texts: Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS Mojave

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I tried to follow steps in the article Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS and Windows already installed.

But I have a different file system. And cannot resize with diskutil.

diskutil resizevolume disk0s2 200G 3 jhfs+ part1 4G jhfs+ part2 200M jhfs+ part3 200M
disk0s2 is an APFS Physical Store (use "diskutil apfs resizeContainer" instead to resize)

diskutil list disk0

/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

sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0 (disabled sip to get it works)
Password:
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2          4         Pri GPT table
          6      76800      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      76806  122061322      2  GPT part - 7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  122138128          4         Sec GPT table
  122138132          1         Sec GPT header

sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
Password:
Disk: /dev/disk0    geometry: 7602/255/63 [122138133 sectors]
Sector size: 4096 bytes
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -  122138132] <Unknown ID>
 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused

diskutil apfs list

APFS Container (1 found)
|
+-- Container disk1 DF585E03-85EB-401C-8AAD-AFA0E08F6596
    ====================================================
    APFS Container Reference:     disk1
    Size (Capacity Ceiling):      499963174912 B (500.0 GB)
    Capacity In Use By Volumes:   189015490560 B (189.0 GB) (37.8% used)
    Capacity Not Allocated:       310947684352 B (310.9 GB) (62.2% free)
    |
    +-< Physical Store disk0s2 39E55C09-2343-4DC5-9AAE-8C0C004FE3F2
    |   -----------------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Physical Store Disk:   disk0s2
    |   Size:                       499963174912 B (500.0 GB)
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s1 2769E4ED-BC35-43BA-8CC2-463B819B0CB4
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s1 (No specific role)
    |   Name:                      Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               /
    |   Capacity Consumed:         185070796800 B (185.1 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No (Encrypted at rest)
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s2 78FAA400-3A62-412F-BF61-8EFF61614B50
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s2 (Preboot)
    |   Name:                      Preboot (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         44171264 B (44.2 MB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s3 30EB14BA-3B54-4B28-B6CA-566945971020
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s3 (Recovery)
    |   Name:                      Recovery (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         517799936 B (517.8 MB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s4 9392BB6E-1464-4687-BEDF-6E10BFC637ED
        ---------------------------------------------------
        APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s4 (VM)
        Name:                      VM (Case-insensitive)
        Mount Point:               /private/var/vm
        Capacity Consumed:         3221245952 B (3.2 GB)
        FileVault:                 No (Encrypted at rest)


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I pressed the home button on my iPhone 6.  I noticed that there was a notification on the lock screen - something about iCloud.  Before I could read more than a few words, Touch ID helpfully kicked in and unlocked the phone, taking me to my home screen.

I wanted to finish reading it, so I pulled down the notification center from the top and didn't see the message on Today or Notifications.  Is there any way to get such notifications back, or should I develop muscle memory of clicking the home button and quickly removing my thumb from the button to avoid losing these forever?

edit: This no longer appears to be a problem in iOS 10.  woot


texts: Can we validate that the iOS apps on users phones are the same exact apps we submit to Apple?

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This is a bit of a security tinfoil-hat question:

Is there any sort of validation (checksum etc...) that our users are receiving the exact iOS apps we submit to Apple?

The thought experiment is: We are making a security iOS app.  Is it possible for Apple to change the apps we make to include backdoors, etc...  How can we validate that when our users download our apps, they are getting the same apps we made, devoid of any changes?

Regardless of the plausibility of this thought experiment, I'm just curious about the technology: Can we validate?


texts: How do you enable Oracle VirtualBox's autostart daemon?

texts: The obvious gist from @reidransom didn't work for me.


texts:
How do I stop Photo Booth.app making sounds on the countdown and on the capture?

Sounds like a "beep - beep - beep" countdown and a shutter sound for capture.

How do I mute the app?


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I have had the times where I have used a usb networking card, or other device, and it didn't show up, although I was not sure if it was compatible with OSX. I just was not sure if OSX had a way to scan incase it did not recognize it, or if you needed to install a driver.

Is there a way to see what hardware is on the machine, like a device manager?


texts: Why won't my Macbook remember any Messages chats anymore?

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Can't figure out what's going on here, but my Macbook Pro (mid-2011, macOS Sierra) no longer remembers anything new in Messages.  Every time I quit and relaunch Messages, the history is right back where it was before I launched.  The last messages I have there are from Feb 4 (4 days ago) and anything since then is always gone.  I can open it right now, chat with someone, then quit & relaunch and everything we had said since launching the app, is gone.  I did just do an OS reinstall recently to try and fix some other random weird issues I was having, also repaired all permissions etc. though there was nothing to repair.  I'm stumped.

EDIT:  Additionally, now every time I launch Messages, my own chat (with my contact) is defaulting to an alternate email address of mine, which is not iMessages enabled, so appears in red.  I can change it to my valid address, send messages do whatever I want... but again once I relaunch, it's reset to as it was before, with all new chats gone and seto to use a non-enabled email address.


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I have accidently "dragged" launchpad onto the launchpad icon in my dock, thus it added the launchpad icon into my launchpad, how can I remove it from my launchpad?

Help appreciated!


texts: How do I get a refund after purchasing an app from the Mac App store?

texts: I bought an app and it is so bad despite its low price that I am willing to spend time on getting a refund. How do I get the refunded after an app purchased through the Mac App Store?


texts: How to check encryption status (completeness) of an external disk?

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When I click on an external USB disk in Finder's Sidebar it shows it is still encrypting (which is expected):

diskutil shows only Encrypted: Yes in CLI and GUI.

Is there any way to check the current status of encryption (percentage complete)?


texts: How can I re-run the initial Setup Assistant on Mountain Lion?

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As described in my write-up on custom keyboard layouts, in some situations it can be useful to re-run the Setup Assistant (the app that you get when you start a new Mac for the first time, or do a fresh OS X install) to change some settings for the current user.

This used to work fine in OS X 10.7 Lion and earlier versions:

sudo "/System/Library/CoreServices/Setup Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Setup Assistant"

However, in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, this command exits early with the following message:

  ...System identity already exists for domain com.apple.systemdefault. Done.

It seems the Setup Assistant has gotten “smarter” in that it detects all the settings for the current user have already been entered. Is there any way to bypass this detection so I can run the Setup Assistant again (to change the global system keyboard layout)?


texts: When I text someone, they receive it from 2 numbers

texts: Whenever I text or iMessage someone, they recieve it from both my number from my old phone that I transferred over, and the number on this phone. How do I make sure only 1 number is in use?


texts: Preview shows logical page numbers only in thumbnail view

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I have been noticing a weird quirk lately in Preview - on Mojave 10.14.6 - when viewing PDFs with logical page numbers (those that start with roman numerals and then switch to Arabic numbers). Preview recognizes that the file starts with logical page numbers but only in the left-hand thumbnail view and not in the title bar, meaning that using Go to Page (Option + Command + G) sends me to the wrong page (page 18 instead of 7, for example). I have tried Apple's official solution, which is to select the option to use logical page numbers in Preview's preferences, to no avail.

Does anyone know any solutions to this bug?
Thanks!


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I am facing the problem on the login of skype, I've searched on the Skype site and found this link.

However, I'm not able to figure out what causes this issue.

I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.3

Here is the link for the crash report.

Update

Since your report shows crash in Thread 0, it might have to do with some other application is garbing all ports. Disable all programs specially if you using VMware, Parallels, or VirtualBox to see if the problem is there. – Borderline 8 mins ago

Based On the above comment :


texts: macOS Sierra 10.12: Configure firewall for a single port (3690)

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How can one configure the Firewall on macOS Sierra 10.12 to open up a single port (in this case port 3690)?

There's no obvious UI to do this.


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On my iMac (2020 model), macOS Catalina, Safari v14, I cannot install any extensions. When I click on "install" button in the App store, nothing happens. I am not sure if I am missing something here. I recorded a video to demonstrate what is happening:
https://youtu.be/1KQ-o9PNm5Y


texts: How can I make an Ubuntu Samba Share **completely** writeable from Mavericks

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I have a Samba share set up on an Ubuntu server 10.10.10.199
I am using user permissions on the server. I have shared the directory /var/www as [webroot]

[webroot]
   read only = no
   guest ok = no
   path = /var/www
   browseable = yes
   create mask = 0755
   writable = yes

I can connect just fine and see all the files in the finder

cifs://10.10.10.199/webroot

From the finder I can create a new folder, and duplicate files that already exist, and they show up fine on the Ubuntu server. However, if I attempt to open a file from the share in Textedit it doesn't load and says the file is locked. I can open files in Sublime Text 3, but when I edit and attempt to save I get the following message:

  Overwite write-protected file /Volumes/webroot/test/test.html
  When I click Overwrite I get the following error:
  Unable to save /Volumes/webroot/test/test.html
  Error: /Volumes/webroot/test/test.html is readonly

So why can I create folders and duplicate files from the Finder, but not edit and save existing files or create new ones from my text editor? And how can I fix it so that I can create and edit files with my text editor?


texts: MacBook Pro keep on "unplugging" battery and need SMC/PRAM reset

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I recently brought my 2015 13" MacBook Pro to an Apple center to get a screen replacement for Staingate. They did it for free. Before this replacement my MacBook was doing really good actually.

After that, battery issues started. Sometimes MacBook doesn't boot-up or doesn't wake-up from sleep saying that battery is dead. That is not true obviously, when I get to that point I need to plug it to the MagSafe, or do a SMC reset, or if none of the previous work, a PRAM reset. Then it will work perfectly for a few hours (or days, randomly).

CoconutBattery states the battery has a good health but I noticed (before doing an SMC), that battery was disappearing and reappearing suddenly from battery, as if it doesn't exists. I did a few hardware checks at boot ant they always looked perfect but one time in which I got PPT001 error (battery not detected).

I can't get to have a permanent fix and I wanted to ask someone else before bringing it back to the Apple center as it's a bit far away from my home.


texts: How to set positioning/filling of desktop background image with AppleScript

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How can I set the positioning/filling of the desktop background image from the command line with one of the available options listed in the Desktop & Screen Saver preferences:

Crop, SizeToFit, FillScreen, Centered, Tiled

I can set the desired background image itself using:

osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\" to set desktop picture to POSIX file \"/Library/Desktop Pictures/Beach.jpg\""

However I'm not sure how to set the positioning/tiling.


texts: How can I check USB drive contents safely?

texts: I would like to check the contents of a USB stick drive from a not-quite trusted source (my sister): is there a safe way to do this in OSX 10.9.5 or 10.10.1?


texts: pkgutil doesn't show Xcode Command Line Tools after upgrade to macOS 11.3

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I've upgraded to macOS 11.3 from macOS 11.2.3. I'd installed Xcode Command Line Tools using Homebrew. Before the upgrade, I used pkgutil to check if Xcode CLT was installed and I got
% /usr/sbin/pkgutil --packages | grep CL
com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
% /usr/sbin/pkgutil --pkg-info com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
package-id: com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables

After the upgrade from macOS 11.2.3 to macOS 11.3, Command Line Tools is installed and usable. However, I didn't see the same results when using pkgutil to check if Xcode CLT was installed.
% xcode-select --version
xcode-select version 2384.
% xcode-select -p
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
% ls -l /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  5 root  wheel  160 Jan  9 07:43 Library
drwxr-xr-x  6 root  wheel  192 Apr 27 23:15 SDKs
drwxr-xr-x  7 root  wheel  224 Apr 24 16:19 usr
% brew doctor
Your system is ready to brew.
% /usr/sbin/pkgutil --packages | grep CL
% /usr/sbin/pkgutil --pkg-info com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
No receipt for 'com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables' found at '/'.

Is it still possible to use pkgutil to check if Xcode CLT is installed? Has the package name or location changed?


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I can sync notes when I am connected directly to the internet but not via our corporate lan.

Our network has http/https open but most other ports are blocked.

Which ports does the OS X Notes app use for syncing so that I can request for them to be opened?


texts: What is sound drift correction on OS X and how should I use it?

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On Audio MIDI Setup there is an option to to enable/disable audio drifting for any sound output device?

What is this and how should I use it?

I do want to enable sound output for multiple devices: HDI TV and normal jack as I do not always know which one is connected.


texts: GateKeeper allows me to install anything, no checks are done

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I can download applications from custom websites, and run them, even when my gatekeeper settings are at "AppStore Only". This is my application -- it's not even signed.

What could be the reason for that? I can reproduce this behavior on all my 3 macs.


texts: Can Airport Extreme be configured to work with a free dynamic DNS service?

texts: I have an Airport Extreme and wish to set up Dynamic DNS (DDNS) so that I can remotely access my home WiFi security cameras when I'm traveling.  I'm seeing certain things that say the built-in dynamic DNS client in the Airport, which I need to use since my Mac will be traveling with me, uses obscure protocols that aren't supported by many accounts.  Is there a free dynamic DNS provider I can use (or the one from Foscam) that will work with the Airport?


texts: best free desktop gadget to get exchange rates

texts: I am new to Mac OS X. Is there any good desktop app or dashboard widget which displays latest exchange rates like Windows 7 gadgets on right side.


texts: Backing up External Drive without Time Machine

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I'm not too familiar with Time Machine. I cannot recall if Time Machine creates full version-controlled images, or just changes what's different since last time.

I'm interested in the latter, I don't need rollback iterations or anything, just a clone of the present.

I ask because the backup drive I just got is not that large, I don't want any space wasted.


texts: Macbook Pro vs. PC - Validation for VA Chap 31

texts: I am in college studying software development and working towards my college degree thanks to the United States of America Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation program called Chapter 31.  My old original Macbook Pro is near dead and no longer upgradable on the software or hardware side. The VA has offered to purchase a PC laptop for me (Because my syllabi says computer required), but I do not want to go backwards. I have a lot invested in OS X software and Mac peripherals, not to mention I prefer to program in that environment. PC vs. Mac costs are so drastically different that I must validate my request for a new Macbook Pro. In my request to the VA, I stated the above and some other topics but they requested more validation. Can anyone recommend issues, reasons, etc. to help me validate this purchase by the VA for school?


texts: How do I use arguments together with bash aliases

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Today, I learned the very handy trick:

  man [some command] -t | open -f -a Preview

I'd like to create an alias in my .bash_profile file as a shortcut. In order for this to work, I need to pass an argument into the aliased command. A little poking around and I came up with this:

  alias manp="man $1 -t | open -f -a Preview"

This almost works, but if I type in, say "manp ls", it seems to be expecting the ls manpage to be in whatever my current directory is.


texts: How can I map the "Eject" key on a Microsoft keyboard or create a new shortcut for locking my screen?

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I like using Control + Shift + Eject to lock my screen quickly. The Eject key does not exist on my Microsoft keyboard, and there does not seem to be easy way to do map another key to that key through System Preferences.

How can I map a key on my Microsoft keyboard to the Eject key?
Otherwise, how do I create a new shortcut for locking my screen?


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I'm using a MacBook Pro (Late 2011) connected to two Thunderbolt displays. The displays are chained together, and one Thunderbolt connection is made to the MacBook Pro.

I prefer to have the left monitor function as the primary display (I want the dock to live on the left). Using the Display System Preference Pane, I can set this configuration with no issues.

Every morning, I connect the displays to the MacBook Pro and I disconnect every evening.

Some days, seemingly at random, the display configuration is changed and the right monitor has the dock and menu bar instead of the left.

Is there any way to ensure the display configuration remains the same?


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This may be too close to a duplicate for Git plug-in for Finder?, but I'm after a tool that will merely show me whether there is a repo in the current directory, and the state of the files within.

I don't want to view all invisible files
I want to continue using Finder (I like PathFinder, but not always)
I don't need to run git commands on the files, just see their state

I'm thinking of an interface like Dropbox (see image), or TortoiseSVN for windows... any suggestions or workarounds?

Maybe its possible to create a folder automation? (never done such a thing! if it sounds plausible, I'll read up on it)

Thanks, Tim


texts: iPhone will not connect to iTunes after being disabled

texts: I have a iPhone and it got disabled and told me to connect it to ITunes and when I did it would not connect. How to i fix my phone when it's not working.


texts: Extend wireless network from DSL router with Airport Express

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This is what I want to do:

  ISP's DSL router (LAN port) <-- ethernet cable --> (WAN port) Airport Express

(I know it's not possible to extend non Apple WiFi points wirelessly, so I need the ethernet cable).

Then I'd like the Express to extend the existing DSL network, using the same SSID, password and security type.

It sounds simple but I've burned most of a day trying every combination I can think of and I cannot get this working!

Can anyone offer step by step instructions on the setup required via the Airport Utility app please? :)

Note that each time I've tried a new combination I've factory reset the router (hold the reset for +5 seconds whilst powering it on) and have done multiple reboots of the DSL router.


texts:
Comp just shut down. Checked the logs and it says:

Previous shutdown cause: -20

A shutdown causes page says:

-20    BridgeOS T2-initiated shutdown. The T2 chip in your 2018+ MacBook Pro or other Mac (list in link) initiated a shutdown.

This is a fairly new computer, I'm not sure what's going on. I've experienced a bunch of x86 CPU CATERR detected and AppleEmbeddedPCIeUpLinkMgmt kernel panics.
Should I just go and get it checked out?


texts: Is this launchd plist broken or is it just me?

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I was reading a post about using Bittorrent Sync on OS X that includes a launchd plist that's supposed to keep the app running in the event that it crashes. It doesn't seem to work, though, since I've had the app crash and not relaunch. I'm looking for help fixing the plist.

The plist looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <dict>
        <key>Crashed</key>
        <true/>
        <key>SuccessfulExit</key>
        <false/>
    </dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>sync.com.tjluoma.bittorrentsync</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/open</string>
        <string>-W</string>
        <string>-a</string>
        <string>BitTorrent Sync</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

The "clever" bit is using /usr/bin/open to launch the app, with -W to make sure that open waits for the app to exit. But I think that's also why it doesn't actually work. If I'm reading this right, the app will only relaunch if /usr/bin/open crashes, not if Bittorrent Sync crashes. For the above approach to work, open would need to return error status if the app it opened had crashed (and this does not happen).

I know I could fix this by dropping open and instead hard coding the path to the executable as /Applications/BitTorrent Sync.app/Contents/MacOS/BitTorrent Sync. But is there an alternative that doesn't require hard-coding the full path? Using open would be elegant, if it worked.


texts: Use little green maximize button in conjunction with a monitor

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I use the little green button with my workflow heavily. I'd like to be able to add a monitor for displaying web pages that i'm not directly working on. For example, if i'm working on web dev, I want to be able to switch between screens on my laptop while not effecting the display on the monitor.

Currently, with the monitor being an extension of my laptop display, if i switch between windows with the green button feature on, the monitor also switches and goes black.

Mac osX Yosemite 10.10.5 Macbook Pro 2015


texts: Any OSX tool to batch remove (or convert) embedded album artwork in MP3 files?

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my car audio system does not support MP3 album artworks embedded in PNG format.. unfortunately iTunes switched to this format a while ago.

I'd need to find a way to remove (or convert to JPG) all artwork data in PNG from a big set of files and directories.

Is there any tool that can do that in batch?

I've seen some CLI tools like EyeD3 or id3v2 but seems they require some compilation steps or Python install... too complicated for me...

I'm using some of Dougscripts plugins for copying files to the SD card, but there's no tool working on PNG album artwork.

Thanks!!.
L.


texts: How to upgrade macOS when it asks me to approve my billing info?

texts:
I have a mid 2012 macbook pro. I just wiped my mac HD and reinstalled macOS 10.8 mountain lion. Now I am trying to upgrade from mountain lion to high sierra. When I click the get button for high sierra in the app store it says:

Please click Billing Info to approve your billing information for use
in the iTunes Store. If you cancel you will not be able to buy until
you have approved your billing information.

And then when I proceed it says:

To make changes to your payment information, you need to upgrade your
Mac to the latest version of macOS.

How can I get out of this chicken and egg issue and upgrade my macOS?

I tried updating my billing info via the apple store website and then restarting my mac but that didn't change the above situation.


texts: How can I see a list of apps that have the ability to record my keyboard history?

texts: How can I see a list of programs/services that have the ability to record my keyboard history? My goal is to prevent programs from recording my keyboard history without root privilege. I cannot seem to find any Apple's documentation on its security policies. References are also appreciated.


texts: How do I enter chinese names in Address Book?

texts:
Chinese names are quite elaborate and quite different from the "standard American name" that the Mac Address Book is based on.

Notably I'm looking for a good way to

Store a person's Chinese name – an alias written in Chinese characters.
Store a person's western alias in addition to their transliterated Chinese name.
Minimize duplicate contact issues (via sync and social network imports) that can't easily be de-duplicated through the Look for Duplicates... command.

This is somewhat related to How do I enter Dutch names in Address Book? but for people who wants to file details of their PRC and Chinese diaspora contacts.


texts: What does this ribbon on the iPhone 5s LCD shield plate do?

texts: While opening up my iPhone 5s to replace the screen, I ripped this ribbon that was stuck to the LCD shield plate and I was wondering what it's called and what it's function is?


texts: How to Run Shell Script upon Application Launch?

texts:
Not sure if this belongs here or on SuperUser, but it's Mac specific, so I'll go with here.

I wrote a Ruby script that edits TextMate's global properties file and changes the theme based on the time of day (light theme during the day, dark theme at night), and then launches TextMate.

I then made an Automator app that runs that script. I called it TextMate, pasted in the flower icon, and put it in my dock instead of the actual TextMate app.

The script works, but the big obvious thing I overlooked is that the real TextMate is no longer in my dock, so whenever I click my Automator version, it runs, exits, and then TextMate appends itself to the running applications section of my dock, so I have two flower icons down there when the app is running. Another problem is that if I opened the app in any other way (like opening a file from Finder), the script won't run.

So, is there any way to attach my script to the actual app, or tell the system to do something any time TextMate opens, or tell TextMate to do something any time it opens?


texts: How can I have Mission control, but just for one application?

texts:
I have tons of windows open, and would like Mission control to only show the windows for one application.

How can I do that?

Note: I know that I can "scroll up" on the bundled windows for a particular application in Mission control, and the windows will "expand" a bit, but it isn't great.


texts: FileVault blocking macOS Sierra upgrading process from OS X El Capitain

texts:
I was going to upgrade to new macOS Sierra on my MacBook Air but there's a FileVault process that is encrypting all the files that doesn't allow the installation of the new OS. In the window appears a message that says FileVault encrypting and a blue thermometer under which there's written counting the remaining time that keeps going back and forth.

Is there someone that can help me to solve this problem?

If I try to disable FileVault, it says that I can disable once encryption process is ended.

I'm upgrading from OS X El Capitain version 10.11.6. When I try to stop FileVault it says I can't disable because the encryption process in still ongoing.

P.S. I don't have an engineering background, so please suggest actions what doesn't involve manipulation with code or similar. Thanks a lot!

It's really an interesting system: it's 2 days I don't switch off the pc hoping that the coding process finishes and it's still calculating the remaining time.....


texts: Is it possible to pair two separate sets of AirPods to a single iOS device?

texts: I'm aware that iOS 13 allows the audio from two separate sets of AirPods to be shared - however, I'm interested in whether two sets of AirPods can be paired to a single iOS device and listened to individually. As an example, you may have a set that you use at work, and another set at home - is this setup currently allowed by iOS?


texts: Need to install minimum 10.9.4 for XCode, but running 2009 iMac with 2GB Ram, only option now is Yosemite

texts:
been given a iMac to configure for my new job.

Its a 2009 20" iMac. I recently clean installed Mountain Lion, as I knew it was stable and I had a boot USB.

I thought Mountain Lion would be enough but now it turns out I need to upgrade and can only now be Yosemite....

My question is, will Yosemite be too much for my 2009 older iMac with 2GB Ram?

Currently it runs fine, and ram can be upgraded to 4GB but not for a while.

Thanks. Craig,


texts: How do Apple's USB Power Adapters allow for more power output than is possible in the USB 2.0 specification?

texts: From my understanding, the USB 2.0 specification allows for a maximum power draw of 2.5w - but Apple's own USB Power Adapters allow for a maximum of 12w using a USB to Lightning cable. How is this possible over a USB port if this power usage isn't defined as part of the specification?


texts: Using Time Capsule to extend over ethernet

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I'm trying to work out if the following is possible.

At the moment I have a Macbook Air connected to home Wi-Fi (802.11n) provided by a modem / router from the phone company which I'm more than happy with.

I also have an old iMac with 802.11g Airport Extreme card which is being revived to work on some old files.  This is in a separate room to the router.

Finally I have a 1TB Time Capsule with 802.11n.  Can I connect this to the existing network, then plug the iMac into its ethernet to share the connection?

(I would also like to use the ethernet to perform the first back of the Macbook Air, then switch to over-the-air)

Cheers


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I would like to know if turning on FileVault affects TimeMachine Backups; if yes how?

(E.G. Do the backups become encrypted? etc.)


texts: I changed my iTunes Media Library location. The previous location was a network drive and the songs were downloaded to that drive. I've changed the location to a local drive and want to download to the local drive. However the individual songs still reference the location in the network drive and therefore prevents me from downloading a local copy. How can I change the file location references for my library?


texts: Software was blocked from opening because it is not from an identified developer

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I went to run LibreOffice on my OS X 10.9 and it would not let me install it. It said it was from an unidentified developer. I'm aware of the security features of the Mac and went to System Preferences to allow the software to run.

When I opened this setting I saw a button that said, '"LibreOffice" was blocked from opening because it is not from an identified developer.' and there was a button next to it that said "Open Anyway". I clicked this button and nothing happened. I clicked it multiple times, like a hundred, out of frustration. Is there something else I need to do? Could someone verify this is not a bug?

UPDATE:
I've included the photo below of what my System Preferences screen looked like and the button I pushed that didn't work.

UPDATE II:
So I tried opening the application again and went into the system preferences and pressed the "Open Anyway" button again and nothing happened at first but a few minutes later while I was typing an email something flashed across my screen, possibly another dialog (or more likely a chewpacabra), but it quickly disappeared and the next thing I know LibreOffice launched!


texts: Can I remote desktop into a Windows-based corporate network from my iPad?

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Possible duplicate:
          iPads in the corporate world

Has anyone remote desktop into a Windows-based corporate network with an iPad? What has been your experience? How do you address the issue of multiple domains? Is this even possible?

Currently, I just connect my laptop to a network cable and remote desktop from one domain into another domain to get to my desktop computer into a different location.

Is this possible with an iPad? How would my regular network cable connect to an iPad?


texts:
Is it possible to automatically back up iChats to Gmail? There used to be a program called Chatalog but it's discontinued now.

Some details about Chatalog:

Chatalog is a powerful app for seamlessly storing your iChats directly in your email program, exactly where all of your other online correspondence is kept, and where it is easy to group and search. What's more, Chatalog compiles lists of the links and images sent via iChat and builds them into convenient web pages for you to browse.
Features:

Find important files and weblinks instantly
Browse through all the images you have sent or received
Keep all your vital communications in a single place
Organize your iChats the same way you organize your email (Set up Rules, Folders, etc)


texts: How to launch a GUI application in another user's graphical session?

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I'm trying to figure out how to launch a GUI application as another user that's logged in interactively, in that user's graphical session.

For example, say I have two users, foo and bar. Both are logged in, but the current interactive user is foo. I'd like to launch Calculator.app as user "bar", so that when I fast user switch to bar, I find the Calculator window is open in bar's session.

Here's what I've tried that doesn't work:

sudo -u bar /Applications/Calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/Calculator

This launches Calculator.app as bar, but the window opens in foo's graphical session.

sudo -u bar osascript -e "tell application \"Calculator\" to activate"

Same effect.

sudo -u bar open "/Applications/Calculator.app"

Launches Calculator as foo, not bar.

launchctl asuser [uid of bar] [any of the above commands]

Same effect.

Is there any way to accomplish this? I'm willing to entertain all manner of possible solutions, including bash scripting, AppleScript, writing a Core Foundation or Cocoa program, and so on. In my situation, any program or script could execute as any user, including root.

Note: I'm aware that it's possible using remote Apple Events, but I can't use that since in the situation I'm trying to do this I have no guarantee that "Remote Apple Events" will be enabled in Sharing preferences.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: External monitors show blank screen until restart

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MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) with 2 USB-C to HDMI adapters. The setup works great if I start up in that configuration.

If I connect the adapters while the machine is running or simply sleeping, one of the monitors will never get a signal and stay in low power mode. The OS sees the monitor, it shows in the display arrangement settings and I can move the mouse into it, but until I restart, I can't see anything on it.

Once I have restarted I can let the machine sleep or whatever, and the display still works unless I disconnect the adapter. As soon as I do that a restart is required to use it again.

Using MacOS Sierra (10.12.4)

Using this adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IUXA9YK/


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How do I convert a .mov file to .mp4?

There are a lot of converter tools. But I fear there are a lot of virus infected ones. How would you convert a movie .mov file to .mp4?


texts: Copy iTunes playlists to external USB flash drive

texts: I have lots of playlists on my iTunes library, and I want to be able to copy the music of certain playlists to a flash drive to play on a stereo system. I have too many songs in too many folders to just copy the raw .mp3 files, so that option is out. Any other ideas?


texts:
I am running OS X Sierra on a MacBook Air. I don't remember exactly how, but quite some time ago I installed CUDA on my Mac (I was a newb then, I didn't know I wouldn't be able to run it without an NVIDIA GPU).

So after installation I was always greeted by this box upon login:

I wanted to remove this and all other traces of CUDA from my system. I did locate cuda and deleted all the files which seemed related to CUDA. There were some occurrences of CUDA in OpenCV and Homebrew which seemed useful, so I kept them.

The good thing is that I am no longer greeted by this message at startup, but I can still see the link to the CUDA Preferences in my System Preferences (see circled area on bottom left):

Every time I click on this icon, System Preferences "quits unexpectedly". This means that there are still traces of CUDA left on my machine. How can I remove it completely?


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut or menu option to edit a selected text box in Keynote?

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I can edit the contents of a text box by double-clicking it. Are there any key commands to do this?

Here's why - I have a text box A behind a shape B. I can select the text box easily using the objects list or  using tab to toggle from object B to A. But once I have the text box selected, how can I edit its contents?

UPDATE
Here's a gif to make my situation more clear. I have a text box beneath a rectangle. In the video I 1) click the rectangle, 2) click tab to select the text box, and 3) double click the text box to edit the contents (but this doesn't work). How do I edit the text box without bringing it in front of the rectangle?


texts: Three Finger Gesture on 2007-2008 Macbook Pros

texts: Is the three finger gesture supported for the 2007-2008 nonunibody macbook pros? Wondering if I can change spaces on Mountain Lion.


texts: Using different bluetooth mouses and keyboards on a MacBook

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I was wondering if it is possible to get a wireless mouse and keyboard less expensive than Apple's that would still work the way Apple's do - without the need to use extra USB toggles for bluetooth connection?

My MacBook Air has only 2 USB ports and connecting a mouse and a keyboard would leave me without either one or both USB ports.

I know it might be reasonable to buy some device to get 'more' USB ports, but I'd like to find out if there are any mouses and keyboards on a market that a MacBook would recognize without the need to use their own USB bluetooth adapters. Thanks in advance!


texts: How can I make Caps Lock work like it did prior to Sierra?

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Downloaded and installed macOS Sierra (10.12) on 10/1/16.

Since then, my Caps Lock key is behaving weirdly different (I'm an OS X user since Mavericks).

Note: This only seems to affect users with more than one language as their input source.

Explanation: Caps Lock simply does not work when a (update: Non-Latin language) language other than English (in my case, Hebrew, an RTL language) is set as the input language. When that's the case and Caps Lock is pressed, it simply blinks for a second and then turns off again, but then and turns off. Even when I am able to turn it on, it doesn't have the same effect (all keys behave as if Caps Lock is off)

Why is this bad: Just a small example — take a look at the bottom-right key, which is ? (or / when Caps Lock is on). When Hebrew is selected, it's actually a period (.) and that is normal. Prior to Sierra, I could press the Shift key to get a ? and hold Caps Lock to get /. Right now I can't use  / when I'm typing in a language other than English because Caps Lock doesn't work.

Note that Caps Lock works just as expected when English is set as the input source.


texts: How can I login to icloud.com from my iPhone?

texts:
I was reading the following answer which tells you how to enable shared Reminder lists:

Is it possible to share reminders?

However, at the moment, the only way I can get to icloud.com is from my iPhone (site is blocked at my work).

When you go to icloud.com from your iPhone it doesn't let you login and see the actual site features, it only links to information on how to setup iCloud (and Find my iPhone / Find my friends)

Any ideas how to get full icloud.com functionality from the iPhone?


texts: Changing the Keyboard Layout for Single User Mode

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Apple says: "When in single-user mode, the keyboard layout is U.S. English." (emphasis added)
Naturally, not every hardware keyboard to be used on a Mac in Single User Mode actually is printed according to the US English layout. Searching for answers on how to change the layout used in that mode came up empty. Depending on the real hardware used, even typing basic stuff on a non US-keyboard can become extremely difficult in SU-mode.
How should one change that, preferably pro-actively, before one has to do complex things in Single User Mode?
Only Bonus: Preferable answer would be a universal one that achieves that programmatically.
That is: even better than "load French azerty layout by… "


texts: Zsh using 100% of CPU during iWork install

texts:
I've been trying to install Keynote and Numbers, but they hang like so:

This is associated with a shell script consuming 100% of a CPU:

That process is defaults delete com.apple.helpd com.apple.helpd.sdmMapsCreated, which looks like an operation that shouldn't be long-running at all:

Killing its grandparent process results in the "an error has occured" message in the app store. What gives? I don't even know how to begin debugging this.


texts: Pages docs from MacBookPro not working in MacBook Air

texts:
As the title says, I have a bunch of .pages docs from my previous MacBook Pro (running El Capitan), and they are not opening with the pages app on my MacBook Air (running Yosemite).

The error message being displayed is: “Doc_Name.pages” can’t be opened.

Below is the screenshot:

They are opening in the previews app.  But, I want to open and edit them in the pages app.


texts: Bluetooth unavailable with Yosemite 10.10.3

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Bluetooth is unavailable since the middle of last March.

I've followed all topic suggested: reset SMC, PRAM, deleted preference files (com.apple.Bluetooth.plist), reinstalled OS X from scratch and I also changed the WiFi-Bluetooth board with a brand new one. Nothing worked.

At first resetting SMC worked, but than the trouble came back; same thing happened when deleting preference files. After the WiFi-Bluetooth board replacement, when I turned the MacBook on, bluetooth was unavailable so I turned WiFi off and bluetooth showed up, but after some tens seconds it was unavailable again and never came back.

I've run the AHT, both the fast and the more detailed one, they reported nothing wrong.

Is there anyone who can help me with this?

My configuration:
MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2010
OS X Yosemite 10.10.3


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Strange, I have access to other kext utilities such as kextcache, kextfind, kextlibs, kextstat, kextunload, kextutil but not kextload. Is there any cause for that ?

Edit - 1 : kextload files;

➜ locate 'kextload'
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/share/man/man8/kextload.8
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/share/man/man8/logkextloadsd.8
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/share/man/man8/kextload.8
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/share/man/man8/logkextloadsd.8
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.logkextloadsd.plist
/usr/libexec/logkextloadsd
/usr/share/man/man8/kextload.8
/usr/share/man/man8/logkextloadsd.8

Edit - 2 : Context of problem

Was trying to reload kext files of VirtualBox because they were not automatically loaded. To reload them, I had to unload with kextunloadand load with kextload. I was able to run 'kextunload but not kextload because it was unavailable. Access to other kext utilities are available, But not kextload. Why is it unavailable ?

I was able to load kext with kextutil -l, VirtualBox still not working.


texts: Stop Mission Control sending full screen windows beyond the furthest desktop

texts: Whenever a window is commanded to become full screen, Mission Control sends it to the right of the rightmost desktop. I find this cumbersome for my workflow, I'd prefer the window to become full screen and to be just at the next right desktop spot of the active desktop. Can this behavior be configured somehow?


texts: Messages in the cloud - can I force a "re-sync" to the cloud?

texts:
I have a deleted conversation in Messages on my iPhone. Since I have set up Messages in the cloud on all my devices, I am seeing that conversation is deleted on my iPad too.
However, as my Mac was booting up, I was able to turn off that setting, so the old messages are still there on the Mac Messages app.
I am almost certain if I turn that cloud setting on again, those old messages are going to be deleted. Is there a way to force a one-way sync from my Mac to iCloud?


texts: Extracting the contents of the Xcode XIP file on OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

texts:
I am having some trouble extracting the Xcode 8 XIP I downloaded from Apple. After trying to extract it, I get the following error:

  The operation couldn't be completed. cpio read error: Undefined error: 0

I looked into the problem and found it is because Xcode 8 will not run on OS X Yosemite 10.10.5, which I am running.

I just need the iOS 10.0.1 DeveloperDiskImage from the file, and I am not planning on installing it, so why can't I just extract the archive, take the file, then delete the archive? Does anyone know any workarounds for this? Can anyone give me a copy of the DeveloperDiskImage from their Xcode 8 installation?


texts: Are OS X installers up-to-date with all the security updates?

texts:
Recently I upgraded to El Capitan just to see a couple of software updates available in the App Store a few days after the installation took place. So I wonder is the El Capitan installer up-to-date with the latest security updates? Or for that matter any application released by Apple.

My concern that one’s sensitive information might be compromised with vulnerabilities like fake updates or things like the program FinFisher, or in places with public internet connections.


texts: Is there a way to take a screenshot gif (screenvideo) of an iPhone interaction?

texts:
I'd like to take a motion-recording of an interaction on an iOS device while it's plugged into a computer. (To report a bug or demonstrate a feature, without making a shakycam video with another device, i.e. my friggin' iPad )

Does Xcode or a similar tool support this?


texts: Free Space after merging Partitons on Macintosh HD

texts:
I have a 256GB SSD El Capitan (the last iteration of it) on MacBook 12" late 2016 Model.
Before I had it, someone made an aditional partition of 125GB which I've deleted using various methods here described (Terminal commands).
The good is now I have one partition. The bad is less storage is usable.

Of the 256GB Storage device, only ~125GB is available :

How can I "merge" that space to the main disk in order to have again full 256GB of storage?


texts: How to fix message spam from usbmuxd in console (_SendDetachNotification/_SendAttachNotification)

texts:
My console is flooded with messages like these:

11.01.12 21:21:39,819 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7f6cb960): sending detach for device d0:23:db:3e:0b:82@fe80::d223:dbff:fe3e:b82._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
11.01.12 21:21:46,596 com.apple.usbmuxd: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7f6cb960): sending attach for device d0:23:db:3e:0b:82@fe80::d223:dbff:fe3e:b82._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
11.01.12 21:21:46,729 usbmuxd: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4

They always happen in this combination of three messages and around every 10-30seconds

Any suggestions where this is coming from and how to fix/disable it?

Edit: (additional Infos)
Ok it seems to be originating from my iPhone (MAC d0:23:db:3e:0b:82)...

There are no Wifi-Printers or anything like that in the Network.
And the Messages are still there when all USB Devices are disconnected.

Edit2:
This seems to be coming from iPhone Wifi-Sync, is there any way to get rid of this spam without diabling Wifi-Sync for the phone?


texts: Generic app store login for shared iPads

texts:
We have a bunch of iPads at our sound business that we use to control some of our equipment. These iPads get sent to the event site to be used by different people each time. We use Configurator to make sure they're all running the same software.
We don't want to restrict the download of apps when users have the devices on an event site, however I can't seem to work out a way to have the iPads logged into the App Store and not require 2FA.
Is there a way to do this?


texts: Why do my earbuds keep changing the volume up and down whenever I move the wire?

texts:
I've already tested my earbuds out on my computer and my guitar amp by moving around and constants flapping the wires and pushing them, so the problem is isolated to my iPhone only (I have the iPhone SE). It's weird because the sound almost cuts out for a second, then the volume turns down to a very quiet setting, and after a second or so the volume will turn back up to what it was originally.

Notes:

I'm not using Apple earbuds.
I have an iPhone SE.


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I'm using Macbook Pro 2012 running Mac OS X 10.10.3 and earlier today, I was trying to install Linux on a USB drive through Terminal.
I first converted the format with this:

hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ubuntu.iso ubuntu-1xxxx.iso

Next, listed drives with:

diskutil list

Added my flash drive.
And then ran this:

diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN

where N being the no. of drive from the DiskUtil list.
Here by mistake I chose the disk0, my boot recovery in my opinion, and unmounted that.

After that I ran,

sudo dd if=./ubuntu.iso of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m

where again N being the no of drive listed in DiskUtil list. Here again, absentmindedly I chose disk1, the Macintosh HD, in my opinion. And suddenly after that I realized, what was happening and cancelled the process midway.

After that I tried remounting my recovery, but my Mac froze and after I tried to restart i got stuck at the prohibitory page.
I tried booting into Recovery with Command+R, and tried mounting my Macintosh HD from there, but it gave me a error, that it couldn't be mounted. It asked me, to check a Disk Verification and Disk repair, I did that on my Macintosh HD and both were okay.
But after that also the problem persists and I can't mount the Macintosh HD and still stuck at the prohibitory page.

I want to save my data, and want to backup my Macintosh HD, to an external hard drive.


texts: Disk image windows open beneath other windows

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When I install software from a .dmg, the verification window pops up, which I suspect is normal. When it's done, though, the Finder window - you know, the "Drag to Applications to install" box - pops up under everything else. This is crazy-annoying.

After reading this other thread explaining how to craft a DMG with a script to surface the window, I now believe this is the normal behavior on Lion.

How might I "fix things" so I get a DMG to pop up without needing to reprogram each one?


texts: Camera QR Code Scan always open in different safari

texts:
I have eCommerce website with number of products QR code. When user scan products 1 by 1. It always open new Safari window.

So session is not maintained for that user.

For each product there will be different sessions.

So it can't be in the same cart.


texts: Change keyboard shortcut for {} and [] in German keyboard layout

texts:
I'm new to Mac and using a Macbook Air with Lion and a German keyboard. From my PC I'm used to other keyboard shortcuts for {} and [].

Currently it's alt + 8,9 for {} and alt + 5,6 for []. Can I change this to the PC ones (cmd + 7,0 and cmd + 8,9)?


texts: Is it possible to have my iPhone 5 on silent except for one specific person?

texts:
I want to have the phone on silent (no vibrate) and have it ring only for one or two specific people. Is there any way to do this?

I know how to turn the phone on silent (the switch on the left side above the volume buttons), but I can't seem to create a "profile" for this (I recall this being possible with Blackberry's).


texts: MBP + iMac late 2012. Target Mode. Audio from iMac not working

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I'm using my MBP 16' in target mode to an iMac 21'5 late 2012.
I thought the audio could not be played through iMac speakers (or a digital output in this case) but when a enter Target Mode the first selection in Sound under System Preferences is the iMac. I can control volume, but no audio is heard.
Anyone can help me solving this?


texts: The size of the video in iTunes is very small and won't change sizes

texts:
The size of the video window in iTunes is very small. When I move the mouse over it the mouse cursor disappears. There are no buttons on the window and no context menu appears when right clicking.

I've tried going to Window > Zoom and nothing changes. I've tried going to View > Exit Full Screen and nothing changes. I've gone to View > Video Playback and tried to select "in iTunes window" and "in separate window" but neither change anything. There is another option in View > Video, "Full Screen" but that is disabled.

Obviously, I've restarted iTunes.

How do I get videos to playback normally?

I'm using iTunes 12.3.0.44 and OSX 10.10.5.


texts: Mac OSX Recovery Mode Terminal: rm -rf doesn't delete anything

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I have a seemingly broken MacBook Air that doesn't boot, but I can get into the recovery console. If I try to reinstall Mac OSX on the main disk (Macintosh HD aka /dev/disk1s2), the installer complains that there isn't enough disk space available.

So I opened up a terminal and tried to manually delete unnecessary files.

Using rm -rf, it looks like everything works, except that the disk space isn't freed. On reboot, the files are there again as if nothing happened.

Folders I 'delete' with rm -rf seem to vanish from the directory listinng (ls)
df -h never updates the amount of free space after rm
Rebooting into recovery console shows the deleted files are there again

And when I look at the disk in Disk Utility in the recovery console, it tells me that there are 4 GB of free space, but 0 KB deletable.

How can I delete the missing files without reformatting the whole HD and losing all data?

And why doesn't rm -rf work?

Using rm without -f (e.g. # rm -r /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Developer) first asks me to confirm each file deletion, then errors with

  no such file or directory.

Which I would assume is a permissions issue. But I'm root (#) in the terminal and the files are owned by root/wheel. As suggested, I tried to remount with write permissions (mount -uw). This did not give me an error message, but the behavior is still the same (files reappear on reboot).


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Siri must "listen" for commands, however, that being said if it does not receive the command prompt "Hey Siri," can users rely on the algorithm to not record/send conversations or other private audio?

If device specificity is required for the question.  Assume an iPhone X with IOS 13.X


texts: Can I clone my Time Machine backups folder to an image file, to essentially backup the entire Time Machine?

texts:
I'm interested in creating a clone of my Time Machine backups (the Backups.backupdb folder) so that my local backup strategy isn't entirely dependent on the external HD being alive. My hope is that I can backup the entire Time Machine contents to a single file (a disk image, sparse bundle, I'm not entirely sure of correct terminology) and then upload this file to a service like Amazon S3.

Is there a method for doing so that is known to work well and result in an image file that can later be restored to an actual external disk and have all backed-up contents still be usable?

I have one caveat to my situation which might complicate things - I have about 25GB of other data in other folders on this external HD which I would like to not include in a clone. I've taken a look at SuperDuper and it seems like it would clone the entire HD just  fine, but I don't see how to exclude files - and CCC doesn't even show the Backups.backupdb as an option in it's file picker (even after following these instructions).


texts: Some native keyboard accent shortcuts not working since OS X 10.11.3 Update

texts:
I have a Qwerty keyboard on my MacBook Pro late-2015, set to the standard US layout, that I sometime use to write French accentuated characters.

However, since the last OS X update, some accent shortcuts are not working anymore. More specifically, Option6 (+ some vowel), which used to produce circumflex accents now writes §, and Optionc, used for c cedilla, is now used for capitalising the last written word. I can still write these characters using the press and hold method, but it's pretty inefficient.

How can I re-enable these accent shortcuts?


texts: Blank temperature in iOS 8 Weather app (showing just underscores)

texts:
Since upgrading to iOS 8 on iPhone, the Weather app will occasionally show a "blank" temperature (using an underscore: _ for each empty digit, so two underscores: __). The blank temperature also appears in Notification Center.

It is like this about 40% of the time. I imagine this doesn't affect everyone, but that it is instead affecting only temperature data for certain cities? Has anyone else experienced this and know how to fix it?

It's been like this ever since iOS 8 first came out on September 17, 2014, and since then I have tried killing the Weather app, restarting my device, etc. and none of those worked.


texts: In iTunes, is there way to switch easily back and forth between tracks in two different playlists or library parts (say podcast and music)?

texts:
Use case: I often want to toggle between a podcast and a music playlist in iTunes. Say, while ironing I listen to a podcast, later when I do computer work I switch to music, then when unstacking the dish washer I want to go back to the podcast and after this, music is on again, etc, etc…

Is there a script or plugin for iTunes, which remembers track, position and library/playlist, so that I can switch back to it? Or is there another convenient way to achieve this?


texts: New harddrive on a macbook pro 13 inch, dvd drive doesn't work, what do?

texts:
What I don't have:

An USB dvd drive

What I have:

Another working, up to date, Macbook (with snow leopard).
purchased Mountain Lion on the app store
A desktop PC
A 4GB usb stick.
A USB harddrive I'd like not to wipe out entirely.

My macbook pro's dvd drive seems busted, I spray some dry air inside and tried to 90 degrees trick, did not work.

Doesn't apple provide some way to make a bootable usb thing ?


texts: How do I prevent iPhone USB "hotspot" from commandeering laptop's Internet connection?

texts:
Looking for phone setting preferably. Turning off Hotspot not acceptable option.

Is turning off USB network in System Preferences on the laptop the only way?


texts:
I'm a teacher in a classroom with 8, 9 10 and 11 year olds who each have a macbook or a macbook pro. Fun job. We have a standard 10.6.6 image with iWork '09 (4.03).

In previous images, iWork would ask to be registered thrice (it changed to 'Never Register' on the third time), and then stop bugging you; but now for some reason it won't stop asking us to register. It's a real hassle. I've repaired disk permissions, but that doesn't fix it. Any ideas how to stop it from asking us to register? Bonus points if I can roll it out using a terminal script via. remote desktop.

Thanks!


texts: OSX Froze, Fails to Boot in any Configuration

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In the middle of working like a charm, my MBP locked up. After a bit, I did a hard power off. Here's the timeline since then

Reboot. Got to user screen just fine, logged in. Applications all started up, but beach balled as soon as I moused over them. Everything stopped responding. Wait. Another hard power off
Reboot. Eventually apple logo turns into the deadly circle with a slash through it. Hard power off
Reboot into single user mode. CMD + s on power up. The terminal output finds my SSD, but goes into an endless loop trying to mount and resulting in:

disk0s2: media not present

...

hfs_mountroot failed: 6

cannot mount root, errno = 19

Hangs in this loop forever. Hard power off
Single User mode is the only of the boot options that gets anywhere now
I've cleared the P Ram, tried to boot into recovery mode, safe mode, and tried booting from the recovery drive. Nothing gets anywhere but a gray screen.

Basically it all points to a hard drive failure. I installed a new top-of-the line SSD about 6 months ago, and with a couple million hours for a MTBF, I feel odd to be about 5000 standard deviations away from that average.

I'm wondering if anyone has any more advice for me to try before I swap the drive out and reformat it.


texts: Is it possible to crossfade songs on an iPhone?

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Is it possible to crossfade songs on an iPhone that are played through the iPod app?

If there is no native way to do this, are there any apps that can do this?


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Is there any way of getting the url of a safari process like activity monitor does:

dev-MacBook-Pro:~ dev$ ps ax | egrep '[c]om.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc'
42084   ??  Ss     0:00.32 /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent


texts: Is it possible to use Bento for Mac as the database for a database-backed website?

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I'm looking to create a website on my Mac, with content coming from a database also on the Mac. The website is static, and I'll probably need to write some scripts that will periodically (1) create new HTML pages on my Mac based on new content in the database, (2) sync the HTML pages on my Mac to the web server on the Internet using SFTP.

Can this be done using Bento, or should I be looking into Filemaker Pro instead?


texts: Dashboard contact widgets can't find any results?

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I have 7000+ contacts synched to my Apple iCloud account. I can see them with the contact app when I search for some of them via spotlight, as shown in the next image:

But in Dashboard Contact widget, it cannot find any matches with my name or number that I searched for.

What could be the reason the problem?


texts: Screen blinking "HDMI no signal" when Mac is sleeping

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I usually leave my computer, and let it go to sleep after 15 minutes.

My external screen is showing a blue screen saying "HDMI no signal" every other minute while my MacBook is asleep, and the screen lasts for a few seconds. If I unplug the external screen, the message appears for a longer period of time.
It did not happen with other computers (I have tested with a MacBook Air and a Windows Surface PC).
The built-in screen is turned off and does not blink in any way.

Setup:
I have a MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017) running MacOS Mojave (10.14.1). I have a USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, to which my external monitor (ASUS VS248H) is connected using a HDMI cable.

Question: Is there any way to avoid screen blinking (except for turning the screen off when I leave it)?
I.e. sending the correct signal to the external screen, so it does not think it is disconnected.


texts:
How does one remove a black border around a video. The input video has the size 720x576 and has the output video should be 720x480. I need to crop away 96 pixels from top and bottom.

I have gazed through this list of video tools for Mac, but I'm unsure which tools can do this. I have tried MPEG Streamclip and avidemux2, but they doesn't seem capable of it.

Preferable a free tool.


texts: USB-C to HDMI not working on USB-C port on dock

texts: I have an Ansbell USB-C dock connected to my Macbook Pro.  On this dock there's an HDMI port that is plugged in to one of my external monitors.  This works fine.  Also on the dock are two USB-C ports.  One is specifically designated as the "charging" port.  Basically, the USB-C charger cable won't work on the other one, it'll only work on the one designated as the "charging port".  So, the charger is plugged in there, and then I have an USB-C to HDMI adapter (made by Anker) plugged in to the other USB-C.  The external monitor is not coming on.  However, when I unplug the charging cable and plug the USB-C to HDMI adapter into the "charging" USB-C port on the dock, the display works.  Curious if anyone knows why, and also how to get both my external displays to work.


texts: How do you make unallocated space in OS X El Capitan?

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I'm trying to install Windows 10 on my Macbook Pro, but Windows won't let me format the Bootcamp created disk. I've seen people make unallocated space on their drive to install Windows on. Unfortunately, El Capitan won't let me make unallocated space. Any tips?

Thanks.


texts: Create ZIP files from containing related files from multiple folders

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Is there a way to automate creation of ZIPs containing files with common name elements?

What I have are multiple variations of the same image:

files/2250/8199print.jpg

files/1200x1200/8199square.jpg

files/1200x900/8199wide1.jpg

files/1200x628/8199wide2.jpg

files/480x360/8199small.jpg

What I'd like to do is create some sort of application that goes into folders, finds related files (all contain "8199") and then archives them all into a new file named "cartoon8199.zip".

I tried to create an Application via Automator, but couldn't figure out how to make the Name Contains field in Find Finder Items include a variable.

Any ideas on how to achieve this?

I'm on a Mac running HighSierra 10.13.3.

Thanks in advance!


texts: why does less seem to think my terminal has more lines than it does?

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Don't know if this is really an OS X question, but:

less seems to insist that my terminal (whether I'm using the builtin Terminal or iTerm2) has more lines than are actually displayed, and so the top of whatever I'm lessing is always off the screen.

My LINES environment variable matches the number of visible lines in the terminal.

I have a vague recollection that it didn't use to be this way, but has been this way for me for several months, at least.

Suggestions?


texts: Strange domain name appears in Sharing Preferences, source unknown

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First of all before anyone asks, I have already set my DNS name in the Terminal with scutil, which is reflected on the Terminal prompt and returned by the hostname command. I also understand that this is separate from my computer name, which is also set correctly at the top of the Sharing preference pane.

However, there appears to be a third name specified somewhere, and it shows up under the File Sharing and Remote Management sections. This is my work machine (A mac mini) and I inherited it from a previous employee so I don't know it's history, but I'm a Mac technician at an IT consultancy and we have seen this problem elsewhere, and it has us stumped. This rogue DNS name that hides somewhere on the system is also what our remote management software grabs to name our client's machines in our system, and since we have no known way to change it it's made reassigning machines to new users a confusing proposition on our end.

Does anybody know what sets the domain names used by the remote management and file sharing services, and where it might get this value from? I have searched through so many configuration files and have come up empty handed. I assume that configd handles this assignment but I don't know how to configure or troubleshoot configd.


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I have a badge with two unread messages in the Messages.app on my iPad. Messages in iCloud is setup on all my devices. This two unread messages don’t show up on any of my other devices. I also can’t find this unread messages on my iPad.

What can I do? Is there a why to show all unread messages? Is there a way to reset Messages on my iPad?


texts: What are the consequences of changing my Apple ID password?

texts: If I change my Apple ID password, will that disconnect or block all devices from accessing my FaceTime through my Apple ID?


texts: How to Get a Similar color as LightSteelBlue3 in El Capitan?

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I see many LaTeX threads with the font, etc here.
I am interested in the similar colors as LightSteelBlue3 in OS X that are by default, because I cannot find the color in Homebrew and not by default.

In TeX Live Utility, I find the packages xcolor, colortbl and caption as installed.

How can you get a similar color as LightSteelBlue3 in El Capitan?


texts: OSX: Affix window to not move on spaces switch

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Is there an option, or external program that anyone knows of that would allow me to set window to always stay in the same position on every one of my 4 spaces / not move when I switch.

Like I want VLC player to not move so I watch a movie, but switch spaces between other applications.


texts: Smart Mailbox Folder not displaying mail

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I've got two smart mailboxes named NEW eric@ and NEW ericgorr@ which contain only new message for corresponding email accounts. I have placed these two smart mailboxes into a smart mailbox folder named Personal. When I select Personal, I see that it will show me the new messages contained in the smart mailboxes it contains as shown in the image:

So far, so good. However, I created another smart mailbox folder called Personal 2. When I move the smart mailbox NEW eric@ into Personal 2 and select Personal 2, no messages are displayed as shown in the image:

Anyone know why? Any know what can be done to fix this?


texts: How do I stream audio from a Computer's Browser to an iPhone?

texts: I have to do this because I don't have a working sound card in my Macbook and the system can not play audio. I therefore need to get the sound input directly form the browser (Chrome Extension) and stream it to another device (iPhone app). If this exists that would be awesome, otherwise I might write it myself.


texts: Switching back to iOS12.3 from iOS 13 beta 3

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I want to switch back to iOS12.3 from iOS 13.

For this apple support says that It can be done by restoring backup from iTunes:

But iTunes is not installed on my Ubuntu computer. so How to switch back to original iOS from iCloud backup?

One crude way I understand, is to format iPhone and this will turn phone into new one, then I can restore the backup from iCloud. Will formatting the iPhone restore the iOS 12.3 ?

Edit: I erased everything, and restarted as new iphone/also restored from very old icloud backup. But phone didn't switch back to iOS12.3.


texts:
Can't rename LV (Logical Volume) Name:

I cannot change LV Name neither in Finder or via Terminal. The name looks strange, thanks to my 2.5 years daughter. I have no idea how she changed the name, but it happened. If I try to rename simply in Finder, the message is that I should use either smaller number of symbols or avoid using commas et cetera. This message appears even if I try to use a single symbol like 'd' as a new name.


texts: Search file system for multiple search terms (bulk search finder)

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I have a list of over 200 partial file names:

Apple
Orange
Banana
...

I want a text file with a list indicating which of them exist inside an mp3 file on my hard drive.

I can type them one-by-one into my finder, but I would prefer to perform some batch operation to determine which ones are present and which are not.


texts: Can no longer send a photo from camera roll to a shared album

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iPhone SE, iOS 14.5.1
For years I have made a new Shared Library every year with the year in the title, to share with my other half.  This has always worked, and she has a shared library of photos I have sent her for each of the last 7-8 years or so.  But I recently upgraded my OS (always a scary proposition with Apple) and I can no longer share photos from the camera roll, to a shared album!  The option simply doesn't appear.  I can email them, send them via Messages, AirDrop, Dropbox, Google Drive, and a ton of other things.  But there is no option anywhere that I can see, to add the selected photos to a shared album.
Album Sharing is enabled, iCloud is working, etc.
How can I add a photo to a shared album in iOS 14.5.1?


texts: Cannot connect to specific website since OSX Mountain Lion install

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I just installed Mountain Lion and everything is working pretty well except I can't connect to adobe.com.  I can not connect on any of the browsers (firefox, chrome, safari).  i can access the website on my other mac and my pc.

I've tried:
Adding a New Network Location & Renew DHCP.
Changing my MTU to 1453
Clearing my SystemConfiguration of Preference Files.

I don't know what to do. I can't install the adobe suite that i just bought because I can't access the website to authenticate it.

Please please help me, im desperate.


texts: Ping got killed automatically under Big Sur on M1 Mac Mini

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I received my M1 Mac Mini last week and it was wonderful.
However, today when I was trying to ping my other server, it got killed right away.
Walton@Waltons-Mac-Mini ~> ping
Killed: 9

Does any know what happened?


texts: Problem with empty spaces when executing shell commands in AppleScript

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The following code to purge a directory recursively does not work because I cannot get past the Application Support folder.

try
    do shell script "rm -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Pepper Data/Shockwave Flash"
end try

If I use ~/Library/Application Support/Google... nothing happens. Which is expected.
If I use ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google... I cannot save the script due to the error message: Syntax Error Expected “"” but found unknown token.

How can I work around this error?


texts: What are the risks with low disk space on a Mac?

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I've seen some suggestions about not allowing free disk space to go critically low or

  ... to have no less than about 15% of your drive's capacity free ...

Currently, I've been silencing the "disk full" notification for  a day now, but haven't observed any performance degradation.

"The risks involved with low disk space" is the theme of the question. More specific questions are:

What processes will see a problem in low storage space (except spotlight, assuming I don't use it.)?
Is there an official backing for the claim?

MacBook Air 2017, Mojave.


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I have been using an external SSD as my primary drive on my iMac for over a year. I'm not sure if it got unplugged or nudged while powered up but it now doesn't work. I can mount the drive but I get errors when trying to mount the main partition.

I have followed advice given here:

External disk - Unrecognized file system (-69846)

Mount external HDD readOnly option

How to change the "Recovery HD" partition to type "Apple_Boot"?

however none of the solutions have had much effect.

Looking at my partition list I see that the partition type and name for my main partition is screwy:

 /dev/disk4 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *275.1 GB   disk4
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk4s1
   2: 7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC               274.9 GB   disk4s2

I presume that they should be "Apple_Boot" and "Macintosh HD".

I had hoped that using

sudo asr adjust --target /dev/disk4s2 -settype "Apple_Boot"

would do the trick (or at least help) but all I get is

asr: Volume adjustment failed: Invalid argument

and as there appears to be very little documentation on the "adjust" functionality of asr I don't know how to proceed. I bought a new drive and hoped to restore my data from a Time Machine backup but it turns out that's corrupted!! So, I really do need to try and get this drive back into action again. Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Drive was running OSX 10.14.3 Mojave.


texts:
Is it possible to set an alarm with my voice to siri, receive confirmation, but not have her speak back?

Is there a technique I can use to do this with all commands?


texts: Launch different apps based on file name (other than the extension)?

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I'd like to have different apps handle .jpg files based on a naming convention I'll use for the .jpg files. Specifically most will go to Xee, but ones containing thumb should instead cause VLC to be called with the same path and file name, but with .mp4 (or .mkv, etc.) extension.

Is there an existing script / app that does this? I'm guessing the way to do it would be to create a shim app (sort of like choosy) that handles the main file type based on extension, and then hands off to the apps you configure based on a ruleset.


texts: Anyone able to connect gioteck VX-1 (PS3 controller) via Bluetooth?

texts:
I have a Sony DUALSHOCK 3 SIXAXIS controller, I can use it as a USB controller on my OS X Mountain Lion MacMini and it works perfectly.  I have it set up in Bluetooth so that when it is not connected via USB, I just press the Playstation Logo and it connects instantly via Bluetooth.  In my humble opinion, Sony DUALSHOCK 3 SIXAXIS controllers are overpriced, so I bought a gioteck PS3 VX-1 Wireless Controller for $29.99.   It is identical in every way to the Sony controller except the shape and that it doesn't come with a lithium ion battery and instead takes two AA batteries or a battery pack like the ones you put in an XBox 360 controller.  The "Cheap" controller works identical to the Sony controller when connected via USB.

My goal here is to play four player games with the whole family without spending nearly $200 on PS3 controllers.

The problem (I think): gioteck did not properly set the values transmitted via Bluetooth upon connection. The Bluetooth Type is "Unknown" instead of "Peripheral", the Name is "PLAYSTATION(R)3Conteroller-ghic" instead of "PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller", the Services are not set instead of "PnP Information Wireless Controller", the Major Device Class is "0x1f" instead of "0x5", the Minor Device Class is "0x0" instead of "0x2", and as expected the Product ID and Vendor ID are different from the Sony.

My guess is that most of the details I listed above don't come from the Bluetooth device itself but are looked up based on Major Device Class and Minor Device Class (but I really don't know much about how Bluetooth devices work).

So my question:  Anybody know if there are files on my OS X 10.8 that I can modify so that my "Cheap" PS3 controller that works via Bluetooth on the PS3 can also work via Bluetooth on OS X?

Here are all the details I have:

The one that works:

The one that doesn't work:


texts: How to get iWork and iLife after upgrading to Yosemite from Mavericks?

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I bought a mid-2014 MBP Retina (activated on 30/09/2014) from a friend and did a re-installation of Mavericks, then upgraded to Yosemite right after the re-installation (without associating the mac to my Apple account. I only did that after upgrading to Yosemite.)

Now I realise that I cannot get the iWork and iLife apps for free (I should have associated the mac to my Apple account and use it to get iWork and iLife before upgrading, right?).

Is there anyway to get that apps without re-install everything ?

Thank you in advance for your help.


texts: Retrieve Passcode from iphone backup files

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This is the scenario in front of me.

An iPhone 4s is available with enter passcode. I have its backup taken from iTunes. I have extracted all the files (*.plist, *.db, *.sqlite, etc.) from those backup files.

Now my job is find the passcode from the backup. I no longer have access to the iPhone.

I have viewed almost all the files and still unknown with the file that contains the passcode.
It would be great help if anyone would point me into the right direction.

If any other security app such as Applock is present, where does its passcode resides.


texts:
Can't Connect via ethernet on Mac but Wifi works!! Automatic DHCP comes up with Odd IP address and Subnet that doesn't exist in my range?
Have tried all the standard things restart, remove from list, change cable, check on another computer (have Dell Laptop on desk also) testing cable with it, frustrated!
iMAc 27inch Mid 2011 Running High Sierra! I'm stumped!


texts: Easiest way to create a graphical representation of Application Usage Report?

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I have several mac users who claim they need all 3 major browsers for testing websites and they need Admin privileges to keep them updated. (My Company doesn't support but Safari.)

I have run an Application Usage report for the last year on these users to pull what applications where used, how long, etc etc..

I have the data in Excel and I am trying to 'pie' chart the data so I can see what application they are really using the most. I have already split each user up into individual sheets. Has anyone else solved this problem (using Excel or even another tool)?


texts: How can I add an autocorrect mapping to the iOS dictionary?

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My iPhone, running iOS 6, used to autocorrect ill -> I'll for me and I liked that. It has, very recently, stopped doing this. I suppose it makes sense given than ill is actually a word, but it is a word I rarely use and certainly use far less frequently than I'll.

Is there any way to add a correction mapping back to the iOS 6 dictionary such that typing ill autocorrects to I'll for me?


texts: Recover Yahoo password that's stored on my Mac

texts:
I forgot the password to an old Yahoo account as well as the answers to my security questions.  When I try to recover it using keychain, I only find a very long series of letters and numbers that is not the password (I would never come up with that, and even when I try to use it to open my account, it doesn't work).

Now, I don't rely care about the account any more, but the funny thing is that I can still log in on Yahoo messenger from my Mac, which means that the password IS saved somewhere in the machine.

Any idea how I can recover the password itself if it's not in the keychain?


texts: Will the dd disk clone commandline include partitions of various formats on macOS Catalina?

texts:
My original question was closed because it's assumed this thread (What is the best way to clone a disk between two Macs?) answers my question, so I am rephrasing my question and title.
The author in the linked post makes no mention of whether he intends partitions to be copied (just "files") and neither do the responses.  Will "dd" accept the disk's partitions, and its various volume formats? I have some 10 partitions, with some being HFS+, some APFS, one ExFAT. Will these formats also be copied with dd?
Would appreciate some help, thank you!


texts: How to make the "shake" commands easier?

texts:
When I want to undo some typing on Notes or Pages, I have to shake my ipod-touch like a crazy (and afraid that it may throw from my hand).

Isn't there a way to configure the "shake sensitivity", or change this command for, say, a button?


texts: Sketch within note app is not available on my Macbook Air 2012

texts: Is there a way to tun sketch on? Because I can't see any icon to start drawing:


texts: I have two phones that are both on one Apple account in Itunes. Now that I am on ICloud updating the two phones are merging information. How do I separate the two phones into distinct accounts?


texts: How can I adjust brightness of 3rd Party external monitor on iMac, Macbook or Mac Pro via keyboard?

texts:
Apple stopped Thunderbolt display and Cinema display line.
Recently announced an ungodly expensive 'reference monitor'
beyond the need and budget of most people.

For my iMac, I bought two Apple-recommended 4K Dell monitors to go with my retina iMac. The Dell 4K monitors work fine.

But Apple dumped its monitor business without creating a way to adjust 3rd party monitor brightness from the keyboard. That's unfortunate since there's an industry standard DDC protocol to make it possible to control brightness 'over-the-wire'.

Adjusting Dell monitor brightness from the physical panel button/menu is   a hassle. It's tedius, multi-step, awkward and worse if you have more than one external monitor.

I haven't found any good apps that resolve this.  There's one on the App Store I found that looks like it works well, but it's badly implemented. It simply inserts an overlay graphic with an opacity setting so it darkens the screen by covering it.

The problem is it darkens screenshots, ruining them!
The apps I tried are flaky, badly implemented, limited, badly designed...


texts:
As the title says: is there a way to permanently show the markup toolbar in Preview?

(working on OSX 10.10.1 Yosemite)


texts: Is it possible to see what was 'illegal' about my app?

texts:
I've recently had an app of mine accepted for distribution on the iOS App Store. As usual, I selected to allow for publication on all App Stores. The app was approved and the app was available to download on all the international app stores.
Approximately 24 hours later, I received the following message in the Resolution Center:

We are writing to notify you that your application, application name, will be removed from the China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines :
22.1 Apps must comply with all legal requirements in any location where they are made available to users. It is the developer's obligation to understand and conform to all local laws
While your app has been removed from the China App Store, it is still available in the App Stores for the other territories you selected in iTunes Connect.

Is it possible to see what it was about the app that was regarded as illegal?
I'm not aware of any content of my app that would be regarded as illegal, especially as my app was only removed from the China App Store rather than internationally, and nothing illegal was 'picked up' in review.
The app in question is Free Bitcoin (iTunes link).


texts: Will new desktops with Thunderbolt capabilities work with existing 27" Apple Thunderbolt displays?

texts:
Searched for the answer, apologies because I'm sure this must have been covered.

In 2012 we'll see desktop motherboards (and I suppose laptops but let's ignore that) to build Windows boxes that have Thunderbolt connectors.

If/when I buy such a motherboard and build a Windows box around it, will there be a way to connect 27" Apple Thunderbolt monitors that I already own?  I won't care if adaptors will be required, I'm just curious whether it will even be possible AT ALL?


texts:
I recently changed my shell from bash to zsh. I have lots of snippets (Alfred, Dash...) for terminal use that ends with a line break. With bash that snippets works fine, I meant, paste the command and execute it (as ends with a line break).

The point is that in zsh, doesn't work as I expected. The snippets paste the code and add a line break, but without executing the command. Is there any way of fixing this?

I'm using iTerm.


texts: Is it possible to disable/enable a current model iMac's internal screen at will?

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TL;DR

As far as I know there is no way to easily disable/enable an iMac's internal display at will while simultaneously powering up an external display. Can anyone suggest a solution to achieve this functionality?

Background

Here's the use case scenario presented to me today:

This user basically wants a 21" or 27" laptop that will power two external 27" displays for 3 out of every 4 weeks. For the remaining week it needs to be on the road with them. As no such laptop exists, the scenario is that they want to use an iMac as a tower under a desk for 3 weeks each month. The iMac would provide all the CPU/GPU processing power to run applications and power the two 27" displays. Then, when they need to go on the road, they would just grab the iMac and cart it around in a car. Their desk already has two 27" displays (connected to monitor arms), and therefore it is not practical to just move one of the displays for 3 weeks of the month, nor is there the room to also place an iMac on the desk.

I did ask Why not just get a 15" MBP, but was told they need at least a 21" screen (preferably more) to display the data they work with.

The only practical solutions I could come up with were:

Use two Macs - an iMac to take on the road, and another suitable Mac (perhaps a current model Mac Pro or 15" MBP) to keep on the desk. However, they were not keen on this solution as the data is highly sensitive and it increases the risk of a breach. Apparently the data is so sensitive that the computer will never be connected to the internet and it will be secured in a custom-built cage below the desk. I did ask how they intend to manage the risk on a device that is on the road for one week each month, but was told that was out of scope!
Turn the built-in display brightness down to zero - The user is concerned about the long-term impact this will have on the display etc as the display is not actually disabled or put to sleep while it's being used in this fashion for 3 weeks each month.

My hope is that I'm just missing something really simple (e.g. a terminal command that works on a desktop Mac to put the built-in display to sleep), or a piece of software that does the same thing. Any suggestions/hacks/workarounds are most welcome!


texts: Why do Chromium and Chrome delete all cookies after closing the browser?

texts:
I am unable to stay signed in on Chromium and Google Chrome. I sign in to website A, close all tabs, open website A again, and am still signed in. I quit Chromium or Google Chrome, open website A, and have to sign in again.
I believe the problem is from Chromium because I can stay signed in on website A on other browsers. I checked this thread and confirm that at chrome://settings/content/cookies, I have disabled Clear cookies and site data when you quit Chrome. That issue seems to continue unsolved.
I am using Chrome 81.0.4044.138 and Chromium 766739.
How can I stay signed in on a website with Chromium or Chrome?
Update: I reinstalled Chromium and Google Chrome and have the same problem. I have since learned how to inspect cookies. On Facebook, for example, I have cookies that expire in 3 months:

After I quit and restart Chromium, all cookies from facebook are gone:

Another problem that could be related is that each time I launch Chromium or Chrome, I get these two alerts, as if I were launching it for the first time:

I believe this is a problem with the browser on this operating system because of these two alerts, and because Brave which is also based on Chromium does not give these problems.
And for reference, my settings do not ask to clear cookies after restarting:

Second update: I updated Chromium (Version 86.0.4207.0 (Developer Build) (64-bit), 18 July 2020) and Google Chrome (Version 84.0.4147.105 (Official Build) (64-bit), 18 July 2020) and they both have the same problem. I verify that cookies are enabled, sign in to a website, quit the browser, go to the same website, and I am signed out, even though the website has cookies stored. Here is an example of cookies from StackOverflow saved on the browser, which looks the same for Chromium and Chrome:

Note: Moved to SuperUser.


texts: How to use Windows US-Intl keyboard layout on a Mac?

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Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc. all have a keyboard layout called US International, which turns the right Alt key into a modifer that lets you type common symbols from European languages, as well as adding various dead keys.

Is there any way to use this keyboard layout on a Mac? Macs do have a layout called "U.S. International - PC", but despite the name, it doesn't match the keyboard layout used on other OSes. It makes " and ' combine with certain letters but otherwise doesn't appear to change anything at all and in particular, holding the right Alt key doesn't work.

I don't want to have to memorize a whole different keyboard layout just for Macs, or hold each key and wait for a popup or whatever.

The Alt level of Windows US International, which I am used to looks like this:

But the same level on Apple's US International PC is a lot different and looks like this:


texts: I have just bought a new iMac. I have iTunes installed on my new computer. All my iTunes preferences are set perfectly on my old iMac. I now want to move my external hard drives to my new iMac. This is where all my iTunes music stored. There is one slight problem... I can easily connect the hard drives to my new iMac... One thinks that just locating the names of the hard drives and taking your mouse and sliding the folders into iTunes will all arrange the albums and all the tracks with all the album names and artists and everything goes in it's right place... Wrong... Doesn't work that way. There is a way to copy your iTunes preferences so that when you attach your hard drives the first time your iTunes program knows exactly where to find everything and everything is in it's place. Someone out there must know. I used to do it all the time but now I have not done it in like 3 years... Someone help!


texts: Best way to switch magic keyboard and trackpad between work/personal Macs?

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I just got a new work laptop. I would like to seamlessly switch my bluetooth devices (headphones, magic keyboard, touchpad) between work / personal Macs without complex repairing.
Has anyone solved this problem?
Ideally, I would love it if my bluetooth devices just paired with the computer docked into my dongle that connects to my monitor / power. Like if there was some kind of USB bluetooth controller that exposed my bluetooth devices as USB devices to whatever was connected to it, that would be awesome. But I haven’t found anything like that. I’m curious if people have different solutions?
It would also be ideal if this could be used for other bluetooth devices, ie seamlessly switch headphones...


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Since I updated to macOS Sierra (10.12.2) PDF attachment are shown with sizes of 0 KB and a preview is not embedded. Resetting Mail and even re-installing the whole macOS system (factory default, no recovery) did not help.

The only way to read the attachments is to view the e-mail raw data (⌥+⌘+u) and then store it into an *.eml file. The created eml file can then be opened with Apple Mail via ⌘+o and the attachment is readable.

What am I missing? My inbox is IMAP not POP3 and my provider is posteo.de.


texts: Stuck at loading spinner after resetting iPhone 4 (iOS 7.1.2)

texts: I'm giving my iPhone 4 (iOS 7.1.2) to someone else, and I wanted to reset it. So I went into Settings -> General -> Reset, and I picked the option to reset all content and settings. However it's been stuck at a screen with a loading spinner for about 5 hours now. How long should I expect this process to take?


texts: Change text message forwarding from a device other than iPhone?

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I have an iPad mini that I'm using right now for most things, as my iPhone broke yesterday. I won't be getting a new one for a while.

Is there any other device I can change text message forwarding option from to make SMS go to my iPad mini?


texts: iTunes Match Alternative ... or some way of implementing this

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We’ve been using iTunes Match pretty much since the beginning, but recently my wife has turned it off and refused to re-subscribe. I’m fast getting to the same place. It just seems so unstable, wishing Apple would invest some of their billions into it. I read with dismay how many people find Google Play to be so much better. As I write this I see a “Cannot connect to iTunes store” on my iPhone. Noting wrong with our connection … it’s alive and well.

Bearing in mind that I have two Macs, an iPhone and an iPad and my wife has a Mac, iPhone and iPad what we really want is the following.

I want all our music to go up to one location (iCloud or even better our own server). I want an app or web app that I see on the right hand side a list of artists or albums (or playlists) and columns for each device. I want to be able to tick the “matrix” to specify which devices the artist/album/playlist should be downloaded to. When the device is switched on, it must download (no fuss no bother and no stupid I-can’t-do-anything-about error message). A nice enhancement would be to specify three options for each entity (Download, Stream, Not Available). There must be options to easily bulk select.

So … is there such a thing out there?

In my immediate family plus spouses and kids girlfriends/boyfriends there are 11 Macs, three iPads and 10 iPhones. My brothers are very similar. I have nieces and nephews that use Apple. My parents also use Apple. Collectively, we have a bunch of Apple equipment.


texts: Detect installed applications (software dev) on OS X Lion

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I'm a first time Mac user.

Aside from checking out the installed applications on my Applications folder, are there other ways to find out what applications have been installed on my OS X Lion?

When I tried out the Terminal, and then assumed that the IRB (Interactive Ruby) or Ruby was installed, so I typed "irb" and it did work.  It ran the Interactive Ruby and I was typing simple Ruby commands then!

I tried typing "python" too and the Python prompt then appeared.  I typed some basic Python commands like "print 'hello world'" and it worked too!

I was thinking if there was a way to find out just like the Add/Remove Programs that I was used to when I was still using Windows XP/7 back then.

Cheers!