texts: How to reactivate a iPhone 5s which was originally activated from another account (Device already removed from previous iCloud)?

texts:
I bought my iPhone 5s about 3 days ago.Once i bought it i activated the phone from one of my friend's AppleID and password , because i needed to check if the phone functions well, before i leave the shop.but then after when i got back home i made a new apple account and used the phone with that account.

But since my phone is activated from my friend's iCloud i logged into account from his appleID and password. then i removed the device from his account. Then i erased the phone then rebooted it and setup a new i phone  with my AppleID and iCloud but still my phone is NOT Activated in my new account??

can someone please help me to activate my phone from my new account????


texts: Are there Mac tools for checking PDF and image files for problems?

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Are there any Mac tools for checking pdf and image files for encapsulated malware, exploits, or other potentially suspicious stuff?

If I email these files to myself on some online account, which online email services (gmail? yahoo? mobileme? et.al.) might do a decent job of scanning these items for me?


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I changed my Apple ID password and want to login to iCloud with my Mac.
Entered password, and now it shows me loading and I can't do anything: neither restart the computer nor cancel the request.

Please help, it has been over 10 minutes . . .


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In Terminal, how do I add a host key to the file known_hosts? Also, how do I remove a given host key from the same file?

I trying to ssh into a computer at my school and when I type in the command johndoe@mu.math.umn.edu, it returns:

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@    WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!     @
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
It is also possible that a host key has just been changed.
The fingerprint for the RSA key sent by the remote host is
fb:59:b6:4f:e0:9d:99:64:12:44:c8:16:1c:46:b0:92.
Please contact your system administrator.
Add correct host key in /Users/johndoe/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message.
Offending RSA key in /Users/johndoe/.ssh/known_hosts:1
RSA host key for mu.math.umn.edu has changed and you have requested strict checking.
Host key verification failed.

I am not sure, but I think want I want to do is add this "finger print for the RSA key" to the file known_hosts.


texts: Where are Google Chrome cookies stored on a Mac?

texts:
Where are Google Chrome cookies located on a mac?

I went
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Cookies, but I don't think that this file is the one. I cleared cookies, went to this file, copied content, brows a little, paste the content i copied back into the file and saved. I was still logged in gmail.


texts: Is there an app for iphone that can notify me whenever my mac powers on?

texts: I would like to know if there was an app that can notify me whenever my mac is powered on. like IFTTT app. example if mac powered on then send a message to iphone.


texts: Toggle iCloud services in System Preferences via command line / Bash

texts: Is there a way to toggle the check boxes (enable or disable the services) in the System Preferences > iCloud preference pane via command line or Bash?


texts: Is Apple's Device Enrollment Program (DEP) tied into the OSX Installer, Hard Drive or Machine?

texts:
My case is I bought a macbook off eBay, reformated the SSD inside it to High Sierra then transfered the SSD to an older Macbook and that's when I started getting the DEP notifications. The older Macbook previously never had the notifications.
So my guess is the DEP either came from the OSX installer I used or the SSD?


texts:
Is there a way to install Xcode 4.2 on OS X 10.8?

I need to compile some Firemonkey projects on my MBP (latest without retina) and I have OS X 10.8 installed and through normal means it's not possible to install Xcode 4.2.


texts:
I want to clean the inside of my iMac. The mac : iMac Mid-2007

How do i clean the dust from inside or clean inside of it. Basically im saying how do I open the mac?


texts: Disable bash command completion (bash v. 5.0.7(1))?

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I'm trying to remove all tab completion features from my shell to start over and rebuild it properly.

I have homebrew installed and it's running bash v. 5.0.7(1). I had the bash-competion brew package installed which has been uninstalled. I have removed all completion features from the .inputrc file and, as far as I know, any trace of completion features from my other startup files.

However, if I type ec<tab> it still completes the command for me with echo even after opening a fresh shell. How do I turn this feature off?


texts: Can OS X be configured to only allow administrator users access to shutdown tools?

texts:
Setting aside pushing a physical power button, can I prevent non-administrator users from initiating a software shutdown?

In Mac OS X Lion all users are allowed to shut down the workstation. How do I allow only the administrator to shut down the workstation?


texts: Print really long webpages to PDF Safari or Chrome -- any quick solution?

texts: I have tried using Safari and Chrome to print really long webpages to PDF and both of them take awfully long... When I export the webpage to html and open it in TextEdit, it loads fine and even the Export to PDF is really fast...but the formatting isn't pretty with TextEdit's Print to PDF. Safari WebContent is processing really slowly and I wanted to ask if there is any other solution for printing awfully long webpages into pdfs quickly...


texts: Change default Arabic font on OSX Catalina

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I'm trying to change the Arabic font on OSX Catalina from the default Geeza Pro to the (system provided) much nicer looking DecoType Naskh.

However I'm unable to disable Geeza, nor make any changes in the /Fonts directory even as root with SIP disabled. There are no other actions on the fonts to say which one is default.

Is there a way to do this?


texts: Emacs Ctrl-x ctrl-s command not working in Terminal.app

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I am having issue when connecting to my school's unix remotely via Terminal (SSH) and attempting to edit code in emacs on my Mac. I have a Macbook Pro running Mac OS 10.6.

I use the emacs that is installed on their Unix operating system (not emacs installed locally on my Mac). I made sure that Terminal is running vt100 emulation, as that is the setting that I was told to run it at.

Everything works fine except for some keyboard behavior issues. When I attempt to save in emacs (Ctrl-x Ctrl-s), it doesn't seem to accept it and and makes the "bump" error noise, as in bad input. However, when I attempt to do this on another Mac (with a full keyboard), the save command works fine. It also works fine when I am running a virtual installation of Ubuntu on my Mac laptop. And when I use a Windows machine, running PuTTY, the save command works fine. So I am thinking it has something to do with my Mac's keyboard (since it is a laptop keyboard, and not the full keyboard)? Or is there a setting that may be wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Mojave - disabling trackpad from terminal

texts: I tried to disable trackpad on my MacBook Pro 2015 my operating system is Mac OS X Mojave there is not have Accessability menu in System properties. So, how to disable it from Terminal?


texts: When I set my IOS devices to use an Internet proxy, my iOS Remote app won't connect. How fix?

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My ISP started having problems loading NYtimes... I live overseas. Their only answer was: OK, configure your devices to use this proxy.

So I configured my iPad etc to connect using the proxy. All very good.

BUT as a direct result, the iPad (and IPod touches) now simply hang when I try to run the Remote app to control my iTunes on my Mac.  Argh... That is key for me.

Any advice on how I can keep the Proxy from killing my Remote app?

-- why the heck would Remote app care about the proxy anyway?  It does not need to connect to anything outside my apartment.

-- I already tried configuring my computer's entire Mac OS to also connect to the proxy . Did not fix the problem. Note that normally, I am leaving the Mac's OS NOT connected to the proxy but rather only having my web browser (Firefox) use the proxy.  Partially because having the Whole Mac configured to proxy did not fix the browser... And it did not help matters when I saw that the Preferences control panel for the proxy was reformatting the port number of the proxy to display the number like this: 8,080.  Uhh... You think apple might have fixed that embarrassing bug in its last update.

Thanks!!!


texts: Reliable, Simple Transfer of Really Large Files?

texts:
I want to be able to move really large video files (think 60 - 90 GB) between Macs in different cities on a closed network. I'd like to be able to go point to point, so no single-server or cloud-based solutions. Because the pipe between locations isn't huge, the files may take hours to transfer. I want a solution that won't just stop if there is an intermittent network error, or even an unexpected reboot. The interface should also be simple; something like a folder for each destination that a user can drag and drop to.

Nice to have would be the ability to monitor and pause a delivery on the receiving end, so if two transfers get started at the same time you don't have to wait forever for either to finish.

I know there are some really expensive solutions. I think there are some FTP clients that  come close. Anyone know something affordable that would meet the requirements?


texts: Why is my 2010 MacBook Pro not detecting RAM?

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I recently acquired a 2010 13" MacBook Pro. The computer beeps every 5 seconds (indicating no RAM is installed). I have tried installing four different compatible SODIMMs in both slots but nothing works. None of the slots work! Because both slots are not functional, the computer is useless. What could be causing the problem? What part of the slot might be damaged? I have tried adjusting the four screws surrounding the RAM slot with no luck. Suggestions?

Far fetched but has anyone had success with reflowing the RAM slot?


texts: How can I get an iPhone through Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program on my family's Verizon plan?

texts: My current iPhone is on a two-year contract with Verizon that makes me eligible for an upgrade in January, with a plan that I share with my family. I'm really interested in Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, so I was wondering, is it possible to get an iPhone through the iUP, keep my current number, and put the iPhone on my family's plan that has, until now, been all iPhones purchased through Verizon? If so, how would I do that?


texts: MacBook pro stuck in a loop after booting

texts: yesterday i turned off my computer as usual nothing strange yet ive noticed that it get so hot lately ( I figured out later that it’s due to dirt in fan , i cleaned it ) ; then today morning computer stucked in a black loop after apple logo , it shows in a half second cursor then it turn. Black again , i tried safe mode ( stucked in same loop )and repairing disk and reinstalling macos i tried alt command R+P and nothing worked , i didnt install anything yesterday yet i ignored an update from apple from last week ; im using sierra , i need help please , and thank you so much in advance


texts: MacBook Pro mid 2012 OS X Yosemite hard drive error

texts: So I went to my MacBook the other day and the screen shows nothing but a folder with a question mark flashing. It won't reconize my hard drive. I can still hear it spin up and running so is this still a hard drive issue? I have tried all the recovery and Cmd Opt P start-ups and have still gotten nothing.


texts: I was browsing the Lua source code and I did "make install". It worked perfectly but I could not uninstall it! How can I install Lua 5.0?


texts: Is there a way to kill an unresponsive applescript launched by an application without killing the application?

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I've got an AppleScript that I usually launch out of Quicksilver, but occasionally, the script hangs, never exiting. (I think it's waiting on a non-existent window to appear).

This results in Quicksilver being monopolized, waiting for the script to die off.

If this were a Windows box, there would be a "scripting host" process I could end to fix this, but I'm not sure if OS X has a similar process. Nothing jumps out at me in the process list.

Of course, I could just kill and restart Quicksilver, but I'm wondering if there's an explicit way to just kill a runaway applescript that's running in the context of another application?


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I just restored my old Late 2009 27" Quad core iMac, from Time Machine to a Late 2012 21" i5 iMac, and at certain points it is very slow and laggy. For example when I try to open Photoshop, or just randomly when I am on the browsing the Web using Google Chrome.

Nothing seems to be using too much of the CPU or the RAM, but maybe I need to do some kind of system clean. I already installed the newest OS which seems to have helped.

Can anyone please let me know what might be the best solution, or general steps which should be taken in this case.


texts: Project folder not visible in Sublime Text 2 after relaunching app

texts:
When I add a new project folder to Sublime Text 2…

It works normally. But when I quit and relaunch the application I can't see my project folder on the sidebar?

What should I do?


texts: How do I turn my optibay hard drive into a slave storage?

texts: I have a new SSD and my old hard drive installed in my optibay. My old hard drive currently has a Mac OS system on it, and I want to just wipe it so I can use it for storing my videos, and pictures. How can I do this?


texts: How can I recover an unresponding application without quitting?

texts:
I've just run a very long Matlab simulation on my Mac Book Air. It uses Mac OSX. The simulation has practically finished, but seconds before the end, Matlab appeared in the activity monitor as not responding.

I really do not want to loose all the simulation data that has taken me so long to obtain. Is there a way of relaunching the application without quitting ? Or any way to get the data that has already been calculated ?

Please help!


texts: How do I recover from Disk Utility hang without system restart?

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I have external CDROM connected to MBP and I wanted to read one data CD. The media was in bad shape (scratched) so macOS could not read anything. I wanted to eject the disk and try another media, just to find out I am completely stuck.

Disk Utility would spin "Loading disks" indefinitely, and all my efforts to unmount/eject disk from command line have failed. Not even eject button on CDROM drive worked. When I physically disconnected CDROM drive - diskutil still kept showing it:

/dev/disk6 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:        CD_partition_scheme                        *109.6 MB   disk6

With CDROM connected this did absolutely nothing:

drutil eject

I tried following with CDROM connected and disconnected (tldr; everything failed):

diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk6
Unmount of disk6 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted

diskutil umount force /dev/disk6
disk6 was already unmounted or it has a partitioning scheme so use "diskutil unmountDisk" instead

diskutil eject /dev/disk6
Volume timed out while waiting to eject

diskutil eject /dev/rdisk6
Volume timed out while waiting to eject

diskutil eject disk6
Volume timed out while waiting to eject

I issued sync to force cache flushing - it did nothing.

I checked all open handles with lsof - and could not find any.

This happened to me couple of times before due to bad (corrupted) USB drives (or HDD drives with esoteric Linux partition scheme), and only way I could get out of this type of hang was - reboot (not even logout/login worked).

Is there a way to recover from Disk Utility hang without system restart?

Only workaround I have so far is Windows in VM to do USB copying.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Can I disable the Lion animation when switching to/from fullscreen apps?

texts: In Lion there is an animation when switching to and from full screen applications. Full screen apps are great, especially on a 11" screen, but this animation is getting very annoying. Is there a way to turn off these animations?


texts:
So I have been trying this for weeks but am not able to make it work optimally. Here are some screenshots of my settings: and the mail filter rules: I want to apply mail filtering for specific cases such as the mail should filter everything from gitlab as junk but not those emails that have a specific keyword in the header like the name of a repo. How can I apply such rules.

I have tried changing If any of the following conditions are met to If all of the following conditions are met but that seems logically incorrect and here are the set of rules that I applied

from ends with gitlab@mg.gitlab.com
subject does not contain keyword

but it still filters everything from gitlab


texts: iOS 12 devices randomly wakes to Home screen and doesn't turn off again automatically

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I've got an iPhone 8 and an iPad mini 4 (both running iOS 12) that both seem to have the same issue.

For some reason they randomly turn on the Home screen when they are resting, as if they have just received a push notification (although they haven't).

When they randomly turn on the Home screen, it will not turn off without manually pressing the lock button. So if this happens in the middle of the night, it just runs down the battery.

Any ideas why this might be?

Please see below screenshot of Settings app for lock on the iPhone.


texts:
I want a good image viewer for mac. When I open any random image from a folder like this:

I want to be able to navigate to next/previous image with left and right arrow. Seems so simple but I downloaded 15 image viewers for mac and couldn't find the one I am looking for.

The default imageviewer for Windows does this perfectly. I want something like it: https://youtu.be/kWwjm-2U_mU?t=1m1s


texts: How to prevent Macbook from bluetooth reconnecting to lost connections?

texts:
I have an Macbook Pro mid-2017 and a pair of Bluetooth ear-buds.
When I turn bluetooth off and on again on the Macbook, the ear-buds do not reconnect automatically, but when I just put the ear-buds in its case, so they turn off and I take them out again, they reconnect automatically.
When I get home and take the ear-buds out they still do reconnect, but when I take them out on the next morning, they don't.
It seems like there is an timeout or something for "lost Bluetooth connections".
I already tried this command:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist DontPageAudioDevices 1

Like I described it works, when I turn Bluetooth off and on again, but not when I only turn the ear-buds off.


texts: Enabling Apache in Mac OS X Mountaion Lion

texts:
This is my first Mac, it's Mountain Lion, and I know how to enable Apache through Preferences -> Sharing -> Web Sharing, but how the hell do I do it in Mountain Lion?

I find that that button no longer exists, so what's the Ternimal command to turn it on manually?


texts: Sleeping Apple Devices Responding to ARP Requests for the Default Gateway

texts:
Hoping to get some insight regarding a bizarre issue that is being seen at a few of our networks, as well as others (based off reddit and NANOG posts). The short story of what is happening is that Apple devices (primarily MacBooks as well as some iMacs) that are sleeping will hijack the default gateway IP for the wireless VLAN that they are in, as well as responding to ARP requests asking who the default gateway is. This behavior makes the AP's log a message "CAPWAP detected next hop MAC changed from correct_DG_mac_address to apple_mac_address."

We have tickets open with Cisco who is blaming Apple, and Apple who is stating we need logs that are utterly impossible to get as we cannot recreate this behavior. Apples current workaround? Push out a script to completely disable sleep on all Apple devices.

More specifics:

This is only affecting 3802i WAPs that are in flexconnect mode, and
we are seeing this at multiple sites, on two different wireless
controllers. The 3802i's do not reboot - they lose connectivity,
recover, repeat.
Wireless subnets are generally as large as /20 and contain the AP's
as well as all clients. We plan to move AP's to a different subnet as
a test, but we are hesitant due to the fact that if AP's no longer
log the CAPWAP message/drop from Prime - then we will not know when
this behavior occurs making it harder to track.
The ARP entry on the switches NEVER changes. For this reason, I
believe DAI/DHCP snooping would not be an effective solution as I've
seen others suggest.
We think this behavior may be related to sleep proxy that can we seen
with out of the box Apple TV's, but have yet to prove that.

My question is - has anyone ran into this type of behavior before. In addition, does anyone have any suggestions as far as how to remedy this behavior so it no longer occurs?


texts: Resetting OS X Password Without Having The Installation Disc?

texts: In the event that you have forgotten the login password to your Mac (for whatever reasons). What possibilities exist to reset the password without having the OS X installation disc(s) ?


texts: In what cases iOS stops screen recording on its own?

texts:
I tried making multiple sessions of screen recording on two devices, each recording its own screen: iPhone X and iPhone 5S. The result was that recordings on 5S were in several cases shorter than on X, but I didn't explicitly stop the recording in 5S's Control Center.

Under which conditions could iOS stop the recording at its own initiative / basing implicitly on what I did?

I found only "tapping status bar" that could stop recording (though it asks for user confirmation); is there anything else?


texts: The APFS partition on my external hard drive doesn't mount anymore

texts:
I have a WD Elements 1.5Tb external hard drive with two partitions. One is for Windows (that I use with Bootcamp on my mac), the other is for OSX (APFS file system). Usually, OSX can see both WIN and MAC partitions as separate drives, and Windows only see the WIN partition.
Today I plugged my HDD into my Mac, and I only can see the WIN partition anymore (in Finder and on my Desktop). It shows up on Disk Utility with a generic name, two times (As a partition, grayed out, and as a separate disk, uninitialized). I cannot mount them or run S.O.S on it. One is grayed out.

but I still have no ways to even read it. I tried different usb ports, even plugged it into another Mac and got the same results.
It also seems to show up with diskutil but I still cannot do anything with it:

I also tried Stellar Data Recovery which shows me +64gb of files on it that it can recover, so it's still there, but I cannot afford the 100$ to recover it.
I really need the data that's on this drive, so is there anyway I can repair it myself, or at least recover the data? Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Weird text replacements on all apps on OS X

texts:
I'm having a problem with the fonts on Mac OS X 10.10. I don't remember if I had this problem when I used 10.9, but I have it for more than a month now on 10.10.

So, in some applications, some groups of letters are being replaced by symbols: i.e. "fi" is replaced by a dot in Adium, and on Airmail 2 is replaced by a weirdly placed "e".

Here's a print form Adium:

The actual text is: test: FIGARO figaro

And a print from Airmail 2:

There are more combinations of letters changing to different symbols, but I can't remember them right now.

Can somebody please tell me why is this happening? Thanks in advance!


texts: Stolen iPhone 6 can't log out of iMessage

texts:
My iPhone 6 was stolen a week ago. I can't remove that phone number from my Apple account. It is still listed in iMessage, etc. The help file I see tells me I have to sign out of FaceTime and iMessage from my iPhone.  I don't have my iPhone.

How do I get rid of this phone number?  I have told Apple it's stolen; I've told my phone carrier too.  And yet...


texts: Using pip vs. MacPorts for installing Python packages

texts:
I could install a python package (for example, numpy) on my Mac either via Macports:

port install py-numpy

or via pip:

pip install numpy

What are the general pros/cons of each approach? When should each approach be used?

When should I prefer one over the other?
Does it matter whether the package I'm installing is small or large (e.g. numpy)?
Does it depend on the version of python I'm using (2.x vs. 3.x, or Apple's python vs. MacPort's python)?
Does it matter whether I have multiple versions of python installed on my Mac?
Can they be used concurrently?

I'm hoping for an answer that has a short listing of some pros/cons of each approach with some discussion about when to choose one over the other.


texts: Booting from USB to install Windows 7 on Macbook Pro, Early 2011

texts:
I used Bootcamp (5.0) to create a Windows 7 install USB. It successfully created the install USB but when I reboot the system and hold down the option-key to boot from the USB drive, the boot-loader doesn't give me the option of booting from USB.

I also tried recreating the install USB from another Windows 7 machine using Microsoft's own Windows 7 USB creation tool but I still don't get the option of booting from USB on my mac.
What am I doing wrong here? Any Ideas?


texts: iOS Simulator cannot create devices after upgrading to Xcode 6

texts:
I just recently upgraded to XCode 6.1.1 from 5.1.1.  When I launch iOS Simulator.  I get an error "Unable to boot device in current state: Creating".  I have tried deleting the devices and adding them back manually.  But that is to no avail.  I have reinstalled XCode as well after uninstalling and cleaning my Library and Preferences folders.  That also has not worked.  I am not sure if there are artifacts left over from 5.1.1 that are causing this.

Does anyone know what the root cause/solution is?

Please Advise


texts: Why are my images exported to flickr at a lower resolution when I asked for "Actual size"?

texts: When I export a bunch of images to Flickr by using the built-in share to flickr, I see the images getting exported but they all appear as max 1024 pixels on either side. I did select "Actual size" when exporting so it should use the full resolution. And I think it did work fine in a previous export.


texts: Is there a way to use a Finder hot key to open a folder in TextMate?

texts:
I have setup a System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Services item to allow me to use a hotkey to "Open in TextMate". It works fine on files, but does not work on folders.

If I Control+Click on the same folder, select "Services" from the pop-up menu and choose "Open in TextMate" the folder is opened as a project in TextMate. This is exactly what I'm looking for. Is there a way to setup a shortcut to have the same open folder as project behavior as the Control+Click method?


texts:
I have an iMac running OS X 10.7 that stands in a public space. Recently, someone stole a Mighty Mouse that was connected to it. I know the time period when it happened so I was wondering if I can find out what sort of activity was going on during back then. For example, what users were logging in, what apps were they running and when was the last time when this USB mouse was connected. I already went through system and kernel logs and they provide just a bit of useful info. What are the best practices of auditing Mac usage?

Thanks!


texts: Use Retina resolution in Microsoft Remote Desktop

texts:
I've been trying to set up my new MacBook Pro [with Retina display 2015 edition]. I use a lot of university software via Remote Desktop connection, it worked very well on my Acer laptop and it's vital that this staff works as good as on Windows machines.

The problem is that when I open the connection on MacBoook the display is not great - I can see pixels, just like my grandmas' TV from the 1970s. I tried with different resolution settings, still the same.


texts: How to adjust the left margin in Pages' Business Resume template

texts:
In the screenshot below, can someone tell me please how to shift the main text area to the left?

From the ruler, one can see the text begins at about 6.7 cm.

Changing Document Margins from the default 2.12 cm to 0 cm helps, but still a long way from 2 cm.

No adjustment of text columns, tabs and indents proved fruitful.

Similar in nature to How to move "section"/change "section" margin in Pages but this one is tougher — not even an Apple Support rep knew how to get around it other than to use "Convert to Page Layout" which removes body text altogether.

Thanks to anyone's efforts to solve the mystery.


texts: How to loan my iPad while preserving personal data?

texts:
I would like to loan my iPad Air (iOS 8.3) to a friend and give him a clean device (without my apps and any personal data). After getting my iPad back, I would like to restore the whole configuration and have all my data again. What is the preferred procedure to do it?

Probably here's what I should do at the beginning:

Backup the device to a PC computer using iTunes
Erase the device according to the guide here: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201351 (sign out of iCloud and erase all content).

But what then? My friend should create his own iCloud account and use it to configure the device? And if I want the iPad back, then I should erase it again and restore the backup from my computer? Will it work?


texts: How to set Finder to *always* use list view

texts:
I'm using Finder on macOS, and one major frustration I have is the disorganized grid view that always ends up cluttered and messy until I right click and 'Clean Up by Name'.

I don't mind the grid view in itself, but I'm also fine with list view. What I want is a system where it will use list view 100% of the time, NOT on a folder-by-folder basis, which is what happens when I click on the list view icon in the title bar.

Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: Big Sur - Logging in after sleep sometimes doesn't work

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 2018 and after upgrading from High Sierra to BigSur, I sometines can't log in after putting my Mac to sleep with ControlCommandQ.
I don't always have the issue and can't exactly reproduce it, but sometimes, after locking my Mac with CtrlCommandQ, when I enter my password and click Enter, the login screen freezes. I can move the mouse, can interact with the Touch Bar (for example, play music).
Does someone have any idea how this issue could be fixed without a fresh install?


texts: Option to boot into Windows missing after Boot Camp Assist

texts:
I just completed installing Windows using Bootcamp Assist. I allocated 30 GB to the Windows partition. The process completed after taking a long time (> 7 hours), and a Bootcamp partition has been created.

System specs:
MacBook Pro (Retina Mid 2012) with MacOS Sierra (10.12). I downloaded Windows 10 from this link

However, there is no option to boot into Windows. Even if I press Option+Shift+Commad+Period as suggested in another post, i dont get the option to boot into Windows.

There is no Windows start up disk

But the Bootcamp partition has been made, and it has taken 30 GB

Here are the disk details

I did a NVPRAM reset as suggested in another post, but it didn't change anything. The external USB disk now has the following files:

Should I erase the Bootcamp partition and start over again? If so, can i use Disk Utility to erase the Bootcamp partition?


texts: Will iTunes Match organize my local files?

texts:
Today I organized some of my songs/albums on my Macbook Pro while I was at work. My main/local files are on my PC at home which is also connected to Match.

After organizing songs in the cloud, will that sync down to my local PC files and organize them there?


texts:
So now that Macs no longer come with infrared I can't use the Apple Remote to control Plex, which is pretty disappointing.

Does anyone know of a good Bluetooth remotes that will work with Plex? I've seen the Satechi Bluetooth Multimedia Remote, but it looks like its not compatible.

Alternatively, I've seen this Twisted Melon IR Receiver, however its pretty big and bulk so its far from an ideal solution.

Ive been using a combination of the iOS app and the Apple wireless keyboard, but none are idea. The iOS app doesn't remember the volume of the client, and freezes, and besides, I much prefer a physical keyboard.

Has anyone seen a small Bluetooth remote thats compatible with Plex (or, sends keyboard commands), or a small IR receiver compatible with Mac?


texts: New messages getting delievered to two phones after restoring a backup

texts:
I took a backup of my data on my iPhone 6s and then restored it on an iPhone 7.
Now there is another SIM in the 6s, but all messages coming in on the 6s are also coming on the 7.


texts: iPhone tethering not working via bluetooth

texts:
I can successfully tether my Mac (10.7.3) to my iPhone4 (5.0.1) via wifi, no problem, been doing it for months.

However, when I try to tether via bluetooth instead, I can't seem to see the internet from my mac.  Network Settings reports a green light for Bluetooth PAN, but my browser can't connect to anything at all.

My Mac reports very similar IP addresses for both, starting with 172.20.10 and differing only in the last octet.

Any idea why I can't successfully tether via bluetooth?


texts: External Storage to LaptopStorage NAtive

texts: I have a 128gb sandisk USB for my macbook pro 2015 13' (the storage capacity for the laptop is 128gb). Can I make the USB like my SSD for my mac (on laptop) so combined it will be 256gb total?


texts: How many resources does an empty OSX desktop take?

texts:
By desktop, I mean creating extra desktops that you can flip to for extra screen real estate, not separate monitors. They used to call it spaces.

I like to have a couple ready in case I need them, but most of the time I don't. Wondering what the penalty is for having empty ones running.


texts: Process throttled after exceeding limit of 150 wakeups per second

texts:
I have a process that crunches through some data, running more than 12h. Often it completes without issues but sometimes it slows to a crawl as if it is being throttled. The CPU is close to idle after this happens but the process still appears to do something and has not crashed.
The console (see below) shows a wakeup limit that has been reached. Can this be the cause of the issue?
I tried to renice -n -5 -p PID without effect. I'd like to avoid having to restart the process as it can't resume.
How can I avoid this situation, remove/change the wakeup limit or how can I make the process run normally again when this happens?
Data Source:      Microstackshots
Shared Cache:     0x512b000 4D8DECCA-68A1-3A8F-9311-EFC83DC9C512

Command:          Python
Path:             /usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.2_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
Identifier:       org.python.python
Version:          3.9.2 (3.9.2)
PID:              28198

Event:            wakeups
Action taken:     none
Wakeups:          45001 wakeups over the last 287 seconds (157 wakeups per second average), exceeding limit of 150 wakeups per second over 300 seconds
Wakeups limit:    45000
Limit duration:   300s
Wakeups caused:   45001
Wakeups duration: 287s
Duration:         286.96s
Duration Sampled: 162.16s
Steps:            21

It appears that the process will resume to operate normally after 1 hour.


texts: Guest account on MAC OS X 10.5 can go to Finder and see all the files

texts: I created a new Guest Account with restrictions and parental Controls but if I am in the guest account and I go to Finder and click on All images or documents it shows all of it.....  How can I limit access to that or block it completely?


texts: Time Machine fails since enabling FileVault on iMac with Fusion Drive

texts:
I have an iMac with a Fusion Drive, and Time Machine configured to back up to an external USB disk.
Everything used to work well, but then I enabled FileVault for the internal Fusion Drive. Since then, Time Machine has not been able to back up:

Clicking the red info button shows:

I left it for multiple days, rebooted the computer, reset NVRAM, did First Aid using Disk Utility for both the external disk and the filesystem in it, all to no avail. This is on macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 (20E241).
diskutil cs list shows that the encryption is complete.
kartick@iMac ~ % diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group B2E1C2E9-637C-4BAB-897B-ABA771347B48
    =========================================================
    Name:         Time Machine Backup
    Status:       Online
    Size:         5000637104128 B (5.0 TB)
    Free Space:   0 B (0 B)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 91CE72E6-ACB1-4B90-8DA2-FFE4365D4A4F
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk3s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     5000637104128 B (5.0 TB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family 957C53B4-DB6F-4E1F-B743-286CAA1E75A6
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Conversion Status:       Complete
        High Level Queries:      Fully Secure
        |                        Passphrase Required
        |                        Accepts New Users
        |                        Has Visible Users
        |                        Has Volume Key
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 0A5A21A4-D46E-4FE8-9663-3AA7EE5EA68E
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk4
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          5000284778496 B (5.0 TB)
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Time Machine Backup
            Volume Name:           Time Machine Backup
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

How do I get it to work?


texts: macOS Catalina does not allow incoming connections from local network. Firewall is down

texts:
I starting facing this issue some days ago. Even when the firewall is down, I can't reach my mac from my local network. Ping is not responding neither. Some test I've done:
From my console
nrossi@~$ netstat -an | grep 8080
tcp46      0      0  *.8080                 *.*                    LISTEN

nrossi@~$ sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --getglobalstate
Firewall is disabled. (State = 0)

nrossi@~$ ifconfig | grep "inet " | grep -Fv 127.0.0.1 | awk '{print $2}'
10.1.2.123

nrossi@~$ curl -I 10.1.2.123:8080
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: text/html;charset=UTF-8
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:06:46 GMT

From other computers
nrossi@~$ curl -I 10.1.2.123:8080
curl: (7) Failed to connect to 10.1.2.123 port 8080: Operation timed out

nrossi@~$ ping 10.1.2.123
PING 10.1.2.123 (10.1.2.123): 56 data bytes
Request timeout for icmp_seq 0

Any help ?


texts: Can't find backup files on Macintosh HD?

texts:
When opening the OS X System information it says I have 67 GB backups:

But when I'm using Disk Inventory X to find large files on my Mac i can't find any backups files:

I don't know anything about any backups files stored locally. I have a backup to a Time Capsule.

Disk Inventory X says I only using 69 GB, but the System information says I have 140 GB.

Can I delete the backup files and how?


texts: Pages: How to put a word between horizontal rules

texts:
How can I make something that looks like this?

--------   Text   ---------

where the horizontal rules extend to the margin on either side?


texts: How do I send someone a normal text if they also use iMessage?

texts:
My brother has a Windows Phone, and an iPad. Whenever I try to text him, it sends him an iMessage to his iPad, not a text message. Since he does not always have his iPad with him, he doesn't get my texts most of the time.

Is there a way to choose when a message is sent via iMessage, or via SMS?

Right now, my solution is to have two separate contacts for him, but that is annoying.


texts: A specific Safari WebKit page on iOS - how to see memory usage graph in Instruments?

texts:
I've set up Xcode/Instruments so that I'm monitoring an iPhone 6s's memory usage altogether. I've got a specific com.apple.WebKit Process that I would like to see very finetuned information on - as precise as possible. This com.apple.WebKit process will eventually crash the Mobile Safari running on an iPhone 6s using iOS 10 - this WebKit process will not crash an iPhone SE running iOS 11 Beta - but that's just to say that "things will eventually get better".

It seems that 1Gb of memory is not enough to run the com.apple.WebKit process for this specific scripted embed.

So, I start Instruments running and I see peaks of 640mb or so of memory usage - but how could I record this memory usage in the finest possible detail, so that I can figure out what drives this over the edge?


texts:
I'm looking to build an iBook with iBooks Author which would require a jQuery masonry-esque layout and I have scoured the web for documentation, help, tutorials, and articles that may help me embark on this project but to no avail. I know custom layouts are possible because the project uses this iBook as a reference. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction that may help me in this quest? I must first say that I'm a front-end developer by trade and I've never created an iBook before.

Thank you in advance!


texts: Prevent Photos app on OSX from launching when plugging in device

texts:
The Photos app opens whenever I plug in my phone.

How can this be prevented?

I have seen many solutions for the old iPhoto app that involve changing the "Connecting camera opens" option, but the new app has no such option.


texts: Is the SSD "stick" in the MacBook Pro the same as the Mac Pro?

texts:
I have one of the new Mac Pros, and I'm thinking about upgrading the internal SSD. It seems that some Amazon sales suggest that the drive is the same format as in the Retina MacBook Pro.

Does anyone know for sure? Because if they are the same, the ones listed for the MacBook Pro are about 1/3rd cheaper.


texts:
is it reasonable to use a Time Capsule not as a backup, but as a filesystem for a variety of linux/osx computers on the same local network?

(is HFS+, which seems to be claimed to be the default format, a network file system, so that it handles multiple computer access?)

about two years ago, Can I use my Time Capsule with other OSes? was concerned with backing up to the Time Machine.  this is not my plan.  it is supposed to be a shared file system.  another post hinted that to use SMB (which both OSX and Linux can use), one would have to set up another partition (or presumably an external USB drive), so I would have to know how much to give to one vs another.

/iaw


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 15" from Mid-2015.
Unfortunately the battery started swelling up (funnily the battery menu claims the it to be ok).
Since it's a stationary computer after I smashed the screen I simply want to run it without battery.
As soon as I remove the battery it does not boot anymore. It starts booting but then before it gets to the login screen it turns off again.
There is absolutely no information on this issue on the internet. The only hint I could find was another person claiming the AC adapter wouldn't have enough grunt to handle boosting.
That does not make a lot of sense to me, since I ran MacBooks without battery numerous times. On the other hand it's a pretty sound theory, electronics wise.
Is there any possibility to reduce load on boot? I could also try to sacrifice an old AC adapter and solder the MagSafe to either a thicker cable or even to a different power supply...
Any thoughts on this? Could it be, that the AC adapter is not capable of providing enough power (85W though...)? Or could the wimpy cable introduce too much voltage drop?


texts: I've lost my Airpods Pro serial number complely. If i use a friends serial number will that stop them in the future using it?

texts:
In order to get a replacement case I need a serial number.
I've fully lost mine (unpaired, no case, no packaging and no invoice as it came from amazon)
If I use a friends serial number will that give them issues in the future such as the "This is a serial number for a product that has been replaced" warning?


texts: Macbook Pro Retina Screen Shot problem -- again

texts:
Judging by the comments to my question, I should maybe paraphrase my question. Original post below.

The problem:

If I take a screen shot on my Retina Macbook, with a display resolution of 2560x1600, the saved file cannot be opened on the same machine at resolution 2560x1600, but needs to be rescaled to 50% (at least in Preview and XnViewMP).

My questions:

Why is this the case? Why can't I open a screen shot at 100% on the display the screen shot was taken of?
Is there a real solution for this? By "real solution" I mean, not a workaround that simply rescales the image to 50%, and as a result, will make it look somewhat blurry?

(Old version)

I'm aware that this problem -- of screen shots taken on a Retina Macbook looking bad due to some "resolution mismatch" -- is a known problem. It's been covered for example here.

However, I'm trying to figure out what exactly is going on, because right now I don't even understand what causes this problem:

If I take a screen shot on my rMBP 13' at a screen resolution of 2560x1600, the file that is saved has the same resolution, but opening it on the same machine, it looks a lot worse.

It seems that opening the 2560x1600 file on the same machine/display can only be done by scaling the image down 50%, to 1280x800.

Now, I understand that the blurriness I see is due to the rescaling of the image (to 50% of the file resolution), since rescaling (never?) works absolutely perfect.

Here's what I don't get: I can see how opening a Retina display screen shot on another (non-Retina) display would lead to this problem. But I don't see why, on the same machine and display, the screen shot I just took needs to be scaled to 50%.

Could anyone take a moment and explain why that's the case?

P.S. I realize that there are some workarounds which all seem to involve rescaling the image "on the go", as described for example here, or by using apps that do it for you (e.g. RetinaCapture).

However, none of these solutions solve the problem described above: that the rescaled image will look (slightly) worse than what I see on the screen, and of which I want a 1:1 screen shot.

(EDIT) Okay, just figured something out: When opening the 2560x1600 screen shot with an app called 'Acorn' (which I just downloaded, only trial mode), it looks perfect. So it seems to be somehow related to the image viewer. I tried before Preview, XnViewMP and Gimp -- on all of these the, the image is scaled down to 50% to display it entirely. Anyone knows what the difference is, and if I can set any of the above programs to perform like Acorn?

(EDIT 2) A comment by user duozomo in this A.SE question suggests that the problem is due to different image viewers using different parameters for "screen pixel per image pixel". Can anyone confirm this? And if so, is there a known list of which programs use which parameter for this?


texts: How do I get Spotlight to find apps in non-standard folders?

texts:
My work computer has a handful of personal applications that I store not in /Applications, and not in ~/Applications, but in another folder (/usr/local/data/Applications) for several reasons. However, despite this folder being within Spotlight's search index (it's not excluded from Spotlight's index), Spotlight doesn't find the apps there when searching.

Is there any way to address this? Does Spotlight have a preference list property for "list of directories that I know contain apps" or something?


texts: iPhone screen zoomed without zoom accessibility feature

texts: My iPhone 6 screen is awkwardly zoomed in (not on the zoom screen function) and I can't access the edges of my screen. How can I fix this? I can't access my space bar when texting or my Notification Center. Tried restarting and charging but nothing has worked. Any tips?


texts: Can I capture a zoomed-in screen with the "Screen Capture" feature of OS X?

texts:
Sometimes I use the Accessibility -- Zoom gesture to zoom in on one part of my screen by holding down the CTRL key. But if I do a Screen Capture (using Command (⌘) + Shift + 3), the point-of-view of the image produced is the standard full screen, not the zoomed-in area that I was actually looking at when I pressed the keys.

Command (⌘) + Shift + 4 does not work either.

Is there a way to way to capture my zoomed-in screen?

(2013 rMBP) -- (OS X 10.11.3)


texts: Pasting images into Pages document very cumbersome - Inline vs automatic

texts:
Pasting images into a Pages document is very cumbersome, requiring each individual image to be re-set and location to be adjusted manually to 'Move with Text' and 'Inline with Text':

Can image-pasting be made to default to that setting ?
Thanks muchly for anyone knowing of a (likely?) simple-yet-hidden solution.


texts: Name resolution is using proxy server over my local DNS server

texts:
I'm running a local DNS server to resolve .dev as a testing domain on my machine, the resolution works fine and shows the proper answer through dig and ping and I can pull the home page instantly with curl.

The DNS server is my only configured name server in System Preferences acting as a forwarder to the corporate DNS servers.

However, in the browser the domain does not resolve properly. This appears to be because of my corporate proxy server, which is somehow taking priority in resolving over the local dns server. If I disable the proxy it resolves instantly.

I've excluded the .dev domain and localhost from the proxy in System Preferences, but still resolution is being done by the proxy server rather than my DNS server.

Can anyone help? How can I change the resolution order so that the proxy is second to my local DNS server?


texts: How to create new mysql user/db in Mac OS X?

texts: Can any one please let me know how to create new user and new db in MySQL? How to use mysqladmin in Mac OS X?


texts: How do I find out the MAC address of my iPad?

texts: I have a new iPad and MAC address filtering on my home wifi network. How do I figure out the MAC address of my iPad?


texts: If I delete 1 Apple ID (email address) will the same email addy become available to use again?

texts:
I have my own AppleID ("Bob") but I don't use this email addy "Bob" anymore. I want to add my current, daily used email addy ("Jim") to my ID, or better yet, make it my only AppleID and delete "Bob". BUT...
I already used "Jim" for an AppleID for an older friend who had no email address, so set it up for him on mine, "Jim".

My older friend now has an email address ("Ivan") so can I

add "Ivan" to his AppleID, make it the primary email address, and then delete "Jim" from it? Or...
delete his AppleID and create a new one for him "Ivan" knowing he would lose his minor purchases

And most importantly, this would all be pointless unless:
- will deleting/removing "Jim" as linked to my friend's AppleID then make "Jim" available for me and no longer registered to another account?


texts: Can I disable the linear image scaling in Safari on a retina display?

texts:
I have two MacBook Pros: one with Retina, and one without. Although browsing the web with Retina has much sharper text, most images appear noticeably blurry.

For websites that have not put in the effort to have Retina optimized images, I'd much rather their images appear pixelated than blurry. Can I tell Safari to use nearest-neighbour scaling?


texts: File path error in Applescript/TextExpander

texts:
I use the following code to open my dropbox folder quickly using textexpander.

tell application "Finder"
    activate
    set f to POSIX file "/Users/MrT/Dropbox"
    open f
end tell

Which works, but then I want to go deeper in my folders using this code. It does not work.
It looks like Textexapnder does not recognize spaces in file paths.

tell application "Finder"
    activate
    set f to POSIX file "/Users/MrT/Dropbox/School/Hardvard/6-Fall Session 2013"
    open f
end tell


texts: Mac iTunes keeps adding the wrong files to my playlist

texts:
2011 iMac, OSX Mavericks, iTunes 12.6.1.125

I'm a musician and am working on finalizing my new EP.  I have the master .wav files in iTunes, which I then convert to .mp3 to send to some people for feedback etc.  I have two playlists, one which contains the .wav files and one which is supposed to contain the .mp3 files, but that's where I run into trouble.

I can select the .mp3s and add them to the playlist in question via any means - drag & drop, right click, etc.  Regardless, what actually ends up in the playlist, is the .wav files.

Obviously these files have the same names except for the extension, since iTunes created the .mp3s from the .wavs.

Why on earth does iTunes insist on adding the .wavs to the playlist instead of the .mp3s I have selected?  And how can I fix this?


texts: So, I have an iMac 27" Late 2012, and I have just installed Windows 10 Home 64Bit through BootCamp. BootCamp comes along with several "support software", useful drivers made for Windows and Apple hardware. I have recently noticed that one of the drivers mounts and makes read-and-writeable drives that are formatted in HFS+, including my Mac drive (which appears read-only) and an external HDD I make backups to. Since I'm afraid of Windows Ransomware, I'd like to remove any access to HFS+ drivers from Windows side of things. Is there any way to remove (or at least disable) the driver that enables HFS+?


texts: use iphone camera to record video on to a computer

texts: I have a Windows 7 PC and an iPhone 5s with iOS 8.0.2. I would like to use the video camera functionality of the iPhone to record a lengthy (over 6 hours) video. The phone can be connected to my computer the whole time so I would like to avoid using the phone memory and rather use the computer HD (since the phone will run out of memory). How can this be done?


texts:
Why are my mom's contacts on my phone, and how do I delete them?

We have different iCloud accounts and different phone numbers and different email addresses.

I need help on how to remove them from my phone without deleting them from her phone


texts: iPhone 6 broadcasts two IP address's of which are identical, except for last set of numbers; possible clone of hacked iPhone?

texts: When running ettercap on Kali Linux using my cellular connection from AT&T, i monitored the web traffic of my iPhone 6 of which I believe has been hacked by ex boyfriend. What was incredibly strange and without any plausible explanation, there were two external IP's broadcasting,  as if they were clones of one another. They had the exact same configuration with the exact same ports open, with the only true difference being the last set of numbers on the IP. Is cloning an iPhone or perhaps the SIM being cloned a feasible explanation and are there any other sure fire methods of determining what is going on with my phone?


texts: OS X Mavericks system restore from external drive using Time Machine

texts:
I have a 3TB Seagate USB external drive (MBR scheme), divided in 2 primary partitions: one of ~500 GB has been created and formatted on Windows using Paragon Partition Manager with HSF+.

I did a full system backup using Time Machine to this partition (apparently, successfully - or so I thought). (Directly, not as an image.)

When I try to follow this tutorial: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14185 , as soon as I press Command R, I get thrown into an Internet Recovery, which takes about an hour to complete. I might be wrong, but, according to some research I've done, this should be the behavior when I don't have a dedicated recovery partition? If so - I don't see the point in creating the full system backup if I cannot readily make use of it.

After said hour passes, I am presented with the options that should have readily been available to begin with, and I am able to do a system restore from the Time Machine.

Said restore, though, ends after a while in (what should have been?) a boot screen: I get the spinning wheel but the Apple logo is switched for a "crossed O" as in, the "Access denined" symbol.

How could I prevent the Internet Recovery to take place, go directly to perform a Time Machine recovery? Any suggestions about the second issue, might they be connected somehow?


texts: New to Apple TV - struggling with AirPlay and Home Sharing

texts:
Can't get subject to work consistently. Some times I can access AirPlay on my Macbook Pro. On my iPhone (4S) and my iPad (3rd gen) I can't find the airplay icon.

The Home Sharing option has never worked - I have checked the firewall (it's off) and all units are connected to the same wireless network (a wifi extender)

Any ideas on how I can get to use the full potential of my new "toy" (The Apple TV 3rd gen)


texts: Inactive menu bar in Yosemite blinks annoyingly

texts:
I created a little screen recording to show the effect on my mac.

There are no special applications running which would change the menubar (like Google Drive, ownCloud and the like)

During the video I am just surfing with Safari or clicking around in Finder on the other screen. This blinking takes place all the time. Sometimes it is colored, sometimes just bright or dark. It is really distracting when there's a blinking effect in the corner of your eye.

Any idea what triggers this strange behaviour? Or might this just be an annoying bug in Yosemite and I have to wait for an update from Apple?

(In the meantime I downgraded back to Mavericks using a TimeMachine backup, which - much to my surprise - was no hassle at all! I think I'll refrain from installing Yosemite again, until an update will be offered by Apple.)


texts: Install knoppix on usb with disk utility?

texts:
I have downloaded the linux distro knoppix.

I have snow leopard and i want to make a bootable usb with the above distro with the disk utility.

I put the source to be the iso of the distro and destination to be the volume of my usb.

When i click restore it throws error : invalid argument for the destination.

Anyone have any idea about that? How do i do it?


texts: My contacts in Messages are not syncing on my new Mac

texts:
I just got a new Mac and my contacts are not syncing in messages. I have turned off/on contacts sync on both the new Mac and my iPhone multiple times, but the issue persists.
Please note, not all my contacts are missing on my Mac, but most of them are. Certain contacts like my immediate family members are shown in Messages....not sure why. When I search in the Contacts app in my Mac, I do not seeing the missing ones. I can add them one-by-one, but obviously this is not a good solution.
How can I fix this?
EDIT: I'm on macOS Mojave and cannot upgrade yet because I must have some legacy 32-bit apps. However, iTunes has the sync functionality that was moved into Finder in Mojave (iTunes has been EOL'd, thankfully).


texts: MacOS mdfind/mdutil issue and updatedb command : how to index all the files on my /Volume (root /)

texts:
A simple question : on Linux, updatedb command which is launched a second time seems not to reindex all the hard disk.

On MacOS Catalina (or maybe for previous), it seems that the command sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb reindexes all.

Is there an option for locate.updatedb to only update what's new ?

I thought about doing : sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb -u but I am not sure.

mdfind is a great tool but has got no transparency about its dameons mds  : I said this since suddenly on my MacOS, mdfind stopped finding recent files, and it was very frustrating. Moreover,  it takes a long time to index all the Volume (several days in my case, 2TB HD).

So I wonder if locate.updatedb command that updates from what is already existing is possible ?

On Linux systems, where updatedb is performed, this command is very quick because the whole database is no reindexed.

I just want not to reindex all the /Volume at each time I launch locate.updatedb on MaOS.

UPDATE 1:

I have killed all mds and processes relaled to mdutil and mdfind. Then, I launched yesteray a :

mdutil -E / :

here what I get when I do a ps aux | grep mds :

$ psu | grep mds
root              9607   0.0  0.9 11835260 285804   ??  Ss    9:20PM   2:14.29 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds_stores
root              9606   0.0  0.2  6866808  71984   ??  Ss    9:20PM   5:27.05 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Support/mds .

I don't understand why it doesn't return all files which normally should be found : example with mdfind -name README, it only return a partial of the expected result (nothing is displayed into my $HOME).

Moreover, the loop glass on right top indicates that indexing is fully carried out but from my opinion, this is too fast, I have 1.2TB of data of index : is it normal, what do you think about this ?

Any suggestion/explanation is welcome.


texts: Windows Steam not working properly using WineBottler on macOS v10.13.6 (17G3025)

texts:
I've just installed the latest WineBottler v2.0 from https://winebottler.kronenberg.org/downloads.

I clicked on the supplied Steam install button, and ended up with a new application in my application folder - I called it Steam-winebottler.app because I've already got the standard Mac Steam.app.

Steam-winebottler.app launched fine, did various updates, and eventually gave me what looks like a log-in window without any of the usual text.

What I mean is I can see the Steam logo, the Valve logo, and what looks like boxes for password and username entry, but not text saying "Password" or "User name" or "Click to continue" or anything like that.

Here's a screenshot:

https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=19444

mentions a problem: Steam client window(s) do(es)n't render any text.

which says "Ensure Steam client is launched as follows...

wine Steam.exe -no-dwrite"

It looks like that's the problem I've got, but I can't see a way to apply the fix when using the WineBottler approach.

I'd appreciate any clues.

Thank you.


texts:
I am a new user of the Mac terminal.  What is the meaning of "./"?  What is the difference between the commands

rm image.png
rm ./image.png
rm *./image.png


texts: Booting linux from usb on macbook pro 2019

texts:
I've got linux iso installed on a bootable usb and boot it from refind which works fine. But when I choose to install ubuntu in the grub menu I get a black screen.

After some digging online I read that I should add nomodeset to a line in the grub editor (pressing e when seeing ubuntu options: try ubuntu, install ubuntu etc.) to keep these changes I must press f10. But of course this is impossible because of the touchbar. It also says you can press control+x but as I found out this doesn't work and just types the letter x (a known bug).

How do I get around this? I only have one usb slot and that is used to boot linux, so I can't plug in an external keyboard. I also tried changing the key mapping (tilde to f10) from the terminal but these changed mappings appear to only work when booted in macos.


texts: Customizing Finder like Windows File Explorer

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I am migrating from Windows to Mac OS X. I really like Windows file explorer. In the left panel, a tree of folders shows up, and in the right panel, files show up. In addition, I enjoy naming files very long such as project1_year1_this_project_is_about_something_ver_A01.docx,

and as I proceed I create:

`project1_year1_this_project_is_about_something_ver_A01.docx`
`project1_year1_this_project_is_about_something_ver_A02.docx`
`project1_year1_this_project_is_about_something_ver_A03.docx`
`project1_year2_this_project_is_about_something_ver_A01.docx`
`project1_year2_this_project_is_about_something_ver_A02.docx`
`project1_year2_this_project_is_about_something_ver_A03.docx`

In Mac OS X, it might look something like:

`project1_year.......docx`
`project1_year.......docx`
`project1_year.......docx`
`project1_year.......docx`
`project1_year.......docx`
`project1_year.......docx`

which is a total mess. I think I was able to adjust the column length, but I want to see long file names without adjusting it and when I save as a new file name inside software like MS Word.

Is there any workaround to make Finder look like what I want? (1) a tree of folders, and (2) long file names without showing any other file information column.


texts: Remove app on App Store created by previous developer for our company

texts:
My company developed an app a few years back (last updated in 2016) for our news website. Our developer at the time uploaded it under their name. Since then though we have stopped working with them and have developed a new app that is under our name.

I have tried on a number of occasions to contact the app's owner to delete our old app via email, Facebook, Messenger etc but they just will not reply.

What can I do?


texts: Showing Macbook screen on a larger monitor

texts: When I connect the Macbook to a TV monitor it does not duplicate my screen.  It shows the Yosemite screen.  It doesn't change as I open different files.


texts: Getting iTune to add remote items to library

texts: I keep my music on a local Ubuntu server. Is there any way I can get iTunes to recognize the networked directory as part of its library?


texts: How to move iMovie projects from iPhone to a computer for storage?

texts:
I have a bunch of iMovie projects on my iPhone and they take up quite a bit of space.  I'd like to move them to my Windows PC.

In iTunes I tried going to Device/Apps/Sharing/iMovie, but it seems you can only add things to iMovie - you can't retrieve them from iOS.

Is there a way to do this?


texts: Allowing VNC to control computer under 10.14 (Mojave)

texts:
I've seen some topics asking for help (others offering it) re: apps asking for permission to use accesibility functions with regards to VNC in Mojave. RealVNC has a page describing the issue and a fix for their client. I use iTeleport, which works with macOS' own screen sharing. The connect app is not really maintained anymore but it's still a great option for iPhone owners.

The problem is, Mojave left it function as view-only and that renders virtually useless.

So, how do you fix this?


texts: Activate used Verizon iPhone 6 without sim?

texts:
I recently purchased a used iPhone 6, originally on the Verizon network. I'm an app developer, and as such, only need to be able to use this phone over wifi. However, when I boot up the phone I reach a "SIM Required" screen.

Is there a way to bypass this restriction or do I need to buy a cheap prepaid plan to overcome it?


texts: iPhone 6s won't connect to app store via WiFi

texts:
I recently updated to iOS 13.3.1. I hadn't been on the app store in a while (not even for updates), but now I can't get on there via WiFi (attempted on two entirely unrelated WiFi networks). If I turn off WiFi, I connect immediately. I'm also unable to administer my Apple ID (payment methods, etc.) while on WiFi. All other functionality seems to work properly - I can get to websites, etc.

Any suggestions what to check?


texts: Offline iPhone app to recognize Japanese words

texts:
I am looking for an offline iPhone app to recognize Japanese words:

I take a picture of a kanji or Japanese word or short piece of Japanese text
The app recognizes the kanji and converts it to text that I can copy and paste where I like (for instance in a dictionary)

Note: Several such application rely on the weocr web service. But I am looking for an offline app, that can be used without connecting to the Internet (for instance in the subway). Sharp phones are very good at OCR, and they don't need to access the internet to recognize kanjis.


texts: Where is the "Double click on titlebar to minimize" setting located in Mavericks?

texts:
I just updated my MacBook Air to Mavericks and I can't find the checkbox to enable the "Double-click on window title to minimize it" feature.

I thought I was in the System preferences > General pane, when I activated it, but that was in 10.6 (Snow Leopard).


texts: Mail program not showing all Exchange Sent boxes

texts:
I'm using Mail (version 5.3) on Mac OS X version 10.7.5. I have three different e-mail accounts which all are Exchange accounts by their type. All of them work correctly, I can send and receive e-mails. Problem is that in Mail program under "Sent" only the sent box of the latest account created is showing (see attached picture below). Of course, I would like to have all sent boxes from all accounts to be visible under "Sent".

Wondering, if someone here has bumped into same problem because I couldn't find any helpful answer from Apple's forums or anywhere else. Hovewer, it seems that I'm not alone with this problem. Could the problem be in Mail itself or in misconfigured Exchange Server or..?


texts: How can I limit the headphone max volume on OS X?

texts:
So I hurt my ears from excessively loud music last week at work. I'm well aware of the volume down key of course, but I tend to crank it up too much throughout the day without noticing it.

I need a limiter and it needs to be system-wide, since I listen to various other sound sources aside from iTunes. This isn't really an issue on my phone, since I can set a volume limit in the iOS settings.

Is there an equivalent built-in or third-party fix for OS X Lion?


texts: Can I check iPhone, iPad, Watch battery on Mac?

texts:
My goal is to have battery status of other Apple device on my Mac (preferably on menubar). I'd like to have a glimpse of the battery status of my iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Airpods.

I'm a user of Bitbar and iStat menu, but I haven't found any widgets can wirelessly check other Apple device's battery status.

What I know is that I can click the Wi-Fi icon on menu bar and it will show my iPhone battery status. To show the percentage, I have to option + click the Wi-Fi icon and hover over my mouse on the iPhone hot spot section. It's pretty clunky, but I guess at least the API is there.

I am also open to third party apps which can let me see battery status across devices.


texts: Make app notifications ring as loudly as the phone

texts: I have a the IFTT app set up to send me very important ios notifications. I need it to wake me up at night. How can I make the notification sounds max loudness and ring for as long as a phone ring?


texts: How can I recover deleted iWeb and iDVD?

texts: When I got my MacBook Pro (1st version) last week on OS X Yosemite, it came with iWeb and iDVD but I deleted them and now I want them back. I haven't backed up using Time Machine.


texts:
Preview, by default, persists edits to the underlying file immediately. (i.e. if you crop something, the underlying file becomes cropped). I find this behavior very irritating.

I tried enabling Settings->General->"Ask to keep changes when closing documents". With this, Preview still persists the change to disk, but asks if I want to keep the change when I close the app.

A 2012 answer to a similar question suggested

defaults write -app 'preview' ApplePersistence -bool no

This does not seem to have any effect.

Is there any way to make Preview behave like a normal application? I want my changes unsaved and transient until I specifically hit save.


texts: Completely remove a program without uninstall app

texts: I removed a program from my MacBook Pro by deleting the app. I also found a few other things in the file system and removed them. Is there a way to ensure no additional information is left on my laptop? Perhaps from command line?


texts: How can I prevent Time Machine encryption speed from dropping while leaving my Mac unattended?

texts:
I’m setting up a new disk for Time Machine, which is currently being encrypted. I’ve noticed that the encryption speed drops when leaving my Mac unattended; is there anything I can do to prevent this speed drop?

I used the Terminal command diskutil corestorage list to check the “Conversion Progress”. Initially this seemed to advance by at least 1% per hour. But then when I left it running overnight, it had only advanced by 3% the next morning.

Taking a closer look using the command iostat -w 60 -d disk2, I see that the “MB/s” drops from about 32 to 6 after 5 minutes of leaving my Mac unattended. Pressing a key on the keyboard suffices to bring it back up to 32.

What’s the cause of this speed drop? Is there any setting I can change to prevent it?

I should note that the Mac is an older one (13" MacBook Air, late 2010 model) with USB 2 ports and running macOS High Sierra.


texts: Will the Macbook Air (Mid 2012) support dual monitors?

texts:
Can I hook up two external monitors (with a HDMI interface) to a MacBook Air 2012?

I don't want to use the MacBook Air monitor when the two monitors are used.


texts:
The color grey eg,#f9f9f9 or other light color greys do not show on my mac book pro 2011.

I have turned off the automatic graphic switching,

and have also tried switching graphics cards around "Intel Graphics 3000" & "AMD Radeon 6490mb" using GFX Card Staus, but this has no effect.

I was thinking it could be a sensor on my mac im not aware of?? ,,depending how sunny it is??

It is really annoying, esp when designing things it makes it difficult to choose subtle grey colors.

Has anyone else ever had this issue or does anyone have a solution?


texts: Anyone know any circuit simulator tool for OS X like Simulink or Proteus?


texts:
This is the error I am getting at the moment when I try to log into iMessage. The same error occured when using FaceTime. I can use my appleID for the Appstore.
Do you know what I can do about this?


texts: Hot to make the fn key work like Ctrl EXCEPT when using f keys (f1, f2, f3, f4)

texts:
After looking it up I discover I can permanently change the behavior of the fn key - How do you make the fn keyboard button work like a Ctrl button?

But I’d like this to be a conditional change. Specifically, I want the fn key on my macbook keyboard to behave exactly like control except for the fn keys that appear in the touchbar, I want it to still show the fn keys (f1, f2, f3, etc)

Is this possible on macOS?


texts: How do I get notification first on active device?

texts:
I hear my iPhone chime upon the arrival of a notification. Minutes later it shows up on my Mac, even when I am working actively on the Mac.

Is there a way to tell the notification to arrive on the device with the active screen first?

I got similar issue with FaceTime. The request comes first to the device I'm not using currently.

Hardware:

Mac Pro 2012 running OS X Yosemite
iPhone 6 running iOS 12.1


texts: Desktop icons disappearing while changing desktops on Sierra

texts:
There is a new "Reduce Motion" on macOS Sierra. If you turn that on and swipe to change desktops, I noticed that when you start swiping, all my desktop icons completely disappear and I only reappear when I've completely switched to the next desktop.

This is extremely annoying, as I change desktops quite a lot and despise the way the icons keep flashing when changing desktops (after all, I enabled the option in order to reduce the visual effects on the screen). Does anyone know how I can disable this?


texts:
How can I tell if my iPad is 32 or 64-bit? I use iOS 9.3.5.

I don't want to have to look at the back of my iPad (the iPad is badly scratched, I can't read anything on it, e.g. I cannot read the model number). I also don't know anything about the iPad (e.g., I don't know which yet it was purchased). The only information I have access to is whatever the programs installed on the iOS are telling me.


texts: How can i take facebook pictures and put them into an iphoto album?

texts:
I see that once i put in my facebook credentials, i can see that when i go into albums it shows all of my facebook albums (when i drill into the album i see it then downloads the images).

I can't seem to use any of these pictures for another album though.  I get the following error:

Any suggestion on how I can include these photos into other albums, events, etc.


texts:
I've been using folder actions for years.  Ever since upgrading to High Sierra, my folder actions still work but the ability to add new ones is missing.  When right clicking on a folder, there used to be options such as "Configure Folder Actions" and "Attach A Folder Action."  Now, at least on my Mac, those options are gone.

Where has this gone and how do I get it back?

I'm the only one who uses this Mac and I'm logged in as an Administrator.


texts: How can I toggle internet sharing from the command line?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Start/stop internet sharing from a script?

There are applescripts / automator scripts that help to turn on / off internet sharing, but they do not work consistently (plus, using something that simulates clicking is sooooo 20th century).

Are there ways to activate or deactivate internet sharing from the command line? Ideally I'll be running the script in Terminal or via Quicksilver.


texts: What is an iPhone app with good support for Twitter lists?

texts:
I follow 1.1K people on Twitter so my newsfeed is unusable. I've found it useful to get mobile push notifications for 9 thought leaders but have problems viewing the notifications.

Sometimes when I view one Twitter mobile notification, it clears the rest from the iOS notification center so I have to open the app and go to that user's account and find the tweet. If I have more than 2 tweets disappear I basically have to give up.

Twitter lists let me filter my newsfeed but take a few taps to get to. Is there an iPhone app that lets me get mobile notifications for activity on a Twitter list or lets me set my default view to a list?


texts: Weird output from ls command in Terminal

texts:
I recently started customising my Mac terminal and adding Vim stuff. After some time I noticed that when executing ls command, I keep getting:

)<CR>?vnoremap <Space> zf??

along-with regular ls command output. For example:

$ ls
)<CR>?vnoremap <Space> zf?? Documents                   Movies                      Public
Applications                Downloads                   Music                       Workspace
Desktop                     Library                     Pictures

I have no idea where it is coming from. It happens only in ls command and it happens in both built-in Terminal.app and iTerm2 (zsh shell).

I have tried grep-ing <Space> pattern (etc.) in my Home directory, but there is no file with such string.


texts: What new iPhone App that lets you maintain a single list, star items and sort them?

texts:
There was a new iPhone app released recently but I can't recall its name. It had some very simple features:

Keep a single list of things
Star items
Sort those items so that stars rose to the top

What was its name? The app in question is not 1list.


texts: How to prevent the "-1" suffix in network drive paths?

texts:
Sometimes network volumes get a -1 suffix on their path. As I have scripts that rely on this path they can't work.

For example an afp share at afp://nas/Team is shown Team in Finder, but its real path is /Volumes/Team-1


texts: ipad: "Recents" in safari fileupload offers outdated document version

texts:
When selecting recent in safari fileupload on ipad, the version of the files offered there tend to be not the current version of the file.

In more details:

In goodnotes5, I export the current document as pdf: I save to files, choose the downloads folder and click save. This creates e.g. a.pdf.
I continue editing and then do all the above again. As the file already exists, I am asked whether to replace or keep both.   I choose replace.
Checking the files app, in on my ipad and the folder downloads, I now see two versions of this file (with same filename, but different datestamps).
I now try to upload the file: I open safari, go to a webpage with a fileupload form, and select add files and then browse. I now have a choice between recents and browse.  recents shows me only the first (outdated) version of the file a.pdf, and browse only shows the second (current) version. (And if I select a.pdf via recent, then it actually uploads to outdated version.)
A few minutes later, also recents will show the newer (current) version.

This is extremely annoying for my workflow. A few potential sulotions come to my mind:

Questions:

Is there a fix or this bug? If not:
Is it possible to automatically / programatically refresh the recent list?
Is it possible to automatically / programatically delete all entries of the download folder?
Is it possible to change the download folder settings so that only the most recent version of any document is stored?
Or maybe instead of saving to a file, I could "send to" e.g. pythonista and then save into a suitable folder where the filename is appended with some unique tag?

(I am aware that I could just choose a unique filenam whenever exporting the pdf, but I would like a solution with as little manual input as possible.)

btw, this is ios 13.1.3 and safari "Version/13.0.1 Safari/605.1.15"


texts: Convert a plain disk "legacy image" so that it can be mounted

texts:
I have a plain disk image, created from using dd. When I try to mount it in Sierra (10.12.6), DiskImageMounter.app tells me:

  legacy image should be converted

How do I perform such a conversion?

I tried hdiutil but had no success:

$ hdiutil convert -format UDCO -o output.img input.dimg
hdiutil: convert failed - image not recognized

The trouble may come from the fact that this image contains the contents of the APFS container partition, so DU may not recognize it as any known format. Still, it should allow me to convert it into a plain disk image so that I can at least attach it, even if it won't mount.

Alternatively, how can I attempt to attach a plain disk image with some other command (not hdiutil) so that I could then use Disk Utility to make a new image from it? I mean the way I can use the loopback interface on Linux, for instance.

Note: The original Disk Utility (pre-10.11) was apparently still able to convert such an image, but the new one isn't.


texts: Restore file to previously saved version?

texts:
Hey guys so I was using Xcode as a text editor to write a C code, and without paying attention I deleted the whole code I had on the file and somehow it got saved that way. When I noticed this (the code was not there), I exited my editor without saving, but when I opened my file again it opened the deleted version already.
I am freaking about because I was supposed to send the code in today and my work is just gone.
I saw a couple of posts on similar situations, but the answers depend on what text editor was being used. In one answer I was there is a 'revert to saved' but this only puts me back to the deleted version, not to anything before this. Please help.


texts: Homebrew SSL error (1407742E) on Mountain Lion

texts:
I get the following error trying to install Homebrew on Mountain Lion, when following Installing brew on Mac 10.6 results in syntax error

localhost:~ user$ cd /usr/local
localhost:local user$ mkdir homebrew && curl -L https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/tarball/master | tar xz --strip 1 -C homebrew
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0curl: (35) error:1407742E:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:tlsv1 alert protocol version
localhost:local user$

I have been here many times before and can't work out the problem.

Then following Trying to install Homebrew: miscellaneous errors returned, updating ruby to RVM2:

localhost:local user$ gpg2 --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3 7D2BAF1CF37B13E2069D6956105BD0E739499BDB
gpg: requesting key D39DC0E3 from hkps server hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net
gpg: requesting key 39499BDB from hkps server hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net
gpg: key D39DC0E3: public key "Michal Papis (RVM signing) <mpapis@gmail.com>" imported
gpg: key 39499BDB: public key "Piotr Kuczynski <piotr.kuczynski@gmail.com>" imported
gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
gpg: depth: 0  valid:   1  signed:   0  trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 1u
gpg: Total number processed: 2
gpg:               imported: 2  (RSA: 2)
localhost:local user$ \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --rails
Downloading https://github.com/rvm/rvm/archive/.tar.gz
curl: (35) error:1407742E:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:tlsv1 alert protocol version

Could not download 'https://github.com/rvm/rvm/archive/.tar.gz'.
  curl returned status '35'.

Downloading https://bitbucket.org/mpapis/rvm/get/.tar.gz
curl: (35) error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure

Could not download 'https://bitbucket.org/mpapis/rvm/get/.tar.gz'.
  curl returned status '35'.

localhost:local user$
The same SSL error that I go with homebrew:

curl: (35) error:1407742E:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:tlsv1 alert protocol version

This is the same SSL error that I got with the homebrew installation:

curl: (35) error:1407742E:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:tlsv1 alert protocol version

The actual error that I am getting is covered in Getting error error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure on jmeter, and the answer is:

  Chances are that you have outdated libssl libraries thus you cannot connect to the host which only supports recent TLS.

So how can I update to TLS?


texts:
In iBooks on 10.10, books can have series metadata as shown in the image.

What metadata do I need to add to an external epub (i.e. not from ibook store) so that it can be displayed as a series?


texts: Backup of a Debian machine to an Apple Time Capsule

texts:
I have two Macs, backed up on a 3TB Apple Time Capsule. But I also have a Debian machine on the same local network, and I would like to back it up (at least one of its hard disks) on the same Apple Time Capsule. Is this possible?

To prevent misunderstandings: I found zillions of places on the Web where people explain how to use a Debian machine as a cheaper version of Apple Time Capsule. This is not what I need. What I need is to back up the Debian machine on a (real) Apple Time Capsule. Thanks in advance for any advice!


texts: Extracting video from iPhone Zhiyun app gimble

texts:
As my username suggests I have an iPhone with 200gb of video on it.
I’ve been using the photos app on a MacBook Pro and a usb cable to iPhone to get the video off. I’m new to Mac, only just read about .nosync, I’m used to Windows and Linux.

I have hours of footage in a directory on iPhone created by the zhiyun app, a gimble app (a bit like filmic pro, or any app that stores video in itself).

The only way of getting it off the iPhone so far has been to 1st copy it to the Apple photos app from zhiyun app, then usb’ ing it to the Mac (import to photos app).
I just read here that the background to photos app on Mac is image capture, will that do mp4?

Can I “explore” the iPhone and just usb copy off the original files without having to make a copy of all the videos ( by having to copy each video to photos app on the phone). I am constantly running out of space, on theMacBook and phone. Both are 250gb. Should I go back to Windows?


texts: Using Raspberry Pi as a home hub for Apple HomKit setup

texts:
I'm trying to make my home a bit smarter using HomeKit without actually buying HomeKit accessories. Now I'm using python and the pyhap libary and it is working so far.

I can control my Raspberry Pi using Apple HomeKit and the Home app. But there's one thing I consider a big disadvantage of HomeKit: it cannot be controlled from outside the Network without an iPad, HomePod or Apple TV working as a home hub.

Question: Can I somehow turn my Raspberry Pi into a home hub so I can control my lights etc from outside my home?


texts: MacBook Pro restores last user session after shutdown because of low battery

texts:
I had only one account on my MBP. I created a new account on it for my son and he has his own password.

I was logged-in with an open session on my account.  I closed the lid and left it there, unplugged.  Eventually it shut down due to a low battery.

My son plugged it in and it restarted.  It asked for his password to login on his account but when he validated the credentials, instead of opening his a new session for him it reconnected him to the last active session; my session on my account.

I have security concerns with how this worked.  I believe macOS should've created a new session matching my son user credentials when it restarted but it didn't.

Is this normal behaviour? How can I prevent this from happening in the future?


texts: Purchased TV Show will not play - Screen stays black and progress bar won't move

texts:
I'll start this with saying that the following question is relevant, but the answer didn't solve the problem for me:

A purchased and downloaded iTunes television show will not play

I'm running iTunes Version 12.10.7 12.10.8.5, which is the most recent version at the time of writing this on Windows 10. I bought and downloaded the latest season of Doctor Who two days ago.
Initially I had trouble downloading some of the episodes, with error 2072 being thrown in the process. The solution I found online (deleting the Downloads folder in iTunes Media and letting iTunes recreate it) worked to solve this problem and I could download the episodes.
Now they are on my device and I'd like to play them, but the episodes that showed me that error while downloading can't be played now. Starting them opens the player window and displays progress bar and control buttons, but the screen stays black and the progress bar doesn't move.
Other episodes that didn't have this problem downloading are playing fine.
I've tried the following:

Delete and re-download the broken episodes

Delete the broken episodes and re-add them from my device

Check for updates on iTunes and my device (there were none)

Restart iTunes as well as my device.

Check if my device is authorized to play my purchases (it is, otherwise the other episodes of the season wouldn't work either, i guess)

[UPDATE] I also tried downloading the episodes to my iPad (where they do play) and transferring them to my PC from there. However, as soon as they are on my PC, iTunes refuses yet again to play them. This sounds to me like a library corruption. I think I'll try to rebuild it next.

[UPDATE 2] After literally spending hours rebuilding my library (even with exporting and re-importing my old one as xml) it worked for a bit. Right until I closed iTunes and reopened it a while later. Then it got much worse: Now all TV shows that I purchased from the iTunes store either won't play at all or have no sound when they do.

[UPDATE 3] After I did that, I tried completely uninstalling and re-installing iTunes, completely with emptying out my library again. Took me some hours to get everything back up and lo and behold: No changes whatsoever. No TV shows that I bought on the iTunes store can be watched, neither downloaded ones, nor on stream.

[STILL UPDATE 3] I've also unauthorized every device linked to my account and re-authorized my computer. Didn't work either.


texts: SD card left with barely any space after formatting it to ExFAT

texts: I'm currently trying to jailbreak my Wii with an SD card and am using a MacBook Pro (El Capitan) to format the card to ExFat. The card is 32 gigs, but is reduced down to a mere 30 MBs after formatting to ExFAT via Disk Utility. I need to put one 40 MB file and one 2 MB file in the card, but it isn't letting me. FAT32 isn't working either. Here is the link to the specific SD card I'm using.


texts: Need assistance troubleshooting / learning launchctl and plist

texts:
I've always been a crontab guy. Recently I have decided to make the switch to Apple's launchd processes, and I am unable to get my first plist to run.

The plutil -lint command tells me the plist is formatted correctly. Actually, it outputs "OK".
I have run the bash script manually and confirmed that it properly operates when manually initiated.
I have loaded the file using launchctl load and received the response "already loaded" on repeated attempts to do the same.

The problem must be in my PLIST definition.  Please help me spot the error.

I expect this to run with the following conditions:

Only while the user jaredclemence is using the system
Once immediately on login
Every 15 minutes thereafter
Change Directory to /Library/WebServer/Documents/medface/ before running the script.

The plist file is as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>org.pediatricheartcenter.medface.crons</string>
        <key>User</key>
        <string>jaredclemence</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>/User/jaredclemence/runMedfaceSchedTasks.batch</string>
        </array>
        <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
        <string>/Library/WebServer/Documents/medface</string>
        <key>StartInterval</key>
        <integer>900</integer>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

Notes:

I have stored the file in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.pediatricheartcenter.medface.crons.plist
A previous version of the file used Program instead of ProgramArguments with a <string> value instead of an array.


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