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I bought a new external hard drive to use with Time Machine: The Western Digital "My Passport for Mac" 1TB USB 3.0 Hard Disk Drive. This is the second hard drive Time Machine uses, the first one being my previous external disk. Therefore upon mounting my new disk, I did not receive the dialog box asking if I wanted Time Machine to make backups to this external disk (I believe you only get that dialog box if you haven't set up Time Machine before).

The icon for this new drive, both on the desktop and in the finder windows and sidebar, is the generic orange USB device. How do I get it to look like the hard drives seen in Time Machine preferences? I'm talking about the greenish-blue hard drive icon with the counter-clockwise arrow on it.

I thought when you set up a disk with Time Machine, it automatically changes its icon. Am I wrong about that?

[My first backup disk didn't have a traditional icon—it was a Toshiba disk and it came with its own red-and-black design, so I thought that overrode the Time Machine icon.]

System specs:

MacBookPro6,2 (mid-2010 version)
2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 processor
OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion


texts: I've just updated my iPad to the IOS 8 and I can't download the English (Oxford) and French dictionaries, as many users have already complained. Please, tell us what is the way to solve it!


texts: How to bulk rename in OS X with my requirements

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Is there a utility that can rename filters in multiple subfolders and then rename the files inside sequentially?

E.g. I select my-pictures and it'll do its magic and sequentially rename all the files in all the subfolders. For each new subfolder, the numbering resets to 1.

old structure

my-pictures (parent folder)
-- folder1
---- in-costa-rica.png
---- swimming-at-beach-costa-rica.png
-- panama-folder
---- panama-canal.png
---- with-witch-doctor.png

desired/new structure

my-pictures (parent folder)
-- folder1
---- 0001.png
---- 0002.png
-- panama-folder
---- 0001.png
---- 0002.png


texts: Strange Freeze on My MacBook Pro 15.4" 2.0GHZ (A1150 / MA600LL) & No Sound After Boot

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I have a MacBook Pro 15" A1150 (MA600LL) that will not boot except in safe mode.  It gets almost all of the way through the boot then freezes with two vertical checkerboard lines and the trackpad-controlled pinwheel for a cursor.

Also, the chime works at the beginning, but after boot in ANY mode the sound preference pane says there is no sound output device.

What should I do?

Regards,

Don


texts:
I have two Macs with the Photo app and sync over iCloud.

I have tagged a lot of faces in both (I know they are not synchronised so I had to do it twice).

In one version the persons which are present in more photos are placed at the beginning and have a bigger "circle", on the other Mac all the "circles" have the same size and appear in random order.

It is possible to choose how the person are ordered? Is it possible to enable the different sizes also on the second machine?


texts: How to remove items in the "Open dictionary" window of MacOS Script Editor?

texts: There are some items in the dictionary that I can't find in the Window -> Resource Library. Actually they are all one application I created with Automator but for some reason appeared multiple times here. It looks annoying. Is there a way to delete them?


texts: How to send existing photos to photo stream?

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I just enabled iCloud on my iPad. I've also downloaded iPhoto on my Mac to sync my photos on the iPad. The problem is that I can only get pictures that I downloaded after I enabled iCloud on my iPad.

Is there a way to add all the photos to photo stream?


texts: Volume control (sliders or keys) stops working after plugging into/out of headphone jack

texts:
I plug my machine into a projector/sound amplification setup regularly for teaching.  Often, when I get back home afterwards, the sound volume controls no longer work.  Neither the dedicated volume keys in the function key row, nor the volume slider in the menu bar have any affect on output volume.  Also, the keys changes don't affect the slider position, or vice versa.

I've done some searching and testing and the only working solution I've found is to reboot. Not a great solution. I've tried switching output devices (no change) and restarting coreaudio (no change). I'm on 10.6.8.

Any non-reboot suggestions?


texts: Apple Watch Sport Band Permanently Damaged

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See the bottom for an update on what the stain might have been caused by.

I'm disappointed to find that there's  nothing I can do (that I know of) to restore my Apple Watch Sport's white band to its formerly clean state. Somehow, it became slightly purple in one area. I'm not sure how things have added up, but I'll state the facts:

My watch arrived only less than a month ago on June 1, 2015.
Usually, I wash with water, toilet paper, and a microfiber cloth, and everything comes out just fine.
I wanted to wash it today. Here's what I used and what happened:

First, rubbing alcohol with a blue microfiber cloth => the back of the longer piece of the band started barely turning purple.
Next, water using my thumb under the faucet => the purplish hue came off, but the toilet paper I placed it on began to look very purple.
Next, toilet paper => that paper became purple as well while I rubbed the back of the band.
I flipped over the band, and the front had a purple stain.
I used water => it didn't go away.
I rubbed with toilet paper => a gray line appeared across the purple stain.
I used water and toilet paper and rubbed quite a bit => the streak left, but the stain remained.
I finally tried the blue cloth, my thumb, and even the alcohol => the stain remained.

I'm frankly concerned that this thing will never come off. I did research on Apple's policy on returning bands, etc., and though I need to confirm, it sounds like any discolored or warped bands will not be accepted for replacements.

Note that the texture of the stained part of the band now feels different from that of the rest of the band, almost like it's more rough. Also, the other half of the band, which was very dirty, washed off just fine with only water and a microfiber cloth.

Here are some pictures of the stain (see descriptions for more details):

The stained half of the band, with the purple stain circled in red.

The original photo of the stain edited for contrast. The purple stain is clearly visible here. (Note: The only editing done here was lighting and contrast changes that can be done in the Photos app on the iPhone. I did not Photoshop this or alter the stain itself, etc.)

Update: I just realized something that may help get the stain off. I never got the chance to follow bmike's advice; I will likely ultimately follow it, but for the time being, I was hoping that this might help find something that I can do myself to clean it.

Check out this photo:

I do a lot of handwriting. Yes, that is my pinky, covered in pen ink, which turns purple when there isn't a thick layer but a thin one over it. Coincidentally, my watch band was stained purple. It adds up to suggest that it's a pen ink stain, which I doubt is more temporary than permanent.

Thus, I suppose my question has changed:

Is it possible to remove pen ink stains (just a typical black ballpoint pen) from a white Apple Watch sport band without damaging it? If so, how? Or is it wiser to just take it in to Apple and see what they can do to help?


texts:
It would be very convenient in macOS mail if upon clicking Reply, a simple template would:

insert a "Hi [first name of recipient from original email],"
add my signature
quote the original email at the very end (as usual)

Any mail.app extensions (plugins) that do this one simple feature?


texts: How can I specify the Sent folder for Gmail on iPad?

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I use Gmail with IMAP on the iPad. I can only find Drafts and Trash folder to configure in the Settings, how can I specify the Sent folder?

Trial with Gmail account: cannot find Sent folder

Perhaps related

  Trying to do this in Android app here.
  Trying to do this on Desktop app here,
  using Debian.
  Trying to find a server-side solution to this, more here (Probably just IMAP enough so perhaps stupid question).


texts: Droplet won't start with multiple file types

texts:
I wrote a droplet to hack a set of MS Word files.  I have been using the Script Editor.  In one incarnation I used the 'recursive file processing droplet' and in another I hacked a bit from a script I found online.

If I drop only .pdf files, it runs fine.

If I drop only .docx files, it runs fine.

If I drop a combination of file types, it doesn't work.  Most of the time, the droplet icon starts bouncing in the Dock and never stops.  However, other times it goes through some of the files and then exits.

Here's the interesting part:  It issues the "starting" message dialog for each file type (name extension) it encounters.  This suggests the 'drop' or 'open' is repeated for each filename extension.

Does anyone have any idea why this would be?

-- This droplet processes files dropped onto the applet
on open these_items
    display dialog "starting"
    repeat with i from 1 to the count of these_items
        process_item(item i of these_items)
    end repeat
end open

on process_item(each_item)
    display dialog "Got an item: " & each_item
end process_item

I re-tested with the simplest possible script and was able to duplicate the failure.

I've put hours and hours into something that should be simple!


texts: How to find memory leaking apps in OSX 10.6.8?

texts: I have an old 2008 MacBook with 4GB of memory. (Memory from About this Mac, everymac.com gave me a different number.) I know it's old, but it almost seems like it's slower than it should be. I have a lot of software so I was wondering, how could I easily find memory leaking processes?


texts:
I have just saved some data from a crashed PC to my external HD, which is a HFS+ Volume using Ubuntu live (regular copy no dd).
Now I am lost: I don't have any privileges in the Folder i copied on my Macbook. I tried changing it using chmod and chown, both as regular user and as root, but I always get a "operation not permitted".The owner for all those files is "999".


texts: How to accept Apple Music Family invite without iOS/macOS?

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A couple of days ago I upgraded my Apple Music subscription to family mainly so my sisters could access music from their iPhones. Since my dad is avid music listener I decided to set up Apple Music for him also on his Windows laptop.

I sent the invite via email and then we created an Apple ID for him with this same email address. But there seems to be no way how to accept this invite without owning Apple device or at least Android one. This seems odd since iTunes is basically the Apple Music for macOS/Windows.

In my family sharing settings I still see the invite as sent and when I open iTunes on his Windows machine there is no indication that there is Apple Music family invite.

Have I missed anything or is this simply impossible?

EDIT: I found a solution. I created new user account on my Mac, signed in with dad's Apple ID and the Family Sharing invitation popped right up. iTunes on Windows now works fine.

Still would be nice to know if it is possible to accept invitation without Mac or spare iOS device..


texts: How do I add a song to a playlist on an iPod Device (running iOS4)?

texts:
It seems like this should be simple, but I can't seem to find the right place to click.

I see how I can go into edit mode for a playlist and remove songs. I just can't figure out how to add songs to a playlist on the device. Ideally I'd like to be able to do it from the now-playing screen somehow, but any solution is acceptable as long as it doesn't involve connecting to my computer and using iTunes to do the add.


texts: New hard drive in early unibody 2011 MacBook Pro won't boot

texts:
Newbie here!

I just replaced the hard drive (to a 1T senate SATA) in my MacBook Pro and upgraded the RAM from 2, 2GB cards to 2, 8GB cards.

Hardware install went smooth, backed up old drive to time machine & made a USB of OSX for install on new drive.

I've gone in and reformatted the new drive with the proper settings (1 partition, journaled, etc...).

When I go in to boot up the system, the computer goes to apple logo grey screen and the loading bar comes up, loads to exactly the halfway point in about 6 minutes, then just sits there... For hours.

I've tried it many times always with the same outcome.

I need my computer for school TODAY!


texts: Installing Windows XP into Boot Camp under Lion

texts:
I've been attempting to install Windows XP using Boot Camp with Lion 10.7.4 following the procedure in Pogue's  missing manual for Lion.

I have partitioned my internal HD using Disk Utility and booted to my original XP installation disk. All goes well until the Installer requests that the Enter key be pressed to continue.

The two USB wired keyboards I have tried will not work with the installer, although they do work while still running the Mac OS. Any suggestions for getting this to work?


texts:
When using Smartfolders in Mac OS 10.6.5, is it possible to choose where to search beyond the 2 button choices?  One button is usually "This Mac' (too broad) and the other one is a folder that has never been the one I want - in fact, I would want to exclude a particular folder (ie the Library folder in my user directory).

Since we are given a choice of 2 places to query, why not any particular branch of the directory?


texts: How to disable single-user boot (command S)

texts:
By default, Macs are extremely insecure if somebody can get physical access, as they can simply shut it down, press the power button, hold command-S, and there, they get root access in 5 seconds.

Is there a way to disable the single-user boot mode, or at least password-protect it?


texts: Turn off internal display without closing lid

texts:
I learned that a MacBook Air's built-in screen turns off when I close the lid so I can continue working on an external display set to be primary. But the MacBook Air has a heat system that requires it to be open to work properly. Heat accumulates faster when it is in clamshell mode.

Is there any way to turn off just the built-in screen without closing the lid but keep the external display active?


texts: Updating the Apple Multiport USB-C Adapter (HDMI Dongle) on High Sierra

texts: Here's the problem: High Sierra (as of 10.13) ships without the firmware update for this A/V dongle. This update package normally rests at "/System/Library/CoreServices/Firmware Updates", but this folder is empty following the update. So if you're stuck at an older Firmware Version (pre 2.33, article: Apple Support Article HT205858) there is no separate download for it, and you are on your own until Apple releases a hotfix.


texts: I got an image on terminal from the output of homebrew package manager

texts:
I got a strange image from the output of brew like this . I'm curious about this behaviour. Is this a feature of brew or the image comes from some special character set? If a character in some character set, I think it can be employed to customise the terminal (prompt, etc.).

Thanks and Best Regards!


texts: Finder jumping to currently selected item

texts:
When I am browsing a long list of items, and have one of the items selected (whether above or below the current viewing area/viewport), quite often it jumps up or down to show the currently selected item - which is super annoying. I have unchecked Spring Loaded files and folder in preferences but with no avail. Is there any suggestions as to how to fix this?

Thank you!


texts:
I know this question has been asked before but none of the answers worked for me.

I have tried three different brand new SD cards, 2 San Disk's and one Samsung's, using both MacBook's built-in SD card reader and a USB card reader, but the SD card doesn't show up in Finder, Disk Utility, Image Capture or Terminal (ls /Volumes/). It does show up in System Report which hints that there's some problem with the software and not the hardware. The same is mentioned by San Disk here:

https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/60/~/troubleshooting-a-usb-device-on-a-mac

I have tried upgrading to macOS Mojave from macOS High Sierra, but to no avail. These SD cards don't show up in Linux either. An older SD card of mine does show up in macOS/Linux. So I am guessing that the new SD cards are missing something, some kind of a driver? Does anyone have any idea what could that be?


texts: How reliable is Find My iPhone "Erase My Mac" feature?

texts:
I recently had a Macbook Pro stolen. I used Find My iPhone "Erase" feature which after two days claimed to have worked. But how reliable is this? The computer had a 500Gb SSD in it, and warns that it could take up to a day to complete the erase. Does anyone know if the "Erased successfully" message is sent after the erase has complete, or at the start of it being instigated by iCloud, as presumably someone could pull the power / turn it off, and prevent the erase completing (if the message were sent at the start)?

NOTE: There was (stupidly of me) no security / encryption on the drive but I did set the passcode when I used the erase feature of FMi


texts: Seagate Backup Plus 5 TB became unresponsive after long period of use

texts:
I recently purchased a new Seagate Backup Plus 5TB for data use, because none of my drives are functioning properly. My old Seagate Expansion 2TB hard drive failed ("Unable to repair"); the Seagate Backup Plus 5TB that I borrowed became unresponsive after a period of use and has bad block (while writing it auto-rejects the drive); and the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop 5TB became unresponsive after a period of use.

After using the new drive for a while, I discovered that it will hang after 2-8 hours of continuous writing. By continuous, I mean literally all the time (downloading youtube videos and multiple torrents). I have read that hanging suggests bad block, and bad block suggests broken drive. What should I do? I've also heard that Seagate is not very reliable as to the quality of hard drives. Is it true?


texts: Keyboard shortcut to correct spelling mistakes

texts:
Is there any way for me to get all of the words detected by the standard OS X spelling checker as mistakes, to be corrected to the first available choice using a keyboard shortcut?

E.g. I type aqcuired and several words/sentences later I look up from the keyboard and see the typo. Instead of reaching for the mouse or tediously navigating there with the keyboard for a manual correction, I'd like to just hit some key combination and get it to be fixed to the obvious correction acquired...

Any solution which is applescript based will also do, since I can easily trigger any applescript from the keyboard (using iKey).


texts: How to disable discrete GPU on MacBook Pro High Sierra permanently?

texts:
yesterday I tried the solution for my MacBook Pro under Sierra from the forum under this link: MacBook Pro: How to disable discrete GPU permanently from EFI?

I tried the following steps under Sierra with a good result (I've got an AMD graphic card for NVIDIA change the code from AMD to NVIDIA):
Start in Single-User Mode (boot while pressing cmd+s)
Typed in the following command:

sudo nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00

reboot(reboot while pressing cmd+d)

Open the Terminal and use the following code:

diskutil cs list (find Logical Volume UUID: last item)

diskutil coreStorage unlockVolume UUID (UUID: from previous command)

cd /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD

mkdir AMD_Kexts

mv System/Library/Extensions/AMD*.* AMD_Kexts/

reboot

Everything works fine know. Then I've updated the MacBook Pro to High Sierra. Everything installed fine. After I've restarted it didn't work and I tried the steps again. But the problem is that High Sierra on a SSD have the new apfs system. So after googling a time I found the code to change (I'm not a Terminal-Super-User).

So I started in Single-User-Mode by pressing cmd+s and typed in:

sudo nvram fa4ce28d-b62f-4c99-9cc3-6815686e30f9:gpu-power-prefs=%01%00%00%00
reboot(reboot while pressing cmd+d)

Open the Terminal and use the following code:

diskutil apfs list (find the Logical Volume UUID: the first under the name Volume Macintosh HD)

diskutil apfs unlockVolume UUID

cd /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD
The APFS Volume disk2s1 is already unlocked (mounted)
mkdir AMD_Kexts
mkdir: AMD_Kexts: File exists
mv System/Library/Extensions/AMD*.* AMD_Kexts/
mv: rename System/Library/Extensions/AMD1000Controller.kext to AMD_Kexts/AMD1000Controller.kext: Directory not empty
and more AMD Controllers with same message

Know I get the message the directory is not empty. After rebooting the MacBook Pro turns off after the half of loading. I tried the other Volumes also but the system doesn't start.

Have anybody an advise for me?

At the moment I install the system again to get back to a clean High Sierra.


texts: Can I transfer all Mail accounts to a new Mac?

texts:
I have many email accounts in my Mail app, lets say 15. Entering the necessary values and passwords etc. for each of these is a huge pain. Is it possible to somehow "save" all of those accounts and transfer them to a new Mac, so I don't need to do it manually? This would include icloud mail, gmail, exchange, etc. accounts and passwords.

Note that in this case I am using macOS Sierra. Also note that I am referring to transferring the accounts login information and email server info to receive and send emails, and not referring to transferring actual emails.


texts: Is there a way to disable Safari CSP (Content Security Policy) check?

texts:
Seems like Safari has a very strong restriction on Content Security Policy (CSP).

For example, on GitHub, most of the userscripts and extensions don't work because of it.

I get errors such as this from the console:

[Error] Refused to execute a script because its hash, its nonce, or 'unsafe-inline' does not appear in the script-src directive of the Content Security Policy. (pulls, line 0)

How do I stop CSP check in Safari?


texts: Can I find out the last time a specific USB was connected to my MBP?

texts:
I recently (within the last month) lost an external Hard drive - it had years of photos on it and I am devastated. To try and jog my memory, I am trying to find a way to find out the last time I connected it to my MacBook. Is this possible in any way using the system.log files?

Thanks in advance


texts: Why is SIP keeping me from using `dtruss` on an executable outside its protected folders?

texts:
I'm trying to run the following command on OS X El Capitan (10.11.4):

sudo dtruss /usr/local/bin/mix phoenix.server

It fails, saying:

  dtrace: failed to execute /usr/local/bin/mix: dtrace cannot control executables signed with restricted entitlements

mix is an executable I installed with Homebrew. /usr/local/bin/mix is actually a symlink, but it points to a file nested under /usr/local/Cellar.

The official statement on SIP says that /usr/local is writable for installers (unlike /usr/ generally). It doesn't say whether SIP allows tracing programs there, but given that I installed this myself, it seems reasonable to be able to trace it.

Is there something I can do to allow tracing this program? Ideas I have:

Disable SIP entirely (seems heavy-handed)

Update: I read that one can disable parts of SIP selectively, but as a first step, I completely disabled it. csrutil status now reports System Integrity Protection status: disabled.. But my original command still fails with the same error. :(

Make Homebrew install everything to a folder under ~ (seems messy)

Update: pretty sure this would be a bad idea

Ignore Homebrew and compile mix from source into ~, then dtruss the new executable

Update: same failure. This one really makes no sense to me. SIP is turned off, the executable isn't "signed" since I compiled it myself, and it's not in a restricted location. :P

Install Linux in a VM. (seriously? do I have to do this?)


texts: WD My Passport 0820 USB HFS+ data disk drive partition problem following accidental use of Recovery Assistant

texts:
I have edited this post in view of recent developments

I have a 2 TB USB Disk used for all my data. I accidentally ran Lion Recovery Disk Assistant on it, instead of my Pen Drive, to make a bootable installer. Now I can't mount the disk.

Disk shows up in Disk Utility

Now surprisingly one of the folders showing up from the corrupted USB HD 2TB  but the folder is empty

Last login: Mon Jul 18 14:48:54 on ttys000
bash: alias: ll-ls -lahG: not found
sanjeevvyas$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS MacPro HD               250.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Blank                   650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk1
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS ELEMENTS                999.8 GB   disk2s2
sanjeevvyas$

Ideally /dev/disk1 should have the same partition structure as /dev/disk2 .I am missing 2 partitions, is there anyway I can fix the partition structure?

I have tried TestDisk, Data Wizard and Disk Drill, however nothing has helped.


texts: How can I Access my files from a different start up disk

texts: I am have problems with a Mac not starting up (macOS 10.13.6, MacBookPro 13” early 2015)  I created a new start-up disk on an external hard drive and wanted to recover files before going further but the Files on my user account on my laptop are locked - even though I am using the same Apple ID, name and password.


texts: Keyboard shortcut for switching windows not working in Yosemite

texts:
While on OS X 10.9 it works nice to switch windows of all apps (not produced by apple) I am using in my work like Google Chrome, SublimeText, iTerm from keyboard using:

cmd ⌘ + `

On OS X 10.10 it works only with apple apps ;(

Is there something changed, what third-party applications developers should change, or is some other keyboard shortcut to get this working as it should?

UPDATE:
- I restored all keyboard settings to default, and things started working as expected.

Make sure that this one checkbox is checked:


texts: iMac very slow wifi while macbook is fine

texts:
I currently have a MacBook Pro (Lion) and my iMac (Leopard) sitting side by side. The MacBook  Pro connects to a wifi network and speeds are as they should be. The iMac has serious problems: it doesn't find the same networks, it gets connection timeouts when trying to connect to the wifi network, when it finally connects the speed is so slow that it's unusable. When I ping yahoo.com I get results of between 100 - 1500ms and sites take minutes to load.

How can I start debugging this problem?


texts: How to connect two Dell P2415Q 4k displays to MacBook Pro 2016

texts:
What's the best way of connecting two Dell P2415Q 4k displays to the MacBook Pro 2016 with TouchBar and TouchID?

I have the monitors connected to an older MacBook Pro currently with two mini-DisplayPort cables. Can I somehow reuse those cables or do I need new ones?

Apple's support page 1 lets me know that:

"Note that although it uses a Mini DisplayPort connector, the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter doesn't support connections to Mini DisplayPort displays."

So I guess reusing the cables is not the way to go?


texts: If you give your iPhone + Passcode to someone, what harmful things could they do to your data/privacy/security?

texts:
Assume you give your iPhone (iOS 12.2) + passcode to someone (e.g. teacher, law enforcement, airport security, etc.) for several hours, and then they give you your iPhone back.

Assume the person is technically skilled and motivated to harm your data or compromise your security/privacy after the device is handed back.

What harmful things can they do to your data/privacy/security? What traces would be around to identify those actions?

In particular, I'm interested in harmful discrete things (e.g. setting up a proxy so all web traffic is monitored). The non-harmful and easily detectable things (e.g. changing your iPhone's background) could be good to document as well, though.


texts: MacOs Catalina doesn't fully boot until you log in

texts:
After some Catalina update recently, my 2013 Mac Pro, upon startup, immediately shows the login screen before actually booting up.

By this, I mean that TeamViewer, and other background service are not available until you login once... This makes it extremely frustrating when working remotely to my Mac because I cannot risk rebooting it, otherwise I have to go physically log into it in order for TeamViewer to fire up.

This was not the case for the past 7 years I have been using Macs.

Is there any way to turn off this delayed-load nonsense? I looked everywhere in preferences and Google'd away but either I am not googling the right terms or no one's noticed.

My PCs still work fine after a reboot, FTP, RDP, TeamViewer, IIS all work upon booting a PC on Win10 without having to log in. But, of course, not Apple...


texts: What is dasd_data_dollection in analytics?

texts:
On my iPhone 7, in Settings -> Privacy -> Analytics and Improvements -> Analytics Data, one of the items on the list is "dasd_data_collection"

Tbh, I don't understand what most things in the Analytics Data list are, but the name of this one jumped out at me particularly.

Does anyone know what this specific item is?


texts: Recover pictures deleted by syncing iPhone from different photo library

texts:
Today while I was trying to transfer pictures from computer to my iPhone, I selected the folder I wanted to copy then a message appeared on the screen that

  Photos synced to iPhone from other photo libraries or folders will be removed and photos will be synced from this computer. Photos taken from iPhone will not affected.

I entered the option Remove and Sync.

Now the older pictures have been deleted and the new one's have been added.

How can I recover the older picture?


texts:
It looks like Chrome on iOS8 has the ability to 'user accept' untrusted SSL Certs but Safari simply blocks them with an error.

The scenario here is that the phone (and iPad) are viewing an internal corporate staging environment, piggy-backing off a mac plugged into the internal network. The actual mac can view the site without an error.

My question is: How to get Safari to accept Untrusted Certs on iOS8? (like Chrome)


texts: How to change account name and full name to one, consistent name?

texts:
I have created an administrator account on a Mac OSX 10.5.8. At first, the user name and account name were called "kaleb". However, I later changed the name (is this account or user?) via System Preferences | Accounts to "apple2".

I now want this name to be consistent for everything related to this account. To try to do this, I followed the instructions at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428. However, this hasn't worked. I still can login as "kaleb" (and as "apple2"), and the name of my home folder is still "kaleb" although the user is called "apple2". On the command line, the username is "kaleb". However, in Systems Preferences there is only evidence of an "apple2" user.

What can I do to get rid of "kaleb" and have all permissions, pointers, names etc. under the name "apple2"?


texts: Do all editions of OS X use the New Oxford American Dictionary?

texts: I know that my US-based MacBook has NOAD as its dictionary reference. Do other parts of the world have the option of other built-in dictionaries? If so, is NOAD still the default? Does Great Britain have the option of the OED instead of NOAD, for instance?


texts: Keychain does not show passwords after El Capitan upgrade

texts:
When I click on "Show password:" and enter password then click "Allow" button,
then my cursor just keep loading and password does not show.

(source: shoespost.com)
Keychain looks like it's frozen, only "Deny" button works which will close the window. Same problem with old and new saved passwords.
This happened two months ago after I have upgraded to OS X El Capitan.
New Keychain and reset did not help.


texts: How can I transfer a Live Photo from one .photoslibrary file to another?

texts:
While on vacation, I imported my photos to my girlfriend’s laptop to free up space on my iPhone. She now has my Live Photos saved onto her laptop and I can view them when I open her Photos Library (.photoslibrary file).

Now that we are home, I’d like to transfer these Live Photos from her laptop (MacBook Pro) to my desktop computer (iMac) where all my photos are stored.

When I try to export the files on her computer, I get both a .jpg and a .mov file. I cannot import these to my Photos Library on my iMac as it will import them as a separate photo and video, not as a Live Photo.

Is there any way to transfer a Live Photo from one Photos Library to another?


texts:
I'm in the process of procuring a used iPhone 4. What are things I should ask and know about prior to closing the deal?

Someone mentioned to me that I should ask:
- If it's still under warranty
- If it's new, replaced (for $200), or refurbished

What else?


texts: Can I use iPhone earbuds as a microphone on my MacBook?

texts: The only microphone I have is the one built-in to my iPhone earbuds. I want to try some line-in stuff, so I plugged the headphones into the microphone port. I then went to System Preferences/Sound/Input and selected Line In. It doesn't appear that this is working as a microphone. Should it?


texts: Printer frequently not responding from MacOS, with a reboot "fix"

texts:
I have an 11" MacBook Air running El Capitan that has trouble printing. The printer is an Epson NX430 and we print to it over wifi. There are 4 different MacBooks running a variety of OS versions in the house but only the one seems to have this trouble. I've tried resetting the printer system and re-adding it. I've tried changing with the protocol from Port9100 to IPP. Nothing seems to change. Once the computer starts to report that the printer is not responding, the only "fix" is to reboot, and this generally happens after just 1 or 2 prints.

The OS can't be updated to Sierra because of a software incompatibility. For what it's worth, the problem was occurring with Yosemite as well.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Starting Preview without opening previous PostScript documents

texts:
I'm running the latest version of OS X and Preview is hanging whenever I try to start it.

It attempts to open the documents which I previously had open, which is ~10 PDFs and ~3 PostScript files, and it seems to be permanently get stuck whilst "converting" those PostScript files (even though opening them was no issue before).

Hence my question is, how do I start Preview without opening those documents? (I'm guessing there's some kind of cache I should delete.)


texts: Considerations for granting read and write privileges to MacHD for "everyone"?

texts:
What are the potential dangers to be wary of when changing the root drives read/write permission? Specifically, granting "everyone" read/write access?

E.g. will I be opening up my computer to potential malware attacks/viruses and such? Will I be compromising my system integrity? Will it be easier for me to catastrophically damage or erase my entire system? Am I just being paranoid?

Use case: I've recently installed Avid's Media Composer | First and while I can use external drives (and likely a partition of my internal SSD), as is I am unable to use the internal drive for writing media files (like renders and when ingesting files.) Of note, I can "link" to files just fine, but importing to Avid codecs requires a drive the app can write to. When I launch the application without any external drives mounted, I get this warning:

Per the Avid Knowledge Base a solution involves changing the write protection for the drive's root folder so as to allow Media Composer | First to create and populate its "Avid Media Files" folder:

  Solution:

  If you do need to use the system drive as a media drive, take the following steps to change permissions

  Click on your system (Macintosh HD in most cases) drive to highlight
  From the File menu select Get Info (cmd+I)
  Click the lock icon in the bottom right to make changes
  Click on the “Read only” text in the Privilege column next to Everyone and set the privilege to “Read & Write”
  You should now be able to see the system drive as a valid media drive.

  Note: If you repair permissions on the system drive, they will reset and you will have to repeat this procedure.

For whatever it is worth, I am the only user of this particular computer and I do have it backed up regularly with Time Machine. Partly I am asking for my own understanding, but also, if I were trying to set up a family member with this free editing software and they also let their kids use the laptop, it seems like granting everyone read/write might be make for more of a potential problem or accidents? Am I being overly cautious, or perhaps, by making the change, eagerly risky?


texts:
I'm trying to set up our server so that file permissions make sense. We have a mac mini running OSX 10.6.7. Through our desktop Macs, we connect to shared folders on that server and save files on it, in Finder, TextEdit, etc.

I've set up a umask, as documented here. However, this only works from terminal/finder directly on the server. If I save a file to the server using a connected desktop, it doesn't work.

Any ideas on how I can resolve this?


texts: Get dictionary definition of words in spotlight in Catalina?

texts:
I just updated to macOS Catalina.

Looks like I can't type a word I don't know the meaning of into spotlight and get its dictionary definition anymore, even though in System Preferences > Spotlight "Definition" is checked.

How re-enable the functionality so that spotlight can be used like a dictionary?


texts: How to re-assign option-F3 to "application windows"

texts:
If I assign option-F3 in the "Application Windows" select list in:

System Preferences->Mission Control

It seems to allow me to do that and there are no conflicts reported for the key-combo in:

System Preferences->Keyboard->Shortcuts

But the next time I open System Preferences->Mission Control, the select list is empty.  And if I type option-F3, System Preferences launches and the mission control system preferences pane comes up.

Where is the option-F3 -> Mission Control Preference pane action set?
How do I change it so I can re-assign option-F3 to do what I want?
Why is there no reported conflict in the keyboard shortcuts settings when I assign option-F3?


texts: displays - drive displays from USB-C hub

texts:
Is it possible to drive a monitor from a hub? If the hub was Thunderbolt 3 compatible and I used a USB-C to HDMI adapter, from the hub to the monitor, would this work? The monitor in question is a Full HD (1080p@60Hz) monitor - nothing crazy.

I ask this question as I'm currently looking at a USB-C to 3 HDMI adapter however the price is pretty high - and I'm looking for a workaround. It seems that individual USB-C to HDMI cables are a lot cheaper.


texts: Are favorites in the Photos app suppose to sync between devices?

texts:
I use Apple Photos on my Macs and on my iOS devices. I can flag photos via the Heart icon as favorites, but in my case they are not synced between devices.

Is this a bug, or is this meant to be like this?

ps: I saw the question Are "Favorites" and edits synced with Photos for Mac/iOS?, but it neither attracted answers nor is it it particular current - that's why I ask this here and now.


texts: I have a local webserver running on my machine (Mavericks). How can others on my network view the page that I'm hosting?


texts: How would I copy all of the text from a powerpoint presentation and paste it into a word document?


texts:
After spending some time searching with Google and on developer.apple.com, I still can't figure whether my iPad 2 is a "Rev A" or not (its model is MC979LL/A).

How can I know my exact model?


texts: Exit full screen for both windows upon leaving split view

texts: In split view, when I exit full screen with one window (by clicking on the top left green button), the other windows remains in full screen and is hidden. What is the way to exit full screen for both windows at the same time?


texts:
I have 2 iPad:

• iPad A with Apple ID aaa@hotmail.com

• iPad B with Apple ID bbb@hotmail.com

Is there anyway for me to clone iPad A to iPad B without the use of iPad A's Apple ID (aaa@hotmail.com) in iPad B?

Additional Information:
I have this app which was already removed from the Apple Store and I am still using the product.

Although the developer of this app is happy to help, he is unable to assist me as this app is not longer available at his end.

Hence, I was thinking whether my iPad can be clone over to his iPad (we have the same iPad btw) for him to assist me on the matter.

The main aim of this is to have that app installed over to the developer's ipad.

Thanks in advance :)


texts: Linux kernel hangs when attempting to dual boot Elementary OS on 2018 Mac

texts:
I am attempting to dual boot Elementary OS from a live USB on my 2018 Catalina MacBook Pro. After shutting down my Mac, I plug in the USB drive and start up the computer, while holding down the option key. After a few seconds, the Elementary OS logo appears, and a few seconds later I get a slew of errors, including the following message: ICM Firmware is in wrong mode: 15.
I have disabled SIP and Secure boot (as I have a newer Mac with the T2 chips), and can't figure out what the issue is.
Here is an image of the error messages:


texts: Automatically switch to the strongest wifi known signal

texts: I have 2 known networks that I have signed into at my house. One is stronger at one side of the house and one is stronger at the other. Is there any way that they automatically switch to the strongest wifi signal instead of staying on one?


texts:
I purchased a refurbished iMac "originally released May 2011" from Apple (http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC812LL/A ), hoping it'd still have Snow Leopard on it.

Ended up having Lion on it.  My Googling says it originally came with 10.6.6, so it definitely supports Snow Leopard, but I guess in the refurbishing process they upgraded it to 10.7 and now I can't get it to go back.

How can I downgrade an iMac12,1 from Lion to Snow Leopard?


texts: Unable to completely uninstall Zoom meeting app

texts:
I am unable to completely uninstall the Zoom meeting app from my Mac running macOS Mojave.

I once installed the Zoom meeting app. Then I deleted it from Applications directory. Now, every-time I open a zoom meeting in Google Chrome, the Zoom app gets reinstalled automatically! Terrible...

So I investigated from where and how it has permission to reinstall and I found out they created a hidden folder .zoomus containing ZoomOpener.app and there is a ZoomUsPlugIn.plugin in ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins directory.

Question: I have deleted the following 4 files:

zoom.us.app from /Applications directory.
zoomusInstaller.pkg from ~/Downloads directory
ZoomOpener.app from hidden .zoomus in home dir
ZoomUsPlugIn.plugin from ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins directory. directory

But it still gets reinstalled. How can I completely uninstall it?

EDIT 2

the support now gave me this script to run: I ran it but it still gets installed again after opening a meeting... this is the worst app i have ever used...

official zoom support drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MP0cNLyJjzPLNrvNDCZv9hRuif091f0c

currently i run this script to uninstall, to no success

#! /bin/bash
echo Cleaning Zoom...
echo Cleaning Application Cached Files...
sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/zoom.us
echo Cleaning Application..
{
  sudo rm -rf /Applications/zoom.us.app
  sudo rm -rf ~/Applications/zoom.us.app
  sudo kextunload -b zoom.us.ZoomAudioDevice
  sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/ZoomAudioDevice.kext
} &> /dev/null

echo Removed Application...

{
    sudo rm -rf ~/Downloads/zoomusInstaller.pkg
    sudo rm -rf /Applications/zoom.us.app
    sudo rm -rf ~/Desktop/Zoom
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Application Support/zoom.us
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/us.zoom.xos
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ZoomUsPlugIn.plugin
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/ZoomUsPlugIn.plugin
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/zoom.us
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/zoominstall.log
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/ZoomChat.plist
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/us.zoom.xos.plist
    sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Saved Application State/us.zoom.xos.savedState
} &> /dev/null

echo Other stuff...

and i kill the process:

ps -eaf | grep -i [z]oom

EDIT 3

i ran all scripts and killed the process, now one day later, I open another meeting via chrome and... again the installer runs. I am furious


texts: How to install Mojave on a 2018 Mac mini without removing Big Sur?

texts:
I already successfully created USB flash drive Mojave installer and tested by installing Mojave to an external drive connected to a 2012 MacBook Pro. Therefore, I do not need an any of the answers posted to the question How can I download an older version of OS X/macOS? Where I am having the problem is using the same USB flash drive installer to install Mojave on a 2018 Mac mini which already has Big Sur installed.
I recently bought an open-box 2018 Mac Mini to replace a much older one before it dies.  I wanted something that would run Mojave since I have some important, orphaned 32-bit software I need to run.  Unfortunately (or not) the mini came with Big Sur installed and Recovery won't go back to anything earlier.  My plan now was to install Mojave on a separate partition so Big Sur would still be around to fiddle with.  I have been unable to do that.
I used softwareupdate —fetch-full-installer etc. to get a recent, clean copy of the Mojave installer.  I then used —createinstallmedia (with and without —download assets) to make a bootable installer on a thumb drive.  It actually took me several attempts before it didn't give an error message (one or more of the BridgeOS packages couldn't be downloaded.)  The resulting installer-on-a-stick boots, the apple logo comes up, and a progress bar starts.  Eventually (maybe as long as a half hour) the bar gets to the end and it just sits there. No error messages, no nothing.  Note: I did NOT wipe the mac mini's internal drive before trying to boot the installer.  I'm willing to do that if necessary, but only if someone tells me they've successfully installed Mojave that way and couldn't do so without doing the erase.
I took the fetched installer over to my 2012 MacBook Pro and it executed fine and I was able to install Mojave on a partition on an external drive and boot from it (on the MacBook Pro.) I also took the thumb drive bootable installer over to the MacBook and it booted fine; I quit before actually trying to install Mojave, but that at least showed that the installer on the thumb drive appeared to work. So, the installer's good and the thumb drive is good.
I then tried making a Catalina installer the same way.   That worked like a charm and I was able to install it on a separate partition on the mac mini so now I could dual boot into either Big Sur or Catalina.
Whether relevant or not, I tried disabling SIP and Gatekeeper (spctl) on the mini, but that didn't help.  Suggestions?  It certainly should be doable since I understand that model Mac mini originally shipped with Mojave.  I'm willing to completely wipe the Mac mini's drive if that's necessary, and guaranteed not to brick it, but I shouldn't have to do that, you'd think.  There are some possibly relevant threads here that I've skimmed, but I didn't see any that described exactly this problem.  I'm pretty Mac savvy, but when it comes to firmware updates and the T2 chip I'm afraid I get lost.
So, let's restate the question.  How do you install Mojave on a 2018 Mac Mini that came with Big Sur? (Either on a separate partition or replacing Big Sur.)  You get extra credit if you can tell me why the installer hangs for me at the end of its boot. Has anyone else encountered this problem?  I know you can "solve" it by using any of several Virtual Machine packages, such as Parallels, but that would be my last resort.


texts: What is the radio frequency of Airdrop transmission?

texts:
I know the Airdrop uses WiFi direct to send the packet, but what is the radio frequency of it so I can capture the traffic.

Is the WiFi 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz or both?


texts: How can I hide / remove updates from the Mac App Store?

texts:
I installed an app, didn't like it, and then moved it from Applications to the Trash and emptied the trash. Now when I go into the App Store, I am stil being prompted to update the application even though it has been removed.

I tried searching the hard drive and I don't see any other copies of the Application.

I also tried running this command which is supposed to update the database of what is actually installed on the system for the App Store:

sudo /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

It is still showing up. How can I get rid of it?

On a related note, I accidentally hid another update that I wanted to install by right clicking on it and choosing "Hide Update". I was not able to hide Clyppan which is the app I'm trying to ditch - but if you do accidentally hide something you want to install, how do you get it back?


texts: Possible to share Spaces between displays?

texts:
As far as I can tell, Spaces has two modes of operation related to external monitors, depending on whether System Preferences > Mission Control > "Displays have separate Spaces" is checked:

If not checked, the laptop screen and external display act as a single Space.
If checked, each has a separate set of Spaces.  You can move a Space from one display to another by clicking on it in Mission Control and dragging it between displays.  When the external display is unplugged, its Spaces get dumped back into the laptop's Spaces.

What I would like is this:

Each display can show a different Space, but they all access the same set of Spaces.  No rearranging happens when you plug in an external display.  It just becomes another viewport that can be used to look at a different Space from that fixed set (or even the same Space, in which case it's just mirroring the laptop display).

I'm pretty confident that this is not possible with the built-in Mission Control settings.  But perhaps there's a third party app out there that can do this?

Context:

I use a MacBook Pro (running Sierra) and am frequently plugging in and unplugging an external monitor.  I have lots of Spaces, some desktops and some fullscreen.  Most of the fullscreen Spaces are browser windows.  Having them constantly move around on me drives me a bit nuts.  The "Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use" option helps a little, but it's not nearly as good as the seemingly trivial solution of having the same set of Spaces across all displays and never, ever rearranging, thank you very much.  :-)


texts:
Since I work with Xcode and plug in and out iOS devices multiple times per day, I don't want iTunes to automatically backup them every time I plug them in. But at the same time I would like to have a daily backup of the devices.

So I was wondering - is there a way to trigger iOS sync with a terminal command, so then it can be scheduled to run every day?


texts:
I have a USB headset. It works just fine on a PC or a Macbook without any install.
If I connect it to an Android phone with micro-USB port, via some micro-USB to full-size USB adapter, it doesn't work. It can even restart the whole phone.
For iPhone with the Lightning port, is it possible to connect a USB headset to it via some Lightning-to-USB adapter?


texts: How to disable LinkedIn birthday event notification in mac calendar?

texts:
I have a lot of connections in LinkedIn and due to this every time when I open my laptop I got notification about there birthday.

My calendar looks like this

It is very inconvenient, how knows how to disable these events or discard linkedIn from calendar?


texts:
I bought MacBook Pro 16" 2019 model 8 months back (Intel i7 version), and I can see that my MBP gets so much heat when I am using with external display and power adapter connected.
I live in western part of India and the current weather in my location is 42 celsius. When I use MBP in this temperature, the machine becomes so much slow and even it takes 7 seconds to open the Finder window.
When I ran the below command to see the temperature, I find an information as below. See the image below:
~ sudo powermetrics

Is this normal? If it is not, what should I do to prevent the heat and to use MBP normally in this situation?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.


texts:
I downloaded the latest version of Java from Oracle site and installed it on my mac.

MacCris:~ cris$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_11"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_11-b21)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.6-b04, mixed mode)

then,

MacCris:/ cris$ ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions
total 64
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Jan  3 20:20 1.4 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Jan  3 20:20 1.4.2 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Jan  3 20:20 1.5 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Jan  3 20:20 1.5.0 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Jan  3 20:20 1.6 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   10 Jan  3 20:20 1.6.0 -> CurrentJDK
drwxr-xr-x  7 root  wheel  238 Jan  3 20:20 A
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    1 Jan  3 20:20 Current -> A
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   59 Jan  3 20:20 CurrentJDK -> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents

going to /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents and executing

MacCris:bin cris$ /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0_37"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-11M3909)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)

So the currentJDK is 1.6 despite i installed latest java.


texts: Is it safe to use this 60W PD charged for a late 2016 MacBook Pro 13"?

texts:
The bundle charger is 61W. This USB Type-C charger comes with Power Delivery 60W:

Can I use it as an alternative for charing my MacBook Pro 13" (late 2016)?


texts: How to completely disable Ubiquity (iCloud syncing?) in Mavericks or above?

texts:
I'm trying to debug a strange problem that is causing a Mac to unpredictably switch off instantly without warning. Looking at logs, the entries most recent before this last happened were to do with ubiquity, which I gather is to do with iCloud syncing (specifically, mmcs_engine_create, which I can't find any relevant info about), and TALagent, which I think might have been monitoring the live-ness of ubiquity.

The user doesn't use iCloud, so I'd like to completely disable it and related services to see if that stops the issue recurring. I've found guides on how to disable iCloud in Lion but the steps don't apply to Mavericks or above, and I'm struggling to find steps (it seems like Apple don't want to encourage users to disable iCloud, presumably because they hope to encourage its adoption).

Looking at answers to How to completely uninstall iCloud?, it suggests simply signing out of iCloud to "disable" it, but the user in question has never signed in to iCloud, so there's nothing to sign out of (yet the logs show Ubiquity still periodically runs).

(Mavericks answers would be ideal, but upgrading the OS might be an option, though I'd have to work around other compatibility issues, so Yosemite answers would be better than nothing)


texts:
Often, because of educational reasons, I need to give people physical access to my fully unlocked laptop. That means they can temper with Google Chrome, and someone had actually closed several of my tabs without my permission before. I already have a script that allows me to stop the Dock process (thereby eliminating the ability to navigate to other applications except the current one), so other application is not a concern.
How can I lock Google Chrome to a single tab (that is, the person cannot interact with the browser (switch tabs, open/close/edit existing tabs/windows, access menu options), only view and interact with the current page) without having to restart Google Chrome?


texts:
I want to setup a Mac Mini Server with the following configuration.

The Mac Mini server has 2*1TB HDDs.
I want to do the following:

Setup the server
Create a backup of the system on an external drive with Time Machine
Create RAID1 with the two internal disks, according to this Link the disks should be empty then
Then I want to restore the backup created in step 2 on the RAID1
Backup all future data on the RAID1 system on the external drive

The RAID1 should give us the reliability we need, while the backups should ensure data security. However I am not 100% sure whether I can restore the backup made in step 2 on a RAID1 system. I assume it makes no difference as a RAID1 should be handled like a single disk by the OS.

Is it possible to restore a backup from a single disk on RAID1?


texts: How can I power my MacBook Pro during trans-Atlantic flights?

texts: What is Apple's solution for powering MacBooks on intercontinental flights?  My 85 watt power supply trips most airline seat power supplies, which are rated at only 75 watts.  What's a poor trans-Atlantic worker to do to keep his MacBook Pro charged in-flight?


texts: Make the iPhone "recents" album more recent

texts: The "Recents" folder in my iPhone seems to contain every photo I've ever taken, not strictly 'recent' ones. Where is the setting that determines how far back in time this folder goes to stay in recent vs. getting moved into "All Photos?"


texts: On iOS 12, with parental controls enabled, is there anyway to override or bypass the system passcode (on the lock screen, not the passcode specifically for parental controls)?  Parental controls seem a little useless if the child can just lock the device and prevent you from accessing it.


texts: Can anyone tell me how I can change the Open With listing on a Mac?

texts: Do you guys know how to have the Open With show the newer version of a program rather than the older version? For example, I have Office 2011 on my computer and if I do Open With the Excel verison that shows in the list is the 2008 version. I would prefer it to show the 2011 version. I am hoping that I don't have to delete the Office 2008 suite so if there is something else I can do to update the Open With listing that would be great!


texts: 'Cannot connect to App Store' on mobile network

texts:
When I try accessing the App Store when I'm not connected to a wireless network, it shows 'Cannot connect to App Store'; I've already re-applied the settings for mobile data, but that didn't help. The weird thing is that it seems to be downloading update info (this morning I downloaded all the updates via wifi, and right now it shows me two new ones although I haven't been connected to wifi for a few hours).

Any ideas on how to fix this?

[iPhone 5s, iOS 9.2 beta]


texts:
I stupidly left my AirPods in the washing machine through a whole cycle. I took them out, hand dried them, and they were surprisingly still working. I used them for about an hour after that and then all of a sudden they shut off.

Now, they won't turn on at all. I've tried holding down the button for 15 seconds and re-charging them with no luck.

Any ideas for how to fix this problem? Are they permanently dead?


texts: Automator: Move files into new subfolder based on file's name

texts:
Disclaimer, this may not be something Automator can do.

I have a large directory of movie files. In order to use a piece of software, each movie needs to be in it's own folder. I'd like to create some sort of automation to do the following:

Create folders named after each filename ex: Cool Movie.m4v =>  Cool Movie ƒ
Move movie file to corresponding folder

I'm hoping that between Automator, Bash, or AppleScript, there's a way to do this.

Clarification:

If I have a folder that looks like this:

Movies ƒ

Movie A.m4v
Movie B.m4v
Movie C.m4v

I'd like it to look like this after:

Movies ƒ

Movie A ƒ

Movie A.m4v

Movie B ƒ

Movie B.m4v

Movie B ƒ

Movie B.m4v


texts: Preview application is not showing search results when I do Cmd + F to search a string

texts:
Actually this error occurred after I updated my os to Mojave. Earlier it was working fine. I'm using a MacBook Pro 2015 model.

Caveats -:

I am searching in pdf files containing texts.

I've tried the solutions provided over internet, like closing and opening it again.

Searching works fine when I open the same file in Adobe Reader.


texts: Apple Thunderbolt Display switching between two computers without manually disconnecting the cord?

texts:
I have connected mac mini to ATD with the ATD's thunderbolt port on the back side using extra thunderbolt-thunderbolt cord, and I sometimes connect my macbook with the thunderbolt cable from ATD's.

To make screen active I have to disconnect one of the computers manually, what is pretty inconvinent.

I know this answer of somebody on Apple store Q&A from 2011 but I would like make sure if somebody not invented somme hack for not doing the switch manually.

UPDATE:

software solutions are much more apriciated over the hardware one.


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When I hit Return after entering a number in a cell, the cursor automatically drops down to the next row under the cell.  How can I disable that, so it stays on the cell I entered and I can move on my own to wherever I want to make my next entry?
I use the num pad when entering into a spreadsheet and it is habitual to hit "enter" after inputting numbers into a cell, then arrowing to wherever I need to go next (often to the next column rather than the next row.) There was a way to disable the automatic movement in Excel, but I've not been able to find a way to disable in Numbers.


texts: Does trimmed SIM card affect iPhone 4S's signal strength?

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I have just received my iPhone 4S ordered online. I don't have a microsim card that iPhone 4S would need to me to. I don't wish to pay extra to buy a micro sim card since it doesn't give much improvement. I did a search and found out that I could cut my ordinary 3G sim card to the size of a micro sim card. And I did this.

So now, I put that trimmed micro sim card into my iPhone 4S and it worked. But, the reception meter has only 2 bars all the time! The phone may be able to access the web and send sms through the cellular network but having only 2 out of 5 bars at the reception meter makes me feel totally unsafe; I am doing all of these at my home, where the reception signals are usually very strong.

When I put the same trimmed sim card into another iPhone 3GS, the reception also has only 2 bars. But when I put the trimmed sim card into an iPhone 2G, it has 5 bars.

What's wrong? Is it my iPhone 4S or the sim card that is having the problem? What problem am I having and what else can I do?

Update

So the 5 signal bars on iPhone 2G is merely the 2G network. When the 2-bars 3G signal on my iPhone 4S drops to only the 2G network, it also has 4-5 bars of signal strength but that's 2G. Does trimmed SIM card has problems with 3G networks?


texts: How can I stop Finder from prompting me every time I delete something from a network drive?

texts: Every time I delete a file or folder from a shared drive Finder prompts me asking if I'm sure I'd like to delete it. How can I stop this prompt from appearing?


texts: iPhone: Safari doesn't work well with JavaScript turned off

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Why does my iPhone require JavaScript to be turned on for Safari to work well, while my other iPhone does not require the same?

I have the following two iPhones, both running iOS 11.4.1 (current as of this writing):

An iPhone 8 Plus, where Safari doesn't work with JavaScript turned-off.
An iPhone 6 Plus, where Safari works well with JavaScript turned-off.


texts: Does deleting Mac App Store apps in Launchpad delete related files in the Library folders too?

texts: When I delete Mac App Store apps in Launchpad, does it delete related files in the Library folders too? I mean files like preferences, application support files etc.


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I have updated iTunes to version 11 and I can't Find the spot where to upload and sync documents anymore (to use in iAnnotate for instance). I don't have a WiFi connection so iCloud syncing is not an option.

How can I sync documents in iTunes 11?


texts: Empty list of dictionaries ios 9.3.2 - 9.3.3. iPad mini

texts: In safari, ibooks, notes there is no any dictionary to show/download after define and manage. Just empty list of rows. Reset all settings and update from 9.3.2 to 9.3.3 not help. It happened after update from 8 to 9 ios.


texts: Command + C does not always work on first try on MacOS

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Command + C does not always work on first try on any of my four Macs.  I often highlight text, press Command + C, head to another window, press Command + V only to find that the original text did not copy.

I recently installed a fresh copy of macOS High Sierra and I continue to run into this issue, particularly in RStudio.* The issue never occurs on my PCs.

Do others have this issue? How can I resolve this?

*I use bettersnaptool and enable three finger dragging, but the issue still appears when I disable them.


texts: iPhone Lightning Dock Model A1717 not supported by iPhone XS Max

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I just bought an iPhone Lightning Dock Model A1717 (08/2019 says on the box) and I want to use it with my iPhone XS Max, but I get the error:

  This accessory is not supported by this device

iPhone iOS 13.4 - just updated. Both the iPhone and the Dock are original Apple

I have tried to restart the iPhone while connected to the accessory - no effect

I have tried to switch to Airplane mode while connected to the accessory - no effect

I have cleaned the lightning port from my phone and dock lightning jack - no effect


texts: Prevent maximum screen brightness in lockscreen?

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I've set my screen brightness to about 50%. This works fine for me, except that the setting seems to be ignored while displaying the lockscreen while being charged: then it's 100%. I've got a desktop charging stand on my bedside table, and this is exactly the place where I don't need maximum brightness!

How can I make my iPhone respect the brightness setting even when locked and charging?

This is an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.2.1. In an earlier question, I asked about the brightness while charging - but this question is specifically about the lockscreen brightness.

It's already jailbroken so suggestions in that genre are fine too.

Update:
The auto-brightness setting is ON because I like that it dims at night but goes bright during the day; I have tried it OFF but I had to adjust the brightness manually too often during every day. I'm not aware of any jailbreak-specific setting regarding brightness.


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I have a 2016 Macbook Pro 13" touch bar. Recently I have started facing issues with my display. It appears as if the display turns ON and OFF over and over again; I mean like every second or two. I started my Mac in safeboot and didn't face the issue there. I have performed SMC reset, and NVRAM reset but to no avail.
Reinstalled MacOS (Mojave) all over again after full format of my drive but the issue still persisted. So, I thought there could be some issue with this new OS and installed (after fully formatting the drive) the good old Sierra with which my system originally came. But the issue is still there. Also note that the screen doesn't flicker in one more case where I observed was while watching a video but if I just run the video in background then again screen starts to flicker.
I am really scared to start my mac now.

Edit: Following are the extensions that are present in normal startup and not in "safe boot":


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I generate file paths for use in emails by dragging the folder/file in question into Terminal.app then copying & pasting the generated text into an email text.

The copied path with escape sequences:

pCloud\ Drive/SEN\ pCloud/SEN\ Tech\ Team/Clean\ Energy\ WA\ Study\2016/For\ checking/AB\ checks/SEN\ RE\ SWIS\ 2030\ notes\ for\ AB\checks\ -\ Backup\ input\ table\ tab\ \(5.1.16\).docx

needs to become like this:

pCloud Drive/SEN pCloud/SEN Tech Team/Clean Energy WA Study 2016/For checking/AB checks/SEN RE SWIS 2030 notes for AB\checks - Backup input table tab \(5.1.16\).docx

I am looking for a quick way to zap all the occurrences of backslash character escaping the space character. Someone mentioned a Finder trick for doing that, but now I've forgotten it.

I tried to create a Finder Service to do a simple Find & Replace in Automator but couldn't get it done. Automator will allow me to make it appear in Applications under Services (although on my current macOS I don't seem to see that menu, maybe I need to do something to enable it).

How do I accomplish this?


texts: How to put a custom launcher in the Dock (Mavericks)

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I am new to Mac OS (I am currently using Mavericks) and I have performed google searches as well as search on StackExchange regarding my question but the discussions I came across don't quite answer my question.

I come from the linux world and it is trivial for me to set a custom command in the gnome-panel and then put in any argument I like; many of these commands invoke xterm.

So for example, suppose I want to create a launcher to connect to a remote server with lot of arguments as below.

xterm -fg orange -bg black -e ssh me@myserver

I cam across a post that suggested I use the automator.
I am however unable to do this successfully.

So far in the automator, I have

open -a "/opt/X11/bin/xterm" --args "-fg orange -bg black -e ssh me@myserver"

however this command does not execute properly and I am not sure how to solve this problem.

Thanks
Les
p.s. Note that if I launch the Terminal and type in xterm, it launches as expected


texts: Can I use different SSDs with different operating systems on a MacBook Pro?

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I have an early 2013 Retina MacBook Pro with only a Windows 10 partition. MacOS is not currently installed on the machine. The Windows 10 partition is encrypted with BitLocker and because of the partitions layout, I believe MacOS cannot currently be installed alongside Windows.

Can I temporarily swap the original SSD for a new empty compatible SATA III and perform a clean install of MacOS on the new SDD? I would like to see if any EFI and SMC updates are available for the MacBook.

When I'm done with MacOS, I would like to put the original SDD back in and continue where I left off Windows 10.


texts: How do I troubleshoot my Wi-Fi connection when an exclamation mark appears?

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Sometimes, when I am in a public Wi-Fi an exclamation mark appears in the greyed out Wi-Fi icon.

I can connect to the Wi-Fi (I get assigned an IP address), but I cannot establish an internet connection - while other Mac users can. Every network where this has happened, I have been connected to before.

I've tried tried the following without success:

run the troubleshoot assistant
disconnect and reconnect from Wi-Fi
disable and reenable Wi-Fi
remove the network from the list of known networks
restart the computer

Because none of my attempts to solve this problem yielded any positive results, I always end up not using the internet at all.

Now my sister has been calling me two times already, telling me that the same problem occurred to her. As I could not provide a fix, I need your help :)

My sister is running 10.7.3 on a Macbook 4.1. I am running 10.7.3 on a MBP 8.2.


texts: How to sync starred photos from Picasa to my iPhone/iPad?

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Is there a simple way to sync starred photos from Picasa to my iPhone/iPad? I don't want to sync entire photo library and I definately do not want to share them online.

So far I've been using the "Export as HTML page.." with a custom template to export starred pictures to a folder and the syncing that folder with the iPhone. However this requires some manual steps and takes a while (exporting will copy and resize pictures).

Another approach I tried is to create symlinks to starred photos in a folder (like this) and sync that with the iPhone. This also requires some manual steps but it's a bit faster to generate the folder. However, syncing with iPhone via iTunes takes a lot of time because iTunes will resize the pictures (actually it rebuilds some sort of "iPod photo cache").

I keep hoping there's a simpler way to do this!


texts: How to force a page refresh in Chrome on iOS?

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I'm testing a mobile website and when changing javascript it doesn't seem to refresh it, even when using the "reload" in the menu or when appending a random variable, for example "?test=123" to the end of the url.
I also force quite the app but still no luck.
Any other ideas?


texts: What are the differences between LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons?

texts:
On macOS 10.12.5, I only see LaunchAgents in the Users Library directory. Are the agents only invoked if a user is logged in?

/Library/LaunchAgents/
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/User/username/Library/LaunchAgents/


texts: How can I mass delete photos off my camera roll (iOS7)

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There are about 700 photos on my Camera Roll that I don't want.

1) I don't want to delete them one-by-one
2) usage > camera and photos > side swipe camera roll and delete does NOT work on iOS7.
3) I tried using Image Capture on my computer, and my device shows up on the left, but there are no image files.

I'm going crazy, there has to be an easy way to do this.


texts: Do I have to replace the LCD if the iPad screen is cracked?

texts: I have an iPad 2 that my grandson dropped and the screen is now cracked around the edge, none of the cracks extend into the touch area of the screen.  All of the cracks are in the outside edge where the screen is black.  Do I have to repair the LCD or is that something that can be fixed without replacing the LCD?


texts: Grey unusable area in Boot Camp partition on OS X Mavericks

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I have a 500 GB MacBook Pro 2014 with Boot Camp installed (OS X Mavericks and Windows 7) with both OS's booting correctly. I need more space in Windows, so I want to resize the Mac partition to enlarge the Windows partition.

In Disk Utility, there are only two partitions as expected, but the Mac partition only has 38 GB, Windows has 120 GB, and the rest is greyed out. I want to give the extra space to the Windows partition. How can I achieve that?

Output for $ diskutil list:

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            53.1 GB    disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data Windows7Ultimate        120.0 GB   disk0s4

Output for $ diskutil cs list:

No CoreStorage logical volume groups found


texts:
I'm going to add a SSD drive to my macbook pro.
I'm wondering if the optical drive adapter can have any influence on the disk speed, taking it down from a SATA III to a SATA II or I.


texts: Wifi doesn't work: interface not powered

texts:
Since yesterday I don't see any wifi network after turning it on:

That's the error I get from the console.

Does it mean it is a hardware problem?

It's a Mavericks install (10.9.2), build 13C64 in a MBP 15-inch, Mid 2012.


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I have a MBP mid-2009 and I'm running Snow Leopard on 500gb HDD (original mac HDD died).
I'm thinkng about getting a 240Gb SSD and doing a fresh Lion install.

What are the correct steps to get it going? Note that I don't need to move my old data and would prefer a "clean" Lion and not an upgrade.


texts:
My finder's sidebar is empty (see attachement), this happens about once every two weeks, I would be working on my mac and suddenly the sidebar becomes empty.

It works again after a restart, but it is a great inconvenience to have to do that each time.


texts: Can I remove the content from Time machine?

texts:
Is it just delete all the folders in the Time Machine drive ?

I am about to leave my current company and want to follow the policy to wipe everything related to IP (e.g., code)

Time Machine was enabled in the past for faster backup locally than some cloud providers.


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Is there a way to make it so that in list view in Finder a symbolically linked directory can be expanded like a regular directory? I would just switch to column view, but I'm using TextMate 2's file browser, which appears to use Finder's list view.

I have no issue with getting my hands dirty with the console or editing plists if need be - I used Linux for years and fiddled with a Hackintosh for a while before switching to Mac. I'll also understand if The Mighty Apple Hath Spoken. I've just found very little on the topic. (And in my case it's on Macintosh HD so unmounting and remounting is not an option.)


texts: How can you wipe and reinstall OSX on a Mac Mini (which has no optical drive)?

texts: If you are a new disk and wiping them to setup a DIY Fusion disk, how does the Mini carry on working afterwards... haven't you just wiped the OS? Without an optical drive, how can you clean the disks and still be able to reinstall an OS?


texts: iPad ringing persists after iPhone accept calls

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The iPad is configured to ring and is able to accept inbound iPhone calls when both devices are connected to the same wifi network.  Devices are updated to IOS 12.4.1

For some reason, when I pickup the call on the iPhone the iPad will not stop ringing: in fact it plays a ringtone that seems to be an accelerated version of the nominal ringtone.   I am forced to shutdown the iPad to stop the ringing.  The inconvenience is enough to seek a solution.

What can be done to correct the issue?  The iPad should stop ringing when the iPhone answers the call.


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I have an OS X application, which has shortcut

^⌥⇥

I know that it means Ctrl + Alt/Option + ???

I can't figure out what does last character mean. I tried Fn+Right, Fn+Down, it doesn't work. I have Macbook keyboard, so no "End" button here.


texts: Hamachi: Cannot ping my or anyone else's IP

texts:
I have been using Hamachi successfully on my computer for years, but recently, it's been acting up. I cannot ping anyone else on Hamachi. If I click them and hit ping, I just get:

Request timeout for icmp_seq 0
Request timeout for icmp_seq 1
Request timeout for icmp_seq 2
Request timeout for icmp_seq 3
Request timeout for icmp_seq 4
Request timeout for icmp_seq 5
Request timeout for icmp_seq 6
Request timeout for icmp_seq 7

And so on until I stop it. I looked into this issue and found some troubleshooting instructions. It said to ping 127.0.0.1. This was successful.

It then said to ping my own 25.x.x.x hamachi IP. This resulted in the same request timeout error.

The troubleshooting guide said that this means my firewall settings are somehow blocking connectivity. This issue is that I don't have a firewall enabled:

Furthermore I haven't changed any network settings since it was working.

Some other information that may or may not be relevant: I'm on Mac OS 10.12.6, and I'm using Hamachi version 2.1.0.821.

What could the issue be? And how can I resolve it?

Let me know if there is any other relevant information I can add.

EDIT: It is specifically an issue on my end, as my friends tested it and they can ping other people's Hamachi IPs successfully, but not mine. When they try to ping me, they get the same request timeout error.


texts: How can I quickly open a text file from the iPhone's home screen?

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Just like you can save a URL from safari to the iPhone home screen, I want to put a .txt-file on my iPhone homescreen.

I use PlainText to store my files, but sometimes search is too slow. For my heavy used documents, I'd like to store them on my home screen.

I'm prepared to jailbreak if needed.


texts: Can you literally digitally split a display?

texts:
It's great that Apple has multiple desktops and you can have split screen with two full screen apps (although that could be done before with third party apps..). But I'm looking for something that allows me to split the screen itself in two desktops. This would allow two "full screen" windows on a single monitor.

I've got at least two use cases for this:

You want to have a video set to full screen, while also being able to have multiple other windows next to it. (If you'd go split screen, you can only have 2, i.e. Safari → Youtube + Pages)
You want to work with multiple windows and persistently have a set of windows unaffected (i.e. the left half of the monitor).

It would be great to literally digitally split the screen, but I have yet to discover the one that would allow that..


texts: How to resize a screenshot image on a Mac so that it is "regular size" when posted on the Internet?

texts:
Short question: why if I do screenshot on a Mac and crop it, and see it using Preview, it is a good size but when posted to Internet, such as StackOverflow, its width and height always double? I can resize 50% width and height but the image is not as clear (not retina). So how can I use that image and not have it show up twice the width and height?)

I sometimes take a screenshot on a Mac (OS X Mavericks), by CMD-Shift 4, and resize it to 50% width and height in Preview.

But when posted on the Internet (for example, on an online forum or on ibb.co or imgur.com) , it is double size again. I tried 50% and then resolution changed from 144 to 72 for the original image, and the same: it is still double size.  I had to do a 25% and also 72, in order that it is the proper size.

It is really weird. Why 25% and not 50%, and how does the 144 or 72 matter? (or does it?)


texts: Automatically cc myself when sending from 1 particular email account - OSX mail

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I've got multiple email accounts in OSX Mail, a mixture of gmail, google apps mail, and me.com ... all of which are connecting via imap / smtp.

With one of the accounts I want to automatically cc a copy of all outgoing emails to another email address.

What's the best way to do this? I can see there is a auto cc myself option under the composing tab in preferences, but this would seem to auto cc emails sent from every email account, rather than just 1 particular account.

System : OSX 10.10


texts: Can‘t boot back to macOS after running partition utility under Windows

texts: After I downloaded an app to help me partition stuff on windows, I tried to boot back into mac os but the disk didn't show up so I can't get back into it


texts: Mavericks: how to disable responsive scroll

texts:
Responsive scrolling is causing a lot of issues for me. It's nice when it works, but it's lagging a lot sometimes, especially in Chrome.

Anyone found out a way to disable responsive scrolling and make scrolling behave like in 10.8? Either globally or per-app.

During the "Optimizing Drawing and Scrolling on OS X" WWDC video, the Apple Engineer uses what looks like an AppleScript file to disable responsive scrolling globally, so it is possible, but I can't figure out how.


texts: Issue with Homebrew when trying to parallelly install Python 3.x

texts:
I am trying to install Python v.3.x in parallel with the already installed Python v.2.7.10. I'm following the procedure explained in this tutorial which I found on YouTube. Despite it seems not an hard procedure, in my case, when I launch the brew doctor command, it returns:

MacBook-Pro-di-Rodolfo:~ Rodolfo$ brew doctor
Please note that these warnings are just used to help the Homebrew maintainers
with debugging if you file an issue. If everything you use Homebrew for is
working fine: please don't worry and just ignore them. Thanks!

Warning: "config" scripts exist outside your system or Homebrew directories.
`./configure` scripts often look for *-config scripts to determine if
software packages are installed, and what additional flags to use when
compiling and linking.

Having additional scripts in your path can confuse software installed via
Homebrew if the config script overrides a system or Homebrew provided
script of the same name. We found the following "config" scripts:
    /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python-config
    /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2-config
    /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7-config

Warning: Python is installed at /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework

Homebrew only supports building against the System-provided Python or a
brewed Python. In particular, Pythons installed to /Library can interfere
with other software installs.

Warning: Unbrewed header files were found in /usr/local/include.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected header files:
    /usr/local/include/jack/control.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/intclient.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/jack.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/jslist.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/metadata.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/midiport.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/net.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/ringbuffer.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/session.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/statistics.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/systemdeps.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/thread.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/transport.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/types.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/uuid.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/weakjack.h
    /usr/local/include/jack/weakmacros.h

Warning: Unbrewed .pc files were found in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.

Unexpected .pc files:
    /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/jack.pc

These warnings refer to two packages that I installed before Homebrew which are Python v.2.7.10, plus relative applications, and JACK, an API for audio routing between applications. Their installation has been made through two ordinary .pkg downloaded files.
So, in order to avoid possible future incompatibilities, how could I solve the warnings above reported? Are there alternative solutions to a brief uninstalling and reinstalling procedure?
If it could be useful, I am using all these applications on OS X 10.9 Mavericks.


texts: Customize delimiter character with Excel CSV save-as

texts: Is there any way to do this?  I need to use a pipe "|" as my delimiter.  On Windows you can change this during the export.  On Mac I haven't found a way. As a side note, my files have commas in the data itself.


texts: GENKI Vocab Cards app doesn't play sound

texts:
I have just purchased the GENKI Vocab Cards app for reviewing vocabulary from the GENKI Japanese textbook. It is a flashcards application. Every card is equipped with a loudspeaker button that is supposed to sound the pronunciation of the card's word or phrase when clicked. However, clicking the button produces no sound.

I have no problem hearing the playback of a Voice Memos recording.

What steps can I take to try and fix this issue?

iOS App: GENKI Vocab Cards, Version 2.2.0

Device: iPhone 7

iOS: 10.3.1 (14E304)

Issue: Pressing the "play/speak" button results in no sound output


texts: Is there automatic hyphenation in Pages for ios

texts:
Question is very simple, but my web search skills have not been sufficient: Is there automatic hyphenation in Pages on the iPad (with iOS 13.5.1) and if yes, how to turn it on?
My web search did not show up anything (I always get to websites on Pages on the Mac which looks notably different…).


texts: Meaning of "[com.apple.TimeMachine.TMLogError] Failed to send message because the port couldn't be created."

texts:
After weeks of troubleshooting failed Time Machine backups, I finally got a backup to complete by excluding most of my data. Now, I am running a Verify and it appears to be hung, with the destination disk with no activity for some time now, and the progress sitting at 86%. The only error I see in the log is this:

  [com.apple.TimeMachine.TMLogError] Failed to send message because the port couldn't be created.

I've also seen this error in the Time Machine logs on other Macs backing up to the server.

But this doesn't tell me anything. Does anyone know what this means?


texts: My iPad mini charges but doesn't turn on

texts:
My iPad mini turned off and said it has no charge, then after 1 hour of charging I plugged it into a different port and then it turned on with 100% battery. Later, the 100% went down quickly to 20% while plugged in so I turned it off but it said it was out of battery when I tried to turn it back on.
I have had it plugged in for the past 5 hours and it hasn't turned on and it can't be recognised in iTunes and can't be put into DFU mode.
Any ideas as to what I can do?


texts: AirPlay display on Apple TV works but cursor can't go past half the screen

texts:
I successfully mirrored my internal MacBook Pro display to a 3rd gen Apple TV. The resolution shifted as expected, audio in the connected TV works, video looks fine, but when I try to take the cursor past about 40% to the right I seem to hit an invisible wall.

This makes it impossible to put some videos full screen, as I can't reach the controls for this, and otherwise makes it awkward to operate stuff.

Is this something I should have known about, like a well-known limitation or a bug in macOS Sierra 10.12?


texts: Saving applescripts as scripts versus text

texts:
When saving a script in Applescript Editor, it defaults to the Script file format. The file produced is binary and cannot be indexed by Spotlight. So if I want to search a script based on a word used in the code, I cannot since script code is not indexed.

On the other hand I can save as text, but I must remember to change the format option every time!

So what is the advantage of saving in Script format and is it possible to make Text the default?

I am using the editor in 10.6.8 Snow Leopard

EDIT:

Text format files are saved with the extension .applescript and are setup to open by default with the Applescript Editor, same as with .scpt.


texts: Change the info iTunes displays for a song

texts:
The majority of the songs I have are individually purchased or downloaded songs, not complete albums.

In the categories "Recently Added" and "Downloaded" iTunes shows under the album artwork the name of the album and the artist. It would be much more helpful, if the name of the song and the artist would be shown.

I cannot find a preference setting for changing this. Is there a way to change the info which is displayed by iTunes?

The iTunes version is 12.9.2.5


texts: Google Authenticator on iPhone 7 can not edit/remove entries

texts:
I have been handed this phone from my workplace and have to use it. In the past I installed the Google Authenticator app on Android Nougat and it was working in all aspects.

Now I added some accounts on the iPhone side and removed them from Android to prevent confusion. But I accidentally moved one of my personal accounts to my work iPhone. I need to delete it from iPhone and relocate it back to Android instance.

For the life of me, I can not find a edit button or any other gesture that can help me edit/remove entries on the iPhone side. Can someone help ?


texts: Play audio in Keynote only when audio file is clicked

texts:
I want to convert a Keynote slideshow to HTML and include "learn more" buttons on some slides that will start an audio file. I want the audio to play only if the button is pressed.
I can get this functionality by duplicating the slide, linking the button to the duplicate, and having the audio start on the transition to the duplicate. But these duplicates then need another button to go back to the original slideshow place and it just seems clunky and easy to get lost in slides.
Is there a way to embed audio on one Keynote slide and only play it if a button is clicked (or if is hovered over, etc.?)


texts: How to combine two partitons on an external hard drive

texts: How do I combine two partitions on my external hard drive into one?


texts: How to get Mac OS X to run in a VM on Windows

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I want to be able to run RubyMotion on Windows 7 computers.  But RubyMotion only runs on Mac OS X Lion.  So it seems like the only option is to run a virtual machine on the Windows 7 computers which run Mac OS X.

What's the best way to do this?  I assume I have to buy a copy of Mac OS X for each Windows 7 computer?


texts: How do I get to my Keynote 6.5 themes folder?

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I've created a theme using File > Save Theme and would now like to share it with others. Where in the world is it though? It's visible in the File > Change Theme area but I can't find the source folder.

Googling gives me reference to /Library/Application Support/Keynote/Themes or ~/Library/Application Support/iWork/Keynote/Themes/, both of which aren't right for Keynote 6.5.


texts: How do I "authorize this computer" with the latest version of Music (which doesn't have an Account menu anymore)?

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When I try to download a file from the cloud (I'm using Apple's match/subscription thing) it just says

This computer is not authorized.
You must authorize this computer before you can use Apple Music or iTunes Match on this comptuer

I am logged into my Apple ID/icloud etc on this Mac. Everything else seems to work fine. Photos sync, iCloud files, etc. Apple's Help menu for "authorize" even still says to do so under the "Account" menu... but Music 1.0.6.10 (along with the latest MacOS) does not have an Account menu.


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Sometimes, a volume refuses to eject because some program is using them.

Sadly, Finder doesn't give the identity nor gives a way to solve the problem.

So, how do you solve this problem in a clean way, without using a terminal ?

Using the terminal, I may find a way to eject it, but it's not reliable.

sudo lsof | grep volumeName certainly gives some information, but I don't feel like killing random processes in order to unmount a volume. Also, not everybody is willing to run command in a terminal.

I also don't want to force eject the volume. I think we shouldn't have to force the ejection when we didn't initially run the program that locks the volume.

Processes that are frequently involved are: mds and notifyd.

Killing mds does not guarantee that the ejection of the volume will be possible. mds process is respawned after getting killed, and continues preventing the ejection of the drive.

I also noticed that mds can be running and using files, and still not preventing the ejection of the volume, so I'm not even sure that it's mds fault.


texts: Can a shortcut be created to toggle menubar visibility (that would persist, as the dock's does)?

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I can choose in Syst Prefs to have the menubar show always or hide with auto-show (auto-show being show on hover or show on focus-by-keyboard-shortcut).

But when I'm working, I want the menubar always visible. And when I'm recreating, I want it usually hidden.

I like that with the dock I can hit commandoptiond to show or hide the dock, and it stays shown or hidden until I press the same shortcut again.

I wish the menubar worked this way too. Can such a shortcut be created somehow?


texts: Putting line-breaks in the (Mountain) Lion lock screen message

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On Mountain Lion, in the [Security & Privacy] pane of System Preferences, you can enter a lock screen message that gets displayed on the login/lock screen.
Sometimes, you might want to put a line break or a paragraph gap there. You might think that you could do this, hence the large text box, however you can't - even if it looks like you can. Enter or Shift+Enter doesn't enter a line break. I know it's possible, because iCloud does it when you lock your computer with Find My iPhone.
Is it actually possible to enter line breaks in your lock screen message?


texts: Is it possible to hide icons on the dock of apps that are running on other spaces?

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I was wondering if it is possible to hide icons on the dock of apps that are running on other spaces. Also I would like the app-switcher to show only the apps that are working on the current desktop I'm using.
Do you have any idea?