texts: OSX service with custom user does not write Java Preferences

texts:
This is the setup:

OSX Yosemite
Java based service that is being started using a LaunchDaemon
The service is started with a custom user that is being created during installation
The user has a custom home directory to save certain information, like preferences

Here is how is the user created:

DEAMON_USER="{{daemonUser}}"
HOME_DIRECTORY="{{homeDirectory}}"
SERVICE_DESCRIPTION="{{displayName}}"

# find the next UID and GID that is below 500, so that we can create the service user
# if the user or group already exists, it will use this existing ID and still do the rest. We might have changes to commit.
NEXTUID=$(ID=`dscl . -read "/Users/${DEAMON_USER}" UniqueID 2> /dev/null | awk '{print $2}'` && [ ! -z "$ID" ] && echo "$ID" || dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | awk 'BEGIN{i=0}{if($2>i&&$2<500)i=$2}END{print i+1}')
NEXTGID=$(ID=`dscl . -read "/Groups/${DEAMON_USER}" PrimaryGroupID 2> /dev/null | awk '{print $2}'` && [ ! -z "$ID" ] && echo "$ID" || dscl . -list /Groups PrimaryGroupID | awk 'BEGIN{i=0}{if($2>i&&$2<500)i=$2}END{print i+1}')

echo "Will use '${NEXTUID}' as UserID and '${NEXTGID}' as group ID for User '${DEAMON_USER}'"

#########################################################################################################
dscl . -create "/Users/${DEAMON_USER}" UniqueID "${NEXTUID}"
dscl . -create "/Users/${DEAMON_USER}" PrimaryGroupID "${NEXTGID}"
dscl . -create "/Users/${DEAMON_USER}" NFSHomeDirectory "${HOME_DIRECTORY}"

# Can't login as standard user
dscl . -create "/Users/${DEAMON_USER}" UserShell /usr/bin/false
dscl . -create "/Users/${DEAMON_USER}" RealName "${SERVICE_DESCRIPTION} Administrator"

# Unusable password for standard users
dscl . -create "/Users/${DEAMON_USER}" Password \*
#########################################################################################################

#########################################################################################################
dscl . -create "/Groups/${DEAMON_USER}" PrimaryGroupID "${NEXTGID}"
# Unusable password for standard users
dscl . -create "/Groups/${DEAMON_USER}" Password \*
#########################################################################################################

# make home directory
mkdir -p "${HOME_DIRECTORY}/Library/Preferences" && chown -R "${DEAMON_USER}:${DEAMON_USER}" "${HOME_DIRECTORY}" || true

The service usually creates user preferences which are then stored in the ~/Library/Preferences directory - in a plist backed store.

But not with the user created above. The preferences are never saved. I know that there is a service that keeps the preferences in sync with memory and filesystem (it is not running for the new user).

The question is: what is wrong with either Java - what would it take to correct it - or with the way the system user is created.

Even a simple java program like the following does not trigger the preferences to be written:

import java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException;
import java.util.prefs.Preferences;
public class prefTest {
    public static void main( String[] args ) throws BackingStoreException {
        System.out.println( System.getProperty( "user.home" ) );
        Preferences userRoot = Preferences.userRoot();
        userRoot.put( "Test", "Value" );
        userRoot.flush();
        System.out.println( userRoot.get( "Test", "DEFAULT" ) );
    }
}

Running this program with the service user will result in the wrong output and will not create a Java preferences file for update an existing.


texts: How do I start TextEditor from the command line?

texts:
I work a lot at the command line in a Terminal and would like to start a text editor on a certain file. I'm from Linux Land and normally use kwrite or gedit from a bash shell.  Trying to find the Mac equivalent, as a guess, tried

user> textedit somefile.txt

and

user> texteditor somefile.txt

and

user> TextEditor somefile.txt

and other variations.  I can't seem to find the proper name of the text editor app. (No, vi isn't to my liking.)  Oddly, the guy at an Apple store didn't know this.


texts:
As you can see above, some of my pinned tabs show official icons (circled in yellow), while others are pinned with the first letters of the respective website titles (circled in red).

My personal website is www.saphryn.com, pinned on the far left. What should I tweak so that my logo shows in the pin?

Notes that might help:

My site is developed on the Wix platform.
As shown in the screenshot below, my logo/icon shows up in the suggestive search within the Safari omnibar.
Safari shows the first letter of the any website name if there is no logo that corresponds with the site when pinning it.
If the sight is bookmarked (as opposed to pinned), Safari will prioritize the first letter of the bookmark title over the actual website name.

Any ideas?


texts: "Out of Application Memory" Error MacBook Pro (retina) [Mavericks]

texts:
Looking for some information on this issue.

I have a brand new Macbook pro with nothing on it and am trying to download VMware Fusion 6.0 which is about 530 MB, with no other applications running other than Safari.

I get 1/5 to 1/2 way thru the download and the system gives me this error and asks me to start shutting down applications (only Finder and Safari show in window).  Then it quickly freezes and I have to hard-reboot to recover.

Apple support doesn't know what problem is and is not saying much about if they have ever had someone else report this issue.  Seems to be a lot online about this problem so this is hard to believe.  Does anyone have any information about this issue and if Apple has actually acknowledged the problem yet?


texts: Tried to use bash arrays but for some reason this fails?

texts:
Im trying to make a script that should be executed with crontab, but I'm having difficulties to declare an array an fetch the key and value from that array. (Running MacOS 10.12.6)

This is what i'v got so far:

#!/bin/bash

declare -A listofnames

listofnames[one]="one test"
listofnames[two]="two test"

for val in "${listofnames[@]}"; do
    echo $val
done

And this throws me an error: declare: usage: declare [-afFirtx] [-p] [name[=value] ...] and the output it two test.

Expected output:

$ ./test.sh
one test
two test


texts: Is there an application like OneNote for Mac/iOS?

texts:
I'm looking for a notetaking app that is similar to Microsoft's OneNote. The main feature that I'm looking for is being able to tap/click anywhere on the document to add a text block, unlike most text editors. I'd like it to be more like handwritten notes, where you can write anywhere onscreen, rather than being forced to used tabs/spaces.
I am also looking for a Mac/iOS syncing experience, but I'm open to almost any suggestions.


texts:
Whenever I use maps to get directions to any destination, Maps notes that I have to go over a toll road (denoted with a small € symbol). Except: I live in the Netherlands and we have no toll roads.
Absolutely no road I take should be a toll road, but Maps thinks they are. It even helps by saying "Toll required".

Is there a way to reset my Maps data?

I've had this problem on an iOS 9 iPhone 4S, and I've restored a backup from that device to an iOS 10 iPhone 6s, both show the same toll roads. Every highway or fast lane route is denoted as a toll road.

Possibly related, while navigating, iOS will commonly add extra names to the proncuation.
So for instance "Karel de Groote laan" is pronounced "Karel de-yipiyajeej-laan". Whenever it mispronounces a street name, it always add "yipiyajeej"

Screenshot of route on iOS:

Screenshot of route on macOS:


texts: Are macOS Photos supposed to be synced to iPhone Photos automatically?

texts:
I have an iCloud storage of 2 TB. I added a lot of photos on my Mac to the Photos library. They are synced to iCloud automatically and I can see the upload progress.

Same on my iPhone, I activated iCloud Photos, photos taken on the iPhone are being uploaded to iCloud.

Now, while I can see photos taken on the phone on the computer, the opposite is not true.

Photos added from the computer are not showing on the iPhone. Is this expected behavior? If so, how do I ensure that any picture added to the Photos app on Mac will be shown on the iPhone too?


texts: Dock and Terminal don't work on systems with home directory on different versions of OSX

texts:
I have two macs, one running Mavericks and one running El Capitan. Most of the users on both of the machines have their home directory in an external server connected by NFS. When I try to launch Terminal.app from a user with a remote home directory, it doesn't start up. When I try to remove an item from the dock, the dock freezes and I can't do anything until I log out and then log back in again.

What is causing these issues, and how can I fix them?


texts:
Some of my photos in Apple Photos 2.0 (3150.4.120) have the wrong time zone, but I don't know which ones. I can find the time zone for an individual photo, by selecting Image > Adjust Date and Time.

But how can I find all photos with a certain time zone? I've tried searching in the Finder, in the photos' filesystem metadata (using mdls), in the photos' EXIF metadata (using exiftool), and even in the Photos sqlite database, but haven't found where it's stored.

Where is this information?


texts: Apple Mail rule that combines "all" and "any"

texts:
I would like to create a rule for Apple Mail that combines "all" and "any".
Specifically, I need to do a rule where I have a group of "any" criteria, "Message content contains X" OR "Message content contains Y" (and potentially some more ...) but I would like this to only apply to one of my email accounts, so the condition "Account is iCloud" must always be met.  Somehow along those lines

In the Rules

I could, of course, create multiple "all"-rules and have them perform the following action, but that is cumbersome.  Any suggestions?

EDIT:
The action I would want to attach is to move the matching messages to a designated "On my Mac" mailbox/folder and at the same time moving them to the IMAP trash so they'll get deleted from the server.


texts:
Ive got a online phonebook that our company voip phones connect to, which allows us to keep a centralised list of all contacts phone numbers which is available on all voip phones.

The online phonebook outputs an XML file with the contact phone numbers, which the voip phones read.

Is it possible to also get our mobiles (iOS 11) to read from the same XML phonebook and input the data into the iphone contacts ?


texts: How do I delete files older than N days?

texts: The content in my Downloads folder is getting bigger and bigger. There are many older documents that I don't need any more. Is there a way to bulk erase files from a given number of days ago?


texts: How do I view emoji in Google Chrome on OS X (prior to 10.7)?

texts:
In chat there was an emoji icon posted recently. You can view it here. I am using Google Chrome and I can't see the icon. I can, however, see them on my iPad. How can I view them in Google Chrome on my Mac?

For clarification: I am running Snow Leopard (10.6.8).


texts:
For some strange reason, when I rotate a PDF using the trackpad (Two finger multi-touch rotation gesture.), there's no option to save it and all changes are lost after I close it.

(The save button is grayed out.)

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How to get back all notes when Notes icon disappeared or the Notes.app got deleted

texts: My Notes icon from iPhone 6 seems to have got either accidentally deleted or somehow disappeared while it was in my pocket with keys etc. I have so many important work notes, and desperately need it. The icon does not show up in spotlight, is not hidden in any other app folder and there was no iCloud backup.


texts: MacBook Air storage suddenly full of movies

texts: Last night a "storage almost full" message popped up on my screen and it says I have 73GB worth of movies, but I can't find any. I have no iMovies or Photobooth videos, and no real movie downloads, and just 2 small iPhoto videos.


texts: Command-line tool to check if current user has the desktop?

texts:
Is there a way, via the command line, to check if the current user has the desktop?  That is, if I run a shell script in a window, I want to be able to tell (in the script) if the user has switched to another account via Fast User Switching.  The shell script is still running in that command window, but since the user has switched to another account, the Desktop doesn't show that command window.

I share my Mac with my wife, and we each have our own accounts.  When she sits down at the computer, she switches to her account.  I want to write a Python program that runs 24/7 on my account.  I want that program to know when my wife is at the computer and has switched to her account.

I hope I'm explaining this clearly.  I searched on Google for 20 minutes before giving up, as none of the search results were even close to what I was trying to find.  I don't even know how to phrase the question properly.


texts: git is broken: "Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo"

texts:
My install of git seems to be broken, and it looks like somehow my Developer Tools are broken.

When I try to run git, I get this error. This happens both with /usr/bin/git and /opt/local/bin/git (from MacPorts):

cook47@rcmac (RC_bash_lib (master)): /usr/bin/git pull
Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo.
Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo.
Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo.

fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

I have run Xcode and agreed to the license. I tried running xcode-select --install and got another error:

cook47-a@rcmac (current_projects): sudo xcode-select --install
Password:
xcode-select: error: no developer tools were found, and no install could be requested (perhaps no UI is present), please install manually from 'developer.apple.com'.

The remote repository is not a problem;
After googling this error, I downloaded the commandlinetools installer from Apple for OS X 10.9.5 and XCode 6.2. It installed successfully.  However, git still is broken and xcode-select --install still gives the same errors.

I also tried xcodebuild -license  and it does prompt me to agree to the agreement but after agreeing, no change. Still broken.

This has me completely stumped.  This was working yesterday!  I work in a government environment where it's possible an update changed something, so I cannot be sure exactly what might have changed.

Anyone know how I can get git working again?  I tried nuking and reinstalling Xcode and the Command Line tools but to no avail. git from MacPorts and /usr/bin/git are both giving the same error message.


texts: How do I delete "Documents & Data" from iCloud?

texts:
Apple currently has two types of storage in iCloud:

iCloud Drive, for Macs running Yosemite.
Documents & Data, for Macs running Mavericks or earlier.

I have one Mac running Mavericks, and the other running Yosemite, and I have upgraded to iCloud Drive. Does that mean that my data in (2) above is moved to (1), or that it's copied?

My goal is to delete all data stored in both (1) and (2). I deleted all my data from (1). Does it mean that all data stored in (2) is also deleted? If not, how do I delete all my data from (2)?


texts:
Since Friday 9/20/2013, when I try to open iTunes on my iPhone 4s (running iOS 7), it crashes.  I was able to open it to do a search and purchase a song, but after it started downloading, it crashed.  Every time I try to re-open it, it crashes after a couple of seconds.  I've tried unloading it from memory and that doesn't fix it.  I also completely shutdown and powered on the phone, but that doesn't fix it either.

I can't believe completely wiping my phone would be the only way to fix this; any other suggestions?


texts: One specific user can't access the shared network drive, how to resolve?

texts:
I have a network based on a default 192.168.1.1 gateway.

Multiple devices are connected to the network; (3 apple devices, multiple android devices, windows and linux based machines, ).

One of the machines is used as a media server, running windows 10 home, and has 3 shared folders.

Only iMac (Yosemite 10.10.5) is unable to reach the shared folders - giving an error message "there was a problem connecting to server".

iMac does not see the shared folders by Go to Network, also unable use command-k with CIFS:// or SMB:// (getting the error above)

My MBP (El capitan) has no problem seeing the shares, Windows machine is able to see the shared folders on iMac.

After much network testing, i've created a new user ID on the iMac;
that test user  sees the shared drive without an issue.
Safe mode
does not help
I
have deleted the keychain associated with the shared drive, but still
am getting the error.

Unfortunately I can't switch to a different user currently due to some of the applications installed on this one.

Any recommendations on how to resolve this?


texts: PC connection to iPhone hotspot disconnects even with high speed connection

texts:
I am connecting a Widows 10 PC laptop to an iPhone XS hotspot.  The connection periodically drops even though it is a high speed connection.  To reconnect I have to go back to the iPhone and open the Personal Hotspot screen; then the PC connects.  Why would this happen?
While the connection is high speed the location that the iPhone is in is very "particular" when it comes to cell coverage.  There are areas that are better than others and the iPhone can go down to one bar if not in the correct placement. Even though it can drop to one bar the iPhone still has Internet access; the phone doesn't completely lose Internet access so I'm not clear why the PC would lose the connection.


texts:
Every night my MacBook turns off and updates.

I've switched off every System Preference I can find but still, if I go to sleep and come back, it's either trying to restart on account of the Software Update and an app which has an unsaved state is blocking it, or it's off.

What can I do to disable any and every Software Update attempt?


texts: MacBook Pro 2014 not booting after El Capitan 10.11 update

texts:
I seem to be having this weird issue where my MacBook won't boot up after installing the OS X 10.11, El Capitan, update.

It goes to the login screen and once I login the bar freezes and I can't go further.

I have tried doing an over the top reinstall and that seems to have done nothing.

I have repaired permission (first aid) in disk utility and that seems to have done nothing.

I am more than happy to do a clean restore. But is there ANY WAY for me to get my data out?

Please. If anybody could help me id appreciate it.


texts:
I am planning on selling my Macbook Pro and buying a new Macbook Retina, however I'd like to sell my current one first before I buy the new laptop, so I need a way of migrating all my stuff from my current laptop to the new one without having the new one available at the time of sale of the current one.

I know it's easy to migrate from one laptop to another provided you have both in front of you, however since there will be a few days between selling the current and buying the new one, I'd like to migrate using an external drive as an intermediary, is it possible? What software could I use?


texts: After 10.11.1 upgrade USB hub on Dell monitor won't mount drives

texts:
I use a Dell 2715Q 4k screen with a USB3 hub.

With 10.11.0, I was able to mount my USB drives for time machine.

After the update to 10.11.1, the Macbook does not see the USB drives.

I can connect the drives directly to the Mac.

However, this worked 100% before the 10.11.1 upgrade.

MacBook Pro with Retina display,  OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), 2015


texts: Restoring an older iPad - Not showing in the Finder.app

texts:
I'm trying to restore an older iPad (with home button), to factory settings. It will go to my grandchildren. I've taken these steps as described in this [Apple support document][1]:
I have shut off the device
I restarted holding the home button.
I see the connect to computer screen.
The iPad does not show in the Finder. sigh
I saw it in the Finder earlier, but had to restart the computer and iPad to resolve a network problem.
I've tried different computers. Different USB cables.
Not sure what else to try.
I'd appreciate any help.
Meanwhile, is there a way to charge a locked iPad?
Thanks
[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211078


texts: Avoid download 100.000 mails from gmail when using Apple Mail

texts:
When I am using Apple Mail, it insists on downloading the full body and attachment 100.000+ email I have on gmail, which eats up my hard drive, and makes the interactive search function annoyingly slow.

Is there any way to make Mail only create indexes for Subject/From fields, and keep all the actual mail content remotely?

Possibly, it could cache "new" mail locally (from the last week or so), but to cache the full body of every single mail from years ago is just insane with the amount of mail one has these days.


texts: Macbook Pro not waking up on click (external monitor and thunderbolt dock)

texts:
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,4
System Version: macOS 10.15.4 (19E287)
Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015

I have a macbook pro plugged into an external monitor via a thunderbolt dock (I believe this one). Often, when the computer goes to sleep (image below of my settings), it often gets into a state where I can't wake it up by pressing on my mouse/keyboard. I.e., my trackpad will click (therefore, the computer is not shut down), but the computer will not respond. Neither the external monitor, nor the laptop display will respond. The only way I can get it to turn on is to either power it down and power it up, or to unplug my thunderbolt dock. Does anyone know why this is happening/how to fix it?


texts: Does Time Machine have a separate phase just for encryption?

texts:
I'm making an encrypted Time Machine backup for the first time. I had assumed it would encrypt the data as it was writing it, but now I see that (after leaving it alone for several hours) the Preferences pane for Time Machine shows a progress bar with the word "Encrypting…". Does that mean it writes the backup in cleartext and then encrypts it all in a separate phase?

I'm using 10.9.5.


texts: How does one add boarding passes to Apple Wallet?

texts: I have been trying to add some boarding passes to wallet. I have downloaded the airline app and logged in. I have tried to "scan the code" as suggested in wallet, but the only code is a QR code and nothing happens when I try to scan. This should be that difficult but I cannot figure it out. Is there an easy way to get this done? Please explain to me how to do it. Thanks.


texts: Can't click anything in Mac OS Lion (mouse movement works, no hand cursor for clickables)

texts:
I have Mac OS Lion, version 10.7, and after my screensaver activates, sometimes I can no longer click anything successfully.

I'm using a Magic Mouse with almost full battery.

These things still work:

Moving the mouse cursor
Right-clicking things

However, when I move the mouse cursor over something that's clickable in the browser, I don't see the hand cursor. Also when I mouse over the right-click context menu, the rows don't highlight in blue.

I can't click in to any window, menu bar, or desktop item. Switching to another virtual desktop doesn't help. When I did move to another virtual desktop, I noticed that there was a bandbox selected on the desktop that was still attached to my mouse movements, but when I right-clicked it went away and the mouse still doesn't work as described above.

The only solution right now is to logout. I haven't installed any drivers on this machine, it's a brand-new Mac Mini that came with Lion on it.

I'm running these programs:
* MacVim
* Adium
* Google Chrome
* iTunes
* iTerm latest version

These are the same applications I run on my MacBook Air with Lion installed, and I never get the same problem even with a Magic Mouse connected.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

I also have a Magic Trackpad connected, and it continues to work fine. Clicking with it doesn't un-jam the mouse, though.


texts: Disable copy/paste for an OS X application

texts:
I would like to disable copy/paste for an app to protect sensitive information displayed in it.

I don't have the app source code.

I'm already aware of this general solution:

  https://superuser.com/questions/608976/how-to-disable-copy-paste-on-osx

but I'm looking for a specific solution that only disables copy/paste for this application. Is it possible and how?


texts: Applescript creating Sym link with spaces in the path

texts:
I'm trying to create a sym link to a network directory when i log in. This is working for a couple of other directories without spaces in the name, but for the life of me I cannot get this one director to work and I'm assuming it has to do with the space characters.

in a terminal window I can successfully create the link manually with

ln -s "/Volumes/D/Contracts and Price Sheets"/ ~/Desktop/Contracts

my current applescript looks like this

tell application "Finder"
  mount volume "smb://user:password@192.168.0.0/D"
  set contractsPath to "/Volumes/D/Contracts and Price Sheets/"
  if not (exists ((path to desktop as text) & "hDrive")) then
    do shell script "ln -s /Volumes/D/Home/user/ ~/Desktop/hDrive"
  end if
  if not (exists ((path to desktop as text) & "sDrive")) then
    do shell script "ln -s /Volumes/D/Data/ ~/Desktop/sDrive"
  end if
  if not (exists ((path to desktop as text) & "Inventory")) then
    do shell script "ln -s /Volumes/D/Inventory/ ~/Desktop/Inventory"
  end if
  if not (exists ((path to desktop as text) & "Contracts")) then
    do shell script "ln -s " & quoted form of the POSIX path of contractsPath & " ~/Desktop/Contracts"
  end if
end tell

I'm sure all these conditionals are bad habit, but I'm not an experienced programmer. Anyway, the first three drives mount successfully, however the final directory (with spaces in the title) just will not work. I've combed the web for answers, but keep getting no results.

Any and all input is greatly appreciated. Thanks!


texts: Every several minutes, all my open windows re-adjust their content and text layout

texts:
Every several minutes, my computer nearly halts as it all the windows have their content re-adjusted. It seems as though all the text, at least, is being re-rendered. Perhaps the entire window's content (text images etc.) is being laid out all over again. Of course I do not know for sure. All I know is what I see: all the content moving around a bit, several pixels, and then settling down again.

While visually annoying, even worse is that my computer nearly halts. I cannot move windows or choose menus. Often my Apple Magic mouse looses its Bluetooth connection, then reconnects after the window content has stopped dancing around.

This behavior has been going on for months, driving me nuts.

I have never seen this before in any of my many Mac computers.

I am using macOS Mojave 10.14.6 on a Mac mini (2018) with a 32" BenQ 4K monitor attached via Thunderbolt 3 (Mac) to DisplayPort (monitor). I used the same monitor with Mojave on a MacBook Pro with no such problem.

In System Preferences > Displays, I have Resolution set to Scaled, with the middle option chosen for "Looks like 3008 x 1692", Rotation is Standard, Underscan is Off, and AirPlay Display is Off.

➥ Any idea what is causing this, and what might be the fix?

I am willing and able to do a clean install and move to Catalina if need be.

I am not complaining of "shearing" where either left or right half of the monitor briefly has distortions before re-appearing normally. I know that happens with 4K monitors, something to do with a 4K screen represented internally as a pair of virtual screens as I vaguely recall. With my problem, I can see individual windows taking turns to re-layout their content.


texts: VPN breaks AirDrop, Sidecar etc. - any idea how to set up VPN to enable them?

texts:
My workplace uses Cisco AnyConnect VPN (but I have seen same problems with other VPNs as well, eg. here) and it seems to break AirDrop, Sidecar and similar Apple's local network services.

While I am connected to VPN on my macbook, I cannot AirDrop files to my macbook, and Sidecar doesn't start (shows a timeout error after a while). When I disconnect, everything works again.

Is there a know set of things (ports, port ranges, network broadcasts?) I could change or enable in VPN settings so that the 'Apple stuff' would still be routed to a local network at home? It seems that now everything gets routed into work VPN.

Thanks! I googled, but so far found only threads asking for help, with no solution.


texts: How can I specify delimiters in Terminal for word and character selection before copying and pasting?

texts:
I am new to Mac and still struggling to be productive with fewer clicks and keys...

When I use Terminal and click on a word, I would like the delimiter to be only space and not other characters like . _ / etc. I want these to be treated as part of the word. Then, I would like to be able to click on a word, be able to select the whole word and then copy and paste it to another place, say command line or into an editor etc. How do I achieve this?

Many thanks!


texts: Replacing an old used Iphone 5S to a new IPH5S

texts: Just got given the above from a friend who had this as an upgrade but doesn't want it. I already have an old IPH5 which has been well used so the new one is preferable. Can I just transfer my SIM from my old IPH5 to the new one?


texts: Is there a way to share two internet connections simultaneously?

texts:
The Sharing pane of System Preferences allows one internet connection from one interface to be shared to one other interface, e.g., share your connection from Ethernet 1 to computers using Wi-Fi.

Is there a way outside of the Sharing GUI to simultaneously share two different internet connections out to two other interfaces (e.g., if A,B,C,D are interfaces: share A to B, and C to D).


texts: Macbook Pro BigSur 11.1 connects to router even while in sleep

texts:
I own a AVM Fritzbox 7430 router, which I have set to turn off the wifi signal at night if no device is active in the wifi network anymore. I have checked the logs and noticed that in fact it never turns off the wifi because my Macbook is still in the network. This is even though it is at sleep at night (closed lid). It even typically loses the connection once an immediately reconnects. I believe I have checked all relevant settings in the battery options and I also have set darkwake=0 in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist but to no avail. It is really annoying because I expect the Macbook to disconnect from any network when it goes to sleep.
What else can I do to hinder my Macbook from staying connected or reconnecting to a wifi network while in sleep?


texts: What could cause the Hot Corners to become inactive?

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In System Preferences under Desktop & Screen Saver → Hot Corners I set up ‘Put Display to Sleep’ at one of the corners.

Occasionally, moving the cursor to that corner results in.. nothing. Sometimes all four corners become inactive in this way; at other times it's only the "display to sleep" corner that is inactive and the others (Launchpad, ..) function normally.

How do I debug a problem like this? What might be the cause? The problem disappears eventually on its own, possibly after closing some app (I use Terminal, Emacs, and Firefox/Chrome almost exclusively, but I have been unable to associate the problem with any application by closing it and hitting a corner).


texts: Have to reconnect to WiFi every time computer goes to sleep

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I recently purchased a new MacBook Air (2011) with Lion preinstalled. There is this persistent and incredibly annoying problem that is occurring with the WiFi. Every time I close the lid or let the computer go to sleep, and then begin reusing it, the popup comes up asking me to select a network to join. IT remembers the password, it just wont connect me until I chose a network. This happens every time. Things I've tried:

Restarting computer
Turning WiFi on and then off
Changing encryption of the wireless (even though it happens to all wireless networks)

Has anyone else discovered this problem? Has anyone found a fix for it? Or is it just a bug with Lion that hasn't been fixed yet?


texts: Save opened files in Preview as reading list

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I am a researcher and I have to keep open multiple sets of PDFs pertaining to different projects. I generally use one window per project with tabbed PDFs.

Is there any way to export the reading list in a given Preview window to reopen it on demand? Ideally I would like to click on a file that opens in a single window all the PDFs related to a given project.

I don't want alternatives using different Desktops, Safari, etc.


texts: I was messing around this morning and found that if I quickly double touch (NOT double-click) the fingerprint sensor on my iPhone 6S+ (iOS 9.2), the current app (or the home screen) slides down to the bottom half-screen, showing a blurred home screen background on the top half.  It doesn't matter if I use a finger that the sensor recognizes.  It goes back to normal after about 8 seconds or if you double-touch again, but I can't figure out what this mode is for??  Is this a bug or some hidden feature I haven't heard about yet?


texts: How can OS X perform "VPN Single Sign On"?

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Windows can perform "VPN Single Sign On" whereby a (pre-configured) VPN connection is initiated from the login screen using the provided user credentials and, once established, the user is authenticated against the corporate directory server.

Only after successfully completing such a login can a remote client be used.

How can the same be accomplished with OS X?


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I bought my iMac a month ago and it was already set up correctly. I had to run an update on Mavericks and that was it..

After a while "OS X Mavericks" appeared on the App Store, and i can download it..

My Question is... since i HAVE Mavericks - what will the installation do ?
Will i loose my files and settings if i go further installing it or will it just run and leave everything as it is.

What am i missing ?


texts: Boot Camp'd Windows 8 Trackpad interferes while typing

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When I type on a MacBook Pro (2013), which is Boot Camp'd with 5.0, the built-in trackpad interferes while typing under Windows 8.  While typing it will place the cursor on random lines.  Apple does not have a fix for this on their website that I can find.

Device Manager/Human Interface Device shows Apple Multitouch and Apple Multitouch Mouse drivers as up to date.  I tried updating the drivers and pointing to the local bootcamp/resources folder.

I can't find under windows 8 where I can even see the trackpad options.  Do I need to install 3rd party software to be able to disable the trackpad while typing or reduce sensitivity?  I've seen references to Trackpad++, but it doesn't support Windows 8.


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When I try to toggle the on/off button in iCloud apps (like Contacts, Notes, Safari, etc) in my iPhone (by Settings - iCloud), It always show the HUD (like "Turning On Notes...") for a long time. But nothing happens.

Note: I have the iOS version 6.0.1. I deleted the iCloud account from my iPhone then again tried to login with my Apple ID. But same error occurs if I tap on/off button.


texts: I'm trying to update to iTunes 12.2 via App store however the app is hanging indefinitely whilst "searching for updates". This causes MacBook Pro to become unresponsive too


texts: Installing Xcode 4.2 on top of Xcode 4.1

texts: I was wondering, is it safe to install Xcode 4.2 on top of Xcode 4.1 ? Will it break things like homebrew or other, that uses command line tools provided by Xcode ?


texts: Stranger using my Apple ID for FaceTime/iMessage

texts: My iPad said someone is using my email to FaceTime and iMessage. I have no idea who the person is. How can I block them from using my email?


texts: How to stop Terminal from opening instead of Finder functions, such as New Folder, Open File, copy, paste, trying to move a folder to Desktop?

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When trying to open new folder on Desktop from Finder-menu Terminal opens instead. Also I cannot move documents and folders onto Desktop- get a "forbidden" sign (= white circle with slash through it).
When accessing the computer as other user Finder works fine.
Was running Mac OS 10.7.5 and it did not help to upgrade to El Capitan which I downloaded a few days ago.
After repairing permissions the report stated

  Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent” has been modified and will not be repaired.

Disk Utility says the disk is OK.

I have tried to remove my user-systempreference-plists for Desktop and Finder, but everything got worse (spotlight could not find the right files, etc.) so I put back the plists.

Is this a sign of a "damaged directory"? Can it be fixed by Disk Warrior? Please help!


texts: How do you position your hand to use the command key? What finger do you use?

texts:
Sorry in advance about what seems like a trivial question.  However, I've recently switched from PC to Mac, and while I'm really happy about the switch, this is one of the few issues I'm struggling with.

On a PC, the most important shortcuts are CTRL-A (select all), CTRL-C (copy), and CTRL-V (paste). Almost all the other important shortcuts also use the CTRL key.

On the PC keyboard, the CTRL key is in the bottom left corner of the keyboard. So, it's very easy to hold it with your pinky, while keeping your hand in its normal position, so you can easily press the other key required for the shortcut (e.g., A, C, V, etc).

On a Mac, the "equivalent" key to CTRL is Command. However, I can't easily reach that key with any finger - especially without moving my hand from its normal position - so, I can't easily press Command-C or Command-V without really focusing on it.

Is this just a result of years of practicing on a PC? What finger do Mac users use to click the command key when executing a shortcut?


texts: How To Enable "Touch Bar typing suggestions" on Firefox Browser?

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How do you have the Touch Bar show word and emoji suggestions when typing?
Expected
When typing text while using Firefox browser, the Touch Bar is expected to provide suggestions, i.e. words and emojis.
e.g. Chrome enables this feature

Actual
The Touch Bar does not provide word or emoji suggestions when using Firefox browser.

This seems potentially related to the Keyboard setting Touch Bar typing suggestions that is not showing for Firefox.

Configuration

macOS: 11.3.1
Firefox: 88.0.1


texts: iOS: open text file with not text extension

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Trying to get SSH private key from *.pk file.

Currently use app to extract this file from "external source" and it gives me an options to open this file in mail app / dropbox / btsync but not in notes app, for example.

Is there any tool / app to do that?


texts: Cursor on Macbook Pro stucks (or trembling without response)

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I have a very weird issue on my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014). While using the trackpad, mouse cursor stuck or becomes super laggy for no reason. The only way to come back is if I will close and open the lid of the screen, even super-fast without letting it go to sleep mode.

I am checking Console for errors but I can't see any pattern there... Do you have any clue how to trace the ERROR or what is the source?


texts:
I'd like to change the rights of the shutdown executable from 751 to 750, because I'd like non-admin users to have no right to shutdown their Macs. Except I have the chmod error: Unable to change file mode on shutdown: Operation not permitted.

Is it possible to change that? If not, do you have a solution to block users to shut down the Mac?

*The command chmod is run as root


texts: How can I automatically start the Safari Reader?

texts:
Is there a way to tell Safari to automatically use Reader when it recognizes an article which it is able to display with Reader?

Right now I have to manually click the Reader button at the right side of the address bar.


texts: 2 apple devices sharing same apple id’s causing issues

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so my husband and i have two apple iphones (8 & xsmax) we share the same apple id to share contacts between the two devices. It used to work when we had a iphone 6&8 but then we upgraded to 8&8 and now 8&xsmax. Both upgrads caused an glitch. Our incoming phone calls show on both devices. Text messages do not. Just the calls (whether recent or missed) show up on both phones.
Is there a way to display recent or missed on each phone that it was called and not share this on both devices?


texts: Can I move the OS X that was preinstalled on my MacBook pro to a VM running on the MacBook Pro?

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I would like to run linux as the primary operating system on my MacBook Pro to replace the OS X that was pre-installed with the MacBook.

I would then like to run OS X inside a virtualbox guest running on the MacBook.

Is this configuration legal from a licensing perspective?
My mac book was pre-installed and there wasn't an installation CD in the box.  How can I get the OS X installation image for installing into Virtualbox?

UPDATE:
I have NOT purchased a copy of OS X, and I do not wish to purchase one either :)


texts: How to stream iTunes content to Chromecast

texts:
Is it possible to stream my iTunes moves and TV series to my Chromecast?

I've found some solutions on Google but I'd like to avoid tricky transcoding processes.

What's the easiest solution?


texts: Can I SSH into my Mac from an iPhone over Wi-Fi LAN with no connection to the internet?

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I want to use ssh to get into my mac from an iPhone over Wi-Fi LAN with no connection to the internet. I want to do this to get access to the command line (for playing with programming related stuff) while I'm on the couch.

I do not need an internet connection on the Mac while I do this, so it's fine for me to reserve the Macs' Wi-Fi connection for communicating with the iPone. However, When I create a network on my Mac and connect the iPhone to the network I created, it seems to work in the Wi-Fi menu, but there is no change in the networking icon from 4g to Wi-Fi.

Will an SSH server on the Mac still be accessible to an SSH app on an iPhone? I've had trouble with file sharing from third party apps that don't know that they have a Wi-Fi connection when it's not connected to the internet. Though this does work when I use an android device to create a hotspot.


texts: How can I tell when Turbo Boost is active on my MacBook?

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I have one of the core i7 MacBooks, and I'm wondering if there is a way to see when Turbo Boost is active (other than the fact that the laptop gets really hot and the fan kicks on).

I use iStat to monitor CPU activity, but that doesn't show Turbo Boost activity.


texts: Is there a USB brick / portable battery that will work with the MacBook (2015+, USB-C) and regular USB?

texts: ?I have the early 2015 MacBook with USB-C charger. I want to have one brick for that AND my iPhone. I also bought a USB-A to USB-C cable, but I can't find a USB-A brick with enough power to charge my laptop. Is there a brick (or preferably portable battery) that will allow this


texts:
Should I extend Apple Developer Program membership after implementing Apple Pay or it’s no longer needed?
UPD: I don’t have any app on the store. I just connected apple pay on website.


texts: Running two external 4k displays over thunderbolt to HDMI MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013).

Can I use two 3840 x 2160 external monitors over Thunderbolt 2 to HDMI connections if the laptop is in closed-display mode?

I would be perfectly happy with 30Hz refresh rate.


texts: Hard Disk Transfer to SSD - 2007 MacBook and Lion

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I've recently asked a question regarding fitting a Crucial 256GB SSD (Part No : CT1742109) into my 2007 MacBook (model MB061LL/A), however when researching the transfer process something isn't too clear.

I have had to replace my hard drive a couple of times since I purchased the MacBook so I know I used to boot from the DVD and re-install.  With Snow Leopard, I used to insert the disk and select 're-install from a Time Machine Backup' or something similar and it would go through the process.  Why couldn't I do this using my most recent (albeit 'Lion') backup?  I wouldn't be re-installing Snow Leopard, just merely using the DVD to access the option to re-install from backup.

A follow up question is should I stump up the extra for the data transfer kit offered or is this a waste?  Note that I do not want to replace my optical bay and I also don't want to run two HD's at once.  I would preferably like to clone the drive onto the new one.


texts: How to delete emails stored locally on my MacBook pro?

texts: My system was running out of disk space so I checked and found out that Mail is occupying close to 3 GB of disk space. The Mail app is about 40 MB and the restare the files locally downloaded from the Mail. How can I delete these files without affecting the original mails?


texts: High-quality mono in Bluetooth headphones on Macbook

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I just connected a Bluetooth headset (Urbanears Plattan ADV Wireless) to my OSX Sierra Macbook for the first time, mostly without issue. Then I realised my "Play stereo audio as mono" setting (Accessibility -> Audio) wasn't being respected anymore.

When I plugged in the optional cable, the output became mono, so I read up a bit on how Bluetooth works with sound. If I understood correctly, you basically have the choice between HSP, which is telephone-quality mono, and A2DP, which is high-quality stereo. Interestingly, a colleague claims his Bose Bluetooth headphones respect the "Play stereo as mono" setting fine, so likely the error is with this particular model.

What I'm wondering is, is there a way to force the output from the Macbook to the headphones to be mono anyway (without switching to HSP, as that brings the quality way down)? I'd have thought the Accessibility setting would have taken care of this - eg. mixed the channels together before sending the audio over to Bluetooth - but apparently something happens and I get stereo out anyway. Is it possible to circumvent this? I'm not a seasoned Mac user by any means, but I'm a developer and as such fine with digging around in the system, if that's what's needed.

If not possible, anyone have some clarity to offer on why?

(FWIW, this is an actual accessibility issue - I'm deaf in one ear, so I can't just stick to stereo and move on with my life. For now my options are either cabled, low quality, or only hearing half of the audio, neither of which is great.)


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I know the location of my iPhone. However, I want to know the history of where the iPhone has been.

My iPhone is stolen. I turned off the sim card. Which was a big mistake. Now I can no longer track the phone.

I wish I knew where the phone had been?

The only time the phone will show that it's lost is if it connects to internet. The thing is there is no free wifi in Indonesia and the simcard there is disabled. So the only time it'll connect to internet is when some possibly not so innocent buyer connect it.


texts: How can I set oh my zsh to be my default shell?

texts: I'm using Hyper as my terminal application and I just installed Oh My Zsh via curl. I'd like it to be my default shell environment but for some reason whenever I restart Hyper I have to run the zsh command to get to Oh My Zsh. Is this normal?


texts: How to keep sound from muting while using dictation?

texts: Whenever I try to use the dictation feature in OSX, it mutes my sound. I want to hear the audio I'm playing in iTunes or somewhere else while I have dictation enabled. How can I do that?


texts: Mix mic audio and system audio and simultaneously record using Audacity

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I want to play an instrumental track that a friend uploaded to YouTube and simultaneously sing into the Mac's mic. And I want to record the mix of these two sounds using Audacity.

I've tried using various solutions for similar (but not exact) situations that are described on Ask Different. I've tried various combinations of "Aggregate Device" in "Audio Midi Setup." Nothing has worked so far.

I have the following installed on my computer: Line In, WavTap, SoundFlower.

Thoughts?

(I have a MacBook Air with a built-in mic, with OS X Yosemite.)


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I have a folder containing all my Music, Movies etc. This contains various formats of music file, including some that iTunes cannot play (i.e. flac and oggs) but a lot of mp3s.

I'd like to have iTunes import all the formats it can play, moving those files into the iTunes Media folder, but leaving behind the files in formats it isn't able to play.  That way I can decide what to do with those files later, but the rest of my media is managed through iTunes.

The option in iTunes preferences copies files into the iTunes Media folder, but leaves behind a duplicate.

Am I missing something, or is there a trick to this?


texts: Can numbers copy spreadsheet including formula and paste without the figures?

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I use the Mac Numbers app (version 5.1) on a retina MacBook Pro, Safari 11.1.2

I need to copy & paste a spreadsheet to include the formulae, but not the figures?

Spefically, my accounts for July, with all the relevant formulae and I want to use the same layout - and, in general, the same formulae, but not the same figures - for my accounts for August. Up to now, I have copied & pasted the spreadsheet, then deleted the information in the relevant cells - but this also deletes the formulae.


texts: How do I return the number of the current window in Chrome and open a new tab in it?

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I am writing an AppleScript in which I need to get the number of the current window of Google Chrome and open a new tab in it. I want something like this (pseudo code):

set curWindNum to the current window of Google Chrome // returns something like "window 4" or just "4"
open a new tab in window curWindNum

How do I do this?


texts:
I've bought EyeTV Hybrid from Elgato, an USB TV tuner to watch television on mac.
I've plugged to the USB stick my tv antenna cable (free air-broadcasted analog television).

It works, but the image is a bit pixelated, not very good quality, like in the normal TV.

I've tried to unplug/plug cables and the USB stick, restart the mac,  but it is the same.
In the settings I can see the strength of the signal is 100% and its' quality is between 90 and 95%.

I've also tried all things they mention here:
http://support.elgato.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=3046

I don't get why I can't get the same quality I get on my normal TV.
Thanks


texts: Is there an external bluetooth GPS antenna for Google maps on iPod touch WiFi?

texts:
I have a iPod touch WiFi and would like to use Google Maps with GPS for driving.

Question: is there an external bluetooth GPS antenna that will allow for this?


texts: itunes cards purchased in US and used in Africa or Turkey

texts: i have a friend in Turkey and is asking me to purchase an iTunes card for $200 but if you have an iTunes account can't you put a credit card on it to make purchases like Netflix. They are only over there for a few months for work so does their account not work over there?  If I buy in US how do I get the card to them if they cant receive mail? Do I just purchase here and give them the number on the card? Please help.


texts: Will SSD improve iPhoto and Aperture responsiveness?

texts:
I have a late 2008 Macbook with Core 2 Duo and plenty of RAM and HD space. (8GB of RAM, max for my machine)

Every time I do some work in iPhoto and Aperture, my CPU usage goes up to around 60-80% eaten up by those apps. They weren't as responsive as when I was on Snow Leopard. This started happening since I upgraded to iPhoto '11.

I'm thinking of upgrading to an SSD, would that improve my iPhoto performance? I doubt it because it seems that iPhoto is CPU, not IO, bound. Has anyone else tried this?


texts: Is there a possibility to run a custom Notes server for iOS?

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I have notes where I strongly wish to avoid 3rd party cloud storage - even Apple’s

To that end, I am trying to set up my own one. iOS supports setting custom CalDAV server, so it is possible to handle Contacts, Reminders and Calendar with my server. Obviously, it is also possible to run own Mail server.

What is left is Notes. My research shows that Notes uses IMAP protocol internally.

I can see that if I set up an Exchange server account in Settings->Accounts, Notes will sync with that server.

My requirements are:

Use of the native notes app is preferred. Functionality including file attachments, document scanning, Apple Pencil handwriting and drawing are desired.
Sharing notes with third party is optional and not required
I would like to self host on Linux hardware using free/opensource software (MS Exchange is not free, plus it requires running Windows Server).

Is it possible?


texts:
Here is my very sad story.
I have a Macbook pro 13" retina early 2015 (MB 12,1).
My bootrom version is MBP121.0167.B07 and according to this ( https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qGRVF1aRokQgm_LuTsFUN2Knrh0Sd3Gp0ziC_VIWqoM/htmlview ) table I'm running a veeery old firmware, updated to yosemite.

I found this problem while I tried to upgrade to mojave (I'm runnig Sierra right now). Error while verifying the firmware.
After many tries and repairs to the disk, I found the problem: my firmware.

So i tried many thing to update it. Install mojave on a external drive didn't help (same firmware error). I tried to boot with mojave using carbon clone (I cloned the hard drive from my girlfriend's macbook updated to mojave). I also tried to do a update while in mojave, but nothing.

I tried a fresh install of sierra, but no firmware updates. I tried to use El Capitan from a external drive, still nothing.

I tried some tool to install the firmware right from highsierra installer, nothing.

I tried to install it manually with bless command. The output was good, it sets the nvram to install the update after the reboot but nothing.

What should I do? Change the logic-board seems expensive and stupid if the problem is just a upgrade.

Thanks everyone.


texts: What are TTComp archive data files and how can i decrypt them?

texts: I am searching for the iOS system-roots keychain. I found a file (certsTable.data) in /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/, it could be, but i can't open it because if i unextract it with ttdecomp i get a data file which contains only apparently random data, in the unextracted state strings find some human readable stings like ")Starfield Class 2 Certification Authority" in the same folder there was a certsIndex.data file


texts: Always Show / Always on Top for Text / Note / Checklist / Calendar

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I'm terribly unproductive from time-to-time, and I think having a constant reminder of a few important items could change that.

If I could get a sticky note, a text editor, or ideally a checklist/calendar to always show as the top window on my macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, then that'd be great.

So far I've looked at using a legacy program called Afloat. Unfortunately this hasn't been continued and requires me to disable System Integrity Protection and for security purposes, I'd rather not do that.

Any recommendations for apps or secure workarounds.


texts:
My Finder is broken (OS X 10.9.5). Icon view works fine, but List, Columns, and Cover Flow do not work at all.

When I switch to "List View" (cmd+2), the contents panel of the Finder window does not update. However, if I click around randomly the files will still open. So it is only a problem with the display.

I can revert to Icon View (cmd+1) and it will start working immediately. Related, my desktop icons have the same problem. I can't select icons on my desktop by dragging my mouse, but they are clickable. Relaunching Finder will fix this, but usually stops working very quickly.

I have tried deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist, but it did not help.

What else can I try?

Update:

1) Everything works fine on a Guest account

2) "View as Columns" works as well IF I disable "Show icons" in "View Options". When I check the "Show icons" box it stops working, when I uncheck the box the Finder window starts working again immediately.

Update 2:

My problem seems to be fixed. I applied several System Updates (through Software Update) which seems to have caused some settings to be reset. At that point, my problem was 99% fixed; List View worked but was still a bit buggy (some of the "expand" arrows were missing). I followed the instructions from this page (posted below for convenience), and now it seems to be 100% back to normal for now.

Delete icon cache files:

  $ sudo find /private/var/folders/ -name com.apple.dock.iconcache -exec rm {} \;

  $ sudo find /private/var/folders/ -name com.apple.iconservices -exec rm -rf {} \;

  $ sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store


texts: Is it possible to ask Spotlight to not index a volume ?


texts: Update Xcode from 4.6.1 to 4.6.3 for Homebrew

texts:
I have installed Xode downloading the DMG (not from the Mac App Store). Now each time I run brew doctor it says:

Your Xcode (4.6.1) is outdated
Please install Xcode 4.6.3.

But In App Store > Available Updates.. it does not appear. How can I upgrade it?

Please note that I'm not using Xcode but Xcode command-line tools (the C++ compiler) and if possible I would like to avoid reinstalling it.


texts: Openssl does not switch to other version

texts:
I have read some topics on how to switch openssl to other version.

I tried:

(venv) ➜  project git:(131-use-dotenv) brew switch openssl 1.0.2t
Cleaning /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2t
Opt link created for /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2t
(venv) ➜  project git:(131-use-dotenv) openssl version
LibreSSL 2.8.3

But as you can see it still uses LibreSSL 2.8.3

I also tried:

(venv) ➜  project git:(131-use-dotenv) export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH"
(venv) ➜  project git:(131-use-dotenv) source ~/.bash_profile
(venv) ➜  project git:(131-use-dotenv) echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n'
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/bin
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin
/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin
/Users/name/Workspace/project/venv/bin
/opt/anaconda3/condabin
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/bin
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
(venv) ➜  project git:(131-use-dotenv) which openssl
/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin/openssl
(venv) ➜  project git:(131-use-dotenv) openssl version
OpenSSL 1.0.2t  10 Sep 2019

Now we get the correct OpenSSL version, but when I run my project, I still get the error:

ImportError: dlopen(/Users/../venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/_mysql.cpython-37m-darwin.so, 2): Library not loaded: @rpath/libssl.1.1.dylib

Which is the initial problem, and I followed the solutions from here


texts: Group chat iMessages now being received through email

texts: I'm in a group chat with my friends and all of a sudden one of my friends text messages now go to my email (I use my iCloud email for iMessage). It's from an email address ***705@vzwpix.com and the other people in the group chat have their phone numbers as email addresses. How do I fix this? Is this a problem on my end or my friend's end?


texts: Can't update apps from Apple Configurator 2 (apps are already up to date)

texts:
I attach an iPhone running iOS 12.2 to a mac running macOS 10.14.4 (Mojave) with 33 apps pending updates (as seen from App Store in the update tab in the iPhone). I choose the device, then "update" in Apple Configurator 2 (v. 2.9). Then I get the message "No updates are available. The installed iOS and apps are already up to date." and no apps get updated.

Is there a way to make Apple Configurator 2 recognize the pending updates?


texts:
I need to find a replacement for our current network based Time Machine solution.  Currently we are using WD My Cloud devices plugged into the network, but they are small, getting full, and are scattered.  I'd like to deploy a rackmount solution.

Synology has a number of rackmount NAS's that claim to be good for MacOS backups.  Has anyone here used those?  When choosing your time machine backup drive does it show up as a choice?  When launching Migration Assistant, does it show up as a choice?

Just curious what others have found with Synology.  I am also open to any other good suggestions. Thanks!


texts: Is there a shortcut to get to the bottom of a long email on iPad or iPhone?

texts: I get some long emails in which the important stuff is at the bottom after many pages. It is tedious to scroll down.  Is there a way to get to the bottom quickly? Either for iPhone iPad or both.


texts:
When I try to upgrade or otherwise manage my iTunes subscriptions, I'm told I need to verify my payment information and am taken to my account screen, an when I then attempt to submit that screen (with "Done") I get a garbled popup:

Choosing "Buy" just returns to the account screen where I reman stuck and am presented with the same dialog, along with a warning at the top of the account screen:


texts:
I have iPad 2 with iOS 5.1
I am developer and I need it to test apps.
But 99% of time nobody use it.
I decided to install ebook reader to reads fb2, mobi and other ebook formats.
But all readers I found do not install on iOS 5.
iOS 6 is minimal requirement.

Is there way to install older version of app?
Or upgrade just to iOS 6 (I know impossible)
Jailbreak? (I think it is impossible with version 5.1)

I am looking for solution to get some reader to work on iOS 5.1


texts: Copy file in home directory during Homebrew formula install

texts:
Is it possible to create files outside of /usr/local/Cellar during a Homebrew formula installation?
Here is my code:
def install
    cmd = "whoami; cd /Users/hughcrt; pwd; mkdir test"
    value = `#{cmd}`
    print value
end

And when I do brew install --build-from-source my-formula I get:
mkdir: test: Operation not permitted
hughcrt
/Users/hughcrt

It don't understand why I can't create a file as the user in the script is hughcrt and I'm in the right directory


texts: Option / Preference to toggle folder summary at base of finder window in OSX 10.10

texts:
When i did i clean install from osx 10.8 to 10.10 a year or so ago i lost the option to have a summary of the folder i was in at the bottom of the finder window. Recently i seem to have pressed a short cut that has brought back the summary, but i have no idea how i did it.. any ideas ?

I have included a image of the summary bar below :


texts: Mojave 10.14.4 broke something in file system

texts: After updating Mojave to 10.14.4 two days ago I've got some weird bugs with working with files. Finder doesn't see pictures created by Photoshop. Webpack-dev-server doesn't see changes in files. What happened? How to roll back to version 10.14.3?


texts: Any reason not to run my Macbook Pro upside-down in clamshell mode?

texts:
My MacBook Pro gets stupidly hot when I'm working on it normally (not clamshell). I am worried that the heat could damage the screen if I use it in clamshell mode.

I thought that I could place it upside down (in the sense that the Apple logo and LCD panel lie flat on the table) on a non-slip surface so that the heat would vent right out of the (now) top and away. Could I knacker the fans by running them upside down?

The laptop is a 15" MacBook Pro with retina display.


texts: PDF page manipulation, from 2 page per sheet to one page per sheet

texts:
I have a PDF with following pattern:

I need to transform each page of this PDF into two distinct pages, as follows:

and

So, if I had a PDF with 12 pages (2 slides for each page) I will expect a new PDF with 24 pages (1 slide for each page).

How do I can do that?


texts: Is it possible to validate XML in Xcode?

texts: I need to validate XML. I know that Xcode has some support for XML, such as highlighting and collapsing. However, I'm having trouble figuring out how to run actual validation of XML from within Xcode. There are other XML tools that can do this that are available on Mac, as mentioned in this broader posted question, but I was just curious about Xcode specifically.


texts: How do I transparently compress a directory?

texts:
I'd like to enable HFS+ compression for a directory, applying it to both the existing files in that directory and newly copied files. I expect to be able to read and write the contents of that directory normally.

Does HFS+ treat non-compressible files intelligently, say by trying to compress the first few KB of the file and bailing if it doesn't compress? I don't want non-compressible files expanding or their access significantly slowed down by compression and de-compression.

Is this possible to do out of the box in Yosemite? I'm also open to installing a third-party app (even a command-line one) to enable the compression, if I can then uninstall it later and have the directory retain the compression.

I found afsctool, but it hasn't had a release or update in an year and a half, and I don't want to use unmaintained software. Besides, afsctool works only for existing files, not newly copied ones.


texts: How can I map keyboard keys to other keyboard keys in an app specific manner?

texts: I would like to have some way to specify that when I am focused on Spotify.app and I press the j key that it will translate into a ↓ key and be sent to the app. I would like this because I like vim style navigation but Spotify  does not support remapping keyboard shortcuts.


texts: Applescript with get every file loop fails

texts:
I want to run a script on all files with two specific extensions on a disk with a hierarchy of multiple nested folders.  My script works fine when I choose a folder further down the line with fewer subfolders but I'd like to run it on an entire archive with over a thousand folders.  The AppleScript takes forever to get all the files and then exits without returning anything and without executing the operations after getting the files.  No timeout message, no error message.  And the Finder becomes unresponsive (and remains stuck after the script exits).

set myFolder to choose folder with prompt "Choose a folder:"
    tell application "Finder"
        try
            set eafFiles to (every file in entire contents of myFolder whose name ends with ".eaf") as alias list
        on error
            try
                set eafFiles to ((every file in entire contents of myFolder whose name ends with ".eaf") as alias) as list
            on error
                set eafFiles to {}
            end try
        end try
        try
            set pfsxFiles to (every file in entire contents of myFolder whose name ends with ".pfsx") as alias list
        on error
            try
                set pfsxFiles to ((every file in entire contents of myFolder whose name ends with ".pfsx") as alias) as list
            on error
                set pfsxFiles to {}
            end try
        end try
        set myFiles to eafFiles & pfsxFiles
    end tell

    repeat with CurrentFile in myFiles
        set CurrentFile to CurrentFile as string

        do shell script "perl /path/to/perl/script.pl " & quoted form of CurrentFile
    end repeat


texts: Application Pallets move to main display when switching between applications in Mavericks

texts:
I just recently upgraded to mavericks and I'm having an issue when using applications that have pallets.

For example, I'll use OmniGraph. I have my graph window on my main display and the Stencil pallet on my second display. When I switch to another application and then back to OmniGraph my stencil pallet will be on my main display covering my graph. On apps with many pallets this will be particularly annoying because they'll all be stacked on the main display.

Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks!


texts: There are times when you can't use any TCP ports other than 80 (HTTP) or 443 (HTTPS), so you can't use Mail accounts that communicate with iCloud via IMAP/POP3/SMTP. But when you go to iCloud.com, it redirects you to the iPhone applications. Is there some way to access iCloud mail via HTTP(S)?


texts: History of downloaded iBookstore samples?

texts:
For some reason—presumably a sync by my iPhone that overwrote my iPad’s more recently downloaded library—the majority of my iBooks were deleted.

The books I purchased can easily be restored, but I had downloaded a bunch of samples to, well, sample, before I bought the books.

Shy of using the restore feature, which will probably wreak its own havoc the way my iPhone did, when I synchronized iCloud through it, is there any log or history of the samples I have downloaded? I am sure this will happen again, and I don’t think restoring your iPad is the intended user experience by Apple.


texts: Pages: How can I make a new character style permanent?

texts:
(Pages 8.1 on 2017 Macbook).

I made a couple of new character styles when editing a document.  They show up in the inspector correctly, but only when editing that particular document.

I'd like to make them available for all documents, but haven't worked out how to do it.


texts:
What's the easiest way to take a screenshot of my Mac?

I've used Grab.app, but it's a bit annoying just to get a quick screenshot. Is there a faster way?


texts: Can Apple give an option to check cellular data usage for every bill cycle?

texts: How can i find on iphone 11 pro the cellular data usage for every bill cycle?


texts: EU volume limit on Apple Watch / AirPods combo

texts: With an iPhone (currently 11.3) there’s an option under Settings / Music / Volume Limit / EU Volume Limit to limit the maximum volume the headphones will produce to reduce potential damage to your hearing. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a similar option on Apple Watch (currently 4.3) when leaving the phone behind. Am I missing something obvious here?


texts: How can I make an automator service always show up?

texts:
I have an AppleScript that adds the subject of a selected email in Mail to my task manager.

I have put this AppleScript in an Automator service so I can hotkey it.

Only problem is this: Lion insists on only showing the service when I have text selected. Somehow OS X thinks its a text based script even though I specified there is no input.

Is there any way to have the service show up in the services menu independent of the selection I have?


texts:
I have a MBA (m2011 - Yosemite) with an external monitor setup (Dell 2007FP). I would like to use the Dell monitor in vertical mode by trying to rotate 90 degree in Display setup but the screen stay in horizonal resolution (black area above and below).

Does anyone know how to fix this?


texts: How can I disable a pass code that I didn't intentionally set?

texts: I have an iphone4 and I have never locked the phone or set a passcode, but for some reason, the phone is now requiring a 4 digit passcode and will not let me do anything but unlock it without the passcode. I have tried a couple but each time the phone locks and wont let me try again for several minutes. Is there any way to fix this?


texts: Root User Cannot Reset Another Users Password

texts:
I wanted to enable Root user on macOS Mojave Version 10.14.4 so that i can use it in case another users or admins lose their login credentials. I tried this and when i tested out password reset for an admin user i get the following:

I am not sure why root user fails to reset a password of another user, in my case it was an admin account, but the on the other hand the admin user is able to reset another admins password. I dont mind settling for having an admin account to actually serve as a reset password alternative but i am very curious why i cant reset a password with a root user. Any feedback is welcomed.

Thank you for taking your time to comment on this post!

Mac info:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
Disk is encrypted with FileVault


texts: Matching up new computer to old Time Capsule backup

texts: Employer replaced my Apple Air with a MacBook Pro. I had been backing up to a 2 TB Time Capsule. When connecting to it the first time I selected "inherit" and thought things were working. Checked my backup tonight and it says it can't back up, not enough room. I thought Time Capsule tosses the oldest to make room for the new. Digging deeper it says my oldest backup is March 4 (says that's also my last backup). I open Time Capsule and lo and behold, years of backups are gone, March 4 is it. But it shows last update March 12 (but tonight I get alerts every few minutes saying the automatic backups aren't happening. My wife has had this problem for a couple of months. What are we doing wrong?


texts: How to watch a Windows Media Streaming in OS X 10.9.2

texts:
I'm trying to watch a live streaming using the Windows Media plugin but it's appears to be impossible.

The old Flip4Mac free software appears to be paid now and I was not able to find any free and/or opensource alternative.

There's a way to watch WMV Streaming in the browser itself in OS X Mavericks?


texts:
Safari won't load YouTube videos fully like a 10:00 video it only load 6:50 of it

A. Iv tried restarted  my  wifi.

B. Iv tried refreshing.

C. Restarted my I pad.

D. Iv tryed the YouTube app


texts: How do to keep web pages (like google.com and yahoo.com) from grabing cursor in Safari (form focusing)?

texts:
Certain sites grab the selection from the address bar into their own field when they load. Google and Yahoo Search are two examples as they automatically pull the focus to their search box. Is there a way to turn this off in Safari so the focus stays in address bar?

For context, Firefox supports it via a preference, according to a Super User question.

This is a known feature of HTML.


texts: My problem is I've got heaps of photos that I don't want to be found in finder is their any easy way to stop finder from showing them in places like All Files or quicklook.


texts: Is there a quick way to relink my homebrew kegs?

texts:
I just upgraded my MacBook Air to Mavericks.  The process appears to have removed almost all of the symlinks that homebrew put in /usr/local/bin.  As I notice things missing then I relink them via brew unlink <keg> && brew link <keg> (although the symlinks are gone, homebrew still thinks they are there so I need to unlink first).  This feels somewhat inefficient.

I could just loop through everything in /usr/local/Cellar but not every keg is automatically linked and I don't want to link those.  So my next guess is to list every linked keg and relink them (using the above).

Is there some magic command that will find all the kegs that homebrew thinks are linked so that I can relink them?


texts:
I'm looking for an app that alows me to quickly update tags from imported media in iTunes. Something like itunify used to when it was free.

Nothing that automagically analyses the music and downloads all lyrics. Just a tool that makes it easy for me to e.g. 'remove n characters from left' or 'switch title - author' etc.


texts: Why are the same characters displayed differently in the same sentence?

texts:
In some text views on OS X, e.g. in the application QQ, the character →(U+2192) is displayed differently after a Chinese character or Latin character:

Also affected are the other arrows, and the box ■(U+25A0):

How is it so?


texts: MacBook Pro doesn't recognize internal SSD

texts:
A week ago I inserted a USB cable into my MacBook Pro (late 2013) which resulted in the laptop immediately shutting down. After a lot of searching how to boot it up again I had to reset the SMC. After this it booted normally.

A few days later the MacBook Pro started hanging and freezing from time to time.

I decided to do a clean OSX install.
After erasing the disk the SSD has never been detected again. Check the pictures:

So right now I'm unable to install OSX... Any ideas?


texts: Maps is not getting my address right. It has the street right but when home it says I'm not. I have tried everything.


texts: Internet recovery broken on Macbook Pro. Error message given is " apple.com/support -3403F ".

texts:
When I try to install mac os high sierra using internet recovery, i get a frozen black screen with an exclamation mark and a error message saying "apple.com/support -3403F". I have tried recovering from multiple locations using different wifi's as well as completely open firewall settings on my home router. My question is, what is causing this, how do i debug it, and how do I fix it?

Thanks!


texts:
My favorite text editor beeing VIM made me add the follwing line to my ~/.bashrc

set -o vi

As expected, hitting escape lets me execute a vi command, BUT ONLY ONE ?!?
For example if I do this:

escape, b, b

it jumps to the beginning of the word and then types "b" to the line instead of jumping another word back.

This happens on all my osx boxes (10.6 and 10.7) and non of the linuxes I use.

Anyone else experiencing this? Or is this expected?


texts: Transfering Contacts from Icloud to Iphone

texts: My brother and I shared the same apple ID, so all of my contacts from icloud are under his apple ID.I got a new Iphone using my OWN apple id. How do I get my contacts from his icloud onto my iphone?


texts: Is there any way to output to two 1920x1200 external monitors with any of MacBook Pro or Air?

texts:
I understand that you can output to one 1920x1200 monitor while still using the laptop's screen, and one 2560x1600 monitor using the dual-DVI adapter.

But can you output to two external 1920x1200 monitors?

I don't care if you can still use the laptop's screen in that case.


texts: Suddenly all Gmail emails on High Sierra mail client display the same content

texts:
Not sure when this started, but eventually all my emails from the same sender are showing the same content. For example it picks one of my sender's replies and from that moment any other email I click to read its content displays that same content.
It started with some senders, not it expands to any senders. I can't read my emails.
If I quit the mail app and re-open it, and click on one email, it will show that email's content. But then that becomes again the only content I can read for all other emails of the same sender.
I used Onyx and went through its maintenance tasks, cleared cached etc and restarted. Again, I open the mail app, I select 1 email to read, then all other emails of the same sender display the same content as the first one I selected to see.
Any ideas?
Mac Mail client on High-Sierra for gmail account.


texts: Unable to remove /reconfigure external keyboard configuration in System Preferences

texts:
The external keyboard configuration from Preferences|Keyboard|Modifier Keys is not working properly on my Sierra mac. It works fine for the same and other external/USB keyboards on my two El Capitan machines.

The following  http://rainer.4950.net/2009/09/30/resetting-the-usb-keyboard-type-on-mac-osx/ recommends to disconnect the external keyboard and then delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist.

However after having done so - and verified the file no longer exists:

$ls -l /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist
ls: /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist: No such file or directory

But the external keyboard still shows up:

I am trying to get back to the "Unrecognized keyboard" dialog - in the hopes of fixing key mapping problems only on this Sierra machine: specifically

The end goal is for the following to actually work properly: i.e. disabling caps-lock and swapping option and command.

Instead those customized settings are presently ignored and only the default mappings are actually enabled.


texts: Possible to find iPhone encrypted backup password in Keychain files?

texts: is there a way to recover your iPhone backup password (for encrypted backups) in Keychain or anywhere on a new MacBook?


texts: how to automate / run 'brew cask upgrade' as a cron job?

texts:
I wish to run brew cask upgrade in a cronjob, but it prompts for a password.

When I run the job as root all permissions are screwed up.

Howto run that command in a cronjob env? I use zsh.

~ brew cask upgrade
==> Casks with `auto_updates` or `version :latest` will not be upgraded
==> Upgrading 2 outdated packages:
java 13.0.1,9:cec27d702aa74d5a8630c65ae61e4305 -> 13.0.2,8:d4173c853231432d94f001e99d882ca7, keepassxc 2.5.2 -> 2.5.3
==> Upgrading java
==> Downloading https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk13.0.2/d4173c853231432d94f001e99d882ca7/8/GPL/openjdk-13.0.2_osx-x64_bin.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Verifying SHA-256 checksum for Cask 'java'.
==> Backing Generic Artifact 'openjdk-13.0.1.jdk' up to '/usr/local/Caskroom/java/13.0.1,9:cec27d702aa74d5a8630c65ae61e4305/jdk-13.0.1.jdk'.
Password:


texts: Bandwidth throttling with onboard tools in Yosemite?

texts:
Is there any way with Mac OS Yosemite's built-in firewall to throttle or queue connections from a single application, on a single port or to a certain hostname?

The App in question would be the Quicktime plugin in Safari - ever since the HTML5 beta I've been using that on Youtube instead of flash, for obvious reasons. But while the videos are loading, my internet connection is so saturated, that everything else comes to a halt, sometimes other applications even time out.

Since all questions answered here and tutorials floating around are hopelessly outdated I hope someone can help me with this annoyance without relying on third party tools, since I can't seem to find anything that works with my intended case.


texts: Is there a performance issue with GNU Screen, Tmux, and other similar development tools on the MacBook Air?

texts:
I have a 2010 Macbook Air 11 inch, and it noticeably lags when I use tools like Gnu Screen, Tmux, and Vim, especially with vertical splits and during Screen/Tmux window switching.

Does anyone notice this performance issue?


texts: Problems installing powerline fonts on macOS 10.12

texts:
I'm pretty new with MacOS and Macbooks in general. I've been a unix user for a long time and right now I'm trying to install the patched powerline fonts to use with OhMyZsh, VIM and the like but I'm running into some issues getting it to properly work.

I've followed a couple different guides but I'm always getting the same error in that some of the special icons/characters show up correctly on the terminal while some others don't and that pretty much screws everything up.

Here's the latest guide I followed (and the simplest one): powerline/fonts and here's a screenshot of how my terminal currently looks like:

The fonts do seem to be installed as they show up in the font book.

Q: What can I do to so all icons/characters show up correctly?


texts: Moving macOS Mail App Icon From Dock to the Menu Bar

texts:
The Mail app built into macOS isn't the nicest thing in the world, the UI looks dated and Outlook is a much better alternative (for me at least).
The problem that I am facing is that I need the macOS Mail app to start at login and be running in the background due to the way AltStore works. With Outlook also open, I have two Mail apps open, thus crowding my dock.
Is there a way to move the macOS Mail app away from the dock to the menu bar? Or in general, is there a way to move any app from the dock to the menu bar?
I use an app called Hidden Bar to collapse and hide some of the menu bar icons, with that, I will be able to completely remove the macOS mail app from my sights, even though it's still running in the background.


texts:
I would like to change the OS X system language on one Mac from English to French. If I do that, all standard-shortcuts also change.
We use the Dvorak keyboard layout on all Macs.

Example:
In Preview, basically all shortcuts seem to by language-dependent.
For example, View → Thumbnails which is ALT+CMD+1 will be something entirely different.

The fact that all shortcuts are changed as well makes the system almost unusable (efficiently), esp. if you got to change between different-language macs frequently.

How can I change the system language without changing shortcuts?


texts: I have an iMac 11,2 and successfully installed the Mojave Patch

texts: However, I for some reason, after the installation ... my SIP is disabled.  I have been trying over and over again to put my computer into Recovery mode, but I keep getting the Prohibitory Symbol ... any suggestions of what I can do to reengage my SIP?


texts: Reverse tethering/Internet sharing and SOCKS proxy

texts:
I am sharing a Wi-Fi connection from a Mac over USB to an iPhone using Internet Sharing. This works fine. However, I would like to also tunnel the iPhone traffic through the SOCKS proxy on my Mac. The goal is to have the iPhone be unaware that it's using a proxy/VPN of any kind.

I have tried the following setup :

(1) SSH into a remote machine from my Mac and setup a SOCKS proxy in System Preferences -> Network -> Wi-Fi -> Advanced -> Proxies. This works well for the traffic from the Mac.

(2) Connect the iPhone over USB and turn on Internet Sharing (share Wi-Fi with iPhone USB). This also works, as the iPhone can then connect to the internet and the IP is the same as the non-proxied Mac.

However, while Mac network traffic is sent through the proxy, the shared traffic from the iPhone ignores the proxy settings entirely. Is there any way to force the iPhone traffic to also go through the SOCKS proxy?

I have tried enabling a SOCKS proxy on the "iPhone USB" interface with networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy, but this has no effect.

There seems to be a partial answer to this question when using Linux here. However, I am not sure how to translate the iptables commands to pfctl, and I am hoping there is an easier way. Maybe a simple pf.conf edit?


texts: Any way to undisable (not Unlock) my phone without factory resetting / restoring it?

texts:
I've never connected my iPhone to iTunes before. I don't have anything backed up on this phone, and the stuff on this phone is very important.

This phone somehow randomly kept trying to unlock itself while it was in my pocket (I guess buttons kept getting pressed). I looked at the phone and it says "iPhone is disabled. connect to iTunes". Apparently it does this if it tried unlocking with an incorrect passcode 10 times. Great...

So now this phone is disabled. It has my fingerprint unlock. I know the passcode. It's just disabled. And I don't have anything backed up on any iTunes. I have the iPhones serial number as well. Can I get this thing undisbaled for a second?


texts: Removing duplicate songs in an Apple Music playlist

texts:
Is there any way to remove duplicate songs from an Apple Music playlist that I have? I imported two similar playlists from other users into a single playlist on my account.

I did some searching, but nothing has come up.

Note that I am asking about Apple Music playlists, and not local iTunes playlists.


texts: Is there any way to review all file moves done with Finder?

texts:
I recently setup a new Macbook. I had a few apps open, and noticed all of a sudden a Finder dialogue window that showed thousands of files being transferred to 'Movies.'  I believe it said '...files being copied to Movies.'  And it was in the magnitude of 10's of thousands of files.
I quickly cancelled this process because whatever it was, was not intentional.  There is nothing now in the Movies folder.  And this is a brand new Macbook to which I did not migrate any personal data.
Im now paranoid about what those files were, how that process started, if I have malware, etc.
For my peace of mind I want to see if it's possible to find a log of all activity in Finder that would show details about that unintentional file transfer.  I tried looking at the Console application, and system.log file but Im not sure if that's the right place to look.


texts: How To Open Apps in Full Screen on Yosemite?

texts: There used to be a way where if you opened an app in Full Screen and then quit, it would reopen in full screen. However in Yosemite, I don't know how to do this for full screen apps. Is there a way to do this in Yosemite?


texts: How to remember macOS keyboard key symbol?

texts:
A Mac user often encounters the keyboard signs for various keys:

⌘（Command）
⌥（Option/Alt
⇧（Shift)
⇪（Caps Lock)
⌃（Control)
↩（Return)
⌅（Enter)

What are these symbols based on? Is there an easy way to memorise them?


texts: Application installer does not respond when clicked?

texts:
I am trying to install an application from its .iso image file. I can successfully mount the .iso file, but when I click the installer, nothing pops up.

I am installing a relatively old version of a software. My guess is that my Mac OS version is too new to run the installer.

How does one usually fix this?


texts: Assign the launchPad hotkey to another Application

texts:
I'd like to set the launchPad key :

to the Application windows (See all) function but I can't manage to do it. Any clue ?


texts: Is there a way to have my iPhone 5 report current charging rate?

texts: For example, so I can test different USB ports on my computer and powered hubs to see if one charges my iPhone faster than another.


texts: List of cars which support Siri Eyes Free mode?

texts: Apple has a list of models that support CarPlay. Does there exist a similar list for models with Siri Eyes Free mode?


texts: 2011 MacBook (10.6.8) connects to AirPort but intermittently won't connect to webpages

texts:
I have never experienced this problem before. I know that the problem is not the internet, because the internet works fine on all my other devices, both Windows and Mac. I brought my MacBook in to the Apple Store this morning and they renewed the DHCP and deleted the internet plist files from my system preferences library folder. They ran a hardware diagnostic and my hardware is fine. At the Apple Store, the problem was duplicated also when connected via ethernet cable to the network - so it's not an airport problem.

It's very strange because sometimes the internet works and sometimes it doesn't, so it's very hard to know if a fix works or not. Renewing the DCHP seemed to work at the Apple Store, so I brought it home, and now can't get back on the internet here. I re-renewed the DHCP, re-added my network, manually entered the DNS, rebooted, and still not working. AirPort shows it is connected to the internet, but when I attempt to load a website, it "thinks" for a long time without loading anything and then eventually gives me a "can't establish connection" error message.

My network settings are as follows:

In the main Network window:
Status: Connected
Network Name: ibahn
AirPort is connected to ibahn and has the IP address 10.58.207.44.
802.1X: WPA: Awarenet

On the "Advanced" window:

AirPort tab:
Network Name: ibahn    Security: None
"Remember networks this computer has joined" is selected, all other options not selected.
AirPort ID: 10:9a:dd:bb:25:7b

TCP/IP tab:
Configure IPv4: "Using DHCP"
IPv4 Address: 10.58.207.44
Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0
Router: 10.58.204.1
Configure IPv6: "Automatically"

DNS tab:
DNS Servers: only one in the list - 10.58.207.44
nothing in "Search Domains" field

WINS tab:
NetBIOS Name: MACBOOK-5BF526 and next to it it says "MACBOOK5BF526 is currently being used."
Workgroup and WINS Servers fields are empty

802.1X tab:
User Profiles:
WPA: Awarenet
Awarenet Profile
(both of those are boxes that are checked)
"WPA: Awarenet" : User Name - egoodwin; Password - ? (seems to be a password but I have no idea what it is); Authentication - PEAP, TTLS, and EAP-FAST are all enabled, TLS, LEAP and MD5 are disabled; Wireless Network: Awarenet; Security Type: WPA2 Enterprise
"Awarenet Profile"  User Name - egoodwin; Password - ? (seems to be a password but I have no idea what it is); Authentication - PEAP is enabled, TTLS, TLS, EAP-FAST, LEAP and MD5 are disabled; Wireless Network: Awarenet; Security Type: WPA Enterprise

Proxies tab:
under "Select a protocol to configure" no options are selected/enabled

Ethernet tab:
Ethernet ID: 10:9a:dd:bb:25:7b
Configure: "Automatically"
MTU: "Standard (1500)

Anyone have ANY idea what could be wrong? The Awarenet thing seems off, but I'm not sure what that's all about and what the default would be - so if anyone has suggestions or knows what's going wrong, please do tell me!


texts: Is it possible to have 2 different backup systems for different external hard drives?

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1) I want to plug in an external hard drive and then download all of the photographs that I take in RAW format on my Canon 7D camera onto this external hard drive, and then backup these photos onto a second external hard drive. These photos would NOT be held on my MacBook Pro.
2) I then want to backup everything on my MacBook Pro to an external hard drive (but NOT the same external hard drive as the one the RAW photos will be held on).

So is it possible please to set up these two different systems? At the moment I use Time Machine to backup everything on my MacBook Pro - but I need to have two  different systems as I outlined above- can Time machine be setup for this or is there a different way to do it? Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks


texts: How to install MacTeX 2015 successfully in El Capitan?

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I upgraded to El Capitan in my new Macbook Air. El Capitan does not allow to use /usr/texbin/ for storage so LaTeX community had to move their files to /Library/TeX.
MacTeX 2015 is not fully compatible with El Capitan.
There is at least some path reconfigurations which has to be done in individual programs described in the guide.
However, I have not succeeded in getting MacTeX fully working in El Capitan.

Fixing LaTeX in El Capitan

All stages went right but not the following with TeX Live Utility.
I am doing the step in the guide MacTEX-2015 and El Capitan (page 3)

  For previous versions of TEX Live Utility open TEX Live
  Utility→Preferences and click on the Choose. . . button as in Figure
  (4). That opens a file chooser. Type Shift-Cmd-G, enter /Library/TeX
  into the dialog box as shown in Figure (5) and then press Return.
  Finally DoubleClick on texbin.

I get

After Unsuccessful Setup-2015.pkg

I run rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.googlecode.mactlmgr.tlu.plist to delete the changes made by the applicaiton Setup-2015.pkg proposed by hakaze, because of infinity loop when starting Tex-live with those changes.
I found the Library/TeX/texbin eventually.

How can you set up MacTeX 2015 successfully in El Capitan?


texts: Why do calendar notifications bring macOS Calendar application to the foreground?

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I've noticed that recently, maybe after some sort application or OS update, calendar notifications have been functioning normally in notification center BUT have also caused the calendar application (Calendar.app) to be brought to the foreground. It has no relation to what i'm currently working on or what application i'm using - it even does this while i'm typing, if a new calendar update comes in.

This is SUPER annoying as it completely distracts from whatever i'm currently doing.


texts: Unable to install software using brew install

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I am unable to install software using brew install. I have tried brew cleanup & brew update, and deleting the file, but it just does not work!

This is the error message:

==> Downloading http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/automake/automake-1.14.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
Error: SHA1 mismatch
Expected: 648f7a3cf8473ff6aa433c7721cab1c7fae8d06c
Actual: 3432ee773dd67c6333bdeda956bd364497630fab
Archive: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/automake-1.14.tar.gz
(To retry an incomplete download, remove the file above.)


texts: Why does Disk Utility show one "Macintosh HD" as a logical drive and another that says core storage physical volume

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I am trying to figure out why I have 2 Macintosh HD Drives Appearing in disk utility.
One of them i can mount and shows it as being a logical drive and the second one i can't mount but it says it has no disk errors. also shows it as being a core storage physical drive, and has the same amount of gibbets as the other but has no data on it. please help


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So I'm using the latest El Capitan, and I find myself using my 'external' monitor both portrait and landscape mode simultaneously.
It's been quite bugging to go into system prefs. and changing the screen orientation every time I rotate my screen.

Is there a way to simply rotate the orientation without having the hassle to go through all those steps?


texts: Is hibernation possible on a T2 iMac / Catalina?

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From time to time, I want to unplug my iMac from power in order to move it, but I also want it to restore the state back to where it was. I learned that I could enable a hibernation mode, which would save the contents of RAM to SSD before sleep:
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25

Now, when I tell it to sleep, I can hear the fans turning off after 10 seconds. But when I wake it up, the screen turns on instantly, as if no sleep was happening. This is clearly wrong, because the documentation says the memory should be powered off:
hibernatemode = 25 is only settable via pmset. The system will store a
copy of memory to persistent storage (the disk), and will remove power to
memory. The system will restore from disk image. If you want "hiberna-
tion" - slower sleeps, slower wakes, and better battery life, you should
use this setting.

Just to confirm, I powered off/on my iMac and it booted up from scratch without restoring any memory.
Looking at pmset -g, everything looks fine:
System-wide power settings:
Currently in use:
 autorestart          0
 Sleep On Power Button 1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 proximitywake        1
 powernap             1
 gpuswitch            2
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            10
 sleep                10
 hibernatemode        25
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         10
 tcpkeepalive         1
 womp                 1

I also checked that /var/vm/sleepimage does exist, occupying ~17 GB (total RAM is 32 GB).
Has anyone been able to enable hibernation on a desktop Mac recently, or is it just some issue with my machine?
I'm running an iMac Pro (2017) with T2 chip on Mac OS Catalina (10.15.7)