texts:
After setting up a managed user on my daughter's laptop [2008 macbook pro, OSX 10.9.1], I tested that application and website logging worked - I was able to go into Parental Controls, bring up the Logs... window, and view activity for that account.

A week later, when I open the same Logs... dialog up it's always blank.  No applications, websites, etc. are displayed regardless of the time period I select.

It's possible but unlikely that she did something deliberate to break parental controls.  For instance, maybe one of her friends showed her a "hack" that uses root access via Single User Mode to break logging?  But I don't think this is the case.

I've also read Apple community forum posts that suggest that Parental Controls is broken, but they appear to be for prior versions of the OS.

Other clues, possibly related:

Event logs are present in the appropriate place but nothing new is being logged (latest directory is 2013/12, it's now 2014/01)
I have the computer set up to do remote management of parental controls, but when I open parental controls on my own mac it does not show her laptop as an "other computer" to be managed.
There's no evidence of parentalcontrol service failures in system.log

Is there any comprehensive list of files, chmods, etc. that I can use to verify that parental controls are working and/or watch its operation for errors?


texts:
What I like about Apple's note app is that it supports pictures. However, when I use the browser interface, the pictures disappear after I inserted them and switch to another note. Also, they are not downloaded to the Notes desktop app.

Is there something I could do about it?


texts: Running meld: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'append_search_path'

texts:
After upgrading to Mountain Lion 10.8.5 I can no longer run meld via X11. I get the following. I've tried searching around for solutions but found nothing that works.

$ meld
/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57: GtkWarning: could not open display
  warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning)
/opt/local/bin/meld:111: GtkWarning: gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed
  gtk.icon_theme_get_default().append_search_path(meld.paths.icon_dir())
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/local/bin/meld", line 111, in <module>
    gtk.icon_theme_get_default().append_search_path(meld.paths.icon_dir())
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'append_search_path'


texts: Running OS X El Capitan 10.11 in VirtualBox

texts:
I need to install OS X El Capitan 10.11 as guest OS in VirtualBox running on macOS High Sierra 10.13. I followed the instructions in this guide.

I obtained the OS X El Capitan image from here and modified it as outlined in the guide.

On startup I get a kernel/cpu panic and was unable to boot. What is going wrong here? I do not have a original copy of OS X El Capitan 10.11.

How do I resolve this situation?


texts: Launchd/Launchctl - pre and post scripting

texts: Is there any way with ld/lctrl to execute pre/post commands similar to systemd's ExecStartPre/ ExecStopPost?


texts: Why can't I sync Photos on my Mac with Photos on my iPhone?

texts:
I keep a subset of my photographs in Photos on my Mac, and I would like to sync these with Photos on my iPhone. I used to be able to do so, but the option seems to have gone away. The 'Sync Photos' checkmark in iTunes is now off, and if I turn it on, the only option is to sync the phone with a selected directory.

What's going on here? How can I enable Photos on the phone to sync with Photos on the Mac?


texts: How do I find the version number of system libraries in different versions of OS X?

texts:
My specific situation is that I am trying to find out whether Apple bumped the system version of libcairo to 1.12.16 in Yosemite from an earlier version of libcairo in Mavericks.

I can somewhat easily find the version on my current system by inspecting the header files, but I can't seem to find that information online.

Does there exist a reference online for all the files included in different versions of OS X, or a way to find versions of system libraries (short of having access to a computer running a specific version of OS X)?

Failing that, I'd appreciate someone running Mavericks taking a peek in /opt/X11/include/cairo/cairo-version.h and telling me the version listed there.


texts:
I've just bought a QNAP NAS for my Mac Pro (late 2013) running Yosemite, to replace some older direct-attached storage I'd been using previously.
I'm very happy with it so far, but one thing I didn't realise is that network-attached volumes aren't indexed by Spotlight. The NAS will be used to store thousands of PDFs documents, and I need to be able to find specific text within those documents easily.
The network share (via AFP) is mounted as Data, so I've tried:
$ sudo mdutil -i /Volumes/Data/
Error: unexpected indexing state (/Volumes/Data/)

Then
$ sudo mdutil -E /Volumes/Data/
/Volumes/Data: 2015-08-28 17:13:21.637 mdutil[4613:183771] mdutil disabling Spotlight: /Volumes/Data -> kMDConfigSearchLevelFSSearchOnly
Indexing disabled.

... which seems to be to suggest that the QNAP simply won't support this.
Can anyone confirm my interpretation of the above? If so, does anyone know of any software that will easily and reliably index the data (including the contents) of the documents on this volume?


texts:
Been experiencing endless issues with file sharing on Yosemite server and latest Server App (5.0.x).
When a user connected to the server in the finder sidebar, it connects with SMB and they experience issues. Like read only, etc..
So, AFP is the answer... Command + K (Connect to server) and enter the server IP prefixed with afp:// works fine. However, in attempted to make it easier for the user, I would like them to use the sidebar in finder.
If I turn OFF SMB for a particular share in file sharing in the server app, the share is no longer visable.
Has anyone experienced the same issue?
I assume the SMB only wants to work with bonjour?
Can I make the default bonjour browsing use AFP?

Thanks


texts: Is there any way to schedule software update?

texts: I have software updates set to check weekly, but it seems to happen at random times during the day. I'd really like to have it run at a specific day and time - say 4:30 on Friday - so that I can just let it run on my way out the door, rather than having to let the computer restart in the middle of a workday. Is it possible to schedule the software update that granularly? Obviously it can't be done via system prefs, but maybe there's a hidden setting somewhere (or a utility I can download) that I'm not aware of as a Mac newb.


texts: Why might iChat not connect after upgrading to Lion?

texts:
Since upgrading to Lion, iChat refuses to connect to either my AIM or Google Talk accounts. (Not a Google Apps account, fwiw.) Interestingly, if I sign in to AIM on another computer and try to get iChat to sign on, I get a message that I'm trying to sign on in more than one place, but iChat still shows status as "offline" for all accounts.

So far, I've tried deleting all the com.apple.iChat preferences in Library, but to no avail.


texts:
I have a few external ssd hardrives (My Passport, in my case). I would like to integrate them within a system that provides reliability in case of failure, by producing redundant information across the devices, seamlessly from the User point of view.

What would be a product worth considering?


texts:
Limit 3G traffic on Jailbroken iPad
Is there any software for doing this?


texts: How to batch add folders to Folder Actions

texts:
I actively manage a directory of folders that contain images that are organised by modification dates. Due to this, I had made a quick action that used an applescript and bash to help me ensure that newly added files had the right modification date.

This was time consuming, and eventually I learned that I could set up Folder Actions that could automatically do that work for me. I did so, and now I face the struggle of adding multiple (lots of) folders to the Folder Actions Setup window.

In the spirit of automating everything, is there a way to add Folders to the Folder Actions Setup window and all added folders to have my folder action enabled? Not sure where to start!

There was an app made for this, unfortunately the download link no longer works and the developer has removed it from his page of projects.


texts: How to enable vim X11 feature on OSX10.10?

texts:
I want to use  set clipboard="unnamedplus" in my vim, which requires X11 feature.

But I searched a bit on google.
Which only mentions that Apple has removed X11 from their recently releases of OSX.
But there is no tutorial about how to install it on OSX.
Especially no info about how to enable X11 feature in a vim on OSX.

How to do that?


texts: Is there a tool/hack that enables dragging windows from one monitor to the other in Mission Control?

texts:
Right now I have dual monitor set-up as shown below.

When I activate Mission Control it looks like this:

Now I want to drag the Finder windows to the other monitor as indicated by the arrow.
However, the window just jumps back to the original monitor.

I know ways of moving windows to other monitors outside of Mission Control, but doing this in Mission Control allows for moving groups of windows to different monitors.
Also I would like to keep the task of window arrangement in Mission Control.

I'm on the latest Mountain Lion. Is there some sort of hack, plugin or tool that will allow me to do this move in Mission Control?


texts: Volume too loud on alert when AirPods connect or disconnect

texts:
When my AirPods (1st generation) connect or disconnect from my MacBook, as they are wont to do when not actively playing audio, they make a loud “bong” sound as an audible notice to the user. Even more annoying, it is usually a double “bong” as the inexplicable disconnect-reconnect comes rapidly in succession.

The volume of the “bong” alert seems unrelated to the low volume of my Mac.

The disconnect/reconnect happens at least once or twice every session I use the AirPods. The batteries are fully charged on each session. I almost never run the batteries down.

➥ Is there a way to lower the volume of that “bong” noise?


texts: Block access to folder or file in Mac OS X

texts: Is there any way to block access to some particular file or folder in MacOS X, so that it can be protected by password?


texts:
I have created a OS X launch agent that is installed per user. It is listening socket and automatically launched when socket connection arrives. On my .plist I have

    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
<string>~/Library/Containers/com.mycompany.myproduct/myproduct.app/Contents/MacOS/myproduct</string>
    </array>

When connecting to my launch agent socket I get a message in console saying my launch agent is not found. When changing .plist ProgramArguments to

<string>/Users/myusername/Library/Containers/com.mycompany.myproduct/myproduct.app/Contents/MacOS/myproduct</string>

Launch agent is loaded correctly. So it looks like I need to modify .plist for each user during launch agent installation. How can I do this automatically or easily? Is there a standard way for this? Or should I do something totally differently here to achieve what I want?


texts:
I receive emails with ICS files.

When I double click on them, the event is created successfully in my calendar but many times it chooses things like "family room" as the calendar.

I don't want this. I have integrated google calendar into my calendar and I want that everytime I double click an ics file the event is always created in my google calendar which is integrated into my calendar application.

does this question make sense? is it possible?

I don't even know what is "family room" and why do events go there.


texts: Do iPhone photos contain any author, copyright or device-name metadata?

texts:
I'm writing some scripts to organise my photos and I would like to sort out the photos I took myself from the mix of photos that are on my iPhone.
For example, sometimes I get sent photos via AirDrop or messages and they all end up in my photo library.
I can get the Make and Model from the Exif tag, so that helps to some extent, but is not sufficient in all cases.
I have looked around in the Exif and TIFF data, but there is nothing obvious.


texts: iPhone backplate mod: On what side of the iPhone 4S backplate should I paint?

texts:
My iPhone backplate was broken. So, to make something good out of this, I want to create an effect like this:

I would like to fill the cracks with paint, but I have other options too.

Will painting it on the inside affect any electronics?

Also, is the Apple logo made up of metal or paint?


texts: Has anyone seen the Lion root account malfunctioning?

texts:
I believe this to be a serious bug having to do with the root account malfunctioning badly. I have reproduced it several times. I have restarted the machine, verified the hard disk, and repaired permissions. It is still reproducible.

Steps to reproduce:

Enable the administrator (root) account.
Go to Login Window.
Login to root account.
4.Attempt to logout of root account ==> nothing appears to happen. That is, the root account cannot be logged out; neither can the system be shut down from the root account. As far as I know, this is not part of the Lion design, but I could be wrong.
Go to Login Window.
Login to my regular user.
After logging in to the regular user, the logout dialog box is displayed.

My conclusion: the attempt to logout of the root account, while apparently "doing nothing" is instead invoking the logout of the other logged in account. This should not be happening!

During the several times when I performed the above steps, I had attempted to both logout from the root account and shutdown from it. While neither apparent to have any effect on the system, when I quickly logged back to the regular user, there were dialogs present for both logout and shutdown on the screen, with the countdown timer running. I would not expect having both of those dialogs at the same time either.

During one time when this procedure was performed, after logging back to the regular user, the full system was malfunctioning, with many user interface functions not responding at all, such as quitting programs or attempting to logout the regular user. Re-launching the Finder did not help. The system had clearly become unstable and I was forced to shutdown.

I have also sent this as a bug report to Apple Feedback.


texts: MacBook Air 2013 with circle slash while trying to install Mojave

texts: I've always been a Linux and Windows user, but I bought this used MacBook Air to mess with. I figured a fresh install was best for it so I erased the primary drive in disk utility and got a known-working Mojave installer from work to reinstall Mojave. However, I get about 2/3rds of the way to the loading screen before it goes to circle-slash. I reset SMC, PRAM 3-4 times, and also reformatted the SSD to no avail; always hangs on the same step. Anyone know what might be the issue?


texts:
I'm trying to update my 8+ while connecting to I-tunes.
And now it is  Stuck on "Preparing iPhone for software update" for 2hours.
What sould I do?
Thanx


texts: How can I use Dropbox for iPhone and iPad backup and not iCloud?

texts: Both devices drove me nuts until I caved and increased my iCloud storage for backup.  I couldn't find a way to change default to my Dropbox account.  Please tell me how....


texts: Upgrading to OS X El Capitan while maintaining dual boot

texts:
I've been running a MacBook Pro with OS X Yosemite and dual booting with Linux, and I would like to upgrade to OS X El Capitan. However, I'm afraid that upgrading would break the ability to dual boot.

How can I proceed safely with the upgrade?


texts: How can I tell if my Macbook Pro has had its SSD replaced or not?

texts:
I was having issues with my work laptop so I gave it to our IT guy who sent it to Apple for repairs. When it came back he told me they had to replace the logic board (which made sense based on the problems I was having) and also the SSD (which surprised me because when I was trying to figure out what was wrong it seemed okay).

The more I think about it the more I doubt that the drive needed to be replaced. Is there any way to tell if a drive has been replaced?

My laptop is a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013). The SSD it currently has is: APPLE SSD SM0512G.


texts: USB-3–Lightning cable: Does it yet exist?

texts:
According to Apple, the 2017 iPad Pros (12.9 and 10.5 inch) are equipped with a USB-3–capable Lightning connector and Apple already sells a Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter.

However, I am looking for an USB-3–Lightning cable to connect the iPad at full speed to my MacBook Pro.

Does such a cable already exist?

Background:
I am using my 12.9 inch 2017 iPadPro as a versatile secondary display connected via Apple's USB-C–Lightning to my Macbook Pro 2017. The MacOS / iPad software stack is Duet Display.

All this works pretty well, however, the secondary display has a nondramatic, but noticeable lag. I assume that the USB-2 connection (max 480 MBit) is the bottleneck here.


texts: Safari keeps warning "malicious javascript detected on this domain"

texts:
Safari keeps warning malicious javascript detected on this domain, and there is only a OK button to click.
It is stupid to click OK again and again.
How to prevent this?

I think the so-called malicious javascript is just some code for ads, because I saw this warning at a few websites of large company.


texts: Screen sharing stopped working after 10.10.2 update

texts:
Screen sharing between my iMac and my Mac Mini stopped working after I applied the 10.10.2 update.  I'm trying to access the Mac Mini from the iMac.  I get the standard error message advising that I should check the Mac Mini is on the network etc. etc.

File sharing works well.  I can copy files between the two Macs and can move and delete files on the Mac Mini.  I always access Screen Sharing using the same user credentials as for File Sharing.

Things I have tried:

Turned Screen Sharing off then on again on the Mac Mini.
Checked the IP address many times.
Invoked Screen Sharing using the application (in CoreServices), the Connect to Server dialog (command-k) and the Network dialog (command-shift-k).
Reinstalled 10.10.2 using the combo updater.
Adding port 5900 to the vac command (i.e. vnc://nnn.nnn.n.nnn:5900).
Deleted the screen sharing prefs files (on the iMac).
Deleted relevant entries in my KeyChain (in the hope SS would pop a login dialog - but it didn’t).
Made sure the Mac Mini is awake.
Checked logs but can find nothing at all on Screen Sharing.
Installed the ARD update on both machines.
Checked Firewall settings - Screen sharing is specifically allowed (and there are no other sharing functions blocked).

My Mac Mini does appear under “Sharing” in the sidebar of the iMac's windows suggesting (with the working file sharing) that this is not a networking issue.

The iMac is connected to the router by cable; the Mac Mini is connected by wifi.

Screen sharing worked under 10.10 and 10.10.1.  Now it doesn't.  I haven't played with settings except as stated above.

Does anyone have any ideas ?  This has me totally stumped.

Many thanks.

Garry


texts: Is there any way to get just name and VPRVT of running processes?


texts: If I temporarily remove an external HD from my Mac, then re-introduce it a few weeks later, will Time Machine back it all up again?

texts: If I remove an external hard drive from my Mac, then re-introduce it a few weeks later, will Time Machine back it all up again as if it were a new drive, or will it just back up the changes that were made since the last time it backed up the drive?


texts: Messages is unusable due to unresponsiveness!

texts:
Messages on High Sierra has become increasingly unusable for me. I get frequent (every dozen words or so, at least once per message) long (5-20s) lags when typing — which seem to occur most often when something ambiguous has been entered (a typo or incomplete word) — or when switching to the Messages window.

Messages has been increased slow and a resource hog on macOS (to the point where I just shut it off most of the time) in general, but this unresponsiveness is the major annoyance.

What causes this and how can I fix it?

I've followed suggestions I've found online to turn off syncing of contacts in all accounts but one (in my case iCloud), but that seems to have no effect.

Pauses seem to be associated with log entries (filtered on "contact" errors) like the following, but it could be many other things too (e.g., changes of focus to Messages), and there's no clear association with the exact logging of an error and the lag:

default 11:47:26.437362 -0500   fmfd    There was an error while trying to load accounts. We'll return an empty array. Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated.}
error   11:47:26.481193 -0500   accountsd   Could not donate contact information: Error Domain=CNDonationErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
error   11:47:26.610413 -0500   accountsd   Could not donate contact information: Error Domain=CNDonationErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
error   11:47:26.733041 -0500   AppleSpell  Contacts change history truncated, resetting!
default 11:47:31.437365 -0500   fmfd    There was an error while trying to load accounts. We'll return an empty array. Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated.}
error   11:47:37.781508 -0500   AppleSpell  Contacts change history truncated, resetting!
error   11:48:27.269667 -0500   accountsd   Could not donate contact information: Error Domain=CNDonationErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
error   11:48:27.387438 -0500   accountsd   Could not donate contact information: Error Domain=CNDonationErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
error   11:48:27.593285 -0500   accountsd   Could not donate contact information: Error Domain=CNDonationErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
default 11:48:27.783845 -0500   fmfd    There was an error while trying to load accounts. We'll return an empty array. Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated.}
error   11:48:27.794354 -0500   accountsd   Could not donate contact information: Error Domain=CNDonationErrorDomain Code=1 "(null)"
error   11:48:28.294191 -0500   AppleSpell  Contacts change history truncated, resetting!
default 11:48:33.094905 -0500   fmfd    There was an error while trying to load accounts. We'll return an empty array. Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service named com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService was invalidated.}
error   11:48:44.490877 -0500   AppleSpell  Contacts change history truncated, resetting!

A related question focused on a possible cause (perhaps extending beyond Messages).


texts:
I'm trying to update my iPhone 5S to iOS 10.1.1 (current: iOS 9.3.2). I downloaded the ipsw through iTunes and tried updating my iPhone.
However, I am getting error code 45 after iTunes says "extracting software".
My iTunes is up-to-date, and so is my Mac. I did check Apple's error code page but 45 isn't listed there.

Any idea what I could do w/o restoring my iPhone? (I forgot to back it up before updating)


texts: Is there a way to tell how long your Mac was turned on on a distinctive day?

texts:
I would like to know how long my MacBook Pro was on today - total uptime for the day.
I just bought it, and I thought the battery was bad but it went on for longer than I thought. Of course, I wasn't standing next to it with a stopwatch...
It would be a great feature for me to track time spent on devices anyways, to see which ones I spend the most time on. Maybe in System Report, or using a tool in Utilities? A script?

EDIT: I am asking this to do this on different computers, some built before 2011.


texts: KeepAlive with NetworkState not working for agent

texts:
I'm trying to automatically execute a Python script every day, but it requires an Internet connection (to send emails, etc.). So I fixed the date and hour at which it needs to be executed, but if there's no network available, I want it to be executed as soon as it finds a network. I thought that the following would do just what I need:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>

    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.example</string>

    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/python</string>
        <string>/path/to/my/script.py</string>
    </array>

    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <dict>
      <key>Hour</key>
      <integer>10</integer>
      <key>Minute</key>
      <integer>30</integer>
    </dict>

    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <dict>
      <key>NetworkState</key>
      <true/>
    </dict>

  </dict>
</plist>

It works fine when I have an Internet connection at 10:30, but when I don't have network available but only get it back at, say, 11:00, it does not execute the script and does nothing for the rest of the day.

What did I do wrong?

Many thanks,


texts:
Is there a way to adjust MacBook Pro's Touch Bar brightness?

MacBook Pro, 13", 2016, macOS Sierra 10.12.6


texts: Contacts in Favorites: use as default FaceTime audio protocol

texts:
When I follow guides for How to Add Contacts to Favorites on iPhone I only get those options:

You see FaceTime audio is missing, but my contact used several FaceTime audio connections with me in the past.
How to use as default FaceTime audio protocol for Favorites in Contacts? I use latest iOS release on iPhone XR.


texts: Attribute appropriate amount of resource to run Mac OS + Windows + Ubuntu simultaneously

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro where VMWare Fusion is installed to enable Windows 7 and Ubuntu. One year ago, my system was well configured so that I could run Mac OS, Windows and Ubuntu at the same time. Later, I made some changes, probably around the attribution of cores and memories, now running the 3 systems simultaneously is very slow, although only running Mac OS + Windows or Mac OS+Ubuntu is fast enough. But I do need the 3 systems open for my work.

The resource for the 3 systems are listed as follows. Does anyone know how to arrange the ressource to re-enable the running of 3 systems simultaneously? Or does anyone have a good idea to make it possible?

Here is the resource of my Mac:

Here is the resource attributed to Ubuntu:

Here is the resource attributed to Windows:


texts: I've recently deleted Boot Camp downloads and storage has disappeared

texts:
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:         Microsoft Reserved                         16.8 MB    disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         58.5 GB    disk0s3
   4:                        EFI NO NAME                 104.9 MB   disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +58.5 GB    disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s3
   1:                APFS Volume Mac OS X                18.0 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 21.4 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                518.1 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *31.0 GB    disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL              31.0 GB    disk2s1

Can anyone tell me what happened? and how do I restore it? disk0 is the one missing storage and disk 1 is the one I'm using. I don't know much about computers.
I've downloaded windows software using bootcamp. When I reboot and got into the installation page for windows, it asked me to choose partition to install windows. I accidentally deleted one of the partition, which is now called NO NAME. I quitted the installation and back to OS. In disk utility NO NAME cannot be found. By selecting my current disk, I press "+" multiple time and then press "-" until i was back to a single partition, it shows that i have 165 GB (original amount). But when i press "apply", I cannot partition my current disk.


texts: Do pre-built Little Snitch configurations exist and are they shared?

texts: Is it possible to import configurations that have been created elsewhere into Little Snitch? For example, a ready to go basic ruleset for someone who wants to block iCloud's more intrusive features. Is this possible? Do such communities exist that share these?


texts: How can I search for an iTunes App Store app by SKU?

texts:
I'm getting some strange results in my LinkShare affiliate report for sales made through the iTunes Store App Store: multiple sales of the same SKU but for different Sales amounts. I'm not aware of any sales on that item, so I'm wondering if someone else happened to pick the same SKU. (That's awfully coincidental b/c this SKU is 1/2 of the total items we've sold.)

So, I'm wondering how I can search for what products have that SKU.

I tried searching the iTunes store for the sku. I didn't get any hits (not surprisingly).


texts: How can I wipe my iPhone to start over with Find My iPhone active?

texts: I want to get rid of an old email Apple ID on my iPhone 5s. At this point I just want to wipe the entire phone clean and start over. How can I do that if I can’t turn off “Find My iPhone”?


texts: Letters getting inserted randomly as I type. Has this ever happened to anyone?

texts:
I have a 2014 Retina MacBook Pro with Mac OS 10.12.4 and 16GB of RAM. Everything was fine until a few weeks ago when I started to notice strange behaviors:

The "e" and "t" characters in my keyboard randomly stop working and start working again in a few seconds. In the time that it doesn't work, if I hit "e" a few times to get it to work, it collectively adds all the "e's" in some other part of the text as I type. As far as I can tell, my SHIFT or other keys don't appear to be stuck, I didn't drop any liquids on the laptop or change any settings.
Spotlight used to work great. Now, when I type an application's name, it works sometimes and not other times. I checked Spotlight settings and it looks like Apps are enabled. I can barely find what I want with Spotlight anymore.
I usually sort my files by "Kind" in Finder. In the past, it would organize PDFs separately, images separately etc. It doesn't anymore even if I set it to "Kind".

I'm not sure why it's starting to be buggy. My laptop hasn't fallen or anything. It's on my desk all the time. I've never really had to reset it. Could it be that it has a lot of junk files accumulated from usage? Anyone else experiencing these? What can I do?


texts: How to fix when Apple Mail fails to display new Exchange Imap e-mail messages?

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In our case the Apple Mail client stops retrieving new incoming e-mail messages. Rebuilding the mailbox doesn't improve.

After looking at the "Mail Connection Assistent" a.k.a. "Mail Connection Doctor" both Exchange IMAP accounts have errors and display red.

How to fix this?


texts: Why is Push notifications required for GPS to work?

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How are they related? How is Push notifications used in iPhone Maps application?

After jailbreaking my Push notifications and GPS are not working. I know I can install Pushfix from Cydia but it costs money but my question is why? Why should I fix Push for GPS to work.

iPhone 3G on iOS 4.2.1 unlocked with iPad baseband 6.15.00


texts: How to drop files from Desktop to Finder windows in a sane way?

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I know this question looks like a joke, but I've been using Macbooks for a few years and I've never found the right way of dropping files from Desktop to other windows.

Imagine this scenario: I'm on Yosemite, talking on Slack, having some files on Desktop I want to share with on my Slack channel, how do I drag these files from desktop to Slack window? Normally I have to:

go trough all the windows that are below the Slack window & minimize them (pain in the a...), this step is not actually a step but usually like 30 steps as I have that many apps working in the background,
resize Slack window to half the screen so I can see the Desktop,
drop the files from desktop on Slack.

While on Windows 7/8 it looks like:

click on right bottom corner,
click on Slack window,
resize Slack window,
drag & drop.

I tried to use the same flow on OSX, so I have "Show Desktop" set as a hot corner, I move to that corner, I can see the desktop but this feature is useless compared to the same functionality in Windows as if I click any app all the windows come back to their places...

How do you do that guys? Can I somehow set hot corner to minimize all windows instead of just showing Desktop for a second? How's that useful?


texts: Downloading old Safari point releases (Ex: 8.0.4)

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I am attempting to build VMware Fusion images with each recent point release of Safari. I've had success with the versions bundled with OS X updates (10.10.1, 10.10.2) but I am not sure if it's possible to download a point release that has been superseded by a release in an OS X update. I've found version history with knowledge base documents for each version, but haven't found a way to download them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_version_history

Example:

10.10 shipped with Safari 8.0 (10600.1.25)
10.10.1 had Safari 8.0 (10600.1.25.1)
Safari 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 were in security updates - KB HT204421 and HT204424
10.10.2 had Safari 8.0.3 (10600.3.18)
Safari 8.0.4 was in a security update - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204560
10.10.3 has Safari 8.0.5 (10600.5.17)


texts: Keyboard shortcut in finder to launch >share via>airdrop

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I'm for a way to share a group of selected files I have selected in the finder window, via airdrop, with a simple keyboard shortcut. since you can use cmd+c to copy, I thought there had to be a way I could use comd+option+a to quickly make the selected files be shared via airdrop, but I am having no luck in finding a way to do so. I need to do this as some of the environments I'm in do not have great signal to power my hotspot, but I can compress photos for media purposes, and get them out instantly by airdropping to my phone, and sending via iMessage. I am decently fluent in automator, and have tried a few workarounds within the simple drag and drop. utilities, while searching google every which way from Sunday for help, and finally thought I would ask the question myself.

to be more clear when I press the keyboard shortcut, I would like for it to select this menu item.

which should bring up this screen.


texts: Internet Sharing handing out wrong DNS server address

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I'm using a MacBook Pro with OS X Mavericks 10.9.2. It connects to the internet via a USB 3G dongle, and I want to share that internet connection via wifi. However, on devices that connect to the created wifi access point, DNS lookup will not work (though I can ping 8.8.8.8 just fine). If I statically configure the devices to use 8.8.8.8, everything works, but not every device supports that (or only if you're also willing to configure a static IP and gateway).

The problem seems to be that OS X configures bootp (the DHCP server) to hand out a DNS server address of the MacBook itself:

$ cat /etc/bootp.list
...
            <key>dhcp_domain_name_server</key>
            <array>
                <string>192.168.2.1</string>
            </array>
...

This is indeed the IP address of the machine itself:

$ ifconfig
...
bridge100: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
    ether 02:26:bb:66:19:64
    inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
...

And it's what clients are receiving in the DHCP response:

$ sudo tcpdump -vv
15:26:07.265635 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 255, id 9846, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    192.168.2.1.bootps > 192.168.2.2.bootpc: [udp sum ok] BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 300, xid 0x4e0988af, Flags [none] (0x0000)
      Your-IP 192.168.2.2
      Server-IP 192.168.2.1
      Client-Ethernet-Address 10:bf:48:cc:49:7d (oui Unknown)
      sname "ip-77-24-232-37.web.vodafone.de"
      Vendor-rfc1048 Extensions
        Magic Cookie 0x63825363
        DHCP-Message Option 53, length 1: ACK
        Server-ID Option 54, length 4: 192.168.2.1
        Lease-Time Option 51, length 4: 85536
        Subnet-Mask Option 1, length 4: 255.255.255.0
        Default-Gateway Option 3, length 4: 192.168.2.1
        Domain-Name-Server Option 6, length 4: 192.168.2.1

Now, that would be fine if it actually worked as written here, i.e. OS X runs a bind (named) server itself, that just forwards DNS requests and responses to the ISP's servers.

However... using tcpdump I can see that the client is getting an error response from its DNS lookups:

$ sudo tcpdump
15:23:33.181447 IP 192.168.2.2.57291 > 192.168.2.1.domain: 32713+ A? google.com. (28)
15:23:33.181528 IP 192.168.2.1 > 192.168.2.2: ICMP 192.168.2.1 udp port domain unreachable, length 36

Indeed, no named server is running, and it doesn't even seem to be installed:

$ ps aux | grep named
thomas           2175   0.0  0.0  2423368    188 s000  R+    3:14pm   0:00.00 grep named
$ which named
$

Nothing else is listening on UDP port 53 either, though there is a thing called mDNSResponder on 5353:

$ sudo lsof -i -P | grep 53
mDNSRespo   47 _mdnsresponder    8u  IPv4 0x4dcb7c0f075daa1d      0t0    UDP *:5353
mDNSRespo   47 _mdnsresponder    9u  IPv6 0x4dcb7c0f075da835      0t0    UDP *:5353
natpmpd   1664           root    4u  IPv4 0x4dcb7c0f064b6f15      0t0    UDP 192.168.2.1:5351

Now I can think of two ways to fix this, neither very practical:

Run some DNS server on UDP port 53. Unfortunately, none is installed.
Tell DHCP to hand out a DNS server address that actually works, like 8.8.8.8. Unfortunately, the InternetSharing application overwrites /etc/bootp.plist each time internet sharing is turned on, so even if I added an IP address there and even if it would work, it wouldn't work forever.

But something tells me that this should (and usually does) work correctly out of the box... what am I missing?


texts: Use OSX Mail from Panther (10.3) with iCloud email address

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I'd like to use OSX Mail from Panther (10.3) with an iCloud email address. When I punch in the valid iCloud account info and server ids, both smtp.mail.me.com and imap.mail.me.com servers fail to connect.
I saw a reference to app-specific passwords some Apple docs, but I couldn't get that to work.
What am I missing?
Thanks!


texts: How do I determine what TLS ciphers are being used in OSX, Outlook 2011?

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I just limited all my SSL ciphers to TLS 1.X and TLS1_RSA_AES and my up-to-date OSX machine is no longer able to connect to the server via Outlook 2011.

I can use Safari to connect to the same host, so this is probably an app-specific issue.

How do I, in OSX, figure out what TLS cipher and protocol is being used to connect to a given host?

This is necessary to remove security risks with SSL3, BEAST, CRIME, POODLE, and other security risks.

Ideally I will remove all ciphers locally that use RC4 and other risky protocol negotiations.


texts: Something is using 64 gigs in "iCloud Drive" and I can't figure out what

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As you can see below iCloud is using a ton of space

When I try to manage the iCloud storage in this screen I get this which indicates that its from the top level of my iCloud storage.

Which seems pretty straight forward. But when I try to look in finder I see this..

Which verifies the space usage, but further down it says 609 mb on disk? In this folder there is nothing taking up that much space. I cannot for the life of me figure out what is going on here.


texts: Built in keyboard that supports all Mongolian characters

texts: While OS X supports a vast library of characters in its set of keyboards, Mongolian is missing.  I would like to know if Mac OS (Yosemite) has a keyboard with a character set sufficient to type all Mongolian characters.  If possible, I would prefer a keyboard that most resembles traditional Mongolian keyboards.  Installing keyboard apps or extensions would be a last resort.


texts: Can I install 64 bit software on a 32 bit OS X - 10.5.8 - Leopard?

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Can I install 64 bit software on a 32 bit OS X?
Or could I "update" my 32 bit OS X to 64 bit OS X?

This is what I get when I put uname -a  in a terminal:

Darwin gaukhar-alibayevas-macbook.local 9.8.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0:
Wed Jul 15   16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386 i386


texts: Messages: Setting to Always Display Time Stamp?

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Is it possible to display the Time Stamp of messages by default in both the Desktop Messages app, and the mobile app?

This is the default view:

Obviously, the time stamps are viewable by hovering the mouse over a message for the desktop version, or swiping left in the mobile app.

But having them always displayed without the mouseover popup like this:

http://www.macissues.com/2014/04/28/view-timestamps-in-messages-on-your-mac-and-iphone/

Would make far more sense. There doesn't seem to be a setting to always show the time stamp in either Messages.App or Messages for iOS, and I'm aware this doesn't seem to be an Apple-supported option, but perhaps it would be achievable through Terminal or an add-in.


texts: Facetime HD Camera undetected in Vodburner

texts: I have installed Vodburner but it is not detecting the Facetime HD camera. Please suggest how to solve this.


texts: Recording a maths tutorial video with iPhone

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I am making a series of maths video tutorials to put up on YouTube.

I have made a wooden crane that positions the iPhone above my desk looking down so that it captures an A4 sheet of paper. (I have an iPhone5s by the way).

The quality is variable however. Some videos come out reasonably crisp, others blurry.

Crisp-ish:

Blurry:

Is there anything I can do to the iPhone to improve the quality?

I am working in front of a window, so I am getting ambient daylight (I don't really want to use a lamp because that will give sharp shadows of my hand).  I tried outdoors but then the recording is vulnerable to wind-noise.

If I touch the centre of the screen after the record button it sets the focus. I'm not sure whether subsequently moving my hand over the paper forces some refocusing. On my android device I could force manual focus.


texts: iCal Sync with Google Apps Other Calendar

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Our companies email/calendering is run through Google Apps and we all share everyone elses under "Other calendars" within the web interface of Google Cal. So my calendar syncs fine and has no issues with iCal, but invitations/alerts/reminders from the shared calendars show pending actions for each one. I can click on all the normal options "Maybe" "Decline" "Accept" but they just come back as I have read only access to them.

Things I have checked:
1.) In Google Calendar - they are all set to not receive notifications for anything.
2.) In iCal I have checked each calendars settings and "Ignore alerts" is checked for each calendar.
3.) In iCal I have checked the Alerts settings for my account and everything is set to None.

So even though i've checked those I have currently got 40+ pending Notifications pending action.

Has anyone had this before and found a solution?

Thanks in advance and my apologies if this has been asked before.


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I don't have a problem with the button itself, it seems that I need to push deeper to make it work.  I don't have to push harder... just deeper.

I remember someone talking about the "fact" you can reset sensitivity for the Home button of the iPhone.

Does this software sensitivity reset really exists ?


texts: Change MacBook Pro OS X Apple ID ownership

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Over a year ago I bought a second hand MacBook Pro on ebay. Unfortunately the original owner did not reinstall the operating system and in fact it came together with Photoshop and Microsoft Office.

My problem is that I am unable to update certain apps (e.g. iPhoto and iMovie), strangely enough I managed to update from Yosemite to El Capitan.

I tried to format and reinstall the operating system, as many forums suggest doing, however when opening the App Store I still get a prompt to login with the previous owner's email address and I am unable to proceed.
Also it's strange that despite reinstalling the OS, I still have pre-installed Photoshop and Office.

I would prefer not having to contact the owner asking for his password.

What can be done? Did I do something wrong during the OS reinstall (considering Photoshop and Office are still on it)?


texts: Why does connecting a Macbook Pro to a 2160p external monitor via Mini-DP result in a mess of green/purple colors?

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When I connect my Macbook Pro to a 3840x2160 external monitor, the external monitor keeps going black and readjusting every 1-2 seconds. Some times it stops briefly, but the screen is just filled with green and pursple-ish colors, with the text "Use 3840x2160@60Hz for best result". I managed to take some pictures at the short breaks between constant readjusting and the text "No input source".

I checked which resolution the Macbook was trying to use for the external display, and it seems to be correct:

$ system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType | grep Resolution
          Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Retina
          Resolution: 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz

I have used the 4K screen a lot with a different PC and I know it works. I have admittedly not used the Macbook with an external display before, because I don't have the ability.

I have rebooted the Macbook, restarted the screen, reconnected the Mini-DP cable many times and tried using both Thunderbolt ports.

Has anybody seen something like this before, and could venture a guess as to what's wrong?

I'm using a brand new Macbook Pro retina 13" from 2015. The following is copied from its spec-sheet:

2,7 GHz dual core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3,1 GHz
8 GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
128 GB PCIe-based flash storage
Intel Iris Graphics 6100


texts: Can a developer make an app that can be controlled with Siri?

texts: Example: A commute planer app could take a start and destination from you, through Siri, and plan your trip. Would be very useful, especially when you're in a hurry.


texts: Unable to install Meld via MacPorts 2.0.3 on OSX 10.6.8

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I am trying to get Meld onto my OS X 10.6.8 box using MacPorts 2.0.3 and am not having success.

bobk-mbp:opt bobk$ port version
Version: 2.0.3
bobk-mbp:opt bobk$ sudo port install meld
--->  Computing dependencies for meld
--->  Dependencies to be installed: py26-gnome libgnomeui py26-gtk py26-cairo py26-numpy fftw-3 py26-nose py26-distribute python26 py26-py py26-gobject py26-orbit
--->  Building libgnomeui
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command failed (see log for details)
Error: Failed to install libgnomeui
Log for libgnomeui is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnome_libgnomeui/libgnomeui/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: py26-gnome libgnomeui py26-gtk py26-cairo py26-numpy fftw-3 py26-nose py26-distribute python26 py26-py py26-gobject py26-orbit
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
To report a bug, see <http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets>

When I look at /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnome_libgnomeui/libgnomeui/main.log it has a line like...

:error:build Failed to install libgnomeui
:debug:build couldn't open "/System/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Versions/8.5/Resources/tclIndex": no such file or directory
    while executing
"open [file join $dir tclIndex]"
:notice:build Log for libgnomeui is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnome_libgnomeui/libgnomeui/main.log

...and that file is indeed missing on my system.  Where do I go from here?  I really want a piece of that Meld goodness.

Why can't MacPorts install meld on my os x 10.6.8 box?


texts: Shell command to count pages in a PDF (other than pdftk)?

texts:
I have been using this to get a page count of PDFs in shell scripts in OS X:

pdftk "$i" dump_data | grep NumberOfPages | awk '{print $2}' | tr -dc '[0-9]'

(where $i is the PDF filename)

However, there are times when that does not seem to work, so I would like to find another way to do it.


texts: How do I temporarily disable or mute Messages (iMessage) on OS X?

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I use Apple's iMessage across several devices, including my (OS X Lion) Mac, using the recent Messages beta.

However, the application has some undesired behaviour.

When I quit Messages, it will relaunch itself when I receive new messages. This is incredibly distracting.

Is there a way to temporarily disable or mute iMessage (including the badge on the Dock) from just my Mac? I'd still like to receive messages on my other iOS devices.


texts: Convert single unicode character to png image

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I need to convert a Unicode character (e.g. ⦿; CIRCLED BULLET; U+29BF) to a PNG image for use within a reporting tool (Crystal Reports).  I need to preserve the font, size, and formatting of the character.

Is there a more-accurate way to do this than just ⌘⇧+4 and a less-burdensome way than Gimp or Seashore?


texts: Reverse IP lookups return default reverse domain pointer

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Whenever I query ARPA for the reverse entry for an IP through the host command, I get a correct lookup result at first. Example:

MacBook-Pro-van-William-David:~ server$ host brc.nw1-ams1.mcxpro.nl
brc.nw1-ams1.mcxpro.nl has address 185.182.63.103
MacBook-Pro-van-William-David:~ server$ host 185.182.63.103
103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer **brc.nw1-ams1.mcxpro.nl.**

However, when I query multiple times in a short period of time, it simply returns the default reverse domain name pointer:

MacBook-Pro-van-William-David:~ server$ host brc.nw1-ams1.mcxpro.nl
brc.nw1-ams1.mcxpro.nl has address 185.182.63.103
MacBook-Pro-van-William-David:~ server$ host 185.182.63.103
103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer **103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa.**

Note the result of the lookup (brc.nw1-ams1.mcxpro.nl - 103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa). Nothing has changed about the IP itself. This happens to lookups for other IP's as well.

dig works fine:

MacBook-Pro-van-William-David:~ server$ dig ptr 103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa

; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> ptr 103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 17414
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa.   IN  PTR

;; ANSWER SECTION:
103.63.182.185.in-addr.arpa. 14389 IN   PTR brc.nw1-ams1.mcxpro.nl.

;; Query time: 8 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.2.254#53(192.168.2.254)
;; WHEN: Thu Mar  9 23:00:20 2017
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 81

How do I fix this?


texts:
I wiped my SSD clean, reinstalled OS X El Capitan, removed corestoreage, and went on to remove SIP using csrutil disable in the command+R recovery environment. (I also tried it from the installation medium) It says it was successful and that I should reboot. I do that and once logged in, I type csrutil status and get back;

System Integrity Protection status: enabled (Custom Configuration)

Configuration:
  Apple Internal: disabled
  Kext Signing: disabled
  Filesystem Protections: disabled
  Debugging Restrictions: disabled
  Dtrace Restrictions: disabled
  NVRAM Protections: disabled

This is an unsupported configuration, likely to break in the future and leave your machine in an unknown state.

So, I reset the PRAM & SMC several times, rebooted afterwards several times, and did it again (several times) and I still get the same message. So..... is it disabled or not? :)

The one, possibly, weird thing, was that I installed an update to the recovery system via the App Store. It also wanted me to install Sierra but I'm not sure I want that yet. Did this "newer" version of the recovery make it not possible to disable it? I remember a less confusing message the last time I did it - like 2 years ago or more.

Also, I ran ls -lO /usr and it said restricted.

My mac is a :

MBP retina 15" Mid 2014

Thanks much!

edit

By the way, I did look at this:  Issue in disabling SIP (rootless) in El Capitan but running ls -lO /usr is what causes me to be concerned still....


texts: Close the lid immediately After putting macbook to sleep manually by  → Sleep will cause the system awake, is this a bug?

texts:
I have MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) and OS: 10.13.6.

My current pmset -g:

$ pmset -g
System-wide power settings:
Currently in use:
 standbydelay         10800
 standby              1
 womp                 1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 powernap             0
 gpuswitch            2
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            10
 sleep                1
 autopoweroffdelay    28800
 hibernatemode        3
 autopoweroff         1
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         10
 acwake               0
 lidwake              0

I was testing what the best practice is to make sure my macbook is asleep before putting it to my backbag. So I wrote a simple script like this:

$ cat sleep-detector.sh
while true;
do
    echo `date` " -------- not sleep yet"
    tput bel
    sleep 1s
done

I ran this script for all my following tests from terminal.app.

When I close the lid directly, the bell sound will be off immediately (even if the script will continue to run for about 20s). This is expected.
I thought it was much safer to put the system to sleep manually by  → Sleep , but I was wrong.
If I use  → Sleep, and wait for 20 seconds and then close the lid, everything is expected as before.
But If I use  → Sleep and close the lid immediately, the weird thing happened. At the beginning, when I click  → Sleep, the bell is off immediately, but when I close the lid very quickly, the bell is on. And it's on for a long time. (I don't bother wait for a long time. my test is actually 3 minutes).

This surprises me a lot. How come closing a lid cause the system back online and awake?! Is this a bug?


texts: Why is my Macbook Air MagSafe Pin Becoming Extremely Hot?

texts:
Why is my Macbook Air MagSafe Pin becoming extremely hot?

I fear that my laptop will burn out.
Can anyone help me on this?


texts:
Is there a possiblity to get / exctract alert and ringtone sounds (sound files) from iOS 5?

I was also trying to find them elsewhere on the internet, but without any luck.

Thanks


texts: How to change device name in Profile Manager

texts: I run Maverick 10.9 Mac mini server. After enroll some new devices into Profile Manager I need to change their name. I can't find any field that could change the device name. Thanks


texts: Switch music playing from iPod to Mac when getting home

texts:
is there a way to automatically 'transfer' the music you hear on your iPod touch (4. generation) to the Mac?

What I want to do:

I am listening to music while I am on my way back home. I get home and my iPod touch connects to my access point. My Mac is awake and could be directed to play music via Remote on my iPod touch.

Can I sync both devices so they play the same song at the same time, so I can turn off my iPod and put away my headphones, but continue listening via my Mac?


texts: Is Soundflower 1.6.6 compatible with Mavericks 10.9?


texts: Unable to start Dropbox due to permission errors

texts:
I installed Dropbox 1.6.16 and am running OS 10.7.5 (Lion). I continue to get this message and don't know how to fix:

Couldn't start Dropbox
This is usually because of permissions error. Errors can also be caused by your home folder being stored on a network share.

I am the only person using this Mac and I don't have a network so this message doesn't make sense to me.
How can I get Dropbox to work for me?


texts: How to reset my terminal prompt to default - post mess-up

texts:
Whether or not it was a mess up, this seems to be over my head, and further reading would only get me deeper in trouble. Hence am posting here:

What happened (verbose b/c I am not sure which is relevant):

I was doing "git push" when I was prompted to fix the author name and user email. I copied the command and did it. The command opened an editor (vi), but I didn't know how to close the editor's window. So I closed the Terminal window (w/o editing).

At some point, I was prompted to switch to zsh from bash. I copied the prompt and did it.

Problem is: the prompt became myName@MacBook-Pro % (used to be My-MacBook-Pro $). To remove the % and set the prompt back to default, I read some and followed a tip and did export PS1="\W \$" which resulted in my prompt becoming \W \$. So I did export PS1="$", thinking at least I could get rid of the clutter. But whatever I did, it didn't stick. When I open a new window, the same myName@MacBook-Pro % reappeared.

Set aside what git wants me to do regarding username, how do I get my prompt to get back to default, with username (or MacBook-Pro) and current working directory--most importantly, ending in $ (and not %, which is driving me bananas)?


texts: 2011 Macbook Pro 15" Stuck on Black Screen & not responding to any key commands: no apple logo

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Was watching a video and screen went black. This has happened before but its usually a 5 second blink. This time it completely went black and did not respond to any commands.
I am able to shut off the computer but when booted you hear the machine noice but no chime and screen stays black.
Have tried basically all combination commands I can find.. (command+s, command+r, shift+command+alt+p+r)
Also tried typing in password and hitting enter but nothing... even tried shining the light through the apple logo to see if it showed the login box.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!


texts: My airport extreme failed - can I access my timemachine backup that was attached to the airport?

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I am still running an older macbook pro on El Capitan (10.11.6), with a timemachine backup running to an external harddrive connected to the USB port of the airport extreme.
The airport has now failed, and I want to continue using the same backup harddrive by just plugging it directly into the mbp.  However, the mbp does not recognize the previous backups, and wants to start a new backup if I select this disk in the Timemachine preferences.
I really dont want to start a full new backup, or might even want to access some of my older files - can you please help?
Thanks,
Charlie


texts: What does the F13 key do on an extended keyboard?

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When I'm in the terminal and hit the F13 key, it generates a pair of quotes. Hitting it repeatedly will nest another pair of quotes inside the previously generated pair.

What is it doing, exactly?
How can I disable what it's doing?

UPDATE
Ok, looks like it only happens in iTerm. Doesn't happen with built-in terminal program that comes bundled with macos.
UPDATE
In terminal, the F13 has other odd behaviors, like it will backspace. Sometimes it will capitalize the previous letter. At one point it spit out "MA MAI" after I typed something in. This is weird.
UPDATE
OK, so if I type in some random upper case and lower case letters into the command line in Terminal, then go to the beginning of the command line and hit F13, the cases of all the letters are reversed and the cursor moves to the end of the line. WTF?


texts: How to stop verification required when installing free apps

texts: I've already done open the billing information , but the thing is "none" doesn't exists , there only "visa , master and Amex"


texts: Big Sur keyboard shortcut to select text

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Before upgrading to Big Sur I was able to use Shift-Command-Left/Right arrow to highlight a single word while typing.  This was in any app - email, browser, text, etc.
After upgrading to Big Sur, that command now changes the color profile.
For what it's worth, Shit-Left/Right arrow will still highlight a single character.  Shift-Command-Left/Right arrow will still highlight the start/end of the line of text.  And Option-Left/Right arrow still moves the cursor one word at a time.
I'm just missing the option to highlight one word at a time.
I know how to add keyboard shortcuts but not sure the best way to change this back?


texts: Terminal commands for "Application Windows" and "Show Desktop" in Mountain Lion

texts: The title pretty much says it all. I need to know the terminal commands for "Application Windows" and "Show Desktop" in Mountain Lion so I can make aliases on the dock with Automator. I don't like hot corners, mostly because there are only four corners on the screen and more OS functionality than that. Keyboard shortcuts are all well and good, I just want options.


texts: Are there configurable power profiles in Mountain Lion like in Windows?

texts: I started using a Mac few days ago (a MacBook Pro 13" with Mountain Lion). I'm wondering if there are power profiles that I can create and set like in Windows. Do they exist in the Mac world?


texts: MacBook Pro not booting beyond mounting Recovery HD

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For some reason El Capitan doesn't boot. I've tried reinstalling from Recovery and nothing happened. The disk checked is ok.

I can use the cmd+s or Terminal. Here is the verbose boot:


texts: In Sierra: How to get Qt 5.8.0 / PyQt 5.7.1 / sip 4.19 / Python3.5 to install & work correctly?

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I am experiencing trouble trying to get the combination of Qt 5.8.0 / PyQt 5.7.1 / sip 4.19 / Python3.5 to install & work correctly on my macOS 10.12.2 (Sierra).

Steps to reproduce the problem:

(I am being very specific for if anyone else will ever venture here trying to accomplish the same thing)

Install Python3.5 via homebrew (brew install python3.5).
Installing PyQt5 via homebrew however did not work as my python code complained that it could not find the pyqt module. I fixed it by applying some symlinks. Yet, the code remained buggy throwing up errors like QtGui.QApplication was missing etc. I also found multiple complains of macOS users that had run into similar problems but I could not find any real solution. So, I removed all my symlinks and ran brew uninstall pyqt5.
Then I found this gist on GitHub, and started following that so I:
Downloaded qt-opensource-mac-x64-clang-5.8.0.dmg from qt-project.org
Downloaded SIP and PyQt5-gpl sources as mentioned in the gist.
I then unpacked the SIP & PyQt5 tar files. Then I executed the command:

python3.5 ~/Downloads/sip-4.19/configure.py -d /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5/site-packages --arch x86_64

So far, so good. Also make, sudo make install & sudo make clean, as mentioned in the gist, executed without a problem.
Now, I arrived at step nr. 13 from the gist, which told me to make a small change to the !host_build command listed in the ~/Qt5.8.0/5.8/clang_64/mkspecs/qdevice.pri file. The file  however did not mention any !host_build comment at all, so I added one myself.
Then, at step 15 from the gist I executed:

python3.5 configure.py --destdir /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5/site-packages --qmake ~/Qt5.8.0/5.8/clang_64/bin/qmake

This gave a SDK path error, which I fixed by running sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer as per instruction on this post on Stack from people that ran into a similar problem.
Now, the code mentioned above in step 10 did execute, but it threw up an error:

  Error: This version of PyQt5 and the commercial version of Qt have incompatible licenses

So, I searched and arrived at a post on the QT forum. It helped me solve the error by making some small adjustments to PyQt5's configure.py file (commenting out the license check).
Then, I was finally able to successfully run the command I mentioned at step 10 (step 15 from the gist).
However, when I tried to run make again, everything seems to be going perfect until it now throws out this error that, so far, I have not been able to fix:

~/Downloads/PyQt5_gpl-5.7.1/QtCore/sipQtCoreQt.cpp:1093:62: error: no member named 'WindowCancelButtonHint' in namespace 'Qt'; did you mean
      'WindowCloseButtonHint'?
    {sipName_WindowCancelButtonHint, static_cast<int>( ::Qt::WindowCancelButtonHint), 419},
                                                       ~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    WindowCloseButtonHint
../../../Qt5.8.0/5.8/clang_64/lib/QtCore.framework/Headers/qnamespace.h:300:9: note: 'WindowCloseButtonHint' declared here
        WindowCloseButtonHint = 0x08000000,
        ^
~/Downloads/PyQt5_gpl-5.7.1/QtCore/sipQtCoreQt.cpp:1106:58: error: no member named 'WindowOkButtonHint' in namespace 'Qt'
    {sipName_WindowOkButtonHint, static_cast<int>( ::Qt::WindowOkButtonHint), 419},
                                                   ~~~~~~^
2 errors generated.
make[1]: *** [sipQtCoreQt.o] Error 1
make: *** [sub-QtCore-make_first-ordered] Error 2

Is there anyone able to help me out?


texts: Terminal ~/.profile does not contain `source ~/.bashrc` in OS X 10.9.1

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Terminal shows below on this stage on gerris installation page: http://gfs.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Mac_OSX_Installation

Note: make sure that the file ~/.profile contains the line
source ~/.bashrc

But the ~/.profile does not contain source ~/.bashrc. How could I manage it?

GNU nano 2.0.6        File: /Users/samirebalta/.profile

# MacPorts Installer addition on 2014-01-21_at_11:48:31: adding an appropriate $
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
# Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts.

##
# Your previous /Users/samirebalta/.profile file was backed up as /Users/samire$
##

# MacPorts Installer addition on 2014-01-21_at_12:00:12: adding an appropriate $
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
# Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts.

##
# Your previous /Users/samirebalta/.profile file was backed up as /Users/samire$
##

                               [ Read 23 lines ]
^G Get Help  ^O WriteOut  ^R Read File ^Y Prev Page ^K Cut Text  ^C Cur Pos
^X Exit      ^J Justify   ^W Where Is  ^V Next Page ^U UnCut Text^T To Spell


texts: Synchronise folders on different Macs using rsync

texts: I am trying to synchronise two different folders using rsync. I have copied all the data worth 4Tb from a network share to an external hdd using rsync -v -r /source /destination. Now I need to run regular backup to sync both the locations. Can anyone suggest rsync command which I can use to synchronise both the folders.


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I have iOS 8.2 running on my iPod Touch (7); and since I downloaded iOS 8, all of my apps update automatically. I personally don't like that at all, I want to see what updates are available and what apps want to update before they do, not after.

Is there any way that I can disable this feature?


texts: Completions for bash 4 never finish loading

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I've installed bash 4 and bash-completions@2 with Homebrew following all kinds of guides I found online. However, when I open a new terminal it just hangs. By placing some echos in my .bash_profile it seems to be hanging on loading the completions.

My .bash_profile:

# Import all files
for DOTFILE in ~/.{aliases,env,functions,path,prompt,extra}
do
    [ -r "$DOTFILE" ] && [ -f "$DOTFILE" ] && source "$DOTFILE"
done

unset DOTFILE;

echo $BASH_VERSION
printf "Loading bash completions..."
if [ -f /usr/local/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
    . /usr/local/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
fi
printf "done!"

if [ -f "$(brew --prefix)/opt/bash-git-prompt/share/gitprompt.sh" ]; then
    GIT_PROMPT_THEME=Default
    source "$(brew --prefix)/opt/bash-git-prompt/share/gitprompt.sh"
fi

(the DOTFILE stuff is loading my dotfiles)

When I open a new terminal with the above .bash_profile I get this output:

Last login: Fri Jun 23 10:43:12 on ttys001
4.4.12(1)-release
Loading bash completions...

Running brew doctor doesn't say anything about bash completions.

What can I do to get this working?

UPDATE
There were a bunch of rustc processes taking up a lot of CPU. Most likely related.


texts: Show hidden apps (⌘H) in Mission Control

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In OS X 10.8.5 if I hide an app with ⌘ cmd+H, it does not show in Mission Control until it has been revealed again via the app switcher or dock.

Is it possible to show windows for hidden apps in Mission Control?


texts: macOS Force User Global Preferences Reread To Refresh GUI

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The user global preferences file (High Sierra, Mojave)
~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist
contains a user's GUI preferences.

The preferences are read at login, but, how do I force the
system to reread these preferences and refresh the GUI
after I place a new value in this prefs plist without requiring a logout/login?

I am looking for a less intrusive way of updating the GUI. I realize it is possible to force this, using osascript utility through System Events command. However, this approach requires a change to "Security & Privacy" preferences (or you will have to respond to a dialog box alerting you of the attempt.) I just want to do this in the "background".
For example:

prefs="$HOME/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist"
value="Dark"
defaults write  "$prefs" AppleInterfaceStyle "$value"

This bit of code can run quietly and will only take effect when the user next logs in.

I was hoping, perhaps, there was a running process that could receive a signal to refresh the GUI (other Unix systems allow a SIGUSR1 signal sent to the window manager to reset GUI.)


texts:
[English is not my mother language]

I cannot download any app from AppStore(it shows the downloading process in AppStore and it shows the icon of the app in setting>General>usage) but I can't find it on the home screen and I cannot open it through AppStore. Does anyone know how to fix it?

My iPhone is:
iPhone 4s
iOS 7.1


texts: Replacing sync services Apple is dropping in iCloud

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I have a two Macs at home and one at work that I have kept nicely synced with a combination of MobileMe and Jungle Disk. Apple's replacement for MobileMe, iCloud, looks interesting, but I am not going to switch until I have an adequate replacement for three syncing services Apple is dropping.

Mail Rule Syncing
Preference Syncing
Keychain Syncing

What are my options at present for replacing these services?


texts: Spilt one huge PDF into separate .txt files

texts:
I have a PDF file of 2 years worth of journal entries that were exported from MacJournal back in 2009. I now use Day One, which allows CLI to import .txt files.

My question is, is it possible to export a PDF of formatted entries (with date) into individual .txt files of each entry separated (with the file name of month/Day/Year.txt)?


texts: Creating the same, double applications for iOS permitted?

texts:
To get more exposure in the App Store for iOS apps I found out that creating a second application for 'top keywords' is vital for getting more downloads. I am considering creating 4 or 5 iOS applications that are identical to each other (in code) with a completely different design on a top search keyword.

To give an example, let's say I've created an iPhone game with the name "Pokemon Center". To get more exposure on the popular search term "Pokemon game" I simply create 4 other games with exactly the same content in a very different design. "Pokemon Center for Kids", "Pokemon Center Fast Play", "Pokemon Center Red" etc.

An better example: "2048 original", "2048 lite", "2048 for Kids", "2048 for Adults"

So far, it worked as I have 2 identical applications in the App Store. And I'm getting more downloads & revenue. My games (or game) is actually getting really positive reviews from players.

Is this permitted?


texts: HTTPS POSTS sometimes not getting to apache

texts:
On OS X 10.8.5, I have apache fronting a web app that communicates with Authorize.net. After Authorize.net completes a transaction it posts back to my app with confirmation information.

97% of the time this works fine. The 3% that doesn't work is a problem because a customer has paid for a transaction that my app doesn't know has completed.

The failed posts don't show up in apache logs. I've checked access, error and ssl_request log.

They do show up in the appfirewall.log, without anything looking any different about the successful posts vs the unsuccessful:

In this sample, the post at May 23 08:40:26 failed, the rest worked fine.

May 23 02:36:27 my-host.local socketfilterfw[111] <Info>: Allow httpd connecting from 12.12.123.123:2381 to port 443 proto=6
May 23 08:40:26 my-host.local socketfilterfw[111] <Info>: Allow httpd connecting from 12.12.123.123:3706 to port 443 proto=6
May 23 10:51:13 my-host.local socketfilterfw[111] <Info>: Allow httpd connecting from 12.12.123.123:1254 to port 443 proto=6

I'm looking for some help on where else I can look to see why apache isn't seeing these requests.

Thanks


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I'm using the latest High Sierra.
When using 3rd-party software to quickly place calls, like the Uni Call Alfred workflow or Cardhop, a notification pops requesting me to confirm or deny the call about to be placed. It beats the whole point of those clicks-saving apps.

Is there any way to disable this pop-up and simply go on with the call?
Or, at least, moving focus to that notification so I can act with my keyboard, without having to drag my pointer all the way to the top right corner.

It happens either with regular calls using iPhone and Continuity or FaceTime audio/video calls. Interestingly, this confirmation dialog does not appear when making calls with FaceTime directly.


texts: When saving Open Office files they used to stay Open Office files, now they change to Terminal files

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It used to be that when I saved Open Office files they would stay Open Office files. Now, they change to Terminal files, as it keeps opening in my dock.

How can I remove or stop Terminal opening (I'm running a Macbook Air '11)?

I'm so used to seeing my writing in Open Office files!


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Development gives iOS app(.ipa file) to test. I am able to install the app to iOS devices(iPad 6th generation and iPhone Xr with iOS 13) using iTunes. After installation app is launching, but when i connect the device to internet, app not launching.
Tried few fixes

Settings > General > iPhone/iPad Storage > Uninstalled the app

Settings > iCloud > disabled iCloud backup and iCloud Drive

Tried re-installing the app, but issue continues.
I am using iTunes in Windows OS, as i don't have macOS hardware. Appreciate any help to solve the issue


texts: Where does Safari Web Inspector store images?

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I am currently running OS X El Capitan, Public Beta 3 and trying to download images within the Safari Web Inspector.

What I did:

Opened a website in Safari.
Opened the Web Inspector.
Selected one of images from the Images folder.
Right-clicked and selected "Download Image".

Unfortunately, nothing happened.

Should the images be downloaded to the Download folder? Am I missing something, or is it a bug in the latest Safari Beta?


texts: macOS partition disappered after installing windows 10 using bootcamp

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I use a macbook pro 2015 with macOS High Sierra. I installed windows 10 using bootcamp, which resized the macOS partition and created a 80GB windows partition. The machine boots into windows just fine.

Unfortunately I can't go back to macOS because the macOS partition is not selectable as a boot source in bootcamp and "boot into X" boots into windows again.
When I start from recovery (ctrl+R) I can see both partitions in diskutil.
I tried to repair the macOS partiton but it had no effect.
How can i resurrect the macOS partion so I can choose which OS to start?

Update: I can start macOS by booting with option/alt pressed and chose the mac partition.

diskutil list output:

Capsicum:~$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         170.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                80.3 GB    disk0s3
   4:           Windows Recovery                         503.3 MB   disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +170.0 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            101.3 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 20.2 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                506.6 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      2.1 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk2
   1:                  Apple_HFS Passport                2.0 TB     disk2s1

thanks a lot for any clarification what is wrong!


texts: Apple Watch4 with OS6 slow/ unresponsive on tap to wake

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I’ve been using Apple Watch Series 4 with Watch OS 5.x for a year. With disabled raise to wake I had no problems with waking the watch by tapping the screen.

Upon upgrade to Watch OS6, I now need multiple taps to wake. Single tap does not even get registered most of the time. After it finally wakes up, and I turn the screen off, it wakes back up with one tap. But the initial wake is problematic - takes 3-4 seconds and multiple taps.

I also sanitized the watch band with rubbing alcohol. I wiped the screen too. Would rubbing alcohol damage the tap to wake ability?

How do I restore single tap to wake on Apple Watch with WatchOS6.0.1 ?


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Many teams I interact with use iMessage as part of their productivity suite for quick, secure communications between each other. The new features introduced to iMessage by iOS 10 and above are causing some interesting problems.

Is it possible to disable Reactions in iMessage so that inadvertent love hearts, etc are sent by those with the occasional sausage finger?


texts: What is the difference between a iTunes ID and an Apple ID?

texts: I have an Apple ID, do I also need an iTunes ID to purchase music?


texts: How can I backup my notes and highlights on iBooks? (pc user)

texts:
I don't have a Mac and I want to do what's specified here.

Is there a Linux/Windows app for this?


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My phone is switched off and I want to boot into airplane mode directly, without going online for even a split second (so quickly booting and opening control center and tapping airplane isn't an option as I'll be online for a few seconds).

How do I do this? (and no, I don't have a practical Faraday cage or somewhere with no reception available)


texts: How to grant Screen Recording permission to an Automator Quick Action

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I've created an Automator Quick Action called "Screenshot" that uses the "Run Shell Script" action to run a script in my path, which uses Mac OS's built in screencapture command and then uploads the file to a Google Cloud Storage bucket. I've done this so I can use my Screenshot script from the Touch Bar by holding Fn to see the Quick Actions menu.

Here's the problem: when I take a screenshot while focused on an app that doesn't have Screen Recording permissions in Security and Privacy, I only get a picture of my wallpaper. Everything works fine in apps that have Screen Recording permissions, or when running it from Automator manually.

I suspect that Automator inherits its permissions from the window in which it is running. Therefore, I would like to know how to manually grant Screen Recording permissions to my most commonly used apps, so that I can take screenshots within them.

There are no add/remove buttons in the Security and Privacy section, and I cannot modify the database manually because of SIP.

Or, if there's a way to do so, I'd like to have the shell script run within the context of iTerm 2 (which does have Screen Recording permissions) instead of the context of the currently focused app.


texts: Need to replace iPhone screen. Are aftermarket parts OK?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4 or 4s (not sure which) with a cracked screen that a friend of mine asked me to replace.  I see online that you can pick that part up for $20-$30, but they are all "aftermarket" (i.e. non-Apple) parts.

I've never replaced the screen on an iPhone before, but non-Apple parts in other areas (like laptop power adapters) have always given me cause for concern.

Are aftermarket knock-off parts OK?  Do they work as well as Apple OEM parts?  What is the quality like?


texts: Uptime since boot excluding sleep for osx yosemite?

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How can a I get the total uptime since boot (excluding the sleep time)?

I can use the uptime command which shows how long since the last boot, but this does not differentiate between active use and sleep or hibernation.


texts: How do I stop this person (IP address) from trying to connect to my Mac via screensharing?

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I have screensharing enabled on my Mac. I make use of the feature often to remotely control my Mac from public computers.

However, while looking through the console today, I noticed this message appearing about once every ten seconds:

screensharingd[13223]: Authentication: FAILED :: User Name: N/A :: Viewer Address: 60.6.38.2 :: Type: VNC DES

So, it seems that someone with the IP address 60.6.38.2 is trying to connect to my computer via screen-sharing, and possibly attempting to brute-force my password. Is there any way I can block this guy without actually turning off screen sharing?

Edit: I should probably note that I'm aware my system is not ideal from a security perspective. I just want a way to block this one IP.


texts:
Is it possible to save or forward texts from an iPod touch?

This is for a kid who is being bullied by a class-mate, and I want to keep a record of the texts sent.


texts: Can I save my data before Force Quitting an Application?

texts:
When an application is not responding I force Quit and Restart it.

But, is there a way in which I can save my data before quitting? Is there anything I can do to confirm that the application is really dead?


texts:
The menu bar seems to redraw itself each time I switch from monitor to other. here's a short video of this happening. This guy seems to have the same problem.

I tried using guest account without any 3rd part applications but the same problem persists.

Any help troubleshooting is welcome.


texts: Would installing an alternate boot loader like rEFInd restore some kind of boot screen after upgrading to a PC video card?

texts:
I have a 2008 MacPro3,1 that I've upgraded to a PC video card. I haven't flashed the GPU's BIOS to give me native boot screens since I haven't been able to find a compatible EFI ROM yet for the R9 270X card. However, I would like to get SOME kind of boot screen since I do use Boot Camp and the recent upgrade to El Capitan has made 'blessing' my boot drive a bit more difficult.

I'm curious if installing rEFInd as a boot manager would work instead? The idea being that I presume I would have an OS selection screen once again since perhaps rEFInd is less picky about the BIOS of the GPU?

I've read some documentation on the UEFI boot process but nothing I've seen so far details why the GPU is so specific.


texts: Purpleair.com map doesn't display on iPhone

texts:
The webpage Purpleair.com contains a link to a map displaying realtime reports of air quality. The map is located here. The map displays correctly on Safari 13.1.2 running under macOS Catalina.
The map doesn't display in iOS. I can navigate to the Purpleair main page with iOS Safari, but after selecting the "Map" link, the map itself does not appear. Instead, the screen redraws and displays this:

What might I do to enable the map to be viewed on the iPhone? The iPhone is an SE (2d generation), running iOS 13.6.1. Location Services on the iPhone is enabled for Safari.


texts: Can I use ffmpeg on my iPhone and edit videos in my camera roll with it?


texts: What does Mail.app use to decide if an email is Junk Mail?

texts: Does anyone know how Mail decide junk message, in addition to trusting spamassassin header? For example, if I mark a message as junk, what criteria does Mail create?


texts: Will FileVault 2 wear out my SSD faster?

texts:
I'm considering using FileVault 2 when I upgrade to Lion. Though my understanding of it is weak, it seems as though it shouldn't really increase the number of reads or writes per disk operation compared to a non-encrypted drive.

I don't even know if there's any kind of encryption that would increase reads/writes dramatically, since all decryption presumably happens in memory. But it seemed like something I ought to ask about.

Is there anything I'm not aware of here that I should be?


texts: Change the default save location for Excel 2016

texts: I want to change the default save location for Excel files (Office Mac 2016), but cannot find anywhere to do it (unlike Word).


texts:
A relative told me that he received an email from me this morning, that arrived in his spam folder. He opened it and apparently there was some porn related things inside. Obviously, I didn't send this email, and it doesn't appear in my sent message.

What also surprised me is that apparently, another of my contacts was also in CC, even though these 2 persons know each other and probably have each other's email in their contact list.

Sadly I don't know more about the email itself, if it was my real address that was used or simply something like "John Doe <spam@email.com>"

My email (@icloud.com) is only setup in the Mail app of my Mac and iPhone. When reading my mails from a browser, I have 2-step authentication activated, so I can't have been hacked.

I'm not familiar with this kind of spam, so I have a few questions:

Could it be sent from my Mac? I had the (perhaps wrong) idea that Mac were less prone to this kind of annoyance than Windows computer.
If not my Mac, then could it possibly be my iPhone?
Is there an efficient way to protect yourself against this kind of spam? I already have an antivirus installed on my Mac, and I make sure never to install anything from untrusted source.


texts: How to disable or change an application's shortcut?

texts:
I have an app (Skitch) that has a seemingly unchangable shortcut of command-shift-5 for capturing the screen. I'd like to disable this or, at least, change it to another shortcut.
Previously I could go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts and add an app with its accompanying shortcut there. For example, I tried to change it to the following:

Unfortunately in this instance command-shift-5 retains its function whenever the app is open and in the background in Catalina.
Skitch appears to capture this keyboard setting even when the key binding is disabled for the normal macOS keybinding for "Screenshot and recording options":

Is there a way to stop Skitch from receiving this shortcut and/or assigning it another shortcut that works?


texts:
I have Mac Book Pro running Mavericks and my iPad Air with iOS 7. I want to share it's internet via bluetooth and use it on my iPad. I followed this tutorial, but when I click on Advanced, I don't see any tabs sharing about internet. Why is that? I have given screenshots showing my settings :

When I try to open something in my iPad Safari, it says iPad is not connected to internet.


texts: El Capitan, expand desktop thumbnails by default in Mission Control

texts:
On previous versions of OS X, desktop thumbnails were showing by default in the Mission control.

In El Capitan, however, they are collapsed by default and only the names are showing (i.e., Desktop1, Desktop2, etc.). I have to place the mouse pointer onto them to expand it and see the thumbnails.

Is there any way I can get the previous behaviour back?


texts: How can I change print quality and print profile settings when using Airprint?

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I just got a new wireless printer and I love that it lets me print from any device on my wireless network, even my iPhone. There is, however, one feature that appears to be missing.

When I print from my computer, I can select different print quality settings: "Draft, Normal, Photo, Black & White". I don't seem to be able to do this from my iPhone when using Airprint. I can only click "print", choose my printer, and the item gets printed at whatever settings Apple deems best at that moment.

But what if I want to lower the print quality to save on ink? Or print a photo in black and white? Is there any way to change those settings?


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I am using macOS Sierra 10.12.3

I'm new to Macs and just encountered the problem, that Macs don't open ntfs formatted external drives by default.
Well, since I am not new to linux, I just added the following line to /etc/fstab:

UUID=xxx-xxx-xx none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse

Unfortunatly that did not work. After I plugged in the drive. So I tried to mount it manually by: mount -a
That gave me the error message, that none does not exist. So I created a folder /Volumes/external and changed fstab to:

UUID=xxx-xxx-xx /Volumes/external ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse

That worked! GREAT!

BUT as soon as I plugged out the drive, the folder was deleted automatically. And after a new plugin of the drive, it could not mount, because the folder was missing.

So my main question is:
How can I configure write-enabled auto-mounting of NTFS drives?


texts: Is there a way to turn off file system sandbox prompts for a specific app?

texts: I have a Mac App Store app that needs to access various directories outside of the sandbox. To do so, it frequently prompts for permission. I fully trust this app, is there a way to grant it blanket permission so that it stops prompting me?


texts: How do I create a complete iPhone backup without iTunes?

texts: How do I create a complete iPhone backup without iTunes and which I can later restore?


texts: How to avoid non-integer-pixel fuzzy rendering in Chrome from Bootcamp Windows?

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I'm using Bootcamp Windows 10 from my retina 5k iMac 2017.
When I Starts Chrome to its default google search blank page, hit Ctrl+Shift+I to open Developer tools, and hover my mouse on the root <html> tag, Chrome shows that the this element's size is 2066.44 x 1340.1 pixels.
The size, as well as any child-element's size will still be non-integer even I

Adjust the size of the window
Toggle different resolutions, size of text / app / and other item (Even for the full-size of 5120x2880)
Update windows / driver (Radeon Pro 580)

Some WebView contents render fuzzily. Basically every image is squeezed / expanded a little bit. The result is edges are not clear enough.
Why this happens even if I set the resolution to native hardware size?
Can I force Chrome to only render items to 'rounded' integers?


texts: Is there any Mac OS software really supporting Windows RemoteApp?

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Is there any Mac OS software that supports properly Windows Terminal Server RemoteApp?  By Properly I mean with an experience comparable to Windows Remote Desktop, that is, the Remote App Window is resizeable, etc, as if it was just another application.

Most tools (RDC for Mac, CoRD) seem to simply open a desktop for the application, but it does not have a truly windowed behavior.


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This is part of brew output

==> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/sane-backends/1.0.23 --localstatedir=

==> make

==> make install

Warning: Could not link sane-backends. Unlinking...

Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully

The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
You can try again using `brew link sane-backends'

Possible conflicting files are:

Warning: Could not link sane-backends. Unlinking...

Error: File exists - /usr/local/share/man/man8

Can anybody tell me what is going on and how to proceed?


texts: How to sync AudioBook from mac to ios via Finder without backup step?

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I'm in macOS Catalina with iPhone iOS13.
I want to transfer my audiobook from my mac to iPhone.
How do I sync AudioBook from mac to ios via Finder without backup step?
My mac storage is full so I don't want to backup.


texts: Auto pairing MacBook with iPhone (networksetup)

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I'm trying to automatically tether my MacBook to my iPhone (the laptop is too old to make use of Apple's proprietary features in this regard), but I can't seem to figure out how to make this happen via the terminal.

The obvious way to connect to wireless networks is

networksetup -setairportnetwork NETWORK_NAME NETWORK_PASS

When I call this with my credentials, however, I get

  Nick's iPhone is not a Wi-Fi interface.
  ** Error: Error obtaining wireless information.

Are there any alternate ways to connect to networks? From what I can tell I can't do it with /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport. Does anyone have experience with this?


texts: Where on the file system are my photos imported to?

texts: I'm using OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.  I have connected my Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Camera via USB to my Mac and automatically a window launched that imported my photos.  The Photos application (version 1.0.1 (215.65.0)) launched and I can see my photos within it.  My question is, where on the file system are these photos?  I want to import these into a Google photo album but don’t see any option in the Photos application to save them somewhere and I can’t seem to find them in the Finder app.


texts: Broken ipad power button? Or is this some sort of software problem?

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Pressing the power button on my iPad mini 4 doesn't turn the screen on and off... but a long press on the button will still bring up the "slide to power off" prompt (and if I power off the iPad, pressing the power button will turn it back on ).
If nothing worked at all I would figure it's a hardware problem and look into getting it repaired, but the fact the the "power off" feature works even though the power button doesn't seem to sleep/wake the screen has me puzzled.
What's going on here?


texts: iPad 3 as recording device - How to Connect Firewire 400 from a PreSonus device

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Have:
iPad 3 (Apple 30-pin connector)
PreSonus Firestudio (firewire 400 output)

How to connect them?


texts: Why isn't my music showing up under Storage in About This Mac?

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I have 25 GB of music on my Mac but for some reason when I click on About This Mac and click on Storage, it doesn't show any music.

I can see the music in my iTunes media folder when I go into Finder on right click on Music:

Any suggestion on why this is not showing up on About This Mac? iTunes seems to work fine and the fact that Finder shows the music makes me confident that it's there but just a little concerned that it's not showing up under Storage in About This Mac.

Any suggestions?


texts: MacBook Pro Speakers loss of bass (sound blown)

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A few months ago my right speaker on my 15" 2016 MacBook Pro made a crackling/pulsing sound just after opening. Since then this speakers plays audio very quietly and with no low end whatsoever, sounding very "tinny". Today, again a few seconds after opening the laptop and with no audio playing, the same happened to the left speaker.

From some light googling of solutions I haven't found a fix for similar issues. Has anyone else had this issue or have any ideas of fixes to try?

Audio problem persists from different sources and audio is working fine coming from headphone jack. This problem is isolated to the in-laptop speakers.

Thanks for your help.


texts: Purge synced documents from iCloud Drive

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I'm using iCloud Drive to sync my Desktop and Documents folders to iCloud.

In theory this is good, but it's finished uploading every single file, and the files still take space on my HD. It doesn't seem that macOS makes space when needed, as when I try creating a large file with mkfile or try to copy a bigger file through the Finder it fails saying there's no space left.

I know that if I'm sure all files are syncronized I can switch iCloud Drive off and back on to free up space, but is this really the official and/or best way to free up space after syncing is finished?

I assume a "Free up space" button would be an obvious addition to the UI? What's the best way to remove files that are already synced?

After years, iCloud still seems like a half-baked product to me.


texts: I have iMovie 09. I'm thinking about upgrading, and thought iMovie 11 is the current version. But when I open the Appstore and search for iMovie, I find 10.0.5? What happened to 11?


texts: iPad mini and MacBook Pro 2011 Remote control over Keynote?

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I'm just wondering if there is a solution to run Keynote on my MacBook Pro which is connected to a projector and see in the same time the presenter notes or the presenter screen on my iPad mini?

I have the IR remote control for navigate between the slides but is not so helpfull because the Macbook screen is so far away, near projector and I can't see the notes on its screen even if I make them with very big fonts :)

Thank you in advance for your help and suggestions !
Any idea is fine for me

P.S.
The projector does not support AirPlay.


texts: iTunes slow movie download and does not resume after paused playback

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iTunes 12.1.0.50 on OS X 10.8.5 MacBook Air is showing weird behavior recently. When I rent a movie from the iTunes store I have the following problems:

download is incredibly slow (ETA keeps going up to several hours) and
the movie will freeze when I unpause movie playback.

iTunes is basically unusable in this state. Did you ever come across a similar problem? Any ideas how to solve it?

What I tried so far (will update):

Onyx system cleanup
Re-download re-install iTunes