texts: Cannot save changes made to Parental Controls profile

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I have Parental Controls for one of the users on my Mac. It only allows web access to a list of websites and blocks all others. Recently, however, it has been switched to "Try to limit access to adult websites". When I switch this back to "Allow access to only these websites" and then close the preference pane, when I go back to it, the changes I've made are not saved. No changes that I make to the Parental Controls profile are saved upon simply exiting the pane and going back to it.

I figured it was a permissions error but fixing permissions did not solve the problem. I've removed the com.apple.mcx.plist file from the user folder, removed the user folder from the Library/Managed Preferences folder and neither of these things has changed anything. I'm at a loss here on how to fix it. Thank you for your time.


texts: How to make Application's windows always display in the same Monitor when having multiple displays?

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I've successfully got two monitors running on a 2012 Mac Mini. But how do I get each screen to have it's own identity ? That is, how do I get windows 2-3 open on monitor A, and windows 4-6 open on monitor B?

They should be able somehow to have separate and distinct displays, right?


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Update: I found a workaround. See below.

I have an iPhone 6 running iOS 8.3 and a rMBP running OS X 10.10.3.

Both machines have the latest version of Apple's Keynote app installed.

In the past, (i.e. on Mavericks) I could create an ad-hoc wireless network from my mac, connect to it using my iPhone, and control the presentation using Apple's Keynote app.

Unfortunately, with the advent of Yosemite, I find that the iOS Keynote app is now ridiculously flaky at connecting to Keynote through an ad-hoc network.

Any suggestions/fixes to this problem?

Thank you ahead of time!


texts: What built-in utilities are available in macOS for managing/monitoring process/disk/memory/IO/file?

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I think Activity Monitor can be used for managing/monitoring processes, but I am confused about the other four: disk/memory/IO/file.
Are all these four functions be managed/monitored out by Disk Utility?


texts: How can I find the serial number of my Mac mini?

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Do Mac mini come with a unique serial number? How do I find it?

It is a model without optical drive.


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I have a MacBook Air 13", bought about a month ago, running OS X 10.8.5. The camera is recorded in System Information as:

FaceTime HD Camera:

  Model ID:     Apple Camera VendorID_0x106B ProductID_0x1570
  Unique ID:    CC2332357XYF9T9CA

The camera worked in Skype very well until last night when I installed the latest upgrade from Apple. After that, the camera will not work in Skype although it works on PhotoBooth and iChat. In the preferences Skype declares that there is no camera. I reboot the system a few times. I unistalled and reinstalled Skype (the latest and some of the earlier versions). I performed SMC and PRAM and I fixed the permissions. I open Photo Booth while Skype was running. Nothing worked.

Any suggestions!


texts: Is it possible for an application to close my OSX firewall? Several times I have opened the security pref and I find FireWall off while I do not remember turning it off. For antivirus I use ClamXav which doesnt have a firewall so it should not be it... Is there a way to check if some application is closing the firewall ?


texts: Is it possible to update the itunes without updating Xcode?

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I am having updates for both itunes and xcode in the App store.

When I click update to itunes, it asks me to close both the itunes and xcode.
I don't want to update xcode.

Is it possible update the itunes without updating Xcode?

What will happen if I click continue on the below image?


texts: Disable automatic switching to 4G from WiFi which doesn't have internet connection

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Have iPhone which is connected to WiFi network which doesn't have access to internet. iOS apparently detects that there is no internet and tries to disable WiFi for a short period of time and connect to 4G.

Noticed it because iPhone is connected to AirPlay device and music is stopped every ~15 minutes and when I check the connection I see 4G, but not WiFi.


texts: Prevent MacBook Pro from turning on by touching trackpad

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Recently got a new MacBook Pro and I really don't like the fact that it powers on by a simple touch on the trackpad.

(EDIT: By "powering on", I mean powering on from a completely turned off state, after having hit "Shut down...", not waking up from sleep mode.)

I'd like for it to power on only if I press the top right corner that corresponds to the finger print reader.

Is there a way to do that?

EDIT: to further clarify, some elements from the comments:

I should check again at home, but I've had my new MBP for more than a month now and unless I am missing something completely --- or I have been crazy for the last month --- clicking "Shutdown...", waiting for my computer to shutdown, and then clicking on the touchpad (or on any other key) actually turns the computer back on.
Now, maybe what happened is I never actually turned my computer off? Is there any setting that would make the computer not turn completely off when clicking "Shutdown..." ?
I guess what I would like is for my new MBP to behave more like my old Macbook air, i.e., 1) Actually fully shutdown when I click "Shutdown...", and 2) Only turn back on when I hit the "power one" button, which on the new MBP I always assumed was the "touch ID" button.


texts: What is the analog to the $DISPLAY variable to trigger launch of the GUI apps via SSH?

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On Linux you can login via SSH or a tty and trigger a launch of a GUI application in completely different graphical session:

DISPLAY=:0 my-application

How to do it on Mac?


texts: admin account not getting created in MacOS high sierra

texts: I am using macOS high Sierra. By mistake I converted my admin account to standard user account. Now by entering into the single user mode and trying to mount the disk,it shows message that "devise is write locked "  and "IO failed , error = 13" and trying to remove the apple set up done file the error message is "no such file found."  Please guide how to resolve this situation.


texts: Mac Mail Server 10.9.5 keeps getting password couldn't be set error

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I am trying to change an mailbox password but each time attempt to I cannot procceed and I am faced with this error:

  The password could not be set. In order to set the password of a user with an Open Directory Password, your own password type must be Open Directory. Administrators with other password types cannot set the password of a user with an Open Director password.

I have authenticated as diradmin user to no avail. Happened after I restored from Time Machine backup when setting up from old server.

I also get error below when trying to create a new user in the Server App.

Excerpt from my log:

                                               => bdb_idl_insert_key: c_put id failed: DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK: Locker killed to resolve a deadlock (-30994)
Jan 19 14:47:32 server.•••.co.uk slapd[12508]: conn=25923 op=3: attribute "entryCSN" index add failure
Jan 19 14:47:32 server.•••.co.uk slapd[12508]: => bdb_idl_delete_key: c_get failed: DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK: Locker killed to resolve a deadlock (-30994)
Jan 19 14:47:32 server.•••.co.uk slapd[12508]: conn=-1 op=0: attribute "entryCSN" index delete failure
Jan 19 14:48:08 server.•••.co.uk slapd[12508]: => bdb_idl_delete_key: c_get failed: DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK: Locker killed to resolve a deadlock (-30994)
Jan 19 14:48:08 server.•••.co.uk slapd[12508]: conn=25992 op=3: attribute "entryCSN" index delete failure


texts: How to sort the special characters menu?

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In order to type special characters, I long press the standard char and then I get a menu to pick exactly the one I need by pressing its number. For example, if I want to type á I need to long press a, then a menu like the following is displayed, and then I need to hit 2 in order to finally type á. However, if I want to type ó, the number is 4 instead of 2.

I want to know whether it's possible to change the sorting of these characters, so that á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ are all on number 1.


texts: Open new folder window in Finder El Capitan - instead of same window

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I have different Finder window sizes for almost each folder and just updated to El Capitan.

Now sometimes it opens in the same folder and sometimes it even uses the last open folder like when I chose "Applications" from the menu.
I can use cmd-double click and this usually helps. But sometimes I forget and thus half of the day I spend resizing my windows to the old size.
Is there a Terminal code I can use to always use a new window when opening a folder?

even a call with apple did not bring a new idea. So I will close this question. Thanks everybody!


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I have a very simple problem and I thought the solution would be simple. However, I do not see any straightforward solution to this problem so far.

I have a CSV file and in Windows world you can always Shift + Right Click on this and it will give you option for Open With and you can view the same file in either Notepad++ or in Excel depending on your preference. On macOS I have a CSV file and that file is opened in Excel format no matter what I do. I am trying to view the file in Notepad without any luck.

Any ideas?


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I tried to install the x64 version of jdk (from https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk13-downloads-5672538.html), however, Apple refused to install it saying that the software needs to be updated.

Since this is the latest version of JDK, what should I do in order to install java without waiting for the next update from Oracle?


texts: How to checksum for a DVD under Panther?

texts: I'm helping a friend checking if a DVD was burned properly but he's saying that  under Panther there's no Images menu in Disk Utility.


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I discovered today that there are a lot of non-Apple low-cost iPhone (and iPad) chargers. The cost is very low, so I am concerned about the quality of such chargers.

Are these alternative chargers safe or can they damage the iPhone (or its battery)? It is better to buy Apple components or can we safely buy third-party components?


texts: Keyboard shortcut to prevent login items from loading but still allow extensions

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I know that if I boot my Mac while holding down Shift, then it does "safe mode" which causes it to boot without either login items or extensions. I often want to boot the computer and not load login items but still load the extensions!

Any keyboard shortcut whiz know what keys would have that effect at boot?


texts: MacBook Pro runs fans at full speed constantly

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I have a 2009 MacBook Pro A1278 running at 6500+ RPM all the time.

When I ran the hardware test, it showed:

  4MOT/1/40000003: Exhaust-7358

I tried NVRAM reset, SMC reset. Nothing worked.


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Long story short: a year of computing in the dusty environment of Queensland, Australia has lead to a buildup of a dust "carpet" inside the fan assemblies on my late 2011 MacBook Pro. I ended up successfully removing the right fan assembly and removing the carpet obstructing the airflow. However, the left fan assembly (the exhaust fan) I was unable to remove, due to the screws being stripped. My laptop is running on the hot side, as airflow is not optimal (I can barely feel any air when the fan's RPM is at maximum).

So, I'm looking for options to deal with this problem. I already tried the "rubber band technique" with no success. So my thoughts are to try, in order:

Using a piece of cloth under the screwdriver instead of a rubber band.
The "super glue technique," gluing a screwdriver to the screw and then using acetone to remove the glue.
Looking into screw extractors.

(Alternatives are greatly welcomed.)

However, this is contingent on finding a place to procure new screws. The iFixit guide reads:

  Remove the three 3.4 mm (3.1 mm) T6 Torx screws securing the left fan
  to the logic board.

Is there a place where I can cheaply buy the necessary screws? I haven't had much luck with searching online, with Google favoring results for screw drivers and the few options I've found being expensive 100-count boxes.


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Siri seems to be smart enough to fetch some news for me, but let's say I just want to find out the news in my country.

I asked Tell me the news and the answer was: Here's some news for 'tell me the news'.

I tried Tell me the breaking news and the answer was: Here's some news for 'Breaking'.

So, how to ask Siri about the Breaking news and news in general?


texts: How can I copy files from a RDC PC to my Mac

texts: I need to copy some files from a RDC PC to my MAC. I can copy files from RDC to a PC but not to a mac. How can I do this? Thanks


texts: Time Machine does not complete ‘preparing backup’ step and shows no progress

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I am stuck on ‘preparing backup’. I have tried to cancel the inProgress folder in the backups but still Time Machine doesn't work. Time Machine is just stuck for hours and I do not see any progress at all in the backup. The hard drive for the backup has a lot of free space.

I have tried all the potential solutions given in Time Machine stuck on "Preparing Backup" but the backup is still unable to proceed.

MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013), High Sierra 10.13.4.


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Until recently apps that have been refunded couldn't be redownloaded from the App Store and I think they couldn't even be bought again.

However, I recently noticed that these apps now show the cloud symbol for being downloaded again free of charge like any other app that has been bought.

Is this just a problem with my Apple ID or is it a general problem? Also, if it is a bug, has it already been reported? (I don't have access to the developer forums.)


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I’d like to place a passcode over the WhatsApp iOS app.

So that when the app is opened, it does not launch right away, but rather asks for passcode verification first.


texts: Why is my iPhone using buit-in mic instead of my Bluetooth headset?

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Why does my iPhone's built-in microphone remain active when I connect it to my bluetooth headset? It should use the headset's mic. Can anybody tell me what’s wrong?
Device: iPhone 7 Plus
Headset: JBL T500BT


texts: How can I find the source of a Mac desktop notification?

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I installed a trial software, NTFS for Mac, and then uninstalled it (via AppZapper). However, I am still getting occasional desktop notifications and I don't know how to get rid of these. Any suggestions?

Thanks
Oren


texts: iPad Keyboard shortcut to show keyboard shortcuts

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While in Safari, I accidentally hit some unknown keys on an external keyboard connected to my iPad, and it popped up a panel with all the available keyboard shortcuts, that looked like this:

This is super-handy, but I have no idea what I pressed to get it in the first place.

How do I get it back?


texts: Receive SMS with iMessage on multiple Macs

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I have 2 Macbooks, one old, one new. Both are configured to be able to receive the SMS of my iPhone and cell number through iMessage.

However, only the old Macbook is receiving SMS, while both old and new Macbook receive regular iMessages configured with my Apple iCloud ID.

When I got the new Macbook, I stopped using the old one, and could receive SMS with the new one freshly configured. At one point, when I used the old Macbook again after some time, the new Macbook stopped receiving SMS altogether.

Is there maybe a limit to how many Macs can receive the same SMS through one iPhone?


texts: Launching an app in a specific display in Mavericks

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I have recently set up dual monitors on my mac mini and am happy with the set up.

However applications such as the very useful Alfred or other applications automatically open up in the second display which is not the behavior I am looking for. Is there a method to allow the application to launch in the other display?

I have seen a method whereby the user can add a second deskspace and then control click the icon in the dock so that a particular space is selected for launching apps but Alfred doesnt appear in the dock so this isn't an option.

Any help appreciated


texts: MacPro Hard Drive 3 TB or Larger formatted to Logical Volume Group by Disk Utility

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I have an Intel MacPro in which I recently installed a new internal 3TB hard disk.
I attempted to format it in Disk Utility using the standard GUID partition map and encountered a strange problem. Disk Utility formatted it using a Logical Volume Group (LVG) instead of GUID.
Furthermore, Disk Utility subsequently refused to allow me to reformat or repartition this drive. The Partition Layout drop-down in Disk Utility is greyed-out. I seem to be stuck with a LVG drive.
Specifics

Model: MacPro Quad Core (Early 2009/Nehalem MacPro4,1)
System: OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5
Disk Utility: Version 13 (450)
Hard Disk: Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3TB

How can I remove the Logical Volume Group partition scheme and reformat this drive in the GUID standard recommend by Apple?


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I bought a new MacBook Pro (macOS Sierra v10.12.4), and I'm having some issues with iCloud. Even tho I never had a Mac before, I did run on my VMWare a MacOS (I don't recall using the iCloud back then).

Whenever I try to log in to the iCloud, it asks for my Apple ID and MacBook Pro passwords. after that, I get this message:

When I click the Forgot Code? button, I get an alert that says:

  If you can't remember the iCloud Security code, you can approve this Mac using another device.
  Cancel | Use Other Device

When I click on the Use Other Device button, the alert gets closed and then nothing happens. I've tried running iCloud on my PC to get by any chance there the code, but unfortunately, no luck.

Any solutions?


texts: Move data from parent account to child account

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My kid has used my Apple ID for his iPad for several years while I've been on Android phones. I've recently moved back to Apple and realize we can not share the same account anymore as images etc. gets very mixed up.

I´ve created a child account for him under the Family sharing option, and my questions are:
If I set up his iPad with his new child account, will he:

Be able to download all previously purchased apps / games for free?
Be able to get his photos into his gallery?
Maintain the progress from games?
Maintain progress, files etc. from apps for school such as Showbie and Book Creator?

Thanks in advance guys!


texts: Is it true that an expedited review in the app store is not allowed for more than one application?

texts: I have developed an iPhone application and submitted this to the iTunes Connect successfully. My app status has got change to "Waiting For Review". I would to know that if i have already requested for expedited review of my previous application before one month, is it possible to request again for expedited review in the app store for my current application? I have heard to peoples that we can only request for expedited review once in a year.


texts: Separate environment for personal and development use under macOS

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How can I separate my professional use of Apple computer from the personal use?

I am about to get a new Apple computer soon. I am a developer (actually .NET developer ^___^) and would like to have my personal and professional use separated under the same machine.

I know there is the possibility to use Bootcamp to install Windows, probably the cleanest approach, but I am learning .NET Core and other frameworks available in macOS that I like to work with.

Which approach would you try to keep both personal and developers use away from each other?


texts: I tried to restore my apps to my new iPhone but 2 of the apps failed to be restored. Then I checked the app store and found out that they are no longer available, maybe Apple took them down. Does that mean I can no longer restore them back into my phone if they are no longer available in the app store? I did fully backed up my phone to the iTunes before.


texts: Weird encoding in executable files in ios apps

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I'm trying to see how does certain ios apps executable files look like, what I do is export the app files to my computer using iexplorer, I then took a look at the info.plist to see the executable files, after that I opened them with my notepad to use the UTF-8 Encoding, but here how does things look like in both files-in the opening of both of the files I see english words that are expressing directories:

Sample of file 1:

‹"Ò.(?!ÑNÓU£C°îXjøe”Ú5O•½°{^ÿÝŒEÌrôðæ$@[3,ÔÜ£æ»8I˜hGw!*aHÒQ•tœl²þ„™AÍçßÍæ†´³)è:cÌ7H5æß-eFç¯î&Ø\n,$Ë$y»¥ÁB^6ÙP; i(q,AÅ
âðð·'©=Ÿa"v!PBÛÚ"¤¬‹Wj·;ËsÌŽÚâZüŠ–ÇüÉ;ÜA´sI«¸Üæ¿÷ ›‚‰.êøLž

Sample of file 2:

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Ironically in the second file I can see a huge block of english words absolutely fine, but I dont get it why I don't see the whole file very good? I have also tried to open the files in an objective-c compiler after I have made them .m but that again was useless?


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I have a Macbook Pro 13" running El Capitan, purchased in February 2016. For the iMessage app, which I have saved in the Dock, the unread messages badge says there is one unread message and there's not. If I click and hold on the iMessage icon, it tells me which message is unread. And I have viewed all of the messages from that person. I tried quitting and reopening the app - that didn't fix it. I restarted my computer, and that does fix it, but the same issue arises again within a few days.

How can I fix this so the badge count is accurate?

I'm not great at using the Terminal. If you have a suggestion using the Terminal, please be very specific so I can replicate your suggestion easily.

EDIT: I just discovered that the badge count is wrong on the Messages app on my Mac if I have a text message (not an iMessage) unread on my iPhone.


texts: Can I use 3.5mm jack microphone in clamshell mode?

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I have read that new macbook pro models physically disconnect the Microphone when Macbook is in clamshell mode.
Does that mean that I won't be able to connect 3.5mm microphone as well in clamshell mode and use it?
Something like this:
https://www.amazon.in/Maono-AU-400-Lavalier-Microphone-Black/dp/B07JF9B592/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=3.5mm+microphone&qid=1594124148&s=electronics&sr=1-3


texts: iCloud seems to delete Notes taken on my Mac when offline

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I have just set up the Notes.app on my MBP (Running OSX 10.8.2) to link up with my iCloud account so that I could begin working with synchronised notes.

I make a lot of notes while I am out and about using my iPhone, so it seemed great to be able to have them all appear on my mac so that I can edit them or simply just to copy and paste into a document, or whatever I so please.

Due to my complete distrust of anything that is able to delete/merge/synchronise my data without me being entirely in control of the process, I do create a back up as I go along. I do this by having a backup folder under the 'On My Mac' header, and manually managing this.

Anyway, I was just in a seminar and using the Notes.app on my Mac to type out notes. My computer was not online at the time so the data was not immediately synced to my iPhone. When I got home (and therefore connected to the internet again on both mac and phone), I took a look at the notes app on my phone. No seminar notes. I then checked the notes app on my Mac - for fraction of a second I saw my seminar notes, before they for some bizarre reason deleted themselves. There goes four hours of work. And I hadn't backed it up.

Retrospectively, I should have worked in the 'On My Mac' folder and then transferred it to iCloud, but to be honest I didn't anticipate iCloud to be that dangerously careless when it comes to data!

Has anyone else experienced this? Was the error caused on my behalf, and if so, is it preventable in the future?

Side note:

Luckily I managed to get the notes back. I happened to created a new folder in the 'On my Mac' section, and upon doing so another folder appeared entitled 'Recovered Items'. In there were just over 120 copies of the note. Quite frankly that has left me even more confused and worried as to how the notes.app works. I really wanted to make use of this app because it seems like such a great idea, but on the other hand it seems so painfully broken and badly implemented that it is not worth the risk in doing so.


texts: Safe to use USB-C Charger (adapter) for Macbook Air 2013?

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Ok I have a company MacBook Pro that has a USB-C charger and a personal MacBook Air 2013. I have an adapter that I use to connect all things on Pro:

My Air charger stop to respond. Can I use the USB-C charger with this adapter to charge the Air?


texts: Can I safely rename all directories in my home directory to lower case?

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I am somewhat picky about my filesystem structures. I really, really dislike directories with capital letters.

I'm more used to Windows where there are a lot of "special" folders in the home directory where care must be taken when renaming folders.

I'm currently using Lion and trying to force myself to use OS X more often.

I would like to know if its safe to just rename the directories, e.g. Documents, Downloads, Public, Sites. Will the OS know where to look for the new directories? If not, is there a recommended way to do this?


texts: 5GHz capable drivers for BCM94360CS on Windows 7

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Background

I'm running Windows 7 via bootcamp on my early 2015 Macbook Pro (via a separate guide: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-install-windows-7-in-macbook-pro-early-2015-with-almost-fully-support-include-track-pad.1992139/) and had to jump through many hurdles to get this working.
Everything works well for the most part other than the wifi.
My card is a Broadcom BCM94360CS; I've tried numerous drivers but almost ALL of them don't work whatsoever. The only one that worked for me was the Chinese driver listed in the guide above (direct link to driver: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxq--onVE9j5T1dNY3BlRWxEZms/view?usp=sharing).

The Problem

Whilst the driver works, it's connection speed and overall stability is quite terrible and it does not seem to support 5GHz networks (there is not even an option in the settings; other devices on the same networks have also had much faster speeds by comparison).
Since this is a Wifi driver issue, I was hoping somebody could kindly provide a stable driver capable of faster speeds and / or assist me in editing the INF file to enable such functionality.

I don't have any experience editing INFs or anything like that but I managed to get my unsupported 2015 Mac stable on Windows 7 so I feel I'm somewhat tech savvy if anyone has any advice.
Admittedly, I'm not even sure if I installed the drivers correctly the first time but nonetheless, spamming F8 to disable driver signature reinforcement when I boot up isn't such a big deal.
As for why I have to stick to Windows 7, it's related to compatibility with a programme needed for school. Windows 10 is simply not an option at the moment so don't waste your breath telling me to upgrade lol.

Thank you!


texts: Installation Software DVDs on Macbook Pro MC721ZA/A

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I bought MacBook Pro today, when I reached home, I unboxed its contents, but I didn't find any Software DVD for Mac OS Lion installation. I called the seller, he told me that there are no Software DVDs included since Mac OS Lion installed Macbook Pros. He said there is a process by which you can re-install the OS without using DVD. He will let me know of which by Monday.

I like to make sure that what he said is that true?

Thanks


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I just moved to the Mac after years and permanently moved my PC out of my life at home. I am a graphic designer who builds web pages. I code pure XHTML pages with div layouts. But whenever you keep to web standards, you have to check out how it works on the most commonly-used browsers.

On the Mac, my default browser is Firefox (Chrome and Safari are also installed). But I cannot see the result of how my pages look in IE.

On a Mac, is there any way to test web designs on IE?

(IE for Mac is not supported by Microsoft any more, so I didn't download it. I've received several suggestions to use Boot Camp, but I don't want to install Windows.)


texts: Use iOS shortcut to schedule an email to myself

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Is it possible to create an iOS shortcut that will automatically send an email after a defined period of time, in iOS 14?
I’ve tried using the “get time between dates” to set “current time plus four hours” as a variable, but the Wait command in scripting only seems to accept seconds as an input.
I have to take medication every four hours for ADD and for a circulation problem. But I tend to forget as I easily loose track of time, as ADD interferes with how I perceive time.
I have a shortcut that sets a timer to run for four hours when I run it. But if my phone is on “do not disturb” I miss the notifications. I’d like the emails as a backup notification.


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I am looking for an easy to use LaTeX text editor for OS X.

It is meant to be used by a social science student, hence TextMate seems to difficult to use.

Basically I am looking for a LaTeX editor for dummies.


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I am trying to install El Capitan Public beta version (available here) in Parallels Desktop version 10.2.2.  I followed this tutorial to create the bootable dmg and mounted it in a new VM that I created.  When I start the VM it says...

Boot Failed. EFI Hard Drive
Boot Failed. EFI DVD/CDROM

...and then falls to EFI Shell as shown below.  Any ideas on how to fix this?


texts: How do I confirm that each of two attached Time Capsules is indeed keeping a backup?

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I am using the following layout for two Airport Time Capsules.

The second augments (wirelessly) the network of the first. The objective is to have backup redundancy, while still not bothering with managing disks and scheduling backups.

I can "Enter Time Machine" and see the history, but it's unclear which history this is. Is it the first Time Machine? Is it the second? Is it a merge of both?

I can also run from the Terminal sudo emacs -nw and view /Volumes/mybackup[1,2]/MyMacBook Pro.sparsebundle/bands, but even then I can't see inside bands (or I'm losing patience before the contents of a large directory listing appear). Neither can I run a simple

sudo ls -l "/Volumes/mybackup1/My MacBook Pro.sparsebundle/bands/"

How do I confirm that a backup is being made on each disk?

I am hoping there is a better answer than to turn one or the other off and do a singleton setup.


texts: Purchased music lost due to lack of space for iOS 7 update?

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A few days ago I wanted to upgrade my iOS to version 7, but before I could do this I had to make room by deleting programs that didn't help so much.

So I was forced to delete my music library on my iPhone. And not really thinking about my new purchased music that hasn't been synchronized with iCloud or iTunes. So I lost my new music.

How do I get the music back without buying the music twice? I did a small test by buying one of the songs and Apple charged me again.


texts: How do I disable iMessage for a contact who no longer has an iPhone

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A friend had an iPhone and when I added her contact I set it her number as "iPhone". She's  recently got an Android device but my iPhone keeps trying to iMessage her, needless to say  she's not getting my messages. I can obviously press and hold each message and "send as SMS" but I'd like a more permanent solution.

How can I make my phone always send messages to her by SMS?


texts: Is it safe to upgrade Bash via Homebrew?

texts:
I'm new to OS X. I'm running OS X Lion on a MacBook Pro. Is it safe to upgrade the bash shell using Homebrew:

$ brew install bash

If safe, how do I make it the default instance of the shell I run through Terminal?

Thanks!


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I installed a new HDD and transferred my old data to it by using dd on my old HDD and then dd again to the new HDD. However, when booting from the new HDD, it does not recognize the new, larger disk space, and still thinks it has the old size.

My old HDD was 160 GB and it was near capacity, new HDD is 1TB.

The command I ran to write to my new harddrive was

>: sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk3 of=/dev/rdisk0s2 bs=131072

>: df -h
Filesystem      Size   Used  Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/disk0s2   149Gi  146Gi  2.4Gi    99%    /

>: diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            999.9 GB   disk0s2

How should I fix this? I can run another round of dd again if need be.


texts: How to get iMessages to sync across an iPhone, iPad and Mac automatically?

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One of the new features of Mountain Lion is the fact that one can sync iMessages across iOS and OSX devices.

I would really like to have a thread that I start on my iPhone automatically sync to my Mac and iPad so I can reply easily from either device. I do understand that SMS text messages will not sync, and only iMessages.

This question applies to iOS 6 and Mountain Lion devices as I am running an iPhone 4S and 3rd Gen iPad with iOS 6 and a Macbook Pro with Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8).

How can I enable this feature so that my iMessages stay in sync across all my devices?


texts: Find All MP4 Files With DTS or AC3/A52 Audio?

texts:
Okay, so after spending a lot of time encoding (or re-encoding) files to mp4's hoping they'd be compatible with iTunes, it turns out that iTunes won't play files with DTS or AC3/A52 audio, so I'm going to have to re-encode the audio on such files to AAC (where before I simply passed it through).

Anyway, I need a way to find all files with these audio types or, if it's easier, all MP4 files without AAC audio.

What is the best way to do this? Ideally I'd like to use Spotlight if I can, though I've tried several search criteria without much luck, but I'll also accept answers that use Terminal-based solutions, as I'll probably use ffmpeg to convert the audio anyway.


texts:
How can I get spotlight to recognise expressions like 8C5 or 7P4?

I want to do combinations and permutations with spotlight.


texts: What is the advantage of dual microphones?

texts: The new MacBook Air (Jun 2013) comes with dual microphones. What's the advantage over single microphone? Anything to do with background noise cancellation?


texts:
As it needs 3 keys on a German keyboard (alt shift 7) to get a backslash, I would like to use the keys on the numerical keyboard to get this character (and others difficult to obtain as é).  I tried two different versions of ~/Library/Keybindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
available at
http://alexanderstoffel.selfip.org/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding1.dict
and
http://alexanderstoffel.selfip.org/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding2.dict
After rebooting, the first version has the effect that hitting the corresponding keys does neither insert the former nor the desired character but the acoustic system alert is audible. The second version does not have any effect. How can I get the desired effect?  I am using a MacBook Air with macOS Sierra (10.12.1) and with an additional Apple Keyboard (Product-ID: 0x0250).


texts: How do I restore a jailbroken iOS 6.1/iPhone 5?

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My iPhone 5 is running iOS 6.1, jailbroken.  I've managed to lock myself out of the phone and don't know the passcode.  Device is disabled for longer and longer periods of time in between incorrect passcode entries.

I've been backing up to iCloud and periodically locally to iTunes.

My objective: Ideally I would like to get back to my most recent iCloud (or local iTunes) backup, and stay jailbroken.  My second most preferred choice is to get back to my most recent backup and then re-jailbreak.  Worst case is bring the device to 6.1.2 (which is the latest version that there is a jailbreak for) and re-jailbreak and reinstall everything.

I am reading lots of conflicting and confusing things about how to do this, so I am not sure about the procedure.

My first attempt went like follows:

Attach iPhone to PC, iTunes sees it.
Download 6.1 firmware ipsw (because the latest version of iOS, 6.1.4, which iTunes tries to use, can't be jailbroken)
In iTunes, hold shift then click Restore iPhone, then I pick the 6.1 file

and I get the following much-mentioned but not much solved error:

  The iPhone [device name] could not be restored because the firmware file is not compatible.

Doing this while the phone is in DFU or Recovery modes doesn't change the result.

I then tried the same steps, but this time selecting the 6.1.2 ipsw file.  I get past the error above but after the file extracted and after talking to Apple's servers I get error 3194:

  The iPhone [device name] could not be restored.  An unknown error occurred (3194).

Lots of Internet activity for error 3194, all unsuccessful, eg. changing hosts file.

Recommendations?  To reiterate, I want to accomplish what I wrote after "My objective" above; perhaps I'm going down the wrong road and this error message I am getting is irrelevant because this might not be the right path anyway.


texts: How to remove a font downloaded through Font Book?

texts: Font Book has a few international fonts that need to be downloaded before use. After downloading one there is no immediate way to remove it again. Can this be worked around?


texts: Easy way to get *all* Notes to synchronize via iCloud?

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I have tons of notes on my iPhone. When iCloud came out, I created an account.

Now I have the Notes App in Mountain Lion, but only notes added after the iCloud account creation date are showing there.

In my Notes iOS app I can see three 'Accounts': All Notes, On My iPhone (old unsynched notes) and iCloud (new synched notes).

Is there an easy (or complicated but automated) way to get all notes from my iPhone on iCloud? I would like to avoid copy-pasting all of them into new notes, as I have tons of them.


texts:
I have a iPad air 1st gen 16GB (model A1474).

I want to install iOS 12 on it, but I am not sure if 16GB is sufficient storage.

Right now I have iOS 9.3.5, and I can't see how much does the iOS itself takes, but I have enough storage for many apps and music.

Does anyone know how much storage does the iOS 12 takes on the iPad? I am afraid I will not have any storage left for apps and data.


texts: How to sync iPhone HEIC / HEIF photos to MacBook Photos v1.5 (El Capitan)

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My iPhone (iOS 12.3.1) takes pictures in HEIC / HEIF format.

I have an older Macbook (13" mid-2009) with MacOS El Capitan, which includes Photos v1.5.

When my iPhone photos get synced via iCloud to the Macbook, the thumbnails show up fine, but when I click on the photo, a large grey exclamation mark is shown.

What settings should I change to ensure they're also viewable in El Capitan Photos 1.5?

Please note that I'm not looking for another tool to run manually prior to each sync, as suggested in the "Duplication Question" suggestion.

I'm just looking for a set of configuration settings that others are using successfully, to take pictures on the iPhone using HEIC / HEIF, and view automatically (i.e. without using another tool manually) on my Macbook El Capitan.


texts: Finder tag pollution avoidance: view subsets of tags, not a global list of tags

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I'll start this question with example of the problem I'd like to solve.

I like to tag my apps by category: productivity, development, media, etc.  I like to tag my movies by genre: action, drama, porn, comedy, etc.
I like to tag my personal documents by some other criteria: bills, medical, auto-related, etc.

All these tags end up in a big messy list.  So when I go to tag another app, I have to scan this list of items irrelevant to current context.  Applying "comedy" to apps is invalid action and, in perfect universe, would not be available.

Is there a way to somehow define contexts where certain tags become available while the rest of them disappear?  Is there a way to organize the tags other than them all being in on big stupid system-wide global list?


texts: How can I set Spotlight metadata to files?

texts: I am looking for a command line utility (I need to use it in a script) that can set Spotlight metadata to files.


texts: Does the Mac version of BitDefender detect Windows malware?

texts:
I need to know if BitDefender scans incoming emails and external drives?

I emailed BitDefender's support after installing the trial but never received a reply.

I currently use Kaspersky Internet Security but would consider switching when my Kaspersky subscription runs, as long as BitDefender can at least scans incoming emails.


texts:
Somebody has given me an Apple Macbook Air 1.1 to fix. Unfortunately I have very little experience with Macs.

Symptoms are:

*Computer runs incredibly slow to the extent that I have never seen one so bad. Boot up time is about 15-20 minutes then once logged into the GUI every move is agonisingly slow.

*Battery does not work/charge or is not being recognised

*Fans running super-fast

*When run in verbose mode very many I/O errors on disk0s2 are seen during startup

Things I have tried:

Reset VRAM - no change
Reset SMC - no change except keyboard backlight started working (didn't even realise there was one)
Checked available disk space - About 40GB out of 80GB available
Tried to run in safe mode - no change
Tried running Apple Hardware Tester at startup (by holding down D, also tried Option+D) but cannot seem to access it, possibly because the system is running so slow.
Used disk utility to repair hard disk - no errors/problems found
Checked SMART status of hard disk with Disk Util from the command line - SMART status reported as "verified".

Since there are continuous I/O errors but SMART status returns as OK should I presume that the motherboard is on its way out seeing as other things like battery are also not working? Or could there still be an issue with the hard drive / SSD?


texts: Repeatedly prompted to activate siri and iTunes opens -- possibly Kinesis related

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About once per minute, my computer asks me whether I want to activate Siri as in this other question. Per that question, I have enabled Siri then dis-enable it from system preferences -- did not fix my problem

At the same time, iTunes opens.

It just started about ten minutes ago when I plugged in my Kinesis Advantage Pro keyboard. Are these related and how can I stop Siri popping up continually after toggling the preference?


texts: Keyboard-trackpad combos for Mac, where the trackpad lies underneath the keyboard.

texts:
I am currently looking for a keyboard-trackpad combo for the Mac where the trackpad lies underneath beneath the keyboard (i.e. just like they would be on a Macbook; in fact the reason why I'm looking for this is to make it easier to use a desktop).

As of right now, the only system that I know of that does this is the BulletTrain Express. A few other keyboard-trackpad combinations exist, though in most cases the trackpad is small and does not support multitouch gestures.

I'm wondering if anyone knows an alternative to the BulletTrain Express? Alternatively (possibly another question), would it be possible to buy an old Macbook Pro body and use that as a with some modifications?


texts: Why use backup if icloud is already enabled for every application

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iCloud Backup refers to Settings > [name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup and iCloud sync refers to iCloud > Apps using iCloud and you enable/disable iCloud for the respective applications. Have a look at this  for reference.
I found the image online.
I am not sure if that enable/disable for the apps (the ones displayed like Mail, Contacts, Calendars, etc) works only if the iCloud Backup is enabled.


texts: Command/Control keys are split on PC keyboard with Mac

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No matter how many combinations I try in Modifier Keys, unfortunately the control/command keys split responsibilities.

For example:

Control x, c, v all work fine, but Control z, t, r don't work - instead i have to use Command z, t, r.

Is there a way to have one of these buttons for all shortcuts? I tried changing Modifier Keys to use Command for all shortcuts but my Mac would not respect it. Also tried Karabiner. FYI I'm using a Razer keyboard.

TIA

edit: updated w/ image and scenarios -

the above settings allows the following:

1) in TextEdit on my mac, the following commands work:
ctrl x, c, v all works. but ctrl a, z do not work. in order to do ctrl a, z , i have to do windows key + a, z

2) in chrome, i have to do windows t, r in order to open new tab or reload. in chrome url area - i can only do windows + z, x, c, v, a (ctrl doesnt work with any of these despite working partially in TextEdit!!)

3) in gmail - windows a, z works. and ctrl x, c, v works. !

I tried multiple combinations in modifier keys section for keyboard but no matter what combination i try, the commands always split b/w ctrl and windows key. i also tried Karabiner using every variation under the sun but to no avail.

Is a computer reset my only option? Brand new mac been using for 1 month. :/


texts: Why does HDMI on the 2018 Mac Mini have a "codec compressed" look?

texts:
I just purchased the 2018 Mac Mini, and also a LG 32UD99-W monitor that does 4k (3840x2160) at 60 Hz.

When connecting HDMI cables from the Mac Mini HDMI out port to the monitor HDMI in port, the picture has a very "codec compressed" look. By compressed, I don't mean that the picture is squished. Instead, it looks very similar to what a desktop would look like over a VNC/Screen sharing application. Everything is somewhat blurry and "bleedy", especially when looking at red colors.

I don't have this issue when using the monitor's USB-C or DisplayPort. I have tried with two HDMI cables, first one of which I'm not sure its version, and then a HDMI 2.1 cable with these specifications:

  Ultra HD 7680x4320 (8K) at 60 Hz or 3840x2160 (4K) at 120 Hz. Dynamic
  HDR, HDCP 2.2, Deep Color and 3D.

Both cables have the same issue. I have read that HDMI should not be different in picture quality compared to USB-C/Thunderbolt/DisplayPort but this is clearly not the case – I'm just wondering if all HDMI transfers are "compressed", or if it’s the monitor alternatively the Mac Mini in tandem that doesn't do a good job at HDMI?


texts: How can I download photos from Photo Stream onto a new iPad?

texts:
I bought a new iPad and I want to download all my photos from Photo Stream there. How do I do that?

Currently, it only syncs newly taken photos, but not all those taken in the past which are available in Photo Stream through my other devices.


texts: macOS: Can another user recover files I've deleted?

texts: I currently live with someone that I think may be recovering files I emptied from the Trash. It's their computer, they are admin, and I have a standard account. I just want to know are they capable of doing this? Is there anyway to find out obviously without having to just ask cause they'll lie anyways.


texts:
Long story short, my question is - is there a known quality issue using Airplay from a MacBook?  And is there a way to improve quality?

Details

I have an HDTV here that I'm using for Airplay mirroring.   We have Comcast internet, using Comcast's wireless router.  The AppleTV is connected directly via an ethernet connection.  The MacBook Pro is a mid-2012 retina model.

Whenever I use Airplay from the MacBook, the video is always extremely choppy.  The audio keeps up okay, but the video constantly freezes.   The thing is, I can use Airplay from my iPhone 5 or my iPad 2 without any issue.

Example

To compare, say I open up the YouTube app on the iPhone or iPad.  I can mirror videos from those devices without any issue - clean playback, no pausing.   If I open a YouTube video on my MacBook, the video will constantly pause and "jerk".   If anything I would have expected the iPad to have the most issues, as it's the oldest device.

Mavericks

I had hoped that the problem would get better after upgrading to Mavericks yesterday, but no luck.  When attempting to use the AppleTV as a "second monitor", the performance is so bad that even moving the mouse cursor around causes pausing, so it's just not usable.

FWIW - I'm an IT guy, consider myself pretty knowledgeable about this stuff... so ask any follow up questions you may have.   I'm really frustrated that this is a non-issue with iOS devices, but seems to be impossible to get working correctly from the $2000+ MacBook LOL.

Additional Info

Unfortunately, there hasn't been any interest in the question today.   But I thought I'd add some additional info.   Both my Macbook and router are operating at 802.11N, so I would think wireless network speed should not be a problem here.   From what I can tell, the issue keeps pointing to my Macbook (based on all the above)...  I'm just not sure what else to check.


texts:
I was installing Windows 7 using bootcamp on my iMac machine and accidentally deleted the main OS X partition while doing that. So now I when I start the machine I see only an option to choose windows during startup.

I had another drive within my OS X which I am unable to view now from my Windows machine when I go to the Disk Management.

Is there a way I could access that drive?


texts: Can anyone make an iOS todo app recommendation

texts:
I am looking for a todo app that does the following:

reoccurring daily tasks
reminders via push notifications, if they aren't completed
sync lists between multiple devices, and preferably multiple users
some sort of log that shows when and who completed a task

Thanks!


texts: Contacts and calendars only sync from iPhone to Mac, not Mac to iPhone

texts:
When my friend syncs their iPhone over USB with their Mac, contacts and calendar entries they create on their Mac are not copied to their iPhone, but contacts and calendar entries they create on their iPhone do get copied to their Mac. How can we get this data syncing bidirectionally again?
This data used to sync in both directions correctly, but stopped doing so around the time they updated to iOS 14.4.2 (it may very well have started before the update; they first noticed about a day after updating). It's hard to tell when exactly it started exhibiting this behavior because there’s no error message when they sync. The behavior we do observe is that once the sync gets to the calendar step, it sits there indefinitely until the sync is cancelled. If we turn off calendar sync, it gets to the contacts step and similarly sits there indefinitely until the sync is cancelled.
They do not use iCloud. They're running macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 and sync using the Finder. They use Apple’s Contacts and Calendar apps on both their phone and computer. "Sync contacts onto iPhone", Sync "All Groups" is selected, and "Sync Calendars onto iPhone", Sync "All Calendars" is selected.
We've tried booting the Mac into safe mode, but this appears to completely disable whatever Finder component handles iOS syncing. We also tried performing a sync while streaming the AMPDevicesAgent logs, but when the sync hangs, the logs just show a bunch of "sending Ping for device" and "got Ping message for device" messages with no errors until we cancel or disconnect the phone.
Something strange we noticed that may or may not be relevant is that in the Finder sync settings, the box for “Add new contacts from this phone to ‘ALC Board’” is checked (this is one of their groups in Contacts) even though they never chose it. However, when they try to pick a different group for the destination, it only shows a list containing their other groups but not the All Contacts folder. If they uncheck this box, and click Apply, after syncing the box comes back checked (sometimes a different group name will appear). I am unsure whether this is relevant because they can sync from their phone to their Mac.
Similarly strange, in the settings from Calendar sync, the ‘Do not sync events older that — days’ is currently unchecked. However, originally it was checked and set to 730 days. When they set it to 0, it was supposed to transfer all calendar entries from Mac to phone, but it did not (and did not show an error message).
Thank you for your help!


texts: How would I detect what my computer's battery percentage is using applescript? All answers to similar questions say to install additional software, but I would like to do this with purely applescript. Is this possible? I've also tried searching through the  applescript library with no success.


texts: Bluetooth 4, how do we take advantage of its low energy features?

texts:
I have a iPhone 4s, the last version of 17" macbook pro, mac mini 4.1 purchased in early 2010 I think, with multiple trackpads and multiple Apple BT keyboards.

When using a keyboard with the 4s (which I know is BT 4) my keyboard battery lasts for months, the same with my macbook using external keyboard and trackpad (I thought my macbook was BT v2.xx but cannot find the product page for some reason), my mini (which I use most often) the batteries last about a month or less.

From system report
My minis BT firmware is v41 c822, the macbook is v41 c821, not really my main question but have these machines been upgraded to BT 4 via firmware update?

So now to my real question, when looking for BT devices how does one know if the device will take advantage of BT 4s' low energy features.


texts: App Rejected 3 Times, clueless how to fix issue

texts:
so an App of mine has been rejected 3 times.  Each being the same reason:
Guideline 2.2: Apps that exhibit bugs will be rejected

More specifically the App Reviewer(s) cannot log into the Application Server, which is needed to proceed.

The problem here is that I can not for the life of me figure out why they can't login.  The App has been tested thoroughly around the World from various testers, in the States (N.Y and California) as well as in India and Australia.

Everyone can login but the Apple Review team just can't.  I asked them to test on actual physical devices for the last submission since I believe they are using their own test suite when reviewing Apps.  Not sure if they did though.

How should I proceed with this?  I'm out of ideas.


texts:
I have a slow motion video I took on an iPhone using the "SLO-MO" setting. Unfortunately it recorded in portrait mode, and I want it in landscape. I want to rotate it, but I don't want to lose the ability to change what part of it plays in slow motion.

I tried exporting the original file and rotating it with Quicktime (on a Mac). It worked, but when I import it back to Photos (with or without the original .xmp metadata file) it shows up as a plain video file that's slow all the way through.

I tried opening it in iMovie (on an iPhone) and rotating it. It worked, but I can only output it as a fixed-speed video.

There's got to be a way to rotate a slo-mo video without turning it into a regular video, right?


texts: "APFS Container Resize error code is 49153" when adding MS-DOS (FAT) partition

texts:
I am trying to create a 20GB MS-DOS(FAT) partition on my Macintosh HD drive.
Upon defining the partition in Disk Utility and running the process, it throws up this error...

Running operation 1 of 2: Add “parrot” by splitting “Macintosh HD”…
Resizing APFS Container designated by APFS Container Reference disk1
Verifying storage system
Using live mode.
Performing fsck_apfs -n -x -l /dev/disk0s2
Checking volume.
Checking the container superblock.
Checking the EFI jumpstart record.
Checking the space manager.
Checking the object map.
Checking the APFS volume superblock.
Checking the object map.
Checking the fsroot tree.
Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
Checking the extent ref tree.
Checking the snapshots.
Checking snapshot 1 of 1.
Checking the APFS volume superblock.
Checking the object map.
Checking the fsroot tree.
Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
Checking the extent ref tree.
Checking the snapshots.
Checking the APFS volume superblock.
Checking the object map.
Checking the fsroot tree.
Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
Checking the extent ref tree.
Checking the snapshots.
Checking the APFS volume superblock.
Checking the object map.
Checking the fsroot tree.
Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
Checking the extent ref tree.
Checking the snapshots.
Verifying allocated space.
The volume /dev/disk0s2 appears to be OK.
Storage system check exit code is 0.
Shrinking APFS Physical Store disk0s2 from 250,790,436,864 to
230,790,434,816 bytes
Shrinking APFS data structures
APFS Container Resize error code is 49153
A problem occurred while resizing APFS Container structures.
Operation failed…

I have added Macintosh HD to the list of files excluded in Time Machine preferences as well trying tmutil thinlocalsnapshots / 9999999999999999 in the terminal.

Any help is appreciated.


texts: Where does Mountain Lion's Calendar.app store its preferences?

texts:
The program Calendar.app clearly has some preferences that are settable.

However, when I type defaults read com.apple.Calendar (and various permutations on capitalization), I get the message Domain com.apple.Calendar does not exist. Additionally, I don't find a file in ~/Library/Preferences with a time stamp to match the changes I made.

Where does the Mountain Lion Calendar program store its preferences?


texts: WhatsApp voice call overrides iPhone's "do not disturb"

texts:
I've noticed recently that even though my iPhone (running iOS 11.2.5) has "do not disturb" mode on at night, WhatsApp voice calls go through as usual. So far, the only solution I could come up with is turning vibrations off in the sounds settings. Is there a better way to handle this situation? If not, who should I contact in this case? Apple or WhatsApp?

Thank you!


texts: How to make Bootcamp Windows 10 to recognize the Wireless Magic Trackpad as a trackpad (i.e. multi touch device) instead of a regular mouse?

texts:
I have a fresh bootcamp windows 10 home 64 with bootcamp drivers version 6.0

Both the internal trackpad and the wireless trackpad are recognized as regular mouse (just pointing and 2 axis wheels). I had to go to regedit and change the FlipFlopWheel property so that the scrolling is natural just because windows does not recognize it as a trackpad, which allows that configuration via regular settings interface. Also because it's recognized as a regular mouse there is no way to configure multi touch gestures.


texts: How to sync Gmail contacts keeping exchange contacts?

texts:
I have an iPhone with an exchange account and also a gmail account. I saw Google's instructions to sync Gmail contacts and it says to first tell contacts to stop syncing on the exchange account. The article gives this screen shot:

However when I tell my Exchange contacts to stop syncing I don't have the top option (Keep on my iPhone) - it just has the option to delete or cancel. I want to keep my exchange contacts in my phone book but I also want to make my Gmail account the one that syncs the contacts.


texts: How to contact Apple for the Mac store billing support?

texts:
I've recently registered to the Mac Store and provided the credit card though I didn't plan to buy anything immediately. Some people say that there is an option "no card" when registering, but I didn't know that, so whatever.
After the registration I was charged 2 euros, without any explanations.

I've searched throughout the Apple's website but I cannot find any way to contact the support. I am all the way redirected to some manuals, while the support with the real people seems to be available for the devises' sales only.

All of this is not about the 2 euros, but about the disappointing experience.


texts: How can I check a video file has an alpha channel?

texts:
I have a bunch of video files (FLV and MOV), some with alpha channels and some without.

How can I efficiently know the ones that have an alpha channel?


texts: Can't switch Firefox windows using command+tilde

texts:
I prefer using multiple Firefox windows. Until now I could easily switch between its different windows by using the command + ~ shortcut. But all of a sudden I can't do that anymore.

I can still use the shortcut for other apps but not for Firefox. Both the windows are in the same space and I don't recall making any changes.

Any hints on what's happened or how I can rectify this?


texts: Can .html files sent as attachments be opened and run on iPhone5 (OS9.2)

texts:
I write a simple front-end web page. Fully self-contained in the usual CSS3/JS/HTML5 format.  It works in XCode simulation. I e-mail it as an attachment to a (long suffering) relative with an iPhone5 (OS9.2). He cannot get it to run, or even open properly. Same story when we try the transfer via DropBox. Some files I've sent appear to open but stall at the first touchevent:  Mail intercepts the touchevent and concludes we are DONE.

We are both newbies. Are we missing something obvious? Is there a (legal) workaround this problem? Any advice or pointers will be enthusiastically received. Thank you.


texts:
I've been using CoRD heavily over the last few years, in my day-to-day job where I need to connect to Microsoft RDP servers. CoRD is perfect for my needs, mainly as it presents a single "unified" view: rather than having lots of windows open, there's just one window for all connected servers, and I click between which one I want to view.

However, CoRD was a bit flaky on Yosemite, and is downright unstable on El Capitan. I've tried various other RDP packages, including the "official" Microsoft client, but none of them are as simple and/or useful as CoRD.

CoRD development seems to have been abandoned years ago. Does anyone know of an alternative RDP client that'll easily support multiple simultaneous connections, preferably in a single window?


texts: iOS - Restricting device to work with a single app only

texts:
I wish to lock my iOS devices into running a single app only. I have surveyed Guided Access Mode, but it doesn't persist between restarts, and have to be re-configured (by pressing the Home button thrice).

The requirement here is for the iOS device to behave as if it is capable of running one app only. I wish to practically restrict the device to use a single specific app, unaffected by power interruptions.

Is it possible to enforce this behaviour using a MDM solution? (Starting the device with a specific app launched automatically upon device power up/restart and restricting user from suspending it by pressing Home button).

Since the use-case entails locking the device to run only a specific app, all the other required device settings will be configured using a MDM solution.


texts:
How do I use the iPhone / iPod Touch Backup Extractor?

http://supercrazyawesome.com/

I downloaded the file and extracted it but there isn't a single runnable file at all?

Does anyone know how do I start using it (get it running?).

Ps: I'm using Windows Vista, would this be a problem?


texts: Check files on both HDDs on RAID 1 array

texts: I just set up my LaCie 2big Thunderbolt as RAID 1 array. Is there a way I can look at both HDDs to confirm, that all my data is actually mirrored?


texts: Outlook for Mac 2016: How to write a rule to categorize based on body content

texts:
Outlook appears to have a rule allowing a message to be acted on based on content, but I have not been able to generate the magic incantation to get it to work.  My goal is to get messages containing the text "[External Source]" to be categorized as RED.

Home->Rule->Create...

But when I apply the rule...nothing.  It does not matter if I apply it to one or many messages.

Is this feature known to work?  I can get actions to trigger based on subject content and addressees, but not this.


texts:
I am looking for a tool that would allow me to do fast searches inside files, something considerably more complex than what finder provides.

Features looking for:

file extension filtering (include/exclude)
directory selection, eventual defining search groups
unicode support
replace functionality (optional)
save/load presets (optional)

Also, it has to be fast and be able to search in >100.000 files without putting the computer down.


texts: Does Mac offer a way to return video specs in terminal without ffmpeg?

texts: I was curious to know if there is a way in Mac terminal to return a video's details similar to sips is for images on the Mac before I install ffmpeg?  I am currently using Yosemite so if there an alternative has been developed for Yosemite for getting video specs through terminal other than ffmpeg or ffprobe please advise.  After research the only Q&A returned is: Terminal tool to join mp4 videos


texts: How can I reinstall Lion so that the "Welcome" movie plays at first boot?

texts:
I'm preparing an old Macbook Pro for resale. I want to setup the Lion installation in a way so that the Welcome video plays when the buyer boots the MBP for the first time.

How can I accomplish this?


texts: How can I make a bootable Windows 7 USB in OS X Lion?

texts: I want to make a bootable Windows 7 USB in OS X Lion. How can I do that?


texts: Is there a way to adjust the touch sensitivity of the touch bar on my M1 MacBook Pro?

texts: I've got a MacBook Pro M1 and the touch bar is too sensitive if my finger even comes close to it, it acts like I pressed it.  This causes me to change pages and do all kinds of stuff I don't want to do.  Drives me bonkers.  Never want a touch bar again....


texts: What and how does macOS Mojave implement to restrict applications access to personal data?

texts:
As well as many of the other features talked about during macOS Mojave's release like dark mode and the addition of new apps like Home, another key feature of macOS Mojave seems to be it's heightened focus on both privacy and security.

As quoted under the "Camera and Microphone Now Require Your Permission" section of this article:

  Apple also announced that other categories of data, such as your Messages history and Mail database, will be protected in a similar manner to macOS Mojave's new camera and microphone permissions.

I understand that after the update, when an app requests to use your camera or microphone, you will receive an alert like the one below:

However, I am more intrigued by the following:

  ...other categories of data, such as your Messages history and Mail database, will be protected in a similar manner...

I have been unable to find much information about this online and I do not currently have the pre-release version of macOS Mojave installed and am therefore unable to test this new feature but I am curious to know what exactly this feature will mean.

Has Apple publicly documented how this will work?


texts: Facetime call history & Facebook message history

texts: Do FaceTime calls show up on my phone bill???  Is there a way for me to find out if someone on my shared account is making and/or receiving FaceTime calls and, if so, to/from whom?  Basically, what I'm asking is if there is any way for me to find out if my husband is using FaceTime to talk to another woman?  Without actually taking his phone and snooping or using an app like FONEPAW?  What about messages sent thru Facebook?  Can those be accessed without his phone?


texts: Protect certificate access with TouchID on iPhone?

texts:
I installed a personal X.509 certificate on my iPhone (SE, iOS 14.0.1).
I can use it on websites (in Safari) to authenticate myself, but with no permission check at all. Unlike for example filling in saved password into login forms and similar, which requires TouchId each time.
Is there a way to make it ask for permission each time the certificate is used? Similar to the use of saved passwords, so that it would require TouchId or FaceId (or passcode).


texts: How did a photo magically appear in the iphone contacts?

texts:
I am not wise to the ways of apple.  I've had an iphone for about 6 months, and this is the first time I noticed this occurring.

I created a new contact by directly entering it into  the Contacts app on the phone.
A little while later, I saw that this new contact has a photo attached to it.

I did not specify that photo. It appears to be the correct photo.

Where did it come from?

I have the phone configured to sync with a GMail Contacts list, from work.
Is that where it comes from?

If someone else entered my name into their contacts list, would they get my picture?  How would I set it up so that they do?

thanks.


texts:
I have an external bluetooth keyboard attached to my macbook pro. I don't have function "fn" key on my external keyboard. The shortcut to call siri is fn + space. How am I supposed to call Siri now?

Also I don't wish to change this shortcut.


texts: Does encrypting Time Machine backups require auth on restore?

texts:
If I have an encrypted Time Machine backup and I take it to a brand new machine, will it:

Be possible to restore without any authentication
Require a password or iCloud identity
Not be usable
Something else?

By not mentioning this, the official docs imply to me that #1 is correct.


texts: Is there a way to force changes made to speech plist take effect without rebooting?

texts:
I made changes the voice rate in com.apple.speech.voice.prefs.plist.
In order for it to take effect, I have to reboot.
Is there a way to get the same effect without rebooting?


texts: How do I set my Logitech harmony remote to control my Apple TV?

texts:
I know I can teach the Apple TV to "learn" a 3rd party remote, but thats not what I'm looking for.

I want to add the Apple TV as a device, and I know it's possible, but I don't know where to find the right device in the harmony menus.   I know it's possible, as i know others who have done it in the past, but am no longer in touch with them.

Anyone know how to do it?


texts: My iPod, iPad, and Mac are all used for sending iMessages. However, when I send a message from one device and have a conversation with someone else, the sent and received messages don't usually appear on the other devices. This makes for strange breaks in the conversation thread when switching between devices. What could be a reason for this?


texts: AirDrop between MBP and iPad not working

texts:
I have a mid-2012 MacBook pro running Yosemite and an iPad Air 2 with the latest iOS 8. The 2 devices can connect via Bluetooth (at least they claim to be connected), however, neither initially showed up in the others AirDrop widget.

Both BT and WiFi are turned on, AirDrop is enabled (set to Everyone), but the Finder window stayed blank. I rebooted and reconnected the devices which did not help.

Funnily, I can send a file to the iPad via the Share context menu, and after selecting the iPad it suddenly showed up in AirDrop, but the other direction does not work.

How can I diagnose what the problem might be?


texts:
Here is my setup: Two 27" displays directly next to each other, connected to a Mac mini. Both displays have built in speakers that get audio over displayport<->USBC.
So if I wanted the left most speaker (left speaker on left display) and right most speaker (right speaker on right display) to be my stereo left/right, that appears to be easy. Just create a multi-out device, and then adjust the audio balance on each display.
Is there a way to do that without adjusting the balance though? Can I break it up so each channel only goes to the exact speaker I want? That seems like the kind of thing you would do with an aggregate device but it's very unclear how you would do that, or anything, in the aggregate screen.
If I can do that, can I take it a step further? Can I emulate a 2.1 system in software, where left goes to the leftmost speaker, right goes to the rightmost speaker, and a mixed-to-mono, filtered bass-only signal would go to both middle speakers? This would be the most ideal setup. I know built in speakers aren't going to have much bass to begin with. All the more reason to double the amount by getting bass from all four speakers.


texts: Problems with Apple's Security Update 2011-005 (Lion)?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Why folders keep shifting their positions?

Today I downloaded Apple Security Update 2011-005 for Lion (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1447). However, I got some issues here. After the update I noticed that some of the folders on my Desktop was rearranged. Moreover, my Mac started slowing down.

Does anybody else have same problems?


texts: iPhone ActiveSync showing sent email in Inbox

texts:
Curious if anyone else is experiencing ActiveSync email accounts showing sent email in your iPhone mail.app Inbox.

Messages still appear even if "organize by thread" is disabled.

iPhone mail seems to handle native Gmail accounts correctly, knowing to hide any sent email, however my Google Apps ActiveSync account/mailbox doesn't.

Is this a known limitation?  I've deleted and re-added my ActiveSync account and it still occurs.


texts: awk/sed output from system_profiler on 10.6.8

texts:
If I have:

foo
bar

..and I'd like to awk/sed this to:

foo-bar

..what's the syntax?

I'm trying to use:

system_profiler SPMemoryDataType | awk '/Type/ {print $2} /Speed/ {print $2}'|sed 's/\r$/a\"-"/'

to output type-speed (ie DDR-1067).


texts: In the /etc folder of my system (OS X 10.8.2) I see a bunch of files named with the "~orig" suffix (e.g hosts~orig, passwd~orig, etc). What are these?


texts: Does Apple tolerate a "buy me a coffee" feature as In-App purchase ?


texts: MAC OS X Mavericks 10.9.0 installation on VMWare Sphere Client 5.1

texts:
i want to test something on mac os x (Open VPN) and because i do n't have this os in my local machine i decided to install it on my dedicated server.
so i created a virtual machine on vmware sphere client 5.1 and installed mac using with it's iso file.
after installation i stucked on this page :

this is my first time installation of mac os x and i really do n't know what is that user name and password?
during installation i did n't create any user name and password and i think there should be a default user/pass like some linux os's. for example root and toor or something like them.

question #1 : what is that user name and password?

that image was from open console of vmware virtual machine in one of vps's in vmware and my big problem is i can not move mouse in this login page.
i really do n't know what is going on in this page for mouse move, but i can not touch apple logo or users logo with mouse.
also when i tried to use keyboard i only can switch between user name and password textboxes.

question #2 : how can i move mouse in this login page with keyboard or another way?

question #3 : what is your suggestion and how can i enter mac os x in my situation?

i can not open this console in my local machine becaouse my internet speed has problem to showing this login page and this is why i am using one of my vps's.

would be really appreciate to help me about that....


texts: How to setup mail when using iCloud plus 2 external mail accounts

texts:
I believe that as a user of 2 iMacs , 1 iphones and one iPad the best is to use my xx@me.com  account on iCloud as main account and alias my other external accounts to xx@me.com
The 2 external accounts are pol@myname.lu     and po1@myname.eu

Can anybody confirm this approach or tell me what's better?!
Thanks all!
Pol


texts: How did the function "Save As…" change to "Duplicate"?

texts:
I recently noticed that within Pages ('09), Numbers ('09), Keynote ('09),
the menu entry:

File > Save As…

had been replaced by a new one:

File > Duplicate

On the other hand I still use this function within some other applications like LibreOffice (4.2.3.3) without a problem.
I suspect this change isn't a system wide one.

I didn't get any notice of this change of a key function in file management within any recent upgrade.

When did this change appear?

Which upgrade performed this change?


texts: Nordic keyboard " < " key switched to " ' "

texts:
I started my mac today at work and I got a message saying the mac could not recognize my keyboard. I then had to do a short wizard by typing the key next to shift.

When I then tried to use the standard < key on my nordic extended mac keyboard, ' gets emitted. It seems like the two has switched places.

How can I make the keyboard behave as it is intended to?

This is the keyboard I have:

You can see this in the gif below; It starts out as how I want it to be, but if i press any key, the keyboard image in the settings page switch over to the strange layout.


texts: Frontmost USB port stopped working properly on a MacBook Pro 13" Late 2011

texts:
I bought my Macbook Pro new this year in Jan 2012; it is the 13" Core i5 SKU. The USB port furthest from the screen on the left does not work with storage devices, though I have tested it with a USB Mouse and it seems to work. However on hard drives, USB keys, and an Arduino it doesn't work.

I cannot sync my iPod touch with it either.

Does anyone know what this may be?


texts: My computer won't allow me to access to the preview function. This has automatically opened documents in the past. I gat a fault 1712.


texts: iMessage "Start New Conversations From" options different on iPad than iPhone

texts: All of a sudden my iPad sends messages showing an email that I never use. For years it worked the same as my phone. Does anyone know how to correct this? When I go to settings, and click on send and receive on my iPad, it now shows 3 email addresses and not phone number. If I sign out, it will not let me send any messages without signing in, using my Apple ID.


texts: Do alternatives to the default Twitter app use less data?

texts:
I'm currently using the default Twitter app, and it's apparently used 13.9 GB since I purchased my phone in December. Do alternatives to the default Twitter app use less data, and if so, what are they?

Ideally, the app should not have a purchase price, but that isn't a hard requirement. I'm only using one Twitter account, not multiple accounts. I have an iPhone 5S.


texts: How do you create playlists of videos in apple tv

texts: I need to control videos hands free and open a playlist with siri, but when I create a playlist in itunes and add videos to it, it only appears under music and not under apple tv where the videos are stored. It is empty in music. Alternatively you can suggest an app that supports playlists and siri fast forward/rewind x seconds.


texts: Can I make applications load on the same monitor as the mouse cursor?

texts: I have multiple monitors, and with Quicksilver and Magic Mouse gestures I open applications without using the dock more often than with it.  Is there a way to have these application windows appear on the monitor that currently has the mouse cursor?  An added bonus would be the ability to have Finder open a new window if there isn't one on the current monitor, even if there is one on the other monitor.


texts: How can I delete some of the built–in text–to–speech voices?

texts:
I was going to install two additional voices through Speech preference pane. I noticed the size of two voices is 1,3 gigabytes, which is a lot but manageable.

Looking at the list of already installed/downloaded voices (say -v ? in Terminal) I saw & heard many obscure voices that I probably wouldn't ever use; and I value having a few hundred megabytes (or few gigabytes) of free space a lot more than hearing someone talking while drowning or getting tickled.

How can I properly delete some of these (en_US "Funny") voices? By properly I mean in a way I don't accidentally break anything in the process. For example, directly deleting files from /System/Library/Speech/Voices feels a bit dubious…

Many of the voices that say -v ? lists are actually deactivated in the Speech preference pane, but if I tick them I won't get a warning that they have to be downloaded — so they reside somewhere on my Mac.


texts: iOS 8 update broken iPhone 5 Wi-Fi and landscape keyboard

texts:
I have an iPhone 5 and just installed the new iOS 8 update, however I am suffering from a couple of problems:

I can't connect to any Wi-Fi and in Settings I cannot even get the push button to move to turn on Wi-Fi.
When I start to write a text and turn my phone side ways the screen goes black for several seconds then when it comes back only a few letters on the keyboard will work however most will not. If I tilt my phone to the upright position it works.

How can I fix these problems?


texts: Best Practices for dealing with unbrewed files in a fresh install of homebrew

texts:
I accidentally deleted /usr/local/bin which contained brew among other things.  I reinstalled homebrew and ran brew prune to get rid of broken symlinks, but when I run brew doctor, I still get the following warning:

$ brew doctor
Warning: Unbrewed dylibs were found in /usr/local/lib.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected dylibs:
    /usr/local/lib/libtcl8.6.dylib
    /usr/local/lib/libtk8.6.dylib
Warning: Unbrewed header files were found in /usr/local/include.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected header files:
    /usr/local/include/fakemysql.h
    /usr/local/include/fakepq.h
    /usr/local/include/fakesql.h
    ...
Warning: Unbrewed .pc files were found in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected .pc files:
    /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/tcl.pc
    /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/tk.pc
Warning: Unbrewed static libraries were found in /usr/local/lib.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected static libraries:
    /usr/local/lib/libtclstub8.6.a
    /usr/local/lib/libtkstub8.6.a
Warning: You have uncommitted modifications to Homebrew
If this a surprise to you, then you should stash these modifications.
Stashing returns Homebrew to a pristine state but can be undone
should you later need to do so for some reason.
    cd /usr/local/Library && git stash && git clean -d -f

If you want to see the full list, check here: http://pastie.org/9663902

My question is, should I manually delete these files?  According to this answer, I can simply leave the files (or move them to a separate folder and then run brew link <folder name> but since that answer is three years old (and about binaries specifically), I am checking to see if there is a more correct tactic.


texts: Does Find my Mac work if you boot into Windows on BootCamp?

texts:
If I have Find my Mac set up and Bootcamp is installed as well, will my computer be trackable when I'm in Windows?

What happens if a thief steals my computer and remains in Windows all the time, will I ever be able to track the laptop?


texts: Error with Oh My ZSH themes, ZSH_THEME="random

texts:
I get the following message after installing Oh My ZSH and changing ZSH_THEME="robbyrussel" to ZSH_THEME="random" in .zshrc.

  Users/me/.oh-my-zsh/oh-my-zsh.sh:source:110: no such file or
  directory: /Users/me/.oh-my-zsh/themes/“random”.zsh-theme


texts: Macbook hangs when booting up in single user mode

texts:
MacBook Pro 2011 OSX10.12 keeps on loading after starting to boot it. Researched the web and tried various options. Following commands were not successful:

Safe Mode

I have done the following:

NVRAM rebset - nothing.
Recovery Mode - HD scanned and OK.
Verbose Mode - it kept on looping on the airport IO80211 line.
I logged into Single User Mode and disabled the WIFI. The loop disappeared, but there is a different error now, which seems to be kext file related:

busy timeout[0], (60s), kextd wait(1): with loads of random garbage after that.

Note that I am no programmer!


texts: Why does my LaunchAgent return ROOT as the user?

texts:
I have a plist in the /Library/LaunchAgent folder (this should run as "logged in user", if I understand correctly but it seems to be running as root). It launches a .sh bash script.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.user.uloginscript</string>
        <key>Program</key>
        <string>/Library/TestArea/netcall.sh</string>
        </dict>
</plist>

The script, for troubleshooting, contains the following lines:

#!/bin/bash
curUser=$(id -u -n)
osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to display dialog "'$curUser'"'

OR

#!/bin/bash
curUser=$(USER)
osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to display dialog "'$curUser'"'

The message box result is always:

  root

This means that any scripting that I am trying to do has issues. Can anyone shed any light on why this is happening. The script runs on each login, runs before the user's desktop appears (the message appears on the login screen).

Curiously, if I use the following code:

#!/bin/bash
osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to display dialog "'$1'"'

It returns the correct username. It seems that the script is running as root, but has passed the parameter of the logged in user (note that the plist has no parameters).

Running Mavericks 10.9.5


texts:
I got a second-hand MBP about a week ago and today I noticed that when I ran the battery to around 50% it wouldn't charge back. I installed coconutBattery and it shows the charging rate fluctuating at 0-10W.

How do I make my MBP charge properly? Could this be due to faulty charger? I already tried a SMC reset.


texts: My Mac mini's iTunes library does not appear in Home Sharing on my Macbook Air

texts:
I don't know why.

My entire iTunes Library is on my Mac mini
I've entered the same Apple ID in iTunes' Home Sharing on both computers
My iPhone and iPad can use Home Sharing from my Mac mini's iTunes
I open iTunes on my MBA and Home Sharing does not appear in the left sidebar
I tried removing and re-entering my Home Sharing credentials on my MBA.  This did not help.

I've searched around for a solution but found nothing.  Does anyone have any experience or suggestions?


texts: Can I use the Dvorak layout on Japanese keyboard on macOS?

texts:
Recently I switched to Dvorak, but found out that although my Chinese layout also switched to Dvorak, the Japanese layout didn't.

I deleted the Japanese layout from the list on the System Preferences, but got no luck.

Why is the Japanese keyboard doesn't switch to Dvorak layout as well, and how can I, if possible?

I use High Sierra.


texts: Cannot install apps on iOS 6.1.2; can't get through the account security questions

texts:
I bought an iPad with retina display yesterday, and this is my first iOS device.

After registering and connecting an Apple id, I tried to install some free apps.

But every time I press the install app button, there is a popup saying something like 'You need to setup three questions to improve the security level of your Apple id'(translated from Chinese).

I clicked the continue button, then there is a page to choose questions. But when I clicked to choose the first question, it jumps to a blank page and I never see any further response.

But when I clicked the do it later(translated from Chinese) button, it just quit installing the app.

So neither way can I install an app.

I also tried to reset iPad but it still does not work.

The fact is that I already fill the three questions&answers when updating to the current 6.1.2 version. I don't know why it asked me do that again.

What can I do to solve the problem?

UPDATE:

The problem magically disappeared this morning and I absolutely have no clue what the reason is.


texts: What does Apple consider to be tethering?

texts:
I plan to create an app that connects an iphone with another device like a second iphone or a laptop. The problem with my app is that it will transfer data to and from these two connected devices. Some of the data that comes from the laptop will go to the internet and vice versa.

However all the data that is being transferred is very specific to the application. So the user can't simply use my app to surf the net and watch netflix. It's all restricted to the data from my application.

Is this considered tethering? I have seen on many occasions tethering apps being pulled or rejected from the app store and I don't want that to happen to my app after spending a lot of effort developing it.


texts:
I can't get screencapture to work work when triggered with exec() command.

$output = exec("/usr/sbin/screencapture -R 0,0,450,150 hehe.png"." 2>&1");
echo $output; //  in /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/ImageIO

I am not sure what the $output message is trying to convey.

php.ini disable_functions is empty.

I have a feeling that this is a osx problem. Can you point me in the right direction regarding solving this problem?

from man screencapture

SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
     To capture screen content while logged in via ssh, you must launch
     screencapture in the same mach bootstrap hierarchy as loginwindow:

     PID=pid of loginwindow
     sudo launchctl bsexec $PID screencapture

I'm not using any ssh. PID of which process should be used in this case?

exec("sudo launchctl bsexec $PID screencapture -R 0,0,450,150 hehe.png");


texts: Keyboard Shortcut for Signature in Preview

texts: Lately, I need to insert signature in the PDF documents for which I rely on the Signature Annotation Tool. Is there a way to create a custom keyboard shortcut for inserting the signature, like the way one can insert a text box using shortcut ⌃⌘T?


texts:
Using an iPhone 4 and within Messages, a previously sent message text is stuck within the text box!

Whenever I open a new message window, the text box shows with the old message text pre-populated within it and I have to delete the text and then type out my message.

Even for SMS replies, the message field shows the old text always and I am having to delete it manually in order to type a new one.

This is happening with iMessage ON and OFF and I have restarted the phone as well as reset it from an iTunes backup but still the issue persists.

Is there away way I can erase the text permanently so that I get a blank message field when I send a new sms?


texts: Error deploying app with Apple management app could not be installed

texts:
I am using Apple Management and Meraki I am trying to add some new apps to IOS devices and I get two errors one "The App '' could not be installed" and
"The AppleID can't be used to make purchases" what are somethings I can check to get this working ?


texts: Would I notice much of a difference between a new 2014 Mac Mini and the 2012 server edition?

texts:
I'm looking to replace my home server with a Mac Mini. I do a lot of conversions between movie formats (ie MKV to mp4) and was curious if it made more sense to go with the 2012 server model or the brand new (2014) model.

I would be bumping up the specs of the new model to the 3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 and 16GB ram. Likewise I would put 16 ram in the 2012 model

I suppose my question is would I see much of difference between these models for things such a streaming playback for 1080p to my appleTV, and converting movie formats?


texts: How do I remove black rectangles on the desktop screen in os x 10.8?

texts:
Shown to the left of the screen, on the middle.

Moving a window over it does not remove it, however restarting does. But then they reappear after a while.


texts: Is the serial number (of a MacBook Pro, OS X 10.7) ever sent to Apple? For instance, is it automatically sent during system updates or app store connections?


texts: Make Time Machine use two drives from Terminal

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My desire is to have two identical Time Machine backups on two different locally attached drives. My first thought was a clone via Carbon Copy Cloner, but it won't do it, because Apple won't let third parties copy the filesystem that is being used for Time Machine backups (that's what the "error"-message says before I can even start the clone).

The reason why I need a command line approach is because I want to include the two backups in task-chain in Carbon Copy Cloner.

Everything I have been trying in that direction fails (no help found online so far), as Time Machine would always start backing up to the same drive over and over again. So what I can say so far: tmutil is not the way to go, no matter what options I choose. But maybe I missed something?

If I manually start the backup by clicking "backup now" in macOS (High Sierra 10.13.6 by the way), Time Machine will backup to drive 1 first, if I click it again (after backup has finished), backup to drive 2. By the way: same bevaviour if I set a schedule via Time Machine Editor.

So I am looking for a Terminal-way to imitate the macOS-approach to start the backup, as it seems this is the only way to make Time Machine use two different drives. tmutil only uses the last destination, again and again. Even if I setdestination to drive 2. But again: maybe I missed something.


texts: Will the voice dictation technology built into iOS 5.1 running on the new iPad be made available on the iPad 2?


texts: Macbook Pro 15" mid 2012, external display @ 2560 x 1600 on 4K screen via DisplayPort?

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I have a Macbook Pro 15" mid 2012, and I want to add an external display running at 2560 x 1600. Given that I want a future proof display, I purchased a 4K monitor. (LG27UD88)

Of course I know it will not run 4K resolution, but I was hoping to would at least allow me to run 2560 x 1600 as supported by the NVIDIA GT650M.
Turns out I only achieve 1920 x 1080 :(

I connected with a purchased mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable.
Could it be a limitation of the cable?
Will connecting via a mini-DP to HDMI cable change anything?

The 1920 x 1080 resolution is really superb and crispy, but it's a bit an expensive HD monitor...

Anyone any tips ?


texts: I have macOS 10.14.6 and can not upgrade to Catalina on 2016 MacBook Pro.  The message says I am already up to date.


texts: macbook pro question mark on start up -no harddrive?

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Am having an 13" macbook pro from 2011, recently during dj-ing my software just stop working.
After the restart I've only got the question mark sign .I've try to fix it via internet recovery  but my hard drive could not be found in disk utility at all. I've tested my hard drive on another mac book pro same as mine and it's working perfect. So does that mean is the hard drive cable, or could be even something else, and if it's so what are my options
Thanks!


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With the release of airdrop it is apparent that my WiFi network card is capable of making more than one network connection.  Are there any apps, documentation, command line tools, etc. for managing multiple wireless connection on my mac.

in a nut shell can I get my single wireless nic to act like two wireless nics?

I am asking about this because I have applications on my iPad that can only communicate with my macbook via WiFi (apple doesn't allow hard wired transmission of data for most apps).  Right now my laptop can either talk to the internet or my iPad(network im on blocks everything but internet access so my macbook and ipad can't talk on that network).  It would be great if my laptop could connect to both since it seems the hardware is capable.

I poked around a bit more and it looks like its pretty simple to add a vlan on the wired interface but there isn't an option in the gui to set one up for the wireless.  Using the ifconfig commands from this page I have managed to get a vlan for the wireless interface now but i'm not sure how to use a wireless interface from the terminal.

I was also able to modify my preferences.plist as described by bmasterswizzle and have the virtual wireless interface in my system settings. Unfortunately I'm missing something because I can ping the virtual interface from that machine but I can't ping the virtual interface from other systems on the network.

PING 10.0.0.114 (10.0.0.114): 56 data bytes
ping: sendto: No route to host
Request timeout for icmp_seq 0

I'm inching my way closer but I think there are some routing issues I need to address.  I'm not really an expert on more complicated networking setups.


texts: How to stop my iPhone iMessages syncing to my sons iPod as we share my Apple ID

texts: My son recently updated his iPod and i gave him access to my Apple ID so he can download games via wifi and access shared music - problem is my iMessages are syncing...what can i do to stop that from happening?


texts: Disable iMac internal display without 3rd party software

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I'd like to disable my iMac's internal monitor, and just use my external monitor instead.
These are things I've tried/considered and didn't work:
Software Solutions

Set brightness to "0" - That doesn't turn it off, it just dims it
ScreenResX - I don't feel comfortable installing closed-source software from random people. It also costs a lot for what I'd use it for, and is overkill.
Brightness Slider - It doesn't work with multiple monitors
DisableMonitor - Apparently is damages hardware? Also old/unmaintained.

Other

Buy a Mac Mini - They're not powerful enough
Buy a Mac Pro - They're too expensive
Use both monitors - That hurts my neck
Leave it dim and pretend it's not there - If they're mirrored, the movement is distracting. If they're not, apps sometimes open on it or my mouse moves onto it (even if the arrangement is to only have corners touching).
Put iMac under desk / on floor / turn it around / etc - That wouldn't work with my desk setup
Cover it with dark fabric - This is such a simple request, it should be possible with software.


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I've updated to macOS Mojave weeks ago, and everything was working very well. However, yesterday my iMac (2014, I think?) didn't even boot, nor does it today.

The verbose mode shows this (I know I should post text, but I can't, for obvious reasons):

I found only one question about the same error message on Apple forums, but it doesn't have any answers...

The boot drive check (from recovery mode and via fsck from Single user mode) didn't find any errors.

How can this be solved?


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I play Criminal Case on my iPad and was asked to join  a criminal case group. I clicked "yes" on the invitation and now I cannot access anything on my iPad.

If I click on any App,  it will open up and then immediately shut down.

Any suggestions as to how to fix?


texts: Is the iPhone 6 more powerful than a 1980s era Cray supercomputer?

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A friend today mentioned in conversation:

  You know that iPhone 6 you're carrying in your pocket. It has more computing power than the Cray supercomputers of the 80s.

That sounded vaguely right, but I wasn't sure.

My question is: Is the iPhone 6 more powerful than a Cray supercomputer?