texts: Who can I contact to discuss adding features to Apple's operating systems?

texts:
I have some ideas (i.e. certain software algorithms) which I think could enhance the user experience if implemented in the next version of Apple's operating systems.

I'd like to connect with somebody from the company to discuss this in more detail.

I'm not sure where to start because I know I'm going to get nowhere talking to customer service.

Can anybody here point me in the right direction?


texts:
I have never really used the calendar in iOS and the below is the reason. I need week numbers for my work, studies, hobbies and almost everything -- that is why I am still using a paper calendar. If a boss gives me a new task, it can be just monday week 33 8PM something -- now I go to paper calendar without touching the phone.

Where you can see that adding week numbers preserves every day on the right. Also you need to click to day to see the week number which is outrageously slow.

If I want to have European week numbers, I need to subscribe to Week Number calendar outlined here and it ruins the availability dots in the calendar like the right. I am looking forward to see week numbers in the month view without preserving every day.

How can I get the European week numbers to iOS calendar without preserving every day and still being visible in the month view?


texts:
I want to take a string like this:

Example string 59^!#&$(

And turn it into this:

\E\x\a\m\p\l\e\ \s\t\r\i\n\g\ \5\9\^\!\#\&\$\(

I've tried:

sed -e 's/./\\&/g; 1{$s/^$/""/}; 1!s/^/"/; $!s/$/"/'

as noted here:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15783701/which-characters-need-to-be-escaped-when-using-bash/20053121#20053121

But as noted by dalelane in a comment, this does not work under vanilla installation of bash in macOS. I have confirmed this with macOS High Sierra.

Any suggestions?


texts:
I have set up a simple automation to run a Shortcut at 6am every morning. If I test the shortcut, it works. If I set the time for [10 mins from now], it works.
However, it never seems to run for 6am where:

The phone is plugged into power
The phone is on WiFi
The phone is in Do Not Disturb
The phone hasn’t been unlocked since I went to bed (11pm ish)

I don’t think the power/WiFi/DND make any difference but is there something in iOS that stops automations running if the phone hasn’t been unlocked or used for some period of time?
I see exactly the same issue with a totally different automation that’s supposed to run on my iPad … it runs about once per month if I am lucky and I am wondering if those are times when I had used the iPad in the past hour or so.
Is this a bug or is there something that stops daily automations that I’ve missed in the documentation?

Update - here’s how I created it:


texts: How can I install .ipa file to my iPhone simulator?

texts:
I need to install .ipa file to my iPhone simulator.

I tried to change the extension .ipa to .zip and extracted it.

And I got the Payload folder and moved the application inside to my iPhone simulators applications folder found at: /Library/Application\ Support/iPhone Simulator/6.1/Applications/.

Application appears on iPhone Simulator, But the application did't running.
How to solve the problem then how to run the app.


texts:
I've encountered an interesting issue, and I am wondering if anyone else has experience with it.

Every time I restart my Mac, FaceTime is added back to the Dock. If I remove it from the Dock, it disappears. Restart, and it's back. I can remove other things just fine and they stay where they are, if I re-arrange FaceTime in the Dock it stays in its new position. Only when I remove it does something put it back.

Recent System Changes that might be causing it:

EFI Update was just installed, it seemed to start happening as soon as it rebooted from installing this.
XCode was upgrade from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2

Things I've tried:

Deleting the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist and rebuilt my Dock from scratch. After restarting, everything was exactly where I wanted it except the FaceTime app was added back.

(Anything else I try, I will edit and post here)

Has anyone else had problems with applications getting "stuck" in the Dock? How'd you fix it? FaceTime is neat, and I use it occasionally, but it isn't worth a dedicated spot on the Dock.


texts:
The system is Big Sur (11.0.1) and weather forecast widget doesn't work time to time. When it is out of order it says something like "weather forecast is unsuccesful". Here is a screenshot.

How can I fix it and the widget starts to work as in Catalina?


texts: Automator action not supplied with the required data

texts:
I'm trying to do the following in an Automator workflow:

Ask for Finder items from folder A
In folder A, add a suffix to the file names
Copy them to folder B
In folder B, with an AppleScript, split the file name by a delimiter and then rename the file with the second half of the text split
In folder B, add a prefix to the file names
In folder B, add a suffix to the file names

Here is a sample of the file names I'm trying to rename:

a new file$SG789.jpg
file_2$123-456.jpg
file_name$LG123.jpg
this_file$558-432.jpg

The delimiter I'm splitting by is the "$" dollar sign to create the following new files:

SG789.jpg
123-456.jpg
LG123.jpg
558-432.jpg

These are the file name formats I'd like for the automator to continue processing.

Thanks to another user, I was able to get this far. However, my workflow is failing at step 5. I'm getting the following warning:

The action "Rename Finder Items: Add Text" was not supplied with the required data.

Here is the workflow setup in Automator:

With the AppleScript below:

 on run {input, parameters}
     try
        set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "$"
        set output to {}
        repeat with anItem in input
            set the end of output to text item 2 of (anItem as text)
        end repeat
        set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {}
        return output
    on error eStr number eNum
        display dialog eStr & " number " & eNum buttons {"OK"} ¬
            default button 1 with icon caution
        set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {}
        return
    end try
end run

I thought by returning output, the next workflow would pick up and continue with the required changes. I'm seeing that is not the case.

How do I return my output so that the next workflow item can use it and continue with the file renaming?


texts: Mac freezes when logging in as >console [logging in to terminal directly without launching the GUI]

texts:
When I try console login, my Mac freezes. Nothing happens visually: no switch to a black window, no spinning loading indicator in the ‘Password’ field; nothing. The only thing I can still do is press the [Power] button until the Mac force shuts down.

I already reinstalled the OS tons, and the machine ever did this as far as I know. I tried to do it before configuring the OS, after etc; nothing worked so far.

I found on the Internet that other people had that problem, but the posts are old and no one ever answered to help.

What can I do? Thanks.

Note: That Mac went under OS X Yosemite, but I downgraded since. I can't recall if I tried to login into console before first installing OS X Yosemite. I hope it's not due to this, because I won't update this working machine no more.

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro [Retina, 15in, late 2013]
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,3
Boot ROM Version: MBP112.0138.B16
SMC Version (system): 2.19f12

System Software Overview:

System Version: OS X 10.9.5 (13F1808)
Kernel Version: Darwin 13.4.0
Boot Mode: Normal
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled


texts:
I have created almost an exact automator application as those who have posted before me and it goes as follows;

1) Get Selected Finder Items

2) Combine PDF pages

3) Move Finder Items (+show this action when the workflow runs)

yet when I drop in pdf files into the application icon I get double the pages I initially input. Is there anyone else running into this problem and is there a way around this?

And a related question concerning the naming of output file; what function do I need to add in order to custom name each pdf binder output? As I have read sequential naming doesn't work without a shell script, are there any other solutions which do not involve external scripts other than provided by the automator?

Thank you.


texts: Moving a folder copies it, no longer moves it

texts:
I changed permissions on a folder to allow another user of that same computer, so they could access it while logged in.  I wanted to then move that folder (formerly in Pictures folder) to the Shared folder.  Now when I attempt to move the folder, it will only copy it.  I've tried resetting the sharing/permissions to what they originally were using the info panel, Sharing & Permissions, but it doesn't change the the fact that every time I try and move them, the computer just duplicates them in a new location.

Is there a way to fix this or to reset permissions (since I'm assuming that's what the issue is) to a default state for that user?  I'm running Mavericks.


texts:
I've noticed that when I send a text with a link to or from my iPhone, the recieving phone does not display the link, but displays all other text. I'm not sure if this is affected by iMessage. In any case, is there a way for me to fix this problem?

I have the iPhone 6 with iOS 8.4


texts: How can I use an old mac as an external display using software?

texts:
I want to use a "space" or "application" with another computer on the network. Just the UI not keyboard and mouse.

The other goal is to add a pseudo screen, without getting an extra monitor. Can't use os x native screen sharing as that will always have the same content as current action space.

Any ideas..?

old mac  = imac 2009, so cannot use as a targetted display. can use hardware to make it happen.

Similar to Can I use my early 2009 iMac as an external screen?

also similar to http://synergy-project.org/


texts: Different "free space" indications in Macintosh HD after upgrading to El Capitan

texts:
I wanted to know what was the free available space in my internal HD (I actually have a SSD). In Finder, if I trust the Show Info information (right click or cmd+I on Macintosh HD icon in the Finder sidebar) I get a certain available space. Otherwise, if I just press the spacebar (quick insight), I get a different value, it seems that it's not updated. Finally, also Disk Utility reports a different value.

Why these three different values?
(this gap first appeared after upgrading to El Capitan and trash is already empty).

Available space displayed when clicking Show Info:

Available space displayed when pressing spacebar:

Available space displayed in Disk Utility:


texts: MacBook Pro keeps returning to login screen

texts:
I can login to safe boot without issue. I created a new admin account through safe boot, but upon first full login into this new account, the same behaviour as in the title showed up instantly.

I have tried Apple diagnostics boot which revealed no hardware issues. I have also tried deleting contents of /Library/Preferences and ~/Library/Preferences (for new account) but this does not seem to resolve the issue.

Macbook pro 15" (discrete graphics) late 2013 on OS X 10.10.3


texts: Can't access About.com from my Macbook pro 2011 (lion then mtn lion), no matter what I try

texts:
Using chrome, firefox, and safari gives me this type of warning: "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.about.com". I tried checking the host through terminal and I get a response from about.com tells me ip etc. Also about.com works fine with iphone and pc at home on the same network. Firewall is off, and not having any issues with any other sites. I had little snitch at one point and uninstalled it.
I tried connecting to my Verizon Mifi and am Getting the same error. Checked /etc/hosts and I get this which is normal from what I understand:

  Host Database

  localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
  when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.

  127.0.0.1 localhost

  255.255.255.255 broadcasthost

  ::1 localhost

  fe80::1%lo0 localhost

I even tried upgrading to Mountain lion and it didn't fix the issue. I'm not doing any sort of development on the machine so I have no idea what could be causing it. Any ideas?

Edit: Someone suggested it might be peer guardian blocking the site. I haven't turned it on in months, but I guess it might still be running something in the background. Will have to check later when I get home. Anyone have such an issue with peerguardian not being on and causing sites not to load?


texts: My iPad was linked with my iPhone with iMessaging.  If I change my apple ID on my iPhone, will that prevent my messages from appearing on my iPad?  Or will it automatically change the account info on the iPad too?  Someone has my iPad and I don't want them to see my iMessages as I get them on my iPhone.


texts: Can I copy xcode from my applications folder to external hard disk?

texts: I downloaded xcode from the Mac App store on my home computer and it installed to around 11 GB on my applications folder. I tried copying the xcode app from the applications folder to my external hard drive where I was stopped mid-way and the error said some items can't be moved to due permission issues (that's not exactly what the error said but something like that). Is there any solution?


texts: macbook pro 13'' 2018 (thunderbolt 3 / 4 slots) with 4K 60 hertz monitor

texts:
I have a dell 4k 60 hz monitor and I'm wondering if its possible to achieve the 60 hertz refresh rate with my 2018 macbook pro 13" (thunderbolt 3 / 4 slots).  Is the new Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapternot compatible for 60 hertz at 4k?  Does anyone have any reputable alternatives?
Thanks!


texts: Outlook 2016 and Mac OS incompatibility - multiple episodes of loss of search functionality

texts:
Over the last year, I have needed to reinstall my 2016 Outlook account on my Macbook air multiple times and sometimes needed to do a repair on the indexing (more than a dozen times). It is constantly losing the search function.

I have macOS Mojave 10.14.6, and always upgrade OS and Outlook software when prompted. The problem seems to happen when there has been an update of macOS or of Outlook, but also just out of the blue for no apparent reason. I have spent multiple hours each time to resolve this.

I last reinstalled my Outlook account a week ago, and already the indexing has been scrambled. It is not that no emails are found on a search, but just some of them and in no predictable way.

From reading other postings, I am at a complete loss to understand how and why this problem has remained unfixed for so long by two of the world's largest companies to the detriment of Apple users. Is this really a highly complex problem? How can this be finally and comprehensively addressed?


texts:
I recently updated my iPhone 6s to iOS 11 and, as expected, some apps became incompatible with the software. There is one app in particular that I'm desperate to recover (the thumbnail is still there and when I click on it, I get a 'keep' or 'delete' option).

I'd like to move this app to my iPhone 5 that's still got iOS 7. I can't recover it under Apps in iTunes because iTunes 12 got rid of the Apps section.

I do have a lot of backups from various points over the past year, so the app has to be recoverable somehow.

I've also got iExplorer, but it only shows me the .app file of the currently connected phone (6s running iOS 11 that doesn't read the app) and I can't find the app file under Browse iTunes Backups.

Any advice?


texts: usb mouse freeze on mid 2007 macbook with lion 10.7.5 installed

texts:
I bought a mid 2007 white MacBook used with Lion 10.7.5 installed. My usb mouse freezes after using it for about an hour plugged in. I tried both usb ports and the mouse will work for about a min. but then freezes again. Could it be a driver issue? If so where would I download the drivers?
The mouse works perfect on my W8 computer.


texts:
I have a mbp mid 2012 running on yosemite. Since this morning, my display is behaving weirdly. It seems to have bluish-greenish tint and I've tried deleting color profile, recalibrating it, rebooting into safe mode. But nothing works. I've also tried switching graphics card (between intel & nvidia) using gfxcardstatus but no change with my display's behavior.
Here is a sample screenshot of my mbp display

Any ideas what is wrong with it ?


texts: Is it worth is to get a headset with AAC codec for iPhone?

texts:
I'm considering getting a wireless headset for my iPhone (and the upcoming iPhone). During my search, I found that some of Bang & Olufsen headsets are supporting AAC codec, such as  H5 and H7.

Does it worth to get a headset with AAC codec considering that AAC is an Apple standard?

Is there a noticeable difference between a headset that supports AAC codec and a one that doesn't?

I'm an Apple Music user.


texts:
I am trying to understand why my almost factory settings 13-inch MacBook Air 2017 with 8GB RAM available takes 2.3GB to just boot. The result is that if I start having Chrome+Dropbox+something to write any document, the machine starts swapping up to 2GB of stuff, and I really hate it, because the hard drive is indeed SSD.

How do I manage Agents and Daemons on a MacBook? I am used to just open a whatever program that has the full list of services and tick them to enable or disable.
How come does macOS waste so much RAM?

I come from Debian, so basically this sort of wall I perceive between me and the core settings of my machine is horribly frustrating. Thank you.
EDIT:
first of all, I updated from Mojave to Catalina, to see if things improved. Following suggestions in the comments, I decided to add some screenshots of the activity monitor in different conditions:

the four screenshots represent:

the activity monitor right after a very plain boot (basically just the OS in I think almost factory condition)
after Dropbox app started
after I also opened Chrome with four tabs, and
Preview with two pdf's.

The pictures speak by themselves. I even tried to sum up the memory usage of Chrome and its child processes, and never goes beyond some 700MB. Most likely it also allocates something in the kernel space, and the wired memory takes 200MB more.
At now, it still did not start swapping, but I figured out that for some reason it places lots of stuff in the cache, and dropbox and chrome waste an incredible amount of memory for absolutely no reason (Dropbox is literally empty right now).


texts: How to allow my wife to use her own credit card in Apple Store?

texts: I have set up family group on iPhones for my wife and daughter. Now they are allowed to purchase by my card only. Is it possible for my wife to use her own card and my daughter not to use any cards at all?


texts: How to install boot camp without Windows cd?

texts: I'm trying to install boot camp on my MacBook Pro, problem is I don't have a windows installation disk. Can someone please explain how to install bootcamp without the cd? Please!


texts: "Contextual Menu Items" folder missing on my Mac.

texts:
I just can't find the folder "Contextual Menu Items" on my Mac.

I tried these paths :

/Library/Contextual Menu Items

/System/Library/Contextual Menu Items

/Users/nnnn/Library/Contextual Menu Items

Nothing found.

I didn't use "Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature lately".

Thanks for your anwers.


texts: I have only Ubuntu 16.04 (no Partitions) running on my MacBook (My model is A1181) but I would like to install macOS, replacing Ubuntu. How should I go about doing this?


texts: Can I run a program whenever I open the lid of my MacBook Air?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Run AppleScript after waking from Sleep?

I have a program, InstantShot!, set to launch at logon and start taking a screen shot every 10 seconds.  Unfortunately, when I close the lid, it stops taking screenshots, rather than just being suspended, so I have to manually have it start doing so again each time I reopen the lid.  I'd like to create an automator app or Apple Script that would do that automatically every time I open the lid.  Can that be done?


texts: Is it possible to delete the "useless" apps pre-installed on my Mac?

texts:
There are some preinstalled apps that came with my laptop that I know I wil never ever use.

Apps like "Notes", "Stickies", "Game Center", etc.. that were preinstalled in my Macbook Pro are apps that I don't plan on ever using and it's taking up too much space in my Application Folder.

Are there any ways to remove them? Please note that I have already tried dragging it to the Trash bin, but it won't even go to the Trash bin. It' just stuck in my computer forever.


texts: Why is Photos using my battery for Audio like this?

texts:
My new iPhone 7 (which I set up as a new phone and not from a backup) is reporting strange battery usage due to Photos.

It's saying that 15% of the battery has been used in the last 24 hours due to photos being onscreen for 5 minutes, using Audio!

What's happening?


texts: iPhone 3 cannot login with existing Apple ID

texts:
Phone: iPhone 3 or iPhone 3GS
iOS: 6.1.6

I tried to login to App Store , iCloud and iTunes with an existing Apple ID, it shows the below alert:

I’ve done that multi factor login from my MacBook to iPad and vice versa. But on my iPhone it does not work. It doesn’t give me an option to type in the 6 digit verification code. What should I do? I don’t mind resetting it.


texts: Arrow cursor hotspot off by a few pixels

texts:
On my MacBook Pro i have realised that the default mouse cursor (black arrow) has its hotspot a few pixels off the top left corner. It becomes obvious if I move the cursor slowly to a button in the browser. While the tip of the arrow is already like 3 or 4 pixels in the button it does not highlight it yet. When I move it one pixel further the cursor turns to the hand cursor and the tip of the finger is exactly on the edge of the button.

Is this on purpose? Can I change that somewhere?


texts: iPhone and iPad apps have gone missing since update

texts:
When I updated to the most recent iPhone software last year, my phone had trouble getting the update and after resetting it and trying to restore it, I still have a number of apps that I can't find. These apps:

don't show in my "purchase" list in the iStore
do show as downloaded if I try to repurchase (even the free ones)
are not hidden
show as an unchecked app on the list of apps on the left if I open the iPhone in iTunes, but when I check it, it does not allow it to be synched because it says it can't be found

I have an iPhone 3GS and iPad 2 with a MacBook Pro as the mothership. Any way to redownload apps that the store clearly knows I already own (wouldn't label them 'downloaded' if it didn't).

I have checked under my two diff identities (a me.com account and another one that I owned from way back) and have same issue in both.


texts: Why is the "black" text on my Mac made up of so many different colors?

texts: My Mac has this nifty "zoom" function that kicks in when I hold control and scroll in and out.   If I zoom all the way in on black text on my screen, it is made up of many different colors.  Why is this?


texts: How do I search all hidden files that are in hidden folders using Terminal?

texts:
I need to find some configs buried in some hidden folders and can't recall where they are to navigate to them directly Cmd+Shift+G.

I did a sudo find -name Foo* (slow), but none of the returned files were in hidden folders.

What is the easiest way to search all hidden files?


texts: Edit the descriptive name of an email address displayed in Mail

texts:
When entering an email address into the To: field of Mail, usually the full name of the recipient is displayed instead of the actual address. When entering my own address, however, I get the following:

Any idea how I can make it display may actual name instead of my beloved holiday destination?


texts: I have a new MacBook Air M1 and whenever I enter password in webpage in safari browser a rainbow cursor appears and safari gets stuck ,but the remaining   apps work perfectly fine, but the safari gets struck for about 10-15 seconds and I can't do anything in safari expect force quit for that period.  Is this normal with safari ?


texts: Can I hook up a MyBook Thunderbolt Duo external drive to a late 2009 Mac with mini DisplayPort?

texts: Can I hook up a MyBook Thunderbolt Duo external drive (only has Thunderbolt ports) with a Thunderbolt cable to a late 2009 iMac (with mini DisplayPort) and use it for storage (at a slower speed) until I can buy the new iMac comes out and I use it with that? Will the data still be accessible then?


texts: How to disable logging to system.log in OS X?

texts:
During my time with Yosemite, I've had an innocuous issue that gets logged to system.log non-stop.

This question is not about solving the issue.

I'd like to stop the chatter, because they're writes to the drive which is an SSD, and could do without them.

How can I silence or prevent the writes to the log?

The messages come from the kernel and blame IO80211ScanManager. Example:
Nov 19 02:04:46 Louis-MBP kernel[0]: IO80211ScanManager::startScan: pid 29 had pending scan request. Deleting.

They dominate the log, whose 4000 most recent messages usually cover about a day.


texts: Some songs are not syncing with iCloud in iPhone

texts: I have some songs that are not synced with iCloud. I reset the iPhone, removed all the songs in iPhone to resync, but it doesn't work. What's wrong with this and how can I fix it?


texts: Some applications are reporting different stats than Activity Monitor?

texts:
So here's something I'm curious about:

When running a full project in Ableton Live (music production), I am (when setting sample rate to the max) getting get drop outs and stuttering. This is as expected and Ableton Live's CPU meter confirms this with values from 80% to 100%.

However, according to MacOS' own Activity Monitor CPU usage never exceeds 60-70%. How can this discrepancy be?

EDIT: This machine has a 2,5 Ghz Quad-Core


texts: The Apple TV 2 has 110V/220V PSU or just 110V?

texts:
I'm going to the USA, and I am planning to buy an Apple TV there for use it in Europe.

Why I should do that?

Because the $99 Apple TV is sold in Europe for €120 ($170). Why pay almost the double for the same stuff?

OK, so the core question: is the internal Apple TV 2 PSU 110V/220V, or just 110V for units sold in the USA?


texts: Make an iPhone appear as different model?

texts: Is it possible to have a jailbroken iPhone trick an app into thinking you have a different device than the one you're on (e.g., a 3G passing as a 3GS)?


texts:
In the iOS Mail app, there are 5 emails in the "All Inboxes" section. Those 4 emails are NOT in any other inboxes.

So I tried deleting them and ... they keep coming back!

Even stranger, the 4 emails ONLY appear in "All Inboxes", they don't appear in any of the sub-account inboxes.

So, I disabled "Mail" in my outlook account. They're still here! I no longer have a "outlook" sub-account, but those 4 emails are still in All Inboxes. I tried to quit the app a few times, restart the phone. Still here...

When I tap on one of those messages, I get a black screen (dark mode) Or gray empty screen, no errors.

I completely deleted the account in settings but they are still there!! Any tips?


texts: Need script to automatically export Skim PDFs with embedded notes

texts:
I have a folder with a few thousand PDF files, most of which have Skim annotations (e.g., highlights and notes). If I had fewer files, I'd just go through each one, export the PDF with embedded notes, and be on my merry way, having the ability to read my annotations with Adobe Reader on a PC (this is the goal).

But since there are so many files, I need a script that will automatically go through this folder, perform the "export as PDF with embedded notes" function for each PDF that has Skim annotations, and then give the new file the name of the original file plus "with skim notes" (or some other designation to indicate it's the version with embedded notes). Secondly, if I make further annotations to the original PDF, it'd be great if the script could update the exported file with the embedded notes.

I assume this is possible, as it appears Skim has great applescript support, but I have no idea  how to create one.

Thank you so much for any help you can offer.
WG


texts:
This code touches files in alphabetical order.

I need to touch files in order it is in list_of_files, so first it touches file2, then file3, then file1).

Is there any other way to do this than to use repeat loop and do touch command as many times as there are items in list?

Thanks

set list_of_files to "'path/to/2' 'path/to/3' 'path/to/1'"
do shell script "touch " & list_of_files


texts:
On my iPhone 4, the Google calendar notifications have randomly stopped working. The notifications still pop up at the appropriate time, but the title of the event is hidden, so I have no idea what I'm actually being notified about. This has been happening for about a month.

Is the problem with the iPhone or with Google Calendar? Plzfix

See picture. Why is it doing this?


texts: Sharing only one window or part of a screen in Zoom

texts:
The following link from a college refers to sharing part of the screen in Zoom  https://www.etsu.edu/helpdesk/documents/zoom-share-portion-of-screen.pdf

However when I click on "Share | Advanced Sharing Options" as follows:

There are no partial screen sharing options available:

So then - how can part of the screen or only one window be shared?
Update  When clicking directly on the green "Share" there are no options at all for customization - not any dialog or any buttons.

There is only this:

Another update OK the issue is that I had sometime in the past set up "Automatically share desktop" in Prefences . I'll make that an answer per @grg


texts: Permanently killing the dGPU on a MacBook Pro, including on startup

texts:
I would like to permanently kill the discrete GPU on my 2011 MacBook Pro 15 so that it will always use the integrated GPU, including on startup.

(WHY? -- my 2011 15-inch MacBook Pro (2.3 i7 quad core;16RAM;2000SSD/AMD discrete GPU) had the GPU go bad two weeks after the warranty program expired. I called Apple support to ask them their advice on disabling the discrete GPU on boot, and they could not or would not give me information on the topic. Further, I was told that the computer is now considered "vintage" and that "Apple no longer produces the logic board" so I cannot get the computer repaired even out of pocket. Well...that seems rather strange since program to get the logic board replacement program ended on December 31, 2016 (so two weeks ago.) Now I am left with a computer that works perfectly except for the bad dGPU, which had it not been a turd and just died 15 days earlier I would have been able to get it fixed for free.)

I have found several threads on this forum, some of which are older. Thus far, this looks like the best method:
http://www.asyncro.com/2014/03/24/macbook-pro-discreate-graphics-card-issue-fix-updated/

Is this still the best methodology for doing this? Provided I ensure I do not delete the HD 3000 iGPU sys files, is this likely to kill the dGPU without throwing the computer into a safe mode loop? If not, what do you recommend? Thank you


texts: What happened to Bonjour in Safari 11 and how do I access it?

texts: I need to access Bonjour to get information from my printer and wonder where Bonjour has gone from Safari version 11.


texts: Why can't I move the mini iTunes player between Spaces?

texts:
On snow leopard, I am unable to move the mini-itunes player between spaces.  For any other app (including the full library showing iTunes) I move windows between spaces by clicking and holding the app title then using the keyboard shortcuts to move between spaces.  However when doing this with the smaller player, it's determined to be left behind.  Does anyone else experience this or have suggestions on how to resolve the issue?

Brief Specs

OS X 10.6.8
iTunes 10.5.3(3)


texts: Screentime time limits for always allowed apps

texts:
I want to limit myself to 20 minutes per day on the Kindle app. I have a downtime limit from 6pm but still want to be able to read after that time. For that reason I've set up Kindle as always allowed and also added an app limit of 20 minutes.
However, I find that the app time limit doesn't work. I see an alert 5 minutes before cutoff saying that I only have 5 minutes left. But after 5 minutes, nothing happens. I can still use the app.
Any tips?


texts: Windows are not showing when using cmd+tab

texts:
On some occasions, when I use cmd+tab to switch to a window, the window itself doesnt show- though the menu bar of that window does show.
If I want to show the window, I have to the doc and click the icon- and then the window will show.

I thought it has to do with the desktop space of that window, but it isnt- I just can't seem to make the window show on cmd+tab, I have to click it from the doc.

Am I missing something? is there a way to show the window when using cmd+tab?


texts: On Windows to quickly search something, I just press F3 and then you can type what you are searching for as "keywords", how do you do this on Mac? I am busy with HTML and I want to quickly search something.


texts: Where does an iPhone store the number of failed password entries?

texts:
Background:
Recently I changed my password on my iPhone. I opted for an alphanumeric one for security. However thanks to the likes of FaceId I did not have to re-enter it for a while to the point where I could no longer fully remember it. Eventually FaceId failed me and I was locked out. I tried various combinations of the passphrase that I did remember but to no avail. I searched the internet for an answer but found nothing more than a lot of blogspam articles, a forensic tool designed for governments with a price range in the four digits, and a bunch of shady websites, trying to sell me something.
Frustrated with the lack of useful information I opted for restoring from a backup. However all of this got me thinking:
Thought process:
If I knew where an iPhone stores the number of wrong entries I could use tools like checkra1n to access that particular file and alter it to reset the counter for false entries.
The iPhone cannot store this information with the rest of the user content as that part is encrypted, so it must be stored with information that is available at boot and hence accessible when rooting via checkra1n.
However the lack of public tools implies that accessing the number failed password entries is non-trivial. I could imagine the possibility of storing it in hardware, hence making it impossible to reset via jailbreaking but the existence of tools like GrayKey implies that there is some way to extract information out of the phone that allows you test password entries against it.
Question:
So my question is, is the location in which the number of failed passcode entries is stored known or are there at least hints that allow us to (roughly) deduce its location?


texts: Apple Developer Account expired and Ad Hoc distributed app not working

texts:
I created an iOS app for a small company approximately one year ago. It is a small app to help the employees, so the easiest method of distribution seemed to be ad hoc. I simply had the .ipa file available for download and had the users trust my developer account.

I accidentally forgot to renew my apple developer account, and now the app will not open on anyone's phone.

I'm trying to figure out the best method to solve this issue. If I renew my developer account, would I have to redistribute the app to everyone?

Thanks in advance for help


texts: Google Chrome on OSX will not open .desktop files created in Ubuntu

texts:
I have recently collected & saved a large volume of internet links on my Ubuntu 14.04 machine that I wish to share with my other computer that runs OSX, but have come to realize that Google Chrome will not open these files on OSX as it does in Ubuntu.
The files are.desktopfiles. An example of the file's contents is as follows:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Link to Lifehacker Pack for Chrome: Our List of the Essential Extensions
Type=Link
URL=http://lifehacker.com/
Icon=text-html

OSX does not know natively what to do with this file type, and prompts me to choose which application to use to open the files. If I choose to use Google Chrome it will simply display the contents of the file in a tab, but will not navigate to the url in the file. Opening the file with Firefox loads the URL fine in a new tab.

How can I get Google Chrome to open these files normally?


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As I'm waiting for my new gleaming iMac to arrive, I'm considering buying OS X Server since it's only $20 now and offers Open Directory.

We have two MacBook Pros, so I'd like to have all of us able to log into any of the 3 Macs with our ID.

Can I simply switch from a local user to a network user without losing my home directory contents?
Is it just my home directory that is mirrored on the server? Or is it all the applications I've installed etc. For example, if I install an application on Laptop A will it show up on Laptop B?
I assume that when I have the laptop somewhere that the server is not available, that I can still get to all my home directory contents.  They will then magically sync back up when I get back to my regular network?


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I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion. Afterward when I would set a Desktop picture (either through System Preferences or iPhoto) it was applied to all desktops.

Yesterday I control clicked the desktop and set a picture and it was only applied to that desktop. Now, wether I use System Preferences or iPhoto it only affects the current desktop. I then have to move SP or iP to a new desktop and set that one, then the next, etc.

Does anybody know how to fool Lion back to having single desktop picture for all desktops?

Edit:
I have active windows on each desktop that I would like to stay there, so closing all of my apps and regenerating desktops is not helpful. Similarly, gathering all windows to a single desktop and regenerating desktops is again not helpful.

The point is to reduce tedium, so anything that involves more steps is clearly not what I'm after.

To be explicit, for some reason previously Lion did it the way I want. Some setting in some file somewhere changed this behavior. This is the setting I'm looking for.


texts: Airport connection problem, self-assigned IP address, not able to connect

texts:
On some wireless networks that others can seem to access just fine, my MacBook Pro won't connect, I get an error like this in the Network pref panel:

AirPort has the self-assigned IP address 169.254.148.134
and will not be able to connect to the Internet.

This occasionally happens with unsecured networks, and also with secured networks where I know the password is right, and the password appears to be accepted.


texts: Is there any way to get rid of the gray area in iCal?

texts:
The gray area I'm referring to is the area that's not used, say from 12am to 6am.

I want to get rid of this area entirely (It's not the color that's the issue). I don't use that space at all, so it means I have to scroll down to schedule something every single time -- seems very counter-intuitive imho.

Edit: Simplified to one question.

Edit: Still no solution, but some workarounds are provided below. An actual solution would be best though. (Not to take anything away from those who contributed).


texts: Most Apple apps wont open on Mac Big Sur

texts:
So this issue has been happening for a while now, ever since I updated to Big Sur, apps like Safari and App store will not work. For Safari, I can open it and enter a url, but it will never actually go the link and follow through.
App store will open but just stay blank
Music I can see my previously downloaded music, but I can't search for new music.
I tried doing a back up for a restart but the backup would end up freezing at 74 mb out of x GB.
And for the first few weeks, any time I decided to open a new app, it would take a couple minutes to open, now that issue is gone but the apple apps are still broken
My macbook is a 2019 macbook pro


texts: Resize Mac Partition is Disabled - how to partition properly

texts:
I have two partitions on my mac book pro. One partition is running os Yosemite and other one is running bootcamp windows 8.1. Yosemite is 75GB and Bootcamp has 673GB. I shrinked the windows partition by and made 142 GB available, but that space is not available to the mac side and neither can I see it from Disk Utility. What is the proper way to increase my macintosh HD without loosing any data? I am not able to resize any partitions from the mac side.

diskutil list output:


texts: How to install dmg files that offer no drag option

texts:
I am trying to install SmartGit on Mac. I download their dmg file and double click on it and instead of giving me an option to drag the app to the Applications folder, it opens up a folder with the app and also related folders.

How do I install this particular application?


texts:
I'm discovering the Contacts process is a mess.  Even worse, it all looks pretty cool, the hidden complications can mess you up.  Read on.

I've learned the default account can be set to either iCloud or the device when new contacts are created.

If it's set to the device, new contacts won't sync to iCloud.  The process appears the same no matter how it is set.  So, it's easy to create a new contact, and it's natural to expect it will sync by default, but maybe it won't.

Two question.  1)  How do I identify the non-synching contacts on my device?  2)  Once I do, how do I set them as iCloud contacts, so they will sync?  Or do I have to re-input them?


texts:
Is there a tool for randomizing signatures (for 10.8/.9)?

I.e. I'd like to maintain a list a signatures (e.g. with different quotes, etc) and swap them randomly or every such-and-such minutes.

I'm using different email apps for different accounts so something that would simply change the signature text file that's then loaded in to Thunderbird, Mail, etc. would be great.


texts: How can I have a custom Pages page size?

texts:
I'm trying to select, in the Documents tab, an A2 paper size so that it represents better the information that I will be printing out. However, there is no A2 paper size. I am also aware that under the Printing dialog (Paper Handling), there are more document types, but still no A2 size.

Therefore, is there a way to make Pages visualise a custom paper size inside a document, and if yes, what is it?

Specs for reference: MacBook Pro (Retina, Early 2015) running OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Pages v5.6.2.


texts: USB peripherals no longer work after I plug Belkin Mini Dock back in

texts:
I have a 2020 MacBook Pro 13" with this Belkin Mini Dock.
Plugged in to the mini dock I have two monitors, an ethernet cord, and three USB peripherals connected (mouse, keyboard, and microphone) via a daisy chain.
It all works until I unplug the MacBook from the dock and then plug it back in an hour or so later. When I plug it back in the monitors work, but none of the USB peripherals do.
I did find one way to fix it without rebooting -- change the port the dock was plugged into, such that it switches the thunderbolt bus (e.g plug it in to the left hand side of the MacBook if it originally was plugged in on the right). To me this implies a bug with MacOS, not the dock -- but I'm not familiar with TB3 architecture.
Goes without saying that this is kind of infuriating. Has anyone else had this problem? Know of a better solution? Is the dock I got a bad one?
This dock experience has been kind of flaky and buggy in general -- I think I've had two kernel panics so far messing with stuff.


texts: How do I make these Outlook 2011 error messages stop?

texts:
Outlook 2011 on OSX has gone bonkers, and I can't make it stop. I've read dozens of web pages, but nobody seems to have an answer. I hope someone here does.

Last week, in preparation for my vacation, I declined occurrences of several recurring meetings to tell the organizers I would be away on vacation. This worked except for two of these meetings. Now, as my punishment, my system is slowed by a pair of error messages that prints every few seconds.

Can anyone tell me how to fix this? For the "Weekly demo" one, I could ask the organizer to cancel and re-send. But for the unnamed one, I have no idea what this could be because all of the recurring meetings on my calendar are named!

In case anyone asks me why I'm still on Outlook 2011, the main reason is that if I upgrade, I will lose the ability to reply below quoted text. (Have you ever seen the stupid, unreadable things people have to do in other versions of Outlook to simulate this using colors and their initials?!)


texts:
I have a big problem with updating my apps in the App Store. When I install an application, it doesn't appear as installed as you can see here:

I have all of these apps installed on my computer, and I installed Telegram for example just right now and even that is does not appear as installed.

So I can't update any of my applications, and this forced me to install all of them again!

As you can see, it always shows "No Updates Available":

I'm sure something is wrong with my Mac App Store, I tried to delete the App Store caches but that doesn't work. How can I fix this?


texts: MacBook Air Yosemite Crashes, changes its name to (my computer MacBookAir (2)

texts:
I have re-installed Yosemite on my MacBook Air because of frequent crashes, thought it would fix the problem

I did it several times

After a few days, it crashes and I have noticed that it changes my device name to the same name but with (2) this way:

MyComputer MacBookAir => MyComputer MacBook Air (2)

My device often crashes.
Any idea? The name change is not important per se.


texts: How to show presentations on a standalone billboard using Apple TV?

texts:
I have a standalone billboard (not connect to any network) onto which I want to show some Keynote presentations from an AppleTV (2k model). How can I set up everything and store everything within the AppleTV so it can show the presentation in an endless loop?

PS: I do have network connectivity while setting up the AppleTV of course.


texts: macOS Mojave is randomly becoming slow, unable to start/close programs

texts:
Is there's way to live disc of mac on an usb or to partially reset an mac to default drivers or perform the equivalent of doing a system refresh without reinstalling an mac?
To give some context, my wife owns an older MacBook Pro (2014), and recently it has started acting out. We can summarize the acting out as: everything feels sluggish, opening and closing applications comes to a crawl, and that installing updates don't work at seemingly undefined times. Sometimes when it comes out of standby allegedly it's fast again. The most recent discovery my wife made is that it strongly seems to be affected by Wi-FI (for example switching to mobile hotspot).
Because of the nature of the symptoms at first I thought could be an hardware related failure. So first thing I checked out the memory and ssd. However running memtest, and checking the S.M.A.R.T. status reported no issues. Following that we attempted apple diagnostics, which also reported no failures.
So at this point I'm quite puzzled what else I can investigate and I'm wondering what the best bets are. In particular. I'm wondering if there's way to refresh drivers or go to fresher install to rule out any software related issues.
If anybody has some pointers or tips I would greatly appreciate that.


texts: How can I delete all my photos on my iPhone on Windows?

texts:
I want to delete all my photos from my iPhone 4s running iOS 7.0.3 but it wont let me. I have tried in numerous ways, but they don't work.

I don't want to delete them one-by-one.
Usage → Camera and Photos, swipe Camera Roll and delete does not work on iOS 7.
I tried using Image Capture on my computer, and my device shows up on the left, but there are no image files.
I tried manually deleting them from my iPhone files on my Windows 7 PC but it wont let me delete them.


texts: how to contact lost phone5 if in low battery

texts: I lost my iphone5 yesterday, and I already activated lost mode from my mac. Also, I believe find My iPhone is on on my iPhone. Question is, what if the phone gets low battery, will I still be able to locate my iPhone once it is online? I called the phone just this morning, but its not ringing anymore. Thanks..


texts:
I'm extracting different date formats from a web page.

E.g. Sunday 10 September 2017 / 09/10/2017 /  September 10th, 2017.

  in the example the date is the same, but in live, the dates are
  completely random and different. This could be  01/2/1985 /  November
  10th, 2005

The first one doesn't matter too much as this is the current date, which I'm generating myself and I can change it:

tell (current date)
    set strMonth to (its month as integer)
    set strDay to (its day as integer)
    set stryear to (its year as integer)
end tell

set myOwnDate to strMonth & "/" & strDay & "/" & stryear as string

The format I want is integer day/month/year so 10/09/2017.

Can I change the two other strings (09/10/2017 /  September 10th, 2017) to this format?


texts: Installing brew in terminal while logged in as standard user—why is admin owner of files?

texts:
Logged in as a standard user. Using the following terminal command to install brew:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

It requires admin password so I log in as admin using:
su <admin.name>

I get an output confirming the scripts that will be installed, the directories will be made group writable, the directories will have their owner set to <admin.name> and other info. All taking place in /usr/local/...
So my question is, how can I have the owner set to <standard.name> instead of <admin.name>? And is the location going to be relative to the admin user's home folder or the standard user's home folder? Does ownership and location of these folders matter? Will it impact anything moving forward?


texts: How to select multiple tabs in Mac Safari

texts: Having used Google Chrome for a long time, I've previously taken it for granted that multiple tabs in a given browser window can be selected, either one at a time (Ctrl-click) or in a contiguous range (Shift-click). (The main reason one would do this is to drag multiple tabs simultaneously to a new browser window, or from one window to another.) I'm giving Mac Safari a chance to win me over, but the very basic functionality of selecting multiple tabs appears to be completely absent. Am I missing something?


texts: Mail app not allowing me to add my outlook(exchange) account

texts:
At first it stopped getting all my mails from all my hotmail/outlook related account, so I removed it from the preferences
Then now I am trying to add it back and it's giving me this screen.

If anyone else had that issue please help fix it.

NB: Be gentle please I am a noob


texts: Apple id security questions not allowing me to download apps

texts: I bought an iPhone 4S. I am trying to download apps from the App store but it is not letting me do it. Every time I try to download an app, a window pops up asking me to type in my Apple ID password. When I enter my password another window pops up asking me to answer to three security questions. If I click on continue it keeps on asking me to enter the password. I have already answered one security question (as there is only one question) by going on appleid.apple.come manually. It still is not working. Any advice appreciated.


texts: I cant get into my iphone 5c, becuase the screen doesnt work, and i want to recover my photos

texts: my phone recently broke, and the screen when I touch it doesn't do anything. But other than that it works, I receive messages and what not and it shows up on the screen, and the buttons work too. I'm very concerned that I wont be able to save my photos. I tried syncing it to iTunes but it wont work unless I unlock it, which is not possible. And I'm positive I made an icloud that shares family stuff but I don't know to view it.


texts:
With my previous iPhone 6 Plus, it was recommended that I use a 12W adapter and I found that (or at least convinced myself that) the phone charged faster with the 12W than with the 5W. However my iPhone 7 Plus ships with a 5W adapter.

Can I charge my iPhone 7 Plus with a 12W adapter?
Will my iPhone 7 Plus charge faster with a 12W adapter?

What's the fastest charging power adapter for an iPhone 7 Plus?


texts:
Just back from Apple after they reloaded the entire system off my time machine backup due to "hard drive damaged" message and lock up during Mavericks install.  The hard drive was fine, by the way.  Everything seems fine now, except that I have the "Install OSX Mavericks" icon sitting in my dock and also, of course, on the application list on the finder.  I assume this icon can be trashed? I don't want to delete something that may be needed in the future.

Thanks for the assistance!


texts: Find My iPhone "Erase Pending" & No Passcode

texts:
My sister just got her iPhone 6S stolen. She somehow managed to ignore my advice to apply a passcode. We put the phone into "erase mode" right after we noticed it was gone.

Theoretically speaking, what info does the thief have access to? I know the phone will enter erase mode as soon as it connects to a network, but assuming it doesn't, and assuming the thief does not elect to wipe it himself, what kind of information can he access?


texts: Failed to install El Capitan on MacBook Air, now can't go back to Lion

texts:
I have a MacBook Air Mid 2011, I tried installing an El Capitan update. During installation, it says, about 19 minutes remaining, then, "OS X COULD NOT BE INSTALLED IN YOUR COMPUTER. File Syste verify or repair failed. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again. ", and every time I restart it, it just goes back to OS X installer.

One thing about my MacBook is, the WiFi doesn't work, so I cannot go to internet recovery. I also tried getting a TPLink Nano USB WiFi adapter, thinking it may detect wifi, but it doesn't (I think I need to install the drivers first, but to do that, I need a working OS)
PLEASE HELP ME


texts: Reinstalling a kext after denying its installation in System Preferences

texts: So in the newest macOS versions you have to enable the kext in Security & Privacy in System Preferences. But I accidentally closed the app and when I came back the prompt was not there anymore. Tried to reinstall the app but the kext doesn't show again. What can I do?


texts:
I have installed both moria and ettercap using MacPorts (via pallet) and I can't find out where the things were installed to run them!
Where is the install directory?
EDIT: When I install things JUST using macports i.e. from the command line it works.
Pallet doesn't actually seem to install things :S


texts: Setting up TimeCapsule with existing Router(with DHCP disabled)

texts:
I have an existing Belkin modem-router, and a new Time Capsule. I would like the Time Capsule to act as the router and DHCP server, and the belkin modem-router to just be a modem.

I connected one of the LAN ports on my Belkin Router to the WAN port on the Time Capsule and then disabled the DHCP server on the Belkin Router.

Now when I set up the Time Capsule I'm not sure what settings to choose?
On Manual Setup on the Internet tab, should I choose share a public IP address or Distribute a range of IP addresses or bridge Mode? It is also asking for settings like DNS server? Surely the WAN IP and DNS Servers should be handled by the modem?

And In the internet tab, under TCP/IP should I choose Manually or DHCP.

Basically I want my Belkin router to be only a modem, and the Time Capsule to do the DHCP, NAT, Wireless, etc.


texts: move grub from sd-card to win partition?

texts:
i'm not the first one with this kind of problem, but my specific nuance, i did not yet encounter: i have a 2014 macbook pro with os x plus a windows 10 bootcamp partition. now i wanted to have a look at ubuntu and managed to install that on an sd-card. all that worked, but the situation i have now is:

if i start without the sd-card inserted and option pressed, i can choose between os x and windows. loading os x works, loading windows does not and results in a grub prompt.
if i start with the ubuntu sd-card inserted and option pressed, i get all three options. again, os x works and windows fails, but this time with a grub error message. choosing ubuntu successfully starts grub and gives me the option of booting either ubuntu or windows: which both work.

from my understanding (which might be wrong), part of grub ended up on the windows (or efi??) partition, the rest with the actual configuration on the external ubuntu sd-card. is there any way to move this second part to the windows partition? so i can still start windows without this external sd card? in an ideal world, i would just get rid of grub and use the apple bootloader for all of this, but i assume this is not a possibility, is it?


texts: In Sierra, is there a setting to keep the dock from jumping to external displays?

texts: I am working on a MacBook Pro 2016 with 2 monitors attached. Often I look up, and the dock is now on one of the other monitors, not remaining on the MacBook, which is where I want it to be and stay. Is there a setting to make that happen? I have looked in SYS PREF for DOCK and DISPLAYS and don't see anything. Thx.


texts: Lost my MacBook Air two weeks ago and it still says offline on Find My iPhone!

texts:
Two weeks ago around 12 AM I lost my MacBook Air at the airport. At 9 AM I requested a lock on it using the Find My iPhone app but until now it is still pending.

I'm not entirely sure if I turned the location serves on my MacBook. I really want to find it but I don't know what to do. I have the serial number and everything but I heard that that won't help.

Can I still find it even if my Mac's location services isn't connected and is it possible that the thief could've restored my macbook using the guest user only?


texts: What does the arrow on the bottom left of the folder icon mean?

texts:
As you see the mysql and mysql-5.7.17-macos10.12-x86_64 under the local path.
The mysql folder icon has a arrow on the bottom left.

Does the arrow mean shortcut to the mysql-5.7.17-macos10.12-x86_64? Or if not, if it is a other mysql entity folder?


texts: Can you run Samba on Snow Leopard workstations?

texts: it appears that Samba functionality is restricted to the server edition of OS X 10.6 - is there a workaround or third-party solution?


texts: How much current/power can be drawn from iPhone 30-pin connector?

texts:
How much current/power can be drawn from iPhone 30-pin connector by external devices?

I googled it and failed to find some definitive answer for this. some say 50-100mA.

Update: I am aware of MFi program from Apple. Does it mean one must register before getting the official hardware specifications regarding 30-pin connector?


texts: Can I control the ringer volume based on a timer/clock?

texts:
My wife leads a very scheduled life.  She has a meeting every morning from 6 to 8 am and does not want it interrupted by phone rings or text boops, so she sets the phone to silent.  And never turns it back.  So it is nearly impossible to call her.

Simple solution, use clock to turn to silent and back to active.  Nope, doesn't do that.  Must be an app for that!  Nope.  A few apps claim so but actually just set timers to remind you to turn it back on and, since it is in silent mode, they just flash the screen.  Which does little good in a purse.

How can we accomplish this either with built-in functionality or with an app?


texts: How to Command-Tab to a specific Safari window running in full screen

texts:
I wish to switch between Eclipse IDE (not running in full-screen mode) and a tutorial running in Safari (in full-screen mode).

Whenever I Command + Tab from Eclipse to Safari I am not taken to the tutorial in full screen mode but to a Safari page showing the message Click to exit full screen.

How could I move between the two without changing Eclipse to full-screen mode and without switching spaces using swipe on trackpad?


texts: Can macOS (Catalina) match a Brazilian Portuguese Windows keyboard layout?

texts:
The Windows Portuguese keyboard has a different layout than the Apple Portuguese keyboard:
Here's the Windows version:

Here's the Apple's version:

I don't want to buy a new keyboard or learn a new keyboard layout (right now I am forced to use Windows because I can't use my keyboard on MacOS).
Can I remap macOS software to respect the Windows keyboard layout?


texts: How to quickly send new mail without opening mail application?

texts:
I know Quicksilver has a plug in for quickly sending new mail messages without opening the Mail application.

But the Quicksilver plug in doesn't work under Mountain Lion.

How do you send a new mail message from Mail using Mountain Lion similar to the Quicksilver approach using preferably free application?


texts: Can I track the amount of time I spend on which websites on Safari (iOS and OSX)?

texts:
I would like to get something like a report of how much times I spend on which websites on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

For example statistics like, you spend 2 hours on twitter, 3 hours on facebook, and 3 hours on google in the last week.

I would like this kind of information, because I want to get more insights in my own behaviour.

I know there is Safari History. And I hope there are maybe applications that can analyze this history for me.

If not, could I maybe write a script that could this kind of information out of my Safari History?

I would like a solution for both iOS and OSX.


texts: What have I done to Preview in Yosemite?

texts:
I used to open the annotations toolbar and I could select, for example, the arrow tool. Then I would click from A to B and draw the arrow.

Now when I click the arrow tool it plops an arrow on the screenshot and I have to manually drag both ends.

This seems like extra work compared to the old way, what am I likely to have done to have caused this and what can I do to fix it?


texts:
I want to protect my instructional video with a password. There is a use case.

When a user wants to play an encrypted file, the encrypted file will pop up a dialog box to request the user to enter a Playback Password. This dialog box will display the machine ID of the user's apple device. The user can send his/her own machine ID to you, and you can create a Playback Password based on the user's machine ID. After that the user can use this Playback Password to play your file on his/her device. Since the Playback Password is created based on the user's machine ID, the user will not be able to share the Playback Password with other users. Since the Playback Password is bond to the user's device, the user will not be able to re-distribute your files.

Is there some software that helps me to obtain this purpose?

I seem to have secured the streaming video from the web site well enough, but a lot of the members want video files because they don't want to have to deal with wi-fi to play the video while they conduct the class.

There is no doubt someone can just shoot the video from the screen, but I want to slow down the proliferation of my video.


texts: Can a minor attend a Genius Bar appointment alone?

texts: Can someone under 18 attend a Genius Bar appointment alone, if the device is in their name and they know the Apple ID details?


texts: Why would Mail's message counts not match Gmail's?

texts:
I have Mail 4.5 on 10.6.7 and a Google apps account.

My total message counts for each folder in Mail don't match the counts I see in the GMail web UI.

I don't have any custom labels or folders. I've tried rebuilding the mailbox in Mail, syncing the account, and switching the message view to "threaded". No dice.

Inbox, Sent, and Trash have always been off and Mail always shows more.

Inbox:  62(GM) / 78(Mail)
Sent:   88(GM) / 117(Mail)
Trash:  199(GM) / 262(Mail)


texts: Unable to pin notes and add tables in Notes, High Sierra

texts:
So, two of the key features of High Sierra is that its Notes app has the ability to pin notes and add tables. However, both of the actions are inactive. Is there some trick on using them?

I'm using Macbook Air 13' 2017, High Sierra 10.13.1


texts: Unable to upgrade iOS 13 for my 5th gen Ipad

texts:
My iPad is a 5th generation iPad. From what I know it should be able to use iOS 13.

However, I have refreshed a few times in settings and it just says it is up to date to the latest iOS 12 version.

How can I make the iPad updated to the latest iOS 13?


texts: Considering 27" iMac. Can I use it as a TV?

texts:
I may be considering to get the iMac.

I don't own a TV, but I would love to be able to use it as such. I understand it has a DisplayPort input for these types of purposes.

What would I need to get to get my Wii and analogue TV (PAL) hooked up to this?


texts: I have an iPad 2 that I got for free that I’m going to fix up (digitizer) and give to my nephew. Before I fix it I was sorting out what I would have to do for it, and I noticed while in portrait mode the to half of the screen cannot be clicked or touched. Would I need another part or just the digitizer? I plan on fixing this thing no matter what so please don't just rant about how useless iPad 2s are. Thanks in advance!


texts: Is it possible to create a new Apple Developer account and create new Apple ID at same time?

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I've been updating an app that is created under a different Developers account and its becoming a real hassle accessing it - especially since Apple introduced 2Factor authentication. I have solved that issue but it's still a pain when notification emails go through a third party.

So what I want to do is create a new developer account myself. But I DO NOT want to link it up to my current personal Apple ID or account - I want to keep that separate.

Is it possible to do this? Create a new apple developer account with a newly created Apple account with ID. Then I assume I need to add both to my iPhone so I can authenticate and gain access to the developer portal?

Does this sound right?


texts: Password controlled iphone erase application?

texts:
At present you can set your phone to erase when the correct password is not entered N times in a row.  10 I think by default.

Is there a way to configure an immediate erase?  E.g.

My unlock code is 1234, my erase code is 4321.

So if I am fumble fingered and type 2468 I get try again

but if the border crossing asks me for my password, I tell them 4321 and the phone immediately starts to erase.


texts:
Background

I'm still working toward my goal of being able to leave my phone in a locker while I work out. Despite the gains of WatchOS 5, it appears that my only real option for music without my phone being nearby is Apple Music (the service) or moving audio files to the watch manually with Apple Music (the app). I'd prefer not to have Apple Music installed on my phone. Googling reveals a lot of articles from the Series 3 release saying that this should be possible now, but I've not found any actual solutions.

Actual Question

Can I listen to music from my Apple Watch without having my phone nearby and without requiring Apple Music be installed on my phone?


texts:
Since a month or two, I started seeing an X11 icon in my dock.
Killing it does not kill any other app.

Is there any way to see what process launches this app?


texts: Error when installing PyObjC on OS X 10.9.3 (Mavericks)

texts:
pip install -U pyobjc

returns

Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in /private/var/folders/1l/tt74p_z93j9d07418vkyrj6c0000gn/T/pip_build_henry/pyobjc-framework-AddressBook
Storing debug log for failure in /Users/henry/Library/Logs/pip.log

pip.log is here (it's too long to paste here).


texts: Lock computer without disabling output to external monitor

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I want to display a video on an external monitor while the computer is locked (so that no one can walk up and stop the video, access my account, etc.).

Can I do this in OS X? If not, are there any third party solutions I can use?


texts: iOS 9.1 ipad cannot connect to the App Store

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I just upgraded my original iPad to iOS 9.1 and it now cannot connect to the App Store. No other error is given. If I go to the App Store I get a blank page. If I try to Update an app, the screen spins for a long time and eventually gives a pop up message reading "Unable to Connect to the App Store". The connectivity of the iPad is fine and I can use other networked applications such as Safari with no problem. It is only the App Store that is not working.

How can I diagnose the cause of this problem?

Update: I signed out of the App Store by going to Settings / iTunes & App Sotre / Signout. Now, when I try to sign in, the machine hangs for about two minutes and then presents a message box that says: "Cannot connect to the iTunes Store".


texts: Does OSX 10.9.1 have fontconfig installed by default?

texts:
I found at least the manual from my Macbook air.
I have installed XCode full package.

How can you see if you have fontconfig?
I cannot find any such command in terminal nor in Fontbook.


texts: I have lost magic mouse2 & keyboard Thanks

texts: as above I think I have to uninstall and re-install both but theyare undiscoverable as well. . Am I on right track? I'm nogeek also could not find library anywhere. Appreciate help have been at this for hours. Thanks am writing with apple onscreen keyboard and USB mouse.


texts: Voice Control dimmed item numbers in Mac OS X

texts:
Is it possible to dim these item numbers in Voice Control of Big Sur? Even by scripting or editing configuration files
I’m trying to achieve the same dimming functionality of iPhone’s Voice Control:


texts: How do I let AppleScript choose any type of file?

texts:
I'm making a script that makes encrypting files easier and at the beginning portion I have this:

display dialog "Choose where your file is located."
set directory to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "File Location:" default location (path to desktop))
display dialog "Choose your file."
choose file with prompt "File Name:"
set filepath to result

When it asking for a file, is there any other way that I can make it be able to choose anything? (Folders, images...)


texts:
Yesterday, my wife imported 350 images from her camera's SD card from her sister's wedding (thus, quite important images), and as we have BackBlaze installed on her macbook for cloud backup, we have been able to confirm via. the backblaze interface that at least about 50 of them have been backed up to backblaze, which means that they must have been on the computer as backblaze does not back up files from external sources.

We have tried with local Time Machine (but the disk only has 20GB left, so Time Machine didn't have much), Disk Drill to see if they were deleted, but haven't found them yet (Disk Drill is still running), and they are not in the trash neither. Neither of us have had the terminal opened, so it shouldn't be a rouge terminal command either.

Disk Drill on the SD card is not an option, as they have since been overwritten sadly.

We have more or less given up on getting the images back, but we still can't figure out how the files could disappear with no trace like this. If anyone has any ideas about what we could do, please let us know.


texts: How do I make an iMovie 11 project into a DVD without iDVD?

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I'd like to do a dry run of how a slideshow in imovie-11 is doing to come out when I run it for real, if I decide that 'for real' means 'playing a DVD on a DVD Player with a projector.'

Other answers here have dissed idvd as an obsolete item, and I am noting that my 9:24 movie has idvd sitting there spinning a cursor for a very, very, long time. So I have other choices?


texts: macOS Mojave default login screen cannot be changed

texts:
After following the instructions in this post (How do I change the login screen background in macOS Mojave?), I still could not change the login screen on start up. It works when I log out, but not when the computer restarts.

Any other solutions?


texts: My terminal prompt has a weird, unfamiliar name in it.

texts:
What's up with that? Breezy's iPhone?

This is the beginning of all my terminal prompts.


texts: Mirroring iPhone 5 to MacBook Pro without Airplay

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Unfortunately my corporate network doesn't support AirPlay. What alternatives are there to  mirroring an iOS 7 device (iPhone 5) to a MacBook Pro running Mavericks?

Note: I don't want to output to a TV because I need to be able to share the mirrored iPhone output via Webex.


texts: Internet dies on MBP 15 2017 the moment I start Windows on Parallels

texts:
This is the weirdest problem that I have ever faced. I have a MacBook Pro 15 2017 (MPTR2LL/A ?, running on MacOS 10.14.1), and I recently installed Windows using Bootcamp (dual boot) and then installed Parallels 14. This is what is happening:

Before I installed Windows, everything was perfect. Then I install Windows using Bootcamp (new partition and all). During the installation process, I notice that Windows was unable to connect to the internet, and hence I was unable to log in using my Microsoft account. I let it go, I figured some drivers might be missing, and I just finished the install.
After the installation, I boot up the Windows partition, everything works perfectly, the resolution is set automatically, and I was like great, this should work now. But nope, I connect it to my dorm room router, and it doesn't connect to the internet. It actually kills my router for 15 minutes (my university has a weird internet policy, they kill your line for 15 minutes if they detect any incorrectly configured router).
As this didn't work out, on the suggestion of my friend, I install Parallels 14 and boot up the Windows partition. The situation is still the same, it doesn't connect to the internet and kills my connection.
After my connection is restored, I try googling for a fix, but I notice that the internet doesn't work on the MacOS either. So I go to the best solution known to man: "try turning it off and on". I restart it, and the internet works on the MacOS. I boot up Windows again using Parallels and the internet stops working on both operating systems.
So I thought maybe it's my router (pretty irrational, since the internet doesn't work on MacOS either). So I go to the library and connect to the university wifi and try the same thing, but the situation is still the same.

So now, I've officially given up. I am pretty sure it is some checkbox that I ticked, or didn't tick, but I cannot solve this on my own. Has someone ever experienced this before, or can suggest something that I can try?


texts: A way for whole Calendar to show after swiping down in Iphone

texts: I want to see the whole calendar after swiping down. The part where the widgets are. Basically, when you swipe down, you can see the current date but when you try to click it, nothing happens. When you click the weather, the weather shows up so I was wondering if there is a way for the whole calnedar to show in the widgets page are.


texts:
How I can access /dev/mem (or /dev/kmem, /dev/pmap) equivalent device in OSX?

As far as I know it was removed in some point.

Can I create this node manually somehow or any other way of dumping the physical memory?

See:

Visualization in testing a volatile memory forensic tool
Kernel Debug Kit OS X


texts:
I have a null app which is quite annoying, I’ve searched up how to delete it but they all say go to storage and delete it from their but the app isn’t in storage and I haven’t found a way to delete it

iPhone SE iOS 12.0.1


texts: Getting field data from a Bento database using Applescript

texts:
I'm having problems getting the field values out of a Bento database using Applescript:

I'mn using the following code to get at the entries but I'm not able to get at the cells or fields associated with the entries. Can anyone point me in the right direction:

tell application "Bento"
repeat with i from 1 to count of libraries
    set theName to name of library i
    log theName
    if theName is equal to "Reconnaissance site report" then
        log "The library has been found"
        set theLibraryProperties to properties of library i
        log theLibraryProperties
        tell library i
            repeat with j from 1 to count of entries
                set theEntryName to id of entry j
                set theEntryProperties to properties of entry j
                log theEntryName
                log theEntryProperties
            end repeat
        end tell
    end if
end repeat
end tell


texts: How to debug an AppleScript intended to be run by a Mail rule?

texts:
I found a template in the Script Editor for a script intended to be run by Mail as the result of matching a rule (File -> New From Template -> Mail -> Mail Rule Action) and it starts out with:

using terms from application "Mail"
    on perform mail action with messages these_messages for rule this_rule

My question is how can I (for example) pick a message and then cause this script to execute as that message being part of these_messages so I can debug it?  I'm new to AppleScript and so I mostly want to poke around, display intermediate results, and slowly build up the script.


texts:
I've just realized I can't send images from Mail on Ipad.

When a create a new draft there is not add image functionality, so I guess the only way is to email images from Photos.

However, what if I want to send an email with more than one image ?

thanks


texts: How to force quit Applescript app from terminal?

texts:
I wrote an applescript that turns on my lights. I exported it as an application with the name "LightsOn", and it appears with that name in activity monitor.

Under certain circumstances, this app gets stuck. I can force quit it from Activity Monitor, but I want to be able to do so from a script. killall LightsOn doesn't work; I'm told that no matching processes belonging to you were found.

How can properly force quit this app from the terminal? Or, how can I discover the appropriate name for killall?


texts: Prevent Airport Utility from Opening Automatically

texts:
My computer is connected to a (non-Airport) wifi network and is working properly.

However, someone else in my building uses an Airport. Every few hours, Airport Utility opens, and shows me this other network, as if I wanted to configure it. Is there some way I can either forget this Airport device, or disable Airport Utility from automatically opening?

OS X 10.10.5, Retina Macbook Pro 13".


texts: I deleted .bash_history, now history isn't saved anymore (although I re-created it)

texts:
I have freshly installed a new copy of El Capitan. I accidently deleted .bash_history, so I just did a touch .bash_history again, hoping this would solve the problem of my bash history not being remembered when closing and re-opening the terminal.

But it didn't. And I have no idea why.

Macbuech:~ josh$ ~/.bash_history
-bash: /Users/josh/.bash_history: Permission denied
Macbuech:~ josh$ ls ~/.bash_history
/Users/josh/.bash_history
Macbuech:~ josh$ echo $HISTSIZE
500
Macbuech:~ josh$ echo $HISTFILESIZE
500
Macbuech:~ josh$ echo $HISTFILE
/Users/josh/.bash_sessions/9817540A-F021-4E1A-93A1-B322BC4738AB.historynew
Macbuech:~ josh$ echo $HISTTIMEFORMAT

I fiddled around a bit with .bash_profile to get some colors working, according to this article:

export PS1="\[\033[36m\]\u\[\033[m\]@\[\033[32m\]\h:\[\033[33;1m\]\w\[\033[m\]\$ "
export CLICOLOR=1
export LSCOLORS=ExFxBxDxCxegedabagacad
alias ls='ls -GFh'

I removed all the stuff again to make sure the problem's not lying there. So here's my .bash_profile:

[[ -s "$HOME/.profile" ]] && source "$HOME/.profile" # Load the default .profile
[[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" # Load RVM into a shell session *as a function*

This site states that there may be a problem with RVM, and I tried adding a .bash_logout with shell_session_update in it, but no success.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Here's my complete env:

Macbuech:~ josh$ env
rvm_bin_path=/Users/josh/.rvm/bin
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
GEM_HOME=/Users/josh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.4
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
IRBRC=/Users/josh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.4/.irbrc
TMPDIR=/var/folders/sq/92dr708946s01kttg916m6xm0000gn/T/
Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.9AJd6SsR1y/Render
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=361.1
MY_RUBY_HOME=/Users/josh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.4
TERM_SESSION_ID=9817540A-F021-4E1A-93A1-B322BC4738AB
rvm_stored_umask=0022
USER=josh
_system_type=Darwin
rvm_path=/Users/josh/.rvm
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.gZZeyimp2O/Listeners
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0x0:0x0
rvm_prefix=/Users/josh
PATH=/Users/josh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.4/bin:/Users/josh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.4@global/bin:/Users/josh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.2.4/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/josh/.rvm/bin
rvm_loaded_flag=1
PWD=/Users/josh
_system_arch=x86_64
XPC_FLAGS=0x0
_system_version=10.11
XPC_SERVICE_NAME=0
rvm_version=1.26.11 (master)
SHLVL=1
HOME=/Users/josh
LOGNAME=josh
GEM_PATH=/Users/josh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.4:/Users/josh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.4@global
LC_CTYPE=UTF-8
RUBY_VERSION=ruby-2.2.4
rvm_user_install_flag=1
_system_name=OSX
_=/usr/bin/env


texts: I cannot export highlights from Apple Book on iOS13

texts:
I try to export highlights from a book purchased in Apple Book but when I select all my highlights, the “Share” button is still gray (so it cannot be clickable).
When I try with other ePub file this method works. Can someone explain me that behaviour and a work around?


texts: How can I stop iTunes 10 launching when pressing the Play/Pause buttons?

texts: When I'm watching a movie and I press the "play" button, iTunes 10 launches. How can I keep this from happening?


texts: 802.11b/g clients in an 802.11n bridged network

texts:
I have an Time Capsule set up in 802.11a/n - 802.11b/g/n Automatic mode. I have an Airport Express set up to extend this network.

Does the Airport Express just share the 802.11n part of the network or the 802.11b/g too?

I ask because I have a set of Airplay speakers with 802.11b/g which are much closer to my Airport Express but insist on joining the Time Capsule which is further away. AirPlay to these speakers is awful. If I could convince it to join the Airport Express bridge instead then I believe it would work, since there would be fewer hops from my phone which is already connected to the Airport Express.

Is there a way to have the 802.11b/g speakers join the nearer Airport Express?


texts: Is it at all possible to open a 3rd party iPad app in a mac (xcode emulator, for example)

texts:
Someone asked me this - I think the answer is no for a number of reasons, but I wanted to confirm. Is there any way to open an iPad app on a mac desktop or laptop?

For example I download a publisher's ipad reader - call it the WSJ's, for example - could I run it on my iMac and buy issues etc?


texts:
I think I severely ruined my partition table.

I had a BOOTCAMP partition, a macOS APFS partition, and an exFAT partition. I believe I also had 17GB of unallocated space.

I tried to shrink the BOOTCAMP partition, and I think that ruined the partition table. The BOOTCAMP partition errored on startup, and the macOS partition wasn't detected. From Internet Recovery, I reinstalled El Capitan from a USB drive onto another partition, while deleting the BOOTCAMP partition(I had a fairly recent backup). I'm currently using that, updated to High Sierra. It still does not see the older macOS partition, or the ~50GB of unallocated space(although I feel like most of that might be the missing macOS partition).

Furthermore, the Windows entry still shows when pressing alt/option on boot, although it errors like before. It doesn't show in startup disk or anywhere else.

I assume my BOOTCAMP partition is unrecoverable, which I'm mostly fine with. However, if possible, how can I recover my older macOS partition?

And mainly, how do I simply fix the partition table? Esp. the supposed Windows/BOOTCAMP partition that is there(although I'm sure it isn't) and the missing ~50GB

This is what Disk Utility says I have right now. Extra and Common are just empty partitions for now.

Below is the output from the command sudo gpt -r show disk0.


texts: turn off an email account we can no longer access on the iPad

texts:
After changing ISPs the former email account was removed, but our iPad still tries to log into it.

If we try to use the web interface it says the account is unknown. In the iPad Settings it says there's a problem logging in and asks to re-enter the password. In the meantime, all the controls for the account are greyed out until we successfully log in, which of course we can't.

I do not want to remove this account because it has years of archived emails. I simply want to turn it off. Can anyone offer a suggestion on how to do this?


texts: NET10 iPhone 4 shows no cellular data service despite plan having cellular data

texts: I have a NET10 iPhone 4 and it keeps saying I have no cellular data service and cannot connect to internet. How can I get internet back? NET10 said I show I have internet. I have reset my phone and pretty much tried everything. I am paying for unlimited and have nothing. Can anyone help?


texts: Yosemite 'About this mac' displaying the wrong storage

texts:
I am having a strange problem where my 'About this mac' > ' Storage' is showing that I Have 470gb of Apps install on a 250gb SSD.

I have used 3rd party disk scanners and they are all showing the correct data. Any idea what this issue is?


texts: "Open With" (lsregister) to show apps on system disk (specific disk)

texts:
I have a Mac pro with 4 disks, one is for the system (D1)

"Open With" takes long time sometimes, and sometimes it shows me apps on other disks (old, backup, other test apps), how I can make OS X to show me only apps on D1 and not on the rest (D2, D3, D4) when using "Open With"?

I do not want to exclude the non-system disks from Spotlight (for searching documents and "apps") I just want to exclude them from "Open With"!

I did see solutions like

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed -r -f -v -domain local -domain user -domain system

or something like this , but none suite my need!


texts: El Capitan, make check, DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

texts:
I develop applications using the usual Unix tool set: a compiler, make, and shared libraries.  The procedure is then traditionally something like

./configure, which tailors the sources for the features of the machine it is run on,
make, which actually compiles the shared libs, executables, etc.,
make check, which runs the tests before we install the package,
make install, if the package behaves properly, and finally, optionally,
make installcheck, to make sure the installation works.

During make, the shared libs and executables are compiled in their final form: the executables are compiled with a dependency to the shared libs in their final destination (i.e., they depend on libraries in /usr/local/lib although they are not there yet, they are still in the build tree).  Then make install is, roughly, just using cp to install libs and executables from the build tree to the final place.

During the make check phase, we are running the program uninstalled: the shared libs, executables and auxiliary files are still in the build tree.  To run the tests you have to set up a few custom environment variables (for instance to tell your program that your auxiliary data files are not in /usr/local/share but in the source tree), and some system environment variables, to tell your share lib loader to look for the shared libs.  The environment variables on traditional Unices is LD_LIBRARY_PATH, on OS X it is DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH.  This has worked for (dozens of) years.

But now, El Capitan broke this.

$ (export FOO=foo; env) | grep foo
FOO=foo
$ (export DYLDFOO=foo; env) | grep foo
DYLDFOO=foo
$ (export DYLD_FOO=foo; env) | grep foo
$

now, when SIP is enabled, no DYLD_* is exported from a process to its children.

So my question is: How can we run programs that are not installed?  What is the procedure to follow to be able to run the traditional Unix sequence ./configure && make && make check?

Please, no answer such as "run make install first".  That's not the point.  I am a developper, and running "make check" (and more generally running a non-installed version of a program) is something I do very frequently.  Even installing to a dummy place is time consuming.  I need something effective, and efficient.  And disabling SIP will not fix the issue for users of my packages that want to run make check.


texts: localhost HTTP Audio Webstreaming Software for Mac?

texts:
I would like a make some sort of Apple Protocol HTTP Audio Stream that would be available to my local network.

So if I typed in "192.168.0.2" or "192.168.0.2:8080" on Mobile Safari it would recognize it as a webcast.

What software would do this on a Mac?


texts: How do I get notified when the Dropbox app is updated?

texts:
I realized that I was running a very old version of Dropbox for Mac. Somehow I was not notified about the latest updates. I was expecting the same behavior as apps like 1Password.

In the past, I missed out Selective Sync by few months which I was eagerly waiting for.

I was running 1.1.35 (Under Preferences/ Account) and the latest version is 1.1.43 .

Where can I find the config to let Dropbox auto-update/prompt me on every release, similar to 1Password.


texts: Google Hangouts on iPhone - how to have two accounts

texts:
Can I receive notifications from 2 Google Talk/ Hangouts accounts, by installing only one app?
Does the official Google Hangouts app support this?


texts: How to edit many lines at once in TextMate?

texts:
I am testing my first Chromebook and its Caret editor.
I would like to have the feature called "editing many lines at once" by holding CMD and clicking appropriate lines, like in sublime but much faster, here thread about it.

How can you have Sublime-like editing of many lines at once in TextMate?


texts:
pip was fine but today when I tried to use it, I got this message:

-bash: pip: command not found

That's weird. brew shows that the python package from brew is still installed but now typing python in the terminal will run the one by default on the system instead:

~: brew install python
Warning: python 2.7.13_1 is already installed

~: python
Python 2.7.10 (default, Feb  7 2017, 00:08:15)

Trying to import the packages I had didn't work as well:

~: python
>>> import cv2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named cv2
>>> import PIL
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named PIL

If I go into /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/, everything seems fine. Strangely it also work if I type

~: pip2 -V
pip 9.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (python 2.7)
~: python2
Python 2.7.13 (default, Jul 18 2017, 09:17:00)
>>> import cv2
>>>

What I can do to get pip (and my packages) back?


texts: I set my startup disk to Macintosh HD. But after opening it, the name becomes "/"

texts:
Using the System Preference -> Startup Disk I set my startup disk to Macintosh HD.  When I open it the name at the top of its window is "/". When I open the startup disk using Applescript it opens Macintosh HD, but the name of it becomes "/". Is this normal behavior?  My actual applescript code is this.
  tell application "Finder" to open startup disk
  tell application "Finder" to get the index of Finder window "Macintosh HD"

But the 2nd line produces the error message
error "Finder got an error: Can’t get Finder window "Macintosh HD"." number -1728 from Finder
window "Macintosh HD"
if I replace 2nd line with:
tell application "Finder" to get the index of Finder window "/"

It gives me the expected answer of 1.
The image below shows the window Macintosh HD. Notice the name at the top of the window and the name at the bottom of the window. Can someone tell me if this is normal or do i have a problem?


texts: Search in a particular folder and subfolder through Spotlight

texts: As the titles indicates, I would like to search a file in a particular folder, and its subfolders, through Spotlight. Is it possible to do that in Spotlight? If so, how can that be done?


texts: Constant script/application for shared drive checking/mounting

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I'm wondering where's a good place to start for this problem. I believe it might be achieved using apple script but admittedly I don't know its capabilities.

Scenario: I have a NAS which I log in to using Finder. Once logged in there are two folders on the NAS, when I click one of the folders "SNAS" it mounts it on root (i.e., if I CMD+UP ARROW to the top, it's listed next to other drives). I then drag it into my favourites list.

When the Mac is rebooted the connection and favourite is lost and I have to repeat the process.

I want a script to run automatically on each boot, and then periodically (say, every 30 seconds or so). The script should check if the NAS is logged in, if not, log in to it. Check if the folder/drive is mounted, if not, mount it. Then check if it's on the list of favourites, and if not, favourite it.

In effect automatically logging in, mounting, and favouriting the NAS folder/drive each time.

Happy to do the leg work on the script but if anyone has a suggestion for where to start/language to use/or even possibly a dedicated application that would be great as I can't find anything for the niche request on searches

I've attached a run of images showing the current steps being taken.

OS details: macOS Sierra 10.12.1 (16B2555)


texts: Programmatically delete Messages conversations?

texts: I have so many conversations, I want to delete those I haven't used in more than 30 days. Apple does not offer this functionality, so I want to write an app that does it. The App will need to run on the desktop. Is there any way to do this with applescript or an Objective-C or SWIFT API?


texts: Using startup commands when the default startup disc is not OSX

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I have to use a startup command (ie command - S for single user mode) when restarting my computer, but this is proving to be impossible, as the startup disc is windows by default on my computer - unless I hold option at start, I cannot choose to go into OSX, and when I hold the startup command I want without holding option, my computer just goes into windows - it doesn't work when I hold a startup command after I choose to run OSX, either.

Additionally, I cannot get into my system preferences to change the startup disc, as I cannot login (which is part of the reason why I need to use a startup command in the first place). I cannot change the startup disc on windows, either.

Does anyone have a fix for this?

OS is Lion, w/ a 2006 Mac Pro


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Does anyone know the exact mechanism by which localhost is resolved to 127.0.0.1 on MacOS without an entry in /etc/hosts? Is it logic encoded in mDNSResponder itself or something similar, or more high level in a config file somewhere?
Further, how could I determine this myself?  For example, via system call tracing or similar?


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I recently switched from PC (many years, many Dells) to an iMac. I'm learning to love it. I do not have any issues with my wrists, etc., but I am a very fast typist and am used to an ergonomic keyboard (formerly used one from Microsoft).

I absolutely despise the Apple Magic Keyboard, however I cannot find an ergonomic keyboard that's compatible with OS Sierra 10.12.6. Wireless or wired, I'll take ANYTHING ergonomic.

Has anyone found one anywhere? I'm weary from 3 months of searching.


texts: Mac login not working after initial screen

texts: Suddenly my MacBook Air won't accept my password.  When I restart, the first screen offers to let me login with my username and symbol, and accepts my password, but then opens a screen giving me the option to logon as Guest or a fill in the blank Name, and if I put on my name and password it doesn't work. I can't get past this except as guest so can't get in the Apple menu. Any idea what is going on and what I can do ? Have tried restarting, turning off, logging in as guest, and still locked out.


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A few weeks ago I told all of my three external hard drives to encrypt. This went well, macOS (10.13.4) converted them to a APFS formatted encrypted volume, except for one drive. This drive doesn't complete it's encryption as it seems. Right-clicking on it shows a greyed-out entry for the "encrypt volume" command. I tried decrypting it using the cli by executing

diskutil apfs decryptVolume /dev/disk11s1

Which is answered with an error

Starting background decryption of disk11s1 using the "Disk" crypto user as authorization
Error starting background decryption of APFS Volume: The given APFS Volume is already encrypting or decrypting (-69573)

It seems as if the encryption got stuck somehow.

Is there a way to cancel or restart that process? Or do I have to copy all data from that volume to another and re-format the drive? I know that even Apple doesn't recommend APFS for hard discs, only for SSDs. Maybe that's the best way to go, right? I could reformat the drive with an encrypted HFS+ file system.


texts: What does this icon that looks like an askew wireless symbol mean in Calendar?

texts: I have iCal synced with Google Calendar and would like one of my accounts to also sync with iCal.  In order to fix this problem I am trying to understand what the icon in two and three below mean. What do these icons indicate?


texts: How to display photo albums in iOS12.4 as a list rather than an array of thumbnails?

texts: I dislike the array of thumbnails or large icons as a user interface. Is there a way to get my iPhone XR running iOS 12.4 to display my photo albums as a list?


texts: can i turn off ask to buy for my 13 year old daughter?

texts: Apple tells me it is mandatory for "under 13".  Yet I cannot seem to turn it off. Does this mean she is only free from "ask to buy" when she turns 14? To me, "under 13" means 12 or lower.