texts: Full screen zoom: follow keyboard focus doesn't work well

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There's a setting in full screen zoom called 'follow text focus', which is supposed to cause OSX to follow the position of the text caret instead of the mouse pointer when in full screen zoom mode.

The problem is it doesn't work very well.

I have a 2 monitor setup for my main Mac, but the second monitor is a wacom cintiq and it is only on when I'm using it to draw.  The rest of the time it's off.  This means that full screen zoom needs to be in "Continuous" mode. If you have it in "Keep cursor in the middle" mode then the cursor ends up at the edge of my main monitor most of the time, or off it altogether.

However, the text cursor behaviour can't be influenced at all, and in "follow text focus" mode it will just fly off the edge of the monitor, even in apps where following the text focus works.

In Microsoft Word 2011, text focus follow doesn't seem to work at all!

I'm trying to find some kind of solution that will suit, but am stuck so far.

I think if I can get OSX to act as if the cintiq isn't even attached when it's off that might help to some degree.  However, the only way I know of doing that is physically disconnecting either the display's power, or disconnecting the DVI cable.  Neither of these are really an option as the connectors aren't exactly in accessible locations.  If there's some way of getting OSX to go into single monitor mode when the cintiq is off then I'd love to know what it is.

Even this wouldn't fix the problem with Word and other apps that don't honour the text focus following.  Is there anything I can do about them?


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Is it possible to screencast from an iOS device to a Chromecast?

We'd like to be able to screencast in the same way you can from an iOS device to an Apple TV.


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Mac Mail is changing my "reply to" email address on my emails. I have several accounts set up in Mail, and when I send an email from one account, and people reply to that email, it sends the email to a different account of mine than the one I had sent the email from.

There is nowhere that I can find in the Preferences to set a "reply to" address.
Apple's support documents indicate that the "reply to" address would be the address your email was sent from (makes sense) unless you type a different address in the "Reply To" field.
Even when I typed the address I was sending from into the "Reply To" field, the receiver of the email STILL had the different email show up when they hit reply.

I also tried this in the Terminal, found on an about.com site: "defaults read com.apple.mail UserHeaders"

The response was "The domain/default pair of (/Users/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist, UserHeaders) does not exist" which should mean that there isn't some overriding "Reply To" address set.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much all! Happy 2012!


texts: Tile Finder background image in Snow Leopard

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I have seen a guide/tip on the internet to make Finder tile it's background by editing ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist however the guide is now outdated and no longer works on Snow Leopard.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about this?


texts: Can't tell if apache is running on Mavericks

texts: Why can't I see httpd in activity monitor nor top in Mavericks?


texts: Why do I need iCloud Music if I sync to Touch

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I have a large music library in iTunes on PC, which contains music I have purchased from Apple and music I added to my library from physical CDs.

I have an iPod Touch and access to Apple Music. When I try to add something to a playlist or my library on the Touch, I am asked to use iCloud Music Library.

I eventually relented and am uploading my music library to iCloud Music Library to get the added features.

My question is -- why do I need to use iCloud Music Library when all my music is physically synced to the iPod Touch anyway? The Touch doesn't need to access the music in iCloud, as it is already synced.

After activating iCloud Music Library on iTunes and the Touch I can now add albums to a playlist via the Touch, which then appear as a playlist in iTunes, which is pretty nice :)


texts: What does each cellular connectivity indicator mean?

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I'm used to "3G" and "E" on my AT&T iPhone 3GS, and I understand I may see "4G" on my new iPad when I enter a 4G area.
However, I recently saw "o" on the new Verizon iPad, and had no idea what it meant.
What network connectivity indicators can I expect to see on my iOS devices, and what do they generally mean?
Are the connectivity indicators the same for all iOS devices (with expected carrier differences) or should I assume "3G" on the 1st gen iPad means something different than "3G" on the new iPad?


texts: FaceTime audio on Mac not working (video is fine)

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Whenever I try to make a FaceTime audio call from my Mac (10.9.3) I just get "Call Failed".

This happens regardless of whether I use the FaceTime Audio button in the FaceTime app or the "phone" icon/button in Messages or Contacts.

FaceTime video works fine, as does FaceTime audio from my iPhone.


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When I click the apple symbol and select System Preferences it takes me an iCloud page.

I want to view the settings on my printer.  Why is this happening and how can I correct it.


texts:
I have MacBook Pro 15" late 2016 w/ AMD r460, and I just found that
Safari does not enable r460 hardware acceleration when viewing webGL sites.

For example, I cannot play this site with Safari.
https://wizgrav.github.io/clubber/index.html

If I check this page with Firefox or Chrome, they play this site just fine enabling dedicated Radeon r460 card. However, Safari never turned on the dedicated r460 card, no matter what sites I was seeing.

Can any body please confirm that the site below is not playable using Safari, and how I can solve this problem?

Thanks,


texts: Catalina can not access multiple partitioned HD over USB3 with FUSE

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An external HDD has multiple partitions, NTFS, FAT32, ext3, ext4.
When mounting external HDD over USB3, only the NTFS partition is visible in the apps Finder and Disk Utility.
FUSE was installed on mac.
What are required steps to mount all partitions, at least for reading?
I attempted to use diskutil to list and mount the partitions.
NTFS using command below was successful:

diskutil mount readOnly /dev/disk2s1

Other partitions failed to mount for one of the reasons shown below:

Unable to find disk for
or
Volume on disk2s5 failed to mount. Perhaps the operation is not supported (kDAReturnUnsupported)


texts: How to make Trackpad scroll only in one direction?

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When I try to scroll a text view using the Trackpad moving my two finders in the the vertical direction, it also moves slightly in the horizontal direction, which makes the movement to appear jerky. Is there a way to prevent that from happening? Like for instance some kind of threshold to stop the horizontal scroll if the movement is more prominent in the vertical direction?

I tried searching for something like that in the system settings, but there is no such thing.


texts: macOS Sierra Archive Utility compress popping up new windows

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After updating my macOS to Sierra I've started experiencing a strange bug. When trying to compress some stuff to a zip (via the Archive Utility) it pops up a new Finder window after each compression.

Here are my Archive Utility settings:

As you can see "Reveal archive in Finder" is turned off. I've also tried turning it on and off a few times, but result was always the same.

It started to happen after upgrading to Sierra.

My current macOS version is 10.12.2.

Is there any fix to this?


texts: Mac OS - Is it possible to sign in to iCloud via touch id instead of using the password?

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I have a 2018 MacBook Pro 15 running Mojave and from time to time I see this annoying iCloud popup saying I'm not logged in and that I have to enter my AppleID password. I have TouchID set up and use it to unlock the Mac and all the other things listed in the system preferences.

Is it possible to use touch id to sign in to iCloud?


texts: Activitate Voice Dictation from Bluetooth Keyboard

texts: Getting to know my new iPad and I really like the voice dictation, but I can't figure out how to activate it from my Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. My workaround is to turn off the keyboard so I get the onscreen version. Is there a better way?


texts: How to 'reconnect' an Apple pencil 2 to iPad pro?

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After I used my apple pencil last night, I put it along side with my iPad Pro. I did not return the pencil back to its charging position.
Just a moment ago, when I pick up the pencil and try to make it work with the iPad Pro again, the iPad Pro is simply not responding to any pencil move. I tried many different ways: drawing the pencil in vertical or horizontally across the screen, randomly scribble, the "swipe up from lower right corner" move to trigger screen capture, and tapping on the pencil itself. None of this can reconnect the pencil to the iPad Pro.
When I return the pencil to its charging position, iPad reports that it still holds 70% of charge. So it is not a 'flat battery' issue.

So what is the proper way to reconnect apple Pencil 2 to an iPad Pro?


texts: How to get an LG Ultra HD (27UD88) and Macbook Pro 13" 2017 running at 60hz?

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I recently bought a MacBook Pro 13-inch 2017 and an LG Ultra HD (27UD88) 27" display.
Before buying the display I researched a bit and found no issues in relation to the MacBook Pro.

However, after attaching the screen via the USB-C cable that came along with the display, I only have the option of a 30hz refresh rate.

I've Googled this without finding much - it seems like no one else is having this problem. From a result, I've also learned that my "Display" page in "System Preferences" looks slightly different than a screenshot from an article.

http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27UD88-W-4k-uhd-led-monitor (LG official page, shows 60hz)
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/04/how-to-enable-4k-60hz-resolution-2016-macbook/ (speaks of a patch needed for MacBook 2016)
https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/5azoij/2016_macbook_pros_and_lg_27ud88/ (at least one use confirms 60hz with MacBook Pro)


texts: Backup Time capsule content for later restore

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I am selling my Time Capsule. I would like to back up its contents so that when I get a new one later, I can restore its contents back. There is a documented way to backup and restore to a new time capsule if you have both the old and new devices available.

How can I backup the contents to a hard drive so that I can restore it later to a new Time Capsule? Can I just copy the contents?


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When I login to AppStore on Mac Mini, I get the message to review account followed by an error message

When I see the details in https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage, I get the below message.

Need help in fixing it and login to AppStore.


texts: Setting Romanian diacritics using AltGr on El Capitan

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I'm a Linux user, using Ubuntu for few years. Recently I bought a Macbook and I'm trying to understand how to set up my Romanian language layout.

My mac has a Romanian keyboard, but since I am a programmer I want to use all the characters (including [, ], {etc). Currently if I set up the keyboard layout to be Romanian on my macbook, if I press [ I get ă, which is expected, but it's not something I'm used to.

I would like to use AltGr + a to get the Romanian diacritic letter that looks like a, but is ă and when pressing [ to get [.

In fact, I need the following combinations:

AltGr + a => ă
AltGr + q => â
AltGr + i => î
AltGr + s => ș
AltGr + t => ț
AltGr + Shift + a => Ă
AltGr + Shift + - => long dash

How to set up this?

On Ubuntu this was activated as default thing. I read a little bit how to do it on OS X and found that Ukelele could help. Isn't there a more native way (e.g. just importing a preset keyboard layout)?


texts: Make terminal transparent to show wallpaper

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The opacity option of the Gnome terminal in Ubuntu had a neat behavior, which showed the desktop wallpaper instead of the other windows behind it.

Has anyone been able to make Mac Terminal, or an alternative terminal app, do this?  I know you can set a terminal wallpaper, which squashes and stretches with the terminal window.  Thanks!


texts: Open Notes.app notes in an external editor

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I'd like to be able to search for words within the notes that I write in Notes.app. Since the search bar only narrows the list of notes, and doesn't actually highlight the word, I'd like to be able to open the notes in an external editor to perform searches.

Are the notes in for Notes.app located on the filesystem somewhere such that I can open them in an external editor?


texts: MBP 13” 2020 won’t turn on after 11.3 Beta 3 Update

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I left my laptop downloading the update because it was taking sometime. After an hour, I saw my laptop’s screen was black. So I tried powering it up, but nothing happened. My laptop was not drained, because I left it with the power cable attached to it. My MBP is showing no signs of life. I have done all the things apple support was asking me to do. SMC Reset, Recovery mode, discharging everything, but there was really no response from the power button. Has anyone experienced this? And did you manage to fix it? This is so frustrating. I just wanted to update my laptop.
PS. I tried holding the power button for at least thirty seconds, and the keyboard starts to light up a little bit. But if I dont press anything for a continuous time, it dies again.


texts: Is there a command to view Primary Volume Descriptor in iso images?

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I use isoinfo to do it on Linux. Is there an isoinfo like command on macOS?

ISO 9660 - 3.3 The Primary Volume Descriptor

An example of isoinfo's output:

$ isoinfo -debug -d -i Win10_1607_Japanese_x64.iso
CD-ROM is in ISO 9660 format
System id:
Volume id: CCSA_X64FRE_JA-JP_DV5
Volume set id: CCSA_X64FRE_JA-JP_DV5
Publisher id: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Data preparer id: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052, (425) 882-8080
Application id: CDIMAGE 2.56 (01/01/2005 TM)
Copyright File id:
Abstract File id:
Bibliographic File id:
Volume set size is: 1
Volume set sequence number is: 1
Logical block size is: 2048
Volume size is: 2122293
Root directory extent:  26 size: 112
Path table size is:     10
L Path table start:     23
L Path opt table start: 0
M Path table start:     24
M Path opt table start: 0
Creation Date:     2016 07 16 15:46:30.00
Modification Date: 0000 00 00 00:00:00.00
Expiration Date:   0000 00 00 00:00:00.00
Effective Date:    0000 00 00 00:00:00.00
File structure version: 1
El Torito VD version 1 found, boot catalog is in sector 22
NO Joliet present
NO Rock Ridge present
Eltorito validation header:
    Hid 1
    Arch 0 (x86)
    ID 'Microsoft Corporation'
    Key 55 AA
    Eltorito defaultboot header:
        Bootid 88 (bootable)
        Boot media 0 (No Emulation Boot)
        Load segment 0
        Sys type 0
        Nsect 8
        Bootoff 21B 539


texts: Is there a better way to search the menus?

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I have always used the help menu (command ⌘+shift ⇧+? /) to search the application menus for something that I don’t have a keyboard shortcut for (or don’t remember it).

It’s an awesome feature, but it is annoying that it

searches for other things too (help obviously).
requires you to press the down arrow to select the first option.
always shows up with the giant pointer thing pointing to the menu item.
is sometimes slow as it looks for (online) help topics.

Is there an app that can do this better, or a defaults write to make the Help menu work the way I want it to?

Sidenote—it would be nice if I could exclude certain things like Safari history.


texts: How to take a full length screenshot of the iPhone Messages app?

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How can we do a "full page" (full length, from first message to the last message) screenshot?

For example, this should be the resulting image:

It's just one unified image, not multiple screenshots.

Is there a way to do this easily?

(Taking multiple screenshots and merging them together with Photoshop like what we have above is not a real solution.)


texts: How to configure Xcode external build system to build and clean using standard short-cuts?

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[Xcode 10.1, MacOS 10.14.1]

I have a project that uses bmake (could be any make though) and the Makefile provides a number of targets.  I would like to use Xcode to build host and clean the build folder, but I'm having trouble working out how configure Xcode to allow me to this.

From the command line, I would build using bmake host and clean using bmake clean.  The reason I'm using Xcode for this is because I like to use an IDE for debugging.

In Project -> Info (External Build Tool Configuration), I have:

Build Tool  :  /usr/local/bin/bmake
Arguments   :  host
Directory   :  None     <- I'm using the current path

With these settings, Product -> Build builds my target, but Product -> Clean Build Folder does nothing even though Xcode reports that the clean succeeded.

In order to actually do a clean, I either need to define another target with the Arguments field set to clean and then switch between targets when building/cleaning, or, use a single target and change the argument field depending on whether I'm building or cleaning.  (A really clumsy way of going about it.)

If I leave Arguments with it's default value $(ACTION) all targets get built (except clean), and cleaning does nothing useful.

I've read https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15652316/setup-xcode-for-using-external-compiler but that question does not address this problem.

Is there a better way of doing this?


texts: Does adding Yosemite Tags to a File change its MD5 Signature?

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I have a cloud backup system that relies on MD5 hash signatures for de-duplication.

Does adding OSX tags to a file change its MD5 hash?

EDIT: I did some testing and got mixed results depending on the filetype/app used. So not sure if the tag itself is making a difference or something else change by the app.


texts:
This problem happens on both a 2011 Mac Air (Sierra) and a 2013 Macbook Pro Retina (El Capitan).

For a couple years, I have had a powered USB 3.0 hub with a few devices plugged in, including a KVM, and an apple usb 2.0 ethernet adapter.  I move it between the two laptops above, and everything was great.

Recently, I've been having trouble.  The Mac puts up a notification "USB Accessory Needs Power / Connect "Apple USB Ethernet Adapter" to a USB port on this Mac."  If I do that, it works, but mysteriously, if I plug an old, non-powered USB 2.0 hub into the USB 3.0 hub, and plug the ethernet device into that, that also works.

Every once in a while, the keyboard connected to the KVM stops working, too.

What's wrong here?  Is the hub defective?  The ethernet device?  Why does the second hub help?  Since it happens to two laptops, it doesn't seem likely that it's a laptop or driver issue.


texts: How to temporary disable Touch ID on iPad?

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On an iPhone SE, if I press quickly the power button few times I can disable temporarily Touch ID.

How can I temporarily disable Touch ID on and iPad 2018 in a similar way without rebooting the device? I'm basically searching for a panic button. I'm using iOS 12.


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Good afternoon all, I have a simless ipad and an iphone. My iphone can connect to the internet however the ipad can only connect to the internet using wifi.

I was wondering if there's any way I can setup my iphone as a wifi hub so that The iPad can access the internet through the iPhone?


texts: How to update my weight in the Activity app

texts: I want to change the weight that I originally used to set up the Activity app, but I cannot see a way of editing the setup.


texts: What is the current status of handwriting recognition on the iPad with an air pencil or stylus

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Ideally I want to be able to use my ipad as a clipboard running google sheets to do inventory entry.  So I'm looking for a general purpose stylus to text converter.
Seems strange that Palm got this pretty close to right 20 years ago, but there is little progress since.
Research into this found a flurry of articles written shortly after the air pencil came out, but I've found little since then.  So my current answer is, "Moribund"


texts: Does iWork support OpenOffice filetypes?

texts:
I was thinking about getting iWork as a replacement for OpenOffice.
Since I usually saved my files to the OpenOffice format (OpenDocument), I was wondering if it's possible to read these files with iWork. Most important would be reading of .odt (Text) and .ods (Spreadsheets). The ability to write these files isn't that important.

Saving the files to MS-Office first isn't an option though.

I also noticed that Quick-Look displays .odt files on a system that doesn't have OpenOffice installed so there's probably already some OpenDocument support built into OS X?


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I've enabled an NFS share using a tool on my MacBook Pro (aptly called NFS Manager), which has worked before. However I'm on a new network and when my mediaplayer is scanning for network drives it will not find the share. Manually entering the IP and folder does not give any results either.

How can I check whether the NFS server is running and what is blocking access?


texts: unable to boot my MacBook after FileVault 2 activation

texts: after activation of FileVault 2 I am unable to boot my computer, the apple sign turns into a prohibitory sign with a spinning circle beneath it , that spins forever. I really need the data on this computer :( and I can not afford the very expensive data recovery services . Does anyone know how I can overcome this problem or at least decrypt and save my data ?


texts: Where does OS X store your current desktop picture? I read somewhere else that it was in /Library/Caches/com.apple.Desktop. But I don't have that directory.


texts: The installer information on the recovery server is damaged

texts: I keep getting the error shown in the title when trying to re-install macOS, one thing that I did was acidentally delete my macintosh HD partition and this started happening. I tried to fix the date via online youtube videos but that did not seem to work. What can I do to fix this issue?


texts: How do I disable "Apple News Spotlight" in Mojave?

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This new "feature" showed up recently and won't stop pinging me with news I don't care about from an app I've never opened and can't uninstall: /Applications/News.app

How do I at least disable the morning notifications it pushes?


texts: Macbook Pro Retina 15" Mid-2015 and Ultrawide Monitors (LG and Acer)

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I'd like to be able to use a 38" ultrawide LG 38Uc99-W monitor or the Acer XR382CQK with my 15" Mid-2015 Retina Macbook Pro with an Intel GPU (not the Radeon).

Here are the specs for my Macbook Pro: https://support.apple.com/kb/sp719?locale=en_US

Here are the specs for the LG monitor: http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-38UC99-W-ultrawide-monitor

Here are the specs for the Acer monitor: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/UM.TX2AA.001

My understanding is that the Thunderbolt 2 digital video port can connect to the DisplayPort 1.2 on the monitor and that the Macbook can drive the 3840 x 1600 monitor.  In fact, it can drive two of these displays.

Is this the correct cable to connect the laptop to the monitor: http://a.co/6p9WBrV?

Is this correct? Am I missing anything?


texts: How to download previously purchased iTunes songs

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How do I download purchased songs to my PC?
I am missing songs from several albums.

I cannot get the album or individual songs to download.


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I'm running El Capitan / Mac OSX 10.11.6 (15G1108) and I want to increase the "Max Open files" for some of my terminals / bash sessions. I'm logged in with my normal users. I read through all the guides I could find and managed to increase some limits:

As my user:

$ launchctl limit maxfiles
    maxfiles    200000         200000

But, when I try to set the limit, I fail:

$ ulimit -n 8096
-bash: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Operation not permitted

The strange thing is that I actually can set the ulimit if I switch to root:

$ sudo bash
$ ulimit -n 9086

Now of course, running everything as root is stupid, so I'm searching for a better solution. How can I allow my user to also increase his "Max Files Limit"?

What I have done already:

$ cat /etc/sysctl.conf
kern.maxfiles=65536
kern.maxfilesperproc=65536

$ cat /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
  <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
      <key>Label</key>
        <string>limit.maxfiles</string>
      <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
          <string>launchctl</string>
          <string>limit</string>
          <string>maxfiles</string>
          <string>200000</string>
          <string>200000</string>
        </array>
      <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
      <key>ServiceIPC</key>
        <false/>
    </dict>
  </plist>


texts: Is there a Quick Look plugin to view the text contents of any file with any extension

texts: Is there a Quick Look plugin to see the contents of any text file with any extension instead of just showing the icon.


texts: I really like the emojis that appear on the touch bar in the Messages app. Is it possible to get this in other programs too? I can't see it in "System Preferences > Keyboard > Customize Control Strip" and it's actually the only useful thing I've found on the touch bar so far !


texts: How do I migrate my wife's iCloud from her paid storage to our family storage?

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I've set up Family sharing, and have 2TB of storage (the current maximum).  I also pay for my wife's 50GB of storage.  I want to migrate that over to use the new 200GB i've allocated to her out of my 2TB total.

I am sharing my storage plan with her and the screen says "Family members with a paid storage plan will be able to choose if they want to share your plan."

I can't see how to do that on her Mac however.

I've looked under Manage Family, Account Details, Manage... (storage), iCloud Drive options, etc and there is nowhere I can see where I could migrate her existing 50GB subscription to the Family storage.

If I go to Manage and then Change Storage Plan... there is no option to migrate to the family sharing.

How do I do this?  Specifically how do I do this in such as way as the 10GB already in her iCloud storage is not nuked.


texts: How can I use command+tab to switch between windows of the same app in addition to all the other apps?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Best app to switch between all open windows (alternatives to Witch)

I would like to see all the windows, including from the same app, when I switch between them (command+tab). See an example from Ubuntu (image attached).

I know this may raise an issue of distinguishing between the same app windows. For that, there is a solution - a preview and the title of the window - see Ubuntu's static switcher (image attached).

I know the preview feature (F3 or fn+F3) but I can't continue choosing the right app using the keyboard and it's way slower than command+tab.

Thanks.


texts: What more does installing Homebrew allow me to do?

texts:
Homebrew is a useful tool to install UNIX tools.

What are useful things to do with homebrew? What tools can you recommend?


texts: Why does my MacBook Pro say "Not charging" when plugged in?

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I have the latest 2011 Macbook Pro. Sometimes I notice that even when I'm plugged in, the battery status says "Not charging" even when I unplug it and the battery is at 35%.

This mainly seems to happen if my laptop is under load. I had some flash thing going and I could hear the fan. Once I closed flash it started charging again. This can be very annoying if I want to unplug and take my laptop somewhere.

Why isn't my MBP charging?


texts:
In iPadOS 14.2, the on-screen keyboard has shrunk to a tiny size appearing on the left side. Apparently this is a new feature for one-thumb typing.
How can I restore the large size, filling width of iPad?


texts: I have two active keyboard layouts - US english and russian. I have russian as my primary system language and the option "allow different input language for different documents" is active. But when I open any app keyboard automatically switches to russian, while I want it to be english by default. Is there any way to change the default keyboard layout without changing system language?


texts: Is there a way to look at photos by date taken in iPhoto?

texts:
In Windows Live Photo Gallery, there's an easy way to view photos by date taken:

How do I accomplish the same thing in iPhoto '11?


texts: How to cause manual "Announce the time:" checkbox changes to take effect

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Edit: my original question, below, assumes there is a secret copy (a cache) of the system preferences settings.  I have since learned that is not the case.  However, my problem still needed a solution, which I have found and also posted, below.  No special Objective-C process is needed.  /edit.
I want to use the defaults write command to change a checkbox in System Preferences.  E.g:
defaults write ./com.apple.speech.synthesis.general.prefs TimeAnnouncementPrefs -dict-add TimeAnnouncementsEnabled -bool YES

However, the OS caches the preference files, so the defaults command has no effect until the cache is updated.  The System Preferences app updates the cache after a change is made in its UI -- so it is possible.  Some people have suggested sudo killall cfprefsd but that does not work in Big Sur.
Elsewhere, user3439894 has posted a good AppleScript that manipulates the System Preferences UI.  But such UI manipulation does not work when the Screen Saver is running.
I'd like to figure out how the System Preferences app manages to update the preferences cache.  Doing strings of the System Preferences app (at /System/Applications/System\ Preferences.app/Contents/macOS/System\ Preferences) shows a method updateCacheFileWithPrefPane: that might do the job, but I don't know how to call that method.  The method, whatever it is, is private, but I only need this for myself (not a public app).
Is it possible to use dtrace or dtruss to figure out what the System Preferences app is doing to signal the OS to update its cache for a particular checkbox?   I want to write an Objective-C program to do the same thing, but I need a dtrace/dtruss expert to help me.


texts: iPhone unable to backup on Mac due to insufficient space

texts: I am trying to backup my iPhone 11 (64GB, capacity only around 60GB) on my Macbook. My iPhone has about 20GB free space, so about 40GB is used. My Macbook has 60GB free space, but when I backup through iTunes it keeps saying that my mac doesn't have enough space. Does the size of the backup correspond to the amount of space my iPhone 11 has used?


texts: Is the increased weight of the ipad 4 worth the retina screen, in comparison to the ipad mini?

texts: I'm trying to decide between purchasing a iPad mini or an iPad 4--this will be my first tablet.  I went to the Apple Store and was struck by how heavy the iPad 4 feels in comparison to the iPad mini, but also by how gorgeous the iPad 4 screen is.  The main question is if the weight and heft of the large iPad is worth the retina screen in comparison to the smaller, lighter, but not so crisp iPad mini.  My primary uses of the device will be ebooks, rss reading, document viewing, social networking, streaming video, light emailing, occasional gaming.


texts: iPhone shows album art but iPod classic doesn't

texts: When I plug in my iPod Classic to my car radio system, it doesn't show album artwork but when I plug in my iPhone it does. Is there a default I need to change?


texts: Is there an app to convert a video to HTML / JS / JSON?

texts:
Apple's site does some neat tricks on their pages to display videos encoded as a JPG file and then decoded and rendered in a canvas element (see http://www.tuaw.com/2012/10/16/how-apples-iphone-5-website-works/).

Is there an app that will take a video and convert it into that?

I remember seeing something like that announced, but can't find any reference or link on my notes.


texts: iPhone 4S disabled after a number of passcode incorrect entries.  I followed instructions to hook it up to an iTunes account etc and then to restore it to original settings.  The screen that no appears is iPhone disabled, emergency calls only.  There is a valid sim card in the phone.  The error that came up after the restore was 'could not connect phone to iTunes as valid passcode required'  Any ideas?


texts: Command or Shift key modifiers always activated

texts:
Regularly, when I am using Photoshop CC 2018 (mostly), suddenly I got a modifier key which always stays activated. Sometime it is the Command key, and sometimes Shift key, which make it impossible to work with these kind of applications using modifiers keys intensely the  for almost anything.

The only way is reboot, but even so, I suspect that when I have rebooted and relaunched Adobe Photoshop, the mean bad appends very quickly, so very hard/almost impossible to work.

Here's my configuration:

MacPro 4,1 (Nehalem) running OS X El Capitan 10.11.6
Adobe CC 2018 Suite

Also, I have a Wacom Intuos4 Tablet, (actually with driver 6.3.32-4), but I got the bug since several previous version of the Wacom Tablet driver, and (surprise) a mouse and a keyboard.

Worth mentioning: the keyboard is actually a Window keyboard, but it didn't need any driver to install. I just got few key not related to Mac function, but even the F1 to F15 key function work as intended by Apple when using it with the Fn key (Sound Up/Down/Mute and Mission Control etc...).

Let me know if you need a EtreCheck Report, (?)  if so I can quickly post a link of my current report.


texts: Mac - how to authenticate `security find-generic-password` with Touch ID

texts:
I need to access the keychain on the command line with security find-generic-password -ga, which would prompt me for username and password for authentication, with or without sudo.
I already altered PAM config on my mac so that I can authenticate sudo with Touch ID - is it possible to authenticate security find-generic-password with Touch ID too?


texts: iTunes Library - Help with transition to new computer - Backup Catch 22

texts:
Situation:
Old version of iTunes
Old version of Windows Operating System.

Cannot backup library because I cannot access my account without updating iTunes and iTunes will not update until I update my Windows operating system.

Is there a way to backup the library to an external disk drive, purchase a new computer and restore from that drive?

Alternate:  How do I get iTunes to backup my existing library?


texts: How do I change my Apple ID in macOS? (no Apple ID login)

texts:
When I setup my user, I used my old company email. I no longer have access to that email. I do, though, have full admin access to my current user (and all users for that matter).

Currently, I'm trying to update Xcode, but it requires the Apple ID credentials with which it was originally installed. I no longer have them.

How can I use my admin position to change my Apple ID?


texts: I have a couple of cron jobs that I would like to log output to the Notification app in Mountain Lion. I've searched and and figured out how to log cron output by editing the plist file, but nothing specifically about how to integrate into the Notifications app.


texts: Time Machine backup fails returning 112 and other errors

texts:
I've encountered 112 error when attempting to back via Time Machine to Time Capsule:

 I've tried:

Restarts, both Mac and Time Capsule
Running Verify Backups available via Time Machine menu when holding Alt. Returns the following error:

Trying to inherit this backup again, what failed with the following error:

20:36 $ sudo tmutil inheritbackup "/Volumes/TimeCapsuleData/Konrad-Mac.sparsebundle"
Attaching disk image...
** /dev/rdisk2s2 (NO WRITE)
Executing fsck_hfs (version hfs-407.50.6).
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
/Volumes/TimeCapsuleData/Konrad-Mac.sparsebundle: Attach failed: Failed to attach disk image. (error 112)

Trying to mount this disk image, which fails with the following error message:

Is there anything else that I can try to make this backup work?

Updates

Logs

sourced via:

log show --style syslog  --predicate 'senderImagePath contains[cd] "TimeMachine"' --info

Log:

2018-06-20 19:35:26.694387+0100  localhost backupd[7817]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogInfo] Starting manual backup
2018-06-20 19:35:26.710775+0100  localhost backupd[7817]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogInfo] Attempting to mount network destination URL: afp://Konrad;AUTH=SRP@TimeCapsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local./TimeCapsuleData
2018-06-20 19:35:40.516852+0100  localhost backupd[7817]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogInfo] Mounted network destination at mount point: /Volumes/TimeCapsuleData using URL: afp://Konrad;AUTH=SRP@TimeCapsule._afpovertcp._tcp.local./TimeCapsuleData
2018-06-20 19:35:41.290423+0100  localhost backupd-helper[92]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogInfo] Re-scheduled next backup in 60 to 90 minutes
2018-06-20 19:36:00.825991+0100  localhost backupd[7817]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogInfo] Checking for runtime corruption on /dev/disk2s2
2018-06-20 19:37:11.508689+0100  localhost backupd[7817]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogError] Failed to mount disk image: Error Domain=com.apple.backupd.ErrorDomain Code=21 "(null)" UserInfo={MessageParameters=(
    "/Volumes/TimeCapsuleData/Konrad-Mac.sparsebundle",
    112
)}
2018-06-20 19:37:13.480113+0100  localhost backupd[7817]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogInfo] Ejected Time Machine network volume.
2018-06-20 19:37:13.481428+0100  localhost backupd[7817]: (TimeMachine) [com.apple.TimeMachine:TMLogError] Waiting 60 seconds and trying again.

Repair attempt

Following this answer, I've tried running:

sudo fsck_hfs -drfy /dev/disk2s2

which returned the following:

22:29 $ sudo fsck_hfs -drfy /dev/disk2s2
journal_replay(/dev/disk2s2) returned 0
** /dev/rdisk2s2
    Using cacheBlockSize=32K cacheTotalBlock=65536 cacheSize=2097152K.
   Executing fsck_hfs (version hfs-407.50.6).
    could not get volume block 2, err 5
    could not get alternate volume header at 5855666958, err 5
volumeType is 0
0000:  0060 6113 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000       |..a.............|
0010:  0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000       |................|
. . .
01f0:  0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000       |................|
    unknown volume type
    primary MDB is at block 0 0x00
    alternate MDB is at block 0 0x00
    primary VHB is at block 0 0x00
    alternate VHB is at block 0 0x00
    sector size = 512 0x200
    VolumeObject flags = 0x01
    total sectors for volume = 5855666960 0x15d066310
    total sectors for embedded volume = 0 0x00
    CheckForClean - unknown volume type
    CheckHFS returned 6, fsmodified = 0


texts: Is there really no way to stream music from dropbox to iPad and play MORE THAN ONE song at once and without giving third parties (Boxytunes etc) my dropbox password?


texts: Library folder listed size is 90 GB. Why so large

texts: I have an iMac running High Sierra. The Library folder under my user account is listed as 90 GB. I was looking for the major factors in this and the folder Mobile Documents is 50 GB. When I click on the folder it opens the iCloud drive on my machine! They are apparently the same. I recently read the icloud drive was like Dropbox or Google drive. You can store things there to save disk space. I upped my icloud storage but now it looks like it uses space on my internal drive anyway. What gives?


texts: iPhone 6s Bluetooth Disconnects when Music & Video Plays

texts:
Bluetooth connects fine with all Bluetooth devices like car, earphone, speaker etc. But when either music or videos starts, the Bluetooth gets disconnected immediately.

It works fine when connected to PS4 controller over Bluetooth.

I'm running on iOS 12.1.2 on iPhone 6s Jailbroken with latest unc0ver. The Bluetooth gets disconnected when in unjailbroken state too.

I've tried all methods to reset network settings, pairing and unpairing all devices to no avail. Before I do a factory reset, just wondering if there's anything I can do to verify it's not a hardware problem.


texts:
Are there any guidelines for the position of the back button?

I always see the back button at the top-left part of the screen, but I don't know the exact position I should place it.


texts: Weird behaviour of cmd + tab on OS X after upgrade to El Capitan

texts:
I have this weird problem, I often use cmd+tab to switch between opened applications. After upgrading my OS to El Capitan it started to behave weird. Sometimes it doesn't switch to last focused window but it switches to last application visible on that bar which is displayed after pressing this shortcut. It really freaks me out.

To explain this problem better I've recorded a video cmd+tab, when this bug occurs I stop for a while and point my cursor on the application item on that bar.

I have to mention than all this time I'm using cmd+tab only, without shift pressed.


texts:
Our school radio station is currently supplementing the audio based lessons with a slideshare meeting-based slideshow. Unfortunately slideshare has been pretty buggy and any time we want to stream video (say off youtube) the video fails because of the traffic generated by 20 devices loading the same video stream at the same time.

We could mitigate this if we could stream a screencast live on the local network - we could literally stream a keynote presentation off the radio mac's screen and any video content straight from the browser. We don't need to worry about bandwidth internally - it's our external internet connection that causes our lag problems.

I've tried QT Streaming Server but it's not so well supported and I can't stream a screencast, only a webcam video stream.

Is there an easy way to stream a live mac screencast locally to more than one mac client?


texts: How to open new windows as separate application instances for Chrome, Terminal?

texts:
Moving from Linux (OpenBox WM) to MBP, I'm struggling to recover the level of productivity I was used to... One specific thing that's killing it is OSX's insistence on separating between "applications" and "windows", assigning different key combos to toggling among either, each with its own rotation behavior (sigh). This gets even worse because OSX insists on bringing all the windows of application X to the front whenever I switch to it. I often run into situations where I have two or more Chrome windows and two or more Terminal windows, each group spanning the entire desktop space, but I cannot have one of each at the front at the same time.

Other constraints: I do not want to move windows to separate workspaces (or whatever that's called) just so I can work with them. I prefer not to use the mouse, but willing to do so if that'll solve my problem (it won't in the above case).

One thing that might solve my problem is being able to start new windows of the applications I care about (Chrome, Terminal) as separate instances. This will let me switch between them arbitrarily without forcing them all to the front.

Does anyone know of a way to do that in Yosemite? Much thanks!


texts: MacBook Pro Touch Bar pops and right speaker gets disabled

texts:
I have a strange issue with my MacBookPro 14,3 (Touch Bar), a 15" model.

Whenever there is a loud sound or a change in music dynamics (e.g., the start of a loud chorus in a song, an explosion, the “bonk” sound that macOS makes on bad input, …), the right speaker volume is lowered, and audio appears to be coming only from the left speaker. It then stays like that indefinitely.

I can reproduce this issue with the system sounds preferences – at some point you hear the popping noise, the audio volume is lowered (and sound only comes from the left speaker), then I reset the audio sample rate:

(One might notice a bit of a rattling sound coming from the right speaker, but I think this is a hardware problem.)

It's not a hardware issue per se, as I can fix this problem by resetting parts of the audio system. For example, when I open Audio MIDI Setup and change the sample rate, the sound returns to normal. I can also solve it by taking a pair of headphones and plugging them in and out for a second.

I've had this problem both with macOS 10.12 and 10.13.

Note that this problem does not occur when no audio is playing. It's therefore not related to the random clicking sounds that people sometimes describe. Installing the Antipop software doesn't help either.

I will take the device to an Apple Store soon, but I thought I'd see if anyone else has come across this issue or might even have found a way to solve the problem?


texts: How to get an application executable path from Terminal

texts:
In macOS, applications can be launched from the command line with open -a < application name>.

I would like to know if there is a command that returns the executable within
the application bundle, when the application is not running, I'm hoping for something like this:

awesomeCommand <application name>
/Applications/***/MacOS/Content/application_executable


texts: How can I use a 3rd party font on an iPad?

texts:
My Requirement:
I am trying to use Orkney light font in HTML email signature in a iPad

What I have got:
Have configured email sign, no issues except the font used in my design is missing.

What I want:
How to install this Orkney light font in iPad


texts: iphone 6: Making some apps not need passcode

texts:
On my iPhone6, I have set a passcode to unlock. On a locked home screen, the screen can be slid up to run some apps (e.g. flashlight, timer/clock, calculator, camera, YouTube) in the locked state. Is it possible to add some other apps to run while it is locked?

For instance, I want the phone to have a passcode to unlock, but want to let the Dictionary app to be run without requiring to enter the passcode.

Is that possible?


texts: Create Windows 10 installer USB without bootcamp

texts:
I have recently wiped my hard drive and partitioned my hard drive like this:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            143.4 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data WINDOWS                 40.0 GB    disk0s4
   5:       Microsoft Basic Data Linux Boot              999.3 MB   disk0s5
   6:       Microsoft Basic Data Linux Swap              17.0 GB    disk0s6
   7:       Microsoft Basic Data Linux                   48.8 GB    disk0s7

As you can see partition 1 is the EFI partition (default when choosing GUID)
Partition 2 is my El Capitan partition
Partition 3 the El Capitan recovery partition
Partition 4 is where I would like to install Windows
Partition 5 is where I am going to be able to boot Linux from (tutorial here)
Partition 6 is going to be the Swap partition for Linux
And finally partition 7 is going to be where the Linux (mint) OS is going to be installed.

Due to having this layout (created by doing diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk0 GPT JHFS+ First 10g JHFS+ Second 10g JHFS+ Third 10g JHFS+ Fourth 10g with different file formats then the ones shown above), I now get this error when clicking continue from bootcamp:

The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition

The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended Journaled volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows.

I cannot seem to get past this step. Does anyone know how I can install Windows 10 without BootCamp due to this error? I already have the Windows 10 ISO file.

I do not want to have to reformat my computer again (I know that is the easy way around this issue). I want to work my way through this issue.


texts:
I work as a teacher (I teach math) and in this situation where schools are closed and are offering distance learning I need to record lectures and share them with my students. Since I need to show how to solve exercises I need some app to use as a whiteboard and an app to record the screen.

I have a MacBook Air (2019) and a Wacom by One tablet, and at the moment I'm using Microsoft OneNote for Mac as a whiteboard and Screenshot (QuickTime) for screen capture.
The problem is that this combo is unbearably slow and laggy: it happens that I have to interrupt the recording every couple of minutes because of that, and sometimes the I lose control of the tablet (it start connecting any point I touch with a straight line).

I find the two apps I'm using excellent: OneNote has all I need, and with Screenshot/Quicktime handling the videos is immediate and straightforward, but working in this way is a real pain.

Do you know how can I fix these issues? Or do you have any suggestions for alternative apps?

Update: I also tried ApowerREC for Mac as an alternative to QuickTime, but perhaps it's even worse.

Here's a gif to show just how sluggish it gets after less than 1 min of recording:

Thanks


texts: How to copy file content automatically to another file when saved?

texts:
I’d like to automatically copy the contents of a file file.a to file.a.b whenever file.a is saved by any program. The following is what I tried so far with a LaunchAgent, but it doesn’t work yet.

1. Create script to copy the file contents

#!/bin/bash
say "Script is running"
cd /path/to/folder
cat file.a > file.a.b

make it active with chmod -x copy.sh. This script works when I run it manually via sh script.sh or with a global hotkey from Alfred.

2. Create a LaunchAgent
I build it with Lingo but saved it manually since Lingo won’t save the file …

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Disabled</key>
    <false/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>de.tweh.SaveCSStoCSSPHP</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/path/to/script/copy.sh</string>
    </array>
    <key>WatchPaths</key>
    <array>
        <string>/path/to/folder/file.a</string>
    </array>
</dict>
</plist>

3. Save LaunchAgent
I saved the agent as ~/Library/LaunchAgents/de.tweh.DoCopy

4. Restart
Restart my Mac to activate the LaunchAgent.

What am I doing worg?

Edit
The Console gives this (useless?) error message:

16.06.13 00:44:04,005 com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[153]:
(de.tweh.DoCopy[326]) Job failed to exec(3) for weird reason: 13


texts: How to make Mobile Safari open email links in the Gmail app?

texts: Is it possible to make a mobile Safari open email links directly to the native Gmail app, rather than open up to Apple's Mail.app?


texts:
I just made a big silly mistake
in the newest Pages Version on Mac air, I clicked "setup", then I clicked "Document Body", and then Pages asked me"Are you sure you want to remove the body of the document?",and I said "Yes",and all my stuff just disappeared. There was nothing left.

And I quickly quit the Pages, hoping that there will be a sign asking me "Are you going to save the changes?" and I will click "No"

But such thing did not happen.

How can I recover my texts now?


texts: Is it possible to restore deleted memories from Photos.app?

texts: I am thinking of organizing my Photos.app and I am thinking of deleting some of the memories. Do you know if it possible to restore deleted memories? I use iCloud Photo Library as well as Time Machine.


texts: Is disk version of iWork 08 compatible with El Capitan

texts: Opened a iWork 08 Pages file created in 2015 and very little appears.  All text is white and can’t be changed to black. This was not a problem on my previous OS.  IS this a El Capitan issue?


texts: How to resolve remote desktop error 0x204 in MS remote desktop?

texts:
I have a macbook pro 13 running Mojave. I installed MS Remote Desktop and could access a Jetson Nano connected through a USB cable no problem.

Then suddenly I cannot connect anymore and I got the 0x204 error.

  We couldn't connect to the remote PC. Make sure the PC is turned on
  and connected to the network. and that remote access is enabled

I have checked and the Jetson is connected and running. I could remote access to it through other means. (using the screen command from the terminal)

Apparently this is a common occurrence with ms remote desktop

How can I resolve this problem with MS Remote desktop?


texts: Change the default for dragging files to a different volume

texts:
When dragging files and folders to a different volume the Finder makes a copy by default. I know that I can press command to move instead of copy.

Is it possible to change the default and always move instead of copy?


texts: How can I move files by using the keyboard only?

texts:
I'm looking for some kind of a utility that lets me select a file(s) and then say hit a command key and then move to a difference directory and hit the command key again and have those files moved to the new location.

I think I have seen some similar apps where you could drop files onto a dock icon to gather them but I cant recall the names.

Any suggestions?


texts: iPhone "un-downloading" photos in Messages

texts:
For any messages with pictures in my phone that are older than about 1 day, my iPhone seems to "un-download" the picture when I'm viewing the message in Messages and gives me an option to Tap To Download for an image that I already downloaded yesterday. After another day passes it'll once again be "un-downloaded" (sorry I don't have a better term for it).
This is rather annoying to constantly have to redownload the same photos.
How do I stop my phone from "un-downloading" the message's picture attachments?
I'm on an iPhone 8 running iOs 14.5.1. (And yes, I know I could save the image to my phone, but that also seems unnecessary.)


texts: How to convert .wav to .mp3 and maintain iTunes presence?

texts:
I have a bunch of .wav files (from synced CDs) that I would like to convert to .mp3 files in order to save space. I found this link which works to batch convert .wav to .mp3, but unfortunately iTunes does not automagically recognize the new .mp3 files.

I would like to know if there is a way to batch convert .wav files to .mp3 files and have iTunes maintain its metadata of those files. (Of course, this all could have been prevented by syncing the CDs as .mp3s in the first place. Oops.)

FLAC to iTunes also seems like it might be useful, but I'm dealing with .wav files and would need to convert them all to FLAC files before using this tool, and I'm not sure how to do that without losing metadata.

Thank you!


texts:
I have two similar find commands that I basically have the same code for both once the while loop begins. I want to combine them so I only need one find to search through files and directories, instead of one to search directories and one to search files. Here are the two that I want to combine into one line:

find "$ORIG_DIR" -name "*" -type d | while read dname

find "$ORIG_DIR" -name "*" -type f | while read fname


texts: How to make a bootable USB drive from Install OS X El Capitan.app?

texts:
I wish to upgrade from Snow Leopard (10.6.8) to anything higher.

Disk Utilities repair says the disk needs to be repaired.  So, I need to boot onto something other than the boot drive to run disk utilities.

I downloaded El Capitan from the App Store.  It appears to be an install app.  I tried diskmakerx, but it requires 10.7 or higher.  Not sure how to make a bootable image from the install app in Applications.

I can't use OS X Recovery, that also requires 10.7 or higher.

These directions require the DVD media, which my parents likely never had.

All the directions I've found for bootable USBs require a disk image.

Any options?

Edit 1: I created a USB drive using these directions, "Option 2: Use Disk Utility."  I modified a bit (El Capitan instead of Yosemite, got the BaseImage.dmg by copying and using xattr to remove the invisible bit, ..), but I have a USB key with "Mac OS Extended" format and 7.8G of stuff on it.

When I boot up holding down the option key, it doesn't show any menu to choose where to boot from, it just ignores my USB drive.  When I open the "Startup Disk" system preferences dialog, it does not show the USB drive (even though it is mounted).  It is plugged directly into this mac mini, not through a hub or keyboard.

I looked around for related questions (e.g., here), and found nothing relevant.

Any idea of how to debug a USB drive being ignored upon (Snow Leopard) startup?


texts: Make a Boot Camp partition totally impenetrable?

texts:
I'm thinking of setting up Boot Camp on my early 2011 MBP for gaming purposes because, obviously, VMs just don't cut it when they have to share their hardware with OS X. However, several forums I've read say that a Boot Camp partition could make the computer susceptible to malware that can somehow access the OS X partition. Short of using two separate drives, is there anything I can to totally isolate the partitions from each other, or otherwise keep the OS X partition totally safe?

Some links about it.


texts: Running mc (midnight commander) under su on Mojave/Catalina

texts:
After installing prebuild mc binary to Mojave (link and link 2), and trying to run mc under root with sudo command, I got error:

$sudo mc
common.c unimplemented subshell type 1
read (subshell_pty...): No such file or directory (2)


texts: Increase number of "Recent places" in Preview.app NSNavPanel drop-down

texts:
I frequently use the quick-save drop-down panel of Preview.app, and I want to increase the number of "Recent places" from the default 5.  I typically use it to re-file downloaded documents into the correct folder on my computer.  I'm probably not using the right name for it, so here's a screenshot:

The bit I often use is the "Recent places" section.  I'd absolutely love it if I could have 10 or more places there, so that I didn't have to keep using "Other..." and poking around with an awkward NSNav pane.

I've tried a few approaches.

System Preferences > General > Recent Items drop down menu.  Set to 30.  This only seems to affect the top-left main Apple menu's recent items, so no luck there.
More involved: using the defaults command I found on this random forum:

defaults write .GlobalPreferences NSNavRecentPlacesLimit -int 20

This seems to affect the number of recent places shown when you use the File > Save As... dialog in Preview.app, but that's unfortunately not what I'm after.

So finally, my question is:

Is there a setting I can change which is specific to Preview.app?  Or is this something related to NSNavPanels?  How can I find out?  Perhaps there is a way to get a log of what values an app is trying to access from the defaults store?  Alternatively, where can I find documentation about NSNav or NSNavPanel, so learn what values they use?


texts: After reading recommendations online, I bought an LG IPS monitor to go with my MacBook Pro Retina. But things, specially type, look blurry on it. Is there a monitor out there that can deliver the same sharpness as my retina display? Could I have the wrong setting?


texts: What causes the repeated popup? after installing yosemite

texts:
Bug. What could be the cause/s of the repeated popup? after installing yosemite. Emphasis here on different theories about what actually causes the repeated interruptions of the popup.

There have been solutions for stopping the repeated popup. This is the question of cause/s and triggers.

a) Triggers? What triggers are there that activate the popup each time?

b) Cause/s ?  What actually causes it?

c) Different theories? How do varied notions of what actually causes it differ?

__________ transcribed popup ____________________
[icon. cup of coffee and two arrows curving around cup]
To view this web content, you need to
install the  Java Runtime Environment
Click "More Info..." to visit the website for the Java
Runtime Environment
[ More Info... ] [ OK ]


texts: How do I find out of my OS X 10.9.4 is 32 bit or 64 bit?

texts:
How do I determine if my OS X 10.9.4 is a 32 bit or 64 bit operating system?
I've looked at "About This Mac" but don't understand what the processor information (i.e. 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7) translates into as refers to "bits.


texts:
Once i type the code into terminal to find out what is taking up 250 MB on my desktop, the hidden files are shown, i find a file called ".DS_Store"

I'm a very cleany person, so I want to ask if I can delete this file, or is it safe?

The file is 251.66 Megabytes.

OS : Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.2

Mac Pro, new design by apple. 3.7 GHz, quad core - 6 core.


texts: Moving imported photos to external drive

texts: I've been importing my DSLR photos using the standard Photos.app. Now I'm running out of HDD space. What's the best way to move my RAW photos to an external storage device?


texts: How to find all folders that are larger than 1GB or 10GB on the Mac HD?

texts:
I thought the method to find all the folders that have more than 1GB of content would be:
find . -type d -size +1G

where . is the path here and if we want to do it from the root directory:
sudo find / -type d -size +1G

However, nothing was found when I know for sure there are folders that have more than 1GB of content.  How is that done?
I also tried Finder and when we press space in the search field, the criterion to add has "File Size" but not "Folder Size".


texts: Does Xcode save your answer to the system when agreeing to the License Agreement?

texts: Upon installing Xcode, it prompts a license agreement. When you press agree, you are never prompted the license agreement again. Does your answer get saved to the system, that way the application does not ask you again? If so, where does the system save the file to?


texts: Is it possible to make a style sheet for Safari's Top Site page?

texts:
Mavericks : is it possible to use a style sheet for Safari's Top Sites page?

Are there style sheet examples to draw from?


texts: What does sudo chmod 0755 /usr/local and sudo chgrp wheel /usr/local do?

texts:
I uninstalled Homebrew, manually removed the /usr/local contents.

The following possible Homebrew files were not deleted:

/usr/local/.DS_Store
/usr/local/bin/
/usr/local/etc/
/usr/local/include/
/usr/local/lib/
/usr/local/libexec/
/usr/local/share/
/usr/local/texlive/
/usr/local/var/

You may consider to remove them by yourself.

You may want to restore /usr/local's original permissions

  sudo chmod 0755 /usr/local
  sudo chgrp wheel /usr/local

I want to know what the suggested commands do.


texts: If I purchase an album (or song, book, etc) on the Apple Music app for Android, can I download it on iTunes for Windows?

texts:
Here is the Apple Music app for Android on the Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music&hl=en

I am running iTunes 12.3 on Windows 7 Pro.


texts: Is it possible to use an animated image for the user picture?

texts:
So I dragged my .gif onto he default globe, and it shows the popup allowing me to edit the dimensions of my image. While I am zooming in/out, it is still animating. I was overjoyed at this, thinking that if the image animates in the edit panel, then it will animate on the login screen.

Nope.

Even if I re-open the image edit dialog, it still shows the animation, but it will not animate no matter what. Is there any way to get this working in the OS, or maybe a program that can do it?


texts: OSX 10.9 Sending files to a windows network drive

texts:
I have a mapped network drive on a windows tower. I can connect to it, I can read from it. I can't send files to it, though.

When I try and drag them from the finder window into the network drive window, nothing happens. Why is that?

Notes:

All users who access the drive have full read write permissions
I even logged in as the tower's administrator
I have SMB enabled in sharing

Do I need to list the folder im trying to drag to the network drive?


texts: Wiped my version 1 IPad and it won't load Facebook now

texts: Facebook says it needs IOS version 7 to run, I had Facebook on it before I wiped it. Can I get an older version of Facebook back?


texts:
I start recording my screen for two hours by clicking cmd+shift+5, after that I stopped the recording, and immediately a popped up video appear with an option to share recorded video, I click the share button and choose telegram and I clicked done, my video doesn't shared to telegram neither saved on default saving location, i.e. desktop.
I googled it but no solution work with me even this one
Any solution will save my day, what I recorded very important to me.


texts: Airport Express requires frequent rebooting

texts:
I use an Airport Express to create a wireless network at home. Frequently (~2 times a week), all the computers using the network (eMac, Intel iMac, MacBook Air) can see the network as an option in the Airport/WiFi menu (one machine is running Panther, one Leopard, one Lion), but cannot connect, resulting in a Timeout error. I get the same problems when trying to connect my iPod Touch. The light on the Airport Express is still green when this happens. Rebooting the Airport Express fixes the problem.

What could be causing this, and is there any solution that doesn't involve climbing under the desk in my family room twice a week to unplug and replug the Airport Express?


texts: How do I prevent iWork apps from restoring windows from the previous session?

texts: Whenever I reopen Pages or Numbers, all documents that I had open when I last exited are reopened. I have the "restore windows" checkbox unchecked in System Preferences > General, but all windows from my previous session are always reopened every time I re-launch Pages or Numbers. Is there a way to force iWork apps to behave as expected?


texts: MacOS, export email folder with each message to its own file

texts: Is there a good way to export a Mac email folder so that each email message goes into a separate file?  The only way I can think of is to export the folder using the "Export Mailbox" menu item, and then write a script (shell script for example) which will parse the email file and split it when it finds a new mail header.  It seems a new message starts with every line which starts with "From " (including the space).   Is this the best way?


texts: Are whitespaces a good idea for a rootCA or intermediateCA for a self sign/closed on-prem PKI - with iPads?

texts:
Good morning,
we've got iPads running with a native App and would next use a safari Homescreen Shortcut for a web based catalog. However, connecting to the F5 LTM, which rotates and terminates the (internal)SSL connections towards AWS ingress controllers results in a redirect loop, where the console tells:

default 13:59:24.084312 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking [C324 Hostname#3249e3e3:443 tcp, pid: 342, url: https://katalog.company.domain/, tls] start
default 13:59:24.084919 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking nw_connection_report_state_with_handler_locked [C324] reporting state preparing
[...]
default 13:59:24.152504 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking TIC TLS Event [324:0x104a86050]: 11, Pending(0)
default 13:59:24.152647 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking TIC TLS Event [324:0x104a86050]: 14, Pending(0)
default 13:59:24.171978 +0100   trustd  cert[0]: MissingIntermediate =(leaf)[force]> 0
default 13:59:24.172312 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking Trust evaluate failure: [leaf MissingIntermediate]
default 13:59:24.172390 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking TIC TLS Trust Result [324:0x104a86050]: 4
error   13:59:24.172439 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking TIC SSL Trust Error [324:0x104a86050]: 3:0
default 13:59:24.172474 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking TIC TCP Conn Cancel [324:0x104a86050]
default 13:59:24.172671 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking [C324 Hostname#3249e3e3:443 tcp, pid: 342, url: https://katalog.company.domain/, tls] cancel
default 13:59:24.172711 +0100   com.apple.WebKit.Networking [C324 Hostname#3249e3e3:443 tcp, pid: 342, url: https://katalog.company.domain/, tls] cancelled

So there it is, quite visible

missingIntermediate

We've added the rootCA and intermediate on the devices via mdm. I can see the rootCA is trusted. The mdm profile lists the certificates properly.

Chrome says: NET:ERR INVALID_CERT_AUTHORITY

The certificate names are the sort of: company Name Root.cer, which results in %20 URL encoding behaviour at certain perspectives.

Might this cause the above behaviour?

Our network is rather locked up, and we've explicitly allowed outside communication for the devices - which so far works well.

What am I missing?


texts:
This has just started on my mac i7 with Maverick. Launchpad keeps rearranging and emptying grouped folders.

Is there a fix for this?


texts: Redirect traffic using PF along with Internet Sharing

texts:
The short version:

How do I redirect all traffic from en2 port 80/443 to 127.0.0.1:8080 when I have enabled Internet Sharing in OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)?

Some background:

I am doing a master thesis where I will evaluate communication security for various smartphone apps. I have chosen to use my new MacBook Air as the router.

I have connected my Air to the Internet with USB Ethernet and setup Internet Sharing to my Wifi. This works fine. I can connect other devices to my Air via wifi and access the Internet. Great!

Now I want to intercept this traffic and modify it on-the-fly. I figured I need a proxy to do this but I need a transparent one, where I don't have to do any configuration on the device. I found that mitmproxy offers exactly these features. So I have it running on 127.0.0.1:8080, ready to intercept traffic.

Unfortunately I am stuck trying to redirect my traffic coming in from the wifi (en2) on port 80 and 443 to 127.0.0.1:8080. The mitmproxy docs suggest a config for pfctl but it doesn't work. I noticed that Apple has provided some config for Internet Sharing, enabling NAT. So if I don't use their configuration then the Internet Sharing stops working. And when I try to add the rdr lines to their config it doesn't take effect (tried several places in the file /etc/pf.conf). My traffic just passes on to the Internet, bypassing the mitmproxy.


texts: How can i reduce the file size of my images in Pages on my iPad?

texts:
Our school teacher is using an iPad to take photo's of their artwork, etc and then using Pages (on the same iPad) .. creating a quick 'page' or two (inserting their artwork) and then emailing the page to the parents (as a pdf).

Unfortunately, the pdf is massive. Too big for most of us.

I'm guessing this is because the PDF is using the original size of the images.

When I send images as attachments in an email on my iPhone I get asked which size I would like - eg original, or small, etc. etc.

Q1. Is there a way we can get Pages to use a smaller image size?
Q2. When I sent an email to myself from that iPad and attached a single image, I was not asked to resize it :( Is there a way to do that, also?

Otherwise - what options do we have?

We do not what to leave the iPad to send these images. (ie. sync somehow and then use a desktop to do all of this).

Please help!


texts: How can I view the full name of drop down items on iOS?

texts: For a dropdown list on a website, iOS shows only the first few characters and then ellipses for items with a long name. Is it possible to somehow see the full text of each item?


texts:
I have a plist installed on my system with the following in it:

<dict>
  <key>SockPathMode</key>
  <integer>438</integer>

man launchd.plist tells me:

SockPathMode <integer>
This optional key specifies the mode of the socket.

I haven't been able to find a list of modes and I haven't heard of 438 different modes either! If anyone can shed some light on what this key and value is really about I'd be very grateful.


texts:
I recently bought a Logitech H800 headset, and I'm having an interesting issue using it as an audio device via bluetooth.  First of all, it creates two audio output devices:

The first H800 device doesn't actually output anything, but the second one (with "Stereo") does.  However, while using the second one, the system insists on using the laptop's built-in microphone:

If I switch to the headset microphone, it works.  However, it automatically switches to the first (non-working) headphones output.  So, no audio.  If I go switch that one, the input automatically switches back to the built-in microphone.

Is there something wrong with Logitech's device in this case, or is there something I can do in the scope of Apple that can help with this issue?  I would think the bluetooth connectivity is pretty standard across the board, so I'm hoping for the latter.  Essentially I currently can use either input or output, but not both.  Is there a way to force the devices to not automatically change when I manually change the other devices?

For reference, the headset also has a USB receiver for RF connectivity.  That works correctly.  It's just the bluetooth connectivity that has this issue.


texts: Problem with local file server connection dialogue

texts:
I am running a Mac Pro (mid 2012) and a Mac mini file server. The Mac Pro is running Mojave and the mac mini is running El Capitan. I connect to the Mac mini server using SMB (AFP doesn't work for some reason... even though it is enabled in the sharing panel on the Mac mini).

My problem is that after connecting to the Mac mini, I get a dialogue on the Mac Pro that looks like this:

I dismiss this dialogue, and it immediately comes back. I dismiss it again and it comes back.

I am wondering how to keep this dialogue from appearing? Any ideas or help is greatly appreciated!


texts: Is there a Windows remote desktop client compatible with Lion's virtual display feature?

texts:
With Lion, you can use screen sharing to connect to a "virtual display", meaning that you log in to a new session instead of 'hijacking' the currently active one.

Is there a Windows program that can make use of this feature and let me start and operate a remote session on a Mac?


texts:
I've installed BF2 with CrossOver, and so far it's working.
Now I like to play online but I can't login with my e-mail because of the "@"

Does anyone know how to type the "@"?
Can't find it...

Thanks


texts: Boot Camp: "no bootable device found" when booting from DVD

texts:
My Mac mini couldn't boot from a Windows 8 DVD after running Boot Camp Assistant. The DVD was bootable and I verified with Parallels that it was indeed so.

Mac mini server 2012, 2x1 TB, Apple DVD drive connected to Thunderbolt display.


texts: Prevent iPhone charger from capturing audio

texts:
My car has an USB connection which I use to connect to my iPhone 4s (with iOS 7.1) as a charger. But the connection also captures audio, so no sound is emitted from the iphone when the usb wire is connected.

Is there any way to control what's the Iphone behaviour when an external device is switched on, just to avoid the audio to be captured?


texts: Is it safe to upgrade iPhone 5C to iOS 9?

texts:
I want to do it before iOS 10 launches and it becomes impossible to use 9. But I'm skeptical given the low-config nature of 5C.

Are there any known performance degradation in 5C if iOS is upgraded to 9 from 8? So far it is working good with 8 and I don't wanna ruin it. The usage is very basic, I have bought it for my Mom.

And, is it really necessary to upgrade? I mean, is it possible that some apps might not work in future because I have not upgraded?

Thanks in advance.


texts:
I'm trying to customize Textmate's keybindings. I edited 'KeyBindings.dict' in Content/Resources/ and then restarted textmate. It does not work.

Is three an easy way to customize keybindings?


texts: Is there a way to write rules for incoming calls?

texts:
I'd like to write some rules for incoming calls on my iPhone.  For instance, if a call from a certain number comes in, I'd like it to go to voice-mail.  Or simply hang up and not answer at all.

Is there a way to do this natively on the iPhone or perhaps an app that does that?


texts:
There are a lot of options to make ntfs mountable for read and write like ntfs3g, tuxera, paragon but isn't it like rw support worked in some older OSX versions?

How to put drivers from older OSX in Lion (Mountain Lion) to make it read and write to ntfs with native drivers.


texts: Is it possible to include a shared calender from Exchange in the calendar app on Mac OS X?

texts:
I've Mac OS X 10.9.5 installed. On this machine you can find the calendar app. In Outlook it is possible to add a shared calendar from exchange. Here I don't need a username/password. I can easily add this calendar.

Can I add such a shared exchange calendar to the calendar app?


texts: Macbook air wouldn't turn on until after I reset the SMC. Does this indicate any further problems?

texts:
I put my macbook air to sleep this afternoon by closing its lid, as I usually do. When I got home a few hours later it wouldn't turn on and didn't respond to the power button being hit.

I followed the instructions on Apple's website and reset the SMC, after which it turned on. It's now working fine but I'm wondering if this problem indicates any problems with my air or if this is something that just occasionally happens. FWIW, this has never happened in the ~2 years I've owned the device.

If this is indicative of possible future problems that may render my air not usable then I would like to know now so that I can get it preventively serviced.


texts: Can I force external microphone detection after mic is plugged in

texts:
Background: I use a Henge Dock for my MBPr with a headset for things like Skype. Because the Henge Dock uses an extension cable to make the audio 'Combination Output' (TRRS) port accessible, the microphone is only detected if it's plugged into the extension BEFORE the MacBook is docked. This is a very common issue and well documented.

Problem / Question: I leave my MacBook docked most of the time, but I use my headset on multiple devices each day. This means that to get the headset mic to work each time, I either have to un-dock/dock, or restart... not ideal! I would like a way of toggling the headset detection. It must be a software related function that can probably be accessed through a script.

Any ideas? Thanks!


texts: Hosting a remote Aperture image library on a Mac mini server

texts:
We take a lot of pictures, and it would be very convenient for us if we were able to organize all of our pictures into one massive, remote "Aperture image repository." So, I got this idea to get a Mac mini server which could host all of our pictures, and possibly set it up to "replicate" (in whole or in parts) to several Macs via our local area network.

The basic goal would be to set this up so that several Macs can "connect to" and work with one remote image repository, without needing to have the files locally on their local harddrives. And possibly download selected images when needed.

I am familiar with programming and scripting for Mac OS X, so it is okay if the solution involves some light programming. I just wanted to check first if anyone here knows if this is something Mac OS X Server and Aperture can do "out-of-the-box?" Have any of you set up something like this, and if so, how is it working? Do you have any better suggestions on how to do this?

One other thing that I thought about was to set up a Git or Mercurial repository on the Mac mini server, and check all the pictures into that, and basically check stuff out on the separate machines locally when needed. This could work as well, but I'm afraid this solution might be a little bit "overkill" and add too much "headachey."

I don't own a Mac mini yet, so I can't play around with it to figure it out. The answers to this question will help me decide if we should buy a server or not. Oh, and I am aware of this question, which is similar, but I would like to know how well this would work with Aperture.

Thanks in advance!

Update:

I found this post on StackOverflow, talking about using Git as an image repo. Adding it here, for future reference.


texts: How does one add a custom iCloud Drive folder to the Finder Favorites sidebar?

texts:
Recently, I upgraded to iCloud Drive and began storing a number of files in it. I created a new folder in iCloud Drive (not one of the default "Pages" or "TextEdit" folders) and put my files in it. However, because I use it so frequently, I would like to put the folder in my Finder sidebar. When I tried to do so, it would not allow me — it simply gave me the option to drag it into an existing folder in the sidebar. It did not even display the circle with the cross through it ("do not enter sign," if you will) that often appears when I attempt to drag a folder to the Favorites bar that cannot be added. However, I was able to add the default iCloud Drive folders ("Keynote," "Preview") to the Favorites sidebar without any issues. I have also tried CMD-dragging to create an alias on the sidebar, but to no avail.

I'm running a late 2013 iMac on OS X Yosemite 10.10.1.


texts: Trouble importing videos to iMovie from Canon Vixia HF R600

texts: I have a Canon HF R600, and when I open iMovie 10, I can see my camera listed, but there are no videos displayed. When I look on the camera, though, there are a bunch of files. Why aren't the files popping up?


texts: Since updating to Big Sur Mail.app search *of any kind* is not working

texts:
I simply do not get the "All Mailboxes" mailbox icon in the mailbox panel of OSX.
I followed the directions here:
https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/fixing-broken-mail-search-macos/
So I restarted Spotlight indexing, then deleted the Mail envelope files in accordance with the advice on macobserver.
This caused a rebuild of Mail data with a long progress bar and restored functionality but only temporarily.
After some time, generally after closing and reopening the clamshell on my MBP, Mail search fails again and requires a logout/login to fix. Search from Spotlight fails as well as from within Mail.
I have Siri off, and has always been. I can't imagine what else could affect specifically Mail search when search works in other contexts, and worked previously.
This problem affects a 2015 MBP and an older Mac Mini that fails after some time sleeping. Logout/login restores functionality here as well, but only temporarily.


texts: How can I run a partially referenced iTunes library?

texts:
I have a large number of MP4 videos (non-iTunes purchases) in my iTunes library, which is growing daily. Due to the space it's taking up, I plan to unload these files to an external HDD. Home Sharing is the main reason why I use iTunes for my movie library to begin with (including streaming to my Apple TV, not just only iOS devices connected to my local network).

Here is my dilemma: I cannot, to my knowledge, run a partially referenced iTunes library- where Music is automatically copied to the iTunes Media folder, but Videos are not (but rather referenced on the external hard drive).

I know I can uncheck "Automatically Copy to iTunes" within iTunes' preferences and drag Music into the "Automatically add to iTunes" folder, but I'm hoping a simpler solution exists, either within iTunes or using third party software. Thank you in advance.

By the way, I'm running OSX Mavericks 10.9.3 and iTunes 11.2.1


texts: How to make Photoshop use multiple windows?

texts: I'm starting to use Photoshop CS 6, coming from CS 3. The older version has an option to use multiple windows (one per document) with floating palettes. Is this arrangement available in Photoshop CS 6?


texts: How do I prevent iTunes opening in a new virtual screen instead of the current one

texts: iTunes used to just open on the screen like other apps, but now it always opens in a new virtual screen taking up the whole screen. This is incredibly annoying how can I get back to the older behaviour ?


texts: Terminal command to record audio through macbook microphone?

texts: Is there a command we can use via terminal to start recording audio through my macbook microphone?


texts: Erratic keyboard function on Dell laptop (Windows 10) -when paired with bluetooth Magic Keyboard

texts:
I have a Dell Precision laptop that is running Windows 10 Enterprise. I recently bought a bluetooth Magic Keyboard (Apple) that is giving me intermittent issues when I connect it to my Dell laptop (via Bluetooth). It works fine for 10-20 min and then suddenly the keys start repeating erratically and on their own . I then have to end up rebooting my laptop - and then everything works fine for 20 min - and then the same thing happens.
I believe I may need to download the latest drivers to address this compatibility issue ?
Also please note - I have connected a Dell 4K monitor to my laptop (so I have 2 screens). I doubt if having 2 screens is creating the problem.


texts:
I have Family sharing turned on with another person, and the person is the "organiser".

If I buy an app on the app store, that person is the one who gets billed, but which account owns the application, if we cancel the plan? Is it on my account, as I was the one who bought it, or is it on the other person's account?


texts: Use AppleScript to send all emails in a folder at a certain time

texts:
I'd very much like to please develop an AppleScript to send all emails inside a specific mailbox whenever it is run. Then I can create a mailbox called "9AM", place emails inside there, and with a little help from cron/iCal, have all those emails send at 9am each day allowing me to type emails late at night but have them send in the morning.

My code below however fails on the send command.

tell application "Mail"
    repeat with theMessage in (every message of (mailbox "9AM" of account "accountnamehere"))
        send theMessage
    end repeat
end tell

I also tried moving them to the "Outbox" mailbox but that just seems to make them disappear...

tell application "Mail"
    repeat with theMessage in (every message of (mailbox "9AM" of account "accountnamehere"))
        set mailbox of theMessage to mailbox "Outbox"
    end repeat
end tell

Any suggestions anyone? Help greatly appreciated!

This setup would be ideal as I can just leave a Mac switched on and then even save emails to this "9AM" mailbox from my iPhone. I hope it is possible.


texts: Why is my Mac slow after the OS X 10.10.3 update?

texts: I just installed OS X 10.10.3, and it is noticeably slower than 10.10.2. How can I figure out what's causing the slowness, and then how can I fix it?


texts: Yosemite printer panasonic DP C265 not print. Says: "Stopped - 'Filter' failed"

texts:
21/04/15 22:14:15,014 powerd[48]: FIXME: IOUnserialize has detected a string that is not valid UTF-8, "(null)".
21/04/15 22:14:19,195 sandboxd[405]: ([1457]) foomatic-rip(1457) deny file-read-data /usr/local/etc/foomatic/filter.conf
21/04/15 22:14:19,233 _192_168_15_20[1455]: The function ‘CGContextErase’ is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system performance.
21/04/15 22:14:19,579 sandboxd[405]: ([1461]) sh(1461) deny file-read-data /dev/tty
21/04/15 22:14:19,598 sandboxd[405]: ([1461]) sh(1461) deny file-read-data /
21/04/15 22:14:19,619 sandboxd[405]: ([1465]) bash(1465) deny file-read-data /dev/tty
21/04/15 22:14:19,638 sandboxd[405]: ([1465]) bash(1465) deny file-read-data /
21/04/15 22:15:15,015 powerd[48]: FIXME: IOUnserialize has detected a string that is not valid UTF-8, "(null)".


texts: How do I remove the WD Quick view icon in menu bar?

texts:
I install some app from WD external Hard and it add some incon in my menu bar but I don't know how can I remove it, I try to drag it out of the system bar while holding the "command" key (but it didn't work for this type of icon) I also try to uninstall this app via CleanApp but I can't find it!

sorry because of my low reputation I can't post the image here. :(


texts:
In my both Mac (OS X Mavericks) and Ubuntu machine, I have installed sympy that is a python library for symbolic mathematics. Part of sympy is the pretty print functionality that uses unicode characters to prettify symbolic expressions in the command-line environments with unicode support. For example, in my Ubuntu machine and in its gnome-terminal running the following code
from sympy import *
x = Symbol("x")
pprint(Integral(sqrt(1/x), x))

renders to

However, the same command in OS X with iTerm2 (that should support unicode) results in

I'm using sympy 0.7.5 that I have made from source with the latest build of iTerm2 (Build 1.0.0.20140518). Is there anything that I miss here? The lead developer of sympy is one of the StackExchange network. It would be great to know his opinion on this one.


texts: What are 'com.apple.access_ssh' and 'com.apple.access_screensharing'; can I delete them?

texts:
When I examine the list of users and groups on my machine (OSX 10.9) with id I get:

uid=501(Rax)
gid=20(staff)
groups=20(staff)
       103(Rax),
       12(everyone),
       61(localaccounts),
       80(admin),
       98(_lpadmin),
       33(_appstore),
       100(_lpoperator),
       204(_developer),
       398(com.apple.access_screensharing),
       399(com.apple.access_ssh)

I don't (currently) have any sharing enabled. What are the last two groups and where did they come from? Can I delete them; if so how?

Using sudo dscl  . -read /Groups/com.apple.access_ssh I get:

AppleMetaNodeLocation: /Local/Default
Comment:
 SSH Service ACL
GeneratedUID: XXX...
NestedGroups: XXX...
Password: *
PrimaryGroupID: 399
RealName:
 SSH Service ACL
RecordName: com.apple.access_ssh
RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Groups

And using sudo dscl  . -read /Groups/com.apple.access_screensharing I get:

AppleMetaNodeLocation: /Local/Default
Comment:
 Screensharing Service ACL
GeneratedUID: XXX...
NestedGroups: XXX...
Password: *
PrimaryGroupID: 398
RealName:
 Screensharing Service ACL
RecordName: com.apple.access_screensharing
RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Groups

(Though I'm not sure what any of that means.)


texts: stop Mail.app opening in split-fullscreen

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When I am within a full-screened app and I get a (new email) notification from Mail, if I click it it opens in half the screen (split vertically) instead of opening in a new window on another desktop.

How do I stop Mail from using this split-screen view for

notifications
composing new emails
etc.

I tried following the steps described in this answer https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/354056/150109

Unchecking the "Prefer opening messages in split view when in full screen" preference.

But that doesn't seem to have changed anything.


texts: Changing swipe direction on iBooks (MacBook)

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When I swipe from left-to-right on my Trackpad, iBook goes to the next page. When I swipe from right-to-left, it goes to the previous page.

Is there a way to reverse the order for this?


texts: Optical out does not work on my new 2011 Mac Mini

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I use the optical out on my new Mac Mini to play high quality music over a separate D/A converter and a class A amplifier. This worked fine with the previous Mac Mini revision.

Now, when I connect the most recent mac Mini with HDMI to a TV set (for watching movies) and at the same time connect optical out for music, the music channel is dead. The read line on the optical cable is on, but the D/A does not receive any signal?

The selection in the system preferences for Audio can be toggled between HDMI and optical out, but does not give any result.

The only option I now have is to use the headphone out with an analog signal into my amplifier, but with a loss of quality.


texts: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011: add-on that can open Visio and Project files

texts: I've been using OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 and Office for Mac 2011. Is there any software or add-on that can be used to open Visio and Project files?


texts: Taking screenshots with the command line, but of specific regions

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I want to capture a screenshot of a specific region, say 10x, 10y, 200width, 200height using the command line

I am aware of the command "screencapture," so I do

  screencapture -h

and I see this:

  -R < x,y,w,h > capture screen rect

So I try

  screencapture  -R 0 0 34 20 test1.png

and does not work. It returns a file named 0 that is a capture of the entire screen. I do

  screencapture Test.png  -R 0 0 34 20

and returns a file named Test.png that is also a capture of the entire screen.

Honorable mention to doing "man screencapture" and see that "-r" does something totally different

Thanks


texts: Energy usage when iMac not in sleep mode, but screen/HDD off/idle

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I have an iMac 21.5" from 2016. For several reasons I want to have the iMac available for logging in via Splashtop and some other over-the-internet access. Afaik I can't use sleep mode.

How much more energy will the iMac use when not in sleep mode, but assuming screen is off and hard disk is idle?


texts: How can I list and edit all defined aliases in Terminal?

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A friend who owned my current Mac before me created a lot of alias commands.  Is there a way to list all defined aliases and the command that is associated with them?

And if so, am I able to edit them or should I just remove them using unalias and recreate them?


texts: What happens to questions on the Apple Support Communities website when you delete an Apple ID?

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What happens to the questions and answers on the official Apple Support Communities website when you delete their associated Apple ID?

Are these deleted, remain as-is, have their username anonymized, or something else?


texts: Having text message notifications on my iphone (and apple watch), despite receiving notifications on macbook

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I have enabled receiving text messages from my iphone in Messages.app on my macbook. The problem I have, is that when my macbook is unlocked, any text messages I receive are displayed in macOS notifiactions (top right), and my iphone does vibrate or play a sound. Neither does my apple watch. If I unlock the screen on my iphone I can see the message. But if I leave the lid of the macbook open and go away, I will not receive any sound notification/vibration when a text message comes. And that's pretty bad for me.

Does anybody know a way to have the notifications both on macbook and iphone?

macOS: 10.15.4

iOS: 13.3.1


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When I go to start Safari on Windows 7 64-bit, I get an error dialog box:

Your copy of Safari is missing important software resources. Please reinstall Safari.

I deleted the Apple Application Support and the Apple Software Update.  I refuse to have these two pieces installed. I do not need any program giving me support or auto updates.  Safari works just fine without them in XP.

Any way around this?


texts: Make backup of Time Machine volume on Time Capsule

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I have two laptops that back up via Time Machine to a Time Capsule. The shared volume on the Time Capsule contains two .sparsebundle files.

Can I copy those .sparsebundle files to an external hard disk and expect them to work as Time Machine backup resources again?

I usually send my Time Machine hard disks to a remote location every few months. With the Time Capsule I don't want to do that. That's whyt I want to copy the data and need to know whether I can still restore from it if I do.


texts: How to hide “Siri app suggestions” in iOS?

texts: When you swipe down on the homescreen, iOS 9 now displays a row of app suggestions below the Search field. Is it possible to hide this row?


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Do the scripts that I create in iOS Shortcuts app contain information on who created them? If so, is there a way to share a shortcut I created without disclosing my authorship?

Does it depend on how I share the shortcut: as a file / as iCloud link or otherwise?


texts: Is there a way to set multiple artists for one song?

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I have an album that contains many songs, some of which are performed by several artists.

I do want all the songs to appear under one album in the albums, and when I am browsing by artists, so under each artist I should see this album and the songs he participated.

How do I set more than one artist on a song?
How do I make it appear in the library the way I described above.