texts: UI Lag OSX Yosemite (10.10) on Retina MacBook Pro late 2013

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I have a late 2013 rMBP, 13" with the following specs:

Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5
RAM: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Video: Intel Iris 1536 MB (integrated)

Before upgrading to Yosemite, Mavericks performed fine (everything was quick and snappy). I did a clean install of Yosemite (however, I took a bit of a strange path: reinstalled Mavericks and then upgraded to Yosemite via the App Store).

So, my problem is that the UI lags. Not immediately, but after a while (either using the laptop or have it in sleep mode and then use it) the UI gets laggy. Yosemite eats up all my RAM, and I don't really have that much apps open. Today, I had 3 PDFs open in Preview and was using Safari. Mission control and Expose were very slow and laggy.

I have already tried a PRAM reset, did not solve anything. Also reduced the transparancy, and did not work.
When reading forums, it seems that Yosemite has trouble with the amount of pixels of a retina screen. A friend of mine has a 2014 11" MacBook Air (base model) which runs Yosemite fine.

What do you recommend, should I do a clean install of Yosemite again (this time using a bootable image of Yosemite)? Or is it better to wait for Apple to fix this with an update?

I'm keen for your thoughts on this matter.

UPDATE 19-11-2014: Since the 10.10.1 update, overall stability of Yosemite seems to be improved and I have not yet encountered any lag. Is it solved....?

UPDATE 21-11-2014: Still having UI lag (after clean re-install of Yosemite), though it does occur less frequently with 10.10.1. Preview also performs slightly better, as well as Mission Control and Exposé.

UPDATE 03-12-2014: UI lag is still present, and as said, it occurs less frequently. What is strange however, is that the actual performance of the machine does not seem to suffer under the lag.


texts: I have been booting my iMac off of an external SSD.  When I initially set it up I did a clean install of high sierra and once that was booted up I used migration assistant to restore from a time machine backup.  It works well but one of the only issues that I'm noticing is that when I click on shutdown or restart the screen just goes black and the cursor stays on the screen but the system does not actually shutdown.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Macbook Pro (Mid 2010) replacement power supply issue

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I have a multi macbook/macbook pro household, made up of a 2006 mb, mid 2008 mbp, and mid2010 mbp models.  I recently purchased a new 85 watt power supply and immediately noticed that it would not consistently power or charge my 2010 mbp.  When plugged in, it would charge briefly, then alternate between green and amber every 5 to 10 seconds.  The same power supply worked fine with the older 2006 mb and 2008 mbp.

I returned this power supply thinking it was bad, and got a replacement, which of course behaves identically to the power supply it replaced.  So, now I'm trying to figure out what is different about my 2010 mbp that would cause this new power supply to not charge correctly.  The odd thing is, my older power supplies, work fine with the 2010 mbp.

So, there's something with the combination of the new style power supply with my 2010 mbp that is causing problems for charging.

I've tried resetting the SMC on the 2010 mbp, which didn't make any difference with the issue.  Does anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this issue?  Any tips or pointers would be appreciated.


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Today my laptop has started to lock the HD. When booted it either stays black with the fans going nuts or it loads up a dialog to reset pw. In this window I can choose startup disk from the top left menu. The dialog that opens allows me to unlock the HD but the system needs to reboot to use my HD as startup disk. And then it starts all over again...

I've also tried both pram reset, Smc reset and verifying/repairing the HD in disk utility. It still keeps locking the HD when booting up.

Any other suggestions?


texts: Users & Groups: Change Account Name, but not Home Directory?

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Using a company computer and creating files and whatnot, it always lists the author as being 'pseudonym'•.  Through advanced settings in Users & Groups, I can change the the Account name (ie, the short name) to the name I want, but anywhere I've searched on the internet always states that the Home directory must also be changed to reflect the new Acct. name.  Using the Advanced Settings, is there any problem with having the AccountName and Home directory not being the same?  Can I have my account name 'xXx_dArkSephiroth42_xXx'• and my home directory be 'pseudonym' without any problems?

• Names changed to protect identity

Edit: Wanted to highlight using only the Advanced Settings


texts: I have many files and folders inside a certain folder. I wanna get the total size for the files and/or folders I select select inside this certain folder (because when I click Get info I get the size for each one).


texts: How can I use a 5" screen as a display for a Mac Mini? Is there a way to over-ride HDMI settings?

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I purchased this 5" screen with 800x480 resolution:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013JECYF2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Elecrow screen is primarily designed for Raspberry pi, but I would also like to use it as a screen for my Mac Mini (running Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.3) connected by HDMI.

I have programming experience and would be willing to experiment. An easy solution would be great (some driver to install?),  but some way to over-ride the settings of the HDMI  port to send a signal which the screen can understand also sounds like a potential solution.

Any ideas welcome, thank you for the help.


texts: How to make Calendar in macOS scroll via the scroll wheel of a thrid-party mouse

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I use a Logitech MX3 Anywhere for Mac and a Logitech Pebble with macOS.
Scrolling works fine in most applications, only in Apple's Calendar app the scroll wheel does not move through the months as it happens when I scroll with the Magic Mouse.
How can I make the Calendar app respond to the scrolling with these Logitech mice? (I assume it is not a Logitech-specific issue but a problem Calendar has with the scroll wheel of any normal mouse.)

PS: This problem occurs with macOS Mojave and with High Sierra.


texts: External DVD Drive won't mount anymore after burning two disks

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Here's a short story: I was burning a OS 9 install disk on my Mac Mini because don't judge me.

When it was done, the disk seemed fine, but it said the drive was "disconnected" after it finished burning.

I looked at the disk (mounted on the desktop, even though I told it to eject) and it seemed fine.

Just to be sure, I burned it again to another CD-R, same error, disk not mounted, drive not ejected.

The drive was in a hub, so I put it into one of the main 4 ports to see if it would mount. Nope.

There isn't a optical drive in Disk Utility or a disk1 in /dev, like previously.

Any ideas?


texts: How to change AppleScript path to a Terminal-style path?

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I have a custom Service that I've created in Automater (I'm on OS X 10.6.5). The Service executes an AppleScript which in turn executes a shell script. Here is the AppleScript:

on run {input, parameters}
    -- do shell script "/usr/bin/find " & input & " -type f -name .DS_Store -delete -print"
    display alert "Path: " & input
end run

The problem is, the path passed by the Service (in the variable input) looks like:

Macintosh HD:Users:Matthew:Documents:Programming:Apple Scripts:

And for the command to execute properly, the path needs to look like:

Macintosh\ HD/Users/Matthew/Documents/Programming/Apple\ Scripts/

So, is there a way to translate the first path to the second path? I was hoping for a core function which handles this. But I suppose some kind of regex/find/replace/etc would work? I'm familiar with HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP, not with Cocoa/AppleScript/C. Any direction or suggestions would be great!


texts: I create a file called "foo-bar.service" and it becomes "foo-bar.service.app"

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File browser windows show this .app extension, but if I go into the terminal it's just "foo-bar.service"

How can I get rid of this annoying, obnoxious nonsense?


texts: How do I turn off "Find my iPhone" on my device without wi-fi?

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My wifi greyed out/dimmed for no obvious reason. To restore my iPhone I am required to turn off "Find my iPhone".

Since I can't get access to wifi through my device (it needs Apple ID password), how can I turn the that off?

I tried doing it through iCloud.com but it needs to be turned off through the device itself (which then eventually shows on iTunes).

I've contacted the Apple support team but they haven't helped much.


texts: Is there any app to make/receive calls on iphone from another non-apple device?

texts: I have an iPhone that I use mainly to connect to internet and another device that simply makes calls and not have much features. It becomes frustrating using two devices when answering calls. There is a feature called "Call Divert" which charges for each call diverted, and using a Bluetooth headset is inevitable especially when you are having much less call frequency. So is there any app, without the need to be JAILBROKEN to connect the iPhone with other Bluetooth enabled device and simply act as a sound pathway so that calls and music on the other phone can be heard on this iPhone. More like using an iPhone as Bluetooth headset.


texts: Which OS X Lion or ML more stable on Macbook Pro 2010 Mid 15"

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I had a old Macbook Pro 2010 mid 15" buy from 2nd market. And it still shipping yet on the way ...

Just know it still running the very very old 10.6.8 on it ..

Yes, I know it maybe or not have the GPU Kernel Panic problems. (I don't think all this model have this problems.)

I will try to install the latest OS X 10.10.2 on it first and testing ..

But .... if I am real the unlucky one, with the GPU KP.

And need downgrade back to old OS X.

This is I need buy Lion or ML from Mac App Store.

But ... which one more stable on this model Macbook Pro?


texts: Mac bind to windows domain with wrong name

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I'm fairly new to the world of Mac. I've had the administering of around 100 macs thrust upon me (previous guy left, little documentation. Only things like the images he used, no documentation of whats in them Merry Christmas to me! :( ) As far as I can tell, they had no Administration system in place. The solution was basically get everything the way you want it on the master, disable updates and things, clone to other machines. Repeat every several months/ year or so (based on image dates)

Anyway, my manager wants me doing things differently. I'm working on integrating the Macs into our AD somewhat. When I bind them to our AD with a name like M109831-TED117 it  shows up in AD as m109831_ted117. While the capitalization isn't an issue, the underscore is very inconvenient.

We are on a Win 2008 DNS server. this is Binding Mac clients ranging from 10.5-10.7 and I tried both Directory Utility (like here http://blog.pluralsight.com/join-mac-to-windows-domain) and through the comparable dsconfigad commands

tl;dr

When binding to AD why does my dash become an underscore?
Put in name M109831-TED117 when binding and it shows in AD as m109831_ted117. can this be changed?


texts: iPhone 4s irregularly asks for Apple ID after a night at airplane mode

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My girlfriend uses her iPhone to wake her up, and during night, she puts it in flightmode (because she doesn't like radiation).
1 out of approx. 3 mornings the phone doesn't wake her, instead it asks her (silently) for her Apple ID.
The screen shows (in Dutch, so probably not 100% right translated)

  activation required

after clicking at it, it tells

  Activation required.
  On your iPhone flight mode is active. Turn off flight mode to continue activation.

and after clicking this it asks for her Apple ID. After filling it in, just than the alarm clock goes off (off course to late :(
Strange behavior, especially since I have used this iPhone for a year (it used to be mine), without any of these problems.

Perhaps beneficial information: she has her own Apple ID, but for apps we share an Apple ID.
[iOs 7.04 on iPhone 4s 32GB]


texts: Move Documents folder to different drive

texts: I would like to move the Documents folder to a different drive. I am running OS X 10.9.4. I am trying to preserve space on my OS SSD.


texts: Restore previous apps after upgrade to 4.2?

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I have an old iPhone 3G which had iOS 4.0 installed. I had apps such as Starbuck's app running on it without a problem. I just didn't get the latest incompatible updates.

I tried upgrading to iOS 4.2 a few days ago. Before the upgrade process, it backed everything up to iTunes. It performed the upgrade and then asked if I want to set up the phone as a brand new one or restore from a previous backup. I chose the latter option.

After the upgrade was complete, I had a lot of the data on there (e.g. notes, pictures, email account, music, etc.) but all my 3rd party apps were gone. Now when I try to install some apps such as Starbuck's it won't let me even download them.

Is there any way I can get these apps back onto my iPhone? I don't mind downgrading back to 4.0 (if that's even possible).

UPDATE: The phone was not set up to synchronize applications via iTunes. I was thinking that the applications were going to be transferred to the computer as part of the backup process.


texts: Lightroom catalog on external hard drive not readable

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Using Lightroom 4, when opening a catalog file on an external hard drive, I get error

  Lightroom cannot launch with this catalog. It is either on a network volume or on a volume on which Lightroom cannot save changes.

As is suggested on the Adobe forums, the external hard drive is NTFS which is not compatible with my MacBook Pro.

Is there anything I could install on my computer so that the catalog is usable?


texts: Little Snitch reports outgoing connections from Mach Kernel -- am I infected?

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I monitor all my traffic using Little Snitch.  Recently, I've noticed strange IP addresses making connections to the "mach_kernel" process.  Most of these IP addresses seem to originate from other programs (for example, I might see a Google address connected to mach_kernel when I'm browsing Gmail via my browser).

Is my Mac infected?  The main concern here is that I have a virus which is MitMing traffic of other programs on my box.  How can I tell if this is the case?


texts: How to convert JSON to AppleScript properties

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How can I get AppleScript to run this query and save each value (country, city, etc.) as an AppleScript variable?

http://ip-api.com/json/8.8.8.8?fields=country,city,isp,org,as,mobile,proxy,message

I'm trying to get information about IP and domain and set the value of some variables.

I was not sure how to even run the query from AppleScript so I used do shell script to call curl:

set IPAddress to "8.8.8.8"
set link to "http://ip-api.com/json/" & IPAddress & "?fields=country,city,isp,org,as,mobile,proxy,message"
set curl_command to "curl " & link

do shell script curl_command

The result is JSON formatted text. Is AppleScript's text delimiter the only option for parsing the result?


texts: How do I teach Siri to spell names of geographic locations accurately? For example Siri spells Coeur d’Alene as Cortolane or Quarterline and  n e v e r  can find it.  It gets as close as Idaho.


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my iPad mini indicates 19000+ photos, 600 videos and low disk space.
I want to buy a new iPad mini that has more capacity.

How can I determine what I have now, so I know how much more capacity the new iPad will need?


texts: Data detector for Safari similar to Mail.app?

texts: Does Safari have a similar data detector system like Mail.app? I don't think it has this because I am trying to add an event based on date and it doesn't occur. Is the data detector system limited on Safari compared to the Mail app?


texts: How does my phone tell me my elevation even though I'm nowhere near a cell tower?

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I have the compass app (Comes with the phone) on my iPhone 6 and it can still tell me my elevation even though I have no service, why is this? Is there a magnet or something similar in the phone?

It updates when I touch the screen so I know it's connecting to something somehow.
Also, roaming is off and I am nowhere near a cell tower when that was taken.


texts: Recover emails from an old MacBook with "broken" Apple Mail v9.3

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A friend is still happily using their trusty 2009 MacBook with El Capitan and Apple Mail v9.3 installed. Apple Mail was configured to fetch all their mail from a POP3 account and save them locally. Now Apple Mail has stopped working and immediately crashes everytime it's opened.
Deactivating the POP3 mail account fixes Apple Mail but naturally their old emails aren't displayed any more. The emails are all still there on the disk unter /Library/Mail/V3/POP-"name-of-mail-account" though from where we can open them manually.
Re-adding the POP3-account makes Apple Mail crash again. Adding the POP3-account to Apple Mail under a clean user account works, as soon as I copy over the Library/Mail folder it's back to crashing.
When trying to import the MBOX-folders into Apple Mail I get the error "no valid MBOX folder found".
So, how can I recover the emails (and preferably transfer them into a less ancient mail program such as Thunderbird)? Any help is greatly appreciated!


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I often use my iphone to scan through presentations that are stored as pdfs. Often, the information on the following page of a document is the same as the previous page plus some extra information. What I find annoying is that the pdf readers I have tried so far all "animate" the scrolling to the next page. All I want is an instant "next page", like one gets when one makes the presentation.

I have looked at myPDFs and Adobe acrobat.

Can anyone suggest an app that has ability?


texts: Toggle disabling/enabling connected USB keyboard without unplugging

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I have a SOHO setup where I use a USB keyboard and a USB mouse connected to my MacBook. The placement of the USB keyboard relative to my MacBook is as shown in the picture:

I primarily use the external USB keyboard for all my typing needs.

However, sometimes I need to type using the MacBook's built-in keyboard. Due to this particular arrangement, it's inconvenient to type without unintentionally pressing keys on the USB keyboard.

I find it a bit tedious to move the USB keyboard aside or unplug/plug the cable repeatedly during my workflow.

I am looking for a way to programmatically disconnect/reconnect the USB keyboard. Any hidden settings, scripts, Terminal commands are welcome.

I'd prefer not to install any 3rd party software, but wouldn't mind it either if no built-in solution exists.

I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.5, but looking for a generalized solution that works independent of the version of macOS (not a hard limitation, not targeting ancient versions).


texts: Verifying my email address for AppleID: Where is the verification link?

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When setting up my AppleID I get a verification email but there doesn't seem to be a link to click on. There is a line that says "Verify now" but it's not a link. The only other thing on the page is a link to Apple that starts the process all over again.

Does anyone have a solution for this problem?


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I opened my contacts, clicked my friend's name and using his email, sent him a message. My friend's email is associated with an apple account. Yet when the message was delivered, it turned green. Does it mean that I was charged for the message? Is it necessary that the sender is charged whenever the message turns green? I don't have an SMS package or any other prepaid options. I have a simple AT&T plan with limited talk time and 300 MB of data.

My friend lives in a different country and uses an iPod through his home wifi.

P.S.: I have asked this question on the official Apple forum (link). I think SE is a better place for such questions.


texts: After installing macOS Catalina on a drive, is it possible to revert the drive in a clean way to the single partition previous state?

texts: I was doing some tests, and I have installed macOS Catalina on a hard disk. Now, when I open it in the Finder, I can only see Applications, Library, System and Users. I know that I can go to the boot volume, show invisible files and navigate through the Volumes folder to the data partition of the HDD. But now that I don't need the bootable partition any more is it possible to have the drive restructured as a single partition ? is it a feature offered by some third party software ? Many Thanks for your help.


texts: So I have a macbook air and it is stuck on the version 10.8 and I have checked app store for updates and I clicked on the apple logo and clicked software updates. It says I have none available when clearly there are newer versions out there. This prevents me from downloading some things because they require my version to be 10.10 or higher. Please help.


texts: Keyboard shortcut for "replace" on the dialog box

texts: Every time I need to overwrite files on my macOS Sierra Macbook when saving from a different location, I have to necessarily click on the Replace button. Is there a way to do this via the keyboard? I tried enabling All controls in the keyboard options but I can't seem to get it to work. The button focus shifts when I press Tab but pressing Enter does not do anything.


texts: Is it legal to use WINE to play PC games on Mac?

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I've always been a Mac fan and the way game developers treat Mac users is just sad.

No big games (with the exception of Portal 2 and Starcraft 2) have been released for Mac this far. I've always been into gaming, but playing Starcraft 2 over and over gets really boring once you think about all the possibilities you would have if Mac ran Windows games natively.

I know there are several ways to play Windows games on a Mac.

You use Boot Camp on your Mac to run Windows. The problem here is: Should I buy a Mac just to install Windows on it? (I believe you have to own a copy of Windows, too which costs additional money as well.)
You buy Parallels Desktop (costs money!) which doesn't require you to reboot your Mac every time you want to use Windows. This program also requires you to have a copy of Windows (money!).
You can install custom "wrappers" which allow you to run or install Windows software on your Mac. The wrappers require an installation program like Wine(Skin), Cider, CiderX and so on. Wine is free, but you still need to have a copy of the game.

My question is: can I play the games that I bought for PC on Mac the 3rd way? Would this be legal?

My Problem with the first two is that they both would cost me a lot of additional money - it's like paying for one game about 5 times.


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I've suspected this for a while, but have proven it for myself by keeping an accurate track of my Apple ID and Password, having written them down + kept a log on another system.

I went to the App Store to download the latest macOS Sierra update. While the auto updates worked well, signing into the App Store with my Apple ID did not work.

I successfully logged into https://appleid.apple.com with the same password. I re-checked all my details. I then changed my password in my Apple Account Manager at the above url and re-entered it in the App Store after I shut the App Store down and reopened it. However, it would not let me enter with the new (or old password).

Obviously I am perplexed, frustrated and annoyed by this.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can address this?


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Recently I've installed iTerm2 and customized key mappings.

For example, I wanted Command+Delete to remove the entire line. In order to achieve this I created a new key mapping where Command+Delete maps to Send hex codes: 0x15.

Could someone point me to the source where it is explained what sending hex code actually achieves.


texts: Multi-monitor virtualisation with Parallels

texts: Is it possible to make a Windows 8.1 VM running on Parallels think it has two monitors but in reality these monitors are just two separate "desktops" as far as OSX is concerned running on a single real monitor?


texts: Does OS X have a setting that will let me apply a Gaussian Blur to the monitor or a specific window?

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I've seen apps like Isolator which allow one to focus or concentrate on the frontmost window by blurring out the others; I'm looking to do the opposite: blur out the main window (or the entire monitor) and be able to easily toggle it on or off.

My goal: using this with digital art software such as Photoshop or Illustrator, to create the "squint" effect one does to get a different perspective on how your artwork is progressing. I'd like to be able to toggle this on so I can work in "squint" mode for a bit, then toggle it off. Would be great to be able to easily set the blur level as well.

Hoping it can be accessed and toggled via Core Image and AppleScript or similar.


texts: MacBook erased by thieves but still shows on FMM

texts: My MacBook Pro was stolen yesterday and I received an email that it was being erased. FMM now shows it was locked. It went online twice and I was able to see the approximative address. I wasn’t able to do anything because the only option on FMM was the sound—all others are greyed out. Does this mean that my Mac is locked and it rendered useless to the thieves? Is there a way they can unlock it without going to the Apple store to reset it? I alerted the police but so far they have not done anything about it.


texts: Can I use my Jawbone ICON to listen to Netflix on my iPhone4?

texts: Question says it all. Is there some config to do this? Phone is not jailbroken.


texts: What are the two beeps my iPhone makes before bluetooth connection is made in this video?

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See the video here: https://youtu.be/RDEszGStvjY

I'm using an app called Zello, and triggering a walkie talkie message using a bluetooth button called a Pryme BT-PTT-Z.

In the video you can hear that the iPhone makes 2 beeps before the louder tone that means zello is starting to record my message. What are these 2 beeps and how do I turn them off?

The crazy thing is that I have tried the same app and button with several other iPhones running the same software, and those phones don't make this sound! I've even tried other walkie talkie apps and they have the same issue. Therefore, there must be something specific to my device or iOS settings.

Any help is appreciated!


texts: Allow Apps won't unlock in Security & Privacy - Yosemite

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When I was running Mountain Lion I selected "Allow apps downloaded from: Anywhere" in Security & Privacy. I updated to Yosemite a few days ago. The update set that back to: "Mac App Store and identified developers". I want to run some software from elsewhere. When I select Security & Privacy and click the padlock icon, a pane comes up asking me to enter my password. Since I don't have a password I simply click "Unlock". The padlock unlocks for a few milliseconds and re-locks far too quickly for me to change the setting. I know that I don't need a password as that pane lets me click Authenticate during software installation from a .dmg

So what do I have to do to change Allow apps setting now?


texts: Grant rights on a certificate to an app through the shell

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I'm currently looking for a way to grant an application rights to a certificate in my /Library/Keychains/System.keychain through the shell.  I can currently do this through the Keychain Access App by clicking on the System Keychain, selecting the Keys category, double-clicking the "Imported Private Key" item, and then finally clicking on Access Control tab.  From here I can grant an application rights to access the private key.

Can I automate this via terminal command as I would like to use this in a bash script?


texts: iTunes music sync: "Albums" sub-window too tall for main window

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iTunes version 12.3.0.44 running on Windows 7 X64 with a 1920x1200 monitor.

When a device is connected there is a window where you can manage what music gets synced to the device.  This scrollable top-level window contains 4 scrollable sub-windows labeled Playlists, Artists, Genres and Albums.  The two lower sub-windows (Genres and Albums) are both too tall to fit entirely within the top-level window, even when iTunes is maximized. Thus scrolling in the Albums window is a tedious combination of scrolling the sub-window and then having to scroll the main window to see things at the top or bottom of the Albums list.

Here is a screenshot (reduced to 1/2 size) with the outer window scrolled so that the top of the "Albums" sub-window is at the top of the main window.

Note that the bottom scroll arrow is off-screen because the Albums sub-window is too tall, even with the main window maximized at 1920x1200.
The only way to see the bottom few lines of the Albums sub-window is to scroll the main window down, as shown here:

Except now the top of the Albums window is cut off and the scroll button is not visible.

Is it possible to tweak something to reduce the height of the Albums (and Genres) windows so they fit?

Also, this is clearly a UI bug.  I'd love to know why obvious stuff like this remains uncorrected across many releases of the product.


texts: How do I view the transaction list for my debit card on Apple Pay?

texts: I just got the iPhone 6 and I started using Apple Pay. I added my Bank of America debit card and an American Express credit card. Now whenever I use my Amex one, I get a notification as soon as I use it, and my last transaction is showing with the amount and the location, and I could also open a list to show the most recent transactions. My debit card doesn't do that at all. No notifications, no dollar amount, just says "Dallas, TX --" and doesn't put the dollar amount. I went into settings and into my BofA card and there's not even a "Card Notifications" slider so I can turn it on. Is there any way to bypass or fix this?


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Recently, I had an accident with my Macbook Pro. I dropped water on it and the motherboard is now dead, which means my Macbook Pro is also dead. Hopefully, the hard drive isn't damaged. When I plugged the hard drive of my Macbook Pro into another computer (a Windows PC) with a USB, I realized that it couldn't be opened because my hard drive was encrypted with FileVault 2 (Core Storage). I now have several questions.

Can I decrypt the external hard drive FileVault directly on a Windows PC ? I found some programs like Passware Kit Forensic which claims they can do it ! Is there any other program?
If I plug the external hard drive into another Mac with a USB, can I decrypt the FileVault directly on it so I can open it later on a Windows PC? I have some friends with a Mac, but I want to be sure I can disable FileVault on their Mac before asking them!


texts: I'm using OSX 10.11 what should I be aware of when installing 10.12

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I'm a developer, and I'd rather not mess up anything on my system. So I guess, the general. Take a backup advice applies.

But is there anything else in particular that I should be aware of? Something that have gone wrong for users in the past?

The wonkyness of apple software has been quite a lot in the news as of late... so that's why I'm asking.


texts: iterm - what's the key-combo to switch panes?

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I've learned how to split my terminal windows with apple-d and apple-shift-d.  Its very useful.
How do I then switch between the two panes (see below) using the keyboard?
I know I can use the mouse but would like to know if there's a key combo to do it.


texts: Can I find out if my employer is snooping on me?

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I work at a large university and have a computer supplied by my employer.

There is apparently some sort of remote management that the help desk can use if I call them and accept their request to log onto my computer. Program updates are also pushed out automatically.

The machine runs Mac OS X, I have admin privileges and can install any software I want.

(Note that this is a technical question, not a policy one. Also note that I understand any computer can be hacked. This question is more pointed towards assessing typical threats from my friendly sysadmins and their equally benevolent bosses.)

I would like to find out whether my employer is snooping or can snoop on my files or activity on my computer. Can I find that out? How would I go about?


texts: Install pyqt via homebrew with `--with-python3` but still goes to Python 2

texts:
Here's my command and output (some command line arguments are left out):

$ brew reinstall pyqt --with-python3
==> Reinstalling pyqt --with-python3
==> Downloading http://downloads.sf.net/project/pyqt/PyQt4/PyQt-4.10.3/PyQt-mac-
Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/pyqt-4.10.3.tar.gz
==> Patching
patching file configure.py
==> python configure.py --confirm-license --bindir=/usr/local/Cellar/pyqt/4.10.3
==> python ./configure-ng.py --confirm-license --bindir=/usr/local/Cellar/pyqt/4
==> make
==> make install
==> Caveats
Set PYTHONPATH if you want Python to find your site-packages:
  export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH
==> Summary
  /usr/local/Cellar/pyqt/4.10.3: 560 files, 18M, built in 6.6 minutes

I suspect the formula of pyqt somehow hard-codes the python's version. For example it explicitly includes paths like python2.7/site-packages/. Here's the function install in the file:

  def install
    # On Mavericks we want to target libc++, this requires a non default qt makespec
    if ENV.compiler == :clang and MacOS.version >= :mavericks
      ENV.append "QMAKESPEC", "unsupported/macx-clang-libc++"
    end

    args = [ "--confirm-license",
             "--bindir=#{bin}",
             "--destdir=#{lib}/python2.7/site-packages",
             "--sipdir=#{share}/sip" ]
    # We need to run "configure.py" so that pyqtconfig.py is generated, which
    # is needed by PyQWT (and many other PyQt interoperable implementations such
    # as the ROS GUI libs). This file is currently needed for generating build
    # files appropriate for the qmake spec that was used to build Qt. This method
    # is deprecated and will be removed with SIP v5, so we do the actual compile
    # using the newer configure-ng.py as recommended.
    system "python", "configure.py", *args
    (lib/'python2.7/site-packages').install 'pyqtconfig.py'

    # On Mavericks we want to target libc++, this requires a non default qt makespec
    if ENV.compiler == :clang and MacOS.version >= :mavericks
      args << "--spec" << "unsupported/macx-clang-libc++"
    end

    system "python", "./configure-ng.py", *args
    system "make"
    system "make", "install"
  end

But I am not sure whether it's safe to change the path directly in the source. Any ideas? Thank you.


texts: Can WhatsApp be independent of Apple ID?

texts:
My wife and I will be sharing some Apple devices with the same Apple ID.  Two of them will (we hope) have WhatsApp activated with different phone numbers.  Will the Apple ID interfere in any way?

I already know how to make FaceTime independent, and I understand about "Family Sharing" for purchases, but we want the same contact list (AddressBook) and Apple doesn't support that.


texts: I was wondering if there was an alternative to click-lock for mac? I can't use drag lock because of limited hand movement. I need something where I can move the cursor to where I want to drag, hold down the left or right mouse button for a number of seconds, be able to release, and then it will be in infinite drag until I click again to release the drag (similar to how click-lock is on Windows). I tried to use btt, but to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Can I change "delete" to "archive" in the message control bezel in Mail.app?

texts:
The version of Mail.app that comes with Mavericks has this cool message control bezel (below, in the orange box) under the email header in every message allowing you to delete, reply, reply-all, or forward the message when you hover on the line:

It's great, but I archive all my mail. Can I change the trash can button (pink arrow) to the archive box, like in my toolbar?


texts: Can't boot MacBook Pro after downgrade from High Sierra to Sierra

texts:
My MacBook Pro (2014) can not start after downgrade from macOS 10.13 to 10.12 via USB.

I don't known why I had clover on my MacBook. Right now, my MacBook starts up with a light screen and doesn't show anything. Keyboard caps lock and USB don't work.


texts: Convert HTML hyperlink code to Markdown (MD) in pure AppleScript?

texts:
I have a text file or some text to process via the clipboard. It contains a few lines of HTML code, and I'd like to convert it to pure Markdown.
E.g. from:
This is a link: link
to:
This is a link: [link](https://duck.com)
Is there pure AppleScript code (using regex substitution) that can do this?
Alternatively, I am happy with AppleScript calling any CLI tool to process the text via do shell script if it's an in-built text which doesn't require homebrew or a third party tool to be installed.


texts:
Is here any way to run the Xquartz in rootless mode?

So when start e.g. xterm, will get only one xterm window without the whole black screen background?


texts: Can I manage another computer in over an Internet connection?

texts:
I bought my mother an iMac. In order to maintain my tenuous grip on sanity, I would like to be able to manage this machine from my home office using my own Mac. I have a Cox cable connection, she has a Verizon wired connection.

Is this possible with Apple Remote Desktop or similar?


texts: Forgotten iPhone 5S password, but the password is stored in notes

texts:
I cannot remember the password for my iPhone 5S. The password is written in the Notes app on my phone.

Touch ID is not an option because it's not working (I haven't set it up).

Is there any way I can retrieve the password?


texts: Import selected items from one iTunes library to another, with metadata

texts:
Is it possible to import a few selected items from one iTunes library to another, including their iTunes-specific metadata — ratings, play counts, etc?

My specific circumstances: yesterday, I was tidying up a bunch of my music’s info (correcting some dates, artist listings, etc, since especially for classical music, the ones provided by CDDB are rather inconsistent).  Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted a few collections that I didn’t mean to, and didn’t notice until I’d already emptied the trash.  Fortunately, I have a backup of my whole library from a couple of weeks ago.  So I’d like to restore the deleted albums from the backup, but not the whole library, since I don’t want to lose the work I did yesterday.


texts: Problems with web archive files cannot be opened

texts:
I've saved several webpages as web archive files and put them in various Apple Notes. I just tried to open one and got

cannot be opened because it is from an unidentified developer

So I started trying to open more of them and was able to open a couple, but most got the error above and a few got this error

filename is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash

That doesn't give me much confidence in this format and/or macOS's ability to preserve and open them. The reason I save them is so I don't have to rely on the site remaining available.
Any ideas why this is happening? How can I prevent it? I can't figure out any rhyme or reason to why this is happening, especially since most of the web archive files are months and months old, and in that time I've upgraded to Catalina, so who knows.


texts: I have an old Sprint iPhone 4s that hasn't been under contract for around a year now and I have a friend on T-Mobile whose contract doesn't end for another year. He still has a flip phone so I want to give him the old iPhone. Is there a way to unlock the iPhone if it is no longer under contract?


texts: Downgrading from OS X Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard gets stuck at Apple logo

texts:
I have a Mid-2010 MacBook Pro which one year ago I upgraded from the default Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. However, now I want to downgrade to Snow Leopard again.

I made a USB thumb drive formatted as MacOS (External Journaled) to install Snow Leopard again (my CD drive doesn't work, that's why I made the USB flash drive).

Anyway, when I'm trying to boot from the USB drive with the Option key and press the MacOS Install DVD icon, it gets stuck on the Apple logo forever.

My question is, do I have to first erase Mountain Lion completely and then try installing from the USB drive or is this a kind of a hardware problem? I'm thinking of formatting my hard disk but I'm scared of the Apple logo getting stuck again.


texts:
Let's use "Coda 2.app" as an example. If to rename it to "Coda.app":

Will it affect the functionality of the app?
Is the app still be able to access the sites data saved in Keychain previously?
Is there any problem for the in-app auto update?

Thanks.


texts: Man in the Middle Network Proxy for iOS that supports SSL?

texts:
I'm trying to do examine some apps and what kind of network traffic they're using on my iPhone.

I've set up Charles (including SSL certificates & provisioning profiles).
Then, I tethered my laptop to my iPad to get a connection, and then shared that internet with my iPhone via WiFi.

For some reason, the apps I'm working with seem to think that they're not online. Safari works with this set up.

What are my options for seamlessly sending network traffic to a Mac for analysis, without jailbreaking?

If it matters, I'm running iOS 5.1 on an iPhone 4 and Mac OS X Lion on the white plastic unibody (Mid-2010) MacBook.


texts: sudo: /private/etc/sudoers.d is owned by uid 501 should be 0 - unable to run sudo commands on terminal (SOLVED)

texts:
When I Run Any Sudo Commands I get:
sudo: /private/etc/sudoers.d is owned by uid 501, should be 0

sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting

sudo: error initializing audit plugin sudoers_audit

This behavior starts at a failed mongodb installation and increased by the last 11.3.1 big sur update. Several Apps Crashing. I did a little research and some people recommends starts in safe mode and run:
chown root:wheel /etc/sudoers
But i forgotten (by now) the firmware password. So when i try to run any init shortcut prompts for the firmware password.
This script works for me to have sudo commands but only when its running:
do shell script "chown root:wheel /etc/sudoers; chmod 440 /etc/sudoers; chmod -N /etc/sudoers" with administrator privileges
would this command fix it? :
sudo chown -R root:wheel /private/etc/sudoers.d
HELP!


texts: Custom iPad theme not showing up correctly

texts:
I created a theme for iPad and am having a couple problems with it. In my theme are two custom icons, a wallpaper, and two png files for dock (one for landscape and one for portrait). The file structure for the theme is as follows:

CustomTheme.theme

Bundles

com.apple.springboard

SBDockBGT-Landscape.png
SBDockBGT-Portrait.png

Icons

Coverflow.png
MediaVideo.png

Info.plist
Wallpaper.png

1.) The two icons were created as the same size in Photoshop, but when I SSH the theme to the iPad, one is displayed bigger than the other.

2.) The other problem is my theme wallpaper is zoomed incorrectly and does not change orientation. It displays correctly when I use the Set As Wallpaper option from iOS though. I just want to know how do do it in a theme...

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Thomas


texts: Can Macbook be serviced by Apple Care with FileVault enabled?

texts:
A few years back I had to send a Powerbook to Apple for hardware repairs (the optical disc stopped working and had to be replaced.)

I had FileVault enabled, and the tech at the time told me I'd have to disable that encryption in order for them to implement the repairs. So for privacy I just re-formatted the entire OS (having a backup, of course) before handing it off.

Is it still the case that Apple requires FileVault(2) to be turned off before they will repair a Macbook?


texts: How can I iterate local files and perform an 'import photo' action in ipad Shortcut?

texts:
I have a bunch of photo currently sitting in my ipad, organized by date 01, 02... to 31.

First of all I don't see any existing action in Shortcut in that allows me to iterate local file. Is it possible at all?
Then there is no action in Photo that let me to import a photo file.
Is there any solution to the above issues? I am happy to explore third party app to get around this problem.


texts:
I am looking for a decent RSS reader app that would double up as an archiver. It would let me flag any posts that I find valuable for PERMANENT storage in a database. Even when the blog is no longer online, this application would let me browse and read the articles I've saved, for YEARS to come.

So I am really looking for the ability to backup RSS posts. Reading offline is only a side effect. I want to be able to flag some of my feeds for permanent storage too, so I don't need to flag each post individually.

Some of the blogs I have been following on personal development topics have a distinct voice and just won't be replaced. Unfortunately, as I have found out blogs (and forums) do disappear. And with them, a treasure trove of information that would have continued to be useful to me for years to come.

Does a solution exist on OS X or iOS?


texts: Re-attach the butterfly mechanism on MacBook Pro keyboard?

texts: I was trying to remove a key on the Delete key on my Macbook Pro with TB 2016 model. Unfortunately I pulled out the butterfly mechanism as well while removing the key with a plastic card. Now I am unable to attach the key back. Is there a way to do it without visiting the Apple Store?


texts: How to dim non-jailbroken iPhone below dimmest factory setting?

texts:
At night, in the dark, even at its dimmest setting, my iPhone 4S is still bright enough to annoy my wife.  I've searched all over for an app or setting tweak that would let me go "dimmer than dim".  But no app seems able to do that and the only tweaks I've seen are for jailbroken phones (mine is not).

Does anyone know how I can make the screen dimmer?


texts:
I was wondering if there was any way to mute my macbook whenever I physically close it, so if there was anything playing prior to closing it that it does not continue to make noise when I open it later.

Seems like a weird request, but I have a bad habit of forgetting to pause my music/youtube  when I leave for class, than when I open my laptop in class it disrupts the class.

The easy answer would be, "just pause your stuff", but I thought it would be nice if there was something that could accomplish this.


texts: Am I supposed to format when upgrading my mac?

texts:
I'm on a macbook aluminium late 2008 10.5.8. I'm planning to upgrade it a little bit since many applications doesn't support my system anymore.

At the beginning I was tempted to upgrade to 10.8 but after I read some reviews saying that it's not that good (crushes/need reboot etc) maybe it's better if I just upgrade to 10.6 then reconsider further upgrades in the future.

I just wanted to ask if it's possible to keep all my files and applications while upgrading or if it's mandatory to format and install the new system from scratch.

I'm sure that a clean installation will be better but it would require me much more time in order to backup everything and/or re-install everything I need.


texts: How to launch a Spotlight deeplink from JXA?

texts:
Red Hot Timer uses the Spotlight search bar to create new timers.
From AppleScript I can run

open location "timer://30m"

to start the timer.
I have tried

app = Application.currentApplication();
app.includeStandardAdditions = true;

function openLocation() {"timer://30m"}
openLocation()


texts:
Safari has suddenly started showing some strange GUI colors on the bookmarks screen. They seem to have started shortly after applying the latest iTunes update, although not IMMEDIATELY after (a few hours, and only after rebooting my machine). This is what it looks like now (I have not changed any settings):

Is there a way to make it appear normal again?

EDIT:

I have uninstalled, rebooted, and even tried removing all apple settings from my "AppData" directory. Nothing is helping so far.


texts: How can I use wildcards within Apple Mail rules?

texts:
I have a couple dozen rules within Apple Mail and some have hundreds of lines.  The latter are rules mostly to divert spam.  I own several domain names and get endless spam to made-up or altered usernames on those domains.

I have no problem with fake usernames that end up on spammers' lists.  I can easily add them to one of my "junk" rules.

any recipient contains dan@mydomain.com
any recipient contains jose@mydomain.com
any recipient contains marydoe@myotherdomain.com
any recipient ends with smith@myotherdomain.com

The problem comes with more randomly generated names.  For example, I discovered 3-4 fake usernames that start with "Anne."  Ditto for multiple common names.  Plus tons with numbers that start with the letter "x."  These aren't just variations; they're autogenerated and I see new ones regularly.

No problem, for usernames I know I don't use, I can just set up lines that contain:

x*@mydomain.com
ann*@mydomain.com
z*@myotherdomain.com

Except Apple Mail does not allow the use of wildcards in rules.  Not * or ?.

I don't want to stop all mail that goes to an email that begins with "anne," for example.  Because that will divert all mail that goes to my friend annelastname@domain-I-don't-own, including those sent to her as part of a group.  Since it's not just one friend Anne but rather multiple ones, plus countless usernames that might start with "x" or "z" and so forth, whitelisting won't work.  I must be able to put in my domain name as part of the rule.

I also don't want to create a separate rule for every instance.  One where it meets the requirements of "contains username" and "contains domain name."  Why?  Because I'd need hundreds of them.  I just want to add a new username set as a line in an existing rule.

Nor do I want to take the nuclear approach and change my domain name's settings at my ISP to junk every username I haven't specified (it's a pain to log in every time I whitelist a new username too).  I already divert catch-all email to a "misc" account but I still have to go through it.  I want to be able to identify selected username patterns as probably spam.

While a better anti-spam program would be nice, it's not what I'm asking about and I still need a direct answer to my question even if I had a better spam filter.

I'm open to Apple Scripts, though I don't yet know how to use it and don't know if it will work here.

How can I achieve the equivalent of using wildcards within Apple Mail?


texts: Is there a way to hibernate macbook then switch to windows?

texts:
I have installed Windows7 by bootcamp on my Macbook, however, every time when I want to switch to Windows, I have to reboot the machine completely. That means I cannot keep my current workspace when next time I switch back to OSX.

If you use the Mac's hibernate function by the terminal, you don't even have the chance to choose which system to boot from, it immediately wakes up OSX. Sometimes, that's really a pain.

Back to the days of Windows, we used the hibernate function to switch between systems without losing your current workspace. Is there an alternative way to achieve it on Mac?

PS:
I can not use a virtual machine solution, because it has some hardware disadvantages. Such as the development of Kinect can't work through VM environment.


texts: Safari reloads bookmark icons upon every restart

texts:
I'm on macOS 10.13 High Sierra with Safari 11.

I noticed that whenever I close an re-open Safari, it keeps reloading all of the favicons for every bookmark as if I freshly set it up. When I made the upgrade to High Sierra I reinstalled my MacBook from scratch. Since then the issue with the bookmark icons surfaced. The new tracking protections under privacy settings don't seem to cause the issue, since icons reload even when I turn them off.

I tried deleting Safari .plist files in ~/Library/Preferences, deleting the ~/Library/Safari directory but to no avail.

Although it's just a minor issue it's annoying and could burn a lot of data when I'm on the go and use my iPhone as mobile hotspot (from what I understand Safari loads the .png web app icons instead of the favicon.ico files which should be considerably larger in file size).


texts: How to run .exe files on Mac without virtual machine?

texts:
I do have one software(.exe) file which I need to run on my macbook pro. For that I need cross platform application just like wine in Ubuntu.

Can anyone suggest me the application?


texts: Mac OS capture output from shell script that launches application

texts:
I have a .Net Core application that I'm running on a Mac.

I am currently using a shell script to launch the executable which is working well however I am wondering where the output from the script is being sent?

Specifically I have the CFBundleExecutable key in the Info.plist file pointing to the script:

<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>Launch.sh</string>

The Launch.sh script in turn runs the .Net Core executable via an exec command like this:

bash -c "exec -a \"${Appname}\" nohup ./\"${Appname}\" > \"${Appname}\".Run.log 2>&1 &"

Appname is the name of my executable and I do see the output from the app in the ${Appname}.Run.log file but I would like to know if there's a way to capture the output from the calling script Launch.sh?


texts: Is it possible to keep the Xcode command line tools installed on my system after macOS updates?

texts:
I don't have Xcode on my computer, but until about a year ago I'd always managed to install the command line tools simply by running
xcode-select --install

Since then this command fails with Can't install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server, and I haven't been able to fix it.
That is particularly painful because after every os update (I'm currently on 11.1 beta) the installed tools disappear and I have to install them again — and as they can't be installed through CLI, I have to manually download them from Apple's developer portal.
I've given up on making the CLI work, but is it possible to keep the tools installed after a system update?


texts:
For certain file types (like PDF) my "Open With..." Finder menu has become uselessly long, and I would like to remove some specific items from it.

How do I remove specific items from my "Open With..." menu in High Sierra?

Note, this is not a duplicate of the many similar questions about how to reset the menu, nor (I hope) of the several very old questions with no or outdated answers on the same topic.


texts: OSX Firewall 10.11 keeps getting turned off

texts:
For some time, several months at least, my inbuilt Firewall (OSX 10.11.x Application Level Firewall as available via Security and Privacy Preferences) keeps on getting turned off.

It will be on for "some period of time" and then it will be off as indicated by the Preference Pane. Sometimes after a reboot and/or upgrade it will be off (and sometimes on). Then it will turn off again.

Pattern so far hard to detect. Associated software that is running includes Little Snitch, I don't run the lower level packet filtering firewall. One other 10.11.x colleague has noticed the same behavior.


texts: Upgrade to 10.10.4 does not complete, ask to restart endlessly

texts:
On a Macbook Air laptop, on 10.10.3, I'm trying to upgrade to 10.10.4.
The first time, the system downloaded the file. After the download, I had a message saying (I'm translating form french): "download of some updates did not finish; they can't be installed".
Since then, the system update shows with the "update" button, but the system does not redownload the file, I see a notification saying the system will reboot, but actually it will display the above error message.

How can I force the upgrade?


texts:
Specifically, I want to simplify editing the hosts file, which requires root privileges.
The following command works in the shell:
sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts

From what I am able to learn, the following should work using Automator:
-- Run AppleScript
on run {input, parameters}
    do shell script ¬
        "/Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts" with administrator privileges
end run

… the key being that with administrator privileges is the equivalent of sudo and will ask for a password.
However, when I run the script, I get the following error:

The command terminated due to receipt of a signal.

and then

TextEdit quit unexpectedly.

… which looks serious.
If I try the same thing with Atom text editor, it works as intended.
How do I get TextEdit to run as root?


texts: Using video recorded by iPad how can I calculate the exact time duration between 2 frames?

texts:
I shot a video with an iPad recently for a school project.

My teacher told me the iPad shoots at 30 fps, but opening the video afterwards VLC tells me the frame rate is 29.970030.

By watching the video and stepping through the frames, how can I calculate the exact time duration between 2 frames?

E.g. what's the time difference between frame 100 and frame 130? Is it 1 second (assuming 30 fps) or slightly more/less?


texts:
I am using MacBook Air 13".
I need to install Windows 7 on my MB to run some software.
I have about 30GB free space on my MB.
Is there any Windows 7 distribution that uses less space and works with Bootcamp?


texts: Quote a filename in a script passed to chmod?

texts:
I'm having trouble quoting a filename that's eventually passed to chmod. The script was originally written for SSH's StrictModes and authorized_keys, but I had to expand it due to a bad UMASK that caused some filesystem discomfort. The script is below, and its producing boatloads of:

chmod: /Users/<user>/Library/Application: No such file or directory
chmod: Support/TextMate/Managed/Bundles/HTML.tmbundle/Macros/Delete: No such file or directory
chmod: whitespace: No such file or directory
chmod: between: No such file or directory
chmod: tags.plist: No such file or directory
...
chmod: /Users/<user>/Library/Caches/com.operasoftware.Opera/Media: No such file or directory
chmod: Cache/index: No such file or directory
cut: stdin: Illegal byte sequence
...

I've tried a few workarounds, but none of them have helped. I tried double quoting like ""$file"", but the issue persisted. I also tried the back ticks (that are discouraged in this case), but the issue persisted.

The closest I got to actually quoting was the dysfunctional "\"""$file""\"". But then chmod complained the filename (with quotes) was not a real file:

$ sudo ~/fix-perms.sh
chmod: "/Users/Shared/.localized": No such file or directory
chmod: "/Users/<user>/.CFUserTextEncoding": No such file or directory
chmod: "/Users/<user>/.lesshst": No such file or directory

How do I quote the filename that comes out of find that gets passed onto chmod? Or how do I get chmod to take the filename as a single argument?

$ cat ~/fix-perms.sh
#!/bin/bash

# Directories
find /Users/* -type d -exec chmod 0700 {} \;
find /Users/Shared -type d -exec chmod 0777 {} \;

# Files
for file in `find /Users/* -type f`;
do
    if [ `file "$file" | cut -d":" -f 2 | grep -i -c executable` -eq 0 ];
    then
        `chmod 0600 "$file"`
    else
        `chmod 0700 "$file"`
    fi
done

for user in `ls -A /Users`;
do
    if [ -e "/Users/$user/.ssh/authorized_keys" ];
    then
        chmod 0600 "/Users/${user}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
    fi
done


texts: Can I get around Bento's Database Password?

texts:
Bento is being discontinued so I want to get my data out and export it to Filemaker using one of the tools that converts the data properly, including images, popup menus, etc.
Unfortunately, at some point, I established a Database Password in the Preferences>Security settings but now, despite all my PW redundancies the PW I have on file does not work.
Bento says you're screwed if you lose your PW but I'm hoping against hope that someone knows a way to crack this. I've (foolishly) invested a lot of time into these Bento records and the thought of starting from scratch is depressing me. THANKS!


texts: How do I get iMessage to only send to mobile numbers and not everything on the contact card?

texts: I have read answers to similar questions and it does not answer it completely.  I do not get prompted to answer where I want to send the message.  It just automatically sends to phone, email, and mobile.  This is a serious problem since it is trying to send to landlines as well.


texts:
Urgent! I have an existing Windows 10 installation via Bootcamp which has been on my Mac for months without issue. However for ages I have been wanting to read my Mac partition from Windows which it doesn't allow me to do, so I looked online which suggested making a third partition for both OS's to read from.

So I made a 10GB partition on Disk Utility which worked fine, and my Bootcamp drive is still there (it wasn't formatted, I can still view all Windows files from OS X), only problem now is Windows will not boot! If I hold down alt at the white screen, only my Mac partition shows up. When I go to system preferences and choose boot options, bootcamp is still there!? I removed the 10GB partition but it has not remedied the problem... I don't get it, please help!!


texts: Bootcamp - can't save Windows support software, not enough space on available disk

texts:
So I keep getting the above error at the following step,

Downloading windows support software - OK
Partitioning disk - OK
Copying windows files - OK
Saving windows support software - ERROR

I have tons of free space on my SSD (MBP mid-2015) and I'm allocating 140GB for Bootcamp partition.

Below is the output of diskutil list,

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

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +500.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            65.1 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 45.2 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                522.7 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

The output of fsck_apfs -s -o -y /dev/rdisk1 is as follows,

roberts-mbp:~ robertdunbar$ sudo fsck_apfs -n -l /dev/rdisk1
Password:
** Checking the container superblock.
** Checking the EFI jumpstart record.
** Checking the space manager.
** Checking the space manager free queue trees.
** Checking the object map.
** Checking volume.
** Checking the APFS volume superblock.
** The volume Macintosh HD was formatted by diskmanagementd (945.250.134) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.250.134).
** Checking the object map.
** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
** Checking the snapshot metadata.
** Checking the extent ref tree.
** Checking the fsroot tree.
** Checking volume.
** Checking the APFS volume superblock.
** The volume Preboot was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.1.46) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.250.134).
** Checking the object map.
** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
** Checking the snapshot metadata.
** Checking the extent ref tree.
** Checking the fsroot tree.
** Checking volume.
** Checking the APFS volume superblock.
** The volume Recovery was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.1.46) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.250.134).
** Checking the object map.
** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
** Checking the snapshot metadata.
** Checking the extent ref tree.
** Checking the fsroot tree.
** Checking volume.
** Checking the APFS volume superblock.
** The volume VM was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.1.46) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.250.134).
** Checking the object map.
** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
** Checking the snapshot metadata.
** Checking the extent ref tree.
** Checking the fsroot tree.
** Verifying allocated space.
** The volume /dev/rdisk1 appears to be OK.

Help appreciated.


texts:
I'm trying to install a quite old Fortran code requiring xorg and OpenMotif libraries.

Here is part of the install script where the code is checking for these libraries:

    echo -n "Esistono le librerie X11 ? ... "
    (find /usr -name lost+found -prune -name audit -prune -o -name libX11.so > /tmp/___) >& /dev/null
    set trovato=(`cat /tmp/___`)
    rm -f /tmp/___
    if( $#trovato < 1 ) then
    (find /usr -name lost+found -prune -name audit -prune -o -name 'libX11.so*' > /tmp/___) >& /dev/null
    set trovate=(`cat /tmp/___`)
    rm -f /tmp/___
    if( $#trovate < 1 ) then
    echo "ASSURDO! Non appare installato in modo corretto"
    echo "nemmeno il server X11: ERRORE CRITICISSIMO"
    echo "(sei sicuro/a di essere in inittab 5 ?)"
    else
    echo "Appare mancante la libreria  libX11.so  e tuttavia esistono "
    echo "librerie libX11.so.n.m. Eseguire (come root) un link simbolico "
    echo "della libreria opportuna a  libX11.so  e ripetere l'esecuzione "
    echo "del presente script."
    endif
    exit
    endif
    echo  "Trovate "
    echo -n "Esistono le librerie dell'Intrinsic Toolkit ? ... "
    (find /usr -name lost+found -prune -name audit -prune -o -name libXt.so > /tmp/___) >& /dev/null
    set trovato=(`cat /tmp/___`)
    rm -f cat /tmp/___
    if( $#trovato < 1 ) then
    (find /usr -name lost+found -prune -name audit -prune -o -name 'libXt.so*' > /tmp/___) >& /dev/null
    set trovate=(`cat /tmp/___`)
    rm -f cat /tmp/___
    if( $#trovate < 1 ) then
    echo " "
    echo " "
    echo "ASSURDO! Non appare installato in modo corretto"
    echo "nemmeno il server X11: ERRORE CRITICISSIMO"
    echo "(sei sicuro/a di essere in inittab 5 ?)"
    else
    echo "Appare mancante la libreria  libXt.so  e tuttavia esistono "
    echo "librerie libXt.so.n.m. Eseguire (come root) un link simbolico "
    echo "della libreria opportuna a  libXt.so  e ripetere l'esecuzione "
    echo "del presente script."
    endif
    exit
    endif
    echo  "Trovate "
    echo -n "Esistono le librerie di OpenMotif ? ... "
    set MOTIFLIB=""
    (find /usr -name lost+found -prune -name audit -prune -o -name libXm.so > /tmp/___) >& /dev/null
    set trovato=(`cat /tmp/___`)
    rm -f /tmp/___
    if( $#trovato < 1 ) then
    (find /usr -name lost+found -prune -name audit -prune -o -name 'libXm.so*' > /tmp/___) >& /dev/null
    set trovate=(`cat /tmp/___`)
    rm -f /tmp/___
    if( $#trovate < 1 ) then
    echo "No. "
    echo " "
    echo "Non appaiono installate in modo corretto le librerie di OpenMotif:"
    echo " ERRORE CRITICISSIMO: giotto NON FUNZIONA SENZA DI LORO"
    else
    echo "Appare mancante la libreria  libXm.so  e tuttavia esistono "
    echo "librerie libXm.so.n.m. Eseguire (come root) un link simbolico "
    echo "della libreria opportuna a  libXm.so  e ripetere l'esecuzione "
    echo "del presente script."
    endif
    exit
    else
    echo  "Trovate "
    set MOTIFLIB=`dirname $trovato[1]`
    endif
    if($MOTIFLIB == "") exit
    set MOTIFLIB=( -L $MOTIFLIB )

Ok, I know this is in Italian, and I can't even translate it properly as I speak French...

But I hope I can give an idea about the libraries dependencies.

My question is : I'm running Snow Leopard with XCode 4 installed. I have the X11 installed too.

Are the X11 libraries present ? Am I able to provide these libraries without additional installation ?

I'm even more confused about OpenMotif, so any help or suggestion to install (or find) these are welcome.


texts: Homebrew + Imagemagick + php54-imagick not working

texts:
Based on this post here, I am having a versioning issue with Imagemagick.

php54-imagick version => 3.4.3_2
imagemagick => 7.0.5-3

I understand that I need to downgrade my imagemagick to 6.9.*

My issue:

  brew install php54-imagick

  Automatically installs the required imagemagick 7.0.5-3 package

-

  I uninstall imagemagick 7.0.5-3

  brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies imagemagick

-

  I install imagemagick 6.9.* (6.9.8-1 to be specific)

  brew install imagemagick@6

The error:

macos1:~ $ php -i | grep imagick

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/local/opt/php54-imagick/imagick.so' - dlopen(/usr/local/opt/php54-imagick/imagick.so, 9): Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/imagemagick/lib/libMagickWand-7.Q16HDRI.0.dylib
  Referenced from: /usr/local/opt/php54-imagick/imagick.so
  Reason: image not found in Unknown on line 0
Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/local/opt/php54-imagick/imagick.so' - dlopen(/usr/local/opt/php54-imagick/imagick.so, 9): Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/imagemagick/lib/libMagickWand-7.Q16HDRI.0.dylib
  Referenced from: /usr/local/opt/php54-imagick/imagick.so
PHP Warning:  Unknown: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in Unknown on line 0
Additional .ini files parsed => /usr/local/etc/php/5.4/conf.d/ext-imagick.ini

The question:

How would I use php54-imagick version 3.4.* with imagemagick 6.9.*?


texts: How can I see app reviews in itunesconnect from all store fronts?

texts: Itunesconnect says my app has "6 reviews" (woohoo!), but I can't see them. It says "No reviews for this store front". I assume (after some googling) that the store front is associated with country. I tried changing from United States in the dropdown at the top, but United States is the only choice.  I'd like to see all reviews regardless of store front/language. Is this possible?


texts: File sharing from OSX 10.6.8 to OS 9.2.2

texts:
For several years I have updated my server on OS 9.2.2 using file sharing from OSX 10.5.8. Today I tried to update a file from another Mac with OSX 10.6.8. It mounts the OS 9 volume as usual and I can copy files from it but I can only write files with a total size of up to 5,006 bytes.

Does anybody have any thoughts about the likely cause of this?


texts: How to auto-copy photos taken with camera?

texts:
I’m using OneNote app on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil for note taking
at my university. Sometimes I want take photos of lecture slides on the projector screen and paste them on my one note.
Since my iPad is 12.9” large it’s weird to hold it up to take a photo.
So, I'll take a photo with my iPhone, copy it from the photo library then paste it on my iPad using Universal Clipboard on iOS 11.

But, if there were an app that automatically copied the last photo I took with my camera to Universal Clipboard, then I could directly paste it without going back to the camera app to copy the image.

If anyone knows of any app that has this functionality, let me know.
Thanks


texts: How to install macOS Big Sur update on a Parallels VM?

texts: I have a macOS 10.15.5 VM I created using Parallels on macOS. I don't want to upgrade my main OS to the Big Sur beta just yet, so I was hoping to run in in a VM to see how things are before trusting it on my main OS installation. I've gone through the documented steps to enable the Apple Beta Software Program on the VM, but for some reason it will not detect the Big Sur update as being available for install. It's like Apple is blocking the Big Sur beta from being installed on a VM... Does anybody know if this is true? Or, do you have any tips on how to get macOS Big Sur beta installed on a macOS VM running in Parallels Desktop?


texts: Mac Pro in reboot loop after installing NVIDIA Display Driver in Windows 8.1 Boot Camp

texts:
I'm running into a strange problem. I have a Mac Pro with a Kingston Predator PCIe SSD card, and a GeForce GT 120 card. I can install Windows 8.1 on the SSD after creating a dedicated partition without Boot Camp, but when I try to install the Boot Camp software and when it gets to the NVIDIA display driver step, the machine reboots. I tried:

Removing the old driver and installing the NVIDIA driver from the Boot Camp NVIDIA folder.
Downloading the official NVIDIA driver from the GeForce.com website.

In both cases, the same problem occurs.

So I removed the SSD and put a regular SATA driver in Bay 1 and reinstalled macOS and ran through the Boot Camp process. After Windows 8.1 installed successfully, it started the Boot Camp setup where it completed with no issues and Windows 8.1 is working flawlessly.

I tried both the SSD and HDD setups at least twice each and each time I got identical results:

If you install Windows 8.1 on the PCIe SSD and Boot Camp drivers, machine reboots on NVIDIA driver setup.
If you install Windows 8.1 on the standard HDD and Boot Camp drivers, NVIDIA driver setup works fine and Boot Camp finishes completely.

It seems that either the presence of the PCIe Flash SSD card only in Windows (works great in macOS) or the NVIDIA drivers (I tried several) has an issue installing on Windows 8.1 installed on a PCIe Flash SSD.

Any one why I might be running into this problem and how I can get around it?

Since posting this question, I tried using WinClone to migrate the working Windows 8.1 with Boot Camp drivers from the same machine into an empty FAT formatted partition on the SSD. The migration looked like it work perfectly, however when I boot into Boot Camp (Windows) I get a message from Windows that installation needs to be repaired. Obviously doing this would wipe out the NVIDIA driver and the machine will probably boot fine, and then when I try to install the NVIDIA driver again, I'll be back right back at the beginning.

Since the last update, I called Kingston support and the rep claims there should be no conflicts between the video card (and/or driver) and the PCIe flash card. They are PnP devices, and the PCIe flash driver requires no drivers. He is baffled as to why this happening.


texts: What is "photoanalysisd" and why is it using 77% of my CPU?

texts:
We got a new iMac for Christmas and it has seemed really slow for the past couple of days. In desperation I checked out Activity Monitor and it shows photoanalysisd as the guilty process that is hogging my CPU. I assume this is related to the Photos app, but that's not even running!

What is "photoanalysisd", why is it using 77% of my CPU, and can I safely stop the process?


texts: I recently upgraded to Lion.  X now takes a couple of minutes to load.  Anybody know what to change to make this go faster?


texts:
I have the current situation:

in iPhoto, I can see some of my pictures made in the last months ONLY in Photostream. iPhoto says they're imported already, but "show in Library" leads to nowhere.
Since Photostream has a 1000 pictures limit, I'm afraid I'll soon lose some photos I really like.

Last import is supposed to have deleted all pictures from the iPhone, so these pictures are only in Photostream... does anyone have an idea what to do to have these pictures show up in my Events, as they should be?


texts: How to enable Huawei Health app options for iOS that exist for Android?

texts:
I bought a Huawei Band 3 Pro some months back, and while using it with my Android phone, all the things I needed were working (using the Android Huawei Health app).

But lately, I switched to an iPhone 11 pro, and thus using the iOS version of that app. And it seems that the iOS app lacks in various aspects. But maybe I just didn't find the right place to configure it correctly.

What is missing for me:

With Android, I could enable "notifications" that go to the band per source. Meaning: I would first enable notifications in general, and then I could select "I want calendar events and phone calls, but I don't want facebook or WhatsApp". With iOS: I only found "notifications" that can be enabled. And now I get calendar events, phone calls, facebook, whatsapp ... just a lot of things I really don't want to be notified about. Question: is there a way to configure individual sources for notifications?
Beyond that, the band knows various forms of exercises. Like indoor cycling. Which ... the Huawei health app doesn't show me at all. With Android, I could see past trainings, for all the exercises that the band offers. With iOS, there is only steps, heartbeat, sleep ... and 3 outdoor (GPS based) activities. Question: is there a way to access these "missing" activities, like training data for indoor cycling?


texts: How can I reclaim the partition's space from this shrunk volume?

texts:
I've already reverted the CoreStorage volume. And I've resized my "Macintosh HD" volume (by dragging it) and want to increase the size of my "Yosemite" volume.

How do I reclaim the space (in grey) from the first partition.


texts: Install Monokai Theme on Terminal with prompt colors, etc.?

texts:
I already have a Monokai theme installed in Terminal, as so:

I was wondering how I could get the rest of the Monokai (as Sublime uses) into Terminal? Like, making the prompt (Gamma@~) colored, etc.

Here is my current .bash_profile file:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
export CLICOLOR=1
export LSCOLORS=gxBxhxDxfxhxhxhxhxcxcx
export PS1="\u@\w $ "
alias ls='ls -G'

Thank you very much! I know this question is rather vague, but I cannot seem to find a PS1 color scheme that matches Monokai.


texts: Mirror iPad Pro screen to my Windows 10 PC via USB

texts: I need to mirror my iPad screen to my windows 10 computer without wifi (via USB). Is there a modern software solution that does not involve very low framerate or high latency ?


texts: How to use time machine to recover a deleted pdf in iBooks?

texts:
I just accidentally deleted a pdf in iBooks on my MacBook, and I'm trying to use time machine to recover it. I learnt from the following question that I can only get access to the folder storing all my iBook files using terminal:

Where are my iBooks stored in macOS Sierra?

However, it seems that I couldn't use terminal when using Time Machine to restore old files. Is there any way to get around this?

I'm running macOS High Sierra.


texts: Data Backup/Storage Using an NAS with Mac OS X and Windows

texts:
It's probably not pertinent, but I'm a Mac user since the 1980's. I freely confess that as a middle-aged dog I find it increasingly harder to keep up with the latest and greatest in available Apple technology.

I also use Windows and for the last six years or so my main desktop was a Windows XP system. I have files spread over three different HDDs on this machine.

I now have a 2011 iMac running Lion and Windows 7 and I am gradually migrating to this machine. I'd like to be able to keep applications on the internal HDD and data-- documents, photos, and so forth-- on an external HDD. I have considered buying this drive and partitioning it (half for Windows, half for Mac), but before I throw any money at this I thought maybe I should ask the wise folks here what they think of this idea.

I also have a related question. I recently upgraded to a new router, and it has a USB port, so I was thinking to attach a separate external HDD to the router and use it for Time Machine. I'm also wondering about the wisdom of this.

Thanks in advance for any helpful replies.


texts: Cannot access TimeMachine backups from before clean install of macOS

texts:
Recently I did a clean install of macOS Catalina on my 2014 13" MacBook Pro. Before doing the clean install I backed up my computer with TimeMachine, and in fact I have been backing up with TimeMachine for years. After reinstalling macOS Catalina, my plan was to just go into the TimeMachine backups and pick and choose the files that I needed, since the vast majority of what I need day to day was already in iCloud Drive.

However, now when I into the TimeMachine Backups.backupdb folder, I see backups dated from before I did the clean reinstall but they have the name that I changed my computer to after the clean reinstall and they do not show any of the data from before the reinstall. In fact they just contain Macintosh HD - Data, Macintosh HD and Recovery folders, with Users inside of Macintosh HD - Data, with a folder for my current username (and not the username from before the reinstall) inside of Users, and that home folder only contains Movies, Music and Pictures.

In short, I can't access any of the data from before the clean reinstall even though TimeMachine has folders for all the backups going back over 6 months, but they all have the same structure as I described above and do not contain any of the data I need. The TimeMachine disk however shows just about the same amount of space occupied as before the reinstall, ~250Gb.

Is there any way that I can access my old files?


texts:
How can I copy the Desktop folder from machine A to machine B and preserve the current icon layout?
I want to replicate the Desktop contents and layout in both machines. I mean the actual Desktop, not a Finder window when opened to ~/Desktop.
I tried copying the ~/Desktop/.DS_Store from A to B but it did not work.
I also tried to create a tar file with ~/Desktop in A and the open the tar file in B, but it did not work: the layout wasn't replicated.


texts: How can I use my 12' MB 2015 with AC power only? (No battery)

texts:
My 12 inch MacBook from 2015's display broke and only works while connected to an external display.

I don't want to spend the $800 on a replacement display so I was hoping to use it as a full time server, almost like a Mac mini. I don't want to risk the battery though.

Can / should I, remove the battery somehow? And if so how? Do I even need to worry about this? I know lithium batteries can be unstable if you abuse them that way. I've also had to replace one on another mbp because I abused it too.

What do you guys think?


texts: Ulysses on macOS - share local content between user accounts [without iCloud]

texts:
Does anybody know how to share local Ulysses content across Mac user accounts?

I can see the local content is not stored at a user-specific directory:
~/Library/Containers/com.soulmen.ulysses3

I have a Admin account and a Standard account.  I want to share all of my files between these accounts.  But when I open my Ulysses on my new Admin account, I cannot see or specify the location of local files.


texts: iPhone 6 - What can cause the front camera, rear camera and the flash to stop working, all at the same time?

texts:
The front camera, rear camera and the flash light all stopped working simultaneously after I changed the charging port of my iPhone 6 myself (Apple doesn't do this).
I initially thought that the cable might not have been seated properly but that is not the case, I'm pretty sure.
Is there a way I can go about diagnosing this?
Edit:
I followed this video for changing the port - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnX_KKJnjOQ
The rest of the phone, including the new port, is working totally normally.


texts: How to download additional text-to-speech voices for later installation?

texts:
I would like to download additional text-to-speech voices for OS X to later install on multiple systems or systems without an internet connection.

Is this possible, or do I have to be online to download them through the System Preferences ?


texts: I have a Drobo hooked up to my intel mac mini mounted to /Volumes/Drobo, although after a poweroutage the Drobo now automounts to /Volumes/Drobo 1.  I unmount it and mount it back on /Volumes/Drobo so that all of my apps work but, how can I force it to go back to using /Volumes/Drobo as the automount location?


texts: Can I stop mac 10.8 from saving previous open programs/finder windows after power shutdown?

texts:
I think what I'm looking for is a .plist file.

specifically what I want, is it possible to clear whatever files saves last opened windows that are re-opened on startup that get saved after a shutdown from the power button or general power failure without disrupting general use.


texts: What could be taking up 100GB+ storage in Other or how to find what is?

texts:
What could be taking up 100GB+ of storage in "Other" section? How can I find out? How can I reduce it?
I ended up removing a lot of unused SDKs and cachces under ~/Library but even then that was only a few GBs as much of the web searches pointed to this dir.


texts: preinstalled iOS apps in other languages

texts:
I am configuring an iPad with the apple configurator 2 on my mac book. I want to hide a few preinstalled apps like "tips" or "messages". The system language of my mac book is Spanish, so all app names are displayed in Spanish, while the iPad's language is English. Now I don't know what to type in the filter box in order to mach "tips".

How can I find out the Spanish names for preinstalled iOS apps? There should be a list of those apps somewhere with their localised names.


texts: Kernel Panic, especially at boot or sleeping mode: Thread "x" crashed. CPU issue?

texts:
I encounter some problems with my MBP late 2016.

I thought it was from SSD, I have ejected it (now running on external one)
I thought it was from RAM, I have run memtest86, the result was OK
I have reset the NVRAM and SMC

The last thing I’ve tried is running

sudo pmset -a standby 0

But in the very short time I’ve used the laptop, I cannot say it worked.

Update 11.01: It does not work. Crashed in the middle of the night, while in sleeping mode.

Tried now to run again Apple Diagnostics (before ejecting SSD, it does not return any error).
Now it says:

There may be an issue with a storage device
Reference Code: VDH002

A friend of mine that works in the electronics area said that the problem is related 100% to CPU. Can this be the real problem?

Kernel panic log:

Anonymous UUID:       7C99A374-6082-162E-9E48-E9EF518D47B5

Fri Jan 10 12:16:55 2020

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80182bc42f):  initproc exited -- exit reason namespace 2 subcode 0xa description: none

uuid info:
 0x116a20000    uuid = <dfc3c4af-6f97-3b34-b18d-7dcb23f2a83a>
 0x10bc46000    uuid = <bbd445b6-fba9-3a9c-828f-a112f63e2080>

Thread 1 crashed

RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x000000010bc94068, RCX: 0x000000010bc91000, RDX: 0x000000010bc94088
RSP: 0x0000700001c4d3f0, RBP: 0x0000700001c4d490, RSI: 0x000000010bc94078, RDI: 0x000000010bc46000
R8:  0x000000010bc46ae8, R9:  0x0000000000000d0e, R10: 0x0000000000000010, R11: 0x0000000000000202
R12: 0x0000000100021c1f, R13: 0x0000000000001eb0, R14: 0x000000010bc96748, R15: 0x000000010bc46000
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0x00007fff5f8cfb7f, CS:  0x000000000000002b, SS:  0x0000000000000023

Thread 0: 0xffffff802c565520
    0x00007fff5fa0a126
    0x00007fff5f893ede
    0x0000000000000000

Thread 1: 0xffffff802d7b8a40
    0x00007fff5f8cfb7f
    0x00007fff5f8cfa07
    0x00007fff5f8cf8d1
    0x00007fff5f92cb2a
    0x000000010bc67c1f
    0x000000010bc78439
    0x00007fff5f88463d
    0x00007fff5f886de6
    0x00007fff5f895f42
    0x00007fff5f88a792
    0x00007fff5f88b396
    0x00007fff5f8936ed
    0x00007fff5fac4611
    0x00007fff5fac43fd
    0x00007ff991871e00

Thread 2: 0xffffff8034ae9520
    0x00007fff5fac43f0

Thread 3: 0xffffff802fa20a40
    0x0000000000000000

Mac OS version:
18G103

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 18.7.0: Tue Aug 20 16:57:14 PDT 2019; root:xnu-4903.271.2~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: C41337A1-0EC3-3896-A954-A1F85E849D53
System model name: MacBookPro13,1 (Mac-473D31EABEB93F9B)

EOF
Model: MacBookPro13,1, BootROM 241.0.0.0.0, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.36f98
Graphics: kHW_IntelIrisGraphics540Item, Intel Iris Graphics 540, spdisplays_builtin
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, LPDDR3, 1867 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x483943434E4E4E424A544D4C41522D4E5544
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, LPDDR3, 1867 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x483943434E4E4E424A544D4C41522D4E5544
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x159), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.61.2 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1305.8)
Bluetooth: Version 6.0.14d3, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
USB Device: USB2.1 Hub
USB Device: USB3.1 Hub
USB Device: AS2115
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 41.1

Update 12.01: I have ejected the internal and external SSD, did an SMC and NVRAM reset, but still, receive the error.

Update 2 12.01: Tested RAM with memtest86 and passed without problems

Update 3 12.01:  get an eraser and cleaned the contacts of the SSD. After that, I have mounted it to the laptop and installed Catalina from an external SSD system installer and worked smoothly. Disk Utility says that's healthy.


texts: Headphones, MacBook Pro, Parallels and no sound on the headphones

texts: I have Parallels installed on my MacBook Pro.  I have a headset plugged in.  There is no option to choose to play sound on the headset.  My options are Internal Speakers and Internal Sound or Parallels Access Sound for both input and output.  What do I need to change in order for the headphones to be usable?


texts: Autocomplete in Chrome Browser, not sure if its Mac OS or Chrome

texts: Every time I type "Th" in a text field within my Chrome browser, an autocomplete prompt of "Thanks" pops up. I've dug around and can't figure it if its a Chrome, plugin, or a macOS thing but its incredibly irritating. Any help please?


texts: How to get icons in Safari favorites (aka favicons) to display correctly?

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I am using Safari on macOS Sierra. I have added several commonly-used sites to my favorites section, like so:

(there are 10 icons, and all but 2 of them are displayed as the proper, correct icon from the site. For example, the Wikipedia icon has the large W icon. However, for Google Drive and Gmail, the icons are just big, ugly, generic G's)

I would like for the two Google sites to correctly display their icons as well. At first, I thought it was because all 8 of the "correctly displayed" sites had successfully configured their "Safari settings" or something like that, while Google failed to do this (although this doesn't sound too plausible).

However, if I instead go to the top menu in Safari, click Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks, I get the following:

Strangely, this time, the two Google sites do have correctly displayed icons, while it is instead three other sites (out of the 10) that aren't displayed: namely Wikipedia, Amazon, and New York Times.

So it seems that there are two sets of icons, "big" and "small", and for big icons, Google Drive and Gmail are not displayed correctly, while the other 8 are, and on the other hand, for small icons, Google Drive and Gmail are displayed correctly, while Wikipedia, Amazon, and NYTimes are not.

I actually don't care too much about the small icons, but I would really like for all the big icons to display correctly. How can I do that?


texts: Uninstall multiple versions of Adobe Bridge

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After installing Photoshop CS6 extended yesterday, I noticed that I have multiple versions of Adobe Photoshop and related programs (like Adobe Bridge), and they take up a lot of space.

I don't really use Adobe Bridge, but I have CS3 (came with Photoshop CS3 extended), CS4 (came with Photoshop Elements 8) and CS6 on my mac, is it safe to remove the older two versions and just keep Adobe Bridge CS6 without affecting the functionality of Photoshop CS3 and Elements 8?

What's the best way to do a clean uninstall of the programs?

Thanks.


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I'd like to update to Mavericks on my "mid 2012" MBP, but am worried about my monitor setup. I have two Samsung S22C300 Monitors attached to my computer, one via a thunderbolt to HDMI adapter, and the other through a Cable Matters USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter which has drivers only updated to Snow Leopard, but they work ok on Mountain Lion (with a little monitor lag, but I've gotten used to that).

Has anyone had an issues with their "third" monitor with the new MacOS? More specifically, any issues with connecting monitors to USB with the Cable Matters adapter?


texts: Is it possible to transfer an application bought under one Apple ID to another Apple ID?

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How to see apps from different accounts

Is it possible to see apps you got from a different account? I signed off one of my accounts where I had a paid app but I deleted it! The thing is, I forgot the password, so I have another account. The problem is that now I can't get back that app without paying again... U-U I don't mind so much about paying once more, but still, it's a bit frustrating! Help?!?

For those who find this unclear, I'll try my best to make it as clear as possible.
I have two accounts, one French account and the other Canadian
On my french account, I brought minecraft.
I signed off the french account, but made the unfortunate mistake of forgetting the password and switched to my Canadian account.
Since I was trying to make space for another app, thinking I would be able to get minecraft back, I deleted the app.
In the end, my iPad kept saying I had no space left, therefore not able to get minecraft back. I am still on my Canadian account, wishing to see the apps on my french account to try to get minecraft back for free.


texts: Can I use the same time machine backup for two macs?

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Is it possible to use the same time machine backup for two different machines? Is it possible to take the backup of my laptop and push it to my desktop?  If I make changes to one machine do the changes go to the other machine?

I know I can restart and hold CMD + R and select a time machine.  So far though the time machine backup is not recognized.  I ended up with two sparse files.  So all the programs and stuff on one mac are not installed on the second mac.


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I just setup a bunch of iPads to get a profile from our Cisco Meraki MDM server and I am getting an error as follows in the Event log:

name: Profile name, error: The profile "Profile Name" is invalid, status: Error

Have any one seen this error before?


texts: Am I setting up routes and DNS for a private network properly?

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Background
I use a private network router which is a separate host to my desktop. This private ("corporate") network comes and goes (mostly under my control), and I want to make sure that when it is available my desktop will use the corporate network DNS, but stop using that DNS when the corporate network is not available.
For the sake of concrete examples to work with, my local network uses 172.16.1.0/24 with a DNS server at 172.16.1.1, while the corporate network uses 10.10.0.0/16 with a DNS server at 10.10.1.1.
The private network router uses dnsmasq which I've configured something like this:
# /etc/dnsmasq.d/default.dnsmasq
server=172.16.1.1
server=/mycompany.com/it.mycompany.com/mycompany.org/10.10.1.1

Where 172.16.1.1 is my local DNS (on my internet router) and 10.10.1.1 is the corporate DNS which handles DNS for private networks such as our intranet. Thus if I look up "apple.stackexchange.com" it will be resolved by 172.16.1.1 while "confluence.mycompany.com" will be resolved by 10.10.1.1.
So I've written a script which basically takes a bunch of CIDRs and configures route for them, then switches to the private network DNS. Here's a sanitised version of the script for completeness:
#!/bin/sh
# Alters routing and DNS to use private network routes and DNS for
# private network destinations

networks=( "10.10.0.0/16" "192.168.20.0/24"  )
gateway=172.16.1.10

if [ "$1" = "up" -o "$1" = "on" -o "$1" = "start" ] ; then
    echo "Setting up private configuration"
    for net in ${networks[@]}; do
        /sbin/route add -net $net -gateway $gateway
    done
    /usr/sbin/networksetup -setdnsservers 'Ethernet' $gatewayip
elif [ "$1" = "down" -o "$1" = "off" -o "$1" = "stop" ] ; then
    echo "Shutting down private configuration"
    /usr/sbin/networksetup -setdnsservers 'Ethernet' 'Empty'
    for net in ${networks[@]}; do
        /sbin/route delete -net $net -gateway $gateway
    done
else
    echo "Usage: $0 (start|stop)"
fi
dscacheutil -flushcache

This leads to a slightly bizarre situation where I'm passing all DNS requests through the private router, when the private router is just going to bounce most DNS requests right back to the Internet router. It works, but I don't think it's particularly tidy or robust.
The Question
Is there any way to configure macOS DNS similarly to my dnsmasq configuration, where I simply tell my Mac to keep using 172.16.1.1 for DNS except when the domain is mycompany.com or mycompany.org, in which case it it should use 10.10.1.1?


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I'm in recovery-mode ... MacBook Pro (Catalina) ... I wanna get into Terminal-window to run a command, and I can use the trackpad to move the cursor around ... but I can't select an option in the Utilities menu? Why is that?
I tried to move around using the tab key and then selecting using space-bar ... but the menu is not selectable using the tab-button


texts: I recently changed from a Mac back to a PC.  I transferred all my music via bluetooth to my new computer.  The new machine will play all my music, but it will not sync with my iPhone.  Any advice?


texts: How can I use text substitutions without having to type a space?

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I have some custom text substitutions set up in the Language & Text pane of System Preferences. But in order to activate a substitution, I have to type the shortcut and then press the spacebar. This results in the replacement text followed by a space character. So if I want the text to be at the end of a text field when I submit a form, for example, I have to type "[shortcut]space⌫↩" instead of just "[shortcut]↩".

Is there any way to make the replacement instantaneous, so I don't have to insert and delete a space that I don't want?


texts: What is the recommend location for storing compiled binaries for NON-admins?

texts: I know that administrators should be installing such binaries in /usr/local/bin, but what if a user doesn't have admin access? And/or what if a user wanted said binaries to travel with their home folder? Naturally, it would seem that any such location would have to be manually added to the $PATH, but I'm curious to know where other people are putting these?


texts: How to iterate through multiple file extension without caring about case sensitivity?

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I've seen various topics on how to iterate through multiple file extensions, but in most cases the list is defined.

example:

for file in ${arg}/**/*.{txt,h,py}
do
    ....
done

As can be seen, .TXT files would be ignored. And sadly, the guy who answered it says it only works for bash4. Mavericks is using bash 3.x

Any ideas on how it can be done on OS X?