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So, I have an Apple OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive Model A1384, and I'd like to erase it (specifically, to create a cute Apple-logo-branded macOS Sierra USB-install stick); unfortunately, it's not going well right now:

> diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.9 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Kate's HD               1.9 TB     disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *8.1 GB     disk1
   1:        Apple_partition_map                         30.7 KB    disk1s1
   2:         Apple_Driver_ATAPI                         2.0 KB     disk1s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Mac OS X Install        4.2 GB     disk1s3

> diskutil eraseDisk HFS+ %noformat% /dev/disk1
Started erase on disk1
Unmounting disk
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device

> diskutil unmountDisk force /dev/disk1
Forced unmount of all volumes on disk1 was successful

> diskutil eraseDisk HFS+ %noformat% /dev/disk1
Started erase on disk1
Unmounting disk
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device

Does anybody know how I can repair / restore this drive? I'd really like to use this specific drive, for obvious reasons; so “buy a new drive, they're cheap” isn't really a solution.

System profiler output:

USB DISK:

  Product ID:   0x1502
  Vendor ID:    0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
  Version:  11.00
  Serial Number:    AALQTJD76ZNBBARF
  Manufacturer: APPLE
  Location ID:  0x00300000
  Capacity: 8.1 GB (8,103,395,328 bytes)
  Removable Media:  Yes
  Detachable Drive: Yes
  BSD Name: disk1
  Partition Map Type:   APM (Apple Partition Map)
  Volumes:
disk1s1:
  Capacity: 31 KB (30,720 bytes)
  Media Type:   Unknown
  BSD Name: disk1s1
  Content:  Apple_partition_map
disk1s2:
  Capacity: 2 KB (2,048 bytes)
  Media Type:   Unknown
  BSD Name: disk1s2
  Content:  Apple_Driver_ATAPI
Mac OS X Install:
  Capacity: 4.19 GB (4,190,658,560 bytes)
  Available:    374 MB (374,026,240 bytes)
  Media Type:   Unknown
  Writable: No
  File System:  HFS+
  BSD Name: disk1s3
  Mount Point:  /Volumes/Mac OS X Install
  Content:  Apple_HFS
  Volume UUID:  34411C5B-BDF3-3716-B130-572745C66DEE


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I recently upgraded to Catalina on my iMac and Macbook. Everything went smoothly.

I used to manage my music in iTunes on the macbook, but I do not travel as often now, and moved it over to the iMac.

I wanted to play music from the macbook with media sharing and noticed that the library on the macbook is still full of songs that it does not have the files for.

In the past this would have been a simple task fo deleting the library files and restarting iTunes.

Now, with Apple's Music.app, after deleting the library, when I do this is instantly restores the library even when offline.

The questions is: How to permanently delete Catalina Music.app library without it automatically being brought back from backup?


texts: How can I backup Outlook for Mac 2016 on my mac?

texts: I am in need to clean up my outlook for mac 2016 and looking forward to an organized mailbox. But before that, I need to backup all my email database from outlook mac so that I don't lose any emails. The Outlook for mac export is taking a lot of time to export the mailboxes as they are quite large in number. Is there any other way around to backup the outlook for mac 2016?


texts: Why can Mac OS X 32-bit access all 4GB of memory, while Windows 32-bit can't?

texts: I don't understand why Mac OS X 32-bit kernel can access all 4GB of memory (and even more) while Windows 32-bit can only work with ~ 3,3 GB, and for using more than 4GB you need 64-bit Windows. Even when 32-bit Windows runs on Mac hardware with > 4GB mem, it still doesn't use it all. Sorry for talking about Windows on this site :-), I would just like to understand the difference.


texts: Is there any way to stream audio and video files from Windows laptop to iPhone 6 plus at anytime with my own wifi hotspot?

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I have a iPhone 6 plus and a laptop with wifi. I just need to stream audio and video files from Windows Laptop at anytime with my own wifi hotspot.

My workarounds:

Have tried VLC Streamer but it streams only video and also only in my office wifi.

Please suggest a best and free method to make it done.


texts: I just installed Garageband on my mac but I don't know if it charged my card

texts: So, I wanted to use an app to edit some audio for a project. I have a mac but it does not have an in-built GB app, so when I looked for it online, it said that I had to pay $4.99. I did not want to buy the app for I let it be. But I was on App Store just now and it asked me to install the app (it did not say purchase), so I installed it. Now, how do I know if it was charged or did it download for free because I have a mac?


texts: Disk Utility "First Aid" says "Problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting" after clean install

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My Mac Mini (Mac Mini 3,1 at OS 10.11.6) shows this after a "successful" run of First Aid from Disk Utility on the internal HD (i.e. not just the main volume, the entire HD) "Problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting." I have run First Aid from regular partition and recovery partition. Subsequent runs of First Aid don't show the "Problems" message, but if I run Disk Util after a reboot, "Problems were found..." message reappears. Internal HD is a Crucial SSD. Disk Util run on main volume shows no such messages.

I very recently erased and installed original OS on the internal HD using the OE install DVD (10.5, hit C key at boot), then upgraded to 10.6 using OE DVD, then to 10.11.6 using App Store. Then I recovered from a Time Machine backup saved on an external HD.

I worry this "Problems were found..." message is a time bomb. I am surprised this problem persists after I erased the HD and did a clean install of the OS.

Questions:

What does a recurrent "Problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting" message mean practically?
Should I run other tests on my SSD and/or replace it? What are those tests?

Overall, Mac works fine except I can't run AHT at boot (not from OE install DVD #2 with D key, nor using Option key to select that DVD or to select AHT on a theoretically bootable USB flash drive with AHT). These failed boot attempts go to gray screen of death, but Mini boots up fine after powering down.

Background: Mini had RAM problems, but couldn't run AHT from original install disk #2 (Leopard 10.5), nor from USB flash drive (Previously discussed here: AHT problems). I tried a PRAM reset, which corrupted my main HD, but I managed to erase and do a clean install from OE disk (10.5) and recover Time Machine backup from an external HD (Discussed here: PRAM crisis)


texts: How can I use software that is not "safe"?

texts: I've been trying to use drawing/painting software like Inkscape and krita but they won't open because the software may not be "safe" for my Mac. Does anybody know how to enable the software so that it will work?


texts: How to get rid of all the .serverauth.$$ in the HOME directory on OS X?

texts:
How to prevent gettin lots of  .serverauth.$$ files in the HOME directory on OS X 10.8?

($$ is a pid number).


texts: Why is my iPod touch so slow after installing iOS 5?

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With iOS 4.x everything was super fast on my iPod Touch. Now with iOS 5, whenever there are a few apps open in the background, everything becomes slow.

It takes 20 seconds to switch between playlists. It's ridiculous.

The unfortunate thing is, thanks to Apple restrictions, I can't downgrade to iOS 4.x.

On Apple's official forum, other users report this problem too: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3376176?start=0&tstart=0

What is going on with iOS performance?


texts: Built-in microphone level auto adjusts itself

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My built in microphone in MacBook Air 13″ (2017) keeps adjusting itself to the maximum volume each time I have video/audio enabled in Google Chrome (or any other browser except Safari). This happens in Skype (mic auto adjusting function is turned off) as well.

It is so annoying that I must disable microphone anytime something happens, or someone else is talking in my apartment. Because of this I cannot have meetings with my partners and work properly.


texts: HDMI monitor cuts off DP Monitor on a MacBook Pro 2015 13'

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I have two monitors Dell UltraSharp U2719DX and Dell UltraSharp U2715H.

I have a MacBook Pro 2015 13-inch that still works. My U2719DX is plugged into my Mac via DisplayPort (monitor) to mini DisplayPort (macbook) and works just fine.

Then my U2715H plugs into via HDMI (monitor) to HDMI (macbook) and once that happens, my U2719DX cuts out and the HDMI monitor is the only one displaying anything besides the macbook.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: Remove Gmail contacts from iPhone contacts list

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My iPhone has pulled in all contacts from my Gmail account into my contact list. It’s gotten so out of hand that it’s difficult to find contacts I need.

Is there any easy way to remove these and keep them from coming in again?

iPhone 6, iOS 10.3.3


texts: Why is Safari displaying scrambled graphics?

texts:
When I click on "new tab" in safari, I see this flicker often as a new tab is opening:

Any idea why this is? It seems to be a scrambled cache of my graphics card... (In case you're wondering, the sushi stuff is from my iOS game, Nippon.)


texts: 2nd HDD in Early 2011 MacBook Pro ejects during large file transfers, but only in OSX

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I recently installed a 1TB HDD in my early 2011 13" MacBook Pro using an MCE Optibay. The stock 120GB SSD houses an OSX Mavericks install and a Windows 7 install, done basically via Bootcamp. The 1TB HDD is split into 2 partitions: an NTFS side for Windows file storage and an HFS+ side for OSX storage.

When I'm doing large file transfers (DVD .iso files, my music library, etc) to the HFS side of the drive, usually after about 5 minutes both of the partitions on the drive will unmount and display a message about not being ejected properly. After unmounting, the drive won't show up at all in Disk Utility and the "SATA" section of System Information just displays an unknown device. I've tried disabling the sudden motion sensor in Terminal and telling it not to spin down drives when it's plugged in.

The weird part is that large file transfers work fine on the Windows side, i.e. transferring to the NTFS side of HDD from within Windows.

Any thoughts or advice? I'm considering installing Windows to the HDD, giving OSX full reign of the SSD, and putting a FAT32 shared partition on the HDD. I also have a USB to SATA cable I'm thinking of using to test the drive to see if it's maybe the Optibay or ribbon cable's fault.


texts: Can I delete files or folders from /private/var/folders/?

texts: I have this folder /private/var/folders/bf/ with 3GB of what seems temporary files. Can I delete this folder?


texts: Turn off MacBook Pro's display while connected to external monitor on Yosemite

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How do you turn off the MacBook Pro’s display with the lid open while using an external monitor on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite?

All the previous methods—such as the one’s listed here—that have worked on Mavericks no longer work on Yosemite.

Does anyone know the way to do this on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite? Turning down the brightness is not the same as turning off the display as the GPU still sends a signal to the internal display and the external monitor.

These were the terminal commands to achieve this on Mavericks:

Enable

sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0"

Disable

sudo nvram -d boot-args

Anyone know how to achieve this on Yosemite?


texts:
I have an iMac I use everyday, and a MacBook Pro I use when I'm not at home.

I use a lot of softwares, and I have customized the icons of them.
Every time I install a new app, or I change the icon of one of the existing ones, I have to do the same with the other computer.
This is pretty annoying, so, I was wondering if there is a software that let me backups my custom icons and apply them to another Mac when I need.

I have found LiteIcon which seems to do a good job in simplifying the icons management, but it lacks an "export" and "import" feature, so it's pretty useless to me.

Is there any alternative to achieve the result?


texts: Is there a limit as to how many apple TVs i can connect to 1 iTunes account?

texts:
Im speccing a house that has 8 individual TVs. The plan is to have an apple TV local to each TV. Will i have an issue with limits as to how many apple TVs i can connect to 1 iTunes account ?

Im based in the UK, not sure if that makes a difference in relation to the terms & conditions that govern this.


texts: Getting Individual Filenames in Automator

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The idea behind a small project I'm working on is to be able to upload a music file and have After Effects pick it up and render it within a video file template I have.

The workflow would be:

Once I upload a new music file to a folder in my iCloud Drive which would be monitored monitored by my iMac. Each new music file triggers an Adobe script which imports the new track to an Adobe After Effects project which exports it to AME and then quits. The music is then moved to another directory.

I've ran in to an issue with passing in a filename to an Adobe script, so to work around this have made a template Adobe script with a placeholder filename (the file path would always be the same) which can be duplicated, have the placeholder filename replaced (via a batch script, though there could be a simpler way of doing it I'd suspect), executed and then deleted.

As a first pass I've been trying to focus on getting the name of new files to the folder, now with mixed success. When running an AppleScript script (.scpt) file attached to the folder I'm able to get the file name displayed and passed to a batch file. The issue now is that it doesn't seem to work with the Automator equivalent.

Code below:

on adding folder items to thisFolder after receiving theseItems
repeat with i from 1 to count theseItems
    try
        set thisItem to item i in theseItems
        set thisItemsInfo to info for thisItem
        set thisItemsFileName to quoted form of name in thisItemsInfo
        display dialog thisItemsFileName buttons {"Continue"}
        do shell script "/Users/jeffolaa/ReplaceName.sh " & thisItemsFileName
    end try
end repeat
end adding folder items to

The ReplaceName batch is a single command:

#!/bin/bash
sed -i.bu 's/EDITTHIS/'$1'/' /Users/jeffolaa/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com\~apple\~CloudDocs/Documents/Adobe\ Scripts/AddMusicExport.jsx

So far my Automator workflow looks like so:

All help is very much appreciated!


texts: How do I get information specific to CPU core via command

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Suppose we have one CPU with 2 cores. I seek dynamic scheduling information such as Processes, IO time, IDLE Time, System Time as allocated time specific cores as opposed to aggregated or averaged to a multi core CPU.

Below I have prepared a command but it is giving above information on CPU level and not on core level.

sh-3.2# top -l 15 | grep -i "Processes" | tail -2

Processes: 387 total, 2 running, 385 sleeping, 1677 threads

Processes: 386 total, 2 running, 384 sleeping, 1672 threads


texts: Why are 2 Mac Pros on a separate subnet directly connected seeing very low transfer rates?

texts:
I have two Mac Pros and as one is primarily utilized for storage, I thought connecting the two directly under a different subnet would be a worthwhile endeavor that would directly transfer data without having to pass through the switch and therefore augment speed.

Everything seems to work properly in the sense that I can connect via the static IP on the private subnet between the two machines and I likewise I can connect just fine outside of this subnet to the LAN and Internet by the 2nd ports that are connected to the network infrastructure.

Unfortunately, something strange is happening where transfer rates are exceptionally slow.  With the switch I normally get between 70-90 MB/s with AFP, whereas with the a crossover cable connecting them, I'm only seeing < 100 KB/s!

Any ideas as to what may be going on here?


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I'm streaming the screen of a tablet (a reMarkable) on my 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro, which has a 2560 x 1600 pixel screen. I use a script called reStream from this GitHub repository, which renders the screen of the tablet on the computer display with

ffplay -vcodec rawvideo \
         -loglevel "$loglevel" \
         -f rawvideo \
         -pixel_format gray16le \
         -video_size "1408,1872" \
         -i -

I'm experiencing a problem with the ffplay window, which is blurry unless I disable the HiDPI mode on my mac. Below are two screenshots, the first one taken with a 1280 x 800 (retina) resolution, the second one with the native 2560 x 1600. They are both full-screen screnshots. And of course the ffplay input is identical in both cases.

Does anyone know why the video stream in retina mode is blurry and how I could fix that? Thank you!


texts: Photo albums not showing up on iPhone (syncing with Mac)

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After syncing photo albums from a Mac to iPhone (11.3) latest added albums don't show up in the album list on the phone anymore. I use the syncing function in iTunes (12.7.4) with "selected albums" option.

Tapping on "Albums" in the iPhone photo app is showing albums from the past. However, recent selected albums in iTunes don't show up after sync. However, using the search function the albums and photos did sync to phone. I believe this is a bug in the album list feature of the iPhone. I'm running out of ideas. Anyone has a seen this before? Any workaround to fix this? I loose track on my photos :(

PS: For various reasons iCloud syncing doesn't work for me, so I'm looking for a fix to sync locally and also selected albums only


texts: iTunes 12.5 - Add photo of artist / edit rainbow microphone thumbnail

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In the "Artist" view of iTunes 12.5, is it possible to make a photo of the artist (or at least one of the album covers) appear in place of the rainbow microphone?

Update (2017)

It appears that with 12.5.5.5 (possibly earlier, but I didn't notice), Artists that are known to Apple now have their photos set correctly:

There still doesn't appear to be a way to manually set or override this image though.


texts: Mount password protected Samba share with Kerberos ticket

texts:
My iMac is connected to the Active Directory server, with no additional GID and UID setup, I can login to the OS X using AD user credentials, but I also need to mount the Desktops and probably other shares.

The problem is that I use Linux hosted Samba servers, and I need to push the Desktop's share path to the OS X clients somehow. I can mount that using OS X' Samba client, but I need to do that automatically. As I'm already authenticated against AD, there must be a way to use my Kerberos ticket to access the share without password, isn't it?

Some guys say that it is possible with passwords stored in keychain, but I don't get it much, when are passwords stored in keychain?  Should I add it once, and will that work forever?


texts: How to enter in the apple symbol not in a web browser?

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How can I enter in the enter in the Apple symbol () in an application such as text edit?

IIRC, Safari automatically converts this symbol when it sees the text &apple;.

Update: Does it exist in the Edit > Special Characters... list?


texts: Is there a way to revert OSX Snowleopard to a clean fresh install?

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My mums laptop is not very well managed and I would like to clean it up and perform a fresh install on it and teach her the ropes from scratch as she is having a lot of performance problems with it at the moment.

Is there anyway i can reinstall it?

It is a Macbook Pro


texts: Get all the files that changed most recently

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I have a program that changes a few files in the file system. I would like to know exactly which one it changed. How can I see all the files on the system that were changed 5 mins ago by a specific program. Is that possible?

It will also work if I could find all the files that were changed most recently and than manually check which one belongs specific program.


texts: Is there a way to assign global hot keys to go to the next/previous album in iTunes?

texts:
What is the easiest way to add ability to go to next and previous album (not track) using media keys with modifier key (like ⌥+F7/F8 or any of ⇧, ctrl, ⌥, ⌘ or fn)?

Is it possible without using additional applications?


texts: I recently installed MARS MIPS Simulator and the issue I am facing is that when I save a file and then try to reopen it later, the pop up window which shows the files available to open is blank even though there are multiple files present which can be opened.


texts: Is it possible to hook automator to the "before download" event in Safari?

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I find that I desperately NEED Safari to ask me where I would like something saved (and allow me to rename it) (you know.. a Save As dialog) before it is downloaded - on an individual, download by download basis.  This MUST be the default action for downloading a file; Modifier keys and right-clicks are unacceptable.

Safari does not appear to have this option available to me.

So, I am open to suggestions.  Is there a way to do this with Automator?  Is there a file system trick to accomplish this?  Safari Extension?  Anything?

Perhaps an http/s proxy program that accomplishes this?


texts:
I have a "folder" (as it appears from Finder), but I can't cd into it from the terminal. if I ls -la this is what it looks like.

-rw-r--r--@   1 christopher  admin   1317440 Oct 17 22:23 Tomcat

What is it and how do I make it a folder or at least cd into it?


texts: What's the keyboard shortcut to select the non-default button on a pop-up alert?

texts: Look at the screenshot. I want to select the non-blue button with a keyboard shortcut. What is it?


texts: App to hold photos and word docs in ipad

texts: I will have profiles with photos and their resume to show to clients ., how can i store a (say photos and corresponding resume in word format) in ipad., I seen some file managers ., or elase some special apps already available in market??


texts: LG Ultrafine 5k -- right half is a slightly different color from left

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New refurbished model # 27MD5KA. I have attached a photo (apologies for the reflections).

There is a line down the exact middle of the screen, directly below the webcam. On the right side of the screen the panel is slightly lighter than the left side (or the left is slightly darker -- I'm not sure which is the 'correct' color/brightness). You can tell very clearly in Intellij IDEA in the default darcula color scheme. It's harder to tell on light backgrounds.

I'm guessing this has something to do with the dual display port 1.2 streams that the monitor uses.

Is there any way to color correct this?

Thanks!


texts:
With most linux distros you can hit control + alt + F1 or the like, and get a Console. This is really useful when your X11 / display manager freezes, because you can restart that process / service in a couple of seconds and be back in.

Is there a way to do the same thing with mac (10.8.2)? It's pretty annoying to see your display freeze and know that your kernel is likely chugging along just fine..

I looked around for answers, but all I could find is the login window hack.

Thanks!


texts: Cannot arrange finder files and folder by name

texts: In OS X 10.9.2, I cannot arrange finder's files and folder by name and the files are sorted by random alphabetical order. Is that a bug or any work around?


texts: How to put an Apple Watch on a wifi network that its iPhone doesn't know?

texts:
My college has two wifi networks: eduroam, which uses WPA2 Enterprise authentication and is meant for all of our computers/phones/tablets/etc., and open, which has no authentication and is meant for devices that can't handle WPA2 Enterprise, such as smart TVs and Amazon Echoes. WPA2 Enterprise-capable devices literally aren't allowed to use open, they won't be allowed to connect to the Internet from that network.

My question is, how can I teach my Apple Watch that open is a usable network, given that I can't put my iPhone on open?


texts: Can I put music files on an iPod without iTunes?

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I can't find any definitive info on this and I need to know for sure before I purchase one.

I hate iTunes with a burning passion, but I like iPods and I have a whole lot of music on my PC.

How can I move music from a Windows computer to iOS without using iTunes?


texts: Cannot use Mac Mail to send email via my two gmail accounts (e.g. iPhotos)

texts:
Gmail I cannot configure Apple email on my MacBook Pro to allow me to send iPhotos (for example) via one of my two gmail accounts. I do not normally use Mac mail but I'm stuck with it as part of my software.

One message, for example, claims "Gmail not online" when in fact it is.

I have put in the passwords in both the Account tab and the Advanced tab.

Would appreciate your help. Thanks!


texts: How does Safari name the 'Apple Touch Icon' files?

texts:
The touch icon files used in Safari are stored on a mac in the folder ~/Library/Safari/Touch Icons, and each file in a .png file, with what seems to be an arbitrary name.

By swapping an image in this folder, I can change the image displayed in Safari in the bookmarks bar.  However, I can't do the same for the bookmarks without an image already in the folder.

Does anyone know how Safari names these files, and how it connects a bookmark to this image?


texts: Guide to the output of the builtin airport command line utility

texts:
I am trying to understand the output of the airport command line utility on OSX:

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -I
     agrCtlRSSI: -45
     agrExtRSSI: 0
    agrCtlNoise: -95
    agrExtNoise: 0
          state: running
        op mode: station
     lastTxRate: 585
        maxRate: 867
lastAssocStatus: 0
    802.11 auth: open
      link auth: wpa2-psk
          BSSID: xx:xx
           SSID: xx
            MCS: 7
        channel: 44,80

While I'd to love how to understand all of the output above, most specifically, I am trying to figure out if there is any way to programmatically get the "Link Speed" as shown in the Network Utility program:


texts: How to activate iAd Network in iTunes Connect?

texts:
I want to activate iAd Network in iTunes Connect but with no success, iAd network is still in "Contracts In Process".

I've entered contact informations, Bank Info is alreday entered for paid apps and Tax Info I don't have since I'm from Croatia.

Here is ss of "Contracts":

And when I go to setup "Bank Info" I see next:

.. so this means that I don't need to do anything here.

And when I go to "Tax Info" I see next:

.. so that also means that I don't have do anything here because I'm from Croatia and that step applys to Canada and US.

What do I need to activate the iAd Network?


texts:
I am looking for an iOS app that can plot several points (a.k.a. drop several pins) on the map at once. I would like to import the locations from a csv file or kml file and see all the locations at once.

Best: The app interprets the csv or kml and forwards me to the iOS native maps app with all the pins placed. This way I can use flyover mode and have a completely native map solution.

Next best: The app plots the points inside the app, but using Apple's API. (Flyover would be great, but I'm not sure that is possible.)

Acceptable, if I have to: Uses some kind of custom maps. I have found Galileo and arcGIS.


texts: Macbook is waking up from sleep while on wifi with iMac

texts:
I have an Macbook Pro 13" 2018 as my portable/home computer and iMac in the office as workstation. When I bring the Macbook to the office and it connects to office wifi, it keeps waking up in the bag, draining the battery.

I tried to reinstall macOS, everything was ok until I signed in with my Apple ID, so I suppose it's due to handoff/continuity (only thing I have installed now is iStat menus and I'm signed to iCloud, nothing else, clean OS.)

I can lose almost full battery in one day in sleep if I don't turn off wifi and also the Macbook gets very hot and it even reboots itself because of the high temperature.

I use macOS 10.15.2 on both computers.

How can I prevent this and still have handoff/continuity enabled?


texts: Not able to get a partition that fills SSD

texts:
I installed a 512GB SSD in my Macbook Pro. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to get a partition over 256GB. I tried a couple of time to erase it in recovery mode but it does not work.

I just want one big partition.

Does anyone know what is happening?

$ sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0
       start        size  index  contents
           0           1         PMBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93…
      409640   511524320
   511933960   487011680      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECA…
   998945640     1269536      3  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECA…
  1000215176           7
  1000215183          32         Sec GPT table
  1000215215           1         Sec GPT header


texts: How do I run a jar when I double-click it?

texts:
So, I double click on my jar file and it just blinks a window with white screen then it disappears. After that, I right-click and select "Open with jar launcher" it is the same. too. I opened up Terminal and type java -jar "System FRONT.jar" then it opened up perfectly.

I want it to be opened directly when double clicking it! How do I do that?


texts: iPhoto does not import photos from iPhone after switching the library to external storage

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On a Mac running Yosemite, I moved my iPhoto library to an external hard disk, just by cut and pasting it. After running iPhoto, it could not find the local library anymore and asked me for the library location, I easily selected the external storage location, and it worked.

But now it does not import new photos from iPhone, just remains in "Preparing to import...". I tried to rebuild iPhoto library database, removing the related files Cache and Preferences of ~/Library folder, neither worked.

I even tried making an empty library in local hard disk and still the problem did not solve. This is while I can easily import photos from another user account on the same machine. It seems something is wrong with my user account.

Is there an idea?


texts: How to extend PATH of LaunchAgents in ~/Library/LaunchAgents?

texts: I noticed that ~/.zshrc is not loaded... I need to add /usr/local/bin to PATH.


texts: I recently purchased Apple AirPods, which I use with my iPhone 7. The sound quality is amazing, however, when using Siri through the AirPods, whether invoked on the iPhone or double-tapping the AirPod, Siri's voice quality is very poor. It does not sound too unlike the original low-quality Siri voice you get on a new iMac or iPhone before it downloads the HD version. When I disconnect the AirPods, Siri goes back to speaking in her high quality voice, with the context inflections Apple added not long ago. Is there any way to switch the voice quality for the AirPods?


texts: How do I (re)mount missing Firewire drives? Why do they vanish?

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I have several Firewire drives that occasionally "go missing" even though they are connected to my Mac and powered on (the power light is illuminated). These drives do not appear in Disk Utility or when I run mount so there's no evidence of there existence that would allow me to use mount or diskutil to remount them. The only way I have found to re-mount them is to reboot my machine, or cycle the power the drive connected directly to my Mac (a very inconvenient process).

This issue has persisted over the course of several physical configurations (a change of Macs, rearrangement of the cabling, both FW 400 and FW 800, etc.) and is intermittent (it occurs most frequently during long periods of Mac sleep).

Why would my Firewire external drives "vanish" in this way? Is there a way to programmatically re-mount them in this case, or to prevent them from vanishing in the first place?

OS X 10.9 (issue present since 10.7, on several machine); G-Technology drives (various models); "put disks to sleep" setting is disabled; pmset reports:

Currently in use:
 standbydelay         10800
 standby              1
 womp                 1
 halfdim              1
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 darkwakes            1
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            0
 sleep                1
 autopoweroffdelay    14400
 hibernatemode        3
 autopoweroff         1
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         5
 acwake               0
 lidwake              1

Note also that this is not a question about preventing spin-down. I've found ways to prevent this where possible, but when it's not (e.g., when the mac itself is asleep and the drives spin down because they ignore system settings to prevent spin-down), my drives frequently also unmount, thus vanishing completely from the system. The question is about how to prevent or recover from that.


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I have an OSX Lion box behind a router (firewall on in the router). On the OS X, if I switch the firewall on, I'm unable to access the web server running on this box from outside the network (i.e. WAN). This is as expected.

However, if I try to access the web server from within the network (i.e. LAN), my requests are still blocked.

Two questions:

Is this the expected behavior?
If (1) is true, can I do/get something else that can enable me to do what I want i.e. block access from WAN but allow access from LAN?

EDIT:
I have "Allow Incoming Connections" enabled for "Web Sharing" in firewall options.


texts: What part of Apple's review process might lead to them reject apps with not-complete features?

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Will Apple decline an app from the App Store if a test feature is in place? I've looked over the generic App review guidelines but don't know how or where the line is drawn.

For an example specific to my case, we want to add a button that will redirect a user to a coming soon page on our website.  We ultimately want to see how many users are clicking on the button to gauge how much interest there is in this product/feature.


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I decided to try the "Mouse Keys" feature as documented here but I would prefer to bind the mouse controls to different keys.
Here are the defaults:

Evidently, there aren't any first-party ways to do this. Are there any ways to change which keys bind to the mouse? (If it isn't immediately obvious, the other keys still work as input.)


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I'm looking for a way to add an Active Directory user to a Mac and let them administrate the machine, without making more than just that user an administrator.

Right now, I'm using Directory Utility to add an AD group, we'll call it Domain Devs, to the Allow Administration By: list. This would allow Bob, Nancy, Paul, and Bill to administer the computer. But this machine is supposed to go to Bob, so I only want him to administrate it. I then have to go to the login options and tell it to only allow Bob to log into the computer.

So while Bob, Nancy, Paul and Bill can administer it, only Bob can log in.

There is a concern that other users will be able to log into or gain access to the machine through another method of login or security breach and have administration rights to the system.

We're looking for a way to do something similar to what happens in Windows when you take a user in AD and add that specific user to the local Administrators group, so Bob could be added to that specific computer and have admin rights and any other domain user can log in and have just limited user rights.

Is there a way to do this, add a specific AD user to the Mac as an administrator without using a group in AD with just that user in it?


texts: How long does it take for Apple to bill me for purchases on iTunes?

texts: I've noticed that I'll often get an email about 24 hours after my purchase took place on iTunes. Does Apple have some sort of billing cycle, or does the withdrawal frm my account actually happen immediately?


texts: Output folder contents to .CSV with alphabets removed from filename

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I would like to turn the contents(filenames) of a folder into a .csv

My problem is that the files are organised in sets. I only want to output the filename of each set without anything else but the first numbers.

Desired Output:

Example of files in folder:

10405a.jpg
10405b.jpg
10405c.jpg
160405a.jpg
160405b.jpg
160405c.jpg
2002035-1.jpg
2002035-2.jpg
2002035-3.jpg

I found some code that i modified with no luck.
I assume i have to loop through the files and check for any non-digit characters and pars that somehow. Any help would be much appreciated.

set src to (choose folder with prompt "Choose source folder where source tree is rooted at")'s POSIX path
    set theCsv to ""
    repeat with i from 1 to number of items in src
        tell application "Finder" to set this_item to displayed name of item i of src
        set this_item to this_item & ",\\n"
        set theCsv to theCsv & this_item
    end repeat
    do shell script "echo " & quoted form of theCsv & " > ~/Desktop/names.csv"


texts:
When I'm stumbling around trying to find the keystroke for lowering the screen brightness in quarter-segments (which happens to be Option ⌥+Shift ⇧+Brightness-down (F1)), I usually wind up hitting Command ⌘+Brightness-down, which puts my multi-monitor setup into mirrored mode, thus messing up my window arrangement and sizing.

I'd like to turn off this keystroke (which is, specifically, ⌘+Brightness-down and definitely not ⌘+F1. If someone can come up with a way to permanently disable display mirroring under all circumstances, I'll probably put together a bounty for you.

I'm running OS X Lion on a sufficiently recent MacBook Pro.

   I'm not sure why they include mirrored mode in modern computers, anyway. It's never useful and it only confuses people. Don't tell me it's for presentations: any decent presentation software will have a presenter mode that everyone should learn to use and love.


texts: Why removed synched photo folders still appears on my iPhone 5S

texts: I removed the iTunes synched photo folders from my 5S and they no longer appear on my phone. However, they are still showing up as being stored when I look at the usage on my phone. I am constantly out of memory because of these photo files I can't even see on my phone anymore. Any ideas?


texts: Registering as individual for iOS development still requires company name

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I actually have 3 questions, but the one in the title is the main one.

As I was trying to register, I have entered my apple ID and that takes me to a page where I can edit my contact info. I can change everything, except my name, which I would need to change, since somehow there is a wrong name there. (It is actually an old name which I have changed and if I go to "manage my apple ID" page I can see the new name, just the developer site still has the old one). Since they will probably be checking that against information on my credit card this could be a problem.
Even though I am registering as an individual, there is still a field for company name and it has to be filled. What do I put there?
This would probably be more of a question for apple directly, but in case someone knows, can I use a pseudonym to be shown as the "app seller", because I would rather have that than my full name there.

I tried to contact apple about these issues, but it seems that you need to be registered there to receive any support.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Files are hidden after reinstalling OS X

texts: I have an imac which is about 5 or 6 years old. I had been running Leopard on it but my iphoto quit working so I reinstalled the OS X that came with the computer. Although it shows 366 GB are used on my hard drive I can't see any files. How do I restore my computer to where it was? Time machine shows no back up.


texts: MacBook Pro taking 30 seconds at loading screen (before login screen)

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I've noticed that lately my MacBook has taken around 30 seconds to start up (time it takes to get to login screen). It seems to take away during the loading bar screen. It used to only take 5-ish seconds.
I have an Early 2015 MacBook Pro. I think this issue started occurring when I reset my SMC a few weeks ago. Does anyone know how to fix this issue?


texts: If I download OSX Lion from the app-store, is that version linked to my account?

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I have downloaded Lion and created a bootable USB flash drive, a colleague wishes to use this. If I give this to my colleague will it be linked to my account or is it account independent?

Update: My colleague has a legal licensee to Lion but does not have a Lion install DVD. This is due to replacing a failed HDD in a Mac Pro. Instead of my colleague needing to download a 4GB file which they can't afford to I have a USB drive which I can lend to them.

As I remember Lion asks your apple ID when you first start up, is this the step that assigns your instance against your account or is my ID somehow embedded in the Lion copy I have.


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I have an issue with my 2011 MacBook pro. Everytime I try to booth my MacBook it get stuck at the progressbar. First it goes really slowely and at about half of the progress bar it freezes. After about 10 minutes of being frozen the MacBook restarts and does it all over again.

A week ago I checked the disk on a different machine using a cable to connect it to USB. The disk still works, no problem there.

I tried alot of tips online, like holding the keys for different boot modes. They all do nothing and the problem keeps occurring. I have a backup of all the files, so I can format the disk when needed.

Does anyone have tips of maybe even a solution to make my MacBook work again?

Thanks :)


texts: How to stop my texts (iMessage) from showing on my Mac

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Whenever I send or receive messages on my iPhone they show up on my MacBook also. I was wondering how I could get that to stop?

It used to be that my texts wouldn't show up, and I could message through my MacBook also but now its just annoying and I'd rather not have my siblings creeping through my messages by reading them on my laptop.


texts: How can I remove DisplayPort from audio devices?

texts:
When I connect my external monitor it shows up in the audio settings.

That makes zero sense, as this monitor does not have any speakers.
How can I prevent it from popping up as an audio output option?


texts: IP address on network cameras change preventing remote access

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I have 5 network cameras on my network. I manually added settings in my Airport Extreme router for port forwarding. However the IP addresses change often, preventing remote access. Is there a way to prevent this?

Airport 7.6.3 and Mountain Lion 10.8.2


texts: What are these characters that I get suggested “ℬ ℱ ℳ ℛ ℰ”?

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When I type on my iPhone running iOS 11 I get these characters as suggestions:

  ℬ ℱ ℳ ℛ ℰ

They come only for the letters "B F M R E”. They only appear for single letters and disappear as soon as a second letter is typed.

I have two keyboards active: German and English. I don’t have the smiley keyboard activated.

What are these characters? Are these letters for mathematical equiations? Is this a special font? Are more characters available? Why are they suggested?


texts: Unable to install macOS Catalina with bootable USB without macOS recovery partition

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I had deleted the macOS and macOS recovery partitions many months ago to increase the capacity for the Bootcamp Windows. Now I want to reinstall macOS via a bootable USB, but on booting into it, it gets stuck in the spinning globe screen forever.
My internet speed is pretty fast, I get no issues on other devices though.
I tried unallocating some space out of the Bootcamp partition for internet recovery to install, but to no avail. Because of this, I am not able to go to recovery and enable boot from external disk.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


texts: How to configure SSL with Apache in macOS Catalina

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I'm trying to complete my local installation and add SSL by following the example at:
https://www.codexpedia.com/apache-server/configure-apache-ssl-for-https-on-mac-os/
but when I try to create certificate request file I keep getting this error:
$ sudo openssl req -new -key server.key -out request.csr
Password:
unable to load Private Key
4578909804:error:09FFF06C:PEM routines:CRYPTO_internal:no start line:/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/libressl/libressl-47.140.1/libressl-2.8/crypto/pem/pem_lib.c:684:Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY

I searched but cannot find any clues, can someone please offer some help?
Thank you!


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I am trying to add a gmail account to my iPad in order to have contacts, email, and calendar sync.  I go to Settings -> Mail -> Accounts -> Add Account and enter my gmail credentials.  It accepts the credentials and then goes to this screen:

The spinner to the left of Gmail will spin for about 20 seconds then it just takes me back to this screen:

The account never gets added.  I get an email on my phone that says "new sign in from iPad" so I know the authentication is working.

I am using iOS 10.2.

The same problem existed in 10.0.2.

Some users have reported that doing this process over 4g rather than WiFi works, but this is a WiFi only device.

The gmail app is installed and logs me in just fine.

The same thing happens on both my 2 factor authentication account and my account without 2FA.


texts: Boot Camp Assistant 6 does not allow drive-less install

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I tried installing Windows via Boot Camp Assistant 6 on OS X 10.11 on a MacBookPro Retina 15" (Late 2013, Model No MacBookPro11,3) but I don't get the new drive-less install option where the Assistant creates the OSXRESERVED partition and uses that as install source for Windows.

According to Twocanoes (who found out about this) my machine is compatible.

Is there a workaround to this? Am I overlooking something?


texts: syspolicyd producing huge amount of read on disk

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syspolicyd is producing about 2-3TB of read on my SSD every 24 hours (since I leave my device on 24*7). This behavior began after the macOS 10.15.4 update, and has produced about 150TB read. Killing the process, restarting the computer does not help with the case. I am wondering what is this process doing to read data repeatedly, if anyone else has the same problem, and what is a potential solution. Thanks.

Device: Macbook Pro 16 (2019), macOS 10.15.4
Update: problem persists with 10.15.5; problem persists after disabling SIP


texts: How should a user of OS X verify whether backed up data comprises everything required for lossless restoration?

texts:
I'm most interested in approaches that compare both:

the original file
the backup

– after the time of backup.

I'm aware of two approaches. Others will be appreciated.

Less interested in approaches that verify integrity of:

only the backed up file
only the file system used for backed up files
only the media used for that file system.


texts: MS Word version 16.35, MacBook Pro 2019, copy/paste no longer pastes footnotes!

texts:
I'm having a strange situation.  I am an academic and I am constantly revising documents with footnotes in MS Word.  I'm using Word on a MacBook Pro 2019.  All of a sudden, the footnotes disappear when I copy/paste between documents or within a document. The text pastes, but the footnotes are missing and are nowhere to be found.  I tried different documents, restarting my computer, but it's still happening.  Can somebody help?

EDIT: I just discovered that I can get the footnote to appear but I have to select "match destination formatting" in the copy/paste option box.  I never had to do this before today, so if anyone has any ideas as to what happened, I'd be VERY grateful.


texts: Aperture previews not showing up using shared aperture library

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My wife and I both have our own user profiles on a shared MBP, I have also set up Aperture to look at a library within the shared user folder and we both have full read/write permissions. The problem is that if I add new photos to the library on my user profile, my wife is unable to view the thumbnail previews that aperture creates, they just come up as black squares. If she clicks on one of the black squares, the image opens as normal.

Can somebody advise on what changes I need to make to get the previews to show correctly for both users?


texts: Free Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) certification materials?

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Does anyone know of any free resources available to people studying for the ACSP exam?  I'm a student technician at my university's computer clinic, and unfortunately the school's IT department does not have resources available to me for preparing for the exam.

Note: I'm aware that there is an app for iOS devices that has sample questions, but I'm specifically looking for literature.


texts: Help identifying " "MessageExtension-Madrid" in ios logs

texts:
Interested in the following Ios log snippet.  Trying to figuring out what my ever mysterious Ipad is up to.  Couldn't find any leads online.

-My device is not jailbroken and I have no non apple apps installed other than Netflix.

-I do not use Imessage or any other message service on the device.

-All app permissions are set to off

 Jan 17 22:40:47 Adams-iPad SpringBoard(UserNotificationsUIKit)[51] <Notice>: Loaded extension com.apple.MobileSMS.MessagesNotificationExtension for categories [ MessageExtension, MessageExtension-AudioRaise, MessageExtension-Madrid, MessageExtension-MadridGroup, MessageExtension-SMS ] with attributes: {
    NSExtensionPointName = "com.apple.usernotifications.content-extension";
    NSExtensionPointVersion = "1.0";
    NSExtensionVersion = "1.0";
    UNNotificationExtensionCategory =     (
        MessageExtension,
        "MessageExtension-AudioRaise",
        "MessageExtension-Madrid",
        "MessageExtension-MadridGroup",
        "MessageExtension-SMS"
    );
    UNNotificationExtensionDefaultContentHidden = 1;
    UNNotificationExtensionInitialContentSizeRatio = "0.7";
    UNNotificationExtensionOverridesDefaultTitle = 1;
    UNNotificationExtensionUserInteractionEnabled = 1;```


texts: How do I insert a tab character in a Google Docs document on iOS?

texts:
I'm trying to insert a tab character in a Google "doc", from Google Drive on my iPhone.

I have a list

Item
Thing

and I need to insert an a. between 1 and 2 - usually accomplished by pressing the Tab, which is not present on the onscreen keyboard.

How do I accomplish this task (on iOS)?


texts: Test if application has windows on current space

texts:
Scripting different desktops in recent macOS versions is difficult, but one scenario I wanted to accomplish is to open a document in Safari in a specific window:

If a Safari window is open in the current space, open a new tab in that window.
Otherwise, make a new window in the current space and open it there.

How can this be accomplished?


texts: Activate some menu using single key without pressing enter

texts: I want to minimize number of keystrokes to access menu items. One needs to press enter after activating some menu using keyboard. Is it possible to open the menu items in a menu without pressing enter?


texts:
I was having a lot of trouble installing iOS 9.3 on an iPad Air and after a bit of searching around I was advised to delete the update file and try to reinstall.

Having done this, I no longer have the option to try again. When I check for a software update I am notified that I am 'up to date' with 9.2.1

How do I get back the option to upgrade to 9.3?

Any help is much appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to delete only documents/data of an app without deleting the app itself?

texts:
I am running out of space on my iPhone and since iOS 5 I can see the worst offenders in Settings -> General -> Usage.
Some apps while being very small themselves have accumulated a lot of data. I want to keep the app itself on the phone but would like to get rid of the data.

Is there a way to delete the data/documents directly on the phone without deleting the app itself?
Or is re-installing the app the only possible way?


texts: How do I change the Services sub component to not use Safari web browser

texts:
When I right click and use the "Search Google for" different things happen. For one, if I am in Chrome it opens a new tab in Chrome and searches as I want. However, if I use this menu anywhere else in macOS, it uses Safari.

The system itself has the Services sub-component listed under Keyboard preferences or under the Finder menus. The Services sub-component lists lots of right-click menu items but does not let me change them. It lists "Search Google for", but it does not allow any customization.

How can I change this menu? I don't want Safari to open when I search.


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After using few hours (3-4hrs approx.) safari rendering the web pages very slowly. And after few mins of that it's just stopped working. It's can't even open the google. This problem can't get resolved by restarting safari. First I suspect low memory or slow internet as the culprit, but at the same scenario other browsers like "firefox" are working smoothly. How do I get rid of this problem?

I am using MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), Safari (8.0.4)


texts: How can I delete the "Recents" pictures when selecting a profile photo?

texts:
How can I delete the photos within the recent section?
I tried pressing the delete button, but it didn't delete the image from the list.


texts: How to upgrade a harddisk in Macbook Pro

texts:
I have Macbook pro
13inch, retina display
with i5 processor and
8GB RAM with 128 GB SSD, earlier 2015 model.
With OSx Yosemite 14.1.0
I need to upgrade SSD with 750 GB.
I have following questions on this.

Is it a good Idea to upgrade it in Macbook? I have done several suck operations in Linux and windows machine, but haveing no Idea what it will impact on OSx re-installation and bootcamp.
Its Obivous that SSD will updgrade the performace, but is it significant improves the performace (FYI- I have heavy code compilation work).
What are all backups and percautions one must take while upgrading the SDD on macbook?(Newbie to mac world.)
Can I use the external SDD as a different partition for my MacBook?

Thanks in Advance!


texts: How to separate iMessages with shared Apple ID?

texts: My son and wife both have iPod Touches and I have an iPhone. We all used the same Apple ID and turned on iMessage. Both my son and wife were getting texts from my friends and my work on their iPods, I think because my cell phone number was linked to the Apple ID.  If I just turn off iMessage on my iPhone, will that solve the issue?


texts: How to get Outlook email indexed by Spotlight after reinstalling Office 2011?

texts: I reinstalled Office 2011 and my Outlook email index stopped updating. I forced a reindex of the entire drive, but the email still wasn't indexing. Stopped by the Genius Bar and they suggested reindexing the drive and repairing permissions (didn't work).


texts: Searching by Finder Tags not working in Spotlight on macOS High Sierra

texts:
I started using Finder Tags very extensively a while ago. However, I noticed this strange bug (at least on my macOS High Sierra): Searching for tags by writing

tag:<name_of_tag>

is not working for me in Spotlight.

I can successfully write <name_of_tag> into Finder search window, and it will both recognize it as tag and show me the relevant files. Therefore, it looks like a bug specific to Spotlight, as searching for tags is supposed to work system-wide.

Is there any workaround or fix for this issue?


texts: Strange unidentified sound playing at random intervals

texts:
I luckily managed to record the odd sound especially considering it plays at random.

Two weeks back it played about 4 times, one minute apart. Then there was nothing for a long time and now it has returned again. Two times so far today at roughly a half hour apart.

I have the following third party tools running in my top right toolbar:

BetterTouchTool
Screenflow
Skype
Dropbox
VMware
BootChamp

I have the following programs running in my dock:

Chrome
Minecraft
iTunes
Skype
ScreenFlow
Finder (of course)

Is there any app that would help me track where the sound is coming from?

It's creeping me out? Is it possible it is a virus? If so, what is a good, free antivirus software for Mac?


texts:
I keep seeing Time Machine doing a full backup of my ~80 GB hard disk. I see this a few times a week, when I first turn on my mac. During the day, I see Time Machine doing small incremental backups of ~100 MB, hourly.

Why does Time Machine does these big backups?

I also see the large backups in the logs here.

nanceki@Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac /v/log> bzcat system.log.* | grep backupd | grep Copied | grep GB| sort | less

Jul 23 08:46:32 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[7569]: Copied 0 bytes of 78.3 GB, 0 of 23051 items
Jul 23 08:47:31 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[7569]: Copied 5324 files (1.1 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Jul 24 08:55:37 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[20310]: Copied 0 bytes of 78.4 GB, 0 of 23013 items
Jul 24 09:52:18 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[20310]: Copied 24172 files (78.4 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Jul 28 13:43:25 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 0 bytes of 76.5 GB, 0 of 4557 items
Jul 28 15:43:43 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 20.4 MB of 76.5 GB, 2477 of 4557 items
Jul 28 17:43:59 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 305.8 MB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 28 19:45:03 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 1015.8 MB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 28 21:44:58 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 1017.8 MB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 28 23:45:22 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 1.4 GB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 29 01:45:40 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 1.8 GB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 29 03:46:08 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 2.4 GB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 29 05:46:26 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 2.8 GB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 29 07:46:47 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 3.4 GB of 76.5 GB, 5797 of 5797 items
Jul 30 03:50:41 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 4.1 GB of 76.5 GB, 5800 of 5800 items
Jul 30 05:51:07 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 4.4 GB of 76.5 GB, 5800 of 5800 items
Jul 30 07:51:20 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 4.8 GB of 76.5 GB, 5800 of 5800 items
Jul 30 09:02:00 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 5.4 GB of 76.5 GB, 5800 of 5800 items
Jul 30 09:55:30 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[98930]: Copied 6598 files (76.5 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Jul 31 09:09:22 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[4793]: Copied 0 bytes of 76.5 GB, 0 of 4510 items
Jul 31 10:03:35 Stephen-Nancekivells-iMac com.apple.backupd[4793]: Copied 5615 files (76.5 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.


texts: How to auto paste above return value on command line

texts:
I am trying to create a very simple script (.command) that
will basically change my mac address.. i do know that the command: openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//' will return me a random hex digits, now I want that when it will run this line sudo ifconfig en0 ether ## the hash tag will replace the random hex digits that it returned above.

thank you,
mendel


texts: Found my iPhone 6 screen separated, how to repair it?

texts:
I was traveling by air very recently, and once I got home I noticed that the button on my iPhone 6 seemed to be more deeply recessed. After a while I realized that this did not make any sense mechanically, so I removed the Rhinoshield phone protector and discovered that the screen of my phone was slightly pulled off!

How this happened I do not know, but phone is old and the battery is going downhill these days fairly quickly. It was also opened several years ago for a screen repair, so I supposed it might have somehow spontaneously popped open.

Is there any way that I can try to close this back up myself?

Could battery swelling have caused this, in which case I shouldn't try?

The poor quality photos are from my laptop. I have turned off the power of the phone right now for safety reasons.


texts: Why is an AppleScript to modify Calendar event attributes so slow?

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I'm trying to write a fairly simple AppleScript to automate the process of having Calendar events repeat in bulk. Specifically, I want every event on a given calendar within a given time span to have its repetition set to be biweekly.

This seems like a fairly routine and quick task, but the script below, when run on approximately 30 events in a one-week span, takes about an hour and a half to complete. Moreover, this is only true if I leave the computer untouched while the script runs; if I try to use the laptop simultaneously, the script eventually fails with an error indicating that an Apple Event timed out.

Indeed, iterating through calendar events and accessing or modifying any of their properties seems to take an astronomically long time in AppleScript (for instance, just calling log on the summary of each event). I've tried moving the event fetch to a separate variable and using attributes other than event dates to fetch the events, but nothing seems to improve performance.

What is the reason for this incredible slowness, and what can be done to alleviate it? Or is this simply an inherent part of AppleScript/the macOS Scripting Bridge/Calendar itself?

Here is the script in question:

tell application "Calendar"
    set cal to calendar 1 whose name is "Schedule"
    set theStartDate to date "Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 00:00:00"
    set theEndDate to date "Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 00:00:00"
    repeat with e in (every event of cal whose start date is greater than theStartDate and start date is less than theEndDate)
        set esStartDate to e's start date
        set theWeekday to weekday of esStartDate
        set lower to text 1 thru 2 of (theWeekday as string)
        set upper to do shell script "echo " & lower & " | tr [:lower:] [:upper:]"
        set e's recurrence to "FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=2;UNTIL=20190602T035959Z;BYDAY=" & upper & ";WKST=SU"
    end repeat
end tell

Looking at the "Replies" console, the script slows both on the initial count every event of calendar id "[ID]" Apple Event as well as on each attempt to modify an event's recurrence.

I'm running macOS Mojave 10.14.2 (Calendar 11.0) on a MacBook Pro early 2015.


texts: My Macbook Pro (2011) won't boot into single user mode

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I saw Possible reasons (other than Open Firmware Password Protection) for not being able to boot into single user mode?, but it didn't help any, since I'm using the laptop's keyboard.

Yes, my Mac can boot into other modes, like Recovery and Apple's Boot Manager, but it fails to boot into Single User.

Also, the command key works, so can anyone help with this?

Edit: I do not have FileVault enabled.


texts: I copied an image into the clipboard: but there is no paste option within Keynote. So.. how to do this basic operation?


texts: Can't restore to backups after removing disk in Time Machine

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I've been using a WD 2TB HD for the last two months to handle my Time Machine backups for my Macbook Air. Yesterday, I wanted to set it up to handle backups through the network. In the Time Machine interface, I selected "Remove Disk" for this WD drive and confirmed "Stop Using This Disk" in the following confirmation. This confirmation states that "Your existing backups will not be deleted."

After playing around with the network setup, I found it wouldn't work to my needs and decided to just get the drive set back up with my laptop. After clicking "Select Backup Disk" and then "Use Disk" for the HD, it's as if that drive has never been used before. See screenshot below:

Furthermore, when entering into Time Machine, none of my backups appear in the UI. When browsing the drive through the Finder, the Time Machine files are still there, so I know that the data is not lost. I just can't access it.

What can I do to get everything back up and running again like it was before?

System info: Mavericks (10.9.1), MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011, Western Digital 2TB My Passport

Update 12/29/2013. Additional info: here is what I see when I click "Select Disk" again, after I've re-added the drive. As you can see, the drive appears twice, once as a Time Machine backup, and again as a regular drive.

Screenshot:

Update 12/30/2013. I am now able to access previous backups (by using Kent's recommendation of using option plus clicking the Time Machine menu bar icon), but the interface is so slow that it could appear to be not working if one wasn't patient enough. Something blocking on the main thread, perhaps?

The main issue to solve now is how to get incremental backups working from the last full backup made to the drive, instead of starting from scratch.


texts: Apps disappeared since installing Mavericks

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Since updating to Mavericks, I ran Purge King as I normally would and now all apps e.g. App Store have disappeared.

I managed to get most of them back into the dock but the App Store has gone totally and the Mail.app won't work now either. Now all my apps in Launchpad are missing.

Any ideas how to get the apps back? I have since uninstalled purge king.


texts: Java - Mistakenly removed /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions

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Using Mountation Lion, I've mistakenly removed all of the content in /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions
How can I get java working again on my machine? (I don't have it in Trash)

Also worth noting, I do have /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_51.jdk

UPDATE: I ended up upgrading to Mavericks.


texts: Why do some apps only Airplay the audio?

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For the background info: I have an iPod Touch [4g] running iOS 5.0.1 and an AppleTV 2 running the latest software.

I've noticed that while the majority of third-party video apps do AirPlay just fine (like Crackle, YouTube, AirVideo, etc.) there are some apps (like CNET TV, and NBA Game Time) that only send over the audio portion of the video to my Apple TV.

In other words, when I try to AirPlay a video it will continue showing the video portion on my local device while playing the audio on the Apple TV.

This seems very strange. I was wondering if this is because:

I'm doing something wrong?
The developers of those apps have blocked AirPlay?
The developers of those apps have not implemented AirPlay properly?
Or something else entirely?


texts: Xcode: debug step into key conflict (F7)

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I'm trying to debug using Xcode and how can I use Step Into (F7 key) with an external keyboard (not available FN key)?
If I click F7 iTunes restart current song...

Any clue?


texts: I'm looking for a copy utility for OS X that will tell me exactly what is being copied at the moment as well as what has been completed already

texts:
I think the title says it all. I'm looking for a copy utility/Finder plugin for OS X that will tell me exactly what file(s) is/are being copied at the moment (from and to included, of course).

A history of what has been 100% completed already wouldn't be bad but I can do that by comparing directories.


texts: How to connect a Mac Book Pro to a LaserWriter II NT

texts: I have an Apple LaserWriter II NT from the late 80's. Is there a way how I can print to it from my MacBook Pro?


texts:
I moved from Canada to USA but some webpages still detect my region as Canada.

This happens in all browsers, even after I clear their browser data.

I assume then the browser is sending some region data based on the computer setting.  I have switched my region to United States and my language and keyboard settings to English (US).  However, the problem still persists.

I am at a bit of a loss of what to try next.


texts: Macbook Pro 15" bad hissing sounds when connecting external monitor and external speakers

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i'm using a Macbook pro 15" i5 and I'm hearing bad statics sounds when connecting my external speaker while connecting an external monitor through the vga displayport.

The static sounds that come out through the speaker changes depending on the brightness of the external display. When the external display displays a dark output, the static pitch is high; when the external monitor diplays a bright output, the static coming through the speakers is low pitched.

If I don't plug the external monitor, just the external speaker, there is no static sound.

Please help me.


texts:
Yesterday my Mac Pro 1,1 (2007) running 10.7 started freezing up. It keeps on doing this after restart. Usually it will perform one task, but when asked to do a second, it freezes. The cursor will still move but I can only do a hard reboot to get out of the situation.

It is independent of which software I start up.

I have installed a SSD drive for the System OS;
upgraded memory to 14 Gb
installed a new graphics card.

DiskWarrior 4.3 will not deal with my drives because my OS is too new (although 4.3 should be compatible with Lion) but it did do a diagnosis of the drives and found nothing wrong with them (it did report a few files with problems).
Disk Utility also tested the drives and found no problems.

Should I test the memory? The added memory is about 5 weeks old, though (2x4Gb Kingston). Or could this still be a SSD failure?


texts: iTunes creates its own playlists when I add folders

texts: When I Add a number of folders to iTunes it automatically makes playlists of them which I find annoying. Can anyone help please?


texts:
I have a utility that patches the Apple remote control service so it doesn't start iTunes when pressing play.  With OS X 10.8 rcd was signed by Apple.  I found out that I could ad hoc sign the modified rcd to prevent it from crashing, but it seems that some users don't have an identity.

$ sudo codesign -f -s - /System/Library/CoreServices/rcd.app/Contents/MacOS/rcd
/System/Library/CoreServices/rcd.app/Contents/MacOS/rcd: no identity found

Does anyone know to generate the ad hoc identity?

Thanks!


texts: How to search for pictures of two people in iPhoto?

texts: iPhoto has the ability to recognize faces. You can tag them with names, which I have done for my relatives. Now I want two find all pictures in which two specific people are. Just typing "A and B" in the search bar of iPhoto does not work. Is there any way for such a query?


texts: How to refresh list of *edited* input source names in macOS Mojave

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I've upgraded a couple days ago to macOS Mojave and customized my input source names, however the new input source names are not being updated in the language switcher (they should have been EN, RO and EΛ):

I've double-checked that my changes are indeed where they should be and they are:

$ /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy /System/Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/AppleKeyBoardLayouts.bundle/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
Command: Print Romanian-Standard
RO
Command: Print U.S.
EN
Command: Print Greek
ΕΛ
Command:

I presume there's a cache involved somewhere that I need to reset, but I don't know where or how. Any ideas?


texts:
For math homework I use Pages and the equation editor with LaTeX.
I want to use LaTeX macros to make writing equations more efficient, however if I have to enter in all the macro definitions each time I open the equation editor that would defeat the purpose. Is there any way to configure the equation editor to automatically load a bunch of default code each time you open it? I want to be able to type a keyboard shortcut and have the editor open up pre-loaded with a bunch of LaTeX macros that I've defined in the past, so that I can get to typing in an efficient environment right away.


texts:
My husband loves this game, called Hellcats Over the Pacific, that I really want to figure out how he can play. It is a 1991 Macintosh floppy disk.
Is there a way I can play this on my macbook with a floppy disk drive and a virtual environment? I know there are some ways to get data from floppy disks, but can you actually play these old games without an ancient computer?
Any advice from someone who was successfully accomplished this would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Certain podcasts not syncing to iPhone when subscribed through iTunes

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I subscribe to a lot of podcast both audio and video on iTunes.  I rarely have an issue with the audio but the video ones sometimes will not sync certain podcasts.

For example current the "Fast Lane Daily" video podcast will not sync at all.  I have been watching this podcast for over 2 years but all of sudden it will not sync.

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/fast-lane-daily-car-news./id217735843

Any ideas what the issue could be?  This seems to happen intermitently with other video podcasts from time to time as well.  Such as the UFC video podcast:

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-best-of-the-ufc/id424338078

It's hit and miss with this one.  Some sync some do not.

Is there a way to identify which ones will not sync even?  Currently this is a manual process after a sync where I go through each podcast and manually verify that they have copied over and identify which ones have not so I can delete those specific 'episodes'.

Is there something I can adjust on my side to ensure the podcasts do sync or is there a way for iTunes to not download ones that will not sync?


texts: When I made a playlist from a book from audible it shows up on my iPhone as a playlist but it won't play and in fact says "won't play."  In the past I have done this successfully and I don't know what the problem is. I was so disappointed not to have the ability to repeat An audiobook. I like to have an audiobook repeat if I go to sleep listening to it. In the past I have had a book jump from Austen to Auschwitz and it was very unnerving. I wish they would address this issue and not anticipate how someone is going to use a certain application. I still listen to books on my old classic iPod and you could make playlists from books right on the device it was so easy!   Does anyone know how to address this?


texts: Can Not Unblock Application on High Sierra

texts:
The application can not be unblocked.

When I open the application it tells me that I must unblock the program in the mac os settings. I open the settings and it says 'Some software was blocked from loading.' Next to that is the unblock button which does not do anything.

I have tried:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security GKAutoRearm -bool NO

sudo spctl --master-disable

also I have tried launching the application from terminal via sudo:

 sudo ./Karabiner-Elements.app/Contents/MacOS/Karabiner-Elements

Nothing. It simply will not unblock.


texts:
I have installed Xcode 6.2 in 10.9.5, and i dont know why, when i run,

xcodebuild -license

i get this error message,

Error reading /Applications/Xcode.  The file doesn’t exist.

By typing 'agree' you are agreeing to the terms of the software license agreements. Type 'print' to print them or anything else to cancel, [agree, print, cancel] agree

You can view the license agreements in Xcode's About Box, or at /Applications/Xcode 2.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/License.rtf

After this i notice that xcodebuild is not well pointed, because 'xcode' folder doesnt exist, i just have 'xcode 2.app', so i dont know if i will have problems in the future, since i am getting this error, and if yes how can i fix it?


texts: Make files cached in iCloud visible via the command line

texts:
macOS has a feature where it is offloading some files into the iCloud.
These files are perfectly visible via finder with a corresponding icon, also context menu lets you download this item locally.
The problem that these files are not visible via the command line. Commands like ls won't show them.
I'm wondering if there is any way to make the view similar to finder where the ls command will check caches and display these files.


texts: How do I replace matched regular expression without including the final character in XCode?

texts:
I've got a number of places in files for a project with the following format: func whatever() ->Bool {.  However, it looks like the standard Swift guide is to use func nevermind() -> String (note the space between the -> and the start of the return type).

I am able to find all these instances by using Regular Expression option in the Replace sidebar with ->[^ ].  However, this includes the first character of the return type.  What should I type in the replace field to insert a space without bothering the next non-space character?


texts: How to get iTunes to play an iPhone playlist automatically when connected to iPhone

texts:
I have a habit of working/studying while listening to music. And since the Mac I am connected to at work doesn't have all the songs I want, I normally listen to the songs via iTunes from the iPhone Playlists option.

For this, everytime I connect my iPhone to the computer, iTunes detects it, then I have to manually goto the 'iPhone' button in the application, and then "On my iPhone", and then select the playlist, and play a song.

Is there anyway of automating this process ? What I'm looking for, is as soon as I connect my iPhone, iTunes should open the playlist inside my iPhone automatically, and start playing a song at random.


texts: Login directly to terminal instead of GUI

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First: I'm obviously not talking about logging in and then automatically launching Terminal.app.

In older versions of Mac OS X, you used to be able to type >console in the username field on the login screen and go directly into a command line terminal session.

I haven't done it in years until the other day. However, now, when I try it, my computer just locks up. I can't cancel, and it never sends me to a terminal session.

Is it even possible to do this anymore? If not, does anybody know when it was removed? It seems odd that typing >console would cause the machine to lock up if it wasn't recognizing it in some way.


texts: Keyboard Shortcut to Fill Right in Numbers?

texts: In Numbers, is there an equivalent keyboard shortcut to Excel's "Fill Right" Ctrl + R and "Fill Down" Ctrl + D?


texts: Why is parallels giving me the error "there is no disk in the drive"?

texts:
I installed parallels on my macbook pro and i installed windows 7 iso via a DVD.  at first everything looked fine exception now I am now trying to compile an asp.net-mvc app in visual studio and i get this error over and over

No matter what i click it will eventually progress but this is quite annoying.  The same question was asked here but no good answer was given.

Can someone please explain why devenv.exe would need the ISO dvd to be connected to my laptop at this point?


texts: How can I do asynchronous download of sites of using Transmit's Automator action?

texts:
I want to take backup of my sites regularly, so I setup Automator with Transmit. I also used Calendar to trigger the downloads on schedule.

The problem is how can I tell Automator to download sites one at a time, rather than opening number of transmit copies.

At the moment I use "Pause", but would be more accurate to know if one download is completed then launch the next download.


texts: Is there a way to show the stopwatch on the lock screen?

texts:
I'm part of a race team and was wondering if there was any way to get the stopwatch on the lock screen. Time is critical in the races we run and it'd be great if I could just glance down and see the time.
I'm running IOS 7.


texts: why my phone is slow and stop working suddenly?

texts:
I have moved to Malaysia recently. unfortunately my iphone 5s is working slow even sometimes when I press home button the screen stays black ( looks like switched off ) and I have to keep pressing home and lock button for couple minutes to get my phone back. or for example when I want to get out of an apps my phone freezed and stays like that for 10 seconds.
the available storage is 3.4GB and IOS version is 8.3.
Thanks guys


texts: How to set a non-email apple-id for iPad?

texts:
I have 2 apple-ids, "logistes" which I started using years ago, and which I have used to make all my app-store purchases, and another me.com email based one that I use for iCloud data - contacts, Safari settings etc.

I recently had to reset my iPad when updating to a beta version of iOS left me unable to get internet. As I got back into the machine entered the me.com email and the password and that worked fine. But when I went to sign in as my older apple-id there doesn't seem to be a way.

From the Updates tab of AppStore I signed in with the me.com, then the dialog showed the option to edit my Apple ID. Clicking that takes me to Safari, pointing at appleid.apple.com, where I then try to sign in as "logistes".

Then it tells me that an email address is required, and shows me the email address I used with logistes. Then it tells me "This email address is not available for use as an Apple ID. You may already have an Apple ID associated with this address. Please try again or sign in using your existing Apple ID"

And that is as far as I have managed to get.

Does anyone know what I need to do at this point?


texts: 2006 Mac Pro - vmware fusion - snow leopard / VM's with Mavericks

texts: Can a 2006 Mac Pro that can't go above Snow Leopard physically on the host run Mavericks with vmware Fusion virtually?


texts: Moving Time Capsule from .local domain to FQDN - can't inherit backups

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It has become necessary to split my local network into multiple, firewalled VLANs, with disjoint IPv4 subnets. My Time Capsule is now on a different subnet from one of the 3 computers that use it as a backup target. That computer is unable to see it using Bonjour, so the Time Capsule doesn't appear in AirportUtility. However, I have a local DNS server, and the TimeCapsule is accessible by its FQDN, and it can be mounted OK in Finder using that FQDN.
When mounted, it becomes available in the list of backup drives in the Time Machine preference pane, but if I select it, I see 'Oldest backup: None, Latest Backup: None' indicating that the existing backups have not been inherited.
I have not changed the Time capsule name, the hard disk on this computer, or the hard disk in the Time Capsule. All I have changed is the Time Capsule's domain, from '.local' to '.x.y.uk'
All I have read tells me that backups are associated by signature, not by name. Does anybody know why my backups haven't been inherited?


texts: "Free space" partition is unformatable/unerasable/unmergeable from Disk Utiliy

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MacBookPro11,3 High Sierra AFPS

After having recently reduced the size of APPLESSD AFPS partition there is now a "Free space" partition between the previous and the next one. Unfortunately, it is impossible to resize, merge, erase or format the free space partition with Disk Utility. Actually merging is accessible through - button but it fails with an internal error saying a disk could not be found. The same in recovery mode and SIP disabled. Disk Utility doesn't find any error.

"Free space" isn't displayed in Windows disk manager, instead the previous partition is displayed with its size before shrinking. Nonetheless it is displayed in Linux gparted, so maybe I could format it and it would then be again mergeable/erasable from Disk Utility but I am not sure of this.

Any suggestion about how to solve this issue ?

(now Boot Camp Assistant crashes after introduction panel, this may be related)

diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk4         70.0 GB    disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         99.9 GB    disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data                         75.5 GB    disk0s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data                         224.0 GB   disk0s5
   6:       Microsoft Basic Data NOTHING                 209.7 MB   disk0s6
   7:       Microsoft Basic Data UBUNTU                  208.7 MB   disk0s7
   8:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         219.2 MB   disk0s8
   9:                 Apple_APFS Container disk2         96.5 MB    disk0s9

/dev/disk4 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +70.0 GB    disk4
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume APPLESSD                63.3 GB    disk4s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 19.4 MB    disk4s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                517.8 MB   disk4s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk4s4

sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  136660240      2  GPT part - 7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  137069880   58653384
  195723264  195039232      3  GPT part - 7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  390762496  147456000      4  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
  538218496  437450752      5  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
  975669248     409600      6  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
  976078848     407552      7  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
  976486400       2048
  976488448     428032      8  GPT part - 7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  976916480     188547      9  GPT part - 7C3457EF-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  977105027         32         Sec GPT table
  977105059          1         Sec GPT header


texts: Does OSX have a "plug & play driver" concept?

texts: Windows when it detects an unsupported device, it requests a driver from the user. Does OSX have a place when I can find information on unrecognised devices?


texts: MacOS make etc/resolv-conf use secondary dns or rotate

texts:
I have a local DNS server (bind9) configured to resolve the fqdm of several servers that I have in my local network, until here everything OK.
I put the ip of my local dns server and I can resolve the fqdm of my servers in my local network, but I can't surf the internet. I put the DNS of my internet provider next to the ip of my local DNS server (Bind9) , and I can only surf the internet I cannot resolve the names of any of my local servers.
I try to configure my mac the file resolv.conf (/etc/resolv.conf) adding the line:
-options timeout: 1 rotate attempts: 1
But this has no effect, I still can't resolve the fqdms of my local servers but I can navigate.
I restart the mac and I still cannot resolve the fqdm and also the entry created in resolv.conf has been deleted :(. Any idea how to configure the DNS in macOS so that they rotate and can use the two DNS servers.


texts: Disabling /usr/bin/svn to use brew installed svn

texts:
I use Lion, and the svn /usr/bin/svn is 1.6 version. As I need to use subversion 1.7, I installed svn from brew to be installed in /usr/local/bin/svn.

How can I disable the svn* files so that I can use svn from brew?


texts: How to prevent an application from affecting the display orientation

texts:
I'm using a 15in MBP late 2013 running 10.15.5. I have the laptop on an arm mount, and the laptop itself is flipped upside down. This enables me to utilize the space in front of me on the desk — if the laptop were not flipped its keyboard would be obstructing the space directly in front of me, making it practically impossible to sketch, for example, without moving the laptop out of the way, and then repositioning it back once I'm finished. Also, I find that it's not uncommon to want to use the computer while sketching to look something up — even multiple times — which means more repositioning.
So instead the laptop is flipped upside down, and I use a separate magic keyboard and trackpad on the desk as input. This is practical because macOS allows you to flip the display 180°. However, every time I open OBS Studio the display flips back to the standard orientation (no rotation), but not entirely. The entire display is flipped, but it's as if the underlying UI elements are still in the position they are in when the screen is rotated 180°. So for example, if there is a button in the bottom left corner when the display is flipped 180°, then when I open OBS that button will appear in the top right corner now, but if I were to attempt to click it nothing would happen. But if I went back down to the bottom left (where the button was before opening OBS), and click, the button will trigger despite nothing being there.
I can work around this by rotating the screen back to standard once OBS is open, then going back to 180°, but it's a pain in the ass. As I have to attempt to interact with the underlying UI despite the display not accurately reflecting it, so I'm clicking a bunch of places where I think the 'Displays' rotation drop down menu is, and then when I eventually get it, I have to move the mouse carefully and watch the highlighted drop-down menu items until the one I want to select is highlighted. But then when I eventually close OBS, the issue occurs again — occurs on opening and closing of OBS — and I have to do the blind navigation thing again.
This issue does not occur when OBS is opened/closed while no rotation is applied to the display.
Has anyone experienced an issue like this before, and if so, know a solution?


texts: AppleScript : next/Previous tab in safari

texts:
I'm trying to change the focus on safari for the next tab (and the previous tab)

I wrote this which is not working :

tell application "Safari Technology Preview"
    tell window 1
        set myTabNumber to current tab
        set current tab to (myTabNumber - 1)
    end tell
end tell

How can I handle this?

Update :

Thought this would be better but nope... :

    tell application "Safari Technology Preview"
    tell window 1

        set myTab to (index of current tab)

        set goodtab to (myTab + 1)

        set current tab to tab goodtab
    end tell
end tell


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I just installed Bootcamp and Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro (13 inch, 2010), and booted into the OS. The keyboard and mouse worked fine, but because there were no drivers, things like multitouch and the two-finger mouse click didn't work - this is as expected.

I went back into OS X Lion and downloaded the Windows Support package to my thumb drive, rebooted, and installed the driver package and the Boot Camp Control Panel. After I had restarted, my keyboard wasn't working.

The weird thing is, the F-keys do work and function correctly (brightness, volume, etc). If I change those keys to perform the F-key functions in the control panel (ie. require holding Fn+F1 to change brightness), the F-keys work correctly.

Any of the keys below the F-key row do not work at all. They don't type anything, no matter what program I am in. The Caps Lock key does light up when I toggle it on and off.

I've tried going into the Device Manager and uninstalling the Keyboard driver and then scanning for hardware changes (which reinstalls the Apple Keyboard driver), I've uninstalled and deleted the driver (and then reinstalled it from the package in the WindowsSupport folder), and nothing is working. The keyboard appears as the Apple Keyboard in the device manager. The trackpad and everything works fine as well.

I checked the Language settings and it is set to United States (English).

Is there anything else I can try to get the keyboard working?

Windows 7 64bit (not SP1, yet)
MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010
8 GB RAM
250gb HDD, with 55gb partitioned for Windows

OS X Lion (10.7.3) is installed as well.


texts: How do I open multiple links in new tabs in Google Chrome?

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I am using Google Chrome as my default browser on Lion.

What I want to achieve is, when I select handful of links from one web-page, I should have shortcut to open all those links in new tabs.

How can I achieve this


texts: Stop iTunes from automatically stopping podcast downloads

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I subscribed to about 30 interesting podcasts which I would like to listen to one day when I have time... maybe never, but I hope I will soon.

I just noticed that iTunes has not been downloading some of them for months with the following error:

I found a script for OSX and a few workarounds, but as far as I am concerned, this is annoying and I should not have to work around it.

My workaround consists of going to podcasts, doing a select all and marking them all as watched. However, this totally ruins the whole management aspect as I do not know what I have not listened to.

This is most annoying as some have dropped off the RSS feeds so I have to manually find them... (trying to see at the moment if I can put them inside the right podcast section and not just as a mp3).

How can I tell iTunes that it does not know what I want and just to do what it is told!?


texts: Can't enable RemindersDebugMenu in High Sierra

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defaults write com.apple.reminders RemindersDebugMenu -boolean true

doesn't work on High Sierra. How to do it?


texts: if I purchase Apple watch series 3 or 4 (GPS only) from USA, will it work in India?

texts: I am going to USA for 15 days next month. I am thinking to buy an Apple watch series 3 or 4 only GPS, no requirement for cellular for me. Will it work when I come back to India? I am living in India permanently.


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I tried to view all the processes dynamically with command top,
unfortunately, it not allows forward movements of command less, just show one page.

Meanwhile, top command works properly on ubuntu.

How to solve the problem?


texts: How to install iOS 5.1 Simulator if I’m not an iOS Developer Program member?

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iOS 6 is finally out, and so is Xcode 4.5 that comes with the iOS 6 SDK.

Unfortunately, after upgrading to Xcode 4.5, all the previously installed SDK versions have been removed and are to be re-downloaded manually. Same goes for the CLI tools.

But the strange thing happened when I went to Preferences › Downloads › Components and hit “Install” next to iOS 5.1 Simulator. I was prompted for my Apple ID and password at me, so I typed the credentials and confirmed. It turned out I was unauthorized to download it, because I hadn’t enrolled in the iOS Developer Program. (Installing Command Line Tools went just fine, though.)

It was a serious matter to me, because I’m a front-end engineer and test my work in different browsers, including the second-latest major version of Mobile Safari.

How can this be fixed?


texts: How do I force iPhoto to download new photos in my Photo Stream?

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I'm listing some items for sale online, and have taken a bunch of pictures with my iPhone.  About half-way through the process, iPhoto '11 stopped downloading new photos into its local Photo Stream.  I've quit iPhoto and re-opened it.  I've gone into the Photos app on my iPhone and confirmed all the pictures are there.

Is this normal behavior? Is there any way to tell iPhoto to download my pictures?


texts: How iPad Air gives almost same battery back up even with less battery pack?

texts: Sorry if it sounds like a noob question, earlier iPads have 42.5Wh battery pack and gives 10 hours of battery. But new iPad Air has only 32.5Wh battery, but it also gives same amount of battery backup that too with a more powerful processor and graphics. How so?


texts: How do I make a window move to the left half of my screen and another window move to the right half?

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On Windows 8, I type win + left and the current window becomes full-height and half the screen width and moves to the left. If I type win + right, the current window does the same except moves to the right.

This is so incredibly helpful. Is there a mechanism to do the same for Macs?


texts: Macbook 15 Retina Bootcamp Windows 7 64bit

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When I go through the bootcamp process, then get to the windows 7 setup screen.  I format the bootcamp partition like the instructions say, then click next with that highlighted and get the error:

Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition.  See the Setup log files for more information.

I'm on a 15" Macbook Retina.  I do NOT have any:
External Drives, other USB Drives plugged in.

The only thing I have plugged in is the USB with the Windows 7 Setup files.

I had this same issue when trying to install windows 7 via usb on my Desktop (moving to a SSD) but I was able to go around that issue by just installing from the current installation on the HD.  Obviously I can't do that here.

Do I need a specific kind of USB stick?  or what should I look for?

Update
Checking the logs from the command prompt I see a bunch of errors:
Couldn't find boot disk on the bios based computer

I believe since my USB stick is capped at 480mb/s (based on the sys info) I'm using a USB2 stick and I've swapped sides.


texts: Homebrew - How to upgrade a HEAD forumla?

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I installed libimobiledevice a few months ago with brew install --HEAD libimobiledevice, and tried to upgrade it today with brew upgrade libimobiledevice (no --HEAD because it's not an option for brew(1)), and I got this:
Warning: libimobiledevice HEAD-<commit-hash> already installed
# No upgrade happened

I checked the source code repository and the commit hash was not up-to-date.
So how do I upgrade a HEAD formula like libimobiledevice?
Edit: the commit hash is 333eb1a, pointing to a commit in June 2020.


texts: MacBook Pro starts with "Installing onto SSD"

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MacBook Pro Retina mid 2014 13" macOS catalina 10.15.2 I believe. Suddenly during startup it goes into some grey mode and says "Installing onto SSD".

I've not seen this mode before. Will it erase my files? I have shut it down using the power button because I didn't want to overwrite personal stuff... Any idea why this mode comes up?

I have used Windows 10 Bootcamp on an external drive, which I have disconnected, and also another external drive, now disconnected. Maybe it's related. Also when I do Cmd+R it goes into internet OS installation. Would that erase my files or is it safe to continue?