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I have written an apple script previously to automate a task I do in my work many times.

With Apple updating to Catalina I will lose the use of Quicktime 7 (which is part of my Image sequencing workflow) I want to take the opportunity rewrite my script.

I'm taking it one step at a time and the first is running FFmpeg.

I have written a script:

ffmpeg -r 25 -f image2 -pattern_type glob -i '*.JPG' -codec:v prores_ks -profile:v 0 imagemagick_TL_Test_01.mov

This works in Terminal if I navigate to the folder and run it. Great.

I now want to find a way to make the action drag and droppable.

I have tried to adapt my old code to include this at the relevant section to run the ffpmeg on the dropped folder but I have encountered error after error. Ideally renaming the output file to have the grandparent folder name and save in the parent folder.

on open dd

    repeat with d in dd
        set d to d's contents
        tell application "Finder"
            set seq1 to (d's file 1 as alias)
            set dparent to d's container as alias
            set mov to "" & dparent & (dparent's name) & ".mov"
        end tell
        do shell script "d=" & d's POSIX path's quoted form & "
    /opt/local/bin/ffmpeg -r 25 -f image2 -i \"" & seq1 & "\" '*.JPG' -codec:v prores_ks -profile:v 0 \"" & dparent & ".mov\" && exit
    "
    end repeat
end open

This gives me the error :

[image2 @ 0x7ff9cd000000] Could find no file with path '***:Users:***:Desktop:imagemagick_TL_Test:01:_DAN7741.JPG' and index in the range 0-4
***:Users:***:Desktop:imagemagick_TL_Test:01:_DAN7741.JPG: No such file or directory

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!


texts: How can I disable overscrolling in OSX Lion?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can you disable rubber-band scrolling in OS X Lion?

I'm really frustrated with the way overscrolling works in Lion. It makes working with flexible web applications quite difficult.

Anyway is there a way to disable the over scroll?


texts: Installing Older Version of MacOS/OSX alongside current

texts:
So with the end of 32-bit App support, I was thinking
maybe if I run across an app that I really need to run than will no long run post 10.15, that it might be a good idea to have an older version on a small partition for this purpose. I was personally due to my likening of that version of OSX thinking about trying to install 10.11 on a separate partition on my Mac. However I keep hearing that it’s not possible to install an older version of MacOS/OSX (in dual boot) while a newer one is installed, is this the case?

My Mac will happily run 10.11 as it did back when it was current so that’s not the issue. It’s rather can I just get an installer ready and plop it on a blank partition and then just select it in the bootmanger with 10.15 and Windows, or will it not install because of having 10.15 installed currently?


texts: Blank process name in Activity Monitor on OS X Mavericks

texts:
In my activity monitor I have noticed that there is a process appearing that has no name.
It is owned by root.

How can I find out what this process is?


texts: What is the best way to deal with a large iPhoto library?

texts:
I just migrated from Wndows and imported all my pictures from my external hard drive into iPhoto. I have around 100GB of photos. I wanted to see if this is going to scale or if there is a way I should organize this (multiple libraries) to deal with the large amount of pics and videos? I basically have a few questions:

How well does iPhoto scale with large libraries?
What is the recommended action to take when an iPhoto library is getting very large: split the library, upgrade to a different app, etc.?


texts: Can 'Presentation Notes' in Keynote be Locked?

texts:
When a speakers private presentation notes are produced alongside a Keynote presentation, there does not appear to be an opportunity to protect them from editing and/or mistaken deletion. Can they be locked in the same way as the actual presentation frames are locked?

Better still, can the keyboard be temporarily disabled in a particular presentation after it has been finalized? It would stop the distraction of an unwanted pop-up, and it would be useful in preventing unintended typing errors?


texts: how to upgrade iphone 3gs ios 4 to ios 6 directly?

texts: Is it possible to upgrade directly to iOS 6 while from iOS 4? I'm just new with apple gadgets. iTunes only shows ios 4.2. Does it require me to upgrade one step at a time? It took a lot of time if it does. ;(


texts: What's the difference between the Apple Part Number (APN) and the Part Number?

texts:
I'd like to know what's the reason for Apple using two different nomenclatures for parts.

For example: an iPhone 6s battery has these two ways to call it:

Apple Part Number (APN): 661-00033, this is the one that is printed on the part itself.
Part Number: 661-04581, this is the one that appears in GSX.

Why doesn't Apple use only one?


texts: Is there a way to change the font color of the current path in termial?

texts:
I'm styling my Terminal and what I need is to change the color of the path, if you still don't understand what I mean, here's a pic:

There you can see the shaded area (Jonathans-MacBook-Pro:~ feniixx$), That is what I want of other color than dark yellow, is it possible?


texts: How can I remove an icon from dock in ML?

texts:
In previous releases of OS X, you were able to remove an icon from the dock by just dragging it off. However, this does not seem to work anymore.

How can I remove a program's icon from the dock?


texts: All files disappeared on local drive, folder are still here

texts:
I have no clue what happend but (almost) all the files on my local drive disappeared. The folders are still there, but if I click on "Get info" it shows they are nearly empty so there are no files in there.

The weird thing is: if I look at the "date modified" tab it shows they all got edited at the same time: 29 Jul 10:11. See screenshot attached.

The trashcan is empty so nothing is in there. Is there a way I can see what happened?

I didn't have time machine turned on :(, so does that mean there is no chance for me recover my files?


texts: Cannot open most apps, "Sign In To iTunes Store" required

texts:
This issue keeps on coming back even after I sign in. How can I fix this?

Problem is my Apple ID password is stored on 1Password... and I cannot open it on my iPhone.

Not sure, but the issue might occur after I sync and backup my data to iTunes.


texts: Default resizing Split View to not blur one window

texts:
In OS X El Capitan, Apple introduced a feature called "Split View" that allows you to put two fullscreen apps side by side. Normally when you click and drag the middle dividing line one of the two apps will blur. If you hold Option while moving the divider neither window will blur.

How can I make this the default behavior, so I don't have to hold Option when resizing?


texts: How to mass remove known Wi-Fi Preferred Networks in OS X?

texts: In my list of Wi-Fi Preferred Networks I'm able to remove them 1 by 1, but that takes forever. Is there any way to select all the Network Names I want to remove and delete them at the same time?


texts: How can I prevent "Open With..." from accessing external drives?

texts:
Frequently, when I try to open the (10.9) Finder's "Open With..." menu, I experience a delay that appears to be due to connected FireWire drives. This delay is very long when the drives need to spin up, but is also perceptible when the drives have not spun down. For me, this delay makes no sense: I have no applications that I use stored on my external drives, and I have disabled Spotlight searches of these drives (using Spotlight's "Privacy" setting).

Is there some way to prevent the "Open With..." menu examining external drives?

Note that this is not a question about speeding up the OW menu in general (e.g., by pruning apps and file type associations), nor about keeping duplicate apps on external drives from appearing in the OW menu (I have none as my Spotlight settings noted above exclude them).


texts: Deleting windows font which were copied from my bootcamp partition

texts:
I recently wiped my os x partition to reinstall a fresh mountain lion. I already had windows xp installed as a bootcamp partition, and it seems os x copied windows font (tahoma, verdana, surely others...) to /Library/Fonts/

They now appear in webpages, and for example Tahoma does not look that good, and I'd like to this not happening.

Is it safe to just delete them ? Do I need to rebuild the font cache after this ?

I once remember that just after installing bootcamp + os x, os x asked me if it could copy those font, but it just did without asking me first.


texts: Prevent windows and Desktop icons from rearranging with multiple monitors?

texts:
I connect and disconect my MacBook Pro from a number of external displays each day. Each time I connect or disconnect the size, shape, and positions of windows and Desktop icons become disorganized and they end up in different places scattered all over the place. How can I keep my windows and icons from moving when connecting and disconnecting from external displays?

Are there settings in Lion to control this? Are there third-party apps that fix this?


texts:
I was quietly working on my Macbook Pro today when my misguided colleague (what goes through some people's heads sometimes, I'll never understand) decided to have some fun with the plant water sprayer, he wasn't aiming in my direction but a few drops of water ricocheted off the plants and onto my Macbook (and on me - but that's less worrisome altogether), on the screen, the case and the keyboard. Now we're just talking a few stray drops, and everything seems to be working just fine but is there anything I need to do to prevent potential damage? This was more than six hours ago and I've since turned the MBP off and back on and haven't noticed anything unusual. Any word of advice would be appreciated. Also is there anything I can use to protect my MBP from similar incidents in the future?

EDIT: It is a 15-inch 2012 MBP and the drops landed on the trackpad, on a couple of the keys, also one landed between the keys and a couple landed on the screen. Altogether, I noticed 6-7 drops tops. I didn't immediately turn the MBP off, I finished what I was doing and turned it off about an hour after the incident occurred. I turned it back on a couple of hours later.


texts: Command found with `which` at the new paths but still tries to run from the old path

texts:
I have installed new version of npm in the custom directory .npm-global/bin and removed it from /usr/local/bin. The new path is declared:

PATH=/usr/local/bin:./node_modules/.bin:/Users/dmitrizaitsev/.npm-global/bin:...

and the new npm is found with which:

which npm
/Users/dmitrizaitsev/.npm-global/bin/npm

However, it still attempts to run from the old path and fails:

npm
-bash: /usr/local/bin/npm: No such file or directory

Any idea what is wrong here?


texts: What causes playing a video in browser to take up all the RAM?

texts:
I've been noticing lately that when I'm playing a video on my Mac from say Hulu, Netflix, Youtube, any video site via a browser, the computer gets extremely laggy for 5 minutes and then acts normal. I've looked at my activity monitor icon, and its showing that during that short period the RAM is being maxxed out.

Mac Mini with OSX v 10.9.2. Fusion Drive with SSD

It has 16GB of Ram, 2 Thunderbolt monitors and a Wacom Cintiq plugged in HDMI port.


texts: Is it possible to access the Clipboard as a file from the command line?

texts:
When something is copied to the clipboard, is it available anywhere as an editable file?
I'd assume it's written somewhere even if it's just a temporary file - although I am likely mistaken.

I'd like to be able to easily edit the content of the clipboard, using an editor like Vim, then have those edits saved back out to the Clipboard.


texts: How to type ろ in Japanese kana mode on US-English keyboard?

texts:
I tried the Japanese kana input method (prior to that I used romaji method) but it seems designed for Japanese hardware keyboard, which has one more key on the next to the right-shift key.

However on the US-English, there is no such redundant hardware key, making it impossible to type in ろ character.

So is there any way to type in ろ in US-English keyboard on macOS?


texts: Where can I find the downloaded Catalina files to free up the disk space?

texts:
I am running macOS Mojave. I've downloaded Catalina, but I regret to install it. The download was completed. Where can I find the downloaded file(s) to free up the disk space?

I haves checked in Applications folder.
I checked with find, couldn't find the files.


texts: System-wide Google Search shortcut for Chrome (macOS version)

texts: on the macOS, does anyone know how to set up a system-wide global keyboard shortcut to Google Search the selected text within the Chrome browser? (this could be easily done for Safari but not sure how for a third party browser)


texts:
I just installed rtorrent using Homebrew(on Macbook Air with Mavericks), but every time I try to open it I get the following error message :

dyld: Symbol not found: __ZNSt3tr18__detail12__prime_listE
  Referenced from: /usr/local/lib/libtorrent.18.dylib
  Expected in: /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib
 in /usr/local/lib/libtorrent.18.dylib

This is my .rtorrent.rc file :

directory = ~/Downloads/
session = ~/.session/
encryption = allow_incoming, try_outgoing, enable_retry
schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load_start= ~/Downloads/*.torrent
schedule = untied_directory,5,5,stop_untied=
schedule = tied_directory,5,5,start_tied=


texts: Need to type password again installing next apps, after 15 minutes. How to disable?

texts:
to install 20 apps, i need to type apple id password again & again, if idle to installing the next apps more than 15 minutes

is there a way to disable/bypass/extend the time limit?

Nb. i am using ios 7


texts: How to see compass accuracy and recalibrate the compass in iOS 10?

texts:
My compass is often wrong, which leads to all directional modes of maps being wrong (very annoying for back country trail following).   In old versions of iOS I remember the 'figure 8' popping up sometimes, but you don't see that anymore, nor have I found a way to determine if my compass is calibrated or not, other than checking the width of the blue cone in the Apple Maps app when you are in compass mode (it seems to get narrower as the compass is more accurate).

Is there any way to force recalibration in iOS 10, and/or see further information about current accuracy?


texts:
The monitor connected to my Mac mini is going dark regularly for a few seconds, then he comes back up. What could this be? It is not a flickering, the monitor just loses connection.

Mac mini (Late 2012)
macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
Monitor is a Dell U2713HM
second monitor which blacks out only very rarely (but he does as well sometimes.)

I have checked the cables about 100x times.


texts:
I'd like to type the two characters "tilde" ('~') and "fullwidth tilde" ('～') with a german keyboard, since I need those characters quite often, for example when writing hiragana in romaji, for example 'っ' which is spelled ~tsu or song titles, for example "惑いて来たれ、遊惰な神隠し～Border of Death".

I tried the combination Alt+N, which produces '~' with the austrian keyboard map enabled, but does absolutely nothing in hiragana-mode.


texts: Hide 'On my iPhone' calendar when syncing with MobileMe

texts:
Ive now switched back over to MobileMe for all of my calendar stuff.

I was wondering though, if I go to 'Calendars', it also displays a calendar 'On My iPhone'. I don't think I would ever want to use it (because I want it to write to one of my two MobileMe Calendars).

Is there any way to remove this other calendar? Or at least make it so its not the 'default' one? Even if I tell the iPhone to not show it - it still wants to write to that calendar by default


texts: OSX able to throttle down CPU on heavy usage?

texts:
I have a company macbook with a 4 core 2,8Ghz i7 (to much power for a "laptop" if you ask me, whatever). Sadly the cooler seems not to be able to handle 100% cpu usage. Sometimes filevault stresses the CPU with the process "discimages helper". Every time this happens I hear the cooler goes crazy ... a few seconds later programs randomly crashes and shortly after the complete macbook freezes.

Any actions I can do to avoid too much heat on the CPU? Maybe limit discimageshelper to one core or software the holds back processes that consume to much CPU time?


texts: Does rm -rf * in home directory in MacBook Pro deletes all my pictures in Photos app?

texts:
Actually I have sold my MacBook Pro and before doing that, I did rm -rf * in home directory and then in Disk Utility I erased both the disk options then I was not able to boot again , when restarted it came up with a flashing question mark sign.

My question is that can I be sure that all my pictures files and in Photos app have been deleted or not?


texts: Store movies/tv shows from iTunes on external drive

texts: I'd like to store only movies and tv shows on my external drive. I don't mind keeping my music on my built-in drive. Is there a way to set iTunes so that it only looks for the videos rather than all media?


texts: Will Bluetooth speakers and/or USB speakers work for sound when there is a broken headphone jack stuck in my macbook port?

texts:
I bought a Macbook for a low price because it has a headphone jack broken off in its port. I have tried some of the fixes for removing the jack, but it is broken deep in the port and unfortunately didn't come out in one clean piece. I would really like to be able to have some sort of audio, and I'm willing to buy Bluetooth speakers or speakers that plug into the USB, but first I want to know whether they will override the headphone port.

Also, the volume control on the menu is greyed out so I can't control volume. I have read that you can fix that by removing and reinserting your headphone jack, but I obviously can't do that here.

Does anyone know whether that will prevent me from using other speakers?

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texts:
My applications folder has an ACE entry which prevents me from deleting its contents (not even as root, with sip disabled).
My problem is, that the command

sudo chmod -N /Applications

tells me, that I have no permission to do this.
I couldn't believe it and tried it in both single user and recovery mode, to no avail.

Output of ls -leO:

drwxrwxr-x+ 148 root    admin  uappnd,nodump,opaque  4.9K Jul 31 08:55 Applications/
0: group:everyone deny delete

Is there any other possibility to fix this except from reinstalling the OS?


texts: Is there a way to prevent those pesky .DS_Store files from being ever created?

texts:
Is there a way (eg. a binary hack into Finder) to stop it from creating .DS-Stores on LOCAL Volumes?

I am using Leopard, therefore these don't work:

Asepsis (requires Lion)
TotalFinder (requires Snow Leopard)

Also, BlueHarvest slows down my computer.


texts:
Our Mac Pro is showing our old address as the location. How do we get it to change to new address?

We have switched on and off, reset and it still not working.


texts: How do you get Messages to go online automatically during login?

texts:
How do I get Messages to go online when I start my Mac? It does start automatically but doesn't go online automatically. Any idea how?

PS:
I should mention that I am not talking about iMessage but the Messages chat application that lets you interface with gtalk, yahoo messenger etc.


texts: Unknown error (-41) - file transfer using vpn

texts:
Well, the following error occurs every time I try to copy a file from the university's file server when I use a VPN connection. That happens since the update to Yoseminte a few days ago, didn't occurred on Mavericks.

"Task could not be completed due to an unknown error (-41)"


texts: Could my iPhone be installing malware on factory reset?

texts:
Hi I have an iPhone 7s and have been doing the factory reset, erase all content, data, and settings option. Every time I do this I get three loading bars, not the normal two like my other phone. The first loading bar is normal and under the apple logo. The second loading bar however happens after the first loading bar finishes, then the apple logo is the only thing on screen, then the spinning circles occurs, then a mini loading bar appears with nothing else on the screen. After the mini loading bar is done the final loading bar with the apple icon above finishes and the phone boots to the hello start page to put my information back in.

Is this normal and if it isnt what happened. I have never jail broken my device but I did find a video that showcases the mini loading bar, albeit it looks like he has two loading bars, not three. Time stamp is 3:20 to see mini loading bar.

What should I do?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kHSIe8aze78


texts: Fetch new mail only while on Wifi (but not while on cellular data)

texts:
I'm using Mail on iOS 7.  I have it set to fetch new mail manually (only when I request it to fetch new mail; do not fetch automatically).

It would be nice if I could set things up to work differently when on Wifi then when on cellular data.  In particular, when on Wifi, it would be nice to fetch mail as often as possible, or to use push.  When on cellular data, I would prefer to stick to manual fetch only, to minimize use of cellular data.

Is there a way to do this?  I can't see a way to do this from within Settings >> Mail, Contacts, Calendars >> Fetch New Data.  Am I missing something, or is this simply not possible with the default Mail app?  Is there a third-party Mail app that offers this functionality?


texts: My iPhone cannot "see" all the books on my Mac via Mojave iTunes

texts:
I have 18 books in Books.app on my Macbook Pro running Mojave. When I open iTunes and look at the Books on my phone, it shows 5 books.
Changing the iTunes radiobutton from "All books" to "Selected books" lets me select among those 5. As far as I can tell, the other 13 are invisible to it.
Any clues where to look, what settings to change, what to reboot (again), or whatever?
Please don't tell me to upgrade my OSX, I have to much expensive 32-bit software to make that attractive.
Thanks.


texts:
I want to play some 8-bit style games - via an emulator or as web games in a browser. I find that these look much better on a CRT TV. I thought of using a TV as a second monitor for my iMac (24" early 2008). It seems I need an "Apple Mini-DVI to RCA adapter" to do this.

I've tried using second monitors before but not such a lo-res TV screen. Will I be able to set a resolution and send apps/windows to this screen successfully? What is the performance/response time like? I know that plugging composite devices like Wii into digital displays can be laggy due to conversion.


texts: How can I have my mac display a reminder when it connects to a particular network?

texts:
I'd like my mac to display a reminder with a customized message every time it connects to a certain network.

The network can be distinguished by whether my mac's local IP address falls into a few possible IP address ranges, or whether the connection's gateway is one of three possible IP addresses. The connection could be Wi-Fi or ethernet.

Preferably the reminder would be an alert style notification that has to be manually dismissed, but I'm not wedded to that.

And just so that I don't get inundated with these notifications every time the network connects or disconnects for some random reason, I'd like to set it up so that I only get one of these reminders per day.

Is there a way I can set this up, short of writing my own piece of software?

edit: This question is not a duplicate of this one as I'm looking to see a customized reminder upon connecting to a specific local area network as determined by IP address, regardless of the network adapter used. That question is about being notified when a Wi-Fi network becomes available.


texts: How to show hidden files on mac using mouse (without Terminal or Keyboard shortcuts)

texts: I want to see the hidden files in all the directories of mac. Also, I want to change this setting so that even after restarting mac I should be able to see these hidden files/folders


texts: Screen Capture on Retina MacBook Pro at a Lower Resolution?

texts:
I use Command+Shift+4 to capture screenshots on my MacBook Pro with a Retina display.

I'd like to paste these captures immediately into another app I'm using. The problem I'm encountering is the resolution is so high, I have to first load them into an image editing app and scale them down 50%.

I was wondering if there was some system config to control the scaling of screen captured images automatically to save me the extra step?


texts: Is there a way to immediately exit a hanging connection in Terminal?

texts:
I often have SSH connections through Terminal that stop responding (like if I've left it overnight) but when I try to use the dead connection Terminal doesn't respond for several minutes until:

Write failed: Broken pipe

Is there a way I can tell bash to immediately disconnect (because I know the connection is dead) without closing/opening a new window?


texts: Why does iTunes on macOS take up so much RAM in 2018?

texts:
I have a Mac that is running 24/7 for a variety of reasons, but one of them is to act as a media server for an AppleTV. As such, I need to run iTunes at all times so that the Apple TV has something to stream from.

In the past, I could see that iTunes would take perhaps as much as 1.5GB of RAM when left running for days on end. Presumably, it was because of some caching that was occurring with media that was streamed recently. However, after recently upgrading to High Sierra and the most recent versions of iTunes (May 2018), I now see that iTunes is consuming closer to 5GB of RAM!

What the heck is making it use so much memory? Yes, I do have upwards of 30k songs on there (yes, all legit believe it or not), but I have not significantly increased the library size in the last few years and have only really noticed the jump in the last few months. Perhaps file caching associated with a process is now reported for a process? But that would be strange since kernel_task seems to own that.

Any ideas?


texts: Can 'Find My Mac' work while the computer is sleeping?

texts:
Is the 'Find My Mac' feature of iCloud supposed to work while the computer is sleeping? I use this feature to check on things every once in a while, as well as show the feature off to other people. Every time I show them though, it always lists the machine as being offline.

I ask too because a 'sleeping' mac does actually wake up every once in a while (in a very low level state), to basically check and update its mDNS/Bonjour config, as well as a few other minor things (I know specifically my iMac does this, I haven't looked on my MBA). I figured that if it was waking to at least check this stuff, it would also propagate to Find My Mac.

Final Update: So after switching around more network configs (and going just wifi), it actually worked worse - I couldn't wake the machine locally either (and this is with wake on network access checked). So I think its either something odd with my setup, or actual machine (I know already wifi is odd on it - I tried a defaults command to enable airdrop, and that didn't work either). My actual issue is due to the machine not being able to wake from sleep.

New Update: So, noticed a few things. Wifi was on, but not connected (nor should it be). I turned it off, and disabled the interface, and it still doesn't wake the computer up on the Ethernet adapter. I just now tested the opposite way, and it actually looked like it worked! Want to try again a bit later to make sure.

Update: I re-enabled Find My Mac, and verified that wake on LAN was active. While it did work earlier on, once the computer actually went to sleep (about an hour later), it never seemed to want to update, until I woke the machine. Is Find My Mac supposed to wake it anyways? Or would Find My Mac while sleeping never actually show its current location until the next wake? As a precaution, I restarted my Mac and Airport Extreme just recently. Also, could this be a port forwarding issue on my FiOS router?


texts: How do I link an installed app in iBooks Author?

texts: I'm trying to making an iBook for educational purposes, and in that book I linked to web pages, embedded a video, embedded an image. I want to link to an installed iPad app in my iBook, is it possible in iBooks Author?. If so, then can someone guide me how to do this or provide some link for that. Any help should be appreciated.


texts: Using Linux computer as time capsule - possible but any experiences?

texts:
have a Linux computer running as a server on which I also installed a time capsule (see for Vortexbox (my setup) but also for Ubuntu).

Before using this as my main backup, has anybody any experiences with this? The backup is working - but is the restore as well? ANy comments, experiences, sucess stories?

Any tips?

I am running Mavericks on my Mac.


texts: How can I send audio to airport speakers from a stereo system, not a computer?

texts:
I have some speakers connected to an Airport Express, and can easily send audio to them from a computer. So far, so good. However, I also have an actual stereo system (receiver, CD/tape decks, etc.), and I'd like to be able to send the output from that system to the Airport speakers as well.

I could probably do this by attaching a computer to the system, but it seems like overkill, and makes for a complex process (something like 'start computer, set up audio output', rather than 'push the button'). Is there some other, simpler piece of equipment that can take an audio input and send it to the Airport-connected speakers on my network?


texts: Replacing optical drive in macbook with SSD: does it matter where the SSD drive is installed?

texts:
I've just replaced my MacBook Pro's optical drive with an SSD. I used OWC's Data Doubler kit. I've moved my OS and all my data onto the SSD, and I'm now using it as my boot volume.

In other threads, some people have swapped the positions of the drives, so that the HDD is installed where the optical drive was, and the SSD is installed at the HDD's original location.

Is there any good reason to do this?  Does it matter where the SSD drive is installed? In particular, would this configuration have any impact on battery life?


texts: Mac Pro 2020 upgradability - DDR5, ARM, Neural Engine?

texts:
Can the Mac Pro 2020 in the future be upgraded to replace/add these:

DDR4 -> DDR5
Intel -> Arm
... -> Apple Neural Engine

Or are they not compatible with the current Mac Pro design?

They are all technologies that could potentially be available for Mac products within a year or two.


texts: Mac Keyboard Shortcut to Bring Up Finder

texts: How can you create a keyboard shortcut to bring up the Finder, as if you had clicked on the Finder on the Dock?


texts: What does OS X use "associated" Apple IDs for?

texts:
On OS X it is possible to associate Apple IDs with user accounts. Apple lists three consequences of doing so:

The Apple IDs can be used to reset the user account
The Apple IDs can be used to access the computer for file and screen sharing
The Apple IDs can be used share files and screens with other computers

Is this the complete list? Are there other consequences of associating an Apple ID with a user account? I don't do any of these things (I've disabled them where possible) but do use my Apple IDs extensively for other things. Will I loose any functionality other than the three listed above, if I delete my Apple IDs from my account?


texts: Open second PDF file with hyperlink in first PDF file

texts:
I have two PDF files:

First PDF file has a content page
Second PDF is the relative data (30 pages)

My requirement is to be able to click on the first PDF document, on a hyperlink for it to be open in the second PDF file on a certain page and certain location on that page. (Page 15 half way on that specific page)

Bare in mind I am not using a server and everything will be done locally.


texts: How can I tell if my MacMini 2012 power supply is dead?

texts:
I have a Mac Mini late-2012 A1347 that will not power on. I've tried the steps to reset the SMC (unplug-wait 30s-plug-wait 5s) and still nothing happens when I press the power button. No chime, no nothing.
How can I tell if it is something as simple as replacing the power supply with something like this:
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/Mac-mini-A1347-Late-2012-Late-2014-Power-Supply/IF171-017?o=1
I'd rather not go to an Apple store or repair shop if I can avoid it.


texts: I'm currently writing a workout logging application in for iOS. My application requires a user to create an account to start logging. All that's required is: username, password, gender, bodyweight. Username/password is used for the initial database row entry, and for unique queries from database. And then gender and bodyweight is used to calculate a Wilks Coefficient (takes into account gender and bodyweight to compare strength among individuals). And that's it. I wrote a privacy policy for this. Was about to submit for review and find out. But looking through the App Review guidelines, it was a tad unclear on the requirements.


texts: iMessage on iPad: how do I know when the message is an sms or not?

texts:
I've upgraded to iOS8. I have an iPad and an iPhone.

I'm chatting with a friend through his phone number with my iPad. I guess the iPad is using the iPhone carrier to send the sms. All works good.

Then I decided to turn off my iPhone and surprisingly the messages keep arriving to my friend. Without the carrier !?

I wonder, are they really sms? How can I check this on the ipad? They are all blue messages, and my friend number is highlighted in the contact profile (There is no email, just the number).


texts: Rebooting iPhone Doesn't Kill off All the Process

texts:
I tried to reboot my iphone according to the guidelines here, but after the phone is started, I found that all the apps are still there at the bottom of the screen when I tap on the home button twice.

Any idea why this is so?


texts: I can't remember what happens when I update my iOS: will I be asked for my iCloud password? I would like to delete my iCloud account ultimately and I guess if i didn't have an account I wouldn't be asked for the password after updating my iOS but just wondered if I will be asked while my account is active.


texts:
My gut is telling me this is a hardware problem, but I thought I'd ask here just in case.

I just got a 'new' refurbished Macbook Pro Retina 2013. Pressing the 'i' key inputs an 'o', and pressing the '8' key inputs a '9'. As far as I can tell, these are the only two keys whose mappings are incorrect. I can plug in a USB keyboard and it works just fine.

Is there a way to reinstall the keyboard firmware on a Mac to test for that? Or am I hosed, with the only option being to send it back for (further) repair?


texts: How do I install Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro running OS X Sierra?

texts: Sierra dropped Bootcamp support for pre-Windows 10. I've just reformatted and was running Windows 7 and OS X Sierra before the reformat but now I can't reinstall Windows 7. Is there a way to roll Bootcamp assistant back, or an easy way to reinstall?


texts: What are Mac OS X replacements for Visio?

texts:
Visio is the most conspicuous example of a program that I found useful on Windows for which I have not identified a Mac-compatible replacement.

Visio's primary function is as a flowchart diagramming tool. It allows the user to construct complex information flows with smart objects and interconnect graphics that snap and bend as the user moves things around on the page. It's morphed over the years to support other diagram and information flow views like IT diagrams and UI mockups.

What's out there that can replace Visio on the Mac?


texts: Just got my first iPhone. Will not be using iMessages being I'm the only person in my social circle who has Apple products. Am I still able to send/receive SMS/MMS the "old" way on this phone? Also, due to the nature of my job, boss requires the phone stay off during working hours. Will I still be able to get any text messages sent to me once I'm able to turn my phone back on, even if it's a few days afterwards?


texts: Driver for TP-LINK TL-WN721N Wi-Fi Adapter

texts:
I used to plug in my TP-LINK TL-WN721N Wi-Fi adapter in a port in my old computer that used to run Windows. That's how I connected to the internet, but now I bought an iMac which I couldn't connect to the internet.

Is there a kext to use or a hack to try to get it working on my iMac? I also learned that similar chipsets used in Wi-Fi adapters can lead to similar experience using different adapters, so I searched WikiDevi to find similar products with supported OS X drivers. I am running OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

Note: AirPort is malfunctioning, that's why I need the adapter to connect ..


texts: Big Sur - Accessibility Zoom not saving last zoom factor

texts:
I'm one of those who rely on screen magnification for regular computer usage. I recently updated from Catalina to Big Sur and now there is a very annoying bug with zooming.
How to reproduce:

Enable zoom. Screen zooms in.
Change the zoom factor with the keyboard shortcut or sliding on the trackpad.
Disable zoom. Screen zooms out to 1:1.
Enable zoom again. The screen is zoomed in but not to the previously used zoom factor but something less. Almost like the default zoom factor is hard coded.

I have checked "Restore zoom factor on startup" and even tried rebooting the machine more than once. When I reboot it and zoom in for the very first time, it zooms into the level I was using before. But when I enable and disable the zoom, it snaps back to something like 2:1, which for me is way too little.
If I hit the keyboard shortcuts for "Zoom in" and "Zoom ioutn", it goes to my chosen level and back. However, doing this, the zooming is not animated but simply snaps to the last used level. On a 27" iMac, this is uncomfortable since ig can take me a second or two to realize where I am on the screen.
Hope sincerely hope there's a workaround for this. If I need to edit a plist file somewhere to change this "hard coded" zoom level, I'll do that.
Best regards,
Gísli


texts:
My friend had an iPhone 6 that was lost recently. The phone is offline now so we couldn't locate it using Find My Phone

She wants to recover the data from the iCloud account connected to the lost device. When she tried to login to the Online portal for iCloud, we were asked to enter a verification code that was being sent to the lost device. So she got a new sim card under the same number, put it in a new phone and tried the SMS option for the verification code. But it seems any sms that is being sent to the number is sent as an to the lost device and not as a normal sms. So we cannot get the verification code now.

Any other way to get the verification code or possibly change the phone number of the iCloud account without access to the device ?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Dropping wifi, replace bcm4331 with bcm4360, MacBook Pro Retina Early 2013

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 13" Retina, Early 2013, my wifi drops roughly ever 2 or 3 minutes when running ArchLinux (OS X works fine). As far as I know this problem is related to that there are no official drivers available and thus there are no solution out there.

So the idea I have is to replace the BCM4331 with a BCM4360 or another alternative that works in ArchLinux and OS X. Is this possible? Would e.g a BCM4360 work in a MBPr Early 2013 with OS X?

Best regards
Rawa


texts: CM Storm Devastator Backlight on Mac OS X

texts:
I have a CM Storm Devastator and cannot get the backlight working on Mac. I have followed the instructions below :

  Go here: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/samplecode/HID_LED_test_tool/Introduction/Intro.html
  Click the little "Download sample code" button
  Open the downloaded folder and go to Build / Release
  Drag the HID LED test tool file to your Applications folder
  Launch the OS X "Automator" program
  Choose "Service" document type
  Under "Library", click "Utilities", and drag "Run Shell Script" to the blank area / workflow pane.
  For "selected service receives" choose "no input" in "any application" (important)
  For "pass input" choose "as arguments" (important)
  For "shell" choose "/bin/bash"
  Paste in this script:

  /Applications/HID\ LED\ test\ tool &
  pid=$!
  sleep 3
  kill $pid
  Click "run" to test. After 3 seconds, your keyboard should remain in a state with num lock and scroll lock enabled, and all the keys should be lit up. Yay! Continue to assign keyboard shortcut to do this.
  Click "File" > "Save", "Save service as" : "Devastator LED Lighter"
  Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > General > "Devastator LED Lighter"
  Assign a shortcut. Scroll lock and F keys didn't work for me. I ended up choosing  "

The problems I have encountered:

The downloaded file is called "HID_LED_test_tool". This contains 3 files

HID LED test tool-Read Me.txt
HID LED test tool.xcodeproj
main.c

Problem: it does not contain a build/release folder, so I dragged HID LED test tool.xcodeproj into the Applications folder.
I followed all the instructions above renaming the HID LED... file to a simple HID. The problem is that when I run the automator program as indicated above I get the reply xxxxx is a directory.  I cannot get around this; I have tried extracting the file within the HID LED test tool folder and then executing the automator with that file name but the exact same thing happens ....
When I attempt to open the project.pbxproj file in Terminal I get the response :

Last login: Sat Feb  7 19:34:21 on ttys000
/Applications/HID\ LED\ test\ tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj ; exit;
Zakias-MacBook-Pro:~ zakia$ /Applications/HID\ LED\ test\ tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj ; exit;
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 1: //: is a directory
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 3: archiveVersion: command not found
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 4: classes: command not found
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 6: objectVersion: command not found
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 7: objects: command not found
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 9: /Applications: is a directory
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 10: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/Applications/HID LED test tool.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj: line 10: `       8DD76F770486A8DE00D96B5E /* main.c in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 08FB7796FE84155DC02AAC07 /* main.c */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (); }; };'
logout

[Process completed]


texts: How to keep persistent routes with split tunnel VPN?

texts:
I am using an IPSec VPN on macOS Catalina to connect to my remote office.  I want to send only one subnet through this VPN and all other traffic through the local router.  I know how to set this up, after connecting the VPN I run these commands:
sudo route change default 192.168.4.100
sudo route add 192.168.1.0/24 -interface ppp0

But this resets every time I reconnect the VPN.  How can I configure macOS to do this automatically every time I connect the VPN?


texts: How to install and open KeePass on Mac OS X form the User Interface and not just open a terminal and type commands?


texts: Shut Down or Reboot Your RETINA Mac with a Keyboard Command

texts:
I have seen a shortcut to shutdown mac using key combinations. It includes the use of eject key. But since retina macbooks dont have eject key how do I shutdown/reboot the retina mac.
This link is having query regarding puting it to sleep but I cannot see shutdown/reboot. Is pressing power button and selecting the choice the only option I have ??


texts: Can I create Windows-style alias in Finder?

texts:
In Windows, we can hold down Ctrl or use right mouse button while dragging the file in Explorer. When we release mouse button we see a menu where we can choose 'Create shortcut'.

It's quite handy, I think. Can we do something similar in Mac OS?

UPDATE: I do know how to create aliases, I'm interesting whether I can automatically create alias for the folder by just holding some key while dragging or smth like that.


texts: /usr/libexec/java_home isn't returning anything other than the current value of JAVA_HOME

texts:
I've been using the java_home binary for years to set my desired version of Java.  Now, for some reason I can't quite figure out, now matter which version I ask for, it will only ever return the version that's currently set in the JAVA_HOME environment variable.  Has anyone else seen this?
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -V
Matching Java Virtual Machines (6):
    13.0.1 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 13.0.1" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
    11.0.1 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 11.0.1" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-11.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
    10.0.1 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 10.0.1" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-10.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
    9.0.1 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 9.0.1" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.8.0_161 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 8" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_161.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.8.0_131 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 8" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_131.jdk/Contents/Home
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-11.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home

Above you can see the versions of Java I have installed, here is what happens when I attempt to get the path to one of them.
$ env | grep JAVA_HOME
JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 8
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8*
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0_161
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 11.0.1
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
$ /usr/libexec/java_home -v 11
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home

As you can see, no matter the argument, it only ever returns what JAVA_HOME is set to.  Does anyone know what's going on here?


texts: I know about rsync and how to use it, but sometimes I just want to copy files using the Finder. However, if that fails, I have to do everything all over again, since the Finder does not seem to be able to resume a file copy action. Is there a way around this?


texts: What is the cheapest way to get windows running on a Mac

texts: I want to get windows running alongside Mac OSX, just so I can run one program not available om Mac OSX. what is the cheapest way to get this set up?


texts: iPhone 4S video showing as 568 x 320 pixels resolution

texts:
I was under the impression that the iPhone 4S recorded video at 1080p by default (using the native camera app). But when I send a video to myself via email and look at the video properties it is 568 x 320 pixels resolution. I wonder if this has to do with some compression given that it is being "shared" by email.

In that case, how do I extract the video without losing its pixel resolution?

Using iOS 7.


texts: What happens with Whatsapp iCloud backup if I don't restore media

texts: I just dropped my iPhone XS Max in the water the other day and now it is in the shop for repair. I have a fairly large Whatsapp backup in the iCloud of 18GB. I currently have a replacement phone for the time being. I just restored just the chats to this temp phone but I can't restore the media on it since it doesn't have enough storage space. I now have the option to skip the media restore. My question is, I don't mind not having my media on this temp phone, as long as I can restore all my media received in the meantime on my main phone when it comes back from repair. If I skip the media restore now, will this also delete the media on the iCloud backup if I do a backup of my temp phone?


texts: Self Assigned IP Address w/ iPhone and iPad At One Single Location

texts:
This is at a coffee shop that I have been visiting regularly for four or five years. At the this one place both devices (iPhone 6s and iPad mini 4) always get a self-assigned IP address. As I recall, on only one occasion out of well over a hundred visits, have the devices been assigned an address via DHCP. If I manually enter an IP address, Netmask, etc., both devices connect immediately and work fine.

What I have tried:

Forget This Network: Dozens of times
Reset Network Settings: Half a dozen times
Factory Reset iPhone: Once

Nothing seems to work.

I have asked other customers about this. No one has the same problem. I have asked the company's IT department, suggesting that they reduce the lease time, but they say no one else has the same problem.

This company has many coffee shops. I regularly visit several of them. Every shop uses the same SSID and password. I thought this might be part of the problem, but my daughter recently got a job with this company and she takes her iPhone 7 from shop to shop regularly and never has trouble connecting. She also tells me that they have no reports from other customers having difficulty connecting.

The router at this one shop is a small ZTE router. The other shops, as far as I have determined, use TP-Link routers.

Any ideas how to fix this on my iPhone and iPad?


texts: How to export the event log from the Console.app into a text file?

texts:
According to tutorials, you'd export your Console.app event log by pressing the "Share" and using e.g. the Mail.app:

https://help.realmacsoftware.com/en/articles/1905631-how-to-save-console-logs-in-os-x

However, I want to export the event log to a plain text file instead of an extension app.

How can I do this?


texts: Macbook Pro OSX El Capitan 10.11.3 and Technicolor TC8717T Router

texts:
The Wifi disconnects every few minutes and only comes back online if Wifi is toggled off and on from the laptop. This only happens with this router. And the MB Pro is the only device in the home that has this issue.

I've already set a static location in Wifi settings (not automatic mode). I've read dozens of posts of similar sounding issues and tried every step they suggested. I'm starting to feel like there is a bug somewhere in either Apple's software or the Router's firmware. This has been happening for months now.


texts: Debugging "The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail."?

texts:
While trying to install a PKG installer package, I've run into an issue where it refuses to finish installing.
The PKG almost finishes, but ends with the following error, and does not finish installing.

The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

The macOS version is the latest and a fresh install, and it is the latest version of the software, but I'm not particularly interested in my specific case, as I already chanced upon a workaround. I'm mostly interested in debugging why it fails to install.
Is there any way to debug a failed Installer package to find out anything about why it failed?
I tried checking Console, but didn't find anything. I also tried running Installer.app by the command line in the hopes it would give me something to go on.
/System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer

Unfortunately, it just repeated the message in Terminal.
2017-03-10 14:02:45.426 Installer[654:7354] The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

I was hoping to be able to find out something more about why it is failing. Just telling a manufacture, "it just doesn't finish installing on my machine" really doesn't seem very productive if there is no way to figure out why.


texts: Final Cut X- Not Enough Media Error - for transitions

texts:
I am on my trial here with version 10.2.3, its great but I get the above error when trying to put in transitions sometimes.

How to fix?


texts:
I've noticed on my mac, in a few programs (Safari/Preview) when I'm looking through a PDF that the scrolling speed sometimes changes.

I'm not sure what it is exactly. At first I thought It was how fast I scroll.

Sometimes it seems like its scrolling further while the page is already moving due to momentum.

I'm not sure what causes the fast scrolling is there anyone who knows what I'm talking about and knows how to control the scrolling speed (im not talking about the settings)

What exactly triggers the speed difference


texts: Contacts missing when trying to send iMessage

texts: For new message, when I type next to "to", very few of my contacts show up even though I have been texting them for years??? Only their emails are showing up for the majority. Randomly, a few contacts will have a mobile number I can pick to message. Some contacts don't show up at all even though they are marked as "favorites"--all very bizarre. Sending a group text is next to impossible because none of my contacts mobile numbers are showing up.


texts: Screencasting in 1080p from a retina display without scaling, possible or not?

texts:
I want to make some tutorials in 1080p on my MacBook Pro with retina display. Is there a way to record the screen "natively" in 1920x1080? I don't care if it would look scaled and blury at the time I'm recording it. Also, I wouldn't mind if I had black bars up and down (due to the different ratio). I just want to have a sharp 1080p video as the final result (a video that will be as sharp on YouTube, when it's switched to 1080p playback).

Has anyone tried it? Any suggestions, preferably experiences? Thanx...


texts: Is there a way to automate restarting with a different boot disk?

texts: I have Lion and Snow Leopard installed on my machine, and I switch between them all the time (I develop for compatibility on both platforms). Going into System Preferences and selecting the startup disk every time is quite a pain, it would be great if I could automate this process with a script that I can launch from my dock.


texts: Updated to Big Sur and find -exec results in permission denied

texts:
I have recently updated to Big Sur from Mojave (not willingly). I have tried to copy a bunch of pdfs in Terminal using the command:
find . -name "*_20*.pdf" -exec {} ~/Desktop/. \;

but it results in "permission denied". This command used to work before and indeed I can execute
cp my_fav_file_2010.pdf ~/Desktop

without a problem.
Terminal and iTerm are added to have "Full Disk Access" in the Privacy and Security Preferences. I even reached into /usr/bin and added find and zsh from /bin/ to the list, but it still gives me "permission denied". Any tips what is going on and how to fix this?
kJ


texts: iOS 11.1.1 lock screen always shows iTunes controls. How do I disable this bug / feature?

texts:
After upgrading my iPhone to iOS 11.1.1, the locked screen shows iTunes music prominently covering my lock-screen picture, whereas before this never happened.

I'd like to disable this feature / bug, but I don't see any mechanism for doing so.

Does everyone's iOS 11.1.1 do this, or is it just a bug that randomly hits people?

I would like to see my picture, not iTunes, which I rarely use.  I also don't want to accidentally hit "play" and start random noises from my pocket.


texts: For a while now been getting these strange artefacts on my MBP (mid 2010) screen.  Usually happens when I cmd + tab to another window.  Most of the time it's yellow in color, however sometimes it's red/green/black.  If I move the window or cmd + tab again it will go away.  Also happens on external display through the MDP


texts:
I open settings, pick General, iTunes Wi-Fi Sync, and it has two hosts listed.  The older host does not exist any more.  The newer host says "Books" so I assume it is just syncing Books and not the rest of the iPhone's data.

How can I remove the older host and get all of my data synced to the newer host?

iOS 10.3.1 on an iPad Mini 2


texts: Remove some photos (or videos) from iPhoto without deleting from Flickr

texts:
I have a very large iPhoto library with photos and videos shared to Flickr using the built-in iPhoto/Flickr integration. I've run into problems with the size of my iPhoto library (>100GB) so I'm splitting it in two to help manage the space.

I understand that iPhoto syncs photos with Flickr rather than exports them, so if I remove a photo from my iPhoto library, it will delete it from Flickr. While historically, I've enjoyed this sync approach, with splitting up my iPhoto library it is problematic.

What is the best way to remove photos from iPhoto that have been published to Flickr (or Facebook for that matter) without deleting them from Flickr?


texts: If I hold a letter, my keyboard stops working for that app

texts:
I can reliably reproduce this in several programs. If I hold a letter such as a to type aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, it doesn't repeat, it just types it once. But then when I try to input text in the app after that it doesn't work. Keyboard shortcuts still work in the app, but input no longer works. In Chrome, input in the page fails but I can input in the address bar ok.

What on earth could cause this and how do I fix it?

This is on a MacBook Pro 15 inch Mid 2015, OSX 10.12.2 (Sierra).

Here's a screencast of it happening:

Note how I type h a few times individually, then hit space and hold the h key. From that point on the keyboard completely fails to input any characters, though (as demonstrated) I can use the keyboard to copy/paste just fine. In Chrome, the keyboard is only broken in that tab (even through a refresh--the only way to get the keyboard back is to open a new tab). In text editors like PHPStorm, it's broken in all tabs and the entire app must be restarted to unbreak the keyboard.


texts: How to turn off iPhone without power button?

texts: My iPhone's power button is broken. How can I still turn it off to send it in for repairs? I found another answer, but it does not really help.


texts: Game asks for in-app upgrade money again after re-installing - IPAD 2 / IOS 5

texts:
I purchased a free app Haunted Manor by Big Fish and then bought the in-app upgrade to full version for $6.99. After I upgraded to IOS 5.0 (BTW im using an IPAD 2) it started crashing so I re-installed it (delete then install) . Now after the free levels are over it asks me for money again to upgrade :( ? What is the solution to this. And ya BTW when i deleted it i also deleted all game data(it prompted) as I was still early into the levels and I thought that may be cause of crash.

Appreciate any help in this regard!!!


texts: Click check buttons via keyboard or script

texts:
I'm using Final Cut 7 under El Capitan, and I need to check the following buttons (in fact just the Audio Tracks, but both would be nice) using the keyboard, or maybe a scripted method.

I have already enabled keyboard shortcuts on the system preferences, so I can cancel (esc) or accept (return) this dialog using keyboard commands. However tab won't do nothing to circulate over the window components, and I am afraid this option was never implemented.

In fact the window title "Delete Tracks" keeps gray all the time, even with regular use via mouse, suggesting that it never has focus whatsoever.

Can I select those options via keyboard or script?

Also if you have another idea on how to delete just the empty tracks of the timeline using another automation method will be extremely appreciated. Just remember that because of license and workflow issues I can't upgrade to Final Cut X.


texts: Moving object inside MacBook: is it a big problem?

texts:
When I tilt my MacBook, I can hear a moving object inside it (like a screw or grain). It should either be something that belongs inside and for some reason got loose, or something from the outside that entered the MacBook (via the fan?).

I plan to go to an Apple Store to get it repaired, but is it an urgent issue? Could I damage parts inside my computer?


texts: If I erase my Sierra OS startup disk, will it erase the Parallels partition too? I can't seem to find an answer anywhere.


texts:
Or the past two or three weeks, I've been frequently "dropping characters" typing on my iPad.  Usually, it's the first character of a word.  (See the "for" starting this post?)  Of course it makes for some rather wild autocorrections.

Seems highly unlikely to be a bug, but what?  Change in the moisture content of my fingers?  But then why are letters after spaces worse than within words, and letters at the beginning of a text field worse than after a space?

Change in my muscular motions?  Seems unlikely such a major change would happen suddenly instead of gradually.  And it happens whether I have both hands/all fingers free or whether I am doing the one-finger method.

Need for warranty service on the two-month-old iPad?  Seems this would have the same objections as the others.


texts:
I cant get texts on my Android phone from messages on my Macbook, but only from a few people. Coincidentally its people I've had facetime conversations with. It seems that the Mac has said to itself "these two people communicated in the Apple universe, lets keep it that way".
Are there settings I need to change?
I can send a text from my phone and they receive it, but when they respond it comes to my Messages app on my Macbook and not my phone.


texts: Cannot resize Finder Columns in List View

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Even when trying to drag the size the columns do not resize.
I've tried holding Alt while dragging to no avail.
This only seems to apply to the Date Modified/Created/etc. columns


texts: In OS X, I want to change to a non-standard keyboard shortcut for switching spaces

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In System Preferences > Expose and Spaces > Spaces Tab > to switch between spaces, there is a drop down list that allows you to select a modifier key and the arrows. The arrows are so far away from the rest of the keyboard! I want to bind to the vim keys (h, j, k, l) for (left, down, up, and right). On my Ubuntu machine, I push the equivalent of command-option-j to go down a space. Does anyone know how to change to a non-standard keyboard shortcut on OS X?

(I ran across a post that details how to change the modifiers, but still uses the arrow keys. This is not what I'm trying to do. Custom keyboard shortcuts to change active Spaces desktop)


texts: Display iPhoto library name in application title bar

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I am working with multiple iPhoto libraries and it isn't always clear which one is currently open when launching iPhoto. How can I display the name of the iPhoto library in the application title bar so that I always know which library I have open?

Doing a bit of searching, it seems that iPhoto Library Manager will do this if iPhoto is launched from that application.

As an alternative, is there a way to force iPhoto to prompt to select a library every time it launches?


texts: How to tell Apple if there are spelling mistakes in its application document?

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For example I just installed some Apple software on my iPad. Before I start using it I need to agree its terms & conditions.

While I was reading the terms & conditions there are spelling mistakes I found in the document.

How should I report this to Apple?


texts: How do I disable update warnings on my iPhone?

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I got a bought app (i.e. not a free one - be it given to me, bought by me or gifted, I don't know). It works great. Then some update for it comes along with many other updates for other apps. I press "update all" and every time this one app gives me a notification that I need to buy it because it's a new major version or whatever. Well, I don't want to do it, it works fine the way it is (probably because I was still in iOS 3.1.3)!

So, how can I just remove the future updates from the list? If there is any way to do it, that is.

P.S.: Now I upgraded to iOS 4, the app stopped working and I decided to just delete it along with another couple of apps which had a similar issue.


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First days after I've bought my Apple Watch, keeping my iPhone with Bluetooth turned off and WiFi on (so with Apple Watch connected "to the cloud") my Watch was able to receive iPhone's notifications as it was connected with bluetooth.

Now this "feature" died, so if I have my iPhone with Bluetooth turned off and WiFi on and my Apple Watch connected to the cloud, Watch don't receive any notifications; is there a way to restore this "feature"?

EDIT: This morning works!! Here's an example:

iPhone connected only to WiFi and W connected to the Cloud.

........ W Receives iPhone's notification!


texts: iPhone voicemail does not display my messages, tells me to call voicemail

texts: i have an iphone 6 running iOS 11.0.3. I recently received a sound from my phone indicating a voicemail, even though no phone call preceded it. When I check my voicemail, I see a blank screen with 'Call Voicemail' in the center. If I push on the message a phone pad comes up for me to call voicemail. I've never done this so I called my own number. It asked for my password. I don't recall ever setting up a password. I made some guesses but they didn't work. Why am I getting this call voicemail message and is there anything to do if I can't recall my password?


texts: Podcast artwork shows in Apple Podcasts and iTunes but not on iPhone

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I submitted my first podcast to Apple Podcasts. The RSS feed has this tag for the icon:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd">
    <channel>
        <title><![CDATA[Ginja]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Um curso virtual que desenvolve a inteligência emocional nas crianças]]></description>
        <link>https://emocoes.org</link>
        <image>
            <url>http://emocoes.org/images/logo_podcast.png</url>
        ...

The artwork works, since I can see it on Apple Podcasts:

and on iTunes:

But syncing it on my iPhone 4S, I do not see the artwork when the podcast is playing:

nor when browsing the library:

The iOS version is 9.3.6.
How can I change the podcast feed or artwork to show on all iPhones?


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I have a 1st generation iPad and it is doing a very strange thing. All the installed 3rd party apps are muted. Video and music playback works and audio is ok, but all other Apps are muted.

Why is this happening? What can I do about it?


texts: File ownership appears to change to logged in user

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I'd appreciate it if anyone can shed light on this file ownership bizarreness on my server.  Googling has revealed no answers.

I have a MacMini home server.  On this machine /Pierson is a mounted FireWire drive, shared to other household machines using Mac OS X File Sharing.

The problem: everyone who can SSH into the server thinks the files and folders under the shared drive are owned by them.  I can't restrict some folders for use by particular users using Unix file permissions:

Sam thinks the folders are owned by "sam":

$ ssh sam@server
$ id
uid=10000(sam) # etc...
$ ls -ld /Pierson/Movies
drwxrwxr-x  6 sam  staff  204 Oct 21 20:41 /Pierson/Movies/

John this the files and folders are owned by "john":

$ ssh john@server
$ id
uid=10001(john) # etc...
$ ls -ld /Pierson/Movies
drwxrwxr-x  6 john  staff 204 Oct 21 20:41 /Pierson/Movies

Now I expect this kind of behavior if connecting to the shared folder remotely, but having things change from under me on the server is a problem.

This machine was originally a Lion Server, later upgraded to Mavericks.


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I just bought a Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard. It is supposed to be one of the most ergonomic yet relatively inexpensive keyboard available. It came out late out in 2013.

Microsoft doesn't seem to officially support it even thought it did support its predecessor Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (see the Mac logo at the bottom of the page).

When I connect the new Sculpt keyboard I am prompted with this screen:

But as we can see from the next image:

there is no key modifier key right next to shift. Still if I press up (the only one really to the it), or actually, any other key, I get:

After clicking on OK I get the following window:

which option am I supposed to choose here? Also, would each of the choices below change how my Mac listens to my keyboard?


texts: How do you upgrade/update every package on your Mac?

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I want a single command to update everything on my Mac command line. No more brew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanup && brew doctor and npm update -g and that complicated command to update everything in pip3. Is there an existing tool for this, or should I just use a script? Also, is this even a good idea? Is there any benefit to updating all my software individually?

For reference, this is the current function I have in my .zshrc that is supposed to update everything:

function update () {
  (brew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanup && brew doctor) &
  upgrade_oh_my_zsh &
  npm update -g &
  (pip3 list --outdated --format=freeze | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1  | xargs -n1 pip3 install -U) &
  (cd ~/.vim_runtime && git pull --rebase)
}


texts: How to remove "Reminders.app" from Mac OS?

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How can I delete the folder "Reminders.app" from Mac OS when the current permissions assigned to the folder is currently Read Only for everyone and Read & Write for system?

I've tried sudo / terminal, attempted to change permissions via the finder and all attempts to dislodge the folder result in access denied.  Is rebooting into a special unprotected mode required?


texts: nsurlsessiond downloading 100s GB in a month

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Is there anyway to know what nsurlsession is downloading?
My iCloud Drive is only 30GB. Most of the Apple Music and Photos are already on my Mac. I don't even generate 1GB of Photos or video per month.

And yet nsurlsessiond is downloading 100s of GB of data. This is 10 times more then all the App update, OSX Update and iCloud Data combined !!!

Is this a bug or have i been hacked? I send a support letter to Apple and no response.


texts: What does machdep.xcpm.cpu_thermal_level mean?

texts:
I execute
sysctl machdep.xcpm.cpu_thermal_level
on the terminal and get a value. It is not the temperature. I would like to know what does it mean.


texts: Quicktime file not emailing from mac to PC correctly?

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Someone is trying to email me a Quicktime file from their Mac to my Windows PC.   (This is audio for a presentation.)   They swear that the file contains audio and video on their end, but when I get it, the file is only 14KB in size and plays as 25 seconds of blank screen and silent audio.   The Properties in the QT player show that the file should be 67MB.

Does anyone know what the problem is here?   If the file is too huge, I would expect that nothing would transfer - instead I'm getting this weird 14KB "audio.mov" file.   He's tried it twice - I even sent the 14KB file back to him and he insists it plays fine.

I'm mystified - I don't want to press the person doing this for me too hard, because they're doing me a favor (an unpaid favor at that) and I would like this to be as easy as possible on them.    But if anybody knows "oh, the problem is ______" and how to fix it, that would be great.

UPDATE:  We also tried transferring the file over Dropbox, but I got the same 14KB file  as before.


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I got my new mac and when I maximise the window (with the upper green button) and I want to minimize  it I need to click on two buttons(since the minimize button ,middle button is greyed out...)
 why is that ? and how can I fix it that when I max the window I can min it in one click

when I click on app to close I still see the app in the dock with black dot under it, and I need to right click and close it , how can I avoid that ? I want that when I click on close the will close also from the dock...
I mean something like command Q

Here is chrome after I click on the upper red button to close it

I use the latest version of osx 10.11.6


texts: What Twitter apps work with a Retina display?

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Update: Twitter for Mac is now supported by Retina and available through the app store.

As many have noticed, the Twitter App doesn't render sharply on a Retina display.

Some say Tweetbot is the app to get for Retina compatibility, but it costs $19.99. That's a tough cost to swallow when, historically, most Twitter apps have been free.

Is there an alternative cheap or free Twitter app that supports Retina display?


texts: How can I activate the 'Show all' or back button in a system preference dialog in OSX? E.g.


texts: I've just bought Reflection app for Apple TVize Mac. It works when playing video. Now i've discovered i have also AirPlay Mirroring icon in task bar on my iPod touch (see picture). I've been expecting i'll see screen of my iPod on my Mac. Are there any further steps to do on the iPod to stream the screen?


texts: DIY fix for iPhone 5 sleep-wake button issue

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So I bought my iPhone 5 in the US and it recently developed the sleep/wake button issue that Apple is fixing for free. Unfortunately, I am not in the US and cannot avail the free repair since the warranty isn't international (although by the serial number alone, it qualifies for a free repair).

I was wondering, can I simply replace the sleep/wake button myself given I find the required parts online? Any other remedy for this issue?

PS: Mailing to someone in the US isn't an option for me. I'm ok voiding the warranty.


texts: Troubleshooting a mac that won't go to sleep

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I have a small issue where my macbook won't go to sleep on lid-closing when it's connected to a power supply. I remember having this problem a few weeks ago, and I found this command that could help me debug it. The command works since I would run this command and then close my lid. When I opened the lid, I could see that it was registered the lid was closed and what prevented it from sleeping.

I've tried most of the pmset ones, and I don't think that's it. (It might be though?)

I'm not necessarily looking for that exact one, so my question is:

Any monitoring tools (preferably terminal or command-line) that shows the log of what happens when I close the lid?


texts: Is it possible to continue using an to external monitor when closing the lid on a Macbook Air?

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I have an application I use on an external monitor with an external USB device.

Is there a way to close the lid and continue using the app on the external monitor?

I turned off the sleep upon close function, but the external monitor still turns off.

OSX 10.9.5


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I had MAMP running on my laptop. I use MySQL a lot. I kinda messed with the user file permission and I fixed it , in that process I changed some password in MySQL config files. So now SQL does not work even though MAMP runs perfectly.

I was planing on installing OS X Lion. I am wondering if upgrading to Lion will install MySQL and all its packages? Will it fix the problem? Or should I have to reinstall MySQL even after I upgrade?


texts: How to start a terminal from a recovery USB flash drive

texts: On Mavericks I want to start the terminal when using my Live-USB.


texts: MacBook Pro goes into hibernation immediately after login, how do I fix this?

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My Mid 2012 MacBook Pro, goes into hibernation immediately after logging in. Battery indicator still shows around 95% charges when it does that. When I plug in and reboot, battery shows 0%.

This does not happen if I just let it stay in the login screen for, say 2 to 3 hours. The battery can stay for about that long which is I can say is the normal for it. At least before this issue arises.

Might this be just calibration issue? Is it fixable without having to be brought to service center?


texts: Transfer of money from old Apple ID to new Apple ID

texts: Is there anyway I can transfer my iTunes giftcard from my old Apple ID account to my new Apple ID account?


texts: Common Charger/Alternate Solution for iPad (new), Macbook Retina, iPhone5

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I just recently did an upgrade to all apple products and have a retina Macbook Pro, an iPhone 5, and an iPad.

I hate having to carry around 3 different chargers. I was wondering if there is an adapter, or something else that I can carry around instead. I wouldn't mind having 2 adapters that go into 1 charger, since that is better than 3 chargers. Basically

iPad ----------Ad
iPhone----------|-------------Power
Macbook--------Ad

Any help on this is greatly appreciated, since I haven't really found anyone else with this problem.


texts: Apple - numbers - how do i automatically retrieve cell data from different sheets?

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I am creating a performance calendar that includes an overview sheet named "MONTHLY" that has columns named "WK 1", "WK 2" and so on for each week of the year.
In each of these overview columns cells from sheets with the same name as the column ("WK 1", "WK 2,...) are referenced. So far I have been linking the cells from each related sheet manually but how can I search the entire document automatically for the specific sheet to link the specific cell? Thank you very much !


texts: Create emacs-style keychains keybindings in hammerspoon?

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I discovered Hammerspoon today, a keybinding and desktop automation tool reminiscent of i3wm or awesonewm for linux, but combined with something like xdotool.
I am an emacs user, and find emacs's (and similarly vim's) solution of using "prefix" keys to support more keybindings useful.
In emacs (and vim) you can support "prefix" keys, which once pressed select a different map of keybindings. So for example:
C-x  followed by  ,   followed by  v could be bound to a single keybinding which is different from v.
Is there any way to acheive this in hammerspoon (short of writing my own library that toggles bindings on and off as I press keys)?
Research

This script seems to implement a special case of this sort of logic in a handcode way
This native component, hs.hotkey.modal, looks to provide "modes" similar to i3.
https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon/issues/208
https://www.hammerspoon.org/Spoons/RecursiveBinder.html


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I am not a big fan of the Oxford dictionary. I am used to using the American Webster dictionary.

I have an iPad Pro, and I am using Apple Books app. Under Settings app → General → Dictionary, I am not able to add additional resources. I was able to download the Webster dictionary app from the App Store. Yet the dictionary was not added to the list in the Settings of my iPad.

How do I make the Webster dictionary database available under system dictionary?


texts: I would like to show the Dock when all windows are hidden/closed/minimized.  Is this something that can be done with AppleScript?  Where can I learn more about the specific capabilities of AppleScript?


texts:
On the 2016/2017 MacBook Pro's the Touchbar animations are slow. After a little while I've become used to the keyboard and Touchbar. But the one thing I would like to speed up is the transitions.

Say for instance you are playing music on Spotify while working. They you hit the media button to expand the view for full controls. It only takes a second... but it still takes a whole second. When you know what you want and you can navigate quickly the animation is agonising.

Is there a terminal command to remove Touchbar animations, forcing the new buttons to appear immediately?


texts: Is there any way to make a window transparent macOS Mojave?

texts: I liked the feature in Linux where you could simply turn a window transparent. I also had an app for Windows that did it, called Peek Through that did it. I finally came back to macOS and now I want a similar feature. I don't know the Swift/C langs, but I know the command line pretty well (kinda rusty, my short stint with windows didn't help any). I have seen the "Deskovery" app but I don't want to pay money for it. I have seen the old app "afloat" but I am pretty sure that doesn't work on newer computers. I am on a MacBook Pro 8,1 running macOS Mojave. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!


texts: Extract /var/mobile/containers/data/application from an IPhone or backup

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I need to extract my Snapchat data which is located in a folder in /var/mobile/containers/data/application/(snapchat).

The problem is it doesn't seem any of the backup browsers offer this?

I also tried sideloading iFile but I can't access it from there, and my phone is not Jailbroken and can't be(10.2.1).

Does anyone know how  I can get this? It's very important to me.Thanks!


texts: Is there an app for the iPhone 4 that tells the pitch of a note through an audio input?

texts:
Does anyone know of an app for the iPhone that can analyze sounds and tell us what pitch the sound is?

For example, if i had that app running and i go to the piano and play some notes, it should be able to tell me what notes they are.


texts: Change space with mouse wheel + modifiers

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I hate that I have to use both hands on my keyboard to change spaces (one for control, one for arrow keys). A much more practical shortcut would be, for example, control + mouse wheel. However I don't know if it's possible to do so. I'm using 10.10 Yosemite.

I'm also open to third-party software.


texts: Quicktime 10 - export in original size, not 4k, 1080p, 720p etc?

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I do a lot of non full size screen recordings, e.g., they could be small such as 320x240 or in completely non-standard sizes and proportions like 1500x300. I want to save them using HEVC (rather than the default H.264).

In QTP HEVC is only available using File -> Export but that way I can only use a couple of standard dimensions (4k, 1080p, 720p and 480p).

How can I use both HEVC and a non-standard format in QTP10?


texts: How to bring back Mac Notes from external drive?

texts:
I recently erased my hard drive and installed Sierra from USB flash, to start fresh.
Before doing this, I copied the main 3 files of Notes to external drive.
These are: NotesV6.storedata, NotesV6storedata-shm, NotesV6storedata-wal
I copied them from: com.Apple.Notes>Data>Library>Notes

I drag the existing V6 files to the desktop, and instead I paste the copied ones from external drive.But nothing happens.
I'm probably doing something wrong...


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Software update always tells me Xcode 6.2 is available.  Other updates install when requested, but when I click the XCode update button it asks me for Apple ID and password.  Other items update without asking.

When I enter those, I never get an error message, and the button dims.  But nothing else ever happens.  Other things will show a progress bar and change the button text to say what is happening.

I accepted the workaround even though it's not exactly an answer to the question as asked.  But it's worth noting here that whatever caused it has been magically corrected.


texts: Video stuttering in Google Chrome with hardware acceleration enabled

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Google Chrome comes by default with Hardware Acceleration enabled. This setting can be changed from the advanced settings.

I'm experiencing a very frustrating problem where most video content on Google Chrome experiences visual stutters that last up to 6 seconds. Moving the mouse seems to unfreeze the video, but it will otherwise not unfreeze until after a few seconds, only to freeze again shortly thereafter.

Disabling Hardware Acceleration eliminates the stutter. As a side-effect, all web content becomes slower and more CPU-intensive, especially pages that make use of CSS visual effects. As such, it's not viable to keep using the software without Hardware Acceleration.

I'm experiencing this problem only when using Google Chrome and only when doing so on my 2017 15" MBP. The computer is upgraded to the highest-tier hardware, so I don't suspect it's a question of underpowered hardware.

My 2012 non-retina 15" MBP also does not display this issue. One of the main differences is that I have two users logged into the MacBook at the same time, one being my personal and the other my work account. I often switch between these. This question has a similar background but no solution.

The problem also doesn't appear to be constant. Sometimes videos will play without stutter. This might be related to the automatic graphic switching. At the moment my graphics card is set to High-Performance and I can see no stuttering. I never noticed any stuttering when I tried playing the same content on Safari after experiencing stutter in Chrome.

Is there a solution to the stuttering?

Hardware/Software details:

Google Chrome: Version 61.0.3163.100 (Official Build) (64-bit)
OS: macOS Sierra: 10.12.6 (16G29)
Model: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
Processor: 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Graphics: Radeon Pro 560 4096 MB, Intel HD Graphics 630 1536 MB
External Display: LG 34UC98, connected via Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter and Thunderbolt 2 cable. Note the issue appears on both internal and external display.


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I have two ssh keys, one for git (gitlab) and one for a server.
My ~/.ssh/config is :

Host private
  HostName x.x.x.x
  User username
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/server

Host git.example.com
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gitlab

However when I try ssh username@x.x.x.x or git commands I just have a message Permission denied (public key). I have to do ssh-add ~/.ssh/server and ssh-add ~/.ssh/git in order to use the keys.

How can I have a prompt to enter the passphrase the first time the key is used instead of using ssh-add ?
Ideally I'd prefer to have to enter my passphrase after every reboot instead of having the passphrase saved.

I am on macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and I use iTerm2 with oh-my-zsh.

EDIT :
After the excellent answer from wisbucky I also tried :

Host private
  HostName x.x.x.x
  User username
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/server
  UseKeychain yes
  AddKeysToAgent yes

Host git.example.com
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gitlab
  UseKeychain yes
  AddKeysToAgent yes

and

Host *
  UseKeychain yes
  AddKeysToAgent yes

for the ~/.ssh/config file but without results...


texts:
How Do I Type with IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)? I need to type in Phonetics, but I cannot find a keyboard. I tried the IPA Unicode 6.2 keyboard, but it did not work. It installed, but when I selected it, I could only type the normal english-latin characters. I cannot use copy/paste sites like This, as I need to type a lot.

I am using a MacBook Pro, With Sierra


texts:
In my iPhone is there a way to get more "recently added" songs?
I have about 100 songs and I have added recently 5, now in my "recently added" I've got only those 5.


texts: I want to create a boot disk for El Capitan, just to start from so I can use disk utilities like Tech Tool. How do I do this?

texts:
I see all kinds of instructions online that say how to make a boot disk that installs El Capitan. I just want to start my computer from an external disk -- I am not trying to do a clean install. Is the procedure the same? Will the bootable install disk just startup as normal if I tell it I don't want to reinstall the system somehow?

It's just that all the instructions seem to assume you want to do a clean install, and that isn't what I am after.


texts: iOS Safari does not show "navigation bar flyout" menu any more

texts:
On iOS Safari, there is (or rather: was) a menu that appears if you tap the navigation bar. It shows a selection of bookmarks and most visited sites and looked something like this:

Since the upgrade to iOS 14.5, this menu does not appear any more on my iPhone 11 — instead, it's just a grey screen:

Is there anything in the Settings.app that I might have accidentally toggled? Or is this a new feature of iOS 14.5?
A reboot of my iPhone did not help, obviously.


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I back up my data on NTFS Windows formatted external hard drives (different brand names), cloning each drive to protect against hardware failure. I copy from Mac, Windows, Linux, or Android machines onto one HDD and then make a clone of the HDD with my Mac OS X. I buy the HDDs in pair so they are also physically the same.

I was not aware of the challenges of copying to Windows NTFS HDDs with Mac OS X, and copy-pasted across HDDs without special care. I have had the XtraFinder app installed and apparently it allows me to copy onto NTFS without warning or error messages.

But there are problems with some of the copied files (The problems have nothing to do with a size limitation, as this can happen with files of just a few MBs).

Example of problems: I have 2 identical hard drives straight out of the box (brand new WD Ultra Passport, not faulty), HD1 and HD2. First, I copy a video from my Windows computer onto HD1. Secondly, I copy the same video from HD1 to HD2 using the Finder on Mac OS X. Result: The video can be played off HD1 but not off HD2. Whether I try to play the video on the Mac or a Windows or Android machine, same result. So the video copied from HD1 to HD2 appears to be seriously corrupted.

The corruption is a little subtle because FreeFileSync does not detect differences between the files on the HDDs. It's only when I try to play the video from the cloned HDD that I get an error message.

Is there a way to detect the corrupted files?
Is there a fix for the corrupted files?

I have tested this with mkv and mp4 video formats and standard image formats (photos taken with my cameras or phones). Some videos are copied without trouble, other videos are broken after being copied. With images, problems tend to affect a random number of them rather than all of them, maybe 1 in 20 or so. There are no problems at all if I copy with my Windows machines.

This problem has occurred with a dozen or so hard drives. They are formatted as "Windows NT Filesystem" (as read from "Get Info" menu) The problem has occured with previous versions of the OS (Mavericks and Mountain Lion). I have usually backed up with FreeFileSync, to copy large number of files at a time, and the problem has occurred that way too, not just copy-paste via the Finder.

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

P.S. I have asked the question on apple discussions, but have not received answers at the time of posting here.


texts: Can't open email attachments sent from Windows

texts: Why does a PDF attachment on an email from a PC end up as a file named winmail.dat when it arrives on my MacBook Pro?


texts: How to remove an environment variable on OSX using bash

texts:
I'm running under Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and I recently added an environment variable which it seems to be messing my bash terminal (I guess).

What I did is add the variable DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.2/lib to my .bash_profile file, which looks like this:

export PATH=/Users/Carlos/pear/bin:$PATH:/Users/Carlos/android-sdks/platforms:/Users/Carlos/android-sdks/platforms-tools:/Library/PostgreSQL/9.2/bin/
# Setting PATH for Python 2.7
# The orginal version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.2/lib

And then run the command:

source ~/.bash_profile

So that now I can see the variable listed along with all the environment variables when I run "set" on the terminal.

The thing is I want to remove it. I've checked several forums and to be honest none of the solutions worked for me so far.


texts: Allowing sudo privileges, but not access to sites

texts: Is it possible to make it so a user can use the sudo command in terminal, but not have access to sites other then those allowed through parental controls, without a third party system?


texts: How can I remove a city from the word clock widget shown below?


texts:
In Windows it is possible to configure system so, that user runs only some list of applications (for example Word, Excel, PowerPoint...) and user can't launch anything else.

How can I configure OS X the same way? (For example permit to launch office applications, Mail, Safari and forbid to launch any other application).


texts: Entering title on a photo or a series of photos on IOS

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Until Google or Adobe come up with something, finding personal photos is currently like finding a needle in a haystack.

To overcome this issue, I'm thinking of starting a new regime of writing a title/short description on all / a series of photo that I just took on the iPhone. The ideal use case would be:

upon taking a photo (not a separate workflow), I will be able to enter a short snippet before posting photos on instagram
instead of posting the title on a social network, I'd like it to be written to the EXIF of the photo file so that it's still intact wherever it goes (iPhoto, Lightroom, etc.).

Is there a photo app that allows me to do this? or do I need to use a separate EXIF editor to do this (which will be annoying really)

Ron


texts: What is the purpose of the BSD pty/tty device files in /dev?

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I am on macOS Catalina.
As far as I can tell (reading man pty, man tty, parts of this wikipedia article, and this somewhat dated reference on ttys), these device files are no longer used.
Instead, when one opens up Terminal.app, /dev/ptmx (pseudo terminal master multiplexer) dynamically creates a /dev/ttys### slave for the user to type command inputs. This is what one  sees when calling who.
However, when I ls /dev, I see many pairs of these BSD style pseudoterminal files, that is, /dev/ttyXY and /dev/ptyXY where XY are a pair of characters. I believe there are 255 total pairs of these files.

Is there any specific reason besides backwards compatibility that these files are on new versions of macOS? Any modern use cases?
If possible, how could I open one of these BSD PTY files, instead of /dev/ptmx, for general terminal use or with screen? When I tried to screen \dev\ttyw0, nothing happened, and xterm created another \dev\ttys###.
Why was the new ptmx system adopted? Just so I can create more than 255 terminal sessions simultaneously?

Edit: related but different post.


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I had to run find / -name foo > found.txt and stumbled over the following output:

...
find: /Volumes/MobileBackups/Backups.backupdb/mac/2014-12-17-162004/MacRoot/.DocumentRevisions-V100: Permission denied
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: not responding
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: is alive again
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: not responding
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: is alive again
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: not responding
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: is alive again
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: not responding
nfs server localhost:/FjbUHyS_WAWZQyX9SZ1Wx9: is alive again
find: /Volumes/MobileBackups/Backups.backupdb/mac/2014-12-17-162004/MacRoot/System/Library/DirectoryServices/DefaultLocalDB/Default: Permission denied
...

I'm not using NFS nor have I ever mounted a NFS volume. Where is this coming from?


texts: I would like to share one of my calendars with a friend, without uploading my other calendars, and without making this shared calendar public. Is that possible?


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Why are there AirPlay speakers or audio, but not for Video. I.e I have yet to see a single TV set support AirPlay mirroring, while many support Andriod ChromeCast type.

Is it possible to have Video AirPlay to TV set without Apple TV, if not, is it because Apple has yet to open up the protocol?


texts: Is there a way I can connect to a data source via ODBC and export the data to a CSV file on the mac? Open-source software to do this would be great, otherwise is it possible from the command-line?


texts: How to save files on Mac with extension I want?

texts: I need to create a .css file on my Mac. I created it with TextEdit. How do I now save it with a .css extension? It seems that very single File Format it offers will give it a different extension (rtf, html, odf, docx, xml, doc)?!


texts: Any Way to Retrieve iPhoto pics from Time Machine deleted backups?

texts: I'm feeling a little tearful here.  I accidentally neglected to back up properly and Time Machine deleted older backups that contained all my sons photos from infancy.  Is there any at all to recover these?  Thank you so much.


texts: What is the difference between the different font smoothing levels on macOS?

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In, macOS 10.14 and 10.15 (and in older versions), you can enable font smoothing and set the font smoothing strength on the command line. See this for reference. Key commands are

defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool FALSE
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 3
// the "3" here represents strong font smoothing.

You can also set this using the TinkerTool app.

Personally I prefer the strong smoothing even on my retina Mac Book Pro.
Could someone explain the technical details behind the three different levels of smoothing : light, medium, strong. I believe this works differently from freetype rendering because Mac prefers to maintain the original glyph shapes, which is a good thing!
How is this font smoothing different from colored subpixel - in TinkerTool this is the Enforce the old style font smoothing if possible (colored sub-pixels option). I noticed that if you enable this option, fonts think out a bit and become more crisp but in some apps you can see the sharp pixel edges if you look very carefully.

I'm trying to get an overall understanding of the different font smoothing approaches in macOS.


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I’ve put all my photographs into Aperture’s photo library which means that in the Finder they are hidden in a special folder, making it virtually impossible to quickly browse the photos there. On the other hand, starting up Aperture quickly demands more than 1 GB of RAM, which is something I’d really like to avoid.

In ‘Open File’ dialogues there is a ‘Media’ option which more or less does what I’m looking for. Is there a way to add this to the Finder (Snow Leopard) or is there some external program, I could use as a quick viewer?

(As the situation is similar to iPhoto, I’d expect solutions for the iPhoto library to work as well.)


texts: Mac mini (M1,2020) keeps disconnecting from WiFi 6 TPLink Mesh Router

texts: Mac mini (M1, 2020) keeps disconnecting from my TPLink Deco Mesh Wifi 6 (2,4 + 5 Ghz) WPA2-PSK [AES]. Is this a problem with M1, macOS 11.2.3, WiFi 6,  2,4 and 5GHz frequencies or authentication protocol?