texts: Why does my MacBook use more energy when idle when plugged in?

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Using iStat Menus, I tested the power usage of my MacBook Pro when idle and plugged in. When it was off the charger, it used around 5-6 W of power consistently. When I plugged it in, however, it used 6-7 W of power consistently. I repeated this multiple times over multiple days, and in general it uses more power for any task (or even when idling) when it is plugged in.
Why does the Mac use slightly more power when plugged in, when seemingly doing the same thing both times? Does the Mac underclock itself when it's running on battery power? Would underclocking still have an effect on power consumption is the laptop is idle?
Note: I had "dim display on battery" disabled, so it shouldn't be due to a change in monitor brightness.


texts: Google Drive File Stream folders are missing

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I am using Google Drive File Stream and have a problem where some of the folders are missing from a team drive/shared drive. The folders appear in the web interface, but not in the Mac Finder. There doesn't seem to be any option to refresh.
This problem has come up intermittently in the last few months, and also is reported by other members of my team. I'm on Google Drive File Stream version 41.0.2.0 and macOS Catalina 10.15.6.


texts: Automatically reduce MacBook brightness on connecting to external display?

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I would like my macbook to reduce its screen brightness to zero when I connect it to an external display. I know there's no such setting, but how would I go about writing a script that would do that?

The reason for brightness reduction is that I don't use macbook's screen when I connect an external display and I often forget to reduce brightness on it. Would be great if it reduced the brightness itself.


texts: Where should I place local executables on macOS?

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I often write system-wide scripts and I wonder where to place my executables on macOS.
On many Linux system, /usr/local/bin (also /usr/local/sbin) is usually empty and I place my executables in there.
But on macOS, /usr/local/bin has already contained a lot of executables provided by such as Homebrew.
I understand /usr/local/bin is the most proper directory to place executables locally installed and similar questions also are answered /usr/local/bin, but I feel hesitant to contaminate by mixing my executables.
Is it good manner to place my executables in /usr/local/bin in spite of many other executables existing?
In other way, I am wondering where is the second best directory to place my executables.
I think /opt/bin is the second best at the moment because /opt/bin seems to proper directory to place my executables by its purpose and /opt/bin does not exist by default on macOS (empty assured).
Is there any idea or advice about my wondering?
similar questions (answered /usr/local/bin is best):

Where do you keep your own scripts on OSX?
Where should I cp oc binary to on MacOS?


texts:
Is there a way to change the menu bar font/font color/font size?
I don't want to change the menu bar color, just the font.


texts: Will MacBook still show as Offline in find my iPhone after it's been restored?

texts:
I have received so many different answers and I'm hoping to get one from someone who knows about this specific issue.

My MacBook Pro was stolen last week, but it is still showing on my devices on find my iPhone as "offline." If the thief wiped the laptop, would it still show as offline or would it be completely removed? I read something about it being possibly stored in the NVRAM so it could still show up like it is but I want to be certain.
Thank you so much for your answers


texts: How to completely remove Fuse for Mac OS X NTFS-3G

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I have problem with the removing of NTFS-3G. These instructions say:

  If you have followed those instructions then you've installed three
  packages.

  fuse_wait just replaces a single file of the NTFS-3G install with an
  updated version. So you don't really need to do anything to uninstall
  this package; when you remove NTFS-3G it should automatically remove
  that updated version.

  To remove NTFS-3G either open the NTFS-3G preference pane and click on
  the Uninstall button, or run the script at
  /System/Library/Filesystems/ntfs-3g.fs/Support/uninstall-ntfs-3g.sh.

  To uninstall FUSE for OS X open the FUSE for OS X system preference
  pane and click the Uninstall button.

  If the two preference panes are still there after running both
  uninstalls, then just right-click on them and select the "Remove ...
  Preference Pane" option.

  And reboot your Mac.

  To confirm that the file are gone you could run the following commands
  in Terminal. Hopefully you shouldn't get any results.

  pkgutil --pkgs | grep fuse  kextstat | grep fuse

But when i run "pkgutil --pkgs | grep fuse", i always get the result "com.github.bfleischer.pkg.fuse_wait". How can i solve this?


texts: Possible to give Airport wifi extender a custom wifi name?

texts:
I have two recent Airport Extremes and a Netgear router (with wifi turned off).
I'd like to connect one of the Airports to the Netgear via ethernet, and have that
Airport provide a wifi network called ALPHA. Then I'd like to use the second
Airport to extend the ALPHA network such that the extended wifi is named BRAVO.

I've looked at the Airport Utility and I get the impression that if an existing
Airport wifi network is extended using a second Airport, the extension wifi will
have the same name as the source wifi from the first Airport: that is, ALPHA with no option to use the name BRAVO.

However, I may be wrong. Is there to way to give the second extender the wifi
name BRAVO?


texts: How do I launch shell applications after changing shell to MacPorts bash?

texts: I have installed a current bash version via MacPorts and changed Terminal.app to use /opt/local/bin/bash. Unfortunately shell applications won't launch from Finder and Spotlight anymore. (OSX 10.8.2, Bash 4.2.37)


texts: How to switch window with swiss german keyboard?

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I got used to switching between open windows in an application on my other mac (US keyboard: command + tilde.

This doesn't really work on swiss german keyboards, since the tilde is generated with: alt + n. Pressing command + alt + n behaves the same as command + n, that is, the applications tend to open new windows instead of cycling existing ones.

Any tips?


texts: Will backing up using time-machine also backup all the users?

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I have two users on my MBP, and IIRC, both are Admin accounts. I want to upgrade to Lion GM, and have the dmg to do that. However, to be safe, I want to have a backup. I am not familiar with Time-machine, being new to this ecosystem and all.

Will running a backup from an Admin account backup all the user accoiunts on the machine? Is it a 1:1 backup?


texts: Function keys Magic Keyboard not bound correctly

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I just bought the new Magic Keyboard. On my Mac mini with Mac OS X El Capitan the function keys worked perfectly, but on my iMac still with Mavericks the function keys are not working... F12 for instance (sound up) brings me to the Dashboard and so on.

Is it something I missed? Pressing fn isn't working either and I've checked the preference pane....


texts: Install Flash Player 11.9 on case-sensitive filesystem

texts:
I'm trying to install Flash Player 11.9 on Mac OS X running on a case-sensitive filesystem. The installation fails with a (very unsatisfactory) error message.

What can I do to complete the installation successfully?


texts: There is a very strange behaviour with Mac Os that i give access to web cam to multiple application like Skype and Face time .where as windows does not allow this ,any answers ??


texts: How do I prevent Terminal.app from capturing Cmd/Ctrl/L?

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Following the instructions at http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/apple-in-the-enterprise/handy-screen-locking-tips-for-mac/ I've set up a keyboard shortcut to lock my screen by hitting  Cmd ⌘   Ctrl ⌃   L  . It works when the active window is Finder, or Notes, or Thunderbird, or ... well, most stuff.

There are a few applications where it doesn't though, Terminal being the most annoying. Terminal seems to capture it and treat it as ... well, I'm not sure what. It's not treating it the same as  Ctrl ⌃   L , or the same as  Cmd ⌘   L .

It also happens in Chrome, although only on some pages - this 'ere page being one of them.

It worked just fine before I upgraded to El Capitan.

Any suggestions for how to fix this?


texts: Is the iOS 13 'Optimized Battery Charging' feature on the iPhone optimised for smart battery cases?

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I have the iPhone XR Smart Battery Case, I charge my phone every night and therefore my phone very rarely ever goes below 100% charge as it uses the charge in the battery case first.

As I understand it, the idea of the optimised charging feature is to never charge the phone up to 100%, until right before you are expected to use it in the morning.

Assuming I rarely go below 100% charge on the phone, is this feature doing anything at all, and if not, would it make any difference if I were to disable it? (If so, for better, worse or no difference at all)


texts: Access and control home office network, iMacs, and XServes

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I have a home office network comprised of:

1   Time Capsule
2   27" iMacs with dual cores running Mac OS X 10.6.8
2   XServes each with 2 quad cores running Max OS X Server 10.6.8

I use the XServes to run parallel calculations from Mathematica.  As the calculations only take about 5 minutes each day and the XServes run hot and loud as well as use a considerable amount of power, I shut them down when I don't need to actually run the calculations (I do run the XServes much more when we do R&D so they do get used).

As my work requires me run the above parallel calculations everyday at a specific time and then personally notify someone about the results -- they don't want an automated message:( -- the process has tied me to my desk.  In time I hope to automate the entire process, but probably won't get to that until the fall.

Well its summer and I want to go to a beach for a few days.

So, I need a solution to:

Access this network from a remote location.
Start the XServes or wake them from sleep.
Log on to the XServes.
Access and log on to my main desktop machine to:

launch my Mathematica application;
launch the remote parallel kernels on the XServes (I can do this from Mathematica);
run my Mathematica application; and

Shutdown the XServes or put them to sleep.

Ideally, I'd like to this from an iPad, but I have the use of a MacBook Pro if I need it.

We do have an old license for Apple Remote desktop if that would help.

While I could leave the XServes powered up while I go to the beach, I'd then have to run air conditioning and that seems like a waste of money and not particularly good for the environment.

Can I set the XServes to go to sleep if they don't have anything to do?  If I do, can I wake them up remotely?

Any suggestions on the best way to do all of this, much appreciated.

A couple of clarifications moved up from comments below.

I typically access the Xservers by physically turning them on, seeing them come up on Finder, then doing a screen share. Maybe I just need to get them to wake-on-LAN or just wake up when I want to access them. Then I wouldn't need to actually access them via ARD or a VPN. If I can wake them up somehow from my desktop I only need to get to the desktop.

Also, the Xserves only serve as parallel processing nodes. My iMac runs Mathematica and my application distributes processing jobs to the computing kernels on the XServes.


texts: Automate taking a screenshot of specified area

texts: I am trying to use automator to take a screen shot of a specified area. Though I can only find the option of taking a screenshot of a windows or the entire screen. Is there a option to to this with automator or with apple script?


texts: Updating iTunes Says It Will Change My Hard Drive

texts: When trying to update my computers with itunes version 11.4, a message says it will change my personal computer's hard drive. What will it change?


texts: iOS devices [non-jailbreak] anti-theft apps better than Find My iPhone

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Is there a super anti-theft on App Store , which excludes apps from Cydia (a.k.a jail-break apps) that is better than Find My iPhone ?

This super anti-theft must do What Find My iPhone can and have the following when I turn on "Lost Mode" on this app:

the theft has no ideas that he is being watched
take photos using front/back camera every x minutes and send photos to my email
disable iOS Devices turn off manually unless the devices are out of battery or are destroyed

Bonus: 1 time paid out rather than month-to-month subscription


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I have a disk, it is MicroSD and I have a macbook. I enter said disk into said Macbook and when I try to copy I get...

/Volumes/SDCARD/file.img: Read-only file system

I tried the ole......

sudo chmod - R 777 /Volumes/SDCARD

But not luck any ideas?

I also made sure the read-only switch on the adapter wasn't set

FDisk

Disk: /dev/disk2    geometry: 964/64/63 [3887104 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
*1: 0B 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [      2048 -    3885056] Win95 FAT-32
 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused


texts: Read PDF (book) partly on mac partly on iphone and ipad, tracking most recently read page

texts:
What I want to do is pretty simple: I have a PDF I'm reading on my mac and later on I want to pick up reading where I left off on an iPad or iPhone, then continue again on the mac.

Nearest I can get so far is to have the file in dropbox folder that all devices can see, but that means I need to either remember, or make note of, the page where I stopped reading.

Apparently bookmarks get stored in the PDF itself, so that might be part of the solution, except that the bookmarks I'm storing in 'Preview' on OS X don't show up in any IOS app that I've found so far, and vice versa for the IOS apps I've found ('Documents 5' and 'PDF Reader' (not acrobat))

I must have spent an hour googling for an answer with nothing straightforward as a solution yet (surely there's an app for this ?).

Any ideas ?  Anything obvious I'm missing ?


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My backup disk is getting full, so I bought a bigger one and I'm trying to copy the backups to it (the current backup size is 1.5TB)
I tried following the instructions in the official support document [edit - this has been archived, see below for a newer article published after this question was resolved] a couple of times but it didn't work: this dialogue came up, incremented slowly for several days, but when it had gone no copy was made:

I had a look through the console output, but couldn't find anything indicating what the problem might have been.
I have also tried restoring to the target drive using Disk Utility, but that gives me this error:

Validating target...
Validating source...
Source volume format on device "/dev/disk5" is not valid for restoring
Could not validate source - Operation not permitted
The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error 1.)

Both the old and new disks are formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) 1. The old disk has two partitions.
I know I can't use rsync to do a copy as it doesn't respect the hard links TM uses, so is there anything else I can do to transfer the files? If I have to buy disk cloning software that's OK, as I really don't want the backup disk to fill up, as that has happened to me before and I lost data.
I run OSX as a standard user, rather than as an admin. Could that be a contributing factor?
Edit:
Alan Harper shared this new Apple support article from October 28 2019 to his answer below:
Transfer Time Machine backups from one backup disk to another.
Too late for me to try, but linking it again here in case it helps anyone else.
1 I know case-sensitive is not recommended for TM backups, but this backup has been going for years and although I have vague memories of something-something-case-sensitive-something-something I cannot remember for the life of me why the backup disk is formatted this way, and I don't think I can change it now.


texts: How do I sync apps that I have bought on the iPhone?

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I have bought a number of apps on my iPhone. When I try to set up syncing with iTunes it says that this will remove all of the apps.

How do I make iTunes not want to replace all of the apps and instead just make a backup of the existing ones?


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Are there any Cardbus expresscards with USB 2.0 or 3.0 ports (one or more) that is compatible with the current Mac OS X (Mavericks 10.9.4)? This most likely mean the card has 64bit kernel drivers.

Some cards that might be compatible are the "Apiotek COMBO EC-0002C" that has one USB port and 2 Firewire. http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apiotek/EC0002C/

and also the "Sonnet Allegro USB 3.0" which has two USB 3.0 ports. http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sonnet%20Technologies/USB32PME34/

but I'm skeptical.

The Allegro while interesting is pretty expensive, especially as my main use will be a simple external keyboard. The existing 2 USB ports in my old Macbook Pro is used by a MIDI controller and my Audio Interface and I have been warned against USB 3.0 for those, so this additional ports will be for other stuff I need to connect, like the keyboard and my iPhone.

An USB 2.0 expresscard with one or two ports would be nice. Are there any that are actually tested with the current OS X?


texts: How to rename all images together in OS X Mavericks?

texts:
I am looking for the easy way to rename all images, or other groups of multiple files, together in OS X Mavericks.

Is it possible with Preview or any other standard OS X application?


texts: PLEASE HELP ME RECOVER MY DATA FROM AN FFFFFFFFFFFFFF PARTITION :(

texts:
i had mojave on my macbook pro and my work softwares weren't too compatible so i decided to downgrade WITH keeping the mojave partition that has 367 gb and use a usb stick to boot into recovery mode and install El capitan on the smaller 132 gb partition ....Someone out there skillful to help me recover my very important data ?? much appreciated <3

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For about the last month, I've had the Firewall Accept/Deny incoming connection window pop up at semi-regular intervals. I have not, however, been able to identify the cause. Taking a look at the System Console report shows nothing enlightening. Taking a look at /var/etc/appfirewall.log shows lots of these, though I'm not yet sure if they correlate to the Firewall request message:

<Info>: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.1.139:61264 from 192.168.1.1:53

Other answers on the site don't seem to be relevant to me: one identifies Facebook Video Calling as the problem, but I don't have Facebook Video Calling installed. (Nor would I!)

I've just tried disabling Stealth Mode in the hopes that it may resolve the issue. In the meantime, however, a few questions:

Is it possible that the Stealth Mode issue is what I'm seeing?
If not, is there anything I can do to capture the screen at relatively low resolution continuously for a while so I can just pick up exactly what the application is?
Why in the world would the firewall dialog go away? Is this what happens if the requesting application stops requesting access, or is something else going on?

Update

The number and frequency of the popups seems to have diminished significantly after disabling Stealth Mode, and I'm no longer seeing that particular set of messages (none today at all, in fact). Now, however, I'm seeing another message (that was appearing before as well, but with much less frequency):

<Info>: java is listening from :::0 proto=6

Some answers to similar questions have suggested simply allowing Java through the firewall. This is, in my mind, more than a little bit crazy; I have Java on my system because I have to, but it is a major security hole these days and I have no interest in letting it have unrestricted access to the internet. Is there a better way of handling this than just opening it up wide open?

See also:

Dialog pops up every day for less than a second
Pop up windows that disappear mysteriously
Mountain Lion firewall is randomly delaying DNS requests


texts:
What happened to iTunes File Sharing in macOS Catalina?

Is file sharing to iPhone completely gone?


texts: Backed up videos won't play on the iPad they were backed up from

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I was at a point where my iPad was full on storage due to huge amount of photos and documents. It was iOS 8.3 at the time. I decided to back it up and update it to iOS 10. I connected it to my PC, backed it up and updated it. It then gave me the option to restore from the back up so I did. I activated my iPad and started using it. Everything is fine, it is faster and smoother however when I try to play videos from backed up photo album, white loading circle starts turning and does not stop. How can I fix this?

If there is any other way to get videos from the backup file I could do that too.


texts: Nano: how to obtain syntax highlighting?

texts:
I have a default installation of nano under /usr/bin/, and I am trying to make nano highlight the bash scripting language code.

I have been searching around, but I had no success: I got always some errors, or simply doesn't work. For example, I have tried to download the following repository from Github github.com/nanorc/nanorc.git with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/nanorc/nanorc.git

and then follow the steps in this post, but I have had errors because some command inside the files are not recognised. In particular, if I add this line include ~/nanorc/shell.nanorc to my file ~/.nanorc, where the file shell.nanorccontains:

syntax "sh" "\.sh$" "\.bash$" "bashrc$" "bash_profile$"
header "^#!.*/(env +)?(ba|k|pdk)?sh[-0-9_]*( |$)"

FUNCTION: "^[A-Za-z0-9_+-]+[[:space:]]*\(\)"
KEYWORD:  "\<(case|do|done|elif|else|esac|fi|for|function|if)\>"
KEYWORD:  "\<(in|select|then|time|until|while)\>"
FUNCTION: "\<(echo|exit|export|let|local|read|return|set|shift|umask|unset)\>"
FUNCTION: "\<(source)\>"
OPERATOR: "[{}()<>!=&|;`$]|\\|\[|\]|-(eq|ne|gt|lt|ge|le|s|n|z)\>"
STRING:   ""(\\.|[^"])*""
VARIABLE: "\$\{?[A-Za-z0-9_!@#$*?-]+\}?|`[^`]*`"
STRING:   "'(\\.|[^'])*'"
ESCAPE:   "\\.?"
+HASHCOMMENT
+TODO
+LINT

It seems that these previous commands, such STRING, ESCAPE, etc, are not recognised.

How would you set syntax highlighting for nano, at least for bash?


texts: Mac mini clean El Capitan install -- with bluetooth keyboard?

texts: I am trying to do a clean install of El Capitan on my Mac mini but it seems that restarting while holding the Option key does not work. I guess it's a Bluetooth issue, and keyboard signals are too late. So, I wonder is there any way to make this happen?


texts:
I have not been able to figure out how to map PageDown to Option. I have KeyRemap4MacBook installed, but the options they have in the "Change Key" pane don't allow me to do this.

How can I map PageDown to Option?


texts: Mavericks - I need to be notified when a wifi network becomes available

texts: My university's wifi connection goes up at random times. It's faster, so I would want to be notified when it becomes available so that I can surf faster and I don't have to pay for mobile data that I consume while using my phone as a hotspot.


texts:
The application windows on my 2017 Macbook pro MacOS 10.15 lock up randomly and I don’t know what triggers it. When this happens I can’t switch to a different window in a different desktop using command+tab or view desktops using F3, and launch pad won’t open up (launchpad can only be accessed by two finger clicking the launchpad icon in the bottom application tray). I can only switch between application windows by using control and the arrow keys. The only way to fix this window locking up problem is to reboot the system, although once or twice the windows randomly unlock after a long period of time.
Am I inadvertently pressing a key that locks up operating system windows so that they become unresponsive to keyboard presses?
What is causing application windows to lock up on MacOS 10.15?


texts: One of my keys activate the command key for no reason

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I cannot use one of my keys (specifically the 0 key) because whenever I press it, it activates the command key without me even touching it. Please help, this happened randomly. I was on discord at the time if that helps, but now I can't even log in without having to hold enter so I can press the 0 key. Even if I change the command key to something else like the control button it presses that button instead.

Also, now the / key activates =.
Same with the esc key, it activates `.
F12 lowers the volume and activates the up arrow.
Left Arrow activates ; activates . The keyboard is wireless, and the mac is Mac OS Sierra.

edit : Now it just stopped doing it? the glitches have stopped. That's strange.


texts: Is there a way to cap the temperature so my wrist are not burning?

texts:
Using a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
The heat of the place where the wrist are laying is annoying.

I cannot measure the temperature of this exact part but with the help of smcfancontrol I deduced that when the cpu is about 40~45°C this part is tolerable.

The parameters in the game are: Fan speed, CPU speed, Temperature.
Right now the fan speed is very low. Always inaudible.
I would like to trade the heat problem for more fan speed without compromising CPU speed.

Has somebody already adressed this issue ?


texts: Why is the apple pencil (1 and 2) so long?

texts:
Both apple pencils are around an inch longer than my average actual pens. I love the fact that the apple pencil 2 is considerably lighter, but it still is uncomfortably long and gives an unbalanced writing feeling.
Does anyone know if the length is intentional, or more of a technical restraint at this present time?


texts: Optical Audio Out replacement with passthrough / surround support

texts:
Can somebody please suggest something to replace the missing optical audio output on the new Macs (Mini 2018)? I have sound cards that support stereo, but I need something which would allow passthrough for surround sound.

I set-up my speakers (Logitech Z906) with my previous Mini (late 2009) via optical link, so I'm looking for some solution that would use the existing wiring (~20m, going around the whole room).

What I tried:

Behringer UCA222 - works out of the box, but only as stereo
Sweex SC016 - works with the CM6206 enabler, but surround can be set only for the analog ports, SPDIF is stereo. CM6206 datasheet says that it supports passthrough but the system doesn't detect it.
tried to force passthrough using KODI but got only scrambled noise  (from both SC016 and UCA222)

What I'm looking for:

something that would be recognized as Digital Audio Out by the system (Mojave)
connected via USB/Thunderbolt
reasonable price (I don't need any other features, it would be fine if it was just USB dongle with a single S/PDIF out port)

I'm considering Soundblaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro, but I don't want to end up with another stereo-only sound card in my collection.

Any advice would be appreciated.


texts: Can I access iCloud Drive files from non-apple device?

texts:
I have an application that stores its files on iCloud Drive for synchronization. I'd like to write a cloud service that can also access the files.

For example, if I record a video on my app, I'd like to ask my service to download the file, and send it to a transcoding service, or something.

From the device, can I create an authenticated URL to the file? Alternatively, can I create a temporary token to send to the server, so that it can access the file? Then, when transcoding is complete, can I write back to the iCloud Drive?

I'm mostly trying to avoid uploading the entire file from the device to the server, because the files might be quite large.

I'm also trying to use iCloud Drive to support the seamless file sync between device and mac laptop without having to explicitly authenticate - that type of thing isn't supported by google drive, or dropbox, correct?

Thanks very much in advance, I appreciate any help at all!


texts:
So a while back, I was using my computer to listen to music when suddenly a loud scratching noise came from the speakers. My sound worked after that but scratching still came occasionally.

However, later my audio completely stopped working. Spotify couldn't play songs.

So far I tried:

updating the software,
unplugging/plugging in my headphones, and no output devices have been found (see picture).
reseting PRAM and still nothing.

Currently, whenever I try to change the volume, an error mark appears. I am wondering if the hardware is starting to become corrupt because my computer seems to slow down occasionally. I have gone through multiple troubleshooting and nothing seems to work.

Any answers? Should I take my computer to the Apple Store to fix it?


texts: mds error "No store registered for scope" for nonexistent volume

texts:
My system log is flooded with error messages like the following:

mds: (Error) Server: No store registered for scope "/Volumes/Storage"

The volume in the error was in use on a previous machine before I migrated to my current machine. Several have suggested adding and removing that volume in the Spotlight Privacy settings, but that volume no longer exists. Is there an mds configuration file somewhere that I can edit so that mds no longer looks for that volume?


texts: MacBook Air 2018 vs. MacBook Pro: What is the battery life at equal brightness in nits?

texts:
The MacBook Air 2018 is advertised as 12 hours battery life, the MacBook Pro as 10 hours. This official Apple testing is done using 3/4 brightness setting. Since the maximum brightness of both models differs (300 vs 400 nits). I.e. the testing is at 3/4 * 300=225 nits on the MacBook Air and 3/4 * 500=375 nits on the MacBook Pro.

Which model has better battery life when both screens are set to the same brightness at 250 nits?


texts: How to move my files to iCloud drive without using my local disk space?

texts:
I have a Mac running Mojave and got into a situation where I don't know how to solve:

My 512Gb SSD disk is divided into 2 partitions (200Gb and 300Gb each):

The first partition is where the OS resides, as well as the Documents, Applications and other OS folders.

The second partition is just a plain disk where I have all of my files stores (Personal, Work, Etc.).

Both disks are getting full, and in the past I used an external disk to keep older files and other bigger stuff (like Virtual Machine big files and so on).

No I've decided to move to the cloud, and I've subscribed a 2TB iCloud drive available. I've configured it properly so that I got the iCloud drive at Finder, and I've also opted for storage optimization where Mojave handles automatically if the local disk is getting full, keeping files only at iCloud.

All set, I started to move stuff to iCloud. Files from the first partition where moved to iCloud drive folder and got synced with no problem. The biggest ones where stored only at iClound and a download icon appeared in case I need to download then.

For the second partition, I've started moving files to the iCloud drive, and here is where the problem resides. They cannot be moved because "There is not enough disk to copy NNNN folder".

I'm now stuck with the following situation:

Only 15Gb left on partition one
More than 1Tb available at iCloud
About 470Gb of files at partition 2 to be moved to iCloud

My questions:

How do I properly move the partition 2 files to the iCloud?
Is there a way to setup the local disk threshold to trigger storage only on iCloud Drive, not keeping local files and releasing local disk?
Is there a way to choose if a folder will be stored locally and at the iCloud or just at the iCloud?


texts:
An iPad running iOS 12 has lost its swoosh!

Apple Mail would make a swoosh sound when mail was sent.  But a couple of days ago it stopped.  The sound is on, (not muted.) I go to sounds > sent mail classic etc and can hear the swoosh no problem, but not when I actually send mail.  Nor if I change the sent mail sound to one of the other sound options.

iPad volume, and sent mail sounds are the only solutions I have found, but do not apply.  Is there anything else to try?

Edit - I now see that lots of systems sounds are not working.  Lock and keyboard are set to green but do not make system sound.

All volumes are set to max.  Anything else to try?


texts: Is there a way to where when my laptop lid is opened, to automatically press a key?

texts:
I recently started using VLC as my background engine, however, when I shut the lid, the video stops. Pressing the play/pause key on the keyboard fixes it. Is there a way to where it will automatically press the play button every time the lid is opened?

If not, is there a way to stop VLC from pausing when the lid is shut? It would help greatly. The method of stopping VLC from pausing would be more... "legit" I would say.


texts: iTunes - Apple Music - songs are not playing

texts:
I am using Apple Music. Most of the time, if I choose the song, it wont play. Progress bar is fully filled, but not music. Sometimes, it is also jagged (1 min play, 1 min not). What to do with that?

I am using Windows 7 SP1 x64.


texts:
So some things I figured out already like open this file/folder/app etc.

What more can I ask Siri on my MacBook Pro?


texts: How to have arrows for moving the cursor right and left when writing text on iPad?

texts:
On an iPhone, I was writing text. Among the keys, I have seen arrows for moving the cursor right and left.

How can I have these keys on iPad ?

These would be very useful.

Why aren't these keys present on iPad ?


texts: App Store buttons in the ios7 world: still shiny?

texts:
It appears the Apple App Store badge and images are still shiny. I assumed the reflections would go away after ios7 was formally released.

Has Apple announced if and when the buttons would change? I expect they would communicate on this since it's a very common marketing material that is substantially out of date with the new design.


texts: iPad stuck on Guided Access with broken home button

texts: My iPad is stuck on Guided Access. I do remember the passcode but my home button is broken. I've been using the on-screen home button but that too is disabled. Will draining the battery out fix my problem or is there another way?


texts: iOS9 photos - remove image from screenshots folder that isn't a screenshot

texts: So I have 3 photos in the Screenshots folder in the Photos app of iOS 9. They aren't screenshots, but they may be being classified that way since I imported them from the internet. How do I change their classification so that they're not in that folder?


texts: How do Aperture stacks work in the Photos app?

texts: What happens when an Aperture stack is imported into photos? It seems that all of the images in the stack get imported as individual images with no relation to one another. Can that possibly be right?


texts: Navigate Finder Sidebar using arrow keys Yosemite

texts: Is there a way I can navigate the sidebar items using arrow keys? I am using Yosemite.


texts: Is there a way to show the space number in the menubar so you can easily tell which desktop you are on in yosemite?


texts: The 'Personal hotspot' option is gone from my iPhone 4. Why? Is there any way to get it back?


texts: Removing a contact from a folder in Yosemite Contacts software

texts:
I created a folder in the Yosemite Contacts program and added some people to it. I'd like to remove a contact from the folder but keep the contact in my overall contacts database.

How do I do this?  The delete button deletes it completely.

Here is what I see if I select a name in a group and press delete.  I don't get the dialog box above with the "Remove from Groups" option:

If I select the contact and use the Edit menu the "Remove from Group" item is greyed out:


texts: "Send as Text Message" not available on iMessage for one contact only

texts:
I am currently having issues with iMessage. I cannot text my friend for some reason (iPhone user as well). When I hold the iMessage to send it as a text, it says "Send as Email" instead. However, I can send texts to other people with iPhones as well. I have checked my "Send & Receive" and my number and email are checked. I have also tried deleting my friend's email on my contacts but no difference, only the email registers to my phone when that person tries to contact me via facetime, iMessage, etc.

On the other hand, my friend can be texted by other iPhone users except me. She can text me, but I cannot reply as a text message. On her "Send & Receive" there is no "check" on her phone number but rather a loading sign beside it that doesn't seem to go away.


texts: How can I find out a portable external hard disk's hardware details from within macOS?

texts:
I have two external hard disks attached at the moment.

Is it possible to find out, for example, the model number and serial number of these devices via command line?

I have already checked Disk Utility and it does not provide this information:


texts: Is there a clipboard manager/app with a searchable history/pasteboard?

texts: So far I only know of Clyppan and Alfred but clyppan is only available as a paid app from the App Store and Alfred only offers its clipboard feature with a pay-for upgrade


texts: How to accommodate changed yahoo mail password on iPad?

texts:
My friend has an iPad. I have never used an iPad, but am trying to help her set things up better -- so it's definitely a case of the blind leading the blind.

My friend reads her yahoo mail on her iPad.  Her iPad remembers the password.  However, she herself has forgotten her yahoo mail password, which makes life difficult -- she cannot read her yahoo mail on her phone or on her laptop.

How can she change her yahoo password?
Once she has changed her yahoo password, how can she teach her iPad the new password, so she can still read her email on the iPad without having to type in her password?


texts: Does apple reviews apps on slow network?

texts: When starting my app it prefills local cache from server side. It takes me 25-30 sec. Apple refused my app because they claim after the first minute content is still not loaded. Do you know do they test app during low network conditions on purpose? Apps should be responsive even in offline mode?


texts: Imported 32GB of images into iPhoto, 65GB library is the result - Huh?

texts:
I just imported 32GB of images (my local Images folder) from the past 10 years into iPhoto. I was honestly surprised that the result was an iPhoto library of 65GB. I have no RAW images and am surprised that the space is double what I expect. But on a SSD, this is really taking too much space.

One of the explanations though, was that the library consists of iPod/iPhone cache files, preview files and thumbnail files. Those folder minus 65GB results in still 51GB of images.

I extendedly compared the local folder with the 'show contents' folder from the iPhoto library and I couldn't really find any differences, but the file size of the folders themselves..

So who knows how to reduce those 65GB to a regular 32GB or can give a decent explanation..


texts:
I'm using Retina Macbook Pro running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Is it possible to use QuickTime to capture both audio and screen ? If not, what are the free apps that can do it?

P.S. A lot of the times I see on Youtube that it possible to capture screen + audio + have a little window of yourself in the corner - how is that achived?


texts:
For the past 6 years of my career I have been using Firefox/Firebug for web development. In the beginning it was the most powerful client side toolset. But now I am finding most of my colleagues. Especially the younger ones only use Chrome. They don't even have Firefox installed. This makes it harder to collaborate.

I've loved using Chrome for personal browsing and Firefox for development. But I am ready to switch over to using Chrome for development as well. Is it possible to have two installs of Chrome on OSX? Maybe even one install of Chromium or some other development build and the release version of Chrome?


texts: Attaching external display to MacBook Pro through VGA → DVI → Thunderbolt

texts:
I am trying to attach an external monitor to my MacBook Pro using VGA to DVI adapter and then DVI to Thunderbolt.

I have MacBook Pro 2012 with Retina display and the monitor is Acer V223HQV.

Problem is that when I connect it the external monitor doesn't start working but is visible under System Preferences → Displays. Anyone can help me out here? What extra information I can give you to help solve this problem?


texts: Is there any way to save Mac OS X preferences into a shell file?

texts:
Whenever I reinstall my Mac OS and/or buy a new Mac, I have to configure manually almost all the options of mouse, dock, etc.

I'd like to know if Mac OS or some software can provide some way to save all the configurations I set up with the System Preferences app into a shell file, creating something like Mathias Bynens' https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos


texts:
I'm having a problem with the Contacts app on my iPad. Basically I can't see anymore the contact details. This is what I can see on the right page:

I've rebooted my iPad, closed the app from the multitasking bar, synced etc. but it still doesn't work.

I'm wondering if the only solution is to restore my device (I would like to not have to do it..)


texts: Educational discount policy at Apple and international student

texts:
I would like to know the discount amount available for educational at Apple stores and how does this apply cross-country.

Is the educational discount valid for refurbished products?

For example, if you are a student in a country where Apple does not have a store, can you get a discount and how?


texts: I don't want to lose my data on my iPhone, can someone help?

texts: I got an iPhone 4S not too long ago, maybe a month or so. I already have it set up and I bought all of my music on iTunes. I am getting a MacBook Pro soon, and I want to load the music I have on my phone onto the MacBook without deleting all of my data on my phone. Is this possible? It would be really helpful.


texts: Show installation date of packages installed with Homebrew?

texts:
Homebrew shows me all packages that I have installed with brew leaves. However, it doesn't show me when was a package been installed.

Is it possible to make Homebrew show the installation date of packages?


texts: What's the most recent version of OS X I can run on a 1999 iBook and where can I buy it?

texts: I've got a 1999 Blueberry clamshell iBook an I want to get it up and running agin. I'm wondering if I can get Mac OS 9 or OS X on it and more importantly where I could buy the software.


texts: How to get ufw(8)-like (Uncomplicated Firewall) functionality for macOS firewall?

texts:
How can I get ufw(8)-like (Linux Uncomplicated Firewall) functionality for macOS firewall?

ufw enables per-IP-address/subnets and per-IP-port configuration. I see no way to do this with macOS sharing and firewall System Preferences functionality, example screenshots below.

My primary use case: I want to enable a VPN (it happens to be implemented via WireGuard, but I do not want to get distracted with "VPN religion") between my MacBooks like what my team does with Linux servers and Windows/macOS/Linux clients, and there needs to be a "VPN port" and the private-IP-addr VPN subnet open on the firewall; here's an example Linux-server-side ufw status (192.168.101.x is the "private VPN subnet" and 11223 is the WireGuard IP port):

$ ufw status
Status: active

To                         Action      From
--                         ------      ----
Anywhere                   ALLOW       192.168.101.0/24
11223/udp                  ALLOW       Anywhere
11223/udp (v6)             ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)

$

I want to do something similar on the macOS side to provide a better, more-granular security (over what the default System Preferences offer) for something ssh-logging-into a macOS laptop. (Namely: so I can rsync(1) between macOS laptops.)

I'm running macOS 10.14.6:

$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.14.6
BuildVersion:   18G1012
$


texts: Cannot mount/unmount external hard drive on Mac

texts:
I have a 1TB external hard drive. It was used as backup disk for Time Machine. But from one day, my Mac cannot recognise it.

The problem may caused by my removing disk without ejecting it first.

I can see the disk by diskutil list:

$diskutil list
.... This is it.

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Chang                   999.9 GB   disk2s2

$diskutil eject disk2
Volume timed out while waiting to eject

$diskutil unmount /dev/disk2
disk2 was already unmounted or it has a partitioning scheme so use "diskutil unmountDisk" instead

$diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2
Unmount of disk2 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted

$diskutil mount /dev/disk2
Volume on disk2 timed out waiting to mount

$diskutil mountDisk /dev/disk2
One or more volume(s) failed to mount

And the results:

$diskutil verifyDisk disk2
Started partition map verification on disk2
Checking prerequisites
Checking the partition list
Checking the partition map size
Checking for an EFI system partition
Checking the EFI system partition's size
Checking the EFI system partition's file system
Checking the EFI system partition's folder content
Checking all HFS data partition loader spaces
Checking booter partitions
Checking Core Storage Physical Volume partitions
The partition map appears to be OK
Finished partition map verification on disk2

$diskutil verifyVolume disk2s2
Started file system verification on disk2s2 Chang
Verifying file system
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume
Detected a case-sensitive volume
Checking extents overflow file
Checking catalog file
Checking multi-linked files
Checking catalog hierarchy
Checking extended attributes file
Checking multi-linked directories
Invalid parent for directory inode (id = 6286950)
(It should be 19 instead of 18)
Invalid name for directory inode (id = 6286950)
(It should be dir_6286950 instead of temp6286950)
Incorrect number of directory hard links
The volume Chang could not be verified completely
File system check exit code is 8
Error: -69845: File system verify or repair failed
Underlying error: 8: Exec format error


texts: Is there a way to force a password check on a Macbook using Touch ID

texts:
I like to be able to use Touch ID for quickly unlocking my Macbook, e.g. for when I've walked away from the machine for a few minutes but it's still in a safe place.

But I'd also like to be able to lock it properly, with a password, for when I'm taking it out of the office or otherwise want to enforce more security.

By default you need to enter your password after a system restart, or if you get 5 failed fingerprints in a row, or after no login for 48 hours.

Is there a command-line command, or a programmatic way to replicate this state, so I could script it using one of the various automation tools out there?


texts: .ZIP from Windows to Mac: folder structure lost - how to avoid that?

texts: I am creating .zip-files on windows that I want to make available to Mac-Users (created with ZipFile.CreatefromDirectory from .NET Core). However, when I extract these files on my Mac (running Mojave, using the context-menu's "Extract File"), it re-creates the source-folder that I had zipped - and a flattened structure in side that folder: where I previously had root\foo\bar.txt, I now have a file "foo\bar.txt" in the root-folder. How I can get a "foo" folder with "bar.txt"? Did that problem arise when I build the .zip or do I need to extract differently in order to preserve directory-structure?


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut for the System Preferences lock?

texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut, or a way to create one, which does the equivalent of clicking the locked lock icon in the bottom left corner of locked System Preferences panes (which brings up the authentication dialogue)?


texts: Does the Programmer's Dvorak keyboard layout work on Mountain Lion?

texts:
I see that Mountain Lion has come preinstalled with 4 versions of the Dvorak keyboard layout. I do not think these versions are "Programmer's Dvorak." I found a version of this layout here: http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/

After installing it I had no luck finding it in my System Preferences. Does anyone know if this layout is available under Mountain Lion?


texts: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro HDD/SSD upgrade suggestion?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Trouble with SSD/HDD in Macbook Pro Mid 2009

I have a mid 2009 15" 2.53 GHz MacBook Pro with 8 GB RAM and a 250 GB HDD. Recently, I purchased a WD 1TB 2.5" 5400 hard drive to upgrade. I used SuperDuper! and made a clone of internal drive to new drive via USB. After swapping the two drives, my laptop became very slow. Spinning beach ball appeared very often, almost everywhere. Did extended Apple hardware test, all ok.

Then I put back the original 250 GB HDD in my MacBook Pro and took out the new one and things are fine again.

I found this post with the same problem. Sounds like I am stuck; I can't upgrade my internal HDD?

Has anybody successfully upgraded their HDD? I want to upgrade to SSD, but this time I want to make sure it will work before making a purchase!


texts: Dual monitor flickering: the secondary monitor does the flicker

texts:
I am experiencing flickering with my dual monitor setup. The nature of the flicker is "on/off", i.e.  the screen gets completely black for a split second (sometimes a few seconds) and it goes back on. Sometimes it happens when I am not doing anything on that monitor, and sometimes it seems like it is triggered when pixels change on the monitor (opening something, or even just moving the mouse cursor)

I have a dual monitor set up at work with my MacBook Pro 13" 2017 (two thunderbolt 3 ports).

I am using the following to connect these monitors to my Mac:

BenQ BL2780T monitor
AOC I2475PXQU
Kensingon S4600P docking station
Belkin HDMI-USB-C adapter

The docking station connects to the MacBook via a thunderbolt 3 cable. The AOC monitor is connected directly to the docking with DisplayPort. The BenQ is then connected to the remaining Thunderbolt 3 port on my Mac via a HDMI-USB-C adapter. The docking station provides power to the Mac.

It seems random which monitor flickers; sometime it is the BenQ, other times it is the AOC. Also, it is random which port is involved in the flicker. However, I only see flickering when two monitors are connected at once.

I have also used a Satechi slim multiport (as a very simple docking station), and I see the same flickering behavior. I have tried different cables, and the issue persists.

I have also tried another AOC (same model) monitor together with the BenQ, and it still flickers.

I am going to try another MacBook Pro (same model) this week, and will report back.

Is this a software issue with High Sierra? Are the two monitors "incompatible" for some reason? I see no reason why the flickering happens. I really hope someone can help me out. It seems similar issues are common, but I have not yet found a common explanation to fix these things. Needless to say, I have tried the standard things, like various resets etc.


texts: How to make input source switching per-app or per-window, not global?

texts:
I use two input sources: A and B.  I'm talking to my colleagues in a messenger using language A; and at the same time I'm working in a terminal using language B.  It's very annoying to switch from the messenger to the terminal and have A; and likewise to switch to the messenger and have B.  Is there a way to preserve the current input source per-app or per-window?
This is macOS Catalina 10.15.6 on a MacBook Pro 2019.


texts: How do I get iCloud to show up as a default account for my iPhone Contacts?

texts:
Contacts added on my iPhone are not syncing to iCloud and being added on my Mac. I have read that the solution for this is going to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, and Calendars and then in the Contacts section, making sure that the default account is set to iCloud. But there is no iCloud option for me. There is only "Gmail" and "On My iPhone". How do I get the iCloud option to show up so I can get my contacts on all devices?

I am running iPhone 5 w/ iOS 9.2.1 and a mid 2010 13" MBP w/ El Capitan 10.11.2

Here is an image of my defaults:


texts: Water-damaged Macbook Pro - everything except keyboard and trackpad works

texts:
A family member gave me a 13" mid-2015 Macbook Pro that had been water-damaged. Besides the battery being dead, the computer booted up fine. The only two things that don't work are the keyboard and trackpad. However, the keyboard backlighting and power button do work. Running Apple Diagnostics (using an external keyboard), I found a hardware error code PPN001. Apple has quoted this repair at about $900 USD, so I'm trying to see if I can do a repair myself for less.

Would it be possible for me to do the hardware repairs myself (ie: is the logic board still ok), and if so, what parts need replacement?

*Note that I have the skill to do the hardware repairs, I'm just unsure of what repairs are needed. (I miss having GSX access.)


texts: Remove or resize icon-preview in column view in Finder

texts:
When working I often have a small Finder window in the corner of my screen, in column view. The preview of the icon is so large that it forces the file properties info (ie. file size, creation dates etc) off the bottom of the screen so you have to scroll to see it.

Is there any setting to resize the max-width of the icon preview, or to disable it entirely so you only see the file properties?

Now:

Desired View:

Thanks for any help


texts: org.postfix.master - Service exited with abnormal code: 1

texts:
I've googled a lot on this issue, yet still seem to have found nothing that quite matches my situation.

Initially, I saw a lot of this error in main Console, repeating every 10 seconds

08/04/2015 19:11:11.102 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master[1129]) Service exited with abnormal code: 1
08/04/2015 19:11:21.198 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (org.postfix.master) Service only ran for 1 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 9 seconds.

I have found a lot… a lot.. of tweaks & fixes for this, but combined with this error in /var/log/mail

postfix/master[***]: fatal: bind fe80::1 port 25: Can't assign requested address

I could find nothing except references to Mac OS Server & the inet_interfaces structure.

I'm running regular Yosemite on a Mac Pro 3,1 - no server structure at all on here.

From my 'not geeky enough to qualify' perspective, it looks like it's trying to find some kind of IPv6 connection yet failing...


texts: How do I get programmatic access to the word definition after it pops up when highlighting (three-finger tap) a word in OS X?

texts: I would like to build up a list of words and their definitions of the words that I highlighted (three-finger tapped) so that I can come back to them later. Is there a way to get access to the dictionary or the event containing the word?


texts: “SQLDeveloper.app” fails to open after upgrading to Big Sur

texts:
I recently upgraded macOS to Big Sur and now I can't open SQLDeveloper.app. I am getting this message:

SQLDeveloper.app can’t be opened because the identity of the developer
cannot be confirmed

With macOS Catalina it was working perfectly.
A similar question was discussed here “SQLDeveloper.app” can’t be opened because the identity of the developer cannot be confirmed. I already followed the approach mentioned there, but that did not solve my problem.
Any pointer towards the solution would be highly appreciated.


texts:
I was cloning someone's drive, it was named Macintosh HD, just like my my own. Eventually it showed up in Spotlight as Macintosh HD 1.

Now when I search for apps and such I always hit its applications. At least nothing happens, since the drive has been removed and no longer exists.

How can I get Spotlight to stop showing me results for it?

I've tried reindexing with the following commands but it only applies to mounted devices:

sudo mdutil -a -i off
sudo mdutil -a -i on


texts: Giving myself permissions in /etc/sudoers does nothing

texts:
I want to give myself permissions to use pmset without using sudo.

I added this line to etc/sudoers:

myname          ALL = /usr/bin/pmset

But when I save and close with :wq and run pmset, I get:

$ pmset -b disablesleep 1
'pmset' must be run as root...

What is it I'm doing wrong?


texts: Trouble to boot into OSX after install windows 10 on MacBook pro

texts:
Before this problem win + OSX  worked fine. But I tried to settings>recovery>Advance Startup from windows. after a restart , there is no two boot option . only windows boot option is appear. But how can I go to my previous duel boot option?
now I'm in windows 10.


texts: Extend main APFS partition fails with "target disk is too small for this operation"

texts:
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         125.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Storage                 100.0 GB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +125.7 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            122.9 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 19.9 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                506.6 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      2.1 GB     disk1s4

I checked the different similar questions and tried the suggested solutions but in vain. Disk utility doesn't help at all.

I tried running this command from the terminal as suggested.

sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk0s2 0

Error: -69771: The target disk is too small for this operation

I have more than 25 G of free space:


texts: How to upgrade my Mac Pro to an OS newer than 10.6.8?

texts: I have a Mac Pro running Snow Leopard. I tried upgrading to Mavericks, but the App Store won't let me download it. It directed me to this page. At first I thought it was because I was out of space (8GB required) so I deleted some things. Now I have 8.17GB available with 5GB of RAM (2GB minimum). The only thing I can think of is that my Mac Pro is arbitrarily too old. However, I don't know how to confirm that. I'm not even sure if there are any upgrade options available. What do I need to do?


texts: Homebrew installed: geoiplookup shows no output - howto install GeoIP-data?

texts:
> geoipupdate; geoiplookup 8.8.4.4
> echo $?
0

It does not print any output. According this posting there should be GeoIP-data. Howto use that on macOS?

> brew search geoip
geoip                                                                                geoipupdate
homebrew/nginx/geoip2-nginx-module    homebrew/php/php53-geoip              homebrew/php/php54-geoip              homebrew/php/php55-geoip              homebrew/php/php56-geoip              homebrew/php/php70-geoip              homebrew/php/php71-geoip

No such package. Howto use geoiplookup on macOS / Homebrew?

> brew info geoip
geoip: stable 1.6.9 (bottled), HEAD
This library is for the GeoIP Legacy format (dat)
https://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-c
/usr/local/Cellar/geoip/1.6.9 (17 files, 548.9K) *
  Poured from bottle on 2017-01-21 at 19:22:56
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/geoip.rb
==> Dependencies
Optional: geoipupdate ✔
==> Options
--universal
        Build a universal binary
--with-geoipupdate
        Build with geoipupdate support
--HEAD
        Install HEAD version
> brew info geoipupdate
geoipupdate: stable 2.3.1 (bottled), HEAD
Automatic updates of GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases
https://github.com/maxmind/geoipupdate
/usr/local/Cellar/geoipupdate/2.3.1 (13 files, 83.7K) *
  Poured from bottle on 2017-01-21 at 19:25:04
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/geoipupdate.rb
==> Options
--universal
        Build a universal binary
--HEAD
        Install HEAD version

I wish to use local Geo data, not query an external web hosted API.


texts: I want to block all calls from any not in my contacts list, and send them directly to voicemail. How can I do this?


texts: Enable “mouse keys” booted to installer/recovery?

texts: The installer/recovery partition MAKES you connect a mouse. Is there any way to bypass this requirement (and enable mouse keys) while booted to the Mac Installer / Recovery partition?


texts: Spilt coffee on Keyboard, washed/dryed but 2 keys still not working, any cure?

texts: I spilt coffee on an apple external wired keyboard. Taking the advice of other threads on this matter I washed it thoroughly and dried it, twice. However 2 of the keys are still non functional. Does this mean it is permanently busted? Or can I still fix it somehow? Or can it economically be fixed by an apple support shop or similar??


texts: How can I colorize Finder icons in Mavericks?

texts:
I don't like the new "tags".

I'd like to be able to colorize some Finder icons.

Preview allows me to "adjust the color" of icons, but only between Purple and Green.

Is there a simple way to add other colors?

Thanks.


texts: Sync between Google calendar and Calendar.app stopped working

texts:
A few days ago the sync between google calendar and calendar app stopped working for me - the app can't retrieve new events/calendars and if I create events in it - they won't appear in GCal. I've tried re-adding google account, removing google related keychains. That did not help.
I'd appreciate your advice on this one.

The app version is 9.0 (2155.21)


texts: I know on iPad you can press and hold the new tab button to re-open recently closed tabs, but is there any similar functionality on an iPod/iPhone?


texts: Adjust Scroll Speed for Specific Application

texts: I recently bought my self an external mouse for my MacBook Pro Retina. It's great except I have one difficulty. In Safari and most apps the scroll speed is fine. But in some applications, the scroll speed is uncontrollable. Is there an app that lets me change the scroll speed for specific applications or something like that?


texts: I have a microphone with a 3.5 mm jack. Can I use this for recording in garage band in my ipod touch. Thanks for the help.


texts: AppleScript: Is it possible to check if Speech is currently running?

texts:
I want to exactly recreate macOS's built-in Text To Speech keyboard shortcut feature with AppleScript. When I say "exactly," I mean "exactly."
The built-in option can be found in System Preferences → Dictation & Speech → Text to Speech:

Here is the description of this feature:

Set a key combination to speak selected text.
Use this key combination to hear your computer speak selected text. If the computer is speaking, press the keys to stop.

The reason that I want to recreate this feature (instead of simply using it) is because it is buggy; sometimes it works, but, other times, I press the keyboard shortcut and nothing happens. If I code it manually in AppleScript, I hope that the process will be more reliable.

I understand how to start and stop Speech in AppleScript, as explained here.
But I would like to use the same keyboard shortcut, and thus the same .scpt file, to both start and stop the Speech, mirroring the functionality of the built-in Speech keyboard shortcut.
I am using FastScripts to run the .scpt file by a keyboard shortcut.
If the same .scpt file is in charge of both starting and stopping the Speech, the script requires an if statement at the top of the AppleScript, or something similar, to immediately check if Speech is currently being spoken or not, before the script can proceed. I do not know how to implement this check, or if it is even possible.
But, here's what I have:
if <This is where I need your help, Ask Different> then
    say "" with stopping current speech
    error number -128 -- quits the AppleScript
end if

-- Back up original clipboard contents:
set savedClipboard to my fetchStorableClipboard()

-- Copy selected text to clipboard:
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using {command down}
delay 1 -- Without this, the clipboard may have stale data.

set theSelectedText to the clipboard

-- Restore original clipboard:
my putOnClipboard:savedClipboard

-- Speak the selected text:
say theSelectedText waiting until completion no

use AppleScript version "2.4"
use scripting additions
use framework "Foundation"
use framework "AppKit"

on fetchStorableClipboard()
    set aMutableArray to current application's NSMutableArray's array() -- used to store contents
    -- get the pasteboard and then its pasteboard items
    set thePasteboard to current application's NSPasteboard's generalPasteboard()
    -- loop through pasteboard items
    repeat with anItem in thePasteboard's pasteboardItems()
        -- make a new pasteboard item to store existing item's stuff
        set newPBItem to current application's NSPasteboardItem's alloc()'s init()
        -- get the types of data stored on the pasteboard item
        set theTypes to anItem's types()
        -- for each type, get the corresponding data and store it all in the new pasteboard item
        repeat with aType in theTypes
            set theData to (anItem's dataForType:aType)'s mutableCopy()
            if theData is not missing value then
                (newPBItem's setData:theData forType:aType)
            end if
        end repeat
        -- add new pasteboard item to array
        (aMutableArray's addObject:newPBItem)
    end repeat
    return aMutableArray
end fetchStorableClipboard

on putOnClipboard:theArray
    -- get pasteboard
    set thePasteboard to current application's NSPasteboard's generalPasteboard()
    -- clear it, then write new contents
    thePasteboard's clearContents()
    thePasteboard's writeObjects:theArray
end putOnClipboard:

(Originally, I had wanted the AppleScript to speak the clipboard, but then I realized that this was overwriting the original clipboard contents. So, I actually want the AppleScript to speak the contents of the theSelectedText variable, as demonstrated in the above code.)


texts: Change screenshot keyboard shortcut to a single key

texts:
I want to set my keyboard shortcut for Copy picture of selected area to clipboard to the END key. Literally just the single keypress END.

I tried looking at this post, but wasn't sure neither what the Bundle ID was for screenshots. If it's a global screenshot, I also don't know the key that defaults expects...


texts: iTerm2 : Adapting zshrc prompt to get the same one than with .bashrc

texts:
I switched from bash shell to zsh. After sourcing a main part of my old .bashrc to .zshrc, I am faced a problem concerning the rendering of prompt with zsh (which works with bash) :

function ps1 {
        # PROMPT SECTION
        BLUE='\[\033[0;34m\]'
        LIGHT_CYAN='\[\033[1;36m\]'
        DEFAULT='\[\033[0m\]'
        PURPLE='\[\033[0;35m\]'
        LIGHT_PURPLE='\[\033[1;35m\]'
        LIGHT_GREEN='\[\033[0;32m\]'
        PINK='\[\033\[0;31m\]'

        # \! - History number of last command
        # $? - Exit value of last command
        # \t - Exit time of last command
        # \w - Current directory (relative)

PS1="$PURPLE|$DEFAULT$LIGHT_GREEN\u@$DEFAULT$LIGHT_CYAN\h$DEFAULT$PURPLE|$DEFAULT\t$PURPLE|$DEFAULT$LIGHT_PURPLE\w$DEFAULT$PURPLE|$DEFAULT "
}

ps1

Here a screen capture of my old bash prompt :

Now, I would like to have the same prompt but with zsh using exe zsh :

How to get with zsh the same prompt than with the bash prompt ? Which modifications have I to do ?

UPDATE 1:

I tried the following PS1 for zsh but the rendering is not the expected one :

autoload -U colors && colors
PS1="$fg[purple]|{$fg[green]%u@$fg[cyan]%m$fg[purple]|$fg[purple]%*$fg[purple]|$fg[purple]%~$fg[purple]| "

here's the capture :

Any idea to the same ?


texts: How to reorder contact info in Contacts.app

texts:
I'm a hoarder of contact info in Contacts.app.  I always keep people's old contact info in their Contacts.app entry so that, for example, their pic will show up in Mail.app on even old emails from them.

This leads to a lot of contact info building up, and I would like to reorder such contact info so that older ones are lower on the list.  There doesn't seem to be an in-app way to do this, outside of manually putting everything in again in the order that you want them. That is particularly annoying because I'd like the newest contact info at the top and each time anyone changes anything I'd have to redo the order, and also it's not feasible to implement it over a large contact database, which I have.

So:

Is there actually an easy in-app way to do this?
If not, is there any third-party product that will do this?
If not, is there a way that I can just go into the Address Book database and do this?


texts: How do I use multiple webcams at once on Mac OS X?

texts:
I have programmed a Flash app that makes use of several webcams at the same time. The app works great on Windows. When I try to use more than one webcam on Mac OS X, I find that each webcam I plug into the computer disables the previously attached webcam.

It appears that I can only have one USB camera working at a time. Is this correct? Is there any way of bypassing this?


texts: 300 GB of photos and videos suddenly deleted from external SSD (Samsung T5)

texts:
Yesterday, somehow over 300 gb of photos, videos and audio disappeared from my Samsung 1TB T5. As a photographer this could have been the end of my career, but luckily I had everything backed up to another Hdd. I will describe what happened:
As usual, the external drive was plugged in, and I was working on my wordpress website, sometimes fetching photos from the ext drive, but I was mostly writing text. I didn't notice anything until  later in the evening, when I was going to fetch one photo and Adobe Lightroom said it couldn't locate the file. I looked in the folder through finder and saw that all the photos in the folder was gone. I looked through some other neighbouring folders and the photos were also gone.
I systematically went through my ext drive and I noticed that between the time 18:38 and 18:41, over 300 gb files of jpg, svg, psd, png, bmp, avi, mp3 were lost. It looks like it started with the oldest files from year 2005 and for some reason stopped at the date 16 sep 2018, at 18:41. For what I can see no documents, zip etc were affected. Also some photos between these dates were spared. So the way files were deleted it must be impossible to manually accidentally delete them. To me it looks like some program has systematically deleted files after filetype and date.
I have had the ext drive plugged in during the day monitoring it, seeing if more files start disappearing but, since 18:41 yesterday, nothing has happened.
I downloaded TotalAV and ran a scan without finding any malware or virus.
I don't need help restoring anything, as I said, everything is backed up, but I need to understand what happened to prevent it from happening again!
My question is, what happened yesterday between 18:38 and 18:41?
MacBook Pro 13" 2017
MacOs Mojave V.10.14.6


texts: IKEv2 disconnects on native Mac OS VPN client after 8 minutes

texts:
Somehow, exactly on 8 minutes, my VPN tunnel to our WatchGuard Firebox M270 disconnects. I'm on the same internet connection as some of my other colleagues that have no problem connecting to the other building with the native client. Only thing I seem to be able to find with Console is the following. I'm unable to find out what these error messages from neagent are. I've found similar questions around, without solutions that seem to work for me.

error   08:26:43.354821 +0200   neagent Failed to receive delete packet
error   08:26:43.354854 +0200   neagent Failed to generate Delete old IKE SA
default 08:26:43.356705 +0200   nesessionmanager    <NESMServer: 0x7fb55ad00160>: Request to uninstall session: NESMIKEv2VPNSession[my location:A0722441-3AB4-40B1-973C-B60BF70DE5FE]
default 08:26:43.356744 +0200   nesessionmanager    NESMIKEv2VPNSession[my location:A0722441-3AB4-40B1-973C-B60BF70DE5FE]: status changed to disconnecting
default 08:26:43.356824 +0200   nesessionmanager    NESMIKEv2VPNSession[my location:A0722441-3AB4-40B1-973C-B60BF70DE5FE]: Updated network agent (inactive)

Mac OS: 10.14.6 (18G95)

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)


texts: Use Apple Watch as a handheld Keynote remote?

texts: I have to give a 5-minute Keynote presentation from my MacBook Pro in a few days, and while I'd love to not carry my phone around as a remote, I'm also not a fan of the idea of tapping my wrist every time I need to change slides. Is there a way to use my Apple Watch as an always-awake Keynote remote that I can hold in my hand rather than needing to keep on my wrist?


texts:
I recently saw someone on a Unix system run the command

cmdtool <some_log_file.log>

and the terminal showed a logging window that live-updated as text was entered into the log file. (I'm probably missing some arguments there.)

Is there a Mac OS equivalent to get this behavior?

See cmdtool on Ubuntu man pages.


texts:
Can you download Xcode on iPhone?
Can you download Xcode on iPhone?


texts: How can I completely delete an iCloud account

texts:
I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to use my current iCloud account any longer, primarily because I used to register to various online services with it which won't stop to send me mail.

Is there a way to delete an iCloud account from Apple's servers?


texts:
I've been using shutdown -h now in the terminal to turn off my iMac (sooo much faster than waiting for every program I use to close out), and I wondered if there were any downsides to shutting down this way.

Edit:

For those who care, i've been shutting down manually for a month or two now, and it doesn't seem to have affected my system/workflow at all. Definetely something to approach on system by system basis, but it's pretty awesome being able to shut down in 2 seconds without having to do the "program X has cancelled shutdown" rodeo.


texts: How do I stop apps from loading at startup if CMD-OPT-Q doesn't work?

texts: The apps are Safari and Xcode, both are loading local files. I close both with the keyboard shortcut in the title but they always launch again at the next startup. My system is running Sierra


texts: iCloud Photo Library - merge two Apple IDs together to one library stream?

texts: Is there a way to use iCloud Photo Library and merge the photos on my wife's iPhone with mine? I'm willing to subscribe to the iCloud Photo Library service, but I rather one of us pay for the cloud service and not both. I've looked at Family Sharing option, but that seems to only be for iTunes Store items such as apps.


texts: Finding a drive adapter to re-use the old hard drive from a Macbook Pro early 2015 13"

texts:
I recently upgraded the hard-drive on my Macbook Pro 13" early 2015 model. I'd like to use the old 128gb hard-drive as an external USB disk, but I'm having trouble finding the adapter to make it a USB drive. This MacBook Pro uses a proprietary storage drive connector.
So far I've bought the wrong adapter (for M.2 drives to fit the Macbook, which is the wrong direction.)

The model number of the old hard-drive is MZ-JPV1280/03 (Samsung).
I have this NGFF-to-USB3 box standing by:


texts: Photos disappeared from iCloud after upgrading to iPhone X

texts:
I had an iPhone 5C for 4 years - all photos were backed up on iCloud. I know this 100% for sure.

I upgraded to the iPhone X and set up the new phone from the most recent backup. None of the photos came over into my phone, but I didn't think anything of it.

I just now went to iCloud and it says I only have 37 photos - I know I had over 500. All of the 37 are recent, but are from BEFORE the upgrade, so I know they backed up from my old phone recently.

Where are all my other iCloud photos and how can I get them back if they are gone?
Please help! Thank you so much!


texts:
Does anyone know what the rules are on using Siri for unintended purposes?  I would like to actually hook it up to my company's phone number so that when someone calls in, I can have them routed to Siri.

Questions of how this would work technically aside, are there any Apple terms-of-use that say this isn't allowed?


texts: Help with AppleScript moving email messages

texts:
I have written the script below to move messages from one mailbox to another in Mail.

But when I run it, just a few email messages are moved at a time. E.g. if I have 10 messages in the mailbox, only three or four are moved. So I have to run the script multiple times to complete the operation! As far as I can tell it's pretty random how many move each time.

So does anyone know why this might be, and how I could improve this script?

Many thanks!

use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use scripting additions

tell application "Mail"

    set theWorkInbox to mailbox "Work Inbox" of account "Work"
    repeat with currentWorkMessage in every message of (mailbox "Work Holding Bay" of account "Work")
        set mailbox of currentWorkMessage to theWorkInbox
    end repeat

end tell

I'm using macOS Sierra


texts: Hiding All Apple Music Features in iTunes (Apple Music Menus, Radio, Connect & Heart Column)

texts:
I want to uninstall Apple Music from iTunes.
I don't really care of this so expensive new 'revolution' and it's taking too much place... :/

For example how to delete  'For you, New, Radio and Connect'

And the heart
By the way, all my music is on local and I don't need cloud, radio or anything else.
Can anyone help me ?


texts:
I've read that pages on iPad can access protected files created on Pages (mac).  Can you also edit the files on iPad, or are they locked?  If you can edit the files, do they become unlocked, or do they retain the protection.

It would be great if someone could enlighten me on the nature of password protection (in iWork apps) on the iPad. :)


texts:
I want to reset my iMac (late 2014, 1 TB Fusion Drive) to factory settings. As I want to set it back to Yosemite, I am using Internet Recovery (Command-Option-R) as I have installed El Capitan in the meantime.

I was able to erase the HDD just fine in Recovery Mode Disk Utility, but now I am stuck.

The OS X install dialog shows no available drive:

In Disk Utility, the HDD and its partition settings look like this (all fields and buttons are grayed out, can't input anything)

First Aid Verify Disk doesn't show any anomalies either from what I can tell ("The volume ... appears to be OK").
First Aid Repair went through without issues, but that didn't change anything. Tried rebooting several times but that didn't help either. I also tried El Capitan Recovery mode (just holding Command-R without Option), it looks a bit different, but the overall result is the same.


texts: My contacts are disappearing on their own

texts:
I have Iphone 7. Today, I got a call from my friend but instead of the saved name (yes his number was saved in my contacts) his number was displayed. So, after talking to him I tried checking why the name was not displayed, I found that his contact was no more in my contacts (only "siri found in apps).
What could be the reason? Is there any chance that I got something malicious in my Iphone?


texts: I want to transfer folder that contains many video files from MacBook to iPad. I don't want to use iCloud. I use AirDrop. Is there any 3rd party App, or how can I easily transfer and see the files in the folder in iPad?


texts: Delete storage in 'Other Volumes in Container'?

texts:
Hello,
can you guys help me

I did factory reset also I used OmniDiskSweeper did not help


texts: How long does it take for MacPorts to catch up with new macOSes?

texts:
A Wikipedia page is pretty good at showing the precise date when a version of macOS was released.

The corresponding wikipedia page for MacPorts is not quite so helpful, and the MacPorts.org download page does not list any release dates.

How long has it typically taken historically (or for just El Capitan and Sierra) for MacPorts to catch up with the newest macOS.

I got cornered with High Sierra and am trying to determine whether to keep H.S. and use another Mac while waiting, or to wipe it and downgrade to El Capitan or Sierra (and keep my fingers crossed that merely installing High Sierra has not already done irreversible changes to the Time Machine disk I used during install).


texts:
In my /usr/bin, the following is the result of ls -al python*:

-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  66480 Dec  3 01:36 python
-rwxr-xr-x  5 root  wheel    925 Aug 22  2015 python-config
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel     75 Oct 17 21:26 python2.6 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel     82 Oct 17 21:26 python2.6-config -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6-config
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel     75 Oct 17 21:26 python2.7 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel     82 Oct 17 21:26 python2.7-config -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7-config
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  66480 Dec  3 01:35 pythonw
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel     76 Oct 17 21:26 pythonw2.6 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/pythonw2.6
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel     76 Oct 17 21:26 pythonw2.7 -> ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/pythonw2.7

There are three: python, python2.6, python2.7. What are they and why do I have three? Can I delete some of them?

Well, I have another python from the anaconda installation, which I mainly use.


texts:
I added some menus via Onyx and now I don't know how to get rid of them again. Holding option and clicking on the menus doesn't provide an option to close them and I cannot delete the "iChat.menu" in /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/iChat.menu because I get an error message telling me that it can't be deleted because it's needed by OSX.

Thanks for the help :)


texts: External SSD for MacbookPro - get the right speed?

texts:
I have a MacBookPro, Mid 2014.
In the system information, I see that I have an USB 3.0, with speed up to 12Mb/s.
This is already different from what I see on official specifications https://support.apple.com/kb/sp703?locale=en_US where the USB port speed is given as "up to 5Gbps".
So the question is: I want to buy an external SSD drive, giving priority to speed. But will it be meaningful to buy an SSD that boasts up to 550MB/s (68Mbps) when I have only 12Mbps?
Or should I believe that I have 5Gbps?
I'm a bit confused


texts: Keychain Access Webform Passwords Greyed Out

texts: Trying to export Keychain Access webform passwords. When I select one, the export option is greyed out. It doesn't matter which one I select, they are all greyed out and cannot be exported. How can I move these to a new laptop?


texts: If I uploaded a file to a website, is it saved somewhere in the Safari application? Or elsewhere in the computer?

texts:
I scanned a file to my desktop, uploaded it to a website, and then deleted it from my computer. Now this document seems to be gone forever but I need some information from it.

Is there any where it may be stored on my computer? In an application, in a log somewhere. I just need an image of it, I don't need to regain full access to it.


texts: From a jailbreaked iPhone 3g 4.1 (foreign sim locked) to 4.2

texts:
A friend of mine bought an iPhone 3g with a sim card in another country. Some months ago he gave me this iPhone, but he forgot to give me the sim too, so I've jailbreaked it leaving the sim-lock, that is I don't use this iphone for the phone calls.

So now I have a jailbreaked iPhone 3G with iOS 4.1 and I would to pass to iOS 4.2

How should I do? If I simply upgrade from iTunes, will it ask me for active sim card?

Moreover, I've read that if there is a problem, it is no possible to downgrade to 4.1, isn't it?

EDIT

I've the baseband 05.14.02 and bootloader 5.9

I'm not interested to use this iphone for phone calls, but I would maintain the gps.

Is it possible to pass to 4.2.1 maintaining the baseband 05.14.02?


texts: Fast or automatic way to organize iphone/ipod apps

texts:
Is there a tool or application that can help me quickly organize my iphone applications?  The standard way of dragging and dropping 1 application at a time in folder is too frustrating for me.  I gave up after 1 hour of trying... I found it to be such a waste of time ...

I am looking for an application to automatically organize my apps in the standard folder categories at least (Productivity, Navigation, Photography, etc).  I was not able to find one in the iTunes store.

Any suggestions?


texts:
Here's my situation: I have the new iPhone 4S which is using iCloud beautifully. However, my MacBook is still using MobileMe. When I go into System Prefs > iCloud, it has a big button that says "Click here to move your MobileMe account to iCloud."

When I click that button, the browser goes to me.com/move, then I log in, and it immediately redirects to me.com/find and then a screen appears saying "Ok, you're all set, you may now start using iCloud."

Except... I'm not. When I go back to the System Preferences > iCloud, it still has the "you need to move from MobileMe" screen and the button to start the transition. And I am 99% sure that my contacts, calendar etc are not syncing with iCloud, so I can't get them on the phone (that's a problem).

So... the phone is all set on iCloud, but I need to tell Lion to use it. I assume the me.com/move web page someone would send a message back to Lion saying "ok, this user has made the transition, now you can show the 'real' iCloud preferences panel," but that hasn't happened.

HELP!


texts: Connecting iMac 2012 to an Yamaha Amplifier

texts:
I just bought a 2012 iMac and I want to connect it to my Yamaha Amplifier.

On my previous PC setup I had an external audio card which connected to the Amplifier via an optical cable. However, I don't want to use an external card anymore.

What are my options? Does the iMac have an optical out? Is it via the Headphone/Audio Line-Out Port?

If so, do I connect it directly to the optical port of the Amplifier or do I have to also buy a DAC?

Regards,

Valentin Ivanov


texts: I'm creating an interactive workbook in iBooks and need a way for students to answer questions on each page. Is this possible using iBooks? If so, how do I create fillable boxes?  Many thanks!


texts: L2TP error sending Hello (Can't assign requested address)

texts:
Since the Yosemite upgrade, my VPN isn't able to connect using either PP2P or L2TP protocols.
L2TP is giving me this output: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/a71bf9318062543c3567
PP2P results in this output: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/6e822f1f18378af0cc40

It seems that both protocols are able to connect to th server, but something goes wrong when receiving the server configuration.

I've set up the connections from scratch numerous times, tried different server locations, Wi-Fi/ethernet and so forth. Nothing helped.

Any idea how I can resolve this?


texts: Is it safe to put a screen protector on Macbook Pro Retina?

texts:
I read a few answers/articles. But that only made the confusion worse.

Common answers were:

No, don't put screen , because:

There is very little gap between Keyboard & Display and adding a screen guard in middle would put pressure on display
Adhesive on screen guard could damage the coating on Retina display (anti-reflective coating?)

Yes, put a screen guard:

It'll prevent dust scratches (dust on keyboard causing a scratch.
It'll prevent grease/acid on keyboard sticking to display thus preventing damage to reflective coating.

BTW, 3. already happened to me. I recently got a very tiny dust scratch on my display, which is the reason why I've been thinking of putting a screen guard.

Are there experienced summaries of the risks so I can make a decision on this?


texts: Macbook Air intermittently can't find startup disk

texts: About six months ago, my Macbook Air started having a strange issue where it would often not be able to find the startup disk, giving me the flashing question mark. Initially, I was convinced the hard drive (ssd) was dead. If I booted from a recovery USB, disk utility would not even find the drive. However, for whatever reason and luck, restarting the computer eventually fixed it; the startup disk would be found and the computer would boot up with no problem. I then checked the disk with a few utilities, none of which found any problems. But, if I turned off the computer, again it would most likely not find the startup drive. I would say it finds the startup drive about ten percent of the time. So if the computer restarts, then I might be rebooting it a dozen times before it boots up. Another thing is that if the computer has booted up, if I put it to sleep, it will not wake up; or it tries to but then it freezes. So that necessitates another round of restarts hoping it will boot. So I have backed up the hard drive contents fairly well, and I've since never turned the computer off or let the computer go to sleep unless it freezes. Fortunately, OS X is stable and I have something like 95 day uptime going, however, the computer is essentially a desktop now with no portability. Does anyone know what might be wrong with the computer? I'm pretty sure I've tried resetting the PRAM and SMC, though this was a long time ago... Anyway, does anyone know anything about a problem like this? I am running 10.7.5 on a Mid-2011 Macbook Air 11-inch, 1.6 GHZ i5.


texts: Is there a way to trigger iPad sleep using gestures?

texts:
5-finger gestures allow you to do almost anything without pressing any of the 2 iPad buttons: except putting the iPad to sleep.

Anyone aware of a way to do this without pressing a button?


texts:
I know there are some paid GUI tools that let you do this, but I'm not interested in those.

Currently, I'm doing this:

gzcat Contents/Archive.pax.gz | pax -r

However, there are some pkg files that are now xar archives and I need pkgutil to extract them. And there's probably other permutations of pkg spec that I'm not aware of.

Bottom line is that I can always find some way to manually get the stuff out of the pkg, but I'd like a one-shot solution that would do this automatically without worrying about the specific pkg implementation, say:

unpkg CrappyPackage.pkg

Does such a thing exist?

Perhaps the most foolproof way is to use the system installer itself but that seems to always need a full system drive as its target. Would be really useful if you could do something along the lines of:

installer -pkg CrappyPackage.pkg -target SomeEmptySandbox.dmg

I know there is this question: How can I open a .pkg file manually?
However, all the offered solutions there are pretty manual and I'm doing those right now anyways.


texts: Is it possible to access a FileVault 2 encrypted volume from Boot Camp?

texts: If I switch on FileVault 2 in Lion, can I still access my OS X volume from Boot Camp (Windows 7)? Are both volumes encrypted and decrypted together, or does it only affect the OS X volume?


texts: Is it possible to open in default browser a URL from command line reusing same tab?

texts:
I know that I can use open command to open a URL in a default browser like:

$ open http://google.com

But what I would like is to execute a similar or same command to open different URLs one after the other, but reusing the same tab of the browser.

Something similar to the HTML version of what I'm trying to achieve:

Same tab


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Using the Finder on my iMac, I goto the iCloud Drive. There is a Pictures folder showing 5.78 GB. Inside the Pictures folder are 2 files: "iPhoto Library.migratedphotolibrary" and "Photos Library.photoslibrary".  These total 5.78 GB as expected.  I logged onto iCloud.com and went to the iCloud Drive folder. The folder names matched what was displayed using Finder. Opening the Pictures folder however revealed it was empty. Why did this folder show empty on iCloud.com but showed over 5GB using Finder?  A similar question has been asked but not answered. I thought I would try my luck.

The 2 files shown in Finder both are designated with a cloud with a line drawn thru it. When I hover the mouse over that small icon it says ineligible.  Any clue whats going on?


texts: How to mitigate CVE-2015-1130 (Hidden Backdoor with Root) due to lack of Apple support?

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This is related to CVE-2015-1130, a.k.a Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X. It appears Apple has refused to fix it in OS X 10.9 and earlier. Emil Kvarnhammar, the one who reported this vulnerability to Apple states:

  Apple indicated that this issue required a substantial amount of
  changes on their side, and that they will not back port the fix to
  10.9.x and older.

I have an OS X 10.8.5 machine and an OS X 10.9 machine. I can't upgrade either machine due to requirements outside of my and Apple's control.

In the absence of Apple patching OS before 10.10, how can we mitigate this on OS X 10.8 and OS X 10.9 machines?


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Is it possible to keep a physical SIM in one of the new iPhones that support dual SIM via eSIM, keeping only the eSIM active for both calls and data?

Apple‘s support page on the topic is a bit unclear whether only data can be disabled for whichever SIM is chosen as secondary.

I would like to entitely disable my physical SIM while traveling to avoid any incoming call/text charges, and I was wondering whether it was possible to do so without physically removing it.

And is the reverse possible as well? (Disable all eSIM profiles without deleting them, using only the physical SIM)


texts: NAS - "there was a problem connecting to the server" while on other networks

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On my home network, I have a NAS I regularly use for storage.

I have set my Mac to automatically mount it via a login item to open the directory on the System Preferences/Users & Groups pane.

I also use my Mac at work, though, where I can't access the NAS any more, because it's on a different network.

This means I get a ton of persistent "There was a problem connecting to the server" messages. I can close them, but they pop back up again.

Is there a better way to do what I'm doing, or to disable those messages?


texts: How to enable missing tag search in Spotlight?

texts:
OS X Mavericks adds better support for tags. You can search tagged files using Spotlight with the query tag:tagname.

However, this stopped working for me a few days after upgrading form OS X Mountain Lion. Whatever I search for, no results. My tagged files are still tagged and I can use them via OS X’s “smart folders“ and third-party tools. It even works in Finder windows when entering only tagname and choosing the proposed tag. I use OS X 10.9 (13A603).

Is there any switch to enable it in the Spotlight dialogue again or could it just be a bug or even a known issue? I haven’t found anything so far.

Thank you for your help.


texts:
Is it possible to launch Finder from the command-line to perform a file select action?
The purpose of this would be for the end user to, when running a shell script, be able to select a file using a GUI instead of typing in the path and filename.


texts: Auto shutdown at night after High sierra upgrade

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I upgraded to macOS High sierra and now my system shuts down automatically at night. This is quite annoying.

I tried looking in System Preferences > Energy Saver > Schedule… settings but, there's no schedule set.

Can someone please help me with this.

I am using MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2015


texts: Can I delete the contents of some TextEdit Documents (60 GB)? (and how?)

texts:
I recently noticed that there's only 60 GB of my 250 GB Macbook Pro diskspace left. I have been using it for only a few months and have only a few applications installed.

Disk Inventory X showed me that there are about 80000 textEdit Documents with 62 GB on my Mac. The Preview Document Category shows 18 GB.
Are these necessary?

I regularly use Cleaner and delete things manually.

Can I delete some of these contents without doing harm to the system?
I really need to clear some space and have no idea where all that diskspace went...

Thanks for your help, much appreciated!


texts: What do the new Terms and Conditions for the iTunes Store mean?

texts:
In the new Terms and Conditions for the iTunes store, it says that the following has changed:

  Notification of an additional type of previously purchased content
  that may be subsequently downloaded to certain computers and devices
  as an accommodation to you, subject to existing association rules; and
  that such content may be played back on certain devices that are not
  subject to existing association rules, with limitations.

What does this mean?


texts: Proper way to connect a macbook to an external monitor

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I have a macbook air and a 1440 IPS monitor that I usually connect to. However, I'm a bit concerned because sometimes the monitor screen becomes a bit distorted (ants on screen). It usually takes one or two on/off switches to get it working as expected. This only happens when I connect to the monitor for the first time.

I'm not sure what the actual problem is. It could be the macbook, the expensive thunderbolt to dvi adapter, or the monitor. Although I have been using this setup for over a year, I'm worried that it may be harmful in the long run. A bit paranoid, I know.

What I usually do is hook up my running macbook to the monitor. When I'm done, I disconnect it while it's running. Is there any harm in doing this? Or is there a proper way that will minimize damage (e.g., booting up the macbook while connected to the monitor)?