texts: "USB Accessories Disabled" notification from Thunderbolt 3 network connection?

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I've got a MBP (16" 2019) connected to a MacBook Air (13" 2020) both running Catalina in clamshell mode. I have a Thunderbolt 3 cable between them for network connection. Ever since I connected this Thunderbolt cable between them, I get endless notifications reading "USB Accessories Disabled - Unplug the accessory using too much power to re-enable USB devices."
I'm not certain that it's specifically the Thunderbolt 3 cable that's generating this error; I just know I don't get it when it's not plugged in, and it only appears on the MBP, not the Air. The MBP also has a powered USB-C docking station that has some USB3-connected hard drives and a webcam - but even if I unplug the webcam and USB3 hard drives, I still get the notification about an accessory using too much power, and again I cease getting that notification when the Thunderbolt 3 cable is removed.
The Console log output around the notification reads:
[Line 825 of /AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/IOUSBFamily_executables/IOUSBFamily-987.140.1/USBAgentAndDaemon/Daemon/Classes/USBDaemon.m] -[USBDaemon portOverCurrent:]overcurrent at 0x14300000
Is the Air trying to charge itself from the MBP over Thunderbolt? How can I get it to stop, or at least to stop the notification from appearing?


texts: Thumbnail floating on screen after deletion from desktop

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I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) running High Sierra 10.13.3.

Recently when I have dragged and deleted image files from my desktop there has been a thumbnail of one of the pictures deleted left floating on the screen, it seems to be on a layer above anything else and the only way I can get rid of it is restarting my laptop.

Anyone else experienced this/found a fix?


texts: Can't install BASH patch: OSX 10.9.5 update installed, but system still says it is 10.9.4

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I wanted to install the BASH patch, but the install failed, saying it had to be applied to OSX 10.9.5.  But I installed that last week.  Looking in the App Store, it clearly says that 10.9.5 was installed on 25th September 2014, but the "About this Mac" box says I'm at 10.9.4:

I have restarted the machine since the update was installed.  Any ideas?


texts: How do I enable Java Web Start for ASDM Launcher (Cisco ASA management) in Mountain Lion?

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I've been trying to get my Cisco ASA management software working and on Snow Leopard, it ran fine. However, even after installing Java manually on Mountain Lion (on my new Macbook Pro), I continue to receive this message:

I've searched as best as I can and my google-fu is really failing me here. How do I resolve this? There's nothing in the Java Preferences pane that even references Web Start applications. Help?

Edit: Clicking on the "More Info..." button sends me to http://www.java.com/en/download/mac_download.jsp which is where I downloaded and installed Java from the first time I got this error.


texts: Is there any way to ignore a heat sensor on a macbook pro?

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I recently replaced the ribbon cable which connects the top case assembly on my macbook pro 4,1 (early 2008).  My keyboard is now working but unfortunately the fans are reving up to 6000 rpms and staying there.  after a visit to the apple store i've discovered it's due to a faulty palm rest heat sensor.

surprisingly, the genius at apple failed to inform me that this particular heat sensor is actually part of the cable i replaced.

now i could go buy another cable, but seeing as these run $80 a pop i thought wouldn't it be nifty if i could tell my mac to simply ignore the faulty sensor and just rely on the 13 others which are working fine.

presumably this is a function of the SMC, but can it be changed?

as a temporary workaround, i found a nifty little terminal utility which allows me to set a slower fan speed.  obviously this is less than ideal for a variety of reasons, but it does prove that user interaction with the SMC isn't impossible.

any ideas?


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Every time new software is released by Apple for my iPhone 6s, I go to Settings to see the latest version that needs to be updated, but as soon as I click on Update, it closes out the Settings App. I have done a hard reset but nothing works. Can someone give me some advice on what could be causing this?

Thank you.


texts: Couldn't Modify Partition Map using external disk

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Seems the most common relationship to this error is using Windows on a separate partition. Here is my problem. I have a 1 TB external disk that was used half for Time Machine and half for general storage, partition called Mac Swap. In order to make a more elegant back up, I replaced my Time Machine with a full 2 TB external disk. This allowed me to delete the old half (just rendered obsolete) and extend the Mac Swap half to a full 1 TB. But that is where I got stuck. I can't extend the partition, Mac Swap.

Command+S only works on the boot disk, right? /sbin /fsck -fy won't solve this.
But on the bright side, it seemed to repair a few minor errors on my boot disk.

Please help.


texts:
Please tell me how to burn a FAT32 CD under Snow Leopard (10.6.8).  I have tried multiple approaches, including creating a FAT32 .dmg properly sized for the disc, and burning from the Finder or from Disk Utility.  The thread at How to burn Windows compatible CD on Mac OS X Mountain Lion did not help me.

The image correctly shows up as type FAT32 in Disk Utility, but the resulting disc invariably shows up as type Mac OS Extended.  I am trying to do this because some Windows users are reporting not seeing anything on the disc I sent them.  It was my understanding that the Mac automatically creates CDs that can be read by both OS X and Windows.


texts: Making music and photos available to Apple TV

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I have a double story house with the modem upstairs and an Apple TV downstairs. I also have a USB hard drive with an iTunes library and iPhoto library on it. At the moment every time I want to use the libraries I have to plug my USB drive into my MacBook.

I've recently discovered that my modem has a USB port on it, and I can plug my USB hard drive into that. Can I plug my hard drive into that port and make the libraries accessible to both my MacBook and Apple TV?

If possible I don't want to have to keep my MacBook turned on all the time. I.e., it would be nice to just have the USB hard drive plugged into the modem and access my library on the Apple TV without my MacBook being turned on.

In researching this answer I've read a lot about Apple's AirPort Extreme and how it can do something like that. But unless that's my only option I would rather not spend an extra $200 if I don't have to.


texts: I have an early 2007 Macbook Pro. The trackpad isn't multitouch - it doesn't support any of Lion's new many-finger gestures - but it does support two-finger scrolling. It obviously can keep track of two points of touch, so is there any way to get it to support pinch-to-zoom as well?


texts: MacBook Pro 13" is restarting after RAM upgrade

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I have upgraded my MBP from 4GB (2x2GB) to 16GB (2x8GB) SO-DIMMs. After upgrading it keeps restarting continuously.

Here is the new RAM detail:
Kingston Mac Memory 8GB DDR3L-1600(PC3-12800) SO-DIMM 1.35V (KTA-MB1600L/8G).

This screen appears before restarting:

Apple Macbook Pro MD101HN/A 13-inch Laptop (mid 2012)

Core i5
4GB
500GB
Mac OS Mavericks


texts:
There are several PDF files which I imported into iTunes to read using iBooks.

However, I cannot manage to remove them. By default, iTunes handles the its media library automatically. The PDFs and iBooks are stored in:

~/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Media/Books/

When I remove the PDF files here, they will still show up in iTunes.

How I remove their entries in iTunes?


texts: Producing a standard tilde while using OS X (U.S. International - PC) keyboard layout

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The tilde, ~, generated by the U.S. International - PC layout and the tilde, ~, produced by the U.S. layout are allegedly different characters.

How can I produce the U.S. tilde while using the International keyboard?


texts: "Cannot copy extracted data for .. to .." iOS 9.3.5 iPhone 4s Cydia error

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I have recently jailbroken my iPhone 4s on iOS 9.3.5. Whenever I try to install a tweak I get this error message:

I have looked everywhere and I realized that the problem is because of having less available storage on device. However, I have 4 GB available. I have also installed 'Stashing iOS 9.2 - 10.2' but I still get this error.


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This is on an M1 mini, running 11.1 with an updated Xcode.  (All pending updates have been applied.)  SIP has not been disabled (if it can even be, on the M1).
We have a program we're using to test an mmap() failure in our application being ported.  We build the test program like this:
cc -v -arch arm64 -m64 -Wl,-no_adhoc_codesign -o mapfail mapfail.c

Then, we sign it.  It appears to be correctly signed:
@macarm[git:master]$ codesign -vvv mapfail
mapfail: valid on disk
mapfail: satisfies its Designated Requirement
@macarm[git:master]$

We have enabled developer mode on the system.  We also added my user to the _developer group.  My user is not an administrator, but I tried it as one and got the same thing.
When we run the program it gets a segmentation fault (SIGSEGV), so we want to debug it with lldb, but this happens:
@macarm[git:master]$ lldb mapfail
(lldb) target create "mapfail"
Current executable set to '/Users/layer/mapfail' (arm64).
(lldb) run
error: process exited with status -1 (attach failed ((os/kern) invalid argument))
(lldb)

Searches for this have yielded no information, even on the Apple developer forums.
More info.  I tried an entitlement added at codesign time, but that did not work.  Here's the entitlement I used:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
         <key>com.apple.security.get-task-allow</key>
         <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

Anyone see a problem with this XML?


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Does macOS have a way to enter Unicode characters with more than four hex digits?  The flags, for example, are ligatures, each with two five-digit code points.  They are supported by macOS fonts, appearing as expected when I paste them into this question in Safari or into TextEdit (from Wikipedia).  And they resize properly with the font.

Flags:

Flags, of course, I can paste from Wikipedia.  But in the past, there have been others where I knew the code but had no copy source.

The proctalgic workaround is to create a numeric HTML entity in a file, open it in Safari, and copy-paste.

I could also expand the Unicode Hex Input IM, but that's not exactly fun, either.


texts: Is it possible to create a special character and add it to special characters?

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I have to type up papers with medical abbreviations. 4 common abbreviations are ā, p, c, s (also with a line over them like the ā). Right now I have to use a text box with the line in it and place that over the letters p, c, and s, set the txt box to be in the background but selectable.  Then every time I edit the document the line moves separately from the letter and you can imagine what a pain it is.  I'd like to create these characters, add them to special characters and then insert from there.

Does anyone know of a way to do this via special characters or know of another way to accomplish the same thing?


texts: Target iMac does not wake up with the main iMac

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I have two 27" iMac connected via a Thunderbolt cable. I press Command+F2, the target computer joyfully becomes a second screen for the primary iMac. Joy of joys!

I come back in the morning, or after lunch, and I press a key on my computer. The display lights up, everything is where it should be.

Unfortunately, the display computer stays off. I haven't found a way to bring it back on, other than pressing the power button, waiting for it a little (this disables target mode),  then pressing Command+F2 again. This, of course, re-enables target mode.

Any idea what I could be doing differently and better, for a wholesome dual-27" experience?


texts: Corrupted WD hard disk? Macbook Air says "hard disk not readable"

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So one night I finished editing a video and I was so excited that I got up and realised the hard disk was still connected to my Macbook Air. When I stood up, the hard disk was hanging on the Macbook Air for one second. When I realised the hard disk was hanging, I quickly sat down and moved the hard disk to an appropriate position. The hard disk was working for 10 mins and then I accidentally put my hand and applied a bit of pressure on top of the hard disk and heard a crackling noise. Since then,it just stopped working. So I force quit all my programs and when I tried to connect to my  hard disk to my Macbook Air, an error pop up saying "hard disk not readable.". I tried to connect the hard disk with a different USB cable but the problem was still not solved. I believe I may have corrupted my hard disk and I hope I'm able to repair it and get my files back. I read online that many people are also experiencing this issue with WD's hard disk. I also tried to use 3rd party recovery softwares but it won't solve the problem just yet because I can't even connect my hard disk to my  MacBook. I also tried connecting my hard disk to my Windows laptop, no luck. I also rebooted my MacBook air, no luck. My hard disk is a WD 1311B.

I hope someone can help me.

Thanks,

Jeff

Update

I tried to reformat my hard disk but wasn't able to do so.


texts: I am trying to login with Apple ID. But it shows an error like in the image. I used to login with a browser and it's working. Also I couldn't update my apps in my Mac. Please help. Not only now... it always shows like this.


texts: USB3 HDs fail to mount on wake from sleep with new iMac Pro

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On December 26, 2017 I took delivery of a 10-core iMac Pro.  From the time of its arrival I have had a serious problem with external USB3 drives (I have tried a variety from different manufacturers) attached to the ports on the back of the iMac Pro, ejecting 95% of the time when I wake the iMac Pro from sleep.  If I restart, the external USB3 hard drives reappear and function perfectly until the next time I put the iMac Pro to sleep. They do not dismount during use. The only setting I have checked in System Preferences > Energy Saver is “prevent computer from sleeping automatically when display is off”.

To solve this problems I have tried:

resetting the SMC Controller;
resetting the NVRAM;
completely reinstalling the Mac OS High Sierra software using Command > Recovery;
Using a variety of USB3 HD’s from different manufacturers.

None of this has resolved the issue. I am now able to use my new iMac Pro with only the supplied keyboard attached to a USB port on the back of the iMac Pro and two external Thunderbolt HD’s (which do not produce any problems).

Any solution that you can supply to these issues would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Is there someway I can take a screenshot from Spotlight?

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I want to be able to take a screenshot using Spotlight. I know I can just press "Command-Shift-3" to get the job done, but I want to get some very computer-illiterate people to learn to take a screenshot without having them to learn a shortcut. They already know how to use Spotlight, hence the question.

I thought of making an Automator script to do this. But that did not work.

on run {input, parameters}

    (* Your script goes here *)
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "3" using {command down, shift down}
    end tell

    return input
end run

Any other suggestions? I don't want to install some app to do this.


texts:
I have a problem with Mail and I don't know how it happened. I somehow accidentally added several names for one email address. Now these names are displayed randomly. This problem is driving me crazy. Each time I send an email I'm obligated to check three times to whom am I sending that email by clicking the name and confirming the email. How can I edit or delete the names behind and email address?

EDIT:

Here is the screenshot when I open new mail message:

Then I start typing (pressing "d") the e-mail, list of hints pops-up:

notice that the value that pops up is

"devXXXXXX@gmail.com (Admin m.pYYYYYYY@gmail.com)"
and when I press "Enter" it gives the following picture

:

In other words, when I look at that address after pressing enter it shows me that I'm sending email to "Admin" with an email "m.pYYYYYYY@gmail.com" though in fact the email is sent to other address devXXXXXX@gmail.com. It means that my email address has a name that contains other person's name and email. The biggest problem is that devXXXXXX@gmail.com email contains several names which swap each time and confusing me...


texts: Cannot update macOS Mojave 10.14.2 to 10.4.4

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I have a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro with 512 GB hard drive which dual boots along with macOS Sierra.

I have converted macOS Mojave partition to APFS from Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

When attempting to install macOS Mojave 10.14.4 update, this screen stays for a while and then system restarts to back to macOS Sierra:

What is going wrong and how do I resolve the issue?


texts: How to preserve wallpaper on secondary monitor after reboot

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This problem began when I upgraded to Yosemite.  I have two monitors connected to my Mac Pro.  Primary monitor uses default wallpaper, and secondary monitor uses a different wallpaper (solid gray).  Every time I reboot the system, the secondary monitor reverts to the default wallpaper, and Mission Control shows an additional "desktop" on the primary monitor, with a solid gray wallpaper.
After rebooting many times, the list of desktops on the primary monitor grows quite long if I don't delete them manually.

I have read a tip to fix this behavior by disabling this feature in Sys Prefs, but I don't want to do that.


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My iMac is running slow and I am hoping to get a few more years out of it. I figure I have two options:

add memory
replace my current hard drive with one that is solid state.

So I am tackling the memory option first.  My iMac has four memory slots with two in use.  The two in use each have an 8GB module.  What can I add in the empty slots?  4GB or 8GB modules?  Also, can someone provide a link to a company so this newbie can purchase the correct modules?  For example:

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Single-PC3-12800-Unbuffered-204-Pin/dp/B006YG8X9Y?th=1


texts: What is wrong with my iPhone's model number?

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I just took a look at the reported model number on my iPhone 5c by going to Settings → General → About → Model. I am wondering, why does it says NF155LL/A instead of MF155LL/A?

NF model numbers shouldn't exist, right?


texts: Weird display issue on OS X Lion when switching external monitor

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I'm using a MBP with a second (external) monitor and since I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion, I encountered some display issues that appear in the Application Switcher, and sometimes in the menu-bar.

In case of the menu, the font in the dropdown appears with jagged edges, as if there suddenly was a huge contrast-change affecting only the menu-items.

In case of the Application Switcher, the effect is even worse as shown in this image:

Interestingly, this glitch seems to only affect overlays like the Application Switch or the menu. The rest of my OS and all Applications are looking fine.

If I go to System Preferences and choose another color-profile for my monitor, the issue is gone. If I select the previously selected color-profile, the issue appears again. The issue happens with every profile though. So if I choose Adobe RGB (1998) and restart my computer, the issue occurs. It disappears when I select another profile, for example Apple RGB. After a restart, the glitch will re-appear (even with the newly selected Apple RGB) and only a profile-change will remove it.

It's not too big of a deal, but if anybody has some pointers how to resolve this, I'd really appreciate it. Btw. the issue appears on different monitors, so it's not some monitor-hardware fault or anything.

Update: I was under the impression that the issue reappears after a restart. That assumption was wrong, the issue appears whenever I switch the external monitor (eg. change from monitor at work to the one at home).


texts: Mavericks - Tell application "Preview" open PDF - strange permission issue

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I have recently moved a large research collection of PDF files, from a Snow Leopard 10.6.8 TimeMachine disk, to my new rMBP (to the internal flash storage). I did this manually, not through the TimeMachine interface. The rMBP runs Mavericks 10.9.3.

When I double click the PDFs, they open without a problem in Preview.

But, when I write a small AppleScript to open one, for example:

tell application "Preview"
    activate
    open "/Users/me/Desktop/test.pdf"
end tell

I get the following error on executing the AppleScript:

  The file “test.pdf” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have
  permission to view it. To view or change permissions, select the item
  in the Finder and choose File > Get Info.

I look in Get Info for test.pdf. In the "Sharing and Permissions" tab, it does not matter what I set permissions to, even if all users can Read & Write the file, I still get the error.

Conversely, if I download a PDF from the internet, straight to the desktop, and execute the applescript to open it, it opens in Preview without a problem.

(p.s. I need to open PDF by AppleScript, as part of a larger system I have, I am not just doing it for fun!)


texts:
In System Preferences, there is an option to change calendars.

Does anyone know if it is possible to use multiple calendars simultaneously, for example Gregorian and Hebrew?


texts: Require password every time drive/partition is accessed?

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I just created a new partition on my macbook's SSD set to Journaled/Encrypted.

It seems I only get prompted for the password once, when the macbook is turned on, rather than every time I try to access it.

How can I make this drive inaccessible unless a password is provided on-the-spot?


texts: How to transfer my apps, home, and OS X setup from an external Lion disk to an internal Mountain Lion SSD

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I installed an SSD (Samsung 830) as the internal drive of a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro, then attempted several times to clone the (now external) bootable OS X Lion drive using either SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to this new SSD. All attempts failed with disk writes failures (I tried two different SSDs with the same result: write failures). So installed Lion onto the new SSD using the OS X DVD installer and all went fine; then upgraded from Lion to Mountain Lion from the App Store. Again, all went great.

Which folders should I copy from the external Lion disk to the internal Mountain Lion SSD to get back all my apps, the MySQL server, PostgreSQL, ImageMagick, XCode installation, etc.? I would like to make the new Mountain Lion SSD contain all my useful apps so that I don’t have to reinstall from scratch.


texts: error: There was a problem with the editor 'vi' when using it with git

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I have this strange problem with using vi as the editor for git commit -a.

Normal flow is: I type git commit -a, vi appears, I enter my commit message, and then :wq to save & exit from vi.

This works fine. However, sometimes I make a typo and instead of :wq I type :Wq (because I use the shift for :). Then, when I correct myself and type :wq again, git gives the following error:

error: There was a problem with the editor 'vi'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

How can I fix this?


texts: Is it possible to get macOS running in a Docker container?

texts: I know that it's possible to get macOS running in a VM under Parallels, VirtualBox and VMWare Fusion. I have containers with Windows and many distributions of Linux and BSD Unix. I'm hoping somebody has managed to get macOS running in a container.


texts: Broke Boot Camp while trying to get a triple boot

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I'm running Yosemite, up-to-date on a mid-2012 MacBook Pro. I removed the optical drive, moved my internal HDD to its location and placed a new SSD in the original HDD's location. This has been great for a few months now. I've had a working Boot Camp setup that also was working fantastic.

Note that I removed my optical drive. I now have an external DVD drive I've been using for this.

Here's what I did:

Installed ReFind. (Everything still OK)
Disabled CoreStorage. (Everything still OK)
Resized OS X partition down by 60 gigs, to leave room for Linux. (Everything still OK)
Booted into live CD, and began installing Linux into that new, free space... It asked where to install the boot loader (GRUB) and I think this is where I screwed up - I let it just place it on the disk, instead of the Linux partition.

I tried the normal "Startup Repair" from the Windows 8 disk I have, which didn't help at all.

I tried everything at this location https://neosmart.net/wiki/recovering-windows-bootloader/ but it didn't help. Attempts 1 and 2 went through "OK", but didn't work. Attempt 3 actually gave errors at this line: bcdedit.exe /import c:\boot\bcd.temp. Not sure why.

ReFind still works great, OS X still works great, but I can't get into Windows and Linux ... well, it's installed, but GRUB doesn't exist.

Top priority for me is fixing Windows, I can get Linux going later. Any help?


texts: cd 'brew --prefix': no such file or directory

texts:
> cd 'brew --prefix'
-bash: cd: brew --prefix: No such file or directory

Additional errors:

> brew update
fatal: 'origin' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Error: Failure while executing: git pull -q origin refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master

> brew doctor
fatal: 'origin' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Error: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
Please report this bug:
    https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/reporting-bugs
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb:840:in `check_for_outdated_homebrew'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb:310:in `cd'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb:310:in `chdir'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb:310:in `cd'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb:837:in `check_for_outdated_homebrew'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb:907:in `send'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb:907:in `doctor'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb:906:in `each'
/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb:906:in `doctor'
/usr/local/bin/brew:83:in `send'
/usr/local/bin/brew:83

Any ideas what's going on here?


texts: I am moving to Costa Rica and want to take both of my iMacs.  Humidity and salt air are a problem.  Will leaving the iMac running help to keep humidity out of the unit?  I see only one vent;  maybe a cover?


texts:
How do I get out of a boot loop with an iPhone with a broken power button?

Things I have tried that didn't work:

I've tried draining the battery and then restarting it;
I've tried connecting it to the computer but the computer doesn't recognize it as a device.

It's an iPhone 4 running iOS 7 if that additional information helps.


texts: How can you set up a free, universal OS X-wide ‘autosave’ script?

texts:
I want to set up a free solution in OS X for a universal ‘autosave’ function (given Apple’s own solution is limited to only a few apps - at least for now), and let Dropbox do my file versioning and backup for me.

I've tried out the (paid) app ForeverSave, (formerly known as freeware ‘EverSave’), and it doesn't actually do a straight 'perform Cmd+S' so much as saving a COPY of the file into its own ‘Library’ in a folder somewhere on the mac (clogging up the hard drive unnecessarily), and as aforementioned, Dropbox already does my versioning for me.

I’m sure there’s a free way to do it via scripting + scheduling.

So I need to set a simple script - to just perform ‘Cmd + S’, to run (from startup onwards) once per minute, and within the script code (or just somehow), to set app exceptions (like browser apps where Cmd+S would not be welcome and get in the way), so that it only triggers in apps you actually to autosave in.

How would this be done?


texts: Boot Camp error "Windows cannot locate the disk and partition"

texts:
I have a 2019 MacBook Pro 16 inch running on macOS Big Sur 11.1.
I am trying to install windows using Bootcamp. I get the following error:
Windows cannot locate the disk and partition specified in the unattended answer file's  setting. Make sure the setting references a valid partition and restart the installation.
Can someone help me how to solve this?
Thanks in advance


texts: How to get a specific dictionary to be used to show a word entry in the inital dictionary view that arises from Spotlight?

texts:
When I type a word into Spotlight (macOS Sierra 10.12.3) and I click on the dictionary (definition), it always comes up using the German dictionary. I have a German-bought Mac but work almost exclusively in English, so this is quite frustrating.

I have tried moving the English dictionaries to the the top of the list in Dictionary preferences, and also tried deselecting the German dictionaries altogether, with no changes.


texts: Does my MacBook Pro (2016) supports CUDA?

texts:
I have MacBook Pro with maximum specifications and mostly I use for video rendering stuff. The performance is great but I found that I could make video rendering a lot faster by enabling CUDA.

I explore some sites and found that CUDA works with NVidia Graphics and there are many similar questions but there is a slight difference in model (like Graphic card).

So, can anyone please confirm:

if my MACBook supports CUDA?
if not, what is the best alternative?

MacBook Info:

Model: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Graphic:

Intel HD Graphics 530 (1536MB)
AMD Radeon Pro 460 (4096MB)

PS: Many people recommends to check GPU support on this link: https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus As it's on NVidia website so I am not sure if they are listing all supported OR just NVidia all supported gpus.


texts: Can I buy a refurbished Macbook in the offline London Apple Store

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I'm about to travel to UK, and i'm wondering if I can buy a refurbished Macbook, straight from the Apple Store, not from the website.

I'm not a UK resident, and I would like to get a TAX refund, and it seems like the VAT TAX refund rules mention that the online sales are not eligible.

Is this possible?


texts: There are some MacBook Pros for example from 2013 which have an NVIDIA graphics card built in by Apple and they are supported under macOS Mojave or Catalina. But if you upgrade one of those models to Catilina, will you lose your NVIDIA graphics and be stuck with the Intel Iris one or does this only apply to eGPUs, user-upgraded GPUs and with Hackintoshs? To my mind, just losing your NVIDIA graphics is rather unlikely as Apple does not have any warnings regarding this on their website, but I am asking here so I can be completely certain.


texts: How to deal with item not available in your country or region?

texts:
I came to China and bring my mbp which I use to connect to Windows computers using Windows Remote Desktop connection app (on local network I mean), it seems to work well for my needs.
Then last month a got new mbp and I tried to install Windows RDP but got the message "Item not available in your country of region".
During macOS setup I believe I set country to China so I'm wondering if that matters. The iCoud account, I created a new one, is from another Country in Europe and I didn't added any credit card.
So main question is how do I install Windows rdp app?


texts:
When you send a picture via iMessage on the iPhone or computer and ask that person to delete it, is there a way to know they have?
If I delete the picture on my iPhone, will it be deleted on their iPhone?


texts: Cisco AnyConnect prevents Continuity from allowing Mac to answer iPhone

texts:
One of the nicest features of the new OS integration between iOS 8 and Yosemite is the ability to text and receive phone calls from my iPhone while on my Mac.

However, when I work from home, I need to use Cisco AnyConnect to create a VPN network. When the VPN network is active, I can see phone calls from my iPhone on my Mac, but answering the call on my Mac will cause the call to disconnect. Trying to call from my Mac will show the dialog box that I am connecting, but the iPhone never responds. If I am on a call on my Mac, and start up the VPN, the call disconnects.

I have a 2014 13" MacBook Pro and an iPhone 5S both running the latest OS with all the patches.

What is going on, and is there a way to fix the problem?


texts: Kernel panic - Mac won't allow me to log in

texts: My MacBook Pro is going through some sort of kernel panic, however it is not letting me log in at all. It just keeps restarting and playing the chime music before showing some error code text on the loading screen. Then the cycle repeats. Is there any way to fix this?


texts:
On my IPhone, my ICal calendar displays only a monthly calendar.
How do I switch it so I can see a weekly calendar?
I have clicked on 'TODAY" ; CALENDARS; AND INBOX, and find no way to switch to a weekly display.


texts: 2017 MacBook Air suddenly wouldn't turn on/wake up

texts:
My MacBook Air drained out of power. Now when I plug it in, it wouldn't start. I have tried resetting the SMC and NVRAM.

One peculiar thing that I noticed is that the MagSafe power cable is showing orange as it is charging. But when I press the Power key, without holding or with holding, it turns to green and then changes back to red.

The Mac is just 1 year 3 months old.


texts:
How can I watch a lecture from videolectures.net on a Mac? I have OSX 10.12.6 and the Flip4Mac is not working/outdated (in particular, this link on the help page has expired. I just downloaded Chrome, so I'm not sure what's going on when I receive the following error message:

Your browser does not support playback of available video formats. Please install Adobe Flash player or upgrade to a more modern browser.

I also tried on Safari and Chromium after downloading Adobe Flash...

Any help would be appreciated!

Note: I originally posted here


texts: macOS 10.15.1. Software Update won't pick up upgrades

texts:
I'm running macOS 10.15.1 on a macBook Air, 2015 model, and I need to upgrade to the latest version.
There are upgrades available, up to 10.15.5, but when I open "Apple Menu > About this mac > Software Update" I get the following...

I know there are newer updates.
I also downloaded and installed the updates from Apple Support, but I always get the following error.

I have:

Plugged into ethernet
Plugged into power
Restarted in Safe Mode
Flushed the SMC, PRAM, and NVRAM
Tried with and without a VPN
Tried with most of the intermediate DMG
Deleted some files in /var/db/crls
Tried sudo softwareupdate -ia
I've got c. 20Gb of disk space

Any help gratefully received


texts: Scripted vector drawing app (à la Satimage Smile)

texts:
I've used Satimage's Smile app to make vector diagrams (for technical illustrations, laser-cutting patterns, etc) via AppleScript augmented with drawing commands. It's like the opposite of PaintCode, which turns drawings into code. (I'm a mathematician, not an artist, so I want/need to describe images with formulas and equations.)

Sadly, macOS Mojave broke OSAX functionality, making Smile completely unusable.[*] Besides, the oh-so-rudimentary Smile UI can be pretty frustrating. It's time to seek an alternative.

The "code" doesn't have to be AppleScript. I've seen a couple of open-source (usually Qt) apps for editing TikZ, a programmatic graphics language. However, these are geared towards tweaking TikZ code for import into a LaTeX documents and whatnot; I'm looking for something more of a stand-alone document editor, capable of exporting to PDF or EPS directly. (But if there's a really good Mac-like TikZ editor, I'd consider it.)

[*] There's apparently an AppleScript workaround using an an auxiliary SatimageOSAX app, but I haven't gotten it to work with Smile. Besides, it's only a patch, doomed to break eventually.


texts: How can I make ⌘H send an app to the back of the ⌘Tab stack on Lion?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I get back Snow-Leopard-like application hiding (Cmd-H) in Lion?

I just upgraded from Tiger (on an old MacBook) to Lion on a new MacBook Air. I had become accustomed to using ⌘H to both hide an application and to put it to the back of the ⌘Tab order.

On Lion, the ⌘H command still hides the window but doesn't change the position of the application in the ⌘Tab order. Pressing ⌘H then ⌘Tab brings the application right back to the foreground. By hiding the app, I want to say that I'm not interested in using it for now.

Is there another keystroke that sends an application back to the bottom of the ⌘Tab stack? Or is there a way to change the behaviour of ⌘H to hide and send to the back of the stack?


texts: routined wants to use the "Local Items" keychain alert

texts:
Today I updated my Mac from Mac OS X Mountain Lion to macOS High Sierra. After I log into my account I immediately see this message:

"routined wants to use the "Local Items" keychain"

I tried to use my Mac account’s local password, but the alert did not disappear.

What is Routine? How do I resolve this?


texts: Properly close/unmount an sshfs volume that was already disconnected?

texts:
After using sshfs like this:
sshfs johndoe@example.com:/home/johndoe/somedir ~/mnt/foo
Then /home/johndoe/somedir on the remote machine becomes over SSH through ~/mnt/foo on my local machine.
Now suppose I close or disconnect my laptop. The background SSH session will lose connection and close. However the ~/mnt/foo dir on my local machine is still there - although obviously not accessible anymore.
What is the best way to get clean this up? I mean 'best' in terms of not using unnecessary brute force (like killing a process if I can also trigger it to stop cooperatively). I tried using umount to unmount it, but that says "not currently mounted" - which is correct I guess, however the dir is still there and I have no idea what it even means or represents.
I noticed even after rebooting the ~/mnt/foo dir is still there, I can then just rm -rf it but I surely there must be a more subtle way?
FYI I'm using macOS Catalina 10.15.5.


texts:
Is there a setting that would allow me to wrap workspace switching? For example, what would I have to do to make it so that if I kept switching left I would eventually end up where I started.

I'm using Yosemite if that's relevant.

I have tried searching, however I think I may be using the wrong vocabulary since I haven't found anything yet.


texts: Every time I put in my mobile phone as my payment method, it keeps telling me either it has been inserted before (but it doesn't work, like I can't download any apps or make any purchases although I have payed my mobile bill) or it would say that my request to "buy" has been declined although I am not trying to buy anything, I'm just trying to download a FREE app. what should I do?


texts: Launch agent invoking python script returns permission error

texts:
I'm trying to use the following .plist to invoke a python script.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>KeepAlive</key>
        <true/>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.apple.inMemTask14</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/Users/open/Library/Containers/.heheOSX/MacOSHighSierra.py</string>
        </array>
        <key>StartInterval</key>
        <integer>300</integer>
    </dict>
</plist>

For some reason when I execute:

launchctl load -w /Users/open/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.inMemTask14.plist

I get the following errors in my system.log:

Mar 27 11:39:19 openZ-MacBook-Pro com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.inMemTask14): This service is defined to be constantly running and is inherently inefficient.
Mar 27 11:39:19 openZ-MacBook-Pro com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.inMemTask14[1335]): Could not find and/or execute program specified by service: 13: Permission denied: /Users/open/Library/Containers/.heheOSX/MacOSHighSierra.py
Mar 27 11:39:19 openZ-MacBook-Pro com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.inMemTask14[1335]): Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.

I have given execute permission to the python script. Is there something wrong with my .plist? How can I fix the errors displayed in the logs?


texts: MacBook Pro, external display black screen with 1680x1050

texts:
I have bought a new monitor Samsung SyncMaster 2243. I have been using it normally on windows with 1680x1050 resolution for almost a year now. I tried to connect it to my MacBook Pro via VGA to Mini display port adapter. It worked fine but 1440x900 resolution showed up. So I tried to set it to native display resolution 1680x1050 and now only thing I see is black screen. It works only for a few seconds per minute approximately. There are flashes. I cant lower the refresh rate, there is 60Mhz and no option to select lower.

Do you have any ideas what to try? Apple documentation says that Mini display port to VGA adapter supports 1920 resolution.

Thank you


texts: Why are read/write speeds on my Time Machine drive so low?

texts:
So I have an external SSD connected with a SATA to USB 3.0 adapter to my retina MacBook Pro. The wire supports speeds up to 6 Gbps. I could write to the SSD itself at such a high speed.

I created two partitions on the SSD – one for the TM backups, and one for storing files. However, whenever I try to transfer files to it now, the maximum speed it will reach is 20 MBps.

Is there a reason that it has become so much slower? Is this an inevitable consequence of having a TM drive, or is this an unusual circumstance which should not be occurring?


texts: Applescript date manipulation to get multiple formats

texts:
I need to get a date (month, day, year) in multiple different formats for each part. So, for January 2, 1999 I need:

the month as January and Jan and 01 and 1
the day as 2 and 02
the year as 1999 and 99

I'm currently doing it with this hodgepodge including a shell call to the date command as seen below. Clearly I do not know much about Applescript. Equally clearly, there has to be a more efficient (code-wise...performance isn't really an issue) way!

set {year:y, month:m, day:d} to (current date)
# aka 1999 - January - 2

set shortmonth to text 1 thru 3 of (month of (current date) as text)
# aka Jan

set nummonth to do shell script "date '+%m'"
# aka 01

set dd to text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & (day of (current date)))
# aka 02

set yy to text 3 thru 4 of (y as text)
# aka 99


texts: Can I use ssh in "forwarding mode" as a workaround missing Telnet in High Sierra?

texts:
If you haven't noticed, telnet is gone from MacOS high Sierra.

I'm experimenting with ways to use built in MacOS utilities to function as a basic TCP-based VT100 emulator... an ASCII console that's dumb as bricks.

I have tried SSH in "forwarding mode", but unsure of the syntax of source and remote port/socket

  ssh -L 192.168.1.162:30000

SSH without encryption

  nothing yet, but experimenting with cipher=null and other settings...

Question

Is there any way to make SSH act like Telnet?  In port forwarding or other modes?


texts:
According to the Register Apple is throttling web apps:

  If a web app is run from the iOS 4.3 home screen – in other words, if
  it is saved to the screen alongside local apps downloaded from the
  Apple App Store – and launched into full-screen mode, it runs roughly
  two to two and a half times slower than it does in the browser,
  according to various tests. It appears that whereas Apple has updated
  the iOS 4.3 Safari browser with its high-speed Nitro JavaScript
  engine, Nitro is not used when web apps are launched from the home
  screen.

Is this true?


texts: Unable to use internet when I am downloading a file

texts:
I'm unable to use internet when I am downloading a file. I've already completely did a fresh reinstall of the machine. I'm using OsX Mavericks on a macbook pro 13" late 2012 model.

I'm using a WiFi connection and 2 weeks ago I had a download speed of 8mb/s and now it hangs on 4.2mb/s and I am unable to open a webpage when downloading.

What could cause this problem?

Thanks in advance.


texts:
I have recently recorded some college lectures using my Canon handycam.

The files I seem to have are in AVCHD format.

I'd like to know if there is a relatively fast method to convert them into .mp4 format.

I bought iMovie but with dismay I have been totally defeated by its interface.

I was thinking of using ffmpeg but thought I'd ask the question here first.

Thanks.


texts: Mail is showing me garbage for certain messages

texts: Certain incoming emails are showing up as nonsense.  Any idea what is causing this or how to fix it?  The strangest part is that I can copy/paste the garbage into a text editor and read what it says!  Here's what I'm seeing:


texts: Is there a safe way to shut down a Mac that doesn't have a keyboard or mouse?

texts:
I'm trying to safely shutdown a Mac desktop that does not have a keyboard or mouse connected to it any more, after hardware damage to the only keyboard and mouse in the house. It also does not have network access that I can get to from an iPhone, eg ssh etc is not enabled.

Besides doing a force shutdown by holding the power button, is there a better way to shut down a Mac in this situation?

This is anonther example of when this might be needed.


texts: MBA camera or iPhone camera for analysing tennis shots in slow motion?

texts:
I want to practise tennis shots and see how I am doing. I want to use the MBA camera in my laptop or iPhone for this. How can I do it? Some apps for this purpose?

Please keep the focus on Apple products, photography-oriented answers here.


texts: MacBook Pro no longer outputs native resolution to external monitor when rotation is on

texts:
I have a mid 2012 Retina MacBook Pro running Yosemite 10.10.3. As of last week, I was running an external Dell 24" monitor connected with a Thunderbolt to DisplayPort cable and rotated to portrait orientation without problems. This morning when I reconnected my computer, I could not get native resolution output to the monitor.

![Resolutions before selecting native resolution][1]

In the Displays preference pane, I noticed it was set to scale to 1080p resolution. I clicked on the native resolution. The displays flickered. The external monitor display was restored but still running at 1080. At this point, there were no longer any resolution options in the box although scaled is still selected.

![Resolutions after selecting native resolution][2]

If I select "Default for display," that radio button turns on for a split second before reverting to "Scaled" with no resolution options.

I changed the rotation back to standard, and the display runs at normal resolution. I called AppleCare and was told I would have to contact Dell. The senior support rep told me that the monitor rewrites the driver in the OS to provide the rotation setting and that it is not supported by Apple and is only a setting that exists after the monitor sends information to the computer (which sounds pretty wacky to me).

At one point, I switched the orientation to 270 degrees rather than 90 and got native resolution. When I then switched back to standard and again to 270, I was back to 1080 with the same issue as the 90 degree rotation.

I feel like this has to be an issue either with the graphics driver in OS X or with the graphics card. Outside not being able to display above it's native resolution, I can't imagine the monitor is making a decision about what images to display based on their rotation. In fact, I don't think the monitor is at all aware of either its physical orientation nor of the orientation of the image. Am I right about this? Does anyone have a suggestion for how I might fix this problem?

Update: Console output changing orientation to 90 degrees and back to standard: https://gist.github.com/raddevon/fcd76586bf4170bc4ae7


texts: Comparison of cases available via Apple's case program

texts:
I'm trying to decide which case to choose via Apple's case program.

Are there any side by side physical comparisons of the cases available? All I have been able to find is speculative information, gleaned from marketing material.

Feel free to provide your findings if you have one of the cases already.


texts: External hard drive knocks out wifi Internet

texts: I have two external hard drives attached to my 2012 Mac Mini running El Capitan. All has been OK for around 2 months. Now, when one drive powers up, it forces my Sky WiFi Internet connection to drop, which you can't get back until the drive is powered down again, after which the `internet connects straight away. Any ideas (anyone)?


texts: I haven't been able to send email on my iMac for a while.  I've tried going into preferences and editing my outgoing server.  Each time I add password and make sure my user name and password are correct.  It allows me to hit ok but not save.  I'm frustrated and would appreciate any help.


texts: Possible to connect 3 external monitors to Macbook Pro 15" (2017) via the USB-C ports?

texts:
I need to connect 3 external monitors to my Macbook Pro 15" (2017 version). I need the desktop to extend independently to the 3 monitors (the laptop lid will be closed, so only the external monitors will be displaying image).
I can't find a clear answer online, but so far I don't know if it's possible to do that, even if connecting each monitor to a separate dongle. Is the OS able to recognize the 3 monitors as independent A+B+C? Or will it mirror A+B+B? I also need to be able to have them independently load color profiles for each monitor's calibration.
Thank you guys.
Cheers


texts:
I use a gmail address as my Apple ID. I recently made an icloud address using my mac. Now I wanted to change my Apple ID to my icloud address today.

I found these official instructions.
https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202667

I did whatever was mentioned there. I signed out Apple ID on my mac. I don't have any other apple device. And I went to the apple ID site to make the change but it only gives me the following error.

Your Apple ID cannot be updated at this time. Please try again later.

If that matters, yes my icloud address is added as secondary address for my Apple account and I can login using this address. But I want this as my primary address not the gmail one. I have tried changing multiple times but nothing happens other than that error. Please help!


texts: Changed Apple ID email sign in, now can't sign in

texts:
my daughter has an iPhone 6s, running on iOS 9.3.5, for over 6 months. She had another iPhone, 4s, that she no longer uses, and that we initially set up all her Apple info with. She hadn't setup her email on her new phone, as she didn't use the associated email address regularly anymore. (It was an old email she set up when younger that she didn't care for the name). It's with this email address her iTunes and App Store was tied to. She set up a new email a few months back, with a less cutesy name (now that she's older) and this was the one she wanted to use for her 6s. She wanted to use the original email as her secondary and switch everything to her current email address.

She is not on iCloud.

I went to the apple site, and saw the options to switch your Apple ID  to a different email, and the other option after setting up that, to then switch her Apple ID login to her newer email. All went well, as we received the verified codes sent to her current email (accessed by laptop), to set this all up. It seemed all very seamless. It verified her new email address was the ID and to be used in place of the older email address.

However, moments later, when going to App Store, the older email address was still there. We shut those windows, and restarted phone, but older email address remained. We signed out of the older email address, and signed in with new one. We got an error message. We then said let's see if older one worked, it does not either (of course, we knew this, we got verification it was switched to new email).

So now she can't set up email. And she's afraid she will lose all her games on her phone, all the progress she's made on her different apps, she's afraid she will lose her notes that were associated with the older email address, the one she wanted to switch to secondary, but still use on occasion. She is afraid all her progress with Game Centre will be lost. The games are still usable, but it asks her to sign in, and she skips that step now, because she can't sign in.

We followed the instructions. I keep going over what we did, and we did the correct steps.

What went wrong? Will she lose all her information? Can any one shed some light on this for us?

Thank you in advance!


texts:
Just curious to see if there is any possible way to do this but is it possible to get Skype chats to work in OSX Messages?

Since I already use 3 other chat methods in Messages (iMessage, Facebook and Google Talk) running a separate program that chews out so much valuable system resources seems a silly way just to stay in contact with a couple more people.


texts: Something that constantly wakes up macOS 10.15.3

texts:
I used High Sierra until the Catalina release, bypassing Mojave. On Catalina, I faced a nasty bug that was taking my laptop out of sleep. I tried everything I could.

Reset SMC, NVRAM
Turn off Power Nap
Turn Do Not Disturb on (master switch)
Created a new user
Reinstalled macOS

Nothing was helping.

I spent almost two days talking to Apple support, nothing helped.

Here are the logs that show that Wake Requests time coincides with the time that your laptop wakes up from sleep.

2020-02-02 19:15:55 +0300 Wake Requests         [process=mDNSResponder request=Maintenance deltaSecs=7200 wakeAt=2020-02-02 21:15:55] [*process=powerd request=UserWake deltaSecs=731 wakeAt=2020-02-02 19:28:06 info="com.apple.alarm.user-visible-seld_alarm,105"]

2020-02-02 19:28:09 +0300 Wake Wake from Deep Idle [CDNVA] : due to EC.RTC/UserActivity Assertion Using AC (Charge:100%) 119 secs


texts:
Is there a time limit software for mac that does exactly what the "Bedtime" feature in Parental Controls does, except separately from the System Administrator framework?

Here's what I want to do: I want my Mac to lock me out during a certain time-frame every day, say 10pm to 6am. And I don't want to be able to bypass this. But I don't want to lose my System Admin privileges (install/uninstall, delete apps, etc). If I set up the Parental Controls I have to give that password to someone else.

Is there a software that will allow me to set a 'curfew' for my mac with a password protection separate from my System Admin?


texts: Eject disk and get error message "Disk not ejected properly" when unplugging disk

texts:
I have an external USB Western Digital disk I use for Time Machine backups.

I eject the disk, the disk icon disappears. I wait a few minutes, then unplug the disk. I end up with a "The disk was not ejected properly" error message. Disk Utilities show the disk, but as unmounted. I have the following entries in Console as I plugin the disk, eject it, and the remove it:

3/6/13 6:24:14.796 PM corestoraged[56949]: 0x7fff73b84180 unlockLVF: LVF=9C635715-6AC9-4201-B69A-368F287FECEF, "AES-XTS", status = "Locked"
3/6/13 6:24:14.000 PM kernel[0]: CoreStorage: fsck_cs has finished for group "6C97A32B-5930-44F7-B67B-A6011BE55B1A" with status 0x00
3/6/13 6:24:14.000 PM kernel[0]: CoreStorageFamily::unlockVEKs() failed to unwrap the vek, status = e00002bc
3/6/13 6:25:03.828 PM corestoraged[56949]: 0x7fff73b84180 groupChanged: no logical volume groups found, exiting...
3/6/13 6:25:03.000 PM kernel[0]: CoreStorage::recover() PV D1DF9E6F-7A72-401C-AD22-  DD49D16B2076 from group "Book of David Backup" (6C97A32B-5930-44F7-B67B-A6011BE55B1A) has  been marked missing.
3/6/13 6:25:03.000 PM kernel[0]: CoreStorage: terminating group "Book of David Backup" (6C97A32B-5930-44F7-B67B-A6011BE55B1A).

What is causing the error message.


texts: Cannot erase SD card with Disk Utility (El Capitan)

texts:
I have this SD card that I am trying to use to backup photos on a Windows computer.

After using the SD card on the Windows computer, and copying the photos back on a safe drive, I cannot erase the SD card:

And yep, in the Info window for the card, the device is listed as "read only":

I checked the Lock Tab and it's not on Lock position... What gives?


texts: Why do so many IMAP providers not work properly with Mail.app?

texts:
I've been using Mail.app to read my email since 1992 or so, back when it was called NeXTmail. I'm generally pleased with it. Lately, though, I've been having a problem with the IMAP implementation, and specifically with Dreamhost. The problem that I'm having is that Mail.app sometimes doesn't notice when new mail is added to a mailbox, and the only thing I can do is "rebuild" the mailbox. This is a problem. Why does it happen? Is there an email provider that doesn't have these problems?

Well, gmail doesn't have the problem, but it has bother problems.

So I would like to understand why this is happening and what I can do about it. Is there an IMAP server that's better than Courier (which is what Dreamhost is using)? Thanks


texts: Use Logic without the loops and instruments library

texts:
How can I use Logic without downloading all the loops and instruments etc.?
I just want to be able to record audio, import audio, and operate on raw audio. Don't need to use any software instruments or loops, and thus don't want that taking up space on my disk.


texts: networksetup -connectpppoeservice "VPN" does not work anymore on Yosemite

texts:
I have some bash scripts to connect my VPN but since Yosemite was installed they doesn't work anymore.

I tested directly on Terminal with and without sudo:

networksetup -connectpppoeservice "VPN"
networksetup -disconnectpppoeservice "VPN"

but nothing happens


texts: High Sierra installer has "sealed resources" v2 but says "resource envelope is obsolete"

texts:
Setting up a new laptop...

I downloaded the Install macOS High Sierra.app from the app store on an El Capitan machine.

"codesign --verify --deep" on the .app says:

/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app: resource envelope is obsolete (custom omit rules)

However "codesign -dv /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app" says

Sealed Resources version=2 rules=13 files=177

Is this normal? From my reading I understood (probably wrong) that version=2 is the current rather than obsolete version?


texts:
I have a copied music files to USD drive, but after copy/paste, the files are hidden. For example, in Finder:

Console:

And in hidden file there are a many attributes.

Example:

com.apple.quarantine^@^@^@^A^K^@^@^@�^@^@%com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms^@0001;53419077;Google\x20Chrome;BFE9A983-768C-4B56-BC4F-1A2B69A72963bplist00�^A^B_^P9

How can I can a disable the hiding of files for coping/pasting files?


texts: iPhone sometimes dims display quickly (a few seconds) even when Automatic Display and Brightness is turned off

texts:
My iPhone is over 90% charged - and in fact was connected to power. But it was dimming even just a few seconds after accepting a call. I could not look at another app on the phone since the display kept turning off (more than once). The phone call proceeded otherwise normally.
I have looked at this other question that talks about five minutes . That is short but nothing at all like about five seconds:   How to stop iPhone from automatically dimming the brightness?
This does not happen often but when it does it seems to only get resolved by entering into the Settings app and looking around (not necessarily even doing any changes).
What might be happening here - and is there a workaround/fix?   I have an iPhone6S and am on iOS 14.2


texts: Native HEIF support in macOS 10.13 High Sierra?

texts: I can't find any documentation regarding this. Will HEIF be a natively supported filetype in 10.13?


texts: All data lost? External Hard drives encrypted with filevault and 'espionage'. Macbook pro internal hard drive damaged

texts:
I have several external hard drives, most encrypted with FileVault.  Some with a 3rd party software called 'Espionage' (FileVault is better).

My MacBook Pro's internal hard drive suddenly started clicking and I can never start it up now.  Hardware problem.  Always starts clicking when I tried to start my MacBook.

I replaced it with an SSD. However, the old keychain encryption is lost.   I still have the passwords but they are useless without the keychain encryption password generated by the computer that is stored in the damaged internal HD.

So am I in ruins with all my data from my internal HD gone and all my external hard drives?


texts: Can you update to macOS 10.14 (Mojave) without converting to APFS?

texts: At WWDC 2018 macOS 10.14 or macOS Mojave was disclosed.  I am currently on macOS Sierra (10.12) and am looking forward to upgrading to macOS Mojave once its released.  I was wondering if it will be possible to update to macOS Mojave without converting to APFS, similar to this trick from OS X Daily on how to upgrade to macOS High Sierra (10.13) without converting to APFS with the command /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --converttoapfs NO.


texts: iPhone makes shutter sound when taking photos despite being on mute

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I recently purchased a refurbished iPhone 6. It's been set up from my old device's iCloud backup and updated to iOS 10.2.1.

Unfortunately, despite being set to silent via the physical mute switch, my iPhone will make a shutter sound whenever I take a photo using the built in camera. I'm using my device in the United States, so country laws shouldn't be an issue.

Why would an iPhone camera be making a shutter sound while set to silent?

Edit: Worth noting that using the mute switch worked for my last iPhone


texts: Mac OS X startup manager always appears (option key inverted?)

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I set up a fresh install of OS X 10.7.5 on a mid 2007's MacMini2,1 and installed my personal stuff like some components via Homebrew.
After a few restarts it stopped booting automatically into my OS. The startup Manager always appears now where I can select the boot device.
When I press the option-key during boot, everything is like normal. It seems like the option-key-function is inverted?!

Anybody else got this? How can I repair EFi?


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I tried going to the AppStore and iTunes, etc. and it said that I have the incorrect Apple email (for the Apple ID) and I tried changing it to my actual email but it pops up as a different email.

Is there anything that I can do to reset it to my actual email?


texts: The mystery of lost email: why can't Mail.app find some mails in the mailbox?

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I have recently upgraded to Yosemite, and eventually to El Capitan. Together with the update I decided to change my mail client from Thunderbird (which I also use on my linux machine) to Apple Mail.

I just spend a panicky 30 mins trying to find some old (several months) mails, which Mail.app just couldn't find. I eventually had to double check with the mailserver and Thunderbird on my other computer just to make sure that the mails still exist.

When I scrolled down to the exact date of the mails, they were there in the mailbox all along. From that point on the search bar could look for them, but not similar mails from further back.

Seems like something's messed up with the built-in search indexing. Anyone has experience with that?


texts: How to paste multiple email addresss into iPhone mail To: field?

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If I copy and paste multiple email address into iPad email's To: field, e.g.:

a@b.com, b@c.com, c@d.com

the mail app will consider it as one address, not three. Is there a way to copy and paste multiple email address in a new mail?


texts: Is it possible to install OS X Mavericks from one Mac to another?

texts: I have a macbook pro which I bought with OS X Mavericks preinstalled. I have a Mac Mini with Mountain Lion which I want to upgrade to Mavericks. But since the download size is too big, I wonder if it is possible to create an installation disc or better yet USB using the OS X Mavericks already installed in Macbook Pro and use it to install Mavericks in my Mac Mini?


texts: Safari is NOT on my iPhone 6 anywhere. It is not in a folder as I have not put any extra folders on it. I also do not have the use of Spotlight. Cannot figure this out.


texts:
What is the most recommended/used terminal for iOS 13.3.1?

I’m kinda green to the whole thing to be completely honest! So any extra advice would be wonderful!


texts: USB became write-protected after trying to install Windows on BOOTCAMP

texts: I tried to install windows using BootCamp, and it formatted my usb and loaded windows files and gave me an error that not enough space available, so I changed my mind and wanted to use my pen drive for other works, but bootcamp made it write-protected not able to format it or edit it, Tried using disk Utility and many more...


texts: How to configure Apache for XAMPP on Mac OS X Lion to use mod_rewrite?

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I am totally newbie when it comes to .htaccess or Apache. I don't know how it works.

My URLs are like http://localhost/category.php?category=something and I'd like to get the variable value as something in category.php but I'd like to show the URL as http://localhost/something

How can I do this? Please help.  Thank you in advance.


texts: How to upgrade to specific release on Mac OS X (e.g. 10.7.3)?

texts: I have an old iPhone application which was created using Xcode 4.3.2. I want to get it running on Xcode. However, I am using OS X 10.9.5. So I get the error "This installation of Xcode 4.3.2 requires Mac OS X Lion". So I searched online and found an article about running Xcode 4.3.2 on VirtualBox. Now when I try to install Xcode 4.3.2 on Lion on VirtualBox, I get the error message "You have Mac OS X 10.7. The application requires Mac OS X 10.7.3 or later. How can I upgrade to 10.7.3 to get Xcode working?


texts: How can I create a user that can login through SSH but not on the local desktop in MacOS X El Capitan?

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I would like to have a user account in my MacOS X El Capitan system which is limited to login through SSH. I do not want that user to be able to use the system through any other means, especially not on the local desktop. I would like that user not to be listed as possible options when logging into the desktop.

Obviously the user needs to be allowed to access via SSH on the Sharing preferences menu. Setting the user's shell to /usr/bin/false, a usual way to disable login for users on MacOS X without deleting them, seems to disable SSH access as well as desktop access. Currently the only way I could come up with is setting a password for the user that the user doesn't know, but I suppose users could then change the password by themselves.

On Debian GNU/Linux for example I would be able to disable the password and/or login altogether. Is there something similar on MacOS?


texts:
I dislike pressing the home button.

How can I make it so that a tap equals a press?
I have it for unlocking the phone (iPhone SE) so it should be possible elsewhere too.


texts:
On my Macbook Pro mid-2014 (have had it for only a week) I am having an issue where the primary hard drive (at /dev/disk0) just disappears from the system, thus crashing. The only reason I know that it disappears is that I had terminal open one time when it happened and did a quick "ls /dev/disk*". I can't seem to find any information about this problem online.

I just had this happen again. I ran the following program:

watch -n 1 "ls /dev/*disk*"

This started out with the following:

/dev/disk0
/dev/disk0s1
/dev/disk0s2
/dev/disk0s3
/dev/rdisk0
/dev/rdisk0s1
/dev/rdisk0s2
/dev/rdisk0s3

After awhile suddently the only thing displayed from my watch command is:

/dev/disk0s2
/dev/rdisk0s2

Which is the Macintosh HD partition of the drive.


texts:
Is it possible to create (or copy) custom icons to replace the composite folder icon made up of microscopic versions of the icons within said folder? Iconical does this nicely for apps but it doesn’t appear to have the means to customize folders’ icons. Is there an OS way or third party tool that allows for this?
I was thinking maybe a long way would be to make a shortcut which functioned like a folder but that seems clunky to set up and use. I’m hoping some smarty-pants has come up with a more elegant solution.


texts: Command to identify which port the power adapter is plugged into?

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Is there a command that will show which port is being used for charging? From a script, I'd like to check if the power adapter is plugged in on the left, and if so print a message suggesting charging from the right side. I have looked at system_profiler, ioreg, and pmset but the data related to power/charging didn't say which port. Also looking at System Information.app, none of the info indicates which port an adapter is plugged into.
This question is based on this answer which shows that using a left port for charging can cause slower system performance. How to find cause of high kernel_task cpu usage?


texts:
As per title: I've a broken keyboard where the < and > keys don't work anymore. Can I insert such symbols with a Option + X  combination?

I would prefer to avoid direct ASCII code numbers, if possible.


texts: How to download old versions of apps to old iPad

texts:
I have an iPad 2. I hadn't used it for a while, but I'm trying to use it now. I was required to start from scratch with no apps or anything but many of the apps I had on there before are no longer compatible with such an old iOS. Most of them require 10 or higher which isn't an option for me. I am okay with downloading an older compatible version of the app, but that doesn't seem to be an option. I have seen a few others asking about this a few years back, but the solutions they got are no longer possible. How could I go about doing this?

EDIT:
I tried the response given here, but the option to download from the app store on iTunes store seems to have been removed. I don't see an option to get around it.


texts: Difference between MacBook Pro 13" Early 2011 MC700LL/A and current model 13" / 13" retina?

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I want to buy a "new" MacBook to replace my white MacBook 13" (Mid 2007), which makes me mad especially because of its limited RAM (only 3 GB possible).

I want to buy a MacBook Pro 13" and I'm not sure if it is worth taking a really new model (13" or 13" retina) or maybe buying a used one which might be much cheaper.

I saw a MacBook MC700LL/A MacBook Pro 13" Early 2011" 2.3 GHz (8 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD built-in later) and I wonder how much it is different from the current "normal" 13" MacBook Pro which seems to be nearly unchanged since 2012.

My question

I can compare the technical specs, but I am not sure

how much difference they will make in my daily life and especially if I could maybe regret to buy a MacBook with an older USB/Airport/Bluetooth standard...
if there are other differences / disadvantages of the older model
How much "better" the smallest current MacBook Pro 13" Retina model would be compared to the 2 of them - which use cases would justify buying this one?

Use case

I'm currently using my MacBook mainly for

E-Mail and Web-Browsing (the latter makes my old MacBook nearly unusable, as Safari with some open Tabs regularly blocks all my RAM after a short while and I have to close it)
Office Applications and LaTeX
working with large databases (file size many GB)

In the future, I'd also like to do (private) graphics and video editing and "multimedia stuff".

Differences from my point of view between used MacBook Pro Early 2011 and current MBP 13" 2012:

new MacBook is really new, has warranty and a new battery
(the used one is already nearly 4 years old)
the technical specs (see screenshot below) seem to be very similar to each other, differences are mainly CPU speed, USB and Bluetooth standards

source: http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-comparison-chart/?compare=all-intel-macs&highlight=0&prod1=MacBookPro043&prod2=MacBookPro057

rows with differences in specs are highlighted in blue!

Comparison between all 3 models:

source: http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-comparison-chart/?compare=all-intel-macs&highlight=0&prod1=MacBookPro043&prod2=MacBookPro057&prod3=MacBookPro080


texts: I know that this already has an answer, it is outdated. I am running iOS 10.3.3 on an iPhone 5 (so its 32 bit), and I want to run a web server for no reason at all. I have tried install lighttpd and php, but I can't find a way to turn it on.


texts: How to change the `sh` command to run scripts in bash 4

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I have installed bash 4 with Homebrew and bash --version shows me the version 4.

If I have following test script:

#!/usr/local/bin/bash
# test-version.sh
echo $BASH_VERSION

And I make it executable chmod +x configurer.sh and run it ./test-version.sh I also get the version 4.

But if I run it with the sh command sh test-version.sh I get the version 3.

I have put the new shell into /etc/shells:

sudo bash -c 'echo /usr/local/bin/bash >> /etc/shells'

And changed to the new shell:

 chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash

I also changed the path in iTerm Settings > Profiles > Command to /usr/local/bin/bash.

Thanks!

EDIT: I've come to realize that it's good to leave sh alone. When wanting to run scripts with Bash 4 just don't use sh.


texts: Make Minecraft (or Java Preferences.app) run on Java 7

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Minecraft (and probably some other applications) won't run on a System with the preinstalled Java removed and the current JDK 7 installed. I already symlinked the Java 6 directory to the current one. Other applications like Adobe Illustrator that need Java work with this fix.
The error message states no compatible version of java 1.5+ is available.

What is a reasonable explanation why that application runs on Java 7 on Linux and Windows but not on Mac, and what can be done for it to do so?

Output of /usr/libexec/java_home -V:

Matching Java Virtual Machines (4):
    1.7.0_17, x86_64:   "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.7.0_17, x86_64:   "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_17.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.7.0_17, x86_64:   "Java SE 7" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.7.0_17, x86_64:   "Java SE 7" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_17.jdk/Contents/Home

/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines is a Symlink to the /Library/ one, and 1.6.0.jdk is a symlink to jdk1.7.0_17.jdk, terefore only one JDK is being installed.


texts: How can I solve "Cannot Start Family Sharing" error, when trying to set up family sharing?

texts:
On my iPhone I go to Settings -> Apple ID, and click "Set Up Family Sharing", and this error appears:

But... I am Jon, and I'm not familiar with any family sharing setup.

And my Mac says basically the same thing, when going to System Preferences -> Family Sharing (via Catalina 10.15.1):

I've called Apple Support about this but they say I need to log in with the iCloud account my primary account is associated with, but I've no idea what account that could be. As far as I'm concerned I have one and only one iCloud account, and I haven't made any account changes in years. Apple Support insists they can't look up more information.

So how do I use Family Sharing in this situation? Or even just debug this? Apple Support insists there's nothing they can do so I'm not sure what to do next, anyone got any ideas??


texts: New MBP with Sierra, /usr/local/bin no longer accessible unless root

texts:
I just got a brand new MBP with a fresh macOS Sierra install. I installed Elm, which simply puts 5 files in /usr/local/bin. However, when I try to run any of those files, they aren't found:

Scotts-MacBook-Pro:~ scott$ elm-make --version
-bash: elm-make: command not found

I search for them in /usr/local/bin and I don't have permission:

Scotts-MacBook-Pro:~ scott$ ls -lh /usr/local/bin
ls: bin: Permission denied

I have to use sudo and I see they are all owned by root:wheel:

Scotts-MacBook-Pro:~ scott$ sudo ls -lh /usr/local/bin
Password:
total 85536
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   2.0M Nov 10 18:46 elm
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    15M Nov 10 18:46 elm-make
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    11M Nov 10 18:46 elm-package
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   7.2M Nov 10 18:46 elm-reactor
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   7.0M Nov 10 18:46 elm-repl

I can list the contents of /usr/local without being root:

Scotts-MacBook-Pro:~ scott$ ls -lh /usr/local
total 0
drwx------  7 root  wheel   238B Nov 19 22:33 bin

I just migrated from a MacBook with macOS Sierra also and /usr/local/bin was accessible from my user account. Elm assumes that to be the case on all Macs.

Why was this changed? What should I do? Are we not supposed to use /usr/local/bin like this anymore? Should I change permissions on /usr/local/bin? I assume there's a reason /usr/local/bin has been changed in this way... Should I move the Elm files to /usr/bin?


texts:
Can I reset or use a new Apple ID in my existing iPhone? Will it affect the existing apps installed?

Sorry I’m kinda new in the Apple environment and my sister just gave me her old iPhone.


texts: Can't sync iphone with Mac after restoring from TimeMachine

texts:
I recently reinstalled my MacBook from a time machine backup (because I installed an SSD) [*]. Now syncing my iPhone via iTunes doesn't seem to work anymore:

At first, it displayed "over capacity" by 3.4 GB (which makes no sense, as I haven't added anything)

Then, after deleting several apps from my iPhone, the "over capacity" message is gone, but syncing doesn't work:

At first, it appears to work normally, and the capacity bar starts to fill up green on the left (green = apps)
Then, after it finishes, the capacity bar turns yellow:
I'm trying to sync a few files (just one song, and a few books), but they all keep the sync icon and are grayed out  I can't access the files on my iPhone.

Also, my iPhone seems to believe that the last backup to my computer was in September (according to Settings > General > iTunes Wi-Fi Sync), whereas iTunes says, that the last backup was today.

How can I make the setup work again? I tried enabling/disabling "Manually manage music and videos" and "Sync only checked songs and videos", as well as "Sync Apps" etc.

Info: Mac OS X 10.6.8, iOS 5.1.1, not using iCloud - only backing up to this mac.

[*] as described in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427 -> Restoring data from Time Machine backups -> If you are restoring a backup made by a Mac to the same Mac.


texts: Wrong caller ID showed for call and "000000" in calls journal

texts:
My friend has an issue with her iPhone. For some reason, the phone app suddenly started to show the wrong caller name. After this she tried to logout/login into iCloud and then all callers in the call journal displayed as "00000000". In the Contacts app she can see the correct names with matching phone numbers. Sometimes, the call can have the name of one contact but photo of another one. Contacts are also sometimes shuffled for outgoing calls. Same problem with iMessage.

This is not a new phone, there have been no restores from backup recently, also there have been no new iOS devices connected to this Apple ID recently. She has been using the same phone company for a long time (Vodafone).

And these 00000000000 calls are not spam, it's a real people.

The phone was updated iOS 12.4.1 when she got this issue and it didn't help - she still had broken contacts.

Any ideas how to fix it?


texts: Is there an easy way to resize screenshot in macOS markup editor?

texts:
When you take a screenshot by pressing Command + Shift + 4, a preview pops up on bottom right. If you click it a program opens up, which I believe is called markup editor. Now in this program you can do most things. However, I've not been able to find a way to resize the screenshot.

How do I find an easy way to resize the screenshot? I am running macOS Catalina.


texts: Where can I find a projector case which is compatible with the iphone 5?

texts:
I've managed to locate numerous cases which are what I'm looking for but none are available for the Iphone 5 model. I have an adapter cord but obviously that defeats the purpose of having the device be a case.

Is such a case in production currently? When can I expect one to come into production?


texts: Where does mysql register to start itself at boot time?

texts:
I've got a Macbook Air that is starting mysql on boot.  I've looked in LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons, .bash_profile and .profile and login items.  It's also not in /etc/rc.local.

Where else can I look?


texts:
I have an app in the App store. A user has told me that she submitted a crash report but the Crashes tab in Xcode is empty.

As a paid developer, how do I access this performance / crash data?


texts: Which iSCSI initiator should I use on Lion?

texts:
I am setting up a video editing / encoding workstation based on a mac mini and a freenas box for mass storage. We plan to use iSCSI to share the disk with the mac and had planned on using GlobalSAN's iSCSI initiator as it had worked in testing and was free. Unfortunately, version 5 isn't free so we are back to the drawing board. Or at least now that we have to pay we'd like to make sure we buy the right one.

Anyhow, we've identified a two options:

a) GlobalSAN v5.0
b) Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator

In addition, I wonder of some open source iSCSI initiators might work since it is BSD under the hood. But I couldn't find a clear answer.

So, for what is essentially a single-user SAN, what iSCSI initiator would use on OSX 10.7?


texts: how to expand bootcamp boot partition to previously existed NTFS data partition

texts:
Some time ago I've partitioned my disk using this scheme: shrinked OS X partition, created NTFS data partition for Windows, then installed Windows on Bootcamp partition.

Recently I installed Parallels Desktop ("run Windows from the Boot Camp partition" mode) which, expectedly, ruined my data NTFS partition: Windows doesn't see it any more, there's just no disk shown under Windows; partition shows as "Unallocated" in Computer Management > Disk Management.

Now I want to split the data partition space between my Bootcamp disk and OS X partition [1], so I have only one partition for Bootcamp and another for OS X.

How can I resize bootcamp partition and OS X partitions without ruining either of them?
After resizing, I would also like to upgrade my OS X from 10.8.5 to latest Mavericks, which sounded impossible with two-Windows-partitions setup.

[1] -- as I didn't found a reliable way to have both Windows data partition and regularly update OS X without harming that partition (1, 2).


texts: Visually distinguish different lines (for long wrapped lines) in iTerm2 / Terminal

texts:
I'm using an application that outputs very long lines. It's fine - it means things aren't cut off at 80 characters - but the default Terminal and iTerm2 config makes it hard to distinguish between:

the second line of a wrapped long line
the start of the next line

Eg:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit.
Proin sed velit nibh. Proin ornare nisi
at erat congue, vel dignissim tortor malesuada.

Is there any way I can configure the app to show things so that there's some space after each carriage return, eg:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
adipiscing elit.

Proin sed velit nibh. Proin ornare nisi
at erat congue, vel dignissim tortor malesuada.

Thanks very much!


texts: Are Trådfri motion detectors, dimmers, and switch compatible with HomeKit?

texts: Today Ikea announced HomeKit compatibility for their Trådfri line of smart lighting. I assume the bulbs show as accessories in HomeKit but do the motion detectors, dimmers, and switches show up as well?


texts:
I'm using iMac 21,5.

Since my magic mouse broke, the new one wasn't working properly, it had insane lags, I bought another wireless gaming mouse and it works better but still have lag issues.

I was checking Bluetooth/Mouse settings and it says:

"Keyboard connected.

Mouse not connected."

Pressing mouse to connect, doesn't do anything.

Maybe the problem is there. Please help me.


texts: How do I block specific places on a web site's domain?

texts:
For instance, how would you block google.com/news, without blocking google.com or any other subdirectories? I've already tried using the /etc/hosts file, to no avail.

This is for me. I need to shut out web distractions on my work computer, without limiting my ability to get stuff done. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Remember network share user name but not password

texts:
I regularly connect to a remote file store (webDAV) that uses different credentials to my OSX user account. I don't want to save the password to my OSX keychain, but would prefer not to have to retype both my user name AND password every time.

Is there a way to make OSX remember the user name for that share but prompt for the passowrd?


texts:
rEFIt is defaulting to the 32bit kernel of OS X which will not boot and will show this error message:

at boot I have to press F2 then manually select the 64bit kernel.  How do I change the default kernel to load?


texts: Lightroom CC - keep catalog on computer private?

texts:
I have an Enterprise CC subscription through my work since I need Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop etc.  However, I have Lightroom just for my own personal photography.  I have been using 5.7 but would like to start using CC Classic.  I do not need the online components of it at all, I just want to use it as I have 5.7.

Can I simply use Lightroom CC Classic on my home Mac and no one through work will be able to access my catalogs?


texts: How to keep Chrome bookmarks in-sync with Safari

texts: I use Chrome mostly and bookmark often. I would like these bookmarks automatically synched into Safari. Is this possible?s


texts: My mac is sluggish and something is taking up a lot of my CPU

texts:
Any idea what quicklookd is? It seems to be using up a lot of my CPU resources.

I'm running MacOS Sierra 10.12.1 on a Macbook Air.


texts: Dictation workflows don't activate keypress

texts:
I'm unable to get Dictation to run the keypress portion of a workflow. I've tried recording a keystroke in Automator, and manually writing an AppleScript (with both key code and keystroke commands); they always work when I run them from Automator, but not from Dictation.

I know the scripts are running because if I put another command into the script, it will perform it when I speak the Dictation keyword.

Edit: After more experimenting I've found that AppleScripts in the DictationServices Workflow's folder will execute commands that don't work in scripts saved to other locations.


texts: I have 2tb disk I created a 1TB partition to install windows. Now I can't merge that partition with my disk and I can't even find it

texts:
Now I just want to identify that disk again and merge with my MacOS disk so I can use the full 2TB again.
That's my disk utility list :
 /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
 0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk0
 1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
 2:         Microsoft Reserved                         16.8 MB    disk0s2
 3:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         1.0 TB     disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +1.0 TB     disk1
1:                APFS Volume MacOS - Data            7.4 GB     disk1s
2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 25.1 MB    disk1s2
3:                APFS Volume Recovery                525.4 MB   disk1s3
4:                APFS Volume VM                      8.6 GB     disk1s4
5:                APFS Volume MacOS                   11.0 GB    disk1s5


texts:
I run applications that use Adobe Flash.

This causes my MacBook Air (1st generation) to heat up and end up becoming unusable.

Someone suggested running flash after creating a new Windows Partition, because Mac OS-X does not support Flash very well.

Will it help to run Flash that way?


texts:
I am developing iOS apps with Swift, and don't want to buy an Apple device to test them, and have just got an iPod 4gen which supports iOS up to 6.1.

I just wanna know if there is absolutely no possible way for me to install iOS 8 or 9? or even 7? I am willing to take all risks, I don't care if it get's super slow or even bricks my device while trying.

PS. I understand why the simulator doesn't have app store and why I can't run pre compiled apps on the simulator. As the simulator is x86 and the devices are on ARM processors. But an old device is stil the same processor so it should be possible to try out and unsupported OS, if I then run into apps crashing and other stuff not working is something else and I don't care about how badly it will run. I just wanna test my code out on an actual device.


texts: Is there any way to set Gmail app as the default mail client in iPhone and iPad?

texts:
I want to be able to one-click email links from apps such as Twitter, Safari and Instapaper. Is this possible if I'm using Gmail and not Apple's Mail app?

Do I have to set Gmail as the default mail client? Is this possible?


texts: Textmate has been around for a while, I bought it in 2006. Is it possible to split windows horizontally and or vertically on Textmate nowadays? Probably someone out there made a kind of Plugin for this :-/ Like C-x 2 when I'm on GNU Emacs to split horizontally or C-x 3 to split vertically and have flexible control on each windows' width or :split on ViM.


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This question has the good recommendation of Audioxplorer for real-time spectrum analysis that doesn't require you to have a mic in or anything else - it just analyzes whatever sound comes in your standard mic.  Unfortunately, this is not only no longer developed, it doesn't work on my new Big Sur/M1 chip.
Any recommendations for free oscilloscope/spectrum analyzers with anything like the capabilities of Audioxplorer?  I assume the previous question is old enough now that a new question is probably warranted.  (Something that involves slightly more setup, but not too much, is also acceptable; but AX was so great - just open it and you show your students what the waves actually "look" like!)


texts: Configuring OS X 10.7 Lion Server to serve Rails Apps via Apache

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I have a number of Rails Apps working just great under Snow Leopard, but would like to migrate these to Lion.

However, like many others, the rug has been pulled from under my feet by the changes that have been made to Mac OS X Server admin with Lion.

That said, it has been straight-forward to install Rails and get my Rails app responding via the WEBrick web server.

I'd now like to get Passenger (or equivalent) working and use Apache as the web server, with automagically launched rails apps, and associated goodness.

However, the changes made to Lion appear to break Passenger, as this relies on named virtual hosts to detect invocations, and kick off the Rails Apps under Apache.  I've tried using the method described in Apple's support note advice for Apache named hosts, - but I've had no joy :-/

It seems that I may need to bite the bullet and use the new Lion Server web app config mechanism to specify Rails dependencies, and launch the Rails Apps that way.

Has anyone had any success with configuring Lion Server to serve Rails Apps via Apache?

Any pointers and tips would be appreciated.

btw, I'm using a new Mac mini, so this is a clean install of Lion, and going back to SL isn't an option :-/


texts: Is Java for OSX 2013-005 from apple a JDK6, or just a JRE?

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I'm setting up my android development environment, and could run all my configurations (eclipse + android sdk) with either jdk from oracle,or java for osx 2013-005 from apple.

when I installed Java for OSX, I can run all jdk command line tools,like javac, jstat, jmap, etc.

I am confusing what Java for OSX 2013-005 is. Is it a JDK6 customized by apple, or just a JRE6 with removed applet and webstart?


texts: iCloud Keychain out of sync after Mac user password change

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on my macOS Mojave 10.14.5 (18F132), where I'm logged in with my iCloud account, if I perform a domain Mac user password change (from System Preferences) then the iCloud Keychain sync will be turned off. If I go to iCloud prefs I can re-enable iCloud Keychain, but it won't sync anymore with the ones I've on my iDevices.

Any hint about it?

Thank you


texts: PDF not readable when copied from MacBook to USB (2.0)

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I have a perfectly well PDF file on my Mac. I copy it to my 1TB USB, and it suddenly is not readable from USB; only from Mac. I can copy some other movies from Mac to USB and it reads ok from USB afterwards.

Why does this happen to PDF?


texts: Error message com.apple.Safari.History was closed unexpectedly

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Since updating to Max OS 10.11.6 this morning I've seen this message several times. It's a bit weird as I never use Safari. I suspect it might be something to do with the AppStore trying to update. Any ideas on how I can stop this?

From the report that this generates it's clear that Spotlight is the culprit (thanks Dmitri for pointing this out)

Process:               com.apple.Safari.History [4881]
Path:                  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SafariShared.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.Safari.History.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.Safari.History
Identifier:            com.apple.Safari.History
Version:               11601 (11601.7.1)
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        ??? [1]
Responsible:           Spotlight [464]
User ID:               501


texts: My iPhone was not receiving imessages over  mobile data. Accidently my wifi was off for two days. When I switched wifi on after a couple of days, I received imessages which my colleagues sent 2 days earlier. This is despite my mobile data was working well.


texts: Macbook Pro Hard Reset? ... Can't install OS X

texts: Was given a 2009 Macbook Pro after original owner attempted to hard reset. Reinstall of OS X unsuccessful from OS X Utilities. I get as far as agreeing to terms, and signing in to App Store with my Apple ID, and then get this message:  "This item is temporarily unavailable.  Try again later."  I start school tomorrow and I am royally screwed if I can't figure this out. All data is clearly erased, as well as all Apps. Any info pointing me in the right direction is greatly appreciated.


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Generally when I connect a iPhone to my computer, iTunes detects it and there is a option for File Sharing in iTunes which can be used to share files from the system to iPhone apps.

I am using an app called "Don't Touch This - Secret Data Vault". How can I enable the file sharing option for this app?

I followed this article but it is no use: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6029916/how-to-enable-file-sharing-for-my-app


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Last time my Mac had some startup problems and I went to the Genius Bar for a clean OS installation. The technician took out a hard drive called “KG” and booted my Mac from a recovery partition on it.

Just for curiosity, I want to know what are included on the “KG” drive. During booting, I saw a lot of normal and recovery partitions of different macOS versions. It would be interesting to know what other partitions/special tools are on the drive (and perhaps it would be handy for me to have a similar drive if I encountered similar problems again).

The only thing I know is the appearance. It should be a LaCie 2TB Rugged Thunderbolt + USB-C, with the “LACIE” trademark replaced by an Apple logo and the two uppercase characters “KG”. I think the words “Genius Bar” are also printed on it, if I recall correctly.

Any help is appreciated.


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I have a Macbook Pro (Retina) with an external 4K display.  I'm running it with the lid closed, i.e., the external display is the only display.  OS X 10.9.5.

Normally, it works fine.  The past couple days, when I try to resize a window, the window jumps to a different part of the screen, sometimes.

For example, Mail's main window puts itself in the top-right corner.  I can move it back to the left side of the screen, but when I try to resize it, as soon as I start to drag the corner, the entire window jumps back to the top right corner of the screen.

Simply moving windows, though, still works correctly.

Short of rebooting (ugh), is there any way to reset OS X's internal concept of how windows should resize?

UPDATE: I unplugged the external display, and it's still happening with the built-in display.


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I am a relatively new Mac user, recently bought a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.9.1.

I see that there are tagging capabilities within the file system. I'm concerned about portability. If I get a new computer in a few years, how would I transfer my tags to the new system? What if I want to move my files to a Windows or Linux machine? Can I see the tags on these operating systems?

I just don't want to put some effort into the built-in tagging system only to have my tags useless at some point down the road.


texts: Transfer accounts from Mac or iPhone to new iPad?

texts: I have 8 different email accounts configured on my iPhone. It's a pain to move them one-by-one to the iPad. If I wipe the iPad I can move them all over at the same time. Is there any way to do this without wiping the iPad? I just got a new email account and don't want to manually configure each device.


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I see in the Time Machine options that my Boot Camp partition is excluded. I haven't even tried to remove it from the list of exceptions since I have read that Time Machine will not work with NTFS partitions. Assuming Time Machine won't work with said partition, what is the easiest way to back it up?

Ideally, the solution would work like Time Machine. The problem I anticipate is that I would need a second disk (formatted as NTFS) to hold the Boot Camp backup--or maybe I could also bi-partition my external hard drive and make an NTFS partition to store the Boot Camp backup? That way I would not need a second physical disk plugged in.

What are your thoughts on backing up Boot Camp partitions? Thanks.