allows doing this ?

Ok. One more problem that I faced is as follows.

When I was in wifi range, I directly downloaded an application ( using same account which I have on my itunes ).
Next when I connected iPhone to iTunes, it didn't transferred anything & I lost my downloaded application.

Did any-one faced this issue ? If yes,
What did you do to resolve this issue ?

Thanks in Advance for sharing your great Knowledge.
Sugar.


texts: Battery on iPhone 6S Plus quickly diminishes and reboots every few seconds after being in cold weather.

texts: After my iPhone 6S Plus was in cold weather -8*C Skiing with the iPhone near my body, my iPhone loses battery very quickly, decreases by 1 percent per 15 seconds just on the home screen with no apps open. Every few seconds of use the iPhone screen will go black and a circular loading sign will appear (no Apple logo) and it will go to the password screen soon after. I know that cold weather increases the internal resistance of Li-ion batteries, but surely no permenant damage when it was not even being used?


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I've just got a second hand MacBook from my dad which is a 2017 version with 250GB storage. I've factory reset it so theoretically it should be a completely blank slate, but for some reason I'm losing disk space already. Every couple of minutes the available space shrinks; it seems I lose 100MG every ten minutes or so. I'm currently on 231.52GB free, and it was at least 235 a few hours ago.

I know this began as soon as the computer switched on because the first thing I did was to check the storage space and I immediately noticed that it was going down. I'm not downloading anything at all from the internet, my downloads folder is completely empty.

This is really frustrating to me, not to mention making me a bit paranoid about when it's going to stop and how much space I'll have lost when it does. The whole reason I got this Mac was for the better storage as my previous one was less than half the size (120GB) and it was causing big problems. And granted it's only small chunk of the overall storage gone so far, but I'm gonna be using a lot of big files on this machine and I need all the space I can get. Does anyone know why this is happening and how to stop it? I'm wary of even downloading anything else until I get to the root of this problem.


texts:
I'm setting up my parents' iPad (Retina, 3rd gen, iOS 8) and trying to enable iCloud backup. We've purchased enough iCloud storage space to back up everything, and I use iCloud backup on all my devices without problems so I know how it works. But after starting the initial backup, it goes through "Estimating time remaining" for a while, comes up with an estimate (usually something like 10 or 15 minutes) and then starts increasing the estimate, starting at a few minutes and going up continually until it hits several hours. The progress bar moves to a certain point (about 20%) and just hangs. I've left it sit overnight and in the morning the bar has not moved and the estimate is even higher.

I tried disabling the camera roll (the largest thing being backed up) and it completes. Enabling it and backing up again hangs in the same spot. It seems that the camera roll is causing the hang, but I don't see how to debug it.

I've tried disabling iCloud, rebooting, and reenabling, but that doesn't help. Does anyone have any ideas here?


texts: Is there a good, full-featured EPUB to PDF converter?

texts:
There are tons of PDF to EPUB converters but almost no EPUB TO PDF.

Only thing I've found is a free online converter (takes some time to upload, lacks the cover and the sidebar navigation) and a shareware (that I couldn't get to work).


texts: Is there a reliable, automatic subtitle downloader for Mac OS X?

texts:
On Ubuntu I use SMPlayer or SubDownloader, which both reliably retrieve subtitles from opensubtitles.org. SMplayer even does this automatically for the file you are currently viewing.

So far I've tried SolEol, FileBot, SubDownloader (which is a bit behind on versions for Mac OS; seems like the API URL for opensubtitles.org changed) and Undertext. None of them work reliably, some of them not at all.


texts: Self hosted VPN solution with Mac client

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Rather than pay an additional monthly fee, I'd like to take advantage of the existing cloud computing resources I already have and host a VPN on Amazon or Linode, and access that from my MacBook while I'm on public wifi networks to encrypt my traffic. Are there any recommended solutions with a nice Mac client to optimize the experience?

Specifically, I just saw Cloak on Hacker News, and wondered if there was something similar I could set up myself.

OpenVPN appears to be one option with minimal licensing fees (free for single user use) and a Mac client. Anyone have any experience with it for personal VPN use?

Edit: I did come across this post that explains how to set up the l2tp vpnd service that ships with Snow Leopard, but haven't had a lot of luck getting it to work myself yet. A number of commenters on the post have succeeded though, so others reading this should give that a try.

On the client side, it looks like all you need to do is add a VPN network interface in System Preferences, so once the server is working, that part is pretty easy.


texts: Missing Mac partitions - unrecognized file system

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Apparently, I installed Windows 7 via bootcamp and created a new partition in Windows (which probably affected the partition table).

After restart, I can't see Macintosh HD in startup disk (it only shows Windows, which bluescreens when booted)

So I ran cmd+R to boot to Internet Recovery Mode, select Disk Utility and tried to repair the disk, but it said 'Unrecognized file system' (I forgot to take a screenshot) but it looks like this:

In my case, Macintosh HD become disk0s2. I tried to repair the disk but failed.

Try to run diskutil cs list from Terminal and didn't show any disk.

Running gpt -r show /dev/disk0 yields the following:

-bash-3.2# gpt -r show /dev/disk0
      start       size index   contents
          0          1         MBR
          1  488493055     1   MBR  part  66
  488493056  248700928     2   MBR  part  66
  737193984  239577136     3   MBR  part  66
  976771120       2048

Is there any way to recover my Mac partition so it can be booted?

I think of doing the recovery via internet (reinstall) but my data seems to be lost after reinstall.


texts: Why is my iPhone storage full if my iCloud is empty?

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This has been bothering me for so long, my phone never has storage no matter how much I delete. I have less than 40 photos, and only around 2 very big games. But that’s not the issue.

Yesterday my mother saw this problem, and choose to buy 50 GB for my phone. That option where you go to settings - iCloud- etc and choose the 0.99 per month plan. This increase my iCloud storage from 5GB to 50GB, but my phone is still at 16 GB! My iCloud only has around 3 GB full, so why  isnt the stuff from my actual phone storage increasing or transferring to iCloud? I had a friend buy this same plan, and it increased the phon storage to 64 GB on top of the 50G GB added to iCloud.

Someone please help! This has been killing me for weeks and I’m tired of it!


texts: Is it possible to bounce or redirect an email using Outlook 2016 for Mac or OWA?

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Is there a way to replicate an email bounce / redirect using Office 365 hosted email using either the OWA web app or Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac?

Basically, some subset of emails that get sent to me need to be sent to another distribution list. I want to be able to automate sending some of my mail (but not all of it) to another address. When outlook forwards the message, it's now from me instead of from the sender which messes up replies and actions based on who sent the mail.

Eudora used to tack on "via person who redirected" to the subject line and Apple's Mail app has a Redirect menu option that is disabled when connected to Office365 mail servers so I'm guessing this might be a configuration issue or banned by Outlook entirely.

Is there any sort of rule or workaround that would enable me to redirect some messages when needed?