texts: Replaced the cable. Now the screen doesn't work. What could it be?

texts:
The cable that comes out of the back of my Apple Thunderbolt Display was fraying. I decided that rather than risk a short at some point, I'd preemptively replace the cable. Upon iFixit teardown photos, I decided to replace the cable that comes out of the back of the screen myself instead of paying nearly $200 to get an Apple Service Provider to do it here in Bangkok. Bought the cable on AliExpress for $12. Replaced it. And ... no dice. Screen did not come on.

My setup

[MacBook Air] ---- [Thunderbolt Display] --- [Thunderbolt drive] --- [Cinema Display]

with a USB drive and Ethernet plugged into the back of the Thunderbolt Display

Already tried

Initial thoughts were that the cable was faulty. But then I noticed
Ethernet came on, the USB drive was mounted, Thunderbolt drive was
mounted and after a reboot the Cinema Display also come on.
Obviously, the cable was working just fine.
Second thought was that I had neglected to reconnect some cables that connect the LCD panel to the main logic board. I checked. Seemed just fine.
Third was that
perhaps the cable serial number was somehow tied to the main logic
board. So I put the old cable back. Still no screen.
Tried to
connect the screen using an external Thunderbolt cable, everything
worked equally well but still no image on the screen.
Tried 30+
seconds and 3+ hours unplugged as a 'reset' of the screen. No change.
Rebooted my laptop. No change.
Plugged the Thunderbolt Display into
the drive and then into the MacBook, so change the sequence of
devices. No change.
System Information reports under "Thunderbolt"
the whole chain of devices, but under "Graphics/Displays" shows only
the internal screen and Cinema Display.
Using the newly-purchased
cable as an external Thunderbolt cable works just fine too.

Question

Does anybody have any suggestions on what to try next?

Does the logic board go into some kind of lockdown mode when replacing the cable?
Are there more than 3 connecting flat cables + ground connection between the panel and the main logic board?
Although there is no reason to assume it has been, how do I test the LCD panel to still function given all these flat cable connectors?

Note: There are no Apple Stores here.  Apple Authorised Service providers are no help. They suggested replacing the cable and the panel at a cost that is nearly the same as buying a new screen.


texts: Is it still possible to track a stolen iPhone 6s Plus eventhough it has already been restored to its factory settings?

texts: My iPhone 6s plus got stolen from me last Monday evening and I have only started to track it down using Find My iPhone the following night. From then onwards, it only showed that my phone is offline and that Lost Mode is pending. Does it mean that the thief has already deactivated my Find My iPhone by resetting the handset? (I believe Find My iPhone is a default application in the newer version like iPhone 6s does it mean the application together with my iCloud account will be retained even after resetting? Is there any chances of getting my phone back?


texts:
My girlfriend and I have been using the Couple messaging app [0] to keep in touch. It has lots of texts and photos going back to the start of our relationship. They are valuable memories, but there is no way to export them.

The iOS App Store says that app hasn't been updated since 2014, and my emails to Couple are going unanswered. Their blog [1] says that they sold out to Life360, but they are also not answering my emails.

So I was wondering if anyone could help me to export my texts and photos from Couple. They have both a mobile phone app and a web app.

[0] https://couple.me/

[1] http://blog.couple.me/2016/02/12/new-home-couple/


texts: How do I get all sudo insults messages list on macOS?


texts: Time Machine wants 4.50 PB to backup 266.14GB

texts:
I'm currently unable to backup via Time Machine, as backups fail with the following error message:

"Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to "Time Machine"". "The backup disk needs 4.50 PB for the backup but only 337.69 GB are available. Select a larger backup disk or make the backup smaller by excluding files."

If I go into Time Machine Options, the estimated size of a full backup is 266.14GB. The source volume is only 500GB.

Things I've tried already:

running Disk Utility First Aid on both the boot volume (the one to be backed up) and the Time Machine disk
restarting the Mac
checked the Time Machine disk is included in the "Exclude the items from backups". It is.

Does anyone know why Time Machine might be massively over-estimating the size required to complete a backup?

4.50 PB is 4,500 Terrabytes, right?!

Edits:

I'm using macOS 10.14.3 (up to date as of the time of writing)
the boot volume is APFS (Encrypted)
the Time Machine Volume is Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted)

Edit 2019-02-28

I have now discovered the following file which shows as 4.5PB:

ls -l ~/.android/avd/Nexus_5_API_26.avd/cache.img.qcow2
-rw-r--r--  1 notmyrealusername  staff  4503601804345344  7 Feb 14:34 /Users/notmyrealusername/.android/avd/Nexus_5_API_26.avd/cache.img.qcow2```

if I run `file` on this file:

```file ~/.android/avd/Nexus_5_API_26.avd/cache.img.qcow2
/Users/notmyrealusername/.android/avd/Nexus_5_API_26.avd/cache.img.qcow2: QEMU QCOW Image (v3), has backing file (path cache.img), 69206016 bytes

And yet the SSD holding the file is only 500GB

df -h
Filesystem      Size   Used  Avail Capacity  iused               ifree %iused  Mounted on
/dev/disk1s1   466Gi  241Gi  221Gi    53%  3704178 9223372036851071629    0%   /

How is this possible?


texts: Application to automatically find related documents on your entire Mac?

texts:
DEVONthink has a “See Also” feature that shows you documents that the software thinks are related to the one you are currently viewing. I would like to experiment more with using this feature. Unfortunately, AFAIK DEVONthink limits its search for related documents to those that you've put inside the same DEVONthink database. I'm — at least at this time — not interested in using DEVONthink exclusively to organize all of my documents.

Is there any application that offers a similar “See Also” feature that's more integrated with the Finder and that looks for documents on your entire Mac (or a specified set of folders)? Or perhaps DEVONthink can also be configured to do this?


texts: messages extension in the share menu does not work

texts:
what i found is, if u uncheck iCloud contacts under internet account, then it work fine, i can then forward a website using the share menu in safari or file using the share menu in the contextual menu(right click)

All others do work as example if you want to forward a website or a file to someone by email that works but with iMessage nothing happens.

I'm using Sierra on a iMac.

I created a new user using the same icloud account and apple id and it works fine, the small iMessage windows shows up when i try to forward either a file or webpage. I have deleted the new user following this since it was just to test if my user profile was damaged or something.

So still looking to resolve this issue in my original user profile


texts: How to set MacBook Pro to use integrated video card during initial start up?

texts:
When I turn on my macbook pro late 2011 I want it to use the integrated video card(not discrete one).

Is there some sort of setting I can set or a driver I can install or some bios setting to achieve this?


texts: Is there a way to see or edit Reminder locations in iCal?

texts:
With iCloud it is possible to associate a location trigger with Reminders generated on an iOS 5 device, but there seems to be no way to view or edit these locations in iCal. Is that true?

Is there a way to see or edit the locations associated with iCloud Reminders within iCal?


texts: If I turn off Photo stream will I lose photos?

texts: I have an Apple laptop, iPhone 7 and older iPad. I synced their photos via iCloud but I don't like photo stream because if you delete a photo on one device you delete from all. And I've already lost things I didn't want to that way. so I want to just turn off iCloud for photos and sync manually. If I turn off photo stream, could I lose photos? I've also synced my devices manually, not just via photo stream. Does that make a difference?


texts: Shortcut to open file with alternative application

texts:
You can set certain applications to open certain files by default. For example, .pdf with Preview, .jpg and .png with Preview, and .txt files with TextEdit. However, sometimes you want to open them with alternative applications – .pdf with Skim, .jpg and .png with Photoshop, and .txt with Chocolate.

Is there any way to open a file you have selected in the Finder in its respective "alternative application" with a specific keyboard shortcut, for example F1?

It is possible to open files in specific application using a keyboard shortcut with AppleScript via Automator, but I am not aware of a way to open the file in an application depending on the type of file it is.


texts: There are a couple unused megabytes after partition has been wiped

texts: I was trying to erase my partition and reinstall OS X but it says that 108.35 out of 108.50 gigabytes are being used, I'm just curious on what they are used for and why is there space still being used even if the disk has been wiped.


texts: How do I suppress the address bar in mobile Safari?

texts:
When I add the Nibbble web app to my iPhone home page, it not only installs an icon, but when run, also hides all of the mobile Safari chrome.
How does it achieve this?


texts: Pages 4.3 crashes on iMac Late 2013 Mavericks

texts:
Pages 4.3 (latest update for iWork '09 afaik) constantly crashes (closes and shows "unexpectly quit" crash report) on a new iMac 27" (Late 2013) running 10.9 (.2) Mavericks
The crashes seem to be comepletely intermittent. Sometimes when writing, pasting text, dragging images.

Here are some crash reports:
http://pastebin.com/xTszDwNG (latest one, this one was when a image was dragged into pages)
http://pastebin.com/k9NsMFpt
http://pastebin.com/kYxh71np
http://pastebin.com/TUMQctDL

The latest one:
http://pastebin.com/g142aypG

This one happened after I completely reinstalled the machine (formatted the drive, installed mavericks over restore partition, created a new user, installed iwork from disc and installed 4.3 update and then dragged over my personal documents via a usb drive)

EDIT
I ended up updating to the new versions of pages since I couldn't get the bug to be fixed.


texts: How to reclaim free space partition on macOS High Sierra?

texts:
I was trying to expand my main drive by deleting a third partition I used to have after deleting and formatting with free space:

sudo diskutil eraseVolume "Free Space" %noformat% /dev/disk0s2

I could not expand my drive and now I can't find the drive I formatted "free space"


texts: How do you find a developer of an app that hasn't been updated?

texts:
I purchased a scripture app for $15 several years ago.  It is the best I have ever used.
When my iPhone screen went black I had to replace my phone. The app did not reload.  I assume it is because the developer has not updated it.
I want to contact the developer and get it updated or purchase it.  There is no trace of it on my phone.  How do I find the contact information for the developer?  This app looks likes gold plates with a black background.


texts: how to navigate and select multiple files using only keyboard

texts:
I would like to select multiple files non sequentially as in the illustration below...

On Windows I could simply hold down the Ctrl Key, navigate with Up and Down keys and hit the Space key to select or deselect a file.

But on mac if I hold down the Command key and hit Down arrow, it opens up the file (tested on images).
and ctrl + down arrow does something weird with the windows..

Is there any way to select such thing without mouse (which is way slower of course..)?


texts: How can I use App Analytics to determine which device models are using my app?

texts:
In the Google Play console, I'm able to easily determine which Android device models are using my Android apps.  How do I do the same with my iOS apps in the App Store?

For example - How many iPhone XS devices have downloaded my app?


texts: Will use of FireVault reduce lifetime of SSD?

texts: I want to setup my FileVault in Retina MacBook Pro 13. Will it reduce lifetime of my SSD a lot?


texts: How to reset available apps (what macOS sees as viable options) and test if they're are present options in 10.15.x Catalina?

texts:
I'm having some odd issues where, after moving to Catalina, some applications are not now being seen. This especially holds true for some (awesome) Epichrome apps.  I've had some LSD crashes that mention database seeding problems as well that cause me to have to do an entire reboot.

To this end I used Onyx to rebuild the LaunchServices database:

Unfortunately this has not yielded any improvements in seeing the apps that I'm expecting to see.

Is there a more comprehensive way to rebuild the LSD properly and then to make queries to it in order to test to see if the expected apps are available again to / through it?


texts: How can I fix exporting errors/missing reference photos in the Mac Photos app?

texts:
I'm using the Mac Photos app on macOS Catalina (10.15.4)
I have a Photos library that dates back to 2007 and was originally an iPhoto library. Ever since it was migrated to a Photos library, there have been issues with exporting photos from late 2013 through mid 2015.
When I choose File > Export on these photos, I get an error message:

The export operation failed to create a file for the photo identified below:
Example.jpeg Unknown Error (4)

When I click Reveal in Finder, nothing happens.
I have checked out this Stack Exchange article which describes the same problem I think:
How can I repair missing referenced photos in Photos.app on MacOS Catalina?
However, when I open photos.sqlite in DB Browser for SQLite the ZFILESYSTEMBOOKMARK table is empty and the ZPATHRELATIVETOVOLUME table does not exist.
Basically, a large number of my photos exist in the Photos library but can only be accessed in Photos. They cannot be exported. Ideally, I would like a way to find where Photos is storing those files so that I can either repair the database or re-import the photos so that they work correctly.


texts: Split Input Channels Using SoundFlower and AULab

texts: I want to split my stereo input channels so I can Eq one of them. They both would then go to the built-in output. I've installed SoundFloser and AU Lab on Mac OS 10.12 Sierra. I've read through the help pages for AU lab. I couldn't find anything specific to my need. With all the options, it looks like it should be possible. I've tried selecting two mono inputs. I get two left channels as input. I didn't see any way to change the source of the mono input, but I could have missed it.


texts: VirtualBox 5.1.28 fails to install on MacOS 10.13 due to KEXT security

texts:
I have tried to install VirtualBox 5.1.28 to macOS high sierra but it fails every time with the following screen:

After some looking around I found this thread and I did indeed see that it was blocking VirtualBox from installing.

After clicking allow and then trying to run the VirtualBox installer again it just fails again with the same generic error message and the same Security warning reappears in the "Security and Privacy" settings.

I tried to also run the pkg install from the terminal to see if I could get more information about why its failing but it doesnt help.

➜  Documents sudo installer -verbose -pkg VirtualBox.pkg -target /
installer: Package name is Oracle VM VirtualBox
installer: Installing at base path /
installer: Preparing for installation….....
installer: Preparing the disk….....
installer: Preparing Oracle VM VirtualBox….....
installer: Waiting for other installations to complete….....
installer: Configuring the installation….....
installer:
#
installer: Writing files….....
#
installer: Writing files….....
#
installer: Optimizing system for installed software….....
#
installer: Running package scripts….....
#
installer: Running package scripts….....
#
installer: Running package scripts….....
#
installer: Running package scripts….....
#
installer: Running package scripts….....
#
installer: Running package scripts….....
installer: Validating packages….....
#
installer: The install failed (The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.)

The VirtualBox application does appear to install and it can be launched however nothing functions.

Does anyone have any ideas how to solve this?


texts: Contacts application doesn't open on High Sierra 10.13.2

texts:
I've just updated to 10.12.2 and now Contacts.app does not open, it just shows a spinning beachball, requiring a Force Quit.

I have already tried without success:

restarting
logging into a newly created user with admin privileges
deleting the directory ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
turning off Contacts for iCloud

In the Console, I don't see any errors generated by Contacts.app itself, but something called sandbox has this error:

Sandbox: Contacts(912) deny mach-lookup com.apple.decalog4.incoming

(Full debug text of that here.)


texts:
When not using my 2019 MBP, I keep it in a back room plugged into a bank of backup drives.
When I want to use it, I want to take it into the living room.  So, I go and dismount any drives that aren't doing a backup.  I could stop/skip a running backup, but normally, I let it finish and then dismount.  I don't unplug them, because only one is plugged in—it is a powered hub for the others.
Unfortunately, frequently when I come back, they're all mounted again.  I don't know whether this is triggered by auto-logout, by logging back in, or just some timer.  But it's irritating—I have to dismount again and wait for write buffers to be processed before I can unplug and move the laptop.
Is there a way to make them stay unmounted?


texts: Is there a way I can take pictures and videos out of iCloud without losing metadata?

texts: I'm sure there isn't a way to do this w/o losing data, but is there a way I can take pictures and videos out of iCloud (I have over 100 GB of media) download it, with lossless size and metadata (live effects/edits) intact? If not, what's the next best option? I'm done paying $9 a month for storage.


texts:
When I am typing in a typical alias with my .bash_profile, my change directory is not working.

I currently have the following:

alias cdicloud="/Users/<username>/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/Folder1/subFolder

Does anyone know how to properly change directories via an alias. All my other aliases work, but this one doesn't want to work.


texts:
I tried exFAT in order to use my external hdd on both mac and windows but I found it's so much slower than HFS+. The speed is noticeably different when I tried to fast forward movies (over 4gb).

exFAT was recommended in this question.


texts: How to speed up "three finger drag" delay on release?

texts:
It takes about 300ms after a three finger drag for it to take effect. I notice the delay because an actual click drag releases instantly

Anyone know of a hack to get rid of it??


texts: How do you get ipod nano to display the watch face as the default view

texts:
Is there way to set the watch face as the default display?

I wear the iPod Nano as a wrist watch and I would like it display the watch face first when I press the power button.

Note: I'm asking this question here mostly because I found this form post so comically high with noise vs signal.


texts: How can I manually install applications on a jailbroken iPad?

texts:
I've had my jailbroken iPad for nearly a year. Over time, I've completely abandoned the idea of connecting it to iTunes at all - it just doesn't seem necessary, it's basically a full fledged computer itself. In addition, with it being the 64gb model, I wouldn't have the space to back up everything I have on there anyhow. Recently I decided to upgrade to 4.2.1, and as a safety net against data loss, I tar'd up the entire contents of the iPad to a USB drive (permissions, soft/hard links and all).

The upgrade was successful, but I'd like to be able to restore applications directly instead of re-downloading them from iTunes and then copying over the data/documents/library directories from my backup. Once caveat of doing things this way is that there may be a newer version of the app now on iTunes and my backup is no longer compatible with it.

What I'd like is to have the ability to restore the app directly to "/private/var/mobile/Applicaitons/[RANDOM HASH OR WHATEVER THIS IS]/". I've tried to do this, but I get a blank icon on the screen that doesn't successfully launch. I assume that during a "normal" application installation, there is some sort of registration process that takes place and that's the part I'm missing.

Can anyone provide some clues as to how the app install process works or shed some light on how I might accomplish a manual install?


texts: Failing hard drive – Will it affect the integrity of my data?

texts:
I have a failing hard drive on my current MacBook Pro (it is having a symptom that I previously had on a failing hard drive on a MacBook – clicking drive noises).

I'm backing up my hard drive quite regularly using Time Machine and syncing some crucial files to Dropbox, but I'm afraid about the integrity of the data, meaning that if the hard drive fails, and I restore my Mac installation using Time Machine onto a new hard drive installed to the MacBook Pro, I'm afraid that some/all recent backed up data will be corrupt.

Will this happen?


texts: How do I tell the MacPorts Python to look in /opt/local/lib for dylibs?

texts:
I'm running a Python script with the MacPorts version of Python (2.7), i.e, I've run:

port select --set python python27

However, when I run my script, it can't find a dylib in /opt/local/lib:

ImportError: dlopen(/opt/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/grgsm/_grgsm_swig.so, 2): Library not loaded: libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib
Referenced from: /opt/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/grgsm/_grgsm_swig.so
Reason: image not found

The dylib in question resides here:

-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin    816036 Dec 16 11:24 /opt/local/lib/libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib

Setting export DYLIB_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib/ doesn't help in this case (nor should it really be necessary for each user on the system to set that environment variable). I've already run update_dyld_shared_cache.

The Python module in question resides in /opt/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages so I made a symlink to it in /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/.

otool -L on the loading .so reports:

otool -L /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/grgsm/_grgsm_swig.so

/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/grgsm/_grgsm_swig.so:
libgnuradio-grgsm.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
/opt/local/lib/libboost_filesystem-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
/opt/local/lib/libboost_system-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
/opt/local/lib/libboost_thread-mt.dylib (compatibility version 0.0.0, current version 0.0.0)
/opt/local/lib/libgnuradio-runtime.3.7.8.1.dylib (compatibility version 3.7.8, current version 0.0.0)
/opt/local/lib/libgnuradio-pmt.3.7.8.1.dylib (compatibility version 3.7.8, current version 0.0.0)
/opt/local/lib/libvolk.1.1.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.1.1, current version 0.0.0)
/usr/local/lib/libosmocore.7.dylib (compatibility version 8.0.0, current version 8.0.0)
/usr/local/lib/libosmogsm.5.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 7.0.0)
/usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 120.1.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1225.1.1)

Notice that the library in question doesn't have a path.


texts: I'm missing buttons and pull down menus in Mail

texts:
I am missing the sizing buttons and pull down menus in Mail. It is a full window of the Mail screen and the wallpaper does not show.

How do I get back the regular view?


texts: OS X Mavericks Guest Mode with Filevault → Safari flickers + crashes

texts:
Did anyone tried out the Guest Account feature in Mac OS X Mavericks with Filevault2 = on?

I did and
- Safari flickers (like with wrong graphic driver) → https://discussions.apple.com/message/23784151#23784151
- Safari / the complete system crashs and freezes on several websites.
Summary it's not usable! :(

Does anyone have similar issues?
Who does know a solution or has an idea to get the bug?
Thank you!


texts: Can't access password protected smb share

texts:
I have a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router with an attached HDD which I'm trying to access with the ReadyShare feature. I've created 3 shared folders:

no_pass (no password required)
pass_write (password required for write access)
pass_read (password required for read/write access)

The problem is that while I can access folder 1 (no password) fine, I can't connect to 2 or 3 in finder because I'm getting a permission denied error. When connecting to server, I've tried each of the following:

smb://readyshare(/share_name)
smb://admin@readyshare(/share_name)
smb://admin:password@readyshare(/share_name)

I've done all the above with cifs and replaced readyshare with the ip address but while 'no_pass' will mount without a problem, 'pass_read' and 'pass_write' give

Note: smb://readyshare or smb://192.168.1.1 will both show a list of the shared folders but again, only 'no_pass' will mount. The others give the same error above.

I can connect to all the folders using http or ftp so it doesn't seem to be an issue with the shares...

Any idea what's going on here?

(OS 10.10.2)


texts: How to start Safari on a browser page only when Error 502 stops happening?

texts:
I've got a situation where if I push an update to an instance on the web, it will take 3-5 minutes to compile, then when that compiling has successfully finished, the instance will shoot Error 502 for a couple of minutes before it will start running again.

I'm looking for a solution where, the instance (a server URL) will be queried every 5 seconds or so, and when it stops replying 502, Safari will boot up.

Any idea how I could do that? So far, on the terminal, I can run this:

curl -I http://url 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 | cut -d$' ' -f2

and this will output the HTTP Port response or whatever, but I'm not savvy enough to "do that every 5 seconds" or to define a "If (resulting response) is X, keep repeating loop, but If (resulting response) is Y, then launch Safari with an URL".

Any ideas?


texts: Mountain Lion takes long time to shutdown

texts:
The fix does not stay, guess I'll wait for Apple to releases a fix.

It usually shutdown in 2,3 seconds while I was on Lion. I upgraded to ML recently and this happened.

In launchd-shutdown log, I found this

20006079 com.apple.launchd                1        com.apple.securityd      17        Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
20008561 com.apple.launchd                1        com.apple.coreservices.appleevents 65        Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing

Things I have tried but no luck:

I have reset PRAM
clear kext-cache. it works at first shutdown only though.

Any idea how to fix this!?


texts: Is it possible to turn off the iPhone Calendar invitations badge/list?

texts:
Is it possible to turn off the new invite badge and the list of new invitations within the Calendar application on the iPhone?

My boss has his assistant review his invitations and accept/deny them for him, so he has no need to do this from his phone.  He therefore doesn't want to see the red badge on the Calendar app icon on the home screen, or the red badge in the bottom right hand corner of the screen within the Calendar application that says he has six new invitations, and he doesn't want to see the list of new invitations upon clicking that button.

I've recreated this on my iPhone and have screenshots available as an example (however because I'm a first time poster it won't allow me to post them).  Any help someone could provide would be appreciated.


texts: CDMA users can't use iPhone before iPhone4? is that correct?

texts:
look at this page http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3939

Before iPhone 4, we have 3GS, 3G & 2G but seem they (3GS, 3G & 2G) don't have any model for CDMA network!! is that correct?

So CDMA users (who use Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Cricket and Alltel carriers) can't use iPhone til iPhone4 which has a model support CDMA? Is that correct?

I am doing a research about iPhone, so i need to know the history of its.


texts: How to access folder form a .tool application

texts:
I can create a clickable script, by changing the .sh extension to a .tool (or .command) one. However when I do this, the paths that I have in my script break.

I am trying to run a dotnet core application and my shell script is simple:

#!/bin/bash
dotnet ${PWD}/OUTPUT/Calculator.dll

Where OUTPUT is the name of the folder with the dotnet release files in it.

if the script is a .sh file, the script runs, but then the end user has to go to the terminal and type in ./runscript.sh or whatever I call it.

The other thing I noticed was that it looks like the output of the app removes any spaces changing:

dotnet ${PWD}/OUTPUT/Calculator.dll

into:

dotnet-${PWD}/OUTPUT/Calculator.dll

How do I make it so that my paths in the script don't break when I change it into a .tool extension?

UPDATE:

As the answer suggested I have tried both:

dotnet ~/OUTPUT/Calculator

This results into:

  No executable found matching command "dotnet-/Users/jeff_mba/OUTPUT/Calculator"

and:

dotnet\ ~/OUTPUT/Calculator

which results into:

  /Users/jeff_mba/Projects/calctest/runcalc.command: line 3: dotnet ~/OUTPUT/Calculator: No such file or directory

So there is a spacing issue, but if I escape the space it still says the project is not found

But as per the screenshot it really does exist.


texts: Measurements of the iPhone 7 Plus camera app UI

texts:
Anyone happens to know the screen ratio of each part of the UI in the iPhone 7 Plus camera app? Like how much screen space does the top part UI take, the center one and the bottom UI.
I am making an app that resembles the iPhone 7 Plus camera UI and I would like to know the exact measurements.


texts: What's the purpose of the eject button on the MacBook Air?

texts:
I was interested to see that the power button on the new Airs has been moved to the keyboard, and was anticipating that it would just replace the eject key that has traditionally taken up that position.

However, this appears not to be the case (pic is from iFixit's teardown guide):

What's the purpose of the eject key with no optical drive?


texts: Transfer Mac Mail POP3 Email account to new MAC

texts: I want to move to a new Macbook. However, I have a POP3 email account on Mac Mail with some old emails that I would like to migrate to a new Macbook which are no longer on the mail server. Would Apple Migrate Assistant allow me to move these emails to the new Macbook? Or is there an alternative method that would allow me to achieve this?


texts: Why is 3-4 finger multitouch support not available (not even listed as trackpad preference options) on my late 2008 white plastic Mac book?


texts: How do I stream Mac audio to Linux computer?

texts: is there any way to stream audio from my Mac to my Linux computer (my av receiver is connected to that)?


texts: Yosemite auto creates multiple desktops (spaces) on main monitor

texts:
Since upgrading to Yosemite I've been having issue with OS X creating additional desktops on my main monitor for no apparent reason. I usually have 3 different desktops setup on my main monitor and just one on my second monitor. By the end of the day, OS X will usually have created 2-3 extra desktops automatically.

I can't find any setting or shortcut that might be causing this to happen. There also doesn't seem to be any reason for it since it can happen as soon as I boot up my computer.

Is there a way to set a maximum number of desktops so I can prevent this from happening?

Image from related question - Why does Mac Yosemite open dozens and dozens of empty desktops?


texts: How do you add more than one phone number on iMessage?

texts:
My sisters and I all have iPhones under the same account. I also have an iPad under the same account. I am trying to get the iMessage on my iPad compatible with my phone number, not email address.

The only phone number choice to choose from is my sister's iPhone number. How can I choose my phone number for iMessage on my iPad?


texts: How do I remove grayed out phone number in send/receive in message settings?

texts:
My service has been disconnected on my iphone6. I want to use it for imessage, how do I remove the old phone number that's grayed out in the send/receive in message settings?

Thanks


texts: Yosemite file permissions/ownership issue

texts:
I'm no stranger to OSX and a while back I upgraded to Yosemite at rollout.

I'm a web developer an I'm encountering a strange behaviour with file permissions ever since upgrading. For example, I'm using the command line to pull in files through Git or Composer. Previously, when I did this, I was automatically the owner of these new folders and files and had read/write access.

However, when I perform the same operations, I'm no longer the owner and have to go about chown and chmoding various folders in order to get going.

I haven't heard of anyone else experiencing this. Any ideas?

Chris


texts: I am using icloud, but always sync my contacts using itunes. Still have a lot of duplicates. How do I get rid of the duplicates


texts: What is the correct RAM for a 2010 MacBook Pro?

texts:
I bought a 2.4GHz mid 2010 MacBook Pro logicboard on eBay. Upon installing RAM, the computer beeps every five seconds indicating it doesn't detect RAM. I used standard 8500s 1066MHZ RAM with 8 modules on each side of the chip (2Rx4?). The seller claims the board will only work with RAM that has 4 modules on each side of the chip (1Rx4?). I guess the terminology here would be 1Rx4?

The RAM is good because both chips worked in an A1342 MacBook.

I understand Macs are particularly sensitive to RAM clock speeds and such but I'm concerned I bought a bad board. Any ideas? Thanks.


texts: When restoring iPhone backup, asked for *previous* iCloud accounts?

texts:
I've been using my username@outlook.com Apple ID on my iPhone for over 2 years.

Prior to that I had username@gmail.com and before that I had username@yahoo.com as my prev Apple IDs.

When I'm restoring my iPhone backup, I was asked for my current Apple ID (the outlook.com - makes sense) but ALSO was asked for the passwords for the older accounts (unused gmail.com and yahoo.com based iCloud accounts).

I guess it's asking because I had apps purchases from those Apple IDs still on my phone so I just hit "skip".

Is there a way for me to

See which apps are still linked to my no longer used Apple IDs
Move those app purchases over to my newest Apple ID
Remove those older Apple IDs from future backups (so future restores don't bug me like this)


texts:
I want to replicate my Keychain setup for OS X in iCloud Keychain, to have passwords sync between iOS and OS X devices.

The way I set it up was following this article. The idea is having the default login Keychain for all Wi-Fi and system passwords that remains unlocked after login, and a separate Keychain for website passwords that is kept locked and requires a password in order to access the passwords when needed.

I would like to access these website passwords from my iOS devices in this same way, only when I set up iCloud Keychain, the login Keychain automatically became the iCloud Keychain.

Is there anyway to have to separate iCloud Keychains syncing between my devices?

Alternatively, is there any other way to make the passwords in my secondary Keychain available in iOS?


texts: Unable to Restore iPhone 4 and ERROR -50

texts:
I'm using Windows XP SP3. I installed iOS 5 on my iPhone 4. The installation process went OK, but, when trying to restore my contents, it gives me ERROR -50. I tried all the different things assosiated with this error.

Question: The only things that I miss are photos and, of course, my text messages. Is it possible to get the photos from my backup files manually?

iTunes does not show that it actually backed up the data on that date. The backup before that was a month earlier, which is did allow me to restore, so I'm stuck with the loss of a month.


texts: Shortcut keys mapper viewer/checker available?

texts:
Is there a tool or method to check what shortcut key is mapped to what?

I used Command-Space for special purposes, after installing this and that, and changing this and that, when I click Command-Space, I see some black screen showing 'No items selected'. It seems that the Finder or something hooks the key, but I'm not sure.

Any idea?

I find that Key Cue shows the assigned shortcuts for everything. I wish, I can get the same information.


texts: I wonder if it's possible to open a program in Lion fullscreen mode via the Terminal. I want to write a short script which starts a bunch of programs in fullscreen mode, so that I only have to click once to start my working environment.


texts:
I just realized that my iPhone SE, iOS 12.3, isn't issuing the "ding" tone when texts are received. The Messages app shows a badge (small red circle) when a message arrives. The ring for a phone call works correctly.

The text tone sounds correctly in Settings > Sounds > Text Tone, Do Not Disturb is turned off, and Settings > Notifications > Messages is set to "Allow." I've restarted (soft and hard), and the Mute switch on the side of the case is in the up (sound allowed) position. Selecting another text tone has no effect, the different tone is also not issued.

What else might I try?


texts: Cellular iPad-Air text message configuration

texts:
Given the following:

iPad air with cellular modem (issued by T-mobile)
T-mobile sim card from working telephone: re-allocated to iPad

What are the steps \ procedure to configure iPad's iMessage to receive text messages from SIM phone number?


texts: I have 16:9 footage that I am working with in FCE 4. When I drop the footage into a sequence, the viewing area is 4:3. Then when I export it, I export it as 16:9, and it looks like stretched 4:3. Help! How do I fix this problem? Is there a setting that I need to change? I have already tried changing both the video clip settings and the sequence settings to anamorphic. That didn't help; it looked like stretched 4:3.


texts: Mid-2012 Macbook Air doesn't always wake of from sleep running Arch Linux

texts:
My mid-2012 Macbook Air often powers off if the power cord is detached
while it is suspended, and sometimes, regardless of the cord, it doesn't
wake up from sleep.  I have had this problem since I installed Arch
Linux 3 years ago.
Is there anything that might fix it?


texts: Is there a way to keep the columns width settings?  Every time I open Finder, the columns width default back to whatever OS X's setting.


texts:
I have multiple wifi connections in my campus (XYZ-Open, XYZ-Secure and XYZ-Guest) where XYZ-Secure is a secure connection and asks for authentication. Students use the secure connection which has a better bandwidth than the rest.

The issue is this: When my mac returns from a sleep mode or powers up, it chooses the XYZ-Open all the time by default and I need to manually switch to the secure connection each time. Is there an option to make XYZ-Secure the default connection which my mac should connect?

Thanks.


texts: Can iPhone 4S use Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy channels simultaneously?

texts:
iPhone 4S comes with full support of Bluetooth 4.0, which means it can work in "low energy" mode. As far as I know it's a completely different protocol on the physical level, but on the application level in many ways similar to the classic BT.

My question is, are there separate radio units for BT and BLE, i.e. can iPhone 4S use both channels simultaneously? For example, can you connect an audio device via BT classic and some low energy heart rate monitor at the same time?


texts: Mac Terminal (+bash +tmux +set-o vi) missing characters at end of line

texts:
Often when editing a historical bash command in vi mode (after pressing ↑), and then moving backwards in the text using b. When I begin editing the text after pressing i or a, the extra text I insert pushes the following characters to the right. However, the line length appears fixed, and as characters move right, the line is truncated to the original length of the historical item I am trying to edit.

However, despite these characters being invisible, they are still "there" in the sense that they are executed along with the rest of the command.

Has anyone else ever seen this behaviour or know of a fix?

Note: I am on Mac OS X 10.10.4 using GNU bash, version 3.2.57(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin14) inside tmux 2.0. Bash is in vi mode using set -o vi.


texts: Trying to get music out from my iPod first generation, IOS level 1.1.5 (4B1), model MB376LL

texts:
I have som music on my iPod touch, first generation which I want transferred to my current iTunes/iPhone (latest version). I am running windows 10 (64 bit).
My problem is that the old version of my iPod touch (IOS 1.1.5 (4B1), model MB376LL), iTunes will not accept it due to the very old version and cannot upgrade from iTunes.
If have tried to upgrade IOS version on iPod touch 1 generation by means of 'Whited00r' and Redsn0w, without success.
So hoe can I access the music stored on that iPod?


texts:
I am looking for a simple console text editor for OS X to run in a terminal. I have used “Joe” for many years, and it’s very good, but I am looking for one that is simpler.

In particular I would prefer one that uses copy & paste like modern text editors, and allows you to select text with the shift-arrow keys.

Windows has the built-in editor called “Edit”. Something like that would be nice.


texts: Make iOS devices by default connect to external audio sources (Airplay/Bluetooth)?

texts:
Is there a way to get an iOS device to connect to an Airplay server and/or Bluetooth audio device by default?

I would like my iPad to use my Mac computer's speakers by default, instead of the iPad internal speakers.

I can think of two options:

Run an AirServer or Airfoil server on the Mac, and somehow get the iPad to connect to that Airplay server by default when it's online.
Trick the iPad into believing that the Mac is a Bluetooth speaker, and get it to connect there by default.

Both options above would probably require some sort of third-party software like AirServer or Airfoil – or something for Bluetooth – but the big question is if it's possible to get an iOS device to connect by default to an external sound source.

Btw, the way I solve this problem today is simply connecting the iPad to my speakers via an Aux 3.5 mm cable, and simply bypass the computer altogether. I am however thinking of getting a portable Bluetooth speaker or a portable Airplay speaker, and I'm trying to learn how easy it is to use these technologies to use a default audio output. A big advantage of Bluetooth over Airplay would be if it's easier to set a standard output device via Bluetooth, rather than having to use the pesky iOS control center every time one of the devices are put to sleep or shut down.


texts:
I have been using Microsoft Office Mac since the 2004 version. Right now, I have Office 2011 running on my trusty 2010 MacBook Pro with a Core i7 2.66 gHz CPU and 8 GB of memory.

Starting with Mac Office 2004, I noticed that it is always slower than its Windows counterparts. For instance, Word opens in a few seconds on a Windows system, but takes ~10 seconds on a Mac.

Is this generally true for everyone? Or is it just a fluke that Office has always been very slow for me on a Mac?


texts: How to write a Q with a dot above, for differential notation?

texts:
I want to write a Q with a dot above. How can I make it happen? I need it in omni graffle.

thanks.


texts: Lock vertical resize of the dock in Mac OS X

texts:
I can't find a way to make my dock only resize horizontally when new apps appear. Currently when one does, the whole dock shrinks vertically and expands horizontally.

Is there any way to only expand the dock horizontally?


texts: How do I import only some of my data from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?

texts:
I just did a clean install of Mountain Lion on a new drive, and I would like to import some, but not all, of my files from my Snow Leopard system installed on another drive.

For example, all my Safari Bookmarks, some installed software, but not everything because something there was an issue with my profile under Snow Leopard and I did not whant those issues to to be copied over with my profile.

Is there a way to do this ?

Thanks a lot for some help


texts: How may I see calendar all-day reminders on my iPhone?

texts:
Like many people, I use Calendar on both my Mac and iPhone and sync events between both devices.
I use all-day events on the Mac extensively; but I am frustrated that I can not see the same all-day events on my iPhone. I am restricted to setting an alert on the event and relying on being able to address the event at the time of the alert.
I would much rather be able to see the list of all-day events on my iPhone as well as the Mac.
Is there any way to achieve this?


texts: Commercial application for cataloging & categorizing images?

texts: The marketing team where I work is looking for an application that would allow their team to categorize and sort a slew of images and have them be read/write for the whole team. My understanding of the request is that they're looking for iPhoto or Adobe Bridge on a commercial level. The database and images would need to be accessible from multiple people, on multiple machines; preferably stored on a Windows file share. The number of people using the application could range from 5-50 people depending on how widely the solution gets adopted.


texts: Creating a quick event in iCal using LaunchBar & AppleScript

texts:
what i want to figure out is how to send a String to iCal 5 on 10.7 which is interpreted the same way as creating a quick event, as if you press CMD+N with iCal in focus and then just type "tea at 5" into the popover.

a simplistic sketch (which doesn't work):

on handle_string(theString)
    tell application "iCal"
        make new event with theString
    end tell
end handle_string

i'm comfortable with programming but never done anything with AppleScript. Is there a reference for application commands?

edit:

this works and it's not even slow, the only caveat is that it breaks the  clipboard:

on handle_string(theString)

    tell application "LaunchBar"
        perform action "Copy" with string theString
    end tell

    tell application "iCal" to activate

    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "n" using {command down}
        keystroke "v" using {command down}
        keystroke return
    end tell

end handle_string

it's sort of finicky to use the clipboard in a script? i can't figure out how to temporarily hold the clipboard content in a variable, and then set the clipboard back to it. i'll accept your answer if you help me with that.


texts: How do I find my Apple ID connected to my iphone if the phone has been lost?

texts: I've lost my phone and in order to access iCloud I need my Apple ID however I don't remember the one that is linked to my iPhone.  What can I do to find this out?


texts: How can I use a different navigation app from within Maps?

texts:
When using the built in maps navigation, I'm sure I once was able to choose which mapping tool to use (Google Maps or CoPilot) but now for the life of me I can't work out how I did it.

I'd like to find a place using the normal mapping application and then choose which navigation application to use to get me there.

I've seen this question How to invoke navigation on Google maps using Siri?, but I would like a non voice activated solution if there is one.


texts: Where does OS X store accessibility preferences?

texts: I want to check if a certain app is allowed to control my computer from the terminal. I need to check Privacy > accessibility settings to do that. How do I check-- where are accessibility settings stored?


texts: If add a file to books, do I need to keep the original file?

texts:
Suppose I have a pdf file (i.e. some file that is not purchased through books).

If I add this file to Books, do I need to keep the original file, or does Books make a duplicate copy that it saves somewhere?

If the answer is "it saves a duplicate copy", is this contingent on cloud services being turned on?


texts: How to retrieve current wattage info on OS X?

texts:
Is there a way to retrieve the current watt usage info on OS X Snow Leopard? I'm using mid-2010 iMac, so I'm not looking for just battery-related apps.
Does OS X even monitor power usage? Do I need to use an external reader between the power cord and the outlet?
I'm most interested in command-line/applescript based solutions for more convenient logging & stats, but I'm open for alternatives.

Both (@bmike's & @michaelmichael's) answers are undoubtedly correct. The meta–question in here was that is there any sensors/readers already on the PSU, that would work kind of like the way "kill-a-watt" works. I sense the answer for that is "no".
I know, it probably is just a wet dream, but a watt meter on board would be ideal for the computer to shout: "Look how eco-friendly I am; using just these watts!"

Ah!
@Kerri Shotts' suggested iStat Menus 3 do get the wattage readings from some sensor, along with volt and amp stats. So the meters are there, but how I could access them programmatically?

Bounty! Will be given for solid command-line sensor reading solution or for recommending exceptionally good 3rd party software (like one with statistical and historical data tools at minimum).
Just to inform: the aforementioned iStat Menus 3 lists the following power related sensors:

Voltage Sensors (Volts)

AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC Shunt
CPU
CPU 1.8V S0
CPU CTT
Graphics Module
Memory

Current Sensors (Amps)

AC/DC
CPU
CPU VTT
Graphics Module

Power Sensors (Watts)

AC/DC
CPU
Graphics Module

It does state "sensors", but they might be calculated as @msanford commented. How can I get my hands on that data programmatically?


texts: Custom Application Keyboard shortcut for Safari not always working

texts:
I uninstalled Flash a little while back, and installed Chrome as a back-up for when I hit something in Safari and want to see the Flash. I have the "Show Develop in Menu Bar" preference set, and created an Application Keyboard Shortcut for Safari, to Develop>Open Page With>Google Chrome. The shortcut I created was ⌘ + K. And it works!

Well, kinda. It seems like every time I quit and restart Safari, the shortcut stops working. But once I navigate back to Develop>Open Page With (I can just cancel when I bring up the menu, I don't need to select anything), the shortcut works again.

Any way to make sure it always works?


texts: Macbook 2011 Audio Input/Output Question

texts: I am preparing for a streamed music show via ZOOM on May 17.   I have connected a mic & guitar pre-amp to my 2011 Macbook Pro audio line input port.   In the AUDIO SETTINGS I have selected that input rather than the internal microphone, and I show signal coming in from both the mic and my guitar.  I have the OUTPUT set to headphones, but I cannot hear the mic/guitar input signal through the headphones.   I tested an MP3 on my Macbook--and it sounded good through the headphone.   Is there a second setting to get the line-in signal to come out via the headphone out?


texts: Stop finder from opening search by default

texts:
I open finder with option + cmd + space.

Which on my second MBP opens a Finder Search window. (I then have to press cmd + n for new finder)

On my primary machine I have somehow set it to open a new Finder window by default.

How can I get option + cmd + space to open a new finder window, NOT search?

Tried:


texts:
I live in a town that is right on a Time Zone border (it actually cuts right through the town).  The entire town itself is on Central Time, but depending on which cell tower you hit, my iPhone will either display Eastern Time or Central Time, and it's not exactly obvious which one it is unless you're paying close attention.

Is there a way to lock the phone into a specified Time Zone, or at least enable the Time Zone to show alongside the time (e.g.: 16:15 CST)?


texts: How to disable the warning when saving names that begin with a dot?

texts:
I get a warning when I try to save a dotfile. The warning message is:

How can I disable this?


texts: Can two apps in one iPhone can be connected to same peripheral?

texts: I have to connect two apps to Bluetooth band (peripheral) at the same time and in same device. Please Guide.


texts: In what situations will a message just say delivered but not read? Like if they blocked you number or deleted all messages before opening it. things along those lines?


texts: Connecting a MacBook Air with Thunderbolt 2 to a Monitor with HDMI and USB-C

texts:
I have a 13-inch MacBook Air Early 2015, resolution 1440 × 900 with thunderbolt 2 and USB-A. I want to connect it to a bigger display. Right now I am considering to buy an LG 27UK850-W 4K 27 inch Monitor (resolution 3840x2160) which has HDMI, USB-C, DisplayPort and USB Downstream Port.
Can I connect my MacBook and the monitor with the following connections:

MacBook Air -> Thunderbolt 2 Cable -> Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter -> LG 27UK850-W 4K Monitor

MacBook Air -> USB-A to HDMI adapter -> HDMI -> LG 27UK850-W 4K Monitor

Would there be any limitations with the display quality? Which one is the best way to connect the devices or do you have any other suggestions?


texts: Change default tab on Characters pop-up dialogue box

texts:
I am a physics teacher who routinely uses Greek letters while typing, and I insert them with the Characters pop-up dialogue box (  ⌃-⌘-[space] ).  Unfortunately for me, most of the population uses Characters for emojis. Accordingly, Characters default tab is Emoji.

I want Favorites to be the default tab in Characters. How might I accomplish this?


texts: Why do I see my OS X account picture in GMail on my Android phone?

texts:
I found a very confusing thing today: When I look at messages in the GMail app on my Android phone, the picture I set for the login on my Macbook at work is my icon in the message thread. I never did anything to integrate GMail with my OS, never requested that the image be shared anywhere, and can't find a way to delete it.

This leads to two questions:

1) How do I ensure that my laptop login picture is not associated with anything, anywhere, ever?

2) Where would I go to submit feedback to Apple in order to tell them "never, ever do things like this"?


texts: Photos not downloading latest images to macOS

texts:
Apple's Photos app has stopped downloading photos from iCloud (though I can confirm that they are present in iCloud.com and all my other devices). Only recent photos seem to be missing. I've waited a day, an still nothing. I've rebooted, turned Photos off and on in Account settings, force quit Photos, etc. I've even repaired the photo library. There is no indication that the Photos app is syncing.

How do I get Apple's Photos app to download recent photos from iCloud?


texts: Can I speed up the auto-dismissal of Notification Center banners?

texts:
I like Notification Center, but banners linger a bit too long before auto-dismissing.

I'm aware of the popular two-finger swipe trick to immediately dismiss a banner, but I'm looking for an automated approach. Growl, for example, let you customize how long notifications stayed on the screen, but I don't see a similar option in the Notifications preference pane.

Is it possible to adjust this, like perhaps through a hidden preference?


texts: Hearing an echo of my voice using the Apple headset

texts:
I'm not sure if it occurred after I upgraded my iPhone 4 to iOS 6 but since some days I hear an echo of my voice when using the Apple headset on phone calls. It also seems that when I simply plug in the headset without calling or listening to music I hear some noise trough the earphones.

The echo is very annoying and it's almost impossible to use the headset for phone calls. Is there any solution or are there any other problem descriptions?


texts:
I was connected to a DELL at work before, and now my 16" seems to still think it's a DELL it's connected to, even though it's an LG with a different resolution.
Rebooting solved this before and will likely solve this again. However, I don't want to rebook.
I tried "detect displays" and it didn't work.


texts: Can't transfer purchases from iPhone to iTunes in iOS 9

texts:
After upgrading to iOS 9, I can't transfer purchases from my iPhone to iTunes. It happens to just start the process, then it finishes without transferring anything. However, I can still transfer purchases from my iPad with iOS 8.4 like before.

iPhone 5c, iOS 9
iTunes 12.3
MacBook Pro 13" with Retina Display Mid 2014, OS X El Capitan

Apparently, not many people happen to use this "transfer purchases" feature so it didn't get any real attention. I used it a lot, I used to update my apps on my iPhone, transfer them to iTunes and updated my iPad apps using iTunes. Still, I can update my apps using iTunes and update apps on all my devices.


texts: Upgrading MacBook air from 10.6.8 to Sierra

texts:
I have been given a MacBook air by a friend that needs it repaired. The device is running 10.6.8 and has no available recovery disks. I am going to re-image the device and update it to the newest macOS but I have run into a serious problem.

Sierra can only be upgraded to if the device is already running 10.7 Lion. It's not.
I can't access recovery mode through Command + R because that's not a feature on Snow Leopard either.
I don't have recovery disks and even if I did, it's an air and has no disk drive.

What in the world should I do?


texts:
It appears that Apple left out of the final version the original parallax backgrounds that were on the original beta. Does anyone know where to locate those old files?

NOTE: I've been able to find some low-res wallpapers in backups (the file is named LockBackgroundThumbnail.jpg), but the actual wallpaper doesn't seem to exist elsewhere.

The example background I used on the beta version is this one:

I'd like to obtain all of the original backgrounds that seem to have been removed from the final release.


texts: secure erasing empty space without destroying the disk

texts:
I know I can use Disk Utility to secure erase a disk.

My question is: I have a disk half empty. I would like to know if there's a way to secure erase the empty part of the disk. I mean, an app/command that can identify those empty sectors of the disk and give them a secure erase treatment.

thanks.


texts: Is there a way to open a new Terminal in an existing SSH session?  I am logged into a remote system and have a special session that I have to request and wait to receive.  I know I can then use the "xterm &" command to open multiple xterm windows within that session, but xterm behaves differently from OSX's built-in Terminal.  Is there a way to open multiple Terminal windows within the existing SSH session?


texts: Going from sub/superscript to regular baseline with keyboard shortcut in Keynote

texts:
I use mathematical notation a lot. Therefore being able to cntrl+cmd+"+" and cntrl+cmd+- to write super- and subscript is a productivity boon. However, to return to the regular font baseline I need to use the mouse and menubar. Is there a keyboard shortcut that lets me return to using the regular font baseline?

Ps. You can copy some regular text before entering sub/superscript mode and then paste it afterwards to return to regular baseline, however that is a slight hassle.


texts: How can I obfuscate a small section of a image on macOS?

texts: How can I obfuscate a small section of an image on macOS? I would like to obfuscate private information in an image before I share it. Is there a way to do it on macOS?


texts: Why am I getting "Time Machine is backing up an encrypted disk to an unencrypted disk" when I'm not using encryption?

texts:
I have a new MacBook Pro 2018 model. It is using APFS but I have not enabled File Vault.

I'm backing up to a Synology NAS, just but when I run my backups, I get the message:

  Time Machine is backing up an encrypted disk to an unencrypted disk

Multiple forum posts suggest that this message shows if you are using File Value and backing up to a non-encrypted drive, which I'm not doing.

I'm running macOS Mojave.

Why do I keep seeing this message and how can I stop it from appearing, as well as be sure I have good backups?


texts:
Is it possible for find my friends location to initially identify the correct location and then suddenly shift to an inaccurate location even if that person is still in his initial location?

What happened was I was tracking my son on his way to school just to know if he got there safe and after a few minutes, FMF located him exactly where he should be (school), but after checking again, his location changed to a few streets away from where he should be. I tried to find out what that place was and it was a furniture store which is not even open yet.

So I'm wondering if it's possible for find my location to give off inaccurate information?


texts:
I'd like to allow users on my local network to access the RabbitMQ server that's running on my Mac.

I tried adding pass in proto tcp from any to any port 5672 to /etc/pf.conf, applying the rule and rebooting but the port is still closed.

EDIT: I'm asking this question because the accepted answer in the "possible duplicate" references a deprecated API for achieving what I'm after. The other answers to that question do not solve my problem.


texts: Macbook (unibody plastic) won't reconnect to wifi after setting up new router while other devices do just fine

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I recently upgraded to a Wireless-N capable router (Linsys WRT160N) from a Wireless-G model.  Everything was fine and dandy with the G, but I needed a stronger signal strength in my living room and dining room.  After getting the new router configured and deconflicting the channels, it's finally working great with my Macbook, Galaxy Nexus, and wife's iPhone 4.

The Macbook, however, refuses to reconnect to my network after closing and opening the lid.  It connects fine once you select the network from the list of available ones, but it has never done so on its own.  I've made sure that my network is at the top of the preferred networks list in the Advanced menu in the Network settings, but that still has no effect.

Am I missing something?


texts: Replace HardwareGrowler for hardware and system events notifications on MacOS?

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I used HardwareGrowler for years to get notified about hardware and system events on my Macs.
HardwareGrowler was initially provided as an extra with Growl, and was then proposed as a standalone app in the Mac App Store.
The Growl developper recently announced Growl's retirement (see also ArsTechnica's recent post).
I won't miss Growl, given that I haven't used it for year. But I'll deeply miss one Growl extra: HardwareGrowler.
Hardware Growler's purpose is (was) to notify about hardware-like events, including

interfaces connect and disconnect (USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, WIFI, Bluetooth, ...)
other system events like under-the-hood volume mount/umount
change of primary IP addresses due to DHCP renewal or network interface changes.
connect and disconnect of power adapter

IMHO it's simple, efficient, lightweight, and very useful piece of software for power users (nicely completing a system ressource monitoring like MenuMeters).
Hardware Growler's code is still on GitHub, but the app is no longer available in Mac App Store, nor apparently anywhere else.
I currently still have it installed, and reportedly (in comments) it still works fine on MacOS Big Sur. But the current build will sooner or later become unusable, and so far isn't ported to Apple Silicon.
I looked for an alternative, both on the web and in HomeBrew, but couldn't find any.
So the question is: does anybody would have some suggestions for maintained lightweight MacOS softwares that could provide notifications about hardware and system events, like HardwareGrowler does ?
thanks a million !
[Edited to incorporate information from simonszu's comment about HardwareGrowler working fine on MacOS Big Sur]


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I dropped my iPhone while running this morning and within literally 5 minutes on a deserted street, it was picked up!! I think it was immediately turned off as its been going straight to voicemail and shows as offline.

However, I was able to track the location successfully with Find my iPhone but 2 hours ago the location stopped updating - it now says old location in red and won't refresh. Why would the location stop updating?


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I often need to open many finder windows at the same time and my desktop becomes cluttered.

Is there any way to get tabs in Finder so one window can host multiple folders?


texts: How to add a libreoffice launcher for writer?

texts: I have libreoffice 4.3.4.1 on OS X 10.10, it only has one libreoffice launcher in spotlight/launchpad. Is it possible to add launchers for subprograms like writer, calc, impress, draw... ?


texts: "System" storage on macOS Sierra is 470GB!

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My Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13" says I suddenly ran out of Storage space.

My Mac barely has any data and my upgrade to Sierra was a clean install. Nothing was ported from previous backups.

If you see the image below, the "System" section in the left column says that it is consuming 466.82 GB. What I don't understand is why does my Mac require so much space? As far as I know, it should never increase 50 GB of space. Any help is appreciated.


texts: Macbook Air Mid 2012 on Sierra: FileVault killed my keyboard and trackpad

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Recently I decided to enable FileVault on my MBA mid 2012 running Sierra 10.12.

Things that happened so far in a chronological order:

After turning it on in Settings.app it seemed stuck so I forced shut it down. Afterwards it seemed ok for a bit and then suddenly the keyboard did not work (afaik the trackpad still worked).
I removed the bottom case and unplugged the battery. Suddenly, the keyboard worked again, but the fans were going crazy and the CPU was throttled because the battery was missing. When the battery was plugged in again, the keyboard stopped working again. Very strange behaviour.
After some time, I decided to remove and reattach the flex cable connecting the logic board with the trackpad / keyboard. No luck, but the fan was quiet again.
At this time only external mouse and keyboard worked. Following suggestions online, I turned off FileVault but the keyboard was still broken.
I tried to reset the SMC multiple times with they key combos. As I feared that the SMC might be corrupt from the force shutdown in 1., I manually flashed it with refind and SMCFlasherTool. No luck.
Other uses with similar problems said that replacing the flex cable helped them. So I ordered one, but the keyboard / trackpad still do not work except for the power key.
I have two partitions on the SSD, one is running Yosemite. Keyboard / trackpad do not work there, either. Even after reinstalling Yosemite.

I also tried the following:

Resetting SMC, NVRAM etc. multiple times.
Trying to boot in safe mode, but the shift key is not recognised.
cmd+v did not work either.
Re-enabling and disabling FileVault.
Booting into recovery: Internal keyboard / trackpad do not work there either.
Replaced the original battery with a brand new one from iFixit. The battery was recognized and worked but it didn't help.

Current situation:

Original battery is working again. Fans do not go crazy when it is
plugged in and CPU does not throttle.
Only external keyboard / mouse are working.
On the internal keyboard, only the power
button works. I can turn the Macbook on with it. Force shutdown also
works. I tried to reset the SMC when it was logged in. Pressing ctrl + option + shift + power button immediately turns the machine off. I do not know if this is the normal behaviour.
Strangely, when I
press F5 and F6 on the external keyboard, the illumination of the
internal keyboard changes. So apprently, it is recognized.
I cannot boot the into the Apple Hardware Test by pressing D on the external keyboard. Nor does booting in the safe mode works with shift.

Any ideas?


texts: What are the different types of System Services using Location in iOS 5?

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With the new iOS 5 comes new way of managing Location Services. This allows you not only manage which applications can use Location, but also which System Services are allowed to use it.

There is total of 6 items on that list and I'd like to know a little bit more about what they are and how are they used:

Cell Network Search - I am not quite sure how GPS can help with that?
Compass Calibration - I guess I can see how GPS can help with that.
Diagnostics & Usage - I guess your position is stored in diagnostic & usage reports?
Location-Based iAds - That goes off without a doubt
Setting Time Zone - There's already loud about it being overzealous and draining battery. I'm more than fine with it being off as so far my iPhone deals well with time zone adjustment from network time.
Traffic - This bugs me a lot. It does not affect traffic in Maps.app and seems to be used frequently, too. What for? Any ideas?


texts: All-in-one USB-C Dock for 2016 15" Macbook Pro

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I frequently need to plug the following into my 15" touchbar MacBook Pro:

External monitor (2560x1440@60hz)
USB Mouse
USB Keyboard
Power (something in the 60W+ range - not 15W)

Currently all the adapters needed to do that are turning my desk into a rat's nest and I'd rather not plug 3 separate things in every time I set my laptop down.

I've looked around and can't find anything that fits the requirements. Anyone know of something that fits the bill?


texts: Configuring XAMPP on macOS Sierra (version 10.12.6)

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On a fresh installation of macOS, I decided to use XAMPP (I have previously used MAMP (free ver.)) but I have encountered some simple issues.

The general tab shows IP address 192.168.64.2 but my system IP is 192.168.1.100. Why is the IP different by default? And how can this be changed to use the same? The "go to application page" loads dashboard on 192.168.64.2 but I'd like to use the localhost on some port like localhost:8888 / 127.0.0.1:8888.
Trying to open phpmyadmin returned an access forbidden page ("... New XAMPP security concept: ..."). I looked up about it in google which showed results suggesting to edit the configuration file to allow external access. I'd like to keep it to localhost, so I guess the IP has to be changed to localhost. How can that be achieved?
Unlike MAMP, there is no option to set the port within the application, so I tried to look for the httpd file in `Applications->XAMPP->(show package contents)->contents->... but did not find the file. So where are the configuration files?

  P.S. Do not suggest to turn off the system provided apache server
  (sudo apachectl stop)


texts: Software or method for moving between Thunderbolt display and laptop resolution

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I have a 13" MBP and a 24" Thunderbolt display. I use the Thunderbolt display as my main and only screen while at my desk. The problem for me comes when I disconnect and take my laptop to a meeting or another location and now all the windows are over-sized for the laptop screen (ie. edges off the screen and windows much larger than the laptop screen).

Is there a quick method or a piece of software that will auto-resize all open windows to fit in the current display?


texts: Month old iPad mini 4 has a yellow box outline on the screen! What should I do?

texts: I'm pretty sure this was not there before but now I just noticed it while reading on my iPad. I think it's only on the inside part of the screen as I cannot get the picture to show the yellow when I screenshot it...what should I do? Help! It's just over a month old!


texts: Synology NAS - automatic mount in finder and permanent connection

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I've recently buy Synology DS215j and for almost everything it works fine. But I have two problems with this and Mac OS X.

First I must always first mount this NAS server in finder before using. Sometimes I see it in Shared group in Finder but everytime I tried to click on it and see content it doesn't work and I must first use Go -> Connect to a server ... -> and fill smb://192... (or use saved address; maybe I have little different names, because I am translating it from my language). Now for sometime it works ok but when I am not using it and try it after hour I must reconnect.

Second problem could be relative to first one. I moved my music folder to NAS and I used application for creating iTunes Server on NAS and when I created I connect it from my MacBook iTunes and it works. But after a while of listening music it stops and it disconnects and I can't find any iTunes Server available.

Is it normal? I just want to always have my music to available and same with files in Finder that are located on NAS. I guess I have set right settings on both side but I am not sure. Thanks for help


texts: Blur Interfaces of TeXworks on MacBook Pro with Retina Display？

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I am using TeXworks as the LaTeX editor on my new MacBook Pro with Retina Display.

The interfaces are super blur. It seems that TeXworks does not support the retina resolution. See below.

The MacTeX.pkg was downloaded from MacTeX TUG today. Hence, I think it is the latest version.

How may I fix it?


texts: Reminders and Contacts disappeared when turning on iCloud

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I decided to give iCloud a go, so I did the following:

Logged into iCloud on iPhone
Logged into iCloud on Mac

The following happened:

Calendar events were merged (that is, they were copied from iPhone to Mac, because I had no calendar events on Mac). So that was OK.
My notes were left on each device, because judging from the GUI you manually control if they are local or iCloud. So that's OK too.
Contacts were merged on Mac. All contacts disappeared on iPhone (they returned when I turned off "Contacts" in iCloud settings). Not good.
All my reminders disappeared from Mac, so I panicked and turned off iCloud on Mac, and then back on. Some of the reminders appeared on both devices, but many were missing. Disaster!

I fear to touch anything now, afraid that I'll lose more data. My questions:

How do I get contacts to show on iPhone (with "iPhone" turned on in iCloud settings?)
Are the reminders on Mac lost, or how can I get them back? (I don't use Time Machine.)


texts: A few applications are automatically opened when I first turn on the mac

texts: I have a few applications that are automatically opened when I start the computer, for example TextWrangler or Activity Monitor. Is it possible to start the computer without this stupid behaviour?


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App Store sometimes can't install apps, iCloud icon appearing instead of INSTALL icon, as in the attached screenshot. If i click iCloud icon it buffers some seconds & come backs to iCloud symbol.

Please tell me how to make the INSTALL icon appear again for these apps, instead of the iCloud icon? It usually appears for some apps that I've uninstalled before and I want to install again.


texts: Macbook Air 2015 High Sierra cannot merge free space partitions

texts: I think I messed everything up when I erased the content of a partition from bootcamp.  Please give simple instructions.  I have no knowledge about how storages work.  Thank you.


texts: Why does "echo'' " in /etc/bashrc cause scp to hang?

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I am copying directories from a Snow Leopard machine to a Tiger machine using scp -r and for some reason, it appears that the final line of the target (Tiger) machine's /etc/bashrc (echo '') causes scp to hang. When commended out, it works as expected.

Why?

I've never seen this behaviour on any of my Slackware, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mandrake or even Apple machines. Is this part of a recent 10.6 security update? scp worked as expected with that line until recently.


texts: Reduce the size of photo sent with Messages.app on iPhone

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When using Apple’s Mail.app, a mail message offers a pop-up menu to reduce the size of an enclosed image.

➥ How can I do the same when shooting and sending photos from within Messages.app on an iPhone?

Currently my iPhone sends out huge 3.3 meg files where 120K would do.


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I have a Mac mini which is on sleep but set to wake for network access.

This works very nicely with something like Carbon Copy Cloner as the machine indeed wakes when I sync another machine to the Mac Mini over my network.

But despite the machine waking, iTunes being left as the foreground program, and my iPhone sitting in a charger, it does not wirelessly sync.

I can initially a WiFi sync manually but manually syncing is much inferior to an automated solution.

Is there not a command-line way to do this? So that I can simply attempt a sync around the time I am scheduling my other backups?


texts: Display a text message on macOS Desktop background

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I would like to display a message, for example, the OS Version, the installed tool versions etc on the Desktop background of macOS.

I understand that the lockscreen text can be edited, I am not talking about that. That is not what I am interested in.

I know there is a way because I have seen my colleagues at my previous job do this.

NOTE: I want to do this from command line.


texts: Can two apps be tied so that when one opens or closes, the other does so?

texts: Can triggers be set up so that when "App A" starts, another "App B" gets started automatically? Ideally, the solution would send a quit message to "App B" when "App A" quits, but the important part is the launch sequence.


texts: Is screen flickering harmful to my MBP's health? If let it be, will it gradually screw up my display and create irreversal defects?

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So my 2019 macbook pro screen's started flickering a few times a day since a few weeks ago.
I'm aware it may be fixed through Reseting NVRAM or Reseting The System Magement Controller (SMC) as suggested in this post: 2019 MacBook Pro 15 inch: Screen flicker randomly.
But I don't feel like fixing it.
I don't really mind the flickering a few times a day since it actually gives a cyberpunk feel to the whole macintosh experience.
I love cyberpunk.
I'm just wondering if this whole act of flicking is harmful to my machine's health from a machine maintenance perspective?
i.e. If I don't fix it and let the screen continue to have such random flickering and just let it be, will it slowly screw up my display? And create some form of irreversal defects?
And there will be no going back?
How should a MBP's display flickering be interpreted at first principle?


texts: Macbook Pro 16 Thunderbolt ports dead/damaged twice after used with Samsung CJ89 43" monitor with USB-C

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I have a brand new 2019 MBP and I hooked it to a Samsung CJ89 43" monitor directly through USB-C. It worked for a while and then suddenly the built-in screen started flashing and then the connection to the monitor was lost. The laptop reboot itself and now all 4 of the thunderbolt ports are not charging anymore. What's worse is all above happened last week. So I took it to Apple store and got it repaired. Basically they replaced the logic board and Touch ID on the device.
Now, I plugged the replaired MBP to my monitor with the same USB-C cable which is the original one from Samsung come with the monitor. It worked for a while. But the nightmare happened again suddenly. I can hear the fan go wild and it alerted with message "USB ports disabled, unplug ...". All the 4 ports are not charging AGAIN!
I tried everything like reset SMC and NVRAM etc, none of them working. Very frustrated at the moment. I'm not sure where the problem is and how can I solve this? I booked in another Genius Bar appointment on Tuesday. However,  the thing is, even if it's replaced or repaired - again, I really can't tell what is causing the issue and I'm afraid of plugging it to the USB-C port on my Samsung monitor after that.
Need some help and advice please.


texts: AutoImporter no longer import my photos, after switching to iOS 10.2

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To automatically transfer photos from my iPhone 5S to a folder on my Mac (macOS 10.11.6), I had configured the macOS utility named AutoImporter.app.

After upgrading my iPhone 5S from iOS 9.3 to iOS 10 (10.2), AutoImporter.app on my Mac continues to run upon connecting my iPhone to it using an USB cable. However, it quits immediately without importing any photos.

This tool is very practical on a daily basis (it avoids going through applications such as "Photos.app". I don't use it. Why should I use an app to organize my photos?).

An idea, a solution? Thank you for your help.

Just for your info : this is how I have configured autoimporter: very simply from Image Capture and what it should do when I connect my iPhone to my Mac using a USB cable (when it works correctly).


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Boot Camp caused ~200 GB of my 750 GB HD to disappear and I cannot re(un)-partition it through Disk Utility and when I try to reformat the storage through the terminal using:

diskutil cs resizeVolume

with the appropriate name and size this is what it tells me

The Core Storage Logical Volume UUID is 4D5406D2-B7BC-4719-AC41-DC984D4CCB53
Started CoreStorage operation
Error: -69674: The provided Core Storage logical volume has an incorrect size; you should run whole-disk repair

What else can I try and/or what should I do?  I couldn't find any answered questions that helped but please link any that you think are helpful.

EDIT (Adding what klanomath suggested in the order suggested)
My OS X is 10.11.2 (El Capitan)

Ethans-MacBook-Pro:~ Runnur$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            749.3 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +478.9 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 4D5406D2-B7BC-4719-AC41-DC984D4CCB53
                                 Unlocked Encrypted

Ethans-MacBook-Pro:~ Runnur$ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 47A55214-3C57-401E-8F66-56D4E6F13A08
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         749296615424 B (749.3 GB)
    Free Space:   270018936832 B (270.0 GB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume F483D699-F77C-40C1-823F-8E57C82FEDC1
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     749296615424 B (749.3 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family 66FF454B-18C8-417E-AF73-118390F52AD1
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Conversion Status:       Complete
        High Level Queries:      Fully Secure
        |                        Passphrase Required
        |                        Accepts New Users
        |                        Has Visible Users
        |                        Has Volume Key
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 4D5406D2-B7BC-4719-AC41-DC984D4CCB53
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          478925357056 B (478.9 GB)
            Revertible:            Yes (unlock and decryption required)
            Revert Status:         Reboot required
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

Ethans-MacBook-Pro:~ Runnur$ sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0
Password:
       start        size  index  contents
           0           1         PMBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      409640  1463469952      2  GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  1463879592     1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  1465149128           7
  1465149135          32         Sec GPT table
  1465149167           1         Sec GPT header


texts: windows 10 bootcamp wireless display adapter macbook pro 2017

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Has anyone got a stable setup for miracast to a microsoft wireless display adapter from a 13" macbook pro 2017?

Previous macbooks (air & pro) connect without issue.  The latest model will connect, but it is very intermittent, mostly can't see the adapter and mostly fails to connect when it can see it.

windows 10 is version 1709 and fully up to date.  macbook firmware and drivers are fully up to date and the microsoft wireless display adapter has latest firmware (V.2.0.8372).

Also - running the command:

netsh wlan show drivers

Shows:

Wireless Display Supported: Yes (Graphics Driver: Yes, Wi-Fi Driver: Yes)

Update: still the same situation in windows 10 version 1803 - wireless display adapter firmware version unchanged


texts: Redirect to different machine with Server App

texts:
I am running my main website (e.g. main.com) on a MacMini Server with OS X 10.10 and Server App Version 4. In addition, I serve a Django powered web app on a Raspberry Pi using Gunicorn and nginx. Now, I like to make the web app available from a subdomain (e.g. webapp.main.com) or alternatively from a different path like main.com/webapp.

I understand that the requests on port 80 will be handled by the web server on the MacMini. So it's a matter of redirecting the request from there to the Raspberry Pi server. How can I do this redirect or is my setup maybe too messy?


texts: Cannot ls ~/.Trash in the Terminal in Catalina (operation not permitted)

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Ever since buying a new Mac, which has forced me to upgrade to Catalina, I cannot view the Trash folder in the Terminal. ls ~/.Trash just gives ls: .Trash: Operation not permitted. So does sudo ls ~/.Trash. According to ls -al ~, the permissions for ~/.Trash are drwx------, and the owner is me. sudo chmod a+x ~/.Trash and sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash both fail with the same error.

Is it possible to view the Trash in the terminal in Catalina?


texts: App won't delete. I don't know what they are

texts: I have these three apps that won't delete. They come up as random number and won't go away. I tried rebooting my phone and checking in settings. Even in App Store.


texts: Any suggestions for an app that can blur a specific part of the screen while working on in macOS? Or a browser extension that blurs the specific part of the screen (again) while surfing the Internet?


texts: Can I add a password hint to an encrypted disk image?

texts: I've got an encrypted dmg. Can I set a password hint for it?


texts: How to change terminal $HOME variable? My terminal can't even be opened now

texts:
I mean change $HOME not by defining in ~/.bash_profile, but loading the variable when shell opens.

By the way, after some misoperation I cannot even get into the Terminal now... It now says [Process completed] and does not respond, as it should when every time it exits. Is there a way to configure or re-install the Terminal?


texts:
Recently I am trying to figure out how to run a dotnet service after my MacOS startup.

On Windows, I can install the NSSM to run the script as a service. This script will be triggered whenever my computer starts up.

Inside the script contains the line of code like dotnet RunMyService

Am I allow to perform the same action in MacOS as well?


texts: How do I get Launchpad to see apps on an external disk?

texts: I have a large Firewire disk permanently plugged into my Mac mini.  Whenever possible, this external disk is where I install any new apps.  How do I get these apps to show up in Launchpad?


texts: How well will a MacBook Air work in a hot dusty environment

texts:
A MacBook air would work very well for me functionally. However I expect that I may have to use it in a hot and dusty environment. Any idea how badly the cooling system would be affected by prolonged exposure to dust?

I took a look at the teardown done by iFixit and there is a single CPU fan. Would it be easy to clean this fan if required? and how likely are the air passageways to get clogged by dust?


texts: I have been trying to collate all my photos & remove the duplicated ones. I have purchased a few apps but none do the job properly, they are still there the next day, I have 3 hard drives so plenty of space. The pictures seem to get duplicated every time I try something. I have tried iPhoto but still get the same problem.


texts: How do you access a subdomain on localhost with VMWare Fusion on a Mac?

texts:
I am able to access localhost on a Mac through Windows XP on VMWare Fusion by using my Mac username like this:

http://username.local:3000/

But how do I do that with a subdomain, something like this:

http://username.subdomain.local:3000/

Any ideas?

I am able to access subdomains on my Mac no problem, by adding things like blog.localhost to /etc/hosts.  What is the equivalent on Windows?


texts: Time Capsule still provides Wi-Fi but is not discovered by AirPort Utility

texts:
I connect to the Internet with my Time Capsule's Wi-Fi, and it works perfectly. I also have been backing up to the same Time Capsule with Time Machine. But now, after about 18 months, Time Machine complains that it can not find the backup drive. I checked AirPort Utility, and there I just see the "Internet" sphere and the green dot letting me know I'm connected successfully. The Time Capsule neither shows up nor can it be discovered.

I rebooted the Time Capsule several times. LED is first yellow and then green, like I'd expect as normal.

What could be wrong? How can I troubleshoot?


texts: My MacBook Air is receiving messages from my parents' phones. I want it to receive messages from only my phone though!

texts: My whole family has the same Apple ID to prevent confusion. It has worked in the past, however whenever we add a new device we struggle with this problem. And as if that wasn't frustrating enough, messages that my dad sends to my mom show up on my Macbook as me sending the messages to my mom. I also receive my mom's phone calls on my MacBook and my iPhone 6. I have already checked the settings on all said devices and none of them have iCloud message sharing enabled. Additionally, all the devices can be contacted by only one number/email and none of them share anything except the Apple ID. Help would be much appreciated! Thank you!


texts: Show leading zeros in menu bar clock (Big Sur)

texts:
I upgraded to Big Sur and somehow the clock in the menu bar has lost the leading zero. At 08:20 in the morning, it shows "8:20" instead of "08:20". I can't seem to change this behavior.
Relevant settings:

I've rebooted my computer after defaults write which didn't seem to have helped. Ideas?


texts:
I'm a web developer and like to develop with a narrow browser window to somehow emulate how my website will look on a mobile phone. With pre-Yosemite-Safari it was possible to create such a narrow window that you could easily judge the look of your site on mobile. With Yosemite, this seems to be impossible. Any suggestions?

Picture from an iPhone. I'd like to replicate this on the desktop. Note the line break after "Analytical"

Situation on the desktop after upgrading to Yosemite


texts: Does anyone know how to hide certain file types from finder and spotlight search? I get all these files that I need on my computer but I will never use. I would like to hide them to make my searches more efficient.


texts: is it possible to pair/connect multiple wireless HID(s)/(keyboards) in IOS (iPhone/iPad) simultaneously?

texts:
I couldn't find anything by doing enough researching with advanced queries.

Bluetooth should support it, but does IOS allow it?


texts: Why do I have to use sudo although I'm already a member of wheel?

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I like to edit files in my /Library/WebServer/Documents without having to run sudo all the time.

So I simply added my username abbood to the wheel group using this command:

sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a abbood -t user wheel

i verified that abbood is a member of wheel like so:

$ members wheel
abbood
root

If I run ls -l on my files in that directory.. the user is root and the group is wheel.

However as abbood I'm still required to sudo everytime I want to edit a file.. how come? how do I avoid that?


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I purchased  an iPad for my parents who live 2 hours drive away from me.  The only internet connection they have is the 3G sim chip in their iPad.  I want to apply the iOS 5 update, but in order to download it the iPad seems to be required to be plugged in to my iTunes, which is really inconvenient.  I also would ned to provide my laptop with a wifi connection from a hotspot on my iPhone, which does not seem stable enough long enough to download the iOS update.

It would be so much easier if I could download the update while at home over my fast fiber optic network connection, then drive the two hours and apply the update.

Is this even possible?


texts: When does Messages in iCloud actually sync?

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I just updated my iPhone 6s to the latest iOS version and turned on Messages in iCloud (Settings → my name → iCloud → turn on Messages).

However I don’t think anything got uploaded to iCloud, per the below screenshots showing my iCloud storage. When/how does this happen?

The first photo shows my iCloud storage breakdown. It seems to suggest space being used for messages, but after tapping into the messages detail you can see Zero KB are used for conversations.

Also this was immediately after enabling Messages in iCloud so I’m skeptical that it could have uploaded 600 MB that quickly (and there was no network activity indicator in the upper left hand corner of my iPhone) But about 15 minutes later it hasn’t changed.

Does it just happen when iPhone isn’t in use? Overnight? How will I know when it is done?


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I have an iMac with a Thunderbolt display attached.

I know I can force both displays to sleep by pressing ctrl-shift-eject.

How can I force only one display, the Thunderbolt one, to sleep?

I do not use both displays all the time and sometimes I just don't want to waste the electricity.


texts: i forgot my password and it is now blocked how do I erase and restore if my iphone5c is offline?

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I was half asleep when I changed the password into a 4-digit code, until my son tried all passwords ever used and found it disabled after several tries. I can't use itunes to connect to the phone as it asks me to respond using my phone that is now blocked! I went to icloud -- find my phone -- and chose erase iphone, but the device is offline. It does not connect to our wifi and cellular data.

What to do? Can apple support remotely wipe or erase my phone? I can supply all necessary info and documents to prove the phone is mine and not lost. Please, please help....


texts: How to install WINE to support multiple users

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I have installed WINE using the instructions at the WineHQ Wiki and was able to successfully run an install of a Windows application for my admin user.  Buoyed by my success I thought I would try to get it working for the multiple users I have on my machine (read: family).  I found the multiple users stub in the FAQ and have made a number of modifications by following the instructions in the ubuntu forums.  I believe I followed them properly.  It essentially has you set up the sudoers file to support other users having the ability to operate as another user without a password.  In this case I've created a 'windows' user that executes WINE.
The issue I'm having is that I'm receiving the following error when attempting to execute an application that previously worked under the admin account.

$ sudo -u windows -H wine application.exe
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied
job-working-directory: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied
Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
err:menubuilder:init_xdg error looking up the desktop directory
wine: cannot find L"C:\\windows\\system32\\application.exe"

I'm not new to Linux but am new to Mac and to WINE, so thank you for any direction you can provide.


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I have around 100GB of space on my (27-inch, Mid 2017) iMac's SSD. I'm planning on using Bootcamp to play some Windows games, and I'm not sure how much space I need to leave for each OS.
I'll be storing all the Windows programs and apps on an external hard drive, so I'm not sure how much I need to leave to Windows 10 itself. I won't be using Windows for much else. I know I have to leave some storage free on the Mac side, but I'm not sure how much.