texts: Is there a free, lightweight text editor that isn't text-only but also isn't a heavyweight IDE?

texts:
I'm not really satisfied with the text-editors available for Mac OS X.

I tried TextWrangler, Smultron, Coda, SubEthaEdit, TextMate and others I do not remember. But none of the above satisfied my needs.

I want a (free) text editor

which is fast,
which does syntax highlighting
were I can define own syntaxes (or there are many plugins e.g. for YAML),
where the developers are active,
which does not have the look & feeling of TextWrangler (I hate the sliding sidebar) but or a real Mac-application
which can define projects (like Coda can)
which includes a basic support for Git and/or SVN
which supports a fast autocompletion
Mac OS X 10.6 compatible

In plain English: the perfect lightweight text editor which is not yet a heavyweight IDE.


texts:
In Safari 5 you could just change the Reader.html file inside of the Safari.app to use a sans-serif font.
This Reader.html does not exist in Safari 6.

How do I manage to change the font of Safari Reader (6)?

I hate to read serif fonts.


texts:
I had enabled half-star ratings in iTunes: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/itunes-half-star-rating/

However since iOS7 has been released, the half-star ratings don't appear in Music app anymore. Instead they appear to be rounded down.

Does anyone have any idea/official word on this?


texts: iPhone 5 and iPad Air calendar Time Zones

texts:
My calendar on both my iPhone 5 and iPad Air is beyond screwed up. The most common problem is that an entry moves from the time I set for it.

I live in France but I purchased the phone in New York. I thought I found the problem to be related to a time zone preference.

It always defaults to New York no matter how many times I change it to Central European Time.

So I started specifying the Paris time zone on every entry. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

And when I travel to another time zone I have no idea if any of my entries are accurate, mostly not. I really have a very simple calendar life. No linking with other people or work accounts. I don't want to completely reset my devices.

Any thoughts on how to resolve this?


texts: How do I customize Quick Website Search keywords in Mobile Safari?

texts:
Is it possible to customize the keyword for a Quick Website Search in Mobile Safari?

I'm willing to do some direct editing in preferences files if that's what it takes.

Background:

I'm using an iPad 3, one of the models that is limited to iOS 9.3.5, and I recently discovered that this version supports Quick Website Search, which is analogous to the Quick Searches and Manage Search Engines features in Firefox and Chrome respectively that I use all the time on the desktop.  However in both of these browsers it is possible to customize the keyword that is used for a given search.

In fact I already I do some analogous file meddling with Chrome by loading my quick searches directly into its SQLite-based configuration file with a small script, to avoid the rigmarole of having to visit each site and then edit its keyword through the not great settings UI for it.


texts:
I just got a Denon DA-300USB DAC, which requires drivers on the PC side but claims to work on the Mac without them (not unusual).  This of course also means the user guide is useless, and seems to think things will Just Work(tm), but when the DAC is configured for USB input (using the little picker on the front-panel) it says "Unlock" when there is no audio, and "Unsupported" any time I try to play audio.

I don't think this is just a DRM issue with iTunes audio, but I can't find anything on google to suggest what I should tweak (it shows up fine in the sound control panel, like my previous BitHead DAC).


texts: Subscript, super script, and special symbols as Keyboard shortcuts

texts:
I need to write a statistical paper. So I need to use subscripts and superscripts, often with in the same alphabet. For example X^2 at time "t", time "t-1" etc. I also need to type special symbols like beta, theta, alpha etc.
This is possible in Microsoft Word I am aware, but i often use a note taking app like notability to jot down my notes before transferring them into the final draft.
For apps like that you need to harcode the symbol and the keyboard shortcut in the "keyboards" in system preferences.

Is there a way to add these subscripted and superscripted versions of alphabets and numbers to that window?
If the above is fulfilled, Is there a way I can do this without having to type out each in the characters in the keyboard window, and instead upload everything from a previously created file?


texts:
Is there a way to start a VNC session but without have the remote computer (an iMac) screen turn on ?

I tried to reduce the brightness to min on the physical machine but is not good enough.


texts: macOS sets wrong time/date multiple times a day

texts:
I've been running High Sierra since october 2017 and kept it until a few weeks ago.
Since then, my computer was reverting back several times a day its date/time to 5th of December 2013 9pm_something (I could notice it easily as Night Shift was enabled) then reverted back to sync time less than 15 seconds after.
I never really tried to find where it came from, as it was not a very big problem.
But, I recently jumped from High Sierra to Big Sur and the problem got worse. The system still reverts back to 5th of December 2013 but doesn't update to sync time right after (like it did with High Sierra), unless I open the Preferences and unlock the date/time panel...
So, must come from some fancy addon I once added to my system, but I honestly have no idea where to start looking for.
Thanks to whoever can help me and sorry for my funny English.


texts: Reduce file size of pdf text file scanned with app

texts:
I had scanned 11 sites of a document in black and white and exports it as an pdf file. With two different known apps I got a file size of about 8MB. I tried different solutions with ColorSync filter or ghostScript commands but the pdf size does not shrink noticeable.

With scans from a printer I got pdf files with about 10 percent of that size without loss of quality. Does anyone knows how to reduce a large pdf file?


texts: How to view Silverlight traffic in Safari Web Developer?

texts: I'm running a Silverlight application in my browser. The app communicates to a web server over HTTPS. I want to see the communication between the app and the webserver. Now when I open Web Developer I can see the requests being made. However, when I try to inspect the response from the webserver, a spinner is shown and it stays like that. How can I view the response in Safari 7?


texts: Read Remote Changes to a Published Calendar before Publishing

texts:
I have a calendar in Calendar.app which publishes to a server as an ics file. I can subscribe to this same calendar using the URL used to publish to it (both actions require authentication). However, this requires two separate calendars. What I want is to be able to publish to it and view any updates to it, as it might be changed from another client.

The current behavior is that any remote change to this ics is smothered by the next update from the local published calendar, which never checks the ics for changes before completely rewriting it.


texts: nfs mount fails from Finder though works from command line

texts:
Using Finder's Connect to Server... option with nfs://vers=4;nuc.local/mnt/tb I'm unable to mount my nfs server. However from the command line it works just fine.

Ideally I want the MBP to boot and mount the share when at home automatically. However I'm struggling to understand auto mounting on MacOSX 10.10.4. Can someone please additionally illustrate IIUC a /etc/auto_master example?

nuc.local's /etc/exports is:

/mnt/tb     *(rw,insecure,async,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)


texts:
My VPN service works perfect until last friday and still working on a DD-WRT router. I'm using OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion. Here is the log output http://pastebin.com/QZyz3eSf

Others connections works fine also another VPN connections.

All started playing with this

  How to auto connect to VPN upon login/boot? - Ask Different http://s.cipr.es/OT1Ues


texts: iPad mini 2 has encountered a problem while installing an update

texts:
My 9-year-old started an update on her new iPad mini 2. In the middle of the update she turned it off.

Now it comes on and shows the Apple logo. Then it switches over to a screen that shows the power supply cord with an iTunes music symbol directly above the picture of the cord. Any suggestions as to what I need to do to fix this problem?


texts: Differences migrating using Target Mode vs Migration Assistant on source machine?

texts:
What are the differences between using Target Mode and Migration Assistant on the source machine during a migration? Are different files transferred; is speed (all else being equal) different?

Assume for simplicity a Mavericks-Mavericks migration.


texts: How can I download legacy software for an iPad 1?

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YouTube has stopped working on my iPad 1, so I deleted it and tried to re-download it, but the current version requires iOS 9.0 or later. The only solution I have found involves using a computer, but I’m not allowed to and it has a lot of problems.
H
ow can I download a compatible version of YouTube on iOS 5.1.1 without a computer?


texts: Pages 5.5 isn't opening Pages document created by the previous version

texts:
I have a very important document that I wrote in Pages (the version prior to Pages 5.5). Now on Yosemite and Pages 5.5, I can't even open the document.

The Pages document is an attachment in GMail. It is not stored on iCloud.

Error Message
"FileName" Can't be opened

And I don't have iWork 09 anymore.

How to solve that?


texts: Data Recovery Tool to recover lost Chrome User Data Dirs

texts:
I have a folder, either  </users/an/downloads/user data> or  </users/an/downloads/user datas>, that I've accidentally cmd-opt-deleted.

The folder is used to store individual user data directories (used by Mac Chrome's --user-data-dir flag) and there are  many of such user directories. Collectively, there's a huge trove of important information within the deleted folder.

I'm willing to go to any length to recover the data. (I will exchange thousands of bucks to get back the data if needed, no-questions-asked.)

Is there a recovery tool that is able to recover this data? I've tried:

Stellar Phoenix; StellarPhoenixMacDataRecovery-Professional.dmg.zip
Data Rescue; Data_Rescue_5.0.4SR1.dmg
On Track Easy Recovery Mac; OntrackEasyRecoveryMac.dmg (Apple SG recommended this company for data recovery, yet when I phoned them, they claimed there's nothing they can do if their app can't see the data)

None of which is able to recover the data.
Is there a recovery tool specific to recovering Mac Chrome's user data dir?

(default MacbookPro 15-inch 2017, macOS Sierra v10.12.5, 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3)(APPLE SSD SM1024L Media—1 TB PCI-Express Internal Physical Disk, Macintosh HD—999.25 GB Logical Volume Mac OS Extended Journaled Encrypted)(TimeMachine's not on; FileVault's On)


texts: Encryption of Time Machine backup disk taking several days

texts:
It has been two days since I started Time Machine encrypting my external hard drive (6 TB in size.)

Why is it so slow? (disk connected via USB 3)
When I selected the disk for Time Machine, Time Machine itself formatted it to Mac OS Extended (journaled, encrypted). It then ran a successful backup, after that it encrypts the disk - what logic is that? Did it first write the files unencrypted, then it encrypts the files? Really?


texts: Does reinstalling Mac OS X change the cycle count of battery?

texts: If we go to System Information > Power in Apple menu, we see a parameter that is the cycle count of the battery. if we reinstall the operating system, will that remain the same or reset to 0?


texts: How can I mark (movie) files in finder (as watched)?

texts:
In my movie folder I have loads of movies. The ones I watched I want to mark as watched.
I suppose I could either use the colors (like green for watched) or the Spotlight tags, but I would rather have a checkbox of sorts which I could tick.
The colors and the tags I don't find all that useable. Also, I do not want to add the files to iTunes.

Is there something like this?


texts: Macbook Pro 2016 freezing after MacOS High Sierra 10.13.2 update

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro 2016, maxed out. After I updated to High Sierra, I experienced two freezes within the first day. In both instances, the screen freezes, except for the mouse, and the fan gradually ramps up to max speeds.

The first time I experienced the freeze, I had a lot of programs running, however, I only had a few programs running during the second freeze.

Are there know issues with High Sierra, and is there something I can do to troubleshoot them?


texts:
I am not sure if this question would be more appropriate for stackoverflow, but I thought I'd ask here first.

The other day, I tried running one of my programs against valgrind to check for memory leaks. To my surprise, the terminal reported that valgrind couldn't be found. Additionally, there seems to be no man page for valgrind either.

I am certain I used to have valgrind on this computer, but haven't used it in a while so I can't say when it disappeared. Could this have something to do with my having updated to OS X Lion? Anyone know?


texts: Is there a dock for switching between windows?

texts:
Is there a feature or an add-on for OS X that lists the current app's open windows for quick visual switching?

The way I envision it is in the form of a second dock, say on the right-hand or left-hand corner of the screen.

A similar question was asked here, but the HyperDock answer doesn't work for me. I am looking for a visual list that is available always, not just on hover.

Another question points out Fantastisk. This looks perfect, but the product has been discontinued and it seems unclear whether it even supports 10.8.

  Edit: Witch seems to come close, I'll try it out. I would still prefer a permanently visible list.


texts: Not able to copy files to another Mac in the network via AFP

texts:
I have an iMac and an MBP connected to the same network and I want to transfer files from one machine to the other. I can see the other device listed in my Finder sidebar and connect to it from there. I am able to view the remote files as well. However, when I try to copy files to the remote machine, it doesn't work. When I try to copy, Finder creates a file with the same name but zero bytes in size. It then warns me that a file with the same name exists and do I wish to replace it. On confirming replace, I get the following erorr:

  The operation can’t be completed because an item with the name “” already exists.

I checked the remote machine and see that empty file which just got created remains there with zero bytes size. What could be wrong?

A few more points:

I have the same user account present on both the machines and I am logging in with that credentials.
I am the owner of the target folder and my account has got write permissions. I have also tried to CHMOD the folder and contents to 777.
One machine runs Lion and the other Snow Leopard. However, I was getting the same error with two Snow Leopards as well.

Any help will be much appreciated.


texts: Which version of OS X should I update my Mac to?

texts:
I just fixed my Macbook Pro (late 2009) by downgrading it to Snow Leopard OS. But I do want to upgrade it, since my Mac can take a newer version and work just fine. My specs are:

Model Identifier:    MacBook6,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:   2.26 GHz
Number Of Processors:  1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache:  3 MB
Memory:    4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz


texts: I am needing to change my apple ID on my iPhone for my iCloud account as it has restored with the incorrect user ID BUT i don't know the password for this user id so it just keeps telling me it's incorrect. What do i do??


texts:
I have an older, MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) that I intend to give as a gift.

For security reasons, I decided that I was a good to format the drive and reinstall OS X El Capitan.

My first effort was thwarted by an error:

  This item is temporarily unavailable.Try again later.

After reading Wiped drive, now can’t reinstall El Capitan from Recovery because the “item is temporarily unavailable”, I supplied a different set of icloud credentials, and the process continued.

Eventually, however, the installation failed with a different message:

  No packages were eligible for install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.  Quit the installed to restart your computer and try again.

I tried using "Internet Recovery" (Option+Command+R) and a bootable USB drive that contained El Capitan, both of which ultimately failed with the same message.

Is there a way to get this to work?

To create a bootable USB drive, I needed the Install OS X El Capitan.app package.

Using my MBP 16", I used the Download OS X El Capitan link on Apple's support site to get the installer.

Unfortunately, running the InstallMacOSX.pkg package in the DMG failed:

  This version of OS X 10.11 cannot be installed on this computer.

I 'found' a Install OS X El Capitan.app package and was able to create the bootable media.


texts: Can’t get "play/pause" of window 1. Access not allowed. - trying to unpause movie through Applescript

texts:
I'm trying to pause/unpause QuickTime Player with a little dictation command:

on run
    activate application "QuickTime Player"
    tell application "System Events"
        click "play/pause" of window 1
    end tell
end run

When I test this, I get the error message Can’t get "play/pause" of window 1. Access not allowed. Is there any way around this?

Thanks


texts: Is there some kind of app that will allow other people to make my iPhone beep while in silent mode

texts:
So first here's the problem.  I used to be a Blackberry user and could selectively turn things silent/off/loud but with the iPhone it seems to be an all or nothing deal.  I run a small company so I need to be able to be reached in the event something goes wrong and I'm sleeping.  My old system for this was to turn everything to silent except for voice calls which would play a loud ringtone to wake me up.  I don't get many voice calls except for work related stuff so this worked perfectly.

The question is can I replicate this somehow on the iPhone?  Even if there was some kind of app that could play a noise and notify me when someone needed something.  I know it's possible based on this StackOverflow question but short of writing my own app is there anything out there that can help?


texts: exiftool doesn't remove meta data of MP4 (stuff like "Promotion URL" and "Author URL")

texts:
I have a MP4 file with ad URI in meta data. I wish to remove those:

exiftool example.mp4
ExifTool Version Number         : 10.40
File Name                       : example.mp4
Directory                       : .
File Size                       : 12 MB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2017:03:19 06:53:08+01:00
File Access Date/Time           : 2017:03:19 06:53:08+01:00
File Inode Change Date/Time     : 2017:03:19 06:53:08+01:00
File Permissions                : rw-r--r--
File Type                       : MP4
File Type Extension             : mp4
MIME Type                       : video/mp4
Major Brand                     : MP4  Base Media v1 [IS0 14496-12:2003]
Minor Version                   : 0.2.0
Compatible Brands               : isom, iso2, avc1, mp41
Movie Data Size                 : 12077146
Movie Data Offset               : 11050
Movie Header Version            : 0
Create Date                     : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
Modify Date                     : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
Time Scale                      : 1000
Duration                        : 0:00:30
Preferred Rate                  : 1
Preferred Volume                : 100.00%
Preview Time                    : 0 s
Preview Duration                : 0 s
Poster Time                     : 0 s
Selection Time                  : 0 s
Selection Duration              : 0 s
Current Time                    : 0 s
Next Track ID                   : 3
Track Header Version            : 0
Track Create Date               : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
Track Modify Date               : 2016:12:09 04:26:57
Track ID                        : 1
Track Duration                  : 0:00:30
Track Layer                     : 0
Track Volume                    : 0.00%
Image Width                     : 360
Image Height                    : 640
Graphics Mode                   : srcCopy
Op Color                        : 0 0 0
Compressor ID                   : avc1
Source Image Width              : 360
Source Image Height             : 640
X Resolution                    : 72
Y Resolution                    : 72
Bit Depth                       : 24
Video Frame Rate                : 29.97
Matrix Structure                : 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Media Header Version            : 0
Media Create Date               : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
Media Modify Date               : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
Media Time Scale                : 44100
Media Duration                  : 0:00:30
Media Language Code             : und
Handler Type                    : Audio Track
Handler Description             : SoundHandler
Balance                         : 0
Audio Format                    : mp4a
Audio Channels                  : 2
Audio Bits Per Sample           : 16
Audio Sample Rate               : 44100
Subtitle                        : example.com
Promotion URL                   : example.com
Author URL                      : example.com
Category                        : example.com
Avg Bitrate                     : 3.17 Mbps
Image Size                      : 360x640
Megapixels                      : 0.230
Rotation                        : 0

I tried

exiftool -all= example.mp4
    1 image files updated

But it didn't work, the URI still in MP4.


texts: Deleted photos from MacBook but storage space not reclaimed

texts:
I recently ran out of space on my MacBook Pro because I have a lot of pictures saved to it, so I went out and bought an external hard drive (2 TB).

I moved every single photo on my MacBook hard drive to the external hard drive and deleted all the photo copies remaining on my macbook drive. Currently there are 0 photos on my MacBook drive, yet I keep receiving a message saying my disk is critically low on space. When I check what is taking up that space, its all photos, about 49.83 GB to be exact.

This is really frustrating as I searched my entire MacBook drive for any remaining photos, yet I can't find a single one even though it says that Photos are taking up about 50 GB of space on my MacBook hard drive. I am a photographer if you are wondering why I have that many photos, and keeping that in mind I also thought maybe it's my Lightroom catalogs thats taking up space. I moved my entire catalog folder into my external hard drive and deleted the original from my MacBook to make space, but that only created about 2.98 GB of space.

Someone told me I should turn off my Time Machine and delete all my backups, but I can't seem to find where the turn off button is.


texts: Detecting that a script is run within ARD

texts:
Does anyone know of a way to detect that a shell script is running within ARD (vs. running the same script locally on the machine)?

I looked at detecting that we are running in interactive mode - that fails, since both are noninteractive.

I'm looking at the $0 variable, which looks more promising - it returns -bash when run from the command line, returns the name of the script when running within a script run locally, and returns /bin/bash when run via ARD. However - I'm not certain whether those effects can be counted on.

Does anyone have any input on this?


texts: How to test what my audio output latency is on MacBook?

texts:
I am trying right now to test my auditory reaction time using a script I wrote at the command line (using the classic echo -ne '\007' beep).

I am getting reaction times always greater than 340 ms. When I try this with a visual prompt (echo go) instead, I am getting about 280 ms.

Apparently human audio reaction time should be faster than visual reaction time (according to lots of published studies).

Of course, it could be that my visual reaction time is faster, but how can I check what my MacBook audio output latency actually is?


texts: OS X Terminal displaying ö when typing |

texts:
It's the first time this has happened to me. Does anyone know why this could be happening?
I think I configured something wrong in the keyboard settings.

This is working fine in Word 2011, for example.


texts: What is wrong when an iPhone ends all calls in failure, texts fail yet the data works?

texts:
I bought a used iPhone 4, originally from the UK (now in Denmark). The phone has been reset/restored, updated to 5.0.1 and appears to be functional with 4-5 bars and the "3G" icon next to them. The phone worked perfectly with the previous owner's SIM card.

However, all outgoing calls fail immediately with a "call ended" message, incoming calls produce a two-tone at the caller's end and texts can not be sent, yet data works over 3G. Strangely, I have made 1 outgoing call while connected to iTunes, but a second attempt failed. I am experiencing this using a known-to-work SIM card from another iPhone.

In Xcode, the console produces these messages when trying to make a call:

kernel[0]: computeProxBaseline.. This is a negative slope unit
kernel[0]: computeProxBaseline.. This is a negative slope unit
kernel[0]: This is a negative Slope unit. Going to use a fixed power of 3. This will behave like an Apex unit

Googling for this only revealed this unhelpful pastie: http://pastebin.com/q8vMQvpv

So, the phone or text is not working but data over 3G is.

Any suggestions?


texts: Explicit Songs in Apple Music are Censored

texts: I've never had this issue when purchasing music from the iTunes Store, but Apple Music is weird. For some songs, after adding the explicit version to my library and downloading for offline play, it still only plays the clean version. However, the 'E' badge still shows up next to the song name, and explicit songs are enabled in Restrictions.


texts: Display dialog with current iTunes album cover

texts:
I would like to display with AppleScript a dialog that shows my current title, artist and album. In addiction to that the icon of the dialog should be the album cover of the current album.

Is that possible?


texts: Disabling VT100 emulation in Mac Terminal

texts:
I installed Gimp, Inkscape, and XQuartz on my Mac yesterday.

Today I get an error when I try to use resize in the Terminal:

$ resize 50 120
resize: Can't set window size under VT100 emulation

I did not intentionally enable VT100 emulation (I'm not even sure exactly what that means).  I suspect it is a side effect of installing Gimp, Inkscape, or XQuartz.

I use the basic/default Terminal profile with no customizations other than switching to /bin/zsh as the default shell.  I'm using Mac 10.14.5.

How can I turn off or disable VT100 emulation?


texts: If I download podcasts on iTunes, should they download on my iOS5 3GS automatically, over the air?

texts: I was under the impression this was a killer feature of iOS5. I'm running the latest versions of OSX, iTunes and iOS.


texts: Is it possible to set my phone where certain contacts will ring when my phone is on silent?

texts:
I am specifically talking about the Edispatch App. I have an iPhone 5S. I am an NREMT-B in Texas. The county I live in used the app as a back up for our pagers. The app is a necessity. However, I have found that it doesn't go off when my phone is on silent. When it goes off it calls, sends a text, and the app it self sends an alert.

I cannot leave my phone on loud during school and work, because all my text messages and other alerts would be a disturbance to others. However the pager and the app are excused.

I also sent in an App request to the creators of the app for it to override the silent mode if possible, since you know it is an emergency.


texts: Tell iTerm2 not to remember open windows on quit

texts: After a recent upgrade of iTerm2 (I'm on build 1.0.0.20120203), when I open up iTerm2, it restores all of the terminal windows I had open. How do I disable this behavior so it doesn't "remember" how many windows I had open?


texts: How to display Notification from a LaunchDaemon process?

texts:
I have a LaunchDaemon process that needs to run as root user. The process internally calls osascript to display some notifications. Notifications display fine when the process is run manually without LaunchDaemon but when run with launchctl I get the following error when it tries to display a notification.
2020-07-05 21:39:02.350 osascript[48399:326313] NSNotificationCenter connection invalid
2020-07-05 21:45:19.023 osascript[48688:330683] NSNotificationCenter connection invalid
2020-07-05 21:45:19.023 osascript[48688:330683] Connection to notification center invalid. ServerConnectionFailure: 1 invalidated: 0
2020-07-05 21:45:19.023 osascript[48688:330683] Connection to notification center invalid. ServerConnectionFailure: 1 invalidated: 0

From searching on the Internet I have an impression that since LaunchDaemon processes can run without a user logged in, notifications cannot be shown. Is this correct? How do I workaround this?
I am on macOS Catalina 10.15.3.


texts: Can OS X access files in my Dropbox account without using space on my local hard drive?

texts:
Question in title. Is there any way for such configuration?
OR at least that files are stored only on one computer.
Of course I am aware that I can use internet browser version of dropbox, but I would like to use the desktop one, but exactly in the way a browser version works, i.e. without losing hard drive space.


texts:
I’m studying the Dutch language, and the built-in dictionary has plenty of example sentences that are superior to the ones in the materials I’ve been working with from Loecsen.   I'd like to put many of them (a few at a time) into Anki for memory drill.
But Apple has disabled copy on the pop-up.  Perhaps that’s a copyright issue, in which case my question is irrelevant.  But if not, I’d like some way to get to them other than screen shot, OCR, and cleanup.
The same dictionary is also on my iPad, so a way to access that would be useful as well.
I understand they are XML, which would mean they shouldn't be hard to parse, but I haven't found anything like that so far.
Update: I’m still interested in the answer, but I found a source that’s better for my purposes.


texts: Is there a before/after edit view in OS X Photos' Editing view?

texts:
I've used photo editing apps before that show a before/after split view, so you can see the original image and the edited image either side by side or overlaid. Like this:

Is there a similar editing view in OS X Photos?


texts: Speed up transfer of 145 GB to USB 2.0 drive

texts:
I have about a day to move my 145 GB Aperture file from my 2009 iMac to a USB 3.0 drive. However, my iMac doesn't have USB 3.0 yet.

According to Finder, the transfer is expected to take 2 days. So I tried splitting my library into smaller ones per year, however that won't speed up the process.

What can I do to actually speed up the process?


texts: Creating a Bridged Network Connection in Terminal

texts:
Okay, I'm struggling a bit here. I'm not all that good with Terminal and sorting out network issues using it but I've managed to scrape by so far.

Without using Internet Sharing (because controlling that via Terminal as per my question here doesn't actually seem to work in Yosemite) how can I share my internet connection from one interface (lets say en0) to another (again, lets say en1)?

I kind of understand that Internet Sharing creates a bridge (usually called bridge100) and then uses bootpd (I think) to establish a DHCP server and NAT to route all traffic from 192.168.2.xxx (which is the bridged network) through to your primary network.

How can I get the same result without using the Sharing pref pane?


texts: External monitor for Macbook Pro Retina 13" 2015 laggy (UHD like P2415Q)

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro Retina 13" 2015 and I'm searching for an external monitor to use with it.

Until now I tried two external monitors: DELL UltraSharp U2515H (25") and Dell P2415Q-C (24").

The first one (U2515H) is 4K monitor and is amazing. A lot. But, there is a but.

The monitor is not sharp (retina, splendid, beautiful) like the second one, the P2415Q that I tried.

The second one has 185 PPI (pixel density: 3840x2160 on 23.8") that make this monitor amazing, beautiful, excellent, LIKE A RETINA DISPLAY!

But, another but.
My Apple Macbook Pro Retina 13" 2015 (yes, the last one, the one with 8Gb of RAM) is crappy and lag a lot using Chrome, Safari and other software in any resolution, INCREDIBLY!!! except the last one (3840x2160). I think

because my Mac at the 3840 (4k) resolution doesn't have to manipulate and recalculate any pixel and so it is fast and usable. In other resolutions, also in the Full HD (1920x1080), it is crappy and unusable like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBgLMls-f6I

I hope this is not a fail of my own Mac, of my own graphic card. Because if just a my problem I have to fix this. Can you confirm this is not just a my problem? Just my pc makes like this? Can you post a scroll on a website with your 13 rMBP?

So, for this reasons, now I'm looking for an external monitor to use with my Macbook Pro Retina 13" 2015 which is at least 21" (max 22!!!) and Full HD (so my mac have just to be a division by two: from 3840/2=1920 and 2160/2=1080, and it will suffer less that a mathematical operation with height like 1440p or 1600p) but the monitor have to be an UHD one, at least high resolution like DELL P2415Q which have 185 PPI.

There is something like this? Thanks in advance.


texts: How to mirror iPhone to external monitor while using FaceTime in landscape orientation?

texts:
Steps:

Connect iPhone (SE1, iOS 10.2.5) to external monitor via lightning-to-HDMI adapter and HDMI cable. iPhone is now mirroring to external monitor.
Launch the native Photos app, Camera app, Safari, etc, and see that rotating the iPhone to its side will turn those apps to landscape orientation, and this is properly mirrored on the external monitor.
Initiate a FaceTime call. The mirror now shows the landscape-proportioned picture rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, shrinking the picture and leaving wide spaces of black on the left and right sides.

I've tried swiping and tapping and twirling with my fingertips on the iPhone's FaceTime screen. I've tried toggling orientation lock in Control Center. I've tried app-switching from a landscape app back to FaceTime. I've dug through device Settings (I see no in-app FaceTime settings). I've even poked at my external monitor's controls.

I fear there's no solution, based on the hundreds of replies to this Apple Communities thread over the past three years: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6650493

And I've of course written to Apple Feedback: https://www.apple.com/feedback/

Anything I've missed?

Thank you.


texts: If I drag a file into an OmniFocus task, it will create a link to that file. Is there a way to actually place the file inside the task instead of just creating a link?


texts: Time Machine: Can I back up different clients to different disks?

texts: I've got a Mac Pro that I use as, among other things, a Time Machine server.  This is currently backing up three machines, including itself. Can I install two disks into the server and have Time Machine back up some clients onto Disk A and some clients onto Disk B?  I'm not looking for redundancy (which I know I can now get with multiple Time Machine disks in 10.8); I'm just trying to spread the single backups across multiple disks.  Any advice out there?


texts: Is it possible to create a Wi-Fi hotspot from iPhone that's not ad-hoc?

texts:
First off, I am well aware of how to—in general—create a wireless hotspot using an ad-hoc network directly from my iPhone.

I have previously used the latest version of MyWi (version 4.12.6 at time of writing) but it creates ad-hoc networks and this doesn't work for me.

I do not want to and cannot create an ad-hoc network from my iPhone to allow another device to share its connection (must be wireless, as bridged connections don't help either).

Does anybody know if this is possible?


texts: Can I get sound out of both iMac and attached Thunderbolt Display?

texts:
I have a dual monitor setup (iMac + Thunderbolt Display). The System Preferences > Sound > Output setup only allows me to choose between one or the other monitor. This causes the sound to come only from left or right side.

Any way to get both monitors to play audio simultaneously?


texts: Does iTunes iPhone Restore wipe the encryption key and securely wipe your data?

texts: I know that using Erase all Contents and Settings destroys the encryption key, securely wiping your data, but does simply doing the restore through iTunes then setting it up as a "New iPhone" do the same thing?


texts: iCloud won't let me back up, even with full 5.0 GB available

texts:
I have the new iPhone 5S with 64 GB, which I got so I wouldn't have to be always deleting stuff.

Now I've tried deleting both of the 2 backups that were on my phone iCloud - 2.4 GB &  2.6 GB --- to clear out space. It was saying the next back up would require 3.1 GB.

When I go to Storage > Manage Storage in the Settings app, the only option that shows up is "Change Storage Plan." There is no option to back up. I don't want to have to buy storage. If it was going to need 3.1 GB, why is 5.0 GB of free iCloud space not enough to perform a backup? I did backup to my computer using iTunes before doing the delete of the iCloud backups, but I'd like to back up to iCloud too.


texts: USB drive disconnects by itself and doesn't reconnect until I reboot (2015 Macbook Air)

texts:
I have a USB drive which randomly disconnects. I would think that there is some hardware fault with the drive itself, but if I unplug it and plug it back, it doesn't reconnect unless I just rebooted the computer, which gives me hope for a software issue.
I don't know whether it's relevant, but currently I'm trying to download something heavy directly onto the USB drive, and that's when the disconnects happen. I'm not sure whether they would happen either way though.
Ideas on how to solve this?


texts: Can I move apps to home NAS and run its from NAS in my MBP 2017?

texts: I've just bought MBP 2017 with 128Gb and I'm new to macOS. I know that I can use external HDD or sd-card to store and run apps from it. But I want to buy home NAS. Question is can I configure and use NAS so powerfull and efficient as external HDD or even like 2nd local mount drive? I mean run apps or games from NAS or work with files not downloading to MBP ssd? When I am at home, my connection to NAS would be by ethernet to get the most speed, when I'm outside I have stable 4g-connection.


texts: Why does MacbookPro Retina require the dedicated GPU to access external displays?

texts:
This is a general graphics question although I would especially like to apply it to my Early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 15". I have gfxCardStatus running and whenever I connect one of my 1280x1024 or 1920x1200 external monitors, it tells me it has to switch to the dedicated graphics chip to continue running - and promptly the battery indicator in the top menu bar recalculates a significantly lower remaining time (when running on battery). Here is another example where connecting multiple external screens made the fans in the Macbook Pro go mad and the whole system react slowly even when otherwise idle.

This confuses me for two reasons.

My old Macbook Pro (2009, non-retina, internal GFX) could effortlessly drive the same external display with only an internal graphics chip. Why can the new Macbook Pro not do that?
I have been using multiple monitors since 2000 when I bought my first TFT and hooked it up to the second output of my NVIDIA Geforce2 card. Why do graphics cards in 2013 choke at driving three or four screens when graphics cards in 2000 could do two easily (even with 3D support) and hardware nowadays is several orders of magnitude faster?


texts:
I have two Google Chrome windows, Window A, and Window B. I have full-screened Window B with Cmd+Shift+F. But, Window A also becomes fullscreen. When I un-fullscreen Window A with  Cmd+Shift+F, Window B becomes un-full-screened.
Is there any way to have one Chrome windows fullscreen and the other one normal?


texts: Any way to send messages to Mavericks Notification Center from another machine on the local network?

texts:
I need a way to have a Linux-based machine send a message that can be received and displayed by the Mavericks Notification Center. I used to do this on an older version of OS X by running Growl, and using its built-in ability to listen for incoming notifications. On the Linux box, I run a Perl script that uses the Net:Growl module to send the notifications. This was simple and worked well, but since everything is moving from Growl to Notification Center I'd like to be able to use that under Mavericks.

As far as I can tell, Notification Center has no way to receive incoming messages from another system on the network and post them. Is there really no way to do that, or am I just missing it?

My other thought was that if I could send the message as a Bonjour message then iChat could display it, but I don't know of any way to have a script send a Bonjour message from a Linux box. Note that the Linux box is a server, and therefore has no desktop or GUI.

I was hoping that perhaps someone else has run into this and has figured out a way to push notifications from another machine on the local network and display them in Notification Center. If so, would you please be so kind as to tell me how you did it, or perhaps point me to a useful page that explains the procedure?


texts:
So I've wanted this for a really long time but I'm not 100% sure how to do it. I basically want to be able to have iTunes play a radio station when I come home.

I was thinking of being able to have a script run every ten seconds or so to see if my iPhone has joined my wireless network, thereby opening iTunes and playing that radio station. After it starts playing, it kills the script from checking again till 12 hours later. (I'm giving an example of 12 hours since I don't want to be at home already and suddenly have music suddenly starting for no reason).

So where should I start? Am I even starting in the right place? Is there something better than this? I need some help and direction! I feel what I want is relatively simple...  :-/


texts: Applying finder tags to applications - What are the consequences?

texts:
I'm trying to put Maveric's new feature - Finder Tags - to a good use, so I have a bunch of installed applications, some I have read/write permissions but for some others I don't (All apps installed by the OS and some others, such as Parallels Desktop, to give one example).

So if I want to get a list with all apps bundled in OSX I could by typing this to Spotlight:

tag:OsApp

Apps installed (not bundled in OSX):

tag:MyApp

The beauty in it is I could, also, find all the web browsers installed (by OSX or by me) by doing this:

tag:WebBrowser

Or get only the browsers installed by me:

tag:MyApp tag:WebBrowser

So far so good, but here is my potential issue:

To be able to tag some apps I should enable write permissions on them, tag the apps, then restore the permissions as it were before I tagged those apps. What happens when there is an update for an app I've tagged by changing its permissions?

Will I get an error? Will the app be updated successfully? Will the tag(s) remain?


texts:
Do Apple Maps have any limitations or any licence fees, if I use them in an app that I develop?

For eg: google maps are free for 2500 uses per day in applications:
https://developers.google.com/maps/licensing

Is there any such Information on Apple Maps or are they just free for iPad and iPhone apps?


texts: What does the "Run-only" checkbox do in the Script Editor?

texts: In the Script Editor when Exporting, there is a "Run-only" checkbox. It is not documented in the help. What does it do?


texts:
A friend of mine discovered an old iPad 1 at his grandfathers house. This iPad has never been used before and we both tried to activate it and install apps.
Activation worked fine and even the update to the latest available iOS 5.1.1 worked flawlessly (coming from iOS 3 ! ;-))

But now we have problems installing any apps. I know there are "cheats" to make an iPad install retained older versions of an app (if they are still provided by the developer).

But regardless of which approaches we try, we always receive the error message "This application requires iOS 7" (translated from German) and are not asked if we want to install an older version.
There are the links to the recipes we found on Stack Exchange:

Finding old versions of iOS apps (for 5.1.1 on a 1st Generation iPad)
How to install apps which require a newer version of iOS on a 1st gen. iPad?

Basically all of these approaches involve "claiming" the app on iTunes and later installing it on the iPad using the cloud download button while automatic downloads are disabled.
The strange thing is that I myself own an iPad 1 on which I updated all apps regularly starting in 2010. I am able to run apps on my iPad but can't install the same on the iPad of my friend.

Unfortunately my friend wants to install different apps than I have, so we can't simply take the installer files from a backup of my iPad 1.

What else can I try to get the apps on that iPad ? I use iTunes 12.3.1.23 x64 on Windows and iOS 5.1.1, perhaps this is a combination on which the "cheat" does no longer work.


texts: Copy highlighted text and replace it using AppleScript

texts:
I'm struggling to get a basic AppleScript script running correctly. Here is what I want to do:

User highlights text, shortcut key is pressed and then AppleScript will copy the selected text and type something before it and something after it.

Here is the script I have, it doesn't seem to execute correctly, anyone have an idea why?

on run
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "c" using command down
        keystroke "<answer>"
        keystroke "v" using command down
        keystroke "</answer>"
    end tell
end run


texts: Macbook Pro (Mid 2012) screen is just white no picture

texts:
I swapped out my broken unibody display assembly with another and now the new screen is just white (backlight is working) but nothing else. External monitor is working just great though, so I am forced to use it this way. Any ideas about why it's just backlight working?
I put the old assembly back in and it's totally black, but the external monitor still works just fine.

Thank you, in advance. I appreciate any ideas or solution.

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
Model Identifier:   MacBookPro9,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:    2.5 GHz
Number of Processors:   1
Total Number of Cores:  2
L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
L3 Cache:   3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version:   MBP91.00D3.B0B
SMC Version (system):   2.2f44

Chipset Model:  Intel HD Graphics 4000
Type:   GPU
Bus:    Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max):    1024 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID:  0x0166
Revision ID:    0x0009
Displays:
 Display:
  Resolution:   1152 x 870 @ 75 Hz
  Pixel Depth:  32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
  Mirror:   Off
  Online:   Yes
  Built-In: Yes

 Acer AL2216W:
  Resolution:   1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
  Pixel Depth:  32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
  Display Serial Number:    ETL7409038
  Main Display: Yes
  Mirror:   Off
  Online:   Yes
  Rotation: Supported


texts: All the filenames of the songs in a Music.app playlist

texts:
I wrote a shell script to get the filenames of songs having a certain text in the comment tag.  But apparently the tag is encrypted or something—grep -l string file cannot find any, and omitting the -l on a known hit doesn't find it.
I can make a playlist that has all the tracks that I want, but I guess the playlists are embedded in the library rather than being separate files.
Is there a way to get all the filenames of the tracks in a playlist?  It needs to be scriptable, as the playlist will be changing as the comments change.


texts: Can't seem to install e2fsprogs properly

texts:
I'm following a tutorial requiring me to use mke2fs. I found that I could install it by brew using brew install e2fsprogs

Tthis returned the following:

This formula is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local.

This brew installs several commands which override OS X-provided file system commands.

Generally there are no consequences of this for you. If you build your
own software and it requires this formula, you'll need to add to your
build variables:

    LDFLAGS:  -L/usr/local/opt/e2fsprogs/lib
    CPPFLAGS: -I/usr/local/opt/e2fsprogs/include

==> Summary
  /usr/local/Cellar/e2fsprogs/1.42.13: 135 files, 5.0M

So i tried using brew link e2fsprogs which then returned 119 symlinks created

But the command mke2fs is still not available. Anyone who can throw me a bone here?


texts: In Google Drive on iOS, how do you change sharing permissions to be anything other than "Private"?

texts: In Google Drive on iOS, how do you change sharing permissions for a file or folder from "Private" to "Anyone with the link" or "Public on the web"?  I only see a way to add named users.


texts: How to format an SD card to fat32 with custom Allocation Block Size

texts: I would like to format an SD card to fat32 with 64kb Block Size. Disk utility seems to do use 32kb by default and there is no option to change this. Is there a terminal command to do what I want to do?


texts: Why is Lion’s “Keep Both” option missing from the file copy dialog?

texts:
I am running Mountain Lion (10.8.2), and when I attempt to copy a bunch of files from Directory A to Directory B (which contains some files with names matching those from Directory A), I get this dialog:

In Lion, there used to be the extremely handy “Keep Both” option here. It would copy the conflicting files over and append a “1” or “2” or similar to each one’s filename so I could have them in the same directory. For my purposes here, this is exactly what I want. But that option is now missing, and all I get is “Skip,” “Stop,” and “Replace.”

Can I get the “Keep Both” option back? If not, can I otherwise duplicate this behavior?

Edit: I am aware of the idea of holding down option when copying, but I have tried it both in copying (⌥⌘C) and pasting (⌥⌘V) in different instances, and it has never changed anything about this dialog, even on 10.8.2, which is what I am on and also what it is said to work for sure on. :(


texts: Cannot mount encrypted time machine drive after unmount

texts:
I have an 3TB external HDD with 2 partitions, one of them is 1TB dedicated to time machine (encrypted).

It works perfectly, but whenever I unmount the partitions (by using right click, Eject via finder, which offers the option to "Eject All" partitions of this drive).

When I plug the drive back in, the non-encrypted non-time-machine partition mounts fine automatically, but not the (encrypted) time machine one.

Trying to mount via the Disk Utility app yield the following error:

  com.apple.DiskManagement.disenter error -119930868.)

Trying to mount via Terminal by running $> diskutil coreStorage unlockVolume GUID first to unlock the drive, then mounting that partition via $> diskutil mount GUID does not work either.

Sometimes $> diskutil list will just hand indefinitely, and when this happens even shutting down does not work (I guess macOS is waiting for something).

The only workaround I have is too reboot the mac; so that makes me think that it is not an issue with my drive.

Note: The disk is not plugged in directly, but through a thunberbolt3 dock (Caldigit TS3+).


texts: Can I make an iPad external keyboard shortcut to delete a photo?

texts: If I am scrolling through photos in the Photos app on the iPad, deleting them, is there an external physical keyboard shortcut with which I can delete the photo, instead of pressing on the menus?


texts: Mail.app showing odd characters instead of actual text

texts:
I have this problem happening on a new 2011 Macbook Air with the latest version of Lion. When viewing emails, the text is coming through as odd characters that look like a capital A in a box (see image below). If I click Reply, and then convert the message to plain text, the entire text of the email displays fine. But in the message list, preview pane, and full message view, I get the odd characters any time I'm display rich text.

I've verified that my Mail.app is up to date, and in the Fonts & Colors preferences, the message font is set to 12pt Helvetica.

I can't say for certain, but I believe this started after I installed a trial of Microsoft Office for the Mac. The entire office suite (including Outlook, Word, Excel, everything) was installed.


texts: How do I transfer voicemails from old iPhone 4S to new iPhone 5S?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4S running iOS 8.1.2. I used iTunes to create a backup for it.

I just got an iPhone 5S (also running iOS 8.1.2), and I restored the 4S backup onto it. However none of the voicemails on the 4S were restored in the process.

I entered my voicemail password on the 5S and it didn't download any voicemails.  Apparently AT&T doesn't keep voicemails on their servers after you download them.

All the voicemails are still saved on the 4S. Is there any way to transfer those voicemails onto the 5S?


texts: My iTunes is suddenly only showing music purchased through iTunes.  I have tried renaming the files per as mentioned on this Apple Support Communities thread and had no luck.  I am also not using iTunes Match.


texts: What to do if I cannot connect to WiFi that requires authentication without restarting?

texts:
My Mac has often a problem on connecting to the WiFi at a cafe that requires authentication (either SMS or email, or just click on "accept"). It does not have such a problem when connecting to any normal WiFi that requires password.

Such WiFi that needs authentication is usually at chained types cafes, including Starbucks and McDonalds.

In these cases, when I cannot connect, usually restarting resolves the problem. But I'm very reluctant to bother to restarting just to connect to WiFi, as it happens so frequently (literally every day, though it cannot necessarily connect every day).

My iPhone has no problem on connecting, and my Mac also has no problem when connecting to password-based WiFi.

Except restarting, how can I connect to it? I already tried the following command, but it does not fix the problem.

networksetup -setairportpower en0 off
networksetup -setairportpower en0 on
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Here is an example of the result of ifconfig en0. Again, WiFi did not work at all but once I restart my Mac, it suddenly started to work...

en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    ether 8c:85:90:00:05:e0
    inet6 fe80::51:172e:3497:5387%en0 prefixlen 64 secured scopeid 0x5
    inet 192.168.23.117 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.23.255
    nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    media: autoselect
    status: active

Here is the resulf of netstat -rn | grep default:

default            172.17.0.2         UGSc            0        0     en0
default                                 fe80::%utun0                    UGcI          utun0
default                                 fe80::%utun2                    UGcI          utun2


texts: How to update Bootcamp video card drivers on MacBook Pro 16" with Radeon Pro 5500M

texts:
I'm am unable to install the latest Radeon Pro 5500M drivers from the AMD site onto my MBP 16 in Bootcamp. The driver installer says it cannot find an AMD video card. From what I've read, it seems we have to wait for official Windows Bootcamp drivers to be updated via Apple releases, but before I accept that, I thought see if anyone else was able to update the drivers in Bootcamp (Windows 10).

Is there a way to install the latest gaming drivers in Windows Bootcamp for the new MBP 16 Radeon Pro 5500M display adapter?

Here's the driver I'm trying to install (64-bit Windows 10 version):

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-5500-series/amd-radeon-rx-5500-series/amd-radeon-rx-5500m

Even though this appears to be the correct driver, it does not recognize the video adapter.


texts: Mac Mini Yosemite Install Reboots Back to Mavericks?

texts:
I finally decided to upgrade my Mac Mini HTPC (Mac Mini Server mid-2011) to Yosemite. I run the installer, says it's going to install, reboots, does the spinner for a bit, reboots again and I'm back at the login screen in Mavericks. If I login, it's like I never tried to install. No errors, no messages, just ... back in Mavericks.

I downloaded the installer a second time to see if the one I had was corrupted, same result. I scanned the console quickly and while there are messages there, nothing seems like a smoking gun to me.

Suggestions?


texts: When at a guest's home,  I put in his password, which has been confirmed, and comes back with a "Needs a WPA2 password"(?)


texts: Where is the swipe-right iOS 9 Spotlight screen on my iPod Touch?

texts:
I have an iPod Touch (5th generation) with iOS 9 installed (currently 9.0.2, but I don't think the minor revision matters). From the home screen, I can reach the quick Spotlight search by swiping down. However, the new Spotlight screen reached by swiping right does not appear to be available.

I have checked an iPhone 6 with iOS 9 and of course the screen appears. For clarity, the screen I'm talking about is this one:

Is this screen not available on the iPod Touch for some reason? Or is this a consequence of my device only having a 32-bit CPU? (I know that some features such as the new ad blockers are not available for 32-bit devices.) Does this screen appear on an iPod Touch 6th generation (which has a 64-bit CPU)?


texts: How to AirPlay or stream video to PlayStation 3 from OS X?

texts:
I'm hitting brick walls it seems on finding any topics that pertain to streaming video and / or live display to a PlayStation 3.  I am not sure if I'm just missing the correct terminology or if a solution simply doesn't exist.

My primary goal is to be able to stream videos to a PlayStation 3 similar to how Beamer works.  A bonus would be to stream AirPlay. Are there any solutions for such scenarios?


texts: Unable to increase size of "Macintosh HD" partition because recovery partition is at the end of it

texts:
I've been using Boot Camp with Windows 7 from almost the day I bought my MacBook Air in 2012. Recently, I noticed that I had a lot more free space in Windows than I needed so I shrunk it using Windows' built-in tools, intending to allocate that extra space to Mavericks.

I've been trying to expand my primary OSX partition and disk utility allows me to increase the size, but then when I press 'apply', a few messages show up above the button as if it is performing the change successfully, but then the partition layout diagram 'jumps' back to the original position.

I verified and repaired the disk (in recovery mode) due to inconsistencies but that still hasn't changed the behavior of disk utility.

I've also looked at the list of partitions from the command line, it it appears that the recovery partition is at the start of the free space, which the GUI app doesn't show at all. I assume Boot Camp moved every OSX related partition to be before Windows'. Here's the output of diskutil list:

$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            70.0 GB    disk0s2
3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
4:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 2          19.9 GB    disk0s6
5:       Microsoft Basic Data Windows                 30.5 GB    disk0s4

So now I'm under the assumption that the resize is failing because of the recovery partition. Is there a way to move or copy the partition, or is there another way to reclaim the space as part of the main startup partition?

I forgot to mention that Macintosh HD 2 (19.9GB) is the empty space that I want to merge with Macintosh HD. Diskutil won't show an entry for unformatted space as far as I could tell.


texts: How to stop window order changing on multiple monitor setup in Mavericks?

texts:
I've been having a problem since upgrading to Mavericks. I have two monitors and I have Excel on Monitor 1 (M1) and Thunderbird on Monitor 2 (M2), if I open TextEdit and move it to M1, then CMD+Tab back to Thunderbird, Excel moves above TextEdit on M1 despite it not being the window that just took focus.

How can I stop this?


texts: Laravel new [project] not working despite PHP, Composer, everything working

texts:
I'm trying to install laravel, but keep getting the "The Zip PHP extension is not installed. Please install it and try again." warning.

Here's the thing: I've installed php7.3, entering 'composer' into the terminal works, and the composer is in PATH (at least, it shows up when I enter echo $PATH). Also, just entering laravel shows me what I should expect to see when Laravel is installed (ex. it says the 'new' keyword is available to me to make a new Laravel application).

I just have no idea where I'm going wrong, and I've been on this for nearly 2.5 hrs now. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

(Note: anything in bold font emphasized by me)

What my terminal looks like:

--:~ $
Laravel Installer 1.3.3

Usage:
  command [options] [arguments]

Options:
  -h, --help            Display this help message
  -q, --quiet           Do not output any message
  -V, --version         Display this application version
      --ansi            Force ANSI output
      --no-ansi         Disable ANSI output
  -n, --no-interaction  Do not ask any interactive question
  -v|vv|vvv, --verbose  Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug

Available commands:
  help  Displays help for a command
  list  Lists commands
  new   Create a new Laravel application.

Adityas-MacBook-Air:~ adityaiyengar$ laravel new AdPro

In NewCommand.php line 42:

        .      .

new [--dev] [--5.2] [--] [<name>]

Adityas-MacBook-Air:~ aditya$ brew install php@7.3
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/core).
==> Updated Formulae
jenkins

: @. ..     --
To reinstall 7.3.17, run `brew reinstall php@7.3`

Adityas-MacBook-Air:~ aditya$ laravel new project

In NewCommand.php line 42:

  The Zip PHP extension is not installed. Please install it and try again.

new [--dev] [--5.2] [--] [<name>]

Adityas-MacBook-Air:~ aditya$ echo $PATH
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin:/usr/local/share/dotnet:~/.dotnet/tools:/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands:/Users/aditya/./vendor/bin


texts: Managing a Child's iPad Without Another Apple Device?

texts:
I just purchased an iPad for my child. This iPad is the only Apple device that I own. After it arrived, I realized after the fact that iPads apparently do not support more than one user, which is news to me, as I'm an Android user and Android has supported multiple users per device for quite a long time now.

I don't have an iPhone, another iPad, or even a MacBook, or really any other Apple hardware at all. I have access to Windows 10, so I installed iTunes, but it appears that it's not possible to manage apps via iTunes either. There also doesn't appear to be a way to manage anything from a browser, so it appears that my only method of controlling things is to log into and out of my account and my child's account on the device to manage things, and this appears to wipe everything that I have configured.

I have created a family profile, I've created a child account, I have purchased an learn-to-read application in my main account, and after logging into my child's account, I can use the application, but it appears that the Screen Time settings get wiped whenever I log out and into the iPad.

What I'm trying to do is the following:

Set up this iPad for my child.
Setup Screen Time for my child to limit access to basically everything, I only want the apps that I select to be usable, no internet access, no maps, etc.

Do I really need to buy another iPad in order to manage this iPad, or am I missing something here?


texts: Is it possible to access the functions for the PDF overlay bezel in Safari via keyboard?

texts:
When hovering the mouse pointer at the bottom of a PDF file being displayed within the Safari browser window, you get a set of 4 icons for Zoom Out, Zoom In, Open in… and Save To Downloads:

I would like to be able to access the "Open in…" function via a keyboard shortcut, but can't seem to find the related item in any Safari menu. Is this possible to do?


texts: Activation fails on iPad running iOS Beta 7

texts:
This morning my iPad wanted to activate itself once more and at some point I receive the following message:

We're unable to complete your activation on my iPad
This device is not registered as part of the iPhone Developer Program. If you are a member of the Program, please register your device in the http://developer.apple.com/iphone/.

I am member of the developer and I have registered this device. What should I do?


texts: Connect computers via ethernet rather than wireless

texts:
This is my current set-up:

Wireless network, multiple macs connected, two of them are standing next to each other. As I want fast file transfer between those, I've got an ethernet cable between them. With IPv4 turned off (on ethernet) on both of them, and Ethernet on one in the service order, this all works. Kind of.

Because the Mac will decide whether it wants to use wireless or wired, it seems like it will only use the ethernet when it transfers bigger files. Is there a way to always let them use wired instead of wireless?


texts: Using a Mac Mini as a central photo repository

texts: Is it possible to setup a mac mini as a central photo repository and have all the tagging and extra info follow to the other computers on the network? Or would each computer have to access iPhoto on the mini or have their own index?


texts: Adding a bookmark or a web page to the reading list in Safari causes freeze

texts:
When I try to add a bookmark or a web page to the reading list in safari it freezes.
How do I solve this problem and what is causing it?

Systeminfo
Mac OS 10.6.8


texts: How do I set up a Mac to use both FileVault and Boot Camp?

texts:
I understand FileVault will encrypt the volume Mac OS X is installed on. I guess this means that Windows won't be able to read it.

How can I set up a MacBook to use FileVault for the Mac OS X partition and still use Boot Camp? Can I explain to the Boot Camp software that I want a third partition accessible to both systems?

Can I use Microsoft's disk encryption for the Windows partition at the same time?


texts: Mac: installing homebrew messed up .profile in terminal

texts:
I was following this tutorial https://gorails.com/setup/osx/10.13-high-sierra to download Rails.

Upon completed this tutorial, I noticed that my terminal's color code, alias, display format when doing "ls" are all messed up.

My .profile worked before and it is rather simple.

  1 alias alias1="Somalis"
  2 alias mysql="mysql -u root -p"
  3 export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin
  4 alias py="python3"
  5
  6 export CLICOLOR=1;
  7 export LSCOLORS=exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad;
  8
  9 # Setting PATH for Python 3.6
 10 # The original version is saved in .profile.pysave
 11 PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin:${PATH}"
 12 export PATH

My .bash_profile is rather simple as well:

 if which rbenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(rbenv init -)"; fi

But apparently nothing in my .profile works after the installation.


texts: Is Mac OS X keeping constant track of my processes?

texts:
I own a 13-inch Mid 2012 MacBook Pro with a 2.5GHz i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, running OS X 10.9.5. I came to notice a while ago, that after having forced a reboot (by holding down the ⌽ Power button) the system asks if you want to restore the windows that it previously had open.

I'm just baffled by this. Does this mean the system is keeping a constant track of everything I open and close? I mean, if it does, this surely has a performance impact (which I happen to have noticed actually).

My question is then, is there any sort of configuration that I can tinkle to make it stop doing this in the hopes of getting it run faster?


texts: What format does Xcode use to display 'data' types in plist files?

texts:
If I open a .plist file in TextEdit, all the properties with type "data" are displayed in Base64 encoding, for example
<data>SGFja2ludG9zaA==</data>.

Xcode shows these values in some other format, like
<54657374 56616c75 65>.  What is this format called, and how can I convert it to ASCII?


texts: Cannot partition SSD in Bootcamp or Disk Utility

texts:
I'm running macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 and I want to install Windows 10 with Bootcamp. But it always fails when creating the partition and I cannot for the life of me get past it.
It says: "Your disk could not be partitioned. An error occurred while partitioning the disk. Please run Disk Utility to check and fix the error."

I've tried:

Running First Aid from Disk Utility
Try to partition manually with Disk Utility, same failure
Decrypting my disk
Restarting in Single
User Mode and running "/sbin/fsck -fy"
sudo tmutil thinlocalsnapshots / 9999999999999999

Nothing has worked. Any ideas, please?
Here is my diskutil output.

    $ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         500.1 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +500.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            251.4 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 22.3 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                509.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk2 (disk image):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                            CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US... +4.7 GB     disk2

And diskutil apfs list:

diskutil apfs list
APFS Container (1 found)
|
+-- Container disk1 6D0381A1-68AF-4E33-A6D3-ECDB285D9F04
    ====================================================
    APFS Container Reference:     disk1
    Capacity Ceiling (Size):      500068036608 B (500.1 GB)
    Capacity In Use By Volumes:   252932173824 B (252.9 GB) (50.6% used)
    Capacity Available:           247135862784 B (247.1 GB) (49.4% free)
    |
    +-< Physical Store disk0s2 AC53B293-957E-4004-8ABC-7E2104DB9762
    |   -----------------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Physical Store Disk:   disk0s2
    |   Size:                       500068036608 B (500.1 GB)
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s1 AFAF63F4-73FF-3CCF-80D9-AD3ACBDC0DDC
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s1 (No specific role)
    |   Name:                      Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               /
    |   Capacity Consumed:         251164803072 B (251.2 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s2 FF92EB09-8D74-4029-9C2C-CC60961C02A9
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s2 (Preboot)
    |   Name:                      Preboot (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         22347776 B (22.3 MB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s3 DFEF113D-100A-44AA-B892-C58C18D93F34
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s3 (Recovery)
    |   Name:                      Recovery (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         509820928 B (509.8 MB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s4 A8C5EAE5-BBB9-424D-8975-CA54DE4CCBB1
        ---------------------------------------------------
        APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s4 (VM)
        Name:                      VM (Case-insensitive)
        Mount Point:               /private/var/vm
        Capacity Consumed:         1073762304 B (1.1 GB)
        FileVault:                 No


texts: Open source 4-way split screen on macOS?

texts:
macOS's split view allows a screen to be divided into two, with an application in each part.
Is there any open source / free way to do a 4-way split screen (e.g. a screen split into quarters)?

I found two paid programs divvy and magnet (both discussed here), and also had a look around GitHub, but I couldn't spot any native way or free software that can achieve a 4-way split screen on macOS. Is there any native/free way to do this?


texts: Can I enter my pass code when in voice over mode?

texts:
Is it possible to unlock the iPhone 4s when in voiceover mode?

I need to be able to enter my pass code in voiceover mode.


texts: When I open a link on Safari, it opens another tab overlapping the original, so to go back to the previous I have to browse all the other tabs. This is uncomfortable because in case I want to read the new link later, I have to make that passage. Is there an option to change card management?


texts:
Finder always opens as a small window on the top left corner of the screen. I adjust the window size, position, but after a while when I open the window again it opens as a small window on the top left corner by sticking to the menu.
This happens in any view mode: list, columns, etc. If I relaunch Finder it helps for a while, but then the problem comes back. It happens in Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur. This is terribly annoying.
Any ideas?


texts: Connect second monitor to MBP and new Cinema display

texts:
I have the latest MacBook Pro http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/ running Lion and I plan to purchase the new LED display http://www.apple.com/displays/

What I would like to do is hook up a 19" LG LCD monitor in portrait mode. This will allow me to put the MacBook in clam shell mode and still have two monitors.

What is the best way to make this happen?

Thanks


texts: Is it possible to backup an iOS 7.1.2 device on OSX 10.12, 10.13, or 10.15?

texts:
I have an old iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1.2 that I want to backup and sync the photos off of.  I have a macOS 10.12, 10.13 and 10.15 device that I was hoping to backup to (if I have to I can try to dig up some older macbooks that might have an older version of OSX on them).  For some reason when I plug the iphone 4 in to any device then the iPhone doesn't show up in Finder or iTunes (tho it does draw power from the mac), so I'm not able to make a backup or import the photos.
I'm wondering why the iphone doesn't show up on any macOS device that I plug it in to, and what I need to do to make a backup and/or import the photos?


texts: How Do I Import Burst Photos That Aren't Being Recognized By My iMac?

texts:
I own a 2007 Macbook running Mac OS X Lion, a 2009 iMac running Mac OS X Yosemite and an iPad Mini 2/iPhone 6 Plus both running iOS 9. None of my burst photos will import using Image Capture or Photos. In fact, Image Capture and Photos don't even recognize them at all. I have over 1,000 images in my camera roll. Over half of them are individual photos that were once part of bursts. Yet, Image Capture and Photos only see around 300 photos in my camera roll, which are photos that were shot individually and were never part of a burst. Even when I go into my burst photos and select each photo within every burst so that they're showing in my camera roll as individual photos, none of them import. How can I import and backup all of my burst photos?

Please Note: This has been an ongoing issue for me ever since burst photos were first introduced.

Unfortunately, the below answer does not answer my question. All of the photos have already been separated from bursts by "selecting" each photo within each burst and also marked as favorites. They are all listed individually in my camera roll. Still, they are not being recognized by Image Capture and Photos. I need to know what to do so that they'll be recognized by Image Capture and Photos so that I can import them. Just to be clear, this is the problem that I am having: All of the photos from bursts are all present in my camera roll as individual photos, but they're not being recognized by Image Capture and Photos on my iMac, so they will not import.


texts: Bluetooth headphones volume too low. Any 3rd party solution to boost?

texts: I alr set the mic input volume in sound in system preferences to max but its still too soft


texts: Is there a method to clone my macOS into fresh OS installer like Windows WIM?

texts:
On Windows there is this method exists: you create a backup image of the whole system (for example install all updates, tweak system parameters, harden the os, install some basic software and utilities).

This image comes with .vhd format, then you can easily convert it to .wim format and inject (in fact simply copy & paste with replace install.wim file) into Windows Install usb or disk. As the result next time you can quickly install already tweaked ready for work system.

Sorry for the long preamble. So is there a such thing for macOS? I found that installESD.dmg has the big compressed 5.hfs file. I guess the whole system contains there. But I couldn't open it.

My intention is to clone my macOS into bootable 16GB flash drive, so the clone should be compressed.

Is there a way to make a compressed bootable clone of macOS?


texts: Is possible to use retina options/large text for iMac 2011 with 2k/4k Monitor?

texts:
I have a Samsung U32H75 with iMac 21" 2011. I wish to make the fonts large for the UI. I try enabling retina with

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true

But nothing show after reboot.

Is this possible.


texts: App (or OSX) changing Accessibility setting by itself

texts:
Dropbox requests (though doesn't seem to require, i.e. it runs without) accessibility/control computer permission (under Security -> Privacy).

Removing permission manually (requiring admin password), then rebooting, leads to permission being granted again. Which doesn't seem to be the way it should be, right?

Any idea what mechanism allows the app to grant itself Accessibility permission? Alternatively, if it's not Dropbox, but OSX itself, why would it change the value?


texts:
I have a mac running 10.6 that has a dozen or so different printers set up on it. I am working on setting up a new machine to replace it, but would rather not have to set up all the printers again on the new machine. Is there any way to transfer the printer list from the old machine to the new one?

I would assume I would still need to re-install any drivers, as the ones on the old machine are doubtless hopelessly out-of-date, but that's relatively easy. Also note that I don't care about printer settings, I just need the printer definition.


texts: Mac doesn't allow to login as standard User after restart

texts:
This is something unusual I have come across and can't seem to find a way to fix it. I didn't find any solution online as well.

I have two users, one admin and one standard

If I was to shutdown my laptop and switch it on again, I'd be presented with the list of these two users.
If I login to the standard user, it doesn't accept my correct password

However, if I login as the admin user and then either log out or switch user, then it allows me to login as standard user

I'm not sure why this behaviour occurs.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

I'm using the following laptop

  Macbook Pro - MacOs Sierra v. 10.12.6


texts: Command works when run from alias but not when typed?

texts:
I use to type this command a lot :

sshfs 10.xxx.xx.4:/Users/username/code mountpoint

So one day i put it as an alias on my .bash_profile as

alias sshfs='sshfs 10.xxx.xx.4:/Users/username/code mountpoint'

and started to use the alias all the time

i have noticed that now after a few months if i copy/type the command directly into the terminal i get "Fuse: invalid argument" error but if i continue to use the alias it works fine.

What's going on here?


texts: Tweets in my Tweetbot timeline are occasionally marked as a favorite when I see them for the first time. Is that a bug or a feature?

texts: While looking through my timeline in Tweetbot, occasionally a tweet will be marked as a favorite even though I'm sure I'm seeing it for the first time.  (I can't resist taking the time to unfavorite it.)  I don't see any mention of this in http://tapbots.com/support/tweetbot/.  Is this a bug, or a "feature" (where perhaps Twitter's API is doing this)?


texts: Owner and Group owner of files in my home

texts:
In my Linux installations (Ubuntu and Debian), under the home of my user I only have files whose owner is my user and group owner is my primary group.

In my OSX 10.8.5, under the home of my user (username enzotib, primary group staff), I also have files whose owner or group owner (or both) is different. This is the situation:

Number of files   Owner   Group owner
      280        enzotib     admin
       29        root        wheel
       10        root        staff

Is that normal?
Can I (or should I) change something with chmod?


texts: I've Macbook Pro which I'm using now. I want to buy a new computer and I am between choosing Mac Pro (if new one comes out) and buying a standard PC which will be more powerful than Mac Pro for the same price (4000-5000 euro). Since I want to keep having Mac System for some tasks I thought of buying Mac Mini and connecting to it remotely. I know it's done via VNC but was wondering how's the "work" with it? I mean with Windows systems RDP is quite reliable on newest systems and you can really do a lot without feeling it's actually a remote desktop. With my old "VNC" days it always was somewhat pain to do so. Is it still so? I'm heavy Windows user so I use Parallels a lot but I like some features of Mac (sms sending, photos and few other features) so I would like to have both worlds.. not necessary buying Mac Pro which will be overpaid (hardware wise)


texts:
My iPhone syncs with my PC. The music from my PC syncs - or rather, did - with my iPhone. It doesn't now.

Actions I took that probably caused this:

I transferred music from 3 CDs to my laptop
Deleted the music on my phone
Synced the phone with my laptop and got the music (copied from the CD to laptop) on my phone.
Attached iPhone to PC and synced. Apps and Outlook synch okay, but not the music. The music on my phone remains only as per the synch with the laptop.

Is there a way I can get the music from my PC (ticked choices in iTunes list) back onto my iPhone and keep the stuff already on it?


texts: How to install tofrodos in Yosemite via Homebrew?

texts:
This thread is based on my attempt to parse windows syntax to unix in this thread.
I run successfully brew reinstall tofrodos and get

==> Reinstalling tofrodos
==> Downloading http://tofrodos.sourceforge.net/download/tofrodos-1.7.13.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/tofrodos-1.7.13.tar.gz
==> make
  /usr/local/Cellar/tofrodos/1.7.13: 5 files, 80K, built in 2 seconds

I run hash -r; tofrodos --help and get

-bash: tofrodos: command not found

Also no manual existing: man tofrodos gives

No manual entry for tofrodos

How can you use this tofrodos command?


texts: Required to fetch few details on FileVault

texts:
I require to fetch below few details on FileVault enabled users.
1)Private recovery key set or not
2)Institutional recovery key set or not
3)Authorized on every logon - supported or not.
Which commands will help us to fetch these details for File-Vault enabled users.
I want to get these details as a part data collection.


texts: I use a catch all email address on my domain, and would like to be able to figure out what address is being sent spam email.  Unfortunately, I can't find a way to see what address an email in my inbox was sent to. Is there a way to determine the addressee of an email in iOS 8?


texts: Does the upgrading from Parallels Desktop (for Mac) 5 to 6 means reinstall Windows?

texts: I have Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac. Does the upgrade to Parallels Desktop 6 means that I have to reinstall Windows 7 and all the other programs?


texts: Numbers app: conditional highlighting using color scales?

texts: Is this possible, like you can in other spreadsheet software to do something like this? (color scales)


texts: Right side of Earpod dead but the buttons are functioning. How to troubleshoot?

texts: Okay,the jack is plugged in properly. The problem is, while the audio is coming from the left Earbud, the right Earbud is dead. However, in Apple earpods, the controller (volume and on-off button) is in the right wire. This suggests, that the right side is getting the current. But, no audio is coming out. It was working fine all this morning, I listened to songs but since the evening, the right side is dead. Can you suggest a troubleshoot?


texts: How can I find the serial number on a mac programmatically from the terminal?

texts: What command can I use to retrieve the system's serial number from the unix command line? As uname will output some information about the software and hardware, I would like to retrieve the serial number from a command to use in a script.


texts:
I'm back some twenty years after my last Mac. I've got a brand new iMac running Yosemite and I do need to access an external HD formatted on (Gnu/Linux) ext4 (a journaling file system). I downloaded a library (FUSE for OSX), which is able to read that file system and a complementary app (ext4fuse), which works as a client interface to FUSE. I can mount the disk and navigate it on the finder or on a terminal but, when it comes to actually copying files (either on a terminal [see * below, pls] or on the finder), I get an error such as "Cannot read the file" or even "File does not exist". I suspect that it has something to do with permissions, so I thought that doing the copying as root might help.

I'd appreciate any help. Thanks in advance!

Nacho

P.S. I've tried any number of searches to no avail. [*] Trying to do the job from the terminal issuing a cp command didn't get my any closer to achieve it. Apparently, btw, the cp command in OSX is kinda restricted (regarding to its available options and functionality) wrt its Linux counterpart and, to add the insult to the injury, its options don't work the same (see -R, for instance).


texts: Apple watch stopped unlocking due to Chrome Remote Desktop's screen sharing

texts:
I think I found the culprit - Chrome Remote Desktop - but is there a way to fix it? Even though it's not actively running (i.e. a remote connection),  I get this on the lock screen:

With the little binoculars in the top right:

When I uninstall Chrome Remote Desktop it will unlock again with the watch. I feel like perhaps I'm not doing something right because it didn't do this on Mojave.

Why is my screen being shared even when it's not active?

(Additional note: I also have Screens Connect actively running without issue -> I can still unlock the mac with the watch, and the binoculars do not appear on the lock screen. It's definitely something going on with Chrome Remote Desktop)


texts: Rename file to match containing folder's name

texts:
I have a collection of image files grouped into folders named Project_01, Project_02, etc. Using Automator, I have composed a workflow that asks the user for a folder, and combines the images in that folder into a single PDF document. The destination folder for the output PDF file can be determined with a variable; however, the file name field of the action expects a constant string.

Is there any way, maybe through renaming, that I can Automator have the output file give the name of the containing folder, e.g. Project_01.pdf?


texts: Running Microsoft Office 2004 on a MacBook Air 2017

texts: High Sierra 10.13.4, I have Microsoft Office:Mac Student and Teacher edition, but when I try to install it says PowerPc not supported? Can I get around this issue. Thanks, Rose


texts:
I'm working on a MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) 2.26 GHz Intel Core Duo.

I'm attempting to install two memory modules labelled 4GB DDRL-1600 SODIMM by Crucial (Memory Module A1/A2)

I'm unable to install two simultaneously. The modules (either one discounting a bad module) one of the pairs works correctly when paired with a 2GB 2RX8 PC3-10600S-999 (Memory Module B1,B2) by ADATA. Why would they work when paired but not simultaneously? The logic board supports up to 8 GB?

The combinations are written below.

B1+B2 = works
A1+B1 = works
A2+B1 = works
A1+B2 = works
A2+B2 = works
A1+A2 = doesn't work?

My goal is to determine if I need to return the memory modules.


texts:
I used Terminal command to unzip an audio file downloaded from a public library.  Command used: unzip -v /<zip filename.zip>; rm -rf _MACOSX.  Terminal displayed 31 files were extracted and stored. I used both Search in Finder and Go to Folder to find the files and only 1 pdf file was found.  The other 30 files, all mp3, went missing.

I noticed that the more than 1gb of disk space was gone.  So I assume the files are residing somewhere.  Could anyone please help.  Many thanks!


texts: Is there a way to download the iphoto 9.6 update/installer for an offline upgrade?

texts:
upgrading my mom's mac to yosemite - her internet connection is slow.  Would like to put the updater/installer on a USB drive.

on the apple site, there are direct downloads for older versions of iphoto, but not the latest.

I was also able to download yosemite and put it on a usb drive.  but not iphoto


texts: Is there any software to map button 4 and 5 of mouse in macos catalina to a keyboard stroke?

texts: I want to assign ctrl + c (copy) to button 4, I have previously done it in windows with a software called mouse manager but can't find any such software for macos.


texts: iOS7, ability to search web via Spotlight search

texts:
Prior to iOS7, if someone wanted to search the web, generally the easiest way to do so was by entering your query into the spotlight, and then just clicking 'Search Safari/Wikipedia'. After upgrading to iOS7, the option to search the web is no longer there, so opening Safari/Chrome/etc., is now required, which actually adds a significant amount of time to each search you do if you use this often.

Did iOS7 completely revoke the ability to do this? Is there any way to get it back?


texts:
On Windows you can configure "Secure Login" so that you have to press Control + Alt + Delect to show the login screen like so:

Does this feature exist on OS X or is there a third-party application that can achive this?


texts: Why is my Ipad screen black but still makes sound?

texts: So, I dropped my ipad. The screen goes black and it still makes sound, and when i click the home botton and the power botton it makes the screenshot sound. Also the screen lights up a little bit  So why is my screen black? And how do i fix it?


texts: How will the cellular feature of the Apple Watch Series 3 work?

texts: If a user goes outside with the Apple Watch Series 3 and keeps their iPhone at home, how will the calling feature work?


texts: Downgrade from Yosemite OS to Mavericks OS: -2003F message error

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Please I wanna ask you if you can help me to resolve this issue.

I have make a handling to downgrade from Yosemite OS to Mavericks OS.
After this, my Mac cannot start up, it displays a folder with question mark
I've tried to boot with (cmd + R) but I got this strange error "-2003F"


texts: Can I create an iTunes account without a credit card?

texts: I am trying to create a iTunes account for my younger cousin, but he does not have a credit card (he's too young). Tried Google, seems outdated on this issue.


texts: Is there anywhere I can get a complete list of historical Safari release notes?

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I’ve done a bit of searching for specific Safari version numbers in support.apple.com. Quite a few versions have specific change notes, but it seems like often the versions bundled with major OS X releases aren’t given their own change notes.

1.0: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2964

1.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL612 (Dave Hyatt also provided some more detailed notes on the old WebKit blog: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/hyatt/archives/2004_02.html#004874)
1.3.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL445
1.3.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL403

2.0.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL444
3.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25197?viewlocale=en_US

3.1.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL78
3.2.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL723
3.2.3: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL820

4.0.5: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL877

4.1: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1045
4.1.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1069

5.0: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1046

5.0.2: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070

Also, sometimes Apple’s release notes can be a bit... terse.

I’m trying to figure out which versions of Safari introduced support for HTML5/CSS features.

Wikipedia’s got a great table of releases, but it is a bit vague on CSS improvements (e.g. “improved CSS support”).


texts: iPhone asks for Mac password (or Mac asks for iOS password)

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During iPhone update to iOS 10.3.1, I was asked for my password using the correct machine name for my Mac mini. To be clear, the request was not for my iCloud password, my actual local user account password for macOS. This can also happen in the other direction - setting up a Mac may ask for verification for you to enter your iPhone / iPad passcode (and not your iCloud password)

I could not find any information about this kind of access. I was thinking it was security for iCloud and possibly related to two step authorization or two factor authorization. This is the first time I can think of that I entered a desktop password outside of that actual desktop.

I don't have a screen shot but I recall an implication that some files in my Mac are encrypted and need my password. '... need to enter the password for .'

Are there settings I can I control this assuming it's a legitimate part of iCloud setup process or iOS setup process?


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I'm searching for an OS X program that will open a plain text box, and allow me to type either a directory path, a file path, or a shell script, and have it open/execute my input.

Are there any programs like this on the market?


texts: No startup sound (I constantly need to restart PRAM)

texts: I have a MacBook Pro 2012 mid 13" (with the newest Yosemite update) and some time ago I noticed, that startup sound was gone. I googled a little bit and saw that resetting PRAM should solve the problem. It did. But after a few days startup sound was gone again. So I reseted PRAM once again, and it fixed the problem. Now the sound is gone again and I'm tired of reseting PRAM, I'm pretty sure that's not how it should be. Does anyone have any idea what's the problem here? Maybe that's a sign that I need to change my RAM? :s


texts: SNB Framebuffer did not show up,unload - MBP won't boot

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I recently got a new MBP. My older MBP (early 2011, 13") has some stuff on it I would like to transfer.

I tried using migration assistant, but it appears that they need the same OS versions. I tried upgrading the old MBP to El Capitan... it seemed to go trough the process, but now the old machine will not boot.

I can get into single user mode; I ran fsck -fy and it said everything was OK.

When trying to log in, the progress bar chugs along slowly for 30 minutes or so then it reboots.

Booting with verbose set, it seems to hang at SNB Framebuffer did not show up,unload. Some googling turned up some hackintosh threads stating that this meant it can't find the graphics card.

I have not modified the machine in any way. One thing to note, though, is that the battery isn't charging and needs to be replaced (I have it plugged in to power).

Any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated.


texts: M1 Mac (in DEP) first created user has no Secure Token

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I have an M1 Mac that is in DEP (using Jamf). If I wipe the machine (from within Recovery Mode) and reinstall Big Sur 11.1, the first created user does not have a Secure Token, and so I can not enable FileVault.
Looking on the web I have found people who had similar issues, but the general solution seems to be "wipe the machine and reinstall macOS, and you're all good", which is exactly what I am doing.
See this one as an example: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8487253
The best description of Secure Tokens (I am including the link because otherwise everyone else will point me there) is here: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2018/01/20/secure-token-and-filevault-on-apple-file-system/
It looks like a bug in the OS - the initial created user has no Secure Token, and so I can not give any other users a Secure Token. Therefore I guess I am not allowed to use FileVault?


texts: How to image and deploy a Bootcamp setup?

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We are rolling out iMac's and MacBook Pro's throughout the business and are setting them up with Boot Camp and an option to boot into Windows 7.  Essentially the partition is just split down the middle, one for OSX and the other for Windows.

Now I want to be able to deploy this setup easily throughout the business by creating a complete disk image and then transferring it to the other machines.  for example there is software on each partition that I want to install and config changes to make then I just want to image the whole lot and deploy it to all of the other Mac's.  We used to do something similar just with PC's and Windows using software like Ghost or Acronis True Image but I am just unsure of how we can do it with Mac?

Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.