texts: Abort OS X download initiated through App Store?

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I started an OS X Yosemite download. I did not want to download it or install it; rather I just wanted it to show up under purchases so I could install it in the future after Apple removes it from the App Store. It will avoid problems like Where can I get a copy of Mavericks after Yosemite has been released?

The Pause button is not available (its greyed out), so I can't pause or stop the download.

How do I abort the download now that the "purchase" has been made?


texts: Connect 3 monitors to Macbook Pro (2018) using one cable?

texts:
I want to have three external monitors connected to my Macbook Pro. I want to try keep it as neat as possible so, are there any hubs or ways I can connect three external monitors to my Macbook Pro with one cable?
Previously I've had two external monitors but an issue I ran into is how my Macbook would position the monitors every time I unplugged and plugged them back in (probably because my mac couldn't distinguish each monitor uniquely) so I want to try and avoid those kind of issues.


texts: Can't rename directory by changing upper- to lower-case on hfs+ partition in Ubuntu

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I'm new to Linux, and just installed Ubuntu 17.04 on a dual-boot MacBook. I'm having trouble with directories I'm creating on an hfs+ partition (created with gparted, so I can see files on it when booted into OS X). I'm assuming the confusion has to do with the hfs+ format being case-insensitive, but then, shouldn't it really be case insensitive, whether I'm working on it via Ubuntu or OS X? Here's the scenario:

Created directory "DropBox" via Nautilus.
Tried to rename "DropBox" to "Dropbox" but got error message: 'The item could not be renamed. The name "Dropbox" is already in use...'.
Tried deleting "DropBox" (permanently, not to Trash) and creating new directory "Dropbox". When I did that, both directories appeared ("DropBox" and "Dropbox").
Tried deleting "DropBox", but both directories were deleted.
Looked in Terminal; while both "DropBox" and "Dropbox" are visible in Nautilus, running `ls -a shows only "DropBox".
Still in Terminal, deleted "DropBox" (rm -R DropBox). As expected, this resulted in there being no dropbox folder of any sort. However, in Nautilus, I still see "Dropbox", until I try to open it, at which time I get an error that says it doesn't really exist, and then it disappears from Nautilus, too.
In Terminal, re-create the directory (mkdir Dropbox). The directory is recreated as "DropBox" again, and shows up as such in Nautilus as well.

Here is the mount options for the drive: /dev/sdb2 on /data type hfsplus (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,umask=22,uid=0,gid=0,nls=utf8)

Dropbox is not yet synced to this directory, so I know it has nothing to do with Dropbox.

Is there any way around this issue, or is it unavoidable when using hfs+?


texts: Why are my Genius mixes on my mac different from my iPhone?

texts:
I sync all my music with my iPhone. But for some reason the Genius mixes are different. This upset me because my Mac has an awesome Classic Rock mix and my iPhone doesn't.

Is it possible to sync Genius playlists between my iPhone and my Mac?


texts: I have a very annoying problem with my Mac. My default country is somehow set to the Netherlands. Whenever I open Google with Safari or another Web browser, I get redirected to google.nl. I also cannot use my Spotify account anymore because it says that I need to be in my home country. How can I change that? I already tried using System Preferences -> Language & Region, but that does't work.


texts: Why is the volume so low on a Mac Mini 2018 minijack output audio when to connected to a receiver?

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I have a Mac Mini 2018 that I sometimes connect my headphones to. They work just fine. No issues with volume.

But if I connect the Mac Mini to a receiver (a Denon AVR-2106) via the minijack with a 3.5mm to RCA cable, then the volume on the speakers connected to the Denon is too low.

The volume on the Denon is in dB and starts in negative number (never understood why) and I have to crank it up to 0db and then I can barely hear the audio from the speakers. Also, I have to max the output volume setting on the Mac.

What gives?


texts: How to fix "The item can't be moved to the Trash because it can't be deleted" error

texts:
Got this error:

The item XYZ can't be moved to the Trash because it can't be deleted.

Never seen this before. How to I enable it to be deleted?

File is stored on an SD card.

Checked permissions. Says:
You can only read

Which I have also never seen.

Tried touch /Volumes/<Name of SD Card> and got the response: touch: /Volumes/<Name of SD Card>: Read-only file system


texts: Delay mounting Backup Plus drive after being improperly ejected

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I have a 1TB backup plus drive (Seagate) formatted using ExFAT, to be able to use it on Mac OS. I'm using an Early 2015 Macbook Pro Retina (13"), running OS X El Capitan 10.11.6.

From when I first started using the hard drive, it works perfectly fine once it's mounted. When it has been ejected improperly (yes, I know, I shouldn't, but it happens by accident sometimes) it will take ages (+- 20min) after plugging it in again for it to mount (show up in Finder). I tried opening Disk Utility to check if it shows up there, it never does. The delay is always there. Disk Utility just shows a spinner and doesn't even load my main HDD, unless I plug out the external HDD.

Also tried various commands in the Terminal, e.g. diskutil mountDisk disk name and  diskutil mount volumeName, etc. Nothing seems to help, the delay is consistently there.

After reboot, it always shows up immediately, which tells me it's not the disk's fault.

Anyone have a solution to this? USB service restart or something like that?


texts: How does access control work on Mac OS X

texts: I would like to have user access rules on a central Music folder. In other words, I am the owner and editor and the kids can only copy downs music but certainly not change anything (like my tags). How do I do this?


texts: I've just switched to OS X and am struggling to find a good, easy to use, and preferably free/cheap newsgroup reader. Does anyone have any good suggestions?


texts: How can i get my iPhoto pictures back, when they are all deleted?

texts:
So my computers been running really slowly the last couple of weeks, and been crashing down (or I have been forced to restart it alot)…
I came across my iPhoto (11) library, which wasn't working. When i opened it, it said something caused iPhoto not to work properly and it gave me a command (Hold down option and command and press on iPhoto), which gave me 4 options. They were something like 1) Rebuild Thumbnails 2) Repair database 3)Rebuild database and i don't remember the 4th one. None of the first 3 were working, iPhoto just crashed. So i choose the one called "Rebuild database", and it started doing that. When that was done, all my iPhoto pictures were gone. And i think i had about over 10.000 photos from many years… so its pretty annoying and extremely depressing, if i can't recover them. I never have figured out how to use "Time Machine", so i haven't backed it up on that i think….Do i have any other options? Can i in some way take my Macbook Pro back in time a couple of days and get my pictures back?
Would really help if you have an idea, or if you know that it's not possible, everything would help since I'm not the most technical girl when it comes Macbook Pro's and problems like this…
:))


texts: Outlook for Mac 2011 - How to sync with iCal (Google Calendar)?

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This seems to be a common problem, but I couldn't find any solutions.

  I want to sync my Google Calendar with Outlook 2011

I tried this solution:

Sync Google Calendar with iCal
Then sync iCal with Outlook

I want to get my Google events into Outlook.

But I have a Problem:

Works fine. All my Google events are in iCal
Outlook won't show my iCal events. I did it with this solution

What can I do as syncing directly from Outlook to Google isn't possible.

  Further Information:

  Add an event in iCal -> shows up in Outlook
  Add an event in Outlook -> doesn't show up in iCal


texts: How to avoid a kernel panic during Lion install to USB disk?

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I downloaded Lion from the Mac App Store, and have been trying to install it to a 32GB USB flash drive. I want to be able to boot my Mac from this disk to use Lion and test some things out before I upgrade my Mac's main hard disk.

I formatted the drive (GUID partition map) per the Lion Installer's instructions, and was able to select it as an installation target. On three separate attempts, the installer begins installing files and gets about 2/3 of the way through before being interrupted by a kernel panic.

I had the Installer Log window open, but nothing interesting/unusual appeared there. After rebooting, I'm able to view it at /private/var/log/install.log on the target disk, the last message is simply a status message about extracting a package. No warnings or errors appear in the file.

The last line of the install log is:

Jul 31 17:02:54 brs-macbook-pro OSInstaller[358]: PackageKit: Extracting file://localhost/Volumes/Mac%20OS%20X%20Install%20DVD/Packages/German.pkg (destination=/Volumes/Skunkworks/.OSInstallSandbox-tmp/Root, uid=0)

The preceding lines are more of the same.

The disk is a brand new SanDisk Cruzer 32GB.

Please note that I am NOT trying to create a bootable installer disk. I want to use the disk to boot into Lion, log in, and use the computer.

Any ideas why it might be failing and how to correct it?


texts: Can I tag Faces on iOS using the iPhoto app?

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Is there a way to tag photos in the iPhoto library with Faces on iOS?

Something like a sequence of screens that just asks for confirmation like "Is this John, yes/no"?


texts: How to disable auto password filling (Keychain) while in private browsing mode in Safari?

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Keychain offers to auto complete forms including passwords even in private browsing mode. How can I disable this?

I'm using Safari 8.0.5 on Yosemite 10.10.3.

Edit: The use case here is when other people need to borrow my computer. I'll open a private browsing window for them. I don't want my credentials auto-filling when they visit site.


texts: How to get the fps of a video from QuickTime Player's inspector using applescript

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I need a quick and easy way to find the frame rate of a video in applescript. So far grabbing it through QuickTime Player's inspector seems like the easiest option.

tell application "QuickTime Player"
    activate
    set the_movie to choose file
    open the_movie
    delay 1
    if not (document 1 exists) then return beep 1
    tell application "System Events" to tell process "QuickTime Player"
        if not ((window 1 whose name ends with "Inspector") exists) then
            keystroke "i" using {command down} -- “Show Movie Inspector” menu   command
        end if
        set theInspector to window 1 whose name ends with "Inspector"
        set {X, Y} to position of static text 1 of theInspector whose value is "FPS:"
        set theFrameRate to value of text area 1 of theInspector whose position is {X + 120, Y}
    end tell
end tell

display dialog theFrameRate

I found this code on the internet, but it cant seem to locate the inspector's text area. Can anyone help me out? I'm running el capitan


texts: I can't modify the "BOOTCAMP" disk to be larger or remove it completely, an error message will occur when attempting to do that. All I'm trying to do is install Xcode and since the size is too small I need to increase it.


texts: 80+ Mail console messages per seconds: "no entry for mailbox id  in the cache; this should never happen"

texts:
Mail rarely below 30% cpu on a 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 …
-> could be 100% of one core …

fan on (very loud), top of the notebook very hot,
laptop very slow to react/respond to inputs
making Mail unusable / stopping it makes the machine quieter/colder/reactive again
Weird part is: trying to troubleshoot, when toggling off all mail accounts (and even tried notes), the Mail program is still sending the message:
"no entry for mailbox id [variable ids] in the cache this should never happen" to the console - until some timeout seen once - making me think the issue was solved, but it came back.
all the same Mail/Notes accounts seem to be ok on iOS though …
no related topics found on google, except problem with accountsd maybe …
seems to be a feature post install Catalina ...
although similar messages appeared in this thread in 2009:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1891181
suggestions/comments/same experience anyone :) ?


texts: Can I change the label of an entry in the Finder sidebar?

texts: I have a couple folders in my Finder's sidebar. Since they're nested (on the actual file system), the names aren't very descriptive. Is there a way I can change the name of the entry in the sidebar without changing the actual name of the folder?


texts: Music collection is not sorted by Album on iOS 8.4

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I "upgraded" to iOS 8.4 and the Music App now has a new icon and different functions.  That's awesome, except I cannot figure out how to view my music collection by album instead of by artist.

I tap the MyMusic icon at the bottom of the screen.  There is a drop down selector 1/3 of the way down that (when tapped) presents "Artists, Albums, Songs, etc. etc"

When I select Album, it groups by Album, but sorts by Artist.  I want it to sort by Album.  I'm hoping I'm missing something obvious here, but I cannot figure it out.


texts: In Yosemite, can you "un tag" more than 10 files at once?

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The tags replaced labels in Yosemite.

Labels could be added or removed whatever the number of files selected, and could not be combined.
Tags are another story, since you can combine them.

But if you select:
FILE-1 and FILE-2 etc all the way to FILE-20,
then add a tag to them, and if you do not deselect the 20 files, and go back to the File menu, in order to remove the green tag, you cannot "remove tag" on these 20 files the way it worked before (say, with labels, before Yosemite, when you would remove label on 1-∞ files at once).
It doesn't work over 10 files the way it would work if only 1-10 files were selected. Remove tag doesn't work for over 10 files.

Visual explanation of the problem:

One file is selected then "add green tag" appears as an option in the Finder:

The green tag is added:

While this one file is selected, "add green tag" becomes "remove green tag" in the File menu of the Finder (or "remove tag "green"", which isn't proper English, but whatever):

Now I select 30 files without any tags:

and "add green tag" to them (notice how now all the tag circles are strangely circled with a white stroke, by the way, not sure what that's supposed to mean to the user):

Green tags gets added to 30 files without a problem:

Now I am looking for the "remove green tag" option for these files, but the Finder asks me if I want to "add tag green" to these files:

If I "add tag green" of course nothing happens, since you can only attribute one green tag once to each file, and this has already been done once. Neither does this remove the tag.

It seems that it would make sense if the command displayed said "remove all green tags in selection", but that's not the case.

I can now only de-tag my files by groups of 10 files.If I select 10 of them, then "remove green tag" in the File menu works...

Therefore, if you inadvertently tag 1503 files in one clumsy gesture, and do not have access to the Edit -> Undo "add tag green" command, how would you select all 1503 files to remove their tags in one single move instead of 150?


texts: I have 2 pc servers in My network that I can't find a way to get rid of

texts: I have 2 pc servers that show in My network that I can't find a way to get rid of. They are.. home_network_ga and zoey ..Zoey is the name of My computer. If I delete the SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server.plist they disappear for a few minutes after I restart then returns. I have a Macbook Pro A1260 with El Capitan. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks!


texts: Force macbook to sleep when lid closed and external monitor connected in Lion

texts:
I know you have heard this before, but is there any app/hack that makes the computer behave like Snow Leopard when closing the lid?

I don't want to hear about this being a duplicate question, as I want a solution not an explanation.

Only post here if you have a solution that makes the macbook behave like in Snow Leopard when closing the lid.


texts: Loading purchased music onto my iPhone 5S

texts: I have purchased a lot of music from iTunes on my MacBook. Whenever I select that music to be moved to my iPhone, it appears (on the iPhone) with a "Cloud" icon beside it. As far as I can tell, the only way I can play this music is to re-load it from the "Cloud" - which the phone tells me will cost money. Why is this happening? I have already bought the music! All I want is for it to appear, like any other music, on my iPhone, as a playable file. Suggestions?


texts: How do I break out of a stuck lock screen?

texts:
On a MacBook Pro (the office's, I'm a noob), I started the upgrade process from Mavericks to El-Capitan from the app store.

After a while, the screen locked as, I assume, is usual. But now I cannot log back in. I typed my user's password in and hit enter, nothing. I tried hitting the the little arrow button to the right of the password and nothing. It's not frozen as the mouse still works, no beachball, I can clear the password. I clicked on the Cancel and Switch User buttons which appear to activate, but then did nothing.

That was the case for quite a while, then I tried clicking the Switch User button again, and the desktop rotated like a cube and now gives me a light grey screen.


texts: My ethernet is missing, how can i find it?

texts: COmcast was setting up an ethernet cable and there was no option to choose ethernet.  I have for years been using the stick from clear but wanted to go to cable for faster.  I currently am using a Wi-Fi router because that's all that I can get to work.  But where is the ethernet?


texts: How can I log in to a Mac using an Active Directory account?

texts:
I have an iMac running OS X 10.7.4. I successfully managed to get the Mac into my company's Active Directory forest using dsconfigad -add example.com -domain example.com ..

I am not, however, able to select a user from the AD to log in to the computer. I guess I missed something. Could someone please put my nose into the correct direction?


texts: Why does FaceTime ring on all my devices? Have tried everything!

texts: when my daughter receives a FaceTime call from one of her friends (now that I think about it it may be only this one friend), my iPhone, my husband's iPhone, and my iPad all ring.  I set up separate iCloud accounts for all of us and turned off cellular calling on my iPad. There doesn't seem to be an option to do this on the iPhone any longer. Despite these efforts,  all of our devices still ring when my daughter gets a FaceTime call from her friend. What should I do next?


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I have two Linux servers and one Mac client, and I would like to do SSH port forwarding via local port address on the Mac.

In Terminal 1 on the Mac,

localhost:~ user1$ ssh -L 8022:server2:22 server1

and from Terminal 2 on the same Mac

localhost:~ user1$ scp -P 8022 0.0.0.0:file .

works OK. But if I use another account user2 on the Mac,

localhost:~ user2$ ssh -L 8022:user1@server2:22 user1@server1

I get the following error on Terminal 2.

localhost:~ user1$ scp -P 8022 0.0.0.0:file .
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

At the same time, another error message appears in Terminal 1.

channel 3: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed

Either user1 or user2 does not have any special port forwarding settings in /etc/sshd_config, /etc/ssh_config, or ~/.ssh/config. Both users have access for SSH login to the Mac (i.e., in "Remote Login" panel of System Preference, these users are in the white list).

I don't see any message in /var/log/system.log.

Which configuration should I check? I use OS X Yosemite.

Here is the verbose output of the scp command.

Executing: program /usr/bin/ssh host 0.0.0.0, user (unspecified), command scp -v -f file
OpenSSH_6.2p2, OSSLShim 0.9.8r 8 Dec 2011
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh_config line 20: Applying options for *
debug1: /etc/ssh_config line 102: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to 0.0.0.0 [0.0.0.0] port 8022.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/cta/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/cta/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/cta/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/cta/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.2
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host


texts: Reclaim Space After failed Catalina Download

texts: I tried to download Catalina and it failed after a network error. I deleted the installer in Applications. Before I deleted the installer, I had 10+gb free space. Now I have 5+gb free space and it is preventing me from downloading Catalina afresh given that I have no space. When I opened Catalina installer before I deleted it, it was not up to the 4+gb I had downloaded before the error. Where did my space go?


texts:
On iPad, there are some useful multitasking gestures such as swipe between applications.

How do I enable multitasking gestures (a la iPad) on iPhone 4?


texts: Can I keep the BOOTCAMP Partition on "secondary" drive when upgrading to SSD?

texts:
I have a Late 2008 MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz with 8 GB RAM and a 320 GB HDD. I'm running OS X Mountain Lion on the Macintosh HD (260 GB capacity, 100 GB used) and a Windows 7 on the 60 GB BOOTCAMP Partition.

What I want to do:

Install an SSD of 120 GB, move OS X there using Time Machine - don't see any problems here.
Keep the original 320 GB drive by moving it to the SuperDrive slot, erase the existing OS X system (since it will be migrated to the SSD)
Keep BootCamp unchanged on original (320 GB) drive.

Question: Will the BootCamp partition still work after moving the internal HDD? It will obviously not be on the boot drive anymore, since that should be the SSD.

If not, is there a way to make it work so I don't have to put it on the SSD?
If not, are there tools for migration so I don't have to do a Windows image & reinstall?


texts:
So after updating to Big Sur a lot of problems hit my mac all at once and I decided to roll it back. Since I didn't make a backup (dumb move I know) I had to basically start from scratch. Before I did so I backed up my current state to an external ssd and then erased the mac via recovery mode. Now its in recovery mode and the reinstall macOS keeps giving me an error and I can't restore from the Time Machine backup as it starts looking for the SSD but never finds it. I would like to try and get it running mojave or catalina or at least anything because in its current state it's useless
Macbook pro 2016
500GB SSD


texts:
My Macbook has 4GB RAM. Lately it often starts swapping, which is obviously not so great.

Firefox usually takes a huge amount (~ 1GB) which is kind of to be expected. Nevertheless, after booting it up (no applications running so far) the memory baseline is already at ~ 1.5 GB. So although I am quite conservative with not running too many applications at once, 4 GB seem not to suffice.

Are these numbers to be expected nowadays?
I have always upgraded my Late-2008 MacBook to the most recent version of OS X. Could it be that I experience some kind of bloat / fragmentation that is related to this?


texts: How to properly use scaling on an external display (from MacBook Pro 2016)?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 2016 (with Thunderbolt 3 ports on macOS 10.13.6) and I need an external display.
I bought an ASUS VP28U (4K), connected it with an HDMI to USB-C adapter and, generally, it works. The problem is that everything is super-small, I guess because of the 4K.

Why doesn’t this display have any scaling option?
or...
How can I adjust the scaling of an external display while still using the full 4K resolution quality?
The only options given to me were to reduce it to 1080p, with obvious results...

Am I making something wrong? Using the wrong cables? Missing some options?

Or is the display a bad one?
Anyone with experience with my same configuration may help in sharing his setup?

Thank you


texts: How to setup Mail.app to automatically reply with the recipient account / the account that received the email, not default account

texts:
I have multiple accounts set up in my Mail.app, all linked to my personal contact card.

Let's say A is my default email account. If I compose a new topic with a new email, A is automatically selecting as sender. Then, I change it to B with the drop down list. Send. Then later, I got a reply. If I tap reply, A is selected automatically.

Is it possible to make it that it would be B?

Apple, that would be much much more logical... Plus, it would prevent me from sending emails as A when it should be as B. Indeed, my contact name appears in the From: field, so if I don't think about changing it, I won't see it is not the email account I want to use...


texts: Is it possible to damage app during installation?

texts:
This is likely dumb question, but I need to be sure.

Situation where you download the installer/downloaded file, extract app file from it, eject disk image form desktop, then put downloaded file into trash and it suddenly don't want to be deleted. I suspect system was still using it in some ways... though disk image had been ejected.

App itself seems to work, opens and does what it was meant to do. Just slight worry if there might be internal error causing security issues. Is this possible?

Or if App actually works, then it works 100%?

I've had it happen few times with different apps and was never sure if I should go and remove them and re-install, eve if they seemingly work.

Will Thunderbird get less secure? Will Malwarebytes not detect everything?

Thoughts like that. Just don't know how apps works - are they like one big bundle that either works or won't work at all and as long as they seem to work, they are 100% fine?


texts: VNC Server for non-Jailbroken iPhone/iPad

texts:
I'm looking for a VNC server for my iPhone/iPad that (assuming I know the IP address) I can connect directly to using a VNC client. To summarize the features I'm looking for:

Non-hosted, i.e. no software needed to be continuously running on a computer (rules out  Reflector or AirServer)
Non-Jailbroken device (rules out Veency)


texts: Google Chrome on OSX - disable password autofill

texts:
How can I disable password autofill/autosave in Google Chrome without deleting all my passwords from the Keychain? I tried just disabling autofill, but Chrome keeps filling out passwords and still conflicts with LastPass.

I want to keep the passwords in the Keychain to use them on my iPhone/iPad with iCloud Keychain, but in Chrome I only want to use LastPass. Using Lastpass and Chrome autofill together does not really work properly, since they seem to conflict. I have to try multiple times to fill out login data etc.

Any help is much appreciated. Or should I file a bugreport with Chrome?


texts: Mapping does not work with some characters in KeyRemap4Macbook

texts:
I want to map Option+Dot and Option+Comma to word-by-word movement in KeyRemap4Macbook. Option+Dot works but Option+Comma does not. Also using any other character such as W, V etc. instead of Comma does not work. They simply put the symbols normally mapped in keylayout file.

Here are the mapping items:

<item>
    <name>word movement right</name>
    <identifier>private.wordright</identifier>
    <autogen>
        --KeyToKey--
        KeyCode::COMMA,ModifierFlag::OPTION_L,
        KeyCode::CURSOR_RIGHT,ModifierFlag::OPTION_L
    </autogen>
</item>
<item>
    <name>word movement by option + dot</name>
    <identifier>private.wordmovement</identifier>
    <autogen>
        --KeyToKey--
        KeyCode::DOT,ModifierFlag::OPTION_L,
        KeyCode::CURSOR_LEFT,ModifierFlag::OPTION_L
    </autogen>
</item>


texts:
macOS UpDate to High Sierra. iTunes can't open.

What is iTunes error -45076, and how might one fix the problem? I have already searched Apple and AskDifferent for the specific error code, but come up empty handed.

macOS High Sierra was install on Sept 26, 2017.
iTunes 12.6.2

iTunes starts, displays the error, as shown below, and leaves no option but to quit. It tried before and after the High Sierra update: iTunes was working before the High Sierra update today.

Starting iTunes from a terminal (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes)
yields the following output: 2017-09-26 22:09:09.802 iTunes[930:14353] .sdef warning for attribute 'rawData' of class 'artwork' in suite 'iTunes Suite': 'raw data' is not a valid type name.


texts: Can I update to iOS 7.1.2, instead of iOS 8.1, on iPhone 5S?

texts: Can anyone help me? My iPhone 5S is on iOS 7.1.1. Can i still update to 7.1.2 without Apple forcing me to update to iOS 8.1?


texts: Can an .ipsw firmware restore image's origin be verified?

texts: Given an .ipsw iOS firmware restore image, can its origin be verified (e.g. through checking a digital signature) to provide assurance that it is actually from Apple and it hasn't been tampered with?


texts: Turn off Live Photo mode permanently in iPhone XS

texts: How do I disable Live Photo mode for long term? Before taking a photo, I turn Live Photos off, but it keeps coming back on automatically.


texts:
My network uses a magic triangle with windows server 2012 and osx Yosemite. I am migrating to a new osx server, this one using Sierra. So I copied all the user files from the old to the new server.

After copying, all the network user's permissions disappeared, so they won't be able to get at their files on the network. So I tried to restore their permissions one user at a time. I can change the ownership of a user's home directory. But when I try to use the "Make ___ the owner" or "Apply to enclosed items" I get the error:

The operation can't be completed
An unexpected error occurred (error code -8076).

How can I give my users their permissions back?


texts: Plugged in new iPhone - iTunes is now using a foreign language

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I just got a new iPhone. I plugged it into my computer (iTunes was already installed). After clicking through the registration windows, iTunes displayed the screen below to me.

Does anyone know how to get this back to English? (So far, I haven't been game to press either the white or the blue button)

I live in Australia.


texts: "Unknown Error = -2,147,414,007" on creating certificate with Certificate Assistant

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I am getting "Unknown Error = -2,147,414,007" on creating a certificate through the Keychain app.

Steps to Recreate:

Open the Keychain Access application. Select Certificate Assistant > Create a Certificate in the application menu (Keychain Access). Only Modified Parameters are listed. The remaining options are kept with default values.
Name of Certificate = gdbcert
Identity Type = Self Signed Root
Certificate Type = Code Signing

Check the Let me override defaults checkbox, and click Continue.

On the next page, leave Security Number to be 1, and set Validity Period to 3650.

Then click Continue once again, and keep doing so to skip the next six screens until you see the one entitled Specify a Location For The Certificate.

For the only property, Keychain, choose System from the drop-down list. Lastly, click Create, type in your password, if prompted, and click Done.

Update: I'm able to create certificates to the Login Keychain. The issue is only when I try to create certificates for the System Keychain.


texts: Management of security questions in AppleID authentication

texts: I have my AppleID, password and access to the email account registered to the ID. But I don't have the answers to the security questions. I have not used the account since it was set up in 2014 and I'm 99% certain that I didn't set up security questions at the time because if I had I would have used my password manager to create and store random strings as answers, and I have nothing saved. I can reset my password easily enough but I actually can't login. The option to reset security questions requires you to answer a security question!! Like doh, if I could do that I wouldn't need to reset them.I do think this is ridiculous. I got Apple support to phone me and the best they could suggest is change the password to a strong random one (it is anyway) and abandon the account! Anyone have any other ideas?


texts: Where are texts from an email address stored?

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When I use my iPhone to send a message under an email address rather than my phone number, where is that message recorded as sent? It does not show up in usage logs the way text messages do, nor under 'sent' in gmail, for example.

Is there a record of it? If so, where?


texts: How to maximise the life of the Apple battery charger set (for Magic Mouse) batteries?

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I purchased a magic mouse battery charger set today. It had a battery charger and 6 batteries. Now I put 2 batteries into the magic mouse and 4 batteries are in the box. My question is how to maximise the life of these batteries??

I use only one pair of batteries by charging / discharging and until the day the battery completely dies and no longer charges? (will that happen??) and then I switch to the next pair.
I use one pair and keep another pair in charging. Once this becomes completely drained, take the last pair from the box put it to charge, put the completely drained ones into the box and take the charged ones into the mouse. So i keep cycling like this?

Any other suggestions?


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I got a Samsung 840 EVO mounted in a Mini late 2012. Now, this is the SSD affected by the notorious performance degradation problem.

Searching samsung site, I was able to find an upgraded firmware "for mac users", but you know that a firmware alone does not solve the issue: data have to be re-copied from decayed cells to fresh cells. This is what Magician software for windows does.

Edit: But look at this page:

  http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/us/html/support/downloads.html

  Under "840 evo firmware for mac" I read: Supports Advanced
  Performance Optimization in Magician 4.6, wich should be the
  performance restoration function. Can someone explain?

Has someone found a way to do performance restoration on a mac?

Thanks.


texts:
My WD MyBook Essential with USB 2.0 appears with read-only permissions. I set the drive up on my old Vista machine, and when Vista began crashing, I switched to Ubuntu. I still have the Ubuntu machine, but started using a Mac.

The drive is encrypted through the WD SmartWare program. While I can unlock the drive, and access files, I can't write to it from either machine.

Is it possible to make the drive writable from my Mac without losing data?


texts: DNS doesn't work properly in OS X Yosemite

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There is a problem with resolving DNS in my OS X Yosemite.

Safari doesn't load web sites, ping says "unknown host" to google.com. DNS servers set to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

dig google.com

Gets proper information about google.com domain and others. nslookup also works properly.

I cannot reboot because I've got another user logged in and his data will be lost.

Restarting discoveryd doesn't seem to help. TCP dump shows no UDP activity when Safari or ping trying to resolve.


texts: Selectively installing MS Office 2011 components

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I've searched here and all over support.microsoft.com without success to find the answer to the following question:

I am looking to purchase Office 2011 from either Amazon or directly from MS.  With either the downloadable or disc version of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac (e.g., Home and Student edition), can I selectively install only Word and Excel?  I do not want/need Outlook, PowerPoint, Messenger, or Remote Desktop (all of which are included with all editions of Office for Mac according to the descriptions).  I know this is possible with the Windows version of the same, but I wanted to verify for the Mac version as I've never used it.

Furthermore, I don't want to enter my admin password to install Office (the implication is that with the password it isn't an isolated installation as a .DMG, for example, but that it is installing components throughout the system).  I do not want any extraneous MS processes, applications, or components running on my laptop (Macbook Pro Retina 2012, running Mavericks). Does the installation require an admin password?


texts: What kind of "messages" does Activity Monitor track with the "Messages Sent" and "Messages Received" columns?

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In Activity Monitor on OS X, it is possible to add additional columns to the process list view.  Two columns available in that list are "Messages Sent" and "Messages Received", which show up as "Sent Msgs" and "Rcvd Msgs", respectively.  Witness:

What kind of "messages" is Activity Monitor referring to?

When I saw "message", I thought at first of Objective-C "messages" that are dispatched with objc_msgSend(), but I can't see how those would be tracked by the operating system since most of those messages would be internal to the process itself. A debugger might track those kinds of messages when attached, but I can't see the OS doing it all the time — very high overhead.

So I am guessing those are heavier-weight messages. Are they a form of RPC between processes?  Or, are those messages calls from user-land into the kernel?  Seeking definitive references.  Thank you.


texts: How can I turn off the gamed service or more generally, any service?

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Yeah, bought a Macbook Retina, come from a Linux background where this stuff is usually a question of removing via the package manager.

Anyhow, I don't play games on this, it's purely for business/development. But I keep seeing this gamed process that came down with the Mavericks update trying to phone home.

Apart from software update, I don't really want any process phoning home, especially when I paid 2G for the damned thing.

Anyhow, anyone know how I can disable/uninstall/kill this process for good?


texts: Cisco IPsec VPN Negotiation Fails After Network Disconnect

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On Mac OSX 10.11.3 (likely previous), the built-in Cisco IPsec VPN client will refuse to reconnect to the VPN server after a network failure (cable unplugged, wifi lost etc.)

After about 30 seconds of 'Connecting...' in the menu bar, an error pops up about 'Failure to negotiate'. Deleting the service and creating a new one does not fix the issue, but a reboot does.

How do I reconnect to the server without having to reboot?


texts: One thing I miss from Windows is that I always had a Skype icon at the bottom of my screen that would tell me when I had new messages.  Right now, the Skype icon in the Mac taskbar only lets me click on it to change my online status.  Is there an app out there for a better Skype icon or would there be a way to customize it to do what I want?  On Windows, it turns gold and there's a number with how many new messages you have.


texts: Why does Time Machine estimate a 109GB backup size, but then need 235 GB?

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I'm running Time Machine on a new NAS. Until today, I used to run it on an USB drive. I am reusing the old job using the new 10.8 feature that allows me to add new backup targets.

When I configure the backup job in the system settings - there are some things like VMs that I want to exclude - Time Machine estimates the backup size to be 109 GB.

When I start the backup, however, it talks about 235 GB. I don't like this, as I don't want to litter the NAS with unnecessary data.

Is it normal that Time Machine shows such a huge difference between the System dialog, and the actual backup?


texts: How to do SMC reset when keyboard is not working?

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My left shift, option and control keys don't work from the last 1 year. I have got used to using the right shift and option keys. Now I need to do a SMC reset for various reasons and Apple Docs say that for my model I need to:

  "Using the built-in keyboard, press Shift-Control-Option on the left
  side of the keyboard, then press the power button at the same time."

Model: Macbook 8,1 (Early 2011, 13" Macbook Pro)

Question: If I remove the back case, unplug the battery and then press the power button for 5sec, will this reset the SMC? As per the documents this method is for notebooks with removable battery.If not then what are my options to reset the SMC without replacing the keyboard?

PS: USB/Bluetooth Keyboards cannot reset the SMC.


texts: Apple Mail make mails unsigned by default

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I have lost patience with outlook and have started using apple mail with my corporate exchange account.

A problem is that every mail I send by default picks up an ios developer certificate that i have associated with this e-mial address.
I know you can click on the button on each mail to turn off signing that message, but i'd like the default to be NOT to sign each message i create.
J


texts: Is it normal to have the home directory under git?

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I've just found out that my home directory is under the supervision of Git, i.e. there's a .git folder in my home directory.

My questions are:

Is it normal that my home directory is under Git?
If it is not normal:

what's your advisable way of removing it from the supervision of Git? Should I just remove the .git folder?
What could have caused it to become a git repository?

Is it a good idea to have it under Git?

It was basically Intellij who made me notice this, because it tells me:

  18:10 Unregistered VCS root detected
              The directory /Users/cell is under Git, but is not registered in the > Settings.

where clearly /Users/cell is my home directory.

It also tells me "Unregistered VCS root" and is doing some work in the background...

I've just Intellij because I wanted to start learning Scala, so the only thing I installed before creating a new project was to install the Scala plugin.


texts: How do I make Chrome the default browser in the OSX Guest Account?

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I'd like to make Chrome the default browser in the OSX. I've managed to get Chrome added to the guest account but there are several issues

Everytime the guest account is launched after reboot Chrome needs root permission to check for updates. How do I turn this off or set up the guest account so that Chrome doesn't ask (as in it thinks it has already asked)

Every time the guess account is launched the user is ask if they want to make Chrome the default. How can I get this not to happen?

When Chrome finally starts it asks the user to login. I'd like it to start just on the Google home page. How can I do that?

I'm guessing all 3 of these might be related to some how running Chrome once in guest mode and copying some configuration files out of guest mode into the correct place so that next time guest mode is run those files already exist and chrome thinks it's already been set up.


texts: iPad: Show website full-screen with hidden controls, address bar and iOS status bar

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My iPad running iOS 12.0.1 is displaying a locked website to visitors.

How can I let browser full-screen, without URL bar and status bar? I couldn't find related options in Safari or Chrome.


texts: Re-arrange items in checklist in Notes 4 app in El Capitan

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The Notes 4 app bundled with El Capitan is revamped. It now includes a checklist feature. This feature becomes available after you agree to "upgrade" (convert) your existing data.

Is there some way to re-order the items in a checklist?

I tried dragging, but I cannot find any thing on which to click to initiate the drag. I looked at the context menu, but no such item. The main menus offer a Format > Mark as Checked item, but nothing about moving items.


texts: Triggering an automation / shortcut on iPhone after a call is over

texts: I would like to run an automation or a shortcut every time I finish an incoming call or an outgoing call. What is the trigger I should use? Does such kind of a trigger even exist?


texts: Bootcamp says "insert windows 7 install disk"

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When my bootcamp asks me to inset windows 7 install disk, do I need to purchase a physical install disk or do I need to just purchase a windows 7 copy online with a product key?

My Mac's Model is: MacBook Pro: (13-inch, Mid 2010) Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB


texts: How to Install .NET Framework 4 on Windows 7 Bootcamp

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I am trying to install the Microsoft .Net Framework 4 on a Windows 7 bootcamp partition on my MacBook Pro. It always fails. I have tried installing it via the web platform installer and also the standalone download, but neither works.

This is the error message from the standalone .Net Framework Installer log:

Exe (C:\c6966332def2afc3e143c2e5079951\Windows6.1-KB958488-v6001-x64.msu) failed with 0xc8000222 - (null).
Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0xC8000222) (Elapsed time: 0 00:01:02).

Does anyone know how to get this to work?


texts: Iphone 5 suddenly stopped connecting to network

texts:
I was sitting at work when my iphone 5 showed that it was not connected to the network anymore. I went into my settings, clicked on the network I wanted and it told me I was unable to join the network. I then tried to forget the network and try to reconnect but the same thing "unable to join network". I then went a step further and reset my network settings under general settings. Now I am not only unable to connect to the network but it is also now asking for a username. It has never asked for a username before.

I have reset the router 3 times, reset my phone several times and still same issue. I have watched every YouTube video, talked to apple support via chat and non of them seem to work. I have tried messing with WPA and WPA2 settings, etc... I know its not a problem with the connection because coworkers are able to connect with no problem. They are not being asked for a username when logging on. I am lost at this point what to do. I dont want to do a factory reset but may have to at this point.Trying this before I do so. Any help is appreciated.


texts: Why am I being asked to pay for iPhoto when I already have it?

texts:
I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mavericks and when I run 'check for updates' in iPhoto it says there is an upgrade available but that I need to pay for it (this was not the case with the GarageBand update)

Why is this happening and how do I get round it?


texts:
I recently had an update done on my iPhone 4 at a local Verizon store because I don't have internet at home. My phone wasn't wanting to update but eventually did but they ordered me a replacement phone long story.

All my apps and pictures came up on my phone and some loaded but I didn't have time to wait on all them to load. They said when you get around Wi-Fi just resume the download. With my job I haven't been around Wi-Fi. Yesterday I noticed some of my apps are missing off my phone. What may have happened?


texts: How can I prevent the MLB At Bat app from going into "Offline Mode"?

texts:
Frequently (sometimes several times a day) I see the following when I launch the MLB At Bat app on my iPhone X, running iOS 11.4.1:

The app then refuses to let me use certain functionality (like "Gameday"), because it's now in this mode.

The only way to get the app working again is to force it to close and relaunch.

I sent a support email to MLB.com Mobile Customer Support and got steps on how to update to the most current release. (which it already is.) The reply closes with "If you have any additional questions, please contact Apple for further assistance."

How can I troubleshoot or prevent this from happening?


texts:
My Macbook, Version 10.9.5 Build 13F1077, AppStore is somehow broken. It's like the formatting of it is broken. See attached image. Any idea's about what happened or how to troubleshoot or fix?

As a follow up to inquiries from @d-w @thomas-jones, yes, I am seeing bad formatting on some other Apple web pages. For example:


texts:
Just upgraded to Mountain Lion (of course). I use Java on a daily basis so I asked Mac OS X to install it right away. It installed "Java 6". I am more than OK with it.

The only thing I don't have is a utility that comes (used to come at least) with it that is called 'jvisualvm'. Any ideas on how to install it on Mountain Lion?


texts: forwarding SMS messages to email on Iphone 4

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For the holidays I will be in a small town with no cell service. However my job requires that I respond to SMS messages day or night. Is there a way to forward SMS messages to my email address so I will be able to check them (even though my phone hasn't received them yet as it is out of service and shut off)?

Because this wasn't hard enough already, I'm working on an iphone 4.

Thanks in advance for your advice!


texts: How can I detect an incoming call on Yosemite

texts:
I'd like to detect an incoming Facetime call and run certain scripts as a result. I'd like to achieve something similar to when iTunes pauses when there is an incoming call, but I would run my own scripts.

Any ideas how I can achieve that?


texts: giving MBP priority for Siri when iPhone and iPad are close by

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This seems trivial but cant find answers for this. I have a MBP plus an iPhone and iPad. All on the same table. When i issue a hey siri, all 3 go off with mixed results on who is actually working..

i assume this is a common problem.

Other then flipping all the non MBP devices (very annoying and unrealistic as i use them in parallel), what options are available to Queue up the MBP so it always defaults to the main siri device?


texts:
I have a 2015 Retina Macbook Pro 13″ running Boot Camp Windows 8.1.

On default settings, the fan seems to idle at 0 according to "Macs Fan Control", and then slowly climb when it reaches 70℃ or so. Gaming makes it go around 102-103℃ max, and hover between that and ~90℃.

Lubbo's Fan Control seems better at gradually increasing and decreasing fan speed, but it as well as Macs Fan Control seem to stick the fan on always on with a minimum of 1299 rpm, once I enable them to override the stock fan management.

In deciding how to modify my system I wonder if OS X always keeps them running and if that is bad for the machine long term compared to windows drivers behavior?


texts: How to remove Your carrier may charge for SMS Messages used to activate FaceTime

texts:
This message keeps coming back:
"Your carrier may charge for SMS Messages used to activate FaceTime"

I managed to get rid of it before but when I change the SIM card it pops up again.

It's similar to "Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate iMessage", which I got rid of this time but I don't remember how.

How to quickly ensure both these messages don't pop up:

Your carrier may charge for SMS messages used to activate iMessage
Your carrier may charge for SMS Messages used to activate FaceTime

Ideally forever, but I'm ok with a quick solution that I can quickly find back here on Ask Different.

Oh and I want to keep Facetime enabled. Not sure about iMessage.


texts: How can I "allow simultaneous downloads" but only for different podcast sources?

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I have subscribed to some 40+ different podcasts. Occasionally, I am off-line for a few days, so some daily podcasts have several new episodes when I get back. If I select 'get all', iTunes tries to start three downloads in parallel. But many sources apparently only allow two (or even one) parallel downloads, making the third one wait.

If the proceeding downloads take too much time (> 2 minutes?), the waiting ones time-out, not to be restarted automatically.

When I get back, iTunes has downloaded a certain subset of the podcasts I wanted, timed-out the rest, and is sitting idle.

This also happens when I find a new podcast with many episodes to be downloaded. I once had to restart all timed-out downloads several times (downloading 100+ episodes for a new podcast).

My only solution until now is to disable "allow simultaneous downloads" until all has been downloaded to my PC. But this is rather slow, and also unnecessarily serializes downloads coming from different sources.

Is it possible to instruct iTunes to allow simultaneous downloads, but restrict it to downloads from different servers? That way, no timeout can prevent iTunes from downloading all, but keeping the maximum speed for parallel downloads.

If not, it would also be a little help if I can configure iTunes to only use two downloads in parallel globally; better than nothing.


texts: How can I force Mountain Lion's Messages app to refresh a conversation?

texts:
Sometimes when an iMessage comes in and I switch to the Messages app, the conversation doesn't contain the new message.

I know the message was received because an alert banner popped up with the correct message text, but it doesn't show up in Messages. It also doesn't seem to be present in Notification Center, despite being set to show 5 recent items.

Sometimes if I quit and reopen Messages it will refresh the conversation with the new message included, but sometimes not. And they still don't show up in Notification Center.

Is there any reliable way to force Messages to refresh or reload the current conversation? Or make it receive messages reliably in the first place?


texts: Why does opening AirPort Utility restore my internet connection?

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My office has a D-Link router hooked up to DSL. Connected to it via Ethernet is an Airport Extreme (6th generation). The Airport Extreme is the wireless router to which my MacBook and other users connect. It's in DHCP and NAT mode, in case that's relevant.

Every once in a while (maybe once every one or two weeks), my internet connection stops working, though the Wi-Fi icon in my menu bar still shows full strength. I used to reflexively disable and enable Wi-Fi, which would reliably fix the problem.

The past few times I wanted to investigate further, so instead of disabling Wi-Fi, I try pinging the Airport Extreme at 192.168.2.1, and I get "Request timeout for icmp_seq". Then I open AirPort Utility. However, the moment I open Airport Utility, everything reliably starts working again, and pings start coming back acked. I'm pretty sure it's the act of opening Airport Utility that's triggering this, as I can wait a variable length of time before opening it. What's going on here?

I'm on an early 2015 13-inch retina MacBook Pro running OS X 10.11.1.


texts: Is Maverick faster than Lion on a MacbookPro year 2009?

texts: I want to format and reboot my old 15" MacBook Pro year 2009 (2.4 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo,  RAM 8 GB). I'll use it with Office, Chrome and VLC, nothing else. Given that, what's the best choice between Mountain Lion and Maverick?


texts: Does iOS encrypt all the data on my device when I set a passcode to my iPhone

texts:
Excuse my stupidity, I know less than nothing about mobile phones OSes but I have been told that iOS encrypts your data when you set a passcode to your phone. This means even if someone stole your phone, took the storage unit out of the phone and mount it he will NOT be able to to examine your data as it encrypted. Something similar to what *nix OSes do when you choose to encrypt your home folder during the installation process.

My concerns are:

What type of data does it encrypt? it's hard to believe that my iPhone decrypts all my photos once I enter my passcode (assuming that iOS encrypted them)
How difficult is it to crack an encryption that is based on simple four digits?!


texts: Create a New Space in Mavericks using Applescript

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In Mavericks, is it possible to use Applescript to create a new Space in Mission Control?

I also tried the following code to switch to another Space, but it does not seem to do anything...

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Finder"
        keystroke "2" using control down --switches to space 2
    end tell
end tell


texts: How to use EasyFind (or a similar application) to search inside ~/Library?

texts: I would like to use EasyFind to search inside the folder ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/. Unfortunately, the Library subfolder is not listed under the home folder in the Select A Folder... dialog box. Is there a way around it? Alternatively, is there another file-searching GUI-based application that will enable me to search inside said folder?


texts: Is it possible to remove cell borders from Numbers?

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I imported an Excel spreadsheet that contained a few cells with black lines as their border.  Is it possible to remove these outlines through Numbers (iOS)?

I have tried copying and pasting, the Format > Cells > Border Style, and deleting the contents, but the black border always remains (and actually spreads if I copy and paste the contents elsewhere).


texts: Verizon message+ does not sync your own texts with iphone texts

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My friends are using Verizon's Message+ app for a group chat.  I would like to participate.
The primary problem is that when I send messages from Message+, the messages that I send do not show up as text messages in the iPhone iMessage version of the conversation.  So I can only see what I text from the Message+ app.
Everyone else can see my messages in both places.  I cannot find anything in the iPhone settings to change this.
[This problem makes no sense... why would the app not sync my own messages with my own phone, when it shows it to everyone else, even though some people don't have iPhones (some are on android)? ] (Original)
Edited: Everyone else can see their own texts in both apps, but I cannot.  There must be some setting to toggle this, but I cannot find it in either app's settings.  None of my friends toggled any settings from default, nor did I.  Any help is appreciated.


texts: When erasing media in Disk Utility, how can I change the default format?

texts: Every time I erase my MicroSD card, I need to change the format from ExFAT to MS-DOS (FAT). Is there a way to change the default to the latter, or better yet, to default to the current format of the drive I'm erasing?


texts:
So there is a mystery story with synchronization over wi-fi.

I've been synchronizing over wi-fi my macbook and iPhone for about 3 months. But some day it happened to stop working. iTunes doesn't see iPhone over wi-fi anymore. Checkbox is checked. Also, handoff stopped working(any app).

I've discovered that if I connect to another wi-fi network my phone is shown and able to synchronize over wi-fi(returning to main router changes things back).

Both devices are connected to the same network (it's the only one I have nearby) and bluetooth is on both on mac and phone.

I've tried:

reset network and location settings
full reset phone and backup then
restoring wi-fi router
switching off and on wi-fi and bluetooth
loggin out and in Apple ID, iTunes etc.
unchecking/checking handoff and iTunes wi-fi sync
delete wi-fi network

Nothing has worked for me. The only clue I have - it's something with wi-fi, though I don't change anything there and restored to default.


texts: What do these numbers and symbols mean in my Documents folder in Finder?

texts:
My Documents are uploaded automatically to iCloud, I recently put a bunch of photos into a subdirectory under ~/Documents/Old Photos and noticed Finder is syncing that directory to iCloud.  However the numbers are a little confusing.

See in the middle of the window there's an up-arrow with 159.28 GB next to it.  What exactly is this?  I thought it was the amount of data left to upload, however it is going up and down rather than just down.  Maybe MacOS is just doing a bad job calculating the remaining data...
Any insight would be helpful


texts: How do I share bluetooth keyboard with iPhone and iMac without re-pairing every time?

texts:
This may be an impossible request, but I'm looking for some way, or some software to install, that lets me choose which device I want to type on at a particular moment.

For example: Most of the time I am typing on my iMac. But when a text message comes in, or I want to type a long password on my iPhone, I want to use my apple bluetooth keyboard to type on my iPhone for a bit, and then switch back to typing on my iMac.


texts:
I accidentally deleted the OS X partition via Bootcamp. I tried to recover OS X via Internet Recovery (CMD + R), but it keeps getting stuck at the Globe all the time. I also created a bootable USB with Catalina, but as soon as I select it during startup, the Mac switches back to Internet Recovery and hangs. I have tried a lot of things, so I would like to turn to you and would be happy if someone would help me.

The things I've tried:

Bootable USB created with Catalina = Does not run on Mac and switches to Internet Recovery
Mac connected to mobile data = hangs at the globe
Mac connected with 2.4ghz wifi and 8.8.8.8 DNS = Same problem
Vram Reset = Same problem
Different key combination tested (Shift+Option+Command+R) = Also switches directly to Internet Recovery and hangs.

As you can see, it always switches to Internet Recovery and hangs.


texts: Viewing a mms:// live broadcast on my Desktop?

texts:
I want to view an upcoming live broadcast on my MacBook Pro The URL is mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast

I am only familiar with MMS with use on Mobile Phones, not desktops.

Is there a desktop application which can view the MMS protocol?


texts: Videos failing to download to iPad from Canon Camera

texts:
I am using a Canon Vivia HF R500 to take videos and downloading them to my iPad Air 2 via a USB to Lightening connection. This has been working flawlessly for me for months. I open Photos, connect the camera, and an import icon shows up. I select the videos I want, and click import. Then the videos show up in Albums > Videos.

Today it stopped working. The iPad sees the camera, shows the import icon, lets me select the videos, and seems to import them, but they never show up on the iPad. When I try to import them again, it gives the error message Duplicate Photos: All of these photos already exist in your Photo Library.

The videos do not exist on any of my devices or iCloud through the web. What can I do?

I've installed iFunBox to try and locate them (or the problem) via the iPad file system, but am not familiar enough with it to make changes.

Please help.


texts: Symlinking /User/SpecialFolder to different drive creates Folder in Folder

texts:
Just finished re-installing macOS Sierra on my MBP and am trying to move the ~/Downloads and other folders to a different drive so they end up in /Volumes/Data/ instead.

I created a /Volumes/Data/Downloads folder and symlinked from one to the other like so:

sudo ln -s /Volumes/Data/Downloads Downloads

This works more or less, but it creates another Downloads folder inside the /Volumes/Data/Downloads folder so the full path would be

/Volumes/Data/Downloads/Downloads

Any Idea what I'm doing wrong?
So it looks like this:


texts: How can I modify a DVD image (ISO) and then burn a new DVD?

texts:
I have a (legit) copy of Star Wars Battlefront 1 for the Play Station 2 (PS2). There are game mods available (different character skins etc) that I'd like to try. Apparently this can be done but I'm tearing my hair out now...

I can make an image of the original DVD using Disk Utility. It creates a CDR file. When I burn that to a DVD-R (again, using Disk Utility), I can get the PS2 to load the game (using Swap Magic to load the DVD-R, this PS2 is not modded -- Swap Magic "soft mods" it to load burned DVDs).

$ file SWBF1.iso
SWBF1.iso:                      UDF filesystem data (version 1.5) '1_01                           '
$

So having this much work all looks good but what I want to do now is modify some of the files before burning the DVD-R.

OSX won't let me edit the ISO (CDR) image. Apparently this is because ISO9660 is not really designed to allow modifications, so even using command line utilities (hdiutil) with -readwrite option won't allow me to modify the image.

So I suspect I need to extract the files onto the file system, add/modify the game data files for the game mod, then create a new ISO image and burn that? But this is not working -- I'm just creating coasters now. (The Mac can read the burned DVD but the PS2 doesn't recognise the disk as being valid). This for example, fails to give the desired result:

$ cd /path-to-extracted-files
$ hdiutil makehybrid -udf -udf-volume-name 1_01 -o SWBF1_mod.iso .
$ hdiutil burn SWBF1_mod.iso
$ file ../*.iso
../SWBF1.iso:                      UDF filesystem data (version 1.5) '1_01                           '
../SWBF1_mod.iso:                  data

How can I modify files on a DVD ISO image to make this work?

Thanks

[Edit: I originally mentioned PS2 in the title but that's a red herring really. This problem seems to exist for anyone wanting to modify an ISO image on OS X. See for example this old discussion of the same problem.]


texts: Is the sudo bless --mount command in macOS deprecated. If so, what is in use now?

texts:
After installing some other operating system like Linux, I would use some version of the sudo bless --mount command like

$ sudo bless --mount /Volumes/EFI --setboot --file /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi

to make macOS the default boot system again.

While the command still works, I was wondering if the sudo bless --mount command has been deprecated like some articles say it has.

https://krypted.com/mac-security/dont-use-bless-to-change-startup-disks-any-more-in-os-x/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7740130

If it has, then what should I be using as a replacement command for making macOS the default boot method again?


texts:
Is it possible for me to change the text to speech voice (For example, right clicking any paragraph or text in TextEdit, clicking Speech --> Start Speaking) from the default American version to the UK voice (Daniel Compact, for example)?

I've tried to do this in voiceover but it does not affect the voice for Text to Speech.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Adding suffixes to file names according to previous suffixes

texts:
I have a folder containing files like

ABC - 2001
DEF
EFG - 2001-2002
HIJ
KLM - 2003
NOP
QRS - 2004

I want to add the year to all file names that currently have no year suffix. The suffix should always be the one of the last file with a year suffix: EFGcontains 2001 and the start of 2002, so HIJ needs the suffix 2002.

How could I do this?


texts:
When I set my apps to fullscreen with the taskbar still there, it doesn't truly fullscreen the application, it always has that small little border to the left.

I'm using moom as a window resizer, but even without it, I still get the same problem. Is this a setting somewhere? My dock is on the left as well.

same problem here

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2143319?start=0&tstart=0


texts: OSX "install to usb" wont reboot to usb during install

texts:
Trying to install OSX High Sierra on an external USB drive. (I know. Old OS)
During install, the mac says it needs to restart.
When it restarts, it defaults to booting from the MAC, not the USB drive.
As such, the install never completes, and there is no way to boot from the install target drive.
I have tried every known solution:
NVRAM, SMC, Recovery Mode, Startup drive - which, since it doesn't finish, it only gives me the Question mark. Alt/opt key brings me to the sole internal hard drive, no other drives.
So to clarify, during install to a USB drive, how do I make sure that the computer completes the install, by properly rebooting?


texts: How do I save and see my saved Apple Music channels?

texts: I can't figure out how to save a channel in the new Apple Music app like I could with iTunes Radio in the old Music.app. Also I can't find my saved stations. The closest I can get to my saved stations is the recent stations list which isn't the same.


texts: What can cause external monitor to remain on when MacBook Pro Retina goes to sleep?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro Retina, Early 2013, running Mountain Lion with an external monitor connected via a Thunderbolt-to-DVI adapter on the rear Thunderbolt port i.e.  the monitor is connected to the Thunderbolt port closest to the power supply, the power supply also connected.

"On occasion" (once or twice a day), I don't touch the system for the sleep timeout period.  The MBP's retina display sleeps.  The external monitor stays alive without any content i.e. the galaxy desktop image is on, but nobodies home.  What can cause the external monitor to remain on when MacBook Pro Retina goes to sleep?  The external monitor should turn off with the Retina display when entering sleep mode.

This external monitor sleep problem happens about once or twice a day.

(My main concern is that I stuck my MBP in my backpack, took it out about 2 hours later, and the MBP was very hot and had shut itself down.  Indeed, I booted it right away while it was still very hot to the touch so I could use SMC Fan Control to cool the unit down, and I noticed that my Hardware monitor software indicated that several of the internal core temp's were near 200dF.  I have not been able to recreate this heating problem, but I have been able to recreate the monitor not sleeping problem, and I have a video to prove it.  :-)  But this isn't the primary reason for this message, just related, maybe.)

The above external monitor sleeping problem occurs once or twice a day, non-deterministically, and I've determined three (3) ways to get the MBP to behave normally, again, once it does happen:

(Way 1 - Works 99% of the time; if not, try again; if it still doesn't work, use Way 2)

Disconnect external monitor (from Thunderbolt port closest to power connector);
Put MBP to sleep by closing the lid and waiting for 15 seconds (if I open the lid too quickly (and notice that the Retina display looks as if it never turned off), this procedure doesn't work, so I shut the lid and wait 15 seconds again until it does appear that the Retina display turned off);
Open MBP lid, pressing the space bar if the Retina display doesn't come back alive shortly after opening the lid;
Reconnect the eternal monitor (to Thunderbolt port closest to power connector);
See if the problem is fixed by moving the track pad pointer to a hot-corner allocated to sleep the MBP.

(Way 2 - Works the rest of the time when Way 1 doesn't work.)

Reset the SMC.

(Way 3 - This way is still being checked out, but shows 48 hours of promise.)

Connect the external monitor to the Thunderbolt port farthest away from the power connector.  I hypothesized this as a fix 2 days ago, and the problem has not returned since I moved the display connector to the front Thunderbolt port.  I've moved the connecter back to the supposed problematic Thunderbolt port a few hours ago i.e. the rear Thunderbolt port closest to the power supply connector.  I want to see if the problem re-surfaces before I show the Geniuses over at Apple my video tomorrow afternoon.

Follow-on question:  Are the Thunderbolt ports "symmetric?"  That is to say, is there any "hardware difference" between the two ports?  To answer my own question, at least partly, the rear Thunderbolt port appears to be hotter i.e. when I place my finger on the aluminum above the back port and when I place my finger on the aluminum above the front port, it feels to me that the back port aluminum is hotter, hence, there does appear to be a difference in the operating temperature near the two ports' physical connections.


texts: Which key is denoted by a ^ on a Macbook?

texts: I have switched to Mac recently from Windows so I apologise if this question seems silly to experienced users. In various keyboard shortcuts, the ^ key is mentioned. Which key are we talking about here?


texts: xcode-select --install doesn't finish, macOS Sierra running in a VM

texts:
I'm running macOS in a virtual machine and getting errors installing developer tools.

I was trying to install xcode-select --install

 Minute 2, from second 27 until 29.  Check the file applessdstatistics...

Tuesday 9:52 PM

Wednesday 4:12 PM

What I need to install xcode-select (not xcode enterely)?

Thank you!

EDIT:

Using Command_Line_Tools_macOS_10.12_for_Xcode_8.2.dmg of https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ doesn't work properly...

Wednesday 10:47 PM

Thursday 8:43 AM


texts: Control data usage of Safari and other Web browsers on Mac

texts:
I find that Web browsers like Safari tend to consume data even after my Web pages are loaded sufficiently to be browsed/read. May I know why?

As an example, I use TripMode to control the data usage of my apps on my Mac. TripMode allows me to

Toggle an option for each app whether I want it to use network data or not.
See how much data each app has consumed at some point in time. (Please see TripMode's main site for details on how it works.)

There was once, when I loaded a Google search page or something. Just immediately after the page has loaded, TripMode shows that less than 10 MB has been consumed by Safari alone. I just left the Google Search page on my browser while I used another app (eg. Excel) for a few minutes. I returned to find in horror that suddenly the data consumption by Safari has reached 50 MB. No other page/tab/window on Safari was loading.

I'd like to know why. But more importantly, I'd like to know if there's another app or extension (like TripMode) that can restrict Safari's (and/or other browsers like Chrome or Firefox which I also use) after - page data usage.


texts: How can I delete multiple users from OS X Yosemite?

texts: My tech put Yosemite on 39 iMac computers in my elementary computer lab last week.  I have 800 students who come through it every week, and I need to delete the last 4 year's users (approx 100/machine).  It takes forever to delete each user individually.  Also, can I override the individual user settings for each student?  Students occasionally use other machines and have to go through the set up process every time they get on a different machine.  That will be irritating!


texts: How do I remove the factory loaded Apple app known as "Calendar" from my iPhone 5?I have tried to remove this application by placing my finger on the application's icon. All app icons on the iPhone "jiggle" and display an "X" in the upper left hand corner of their icons.  When touching the "X" on any given app icon, the app then disappears, and is essentially removed from the iPhone's memory.   However,  the factory loaded Apple application named "Calendar" icon does not display an "X" in its upper left hand corner of its icon.  Therefore I can not remove the "Calendar" application.  Is there a procedure which will allow me to remove any factory loaded applications on my iPhone 5?


texts:
I was wondering if there is anyway to remove the Launchpad limit for apps in folders. I'm looking for having one folder for all apps under the same category but Launchpad is limiting me to only 28 apps per folder.

Is there anyway to remove this limitation?

Thanks a lot guys!


texts: External Display recognized as DisplayPort, but connected via adapter using HDMI

texts:
I'm trying to connect a brand new macbook Pro with 2 USB-C using an adapter with HDMI. The macbook detects the display, but the Connection Type is DisplayPort. Is there a way to change it? Screen displays the message "No HDMI signal detected"

  Chipset Model:    Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
  Type: GPU
  Bus:  Built-In
  VRAM (Dynamic, Max):  1536 MB
  Vendor:   Intel
  Device ID:    0x5926
  Revision ID:  0x0006
  Metal:    Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily2 v1
  Displays:
Colour LCD:
  Display Type: Built-In Retina LCD
  Resolution:   2560x1600 Retina
  Framebuffer Depth:    24-Bit Colour (ARGB8888)
  Main Display: Yes
  Mirror:   Off
  Online:   Yes
  Rotation: Supported
  Automatically Adjust Brightness:  No
DELL U2917W:
  Resolution:   2560x1080 (UW-UXGA - Ultra Wide - Ultra Extended Graphics Array)
  UI Looks like:    2560 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
  Framebuffer Depth:    30-Bit Colour (ARGB2101010)
  Display Serial Number:    749DX73N346L
  Mirror:   Off
  Online:   Yes
  Rotation: Supported
  Automatically Adjust Brightness:  No
  Connection Type:  DisplayPort  # I believe this is the problem.


texts:
In Windows there is a concept of creating a "disk image" for recovery, where one creates a complete copy of the operating system drive so that if the operating system doesn't work, the disk image can be reloaded into the computer, effectively bringing the computer to the state it was when the image was created. This is done with a rescue CD or flash drive - the flash drive is connected, the computer is started up, thereby booting from this drive, and the software on the drive can then reload the disk image from an HDD or wherever that image is located.

I'm looking for the same functionality in a Mac but can't find it, perhaps because I'm using the wrong term for it. I'm new to the Mac world, and the term "disk image" seems to mean something different in that world.

So how do I get this recovery functionality (-recover to a previous state from a completely unusable operating system) with a Mac?


texts: macOS Automator : is there an event for "iOS device connected"?

texts:
I am wondering about the presence of an event "iOS / iPhone device connected" in macOS Sierra Automator.

I would like to launch an automatic import from photos, into specific folder on my mac. (Indeed, the AutoImporter.app function of the Image Transfer app does not work with me, it's a unresolved BUG, please note iCloud disabled don't resolve it).

Thanks for your help and knowledge in Automator


texts: Cannot turn off FileVault process in terminal or DU in macOS High Sierra

texts:
Worst mistake of my life upgrading to High Sierra. At first I couldn't use Time Machine with error 11 and so I decided to try FileVault to encrypt my SSD and it's been going for a week, stuck at 10%. Unbelievable it can't be stopped in terminal. See below:

typed fdesetup status to check progress Encryption in progress: Percent completed = 1?  been over a week now

typed fdesetup disable Error: This command requires root access.

This is actually a different message from yesterday when instead it asked me for a password and then username and then I got a filevault not disabled (-69573) message.

Does anyone know what that number code means?

All I want to do is turn this damn thing off and attempt another Time Machine backup. Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts:
I used to have two iMacs running Lion connected to each other via Firewire.

On starting up a computer, two icons representing both computers would appear. I would select one and type in the password.

Now I have sold one of the computers but both icons still appear on start-up, requiring me to choose one.

How do I eliminate the unnecessary start-up icon?


texts: Will smoking around my apple products void their warranty?

texts:
Recently I read an article on the Apple forums which says that Apple are not honouring warranty if the product comes for a smoker's home. This is also described in this other article which instantly got me wondering.. is this still happening?

If this is actually still an issue how can one prevent it?(Given the smoking habit is to remain present, of course)


texts:
I have a new iMac where I need to install OS X Lion. The HDD is erased, but the newer iMacs don't come with bootable CDs.

But I do have a MacBook Pro OS X lion CD. My question is whether can I install OS X using this CD rather than downloading the whole thing?


texts: Can I backup my Time Machine drive to the cloud and restore it to any other drive?

texts:
I currently backup my Mac to a local Time Machine drive.

I'd like to start periodically backing up that drive to the cloud, using an as of yet unchosen solution.

Once it's backed up to the cloud, can I restore that Time Machine data to any other drive to restore my Mac?

Thanks


texts: I have repaired an iPhone with a 3GS glass. Then I realized it was for an iPhone 3G. So, after replacing it again with a proper 3G glass the LCD just went black! What have I done wrong?


texts: iTunes 12: How to cycle through View Options with script/shortcut?

texts:
I'm trying to writing an applescript that cycles through Songs, Albums, Artists, Composers, Genres, and back to Songs.

There is nothing in applescript Dictionary with regards to this, so I have to resort to UIscripting/Accessibility. This is what I have so far:

tell application "System Events" to tell process "iTunes"

    set frontmost to true -- necessary
    delay 1 -- for last line to take effect, delete if you bind this to keyboard shortcut

    tell window 1 -- tell window "iTunes" only works when in fullscreen

        tell pop up button 2 to perform action "AXPress" -- equivalent of
        --keystroke "j" using {command down}

        tell UI element 1 of row 5 of table 1 of pop over 1 of pop up button 2 to perform action "AXPress"
        -- pressing Genres button, assuming Vies is not in Genres already, of course

    end tell
end tell

You can run this with Script Editor, or preferably for the purpose of the rest of this question, bind it to a keyboard shortcut and invoke it while in iTunes. When you run this, you see the pop up menu flash on your screen, right?

Now, here is the interesting part: Use your cursor to click the pop up button, move down and position the cursor on Artists.

The cursor itself is omitted by OS X Screenshot function, but you can see Artists is in focus. Now press Esc to hide the menu, and invoke the script while the cursor in still in this position.

Bam! You now switched to Artists view. It turns out the 2nd perform action "AXPress" is performed under cursor because the pop up menu is not in focus after clicking the vie option button.

There is a simpler way to verify this problem/bug. 1) Click view option. 2) Press Down key a couple times. You would expect focus would move to Songs, and then Albums, right? Nope, you are just moving through library items in the background, all the while the menu is still in display in the foreground.

So, my question boils down to, how can I move cursor focus to this pop up menu?

UPDATE: Thanks @jackjr300 for the answer. This what my finished script looks like:

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "iTunes"
        set frontmost to true
        delay 1
        tell pop up button 2 of window 1
            click

            if value of attribute "AXDescription" is "Genres" then
                tell (select row 1 of table 1 of pop over 1) to click UI element 1
            end if
            if value of attribute "AXDescription" is "Songs" then
                tell (select row 2 of table 1 of pop over 1) to click UI element 1
            end if
            if value of attribute "AXDescription" is "Albums" then
                tell (select row 3 of table 1 of pop over 1) to click UI element 1
            end if
            if value of attribute "AXDescription" is "Artists" then
                tell (select row 4 of table 1 of pop over 1) to click UI element 1
            end if
            if value of attribute "AXDescription" is "Composers" then
                tell (select row 5 of table 1 of pop over 1) to click UI element 1
            end if

        end tell
    end tell
end tell


texts: How to shorten startup time after Lion to Mountain Lion upgrade?

texts:
I have been looking for answers since and have seen a few that say I need to do a fresh install and whatnot. I am simply unhappy with the fact that I just bought a brand new laptop that got a free Mountain Lion upgrade and now regretting it because the startup time is over 1 minute.

I'm not a techy person and I don't know how to do a fresh install. I refuse to do so if I have to pay for another Mountain Lion download.

How to fix the slow computer start, to make start up time as it was before?


texts:
I am trying to log into my mac (OS X Yosemite) but it keeps showing me this:

I can't even go to recovery mode because when I hold option after rebooting, the only thing that comes up is "Macintosh HD" (My partition name).

So I installed El Capitan on a USB (from another computer) and used the recovery thing in there and it doesn't even show the Macintosh HD in there even though it's there when I hold the option key.

My Mac installation has to be there because when it boots up, I can see my background and my profile picture to login. I don't understand what's going on, please help me. I don't want to lose all my files.


texts: Safari: "JavaScript error detected! Error: TypeError: 'null' is not an object"

texts:
Whenever I connect to a WiFi at Starbucks, I'm prompted with this warning:

After clicking OK everything is fine and I can login as usual.

What's causing this error?
How do I troubleshoot?


texts: Gave daughter my macbook pro and 6plus for college & she is getting msgs etc under my name. What to do?

texts: I gave my daughter my macbook pro and my older 6plus for college/ seemingly still knows me because she is getting msg photo library etc for me. Was it not wiped totally? Help please. I do still see two iphones when my devices are listed.


texts: Auto-correct in my email is correcting the word to something that makes no sense, before I'm even done writing it. IE I was trying to write correct but it keeps changing corr to core before I can finish writing the whole word even though I am not pausing.  I have OS X El Capitan 10.11.6


texts: Contacts keep disappearing from iPhone 4 when iCloud is turned on

texts:
I updated my iPhone 4 to iOS5 yesterday morning, and noticed after the install was complete that the contacts seem to have disappeared completely from my phone after setting the Preference for them to sync with iCloud.

Find a forum post from July suggesting creating a new text message in the Messages app and typing the first few characters of a contact's name to see if they still exist - which works, suggesting that having the contacts sync with iCloud causes some bug where the contacts merely aren't displayed in the Contacts app.

I then turned off iCloud-syncing for Contacts, and all my contacts were displayed normally again.

A few hours later, I test turning iCloud-sync for Contacts back on, notice no side effects; login to www.icloud.com later and see all of my contacts listed there.

Then this morning I open the Contacts app on the phone and it displays no contacts again. Turning iCloud syncing back off fixes it again.

Is there a better way to fix this and a way to fix it so that it doesn't happen in the future?


texts: iPhone 5c can't install Netflix because iOS 11 is required

texts: I have an iPhone 5c and want to download Netflix. Every time I try though, it tells me that I need iOS 11 which my phone can't do. It doesnt give me an option to download the last compatible version. Is there a way to do this?


texts: I have an automator script that runs a curl request, how can I retrieve and display the progress in the menu bar?

texts:
On Automator, I created a service item that uploads a file by executing a BASH script that uses a cURL request. The Applescript code looks like:
on run {input, parameters}
    set pathtofile to (the POSIX path of input as string)
    set pathoutput to (do shell script "/usr/local/bin/uploadFile " & quoted form of pathtofile)
    display notification pathoutput with title "File Uploaded" sound name "Frog"
end run

The issue is that the icon on the menubar will show 0% until the entire upload is done. For example:

this will run until it is done, even when the upload is 99% done. Is there a way to retrieve the curl output information and dynamically update it to show the right percentage? Thanks!


texts: Reading a Mac IICi and SE hard drive on another computer

texts:
I have a Macintosh IICi and SE hard drive. My understanding is both are SCSI. I know one of the two is a Quantum P40S (the one from the mac IICi) I also have a PowerMac G4 that works very nicely and has an airport card in it.

The G4 has a PCI SCSI card. It is an adaptec 2930CU scsi card. I believe it came with the G4.

Now I also have a third hard drive. This drive is an old mac SCSI Hard drive, 50 MB I believe. I am not sure what machine it originally came from. I have gotten it to play nice with my PCI scsi card. I connect it using some ribbon cable and the four large pin internal power cable and everything is fine. That is, the SCSI hard drive is not being put external to the computer. Hence, I am confident my SCSI pci card works.

Now when I remove this third, working SCSI hard drive and attach either the IICi hard drive or the SE hard drive, I get nothing. Interestingly, both of these hard drives have a small LED that attaches to the front of the drive. At no point during my testing does this light show any activity. I also do not feel the drives ever spin.

I would guess that there is some power issue.

Would anyone know if there is anything in particular I should be doing to work with IICi or SE SCSI internal hard drives? Are there jumpers, perhaps, that I need to assign somewhere? What about SCSI terminators? Did internal SCSI hard drives require some internal SCSI terminator. I am left confused on this matter because the third, working hard drive, required no special treatment.

Update 1

I have found that internal mac SCSI HDs have a built in terminator ( I guess you can't put more than one on the bus).

From this old Apple support page:

  If the Macintosh in the SCSI
  chain DOES have an internal hard drive, terminate only the other end
  of the SCSI chain. (All Apple internal SCSI hard drives have built-in
  terminators).

So this answers the terminator issue. Thus I am still unsure as to why this isn't working.

Update 2

I have gotten a hold of an adaptec 2940UW and the requisite mac firmware. I've also obtained the Adaptec PowerDomain Control program and SCSIProbe 5.1.2.

The hard drive is indeed detected on the SCSI bus of my Adaptec 2940UW. The problem is mounting. I get the following error message from SCSIProbe 5.1.2 when attempting to mount:

Trying Device 1.0.0:
   FAILED: SCSI error: -7932 (2) Sense: 1 (0)

Trying Device 1.0.1:
   FAILED: Logical units not supported

Would anyone know how to interpret these messages?


texts: Does the iPhone X use facial recognition hardware?

texts: Does the iPhone X use Facial Recognition hardware not found in previous models? Or is the algorithm executed on the CPU?


texts: Fix slow startup after utility disk repair on a SSD

texts:
I have a 250Gb Samsung SSD 840 series with Trim support enabled installed on a mid-2009 13" Macbook pro running Snow Leopard (10.6.8, 2.26GHz, 8Gb of RAM) and I experience extremely slow startup after trying to repair my ssd with the disk utility.

My disk was starting to boot a bit slower than usually and There were permission errors that I fixed with the disk utility and then when I verified the disk I saw there were erros so I inserted my Snow Leopard installation DVD and tried to fix them (huge mistake)... The disk utility reported mistakes and said it could not fix the disk, I was afraid of losing my data because but I didn't lose anything.

However when I boot now there is a grey screen for around 30 seconds, then there is the loading progress bar and apple's logo and it takes more than 2 minutes to startup  Besides I have no time machine backup because of some external hard drive problems I had recently.

Is there any way for me to fix it without formatting the disk? If I upgrade to Mountain Lion without formatting the drive will it fix the issue?


texts: How to allow users to reset passwords in Time Capsule accounts?

texts:
I have a Time Capsule that I share with others in the office. I control the base station and create accounts for others to backup their machines with Time Machine i.e., using

Airport Utility > Time Capsule > Disks> Secure Shared Disks — with accounts

I create accounts and a password for them (or they're free to enter it on my machine), but I also keep getting requests for password resets or changing passwords, which makes it a pain — people need to come to my machine to do it.

Is there a way to allow users to change their passwords whenever they choose from the convenience of their machine?

I'm using the Time Capsule with Mountain Lion (as are most others, and some with Lion).


texts: Behavior for dragging multiple mail items in OSX is different than dragging single.

texts:
I'm using OSX, and I have an email in the inbox, and a Finder folder nearby.

If I drag the email into the window I get a nice file in the folder with the subject I'd expect and so on.
dragging....

and now in the file.

My problem is this, if I select more than one mail message in mail, I'd like all the mail messages to be put in the folder - but unfortunatley, I get a red mark and the action is proibited.  What am I doing wrong?


texts: Importing photos without using the OS X Photos app

texts:
I would like to import my photos off my camera without using the OS X Photos app and locate my photos direct in the Finder so I can store them in folders, edit them in Photoshop etc. (i.e. do whatever I like with my files without getting involved with the Photos app)

This app automatically recognises my camera and offers to import but I can't work out how to import them to a folder or seperate hardrive where I can sort through the files.

Does anyone know how to import to a folder? or even access the individual files in finder if photos has to be used for import?

…or is there a free import software I can use to avoid "photos " completely

(Theres no camera software available for Yosemite from the company that made my camera)


texts: Recording video on 4K produces weird sounds

texts:
I’ve an iPhone 11 Pro that never gave any problem. Currently using iOS 14.2. Yesterday I recorded a video, using 4K and 60fps, and the result was this: (please be advised, loud and annoying audio on it) https://photos.app.goo.gl/BWbC6KEWQoqpaFPf6
I tried to reproduce the issue with no luck. All videos I did after this one (using the same settings) have the usual, correct sound.
At the time of recording it was not specially windy, Bluetooth was deactivated and airplane mode was turned on.
Any ideas? Thanks.


texts: Safari, iTunes, Chrome etc. won't recognize root certificates after recent update to Safari 7.1.5 (Mavericks)

texts: After installing the most recent security and Safari updates (7.1.5) on Mavericks, Safari and other applications (those using NSURLConnection/CFURLConnection) no longer recognize any root certificates as valid. The root certificates in the System Roots keychain seem to be fine, as far as Keychain Access is concerned. However, Safari, iTunes, Chrome, etc. fail to validate all root certificates ("This certificate was signed by an unknown authority"). Already tried deleting the /var/db/crls/crlcache.db and /var/db/crls/ocspcache.db to no effect. System time is correct. Any ideas?


texts: Is SDHC Card compatible with a MBP mid-2009?

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I have a Mac Book Pro, mid-2009 model that has a SD card slot.
I just bought a SD Card from SanDisk, 8gb, SDHC.

When I insert the SD card in the slot, it is recognized by the MBP: I have a new icon on the desktop, NO NAME, and the disk utility tool shows me the information related to the disk and displays a correct volume size (around 7.95Gb).

In the Disk Utility Tool, when I click on disk verification, I get the following information:

Vérification du volume « NO NAME »Vérification du système de fichiers** /dev/disk1s1
** Phase 1 - Preparing FAT
** Phase 2 - Checking Directories
** Phase 3 - Checking for Orphan Clusters
Free space in FSInfo block (-1) not correct (242303)
Fix? no
0 files, 7753696 KiB free (242303 clusters)

Unfortunately, the Disk Utility Tool does not allow me to format the SD card.

The purpose of this SD Card is to use it to boot a Raspberry Pi. So I downloaded their utility SDFormatter. This utility recognizes the SD Card, but when I try to format it, it tells me that it is write protected.

Of course, the physical lock on the SD card itself is on the correct position!

So my question: is my old MBP compatible with this kind of SD Card?

Thanks.


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Every time Xcode's launcher opens, I see the icon of a project that has been deleted for ages. I double click it, then the error message appears saying it's no longer in my system, but the icon continues to show up in the launcher.

I've already tried:

rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/*

Any ideas?


texts:
I use iOS Bedtime as my morning alarm to wake up.  Sometimes I wake up before the alarm goes off.  How do I tell Bedtime that I'm awake and that I don't need to be woken that morning?

The only method I've been able to come up with is to go into the alarm set up and turn the Bedtime alarm off.  However, this turns it off not only for today, but permanently for all future days as well, and I have to remember to re-enable it before the next morning.  It's easy to forget, so that's not good.  Is there a better way to do this, while using Bedtime?

If I don't turn the alarm off when I wake up early, then sometimes I go shower, and the alarm starts ringing while I'm in the shower and I don't notice until I'm out of the shower, which isn't good -- it disturbs others.


texts: top alternative for GPU usage and networking

texts:
I want to get all the info from Activity Monitor in the terminal (because I am executing these commands in macOS app). It also has to terminate - e.g. for top I can write:

top -pid <somepid> -l3 -n30 > test ; tail -n42 ./test > ./test2 ; open ./test2

and this would get 3 recordings and terminate.

So far, I managed to run top command and get most of the metrics. However, there are many that top doesn't provide, such as GPU and networking.

I am familiar with systemstats but this is not on a per-process basis. I can grep some parts of systemstats, but there is not guarantee that my process is going to be in the list of GPU usage section.

Need to support 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina

Any other commands that I can use, or maybe ways I can tweak systemstats to work for my case?


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I've a late 2008 MBP. It's worked fine up until Monday when the wifi stopped working. It now says "Wi-Fi: No Hardware installed". I've tried looking for it in the system prefs and it's gone.

I've tried reinstalling Yosemite, I've tried resetting pram and smc. No joy. I've repaired disks and permissions.

My bluetooth works as I can stream music to the hifi. The built in camera works too as I can skype, other research has suggested that if these work, it's not a hardware fault.

I've ran a AHT, which came back as no errors. Would it still report error if the airport card/connection doesn't exist?

Has anyone any suggestions before I open her up and poke around?