texts: iPhone contacts not syncing with Gmail or Windows anymore

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I have an iPhone 4s with iOS 7.0.3.

I am trying to sync my iPhone contacts somewhere safe, besides the backup in iTunes. I was burned in the past with iTunes backup when contacts all got lost on my phone and the backup deleted the contacts as well.

I am trying to avoid iCloud because I want to be able to easily extract the content as a flat file.

I used to have iTunes sync my iPhone contacts to Gmail.  But suddenly, iTunes no longer gives me an option for sync with Gmail - it only gives me an option to sync contacts to Windows Contacts.

Windows contacts would be ok too - except this also doesn't work anymore.  I'm on Windows 8 and when I run wab I only see an old copy of my contacts from a previous sync - this used to work, and doesn't work anymore.

How do I get either of these syncs working again?  I'm on iTunes 11.1.3.


texts: Can anyone explain, or speak to how I can remove, these greyed out windows when I launch a terminal group (see screenshot)

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For some odd reason, when I launch a terminal group via

Terminal > Window > Open Window Group > Select from list

I am greeted by the terminal group AND a bunch of greyed out windows, often numbering greater than the number of tabs I am opening... I have saved and re-saved the group, I do not select "restore all commands" but they keep popping up. And, further, it's not every time... Once my terminal is running and I open a group, there tend to not be grey windows... I haven't quite figured out if there's a pattern yet :S Sometimes they appear behind the actual temrinal, sometimes foregrounded...

It's a livable problem, I just close them but what the heck is going on here?


texts: FileVault2: how do I use the recovery key when asked for a "Disk Password"?

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I've got a MacBook Pro protected with FileVault 2 (10.9), and can't remember the password to unlock the disk.

When I boot, it asks for the "Disk Password".

What I have is the recovery key that I printed on paper when I activated FileVault.

How do I use it ?

Entering a wrong password multiple times doesn't prompt for the recovery key, and sometimes a '?' appears but it doesn't do anything.

(I've read http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4790, but it doesn't explain how to use the recovery key.)


texts: How do I update macOS App Store apps to the latest compatible version?

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I have rather belatedly (March 2021) updated my macBook to Mojave.  Because I depend on Aperture and other 32-bit apps I can't update to Catalina.
brew doctor tells me:
Warning: Your Xcode (10.1) is too outdated.
Please update to Xcode 11.3.1 (or delete it).
Xcode can be updated from the App Store.

But unfortunately trying to update Xcode or other out-of-date apps, including iMovie, using the App store:

The Updates tab (⌘7) says "No Updates.  All your apps are up to date".
When I go to page for Xcode and click "update", it tells me "We could not complete your update.  Xcode can’t be installed on “Macintosh HD” because macOS version 10.15.4 or later is required."  I get similar messages for iMovie.
The profile tab (⌘0) shows both Xcode and iMovie in the list of purchases, but the buttons next to each just say "Open".

Sometimes, if I wait a while, the button next to Xcode (but not iMovie) will change to say "update", and when I click on it I get a dialog that says "Download an older version of Xcode?  The current version requires OS X 10.15.4 or later, but you can download the last compatible version"—but when I click "Download" the same dialog reappears again immediately.

How can I install the latest compatible version of apps originally installed through the App Store on older versions of macOS?


texts: How do I prevent AppleScript from adding .0 to the end of a number?

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When working with numbers, AppleScript always adds ".0" to the end of it.

How can I make it not do that?

I've tried using (variable as integer), and it worked, but not for higher numbers as the integer byte limit is smaller than float byte limit.


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I am using the latest version of Apple Numbers on iOS.

I have a table with a Date/Time column, with values being:

=TIME(0,0,0)
=TIME(0,30,0)
=TIME(1,0,0)

and so on, in half-hour increments, for the entire day.

Now I want to count how many rows have a time greater than 18:00, so I try this:

=COUNTIF(TimeColumn, ">"&TIME(18,0,0))

This returns 0, whereas I expect about 11.

I have not been able to figure out how to set up this inequality.

What works:

=COUNTIF(TimeColumn, TIME(18,0,0) returns 1, as expected.
=TIME(18,30,0) > TIME(18,0,0) returns TRUE, as expected.

How do I count up the number of rows with a time greater than (or greater-than-or-equal-to) some constant time?


texts: Home sharing with an ethernet-connected PC

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When my PC and my iPhone are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, I can access my shared library with the Remote app. It works as advertised.
But if I connect my PC through an ethernet cable, the library does not appear in Remote.
My configuration:

A Netgear switch is connected to my ISP box.
A Wi-Fi mesh (Netgear Orbi) is connected to that switch.
My PC is connected to that switch.
My iPhone is connected to the Wi-Fi mesh.

What I noticed:
If I connect my PC to the Wi-Fi, then open Remote and start playing a song from the shared library, and finally re-plug the ethernet cable into my PC, Remote continues to see my shared library (even if I kill the app and immediately relaunch it).
From this point, it seems to work for a while but at some point, Remote does not see the shared library anymore.
I know the doc says both devices should be on the same Wi-Fi network but since I somehow made it work through ethernet, I'm wondering if it could also work without having to unplug my PC first.
UPDATE: Following David Andersen's track, I tried disabling Wi-Fi as soon as I re-plug the ethernet cable and Remote lose connection immediately. So, I guess it never worked through ethernet (it just work until the PC does the actual switch from Wi-Fi to ethernet). But my question remains: Is there a way I can make it work?


texts: Finder search *only* searches file-names (Macbook Air, El Capitan)

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I'm on a Macbook Air, running El Capitan (10.11.6), and I'm not very knowledgeable about computers. I have a quick question about the Finder/Spotlight search.

So, as a grad student, I have tons and tons of PDFs on my computer. A lot of times, it's helpful for me to perform a keyword search to look for references (I often forget that I've downloaded relevant files), and Finder has done a perfectly serviceable job searching through file contents and through file names up until about the last week. Suddenly, about a week ago, I realized that Finder was only indexing search results that had the keyword in the file name.

I've tried poking around in search preferences to no avail, and I've looked for forums addressing this problem online. I have seen plenty of people who want to search file-names and can't (i.e., they can only search file contents), but I have not seen my problem anywhere.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be going on here and how I could fix it? I have even tried re-indexing the search results as suggested elsewhere on StackExchange as a general tip for people with faulty Finder searches, but that didn't do anything for me.

Thanks so much for your replies in advance!


texts: macOS Sierra / Numbers 4.0: Problem with saving on a Synology via AFP

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I updated my Mac to 10.12 Sierra and updated Pages, Numbers and Keynote afterwards to the latest versions.

So far so good, everything running normal.

But unfortunately saving a Numbers file via AFP on a local Synology NAS (DS1815+, latest DSM) caused the application to crash and kicked all connections to shared folders.

Saving on the local HDD is no problem at all.

Then I tried to figure out whether thats a single problem with AFP and killed the AFP file service on the NAS to only start the SMB2 service.

No problem to save on the NAS via SMB.

I tried to save a numbers document on the NAS via AFP from another Mac. This time with an older version of numbers (3.6.2) but on a freshly updated macOS Sierra and it causes the same crash of numbers and all connections to the NAS.

Therefore:
It seems to be a problem with macOS Sierra and the AFP server of the current Synology DSM (6.0.2-8451 Update 1).

Is anyone experiencing the same issues?
Does anyone have a suggestion for a workaround?

Thanks a lot.

Edit:

I think it might be a problem with the versioning of the applications which use file versioning. Someone described the same behavior with Preview while saving a JPG image. And I could reproduce the same crash with my Macs.


texts: iPod touch calendar - all of my events AM and PM are switched

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So I recently got an iPod touch and synced it with my computer. I set it up to sync with iCal. Unfortunately, on my iPod, all of my events are switched from AM to PM and vice versa. Or at least they are moved 12 hours forward/backward.

Does anybody have any idea how to fix it? I'm trying to avoid wiping it clean, but if that's the only option, I will, because I really want to have iCal on my device.


texts: How to upgrade boot rom firmware without an original drive

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I have a 2015 MacBook pro that I am in the process of refurbishing. I purchased it used and it was missing many parts (wifi card, IO board, SSD). I have replaced all of these parts and purchased an aftermarket SSD (it looks like an M.2 with an adapter on it).

The machines internet recovery wants to install Yosemite so I assume this machine is on an older firmware version which predates support for NVME drives.

As far as I understand I need a boot rom upgrade that comes with high sierra  in order to boot/use the aftermarket disk. I tried installing Mac OS on an external disk and upgrading it to High Sierra, but I ran into a firmware validation error.

Since apples boot rom/EFI firmware upgrades are staged on the internal disk, it seems this upgrade path is impossible without an original proprietary apple drive.

Is there a way to manually install the boot rom/EFI firmware upgrade in this situation? or is my only option to purchase (a very expensive) original apple drive?

Update: I have personally resolved this by sourcing an original drive, running the upgrade, then swapping in the new drive. I will accept an answer to this question if a feasible alternative is proposed.


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This script should say a b just once but many times it says a b a b.

I think this has something to do with Saved application stage. I emptied Saved application stage folder for this script then locked it. Then script works for a while but then after few runs it starts to say a b a b again.

How i can fix this?

--stay open

on run
    say "a"
    say "b"
end run

on my_stuff()
    say "my stuff"
end my_stuff

on idle
    my_stuff()
    return 30
end idle

on quit
    say "quit"
    continue quit
end quit


texts: Encrypted iPhone Backup Over iTunes on Windows 10

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I backed up my last iPhone a few months ago, before purchasing a new XR so I could move all of the info from my past phone on to the new one. At the Apple Store, I ended up just connecting the two phones together to do the data transfer, so I didn't end up needing the iTunes backup from my PC after all.

Fast forward to last week, my iPhone stopped working, and since shelter in place is still in full effect in CA, I had to send my phone in and they sent me a new replacement today. Since it stopped working suddenly, I wasn't able to get my current data back, but I fortunately still have the backup I made in February. Problem is, it is asking for a decryption pass code that I never created (at least not within the last 10 years).

I have called Apple Support, and they told me that they have no way of accessing or resetting this password, does anyone have any idea what it could have been? Could it have been a password that I entered when I first setup my Apple ID in 2008? Could it have been a password I set on another computer?

This backup contains years of photos of travelling, life events, and moments with those who have passed away. Any help would be graciously appreciated.


texts: How can I diagnose intermittent network failures from my MacBook?

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I've been having a persistent problem where my 2011 MacBook Air abruptly loses its network connection for 30-60 seconds before regaining it without action on my part.

This doesn't seem to be a problem with my internet connection, as the MacBook loses both internet and its AFP connection to my NAS (the NAS is wired to my router via a wired switch, while the MacBook connects to the router via WiFi).

The issue occurs seemingly at random, but yesterday I was downloading files from the Internet to my MacBook and then transferring them to the NAS. Twice in a row when I tried to both download files and transfer other files simultaneously, I experienced this connection drop.

My hope is that the problem exists at my D-Link router, but I fear it might be a problem with the MacBook Air. How can I determine which device is at fault?


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How do I reconfigure an installation of Python 2.7, on Snow Leopard, so that the OS uses the default 2.6 but leaves my 2.7 installation, and its installed modules, for use under virtualenv?  Basically trying to fix the mistake of getting at 2.7 directly rather than through virtualenv.

Technicalia:

OSX 10.6.8
2.7 installation was probably from source
2.7 residing in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python
python2.6 at /usr/bin/python2.6, a symlink to /System/Library/Versions...
there exists a file /usr/bin/python; << /usr/bin/python -V >> returns Python 2.6.1


texts: Does the AppleTV support multiple Apple ID accounts?

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I'm considering buying the new AppleTV, but I'm wondering if it works in the way that I want it to work. What I would like is that my wife can take pictures on her iPhone and have them sync via iCloud to the AppleTV, but I want all iTunes purchases like videos to be on my account.

Will this work on the new AppleTV or is it limited to a single iCloud account?


texts: How to prevent browser from redirecting AT ALL using terminal

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I have a very limited knowledge of this stuff so I hope this explanation makes sense....

My parents have somehow got on my MacBook, and made it so that they can change any setting and view/modify my or their own internet traffic. They can achieve all this from upstairs. And their modifications aren't always "live", ie: modifications in real time.

Sometimes the screen 'glitches' and I see something that is non standard, ie: some web error flashes up on screen when I try to load a certain page, before reverting to the usual 404 not found page.

Oh and my 2016 MacBook Pro thinks it's up to date and it's running OS is 10.3.3

I believe all my internet traffic is being run through a homemade proxy which is how they achieve evil tyrant overlord status.

If someone could help me restore the MacBook to out of the box factory settings, whose installer verifies itself that it is authentic apple software by communicating with apple servers, I'd be very grateful.

Thanks


texts: Process is too verbose, how to stop it from flooding system.log?

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I'm using this application (Solar.app) from Logitech to monitor the solar cells and batteries from their own solar keyboard (K750)

One process is much too verbose and logs approx. 400 bytes in /var/log/system.log at each keystroke.

I'm looking for various solutions to prevent the process from flooding system.log.

Jan  5 17:32:11 pc96 Solar Service[702]: Input data callback for device 0x6047d0
Jan  5 17:32:11 pc96 Solar Service[702]: End of data
Jan  5 17:32:11 pc96 Solar Service[702]: Event = 1 device index = 1
Jan  5 17:32:11 pc96 Solar Service[702]: Input data callback for device 0x6047d0
Jan  5 17:32:11 pc96 Solar Service[702]: End of data
Jan  5 17:32:11 pc96 Solar Service[702]: Event = 1 device index = 1

I have been able to  find a rule to match those messages, but:

1/

# ? [= Facility com.Logitech.Solar-Service] file solar-Service.log format=raw

This rule (when used alone) actually logs the messages to a different file, in addition to system.log. Here is solar-Service.log:

[Level 4] [Time 1452071909] [TimeNanoSec 309468000] [PID 702] [Sender Solar Service] [Facility com.Logitech.Solar-Service] [CFLog Local Time 2016-01-06 10:18:29.309] [CFLog Thread 160b] [ReadUID 501] [Message Event = 1 device index = 1] [UID 501] [GID 20] [SenderMachUUID C4A60E0E-5968-829C-BC55-931BBEB0A7F7] [Host pc96]
[Level 4] [Time 1452071909] [TimeNanoSec 951289000] [PID 702] [Sender Solar Service] [Facility com.Logitech.Solar-Service] [CFLog Local Time 2016-01-06 10:18:29.951] [CFLog Thread 160b] [ReadUID 501] [Message Input data callback for device 0x6047d0] [UID 501] [GID 20] [Host pc96] [SenderMachUUID C4A60E0E-5968-829C-BC55-931BBEB0A7F7]

2/

? [= Facility com.Logitech.Solar-Service] ignore

.. but this rule (when used alone), does not ignore the messages.

and I don't understand why it is so.


texts: GPS Exif from iPhone photo upload in Safari?

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Safari strips the GPS metadata from uploaded photos. Is there any way to stop this?

Visitors to my photo sharing website use a simple HTML form to select a photo from their phone:

<input accept="image/jpeg" type="file">

When iPhone & iPad users select a file it is uploaded without location EXIF. When Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone users do the same action in their browser, the EXIF data are passed correctly.

Is there any way for iPhone users to upload photos to a website using Safari and keep location metadata?


texts: How to activate root using the Single-User Mode in Catalina

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I can't activate root using the Single-User mode since the Catalina update got released...

$ /sbin/mount -uw /
$ launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist
$ passwd
     Enter password : root
     Repeat password : root
passwd: Authentication server failed to complete the requested operation.
Authentication server failed to complete the requested operation.
$

How can I fix this?


texts: Access MacBook Pro remotely while in sleep mode

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Is it possible to access a MacBook Pro remotely while in sleep mode using a software such as TeamViewer?

If not, what are the other possibilities, if any, to wake up and access it?


texts: How can I upload a directory structure from a PC to iCloud without first copying it to my iCloud drive?

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I have a directory structure of about 12GB on a network drive that I'd like to copy to my iCloud storage. I don't want to copy the 12GB from the network drive to my local iCloud drive folder just so it can be copied from there to iCloud.

Other cloud storage services (e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox) support a browser upload interface that makes it possible to drag folders to be copied into cloud storage onto the browser, but I can't find an equivalent kind of functionality for iCloud. Is there some way for me to directly copy my data from its current location on a network drive into iCloud?

I'm running 64-bit Windows 7 Professional.


texts: How to create a keyboard shortcut for Preview `Move To…`

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Using App shortcuts in System Preferences -> Keywords allows me to create a shortcut but it does not work when I try it in Preview.

I tried the following keybindings (which do not conflict with preview's bindings):

⌥⌘M, ^⌥⌘M,  ⌥⌘K, ^⌥⌘K


texts: How to lock the keyboard in Mac OS X, but not the screen?

texts: I want to prevent users from typing anything on the keyboard, but still show the screen (so usual locking will not help). Unplugging the keyboard is not the answer I'm looking for, what other options do I have?


texts: Safari bookmark to activate an Automator action

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I'm trying to make a HTML page that I can save as a bookmark in Safari or Google Chrome that runs an Automator workflow, action or application, or possibly an Applescript.

It's only for my personal computer and I want to use the simplest possible approach to accomplishing this.


texts: Uk apple shop won't fix my phone under EU warranty

texts: My iPhone 4's button has stopped working properly.  I went to the apple shop today to get it repaired, and was told I had to pay £119 as it was 22 months old and outside of the one year warranty.   I then asked why it was not covered for a two year warranty due to EU law enforcing this, which then turned into a pointless argument of the guy at the genius bar continually saying "we only cover a one year warranty" in which I gave up and left.  I just do not understand however if I am right or wrong - should it have been covered?


texts: Yosemite displaying the blue and grey screen of death

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I have a late model 2011 MacBook Pro, and I upgraded to Yosemite two weeks ago. Yesterday I was working in After Effects on some pretty big movie files when the laptop screen just went black.

Now when I restart it, the apple comes up, then the thermometer shows for about a third of the way and then the mother blue and grey screen of death.

I have reset the PRAM
Tried starting in safe mode, same thing happens
Tried starting with cmdD, same thing happens
Tried starting with cmdoptD got the terminal spewing out a bunch of tech stuff then went to the the blue grey screen.
Tried fsck, indicated nothing wrong.
Tried resetting the NVRAM, would not work, also went to the blue and grey screen.
Tried starting with cmdS and emptied trash through the terminal.
Tried rebuilding permissions in terminal, but was unable to as I was signed in as a single user.

At one point, I held down the "D" key for a long time after it had begun to boot and was asked if I wanted to resume where I left off before the crash, and the system came back online, I said yes. Then started quitting programs and then it went black again, and I have tried to replicate all of this again and again.

I don't understand how I can fix this with the Internet back up when I can't get it to start. It's like looking up a word in the dictionary to find it's meaning only to have them use the word to describe the word.

It looks like the Mac guys have finally figured out how to turn a Mac into a PC using Yosemite.


texts: Share Itunes Library with all users on same machine

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Looking to share my Itunes Library with my wife on same machine. SO for example, when I log off, and she logs in, I would like to be able to access my library in her ITunes.

I have spent countless hours combing the internet with no success and wondered if this is now even possible. I have read this THIS stack exchange thread about how to share but it seems this method doesnt work.
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When I open Itunes on my wifes account with OPTION key and choose the newly created Library from my existing account nothing gets imported.

Another method I tried and failed with is to simply export the the Library from my existing Itunes as XML. The result was that the playlists get loaded fine but all the songs are missing (except for 3 or 4 songs)!

It should be noted that all the Media for the playlists and libraries are in a shared folder that are accessible to my wife's account with read & write permissions turned on.

I also tried setting up Home Sharing, but this does not seem to work on the same machine.

Running Sierra 10.12.6 with Itunes version 12.7.2.60

At this point i have no clue what to do. Any help is appreciated.


texts: When using Private Browsing within Mobile Safari, is any data saved to the iOS filesystem?

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In previous desktop-based browsers that I've used, when activating their built-in Private Browsing mode I'm used to the fact that as soon as the Private Browsing window is closed, all of the tabs that were open during that session are immediately closed and cannot be re-opened. In iOS, however, the behaviour of Private Browsing in Safari seems slightly different in that even if Safari.app is killed from within the App Switcher and even after a full device reboot, the tabs previously opened within Private Browsing are still there.

So - my question. Is any data entered/saved during a Private Browsing session from within Safari saved to the iOS filesystem? Examples of data that I was thinking of would include form history, saved cookies, and visited links. Is this data then cleared when toggling Private Browsing off and then back on?


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I have recently acquired a refurbished iPad 1 WiFi + 3G. Straight out of the box it wouldn't boot up at all. No logo, or anything.

Upon plugging the device into the AC power charger, the Apple logo blinks on and off every 5-10 seconds.

When connected to a PC or Mac via USB, the Apple logo does not appear however, you can see the backlight lighting up & turning off every 2-3 seconds.

I can set it into DFU mode when connected to iTunes, and iTunes detects the device and offers Restore mode (to iOS 5 - iPad1,1_5.1.1_9B206_Restore.ipsw), which I have already downloaded from the official Apple IPSW repo.

After selecting the IPSW and initiating the restore, the following happens:

- Extracting Software -> Progress bar completes quickly
- Verifying iPad restore with apple -> Progress bar completes quickly
- Preparing iPad for restore -> Progress bar completes quickly
- Verifying iPad restore with apple -> Progress bar completes quickly

At some point in this process, I hear the "USB disconnected" sound.
It's at this point that I figure things have failed out.

- Verifying iPad restore with apple -> Progress bar sits at 0% for more than 4 minutes then shows the following error: "The iPad "iPad" could not be restored. An unknown error occured (1602)"

Things I've already tried:

Different USB cables
Disonnected all other USB cables
Tried different USB ports
Attempted restore a bunch of times
Uninstalled AV and Firewall software
Made sure no other phone software was installed

No dice.

I've also played the game where you hit the sleep and home buttons the minute the logo comes up to reboot the device every 5 seconds - for over 15 minutes, but that hasn't extended the boot cycle in the least.

Oh yeah, I've also tried freezing the wretched thing to get maximum performance out of the (presumably) completely discharged battery.

I'm out of ideas. Anyone else?


texts: Unable to create a working .app executable using Platypus

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I'm new to OS X and I'm trying to create an application wrapper for a shell script that starts a media server(Red5)

I'm trying to wrap the Red5 server starter script (red5.sh) into an .app executable using Platypus.

The Platypus Documentation says that

  You can add a list of files to be copied into the Resources folder of
  your application bundle. These files can then be used by your script.
  The default current working directory of your script will be this
  folder, so you should be able to access them directly from your
  script's CWD.

When executed normally from the terminal (is using ./red5.sh) the server starts up fine, but when I create the .app file (after having set the script's CWD in the "Files to be bundled" field of Platypus, the resulting .app file doesn't run when double clicked upon.

It gives the following error

Error: Could not find or load main class

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I think it's something to do with the bundling the right directory.


texts: Keynote record slideshow with external mic

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I've looked for hours on how to record a slideshow with an external USB microphone but I didn't find anything.

Is it possible to change the audio input in Keynote to an external mic?


texts: Alternatives of BitThief to Download Torrent Files Sequentially

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I have reasons to modify my Java 6 (legacy) runtime resulting at the torrent client BitThief failed to run. I didn't like the application anyways so I am looking for an alternative. I did a Google search and found a few torrent clients on OSX that supports sequential download but I still like to get some experienced opinions. What I am looking for is a less resource intensive and stable client. Thanks.

PS. I am running OSX 10.10.2.


texts: I want to buy a iPhone from Mercari. It's in great condition but it says "no iCloud Active". Does anyone know what this refers to?


texts:
I recently updated Numbers to 3.2.

I want to be able to put a date in a cell numerically (8-22-14) and then have it show up with the month name, day, and year (August 22, 2014) without having to do a formula. I do not need the time.


texts: How do I wirelessly connect my iPad with iTunes?

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I want to connect my iPad wirelessly with iTunes. Can it be done?

If it can be done, please explain on how it can be done.


texts: Managing "Hearts" when downloading pictures from iPhone to OSX Photos

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On my iPhone (iPhone 6 with iOS 9.3.4) I routinely use the "heart" tag to mark my favorite pictures. But, when I sync photos with the OSX Photos App (v 1.5) these tags are removed. In reality I only want to sync or keep these flagged photos. Which brings me to my question(s)

How can I keep the "heart" tags from my iPhone when downloading to the OSX Photos App?

An even better option would be to ONLY download heart-flagged photos if possible and to delete all no-flagged photos on the iPhone, but perhaps those are covered elsewhere.


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I have an app that looks like it tries to continuously install. It's been like that for weeks. I have free space, like 2GB. When I long press the icon, and try to delete it, it pops up a dialog asking me if I want to delete, but it doesn't delete. I can't even delete it from iTunes. It doesn't have an X on the icon like other apps do. I tried to click Update for the app and sync, but it doesn't work and the icon is still like that. When I just try to launch the app, it does nothing.

iPhone 5, iOS 9.2.1, Windows 8.1, iTunes 12.3.3.17


texts: Moving dock between vertically arranged displays in OS X Mavericks and later

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I have two displays, stacked vertically. The bottom display is my Mac's built in display, and the top display is an external monitor.

Here is the screenshot of my multiple display arrangement in Settings > Displays > Arrangement:

"Displays have separate spaces" is checked in Settings > Mission Control.

I would like to transfer the dock to the top monitor. The usual way of moving the dock --moving the pointer to the edge of the display, as detailed in the Apple support documentation does not work.

Is this possible when the displays are arranged in this way?


texts: How do I sync my Outlook calendar with my iPhone 4

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How do I sync my outlook calendar with iPhone 4?

I failed to sync my outlook calendar with my iPhone 4.

Since I upgraded my iTunes to 11 there is no box to check for this option like in the old iTunes versions.


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In a (possibly related) recent question I outline some background to a decidedly unhealthy Mac Book Pro (patched up to date with the latest 10.6 updates).

A suggestion was to try to see what clues might appear in Console.app ... but Console.app doesn't start. It bounces in the dock, then reports that it can't open.

Where can I find the logs that Console.app reflects?


texts: dtrace errors when running opensnoop in El Capitan

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In order to diagnose slow terminal interaction (which turned out to be an unrelated problem), I ran sudo opensnoop and saw output like this: dtrace errors

I assume this has to do with SIP in El Capitan. Is it something to worry about? How can I dig deeper to understand what the probe IDs correspond to and what processes are causing the errors? What is the action #?


texts: How can I lock files with specific passwords on mac, ideally through terminal?

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I want to lock my /etc/hosts file so that you need a password in order to write. I know you can encrypt files with Disk Utility, but in this case the file needs to be read by the computer and the path/extension cannot change. I don't just want to lock the contents, I want to lock this file very specifically.

If I run sudo vim /etc/hosts I need to type my login password but can then do whatever I want.

I want a solution where if I run sudo vim /etc/hosts, I must type a customized/specific password to write to the file.


texts:
It would appear the Apple Watch has the ability to communicate via wifi.

When I set mine up, I didn't have a step to identify my local router, so I assume it may have obtained configuration about my local router from my phone, or that it doesn't connect (directly) to my router at all.

My question is: If the Apple Watch has wifi - does it connect to my local router?


texts: Use time machine for backing up a different computer

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I've been over many faq's and troubelshooting but can't seem to find an answer to this.

I'm currently running my mac from an external HD. My internal got corrupted, I can't repair it with disc utility. So I booted from an older time machine backup, on an external HD which now is my main HD and what I'm running from.

Anyway I want to put everything back the way it was. Meaning erasing my internal and let time machine put back a back up of my current workspace. But when I let it run he backs up the corrupted internal one. It even makes for a total of 500G, and my original HD is only 320.. so I'm making a backup to big to be used to restore later.

How can I change that he backups only the external information? Or maybe I'm wrong and he needs to back up the internal to for things to work since I still use it as my computer (but not my HD). I don't need the content of the original HD to be backed up along with my external one. I just want the workspace I created with a back up on my external to be put back on my erased, internal one..

I'm also worried if I erase my internal HD the booting help progam (C or R) will be gone to.. will it?


texts: How to list all available .plist keys on a certain domain application by defaults command?

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I want to know all keys (property list) which available on certain domain application, as example I could list available key for com.apple.dock by entering this command:

$ defaults read com.apple.dock

but somehow the output of this command only showed the active property list key, and yet not all available key for com.apple.dock listed there.

Anyone can help me on this?


texts:
my caps lock key doesn't work. I changed the keyboard and it also doesn't work with the new one. Now, every other key works fine, and if I go to pref pane> keyboard and replace caps lock with say option key, then it lights it up, so I know that's not broken.

This is an old macbook pro, 15 inch, 2ghz, but with Leopard worked fine and now it doesn't.

Has anyone come across something similar?


texts: When I plug headphones into my iPhone 7, the audio continues to play through the speakers. I have tried with 3 separate pairs. I couldn't find any troubleshooting tips, other than to check for debris. Any suggestions?


texts:
My question is very related to this https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3204532.

I just want to do the same but in merged cells, as in the picture below. Is it possible?

I see no fill handle here.


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Chrome is my default web browser.

Sometimes, I drag URLs from the Chrome address bar to the desktop.

When I do this, they always take the Safari "webloc" icon.

How can I pick another icon, like Chrome?

I'd like to do this for ALL such webloc files. I'm aware that, by turning on file extensions and deleting a single file's "webloc", this could be done. But I'd like it to be the case across the board.

Thanks.


texts: MBP turned off and didn't boot again. First Aid says "problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting". How to save data?

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I have a Macbook Pro from 2015. Everything always worked perfectly. Today, I am writing an email and out of the blue the laptop turned off itself. After a bit of googling, I was able to turn the recovery mode (command-r) on and from there, I run the Disk Utility tool and First Aid. Here are some screens:

Is there a way to save my data on the hard disc? I didn't format or anything. I googled somewhere that I might need to reinstall the OSX, but when I tried to do that, there was not disc where I could install the OSX.

My main goal is to now restore all the data from the hard disc. Is there a way to do that?
Thank you very much for your help.
EDIT: I tried to run command-option-r and when I opened Disk Utility, there were new options:

Based on this, is there a way to fix this problem without re-installing or even exchanging the hard drive? Also, at this point, how can I back up data?


texts: YaraScanService makes my MacBook Pro slow

texts: I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro to High Sierra and found out that it started working very slowly. As Activity Monitor says, the process YaraScanService is the one to blame. It's eating about 10GB of memory or even more. When I stop that process forcely, my computer start working as a charm. I also tried to reset SMC and NVRAM, but it did not bring to any result (maybe it just started to start up a little bit faster but stil). I heard that the process is supposed to do its work and then deletes itself, but I waited for some time, and it did not remove. What do I do to solve this problem?


texts: How can I find alert-type dialogs that prevent other windows of the same application to be focussed?

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Here's the problem:

I just finished burning a CD using the standard feature through Finder, I could hear the "done" sound.
At that time, I had a different application focussed (e.g. Chrome).
An alert-like dialog window must have popped up somewhere (e.g. to tell me it's done or something), but I can't find it.
I now can't focus my already opened Finder window, or even my desktop! I actually can't click any file on my desktop. It will give the short "You can't do that"-sound, kind of a "Bloonk".

I have tried:

Hiding all windows (of all apps).
I ejected the CD, thinking maybe the dialog would close then, but it didn't.
Right-clicking the Finder icon on the dock, to see if the alert dialog is listed, but it's not, and again the only remaining window is not clickable:

Checking the Expose and moving all windows, no success.
"Show/Hide Desktop" trackpad gestures in the hope the dialog would pop up.

I have not yet tried logging out or rebooting my computer, I've got tons of project stuff open and I'd prefer not to have to do that. Besides that, this is a childish problem that I shouldn't have to lose to.

How do I find this pesky little dialog? Where is it at? Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts: Storage space full after dual boot on MacBook Pro

texts: After I installed windows 10 on my MacBook Pro using bootcamp, I am not able to download anything and it is showing a message that the storage space is full. After viewing the storage settings I found that the system files are taking up approximately 400 GB data. I am attaching a screenshot for your ready reference. Kindly guide as to what should be done because this seems a bit strange that such a lot of space is being eaten up by system files.


texts: Safari opens pdf in browser window, but doesn't auto rotate and there is no control bar

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I just recently switched to a macbook pro with mountain lion from macbook with leopard. I had no problems with safari opening pdfs before, but now, what it does is that it opens the pdf, but it remains vertical (an otherwise landscape document) and there isn't even a control bar to zoom, or rotate it.
Does anyone have a suggestion?
Thx


texts: using Microsoft Arc Mouse surface edition on MacBook Air 2015

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I have an ARC mouse (surface edition) which i'd like to pair with my macbook air. I'm running el capitan (os X 10.11.1).

from system preferences/mouse I can't even see the mouse. Is there anything else to try?

as far as I understand, my macbook air is bluetooth 4.0 LE compatible. Not sure whether it's bluetooth smart ready though, which the mouse seems to be.


texts: Is FileVault insecure by default with EFI auto-login enabled?

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This question really stems from the fact that I'm perhaps unfamiliar with the true function of FileVault. As far as I can tell, there's a way to force a pre-boot login screen... which means that, by default, FileVault logs in automatically at boot? Otherwise, the OS wouldn't be able to start.

So if FileVault automatically logs in to start the OS, does the encryption serve any function at all? I created a standard User to test this and was able to view all my files without entering any Administrator password – the only files I couldn't see were due to not having permission to view files from other users (which is standard protocol regardless of encryption, if I'm not mistaken).

Can anyone explain the function of FileVault to me? I'm starting to wonder if I'm using it to serve a purpose it wasn't intended to serve.

(For reference, I'm running macOS High Sierra)


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I'm trying to combine multiple txts into a big file. I want them to be put in sequence but this seems not to work properly.

At this time I tried from the terminal:cat *.txt >merged.txt but this seems to concatenate the files randomly.

In my folder I have all the files named with sequential numbers (from 1.txt to 10000.txt). Am I missing anything?


texts: Does trustd leak information about users' software usage to Apple and/or third parties?

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When discussing a recent outage of Apple's OCSP server, people on various Twitter accounts (in the threads following this tweet) and "fefe's blog" claimed that the way trustd works on macOS would leak information about which software was used when to Apple and potentially to third parties as well. I always thought that trustd only sent hashes upstream and used OCSP stapling to prevent disclosing that sort of information.
Is there any reliable information out there about the privacy implications of trustd on macOS?


texts: Can i use my normal (on the website created) Spotify Premium Account on the iPhone or do I have to purchase Premium on iTunes/the Appstore ?


texts: Creating power point presentation using iphone photos

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I have iPhone 5S and I want to create a powerpoint presentation but want to keep on the original resolution of the photos I take from my iPhone.
How can I insert the photos from iPhone to my power point presentation AND keep on the quality of the photos?

Thanks!


texts: Is it possible to merge inbox and sent folders in Mail?

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I'm considering migrating to OS X and I have a question on configuring its Mail application. In my current setup, I use Thunderbird configured to keep all sent and received messages from all my POP3 accounts in a single inbox folder, so I can follow my conversations in a nice thread, without having to jump from inbox to sent back and forth. I hope I've described it clearly, if not - I am going for something like this:

Would I be able to configure Apple Mail like this? I know I can just install Thunderbird for Mac and copy profile, but I would rather stick to default application if it's possible.


texts: In which .plist is the underscan setting stored?

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I'm trying to write a script which changes the underscan value on my Mac mini, but I haven't found the .plist file containing the setting.

Does anyone know where the underscan setting is saved?


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I just changed the password of my Apple ID.

When I started using my Mac, several minutes later, the system preferences asked me to enter my password to continue using iCloud. after entering my new password, it hanged. Restarting the mac did not even work, I had to hard shut down the machine.

After the machine is rebooted, it asks me once again to enter the password of Apple ID...

Could anyone help?

Edit1:
So it is always stuck as follows:


texts: iMac inconsistenly hanging and showing beach ball

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This past week, I've been having constant problems with my 2007 Aluminium iMac (2.4GHz, 3GB memory, 320GB HDD). I've been downloading using Transmission, and when (sometimes) stopping or starting a download, my Mac would hang to a state where the Force Quit dialog would not even activate, it would then stay in this state for as long as I let it. I had to force restart every time. After a few force restarts, it lost its start-up disk, and it takes longer than usual to boot up.

I got scared a bit and started backing up the HDD to an external last night. I was busy playing music in iTunes while backing up when I observed the following:

Music would stop playing for a few seconds
The beach ball would start spinning during this time
Data transfer to the external drive would pause
And I would hear a very soft spinning sound in the background, a repeating noise which leads me to believe the HDD is struggling to read/write.

Obviously the HDD has some sort of problem, however, rather than assuming it's failing, can I fix it in some way? Could it be a cache error or file system corruption which can be fixed with a clean install of Snow Leopard? Any way I can fix this without having to buy a new HDD?

BTW. I have run both Repair Permissions & Verify Disk multiple times on this drive, and Verify Disk always returns a green message which states the HDD is fine. Also, S.M.A.R.T. status shows as Verified in Disk Utility.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


texts: Alarm is silent with latest Watch + iPhone

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I have an issue and I don't see a good solution. Here are my constraints:

I want to wake up at the end of my sleep schedule (doesn't matter if it's my iPhone alarm, my watch alarm or my watch vibration)
During the day (or at night, so any time really) I don't want to receive any sound or vibration when I get a notification on my watch
However, I still want to receive the notifications, so that when I look at my watch at my convenience, I can read them

To satisfy the last 2 requirements I found only solution: put my watch in silent mode (so as not to have sounds) and disable the haptics. However, that causes my watch's alarm to be silent too! Of course my phone's alarm won't ring because it's sensing that my watch is on my wrist.
How can I satisfy these 3 requirements?
A workaround seems to be to put my phone on airplane mode before going to sleep, so that it's unaware of my watch's situation, but then the flip side is that my phone is in airplane mode... and I have to think about it every night too.
Thanks!
Edit: another workaround might be to disable silent mode when I go to sleep (but enable Sleep mode at the same time so that I'm not woken up by calls or texts at night). It's still something to think about when going to bed though.


texts: After updating to iOS 6, iPhone will not charge from Mac Pro USB ports

texts: Immediately before I downloaded and updated to iOS 6, my phone charged in my computer's tower front USB port. Immediately following, it will not. I plugged it into my wall charger at home and it charges fine. Has anyone run into this and/or solved it yet?


texts: Undo/Recover a quick formatted JHFS+ HDD drive

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I just have made the biggest mistake in my life, accidentally format ~2TB of my personal data. Here is information about the Disk :

2TB HDD Drive : GUID Partition Map : OS X Extended (Journaled) : Single Partition

Is there any OS X software able to simple undo the quick format, recover Catalog File section (which contains records for all the files and directories stored in the volume), preserve filename & directory structure... to put the drive back to previous state?

If not then with smaller requirement, may I able to recover files & folders with its original name ? The drive is all of my data in digital life so I knows how massive in number & complicate in structure it is. Therefore it will be an infinitive nightmare if I get those data back with random names.

And in the worst case of having to go with that nightmare, can you suggest me with best-of-the-best available recovery softwares to minimize data loss?


texts: How can I use a Steinberg UR22 audio card for audio while recording video with an iPhone?

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My need is to record video while using a Steinberg UR22 audio card to feed in the audio signal, via the lightning cable.

At the moment, the default Camera application is not recognizing/picking-up the audio signal when recording (the video stream is recorded, but not the audio).

That connection works out for the Youtube application, since that application is recording both video and "external" audio. I can stream live with the YouTube app on iPhone, and the audio-card is recognized as a viable audio source. So the hardware side of things seems to be ok.

PS: There are similar questions out there, but these use an external microphone. Whereas I am trying to feed in the sound via an "usb-to-lightning" Apple original cable, which is considered by Steinberg card manufacturer as a standard method to connect an iPhone/iPad to the sound card.

PPS: iPhone X, latest OS version/patches, original lightning and adapter from Apple, Steinberg UR22 sound card (with iOS support per manufacturer).


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I've got a couple of mailboxes for old businesses on my MacMail. I keep them there because there are loads of emails, and I may need them in the future. The reason I haven't just exported them and archived them is that I still want them to show up in search results when I search through my emails.
The problems I have are:

I keep getting notifications that I have to put the passwords in for these mailboxes. That's very frustrating.
For some reason, something keeps blocking my IP address from one of the business' domain name. Any time I log onto a different wifi, it blocks that IP address too. I suspect it's something to do with invalid details on one of these mailboxes (but if it could be anything else, please let me know).

My ideal solution would be to have these mailboxes sat there, but completely inactive, not connected to the internet in anyway, just a repository for a bunch of emails. But I may have to face facts that I may need to delete them altogether, exporting the emails first. But then they won't be included in the search. Is there any way I can have my cake and eat it?


texts: Enable Quick Look for text files without the .txt extension

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Doing Quick Look on .txt files is very convenient (select in Finder and press space).

Is there a way to enable Quick Look for other text files which don't have the .txt extension (e.g., .strings files)?


texts: Issues with auto updating App Store - OSX

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Ive got 5 or 6 Macs that I'm responsible for the security of. One of the things I want to do is keep all the macs on the latest security patch for their respective OS.

We have a mixture of 10.10.5 and 10.11.x OS across the different machines, some of the machines, need to be on 10.10.x as some mission critical software we use on them only runs on 10.10.x

I noticed there is an auto update feature for the OSX App store, but I'm concerned of two things :

It will auto update the OS to Sierra or what ever is latest when it is auto updating (I only want to update to the latest version of my current OS to encompass security patches etc.)
If a user choses to restart the machine in the middle of the day it will start trying to install software and take 30 mins to to install where as the user was only hoping to do a quick restart and get back to work

Is there a way around either of these points?


texts: How can I continue a partial, interrupted download of Yosemite?

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I was trying to download OS X Yosemite. It is very big - more than 5GB.

The download did not succeed due to some problem in internet connection. Only 2.5 GB is downloaded and I wanted to continue from where it stopped. I closed the Mac App Store and reopened. I lost what was downloaded till that time. I want to know where it is stored in my Mac so that I could start from there. It saves me lot of time and internet download usage, since it is a limited internet plan.


texts: Is there a native way to keep a window always on top in Snow Leopard?

texts: How can you keep one window always on top? I saw that there are several third party solutions, but is there absolutely no way to do it natively?


texts: How to slow down clock speed of processor

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I recently bought a new MacBook Pro which sometimes goes too fast.  I frequently program for Mathematica, and on my old 2007 MacBook Pro I usually got a feeling for inefficient code when it runs sluggishly (that's when I decide "gee, I wrote some garbage code.  Maybe I should spend a couple hours fine-tuning it").  However, on my new Mac, everything just runs zippy fast.

Is there a switch on the Mac that lets me slow down the CPU to, say, 1 GHz?


texts: Open CD/DVD tray when connected via remote-desktop and no eject key?

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I am connected to my headless (and keyboard less) Mac, which has a cd / dvd drive, via Remote Desktop.

If there is no disk in the drive, it doesn’t show up in Finder. How can I open the CD/DVD TRAY from a MacBook Pro without eject key?

When I connect a usb keyboard directly, I can eject via the eject key.


texts: Correcting Pronunciation Errors in 'Say' Command in Terminal

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I'm having difficulty correcting the pronunciation in the 'say' command, using 10.9.

I tried to add new pronunciations through:

System Preferences > Dictation and Speech > Open Accessibility Preferences > Open VoiceOver Utility > Speech > Pronunciation > +

After I added a new entry I tried it in both Terminal and TextEdit and neither pronounced it correctly:

$ say -v "Samantha" -f filename.txt -o audiofile.aiff

Although it did not work in TextEdit (Edit > Speech > Start Speaking), I want to be able to accomplish this in Terminal.

Does anyone have any idea of how I can go about doing this?


texts: Automator workflow fails to run on terminal, but runs from within automator. Why?

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I created an automator workflow and saved it as a workflow. When I test it from within automator, the workflow works. But when I try to run it from the command line (automator path/to/workflow), I get the following:

No application name for definition at URL file:///Library/Automator/Office.definition/

Failed to load definition at URL file:///Library/Automator/Office.definition/

No application name for definition at URL file:///Library/Automator/Office.definition/

My ultimate goal was to run this workflow with Lingon, so that I can schedule it. (Lingon throws the same errors).

I also tried saving it as an application and then running the Application Stub, but I get the same errors.

What am I doing wrong?

Update:

Here's the screenshot of the actual workflow.


texts: Batch embed video files to html files (with Automator?)

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Can the following be done with Automator, or any other tool/script on macOS?

I have multiple video files with various file names (always .mp4).
All video files must be embeded in to separate HTML documents.
The HTML-documents should have the same file name as the video file.
Both files should be placed together in a zip file.
The zip file should have the same name as both the video and the HTML file.

So, if I have the file video-to-html.mp4, I would like to end up with a zip file containing two files:

video-to-html/video-to-html.html
video-to-html/video-to-html.mp4

The contents of the HTML file would look like:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Lorem ipsum</title>
</head>
<body>
<video autoplay controls>
<source src="video-to-html.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
</body>
</html>

I am not a developer, so I do not understand a lot of coding.


texts: Why are cursor keys in Excel moving the viewport rather than the active cell?

texts: Excel for Mac (2011) should move the currently active cell when I use the cursor keys. Currently, it is moving the viewport in the document. Is there a way to switch this back to the default setting? I cannot find anything in Excel's preferences.


texts: OS X Mavericks extra desktops (spaces) opening seemingly randomly

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I don't often use mission control, or extra desktops (spaces). Every so often, I do open mission control by mistake, and I have dozens of spaces showing at the top of the screen.

Is there a shortcut key or something that I am pressing accidentally in my workflow that is opening them? A google search doesn't show anything obvious. Is there a way I can prevent them from being opened at all?


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Synopsis

Since upgrading to Yosemite, when my MacBook automatically turns it's screen off to conserve energy it also logs out which bugs me because all of my processes are killed off; this never occurred on Mavericks.

Also, since upgrading to Yosemite why is there now two log-in screens?

When the machine is booted there is one login screen;
When the machine is powered on from sleep mode you instantly need to login, then once the mac has booted and all devices are loaded (after ages) you need to login a second time;


texts: Where does Yosemite store cache files for exchange accounts?

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My problem is, that the server of my exchange account crashed today and it is maybe not possible to restore the database of the server.

Are there any files on my Mac or in my TimeMachine BackUp, where for example my notes, or calendar entries are stored for offline use?

I only found the stored data from my iCloud account in the folder:
user / Library / Containers / com.apple.Notes / Data / Library / CoreData / ExternalRecords / B059E164-CC3A-44ED-AB92-C703BDD09455 / IMAPNote / _records /...


texts: Total Terminal opens new tab separately in macOS High Sierra

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I've been using Total Terminal (former Visor) for a while now. With the new High Sierra update to osx when I try to open a new tab with CMD+T it ends up opening it like a new window, separately from the sticky tab I already have opened. I have to mention that it worked great on Sierra.

I've checked the settings and I have "open with same profile" and "open in same working directory" checked. Also I've entered Recovery Mode and set the csrutil enable --without debug which Total Terminal needs starting from El Capitan.

The Total Terminal web page says it's not currently under development and High Sierra is not listed under Compatibility.

If anyone managed to find a fix around this, it'll be highly appreciated. If not, I'm thinking about switching to iTerm2. Apparently the developer of Total Terminal recommends doing so too.


texts: Download all files in a directory (without index): file names in increasing numbers

texts:
I would like to save my online textbook for offline usage, and through Google Chrome's "Network" panel I found out the path of the images. They can be accessed through the browser and downloaded using curl if given the correct configuration ("copy cURL"). The files look like the following: "https://c.m.com/r*/p*/R*/5*/5*/2*/O*/images/page.svgz", where  is the page number with four digits, e.g. page0258.svgz. I would like to batch download them using some shell syntaxes. I use fish, but I can also use other shells.

How would I achieve that four number pattern expansion on the command line?


texts: Interesting partition Map with missing HD space

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I have the latest generation Macbook Pro running Yosemite, I bought this computer used I don't know if the last person attempted to install linux or what the story is but I believe my partition map is a little weird.

Here it is First off I expected to have only a disk0 I don't know what the disk1 is.  I expected the drive name "Apple_CoreStorage" to be called "Apple_HFS Macintosh HD" like it is on disk1 both of these disks also say that they are 320GB in size although my HD is only 500GB.

There are also 2 recovery drives but when I boot into recovery mode it says that it is loading it from the internet.  I don't know if that is how it works or if it is not recognizing either of these.

My Final problem is with disk0s5  There are 180GB that I cannot access it is partitioned as disk0s5 I can remove the partition but then it is just mapped as free space.  I try to increase the size of my "Macintosh HD" after removing the 180GB partition but I am not able to.

I feel like both of these problems are deeply intertwined, maybe my map is fine I am unsure but it doesn't look right to me.  Any ideas would be appreciated thank you.


texts: Use a macbook Air for watching TV using thunderbolt

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I have a dish tv connection. The receiver has a VGA out port and an AV output port.

I want to see the tv on my macbook air. My question is -
Can I use a thunderbolt to VGA cable to view TV on my computer?

I assume the direct answer would be no, but may be with the help of some external software?


texts: Merging APFS Containers using the Disk Utility Application

texts:
I recently deleted my dual boot from my mac, but I am now left with two partitions that I can't figure out how to merge. I would like it to be normal again with just one container: Macintosh HD. I'm running MacOS Mojave.

Here is my current situation as shown in the "Disk Utility" application and the output from the diskutil list command.


texts: Is a clean Mac upgraded to Mavericks as good as one with it pre-installed?

texts:
I've just bought a new Air, from my local Apple Store, only to find that it comes with Mountain Lion!

Should I return it for pre-installed one, or just let it upgrade?


texts: Automatically arrange icons on the Mac OS 10.6 desktop in groups

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Recently I found my estimated 100 desktop symbols re-ordered in 5 bunches: 4 bunches with one in each corner and one bunch in the middle (leaving more space for more crowd between the bunches :). Unfortunately I was not aware how my symbols have been arranged in that way, I cannot find any menu entry nor do I remember the short cut that I might have pressed accidentally. Do you know how to invoke this function? Since I tried out some Apple menu items I found, I now ended up with the desktop arranged by the grid. But I prefer the bunches.

Update: Ops, it happened again. I hardly assume this automatic arranging of my desktop happens when I connect an external display in mirror mode having a smaller resolution. Now it looks as follows:

Notice the stacking of symbols in the top right that is the result of a formerly "Clean up" command in the desktop's context menu. But anyway, Mac OS created these 5 bunches again. As there is obviously a feature like that implemented, I am curious if I can run it also manually without connecting an external display to make it happen.


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Context
In Safari, there is a text field, in which, contains name of an image with extension .png, and I have to remove that extension.
Solution
Write a script, in which, simulate Delete(⌫) key 4 times, if preceding characters are .png, thereby removing the extension.
Problem
Here it says that should be done with key code 51 but that doesn't seem work. A Google search came up with other key codes such as 127.
Things to Fix my solution
What is the correct Key Code? Is there a way to find it out yourself like Accessibility Inspector for buttons, fields etc. I tried recording, doesn't work? Does Apple have a official list a of Key Codes?
For those interested, below is the script, nothing fancy:
# Checks and remove .png if exists

tell application "System Events"
    set oldClipboard to the clipboard

    repeat 4 times
        key code 123 using {shift down}  # Left Arrow key. Selects last 4 chars
    end repeat
    keystroke "c" using {command down}

    set newClipboard to the clipboard as text
    if newClipboard is equal to ".png" then
        #keystroke (ASCII character 127) # Other "code", doesn't work
        key code 51
        delay 0.1
    end if

    key code 124                         # Right Arrow key, works
    set the clipboard to oldClipboard
end tell


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My Apple Watch Series 2 refuses to update to WatchOS 6.2. The error message on my phone (in Dutch) says "Unable to install update", "An error occurred installing the newest WatchOS version on your Apple Watch" (see image below).

I have tried everything from making extra space available to disconnecting the watch from the phone (which is a reset) and repairing and restoring.

Any ideas what I can do? I have a log file available also.


texts: Why does the highlighted text color in Xcode's Project Navigator sometimes switch to white with a blue shadow?

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Normally a selected item in Xcode's Project Navigator is indicated by a blue bar behind the item. However, sometimes for no apparent reason this changes to white text with a kind of very light blue drop shadow and no background color change. Does anyone know why this occurs  or how to prevent it? To fix it I always just have to restart Xcode.

I'm using Xcode 7.2.1 (7C1002) on an OSX El Capitan 10.11.3 machine.


texts: Is it possible to boot into a Windows bootcamp partition in Target Disk Mode?

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I have a 2013 MacBook Pro Retina with both macOS and Windows 10 installed on the internal SSD. I regularly put my MacBook into Target Disk Mode and boot into the macOS partition via a 2015 iMac.

My question is, is it possible to boot into the Windows partition via the same method - by putting my MacBook into Target Disk Mode and booting into the Windows partition via the iMac?

Things I've tried:

When I hold alt on boot to access the Startup Manager on the iMac, I do not see the Windows partition as an available boot disk.

I have attempted to boot into the MacBook macOS partition via the iMac, and then change the startup disk via the Settings panel and restart. This seemed to work, and I was able to boot into Windows and see the Windows 10 loading wheel, but I was then presented with the Windows error 'INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE', which I can't seem to get past.

Any advice would be very much appreciated.


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I have two Apple IDs. One is with a gmail.com address and the other is with an icloud.com address. I have been using all of Apple's online/cloud/store services since they were released and have no idea how I ended up with two over time, but there is a clear distinction:

The icloud.com one has my iCloud - I sync iMessages in iCloud, have an iCloud drive, sync contacts, and use find my devices all on this account. I do not use iCloud backups or any sort of cloud photo features. I do not actually use my iCloud/.Mac email address.

The gmail.com one is logged into all the stores (music back in the day when I bought tracks individually, app stores, iBooks, etc).

I have a Mac, iPhone, iPad, and watch. I want to once and for all just have one login for everything Apple.

My thought is that since applications and other purchases cannot be transferred, I just need to transfer all my iCloud-synced information to the gmail.com Apple ID, then I can close or stop using the icloud.com Apple ID. I don't think I can go the other way since app purchases cannot be moved between accounts. Is this correct?

How do I go about doing this? Is it as simple as signing out of my iCloud account on one device, signing in on another, and repeating on each device, or will that potentially result in data loss or problems? What annoyances will I have to work around?

Thanks for your help.


texts: Failed to verify InstallESD.dmg: hdiutil verify failed (Trying to reinstall Mac OS X Lion)

texts:
Alright about a week and a half ago my Macbook Pro started acting up. All of my applications were crashing randomly and what not so I decided to just try and reinstall El Capitan onto it. I tried and tried and tried but only got an error about how it couldn't be installed on that computer.
So then I went and completely reformatted my hard drive and booted up with Internet Recovery. Told it to install Mac OS X Lion again (that's what came with my computer) and I am now getting the following errors when I look at the installer log:

Line 1: Install Mac OS X Lion [379]: Chunk validation failed, retrying...
Line 2: Failed to verify InsallESD.dmg: hdiutil verify failed
Line 3: Damaged resume data :/Volumes/Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB Media/Mac OS X Install Data/InstallESD.dmg.partial : /Volumes/Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB Media/Mac OS X Install Data/InstallESD.chunklist.partial

I'm leaning towards the conclusion that my SSD has gone bad even though it's only a little over a year old.
However, I thought I would post here too in case anyone else has had this problem and was able to fix it without getting a new hard drive.
It's also worth noting that when I use Disk Utility to check the disc for errors it doesn't find anything.
UPDATE
I just tried to install onto my old mac hard drive and I'm getting the same error. After some more research I saw that some say if you upgraded ram to take out the ram from one of the slots and try again. I'm going to try that when I get home and see if that works.


texts: Migrating macports from a backup location

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I recently had a Mavericks system die. The replacement is on Yosemite, so MacPorts can't be directly copied. Instead, I installed the macports base and now I'm trying to restore all the packages.

The migration instructions start with getting a list of installed ports on the old system:

port -qv installed > myports.txt

However, there doesn't seem to be any way to specify the location of the backup MacPorts registry file (which was placed in "/opt (from old Mac)" by the Migration Assistent). I've tried renaming the directories, but port fails with an error about mismatched platforms.

Is there any way to see the full list of packages from the backup version, or do I need to guess this based on the old bin directory?


texts: Minimise full screen Steam games in OS X Yosemite

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Previously, in OS X Mavericks it worked to minimise games, or navigate through open apps with cmd+tab even if the game was opened in full screen but now you can't do that anymore. Pressing cmd+tab doesn't have any effect. Also I can't find any way to minimise the game.

I don't really know whether this problem is only for steam games or any other game, as I don't have any non-steam game.


texts: How to retrieve a password from Keychain command-line?

texts:
According to many pages, it should be easy to retrieve command line a password using security.

I tried several options without success:

$sudo security list-keychains
    "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain"
$sudo security find-generic-password -s "proxy_test"
    The specified item could not be found in the keychain.
$sudo security find-generic-password -s "proxy_test" -a "collector" -g
    The specified item could not be found in the keychain.
$sudo security find-generic-password -s "socks://proxy_test"
    The specified item could not be found in the keychain.
$sudo security find-key -s "proxy_test"
    The specified item could not be found in the keychain.
$sudo security unlock "login"
...
$sudo security find-key -s "proxy_test"
    The specified item could not be found in the keychain.
...
long etc. with sudo/without sudo.


texts: pinentry implementation with fingerprint sensor support

texts:
Currently, I am using Pinentry Mac from Xcode on my system to sign git commits. For this, I am having to input my passphrase each time I am waiting to sign a commit.

Seeing that my MacBook Pro has a fingerprint sensor I was wondering if there is a pinentry implementation can substitute password entry with a fingerprint check?


texts: How to scan an image (map) using only 256 colors?

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Is there a way to can an image on OSX using only 256 colors rather than millions or billions?

I am scanning maps which only use a few colors, so I think I want to keep the color depth low so there is clear separation between lines and background (kind of like B&W vs. Gray Scale). Note I want to do this at scan time to improve the scan.

I am on 10.7.4 with a HP C4599. HP Scan doesn't let change the color depth at all. Preview (or Image Capture) only let's me choose between millions and billions.


texts: Why OS X never ejects drives before shutdown or suspend mode?

texts:
I have this problem since Lion if I am not mistaken. If a leave an USB or even my FireWire (backup) HDD connected OS X does not eject the drives before shutting down or entering suspend mode.
Why?
I am using now macOS Sierra and the problem persist.
It bothered me for a while till I started unmounting the drives after using them.
But I need to keep my FireWire HDD connected to use Time Machine's backup.
How can I solve that since even with fresh installs of Mac OS X it happens?


texts: I have a 2012 15" MacBook Pro and the Bluetooth is "unavailable". It has been like this for a while actually, probably about a year and a half. Sometimes it randomly becomes available and turns on only to become unavailable again only minutes later. Also a Bluetooth setup wizard app opens sometimes, usually after I turn the computer on after it had shut off from low battery, but when I click on it nothing happens. I haven't cared about this issue too much because I didn't have anything connected using Bluetooth, but now I actually do have something that I want to connect. I have tried resetting the SMC, deleting the .plist file and restarting, but neither of these worked. Does anyone know what might solve this issue?


texts: Which Apple devices support OKC (Opportunistic Key Caching aka PKC/Proactive Key Caching)

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In enterprise wireless environments, access point roaming/hopping is very common. There exists a couple protocols/methods for making this seamless. That is, to make re-authentication when hopping to the next AP on an SSID smooth.

One is called Opportunistic Key Caching or sometimes called Proactive Key Caching, abbreviated OKC or PKC.

Here is a PDF from Aruba Networks describing OKC/PKC

Here is a Cisco page describing PMK Caching vs OKC vs CCKM

Windows and various Linux OSes support this protocol.

Apple OSX supports a similar thing called Pairwise Master Key ID Validation (PMKID Validation). From the Cisco link, we see that OKC is preferable to PMKID Caching when seamless AP hopping is the number 1 goal.

Question 1:

Does current OSX support the OKC/PKC protocol/method? How about current iOS? As of 2011, according to Aruba, Apple does not support OKC/PKC.

Question 2:

Is PMKID Caching the same as PMKID Validation?


texts: iMac won't boot to internal drive, usb sticks - Apple hardware test extended fine

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My iMac is being very odd. It won't boot using the internal hard drive. It chimes, starts the Yosemite progress bar and then changes and looks as if it is about to show me the login screen but then it just hangs at a grey screen. After about 30 seconds it just shuts down.

My first thought was that it is just a software issue or hard drive failure so I attempted to boot up on my USB stick with Yosemite installer on it and then another one with TechTools Pro on it, they all fail at the same point as above.

I booted up and did a Apple Hardware Test, the initial test came back OK. The extended test came back OK also.

Just for the hell of it, I have put a different hard drive in it but still can't boot to USB stick to install OS X. Grr.

Any other suggestions would be gladly and gratefully received. Thank you :)


texts: AppleScript & Javascript change text colour on safari

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I'm not sure if this is possible but let's say I have a few variables :

var1 "text1'
var2 "2018"
var3 "demo@apple.com"

Can I make Applescript to found every instance of this text on Safari (any tab) and change the colour of the text? (

  "document.getElementById("foundhtmlhere").style.color = "#ff0000";"

or

  document.querySelector("td > a").style.backgroundColor = "red";

--

I'm sure there is a better option, perhaps using JavaScript String search() / selector but I'm still have to go through this.
I guess I can search within the body using this, then maybe using text delimiter ? I'm a bit lost

 tell application "Safari"
    tell document 1
        set body to do JavaScript "document.body.innerHTML"
        set body to do JavaScript "document.getElementsByTagName('body').item(0).innerHTML"
    end tell
end tell
return body


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I want to know how to show the UNIX directories (/usr, /etc, /dev, ...) in the Finder, but not all the files starting with a '.' (Basically everything you see when you ls /)

Everything I've found on it has been outdated and doesn't work on OS X 10.10.


texts: Why do some iPhone apps have distorted User Interfaces (UI) when run on iPads? How can iPhone apps run on iPads at all?


texts: How do I password-protect access to specific apps in iOS?

texts:
currently, I have a 4 digit lock on my phone.

I know this isn't really secure - and can be broken through if neccessary. It just kind of stops the situation if someone picks up my phone, they won't be able to dial people or write and read my emails straight away.

What I find is that most of the apps I have aren't really worth securing. Like I don't care if someone plays a game or plays a song or checks the weather. And it's really annoying having to unlock the phone every time I want to do anything with it.

Essentially, it's just the stuff like phone, messages, email that I would like a code for.

So I was wondering, are there any features on the phone or any apps that'll allow me to only ask for a keycode when I want to open certain icons or apps?


texts: pkgbuild productbuild requires admin privilege during pkg installation

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I am trying to build a Mac application using xcode for use in OS version 10.8 and above. I've created the product archive(.pkg file) using pkgbuild and productbuild commands.

My main goal is to create an app that can be installed without requiring admin password and displayed in launchpad for ease of access.

But the problem with my .pkg is that during installation it asks for admin password.

Precheck:

No part of the code works on or requires sudo permission.
No explicit copy commands made to root directories.
The pkg is signed with a valid certificate.

I understand that it is trying to install by default for all users. So I set installation domain using enable_currentUserHome=true in distribution.xml file which installs the app for a particular user. The app is now installed in /Users/username/Applications instead of /Applications. This does not show the app in launchpad but is accessible through spotlight search.

When I try to force the app install-location to /Applications with enable_currentUserHome=true in distribution.xml, it is not asking for any password, but the installation fails saying unable to copy files from source to destination.

Is there any way to script the installation without requiring admin password and also it must be available in the launchpad?

Or is there any alternative package builders that can guarantee the above requirements?

Update: I've seen other similar questions of this sort but those seem to be outdated and applicable for older versions of the OS which had PackageMaker (now deprecated).


texts: Can I restore an iPhone 5S Backup with 7.0.4 on to my iOS 8.3 iPod Touch 5G?

texts: My iPod touch got stuck in a screen and it says to connect to iTunes, and the only backup I have is an iPhone 5S 7.0.4 backup. I don't want to break anything. Will it work?


texts: Macbook Pro 2017 Heating Issue while running Windows 10 on Bootcamp

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Im new to the Mac Environment.I have got the Macbook for some development purpose.I have completed my work on Xcode and moving on to windows.The main Platform for which i work is Windows,so i have installed windows on my Macbook pro using Bootcamp.
The bottom panel of the Macbook runs visibly hot when running Windows compared to running High Sierra.I have Visual Studio 2017 open and even in idle conditions the Macbook appears hot.
See the system temperature

I have reduced the CPU Performance and change the cooling to active in power options.

I have downloaded new software from apple using the Apple Update tool.
I have noticed that the AMD Gpu is being used to power windows on Bootcamp.
I was wondering if this kind of stuff is normal.Im worried if this is overheating and it might compromise the life of the Macbook for which i have spend a lot of money on.
Please advice


texts:
How do I know if an update requires restart in macOS Sierra? I just updated iTunes and read the description of the update, but couldn't find any mention of a restart required. After a moment the computer restarted without a warning. Luckily, I wasn't in the middle of anything important, but I'd like to avoid such forced restarts in the future.

Edit: There was also a macOS Sierra update today. In the figure below, there's no mention of a restart required. I also followed the two links, but found no mention there either. I'm pretty sure that the info shown here was the same prior to the update.


texts: LTE USB dongle Huawei datacard driver on macOS Mojave

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Using a Huawei USB-stick for LTE connectivity there is a data-partition on the stick that automounts and offers the installation of a "Mobile Partner.app" software and some drivers in the form of kernel extensions.

These are hopelessly outdated and ceased to function with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

Huawei used to offer upgrades that worked under OS 10.9 and another under 10.10 That however is now gone completely from the Huawei website and older links are either 404 or greeting us with the message "Content has been archived".

My mobile phone provider also used to offer their own bundle under the name "Mobile Connection Manager". That also contained updated drivers that worked with more modern versions of the OS. On their support pages the now simply state and answer likewise to questions about it that they just do not offer that any longer.

The problem is now, that the old drivers can be shoehorned into a Sierra install but lead to a kernel panic on boot. This is for the latest drivers from a Huawei installer I archived. Upgraded from Yosemite the drivers work in Sierra. Those from Huawei are still called DatacardDriverMacOSX(10.9)

On Mojave the installer complains about an expired certificate but continues. Expecting a security exception to confirm I restarted and the extensions just do not load at all. The system just refuses to touch them and loading is no longer possible. Now I guess that I might disable SIP for that but I would strongly prefer getting an updated driver for the hardware that works cleanly under mac OS 10.14 Mojave.

The latest software I tried were

Mobile Connection manager Version 8.9 (8.9.0.13408) (Every button, every action broken under Mojave, no connection)

Mobile Partner.app creation date: 30. Sep. 2017 (when I last installed it on Sierra) copyright Huawei v 23.015.11.01.983 (2014)

And the latest download I could now still find in a forum is bringing only a version from 18. April 2016.
That was advertised in the forum as "mobile partner für 10.12" to be found at http://download-c.huawei.com/download/downloadCenter?downloadId=90143&version=352019&siteCode=worldwide
the downloads a file called MAC-V200R003B015D16SP00C983.zip

In that download is a driver install for HuaweiDataCardDriver_10_9.kext modification date 21. Apr. 2016 that will not load in Mojave.

Now that site seems unsearchable and I did not even manage to navigate there from regular Huawei sites.

They still sell sticks like the one I have, but with updated part numbers/model names/features new – and the older sticks used to work with the latest one-size fits all drivers. They only ever had one driver package for Macs that supported all sticks they ever made. As that stick I have supports all the speed the provider offers here I'd like to stick with that stick. The latest downloads to be found via the Huawei site seem to be Windows only. I feel that that cannot be the last word on it.

Therefore:
How do I get an old Huawei Surfstick LTE USBdongle modem to work with macOS 10.14 Mojave?


texts: How do I turn a folder into a .jar file?

texts: I currently have modified a program that is a .jar file. I had unarchived it and turned the .jar file into a folder so that I could edit it. Now all I need to do is change the folder back into a .jar file so that it is not accessible like a folder. How would I do this?


texts: Home folder has 'everyone' Read-Only permissions

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I just realized that my home folder (/HD/Users/Bob) has Everyone 'ReadOnly' permissions set at its root level.

If I browse this folder from another account, I can view the folders, but I'm not allowed to open the standard OS X folders (Desktop, Documents, Music, Movies, etc...). However, I have created a few folders on the root level of my home folder, and those ARE accessible to this other user. They can open folders, and open some of the documents with ReadOnly access.

Is anyone else seeing this? Is this a standard configuration, or is my Mac screwed up? This seems like a security hole to allow users to access files of other users on the system.

I'm running a fairly clean build of Yosemite 10.10.1 - this was installed about a month ago. I restored my old files from a hard drive. They were not restored via Time Machine


texts: Why does Enterprise Connect exit immediately?

texts: Attempts to restart Enterprise Connect do not result in showing its icon or menu.


texts:
Is there a tool to count the number of windows I have open, including on all Spaces?

I am curious and too lazy to do it manually. :)


texts: Can't access 2560 x 1080 display resolution settings on MBP

texts:
I've got a mid 2012 15" MBP running 10.10.5.

I've also got access to a mid 2012 13" MBP running 10.12.6.

I'm trying to connect both (separately one at a time for testing) to this LG ultra wide display which is a 21:9, 2560*1080.

I chose this monitor as its the widest these 2 MBPs can support according to their tech docs here:

15": https://support.apple.com/kb/sp694?locale=en_US
13": https://support.apple.com/kb/sp649?locale=en_US

Both of those docs state:

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

When I connect the 15" MBP to the display it works fine and I can select 2560 x 1080. (see screenshot below)

But when I connect the 13" MBP the biggest size is can set is 1280 x 800, even if I 'option key' click the scaled button. (see screenshot below) Any ideas why I can't access the full set of screen dimensions on the 13" MBP ?


texts: Will an US purchased Mac receive Warranty coverage while in Brazil?

texts:
I bought  a macbook pro and I'll have to work on a project in Brazil for over 7 months and I would like to know what is going to happen if any problems happens to my mac...

I've checked and brazil has no apple stores...

If anything happens, how am I suposed to proceed? Is my warranty valid outside of the US? I won't have to ship it back will i? (that would be a major setback...)


texts: Upgraded to Yosemite, mkdir now says "permission denied"

texts:
I upgraded from OS 10.7.3 to 10.10.3. Now I get "permission denied" when I run mkdir on folders that I own and have full permission.

For example :
  I own a folder called "/library/webserver/documents". I try to make a subfolder and I get permission denied. I verified that I am logged in as the user that owns the folder. The permissions on it are 755.

A few days ago, when I was still on 10.7.3, I did not have this problem.

What is the solution? I don't want to simply type "sudo [command]" every time I want to make a folder. I just want to use the terminal like it worked before.


texts: How can I delay the audio (relative to the video stream) in an MP4 movie file and save the result?


texts: With Mojave (macOS 10.14), why does the Message app close itself?

texts: I've noticed an annoying behavior with Mojave (macOS 10.14). I use the Messages app all the time. Previously I would just hit the red X to close it when I was done messaging for the moment. The program however would remain open, just hidden. Now, after I hit the red X, within a few to perhaps 30 seconds, the Messages app closes completely (I can tell because the indicator dot on the Dock goes away). As a result, when I relaunch it, it takes an extra second or two (this can add up), and it sometimes opens in a different location than where it was before. Is there any way to turn off this behavior?


texts: I'm using an iPad Pro with Apple Pencil... the Apple Pencil annoyingly doesn't have an eraser on the back end like the Pencil by 53. I've also not been able to locate a button that allows me to use the Apple Pencil as an eraser within the Adobe app. Any thoughts? Of course there's an undo button, but that's not what I want.


texts: Spotify always starts and I’d like it not to on my Mac

texts:
My computer just ran out of batteries, so I plugged it in and started it up. Spotify began to open, but I did not want it to be open so I used right click-force quit. The application stayed open, but did not open any windows and said it was Not Responding.

I attempted to force quit it again multiple ways, and to uninstall the application but nothing has worked.

Where is a Spotify uninstall document or tool so I can remove it?


texts: How can I tell if a directory has APFS Fast Directory Sizing enabled?

texts:
Apple's technical documentation in the Apple File System Guide describes that some directories like /tmp are not good candidates for the fast directory sizing feature.

  Fast directory sizing works by precomputing the size of directory as content is added and removed. Therefore, it is most appropriate for directories that contain many files and have relatively little churn. For example, a user’s Documents folder is a good candidate for fast directory sizing, whereas the /tmp directory would not.

How can I tell if a given directory has this enabled or disabled so I can choose where to do speed intensive "churn" work and where not to do that sort of work?


texts: How to Properly Install MySQL Server onto OS X 10.10 Running OS X Server

texts:
I have seen numerous suggestions about using MAMP to install MySQL on OS X, but since I have the Server app and already have Apache and PHP, which I do not wish to mess up, I wonder how to properly install MySQL.

THIS WORKS
Using the community download's DMG installer package from the MySQL website it has two flaws:

The page states its latest version to be OS X 10.9
Once the installer is downloaded and mounted, it displays that it is actually meant for OS X 10.8 (verified with the OS X 10.8 download, which is identical in size; they just changed the name of the DMG, which is pretty lame, but a story for itself)

Trying to install MySQL from that package nevertheless, it ran without problems.  I can even manually start the MySQL server, which, according to System Preferences, is then running.

THIS DOES NOT WORK
However, the next parts do not work and I wonder how to actually get them working:

/usr/local/mysql-5.6.25-osx10.8-x86_64/bin/ has not been added to the path, which makes running mysql a pain (sure I can manually add it, but if the installer failed to do so, something is not right from the start)
using System Preferences to get the MySQL Server to start on system start failed with a less than informative error message

even Console is disappointingly sparse on information and just shows the following two lines when trying to tick the checkbox

7/21/2015 8:18:54.748 PM System Preferences[5620]: about to perform command
7/21/2015 8:18:54.764 PM System Preferences[5620]: status= 4

You may wonder why install MySQL when you have Postgres.  Well, I want to install MediaWiki and do not want to mess around with the system accounts, like resetting passwords (it may break every other Server service which uses Postgres) and secondly, following the installation, MediaWiki prefers MySQL over Postgres (which I second as well).

Did anyone successfully install MySQL on their OS X Yosemite installation (running OS X Server)?


texts: Possible to connect multiple Macs via Thunderbolt Networking (IP over Thunderbolt)?

texts:
Looking to connect 4 Macs to a central Mac Mini that is running as a server (with a few Thunderbolt RAID arrays connected it as data sources).

Network is currently gigabit ethernet, but would like to speed up data transfers.  10G Thunderbolt Ethernet Adapters are still relatively expensive ($300-500) - so I'm wondering if its possible to connect multiple Macs via IP over Thunderbolt?

Apple supports a direct connection between two computers via IP, but is it possible to connect multiple either via daisy chaining them or via some sort of a Thunderbolt hub or switch (if one exists)?

If so, this would make for a relatively inexpensive way to build a 10G LAN network with (mostly) existing hardware and a few Optical Thunderbolt Cables


texts: Are there any details available about the "password protection" in Apple's office suite (e.g. Numbers.app, etc.)?

texts:
I had a co-worker ask me if password-protecting a Numbers document was "safe" because we know that early-model MS Office versions had useless encryption and also "Zip 2.0" encryption is also not reliable. We typically use MS Office XML or AES-256 ZIP for things that need to be e.g. emailed securely.
I couldn't find much information about Numbers.app, other than the old iWork suite was discovered to be broken ~2017 (or possibly as early as 2012) and the system was re-worked at the time to use AES-128 encryption.
This is the most information I've been able to find about this online, but most us it is (fairly well-informed) speculation:
https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2019/09/iwork-password-protected/
Are there any information available about the protection modern iWork provides for its documents?


texts:
I've recently upgraded from iPhoto '08 to '11 and am in the process of cleaning up my geotagging.  Most of my photos had been geotagged outside of iPhoto, but for a lot of them it wasn't as accurate as I'd like.  So what I've done is flag all of the photos where I'd like to zero in a little more on the map.  Working one at a time I can just select the photo and, in the info pane, drag the existing pin a little bit to a new location on the map.  Works fine.

However, I have large swaths of photos which are all very nearly in the exact same spot (taken in the same room in a building, for example).  When I highlight multiple photos, though, the map in the info pane doesn't let me drag the pin.  (I'm guessing that the pin shown is for only a single photo, such as the first one selected.)  Is there a way I can re-assign the place on the map for multiple photos?

Edit: Requested screen cap:


texts: How do I switch between Finder tabs with a keyboard shortcuts?

texts:
Ideally, I'd like to be able to cmd+1 == first tab, cmd+2 == 2nd tab, so on and so forth.

How can I do this?

Thanks!


texts: Buy app after downloaded with promo code

texts:
I have an iOS app, and I gave all my beta testers promo codes to get free copies. Since they didn't pay for the app they are not allowed to write reviews in the App Store. One of  my testers wants to know how he can purchase the app so that he'll be allowed to write a review. Is there any way to buy an app if a user has already downloaded it with a promo code?

Thanks for any help.


texts: How do I set an icon for a directory via the CLI?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Changing a file or folder icon using the Terminal

This is a continuation of this thread from Super User. The question is how to set an icon on a directory. At first I was trying cp -R, which did copy the directory with the icon, but it also copied every file and subdirectory in the folder. Then Keith Thompson suggested that one of the invisible files inside a directory might be responsible for the icon (because cp -R would preserve those/bring them with the copy) so I tried copying the 'Icon?' invisible file from a folder with the desired icon to new directory (newly created with mkdir) but that didn't work. He said to ask here, because this is more geared towards Mac- and UNIX-based questions. In that last post, he also suggested the .DS_STORE file  (which I've seen, but I think stores which files to display) but I may try copying that into a new folder too...

Empty directory is created
No invisible files
Regular files are put into the folder, '.DS_STORE' appears.
Icon is set manually on the folder, the 'Icon?' file appears.

Does anyone know how to set an icon on a directory through the shell?


texts: Installed Root Certificate does not appear in Certificate Trust Settings

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I have an iPad Pro and an iPhone SE both running iOS 13.3.1

I successfully installed a root certificate on the iPad and was able to "Enable Full Trust for Root Certificates" from Settings/General/About/Certificate Trust Settings.

When I attempt to install the same profile on the iPhone, it installs correctly, but the certificate does not appear in the Certificate Trust Settings screen so that I can enable full trust.

I've tried removing and reinstalling the profile, as well as power-cycling the phone.

Question: What do I need to do to get the certificate to show up in the Certificate Trust Settings panel?

Screenshot of installed profile:

Screenshot of Certificate Trust Settings panel


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I can't log in to the guest account. Clicking "guest" at the login screen has it shake its head. Normally there's no password. What could be causing this?

It might not be relevant, but it's a laptop with no battery.


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I tried normal quit, and it closes and immediately re-opens.
I tried force quit, and it closes and immediately re-opens.
I tried force quit from the Activity Monitor, and it closes and immediately re-opens.
I tried to restart; this was not allowed because Chrome was open.
I turned off using the power button, and turned back on. Chrome opened (despite not being in my login list, and despite me specifying NOT to open the windows that were previously open)
I tried to delete Chrome; not allowed because it's open.
I tried to force quit then immediately delete, but it opens so fast I can't do that.
I used the terminal rm -rf method of deleting, and pages of text appeared, all saying essentially this but with different things between 'contents' and 'permission denied'. rm: /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources: Permission denied

Does anyone have a clue what's going on? I am out of ideas.


texts: Is there any way to convert a bunch of .ogg files in a folder to .mp3 using ffmpeg?

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Is there any way to convert a whole heap of .ogg files in about 30 folders in a folder containing those folders to .mp3 files and put them in another folder using the command ffmpeg? The previous methods I have tried all led to the same error: "*.ogg no such file or directory"

If possible could you please tell me how? I cant find anything relating to this specific question.

Edit: I've tried to edit the command and now it's giving me this error:
(this goes for all of the files in the folder)

/Users/Macbook/Downloads/Minecraft+Sound+Pack+1.13/step/wood6.ogg~/Downloads/Minecraft\ Sounds/step/wood6.mp3: No such file or directory

I used this:

$ for file in ~/Downloads/Minecraft+Sound+Pack+1.13/step/*.ogg
> do
>     fullfilename=$(basename "${file}")
>     filename="${fullfilename%.*}"
>     ffmpeg -i "$file""~/Downloads/Minecraft\ Sounds/step/$filename.mp3"
> done

I think it's trying to link both directories together.