texts: How to list all untagged files in Mavericks Finder?

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I'm trying to start using Mavericks tagging system, even though it has its bugs…
I'm also evaluating Yep to better organize my docs, but maybe I can do without, if I can find how to display all the untagged files in a Finder window via smart folders/saved searches. There's the filter for "Tag" (in "other…"), but it wants me to write a tag name (or the start/end of it). Is there any way to use a wildcard, or an hidden way to set "has tags" as filter?
(Also, a more intuitive way to view files with two or more tags would be good…)


texts: How can use ssh to connect to my university network over VPN

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I am still a beginner with using terminal. I am trying to ssh from my mac at home to a linux at my university. I am using VPN to connect to the network. When I ping the IP address of the computer I want to connect to it responds. I can connect when I am on campus, but not when I'm off. When I try ssh -v username@IP this is what I get:

debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh_config line 20: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to 10.36.0.250 [10.36.0.250] port 22.
debug1: connect to address 10.36.0.250 port 22: Operation timed out
ssh: connect to host 10.36.0.250 port 22: Operation timed out

Running traceroute gives

traceroute to 10.36.0.250 (10.36.0.250), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
 1  host141-129.vpnhosts.csulb.edu (134.139.141.129)  30.269 ms  29.085 ms  27.597 ms
 2  * * *
 3  * * *
 4  * * *
 5  * * *
 6  * * *

Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: applescript - extract filename from posix path

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set p to "/Users/myAccount/Desktop/testfilename.txt"
set a to POSIX file p

I would like to extract "testfilename.txt" from the posix path above?  Anyone know how to go about to do that?


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I have three Google accounts that for which I have kept docs synced to my Mac using Backup and Sync. Until now this has worked fine with one icon for each account appearing in the menubar, and each account syncing to my Mac as expected. Since updating to macOS 11.2.2 however, only two of these accounts appear in the menubar and sync. I've quit and restarted "all accounts", but each time only the same two launch.
How do I get the third account syncing, as it once did?


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My iPad Pro does not seem to be willing to upgrade to ios11.

General > Software Upgrade says ios 10.3.3 - Your software is up to date.

I had previously enrolled to the beta program, although I had never been able to get any beta version. Thinking this might be the cause I removed it from Profiles.

How can I update, or how can I troubleshoot the situation?


texts: Switching all open windows on 2 displays with one keystroke

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At the moment I'm using two displays for my MacBook. The larger screen is the one I primarily use because of its available space. The smaller one (MacBook) is used to glance on if I ever need to check something. In the case that I watch a class on the secondary while working on the primary and something important comes up, I would like to switch the applications displayed on both screens with one keystroke (so if I have TextEdit and Safari open on the big screen, and YouTube on the small, I want to move TextEdit/Safari to the small and YouTube to the big screen with a single keystroke).

Hopefully someone has an idea to accomplish this.


texts: Preventing mac from using specific wifi network

texts: I want to stop using a specific wifi network at my place. To clarify, preventing my mac from auto-connecting to the said network (example) is not enough, as I still have the password. To make things somewhat more complicated, I don't have to the router of the building where I live. With that said, what would I need to do on my Mac to prevent use of the wifi network?


texts: Restore from iCloud Backup lost ALL my photos — Ideas?

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On Saturday I got a new iPhone X 256. Previously I had an iPhone 7 128, which I backed up in the AM, and again at the store just for good measure. Everything in iCloud was set to "On." Both backups took under 5 minutes.

As expected, we chose Restore from Backup, and once my apps and whatnot started populating on the iPhone X, ATT wiped my iPhone 7 and sent me home.

The next morning I opened Photos and now they only go back to May 25, less than a month. On my old phone, they went back to 2010, and there were thousands. All photos on my new phone appear to be in photostream, the Camera Roll is showing 0. None of my Albums loaded (except Photostream). Everything else on my phone appears to have restored perfectly, Chrome even has the same tabs open that I had on my old phone.

I called Apple Care, and though they "escalated" my issue to the engineers, I've been told they were unable to recover any photos from my backup files.

When I wipe my phone and go to Restore from Backup, I have 3 options available: the one I used, one from 2 days earlier, and one from the day before that. I was told by Apple Care that all of these backup files are around 2 GB (i.e. they don't contain photos). They said they were "Snapshot" backups, which means that they are new files created since the large backup. When I asked if I could backup from the large backup file, they gave some very vague answers and said that they do not see that file. When I look on my computer at iCloud > Devices > Choose iPhone 7 > Backups, there is an additional backup of 22 GB that has no date and has (incomplete) next to it. Presumably this too has no photos, since there should have been about 80 GB worth of pics. But maybe there are some?

I haven't backed up to a computer since May 2016. I'm going to try restoring to that file to see if I can recover some photos that way, and maybe "only" lose 2 years of memories.

What else can I try to recover these missing photos?


texts: Creating a new file from a rectangular region of a PDF file

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I want to create a new PDF file from a rectangular region of an existing PDF file, old_file.pdf. Currently, I use the following rather laborious process:

Open the old_file.pdf in Preview.
Chose the rectangular regions using rectangular selection.
Copy the region using cmd c.
Paste the region into an empty slide in a Keynote file, using cmd v.
Export that single slide (by hiding all others) into a new_file.pdf.
Open new_file.pdf in Preview, chose and crop the rectangular region, then save the file and exit Preview.

Surely, there must be a better way. What is it?


texts: Can I update both of my mac with the single purchase of OSX

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I would like to purchase OSX 10.8(Mountain Lion) using my apple account.

The question is am having two mac computers with snow leopard, Can I update both of my mac with the single purchase?

any help?


texts: How to install endnote x8 into Microsoft word 2016/2017

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I have installed endnote x8 onto my mac (macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.3). Microsoft word was already installed and I cannot seem to link them together.

I have tried to install it through endnote -

Endnote X8 - Customizer
click "cite while you write box"

It then comes up and says "The customizer could not find Microsoft Word 2008, 2011 nor 2016 installed on this computer.
If you have installed Microsoft Word to any non-standard paths, or have changed the start-up file location, please click the customize button"

When I click this a table comes up with Version, Word Path & Startup File location. There is a little plus button which I clicked that comes up with all my documents. I tried selecting Microsoft Word but it says "the item you picked does not seem to be in a Microsoft Word installation directory"

Does endnote x8 work with Word 2016 for Mac?


texts: How do I correct settings for Collapse Blast to access Facebook?

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I installed Collapse Blast on my iPhone 4 and I can't log in to play. I get an error message that the game can't access Facebook and to change it in settings.

I have changed everything, uninstalled and reinstalled and still won't work.


texts: What's the most effective way to cool down a MBP 13

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I have a MacBook Pro 13 retina, which I've just recently started playing Call of Duty on, and I thought if I just blasted my fans the temperature would be kept in check. However, I only checked the actual temp. after playing a bit and it went between 96-100 C (204-212 F). I also have the laptop on raised off of my desk, so theres enough air flow as well. However, the fans don't seem to be enough. Could anyone recommend specific ways or products to cool down my mac?

Thanks!


texts: Chrome seems to tank my Air's performance. Any solutions?

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I have a 2011 MacBook Air with 4gb RAM, 128 SD hardrive and Intel Core i5.

For years it ran great. I code for web so never needed anything super powerful, other than the ability to keep several Chrome tabs open.

However, 2 years ago it started to become so slow when using Chrome I gave up on the laptop and shelved it. There would be massive delays in text inputs, scrolling, images loading, switching between tabs or desktops, etc. Not just with Chrome but with the OS (Lion) as well.

Recently I decided I needed a laptop again and dug the Air out of storage (I thought about getting a new Air, but they new ones are virtually the same but with 8GB ram. Thought I would at least try to resurrect my old Air first). I took the Air to the Apple Store and wiped the HD and updated to the latest version of High Sierra (10.13.4).

First thing I did after the install was install Chrome... and exactly the same issues started again.

Anyone know what I could do to fix this? Is it a lost cause? Hardware issue?

Any advice is appreciated. Cheers!


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My MacBook Pro with Retina display has the following problem:

Left Shift Key not functioning
Sometimes Shift is on automatically and when restarting, will restart in safe mode

What I've done:

Try using USB keyboard, the problem persist (always in Shift e.g press 8 will output *)
Restart holding OptionCommandRP, get option to reinstall and three others
Restart holding OptionCommandOF, the problem is gone but not for long (first time, it takes a day to happen again.. now, every 30 minutes or so)
Install Karabiner-EventViewer, the press the Left Key definitely give no response; when my MacBook Pro in Shift, the log shows Shift flags for every key pressed.
Reinstall macOS, seems not solving my problem

How can I stay out of safe mode, and use the functionality of shift keys?


texts: How can I change Terminal so that I don't have to press ESC every time I want to type a meta-modified key?

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Currently in emacs/terminal, I have to press ESC every time I want to send an escaped keystroke, eg: to go forwards two words, I have to press:

ESC+f; ESC+f

How do I change the system so that I just have to press and hold ESC once?:

ESC+f+f


texts: How to retrieve data from iphone 4s when connector/charger is broken

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My iphone 4s charger/connector broke.  My phone ran out of battery, is unchargeable and unbootable.  It also will not connect to any computer or other device.  I took it to the Genius bar and they said there was nothing they could do to restore the phone or retrieve the data.

The problem is that I have important photos on the phone which I need access to.  How can I get access to it?  Are there services for that?  Is there a way to read the hard drive similar to a hard drive enclosure?


texts: Why is my Macbook Pro going to sleep while using it?

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2012 Macbook Pro 15" Non Retina
Randomly goes to sleep while I'm using it. Sometimes it resets altogether.
Its not a magnet, or Hot Corners
It takes 30-60 seconds to wake up.
The indicator light on the front lip stays solid for a long period and then fades on and off before I can wake it back up.


texts: Is there a way to cancel or disable the slow dock transition easter eggs?

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If you shift-click the minimize button or hold shift while restoring a window, you get the slow-motion genie or scale effect.

Is there a way to resume full speed after an accidental shift-click?
Is there a way to disable the shift-click combination so that the transition always runs at full speed?


texts: Is it possible to dual-boot Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion?

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I want to try out the new version of OS X (Mountain Lion), but since I'm so comfortable with my current installation of Lion, I do not want to do a normal upgrade and install/customize all my programs from scratch. Instead, I'd like to be able configure my MBP to a dual-boot system, so that I can switch to whichever OS I want to use at the moment.

Whats the best way to proceed, without screwing up my installation of Lion?


texts: What tools are people using to check for Lion compatible software?

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I don't have a lot of extra software on my Mac, but wondered what tools people are finding useful for aggregating or checking that existing software is ready for Lion.

I'm also wondering if I need to buy new versions of iLife - will iLife 08 work OK with Lion?

I almost hesitate to ask, since the best solution is to dutifully check with each vendor - they are the best resource, but has anyone found a good resource that lists or aggregates software that is either known to have issues or is reported to be good to go Lion?


texts: Is the iOS Voice Memos built-in app appropriate for recording an hour-long interview?

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I have been sufficiently impressed with the sound quality of the voice memos app on my iPhone.

I'm planning to interview several of my family members for up to an hour at a time. I have a 4th generation iPod Touch which I plan to use for recording. Does anyone know of any reasons why the voice memos app would not be up to the task?

I will have the device plugged in to power, and on a table in the middle of the two or sometimes three people speaking. I'll do some math to ensure that I have enough free space on the device beforehand. I have the 64GB iPod Touch.


texts: How can I create a shortcut to open Safari PDF in Preview?

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If I open a PDF file in Safari (say, from a website), it is shown in a browser window or tab, and from there I can hover over the bottom of the page and from there click on this overlay to open the PDF in Preview:

How can I make a shortcut (or alternatively, write an AppleScript), so that I can open the PDF in Preview directly, without hunting around for the overlay and clicking the pointer on the appropriate icon in the overlay?


texts: Cannot access localhost after upgrade to Mavericks but can access 127.0.0.1

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I ran across this question, but it wasn't resolved (and it hasn't been touched in a while). I'm not sure if my issue is the same, but I don't have enough reputation here to comment on that question.

I just upgraded from Snow Leopard (10.6.8) to Mavericks. Before the upgrade, I was able to visit http://localhost; but now I can't. I checked my hosts file, and it looked ok (but this isn't quite my area of expertise):

127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
fe80::1%lo0     localhost

I am still able to visit 127.0.0.1. This wouldn't necessarily be a huge deal, but I'm trying to use Sinatra on Thin which isn't working after the OS upgrade either (it was working on my Snow Leopard setup), so I fear there may be an underlying issue that could have other negative effects. Thanks.


texts: What causes OS X to mark a folder as Quarantined?

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I had a folder under ~/Sites, let's call it Foo, from which I was sharing a Wordpress site-in-development via Apache. This was working fine, I'd mapped foo.local to 127.0.0.1 in my hosts file and was accessing the site from there on my laptop.

Then, I tried to access the site from my iPhone. I was able to see the root index of ~/Sites from the phone by surfing to my-computers-hostname.local, but couldn't access the Wordpress site, as it had been set up to believe its address was foo.local, and therefore had hardcoded references to that URL in its database. When I attempted to change its URL setting to my-computers-hostname.local, something very strange happened: I received an authorization error when attempting to save the change. From that point forward, the entire folder containing the Wordpress site disappeared from the index page at foo.local / my-computers-hostname.local, and any attempts to access it by URL were met with a 403 - Authorization Refused error from the webserver.

Listing the folder in question in the Terminal showed me that the com.apple.quarantine extended attribute had been applied to it and to all files contained within. What would cause the operating system to quarantine the folder? Was it the attempted access from another machine, or something to do with Wordpress's configuration?


texts: "Import Files into iTunes" automator action not working

texts: I'm having an issue with a simple automator action, "Import Files into iTunes". It's the only thing I have in the workflow but when I drop audio files onto the application, the action encounters an error. In trying to figure out what was amiss, I read that there was a version number conflict after iTunes 10, so I followed the instructions here but they did not fix the issue. Does anyone have a suggestion on what to try or how to diagnose the issue? I'm running Yosemite (10.10.2) and iTunes 12.1.0.50. Thanks for the help!


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Clarification: Am not looking to destroy history, am looking for means
to periodically purge it via launchd for security purposes

Have been using cat /dev/null > ~/.bash_history to clear bash history as have seen in many *nix conversations as the most effective way to do so.
So I put it into a shell script that runs in launchd, yet after some time I've come to realize though it runs it's not clearing history.
Is it possible to clear bash history this way via bash script or can it only be done manually as a user? Perhaps I need to run the command directly in the .plist and not via a bash script?
Note: I have other scripts running correctly via launchd so question is strictly about being able to clear history via an agent
Thank you

Update: Found this cool site that helps generate launchd scripts if
this helps anyone. Cannot vouch for it but it's much easier than
hacking XML.
It seems to use sh -c for all commands though, so not sure why that is.
launchd plist generator
http://launched.zerowidth.com/


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I have a problem with my iPhone 6. My iPhone 6 bootloops similar to this question: Why would my iPhone 6 be stuck in a dead battery loop?

However, the answers there do not help. In addition, when I try to restore my iPhone, I get an Error 9. I have not tried a new USB cable, but I want to check if that is it before I buy a new one.

I have tightened the battery and Lightning port connections, and this phone was never dropped in water.


texts: Mac office, outlook keep calendar invite in e-mail box

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When I recieve an calendar invite and send an 'accept' the message itself is being deleted out of my mail box. I know the invite itself is able to stay in your mailbox but the big question is how?!

Does anyone know how to keep your outlook calendar invite as an e-mail?


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I've got an mp4 in QuickTime which has been split into several clips.

How do I export these separately as audio tracks?


texts: I am getting used to Mac, I have a french keyboard, and can see Character Viewer and Keyboard Viewer, but I still don't know how to type some characters, for instance [ and ]?


texts: Disable backspace to delete e-mails in Mail.app

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Sometimes I accidentally move messages to the trash in Mail.app when I hit backspace. I tried to find what the 'Backspace' shortcut stands for, but I could not find it in the Mail.app menu. The only thing I could find was Command-Backspace:

I understand I can change shortcuts through System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard shortcuts, but since I can't find what Backspace does, I cannot disable it.

My questions are:

How can I disable moving e-mails to trash with only 'Backspace'?
What does 'Backspace' do in Mail.app?
Why does this not show up in the menubar?

I'm using Mail.app 5.3 on OS X 10.7.5 on a MacbookPro8,1.


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How can I create a keyboard shortcut that flips my screen upside down?

I know how to enable this setting in System Preferences but I want to be able to bind it to a shortcut.

Is it possible to make the same keyboard shortcut revert the display back to normal orientation?


texts: All screens go blank when I plug in an external display on Macbook 15" Retina mid-2014

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I have a Macbook Pro 15inch Retina mid-2014. I always use an external display when not on the move.

When I plug in an external display, at home or at work, both the built-in display and the external display go blank. They are both backlit and the monitor does not go to power saving mode. I can hear notifications arriving, so it's not a freeze or panic.

This happens when using either Thunderbolt port with TB to DisplayPort cable. My displays are a 1440p HP Omen and a 4k AOC. Happens on both.

Unplugging display leaves built-in display blank, so a force reboot is required.

I am going to check if HDMI works better, but would rather the MacBook work as expected.

Edit
Displays work as expected after a fresh reboot (or a force-reboot).


texts: AirPlay on Apple TV 2 failing more often than it works

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I'm finding that when streaming video or audio from either my iPad 1 or iPhone 4 to my Apple TV 2, it more often than not fails (although it does occasionally work). I'd say 6/10 it fails.

I'll:

Start playing the media
Press the AirPlay button (either from within the app or on the task bar)
Choose the Apple TV receiver

and after a few seconds it'll revert back to displaying on the local device.

I select the AirPlay option either before the media starts, or during it. It doesn't seem to make a difference.

Some times it'll look as though Apple TV tries to load it, other times it does not.

This happens with any application I use (eg. Safari, Spotify, Downcast).

My setup is as follows:

My iPad and iPhone 4 are connected to an Airport Express
My Apple TV is wired to a Netgear DG934G (a Sky Broadband router).
The Netgear and Airport Express are wired to each other.
I also have a laptop running XBMC which is acting as a AirPlay receiver. This is connected wirelessly to the Netgear. This too is flakey in terms of supporting AirPlay.

Is it common for AirPlay to fail this frequently, or do I have problem?

Thanks.


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Is there a location where I can install LaTeX plugins so that I can use the commands in the plugins which are not native to LaTeX in the equation editor in Pages? Or does Pages not support that?

Specifically, I have the mhchem package which I'd like to install to write out chemical formulae – a feature not supported natively and is added by the mhchem package.

(Yes, I'm aware that I can just write the documents in LaTeX directly, but I'd prefer writing it in Pages if at all possible.)


texts: Contact names not showing in Messages on High Sierra

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I have my contacts stored on iCloud, so they sync between my iPhone and my MacBook Pro. On my iPhone, the Messages app displays the Contact Name, however on my MacBook Pro it does not. It just displays the telephone number (including country code).

Strangely, if I go into contacts and manually edit the number so that it is the country code (e.g. +44, rather just '0'), it then displays correctly with the name. However, ideally I would like not to have to edit all of my contact numbers to include the country code. Another strange behaviour is that for contacts where I have their photo, it displays the photo next to their telephone number, so it is recognising the number as belonging to that particular contact, it is just now showing the contact name.

This issue has only occurred recently after I signed out of iCloud on my MacBook Pro and then signed back in.

Does anyone know how I might be able to resolve this?

Kind regards,
Russell


texts: Tab key: sometimes doesn't register, or registers twice

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I'm having issues with the tab key in MacBook Pro (2018), Catalina (10.15.3).

About 50% of the time keypresses are normal, sometimes a keypress isn't registered at all and sometimes it's registered twice. This is especially annoying with cmd+tab and ctrl+tab to switch windows and tabs, but happens also in a text editor when just tab is pressed etc. The tab key itself feels fine when pressed.
I've tried everything in this question to no avail.
I've previously experienced issues associated with the notorious butterfly keyboard, where the key gets stuck-ish, but this doesn't feel the same, and also repeatedly pressing the key didn't resolve the issue.

Has anyone come across something like that?

Thanks!


texts: Powerbook with mic and headphones: I don't hear my voice. What is the solution?

texts: I have a Powerbook, OS 10.15.4, with a mic and use noise-cancelling headphones. When I speak during video conferencing, I do not hear myself (other than the noise conducted by the bone of my hard head). What solution is there to allow me to hear the conversation of the video conferencing, as well as the input from my mic? I am not geeky enough to figure with one out. Thx


texts: How can I create a folder named like the current date in bash

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So I'm messing around in my .bashrc making different aliases and playing with my prompt. I'm trying now to make an alias that will move into a specific directory, make a new directory based on the date, and make a new file. All in one alias. Here's what I've done...

export DATE="$( date +%d-%b )"
alias hw='cd ~/Java/Homework/257; mkdir $DATE; cd $DATE; vim'

Now if I go out and run hw Client.java it should move into ~/Java/Homework/257/27-Jan/ and open a new file called Client.java in vim. It all works beautifully except the date variable doesn't work right. It moves me into the ~/Java/Homework/257 directory and makes two directories. One called date and another called +%d-%b and puts the Client.java file in the date directory.

I thought my date variable export simply wasn't working but when I type $DATE at the command prompt it gives me 27-Jan like it should. So does anyone know what could actually be causing this? A friend of mine did something very simliar to this using a slightly different format string for the date and his works just fine. The only thing I have different on my computer is bash-completion from homebrew but I don't see how that would effect my date...


texts: What are good sources for iPhone 4/iPad wallpapers?

texts: There are plenty of sites out there that compile wallpapers, but most have a very low signal:noise ratio. I don't want to deal with so much 'rough' to find a couple 'diamonds'. Are there places that have a generally high level of quality?


texts: Windows 7 using French AZERTY keyboard special characters problem

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After a long struggle I got successfully installed Windows 7(OS in English but French Keyboard) in Lion OS X Using Boot-Camp. Followed this I have installed all the windows necessary driver software's but I have some problem with the special characters.

I couldn't find out the symbols like @ ! § { } + =.

How can I change the layout of this keyboard???


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How can I delete the music from my iPhone WITHOUT deleting it from my iPod??
Also, how to prevent it from just automatically loading them all back on when I sync my phone/computer. This is what happened last time, and why I don't have enough space on my phone! AGAIN.


texts: Does removing an Exchange account from an iOS device remove the admin’s ability to wipe the device?

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I added an Exchange account to my personal iPhone via Settings. Afterward I got a warning that an Exchange admin would have the ability wipe the phone remotely.
Does deleting the account eliminate that ability?


texts: Yosemite Mail.app search of gmail is not working at all

texts: I have tried a lot of things. Most drastic was to remove the gmail accounts from mail.app, exit mail.app, turn off IMAP from the gmail side, turn it back on, re-add the gmail accounts to mail.app. Everything seems to work fine, there is no activity happening in the activity window, and yet, when I search for anything in mail.app I get zero hits. Any ideas?


texts: Mac mini connected display not showing full screen

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I just got the new Mac Mini and plugged in my display, but it's not showing the full screen.

Here's how it looks like:

Is there any way to fix this?


texts: Is there an app to shut down my iPhone 3G? It's a non jailbroken iPhone and the power button isn't working anymore. So I need to shut it down with an app. Any advice?


texts: OS X - TodoApp with shortcut that can popup on any space/desktop?

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I'm fairly new to the Mac world. I really love the multiple desktop feature.

Unfortunately, every todo application I've tried takes me to the regular desktop when I want to use them, or on their own desktop. I would like to have an app that could pop-up on top of the screen no matter where I am – like Spotlight when I press Control + Space.

I'm not sure it is possible though, since it feels like each app in full screen mode takes control of the whole "shortcut space". But once again, I don't know anything about OS X.

Is it possible, and if so, is there a todo app I could use that would do that ?


texts: Unable to ping DNS any external IP address after reformat and fresh installation of macOS Catalina

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I have just completed a reformat and fresh installation of macOS Catalina (10.15.7) on my 2012 Macbook so it can be passed on.  The Internet is not working, though.
An identical 2012 Macbook is working fine as are other machines on the same network, so we assume our Internet is OK. We have checked the network cable on the other 2012 Mac - it is working.  The problem exists regardless of whether it is cabled or Wi-Fi.  On the machine in question:

ifconfig returns an IP address and the correct gateway.
Other machines on the LAN can ping the problem machine.
All settings (other than appropriate MACs/IPs) are identical to the other 2012 Mac which is working ok.
The router/gateway IP can be pinged.
The external IP address provided by our ISP and as identified on the router/gateway can also be pinged.
Neither of the DNS addresses provided by our ISP can be pinged.
Neither of the Google DNS IPs can be pinged 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4
Time and date are correct.
nslookup www.apple.com 8.8.8.8 times out with the response no servers could be reached.  Local windows machine returns a result.
I have tried turning it on and off again.

UPDATE

Problem machine works fine on my phone hotspot.
It can reach the Router admin page.
Restarting the router doesn't help and firmware is up to date.
BUT unplugging the router does!


texts: How to get hyperlinks working in Mail for iOS 10 on iPhone 7

texts: Attached is a screenshot of an email. The blue highlighted text are hyperlinks that, when I click on them, should jump to a specific place further down the email. However, if I press on these links, nothing happens. How can I get these hyperlinks working?


texts: Change graphic card Mac pro Boot screen disappear

texts: I've just changed the Graphics card on my Mac Pro 3,1. I've installed a Nvidia Quadro FX 4800. Everything is fine, the only thing is the when I boot the Mac the classic grey screen with the Apple logo and a progress bar has disappeared. When pressing the button the screen is black and then it goes directly to the password screen. How can I do to make the silver screen return?


texts: Messages in iCloud Option Unavailable on Mac

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I'm running macOS 10.13.5 and am trying to enable Messages in iCloud on Mac. I went to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208532 and completed the "Before you begin", "Turn on Messages on iCloud" and "On your iPhone" sections without issue. It's the "On Your Mac" section where I'm having trouble:

Open Messages.
In the menu bar, choose Messages > Preferences.
Click Accounts.

However, this is not available:

Select the checkbox next to Enable Messages in iCloud.

Any idea how I can enable Messages in iCloud on my Mac?


texts: I installed Oracle Java JDK 8 but java command line is still reporting it is version 7

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I installed jdk 1.8.0 u5, but the command line java is reporting 1.7:

$ java -fullversion
java full version "1.7.0_51-b13"

$ which java
/usr/bin/java

$ ls -l /usr/bin/java
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  74 Oct 23  2013 /usr/bin/java -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java

Here is what is installed

$ ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/
total 64
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Oct 23  2013 1.4 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Oct 23  2013 1.4.2 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Oct 23  2013 1.5 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Oct 23  2013 1.5.0 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Oct 23  2013 1.6 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Oct 23  2013 1.6.0 -> CurrentJDK
drwxr-xr-x  8 root  wheel  272 May 13 10:21 A
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    1 Oct 23  2013 Current -> A
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   59 Oct 23  2013 CurrentJDK -> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents

also:

$ /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java -fullversion
java full version "1.7.0_51-b13"

The java control panel applet reports 1.8, but in /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/

Any idea where it went?


texts: Applescript Javascript Music Radio Station

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I am trying to get working in my AppleScript to show me the artist and name of song from the radio station that is playing. the code I have now works for regular music but just not the radio stations. Any ideas?
if (Application("Music").running()) {
  const track = Application("Music").currentTrack;
}

For the radio the terminal just shows me [object Application]. So not sure what I am missing


texts: Will it be safe to jailbreak my iPhone 3Gs?

texts: Currently I have an 8 GB iPhone 3Gs (A1303). It has become slightly slower so I am wishing to jailbreak it. Will it be safe? If yes give me specific sites which will help me jailbreak it.


texts: macOS Bluetooth very high retransmission rate

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I use my MacBook Pro from 2017 sometimes with bluetooth headphones on my desk with a distance of approximately 40cm between me and the MacBook.

The Problem is that sometimes the retransmission rate is very high (similar to package loss) which causes that the bluetooth stream of the headphones stagnates.

Using the same headphones with my other iDevices is no problem so I think it is the mac's fault.

Additionally I do not use any other bluetooth devices with my Mac and with a external bluetooth adapter the retransmission rate is 0%.


texts:
I am looking for a way to prevent iTunes from synching app to the iphone.

Current situation:
I only back the iphone up with iTunes - icloud backup is not feasible to me - and connect it to iTunes a couple times a week.
During this time I add/delete apps on iphone: every time I synch it to iTunes it will copy every new apps AND install app that were present the last time I synched but have now been deleted.

How I wish it would behave:
every time I synch I would like only the app data to be backed up and the apps left alone.
Plus, I would like to regain the 4-5 gb of space that the useless ipa files are using in the main drive.

Any hint?


texts: skype wants to export "Apple ID Authentication" from the keychain

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Today, I came back from having a coffee, unlock my Macbook (12" 2017, running Skype version 8.39.0.175 in Mojave 10.14.3 and I see this:

Does anyone have any idea what is this and why would Skype want to export it? I haven't even restarted it, unless it autoupdated and restarted itself

Update:
I allowed it eventually and nothing happened as far as I can see, all the keys are still where they are supposed to be, contrary to some comments.


texts: What is the best media player for the mac (besides .mov - e.g., .mp3, .wmv, .avi, .mpg, etc)

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I've recently switched from PC to Mac, so I'm slowly building a library of useful utilities. So, any recommendations for the best generic media player?

On the PC - I've found the VLC player to be pretty useful - there's a Mac version, but I don't know how it compares to other alternatives.

Many of the alternatives on the PC are full of crap - e.g., constantly pushing toolbars, add-ins, anti-virus junk, etc.

So, I'd like something lightweight and crapware free. I'd be happy to pay $20-$30 for something that was worth it.


texts: Problems when sharing internet over wifi and magic mouse/keyboard

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When I enable internet sharing over Wi-Fi, all my Bluetooth devices (mouse, keyboard, headset) can not be used any longer, they partly disconnect or just not respond from my input. And my iPhone can connect though but has not really internet.

To enable internet sharing I followed the official guide from here: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25327?locale=en_US

I'm using channel 11, WPA-2 and I'm sure it is the correct LAN I selected.

EDIT:

Tested channel 40 and this seems to be better but my iPhone still has no internet access.


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I have two MacBooks. Both run the same MacOS version. I installed the same Automator script in both.
But on the older MacBook I get:

The action “Run AppleScript” encountered an error: “System Events got an error: com.automator.runner.xpc is not allowed to send keystrokes.”

I added Automator to the Security -> Accessibility section in both. It even works on the older one. But then it suddenly stops. It just don't get why...


texts: There are default apps on the iPhone 5 (and the others I'm sure). How do I remove them off my screen? Such as the default Mail client?  I have my own that I use and like.


texts: Mac Mail keeps losing the 2 factor auth passwords for Gmail

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My laptop (MacBook Pro late 2012 running OS X 10.10.5) has had an issue the last two mornings. When I turn it on I get a load of notifications saying that I need to re-enter the password for my internet accounts.

Digging a little deeper what has happened is the 2 factor auth passwords used for Mac Mail Gmail accounts have all been lost. Any ideas why this keeps happening overnight and what I can do to prevent it?

I've tried going to System Preferences > Internet Accounts and updating the passwords used to a Google app specific password (the system Google uses to get around applications that don't support their 2 factor auth) but when I do this it insists that I use a 2 factor login.


texts: Is it safe to change Apple Watch battery with more capacity?

texts: For example, while the original battery capacity for Apple Watch Series 1 (38 mm) is 205 mAh, can I replace it with a 273 mAh (38 mm) battery (originally for Apple Watch Series 2, 38 mm), and assuming if it work, would extend the standby time for Apple Watch Series 1 (38 mm) much longer than the original design? Will it work, and be safe?


texts: Send Photo as Mail attachment is Missing

texts:
I have just had my phone rebuilt.

I used to send a photo by clicking on the box-with-arrow below it and an app would come up to attach it to mail.

This has now disappeared ?


texts: Where is the Next Backup Size entry on iOS 12?

texts:
I briefly saw the Next Backup Size entry on my phone deep in the Settings somewhere, but not I cannot find it at all.

Where exactly is it?


texts: Is there an app that allows an iPhone-to-iPhone local network call with shared music?

texts: My wife and I started going to a gym recently.  We each have our own separate workouts and we listen to music through our earbuds.  We realized though that this has reduced our evening chat time, so I had this idea to "call" each other to idly (verbally) chat during our separate workouts at the gym.  And I was wondering if it was possible for us to listen to the same music as we chat.  I've tried a bunch of different searches, but the best I can figure is that we can make an actual phone call and listen to our own separate music.  We have unlimited plans, so that's a possibility, but I think it would really be nice if we were listening to the same music (with independent volume control, i.e. voice versus music).  Is there an app that will do this, ideally just over a local network (as opposed to making a call that routes through a cell phone tower or some internet service)?


texts: The screen on my daughter's iMac went partially bad and so I just bought her an interim Mac (basically the same model that she had before).  I'm in the process of trying to do the migration from the old one to the new one.  Her old computer was running 10.6.6 and the newer one is running Tiger.  I thought that it would be a good idea to update the new one to Snow Leopard before starting the migration.  When I set up the new computer I accidentally gave it a different short name than the old one has.  Will I be able to migrate the files if the short name is different?  If not, is there any easy way to change it one the new computer There is nothing else on there now.


texts: Does iMessage work on both Wi-Fi and 3G?

texts: Will iMessage work on 3G if the sender or receiver isn't connected to a wi-fi network?


texts: Does anyone know how to create an Apple ID? Account creation is failing

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I'm a software engineer who's trying to create an Apple ID so I can download a copy of macOS that I can use for development - but, I'm not sure how to create an Apple ID - I'm, not smart, and, I need help.

I've tried creating an Apple ID via:

The web browser; and
The App Store on my MacBook Pro.

I've used two different networks to do this, but, alas, I have failed myself, and those around me.

Whenever I try to create an Apple ID via the web browser, account creation fails immediately after I submit the e-mail verification code - it says "your account could not be created at this time".

Whenever I try to create an Apple ID via the App Store, account creation appears to silently fail at the end of the process. It looks like there might be a pop-up raised immediately after I try to create an account, but, it disappears after 10-15ms and I can't tell what it says.

I've tried to create an account via each mechanism 3-5 times/each.

My e-mail address is <name>@<name>.ca, maybe that's not supported yet?

Does anyone know how this works?


texts: Which photos to be transferred after backup in a new apple device?

texts: If I open my iCloud account in a new apple device, then which photos would be transferred - photos from camera roll or photostream ?


texts: Unknown event opening Skype periodically

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Recently Skype has been opening itself or placing itself into focus, regardless of what app is running or on focus. This happens every half an hour to hourly.

It's has gotten really annoying, and I have tried to rename the .app to .txt and move skype from Applications folder, however it won't let me change the extension (adds .app to the end of the name i.e. Skype.txt.app) and dragging skype to another location out of /Applications results in a alias being made.

I've deleted Skype using AppCleaner, and I get this notification window indicating an error in opening skype, which meant that something is opening Skype, not Skype itself.

The error window opens whenever the MBP is awakened from sleep, and during use of the MBP (as mentioned in the beginning of the post).

Before I deleted Skype, I made sure that there was no relevant apps in the Open at Login window, and in iCal events.

Two error windows opened when I went to continue typing this post, after waking up the MBP from sleep. The first window (behind) appeared after waking from sleep, and the second (in front) appeared at one of the half an hour to hourly openings.

UPDATE:

Console report: 2/23/16 10:56:24.487 AM CalendarAgent[282]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.notifications] [Failed to open URL file:///Users/a__________/.Trash/Skype.txt.app/ with error 4294956636]

The cause for the pop up is CalendarAgent, however I cannot find the actual "open file" alert that attempts to open skype. I have posted a temporary solution, by disabling CalendarAlarm.

However I would love it if someone can find a way to pinpoint a Calendar alert and delete it safely, as I use iCal to open and close certain apps at times of the day.


texts: Photos not deleting off iPad when deleted from iPhone

texts:
When I take a pic on my iPhone it syncs to my iPad as well, but when I delete a pic from my iPhone, it doesn't get deleted off my iPad.

iOS 8.1,
iPhone 5c,
iPad Air

The following settings are enabled:

Settings > iCloud > Photos > My Photo Stream and Photo sharing

Settings > Photos and Camera > My Photo Stream and Photo sharing on the iPhone

Settings > Photos and Camera > My Photo Stream and Photo sharing on the iPad

Does anyone have any idea how to fix the issue?


texts:
The item image212_tmp1987326278 can’t be moved to the Trash because it can’t be deleted.

I don't know how that file appeared on my desktop but as I try to delete it I get the above error. Does not let me rename, move it or use "Get info" either.


texts:
Recently I am downloading movies from iTunes Store and books from iBooks Store. But one annoying thing that I've ran into these days are The Movie/iBooks store is unavailable. This is happening for a week now. I've checked the Apple's Service Availability Page but it says that everything is available. Here are screenshots:

This is happening on an iPhone 6s and iPad Pro if it does matter. My Apple ID country is China and my location is in China.

Thanks


texts: If i run terminal on rossetta2 then will all the processes run on rossetta 2 itself?

texts: Reason i am asking is i want to build some docker images which are not suitable on arm right now .. so i am just wondering If i run terminal on rossetta2 and build docker images. Those images will be built on rossetta2 ?


texts: External display switches to lower resolution and I need to restart my MacBook to fix it

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My setup is the following:

macOS Catalina, version 10.15.7 (but this has been happening since before Catalina)
MacBook Pro (15-inch 2019)
AOC Q27P1 External display, connected via this USB C to HDMI cable

Display will work fine for some time, then it suddenly goes black for a couple of seconds and when it comes back on, it switches to a lower resolution for a seemingly random reason.
Here's the Displays settings when the bug happens:

And here's what I see after I restart the MacBook:

As you can see, the highest two resolutions disappear until I restart the MacBook. Where do you think could be the problem?


texts:
If I have a few 'Today is C' scattered around my calendar randomly, is there any way I can add an iCal event after on all the days that contain an event title 'Today is C'?

Quite confusing, but this is what I have in a nut shell

| 9/2/12 Today is C|
| 9/6/12 Today is C|
| 9/7/12 Today is C|
|12/5/12 Today is C|

But I want this to happen automatically:

| 9/2/12 Today is C|
| 9/2/12 GOOD|
| 9/6/12 Today is C|
| 9/6/12 GOOD|
| 9/7/12 Today is C|
| 12/7/12 GOOD|
|12/5/12 Today is C|


texts:
Is it possible to downgrade a Mac App Store app?  One of my apps has an update showing today, and I want to know if it's a one-way street.

For example, if I make a copy of the app before upgrading, and then do the App Store upgrade, and then delete the upgrade and move the original back, will I be back where I was before the upgrade?  (Or does it keep track of versions elsewhere, so things would get screwed up if I tried this?)

Or is there an easier way?  Are downgrades a native feature of the App Store, so I don't have to do anything special myself?


texts: User named [Update Needed] after installing yosemite with encrypted drive

texts:
I clean installed Yosemite on my macbook air. Everything went ok with the install, and when I restart, there is a second user named [Update Needed] . The password for this user is the same password I set for the hard drive encryption. I have tried restarting and this user is still there.

I have logged in with this user and installed all the updates, still no luck.


texts: How can I import facebook contacts to my Macbook?

texts: This has been a classic question but the answers have been outdated. I'm currently using Mojave. Adding facebook account to internet account group doesn't seem possible now. Does any one know how I can import my facebook contacts? I know iphone has an app called Sync but it requires paid membership.


texts: Why does the Apple iPad cost less than the iPhone?

texts:
What is the primary reason for the cost difference between the two devices?
 For example, in my country the newest iPhone (iPhone 8) costs about $1,070 at the lost configuration (normal size, 64gb), while the newest iPad (Just the generic iPad, no cellular) costs less than half that at around $465. This is a significant difference.

It may seem rather naive to assume that the larger device would cost more. And I do realise that the current iPad has a slightly older processor than the iPhone. But the iPad does have both a larger screen and battery, amongst other costs. Is it based on the manufacturing price, or is it more to do with the market and how much people are willing to pay?


texts: macOS Sierra Installer not launching: The application “Install macOS Sierra” can’t be opened

texts:
So, I downloaded the second GM before the public release, tried to open it and got this error: The application “Install macOS Sierra” can’t be opened.
I then downloaded the public release from the Mac AppStore, same problem.

I tried using chmod +x /..../Contents/MacOS/Install/InstallAssistant, made the app open but immediately stops responding.

Note: I did download both files from another Mac, put them on USB and brought them home, I always used this method and it worked, not working now.
I'm on a late 2013 MacBook Pro (15 inch).

Any suggestions or ideas on why this error is occurring?


texts: Burst images will not upload when sharing to iCloud via iPhoto

texts:
I took burst photos with my iPhone 6.  Plugged into iMac, iPhoto opens, I pull all the images off my phone and into a new iPhoto event, they are no longer on my phone.  Now I want to share them using iPhoto -> Share -> iCloud -> New photo stream.  When I do this only the non-burst images get uploaded.  Why?  I want them all.  I do not have Photo Stream turned on.  I don't know if that matters.  I don't want it on.

I am running the latest version of OS X Yosemite & iPhoto 9.5.1.

Thanks!


texts: Are there examples of iOS apps that use native subscriptions to pay for memberships?

texts:
I have a client that has a membership card that gives discounts in restaurants, and wants to take payment through the phone. However apples ToS seem to explicitly forbid gym memberships, so I'm curious if that means all memberships are disallowed or if there are cases where this is done.

Otherwise we'll probably use PayPal.

In app purchase guidelines: https://developer.apple.com/in-app-purchase/In-App-Purchase-Guidelines.pdf page 7 explicitly disallow gym memberships.


texts: How do I open a new tab in Mobile Safari?

texts: How do I open a new browser window? Right now I have Safari. I apparently need to get another browser for some complicated reason just to post a moving gif. As you can probably tell, I'm not great with computers and especially my iPhone 6 which at the moment is the only thing I have in use. It still baffles me though that this little problem should be so hard to solve, I've already asked two people and read a lot of instructions on the Internet that seem so vague. I just can't seem to wrap my head around how it's done and I would love to know how. Can someone give me a "dumbed down" set of instructions for this?


texts: My account is hidden from start login screen after migrating it to a new Macbook

texts: I migrated an account from one Macbook to another (both Mountain Lion) using the account migration assistant. When starting the new macbook the account doesn't appear with the others on the login screen when starting up. I have to login to another account, logout and then it appears on the login screen. The login screen background also changes from white to textured grey/black background.


texts: Replacing AZERTY keyboard by a QWERTY keyboard

texts: Is it possible to replace the top case with the  AZERTY keyboard of a 15" MB Pro late 2012 (usb 3.0) by the top case with QWERTY keyboard of a 15" MB Pro Mid-2010. Do they have exactly the same dimensions?


texts: Why doesn't tap-clicking work often in Flash?

texts:
In a few situations in Flash, tapping to click doesn't work, while mechanically clicking does. (Tap-clicking is of course turned on.) It's in some cases a Flash game, and in some cases Hulu or another video site. Why doesn't tapping work, and why does clicking work?

My guess is that it has something to do with whatever the Flash equivalent is of "mouse down" versus "mouse clicked."


texts: Install for all users an Application from a DMG

texts:
I trying to install with a Bash script an Application like Slack when I create a new Macbook.

Connected as the admin user I run those command

sudo hdiutil attach -nobrowse /Users/admin/Desktop/post-install/Slack.dmg
sudo rsync -a /Users/admin/Desktop/post-install/Slack.app /Applications/
hdiutil detach -quiet /Volumes/Slack.app

As you can see I installed those applications in the root /Applications folder.
But when I trying to logged in with another account the app do not exist.
I can only see the Slack application when I'm connected with the admin account.

Do you have any idea ?


texts: How do i help for Ford Sync hear my demands better?

texts: My Ford Sync does not seem to hear me when i request to make a call, or when I tell it who to call..  is there something i need to do or change in my settings.  I have it paired with a iphone 4.  thanks


texts: I recently bought a iPod touch 5th generation and installed iOS 7. Whenever I try to send messages, I get a message failure notice. I checked Settings, Contacts, changed the DNS to 8.8.8.8 but nothing seems to fix the problem. Can you help?


texts: Where Does Music.app Store Classical Work/Movement Information?

texts:
Apple's Music.app allows for tagging the Work Name, Movement Number, and Movement Title of a classical track. Where does it store this data?
I read a post from a couple of years ago that said it was shoehorned into the Grouping tag, but that no longer appears to be the case. I set the work and movement tags for a track then viewed the track's tags with ExFalso. ExFalso displays all of a track's tags. There were no tags for work or movement, and the information I entered for those tags did not appear in any other tags.
Is Music.app only storing the work and movement tags in the Library.musicdb file? Is it supposed to be storing the tags in the song file? Does anyone know how it's handling this data?


texts: High latency waves when using sidecar with ipad pro

texts:
Perhaps this is somehow normal behaviour (but I would hope not), but when using sidecar with my macbook pro 16" to my ipad pro 12.9" I notice weird waves of high latency.
At this location I'm using unifi flexhd access points (1.733 Gbps over the 5GHz band) but I've seen it in multiple locations.
To illustrate the output of mtr (my trace route):

What I've tried so far:

Disabling sidecar immediately fixes it
Reconnecting to wireless changes nothing

System details:

Macbook pro 16" connected using 5GHz wifi running OS X 10.15.6
Ipad pro running 13.4.1


texts: How do I add/adjust words in/to the keyboard dictionary on iOS?

texts:
I want to add some common building names for my college campus to my keyboard dictionary, but in the General tab in Settings, I only see an option to reset the dictionary.

I tried typing the words, expecting to see a red squiggly underneath them and then an option to add the words to the dictionary, but only a suggested edit was there.

It added one of the buildings =, but only because it tried to auto-correct to something else but I corrected it and it added itself to the dict.

But other names that have no auto-correct don't get added.

Also, I want to adjust a word that was added by making it auto-correct to being capitalized. And I want to remove some of the autocorrects like correcting "te" to "the" instead of the preprogrammed "TE", etc.


texts: App Store not allowing me to upgrade to Sierra

texts:
I'm trying to upgrade from El Capitan 10.11.6 to the latest version of Sierra 10.12.x.

I'm following this tutorial which recommends getting Sierra through the App Store.

However when I open the App Store and go to the Updates tab, I do not see Sierra as an option, only upgrading security patches for my existing 10.11.6 installation:

What's going on here? How can I find 10.12.x and upgrade to it?


texts:
I upgraded to my iPhone and Watch (iOS and watchOS 11.4, respectively).  I've already had iMessages turned on and have been using it for years.

I enabled iCloud Messages on the iPhone but the Messages on my Watch kept showing a green bubble from my blue bubble people.

I went to this Apple page to ensure I was turning iCloud Messages on correctly and I verified my iPhone settings were correct.

The problem is with the Mac.  There's no iCloud Messages checkbox available in Messages -> Preferences -> Accounts.  I verified the macOS update was successful and I didn't get any error messages during the upgrade.

Is it just me (others can see the iCloud Messages checkbox) or has it not rolled-out to everyone yet?  Do I need to be more patient and wait for the feature to become available?


texts:
I got my iPhone 6 stolen in Brazil a few weeks ago. It had a pass-code and 2 factor authentication.

Unfortunately the pass-code was set to only be required every 4 hours so if the thief kept the phone unlocked every now and again we could assume he/she has access to it. The phone was also in air-plane mode when it was stolen.

I immediately used a friends phone to access my iCloud and set up the "erase" option when the phone connected to the internet. I changed my apple password and informed my network provider.

I just got an email saying that "Activation Lock is requesting your password". On iCloud it still stated "erase pending" and that it will happen when the phone next connects to the internet.

Surely the activation lock request means the iPhone had to connect to the internet?? Why didn't it start erasing itself??

I've now changed it to lost mode to see if that does anything but it says "lost mode pending" and it will activate when the iPhone is connected to the internet.

I was just wondering how i got the activation lock email? And for a stolen iPhone, which mode is best... erase mode or lost mode??


texts: Spotlight Woes! Can't search, can't reindex, can't find

texts:
Help!

Spotlight stopped working ... if I go to spotlight search (top right), it just hangs.

Same with Apple-F in Finder ... it causes Finder to hang for a minute or so. Cannot search.

I went to Spotlight Sys Prefs. Switching to Privacy Tab takes like 10 seconds.
Then If I try to add a drive to Privacy tab, it either crashes SysPrefs, or gives me this:

So I tried all kinds of things I found online, like

sudo mdutil -a -i off
sudo mdutil -i on
sudo mdutil -a -E -v
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
sudo mdutil -aEv

sudo rm -rf /.Spotlight-V100
sudo rm -rf /Volumes/0/.Spotlight-V100

etc...

I tried rebooting from a backup System drive & repairing permissions from Disk Utility.

But it still doesn't work!

Help!
OSX 10.6.8

Update: some more weirdness:
The plist for mds tries to launch /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Support/mds

But if I look inside /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/

I see that Support is just a hardlink to Versions/Current/Support

Support -> Versions/Current/Support

Then looking inside Versions I see only one folder called A and inside that are
Headers, Metadata, Resources, Support -- and inside Support is:
mds,mdworker,mdworker32,mdwrite

Should I edit my com.apple.metadata.mds.plist to launch /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds ??

What the heck is this A folder???


texts:
How free is Mavericks?
Is it free as a free beer?

I want to run in on virtual machine and do not own licence for it (but it's free, right?) - is it OK?

What about hard to find solutions of newest OS - easiest thing to do is to install older system like Snow Leopard and upgrade to Mavericks. Snow Leopard would be at that point without licence, but solely in purpose for installing free new system.

How does Apple licencing define that "free" Mavericks?


texts: How can I remove 'Dark Mode' from Ms Office apps without disabling it across macOS?

texts:
I am running macOS Mojave and have Dark Mode set as my default appearance in Apple > System Preferences > General.

I recently updated MS Office on my Mac and the latest MS Office update (i.e. version 16.20) supports Dark Mode. However, unlike many other apps, there is no way to enable/disable this appearance within the app itself.

Since I much prefer the usual appearance of my MS Office apps, but still want to use Dark Mode within macOS, how can I achieve this outcome?


texts: GMail on one Mac (only!) stopped working this week

texts:
I have a GMail account, and I access it from two Macs, and an iPhone.  The iPhone and one of the Macs (10.14.x) still works.

On the other Mac (10.13.6), it stopped being able to receive mail a couple days ago.  The "Mail Connection Doctor" says "Trying to log in to this IMAP account failed.  Verify that the username and password are correct", and likewise for SMTP.

I found some ideas online and tried them, but nothing so far has worked:

Go to https://myaccount.google.com and turn on "less secure account access" (it was already on)
Go to https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha

I haven't changed my password in the past month, and I can still log in to GMail with a web browser.

When I go to "Accounts" in Mail.app and click my GMail account, it presents an OAuth-like sheet asking for my Google email/password.  When I complete the form, the sheet turns gray (empty), and only the "Cancel" button remains.

I found reports that GMail broke on Mojave recently, but my pre-Mojave system is the one that broke.

Any ideas for how to make this work again?

UPDATE: I've been clicking "Check Again" several times, and one time I got IMAP (only) to work, and it downloaded this week's email, but then it stopped working immediately.  I don't think I was doing anything special that time.

In the "Detail", I see:

250-smtp.gmail.com at your service, [my.ip.address]
{many more 250-prefixed lines}
AUTH LOGIN
334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
{my b64-encoded email}
334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
*
501 5.5.2 Cannot Decode response {big_ugly_code} - gsmtp
QUIT

That's not my password -- it really just says * there (though I don't know if Mail.app substitutes that in the window for safety).

UPDATE 2: Calendar.app has all my latest calendars, for this same Google account, and syncs fine on this computer (though obviously not with SMTP or IMAP).


texts:
How can I change the header date in Pages to just the year?
The only choices are different versions on the month, date and year, all together.


texts: iMac won't turn on any farther than this.  Blue line down the middle and that's it.  Help!


texts:
I have an AppleTV 3rd generation (A1469) that will not login to iCloud.  After entering the correct password I get

"Unable to sign in.  Could not communicate with server".

If I try the wrong password, it gives a different error saying wrong password.  My account has 2FA enabled.  I've read unofficial forum posts saying you need to use a "decorated password" which is your password plus the 6 digit 2FA code appended.  But in this case my iPhone does not show any notification about a login attempt.  I've already tried "Reset all settings" in the menu and it's running the latest OS 7.3.  Network test does not identify any problems.


texts: Upgrading a 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 2.8 GHz dual quad CPU to the newer 4GHz CPU

texts: Will the early 2008 MacPro dual 2.8 GHz quad core function with the newer Intel 4GHz chips? If so, which ones?


texts: Restore APFS Volume on an external USB disk which does not mount

texts:
I work with a MBP 15" (2019 eight core) and an USB HDD partitioned with an APFS encrypted volume.

Yesterday, after a regular power off of my MBP, I plugged in my external USB disk and I got an error message saying that Mac was unable to mount the disk and asking me to format it. In Disk Utility, this disk figure as Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V - USM external physical disk - Master Boot Record (MBR).
I tried from terminal to run diskutil list and that showed me the following:

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *4.0 TB     disk2
   1:                       0xEE                         2.2 TB     disk2s1

In the meantime, I found a software (iBoysoft Data Recovery) that had found my APFS encrypted partition and that is recovering my data, but I'm wondering how can I mount/restore this partition using terminal?


texts: Deleted photos from phone when transfering to macbook, how to get back on phone?

texts:
I transferred photos from my iphone to my macbook, but turns out the photos were deleted from my phone after the transfer. So now I have the photos on my macbook but not on the phone.

I'm trying to get those photos back on my phone.

I tried changing preferences such that icloud would work on my phone and macbook, but it did not work.


texts:
I'm a software developer and I often have to switch between different projects, each with its own environment setup. Some actions I have to do each time include:

creating ssh tunnels
connecting database inspectors
applying git stashes with local dev connection strings
starting local servers
opening specific IDE on the right project
recovering Postman saved requests for the specific project
set env variables
...

Those are all very basic tasks, but I have to do them every time with great time waste and chances to mess up.
It would be really cool to have something like:

an "application" or "desktop icon" named after the project
click on it and it will open a dedicated workspace with everything ready to start developing
keep the local environment isolated

Is there something like this I can setup on my Mac?
Thanks


texts: What is the performance penalty of using RansomWhere.app?

texts:
As many might be aware OS X is now potential victim of ransomware exploits.  So far we have one example only, First Mac-targeting ransom ware hits Transmission users, researchers say, but chances are that these exploits will increase.

I recently read about RansomWhere.app that might be effective in protecting your mac from ransom ware attacks, by monitoring the file system for the creation of encrypted files (and blocking the process doing the encryption).  My understanding is that the developer(s) of this program are highly qualified and whatnot but (and here is the questions):

Does anyone use this program?  What is the performance penalty?

I ask because I have multiple redundant backups, so a ransom ware attack would force me to wipe my disk and use one of my backups (losing a day or less of files at most)?  Multiple redundant backups are needed anyway, so what is the net advantage of using ransomware defeating software?


texts: How do I add a featured iTunes Radio station to my stations on iOS?

texts: On iTunes for Mac I can right click a station to add it my stations. I tried a long press on a featured station on iOS but that doesn't bring up any options.


texts: What could be the cause? I/O completely died. Constant spinning, even logging in takes forever

texts:
iMac 5K, late 2014 model. The weirdest thing happened yesterday. This machine is usually very performant — 8GB ram, 3TB Fusion drive. I dual-boot Windows on it using Boot Camp.
As of now, I still have 980GB free — this issue therefore cannot be due to low storage.
Background
The Mac ran perfectly fine until I used Photos.app to browse some photos (the app did a "library permissions repair"). Shortly after, I began experiencing frequent macOS user interface freezes (all apps, spinning beachball) for sometimes minutes on end.
Activity Monitor showed very low RAM pressure and barely any CPU stress at the time. Because I couldn't isolate the issue, I rebooted the Mac.
Now, even clicking the login picture hangs the computer for around 4-5 minutes. Yes, it takes that long to show the password field. After entering the password, the wallpaper appears 2 minutes in, the Dock appears in another 3 minutes, and menu bar widgets take around 2 minutes to appear each. Opening Launchpad hangs on "Loading applications..." for minutes on end, and each individual app icon loads in its own time.
More symptoms

Opening anything - System Preferences, About this Mac, Spotlight, Finder takes ages, and freezes the whole interface while it's waiting. In this frozen state, only the cursor moves and nothing else responds whatsoever.
If not clicking on anything, the whole interface freezes periodically for 2-3 minutes anyway.
For whatever reason, opened apps work completely fine — you can drag them around, and select list items in them. It appears that doing anything that requires any I/O, like switching Finder folders or System Preference panes, however, takes forever.
When I am able to open Activity Monitor, there are 0 culprits. No apps using the disk, RAM pressure is super low—although, perhaps normally, swap usage it at 0 bytes—and the CPU is virtually idle. Strange.
SSHing into the Mac from another box exhibits these same symptoms, suggesting it's not loginwindow. SSH takes about a minute to log in and every command takes forever to execute.

What I tried

I ran Apple Hardware Diagnostics (Cmd+D on startup). No hardware issues found.
I ran First Aid on the APFS volume in Recovery OS (Cmd+R on startup). No major issues found, and it seemed OK.
I removed /var/db/.applesetupdone in Single User Mode to force macOS to create a new admin account. The admin account suffers from the same symptoms.

System info
I'm running macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Beta. Yes, I'm aware it's beta software, but it worked fine for ages until yesterday. I'm not keen on reinstalling macOS, and doing a backup is impossible as I do not own an external hard drive of the Mac's capacity. In fact, the Mac sort of was my back-up hard drive in a sense.
What can I do? Do these symptoms ring a bell? It seems like I/O to me, but  I'm honestly quite lost.


texts: How can I delete everything from my MacBook Pro before selling it?

texts:
I have a Mac that runs Snow Leopard and I intend to upgrade it to Mountain Lion and sell it on ebay. However, I only have one hard-drive, and I'm sure I can't use something in my OS to delete my OS and all user data.

Is there something for this that's built into the firmware that I can do on boot, or otherwise?

I have source code on my Mac for multiple corporations' proprietary software and I can't risk somebody gaining access through the use of any sort of disk recovery tool. I plan to use a 7 pass erase rather than simply deleting the directory.


texts: Program is opening for a quarter of a second and then closing instantly

texts:
After having this problem for over a month and not succeeding, I am asking you for help.

Sometimes (it is happening irregularly) a program is opening in the dock but closing again after a quarter of a second. I am not able to find out which program it is as it is happening so quickly.

Now my question: Is there any way to find out which apps (or processes) have been opened in the past minute (so that I can find out which program is responsible for this strange behavior).

I would be so glad if you could answer my question!

With best greetings,
Leon


texts: Battery indicator is not moving further from 96%

texts:
I bought a new macbook pro, till the day I bought the battery indicator is not moving further from 96%.
I wonder if there is a problem with the battery because if I unplug my power cable it is still showing 96%.
My previous Mac used to show 100% or "Charged" but in OS X Lion it isn't the same, is it?


texts: How does macOS store Unix file permissions in ZIP files

texts:
I am trying to extract a ZIP file in Java which was created on a Mac using the built-in archive functionality of the Finder. As the ZIP file contains an application bundle, it is important to retain the Unix file permissions, especially the executable flag.

When extracting the ZIP file using the Finder, the permissions are retained. So I know they're stored somewhere in there.

Now my question is: how does macOS store Unix file permissions in ZIP files? Unfortunately I could not find any information about this on the net.


texts: Yosemite Login screen ignoring login after Screen Saver

texts:
This is regarding a:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
2 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

I have a managed, admin, remote account on the Mac.
This is the only account on the Mac.

The Screen Saver (Word of the Day) is set to come up after 30 mintues.
Energy Saver is set to turn off the display after 30 Minutes.

Security setting is: Require password 5 seconds after sleep or screen saver.

I return to the system after 5 seconds since the screen saver has started, but before 30 minutes...

Routinely there is a problem where the login screen (Just offering a PW, not a username) ignores the typed in password.

The password is entered, the return key is hit. The password bullets highlight and the system sits and gives no feedback as to the auth status.
The clock is still running, so the system isn't locked up.

If I sleep the device (Either by closing the MBP or by hitting the power key briefly) then when the login screen comes back up (after reawake) a new set of issues occur.

Now the password bullets simply clear whenever the return button is pressed.
The restart and change user buttons accept the click and highlight but do nothing. When released they unhighlight.

The only escape from this is a hard reset holding the power button for >5 seconds.

Open to any suggestions.


texts: Does initial FileVault encryption require user to be logged in?

texts: If I enable FileVault using a specific account on macOS Sierra, does the account have to be logged in for the initial encryption to take place or does the computer just have to be plugged in and awake even if a different user is logged in?


texts: Can I upgrade an iPhone 5S directly to 8.3 from 7.1.3?

texts: I am unable to upgrade iOS from 7.1.3 to 8.3 on my iPhone 5S. Can I upgrade directly to 8.3 or do I have to do it in stages i.e. from 7.2 onwards?


texts: macOS Mojave Command line: How to mount drive but NOT EFI and hidden partitions

texts:
If I connect a external GUID-Formated Mac Drive, the Finder does mount all partitions except the "hidden" ones EFI and if existing "Recovery HD".
That's fine so far.

If I unmount the disk in the command line with "diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3" it will be unmounted.
Also fine.
But if I then do the opposite with "diskutil mountDisk /dev/disk3", this command will not only mount the relevant data partitions but as well the "EFI" partition and if existing also the "Recovery HD" partition.

As it looks there is no command which behaves like the Finder, I have to extract the disk informations with the diskutility command.
Right now, with diskutil list $(diskutil list | grep 'external' | awk '{print $1}') I get the following output.

/dev/disk3 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk3
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk3s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Server SSD Clone        127.5 GB   disk3s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk3s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS Server HDD clone       1000.0 GB   disk3s4
   5:                  Apple_HFS Free Space              100.0 GB   disk3s5
   6:                  Apple_HFS Backup                  771.6 GB   disk3s6

Now I search string manipulations to extract the "NAME" and "IDENTIFIER" information based on filtering out the "TYPE" and "IDENTIFIER" information and exclude the "TYPE" "EFI" and "Apple_Boot".

In the end I should get something like

Repeat until last partition
  Part_NAME="Server SSD Clone", Part_ID="disk3s2"
  Diskutil mountDisk /dev/$Part_ID
End

Somewhere else I did read that it is needed to mount partitions by there UUID and NOT by "NAME" or "IDENTIFIER". With the command diskutil info /dev/disk3 you get this information but then it's needed to extract the "Volume UUID:" from the result.

I would appreciate any suggestions either to part of my question or to a other way to get it done.

Thank you for your help.
Regards
Thomas


texts: Why do I get no text alert for one contact only?

texts:
I have an iPhone 5s and when my mom texts it doesn't make a noise. It does when everyone else does.

There is a small gray moon next to her name, but I have checked and her phone is NOT on "Do not disturb". Any suggestions?


texts: Does rsync have issues with Unicode Characters in filenames?

texts:
I run rsync via a crontab every night to make an offsite backup of a directory's state, fairly trivial stuff really.  While going through the logs, I noticed that in particular there were a set of files that were always deleted from the destination and recopied every time the rsync command ran. Further investigation shows the file names all had Unicode in them.

Looking at just one of the files, they're all variations, here's the filename. Note the accented character:  Classics. . . Lè Tour Guide Training Guide.pdf

This appears as this sequence in the logs (a deletion and the new copy):

deleting ./Classics. . .Le\#314\#200 Tour Guide.ppt

./Classics. . . L\#303\#250 Tour Guide Training Guide.pdf

I'm pretty sure I know what's going on.  The first one is taking the letter e and adding an accent over it.  The second one is using a glyph itself that has the accent è.  Visually, they're the same.

What I don't understand is why rsync doesn't just preserve whatever the file name actually is.

I'm using rsync v2.6.9 protocol version 29 on OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 to talk with rsync v3.1.0 protocol versions 31 on Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS.

The OS X command line is:

/usr/bin/rsync -zaHv --progress --delete user@srchost.com:/src /Volumes/DstDrive/dst'

Is there a way I can get rsync to preserve the file names as-is?
Is this a bug in rsync?


texts:
More and more websites seem to disable the context menu in web browsers.

Can I prevent websites from disabling the context menu in Safari on macOS?


texts: Trying to download photos from iPhone 5s to Windows 10

texts:
I just got a new computer with Windows 10. I have saved my pictures from my iPhone 5s to the computer however there is a block of photos from May 1-24 that it will not detect and therefore will not download.  It will not even allow me to see these photos on the computer, so I can't manually select them for download.

Does anyone know how to fix this?


texts:
What the difference and usage of encodings UTF-8 and UTF-8-MAC in iconv?
I thought it was the difference between \n and \r(MAC OS 9) at first.
But I tried iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-8-MAC filename > filename2
The file content doesn't change in hex view.


texts: How can I change the speech rate while text-to-speech is going on?

texts:
Is it possible to do that? I currently activate the text-to-speech feature by hitting CMD+SHIFT+S. However, while reading textbooks, I sometimes need to go slower to increase understanding, or pause. How do I achieve that?

Thanks!


texts: prevent Microsoft Remote Desktop from starting in full screen mode

texts:
I have an iMac (always newest OS which now is Catalina) with a big monitor and a second external monitor, i.e. I have two big monitors on my desk.

In the settings of Mission Control I have chosen that my monitors shall NOT use different spaces. (I want to spread spreadsheets and other apps across both monitors to have a wide view on them, this is only possible when both monitors share the same space).

My version of Microsoft Remote Desktop is 10.3.7 which also is the newest version. Everything works fine, but MRD always starts in full screen mode. This means it covers one screen entirely while the other screen completely turns into black. But I want to see my mac Desktop on the other screen, because I sometimes want to drag and drop files between the two systems (which btw. works perfect).

I always have to switch MRD into windows mode and then have to drag this windows corners until the window covers one of my two monitors, and the I can work in both systems.

But It would be much more convenient if MRD would already start in windows mode instead of full screen mode. But I didn't find a matching switch in the settings.

How can I tell Microsoft Remote Desktop to always open in windows mode on my mac?

btw: I don't need full screen mode on my Mac for any app. So, I also would be very happy if there was a way to disable full screen mode on my Mac completely for all apps.


texts: Disk quota not getting set in APFS file system (MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13))

texts:
I tried enabling quota on a file system(type APFS) mounted using this command quotaon /dev/disk1s1 but it throws: /dev/disk1s1/ not found in fstab.  Previously it used to work in HFS type file system.

Any way to fix this?


texts: What Mac app shows this 'Control Center'-like interface on the side of the desktop?

texts:
I saw these pictures on a forum and I was wondering what app is it?
I am referring to the the nice little UI on the left middle of the screen..

So I see they both have a 'beats' icon in their menu, so is it a beats headphone plugin or something?


texts: Unable to view uploaded photos/videos on iCloud.com

texts:
I can see that my photos/videos are backed up to iCloud, however, when I log into icloud.com to view them from my PC, the images do not populate.

The app has been installed onto my computer.


texts: Can I select a clip in imovie by specifying the start and end time? (rather than dragging mouse)

texts: Is there a way in imovie to select a clip by typing in the start and end time (rather than by dragging the mouse).  I would like to make a precise selection from, for example, 0:16 to 18:02.  Is there a way to do that typing in those times.  Seems very difficult to get that precise with the mouse.


texts: Does Acrobat Pro XI support Retina display?

texts:
I have not been able to find any official word from Adobe on this. A Google search only turns up comments from disgruntled users (such as myself) who complain about lack of support in Acrobat X.

So: does Acrobat Pro XI support Retina display?


texts: Does "Not Connected" state of Bluetooth/Wi-Fi drain my iPhone battery?

texts:
As we all know in iOS 11 there are three states for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi buttons in Control Centre: Off, Not Connected, and On.

I'd like to know whether Not Connected state drains my iPhone battery or not?
And how to turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi completely via Control Centre?


texts: How do I fix "Battery is not charging" for 2012 macbook pro retina?

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro, and it's battery is not charging.

If I switch off the power adapter, the computer instantly switches off. No shut down sequence. I have to plug in the power adapter to switch it on.

On each switch-on, I am presented with the screen showing Macintosh HD. And a network selection option at the bottom. On pressing the arrow under the HD icon, the macbook boots up. Takes quite long. About a couple of minutes. Before this problem started, it used to startup in a few seconds.

Mackbook details:

Battery remains at 0%

Battery status:
Battery appears normal and macbook detects it.

Things I tried:

Reboot.
Reset SMC.
Clean magsafe port.
Disconnected, and reconnected the battery plug by opening the back.

None of this worked.

I also tried to find the answer in other questions here, like
Macbook Pro (Mid 2012) Battery Not Charging
and
Macbook Pro Retina – "Battery Is Not Charging"

But nothing has changed the battery status.

How do I troubleshoot this?


texts:
I have a problem with mail application.

Using it from OS X when I send mail including an attachment like image, pdf or any oder document and if my recipient reads the mail on windows devices, they do not see the text of my mail and a signature, but instead the whole text and signature of the email all are processed as an attachment.

LIKE THIS...

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015), iOS 9.1, OS X Yosemite version 10.10.5


texts:
In my "Documents" folder I want files with same extension to be one after another.

So I open view settings options and select "Sort By: Kind", then click "Use as Defaults":

When I switch the folder to "Downloads" then back to "Documents" -- my sorting is lost -- the file list is sorted by name not by kind.

Did I use correctly "Use as Defaults"? Or is it a bug?


texts: Short of creating custom audio and a custom playlist, is there a way/app that will act as a virtual DJ for a wedding including things like introducing the guests who are going to speak, daddy/daughter dance, chicken dance, etc?  I could do everything in a playlist but if someone has already done this then it's all the better.


texts: How to send a looped video to video feed?

texts:
I am having some trouble with my webcam on my Mac running Catalina.
I want to send a looped video of myself to the webcam feed so I can still seem present in meetings. So, like, when Chrome asks the computer for the webcam, I want to be in control of what goes there.
An ideal solution would be something I could run with python, free software would also be okay. What is the best way to do this?


texts: How can I get my MacBook to use my second hard drive for storing photos?

texts:
My disk is getting full, probably because I have so many pictures. How can I remove images and how can I specify the location where the images are stored from iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad? I use iPhone in OS X.

I have two harddrives in my MacBook, and I want to use the empty hard drive, but I don't know how I can instruct OS X to use it more. My main harddrive is running out of storage all the time.


texts: How do I make my list filter in Java usable in Automator as a service?

texts:
A friend of mine has written me a small Java application that is used to filter two lists of words (used for work sadly). Currently I would run the application in the terminal like so:

java ListFilter file1.txt file2.txt > file3.txt

I would like to be able to make this into an automator service where I can select "file1.txt" as the original list and then "file2.txt" as the filter words and then output the third file which would be the consolidated list in the same directory.

However, I have no idea how to do this and need a bit of direction.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Copy a table in a Microsoft Word document, using AppleScript

texts:
I have several hundred MS Word documents containing a single table in each. I need to copy the table, paste into Preview and save as jpeg. I can get Word to find the table, but cannot get the "copy object..." command to work. Suggestions welcome!
tell application "Microsoft Word"
    activate
    tell document 1
        count (tables)
        --  set firstTable to item 1 of tables — this does not work. Why?
        set table_list to tables
        set firstTable to item 1 of table_list
        tell firstTable
            allow page breaks
            -- allow page breaks (false) -- syntax error, () not allowed. Why?
            set allow page breaks to false -- This does not work either.
            allow page breaks
        end tell
        select firstTable -- this works! Now what?
        copy object firstTable --error -1708; doesnt understand "copy object"
    end tell
end tell


texts:
How can I obtain older versions of Xcode?

Is there a way that I can freely download a version that only requires OS X 10.6.8? So far this is all I've found on the matter; but, when I click the 'download Xcode 3' link, it simply brings up the page for downloading version 4.


texts: Disk Utility reports "missing thread record" on my external HDD

texts:
I have an external 500 GB HDD that's about five years old. I just turned it on and it made a bunch of clicking noises and failed to spin up immediately, though it did so after a few seconds.

To be safe, I figured I'd run Verify Disk in Disk Utility to see if anything was wrong with it. It reported the following:

Missing thread record (id = 14183615)
The volume OWC On The Go was found corrupt and needs to be repaired.

It's now running the repair process, which it says will take about 1.5 hours.

Is this a serious error and/or should I do anything else? The fact that it seemed to have trouble spinning up is a little concerning...

UPDATE: The repair process stopped and now it says:

Error: Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.

Sounds serious. Is the drive failing?


texts: Restoring a Time Machine backup to a machine with a password on the drive

texts:
I've inherited an older Retina Macbook Pro from a deceased relative. I don't know the password for their user account, and I would like to make the machine usable.

I have a Time Machine backup from my own MBP, however when attempting to restore it, I'm asked for the disk's password:

I also can't mount the disk using Disk Utilities, as it again asks me for a password to unlock the disk.

I don't mind losing data, I just want the machine to be usable again. What are my next steps?


texts:
I've noticed an enormous number of Safari crashes since switching to Mac OS X Lion, especially the new "reload all windows" crashes that leave Safari slow and unstable.  Any tips for handling those more gracefully?

There are admittedly many crashes attributable directly to Flash.  I'm happily minimizing my Flash exposure using ClickToFlash.  Any other suggestions?  Anyone seen a plugin that relaunches pages in another browser?

There are crashes that I cannot attribute to Flash, like this page.  Any idea what's wrong?


texts: No package 'libffi' found in Homebrew Virtual Environment

texts:
I'm using a homebrew installation of python and getting an error using pip within a virtualenvwrapper environment:

No package 'libffi' found
Package libffi was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libffi.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable

Homebrew has a formula for libffi (brew install libffi), which seemed to be successful.

I can run

$ python-config --include

which yields:

-I/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.9/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7 -I/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.9/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7

So should I "add the directory containing `libffi.pc'"?

echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH yields an empty string.

[Someone on SO had recommended][3]:

Use -I /opt/local/include on the command line

or

C_INCLUDE_PATH=/opt/local/include in the environment.

Would I add the line:

C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.9/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7

to the ~/.bash_profile?

or possibly export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.9/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7


texts: Are these harmful files that were scanned on my Mac safe to delete?

texts: The scan says the threat is blocked but for more safety I'm considering removing them. Is it safe to do so since some files seem to be system files.


texts: How to create playlist from Up next songs in iTunes?

texts:
How to create playlist based on Up next songs in iTunes?
Even better- how to save playlist you are currently playing, based on your history + Up next?


texts:
Does anyone knows what is this, where it comes from and how to fix it? It shows up randomly and rare.

URL:
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texts: How do I turn hyperlinks on or off in Numbers?

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How do I turn hyperlinks on or off in Numbers5.2?

Sometimes when I paste email or links into numbers they appear as hyperlinks other times not.

I cannot seem to find any way of changing these (although Write as controls for this).

It is extremely annoying when I try to copy an email address to have a new email created


texts: iPad - type pinyin-ized Chinese with diacritics?

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I want to type romanized Mandarin Chinese in Pinyin spelling system, attached to Chinese character texts.
Are there any direct input method to type roman characters with full diacritics (without converting to Chinese characters, and not deviating to symbol-insertion methods using ctrl and alt keys)?
E.g.
明月千里寄相思
míng yuè qiān lii jì xiāng sī
tone 3 on "i" should be "i" ripped off with its upper dot and replaced by a hacek, but I don't know how to get that single pre-composed letter from the usual English keyboard.
My second best compromises are:
1. using doubled vowel letter to show its being in the third tone as shown above (orthographically a odd-ball)  ; or
2. shifting to Gwoyeu Romatzyh, like MING YUEH CHIAN-LII JIH SHIANGSY.
When I was using GlobalWriter on windows machines, I used to switch the keyboard to IPA input layout and type directly macron/acute/hacek/grave + vowel letter to get appropriate tone-marked vowel letters.  All the needed diacritics were allocated the top row of keyboard, as "dead keys" to be followed by vowel letters on which they are added to.

Any similar shortcuts in iPad circumstances?
Thank you.


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How can I customize the Guest user Dock in Yosemite?

Here are a few approaches I've tried but haven't been able to complete:

In past versions of OS X, you could customize the Guest user Dock by putting a plist with your desired configuration at /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Preferences/com.apple.Dock.plist. In Yosemite, it seems this plist is overwritten by the user creation script.
I've created a Profile Manager configuration profile with my desired Dock layout, but I can't figure out how to add the profile to the Guest user. (Logging in as Guest and enrolling doesn't seem like it would work because the configuration would be erased at logout, and even when I try it, I get the error that the user isn't allowed to add or remove configuration profiles.)
I've tried modifying my Guest account, then copying the entire home directory to /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/. This does modify the Dock, but it also results in Keychain permission problems. It also feels like a very heavy-handed solution to modify one configuration.
I'm currently exploring creating a script that will remove all the Dock icons and add the ones I want when the user logs in. This doesn't feel like a great solution, since it has to run on every log in. I'm struggling right now with how to set the configuration to get the script to run on login.

If anybody else has any ideas, especially if you know or have an idea about how to keep the user creation script from overwriting the Dock plist, I'd be very grateful.

Thanks!


texts: Outlook 2011 Meetings - how to add as an attachment?

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I'm trying to get Outlook for Mac to do what Outlook for Windows has done for a long time.

I want to create an email, attach a meeting to the email and send it - I don't want just the meeting details summarized as text (what seems to happen), I want the whole meeting to be added to my email as an attachment.

I loved this feature in Windows as I could send the meeting to a non-participant to keep them in the loop and not have to redact any details, but at the same time, it didn't pop up on the recipient's calendar the way a forwarded meeting does.


texts: Bootcamp just goes to black screen after trying to install linux

texts: The other day I installed linux to a partition on my 2019 macbook pro. It didn’t work the way I thought it would so I just deleted the partition that had linux. Now when I try to boot into windows with bootcamp it just goes to a black screen and nothing happens. If anyone has an idea of how to fix this it would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How to send letters to all the recipients at once Apple Mail?

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I have 100 open emails in Apple Mail. There will be one recipient for each email. Such a requirement is very important to me and can't be changed.

How can I automate the process of sending these emails with one or two clicks? I prefer not having to press 'Send' 100 times.


texts: Cannot disable parental controls for Admin user

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I wanted to put parental controls on my computer before I learned that administrator users can't have parental controls (makes sense to me now). But somehow I still managed to enable parental controls for my administrator user, and it didn't give me any warning message.

I can tell that enabling parental controls really did work because some websites are blocked. This persists even after rebooting my Mac.

Now I want to turn off parental controls, but I can't do it. When I try to turn it off in System Preferences, I get this error message (video):

  You cannot enable parental controls for an administrator account. Create a new user account, and then enable parental controls for the new account.

So how can I turn off parental control for the Admin user?


texts: How to script a global keyboard shortcut in MacOS

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I want to configure a global keyboard shortcut in MacOS using a script.

Specifically, I want to set the "Move focus to next window" to ⌘⇧§ (since I have a Swedish keyboard and the default ⌘⇧` has a tendency to insert backquotes all over the place)

So I want the setting to end up like this

I have tried this command

defaults write -g NSUserKeyEquivalents '{ "Move focus to next window"="@§"; }'

Inspired by this and this instruction. But it does not work.


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When I try to boot it it shows the Apple logo for a second and then gives up, same with Recovery mode.

When I put it on quick charge it boots up and works but when I unplug it, it slows down and then shuts off.

I've managed to do a quick change from quick charge to the laptop USB port while it was in Recovery mode and am currently reinstalling the software.

Any ideas?