texts: What devices can receive an AirTunes signal?

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I'm trying to set up an in-home music system with built-in speakers. Right now I have my Apple TV plugged into the stereo outputting the AirTunes signal to the speakers. However, I'd like to get my Apple TV back at some point, so I've been looking into a replacement unit. The AirPort express and the Apple TV seem to be the only two devices that will seamlessly work with iTunes. New units cost $100, and even the used units command $50-$60 on eBay. It's also possible that I'd like to control several sets of speakers throughout the house, which would require several units for the different audio channels.

Are there any other pieces of hardware that will perform this task? What about software solutions? I'm aware of Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil, but this doesn't work well with the Remote app for the iPhone, and plus it requires that the software be installed and configured on the streaming computer. Are there any other solutions?


texts: Maverick - OSX dock auto hides when connecting a display through hdmi?

texts: When I connect my TV to my laptop, the Dock starts to auto hide. Is there a way to keep the dock in its before I connect an external display? Also, when go to  > Dock, the auto hiding is off...


texts: How to set up macOS High Sierra "wfsctl" WebDAV to use with an application that uses basic authentication?

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How does one go about setting up a macOS High Sierra wfsctl WebDAV server to use with application such as Password Wallet? Does any one have a good set of notes for setting up a wfsctl server?

Use Case

wfsctl WebDAV server now ships with macOS High Sierra. The context of this question is for mainstream macOS High Sierra, and not any macOS Server software.

Applications (such as PasswordWallet) would use basic username password authentication to access a WebDAV server.

Background:

At this time, search on various apple.com urls only returned one result, "Prepare your institution for ... macOS High Sierra ...", which just states:

  You won’t be able to set up file sharing with iOS devices in macOS Server 5.4. ... If you want to configure WebDAV sharing on a Mac with macOS Server 5.4, see the wfsctl(8) manual page.

The wfsctl man page (on regular macOS High Sierra) provides technical command information. However, the man page does not provide a example setup or getting started guide.

So far, internet searches for wfsctl use on macOS High Sierra has not yielded much additional information about using wfsctl.

Finally, while there are many Apache WebDAV guides available, my initial wfsctl experimenting started with the unexpected wfsctl will start but not stop the related Apache httpd services.

So, does any one have a good set of summary notes specific to setting up a wfsctl WebDAV server and how to navigate through any "quirks" of a wfsctl system? (i.e. not general Apache WebDAV links.)


texts: I have an odd question: how can I persuade Numbers to show the signs of a series of numbers which may be either positive or negative? The negative sign is a default setting, but there appears to be no default to show the plus sign for positive numbers. It would be useful if it existed, or if some bright spark has a work-around.


texts: What will happen if I will copy the information from encrypted hard drive? Will it be store decrypted?

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I have encrypted my hard drive with FileVault.

If I will manually create a backup by copying to some external hard drive - how will the information on this external one be stored?


texts: Can't I use different Wi-Fi networks for different Locations?

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I'm having trouble understanding what I'm doing wrong here: I'm trying to set up two network Locations, one for my home network via my cable modem and a second for Wi-Fi tethering via my mobile phone. What I'd like to be able to do is change the Location (under the Apple menu > Location) and have my Mac automatically connect to the proper Wi-Fi network: either my home network SSID or my WiFi tethering SSID.
I defined two locations, switched between them, and set the preferred network list for each location. But when I change the preferred network list for one Location, it changes the list for the other Location as well!
Am I doing something wrong or is it really not possible to maintain a separate list of Preferred Networks for each network Location? It seems doubtful it's not possible since just about every other netrok setting depends on the location...
I am using OS X 10.7.2.


texts: How can I ping a given host behind an Airport Extreme Base Station

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I have an Airport Extreme Base Station (7.6.1) which has a public ip address on the WAN side. I have many hosts on the LAN side. I would like to configure the AEBS such that pings sent from the Internet are returned by a specific host (or not if the host is down). I have a static ip set up on the LAN side (192.168.15.2), but since icmp ping does not use a specific port (tcp or udp) I do not know how to configure port mappings. Can anyone please direct me?

Put another way, when I ping public ip, say 64.99.80.29, I want the AEBS to pass the ping through to a given host on my LAN. Is there a way to do this?


texts: how to delete files from iTunes without Time Machine deleting from external hard drive

texts: If I delete files from iTunes, does Time Machine automatically delete them when I plug in my external hard drive? And if so, how do I change this?


texts: How to know if the System Management Controller (SMC) has been reset?

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I've recently uninstalled Fan Control, and one of the steps of the uninstallation is that I need to reset the SMC.

So I've done that according to the instructions from the Apple website, however how can I be sure that it has been reset successfully? In particular, I wouldn't want the laptop to overheat because of incorrectly setup fans.

Is there any way to check all this (i.e. if the SMC and the fans are working as expected)?


texts: The download folder is empty when the icloud is showing 'initializing...' on Windows

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I am trying to download a copy of my icloud pictures to a Windows PC.

Prior to this I have set the 'Download' folder to a different location (on a D: drive which has more space)

But so far the folder is empty

How long does it take for the photo to start to appear?

I am hesitate to try 'Download photos' button because last time I tried, it created a bunch of <Folder name> (2) folders (duplicate folders) and put a lot of photo in them. I can only stop it after signing out.


texts: Populate Exchange Global Address List on iOS

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Is there a way to populate the Exchange Global Address List of contacts under iOS?

Contacts > Groups > Exchange Global Address List

Currently the list is empty - I can only search for contacts.

iPhone running iOS 8.3.


texts: Not Admin | Firmware password error | Recovery Mode wont boot

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This probably sounds pretty sketchy, so I’ll preface my question with a brief run down of how I got here...

Pretty sure I was hacked... It’s a mid-2012 running High Sierra on a SSD harrdrive.

Bought it used last year from a vintage Mac dealer, who gave it to me loaded with programs I needed (should have had him wipe it clean).

But anyway, when I was hacked .. the firmware lock initiated,  admin password changed. I have the password to the firmware but (like a moron), I didn’t write it carefully enough and there are about 4 characters that could go either way ...

“Is that a 2? Or a z?”

After about 4 hours of mindlessly popping in different variables, I finally cracked it, but don’t know exactly what I entered. I got access to the login and reset the user password.

After getting hacked, all I’ve wanted to do is wipe the drive clean...
I took it to a guy I know and he didn’t have time to fix but had a hard drive ready to go. Unfortunately, got home and booted up to another firmware lock — with no login access.

I brought it back, and he used some device on the firmware — wasn’t able to reset the firmware password - couldn’t boot in recovery mode -  but was able to make it so I could login as a user (with plans to fix bios chip next week).

Since I do a lot of work on the computer, need it to work now, and need it to be secure.

So, I made some adjustments to override other users (thinking the user name I was given (“Admin”) was the administrator user.

Not realizing ... I am just a “standard user”, I restricted permissions of “standard users” and reset login access..

Now, not only can I not boot in restore mode, single user mode,..etc.. . I can’t unlock padlocks or authorize downloads, change user settings, change file permissions..

It prompts me with a Blank login (user name and password). I write in what I use to login and it doesn’t work.

Can’t change network settings, boot disk utility drives...

Can’t recovery boot... Can’t update my anti-virus and firewall...

So finally, here’s my question:

Is there a way to.... use terminal to mount a bootable installer partition of an external, and and restore with OS running — instead of ion start up?

Or, use terminal while in standard user mode to upgrade permissions in the root folder,

Or, use terminal to reveal admin name and password?

Reset the password? Switch to single user mode without restarting? Anything?

any ideas you have are much appreciated!

And thanks !!


texts: Detect a connected USB-C charger cable that is not charging

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Is it possible to detect a connected USB-C charger cable that is not charging?

I mean a fully functional MacBook and a charger that is connected to a power outlet, where power is disabled. I would like to do it either by some OS (userspace functionality) or information if that would be possible programatically.

I'm using MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018), macOS 10.14.6.


texts: iTerm2 - How to show alternate screen in iTerm2?

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In Terminal.app, there is a shortcut to Show Alternate Screen:

 Shift  +  Command  +  ↓

Is there a shortcut to do the same thing in iTerm2? If no, is there a way to assign one? How?


texts: Is it safe to delete large OS X font files?

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Is it safe to delete some bulky fonts stored on OS X, such as the ones shown below?

What's the worst that can happen? Would things simply disappear or if a font can't be found will it just be replaced by another, possibly lower quality one?

EDIT: Talking about library/fonts here, not the System Fonts


texts: Why is my simple Automator script broken in latest Yosemite update (used to work)?

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I had a basic Automator script I was using with a keyboard shortcut to bring up the login screen as a sort of lockscreen.  It was working mostly fine until 10.10.1 (I had to manually launch from 'Services' in a given app before I could use the shortcut from that app for some reason).

Here is the Automator portion:

Here is the shortcut:

I can 'lock' the screen as usual from Terminal so I know the command is still good.  I can also click the Run button in Automator and it works there.  However, clicking on it from Services does not work, and of course the shortcut does not work.  Both of these worked in 10.10.

Why has it stopped working and is there a workaround?


texts: Would the battery from a 13" MacBook Pro (2010) work in a 15" MacBook Pro 2011?

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The battery of my MacBook Pro 15" (early 2011) died recently and I happen to have the battery from a 13" MacBook Pro (2010) handy.

Does anyone know of any reasons why this battery would not work?

I'm not concerned about battery life - I just want to be able to power the thing up.

Any ideas?

Thanks!


texts: How can i run same application between two macs?

texts: I work in a small office where we share same jobs. We need to purchase another Mac desktop and somehow connect the 2 so we can both use the same program at the same time and it will update automatically (basically real time). Example: quickbooks multi user, multiple accounts: we can both be working in quickbooks in different accounts and they sync together. Hope i am make sense. Thanks


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I have my MBP connected to another screen with a smaller resolution. Thus when I want to move a window on the other screen, I have to resize it first to that it fits, then I can make it full screen again.

Is there a more convenient way to do that ?


texts: Lion Mail: Drag to Select vs. Drag to Move

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I'm using Mail in Lion in three-pane full screen mode. Let's say I put my pointer over a message in the middle pane. I push the touchpad with my thumb to click and hold, and start to move the pointer with my index finger in the direction of the new folder where I want to file the message. Mail does one of two things:

Begin to highlight a range of messages, or
Begin to move the selected message to another folder.

I can never tell which one I'm going to get. I almost always want (2), but maddeningly often I get (1). What am I doing to cause the ambiguity? How do I clearly signal my intent to the UI?


texts: User-specific display brightness settings

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A coworker and I timeshare an iMac (with external displays). I use it during the day and have it relatively bright to compensate for the light coming in the window and whatnot. He uses it at night and so he wants it more dim. We use different OS X user accounts, but every time I log in after him, the brightness is set back to dim.

Is there a way to make the brightness a setting at the user level, rather than the system level, as it seems to be doing now?


texts: Mail.app - messages deleted by applescript reappear later in the day in the inbox.

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I use a set of applescripts to help report junk mail to spamcop.

The first script, after sending the raw source of the selected message to spamcop, marks the message as junk and then deletes it.

Later a mail rule sees the spamcop notification, fires of another script which "clicks" the link inside the message, then deletes that message, too.

About an hour later, those deleted messages reappears. The first one is still brown (marked as junk).
This behavior has been around since OSX Lion. And it only happens when deleting via applescript.

Has anyone come across this? Is there a way to fix it?

For reference, this is the applescript source. You can check out the full set of scripts at https://github.com/WebVeteran/SpamCop-Deputy

set mySubmissionAddress to "submit.[YOUR ID]@spam.spamcop.net"

tell application "Mail"
    set theMessages to the selection
    repeat with thisMessage in theMessages

        set newMessage to make new outgoing message at end of outgoing messages
        set content of newMessage to (all headers of thisMessage) & (content of thisMessage) as string
        tell newMessage
            set subject to thisMessage's subject
            make new to recipient with properties {address:mySubmissionAddress}
        end tell
        send newMessage
        delay 0.1

        set read status of thisMessage to true
        delay 0.1

        set junk mail status of thisMessage to true
        delay 0.1

        delete thisMessage
        delay 0.1

    end repeat
end tell


texts: Setting up "HPN-SSH - High Performance SSH/SCP" on Mac OS X

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As you'd expect from the name,
HPN-SSH - High Performance SSH/SCP
is a "high performance" patch of SSH/SCP.

I've installed a newer version of OpenSSL via Homebrew
(brew install openssl).

I've downloaded the source code (openssh-6.1p1.tar.gz) and applied the patch (openssh-6.1p1-hpn13v14.diff.gz), compiled it, and installed it to /usr/local/.

However, the default version of ssh/sshd seems to be hard-coded into the OS enough that I can't get the new version to work after editing /System/Library/LaunchAgents/org.openbsd.ssh-agent.plist and /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist.

I was getting this error:

  ssh_sandbox_child: sandbox_init: dlopen(/usr/lib/libsandbox.1.dylib, 261): image not found [preauth]

I found an answer here which suggested editing /usr/local/etc/sshd_config to change  UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox to UsePrivilegeSeparation yes but that is apparently not recommended (for reasons I do not entirely understand).

At this point I do not know what to do next.

Can someone explain why UsePrivilegeSeparation yes is such a bad idea?
Is there a way for me to run HPN-SSH and regular SSH at the same time? (I was thinking of setting the new sshd on a different port than the regular sshd but I'm not sure if that is a good idea or if there is something else I should be doing.)


texts: How do I go about replacing the LCD on my 2014 macbook air?

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I have a macbook air which recently began showing the "lines of death" up and down my screen, a common sign of damage to the LCD panel. I can still login and to an extent use the machine, with the exception of doing so blindly. The model number is A1446, and it is a 13 in. screen. How do I go about making this repair myself at home? Or would it be more worth my time (and nicer to my wallet) to get it fixed at a store or other repair center?

NOTE:
I essentially need the repair completed within 24 hours as this machine is a critical part of my work

Also, I dont know the cause of the damage exactly, i went to bed with everything A-OK, and in the morning the LCD wasnt working properly.


texts: iPad displays "Not Charging" when plugged into USB ports.  What can I do?

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When I plug my iPad into my computer's USB ports, the iPad battery area displays "Not Charging".

I understand the iPad requires more wattage to charge compared to an iPhone or iPod, as evidenced by the iPad's larger power adapter (10W) vs the iPhone's (5W).

Is there anything I can do to enable iPad charging from my computer's USB ports? The computer in question is a desktop PC, and it has a 950W power supply.  I presume the motherboard's own USB ports are the issue, as opposed to overall power available :-)

So I'd like to know:

Are there external USB hubs that can supply enough power to charge the iPad?
Is there any other solution to enable a computer's USB ports to charge an iPad?
e.g. doubling up a USB port, as I've seen done with some external hard drive enclosures?


texts: How can I associate OpenOffice documents with OpenOffice apps instead of TextEdit?

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I just updated to Mountain Lion.

My documents were prepared in OpenOffice and contain many mathematical equations. After updating to Mountain Lion, the documents open in TextEdit instead of OpenOffice. This is an issue because TextEdit doesn't render the equations properly.

How can I re-associate OpenOffice documents with the OpenOffice apps instead of TextEdit?


texts: Hidden folder without a dot at the start

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On any unix machine, Mac included, files and folders with dots at the start are normally invisible. However, it seems that the Mac has it's own type of hidden folder.

If I enable showing hidden files in Finder (defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES), there are 70 dotfiles in my home directory. However, there are two hidden folder without dots: Trash and Library. In the root directory, there are several (lost+found, bin, cores, etc…).

Is it possible to make one of these folders that is hidden in Finder while keeping it's path the same (AKA not adding a dot)? I use a utility that needs a ~/tmp folder, and I'd love to hide it in finder.


texts: Is there a way to prevent Image Capture from rendering thumbnails?

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When I connect my iPhone to Image Capture it tries to render thumbnails for as many as it can (of 57 thousand photos/videos). This overloads my Mac's processor and gets the fans whirring really loudly until it is done. But it's not really done, because as soon as I scroll to an area that thumbnails haven't been generated for, it starts all over again. This makes scrolling incredibly slow too. The Mac is quite new with good specs, but Image Capture throws so much at it that it slows to a crawl.
I'm just trying to download one month of photos at a time into folders I've made in Finder. I don't even need to see the thumbnails! But I can find no way to turn them off. Image Capture surprisingly has no Preferences menu. And "thumbnail" is the one category of sorting that cannot be unchecked after right clicking at the top.

So I'm wondering is there maybe a PList file I can modify or a command line argument I can append when launching Image Capture to disable the thumbnails? It's making the copying of all these photos take forever. Thanks.


texts: Macbook Pro 2020 13" and bad image quality with external VGA monitor

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I have just bought a new MBP 2020 13" and at the moment I am using it with an old 17" HP L1750 external monitor with the USB-C-to-VGA apple adapter; the quality of o the image on the external monitor is way worst than the one I got with my old MBP 13" 2009 (also with VGA adaptor): the text is kind of blurry and reading on that monitor is very tiring for the eyes.

Do you know why and if there is a solution?

In both cases the external monitor is set (in MacOS preferences) to 1280x1024, the native monitor resolution.

Thanks.


texts: How do I programatically kill the CCLibrary process by PID?

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I need to know how to write a command or script to kill the CCLibrary and CCXProcess processes.  They are part of Adobe's Creative Cloud, and since their previous update they keep respawning and running my CPU at 100%.

Until a fix comes out, I'd like a quick way to kill it, without having to go through Activity Monitor.

When I try

sudo killall CCLibrary

I get "No matching processes were found".

I can use ps -ef to find the PID number (eg 9548)
I can grep it, e.g.

ps -ef | grep CCLibrary.app

which returns two activities, the CCLibrary and the grep itself.

$ ps -ef|grep CCLibrary
501 9621 1 0 12:18pm ?? 51:51.71 /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud/CCLibrary/CCLibrary.app/Contents/MacOS/../libs/node /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud/CCLibrary/CCLibrary.app/Contents/MacOS/../js/server.js
501 9818 9407 0 1:10pm ttys001 0:00.00 grep CCLibrary

Then I can "kill" based on the PID number

But how can I write a script to find that PID as a variable, then kill it?


texts: External volume (WB elements 2TB) does not mount on mac (exFat)

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I have an WD Elements 2TB external harddrive which is unable to mount on my Mac. It is formatted exFat and is half full.

When I go into disk utility it is greyed out. Clicking the mount button doesnt resolve anything. When running "first aid" the following message appears:

Ok, now maybe something serious is wrong. But when checking on a windows machine it does appear and all my files are accessible.

What can I do? If it has to I can resort to removing all the files via a windows machine and reformatting the drive. However, it does involve buying a new external drive just to do that. So that would be my last resort.. any ideas?


texts:
I have this weird situation where I was using the reply-from-Notification-Center Messages feature and it got stuck in the write-the-message state, as in the screenshot below.

The message was sent, but ever since it got stuck and it’s unusable.

How can I reset it without restarting the computer or logging out?

(I’m on Mavericks.)


texts: Display right 0,5cm dead, how to set custom screen boundaries?

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I just dropped my MBP (dumb dumb me) and about 0,5cm on the right side of the screen are dead. I don't want to afford the 500-600$ to get a replacement and since it's just a black bar on the right, I can ignore it.
How can I tell macOS to also ignore it? right now, some buttons are hidden beneath it, and I never really remembered which they are.


texts: How to see the commands executed by hotkeys

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Problem

Not sure if this exists or not, but I'm looking for a way to see what commands are being sent to the OS whenever I press some combination of hotkeys.

Reason

I have mapped (via cerebro) cmd+ctrl+f to make the application fullscreen, and this works for most applications. However, for some applications (like Joplin), it does not work. My thinking is that the hotkey is mapped to something else at the application level (though I cannot confirm this). I would like to be able to see what my "computer" (applications, OS etc) "hears" whenever I execute some key combination


texts: How to get iTunes to skip over 1 star songs?

texts: Is there a way to get iTunes to just never play any 1 star songs. I know I can delete the 1 star songs but just wondering if there is a way to just skip them.


texts: Applescript Producing Error when Sending Messages

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I have this Applescript code that sends a message to a given contact. However, I get this runtime error:

Can’t get «class pres» "a_name@gmail.com" of application "Messages".

The important part of the code:

tell application "Messages"
    set theBuddy to buddy theName
    repeat theTimes times
        send theMessage to theBuddy
    end repeat
end tell

theBuddy is the email address, theTimes is the number of iterations, and theMessage is the message to be sent. So why is producing this error, and how do I fix this?

Thanks


texts: Why iPhones at home need Settings->General->Reset->Reset Network Settings for App Store Updates?

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My wife and I both have iPhone-5s'.  They seem to have no problems using the wifi for anything at home, like Airplay, Pandora, and web surfing, etc.  We can do seemingly everything.  However, for some unknown reason, the iPhones won't do updates.  I see the badges showing how many, and the store seems to connect, but updates don't download and install.  It doesn't work to forget the network and rejoin, I need to actually go through the process of Settings->General->Reset->Reset Network Settings and then rejoin in order for the updates to download.  Then everything downloads and installs.  It seems to need this at random time intervals of about every 2-4 weeks.  I would really like to eliminate the need for resetting the network settings.  (It forgets all networks and passwords, which makes it a pain if I go anywhere else with the iPhone).

I have seen this problem with and without White Listing MAC addresses on the Airport Extreme Base Station(s) wifi access.

As additional information, my setup for my home network is as follows.  Cisco RV325g router, with a AEB-802.11ac in the back of the house and an AEB-802.11n in the front of the house.  They are both connected to the Cisco via Ethernet ports, and setup as a roaming network.  (Same Network name and password for the AEB(s) ).
It also does not matter which AEB is being connected to via wifi.

Thank you in advance for your assistance. (Also, if I have posted improperly, or to the incorrect location, I apologize.  This is my first post here, and I am still learning how to get around here).

Best Regards,
KShapiro


texts: The calendar new event page which you say should have a "Done"  only has cancel or add buttons. Press either and what you have written disappears. No way to save calendar event that I can see


texts: Increase horizontal speed scroll on Logitech Mouse

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I have a Logitech Mouse with a horizontal-scroll-enabled scroll wheel (it tilts left and right to scroll left and right) the only problem is that the scroll speed is very very slow to a point it is not worth using.

The normal mouse settings do not appear to alter the scroll speed at all.


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How do I turn the SSH Agent off? I'm having troubles with Vagrant and it indicates that I should disable my SSH Agent before continuing, yet I can't find a straight forward answer. How would I do it?

Temporary answers work too. I'm happy with how my environment is setup, it's just this particular situation where I need to verify that disabling the SSH Agent corrects the issue, even if I then turn it back on.


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I've recently upgrade my iMac to Yosemite. So far, NTFS devices (such as pen dirves or hard drives) were not a problem, but with Yosemite I can't even mount them.

I can see the devices with the Disk Utility app but whenever I try to mount them I always get the same message "Disk could not be mounted" with no further explanations.

I've tried Paragon and Tuxera with no results.
Could this be a USB driver problem?


texts: How to install and override Vim in Mountain Lion for +ruby +python support?

texts: I want to install and override the current vim version in Mountain Lion due to me needing +ruby & +python support. I am particularly interested in using the brew commands from Homebrew but I haven't seen a current best practice procedure for it (or even a bundled recipe covering vim). I am open to other ways to accomplish buildig +ruby and +python into vim.


texts: How stop my IDE from showing hidden files on Sierra?

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I have disabled hidden files in the Finder on macOS Sierra, but they still show up in my text editors, such as Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text and PhpStorm.

I have already tried

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
killall Finder

This works for the Finder but not for any text editor.


texts: Can my web app use a UNIX socket on OS X Server?

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I'd rather have my Mavericks web app use a UNIX domain socket instead of a TCP port to effect a reverse proxy. I've tried using variants of the Apache syntax for UDS in the proxies section of the web app plist but nothing I've tried seems to please OS X Server.

Proxying to gunicorn over TCP port 8001 seems to work in the code below but I'd rather use sockets if I can - keeps my apps separate from OS X Servers' apps.

<?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>name</key>
        <string>com.iainhouston.django</string>

        <key>displayName</key>          <!-- Name shown in Server app -->
        <string>TDD Django test at /django</string>

        <key>installationIndicatorFilePath</key>        <!-- The presence of this file indicates web app is installed -->
        <string>/usr/local/python_projects/testwsgi3/hello.py</string>

        <key>requiredModuleNames</key>
        <array>
                <string>proxy_module</string>
        </array>

        <key>proxies</key>
        <dict>
                <key>/django</key>
                <dict>
                        <key>path</key>
                        <string>/django</string>
                        <key>urls</key>
                        <array>
                                <string>http://localhost:8001</string>
                        </array>
                </dict>
        </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

[Update: actual code posted above]

If you've tried this I'd be grateful to know how you got on.


texts: MacBook Pro cannot find keyboard and searching for keyboard for 1-2 minutes

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I never use a wireless keyboard or mouse. I do use a wired keyboard and wired mouse. I've noticed on several occasions when I unplug and move to a different location without those accessories, for a time I loose access to my touchpad and sometimes my keyboard as well. Occasionally, I get the message saying no keyboard found, searching for keyboard. This is a MacBook Pro - it has a keyboard built in. After a minute or 2, my MacBook keyboard starts working.
Any ideas what is happening? Is there any reason to be concerned from a security standpoint? What I can do to prevent this from happening or, if it's a problem with the MacBook, keep it from getting worse?
Message that is displayed is shown below.


texts: Customizing the shell prompt causes some quirks

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I have customized the shell prompt with the following code in my ~/.bash_profile, but there is one quirk left I can't seem to fix:

export PS1="\u:\[\e[32;1;32m\W\e[m\] \$ "

(code is also on github)

This works well, including for long commands. But if I page through the command history with the arrow keys, the prompt will sometimes get a bit "weird". Sometimes it will include a partial command in the prompt or other times the space after the $ will be disappear. Is there something missing from the code above that I should tweak?

Thanks!


texts: Macbook froze, I turned it off, now login fails with "MacOS cannot be installed on your computer"

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I was watching a video when my macbook pro froze.  Finally I held down the power button until it turned off, then turned it back on again.  After boot, I get an apple + loading bar for awhile, then I'm prompted for my password.  After entering the password I get the error in the title, along with: "An error occured while loading the installer resources".

What happened here, and how can I fix it?


texts: Bluetooth between iPad Mini and Mac Pro keeps dropping

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Mac Pro (early 2009) 4,1 -> 5,1
macOS 10.14.1 Mojave (using dosdude1.com/mojave)
iPad Mini 2
iOS 12.1

Hello, I am trying to connect my newly bought (but second hand) iPad to my Mac Pro using bluetooth so that I can take advantage of the Universal Clipboard facility. However, as soon as I pair the iPad and the Mac Pro, the connection drops after a second or so. It doesn't even allow me time to investigate the RSSI settings.

I know that the bluetooth on the Mac Pro is working because I am using a Magic Keyboard connected by bluetooth with no problems whatsoever.

Thoughts anyone?


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Every so often my MacBook Pro starts getting very intermittent network connectivity. I have a Virgin Media SuperHub.

Pinging my router gives me lots of request timeouts:

64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=2438 ttl=64 time=2.000 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=2439 ttl=64 time=33.810 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 67976
Request timeout for icmp_seq 67977
Request timeout for icmp_seq 67978
Request timeout for icmp_seq 67979
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=2444 ttl=64 time=1.568 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=2445 ttl=64 time=1.633 ms

Sometimes the timeouts last only a few pings sometimes many.

Through experimentation I've found that flushing the arp cache using

sudo arp -a -d

Immediately max ping start working but then after a bit the timeouts come back. I've confirmed this by doing:

sudo watch -n 1 arp -a -d

And the ping timeouts disappear and I can browse without any slowness as long as I leave that running.

Rebooting the computer also clears this problem for a while but it comes back.

I need a permanent fix for this.


texts: Filtered RSS Feed via Push Notifications on iPhone

texts: It's a bit tricky but I'm looking for an app that filters RSS Feeds by keywords and redirects links to Safari. My filtered feeds should be notified in a menu like this and, when tapped, should be opened in Safari.. Does exist something like this?


texts: Pages stuck after force-quit in paused state

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Today my application memory ran out and a prompt asked me to quit applications I did not require. I (force-)quit all my apps (there was no option to quit because the applications were 'paused'.

While I was using Pages, I was working on a document ("Untitled 5") that I had created from scratch and did not yet save. I suspect that force-quitting in the paused state of Pages confused it (IIRC Pages will save documents in the background so that if force-quit they will not be lost) and when trying to do anything with the document, Pages will freeze.

(I suspect this doesn't matter, but I'm using an Early 2015 MacBook Pro, running 10.12.1 macOS Sierra, Pages version v6.0 (3507) )

Update:
I found out that the document was saved in iCloud Drive (saw the upload indicator after force-quitting Pages) and was able to retrieve it.

However, now Pages only opens (without crashing, that is), when launching it from the Dock. After opening Pages with any document, it functions fine (can close the document I used, move, save etc.) and Pages quits properly.

what happened earlier, before I found the document:

I have tried:

Saving the document
Closing the document
Moving the document (yea, I know)
Typing words into the document works

Will update what I have tried as time goes on. I think that anything with the (probably glitched) document will freeze Pages, while anything else will not. For example, I tried making a new document and it worked fine. It doesn't matter whether I lose the document or not.

Thanks!


texts:
I use the iOS Stocks app to track different securities.  Yesterday I had only four securities listed, yet somehow overnight six additional securities were added. Those additional six securities were tracked in the past, months ago.

How can I tell if the app store past data in the cloud?


texts:
I'm researching the best way to make a 9 monitor video wall (3x3 grid).

Anyone have any experience doing this with a Mac Pro?

Anyone know the maximum amount of monitors I can hook up to a Mac Pro?


texts: After upgrade of retail iWork 09 DVD it appeard on my Apple Store account

texts: I found my iWork 09 retail DVD, which I bought 4.5 years ago. After I installed it, Apple Store showed me that I've got an upgrade to version 13. Next, it appeared on my Apple Store account in purchases, after upgrade. Is it normal behaviour or it is a bug?


texts: Finder Sidebar in macOS Big Sur doesn't persist width change

texts: I want to make the sidebar in Finder in macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 wider, but every time I restart Finder the sidebar goes back to its original smaller width. Is there any way to make the width change persist?


texts: What does a star next to a song in the Music app in iOS indicate?

texts: What does the star next to track #2 and #3 indicate in this screenshot?


texts: How do I remove the iCloud-first behavior in Mountain Lion?

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In Mountain Lion, I have iCloud activated for Documents. I'd like document-saved-in-the-cloud to be an option, but not the default, as in "if I choose iCloud from the dropdown, save in iCloud, else save in my current folder".

Is it possible?

If it is not, I'll disable the "Documents and Data" switch in System Preferences > iCloud, but it raises the question: how can I list all information currently stored in iCloud, and save them to some real-world folder?


texts: MacOS xcrun not downloading in Command Line Tools and existing solutions not working

texts:
See other Xcrun issues for full details. Basically git isn't working because xcrun doesn't exist in my file path Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun.  I've tried:

xcode-select --install
downloading Command Line Tools for Xcode 12 straight from apple's website
uninstalling and reinstalling git
navigating to /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ then did a cp /usr/bin/* ./
xcode-select --reset

I don't have xcode.  Can someone help me?


texts: How to fix spurious "Cannot communicate with scanner" error, without rebooting

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I have a Canon MP560 printer/scanner combo, installed and working.

However typically when I turn on the power to the printer and click 'Open Scanner...' I get the following error:

Needless to say the scanner is switched ON and the cable IS connected.

If I reboot my macbook then everything works fine. This is a pain in the neck though. I would like to find a way to get the scanner working without having to reboot.

Full details of my setup:

Macbook Air running Mavericks 10.9.5
-->connected to CalDigit Thunderbolt dock
-->connected via USB and HDMI to Dell monitor
-->connected to printer via USB cable

I don't doubt the intermediate elements in the USB chain probably contribute to the problem (same issue with printer directly connected to laptop), however I will note that everything works fine after I reboot my macbook (with printer switched on and connected).

Also:

the Mac recognises whether the device is switched on or off when connected
can even get ink levels from the printer

...just fails to 'communicate' when trying to scan.

I don't mind if it's a fiddly hack, deleting plist files etc, as long as I don't have to reboot.

It is not the same problem as this How I can get OSX to recognize Canon MP560 Scanner again? since I see the printer and scanner listed as installed.

I have tried 'resetting the printing system' and re-adding the MP560 but it has the same problem.

Attempting to initiate a 'scan to PC' from the scanner's own hardware interface also fails, no error message it just drops back to the home menu screen.

Also Canon MP Navigator software fails to open, with a 'turn on the scanner, connect the USB cable' type of error message.

I would suspect a bad USB cable or hardware problem, except it works every time if I just reboot the Mac.


texts: "Last Import" in Photos shows 1,000s of photos, not just last import

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The "Last Import" function of Photos seems stuck.  It shows all my photos from Feb, 2012 - Feb, 2017.  Which is really strange, as I import photos from my phone about once a week.  I.e., I'm imported dozens of times since Feb, 2017.

How do I reset/fix this?


texts: Undeletable directory with several subdirectories

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I have noticed a folder on / called "Previous System". After checking that it did not have anything I need, I moved it to the trash. However, when emptying the trash, I get a "file in use" error.

When I attempt to use rm in the Terminal to perform the delete, this happens:

# rm -rf .Trash/Previous\ System
rm: .Trash/Previous System/private/tmp/coreutils20150822-26525-1gnqu7f/coreutils-8.24/confdir-14B---/<SNIP>confdir-14B---: No space left on device
<several "no space left on device" errors removed>
rm: .Trash/Previous System/private/tmp/coreutils20150822-26525-1gnqu7f/coreutils-8.24/confdir-14B---<SNIP>/confdir-14B---: Directory not empty
rm: .Trash/Previous System/private/tmp/coreutils20150822-26525-1gnqu7f/coreutils-8.24/confdir-14B---: Directory not empty
rm: .Trash/Previous System: Directory not empty

The unedited output shows an error for each 'confdir-14B---' recursion. They are directories, not symbolic links.

Free space is not an issue, df -h reports I have 56 GiB available.


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Trying to drag & drop sometimes is reset multiple times during drag with mouse Logitech M510 on macOS Mojave and Catalina. This issue is new, I can reproduce it switching macs, usb receivers. Using a M705 mouse seems to work fine.
Report from Logitech Unifying software, using original Unifying Receiver dongle:
Logitech Unifying Software 1.3.375
Mac OS X 10.14.6 (18G8022)

Unifying Receiver @ 14100000
  Product ID: 0xc52b
  Firmware version: 12.10 (32)
  Location ID: 0x14100000
  Bus enumerator: -
  Hash: sanitized
  Devices: 2 (1 mice, 1 keyboards, 0 number pads)

  Mouse M510 @ 1
    Product ID: 0x4051
    Subclass: 0x2
    Bitfield: 0x4
    Serial Number: 0x4051sanitized
    Connection status: active
    Location ID: 0x0
    Receiver location ID: 0x14100000
...


texts: Using the same Apple iCloud with 2 devices

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I am going on holiday and want to use my second iPhone with a local SIM card.  So I want to know whether I can configure the second iPhone using the same apple account or if I should rather create a new apple icloud account?

iPhone 5s - my UK sim card associated with my iCloud account
iPhone 4 - SA sim card - rebuild and synced with my iCloud account

Then use both phones while on holiday.

Any thoughts?


texts:
I wanted to connect to an FTP Server using Finder's Go > Connect to Server option.
So I try to do so like this:

But, when I try to do so, it opens in VLC and then VLC crashes.

Anyone facing a similar problem? What can I do to open it in Finder itself? Do I need to change some defaults? If so, where?


texts: iPad Air screen is black and unresponsive

texts:
The screen of my 2014 iPad Air, is black and unresponsive, currently the alarm is going off (so I know it is working) but the screen is black and unresponsive. I have not dropped it, I have tried to power it off, but since there is no response, I don't know whether it had any effect.

I have charged it fully overnight. I tested the charger on another device and it works fine. I don't have another Mac computer to connect it to. Yesterday was the first time I used Siri, could that have something to do with it?

What else could I try?


texts:
MacBook Air version 6,2
System using 70%
Is there a way to fix this? Been trying for hours


texts: How can i see my iPad screen on a web browser

texts:
I'm looking for an application that enables me to preview my iPad screen, on a PC or Mac Desktop. Since I have a presenter on stage that will have an iPad in his hands, and I want to preview his screen on a giant screen behind him.

I was reading some of your answers, but the air play can't find it on either iPad store or Mac store! I'm willing to jailbreak the device if needed.


texts: QuickTime Player Assistive Touch Indicator Disappearing

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I'm trying to play an iPhone game on my computer by using QuickTime Player. I have a bluetooth mouse connected to my iPhone and use the assistive touch feature. On most apps, the pointer is visible on both my phone's screen and QuickTime Player, however when I open the game I am trying to play, the pointer disappears only on QuickTime while the pointer is still visible on my phone's screen. Is this an option I am able to change, so that the pointer is always visible on both QuickTime and the Phone?

Edit: I realized that it goes away when you're phone goes into full screen horizontal mode. For example, if you were watch a video and turned your phone sideways, it also disappears. I would like to disable this function if possible.


texts: Glitch or bad design during booting on Mojave?

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After enabling FileVault with recent T2 firmware patch the loading bar looks weird like its missing pre-cached image:

I replaced default Mojave.heic with a test image and gray "transparent" area kept test image framed while the rest of the screen remains black after system switched to user scale. Setting Display -> Scaled back to Default  returning smooth booting. Is this a design issue or missing cache?

macOS 10.14.5 (18F203)


texts: Can I make a locked iTunes 'house account' for a library?

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I manage the computers at a public library.  We just got a donation of two iPad 2's.  I'd like to be able to lend the library patrons the iPad with the iTunes account setup (without a credit card) just for free apps/songs.

Is it possible to create an iTunes account with a “user” password that allows free apps and songs but restricts the user from changing the profile unless they have the “master” password?


texts: I tried telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl and it said telnet: command not found. Is it deprecated? It is a bit trivial, but I thought it was worth asking about at least.


texts: Toggle between two most recent tabs in Safari

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Chrome was my favorite browser for years, but it drastically overheats MacBook, thus my patience was finally exhausted and I decided to move to Safari as it's the most energy efficient browser for Mac.

The only thing I can't implement here is toggling between two recent tabs using ctrl+q or any other custom shortcut. Notice that these tabs shouldn't be necessarily neighboring.

I googled a lot but still can't find extension or property which can help me to accomplish this. I'd be very thankful if you could give me a hint how I can implement this tab toggling


texts: I’ve been using Shortcuts for a while and knew how to run Shortcuts with Siri, but since iOS 13, I couldn’t find the option.


texts: Is there anyway to connect to IRC server via Message app?

texts: I'm wondering is there anyway to connect to IRC server via Message default app in OS X. Could I do it over XMPP protocol?


texts: iPhone not i.d.'ing callers after resetting all settings

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I used Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings on my iPhone, and now incoming phone calls are displayed as the telephone number, rather than the name from my Contacts.

I do notice that the telephone numbers in my Contacts app are (now?) simply a string of 10 digits, rather than being formatted.  I'm pretty sure it was formatted at one point.

Thought it might have something to do with International Assist, but turning that on or off doesn't change this.

I don't recall having to set anything initially to enable caller i.d., so I don't know what setting might have been reset.

Suggestions?  Thanks!


texts: Keyboard shortcut for a service stopped working

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I have made a custom keyboard shortcut for Finder that runs a script that copies the full file path to the clipboard. The shortcut is Control + Alt + Command + C.

It has always worked, but today it suddenly stopped working. I tried sniffing for any program that activates when the shortcut is pressed using /usr/bin/sudo opensnoop in Terminal but to no success. I have not recently installed any new programs and I can't recall anything particular happening that could be the culprit.

How do I get my shortcut back?

My Automator workflow looks like this (the actions are in Swedish):


texts: Why does this Applescript often fail the first time, but always work after that?

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The following Applescript opens a menubar app called QuickHue and then clicks a specified item in the menu.  Often, when I use the applescript, it does nothing.  But if I wait a moment or two and try again, it works perfectly.  And it keeps working.  But if some time passes and I trigger it again, it'll fail again the first time.  After that, it works like a champ.  Here's the applescript.  Any idea what's going on here?

ignoring application responses
    tell application "System Events" to tell process "QuickHue"
        click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1
    end tell
end ignoring
do shell script "killall System\\ Events"
delay 0.1
tell application "System Events" to tell process "QuickHue"
    tell menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1
        click menu item 2 of menu 1
    end tell
end tell


texts: I deleted numerous Notes from my phone that I want to get back from iCloud.  My phone has not updated to iCloud so the Notes are still good on the cloud.  How do I get all files from cloud back onto phone


texts: Why does a programme that segfaults on launch, launch normally when "reopen"-ed twice?

texts:
I have just upgraded to macOS v11.0.1 (i.e., Big Sur). Among the applications that fail to launch after the upgrade is the Jitsi desktop client v2.10.5550. It segfaults during launch.
However, there is a way to get it to start normally:

Launch Jitsi.
Wait for it to segfault.
Click "reopen" in the macOS Crash Reporter dialogue window.
Wait for Jitsi to segfault again.
Click "reopen" again.

Then Jitsi starts normally.
By contrast, when launched multiple times via the GUI or the CLI, Jitsi still segfaults every time.
So, I am wondering:

How does "reopen"-ing a programme twice via the Crash Reporter differ from launching it 'normally'?
Is there a way to launch a programme directly the way the Crash Reporter does when lauching it for the second time?

I have read what I could find about the Crash Reporter in the Apple Developer Documentation, but it doesn't say anything about what happens when a programme is re-opened twice. I tried to research how the macOS Crash Reporter works, but googling for "Crash Reporter" works as well as you would expect. I also searched the Apple Developer forums, but didn't find anything there either.


texts: How to use my iMac 2017 as a second monitor for my MacBook Pro mid 2012?

texts:
I want to use my iMac 2017 running "Mojave" as a second monitor for my MacBook Pro mid 2012 running "Yosemite".

I can't find any tutorials for such age difference. Any help or tips are very appreciated.

Thank you!


texts: There's a "Change what happens when you close the laptop lid" setting in Windows. Is there an equivalent in OS X?

texts:
In Windows one can usually choose between

Do nothing,
Sleep,
Hibernate.

The Macbook, however, doesn't seem to have this setting. It'll always go to sleep. I would like to set it to "Do nothing" to be able to finish downloads.


texts: Menu bar missing on second screen after El Capitan update 10.11.5

texts:
I was on El Capitan 10.11.4 and just updated to 10.11.5.  Now the menu bar is missing on my second screen which is an enormous pain in the apple.

I have tried:

Searching Google and AskDifferent and wading through many answers for much older OSX versions that no longer are relavent
Rebooting
Confirming that it's not just my display setup hiding the menu bar above the visible area
Moving different apps into the second screen
Turning off and on the System Preferences > General > Automatically hide and show the menu bar setting
Turning on mirroring and then turning it off
Killing and relaunching Finder
Petitioning the ghost of Steve Jobs for help


texts:
I am trying to find the documentation on what, exactly, the printf command is doing in update_terminal_cwd.

If you didn't know already, the update_terminal_cwd function is defined (at least on Mac OS X 10.7.4) in /etc/bashrc and in that same file the function is added to the $PROMPT_COMMAND so that it runs every time you hit enter in the Terminal.

The text of the update_terminal_cwd function itself is as follows:

update_terminal_cwd() {
    # Identify the directory using a "file:" scheme URL,
    # including the host name to disambiguate local vs.
    # remote connections. Percent-escape spaces.
local SEARCH=' '
local REPLACE='%20'
local PWD_URL="file://$HOSTNAME${PWD//$SEARCH/$REPLACE}"
printf '\e]7;%s\a' "$PWD_URL"
}

This is a few steps down the rabbit hole from trying to set my Terminal tab names from the command line, which can be done rather easily, but the tab name gets reset when sshing into a box.

This led me to How to stop automatic changing of iTerm titles? and the rather obscure list of control sequences on the Mac.

If you go to that last link and search for the string osc ps ; pt bel, you will find the section which defines the escape character that makes tab renaming work.  However, while that explains printf '\e]1;%s\a' (note the "1"), it doesn't explain what the "7" does in the update_terminal_cwd function I quoted above.

Where is this documented??  (And why does PWD_URL include the prefix file://?)


texts: How to open a Zoom link in a non-browser app without being prompted?

texts:
URLs have long been the domain of web browsers, but some apps challenge this assumption by asking your browser to open a link in their dedicated app.

Problem: Safari Keeps Asking Permission

For example, I use Zoom.us, a videoconferencing service. They give me a link associated with my conference call that's easy to throw into a calendar invite, like https://ibm.zoom.us/j/9747900418. When I click the link, my browser opens it, authenticates me, and asks me permission to open the link in Zoom.us.app, which I've already installed.

After opening hundred of meetings this way, I'm sick of it asking me permission. I want Safari to remember that it's allowed to open zoom.us/* links in Zoom.us.app.

What I've Tried

Under Safari > Preferences > Websites, I escalated privileges for Zoom-related items:

General > Auto-Play > ibm.zoom.us was "Stop media with sound"; set to "Allow Auto-Play"
Plug-ins > Zoom Launcher 3.0.1 > ibm.zoom.us was "Ask"; set to "On"
Plug-ins > Zoom Launcher 3.0.1 > support.zoom.us was "Ask"; set to "On"

This had no effect. So how can I get Zoom links to open correctly?


texts: Calculating a custom total for a column on iPad mini and Numbers

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How do I make a formula to total (sum) a column using Numbers on iOS, but exclude negative numbers?  (Only sum positive numbers)

Example:

+-------+
| LIST  |
+-------+
|      1|
|      2|
|      3|
|      0|
|     -1|
|     -2|
|     -3|
+-------+
|Total 6|
+-------+

Basically, how can I calculate a total but ignoring negative numbers in the column?


texts: Monitor /private/var/log/system.log for connected users

texts:
How do I monitor system log for lines like:

<host> sshd: <user> [priv][<process>]: USER_PROCESS: <process> ttys000

I'd like to automate an AppleScript / bash script to interrupt me and display an approval / denial window:

$(osascript -e '(display dialog "User $user connected. Kick out?" buttons {"No", "Yes"} default button 2 with title "SSH to $host")

Ideally the kick would then automate the

kill -9 <process>


texts: Decrypt files recovered from encrypted external hard drive

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I am trying to recover the data from one of the external hard drives of my company. I ended up using DiskDrill to extract all the files into a new, non-encrypted hard drive. Unfortunately I made the mistake of erasing the original hard drive before properly checking the exported data... :/

If I look at the recovered data, all the file structures and file sizes seem correct. But if I try to open any file I get a system error saying:

  "The document “File.rtf” could not be opened."

I used cat to check the content of the file, and from the outcome it looks to me like it's still encrypted:

  |?!?z?n;?AԒ??Ћ???f??Y?-?bA?-??ۚw?5?vc?D???yr????l?&yg?????U#
  ????F?????l??
  ??ٔ=??S?????#t????v:??#?˰wDZ$??y>?n??y??C?j??,???WI?L?[?a??CC?
  P?U?>K?l?Ե???????OH?[Ẉ[Y?'^k?*?mDћ)?,0?Ի;
  ??^?\dW?|?`??=?c6&-~?\?YT+3w?4d?'?F@???D???G(?$??>??+?҃?6?t????p?M?wC[?:?$d1?{?Ϊ?.???~KW?r??Q?6??
  o@???u???
  ?B|?[[??>/%???$??[;?z?h?!???O??dn??;?"?GZ?v?{W?B???[???P?d?!????d??Q?@?mG??/?|?x?_???H%)?v?Z??$?]????F??>?"????!U?rFl???
  ?GB2?W0Iy??]??|x??]X??aN[??????WJ??????l B??噡g?ہ'I???^}Yk>??Ǘ

The command:

file -  /Users/Cortana/Desktop/File.rtf

Returns:

  application/octet-stream; charset=binary

The original disk was encrypted using FileVault. I do know the original password.

Is there any command I can run in terminal (or anything else really) that I can do to recover my data. I'm not an expert at unix so please explain it to me like I'm 5.

Thank you,
Danny


texts:
Since a while now, I can't use the app store anymore on my MacOS Lion.
It just keeps the screen "One Moment Please. Connecting to the iTunes Store.".

I tried a couple of things ... rebootet ... waitet for days and tried it again ... cleared the cache, as described here: Mountain Lion Doesn't Download from Store and some more stuff.

Nothing shows up in the Console.app ... iTunes works just fine ...

The only thing that's curiouse is, that if I click on the link "To download iTunes, please click here.", the page shown is in swedish ... I've never chosen that as language on this system.

EDIT:
The login doesn't work. The credentials are correct, because I can log in at apples developers area and download stuff like xcode from there.


texts: How can I de-compress a source file on my basic MacBookAir (macOS Sierra Version 10.12.2)

texts:
I've downloaded the source file from

https://arxiv.org/format/1610.01410v2

How can I decompress it to obtain the plain text
(say, in a TextEdit file)?

The file I downloaded is designated

1610.01410

that is it does not have a .gz or .tar extension

Can I issue certain commands in Terminal? Do I need more apps installed?


texts: How to create a shortcut/alias for the "NTFS for Mac" preference?

texts:
I have a bootcamp Windows installed on my RMBP,
and I used to use the "Startup Disk" preference to boot into windows.
By click and drag the "StartupDisk.prefPane" from /System/Library/PreferencePanes/ to Desktop while holding Cmd+Option, an alias can be created on Desktop.

After installing "NTFS for Mac", the bootcamp Windows partition disappeared from the Startup Disk preference. And I have to use the "NTFS for Mac" preference to select.

I want to create a shortcut for "NTFS for Mac", but there is no "NTFS for Mac" in /System/Library/PreferencePanes/.

Where is the "NTFS for Mac.prefPane" located if there is one?
Or another way to create a shortcut for NTFS for Mac?


texts: I would like to create a Dock for all users which does not include Siri. It does not appear in the file com.apple.dock.plist, so where is Siri added to the Dock?


texts: Can I upgrade my iPhone's iOS from 4.1 to 4.3?

texts: I am currently using an iPhone 3GS. My phone's iOS version is 4.1. I want to upgrade to 4.3 but the latest version is 6.0. How can I upgrade to 4.3 or 4.5 from 4.1?


texts: Apple Script help - how do I tell OS X to not launch a specific app during a specific time period?

texts:
How do I make an Apple Script (or something similar) that will tell OS X "do not launch/run (n) app from (x1) time to (x2) time?"

Thank you.


texts: Can I develop apps on an iPhone 5 without service?

texts:
The company I am working for wants to develop iPhone apps. But we don't want to have to pay for service on the phone. Is is possible to purchase a used phone and use it to develop apps without hooking it up to a provider? There is an older post about this, but I wanted to check and see if anything has changed in the last two years with doing this.

Are there any special considerations when doing this?


texts: How long will FileVault encryption take? Can I stop it?

texts:
I enabled FileVault to encrypt my hard drive a few days ago. The encryption process is still not finished and the estimated time keeps changing. It's been anything between "4 days" and "300 days". The encryption process running in the background makes my MacBook Air (from mid-2011, OS X Yosemite) heat up very quickly.

I'd quite like to stop the process, or at least know how much longer it will take. How do I do that?

I'm also wondering if, in order to complete the process, I have to keep the computer turned on. Does the computer sleep mode pause the encryption?

I made a back-up of my computer's hard drive before I started the encryption process.


texts: Will changing an Apple ID remove the media content currently on the phone (iTunes?)

texts: My son and husband share the same Apple ID and have all the same media on both iPhones (games, itunes) etc.  We are now experiencing a problem where my son receives all my husbands sent and received text messages through iMessage.  I was told to change the Apple ID on my son's phone to his own so he would no longer be receiving the messages.  When I change the ID, will he lose all of his iTunes?  That is his greatest concern.  Thanks.


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My iPhone SE connects to my WiFi/router/modem (WRM) fine, but it says "No Internet Connection".  I've never had this problem with my iPhone before.

Two other laptops connected to the same WRM access the internet just fine.  Logging on to the modem, I see all three devices connected to the WRM.

I followed an Apple page and PC World page, cycling the power on the phone, then resetting the network connections.  After logging back on to the WRM, I get the same lack of internet access.

If I use the phone instead of the laptops to log into the WRM using its numerical http address, it times out.  I don't even get to the page for entering user name and password.

Here are one laptop's data from ipconfig /all:

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-26-B6-FC-01-C6
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Here is the other laptop:

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6235
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C4-D9-87-13-CE-5A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 2019-01-27 19:53:16
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 2019-01-31 00:14:54
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
                                    0.0.0.0
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

The data from the iPhone is

Configure IP: Automatic
IP Address: 169.254.184.137
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Router: << blank >>

I can't help but notice that the Subnet Mask is different, and the IP Address is very different,

What else can I try?

My WRM is the TP-Link TD-W9970.  My iOS version is 12.1.2.  I don't recall approving an update recently.  There is apparently a version 12.1.3 available, but without connectivity, I can't install it.


texts: Does there exist any Apple hardware "Cloud Computing" solutions?

texts:
I have a program which uses Mac OS X's Grand Central Dispatch queueing technology to handle multi-core programming.  However, I notice that, in the near future, Microsoft is expecting to roll out cloud-based multicore programming where you can run your parallel programs on a ridiculously large (8,000+ core) setup with a pay-by-the-hour setup.

Are there currently plans for Apple to offer similar iCloud-based "Big Computing" in the near future?  Is there already something like that which exists that I am unaware of?


texts:
Cookie warnings (I think coming from EU directives) are becoming more common and more annoying. Cookies are not blocked in Safari (12.1.2) preferences. AdBockPlus (2.06) is also installed, which does a good job of suppressing unwanted ads. The iMac is running 12.14.6, and I'm located in the US.

A little searching indicates I might enable Prebake to suppress these warnings. The Prebake page contains a link to add Prebake's filter list to the Safari filter list, but Safari won't load the linked page, not surprising given the link's formatting. Deleting the characters before "https" doesn't help. Neither Safari preferences, the ABP icon in Safari, nor the ABP Control Panel (2.0.6) show or suggest how to access the Safari filter list.

I'm not a programmer, but only a dilletante amateur. Is there a way to add this filter to the Safari filter list? Alternatively, is there another way to suppress these repeated cookie warnings?


texts: Unable to restore backup from iCloud in iPhone 12 pro max

texts:
I have a big-time issue with restoring a Backup from iCloud to my new iPhone.

I traded the iPhone 6s and bought iPhone 12 Pro Max

before trading I took backup of all my data on iCloud, then reset it and traded.

When I started up the new iPhone 12 Pro Max, I got an option under App & Data to restore data from iCloud

I successfully signed in but later it showed No Backups Available however, I could see the data on iCloud in a browser.

I did not take backup using iTunes, hence could not restore it from my PC.

Here is the status of my iCloud backup, it says incomplete too. But not sure if this is the case than will I able to take the backup again that exists on iCloud ?


texts: How to create an OSX Application to wrap a call to a shell script?

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My goal is to include in a zip file what amounts to a shortcut, instead of telling my customer(s) to open up Terminal and run a shell script.

My deployable essentially looks like this:

$ unzip Deliverable.zip
$ cd Deliverable; ls
app.jar run.sh

Script in run.sh:

#!/bin/sh
java -jar app.jar

There's a lot more in the directory; suffice to say I need to run the script from the directory Deliverable since I need to access paths relative to it.  However, I can't guarantee where a customer is going to open Deliverable.zip (could be home directory, could be right in the Downloads directory, etc.)

I found this that describes how to create a new workflow in Automator, then save it as an application to launch a shell script.  I tried to do that to wrap run.sh but it says it can't find run.sh.

Somebody suggested I use applescript and also sent me a link to how to use applescript to switch into the current directory; there's an applescript "action" in automator; so I made a new workflow with that, and saved it as an application.  This is what that looks like:

The code:

on run {input, parameters}
    tell application "Finder"
        set current_path to container of (path to me) as alias
    end tell

    do shell script "java -jar app.jar"

    return input
end run

And this is the error I get when I run it:

C'mon, this should be pretty simple.  What I am doing wrong here?


texts:
So yesterday I tried opening one of my apps an the Dock just froze completely. I tried every tip I could find online like Command+Option+Escape and killall -KILL Dock, but nothing fixed it. I was finally forced to restart my MacBook Pro. Now, my Finder looks like this:

How do I fix Finder?


texts: Wake for network access without Bonjour Sleep Proxy?

texts:
Is there a way to set some kind of "wake for network access" behaviour on my Mac without using a Bonjour Sleep Proxy?

I have a Mac with OS X 10.8.5, but no Apple TV nor Time Capsule or other stuff. I am happy with Unix solutions that require a bit of install and tuning on my laptops.


texts: How to add an existing smart folder to the sidebar

texts:
I previously used the option to add a smart folder to the sidebar on its creation. I've only done this in macOS Sierra, having never tried it in a previous OS version.

Not wanting the folder to be stored on the desktop, I moved it to the default suggested location of the 'saved searches' folder and it promptly disappeared from the sidebar.

Dragging it back is not possible.

I duplicated the smart folder to alter one of its search criteria. Now I have two smart folders with no apparent means of placing them in the sidebar other than negating any tools to duplicate and move smart folders and only rely upon creating new smart folders to reveal the sidebar option. This feels like an oversight from Apple.


texts:
I have an iPad 4 model #1459(wifi/cellular) tied into AT&T/T-Mobile
 my carrier is Verizon. Is there anyway to change my ipad to Verizon?
I dropped in a Verizon sim card but got an error message "Sim is not Valid". It states insert SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPad be unlocked by your carrier and to contact Apple for more info.


texts:
I have a 2011 MBP that I use as a studio computer, with it I use an archaic Mbox2 Pro soundcard with Firewire.
The drivers for the soundcard are compatible with Mavericks 10.9.4 (the one in App store is version 10.9.5, which produce some irregular behavior). The OSX version I've used until now is the latest version of Mountain Lion, so I'd like to upgrade.

Is there any way of downloading an older version of Mavericks (for example 10.9.1) and then use the combo update packages available at the developer site?


texts: how much time does it take to set up my Apple Developer account so I can provision my app and run it on a device?

texts:
I want to sign up for my Apple Developer account solely so i can provision an app and put it on a device(s) to test.

How long does it take after I submit my payment for the Apple Developer account for Apple to respond?  Is it a mechanized system so I can start putting my app on my device?

Is there any other way to get my app onto a real device in the time while I wait?

I just want to test real code -- which includes Bluetooth functionality -- on my iPad mini.  But apparently I cannot do that until I can provision the app.
But I can't provision the app until I have a dev account.
But, even if I get the dev account I'm wondering if it takes a long time before I can use the dev account.

Any help is much appreciated.


texts: Do apps running on iOS 10 take up more storage space than on iOS 12?

texts:
On my iPhone 6s Plus running iOS 10, the Clash Royale game app takes up 800 MB of space, but on my iPad mini 2 running iOS 12, it takes up only 190 MB.

The Clash Royale account on my iPhone is the same as on the iPad, so it has the same data in both, and I usually play it more on the iPad than on the iPhone. How come it takes more storage on my iPhone? Is it because my phone is running iOS 10?


texts: Can iPhone wake me up if I completely turn it off?

texts:
On the feature phones I used to have, I could set the alarm clock, then turn the phone "off": the alarm clock would trigger at the set time anyway. Can I do this on iPhone?

By "off" (in quotes, because, we know that from electrical point of view, some parts of the phone stay powered) I mean the state of the phone you get when it is turned on, then you press the power button for a couple of seconds, then a red slider appears saying "slide to power off" and then you slide it.


texts: Using an iPad to view video from a set top box / DVD player over HDMI?

texts:
From time to time I need to test set top boxes / DVD players, currently I carry around a 20" HDMI monitor to test them on, but is it possible to use an iPad as an display with an HDMI input adaptor (perhaps also requiring an app to view the video feed). So the setup would be:

Set top box --hdmi--> adaptor ----> ipad


texts: Will upgrading to Mavericks break my Macports?

texts:
I have a late 2010 Macbook Pro 15", running 10.7.5, with a configured dev environment, containing tons of installed ports (specifically Apache/PHP5.4/MySQL/Mongo/Node etc).

Apparently, the only way to update XCode further is to upgrade to Mavericks. Can anyone tell me how painful would the upgrade be in terms of needing to reinstall/reconfigure all the ports? Would I have to start from scratch, or will my current configuration be preserved?


texts: How can I restart a currently-running application with AppleScript?

texts:
I've created an application with a "Run AppleScript" action in Automator.

I've created a Service in Automator which launches the aforementioned app.

The Service is triggered by a keyboard shortcut, assigned in System Preferences

The application presents a series of dialogs to the user. I would like to give the user the option of restarting the entire application mid-application.  For example, suppose that the following line was Line 100 of the code:

set buttonChoice to button returned of (display alert "Do you want to replace this entry?" as critical buttons {"Start over", "No", "Yes"})

   if buttonChoice is "Start over" then
      <this is where I need your help, Ask Different>
   end if

When I say "restart" or "start over," I mean that I want to return the user to the initial dialog of the application, that is, the very first line of code of the application.

Can this be done using AppleScript?

If needed, this is the location of the application file:

  /Applications/My Applications/My Log.app


texts: Backing up iPhoto pictures and folders from the command-line

texts:
I'd like to install a new OS X on a MacBook and I'd like to know what needs to be done to backup only the iPhoto pictures.  I definitely do not want to backup the entire /Users/Cedric/ directory.  All I need is my iPhoto pictures and all the iPhoto "folders".

Ideally I'd like to do this over the network using ssh / scp.


texts: Why the Graphics Card on my MacBook Pro is always on "High perf." status?

texts:
After I've installed Nvidia Cuda Drivers the Activity Monitor show that Graphics Card is always on High Perf. status. No application that "Requires High Perf GPU" is running and the battery goes down quickly, very quickly.

Any idea how to solve that expensive problem?


texts: I am unable to download any writing apps because my MacBook Air OS X Lion is at 10.7.5 and isn't recognising that there is any other updates so i cannot update my MacBook to 10.11 to download any apps.


texts: How to run Windows 10 from USB on Macbook?

texts: I need to create a portable windows To Go workplace for my job and make it runs on a Mac computer, i tried WinToUSB tool and it didn't work, it keeps stucking at 0% when creating Windows to Go with a USB 3.0, so, is there any other way or tools that can create a WTG drive that can be boot and run on a mac?


texts:
I installed this version of mysql with the script here, but I don't know how to remove it. It isn't in the applications folder. It's here:

I wish if someone could tell me how to completely remove it.
Thanks!


texts: Complete documentation of the iOS Settings app's URL scheme

texts:
The iOS Settings app provides an URL scheme (prefs:) which can be used to open the app directly on a particular page from other apps, in particular, shortcut apps such as Launch Center.

There are various pages on the web that have a list of some of the URLs, but these pages all seem to provide the same subset, and I know there is at least one shortcut that's not included. In fact, I'd imagine that every page in Settings will have it's own URL.

Can anyone provide the complete list of URLs for the Settings app?


texts: How to identify iPad model based solely on Serial Number?

texts: I have the serial number of a remote iPad Pro and would like to know if it is a Gen 2 or 3.  The device is not accessible so I can not read the model number off the back.


texts:
I'm learning how to code in Python using TextWrangler as my text editor (using OS X), and I've been unable to open any files. Here's how I want to open the files:

file = open("genomic_dna.txt")

Whenever I try to run this, I get an error message saying it can't locate the file. Or any other file I've tried. I've also tried specifying the file path with the same result. Here's the error message I get every time:

  ~/Desktop/exercises/chapter_2/calculating_at_content.py:1: IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'genomic_dna.txt'

What am I doing wrong?


texts: Where are the latest drivers for the Intel HD Graphics 4000?

texts:
Strangely enough, I haven't been able to find any official website or webpage that hosts the official Intel HD Graphics 4000 latest drivers for OS X (10.9, to be specific).

Where are the drivers hiding?


texts:
I would like to prevent the text wrap in OSX Terminal, by letting text to continue under the border.
I could not find it in Preferences of the terminal.

How can you prevent text wrap in OSX Terminal?


texts: Find logged on user and network home directory with a bash script

texts:
I am trying to use a script to find the username and home directory of the user that is currently logged on to a Mac. This is what I have, and it works, but is there a better (i.e. simpler) way to do it?

user=`logname`
userHome="eval echo ~`echo $user`"
userHome=`$userHome`

The script will almost definitely not be run by the logged on user.

This is Mac OS X 10.6, joined to an Active Directory, and a network user is logged on. So the username does not appear in /etc/passwd.


texts: How do I delete songs in iTunes that have an exclamation mark?

texts:
I have a bunch of files that I moved or deleted in Finder, and now iTunes shows exclamation marks. I would like to delete these from iTunes and from iTunes Match / iCloud. How do I do that, using free software?

One can't sort by the exclamation mark in iTunes, and Super Remove Dead Tracks costs money.

This is regarding iTunes 11 on Mavericks.


texts:
I'm going to buy a MacBook Pro to use at University (Studying Computer Science). I've been using a Mid-2013 MacBook Air for the last year.

Current machine: Mid-2013 MacBook Air, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, core i5.

I'm stuck between the 13 inch MacBook Pro without TouchBar with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, i5 Processor and the 13 inch MacBook Pro with TouchBar with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, i7 Processor.

For a machine that'll be used primarily for programming and video editing would the faster processor or more RAM be worth it?

I don't particularly want the TouchBar, but the TouchBar model has more ports.

Also, would the TouchBar model with the faster processor have worse battery life due to the TouchBar and the faster clock speed?

Would you notice a speed difference with the processor because only when video editing do I currently max out my machine?

The price is also a concern, it's annoyingly expensive as it is.
Is the base model with no TouchBar, 8GB RAM, core i5, 2 ports but with the 256GB SSD worth the money?

Thanks for any advice!


texts: Find the size of a given Time Machine backup

texts: I'm interested in determining the size of a given Time Machine Backup. This seems possible with tmutil using either uniquesize, compare, or calculatedrift, but I've been unable to figure out the precise command to find the size of a given backup image. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.


texts: What is the bash version shipped with Mountain Lion?

texts: After some serious googling, I still came empty handed. (I don't have access to such a machine, but I need this piece of info to make sure an installer script will run on one.)


texts: How to reformat/install new SSD on MBP late2010 using OS X Internet Recovery

texts:
I had been saving some money to buy an SSD and finally I did. My old HDDs motor shut down so I had to replace it. I put it in the macbook all good but it isnt recognized by the system as a hard drive so I cant select it when I am trying to install the OSX from the OS X Internet Recovery option.
I think this is done because of the new SSD being NTFS (possibly from the factory) and not OSX enabled (fat) by default.

Is there a way to format (and maybe partition) the new SSD so its recognizable in internet recovery mode?
(I dont have another macb or external drive or a clean (not infected) computer to connect the SSD and format it from there.

SSD I am using is: ADATA SP9000 256GB.

I have no backup of my old HDDs files/os/image/anything, sadly I didnt backup.

My ultimate goal is to be able to use the SSD and also install later on partition of it windows.

Thanks in advance for all your help.


texts: Why can I not have the date and time in one cell

texts: I want to start at a date and at 12:00:00 am and I want each cell to increase by 1 hour. I put =a2+time(1,0,0) but I keep getting "The formula’s arguments can only include one date value." What am I doing wrong?


texts: Is it possible to upgrade the camera on an iPhone 4S?

texts: I'm a 4S holdout but would like to upgrade the camera (particularly the sensor). Is this possible to do? Is there an improved part that I can order and do the replacement myself?


texts: Citrix on OS X - GlobalSign certificate errors

texts:
I trying to access a work Citrix server using my MacBook pro. I can log in fine with a windows machine, but when I try from my mac I get an error.

What should I do to fix this? I have't found much information via Google.


texts: Mac can't connect to wifi network after password change

texts:
I've got a Mid-2010 17" MBP freshly upgraded to 10.7.  I went to the coffee shop today to do a bit of work, but I was unable to connect to the wifi network.  I had been there yesterday(though without my laptop) and the wifi password had been changed.  I updated the password on my iPhone and iPad, and those devices have been connecting to the network with no problems.

Today when I went in with my Macbook, however, I was unable to establish a connection with the network.  I thought it was a bit strange, since it never told me the password was wrong(keep in mind, the laptop still remembers the old wifi network password), it just grabbed a self assigned IP and complained that it couldn't connect to the internet.

This is what I did in effort to establish a connection, with no success:

Removed the network in question from my saved wifi networks.  Upon attempting to reconnect nothing changed, still gets a self assigned IP, never asks for a new password, no internet connection.
Removed all entries for the network in question from the Keychain.  After removing the keychain entry, any time I reconnect to the network, the keychain entry is re-added with the old, incorrect, password.
Edited the password in the keychain entry to the new, correct, password.  This resulted in the same behavior as my first attempt, nothing new.
Removed entry from saved networks, deleted keychain entry, restarted mac.  Exactly the same as before.

So after a good 20 minutes of attempting to connect to the network, I could never even get it to prompt me for a new password(the password it has stored is definitely different than the current, correct, password for the network).  So I gave up and came home to attempt to figure it all out.

Any suggestions on how to get connected to this network with a new password?  Have I done all the right things, and should now just go file a radar on this behavior?


texts: Does Apple support DDC/CI for  3rd party displays via Apple's Thunderbolt to DVI adapter

texts:
I had a Dell 21.5" monitor, which was previously connected to a Windows PC via its DVI port, which has no problem with DDC/CI which allowed me to control brightness and Contrast of the attached display via Windows.

My question is: through Apple's adapter, can I control a non-Apple display within System Preferences?


texts:
I had a fully working iTunes library, the .itl on my MBP, and music in my organised folders on my NAS share. This setup I would like to keep as iTunes manages my iPod but nothing else.  So I don't need to have my music local, and I don't need the entire itunes stuff (itl, xml etc) on the nas.

I've bought a new NAS and moved the files across, unfortunately the path is different. It was \NAS\media\music and now its \NAS\music.

I thought I could resolve this by altering the XML, deleting the .itl and importing the XML, but a) this is seems slower than it should be, and b) failed to import everything, one playlist was half empty.

Is there another way? Or something else?

I'm using Synology DS414play, and its currently SMB shared and not AFP or NFS.

Latest OSX (10.10.3) and iTunes (12.1.2.27)


texts: Backing up an iPhone 6 too damaged to be able to be unlocked

texts:
Having searched through other Q&As on backing up damaged phones, I can't seem to find a solution for my little problem, so I'm really hoping that by asking directly someone will have an answer!

I dropped my phone and the screen has smashed quite spectacularly. I can still view half of the display (notifications are still showing, etc.) but all control of the screen has been lost. Unfortunately, so has the touch unlock feature.

I'm desperate to be able to back it up before I send it to iPhone heaven, but am having real difficulties. I've tried a couple of the apps such as DrFone, but they all require a passcode.

Has anyone got any ideas please?


texts: Defaults utility: how to get xcode project info

texts:
I have found that utility defaults can get info from .plist file.
But how can I canonically pass as parameter to it path to .plist file ?

I read about <domain> parameter but still don't have enough understanding of it.
If I go to project directory where .plist file of projects is placed and input command

> defaults read ./Project.plist

I will see error that this domain

Domain ./Project.plist is not exists


texts: MacBook with 10.6.8 Snow Leopard freezes after Wi-Fi connection

texts:
I recently switched service providers and received a new router. My phone and old Windows computer connect fine, but my MacBook freezes (rainbow wheel starts going around forever after about 2 mins of being connected). MacBook connects to Wi-Fi fine at a friend's house.  Another answer describes something similar being solved by switching off IPv6. However, System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Wi-Fi > TCP/IP > IPv6 is set to Automatically and all other options are greyed out. I tried to switch it off via directly entering command into Terminal, but it stayed set to Automatically.

Any suggestions as to why I cannot turn it off? Mac is running on 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.


texts: How can I create a BIOS USB stick for ASUS ROG Strix X570-F in OS X?

texts:
I need to install a new BIOS for my new motherboard ASUS ROG Strix X570-F here where I need USB flashback tool and BIOSRenamer.
I need flash an USB stick and then rename the file somehow but the tools are only available for Windows.
How can I do the BIOS usb stick in OS X?


texts: Red circle with vertical yellow line on phone app

texts:
I have this icon on the phone app.  My phone is not jailbroken, I have no voicemails or missed calls and a reboot did not remove the line.  I appear to be able to make and receive calls just fine too.

Any ideas what it is?

I'm running the latest version of iOS on my iPhone 6 (9.3.3 IIRC).


texts: How do I fix the SSL warning I get when visiting github.com?

texts:
I see the following warning when visiting http://www.github.com/ after July 26, 2014. I get this warning in both Chrome and Safari on my OS X Mavericks-equipped iMac.

Should I worry about this? How do I fix it?


texts:
I've had some weird issues with my python install recently but I've usually been able to get it working. However I'm running into a really bizarre issue right now where pip is installing things that disappear. Trying to run through this blog post.

In the terminal:

pip install markdown

Everything installs correctly.

python -m markdown testing.md > output.html

It pops out the following error /usr/bin/python: No module named markdown which seems bizarre, since I'm running exactly what the tutorial is telling me. Then when I write python markdown

When I go to run the command pip install again it spits out the following:

$ pip install markdown
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): markdown in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/site-packages

Any tips on how to troubleshoot this?


texts: How to manually detect infections on Mac

texts:
My brother installed MS Office supposedly from a pirated site and after he ran the installer, he mentioned it launched terminal automatically and the computer did some stuff on its own.

I ran a few scan using Reikey, Kaspersky Internet Security and Etre Check and was not able to detect anything.
I tried running Malwarebytes, BitDefender & Avast and nothing was detected as well.
I went to Library/LaunchAgents and nothing out of the ordinary was there.
I checked Startup Items under Sys Pref > User > My User and it was clean as well.
I have Lulu running to monitor my network and nothing out of the ordinary was detected.

However I do not feel comfortable since my brother mentioned he saw the installation was done automatically through Terminal, hence we're not sure if it went deep into the system which given Full Disk Access to all Anti-Virus softwares, all results came back to negative.
Hence I checked Mac > System > Library > LaunchDaemons and noticed this

And this under Mac > System > Library > LaunchAgents

Since the non-Apple files are located in System folders, I'm not sure if it is originally from Mac or unauthorised apps which I am more than happy to remove.
I am worried if this work computer may be infected with malware/trojan that the software was not able to detect and might be at risk of data breach. Can anyone advice please? Thank you so much! Terminal after restart (before restart it was showing ttysXXXX on the first line
This is the content of the suspicious installer:


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I know there is no difference between MS-DOS FAT32 and Windows FAT32 file system and there are only FAT16 and FAT32 but Disk Utility identifies FAT differently and in my case USB drive with Windows FAT32 is unreadable. The latter was created in Ubuntu when I wanted to make GParted live USB using:

sudo dd if=/path-to-gparted-live.x.y.z-w.iso of=/dev/sde bs=4M; sync

before that USB drive was formatted in disk utility to MS-DOS FAT32.

and here is the picture of it after creating live USB in Ubuntu:

Why macOS doesn't read Windows FAT32?


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I would like to completely uninstall FaceTime for macOS.

Dragging and dropping the icon into the Trash gives me this error message:

  “FaceTime” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by
  macOS.

Running this command:

$ sudo rm -rf FaceTime.app/

Gives me a series of:

  Operation not permitted

Is there any way to uninstall FaceTime?


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When I switch my iPhone (3G) on and put it immediately into the email app (or if it was left in the email app), I get annoying pop ups like:

Cellular Data is Turned Off
Turn on cellular data or use Wi-Fi to access data.
Settings OK

A few seconds later the Wi-Fi connection is restored and I can get email. But this is very annoying: I have to click away the pop up (and sometimes multiple pop ups because I read multiple email accounts).
Is there any way to prevent this pop up? (It's only valid for a few moments...)


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I've got a little bit of ruby that sizes and repositions windows to a saved layout. It uses a snippet of AppleScript to actually do the positioning:

osascript -e 'tell application "Twitter" to set the bounds of the front window to {894, 22, 1604, 1049}'

There are two problems though:

This doesn't work for every app, for instance when I use it to set the position of Gitbox, I get the following error:

37:43: execution error: Gitbox got an error: Can’t get bounds of window 1. (-1728)

Some window positions aren't saved, for instance if I run the script to reposition everything, then I close the MacVim window and open a new one, it will not remember the position of the window that was just closed.

Is there a more robust way to set the size and positions of windows?


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I'm trying to find out how to turn Bluetooth On or Off by using the Terminal on macOS Catalina.

I used to be able to do it with the following commands:

alias bton="sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth ControllerPowerState -int 1"
alias btoff="sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth ControllerPowerState -int 0 && \sudo killall -HUP blued"

Unfortunately these no longer work.


texts: How can I create a separate address book to sync to a different mobile phone?

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I maintain my husband's contacts database up to now on a PC using Outlook. I switched to Mac for my own use (Mountain Lion) and use Apple Contacts for my own Address book.

I would like to create a separate address book for him on my Mac which I would then sync only to his mobile phone and iPad. I wish to keep his contacts completely separate from mine.

Is this possible and how do I do it?


texts: Unable to backup macbook using time machine

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Since a few weeks ago, i am unable to backup my mac using time machine. It finds my backup drive, but each time i get a message that reads : failed to create a local snapshot.
I have already reinstalled a fresh installation using the apple recovery utility, and also tried to use a different backup drive.
Note that i did not try to erase my data yet.
Edit:
I wanted to point out the fact that this issue is impacting two macbook at this time, while six others are being backed up fine, using the same release and the same backup disc.
Edit:
Using this command sudo tmutil listlocalsnapshots /, I get this output:
Snapshots for volume group containing disk /:
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-18-194222.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-18-203811.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-18-213808.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-18-223858.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-18-233809.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-004440.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-014255.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-024125.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-033808.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-043810.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-053809.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-064356.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-083809.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-095017.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-06-19-104256.local

So, snapshots are indeed created despite time-machine's error message.


texts: can't boot on win10 without alt (option)

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on an air macbook air 2017, I deleted OSX and installed only Windows 10 from a usb cd drive. Everytime I boot the computer, I have to push on ALT to select the only one item: Windows. Otherwise I get a blackscreen with a folder and a question mark.

When windows is loaded, under control pannel>bootcamp, the startup disk is: "Basic data partition Windows" and this is the only one available

What can I do to fix this issue ?


texts: How does Spotlight determine which category a file belongs to?

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In Spotlight you can enable and disable file categories that will appear in search results.
How does Spotlight determine that a certain file belongs to a certain category?
The following specific event triggered this curiosity:

For some time .tex files would come up under the Documents category. Spotlight would handle the search filename.tex just fine. Then suddenly I could not find .tex files anymore in Spotlight. Finder searches were OK though.
Turns out that I had the Developer category disabled in the Spotlight preferences, and Spotlight now thought that .tex files belonged in that category. After enabling the Developer category everything went back to normal.

What made Spotlight decide to switch categories for the .tex files?


texts: Are all Snow Leopard apps resume-enabled when run in Lion?

texts: I see this in iWork 08, is it the case for everything else?


texts: macOS High Sierra Notification Center auto closing or not opening at all

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I had a problem before about my icons not displaying correctly, and I followed Orlando Castro's answer in this discussion at Apple Forums.

  In Menu > Go (press option) > Library > Preferences
  Find and remove "com.apple.dock.extra.plist" and "com.apple.dock.plist" then restart.

After doing so I had no issue at all, but yesterday night I wanted to switch off "Night mode" which is located in Notification Center and for my surprise it didn't open at first with the gesture (Swipe left with 2 fingers from the right edge of trackpad), to make things worse I found that clicking on the Notification Center icon at the top right corner didn't make the Notification Center to be shown so I kept clicking on it for many times until it finally popped but it auto closed before I could turn night shift off.

Here's a video showing the issue: https://youtu.be/rU_Ph57dm8Y

I restarted my Mac and I'm still having this issue.

These are my Mac specs:

MacBook Pro (13", 2016, four Thunderbolt 3 ports) (With Touch Bar)
Processor: 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
macOS High Sierra 10.13.2

From the suggested questions while writing this question I found this other question: How do I re-enable Notification Center in Yosemite or El Capitan post-upgrade? which I thought could be the answer, but after running both commands:

launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist
killall NotificationCenter

and restarting my Mac, the problem shown in the video above persists.

Also, in the suggested questions I found this other question: Can I speed up the auto-dismissal of Notification Center banners? because I thought it could be a problem related to the time it was too low, I switched it to 5 seconds, logged out and in after doing so, restarted my Mac and still no success.

As shown in the video, I can't get Notification Center to be shown while using gesture and sometimes I can do it while clicking Notification Center.

How to solve this issue?