texts: Is there such an app or script that automatically logs off a user after a given number of minutes of activity?

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I am looking for information on either an app or script that logs off an account after a certain number of minutes. I know this can be done by default after X amount of inactivity. However, I am using a Mac as "Quick Print" Station and wish to run some sort of program to log the user out the computer whether they are active or not. Does someone have any knowledge of scripts or programs that enables a person to do this?

Thanks in advance!

The computer is running Snow Leopard OSX.


texts: I am using an iPhone 7+ and noticed my Notes application is missing this morning! I keep stuff in there I have trouble remembering so I always save it to my iPhone and iCloud when I add something to my Notes. I have 19 folders in there. When I go to Manage iCloud storage the only selection is to delete. When I open the notes icon there it only gives me information about the notes app. Where’d it go? How do I retrieve it? HELP!


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I just wanted to look at the man page for the command md5. So I typed man md5 but it displayed the man page of dgst instead of this one.

Any idea why and how I could access this manpage from the terminal ?

Edit : man -w return the path used to look for manpages :  /opt/local/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/texbin/man

But where does this come from ? Not from my /private/etc/man.conf.


texts: Change from Mac OS Extended File to APFS in order to install Mojave

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I've tried to install Mac OS Mojave on my Mac Mini (late 2012), but it has Mac OS Extended (journaled) as the file system on the main drive. This link is somewhat inconclusive and refers to retired documents.

So my question is two-folded:

Can I change in-place from Mac OS Extended (journaled) to APFS on my boot disc (and can Mojave boot from APFS)?
If not, how can I install Mojave on my Mac Mini (which currently runs High Sierra)?

Update: I've already tried upgrading, and it failed with a vague error message related to the file system upgrade (which I sadly can't recall).


texts: Is there an app to read the Palm Doc format (PDB) on iOS?

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Any recommendations from actual users ?

The files are non-DRM pdb books that I have on old Toshiba e830 PocketPC.

I am specially interested in software that can handles non English encoding well (Latin2 or Win1252)

Thanks


texts: Apple recognized repair service asking for password?

texts: I took my MacBook Pro to an Apple recognized provider for repair, and as part of the repair setup they asked for my account password... Is that a regular routine?


texts: How to change bookmarks in Firefox shortcuts with right mouse button?

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If I right click on a bookmark in my shortcuts, there are no options to modify it. Usually in other operating systems, you can change a bookmark with the right mouse button.

(The only way I found out to modify them is via the main menu.)


texts: Can I initiate Family Sharing from my apple ID on an iOS device as the organiser to another account on my Mac so that latter can have the possibility to share the iWork apps i have on my iOS device without buying them from the Mac Store?


texts: How can I filter and sort videos by orientation (portrait or landscape)?

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I'm attempting to filter and sort all videos in a local folder based on their orientation. I can't find anything in AppleScript, macOS file search, or video metadata that will make this easy. My guess is that I'll have to grab the video's height and width, and then generate a folder for each distinct combination. I'll then have to eyeball which sizes are portrait and landscape.

My goal:

Export all original videos from iCloud Photos (~400GB) and store them locally
Filter and sort them by portrait or landscape orientation
Remove videos that meet further specified criteria (under 15 seconds, duplicates, etc).


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I've used rsync before, on Linux, many times, but also many years ago and I also don't know if there are any differences or issues between using it on an iMac and on Linux.

I have a drive with a problem and now mounts read-only.  I replaced it with a good new drive and it's now connected via USB in a SATA case.

If I want to create a folder on the new drive, say, "/OldDrive", and copy all the files on my old drive over to it, preserving ownerships, permissions, and anything else macOS cares about, what are the command options and switches I need to use on rsync to do this?


texts: How to stop auto smoothing of freehand sketches in Preview?

texts: How do i stop this smoothing option from occuring automatically after every free hand sketch because i have to continuously remove the smoothing after every line drawn. Thanks in advance.


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On my Jailbroken iPad, I have SBSettings installed. I chose to hide all my application icons, but iPod will not go away, no matter what the switch setting is. I was thinking about just going into the file system and manually deleting the icon, but I don't know where it's stored.

Any suggestions?


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My friend violated Apple's NDA a while back with the beta of OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Now he can't update.

He was stupid and now he freaks out because he can't update to the final version of OS X 10.9.4. Should he contact Apple? Or is it just his Mac? Like an server issue or something.


texts: Screeching Metallic Sound when plugging in USB-C Charging Cable

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I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports), it happened twice this week now. I have a dongle with HDMI attached while plugging in my charging cable. My sound was muted.

The noise is uncomfortable and it gave me goosebumps. It's like two pieces of thin metallic plates were scratching each other at high speed. The screech was horrible. I'm not sure if the sound came from the speakers or the machine.

I found someone who've experienced this too.
-> Loud noise charging Macbook Pro USB-C


texts: How to obtain a list of files contained in a folder (as a text file)

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I have a huge folder containing musical scores and books (mainly in .pdf).

I would like to create a text document (TextEdit will do just fine) which contains the complete list of the folder's content (possibly even divided into subfolder).

Is it possible?
If not in a TextEdit file, maybe in Numbers?
Is there any Automator process that can update that file so that when I add or modify a file, an entry is added / modified?


texts: Clicking on a button in Safari using AppleScript

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I know there are several topics with tutorials for clicking links/buttons on webpages with AppleScript, but unfortunately none of them worked for me on this specific website.

The website contains animated slides (realised with JW Player) and only when the slide (each one takes 30s - 90s) has finished, you are able to press "Next" to get to the next slide.

Here is a picture of the buttons:

And there's the HTML-Structure of the buttons:

        Back

        Next

Here is the AppleScript which works fine on other sites but not on this one.

tell application "Safari"

activate
do JavaScript "document.getElementsByClassName('player-next')[0].click();" in current tab of window 1
end tell

How can I simulate a button press (so the JavaScript behind it will be executed)?


texts: macOS terminal: quick way to edit command options after bash/zsh autocomplete

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The issue
I use autocomplete from history a lot whether that's with up-arrow or typing the first few letters and completing the whole command including all arguments (options and others) with right-arrow.
Quite often I have to run the same command multiple times on the same file but with different options. However, by pressing up-arrow or right-arrow, I complete to the end of the command and it's quicker to type the whole thing manually than bring the cursor back to the options, edit and then re-enter.
Basically, I'd like to know if there's any way to use autocompletion to re-enter a command from history but bring the cursor back to the first option/argument. Alternatively, a keyboard shortcut to fill in the remaining arguments as previously after typing a different one.
e.g.
Option 1
I type and enter:
$ command -opt1 reallyverylongindeedarg1
Pressing up-arrow produces $ command -opt1 reallyverylongindeedarg1 with my cursor at the end of the line.
I'd like to have a different keyboard shortcut that results in me having the cursor somewhere around -opt1 so I can change that to -differntopt2 and re-run the command which would now read:
$ command -differntopt2 really.verylong.indeed.arg1
Or, having previously typed and run:
$ command -opt1 really.verylong.indeed.arg1
Typing comman and then hitting right-arrow completes the full command $ command -opt1 reallyverylongindeedarg1 (again with my cursor at the end of the line). I've love to know whether there's a keyboard shortcut to jump to the first argument/option when autocompleting.
Option 2
Another method would be for my to type in $ command -differntopt2 then press right arrow to fill in the argument really.verylong.indeed.arg1 as previously when I last ran this command. Resulting in:
$ command -differntopt2 really.verylong.indeed.arg1
What about just navigating with the keyboard and jump back by word?
Well, firstly, that's far from ideal as the arguments have lots of punctuation in so each one takes several (and different numbers of) keypresses and it's slow to go back the right number of words each time to reach the option I want to edit.
Secondly, I can't find a way to set up normal keyboard shortcuts for navigating forwards and backwards by word.
In iTerm2 I have tried:
Escape sequences such as [1;5D, [1;5C, \033b, \033f, etc.
Manually typing Esc, F and Esc, B does work but is very slow.  Ctrl + A for go to start of line selects all. Ctrl + <- and Ctrl + -> just produce [D and [C.
tl;dr

How can I autocomplete and end up with my cursor at the first
argument instead of the end of the line?, or,
How do I set up
keyboard shortcuts for jumping forwards and backwards by argument in
iTerm2?


texts: How to "un-maximize" or "restore" an Excel window

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In Excel, I have a window that uses all of the display real estate, apart from the dock area. Is there any way to make it use only part of the display, apart from resizing the window by dragging the bottom right corner of the window, or installing a third-party application?

I tried pressing the green button in the top left hand corner, and also all sensible combinations of keyboard keys plus the green button. I also examined whether the "Window" menu had anything to help do this.

"Un-maximimize" or "restore" may or may not be the correct terminology. In both Microsoft Windows, and most flavours of Linux GUIs I've encountered, you can "maximize" a window to make it use most of the display real estate, and then "restore" a window to make it shrink back to the previous size. I don't know the OS X terminology, as unlike Microsoft Windows and Linux GUIs, there isn't a menu about resizing windows. I understand that the green button in OS X isn't exactly equivalent to "maximize".


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I did set up a Let's encrypt SSL certificate on the domain ginnapedros.es more than 3 days ago, via cPanel.
But in the Safari browser on iPhone the domain is not accessible.
I am using .htaccess to redirect non https requests to https as follows:
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT}  !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

And I can access it from many devices.
But not from Safari on iPhone, which results in the following error:
ERR FAILED
Clearing the cache also doesn't work, and I don't know how to debug this.
Could you please help me?


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Whenever my NFSv4 server becomes unreachable a little window pops up offering me to disconnect the affected shares.

It looks like this:

If I choose to Ignore iTunes becomes unresponsive because of the playlists that point to MP3 files located on those NFS shares that have become unreachable. I can force quit iTunes but it can never be started again. Its status becomes Not Responding, the icon jumps for a while in the dock and that's all that happens.

So, sometimes it makes sense to Ignore those stale connections to NFS shares because I know the NFS server will become available soon, but other times this ruins everything for me and I effectively cannot use iTunes until connection with the NFS server is established again. Which can "resume" an application from a freezed state immediately, btw.

My question is, can I make that little pop-up window show itself on demand somehow (run a command in Terminal, hot key, etc.) or run a terminal command to forcibly disconnect stale NFS mounts?

OS X 10.8.2, iTunes 11.0 and NFSv4 server on Arch Linux


texts: How do I stop my iPhone auto-deleting my files?

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I am using Notability on my iPhone (iOS 12).

The files (about 5Gb) in the app are backed up on my iCloud. My iPhone often deletes the files stored on my iPhone without notifying me, which causes me serious troubles. There is no shortage of storage on my iPhone (44Gb of 64Gb used).

How do I stop this behaviour?


texts: Client isolation while using Internet Sharing over WiFi

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I'm using my iMac as a WiFi router, I have a ethernet cable plugged in and sharing internet to my other devices using it's WiFi card.

It creates a WiFi network (infrastructure mode) and I can connect all my devices and use the internet just fine.

My problem is my devices doesn't have access to each other, so for example I can't see my Apple TV from my phone.

Is there any way to turn client isolation off?


texts: delete duplicate aliases created by itunes when adding songs stored in my external hard drive

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I have all my songs in my external hard drive, which is encoded in ntfs. When I add them to itunes, using File -> Add To Library ... it create an alias of each file in my /Users/<user_name>/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music  folder.

So far so good, but sometimes it gets confused and create 2 aliases for one same file (meaning the same file on my external drive). It also happens when I want to rescan a folder I have already added to iTunes, it will create a duplicate alias for all the files that were already there in iTunes.

So I end up with loads of duplicate aliases in my iTunes Music folder. It looks a bit like that:

<whatever the song name>.mp3
<whatever the song name> 1.mp3

So the second file is a duplicate. What I want to do is:

Delete the aliases from the finder
Delete the duplicates in itunes

As I have a lot of music, it would take a long time to delete everything manually. As I happen to be a software developer, I have written a script that deletes the duplicate alias files (in finder).

But then I end up with an iTunes library full of duplicates, that points to nothing since the alias as been deleted.

Is there a way to delete from the iTunes library all the files that can not be found ?


texts: iOS 8.3 Keyboard (3rd party) hidden/missing in messages

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This happened to me on older iOS 8.x versions, but stopped for a while and came back when I upgraded to a newer iphone (from 5s to 6, with 8.3).

Seemingly randomly, certain times the keyboard just will not raise up in Messages (sometimes in other apps).

I'm using a third party keyboard, SwiftKey, but it happens to the standard keyboard as well. It also happens on a friends iPhone 6.

My currently solution for getting the keyboard back is quitting the app and relaunching, which is super annoying when trying to send a text.


texts: Logitech C910 webcam El Capitan compatability?

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Are there any drivers available for the Logitech C910 after OS 10.6.x? It works in Logitech Webcam Software, but the camera isn't recognized in any other application that accesses the camera. A similar question from 2014 led me to trying the webcam out in QuickTime; in my case, QuickTime recognizes the C910's microphone as "Unknown USB Audio Device," but doesn't recognize the camera.

I've looked both in the Logitech support site and elsewhere for possible drivers, and haven't found anything, so I'm aware that there may be no solution for this.

Update: restarting the computer did help a late 2015 trash can Mac Pro recognize the camera, but restarting did not work for a late 2011 MBP. Meanwhile, it worked perfectly on a late 2012 MBP without much struggle. All these are running El Capitan.


texts: eapolclient process using 30GB of memory?

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I’m using a brand new Retina MacBook Pro, 15-inch, Mid 2015  running OSX 10.11.1 with 16GB RAM.
I received a low memory warning, asking me to close unused applications.
When I checked Activity Monitor, I saw the the eapolclient process had used 30GB of RAM.

Is this normal?  I was running Adobe Audition, Tweetbot, and Chrome - about 7 tabs, none of these apps were doing any intensive processing at the time…

Any suggestions as to what is going on?


texts: Separate payment configuration for Apple Music and iCloud Storage

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I'm using Apple Music and a 50 GB iCloud storage tier. At the moment I pay for both the services with my PayPal account configured as the payment method for my Apple ID.

My Company wants to pay for the iCloud storage for me now. The problem is, that I don't know if it is possible to change only the payment method of the iCloud storage?


texts: GarageBand: Midi-Files don't work with guitar presets

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whenever I import a midi-file into GarageBand (10.1.2) it works fine until I want it to be "played" by a guitar preset. The only guitar that will play the midi-file is the Classical Acoustic Guitar and any other instruments work fine. I get no error messages and nothing is grayed-out either, there is just no sound and no movement on the volume bar.
I tried to play the exact same notes with GarageBand's own midi-keyboard and that works fine, but it would be tedious work to replay the whole file since the files I'm trying to get to work were created with a different program (TuxGuitar).
I tried restarting the MacBook and I tried using other midi-files. It only once worked whenever I went back into a project file of the same day in which I changed the bass preset into a guitar preset - but that has never worked again since.
I hope anyone would have an idea of what I could do. Many thanks in advance!


texts: I received a set of AirPods Pro for Christmas. I've noticed the right AirPod produces noise almost like a white noise machine whenever I put it in Transparency Mode. It's distractingly lopsided. Looking on the internet, it looks like people are exchanging AirPods Pro that do that and successfully getting ones that don't do that. Assuming the gift was purchased within Apple's extended gift exchange period, would I be better off exchanging it or using AppleCare to get a replacement? I was trying to figure out if I'll end up with a refurbished one if I go through AppleCare.


texts: How can I get iStat Menus or activity monitor to display download speed after switching to realtek driver?

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I decided to buy a usb 3 to ethernet adapter for my macbook air for faster downloads, but was getting system slowdowns by a process called AppleUserECM, explained in this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/gukh9c/fyi_usbc_hubs_with_ethernet_might_cause_high_cpu/
I installed the latest realtek driver and it is better now, and faster, but for some reason download speeds do not register at all in iStat Menus or in activity monitor, while upload does register. It must be some bug or something.
Any ideas? Or an idea to get a workaround menu bar notification that shows download speed? Individual programs can show it, as well from online download tests. I didn't think it was useful information, but I miss being able to see how fast files were being downloaded.


texts: Can't remap partitions to one main disk even in macOS Recovery Mode

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I did bootcamp but it failed between so it end up making another volume which cannot be revert back to the mother disk and i tried but i couldn't (-minus) sign is not appearing on microsoft disk which is disk the partition even from recovery mode.

All I want to do is get back to the one main disk and wipe all other disk images but it is not happening, please help.


texts: Is there an alternative to Application Switcher with search?

texts: On Windows, I've been using Switcher and the one feature that I really like is being able to switch to applications by typing in portions of their title. Is there an application for Mac OS X (10.7) that provides similar functionality?


texts: How to erase data from Macintosh HD - Data - Data?

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I just realised that there're over 400gb usage of data and I think there's that much data in my computer.
I need to an upgrade and I want to erase that from my Mac.
But I Cann't. Does anyone know how to?


texts: Paste image from the clipboard into a PDF in Preview

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The question title describes what should be a common/simple operation?  But I can not find the options to do it : After having copied an image to the clipboard -even from Preview itself - when right-clicking _nothing happens- ie. no context menu. And in Edit  we only see these options:

Is it the case that one can not  paste images atop an existing Preview window? What are simple alternatives?


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Simple question, can't find a single simple answer on the entire internet. Although from what I have read, this might be a driver or hardware limitation.

My problem
I have a 1440 x 900 native pixel resolution. I want to run at a 1280 x 800 scaled resolution.

I know you can change this in the display settings, but then you see a horrible blur because of the hardware upscaling. OS X has built it DPI upscaling, and has been resolution independant for a while now. Why can't I change the perceived resolution at the software level?

My attempts
I've force enabled HiDPI modes via Quartz Debug and it has given me one HiDPI mode. 720 x 450 PX @ 2 DPPX. I've installed SwitchResX and although I can add custom resolutions, I can't force it to use the graceful scaling I want, and I can't see a way to manage the DPI or DPPX.

To summarise
I want to run my native MacBook Air 13-inch display at 1440x900 PX and have OS X upscale to this from 1280x800 PX @ 1.125 DPPX, still 128 DPI, using the same DPI scaling technology that makes "retina" displays look so clear.

I would love this option but I appreciate it may not be possible. I love my MacBook Air and don't want a rMBP, but I also have terrible eyesight and would prefer a 1280 width, but not with the horrible upscaling that is currently my only option making me squint even more.


texts: Copy files from Folder A to Folder B based on Text File C with bash

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How do I copy files from Folder A to Folder B based on Text File C with bash?

folderA: source folder with image files only, e.g. image01.png, image02.png etc. There are no space in the image names, only dash or underscore
folderB: destination folder with nothing inside.
C.txt: is a UTF16 encoded raw text file, inside the text file stored the file names that I want to copy from folderA  and these file names are line by line

image01.png
image02.png
image04.png

Specific paths are

~/Documents/C.txt
~/Documents/folderA/
~/Documents/folderB/


texts: Change the Time of Monitor's Waiting while Mac Mini's Wake Up

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I have a Mac Mini so, as every other Mac Mini owner, I have an other-brand monitor. But Apple, is used to use their integrated monitors that wake up from sleep quickly.

My LG monitor is a very good monitor but it's slower than Apple's monitor waking up so, every time I wake up my Mac, monitor wake up just in time to show me all notifications, received while mac was sleeping, disappearing from screen because they were already displayed for 5 seconds from Mac's woke up, while monitor was turning on!

So is there a way to Change the time setted from Apple between Mac's and monitor's wake up times? (a terminal string or something else)


texts: Is it possible to restore an iPhone to a newer version of iOS that is not the latest?

texts: I would like to install iOS 11 on my iPhone 6 that has iOS 10, but the only possible update that I can see is directly to iOS 12.4.6. Can I update to a newer version that is not the latest?


texts: How do I boot into Internet Recovery on a iMac?

texts: i have this problem i tap on COMMAND+OPTION+R and I want to boot into Internet Recovery on a iMac and for some reason it just continues the screen and boots onto OS X Utilities. Someone help me?


texts: Change from iOS Developer Program to Enterprise

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I have enroled in iOS Developer Program. I'm creating a simple location app, but it is targeted for our company employes only. Now, I've figured out that I enroled in the wrong program, as it should have been Enterprise. I'm certain that my app will never pass in App Store review.

My question is if there's a migration path, where I could use my already paid $99 to change to the $299 Enterprise account. What will it take for me to do it?

Thanks.


texts: Can't navigate Time Machine interface (going backwards/forwards in time) since upgrading to Mac OS X Yosemite

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Since upgrading to Mac OS X Yosemite, when I open Time Machine on a folder, I can't navigate backwards in time anymore, on any folder. The arrows are grayed out. Usually, this is because Time Machine needs a bit of time to load older backups, but I have given it a few minutes to load and it still does not work.

Strangely enough, the only time that there is no problem is when I restart my Mac. Once I restart, then I open a folder and open Time Machine, then I can navigate backwards in time, almost immediately, too. But after that, no folder that I open in Time Machine in the future will allow me to move back in time, until I restart once again, then I am able to only navigate a single folder.

Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Things I have already tried:

Repair Disk Permissions on Macintosh HD
Repair Disk on Time Machine drive.


texts: How to get rid of full screen video translucency?

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I recently noticed that whenever I watch a video in full screen on the Mac, the video has a certain level of translucency showing the contents of the window or the desktop behind it.

This occurs with all YouTube videos I open in the browser as well as VLC Player. I haven't tested with every other video player I have yet. I haven't tested what happens with multiple monitors yet either.

How can I get rid of this translucency?


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I have updated from Snow Leopard to Lion with Safari Version 5.0.5.
Now I can not update to Safari 5.1. There is no update in the Software Updater, and on the apple-download page, I only found a Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard. When executing it, there is an error message, that it is for 10.6 only ().
Any idea how to get full screen browsing?


texts: Does a macbook SMC reset if you disconnect the battery?

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I've been resetting the SMC in many macbooks in my job as a technician.  Yet, it's not entirely clear to me if the SMC is reset in this case:

Please let me explain myself properly:
According to Apple's official article:
How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

in Macbooks with removable batteries (these are the older macbooks in which the user can push a clip or clips and easily detach the battery), the SMC reset is done by removing the battery and pressing the Power button for five or more seconds.

My doubt is:

Will the SMC reset if you disconnect the battery and press power for 5 seconds in newer Macbooks?
Will the SMC reset if you press the keyboard combination Shift-Ctrl-Alt and Power in older Macbooks with user-removable batteries?

My idea is that in both cases the SMC will reset.  But I'm not altogether sure, which has me repeating SMC unnecessarily in my daily troubleshooting.

Any suggestion will be welcome.


texts: Unresponsive mouse wheel on macOS Sierra

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Since I upgraded to Sierra, mouse wheel scrolling has become a lot worse. When I scroll the wheel fast, it behaves like it did before and scrolls a bunch of lines, but when I scroll the wheel one notch at a time, nothing happens.

I use a Steelseries Sensei gaming mouse but I also tested with a basic Dell mouse. (There's no model number on it.) As of macOS 10.12.1, this issue affects all programs.

Are there any workarounds? Please don't suggest USB Overdrive or any other nagware.

Edit: I found a video (not me) which shows the issue perfectly. Clearly it's not just me.


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Is there any wired keyboard-case available for new iPad Mini (thefore using Lightning port)? Or keyboard-case with standard USB cable, that has been tested and proven to work with Lightning OTG Adapter? Does anyone have any experience in this area to share?

I did a really good (as I think) research on this in the Internet, but all I've found is a really big bunch of wireless Bluetooth-based keyboard-cases for iPad Mini. Plus some entries that only suggest that a wired keyboard-case should work.

I don't like the entire idea of charging keyboard aside of charging iPad itself. So the best solution for me would be either keyboard-case with Lightning cable or keyboard-case with standard USB plug, proven to work with iPad Mini through OTG adapter.

Thank you in advance for any help here.


texts: This is a stupid question, but I just got an iPad mini for Christmas.  I have an iPod touch, and want to sync my app data for my games, etc., across devices.  Does this happen automatically through iCloud?


texts: Siri can't set a timer on macOS, is there an app that can set up a timer using voice on macOS?


texts: Is there an Iphone key logger for non-jail broken phones?

texts:
I would like to know if a key logger can be installed on a non-jail broken IPhone?

Thanks


texts: Can I use the Recovery Partition on one startup disk to repair another (internal) disk?

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I have an SSD and an HDD in my Macbook Pro (Yosemite) and I recently cloned the HDD to the (new) SSD.  The SSD is now unhealthy, for reasons unknown and Disk Utility recommends repair from the Recovery Partition.  Unfortunately there is no RP on the SSD, but it happens that the old HDD still has one, as I have not formatted it yet.

Can I run the RP on the HDD to fix the SSD?  If I have this other startup disk, do I even need to start up from the RP?  Can I just do this from the Disk Utility when starting up from the HDD normally?


texts: Playing music from the iPhone wirelessly to a stereo that doesn't support Bluetooth

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I'm looking for a way to stream music from my iPhone to a stereo which doesn't support Bluetooth, but does support connecting a standard audio cable to it. For example, I can take a standard audio cable and connect my iPhone directly to this stereo. However, I'm looking for a solution that will free me of wires on the iPhone side.

If there was some kind of Bluetooth device which has a standard audio cable as its output and as its input it uses a Bluetooth profile that the iPhone supports for wireless audio listening, I guess that would work.

Is this even possible?


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The iPad Retina requires 12W to charge.

It appears the Mac has special non-usb-standard drivers that step up the USB 3.0 port to provide the extra power for charging.

My question is: Does a driver exist to step up a PC USB 3.0 port to charge an iPad at 12W?


texts: Update of security update hangs for Mojave 10.14.6

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I have a Mac mini (late 2014). I did install an SSD disk to increase its performance.
Current Mac Mojave version: 10.14.6
Update: Security update 2020-003 10.14.6
I did this:

Boot my mac using Verbose mode by pressing CMD + V after the booting chime
Choose install update in the update dialog

Please note that I had installed a new SSD drive which might be related to this problem.
What I tried so far:

Unplug all USB devices except the native apple Keyboard

Activate safemode and verbose mode which gave me an error:
  sudo nvram boot-args="-v -x"

When installing the update and booting in verbose mode I keep seeing the following line around 30 times:
Failed to send exception EXC_COPRPSE_NOTIFY. error code: 5 for pid 94
...
X68PlatformPlugin result 0

Etrecheck Report
Interestingly the Etrecheck report tells me that the update was installed:

Software Installs (past 30 days):
Install Date Name (Version)
....
2020-07-06 Sicherheitsupdate 2020-003 (10.14.6)

But the Update keeps showing up:


texts: Verifying third party apps doesn't do anything

texts: When I get a third party app it says it needs to be verified before I can use it but when I go to settings to verify I tap verify and nothing happens. Is there something I can do so I don’t have to constantly reinstall my apps?


texts: Where is the sudo group or is it replaced by group wheel

texts:
On the Mac, there is no sudo group. But inside the sudoers file, there is something called the wheel and it says:

  root and user in group wheel can run anything on any machine as any user.

And it has %admin ALL = (ALL) ALL below it. Does group wheel take the place of the sudo group? If not, where is the sudo group?


texts: Upgraded to 10.10.4 (from 10.8.5), now JNLPs don't open in finder?

texts:
I've finally upgraded from 10.8.5 to 10.10.4. But now double clicking on a JNLP file in finder no longer downloads and runs the (in the JNLP file defined) jars but takes me to the Oracle Java download page. This despite

JDKs 1.7/1.8 installed in /Library/Java
as well as the Apple 1.6 installed in /System/Library/Java.

I'm doing a fair bit of Java development using the Oracle 1.7 and 1.8 JDK's installed in /Library/Java and pointed at by

export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7`

running java from the console finds the right version:

java -version
java version "1.7.0_71"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_71-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.71-b01, mixed mode)

So where/how can I tell finder to use the JDK's to open JNLPs?

EDIT: output from this command:

/usr/libexec/java_home -V

Matching Java Virtual Machines (4):
    1.8.0_25, x86_64:   "Java SE 8" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.7.0_71, x86_64:   "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_71.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.6.0_65-b14-466.1, x86_64: "Java SE 6" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.6.0_65-b14-466.1, i386:   "Java SE 6" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home


texts:
I have an iPad 3rd gen (running iOS 9.3.6) and the new iPad 7th gen. I am trying to get all the pictures from the old iPad to the new. When I turn on iCloud for photos I get the following error: “

  Photos and Videos Synced from iTunes will be Removed

The problem is that I no longer have the PC which I used to sync. The only copy of all these photos is on the iPad and I am having a difficult time transferring them off the iPad.

To summarize, I want to get all the pictures from an old iPad. On the old iPad I have photos from the following sources:

Import from iTunes.
Import from a digital camera using the converter.
Pictures taken with the iPad.

I do not have easy access to a Mac or PC.


texts: Accidentally started install of ”Macintosh hd” and want to stop

texts: I wasn’t paying attention and hit install of “Macintosh hd.”   I don’t know whether this is a new program an update or what. I Am worried this might be some virus. I can’t get install to stop. When I turn off machine and restart it is still there


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro model A1502.  It's got Mojave version 10.14.4 and Safari 12.1.

I use Top Sites a lot, and they've always had favicons.  Today that changed so that when I go to top sites, it shows the website page instead of the icon.

I've tried (many times) going to Safari > Preferences > Tabs and clicked Show website icons, but it hasn't changed.

What else can I do?

Looked like this:

Now shows website page thumbnail


texts: Mount and repair external hard drive with command line tools

texts:
Is it possible to force-mount an external Fujitsu hard drive with command line tools, if it can't be mounted using Disk Utility? Whether it doesn't matter? I ask because this is not my Mac and at the moment I don't have it

I have an error message the disk 'name of the disk' could not be mounted

Info: MacBook Pro/OS X Yosemite

Another question: Can I repair this disk through command line tools?

I have an error like this exit code 8 something with filesystem and error using Disk Utility:

  Error: Disk utility can’t repair this disk. backup as many of your files as possible


texts: Ensuring file sharing stays enabled MacOS

texts:
I have a large set of mac mini's in the field with smb/afp shares enabled. For reasons completely unknown to me the file sharing sometimes gets disabled for some nodes. I could not find a single thing in the logs, but for now I'm trying to write a quick workaround until we can find the issue.

Currently I'm writing a script that simply periodically checks if file sharing is enabled, and otherwise forcing it on again.
A lot can be done with the systemsetup binary, but it can't do anything for filesharing.

Can anyone tell me either what commandline binary is used to enable file sharing, or which services specifically I need to launch with launchctl?


texts:
I am no expert in DNS or IPv6. I am using a brand new Mac with what seems to be the default:

127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost

I have enabled Apache. With the above hosts file, localhost is not working in the browser. From what I have read I think it's ipv6 that I haven't configured Apache for.

What I tried:

127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             127.0.0.1

Everything works fine now. My question is, is mapping "::1" to "127.0.0.1" ok? Am I breaking/losing something in DNS by doing this. If so, I am not clear how to edit my conf file to allow apache to answer to localhost.


texts:
The 6TB drives have changed their mounting hole configuration.
Has any vendor introduced a bracket for the 2008-2010 Macpro (I know these are different from each other, I own both) to handle this? On sites such as OWC, I see warnings, but no solution offered.

For what it's worth this article discusses - 6TB HDDs Causing Problems for System Vendors - But Not the Way You Think

Older drive and sled up top, and the new (in this case, 8TB Toshiba) below. The side holes match, top, not so much.


texts: Could not create graphics context error in automator

texts:
I want to make rotation in many images but I have the error Could not create graphics context. (I have same error with jpg)

What's the reason for this?


texts: Find Differences between Time Machine backups

texts: I would like to list all the changes between 2 backups in Time Machines for a specific drive. Is there anyway to do it?


texts: Taking multiple pictures on timer on iPhone11

texts:
I’m looking for a way to take a number of pictures, say one pic a second over a minute, with my iPhone.

I’m aware of the time-lapse mode on the Camera app, I could record the video then take freeze frames, but beside the hassle, the quality is not high enough.

Also, I’m aware of the self-timer function of the Camera app. That is not good enough as it takes only one picture, and I want to take several without having to go back to the phone each time.
Finally, the photo burst setting is not good enough either, as the pictures are too closely spaced in time.

So is there an app or a function that allows me to take one picture every second over an interval of time?


texts: Storing files in iCloud without a copy being saved on my Mac?

texts:
Is it possible to use iCloud as solely cloud storage, where files aren't synced to my Mac? I'm trying to keep a copy of my music files and some other stuff on there (I don't want to use iTunes Match, I just want to files on there) and I now have two copies of all my music on my Mac - all 35GB of it, so 70GB in total!

Has anyone else come across this or managed it?

[More information edit]

  Fortunately, there are other ways to access iCloud documents on your
  Mac. As long as you have the Documents & Data option checked in the
  iCloud pane of System Preferences, iCloud copies all the documents
  stored in your iCloud account to your Mac, so you can work with them
  offline. If you ever need to access such files, there are several ways
  to do so.

^^^ found that on MacWorld, and I'd basically like to do the reverse of that, but as they mention in the article, it was written before the WWDC keynote, and the 'Documents & Data' option doesn't seem to be there any more.


texts: Stuck on FileVault login screen with never ending spinner

texts:
I am using FileVault 2.0 on Mavericks.

After restarting the computer one day, I was presented with the gray file vault login screen (normal). After typing in a password, it begins the login process, but then after 20 seconds or so, a spinner shows up below the account image. This spinner continues spinning indefinitely (the most I have waited at this screen is 30 minutes).

If I try holding down the power button and attempting to login again it fails no matter which user account I try.

I tried using Disk Utility to verify my disk and it shows that it is fine.

How do I fix this problem?


texts: How to convert a file with extended attributes to AppleDouble format?

texts: How can I convert a file, which has extended attributes, to AppleDouble format? I know how to convert from AppleDouble format using the Terminal utility dot_clean, but what utility can be used to convert to AppleDouble format?


texts:
I have an Apple TV 4th gen, and whenever I try watching YouTube it says, "An error occurred loading this content. Try again later."

I've unplugged and plugged back in the wire, yet it still doesn't work. I also made it reboot. Every thing else is working though (Netflix, movie trailers, etc).

Anything would be helpful, thanks.


texts: What's the best way to update Homebrew when upgrading macOS?

texts:
I'm just about to finally update my MacBook Pro to macOS Mojave, hoping that the issues have all been resolved. But when I got this new machine I changed from using MacPorts to using Homebrew.

When I used MacPorts, I had a (semi-successful) recipe for handling an OS upgrade: save a list of the ports, remove the MacPorts installation, install the new OS, install the new developer tools, install MacPorts, and then slog through the saved port list and update (since inevitably the set of ports would have changed).

What's the corresponding recipe for Homebrew? I have searched for "brew update Mojave" and found nothing.


texts: How can I change my sender name in iCloud email?

texts:
I want to correct how my 'sender' name appears when I write mail with my iCloud account.

For some reason, iCloud shows my first name in all caps & I can't edit it.


texts: Postfix auto start on Sierra for smtp relay

texts:
Postfix works great when I start it manually.  Can relay off of it from other hosts on my network; telnet to it on port 25 etc.

How do I get it to auto start such that It will always be listening on port 25?

I understand it starts up every minute or so and sends whatever has been manually written to the queue (like with the mail command) but I want it listening for connections on port 25 (Which it does if I start it manually).

I've found a bunch of things online but can't get any to work (they seem to apply to previous versions of OS X).


texts: Folder /label highlighting in Mavericks 10.9

texts:
I used the tags / label color highlighting feature in the past OS's extensively to order my folders. Now I've changed to 10.9 they seem to have all changed to a little dot, which is not as easy to see. Is there a way to get Mavericks to allow you to color the file / folder name as in previous versions of the OS?

Background

I tend to view my folders using the list view as below


texts:
I'm running on El Capitan 10.11.6, patched with the latest security updates at the time of writing.

I recently ran a permission repair on the root volume:

sudo /usr/libexec/repair_packages --verify --standard-pkgs /

I noticed the following log entry:

  Warning: SUID file 'System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAgent' has been modified and will not be repaired.

Intrigued, I investigated on the binary, and landed on this page (amongst others).

This made me a little paranoid, so I searched again, and found this page, where the accepted answer reassures me that Disk Utility likely doesn't "know" the file has been patched for security reasons.

As I'm a little stubborn, I checked the actual ownership/permissions for that binary on my system:

-rwsr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   1.1M Mar  6 19:15 ARDAgent

Looks like group (wheel) and all others can execute the binary.

My question: is that actually safe, for an application vulnerable to arbitrary/malicious and escalated code execution?

Shouldn't I at least chmod it to a-x?


texts:
I'm trying to deliver as a download a collection of audio files such that the user (preferably Win and Mac) would be able to double click on the file (perhaps a DMG? / ZIP)  and launch a script that would then add the media to the users iTunes library.

I realize that's big on concept and thin on detail --- At the moment I see it as a number of different problems.

How to create a DMG file
how launch a script for the user to do the add to library when the open the DMG (or zip on Win)
how to actually do the scripting (again obviously different for Mac than Win)

I'm not expecting anybody to do the work for me, but I would appreciate pointers to suitable resources.


texts: Weather App where icon shows current temperature and weather on iPhone?

texts: It's not always sunny and 73° where I live. Is there any Weather forecasting app for iOS which will change its icon to show current conditions? Or even a way to make the standard Weather.app behave like this?


texts: finding the time stamp on phot's that have been emailed to me

texts:
I'm having a dispute with a landlord, garden not done, so she's charging me. Anyway, the agency has sent me her photos. is there anyway I can see when they were taken. I check the properties of the photos and yet they only give todays date, but they do tell me longitude and latitude and that they were taken with and iPhone 4 plus f number if there was a flash etc but not the date taken.

Do is there a way for me to extract this information if the photos were emailed to me?


texts: Accessing macOS Recovery Mode without Internet access?

texts:
When starting my MacBook in recovery mode with Command + s, it prompts me to Choose Network.... The process that takes place immediately after entering my Wi-Fi password can take several minutes and it's kinda frustrating.

Is it possible to access recovery mode without connecting to the Internet?


texts: windows partition deleted by boot camp assistant but space is not restored

texts:
I was trying to delete bootcamp drive , using bootcamp assistant while formating it hanged up along with my mac. i could not perform any action. (like cmd+q ) or open any other app .
so it was hanged i decided to force restart by pressing power button . mac restarted normally, bootcmap drive was deleted , but its space is also gone now.. there is no storage added to my macOs drive.
and deleted drive is not appearing in diskutility

any idea on how to restore this lost space ?

heres the output from diskutil list

diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE
IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB
disk0s1
2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         198.0 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE
IDENTIFIER
0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +198.0 GB   disk1
                             Physical Store disk0s2
1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            181.4 GB
disk1s1
2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 21.7 MB    disk1s2
3:                APFS Volume Recovery                519.0 MB   disk1s3
4:                APFS Volume VM                      2.1 GB     disk1s4


texts: Ring fence CPU for a specific programme / process to stop it using to much

texts:
I've just had an app run my CPU (as viewed in activity monitor) to 102% whilst it was running a compiling and installation task.

My machine was basically unusable as a result.

Is it possible to ring fence an amount of CPU for a task, so that
I could say that this application can utilize no more that 50% of CPU power? Presumably it would make the task around twice as long, but at least I would be able to do other stuff whilst the CPU-hungry app is running.

My computer is running macOS 10.12.


texts: Shortcut to move point to beginning / end of current line

texts:
I use the Apple Wireless Keyboard - French

The shortcut Fn+Left arrow (resp. Fn+Right arrow) goes to the beginning (resp. end) of the buffer. The shortcuts cmd+Left arrow or cmd+Right arrow do not seem to have any effect.

Does anyone know how to set a shortcut to go to the beginning / end of current line?


texts: The trackpad button on my 2007 Macbook Pro seems to be sticking.  Specifically, it's stuck in the "down" position, which means I'm selecting pretty much everything all the time (you wouldn't believe how frustrating it was just to ask this question).  It was fine yesterday.  What can I do to unstick it?


texts: Implications of giving app access to camera roll

texts: If I give an app access to my camera roll, what exactly does that imply? Can the app in theory upload all my photos to their server? E.g. when I upload an image to Instagram I can scroll through my camera roll and choose a photo to share. Even though I only press share on this one photo, can Instagram in theory upload my other private photos to their server? (Please add sources for your statements)


texts: Permanently Disabling System Integrity Protection

texts:
I have disabled system integrity protection on El Cap following this Ask Different question but it keeps coming back every time I reboot which is annoying.

Is there an extra step I need to perform to stop SIP switching itself back on after reboot?


texts: Safari makes weird noises, even when the sound is closed

texts:
My netbook is 1.5 years old and it only happens when Safari is opened. Why it happens? I think that the sounds are coming from my HDD. Should I remove Safari completely? Does it harm my netbook?

Latest Safari (5.0.5) on Windows 7 Starter
Netbook with Intel Atom 1.6 Ghz 1.6 GHz processor and 1 GB ram, 160 GB HDD
Brand: Casper


texts: Can you use an iPhone 5 to call if you have internet service, but no cell service?

texts:
I have an iPhone 5.  The place I'm moving to has a wi-fi network in place, but there's no cell service (it's in the mountains).

Is there any way to use my iPhone to make/receive calls over the wi-fi network?  I'd like it very much if people can still call me while I'm at home.


texts: System Services in Automator won't start

texts:
For about a week it occurs that System Services created in Automator suddenly refuse to work.

It happens on all Services, system-wide, i.e.:

Open in Marked in Byword
Create Symlink in Finder
Subscribe To Comment Feed in Chrome

I'm not able to reproduce it, the only solution right now is to restart my Mac. System Services will work for a certain time and suddenly they will stop working again.

It also doesn't depend on the trigger. Via menu, via shortcut or via iCal, everything fails.

No output in Console.App.

Any ideas?


texts: Unable to playback audio from audacity via USB-C headphones

texts:
When trying to playback audio from audacity with USB-C headphones, the following message appears

I don't want to change project sample rate, I need to playback what I have.
Attempts to find working settings withing Audacity

and via Audio MIDI Setup

Failed. What else can be done?


texts:
I need to format an external hard disk on a MacBook Pro (USB2 connection).
In the disk utility, Erase tab, I can only choose between these formats:

MacOS Extended (Journaled)
MacOS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)
MS-DOS (FAT)
ExFAT

I do not get the following options, which should be available:

MacOS Extended
MacOS Extended (Case-sensitive)

OS-X version: Lion 10.7.5

Reason: it seems that an unjournaled MacOS disk is accessible from Linux and Windows.


texts:
My roll-your-own Fusion drive has become corrupted somehow, and I want to start all over. However, it won't unmount. When I run (from another startup disk, of course)
diskutil cs delete <Logical Volume Group UUID>, Terminal returns

Unmounting Logical Volumes
Ejecting Logical Volumes
The disk disk2 couldn't be ejected
Error: -69691: Couldn't eject disk

How can I either unmount the Fusion drive, or erase it?


texts: My early 2008 MacBookPro has a different DVI and the adaptor I need is not in stock anywhere

texts:
My early 2008 MacBookPro has a different DVI to later 2008 and the adaptor I need is not in stock anywhere

I am considering putting Apple TV from my Humax to enable my MacBook Pro to link wirelessly


texts: When I pair my Bluetooth headphones my WiFi drops out

texts:
Patient is Macbook Pro 2019 16/256 1.4 (Big Sur 11.3)
Problem:
When I pair my mouses (mx master 2s/mx master 3) my internet drops off at least 50% no matter its 2.4GHz or 5.0GHz. If I pair Bluetooth headphones too (edifier x3) my internet drops to 1Mb maybe or cuts off completely.

I went to an online support service and they told me to reset nvram etc but still doesn't work.

I found solution to rename the file bluetooth.plist and it was working for few hours.

I went again to service and they replaced the motherboard with a new one.

I found another solution just for few hours (sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.airport.bt.plist bluetoothCoexMgmt Hybrid), and still nothing.

What can I do right now?  I'm just sad, because I was saving a lot of money for my first Mac but my old laptop for 200$ doesn't have problem no matter what I pair on Bluetooth.


texts: Mounting Samba shares under /Volumes without GUI fluff

texts:
I know I can mount Samba share using either mount or open command from the terminal shell. See this related question: How can I mount an SMB share from the command line?. I prefer using open because it mounts the shared folder under /Volumes which seems kind of OS X standard, the expected thing. Namely this happens by typing

open "smb://guest:@${host}/${path_component}"

(where ${host} is the host name or IP address of the Samba share and ${path_component} is the path or "name" of the Samba share).
The result and the main thing is that I can access the stuff from /Volumes/${path_component}.
This is very nice indeed. Just there are two problems or nuisance doing this from within scripts. The first is that this will open a superfluous progress indicator and then Finder window. The second, lesser one as there are scriptable work-arounds, is that the command returns immediately without waiting for the mount to be really available.

Is there a way to (synchronously) mount Samba shares under /Volumes without extraneous windows popping up?

(I am using the latest OS X (Sierra).)


texts: Is it possible to skip an Automator action conditionally?

texts:
I have an automator application/workflow that takes a bunch of input from the user and spits out an application that performs some specific functions when run, based on that input.  Basically I've made an application that creates applications.
Within the application, I would like to allow the user enter "N/A" (which is the default text already) for anything they want to skip, and have the workflow jump past a later action that asks for related input based on the first input that they chose to skip.
Is there any way to check a variable and depending on its content, skip past certain actions?


texts:
In windows argument -w and number in milliseconds set how long wait echo reply from pinging host.

I'm running now macOS Sierra and -t argument from ping help set count of echo requests. So ping google.com -c 5 and ping google.com -t 5 give the same result - five echo requests with default timeout.

Is there a flag that does what I need?


texts: automator to run AppleScript for a shell script

texts:
For a selected file in Finder, I like to run a perl script using Services. I created an Automator process that runs an AppleScript:

on run {input, parameters}
    tell application "Terminal"
        activate
        do script "/Users/myaccountname/Applications/TeXcount_3_0/texcount.pl \"" & (input as string) & "\""
    end tell
end run

The only problem is that the selected filename appears as something like:

"Macintosh HD:Users:myaccountname:Documents:texfile.tex"

which the perl script cannot understand. How can I make it a UNIX-like filename?


texts: USB to Serial Adaptor works once for every reboot

texts:
Update#2, After testing with different console applications, I think the conclusion is GNU screen coming with Mac OS X 10.11.4 has a defect causing this issue. Hope some dev can see this and help diagnose for a fix...

Update#1, Now I upgraded to the 10.11.4 and also upgraded cable driver... Issue still happens...help!!!

I have a USB to Serial Adaptor for connecting to CONSOLE port of switch/router and I use "screen" inside Terminal to connect. Recently I found the "screen /dev/cu.usbserial 9600" works only once for every system reboot. Here are the steps to replicate:

The output of "ls /dev/usb" shows the correct device.
Login to console of the device with "screen /dev/cu.usbserial 9600"
Press "Ctrl+A, Ctrl+K" to exit screen
(optional), disconnect/reconnect the usb to serial adaptor from laptop OR disconnect/reconnect the console cable from target device.
The output of "ls /dev/usb" still shows the correct device.
Try to connect to console again with "screen /dev/cu.usbserial 9600", the screen process will hang. Once that is happening, the screen process can not be killed via "sudo kill -9" and only be solved by complete power cycle. BTW, the laptop will also hang during reboot/shutdown, until I keep pressing on power button...
Once screen hang, The output of "ls /dev/usb" would show nothing.

Once laptop boots up again, I can connect with the same screen command and same scenario for step 2-3 above...

I have Mac OS 10.11.3 and adaptor is Micro Innovations branded (Prolific chip). I downloaded and installed/re-installed driver from Prolific site and no difference...

Any idea?


texts: How do I sync up my iPhone with my Google Calendar?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I sync my Google calendar with my iPhone?

So I want to be able to add appointments/events/tasks on either and have those changes reflected on both.


texts: "/etc/sudoers is world writable” on Mac OS Mojave

texts:
I have gone through a lot of google results. Let me explain what I have tried first. I am currently working on a corporate laptop. Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6.
Error that I get:
sudo: /etc/sudoers is world writable
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

ls -le /etc
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel            179 Aug 18  2018 shells
drwxrwxrwx   4 root      wheel            128 Aug 18  2018 snmp
drwxrwxrwx   5 root      wheel            160 Nov 11  2019 ssh
drwxrwxrwx   6 root      wheel            192 Nov 11  2019 ssl
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel            257 Aug 18  2018 sudo_lecture
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel           1630 Mar 11 11:51 sudoers
drwxrwxrwx   2 root      wheel             64 Aug 18  2018 sudoers.d
drwxrwxrwx   4 root      admin            128 Dec 25  2018 symantec
-rw-rw-rw-@  1 01244861  wheel             47 Feb  2 18:13 sysctl.conf
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel             96 Aug 21  2018 syslog.conf
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel           1316 Aug 18  2018 ttys
drwxrwxrwx   6 root      wheel            192 Aug 18  2018 wfs
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel              0 Aug 18  2018 xtab
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel            126 Aug 18  2018 zprofile
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root      wheel            207 Aug 18  2018 zshrc

I have changed permission using chmod 440 /etc/sudoers and chmod 777 /etc/sudoers and also using info and manually updating from the file properties.

I am using iTerm2 as my terminal.
echo $PATH
/Users/01244861/.yarn/bin:/Users/01244861/.nvm/versions/node/v10.13.0/bin:/usr/local/opt/node@10/bin:/usr/local/opt/node@10/bin:/usr/local/opt/node@10/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/go/bin

echo $SHELL
/bin/zsh

My user permissions:

Is there anything else that I can do to fix this?
Thanks


texts: Can I share photos to Facebook without downloading my contacts?

texts:
I would like to share photos on facebook. However, it is required to sign in, after which all facebook contacts will be downloaded.

Would it be possible to avoid downloading contacts from facebook?


texts: What are safe files to delete to free up space?

texts:
Apart from deleting old documents and apps that are no longer useful or can be re-downloaded again from the App Store (like iMovie / Garageband), what can safely be deleted from a Macbook Pro?
I deleted Caches from /Users/John Doe/Library/Containers/com.apple.safari which was 1.1GB, which contained a WebKit folder and a few other ones.
In general, if you ignore the /var directory, what files from the /Users/USERNAME/Library and the /Library directory (aside from Caches very infrequently) are safe to delete to free up space and will have no major consequences on the OS?


texts: Can I get a SSL certificate for my domain name from Apple

texts: I have bought an Apple developer subscription. I've developed a small Safari extension. To publish it in the extension gallery it should be hosted at a web server. I leased a domain name and a virtual private server. Hosted a web server. Apple has given me a certificate to sign the Safari extension. Can I also get a SSL certificate for my domain name from Apple? After all I have an Apple developer subscription.


texts: What is the minimum hardware needed to run Xcode 4?

texts:
I understand from the Apple developer site that Xcode 4 requires an Intel Mac running Snow Leopard, but I can't see any advice on hardware spec (other than Intel).

I imagine it could run on an old Mac Mini with 1GB of Ram, but that perhaps I'd be pulling my hair out before too long.

What is the minimum sensible spec to run Xcode? This would be for developing iOS apps, so I'd be running the emulator too. It is only for home use and my own education, so I don't have a big budget, so I'm looking to buy off eBay or similar. As I already have spare keyboards, mice and monitors I'd probably get a Mac Mini.


texts: how do we organize our apps in itunes library

texts:
is there anyway to arrange or organize our apps in the itunes library?

I mean i have well a ton of apps and it really helps if i could put them in folders / lists / or anything?


texts: Safari doesn't remember desktop notifications after quit and launch

texts:
I opened a couple of sites that ask for desktop notifications, like WhatsApp and Telegram. I allowed that, and i even see those sites in the 'Websites -> Notifications' panel in Preferences. I've also pinned those tabs.

However, every time i quit Safari and launch it again all these sites ask for those desktop notifications permissions again, even though they are listed in the preferences panel. I don't know what's going on. Does this have something to do with the fact that i pinned the tabs? Or is there some other privacy setting that i'm not aware of?

I'm running Safari 12.1.2 on Mojave 10.14.6.


texts: Authenticating access for multiple keychain items

texts:
I am currently trying to access the WiFi credentials in the macOS keychain that are stored under the type "AirPort network password".
I can access each PSK directly with security find-generic-password -a $SSID -w for each SSID I know the name of, and as expected there is an OS security prompt for credentials to release the secret.
I can use find-generic-password to find a single item but for multiple items I need to provide user credentials for each and every secret.
I can use dump-keychain but this is very undesirable as many items are not WiFi passwords and still requires authentication for every secret.
Is there a method (either command line or via an API) to dump a filtered selection of the keychain (with a single authentication step preferably)?
Or is there a method for revealing multiple credentials similar to find-generic-password but for multiple items with a single authentication?


texts: macOS - How do I Create a smart search for items that are (or aren't) contained within specified folders?

texts: I am trying to create a smart search folder that only searches for items contained within specified folders. I have tried using the "Document Container" attribute, but I can't figure out how to use it correctly. Can someone walk me through an example of creating this kind of smart search?


texts: How do I convert my Photos library to actual files and folders with no quality loss?

texts:
I spent a lot of time organizing my iPhoto Library with Events. Now, my events have been converted to "Folders" in the new Apple Photos system. I moved them up a level (making them Albums), and I've been using this kind of structure to keep my photos stored in different sets for several months. Now, I'd like to convert my Photo Library to a file-and-folder structure, so that I can move to a different program, such as ShotWell for Ubuntu. Unfortunately, it seems that they have been "converted" to a new Apple proprietary format (.photolibrary). Is there any way I can automate the creation of a folder structure like this:

Photos Library/Example_Album/IMG_0001.jpeg

Without losing any quality?

Here is what I tried:

Right-clicking onto Library and selecting "Show Package Contents": files seem to be in a wrong structure
Dropping all Albums from Photos to Desktop: does not export files with correct "Albums" folders

Help will be much appreciated!


texts:
I've got a Mac mini for temp/freelance staff to use while they were working in the office.

After a few years there's quite a few accounts on the Mac mini which are no longer required.

I don't want to delete them as there may be useful data in there, but I don't have time to do a full check/audit.

Is it possible to hide an account from the login screen where you can see all the users?

The mac mini is running macOS Sierra.


texts: macOS 10.13: Windows 10 installation with Boot Camp

texts:
I tried to install Windows 10 via Boot Camp, but got stuck at the creating a new partition part. The error states:

  An error occurred while partitioning the disk. Please run disk utility
  to check and fix the error.

Here's what I did:

Run first aid on my internal drive
Decrypted the internal drive
Start in Cmd + S mode and run the /sbin/fsck -fy command
Reinstall Mac OS High Sierra

After all this, I still get the same partitioning error as before.

How can I install Windows 10 properly with Boot Camp?


texts: Force eject a CD from a broken iMac SuperDrive (hardware issue)

texts:
Today, I inserted a CD into my 2007 iMac desktop, but when I tried to eject the CD, the optical drive made some odd whirring noises, and nothing was ejected. After further research, I tried every kind of software solution available, from Disk Utility to typing drutil eject in Terminal to restarting while holding the mouse button, but I am convinced this is a hardware issue.

There aren't any Apple-certified technicians near me. Is there a way I will be able to eject the disc from my computer WITHOUT DAMAGING THE DISC? Or is my only option to schedule a Genius appointment and have them remove it for me?


texts:
Has anyone used brigadier to get a more recent Mac's bootcamp installer and extract whatever bits allow APFS volumes to show up in the startup disk selector in the bootcamp control panel under windows? If so what specifically did you have to do?

Details:

Have a late 2012 MacPro. It dual boots Mac OS X Mojave and Windows 10. In order to run Mojave the video card had to be upgraded. The Sapphire RX580 pulse is acknowledged by Apple as a working "metal" card and seemed to be popular so I went with it. The problem is it doesn't support boot screens. Not a huge issue until you want reboot from Windows back into Mac OS X on Mojave. Since Mojave automatically converts the install target to APFS there is no way to do it now short of zapping the PRAM or booting recovery and changing the startup disk that way. The lack of boot screens means no startup menu support when holding the option key.

I've done a lot of digging and I understand that newer Macs using bootcamp alongside APFS correctly show the OS X disk as a startup disk in the bootcamp control panel under windows. That is how I ended up with the question above- wondering if anyone has taken the time to figure out what drivers or what specific components in the bootcamp ESD for those macs changed and allowed APFS to work correctly with regards  to the "Restart in OS X" bootcamp option under windows.


texts: Active Calories VS Total Calories during a workout

texts: I'm fairly new to the Apple App- I was a Fitbit user and Fitbit reflected Fat burn, active minutes and Peek time during a work out.  Apple app reflects Active Calories and Total Calories during a work out and I am not able to find an answer to define the difference.  what is the difference in a work out from Active vs Total.  I am still on the fence about this app, fitbit showed when during my work out my heartrate increased, and clearly reflected the calories -


texts: What is the difference between Export as PDF and Export > Format: PDF (Preview)

texts:
Recently I drew a simple line on a blank page in Preview. I realized, that if I export the Document via File > Export as PDF, and open the exported Document, I don't have the ability to move around and edit the line.
If I alternatively use File > Export and then choose 'Format: PDF' I can edit the exported file later.
So this lead me to the question, why there are 2 different PDF Export 'Formats' in Preview. I believe that this might pose a slight security risk, since editable PDF Documents can later be manipulated.


texts: How to prevent Mac Outlook from inserting line breaks in sent plain text emails?

texts:
When I send plain text emails with Mac Outlook, line breaks are automatically inserted. This is annoying for several reasons. (1) long URLs are split over multiple lines which confuses readers; (2) personalised line formatting breaks. Others share the problem (e.g., here and here)

How can I prevent Mac Outlook from inserting line breaks in plain text emails?


texts: How can I disable animation when switching desktops in Lion?

texts:
I would very much like to disable the sliding animation that occurs when switching desktops via ctrl+→/← or ctrl+[number] in Lion.   This was previously accomplished in previous versions with this command:

defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-swoosh-animation-off -bool YES && killall Dock

This new animation is even more slow than in Snow Leopard - nearly 1 second to switch - a real productivity killer.

Any help greatly appreciated!


texts: Time Machine restore does not recognize sparsebundle password

texts:
I am trying to do a time machine system restore from an encrypted sparse bundle. I have a mac with OS X 10.10.2 and the sparse bundle is on a time capsule. I rebooted with cmd+R and selected “Restore from a Time Machine Backup”. I was asked for the time machine password and then selected the sparse bundle I wanted to restore. At that point I was asked for the sparse bundle password, which however the system keeps rejecting.

I am 100% sure the password is instead correct. To double check I restarted the mac and checked in the keychain, and the password is in fact correct. Also I could restore specific files from time machine without any problem. But when I try the system restore the way I just described, the system does not recognise that password as the correct one.

Can anybody suggest a solution?


texts: Mission control shortcuts stopped working, how do I restart it?

texts:
I have the mouse gestures such as four finger swipe up shows mission control, or four finger swipe down shows current application's windows.

Occasionally after the computer has been on for a while, the shortcuts just stop working. Is there a way I can fix it without having to restart my entire computer?


texts:
For my Dad, who is losing sight, I'm looking for alternatives on the iPad for this: http://www.visualinktech.com/products-clover7.html
An electronic magnifier for magnifying paper articles. I found some alternatives in the appstore:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/see-it-video-magnifier/id514559829?mt=8

But I'm wondering if there are more alternatives and do you have experience with likewise products?


texts: Obtaining the .dmg file for OS X Lion on a new MacBook Pro that has Lion preinstalled

texts:
I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro with Lion preinstalled. I'm about to replace the hard drive, and I wanted to burn the Lion installer to DVD so that I could install OS X on the new HDD. However, all instructions I've found for creating a Lion boot disc assume that you've purchased and downloaded Lion from the App Store. On my new machine, is it possible to get the .dmg file and burn it so that I can reinstall Lion on my new SSD?

If this is not possible, what is the recommended approach?


texts: Can I use Macbook Pro as a wireless router?

texts:
The only internet connection point in my current apartment is PPPoE service(via cable). I can plug it into my Macbook Pro to get internet connection. The problem is how to bring the internet connection to my iPad. Is it possible to configure my Macbook Pro as a wireless rounter for my iPad?

Or, if I have a separate wireless router with the PPPoE cable plugged in, how can I get it to work?


texts:
How can I get my Safari bookmarks automatically sorted alphanumerically within Bookmarks manager?

I want to accomplish this without installing a bookmark management tool, nor by going through the process described at this link 1.


texts: Where are j5create USB to HDMI drivers saved?

texts: Does anyone know where I could find the j5create USB to HDMI drivers that I just downloaded, or where they saved? I've searched but I can't seem to find them.


texts: How do I see site blocked from Safari's Top Sites?

texts:
Safari's Top Sites has two buttons, the X to remove and the pin to "pin" the item to the Top Sites.

The pin is easy to see (hover over the site images) and "undo" (you just click it again), but if you click the X you've essentially black-listed the website (or at least the specific URL) so it won't come appear in top sites to review or undo. The problem is, accidentally blocked sites, or sites I've changed my mind about, can't be reviewed easily.

For a specific site that I know is missing, its easy enough to manually add it to top sites (same as adding a regular bookmark), but I can't find any way of viewing the list of sites blocked from Top Sites.

Is there a way to see/edit the list of black-listed items from Top Sites?

Or even just a way to reset the Top Sites deletions (and pins if necessary) entirely, without losing all safari browsing history/etc? (This would make it simple to re-block and re-pin the few still-valid exceptions).


texts: How to run a shell script upon user authentication (e.g. screen unlock)?

texts:
I would like to specify a shell script (say one to send me an email) whenever a given user is authenticated, for example if prompted after sleep, fresh login or fast user switching.

PS: I found answers for running a script when the computer wakes from sleep and another for when a user logs into a fresh session, but that is not exactly what I'm looking for.


texts: I recently got a replacement iPhone 4 (under warranty to replace my old iPhone 4), and just before returning the old iPhone 4, I did a backup. When I connect the new phone to my iTunes, it only gives me the option to register the phone and does not offer me an option to restore. My new phone's iOS is 5.0.1; I can't recall if my old phone was on 5.1 or 5.0.1. I'm worried to update the iOS of the new phone to 5.1, in case my old backup wasn't on 5.1. Can a backup done on an older version restore to a new phone on a newer version?


texts: Does FileVault encrypt the disk instantly?

texts:
I have recently found that FileVault is disabled on my machine. Although I remember that I set "encrypt" option when I was setting the machine up.

I opened System Preferences and enabled FileVault. To my surprise it didn't take any time. I didn't have to wait while the data is encrypted. It just got instantly enabled.

My configuration: MacBook Air 2018, 256Gb SSD, macOS Mojave 10.14.1

I understood that the disk is not encrypted because I was able to access the content from my home directory from a guest session.

How does it possible that turning on FileVault doesn't take any time?


texts: Can I transmit audio from iPhone to Mac via a Bluetooth A2DP profile?

texts:
Is there any way to connect my iPhone 4 to my Mac Mini via Bluetooth so that I can play music on my iPhone and hear it on the speakers connected to my Mac?

When I try to connect to my computer via my iPhone's Bluetooth screen, it says "Connection Unsuccessful: 'My Mac mini' is not supported." However, if I take a look at the Bluetooth page in the system preferences of my Mac, I see that the following two services are listed for my iPhone: Audio Source and AVRCP Device (I had to enable the "Show More Info" option to see these).


texts: Why is my MacBook falling asleep with "Clamshell Sleep" but lid is not closed

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15", Mid 2015) running El Capitan (10.11.6).

It will often run for days with no issue. I will be using the Mac at the time, then suddenly the screen shuts down black as if its gone to sleep (nothing that I've done knowingly has triggered this). There is nothing that I can do to then turn on the Mac - Power button does nothing and pressing the touchpad also does nothing. I have to close the lid and then open it again to wake it up.

When I then open up the Mac, it will stay awake and then repeat the above over and over, only staying awake for 5 - 15 seconds at a time before sleeping again.

I have run:

    pmset -g log

.. and i get (amongst all other lines)

    Entering DarkWake state due to 'Clamshell Sleep': Using AC (Charge:100%)

From all my Googling, this seems to indicate that the lid has been shut, but the lid is still open.

Any hints on how I can stop this from happening?

ALSO: This is the 2nd MacBook Pro this has happened to, so seems to be a user profile or software thing over a hardware thing. This issue has followed me moving from one machine to another with a Time Machine backup...


texts: 16, 32, 64 GB iPhone / iPod touch: are there any negative effects of size?

texts:
I am debating between purchasing the 32 vs. 64 GB iPod touch.

I would lean toward a smaller hard drive if there is an effect of size on speed or battery life. Aside from cost, are there any reasons not to get the larger memory? Specifically, is there any effect of hard drive size on speed or battery life?


texts:
I am using OSX and would like to be able to convert pdf files to text.

I would like a free application to do this, as I am sure there must be some.


texts:
I have partitioned my HD in three parts, system, work and private.
I was trying to install R in work volume but it failed because it could find OS?

So is it necessary to install all SWs on system, or there is a way to allow me install in that volume 'work'.


texts: Does the Mojave update wipe the previous Apache settings?

texts:
I just updated to Mojave over the weekend and today none of my local Apache addresses work, neither localhost, nor custom domains.

I can't find any reference to my previous custom domains in the /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf file. Has Mojave wiped out my previous configuration, or am I looking in the wrong place?


texts: How to delete info from a connected device on mac even system information?

texts:
I connected today my Book studio for the 1st time and my mac crashed when creating a backup with Time machine.

As a consequence I would like to delete the info that this external hard drive ever connected to the Mac. For instance, I see it in Time Machine preferences as a backup destination.

I can see that I connect My WD Book studio in the system information under hardware /firewire/firewire800/Book 1

Is there a way to do that? System information gave you the info about the device but not any way to edit it, or in my case delete it.

Thanks for your help. Problem resolved.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Best app to switch between all open windows (Witch alternatives)

In Microsoft Windows Alt+Tab combination switches between all windows from all applications. In Mac, Cmd+Tab only switches between applications, and when you want to switch between windows in single application, you have to use Cmd+`. I'm used to Windows behavior and I like it more. Is it possible to configure Cmd+Tab to switch between all windows from all applications?


texts:
When I trying searching for a file/folder on Finder, I get way too many results.
I know that I can narrow down search results by pressing the [+], but is there a way of narrowing the search results by typing something in the finder search box?

Thanks!


texts:
This Question - Getting loads of Open error 5's when using Terminal to repair permissions - raises the question,

Does mounting a drive in Target Disk Mode bypass SMART, preventing any lockout if the disk is failing & you need to recover data?

In the past, I have always put suspected failing drives [often Windows NTFS drives] in a USB enclosure & attached to my Mac to scavenge/repair, as that way I am ignoring both SMART & any OS intervention from Windows etc.

For a Mac, would Target Disk Mode be just the same as an external USB for similar tasks, or could SMART potentially restrict operations?

Edit: Google would seem to think that SMART reporting cannot be carried over USB or Firewire, but that doesn't exclude the possibility of Thunderbolt. I cannot find any canonical answer even to the first two, though.


texts: Can no longer ssh in to machine as git user after upgrading to Mavericks

texts:
I've got a server (just a mac mini) with two accounts:

myRegularUser
git

(and some others)

The git's home directory is in /Users/Shared/git.

Since upgrading to Mavericks, I can't ssh into git@myserver.com however, I can still ssh into myRegularUser@myserver.com.

When trying to ssh as the git user it immediately says "connection closed".

Sharing is enabled, and the Firewall is currently off.

Known problem? Easy fix?


texts: macOS - spctl command - disabled list with News.app - app still runs

texts:
I followed the guidance in this answer.

Ran the following commands:

sudo spctl --add --label "DeniedApps" /System/Applications/News.app

sudo spctl --disable --label "DeniedApps"

News app (to be sure, this is the native Apple "News" app) can still be launched from the administrator account and from a regular user account.

As I understand it, the above commands should have been sufficient to stop the app from running.

Also tried a restart. No go.

Mac OS 10.15.3


texts: How to open .CSV file with Microsoft Excel?

texts:
I was told that I could open a .CSV file with Excel. However, my Microsoft Excel refuses to recognize the file.

I have tried my different ways to open it in Excel but the program didn't give me a choice to click the file open.

I am using Mac 10.4 and the Excel version is Microsoft Excel X for Mac.


texts: Why is iOS 5 draining my battery so fast?

texts: My wife's phone went from lasting a full day to needing a recharge every few hours after upgrading to iOS 5.   Mine still works fine after the upgrade.  What might be causing this?


texts: In a WhatsApp videochat on my iPhone (XR, iOS 12.4), how can I switch between front and back cameras?

texts:
When videochatting with WhatsApp (v2.19) on an iPhone (XR, iOS 12.4), the front camera is used because when you look at the screen you want the other person to be able to see your face. But using the back camera would allow you to show the other person your surroundings while viewing on the screen exactly what they are seeing, in other words using the screen as a viewfinder.

How can I switch between using the front and back cameras during such a videochat?


texts: How to move Mac OS application to specific display and also resize automatically?

texts:
Usually when you have multiple monitors, you arrange your apps manually by dragging them to different screens and resizing them manually. Is there a tool to do it in one click or one command/script?

If using osascript, I'm able to find how to change the position and resize this:

osascript -e 'tell application "Terminal" to tell window 1 to set bounds to {100, 100, 1200, 500}'

How to specify display number?

Thanks


texts: Set Default Finder View and Arrange By Options

texts:
My goal is to set system-wide default Finder view options. In List view, I want Arrange By Kind and Sort By Name.

I set these options in View Options and click Use as Default for new windows. I have tried to clear the .DS_Store hidden files through the following terminal commands:

sudo find / -name .DS_Store -delete; killall Finder

and

sudo find / -name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm {} \;

All the view settings seemed to be updated in the Finder windows except for Arrange By Kind.

How do I set system-wide default Finder view options in List view to Arrange By Kind and Sort By Name?


texts: How to block an iPhone 4 from calling certain prefixes?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4 and I need to block certain prefixes between 1-5 digits.

For example, I don't want any outgoing calls to be made with numbers that start with "123", "456", etc, so I want to be able to block those prefixes so that any attempts to call a number that starts with those prefixes does not get placed.  Preferably, this list should be protected with a PIN so only I can alter it.

How can I do that?


texts: Internet, screen and file sharing over USB between two Macs

texts:
I can physically connect two Macs with a simple USB cable, easily.
How can I make actual use of this link?

USB is supposed to be used for master/slave or host/client scenarios. It is, however, the only I/O port that both my Macs have. I want to access the internet from the mobile, new MacBook via the stationary, old iMac and sometimes I may want to access files on the iMac or use its large screen in addition to the small laptop screen.

I know I can do these things using (some perhaps non-free third-party software, at least for screen sharing, and) AirPort, either by setting up a dedicated router or by running the iMac as an adhoc wifi network “server”. The latter only offers insecure WEP encryption, however, and the former is not possible in my case. Cable connections are obviously more secure and they tend to be both faster and more stable.

There are protocols for Ethernet over USB (CDC-ECM etc.) and I could probably achieve all of my goals via LAN, but I’m not sure how (well) this is supported in OS X (10.6 on the iMac, 10.10 on the MB), especially for connecting two computers instead of some gadget (or industrial machinery) to a Mac.


texts: Is there a shortcut for setting labels in Finder?

texts: How can I set a label on a folder with a keyboard shortcut from the finder?


texts: Possible to use local and icloud notes in OSX Mavericks Notes.app?

texts:
I just had a situation arise where I have a single note that has a sensitive password in it, that I don't want shared in the cloud.  I would like it to only be "On My Mac", which I recall being able to do in the past.

But now it seems that there is no way to store local notes if you also use iCloud notes.  I definitely use lots of iCloud notes, I just want this one note to be stored locally.

Is this not possible?


texts: Some program windows in Windows 8 on macbook pro has small text size

texts:
On Retina Macbook Pro I am running Windows 8.1 via Bootcamp on Macbook pro

Here is my DPI options(default):

But some windows showing incorrectly or with a small text size or icons:

Also I am experiencing similar issues with some other programs

Is there any way to fix hat?


texts: Is deleting the yosemite install partition safe?

texts:
I got Yosemite via the Apple Beta Program. I installed Yosemite on a separate partition which I had created for the purpose specifically. Now I want to reclaim my 50 GB by deleting the partition. I have already set my startup disk to my original Mavericks partition.

So, if I launch Disk utility in Mavericks and delete the Yosemite partition, will my Mac still boot?

PS: I am not looking to uninstall just yet, but I'm running low on space and might need to get some space back soon enough (before Yosemite gets stable and I get the upgrade).


texts: Outlook 2011 crashing at startup (main window buggy)

texts:
I was using Outlook (last v., updated) since the Mavericks update without any issue.

But since couple of days, when I start it, the main window takes 1 or 2 real minutes to display, and is very buggy (shadow is missing, it's cutted on the rigth), and unusable.
I can't figure out what I did whn it happens (only that I used Safari – instead of Fx – for 1 day, but didn't install anything).

Capture of the window (in Fr) – yes, no shadow (and I got a message in cosnole related to a bug with a background blur).

I rebuilt the main identity, checked for updates, and checked for unusual console messages, nothing. But, when I start the mac in safe mode (shift), it works.

Any idea to find what could mess up with Outlook?

Thanks!


texts:
Does anyone know how to make new tags with custom colours?

It is clear how to change colours to a predefined set of available colours, but I have no idea how to change to a custom colour. (With the colour picker? Changing templates?)


texts: Clone hard disk of old macbook to new macbook?

texts: I have a MacBook mid 2014 with Yosemite on it. If I buy a new MacBook, can I clone the disk from the old MacBook to the new one and have it boot up just like if it was the old one?


texts: Offline and account-less notes and calendar apps for iOS

texts: Are there any calendar and notes apps for the iPhone (iOS 12.4) that don't require syncing, cloud use, or an account with a supplier? I have not been able to find any, but I hope some exist.


texts: Use LaunchControl to run pg_dump in a ruby file

texts:
Using Mac OSX 10.12.5, I have a ruby file with the following contents

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
Dir.chdir('/Users/my_files') do
  system("pg_dump -Fc --no-acl --no-owner -h localhost -U MyName development > backup_file.dump")
end

it works if I run it from the command line, but if I run it from LaunchControl I get the following error:

sh: pg_dump: command not found

How do I fix this?


texts: Cannot unlock password protected SSH key in OS X Mavericks

texts:
I just upgraded to OSX 10.9, and when trying to establish an SSH connection with public key authentication, a prompt appears asking for my SSH key password.

I initially thought that the upgrade caused the keychain to forget some passwords, so I re-entered mine. Apparently, that wasn't the cause, because the prompt kept reappearing.

I first though that I may be using the wrong password, but while the following command:

$ ssh-keygen -vvv -y -f id_rsa >| id_rsa.pub
debug3: Incorrect RSA1 identifier
debug1: key_parse_private_pem: PEM_read_PrivateKey failed
debug1: read PEM private key done: type <unknown>
Enter passphrase:
debug3: Incorrect RSA1 identifier
debug1: key_parse_private_pem: PEM_read_PrivateKey failed
debug1: read PEM private key done: type <unknown>
load failed

...does not work! If I try to use openssl:

$ openssl rsa -in id_rsa -text
Enter pass phrase for id_rsa:
Private-Key: (2048 bit)
modulus:
    00:...

my private key is correctly decrypted and all information is printed.

What happened with the upgrade to Mavericks? How can I get my private key back in a usable state?


texts: Wifi not connecting after erasing hard drive on Macbook Pro 13" 2019

texts:
I just erased my Macbook's hard drive (under MacOS Catalina) with touch bar from 2019.

When I turn on the computer I press cmd and R, the planet shows off and I've to select a network to connect to.

The problem is that it won't connect to any of my Wifi connexion, I tried on my initial Wifi and two repeater. I also tried to connect it to my 4G and still didn't established a connexion.

After looking into Apple's support, they suggested to test the DNS as explained here

After doing it, here is what I've got :

Sorry for the french but it means that the Lookup failed, it threw the same error for my LTE too.

So I'm a bit lost, I'm about to sell it but I don't know how I can fix this since my Apple Store is closed due to Covid.

Does someone have a hint about what I can do/how to proceed.
I thought about booting it from a hard drive but I didn't find anything for the Macbook Pro 2019 since it has no USB port, but if it's possible I can do it since I have my work Macbook Pro available so if someone could provide me a link or anything that could help I would really appreciate.

Thanks for your help


texts: Will Migration Assistant really take 52 hours to transfers my files?

texts: I just bought a new 2012 MacBook Pro and Migration Assistant says it will take 52 hours and 30 minutes to transfer. Is it really going to take that long? The blue bar is almost done.


texts: iTunes Connect - difference between units sold and units paid out, plus Apples commision

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I was wondering if anybody else noticed difference between units sold reported under the "Sales and Trends" section and what is actually paid out under "Payments and Financial Reports" section? I'm currently missing around 100 units, which equates to about $100-$200 loss. Does anybody know what is the best procedure to raise this issues with Apple, or better has anybody had similar issues and succeeded with Apple?

Secondly, I also noticed an increase in the difference between "Proceeds" and "Sales" on the "Sales and Trends" section over the last year. The difference in the amount has been between 40-50% and recently as high as 66%. I thought apple only takes 30% commission. How come there is such a discrepancy between "Sales" and "Proceeds"?

Thanks in advance.


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I have seen comments in various posts here to the effect that HDMI is to be avoided.
Can anyone explain what the problem is with HDMI, and why it's a bad thing?
More specifically, I have a 2nd monitor with three inputs: HDMI, DVI, and VGA. I'm currently using the HDMI port, connecting directly with the HDMI port on my Mac mini.
Is there any reason why I should use some sort of adaptor from one of the Thunderbolt ports to the DVI instead?


texts: Is there any security risk if a malicious Microsoft Word (.doc) file is opened with the Apple Pages app?

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An infected .doc file (VirusTotal report) was sent to a Mac via email and was opened with the Apple Pages app.
I did some research on my own and the only information I got is that a .doc file can cause damage by using macros when it is opened with the Microsoft Word app and macros are allowed. But the Apple Pages app doesn't support macros, so there shouldn't be a risk when it converts the .doc file to be able to open and display it.
Is there any other risk of a .doc file being harmful when it is opened with the Apple Pages app?


texts: Mac mail shows thousands of incoming emails in Activity

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Does anyone know how to bug test Mac Mail?

Each time I open it, it starts to hog resources and shows thousands and thousands of "incoming mail messages".

I certainly do not have any email arriving...

I use IMAP accounts mostly with Google accounts and on Mavericks 10.0.3


texts: How to hide Airplay devices in Audio Output list on Macos Catalina?

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This was asked many years ago but previous answers are not applicable to Catalina so I'd like to reopen it.
Is there a way to entirely disable Airplay in Catalina, or by some other means arrange that long lists of Airplay devices will not appear in the list of available Audio output devices?
Background: When I'm at my desk I want to select between audio devices connected to my Mac and  I do not want to see in my device list long lists of Apple TVs, Rokus, Smart TVs, and other people's Apple Computers.  When I'm in the office the list is ridiculously long and it's useless and annoying to see the Macbooks and Smart TVs of various random people on other floors of the building as available audio devices.


texts: What does the red 1! msg mean in the Byobu status panel?

texts: I've used Byobu on Linux systems, and the x! msg (x being a number) means that many corresponding packages need to be updated. However, on a Mac with brew (all packages updated) I cannot tell what the 1! msg is trying to tell me? Is there someway to parse it's data out?


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I've got a problem with using Dia from the command line on OSX 10.7.4. I downloaded and installed the OS X dmg from http://dia-installer.de/download/macosx.html I've been using it to create graphics for a paper and absolutely love it.

I'm using a makefile to call pdflatex, bibtex, and R so that that it will build everything from scratch if need be, but can't get Dia's command line to work.

I want to use the command line with -e and -t to export the graphics to a specific directory so that pdflatex can put them in the pdf. (http://dia-installer.de/doc/en/re01.html)

The problem that I'm running into is that anytime I call it from the terminal, it brings up the GUI. Even if I give move to /Applications/Dia.app/Content/Resources/bin/ and use the command "./dia -v". It gives me a bunch of errors about "Input method" and then shows the GUI.

I looked on the Dia FAQ and it has a lot of information for the Windows command line, but nothing for OS X.

I'm hoping that someone here has run into this before and knows how to get it to work.


texts: Login screen showing pre-filevault lock message

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Before Filevault was on, I had a lock message set using ≪Set Lock Message≫:

After turning on Filevault, I changed the lock message.

However, I realize that when I restart the computer, the message is showing the old lock message.

Why does this happen?

How do I set it to use the new message?


texts: I don't have a case or screen protector just yet for my iPad. What is a cost effective way to keep the screen clean and remove fingerprints?