texts: Download failed in recovery mode, stuck with no OS on my Mac

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Recently after upgrading to Catalina, my MacBook Pro has become really slow, so I thought it might be the system’s problem, so I decided to reinstall the original system that comes with the Mac (El Capitan in my case).

I rebooted my Mac while holding down shift+option +command+R and entered internet recovery mode. I have done this a few times so I felt pretty confident with it.. I
Reformated the disk because I wanted a clean start, and I proceeded to reinstall the system and this is where things began to go wrong..

It seems today my internet connection is really bad and after started downloading Mac told me the system is going to take dozens of hours to finish. I didn’t want to wait that long so I cancelled the download and retried a few times to see if it might improve.

But it didn’t so I thought maybe I should try to reboot, so I rebooted holding down the same keys as before but this time the procedure got stuck at the startup scene, Mac tells me it might take a long time to get started. I waited for about ten minutes and it was still the same, so I thought I might try again. I pressed the power button for a few seconds and the power was down.

Now when I tried to restart the process, Mac didn’t respond any more, I can no longer get into the internet recovery mode, and I didn’t even hear the startup chime. Nothing happens afterwards, except that the force touch becomes clickable so I know it had done something.

Now I’m stuck here. I have tried many recommendations that I can find (recovery modes, safe mode, power cycle, resetting smc et cetera), but nothing seems to have any effect.

What state is my Mac in now? And is there any thing else I can try? The Mac doesn’t have a system anymore because I formatted the disk, and the problem is that I can’t get into recovery anymore.

Edit: when I get really close to the keyboard I can hear some noise inside the Mac, I guess it’s the fan or something running? Coupled with the clickable force touch pad, I guess it’s not totally unresponsive.


texts: iMac doesn't start, all i see is colored lines and then checkered lines on a white background

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I have iMac 2010 which is out of warranty. I recently came up to the computer and it was sleeping and was not waking up. I held the powered button for a while, so it turned off. Then I pressed it again. The iMac turned on, but I saw colored lines on the white background with apple logo and activity indicator spinning. It was spinning for a bit then the screen changed to checkered color lines and white background, and it froze that way. I turned on my TV that the iMac is connected to and all I see there is white screen. I tried cmd+Option+P+R and it did restart, but same thing happened. I also tried plugging out all the cables, including power. Waiting for few minutes and plugging them back in, but that didn't help. What else can i try? Do you think the monitor is dead or the video card? Hopefully not the hard drive. Here are the screen shots of what happens:

Update.
I am trying to do as little as possible, not to loose the data. I don't have much backed up.

I found the diagnostic CD and was able to run it. I ran the quick test and it found no issues. Now I am running the extended test. Would the extended test detect bad video card? I tried to start the iMac in Safe Mode with the same result. What are my choices, if it is the video card? To change it I would probably have to replace the whole motherboard, and Apple will charge I am sure over $300 if not more. Is there a way to boot from a flash drive to let's say Ubuntu and access the hard drive?

Here is the screen shot from that Diagnostic screen:


texts: How can I write to Notification Center from a launchd command?

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I've got a plist set to run at a set interval, and have put it in /Library/LaunchDaemons like so:

/Library/LaunchDaemons $ ll macports_update_notifier.plist
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    55B  5 Sep 13:47 macports_update_notifier.plist@ -> /Users/seron/bin/macports/macports_update_notifier.plist

The problem is that it doesn't seem to execute.
Here's the 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>EnvironmentVariables</key>
    <dict>
        <key>HOME</key>
        <string>/Users/seron</string>
    </dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>macports_update_notifier</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/Users/seron/bin/macports/macports_notificaton.sh</string>
    </array>
    <key>StartInterval</key>
    <integer>300</integer>
</dict>
</plist>

I loaded it with sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/macports_update_notifier.plist.

Here's what sudo launchctl list macports_update_notifier produces:

{
    "Label" = "macports_update_notifier";
    "LimitLoadToSessionType" = "System";
    "OnDemand" = true;
    "LastExitStatus" = 0;
    "TimeOut" = 30;
    "ProgramArguments" = (
        "/Users/seron/bin/macports/macports_notificaton.sh";
    );
};

The script executes in about a second and works fine when run on its own. It needs to run as root.

I'm using OS X 10.8.1. What could be the problem?

edit:

My script runs terminal-notifier which is command line tool to display notifications in Mountain Lion and this is where the daemon bails.

#!/bin/sh
/opt/local/bin/terminal-notifier -message 'output' -group 'debug'

I found that the daemon runs fine if it's not loaded with sudo. One difference is that launchctl load test.plist reports "LimitLoadToSessionType" = "Aqua" instead of "System". However if I set LimitLoadToSessionType to Aqua in the plist and load with sudo launchctl refuses to load it displaying nothing found to load. It needs to run as root however because it updates the macports database.

update

I think I've found the reason why a GUI can't be launched by a daemon; Mac Developer Library, Daemons and Agents. An agent can do that. In my case, it needs to communicate with the daemon in order to display information whenever the daemon has updated macports. Now the question is, How do I make the agent ask and the daemon answer?


texts: Internet Accounts in System Preferences has multiple entries for iCloud...why?

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The two that are active and the one that is inactive have the same email address gchung@me.com. Also, I cannot get rid of the Game Center account, which is also under gchung@me.com. I'm not sure what's going on here...

(edit: I've updated the images)

I'm inclined to leave things alone since everything seems to be working fine, but it is a little bit disconcerting.


texts: Is there any way to re-enable the “old style” iTunes metadata editing window in version 12.1.0.50?

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Short Question: Versions of iTunes 12 previously allowed users to use the “old style” iTunes metadata editing window layout when clicking alt/option and selecting “Get Info…”. That has seemingly disappeared with a recent update to iTunes 12; specifically version 12.1.0.50. Is there any way to re-enable the “old style” metadata editing window in this new version of iTunes 12.1.0.50.

Long Question: So, when iTunes 12 was released the interface was changed a bit; which is expected. But unlike older releases, it included a change to the metadata editing window which made it more compact and altered the user experience.

Some of us still like the “old style” editing window layout and the user experience connected to it. Heck the “old style” window has been like that for years. But prior to iTunes 12.1.0.50—and still using iTunes 12—one could access the “old style” metadata editing window by doing a “Get Info…” on media while holding down the alt/option. This blog post explains the simple trick nicely and below is a screenshot of the “old style” metadata editing window for reference.

Now with iTunes 12.1.0.50 it seems that this somewhat hidden—yet easy to access—functionality is gone. Unless I am missing something? Does anyone know how to reenable the “old style” metadata editing window in iTunes 12.1.0.50? Or is it simply gone and ripped from the core code forever?


texts: Can you work with Vim on iPad Mini with an external keyboard?

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I'm considering to buy an iPad Mini and use it -- among other things -- for programming using Vim. I would connect via SSH to a Digital Ocean server and start Vim there. I would use an external (physical) keyboard when working with Vim.

Which app should I use on the iPad to get the best VIM experience over SSH and which issues (e.g. due to keyboard layout) I have to expect?

PS: Note that I don't intend to use the iOS port of Vim.


texts: Time Machine - An error occurred while restoring from the backup

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Having some trouble restoring a Time Machine backup. After some initial disk problems we had to reinstall OSX and this is what has been done thus far:

Booted into Internet Recovery Mode (Command (⌘) – Option (⌥) – R)
Reinstalled OSX
Rebooted and into Recovery Mode (Option (⌥) – R)
Selected to Restore from the Time Machine Backup
Restore goes fine for 6+ hours (91%) and then fails with the message, "An error occurred while restoring from the backup. Restart your computer, and then try again"
I tried an older backup from the same sparse bundle but having the same problem.

I have tried this three times but it fails in the same location each time. Any suggestions at this point would be Welcome.


texts: Can Apple mail only sync the last month of a Exchange email?

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I just synced my Mountain Lion Mail app with my Exchange work email account in order to have it locally on my machine (rather than continuously going through the web interface). However, now Mail fetches all the mails since the very beginning (which are a couple of years).

Is there a way (like on iOS devices) to tell Mail to only sync the last month or something configurable amount based on message count, download size or other similar restriction to prevent all messages from being stored locally?


texts: Macbook Pro, two external monitors, clamshell mode and heat

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I use my Macbook Pro 15 (mid 2015) with two Asus PA248Q monitors. It has Intel Pro gpu.

I was just wondering that does it matter heat wise if I keep the lid down?

The hinge seems to have some kid of deflector for the fan so it should push the hot air out.

I was just wondering that can I even stress the Macbook Pro 15 so much that it would cut off and shutdown at emergency heat limit?


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Getting an error when trying to install wine using brew. Made sure I ran brew update and brew upgrade. Tried installing libpng on it's own as well, but still getting same error.

Just installed Xcode, and made sure I accepted the terms.

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for gcc... clang
checking whether the C compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/private/tmp/libpng-20161205-66702-a4brfd/libpng-1.6.26':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details

Edit: Adding versions.

Mac OS X 10.11.6

Xcode: 8.1

Another edit: Looking through the gist of the error, I think this might be the culprit.

configure:3291: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:3313: clang    conftest.c  >&5
ld: unexpected token: !tapi-tbd-v2 file '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/lib/libSystem.tbd' for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
configure:3317: $? = 1
configure:3355: result: no
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "libpng"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "libpng"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.6.26"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "libpng 1.6.26"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net"
| #define PACKAGE_URL ""
| #define PACKAGE "libpng"
| #define VERSION "1.6.26"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:3360: error: in `/private/tmp/libpng-20161205-66702-a4brfd/libpng-1.6.26':
configure:3362: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details

Edit: Adding gist logs.
https://gist.github.com/codephobia/98b8c8e5954c7d324384c49c6ebd99dc

Edit: I was able to get it working by cloning the repo and building it from the source code. I am going to leave this question open, since I would prefer to install it with brew to make updating easier.


texts: How do I get Mail.app to show a middle name in the "To:" field? Even though I specify a middle name in the address book, it doesn't appear.


texts: Camera doesn't work on any video call service

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I found this to be a really weird one. So i dropped my iphone and the camera stopped working. I turned it off and on again and the front camera started working again when on the apple camera however it wont work through video calls - On any app - Facebook, Insta, WhatsApp, Signal. However offline it works fine.
Does anyone know what could be causing this or whether you think it is a hardware or software issue or both?


texts: Is there a single place I can see all the app reviews I've written in the iOS App Store?

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Short of individually tapping on "Write a Review" for all the apps I've ever purchased, is there any place (on the web, in iTunes, or in a third-party app) I can view all the reviews that I've written for apps on the iOS App Store?

If that is not possible, can I obtain a list of the apps for which I've written reviews?


texts: Can I restrict ios to only one WiFi connection/SSID?

texts: We have about 20 iPads for our business. We would like to restrict these devices to only be able to access our protected WiFi here and the devices from connecting to others. Is there an app, setting, etc that will do this?


texts: Does the Apple Remote (Aluminium) with IR still have a use?

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I'm wondering if I can still use the old Apple Remote (Aluminium) with IR to control some Apple devices?
I have the Retina MacBook (without IR)(how?), an iPhone and an Apple TV. Perhaps it can also pair with other (non-Apple) products.


texts: Set bash_profile to open with Sublime Text 2 by default

texts: I'd like Sublime Text 2, not TextEdit, to be the default program to open my bash_profile file when I call open ~/.bash_profile in Terminal. Normally I would just control-click on the file in Finder to set the default program, but given that bash_profile is hidden I'm not sure how to go about this.


texts: Cannot leave iOS 12 beta testing program on iPad

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I installed the iOS 12 Beta Software Profile on my 9.7 iPad 2017 a few months ago. I got a notification today that iOS 12.1 beta is available for download, which I did not want to install, so I went to Settings to uninstall the beta profile, but the Profiles setting is simply not there:

What should I do to get the option back?


texts: How to clean up the files left by deleted VirtualBox VMs?

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I am running OS X Sierra on a 2016 Macbook Air.

I installed VirtualBox recently, and had 48 GB of free space after installation. I then set up an Ubuntu VM with a 10 GB hard drive. After 20 minutes of playing around, I deleted the VM.

Upon checking my free space, I saw that I now have only 46 GB left. Undoubtedly, VirtualBox left some files undeleted because I did not install/download/transfer anything else in that time. I even went to the path where the VMs are stored on my real hard drive and deleted that directory, but it still didn't help.

I can't afford to lose 2 GB every time I delete a VM. I am on a lightweight Macbook Air and memory space is very valuable to me. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

EDIT: This eating up of space is most definitely due to VirtualBox. I created and deleted another Ubuntu VM instance and sure enough, lost out on another 2 GB.


texts: How to introduce a list object that is stored in a .txt file to an AppleScript?

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I have an AppleScript .scpt file, triggered by a key combination in FastScripts.app, that functions as a thesaurus. The script looks up the selected word in a pre-formatted list, and, if the word is found in this list, it displays the synonyms of this word to the user1.

This list is contained in a plain text (.txt) file. The list is already formatted in the AppleScript list format. I would like my .scpt file to be able to accept this text as a true list2.

It is important to note that the .txt file contains 2.5 million words3.

This is why I am not simply copying the contents of the .txt file into the .scpt file itself, despite the fact that the text file is 100% static and will never be altered. Inserting the text directly into my script would bring with it considerable lag and sluggishness as I edit and compile my .scpt file in Script Editor.app.

Script Editor.app froze every time that I tried to read the .txt file. The problem is that Script Editor reads into the memory a given text file in its entirety, instead of streaming the contents in a more efficient manner. So, I broke this text file up into 10 smaller text files4, each new .txt file containing about 250,000 words.

At 250,000 words, of course, the text files are still extremely large (by any standard).

Here is a (severely condensed) example of what the contents of each text file looks like:

  {{"exaltation","accolade","adulation","advance","advancement"},{"exalted","winnowing","winsome"},{"exam","audition","blue book","examen","examination","final","examination","test","trial","tripos","viva","written","written examination"},{"examination","Pap test","Socratic method","airing","analysis","anatomic diagnosis","appraisal","work-up","written","written examination"},{"examine","air","analyze","appraise","archetype","asleep","assess","canvass","case"},{"examiner","analyst","analyzer","asker"},{"examining","analytic","examinational","exploratory"},{"example","admonishment","admonition","alarm","archetype"},{"exasperate","bedevil","vex","work up","worry"},{"exasperated","aggravated","amplified","angry","annoyed"},{"exasperating","annoying","bothering","bothersome"}}

As you can see, the contents of the text file is a nested list5 that is organized in the same way that AppleScript formats a list. Each text file contains no line breaks or paragraphs.

I am looking for a method to get this list into my AppleScript, with as little latency as possible6. This is why I pre-formatted it. So, speed is key.

Footnotes:

1. My thesaurus script is similar to the built-in thesaurus feature that exists in Microsoft Word. One notable difference is that my script works system-wide.

2. By true list, I mean that I can call, for example, item 12 of this list later on in my AppleScript.

3. My source for the thesaurus data is Grady Ward's "Moby" Thesaurus. I found this database from this answer: Looking for Thesaurus Data - Stack Overflow

4. I had to use Hex Fiend.app to cut from the text file and paste into a new text file. I could not edit the file in TextEdit.app, without TextEdit freezing on me.

5. The outer list contains each thesaurus entry. The inner lists contain all of the synonyms for that entry. The first item of each inner list is the entry title. Both the outer list and each inner list are ordered alphabetically (with the exception of the first word of each inner list, because, again, this word is the entry title).

6. I understand that even the fastest method will still have several seconds of latency, since the text file is so large.


texts: Can't run EFI AHT - 'Cannot load 'EFI/Drivers/TestSupport.efi'

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I have three early 2013 macbook pro logic boards, one will load apple AHT (apple hardware test), the other two produce the following error booting into diagnostics:

Error: 8000000000000003, Cannot load 'EFI/Drivers/TestSupport.efi'
Status: 0x00000003

Using all the same parts except the logic boards swapped confirms the issue is based solely within the logic board itself.
I have tried using the github AHT for this model by both moving it into the .diagnostics folder and creating USB media, both produce the same error.
After days of research with little solid info, I have seen anecdotal accounts that:

this was caused by apple with an os based update that also updated
the efi firmware and broke AHT at some point,
some people have successfully downgraded or restored the firmware to
fix their issue on other models, but cannot find any information on
how to do this on this model, or where to even get the old firmware
to do this with.

Does anyone know how to get the efi based AHT to work again when they encounter this error? Apple store refuses to help with this issue.


texts: Search in Apple Notes.app for MacOS does not work at all

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Today I started using Apple Notes App and populated it with little over a dozen notes. Then I tried to find a note by searching for keywords. Search does not return any result for me.
I tried to find a fix for hours today, without success.
Possible solutions
Link 1: Two suggestions
Here is a discussion that adresses the problem: Notes app search is not finding some notes
In that thread there are some suggestions

turning off notes in iCloud, restarting and turning it on again. (Did that, without success.)
re-indexing with spotlight (via command line or via System prefs). (Did that, no success.)

Link 2: Points to Spotlight issues
This discussion says it might have to do with excluding ~/Library/Containers from spotlight search. But I haven't excluded that folder.
My system

Am using MacOS Catalina, Version 10.15.5.
In Notes.app I turned off local notes. I keep all my notes in iCloud.
I can see all my notes on my iPhone and iPad. Search works there without a problem.

Edit
Search within one single note works, but
Search across notes fails
Here is a screenshot of what I see. I have only 16 notes. My search term delivers me four notes on my iPhone, but nothing on Notes.app on my Mac.

Edit 2: Decided to ditch Notes.app
After so many hours in trying to fix the broken search in my Notes.app, I decided to get rid of it altogether. Why? Because

it is opaque (proprietary database, no way to look into what's wrong)
no easy import / export (my data is siloed in this app, I can't get it out)
it is developed and supported by Apple! that means, support is minimal. Every other app developer would have solved an issue within hours (Ulysses.app, Bear.app, TaskPaper app, these kind of apps have super responsive teams, because they are small companies, but not Apple; it will answer my requests as if they are talking to retards ("have you restarted/rebooted your MacBook Pro?" kind of answers))

So this incident was an eye opener for me. Better get rid of the app with a handful notes, instead of using it for years, accumulating some 10k notes and then having a serious problem with the app, just when I need it.


texts: How do i restore my phone from the beta version back to the original ios 14 version. Fyi. The profile and management option isn’t in my phone anymore for some reason


texts: Convert document to PDF from right-click context menu

texts: Sometimes I have doc and txt files that I need to convert to PDF. It'd be great if I didn't have to open an application to convert the item to PDF. Is there some way to add a convert/print to PDF option in Finder's right-click context menu?


texts: Why does OS X require admin privileges to unmount a drive from the terminal using `umount` but not when using Finder?

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Anyone can unmount a usb drive from Finder by clicking on the "eject" icon next to it.  However, only a user with administrative privileges can unmount a drive from the terminal using umount.

Are umount and "eject" different in some way that requires more security for umount from the terminal?

Note I am running OS X 10.8.2


texts:
Is it true a screen guard reduces the clarity of an iPad 3 retina display? I dont want to risk scratching such an expensive investment. Any recommendations on screen protectors which satisfy the following criteria?

Fingerprint resistant
Retains the clarity of the retina display
Anti-glare
Does not interfere with the screen sensitivity
Does not interfere with swiping (you know.. that resistance you get when you
swipe on plastic)

I had a matte protector on and it did points 1,3,4 and 5 really well. But I guess that's a given with matte screens. But it scattered the light too much that I took it off. Need recommendations on clear screens which meet all the above criteria.


texts: Editing the /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.pfctl.plist file

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I need to vim the file found at /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.pfctl.plist but the permissions will not allow it. Even when I run sudo vim /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.pfctl.plist and enter my password, VIM throws me a warning and says that I'm editing a readonly file. Any ideas how to do this?

I'm running OS X 10.11 El Capitain.


texts: Parallels Desktop: Any Chance of Recovering Deleted VM on Mac OS?

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I deleted windows 10 VM from my MacBook two days ago. It was pretty large in size, around 50 Gigs, and I deleted to free up some storage. Before deleting, I copied all of my data, and I forgot to copy some important data, which was stored in "Sticky Notes".  :(
It was in my trash for about 4 days, and I emptied trash two days ago. From last two days, I have been trying different tools, but no luck so far.
I have tried:

RecoverIt
Aiseesoft Mac Data Recovery
iSkysoft Data Recovery
DiskDrill
Easeus Data Recovery
Stellar Data Recovery

I tried free / basic / trial versions of those software's. As most of them allows to view files in free version. RecoverIt showed the VM files in first run, but when I purchased the software, it did not show those files. :(

Q. Is there any possibility to recover in this case?

Additional info:

VM was stored on second drive of SSD (partition)
Drive has password encryption enabled
It's 1.5 TB in size (entire drive scanning is too slow, DiskDrill took around 9 hours to scan the drive)


texts: MacBook Air Display Color Temperature Changes After Logging In

texts:
Since I can remember, my MacBook Air's Display has been behaving strangely. Every time I log in, the color temperature of the display changes to a warmer tone and it's very noticeable and annoying. I tried to fix it by reinstalling macOS High Sierra, but the problem is still there so the problem is at a system level, instead of my settings, maybe?

I'll inset two photos where you can see the before (bluish tone) and after (yellowish tone).

How can I prevent my display from changing to that warmer tone?

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texts: MacBook unable to visit websites while connected to Wifi

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A month ago I made a wrong manipulation in the Network settings of my computer and since then I cannot browse any websites nor use the Mail app when I connect to my office’s WiFi or at the local café. There, I need to connect to my phone’s 4G in order to browse and check my emails normally, which obviously consumes a lot of data. Another way to be able connect there is to use a VPN. But without the VPN activated, I'm unable to connect.
When I am at home, it connects normally. So there is somewhere some incompatibility with other networks. Is it a DNS or proxy problem ? How can I solve this ?
Please help !


texts: How can I modify the Date Added field in iTunes 10

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I haven't tried doing this in quite some time (iTunes 7 era), but I seem to remember simply editing the XML file iTunes creates was NOT sufficient in updating the Date Added field in iTunes.

In case you're curious why I would want to edit Date Added, it is because I most often enjoy listening to music with iTunes sorted on Date Added field. Most of the time this is a logical order for me, but occasionally (when importing more than one album at a time) iTunes imports a batch of songs in a seemingly random order, so I might have very differing albums intermixed. In these cases, I'd like to go in and make sure the Date Added times are grouped by album.


texts: How can I share my iMac's internet connection with my iPad?

texts:
i have an iMac, that has internet access via cable (no WiFi).

I know, that my iMac has Wi-Fi access point.

How can I share the internet connection of iMac with iPad?


texts: Would Like To Use my Time Capsule as my Main Router Instead of my NVG589

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I have a Mac Mini server running the latest version of Mavericks and server app version 3.2.1.  When I first signed up for AT&T U-verse I had a 2Wire 3801HGV modem.  I was able to set up web hosting using the server app and Phusion Passenger for my Ruby on Rails applications running Lion Server. Even upgrades to Mountain Lion and Mavericks did not mess up anything.  Everything worked as before.

A few months ago all my U-verse services quit working well. The wiring was updated to CAT-50. My modem was changed to the Motorola (Arris) NVG589.  Now web browsing is slow at best and my web hosting no longer works.  Either my websites do not display at all or they display with no images.  I assume the DNS is set up properly for the web hosting because the correct websites show up.  I did a clean install of Mavericks and put the same DNS settings as I had when everything was working.  I also did a Server Hardware Test just in case something was wrong with my hardware, especially the memory.  No problems with the hardware were found.  I came to the conclusion the problem is with the NVG589 modem.

I did some web searching on the AT&T site and others and found that the problems I describe occur with the NVG510 and the NVG589 because of a known software bug where the DNS check times out really quick before most websites can display. The only option I have (I guess) is to make my Time Capsule the main router.  I found a solution in several places, including the AT&T forum.

I have two questions regarding this:

It was suggested that if the Device IPv4 Address is the same subnet as my personal router's LAN segment that I should change the subnet on my personal router (aka Time Capsule) to something like 192.168.10.0.  How can I change this number in Airport Utility (or some other tool)?  I could not find a way to do this.
The steps also say to disable the section on the NVG589 where I opened ports 80 & 443.  I know that theses ports are already open on my Mac Mini server.  How do I open them on the Time Capsule?  Right now I am in bridge mode at the advice of an Apple specialist while trying to solve another problem long ago.  When I change the router mode of the Time Capsule to DHCP will I be able to open ports using Airport Utility (or some other tool)?

If I cannot resolve this I have lost my development server where I need to be able to test my websites assigned to a domain before deploying to my production server.  I checked the AT&T website and the only modem mentioned for AT&T U-verse is another modem that looks similar to the one I have.  Maybe it will work but I just wonder.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: MacBook Pro OS X El Capitan clone to my MacBook air?

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I use my MacBook pro late 2011 with SSD, 8gb ram etc at home with an extra monitor as an almost desktop PC, however I just purchased a MacBook air 2012 128gb SSD which is running Yosemite to use when I'm out of the house etc.

By any chance would I be able to carbon copy the MacBook pro stuff (has things like office documents etc.) And flash them onto the air ? Really don't wanna go through the hassle of setting everything up again .

Hard drive space not an issue since I only used like 60 on the mac pro.

Any help would be appreciated thanks:)


texts: How am I able to export all of my applications' names on my Mac into a CSV or TXT file? I am currently running OS X Yosemite 10.10.3.


texts: Activation Lock Asking for Apple ID That's Never Been Used on this Phone

texts: I busted the screen on my iPhone 7 Plus. I have an appointment on Thursday to take it in, so that's OK. I backed it up to my iMac and I wanted to restore it to my 6s Plus and move the SIM card until I get my 7 repaired. However, when I try to hook up my 6s Plus to my iMac, it says there has been an activation lock and is asking for an apple ID login for b*****@icloud.com. There’s never been a user of this phone with that login. I purchased the phone at release and it was always tied to my regular Apple ID. When I got my 7 plus, I turned off Find My iPhone on the device and erased it. Since then, it has been sitting in its box. I have no idea what to do now.


texts: Is it legal to install a personal copy of Final Cut Pro X on my work computer?

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I work at a private school, but also do freelance video work on the side. I own a copy of Final Cut Pro X through the App Store, and was curious if it were legitimate for me to install this on the computer that I control at the school.

In Apple's Terms and Conditions, there is a specific line that states the following:

  The Final Cut Pro X license agreement states that you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install and use the Apple Software only on Apple-branded computers that you own or control in accordance with the Mac App Store Product Usage Rules located at http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/ ("Mac Usage Rules"). Except as permitted under the Mac Usage Rules, you may not distribute or make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices at the same time.

The software would only be used by myself and would exist only on the computer that is primarily controlled by me.

Thanks for any help you can provide!


texts: Okay to leave iPhone on a Qi charger while at 100% battery level?

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I have a Mophie brand Qi charger for use with my new iPhone SE (2020).
After being left on the Qi charger I notice the iPhone is warm to the touch. I find this warmth even when the phone has been fully charged (at 100% battery level) for some time such as left overnight.
That warmth made me wonder if it is okay to use the Qi charger as my primary charger, and to leave the phone charging indefinitely.


texts: Installing OS X Server with existing OSX

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I have a running OSX (El Capitan) system which I don’t want to harm.

I am considering buying the OSX Server app. Apart from the cost, are their any disadvantages to doing this?

I’m thinking of impacting on performance, or interfering with using the machine normally.

Thanks


texts: Safari appending .EXE to the end of .PDF

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I have had reported on occasions when Safari on Mac is downloading a PDF from one of our sites it will append .EXE to the end of the file. The MIME type is correctly set to be pdf but it still does it occasionally.

I have found http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24293 which seems to indicate that this is a known issue with Safari on Mac however as official as this is (Since it is from Apple themselves) our clients don't seem to want to believe it. So I want to know if there is a solution to this problem?

I say "occasionally" because we have some Macs that this is happening on and some it's not. So maybe it's a setting or something, it downloads perfectly fine in IE, Firefox, Chrome and even downloads fine on mobile Safari. It is just Mac Safari.


texts: How to set up so on the Mac the default new user will have a single color wallpaper?

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We are trying to set up multiple user accounts on a Mac and wish to have all the users' desktop wallpaper to be single colored (such as aqua blue). It can be done manually but I would like to know if there is a way or script out there so that when a new user is created in "Users & Groups," the default wall paper in that account will be automatically set to a single color.

Thank you.


texts:
I try to FTP a file with a one liner in a shell from a mac to a folder on my server.
Doing the same in the FTP-Shell is not a problem for me, but doing this in one line is not possible to me.

I even do not succeed with the following simple connecttest, which I guess is standard on every other system:

ftp name:password@mysite

How to transfer a file in one commandline with following info?

filename: <file>
server:<server>
username:<username>
password:<password>
pathonserver:<path>

ftp <username>:<password>@<server> "cd <path>;put <file>" ?


texts: Remove number from iMessage to use on non iPhone

texts:
I had an iPhone and I used iMessage on it. I didn't mind getting some of the messages to my laptop. But recently I switched back to a very old phone I had that is not a smart phone. Now I am receiving some texts to my laptop and not to my phone at all! This is frustrating because I don't want to have to check my laptop and my phone for messages.

I would like to change this so that I only receive messages to my phone, not my laptop, because I don't even have an iPhone anymore.


texts: Can I set the "Exercise" goal for my Apple Watch Activity app?

texts: The Apple Watch Activity allows for setting an overall "Move" goal, but I don't see how to change the green "Exercise" goal from the default 30 minutes. Is there a way to accomplish this?


texts:
I have coworkers that are using many features that are in office 2013, 2016 for Windows,  and I want to get office 2016 for Mac. I don't have office 365, I just want the local version.

How can I get it?


texts: How to draw an animated point to point line in grapher

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I am using grapher and want o create some animations for a PHY class. I have figured out how to animate a dot moving in a circle, and what I am trying to do is draw a line from the dot as i moves around to a fixed point. What I have is a t=0 as my parameter, and I am using the animate parameter function with a like matrix set up in x,y, where x=cos(t) and y = sin(t). I also managed o have a line go from the center to the dot and follow it around, but I want the line to stop at the dot and set it up so it runs from off-center. (The whole point is to illustrate the difference between distance from a starting point and displacement).
Anyhow this is what I have so far, if anyone has suggestions that would be most appreciated. (I want to draw a line from the edge of the circle on the x-axis to the blue dot, so you can see the length change as it moves)


texts: How to switch off mDNSResponder as it is draining my mobile data?

texts: I was shocked to see the received and sent bytes consumed by mDNSResponder in activity monitor, please help as it is consuming high mobile data.


texts: Can I damage my iPhone 5c if I charge it when the battery is fully charged? I use the charger from Apple.


texts: Will deleting/removing some system processes/ .plist files screw up my Mac?

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I am thinking of deleting some contents from /usr/libexec/ , I don't use AirPlay nor AirPort so if I delete these two processes will it again screw up my mac the processes are AirPlayXPCHelper and airportd

I don't even use Safari sync nor iCloud so I am thinking of deleting these .plist files /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent.plist - 'com.apple.SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent'

What happened previously Accidentally deleted a system framework, macOS screwed! while messing with the OS

I am also thinking of running these commands to tweak my Mac

#!/bin/bash

# IMPORTANT: You will need to disable SIP aka Rootless in order to fully execute this script, you can reenable it after.
# WARNING: It might disable things that you may not like. Please double check the services in the TODISABLE vars.

# Get active services: launchctl list | grep -v "\-\t0"
# Find a service: grep -lR [service] /System/Library/Launch* /Library/Launch* ~/Library/LaunchAgents

# Agents to disable
TODISABLE=('com.apple.security.keychainsyncingoveridsproxy' 'com.apple.personad' 'com.apple.passd' 'com.apple.screensharing.MessagesAgent' 'com.apple.CommCenter-osx' 'com.apple.Maps.mapspushd' 'com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon' 'com.apple.photoanalysisd' 'com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd' 'com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent' 'com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent' 'com.apple.CalendarAgent' 'com.apple.DictationIM' 'com.apple.iCloudUserNotifications' 'com.apple.familycircled' 'com.apple.familycontrols.useragent' 'com.apple.familynotificationd' 'com.apple.gamed' 'com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.findmydevice-user-agent' 'com.apple.icloud.fmfd' 'com.apple.imagent' 'com.apple.cloudfamilyrestrictionsd-mac' 'com.apple.cloudpaird' 'com.apple.cloudphotosd' 'com.apple.DictationIM' 'com.apple.assistant_service' 'com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper' 'com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper' 'com.apple.AOSPushRelay' 'com.apple.IMLoggingAgent' 'com.apple.geodMachServiceBridge' 'com.apple.syncdefaultsd' 'com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3' 'com.apple.security.idskeychainsyncingproxy' 'com.apple.security.keychain-circle-notification' 'com.apple.sharingd' 'com.apple.appleseed.seedusaged' 'com.apple.cloudd' 'com.apple.assistantd' 'com.apple.parentalcontrols.check' 'com.apple.parsecd' 'com.apple.identityservicesd')

for agent in "${TODISABLE[@]}"
do
    {
        sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/${agent}.plist
        launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/${agent}.plist
    } &> /dev/null
    sudo mv /System/Library/LaunchAgents/${agent}.plist /System/Library/LaunchAgents/${agent}.plist.bak
    echo "[OK] Agent ${agent} disabled"
done

# Daemons to disable
TODISABLE=('com.apple.netbiosd' 'com.apple.preferences.timezone.admintool' 'com.apple.preferences.timezone.auto' 'com.apple.remotepairtool' 'com.apple.rpmuxd' 'com.apple.security.FDERecoveryAgent' 'com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced' 'com.apple.findmymacmessenger' 'com.apple.familycontrols' 'com.apple.findmymac' 'com.apple.SubmitDiagInfo' 'com.apple.screensharing' 'com.apple.appleseed.fbahelperd' 'com.apple.apsd' 'com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX' 'com.apple.FileSyncAgent.sshd' 'com.apple.ManagedClient.cloudconfigurationd' 'com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll' 'com.apple.ManagedClient' 'com.apple.ManagedClient.startup' 'com.apple.iCloudStats' 'com.apple.locationd' 'com.apple.mbicloudsetupd' 'com.apple.laterscheduler' 'com.apple.awacsd' 'com.apple.eapolcfg_auth' 'com.apple.familycontrols')

for daemon in "${TODISABLE[@]}"
do
    {
        sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/${daemon}.plist
        launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/${daemon}.plist
    } &> /dev/null
    sudo mv /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/${daemon}.plist /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/${daemon}.plist.bak
    echo "[OK] Daemon ${daemon} disabled"
done


texts: Time Machine with only one internal disk

texts:
Is it possible to use the time machine backup system without an external (or second) HD?
I know that the protection to disk failure will not be guaranteed anymore, but the file accidental deletion, the wrong edit etc. will be avoided...

Is there a trick to make Time Machine believes that he has a disk dedicated for him to do the job ?

Note : The situation is using a laptop on travel.


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Our floor has a blind spot so we needed to place an AirPort to cover two rooms. The AirPort in this particular room is transmitting at a higher power than needed, and its bleeding onto some areas where its unwanted. (This was found with Wifi Stumbler).

I'm running the AirPort Utility on OS X Mavericks. The room in question has an AirPort Express. I've looked in the AirPort Utility, but I don't see where I can set TX power.

How do I turn down TX power on AirPort?

Is there some sort of secret knock to use with AirPort to get into advanced settings? Or should I be using something else to configure them?


texts: Convert Numbers.app spreadsheet to JSON document?

texts:
Is there a way to export a Numbers.app spreadsheet as a JSON formatted file? I know I can do it manually but this will be used as data input to an iOS app and I'd like to have an automated way to do this to reduce errors.

Here's an image of the rough spreadsheet:


texts: External hard drive unplugged while running iTunes...Corrupted files

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I have nearly 2TB of Movies and TV Shows copied to iTunes on an external hard drive. Last night, I was unplugging a cord behind my desk and I accidentally unplugged my HD. Well, when I plugged it back in and tried to open iTunes, it said that it was corrupted.

I couldn't figure out a work around for this so I made a new iTunes Library and pointed it to my media. I still couldn't get it to recognize my movies etc. This morning I tried to manually open one of the movies with Quicktime player and it says that it is not a movie file. HELP!!! This was days and days of work to transfer my DVD collection over.


texts: Reconnect an external HDD after proper ejection

texts: After I "properly eject" an external HDD or USB stick, can I "reconnect" it without physically unplugging it?


texts: No Adobe Program Installs on MacBook Pro Retina with El Capitan

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I am having this very strange problem with Adobe programs.

I reinstalled OSX on my macbook and I tried to install adobe programs however I keep getting the error in the screen shot. I have researching and nothing seems to fix it

Would anyone be able to help?


texts: Is it possible to mount a DVD iso to look like it's a DVD drive?

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I have an old game DVD (Chessmaster 9000) that I bought legit (I swear), and I would like to play it on my Mac Air, which has no optical drive. With another game (Civ V) I've had success data-dumping the DVD to an iso in linux, and then mounting the iso on the Mac Air. But Chessmaster 9000 is the kind of game that needs the disc in the drive to play. Having the iso mounted is not enough.

Is there a way to convince the Mac Air that it has a disk in a drive? My best hunch so far is that if it is possible, it involves a vndevice command, but I have had no luck so far, and documentation for it is very thin on the ground. I'm looking for the magic to make this work via a low-level command-line, rather than the commercial (but cheap) software that is available in one answer.

It looks like it requires writing your own low-level driver for the fake device. In other words, worth $10 to me! Accepting @Guido's answer.


texts:
I'm brand new to Mac OS X (coming from Windows), and I'm trying to understand .app files. In Windows, we had executables (.exe files). If you opened one, your program would run, and any other files it needed were located elsewhere. In Mac OS X, as I understand it, these .app "files" are really more like folders that contain not only the executable itself but also other files that the app may need.

My question is, what exactly do these .app files do? How is it different from drilling into them and running the actual executable?

Recently I was trying to get an app to run on OS X. I finally got it to work (seems like JAVA_HOME needed to be set). However, it only works when I drill into the .app folder and run the shell script that starts the app. If I double-click the .app file/folder, the app just bounces in the dock for a while, eventually stops, and nothing happens (other than the fans spinning like crazy). So clearly the OS is doing something different when it tries to run the app from the .app file vs. directly from the executable within.

I'd like to understand what exactly the .app is doing that causes this app to not run so that I can work to fix the issue. FYI the app is Oracle's SQL Developer.


texts: Emails being replace to Holiday in the United States?

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I recently started noticing that my emails were being replace to "Holidays in the United States" on the default Apple mail app. This is annoying because now I have to send emails from the browser. My name is correct in settings, does anyone know how to fix this?

I am on macOS Sierra.


texts: How do I clear Google Chrome's DNS cache entirely?

texts:
Chrome is quite aggressive about caching HTTP responses. I assume this is for speed.

However, for a web developer such as myself, this can often be problematic, since pages I work on often change a lot.

For instance, my company's public website had a connection problem that I fixed but Chrome still gives me a ERR_CONNECTION_RESET page whenever I visit it (the root domain and every URL under it). If I use any other browser, or Incognito mode it works. Also visiting subdomains works.

I've tried the following:

Restarting Chrome
Clearing browser data
Going to chrome://net-internals/#dns and clearing host cache
Going to chrome://net-internals/#sockets and flushing socket pools
Closing all tabs and restarting
All or some of the above and flushing the OS DNS cache with: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder;

On my colleagues' Windows computers, simply clearing host cache in Chrome works.

I'm using Chrome 52.0.2743.49 beta on El Capitan / 10.11.5 (Btw: Have had the same problem with non-beta Chrome in the past)

Any advise?


texts: Change the Apple login account for iPhone developer programme

texts: Recently I have registered for the iPhone developer program with an Email ID, but now I want to changer my login ID to some other email ID. Is it possible to change it now?


texts: Where to submit ticket about printing PDF issue

texts:
I was not able to print a password-protected PDF with Preview even though I have the password.

But I'm able to print with Adobe Acrobat Reader

Where is Apple's bug tracker to submit issue?


texts: Are there USB-A to USB-C adapters for the Early 2015 MacBook

texts:
Apple announced a new 12" MacBook. The only port other than a headphone jack is USB-C. Since it is new technology I do not have any USB-C memory sticks.

What adapters will let older USB sticks work with this port and Mac?


texts: iPad app supporting RemoteApp RDP protocol?

texts:
Is there an iPad out there than can connect to Terminal Services RemoteApp?

See TechNet article explaning RemoteApp


texts: only 8GB diskspace, iCloud keeps downloading iCloud stuff!!! help!

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Macbook: 128GB - 8GB free
iCloud: 200GB - 160GB free

I have a very frustrating problem. I have a 128GB Macbook so you can imagine how space is an issue. I bought 200GB iCloud storage thinking that would copy non-essential stuff to iCloud and free up space. I have PLENTY of iCloud storage left but it is no comfort because it does nothing to keep my MacBook free. It seems to keep about 8GB free.. which isn't quite enough to even download a new Xcode version.

I nearly bricked my MacBook by downloading a Mac osX update and it getting stuck half way through with "low disk space" issues.

Searching for large files shows these "iCloud Synchronization files" on my hard drive taking up valuable space!! But I can't unsync them and keep the file in the cloud. It appears I have no control over whats synced.

Is there a setting somewhere that says "try keep xGB free"? Or is there at least an "unsync" command on a synced iCloud file?


texts: AppleScript: "tell me to quit" - conditional on the environment?

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The "tell me to quit" statement is very useful when you run an applescript as an applet or from the script menu, however when developing or debugging scripts in Script Editor it is very annoying since it quits Script Editor rather than just stopping the execution of the script.

Two questions:

Is it possible from within a script to check what environment it runs in, something like

if environment is applet then tell me to quit
else display notification "Done"
How do I exit just the script when it is run in Script Editor? That is, the same result as when you click the stop button in the toolbar.


texts: Problems syncing purchased music from iPad to Mac iTunes

texts:
I have purchased music on the iPad but it does not appear in the "bought" section on my Mac's iTunes.

It doesn't make any sense! Everything is fully updated (except for my Mac's OS which is OS X Lion)

Why is this happening and how can I get it to sync?


texts: Stops snippets syncing between iPhone and Mac

texts: A new feature in Mavericks in snippets. I use snippets on my iPhone and these are syncing to my Mac. How can I stop the snippets syncing to my Mac?


texts: How to play audio files from command line

texts: I'm looking for a simple command line tool to play audio files for the command line, I'm looking to play .wav files. I'd also like to be able to stream audio from http and pipe it into this tool. Does anyone have a tool that works?


texts: How can I debug a crashing application on OS X?

texts:
I have a game installed from Steam on my Mac (Crusader Kings II).  The most recent patch from the developer has been having crashes and freezes on my Mac, and I'd like to help give the developer as much debugging information as possible (I'm an iOS developer myself).

One of the problems with the game involved the game completely freezing up.  To assist in debugging, I used the Time Profiler from Xcode Instruments and attached it to the game.  When it froze, I could see what exactly was using up processor time, and I've reported this to the developer.

However, the other problem with the game is a hard crash to the desktop.  Normally, when applications (like Xcode) completely crash, OS X will give me an error report that will include useful information, like the stack trace.  However, when this game crashes, I get nothing.  It just completely disappears.  The process is no longer in the Force Quit list, but I also get no crash report.

Is there any way, using Xcode Instruments, or any other means, to determine exactly what state the application is in in the instant just before it crashes?

My computer is a Mac Mini (late 2012 model) and I'm on OS X 10.10.1 if that matters.


texts: OpenToonz: How to install ffmpeg for mac osx el capitan when only static ffmpeg builds for macOS 64-bit are available at ffmpeg.org?

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I'm trying to install ffmpeg on my mac OS X El Capitan version 10.11.6 Mid 2009 so I can use it's libraries: ffmpeg.exe, ffplay.exe, ffprobe.exe and be able to import/export mp4 and gif files to OpenToonz animation software.
tutorials online including: https://opentoonz.readthedocs.io/en/latest/using_ffmpeg_with_opentoonz.html?highlight=Ffmpeg
, the official guide from opentoonz,
go the ffmpeg.org and download a pre-compiled package: 'static and shared builds for macOS 64-bit.
However, for me, only 'static builds for macOS 64-bit' shows up which allows me to download a .7z file or a ffmpeg.exe file but not the other libraries (ffplay.exe, ffprobe.exe).
How can I use ffmpeg with OpenToonz on macOSX el capitan?
If I can't install ffmpeg and it's libaries from a static package, how can I install it from source so I can use it with OpenToonz?
I appreciate any help.
ty.


texts: Is there room for two drives in the 27" 2012 iMac?

texts:
I've looked around a bit, but can't find anybody saying whether there is room in the new slim iMac for an extra internal SSD. I used this tutorial about a year ago to add an additional SSD to my Mid 2010 iMac and would like to do it with my new one. Since the iMac ships with Fusion Drive as an option, might there be a second bay and connector (or at least space for them) inside the chassis?

Is there any documentation showing whether the 2012 iMacs have room for multiple drives?


texts: Why does OS X warn me before running an app downloaded from the Internet?

texts:
I'm always hearing that there is practically no malware threat in Mac OS: clearly claims that there is no Mac malware are exaggerated, but the received wisdom is that they are a negligible threat and anti-virus software isn't generally used unless required by a corporate policy.

So that being the case, why does OS X warn me before running an app downloaded from the Internet? What's the perceived risk exactly? Either there's a credible malware threat out there (in which case everyone should be running AV software) or there isn't (in which case the warning is unnecessarily obstructive).

Edit for clarity in response to some surprisingly hostile replies: apologies if my terminology is misleading. I'm using "virus" loosely to mean malware that an anti-virus product would protect against. For example, a software site is hacked and the genuine download replaced with an infected version. A user downloads it in good faith and runs it. That's the kind of thing a good AV client would be expected to deal with: that's what I'm referring to.

Edit for clarity 2 (not by OP): changed "virus" to "malware" in the question to further the distinction.


texts: Manage local emails on two Mac computers

texts:
I use Outlook for Mac on my iMac and my Macbook (that I use when I travel).
Due to storage limitations in my employers Exchange servers, I need to store emails locally (as well on the server).
Is there any ways to have access to the locally stored emails on both my iMac and MacBook? Easy ways prefered ...


texts:
I just want to change the dock icons instead of system wide.

It it possible to only change the icons in the dock, and not elsewhere?


texts: Are non-locally stored photos also analysed by on-device machine learning?

texts:
For example, in the following situation:

You own an iOS device and a Windows desktop computer.
The size of your photo library exceeds the storage of your iOS device.
You upload GBs of photos to iCloud Photos from Windows.

Given that those photos do not come from an iOS device and will not be downloaded on one (unless forced), will they at some point be analysed by the on-device machine learning?


texts: Do any iPhone 5 docking stations offer both audio out and a lightning connector for charging?

texts:
What iPhone 5 docking stations are on the market that provide an analog audio out connection similar to Apple's iPhone 4 dock?

I currently use the above dock with my 4S for charging at night, but if I make an upgrade to the new iPhone, I'd like a Lightning dock.

EDIT: I found one option on Amazon, but it appears to be low quality (some ship with Lightning port in the back, others with 30-pin port). I'm also concerned that plugging a 1/8" jack into the headphone port will effectively silence my morning alarms.


texts:
So I see I can purchase macOS Server in the Mac App Store for about £20. This is all well and good, but very different to the way things used to work.

By purchasing the server app on the app store, do I get all of the features of the old server OS, for example Mac OS X Server 10.5, or does it only add a few features?

Is this a set of server management tools, or does it convert my client OS into a full server OS?

Can I use it on multiple machines simultaneously. If not, can I install it more than once (if I do not use it on multiple installations simultaneously)?

Is it a one-time-payment for all updates to the server OS?

is it limited to a certain amount of installs before I have to purchase it again?


texts: MacBook Pro Certificate - no value specified - Business Category : Private Organization

texts:
Today after I signed into my computer and opened Safari this window popped up:

I am looking for help to know what this is, and what I need to do. Thank you.


texts: I'm backing up my mac from a Hard Drive that someone gave to me, but I don't have enough space on my Mac. How I can delete files that I don't need to be backed up (when I try to delete it says The operation can’t be completed because backup items can’t be modified) from the HDD so backup wont be corrupted and I can backup my Mac?


texts: How can I connect an iPhone as an external microphone to my iPad?

texts:
I have an iPhone with the Microphone Live app on it, and I want to connect it as an external microphone to an iPad.
Is there any way I can do this?
Thank you!


texts: Switching back to mac os from Ubuntu Problems

texts:
A little while ago I switched my late 2015 Macbook Air to Ubuntu (not dual boot) because I needed a linux computer for work. I overwrote the existing os because it was taking up a massive amount of the storage space and i said "I can always just use a bootable usb to switch back if i dont like Ubuntu". This might have been stupid, but it made sense at the time. There have been issues with Ubuntu and I like it less in general, and no longer need it for work, so I am trying to switch back to mac os. I tried booting the computer in Internet Recovery mode by holding Command + R and selected the Reinstall OSX option and went through the steps until I got to the part where you select the disk to install it on. Normally I think there would be an option called Macintosh HD there, but it is currently empty, as you can see in the attached image.
I also should mention that I have a bootable usb with High Sierra on it that I made with my other computer, and when I plug it in, and boot the computer while holding the option key and follow the necessary steps I get the same problem, where the hard drive is not visible, and only the bootable usb is shown. Is it possible that when I installed Ubuntu I overwrote the Macintosh HD? Is there any hope of getting back to mac os? Any help is appreciated.

Note: My Mac has a single internal SSD.


texts: Do Thunderbolt to Display Port cables exist?

texts: Is there any  such cable? I'm trying to connect a monitor with display port connector to a MBA with Thunderbolt port. I know I can use a Display port to Mini-display port cable but I'm wondering if there is any Thunderbolt to Display Port cable so that I can get a better resolution.


texts: MacBook boots automatically when opening lid. Feature or problem?

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When my 13" Retina MacBook running Yosemite is powered off and I open the lid, it immediately starts booting up... without pressing the power button. Is this a new feature (maybe part of Yosemite) or is my MacBook misbehaving?

If it's a feature, I'm not necessarily sure that I dislike it... but I definitely find it jarring. Can I disable it?

(And yes, I can assure you, it really is shut down and not asleep.)


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I am able to ssh to my Linux computer which is on the same network as my Mac. From the Linux machine, I can ssh to my Macbook.

I am currently at work and I want to forward my Mac's display to the Windows machine that I am currently on (using Putty and Xming). I am able to run "Xeyes &" so I know that the X11 forwarding is working correctly.

How can I forward my entire screen, preferably without having to setup VNC? And remember, I only have access to the command line.


texts:
I have Lenovo Thinkpad T490 from work and I got my personal iMac 5k 2017. I have got a dell monitor and use that as my primary monitor and want to use iMac as secondary monitor.

I have installed windows 10 on iMac using Bootcamp. I wanted to find out if I can use any sort of cable to connect both. My laptop got HDMI, USB-c charging port.
I don’t use iMac as switching between windows and apple keyboard the buttons are different and get confusing, I want to use iMac as my second screen via cable.

So the question is can I and if so What cables do I need?


texts: Macbook Pro 13" 2011, Samsung Galaxy S3's Headset Mic not working

texts: My macbook's internal mic stopped working. I plugged in the headset I got with Samsung Galaxy S3, into the mac. I can hear the audio in earphone but the headset mic is not working. What steps can I take to make the the headset mic work along the macbook?


texts: How do I install and format new hard drive in mid-2012 Macbook pro?

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My hard drive in my Macbook completely broke a few weeks ago (didn't have much on it thankfully), so I bought a new hard drive and replaced the old one.

Now I'm not too sure how to set this new hard drive up (as in putting an OS on it and formatting it correctly) - I'm not concerned with getting any of my old data back on it, I just want to set it up as a new Macbook. Similar questions I have found all seem to ask how to set it up with all the old data. How do I boot the system up (safe boot, recovery etc.)? and what do I need to do once it's booted up?

Any help is much appreciated.


texts: How can I transfer music from one iphone to another if it has NOT BEEN purchased from iTunes (ie., songs that were put on there from cd's I own etc.)

texts: Is there a way to transfer songs from one iphone to a new iphone that were NOT purchased from iTunes?  I am talking about songs that were from cd's that I or my son own.  They are on my old phone but will not transfer to the new phone because they weren't iTunes purchases.  If this is a "feature" of an Apple iPhone, I can understand peoples frustrations.


texts: Magic Keyboard 1 recognizing as Magic Trackpad 1

texts:
I purchased a Magic Keyboard 1 and Magic Trackpad 1 about 6 months ago. I have been primarily using the keyboard, but also the trackpad (sometimes use a separate USB mouse), with no issues up until now. However, I just upgraded to Big Sur 11.2.3 (from the previous update to Big Sur, not sure the exact version number), and now my keyboard recognizes as the trackpad rather than the keyboard. I removed both items from Bluetooth, but my keyboard continues to be recognized as a trackpad.
Does anyone know of a solution or has also experienced this issue?


texts:
We Have two Users on a 2013 MacBook Pro: 'A' and 'B'.
However, when User 'B' tries to log in to the App Store, the login prompt is already completed with User 'A' info.
Is it possible to have two Users log in separately to the App Store on one laptop?


texts: Why isn’t my Mac charging with 60 Watts?


texts:
I'm moderately familiar with OSX but am attempting to solve an issue remotely.

My girlfriend is in Argentina for a bit, and the IP location bars her from many "US only" sites that she frequents.

To combat this, my proposal is to Install another browser (Firefox in this case) and rig that through a U.S-based Open Proxy server. This would be her "US" browser.

However, I wasn't sure whether changing the proxy for one browser's settings would change it in a central location for others.

So, long question short: can I configure proxy settings for one browser only on OSX, or do they carry between all browsers?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!


texts: Available colors in iTerm / terminal.app

texts:
I'm trying to make my own colorscheme in Vim, but are struggling to see the available colors in iTerm. Here are my iTerm-color-settings:

Here's how I can use it in Vim (for example using ctermfg=darkred):

iTerm color       Vim-color
----------------------------
Normal-red        darkred
Bright-red        red

Normal-blue       blue
Bright-blue       lightblue

So it appears to me, that Vim has both

'darkred'   'red'   and   'lightred'

... But as you can see, then sometimes the 'Normal'-color is the Vim-dark-color, and sometimes the it's just the regular color. Is there a reason for that? And are there a system for it, or how does Vim know which color in iTerm to use?

I don't know, if it's of any help, but if I edit an .itermcolors-file, then the colors look like this:

<key>Ansi 1 Color</key>
<dict>
    <key>Blue Component</key>
    <real>0.30443088503649635</real>
    <key>Green Component</key>
    <real>0.18199703467153286</real>
    <key>Red Component</key>
    <real>0.83819000912408759</real>
</dict>


texts: How do I modify the alt+[key] special character mappings?

texts: So pressing alt+[any key] gives you a special character. I am wondering if there is a way to change what special character is outputted for every alt+[key] keystroke. For example, I would like to map alt+t to the theta symbol, map alt+d to the degree symbol, and map alt+s to the square root symbol.


texts: Cannot use VPN after install Charles web proxy

texts:
I installed the Charles web proxy, now if I start VPN and without starting Charles, I cannot browse the web. The web browser says proxy error. But i unchecked all the proxy in web connections.

I wonder what Charles has done to my computer. Right now, I have to run Charles simultaneously with VPN, which is annoying. Anyway to solve it? Thanks.


texts: Fusion installing Mavericks this item is temporary unavailable

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I am new to Mac. I have a MacBook Air running 10.9.4.

I installed Fusion VMWare and I am trying to install a VM for 10.9.4 using the "Install OS X from the recovery partition. When I get to the installation step that asks for my Apple Id, I log in and get this message: "This item is temporarily unavailable - Try again later".

Why???

Couple things to note: This Mac was passed down to me, I do not have a Mavericks installer and never purchased one.


texts: roll back OS X app versions without full system install

texts:
I had to roll back my OS X version, and ended up with High Sierra (factory install, then some security updates). But when I imported my settings from Time Machine, I managed to end up with numerous programs that require a later OS X version, and will not open. These include Notes, ctivity Monitor, Terminal, and various dyn libraries needed by other programs. How can I bring apps and libraries back to the OS version I have (i.e., High Sierra)? I do not have a usable backup of the apps folder for this version. Is there an alternative to doing another full instal of High Sierra?
I plan to upgrade to Catalina next, but the catalina installer is among the apps that run but fail, with a complaint about incomptible versions.


texts: I have a shared folder called "Foldername" that shows up on another computer as "Foldername-2"

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I shared a folder on my computer, called "Foldername". My account on the computer is UserA, my wife's account is UserB. I gave UserB read+write access on Foldername, and
clicked the "shared folder" box.

On my wife's compuer, I log in to account UserB, and do "Connect to Server" and select my computer. It asks for the password for UserB, and it connects. In the dialog to select what folder to connect to, it lists "Foldername-2".

I have searched both macs for anything named "Foldername" and there is only the one. Any idea what is causing this? It's not a huge deal since the folder appears to work, it just worries me that the OS seems to think there is a duplicate somewhere in the system.


texts: can't open doc files when long path in macOS Catalina

texts:
I have MacBook Air 2013, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, MS Office 2019 (ver. 16.37). When I try to open doc or docx files from Finder, and they have long path, it just won't open. Word starts (icon jumps in dock, but nothing happens).
e.g. /users/me/downloads/file.docx — if I double click on this file in Finder, Word will open it, but if I have long path, e.g. /user/me/downloads/files from rick sanchez about portal gun/general questions how to use portal gun/..../file.docx — if I double click on this file in Finder, Word will start but file won't open.  Is it only me and how to fix it? How to understand is it because of Office and it is needed to reinstall it or it is macOS bug?


texts: .bash_profile not running with multiple commands

texts:
I am having an issue with my .bash_profile script.

If I simply have the line

source ~/sh/bashmarks.sh

the bashmarks.sh script runs as expected.

However, if I add an alias

source ~/sh/bashmarks.sh
alias gs='git status '

I get the message:

No such file or directory/bashmarks.sh

I should be able to add additional commands after I specify the script correct?  What could be wrong here?


texts: How to store and retrieve S/MIME certificates in Open Directory (LDAP) of macOS Server?

texts:
Is it possible to use the Open Directory of the macOS Server app to store and retrieve S/MIME (X.509) certificates with the user data?

Background:

I would like to share our public S/MIME certificates over our LDAP, so they can automatically be retrieved from any (supporting) client without having to import them manually.

I have found articles that claim it is possible in general with OpenLDAP, but how can it be done with Open Directory? I understand there are the attributes userCertificate and userSMIMECertificate for this. Are they available in Open Directory, and if not, can they be added? And once they are added, can they be updated through the Server app or just from the command line?

The server is on Sierra in case that matters.

I'd appreciate any reply or comment or link to a howto that could help.


texts: What's your favorite multi - editor on OS X?

texts:
I was wondering if you could post your favorite code editor on OS X.

I'm looking for something lightweight (no netbeans or eclipse) for fast editing multi languages. tag highlighting and code completion highly appreciated :).

On Windows I was using Notepad++ a lot and was really satisfied with it.

btw - I don't like dashcode so much - that's why I am looking for an alternative :)


texts: I have an 3rd generation iPod Touch with iOS 4.0 installed and running smoothly. Should I update to iOS 5 and will it run as smooth as iOS 4?


texts: Execute arbitrary script when iTunes plays new song?

texts: I want to execute a script when iTunes plays a new song.  I have looked at Automator as well as the iTunes Library in Script Editor, but don't see anything that will allow me to do this.  Any ideas?


texts: Where to view app memory usage in iPod Touch?

texts:
On my iPod Touch I cannot find where to view app static memory usage (not RAM).

Googled articles point to Settings -> General -> Usage. But Usage is not an option within the General section - it is not appearing. I'm using latest version of iOS.

Where should I go to view the installed app static memory usage?


texts: Show batch of notifications once in an hour

texts:
Lots of notifications distract from work but ignoring them is bad. Is there any possibility to receive all notifications like on every 0 minute of an hour.

Something like:

6:30 - New calendar notification [not shown, scheduled]
6:31 - New skype notification [not shown, scheduled]
6:45 - New slack notification [not shown, scheduled]
7:00 - Show all notifications [calendar, skype, slack]

I tried to google how to do that, but I didn't find.


texts: Ok, so I'm working in a new classroom with the following scenario I'm trying to solve.  I have a MacBook Air connected to a ceiling projector using AirPlay.  The thing I don't like with this is that the audio also plays out of the builtin speakers within the ceiling projector.  The speakers are quiet and just bad sounding.  I have a set of good computer speakers that I'd like to simply connect to my MacBook, but the audio automatically goes to the projector. Is there any way to bypass this?


texts: Changing default app to open a certain extension, but keeping the previous icon?

texts:
I use TextWrangler to open code files, such as .php, .ccs, .js, etc.

But it assigns the same icon to every file. How can I get the original icons back to each extension while TextWrangler is still the default app to open them?


texts: Is there a way to switch off the delay before icon and dropdown menu are shown next to filename in Preview.app?

texts:
In Big Sur, the unified toolbar of Preview.app shows the file name, but not the icon and drop down menu next to it, unless I move the mouse onto it. This always creates a slight delay of about 200-300 ms and makes it really difficult to establish a good workflow when re-filing pdfs through drag and drop or renaming files, for example.
Is there any way to switch this off and see the file icon and dropdown menu all the time?
Here is an example of what I would like to see permanently and not only when I hover over the file name with the mouse:


texts: Contact names don’t appear on lock screen whatsapp notifications

texts: the problem I’m experiencing is that contact names do not appear on whatsapp lock screen notifications. For example, if I get a message from Dad, whatsapp only displays the whatsapp logo and “message”, without displaying the sender. When I turn on message previews, I can see both the contact name and the message preview, but I used to be able to see just the contact name (“Dad has sent you a message”) instead of having to see the preview. This just happened as I updated to ios 11.3.1. Anyone having a similar problem? Thank you so much.


texts: How to keep 2017 Macbook Pro / Mojave from slowing down when not on A/C power?

texts:
All of the guides that I have found are out of date.

My model identifier is "MacBookPro14,3".

One such example of "slowing down" is that when the MacBook Pro am plugged in, the application iTerm, is very fast. Whereas, when unplugged, there is a noticeable delay for every character typed. This is partially due to the use of oh-my-zsh and it's various plugins. But, the difference is night and day when plugged in or not.


texts:
I’m imagining a scenario in which I lose my iPhone. There's nobody about so I cannot go to Find My on iCloud. But I still have my Apple Watch on my wrist.

Can my Apple Watch do one or both of these:

Ping when it loses Bluetooth range with my iPhone (therefore, it pings when I lose my iPhone).
Show me the last known location of my iPhone.


texts: Why does speech recognition take up 1 GB or RAM suddenly? And Gmail in Safari 738 MB?

texts:
I did enable speech recognition just in case, but very rarely use it, and I did not remember even accidentally activating it since bootup. Now I simply have a few apps running under Mavericks, and I noticed my fan spinning, so checked Activity Monitor and see that com.apple.SpeechRecognitionCore.speechrecognitiond takes up 986.1 MB of RAM.

What could this be?

I do use Chrome Canary, and I installed the Voice Search beta extension, but I don't think it is active now, and I haven't noticed the memory issue before.

By the way, Safari Web Content takes up another 738 MB, even though only a single tab of Gmail is open. What is this about, or how can I troubleshoot it?


texts: Does Xcode 7.3.1 run on MacOS Sierra (10.12)?

texts:
i have both x code 7.3.1 and x code 8 installed on OS X 10.11 and i need them both to manage my apps written with swift language.

i have downloaded both from apple website (not from app store) and i still keep the setup files (.dmg & .xip)

will xcode 7.3.1 still work on sierra if i upgrade?

thanks in advance.


texts: Is this S.M.A.R.T. data normal for a 2013 Macbook Air SSD?

texts:
I have had a Mid 2013 13" Macbook Air for a couple of years but have barely used it as I am more of a Windows person. However, one of the things that has bothered me a bit since owning it is that the Unexpected Power Loss Count attribute on the SSD is constantly spiking, going up by several thousand per hour. It makes no difference whether the laptop is plugged in or not.

I have disabled the Put hard disks to sleep when possible and I think it may have reduced the problem a little but I'm not 100% sure.

Currently I am running OS X 10.9 Mavericks. The SSD is listed as Apple SSD SD0128F which is known to be a SanDisk model. Here is the data from an app called SSD health:

Disk Utility has similar values although they are displayed in hexadecimal.

Whilst I realise that the raw values are not necessarily something to trust, it is nevertheless my understanding that increasing values for this attribute can indicate some kind of problem and can indicate a risk of data loss. Certainly this seems to be the case on Windows machines where the raw value is normally kept very low and associated with machines not being shut down properly or a driver issue.

I was hoping someone with a Macbook Air and similar Sandisk SD0XXXF type SSD could check their data to compare it to mine. The laptop is coming up to the end of its two year warranty so if there is an issue I would like to get it fixed soon.


texts: Motion 5 sharing projects in process with others who want to continue working on it

texts: I have a project in process where the mask has shifted.  I want a co worker to look at it and try to fix the issue.  When I shared it to dropbox, they could not open it in motion, I'm assuming because all the media files did not accompany it.  How do I do that so they can continue working on the project and all that I have done is not lost?


texts: Did Apple mention/provide a way to upgrade existing 3rd party software once systems with the new CPU are released or are we expected to buy from scratch? Does anyone remember how they handled this during transition to Intel?


texts:
Before I upgraded to Mojave, there were two Apple applications that remained open after I would close them. Now, their behavior has changed quite a bit.
The applications are Mail and Messages.
Until Mojave, if I closed the window of either Mail or Messages, then the application would remain open in the background, with the dot on the dock indicating so. Since upgrading, if I close the window of Messages and click on another application's window, the Messages application quits itself and I won't receive notifications again until I relaunch the application.
Also, if I close the inbox window of the Mail application, it will later reopen itself sporadically throughout the day (not prompted by incoming messages), sometimes compromising my Mac's ability to perform/prioritize tasks (for example, when I had my preferences set to use a side-by-side view for Mail when my system was in full-screen, it would cause video to glitch out and suddenly occupy half of my screen with a Mail window).
Is there any way I can change this so that both applications remain in the background when their windows are closed? I'm open to any level of coding necessary to accomplish this.
Note: I do have a Gmail activated in Mail. It has occurred to me that this may be what keeps reopening the window to check for new messages periodically, but I am not certain.


texts: The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “Foo” can’t be found - Mounting .dmg

texts:
I've seen this error message referenced a lot in relation to connecting to network shares (see The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “Foo” can’t be found) but I am having this when trying to mount some DMGs.

I have tried the DMGs I am trying to mount on a different Mac and it works fine. I have also tried the permission/group changes and relaunching Finder from the previous question, but still no luck.


texts: Modify Expose button on my macbook for another shortcut?

texts: The F3 button on my rMBP has a figure which shows 3 rectangles, pressing the button without the FN key initiates the Expose function. I want to modify that key for another function. However I cannot directly modify it via preferences because pressing that button does not register as a specific keyboard shortcut.


texts:
In iOS 13, a Shortcut feature appeared to adjust the media volume, but that is different than the ringer volume when you get a phone call.

Is there a ringer volume Shortcut that I missed, or is it not available?


texts: What is the TERM_PROGRAM and  TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION environment variables used for?

texts:
After running:

env  ; #from with in terminal

I see the following output:

TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal  ;#Not sure Terminal.app
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=273     ;#The CFBundleVersion of Terminal.app
TERM=xterm-color
SHELL=/bin/bash
...

After trying to put meaning to each of the variables listed I can't really find any definitive sources for what exactly the TERM_PROGRAM and TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION variables are used for. Man pages and Apropos are not showing anything explaining it, and Google is not as well. Clearly it is relating to some kind of Apple specific setting in Mac OS X, just not sure what?


texts: How to make a Network Folder remember its size and location

texts:
I have two folders on my NAS that are shared between macs. However it seems every time the finder restarts, or logout, Mojave completely forgets their size (width x height) and placement (offset x,y) when I re-open them.

Is there some way to get the finder to know where and what size it should open shared network folders?

Edit:
The two folders in question are in List View, positioned to the bottom of the screen side by side of each other. When I re-open them after a reboot or finder restart (logout/in), then they are positioned way to the left lower of screen, wider, and short in height (clearly not where I left them).

I found some posts about how to get new finder windows to open in a size/location (which that I don't have any issues with)... but nothing about how to solve network folders.


texts: Disabling AirPod input mic from routing to AirPod output

texts:
While updating Audio Hijack I foolishly replaced an older version of the application with a newer version while the application was running. In my subsequent attempts to solve the problem I am describing, I used AppCleaner to remove the newer version of Audio Hijack and some additional files and manually deleted all other versions of Audio Hijack from my system.
Now it seem that because of this, I am hearing the sound input from my AirPod mic output to my AirPod speakers.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I booted into safe mode per another user's suggestion and found that my sound inputs/outputs function normally. I play audio on Youtube, can hear the audio, and do not hear the mic input along with it. The user I mention suggests there may be a "3rd party app/kext" causing the issue. Here is a screenshot of all kexts in my System/Library/Extensions folder. I chose to post this question before I make more foolish decisions by deleting kexts I do not fully understand.
It's worth mentioning that my MacBook Pro running 10.15.6 does not have a built-in microphone or built-in speakers after a tragic accident involving water. However, I have not had issues with my AirPods before today.


texts: Mac OS updates always restart without updating

texts:
I download the latest update and click the restart alert to finish installation. After restart, nothing has been installed and I'm asked to download the OS update all over again.

I've repeated this half a dozen times and can't get the updates to install. What's blocking this update process from actually taking place?


texts: Apple photos takes seconds to load in file chooser dialog

texts:
See image below. The spinner takes almost 10 seconds before showing actual photos. I'm on a 2014 MBP with SSD and I have only around 16.000 photos (60GB in total). This slow loading time only occurs in the file chooser, not in the actual Apple Photos application. It has been like this since I remember, but I'm starting to doubt if this is normal.

So, are there people who don't think this is normal and have an idea of how it can be fixed?


texts: No alert of incoming phone call while WhatsApp call in progress

texts:
I have an iPhone 7. Lately, incoming phone calls has stopped overriding ongoing WhatsApp call, due to which its only after hanging up a WhatsApp call that I realise that I missed a phone call.

I don't get any audible alert for an incoming phone call when I am on WhatsApp call. There is just a silent notification flashing on screen that there is an incoming phone call. Thus if the iPhone is glued to ear while on WhatsApp call, often normal phone calls are missed as there is no audible or vibration alert.

How do I fix this?


texts: Lower Geekbench scores for 15" MacBook Pro late-2016 versus the 15" MacBook Pro mid-2014

texts:
I've been asked to help troubleshoot why someone's MacBook Pro (late-2016 with Touch Bar) would be producing lower Geekbench results than their MacBook Pro (mid-2014) laptop.

Now I wish to add upfront that I'm not entirely convinced there is a problem here that needs solving, but this person is convinced there is either a problem or they've just been "ripped off for buying the latest and greatest Apple laptop that's not as fast as my two-and-a-half year old laptop".

Here are the specs and Geekbench v4 results...

MacBook Pro (15" Retina mid-2014)

macOS Sierra 10.12.1
MacBookPro11,3
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
2.5GHz
16GB RAM
256GB SSD
Single-Core Score: 4,236
Multi-Core Score: 13,971

MacBook Pro (15" Late 2016) with Touch Bar

macOS Sierra 10.12.1
MacBookPro13,3
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
2.9GHz
16GB RAM
512GB SSD
Single-Core Score: 4,526
Multi-Core Score: 13,792

As you can see, the Single-Core score is better for the current model, but the Multi-Core Score is worse. However, this person seems fixated on the fact the Multi-Core Score is lower for his new toy, and the fact that both scores are so close to one another (he feels the current model should be quite a bit higher on both scores).

I have confirmed he's running the same version of Geekbench on both machines, and that in both instances the tests were run from a fresh boot of the system.

In terms of the older MacBook Pro, this has a lot 3rd Party software installed (e.g. MS Office 2011, Adobe Creative Suite CS6, Parallels Desktop 12, various browsers, etc).

Since he's running the same OS on both machines, and because his new MacBook Pro still only has the default apps installed (i.e. Geekbench v4 is the only 3rd party software he's installed), I'm not really sure what to make of this. As I stated at the outset, I'm not convinced there is a problem here, but I have to admit I am a little sympathetic to his concerns.

I did suggest the real test would be to install Adobe Creative Suite on the new machine and perform an identical workflow using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign on both machines and timing the results. But he is adamant on not installing anything else so Apple can't use it as an excuse for the lower scores.

So:

What troubleshooting steps would I do in the case of a brand new
computer running the latest OS with no 3rd party software installed
(except for Geekbench itself)?
If none, do I reassure him or does he try escalating it with Apple?
Are there useful resources I can refer him to that would explain this and
perhaps put his mind at ease?


texts: OS X Terminal – Open Tab in current directory, troubles with umlauts

texts:
I run OS X 10.7.5. I am currently experiencing an issue with Terminal. I have enabled the option to open new tabs in the current working directory. However, this does not work as expected, when the path of the current working directory contains one or more umlauts. For instance, being in a directory Uni/Semester\ 7/C++/Übung\ 2 and hitting Cmd-T to open a new tab places me in the directory I most recently cded to, e.g. Uni/Semester\ 7/C++ or something. Same thing if I am in a subdirectory of Übung\ 2.

Another symptom (at least they appear to be related) is that when quitting Terminal while in a directory containing umlauts, on reopening it will start in my home directory, not even in the closest parent without umlauts as in the new tab case.

I've read that some people have troubles with Tab-autocompletion and umlauts. I do not, it works just fine, and I do not know if that is related.

Configuration-wise, I set the option Startup in Preferences > Settings > Shell to /opt/local/bin/bash -l (because the preinstalled bash version is outdated, removing this made no difference in behaviour). The option Shells open with in the preferences is set to default, I do not know if that is relevant.

Now, the question: Does anyone know how to make Terminal work with umlauts such that I don't always have to renavigate to my working directory upon opening a new tab? It seems weird to me that I should be the first one to have that problem, I did not manage to google anything up.

EDIT: I now upgraded to Yosemite. The problem persists. I cannot believe no one else has this problem. I also logged in as guest user to obtain default settings and the same thing happens.


texts: Is there a way to merge Time Machine backups?

texts:
Last year, I switched from an iMac to a MacBook Pro, and I restored from my Time Machine backup. I've been using Time Machine since then, and never checked it until now. I just found out that my backups are split into 2, "dee's iMac" and "dee's MacBook Pro" when I expect them to be just one backup since I moved everything from my iMac to MBP.

The "dee's iMac" backups aren't accessible through "Enter Time Machine" and aren't deleted when Time Machine is full; instead, it will delete the newer backups from my MBP backups, which currently holds only the past 2 months while there are backups from my iMac from last year.

Is there any way to merge these backups? What happens if I just move all the contents of the "dee's iMac" folder to the "dee's MacBook Pro" folder? Or should I just delete the entire "dee's iMac" backup folder?

Note: Currently on OS X Yosemite, 2013 MBP (non-retina)


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Can no longer use X11 with ssh. Have XQuartz2.7.7 installed. Logging in with X11 via ssh gives the warnings

  Warning: untrusted X11 forwarding setup failed: xauth key data not generated
  Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.

In my own system, echo $DISPLAY gives

  /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.GuewxwWwKS/org.macosforge.xquartz:0

However, when I try xauth  generate $DISPLAY . trusted, I get the error

  xauth: (argv):1:  bad display name "/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.GuewxwWwKS/org.macosforge.xquartz:0" in "add" command

Any ideas in how to fix this?


texts: May I remove Python.framework in $PATH enviroment variable?

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I recently upgraded Python (via downloaded .dmg files). Before, my $PATH looked like this:

/usr/local/bin
/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin

Now when I run the command:

$ echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n'

the following two lines are added:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/bin

I've noticed that my ~/.bash_profile has only the following content:

# Setting PATH for Python 3.4
# The orginal version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH

# Setting PATH for Python 2.7
# The orginal version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH

So, if the original versions are saved in their respective, python-specific .bash profiles, can I delete this content from my ~/.bash_profile?

Why would these duplicates be added to ~/.bash_profile in the first place?


texts: How to toggle between "Portrait" and "Landscape Right" orientation in iOS simulators via AppleScript?

texts: How do I toggle between "Portrait" and "Landscape Right" orientation in the iOS simulators via AppleScript?


texts: How to skip 'Cancel' 'Continue' when running shell script with automator?

texts: I'm trying to run pmset sleepnow linked to a keyboard shortcut with automator. When I use the shortcut, it's giving me a 'Cancel' or 'Continue' prompt. Anyway to skip this so the script just runs when I press the key combo?


texts: CMD + arrow goes to beginning of line , conflicts with Sublime

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I am trying to use cmd+left/right to do "focus to group" in Sublime, but my cursor goes to the beginning/end of line instead.

Note that I'm using a PC keyboard.. and I've remapped the modifiers (Super=CMD,CTRL=CMD).


texts: How to set thumbnail for movie within iMovie?

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I am currently inserted a manually created thumbnail at the start of a project within iMovie. This works. But.. if i want to add a transition to the starting thumbnail, i lose the thumb in my mac, and in youtube, forcing me to add my custom thumb again.

Seems like a missing piece that I am likely simply not yet noticing how to do.

Thanks for any pointers, drew..


texts: Macbook Pro connected to HDMI, but no sound?

texts: I have a Macbook Pro 13" and it's a mid 2012 model. It's hooked up to my TV through the HDMI cord as well as the mini display adapter and the display is great, but there's no sound at all. My computer recognizes the HDMI cord and that option is selected. It's also selected via the opt button then clicking the sound, as well as through the MIDI application. I have also tried two different HDMI cords with no luck. I've been looking around and absolutely nothing fixes my problem. I'm really confused as to how my computer could recognize all this being connected and still produce no sound. Can anybody help me figure this out?


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Is there any way to change the installed version of AppleScript?

After mistakenly identifying my version of AppleScript as 1.0 by using a 15 year old script (turns out that just checks the version of the script you are currently running, which is implicitly 1.0) and trying to figure out how to upgrade, I was wondering how/if it's possible to change the installed version of AppleScript?


texts: .docx file edited in TextEdit once, lost all footnotes

texts: I used TextEdit to quickly add two sentences in my .docx file. Before I could react, the file was overwritten and I could not get the previous version of this file, as it was on my USB key. Fortunately I did not lose all formatting, but unfortunately ALL footnotes (that were added beforehand in Word) have been deleted and I do not see them in Word on Windows. Is there an explanation for this incident and recovery plan for this? I am perfectly aware of differences of formats used by TextEdit and Office.


texts: Specifying Terminal-only mapping in Karabiner

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I am trying to remap specific Ctrl+<Key> combinations to Command+<Key> in Terminal.app using Karabiner. The following private.xml is used:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
  <item>
    <name>Swap Ctrl+S and Cmd+S</name>
    <identifier>private.filters_cmd</identifier>
    <only>TERMINAL</only>

    <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::S, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L, KeyCode::S, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L</autogen>
    <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::S, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_R, KeyCode::S, ModifierFlag::CONTROL_R</autogen>
  </item>
</root>

For now only Ctrl+S is remapped. However, it only works if no application-level filtering is set via <only>. And i would want those mappings to be active only in Terminal.app.

Probably there is something wrong with my definition. Can someone please advise?

I am using OS X 10.11.3.


texts: Activity Monitor doesn't show main info?

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this happens only some times .

what changes is the info displayed in the lower portion of the window ,

what could be the issue?