texts: Time Machine backup from external hard drive stuck in trash

texts: I got a new iMac after my old one died. As my old one was dying I made several Time Machine backups to a 1T G-Drive external. Unfortunately, I must have done it incorrectly because the backups have used up so much of the space on the external that there's not enough room to back up my new iMac to the external. The Time Machine backup for the old iMac could not have been more than 350 GB, so, I am a bit perplexed. Last night I attempted to remove some of the older multiple backups of the same files from the old machine by dragging them to the trash. It seemed to work until I got to the next most recent backup and when the files finally copied over to the trash the window said there were more than 1,500,000 files! After waiting for hours for the trash to empty, I finally gave up when their were something like 1,200,000 files remaining. Am I going to be able to delete these files from this backup and free up space on my external drive so I can backup my new computer, or do I just need to give up and buy a new external?


texts: VPN connection in OSX fails after a certain amount of reconnects

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When using a a IPSec VPN in OSX, I'm getting prompted to re-enter my password every ~45 minutes. After a certain amount of re-connects, no further connection will succeed. I have to restart the laptop by then, which means a restart a day.

Is there a way to reset the IPSec cache etc, so that I don't have to restart?

OSX, latest version, using www.witopia.net as provider.


texts: Disable screensaver password requirement from command line

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I am trying to enable and disable the screensaver password requirement from the command line.

defaults read com.apple.screensaver

shows a variable askForPassword set to either 0 or 1, depending on whether I configured a password requirement in System Preferences or not.

defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword 1

and

defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword 0

enable and disable the password setting, or so I thought.

What I find instead is that the commands indeed check and uncheck the checkbox in System Preferences under Security but do not affect the screensaver at all.

If I enable the password in System Preferences and then disable it using the second defaults write command, the checkbox in System Preferences is unchecked, but the screensaver will still ask for a password. Only checking and unchecking the checkbox in System Preferences can change this behaviour now.

And if I disable the password in System Preferences and then enable it using the first defaults write command, the checkbox in System Preferences is checked, but the screensave won't ask for a password. Only unchecking and checking the checking the checkbox in System Preferences changes the behaviour afterwards.

What's going on?

I can imagine that this is a global setting and I should modify /Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver instead of the user domain. But in that case, why is there an effect on the System Preferences checkbox?


texts: Clean Lion install, keeping Time Machine history?

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I have a 2011 unibody MacBook Pro, and have been gathering kludge on it for some time, and on previous machines (2007 MacBook Pro, 2004 Powerbook) whose data I've migrated over using the Migration Assitant. I'd like to, at some point soon, do a fresh install of Lion, grab my data from backup (or a disk image clone), and reinstall my applications (only the ones I'm currently using, with no detritus from other apps I've installed, used, and since uninstalled).

However, I use a Time Capsule (1 TB) for backups, and wanted to know two things:

Is it possible, after doing the install, to have the previous history of my computer (on the Time Capsule) integrated with my current and future Time Machine backups? (I.e., the Time Capsule sees the new, clean machine as the same machine, and allows me to step into my file history and grab stuff, if need be.)
If the answer to the above question is yes, how would I do this?

Apologies in advance if this question has been answered elsewhere. A cursory perusal of the Q&A here didn't turn up anything; but I know there's the chance I could have missed something.


texts: How do I open old Notes saved on my external hard drive?

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I've located the files in:

~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.notes/

but now I am unsure how to actually open them and view the content. "Open With" Notes app does not seem to work


texts:
In the sidebar of the Reminders app for OS X, you can see your accounts and then the lists of reminders in each account.

How can I change the order in which the accounts appear? (Not the lists within each account.)


texts: Which iMovie Projects Contain Legacy Media

texts: I received a warning when opening iMovie that some projects contain legacy media and won't work in the future. It gave me a link to Learn More. But it never told me which projects need to be updated. How can I determine what needs to be fixed?


texts: how to add a sound notification to an app that doesn't have one?

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I use an app to copy and log video files that only has a silent notification and I'd like to add a sound to the notification. my thought was that maybe there is a third party app like keyboard maestro that could trigger an sound action from my app's notification, but I don't think that is possible.

Can anyone suggest a solution or workaround?


texts: MBP display, keyboard backlight and camera issue

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I have a mid 2009 MBP which was heating up way to fast because of the fan; then I bought a new one and changed it. I also applied a new thermal grease. Plugged all the cables, tightened all the screws, reset SMC, reset NVRAM and turned on.

The heat is gone and its running perfectly now, but:

the display started showing some "blurry ghosts" at the bottom of the screen which won't show if I take a screenshot, so I took a photo that you can see below.

the keyboard backlight isn't turning on. I tried to unplug and plug the cable over and over again, but nothing happened.
the camera isn't working at all. All I see is a black screen.

Is there anything I can do to fix any of these issues?


texts: Macbook pro crashes occasionally on dual monitor

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I'm using a Macbook pro 13' mid 2010 running OS X Lion 10.7.5. I just got a Viewsonic 24' monitor (2450wm-LED), and I connect it to my mbp using a miniport to VGA adapter (this one on Amazon). However when I plug into my mbp, I got some occasional crashes which lead to hard reboots.

I'm using it as a second monitor, i.e. with my laptop lid open. For from 30min to many hours it works fine, then suddenly I got a grey screen (or white, yellow, blue screen) on both (my laptops and the extra) monitors.

The graphics is NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB graphics.

I tried to do a trouble shoot of my own but doesn't work. According to this my firmwares are updated. Using my friend's adapter leads to similar crash, using her monitor (Viewsonic 2431wm) and my adapter leads to similar crash too. Now I think it must be something wrong with my laptop, not the monitor or adapter.

Has anyone here experienced similar situation? What shall I do? Will using a DVI adapter instead of a VGA one help?


texts: WebM Mac OS X and iOS integration (not only play)

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This question was asked in 2012 at SuperUser. The Perian project is now gone. I found on MacUpdate a QuickTime plugin for WebM. But this site looks like malware.

Howto integrate WebM in Mac OS X (play, preview in finder,..) and iOS?


texts:
My Disk Utility is full. My Disk is about 1T but now I only have no more 100GB to use.
 I don't think I have used that much, the yellow one is belong to what? I want to erase some files to get more spaces but I have no idea what to do.
I think all of my folder is just 400GB. I think either Application or images, video are duplicate in somewhere. Please help!!


texts:
Since I've updated to Mavericks from Snow Leopard recently, I've noticed that some apps that I download (not from the App Store) won't launch. When I used chmod 775 on them, I could launch them. It seems some apps get wrong permissions upon downloading?

Why can't I open only certain apps, and how can I prevent it?


texts:
When I open Finder all folders seem to be empty. Checking with the console shows that all files are there. This is also true if I try to open a file from within an application using the File menu.

If I paste the full path of the file into the text field of the file dialog, the file gets opened.

If I jump to a subfolder with Cmd-Shift-G that works fine. But again the folder is empty.

Any ideas what's missing?


texts: Can't boot High Sierra from my SanDisk SSD

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A couple of weeks ago my MacBook Pro 8,1 early 2011 with a SanDisk 256 SSD wouldn't boot. I have ran the Apple Hardware test many times and everything checks out fine, but even when I restore from the Time Machine or even clone using CCC the MacBook won't boot from the SSD. I have now got an old Fujitsu mechanical 120 GB HD and the MacBook runs fine from this now.

The SSD can read and write as a normal external drive when connected via docking station so why can't I boot from it? I have tried formatting using APFS as well as OS X journaled (GUID)...but to no avail!


texts: Enhanced Dictation only works in English

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I'm trying to use dictation in Spanish (Yosemite v10.10.5) but it's not writing any text.

I have downloaded the Spanish Enhanced Dictation bundle, deleted and re-downloaded it, deleted it by hand from /System/Library/Speech/Recognizers/SpeechRecognitionCoreLanguages and purged the file cache using sudo purge with no luck.

Right now it looks like this:

(I spoke something to the microphone)
But when I do the same using English:

What can I do to enable dictation in Spanish (or any other language)? Does it have to do with the OS language?

Thanks a lot!


texts: How to recover photos from a stolen iPhone?

texts:
My iPhone was stolen when it had no internet service. Is it possible to recover the photos taken that day?

Since the phone had no internet service, the pictures did not go to the Cloud. Is there any way to recover them?


texts: If I upgrade to Mac OS Catalina can I skip the database upgrade for reminders to continue sharing

texts:
My girlfriend has an older iPhone that cannot be updated to iOS 13. I've avoided updating the reminders on my own iPhone so that we can continue to sync. I'd like to update to Catalina on my mac, but I don't want to do it if it will prevent her from syncing with me.

Can I continue to use the old reminders database on my mac and iPhone until she gets a new iPhone in the coming months? Or will Reminders.app refuse to work without updating the database?


texts: What is the relationship between Xcode and Xcode command line tools

texts:
When I install Xcode from App Store, I can compile programs in Xcode as well as command line too. Several command line utilities like clang, make and git all become available when Xcode.app is installed. So I thought that the separate package of command line tools are only for those who do not want a full IDE installed.

But to my surprise, one of the linking problems I encountered when compiling MacVim can be successfully solved by installing the command line tools with xcode-select --install. So apparently the Xcode.app and the command line tools differ, at least in subtle ways. What is the difference then? Does the latter have better coverage for all the essentials for programming than the former?

Currently I am using Xcode 6.0.1 on Mavericks.


texts: I would like to know how long (in milliseconds) does it take for the iPad/iPad2 to render a PDF page. Every page and every PDF are different, of course. I am interested in average figures if you have any or can measure it, for any PDF's that are technical books.


texts: inifinitely regressing "ls" drive under "Volumes"

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First of all, I am aware the "ls" command means list all items in a directory.
Yesterday an icon appeared on my desktop with a picture of a drive labeled "ls". Looking in the terminal, I see that it is in the Volumes folder, and appears to contain everything on my mac, including a Volumes folder that contains an ls drive etc etc. I am not sure what to make of this. I looked at my terminal command history to see if I did something, and the only unusual use of "ls" I have it when I accidentally typed "git config ls" instead of "git config list" in the middle of other activity. I am new to git and was following a recipe, so don't know if config could cause something like this.
More info: When I create or alter a file (eg something like a screenshot that automatically saves to desktop), it appears / alters in the version of everything "inside" this ls drive, as though I am currently working inside of it all the time. The file also is accessible through (or a copy is accessible through) the normal path.
> diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         121.1 GB   disk0s2
/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +121.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Data     102.4 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 81.4 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                528.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      3.2 GB     disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume ls                      11.1 GB    disk1s5


texts: New shortcut for going up one line in Terminal in El Capitan

texts: I upgraded to El Capitan a few days ago. Before I used to use ⌘+⬆ to go up exactly one line in the terminal (and usually pressed the combination continuously to go exactly were I wanted), but this doesn't work in El Capitan. What is the new shortuct ? This is not covered AFAIK in this other question which is more about marks.


texts: GUI Firefox, Safari and other apps freeze after 10.11.3 update

texts: Some apps seem to freeze when they were started at login. The apps are still responsive, but the GUI does not update. Did anyone else experience this problem? What can be done to solve it?


texts: Subpixel antialiasing not respected by Outlook 2018

texts:
I've only just updated to Mojave...

I'm using a non-retina external display with my 2018 Macbook Pro, so have made sure font-smoothing is checked in settings, and have run

defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO

this has made all text better, except in Outlook (16.32) where it hasn't made any difference at all. Googling hasn't come up with any hints as to if Outlook does anything weird. I've tried setting defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 3 too but to no avail.

Is there anything else I can try?


texts: Did the iPod Nano dock connector change from 5th to 6th generation?

texts: Does anyone know if the dock connector change when Apple upgraded from 5th to 6th generation?


texts: macOS Sierra Recovery Mode does not work

texts:
I have a Mac mini 2014, running macOS Sierra from a SSD drive, and using an Apple Keyboard M9034 D/A.

Since I replaced the rotational hard drive (HDD) with an SSD, I do not see the Apple logo on the screen to show it's loading.

The start up shortcuts below do not work:

⇧ Shift  Start up in Safe Mode;

⌥ Option (alt) Start up to Startup Manager;

⌘ CommandS Start up in single-user mode;

⌘ Command R - Start up from macOS Recvery

⌥ Option (alt)⌘ Command R Start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet.

The only combination that works is the PRAM reset:

altcmdPR

Already tried with 3 different keyboards.
Installed a complete fresh copy of the Operating System.
macOS Recovery only works if the system has some kind of issue, meaning if the boot does not work.

C Start up from a bootable USB only works if there is not an operating system on the hard drive.

Anyone have suggestions to try?


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro with macOS Mojave. My Sophos antivirus software found a 'Bundlore' malware and I need to remove it manually.

It says it's located in: /Volumes/Player/Player_440.app/Contents/MacOS/RucSD0QPeG1Amuk

However, I can't find the location and I have tried different methods so far. Thanks for yout help!


texts:
I'm using the G+ app on my iPad 2 (6.1). Whenever I try to mention people in comments and type "+", the name doesn't come up (as it does in the android app) so I can select it. Even when I type the full name and send the comment, it stays black like the rest of the text and doesn't convert to a link (blue).

Anybody else has this issue? Any solutions?


texts: Prevent Bonjour Announcements Over OpenVPN

texts:
We have an OpenVPN server at work, which I use frequently to access private work resources. When I do, the "Shared" listed in Finder populates with all the automatically announced servers/resources at work, but the reverse is also true. My local resources appear to anyone at work, and/or on the VPN as well.

Ideally, I would like to prevent my announcements from going over the VPN link, but would like to have the shares physically at work available to me while on the VPN. If the only method is to disable Bonjour (temporarily), I'll be fine with that, but is there a way to make it only one-sided?

And of course the master question: How do I accomplish this, at all, in the first place.


texts: I disabled Apple Push Notification Service but it's still attempting to connect to Apple servers

texts:
I disabled the service as per the instructions on this page:
How to disable Apple Push Notification Service (apsd) on OS X 10.8?

Yet this service is still running at startup!

How do I disable it once and for all?

Edit: I'm using Mojave


texts: Accessing Java Applets on website in iPhone 4S

texts:
Is there any way, without jailbreaking, to open java applets  on websites on an iPhone?

I want to open a java based online ssh service (applet) : http://www.cryptzone.com/products/agmindterm/

I will be using it from Usermin (Webmin).

Is there a free solution?


texts: How do I bypass or remove the iCloud activation lock on iPad2?

texts:
I found an iPad at my working office which was owned by the former director. Unfortunately, he locked it with his Apple ID. I restored the iPad via iTunes because I thought it would wipe everything out alongside with the Apple ID on it but it was not working at all. After restoration , the iPad asks me for language, country and Wi-Fi. Then it asks me for the Apple ID of former director. I can't find or contact that person. Plus, I don't have any information about that ID. I want to unlock that iPad for office purposes. How do I unlock it? The model is iPad2, A1395.

I found IMEIUnlock sites but it asks me for 39.99$. Is it really reliable?

P.S - Trust me, I'm not a thief.


texts: Convert iPhone 4 30-pin connector to iPhone 5 Lightning connector

texts:
I need a 30-pin (iPhone 4) to Lightning (iPhone 5) with a long cable (1m) between the 2 ends.

Does such thing exist?


texts:
I have a PDF file generated from a gDoc including links with jump marks. Example link:

https://digitaleneuordnung.de/blog/lean-management/#3M

Opening the generated PDF in Acrobat Reader everything works fine. Opening the same file in Preview, the hashtag in the link is replaced with %23 and opening the links in a browser end in a 404.

Is there anything I can do so that the links including jump marks also work fine if opened / clicked from the Preview?


texts: Trick Mac into thinking it has an external display

texts:
I have a weird issue with my MacBook Pro.
The screen flickers when NOT connected to an external display.
Read more about it on this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251849352
Is there a way to trick Mac into thinking it has an external display connected so I don't have to physically connect my Mac to display to use it?


texts: How can I get Aperture to use gmail for emailing photos?

texts:
I use gmail in a web browser.  I don't use Mail at all.

Except...

In Aperture if I go share -> email it opens up Mail.app.

Is there a way through configuration or through a helper app to get aperture to open share by email pix in a gmail composer window?

I'm using Aperture 3.6 on Yosemite.

Edit:  Currently Mail is set to have Default Mail Reader is Google Chrome.  This works for (so far) everything but Aperture.


texts: Wet iPhone 4 doesn't know its IMEI and ICCID and displays connect to iTunes but lacks passcode

texts:
Well, due to a bit of an accident, my iPhone 4 got wet. The bright side is that it seems to not have suffered CPU damage, since it still boots up fine. The downside? It displays the connect to iTunes screen, and doesn't know its IMEI and ICCID when the information icon is selected. Naturally, I connect the phone to iTunes, since that's what it wants. Unfortunately...

  iTunes could not connect to the iPhone "iPhone" because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter the passcode on the iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.

And naturally, there's no place to enter the passcode on the iPhone, as it continues to display the connect to iTunes screen. Now I suppose I could take it in to Apple, and they'd probably give me a replacement if I'm lucky (I hear water damage isn't covered), but I'd prefer to get this phone working again, since I haven't backed its photos and contacts up before. (I do know it still has those before when I go to the emergency call screen, it does display my normal photo background as the background). So any help?


texts: Personal Hotspot not working over Wi-Fi on iOS 13

texts:
After upgrade to iOS 13 from 12.4, I noticed that personal hotspot isn't working anymore over Wi-Fi (via USB is ok).

Tested on two computers with Win7.
The PC can connect to Wi-Fi, but no valid IP (IPv4) is assigned and no connection is working to internet.


texts:
There are many suggestions on the internet on how to use cue/bin files on a Mac.

Is there a native way of mounting cue or bin files and seeing them as Volumes in Finder?

Alternatively, are there any tools—in the vain of Daemon Tools on a Windows machine—that provide this functionality?

I would very much like avoid converting the files I have.


texts: Why are chrome, safari and firefox rendering Open Sans 400 as Extrabold

texts:
Today half the web looks ugly. That's because half the web uses Open Sans 400, and on my macbook pro in all browsers it has suddenly started rendering as "Extrabold". Even on the Google Webfonts site the 400 weight version is rendering in the browser as extrabold. Baffled.

I have already tried "Restore Standard Fonts" in Font Book.

Screenshot:


texts: Catalina Dynamic Wallpaper doesn't change with the time of the day

texts:
Both Apple stock dynamic wallpapers aren't changing accordingly to the time of the day. For example Catalina Dynamic wallpaper is stuck during the day in one picture and it doesn't change and transition. Night time Catalina Dynamic wallpaper isn't completely dark, but looks like sunset one. And Auto Appearance doesn't work either, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.
What can I do, as I tried resetting, doing PRAM, changing wallpapers, trying 3rd party apps like Night Owl, sacrificing virgins to the volcano, idk. Help!


texts: How does iTunes know where the iBooks are?

texts:
I wanted two user accounts and the admin account on the MacBook Pre (2012) to have the same iTunes library (not family sharing nor the older sharing option).  Changed the path in iTunes preferences, and they all automagically had the same music etc.  But the path kept getting set back to the default.

So, I moved the entire ~/Music/iTunes directory from the admin account to /Shared/Music/iTunes, put a symlink to it in all three ~/Music/iTunes, set the group sticky bit and the group ID and made it read/write for the group.

That worked for music—all accounts see any CD rips and any purchases.  Works also for podcasts.  But when we do an iPad sync, the available books list is different for each login account.  Does iTunes Store the iBooks path as ~/Library/Containers/…?  Even more weird is that the available books shown is not the same as what iBook.app shows that account as having in its library.


texts: CSS Zoom does not work iPad OS (v13- latest) Safari

texts:
I have discovered a bug in Safari with iPad OS. The problem is that when I zoom using the css zoom attribute, safari is taking an element's font-size and is either enlarging or shrinking based on the zoom level.

Example: If I have an element with font-size: 20px at 100% and zoom to 50%, safari is making the font-size now 40px keeping the element at 100% therefore breaking my layout. This only occurs only on devices running iPad OS. (This happens at all zoom levels 50%, 60%, 70%, etc.)

Does anyone have any extra information on iPad OS that may help me solve this problem? I have already reported to Apple, but it has been a while since I have had any status update.

LINK TO TEST: http://alleetest.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/


texts: How do you wrap the title text of a sheet in Numbers?

texts:
Wrapping the text of a cell can be done by control clicking and selecting the Wrap Text menu item so that it is checked (or by using the formatting side-bar.  However, there is no obviousuly intuitive method of wrapping the text in the zero or title cell of a sheet.

If I have a really long title text, how do I shorten the line length but keep all the title text?


texts: Mount Windows share automatically with Active Directory credentials

texts:
In our environment we have a bunch of iMacs running Mountain Lion that are bound to Active Directory for authentication, and we also have a Windows share that we would like all Active Directory authenticated users to be able to access.  The share is setup so that all members of the "Authenticated Users" group has read access to the share.

So far, all of our Windows computers are working exactly as we want because (from what I understand) Windows automatically sends the NTLM credentials when connecting to a share.  We'd like the experience to be the same on our iMacs (i.e., we don't want the user to have to enter their AD credentials again after logging in).  We'd like the user to be able to just connect to the server and view the folder or be able to access the shared folder from a script without using a pass-through account.

Any thoughts?


texts: Get notified by notification centre when someone ssh's into my computer?

texts: I know that if I open Terminal and I type inwho, it shows who is logged in and at what time, etc. However, I am not going to be at Terminal all day and keep typing who. So, I would like a notification that appears when someone logs into my computer, or in this case, when someone ssh's into my computer. Is there some way to do this in Applescript? Thanks for your help!


texts: Macbook Pro, BenQ GW2765HT, and Displayport cable

texts:
After a few days to a week of normal use of my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015 with Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB) and the BenQ GW2765HT LED monitor via display port, I found that my mac was no longer being detected by my monitor and vice versa. I had no idea what to think except that the wire I had was faulty, so I exchanged it for one of the same brand. And then, bam, another week or so into use of the new wire the same thing happened. This time I decided to exchange it for another brand of Mini Displayport to Displayport cable. The same thing again! Clearly I was not taking the right approach to this problem.

My usual “setup/workflow” is that I have my monitor closed and use only the external display. At night, I turn off the monitor and unplug the power to my MBP (to not overcharge my battery) in no particular order. I wonder if my pulling the power, or some combinations of actions is killing the cable? Any thoughts?

[This was my original thinking, but I have just gotten the cable working again—will offer a preliminary solution below.]


texts: Some .apps only open via sudo /Applications/*.app/Content/MacOS/*

texts:
I have a few that after install will refuse to open - no error. The first time they may appear in the Dock for a second or two; then disappear.

It may or may not be a coincidence - but both have 'storage management' in common: SeafileClient and PydioSync. Perhaps more likely to be relevant - both are also using Qt. (It is a coincidence).

If I run in terminal from /Applications/[name].app/Contents/MacOS/[script name] then in some cases I see the process exit with an uncaught exception: NSException.

I can find no similar complaint for either, and have tried a couple of versions. In other words, I'm fairly sure it's something weird with my system.

I've recently reinstalled OS X, and am on 10.11.3. The issue persists after reboot.

After a bit more digging, I've found - bizarrely - that if I launch with sudo, they work fine. Completely fine. But after closing either via the app or the attached terminal, they still won't open normally.

I didn't do anything odd to install these - two were downloaded .dmgs, and one was an Homebrew Cask. Other apps function fine.

Any idea what may have caused this, or how to fix it?

Permissions set to 755 (anyone can execute) in all cases.


texts: No keyboard/mouse after waking from hibernate Macbook Pro Early 2011

texts:
Having a problem since I installed either 10.8.1 or 10.8.2 (can't be sure which one -- I don't often let it get into hibernate).

Problem is that when the battery runs out and it hibernates to save the state of RAM, when it wakes up there is no mouse or keyboard.

The screen is responsive and stuff is happening (like reconnecting to WiFi).

Any ideas?


texts: How can I upgrade my jailbroken and unlocked iPhone 3GS to 4.2?

texts:
I have an iPhone 3GS running on 4.0.1 and I want to upgrade it to 4.2 with my Mac. How can I go about doing this?

Current Version: 4.0.1 (8A306)
Model: MB7...
Modem Firmware: 05.13.04


texts: Does my Air have malware if windows pop up when I click on any link?

texts:
Every time I click to open a link, other windows start opening. They all want to sell me Detox your Mac or have warnings about how my Mac is at risk or infected.

How can I check for malware?


texts: OS X 10.8 seems to break printer communications

texts:
Anyone using a Kodak ESP 7250 with OS X 10.8?  Everything worked fine until I upgraded to 10.8. I have two computers and they both systematically stopped printing and scanning immediately after updating OS X.

I've tried Kodak support a few times but they are absolutely NO help.
I've installed the latest updates for printer and computer.
I have followed Kodak's troubleshooting steps.
I have tried USB and WiFi.
I have played with my firewall.

Nothing. Just thought I would throw out a message here and see if anyone has had similar issues that got passed it.

Thanks


texts: Removing current Python version and using another Python version

texts:
First of all I installed python 2.7 with manual. After I installed Python 2.6 with Macports with referenced this.

And after that I deleted my Python 2.7 files.

The main point is when I type python at terminal get this:

-bash: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python: No such file or directory

But if I type the command python2.6 the Python works with all components (like PyQt).

So how can I activate python command?


texts: iPad and iPhone no longer connects to iMac since downloading IOS 9.0.2

texts: Since downloading IOS 9.0.2 my iPhone and iPad no longer connect to iTunes in my iMac (OS X version 10.6.8). I get a message saying I need to update my ITunes, however I currently have version 11.4.8 and when I search for an update, it says there is no update. Please can someone help?


texts: Does the H1 chip (in Airpods 2 and PBP) support streaming from one device to two sets of earphones?

texts:
I remember reading somewhere that the new H1 chip supports streaming to two sets of earphones simultaneously from a single device.

That is, you can have one source device that's playing audio, and two sets of airpods would be able to hear that audio at the same time.

Is this a feature of the H1 chip?


texts: Can iTunes sync podcasts to an iPhone without removing unfinished podcasts?

texts:
I often find myself wanting to sync my iPhone with iTunes when I'm in the middle of listening to a podcast. Currently iTunes removes that podcast from the iPhone while syncing.

Is it possible to configure iTunes to only remove podcasts played through to the end?

For the purposes of this question, assume I am halfway finished listening to the newest episode of a podcast and there are no newer episodes available.

UPDATE: this issue is no longer affecting me. Either an iTunes or iOS update (or something else) must have happened. Everything works swimmingly now.


texts: How can I share iMac Internet connection (using SOCKS) with iPad via Bluetooth?

texts:
On my iMac I access the Internet with a SOCKS proxy. This is created with SSH like so:

ssh -D 5492 user@server

I then set the SOCKS proxy settings in System Settings > Network > Wi-Fi -> Proxies. It works fine and I can browse the web via my SOCKS proxy.

I want to share the Internet with my iPad via bluetooth. I have the iPad connected to the iMac via bluetooth and the Internet sharing is set up on the iMac.

The problem is the iPad is connecting via my ISP and not via the SOCKS proxy. I have Wi-Fi disabled on the iPad so I know for sure it's not connecting via the router.

Is there any way to have the iPad go via the SOCKS proxy?


texts: A shortcut for copying an X into a Column B based on data in Column A

texts: Is there a shortcut for placing an X in a column based on the data in another column? For example, if column A has a value "red" can I get Excel to automatically place an X in column B, but NOT if Column A says "blue"?


texts: A purchased and downloaded iTunes television show will not play

texts:
A heads up - I am a complete layman with absolutely no knowledge of operating system or hardware stuff aside from the fact that I have no knowledge of it. Any answers that are given I would prefer to be in simple, nontechnical English.

Here is my quarry: I have purchased a season pass for Gotham on iTunes and have downloaded the newest episode. Upon completion of the download, I pressed the play button. The screen was completely black, there was no audio, the progress bar wasn't moving and the show was registered as playing. I have no idea what version of the apple operating system I am using and the only knowledge I have of the hardware is that it is a MacBook Air that is at least two years old.

I have already tried several things in an attempt to get it to work, to no avail. They are, in order of when I tried them:

Uninstalling and reinstalling the show
Closing and reopening the iTunes application
Turning off and back on my laptop
Unauthorizing and reauthorizing my computer
Waiting it out for twelve hours

Nothing I have done has in any way altered the problem which presents itself when I try to watch the show. I have no problems watching videos on YouTube; it is simply shows purchased via iTunes which refuse to work properly. This problem has not occurred prior to today, though when I tried to watch a different show (I forget off the top of my head which one I clicked) that didn't work either.

Since I posted this 24 hours ago I have managed to successfully use iTunes to play music. I downloaded Star Wars episode I and tried watching that, but alas, movies do not work either. The 30-second bit that plays as a trailer for the new episode of a television show, however, did manage to play succesfully after a minute of there being a black screen like what I described, leading me to maybe suspect that this is a buffering problem.


texts: How to completely remove/uninstall “Disabled Software” from MacOS System Report when a provided uninstall tools + CleanMyMac etc or do not work?

texts: I am having this problem for 5 straight days and tried everything mentioned in various forums without any success (on Catalina 10.15.7). Some help please as I need to completely uninstall/remove this driver which is causing me some problems in running an application.


texts: Edit track name of track without changing filename

texts: If you edit Name of a file in iTunes, the filename changes too, not just the tag. Is there a way to avoid this? I want top preserve the original filename untouched when I edit Name. Is there a simple easy-to-install malware-less 3rd party tool for this?


texts: Problems After iOS 8 upgrade on iPhone 5s

texts: i have iphone5s just bought it a week back and upgraded to iOS 8 and it started restarting at regular intervals and also gets heated up like crazy please suggest


texts: How well does the new iPad work with the iPad Dock that Apple sells?

texts:
I am wondering if the increase in weight and thickness throws off the dock connector or the alignment / balance of the iPad dock connector.

I am asking about the part MC940ZM/A which is listed as the iPad 2 dock on the bottom sticker - but everywhere else says iPad dock without reference to which generation.


texts: External monitor connected via usb-c causes mac to not show low battery notification

texts:
I have a macbook pro 15 inch (2017) that I connect to a 32" external monitor via usb-c. Usb-c is also 'partially' charging the mac but not enough to fully charge battery since voltage from monitor to mac is low. In turn, this causes the battery to discharge while power source is set to power adapter.

Therefore the mac battery is discharging while connected to power. In this case when the battery gets really low no 'low battery' notification is displayed since it is technically 'charging'. Is this an issue apple should fix or do they expect us to check the battery percentage every minute in this kind of scenario.

I was previously very reliant on the low battery notification so now the mac  is powering off just because I am not alerted to connect the proper charger.


texts:
My MacBook air was stolen from my apartment a few days ago. I got the address on the find my iPhone app, but then it said that the MacBook was locked, requiring a code. I didn't lock my MacBook from find my iPhone, and when I spoke to the Apple store they told me that it was probably locked because of the thief entering the wrong password too many times.

My question is: can the thief still use my MacBook? Can they delete the HD when it's locked and when I have a password on it?


texts:
I tried to create a smart playlist with "Loved" criteria = true, but this smart playlist will only include the loved songs from my library.

Is there a way to include also the loved songs from Apple Music that are not in my library?
Is there any other way to collect all the loved songs from all my devices into one playlist/album/whatever?

I don't know why Apple makes this so complicated?!


texts: Upgrading MacBook Pro 17" - do I need to connect old drive externally?

texts:
I am upgrading the HDD of a MBP 17" Mid-2009 to an SSD.

I have an Airport Time Capsule with Time Machine backups in it.

Do I still need to purchase a USB/SATA connector for my old drive or can I use the Time Capsule? If so, does it need to be physically connected via USB?


texts: MacBook Pro instability over the last few months

texts:
I have a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro. The last few months my MBP has been very unstable. I must have performed a clean install roughly around 15 times.
Everything works well right after a fresh install, however, give it a day or two, and it's unstable again. I don't really keep a lot of data on it, just use it mostly for browsing.

The problems I encounter are stalling, the beachball spinning while I am browsing or typing. A lot of times the beachball just doesn't stop spinning or stalls itself. At this point everything else stops functioning hence forcing me to perform a hard boot.

I upgraded to High Sierra yesterday, and had to do a clean install again today. Before performing the clean install, I tried rebooting in Safe Mode, didn't work. Even if I did manage to log in to the user account, nothing was loading.

I've performed the disk utility check and all seems fine. At least that's what I think. What am I supposed to be looking for after performing the disk utility check? It doesn't show up with any errors.

All seems to be working fine with the guest account. However in order to be entirely sure about the guest account, I would have to use it for an extended period of time. I suspect my iCloud account might be corrupted.

Is it possible for a corrupted iCloud account to cause such instabilities with Mac?


texts: matplotlib broken after `pip install matplotlib --upgrade` to version 2.1.0

texts:
My OS X python installation is through homebrew. I then add python software using pip. I recently upgraded matplotlib from version 1.4.3 to 2.1.0 via pip install matplotlib --upgrade, and now matplotlib gives me this error when I try to make a basic plot:

In [1]: plt.plot(np.arange(10))
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-1-a81699eb47e8> in <module>()
----> 1 plt.plot(np.arange(10))

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.pyc in plot(*args, **kwargs)
   3227 @_autogen_docstring(Axes.plot)
   3228 def plot(*args, **kwargs):
-> 3229     ax = gca()
   3230     # Deprecated: allow callers to override the hold state
   3231     # by passing hold=True|False

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.pyc in gca(**kwargs)
    957     matplotlib.figure.Figure.gca : The figure's gca method.
    958     """
--> 959     return gcf().gca(**kwargs)
    960
    961 # More ways of creating axes:

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.pyc in gcf()
    586         return figManager.canvas.figure
    587     else:
--> 588         return figure()
    589
    590

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.pyc in figure(num, figsize, dpi, facecolor, edgecolor, frameon, FigureClass, clear, **kwargs)
    554         # FigureManager base class.
    555         if matplotlib.is_interactive():
--> 556             draw_if_interactive()
    557
    558         if _INSTALL_FIG_OBSERVER:

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.pyc in draw_if_interactive(cls)
    183             manager = Gcf.get_active()
    184             if manager:
--> 185                 cls.trigger_manager_draw(manager)
    186
    187     @classmethod

TypeError: unbound method trigger_manager_draw() must be called with _BackendMac instance as first argument (got FigureManagerMac instance instead)

I am not sure how to diagnose this. I do have a working Python 3 matplotlib however.

Is this actually a bug within version 2.1.0 of matplotlib?


texts: Can we purchase AppleCare in India for MacBook Air purchased from USA?

texts:
I am from India, and I have come to US for work. Today I am going to purchase a MacBook Air 256GB 13" with Retina display. Due to budget restrictions, I will not be able to purchase AppleCare along with it.

I want to know the following:

Once I purchase the laptop from US and come back to India, will I be able to purchase AppleCare for this laptop here in India?
If yes, will there be any restrictions on the AppleCare?
If no, what can I do.


texts: How can I get iTerm 2 to copy only what I select?

texts:
iTerm2 has a very nasty habit of making an assumption of what I want to copy and paste from the terminal. Instead of just allowing me to copy exactly what I highlight, it will expand to what it considers more useful.

As an example maybe I have the following command

rsync <file> server.example.com:/home/user/<file>

If I was to select via cursor and highlight server.example.com, it will instead re-highlight the entire command and copy that.  It is so annoying because I copy stuff all day long.

I copy by either pressing Command+C, or right clicking to get the dialog menu and selecting copy which is the same as doing “Edit” → “Copy”, on the toolbar.

I have disabled the automatic select text and copy function. That is something I do not want enabled.

Is there anyway to fix this?


texts: What is the "keep alive taking too long to send" error indicating?

texts:
Since yesterday I am encountering WiFi drop outs with my Airport Express.
I'm on Mountain Lion 10.8.5 and have a 1st generation A1264 Airport Express.

The drop outs are mainly noticeable as the music over Airplay is interrupted.
In the console I see the following error that repeats itself every drop out:

13/11/16 3:01:51.527 PM coreaudiod[274]: 2016-11-13 03:01:51.527435 PM [AirPlay] ### Keep alive taking too long to send (5 seconds)
13/11/16 3:01:55.136 PM coreaudiod[274]: 2016-11-13 03:01:55.135959 PM [AirPlay] *** Sent futile retransmit to 10.0.1.1:6001 for seq 31771, latest 32840 (1 total)
13/11/16 3:01:55.138 PM coreaudiod[274]: 2016-11-13 03:01:55.137672 PM [AirPlay] *** Sent futile retransmit to 10.0.1.1:6001 for seq 31772, latest 32840 (2 total)
13/11/16 3:01:55.138 PM coreaudiod[274]: 2016-11-13 03:01:55.138033 PM [AirPlay] *** Sent futile retransmit to 10.0.1.1:6001 for seq 31773, latest 32840 (3 total)

I have restarted my laptop and my Airport Express, but the errors keep appearing.

When I monitor the throughput of my WiFi signal I see the following (screenshot shows 2 drop outs):

What might be causing this issue? And how can I diagnose this further?


texts: Cold temperatures cause finger resistance on  iPad screen

texts:
I have an issue that I've been experiencing: semi-cold fingers, iPad, and/or room make for a very stubborn drawing experience (I'm an artist that uses the iPad).

I'm talking indoors, and it doesn't have to be that cold to trigger the problem: even slightly below normal room temperature.

There's a real resistance that happens. My fingers don't seamlessly glide around. Slows me down like heck.

I can't figure out how to fix it (I can rub my fingers quickly on my pants to create friction for a very quick fix).

Could this be a humidity or a room pressure thing?

It's not about too little oil on one's fingers or if the glass is clean. I can't find anything online, although I've talked to some folks who say they sometimes have this problem with their smartphones.

Anyone know anything about this; and, more importantly, how to circumvent it in a reasonable way?


texts: How can I copy data from an external HDD that is about to fail?

texts:
I have an external HDD that is about to fail. I want to copy as much as I can to a new external HDD before it completely dies. I've been able to start copying files for a few minutes before the drive starts turning off and on repeatedly and clicking.

Is there a (preferably free) Mac application that can copy files off an about-to-fail hard drive, handle the drive suddenly disappearing, and continue where it left off when the drive is reconnected?

Or do you have any other tips that might help? I've heard rumours about putting a drive in the freezer. Do you think that might help, or is it more likely to kill the drive?


texts:
I'm having major 'disagreements' with Sierra, compatibility issues with software etc, & have decided to revert to El Capitan.

I have done this many times in the past, tested an OS then gone back to the earlier version. I make a clone of the old drive, then update; clone back after a few days & all is well. Most I lose is a few non-essential emails which doesn't bother me.
This time, I've left it too long to do that.
My clone is 2 weeks old, my POP email will only sync back one day. I have no real trace of what else may have changed in that period, but let's say with the best of intentions I'll miss something that I later discover I should have made a safety of.

I have Time Machine, up to date, but of course it's now syncing Sierra.
I also have Backblaze.
So ultimately I should have the resources to go back & find anything I may have missed.

My worry is if I use a clean install & migrate from Time Machine, some old authorisations on the drive will be lost. Some cannot be retrieved if they break because the servers that authorised them no longer exist. [Old pro audio plugins etc, still working but no longer supported.] These survive a clone, but I don't know if they'd survive a migrate. [I didn't migrate from my old 3,1 to this 5,1, I just moved the boot drive from the old to the new machine.]

I have all old installers in my Purchase History, so obtaining El Capitan is not an issue.

I'm on a Mac Pro 5,1 so dropping in a spare drive is no problem, if that would help.
I've never tested whether this machine will boot from USB, my older 3,1 never would - I shall test that & update the question.
Edit I've tested, it will successfully boot from an El Capitan installer USB.
I've also made a clone of the boot drive as it is right now, belt & braces.

I see my options as...
1. Restore from the clone & try to find anything I missed.
2. Nuke & pave, then migrate Time Machine

Is there a 3rd option?

Some method to restore to my current backup, but sitting on El Capitan rather than Sierra?

Late Edit
Well, option 2 just went away. The installer simply refuses to migrate from a newer OS to an older one, whether from a mounted or remote drive, or Time Machine.

Restore Mavericks from Time Machine may help future Googlers too.


texts: Mac OS (High Sierra 10.13.6) volume control spontaneously runs; can I disable it?

texts:
I have a pretty old MacBook Air (bought it in 2011), so I'm thinking it's probably to do with the keyboard wearing out. But I'll be watching a video or something and the volume control will run up to the max, as if holding down F11, or run all the way down as if holding down F10. (Since I installed High Sierra, these keys have shifted one over to the right, so F12 and F11 really.)

I've tried several things: restarting system, cleaning keyboard, etc., setting it up to hold down the Fn key as well as the function key (doesn't change anything), installing updates. Nothing seems to help.

So, unless anyone has any other ideas, I'm presuming that the problem is hardware-related. I don't really use the system volume control anyway; prefer to control it from within the video itself. Is there a way to disable it, without disabling the ability to control it from within, say, youtube videos?

(Edit: I tried resetting the PRAM by holding Option-Command-P-R on reboot after a complete shutdown. The problems haven't reoccurred after some hours of use. I'll post it as an answer if the problem doesn't resurface after I give it a day.)


texts:
Everytime I have to manually select a lot of files by hand picking them from a big folder, I often click somewhere by accident and lose the whole selection and have to do the work all over again. I've gotten into the habit of doing this in chunks, to minimize the pain inflicted when this happens, but would like to find a better solution.

My question then is, is there some log somewhere I can query for a list of the last item selections in finder?

Or, alternatively, is there some Finder extension/alternative which kills this problem by, say, selecting files by ticking a checkbox instead?

I find the design of this has stagnated and there should be better ways on this day and age...selecting and dragging stuff around like that is fiddly and error-prone


texts: Single byte memtest errors — possible to tell which RAM chip is defective?

texts:
I'm running memtest on a 2014 MacBook Air 11" with 8 GB memory spread over 4 Hynix chips.

I'm getting errors in the most significant byte of every (eighth) memory address when running memtest. After a while memtest just stops saying "too many errors occurred" (that's a nice line from an error testing utility ) so I don't know the extent of the error, nor do I see how I could find that out with a memory tool that repeatedly stops after ten minutes.

Is it possible to narrow down which hardware component is probably faulty from this information?


texts: Is there a way to get Spotlight to search for xattr?

texts:
I like to tag files with xattr, e.g. xattr -w user.foo bar myfile.

Is there a way that I can then use Spotlight to search for a given xattr key (or key-value pair)? For example, if I put foo or foo:bar in the Spotlight search bar, I'd like it to return myfile in the result list.

I realize you can do this by writing the com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags attribute - but this is not very portable, so I'm curious if this can be extended to all xattr tags.


texts: Issue with iSight on MacBook updated to 10.11 El Capitan

texts: I updated my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) to OS X 10.11 El Capitan.  Then I found that the built-in iSight camera wouldn't work in any application I tried.  What can I do to resolve this?


texts:
I use YouTube premium to watch videos offline on my iPad (iPadOS 13). Where can I see the size of a video on the YouTube application?
I don't see any details when going to General -> Storage -> YouTube

Joost C suggested

Enable "stats for nerds" in account (icon) > settings > toggle "stats for nerds". Then when playing a video, tap "more", select "stats for nerds".

However, stats for nerds don't show the video size:
{
    CPN = fSxRxnoQJUzknZJ7;
    date = "2021-03-21 00:03:45 +0000";
    debugParameters =     {
        ad = none;
        adcpn = "";
        audioitag = 140;
        connectiontype = 3;
        errorscreen = no;
        isdrm = no;
        ishls = no;
        islocal = yes;
        ismonetized = no;
        ismuted = no;
        mlplayer =         {
            docid = "vAC-x75akYI";
            rate = 1;
            type = "hamplayer_queue";
        };
        mobilecarrier = "";
        playertype = 15;
        qoeerrorcode = "";
        qoeerrordetails = "";
        resolution = 720p;
        state = 6;
        videoitag = 136;
        xtags = "";
    };
    videoID = "vAC-x75akYI";
}


texts: TSplicedFont failed creating descriptor for El Capitan

texts:
So I've bought used macbook air, wanted to format it to delete all traces of previous user.
Unfortunately after trying to reinstall I get spammed with this error message:

Language Chooser[416:4031] TSplicedFont failed creating descriptor for:

and list fonts that are missing.
I know that possible fix is to download system installer from app store, make a bootable usb drive and copy those missing fonts in there

https://noto-website-2.storage.googleapis.com/pkgs/Noto-unhinted.zip

but I don't have access to app store so I can't actually make it.
Left installer for the night - nothing.

What could I do?


texts:
Whenever I try running this code it does not log the text.

 repeat
        set myTime to (time of (current date))
        set precisetime1 to 82800
        set precisetime2 to 84600
        set precisetime3 to 85500
        set precisetime4 to 86100
        set wantTime to "0"
        if myTime ≥ precisetime1 then
            repeat
                set myTime to (time of (current date))
                if myTime ≥ precisetime2 then
                    repeat
                        set myTime to (time of (current date))
                        if myTime ≥ precisetime3 then
                            repeat
                                set myTime to (time of (current date))
                                if myTime ≥ precisetime4 then
                                    repeat
                                        set myTime to (time of (current date))
                                        if myTime ≤ wantTime then
                                            tell application "Messages"
                                                activate
                                            end tell
                                            tell application "System Events"
                                                keystroke "Good Morning"
                                                keystroke return
                                            end tell
                                            delay (0.5)
                                            exit repeat
                                        end if
                                        delay (5)
                                    end repeat
                                end if
                                delay (300)
                            end repeat
                        end if
                        delay (900)
                    end repeat
                end if
                delay (1800)
            end repeat
        end if

        log {"checked at % seconds since midnight", myTime}
        delay (3600)
    end repeat

this code is supposed to wait until midnight, then send a message saying "good morning" I added so many if statements and repeat statements because the code was designed to run constantly and checking every 5 seconds used too much resources.


texts: Remove recent file from Files app on iOS

texts:
I have a list of about 100+ recent files in my Files app on my iPhone.
One of the files was in an app but I could view it from the Files app. I did and it appear in my recent files.
I have since removed the file itself from the app, but it still shows up in my recent files. However, I can't remove it from my recent files. When I try to delete it or move it, it says the file can't be found. However, it stays in my recent files.
Is there any way to remove this file? I tried rebooting but it didn't do anything.


texts: Is there a car-friendly way to play music on the iPhone without a car kit?

texts:
I'm wondering if there is a car-friendly way to play music on the iPhone without any type of car kit.  Specifically, I am looking for a way to change tracks without unlocking the phone.  I'm okay with pressing the home button, I just don't want to worry about unlocking the phone.

Some examples would be:
1) Swipe controls accessible from the lockscreen.
2) Shaking/moving the iPhone in a certain way.

I know Siri can do this, but I was hoping there was a way to accomplish this pre-Siri.

The normal music player on the lockscreen is not suitable for driving, as I have to look at the phone to press the touchscreen in the right place.


texts: How to make a Macbook Pro lock and not sleep when connected to power?

texts:
My 2018 MacBook Pro is connected to external displays and peripherals via a Thunderbolt 3 dock.

When I step away from my desk I lock the computer by pressing ctrl+cmd+Q on my external keyboard.

This works as expected, kicking the system back to the lock screen.

However, after a few minutes of this state, the system goes to sleep, turning off the screen and requiring time to become interactive again after jabbing the power button.

How can I prevent the laptop from going to sleep once locked if connected to power? The most important aspect of this is that Touch ID stays active, so I can instantly resume work at my desk with a single touch of the sensor.


texts:
I want to find all folders within a given folder that contain no files (but folders are ok).  This needs to be recursive - it looks in all child folders.

I can find folders that are completely empty using the Number if Items search criteria set to less than 1.  However, this does not return folders that have other folders inside them.

I am basically trying to delete folders that had files in that I have deleted the contents from using a previous search.


texts: 2018 MBP doesn't work w external monitor except after reboot

texts:
I have a 2018 MBP, Touchbar, running MacOS 10.13.6. I connect it to a Dell P2715Q external monitor. I've noticed that it generally works, but after a week or so of usage (I plug/unplug my monitor as I move the Mac around), the external monitor no longer displays any images (even though it is detected, as my laptop screen switches to the 2 monitor arrangement).

I've tried this with multiple cables and multiple P2715Q monitors. The only solution I've found is to reboot when this happens.

Has anyone else experienced a similar issue, and do they have any ideas?


texts:
I recently needed to restart my dock in the terminal via killall Dock as I have done many times before. However, after doing so, the dock did not restart and my wallpaper is black:

This is very worrying as, despite multiple restarts and a host of other attempted solutions, I have been unable to resolve the issue. I have also looked in Activity Monitor for the Dock process but I have been shown nothing when searching for it:

This leads me to believe that the process has not restarted. My question is: How can I restart the Dock process to fix this issue?

Thank you in advance for any help, this is a very worrying issue for me as it has greatly limited the functionality of my Mac.

Kind regards, Rocco

P.S. this was the first time I tried killing the dock with that command in OSX Mojave which may be the cause of the problem. Maybe it is an issue with Mojave as I have never experienced this with any previous OSs

EDIT:

This was the exact, full command I ran before the problem occurred: sqlite3 /$HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db "update data set value = '~/Desktop/wallpaper.png'" && killall Dock


texts: How do I download .ipa files to iTunes/Mobile Applications during sync?

texts: I just reinstalled iTunes for the first time in about a year (was having Config.Msi permissioning issues on install) and synced it with my computer. In my iTunes directory, I have a "Mobile Applications" folder with the .ipas of my older apps. How do I get my iTunes to download the rest of my iPad apps into this directory?


texts: Signal Private Messenger: iPad, iOS, and Signal completely updated, but still cannot be added to "upgraded Groups"

texts:
My mother uses Signal on her iPad. She has been removed from our family chat groups when we were forced to upgrade the groups (not our favorite roll-out of new 'features').
Upon checking her iPad, both iOS and Signal are already updated to the newest versions available, however, we are still unable to bring her back into the groups nor is she able to post in new created groups we add her to?!
The only option presented to her is a "Continue" button that tells her to update, which of course she cannot because she is already updated.
What other options are available to attempt.


texts:
Whenever I insert a CD in my external burner/reader, it does not appear on my Desktop. Therefore I cannot copy to it. I cannot eject it either without restarting my computer and holding the option key. I have set up the CD/DVD in the preferences.

Am I missing something?


texts: When does Skitch use a transparent background?

texts:
I am using Skitch Plus to take screenshots of applications running on my Mac, and I have noticed it has an option to set the background.

What I still have to understand is when that option is used. As it is evident from the screenshot, it is not used when I take a screenshot of part of the screen, and (from the following screenshot) when I take a screenshot of the full screen.

Does anybody know when the transparent background is ever used?
I am using the Mac OS X Lion; is the option not working in this Mac OS X, but working for previous versions?


texts: Enable Web Inspector in Safari v 8.0 in Yosemite OS

texts:
I'm trying to show/hide the web inspector tool in mac os "Yosemite" using bash script, I used the following command in terminal but it didn't work even after I restarted Safari, so am I doing something wrong?

defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtras –Boolean


texts: MacBook pro charging light turns green and orange after some time

texts:
I have three 65 watt L type chargers. Problem is with one of my laptop (MacBook pro 13 mid 2012) during charging, charging indicator light turns green and orange after some minutes(its random time sometime after a minute or more... time is not fixed). On the other side these chargers are working fine with my other MacBooks.

Full charge taking so long above 7 hours.
Battery cycle count is between 650 to 700.
No battery warnings.
Charging port is neat and clean.
SMC reset done so times.
I think my chargers are fine. then what's wrong? Please help


texts: When in Fullscreen OSX Yosemite won't show the dock if "auto-hide-dock" is enabled.

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While my dock "auto-hide" is enabled when, in full-screen app, if I put the pointer to the very bottom, the dock won't show up.
Unless, and this might be a bug, I move my mouse horizontally and it reaches and already opened app. Sounds weird but I don't understand


texts: Can the Airport Express base station be extended?

texts:
I'm thinking of replacing my home router (an older D-Link box) with the latest gen Airport Express base station.

I currently have an older Airport Express unit (like this) that I want to use in another part of the house to extend the network, but not sure if the latest Express units can be extended...

Or do I need to get the Airport Extreme to function as the base?


texts: Finder doesn't launch when a specific user logs in

texts:
There are three user accounts on a system running Yosemite 10.10.1.

When a specific user logs in, Finder does not start.
The keyboard shortcut for Force Quit (⌘-⌥-esc) works, but Finder is not on the list.
The keyboard shortcut for restart (⌘-⌃-⎋) also works.
Finder does start when either of the other two users logs in.
In the affected account's ~/Library/Logs folder, I noticed SystemUIServer_2015-01-14-135204_ComputerName, including the following, which may or may not be relevant:

Crashed Thread:        2

Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes:       KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x000000010db8cca0

VM Regions Near 0x10db8cca0:
    VM_ALLOCATE            000000010db65000-000000010db69000 [   16K] r--/r-- SM=S/A
-->
    VM_ALLOCATE            000000010db8d000-000000010dbd6000 [  292K] r--/r-- SM=SHM

How is Finder normally invoked at login, and what is the best approach to troubleshoot more deeply? I realize that deleting and replacing the user account entirely would resolve the issue, but I would like to learn what is happening and how to resolve it directly.


texts: I'm concerned about it and I really want to use it. I haven't used it and I need some tips so someone please tell me if it needs wifi.


texts: How to make a MacBook Pro drive 2 monitors without overheating?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 15, 2017 Radeon Pro 560, and have 2 1440p 144Hz monitors. I tried using a dongle with HDMI and it only drives 60hz and overheats. To solve overheating what do I need to do?

Buy an EGPU?
Get two Thunderbolt to DisplayPort?
Get a CaliDigit Dock?
Get a better dongle?

I want my MacBook Pro screen to always be on with two monitors, with Ethernet and not throttle the CPU and overheating. I just don't know what to do or get to make sure I don't run into overheating problems.
I hope someone has a similar problem and can point me to the right direction.


texts: Why must I source .bashrc every time I open terminal for aliases to work?

texts:
I added this line into my ~/.bashrc file.

alias myserver='ssh davidfaux@davidfaux.com'

However, when I open terminal and run myserver, terminal complains that

-bash: myserver: command not found

When I source my .bashrc file, however, (. .bashrc), the alias works.

Nonetheless, I do not want to source the file every time I open terminal for the alias to work. How do I make that happen?


texts: Successful brew install iftop still shows "sudo iftop: command not found"

texts: I have reinstalled iftop and still command not found. out of ideas.


texts: Why does my monitor changes colors when the graphics adapter changes?

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Whenever my graphics adapter changes, whether intentionally or automatically, i notice the colors changing.They get definitely brighter, more blueish when on the high performance card.
Is this normal? Different graphics cards mean different color?

MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz (Late 2011) MBP Unibody 15"

AMD Radeon HD 6770M
Intel HD Graphics 3000


texts: Change date format for column of existing non-US format datetimes in Numbers

texts:
I can't believe I have to ask this, but here I am.
I have a Numbers (Numbers version 6.0 (6194)) sheet with data from an imported CSV file.  One column is date/time info, formatted like so:
21.05.2018 12:00

This is the correct date format in the country I am in.  My Mac knows this, so I assume Numbers ought to.
I need to get rid of the time from this col.  You'd think that would be pretty simple.  I select the cells in that col (not including the header, in case that single plain text cell confuses things), then click Format, then Cell, then under Data Format I choose Date & Time.  No matter what Date or Time option I choose ... absolutely nothing happens.  My selected column of dates does not change - the displayed text is in exactly the same format as it started as, as shown above.
I know there isn't, but it is as if there is an "Apply" button I am missing, so my chosen settings aren't actually applied.  If I click another cell in the sheet, then back to one of the ones I just tried to format, the Data Format has gone back to Automatic, not whatever I just chose.
Searching for help turns up the official Apple guide which, AFAICT, tells me to do exactly what I am doing.
I also found this old question and answer right here on Stackexchange which seems again to be exactly what I am doing - though the answer suggests that typing in new dates will result in them being formatted as required.  Maybe I can't reformat existing dates in the sheet?  That makes no sense!
What am I missing?
Edit
I tried adding a new col and using a formula to generate a date without the time:
YEAR($A2)−MONTH($A2)−DAY($A2)

But it just shows an error:

The function “YEAR” expects a date, but cell A2 contains a string.


texts: What frame rate is used by iPhone in "30fps" mode?

texts: I know in the Settings app, it says 30 fps.  But after importing the video files to a computer, QuickTime 7 and X both identify it as 29.98 [sic].  MediaInfo calls it as 29.97.  DaVinci Resolve calls it 30.00.  Which is correct, and is it drop-frame or non-drop?


texts: Hard drive renamed after restart, apps can't see it

texts:
I shutdown my computer when I left work and when I got home turned it back on.  When it booted back up the second drive (in the dvd drive bay) had a strange name like A[]\tr/sj or something like that.  My desktop background was the stock Mavericks background.  Google Drive, Skydrive, and Dropbox all complained they couldn't find their respective folders since they were all on the drive that got re-named.

I restarted again, same thing.  After the second reboot I just renamed the drive and restarted again.  Once it booted up everything was fine.

Any idea what could have caused this or what it may be a harbinger of?


texts: View and edit/delete photos with Mac Photos App without importing

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I would like to view my photos and edit or delete the ones that I don't like. I would also like to do this while keeping the photos in their original location (e.g. an external SD card).

Is it possible to use Mac Photos App to do the edit/delete without importing the photos?


texts:
I have problem with zsh at command line for non English language characters
but after enter key the language show the right word.

~
❯ สว<0e31>สด<0e35>
สวัสดี
zsh: command not found: สวัสดี

i was check the locale everything is utf8

locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8

and check if any fonts, it's have same problem.
i use zsh version 5.0.2 and oh-my-zh


texts: What happens if you plug more than one charger in the new MacBook Pro (2016)?

texts:
Apple's controversial decision to convert all the ports on their 2016 MacBook Pro lineup to USB-C ports contributes to blur the difference between ports that supply power (such as a power adapters) and ports that can power external devices (such as USB keys, mice or other gadgets).

This made me think about the following scenario: you sit at a table where your laptop is plugged in on the right, and don't notice that it is plugged in, so you decide to charge it with a second nearby charger that is laying around (i.e. belonging to someone who lives with you and who recently sat at the same spot).

What would happen then?

Would the computer charge twice as fast, would one of the chargers be dismissed by the system (which one?), or would it generate a surcharge that would destroy the computer?

I couldn't find anything about this online, but since I am always trying to force a USB in the MagSafe charger of my MacBook Air, I think that I could easily end up making this kind of mistake.

Note: My question asks what happens when two chargers are inserted into a MacBook Pro, but I am also wondering what would happend if 3, or 4 chargers were inserted. Although this scenario is unlikely to happen by mistake, it would constitute an obvious vulnerability to an exposed device, i.e. in a public space.


texts: So my MacBook was on 2% so I tried charging it but it worked at first ,but then a little later another message came up saying that the macbook was low battery and then I realized that the cord was not plugged in so I plugged it in to my MacBook but it won't charge this time. I figured since the computer was kinda overheated I decieded to shut it down and then charge it but now it won't charge, I even used a different charger (that works) but nothing and using a different outlet as well. When I try turning it on it just has simple of needing to be charge but when I plug in a charger it won't charge my MacBook at all. Can someone tell me what to do?????


texts: /etc/launchd.conf setenv value containing whitespace

texts:
In my /etc/launchd.conf file, I added these lines in an effort to figure out exactly how to create globally scoped environment variables whose values contain whitespace.

setenv foo1 123456
setenv foo2 "123456"
setenv foo3 123\ 456
setenv foo4 "123\ 456"
setenv foo5 "123 456"
setenv foo6 "123\\ 456"
setenv foo7 '123456'
setenv foo8 '123 456'
setenv foo9 '123\ 456'
setenv foo10 '123\\ 456'

To see what stuck and what the results were, I ran set | grep foo. The result:

foo1=123456
foo2='"123456"'
foo7=''\''123456'\'''

I'm out of ideas. Is this even possible? If so, what's the syntax?


texts: My iPad 2 is running iOS 6.1.3, but now I want to update to iOS 7. In Settings → General → Software Update, I can only can update to iOS 8.4. iOS 8 destroys your iPad. How can I update my iPad to iOS 7 now, in 2015?


texts:
I have a Mac running Mojave 10.14.5.

I have an issue with the home Wi-Fi. I have a 400Mbps internet connection. When I start the laptop, the Wi-Fi is fine and I'm getting expected internet speeds (as per fast.com), but at some point it drops to less than 100Mbps (again, as per fast.com), and somehow this affects all other devices (phone, tv) connected to the same Wi-Fi.

But then just after I restart the Mac, the speed goes to 400Mbps again, on both the Mac and the other devices.

How can I troubleshoot this situation?

Edit: I added and Image of how things look when connection drops.


texts: With OS X , is there a way to create a 640 x 640 image out of a 500 x 640 image?

texts:
Some website requires the user to "crop" the photo, but sometimes you'd like to keep it original.

Using OS X alone, can a a 500 x 640 photo be enlarged to 640 x 640 (with white or black bars at the left and right), without installing additional apps?  (this can be viewed as, creating a 640 x 640 black image, and the pasting the 500 x 640 photo onto it).


texts: What font is used for the file extensions in mac icons?

texts:
The fonts on one of our macs have become corrupted. I was able to fix most of the problem by copying across a non-corrupt version of Lucida Grande from another Mac. However, the font used to display the file extension on the icons remains corrupted.

The image below shows a non-corrupted version of what I am referring to:

What font is used to display the filetype in the above image?


texts: Should I use MaxiVista or Air Display for a Windows 7 monitor extender?

texts: I'm about to go on a trip and I'm wondering if anyone has tried both MaxiVista and Air Display as monitor extenders for Win7. MaxiVista was first on a PC and Air Display is still in beta for PC.


texts: I was given an iPad owned by a previous employee. How do I reset the iPad to like new conditions. I do not have the password to the Apple ID.


texts:
I always use netstat on ubuntu to check which processes are listening on specific ports. I use the following switches with netstat that work fine on ubuntu but on mac fail:

sudo netstat -tulpn
netstat: n: unknown or uninstrumented protocol


texts: Cannot resize APFS container after updating to Big Sur

texts: I've installed Big Sur beta 2 and tried to use Boot Camp Assistant but I got the error "disk could not be partitioned". Also tried to partition manually but "a problem occurred while resizing APFS container structures". I don't use Time Machine but there were 3 snapshots starting with com.apple.os.update- that can't be deleted. I ran First Aid and fsck_apfs and no problem was found. Any other thing to try? Thanks!


texts: Unable to scroll through search results in App Store on iOS

texts:
I’m using an iPhone 5s running iOS 12.2. I can't scroll in the App Store after entering a search term. The Search results load, but it just won't scroll down the list of results.

However, tapping on Featured, Categories, Top Charts or Updates, the scrolling works just fine. But tapping back on Search it just refuses to scroll.

What could be causing this? How do I resolve?


texts: How to pause YouTube video via keyboard shortcut or from menu bar?

texts:
Is there a piece of software that allows one to pause (& un-pause) a currently playing YouTube video (or, ideally, any online video/audio media), with a keyboard shortcut or a conveniently accessible button (e.g., a button that sits in the menu bar, located at the top-right of the screen)? The fewer necessary clicks, the better.

The key here is that I want the ability to pause the video in any application, that is, when Google Chrome is not the foremost application (e.g., TextEdit or Microsoft Word is the foremost application).

iOS has this shortcut built-in. If one swipes from the bottom of the screen to the top, media controls appear. These controls can manipulate any and all audio that originates in a Safari tab.

My web browser is Google Chrome.

OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.6.

I would also be open to accomplishing this with an AppleScript (that can then be assigned to a key combination in FastScripts.app). But, I cannot imagine that such a complex task is possible via AppleScript.


texts:
I'd like to extract the 9th page from around ~500 pdfs.
the input name and the output name should be the same.

I have Acrobat installed. Macos 10.13

Acrobat has a nice Action wizard feature - I was able to delete the first 8 pages. After it's more difficult, as the documents are not the same size, they vary from 42 to 58 pages in total.

There's also an execute javascript option, this.extractPages(8); but it creates a temporary file with a random name.

Solutions:

1/ One way is to use Acrobats split command to split the pdf into equally sized chunks. In my example 8 pages. Then I select in Finder only the Part2_ (better to put the identifier in front of file name) files and using the Acrobat's Action Wizard delete pages 2-8.
In Acrobat DC to be able to batch split you have to have one pdf open.

2/ Use  PDFsam to extract a specific page


texts: Cannot force quit an application, which is not listed in processes but wont let computer shut down

texts:
I was running a computationally intensive code from Rstudio, and it stopped responding. I used forcequit on the app, and tried to restart my computer. Although Rstudio wont show on ps -ax, mac refuses to shut down saying "Rstudio" is still running. When I right click on Rstudio in dock, it says "Application not responding", I think it tried to start itself and failed somehow. On DiagnosticReports I have a .hang file created after this.

My question is, how do I force quit an application when option+command+escape, or right click > Force quit does not work, pid is not listed and cannot see it running in Activity Monitor.

What might be wrong?


texts: Which USB ethernet classes does iOS support

texts:
Firstly, I posted the same question on stackexchange and did not know about this community.

I'm busy with a USB ethernet implementation to provide an ethernet connection to an iPhone over USB.

I'd prefer to use CDC ECM but it seems like iOS does not support this. It does however work with CDC NCM.

Does anyone know or know where I can read on what USB ethernet classes are supported by iOS.


texts:
Recently I received a refurbished iPhone 4s running ios 7.  The speaker sound does not work in some applications.  For example videos from the Photos app play no sound.  However, the ringtone works.  Keyboard sounds do not work.  The music app does not emit sound either.

I have tried power cycling, updating applications, calling the phone and restoring from backup.

Calling the phone seemed to help as audio returned, but then the same problem resumed about a day later.

EDIT 1: This problem is intermittent.  For example when unlocking the first two keys make sound but the third and fourth do not.  It does not always fail in this pattern.  One moment the sound may be working on youtube, and go silent the next.  There does not seem to be any pattern to the failures.

What can be done to fix this?


texts: How can I find out which Automator folder actions are attached to a folder?

texts:
I spent some time experimenting with building a Folder Action for my Desktop folder. However, it seems like it's running twice.

I might have created the Folder Action more than once. How can I find out what Folder Actions I have attached to my Desktop folder? I can't see anything in Automator to list them.


texts: Replacing all white spaces with commas in a 46MB text file

texts: How long should replacing all white spaces with commas take in my 46MB text file using a simple text editor such as textmate on my Mac?


texts: Macbook Pro 16 Failed to boot after Big Sur update now I'm unable to mount the disk even in recovery mode

texts:
On reboot it showed the cannot boot from hard drive ? screen.
I rebooted into recovery mode but it fails to mount the drive. I can see the drive there with the correct details. It says the following:
Could not mount "disk0s2" (com.apple.Diskmanagement.dis enter error -119930868.)
I googled the error but get lots of posts relating to external drives etc. Nothing in any posts I've come across has helped.
When i run FistAid on the drive it get the following:
Repairing Storage System
Performing fsck_apfs -y -x /dev/disk02s2
warning: nx_block_count is 488475719, while device block count
error: object (oid 0x1): o_cksum (0xbd26e8008dccb575) is invalid for object
Checking the container superblock.
Storage system exit code is 8.
Storage system verify or repair failed. :(-69716)

Operation failed.

If i do "disk util apfs list" in terminal i get the following:
Container ERROR -69808
APFS Container reference: disk1
Size (Capacity Ceiling): ERROR -69620
Capacity in use by volumes: ERROR -69620
Capacity not allocated: ERROR -69620
+-< Physical Store disk0s2
  APFS Physical Store Disk: disk0s2
  Size: 1894999998464 B (1.9 TB)

I need some photos and files off the drive so if anyone can help it would be very much appreicated!


texts: How to remove photos on my iPhone directly from iPhoto?

texts:
I'm using iPhoto '11 (version 9.4.3) on a Mac running (10.8.5).

I often need to remove a lot of poor quality photos on my iPhone from within iPhoto (ex.: 50 photos to remove). I want to manage this process from within iPhoto because I have a global vision of what I'm destroying and the risk of error is lower.

I know how to remove photos within iPhoto, and this isn't my question.

I know that tranferred photo could be located within my library and then Photos > move to trash will really delete the selected photos.

But I would like to avoid the time waste and the risk of errors due to these 2 independant operations (total loss and duplicates).

Is there some hidden menu entry which permit to straight forward remove a bunch of photos without transferring them?


texts: How to get deleted device list from Apple developer account?

texts:
While reseting the device list, mistakenly I have selected those device which I suppose to remove and removed those devices which I suppose to keep.
Now how can I get that device list which I have removed from developer account?


texts: 802.11n Airport Express automatically choosing to extend 5Ghz network instead of 2.4 Ghz

texts:
I have a latest model (2012, 2.4Ghz/5Ghz simultaneously) Airport Express serving WiFi for my house. I have an older model, 802.11n, Airport Express set to "extend a wireless network". On the new AE I have both the 2.4 and 5 GHz networks with the same SSID.

The difficulty is that the older AE, which can only do one band at a time, always chooses to extend the 5 GHz network instead of the 2.4 GHz network, which is what I want.

I've tried changing the SSIDs of the 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz networks to be different and having the old AE extend the 2.4 Ghz one. That works fine. If I change the SSID's back to match, however, the older AE will switch which network it extends from the 2.4 GHz one to the 5 GHz one.

I find this odd behavior and I can't find a workaround. Thoughts?


texts: How do I login to my Instagram account on another device?

texts:
I had an iPhone 6. Then it broke in an accident and won't turn on. It had all my data with my Instagram and Snapchat accounts on it. I tried logging into my Instagram account the other day, but I am unable to since it's not my original device I'm signing in from. I had no email on my account, and I'm afraid I won't get access to my account back.

How can I reclaim access to my accounts?


texts: Can I stop iPhone apps from changing my Gmail status?

texts: I recently got the Mo+ GV iPhone app to replace talkatone and it's a thousand times better. The problem is is that when I'm logged in (It connects to GTalk/voice) my gmail status is changed to an annoying ad. something like "I'm using Mo+ get it now at blah blah", and I know a lot of other apps do this too. Is there a way to disable this from happening? (Its not in the app settings)


texts:
System: El-Capitan 10.11.5. Finder details of Dropbox folder

I deleted Dropbox from my PC. The directory size is 1.3GB although it contains only symlinks, by ls -laS

drwxr-xr-x+ 54 masi  staff  1836 May 29 14:28 ..
drwx------@ 23 masi  staff   782 May 28 16:31 .
drwxr-xr-x   5 masi  staff   170 May 28 16:31 .dropbox.cache
lrwxr-xr-x   1 masi  staff    47 May 17 18:15 Animations -> /Users/masi/Animations/
lrwxr-xr-x   1 masi  staff    41 May 17 17:42 Labs -> /Users/masi/Labs/
-rw-r--r--@  1 masi  staff     0 May 28 16:17 Icon?
...

I would like to understand and find out what is taking so much space in the directory which should be almost empty.

Answers to comments

MacBook-Air-3:Dropbox masi$ ls -laS .dropbox.cache/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  814 masi  staff  27676 May 29 11:27 2016-05-28
drwx------@  23 masi  staff    782 May 28 16:31 ..
drwxr-xr-x    5 masi  staff    170 May 28 16:31 .
drwxr-xr-x    2 masi  staff     68 May 12 00:24 placeholder_cache
drwxr-xr-x    2 masi  staff     68 May 12 00:24 prefetch_cache

MacBook-Air-3:Dropbox masi$ ls -laS .dropbox
-rw-r--r--@ 1 masi  staff  35 May 12 00:24 .dropbox

Web interface has more content, about 20 GB.

How can Almost Empty Dropbox folder Take 1.3 GB Space?


texts: How do I remove Wondershare Video Converter from MacBook Air Mountain Lion?

texts: I have changed my mind about this app but when I try to remove it by dragging it to the trash and then try to empty the trash I get a message that the trash can not be emptied because the program is running. How do I stop it running so I can trash it?


texts: How can I convert AC3 audio files to AAC?

texts:
I had a friend with a BluRay drive extract the audio from my copy of a concert BluRay disc into AC3 files which he returned to me, but now I'm not sure what the best way would be to convert those AC3 files into AAC files.

I've read that it's not possible to go directly from AC3->AAC, but instead have to use WAV as an intermediary; AC3->WAV->AAC. I can probably figure out how to do this, but why should I be the one to make two steps? Is there software already available (free preferred, but not required) that will simply let me plug in an AC3 file and get an AAC equivalent out?

When I say AAC equivalent, that means identical channel setup to the source AC3 files by default, but perhaps also preferences to constrain it to 2 channel or anything else I'd like.

I've already tried using Handbrake and Max to no avail.


texts:
Is there a way to always keep the menu bar visible in full screen mode?

When developing I like having certain applications take up the full screen but I find the delay in bringing down the menu bar slightly annoying. I'd like the menu bar to be always visible. I followed the answers from this post but changing the LSUIPresentationMode did not do anything.

If anyone has a working solution I'd be happy to try it out!

Thanks!


texts: Battery jumps from 25% to 2% to 36%. What's going on?

texts:
I have a 2012 13" Macbook Air running 10.9.5. I seem to be losing battery life as of late. This, itself, isn't a huge deal, as I usually use the laptop near an outlet, but as of late the more annoying problem is that it doesn't know when it's about to be fully drained. Often it just goes into instant sleep around 20%. I go find the power cable, plug it in and then it shows it was actually at 0%. It's as if it just can't "see it coming" anymore.

Today, the oddest thing happened. I saw it jump from 25% directly to 2%. This triggered me to go find the power cable and I was able to plug it in at 0% before it went to sleep. As soon as I plugged in the cable, it jumped to 36%.

What is this a sign of? It seems more software related than hardware, but I really don't know.

Is this a hardware issue worthy of a trip into the Apple Store? Or is this something I can some how 'reset' myself?

The most annoying part is the battery just not knowing when it's about to force my machine to sleep. If I can fix that, even with shorter battery life, I'd be thrilled.


texts: Mysql process takes 500 mb of primary memory

texts: I have a MBA 2013, and its not more than few days that I installed MySQL. I have not created any database in mysql yet, but still it takes a lot of memory on RAM. I have configured it to start automatically on boot up. So i would be glad if anyone can help me out with understanding why is that MySQL takes so much of memory and what is the solution to tune it?


texts: Connection problems with Magic Mouse 2 while wifi is on (MBP2012)

texts:
I have a modified mbp 2012 with a Samsung 256GB 850 EVO and 16gb ram. I recently upgraded my mouse to a Magic Mouse 2, but so far it isn't the best upgrade ever!

I'm having struggles to connect my mouse after shutdown of the mouse or MBP. I can only reconnect it to bluetooth after disabling wifi.

Are there any solutions to this problem without having to disable anything? I have heard of a possible solution involving  disabling of hotspot with an Iphone, but i have to use that sometimes.

Thanks for reading, and hoping for a reply :-)

Edit: I'm currently running macOs Sierra 10.12


texts: Change remote directory after connecting via ssh

texts:
I want to make a ssh-config, that automatically changes the folder after connecting. I heart of a possibility in the linux universe with the configuration in ssh-config-file. Something like this:
RemoteCommand cd /var/www/html/project-directory

Because of multiple projects on the same server I want to make different ssh-configs with only different of RemoteCommand to get into the right projectfolder.
ssh project-x

I tried this:
RemoteCommand cd /var/www/html/project-x

here I login, got the MOTD and get loged out directly.
and that:
RemoteCommand cd /var/www/html/project-x && exec bash --login

here I login, got the MOTD and freeze on this position.
My whole config looks like this:
Host customer
    User username
    Hostname project-x.example
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_project-x
    RemoteCommand cd /var/www/html/project-x && exec bash --login
    #RemoteCommand cd /var/www/html/project-x

Is there a way to use RemoteCommand to change directories after login on apple terminal. I use /usr/local/bin/bash from Homebrew: /usr/local/Cellar/bash/5.0.11/bin/bash (not the zshell).


texts: WiFi internet sharing from iMac unreliable

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I want to share an internet connection that my iMac gets via Ethernet over WiFi, so that I can connect to it with other devices.

I went into System Preferences > Sharing > Internet Sharing on the iMac and turned it on for sharing Ethernet over WiFi, but I'm finding it unreliable.

Particularly, the internet connection of devices connected to the WiFi created by the iMac seem to randomly die, even though the iMac still connects to the internet just fine. Note that the WiFi created by the iMac itself is always visible, it just doesn't seem to provide access to the internet after a while, even though it should, since the iMac sharing the connection can access the internet just fine.

What could be wrong?


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Is there a way to attach an image from the library using the default Mail app, while replying to an email?

‘Email photo’ in the Camera roll creates a new message, and ‘Reply’ doesn't give you an option to attach, as far as I can tell. I would also like to have the ability to attach multiple images.


texts: How does photos app in mac imports pictures from hard disk?

texts: I copied some pictures in my mac from my phone using a usb. But in photos app some of them are being shown and some not shown. Some of them I have deleted are being shown and some are not being shown after deletion from finder as jpeg files. My question is how does photos app work?


texts: Everytime I start my MacBook Air there is a blank interface window

texts: When I start my MacBook Air, an empty/blank window appears. Does anybody know how to get rid of or repair it so that when I boot up it doesn´t appear? There is nothing else wrong with it, I can just close the empty window and everything is fine.


texts: Accidentally erased APFS partition while resizing Windows Bootcamp disk

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This is my first post here. I recently wanted to add some more space to my windows' partition so I shrunk Mac HD by 60GB and rebooted.

I then used windows to join the unallocated space with its partition but something went wrong! I restarted the system and noticed that the Boot Manager was no longer able to find Mac HD, which makes me think the partition table has been accidentally overwitten.

Mac HD is running Mojave, APFS while Win HD is running Windows 10, NTFS.

So I tried to boot in recovery mode (Online version since it can no longer boot from the old recovery partition) and diskutil was showing 840GB of unallocated space (Mac HD).

I'm pretty sure the data is still there, can you help me restore the table?


texts: I mistakenly unpaired my Apple Watch from my iPhone. Now the voice over on my watch is on, screen curtain is on, but my screen is blank. I don't know which button to press and I have been trying to pair it back. Since my screen is blank, how do I do this?


texts: Keynote: is there an automated way to batch replace images in presentations?

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I've created a template with several placeholders for images.

I'd like to do the following:

Create a duplicate of the template
Replace images in the template (from a csv or text file)
Export the presentation as a movie
Repeat for the next duplicate

Is there a way to do this with Applescript? Automator doesn't seem to have any Keynote actions that can achieve this.


texts: How to preconfigure wifi on Mac OS X (Yosemite)?

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Does anyone knows a way to preconfigure a WPA2 WiFi network on Mac OS X (Yosemite)?

I'm preparing an iMac for a friend and would like to setup his home WiFi while currently far away from the network.

I know all the WiFi parameters (SSID, security, key) but can't manage to validate the manual setup through the AirPort wizard.
I also tried to manually add the entry in Keychains, but can't manage to add the confirmation exceptions on "airportd" and "AirPort" binaries in the ACL part.

Thus, I can't setup transparently and remotely the WiFi connection.


texts:
In TextMate 1 there is a Fonts & Colors tab in Preferences to edit theme colors, but in TextMate 2 I cannot find how to do the same...

I can select a theme in the View menu, but I want to customize a theme, the same way it was possible in TextMate 1, by selecting the "scope" and changing the color with a palette and the font style.

Where is this function in TextMate 2?


texts: How do I download links (to PDFs) with one click in Chrome for Mac OS X?

texts: Usually when I option-click a single page link, Chrome tries to download the page, but when I option-click on PDFs, Chrome doesn't respond. Is this the default behavior and is there some way to change this? Also do other browsers allow for this type of one-click download? (I know if I turn off in-browser PDF reading that all PDFs would be downloaded, but I don't want that as the default action.)