texts: How can I use the half-qwerty keyboard layout in OSX?

texts: I'd like to use the half-qwerty keyboard layout on my mac, without actually buying any (ridiculously priced) hardware. I found a auto-hotkey script, but that appears to be windows-only. Are there any alternatives?


texts: iPhone 5 won't turn on after being off for two weeks

texts:
The iPhone was perfectly working. Then it was left home for two weeks. Battery obviously drained out.

When I came back, I put the iPhone on the charger for a lot time. However, the iPhone and the charger were cold, like nothing is really charging. Charger works, have tested it with a different iPhone.

So now my iPhone still can't be turned on!

How can this be possible?

Edit: I tried hard reset combination, tried to connect to laptop, different chargers...


texts: How to restore Mac without deleting files

texts: I must have run an "rm -rf *" command in my root file system (noob mistake I know) as all my files and apps on my mac were deleted, but the computer was still functioning. I've continued working on the mac, and noticed there is no /System/ folder, so I'm thinking maybe I deleted the system folder. Is there a way to restore the file system but keep the apps and files I'm working with?


texts: Docksend in Transmit 4 by Panic no longer works after upgrading to OS 10.7.3

texts: I've just upgraded to OS 10.7.3 and Docksend in Transmit 4 by Panic no longer works. I drop files on the dock icon and nothing happens in Transmit.


texts: How can I edit the Calendars shown on the Mac notification sidebar?

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In my Calendar App on the Mac I can see all my Google, iCloud and Mac calendars. This is great. In the sidebar (Notification area), the Calendar widget does not display the full events especially of the other Calendars. I have many events happening today but only showing one?

Is there a way to show all my Calendar events in this window? Picture below.

I am using Mojave on a MacBook Pro.


texts: Application never asks for automation permissions

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I have created a quick little Automator script to type my initials and the current date. Whenever I try to run the workflow in every other app I am shown a prompt to give that application permission which then adds it to the list found in Security > Privacy > Automation and gives it access to System Events. However when I try to run the workflow on one specific application that I use for work (called posim evo) it doesn't ask for the permission it just gives the error:
The action "Run AppleScript" encountered an error: "Not authorized to send Apple events to System Events."

The app never shows up in the security list. I have already added the app to the accessibility permissions list. I'm concerned that maybe the problem is happening because posim evo is a third-party app that is not from the App Store while every other app I've tested with was downloaded directly from the App Store. Anyone else have the problem or know how to fix it? Im running Mojave 10.14.6 (required for my job) if that helps at all.
This is my script:
on run {input, parameters}
    set (m:month as number, d:day, y:year, t:time) to (current date)
    set customdate to m & "/" & d
    tell application "System Events" to keystroke customdate

    return input
end run

it just prints the current date in mm/dd format to whatever textbox is selected.


texts:
I use iCloud and I like Mail to save my drafts on the server.

But I have no desire to keep them as drafts after they are sent.  But Mail keeps the drafts and I have to manually delete them.

I don't to disable the saving of drafts on the server, this isn't a solution.


texts: Why can macOS have two files with same name?

texts:
I found there are two files with same names but one with extended attribute while the other not (Actually I used sed command to do in-place operation with one file before):
-rw-r--r--  1 nanxiao  staff   351K Sep 28 12:29 db_chunks.csv
-rw-r--r--@ 1 nanxiao  staff   351K Sep 28 09:55 db_chunks.csv

So when I open db_chunks.csv, which file is actually operated? What is the relationship with these two files?
P.S., my macOS is Catalina.
Edit:
The following is the output of ls -lb:
-rw-r--r--  1 nanxiao  staff  538150 Sep 28 12:29 pcap_chunks.csv
-rw-r--r--@ 1 nanxiao  staff  538658 Sep 28 12:25 pcap_chunks.csv

And although both are csv files, they are classified as different file formats in Finder:

The "Get info" of both files:


texts: MBP works fine but not visible on network

texts:
I have a strange problem, that for the life of me I can't seem to resolve.  I'm hardly a newbie to this type of stuff, which is making the lack of success even more frustrating/embarrassing :)

I have a pretty much pure-Apple setup:  two AirportExtreme routers (one acting as a range extender for the first), two MacbookPros, two iPhones, iPad etc.  Love my toys.

However my one MBP does not seem to be visible from the network.  I can ping anything from anything else, with the exception of this one MBP.  The machine is of course connected and working fine.  It can also ping everything on the network.

I've used a static IP so that I can be sure I'm pinging the right machine.  I've also checked that the firewall is (Preferences -> Security -> Firewall) turned off.

What else do I need to check to diagnose this?


texts: Is there a way to shutdown mac when screen is turned off?

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I have a mac mini, which is connected to a TV using HDMI cable. TV & mini are connected to separate power source, so that I can shutdown TV and mini independently as required.

Primary use of mini is a media center and i watch lot of online videos over it.

The problem is sometime, if i switch off the TV, online videos continue to play in the computer and thus consuming bandwidth. So i'm looking for a way to shutdown (close my video player application etc.) mini if the TV display goes off.


texts: My macbook pro is getting some current while connecting to external monitor

texts:
My macbook is getting some current or can be said as vibrating when i connect it to Thunderbolt to VGA adapter to external monitor.
and then when i connect macbook to magsafe connector for charging , the vibration effect has gone.
please help me.


texts: Are there any directories of the official icons used in macOS?

texts:
Things like the share sheet, the forwards and backwards glyphs, the magnifying glass, etc. are standard across macOS.

Is there any official repository of these glyphs? It would seem to be extremely useful.


texts: Leaving group chat in Telegram Messenger on iOS

texts:
Telegram Messenger on my iPhone has no chat group's exit button, like the existing "Leave chat" on Android version.

Could anyone please tell me where is it?


texts: How to prevent Finder from waking up the second hdd?

texts:
I do use a SSD+HDD setup on MBP but from time to time Finder is trying to access files from the HDD and is waking it up.

I'm not saying about usual cases, this happens even when I do nothing.

Doing a lsof |grep /hd/, hd being the mount name of my hdd shows me that Finder is the cause.

Also, I do not want to disable Finder for the entire drive, and btw, I heard that this could not be the solution.

sorin@sPro ~ $ lsof|grep /hd/
iTunes      269 sorin   24r     DIR               14,5       136   397463 /Volumes/hd/sorin/iTunes Media/Automatically Add to iTunes.localized
iTunes      269 sorin   25r     DIR               14,5       442   397461 /Volumes/hd/sorin/iTunes Media
iTunes      269 sorin   26r     DIR               14,5       306 13961723 /Volumes/hd/sorin
Finder      276 sorin   18r     DIR               14,5       204 14556315 /Volumes/hd/Backups.backupdb
Finder      276 sorin   21r     DIR               14,5       170 16025097 /Volumes/hd/sorin/Movies/boxoffice/The.Iron.Lady.2011.720p.BluRay.x264-Felony
Finder      276 sorin   24r     DIR               14,5      2380 13959970 /Volumes/hd/.Trashes/501


texts: How do I turn off "Show Bluetooth in menu bar"?

texts:
On macOS Sierra, if I go to System Preferences > Bluetooth, and uncheck "Show Bluetooth in menu bar", the symbol remains stubbornly visible.

How can I make it invisible?


texts: Macbook Pro (mid 2010) shutting down upon boot up

texts:
Here is my question.  My macbook pro has been acting crazy for a while, shutting down unexpectedly daily.  Every once in a while it will work for a day or two but eventually will start shutting down again.

I took it to an Apple certified repair shop and after tons of cash spent...
I sent it directly to Apple and they replaced something for $350 - it was over a year ago and I can't remember (yes I am a moron).  It worked for a while and lo and behold started shutting down again.

I ran the disk thingy where it checks the hardware and it said there are no issues.  Yay! But, now what to do?

I can log in under the Test user the Mac dude set up at Apple shop.. and on here, where there are no files, everything is kosher and working smoothly.  No shutting down!

So, I am guessing its a memory issue?  But I checked that on a good day and everything seemed fine.

Question is how do I get in to the other user to determine this?  is there a way to access the files from the other user through this alternate user?

I am at my wit's end -thanks for any help .


texts: iCal failing to sync calendars with an Exchange 2010-based server - 'ical needs a valid email address'

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iCal (Version 5.0.1 (1547.4) - Mac OS X 10.7.2) is failing to sync calendar entries for an Exchange account setup via System Preferences.

While Mail and Address Book are able to send mail or sync to the server, the calendars show an exclamation mark next to the account name, which when clicked brings up the following dialogue sheet:

  "ical needs a valid email address to connect to the exchange account"

Entering the email address of the account has no effect, and clicking the exclamation mark again simply re-opens the dialogue sheet.


texts: My mp3 in iTunes shows a time of about 20 minutes, when it really have about 5 minutes. The VLC Player and the Windows Media Player shows the correct time for the same file, what's wrong with my iTunes?


texts: Parition disapeared after deleting Linux

texts: I had a 70gig partition running Ubuntu that I deleted from Disk utility (was gonna reinstall with Kubuntu instead). However, once the operation was complete, I was just left with the Mac partition (~170 gig out of 256) and the formatted Linux partition was not visible. I tried to repair it from recovery mode, but it keeps telling me to open first aid in recovery mode (which I am).


texts: How do I disable all Source Mapping in Safari DevTools?

texts:
In a minified jQuery file I'm using, this snippet at the end: //# sourceMappingURL=jquery.min.map is causing an annoying 404 error to appear in the Developer Console on every refresh.

I don't have the .min.map file and don't intend to get it.

Is there a way I can make Safari DevTools to ignore these annotations and never complain about missing Source Maps? I rarely need that feature.


texts: MBP freezes for 30 seconds all the time since this afternoon

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I'm looking to find the cause why I'm getting the spinning beachball on my MBPro all the time since this afternoon.
I can work for like 30 seconds and get a spinning beachball for like 30 seconds. During that time OSX freezes. I can move the mouse cursor but click nothing. When I write something on the keyboard it is processed after the freeze.

Here's what else changed:

booting takes like 10 minutes (compared to 20 seconds normally)
Stop sign when power up the Mac
can't launch in safe mode
no start sound

How can I investigate the issue? Everything seems to work but it is awfully slow...
I've got a 480GB SSD and a 750GB HDD (in the CD Mount). The MacBook has 16GB of RAM and is running the Gold Master of El Captain.


texts: How can I send text from an iPhone to a PC?

texts:
I don't have an email client set up on my PC.

I'm looking for a simple way to send some text from my iPhone to my PC.

I could use Dropbox, or I could email my Dropbox account.
But each of these methods requires a lot of effort.

Ideally, I'd like something where I can paste and tap send and have it pop up on my PC.

Any ideas?


texts:
I've switched out the default apache for the homebrew version. I've stopped the default apache starting on boot with:

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

However, the homebrew version does not start automatically. The httpd process is running (as confirmed by brew services start httpd) but the server is not running, until I execute

sudo apachectl start

(apachectl here refers to the homebrew version at /usr/local/bin/apachectl)

I'm using macOS Mojave, and the homebrew Apache version is 2.4.37.


texts:
I have recently brought my self a MacBook Pro (2015) battery life because I was getting 4 hours or less on my MacBook Air (2010) that had about 800-880 cycle counts. Because of the battery issue with my MacBook Air I would like to know how to extend the battery life.

Is there a way how I can make sure my battery lasts for more then 4 years while staying close to 10 hours?

Here are a few things that I know about looking after batteries:

Cycle counts (1 cycle count is 50% to 100% back to 50% etc.)
It is best to keep your battery between 20% and 80% (is it true?)

What I want to know more of:

More information on how cycle counts work (not sure if I fully understand them)
How to reduce number of cycle counts (less is better)
What is the battery life of an average use with 60% battery (between 20% and 80%) (need to last at least for 8+ hours without charging)
Any applications that prevents the computer being charged over 80% (if possible)
Any other tips for extending battery life

My end goal:

I want to have good battery life (~10 hours) all the time and at least 8 (or as much as possible) hours in four years time (or 800+ cycles [which ever comes first]).

Thanks for the help


texts: Review site specifically for Apple products?

texts: I am wondering if there is a product review site specifically for apple products?


texts:
I was using my iMac 27" 2010, doing some work online. From one instant to another, internet stopped to respond. Unable to ping the local router, I initially believed it crashed. However, the rest of my home network was fine.

I'm now forced to use a WiFi connection to connect to the internet. Tried to boot Windows, it dosen't detect the wired network connection too.

A bad way to be forced to change a 1500€ machine.

What do you suggest?


texts:
I'm seeing an item on my activity monitor called 'HP Product Research.'

I assume it's associated with some HP Printer drivers that I no long need, and have have removed, but this tracker keeps hanging around.

Any ideas on how to get rid of this tracker?


texts: I go to my safari and it says I have viruses from adult websites, I'm guilty of that yes. But it then shows its checking my android in one tab and another says my iPhone has a virus. Is this true? Or is it a s scam!?


texts: I'm not sure if this is normal but I've never been able to list all my apps in itunes.  As you can see, the list is completely empty.  This has been for the last few years and on different computers with the most updated itunes.  Any ideas if this is  normal?


texts:
I have a domain that has a DNS record with CNAME and ALIAS entries, but how do I check them in the terminal?
I tried nslookup -type=any <domain.name> and dig <domain.name> any and variants there of, but it seems like I don't get the whole record.
What knowledge gap do I have?


texts: There is no icon for iBooks or options to include iBooks on my iCloud whatsoever.


texts: MacBook Air - upgraded HD, now does not boot up

texts:
Upgraded my hard drive from a 250gb to a 500gb. After reinstalling Mountain Lion, I did a restore from my TM backup. All seemed to go well, and was quick.
The system told me to reboot after the install and again all was good, but it won’t complete the boot. Apple symbol comes up, progress bar starts up, slows down, then stops. I am looking at a screen that is ready to start the GUI, but... it just sits. I tried restarting, no different.
Any ideas?


texts:
My iPhone is running iOS 7.0.4.  I am trying to use the "Reset Keyboard Dictionary" option because certain text like an "i" in the middle of a sentence no longer auto capitalizes.  Auto capitalization and autocorrect are on.  When I hit Reset Keyboard Dictionary there is no change in behavior.  My i's still don't upper case.  I know I can add new keyboard shortcuts to force things like this but single character corrections don't work well (iOS doesn't know whether they are in a word or a separate word).

If I erase my iPhone completely and set it up as new (as a test), all is good.

Why isn't Reset Keyboard Dictionary working?


texts: "Destination folder access denied" on a partition on MacBook Pro from Windows 8

texts: I have bought a new MacBook Pro. I am from Windows background so I installed Windows 8.1. I wanted to have a partition that can be accessed from both OS so I created a partition using Bootcamp from Mac OS. On Mac, I can use the partition fully but on Windows side, I can only read the new partition. I can't paste any files or change anything on it. The error I am getting is "Destination folder access denied". I have given Admin right to move the files but still failed. I spent a while googling and there are many others getting this error but these are different scenarios mostly accessing networked drive and can't find any solution that would solve my problem. I tried to share the partition (on Windows) but that still doesn't work. Hope someone can help me. Thanks.


texts: I'm not receiving all my e mails on my ipad. How do I change my mail settings on iPad and iPhone from POP to IMAP


texts: Free media player with jump-to-specific-time option for big mp3 files

texts:
I'm listening to some mp3 files, some of them lasting 5 hours or more, and I'm looking for a player which allows to jump directly to a specific point in time in the mp3 file.

VLC has an option "jump to time" but it's buggy, it doesn't do anything or just hangs the app. Each time I reopen any player I've tried so far, I have to guess and click the time progress bar trying to find where I left.


texts: iMac login screen a mess. Logging in crashes the machine. Able to go into safe mode

texts:
IMac 27" late 2009, replaced DVD drive with 256Gb SSD, replaced original failed drive with a 2Tb drive. Lived happily ever after for 3 years.

So this is started a few days ago. All of a sudden (usually when playing a video from youtube) my machine would completely freeze, except for the cursor which would magically acquire eight horizontal grey lines.

A reboot would fix it, I could happily work and multitask until I play another video (I'm pretty sure every time this happened I was playing something from Youtube). A reboot fixed it. And then one day a reboot produced this sort of screen:

The screen is legible enough to be able to select my account and enter my password. Either of two things happen: either the machine simply crashes to black screen and reboots, or it spins a little and then issues me with a multi-language error message saying my Mac has been restarted due to a problem. Then it restarts, and we're back to square one.

I am able to get into safe mode. Screen works fine (slow refreshes, but no artifacts), the mouse still has the lines.

I can't get into diagnostics by holding D - the computer simply boots normally. In safe mode, when trying to fix permissions on SSD I get an error message. Doing sudo diskutil repairPermissions / results in:

  error -69789 permissions verify or repair failed underlying error 10
  posix reports no child processes

So what can I try doing before dragging my iMac to the curb?


texts: Search iOS App Store by sharing features included with app

texts:
iOS 8 introduced sharing extensions.

But what apps show up in what share lists?:

  Activation rules tells the system when to offer a particular app's extension. For example, when photos are selected, the activation rules for a photo app would tell iOS that it should be included in the options... [Apps] can and will all have different, if sometimes overlapping activation rules. Developers can indicate their activation rules by using a predicate with as simple or as detailed a query string as is needed.  [same article].

I have an App that shares plain text files via the share button. (App is HoursTracker tho I don't think that's relevant).

So I want to search the App Store for an app that "activates" for plain text sharing extension. I don't want a cloud app (eg Dropbox). I've searched for hours, downloaded 20 [free] that seemed like they would, and none of them do.

One could imagine a generalized search function categorizing apps by what they share, and what sharing extensions they provide.

Is there a way?


texts: How to load a LaunchAgent always as root?

texts:
I'm using a LaunchAgent to always open a cocoa application (i.e. Xcode) at login. the custom application requires root permission but when it's loaded by launchctl is loaded without permissions.

How can i do it?

I already tried using the "UserName" keyword in the Agent's plits, but doesn't work.


texts:
I've got two mac and both are running last version of OS X and iTunes but there's a little difference that I hate and I don't know how to solve:

These are the possible views of the Apps section in iTunes of one Mac:

…and these on the other one:

Trouble is that list view would be very useful and I don't know hot to get it on the second Mac too - is there somebody who has an idea?

EDIT: Same trouble even in Mavericks, even in Movies and Books (in iBook), always only in a Mac, on the other Mac everything works fine...


texts: Terminal not launching correctly, prompt does not appear until SIGINT

texts:
I am running OSX 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion). When I launch terminal, or a new window/tab within terminal, I don't get my prompt. The last login information gets displayed fine, and my cursor is set (unblinking) below it. Also, the window title bar flashes between "bash" and "uname" for the "active process name" part, dunno what that's about as I've never seen it before. Also, the part that normally lists the current directory name just says "Terminal". I can ctrl+C to get to a prompt, but obviously that's not the expected behavior and it's getting pretty annoying.

I noticed it after I changed my hostname. It was appearing as ns-117-43 in my prompt; I changed it to local with scutil but setting it back didn't help. Haven't noticed anything else acting up.

Any advice would be appreciated.


texts:
I have a small script made with JXA (JavaScript for Automation) that outputs a result to the shell with console.log.

However, console.log seems to output to stderr and I’d like to output to stdout. I can always 2>&1 when calling the script, but it would be preferable to output directly to stdout from the script.

Is there a way to accomplish that?


texts: If my App gets approved, can I set a specific "Release Date"?

texts:
I'm developing my first App for the App Store, and I'll soon be submitting it. However I need to release it on a specific day for promotional reasons. Since I've never been through the process before, can you tell me if it is possible to set a "release after X" date when submitting the app?

In other words, will my app be automatically "released" as soon as it is approved?

I've found this question dealing with updates, hoping for an answer specific to a whole new app.


texts: AppleScript: How to open a file in TextEdit, without bringing the other TextEdit windows to front?

texts:
I have the following AppleScript code that opens a specific file in TextEdit in a window with predetermined bounds:

set targetFilepath to "/Users/Me/Desktop/My Fruit Log.txt"
tell application "TextEdit"
    activate
    open targetFilepath
    set bounds of front window to {279, 111, 1180, 719}
end tell

The problem with this code is that, if I have any other TextEdit files open, the code will also bring the other documents to the front as well. I would like, however, that only this one, specific text file is brought to the front.

The code will not bring a minimized TextEdit window to the front, but it will bring all hidden, non-minimized, TextEdit windows to the front.

When I remove the activate line from the code:

tell application "TextEdit"
    open targetFilepath
    set bounds of front window to {279, 111, 1180, 719}
end tell

the file is opened, but its window is not brought to the foreground.

OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.6.

Here is a visual representation of what I've described above. I had zero windows minimized on my computer when these screenshots were taken.

This is what my screen looks like before the AppleScript is triggered:

This is what I want my screen to look like after the AppleScript is triggered:

This is what my screen currently looks like after the AppleScript is triggered:

In the interest of full disclosure, my code also moves the TextEdit cursor location after opening the file. I don't know that this would affect a potential solution, but here is the additional code that follows the above passage (x is an integer that is assigned beforehand):

tell application "TextEdit" to activate
    tell application "System Events" to tell process "TextEdit"
        repeat x times
            key code 125
        end repeat
    end tell
end tell


texts: How to restore content from quit migration?

texts:
I bought a new MacBook Pro and began working on it. I saved all my preferences, had some files on here, etc. My old MacBook has USB ports that don't work so I can't transfer files via Time Machine. Apple's site says that WiFi is the fastest way to transfer (which is apparently inaccurate) so I did that overnight. I woke up to find that I still had 44 hours left, and I need to work so I quit both. Old Mac is fine. New Mac is restored.

When I used Migration Assistant it said that it would save the new Mac's data in a folder somewhere. That is what I'm hoping to be able to find and restore settings. Does anyone know where that folder is and how to do that or am I out of luck and starting over?


texts: MacBook Air Mid 2011: headphone plug makes weird noises

texts:
If I turn a headphone plug around in the headphone jack, it makes really loud and weird creaking noises. I just want to make sure that my Macbook Air isn't the only one which does that.

I already had a close look into the jack, but nothing seems to be wrong with it.


texts: My husband passed away a few months ago and I need to delete his Apple ID. I am using his iPad as a family member but anytime I try to download an app it asks for HIS apple ID password.


texts: Why do I keep getting Recovered files in my trash after restarting?

texts:
Whenever I restart my MacBook Pro running OS X 10.6.8, I see a Recovered files folder in the trash—most recent example shown below. This is after a regular restart and not after a crash.

Any ideas why this keeps happening?

I'm not sure if this happens on every restart or just regularly. I'll have to investigate more to determine that.


texts:
Goal: To selectively route traffic over a VPN, so that general browsing/downloads goes via the normal primary connection, with my business VPN traffic going over the VPN.

I have tried a similar method mentioned here, but no matter how I changed the details it didn't work.

The VPN works, I can connect and route all traffic over it, so that is not the issue.

Home IP: 192.168.34.X

IP from VPN: 192.168.1.X

IP's (via VPN) trying to access in the internal network: 10.4.X.X, 196.220.X.X

How to selectively route traffic for one specified IP adddress through the VPN tunnel (not all traffic)?


texts:
I've read a dozen different answers and talked to a bunch of people and am having difficulty understanding how PATH is calculated in different scenarios. Specifically I'm thinking of

How exactly is PATH calculated for bash?
How exactly is it calculated for other shells? (I assume its shell dependent, but what is the commonality between all shells?)
How exactly is it calculated for GUI apps?
Am I missing another way of launching stuff? Do daemons do something different? (I don't think so? But maybe...)

Additionally I'm on High Sierra now but I'm seeing some people mentioned that this changed at some point?

I've seen this answer and this one but both seem to be focused explicitly on what happens inside of bash.


texts: How to select calendar with "Quick Event" in 10.7 iCal?

texts:
I really like the "Quick Event" mask in iCal under OS X lion: insert event name, start time, date and you're ready! except for the fact that sometimes I'd like to add an event to a particular calendar instead of the default one!

I've tried to add "in *calendar_name*" or "calendar: *calendar_name*" at the end of the sentence, but none of them works!

Is there a way to achieve that?


texts: Can i have a state in OS X where there is no default browser

texts:
I'd like OS X to default to whichever browser is open (i.e. have no default browser) so that links in other applications don't go off and open a second browser.

Is this possible (without copy/paste). An example would be that I'm listening to music in google music in chrome and i click a link in my Evernote and/or Wunderlist app and Safari is called to open; okay most times but not this particular time.


texts: Down arrow key does not work in bootcamp

texts:
So I decided to use my old MacBook Air 2012 as a Windows laptop. I installed Windows 10 Anniversary using boot camp. Everything went well and I've installed a bunch of programs, Visual Studio, etc. It builds perfectly and everything works great.

Except for one thing: the down arrow key does not work!

I've installed the latest driver updates using the pre-installed apple update software. For some reason there is no boot camp control panel installed.

Not sure how to fix/debug this!


texts: Applescript to get Dropbox file direct/share link

texts:
Is it possible to retrieve the direct/share link of a file that is in my Dropbox folder, but not in its Public subfolder?

I'd like to use that for an Alfred workflow. I saw many tutorials on how to do that for files that are in the Public folder but I'd like to use the new way Dropbox handles files sharing.

Thanks!


texts: OSX Mavericks doesn't reboot/shutdown/logout from menubar

texts:
sudo reboot or sudo halt works when executed from terminal. But, Apple Logo -> Shutdown/Restart/Log Out User doesn't work. Strangely, Apple Logo -> Sleep works.

I've executed bunch of defaults write and setting changes in the Terminal recently, and I'm not sure which one triggered this problem. Unfortunately, I didn't take any snapshots or backed up original state.

Which files should I look into regarding the enable/disable of reboot/shutdown/logout from menubar?

How do I fix this, or where do I start looking?


texts: How do I silence Messages from a single person on my Apple Watch?

texts: I have a particular person who continually messages me but I do not want to block them. Is there anyway to silence my watch so I do not get notifications from them, but I still get them from others?


texts: Why does my iPhone sometimes start rendering from a third of the way down the screen?

texts:
I don't really know the right words to describe this problem, but every once in a while (sporadically, maybe about twice a day), whatever view is displayed on my iPhone (iPhone 6, iOS 8.3) screen will slide down to about a third of the way down the screen, as shown in these three screenshots:

(I've whited out personal data.)

After a matter of seconds, I think it slides back up on its own, though I've discovered that the most convenient way for me to cancel this phenomenon is by pulling the notification center into view from the top of the screen and then pushing it back up, which causes the main view to slide back up right away.

What is going on here? Has anyone else seen this?

Update:

Today I learned that I fidget with my thumbs "sporadically, maybe about twice a day".


texts: How to re-install OS X from single-user mode

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So, this mac had some graphics card drivers that were potentially corrupt. After moving them out of the drivers folder, I'm able to boot in normally. However recovery boot isn't working, I can't get it to update via the App Store, I can't open Finder, nor can I do a myriad of other things. I need to re-install the OS, but can't seem to find any way of doing it... my only thought is that I could re-install it via single-user mode which is the only thing that seems to be working perfectly fine.

How do I re-install my OS from single-user mode?

EDIT: Well, I found out why it wasn't booting into recovery boot: the graphics card drivers for the main system weren't working - for the same reason the drivers in the recovery partition were not working, both on the computer's harddisk, and on the recovery usb I made. After disabling (moving) the drivers on the usb, it booted to it fine. The issue is the graphics card hardware.

Nonetheless, I'll leave this question here since it's still a great question that deserves a good answer.


texts: Can I create something like a macro in Numbers?

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I have this long formula that is used in a lot of columns:

=SE(N17<60; DEF.NÚM.DEC(SOMA(60; −N17); 1); "✔ Aprovado")

So, when I need to change something in this formula, I need to edit each one of then. So to avoid this kind of duplication, can I create something like a macro, which will make me able to do something like that:

def myMacro($POS):
  return SE($POS<60; DEF.NÚM.DEC(SOMA(60; −$POS); 1); "✔ Aprovado")

And use it like:

=myMacro(N17)

Note: The formulas are in portuguese.


texts: Tabbing between application windows while using spaces

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The weirdest thing happened to me. I reinstalled OSX Lion on my macbook, and when all done I noticed how I could not switch between application windows on different spaces using cmd + tab.

I'm positive I've been able to jump to different application windows that are on different space before. Now it will only switch to another application window if it's on the same space. If it's on another space, it will switch to the app but remain on the same space.

I've also noticed how I cannot jump to application windows on other spaces when I single click their icons in the dock.

Is there a stupid setting I've missed, or have I been living in a wonderful fantasy for many months while using Lion?


texts: Make Macports use HTTPS (SSL/TLS) to fetch packages

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By default, Macports uses HTTP to fetch packages. For example:

--->  Attempting to fetch port_cutleaves-0.1.4_0.darwin_10.noarch.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/port_cutleaves

How should a user configure Macports to use HTTPS (SSL/TLS) instead?


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I have some words in column B. They are sorted by a personal criterion, nothing that Apple Numbers can consider:

At a certain point, I want to organize the information by another criterion. For instance, to make it simple, sort ascending:

Is there a way I can go back to the first picture?

(Here I simplify the case. Of course, I could cmd z, but that is not the point. I am looking for an easy way to save a specific order even after I close the file o even days later)

What I have tried:
This is a simplified case. In real live I have several files with thousands of rows in each file. I cannot create a column and give them a number of reference manually. I tried to create a column and generate the order this way:

1- I put 1 in A1
2- Put A1+1 in A2
3- Copy paste the formula in the other columns. Or drag the yellow point, it's the same
4- Create another column and "paste results" (When I sort by the B column the formula column will change. That's why I need that extra step and create a column with only numbers)

This works, but it seems complicated and I need to do it many times. Is there any other way to save the order that is easier, simpler?


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please excuse, I am new to iPhone, as I repair it for a friend.
It's an 4S from USA that some other friend of him wanted to unlock for germany.

So I don't know what he did exactly, but:
When I restart by holding home+power, it restarts like expected. The apple appears for 2 minutes, then the (respring?) turns 180 degree and then stops.
There's also no way to get it into DFU mode, it boots no matter if I hold the home button.
Also when I hold vol+, it won't boot.

I'm out of ideas to get this to boot.


texts: Storing SSH passphrase in memory but not saving it to the keychain persistently

texts: Answers to this question explain how to have SSH passphrases added to the keychain when they are entered.  Having recently upgraded from a previous version of OSX, I'm used to the passphrases being stored in memory but not in persistent storage.  If setting UseKeychain yes causes passphrases to be stored to disk, is there a way to prevent this?  IE I'd like to avoid having to re-enter them except after having rebooted.  It seems less than ideal to store a passphrase in a location protected with a potentially less secure password.


texts: Macbook touchpad multitouch stopped working

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Actually, two fingers for scrolling still works, but all other gestures don't. None with 3 or 4 fingers, and even side scrolling notification panel with 2 won't.

Out of the blue, it just stopped!

Any clues?


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I have a Canon DSLR camera and I am trying to get the output from the camera onto a MacBook Air so I can then AirPlay the MacBook to a different Room.  The other room is on the other side of a school campus so running a cable would not work.

The Canon has an HDMI output and if it is plugged into a TV or monitor it will display fine, as expected.  However I am trying to get the feed from the camera onto a MacBook Air.  I know desktop computers back in the day had TV tuner cards for a similar function, but I am not sure about the MacBooks.


texts: What happens if I open an app during it's background refresh period?

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If an app running on my iPhone is currently in the process of background refreshing, if I open up the app and bring it to the foreground, what happens to the app and to the background fetch?

Does the background refresh process keep running until it is complete or times out, or does it stop the process?
Does it prevent the app from loading until it's background refresh process has completed?


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I have a Macbook Pro 13 from about a year ago running OSX Lion.
Whenever I connect to my school's WiFi, I can't seem to get to the WiFi Login page
I was told the problem was probably in Keychain Access, but it crashes as soon as I try to open it whenever this is happening.
Using Safari or Chrome, I can't seem to get to any websites, it just hangs or gives me a page load error.
Firefox works though without any issues.


texts: How can I speed up rate at which dock appears on second screen?

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How do I speed up the time it takes for the dock to appear on a second screen in Mavericks?

At the moment it takes over a second when I've been using it on the first screen then go to use it on the second.


texts: How can I check the size of a OneNote notebook on iPad?

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I use OneNote to maintain notes on my iPad. I want to know how I can determine how much space each notebook is occupying so I know how much space is left. However, I have no way of doing this.

Also, how much free storage does Microsoft give for OneNote ?

Also, how can I link to another page in the notebook. This option seems to be missing for the iPad version ...

Any help would be very appreciated .

Thanks a lot !i


texts: How Do I remove video playback on my iPhone 7 completely?

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Hi I want to completely disable the ability to play videos on my iPhone. I don't mind jailbreaking the phone to change some core settings if this is the solution. I'm not just not sure what to change. Thank you.

iPhone 7 OS 12.


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I have a password management application (KeePassX) of which backup I sync over Dropbox across several computers.

However the password database can be open only on one computer at a time for file locking reasons. Problems arise when one computer goes to sleep and the application is left open on this computer, the database locks are never removed and in the worst case there are unsaved changes in the database.

Would it be possible to make a program to prompt closure on sleep (like with shutdown) or record a macro which closes the program when the computer puts itself to sleep or is made sleep through Apple menu?


texts: How can I turn my top menu bar and all the window bars dark?

texts: Is there a way to invert the colors on the menu bar at the top of the screen, as well as the title bars of all the windows is OS X? I have a lot of Terminals open usually, and the the light menu bar stands in the way of the vibe I want.


texts: Every window opened generates a "The function ‘CGContextErase’ is obsolete" message in console

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my Mac is running OSX Yosemite 10.10.2.

I recently found out that in my console such messages:

  [A process name and its pid]: The function ‘CGContextErase’ is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system performance.

would occur for every window I opened.

I tried $ sample -e -wait [Application Name] then launch the application, but in the report I can't find any call to CGContextErase.

Is there anyway to reveal what is behind all this?

Following is a screenshot of Console messages filtered with word CGContextErase:

Update 1:

I ran EtreCheck and here is the result.

I also discovered that such problem will not persist in a newly created account.


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I've been trying to install Ubuntu server on my Mac mini 6,1 with no success.
However now I'm stuck and can't even reinstall OSX from a USB key. I've created it on my MBPr, and tested it there : it works fine.

Now when I try to boot from it in the Mac mini, I get a grey crossed-circle and the Mac mini shuts down.

Does anybody knows a way to fix that ?
Thanks


texts: How to turn old iPad on after not being used for years

texts: So I had bought an iPad about 5 years ago (iPad 1), and I found it lying on a shelf, and I thought: why not use it? But it doesn't turn on. I let it charge for 16 hours and it still does not turn on. Also, when it is plugged in, the screen turns on (it's just black but you can see its on) for less than a second and then turns back off. Can someone help me turn it on and get it working?


texts: Transfer Company Apple Developer membership to Individual on iTunes App Store without repaying

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Basically doing the complete reverse as this.

I'm looking to dissolve my company and transfer my company's Apple Developer to myself i.e. individual (or to another newly incorporated entity). Is that even possible?

Has anyone managed such a transfer of Apple Developer membership?

p.s. I've just renewed the Developer membership a few weeks ago and now my co-founder and I have come to the conclusion we should dissolve our incorporation and in that case I will take ownership of the app. So the best case scenario is that I can somehow transfer the company Apple Developer membership to myself (Individual) without repaying.


texts: AirPrint doesn't work with router that has DD-WRT installed

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Years ago, AirPrint worked in my house on my current printer. It's an HP Photosmart Premium and it absolutely does support AirPrint.

Then a year or two ago, I installed DD-WRT on my Linksys WRT160N router. I installed it so I could add a guest wireless network, but I probably shouldn't have, because the technical specifics of networking that I see everywhere on the DD-WRT site and forums are mostly over my head.

Soon thereafter, I noticed that AirPrint didn't work anymore. I searched and searched for things I could try to fix it, but what few answers I found either didn't work or assumed too high a level of networking knowledge.

I've had other faulty or missing behavior with some other Bonjour-related services like Screen Sharing, too, and I'm about to the point of just shelling out for an Airport Extreme. But before I do that, I ask you wonderful people: Is there anything I can try that doesn't require me to get a degree in networking to understand?


texts: How does one upgrade a jailbroken iOS device?

texts: We have an iPad that is jailbroken and I'd like to upgrade it to iOS 5.1. What is the proper procedure for upgrading a jailbroken device? Do I have to back up the jail break data before upgrading? Or do I have to "un-jailbreak" it first?


texts: What is the request to "Confirm Mac Password" about?

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Since changing my Mac password I constantly see the message "" in my iCloud settings.

What is this for:

What does providing this password do?
What does not providing this password not to (e.g., are there features I'll miss out on)?
Can I safely ignore it?
Is it something I should worry about (and if so, how do I get rid of it)?


texts: How to unlock a Mac that's been locked with Apple Remote Desktop's "curtain" screen lock

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Apple Remote Desktop has a "curtain" feature that a remote client can use to lock the screen of the Mac that's being remotely controlled.  I use this when I connect to my work Mac from my home Mac.  My work Mac's screen shows a big lock icon and a message while I'm remotely controlling it from my home Mac using Apple Remote Desktop (ARD).

Unfortunately, there's a bug of some kind that causes the remote Mac's screen to stay locked, even after I've disconnected from it.  (Latest ARD and OS X 10.8.2 on both machines.) When this happens, I come in to work the next day to find the big lock icon and message on my Mac's screen.  Despite now being physically present in front of the Mac, I can't find a way to unlock the screen.

I usually try ssh-ing into the Mac from another machine and killing processes.  I've tried killing the ARDAgent process, the screen lock process (I can't recall the name), and anything else I can find with "ard" or "remote" in the process name.  None of these things seem to unlock the screen.  Eventually, I resort to using osascript -e ... to tell all my running applications to gracefully quit, then I run shutdown -r now to reboot the machine.

My question: is there a way to successfully unlock a Mac that's stuck on the ARD lock screen, using ssh or otherwise?

One way to reproduce this: Log in to the target Mac with Remote Desktop, initiate Curtain mode, and then after finishing whatever work was to be done, log out the user on the target Mac while still under Curtain mode. This will leave the Mac inaccessible to the Remote Desktop app and even a physical user of the computer, with the large lock icon still on the screen of the target Mac.

I'm not sure what I'm doing to trigger this situation, but I'm definitely not logging out.  Either way, it seems like the solution should be the same.


texts: How to install Windows 10 partition on macOS X Server 10.6.8 without bootcamp?

texts: I have a Mac Pro with macOS X Server 10.6.8. I want to install a Windows 10 partition without Bootcamp. Is there a way to do that?


texts: Tool that watches files / folders and upload on change on OS X?

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I am looking for an SFTP or rsync (?) tool (or script?) that watches a certain folder or certain files and uploads them to a remote server securely on change.

The background:

I've been using Sublime SFTP for that, it works quite well, but sometimes "forgets" its watching duties. Also, I'm giving Atom a go as an alternative editor and there are no tools that live up 100% to Sublime SFTP.

Most editor-based SFTP tools just upload files upon save, but that doesn't cover files built buy gulp or CodeKit.

We've been adding gulp-sftp to our build scripts, but that also has drawbacks.

So what I've been wondering: isn't there a standalone application that simply can watch files or folders for changes and upload them via SFTP, rsync or scp?


texts: IPhone Set up for small to medium size business to be used by employees

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Been looking at answers related to business giving IPhone to it's employees for business usage and related problems (e.g. Small-Business iPhone Deployment), it seems the simplest way is to just hand them the phone to be set up by the user themselves.

The only problem would be if the phone becomes connected to personal apple id rather than an apple id of the enterprise owning the phone then there might be problems when the phone is being retested and passed on to the next employee. Or is this completely false?

Sorry I am a windows user.


texts: How can I get some basic GNU utilities on my iPhone?

texts: I'm specifically looking for du, but really, I want the usual suite of command line power tools. Which package contains those?


texts: In Yosemite what does the indicator that looks like a scroll bar mean at the bottom of the desktop?

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I've noticed that at the bottom of my desktop Yosemite has started displaying a strange sort of indicator - it looks like a horizontal scroll bar, it's a thin grey rectangle with rounded ends.

If I use large dock icons it overlaps with the dock itself, if I shrink the dock you can see that it is unrelated to the dock.

And no, it's not part of my wallpaper!


texts: iPhone 5 power button rattles on vibrate

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My iPhone 5 has a slightly "loose" power button. Not like its going to fall off or anything, but it visibly wiggles a little bit, and if I stand the phone up and then quickly turn it upside down, or bump it, I can hear and see it move.

As this is my first iPhone, is this normal?

Just to clarify, it's not mushy, it just seems like the plastic "outer button" wiggles around on top of the actual button sensor inside. It certainly has a nice firm click when pressed.

Edit: certain vibrate patterns also make it rattle very fast, making a buzzing sound. If I put my finger lightly on it, it stops.

Edit 2: macrumors is full of people with similar beefs. I'm guessing this isn't just me.


texts: I have bought an apple gift card while I was on a business trip in Germany. Now I can't roll back to the original country region - still have 15 Euro's in balance. Will it be possible to change the country of region to my original country? Seems apple ID won't accept my local credit card since it is not German.


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I am using a MacBook Pro running 'Lion'.  I would like to make one of my calendars in 'ical' available to one person for at least reading.  If that is not possible, I would like to publish the calendar.  Apple's website fails to explain these necessary steps:

How do I publish a calendar that responds to my newly added schedule items;
How do I inform the other person(s) how to access the calendar;
How do I know that that other person has even looked at the calendar even once? (aside from asking them in person)
Does the Macbookpro calendar even 'play well' with dissimilar devices, say the iPad, or the iPhone that this other person might be using?
Is it even possible for people using a conventional browser on a non-Mac device to access such a calendar.

I'm set up on iCloud to share such things as photos, calendars, etc.


texts: Do I have the latest firmware update for my Time Capsule? How can I force an upgrade of the firmware?

texts: I am running the latest Maverick. Does anyone know how can I force an upgrade of my firmware?


texts: See what apps and data are taking up space in iOS, without iTunes?

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Is there a way i can see what apps and data are taking up space on my iPhone 8, running 12.4.1.

I know if i plug my phone into iTunes i can get a report on this, but wondered if its possible without iTunes ?


texts: How can I allow incoming SSH (SCP) connections?

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How can I allow incoming SSH connections on my mac (Mac OS X 10.6.4) from other machines on the same network?
Every time I'm trying to scp something on the machine I get a Connection refused error.


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I have the mid-2009 Macbook Pro (Core 2 Duo, 2.53 Ghz, 4GB RAM, OSX 10.7.2), and use the most recent version of Chrome. However, it seems every time I visit a website with Flash, whether it be Youtube, or a site with a simple Flash advert, Chrome and sometimes all of OSX lock up for up to two minutes with the SBBOD, and then spontaneously returns to a normal state.

I've tried Safari, with the same problem occuring. I don't think it's a Lion problem since I've been plagued with this since Snow Leopard. I've mitigated the problem a little bit with Flashblock for Chrome, but still - when I actually need to load something in Flash, the computer locks up again.

Additionally, the computer gets very, very hot when playing Flash video, it gets even hotter than some really CPU intensive tasks -- like After Effects rendering. I probably can resolve this with a complete re-install, but will wait to do that as a last resort. That's without knowing if the problem will come back.

Has anyone had similar experiences, and can you offer a fix without reinstalling everything? Is it not an isolated problem, and OSX simply hates Flash?


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I've got this really old external drive which I store files from way back in college (~7yrs ago) in. Recently it has started acting up. I've tried a load of different option to reformat it (reformatted w/ PC, Ubuntu, and Mac).

On its last format, I used OS X Journaled since I have a Mac. It seemed to work fine for a few hours while I was putting the original files back in it. Walked away from my laptop for a few minutes to just let the files copy back into it. Then when I came back the disk's folders could no longer be found on my screen.

I opened Disk Utility. Found that my Mac could still see the disk but is no longer able to read the folders.

What do I do?


texts: How to change label of a contact field with only the keyboard?

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In Apple Contacts, one can choose between several "labels" for each field in a contact, such as work and home for an email address, or spouse and mother for a related name. I'd like to use my keyboard to do this so that I can add contact information as fast as possible.

As far as I know, I can navigate between fields by pressing tab on my keyboard, but I don't know how to change a label. I have to click on it.

How can I change a label using only my keyboard?

NB: It's insufficient to use templates as a workaround for me.


texts: Installing two DDR3 SO-DIMMs as non-matched pairs in a MacBook

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I've just upgraded my girlfriend's MacBook (I think it is a 2011 Model, one of the last white plastic ones) to Mavericks, and it has slowed down significantly. I'd like to upgrade the RAM on the MacBook to get it running faster. Currently, it has a total of 2GB installed in two separate RAM slots.

If I take one of these DDR3 modules out, what are the performance implications of replacing it with a bigger module to run alongside the remaining 1GB module?

Or should I make sure that the RAM modules are installed in pairs?


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I have the following launch agent that runs on OS X and runs the below script to delete an app when a user downloads an OS upgrade from the App store. It then displays a message to a user after it is deleted.

#!/bin/bash

Version=$(sw_vers | grep ProductVersion | tail -c 7 | cut -d . -f 2)

if [[ $Version -ge 11 ]]
then
    launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/net.company_name.blocksierra.plist
    rm -f /Library/LaunchAgents/net.company_name.blocksierra.plist
    rm -f /usr/local/bin/blocksierra.sh
exit 0

else
    rm -rf /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra\ Public\ Beta.app/
    osascript -e 'display dialog "macOS sierra is not allowed on computers at this time." with title "Technology Notice" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK" giving up after 30'
fi

I am now going to package it and then deploy it to all of our Mac machines. My question is what do I add to the script to get the package to auto "load" the launchagent automatically once the package is installed?

So in other words how do I incorporate this command?

sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/net.company_name.blocksierra.plist

Here is the plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"  "http://www.apple.com    /DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>net.company_name.blocksierra</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
    <string>/usr/local/bin/blocksierra.sh</string>
</array>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<dict>
    <key>PathState</key>
    <dict>
        <key>/Applications/Install macOS Sierra Public Beta.app/</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>
</dict>
<key>OnDemand</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>


texts: My iPhone 4S has been destroyed... can I backup from the cloud at a later time?

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My iPhone 4s is giving me the option to set up as new phone or restore via iTunes or iCloud. I have pictures on my previous phone that is now destroyed. I am unable to maintain a stable wireless connection.

Is there any way I can set up as a new iPhone now and restore all my data later? Or will I lose all my data from my previous phone if I set up a new iPhone?


texts: diskutil moving partitions into order for merging

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I just had my first attempt with diskutil mergePartitions - it was on a backup disk and I ended up loosing all partitions in between :p

Having learnt from my mistake that mergePartitions merges from the first partition to ALL IN BETWEEN up to the last - how can i move partitions so that they are in sequence.

So for example, say I have:

mergeThis   disk0s1
leaveAlone  disk0s2
leaveAlone  disk0s3
withThis    disk0s4

I want to merge disk0s1 with disk0s4, so how do I get to the following stage, before I can run the merge command

mergeThis   disk0s1
withThis    disk0s2
leaveAlone  disk0s3
leaveAlone  disk0s4

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Recover iPhone from an older iCloud backup

texts:
There's some data I want to recover I've lost this morning due to an accidental synchronization. Unfortunately, it made a new backup, so recovering the lost files via iCloud doesn't seem possible anymore. So, is it possible to recover an iPhone from an older backup in iCloud?
Btw., there's no backup on my Mac as I've made a clean reinstallation. So, the only way to recover the lost files is by using iCloud.


texts: macOS: How to keep an app and its new windows/dialogs always hidden?

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I am running a 3rd party app on my Mac that spawns new small in-app windows/dialogs/popups almost every 3 seconds, to show the progress of a specific command. These windows are closed automatically by the application.

The problem is that these in-app windows are shown on top of other apps. Is there a way of keeping them hidden all the time (I don't care about the shown progress)?

I have tried to hide the app itself, but it gets back to the visible state along with its in-app windows. There is no Hide option available in the app.

What can I do to handle this?


texts: How to upcycle a 10-year old iMac (display)?

texts:
There’s a lot of close-to-duplicate questions around here asking how to connect some computer (often laptop) with an iMac to reuse its larger display as a second monitor. Depending on the ports available and exact model number, there are frequently cited solutions like Target Display Mode, VNC Screen Sharing, Remote Desktop, Screen Recycler, Air Display or Air Play. They all require the iMac to run an operating system, though.
What if some component of the old iMac (32-bit Intel model from 2006, limited to OS X 10.6.8) was broken, say the hard drive, so it won’t boot up and it would be okay to take it apart.

I'd like to keep at least the display, power supply and casing, maybe solder on some connectors or add some alternate cables, which shouldn’t cost too much. Anything else could stay inside unless it needlessly consumed energy.

What would it take to reclaim the still functioning display?


texts:
I have recently switched from Chrome to Safari. One thing I am still missing from Safari is a bookmark indicator. As in the Chrome address bar, if the current page has already been bookmarked, the star is yellow.

Are there any other extensions doing this?

I have searched for an extension but failed. I saw the same question from years ago unanswered:

Safari bookmark indicator

bookmark indicator


texts: Cannot synch iMessages from old iPhone to new activated iPhone

texts: It seems that my text/iMessages from old iPhone is not synching with my new iPhone.  Is there anything special that needs to be done for the messages to synch?  Everything else is synched.


texts: SSH to a device that connects to the internet via shared LAN

texts:
I have a Raspberry Pi connected to my Macbook Pro with a LAN cable.
The network from my Mac is shared with the Raspberry Pi through this cable.

Is it possible to ssh from my Mac to the Raspberry Pi through the LAN connection?


texts: File's image well displays PNG icon not actual PNG

texts:
I would like to replace the standard icon for an Automator application that I created with a PNG.  Unfortunately, the resulting icon is the generic PNG icon, not the actual PNG image.

Steps:

downloaded the desired image (512 x 512)
verified that the image had a transparent background
Opened the file's inspector window (⌘+I):

Dragged the PNG to the image well:

The final result:

Is there a way to get the actual icon to be used?


texts:
I have a file open but don't know what folder it's in.

How can I determine it's location?


texts: Can I sync Outlook 2011 with an iCalendar feed?

texts:
I want to sync my calendar with a Basecamp generated ical feed, like:

webcal://test.basecamphq.com/feed/project_ical?token=c9d3d7b7d0a77ce8b9f615c8b4c2295eproject_id=8024071

Can it be done?


texts: How to stream .avi and .rmvb files from Mac or PC to iPad?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I stream files to my iPad?

There is a VLC app on the iPad, except it says, "enter your email address and we will email you the instruction" and that sounds fishy...

It also talk about using Bonjour, but I set up Bonjour on the PC and the iPad's VLC is still scanning and scanning and can't find it.

The final goal is to view any .avi or .rmvb files on the Mac or PC.  VLC is good with that.  I wonder what solutions there are on the iPad.


texts: How to REALLY delete a photo using Apple Photos when image is outside library?

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I have all my photos in a per year folder under

  $HOME/Pictures

I manage my photos using Finder, Lightroom and many other tools.
So I want to keep my image in a classic folder, not within a Photos library.

So when I imported my photos within Photos, I unchecked the Copy items to the Photos library

I have imported my photos within Photos. But when I delete one photo with command + backspace, the photo is not deleted from the hard drive.
It is put in a Recently Deleted folder and hidden from the image library.

And if I click on the Delete All button, the image no more appears in Photos but is still on the hard drive at the exact same place.

How to delete a photo using Photos?

And on top of these, if I delete a photos using another tools, like Finder, Photos has no command to refresh and remove the deleted photos from the Photos library.

What am I doing wrong here?


texts: How to install a arbitrary version of iOS on iPhone?

texts:
I have to develop an app for a specific version of iOS (I am just a freelancer, doing what I am told).

How I install iOS 8.2, or below (8.1, 7.x are fine too) on an iPhone 4S?


texts: Is there a way I can open Safari in a new window directly from dock ? For example, CMD + Safari on dock reveals the application in Finder. Is there another key combination that can open a new window ?


texts: Many Command Line Tools installed by Xcode and downloaded manually

texts:
I have a command line tools installed by Xcode 12 and I would like to install an older version of command line tools but without installing older Xcode.

I have installed Xcode 12 which comes with Command Line Tools
I have download and installed (pkg file) Command Line Tools version 11.5

Installation of tools from second point finished with success but I don't know where it was installed.
Questions:

Is it possible to have a Command Line Tools installed by Xcode and another version of Command Line Tools installed without Xcode?
How to list available Command Line Tools versions and theirs paths?


texts: How can I check how often I have used my new MacBook?

texts:
I am a new Mac user and I want to check how often I have used my Mac since I bought it? On Windows I would check the Event-Logs but I am lost on MacOs.

I hope someone can help me with this.


texts:
I've got several partitions on my HDD, one of which I intend to use as a shared home partition between a native Linux installation (yet to come) and a one in a VirtualBox which I recently installed. I managed to tell VirtualBox to present that partition as a virtual disk1. Luckily, Linux has no trouble creating a file system on an unpartitioned block device.

I want to be able to run VirtualBox as a normal user. Since that partition will essentially contain the whole directory of a single user, it is all right to grant that single user on OS X write permissions on that partition. I did so using sudo chown username /dev/disk0s4.

But now comes the problem: this change of ownership is not persistent. After rebooting my system, I can no longer run the virtual machine. So I need some way to make that change permanent, e.g. by executing the above chown automatically every time the system starts. How do I do that? And is there a better solution? I know that on recent Linux distributions the clean solution would be writing an udev rule to set ownership for that device node. Is there some similar mechanism on OS X?

1 Using VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename LinuxHome.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/disk0s4 in case you are interested in that aspect.


texts: Intel Mac Pro 1.1 stops responding after ~5 minutes

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If anyone could shed a little light on this, I'd be extremely grateful.
I have a 2006 mac pro 1.1 (intel cpu) that consistently stops responding after 4-5 minutes.

The mouse still moves but nothing else responds, this applies for both the hard disk and the installer disk. The diagnostic LEDs aren't indicating anything out of the ordinary and while it works, the audio and network functions correctly.

So far I have tried:

Booting off original drive
Reinstalling on original drive (snow leopard disk, clean install)
Installing on new ssd drive (purchased for this machine)
Running boot with D and Option/Alt + D held for diagnostic mode (ignores command for diagnostics but accepts f12 to eject and C to boot from disc)
Checking each pair of ram cards on their own.
Testing each ram riser/riser slot combination with ram that I know works (tested in another server)

Contacting Apple with this data, I was told that the Mac and Snow Leopard OS are too old for Apple stores to deal with and only an apple certified repair centre would take them.

If anyone has any idea what might be wrong and how I can better narrow down the cause of this, then I'm all ears and will update with whatever subsequent tests are suggested.

*For background: this machine will primaily be used for pulling cross platform libgdx code and compiling it for iOS.
I had a hackintosh VM set up for it originally but wanted to have my compiled apps be 100% T&C compliant.

Also, this has been cross posted in Super User here: superuser.com/questions/1049421/

I've been struggling with this machine each weekend for about 7 months now.*

Update:

After running Apple Hardware Test thanks to JMY1000's link and assistance, I'm now furnished with the error code: 4SNS/1/40000001:VMBS which a quick search narrows down to a sensor issue with:

The RAM/Risers (which I can reasonably discount from the above tests)
The Graphics Card (Tested with another card, same error code)
Logic Board (Looks like this is the problem unfortunately.)

Update 2:
Tested a different graphics card (same model) and the error code is the same. Looks like this is a logic board issue unfortunately.


texts: How do find out which number you dialed after the call when a contact has multiple numbers associated with it. On an iphone


texts:
I wonder, since Facebook tracks all activity you do online when you're logged in using their like button and share buttons for example.

Because Facebook is integrated in iOS, does Apple allow Facebook to keep track of my Safari / Chrome searches because I'm logged in iOS? Or does it require a Safari/Chrome login specifically?

You don't have to know the exact or full answer, if you know a little detail (with source please) please add it as an answer.


texts: Cmd + Tab showing different windows from a single app?

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Is there a way for Cmd+Tab to display all of the instances/windows of an app?

An excellent example is here:

Notice how it shows the available instances of that application? That's what I'm looking for.


texts:
After I upgraded to Mountain Lion my MBP (late 2008) started to boot extremely slow. Last time it took 2 hours 46 minutes to boot, now it's already booting for 40 minutes.

I've tried cmd+r (just after restart), which brings up recovery mode; I've tried to repair the drive (via Disc Utilities), but no errors were found; I've tried to fix permissions and etc. I even tried to reinstall (not clean one, just on top).

Any of you know cause/solution to this? (Except clean reinstall, since I really don't want to do it now.)

Also, if I must clean reinstall, is it possible to do it via recovery mode? Or I must have bootable usb/cd etc?


texts:
Every time I open a new iTerm2 window is shown the following warning:

Warning: Use php@7.1 instead of deprecated homebrew/php/php71

Anyone can help me out please?

I've uninstalled PHP, and installed again, and the problem remains.

I've also checked this HomeBrew PHP issue but after I run:

brew untap homebrew/php

I get the following:

Error: No available formula with the name "homebrew/php/php71"
Please tap it and then try again: brew tap homebrew/php

After I run the last command recommended I get again the initial warning.

I have macOS High Sierra 10.13.3.

Thanks in advance.


texts:
My MBP start to act weird; the trackpad has a mind of its own. While I am writing this, I have to be in Safe Mode as it let me control more than in when in normal mode, although it has auto zoom the screen.

In normal mode, the clicks are happening on their own, something lookup, many times dictionary open up, and zoom is happening.

I had talk to Apple expert on phone, in which he told me about safe mode, and we were able to delete .coms for Mouse and Trackpad. That didn't solve the issue. Apple expert told me to reinstall OS and if that doesn't fix problem, it must be hardware.

I cannot reinstall the OS as my net is so slow and there is no guarantee if it will solve it.  I have  not dropped my laptop to which I can say it is hardware problem.

I thought external mouse might help, but that didn't either, same thing happening with a wireless mouse.

What can the reason and what are my option, as this is my bread and butter.


texts: Cmd-' for increasing the quotation level doesn't work in mail

texts:
I am using macOS Catalina (10.15.7) in my MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018). The problem is that Cmd-' in composing new email doesn't work. The keys are registered with proper modifier (checked via Karabiner-EventsViewer), the Cmd-Opt-' for decreasing quote level works as expected, only the shortcut mentioned above doesn't work.
Does anyone have any idea what I can check more and how to solve this issue?


texts: Is there a way to use Siri with my Bluetooth?

texts: I have a new Bluetooth headset and would like to use Siri with it. As far as I know, the standard way is to hold down the "call" button for a long press. Unfortunately, my headset treats a 3-second press as a "turn off" signal. Is there a workaround? Possible options I've thought of include shortening the press needed to trigger Siri, remapping the "redial" function (which on this headset involves double-tapping the button", using an alternate combo to trigger Siri, or turning on "Hey Siri" for Bluetooth only.


texts:
Is it possible to setup a Mac as a server for shared builds?

Our environment at the moment has each developer using mid range macs for the entire development workflow. Our build times are creeping up, so we're looking at ways to speed them up. Buying better macs for all developers is the obvious way, but I'm wondering if it's possible to buy one super powerful mac and setup Xcode so all developers use that for their builds.

I know Xamarin/Visual Studio can be setup to use a remote mac for builds, but I don't know if that's possible in Xcode.

Specifically, what I want is when the developer hits build and run the code is sent to the build server which builds the app and returns the built app for the local xcode to install on the device. The code should not have to be checked in first.


texts:
I recently jumped from an iPhone 4s running 8.1.2 to an iPhone 6+ and suddenly there is no more room for iCloud backups. When I go into "manage storage" I can see my old phone at 2.6GB and my iPad at 1.2GB.

My new phone was originally "restored" from my old phone, but my new phone tells me my next backup is going to be 4.2GB. This means I don't have room for one phone and one iPad in iCloud when I used to have room for just that.

Why is the backup suddenly so much larger, and what can I do about it? (My wife is also having the same issue although she went from 4s to a plain 6.)


texts: MacBook Air 2012 Mini DisplayPort not working with HDTV

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I'm trying to connect my 2012 11" MacBook Air to my Panasonic p60st60 1080p plasma HDTV using a new Monoprice Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter & 6' HDMI cable.

My TV displays a "No signal" message and my Mac does not show a secondary display option under System Preferences > Displays. I thought it was a handshake issue so I turned off the TV and Mac, turned on the TV, turned on the Mac, but the problem persists.

Any ideas to get this working? Thank you.


texts: Refining a Sublime Text 2 / Transmit workflow

texts:
I recently changed code editors from Coda to Sublime Text 2. All in all, I am finding that ST2 fits my web development workflow almost perfectly.

My one friction point is when interacting with an FTP server. I use Transmit (from Panic) to mount the server as a mounted disk. I then open that disk as a project in ST2.

When I do that, the Command-T / Command-P shortcuts in ST2 (used to quickly open any file using fuzzy matching) and the Find In Files feature does not return results until I drill down to those directories in the sidebar.

Now, I believe this is because Transmit has yet to "open" those directories and so the file system is unaware of what is in each directory.

Is there a way to either force Transmit to "open" those directories so they load instantly in ST2, or another alternative I haven't discovered yet?


texts: How do you set custom time limits in Mac OSX?

texts:
I'm searching for a custom method to limit access to our mac. Parental controls allow you to limit time by school nights and weekend time chunks through system preferences. However, I want more options for the limiting. For example, on Mondays I want access available from 2pm to 5pm and then again from 8pm to 10pm limited to 2 hours total login time. Tuesdays may get different time ranges and total access time.

It seems like I should be able to do this by modifying the com.apple.familycontrols.timelimits.v2.plist file. But it gets rewritten back to the settings I have previously set through system preferences.

I don't want to use a 3rd party software for this. It seems that I should be able to accomplish what I want by manipulating settings "under the hood". Any ideas on how I might do this?


texts: On iOS11, can I highlight PDFs and make notes with my finger?

texts: I've seen a number of reviews that show the functionality of being able to highlight PDFs on iOS11 using the Apple Pencil, however, I'm wondering if I can do this with my finger on the normal (non-pro) iPad?


texts: Midi keyboard sustains note after key is depressed

texts:
I have been using a midi keyboard with the third party app Playground Sessions, and it worked fine.  I broke the midi cable connecting my keyboard, and since I replaced it (with the same model cable) every time I play a note on the keyboard, it sustains on the app long after I depress the key.  Also, the keyboard no longer registers by the name (Yamaha) on midi devices in the software, but instead says "VIEWCON..."

The keyboard sounds fine on its own when not connected to the computer.

I've tried a second brand new cable with the same problem, so it's not that.

I've deleted and reinstalled the driver multiple times.

I've tried on a different computer, and with GarageBand.  Same problem.

When I connected a sustain pedal (long after the problem arose), pressing the sustain pedal causes the computer to play a note (E above middle C, for what it's worth).

I've swapped the in/out midi connection.

Any other ideas?  I'm on El Capitan on one computer and Mojave on another.  No difference.


texts: Photos.app creates blank images after importing iPhoto library

texts:
I imported a not very large (40 GB) iPhoto library into the new Photos app. Photos created a bunch of white images when importing some photos in that library:

The metadata on these blank photos matches the photo next to it, I can tell that it is supposed to be a duplicate.

I ran the repair database option in iPhoto before importing, and it didn't find any photos in the iPhoto folder that weren't in the database. So a bad iPhoto library shouldn't be the issue.
I also tried repairing the Photos.app library. While that got rid of many blank photos, it didn't remove all of them.

Searched all over but couldn't find anyone else who had this.

What is a good way to get rid of these? They're harmless but super annoying


texts:
My Macbook Air (Summer 2011, i7) tends to think it's running way hotter than it is, and permanently ramps up the fan. Closing the computer and reopening resets the mistaken sensor, but I'd rather not have to do this half the time after I open the computer.

I'm using Fan Control for the temperature reading.


texts: Is it possible to use old RAM on new MacBook?

texts:
My current MacBook Pro, a early-2013 13" i5, is getting very slow and I therefore want to buy a new one. However, I want to wait until the next generation comes out. In the meantime I will change the RAM from 4GB to 16GB.

My questions is if the RAM for the early 2013 macbook will work in the new MacBook Pro?


texts: Can I use the iPad Camera Kit to move photos onto an SD card?

texts: Can the iPad Camera Kit be used to move or export photos onto an SD Card? I'd like copy photos from my iPad onto a memory card for a digital photo frame.


texts: Automatically scan/cycle through safari tabs?

texts:
I have a mac mini setup on a tv to monitor our network.  I'd like to setup the monitoring pages we'd like to view in a set of tabs and have safari automatically cycle through them.  Something like how gas stations use to change video feeds; some sort of auto-switcher.

I looked at glims but it doesn't appear to have the functionality.  Is there a way to do this with base safari or does anyone know of a plugin that will do this behavior in Safari?


texts: MacBook Pro 15" Retina Catalina mid 2014 QuickTime issues

texts:
A few days ago I encountered the following problem: when pressing the spacebar to play an mp3-file from the desktop, I only heard the left speaker. Also through the headphones you only hear the left side. Now here comes the weird part: what you hear is a sum of the left and right channel of the stereo file! I made a file with a piano on the left and a bass on the right, and you hear them both from the left.

The strange thing is, that it only happens when QuickTime is playing the file. When I play the same audio through VLC, Logic Pro X or SoundStudio, it is in stereo.

At first I did all the obvious things. I checked the Audio/MIDI-settings, restarted, reset PRAM an SMC. Then I went to plan B: a complete rebuild. I formatted the disk and put back a TimeMachine backup. The problem persists. I did another new OS install, but now without formatting the drive, no change.

I tried everything I could come up with. The only thing I couldn't do was altering the routing of QuickTime/QuickLook with Terminal, because I don't know how to...

HELP!


texts:
So, a radical edit, since I'm still having issues, and it's NOT the upgrade process, it's just the sync process.

Anyways, when I sync my phone to iTunes, a lot of my song files disappear from my phone.  The songs appear to be on the phone, the playlist has items, even album artwork. It seems all the metadata is still there.  Just the actual songs are missing. Trying to play most anything just fails with a missing song icon on the device as it quickly skips most files in the playlist. Files from iTunes itself do have the files deleted from the device, but then these are streamable files, so I actually get to play something as they stream from iTunes. The iTunes bought files still show up as not on the device though.

Another, probably related, oddity is the total unreliability of the free space indicator in iTunes.  I can delete playlists from the sync, and free space goes down. I have the same rough group of playlists selected for sync, and free space varies by as much as +/- 4Gb.

So, most playlists lose all songs from device, and only streamable songs (read: bought from iTunes) get played.  Individual Manually Added Songs are lost as well.  To fix this, besides the turning on and off of music sync, on and off of playlists to sync, I tried a device restore, and it helped on the one sync, now the files are gone again.  The upgrade to 8.0.2 didn't do much (thought helped battery life a bit).

5s + 8.0.2, Mavericks + iTunes 11.4


texts: How can I access an expanded directory listing when saving a new document?

texts: When I save a new document, I can only choose the default save location or recently used locations, but sometimes I want to save in an existing directory I haven't visited recently. How can I expand the choices in the dialog box so I can select from any one of my existing directories?


texts:
I have a drive used only for Time Machine.

The drive is 3TB, with 1.75TB showing available, so TM actually has used only 1.25TB, yet the total reflects 50+ backups of 80GB each.

The question is - If I were to take one of these snapshots and copy it to another drive, will that file function as a TM backup? Or is that image a series of aliases and if the TM drive isn't there, this file will be useless?


texts:
I want to create a hotkey command that insert this text "/" in whatever application I'am

The reason is because I'm a developer and I use the / symbol a lot, the problem is with my keyboard layout, that symbol should be made with SHIFT + 7, and thats not easily done with one hand.


texts: Administrator password lost for late 2013 MacBook Pro with Yosemite

texts: An ex-employee change her administrator password when she was fired and nobody can access the MacBook Pro (late 2013 model). It is running on Yosemite. I have tried using the Command/S key to change it, but it does not work. What can I do to restore the computer and set-up a new administrator?


texts:
I downloaded latest XCode version for Mavericks. I'm looking forward to emulate older versions of iOS for wev development testing.

I followed instructions at this posts where an answer recommends checking XCode's Preferences -> Downloads sections.

By going there is seems that I'm only able to download SDK's for iOS 6.1 and iOS 6.0.

Is there a supported way to get older emulators? I'm trying to avoid downloading other versions of Xcode due to very slow internet connection.


texts: Is there a way to prevent voice dictation from turning off the system audio?

texts:
How can I configure OS X to allow audio playback while I use voice-to-text?

--

As empowered as my MacBook makes me [feel], an important part of my personality is indefinitely numb from familiarity with a feeling the still hopeful ones of us will also integrate into their being eventually: devastation that "no, you can't." is literally the  correct answer to their Apple-related how-to question.

... so, with carefully managed expectations, I await ...


texts: How to enroll Macs on Profile Manager MDM using Terminal?

texts:
I've been tweaking the command profiles quite sometime now but the -password parameter doesn't work. I've wanted to enroll machines using an MDM profile but it will require the user to input credentials via prompt which defeats our automation.

Additional: I can install Trust profiles from macOS server via terminal by simply executing `profiles -I -F  but not the MDM.


texts: OS X Yosemite shares browser tabs between two different Macs, although iCloud-Safari is turned off

texts:
Yesterday I got crazy with a very special behavior of two of our iMacs (running with the latest Yosemite).

If you open a browser Tab in Safari or Chrome on the first iMac, it automatically opens in the task bar of the second one (Screenshot).

I disabled the Safari Cloud-Tabs Service in the iCloud, but the sharing keeps on going (still after rebooting, activating and deactivating again).

Funnily enough, it doesn't matter which browser you are using. Opening a tab in Safari displays it with a "chrome remote" icon on the other computer.

Has one of you ever seen this feature?
Both Macs are using the same iCloud-Address.

Btw: There is no Chrome "iCloud Tabs" Extension installed, but like I said this problem happens on Safari too.


texts: Apple Watch app fails to install on device

texts:
I’m working on an Apple Watch app and see that intermittently it fails to install on the Watch. I tried restarting the watch, deleting the app, but still see the issue:

How do I fix Apple Watch app showing loading progress upon install, but never appears on the watch face? (disappears upon install, does not appear on the list of installed apps on the phone Watch app)


texts: How to reorder the inbox list in the Mail app

texts: I check 3 email accounts on the iPhone.  So under 'All Inboxes' in the email app, there are 3 entries.  How do I reorder the 3 inboxes?  I'd like to put the inbox that's currently 3rd in the list to be 1st in the list.


texts: Will Migration Assistant move all my dot files, permissions, everything?

texts: On my old Mac I have my web dev environment set up with AWS profiles, proper permissions for npm and lots of other little things. Does the Migration Assistant just copy your documents, images and apps, or does it do a complete mirror image of the system?


texts: MacPorts Software clean-up: /opt/local/var/macports/software

texts:
The MacPorts directory /opt/local/var/macports/software is really full of "stuff":

Can all the .tbz2 files be deleted?

I am running out of space on the SSD.


texts: How do I restore itunes library onto another computer

texts: I followed all the steps as suggested for backing up and restore iTunes library in the apple support website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751 but I have problems with the 'choose library' part in the last step. I clicked it and located my iTunes Media folder but all that happened was that it just opened the folder and showed me what I have inside and not restore it.


texts: How to auto join my hidden SSID home network from my iPhone on iOS5

texts:
Ever since upgrading to iOS 5 my iPhone(s) have problems auto joining my home wifi network.

They seem to auto join it for a few days and then it just stops working.  The phone can still see the wifi networks if I go to settings->Wi-Fi, and once I do it will even auto-join it after a few seconds.  However; it only remains connected for a few minutes and then disconnects.

The only solution I've found so far is switching my Router's channel from auto to a specific number.  That works for a few days and then stops working again, if i bump the channel number in either direction it then works for a few more days.

This was a problem with my iPhone 4 after upgrading to iOS 5 and has been a problem with my iPhone 4s since purchase.

My (original) iPad has no issues and remains connected regardless of what I do to the router channel.


texts: Running GUI application from Console Login

texts:
What I'm trying to do is after logging into the >console on my mac mini run safari. Its on
10.6.8 if that matters, I've tried a 10.8.3 machine. Once logged in, I login as root. From here is it possible to run a browser like Safari or Firefox?

I've tried open /Applications/Safari.app This gives LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -10810 for the file /Applications/Safari.app.

And I've also tried startx and open /Applications/Utilities/X11.app This throws a lot of errors on the 10.6.8 machine.

On the 10.8.3 machine with XQuartz installed i get the following:

font_cache: Scanning user font directories to generate X11 font caches
font_cache: Updating FC cache
font_cache: Done
xauth:  file /var/root/.serverauth.5451 does not exist

/opt/X11/bin/xinit: giving up
/opt/X11/bin/xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
/opt/X11/bin/xinit: server error

Is this possible? Essentially my end goal is to, without buying Kiosk software, open GUI applications without finder or the dock.


texts: 'Go to Folder' disabled from new Finder window

texts:
When I open a new Finder window, i.e. ⌘ N
I am unable to access the 'Go To Folder' option. (Either via the 'Go' menu, or ⌘ Shift G)

However, I've noticed the option is available within the Open dialog of another application (e.g. TextEdit).

Is there anyway to make this option available in a new Finder window?

OSX 10.12.1


texts: iTunes 12.4.3 (on OS X 10.11.6) : podcasts : issues with HTTP/1.1 redirect 302?

texts:
This problem is not specifically related to iTunes version 12.4.3, but has been appearing since 12.3.3 far as I can remember. I also had it on OS X 10.11.4 and 10.11.5.

All my podcasts from a particular site no longer download.
I have many other podcasts (from other sources) which have no download issues at all.

It seems iTunes on my Mac has problems dealing with HTTP/1.1 redirects (302) for podcasts; I get the little round circle with exclamation mark in front of the podcast, and when i click on it :

I decided to launch Wireshark to see what was happening, and came to the conclusion iTunes seems to have a issues with a redirect it gets from the website.

The HTTP/1.1 request from iTunes asks to

GET http://rf.proxycast.org/1153838588270485504/16256-18.04.2016-ITEMA_20963865-0.mp3

which yields an empty page. The server responds with a 302 redirect to

http://media.radiofrance-podcast.net/podcast09/16256-18.04.2016-ITEMA_20963865-0.mp3

which is the working podcast indeed. Moreover, when I open that URL in iTunes (File > Open Stream) it works also. Yet despite this working URL, iTunes does not seem to be able to download / play the podcast though the redirect.

Not even directly from iTunes Store:

https://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/continent-sciences/id115153984?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4#

It happens for all podcasts of that company, which seems to have redirected all its podcasts from rf.proxycast.org to media.radiofrance-podcast.net

So my guess is that my iTunes has trouble dealing with this redirect. Unless it is something else, but I don't know what.

I tried accessing the podcast from another device (PC) and the podcast is all fine.
Reinstalled iTunes, recreated the iTunes .xml file, no change.
Unsubscribe, delete, resubscribe. Tried many things. Nothing helps.

Any ideas about where to look?

Here is the Wireshark TCP stream:

GET /1179796318600568832/16256-27.06.2016-ITEMA_21019982-0.mp3 HTTP/1.1
Host: rf.proxycast.org
Connection: close
User-Agent: iTunes/12.4.3 (Macintosh; OS X 10.11.6) AppleWebKit/601.7.7

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2016 11:07:53 GMT
Server: Apache
Set-Cookie: e=V8qvCQqAhy4AAX6jDnMAAAGD; path=/; expires=Thu, 28-Sep-17 11:07:53 GMT; domain=.proxycast.org
p3p: policyref="/w3c/p3p.xml",CP="NON DSP COR CURa PSA PSD OUR BUS NAV STA"
Location: http://media.radiofrance-podcast.net/podcast09/16256-27.06.2016-ITEMA_21019982-0.mp3
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

EDIT : the podcast URL is http://radiofrance-podcast.net/podcast09/rss_16256.xml


texts: Can the document desktop stacks be split for a specific file extension?

texts:
I have documents I would like to have stacked
on my desktop.

Specifically, to group all files with a particular extension all together using Mojave's new Stacks feature.

Is there a way to register a new stacks kind?


texts:
How can I disable Spotlight completely on Mac OS X Lion?

It's using up a lot of resources and I never really use it, so I want to disable it.

The only feature I might want to keep is the icon in the status bar which lets me launch applications. The main feature I want to disable is the indexing every single file on my hard drive. I never use Spotlight to access files, I only use it to launch applications.

Are there any risks in disabling it? Is there an Apple recommended way to disabling it?

How would I re-enable it later on if I want to?


texts: Can't login to iMac even with correct password first time, works with the same password after another user logs in and logs out

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I use an iMac (late 2013, with Sierra v10.12.6) where 3 user accounts are setup. Every time I login after restart, I am not able to login with my account (say, user1) even with the correct password, the password box just shakes indicating wrong password.

Then, user2 is able to login into his account with his own password. After that, he logs out and I try logging in as user1 with the same password used as before, it lets me in.

This happens every time, so I have to ask user2 to login first, logout and then, I try logging in. I have tried resetting my password few times, but the same scenario happens after every restart.

Has anyone encountered a similar issue and can advise any options here ? I do not want to delete any of these accounts and create afresh.


texts: Can a Non-Thunderbolt device (like a mid 2010 iMac) connect to a Thunderbolt Display?

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I've been browsing different forums for this answer and the closest answer I could find was a post on this Stack Exchange.

However this post is still a 'may be' it won't work and it targets the general question 'Non Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt ?' which I would understand to be negative.

My question is more on the display side, since the thunderbolt technology carries both a display signal as well a pci express signal, can a non-thunderbolt diplay with a simple display port still carry that signal to a thunderbolt cinema display ?

Thanks for your knowledge on that matter.


texts: Windows 10 can't be removed in Boot Camp Assistant?

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macOS Sierra (10.12.2) - 2015 rMBP

Installed Windows 10 via a direct Windows' ISO using Boot Camp Assistant. Made a partition, it installed fine, worked fine and then it got messed up and needs to be re-installed. Problem is, Boot Camp Assistant doesn't show the Windows 10 partition. Starting up BCA, there is no 'install/remove Windows' option, or any other options to select except to continue to the next screen, which once again doesn't show the Windows partition, but just the full size of my Mac's SSD. It says it'll restore my MBP to it's original 490~ GB. Is this going to erase everything on it?

How can I remove this Windows 10 partition if Boot Camp Assistant doesn't recognize it? I'd use Disk Utility but then I'll be left with a phantom Windows boot loader and I don't need that. Is there any way to refresh/reinstall Windows 10 on that partition using the ISO I have?