texts: Can I make Do Not Disturb on my Mac active 24/7 and still check notifications manually?

texts:
Last month I asked Can I toggle Do Not Disturb on/off on my Mac as easily as I can on my iPhone?

The answer I got was perfect and I've been easily toggling Do Not Disturb every day since, and this opened my eyes to another possibility.

I found that while DND was active, I could still view my notifications whenever I wanted by clicking on the Notification Center icon. This is fantastic as I'm not interrupted by notifications appearing on my screen, but I can manually check them when I want.

Now the catch! As that answers correctly says

  NOTE: Do Not Disturb will stay active until the next day (when it becomes inactive again) or until you once again hold the option key while clicking on the Notification Centre icon.

What I'd now like to know is if there's a way for me to just make DND active 24/7 so I don't have to keep enabling it?

I did check in System Preferences > Notifications and I can set it on a schedule but there is no option to just enable it and forget it.

How can I turn DND on until I manually decide to switch it off?


texts:
It looks like keys with tilde ` and section § glyph are not working with OS X. I found a question on Official Apple Support Communities but there is no usable answers.

I highlighted a keys that does nothing.

I checked that on OS X Sierra on my MacBook 12" and on hackintosh with El Capitan 10.11.6. I do not have older version of Apple desktop OS to check that keys is physically working and not broken inside or on keyboard logic board.

I think that keys must be physically okay because this keyboard was into cardboard packaging as I bought it for a few years and now I found it and want to use with latest OS X.

Only workaround I found is open keyboard window and click that keys if I want to print them. But I'm a programmer and it's not really handy.


texts: zsh-autosuggestions: How to install zpty module?

texts:
I love zsh-autosuggestions and found in the README:

completion: Chooses a suggestion based on what tab-completion would
suggest. (requires zpty module)

With a web search I din't find out what zpty is and how to install it on macOS. Homebrew prefered.
zpty
zsh: command not found: zpty

If that matters, I am a oh-my-zsh user on latest macOS.


texts: Rescuing a MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2009

texts:
Would appreciate help -

I have an old MBP mid-2009 shipped originally with 10.5.7 Leopard, currently running 10.6.8. I restarted recently and found a kernel panic on startup. I have tried  booting in safe mode (unsuccessful), recovery mode (unsuccessful), reset NV-RAM (unsuccessful startup) and from an OSX install disc ("unable to install OSX on this computer"). The last option yielded an actual startup screen ith language options and a box offering the option of restoring from a TM backup (I don't have one as I did not have any important data on this machine). So broadly the machine works but never gets past the grey screen with the apple logo and the time wheel.

I have another 2 newer MBPs at home and considered using target mode to resuscitate the oldest malfunctioning mac. BTW I can't eject the OSX disc from the bad mac.

Any advice on how to revive my old Mac? I'd like to keep using it as it was fine yesterday.

Thanks.


texts:
I have zero interest in knowing what time it is.
How can I remove the current time from the main screen on my Apple Watch?


texts:
I added a folder with some wallpapers to the Desktop settings and also applied Change Picture every 30 mins. However, the folder randomly disappears and the wallpaper switches back to the Galaxy one for unknown reasons. I tried multiple settings and even without adding the folder (using the default folder but with rotation), but still get the same weird result after some time. I am not sure why this happens, but was wondering if there is a way to fix it ?

Any ideas ? I tried one of the answers but I still have the same problem ..

UPDATE

Okay I managed to find something new today !! I was working with multiple desktops and noticed that Desktop 2 still changes the backgrounds at set intervals! Is there a glitch with my first desktop or something ?

UPDATE 2

Apparently desktop 3 did not change wallpapers ... unless I change the settings. So why did desktop 2 decide to change its wallpapers without me changing its settings ? Could this be creating a conflict ?


texts: Using VNC to connect to a Mac (10.7.5) from Windows

texts: From what I've seen, it sounds like many of the solutions posted for similar question don't work in 10.7 or beyond.  (For example Vine Server and TightVNC.)  Does anyone know of solutions do allow using VNC to control a 10.7.5 Mac remotely from a Windows 7 machine?  Is it question of configuring the Mac appropriately?


texts: Why does my keyboard language switch on website password fields?

texts:
Using a Mac with Mavericks, I have keyboard setup to Hebrew. Then, when I click in the password field, it switches it back to English and Hebrew is disabled.

I saw that another question says to remove the keyboards, but I need to keep both Hebrew and US input methods active. I don't use quicksilver and wonder if something else might cause this problem on Mavericks?


texts: Mac OS X Terminal - While True Do - Can you stop automatically under desired conditions?

texts:
Currently I am using a following command: while true; do python [file]; sleep X; done

I was wondering if I can stop the loop if the result prints a word that I'm looking for.

Plus is it possible to make a sound when it stops?


texts: Why is SubmitDiagInfo failing on Yosemite?

texts:
My syslog shows the following:

Oct 16 05:47:47 Yosemite-Guertin.local SubmitDiagInfo[299]: Removed expired problem report: file:///Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/awdd_2015-09-15-191203_Yosemite-Guertin.awd
Oct 16 05:47:47 Yosemite-Guertin.local SubmitDiagInfo[299]: Submitted problem report file:///Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/awdd_2015-10-15-224315_Yosemite-Guertin.awd
Oct 16 05:47:48 Yosemite-Guertin.local SubmitDiagInfo[299]: Connection to https://radarsubmissions.apple.com/submit failed. statusCode: 500 error: (null)
Oct 16 05:47:48 Yosemite-Guertin.local SubmitDiagInfo[299]: Error while submitting usage and diagnostic messages. SubmitDiagInfo failed to submit diagnostic messages

Is this a concern?  If so, is there a cure?


texts: Creating a pre-recorded lecture on macOS

texts:
I have created a PowerPoint presentation and I want to create a video of me presenting it. I'm looking for a software to make my life easier. The features I'm looking for are:

Can record a 25-minute video for free.
Works on Mac.
Can record the screen and me (audio+video).
Lets me rewind while recording and continue from there, so that if I make a tiny mistake I can just go a few seconds (or one slide) back and continue recording.

This is not a regular opinion-base recommendation question, because I haven't found even one software that answers these needs. PowerPoint for Mac doesn't record video (only audio) and the built-in screenshot program doesn't record it either. I can use zoom and share my screen and record, but feature number 4 isn't supported.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to manually install and maintain an EPG database from titantv for use in the old EyeTV software?

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I still use my old EyeTV hybrid and it works great. However, I miss titanTV integration for automatic recording. Is there a way to restore integration of the titantv guide data? I found the EPG database in EyeTV and was thinking it might be possible to drop in a copy from titantv? Has anyone tried to do that before?

The details:

OS: MacOS Sierra 10.12.6
EyeTV Software version: EyeTV 3 (3.6.8)
Dongle version: EyeTV Hybrid
EyeTV Hybrid Driver: AMD ATI Theater T507

The EyeTV software used to support TitanTV (http://www.titantv.com) as a free TV Guide service alternative, but they dropped that support with version 3.  That service basically populated an EPG database (Electronic Programming Guide).  My bet/hope is that this EPG database is standardized between the various guide service providers or at least could be converted.

I found the EPG database in /Library/Application Support/EyeTV/Shared/EyeTVEPG.db and was wondering if I could obtain or convert the guide info from titantv.com and drop it there.

Basic info:

EyeTV is a USB dongle into which you can plug in a digital or analog Coax.  The EyeTV software basically turns your Mac into a DVR for the airwaves.  I can go to TitanTV.com and click the record icon for any show, which downloads a file that auto-opens in EyeTV and it automatically schedules the show to record.  However, with the former guide integration of titantv into eyetv, you could tell it to auto-record any show by a particular name whenever it is on, as opposed to scheduling individual airings.  I can schedule recordings based on time and channel and have it repeat every week, but the former functionality used to be able to record only new episodes and not reruns.  That's the functionality I wish to restore.  The older software version did this, but I was forced to upgrade to version 3 because version 2 was flaking out.


texts: I am fixing my friend's '07 MacBook Pro.  The superdrive keeps spitting out discs and the harddrive is corrupt.  I want to run Disk Warrior 4.4 but can't because of the Superdrive problem. The computer has two partitions.  I erased the second, XP one and now it's available as a Mac Drive.  My question is, can I mount the Diskwarrior program on this drive in such a way that I can boot into it as if it was a Boot CD?  I'm a PC technician and so am a little lost with the finer details of Mac.


texts: Can you still set a background color style in Textedit in Mavericks?

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I had some background text color styles on my old mac and now have Mavericks - but I don't see any way to create a style for a highlighter-type background (for a sentence, paragraph etc.) - The Fonts panel doesn't have background color anymore, just an entire document background color.

Does anyone know how I can get this functionality again?


texts: How to create a recovery key for an encrypted disk image?

texts:
FileVault 2 is computing a recovery key when I decide to activate this security mode. This recovery key is a mandatory safety belt when someone wants to use serious cryptography.

Is it possible to create a recovery key in the same way for a crypted disk image created with Disk Utility or hdiutil?

I'm searching a solution around hdiutil for Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and which could stand on future versions of MacOS X.


texts: How do I obtain iPhoto for a second-hand Mac Air?

texts:
I obtained a Mac Air from a friend, second-hand. He restored a clean install of the OS, without the free Apps (iPhoto, iMovie…). These apps were included in the original purchase. We understood that it would be a simple matter of downloading these apps afresh from the Appstore. However, I am required to pay for them. I use my Appstore login, of course, not my friend's.

I guess one way to get these apps is to go and visit my friend and ask him to log in to the Appstore under his identity, but I would prefer to download these myself. I also suspect that this method may cause problems for a number of reasons: the device is now linked to my login, he probably already has his quota of devices linked.


texts: Terminal command to show FileVault and Firewall settings

texts:
I'm as a system admin and a big pain is physically checking people's private MacBooks for FileVault and firewall settings.

Is there a way to get the Terminal to output the FileVault and Firewall settings?


texts: Default screen saver after timed log out

texts: Can the default screen saver that kicks in after timed log out, be customised? Default is irritating 'Pong' type with computer's name bouncing around.


texts: How to install OS using Time Machine backup after hard drive upgrade?

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I'm looking to upgrade a 120GB SSD in my late 2009 iMac (21.5in) to a 250GB SSD. My mac is running the latest version of MacOS.

I have an external USB drive which I will be setting up to create a Time Machine backup. My understanding is that once the backup has completed, I swap my internal SSD with the new SSD. Then, with keeping the USB Drive with Time Machine backup on it connected, I boot to it and some sort of Disk Utility software will walk me through restoring the Time Machine backup to my newly installed drive.

This is all good, but I have read mixed information about whether or not the Time Machine backup includes a complete backup of data and OS or if I will need to install the OS onto the new drive and update it before restoring from the Time Machine.

I don't have a physical copy of the OS, so it concerns me a little. It's a second-hand Mac and came with El Capitan installed.

Does a Time Machine backup contain the OS as well so it's as simple as boot to a Disk Utility and tell it to restore from Time Machine to the new SSD?

My first Mac, so thanks for any help!


texts: RSS reader with Instapaper or Readability integration?

texts:
One of my main information stream inputs is RSS feeds. Yet many link to long articles on strangely designed web pages, so I regularly read using Instapaper, or Readability.

Is there a RSS reader with built-in integration with Instapaper?

I want to quickly scan lots of feeds, and hit one button to send to Instapaper. Yes I know that I could use Google Reader, on a browser, with the Instapaper extension installed.

I find the web interface of google hard to scan quickly, and I would prefer an offline RSS reader.

thanks


texts: Where does Transmission store logs for called scripts?

texts:
Transmission has an option to run a shell script when a file finishes downloading. I'm wondering where to look for logs for it – it seems like it only executes half of my script but can't figure out where to look to figure out what's going wrong.

I looked in the Console.app at all the different log files and haven't found anything related to Transmission.

I understand it might not be a special app-specific place since it just executes a .sh file but I just wasn't able to find it.


texts: Can't unlock preferences - no password dialog

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In system preferences, if I click the "lock" icon to allow me to make changes as the administrator, no dialog opens.  The message "Authenticating..." appears momentarily, then disappears, and the lock stays locked.

I'm on OS X 10.6.8.

Any idea what could cause this or how to fix it?


texts: Will I lose my game saves when I upgrade to iOS 5?

texts: I have heard that if I update my iPhone to iOS5 it will take all of the apps off of my phone and I will have to manually put them back on. Does that mean I will lose any savegames or game progress in the games I have on my iPhone?


texts: Difference between iOS and OSX/macOS connecting to Exchange?

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I'm using an Exchange account. I configured it both on my iPhone and on the Mac (tried El Capitan and Sierra).

On iOS everything works fine (Calendar and Email work). On the Mac only email works. I talked to IT and they explained to me that it might have to do with the Exchange configuration ("on premise" vs something else - I don't remember).

Whatever the difference is: why would it work on iOS but not on OSX? Can I somehow force macOS to use the same type of connection (whatever that is on iOS)?


texts: Problems creating OS X installer with AppleScript

texts:
I’m trying to create a bootable OS X Installer (Including Mavericks, Yosemite and El Capitan) on an external disk with AppleScript. But now I have some trouble. Here is the code:

display dialog "Which version of OS X Installation would you like to create?" with icon caution buttons {"OS X Mavericks", "OS X Yosemite", "OS X El Capitan"}
if the button returned of the result is " OS X El Capitan" then
    tell application "Terminal"
        activate
        do shell script "sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction"
    end tell
end if

My working direction is:

Choose which version you would like to create.
Activate Terminal and ask Terminal to execute the code (It works well within Terminal):

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction

There is an error (picture below) when I try to run the script. It seems there is something wrong with the path, and it seems AppleScript cannot recognize a path with space like this: Install\ OS\ X\ EL\ Capitan.app.

I tried the following script (this one works well)

set pathwithSpaces to "/Users/John/Desktop/This is a test.docx"
do shell script "rm -r " & quoted form of pathwithSpaces

But my updated one still doesn’t work.

Could you give me some hints? Or am I in a wrong direction?


texts: What is "Setup" process on activity monitor?

texts: This process is taking all my bandwidth, but no idea what it's for?


texts: Applescript, how to mount remote server without error if unavailable?

texts:
I attempted this question earlier today but finally realized I had completely mangled what I was trying to ask and also posted the wrong script code.  This is attempt #2.

I have two Macs that reboot automatically early each morning in order to keep all of their various services functioning optimally. Each Mac needs to mount a volume on the other after they boot up.  This is easy enough to do, except for a case where one machine hangs during the restart for any reason.

If one of the machines is unavailable when the other boots, then obviously its attempt to mount the unavailable machine will fail.  The script is designed to run every minute or so in a loop for as long as the remote volume has not been mounted, since eventually it will come up.  But when the mount fails, it produces an error dialog on the machine trying to perform the mount, which then breaks the loop and the script does not repeat.

Is there a way in AppleScript to attempt to mount a server, but without an error dialog if that server is unavailable in the moment?

I thought this was a main purpose for try blocks, but it hasn't made any difference.

Here is the script I currently run at boot time (it's an Automator application).  The workflow is a Get Specified Server block, followed by a Run AppleScript block.  Here is the AppleScript:

on run {input, parameters}
    try
        set server to (item 1 of input) -- this gets the server address from the Get Specified Servers block
    end try
    set vol to "Streaming"
    tell application "Finder"
        set isConnected to disk vol exists
    end tell
    repeat while isConnected = false -- as long as the volume is not present, try to mount it

        try
            tell application "Finder"
                mount volume server & "/" & vol -- This produces the error dialog and halts the script, if the server is unavailable
            end tell
        end try
        delay 2

        tell application "Finder"
            set isConnected to disk vol exists
        end tell
        if isConnected = false then
            delay 60 -- if the volume still doesn't exist, wait a minute before trying again
        end if

    end repeat
    return input
end run

Everything works perfectly as long as the remote volume is ready and accessible.  But if not, the error dialog appears.

Edit:  I found this thread and this quite complicated thread elsewhere that are attempting to address the same issue, but no simple, definitive solution seems to have been found.


texts: Can you force applications to open in full screen?

texts: Is there a way, like an app or a system preference, that will open applications in full screen, all the time. By full screen I mean taking up all the screen real estate. I know it doesn't match apple user interface guidelines but I have a friend for whom it would make life easier.


texts:
I'd install rEFInd in my Mac Mini 2,1. It has a OS X Lion bootable partition and a Windows 10 install ntfs partition. I tried to boot from the ntfs partition but the Windows Installer won't run, only a black screen with a DOS cursor blinking. Now I can't make the rEFInd boot menu show up again. I turn on with "alt" key or "c" key pressed but Mac Mini ignores and (appears to) try to boot from ntfs partition again...

Any idea before I have to open the Mac Mini physically?


texts: Bootcamp precision trackpad drivers, Windows thinks I have a precision touchpad, gesture programs don't, what's different?

texts:
Installing and setting up my bootcamp, running nice for an ancient macbook air, I installed these drivers from github https://github.com/imbushuo/mac-precision-touchpad, the guy did a good job the cursor is a lot smoother than the clunkier and pricey trackpad++.
They emulate precision windows touchpads with the superior (imo) macbook trackpad, it seems to fool windows because the entire precision control panel is there and windows thinks its installed.
When I tried to use it on some gesture programs I use on my windows notebook (multiswipe and gesturesign) they won't pick up any gestures, either it's my macbook air 2012 that is the problem or they generally don't work with gesture programs, but windows thinks precision drivers are installed so I don't know what the difference would be.
I bothered/messaged dev but it's just a side project of his, seems busy, don't know if he'll get back to me, I really hate my heavy and large windows notebook, maybe a magic trackpad or trying to get someone to help me fork with his source code could work?
Most people probably don't care but if you do almost everything through trackpad in a mac gesture program, the windows gesture programs come close to being as good, even better in some ways like drawing on the trackpad whatever you want which bettertouchtool can't do.


texts: How can I move the Downloads toolbar button in Safari 5.1 and newer on OS X?

texts:
In Safari 5.1 on my Mac, the Downloads button appears on the toolbar at the right of the search bar when you download a file for the first time:

I want to move that button elsewhere on the toolbar, so I open View > Customize Toolbar... and drag it to where I want it. The other toolbar controls move to make way for the new spot, but when I drop it, nothing changes; the Downloads button returns to its original position.

Interestingly, I don't have this problem on Safari 5.1 on Windows; I can move the button anywhere I want. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with these observations:

The list of downloads appears as a window on Windows, but as a popover on OS X.
The Downloads button appears by itself in the Customize Toolbar window on Windows, but not on OS X, where it only appears in the default toolbar set instead.

How can I reposition the Downloads button in Safari on OS X?


texts: Apple Watch notifications going to watch or phone intelligently

texts:
My watch and phone work really well together, if I'm wearing my watch then notifications pop up there first and don't show on my phone. When I take my watch off or when I'm using my phone the notifications appear on my phone.

However on my girlfriends watch the notifications pop up first on her phone, then on her watch a couple of second later, no matter the 'state' of either device. I can't find any setting mismatches. Is there a setting somewhere which causes the behaviour I'm getting?


texts: Can't boot to newly created Recovery Partiton

texts: I am using DeployStudio to distribute my Mac images and when I create a new image the recovery partiton seems to be deleted on the new Retinas.  I have followed this in the past, http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/removing-and-rebuilding-a-malfunctioning-recover-hd-partition/, and it worked fine on older models.  On the Retinas it will create the partition but not let me boot to it.  I get the "no" symbol.


texts: MacBook Pro works fine but does not make the startup sound

texts: Today I noticed while trying to use the keyboard shortcut to enter single user mode that Mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13 Inch did not make the startup sound when turned on. After rebooting normally it still did not make the sound. The volume was turned up all the way and the internal speakers work fine. Nothing is plugged into the headphone jack. How do I turn it back on?


texts:
Recently bought a 13" MacBook Pro on Apple Store. I just discovered a "stuck pixel" which shines red when it's supposed to be black.

I can't find any pixel policy on the web page. Do they have such policy? Does anyone have any experience from trying to return / change the product?

(Bought it in Sweden if it matters.)


texts: iTunes totally unresponsive. Wont open or close

texts:
iTunes shows as running in dock but cant open or quit, force quit, or even shutdown computer.
Running OS X 10.10.3, don't know what iTunes as can't open it!


texts: How can I tell Music for iPad to play all of an artist's songs without making a playlist?

texts:
I want to play all of an artist's songs that I have, on multiple albums. Making a playlist seems overkill. This was never an issue in iOS 4, as there was a track-shaped option for shuffle play.

Please note that I want something that always works, so simply "pressing play while on an artist's page" won't do the trick as sometimes a song is currently "playing" already.

I'm running iOS 5.1.


texts: Unable to install profiles to Apple TV 4th gen

texts:
I'm trying to add a configuration profile to my Apple TV via Apple Configurator 2, as documented, however when I add the profile I get this error:

  An unexpected error has occurred with “Apple TV”.

  You cannot install apps or other media on Apple TV.
  [ConfigurationUtilityKit.error – 0x3E9 (1001)]

In fact, whenever I try to do any management of the Apple TV through Apple Configurator, it fails with the same message.

I've tried:

I've tried clearing the configuration files (at ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.configurator.*)
Updating and reinstalling Apple Configurator
Restarting computer
Full factory restore of Apple TV
Fresh OS X install (on external hard drive)

I'm able to sideload apps through Xcode through the same Mac, so that implies that the USB cable is fine.


texts: How does an iPhone stream HD content to an Apple TV over AirPlay?

texts:
Even 720p content is almost 1 million pixels per frame; 24 bits per pixel at 60fps is 180Mbps, which is clearly impossible. So how is the data transferred?

Some guesses:

Heavy compression.
Apple video playing APIs, which send the compressed stream is sent to the Apple TV, for the Apple TV to decode itself
Apple video playing APIs, which send a URL of the data location to the Apple TV.


texts: In step 2 of iTunes Match, all of my songs except one are matched (3937 of 3938) and it is stuck at step 2. Is there a way to force the final match? I'm missing artwork on my iPhone and iPad.


texts: How to specify group id for a user-defined group

texts:
When I set up my accounts in Snow Leopard Server, I was able to give an explicit group id to my user-defined groups using the old Workgroup Manager. Now that I've updated to Mountain Lion Server, I miss that precise control.

Here is my problem: I created the following groups and group ids in
OS X 10.6 Server

 1025 - myteam
 1026 - workgroup
 1027 - theAteam
 9000 - zombiesquad
 9001 - hoboes

When I migrated to OS X 10.8 with the new Server app, my groups and group ids have all been scrambled:

 1025 - workgroup
 1026 - myteam
 1027 - theAteam
 1028 - zombiesquad
 1029 - hoboes

How do I go about setting the groups and group ids back to their prior assignment?


texts: OSX Lion: Long press menu automatic selection

texts:
I've recently upgraded to OSX Lion and I find the long press menu with accented characters very handy when I have to type in french. The only problem is that it's slowing me down a lot having to long press THEN select which character I'd like to have.

Therefore I'm looking for a way to automatically select the first option if another key is pressed. Example: the first option for "c" is ç but I have to long press then press 1 to get it. The behaviour I'm looking for is when I'm typing the word "ça" I don't have to press 1, I just long press "c" and type "a" but because I long pressed the key I get a "ç" and the word "ça".

Other questions have been concerned with changing characters in the popup list but I didn't find any concerning this. Is there an option I missed? Do you have any leads on how I could obtain such a behaviour (it doesn't matter if it involves programming or fiddling with the command line)?


texts: Loss in navigability of one's collection with update to iTunes 1.0.0.426

texts:
I recently updated my OS, which included an update from what had been "iTunes" to Apple Music, version 1.0.0.426. Among other changes, I notice that I can no longer navigate my collection by song via 3 lists on the top half of my screen, listed from left to right, that subdivide one's search from genre to artist to song, or the like. Anyone who has been using substantially iTunes in the past would know what I mean. (I also notice a lack of alternative navigational options, as "searching" for a song yields links to the store, even to options to purchase albums one already has in one's collection, as opposed to links to one's local library.)

Is there a way to recover this navigability in this new interface?


texts: Direct Analog Video conversion for iPad?

texts:
Our organisation has ordered several 1000s new iPad minis for frontline staff. One of the things the management want is the ability to import analog video (ie, from a VHS) directly to the iPad (please don't ask why).

I've seen devices like this for sale: www.elgato.com/en/video/video-capture

But this device connects via USB 2, and an iPad doesn't have USB. Probably the iPad would lack the needed drivers to connect to it even if a USB converter was used.

Are there any devices which would connect directly to an iPad and allow for the import of analog video?


texts: MacBook Pro 13'' 2017 (A1708) after year of use showing 50% capacity

texts:
I'am really shocked. Coconut battery shows 55.8% from Full Charge Capacity and battery is jumping in charge (like 90% after 5 minutes 50%).

And some time ago was "Service Battery" label, but after it have disappeared. It's not ok, I understand. Have checked serial for replacement program and it's not for my laptop. My keys are ok, and I can't replace top case by this.

I was at authorized service (I'm not from country where apple devices officially, just authorized). There they can replace it only for ~500$. I don't know what to do.

Please help, maybe advice?


texts: how to stop background app refreshing in iOS9

texts:
I'm using the latest version of iOS on iphone 5s  (till the date of this post) and I want to stop apps like whatsapp and so from refreshing in the background but without stopping notifications of these apps so that I can get notifications ONLY when running these apps.
When I go to the app settings in SETTINGS and disable ( Background App Refresh ) I still get notifications when someone msg me .
Does that means the apps still working in the background ?


texts: How to make exact phrase searches that ignore word-ending in preview

texts:
When I use the search phrase "2019 regula", I'm looking for results including "2019 regulation", "2019 regulatory", "2019 regulator" etc., but preview will only match the exact phrase with that exact word ending (often resulting in 0 matches). You'd think "2019 regul*" would work, but it doesn't.
Here's what it looks like when I do the search for a complete phrase:

And here a search for an incomplete phrase:

How can I make this type of search in preview?


texts:
I own a 2012 Macbook Pro with Core i7, 1GB Nvidia Graphics, 8GB RAM and 1 TB HDD. I want to connect 2 external monitors to it using the thunderbolt port because thats the only port I have. It doesn't have HDMI or VGA port.

Right now I have one external monitor connected using thunderbolt to dvi adapter. I was wondering if its possible. I have another VGA monitor that I wish to connect. But I am not sure how to do so, there are some accessories available which are too expensive.

I came across this product which is a thunderbolt to HDMI/DVI/VGA (3 in 1) adapter.
I was wondering if it would be able to support two monitors at once.

http://www.amazon.com/VicTec-DisplayPort-Thunderbolt-Adapter-ThinkPad/dp/B00K43Q8BS/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1422420455&sr=8-10&keywords=thunderbolt+to+dvi+vga+hdmi


texts: How can I get my email messages to sync between my iPhone, iPad, and PC?

texts: I have iCloud set up on all three devices, but email messages deleted on one device don't also get deleted on other two devices. How do I fix this?


texts: Delete "Recently Deleted" album on iOS 8?

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With iOS8, there was a new album called "Recently Deleted" in the Photos app. Is there any way to delete the "Recently Deleted" album or any way to disable this feature ?

I want the photos to get deleted as soon I delete them, I don't want to delete them twice. Jailbreak solutions are welcome too.


texts: How to use keynote magic move with Connection Lines?

texts:
When I use magic move with connetion lines, they disappear and reappear in the next slide.

It seems like magic move doesn't recognize the connection lines (or can't match them), so it just redraws them, instead of leaving them there.

I'm trying to use magic move to make a nice presentation that includes connection lines. How can I make without the lines disappearing every time something moves?


texts: Failure to install mysql on macOS Mojave

texts:
I've moved to a new machine and installing MySQL is turning out to be quite an issue (the last time I installed it on a mac it was quite seamless).

I used two approaches to install MySQL: brew and the offical installer

Brew:

I started with brew install mysql. This installed the latest version of MySQL. It initially worked and I could log into the root user without a password. When I tried to set the password for the root account I ended up being locked out of the root account. I proceeded to uninstall that version of MySQL and tried a different version (5.7). When I installed that I got the following error: ERROR 2061 (HY000): Authentication plugin 'sha256_password' reported error: Authentication requires SSL encryption. I ended up uninstalling that version of MySQL as well.

Native Package:

Tried the latest version was asked for a password but could not login to the root user with the password. Received this error: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'. Additionally I could not run mysql.server start, received the following error: command not found: mysql.server. I did not add anything to my PATH, should I have done that?

Additionally, this is how the MySQL widget in the System Information looks like. I tried pressing Start MySQL Server a bunch of times, it would start and almost immediately stop.

Can anyone suggest a clean way in which I can remove all these defunct installations and have a clean MySQL install?


texts: Is the used vulnerability closed after a jailbreak?

texts:
If a vulnerability is used to jailbreak an iPhone or iPad, is that vulnerability typically closed/fixed as part of the jailbreak (itself, or a recommended next step) ?

In other words: if a new release of iOS fixes a security hole, then can the user have that hole fixed on his device while keeping an older version of iOS (jailbreaked)? Or is it a choice: either the pros of jailbreak (but with a known vulnerability) or no vulnerability (and newer iOS), but no jailbreak?


texts: Trouble editing and writing on a presentation using Powerpoint for iPad

texts:
I have a PowerPoint presentation that I created on my Mac and have moved (using iTunes File Transfer) to my 1st-generation iPad Mini running iOS 9.3.5.  When I launch my Powerpoint app on the iPad, the presentation loads and runs just fine.  I am signed in to my Office 365 account.  However, I am having some strange problems with editing the presentation.  Specifically, every time I open it I get the following notification:

  Unsupported Content — Tap Save a Copy to edit a copy without this content.

(Of course the notification doesn't tell me anything helpful like what content is unsupported or even what slide it's on.)

If I don't tap "Save a Copy", I can view and present the slides, but apparently can't edit them.

When I tap "Save a Copy" I am prompted, as expected, to enter a new filename for the copy, and to choose where to save it (OneDrive, My iPad, Dropbox, etc.)  But when I make those choices and click Save the app crashes and quits entirely.

I am also having trouble figuring out how (or even if) I can write/draw/highlight on my slides while presenting.  If I swipe down from the top while presenting, a toolbar appears showing, from left to right, (a) a red X for exiting Slide Show mode; (b) a "Slide X of Y" indicator; (c) a greyed-out pencil icon; (d) a greyed-out pencil icon with the "gears/settings" icon superimposed on it; (e) a "mute screen" icon; and (f) an icon for entering Presenter mode, in which notes and thumbnails are visible.

Presumably the pencil icon is greyed out because the file is uneditable, because it contains unsupported content, which I can't identify or fix because the app crashes whenever I try to save a version without the content.

What, if anything, can I do?  It may well be that the only answer is "convert to Keynote", which I am about to try, but it would be nice to get this thing working in PowerPoint if possible.


texts: Format disk in mac with a lot of reading and writing

texts:
What I want to do is Format my SSD disk of my Mac Book Pro (2019), but I want to do it in a VERY safe way. So that there is no trace of the deleted files and nobody can access them anymore.
That's why I think the best option is to look for a software that formats the disk doing a lot of reading and writing.
I can't find good and reliable software that does that on a Mac. Is there one?


texts: Open a file from the command line with a specified application path

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Is there a way to open a file from the command line with a specific application, where I specify the application by path, not name?

So something like:

open file.txt -a /path/to/chosen_app.app

instead of:

open file.txt -a "chosen_app"

Use case for this is speeding up my workflow. I'm developing an application that is opened by double clicking on a certain type of file. Currently I'm right clicking on the file, choosing "Open With" then "Other" and selecting my .app. Without having to install my app each time I change it, I'd like to just build it, then from the command line open the file with my newly built application.


texts: How to make Notification Center bar sticky?

texts:
I'd like to make Notification Center bar to be sticky (on-top, present all time), so it won't close automatically when clicking away.

I've checked System Preferences, but I couldn't find any option to do that.

Any suggestions?


texts: How to make my Mac sleep when I close the lid while connected to an external display?

texts: Having an external monitor connected prevents my Mac from sleeping when I close the lid. Is there any way to opt out this feature?


texts: USB keyboard acting strange with MacBook Pro

texts: I have a Cooler Master Storm USB keyboard.  I have plugged it in to my new MacBook Pro.  The OS took me through the keyboard setup screen, and 'recognized' the keyboard as a standard US one.  Some keys work, other keys do strange things.  When I press c, it types a c after the cursor, instead of before.  When I type e, it types an e along with a space after it.  Is it possible that this particular keyboard will not work with Mac OS X?


texts: Creating a Shortcut to Call or Text using an Action Sheet

texts:
I am trying to make a simple Shortcut that will allow me to tap on a bookmark associated with a contact, then choose between "call contact" or "text contact".
I've been able to achieve this with a menu at the top of the screen, but I would love to utilize the action sheet from the bottom as it is more ergonomic, and doesn't open the shortcuts app before executing the shortcut.
I have mocked up what I'm trying to do below:

Closest helpful resource I could find is:
https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/use-list-actions-apd4dcacc115/ios


texts: Why does only one of my Macs display iCloud tabs in Safari?

texts:
My iMac seems to have a problem with iCloud tabs.

On my iPhone and MacBook I can see Safari tabs from my iPhone, MacBook and iMac. However, on my iMac I do not have the option to add an iCloud tabs button on the toolbar, nor are tabs from my other devices shown when selecting "Show all tabs".

All 3 devices are running the latest OS and are on the same wifi network. The "Safari" box is ticked in iCloud settings on all 3 devices and iCloud tabs have worked previously.


texts: Keynote - View slide as at end of all animations

texts:
I am working on my first Keynote presentation, and my first slide has a series of complex animations which results in a slide which is very different from how it started. I wish to maintain the end state of the first slide when I transition into the next slide so that I can keep some continuity in the story.

I was wondering, is there any way of viewing the final state of a slide, after all animations are complete? I can then copy everything into the next slide. I'm not able to find anything that would let me do this. The designer only shows me elements as at the beginning sans any translations/animations.


texts: When booting using Target Disk Mode, all iCloud, Adobe, Microsoft credentials are lost. Is there a way to keep the credentials?

texts:
I boot an iMac 5k from a MacBook Pro drive using Target Disk Mode. This is great except all the credentials for iCloud, Adobe, and Microsoft get erased when switching "host" computer. The volume on the MBP is encrypted. Is there a way to not lose my credentials when sharing a boot drive like this?

It's frustrating to open my MBP up later and have to log into everything again, especially since some apps don't work until validated by iCloud/iTunes.


texts: Finder Plugins (was Launchd Configuration Puzzle)

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New information:

I've realized that what I'm looking for are finder plugins (I should have realized that sooner), even though the parent PID is launchd. I still can't figure out where finder plugins are stored.

Some of the process names are:

Seafile FinderSync
Dropbox Finder Extension
Box Sync Finder Extension

Original post:

I'm going nuts trying to figure out how some processes are being automatically launched. The parent process is launchd (PID 1), but I can't find reference to them in any of the usual locations:

~/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/System/Library/StartupItems
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/StartupItems

I have also checked out cron:

/usr/lib/cron/tabs
crontab -l
sudo crontab -l

And ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginitems.plist is empty.


texts:
My MacBook Air '14 is on macOS 11.2.1:

I want to install the update to 11.2.3:

And then, after waiting hours for an extremly slow download to finish:

Twice! Not sure if it makes sense to try again.
Has anybody installed the update succesfully on a MacBook Air '14?
Is there anything I could do to raise my chance of success?
Update: Seems like all it needed was a third try. This time the update was installed.


texts: How do I find and remove a download that was interrupted and is not in any downloads or cache folders?

texts:
I recently tried to download a large file from a storage website that only allows for 5GB of data without having a paid plan. Without checking the file size, I started the download and I got a popup saying that my free limit has been reached and if I wish to continue then I will have to start paying. I clicked off of the page and checked to see how much of the download had been completed but there was nothing in my downloads folder. When I checked my system settings, sure enough I had 5 GB of less space than I did before. There is no record of the download when I check Chrome downloads either and I just cleared my system cache but I am still missing the 5GB of space. I don't have much space left of my laptop so if anyone could help point me in the right direction as to where the file might be so I could delete it I would appreciate it! Thank you!

I've already tried Googling the issue and trying to clear my system cache as well as my browser's and system's downloads folder.


texts: Applescript to type text, followed by a modifier key combo?

texts:
I want to use TextExpander to activate when I type the specific text "attached", and have the AppleScript type out the word "attached" (since TextExpander will remove it), and then invoke the keystroke Control-Z

I can get each to work individually, but not together. Here is the code I am using based off of code I found here:

    tell application "System Events"
    keystroke "attached"
    keystroke "z" using control down
    end tell


texts: I have Macbook Pro 15 Late 2011 with single Mini DisplayPort. Now I use MacBook display with external FullHD display via Mini DisplayPort->HDMI adapter. Is it possible to connect 2 external FullHD displays?


texts: What options exist to restore tab completion using libedit in PSQL on OS X Lion?

texts:
It would appear that Apple have managed to get it utterly wrong with libedit again. The version shipped with Lion is apparently broken, and consequently tab completion doesn't work in psql (Discussion here). psql is one of the few tools that I tend to use directly from my macbook rather than on a vm and it would be lovely if it just worked. I've tried rlwrap and although it functions it doesn't support psql tab completion. I suppose I could install a new version of psql from source and link it directly against readline but I was wondering if:

...anyone had found a workaround of some sort
...it was even vaguely credible to consider building an updated version of libedit and replacing the system version?


texts: Something is corrupting my SMC, why or what changes the SMC settings?

texts:
I asked a question that led up to this: Raise/lower brightness is extremely slow

It works just fine after SMC Reset. But the next day same problem.

It appears that the problem is that something is corrupting my SMC

  so something is corrupting your SMC, try resetting it again to confirm. – Buscar웃 12 hours ago

I reset my SMC yesterday, and it's already messed up today

I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro

So, basically, what/how is something changing/corrupting my SMC, and how can I stop this from happening?


texts: Mess with multiples Emacs distros (Homebrew)?

texts:
I have recently got a new copy of Emacs on a brand new macOS setup as follows, using the Homebrew package manager:

brew cask install emacs

I also wanted to try Emacs Mac Port, so I fired up my terminal and typed

brew tap railwaycat/emacsmacport
brew install emacs-mac

but lot of symlinking error appeared.

I thought it was a bad idea to let Homebrew manage so similar packages, and removed emacs and emacs-mac with brew cask uninstall emacs and brew uninstall emacs-mac.

Have I done a mess? Should I have done something else other than brew cleanup and brew doctor, before installing again the standard Emacs distro with brew cask install emacs?


texts: Why can't I sign into the Mac App Store after updating to 10.6.6?

texts:
Ever since I updated to 10.6.6 a week or so ago I've wanted to use the Mac App Store but I can't sign in.  The Sign in link and the sign in menu item neither seem to do anything.  I'm signed into iTunes just fine, I can use my account on my Mac and iPhone.

I've tried erasing the contents of ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore/ but that had no effect.


texts: Is there a way to move all windows back to the iMac (from HDTV)?

texts:
My iMac is hooked up to an HDTV, and sometimes I move windows over to the HDTV.

But sometimes, my HDTV is not powered on, or it is set to the cable box, and I can't find the windows (apps) on my iMac, and there seems to be no way to see those windows (apps) without first changing the HDTV to view the iMac and moving the windows back to the iMac screen.

Or maybe another way is to unplug the HDMI connector.

But there should be a software way to do it... either by Settings or by a script, or maybe just by some function or command key combinations?


texts:
Is it common for an imac fan to kick into full swing when booting up and never idling down even after 10 minutes? It sounds like a vacuum.

Would going in to the BIOS(no idea how to do that on a mac) and resetting help solve the problem.


texts: Why does my finder window not allow for re-sizing?

texts: When I open a new finder window, there are three diagonal lines that allow you to resize the finder window. Others around me can use this to resize their window but mine seems to be locked. How can I make it resizable?


texts: What do I do about a broken screen replacement (flickering while unlocking)?

texts: I got my LCD screen changed a month ago when it broke, but now my phone is flickering when I unlock it. It goes back to normal after a few seconds. How do I fix this?


texts:
I am doing web-browsing with Safari on my iphone, and I have opened up a pdf.
How do I save the pdf on the iphone? What if I don't want to save it as "ibook"?

Thx


texts: What is the correct way to eject a APFS dmg from the command line?

texts:
Create a APFS DMG using Apple's Disk Utility application and call it test_apfs.dmg.

One can mount it with:

hdiutil attach -plist ~/Desktop/test_apfs.dmg

which provides the following output:

<?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>system-entities</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>content-hint</key>
            <string>GUID_partition_scheme</string>
            <key>dev-entry</key>
            <string>/dev/disk2</string>
            <key>potentially-mountable</key>
            <false/>
            <key>unmapped-content-hint</key>
            <string>GUID_partition_scheme</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>content-hint</key>
            <string>Apple_APFS</string>
            <key>dev-entry</key>
            <string>/dev/disk2s1</string>
            <key>potentially-mountable</key>
            <false/>
            <key>unmapped-content-hint</key>
            <string>7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>content-hint</key>
            <string>41504653-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC</string>
            <key>dev-entry</key>
            <string>/dev/disk3s1</string>
            <key>mount-point</key>
            <string>/Volumes/Untitled</string>
            <key>potentially-mountable</key>
            <true/>
            <key>unmapped-content-hint</key>
            <string>41504653-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC</string>
            <key>volume-kind</key>
            <string>apfs</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>content-hint</key>
            <string>EF57347C-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC</string>
            <key>dev-entry</key>
            <string>/dev/disk3</string>
            <key>potentially-mountable</key>
            <false/>
            <key>unmapped-content-hint</key>
            <string>EF57347C-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC</string>
        </dict>
    </array>
</dict>
</plist>

After I try to detach with:

hdiutil detach /Volumes/Untitled

diskutil list, returns:

/dev/disk2 (disk image):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        +100.0 MB   disk2
   1:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         100.0 MB   disk2s1

/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +100.0 MB   disk3
                                 Physical Store disk2s1
   1:                APFS Volume Untitled                65.5 KB    disk3s1

and going back to Apple's Disk Utility application, I see the Untitled volume listed, but it is grayed out.

I can only really fully eject it if I then do:

hdiutil detach /dev/disk2

So, mounting is one command, fully ejecting is two.

Is this the only / correct way to eject this kind of volume from the command line? What I would like to be able to do is fully eject it with a single command. Is that possible?


texts: Been using an iPad's speech synathesis for a project and we're finding that the volume just isn't loud enought - are there ways of boosting the loudness without just adding external speakers? The iPad is jailbroken, and I'm willing to consider approaches that reduce the lifespan of the device.


texts: macOS Sierra slow in calculating on the Storage tab

texts:
After upgrading to macOS Sierra I find that if I do, Apple > About This Mac > Storage, it just remains stuck on the "Calculating..." for a very long time.

I am pretty sure that this was not the case with OS X El Capitan.

Does anyone else also see the same issue?


texts: Keyboard shortcut for switching between buttons in a dialog

texts: I was wondering if there is a way, like using the Tab key, to switch with the keyboard between buttons on a dialog box, where a program asks for a decision? (Example below)


texts: How to force include files in Time Machine

texts:
I'd like to force-include some files in Time Machine. Specifically I want to force-include "iPod Photo Cache" and "Thumbnails" in my Aperture Library.

I have checked this file:
/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/StdExclusions.plist

but those folders are not in it, however Time Machine still does exclude them. Is there anywhere else that Time Machine checks for exclusions?

Aside: Why?

In case anyone wonders why I would want this. I have a Mac Mini which acts as a media server that all my iThings sync to. This Mac Mini is also the Backup server and it's set up nightly to pull media off various time machine sparsebundles into its own library. This way:

Any iDevices can sync wirelessly any time they're plugged in, not just when laptops are on and not sleeping
No extra data needs to get pushed over wifi at regular intervals. Everything is just grabbed from Time Machine which gets automatically updated, for free.

All this works pretty well :) …that is until some Aperture or OS update started excluding the folders above for Aperture.


texts: 'mdls' and 'mdimport' interaction: good practice question

texts:
Am I correct to assume that, in order to ensure a query in the terminal such as:

mdls -name kMDItemContentCreationDate /var/log/system.log

always returns the actual creation date of said file (provided it exists), I should always force Spotlight to import this information first via:

mdimport -r /var/log/system.log

?

I am interested strictly in obtaining, from the Terminal, that specific piece of data.

This seems to be the conclusion based on another SOV post, especially since the Spotlight indexing may ignore some folders.


texts: How can I search through all mail folders on my iPad?

texts: My Gmail account has multiple folders and labels. The iPad mail app can search through one of the folders. How can I search through all of it at once?


texts: Macbook crashes maybe after ram replacement or not


texts:
My current Excel version is 15.26.0. Available is v15.34.0.

Via the Check for Updates (Menu option), and with the update software itself updated, I have downloaded this update 3 times.

The installation process is indicated that it has been installed and updated. However the update software does another check and indicates this update is still needed (as if it was not done). A laptop restart and check confirms that the Excel version is still 15.26.0.

Any thoughts on why the update is not sticking.


texts: MAC High Sierra password stopped working

texts:
This happened today, and I am writing this in case someone else have the same issue.

I have a corporate MAC, have separate password for Corporate and local password for the MAC.

Everything was fine, today the password stopped working, I was sure it is the password, won't work.

What didn't work...

Single User Mode -> Setup Assistant -> New User -> Login as new user -> sudo passwd <myusername>. Threw an error about authentication method not acceptable.
Tried to reset from Users and Groups. The Reset Password button was not even there.
Tried entering wrong password multiple times to trigger Apple ID reset, nothing.
Command+R for Recovery mode didn't even take me to Recovery Mode.

Machine Specs:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.6.


texts:
Before Mavericks I could use Keychain to store my SSH keyfile passwords

The connection between private key and Keychain was like this:

ssh-add -K /path/of/private/key

However now in Mavericks, the -K option has been removed.

Of course, I can skip the "-K" option and manually copy paste the password every time I start my computer... but I would rather use the keychain method again.

How can I use Keychain for my ssh private file passwords again? Is it down in a different way now?


texts:
It seems that Little Snitch 3.4.1 is a rehaul of the old version and this solution to disabling it in the guest account posted here Disable Little Snitch in guest account? doesn't work anymore.

When I get to step 4, there is no at.obdev.LittleSnitch.plist file. Additionally, it seems that when I disable LS in the guest account temporarily and then log out and log back into my regular account, it disables it for my own (admin) account as well. Everything I've tried isn't working and it's so annoying to be bombarded with little snitch prompts on the guest account. Does anyone have a solution?


texts: Does iOS 9.3.5 prohibit iBooks syncing via iCloud?

texts:
Is there anything that would prevent me from syncing iBooks with iCloud in iOS 9.3.5 on an iPad 2?

I have a working iCloud account in good standing, with three devices connected: an iPhone SE (MP832B/A running iOS 12.3.1), a MacBook Pro (17" Mid-2010 running 10.13.6, build 17G7024) and an iPad 2 3rd generation (MC705B/A running iOS 9.3.5 build 13G36). I have 5GB of storage on the iCloud account, about 2.3GB of which is iBooks in EPUB and PDF formats. The account is at less than 50% of used capacity overall.

My MacBook Pro and iPhone SE both sync iBooks without issue, new arrivals and removals typically take place within the iBooks application on macOS 10.13.6. Any changes are reflected on the other device within a short time, and work as expected.

My iPad does not make any attempt to download iBooks stored in my iCloud account. I am signed into iCloud, I have enabled iBooks in the iCloud Drive settings, and when I open iBooks on my iPad I am asked to sign in…which I do, with the same account as my iCloud account (i.e. there is no disparity between the account used in iCloud and iBooks specifically.

I have reset the iPad numerous times, no change. I have logged in and out of iCloud repeatedly to trigger a download, no change. What else would be worth trying?


texts: Bootcamp lost the Mac option after install BitLocker on Windows

texts:
I'm using Mac 10.10 (Yosemite) with Bootcamp. On my Windows 8.1, I enabled BitLocker and restart.

Now when I press the Option button during startup, I don't see my Mac OS anymore. There is only Windows and Recovery option.

How do I recover from that ?


texts: Open a terminal window in another screen on login

texts:
I was wondering if there is a way to get a terminal window to open up in another screen on startup. I know you can set terminal to open on start up, but I specifically want it to open in another screen.

I have Mac OS X 10.11.1


texts: "Install Labview 2020 sp1 community " cannot be opened because apple cannot check it for malicious software

texts:
I recently upgrade to the newest Macbook pro M1, from a 2018 intel model. I was trying to install this software to my new machine.
and encountered the following:
“LabVIEW 2020 SP1 Community 64-bit” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.
This is the newest version that I could find from here.  I could only find one thread that treat this matter but doesn't really help much in my case. So would greatly appreciate any insight from here.


texts: What is Fetch > Automatically in iPhone in Settings > accounts and passwords?

texts:
I found this puzzling setting in iPhone Settings > accounts and passwords (for iOS 11):

Is Fetch > automatically the same as Push?.  How does it work with Google Contacts, Gmail, etc?


texts: What's the earliest model of the MacBook to support Wi-Fi networks over 5GHz?

texts: As the title suggests - what's the earliest model of the MacBook (both Pro/Air preferred if possible) to support Wi-Fi networks over the 5GHz band?


texts: Restrict OSX applications from using the network

texts:
I tether my mac to my iPhone regularly and find it works well.  However there is (obviously) a limited amount of bandwidth availible and I've got things like 'OS X's update service, dropbox, evernote, and a variety of other things are clamouring for a chunk of the bandwidth.  Is there a handy (terminal is fine) way of saying;

'right now, only Firefox gets to use the WiFi?'


texts: Remove Jailbreak and restore to factory settings without iTunes

texts:
A friend has an iPhone and they need to wipe it and remove the jailbreak on it. They don't need a backup.

The problem is they don't have access to a computer with iTunes on it to do this.

Can this be done without iTunes? Will doing an 'erase all content and settings' lock the phone? Some posts I have read suggest if you do this the phone will get bricked.


texts: Is there a way I can back up my iPhone to my MacBook but exclude the bulky apps?

texts:
I have a small hard drive on my MacBook, and a (not so) large iPhone.  Is there a way I can back up my phone to my laptop but exclude the hundreds of bulky apps?  Most of the apps can be reinstalled quite easily from the App Store, and store no unduplicated local data worth protecting.  I don’t see any reason to concern myself with including them in the backup and they make the size of the iPhone backups prohibitive.

Alternatively, is there a way to get iTunes to allow me to store my iPhone’s backups on an external drive?  That too would resolve the problem well enough.

Unfortunately, I am not enthusiastic about backing up my phone to the cloud, so that is not a solution for me.

2015 MacBook Pro 256 GB HD
iPhone 5S 64 GB


texts: change focus between two views in split view

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Let's say that I have two apps running beside each other is splitview , How to change the focus from one to the other , e.g. if I am using two editors, If I am writing to editor 1, after the shortcut I will be writing in editor 2.
I know how to do it by the mouse but how to do it using only keyboard shortcuts?

Thanks in advance


texts: Send key for message when using Bluetooth keyboard

texts: I am using iOS 8 and a Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. I cannot find the key combination to send a message in Messages. For example, Mail has Command + Shift + D, Facebook has Command + Return. Anyone know the shortcut for messages?


texts: 64bit vs 32bit on mobile devices with 2gb ram - is there any sense?

texts: Today I took part in an interesting discussion. Someone said that's great that Apple goes 64bit with their iPhone 5S. Of course I mentioned about no need for 64bits paired with 2 gigs of RAM, but then I started to wonder - is there anything good with 64bit in this case, except for benefits of "future compatibility"? Larger instructions? Any kind of optimalization?


texts: How do I add hundreds of ebooks to ibooks collection?

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I usually use Dropbox to get my epub files into iBooks. This works quite well when I only need to add one file at a time, but now I've received a collection of a few hundred epub files.

I am really not used to iTunes, but from what I could gather the collection a book is part of (in iBooks) is not known/registered by iTunes.

If I add all these files to my iTunes library and start syncing to my ipad I fear my iBooks will get completely cluttered with the new files.  And manually sorting the files on the ipad seem like quite a cumbersome task.

How do I conveniently transfer those epub files from my computer onto my ipad straight into its own collection in iBooks?

All the new files can go into the same collection.


texts: Does it sync browsing history and safe passwords? Or just bookmarks and the reading list?


texts: Is there a way to disable all scrolling online? (for desktop)

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I am looking for a solution primarily for macbook and desktop use and in a web browser - possibly an extension or plug in.

I have an inner ear condition and scrolling makes me dizzy.

It is a long shot but is there anything at all I can do to not have to look at the scrolling page? Is there any browser extension or similar that would revert the scrolling experience back to a page by page view? Or any other way you can think of which would allow me to do page-by-page scrolling?


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Most shareware (free trial) allows only for limited use e.g. one week or 10 uses. This shareware must have a way of storing the times it was used or for how long you have been using this.

Yet when I trash a shareware app, along with all it's preference files etc (using apptrap) and redownload it, it seems to remember the times used/usage time, even when I delete all of its pref files.

I am alarmed that an application is storing data that persists on my computer even after I deleted what I thought were all traces of the application. If it can store usage data even after I thought I deleted it, there's no limit to the other data about me this software could be storing. I realize that different applications might use different techniques, but a great answer could outline some of the most common mechanisms.

How does an app know how many times it has been used? Where does it store this so that it persists even after I delete the application's preference file?

(this is a question out of pure interest, I don't intend to use this info for malicious purposes)


texts: How do I change the mouse's i-beam cursor in Xcode 7.3

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There was a similar question to this on Stack Overflow regarding Xcode 5, however, the solution no longer works.

I would like to change my IBeam cursor in Xcode to use this cursor instead.

Question

How do I change my mouses Ibeam cursor in Xcode 7.3


texts: Force Mail.app to use a certain email account for certain recipients?

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When I email a certain person I always want my outgoing email to be on  my email account X rather than account Y. For example, I always want to send Bob email messages via Google Gmail rather than Yahoo Mail.

Is there a way in Mail.app for macOS Mojave to enforce this rule, so I use the right email account for that particular recipient?


texts: Send Wake-On-Lan packets from Mac to Nas for TimeMachine backups

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I have a NAS box that is "Wake On Lan" enabled. I'm struggling to find a way for to utilise this with my TimeMachine backups from my Mac (Mountain Lion).

My intention is that may Mac will wake the sleeping Nas when TimeMachine backups are scheduled.

Has anybody got any experience of sending magic packets from a mac to a nas? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Noel


texts: What port is this *picture* (mid 2007 13 inch macbook)?

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I've been trying to hookup this MacBook I have to an external monitor, but I don't know which adapter to buy. I bought a VGA adapter on eBay, but the connector is really thin. Can someone direct me to what port this is, and bonus points if you can find me an ebay listing.

I've looked up the model on Apple but they don't give me specifics on the item.
It's a mid-2007 13" MacBook.


texts: mac mail slow with allot of emails, best way to optimise ?

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Ive got mac mail running on my macbook pro (2.7ghz i7, 16gb ram, 1gb dedicated gpu) using OSX 10.10.5

It seems to be very slow of late, in general operations and in searching, i presume this is down to the amount of emails i have which are divided up between 9 accounts, all of the accounts are connected to via imap or in the case of google apps for business accounts using the inbuilt mail.app google apps / gmail account setup which i presume builds an imap connection in the back end. (see below for details on accounts).

The accounts go back in places up to 5 or 6 years, and i was wondering if its possible in mail.app to keep some of the data for the larger account online only and if that would speed up mail. Or if there is any other way to better manage this quantity of emails.

account 1 : c. 45gb of email and attachments, hosted with google apps for business
account 2 : c. 5gb of email and attachments, hosted with google apps for business
account 3 : c. 5gb of email and attachments, hosted with web host
account 4 : c. 5gb of email and attachments, hosted with google apps for business
account 5 : c. 2gb of email and attachments, hosted with google apps for business
account 6 : c. 2gb of email and attachments, hosted with google apps for business
account 7 : c. 2gb of email and attachments, hosted with web host
account 8 : c. 15gb of email and attachments, hosted with google apps for business
account 9 : c. 2gb of email and attachments, hosted with google apps for business


texts: Macbook Pro 2011 Snow Leopard Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop 8

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Quick question in response to a very thorough bootcamp post already on this forum.

For anybody that has a working Mac, Windows and Shared partition ... is the Boot Camp partition recognised by Parallels Desktop?

I ask because I wanted to make use of Parallels Desktop integration feautres, but despite getting a working multi-boot between Mac and Windows with additional shared partition ... Parallels Desktop would not find Boot Camp, but would try installing itself onto the Windows partition - and fail).

If I removed the shared partition and Windows to the default single Mac partition, then partition split using Boot Camp Assisitant, Parallels Desktop would recognize Boot Camp and install itself onto Windows partition properly (only I then have no shared partition).

Soon as I try breaking up partitions beyond this Boot Camp Assistant default (despite getting multi-boot working) Parallels seems unable to use the Windows partition (always hangs and gives various boot errors) though the Windows partition will multi-boot.

The only way I have been able to check that Boot Camp is setup right for Parallels Desktop integration, is to go into Parallels Desktop and create new file ... Boot Camp partition option and icon are then available. If Boot Camp is there in Parallels Desktop, then I can load and use that partition with Parallels Desktop. Otherwise, Parallels Desktop fails to integrate despite having a working bootable Windows partition.

Reminder to self: working multi boot != working boot camp

Ultimately, I'm back to starting with default Mac partition and Boot Camp Asssitant-created Windows partition without additional shared partition. This works for Parallels Desktop integration each time, but cannot fathom how to then create a shared partition.


texts: /etc/hosts entries blocking annoying game site (slither.io) in Chrome & Firefox, but not Safari

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My lower school-aged son is now home schooling due to the SF Bay Area's COVID-19 school closures. He uses a 2018 MacBook Air with Catalina to complete assignments in web-based learning tools, and I have him set up as a non-admin user.

The biggest problem we face is that every time we look away for a few minutes (we have two kids and two jobs), we'll find he's navigated Safari to one of various addictive HTML5 games he just can't resist right now.

I've edited the /etc/hosts file to effectively block the most tempting sites, and have been successful with one exception: http://slither.io . I've used the following lines:

127.0.0.1 slither.io
127.0.0.1 www.slither.io

This successfully blocks the site in Chrome & Firefox but not Safari. I've tried:

Clearing Safari history
Emptying caches in Safari Develop menu
Clearing DNS caches with Catalina-specific command
Logging my son's Mac user out and back in
Computer reset
Full computer shutdown and restart
Full Catalina operating system fresh reinstall, with re-application of the /etc/hosts changes
Using parental controls in Screen Time > Content & Privacy > Limit Adult Websites (adding slither URLs to blacklist there)

None of this has prevented slither.io from working in Safari, and Safari cannot be uninstalled. My temporary fix is to disable Javascript and Cookies on Safari and hide Safari from the dock so that Chrome seems like his only option, but this kid is smart and I feel these countermeasures will be overcome within a day or so.

Can anyone repro this issue, or offer any guidance on next steps?


texts: I can no longer boot into macOS after resizing my bootcamp partition

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The Problem: My macOS partition doesn't appear as an option at boot
Background: I had a main el capitan partition and a bootcamp partition. I used the EaseUS program to resize the bootcamp partition from 90GB to 45GB and after rebooting, I could no longer see any option but 'Windows' when holding alt at boot.
My Initial Investigation:  I took a look at my paritions in three different places: The EaseUS program, diskpart on windows, and the disk utility on macOS Recovery Mode.
On both EaseUS and diskpart, my partitions look fine:

However, in disk utility in recovery mode, it looks a bit different. On the sidebar I can only see one child partition of the SSD (BOOTCAMP). However when inspecting the disk, it shows three partitions (Untitled : 145.36GB, Untitled: 650MB, BOOTCAMP: 48.32GB) and a 'Child count' of 4. I wish I could provide a screen shot, but AFAIK this is not possible with recovery mode.
I also ran first aid on the SSD from disk utility and everything verified as OK.
Additional Comments: I'm a bit out of my depth here  and would really appreciate any advice as to how I can boot into macOS again
Edit #1:
In response to @DavidAnderson
I am using a an early 2015 13" Retina MacbookPro (MacbookPro 12,1).
My Volume 2 details are as following:
Partition 2
Type    : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden  : Yes
Required: No
Attrib  : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 209735680

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 2         Macintosh H  HFS    Partition    135 GB  Healthy    Hidden

And my volume 3 details are:
Partition 3
Type    : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden  : Yes
Required: No
Attrib  : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 145570975744

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 3         Recovery HD  HFS    Partition    619 MB  Healthy    Hidden

Edit #2:
I was able to fix it with the accepted answer!
I used gdisk and the t command to set the GUIDs as recommended and then used the the expert command a (expert commands are accessed with x) to set the attribute field #49 to get the attribute value recommended. Works perfectly now!


texts: What are the required conditions for Photos to start a facial scan?

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I've recently been building a large photo library, and, now that almost all of the content is in, I would like to start completing the people album. Photos says that it will "continue to scan your remaining photos when you're not using the app and your Mac is connected to power", so what I've been doing is letting the app run in the background (opening it and the focusing to another Window), telling my Mac never to sleep, plugging it in and leaving it on overnight.
This, however, does not seem to be working; indeed, the number of faces scanned seems to be going DOWN (yesterday 57,807 photos had been scanned and now it's just 57,381). I seem to be meeting perfect conditions and yet nothing's happening. I should perhaps mention, however, that I've been getting it a little off each time, but not in a way that should affect it, I hope.

The first two nights I quit photos
The third night I left Photos focused.
And tonight I left Mission Control focused

The third night I left Photos
   focused and tonight I left Mission Control running.

What is causing this problem, and what am I doing wrong?
If it helps, here are my system specs:


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Has there be a successful attempt to turn off the NVIDIA graphic card and use the Intel one?

I know that in Linux, it is possible to turn off one graphic card and use the other (using vgaswitcheroo).

I am running Windows 8.1 Bootcamp on MB Pro 10.1 and experience overheating due to this issue.


texts: directory structure between mac osx and linux

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I found that there are some differents between Max osx and linux jsut like ubuntu, etc. is there any introduction about that, or is there any one can make a introduction.

for example:

ubuntu: /usr/lib/
10.8.2 osx:

/usr/lib
/usr/libexec


texts:
An iCloud file was shared with my apple id and a friend's apple id.  However, we're both new to iCloud and neither of us have been able to access the file.

The file was definitely shared: the person who shared it sent the following screenshot (redaction mine):

Here is what I see when I log into iCloud Drive:

Both folders are empty.

Accessing iCloud through System Preferences yields no clues either.  Where should I be looking for this shared file?


texts: Is there a way to auto switch wireless networks depending on signal strength?

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I have a Linksys dual band router. Near the back of our house (which is where our computers are mostly located) only the G network really comes through so when I'm working in the front of our house, I like to connect to the N network for the extra speed. Unfortunately we are unable to move our router. If it is possible, I would like my Mac to automatically switch networks depending on the signal strength. Is there a way to do this?
Our Macs are running 10.8.
Thanks


texts: MacBook Pro trouble signing into App Store, iMessage and iCloud

texts: New macbook and while trying to sign into the App Store, iMessage and iCloud it just loads for hours, correct email and password yet loading symbol appears and spins for hours. Any fixes??


texts: Create a new space using a keyboard shortcut

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I am aware you can do it from Mission Control by clicking and there is no shortcut available in 'Keyboard'.

Are there any ways to do this by using a 3rd party program or Applescript?


texts: Does GarageBand iOS 1.2 support AirPlay? I see reports from Google searches that AirPlay was added to an earlier version but had lag-related performance issues. With 1.2, I see no way to select audio output. If I already have a Jambox connected, GarageBand will use it, but so far I can't get it to use AirPlay.


texts: iOS: use a separate Apple ID for Apple Music

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Is it possible to use an Apple ID on iOS for Apple Music that is separate from the „main“ Apple ID of the device?
This might be helpful for family sharing an Apple Music subscription without being forced to share the same credit card for all App Store purchases, for instance.
If it is indeed possible: how would one configure that?


texts: After Zoom install: macOS forwards various requests to localhost

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right on the day since I installed (and uninstalled) Zoom, various URLs began to be forwarded to localhost. Like:
$ traceroute -I googleadservices.com

traceroute to googleadservices.com (127.0.0.1), 64 hops max, 72 byte packets
 1  localhost (127.0.0.1)  0.525 ms  0.061 ms  0.054 ms

Other sites and services are affected, too, so I had to grab the IPs behind the domains and hardcode things in the /etc/hosts to be able to work, it looks like this now:
127.0.0.1   localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
# Added by Docker Desktop
# To allow the same kube context to work on the host and the container:
127.0.0.1 kubernetes.docker.internal
# End of section

#manual quickfixes:
140.82.113.3    github.com
140.82.118.4    gist.github.com
151.101.52.133  gist.githubusercontent.com
104.28.28.240   coronazaehler.de
172.217.2.106  firebasestorage.googleapis.com
104.26.1.95  myairbridge.com

157.240.18.19 cdn.fbsbx.com
# BEGIN section for OpenVPN Client SSL sites
127.94.0.1  client.openvpn.net
127.94.0.2  openvpn-client.vpn.leondrino.com
# END section for OpenVPN Client SSL sites

Using NordVPN doesn't change anything, but with TOR I can access everything.
What could be wrong ?


texts: Warning message when trying to change Standby mode settings

texts:
I tried changing the Standby mode settings using the command sudo pmset -a standbydelay 5400 . I set it to 5400 so that it is delayed to 1.5 hours compared to 70 minutes as default.

However, I get the following message right after I changed it :

Warning: Idle sleep timings for "Battery Power" may not behave as expected.
- Disk sleep should be non-zero whenever system sleep is non-zero.

What does this mean ?? Must I change the value back to 4200 ?

edit

Active Profiles:
Battery Power       -1*
AC Power        -1
Currently in use:
 standbydelay         5400
 standby              1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 darkwakes            0
 gpuswitch            2
 disksleep            0
 sleep                180
 hibernatemode        3
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         5
 acwake               0
 lidwake              1


texts: How can I lock and start screensaver on my MacBook Pro simultaneously without hot corners?

texts: I am having trouble locking my screen and starting my screen saver on my MacBook Pro simultaneously without using hot corners.


texts: OS X repeatedly stops syncing contacts and calendar with Gmail

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For what feels like forever (but is probably only a year or two), OS X constantly ‘loses’ my Gmail password. This is particularly annoying, because I use two-factor-authentication with my Google account, and have to go generate a new password every time I see this bug:

Even worse, I don't know there's any problem until I actually open the Contacts application (a thing I never do). I'll get text messages on my Mac, and wonder who the hell's messaging me, because it'll show up as a phone-number; meanwhile, I created a new contact for that person months ago on my iPhone, and it turns out Google hasn't synced to my computer in that entire time.

I clear all the Google/Gmail entries out of my keychain, generate a new one-use password with Google, and put it in OS X, every time I see this. It just happens again a couple months later.

Does anybody know what could be causing this?


texts: Why can I not use xdg-open and gnome-open in Mac?

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I was trying to open a png file, but for some reason the xdg-open and gnome-open commands weren't working. For example:

-bash: gnome-open: command not found

Does anyone know why? I thought I could use Linux commands on Mac terminal.


texts: Mail on macOS Catalina: Disable "Load remote content in messages"

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In previous versions of Mail on macOS, there was an entry in Settings that read "Load remote content in messages".

I'd like to disable loading remote content. Is that possible to do in Catalina, either via the GUI or via the command line?


texts: Can you damage the file system by forcing a shutdown or cold rebooting during startup?

texts:
My idea is that during startup (macOS or Windows), you can't damage the file system if you interrupt it as the drive is not being written to, just reading from.  I've heard that's not the case, and that during startup the drive may be written to.  what can be written to a startup drive during boot?

Please clear up my mind. Thank you.


texts:
I have two applications on my Mac that will open DICOM files: OsiriX and Horos.

In response to a download and display request in Safari, I get the message shown in this screenshot:

http://207.254.60.104/WebShare/OpenHoros/OpenHoros.png

The request is:
osirix://?methodName=DownloadURL&Display=YES&URL='http://207.254.60.XXX:3333/wado?requestType=WADO&studyUID=1.2.826.0.1.3680043.9.5830.1.XXX&token=5EA4A2D69BC4AA5BB4A2CD303B7FE041'

(XXXs for anonymization purposes)

It previously would simply download the data into Osirix and display them. Now, suddenly, I get the option to open the data with Horos only.

This doesn't happen with Chrome.

Update 12/22/16: It's happening with Chrome, too. Chrome opens the Horos app.

Second update: 12/22/16

Firefox Preferences still permits explicit specification of Applications. When I checked this, I got the following:

http://dsh.re/4893b

I changed this to "OsiriX" which has solved the issue for that browser. So, I've confirmed that "something" has set Horos.app as a Default. I just have to determine how to change that.

Ideas?


texts: I’m trying to run some X apps, but I am missing the intended fonts and the ones being used are not fixed width. Is there a way to install other X format (not TTF) fonts? I’m not trying to use the system TTF fonts as the app only uses bitmapped fonts.


texts: How do I change a username? (shortname and home folder)

texts:
Under Linux, this would be a no brainer. Just go into /etc/password and edit that, and rename the directory in /home.
I want the new shortname and the new home folder to match after the change.


texts: How do I force a retina display to always stay on the maximum scaled resolution?

texts: On previous iterations of OS X, and seemingly moreso in Catalina, my MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018), changes the resolution of the retina built-in panel to "Default for display" instead of the Scaled: More Space. Is there some way to force it to always keep the built-in panel on Scaled: More Space?


texts: What app/notification is causing this sound on my MacBook Pro Early 2011

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My MacBook Pro running macOS 10.13.6 sporadically makes the following sound (see here for .mp3 format). I'd really like to know where this is coming from. Sometimes it looks like the computer makes the sound when the Ethernet cable and/or the power cable are disconnected, but I haven't been able to reliably link the sound to any of these events as the sound is not played every time they happen. Even just being able to record the sound using my phone was lucky. Also, normally this sound is made a few times over the course of a few minutes and that has been happening once every day or two for the last week.
I have followed the suggestions in the answers here and here. As the sound is played infrequently, some of the solutions haven't yet turned up any results. Every time I restart the mac the first thing I do is start the following command on Terminal: sudo fs_usage -w | grep -i "\.mp3\|\.aif\|\.m4a\|\.wav\|\.caf". The sound has played multiple times while the command is running but no audio file with that sound is shown in the command line.
I have looked at the Notification Center notifications and, although I have some from around the time this sound was played, none of those programs make this sound. I have also looked at the Notifications preference pane in Settings and no app in that list makes this sound (that I'm aware).
I've also searched the following locations for any .wav, .aif[f], .mp3 and .m4a file:

/Library
/System
/Applications
~/Library

I played all the sounds I could find, but my search has come up empty. Naturally, the sound could be saved in another file format or be in another location...


texts: How does the iPhone round when calculating averages in the Health App?

texts:
Tracking steps month by month and am curious how the app rounds numbers.
For example, a calculated average of 99.53 does not round up to 100, but shows as 99.
This is deep in the weeds, but wanted to know how it works.


texts:
I do not see this on other Macbooks. Not sure how I got it, but I cannot find any settings in the Preferences.

Basically, every time I touch the touch bar, I get a preview of the touchbar as a strip on the the bottom of the screen display. Long Press is delayed as a result of this as there is a circle progress that shows to help users in long pressing.

How can I disable this? It is intrusive and not useful at all.


texts: Better to migrate before upgrade to Lion, or upgrade before migrating?

texts:
I'm getting a new MacBook Pro, and I am wondering about the relative merits of:

installing Mountain Lion on the new laptop before migrating my account from my old MBP; or
migrating my account and then upgrading to Mountain Lion

Or are the two methods functionally equivalent?


texts: How to prompt user confirmation on Mac from Windows/Linux VNC connections?

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is there a way to ask confirmation from the user when someone try to connect via VNC from a Linux or Windows based PC to his Mac?
I succesfully connected via VNC from Mac, Linux and Windows, without any problems, but only in Mac to Mac connections the user of the computer I want to access is prompted for confirmation to share is screen. When I connect from Windows or Linux PCs, I just have to type the VNC password and I'm in, without the user knowing that there's someone watching his screen (only if he's fast enough to see the small change in the binocular icon).

I'm using the native VNC server of Mac, activating the Remote Management option in sharing preferences. I use also ARD to manage software updates, that's why I can not disable that option. But ARD is installed only on the Macs of the support team (wich are few), most of the team uses Linux based PCs to provide IT suport in our college.

Is there a way to warn the user or ask for his permission to acess his screen using the native Mac VNC/Screen Sharing when connecting from a Windows/Linux PC??


texts:
I am using OSX 10.6
I am the admin of my computer, however when I try to login as the super user through my terminal using my admin password, I am denied. Is there anyway to reset the password or find out what my password is?


texts: Fresh Windows install from bootcamp goes to black screen (with cursor) after windows logo

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Bootcamp assistant successfully made new partition and then the Windows installation went through normally.
But when booting into windows, it shows the black screen with the blue windows logo and spinning dots, like normal, (which should lead to the login screen).
But when the blue logo and dots disappear, I just get a black screen with a mouse pointer that occasionally shows a loading cursor. Also, oddly, the cursor will jump back to the middle of the screen every several seconds.
I have tried:

deleting the partition and starting from scratch (3 times)
reinstalling windows on top of the one not working (twice)
making a partition manually and installing windows (once)
Letting windows diagnostics "Repair"
re-downloading the windows 10 ISO and re-making the install media

At this point I am lost what to try next and its infuriating me.
Please, any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks


texts:
I've tried everything.

reinstalling iTunes
restarting Apple Mobile Device
bought a different cable
restarting my laptop
restarting the iphone
checked for iTunes Helper Services
uninstalled and reinstalled Apple Mobile Device USBdriver

and still, my iPhone wont come up in iTunes but it does come up as my iPhone in My Computer as a portable device.

All I get in iTunes is iTunes could not connect to this iPhone. An unknown error occured (0xE8000084)

I've tried Googling for this error and no one else seems to have it.


texts: Is it possible to disable the fullscreen mode for applications in OSX sierra?

texts: Is it possible to disable the fullscreen mode for applications in OSX sierra natively without using a 3rd party application like better touch tool ?


texts: Is there any alternatives to Karabiner in Sierra, which lets you use whatever keybindings you like to open an application?

texts:
I have used Karabiner on El Capitan, but it is no longer working in Sierra. I used it to do whatever I like to do via keybindings, such as the followings:

Open an application
Switch to different languages
Automatically back to English when I open Alfred
Automatically back to English when I try to type in the search box in Chrome or Safari
Open any folders in my filesystem
Delete a character
Move to the first or last part of the sentence

However, all of them are no longer working as Karabiner doesn't work in Sierra and the developer has not found much progress so far, which would likely take far more time to finally adjust to Sierra. I’ve not had success with Karabiner elements and specific tasks like swapping the colon and semicolon.

So I would like to use any alternatives, if any, to let me set whatever keybindings I want to do the set of tasks above. Is there any such app or workarounds on system that makes it feasible?


texts: How to tell which iPhone app eats bandwidth?

texts:
Sometimes I notice that the Internet connection in my house becomes REALLY slow.

Disabling WiFi on my wife's iPhone fixes this.

But how can I tell which app/process does this?

iCloud backup is disabled. Dropbox is not installed. The "data usage" report shows cellular data, not wifi, I assume. What do I do? How do I debug this?


texts: Quick look - Way to turn off sound by default?

texts: I like using quick look to see what a file is so i sort it, but its annoying when theres movie and audio files that play sound when i open them. I just want to see what the video is i dont need to hear the sound, is there a way i can mute it by default? Thanks.


texts: Using AirPods Pro with iPhone 6 Plus - any way to add to Find My iPhone?

texts: They're not officially supported (6s is oldest model listed), but they appear to work with limitations. The only one that bothers me is not having it tracked in Find My iPhone. Is there another way to get it into Find My iPhone (via laptop, desktop or something else)?


texts: Identify which apps are draining the battery on an iPhone or other iOS device for iOS 10?

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How to find which apps are draining the battery on an iOS device in iOS 10?

Previously in iOS 8 you could go to Settings > Battery to see a list of apps with a percentage number for rating how much battery they were responsible for using, as shown in this posting. Gone in iOS 10.

I found the Question How to check what causes iPhone battery to drain out?. But that Question and its Answers do not really describe how to identify particular problematic apps.


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I have a Macbook Pro 15" with the quad core i7. I am looking to see what if any performance decrease I could expect moving to a 13" Macbook Pro with a dual core i7. To that end I thought Activity Monitor might be able to show how many cores are being utilized while I run through various tasks (VMWare, Photoshop, etc ..).

Does anyone know how to display core usage via Activity Monitor?


texts: Pages "Send via email" doesn't work after upgrade

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I just upgraded to Mountain Lion. So far, so good. Great upgrade. I also upgraded to Pages '09 latest version: 4.2.

"Send via email" option works on Pages if and only if Mail.app is not running. If Mail.app is already running, when I choose PDF, Word or Pages option to send the document to someone, it does nothing.

It's pretty annoying since it's a feature I used to use regularly.

Anyone else with the same issue? Any suggestions?


texts: How to turn on red light (digital audio) inside of the 3.5mm headphone socket on macbook pros?

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So apparently many macbook pro models have a digital audio output hidden inside their 3.5mm headphone jacks.  Example.

I thought this was physically activated by the mini TOSLINK plug, but recently I installed Linux Mint (native boot) on my MBP and that red light came on and stay on.

So I guess it can be controlled by software.

Anyone know how to activate it in macosx?   The only reason I want to turn it on is I think it looks cool.


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What’s the most efficient way to replicate my Apple Music library on a different account?

I was thinking of creating a playlist with all my library and then sharing this playlist with the other account, however adding the tracks to the playlist seems like a very manual process and I have over 4000 tracks in my library.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Ubuntu Linux has a great tool called shuf, which works like head except that it gives you ten random lines. I couldn't find it on Homebrew. What is the simplest way of installing it on OS X?


texts: Besides gaming, can Xbox Series X controller be used to navigate tvOS 14.5 as a replacement remote controller?

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The current betas of tvOS 14.5 reportedly add support for Xbox Series X controllers and PlayStation controllers for gaming.
Setting aside games, I would like to know if either of those controllers under 14.5 can work as replacement or substitute remote control for regular use of an Apple TV 4K. I mean waking the Apple TV device, navigating icons and menus, launching and switching and exiting apps, and so on.


texts: If I encrypt a Time Machine backup disk, is the entire disk encrypted or just the Backups.backupdb directory?

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If I check the "Encrypt backup disk" checkbox in Time Machine (in OS X Lion), I get this warning:

Will just the Time Machine "Backups.backupdb" directory be encrypted, or the entire disk?  In other words, will computers running earlier versions of OS X than 10.7 be unable to access the entire disk, or just be unable to back-up to or restore from the encrypted disk?


texts: Less RAM and an SSD vs. more RAM and an HDD?

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This isn't a question about which part of my computer to upgrade. It's a question about what I should buy in my eventual new computer.

I have an early 2011 13" MBP with a 500GB hard drive and an upgrade to 10GB of RAM. Now I'm starting to look at buying a 13" rMBP with a 512GB SSD, and I'm torn between paying more for the 16GB model or sticking with 8GB, keeping everything else constant (i.e. that's the only part I'm indecisive about). I remembered that a while ago, something I read said that having less RAM but an SSD is comparable to having more RAM and an HDD. Is this true?

Specifically, if I've grown used to working on 10GB of RAM, could I get the 8GB rMBP and not experience any serious performance drops because the storage that the RAM is drawing everything from is still so much faster than what I'm used to?