texts: Can't open application from unidentified developer

texts: I'm using macOS Sierra and I can't open an application because it's from an unidentified developer. I went into my Security and Privacy settings and clicked on "open anyway" but it still doesn't let me open the app. How do I open an app from an "unidentified developer"?


texts: how to command to get vlc latest version?

texts: I want to get vls latest version safely. I have brew.How could I type to terminal ? I dont wanna download it from a website since it may not be safe


texts: Removing formatting on PDF added with preview

texts:
I'm reading a book in Preview (Lion) and i've highlighted some parts.

Is there any way to remove this formatting for printing or sending this book?


texts: Keyboard shortcuts for switching desktops between multiple displays not working

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I have two monitors plugged into my Mackbook pro. I have the

"Display have separate spaces" setting enabled in Mission Control.
Keyboard shortcuts "Switch to Desktop1" and "Switch to Desktop2"
setting enabled in Keyboard shortcut settings.

But pressing ^2 does nothing pretty much. I would expect ^2 to focus on my second display windows. Surprisingly, if I add another desktop from Mission Control, that new 'third' desktop becomes Desktop2 and the second display desktop, which was originally Desktop2, becomes Desktop3. After this, ^2 works fine to switch between Desktop1 and Desktop2, both of which are on the same display.

Is there a keyboard shortcut to focus on the active window of second display?

If the above is expected behavior, is there a better way or app of managing multiple displays. Ideally, I would think both displays work as separate desktops, you can focus on a display and then toggle between the windows/apps of that display only.

(I am on macOS Sierra 10.12.4)


texts: HSTS.plist - anyone know what this is about/from?

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HSTS.plist. Anyone know what this file is about? I thought it was a mal file slipped in, but it does seem to come from Apple. I have accounts at none of the sites listed in the file and visited twitter (it's listed in the file) only once recently to see what William Shatner had to say.

It is found in ~/Library/Cookies/HSTS.plist

Delete it, it comes back.

Found in both Mavericks and Yosemite.


texts: SSH connection hangs out at SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT recieved

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I tried to connect to a server with ssh, but it failed. I tried UseDNS no, update OpenSSH with MacPorts. But it didn't work.

Using user@ip -v I get the following output

OpenSSH_5.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8r 8 Feb 2011
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh_config line 20: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to 50.63.25.99 [50.63.25.99] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/can/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/can/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/can/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/can/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_4.3
debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.3 pat OpenSSH_4*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.9
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: RSA 46:ef:da:91:a3:6d:60:54:ed:cf:d2:87:b2:85:b4:1d
debug1: Host '50.63.25.99' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/can/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received

My MAC OS version is 10.8.2.

Does anyone have a idea ?

Thanks.


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I use GIMP a lot for my work, especially for modifying figures in EPS format to put in my latex documents. However I don't know how to configure GIMP to open EPS files. In fact if I try to open an EPS it says that the format is not recognizable. On the contrary under linux that is automatic? How it can be possible?

I'm using Mountain Lion with GIMP 2.

Appreciate any help, thanks.


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I have been using Duet and a Wacom with my MacBook Pro Retina (2012) for a year and have been very pleased with it.

Last week I got a new MacBook Pro (2015). I've been using the Wacom with it with no trouble. Today I connected my iPad 2 as a second display and it started chiming every second just like you said. As if it's not getting enough power (even though System Information says it is getting 1000mA when only 500mA is required, and there is 500mA extra available).

So now Duet can't run with the iPad chiming because it is constantly disconnecting. I tried various cables, but everything works on the old MacBook just not on the new one.

So I've reset the PRAM and the SMC. I tried charging the iPad to 100% before connecting, with the Magsafe charger connected and without, switching USB ports, disconnecting the Wacom, etc.

Most of the time it just chimes, occasionally it stays connected and charging, at which point Duet will work. Then after a while it disconnects and I can only get it to chime again.

This does not occur with the other MacBook Pro, which is running the same Mac OS (10.11.6) and the same version of Duet (I tried downgrading, it worked once and then no more).

Does anyone know how I might diagnose this as a hardware problem, before I bring it in for service?


texts: How to clean install Mac OS X on an iMac G5 with new HDD?

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I have bought an old iMac G5 (A1145, iSight 20") from a friend and there was no OS installed on it. So now I want to make a clean/new OS X installation. I created an install USB (with Tiger 10.4.6) and boot from it. The Installer went well but there was no HDD to select at [Select a Destination] screen. So I opened Disk Utility (DU) to see what happened and found that DU did not recognize my HDD instantly, I had to wait about 10 minutes or more and finally DU can see it. I tried to erase the disk but it took so long to operate and showed the error message "Disk erase failed: operation timed out". I guessed that the HDD may get damaged so I bought a new SATA HDD (Seagate, 160GB, 7200rpm) and replaced it with the old one. Try to boot from USB again and now it stuck at the grey screen with the Apple logo (no spinning icon).

Update: Try to replace the new HDD by the old one again and I can boot into the Installer, but there still no HDD to select either in [Select a Destination] or [Disk Utility].

I have 4 Tiger Install CDs (10.4.11, copied, not original) and have it installed successfully on my iMac G4. But when I try to boot from these CDs on the G5 it just stuck at the gray screen with  icon and the spinning icon.

Now here's what I want:

install OS X Tiger (or Leopard) on 20" iMac G5

What I already have:

an iMac G4 runs Tiger 10.4
a 17" iMac G5 runs Tiger 10.4
an Intel Macbook run 10.6
a Firewire-FireWire cable
4 Tiger Install CDs
an 8GB USB 3 stick with Tiger Installer

Is there anyway to clone MacOS from the iMac G4/G5-17" to the iMacG5-20"? I've heard somewhere about install MacOS to an iMac by booting from a Firewire Disk, but I dont have a one. Can I boot my iMacG5 using G4's CDs or 17"G5's USB via FireWire cable? Please help!

My appreciate! Thanks for your time!


texts: How can I export my Comcast address book to my iPad?

texts: I have tried many systems to export my comcast address book to the Ipad without success. The sync worked for my files but not the contacts.  I used carbonites "sync and save" and also tried manually joining the 2 devices.  I am one frustrated old lady.


texts: iMac shows a "flashing globe" screen and then continues to startup normally

texts: I have another particular issue with my iMac. Every time I hold the N key on startup to boot from a NetBoot server, it shows a globe icon (I know it was flashing) for just 20-30 seconds and then it just continues to start up normally. Does anyone know how to fix this issue?


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For over 10 years I have been using Linux, where I always had Alt+Enter as a shortcut to open a new terminal. Recently due to employment change I have to use MacOS. About 100 times a day I hit Alt+Enter with nothing happening. I would like to set or hack my beloved shortcut into MacOS. Using Shortcuts in System Preferences/Keyboard does not seem to accept the Enter key.
You would earn my eternal gratitude by pointing me in the right direction!


texts: MiniDisplay port to HDMI to optical 5.1 audio only has 2-channel output

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I have a Macbook Air 2017. My goal is to have an optical output capable of 5.1 audio for my home theatre. My series of connections are, mini display port to hdmi and the hdmi connected towards hdmi to optical output and optical connected to my 5.1 home theatre. My midi setup and audio out setting automatically detected the hdmi out and and the hdmi icon appeared in both settings. But in my midi setup, it is showing 8 channels but, volume level of all of them is shown as disabled.

All of the channel volume sliders are disabled.

When I go for configuring, it shows 5.1 out. But when I tried to test each channels, only left and right are heard. All other channels are silent. When I played a 6 channel audio, it is missing every surround except from left & right.
I tried everything like soundflower, soundflowerbed app, MonitorControl etc. Nothing worked, still hearing only 2 channels.
Is there any solution for this? I need a 6 channel audio output.


texts: What is the name of the long cable/plug attachment on the MacBook MagSafe charger?

texts:
My MacBook 2015's MagSafe charger has two attachments for plugging it into the wall:

a simple plug, which slides/snaps onto the charging block
a loooong cable, one end of which can slide into the charging block and the other end has a plug on it for going into the wall

I would like to know the name of the second attachment.


texts: Strange slow down and frozen like behaviour of Google Chrome Version 40.0.2214.115 (64-bit) on Yosemite

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Do you also start facing such strange Chrome behaviour?

I am facing it mostly when browsing websites like YT with flash content. The browser freezes and I can not do basic things like e.g coping the selected text...

STRANGE: Chrome Version 40.0.2214.115 (64-bit)
OS X: 10.10.2

DISCLAIMER: I got my Macbook PRO retina 3 days ago from service, where they replaced graphic system (whole logic board).

EXPERIMENT:

create new OS X user and login into it, run Chrome and have a look if it works faster. For me it worked nice. Now I am trying to track reasons why it slow down so much on my current account.


texts: Is there any way to decrease screensaver timeout every time my watch is moved away from the computer or phone?

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Using the watch to unlock my Mac is a great feature, but I want the OS to shorten the idle time once the watch goes out of range.

This way, if I'm wearing the watch, and I'm not facing the computer (I'm behind it), there is less of a risk of unintended use or disclosure of what's on my screen.

Is there any way to control this, or to set up a script that will achieve similar results?

Perhaps I can hack something together if the MacOS can "ping" the watchOS. It's my understanding that's how watch unlock works... an 802.11 "distance ping" is done between the two hardware devices.

Edit:

If you are a beta user, and want this feature, please create feedback in the feedback app, and reference #320354 in your product suggestion /


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Is there a keyboard shortcut I can use to open the Apple menu? The closest thing I can find in the Apple documentationis pressing Command + Shift + ? which opens the help menu (if one exists).

I'm open to suggestions that incorporate the use of third party apps like BetterTouchTool.


texts: Apps deleted in iTunes 11 not removed from iPhone & iPad

texts: In previous versions of iTunes I could delete an app and this deletion would propagate to all devices on synchronization.  It no longer seems to be the case in iTunes 11.0.2.  I can delete the app from iTunes, but the app isn't deleted from my iPhone or iPad on synchronization.  Is this a new feature or a bug?  Is there a configuration option to change this?


texts: How do I type an acute accent on the Russian PC keyboard layout?

texts: I need to write an acute accent over over a Russian letter to indicate stress. Google tells me to switch to QWERTY, hold the letter key and select the accented one. This types a U+00E9 LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE, but I'm using Cyrillic letters, not Latin letters and what if my letter isn't in the Latin alphabet, like И?


texts: Maximize current window completely to hide background in Macbook

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While working on chrome/firefox/finder, I open several windows. Each window has some leftover blank space on right side. This is a huge problem while panning the page using the blue scroll bar. Often I click outside the scroll bar and inadvertently switch to background window. To overcome this, I have to manually drag the current window as right as possible to remove blank space.

Is there a more elegant way to do this?


texts: Other than user error, what types of attacks would SIP prevent?

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On this site and throughout other Apple enthusiast communities, I often see people strongly advise against disabling System Integrity Protection. This has always struck me as somewhat odd, as SIP did not even exist until recently, and it prevents a lot of tweaks that used to be relatively commonplace, such as SIMBL and OSXFuse.

If I am an enthusiast user following basic security practices such as:

Using a strong, unique administrative password.
Only granting administrator permissions to applications I trust.
Only using sudo when necessary, and only for commands I understand.

What types of attacks am I opening myself up to by leaving SIP disabled?

Put another way, is a Mac computer without SIP more vulnerable than a comparable machine running a default configuration of Windows or a common flavor of Linux?


texts: Should we change the availability date when we resubmit the app in to App Store?

texts: Last month(15-Feb-14) I have uploaded an app in to App Store with availability date 20-Feb-14 and my app status was "Waiting For Review". Yesterday(1-Mar-14) I got one issue and again I had to resubmit the app in to App Store and my app status is "Waiting For Review". My question is Should we change the availability date also when we resubmit the app?


texts: iPod Nano battery loses charge when it's cold

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My fourth-gen iPod Nano has very recently started to completely lose its charge when I'm outdoors (currently it's a bit colder here, about 10°C / 50°F).

Indoors, or when it's warmer, it still manages a relatively reasonable music playback time of about 10 hrs. Is there anything I can do except contact Apple about a battery replacement? (The iPod is no longer under warranty and I want to avoid the 59 currency unit fee.)


texts: How to detect whether the ios app is pirated or not?

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This is my first question here and iOS is something very new for me currently.
If we have an app on iTunes and same app on some third party appstore, then does it mean the app is pirated ?

How to detect if an app on Third Party Store is pirated version of the original app from iTunes ?
Any help is highly appreciable.

Thanks in advance.


texts:
I'm currently using 2 screens for work and I CMD-Tab a lot. But I always have to move the mouse to the other screen.

Is there a shortcut / an app to center the mouse on the current window?


texts: Laptop was working fine, then one day I turned it on and it booted up to the Question mark folder. In Disk Utility I tried to erase it just reinstall Catalina. When I try to erase it, it gets stuck on Creating Partition Map and then restarts to the Question Mark folder again. Tried resetting PRAM and SMC. Also tried diskutil in terminal as well as Disk Utility GUI,


texts: Is there a shell script to send notifications on mail events?

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I've never written an apple script before so I am wondering if there's a way to write a script that continuously (maybe at intervals of 10 minutes) checks my inbox and sends a notification on my mac if there's a new email in inbox (microsoft exchange). (That being said, I also don't mind a python script, anything that gives this functionality is welcome)

Is there a shell of this so I could start on what's hopefully an easy scripting problem?


texts: Early 2011 MacBook Pro Memory Upgrade - What are the SO-DIMM memory specs?

texts: What are the exact specs when shopping for early 2011 MacBook Pro SO-DIMM memory? I'll be uprading to the maximum of 8GB.


texts: How do I turn off notifications from the home screen of my iPhone in iOS 9?

texts: How do I turn off the notification on the lower left corner? I tried to turn off notifications in Settings for the app, but it didn't work. iOS 9.0.2.


texts: Digital snow on external screens Macbook Pro 15" 2016 + USB-C Adapter

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I have this new Macbook pro and this is what is going on after a while. Might be actually a heating issue since I run it in a clamshell mode. But since I can screenshot it I can assume this is a software problem.

It happens when two monitors are plugged in and I think especially after I scroll or open many windows.

After you let it idle it goes back to normal I will check the GPU temperature next time. The strange part is I can screenshot the issue. So I guess that might be drivers fault? The OS is the latest one: Sierra 10.12.4 (16E195) with all updates installed.

It is probably not related to the temperature:

And the hardware test did not find any defects.

UPDATE

After observing it, I think I could say that it happens only with external monitors connected through Apple USB-C -> USB/Lightning/HDMI adaptors.

But the problem is not in the adaptors or I wouldn't be able to screenshot it.

Update


texts: iPhone calendar/todo list app with easily enterable and snoozable reminders?

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There are a lot of reminder/calendar/todo list apps, and it's hard to make sense of all of them.  Hoping someone can recommend one that meets the following criteria:

Reminders are as easy to enter as possible.  Ideally one screen where I type a quick description, and enter the date and time that I want the alert.
Reminders must be easily snoozable, for an arbitrary (or near arbitrary) amount of time.   By this I mean:  The phone vibrates and the reminder pops up.  I then have the option to dismiss the reminder, or to snooze it, and (extremely important) I can choose (right there, not just a default setting within the app) how long to snooze it for.  I should be able to either type in a number of minutes to snooze it for, or select from a list (e.g. 10/20/30/40/50/60 minutes, etc.)

Big bonus points if I can enter reminders via the web and have them automatically synced to the phone.

Nice to have:  Daily view (i.e. show all reminders for a given day)

Does something like this exist?


texts: Printing warning: “hpPostScriptPDE.plugin” will damage your computer

texts:
Network Printer: HP LaserJet Pro MFP M125ra
After updating to latest Catalina MacOS / MacOS BigSur 11.0.1,
when I try printing i received warning:

“hpPostScriptPDE.plugin” will damage your computer.


texts: Cron job cannot find ffprobe/avprobeor ffmpeg/avconv even though its installed

texts:
I have a cronjob setup to run "/Users/admin/Scripts/youtubedl.sh"
Script:
cd "/Users/admin/Music/youtubedl-music"
/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" --download-archive .mydownloads -i -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 https://youtube.page/here

Cron fails saying "ERROR: ffprobe/avprobe and ffmpeg/avconv not found. Please install one."
If I run it manually everything executes correctly, somehow its unable to find ffmpeg/avconv when running via cron. How can I correct this?


texts: Change the duration for the screenshot thumbnails

texts:
macOs Mojave introduced screenshot thumbnails.

Is it possible to change the thumbnail duration? (The settings for the screenshot app do not provide this feature).


texts: iPhone 4 is unable to connect to 3G network

texts: I am now unable to connect to a network to be able to use our internet provider or any other provider. It just keeps "looking" for a network however network options never appear. Despite manually asking to join a network we are still denied access to join despite entering in the correct network data and passcode. The phone is however capable of getting wi-fi but just exhausts all of our data on our plan. Any help to resolve this matter would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Disable “not ejected properly” warning (as only charging and not writing data)

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Possible Duplicate:
  Disable “the disk was not ejected properly” message

Per this blog post (not my blog post) how would you go about disabling the warning popup given that I know I'm not writing data so can't suffer any data loss?

I'd be satisfied with an answer that just disabled this warning across the board, but a more specific solution that could blacklist specific devices, or even better a "smart" way of only showing the popup if data has been written.


texts: "Unable to verify account name or password" on outlook.com Exchange server (browser works)

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Using macOS 10.12.6 on a PowerBook. In the past, I was able to use Mail.app to connect to my @outlook.com account, but after a password change (forced? I don't remember - it's not a primary mail account), Mail.app can no longer connect to the mail server.

The same credentials work on the outlook.com web application. So I decided to delete the account from Mail.app and re-add it. Here's what I saw:

Choose Mail -> Add account...
I select Exchange and click Continue
I enter name/address/password and click Sign In
I see this window:

I am not aware that I made any changes to the Microsoft server. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks.


texts: How do I determine which revenue from the App Store belongs to which app?

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The iTunesConnect help says:

  Your financial reports are presented as groups of transactions,
  displayed in distinct rows. Each row represents a unique combination
  of an app, transaction type (product type identifier), price
  (proceeds/customer Price), store, sale or return and promo (if
  applicable).

But the downloaded report I have doesn't say which app sales are for. Is this because I only have sales for one app last month?

I'm wondering because I have a second app on the store now, and I have to pay royalties to people who helped with the games. So I need to know how much each app brings in each month.


texts: Permanently Enlarging the "Open File" dialog box in Yosemite

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Whenever I open a file in any application I'm presented with the standard "Open" dialog box which I find to be frustratingly small (less than 50% in each dimension on my 11 inch screen). I can enlarge it to a more generous size, but the new dimensions don't seem to be made permanent, so next time I open a file the standard small-size dialog is shown.

Is there a way to permanently resize this dialog box?


texts: Create a table from other table depending on a value NUMBERS

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I have a table with a list of items, and I want to create a new table with all the values that contains a certain value.

In the first list, are all the profucts that I usually buy and a cell with "YES or NO"

In the second list I want to put only the items with a "YES" on the first table.

See image below.

Thanks for your time.


texts: Login to OS X Server User Account from Local Computer

texts:
I have OS X Server installed on a Mac Mini. I've created several user accounts, one of which is:

Account Name: Bob
Password: abc123

From the Mac Mini's login screen I can choose "Server" (main account) "Bob" (Bobs account) and "Other…" OS X Server Accounts, from "Other…" if I input Bobs credentials it will log me in.

I also have a MacBook Air. I would like to be able to select from the Login Screen "Other..." input Bobs credentials and have it login to Bobs account, or any other User Account for that matter.

My Server is setup as private with the server address: server.network.private

Following some Googled instructions as well as Apple's very own instructions I have:

Setup an Open Directory with

Username: diradmin
Password: abc123
Then on the MacBook Air gone into System Preferences → Users & Groups → Login Options and clicked Join next to Network Account Server, inputted my server (server.network.private) with diradmin credentials and connected. Great.
I've also ticked Allow Network Users to Login and Login Window and selected All Users.
I was assuming this would allow my MacBook Air to login to the "Bob" account by selecting "Other…" from the login window although there is no "Other…" option.

I then setup a VPN, basic credentials, logged into it on the macbook air and still not much has changed. I am able to share screens with the "Bob" account form my MacBook Air by logging in by clicking Share Screen… from the Finder under Shared → Network Server and then clicking Log In but this obviously requires the MacBook Air to already be logged into an account before it can share screens which is not suitable.

Is there any way to simply login to the OS X Server User Account from the MacBook Air's login screen  via the Other… like it does on the Mac Mini's login screen?

Operating System: OS X 10.9 Mavericks
OS X Server: Version 3


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I have a Macbook Pro Retina with the following hardware:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:   MacBookPro11,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:   1
Total Number of Cores:  2
L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
L3 Cache:   3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version:   MBP111.0138.B15

I recently updated to OS X El Capitan; I have had the same problem occur to me twice now and it's getting me mildly concerned.

I randomly have CPU usage spikes from kernel_task, the highest of which I have seen was 660% CPU. This is frankly an unacceptable and unnatural setting for my CPU (I typically have a total usage of about 2-3%). The highest I've screenshot is this:

The first time, I did not record what I had open. The next time, however, I was ready, and this is the exact list of what I had open:

Two YouTube video pages (using the processes Safari Networking with a max of about 44% CPU, typically stabilized at 8-10% and https://www.youtube.com, which got to around 51% CPU max, typically around 10-12%)
Messenger. Doubtful that this had an effect, but, hey, you never know.
Skype. This dude was running at a consistent 50% CPU usage.

It is worth noting that I had to close both YouTube windows to actually gain enough control of my computer to open Activity Monitor. None of the aforementioned processes were spiking, just kernel_task.

Also worth noting is my fans - the fans were on maximum, blowing cold air. Even though kernel_task was spinning at 660% CPU, there was no actual heat being produced, as far as I could see.

It's at this point where I force shut down the computer - I had about .5 frames per second (1 frame every 2 seconds, was looking at the clock) and was getting nowhere when it came to even attempting to fix it.

If there is a bug related to this that I have missed, or some wacky thing with OS X in general that I'm missing, please let me know, as this is extremely frustrating and more than a little disturbing.


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I have a MacBook Air 13 inch laptop since 2011.  Quite recently the screen had problems.  It start flickering, changing colors, and vertical lines appeared in the middle of the screen.  All these are starting when I move the screen backwards, forward or when I am lightly pressing with the fingers the top of the screen.  This is also the only way to re-adjust to normal operations.
Any recommendations?


texts: Graphics performance on MacBook Pro 15 / 2015

texts:
I am going to buy a 2015 Macbook Pro. I'd like to be able to run SolidWorks with Parallels or Bootcamp occasionally (for 3D printing model development). I believe it requires OpenGL.

I am confused about the model configuration and capabilities. Will the 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB model suffice or do I need to go for 2.5/16/512 one?

It all started with this page: http://community.foundry.com/discuss/topic/122224, where 2.2/16/256 model seems to lack OpenGL capability altogether.

According to https://everymac.com/systems/by_year/macs-released-in-2015.html, the 2.2/16/256 version doesn't have a dedicated graphics card, while the 2.5/16/512 does. First, can I trust this source? Any way to cross-check? Couldn't find this information on the Apple site. Second, is the dedicated graphics card required if I only need to run SolidWorks occasionally? I don't need so much SSD space, and wouldn't like paying for high-performance graphics unless I really need it.

The related Apple page doesn't mention this difference at all, and confused me into ordering 2.2/16/256 model at the moment. I am not sure I can return the computer once I create my user account or install the software, hence this question.

Thanks a ton for the answers/comments!


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I am using a Mac Mini with the newest macOS. The Mac Mini itself is also relatively powerful and has 8 GB of memory. It was recently bought (maybe a few months ago).

Yet, whenever I try to use Skype or other video conferencing tool (Zoom, Google hangouts) people report that it sounds choppy, stuttering sometimes, all kind of vocal effects. The video works great though.

I twice changed microphones, and now I am using a specialized USB microphone, but the problems continue.

I can't figure out why this happens. I also tried reinstalling Skype, it didn't help, and it is not a surprise as the problem persists in other videoconferencing apps as well.

The only suspicion I have is that videoconferencing is too compute-intensive for my Mac Mini (hence I mentioned in the beginning that it is new and has 8GB RAM), as the fan starts working really hard when I run Skype, for example.

Any ideas what's going on?


texts:
This may be a general  Unix question rather than a OS X question.

I want to log general file transfers on OS X, whether it be from and to the same system or to another system, but to keep it simple assume that this is all internal to one computer and file system.

I simply want to be able to execute the mv command several times, then go back through a log file and see what was moved and where it was moved at a later time. The caveat is that I want to also log file transfers initiated the GUI when dragging folders and files into the same log file.

(If it was a directory, it would also show the contents of what was moved in that directory.)

An Example might be these files created and moved in the terminal and in the GUI

     1pm: $ vi testfile1.txt
     2pm: $ mv testfile1.txt MyMovedFile.txt
     2:30pm – GUI file moved  ~/myTestFile.txt ~/Documents/myTestFile.txt
     3pm: $ mv MyMovedFile.txt MyNewFile.txt

The log would then show the history for me:

     2pm: testfile1.txt MyMovedFile.txt
     2:30pm ~/myTestFile.txt ~/Documents/myTestFile.txt
     3pm: MyMovedFile.txt MyNewFile.txt

If it was really fancy, it may show me the return code of the file transfer also.


texts: WiFi dongle for OSX with WPA2 enterprise support

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by any chance does anybody know which wifi usb adapter can I use to get connected to a network with WPA2 enterprise encryption (both password and username needed for login) on a Mac (OS X Mavericks in particular). I don't care much about the speed.

I have tried to use edimax ew-7811un, but it seems to work only with networks which only require a password to log in. Therefore it wouldn't connect to a university network, for example.


texts: iPad won't turn on after a complete battery drain

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My iPad mini retina is out of warranty,

I forgot to plug in my iPad after the critical battery warning and it went some minutes following the warning. I was not worried because same thing had happened a few times before and iPad was perfectly okay after charging it. However, this time I remember seeing a flash of blue screen immediately after it went black. Then, I plugged it in an waited for a while and tried starting it. Ever since, it fails to start hanging on the apple logo with white background screen.

I tried to connect to my Mac but nothing showed up in iTunes. I am worried now. Can I troubleshoot this or is it broken and needing repair?


texts: iPhone 11: Unknown name showing up without number?

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I received a text message from someone who I have never texted/talked with previously (not on phone, social media, email, anything). For some reason, their name shows up in Messages yet when I try to access the contact info page, there is no number (or any other info for that matter) provided.

How can the phone detect a person's name (still in my messages) but not have the number? Especially since I have never had any contact with this person before?

EDIT: After some research, it appears that this is a fairly common scam. The scammer sends a text message that includes an e-mail in attempt to pull more information out of you.

Still, how is it possible for them to send an undetectable message to me? And why does my iPhone give them a name (which can potentially put them on "friendly" terms)?


texts: How to share files with an iPad app in El Capitan itunes?

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I have this iPad app called AVPlayer. I used to plug-in the iPad and copy files to the app using iTunes. However, this doesn't seem to work in the newest version of iTunes. There used to be a feature called "file sharing" that allowed to do that, but it seems to be gone now? I can still navigate to the "apps" panel, but AVPlayer doesn't show up there, in fact there is no app that would allow sending files to it, and no such option at all.

So the question is: how to send files to an iPad app via a usb cable?


texts: Quicktime record screen without the overlay

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I'd like to record part of my screen, but the QuickTime screen recorder dims the rest of the screen while it records (the gray in the screenshot below).

How can I turn this dimming off so I can use the rest of my computer normally while recording.


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How can I use iPhone GPS and share it with an OS X application to get live position on Mac?

Note: I am looking for a way of seeing current location, live, in Google Earth, Google maps or something similar.

I assumed a configuration where I share my internet connection from iPhone and I connect a  mac to it. I know that at least the iPad can get the location when it is connected to an iPhone.


texts: Restore back up from iphone 4s which i put sim card into different 4s without losing data from the new one?

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Here's a challenging one for you!

I have two iPhone 4S - work & personal handset respectively.

I broke the screen on my work phone, which wasn't insured so I have put the sim card from that into my personal phone. I want the data from my work phone, which was backed up via iCloud. Some of the photos didn't automatically sync from my work phone to iCloud when I swapped sim card over that I took as I had no 3G or WiFi when these photos were originally taken.

All the aforementioned data I want on my personal phone, BUT I don't want to lose photos or contacts from my personal phone.

How do I do this?

Many thanks


texts: Bootcamp: no bootable device – insert boot disk and press any key (Third Party Utility gdisk did not work)

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I updated my 2012 mac pro today to High Sierra.  I could not boot into windows 7 on boot camp thereafter.  I got the dreaded black screen with "Bootcamp: no bootable device – insert boot disk and press any key" error.
I tried the third party utility gdisk suggested by David Anderson in 2018 but it did not work for me.
The hard drive that I boot from has 4 partitions:

EFI System Partition
MacHD Partition
Recovery HD
BOOTCAMP

When I entered three GPT partition numbers (2 3 4) as per david anderson's suggestion to use gdisk I got the following errors:
"Type from one to three GPT partition numbers, separated by spaces, to be added to the hybrid MBR, in sequence: 2 3 4"
GPT partition #2 does not exist or is too big: skipping
GPT partition #3 does not exist or is too big: skipping
GPT partition #4 does not exist or is too big: skipping
At first, I wondered if I should have only specified the bootcamp partition (#4) but then I realized that even that partition had the same error.
Can anyone offer some advice at this point?  I really want my bootcamp to work.
Thanks


texts: I have no administrative account after updating to High Sierra 10.13.5

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I have just updated my Mac to High Sierra 10.13.5 and my account which used to be admin has now became standard. It seems I no longer have an administrative account and no solutions worked so far. I have tried resetpassword (doesn't allow me to set admin); .AppleSetupDone (seems this file doesn't exist anymore?); Single User Mode (two ways of using it, one is to boot and delete the applesetupdone file, the other is to create new user and set as admin).
In the last solution, after dscl . -create/users/hanahadmin
It appears
/system/library/launchdaemons/apple.com.directoryserviceslocal.plist: No Such File or Directory

I am not at all knowledgable at this and don't know many technical terms or skills, I just tried to follow the instructions but nothing works. I have found some people with the same problem as me. It seems that those who say they do not have AppleSetupDone file are struggling with every single solution, those who have the file say it works.
Please help me on this matter!
Many thanks.

I have tried several solutions, most are from this link
I don't have administrator account on my mac


texts: My child received an iPod touch as a gift but it contains the giver's Apple ID, email, etc.  They put music on it for my child under that ID.  We want to bring it into the family account for monitoring and such.  Can I reset the device and assign a new Apple ID for the child?  And should I assume any purchases made under the old Apple ID are lost forever?  (We have no access to the account.)


texts: WhatsApp can't be reinstalled on iPhone 5s

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I accidentally deleted my WhatsApp just now. When I try to reinstall it, it has an iCloud icon on it. Clicking it, it just say "You already purchased this, so it will be downloaded now at no additional charge". But then when I clicked "ok" it doesn't even start downloading. I've waited for 30 minutes but it didn't start to download.

What should I do now?


texts: Problems getting macOS Sierra on a bootable hard drive

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I'm trying to get a bootable hard drive with macOS Sierra going so that I can use Octane Render. My Macbook is running macOS High Sierra, which is apparently buggy with Octane at the moment.

I purchsed a WD easystore, partitioned it to be Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and put the macOS Sierra installer on it (I downloaded this from the App Store). First, I was starting up with that disk and continuously getting the following error message:
"This copy of the Install macOS Sierra.app application is damaged, and can't be used to install macOS."

NOW I'm not even getting to that stage, the drive isn't even showing up as a bootable disk! When I go to System Preferences > Startup Disk, it's not even there as an option.

Please help me - getting verrrry frustrated as I have no idea what I'm doing. Thanks in advance!


texts: How do transfer mp3 files to iPhone that is configured with iCloud Music Library

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I subscribe to the Apple Music service.  When I connect my phone to my iMac and open iTunes on the mac and go to the Phone and select Music settings I get "iCloud Music Library is On"  iPhone can access your iCloud Music Library.  Songs can be downloaded and played via WiFi or cellular network.

The issue: On my Mac I have a playlist of mp3 files and I would like to get that playlist of my3 files onto my phone. In iTunes on the mac beside each mp3 file there there is an iCloud icon with a line through it indicating that "This item is not eligible for the iCloud Music Library"

So now I'm stumped on how to get this particular mp3 files from my personal library on my phone.


texts: What is the difference between Intel and PPC?

texts: What is the hardware and software differences between Intel and PPC Macs?


texts: MacBook Air won't maintain a good wifi connection but iPhone does?

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Both my MacBook Air and iPhone are connected to the Internet using my home Wifi connection. Whilst my iPhone loads up google, YouTube, Maps an other apps that use the Internet just fine. My MacBook Air will not maintain its connection to the Internet and when it does it is very, very slow (1.7Mbps). I've set the service order correctly in System Preferences > Network.

I can't upload and screenshots as I'm posting this via iPhone. Please help!


texts: Keyboard shortcut for cascading multiple windows of same application in macOs

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Need to know,

Is there any app, which gives a keyboard shortcut Or any inbuilt keyboard shortcut
to cascade windows(attached pic for reference) of same in application in macOs

Note that I'm not asking about Expose shortcut


texts: There is no Credit/Debit Card on the Apple Online Store associated with your Apple ID

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When visiting developer.apple.com to renew my Apple Developer Program membership, I see the following error:

There is no credit/debit card on the Apple Online Store associated with your Apple ID to auto-renew your membership.
Add a credit/debit card to maintain membership benefits and keep your apps available on the App Store.

When I click "Add Card", I am taken to appleid.apple.com.
But when I go to edit the Payment & Shipping information, my details are grayed out and cannot be edited. "Apple Pay" is possibly selected, and I see no way to add a new Credit Card.
How do I add a credit card?


texts: How can I use iCloud with 2 different apple ID's?

texts: My problem is that my dad has an iPad and I have an iPhone. He uses a different apple id for his own iPad and I use my own for my own iPhone. I do have home sharing and have them linked to the same homesharing id. But my problem is when I type a paper with pages or make something in keynote the iCloud doesn't work. If I make something on his iPad and save it, I want it to show up on my iPhone. I always have to email it to myself. Can anyone help me please? What am I doing wrong? Thanks!


texts: One click switch between Windows and MacOS

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I am looking for a solution that would allow me to quickly switch between my Mac and Windows machine. Both are sitting on my desktop and it is a pain to change the keyboard, mouse and display cables each time.

I have both computers plugged into the same monitor but I still need to change the source on the display.

Is it possible to solve this reliably somehow?


texts: Apple Music doesn't display song's lyrics from MP3 ID3 tag

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How can I display lyrics on Apple Music?

Here's my steps:

I edit MP3 tags through kid3 app.
I add lyrics to my MP3 file into the Tag 2 ID3v2.3.0 with encoding ISO-8859-1 (I've also tried UTF-8 and UTF-16):

I save my MP3 file and send to my iPhone (iOS 11.4);

What I expect as a result: lyrics are displayed in music app.

What I actually get: no lyrics displayed.


texts: Does restoring my iPhone 6 remove my iTunes balance or phone number?

texts: I want to restore my iPhone 6 because I can't temper my restrictions passcode. Will restoring my iPhone also take away the money I have in my iTunes gift card? And will my phone number be deleted too?


texts: How can I use more than one connected drive for Network Time Machine backups on Lion Server?

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In Leopard Server, via Server Admin, you were able to enable multiple partitions to be Time Machine Backup Destinations. In Lion Server, there seems to only be an option to have one Time Machine Backup location.

How can I select more than one Time Machine Backup Volume to share in Lion Server (like I used to be able to do in Leopard Server).
Alternatively - is there a way I can pool these partitions together (across about 4 disks) so that I can support up to 4TB of backup space for our workplace? Under Leopard we just shared 4 1TB external drives.
I've also seen this problem mentioned here, with no resolution.


texts: Recents not showing all file types on iMac

texts: I have my Recents showing in my sidebar. However, not all of the most recent files modified show up. For the past month, the only file types that show up are .pptx, .png. and .pdf. And not all of those appear. I also use Word, Excel, Adobe Illustrator and others but none of those are listed. I looked at an older post here from 2014 but it was never fully answered; at least the poster never responded that it worked. I am using macOS High Sierra 10.13.2.


texts: Why is “Spotlight Web Content” using so much VRAM and CPU?

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Why is “Spotlight Web Content” using so much (32.56 GB) virtual RAM and CPU (up to 122.41% apparently)? More interestingly, how can I prevent it from doing so?

I am running this MacBook Pro with 4GB RAM and OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite.

I found this in Acticvity Monitor when my Computer was close to not responding anymore and killing it solved that problem. It shows the process had quite a high number of errors, as well (27443815).


texts: Installing and using CodeIgniter on macOS?

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I followed this tutorial online and I'm currently running macOS High Sierra.

I tried a simple rest API using PHP and now I'm trying to implement it using CodeIgniter3.x framework. The one I created can successfully POST and GET using Postman app, but now that I tried following the tutorial, I encounter the following error:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">

        <title>404 Not Found</title>

Not Found

The requested URL /~paul/CodeIgniter/api/example/user/ was not found on this server.

The URL that I used last time when I created my own API is:

http://localhost/~paul/v1/login.php

I think there's some issue with installation/configuration of CodeIgniter on my Mac. How do I debug it and resolve the issue?

The following is a screenshot from the Sites directory.


texts: What would the downside be of excluding "Saved Application State" from Time Machine?

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I've noticed using BackupLoupe that stuff under ~/Library/Saved Application State/ pops up in my Time Machine backups. I can't find that much about this folder online, but one site describes it as "where the information regarding files that should be re-opened on startup is stored." This doesn't sound to me like it needs to be covered by Time Machine backups. Is there a good reason why this folder needs to be backed up?

The folder is small, but if it changes frequently then its footprint in Time Machine could be large.


texts: Can Mountain Lion be modified so that a double click will open "hidden" folders and files?

texts: I've noticed something strange in Finder since upgrading to Mountain Lion; any hidden folder or files (that I've already run defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE for) can only be opened by manually Ctrl-clicking the it and selecting Open. Is there a way I can modify Finder's behavior to be able to double-click and open hidden files and folders as was possible on Lion?


texts: Mac keyboard shortcut for Alt+4 now resolving to ¢

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I am not sure how to google for this problem.

I recently upgrade OS:X and had a crash and I lost the ability to do my alt4 shortcut to move spaces. I instead get the ¢ character.

My shortcut setting is set in preferences:

I am not sure where to override the (new) keyboard shortcut for the ¢ key. The other shortcuts for spaces work (ie switching to desktop 1-3).

This was working prior to a system crash.

I have re-added my keyboard that I am using, which does not fix the problem. I have the same problem on my built-in keyboard as well as my USB keyboard.


texts: Email address deleted cannot change iCloud settings on iPhone 5s and 6

texts: Email address no longer exists, and Apple ID has its new primary email address.  How do I change the iPhones existing iCloud settings as it keeps asking for password for the old email, I am putting in a password on the phone for an email address I know does not exist anymore, and it just shakes because of incorrect info.  User email address was a .com.au and is now a .net.au  Apple ID online could be changed fine and now uses the .net.au as primary address the .com.au was removed from there.  But the iPhone has this old email address stuck in its iCloud account setting.  How do I remove this account?  Any help appreciated as it surely cannot be this inflexible.


texts: iOS6 on iPod: Facebook Messenger doesn't show notifications

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I have both Facebook and  Facebook Messenger installed on my 4th generation iPod Touch, and Facebook messenger doesn't seem to receive push notifications. The setting is on in the iOS settings, but it doesn't seem to affect anything.

The notifications for my messages show in the normal Facebook app, but this is the opposite of the behaviour I want. I want messages in Facebook chat to show in messenger instead.

How should I go about fixing this? I'm not very used to iOS so I'm not sure what other places I should check.


texts: macOS 10.15.5 update not installed despite 30gb disk space

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I have 30gb of free disk space on 250gb disk which should be more than enough

I cannot install 10.15.5 it just restart and still says I haven’t installed

Update

Just now it wasn't showing the purgeable but now it is after my successful update.


texts: Android Fairphone 3+ appears in Photos but no photos

texts: When I connect my phone (Fairphone 3+ with Android 10) to my Macbook (with Catalina) and choose "PTP" in the phone's USB settings, the phone appears as "FP3" in the Devices section of Photos, but when I click on it Photos shows "No Photos" even though there are photos on the phone (that show up in the Android Photos app). Is there something I can change on the phone or on the Mac to get the photos to show up?


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There seem to be several Mac applications that will send tweets scheduled in advance, but I'm having a hard time figuring out which is good. The bulk of the Google results are more than a year old.

Does anyone have any firsthand experience, and can you recommend something?


texts: If I use Find My IPhone to check on the location of someone in my friend list, can they telll?

texts: If I the Find My iPhone app to check on the location of someone in my friend list in the app, are they notified in any way that their location is being revealed to me?


texts: When I snoop around the file system including within my home directory I see things that look like they are containers or have something to do with containers (as in Docker containers).  For example ~/Library/Reminders/Container_v1/...  I'm curious about these things.  I'm wondering if Apple has a container system with a MacOS inside the container rather than Linux.  Docker Desktop uses a slim VM just to run its containers because Docker containers want to have Linux based OS inside of them.  I'm wondering if Apple has developed containers which can run directly on the native system rather than inside Linux VM.  And if so, are there plans to make this available to the general public?


texts: Should I have turned off Legacy FileVault before using FileVault 2 on Lion?

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I've been happily using Legacy FileVault on my Macbook since I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion. Today, I decided to switch to FileVault 2 and went ahead and clicked the "Turn On FileVault" button. Everything progressed as described in the Apple OS X Lion: About FileVault 2 support document.

However, I didn't turn off Legacy FileVault before doing this and was never prompted to do so by the FileVault 2 process.

Having let the process complete, all seems well. However, Legacy FileVault is still enabled for my home folder as confirmed by the fact that its still turned on in System Preferences ➔ Security and its also still pointing to /Users/.binarybob/binarybob.sparsebundle. I'm assuming there's now a double-encryption in effect for both the entire disk and also my home folder.

So, is it safe to turn off Legacy FileVault now?


texts: What is this immovable icon in my macOS menu bar?

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I do not recognize it; reverse image search produces nothing.

Command + click has no effect; nothing appears on regular click either. It appears whenever LibreOffice is open.


texts: Disabling MBP display with external monitor connected in Clamshell Mode

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I have a very similar problem to mikekmcguire's question about clamshell mode.

When connecting my MacBook Pro (Mid 2009 | 5,3) running Mountain Lion (10.8.2) to an external display in clamshell mode, the MacBook's display does not become inactive.

Thus, when moving my mouse to the edge of the screen (the right side in this case) it disappears onto the Macbook's display. This is a huge annoyance, especially when trying to use Hot Corners.

Going to System Prefs > Displays > Arrangement yields the following:

Here we can clearly see that despite the MacBook being in clamshell mode (external display is primary, lid closed, Apple logo LED off, external power/keyboard/mouse connected) – the MacBook's display is not being deactivated.

I know that I'm correctly in clamshell mode, and lifting the lid slightly reveals that the MacBook's display is indeed powered off.

My question is, is this a bug yet to be rectified in Mountain Lion?

Thanks in advance for any help/insight provided.


texts: iCloud Drive shows up empty in Finder after logging out

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Some of my files and in my Macbook Pro 2015 were showing a dotted iCloud icon with an exclamation mark inside them, which, if my memory serves me right, means that I am out of iCloud storage. The thing is, I just bought 50GB of iCloud storage and all the files in my Desktop only amounts to more or less 12GB and I still had around 45GB left.

But that's not the problem right now. The thing is, I saw a suggestion online that told me to try to Sign Out of iCloud, shut down my Macbook, then Sign In again to fix the problem I mentioned above. However, that brought a problem of its own. When I checked my iCloud drive in Finder, it shows that I have nothing in my iCloud drive. I already checked my iCloud drive using my iPad and I am confident that they are still there.

Now then, how do I make my files appear? Can I do anything or is my only option to wait it out?


texts: Do any USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet adapter work with OS X?

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Yes, I know there is a solution available from Apple for Thunderbolt. Yes, I know there is a solution available from Apple for USB 2.0 to fast Ethernet (10/100).

I am looking for an adapter to plug into a USB 3.0 port, providing me Gigabit (10/100/1000) LAN capability via wired ethernet.


texts: How to insert horizontal line to page headers in Apple Pages

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I need to include a horizontal line beneath the text of the header in each page of my document. I was able to add a line using the Shape tool, but I cannot get it to repeat when enough text is added to create additional pages.

Can someone tell me how to accomplish this? Here's a screenshot of how I'd like the top of each page to look: (obviously the page number would be different)


texts: Is there a way to delete trimmed parts of a video on iOS?

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So I have recorded some pretty long videos with the intention of trimming them once recorded. However I totally forgot to consider storage space. And when I trim a video I realise that I am able to stretch it back to full length, meaning that the video full video is being stored on my device!

Is there a way to delete the parts I don’t want and keep only the trimmed parts to save storage space?

I am running the latest version of iOS as of the time of posting: iOS 13.2


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I am looking to gain some performance enhancement by adding an SSD drive to my 2010 MacPro. I can mount it in a hard drive slot or get a PCI card and mount it there.

The SATA speed of the Mac is 3Gb/s, but the PCI shows 'Link Speed:5.0 GT/s' which (I could be wrong) is 5G 'transfers' per second, since the encoding is a 10 to 8 ratio it's really 4Gb/s?

It seems if I'm going to make the effort, it's worth it to gain a bit of speed, and not lose a HDD slot. I've googled quite a bit, and not seeing this discussed anywhere.


texts: Is the Macbook 12 inch's USB-C charger interchangeable with other USB-C chargers or devices?

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If there is only the Macbook 12 inch USB-C charger nearby, can it be used to charge other USB-C devices, such as any Android phones that also use USB-C? (will it be "too powerful" and damage other devices?)

Vice versa, if there is a Quick Charge 2.0 or 3.0 USB-C charger from other devices nearby, can it be used to charge the Macbook 12 inch?

The main concern is about whether it could damage the device or battery.


texts: Uncompress (zlib) files that "S3 Backup" compressed to Amazon S3

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On windows I was using "s3 Backup" to backup files to amazon s3. One of the options is to compress with zlib.

As far as I can tell there is no mac version of this app. So now I need to figure out how to uncompress those files as I bring them on my mac. Anyone know a good way to uncompress files that were compressed with zlib?

The files retain the same name and extention after they had been compressed. I tried adding different extensions to the ends of the files to see if some standard compression programs would uncompress them but they did not.

I have also tried messing around command-line with the "uncompress" command. But no luck there either. Unless I can figure out a way to uncompress them I will be force to re-upload everything to amazon with compression off.

thanks in advance


texts: Is there a way to disable the internal speaker in Macbook?

texts: I'm using a headphone at my workplace but I don't want to disturb others in case the headphone isn't working properly or I disconnect the headphone by accident. So I'm trying to find a method that can disable the internal speaker completely. Is there a way to do so in Macbook?


texts: Connecting Samsung 1080p Monitor to 2014 MDP via HDMI/Mini-DisplayPort

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This question is related to Unable to connect display(s) to MBP 13'' Mid 2014 via Tunderbolt / mini DisplayPort, albeit with a different monitor that may have a different cause. As per the question above, I have already attempted SMC/NVRAM resets, and force-detecting the display.
I am attempting to connect a Samsung S24R650F monitor to a mid-2014 MBP as follows:
MBP 2014 or MBP 2015 --> MBP Thunderbolt 2 Port --> mDP/HDMI Adaptor --> HDMI cable --> Samsung S24R650F
I tested this successfully with different (lower res) monitors and TVs to isolate the problem as being the S24R650F monitor. I have also tested it against 2 identical, new S24R650 monitors, and the behaviour is identical on both: only S24R650F monitors do not detect the MBP, and the MBP does not detect the monitor in either System Preferences or System Report
Taking it a step further, I have also tried it with a second MBP (2015 i.e. a year newer) with no success. A further development was that I booted into Windows (Bootcamp), again with no success.
The only indication that the monitor is present is that the screen freezes every 5s for 1s - otherwise there is no signal at both ends. If I plug the HDMI cable directly into the MBP HDMI slot, it works perfectly (however, as I have two monitors I intend to attach, this is not a solution).
I have found the similar question on Samsungs on support forums here which is unhelpfully redirected to the Business Support, where I have also raised a ticket to enquire what spec or setting results in this unique incompatibility - and if a definite answer is given, will likely look to tie several related questions together..
My questions then:

Can this work? Is there a reason why the MBP 2014 is not able to drive a 1080p monitor from its TB2 port (but can from its HDMI)
What could the cause of this be?

More than happy to take further questions or RFIs to try and tie up this seemingly recurring issue!


texts: Is it possible to change the Japanese Kana keyboard layout?

texts:
Windows' Japanese IME and and Google's Japanese IME both use Layout1 for Kana mode. However, macOS's Japanese IME uses Layout2. Notice the different locations for　ろ、む、へ, and some symbols. Is there any way to use Layout1 for macOS's Japanese IME?

Layout1

Layout2


texts: How to tell a Mac to show 4k resolution or higher resolution even when it is not connected to such display?

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Sometimes I want to make a screenshot and found that if I do that on a 4k screen, then the screenshot is quite clear (and is in a high resolution).

So I can do this when my Macbook Pro is connected to a 4k display.  But let's say if I am on a trip, how do I make the Macbook Pro show or think it is showing in 4k?  I think this is possible even when we don't install any driver or software, because we can plug in a 4k display and choose "mirror the 2 displays" and the Macbook Pro native screen will pretend that it is a 4k screen, and any screen capture there will be in 4k resolution.

So the question is, if I temporarily don't have a 4k display, say on a business trip, how do I tell the Mac to show the native screen in 4k or even 5k?


texts: MacOS sometimes didn't boot after login when eGPU is connected

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Issue is simple:
When I launching MacBook Pro and login, after this loading bar is not appear and os stuck on that view.
It happening sometimes when eGPU is connected.
eGPU: Razer Core X + AMD Radeon 5700 XT Gaming X


texts: Does a `.hidden` configuration file for Finder exist?

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Is there a way to hide files and folders from Finder like I do with Nautilus using .hidden config file?

On Nautilus I can create a file named .hidden and put inside it a list of files I want to hide.

# Example of .hidden file
file1.txt
directory
something else hidden

Can I do something similar with OS X Finder without having to prepend a . (dot) before the file name?


texts: Is it possible to get the app icon of a built-in app on iOS?

texts:
I would like to get an iOS app icon from a built in app, like Settings, ideally not including the app icon mask.
On macOS you can select the app in Finder, choose Get Info, click the icon, copy it to the clipboard, then paste it into Preview for example to get a 1024x1024 png. Is there a way to achieve the same thing but for iOS apps even ones that are built in?


texts: iPad doesn't ask me anymore for the app to open Airdropped PDFs with

texts:
Until recently, PDF files Airdropped to my iPad worked and I was asked which app to open the file with, but no more. Now Airdrops “succeed” but I’m not asked which app to open the PDF with, and sometimes I can't even find the Airdropped file. This works fine on my iPhone. I am running iOS 13.6.1.
Any idea how to fix this?


texts:
Ever since my transition to 10.10.5 Yosemite, quick look keeps corrupting the preview images every now and then. Sometimes is persists until reboot, other times it goes away after a while. The image files themselves are fine and open and display in any application.

Any ideas?

Example:


texts: Additional screen time allowance request: when does it time out?

texts:
I am setting up screen time / parental controls for my family.

Now a user asked me for additional minutes via screen time. 15mins for camera, 15mins for photos.

I granted this allowance.

The user didn't use the apps, but after 15 minutes, both apps were again disallowed. So is this additional time really counted from the moment you grant it? I would have expected that this is simply added the user's daily allowance / budget and can be used any time.


texts: iTunes is preventing display from sleeping when locked

texts:
I've been having an intermittent issue with my MacBook Pro 16" screen not sleeping after having locked it, it just sits on the login screen saying Touch ID or Enter Password. You can manually sleep it by hitting the esc key but otherwise it stays on indefinitely rather than the usual few seconds.

Initially I looked at Bartender as some had reported that could be an issue but despite making the suggested changes, it persisted. Bartender currently isn't running and I can reproduce the issue by locking the screen when iTunes is opening, observe it not sleeping; unlock it, quit iTunes, lock the machine, and it will sleep after 5 seconds.

There is no obvious background activity in iTunes e.g. iCloud sync or iPhone sync.

macOS 10.15.5
MacBook Pro 16" 2019

If anyone has any suggestions that would be grand.
Thanks

edit: The issue persists after reboot, even when booting with no other apps running other than iTunes.
This machine is only a couple of weeks old so reinstalling Catalina seems a step too far at the minute.


texts: Cannot delete an old iCloud account from my IPhone

texts: I am trying to delete an account from my iPnone.  When I go to Settings -iCloud and try to Delete the account, it asks for the Apple ID.  I do not know the Apple ID and this is from a previous email account?


texts: I have an MBP running macOS High Sierra. There are 2 partitions. How can I get rid of BC1, and merge the space into Macintosh HD? Know very little about macOS. Please help. Thanks!


texts:
I'm getting the following message when tethering one of my iPads used for testing. Its telling me to "Please restore the device to a version of the OS listed below...", but it does not provide the list:

The image above was cropped to help with presentation, but not text was removed from the image.

What is the list of OSes that Apple recommends I downgrade to? They seems to have forgotten to provide the list.

Related, how does Apple recommend I do it? As far as I know, effectively downgrades can't be performed.

Oddly, iTunes can work with the everything just fine (my OS X version and iOS version). So it seems Apple is more than happy to accommodate the non-latest OS X and iOS when it comes to selling me stuff...


texts: What hardware needed to connect 2 monitors + peripherals to 2018 MBP via a single cable?

texts:
I am trying to connect the following to my 2018 MacBook Pro (15 inch):

2 monitors (Dell U2715H, 2560 x 1440)
2 USB-3 peripherals (mouse, keyboard)

... but I would like to connect only one cable to my MacBook so that I may effortlessly dock / undock the laptop from my workstation without having to unplug a bunch of wires. Or, some sort of physical dock the laptop slides in (ala the the Henge Dock, however I don't think it support 2 monitors / the 2018 MBP?)

Can anyone give me some hardware tips/advice to connect the above peripherals to my MacBook with a single dock or cable?


texts:
I bought an electronic book.  I downloaded the mobi version of the book.  And loaded it into my kindle-macPro.  Started reading it, highlighting, etc...worked great.

Then I wanted to read the book on my macbook.  Opened up kindle on my macbook and the book wasn't there.  So, I copied the file from my kindle directory, loaded into kindle, it opened up, but it didn't have any of my hightlights.

I do not own a kindle device.

Is there an easier way for me to share the book across multiple machines?


texts: Are there other VNC servers for macOS other than the built in one?

texts:
The built in VNC server is not sufficient for my needs as I cannot change settings of the VNC server.

I tried to run Vine Server (OSXvnc) but the application crashes on launch.

Are there any other VNC servers that run on macOS?

Edit-

When I connect to the built-in VNC server, I observe that it is slow. I tried to make the VNC connection faster by reducing the color level of the VNC connection so that less bandwidth is used. However, the built-in VNC server refuses to connect.

I am looking for VNC server which supports connections with reduced color level so that the VNC connection is faster.


texts: If I buy an iPhone app will I have to re-purchase the app if I get a new iPhone?

texts: I upgraded from the 3G to the iPhone 4 and forgot to backup and transfer my apps. If I attempt to purchase apps that I have previously purchased, will the Apple store charge me? Or will it recognize that I have already purchased the app based on my apple ID?


texts: SSH no longer listens on custom port after update to 10.12.4

texts:
I had a custom port by using the "Port" line in /etc/sshd_config.  After updating to Mac OS X 10.12.4 I found I could no longer connect on the custom port - instead it was listening on port 22.  I found that my sshd_config had apparently been renamed to sshd_config~previous, so I moved it back to the correct spot and restarted sshd from the command line using sudo launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd; sudo launchctl start com.openssh.sshd.  However, after the restart sshd was still listening on port 22.  I then opened System Preferences and under sharing clicked on "Remote Login".  Running `netstat -a -n" showed that port 22 was no longer being listened to.  I then click on "Remote Login" to restart sshd, and then found sshd was still listening on port 22, not my custom port.

In /var/log/apache2 I see an empty access_log on startup, and error_log contains the normal startup message.  No clues there.

How do I get sshd to listen on my custom port again?


texts: Question about custom partitions, VeraCrypt and APFS

texts:
After a couple of years of delay, I've upgraded to High Sierra.

Now, I have an external disk used for backup, with the following layout:

/dev/disk6 (external, physical):

#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB    disk6
1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB  disk6s1
2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk8         80.4 GB   disk6s2
3: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001               1.9 TB    disk6s3

Partition #2 was an HFS+ file system that I've converted (by re-formatting) to APFS and contains a clone of my macOS partition.

Partition #3 is used as a VeraCrypt container, formatted as HFS+. So far, I was unable to reformat it to APFS because the Disk Utility tool complains that "a whole disk is needed" for the operation. Also the command line failed.

At this point, I think I've understood that the operation is not possible. Not a big deal, since this a backup disk (with rsync) and APFS would bring only a minor improvement. I'd only like to know whether I've understood it right or not.


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Machine #1 is a mac mini with a CD burner only.

Machine #2 is a macbook pro with a DVD burner.

Both are current on MacOSX. Burner is shared. Machine #1 is connected to machine #2 in the finder.

iDVD is oblivious on machine #1 to the burner on #2. is this expected?


texts: Smb share - can't connect to local smb share from el capitan

texts:
I have set up a samba share on my local network using a raspberry pi. I can mount the share from my Linux machine and ios devices (using Fileshare), but can't from my new macbook pro running el capitan. I use cmd+k in finder and type in the user credentials, but get an error message (in danish) saying something along the lines of 'there was a problem connecting to the server'. I have tried changing smb:// to cifs://. I get the dialogbox with the user credentials, but it now shakes, as if my password is wrong. It even gets more weird - I am able to use ssh from the terminal with no problems...

Does anyone know what's going on? And what to do?


texts: Can I or can't I develop on a jailbreak iPhone?

texts:
Does any one have a definitive answer?

I am reading so many answers that tell you both thing, one tells you that it is not a problem at all and the other one is very definite NO...Is there any developer over here that has a jailbreaked iPhone that is using it to test the application in development?

From what I heard from friends, Not over the web, Apple don't allow that and is checking for that, but over the web I've read that it is not a problem....

I will eventually remove the  jailbreak that was installed on my lovely iPhone, but I want to know if to do it now or can I wait with that because I want the person that installed it to remove it and give me the iPhone I asked for....never mind, if I can wait, I prefer to do it this way (might take weeks of month as we do not leave in the same place) but if I have to, I will do it by myself and that's all..


texts: Does TimeMachine has an higher priority than the sleep delay?

texts: When a long backup will soon occur or is running, will it go on and end even if the enter-sleep-mode settings is foreseen earlier?


texts: Prevent Open/Save dialog from solliciting external hard drives

texts:
I have several external drives, which I don't use constantly, and so they spin down, and rest.

Unfortunately for me, every time I have the "Open..." or "Save..." dialogs, Mac OS X spins these hard drives back up, even if the currently displayed folder does not belong to those drives, and even though nothing of those drives appears anywhere (no treeview on the side, no folder from those drives in the sidebar). I don't have Spotlight enabled.

Obviously a solution would be to disconnect/reconnect those drives, but that is something I would like to avoid.

Is there a way to tell Mac OS X not to eagerly/preemptively fire up the drives?


texts: Boot screen has wrong display resolution

texts:
I recently used my MacBook Pro (OS X 10.8.4) with a projector using a mini display port to VGA adapter.

The resolution of the screen was modified from the use of the projector from 1680x1050 to 800x600 but it did not return it back to the original resolution. I therefore changed it back manually via the System Preferences "Displays" dialog.

However, whenever I boot the system, the initial boot screen (pale grey screen with the centred white apple logo) has a very small resolution (my guess is 800x600) with black vertical bars either side. Once the desktop system is loaded, the correct resolution (1680x1050) is then applied. This reoccurs every time I boot the system.

How do I return my display's resolution to a "system-wide" 1680x1050?


texts: Do we need to install antivirus in OS X? I'm using macbook Pro 13" currently. Which antivirus is recommended (and free)? Any other better way to protect information in OS X?


texts: Mountain Lion firewall is randomly delaying DNS requests

texts:
I recently experienced some delays during DNS host resolution on OS X 10.8. To test it I started a simple script which tries to repeatedly resolve the same hostname 20 times:

#!/bin/sh
for i in `seq 20`; do
    time -p dig www.google.com @8.8.8.8 | grep "^;; Query time:"
done

Most request take about the same time as the latency to the name server:

;; Query time: 49 msec
real 0.05

However, as soon as I enable the firewall in Mountain Lion (all incoming requests are allowed, stealth mode is not enabled), some of the dig requests take exactly 5 seconds plus the latency to the name server:

;; Query time: 25 msec
real 5.03

Most requests are still fast, but around every 10th to 15th requests has a delay of exactly 5 seconds even through dig still reports a short query time. It makes no difference if I use dig or host for testing, or if I use a local DNS server or a public one like in the example above. When the firewall is turned off the delay never happens.

Does the firewall of OS X enforce some kind of rate limiting for requests, or is there anything else I'm missing?


texts: How can I run a shell script with admin privileges from Applescript?

texts:
I am writing an Applescript that aims to automate the install (add to root keychain) and 'Always Trust' setting by simply launching the Applescript. I'm stuck with how to get the admin user authenticated with the authentication popup?

Here is my code so far:

try
    set question to display dialog "To Install Click 'Continue'" & return & "You will be prompted to enter an administartor password!" buttons {"Close", "Continue"} default button 2
    set answer to button returned of question
    if answer is equal to "Continue" then
        do shell script ("sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain ~/Desktop/MyWiFiCertificate.crt")
    else if answer is equal to "Close" then
        display dialog "You have cancelled the WiFi Certificate installation." buttons {"Exit"} default button 1
    end if
on error errorMsg
    display dialog errorMsg
end try

However, I get this error

sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified".

I'm guessing it is because of the fact that the operation can not be authenticated by the admin user. I'd be grateful if anyone who has automated this process before could refine my code to enable the user to authenticate and automatically 'Always Trust' the WiFi Certificate.


texts: Safari: want cmd-click to open tab behind, not make it active

texts: In Safari, I want cmd-click to open the new tab behind my present tab, not also make the new tab active. I thought it was supposed to work the way I want by default. E.g.


texts: Automatically hide and show the dock is greyed out, how to reactivate the option?

texts:
I have been using macOS Catalina since its  release but today the Dock suddenly refuses to hide. In the preference pane, the Automatically hide and show the Dock option is greyed out.
I have tried killall Dock which hides the dock for 1 second, then it comes back.

macOS details
OSX Catalina 10.15.5 (19F101)
Mac book pro 16" 2019


texts: A vertical line on the right hand side of the window after changing desktops

texts:
When I navigate from left desktop window to right desktop window, a vertical line start appearing on the right hand side of the desktop. It only happens when navigating from left to right and if there is something small open rather than a maximised page/app/folder/file etc. See example below please. Restarting and this blog post didn't help. Any ideas?

Using MacOS Sierra 10.12.6


texts: Can Roambi or any iPad app make authorized http-requests to pull data to visualize?

texts: Can Roambi or any iPad app make authorized http-requests to pull data (say JSON or .csv) from some source and interactively visualize it on the iPad screen?


texts: How can I get Mail to open .ics invites with my Google Calendar?

texts: Right now double-clicking the invite adds it to an iCloud calendar that I don't use, so I have to manually change calendars when I accept an invite.


texts:
About 60% of all emails I receive through Apple Mail are spam.  This email account is an address I am receiving the spam is under a year old(although the mac.com apple account I have had almost 17 years not icloud/me.com email address until recently.)  The name for the account is basically like WilliamSmith@icloud.com in how common it is(I wish I was joking.)

Is there any way maybe by routing it through Gmail or a setting that might increase the amount of email spam that are caught?  I am debating returning to Gmail do to mass amount of spam.


texts: macOS (Catalina 10.15.7) - Save dialog - no way to filter/search

texts:
In macOS, the Save dialog window has a search box, seemingly to allow for users to search/filter the output in order to use an existing file/folder name as a template to then modify for the new file/folder, however when you enter anything into that search box, the output window shows nothing. Contrast this to the Open dialog, where the same search box behaves as it should, and filters the output window accordingly.
The behavior with the Save dialog is recreatable in any app, including the Apple-provided native apps.
Just to clarify what exactly I do (on other OS'es without a problem), here's an example:
Let's say I have an existing file named "File blah blah blah 12341242.txt" and I want a new file named similar but with different numbers in it. On Windows and Linux, there are no issues with clicking an existing file in a Save dialog to have it fill in the file name of the new file with the name of the existing file so you can then either save it as that name or modify it as needed.
In macOS, however, the only way to do this is to manually scroll through the output window to find the existing file. But, let's say there are thousands of files there and you don't remember exactly what the existing file's name is. You go to the search box to search for a word or number of the file that you DO remember, only to find that the search box doesn't work (effectively), so you're out of luck.
Is there some way to remove this restriction or modify it to allow the search box to function as a way to filter the output in order to use the output as a template for new files/folders?
Edit 1:
Here are 2 screenshots to show what I mean.  These are from the Preview app, for the record, so you know it's a default app and not third-party.
Screenshot 1 - Showing an existing file name in the Test folder:

Screenshot 2 - Showing empty search results even though the existing filename matches the typed text:

Edit 2: Here is a short screen recording of the problem in action, if it helps better than still images
Screen Recording


texts: HTTPS sites won't work on Chrome, others don't work at all on Yosemite

texts:
All HTTPS websites (such as Google) are showing this message

This webpage is not available, `Error code: ERR_TIMED_OUT`

I'm using Chrome 38.0.2125.104 on a mid-2011 iMac with OS X Yosemite. No other browser works at all, such as Safari, Firefox etc, but all sites work on other computers.

Using a socks proxy works, but that is not ideal, and I don't want to be stuck using Bing or restoring to Mavericks.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Is the distance between the USB-C ports on the 2019 Macbook Pro 16" exactly the same as on earlier 15" models?

texts: Asking so I know whether an older USB hub will fit.


texts: 60Gb missing after deleting Bootcamp partition

texts:
I recently uninstalled Bootcamp on my MacbookPro 256gb.I had granted 60Gb to Windows but unfortunately, I can't recover those gigs in my main Apple container.
I tried to find solutions on the forum, but not having quite the same structure as me, I didn't want to make mistakes.
Here is a screenshot of my "diskutil list".I know I have to do a command to delete one of its partitions but which one ?
I know I have to do a command to delete one of its partitions but which one?
Many thanks for your help.


texts: Do uploaded-photos on an iPhone have a local URL?

texts:
(iPhone 3GS, IOS 6.1.3).  I've uploaded a photo -say, "dog.jpg"-
to the iPhone from an iMac.  On the iPhone, I can view it using
the built-in PhotoApp [I don't know its official name].

On the iPhone: Can I access this photo via a local URL, e.g

file:///Uploaded/dog.jpg

?

More Generally:  I'm looking for a way to put several links in
a single Contacts entry.  Each, when clicked, will pull-up a local
photo [with no cell-phone service needed, no internet], either
by

somehow directly invoking the PhotoApp on the photo, or
by pulling up Safari using the "file://" protocol, to access the local photo.


texts: Cannot restart Mac, Finder issues in El Capitan

texts:
I've been having some issues with an iMac running El Capitan. The issue seems to be Finder. I tried leaving it to shut down by itself overnight to no avail.

On occasion I get this message: The screenshot below is Dutch but says something along the lines of:

  Your Mac was not shut down because Finder could not be stopped. Please quit ?Finder to continue.

Things I've tried

I've tried shutting it down with a hard reset (power button and a shutdown command from terminal) and restarting.
I've tried disk repair in recovery mode,
I've tried resetting NVRAM.
I've tried shutting down Finder with the usual suspects: Force Quit, killall Finder.

This last one does something, but definitely not what I expect:

It looks like Finder has quit, it's no longer in the list activity monitor. Relaunching it with terminal command open . in the user home folder gives the error:

  LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -600...

Don't know how to fix it anymore. Any advice?


texts: What's the shortcut for plus (adding) and minus (removing) by default

texts:
In list elements inside System Preferences, I see a "plus" and a "minus" to add or remove elements (see photo below for example of Networking System Preferences).

In Windows these are usually associated with Insert / Delete or AltA / AltD. Is there keyboard shortcuts for these keys? I am trying to add keyboard shortcuts in preference without using a mouse but I have to rely on tab key to achieve this.


texts: How can I get an OS X Server to assign IP addresses?

texts:
I am trying to connect a couple of devices via Ethernet to a Mac Mini acting as a server. The OS X Server app is running, DHCP is enabled, and this was working fine, but it doesn't seem to be working at all today.

The Mac Mini is running Server version 4.1 on OS X 10.10.4. I've connected each one of the devices to a Mac Mini which was sharing the connection via Ethernet, therefore assigning IP addresses, and this worked.

I've tried disabling and re-enabling DHCP on the Server app, then tried rebooting, but no joy.

How can I get DHCP working?


texts: How do I change my keyboard type to JIS in terminal?

texts:
I have a JIS type keyboard but osx is recognizing it as ANSI
Before you answer
There is no "change keyboard type" button in keyboard settings
there is no file named com.apple.keyboardtype.plist
I have tried to manually open the keyboard setup wizard but when I click it nothing happens


texts:
Using iTunes to upgrade the OS on a 4th generation iPod Touch, the update downloads but when it attempts to install it the process fails with the following message:

  The iPod "iPod Touch (4G)" could not be restored. An internal error occurred.

Any ideas what might cause this and how to avoid it?


texts: How to display/alter a jailbroken iOS device's route table?

texts:
I jailbroke my iPhone4 and want to display and alter the route table on my iPhone. There is a route command, but I don't know the parameters needs to display/alter the route table.

I've googled a lot but still cannot find a clue. I know how to display/alter route table in Linux, but obviously the route command in iOS is not like the same command in Linux. Hope someone can answer this question.

Note: the iOS is the iOS of Apple, not the IOS of Cisco :-)

This command comes from package _network_cmds_ in Cydia.

The default output without any argument:
yeglemato-iPhone:~ root# route
usage: route [-dnqtv] command [[modifiers] args]


texts: Examining htop on iTerm2, I'm finding that my machine is maxing out swap space while leaving ~4GB of normal RAM. Why?! This seems like it's going to really slow up my machine. What's going on here? Is there something I can do to improve the distribution?


texts: Installing fresh macOS High Sierra on SSD (Crucial MX500) on iMac 2011 21.5 (A1311) (Mid-2011)

texts:
For reference, I previously successfully installed a SSD (WD BLUE) on my MBP Pro 2011 with no issues, but for the life of me I can't get it to work on my iMac (A1311, mid 2011).

SSD: Crucial MX500 (I chose this drive over OWC as it was slightly cheaper and came with 5 year warranty vs 3 year with OWC).

These are the steps I did:

Attached the SSD via USB2 to SATA to initialize the drive
On a separate USB drive, created a bootable USB High Sierra Installer
Removed Apple OEM HDD, installed SSD with thermal sensor
Booted in Option mode (pressing the Option button only)
Selected the USB drive which had the installer

I can't select the SSD to install.

I can install macOS on the SSD using a USB connection and boot from there without any problems.

I tried installing the SSD internally with and without the thermal sensor to ensure it wasn't faulty, it appears to be a non-issue.

Any ideas?


texts: Do I have to replace both Airport base station and modem?

texts:
I have an Airport base station and Network DG814 Modem Gateway both bought in 2002 and use over the years for wireless access at home to a family's worth macs and one work windows laptop.  Demon is our provider.

Although everything is working we are resetting the modem a few times a week and speeds seem a little slow. I expect the modem needs a replacement. I looked at Airport Express and Airport Extreme options, but they need the modem too. We don't need multiple networks or back up, or anything fancy.

Is there a reliable solution ?


texts: How can I open a folder called something.app in various applications?

texts:
For whatever reason, I created a folder on my Mac called customer.app, and it contains a python module.  I want to open that folder and it's files in applications like BBEdit and GitX, but the open dialog shows this folder as greyed out and won't let me select them.

Are there any settings or properties I can set on this folder to tell my Mac that it is just a regular old folder?


texts: Change a Mac Mission Control wallpaper using the terminal

texts:
I can use Automater to change the wallpaper of the current "space" im in, but I can't tell it to change another space.

Any thoughts?


texts: iPod classic 80GB won't charge from usb power adapter

texts:
iPod classic 80GB 2007 [Model No.:A1238] won't charge from LG usb travel adapter (output 5.0V, 0.85A). It normally charged from Apple 5W USB Power Adapter [Model No.:A1299] (output 5.0V, 1A), and normally charged from macbook USB port and required just 0.5A for charging.

Why it won't charge from LG adapter whose output current (0.85A) actually is between laptop USB port (0.5A) and Apple USB Power Adapter (1A)?


texts:
I am in the process of creating a multiboot drive with OS X starting from 10.7 up to 10.12 (Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan and Sierra). I have bought Kingston DT micro 3.1 64GB and created a separate partition for each OS and their updates. The usb drive is formatted in GUID partition scheme.

When I have completed creating bootable partitions, I decided to test if they will boot on my MBA early 2015. And it turns out that only Sierra and El Capitan will proceed to boot, other partitions will either not be recognised at all or will just show a Prohibitory symbol (meaning it could not find a valid System folder).

I have used the following command to create all the install media:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Name.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Partition\ Name --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Name.app --nointeraction

For Lion and Mountain Lion I have used the restore disk utility functionality as they do not have createinstallmedia command.

I am doing all of the operations on Sierra 10.12.3.

Here are the guesses what I have:

Flash drive could have a certain partitioning limit
OS X below 10.11 will not boot on newer hardware
Each partition should have a free space buffer - currently each partition has just enough space for the OS with 200-300mb spare space
It is solely the USB3.1 issue - I did not have any problems with doing the same thing on USB2.0
The usb drive is fake - no idea how to test this

I have also noticed that it takes up to couple of minutes to recognise the drive itself and its partitions in disk utility.

What else should I try to successfully create a multiboot drive?


texts: iOS8 - Open podcasts app via website link?

texts:
One of my clients publishes a number of podcasts.  He would like to add links in our HTML site that would open the Podcast App and load or prompt to load the episode indicated in the link.

Is that possible?


texts: Mount "Windows" part of hybrid ISO in OS X (10.9.5)

texts:
I have an old hybrid ISO, WAR2BNE (Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition) in fact, that I am trying and failing to mount. The problem with the auto-mounting is that it uses the Mac portion and I need access to the Windows files.

A few web searches came up with various solutions, usually years old, that no longer work when attempted:

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20080708145453136
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-development-darwin/233131-mounting-windows-side-hybridized-cd.html
http://loonsoft.com/post/2762643736/mount-iso-images-in-osx

I'm not afraid of the Terminal, I'm just not sure where to start researching to solve this.


texts: Is there a way of saving the terminal history of a script to file? I know I can do this by Shell > Export Text As... but is there a command (Bash) to do this?


texts: Background App Refresh not updating apps

texts:
Background App Refresh won't auto update apps — why not?

iPad 2, 64 GB, iOS 7


texts: Is it possible for an iPad - or any iOS product - to get a virus?

texts:
And if so, have there been any recorded instances of this?

(I'm excluding the so-called "jail broken" devices.)


texts: 3 referenced files in your library will not upload to iCloud Photo Library error

texts:
Select referenced files in your library and choose “Consolidate” from
  the File menu to copy the original files into the library.

I get the following error messages when I try and sync my Photos Library on my mac with iCloud and then it just says 'Updating' indefinitely.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I have selected all files and click Consolidate and it says 'No files to consolidate'


texts: Can't ssh into another mac on same network, wrong password

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I've got two macs on my home network, both are enabled for Remote Login.
From mac1 I open terminal and enter "ssh mac2.local". I am prompted for the password but the when I try the password I use everyday on mac2 I'm told that's the wrong password.

Is the password supposed to be some sort of RSA thingy? Is it not just my account login password? Where do I get the password?

thanks


texts: How do I send files from one Mac to another via Terminal?

texts: Is there a way to send a file in Terminal from one Mac to another? If I have a file on Mac A and I want to send it to Mac B via Terminal on Mac A, how do I do this?


texts: Command line to disconnect or connect 802.1x authentication

texts: I have been searching for a terminal command line to disconnect or connect 802.1x authentication, but not the network interface. I was searching some help pages and it showed command lines to export and import 802.1x settings/certificates but not disconnecting and connecting.


texts: Is it possible to revert to non-beta Yosemite?

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I signed up for Yosemite betas at https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/ but am having issues.

Is there any way to go back the "standard" version of Yosemite?


texts: How to run Wireshark in the background without the GUI?

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I am trying to run Wireshark on Mac OS X in the background. I installed the command line utilities, and so I am able to start Wireshark and capture packets using the command line.

The only thing I want now is to run it in the background, without the X11 icon in the Dock or seeing Wireshark's window. I believe it is possible, but can't find anything in Wireshark's docs.

Maybe another approach would be to hide the icon?

If anybody has already did this or has an idea…


texts: "Speak selected text" reads whole document in Preview

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Recently I enabled Speak selected text when key is pressed feature in Accessibility menu.

It works well in Safari, Finder and other apps. But in Preview and other PDF readers like Skim, it acts wired. Although I selected a single word, it starts speaking from the first page of document, and if the first page contains only cover image, it says nothing. (silence)

It's macOS High Sierra with latest updates installed.


texts: Deleting all songs in a given iTunes playlist using Applescript

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I'm working on a script to manage my "queue" playlist in iTunes and wanted an easy and fast way to quickly delete all songs in that playlist.

Applescript seemed the best option and I created a little script executable with a keyboard shortcut. However it doesn't seem to work.

This is the relevant part:

tell application "iTunes"
    repeat with t in tracks of playlist "queue"
        tell playlist "queue" to delete t
    end repeat
end tell

The problem is that not all the tracks are deleted, only a part of them. Executing the script multiple times, eventually, deletes all the tracks in the playlist.


texts: So I have an iPad 3 running iOS 9.2 and a PC running Windows 10. I use an app called INFUSE on my iPad to play videos and movies. Now when I was running iOS 8.4, I did something (I can't remember exactly what) on my PC, and created an ad hoc network or something like that, which allowed me to access my disk drive from infuse and play videos. After that I have upgraded iOS on my iPad (clean install). Now I can't remember how to do it again. I can create an ad hoc network but my iPad won't join it. Can someone please tell me how to replicate the process?


texts: OS X unwanted shortcut: ⌘⌘ converted to ⌘C

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As the title says, whenever I repeat the ⌘ key it triggers a copy command (just as if I pressed ⌘C). I can even see the "Edit" menu entry blinking when I do that. This happens system-wide.

I checked OS X's shortcuts under System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts, but there's nothing there. I also checked other apps, like BetterTouchTool, but it's not defined in any of them.

This started happening a couple of months ago and I'm going a bit crazy with this. Is there any way I can know which app is creating / assigning each shortcut? That could massively help narrowing it down.

Thank you!


texts: I removed the T key on my MacBook Pro 2016 to clean under it, and when I tried to put it back on, the top part snapped on fine, but the bottom part wouldn't. I probably just put the key in wrong. Can someone guide me in the correct way to put the key back on? Thanks!


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I have a slight problem with the openldap server installed with Mac OS X 10.6.8 (regular, not server). When I launch slapd in a terminal, it stops itself after 1 or 2 seconds... I just have the time to see its process... It doesn't seem to crash, because when I specify a log file in the configuration, the log is created, but empty.

However, when I launch it with the debug option, for example -d 1,it doesn't fork and stays in the terminal (that's the documented behavior) and it runs normally. I can connect, and so on... Meaning, I presume, that's not a config problem.

Is there something stupid I've forgotten? (btw, I've repaired the authorizations, just in case, but that doesn't change the problem...)

Thanks in advance!


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I am looking to turn my iPhone into a standard USB drive that will work with any device that accepts USB (for instance plugging into a TV). I do not mind completely killing the iOS firmware on it (I would in fact prefer that) but I can not do anything on the device itself since the screen and power button are broken (my reason for wanting to do this in the first place).

Thanks :)