texts: Very suddenly, only purchased music is showing up on iPhone ( but everything is in iTunes)

texts:
So, yesterday at a stoplight, I was scrolling through the music on my iPhone 5 (running OS 7.1) to play a song (one that I had uploaded to iTunes from my own CD and had recently downloaded to the phone from the cloud).  The light went green, so I stopped fiddling with it until I got to the next light.  At that point, when I looked at my phone, I suddenly didn't see the song I was about to play.  In fact, most of my music wasn't showing up (either on the phone itself or available for download from the cloud).

When I got home, I realized that the common denominator was that all the music showing up as available on my iPhone was music I had purchased via iTunes. None that I had uploaded myself was showing up.

I double-checked the "show all music" setting on the iPhone, and it was still set to do that (as I always have it).  If I turn it off, I don't see any music on my iPhone at all.

I've syched and restored my iPhone, but without any results.  All the music is still there in iTunes on my home computer, but only the minority of songs purchased via iTunes is showing up on my phone.

The weirdest thing to me is simply the suddenness of it.  It had been working as it always had, and suddenly wasn't.  It's possible that in my scrolling to find that song, I somehow managed to accidentally switch a setting, but other than that, there doesn't seem to be any obvious cause for the change, unless it's that I haven't updated to the latest OS8 yet.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated!

Peace,

ted


texts: Whatsapp Notification to use number of people instead of number of new messages for push icons?

texts:
Sometimes I see Whatsapp with a balloon that says 8. It might mean I have 8 new messages from persons or 3 from 1 and 5 from another.

Is it possible to configure Whatsapp on the iPhone in a way that it shows the number of people that sent me messages? 8 messages from 2 people would show a 2 in the push icon.

So that a Whatsapp icon as such would give a number based on the number of people that have sent me messages, rather than the total number of messages.


texts: Permanently disable "Check Spelling While Typing"

texts:
On OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, no matter what I do, including all the suggestions I've found on Google and on this site, every time I launch the Notes app it has Check Spelling While Typing enabled.

How do I permanently disable this feature?


texts:
I have an iPhone SE with iOS 10.3.1. The Settings app does not show the Siri option. I want to enable Hey Siri and I have restrictions disabled.

Here are some screenshots:

Settings View

Inside General Settings

Inside General Settings Scrolled

Inside General Settings bottom

How do I enable Hey Siri?


texts: Why can't Spotlight find an application I know is there?

texts: I have this application called Cura Type A, but Spotlight cannot find it, even when I show all results in Finder... Anyone know why?


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut for the AC button on Yosemite calculator?

texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut that will trigger the AC button on the OS X Yosemite calculator? Escape key triggers the Clear (C), but hitting escape again does NOT trigger the AC. Only a mouse click does.


texts:
I'm trying to have users pick a department from a list box. And then that choice is stored in a variable as string.

How can I do this?

I have code written like this:

set deptList to {"dept1", "dept2", "dept3", "dept4"}

set dept_name to {choose from my list deptList}

when I run the script, I get this error.

  " doesn't understand
  the "choose" message". number -1708 from

Am I writing this code wrong?


texts: This script randomizes a MAC address--but I cannot renew DHCP afterwards

texts:
#!/bin/bash
NEWMAC=`openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//'`
ifconfig $1 ether $NEWMAC
ifconfig $1 down
ifconfig $1 up

I pass en0 or en1 as the sole argument to the script and run as sudo. When I do this, the MAC does change, however I cannot restore connectivity until I reboot and the new MAC is lost. Initially the interface displays no IP, but after a few minutes it displays an IP and claims to have DHCP information. However, I believe this is a cached data and not an actual renewal, as I cannot ping, load pages, or otherwise connect to the Internet.

I have appended this snippet with no improvement in results.

ipconfig set $1 BOOTP
ipconfig set $1 DHCP


texts: Mac App Store allows downloading macOS 10.12, Sierra, on unsupported Mac

texts:
Does the Mac App Store check for macOS 10.12 hardware compatibility before downloading?

According to what I've been reading on the web, my MacBookPro 5,5 (mid 2009) should not support macOS 10.12, Sierra. However the Mac App Store allows downloading it.

I would like to prevent downloading 5GB of files and finally discover that the installer says "your mac is not supported".


texts: Time Machine back-up to older macOS version

texts:
I set up a system today running High Sierra (10.13). I'd like to reformat it to run off a backup of my other Mac, which is currently running Mojave (10.14). For various reasons, I would rather not update the new system to Mojave at this point, namely software compatibility.

Is it at all possible to set up my new computer from a Time Machine disc last backed up with a newer version of macOS ?


texts: How to access a newly mounted DMG from VMWare Fusion (Windows 8.1)?

texts:
I'm running Windows 8.1 on VMWare Fusion, on top of OS X 10.8.5.

I have some DMG files on Mac that I mount sometimes to work with.
These are some encrypted data folders.

Can I access them from the virtual machine when I mount them?

Example: VM is running, Windows is running inside. Then I go to MacOS and mount a DMG. Next moment, a new drive (or folder) appears in Windows... without needing to restart the virtual machine.

Is this scenario possible?


texts: Character Mode settings in macOSTerminal?

texts:
I have an old-school text-based Citadel BBS running in DOSBox on a Raspberry Pi Zero, accessible via telnet at anthropocene.sytes.net:13000. It runs smoothly for callers using PuTTY (with line editing mode forced off) from Windows and Linux, or ConnectBot from Android.

When macOS callers using Terminal or iTerm hit return, it appears to send the return twice. Best guess is macOS handles character mode in a nonstandard way. Several knowledgeable users have delved into their settings looking to configure character mode without luck. Even VT100 emulation didn't resolve the problem.

Is there a way to access character mode settings in macOS? Or might the double CR/LF issue be caused by something else unique to macOS?


texts: Homebrew: change name of group ownership in /usr/local/ so admins and standard users can brew

texts:
I have a local admin user and a few "network" mobile users (without admin privileges) who need to be able to brew on a Mac. So, these 'network' users are not members of the group admin and probably shouldn't be.

$ ls -l /user/local

-rw-r--r--   1 localadmin  admin   491 Jan 21 18:04 CONTRIBUTING.md
drwxr-xr-x   6 localadmin  admin   204 Jan 21 18:23 Cellar
drwxr-xr-x   8 localadmin  admin   272 Jan 21 18:06 Library
-rw-r--r--   1 localadmin  admin   789 Jan 21 18:04 README.md
drwxr-xr-x  44 localadmin  admin  1496 Jan 23 23:44 bin
drwxr-xr-x   3 localadmin  admin   102 Jan 21 18:06 etc
drwxr-xr-x  27 localadmin  admin   918 Jan 21 18:24 include
drwxr-xr-x  98 localadmin  admin  3332 Jan 21 18:24 lib
drwxr-xr-x   6 localadmin  admin   204 Jan 21 18:24 opt
drwxr-xr-x   9 localadmin  admin   306 Jan 21 18:24 share
drwx------   3 localadmin  admin   102 Jan 21 18:37 var

My question is would there be a problem with, say, changing the group from admin to something like brewers for /usr/local -R (recurseively)? Then add root, localadmin and each network user to the brewers group. Would each network user now be able to brew?

I have read that I might need to change the umask for each network user to 0002?


texts: Problem installing Cairo - make[3]: *** [cairo-xlib-display.lo] Error 1

texts:
Need some help with installing Cairo Graphics using home-brew. Am I missing a step somewhere?

  10:02:30-MaxAir@[~] $ brew install cairo

  Warning: Building source; cellar of cairo's bottle is /usr/local/Cellar
  ==> Downloading http://cairographics.org/releases/cairo-1.12.16.tar.xz
  Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/cairo-1.12.16.tar.xz
  ==> ./configure --prefix=/Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Cellar/cairo/1.12.16_1 --enable-
  ==> make install

  make[3]: *** [cairo-xlib-display.lo] Error 1

  make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

  make[2]: *** [install] Error 2

  make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

  make: *** [install] Error 2

I managed to install Cairo manually, but that was a real pain, and not managed by home-brew.

*Update with this error
Error:

  BuildError: Failed executing: make install
  1. raise
  2. ignore
  3. backtrace
  4. irb
  5. shell
  Choose an action: 3
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/debrew.rb:10:in raise'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb:575:insystem'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Formula/cairo.rb:51:in install'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/debrew.rb:21:inblock in install'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/debrew.rb:105:in debrew'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/debrew.rb:21:ininstall'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/build.rb:137:in block in install'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb:272:inblock in brew'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb:613:in block in stage'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb:66:inblock in unpack'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/extend/fileutils.rb:21:in mktemp'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb:63:inunpack'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb:56:in stage'
  /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/forwardable.rb:171:instage'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb:611:in stage'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb:267:inbrew'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/build.rb:117:in install'
  /Users/MaxAir/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/build.rb:186:in'


texts: Is the Photos To Disk third party app still available?

texts: I want to convert a photoslibrary file to a system of folders corresponding to Photos events with jpg images instead of the Apple Photos format. An earlier thread (started by Manchineel) said that Photos to Disk can do this, but the link given (https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Mac-OS/Photos-To-Disk.html) says the link is gone and the website http://www.photos-to-disk.com/ is expired.  Does anyone know where I can purchase this software?


texts:
I have written a desktop application that I would like to install onto my clients machine and then lock down so that the user cannot leave that application (Exactly the same as guided access for iOS).

Ideally, I'd like to stop the user from leaving the app at all. Otherwise I can set up parental permissions to stop the user from accessing an internet browser and messing with anything important.

Q: Is there any Guided access equivalent for macOS?


texts:
Redhat Linux has this really nice feature where I can hold down the Window key, middle-mouse click-and-hold somewhere in a window, and drag to resize the window.  It doesn't have to be the very corner of the window.  The corner that is resized depends on which quadrant of the window I clicked in - for instance, if I middle-mouse clicked somewhere in the lower-left of the window, dragging would lock the upper-right of the window, but resize based on shrinking/growing the lower left.  Using the left click instead of the middle click can move the entire window (this can only be done on Mac OS X by grabbing the title bar).

I'm specifically only interested in these 2 features - are there any apps available that can accomplish this?


texts: Chrome on Mac hands off to Safari on iPhone

texts:
When I am using Chrome on my Mac (OSX Yosemite 10.10.2), it shows the handoff symbol on my iPhone. But when I open it, it hands off to Safari, not to Chrome on my iPhone (iOS 8.2).

How can I make Chrome on my Mac hand off to Chrome on my iPhone?

On another note, when I use Chrome on my iPhone, it successfully hands off to Chrome on my Mac.


texts: Can Microsoft RDC client use retina scale resolution on the MacBook Pro?

texts:
I'm using the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection tool with my MBP retina to connect to a Win7 system, but I can't get the resolution over 1440 x 900, even in full screen mode. Is this a limitation, or am I doing something wrong?

Changing the Retina display scaling didn't seem to make a difference.

I tried Cord instead, and while that seems to support other resolutions, the quality seems terrible.


texts: Mac chrome can't drag and scroll in bookmark folder

texts:
I tried asking reddit and chrome forum but I think it's a Mac thing, something with scrolling, anyway I can't drag bookmarks up or down a folder on the bookmark bar, it gets stuck, from googling I found at least one person with a similar problem and lots of others with bookmark dragging problems.
Sometimes I want to rearrange on the fly, or add a seperator, bookmark manager is better, but less convenient for things like adding horizontal seperators, here's what it looks like

Don't really have any ideas, I won't reinstall my whole chrome profile for it, too many bookmarks and things in my profile, I don't want to risk corruption, but any other ideas I'll try before I give up on it.


texts: If I buy Mountain Lion can I downgrade to Lion? Without purchasing it?

texts:
I don't have a Lion license and I'm currently running Mac OS X 10.6.6 (Snow Leopard).

If I buy Mountain Lion, can I downgrade to Lion?


texts: Installing new hard drive in 2010 27" iMac & hdd fan control

texts:
I just want to know if I install a new hard drive without a temp connection like the default apple installed drives, do I need to do anything with the unused temp connection cable/wire in the iMac?

I'm going to using HDD fan control to control the fan, but am wondering if I have to disconnect the temp connection cable from anything else on the iMac??


texts: I can't create a second partition in Mac

texts:
When I go to my disk utility, my main hard gives me results like this

It's showing capacity 499gb but only remaining 10mb. Now please see the second image

What's happening with my Mac?


texts: Google Maps app crashes on open for iPad

texts:
I'm traveling now and relying heavily on Google Maps on my iPad. with no warning, the app now crashes instantly when I click on it. no warning at all. I tap the icon, the default screen comes up, a second later the app closes.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? More imporrtantly, has anyone found a solution?

I tried restarting my iPad, as well as a hard reset. I do not have my laptop so I cannot sync. Since the app is one of the few default apps, I cannot delete and re-download it. I'm really at a loss here, so any suggestions are greatly appreciated.


texts: How to autocomplete with LDAP directory in Mail.app?

texts: Is it possible to have Mail pull matches from an LDAP directory as I type them in the To/Cc/Bcc fields?


texts: Why (else) would my Calendar icon have a red badge (with numbers) on it?

texts:
Supposedly, the red badge that shows up on the Calendar icon in the app switcher (and the Dock, if anyone still uses that) represents invitations that you've not dealt with.  That's a nice theory, but I have no invitations waiting for me to act on, and I still have a red badge with a "3" in it.

I realize that I can disable the badge, but that seems like taking a hammer and smashing the light on the dashboard, instead of figuring out why it is lit up.

I want to know what (other than invitations waiting) could cause a red badge to show up on the Calendar.app icon.  If this is a bug (e.g. where Calendar is failing update its count of invitations) is there any way to fix it?  Is there any way to reset it?  If it's not a bug, what other entities get counted besides invitations?


texts: Why my memory usage is so high? (2.8GB out of 4GB immediately after wiping clean)

texts:
I was worried by high memory use so I decided to wipe clean my laptop:

I made a bootable USB
Disk Utility to erase evething
Fresh install of latest OS

The problem is still there... I launched Safari to install Chrome and memory usage is already 2.8GB, now with all the Google Chrome Helper it's even higher.

I have disable all but one Chrome extension and added "click to play" on media files and yet high memory usage persist. Or maybe this is normal and I should expect it?


texts: Double-clicking file from Finder does not open it in application

texts:
I have installed an application that is associated with a particular file type. When I double click a file of that type in Finder, the application starts, but does not open the file that was clicked. If,  within the application, I use “File » Open…” to open the same file, it opens it just fine. At first I thought this was the fault of the application (Simple Comic); however, I have installed an alternative application (Sequential 2) and the behaviour is the same: when double-clicking the file from Finder, the application starts up, but fails to load the file. However files are being opened just fine if I use the “File » Open” dialog.

Both applications are distributed as app bundles (i.e. no installer) and I have placed them into the /Applications folder manually.

I suspect this is a generic OS X issue, that I am not aware of, and is not related to the particular application.


texts: How to type a circumflex for programming

texts:
maybe this is a silly question but im trying to type

self.router[@"say/hello"] =  ^ {
        NSLog(@"Hello World!");
};

and i cant type this character ^

I tried with:

option + i = ˆ
shift + 6 = ˆ

please help i'm a bit bored o copy and paste every time.


texts: Automator or Apple Script to compress 3 folders?

texts:
I have 3 folders I want to compress to an archive and put that archive in a specific location. I'm running in to a few different issues depending on how I tackle the problem. All 3 files live in ~/Library/Logs/, one of the folders is the child of another folder within logs. Here's what the current structure looks like:

~/Library/Logs/
    -Phone
    -Cort
    -Media
        -Cort
            -Logs

I want to compress "Phone", "Cort", and "Logs" (Media/Cort/Logs folder) from the ~/Library/Logs/ folder. Ideally I'd like to just have the zip archive laid out like this:

MyLogs.zip
    -Phone
    -Cort
    -Logs

The first issue is that I do not want to use the direct path (macintosh hd/users/MyAccount/Library/Logs/), I'd like to use ~/Library/Log/ since this will be used for multiple different users.

The second issue is that I do not want to have to choose or select the items via finder since the path will never change for these folders.

The ditto command seems to somewhat do what I want, it doesn't change the folder structure, but I can only do 1 folder at a time.

I've tried to use some similar automator setups such as this one Create a zip file using an Automator Service but I can't seem to make it work without the folder selection prompt, no matter how I pass my paths to it. Every other bash script or automator service seems to be zipping each folder individually, which I also do not want.


texts: Why does not Calendar.app sync to exchange calendar on Mac OS X?

texts:
My problem is not this or this.

Error message: "There was an error saving ical data. Calendar App encountered a critical error while saving to the database, and recent changes may be lost. More information may be available in the console."

It is very similar to this question.

However my console log has such entries:

09.11.15 11:54:53,484 CalendarAgent[2263]: CoreData: XPC: Token mismatch
09.11.15 11:54:53,485 suggestd[379]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.notifications] [There was an error when fetching NOBOs for principals: (Local) (error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134095 "(null)" UserInfo={Problem=request failed, store identifier mismatch})]
09.11.15 11:54:53,488 CalendarAgent[2263]: CoreData: XPC: Token mismatch
09.11.15 11:54:53,489 suggestd[379]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.notifications] [There was an error when fetching NOBOs for calendars: () (error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=134095 "(null)" UserInfo={Problem=request failed, store identifier mismatch})]

When I setup my exchange account, first sync works good but after init sync it does not work anymore and I get this error. Well, when I deactivate my Exchange cal, delete all cache files and activate it again, it syncs for one time and then again not. But this is not a solution.

It seems like a bug - but I am not sure what to do now. Busycal costs 50€ and since Calendar.app is with Mac OS X, I thought they might fix this issue soon?


texts: what is the new iOS 7 feature called "swipe to capture"

texts:
On this site Apple praises the new feature "swipe to capture"

  With a swipe, you can capture what you want the way you want. (2)

And then noting in the footnotes:

  (2.) Square and video formats and swipe to capture are available on
  iPhone 4 or later, iPad (3rd generation or later), iPad mini, and iPod
  touch (5th generation).

Now my questions are:

What actually is this new iOS 7 feature? How can I use it?
Since there is a footnote for this, stating that is not available an all devices, what iOS7-compatible devices do not have this feature?


texts: how to tab text blocks in terminal input line

texts:
$ I want to be able to tab from the start of one word to the next in this line, but how?

usually if I paste something in the input line then want to change something in the start or middle, I have to press  the left arrow for a long time, is there a faster way to do this?


texts: What is consuming HDD space on my MacBook Pro?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I figure out what's slowly eating my HD space?

How do I find out the files that are consuming a lot of space on my MacBook Pro running OS X Lion?


texts: What past battery usage data feeds the system preferences and activity monitor GUI?

texts:
I am currently using a Mac Book Pro running on Mac Big Sur version 11.1 I'm looking to access the data that feeds the system preferences and activity monitor displays of past energy usage. Specifically, the battery data storage location or database source isn’t clear to me.
I'd like to have access to the battery consumption in percentage over the last 10 days .
I know the equivalent is located in /var/lib/upower in linux but I can't seem to find it on mac.
Please note that I am not looking for the current charge of the battery which we could get with system_profiler SPPowerDataType but the history of battery usage.
Specifically, my goal is to consume this data via  a python script. Has anyone documented or reverse engineered how Apple stores this data?


texts: macOS Sierra "System" files eating up disk space

texts:
macOS Sierra system is using over 200 GB of storage space on my 250 GB hard drive. I've removed Time Machine backups to no avail. How do I free up space? My current usable space being less than 50 GB is getting quite problematic.

Edit:

The culprit has been found. Imagemagick is creating tons of temp files for some reason.


texts: MacBook Pro 16-inch with Big Sur does not charge Apple Watch with lid closed

texts:
This problem is literally ungoogleable because everyone is talking about how they're MacBook Pro isn't charging because of the new battery health management.
But my problem is different - I used to charge my Apple Watch by plugging in a short USB-C charger into a closed and unplugged MacBook Pro. On Catalina it used to charge fine, but with Big Sur installed, the Watch isn't getting any juice.
Any idea what could be causing it?


texts: Intermittent DNS drops with Mavericks 10.9.1

texts:
I am seeing this problem consistently with my macbook pro retina 13-inch with Mavericks 10.9.1. Every once in a while, it stops being able to talk to the internet. I have been running a pair of pings, one to the router at 10.0.0.1, and another to google DNS server at 8.8.8.8. The router ping continues along with no problems, while the google ping hangs up for minutes (MINUTES!) at a time. This is frustrating as it seems to happen exactly at the point I want to use the internet.

I'm seeing nothing the console, and other computers I'm running here at home do not experience the problem at all, including another mbp running Snow Leopard.

I've heard about SMB2 problems, but this isn't anything to do with SMB2, just not being able to access the internet.

Also, this problem occurs whether connected via WiFi or hardline ethernet.


texts: External HDD can be seen in Disk Utility but not in Finder

texts:
I've been using my external HDD a lot of times before on my Macbook Pro 13" OS X version 10.9.5, but it doesn't seem to appear in my Finder anymore. It can be seen in Disk Utility, though. Can anyone help?

I've already checked the Finder > Preferences > ... And, I've already run Repair Disk and clicked on Mount, to no avail. I don't want to reformat the disk because it has years of files and pictures.

This is the info on my external HDD:

Name :  HW Drive
Type :  Partition

Disk Identifier :   disk1s1
Mount Point :   Not mounted
File System :   Windows NT Filesystem (Tuxera NTFS)
Connection Bus :    USB
Device Tree :   IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/EHC2@1A,7
Writable :  Yes
Capacity :  320.07 GB (320,071,884,800 Bytes)
Owners Enabled :    No
Can Turn Owners Off :   No
Can Be Formatted :  Yes
Bootable :  No
Supports Journaling :   No
Journaled :     No
Disk Number :   1
Partition Number :  1


texts: Is it possible to select the previous similar text in Sublime?

texts: In OSX, command + D will allow us to select the next similar text in sublime, but command + shift + D will duplicate the text. Is it possible to select the previous text? If so, what is the keyboard shortcut?


texts: Is there any way to change tab colour for new tabs in iTerm2 (automatically, random colour)?


texts: Lion Server not able to set Open Directory user account to store home directory on server

texts:
I'm setting up a new Mac Mini server for a client that came with Lion Server. The Mac Mini will act as an Open Directory server and will store each Mac user in the office's home directory on it.

It's easy to set this by using the Server.app tool and choosing a local share for the home directory. However it seems that I can't set it. When I try to choose the share instead of "Local only" it doesn't save the choice.

How can I get around this? Or alternatively, how can I use the Directory viewer to set this manually? I can see the field that sets the home directory, but I'm not sure of the format required to choose a network share.

Also cross-posting on Serverfault as I'm not sure which is the best place to post this.


texts: How can I restore the previous system state after formatting my Macintosh HD?

texts:
I tried to fix my MacBook Pro with Yosemite because it was always stuck on the Apple logo. I've never been in the boot menu and when I tried to open the Disk Utility to repair and verify, the result was the HD can't be repaired and fixed.

Next I tried to erase my Macintosh HD which had 250 GB used space but now is back to having 500 GB total free space. I know my files in Macintosh HD are deleted and I forgot to back up files to my external HD.

Now my MacBook Pro gets stuck on the prohibited sign logo whenever I try to boot it.

Is there any possible way to recover my previous files that I deleted using Disk Utility, after I reinstall macOS? Is there any way to fix this?

Or, would going to the Apple Centre be an option, as it takes me a long time to get there since I work on a tanker ship.


texts: File modify date is not updated in Finder file properties

texts:
I have a video capture of a strange behavior:

File prior to editing:

Edited at 5:15PM using TextEdit

In Finder I see the file with strange rename, and Modified date value is not updated, nor does the length (at least a few bytes should have been added).

What is the cause of this behavior?

Unfortunately, since I only have a video capture and the issue does not reproduce, I don't know if the file changed back to its normal txt form. But it does not seem to change for as long as the video run.

Sorry for the ambiguity, I'm working on getting a more accurate reproduction.


texts: Which macOS VNC client can connect to the default Ubuntu VNC server?

texts:
A few machines running Ubuntu 18.04 have to be accessed remotely through VNC.

On Ubuntu, I can use Remmina Remote Desktop Client to connect to the VNC server. The VNC server on Ubuntu is setup via the default Desktop Sharing:

I want to connect to that Ubuntu session via VNC from a macOS client.

I tried using the "hidden" default VNC client by going through Finder and using ⌘+k, and:

vnc://ubuntu-server-hostname.local

and:

vnc://ubuntu-server-hostname.local:5900

and

vnc://{UBUNTU-SERVER-IP}:5900

yet it states that version of the server cannot be identified. I am assuming the the default client works only for macOS servers.

Is there, and if so which, a VNC server can connect to an Linux server? I prefer the solution to be open source or freeware. A paid solution is not an option for me, yet feel free to name it to give a working solution.


texts: Possible Methods to Restore Speed of File Sharing (AFP) in OS X 10.10?

texts: I have an iMac and a MacBook Pro under the same network connected through AFP file sharing protocol. Before I upgraded to OS X 10.10, the speed is very fast - copying a 200MB file would take a couple of seconds. Now as I have upgraded to 10.10, the speed slowed down drastically. When I copy a 200MB file it took me around 10 or 15 minutes. The iMac is connected to the router directly through Ethernet and the MacBook Pro is connected through wifi.


texts: Finder crashing about once a minute: Segmentation Fault

texts:
I just had to send my MacBook Pro in for a logic board replacement. It seemed fine at first when I got it back, but now I realize that Finder is crashing about once a minute. From system.log:

May  1 09:27:27 CFArgument-2 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[280] (com.apple.Finder[1790]): Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault: 11
May  1 09:27:27 CFArgument-2.local ReportCrash[1793]: Saved crash report for Finder[1790] version 10.9.2 (10.9.2) to /Users/adam/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2014-05-01-092727_CFArgument-2.crash
May  1 09:27:27 CFArgument-2.local ReportCrash[1793]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/adam/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2014-05-01-090714_CFArgument-2.crash

And the contents of that log file.

I would really, really rather not have to take it back to the Apple Store for a fix. I've just spent the last 4 days without it at all and have lots of work to get done and of course I'm on a tight deadline.

Any ideas what could be causing this or how I can fix it?


texts: How to restore files from time machine backup (on Apple Time Capsule) of a different computer?

texts:
I need to find some files located in a time machine backup of an old computer. It's a backup located on an Apple Time Capsule.
As it's used as my router, I've tried going to Finder, then clicking on the Time Capsule under locations, entering the password and connecting. Then there's a folder called 'Data'. Within it there is the backup for the old computer in .dmg file format. From other things I've read, when it's a backup on an external drive there should just be a folder you can click in to, to look at files. That's not the case here when it's on a time capsule. If you 'show package contents' of the .dmg there's nothing usable or viewable, just lots of exec files.
I've also tried go to time machine in the menu bar and press alt, 'browse other backup disks' but that doesn't seem to work and just shows me a today finder window for my finder.
It would be great if someone knows what to do here. Thanks


texts: How can I remove apps from my Default Browsers list and Safari's "Open Page With" menu?

texts:
On my system I have Safari and Chrome installed, and the Develop menu in Safari enabled. In System Preferences (also, Safari's options) I am presented with those browsers as well as the apps Versions, Evernote, and Skitch as available browsers.

Versions, Evernote, and Skitch are not web browsers. How can I remove these extraneous applications from these lists?

I am currently using OS X 10.7 Lion, but this problem has persisted through version 10.5 and 10.6 as well.


texts: Why does my MacBook Air 2013 wake from sleep every minute on Mavericks?

texts:
I'm having issues with my MacBook Air 2013 waking from sleep into Dark Wake every minute since I upgraded to Mavericks. Whenever it's been to sleep and goes into standby it keeps waking up. This is what pmset -g log looks like:

2013-10-25 06:52:41 CEST DarkWake               DarkWake [CDN]  : Using BATT (Charge:60%)                                   45 secs
2013-10-25 06:53:26 CEST Assertions             PID 18(powerd) Released InternalPreventSleep "PM configd - Wait for Device enumeration" 00:00:45  id:0xe00001348 [System: No Assertions]
2013-10-25 06:53:26 CEST Sleep                  Maintenance Sleep: Using BATT (Charge:60%)                                  16 secs
2013-10-25 06:53:28 CEST SlowResponse           PMConnection: Response from com.apple.apsd is slow (powercaps:0x0)                    1996 ms
2013-10-25 06:53:28 CEST WakeRequests           Clients requested wake events: None
2013-10-25 06:53:42 CEST Assertions             PID 18(powerd) Created InternalPreventSleep "PM configd - Wait for Device enumeration" 00:00:00  id:0xe0000135c [System: No Assertions]
2013-10-25 06:53:42 CEST DarkWake               DarkWake [CDN]  : Using BATT (Charge:59%)                                   45 secs
2013-10-25 06:54:27 CEST Assertions             PID 18(powerd) Released InternalPreventSleep "PM configd - Wait for Device enumeration" 00:00:45  id:0xe0000135c [System: No Assertions]
2013-10-25 06:54:27 CEST Sleep                  Maintenance Sleep: Using BATT (Charge:59%)                                  18 secs
2013-10-25 06:54:29 CEST SlowResponse           PMConnection: Response from com.apple.apsd is slow (powercaps:0x0)                    1831 ms
2013-10-25 06:54:29 CEST WakeRequests           Clients requested wake events: None
2013-10-25 06:54:45 CEST Assertions             PID 18(powerd) Created InternalPreventSleep "PM configd - Wait for Device enumeration" 00:00:00  id:0xe0000136f [System: No Assertions]

And so on throughout the entire night. The console says 2013-10-25 06:41:20,000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? for every wake, so I guess my only shot is trying to figure out what DarkWake [CDN] means which there doesn't seem to be any info on. Also, this is while the Mac is on battery and with pmset -g darkwakes 0 (I.e. Power Nap turned off for battery).


texts: Understanding acronyms in detailed output on Disk Utility

texts:
Background
I wanted to zero my USB drive. I first tried using dd and it was running horrificly slowly ~ 2MB/s on my 32GB drive, so I tried using the Disk Utility app and it was much faster even over 2 full passes (I didn't note down the speed, rookie, and now I can't find a log for it).
Question
Please could someone explain the acronyms in the detailed output that I got from Disk Utility?
Output
512 bytes per physical sector
/dev/rdisk2s1: 60056896 sectors in 1876778 FAT32 clusters (16384 bytes/cluster)
bps=512 spc=32 res=32 nft=2 mid=0xf8 spt=32 hds=255 hid=2048 drv=0x80 bsec=60086272 bspf=14663 rdcl=2 infs=1 bkbs=6


texts: Change user password without the old one on macOS Catalina

texts:
How do I change a user's password without the old one, via the command line, on macOS Catalina beta?
sudo dscl . -passwd /Users/abc password used to work before Catalina, but asks for the old password now.
Are there any alternatives that can be used?


texts:
My mid 2009 15" Macbook Pro (2.53 Ghz) has recently been shutting down at random. Doesn't matter if plugged into battery or not.

Terminal has diagnosed the shutdown cause as -102 (there are also a few -128 causes). I can't find what this cause means, does anyone know?


texts: iPhone 2G has "NO SERVICE" after restore from possibly corrupt backup

texts:
I'm having a hell of an issue with my iPhone 2G.

A couple of days ago, I noticed my phone was behaving strangely and appeared to be 'half-synched'. I tried restarting it then did a restore to my last backup using iTunes. To my dismay, I stopped getting any cell service after this; just no bars or "NO CARRIER" instead of data or voice service (everything else worked fine).  I called AT&T to report the issue and they were essentially no help and determined it to be a hardware failure. I tried resetting the network data, resetting to factory settings, doing a restore to a different backup but to no avail. The only thing that worked was when I switched the sim card to another spare iPhone I had.

OK, so now I had my old iPhone working with the sim card so I assumed it was a crazy hardware failure. I tried to restore to the more recent backup (the same one that 'broke' the first phone) and alas, my spare phone also has this problem now! I have tried restoring from an older backup but I still can't get any service; the damage appears to be permanent!

By the way, all my bills are paid, I am in an area with good cell reception, etc.

It sounds like this post covers the same or a similar issue.

Has anyone had a similar problem? Is there some way I can do an even lower-level reset than the iTunes restore? Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm hoping to document the problem well here so that anyone else with a similar problem can hopefully find a solution.

iPhone OS 3.1.3 - no jailbreaks or any other hacks
Mac OSX 10.6.6
iTunes 10.1.1
Firmware 04.05.04_G


texts: Homebrew Cask: List all formula available for installation

texts:
After updating the local Homebrew cache by running brew update, I have been using brew search and brew cask search to list all the available formula for installation via Homebrew Core and Homebrew Cask respectively. Note that skipping the argument after search does the trick of listing all the formula available for installation.

While brew search still works, this is no longer the case with Homebrew Cask. Instead, now running brew cask search displays the explanatory text:

  Homebrew Cask provides a friendly CLI workflow for the administration
  of macOS applications distributed as binaries.

followed by a list of available Homebrew commands.

What command one need to run, to get a list of all the formula available for installation via Homebrew Cask?

While it is still possible to navigate to:

/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-cask/Casks

and obtain the desired list, I am looking for a solution along the lines of previously working brew cask search.

I am running up-to-date version of Homebrew (Homebrew 2.0.4) on macOS Mojave 10.14.3 (18D109).


texts: If iPhones/iPads don't support Flash, how do they play YouTube?

texts: Which technology do iPhones and iPads use to play YouTube without supporting Flash?


texts: Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable to VGA/DVI display?

texts:
I'm connecting a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) to an Epson PowerLite 811p Projector.  I need a 30-foot cable between them, and would prefer to use the HDMI cable I already have.

Is it possible to convert the signal twice, first from Mini Displayport to HDMI, then from HDMI to VGA or DVI?


texts: Possible to use Siri to trigger custom actions?

texts:
These days, Macs have Siri.

Siri even works offline for tasks like dictation.

When Siri interprets audio into written words, can I somehow capture those written words, and trigger a self-defined action if a certain pattern is detected?

For example, if I say "Hey Siri, run my backup script", could a shell script located in my home folder then be executed?

(Bonus question: If Siri cannot do this, is there some other free technology that can?)


texts: A1208 2006 Intel iMac Power Supply "Power Good" voltage?

texts:
This might be a bit specific, but I am trying to test a trashed A1208 Intel iMac (Late 2006 17" Model). The power supply is dead (Fuse was blown, bypassed with a wire and bang poof a resistor and ic blew), but everything else (logic board, DC/DC Board, LCD) looks good.

I will be connecting a PC power supply (for testing) for the 12V and Ground, but I do not know what voltage is present on the Power Good signal.

Pictured is the Power Supply (Top) and the DC/DC board (Bottom). The Power Good cable is the gold/brown cable, which can be measured at the switcher board rightmost pin (With Ground as the two next to it).

Can anyone help me out? Most models around the same time have the same type of power supply (Mains to High Current 12V, with 5 Pins, 2x 12V, 2x Gnd, PG)


texts: Is there an ipad app for various Instant message networks and SMS? Please recommend something that's as minimalist as the iMessage app, not a big flashy mess.


texts: How to define the VPN PPTP port in OSX Lion?

texts:
Is there any change to set the port to use when connecting to a PPTP VPN from a Mac?

I configured a VPN at home from Server 2008 so I can access my home server and use ports like RDP, VNC, IMAPS (Gmail), ..., that are blocked.

The problem is that port 1723 is also blocked. So I configured my home router to accept requests on port 443 (HTTPS) and forward it to port 1723 of the VPN Server.

Can I tell the OSX to use port 443 instead of 1723 for that VPN connection?

Thanks!


texts: Does AppleID purchase history transfer between accounts when logging into same computer?

texts: I have 2 separate AppleIDs and noticed that purchases on one account populated the other when I logged into the other account with the app installed. Does purchase history transfer between the two accounts?


texts: Where is the App Store wishlist in iOS 11?

texts:
Ever since updating to iOS 11, I haven’t been able to locate my wish list anywhere in the App Store.

I had quite a few apps saved that I was planning on purchasing once the price dropped, but any trace of my wishlist seems to have vanished.

How do I access my App wishlist in iOS 11?


texts: System not loading after trying to run in safe mode

texts:
I am using Yosemite I tried to upgrade its version and I started seeing busy cursor. I then tried to run in safe mode and since then not booting up.  Verify and repair disk failing too. For safe mode I press shift key in start. What do I do now? Right now I don't have startup disk either

Ran in single mode and I get this

Forced fschk now gives this error

I had run command fsck_hfs -y -Rc -d /dev/disk0s2 which also changed volume to Recovery mode and now n boot always show recovery screen. Is my data safe?

Smart status verified


texts: Macbook Pro Airplay 2 support for Sonos Play:5 Speakers

texts:
I am considering purchasing Sonos Play:5 which advertises support for Airplay 2. Will I be able to stream any audio I want from my Macbook Pro to the speaker?

All the examples I can find online seem to indicate support with the Homepod but I am unsure if this is a Homepod specific feature or an Airplay 2 feature.

I am looking at the following scenarios:

Netflix on Safari
Video files I have being played via VLC/MPV


texts:
I am a web developer looking to get started with apps for iPhone and iPad.

I have only an iPad Air 16GB. Can I install Xcode 5 and iOS SDK in the iPad for testing, while I code using a Windows PC?


texts: Create Smart Folder which only shows files of Macintosh HD

texts:
I have created a smart folder which shows me all files greater than 200 MB. My problem is that this folder should only shows me files on the Macintosh HD. But when I connect my external disks it shows up files from there also.

I tried with this search criteria but that doesn't seems to work. (It doesn't show up anything)

Does anyone know how to only show up files from my Macintosh HD?


texts: Why does iPad run out of batteries while it's plugged in?

texts:
I'm playing Vain Glory with my iPad Pro plugged into the 12W adapter via the supplied Lightning cable. Screen goes black, battery dead. Takes a few minutes to come back on.

Why on earth did the device turn off even though it's plugged into the mains? Why does it show the battery dead symbol, instead of just turning on using the power from the mains to operate?

This is so frustrating and lame.


texts: moving the downloads folder inside another folder (10.8.2)

texts:
i was hoping to utilize this trick
How to move the Downloads folder (in Mountain Lion) to another disc
to move my Downloads folder inside a directory called "disktop zi5" which is inside the directory "synktorium" in my home folder
but when i try
sudo mv ~/Downloads ~/synktorium/disktop zi5/Downloads
i get:
     usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target
     mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory
what am i doing wrong??


texts: A modal occupies the entire Mail app when composing a new mail

texts:
Some annoying new feature has been added since an update I did recently. When I start to compose a new mail the compose window till appear as a modal and lock the rest of the mail app. This makes it impossible to at the same time look at other emails or use Finder to drag and drop files. Very annoying.

Does anyone know how to disable this behavior?


texts: Create macOS High Sierra and newer bootable recovery partition on a separate standalone disk

texts:
There are manuals on cloning the recovery partitions to a separate disk for any macOS or OS X version prior to High Sierra, but I can google nothing about creating a standalone recovery disk for High Sierra and higher.
Is it possible for APFS based macOSs? Are there any manuals?


texts: How do i delete a group of files ending with specific characters?

texts: I'm trying to delete files that end with "_n.png" or "_s.png". How do i do that?


texts: iOS: Sounds when Headphones Are Plugged in but Silent Otherwise?

texts: Is it possible to set up an iOS 6 device (for example, specifically the iPhone 5, or 3rd generation iPad) such that all the usual sounds from apps and the system sounds like typing or message notifications play when the headphones are plugged in, but when headphones are not plugged in the device is silent?


texts: How can Finder empty Trash more quickly than "rm -rf /Volumes/Foo/.Trashes/501/*"?

texts:
The "Trash" of a 16-GB usb2 flash drive had 3.4-GB of data. I emptied it as such:

  $ cd /Volumes/FooDrive/.Trashes/501
  $ rm -rf *

This took over 5-seconds. That seemed pretty long. So, as a test I just decided to empty the Trash of all of my drives via Finder. Other drives:
2-TB usb3
500-GB usb2
16-GB usb2
250-GB ssd

I measured the size of the Trash as such:

  $ du -ch /Volumes/WhateverDrive/.Trashes

There was 15-GB in the Trash of the 500-GB drive, and 5-GB in the Trash of my other 16-GB flash drive. I didn't measure the other drives.

Finder appeared to take much less than 5-seconds to empty the Trash for all those drives.

Does Finder really empty the Trash so much more quickly than /bin/rm? How?
Does Finder just make the "clicking sound" (signaling the trash is empty) before the Trash on all the drives is really empty?


texts: How can I view the desktop version of a page on a website with faulty redirects?

texts:
The iPhone has a great built-in web browser, and since its first introduction it was touted as being able to run the full web, not the watered down mobile versions many phones use. Unfortunately, people have seen the need to "optimize" the experience on mobile and as a result, a significant portion of the features I can access on the desktop are simply not available on my iPhone. Furthermore, faulty redirects compound this problem, and make entire pages of content inaccessible.

I was excited to see the new iOS 8 Request Desktop feature, but due to a faulty redirect I was never on the correct URL long enough to request the desktop version of the site.

Example: I wanted to go to http://example.com/some_page, but it immediately redirected me to http://m.example.com. Since I was immediately redirected, the Request Desktop link acted on http://m.example.com instead of http://example.com/some_page. This caused me to be forwarded to http://example.com instead of http://example.com/some_page.

How can I view the original desktop version of this page on my mobile device?


texts:
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro 2020 13" (1.4 GHz, 8GB Ram, i5). For some reason, when I open Chrome and watch Twitch my computers fans turn on and go crazy. After opening Activity Monitor, I noticed that Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) uses around 50-80% of my CPU.
Also, sometimes when I run code on my MacBook Pro, the fans turn on when the program is compiling/running but slow down a few minutes after terminating the program. Also, when watching Twice on Safari, the fans don't come on. However, around 50-60% of the CPU is still being used.
Should I be concerned about the CPU usage (I am nervous because I only recently purchased the laptop)?


texts:
When I check for updates on an iOS device of mine, the results takes quite a bit of time to get listed. And even sometimes they don't and I've to restart the app by killing it. Although the speed when downloading something from the App Store(whether it be a new app or an update) or any other Apple store is pretty good. It's just the updates trying to get listed that takes quite a bit of time.

This problem isn't just tied to me as well. It happens in other devices that belong to my other family members whom I use the same store account for purchases.

In my opinion, this isn't a network problem as well because everything other than trying to get the updates listed is pretty fast.

I would have said this is because I live in Turkey and I'm in the USA App Store with the help of store credits but then again everything other than trying to get the  updates listed is pretty fast!

Also our Mac updates show up pretty quickly.

So what do you think might be the problem?


texts: OK to use higher RAM than Apple “allows” it?

texts:
I am looking to upgrade RAM on a MacBook mid-2010, Model A1342. According to apple, I can only upgrade up to 4GB of RAM (currently only has 2GB). I don't want to blow up the computer if I add 8GB of RAM.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!


texts: Ctrl + Cmd + Return doesn't maximize active pane in iTerm2

texts:
The split panes functionality is the primary reason why i use iTerm2.

I can maximize/unminimize the active pane by using the View -> Maximize Active Pane menu item.

But nothing happens when I press the Ctrl + Cmd + Return shortcut key combination listed next to the menu item.

I looked through the preferences pane and I didn't find this particular key binding anywhere, which makes me think it's not customizable via the UI.

Any suggestions about what might be wrong or how I could go about fixing this?


texts: Activation of iMessage and FaceTime fails (error during activation)

texts:
Trying to activate iMessage and FaceTime on my MBP (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015; macOS 10.13.3) keeps returning "An error occurred during activation. Try again."

I have gone through the suggestions on this page, i.e. turning
them both off, restarting my phone (model A1586, iPhone 6) and
activating them again, but to no avail.
I have also made sure that time zone is automatically set in Date &
Time (both on my iPhone and on my mac).
I have reset NVRAM.
I have also ensured that I am actually able to log in to my Apple account online, which works fine.
I have signed out and in iCloud from both phone and MBP.
I have checked that location services is on on my iPhone (have even reset location and privacy settings) and on my computer.
I have checked that my computer's Firewall is Off.
I have reset all my phone settings.
I have rebooted into Safe Mode on the computer.
I get a similar error when I try to make a new user on my mac and log in to Apple Account.
I have created a new Apple ID, which does not work either.

(Where appropriate, I have after each of these steps restarted both phone and computer.)

Does anyone have any other suggestions on what I can try?


texts: Is it possible to tame the change notifications each reboot from Mountain Lion Server?

texts:
I have Server.app installed on 10.8.1. The only service that is configured is file sharing. No DNS, no OD. After every single reboot I get a push notification and email with the following:

  Network change notification for computername

  The host name of uptown has changed to computername.local. Some services may not work correctly until they have been updated to use the new configuration.

The hostname has not changed. I logged in as an admin and set the hostname with dscl --set HostName and the issue persists. Any ideas?


texts:
I built WINE from source, following their INSTALL.UNIX file, so I start wine via Terminal, a UI appears:

Microsoft Windows 6.1.7601
Z: \Users\USER\Downloads\wine-4.20>

so I write

start "\Users\USER\Downloads\PROGRAM.exe"

it gives the output

File not found.

so I suspect it may be a permission thing, I go to "Security & Privacy" settings and give permission to everything I can in the wine-4.20 folder.
I can't fix it
Am I doing something wrong?
EDIT:
Well my own answer fixed it, except apparently I need to install Wine Mono


texts: macOS Video Editor With Lossy File Size?

texts:
I got a Macbook yesterday and tried to render some videos. The 1 hour 720p screen recording video+audio file size is 120MB. When I render them in iMovie it shows 2.7GB on lowest blurry quality, on Davinci 2GB, on Camtasia 520MB (on Windows Camtasia result is 150MB).
Is there any video editor that does not produce a final video with a file size larger than the source video without using Handbrake, or another app?


texts: Apple Watch notifications get lost forever while it is charging

texts:
My main use for my Apple Watch 4 Cellular is receiving push notification without having to carry the iPhone with me (I use another phone). Since the notifications of third party apps are dispatched only if the iPhone is connected to the Internet, I am currently leaving the iPhone always plugged in the power lane and connected to a stable Wi-Fi and cellular network (not in my place, since my Wi-Fi is not stable and I can't change it).

All seems to work fine, BUT when I put the watch to charge during the night, then I miss all the notifications. That is, when in the morning I pickup the watch, all the notifications received during the night remain on the phone and are not dispatched to the watch. This is a big problem for me. Is there any way to overcome this? At the very worst case I will have to try moving to Android, but I really hope to be able to remain within Apple products.

More details:

I am not using Theater Mode, neither Do Not Disturb.
All the apps are enabled to receive notifications both in the iPhone and Apple Watch.
The iPhone is constantly locked.
As stated, we can assume the iPhone is constantly connected to the Internet.
In my room there is no stable connection, so the watch is maybe not always connected to the Internet, but after a while it reconnects. Anyway, I have done some experiments and even with a stable connection to the watch no notifications is recovered after picking it up from the charging station.
I am using an Apple Watch 4 with an iPhone 6, running watchOS 5 and iOS 12 respectively. Anyway I can upgrade my setup if this solves the problem.

Thanks for the help

EDIT:
I just noticed that the same behavior results also when putting the watch in Do Not Disturb (both with iPhone mirroring enabled and disabled): if I put the watch in Do Not Disturb, all the notifications received in the iPhone are then not dispatched to the watch when the Do Not Disturb mode is disabled.
For me this behavior is even worse than the other one, since during the night I do not receive many notifications, but during the day I do.

Someone on Reddit with the same problem


texts:
The past couple days, command-option-eject no longer puts my Mac Pro to sleep.  I haven't done any software updates in that time.  No process seems to be doing anything very interesting, or CPU-intensive.

What's stopping my Mac from being able to sleep?  How can I figure out what it is?


texts: When using a redeemed code through Volume Purchase, who owns the copy of a B2B app, ultimately?

texts: I've been looking into various distribution options for enterprise-y iOS apps and one question I can't figure out remains: if my client does a volume purchase and chooses to use redeem codes to hand out to the end users, is it still the case that ownership of the app ends up at the end user's Apple ID? Are there any mechanisms (short of MDM) that allow the purchasing client to retain ownership?


texts: Unable to import S/MIME certificate and key into my iPhone (iOS7)

texts:
I tried to generate a S/MIME certificate from comodo.com. On my Mac it perfectly works. But I am unable to use it on iOS 7. This is what I did:

generate certificate on Mac
export certificate and private key in p12 format from keychain
sent the p12 and the Comodo cert (COMODO Client Authentication and Secure Email CA.cer) via email to iphone
import both certificates
enable S/MIME in email client on iPhone

When I look into my Profiles (General > Profiles) I see the comodo certificate as TRUSTED (1) as well as my private cert (2) . But when I look into the S/MIME settings from the email account on iPhone it is NOT TRUSTED (3).

My emails got not signed / encrypted then.

What am I doing wrong? I am lost.


texts: Identify correct guid for diskutil command

texts:
I lost disk space resulting from a failed Boot Camp run.  I was trying to create a partition to run Windows 10.  Bootcamp failed to make the partition, but the allocated drive space disappeared.  This has been covered in another Ask Different thread where I got apartial solution. The command:
 "sudo diskutil cs revert [Logical Volume guid]"
will recover the space, but I need more details.  See:
Missing Space on Drive using Core Storage after Boot Camp Assistant Failure

MY QUESTION: I need clarification on the command – What is the right value for [Logical Volume guid]? This could be a dangerous command. Here is my diskutil list:

I have a MacBook Pro Retina mid-2012, 8gb memory, running High Sierra.

Any help appreciated,
Rolf


texts:
I want to receive an alert whenever there is a freeze or frost advisory in my area, so I can know when to cover my plants. I would assume there is an app for that, but there are dozens weather apps, and all their features are not listed.

Ideally, I just need something like this Android app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cook.org&hl=en

Many apps offer weather alerts, but I don't want to get alerts for all inclement weather, just cold weather, and none made it clear that this is possible. Paid or free is fine. Thanks!


texts: How can I view a YouTube playlist's full name?

texts:
In the YouTube iOS app, a playlist's name will be truncated if it's too log to fit on a single line. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to view the playlist's full title if it's been shortened.

Is it possible to view a playlist's full name if it's been auto-shortened?


texts: I have recently been getting a "No hardware installed" error when I click on my wifi. I have tried resetting the SMC, resetting PRAM, reattaching the cables in the electronics of the computer. Now I am stuck for solutions and I think maybe I need to get a new wifi cable? It is a Macbook Pro 15" early 2011 running OSX El Capitan.


texts: What is the value of iCloud.com if 2FA requires your device?

texts:
It would seem that the point of iCloud.com and its web apps is to provide access to your content on the go, when for whatever reason, you don’t have access to your device itself.

But if logging into the website requires you to first authenticate yourself with the device, then what is the point of the website?

Of course if you have your device handy — then you wouldn’t need the website...

How is this not a glaring oversight by Apple?


texts: Adding new Account: Failed to authenticate with Google, please try again later

texts:
I am trying to add a new google account in internet accounts in Mac. I get this error.
I already tried 2 ways I found from google.

Open the application "Keychain Access"
Look for application passwords containing the words "gmail" or "google"
Remove all the entries you find and reboot
Authenticate or re-add your Google

my system:
MacOS Catalina, 10.15.7, Macbook pro.
Safari Version 14.0.2 (15610.3.7.1.10, 15610
Where are the failure logs when a sign in fails so I can fix this without talking to google support?


texts: Is a 10.8 Time Machine backup restorable under 10.7

texts: I want to revert my system from 10.8 Mountain Lion to 10.7 Lion. Will Time Machine (or Migration assistant) gracefully restore my users and files created under 10.8?


texts:
The phone has never been jailbroken. Never got wet, anything.
But after one night it reboot, and got stuck. The battery overheat and even after a few attempts to solve the issue through iTunes, Recovery and DFU mode, it continues stuck at the same part of the boot.
I really don't know what to do anymore.
It is an iPhone 7 Plus 256, 2 months without warranty! Thats the worst!!
I'm running iTunes 12.7.2.58 on a MacBook Pro


texts: Copy range of files with same file structure

texts:
I would like to copy range of jpg files from the multiple folders.
I have a lot of folders with *.CR2 and *.xmp, in addition, it has a jpg folder with *.jpg files. I need to copy only jpg files and save file structure.
example:

2018/folder1/jpg --> temp/folder1/jpg
2018/folder2/jpg --> temp/folder2/jpg

Can this be automated? not to go to every folder and copy the files?
I tried Unix command:
cp folder1/*.jpg to folder1/jpg and got *.jpg: no such file or directory


texts: Treat MacBook screen as monitor even when closed?

texts:
Background

I have a MacBook Pro running 10.8.3. I have one external monitor plugged in, and the MacBook is largely stationary because it is a work computer.

When I go home for the night, I lock the screen, turn off the monitor, and close the laptop (I often have things running into the evening or overnight, hence no sleep or shutdown). When I arrive in the morning, I open the laptop and turn on the monitor, and all the windows are gathered on the laptop screen.

I'm assuming what happens is that when I close the laptop, the OS decides that only the external monitor is an available display, makes it primary, and moves everything there, and then when the laptop opens it repositions everything to the "new" primary display.

What I Want

I want to be able to close the lid of my laptop, open it again, and have all of my windows be where I left them, all while leaving my external monitor plugged in. Is that possible?


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Before I started using Logic Pro, I was using Fruity Loops, and in that program you can very easily modulate time (I hope that is the correct term for this).  By this I mean it acts like the sound is on a record and you can push and pull the record while it spins.  This sound is like what you hear in most dubstep songs.  A very easy way to do this in Fruity Loops was using the Gross Beat plugin.

I have looked up how to do this, but all I can find is the Flex Time option for sound files, this only speeds up and slows down the clip linearly.  I would like to be able to do an ease automation, and I am using MIDI, not actual sound.

In Logic Pro I have found a few things that produce a similar sound.

Glide I can make the MIDI instrument have a glide, and I can make it glide from the note that was played before to the one I want it to play.  But this is very inconvenient because it makes me have to create a note that I do not want before the note I want the effect done to (which will create unwanted sounds that can break the flow of the song.
Cutoff Changing the cutoff value through automations can create a similar noise, but this does not effect the time at all, and will create more work than I would like.
BPM I can automate the BPM, but this does the opposite of changing the cutoff value, it only slows it down and doesn't create any sounds.  It does, due to me using the Tape Delay, create an annoying high pitched click because of the dramatic speed up after the automation.  Changing the BPM also, obviously, messes up the BPM of the song, by this I mean it makes the song slower in that part but doesn't make it faster when its done to catch back up to where it is supposed to be.  This also effects the entire song, and not one specific instrument.

What I want, specifically, is a way to change the speed and pitch of the instrument for a short time, through automation, and when it is set back to normal it will speed the audio back up (or slows it down) so that the instrument catches up to where it should be.

Is there a built in way to do this in Logic Pro X? If there isn't, is there a plugin I can get to accomplish this?


texts: How to sync the data structure of my iPod touch with that of my iPad?

texts:
I have two device: iPod touch and iPad. All of them use the newest OS.

I have a folder in my Windows, call it c:\mybook.
I put all my pdf books into this folder. No nested categorizing folder for sure.

I import these books from iTune using CTRL+O (add file to library). Then I sync my iPod touch.
From within iPod touch, I make collections based on genres such as Physics, Math, Biology, etc. I move each book to the proper collection. All books have been arranged and I am happy.

Next... how to make the arrangement in iPod to be reflected to my iPad? Hopely using the simplest method. For sure, my iPad has been restored to default factory without any data now.

Thank you.


texts: I have a note 4 now but gave my daughter my IPhone 4 and it still has my icloud email and my number in it, my supervisor has an iPhone 6 so when she texts me or email me it goes to my iPhone 4 which my daughter has, how do I stop this so I can get the messages to my note 4


texts: Macbook Pro boot options wont work, corrupted hard drive?

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My macbook pro was running really slow, so I restarted the computer. Now it wont start up at all, I get the flashing file with a question mark. I also tried a bunch of the boot options like holding down "option" while booting, etc. All I get is a mouse cursor on a plain white screen. I don't have anything plugged in to the computer so that's not the problem.

Does this mean I have a corrupted hard drive? Would there be a way to save the data on the hard drive? I'm not sure what OS it has and I don't know how to look it up without it actually booting up.


texts: Does Notification Center have keyboard shortcuts?

texts: Are there any keyboard shortcuts for controlling Notification Center on OS X Mountain Lion? Of particular interest is a shortcut equivalent of the Click to Tweet button that appears at the top of Notification Center (when the requisite option is selected in the Notifications settings pane), but if it happens to have other shortcuts (either predefined, or definable in System Preferences - I couldn't see any) those would be useful as well.


texts: Which iPhone English dictionary gives the best pronunciation?

texts: I tried Merriam-Webster and Google Translate, both are far from satisfactory.


texts: I have a iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5-12 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 I have installed a Samsung SSD 850 Pro 128GB drive . I put a new install of Yosemite 10.10.2 on the SSD and have it booting to my new drive. I would like to know how to remove the OS from the old 1TB drive and move over my user information? I would also want to remove the OS from the old drive? Is this a possibility  or have a going  about it the wrong way. *****I may have not stated this correctly in the first post of my question.***** I have left the original 1TB mac drive installed in the system and added the second drive with the new installed OS.. So right now I can start up in what ever one I want to.


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I am trying to migrate all settings, apps, and data from MacBook Yosemite 10.10.5 to MacBook Catalina 10.15.2 over a home network. I have computer initial setup on the same network with different computer names but the same user name.

I disabled firewall on both and launched migration assistant on both; "To another Mac" on the "Michael's Mac"Book and "From Mac" on the "Tamara's MacBook". Right away I see that "Tamara's" sees "Michael's" but "Michael's" doesn't see "Tamara's". Soon after I attempt to start the transfer the "Tamara's" reports the failure to communicate with "Michael's".

The odd thing, up to that moment "Tamara's" sees "Michael's"m and I choose "Michael's" to migrate from, but after pressing "continue" the error reads "Michael's MacBook" cannot be reached. Ensure both Macs are on and cnnected to the same network.", followed by a suggestion to turn off the firewall. But the firewall is off, and they are on the same network, and "Tamara's" does see "Michael's"...

What could be the problem here and how do I fix it?


texts: Where is the system wide PATH shell variable set in OS X?

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I'd like to set the PATH shell variable for all users, but could not find where it is defined.

Having no export PATH in my .bash_profile, I have this:

/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/X11/bin

Where is this the PATH shell variable defined?


texts:
I bought a MBP a month ago and as a developer and a first time Mac user I want to get my hands dirty with the OS, I found a lot of tweaks and hacks for example:

$ defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock

Instead of just coping commands I want to learn and understand these commands, any recommended resources - books, sites, etc.  Running OS X Lion.

Thanks,

T


texts:
I've went ahead and created the Automator workflow that let's me have a "print this file" right-click menu in Finder.

It works fine for pdf and txt files, but if I try the same on a html file, the printer spits out a blank page. Obviously the file needs to be rendered by a browser first, then printed, but is there a way to do this?

It's not an option for me to convert this to pdf, the contents of the document are randomized with javascript. I would want to preserve this, I do not want identical content to print every time.

If this could be added to the same right-click menu item, that would be good. If it has to open Safari in the background or something like that, that's not a dealbreaker, though I'd like for it to close itself after printing.

Chrome is the default browser (and almost always open) if that matters.


texts: Can Macbook Pro handle 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies on the same wifi network without getting dropouts?

texts:
I'm connecting to an SFR 'La Box' optic fibre wifi router / modem in France (with 180Mbs down, 10Mbs up) - which has a feature I've not come across before on a wifi router:

parallel 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks - using the same names and passwords by default

As explained in the system settings:

  You have at your disposal two types of networks Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5GHz a/n/ac). Both networks have a common name: Numericable-abcd. These two networks can be configured and used independently. You can disable or enable your convenience your Wi-Fi networks.

Using a mid-2015 15" macbook pro - and experiencing random wifi "dropouts":

macbook menu bar shows a full strength wifi signal / connection
browser / app will say you're not connected to the internet
internet TV still works - indicating that it's not a problem with the router's external connection.
turning macbook wifi off then on - or waiting a few minutes - fixes the problem

Also - I only seem to get a 25-30m wifi range - which seems low (at least for a 2.4GHz system).

Is my model of macbook pro able to switch seamlessly between frequencies on the same network - or would I get better performance by turning one network off (or using different network names) ?

Could the wifi chip become 'confused' by having parallel networks - and could it be what's causing the loss of connection and/or lack of wifi range ?

System Settings Screenshot:


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I'm doing a large amount of music library updating and de-duplicating and evaluating, and I would like a piece of software that would allow me to quickly be able to view a waveform of a selected audio file.

I currently use Fission for editing, but it loads slower than I would like, and I have no need for the actual editing aspect of the software. Additionally, Garageband is antagonistically slow and too hard to examine the waveform like I would like.

Is there software, or maybe something like a QuickLook plugin, that would allow me to select an audio file, and quickly get a rendered version of the waveform data within the file?

Loudness levels labels are appreciated, but not required.


texts:
Is there any way to use iMessages on an iPhone 3G?

I believe the latest OS it can upgrade to is 4 something, so that might rule out official support by Apple, but what about a 3rd party solution?


texts: Dock doesn't start after restarting from Bootcamp

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Whenever I am on my Bootcamp installation in Windows and restart to boot back into macOS the dock is no longer there. I can fix this by restarting in macOS. Is there any fix for this? Or does anybody know the reason for this behaviour.

macOS Sierra Version 10.12.5
Windows 7 in Bootcamp
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2048 MB


texts: /etc/fstab file no longer working when writing on a NTFS disk

texts:
My Macbook Pro runs 10.6.8 and I have a NTFS 500G disk.
In order to write into the disk, I had tried to edit the /etc/fstab file.
It did work for years, but recently, I found it do not work and I don't know why.

Can anyone tell me why it has stop working and how to fix it?

I know installing some softwares can solve this problem, but I prefer to know why the /etc/fstab file invalid now.


texts:
I've searched and tried a lot of stuff but still can't get it to work.

I was able to use my seagate HDD properly last week but now it doesn't mount. I tried plugging it to a PC & another mac, it works fine on both. The reasons could be

Updating OS to macOS Sierra
Not ejecting properly
Installed sims4 with wineskin

Things I have tried.

From disk utility clicking on mount & first aid.

From terminal writing: diskutil mount disk2s1 & diskutil mount readOnly disk2s1 both resulted with this
Volume on disk2s1 failed to mount
If the volume is damaged, try the "readOnly" option
From terminal writing: diskutil repairDisk disk2s1 & diskutil repairVolume disk2s1.
Restarted mac in normal mode & safe mode.
/private/var/log/install.log from here found some logs but don't know what to do with them.
Switch USB ports & retry.
A couple of other things.


texts: Is it possible to use my public IP address to serve a website? (Catalina)

texts:
I'm a bit new to the topic of servers, ip addresses (public and private), ports, networking, and how all of this stuff ties together.
Playing around, I managed to run apache on my mac and get an html page up and running on localhost. I typed my private IP address into another device and I was able to see this page.
If I understand correctly, a private IP address is an IP address that's specific to my "local network" which I assume is anything connected to my wifi.
Is it possible to make a webpage that is served from my mac and visible from devices not connected to my local network? I expect to be able to type my public ip address into a URL bar and see this page.
I am aware that there is an app from the App store related to this topic, but I feel this should be basic functionality that can be done from the Terminal (correct me if I'm wrong).
Thanks for the help!


texts: No commands installed from pip work in Terminal

texts:
I've been learning python and tried to install pep8, restviewer and other command line apps but when i try to run them, it shows a command not found error.

-bash: restview: command not found

I've tried it in zsh and other shells, but no avail. I've even tried it as a root user. I've reset my PATH and executed the bash shell's again but it still couldn't recognise my errors. I've also reinstalled Xcode to make sure my command line tools were present. How to i fix this?


texts:
After installing updates for Mac, rEFInd won't show up when the computer starts, and even if I held down the Option key the disk manager only shows Macintosh HD. I already tried disabling csrutil and also reinstalling rEFInd, none of those work.

When I held down Option-Command-P-R then opened disk utility, it showed both Macintosh HD and disk0s3 (name of my ubuntu partition) but disk0s3 was greyed out.

How do I get into ubuntu again?

Version: Mac OS High Sierra

Ubuntu Version: 16.04 LTS


texts: My macbook pro 2014 screen is flickering and shuts it self

texts:
I am not sure but it might happened after the High Sierra update.  What i have done to resolve the issue is

reset the SMC
reset the NVRAM
I have upgraded to Mojave
i have erased the disk and reinstalled the OSX

None of them provided permanent solutions.

Now the OSX is 10.13.6 after the reinstall and revert from time machine.

  I have tried on safe mode. Although, the symptomes are different, the
  screen is still flickering and going black.

On the external screen, there is no problem.

  The issue doesn't occur while i am watching a video (on Youtube, Netflix).

Do you have a solution for that?


texts: macOS: increase speed of accented characters popup when typing

texts:
Does anyone know a how to increase the speed of the accent pop up when typing on Mac?

I am learning a new language which involves using a lot of accents, and am finding myself wishing the popup would activate quicker.

I'm sure there's a terminal command for it somewhere, but I've been searching online and can't find anything!

(Image stolen from another post)


texts: What is Containers/com.apple.mail suppose to look like?

texts:
My three-month-old MacBook Pro was upgraded to Big Sur as soon as it arrived, before migrating in accounts and apps from the old one.
It has since had several seemingly unrelated problems that do not seem to be hardware issues.  None of them happened on the old laptop with Catalina.
The worst is with Mail.app.  ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail has no extended attributes, and no ACL.  Finder will not let me see its contents (and no bypass on the contextual menu), but Terminal says I own it and the permissions are 776.  It contains only a Data folder and a plist.  The Data folder contains symlinks to several of the directories in ~.  And if I open Data in Finder, Finder changes "com.apple.mail" to "Mail" in the path.
I’ve been told it is not supposed to look like that.  But my oldest backup is more than six months old from the previous machine (which had Catalina), and it never had any of these problems.  I still have that machine, so tonight I charged it and looked, and verified that Time Machine is not lying to me.
That's why I'm asking. If your Big Sur is behaving well, do you have a similar ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail or is it very different?


texts: I am looking for a pretty elegant way to launch the pf - a.k.a. Packet Filtering - process at startup. Using the launchctl or the pfctl commands, root privileges are required and so it is useless to add them into .bash_profile. Are there alternative solutions to this issue?


texts: My iPad is connected to my Mac's Wi-Fi, but can't connect to the Internet

texts:
I have a Mac which is connected to the Internet via Ethernet. I've used the "create network" facility on it to create a Wi-Fi network.

I opened up my iPad's settings and connected to that Wi-Fi network.

But when I try to connect to browse using Safari on the iPad I get, "Cannot open page -- Safari cannot open the page because it is not connected to the Internet".

Any way I can get on the Web with this iPad?


texts:
Somehow Safari got reverted to v11.1.2 on my High Sierra box. I know I had 13.1.2 before. But App Store thinks I already updated so I can't click "update to 13.1.2".
Is version 11.1.2 at least at security parity with 13.1.2? I'd rather update?


texts: Getting AppleScript function to pass string correctly

texts:
Someone please help me here and show me how to get this to work. I've checked examples on returning values from functions with this AppleScript, but something I am missing here.
I'm trying to get the function, strTest(), to pass a string that will then be printed to the BBEdit editor. If I were to replace the variable with a static string, that works. But this isn't working at all. I'm getting: "The variable theText is not defined."
Does anybody see what's going on?
on strTest()
    set returntest to "this is a test"
    return returntest
end strTest

tell application "BBEdit"
    set theText to strTest()
    tell window 1
        set insertionP to get selection
        set text of insertionP to (theText & (text of insertionP))
    end tell
end tell


texts: Enable mouse wheel autoscroll feature in Chrome

texts: Is it possible to enable autoscroll (scrolling on mouse wheel press) in mac os? In windows it works out of the box, in mac id does not. Macos 10.6.8, Chrome v21


texts: Is the MacBook designed to hang from its display?

texts:
I am looking admiringly at the roost for my 17" MacBook Pro.

The height to which the MacBook is raised is terrific—higher than any other solution I'm able to locate online (also here and there). The promise of less strain on my neck is appealing. Since I'm looking for a portable solution (hence three phone books do not do the trick), the roost's weight is also appealing.

My problem is that this device does not seat the laptop. It hangs it from its display. I am not particularly tempted to pick up my mac from its display, nor to pick it and then let it hang there for hours on end. I suspect there will be considerable strain on the hinges, and I can already feel a minor bump where my thumb, ever so gently, opens the display, from merely the pull of the magnets, not to mention the potential damage to the screen (a single replacement part from Apple).

Is there any specification from Apple that the MacBook Pro is designed to withstand its own weight (6.6 lb; 3 Kg) through its display and hinges? Is doing so counter-specified? Lacking either, have you actually hung your 6.6-lb laptop from this device since its introduction in early 2014? Did the display survive?

Update Hooray! There is a new design.

Update2 There is a worthy competitor in the field, but it's not portable.


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By default I have to hit fn+up arrow and fn+down arrow for page up and page down actions, but those buttons are on opposite sides of the keyboard. I want to be able to do rshift+up and rshift+down.

I already tried System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts, but it only lets me map to menu items.


texts: Disable Display of Letters on Password (iOS)

texts:
When typing a password in any password field on my ipad, it displays each letter I type for a short time.  I'm on the train every day, and I always have people looking over my shoulder.. just can't help that.  How can I disable this?

On Android, you can disable this in settings, but on iOS I can't find this setting anywhere.


texts: Access iCloud mail on iPad without setting up device

texts:
How can I view iCloud.com/#mail on an ipad without setting it up on the device? I want to check my emails on an ipad that isn't mine. I can normally access it on a PC but don't have access to one of them right now. Whenever I go to the website it just shows me the setup icloud on this device screen.

Thanks!


texts: Can I Mute a Specific Sound Effect in MacOS?

texts:
In MacOS Big Sur (and previous versions) there's a sound effect when you move a file.
Is it possible to mute or change just that one sound effect without affecting the others?


texts: What is the ribbon in this picture of a 2006 MacBook?

texts: I accidentally ripped it when removing an old hard drive. Now the computer won't power up. What is it and can it be replaced?


texts:
Does Mavericks add support for MTP devices e.g. Android/Windows Phone?

I cannot find any mention of it.


texts: How to remove white side bar in terminal app?

texts: On the right side of the terminal app appeared a white bar (I don't know how). This bar has a button which upon pressing splits the terminal horizontally. I would like to get rid of it, what must I do?


texts: Hidden character Shift-Arrow Up-Backspace

texts:
Sometimes when I want to delete a line of text very quickly I do this:

I hold the shift key and press the arrow up key to select the line above and then I press backspace. But occasionally I press all three keys at the same time which deletes the line too but creates a hidden control character with the value 08: the value for the backspace control character.

This can be pretty annoying e.g. if you are writing code and you can't figure out what causes the parse error.

Am I the only one who struggles with this from time to time? Is it possible to change this behavior?


texts: Macbook Pro 15'' early 2011 - external monitor 27'' with DVI connection

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I want to buy an external monitor for my Macbook Pro (15'' early 2011). I would want a 27'' with 2560x1440 resolution but I have a doubt:
a mini diplay port/DVI converter is sufficient or I will need this one? Mini DisplayPort/Dual-Link DVI http://www.apple.com/it/shop/product/MB571Z/A/adattatore-da-mini-displayport-a-dvi-dual-link

the description of the adapter says:

  Use the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter to connect your Mac to a 30-inch display that includes a DVI connector, such as the 30-inch Apple Cinema Display HD, and enjoy the ultimate widescreen canvas with a resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels.

Hardware specs for my model say (https://support.apple.com/kb/SP620?locale=it_IT&viewlocale=en_US):

  Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

Thank you for your anwser.


texts: How secure are files on an unencrypted hard disc?

texts:
How secure are files, that I saved on an internal Macbook hard disc using OSX 10.11? I cannot check whether the hard drive is encrypted using FileVault as the machine crashed. I am thinking whether I need to invest 40$ to get it savely formatted by some professionals or just sell it.

If you are not the account owner and don't know the account password, will you be able to read files from my account if you put the hard drive in a new machine?


texts: Spreadsheet is no longer working in NeoOffice. I've been using the free version since 2010. Why did this happen? What can I do to correct this problem?


texts: ARP cache seems to forget hostnames of other devices on the network

texts:
For the sake of this question, I'm trying to access the server from a MacBook Pro, running MacOS 10.15.2.

I have a home server running Debian that I want to be able to access from both within and outside of my home network. I have the outside part up and working, and I can access my server within the network using the internal IP address (but not the full name as I would from outside). Since using the internal IP is a bit of a pain, I'd be fine with connecting just using the hostname while internal to my network, which I've given as aurora. It is my understanding that this should work fine and shouldn't require editing of hosts or anything.

For a period of a few hours this worked fine, then I cleared the DNS cache  on my Mac and it no longer works. While trying to diagnose the issue, I noticed that the ARP cache on my Mac laptop seems to briefly pick up the hostname of some devices on the network and then forgets them. Here is the terminal output for arp -a, run about 10 seconds apart.

me@Cumulus ~ % arp -a
myrouter (192.168.1.1) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.123) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.144) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
arcus (192.168.1.145) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
cumulus (192.168.1.146) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope permanent [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.255) at ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
broadcasthost (255.255.255.255) at ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff on en0 ifscope [ethernet]

<About 10 seconds later, no other commands have been run>

me@Cumulus ~ % arp -a
? (192.168.1.1) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.123) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.144) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.145) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.146) at <MAC> on en0 ifscope permanent [ethernet]
? (192.168.1.255) at ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff on en0 ifscope [ethernet]
broadcasthost (255.255.255.255) at ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff on en0 ifscope [ethernet]

Note how the first call had at least the names of my laptop and (in this case) my phone, but in the second call seems to have forgotten those. The other IPs are things like a HomePod or a Hue bridge which normally do identify themselves by name but now aren't as well.

When this was working previously the host names for a number of devices on my network were visible when running arp -a. Is this expected behavior and the fact that it ever worked at all was a fluke? Or should this be working and I am missing something configuration-wise on my Mac that got cleared when I cleared the DNS cache?


texts: How to verify that an iTunes backup is valid?

texts:
Is there a way to verify that a backup of an iPhone is valid (other than wiping the device and attempting to restore it :))?

I've had a recent catastrophic incident involving an iTunes encrypted backup, with the key stored on the keychain, that won't restore complaining of wrong key (Details on this question), and that's made me remember the old IT adage that:

  Your backup strategy is only as good as your data restoration capabilities...

So, is there a way to verify that a backup that has complete successfully is valid and working (i.e., would restore itself successfully)? I don't have several iPhones to test, and wiping the "source" phone to attempt to restore it - and maybe fail! - doesn't seem like a good idea.

Thank a lot in advance.


texts: OS X firewall blocking torrents outside of VPN

texts: I've seen plenty of tutorials for this around for Windows but I'm wanting to do it on OS X Yosemite. Is it possible to configure the firewall such that torrent traffic will only ever be permitted when I'm a connected to a VPN?


texts: is it possible to cast from iPhone to apple TV and HomePod?

texts: I want to to be able to watch my Apple TV movie on my TV. I currently have Apple TV connected by HDMI to my Samsung TV and I also have a HomePod. I want to be able to stream the picture to the TV (possibly using the Apple TV device) and stream the audio to the HomePod. Is this possible?


texts: How do I apply Apple ID verification on an iPod touch running iOS 6.1.6?

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I've reset my iPod Touch running iOS 6.1.6. Now every time I try to login to iTunes after putting in my Apple ID and password it asks for an Apple ID verification code, which has been texted to my phone.

However there is no place coming up to submit this verification code.


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Two days ago, I dropped my iPhone6 into a water-filled bowl in the kitchen. (Yes, you may laugh now).

I got it out after about 2 seconds, dried it, and did what you do in such cases: Open the case, dry any traces of water, leave it open to dry.

I removed some (very little) water behind the screen and on top of the SIM card. The rest of the device was dry.

I did not unplug any internal connectors, nor did I turn the device off.

After two hours, I closed the device again. Everything appeared to work.

In the evening, I took some photos using the standard rear-facing camera, including flash.

Yesterday during the day I walked around on a metal floor wearing insulating shoes and when I touched the phone, I felt a quite strong electrical discharge. It didn't appear to have had any impact on the phone, but I didn't test all of the functions immediately.

Yesterday evening (so, about 36 hours after the drop-it-in-the-water event, and about 24 hours after the last confirmed time the camera + flash worked), I found that the camera and the flash wouldn't work anymore. Symptoms:

activating the "flashlight" functionality makes the icon quickly turn "active" and then "inactive" again, without the flash LED ever turning on
starting the standard camera app shows a black screen. It is possible to switch between "modes" (video, photo, square, etc), with always the same black screen. Sometimes it's possible to switch to the front-facing camera, which appears to work normally; when switching back to the back-facing camera, the image blurs and the camera app appears to be hung
apps that use the camera (such as QR code readers) appear to use the front-facing camera, which appears to work normally

Rebooting the phone didn't change anything.

I have done some research, and found it to be possible that humidity corroded the camera connector over some time, which caused it to lose contact. So I opened the phone again, disconnected the four connectors that connect the "front" part to the "back" part (digitizer, front camera, home button, screen) and disconnected the camera connector that is behind those. Visual inspecition didn't show any corrosion.

Doing this, I also disconnected the battery from the phone for some minutes, to make sure to have the hardrware fully reset.

When doing this, I also found that the flash LED is not in fact part of the camera, and is not connected with the same connector.

After carefully cleaning the connectors with dry air and reinserting them, the phone is in the same state as before: Everything appears to work, except for the back-facing camera and its flash LED.

So, I would like to ask you the following questions:

Is it plausible that a corroded camera connector causes the "flash LED not working as a flashlight" symptom, even though it is not part of the same hardware? (i.e. is the software written in a way that the phone won't turn on the flash LED if there is no camera device detected?)
If we assume the problem is really a corroded connector, would it help to buy a replacement "rear-facing camera" off ebay and exchange the one in the phone for it?
Is it plausible that the broken camera has nothing to do with the "phone falls into water" incident, but rather with "I touched the phone and got an electrostatic discharge" incident?

Thank you very much!


texts: What is the difference between sync-ing my iPhone and backing-up my iPhone?

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What do they mean?  If I sync my iPhone will anything change on it?  Does my iPhone have to have the same data as my iTunes account?  (Because it doesn't - by design.)  If I get a new iPhone when the iPhone 5 comes out, will I be able to copy everything from my Mac to the iPhone via sync (or backup)?

Is there an Apple webpage with the definitive word on this?

Thanks,
No One in Particular


texts: Safari: using dtrace to investigate iCloud Tab Sync

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I'm investigating how Safari syncs tabs through iCloud.

To start, I really want to know how Safari is updating its shared list of tabs, which means monitoring it or some background daemon for file creations and modifications. (My hypothesis being: when I open a new tab on my phone, iCloud sends a push to my Mac which updates Safari's "iCloud Tabs" list.)

I'm trying to use dtrace to monitor Safari's file opens, with something simple like:

sudo dtrace -n 'syscall::open*:entry /execname == "Safari"/ { printf ("%s", copyinstr(arg0)); }'

but dtrace prints out this error:

dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 7 (ID 160: syscall::open:entry): invalid user access in action #1 at DIF offset 24

(This is the same error as someone asked on Apple's forums)

Debugging a strange iTunes permissions problem with DTrace had information about a similar issue with iTunes, but I don't quite understand what backflips they performed in gdb to get iTunes to be dtrace-able.

Can someone help me understand Debugging a strange iTunes permissions problem with DTrace: what's the error caused by, and what's the resolution?
Do you have any additional knowledge/information about iCloud Tab syncing? What process syncs them? Where are they stored on-disk?


texts: RetinaPad equivalent for MacBook Pro Retina?

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Is there anything like RetinaPad for the MacBook Pro Retina?

Essentially, it would be something that would automate the process of setting NSHighResolutionCapable to true so that text would render properly, even if all the graphics aren't updated yet.

If this doesn't exist, would it be something that could be accomplished using SIMBL?


texts: How do you add an exclusion for emails on the default email app or Outlook that are important when Do Not Disturb is enabled?

texts: iOS 12 has a Do Not Disburb functionality that when turned on does not notify you of emails; but some emails are important, so is there an exclusion list for certain email addresses so that they do wake you up while the Do Not Disturb functionality is enabled?


texts: Force Messages to send as SMS on Yosemite

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I have an iPhone with iOS 8 and a Mac with Yosemite, which means I can send SMS messages from my Mac (which I absolutely love). However there are some special cases that it doesn't handle as I would like it to.

For instance, my sister has an iPad with iMessage set up, but she uses an Android phone (i.e. no iMessage). If I try to send her a message from my Mac, it usually (not sure if always) sends to her iMessage account. This is a problem since she doesn't always have her iPad with her so sometimes she doesn't see my message for a long time. On my phone my messages with her are split into two threads, one for iMessages and one for SMS messages, so I always reply to the correct address. However, on the Mac they are merged into one thread. So sometimes she sends me a SMS from her phone, which I receive on the Mac, but when I reply it sends an iMessage.

Is there a way to either force Messages on the Mac to send to a specific address or to split the thread as it is on the iPhone?


texts: Was the FileMerge application removed from OS X 10.7.3?

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I just updated to 10.7.3 and can no longer find the FileMerge application, which is part of the Xcode developer tools package. Did apple remove this in 10.7.3?

I've checked in my developer directory, and used Spotlight, but it is nowhere to be found.


texts: What does the model prefix P mean on an ipod mini?

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I have two 2nd generation ipod minis, one green and one blue.
One lists itself as model P9802B and one as M9806B.
I know the last numerical digit indicates the colour, but what did the P or M prefix indicate?
Apple's website only lists the M variant.
One is the iPods is personalised.