texts: What does the "EU Internet" switch do on my iPhone 5s?

texts:
I have an iPhone 5s. I recently noticed that my Settings/Mobile page has a "Data Roaming" switch and an "EU Internet" switch:

The first I understand (enable data when roaming in foreign countries), but what does the second do? If I disable "Data Roaming", the "EU Internet" switch is greyed out. I assume it's related to the EU roaming regulations, but what does it actually do? Restrict data roaming to those countries?

In case it's relevant, my SIM plan is provided by Three UK. I have a plan with Feel at Home, (which allows me to use my data/call/text allowance for free in 16 countries - not necessarily EU ones though).


texts: What technology/protocol is used in iMessage app to show that user at other end is typing?

texts:
In, iMessage when other party types, we see three dots on our end.

How is this implemented? 1a) Is this also implemented using
Apple Push Notification Service  ?
I see same option in few other web chat applications. How is it
done outside iMessage?


texts: What launches an ancient "Update Helper" and how do I confirm it's not a trojan?

texts:
Once in a while a program nags me out of the blue to update. I seldom yield since I always suspect a trojan. For example today I get a persistent:

I launch Activity Monitor and sure enough, there is indeed a process with that name.

Yet after the last upgrade (to El Capitan) I didn't bother installing either Google Chrome or Google Earth. I confirm this in my /Applications folder.

But I do see the folder ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin, presumably left from a previous installation. I am puzzled. After looking at my login tasks

I see that Google Earth should not be running at login.

What launched it, and, more importantly, how do I confirm that such a request from an "Update Helper" is not a trojan?

Update

The answers and comments indicate that what I was asking is not clear. There are four questions/problems that need to be solved in this context. In order of increasing difficulty they are:

I no longer use Chrome or Earth. How do I remove the Google Software Updater.
How do I remove any one particular software updater if I no longer use, nor have installed since the last major OS X upgrade, that software?
Some random window pops up and asks me to enter my password. It's bad enough if my user files are contaminated, but it's a completely different problem if I give a suspect program superuser privileges and take a chance in contaminating the system. How do I confirm which piece of software is popping the window? (And how could something be running without being present in the login tasks? I don't see any root cron jobs. Where else should I be looking?)
There is a problem with OS X major release upgrades. I upgrade in-place (i.e., without formatting my drive). Both ~/Library and /Library are swelling
(sudo du -h -s /Library reports 3.5G and sudo du -h -s ~/Library reports 4.7G). How do I purge the unnecessary folders?

I meant to ask Q3, but I'll gladly settle for an answer to Q1.

In your answers and comments several people have recommended that this discussion will solve Q1. While that article is indeed very helpful, I don't have the file

~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/\
Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/Resources/install.py

The nearest file I have is

~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/\
Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/Resources/ksinstall

I'm tempted to just wipe out the folder

rm -fr ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/

Suggestions?


texts: macOS: Select last used window when switching to an app

texts:
I am running Google Chrome with multiple open windows on different desktops. Mission Control is set so that monitors have separate Spaces.

When using Command + Tab to switch to Chrome from another app, the automatically selected Chrome window is not always the last one that had focus. Sometimes it selects a Chrome window on a different desktop.

Is there any way to ensure the window getting focus is the last window that had focus when using Chrome prior to switching away from it?

I have had this problem through multiple versions of macOS.


texts: Drivers not working on Windows 10 installed (CLI process) on external SSD running on Mac mini - EFI Started But Screen Black After Win Logo

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I followed the steps listed in https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/384447/9058 to install Windows 10 via CLI but am stuck at step 7.
I restarted my Mac Mini and held down the option key. The Mac HD and and EFI HD came up. I clicked on the EFI. The Windows Logo or insignia (the little boxes)came up and it looked like all was well for about a minute or so and then the screen goes black. The Mac Mini remains on but the screen is blank.
How can I proceed from here?
The following is a picture of my screen in Windows Terminal
Almost to the end but stuck over the $WinPEDriver$

Oh well, it was an adventure typing inside the terminal or CLI.
How do I continue from here? Thanks!
Update 1
Dear David, Here is a picture of my Terminal. It seems the last command wasn't accepted.

Update 2
Dear David,
I tried these new commands but as you can see, they didn't produce the results we were hoping for.

Where do I go from here? Thanks!
Update 3
Good Evening David, Here is a picture of the results of latest command.

Thanks!
Update 4
Good Evening David, F10 not working once I reach the screen below.

You mentioned it may be a driver issue that is not loading. Below is a picture of WINSTALL listing.

What steps should I take from here? Thanks!
Update 5
I successfully copied the 2 individual folders inside of Windows Support folder to WINSTALL drive as seen below.

It worked!!! Below is a picture of Apple Update in process!

I can't begin to express my gratitude for working so patiently and consistently with me. Below is the finished product. Windows running on my Samsung 500GB drive.

I made the mistake of purchasing my Mac Mini without enough storage. I thought I could add more later. As you probably know, the storage is soldered in and adding more is not possible. An external drive is necessary. I started 2 months ago with Jeff at 9 to 5 Mac on YTube. Then it was Chris K's YT channel. Thank goodness I stumbled onto your website here at Stack Exchange. I realize you will have to edit these comments but I wanted you to know what a tremendous service you provide. Thanks!!!!


texts: Where do I start with re-installing OSX on my 2008 MacBook?

texts:
I'm in kind of a mess. I have a 2008 MacBook (White) and I tried to re-install the OS. I wiped the HDD as part of the re-install process but the install failed and said the disc is scratched.

I have a copy of Leopard that came with the MacBook. However it fails checksums.
I have an upgrade copy of Snow Leopard on DVD. (Unsurprisingly?) the MacBook won't install from it.
I have a full copy of Snow Leopard for Mac Mini - I tried to install and it says it doesn't work on MacBooks.
I have a new MacBook Air with Lion preinstalled.

Is there something I can do to reinstall Something on my MacBook?
I know the last resort is to suck it up and buy Lion on USB, but I was wondering if there are some alternatives that avoid that.


texts:
I own a 17inch MacBook Pro late 2011.
While working on Photoshop I experienced a screen distortion with vertical strips and then it got stuck. I was forced to restart but I couldn't pass by this screen.

I tried everything. Resetting PRAM, checking disk in Single User Mode (sbin/fsck -fy), I was able to mount a drive and back up my data. Sometimes, I was able to boot normally, but I had the same issue again after a while. Finally, after many attempts, I was able to boot in recovery disk and reformat my os, I did a clean install. At first it seemed to work fine and I upgraded, all happily, to El Capitan.
While still testing the Mac if was working properly, I had the same issues again. Now, no matter what I try, it refuses to do anything except Single User Mode.

What's wrong? Is it the logic board? Is there something I can do? Unfortunately, Genius Bar is not an option as I moved away from uk.


texts: Super simple accessibility app for iPad/iPod Touch

texts:
My mother is now visually impaired and I've got an old iPad which I want to turn into a "audiobook station" for her. However, with the vision problems, operating the Music App turns out to be impossible (also, she's 80+y/o and really not into tech). Also, accessibility options on the tablet were not enough.

I can take care of keeping the iPad online and feed with new books, but I wish she had at least the ability to play/pause the book at any given moment. For that, would be ideal if the screen were a big simple Play/Pause button she'd simply hit once.

Kind of like Big Button Music Player but hopefully even simpler.

Suggestions?


texts: How can I mirror one Mac's screen to another?

texts:
Here's the situation: I have a MacBook Air that I'd like to mirror the display (and audio) of to a Mac Mini, via WiFi.

It is completely possible to mirror the MacBook Air to an Apple TV (using "AirPlay Mirroring"), but I'd like to know if it's possible to do the same thing between two Macs, even if it means using third-party software.

More detail: the Mac Mini is connected to a screen only, there's no mouse & keyboard attached, so a solution that involves manually starting some software on it (e.g. Remote Desktop) is no good; I'd like something that just sits quietly and takes over the screen when it receives something from the MacBook.


texts: Minimum display resolution for macOS Sierra on Mac Mini (2011 or later)?

texts:
I'm considering getting a secondhand Mac Mini (2011 model or later) for use as a media and backup server.

Most of the time it won't need a screen attached to it, but I'll need one in order to initially set it up, and perhaps for occasional maintenance or upgrades. I don't currently have a monitor or TV so I'll need to get hold of some sort of screen for it and I'd prefer it to be both cheap and small.

I can see monitors on sale in the 8" to 10" size range, with resolutions from 800 x 480 to 1280 x 800. What is the minimum resolution this screen needs to support, to be compatible with either the Mac Mini hardware or macOS Sierra itself? I can't easily find this information on the Apple site or elsewhere.

It doesn't have to be comfortable to use, just possible - i.e. the macOS installer must run, standard dialog boxes must display on the screen, and so on. I'm aware that 15" and 17" LCD screens are available for next to nothing, but I really want something smaller due to limited storage space.


texts: After my recent software update my iMessage and FaceTime account changed to my husbands on my iPad.  How do I change it back to mine?


texts: What application can I use to increase fan speed of MacBook Pro under Windows 7?

texts: On OS X Lion I use smcFanControl to increase fan speed. What application can I use on Windows 7 on MacBook Pro?


texts:
Nearly every time I open Preview.app I will then immediately press the toolbox button and then the sketch button.

Is there a shortcut to access the sketch tool or some way to put the sketch button on my default toolbar?


texts: Having virtual keyboard in another language while using physical keyboard in English on macOS

texts:
is it possible to have floating virtual keyboard in another language while using physical keyboard in English on macOS.
Thus I can write in English with my keyboard and use my trackpad to click on the virtual keyboard for the other language, in the same time.


texts: Why has .localdomain been introduced in Postfix

texts:
When sending email on my local machine (echo foo | sendmail $USER), the email contains From: (my-user-name)@(my-machine-name).localdomain.

According to my command line tools my host doesn't seem to have a local domain extension added to any of the various host names macOS allows.

$ grep localdomain /etc/hosts
$ grep localdomain /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
$ scutil --get ComputerName
(my-machine-name)
$ scutil --get HostName
(my-machine-name)
$ scutil --get LocalHostName
(my-machine-name)
$ hostname -f
(my-machine-name)
$ alias hostname
-bash: alias: hostname: not found

My research shows .localdomain stems from a Postfix update. However the Git log contains only generic messages, and I couldn't glean from the HISTORY file why it was added.

Who has introduced .localdomain, and why?
For which specific uses is it applicable, if any? (eg. should it be used email Message-ID?)


texts: Someone else's phone automatically shows up in my iTunes

texts: Someone else had updated their iPhone on my computer in the past, and now every time I open iTunes, it automatically shows their phone in the Device column and not my own (when neither their phone nor my phone is plugged into the computer). How can I stop this from happening? How can I make my friend's phone disappear from my iTunes completely? I have already wiped iTunes off my computer, and reinstalled it, but this problem still occurs.


texts:
I have a small network consisting of a couple of iMacs hardwired to an AirPort router via CAT 5e cable, and a couple of iPhones. Since the iMacs are hardwired, I'd normally leave Wi-Fi turned off on those machines. However, I have found Wi-Fi to be useful for AirDrop between the iPhones and the iMacs, and for AirDrop between the two iMacs.

Here are my questions:

Is there any way to leave Wi-Fi on for the iMacs, but prevent them from using it to connect to the router? The AirPort is running WPA2, so I know I could simply omit the WPA2 password from the iMacs. Is there a better way?
Does it do any good, or any harm, to let the iMacs establish a wireless connection to the router, in addition to their wired connection? It occurred to me that the additional connection might boost throughput, if the router knows how to use it. Is that the case?

Thanks for your help.


texts: Tracking down hard shutdown cause—software? hardware? overheat?

texts:
I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.4 on a 15-inch, early 2011 MacBook Pro.

I've had the Mac crash a few times in the last couple months, all attributable to letting it discharge (careless me!) except for the most recent time, today.  Today the Mac still had 12% battery or so, and it switched itself off—with the same "power down" physical switching noise that accompanies a switch off if you hold down the power button.  No warning message of any kind was displayed prior to the switchoff.

When I then moved it over to my desk and plugged in the power, I noticed that the bottom of the laptop was hot enough to actually hurt my hand, which made me wonder if the shutdown was due to overheating.  (?)

When plugged in (without me touching any buttons, the lid still open), the computer made a couple of physical "reset" noises followed by switch-off noises, then succeeded in booting itself to the grey apple logo.  On login the computer restored windows normally, except I was then prompted me to re-enter my App Store password to enable one of my apps to be run on this "new" computer.  This is the only Mac I've ever had, though.

In the "Console" application, I have 10 different "help_(date)_(computer).crash" reports from within the past month.  The last is from today.  I can't tell if any of the info in it is relevant to diagnosing the shutdown, but I can't find any other diagnostic data that seems relevant, except the laconic message:

2/15/16 4:52:59.000 PM kernel: Previous Shutdown Cause: -128

What I really want to know is: Why did my computer shut itself down with no warning?  Was this from overheating?  Is there a way to prevent this from happening again (or does it even matter)?


texts: I currently have other storage around 90GB on a 120GB internal drive so pretty much all of it. I have optimised to iCloud and deleted all large extra files and documents etc. However, on the omnidisksweeper it is showing there is 20gb just in updates and 13gb on system but I am unsure what I can delete. Any help will be appreciated!


texts: Personal sorting system in the finder's windows

texts:
Is there a way to use a personal sorting system in the finder's windows ? I don't want to sort the files and folders using the "Labels" (because of the colors). I just want to have the list ordered the way I want...

Is this possible ?


texts:
Today I went to:
Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Contents and Settings

I did this because I was told that would be the only way to get jailbreak off of my iPhone 5C. However, now my phone has been showing the white buffer icon for the past 2 and a half hours.

I didn't think it was suppose to take this long to restore my iPhone 5C back to its factory settings? Could it be because it's trying to delete the jailbreak? I really need to delete the jailbreak so I can update my IOS and other features on my iPhone.

P.S: My brothers friend jail broke my iPhone 5C this previous winter.


texts: How to access a video podcast playlist on the AppleTV 2G

texts:
In my iTunes library, I have a playlist which contains several video podcasts.

However, I cannot seem to access this playlist on my AppleTV 2G although all of my music playlists show up as do the TV Show playlists.

In the Audio & Video settings, I have set Show Playlists to All rather then music only.

Is there something I am missing or is this not possible?


texts: How should different sized RAM be added to iMac?

texts:
I have a mid-2011 iMac which came with 4GB RAM (2x2GB). I just bought 8 GB (2x4GB) and added it to get a total of 12GB. The current configuration is as follows:

Given that the RAM is a different size, do I have the optimal locations for the different RAM chips? At the moment what I did was to simply add the 2 new sticks of RAM in the two empty slots.


texts: New Apple nfc door opener as seen on iPhone 12 keynote video?

texts: Anyone has info about this technology? Looks like we can scan nfc or emulate keys on the embarked nfc chip? or is it only for apple internal use?


texts: Mac Mail not archiving messages and not closing

texts: Ever since I updated to OS 10.13.1, my mail app has not been archiving my messages. It shows the message as archived, until I close and reopen, then all my messages that were archived come back. Also, when I hit close, the icon just stays there (doesn't say not responding), and I have to hit option-cmd-escape to close it.


texts: Where did the MacPro 6,1 "Computer Sleep" setting go?

texts:
Anybody got a clue where the MacPro6,1 power / sleep setting went?

The only thing I can set is the "Turn display off after" slider.

On my old MacPro2,1 there were two settings:

Computer sleep
Display sleep

New MacPro6,1 Energy Saver Dialog:

MacPro2,1 / MacPro4,1 Energy Saver Dialog:

edit 1:

More frustrating, my PC goes into sleep/standby even when im running something like Terminal with SSH session.  On the old system you could set a different sleep for the computer (i'm fine my screen goes to sleep in 5 minutes).

$ pmset -g

Active Profiles:
AC Power        -1*
Currently in use:
 standby              1
 Sleep On Power Button 1
 womp                 1
 autorestart          0
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 darkwakes            0
 gpuswitch            2
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            10
 sleep                1
 autopoweroffdelay    14400
 hibernatemode        0
 autopoweroff         1
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         10
 standbydelay         10800


texts: iOS 11 split screen doesn’t work on iPad mini?

texts:
I’m running iOS 11 on an old iPad mini. When I open slide over, it works fine. But when I try dragging down or up on the tab, split screen doesn’t work.

Am I doing it wrong? Or is it just not compatible with iPad minis? I think it would be a useful feature and I’m bummed that it’s not working.

Slide over:

When I drag down:

When I drag up:

EDIT: it is model A1474 on iOS 11.1.


texts: Is the retina iMac's GPU powerful enough for its huge display?

texts:
The retina iMac has a display with the huge resolution of 5120x2880. While I'm pretty sure the included GPU (AMD Radeon R9 M290X) must be definitely powerful enough for everyday use, I wonder if under full-screen stress it would still be performant, considering I would also add a second monitor (a normal 1920x1080).

I mostly use it to develop both 2D and 3D games with Unity, but I'd also like to be able to at least try the Unreal Engine.

So, the question is: is this graphic card powerful enough to handle this high res and still have good performance?


texts: Mac not working correctly after using Wine

texts:
I have a early 2011 Macbook Pro running El Capitan. I decided to get a steam account and download an old game for the sake of nostalgia. I then realised the game I had downloaded only ran on Windows, so I downloaded Wine from https://www.winehq.org/ to get it running.

I managed to get Steam Windows version running via the Wine app and play the game however now there are issues. Certain buttons on the mac do not work, such as the volume controls for example do not work correctly, with other buttons such as the F1 key for example not working at all.

Has anybody else had this issue and been able to resolve it? I have done some basic troubleshooting steps such as resetting PRAM but has not changed anything.

Cheers,

M.


texts: Is it possible to run Leopard on late 2011 Macbook Pro

texts:
Not asking about Snow Leopard but Leopard. Have install disc.
Trying to figure out how to install on partition.
Currently Mac is running High Sierra on main drive.
Need this to run some software.


texts: How to make Mou.app maintain PDF vector images on “export to PDF”?

texts:
Did OS X change the way it saves to PDF recently?

I like to write letters in Mou.app (my favourite Markdown editor). I love the combination of Markdown, CSS and PDFs for desktop publishing.

My letter template includes a PDF logo in the header area:

---

December 11th, 2013

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer scelerisque tristique placerat. Aliquam et purus viverra, aliquam felis a, aliquet urna. Mauris feugiat, nibh sed scelerisque varius, quam nisi aliquet lacus, non mollis nibh risus in mauris. Phasellus posuere libero in arcu consequat fringilla. Aliquam nulla eros, sodales nec neque ut, ultricies pulvinar sapien. Quisque vulputate nec mauris id iaculis. Donec tempus augue in libero mollis pharetra. Pellentesque tincidunt urna posuere, placerat eros vel, varius felis. Nulla elit lectus, tempus a sagittis vel, imperdiet eu tellus. Cras eget quam nisi. Integer ullamcorper posuere velit ut ultrices. Suspendisse luctus rhoncus aliquet. Sed tristique vel quam at tempus.

Etiam cursus massa nec ligula ultrices, vitae aliquet mi pretium. Phasellus vitae pharetra odio. Sed eget elit sit amet ligula tincidunt rutrum. Nulla commodo orci ornare, viverra enim a, vehicula nisl. Vivamus est quam, molestie posuere rhoncus a, tempus vel dui. Vestibulum posuere, magna non sagittis ultricies, enim nibh vehicula leo, sit amet suscipit elit elit at nisi. Pellentesque quis urna felis.

Yours sincerely/ faithfully,

**Signature**

The PDF logo is a vector image. In the past when I have exported to PDF from Mou.app, the final PDF maintains the vector logo. Today when I tried, it now turns the vector logo into a bitmap, which makes the new PDF look really poor and ruins any prints that are made from it.

I don't think Mou.app is at fault as it hasn't been updated for a while and I was successfully making vector logo PDFs after Sept, 2013. Also, I get the same problem in Marked.app. This is why I suspect OS X Mavericks. Any thoughts?


texts: How do you speed how often MacOS checks dark/light auto appearance

texts:
I often switch users on my Mac and leave hours between using my iMac and Macbook Pro.
If I leave a Macbook Pro in the day when it's in light mode, then open it at night, it seems to take upwards of 15 mins to notice it should be in dark mode and switch to that. Vice versa in the mornings for dark mode.
Is there a hidden setting somewhere that is the amount of time between checks that MacOS does to see if it should be change it's appearance?
It feels like it checks about every 15 minutes at the moment.


texts: There is a tiny icon on macOS dock that is not clickable!

texts:
After Visual Studio Code update, its icon on Dock has changed to a very tiny one which is literally inaccessible!

There is no way you can click on it or view options.

Does anyone know how to remove it from the Dock?

macOS: Mojave (10.14)


texts: Why is the upgrade to GarageBand free but iPhoto requires a paid upgrade (after migrating from Snow Leopard to Mavericks)?

texts:
GarageBand and iPhoto are both iLife applications that came with Snow Leopard when I originally got my iMac. I have recently upgraded to Mavericks and both apps were in need of an update.

So why is it one happily upgrades for free yet the other is asking me to pay for it in the app store?

This is inconsistent to say the least.


texts:
Recently, I ran into a problem with the Apple Calendar app on my laptop. In Fantastical, the calendars displayed correctly on both iOS, my laptop, and my work iMac. The only inconsistent place was my laptop.

So, I went into ~/Library/Calendars and and removed "Calendar Cache". This had the side-effect of completely removing my iCloud, Google, and Facebook calendars. When I go to the accounts pref pane, I see that my iCloud calendars are enabled, but in the accounts menu item on Calendar, it is not. So, I added it back, but after signing into iCloud is a success, it still fails to appear in the left-hand calendars menu, or in the Accounts menu item.

Though the calendars side-bar does display my Google and Facebook account, it does not display the calendars within those accounts.

What could be going on? Any ideas for how to resolve this?


texts: Can gray weekend coloring be eliminated on Calendar for Mavericks?

texts:
I'm running OS X 10.9.1 (Mavericks). The new calendar design has the weekends tinted gray.  Fine, I suppose, if you're a 9-5er, but I'm a musician and weekends are my weekdays.  Weeks aren't all the same, and any day can be a work day or a day off.

Does anyone know how to turn off the gray tint if I can't assign my weekends to match my actual schedule?


texts: Will a MacBook with its lid closed (asleep) restart at the scheduled time?

texts: I think the title says it mostly. Will a sleeping MacBook Air with the lid closed restart automatically at the time scheduled in the energy saver pane?


texts:
What union mounts are available on OSX? I've been using Aufs on Ubuntu for the past few years without fail and I'm looking for something similar...

Basically, given n directories, merge the contents into another directory in real-time. Any changes to the mount directory does not affect the original paths, and the changes that were made are put into the furthest left path. This allows me to create a complex working directory of several repositories, while maintaining the history and integrity of those directories cleanly.

Example:

mount -t aufs -o br=/src1:/src2:/src3 none /path/to/stacked/dir

Would combine src1, src2 and src3 into /path/to/stacked/dir


texts: How to change X11/Xquartz colour setting to 256 colors Using Bash Script?

texts:
I want to change X11 color settings from 'From Display'(default) to '256 colors' using Terminal.app.  I already know how to change it using the GUI, but I need a bash script to do it.  I have:

Mavericks 10.9.5
XQuartz 2.7.7 (xorg-server 1.15.2)
MacbookPro


texts: Synology Time Machine Out of Space -- Why won't it delete old backups

texts:
I am using a DS620slim for Time Machine backups.
I've created a shared folder with a specific user and a disk space quota to prevent time machine from consuming all my NAS space.
I've now reached the point where the shared folder is near at its quota limit, however, TM does not appear to be deleting old backups. Instead, attempting to backup gives me this error:

Why aren't old backups getting deleted automatically?
This is the process used to limit space is the shared folder quota:


texts: Can't hear WhatsApp voicenotes on my ear; only on loudspeaker

texts:
Recently, out of nowhere, I lost the ability to listen to WhatsApp voice notes whenever I take the phone to my ear. When I do, I get the silent logo sign of iPhone, while in fact the phone is not silent. Also the volume is not low and is to maximum.

Whenever I take the phone away from my ear, the voice note plays normally on the loudspeaker.


texts: Mac Keychain problems after deleting .AppleSetupDone

texts: So one day I decided to restart my macbook pro mid 2012 13" but then i noticed my user is gone and it is asking me for a name and password, so i tried to type my username and password yet it was wrong. So what i did was delete .AppleSetupDone and after I delete that everything was good and I was able to setup a new admin user and after that I'm having issues with my keychain like let's say opera asks me if i want to save the password or not and if i hit save it actually doesn't save it next is everytime i log back in i am no longer connected to the wifi and everytime i connect it will say it cannot find a keychain that can store something so i click reset to defaults (smth like that) and then the window just dissapeared. So what I did was go to keychain access > Preferences and clicked reset my default keychains but then it shows unable to obtain authorization for this operation and since keychain first aid is gone already I no longer know what to do


texts: WiFi internet connectivity issue iPhone 8

texts:
Connected to AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac (network name BZ), which is connected to a new cable modem (just moved to new building/ISP). Internet works fine on other devices (MacBook, tablet). iPhone 8 (iOS 11.4) will connect but says no internet. Airport utility shows active internet connection (see picture).

I tried restarting phone, forgetting network, and reset network preferences to factory defaults. Still no internet. iPhone will connect to other WiFi networks and gets internet with no problem. Any ideas? Thanks for your help.


texts: IPad and IPhone - backing up "corrupted" file - spyware on IPad

texts:
My IPad Backup failed because the back up is corrupt.
Deleting the back up using iTunes or Windows File Explorer and repeating did not work. During Backup to my PC I got multiple popups from ESET NOD32 stating I had "adware" spyware on my IPad. NOD32 erased them on my PC but not IPad. Repeating the back up failed again.
I temporarily disabled NOD32 and the back up worked. But my IPad still has spyware on it.

Searching for spyware removal software or applications .. uncovered nothing.
How do I remove spyware, adware, malware from my IPad??


texts: Homebrew mutt(1) file permission weirdness

texts:
I just installed mutt ('brew install mutt') running as myself (uid=501(john)), no sudo.

It seems to have worked, but now I've got a couple of weird permission problems.

When I run mutt, email always appears new and I can't delete it.  When I try, the screen flashes (visual bell, I guess) and I get "Mailbox is read-only".  The mailbox appears to be /var/mail/john, and ls gives me this:

-rw-------  1 john  mail  607 Jun 24 11:25 /var/mail/john

(I'm not in the mail group.  Should I be?)
When I run mutt as another user on the system, I get different errors.

sudo su - conrad

Now my uid (as given by id(1)) is 502 (conrad).

This time when I run mutt, as before (just plain mutt on the command line), I get slightly different errors:

/Users/conrad/.mbox: No such file or directory (errno = 2)

(If I supply -f /var/mail/conrad then I go back to case 1.)

If I use sudo to run mutt, then everything's copacetic, but that doesn't seem right.

How do I fix this?

I guess I'm asking two questions:

How do I fix the file permission issue?
How do I make mutt, when run as another user besides the one that installed it, by default read from /var/mail/*username* instead of /Users/*username*/.mbox?

My software is running the specific versions:

Deimos$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.10.3
BuildVersion:   14D136

Deimos$ brew info mutt | head -1
mutt: stable 1.5.23 (bottled), HEAD


texts: Mavericks Open Directory: a user can't open or modify files he's created

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The OS X server & clients are on 10.9.5.

I've got a client who's had some issues, various corruptions, etc..  I had to re-create the entire user, and in doing so, have some permissions issues.

The user is working now. If he creates a file (say in MS Word), he can save it. But if he closes it, he cannot reopen it or save it again!

I'm assuming that I need to change flags of some sort on this user, though I'm unsure what, where, or how.   I've not resorted to 'going nuclear' with chmod on the user folder, as I'd like to maintain a semblance of consistency here.

Any ideas?


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I hate to post a screenshot, but I don't know how to describe this:

http://cl.ly/image/3l411o321G2f/mail.png

Yep. That's Mail.app, and all of my other apps have similar behavior. It started after I installed this package.

I've tried the instructions provided at that link to uninstall it, but it didn't help. Any tips on how to restore it manually without restoring the entire system? I'm on Mavericks.


texts: Any way to have custom movie artwork for movies purchased on iTunes spread to iPhone and iPad via iCloud?

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I'm trying to have the custom artwork I apply to movies purchased on iTunes (applied through using 'Get Info' within iTunes on a Mac) spread to my iPhone or iPad. As it is, these changes appear to just be local to the machine, so I'm stuck with the default artwork for iOS devices as they appear in the TV app.

I'm looking for the artwork to sync via iCloud, but I'm not sure iCloud can do this.

Is there any way to have the custom artwork apply to iPhone or iPad via iCloud? If so, how?


texts: I accidentally hid the native Timer app on my Apple Watch, now I can’t find it an it’s trying to get me to download a busted third party app

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Just got an Apple Watch for Christmas and when I first got it I decided to clean up the app display to minimize clutter. One of the apps I moronically hid was the native Timer app. Now that I realized I needed it, Apple Watch can’t even respond via Siri. When I ask “set a timer for 30 seconds” for example, it tells me I don’t have the Timer app installed and proceeds to lead me to install a busted third party ad supported app called Timer+

How can I reveal hidden native apps again like Timer?


texts: Why are iPhone X photos higher quality than iPhone 7?

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My relative has an iPhone X, while I have both an iPhone 7, and a DSLR camera.

At a recent family event I compared his photos with mine and his iPhone X photos look almost as good as DSLR. I did a quick Google search but couldn't find an obvious answer.

Is the most significant improvement hardware-based, or software-based? If it's the latter, can older iPhones be configured to get these benefits (I noticed his images are in HEIC format which my iPhone 7 only seems to use in Burst mode)?


texts: Is there a way to either pipe the sound output of the computer to a file or record what the computer puts out? I know I could use a headphone to microphone cord, but I was hoping for a more elegant solution. Google doesn't give very good results.


texts:
Safari is keep refreshing itself multiple times a day which is quite annoying.
It prompts a message to me: "Force Reload" and then it reloads every tab in every window. This is unacceptable.

Any idea what is going wrong?

(Safari 5.1.3 / OS X Lion 10.7.3)


texts: After iOS 5.1.1 my ipod doesn't list artists/albums in the correct order

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Over the weekend I upgraded my iPod 3 to iOS 5.1.1 and jailbroke it.
Today I noticed that artists and albums are not properly sorted and it doesn't display everything. However, all the tracks are on the iPod and in iTunes I can see all the tracks/albums/artists in the correct order.

This is what it looks like:

As you can see "Everlast" is listed under "H", "Exciter" is listed under "I" and "J", etc etc.
I would rather not completely wipe it since re-encoding/uploading all the tracks will take a very long time.
It seems like I need to somehow delete/rebuild artist and album database on the ipod itself..


texts: How can I run Mojave on an iMac that won’t run Mojave?

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Last week a relative gave me his old iMac 27” 2011 [HDD]. I Planned to run it off a bootable external SSD with Mojave 10.14.6 installed — I wasn’t aware of the hardware limitations i.e. the iMac’s hardware only supports MacOS up to High Sierra.

How could I run Mojave on this iMac?

Responders may suggest 1) patch with dosdude's patcher (not compatible with this model iMac) or 2) use High Sierra. My problem with the 2nd suggestion is that I'm already set on Mojave with software licenses (with machine install limits/hardware locks etc.) and all sorts of custom software patching setup for audio production that will be a nightmare to replicate (obviously I can't use a Mojave Time Machine BU to go backwards).

Any ideas welcome.


texts: Reading data from old external drive that doesn't show up in diskutil list

texts: I have a seagate drive that put family photos on in 2013. I have it plugged in to my new macbook pro and the lights are on. It doesn't show up in disk utility or in diskutil list in the terminal, but it do see that it's connected in the Hardware/USB section of the system report. I'm a developer and I'm good with zsh etc. Is there a way for me to pull data from it in the terminal?


texts: How do I create a symlink to MacVim configuration files?

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I want to store my configuration files in source control and symlink them so they will be used by MacVim.  Looking at :scriptnames I see vimrc and gvimrc being used in:

/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim/vimrc

My source controlled vim files are located in:

~/Programming/Personal (both gvim and vimrc are here)

How do I setup the symlink?  Is

ln -nfs ~/Programming/Personal/vimrc /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim

and

ln -nfs ~/Programming/Personal/gvimrc /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim

the right way to do it?


texts: How to change the text cursor (caret) size

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Is there any way to change the size of the blinking text cursor (not the mouse cursor)? It is sometimes quite hard to find after switching to another application.

I'm using macOS Sierra, if that's relevant. It's easy to find how to change the mouse cursor size, but I don't see a setting for the text cursor, which is rather tiny. :-(


texts: Should I buy a Hardware Firewall for my Time Capsule 4th Gen Router?

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For my home network, I am still using the Time Capsule 4th Generation Router, from 2011.
I realized that I may have overestimated the security of this device, as it apparently does not have a Firewall – it only has NAT.
I am concerned about the security aspect, since my Time Capsule is connected immediately to my apartment building's fiber optic network, which provides Internet access.
Behind the Time Capsule, I have several computers with software firewalls, and iOS devices which I assume also have software firewalls. I have recently added some Philips Hue IoT devices.
I am not proficient enough in networks, to know how good protection the Time Capsule and NAT offers.
Question
Is it advisable for me to buy a Hardware Firewall to complement the Time Capsule for security reasons – especially when having some IoT devices?
About getting a new router
I haven't been planning to buy a new Wi-Fi router with better security features or integrated firewall, just yet, because I've been holding out in anticipation of getting a new MacBook Pro with Wi-Fi 6 probably within the next 2–3 years.
So I would ideally keep my Time Capsule for a while longer.
However, if Hardware Firewalls are hardly worth it for home users, I would perhaps consider getting a Wi-Fi 6 Router solution already – even though I can't use Wi-Fi 6 yet – if there are any ones available that also provide good security features or at least a basic firewall.


texts: Is there a Windows VNC app that can ask a Mac user (via apple id) to share their screen?

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On macOS UserA can ask UserB to share their screen simply by entering UserB's Apple ID into a "New Connection" window in the macOS Screen Sharing app. Then, by some magic, Apple delivers the request to UserB as an alert on UserB's Macs, anywhere in the world:
| UserA would like to view your screen.  [Accept] [Decline] [Block User]
Is there a Windows screen sharing app that UserA can use to make a connection in this way?
“Why do I ask?”, you ask.

Why VNC? I already have to trust Apple because I run their OS, so for security it doesn’t make sense to hand over screen sharing on the server to a third party server-side app (including man-in-the-middle-attack opportunities for keyboard and mouse scraping). Apple provides VNC server software in macOS.
Why not use an open port for VNC (via password-protected login). An open port is an invitation to get pounded with connection attempts 24x7. Any person/bot with a stolen username/password pair can get in at any time, 24x7.
Why do I want the Apple ID trick? I want a human to have to be there at the server to approve each connection request. Also the trick works without an open port on my server. An Apple server does that for me by fielding connection requests.

Actually, letting any app on a non-Apple OS act as a VNC client is a bad idea for security reasons (See #1), so it seems the only good solution is to allow connections only from Apple's VNC app, running on macOS. And it seems clear that a client app that can do the Apple ID trick is not going to exist on any non-Apple OS (or on iCloud.com in a browser).
So my question is moot.


texts: After installation of new SSD, Macbook Pro 15" Retina won't wake up after it goes to sleep mode

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My old 256GB SSD died, and I've brought a new SSD with 512GB. After installing new SSD and OS, everything works just fine.
But now I have this issue with sleep mode: Macbook goes to sleep, it won't wake up. It will start if I hold the start button for a while.
I tried to reset the NVRAM and SMC, it didn't resolve anything.
I'll be glad to hear any solutions from you, will try everything to get rid of this issue.

Specs:
Macbook Pro 15" Retina with Quad-core i7 2.2Ghz, 16GB.


texts: iTunes hangs at "Step 6 of 7. Importing photos"

texts: Everytime I connect my iPhone (4 or 5) to iTunes (v. 12.0.1.26), it begins syncing but hangs on step 6 of 7, "Importing photos".


texts: Finding old version of iOS apps for a 1st Generation iPad running iOS 5.1.1

texts: I can't install any apps on my iPad because it keeps saying that the app requires iOS 6.0 and I have a 1st-Generation iPad which can only update as far as  iOS 5.1.1.


texts:
This list, the one accessed by System Preferences/Keyboard/Text, vanished when I updated to 10.9.2 (it survived the initial update to Mavericks). I do a lot of writing for the sciences, and I've spent years building that list. (recent MacBook Pro, 10.9.2).

Some sites say I should get the /Users/username/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist file from a backup, but I've searched the HD of my other computer (same specs but running 10.9.1, Replace/With list intact), and I can find no such file.

Other sites say it's in the "NSUserDictionaryReplacementItems array" in 10.9, but unfortunately I don't know what that means. (I'm a user, not a programmer.)

I've heard that it may be linked to Mavericks' new ability to sync this list to iOS devices, but that still doesn't explain why I can't find it on my 10.9.1 machine, which has been syncing to my phone (iPhone 4, iOS 5.x) for years.


texts: Is it possible to change the from address on Mac OS X server email alerts?

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I have enabled email notifications in Server.app (2.2.4) on Mac OS X server (10.8.5)

If port 25 is not being blocked at the local firewall or the ISP, this generally works ok.

I've found that if it is being blocked by the ISP, you can go the mail settings within server.app, and set mail to route all mail traffic through ISP and specify your ISP's SMTP gateway, even if you don't actually have the mail server enabled and/or use the mail server.

The problem that I've run into is that I have a client who uses an email hosting provider that requires a valid MX record for the domain that an email is coming from.

Their admin@companyname.com where they want to receive their Mac OS X server alerts cannot receive the alerts because the messages are seen as coming from an invalid domain with no MX record.

The Mac OS X server is called macminiserver01.local or macminiserver01.private and when the email alerts are sent out from server.app, the from address becomes root@macminiserver01.local or root@macminiserver01.private.

Is there a way to manually change the from address so that it is valid?


texts: How to reverse the mouse scroll so that moving a wheel up will make the page go up, and a mouse wheel down makes the page go down.


texts: Above and Below Display Arrangement in El Capitan

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Now with more El Capitan, and a change of screen layout.  Apple seems to be deliberately mocking me!

I have a laptop running Yosemite El Capitan with an external monitor sitting above next to the laptops display.  When I am logged in I have the display arrangement mimicking the physical above and below side by side layout.  This works and is good.

However when I am logged out the Yosemite El Capitan login screen reverts to an side by side above and below arrangement.

I would like Yosemite El Capitan to keep the side by side arrangement even when I am logged out, but the display arrangement in the System Preferences is per logged in account.

So what would I do to set the arrangement when there is no logged in account?


texts:
Eclipse (Mars) version (C programming language):
Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers
eclipse.buildId=4.5.0.I20150603-2000

MacOS version:
OS X Yosemite 10.10.3
HW: MacbookPro 15" (mid-2015) Retina

Problem:
Debug action causes following error message ("111" is both Project Name, and source 111.c file as well):

window title: "Problem Occurred"
Error message:
'Launching 111' has encountered a problem.
Could not determine GDB version using command: sudo /usr/local/bin/gdb --version
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified

As far as I understand - that GBD module was removed from MacOS X, so I probably need to install manually one.
I am newcomer in Mac, and trying installing upon different forums - I didn't succeed yet.

Probably, there maybe changes required as well in:

  Debug Configurations (Run->Debug Configuration->"Debugger" tab).
  Or/and as well in:
  Eclipse -> Preferences -> C/C++ -> Debug -> GDB

Please answer me - who installed recently by him-/her- self. Since old (more than year from now) forums may describe other case compared to problem I need to solve.

Please provide exact steps how to manage.


texts: How to migrate to a new Mac, including SSH keys and dotfiles?

texts:
I have an up-to-date 2018 MacBook Pro that I am replacing with a different 2018 MacBook Pro. I'd like to migrate all the content from the first one to the new one, including the SSH keys, all the dotfiles (.gitconfig, .zshrc etc.), PostgreSQL databases, Homebrew-installed packages, and the system and application preferences.

Does macOS Migration Assistant transfer everything from one drive to another? Or does it only look at apps, documents and ignores configuration files?


texts: Is it possible to login to another account from Terminal? I don't mean having a shell prompt as that user; I mean as if I went to the account switcher menu and changed using that.


texts: The MacBook Air has no Kensington lock slot. What other options are available for  protecting it from theft?


texts: What is the difference between iPad and iPhone charger?

texts: Both of them output similar voltages. iPhone 6 charger outputs 5v and iPad Air outputs 5.2v. The current on each charger is different - 2.1A for iPad and 1A for iPhone. What do those mean if the actual current is dependent on the load? How come an it is rumored that an iPhone charges faster with an iPad charger?


texts: External hard drive won't mount or show up

texts:
I have tried all sorts of things but still won't mount and I have no idea what to do, I used the ps aux | grep fsck command but no result.
I'd be grateful for any help. Thank you.


texts:
How can I use my widgets on the desktop in Lion? I have done

defaults write com.apple.dashboard demoed yes

But, when I click and hold and hit dashboard, it stays on the dashboard. How can I use widgets on my desktop in Lion? @Nathan, how did you do it? I talked to you earlier about it...


texts: How to test my thunderbolt port without device?

texts:
I can´t connect my MacBookPro 8.1 (Early 2011) to my projector using a "Thunderbolt to VGA Adaptor". This my second adaptor in the last 12 months and am now not sure whether the problem lies with the adaptor or my MacBook Pro. My Apple hardware report shows nothing out of the ordinary.

Is there any other reliable way to test my Thunderbolt port without plugging in any hardware or do I have do dig out more money for an adaptor that may or may not work?


texts: Setting custom shortcut for applications not working

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I'm a new Macbook user and still struggling with iOS. I've installed iterm2 and would like to setup a shortcut for it (preferably control+command+T

I went to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts and added a shortcut for iterm2 there

However, when actually pressing the shortcut nothing happens...


texts: airpods flashing orange and sound is gone in left

texts: I have had my airpods for about a couple months and they have worked completely fine. I charge my airpods every 2nd night, today after charging them they have been flashing orange and the sound is gone in the left. I know that orange means it needs to be charged but i am charging them right now and they are still flashing orange. When i remove one pod from the case, the light changes to green but when I put them both in together it flashes orange. Also they won't connect to anything device it doesn't know and won't reset using the button. pls help


texts: Problem when extending windows partition using Disk Utility

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I tried to partitioning the macOS partition to have some space to extend the Windows partition using Windows OS. When trying to switch back to Windows OS, I could not find it. Even when restarting and pressing down the Option key. I found a thread with the same problem and its solution. But when trying the solution, I had a problem. The solution was entering this code in the terminal in recovery mode:

fdisk -e /dev/disk0s4
p
setpid 4
[press enter]
flag 4
p
write
y

  disk0s4 is the partition with the windows on It.

But when trying to type the first line, I received an error saying "Resource is busy".

My software is MacOS High Sierra.

If there is any help, I would be grateful.

Notes:
The link of the thread is Mac won't boot Windows partition after using disk utility.
Mac version is Macbook mid 2010.
And the Windows is Windows 7.
This was the output when executing the command diskutil list disk0 in the terminal:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *250.1 GB   disk0
1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
2:                  Apple_HFS macOS                   124.0 GB   disk0s2
3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
4:       Microsoft Basic Data Windows OS              125.2 GB   disk0s4

And the output from fdisk /dev/disk0 is

Disk: /dev/disk0    geometry: 30401/255/63 [488397168 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
     Starting       Ending
#: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -  488397167] <Unknown ID>
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

Below is the output from diskutil info disk0s4.

Device Identifier: disk0s4
Device Node: /dev/disk0s4
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk0

Volume Name: Windows OS
Mounted: Yes
Mount Point: /Volumes/Windows OS

Partition Type: Microsoft Basic Data
File System Personality: NTFS
Type (Bundle): ntfs
Name (User Visible): Windows NT File System (NTFS)

OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: SATA
SMART Status: Verified
Volume UUID: FA34FC24-AD79-47B7-BF7F-20928229DB81
Disk / Partition UUID: B94B94F6-3041-44DB-AFD6-37465DCC16B1
Partition Offset: 124860235776 Bytes (243867648 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 125.2 GB (125197877248 Bytes) (exactly 244527104 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 125.2 GB (125197873152 Bytes) (exactly 244527096 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Used Space: 67.1 GB (67050299392 Bytes) (exactly 130957616 512-Byte-Units) (53.6%)
Volume Free Space: 58.1 GB (58147573760 Bytes) (exactly 113569480 512-Byte-Units) (46.4%)
Allocation Block Size: 4096 Bytes

Read-Only Media: No
Read-Only Volume: Yes

Device Location: Internal
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: No
Hardware AES Support: No


texts:
I have just changed to Sierra - 10.12.4

Some apps (e.g. Aquamacs, Moneywell) in the Dock when you start them do not get a mark saying they are running but create a new icon that represents the running instance. This icon seems to have as its app one under /private/var/folders but with the correct app name not one in /Applications

Why is this happening and how can I get things back to how previous OSX versions worked.


texts: Apple site on Safari not working properly

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Here is an interesting issue: on the Mac and iPod sections of Apple's site there are the products subsections (Mac, Applications, Accessories, Server, on the Mac page and Products, iTunes and more, on the iPod page). Now, when you click on, say, the Applications link, the images above should slide out and be replaced with the images of Apple's apps. Except from Safari on my machine it doesn't.
Also, the Web Inspector shows two JavaScript errors that. This happens only in Safari.
Any body else observed this?
Any idea why?
Mac OS X 10.6.8
MacBook Pro 8,2
Safari 5.0.2


texts:
I just started at a new job. The IT manager gave me the task of deploying 50 iPads using JAMF.

Now my manager wants to deploy antivirus software to the iPads. I said huh??

He insists that we push out an antivirus program because the user are going to install malicious apps.

Can you guys help me out?

Are there any antivirus apps for iOS? Any articles I can use to make my case that there isn't a need?


texts: Can I connect Amazon fire TV/fire TV stick to my Macbook Pro instead of TV?

texts: If I just replace a TV with Macbook Pro, does it work? I haven't tested it yet. Please give me some suggestions. Thanks.


texts: Connect to my Iphone ethernet and hdmi at the same time

texts:
Those days I had an idea to connect to my iPhone at the same time Ethernet and Hdmi, but in the internet people show how to connect only Hdmi or only Ethernet.
Somebody asked about that Here:  https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-connect-an-iPad-to-both-an-ethernet-cable-for-tapping-into-a-home-video-stream-and-an-HDMI-based-beamer-at-the-same-time : Man connected to his Ipad > hdmi adapter > camera adapter > power  + usb3 to Ethernet and it worked!, I also watched a video on YouTube,  where was an attempt to connect these two adapters to each other, and at that time it DIDN'T work! As he said in the video apple adapters probably isn't supported by data in their extra ports for power.
I've a digital adapter (original) for my Iphone, so I tried to connect a lightning to aux  adapter  instead power: Iphone > digital adapter >  hdmi + lightning to aux, it DIDN`T work !  As a result, We Know that apple adapters aren’t supported data !
Surfing in the internet I was searching different other solutions how to connect Ethernet and hdmi at the same time, so I've created some probably solutions that can be work:

Iphone > camera adapter > usb3 hub > usb3 to Ethernet + usb3 to hdmi  // something between
Iphone > lightning to usb C adapter (supported data) > usb C hub together with hdmi and Ethernet and other ports  (with extra power port) // The most easy way
Iphone > camera adapter > usb3 hub (like 5JCreate) supported hdmi and Ethernet // but it is hard to find 5JCreate hub it in the internet

Question:  What have I do? What will you suggest me ?
It'll be gr8 if you help me , Thanks !!!


texts:
I use OSX 10.8.2 and OpenAFS 1.6.1a. Even I have checked "Enable auto-renew", the ticket allways expires. My settings:

Seconds before expire to renew: 4000
Ticket renewal check frequency: 3600

In my understanding, with that setting AFS should always a renew before expiring. Do I miss something or is there a bug in OpenAFS?

PS: The tag does not fit very well, but no AFS or OpenAFS tag exists.


texts: How do I distinguish between identical phones that can't turn on?

texts:
I have 2 identical looking iPhone 7s which are I am not sure came with which sim tray, and that won't turn on.

How do I distinguish between them to determine which one is covered under Apple care?  I don't want to bring the wrong device in.

Edit: I do have the orginal sim trays but I am not sure which goes with which.


texts: iPhone X will not boot, possible to data from flash memory?

texts:
I have an iphone X that suddenly decided to stop booting. It was getting full and I was trying to delete some photos and videos to free up space when suddenly it wouldn't let me delete any files. I decided to restart the phone and now it won't fully boot up and my MacBook won't recognize the phone when I plug it in. The phone, when I try to start it up, will briefly show the apple logo, but does not boot. I took it to the apple store and they suggested that the motherboard might have a problem.
Is there any way I can extract my photos and videos from the flash memory inside the phone? I've seen a video where someone extracts a flash memory chip from an iphone and uses it as a USB drive, but he doesn't bother recovering data. In another video, this same person also is able to recover data by removing CPU, EEPROM, and flash memory and install these in a new phone to recover data, but this looks like a real pain.
Does anyone know if there's a way to interface with the phone like an external drive just to pull the photos off? The fact that it shows the apple logo briefly suggests that the screen is fine and that it's able to at least partially load some firmware. I'd very much like to get a few of these photos as they feature a now-deceased family member.


texts: I am looking for Mavericks on my iMac. I have looked in Finder but I do not see it there. How can I find out if Mavericks was installed on my iMac?


texts: iPhone iOS7 hangs and requires restart when Switching between apps

texts:
Occasionally, the iPhone hangs and requires a restart when trying to switch between apps by double-clicking the home button. Mostly happens when in landscape mode, but yesterday that phone hanged while its in portrait.

Not sure what is causing this but does anyone else experience this ?

How can I fix this problem ?


texts: Game Center saves my Clash of Clans account?

texts:
I going to sell my iPhone. I want to know if all my progress in Clash of Clans will be saved within Game Center so that I can recover everything when I buy a new iPhone and login again in Game Center.

Assume I am correctly logged in the Game Center with my Apple ID
Achievements are visible in the Game Center app

I'm level 18 and have 790 trophies and I don't want to lose that progress.


texts:
Since updating to 10.7.2, the email addresses in my address book card seem to have re-prioritized themselves. Now when I use Auto-Fill, the wrong address pops up, and I don't see any way to change it.

Can I set a "primary" or default address in Address Book? (I still hate this new version of Address Book by the way.)

Or, can I select which address is used in auto-fill in Safari?


texts: Disable ssh password authentication on High Sierra

texts:
I want to disable password auth - ie keys only - on SSH. I've done this many times on Linux variants, and some searching here suggests it's the same on Mac, ie:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

Then add/edit:

PasswordAuthentication no

However, this seems to have no effect - ie I can still log in with a password. Is there any different trick to do this on High Sierra?


texts:
I have a locally stored interactive PDF (with a navigation including hyperlinks to other pages) on iPad.  I'm able to open from files or books and view it interactively but, is it possible to create a shortcut with custom icon and place it on the home screen as if it were an app?  I know this is possible with URLs but I need it to be available without connection so it can't be anything on the cloud.

I have read answers to similar questions here but those are very old solutions that either require a connection or don't seem to be valid anymore.


texts: Smart Folder: how to create listing of all files in a folder?

texts:
I want to create a Smart Folder which just lists all files of my ~/Music directory - i.e. just a flattened version of that folder.

How can I do this?

(I tried to type * in the search field, but that doesn't list all files.)


texts:
I tried install homebrew on my Lion, and got this

remote: Counting objects: 77394, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (37271/37271), done.
remote: Total 77394 (delta 52745), reused 61413 (delta 39308)
Receiving objects: 100% (77394/77394), 10.96 MiB | 1.87 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (52745/52745), done.
From https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew
 * branch            master     -> FETCH_HEAD
error: Untracked working tree file '.gitignore' would be overwritten by merge.
Failed during: git pull origin master

What is this? How to get this working?


texts: iOS application that allows search in Word documents?

texts:
I have a huge .doc (Microsoft Word) file (several megabytes) and I need to search it on my iPhone. I have tried like 5 different editors and readers to no avail.

Is there any application that allows searching in .doc files?


texts: Some of my songs do not finish playing on my iphone. I have tried enabling itunes match and syncing on the computer. Songs will shut off or stop with like 35 seconds remaining in the song. Help?


texts: Force simple UNIX path names for optimal us of command line apps?

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I want to force myself to use folder/file names without spaces etc. so I'm 100% certain I can open and run them from the command line.

Some terminal apps which I use frequently hava a hard time recognisizing filenames that have spaces in them, and I want to prevent having to type \ every time.

Is there a way of forcing this (perhaps formatting my hdd in to a different file system)?


texts: diskutil eject fails when screensaver is active

texts:
Have a bunch of DVD drives connected via USB.
Have written some bash scripting to interact with these drives and eject the discs when done.

Running MacOS 10.10 (Yosemite)....yes I know, need to get around to upgrading.

Using diskutil eject /dev/diskX to eject the specific disc I am done interacting with before moving on to the next.

Discovered yesterday that while the screen is asleep the eject command fails.  I disabled the password autolock last night thinking that was the issue...but this morning moving my mouse woke up the screen (no password required)...however the eject had been failing (retried every 10 seconds) all night....but the eject succeeded the next try after the screen came back on.

The computer was not asleep.
The computer was not locked (ie no password required)
Tested screensaver on/off...no effect
Tested toggling "put hard disks to sleep when possible" under power saving.  No effect.
Tested disabling password required after X minutes...no effect.
This seems to be specific issue to the screen being put to sleep.  Disabling screen sleep in power saving (screensaver and everything else can be on) resolves this.

Searching "eject fails while display sleep" hasn't led me to anything specific about why this behaviour exists let alone how to work around it.  Weird right?

Would love to:

understand if this is a feature and the logic behind it.  Perhaps to avoid remote access people from accidentally ejecting a disk that requires them to go to the data center to push it back in?
any ideas for a work around (ie ejecting from script that works when the display is asleep).

I have thought about disabling the display sleep hacks...don't need help on that front though as I already know various ways to do that.  More interested in understanding and addressing the root cause (display sleeping causes eject to fail).

...
Eject /dev/disk10 failed.  Trying again in a few seconds.
Volume failed to eject
Eject /dev/disk10 failed.  Trying again in a few seconds.
Volume failed to eject
Eject /dev/disk10 failed.  Trying again in a few seconds.
Volume failed to eject
Eject /dev/disk10 failed.  Trying again in a few seconds.
Volume failed to eject
Eject /dev/disk10 failed.  Trying again in a few seconds.
Volume failed to eject
Eject /dev/disk10 failed.  Trying again in a few seconds.
Disk /dev/disk10 ejected      <--- eject succeeded this morning after display woken up.
Done.  Sleeping 60 seconds before looking for new discs.


texts: Full Wi-fi/ethernet signal but no internet

texts:
I'm really hoping someone here can help me, as I'm getting pretty frustrated with my macbook now.
I have a late 2011 model 15" macbook pro running OSX 10.9.5 that refuses to connect to Internet on my home network. I have the same problem whether it's WiFi or through ethernet cable, I have full signal but not getting online. Every other device connects fine; android phones and tablets,xbox one, iPhone and other macbooks, all online and browsing the net.
I have had no problems connecting to other networks with my macbook pro before and I just tried at a friend's house to check, with no problems.
A little something, that may be a clue to someone: when I open network diagnostic tool, my macbook pro connects for something that seems like a microsecond and it tells me I'm connected to Internet and everything seems fine.
My IP is 192.168.0.5 subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and IPv6 is set to automatic. None of the options are checked under the proxies tab.
Now I've tried the following, in different order and a number of times, to no avail:

Renewing/turning off&on/inputting manually DHCP.
Restarting/resetting the router and the macbook.
Turning WiFi on/off.
Remove & add services (WiFi & ethernet).
Checked and copied all network settings from another macbook pro that's connected and online on my network.
Ran network diagnostic and assistant tools
Duplicated/removed/added location
Removed the /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration folder.
Removed network password from keychain.

I've tried other things too, but can't remember what else right now.

Response from ifconfig en1:

en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        ether 28:cf:da:e6:95:0a
        inet6 fe80::2acf:daff:fee6:950a%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
        inet 192.168.0.5 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
        nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
        media: autoselect
        status: active

I'm praying that someone out there has the magic words or the 2-click solution for me, but I would be grateful for a long thorough guidelines to solve it too! <3

Regards Trond


texts: How many Genius Mixes can one have on a MacBook?

texts:
I know there are a gazillion mixes possible in iTunes and that the size and genre of such mixes are determined by some top-secret algorithm running behind the scene. However, I am really curious to know how many one can possibly have at a time on a MacBook. I have read some users claiming to have up to 12 mixes on their 27" Macs but I am using a 13" MacBook so guess 12 isn't possible for me. Currently I have 6; is that the limit? Has anyone witnessed more than 6 on this screen size (13")?

P.S. I am NOT referring to genius playlists which anyone can build with a song. I am specifically talking about Genius Mixes that iTunes creates automatically (if Genius is activated on the account).


texts: Is RAID1 volume usable while rebuilding RAID after disk failure?

texts:
One disk of my 2-disk-RAID1-stack has failed and I'm about to replace it.

Is the volume usable—i.e. can I read & write just as I normally could—while Disk Utility is rebuilding the RAID?


texts: Selective Backup in Apple Mail Email Client

texts: I have an IMAP Gmail account which I have logged in through Apple Mail email client on my Mac book pro. I have sorted out some important emails and made a separate folder for those emails. Is it possible to backup only that email folder and not all the emails along with them? Thanks for your help.


texts: Use OpenSSH agent instead of the OSX agent

texts:
I've installed OpenSSH using homebrew (brew install openssh) and this installation provides it's own ssh-agent.

Still, when I login, and see the autostarted ssh-agent, I see that the agent that is started is the OS X agent, and not the one installed via Homebrew OpenSSH.

Also, how do I start the ssh-agent from openssh by default every time that I login? Finally, is there any way in which I can automatically load key files to the openssh agent, and have these key files loaded the next time that I login as well?


texts: Profiles are Universal or In-House, why is Xcode complaining that they need to be App Store?

texts:
Okay, I am trying to resolve an issue where I am generating ipas but when I go to Validate App, it says re-sign the target that I generated the ipa for and specifically it says needs to be re-signed for App Store distribution..

Yet the provisioning profile types created were created as Universal or In-House types. Why is it requiring it to be App Store distribution then?

What steps could I have done wrong in the archiving process?

It looks like I am grabbing an expired iOS Distribution, but if its also been under the type of Universal, would that make a difference?


texts: Adjust Mouse Wheel Zoom sensitivity in Microsoft Office 2016

texts:
In Microsoft Office 2016, it's possible to Zoom In/Out using a Mouse Wheel while holding the Ctrl button.

For some reason the zoom sensitivity is insanely high (probably because of my normal page scroll mouse wheel settings, which are quite sensitive). Unfortunately it makes the scroll/zoom function borderline unusable.

Is there a way to adjust the wheel sensitivity in Microsoft Office 2016 (or Word 2016)?
Otherwise, is there a way in OS X or using a third-party utility, to adjust sensitivities on a per-app basis?

Furthermore: I'm using a Logitech mouse that uses the Logitech Control Center utility in System Preferences, and holding the mouse's zoom button while zooming with the wheel, exhibits the same sensitive behaviour as Ctrl + Scroll.

I would prefer not changing the scroll sensitivity in the entire OS X system. I am happy with the page scroll, but for some reason the wheel zoom sensitivity in Office is a bit too wild.


texts:
So I'm trying to install the PDO drivers for PHP via Macports. I am using install php5-mysql, but when I hit enter I get

usage: install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
           [-o owner] file1 file2
   install [-bCcpSsv] [-B suffix] [-f flags] [-g group] [-m mode]
           [-o owner] file1 ... fileN directory
   install -d [-v] [-g group] [-m mode] [-o owner] directory ...

Not sure what to do now....


texts: How can exclude a whole site from Safari Top sites (and not just an URL)?

texts:
In this other question, I've asked how to remove a domain from being added to the Safari Top Sites.

Unfortunately it seems that the answer may not be that easy as I though. I've just discovered that the list with the banned domains is on the path ~/Library/Safari/TopSites.plist, and I tried to add a domain with a wildcard to the BannedURLStrings, i.e. https://apple.stackexchange.com/*, but it doesn't work. Safari removes it as it seems to be invalid. Someone knows if it is possible to add a wildcard, or if they have another syntax, i.e https://apple.stackexchange.com/%.


texts: Unresponsive Trackpad Click After Battery Depletion

texts:
I had a very odd situation happen with my machine at the weekend and wondered if anyone could shed some light on it.

I have an early 2013 Retina MacBook Pro and I was watching a DVD on it using the internal battery power.

I had my magic mouse connected via bluetooth, a Superdrive attached via USB and my UE Boom speaker attached via bluetooth.

Basically the battery ran out and the machine immediately shutdown when the power ran out.

However, when I plugged in the wall wart charger to charge the machine and carry on watching the Trackpad click wasn't functioning.  What was really odd was the cursor moved fine but none of the clicking worked (either the tap or the actual click on the trackpad).  Also what appeared really odd was placing the cursor over any of the window icons in the top left (the close, maximise, minimise) buttons didn't show the X, +, - glyphs as it usually does.

I rebooted the OS multiple times (I think 5) until it actually worked again.

This makes no sense to me at all.  Anyone else seen this?


texts: Recurring prompt to confirm Style Sheet when opening Safari - How can I get rid of it?

texts:
Every time I open Safari, I'm asked to choose a style sheet.  I haven't ever chosen one.
I've tried to find one it suggests (webguard.css from an old application long removed) but it doesn't exist on my system.
I've done the Safari/Preferences/Advanced/Style sheet setting with none selected but it doesn't work.  It reverts every time to the same old question.
If I cancel, it works fine until the next time I start Safari.
I've referred this to Apple who have been through the whole diagnostics process and can't find anything.
Ultimately, it's not a show stopper, but where can I find the place to remove any reference to a style sheet in Safari?


texts: iCloud - Recovering Data from Incomplete Backup (iOS 11)

texts:
I got a new iPhone and gave my old phone during the trade in, but I was unable to backup my old one completely. A similar question has been asked which doesn't apply in my case, as I don't have the backup file on my computer.

My iCloud account shows 3.3 GB of backup, but not way to access it.

Under my iPhone's Settings app → iCloud → Manage Storage → Backups, I am able to see Last Backup → Incomplete and only Delete Backup as the option with no way to recover.

What existing data tools are there to recover the data? Does iCloud allow downloading the backup file directly?

I have both Windows and Mac computers so I can try to restore from either Operating System.


texts: How to see certificate for intermediate CA in Keychain?

texts:
When I check details of a certificate I only see information about the certificate itself. Is there any way to see the issuer’s certificate? In my case it’s an intermediate CA. The certificate that I care is for S/MIME (hence the tag), but I think this should apply to all kinds of certificates in general.

I think there should be a way because it’s very intuitive in Windows. Also Chrome on macOS displays the full chain for websites. I think Keychain.app has this information because it labels the certificate as a verified one.


texts: An unexpected error occurred while signing in. Failure, in Mojave

texts:
Installed Mojave (10.14 (18A391)) this week from App Store in High Sierra.

Now I was gonna perform a software update, but as soon as I startd the App Store it asks me to sign in, and when I press "Sign in", I'll see this page:

I've tried (and restarting after each step):

Clearing some cache-files for appstore and appstore agent:

rm -r ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore
rm -r ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.storeagent
rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.appstore.plist
rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.storeagent.plist
rm ~/Library/Cookies/com.apple.appstore.plist
Add trust to some Apple Developer certificate in the App Store
Cleared /var/db/crls/
Cleared "System Integrity" (csrutil status)

Any other potential ways to solve this? I really need to update my Xcode.

(I see more people struggling with this here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8552241)


texts: Is there a music application that integrates with iTunes and shows the waveform of the song?

texts:
I am looking for a music applications that integrates with my iTunes library and plays songs something like this:

Playing a song:

Screenshots from SoundCloud.

I really want to be able to play a song, see the waveform and be able to skip in the song. Is there such an application?


texts: TextEdit hangs when trying to reopen documents. Can I recover all documents except the one causing problems?

texts:
I was using TextEdit with a number of unsaved documents open. I then attempted to paste an unreasonably large RTF table into a new document. After watching TextEdit beachball for about 5 minutes, I used force quit and reopened it. This caused it to hang and not open any documents, presumably because it was trying to reopen the partially-pasted enormous document that caused it to hang in the first place.

After about 10 minutes I force quit again and tried to reopen it again. It put up a dialog asking: The last time you opened TextEdit, it was force quit while reopening windows. Do you want to try to reopen its windows again?

If I choose reopen, it hangs again. When I right-click on its icon in the dock, I can actually see the titles of all the documents I had open, but I can't switch to any of them.

If I choose "don't reopen," will my unsaved documents and changes be lost? Is there any way to recover them outside of TextEdit, or to tell TextEdit to stop trying to reopen that one fatal document?

I am not using iCloud, and I was not connected to my Time Machine drive when the problem occurred.


texts: How can I remove remnant processes from deleted preference panes?

texts:
I discovered in Activity Monitor that I have several leftover processes running in the background that shouldn't be there anymore. I deleted these preference panes long ago with an application that was supposed to find all the extraneous files. So how do I get rid of them?

I've tried to kill the processes by quitting, force quitting, terminal commands involving killall/kill, launchctl unload and they still won't go away. They just restart themselves. What's more is I can't find where these reside on my system. They aren't listed in the "Login Items" section under my user account, as they are owned by root. I've searched but found no exact answer to my problem. I've found similar situations but not the same.

Here are the processes in question in my particular case:


texts: Is it possible to erase and reformat an iPhone to be act as a USB? I've seen many apps that can store data and then you can access it, but is it possible to actually reformat the entire iPhone to behave as a USB?


texts:
The location indicator in the top bar of iOS seems to have two states: hollow and solid.

Hollow:

And solid:

I know that the icon is visible whenever an application is using Location Services, what's the difference hollow and solid?


texts: In numbers or pages for ios, Is it possible to force a trend line to start at (0,0)?

texts:
I was wondering, if, in whatever the newest version of ios, numbers, and/or pages, it is possible to force a trendline through a point on a 2D scatter graph (e.g. the origin (0,0)).  I was hoping to not have to buy excel just because one teacher wants this specific thing.

Edit: Here is a list of what my teacher requires me to do (its a college biology class):

1) Show numbers to 1-2 spaces past decimal point.

2) Adjust document page setup so all cells of a table appear on the same page.

3) Always plot the independent variable on the X-axis

4) Always plot the dependant variable on the Y-axis

5) Label both axes with the quantity being measured

6) Except where data is processed as a ratio, the numbers must be associated with specific units.  Include on the graph axes or in table cells.

7) Number the axes appropriately at regular intervals

8) Show the equation for the trend line.

9) There must be a good title [insert long explanation here]

10) If there is more than a single data set plotted on a graph, distinguish between them via shapes or colours.

11) Adjust the scales of the X- and Y- axes so that:
a) All data points fit on the graph
b) Both axes are reasonably close to the same length.
c) You are using a reasonable portion of the overall page of graph paper.

12) a) For a standard curve, from which values will be extrapolated (which I am doing in this case), draw a best-fit straight line.  In a linear graph the line is typically forced to go through the origin.
1
b) For graphs that aren't standard curves, if the points seem to line up in a straight line or if the relationship is known to be linear, dea a best-fit straight line (which may or may not go through the origin)

c)....(not applicable to my question)

d)....(not applicable to my question)

e) Smoothing curves for aesthetic reasons "MUST" be avoided.

f) Adding portions of lines on graphs for which there is no data must be avoided.


texts: Hide a Fluid app toolbar using applescript

texts:
I've been trying to hide the toolbar from a Fluid app application using applescript, but it doesn't seems to be working at all. I've also tried on Safari (fluid apps are built on top of safari web engine).
I'm able to "click" on every menu item, but not on that one. The script seems to be finding the menu item there, as I tried to run another piece of code inside that conditional in specific.

So this is what i've been doing:

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Test App"
        if menu item "Hide Status Bar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1 exists then
            click menu item "Hide Status Bar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
        end if
        if menu item "Hide Bookmark Bar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1 exists then
            click menu item "Hide Bookmark Bar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
        end if
        if menu item "Hide Tab Bar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1 exists then
            click menu item "Hide Tab Bar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
        end if
        if menu item "Hide Toolbar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1 exists then
            click menu item "Hide Toolbar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
        end if
    end tell
end tell

I'm not quite experienced on AppleScript by the way, so if I'm doing something wrong, please, correct me =]

Thanks in advance.


texts: How to delete the iOS7 install package on iPhone?

texts:
Some days ago I realized, that Apple automatically stored the iOS7 install package on my iPhone 4S with iOS6. The package uses about 2 GB of free space, which is inacceptable for me.

How can I locate and delete this file?


texts: Converting filenames with embedded backslashes to directory tree

texts:
I recently extracted a ZIP file that I expected to contain a path hierarchy but turned out to be a flat archive of files with backslashes in the filenames. So I ended up with something like:

$ ls -1d ./*
SomeFile.txt
Foo\OtherFile.png
Bar\Baz\Faz\foo.txt

All of these are just siblings in the same single directory. In my actual case, there are several hundred files, so making the directories and moving things by hand would be tedious at best.

My current plan is to write a small Python program to put them all where they belong, but I was wondering, is there a quicker easier way to do it from the command line?


texts:
I have simple zsh script which executes the following code at a regular interval.

spotify_track=`osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to name of current track as string'`;

This is causes loginwindow process to consume high cpu (around 9-10%). Is osascript and loginwindow process related?


texts: Create different header after each chapter in pages 8.2.1

texts:
Can I change in Automatic way the header with the current chapter?

In Image we can see that the previous chapter (title) is in header (I text  inside the cell, not automatic way) and when begin title 2, the header still title, If I change title with title 2 change the whole document.


texts: Can my former employer still monitor my iPhone after I erase all content and settings

texts: My former employer allows employees to keep their work phones after they quit. When I was with my former employer, I had to install a series of corporate and company related apps so that they could monitor my phone. After leaving the company, I used the option "Erase All Content and Settings" so that my phone can start fresh. Does that mean the phone is completely disconnected from my ex-employer and I can treat it as a brand new phone?


texts: Is Firefox Private Network available in iOS

texts: From webpage https://private-network.firefox.com/, I know that Firefox Private Network  is available in Firefox windows client, is Firefox Private Network funation available in the Firefox App of iOS?


texts: Shell script to combine PDFs, renaming output

texts:
I am trying to automate some accounting tasks. For this purpose I have employed Noodlesoft Hazel's help to rename and sort documents. However, I am stuck at trying to combine PDFs that really belong together (i.e. invoice from vendor with receipt from payment portal for the same purchase).

More specifically, the names of the documents to be combined have the same first part, say:

2017-02-01 Vendor1 - invoice1234.pdf
2017-02-01 Vendor1 [PayPal] - transactionID.pdf

Is there a way to combine them automatically (i.e. running a shell script in Hazel), possibly using pdfunite? It would be important to retain the name of the second file, but combine the two into one PDF.

I have some basic scripting knowledge and would be up for the challenge!


texts: How to locate a file in Spotlight using folder and file name?

texts:
I often want to navigate to a file or folder that does not have a unique name. Instead, the parent folder in combination with the file or foldern name makes it unique. Here are a few examples:

I want to open readme.txt in the folder called ABC rather than readme.txt in the folder called CDE or FGH.
Each year I teach a subject where the folders are organised subjectname/2011, subjectname/2012, etc. I want to be able to search subjectname 2012 because 2012 is not unique.

When i enter a part of the path and the filename into Spotlight, the file is not found. Spotlight does not seem to treat path information as relevant to the search.

What is a quick way of navigating to a file using spotlight when its name is not unique but you know a word or partial word that appears in its path?
Alternatively, is there another strategy for quickly locating a file or folder by name and a word in the file or folder's path?

Update, I have read that Spotlight treats the path in a special way. It can't be used in constructing searches.

kMDItemPath
Complete path to the file. This value of this attribute can be retrieved,
but can't be used in a query or to sort search results. This attribute can’t
be used as a member of the valueListAttrs array parameter for MDQueryCreate
or MDQueryCreateSubset.
Value Type:      CFString
Framework:       CoreServices/CoreServices.h
Header:      MDItem.h
Availability:    Available in OS X v10.4 and later.


texts: How do I get rid of Macbook Air 2017 Trackpad Rattling Noise?

texts:
I have enabled tap to click in trackpad setting.
Whenever I tap on the trackpad it's making a noise similar to somewhat of actual click.
Please help me find a solution.


texts: Change colour of browser address/search bar

texts:
In OSX would it be possible to change the background colour and/or text colour of the address/search bar input field of a browser (Chrome, Safari, etc)? Not just the highlight colour (System Prefs > General > Highlight color) but as a permanent colour change, independent of focused or highlight state.

Mock up attached.

I'm completely new to OSX/app development and have no idea if this style setting made in the operating system or in the browser app? (Or if it's even possible to change at all).

I'm currently interested in the possibilities of how to achieve this - with the ultimate end goal to be able to toggle the override on or off when necessary.


texts:
I have some vhd files that are fixed size.

Does anyone know how to mount a fixed-size vhd on Macos?


texts: Will the new 2015 "MacBook" be able to run VMs effectively? Windows especially

texts:
I currently use a 2Ghz i7 x 8gb Memory 2013 MacAir.  With this I am able to effectively run a windows 8 VM running Visual Studio Professional and other developement apps simultaneously, or Ubuntu and Eclipse with no issues.  I get an occasional memory error in windows guest if I have too much open but this is rare.

My laptop is starting to get super beat up.  I want to get the new MacBook but am concerned about the less the stellar specs on the CPU.  Has anyone ran VM's on this box yet and confirmed that it is capable of such tasks, or are we dealing with a glorified chromebook here ?

Thanks

edit

Review all but saying that this rig will not run vm's smoothly


texts: Remove Catalina Update files from Mojave

texts:
I automatically downloaded the Catalina update on my Mojave system but did not install it yet. I want to keep Mojave and therefore I want to delete the update files to save disk space.
Where are they located and how can I remove them without damaging anything?


texts: What is disabling internet sharing on my macbook?

texts:
I bought my computer from my school, where they had multiple locks and disabled functions. When I bought it they were suppose to delete all these locks, but I guess they didn't – now I am unable to activate my internet sharing like described in this post.

I can mess with the options, but I cannot click on for internet sharing.

Can someone walk me through the process of deleting this from my system so I can turn on my internet sharing?


texts: Mojave - Some Apps Lose Internet Connectivity

texts:
Scenario
I recently installed Mojave and I've noticed that after an undetermined amount of time that many apps complain of not having a connection to the internet eg Mac Mail and Spotify. Meanwhile chrome works the entire time.
Tested Solutions
Turn off WiFi, reconnect WiFi
Current Solution
Restart Computer
Question
Why is this happening? Is there any way around it other that completely restarting my computer?


texts: iMac WiFi connection to my router is unstable

texts:
I got an iMac about half a year ago (2011 version). It has been fine, until recent weeks. Now the iMac loses its connection to my wireless router frequently. I have to turn off WiFi on the iMac and turn it on again to reconnect.

First I thought it might be the problem of my wireless router. However, in the same room, my Macbook Air and iPad work just fine.

I've done all the software update available. Still doesn't work.

What can I do to fix the problem? Any idea?


texts: Stop 'Battery 100% Charged' notifications

texts:
I have a MBP 2018. After upgrading to Catalina, when unattended with the power adapter connected, after a while the machine will start chiming every ten seconds and displaying a '100% Charged' message on the screen.
It's driving me nuts. How can I stop it?
Weirdly, I can't find any references to this online; there are even some references to people wanting such a notification. It's a new installation, so I don't think there's any custom software doing this. Is this a new Catalina feature?


texts: on MacOS, how to switch to different windows of the same application EASILY?

texts:
I found it very frustrating that CMD+TAB switches only between applications and not between windows of the same application.
If I have several windows of Safari open, CMD+TAB will show only ONE instance of Safari.
I know that SOME applications support CMD+` or something like this, but not all of them, some applications have also different keys shortcuts.
I usually set up my key shortcut in preferences as "Move focus to next windows" and sometimes work, but for example, Terminal doesn't accept it.
It's very frustrating, is there a way do move fast between windows?
I also thought that swiping to another desktop was cool, but again, one application with all its windows can stay in only one desktop...


texts: How to move existing reminders to iCloud in the reminder app?

texts: There is already a question on reordering of items in the reminder app, but I want to go one step further and move existing items from the device to iCloud. Is that possible at all?


texts: How to stop OS X from writing Spotlight and Trash files to memory cards and USB sticks?

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When plugging a USB stick into a Mac, OS X creates a number of hidden files on the stick, including a Spotlight index and Trash folder.

Example from the terminal for a USB stick "Untitled":

$ ls -a /Volumes/Untitled
.Spotlight-V100
.Trashes
._.Trashes
.disk
.fseventsd

It even does this on the xD memory card for my camera, so after having copied my pictures and deleted them from the card, the card is still full.

Is it possible to turn this off for USB and memory cards, so OS X either writes these files to the primary disk or doesn't write them at all?


texts: freeing up storage space on Iphone 6plus

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my emails are taking up 4.9 gb on my iphone 6 plus(16gb)
when i deleted a year's e mails from one of my account on my desktop. nothing changed on the iphone.
Please advise...


texts: Git auto-completion not working on Mac OSX 10.11.5 El Capitan

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I have tried the examples found here to get Git auto-completion working on El Capitan, however none of the examples work for me.

I installed bash-completion with Homebrew (brew install bash-completion).

This is my ~/.bash_profile currently (as you can see, i've tried a few things):

CRMPiccosMacBook:etc crmpicco$ cat ~/.bash_profile
alias ll='ls -lG'
alias composer="php /usr/local/bin/composer.phar"

#if [ -f $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion ]; then
#   . $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion
#fi

if [ -f `brew --prefix`/etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash ]; then
    . `brew --prefix`/etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash
fi

#source /usr/local/git/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
#GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=true
#export PS1='[\u@mbp \w$(__git_ps1)]\$ '

So, if I go into my directory with the cloned Git repo and type git checkout m and hit [TAB] I get nothing (when expecting master to be pre-filled).

When I run a source on it, it doesn't exist - however it's installed.

CRMPiccos-MacBook:signup crmpicco$ brew install bash-completion
Warning: bash-completion-1.3_1 already installed
CRMPiccos-MacBook:signup crmpicco$ source /etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash
-bash: /etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash: No such file or directory


texts: Stop VPN Disconnecting when going to Sleep

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When the iPhone (4) goes to sleep, the VPN will disconnect.
Is there any way to disable this behavior as it's sometimes a bit annoying.

I am jailbroken, and the server I'm connecting to is Windows Server 2008 R2 which I can edit settings on.


texts: Mac Pro with permanently mounted Time Machine. Local snaps any benefit?

texts:
I've found where they live, how to switch them on or off...

https://apple.stackexchange.com/search?q=time+machine+local+

What I haven't found is - if in a Mac Pro with the Time Machine volume permanently mounted & scheduled for once an hour, is there really any point in these local files?

Do they prep for what's to be backed up at next run, or do they just scavenge changed data in case the scheduled task has to wait for any reason - drive not present, etc?

In short, do I need them in this situation or can I safely just switch it off & delete the existing files?


texts: Dislocated metal plate in Thunderbolt port

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This morning my external monitor refused to turn on. After examination I found my second thunderbolt port damaged. A small metal plate/contact on the top of the port had been dislocated, bent out of shape and was preventing the monitor from plugging.

I brought it back in shape (see pic) but it still dangles and makes plugging the monitor difficult. I managed to plug-in once and confirmed that the port was working.

I have a few questions on this.

First the technical:

Does anyone know what is the functionality of the dislocated piece? I googled for the specifics of the connector, but couldn't find any documentation.

And a couple of warranty related:

I have an AppleCare Protection plan. Shouldn't this be covered by AppleCare?

I didn't misuse the port in any way and the machine was only 10 months old when this happened. Still the genius bar folks were less than friendly and claimed misuse based on minor scratches on the chasis. They even implied that my regular schedule of plugging/unplugging 2 times a day was somehow "heavy" use.

Are there any other avenues to pursue a repair from Apple? (I live in the EU.)

Thanks!


texts:
Times ago I did a "restore from time machine backup" in order to restore all my files on a new SSD I bought for my macbookpro (with OSX Lion), and all went fine.
Today I installed Mountain Lion on that mac, did a new timemachine backup, then used that backup in order to configure my new retina display macbook pro… initially seemed all ok this time too… but several files were not be backedup properly and I get "corrupted settings"… for example if I use git and svn commands in the terminal it says "no command found" althought under /usr/local/ I have them installed!
What happened? The thing which scares me the more is that in previous backup the files I was working on were backedup with older version (2012)… What should I do?


texts: Add page numbers using print dialog box's "watermark" tool

texts:
In most applications, such as preview, the print dialog box has a watermark feature. It is possible to open a PDF document and watermark it e.g. bottom right with a text and print it again back in to a new PDF.

Is it possible / is there a hidden feature that allows inserting page numbers / total number of pages in the watermark field, where it is automatically replaced by corresponding numbers at the time of printing?


texts: Best way to transfer files between iPhone and Windows PC

texts: Is there a software in Windows that will make file transfer between an iPhone and PC easier? I have tried iMazing. It's kinda great, but the problem is that when I am transferring files from my Windows PC  to iPhone, (videos to be precise), it doesn't transfer all the files that I need. I suspect it's the format.