texts: Installing macOS on a new HDD from USB drive stuck on grey screen with Stop sign

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Here is the sequence of events :

I have a 15" MacBook Pro (mid 2012 IIRC 2009). Its HDD crashed.
I replaced the HDD with another Toshiba HDD from my Dell laptop (which was running Windows 7). The Apple service center guys did it for me.
I have another 13" MacBook Pro (Early 2015) which is running El Capitan
On this second MacBook Pro, I created a bootable installer for macOS Sierra on an 8GB USB drive as per the steps here : https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT201372
Inserted the USB drive into the old MacBook Pro, started it up, held down the Alt (Option) key.
I am shown HDD and USB drive as options for boot disk. Touchpad doesn't work, only keyboard works. I choose USB using right arrow key and hit return.
After a couple of seconds screen turns grey with the stop (Forbidden) symbol at the center. A minute or so later system shuts down.
I try to boot multiple times, same result.
I reset PRAM (Cmd + Alt (Option) + p + r), but no difference.
Cmd + R at system startup to get into Recovery Mode did not work. (I guess this requires a OS to be installed)

What am I doing wrong? Any help in getting macOS installed on the replaced HDD is greatly appreciated.

Few things to note :

The old MacBook on which I am trying to install macOS sierra is a HDD machine, which the new MacBook on which I downloaded the OS and created the bootable installer is a SSD machine.
The replaced HDD put in the old MacBook is good and functional because just before being put in, I attached it to my new MacBook using an HDD adapter and copied contents.
I do not need the data on the HDD. It can be wiped clean before installing macOS Sierra.
The last OS version run by the old MacBook Pro is Mavericks (10.9). I am absolutely fine installing a version of OS X as old as Mavericks. I am not particular about macOS Sierra itself. I just need to know where I can get older versions.

Please let me know if any more information is needed to suggest a solution.

Answer to this question talks about using Disk Utility from the USB drive. How do I do that?

Update 2 :

I was able to boot the new MBP using the USB drive. It went all they till I was shown the options to install or start disk utility, etc. So Thumbdrive is all good, the new HDD is also good. So is it the case that since the installation USB drive was created on a newer MBP, the bootable part was created in such a way that the old MBP is not able to understand. Have there been changes in the boot table across Macs? UEFI v/s BIOS or EFI v/s MBR - anything like that?

Update 1 : Adding photos showing the screen state

Windows is trying to bootup. So HDD is good

USB drive is appearing as a boot option. So drive is properly formatted?

It stops at this point on selecting USB drive


texts: Why would I want to turn on iTunes Match on an iOS device?

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I'm a bit confused about iTunes in the Cloud vs. iTunes Match.
My understanding is that iTunes in the Cloud allows me to have my songs in the cloud. I can see all my songs by turning on "Show all music" on my iOS device.
iTunes Match allows me to add music to the Apple cloud that was not bought in iTunes. I have enabled that on my Mac to add music I buy from Amazon.

But why is there an iTunes Match switch on the iOS device? I cannot buy music on iOS and add it to iTunes and turning on "Show all music" already gives me all songs.


texts: 2018 Macbook Display Problem, The white color is glowing

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I have this display problem in my 2018 Macbook Pro

Some white colours displaying glowing light.
This happen wether I disable true tone, night shift, and adjusting
my brightness doesn't resolve it

A weird way to make my monitor normal is to go to
System Preference > Desktop & Screensaver> Choose "Drift" Screensaver (while the tiny version playing)
Here is the video:
https://streamable.com/8hxipy

I don't know how my display keep changing, even after the true tone, or any other calibrated things are turned off.


texts: Stop iMac from sleeping when used as an external display

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I have an iMac which I sometimes use as an external display for my Macbook Air. Normally, I want the iMac to go to sleep after about 30mins except when I have the Air attached.

Is there any app (or Applescript?) out there which will change/disable the sleep time when it's being used as a display, but still let the iMac sleep when the Air is not connected?


texts: How to find the PID(s) of a hung app in macOS from the shell (Terminal)?

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Within Activity Monitor.app it's easy to visually identify a hung app by seeing its name  in red text:

How can such hung app statuses be identified from the shell (Terminal.app) and the PID(s) of such processes retrieved?

UPDATE (The answer below linked to a great post, but doesn't yet contain the entire answer):

First step appears to be to identify the hung process by using spindump:

sudo spindump -notarget 5  -timelimit 60 -stdout -noFile -noProcessingWhileSampling   -aggregateStacksByProcess | grep -B 8 "Unresponsive for"

I will now need to extract out the PID (probably trivial) and this should do it. It would be nice if there were a more effective method... ie, it would be nice if we could discover how Activity Monitor itself is really doing this so quickly / effectively...


texts: 4K monitor not showing in 4K on my Macbook Pro (late 2011)

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I just bought a new monitor (the LG 27UL500) which should support 4K to connect with my Macbook Pro. I've connected my Macbook Pro with an Mini DisplayPort to HDMI connector (which should support 4K) to my monitor.

But now my Macbook only gives me the option to set it to 1080p. I've tried to 'hack' my monitor with SwitchResX to 2560x1600 but the quality seems to stay the same.

Is it my Macbook Pro video card that can't handle the 4K? Because on everymac.com it says that my Macbook should be able to handle a second screen of 2560x1600. It’s not 4K but still better then the 1080p I have right now.

Having a 4K monitor which only displays 1080p is kinda useless. Can someone help me get this monitor to display the max possible resolution?

Specs of my Macbook Pro:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
Processor: 2,8 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (was originally only 4GB)
Videocard: Intel HD-video 3000 512 MB


texts: Terminal commands in Automator for Profile Manager maintenance

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I am using macOS Server to manage our iPads and the Profile Manager is constantly having problems requiring me to stop the service and reboot the server. I also clean out the completed and non-completed tasks (this sometimes helps). I would like to use Automator to run a daily task to clear the completed tasks from the database and one to clear the non-completed tasks weekly.

Here is the code I have, can someone help me configure this for Automator?

Clear completed tasks:

sudo -u _devicemgr psql -U _devicemgr -d devicemgr_v2m0 -h /Library/Server/ProfileManager/Config/var/PostgreSQL -c "DELETE FROM library_item_tasks WHERE completed_at IS NOT NULL"

Clear non-completed:

sudo -u _devicemgr psql -U _devicemgr -d devicemgr_v2m0 -h /Library/Server/ProfileManager/Config/var/PostgreSQL -c "DELETE FROM library_item_tasks WHERE completed_at IS NULL"


texts: iPhone 4s can deleted text in spotlight be retrieved

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How do I retrieve erased text messages on iPhone 4s?
When I do a spotlight search part of the message is displayed so I asume the whole message is There, I just don't know how to extract the file.


texts: How to operate an iPad from a Mac or Windows PC?

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I have a setup in office where on a desk is a fixed iPad on a stand. On the same desk, I have a Windows PC or iMac.

Customer  is looking at iPad. I am the desktop user and I want to control the iPad from my desktop to demo a website. Customer looking at iPad should not see any part of my desktop other than the website. Since the stand secures the ipad and hides home button on the iPad, I want to be able to access the Home button from my desktop to wake up iPad from sleeping.

What is the solution for above?


texts: Any way to make multiple files stop hiding their extension?

texts: How can I make multiple files show their extension at once? Any finder setting and/or terminal command would be nice.


texts: How to replace icon view with list view on an iPhone's home page?

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I dislike selecting programs or other files from a grid of icons ("icon view"), even if their titles are shown beneath the icons. I prefer to select from a scrollable list of titles ("list view"), either with no icons present or if unavoidable then only with a very small icon at the start of each line.

Is there a way to make my iPhone XR (running iOS 13.3) use list view rather than icon view on its home page?


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I have a Mac Mini running MacOS 10.13.6, with an Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB graphics card. Google Chrome isn't recognizing the graphics drivers as usable for WebGL. See:
WebGL disabled or unavailable on Chrome / MacOS

According to Google, I should update my graphics card drivers. I can't find MacOS-compatible drivers on Intel's site: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/81500 How do I update graphics drivers on MacOS?


texts: corrupted files, fail checksum but , disk and FS checks with disk utility

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A couple of files appear corrupted on the SSD drive on my son's MBP, currently on macOS Catalina.

They are WAV files which refuse to play and if from a shell I run:

$ sum -r <filename>

I get "Input/output error" on the two offending files, instead of a checksum.

$ sum -r *
23188 45843 01 Bombtrack.wav
58127 58913 02 Killing In The Name.wav
40298 63213 03 Take The Power Back.wav
64550 54096 04 Settle For Nothing.wav
47065 58063 05 Bullet In The Head.wav
38280 55418 06 Know Your Enemy.wav
11798 68313 07 Wake Up.wav
sum: 08 Fistful Of Steel.wav: Input/output error
sum: 09 Township Rebellion.wav: Input/output error
17779 68693 10 Freedom.wav

My concern is that macOS can't find anything nothing wrong with it, and the SMART data checks out. This SSD was a replacement for the original HDD and was fitted at the apple store.

I have run disk utility first aid on both the logical and physical volumes.
The disk utility doesn't find anything wrong with the filesystem or underlying disk
I'm assuming these two files sat on a corrupted part of the SSD.

In the end, Is there anything else I can do to repair or prevent corrupted parts of SSD from being used?


texts: How do I fix an iPhone 6s plus that has lost apps?

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My iPhone was not working, so I decided to force reset it (pressing the home button in sync with the power button)

After this most of my apps were gone (including the settings, phone, messages, Facetime, etc).

How do I fix this?


texts: How to upgrade SVN on OSX 10.11 El Capitan With SIP enabled

texts: I am trying to upgrade my SVN version on OSX 10.11 El Capitan. I installed the latest SVN version by brew install svn. When I am typing svn --version I am still getting the old version. From a lot of reading, I understand that I need to change the symbolic link form the old SVN to the new SVN that was installed with brew. This is made by deleting the old symbolic link with sudo rm /usr/bin/svn and then creating the new one by sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/svn /usr/lib/svn. the problem is that the new "System Integrity Protection" of the OS X El Capitan is blocking the accesses to /usr/bin directory. I found a simple way to disable the SIP but I am searching for a way to do this without disabling SIP. Is there a way to do this? What will be the best practice?


texts: Can I force AirDrop to work on High Sierra without WiFi hardware?

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Note - my IMac doesn’t have a functioning WiFi card.

The workaround to this before High Sierra was released now doesn’t work for me without a Wi-Fi Card to enable AirDrop.

*additional information: My Wi-Fi Card was removed or disabled due to damage. AirDrop continued to work just fine over ethernet. The lack of a Wi-Fi Card might be what is causing AirDrop not to enable it self in High Sierra.

Is there any third-party app or system modification that performs the same functionality on 10.13?


texts: How do I properly change the MAC address of my MacBook Pro?

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I am unable to change my MAC address using sudo ifconfig en0 ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. I was previously able to do it before I completely erased my Mac and reinstalled macOS Catalina.

Does anyone know how to change it and why its not changing? Thanks!


texts: Mac mini won't restart after erasure with Find My app

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I recently had to erase my Mac mini (bought in 2019) using the Find My app on my iPhone.
After I did, I switched on the Mac mini and tried to install macOS. However, when prompted to choose a start-up disk, no disk was available.
There seemed to be no way out of it, so I turned the Mac off and back on and since then it displays nothing on the screen: no flashing folder with a question mark, no startup menu, nothing.
I have tried the following steps (from here) (with an Apple keyboard plugged in):

Leaving the Mac unplugged for 24h hours and trying again
Booting with Cmd R
Booting with Option
Booting with Option Cmd P R
Booting with Shift
Booting with D
Booting with Option D (Ethernet cable connected)

None of this showed anything in the monitor (it just goes to sleep mode after a while) except for Option-Cmd-P-R (resetting the NVRAM) which showed the Apple logo and then the flashing folder with the question mark.
This is driving me crazy since I just erased the Mac using Apple's app and now Apple wants to charge me for a repair.
Can anyone suggest anything else I can try before sending it for repair?
Thank you


texts: Twitter Revoke 3rd-Party Permissions from iPhone & iPad iOS9

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I know similar questions have been asked, but I couldn't find an answer to mine.  Is there any way to control Twitter permissions to third-party access from an iPhone / iPad?

I've tried to do it through the app & it seems impossible.  I've tried to do it from the website, but it seems constructed to keep users on the mobile site - from which it also appears impossible.

Is there a way to access the Twitter desktop site from a mobile iOS device (I'm just remembering that my iPad not iPhone had a desktop function in the recent upgrade.  I'll try that next ; )), or a way to access 3rd party permissions in the Twitter mobile app ... or any other app that makes up for this mobile access issue?

Thank you!  ; )

Joy


texts: How to control AirPort wireless radio from the command line?

texts: I want to know how to control (specifically turn off) the networking (specifically AirPort - I want to turn off the radio) from the command line (specifically from bash in Terminal.app, being run by me) as a user (no sudo privileges or admin priviliges). You CAN turn off AirPort as a user, but I need to do this from the command line – as a user.


texts: Using FaceTime HD Camera without FaceTime

texts: I have a Facetime HD camera in my new iMac but no one else I know has one. How can I test the HD capability of it? Photobooth doesn't take pictures in HD.


texts: How can I view iTunes U videos via Home Sharing on iPad with iOS 6?

texts: Before upgrading to iOS 6, I can just watch iTunes U videos with all other videos from my Mac's iTunes library in the Videos app on my iPad via Home Sharing. However, the first time I open the Videos app on iOS 6, I was told I should watch iTunes U contents in the iTunes U app. But I see no videos in the iTunes U app.


texts: Creating a new desktop on one monitor creates a desktop on all monitors

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Additionally shifting my desktop on the one monitor I created (with 2 monitors plugged into my MacBook Pro) shifts every desktop. I don't want this feature how do I turn it off?

I just want to be able to create one desktop on one monitor and keep all the rest of my monitors desktops the same.


texts: Rsync error after a period of syncing (error in rsync protocol data stream)

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I am trying to use a standard rsync via ssh between a local MacBook Pro and a remote Linux based machine (WD MyCloud). There is no problem initializing it, but after syncing for a while I always get the following error message:

rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (6969766427 bytes received so far) [receiver]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-45/rsync/io.c(453) [receiver=2.6.9]
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (44480 bytes received so far) [generator]
rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-45/rsync/io.c(453) [generator=2.6.9]

Sometimes it manages to sync several gig of data, sometimes less than that, but I have yet failed to finish the sync.

I am using a standard rsync setup:

rsync -avz -e ssh remoteuser@remotehost:/remote/dir /this/dir/

Any ideas?


texts: How do I change my MacBook FaceTime cell phone number?

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I have a new cell phone number, and, as my FaceTime on my MacBook still has the old number, and so does my iMessage, I'd like to change it. How can I do it?

Apparently, the only option given, under FaceTime's preferences, is to add another email


texts: Could I change my old Apple ID for when I do updates on my Mac?

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I've got a mac Mini 2014 that works wonderfully.  I've got this little issue that when I need to do the macOS updates it prompts me for my old Apple ID that I use no more.
Now I'm using a newer Apple ID for both iCloud Preferences and the App Store.
Is there any way to get rid of this old Apple ID and use just the new one for updates too?

I'd appreciate any help, thank you.


texts: Firefox Font Size Changes on Secondary Monitor Connected to iMac

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One staff person's new iMac (4K, 10.13.6) has been scaled to a larger text size to make it more readable for her (one size up in the "Scaled" display settings). On her secondary monitor (default, not scaled), and only in Firefox (61.01), occasionally the font size in the browser will be extremely large.

She can make it smaller by dragging the Firefox window to the iMac and back again to the second monitor, but if she changes tabs or goes to another page in the same tab, the size may increase again. She also notes that frequently, line items in drop-down boxes will not all display in Firefox - the missing ones will appear if she drags the window to the iMac. (Not sure if this is a scaling/font size issue or something else.)

In System Preferences > Mission Control, the setting "Displays have separate spaces" is checked. Secondary display is an Acer 17" monitor connected via a DVI-T3 adapter. Not sure what other info may be relevant.

She needs to be able to use both Chrome and Firefox, and would like to keep the larger scale on the iMac if possible. Her workflow would suffer if she has to rearrange the way she uses her browsers and screens.

Has anyone run across this issue before, and is there a way to fix it?


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I reviewed my previous question, and I think the differences with Catalina merit a separate question.

A double-click or a menu→open on vanilla wineskin or a wineskin-wrapped Windows app has no visible effect (except for showing the icon in the recent items part of the dock).

I verified that the settings in the accepted answer there are still set.


texts: How do I launch an application with a specific JDK?

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I'm on Sierra, and I have one legacy application that requests Java 6 to run. I have Java 7 installed, and I've also installed Java SE 6 from Apple, but I'm not sure how to force the application to use it.

When I launch it now, it does not launch properly, although the process seems to have started:

$ ps -ef | grep Java
501   572     1   0 11:29PM ??         0:04.63 /Applications/Memoir'44 Online.app/Contents/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub

There may be some subtleties with JavaApplicationStub and plists that I don't understand, but in any case the application never gets beyond initial startup (drawing a blank window), and does not function.


texts: iOS/iPhone Safari browser insists on opening a previous website on launch

texts: I am clicking on the safari icon at the bottom/tray of the iPhone and a website I had visited earlier today is always launched.  Clicking on the 'X' to close it or the < to go to a previous site do not work: that site just gets reloaded.  How can I get out of this loop on safari?


texts: Can Startup Manager be used to boot Linux operating systems?

texts: This is a pretty simple question and I'm thinking the answer is no, but can Mac's Startup Manager be used to boot Linux based operating systems?  I'll probably end up installing a tool like rEFInd later on but I want to double check first.


texts:
I have an old iMac running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. My internal drive was filling up, so I connected a 4 TB external drive.

On my internal drive, my Documents folder contained about 8 GB data. I created a Documents folder on the external drive and moved the contents from internal Documents folder to the external Documents folder, clearing up some space.

However, the internal Documents folder was connected to iCloud. Is it possible to connect my external Documents folder to my iCloud account? If so, how do I do this? I know I can login to my iCloud account and create a new folder and upload files to it. Problem with that is that I have many folders in my new Documents folder, and it won't allow me to upload folders so I'm looking for a way to make the whole Documents folder attached to icloud.


texts: Folder Action Script: Alert when a file is being moved or deleted in a folder and its subfolders

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I manage my accounting via the finder in OSX. I scan all documents and put them into separate folders, each year get's a new folder. Much like I would do this in real life.

It's all good, but sometimes I need to send the tax Office specific documents. For that reason I create another folder where I copy the files they need.

Now: sometimes I forget to copy a file and move it instead. Obviously that's not a good thing.

Could somebody explain me how to create a folder action script that monitors my accounting folder and subfolders and alert me when I either move or delete a file from its folder or subfolders.

The structure is about this:

accounting folder

year x

branch x

file x
file y

branch y
branch ...

year ...

The alert should give the option to allow it or dismiss it, and maybe show the number of files, or the names of the files involved.

E.g. "Do you really want to move these files?" -> Yes / no / Copy instead*
Or "Do you really want to delete these files?" -> Yes / no*
(* would be default)

I would feel much more comfortable knowing everything in those folders stays in those folders!

Any help appreciated.
I have never touched apple script in my life, but I can program in other languages.

Thanks in advance!
Stefan


texts: I recently bought NeO and I am having a bit of trouble understanding it. I have tried googeling for resources, but NeO does not seem to have that many users. I am looking for a place to discuss NeO usage and/or pointers to documentation besides the included help file.


texts: How do you encrypt a file or a single folder worth of data?

texts: Looking for a way to easily encrypt a file or a folder with a password without having to make up an encrypted read write image in Disk Utility?


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I have a Macbook Pro 15 late 2011.
The charger has started to act funky the last few days.

What happens is that I connect it. Light shows as green on the connector and then switches to orange if it needs to be charged.

Then after a few hours the computer just dies while the light on the charger is green. Clicking the battery check on the side shows full battery. But removing the charger and clicking again shows a totally empty battery.

At this point, reconnecting the charger doesn't show any light at all. I have to wait a few minutes connect/disconnect cables a couple of times. Then it starts charging. Then starting the computer again it keeps charging. Then suddenly at a random battery percentage number the light switches to green and just stops charging.

Disconnecting and reconnecting charger doesn't help and no light is shown again. Restarting here seems to help. But it keeps happening.

Resting SMC and/or PRAM doesn't help. The charger, the white square doesn't get hot.

Any ideas?

Battery info:
Battery Information:

Model Information:
  Serial Number:    D8614...
  Manufacturer: SMP
  Device Name:  bq20z451
  Pack Lot Code:    0
  PCB Lot Code: 0
  Firmware Version: 406
  Hardware Revision:    2
  Cell Revision:    158
  Charge Information:
  Charge Remaining (mAh):   5407
  Fully Charged:    No
  Charging: No
  Full Charge Capacity (mAh):   5628
  Health Information:
  Cycle Count:  913
  Condition:    Normal
  Battery Installed:    Yes
  Amperage (mA):    -2648
  Voltage (mV): 11967


texts: How to see if MacBook Air is "talking to" USB to Ethernet adaptor (without an Ethernet device at the other end)?

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I've been using an Apple USB to Ethernet adaptor plus a short Ethernet cable to connect to an Ether net device (Raspberry Pi in thins case).

Normally when I connect the lights blink on the device and everything works nicely using VNC Viewer.

Today no blinking lights or connection.

Is there a way I can check to see if I at least have a USB connection from my MacBook Air to the Apple USB/Ethernet converting dongle? Something I can do on my laptop that shows the dongle is there and connected by itself?

I'd like to check that part if possible as the first step in debugging my connect problem.


texts: Why do PNGs with embedded HTML links not open on iPhone and only allow to save as image?

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My company email (sent from outlook pc) signature has social media icons at the bottom - images hyperlinked to facebook, twitter etc. The hyperlinks work perfectly when opened up on PC's and other android and windows based smartphones.

However, when received on an iPhone - tapping an image only allows you to save the image and the hyperlink isn't working.

The files are PNG's and have had nothing different done to them.

The user who created the sig said that it was created through the option within Office 2010.


texts: Annoying blank window in MacVim - how to get rid of it?

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Whenever I start MacVim, a window opens that is not a buffer and doesn't seem to do anything - it doesn't react to any input at all, even - and that is the annoying part - the Mac OS X close button doesn't do anything. The window is just there and silently stares at me.

I already tried installing MacVim from scratch and completely deleting all .vim* configs, to no avail.

Any ideas?


texts: Downloading old version of any app in iPhone 8?

texts: I want to download the old version of Musically app on my iPhone 8. Please let us know the steps to download the old version of the app. I can only download the latest version of apps from the app store. Can we download the older version in the new phone?


texts: I have tried a number of times to make VLC Media player the default for MP3 and MP4. I open a file and tick the "Always open with" checkbox, but they still open with iTunes and QuickTime by default respectively. Does anyone know how to fix this?


texts:
I updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 7 and now my calendar is not working.

When I try to put an event in and press done it does not show in the phone's calendar, but it does show in the iCloud calendar.


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I just upgraded from MacOSX 10.6 to 10.8.  Many of my projects depend on Mac::Glue, Mac::Carbon and their ilk.  Even though Mac::Glue comes bundled with MacOSX 10.8 perl, it doesn't seem to work:

[kw|~] perl -ce 'use Mac::Glue'
Can't load '/System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/MacPerl/MacPerl.bundle' for module MacPerl: dlopen(/System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/MacPerl/MacPerl.bundle, 1): no suitable image found.  Did find:
    /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/MacPerl/MacPerl.bundle: mach-o, but wrong architecture at /System/Library/Perl/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/DynaLoader.pm line 204.
 at /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/Mac/Glue/Common.pm line 21
Compilation failed in require at /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/Mac/Glue/Common.pm line 21.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/Mac/Glue/Common.pm line 21.
Compilation failed in require at /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/Mac/Glue.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/Mac/Glue.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at -e line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.

Mac::Glue is 32-bit:

[kw|~] lipo -info /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/MacPerl/MacPerl.bundle
Non-fat file: /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/MacPerl/MacPerl.bundle is architecture: i386

/usr/bin/perl claims to be compatible with that architecture:

[kw|~] file /usr/bin/perl
/usr/bin/perl: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures
/usr/bin/perl (for architecture i386):  Mach-O executable i386
/usr/bin/perl (for architecture x86_64):    Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64

I'm running MacOSX 10.8.2, perl 5.12.4.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this problem?  If MacOSX is 64-bit, does that prevent perl from being compatible with 32-bit modules, despite its claim to be compatible with two architectures?


texts: How do I check if a date is between 2 dates?

texts: In the above example, how would I get the “period” (column C of the Example table) of a certain date (column B of the Example 2 table) using the start and end dates (columns A and B of the Example table)? Basically I want to detect if a date is in between certain dates and return a value to the right of it (kind of like VLOOKUP).


texts: Install X11 version of Firefox on OSX 10.8.2

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I'm trying to install a x11-enabled version of Firefox on my OSX 10.8.2, so it can integrate nicely with xmonad.

My problem: Firefox in macports is extremely old (7.x) and building 17.x from source fails with some cryptic error:

/Users/wherr/Downloads/mozilla-release/_virtualenv/bin/python ../../config/pythonpath.py -I../../config ../../config/expandlibs_gen.py --depend .deps/libi18n.a.desc.pp -o libi18n.a.desc nsI18nModule.o  ../lwbrk/src/liblwbrk_s.a ../unicharutil/src/libucharucomp_s.a ../strres/src/libstrres_s.a ../locale/src/libnslocale_s.a ../locale/src/mac/libplatlocale_s.a ../hyphenation/src//libhyphenation_s.a
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "../../config/pythonpath.py", line 56, in <module>
    main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "../../config/pythonpath.py", line 48, in main
    execfile(script, frozenglobals)
  File "../../config/expandlibs_gen.py", line 43, in <module>
    print >>outfile, generate(args)
  File "../../config/expandlibs_gen.py", line 27, in generate
    raise Exception("File not found: %s" % arg)
Exception: File not found: ../locale/src/mac/libplatlocale_s.a

Any idea what can I try now to get firefox working with x11?

I'm using the same configure switches as firefox-x11 from macports, namely:

./configure --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2  \
--with-xulrunner-stub-name=xulrunner-stub --disable-static \
--enable-shared --disable-official-branding --with-branding=browser/branding/unofficial \
--with-distribution-id=org.macports --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2 \
--enable-libxul --disable-system-lcms --disable-system-cairo \
--disable-system-sqlite --enable-oji --enable-plugins \
--enable-mathml --enable-extensions="default,spellcheck" \
--enable-permissions --enable-cookie \
--enable-image-decoders=all --enable-image-encoder=all --enable-canvas --enable-jsd \
--disable-xpctools --enable-crypto --enable-pango --enable-svg \
--enable-svg-renderer=cairo --enable-xinerama --with-pthreads \
--disable-gnomevfs --disable-gnomeui --enable-postscript --enable-safe-browsing \
--disable-crashreporter --enable-optimize='-O2' \
--disable-prebinding --enable-strip --enable-install-strip \
--disable-debug --disable-installer --disable-updater --disable-pedantic \
--disable-tests --disable-mochitest --disable-necko-wifi --enable-llvm-hacks

The complete config.log is available here: http://knping.org/~herself/config.log. After the configure I proceed with typing gmake.


texts: How to create a password protected ad-hoc network on Yosemite when not connected to the internet

texts:
This is a more precise reframing of questions No secure ad-hoc network with Yosemite? (my use case) and How to create a password protected ad-hoc network on Yosemite (not applicable here).

Background info: With Yosemite (Mac OS 10.10) Apple removed the option to setup a password protected ad-hoc network. However, Internet Sharing allows to setup a secure network to share an internet connection from another network interface.

Now, the problem is that the Internet Sharing network does not work for my use case, since it fails to start up when there is no internet connection to share. Peeking in the console reveals this message:

  configd[50]: no interface for external service id

This means, there seems to be no longer a possibility to quickly but securely connect two devices without bringing an external router, unless someone knows a trick or pointers how to configure the Software Base Station, or dive deep down into network config, maybe using ifconfig, natd, ipfw like here: https://blog.netnerds.net/2012/07/os-x-how-to-setup-nat-on-lion-and-mountain-lion/


texts:
I switched to iPhone 11 recently and I find FaceID rather disappointing, it often analyzes my face several times before recognizing it and sometimes I have to type my code. I tried to reconfigure it and do it in different situations but it didn't change anything.

Does the technology improve when you use it, with a kind of learning machine? How do I get him to recognize my face better?


texts: How can I make a secondary encrypted volume open during the boot process?

texts:
When booting off a FileVault encrypted volume, OSX is capable of accessing the volume for the boot process once the user has entered their password at FileVault prompt. I want to configure my system so it also can access a secondary drive (containing my homedir) during this process.

After an SSD upgrade, I have an SSD as boot drive and HDD as data drive.
A secondary account exists on the SSD, with username "admin".
My preferred account, username "chris", has the home directory on the HDD, with symlink /Users/chris -> /Volumes/Tracto/Users/chris.
User "chris" has homedir set to /Users/chris (situation is the same when homedir set to /Volumes/Tracto/Users/chris, no change in behaviour).
If I log in as "chris" from the FileVault login screen, the machine boots and then shows the message "You are unable to log in to the user account "chris" at this time. Logging in to the account failed because an error occurred".
If I log in as "admin" from FileVault login, the system boots and logs in, at which point I can switch to the preferred account and operate as normal.
The preferred and secondary accounts have the same password, which is the one found in the secondary account's KeyChain associated with decrypting the drive.

To eliminate the double-login requirement, I hope to configure the system so that FileVault login decrypts both the SSD and HDD, boots off SSD and logs me into the preferred (HDD-homedir) account.

OSX is 10.11.4, machine is mid-2010 iMac, SSD and HDD are internal.


texts:
I am running MacOS Sierra 10.12.6 and I wanted to create a basic rule that would look for the word "Monitoring" in a message subject and move it to a "Monitoring" mailbox if it was found.  I created this rule and nothing happened to either my existing messages or new incoming messages.

When I select a message and click "Apply Rules" nothing happens.  I deleted all other rules to be sure that nothing was preventing other rules from being applied - and even with my rule as the only rule available messages are not moved under any circumstances.

What do I need to do to get my rules to work?


texts:
Can I charge 2006 or 2007 MacBook with a charger for iPad or iPhone 5?
Sounds little bit crazy but wouldn't be great if you could use one charger for any Apple device? ;o))))))


texts: Why does Notes only show a sub-set of the Share extensions enabled on my Mac?

texts:
I'm really enjoying the new version of Notes.app, now that I can set the text size to something I can read. But one aspect continues to bug me, and maybe it's some setting I haven't found. The first image above shows the list of apps in my Share menu, as listed in Safari, but in Notes it is a smaller list.

I would like the 'Add to Together' share item to be available to me in Notes.


texts: The iPhone could not be updated. An unknown error occurred (4013) - Is there still a way to solve?

texts:
Today my iPhone X got stuck at a logo-flash-loop. After searching for some information with Google I tried the "voldown+volup" restart way.

The infinite logo loop did stop but I still can't access my iPhone. I saw a screen like this:

I searched again and found that there is a way to update my iPhone software without erasing my data. It says that I just need to use iTunes on Mac to update the iOS software.

Which I think is very good. So I opened my iTunes on my Mac and it really tells me that there's an update (like 13.3.1).

After clicking some confirm buttons, I ran into this screen below.

After downloading the iOS package. And everything starts to move on. I saw an error like this:

What can I do now? What is trouble for me is not just data, pictures, but I have 2 of my bank apps on the iPhone which is super inconvenient to recover if I can't access them.


texts: Invalid file or folder characters - OneDrive

texts:
I'm looking for some help, I'm trying to help a user migrate from Dropbox to OneDrive, However, I've found that OneDrive doesn't support some of the file names that she has within Dropbox. Which are part of the invalid filenames unsupported by OneDrive ( ~ " # % & * : < > ? / \ { | } ).

There are around 400 conflict items, which are in a number of different folders/sub-folders. The only methods I've found only appear to either replace the file names of a given selected folder, or require me to drag the conflict items into an application and then replace them. This is all pretty manual as this will require quite some time.

Does any body know of a method which can start searching within a given Finder directory @i.e OneDrive, and then replace any invalid characters no mater their location under the root (one drive) folder?


texts: Keyboard shortcut for monospaced formatting in Notes app

texts: Is there any way to define a keyboard shortcut for monospaced formatting in Apples Notes app? Any alternative suggestion to quickly format a single line monospaced without using the mouse?


texts:
I have a 2017 rMB and WASD CODE keyboard that I use with with an external monitor in clamshell mode. I want to put the laptop into sleep mode (not just display sleep) with a hotkey when the laptop is closed.

This can be achieved using CMD+OPT+Power when the laptop is open.

When the laptop is closed this is currently impossible since Karabiner Elements won't recognize the power button (and so I can't remap it).

I was thinking there might be a way to set CMD+OPT+Pause to fire pmset sleepnow. Is this possible with Karbiner Elements and/or Automator?

Thanks for any and all suggestions!

UPDATE: Using the accepted answer here for the solution.


texts: Yosemite / Safari 8.0.8: reverting the keyboard shortcut for favorites

texts:
I have been using the Safari shortcuts where you press CMD + (number) to access the links stored in your bookmarks bar (for example CMD + 1 = google CMD + 2 = Google Image search, CMD + 7 = Stack; etc), and since I updated to Yosemite yesterday, CMD + ... doesn't do anything anymore, and I have to grab the mouse while I'm working, aim the little arrow at the tiny little bookmark on top and click, and place my hand back on the keyboard to type my search (or other), and I find this to not only be counter-intuitive but also a waste of time and productivity.

If anyone knows a way to revert this so I can summon my bookmarks like a keyboard maestro again, I'm all ears!


texts: MacBook Air 2013 rebooting when waking up from standby

texts:
I recently started having this problem with my MacBook Air 2013 (i7/8GB) running the latest High Sierra:

Sleep itself works perfectly fine. If I wake up the device within the standbydelay of 3 hours, there is no issue. As soon as the device goes into deep sleep (also called standby/hibernation?), for example if it was sleeping overnight, I get the following issue:

I see the Apple logo appearing shortly with a chime, then I get a line across the screen and the screen goes dark as if I forced the device to turn off. After that, the device chimes again and it boots normally but it doesn't go back to where I started. It seems to perform a full reboot.

I already tried disabling some sleep related features like Power Nap. I cleared my NVRAM and SMC. Apple Hardware Test completes successfully.

Anything else I could try here? Oh, and I use APFS Encrypted with File Vault 2. Could this be the culprit?


texts: Spotlight search bar doesn't show up in middle of screen

texts: For some reason, when I activate Spotlight, the bar shows up in the top right part of the screen instead of the middle. I've tried restarting and connecting to an external monitor, to no avail.


texts: What formats does Quick Look for iOS support for presenting 3D information?

texts:
I want to present some 3D models to my clients via email. I don't know what apps they have installed and I can't have then install any apps, most of them have a strict app policy.

What 3D formats does Preview for iOS support?


texts: Why is it better for an iPhone’s battery to NOT close down apps?

texts:
I know apparently it’s not a good idea to close apps on your iPhone to save on battery. I’ve read questions and answers like Does force closing apps have any benefit on iOS devices? but it still doesn’t quite gel with me. Sometimes I have found over 50 apps running, so not closing them makes no sense.

Maybe I’m a bit of an old chook and you just can’t teach old dogs new tricks, but can someone here explain WHY it’s better to just keep all these apps running? And when I say “explain” I mean in layman’s terms so I can understand.


texts: Does time capsule backup 3rd party app preferences

texts: When I use migration assistant to restore a backup from my time capsule onto my new iMac, will the backups include settings of 3rd party apps like 1Password, Dropbox etc, or does it only save core mac preferences only.


texts:
I would like to merge three separate iTunes libraries.  Here is more information:

Currently have 3 separate iTunes libraries on 2 laptops and and dekstop.
Want to merge all three onto the desktop (i.e. it has all content), while maintaining the other two laptop based libraries as-is.
I want to avoid getting a slew of duplicates within the merged library.
I am not concerned about maintaining the library (i.e. playlists, etc.) on desktop.
I am not concerned with maintaining perfect sync, so could repeat the necessary procedure periodically to remerge libraries.

I am ok with using the command line, Python or applescript if that's the way to go.


texts: Apple headphone remote doesn't always work

texts: Once every couple of days or so I'll plug my apple headphones in (the new ear pods) and the volume/play/skip controls will fail to work.  In order to get them working I need to unplug and re-plugin.  It's not that big of a deal to do so, however I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this or knows why it happens.


texts: Offline webpages reader/browser for iPad iPhone?

texts: Is there an app for iPad/iPhone that allows me to save an entire webpage including JavaScript, AJAX actions, images, etc., and open it when offline?


texts:
Ever since I enabled iCloud Photo Library, only my most recent photos have been appearing in apps. For example, if I go to upload a picture to Twitter, only the last 70 out of 300 pictures are shown. This holds true for other apps like Instagram and Dropbox, but the numbers do vary slightly (anywhere from 70 go 66 photos).

When I change my profile picture on Instagram, I have access to Momements, which includes all the photos, but not when uploading a picture to post.

Is there an issue with my iPhone, or is this a bug?


texts:
I have a laptop running 10.12.5. I copied a folder of photos from a DVD to the Desktop. Here's what happens next:

I can open the folder on the desktop and see the files listed.
I can see the thumbnail images in the preview pane above the file listing.
However, I cannot open any of the photos: I get a message saying I don't have permission to view it and inviting me to change permissions by going to File > Get Info.
When I do that, I see that I'm listed as having RW permission already.

And here's where it gets weird...
I figured I'd try chmod, so I opened Terminal.
cd ~/Desktop/new_folder returns the message: No such file or directory.
But if I do ls ~/Desktop, the folder is listed. ls -l indicates that the file permissions are drwxr-xr-x.
So, to recap:

The Finder can show thumbnails, but not actually open the images.
Get Info says I have RW permissions, but apparently I don't.
ls can see the directory with the photos in it, but cd doesn't think it exists.

What is going on here, and how can I fix it?
Oh, and one more thing...
Other photos imported from the same DVD do not have the same problem. So far it's just the one folder.


texts: How do I change the generic folder icon in Yosemite 10.10.4?

texts:
I'm running 10.10.4, and can't seem to be able to change the generic folder icon. I've tried going into
/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/ replacing the icon there but it made no change. Then I tried the app Liteicon and it just made the generic folder icon disappear. Does anyone know how to change it?


texts: SuperDrive not accepting discs after failed FCPX burn

texts:
I had a working Apple SuperDrive until about half an hour ago.

I was burning a school project to disc from Final Cut Pro X when it suddenly failed and returned an error. The disc showed up as Untitled Disc and Untitled Disc 2 on my desk. Not knowing what was going on, I deleted them both as the disc had automatically been ejected and then threw the disc away. Now it will not accept any discs on any computer I've tried (2 Mac Minis, Late 2014)

Does anyone know the answer to this problem?


texts:
When I connect the charger cable to my Macbook pro, sometimes the battery is not charged and I can read near the clock: "Battery is not charging".

If I unplug and reconnect the cable, it usually starts to charge again.

Even if the battery is not charging, the mac is not in "battery mode" (the charger works): it is just a battery issue.

thanks


texts: Is there simple note-taking tool available for Mac?

texts: I am looking for a simple note taking tool for, with only requirement for backing data, and code highlight support


texts: How to change master of an existing slide in Keynote 6.0?

texts:
In Keynote 5.x there was a toolbar button where I could change the master of an existing slide. This would keep the content of the slide, but would change the layout to the new master.

I can not find this functionality in Keynote 6.x anymore. I tried to configure the toolbar - but no "Master" button is there. I looked through all menues. And even the context menu of the slide.

Any hints where this functionality is gone?


texts: Why can't I chmod to make a file executable without sudo?

texts:
On OS X 10.6.8, I made a small script file in my home directory and tried to make it executable. Surprisingly, I found that chmod had no effect until I ran it as super-user. I own and have write access to my home directory directory and the script, so what prevents chmod from working?

my_mac:~ crowding$ ls -dle ~
drwxr-xr-x+ 214 crowding  staff  7276 Jul 28 16:30 /Users/crowding
 0: group:everyone deny delete
my_mac:~ crowding$ ls -le ~/my_script
-rw-r--r--  1 crowding  staff  22 Jul 28 16:25 /Users/crowding/my_script
my_mac:~ crowding$ chmod a+x ~/my_script
my_mac:~ crowding$ ls -le ~/my_script
-rw-r--r--  1 crowding  staff  22 Jul 28 16:25 /Users/crowding/my_script
my_mac:~ crowding$ sudo chmod a+x ~/my_script
Password:
my_mac:~ crowding$ ls -le ~/my_script
-rwxr-xr-x  1 crowding  staff  22 Jul 28 16:25 /Users/crowding/my_script
my_mac:~ crowding$


texts: MacBook Pro seems to consume gmail reminders?

texts:
Ever since I got my MacBook Pro this year, I do not get any reminders via gmail, to my desktop PC (or Android phone, it seems).

I rely heavily on the reminders so I really do need this to start working.

Every time I wake my MacBook Pro, I notice that my gmail inbox in the browser, as well as my Mail inbox, are full of all the reminders I missed!

So it's almost as if the MBP is "consuming" these. I have wondered if it is Mail's fault, and I've done my best to turn Mail off for good (I only ever use gmail via the browser) but every time I wake the machine, Mail is back again, and my inbox is topped up with all recent reminders. Not sure if this is what's causing my reminders not to go to my desktop / 'droid.

Any ideas?


texts: What's the duration of a In-App Purchase Promo Code for Auto-Renewable Subscription's?

texts:
I just can't seem to find any answer to this question on the internet, so it might be good to just ask it here for future reference of people Googling the same question.

In my App, I have a Auto-Renewable Subscription of one month. So it renews every month. I want to hand out a few promo codes to previous beta-testers of my app to thank them for testing out the app.

I know a promo code expires after 28 days of creation. But that does not say anything about the duration of the Auto-Renewable Subscription when that promo code is used.

So, in other words; does the user's subscription expire after one month when using a promo code? Or does that user have a subscription for life when using a promo code?


texts: Do MacOS Mojave or Catalina have crontab equivalent?

texts:
I am looking for folders that act like cron jobs folders.

More specifically, I'm looking for all the different folders that run every file that exists under them and any user can write into them (like ~/Library/LaunchAgent, for example).


texts: NetRestore image fails to install, no reason given

texts: I've got a Mac Mini running the latest version of OS X Server, and two iMacs. Both iMacs are the same model (Mid 2007 20-inch, 2 Ghz Core 2 Duo). On one of the Macs I have installed 10.9.4 and installed all of our software, and I used it to make the NetRestore image on the server. I've tried the image on other (newer) Macs around and it seems to work fine, but when I try to run it on this second iMac (which is identical to the original iMac that I made the image from), it fails. Does anyone have any ideas about what might be going on or how to go about fixing it?


texts: I have a Windows server that I want to backup all the Shares through a script automatically to my MacBook Pro running OSX 10.6.8. There is no common folder all the shares are in, they are just mounted as \\SERVER\Share_Name. I want to be able to have a script that cycles through all the shares on a server (even if the folder names are unknown at the time the script is created), and create a backup on a local folder on my Mac. Or, if there's an easier way than a script, or drag-and-drop (that doesn't seem to always copy all the files)


texts: Why can an iPhone 12 mini export 10-bit HLG H.265 files faster than a 10-core intel i9 iMac?

texts:
Jonathan Morrison's tweet states, the iPhone 12 mini (on 20% battery) exported the same Sony FX9 10-bit HDR footage in a fraction of the time the 5K iMac with a 3.8 GHz Intel i9 did.
Based on some replies, the differences seem to be with regard to software and hardware encoding. But if it's that easy, why don't more programs use hardware encoding instead? (Jonathan's reply on the same)
In fact, according to Autodesk, "Hardware rendering is generally faster than software rendering, but typically produces images of lower quality compared to software rendering".
How can the iPhone outperform the iMac in such a workload? Is hardware encoding the only justification?
Personally, this doesn't feel like a fair comparison, there aren't any "effects" (transitions, animations, etc) in the video. iMovie (on iPhone) seemed to have a certain series of optimizations. However, can't the same argument be made about an iMac? Why aren't more video editing software using optimization techniques as such?


texts: My Comments Not Posting on Youtube with Safari (macOS)

texts:
My comments are not posting on Youtube while I use Safari (11.1.2) on macOS? I only have one extension which is the Hoversee extension, nothing else, I'm almost certain that's not why YouTube is acting up and not letting me post comments all of a sudden. I was able to post comments on Youtube on Safari on macOS just a few days ago, now I can't. Does anyone know what might be the problem?

I also noticed the notifications pane won't load my notifications either.


texts:
I installed AirBeam TV for streaming to a non-Apple TV device.

I have now uninstalled it but somehow the audio driver is still installed when I check the sound setting. It is annoying that very often I have to go and change the setting to 'Internal Speaker' as it keeps defaulting back to AirBeam TV.

Is there a way I can manually delete this. Note that to Audio Driver for this streaming app was downloaded separately and I just clicked to run it. It has somehow installed into a directory which I do not know how to navigate.


texts:
Recently an iOS app I use updated and broke half the features, and removed the other half. One such feature included an export to CSV.
I'd like to extract the data I'd been collecting via the app, of which backups are stored in iCloud (not iCloud Drive, but Cloudkit).
How can I view Cloudkit data?
The closest I've found is this SO question which asks if there is an export function. There is also suggestions that cloudkit dashboard would display this data, but only for apps I have built myself, not apps I use but did not develop.
If the result is an SQLite database/JSON/PLists or some other machine format I don't mind, it doesn't have to be processed and user friendly


texts: Suspected Places for Mac App Store Files

texts:
I know that Evernote has about 4 gigs of stuff in my file system. I know this because I recently switched to a non-app-store version of Evernote and it "copied" my files and listed them at 2GB.

I want to start fresh with Evernote. Where can I look for all this data?


texts: Cannot Upgrade jailbroken iPod touch 4.3.3 to iOS 6.1.2

texts:
I got a jailbroken iPod from a friend and I want to update to iOS 6 so I can restore my backed up data on it.

I tried SHIFT + Restore / Upgrade to iOS 6 but the first error I got was this

 Figure 1

Then I did some research and ended up getting TinyUmbrella and doing the hosts redirection and SHSH trick. After that I repeated the restore process now I'm getting this error (Figure 2) in the second phase of Verifying Update iPod update with Apple (Figure 3)

Figure 2

Figure 3

PS: I also tried DFU mode but I got error 1600.

Can you please help me restore or update my iPod to any OFW. My goal is to remove the CFW.


texts: How do I import a second photo library into iCloud Photos?

texts:
Since my MacBook doesn't have enough disk space for all my photos, I took an external USB HDD and created a second photo library. That was back then with Aperture. Now I have moved to the new Photos app and the iCloud photo library.

How do I move the pictures from the external HDD library to iCloud Photos? The Photos app refuses to use iCloud Photos when switching to the external library:


texts: iPhone 6 - Phone call keypad not recognized

texts:
Recently, when I am on a call that requires pressing a number on the keypad (for instance: to select an option or join a WebEx), I can press the appropriate button and I see the press respond and hear the tone, but the other end of the line does not recognize that the number was pressed.

I thought it was only WebEx, but two other calls did the same thing today (one of them being an Apple support call).

How can I fix/debug this?

I tried searching Google for "iPhone 6 numeric keypad not working" but came up empty. Is there another term I should use in my search?


texts: The Maps app on the iPhone shows the photos from a business's Yelp page, but for some businesses these photos are inappropriate. Is there a way to block them?


texts: What applications do i need to make a Newsstand app?

texts: I am wondering how to make a newsstand app. What are the applications i need? I am currently in the process of enrolling in the Apple iOS program, so i will have access to the Newsstand Kit and Framework. But how should i make my content, i have read you can use iBooks Author, or InDesign and export them as PDF's, but in PDF's you loose video, and other widgets. Please help me.


texts: How can I remap mousebuttons in macos mojave

texts: I use a wireless mouse (Anker vertical wireless) and the buttons which are supposed to go back or forward in a browser just turn on scrolling by mouse-movement. I'd like to remap these two buttons to their original purpose but have failed to find a solution.


texts: Why is Finder hanging/beachballing after a Quick Look window is closed?

texts:
I select a file, hit Space for Quick Look, and then hit Space again to hide the window. Finder hangs and in some cases beachballs for a while before becoming responsive again.

Other notes:

It gets worse over time. If I restart Finder the hang time is nonexistant. The more I use QuickLook, the slower it is. The hang is ~3 seconds after using (opening and closing) QuickLook 10 times. It only gets worse from there.
Actually showing the file is always instantaneous in all cases
Both /Library/QuickLook and ~/Library/QuickLook are empty.
This is a Mid 2012 MacBook Air running 10.8.2 with all the software updates.
Restarting the entire machine doesn't help any more than restarting Finder.
Update: Other users on this machine don't experience this problem.

Any ideas?


texts: I have a data plan for all of my smartphones, computers, and tablets, so I have to be very careful staying within my allotted usage.  When I discovered that my iPad downloaded a 3 GB software update (not apps, the iOS update), I am not happy. I do not know how to turn off the automatic downloading of iOS updates.  All of the answers I get on the Apple Support Communities tell me that iOS updates are not installed, only downloaded.  It is the automatic downloading of iOS updates that is the problem, because my data gets unintentionally used.  How do I turn off the automatic downloading of iOS updates?


texts: Help with a HD reformat and Mountain Lion reinstall due to unknown type of hack, Malware, etc

texts:
So, I needed to reformat the HD in my mid 2011 Mac Mini (done) and plan to reinstall Mountain Lion on it.  I created an SDXC install disk to do this.  I'm curious to know if the disk2 partition with the Mac OS X Base System that appears in Disk Utility (as well as any other hidden partition) is the original boot partition from the previous installation of Mountain Lion carried over or is it all new from the install disk I created?

Here is why I ask...I had a nasty and reappearing hack, Trojan, Bot, or Malware of some sort that I want to make sure there are no remnants of when I do this install again.  Over the course of almost three months, I have done this process twice, as have the folks at the Genius bar, and it keeps coming back.  What ever it is, also appeared on my iMac (running Snow Leopard), but I did not have any luck after wiping and reinstalling the OS from the CD, twice as well.  It also appeared on my Windows laptop (running Vista), which is currently sitting with the battery removed, and the iMac is unplugged, while I focus on my Mac Mini.  One note of similarity with all of this is that there was a significant amount of network activity on all of these PC's, even without an Ethernet connection/cable attached, and with the connections disabled as well, including wifi and Bluetooth.  My AEBS has also been factory reset many times.  It was thought that my iPhone was somehow providing the internet connection, which has also been wiped twice, as well as my iPad.  I do know that my network was hacked internally by my ex, who is my ex for this very reason.

The one difference with my attempt at the OS install this time is that the install disk that I am using has been reformatted and the copy of Mountain Lion I am using was created from a newly downloaded file, versus the previous disk I had made, that was accessible to my ex, and could have possibly been tampered with.  I have considered reflashing the EFI too, as I have read here that it could also be a hiding place for whatever this is, but I thought I would try this first, as I would be able to tell fairly quickly if it reappears, based on the network activity that shows up.

I hope the predicament I'm in makes some sense to those that happen to read it, because the scouring of Google, and forum after forum for answers has grown tiresome, which is why I now turn to this highly knowledgeable and collaborative community for help.  I do consider myself to be technically skilled, and have learned a lot more about this stuff than I ever wanted to know, but it is all worth it's weight in gold to me, including my new found love and appreciation using Terminal...who knew! ;-)

Let me thank you all in advance for any and all help, tips, pointers, etc. that come my way...they are all very much appreciated.  I hope that this, being my first post, is fomatted and worded in the way that is preferred by this community, and has provided enough detail, thought and questions to garner some initial input,

Merry Christmas,

Jimmy


texts: Docs get stored on iCloud twice when you're using Pages and how to store them on either/both of iCloud>Pages and Drive?

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When I turn on the iCloud Drive set the default storage path as iCloud Drive, the document gets stored twice : (1) iCloud > Pages (when you open icloud.com) and (2) iCloud Drive. Why does that happen?

When I write a document on Pages on icloud.com from my pc, a folder by the name of "Pages" get created inside Drive and the file gets saved there as well as in iCloud > Pages. This isn't the case when I do from my tab; it merely gets stored randomly inside Drive (in a scattered manner basically).
There are more than one option for pages in my iPad Settings apparently and I have no idea what permutations of switching them on/off do :
(1) Settings > [your name] > Pages (and in the picture here)
(2) Settings > Pages (on the left panel) > Document Storage > (a) On My iPad / (b) iCloud Drive
The permutations possible are : 1 ON 2(a) ; 1 OFF 2(a) ; 1 ON 2(b) ; 1 OFF 2(b)
Could you tell me what they do? As far as I know, you can save a doc only on Drive and not on iCloud > Pages by turning on the Drive and setting the Document Storage to "On my iPad". Not sure how the rest of the permutations work. Somehow I observed that docs stored only on Drive were later uploaded to iCloud Pages when I changed 2a to 2b, which is fine. Strange thing I have observed is, a folder named "Pages" exist when I search on iCloud Drive from my iPad but isn't shown directly.


texts: Do you need the username and password to remotely manage all admins via ARD?

texts: Or do you only need the username and password of one admin? I share a computer and we are both admins, but I am worried that the other admin could access my files via Apple Remote Desktop. Is that the case or would he need my password to access my user account and files via ARD?


texts: How to copy URL with page title from Safari to Pages

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In earlier versions of Safari and Pages drag&drop of an URL from Safari to Pages resulted in a link with the page title as the text, and the URL as a link "behind" it. It still works that way in Mail in Mojave.

But with Safari and Pages all you get with drag&drop is a link (without the page title), which you then need to edit to replace the displayed text with i.e. the page title.

Is there a way (maybe via AppleScript) to insert title & URL of a Safari tab into a Pages document without having to manually edit it afterwards?


texts: How to show all annotations at once in Preview?

texts: I just got an heavily commented pdf, when I open it in Preview, all annotations (highlights, notes) are "hidden", i.e. do not show up in the left margin. I can display them by clicking on them but I would like to see them all at once without having to click on each of them individually. I couldn't find a menu item but maybe I missed it? Or is there a keyboard shortcut?


texts: USB vs FW400 for iMac G4 external backup drive?

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I am setting up an old iMac G4 running Mac OS X 10.5.8 as a computer to back things up from my network. I.e. it uses SSHFS to mount network shares and back up their contents (about 120GB) to a connected external LaCie rugged hard drive (the iconic orange one).

The hard drive has USB3 and FW800, both of which are not present on the iMac. However, I have a FW800 to FW400 adapter cable, and the USB3 cable works with the iMac's USB port (which is USB2 right?).

My question is which one will be faster? Does it even matter whether I use the USB3 to USB2 versus FW800 to FW400 connection? Thanks!


texts: How to quick reply with Google Hangouts on iOS 10?

texts:
On iOS 9 I would utilize the quick reply functionality to reply to Google Hangout messages. However, since upgrading to iOS 10 I am no longer able to use quick reply as a swipe left on a Hangout notification only gives the option to clear.

Is there an iOS 10 setting that I need to enable for Hangouts to be able to quick reply? Or is this something that Google needs to change with Hangouts to accommodate iOS 10's new notification APIs?


texts: User send texts from their iphone to my email address. How do i set this up

texts: User sends text message to my email account. I receive those messages on my iPad only. I need to receive it through email Office 365


texts: I have installed latest iOS version on my iPhone as well as on Apple Watch. However I don’t see set up option for ECG app in Health app in iPhone. What do I do.


texts: Are there any limits of re-downloading applications from appstore?

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I've got an application on my iPhone which was free when I installed it and now it became paid application. One day I accidentally deleted it from device and then was able to download it from Appstore for free (as I "had the previous version" of that app).

So now I just wonder are there limits for that (number of devices I can do that on, any time limits etc)?

Edit: The only thing that I managed to find so far is the following paragraph in iTunes Store "Terms and Conditions":

  Solely as an accommodation to you,
  some Products may be redownloaded for
  use in accordance with the Usage
  Rules. Not all Products are eligible
  for this accommodation or may be
  available at any given time. Apple
  shall have no liability to you in the
  event that a previously downloaded
  Product becomes unavailable for
  redownload. Once a Product is
  downloaded, it is your responsibility
  not to lose, destroy, or damage it,
  and Apple shall not be liable to you
  if you do so.

So is it a guaranteed behavior at all?..


texts: Creating a desktop shortcut to a file in the iCloud

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I have a MacBook with OS X Lion, and an iPad.

I use IAWriter for keeping track of notes. In addition to standard file-based storage, it supports  live syncing using iCloud.

I want to organize the files on my MacBook's desktop for quick access.
How do I create desktop links pointing to the IAWriter files in the iCloud?


texts: Xcode 6.0.1 CTRL-Drag from view to source code not working

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I'm following a tutorial and when I CTRL-drag from the view to the source code in Xcode nothing happens. I get the blue line but when I drop it in the source code I don't get the menu where I can choose options. Please see screenshots:

When I CTRL-drag the label DSA from the view to the source file on the right side of the editor and drop right after @interface nothing happens.
I'm using latest XCode 6.0.1.

I'm supposed to get a menu like the screenshot below (grabbed from the tutorial book)


texts: iOS 8 and problems with iWork's accessing iCloud

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I upgraded my iPad 3 to iOS 8.  Now, when I go to any iWorks app, my iCloud files do not show up.  However, my iCloud contacts, calendar, etc. are all perfectly fine, the problem seems to be localized to iWorks.  Further, the 'use iCloud' button in the each iWorks app settings will not stay on.  At the same time, the iWorks apps on my new iPhone 6 show the iCloud files.

I have tried resetting my iPad, as well as deleting and reinstalling the iWork apps.

Any ideas or suggestions?  What is going on?


texts: How can I access the iCloud backup app data, i.e. the app data from my iPhone? E.g., I would like to make a local copy of it on my computer (without accessing the iPhone directly, i.e. really just the iCloud backup app data).


texts: Repurpose Fusion Drive - Booting from USB 3.2 Gen 2 SSD

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iMac Retina 4k 21.5" (2019) 3GHz Core i5 with 8 GB RAM and 1TB Fusion drive.
Big Sur 11.2 booting from external 1TB Samsung T7 SSD, backing up to a NAS.
Questions:

Is the internal SSD (28GB?) active in this setup?
Can the Fusion drive be formatted and Windows 10 be installed on it using Bootcamp?
Can the Fusion drive be 'split' and the internal SSD 'fused' to the external SSD?

Thanks for any input.


texts: Create video file with multiple audio tracks?

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I have an animated movie in three different languages. The picture is exactly the same for each langauge, only the audio is different.

I want to merge all these files into one, so that I have a single video file where I can switch easily between the audio tracks in VLC.

Using OS X Yosemite, how can I create such a video file with multiple audio tracks?

Although I doubt it's possible, I'd also be open to doing this on iOS.


texts: Can I cancel a download of a Mac Store app?

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I just got a really large Mac App Store app, (2GB), but Im having some trouble with my diskspace...

Is there a way to completeley cancel the download of the app? I mean not just pause it but cancel it. The icon on the dock kind of stresses me out, and it reappears even if I drag it out.


texts: How to trigger an action when mac displays a notification from specific application?

texts:
i am looking to trigger an action when a notification appears from my web browser.
basically i want to click on the notification automatically when it appears.
happy for this to be in Automator or Keyboard maestro.


texts: Make shortcuts to directories via terminal

texts:
My problem is: whenever I'm coding, I work inside folders that are inside other folders and it's a long way to type:

cd /folder1/folder2/.../folderN

I know it's possible to make a shortcut to the folder using alias. So it would be:

alias ep="cd /Users/thi/Dropbox/CurrentProject"

My question is, where should I put this alias? Inside /etc/bashrc? Or should I create a file called ~/.profile and place it there? Where should I put it?


texts:
Although i am able to plug thunderbolt 2 and mini displayport devices into my macbook pro either way. They only seem to function if i plug them in one way and not the other.
I was wondering if my macbook is defective and that the connector is reversible? or not?

If not can you please elaborate on why a connector design that allows for a cable to be plugged in upside down is used?


texts:
I have a PowerMac G4 (AGP) with a working copy of Mac OS 9.2, and a corrupted copy of OS X 10.3. I would like to either reinstall Panther, or upgrade to Tiger. The catch is that for several reasons I am unable to use the CD drive to perform this installation, and am thusly relegated to using USB (I have no FireWire drives or other PPC Macs with which to perform a Target Mode install.). So my question is: how would one make a bootable Mac OS X 10.3/10.4 USB install disk(s) using self-made rips of the CDs?

In the past I have successfully installed Mac OS 9.2 via USB on this machine, however 10.3 always begins the boot process, only to hang on the "Still waiting for root" screen (White background, grey prohibitive logo), and 10.4 always gets as far as the Apple boot logo, only to hang there and stop accessing the USB drive all together.

Any help is appreciated, but please skip the generic "Are you sure it's a genuine CD?" and "Try resetting the PRAM/NVRAM/SMC". Yes I am sure they're genuine, and I have already tried that. I am almost certain the problem is with the way I am making the installer (ripping ISO via Disk Utility, and burning to USB via dcfldd or dd).

UPDATE: 01/04/2019 To those reading this out of curiosity or to perform the process yourselves, I found that my Tiger CD was corrupted, thus was the image as well, which explains why it was unable to read part way through the boot process. As for the Panther CD I never did figure out why it wouldn't boot, however I did discover the reason the Panther USB hung at the "Still waiting for root" screen is because the USB drive had insufficient power to act as a boot drive when plugged into the Mac's USB ports. I ended up buying a Leopard CD, making a USB installer out of it, and using an externally powered USB hub to circumvent this lacking power draw. I am happy to say the G4 is now chugging along on a copy of 10.5.8, albeit a bit slowly and with animations disabled.


texts:
I have been having issues with Finder and the Dock ever since the upgrade to 10.10.1 (I can't be certain they weren't there in 10.10).

I am unable to drag items off of the Dock (to remove them). I also can't drag items from the download stack that I have beside my trash can in the dock. Dragging the item simply does nothing. If I drag it somewhere and release the mouse button, it just opens the app/file.
And in Finder, I am only able to drag and move/copy 86 items. I can select more but when I drag them to a new folder or other location the most that will get moved is 86.

I have confirmed the issue with a friend but have several other friends for which everything is working fine.

I have a mid 2012 retina MBP and my friend has an older (2010 i think) non retina MBP. I have restarted several times and tried to find any sort of setting that might be turned off. Googling doesn't seem to turn up any information either. So I am mostly wondering if anyone else is having this issue and/or if it is an OSX bug or how to fix it.

Thanks.

Update

Running repair disk permissions from disk utility then restarting worked for a while. But then things went right back to not working again. Going to test some things to see what might be causing it to revert.

Update 2

It turns out that restarting does fix it temporarily and repair permissions has nothing to do with it. I am assuming I didn't notice this before because it is being caused by an application that was reopening (because I usually check off the "Reopen applications" option).

Update 3

For clarity, here are videos showing what the issue is.

In this video it is working as it should be (right after a restart):http://youtu.be/DO4KsLiLveo
In this video it is not working:http://youtu.be/V48UKWlG1sE


texts: How to lock a MacBook Pro (Touch Bar version) with a short cut key?

texts:
I used to lock my MacBook Air by Shitt-Control-Eject shortcut key. After replacing the Air with a Touch Bar MacBook Pro, there is no Eject key anymore.

How can I lock it with a shortcut key?


texts: Yosemite: Reduce bandwidth usage of single applications

texts: Is there a way on MacOS notebooks to prevent applications accessing the internet? Like block all and except Chrome? As I have a limited data volume on a mobile data stick. This should be just the case while on that stick, not while I am in a Wifi. It should not throttle bandwidth.


texts:
I'm trying to merge two folders with the same name but different contents in Finder on OSX Mountain Lion.

The folder is located on my iMac and I am dragging a dropping to my External Harddrive where there is a folder with the same name.

I was getting the option to "Merge" previously but now it only shows "Replace".

I've tried holding down the option key and it still doesn't work.

If i drag it the reverse way (from external HD to my iMac) it works.

I also created a new user profile and it works fine both ways on there, so it's making me think I've changed a setting on my current profile but I can't see any options in any of the preferences.

It sounds like a little thing but it really bugs me and is an inconvenience so if anybody can help I'll be very grateful.

Thanks


texts: Eclipse quit unexpectedly (Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Eclipse 3.8)

texts:
I had an Eclipse environment all wrong, than I decided to install another (newer) version from scratch. After I "uninstalled" the older version, I downloaded the Eclipse for Java Developers 64-bit for OS X (version 3.8) from eclipse.org.

After I downloaded, I tried to open and the error Eclipse quit unexpectedly begun to haunt my programming fun! Does anyone have a solution for that problem?

These are the ones I've tried:

Clean the workspace.
Open via Terminal with -clean.
Download previous "working" version.
Downloaded other version.

RESULT: same problem = eclipse quit unexpectedly.


texts:
Now that iOS 13 is out, and iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 won't be getting it - does this mean that the phones are no longer supported?

Should these devices be considered past their end-of-life? I know that Apple released a iOS 12 security update alongside iOS13, but will that continue to happen?

Is there a way to find out the security status of each iOS/iPhone release?


texts: My phone broke and I can not afford to purchase a replacement but I need to access my information backed up on my icloud,  How do I download my backed up iphone files from icloud directly from my windows based pc


texts: Excel is unusable for large files that link to each other

texts:
I am collaborating with a data analyst using two linked files stored in a shared folder in my Dropbox. The first file contains the raw data (several worksheets; total file size ~110MB); the second file contains the outputs (tables; pivots; slicers; graphs; 10MB total file size) and is linked to the raw data file (the raw data file is the source file).
We are both Mac users. He is using a MacBook Pro which I think is running a dual core i5 and SSD. My primary computer is my iMac (late 2012 build; quad core i7 3.1ghz; 1TB Fusion Drive; 16GB RAM; Catalina). I have used stress test software and the Fusion Drive appears to be fine : ~230 MB/s write; ~450 MB/s read.
Although the raw data file is large, the data analyst can open the file and edit it without significant performance issues.
My iMac will open the raw data file using Excel for Mac (64 Bit version), however, Activity Monitor shows Excel running the CPU at ~200% even as 'rest', i.e. no calculations being performed.
As soon as I edit the file in any way, even something simple such as inserting a row in a worksheet, the CPU usage increases to ~775% and the data read rate drops to <1MB/s.
Excel then hangs and is unusable.
I've tried Excel for Mac, Excel for Windows in Parallels using Windows Virtual Machine, and Excel for Windows in Boot Camp. I've also tried working with the Excel file using my MacBook Pro (mid-2013; 2.5Ghz Core i5; 8GB RAM; 500GB SSD; Mojave) using Excel for Mac and Excel for Windows in Boot Camp.
The problem persists in each of these environments.
I've spent around 6 hours on tech support calls with Apple, Microsoft and Parallels but no progress has been made.
I've repaired Home Permissions (no improvement) completely uninstalled Office suite and installed 64 Bit versions of the Office suite (no improvement).
If the file was corrupt I'd expect the data analyst to be experiencing significant issues with the file, but he isn't. This seems to point towards this being a local problem, i.e. my system.
I'm stumped, especially regarding the very high CPU usage by Excel and the almost zero data transfer rate.
We've run Excel files approaching 300MB in the past, using client Windows computers (nothing particularly advanced in terms of specs) and even though the files took (say) a minute to load they were usable.
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
EDIT/ UPDATE 2020-08-12 :
Apologies to all that took the time to add comments/suggestions - several weeks have passed without an update from me.
In short, there are two issues : collaborating using linked Excel files in Dropbox, and slow performance in an Excel For Mac environment.
It became clear that Excel for Mac simply cannot handle linked files which are not saved on a local drive. The data analyst and I have had to revert to a single integrated file, which is working but of course increases the size of the file considerably.
The speed issues are a different matter and we still haven't resolved those. Despite the data analyst having a 'lesser' spec MacBook Pro (2019; 1.4Ghz quad core i5; 8GB RAM) than my iMac (2012; 3.1Ghz quad core i7; 16GB RAM) his machine is able to operate the data file far more quickly.


texts: Connecting and using two external monitorson MacBook Pro early 2015

texts: I have been using an LG 5K monitor hooked up to my MacBook Pro via one Thunderbolt 2 on one female connection for quite a while.  I tried to hook up an AOC E2752S via HDMI to Thunderbolt 2 to the second female connection but it kick out the LG.  Had to disconnect to get the LG back working after some time.  Is there a better way to accomplish what I am trying to do?


texts: Is there a way to configure the keyboard on an iPad

texts:
I just got an iPad 2 and I find the keyboard difficult to use, because the keys always show as caps.

Is there a way to modify the keyboard to display lower or upper depending on what the what the case of the next typed character will be?

Or better, is there a way to change the keyboard to a better one, perhaps with numeric keys accessible from the main keyboard?


texts: I have Apple Remote Desktop installed both on my home and office, how do I make them see each other?

texts:
I have already bought Apple Remote Desktop. And I want to control the other from each side. For example, I want to access files in my home Mac from office. But after running the Apple Remote Desktop, I can't see the computers from the list.

What should I do? Both places have dynamic IP address. I have entered the IP address to search but still can't find the other.

And do I need to make the computer non-sleeping? Even I kept them both unsleep, I can't find each other.

Really hope to get more detailed tips.

Thanks


texts: Dual NON-APPLE Monitors on Macbook Pro w/ Thunderbolt

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Macbook Pro Dual Monitors
  Dual-Monitor Output from a new Macbook Pro

I've seen many questions posted here about how to setup a dual display on a MBP, and the answers all cite Thunderbolt as the best option for image quality.

My MBP has a Thunderbolt port and currently I'm using it with a mini-DP to DVI converter into a single 24" HP monitor.  I'd like to buy a second, 24" monitor and use them side-by-side.  I've read that this can be done by "chaining", but I'm unclear on the requirements for this.  Is that feature ONLY available through displays that have a built-in Thunderbolt hub?  And, are the only monitors with this feature made by Apple?

I'd hate to get the second monitor only to find out that I am limited to using it over USB and with some sub-par resolution. And I don't want to spend $999 on an Apple display :)


texts:
I have been using my school's tux for a while. It was built with nice color code for each syntax for each programming languages. I want to do the same on the machine that I just purchased. When I invoke

vi filename

The view was plain black and white. How do I customize so that when I view the script/code files on terminal, it will have nice color code? For example, if statement will be read, string will be purple, etc.
As far as I know, it may have something to do with .profile file?


texts: How do I use a keyboard shortcut to execute a shell script I wrote, passing the file selected in Finder as an arg?

texts: I suppose you could have it pass in whatever was selected in general in any app (such as text highlighted in a web browser).


texts: MacBook Pro won't start since deleting various files

texts:
I removed some ".dylib" files because BitDefender Virus Scan told me so. I wanted to remove all of Genieo's stuff but I presumably missed the "launch.conf" file. Had no access to it.

Now my Mac freezes while starting up. The big problem is that the DVD-drive is out of work since a long time ago, so I can't reboot with the installer disc. Also safe mode doesn't work.

I think I have OS X 10.6.9 on a MacBook Pro


texts: App Store keeps asking for admin password

texts:
I periodically get the following dialog box on my MacBook, running OS 10.9.5:

  App Store is trying to install Apple-provided software. Type an administrator's name and password to allow this.

I get this dialog even if I don't have the App Store open on my machine. I have turned off all automatic updates in System Preferences.

The problem is that I have no idea what this software is--I don't see any such updates in the App store when I open it.  My administrator account is distinct from my user account (which doesn't have admin privileges).  I can't disable this popup.  It drives me nuts (and I think it's a poor design choice by Apple that this dialog doesn't provide information about what it wants to do, and then expects me to type in an admin password and trust it).  If I press "Cancel," the box goes away until it pops up later -- when, I don't know.  If I press "Install Software," it again provides zero feedback.

Looked at my console log too.  No info.

So, who can tell me what this is, and how to stop it?


texts: Protect files from other administrator accounts

texts:
So at work there is a "shared" server that people can run things on that take a long time. I make quite a bit of use of this machine to the point where I made my own login to separate my user files.

The account I am using is an administrator.
The other account that everyone else uses is also an administrator.

In my user files is some private SSH keys for things like Github and Amazon Web Services that the other users could do mean things with if they were so inclined. I don't think they would, but it would be nice to not have to think about it.

Is there any way I can add some protection to these files without changing the permission level of the other login?
Is it possible for other administrators to access the saved keychain credentials of another administrator?
If you were to "do it right", how would you recommend setting up this machine such that it could be reasonably shared by people who need to perform administrative tasks, but not be a security nightmare.


texts: Where do I find the "Show Addresses" option in Yosemite Mail?

texts:
I have just upgraded to OS X Yosemite.

In Apple Mail I normally send email to groups.

In my old version of Mail I would press the "Show Addresses" icon in the toolbar and select an email group, however I do not have this icon on the new version.

I've tried to customise the Toolbar, but "Show Addresses" is no longer an option.

What is the best way to resolve this?


texts: Boot Camp External Drive only able to connect to my computer

texts:
I followed these instructions (Is it possible to use Boot Camp with Windows 10 from an external HDD?) to install Windows 10 to my external SSD (Samsung T3). I followed Alex Lambert's guide (the one with most upvotes & correct answer), and was able to install and boot Windows 10 successfully.

I ran to a problem today, as I was connecting the drive to another Mac I have until I noticed that my drive was not being seen from the boot menu (option key), although I could see both of my drives (my drives are partitioned in half: 250GB for Windows (NTFS) and 250GB for Data for both OSes, Windows and OS X (exFAT)) in OS X on the other computer.

Please help!

Thanks.


texts: Controlling which address my outgoing mail is seen to be from

texts: I have access to the company's general email as well as my own. Both are Gmail accounts. Seemingly randomly, even when I send from my own account, the other party's reply is to the general email account which everyone sees. How can I prevent this on my Mac Mini running Lion?


texts: How to disable the ⌥-Space fullscreen Quick Look shortcut?

texts:
How to reproduce
When hitting ⌥-Space on a file or folder, Quick Look goes into fullscreen.

Wikipedia's "Quick Look" entry lists these shortcuts.

What I'm trying to do
I'd like to disable this (extremely dominant) shortcut because I want to re-use it to open a new iTerm window on the focused location with an automator script.
I never use the QL fullscreen, since regular Quick Look is entirely enough for me.
What I tried
I can't find the shortcut in keyboard > shortcuts and have not found any options that let me configure QL.
qlmanage also doesn't seem to give me obvious options to configure the keybindings
▶ qlmanage -h
Usage: qlmanage [OPTIONS] path...
    -h      Display this help
    -r      Force reloading Generators list
    -r cache    Reset thumbnail disk cache
    -m [name ...]   Display statistics about quicklookd. Stats names:
            * plugins   Show the generators list
            * server    Show quicklookd life information
            * memory    Show quicklookd memory consumption
            * burst     Show statistics about the last burst
            * threads   Show concurrent accesses stats
            * other     Show other information about quicklookd
    -p      Compute previews of the documents
    -t      Compute thumbnails of the documents
    -x      Use quicklookd (remote computation)
    -i      Compute thumbnail in icon mode
    -s size     Size for the thumbnail
    -f factor   Scale factor for the thumbnail
    -F factor   Scale factor for the thumbnail, draw downscaled and compare to 1x
    -z      Display generation performance info (don't display thumbnails)
    -o dir      Output result in dir (don't display thumbnails or previews)
    -c contentType  Force the content type used for the documents
    -g generator    Force the generator to use

I'm skimmed also over the following documents:

Quick Look Programming Guide

Quick Look Framework Documentation

Apple Developer: Human Interface Guidelines - Keyboard

So far, no luck on how to change the key bindings
Question
How do I modify Quick Look Shortcuts or disable them?


texts: Move application to another desktop directly

texts:
When I open my application on desktop 1. I can't open it in desktop 2, it will jump back to desktop 1.

Can I directly move the application to desktop 2 without exiting the application?


texts: Makes notes on a mac which contains source code

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I love the notes app on the mac. One problem I face is that if I am making notes on the app and try to put some source code in it. the notes app completely screws up the formatting. It will mess up quotations, put line indentations.

It seems that the notes app wants to treat everything as an english sentence.

Is there some way by which I can tell the notes app that I am copying source code into notes so it should not mess it up?


texts: How to change finder search criteria defaults?

texts: In my MacBook if I add the search criteria System Files the default is aren't included, how can I change the default permanently to are included?


texts: Minimum requirements for mirroring Mac/PC in Apple TV

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I've found plenty of (old) blogs and articles stating that it is/will be possible to mirror the content of a Mac or PC in an Apple TV, but I was unable to find out the current state of this feature.

Official Apple TV 2 store page states that you can "stream from your Mac or PC to the big screen. Enjoy your photos, home videos, and music collection on your HDTV from your Mac or PC over Wi-Fi", but it doesn't say if it's via iTunes, and it seems that it's not talking about Airplay either.

So, for this to be clear, I have some questions:

Is it possible to mirror the content of your screen in an Apple TV?
Is this Airplay?
Does it have limitations of the type of media that you are playing? For example, heavy games in full screen, downloaded videos with subtitles (not from iTunes!), high resolution videos, etc.
Is the quality exactly the same of connecting the MacBook to the TV via HDMI?
Do I need a router for this or will it create a wi-fi network between the notebook and the Apple TV?
What are the minimum requirements for:

the Apple TV (probably ATV2 only);
MacBook (which versions are capable of doing this);
PC (are there any requirements for PC?);
Mac OS (version);
Network.

Please note that I do not wish any information about what a jailbroken device can do.


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I'm trying to add a crontab entry to my root user's crontab. I'm able to add an entry without issue to my regular user's crontab, but when I su to root user and try adding a crontab entry it does not save the entry.

The process I'm going through is:

$sudo su
$crontab -e
# write out my crontab entry and then :wq to write and quit vi
$crontab -l
crontab: no crontab for root

I've also tried exiting vi using wq! and it still will not save the entry.

The entry that I'm entering is:

* * * * * /sayhi.sh

sayhi.sh is a simple shell script I'm using to try to verify that the cron job is running.

Is there something different I need to do if I'm trying to create a crontab entry for root? I've been looking around and I haven't seen anything about crontab that's particular to the root user.

Any help would be appreciated!


texts: Can I use my MacBook Air to sync with two different iTunes accounts?

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I recently bought a MacBook Air with OS X Lion. I have an iPad (iOS 5) and my wife has a iPhone 4S. We each have our own iTunes accounts and that's the start of the problem!

I successfully opened iTunes on my new Mac and pulled all my stuff down to my Mac (movies, music, etc). I set up another account on the Mac for my wife (a non-admin account if that makes any difference) and open iTunes while logged in as her. I tried to sync up with her iTunes account without luck.

I'm beginning to suspect that Apple only allows you to sync with one iTunes account. Is that true? It would seem crazy. The whole point of a desktop/laptop computer is to assign separate account for people and have them keep their own stuff (in this case iTunes movies and music).

Any ideas on how I can see my iTunes account from my MacBook Air user account and my wife can see her iTunes account from her user account?


texts: Something like GeForce Experience for OS X

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I'm looking for an application like GeForce Experience but for OS X : a software that configures my games depending on the configuration of my Mac.

I think there is nothing like that for OS X, so do you know a web site who lists the recommended settings for games on Mac ?


texts: How to use iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) as a second monitor for Macbook Pro (13-inch, 2020)?

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I bought Thunderbolt 3 (USB-c) to Thunderbolt 2 by Apple and Thunderbolt Cable (0,5m). Cmd+F2 doesn't work for me. I guess it's just because Apple now prevents to use old iMacs as monitor with new Macbooks. So my question mainly is there any other non-conventional way to use my iMac as a monitor with my new Macbook?
What if I run Windows in my old iMac? Would it be easier to connect it as a monitor to new Macbook?


texts: How to create a 'Sharing Only' account via terminal in OS X?

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I'm attempting to create a 'Sharing Only' account in an OS X app.

I've tried code based on examples like these:
Can user accounts be managed via the command line?
What steps are needed to create a new user from the command line on mountain lion?
without success.

From System Preferences -> Users and Groups -> Advanced Options for 'Sharing Only' account:
Home directory: /dev/null
Since /dev/null discards streams directed to it, substitution in place of '/Users/NewUser' into above code doesn't work.


texts: My iPhone is currently offline. If i erase the iPhone using find my phone will it notify the person who stole it or will it do it without them knowing?


texts: Cmd+Tab does not work on hidden or minimized windows

texts: When I want to switch between windows using ⌘ Cmd + ⇥ Tab it does not work with hidden or minimized windows. I can see the icons of these windows in the application switcher but choosing them does nothing. How can I get this to work again?


texts: format/Erase Equivalence Disk Utility and Terminal Command diskutil

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What is the diskutil equivalence from Disk Utility of

Format/Erase with Format MS-DOS(FAT) and Scheme GUID Partition Map.
Format/Erase with Format MS-DOS(FAT) and Scheme Master Boot Record.

In other words how do format/erase a disk with Console/Terminal?


texts: How do I stop people reading my iMessages as they come in?

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I don't want anyone to be able to see from whom I am receiving iMessages or text messages or the content of those messages.

Can I hide both!?


texts: How do I get the Shortcuts app in iOS 12?

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I recently upgraded my iPhone 5s and iPad mini 4 to iOS 12. I came across Shortcuts app for iOS 12 in this review article.

I think Shortcuts app is pretty interesting and would like to give it a try. However, I was not able to find the app on my iPhone and iPad. I thought it will come installed as part of iOS 12 like Stocks and Tips apps.

In the App Store app, I can see all the other apps published by Apple, but Shortcuts app was not in the list. Even searching for Shortcuts on the App Store doesn't show the app.

How can I get the app? Is it available for my iPhone and iPad, or are they too old to run the app?


texts: Given son-in-laws old imac, it is still registered under his iCloud and need to switch it to mine.

texts: How do I switch iCloud accounts on a gifted imac desktop from son-in-laws to mine. It won't update because it says it is registered to another account. Son in law did give me his iCloud signin info. This is the first Mac I have ever owned so a lot out my experience.


texts: Does anyone know how to do the shrinking of chart animation in WWDC for the speed of swift?


texts: Cannot change permission of external ExFAT HDD folders

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I can't change permissions of external HDD folders The file system is ExFAT and I am on OSX. Here is what is shown when I do ls:

drwxrwxrwx@

I don't even understand what @ means at the end. Is it the reason why I can't chmod permissions?