texts: Numbers.app force me to download Chinese fonts but the download always fails

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Whenever I open the Numbers app the pop up always shows up, requiring me to download Chinese fonts.

The dialog reads "Numbers.app needs to download the font. The size is 50MB.". However, when I click the download button, the download always fails, the progress bar showing up yet immediately disappearing.

The pop up dialog shows 8 times whenever I open the app, as it seems that there are 8 different fonts necessary for the download. The only solution so far is clicking the "Skip" button on the pop up for all the pop ups, which is very tedious.

I restarted my Mac and also deleted and re-installed the Numbers app but it did not pan out.

Is there any way to prevent the dialog from opening whenever I use the app?


texts: MBP: would 4k external display work as retina when resolution scaled to 1080p?

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I'm looking to buy an external display but can’t wrap my head around one thing: does 4k monitor behaves like retina (in other fonts looks sharper, etc.) if scaled to smaller resolution e.g. 1080p?

Or would it just work like a regular 1080p display?

Sorry if that sounds awkward. My concern if there is a visual difference between 4k with 1080p vs 1080p with 1080p resolution.


texts: After update, now I'm getting "Disk not ejected properly" every time my Mac sleeps

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Been running El Capitan since it was officially released. Updated to 10.11.4 a few days ago. I have a WD Elements USB 3.0 drive connected to my Mac mini (directly to the rear ports, not via a hub). Ever since the update to 10.11.4 whenever my Mac goes to sleep and I wake it up again, I get a notification to say the "Disk was not ejected properly".

This has never happened with this drive before, not on Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite or El Capitan until now.

I have another external caddy also with a full size 3.5" drive in it. This is powered by the mains.

It seems to me that the Mac is now terminating power to the USB 3.0 port prematurely (before the disk has had a chance to unmount properly ?), I do not get the message for my full-size disk that is permanently powered.

Tried adding the disk to the spotlight ignore list but to no avail.

Anyone else notices this issue?


texts: How do I select a new SMTP "Primary Server"?

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On my iPhone (iOS 11.2.5), I had to change the SMTP server for my e-mail account.  I was able to add the new SMTP server, which appeared under "OTHER SMTP SERVERS".  I was also able to turn off the old SMTP server (which is shown under "PRIMARY SERVER", so I only have the new SMTP server active.  I am able to send mail successfully.

My question is: How do I switch my Primary Server to be the one that is active?  Does it even matter?


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I'm using iPhone 6s 16 GB. My storage isn't full but still I can't download anything. Every time I wanted to start a download it keeps telling:

app name* could not be download at this time


texts: Can I use the RAM from my new MacBook Pro in my 4-year-old MacBook Pro?

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I just bought an i7 MBP with 4GB RAM. I'm upgrading it to 8GB with this: http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=8C4DD5E1A5CA7304

So I'll have the brand-new 4GB RAM I'm removing. Can I put it in my old MBP? Here are the specs of the old one:

Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 3 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz

Memory:
Memory Slots:
ECC: Disabled
BANK 0/DIMM0:
  Size: 2 GB
  Type: DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed: 667 MHz
  Status: OK
BANK 1/DIMM1:
  Size: 1 GB
  Type: DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed: 667 MHz
  Status: OK


texts:
I'm new to umask so please correct me if i'm wrong.

We have a mac OS X file server at work with multiple SMB shares. Whenever users create files, they get created as -rw-r--r-- as this is the default umask (022). I want to change it to (002) so created files will have -rw-rw---- as default. This way all users in the same group can access the files.

Apple advises to change umask like this:

  sudo launchctl config user umask nnn

After doing sudo launchctl config user umask 002 I got the following message:

  Configuration applied. You must reboot for changes to take effect.

I rebooted and got the following:

  $ umask0022

what am I doing wrong, please advise.

I'm running OS X Server 10.10.3 Yosemite with Server.app 4.1


texts: MacbookPro turns off while connecting to a projector via VGA (MBP 13" late 2016 without touchbar)

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I am using a MBP 13" late 2016 without touchbar. I use a CableMatters USB-C dongle to connect a VGA monitor to my laptop and it works.

However, when I connect an external projector to my MBP (I tested on two different projectors) using the same dongle

there is a black screen on the laptop
then in a few seconds, it says there is a problem in different languages and press any key to restart

Is there a problem with the dongle or the laptop? I am confused as the dongle works fine with a standard VGA monitor.


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I am a work-from-home developer that gets paid by the hour.

I am seeking an app that runs in the background and records my screen(s) and uploads it (every 20 seconds or so) through FTP to my webserver.

That way, I can set up a simple website for my clients, and they can "watch me work" and be assured that I am really working for them, and not just goofing around or playing games.

It will have to be a ambient app, meaning that it should be very discreete and not interfere in my work (xcode/unity stuff mainly)

Im willing to pay a fair shareware fee, but not anything subscription-based.


texts: How to connect an external display to a MacBook Pro Late 2016?

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I would like to connect an display (Dell LCD monitor P2715Q) to a MacBook Pro Late 2016.

When connecting via USB and Mini DisplayPort, the display still says that there is no signal from the computer. I can't insert the CD that came with monitor since this model of MacBook doesn't have an optical drive.

Is it driver issue (and where could I download them) or is it compatability issue?


texts: What in the world does this iTunes Terms & Conditions about Virginia & California mean?

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Neither Issuer nor Apple is responsible for lost or stolen Gift Certificates, iTunes Cards, Content Codes, or Allowances. Risk of loss and title for Gift Certificates, iTunes Cards, and Allowances transmitted electronically pass to the purchaser in Virginia upon electronic transmission to the recipient. Risk of loss and title for Content Codes transmitted electronically pass in California upon electronic transmission from Apple; for avoidance of doubt, such recipient may not always be you.

Are they just fooling with us?  Does anybody know what the sentences about Virginia and California actually mean, and the "for avoidance of doubt"?


texts: Can't partition startup disk in Mavericks for Boot Camp

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I recently upgraded my computer to Mavericks (I believe I have the latest version, 10.9) and I've been trying for 2 days now to install Windows via Boot Camp on my computer, but it always fails at the Partitioning step.

I have tried multiple different things, such as…

Partitioning via Disk Utility
Going into the Recovery HD and trying to repair the HD
/fsck/sbin -fy in Single-User mode
I have used a Mountain Lion USB install to use the Disk Utility there

…but I keep ending up with the same errors:

Partition map is broken
Verification of the file system failed

When I try to repair it using Recovery HD I keep getting "Live file system repair is not supported" and there is basically no way for me to partition, unless I want to downgrade to another version of OS X which I don't feel like doing. Any ideas?


texts: finding all directories with whitespace at the end of name

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I have a client who I'm switching to SMB to connect to a network drive, but we have an issue with users not being able to see certain directories over SMB, but they can see it using AFP although, while using AFP they have major connectivity issues.

I found that the directories can't be seen in SMB because they have white spaces at the end for some reason, also some directories have illegal names so they contain characters like / and " which won't work in SMB.

I can do 'find . -name "[<>:\|?]*" ' to find files with illegal characters but how can I change it to do directories as well? Also, how can I also detect the white spaced folders?

I'm quite sure I'd have to use the find command but I'm a bit stumped on how to refactor it to do this.


texts: Change Security & Privacy setting from terminal

texts: I need to enable the "Require an administrator password to access locked preferences" on about a dozen Macs. I would like to do it from ARD as a unix command. Is this possible?


texts: Safari icon from iPhone showing in macOS Dock

texts: Just now a Safari icon appeared to the left of my Dock with a tooltip saying it was from my iPhone. I have never seen this before! What is the point of it, why has it appeared today for the first time, and why has it now disappeared again?


texts: Websites with heavy use of websockets skyrocket CPU usage in Safari

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(Problem reported to Apple Jul 5, 2019 but I got no answer as of Aug 1, 2019)

If you work for Apple please review FB6505912. I have sent to you system reports and Samples from the process.

I am experiencing a very strange bug on Safari. If I leave a webpage that uses websockets heavily, then sleep the system and turn it on back after a couple of minutes, the tab page keeps the CPU at 99.9% all the time, burning down my battery and CPU (it reaches 100ºC). I need to open Activity monitor and kill the page every single day.

This is happening to two websites, firebase.com and g1.com.br.

My system is running MacOS 10.14.6 (18G84) and Safari 12.1.2 (14607.3.9).

It's a MBP 15' i7 2018 with 32Gb of RAM.

I have already cleared the NVRAM and SMC and it didn't solve my problem. I think it's a bug from Safari itself.

Thank you, it's my first post here so let me know if you need more information.


texts: How does "sharing" of purchased apps work on iPhone and iPad?

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If I buy an app for iPad or iPhone, then login to my account on a few other iPhones and download that app, are there any restrictions on how many devices I can install that application on?

Once I've downloaded the app to the maximum amount of devices, will my restriction be lifted if I delete the app on those devices?

Basically, how exactly does installing apps, with the same account, on multiple devices work?


texts: How to display Lyrics for the song in Apple Music on iOS?

texts: How to display lyrics on iOS device via Apple Music?


texts: Does iTunes Mac version 12.1.0.50 know about iCloud Photos?

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My iPad Mini reports in General | Usage that it is using 440 MB for photos and camera.

iTunes Mac version 12.1.0.50 reports my iPad Mini is using 13.05 GB for photos, and that the device is Over Capacity.

This version of iTunes Mac also reports "iCloud Photos is On."

Is there a version of iTunes for Mac where the memory usage report takes into account that photos in iCloud do not use memory on the IOS device?


texts: Is High Sierra Activity Monitor accurate on a a MacBook Pro from 2013?

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I have an older MacBook Pro that generally runs just fine. But sometimes, it slows so much as to be unusable - to the point that I can type a couple dozen characters and sit back to watch as they take a full 10 to 15 seconds to appear on the screen.
Checking Activity Monitor, I can not find any problems, and in fact, see that the system and user are both only using 4% to 5% of CPU, leaving the CPU 90% to 92% idle - I have never sen it go below 86%.
Only 10 to 12 GB of the 16GB memory is being used.  I am displaying All Processes and set the Update Frequency to 1 second.  I am maxed out on the OS with High Sierra 10.13.6.
SimStreamProcessorService often shows up at the top of the list when the computer slows to the point of being unusable and after a Force Quit the computer will operate normally.  For awhile.
Is there a reason Activity Monitor is not showing me how I can use 90% of the CPU?


texts: How do I fix "could not activate cellular data network" problem when returning to US after traveling and using a different SIM card?

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After traveling overseas (Vietnam & Japan) and using a SIM card for each country, I restored my AT&T SIM card into my iPhone and got:

I tried the suggestions in https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201415 and all of the suggestions in https://appletoolbox.com/2013/04/iphone-could-not-activate-cellular-data-network-fix/ except backing up and restoring, but nothing worked.


texts: How to create Table of Contents in Keynote?

texts: How can I add a Table of Contents to a Keynote presentation that shows pages and titles in some hierarchy.


texts: Many apps just disappeared from my machine after low storage warnings?

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I was using my Mac last night, and at some point I got a warning that my disk had filled up. I checked Macintosh HD, and it reported having over 5GB free, so I ignored the warning. I started to notice that I was unable to open some apps from the Dock, but didn't need them at the time.

I restarted the computer this morning, and suddenly a large number of apps have simply disappeared from my Applications folder, and the free space on my drive is now up to 30GB, which is horrifying. Does anyone know what could have happened or what steps I should take to ensure that no other data has been lost?


texts: Why am I getting no sound from my Amazon WorkSpace?

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I'm connecting to Amazon WorkSpaces using the Amazon WorkSpaces Client version 3.0.4.964 but I'm not receiving any audio from the Windows VM. My sound works fine locally (I can play a YouTube video) but when I play the same video in a browser in the WorkSpace, all I hear is silence. I'm using a Bluetooth headset, if that makes a difference. I'm also trying to use a microphone and camera, and those don't seem to be available in the Windows VM either.

How can I troubleshoot sound delivery from my Amazon WorkSpace? Is there something I need to configure in macOS sound settings?

I'm running macOS 10.15.3 (Catalina) on my MacBook Pro.


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Is there a way to ignore incoming Bluetooth sound-volume control in OS X?
And is there a way to disable outgoing volume control via Bluetooth?

Here's my situation:
I have a bluetooth speaker that has its own volume control. Every time I increase its volume, it sends a command to my Mac to increase its volume too. This is really annoying since both volumes add and volume feels like it increases exponentially.

When I connect my speaker by wire there is no problem, as I can control each volume separately.


texts: Default photo filters (Chrome) for Videos in camera app

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Is there a way I can use the default filters (mainly Chrome) provided in Camera app for Video recording?

If somebody can point me to any 3rd party app that mimics chrome filter for video, it would be real great.

EDIT: I should be more clearer, I want filters while recording the videos, not for post processing.


texts: MacOS Mojave - load unsigned kernel extension

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in macOS mojave one can't simply load unsgined kexts:

$ sudo kextutil -l /Applications/myapp.app/Contents/Resources/Driver.kext
Untrusted kexts are not allowed

What should I do to be allowed (besides a dev cert..)?

Will these do?:

sudo nvram boot-args=kext-dev-mode=1
csrutil enable --without kext

manually allowing via the GUI?


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I hadn't backed up to Time Machine in 20 days, and now that I am trying to do so I have yet to succeed.

It got stuck a few times with a few KB; other times it took forever do everything, from preparing the backup to actually transferring files. It's supposedly trying to backup 40GB and after 8 hours not even 1 GB is done. I have to stop it because I have to take my 2009 Macbook running Lion out.

I ran Volume Repair on the external HD and everything came back fine. I also tried manually copy pasting a large video file to that volume and it copied quite fast. So must be something with Time Machine itself.

Can anyone help?

Speaking of 40GB I feel like that's way too much data that has changed over 20 days. I don't think that is correct. How can I check what is being backed up anyway?

Edit:

I ran tmutil. Final tally:

Added:         18.4G
Removed:       13.3G
Changed:       19.1G

Is this what TM means when it tells me it's backing up 40GB? Including stuff that will be removed?


texts: iPhone recent calls list reappears after clear

texts: Today I've cleared my recent calls list about 6 times, and it keeps coming back. What gives?


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Mail.app 14.0, macOS 11.2.3, IMAP email account.
I'm subscribed to several mailing lists and have Mail.app rules that sort mail from the list servers into specific mailboxes.
About one half of the list mail from the servers is correctly sorted, while a significant proportion isn't. If I select the unsorted mails in Mail.app's Inbox, then Mail > Message > Apply Rules, the unsorted messages immediately move to the correct specified mailbox. In all other respects, Mail.app runs correctly and quickly.
My setup uses Spam Sieve, but these Rules are below the Spam Sieve rule in Mail.app's Rules list, so SS has already done its exam and, I think, isn't involved in this oddity. The only Rule that runs an AppleScript is the Spam Sieve "Remote Training" Rule, which appears on the Rules list above the Spam Sieve Rule. The non-sort behavior also occurs if the machine (an iMac) is in Safe Mode.
The same issue has been asked about here and here. As suggested, I discarded all the rules, then quit Mail.app, restarted the Mac, and then recreated the rules from scratch. The same behavior continues.
Any idea what's going on here, or how I might improve Mail.app's performance?


texts: Is there any way to force the Mac to not to log me out after ten minutes?

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With this setting on the Mac Mini:

The screensaver comes on the screen turns off after ten minutes or so. This has just happened three times running.

Is there another setting which makes the Mac keep me logged in, with applications running?

Cleverly, it shuts down Apple Music, which loses its place (usually -- while reproducing the bug I left Safari foregrounded on the draft of this question, and the Mac was stopped short of killing Apple Music by the edit page's "discard" prompt -- but the screensaver still came on, with password). When I log back in, it's off the track I was listening to when the Mac lost the plot, and back on the default urgent advertisement for Taylor Swift.


texts:
Is there some application for iOS that alerts me if a HTTP server is down?

I am looking for a simple app that sends an HTTP GET request to a URL of my choice several times a day. It can e.g. show a notification if no response is returned or if the HTTP status of the response is out of 2xx range.

Search for watchdog or http watchdog in App Store gave me no relevant result.


texts: Operation not permitted turning off airplay mirroring

texts:
I'm running the command

sudo chmod 000 /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPlayUIAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/AirPlayUIAgent

Because AirPlay mirroring is messing with one of my programs, but it tells me "Operation is Not Permitted". I'm the owner of this Mac and should definitely be permitted, some help please?


texts: Mac Mini Server running Mountain Lion (10.8.2) is freezing during boot (last line: IPv6 packet filtering initialized)

texts:
Starting in verbose mode (Cmd+V), the last line I see on the console is:

IPv6 packet filtering initialized, default to accept, logging disabled

This happens regardless of having an ethernet cable plugged in or not.

Starting in single user mode (Cmd+S), I can look around the filesystem, can remount it read write, everything looks ok. I can even start the network using:

mount -uw /
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.kextd.plist
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.notifyd.plist
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.configd.plist

And ping systems on the local network.

When I exit the shell, the boot stops on the same spot.

Any ideas?


texts: Force Airport Express to join 5GHz network

texts:
I have an Airport Express 2nd Generation (Version 7.6.8) that I'm using as an access point for my desktop PC.

My house has a Technicolor DPC3848VE modem and WiFi router with dual-band network.

I set the Airport express to connect to the 5GHz network (the networks have the same name + 2.4 or 5.0 for differentiating them).

All the connection is done without problems, but when I check the Network Icon in the Task Bar, the tooltip says I’m connected to the 2.4GHz network.

Just to be sure I did a factory reset and connected the router again and it still connects me to the 2.4GHz network.

How can I fix this/force the airport to only use the 5GHz network?


texts: I need to restore my Apple Mail messages and mailboxes from Time Machine.  Where can I find these files on Time Machine?


texts: Use SOCKS proxy for several IP addresses on OSX Yosemite

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I just wanna use socks proxy for some ip addresses. I found this setting:

Sorry for non-English screenshot. Here is OSX Networking settings for SOCKS proxy. I can see only "black list" for ip addresses to access without proxy. But I need "white list" of ip addresses.


texts: installing windows from bootcamp with image dvd

texts:
I'm trying to install windows 7 with bootcamp. I get the following message, after mounting windows image (.iso)

  Insert your Windows installer disc and
  wait a few seconds for the disc to be
  recognized.

I did the same thing on the imac and it was fine, but now, on the macbook, osx seems not to recognize the dvd.

Do you know could I fix this problem?


texts:
Apple has decided to exclude iDVD from Lion, and I haven't found an easy way to make a DVD that can be played on my DVD player created in iMovie.

I found this question

However, there is no clear answer there.
I dont have iDVD, and I cannot get it, but I still want to be able to create a DVD.

Does anyone know how this can be done?


texts: After installing SSD in 2009 iMac I only see a black screen

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The computer chimes, and when I press any key like the option or R keys to enter recovery or the Startup Disk Manager, nothing happens. I tried to reset the SMC to no avail.

I have a 3TB portable HDD with a bootable install partition of Sierra I would like to install on the SSD.


texts: How does one NOT save Messages history upon new login in El Capitan on iMac?

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"save history when conversations are closed"

That is a preferences option in Message app on El Capitan. I do NOT have this box checked, yet every time I log into Messages EVERY conversation from at least the last week, if not longer, populates the app. How do I get this to stop happening and start fresh each new login session? And is it possible to have the Messages app synced with the iOS Messages for when I delete a conversation - having it deleted on both?

Thanks!


texts: Time Capsule doesn't show all time machine backups

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My Mountain Lion iMac was affected by the Seagate disk recall. I backed up to my trusty Time Capsule (as per norm) before the disk replacement, planning to restore from said Time Capsule. However, when it came to this stage, instead of finding two backups available (the TC is also used by a laptop), the Migration Assistant showed not two, but only one backup, furthermore it was the backup for the laptop. My heart sank for a minute.

Thankfully the TC has two distinct sparsebundles on it, one of which is the iMac's backup, but for some unknown reason it is not being volunteered by the Migration Assistant.

My plan B is to retrieve the needed files from the desired sparsebundle, but would prefer to retrieve all my files, settings and system settings in one elegant hit.

Can anyone advise?


texts:
I'd like to factory reset my mac (which is running El Capitan 10.11.6), while also updating the operating system. Here's what I've done (i.e. steps from this website) in order to create a bootable installer:

Downloaded the Mojave installer from app store

used sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

When I do this, I get the error message "To use this tool, you must download the macOS installer application on  a Mac with 10.12.5 or later, or El Capitan 10.11.6. For more information, please see the following: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201372"

How can I update the operating system while also doing a factory reset? Thanks in advance.


texts: Mac randomly crashes, main boot volume disappears

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Retina Macbook from 2017 running Mojave here.
Every few days, my mac suddenly and randomly freezes (sometimes at times without user input) and crashes. When it tries to boot again, it fails and signals that it's missing a bootable partition.

In this state, it fails however much I try. I then boot into Recovery Mode. Recovery Disk Utility can not detect the Macintosh HD (APFS with Filevault) boot volume anymore. I fiddle around with the OSX reinstall service (also can't detect it) as well as time machine, restart a few times, go into recovery again (without any difference) and sometimes, when I'm lucky, on reboot everything is fine again. Without repair or rescue.

Here is a photo from Single User Mode diskutil list at a time when it just happened, when the boot volume disappeared:

I don't know at all what this is about. Of course I never created these images by myself.

When my Mac boots up again, everything is back to normal. The boot volume is back and those strange ones disappeared. Apple Diagnostics doesn't detect any hardware issue. However, when running fsck, I get the following error:

Checking the container superblock.
Checking the EFI jumpstart record.
Checking the space manager.
Checking the space manager free queue trees.
Checking the object map.
Checking volume.
Checking the APFS volume superblock.
The volume Macintosh HD was formatted by hfs_convert (748.1.46) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.200.129).
Checking the object map.
Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
Checking the snapshot metadata.
Checking snapshot 1 of 5.
error: dstream (id 2938340) does not have an associated dstream id object
warning: snapshot dstream corruptions are not repaired; they'll go away once the snapshot is deleted
error: dstream (id 3440445) does not have an associated dstream id object
error: invalid file extent (id 0x8603957554) logical address 135168 (expected 0)
Snapshot is invalid.
The volume /dev/rdisk1s1 could not be verified completely.

The problem didn't occur until some time ago. I now have a feeling that it's happening more and more often. And sometimes I'm not lucky and can't get access back for hours.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Does this look like a hardware or software issue? Is it related to APFS? Is my Mac dying?
Would this be an issue Apple would take good care of when I send it in - and what happens if they can't even replicate it?

Thanks for any input.

Edit 1: I heard from several MacBook 12 users with the same problem. They said it was after all identified as a faulty logic board that had to be replaced.

Edit 2: The clean install didn’t help. I’ll send the device in for repair, praying that they find something.


texts: Can I use an iMac as monitor for MacBook Pro?

texts:
Is this possible with an early 2009 iMac without Thunderbolt and a 2011 MacBook Pro?

My dream solution looks like a Apple Thunderbolt Display!


texts:
I'm in China, and Zoom on my Mac often gets stuck because of unstable connection to Zoom server. I have a http(s) proxy that works great (I get 0% packet loss with this proxy, and 30%-40% otherwise). However, Zoom usually ignores the proxy.
Can I force Zoom to use the http(s) proxy configured in "Network Preferences" panel?


texts:
Where is the data for the "Messages" iMessage application stored?

I can't find it in "~/Library/Application Data".


texts: Recover accidentally deleted files from iCloud

texts:
Is there a way to recover files deleted from iCloud if an offline iPad still has them locally?

Would renaming the local files on the iPad prevent them from being deleted once the iPad is synced?


texts:
Is there any straight forward way of preventing an iOS device from sleeping?

The only way I found so far is to open the "Music" app and start playing (and muting the volume if I don't really want to listen to anything), but this feels like a hack, and I'm not sure if it works when the device is running on batteries.


texts: Outlook quick-steps functionality on Mac

texts:
In Outlook 2010 on Windows, I use the quick steps functionality a lot to automatically sort incoming messages to different folders. The good thing is it applies these rules on subsequent messages as well. For example - if I don't want to be part of a conversation, I create a rule called "Mute" which will move that message to a folder called "Muted" and Mark as Read. All future messages with the same subject line automatically get moved to the Muted folder. I have several such folders like Follow-up, Hold, Archive etc. All new messages automatically flow to those folders. It helps me keep everything organized.

I had to move to using a Mac and I'm sorely missing this feature in Outlook 2011 for Mac. Is there ANY app out there (free or paid) that mimics the quick-step feature on Mac with support for Exchange?


texts:
I am just trying to do a simple ssh into a VPS using the terminal. It asks for me to enter my passphrase three times then says "permission denied (public key)."

I've tried:

ssh -i [key location] user@xxx.xxx.xxx

I'm able to SFTP into the server in Cyberduck, and have also tried their 'Open in Terminal' command, which again just asks me for the passphrase three times then says permission denied.

I am able to connect using PuTTY in Windows, WinSCP and Cyberduck, so I am pretty sure I have the right key and passphrase. What am I missing here? I have a feeling it's something stupid, but I just can't figure it out.


texts: Is there a way to have two mouse cursors on screen, controlled by different input devices (e.g. mouse, trackpad)?

texts:
I am using an external monitor with my MacBook Pro. I switch between them quite often. Whenever I'm working on whatever's on my MacBook, I use my MacBook built-in keyboard/trackpad. When I interact with the monitor, I use an external keyboard and mouse.

I was wondering if there was a way to have two mouse cursors—one on each monitor, each controlled by either the trackpad or keyboard. This would stop me from having to drag the mouse across monitors every single time I wanted to switch between them.

I realize that some people may scoff me for asking this, as it is practically the same as having two Macs. However, I don't see how that's a bad thing. If I can emulate two computers with just one, I see that as a big win! I'm almost there with this external monitor setup.

Note: One possibility is to use BetterTouchTool to use a button to change to the other screen. It would work like this: press button → mouse position saved to slot 2 → mouse position moved to saved position 1. And if I press it again, it switches back to the same monitor: press button → mouse position saved to slot 1 → mouse position moved to saved position 1. I'm just looking for something more seamless (and also because I'm highly curious if it's even possible to have two mouses on-screen. I've never even seen that on Windows).


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My iPhone cable is the only one that can recharge my iPhone 5. I have tested around 5 other iPhone 5/6 cables and none of them work. I am apprehensive of either losing my cable or breaking it.

The cable also doesn't always recharge everyone else's iPhone. But when it does, it's because it has been plugged using the "right" side as only one side works. That behavior applies to my iPhone as well.

Right now my survivor cable has the same value as my phone. One can't go without the other. This is both magic and exasperating.

I'm curious to know what could be the reason behind that behavior? Would you have any idea how I could fix this or find another way of recharging my phone without replacing my phone dock's connector?

I'm ready to acquire another cable and make experiences on it.


texts: Xcode 7 develop for iOS without developer account

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I have updated my iPod to iOS 9 and want to make my own apps for it, however, I do not want to pay for a developer account because of how much it costs. I read that in Xcode 7 that you can develop apps for iOS without a developer account, this does not seem the case for me, instead when I try and build my test application (a blank single view application) I get an error saying 'no code signing identities found' and requires me to 'join a program'.

Is there a way I can develop applications without paying for a developers account (is there a 'free' option in the program options or not? Don't want to go through the steps and find out I was charged $99!)


texts: How do I remove a stuck Mini CD from the SuperDrive on a Macbook Pro?

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I have a 2010 13" MacBook Pro that someone inserted one of those Mini CD type discs in to. The SuperDrive happily ingested the media but now refuses to spit it out. It does not show up as a mounted drive in Disk Utility.

I tried starting the machine up while holding down the Eject key and the SuperDrive makes a few clicks, but the media doesn't eject and the OS boots as normal.

There does not appear to be a hole on the outside of the Macbook where I might be able to insert a paperclip to push the media out.

Is there any way to get the disk out of the drive or am I destined for a Genius Bar appointment?


texts: Retina resolution in macOS guest in Parallels Desktop for Mac

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Is there some way to enable Retina Display resolution on my MacBook Pro inside the macOS (Mac OS X) virtual machine (“guest OS”) on Parallels Desktop for Mac?

I am disappointed every time I switch from the beautifully crisp fonts and lines of my native “host” Mac screen to the fuzzy blurry type of a macOS VM.


texts: How can I boot back into macOS if Windows install in Bootcamp fails?

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This is what happens over and over while trying to install Windows in a Bootcamp partition.

How can I get back to macOS?


texts: What could be the reason for dock icons to have disappeared?

texts:
So this has happened to me again, my icons from desktop and the icons on dock and launchpad have been disappeared. I'm guessing that the icon builder daemon has crashed.

What should i do to get back all the icons to back where it was?


texts: How do I find the root cause of launchd crashing?


texts: Hardware virtualization is not supported on MacBookPro 2010

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I have a MacBook Pro 2010 where I've installed Windows8 using Bootcamp. When I install Visual Studio 2012 with WindowsPhone8 SDK, it says me that my hardware does not support hardware virtualization, so that the emulator cannot be used.

Is that true? Do you know if there is a way to enable the virtualization?


texts: Strange behavior in Terminal with custom .bash_profile

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It's hard to describe the behavior, but here's a short clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KqHBA94FPI

Basically, when entering multi-line commands, at the end of the first line, the insertion block goes back to the start of the first line, writes over the first line, then continues like normal on to the second, third, etc. lines. When deleting, it allows me to delete the whole command, plus the blank spaces on the line above the command (I have it setup so commands get inserted after a line containing user@host/Directory information. It then even allows me to delete the last part of the Directory and host I described above. Sorry I'm terrible at explaining this, the video will do a better job.

Here is the contents of my .bash_profile:

export PS1="\e[31m\u\e[0m@\e[34m\h\e[33m\w\n \$ \e[0m "


texts: Configure Preview to auto reload pdf and stay at the same location

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System: OS X 10.10

Preview version: 8.0

When a pdf file opened by Preview is updated by another program (such as pdflatex), Preview will automatically reload it, which is good.  However, Preview always shows the first page of the updated file, which is inconvenient.

Is it possible to configure Preview such that after reloading the same page gets displayed?  This seems to be the behavior of one older version (at least for the one on 10.7).


texts: How to fix not working ⌘ ⎋ shortcut in Lion 10.7

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I have a new MacBook Pro 15" early 2011 and use Lion.

For "Launchpad" I can't use the Shortcut F1.
For "Move focus to menu bar" I can't use the Shortcut Cmd+Esc (⌘+⎋).

Simply said, there are functions, which are not working with one specific Shortcut. I can assign it, but it does not work.

The Shortcuts works for all the other functions and the one function works with all the other Shortcuts.

Sometimes when I wildly clicked around and restarted, the shortcut Cmd+Esc (⌘+⎋) worked with "Move focus to menu bar" one time.

What could I do to fix the bug?


texts: Have emojis from MS Outlook render properly in iOS

texts: I notice that when emails are sent to me from Microsoft Outlook that include smilies, the emoji is rendered as a 'J'.  Is this a known issue with a fix or work-around available?


texts: Can you claim a portion of proceeds from an iOS in-app purchase go to charity?

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Apple has strict guidelines dictating no charitable donations and the app has to be free if there are...

  Charities and contributions

  21.1 Apps that include the ability to make donations to recognized charitable organizations must be free.
  21.2 The collection of donations must be done via a web site in Safari or an SMS.

I want to monetize the app and donate a portion to charity so free isn't an option.

What if I had something in the app where it said 40% of proceeds went to charity, that way apple would get 30% from the in-app purchase, I would keep roughly 30% and the charity would get 40%.

I am hoping that this would work because I am the one donating a portion of the proceeds and it is not an outright donation.

Also, would I be allowed to advertise "40% of proceeds go to charity" in the app?

Can not find any documentation on this, would really appreciate the help!


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< 3.5 GHz, 6-Core Mac Pro (MacPro6,1) with 16GB RAM and D700 GPUs, running macOS 10.14.6 >
Greetings, folks!
I just wiped my 2013 Mac Pro’s internal SSD and did a fresh install of macOS 10.14.6. I only copied over those “Home” files and apps that I currently need, to keep the system as pristine as possible.
I now have an unknown device (“TJ”) appearing in the airPlay Display drop-down item list:

I live completely off-grid, in a remote region with no one within miles, and do not use  Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Where is the data stored that lists this device (I’m assuming in a .plist somewhere?) and how do I get rid of this intruder into my system? I ran the command:
arp -a

but did not get any result thatt referenced any such device. (All I got was a list of the wireless, point-to-point host’s IP addresses, ###.###.###.###.)
Thoughts?
Blessings, and thank you!!
Richard Fairbanks


texts: Apps installed on iPhone when installing on iPad

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My employer uses the Blackberry UEM client to control our BYOD devices.   I was enrolled in this program until they changed their BYOD management policies.   I then dis-enrolled my device.   I was not comfortable with them changing the password policies on my phone, requiring periodic password changes and being able to sync contacts and remote wipe, so I picked up an iPad for work purposes.

The iPad had me bring my phone near the device during initial setup, and was able to set up my Apple ID with no problem.  I did not migrate my apps or data.   I installed the Blackberry UEM client and it proceeded to do all the annoying changes on my iPad.  All good.

My surprise was when I went back to my iPhone, there were new applications installed on it.  Three UEM components "Connectivity", "Access", "Symphony", and some MS Office components "Teams", "Business", "AIP Viewer".

There were however also applications that I installed on the iPad without using the UEM client: "Powerpoint" and the "Visio Viewer"... although come to think of it I may have attempted to install them using the UEM and failed.

These are not all the UEM components from the iPad... which is also weird.

The Blackberry apps seem to be unconfigured and unusable.  The MS office components have no license, so operate only as viewers.

My concern is:

how could these apps have been installed on my iPhone?
How do I ensure that the remote wipe capabilities etc, cannot act on my iPhone?

I hesitate on this question because it's a bit tech-support like, but the control of my own devices is important to me.  A tech support L1 would certainly tell me in an abundance of caution and lack of knowledge, that yes, magic connects everything and I need a new Apple ID on the iPad or something, but I'm hoping to find a more technical answer as to how I can ensure that my iPhone (and Macbook??) can't be controlled via UEM's grasp on my iPad simply because they use the same Apple ID or something.


texts: Can Macs be put in hibernation voluntarily?

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I know that when you put your Mac laptop to sleep and the battery dies, next time you plug it in it will wake up from the state it was prior to being put to sleep. There are also hacks to get this behavior with a desktop Mac (except it triggers when you put the Mac to sleep and unplug it).

Is there a way to trigger this behavior without cutting power, and that will still let me put my Mac to sleep normally? Like Windows 7's Hibernate option.


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I have an iPhone SE with iOS 11.3.1 .

If I send a normal SMS (that is one that does not require internet, the old SMS we had) using iMessage then no delivery report comes. This is not a network issue because Android or non smart phones do get delivery reports.

As far as I have read, there is no way to turn on this feature on iMessage for normal SMS. Is there any other app that I can use to send normal SMS from iPhone that can show delivery reports?

Do note that I am not asking for apps that require data connection. I am just looking for any alternate program for sending network based SMS.

A related question has been asked about four years ago here at How can i get delivery confirmation for sent sms? . However, there no way out could be found.


texts: Yosemite broke Dropbox toolbar shortcut to reveal files in Finder

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I just updated to Yosemite, and now I cant access newly added files through the dropdown menu the Dropbox icon in the toolbar provides.

Previously it was possible to reveal a newly added file in finder if a file on the dropdown list was pressed(See picture) But now nothing happens!

Am I the only that has this problem?


texts: Who makes the Wifi component on the Macbook Pros?

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In Apple's Macbook line, who is actually making the Wifi components for them? Intel?

I ask because I've never had any trouble with wireless connections on my Macbook but all the adapters I buy for my PC seem to degrade quickly over time and I'd like to buy something along the lines of what Apple is putting in their machines.


texts: How to connect to MacBook to a Windows 7 machine that is connected to a Ubuntu machine via VPN?

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I don't know if I at the right posiution with this task.

I have ubuntu running on a server. A notebook has Cisco VPN Client installed and is connected to this ubuntu server. Because I dislike working through putty I want to use my more beautiful terminal of my MacBook. Is it possible to connect to this ubuntu server through the Windows 7 NoteBook without having to establish a VPN connection on the MacBook?


texts: Sometimes Finder does not display a newly connected external drive in the sidebar

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Running macOS 11.2.3.
I found some similar questions:
Drives and dmg's mounting okay but not appearing in the Finder sidebar
Mounted drive does not show up on Disk Utility, Desktop, Finder Sidebar
Disk Images no longer show up in Finder's Sidebar
I can't see usb-drives and archives in the sidebar of the finder anymore
However, none of these situations seem to describe exactly my symptoms.  In all of the above the user was either:

Forgetting to expand a sidebar category
Neglecting to select a sidebar preferences option
Experiencing a consistent and persistent behavior

In my case:

The Locations category is fully expanded and I can see my internal drives (and usually my external drives) there just fine.
The options for External disks and CDs, DVDs, and iOS Devices are checked.
Sometimes my recently inserted USB storage devices appears in the sidebar under Locations; sometimes it does not.  The behavior is not consistent nor persistent.

To further expound on the last point:

Sometimes I will connect a USB storage device to my MacBook, and it will appear as an ejectable external device under Locations; sometimes it won't.
It will still appear if I click on my local computer (presumably showing me a listing of /Volumes.
Sometimes just plugging and unplugging the same device several times will get it to show up under Locations.
I have not noticed any similar problem with virtual disks (*.dmg files) not showing up under Locations in the sidebar after being mounted.


texts: How do I turn a Safari Webarchive file into a folder?

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I understand a Safari webarchive is a single file with the source code and other resources from a web page concatenated into a single file. I found a Macworld article from 2006 describing a program that does just this, but the link to the program is no longer current.

Is there any currently available software that can convert a Safari webarchive file into a more standard format?


texts: I have changed my Apple ID (email and password) on my computer.  However, my iPhone 5 still shows the old email address which is grey so I can't change it. I don't remember the password for that email address so can't log on and can't delete it. How do I recover the password ?


texts: Could my app store password stop working due to iCloud confusion?

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How can I figure out which Apple ID to use for purchasing and not end up with more confusion with @mac.com @me.com and @icloud.com email aliases that all belong to one iCloud account?

(I apoligize for dropping a bit of a mess here, but the back story is how I got here and hopefully has details to help solve my dilemma.)

I have never really understood the handling of usernames and passwords for iTunes, MobileMe and the app support web site and now with the introduction of iCloud, I sink to another deeper level of confusion. Please bear with me as I described my scenario:

I restored a backup of my older iPhone to a new iPhone 4s and it won't accept my password to get into the App Store to update apps.

I think when I first set up the new 4s I might have accidentally given it a version of my username (using pito@mobileme.com when it really was pito@mac.com or something like that.) I think it went and set up a new iCloud account for me. Guessing this I deleted the new iCloud account and was able to get the iPhone to properly log in on my previous iCloud/MobileMe account, pito@mac.com. Anyway, somewhere along the line things got confused.

Here's where things stand afaik:

I can sync with iCloud on my computer and iPhone and they are all talking to the same account
I see my email, my calendar, my address book and all seems correct
I can get into the iTunes store on my computer (with the pito@mac.com and the password)

However!!

on the iPhone it refuses to accept my the same password when entering the app store. (Not 100% sure what user  name is used in that particular instance.)
AND on the Mac, going into the App Store (NOT the iTunes store) I was able to log into that account, but it appeared to have started a new account because the apps that I have bought in the past don't appear. In other words it looks like I have a second APP STORE account.

So we end up with the question at the top of this post - How can I sort out confusion between Apple ID and passwords?


texts: How to submit UI ideas to Apple for consideration

texts: Doubletap (rapid-successive) of the iPhone's power button (aka "side" button) could be intepreted by the iPhone to invoke an app or action that is user-configured (camera, etc.).  Where is the appropriate forum to submit ideas as such ideas?


texts: time-machine: selective file restore - I just want a few things from a TM backup that was made of another MacBook

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So I have a Time Machine backup (on an external USB hard drive) that was made from a 2010 MacBook Pro.  I think the computer was running the latest OS at the time the last backup was made -- Nov 2013, probably Mavericks, but maybe Mountain Lion.

There are some pictures in that backup as well as a lot of personal files.  I would like to recover these pictures and personal files.  The computer from which the backup was made has since been completely erased and reformated and sold.  My only hope is recovering the files from TimeMachine.

I am now working from a 2014 MacBook Pro. I can connect the TimeMachine disk via USB and see it appear in finder, etc., but I can't seem to browse the backup and select the pictures and personal files that I would like to duplicate onto my new machine.


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OK, from the first picture it is a case of internet sharing via wireless is successful. And in the second case on picture two I tried to share internet via wireless by tick off and tick on "Internet Sharing"(again and again) but it doesn't work. I can not share the internet via wireless (notice the red highlight frame the wireless status logo it doesn't change)

what have i tried ?

Sometimes, I could figure out this problem by restart my computer. But do you have the another ways to figure out this problem without of restarting the computer?


texts: Can the formula bar font in Excel 2011 be changed?

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Is it possible to change the font, specifically the size of the font, in the formula bar of Excel 2011?

I've found a number of resources to do this in the Windows version but none of those instructions seem to apply to the Mac version...


texts: DNS resolves servers external IP instead of internal IP

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I'd like to access a web server from both inside and outside my home network.  I then have my firewall (pfSense) named as example.com. From within my network, I can access every machine by it's fully resolved hostname (webserver.example.com, jenkins.example.com, nas.example.com, etc). This works great on all my machines.

The issue comes into play when I try to add external access, specifically to my gitlab server. I own a domain and use dynamic DNS to update it to always point to my residential IP address. I've then opened port 443 to point to my internal gitlab IP and added a CNAME entry for gitlab.example.com to point to example.com. This works as expected, I can now access gitlab.example.com from both inside and outside my network.

The issue is that OS X now has a problem resolving the proper IP address. gitlab now resolves to both 192.168.1.XXX and whatever my external IP address is. OS X inconsistently chooses the wrong IP to access. When I ping gitlab.example.com, sometimes I'll see my internal IP, sometimes my external. nslookup always seems to show the internal IP, while Network Utility's lookup function seems to show either both IPs (76.xx.xxx.xxx, 192.168.1.xxx) or just the external IP. This only seems to be a problem when accessing my server from the command line via git. The connection times out because it can't seem to find the server.

Using Chrome, I seem to always be able to access the web client, regardless of which IP get's resolved. Safari can only access the server if the internal IP is resolved. When the external IP is used, Safari notifies me that it can't open the page "because the server where this page is located isn't responding." I can "force" the OS to forget the external IP by flushing the DNS cache (sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder), which works for a few minutes, but then it goes right back to the external IP.

I'm confused about why this issue is happening. Ideally, I'd like OS X to always use the internal IP if it has the option. But even if it's using the external IP, why wouldn't it be able to access the server? Is my ISP blocking loopback traffic from my IP back to my IP?

The reason I'm posting this question here, is because only OS X seems to have this problem, and I can reproduce it reliably with multiple Macs. Neither Linux or Windows seem to have this problem. Each of those always resolve the internal IP when inside the network, and the external IP outside the network. This is on multiple machines too. I'm not exactly a networking or DNS expert, so any help would be appreciated. It's quite likely that I just have a setting wrong somewhere, but I have no idea where to begin looking.


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Is it safe to use an HP Elite Thunderbolt 3 Dock / HP Zbook Thunderbolt 3 Dock to charge the Macbook Air 13 M1.
The dock is powered (required to enable all of the USB, Screen connection ports etc.) However I'm concerned about the charging of the Mac via the connection rather than the as supplied 30W charger.
Hope someone can advise,
Many thx.


texts: Is it safe to run two installers simultaneously? Or is it safer to run one by one(maybe installers changes to write on same file)?


texts: How to extract all pages of a PDF into individual PDF documents

texts:
I want to be able to extract each sheet of a PDF into a separate PDF file. I have looked high and low, but it seems that there is no automated way to do this without reverting to Automator hacks (which I am open to if someone has an example of a really clean way to do this as a service and save the files to the source directory.)

So, for instance:

 PDF File:[page 1, page 2, page 3]

 PDF File:[page 1], PDF File:[page 2], PDF File:[page 3]


texts: How to save or share slideshow in iOS 9.3.2?

texts: I can play slideshow in my iPhone with Photos app but I cannot save or share that slideshow. What is the problem?


texts: Photos sync from iTunes mac osx to iOS/iPhone location unknown?

texts: I transferred some videos from my Mac OS X Photos using iTunes app to my iPhone/iOS. I pressed Sync and it worked on transferring it to my iPhone. On my Mac OS X iTunes, the free storage for my iPhone reduced after the sync so I have some clue that transfer did happen. However, I don't where exactly in my iPhone are those videos transferred and how to access them?


texts: How do I make packages out of non-package installers?

texts: I want to use Apple Remote Desktop to install software on the Macs in our office, but often the installers come as an application bundle (not the actual application which could simply be copied, but an executable that has to be run). An example of this is Adobe Flash. Is there a way to convert or "wrap" this type of installer in a package so that ARD will recognise and be able to deploy them? (ARD only seems to recognise .pkg files).


texts: Can I map a character to a different key?

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I am using a British IBM model M keyboard with Mountain Lion. I have selected the "British - PC" input source and it is working well, except for one key: the pipe.

If you consider what is printed on the key-caps to be correct then the keyboard is mapped correctly, but there is one difference to what my muscle-memory expects and how the keyboard works in Linux.

The key with the "¦" symbol (a "broken pipe"?) on it lies immediately to the right of the left-shift key. I am used to getting a "|" symbol (the "pipe") if I use this key with the "Shift" key.

The key with the "|" symbol is the one immediately to the left of the number 1 key. It emits a "|" symbol when used with the "Alt" key.

Now, I would like to press the key immediately to the right of the left-shift key (marked "¦") and to get a pipe "|" output when used with the "Shift" key.

I have tried using the OSX "symbol and text substitution" feature and this works, except it does not work in the terminal (which is the only place I really need to use this symbol).

So, how can I change the keyboard mapping so that the "¦" key emits a "|" character ?


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I have a 2007 iMac 24inch, and I’m starting to notice the display is giving out (very opaque lines across a section of the screen, which sometimes do not appear.  It is the display though, as I confirmed this at the Apple store), and my warranty has expired (162 days past). The cost of a replacement is $500+, which would be insured up to two years if Apple replaced it.  I just don’t see the benefit, as the monitor is just starting to show this, and I’m not really sure how much more time I will get from the current display.

Does anybody have any good experienced with third-party vendors? Or, a good place to purchase a new display? I live in San Francisco.  I’m looking for a cheaper display, otherwise, I might just wait until this one dies completely, then hook another monitor up to it, and mirror the display.  I would rather buy a Mac Pro vs dishing out 500+ into my current iMac.  Any suggestions, ideas?

Note: This is not the glass in front of the display, it’s the display itself.

Edit: I had to make a small edit. My warranty has expired 162 past the orginal date, sorry for the confusion.


texts: How to select frame rate when recording webcam

texts: In OS X 10.10.5, I'm using QuickTime X to record video from a Logitech c920 webcam.  The only video options I see are High (720p30 H.264) and Maximum (1080p24 ProRes 444).  How can I independently specify frame rate, resolution, and codec?  I know this camera supports a wide variety of frame rates and sizes, because it's shown in ffmpeg through AVfoundation.


texts: Change EXIF meta-data of multiple images in single click

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I ran into big problem yesterday night.

I took out my old digital camera, and started using it without setting current date and time.

All photos clicked now have date as Jan 01, 2009

I want to change the date and time (and other EXIF image meta-data) of multiple images.

Please recommend some software which can process on multiple images in single click/go.


texts: "The server responded with an error" (HTTP 404) with Google calendar

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I'm using macOS 10.12, a Google account with multiple calendars, and Apple Mail to send/receive email.

When I get invitations from people at work (mostly using Exchange), the emails have an .ics file attached. When I open these, Calendar will show this error:

The error says:

  The URL https://apidata.googleusercontent.com/caldav/v2/user@example.com/user encountered HTTP error 404. Make sure the URL is correct.

My calendar settings are basically the default; I just selected a different default calendar. (It's not like Calendar will actually use it to create new events when I double-click .ics files, but that's a different issue altogether.)

I've already tried the steps outlined here:

Sierra Calendar - Google Calendar: Error 404
Server Responded with Error - Mac Calendar

… by removing the com.apple.iCal.plist setting and the folders ~/Library/Calendars/Calendar Cache, ~/Library/Calendars/Pending Events and ~/Library/Calendars/Incoming. I've also completely removed the Google account from macOS (under System Preferences » Internet Accounts) and set it up again.

Manually creating entries works fine, though.

In the Console, I see that this request is sent:

[com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.http] [PUT https://user@example.com@apidata.googleusercontent.com/caldav/v2/user@example.com/events/040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000E05A9DEFFB89D3010000000000000000100000000A23C4C41B14D1498935304A002C0654.ics]

Seems pretty normal to me. When I import the same .ics file in Google Calendar's Web view, it works fine as well.


texts: How does (stereo) sound work with Thunderbolt displays?

texts:
Apple's Thunderbolt displays, I understand, have stereo speakers in them.  How does it work if you have two Thunderbolt displays plugged into your computer?

Do both displays play the same sound, so you get left-and-right sound from your left display and left-and-right sound from your right display?
Do you get sound from only one, so you get left-and-right sound but only on one half of your desk?
Do both speakers in the left display become the left speaker, and both speakers in the right display become the right speaker?

I'm curious how this works.


texts: macbook pro hosts file not working correctly

texts:
I am trying to set up a production server ahead of the actual dns switch.  I have edited my hosts file on my macbook pro 10.8.2.

I can pull up the index page but none of the style sheets are pulled in and if I click on a link it redirects to the main site.
This is the same behavior on safari and FF

The funny thing is, it works fine in IE.
Is the behavior of a hosts file on on a mac different than from a windows hosts file?
Apparently so.
Has anyone seen this behavior before and know how to work around it?
thanks


texts: Chrome apps are not treaded as standalone applications, what leads to app-switching problems

texts:
I am using OSX and Chrome-Apps for many years now, but there is one issue that still annoys me and that happens on OSX only and is no issue on Linux or Windows.
The problem is that Chrome-Apps are not treaded like standalone apps, while they should.

This leads to several problems:

E.g. when I use a Chrome window and for example Google Keep simultaneously and switch back and forth between both windows using cmd-Tab I can switch to Keep but I cannot switch back.
Another example happens when using an app like Hyperdock. The Keep window is not displayed when hovering on the Keep icon, but it is displayed when hovering on the Chrome icon.

Is there a fix for this? Solutions like Fluid are not a good fix, because they do not provide the offline functionality that Chrome Apps provide.


texts: KeyPassX says "Wrong signature" when opening a .kdbx (version 1.x) file

texts: I have a KeyPass 2.x file (*.kdbx) that I created on a Windows computer using KeyPass 2.x. When I attempt to open the file on Mac OS X Lion using KeyPassX, I get the error "Wrong signature."


texts: Copy & paste between Windows and Mac when using VNC

texts:
I enabled screen sharing on my Mac with macOS Catalina (10.15.6). Now I'm accessing the Mac with VNC Viewer 6.20.529 (RealVNC) on my Windows 10 machine. These are the problems I have:

slowlness even on LAN (e.g. right click needs ages to load the whole window, whole session needs sometimes seconds to refresh)
can't transfer files (file transfer button is disabled/not supported)
keyboard problems because differences in Mac and Windows and also because of the keyboard layout not being English and VNC is behaving differently
and the biggest issue currently: can't use copy & paste between Mac and Windows

I didn't find some useful tips on the internet or on the Stackexchange sites. Am I missing a configuration? Or is the only solution to use another remote viewer/controller software?


texts: What is the PATH environment variable and how do I set it up to use the Android SDK?

texts:
I'm a mac noob, and a terminal noob.

I'm used to installing things in Windows, and now I'm trying to set up Eclipse with the Android SDK on Mac and I'm having some trouble.

I downloaded Eclipse and stuck it in a folder I called Android, then downloaded the Android SDK and stuck it in that folder as well. The next step of these instructions says this:

  Update your PATH environment variable to know about the Android tools.
  There are different ways of setting your default PATH variable. I use ~/.bash_login but ~/.bash_profile also works. The Android tools are in the tools directory of the Android SDK. So this is what I added to .bash_login:
  export PATH=$PATH:/Android/android-sdk-mac_x86/tools

I have absolutely no idea what any of that means. Can someone help to dumb it down a little for me? That instruction presupposes way too much Mac/unix knowledge on my part.


texts: How do I tell OS X to never include certain folders in Recent Places on Open/Save dialogs?

texts:
When I tried to save a document I noticed a recent section and folders listed I don't want people to see.

How I can either get OS X to never add these to Recent Places, or if that's not possible then turn off Recent Places period?


texts: How to use Xcode 6 debugging for single C file

texts:
Xcode 6 has Run, build, pretty much everything in debug menu greyed out for a single C file that I open in Xcode. This is a prebuilt program. I wish to debug it, and make changes to the file, but it seems that it must be a project to use debug functionality. Is this true?

I am in university so I wish to have single files as they are submitted like that. If it is not possible to debug on Xcode, are there any better recommendations?

Thanks.


texts: Keep AirPlay toolbar icon permanently visible or hidden

texts:
I have a toolbar that semi-randomly every couple of minutes flips the Airplay icon on:

or off again:

How do I freeze it into a state of either always on or always off? The current behaviour of occasionally shifting the seven leftmost icons a step to the left or right, because some AirPlay unit went in or out of range (or whatever's happening under the hood) is maddeningly distracting.


texts:
I am running a Apache2 on my MBP on macOS 10.13.6. I setup everything well, and it works when going to localhost/~user. In my ~/Sites folder, I have a symbolic link to a folder on my Desktop with my website files in it. I can navigate to the website with localhost/~user/mysite only sometimes. If I get a 403 error, it is fixed with running chmod a+x ~/Desktop. This fixes it until about the next reload, but almost every time I make a change and try to reload the site, I have to run the chmod command. I use Brackets for my web editing, and I have iCloud Drive syncing enabled for the Desktop folder. I think that it is either the iCloud Drive resetting permissions for the folder or Brackets doing something weird. Has anyone had a similar problem and fixed it? This is really annoying and it's slowing down my development.
EDIT: My httpd.conf file: pastebin
EDIT: It seems my question was unclear, but what I was asking is why the permissions keep changing on my ~/Dekstop folder. I do chmod a+x ~/Desktop and it fixes my apache 403 errors, but after about a minute this changes and I have to run the chmod command again. I was thinking it might be iCloud Drive sync changing something, or Brackets messing up permissions.


texts: Opening iBooks PDFs with Other Apps on iPhone

texts: I have several PDF files in iBooks. I want to open them with the "PDF reader" App instead.  How do I do this?


texts: How to increment the font size of the Xcode UI?

texts:
I googled and saw only how to increment the editor font size (code size).

But how do I enlarge the UI font size?


texts: When I type 'echo $path' in Terminal, I see only a blank line - why?

texts: I know I have a $path variable. If I type 'env' or 'set' at the Terminal command line, I can see what's in the $path variable - along with lots of other extraneous stuff. But if I just type 'echo $path', I see only a blank line. What is wrong? I'm El Capitan (10.11.6).


texts: Getting high ping when MacBook Air is connected to Wi-Fi

texts:
I have a 13" MacBook Air with Yosemite 10.10.2 installed:

As soon as I connect it to my WiFi, I get a very high ping (1600 ms) on both my machines: Windows 7 PC and my MacBook. As a result browsing becomes very difficult. I ping 8.8.8.8!

But if I disconnect my MacBook ping becomes normal (70-80 ms) on Windows PC. I've checked ping by disconnecting my PC, restarted my modem-router, switched off Bluetooth on my Mac.

I've a modem + router D-Link 2750u on the ground floor wired to TP Link 740N on the first floor. I've tried connecting only to 2750u also by switching off 740N. I've been using this setup for last 4-5 months, but the issue has started since couple of weeks back.

What else I've tried:

Setting DNS to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
Deleting cache.db file from com.apple.safari
Booted in safe mode and restarted back. In safe boot mode I get the usual ping of 70-80 ms but after restarting and booting in normal mode the ping returns back to 1600 ms.

How do I solve this issue?


texts: second hand ipad needs apple id from original owner?

texts: I bought this ipad second handed I already disabled it bt after connecting it to a wiffi its says "This iPad is currently linked to an Apple Id sign in with the Apple ID that was used to set up this ipad" is there anywway i can get pass through that.


texts: What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal?

texts: I keep hearing that iTerm2 is much better than Terminal. However, when I downloaded iTerm2, I didn't see what made it preferable over Terminal. What are the differences between these two apps?


texts: How do I save everything on my phone and clear iCloud storage?

texts:
I have an iPhone X with 256 GB of storage, which is a lot. However I have very little iCloud storage. How can I save everything that is on my phone, to my phone, and then clear iCloud and wipe it clean? I know that iCloud provides a backup and a way to see things from different devices, but I won't lose my phone, and I can probably find a way to upload single files to iCloud.
I have tried not letting the device upload to iCloud, but the AppleID and iCloud section on settings is grayed out (parental controls) and when I tried it on laptop it just cut off the connection without saving to the device or clearing the space on iCloud.
How can I fix this?


texts: I've disabled iCloud photo storage and am trying to get my 296 photos onto my PC before they're deleted after 30 days. Do I have to install iCloud and set it up on my PC to get my photos or is there a way I can do it without having to do that?


texts: Cannot verify Google's SSL certificate with openssl

texts:
When checking Google's certificate with OpenSSL I get

$ echo 'Q' | /usr/bin/openssl s_client -connect www.google.com:443 -servername www.google.com -verify 6 > /dev/null
verify depth is 6
depth=2 /C=US/O=GeoTrust Inc./CN=GeoTrust Global CA
verify error:num=20:unable to get local issuer certificate
verify return:1
depth=2 /C=US/O=GeoTrust Inc./CN=GeoTrust Global CA
verify error:num=27:certificate not trusted
verify return:1
depth=1 /C=US/O=Google Inc/CN=Google Internet Authority G2
verify return:1
depth=0 /C=US/ST=California/L=Mountain View/O=Google Inc/CN=www.google.com
verify return:1
DONE

I then extracted the root certificates from Keychain

$ security find-certificate -a -p /Library/Keychains/System.keychain > cabundle.pem
$ security find-certificate -a \
  -p /System/Library/Keychains/SystemRootCertificates.keychain >> cabundle.pem

and supplied them to OpenSSL with the same result

$ echo 'Q' | /usr/bin/openssl s_client -connect www.google.com:443 \
  -servername www.google.com -verify 6 -CAfile  ./cabundle.pem > /dev/null
verify depth is 6
depth=2 /C=US/O=GeoTrust Inc./CN=GeoTrust Global CA
verify error:num=20:unable to get local issuer certificate
verify return:1
depth=2 /C=US/O=GeoTrust Inc./CN=GeoTrust Global CA
verify error:num=27:certificate not trusted
verify return:1
depth=1 /C=US/O=Google Inc/CN=Google Internet Authority G2
verify return:1
depth=0 /C=US/ST=California/L=Mountain View/O=Google Inc/CN=www.google.com
verify return:1
DONE

With MacPorts openssl or with the same on a Linux machine everything works as expected.

Am I missing some root certificates?

I am using OpenSSL 0.9.8zh 14 Jan 2016 on OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)


texts: Remove iTunes offline synced cache of movies

texts:
When I connect my iPad and want to add new, or remove old movies/videos, this is what I see in the Movies section:

I removed it from the iPad manually, then also from PC later. Now there should be just 2 movies, not 122. How to clear that cache or whatever is it? It is really annoying to list through 122 items to find just few. Not talking about warnings "Some of the items in the iTunes library, including XYZ, were not copied to the iPad XYZ because they could not be found".


texts: Photobooth camera not detected on video effects with USB Camera

texts:
I have a logitech c170 USB webcam plugged into my 2012 Mac Mini. The camera works fine on Skype, Facetime, and Photobooth for taking pictures and videos.

However if I try to apply and video effects such as the rollercoaster, I get into the following loop.

Step out of the frame

I step out of the frame and it says Background Detected, immediately followed by this.

Camera kicks back in with the

As long as I am out of the shot I could leave this repeating indefinitely. I left it for 20 minutes and it continued repeating.

I have reset the Mac numerous times, killed the VDCAssistant in the terminal, problem still remains. It doesn't make sense that the camera works fine with all other applications.

Has anyone got any suggestions for a potential fix?


texts:
I have MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2017(Mojave 10.14.6). For some kind of reason the internet speed keeps slowing down from 50 Mbit to somewhere between 25-35 Mbit. I'm connecting through WiFi, but have verified that the WiFi speed isn't the problem. I can also confirm with my much older iMac I can hit the 50 Mbit through WiFi every time.
I checked to see if any application is constantly pulling data through the Activity Monitor, but not seeing anything strange.
I also followed the steps over here: OSXDAILY but without luck.
Usually a restart helps restoring the speed but within 1 or 2 days it's down again. I do let the macbook sleep.
Any clue or pointers would be much appreciated.
Thanks!


texts: Bootcamp Stuck at Downloading Windows Support Software

texts:
Im trying to install Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro - High Sierra.I have downloaded the ISO,Pointed Bootcamp to the file, dragged the partitioning slider and clicked next.It started downloading windows support software.Then I got a message that ,the file was not available.From that moment when I retry to install windows by following the above steps, the progress bar seem to be stuck at the same point and no progress is made.

No partition is created by Bootcamp,i have checked this using Disk Utility.
Do I need a flash drive to install windows?


texts: How can I get started with FaceTime on a Macbook Pro?

texts:
I just bought a Retina Macbook pro about a week ago and I have been trying to use facetime.  When I go to select a contact, it dials them but stays in the connection position.  It just doesn't seem to make the facetime call.

I checked system preferences and I have noticed that Facetime isn't listed.  Shouldn't it be listed there since this is brand new?  How do i get it on my system preferences?  Do I need to turn it on?   I do have an Ipad that I do use and it works just fine.  I've even tried going to iCloud on the Mac and I don't see Facetime there either.

Is there a way to get this up and running?


texts: Move Secure Notes items from Keychain of one Mac to another?

texts:
I have a keychain created, to hold a bunch of Secure Notes items. These are not in the default keychain files created by Apple.

In previous versions of macOS, I was able simply drag the keychain file from one Mac to a new Mac. Now in macOS Mojave, this is not working. When I drag the my_own_keychain.keychain-db from my home folder > Library > Keychains on the old Mac, and place it in the same location on the new Mac, the Keychains app fails to recognize it.

How can I get my own keychain file moved from old Mac to new Mac?


texts: Updating to macOS Sierra from OS X 10.6.8

texts:
My OS is 10.6.8.  Yosemite is no longer available in US.  But Sierra needs 10.7 to download. Help! I'm stuck in a loop!

And cannot install my new printer until this is resolved. :/


texts: Can i tell if i am being observed by an admin using apple remote desktop?

texts:
Is there a way i can tell if i am being observed by an admin who is using apple remote desktop (ARD) ?

Is there an icon that will pop up in the dock / top bar ? Or is there a port I could check to see if there is traffic passing through it ?


texts: Built in FTP client (cmd + k) - can't upload files (Mavericks)

texts:
I have just found out that I can enter a built-in FTP client on my Mac by simply pressing ^ Ctrl + K. Great thing!

But after I have successfully connected to my server and a 'folder' with files located there appeared, it occurred that I can't upload files by simply drag & drop'ing them. When I checked the 'Get info' I saw that it is marked as 'You can only read', yet the ftp account itself is okay, because I could upload files there from dreamweaver (unfortunately I have only Windows licence for this app).

Why is it marked as 'You can only read' and how do I fix that?

Please help!

P.S. Could you explain it in an easy way? Because I'm new to Mac (just bought one few days ago).


texts: Is it possible to render $\LaTeX$ in Safari?

texts:
Is there a Safari extension for rendering LaTeX in webpages? That is, take expressions like $...$ and replace them in the page with the rendered LaTeX.

I couldn’t find anything on Google.


texts: Any DynDNS client for current iOS for usage with nsupdate.info?

texts:
This is my first question here and my first experience with iOS. As a long-time Windows and Linux user, I have been asked to install a client (updater) for the dynamic DNS service nsupdate.info on a phone with iOS (current version).
I have researched the situation and came across RealDNS and some others, but none of them seems to be intended to work with nsupdate.info.
On Windows, it is the same, but I solved the problem there just by writing a script which performs the updates and which is triggered by the task scheduler on a regular basis.
But unfortunately, I don't have Apple's development tools, and I have no clue whether I could run a script on iOS at all, so I can't develop something myself. Plus, I have no knowledge of how to develop software for iOS (including scripts).
Could somebody help me out there? As a last resort, I could look into the list of providers RealDNS supports, and use one of these services. However, I'd like to know of other options (if any) before I do this.


texts: How to view an app's user license agreement?

texts: How can I view an iPhone app's user license agreement? I'd like to know the answer to the general case, but also specifically concerning this app.


texts: How is iCloud Photo Library service in China?

texts: A friend of mine is traveling to China and he was asking if iCloud Photo Library is reliable enough in China so he can take pictures past the 16GB limit on his iPhone? I know Google is delayed or blocked in China, so Google Photos is out. What about iCloud?


texts: Macbook Air Caps Lock Delay in Windows 8

texts:
I have remapped Caps Lock to Backspace in Windows 8 using SharpKeys on my Macbook Air, but there is a noticeable delay that prevents me from quickly pressing the key to backspace. The Delete has no such delay.

I have installed the Boot Camp Windows Support software.

Apparently this is a hardware limitation to prevent people from hitting Caps Lock, but OS X can get around it.

How can I prevent this delay on Windows 8?


texts:
When editing texts, left and right arrow keys are frequently used. But it takes quite some time to move your right hand from the letters section to the arrow keys.

I used to use a Sony laptop, on which I could press "fn" with my left hand and then press "u" and "o" with my right hand to achieve the functions of "left arrow key" and "right arrow key", so my right hand seldom moved away from "jkl;". Neat.

Is there a similar resort on Mac?

Thanks!!


texts: How to Multicast audio stream on my laptop - MAC-OSX - Mavericks - the source and destination is same here?

texts:
I am using VLC to multicast an audio stream - song on my OS-X mavericks. I need multicasting streaming only here. However, I cannot hear the audio. The volume level of my machine is fine. Looks, like the audio streaming or receiving is not working.

Here are the steps that I did to setup a multicast streaming.  I am streaming a MP3 song.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

Receiver Setup -

Again on the same pc - I opened the VLC-- following options --

Now, in order to confirm that I am streaming, I checked on a wireshark. I am on a wifi interface.


texts: How to minimize all other panels except the one I want to keep open?

texts:
My requirement is to be able to drag a folder from my desktop to my Terminal app. To do this, I must minimize all other panels except the Terminal.

The beginning status:

The result:

So, if I minimize the panels one by one, it can be very time consuming. Is there a quicker way to achieve this?


texts:
I'd like to know if anyone knows a backdoor way to use the iCloud drive as a stacks folder in the dock? Like shown in this picture:

Apple advisor told me that it's not possible. Another Apple advisor had me create a copy of the iCloud folder on my desktop and drag that folder to the dock to use. I know that option won't work. The point is, he thought it was possible. So I'm not sure if it's possible or not.


texts: Isn't the Reminders app on iPad allowing you to trigger an alarm when you leave a location?

texts:
Isn't Reminders app on iPad allowing you to trigger an alarm when you leave a location ?

I can only find the option to set the time. I do have a 3G version of the iPad so it does have the GPS chip which in theory should make this feature as beneficial as on an iPhone with GPS and a data connection.


texts:
I'm looking at the Health App Graphs. The scale doesn't appear to be linear.

My question is: Is the Health App Graph Logarithmic?


texts: How to make the "Make New Sticky Note" shortcut work?

texts:
In 10.15 System Preferences>Keyboard>Shortcuts>Services there is a shortcut for "Make New Sticky Note" that can be enabled.
However, enabling it and trying the shortcut results in no action. I hoped/understood it was a shortcut to create a new sticky new from anywhere.


texts: Retrieving opened PDF file(s) from Safari's temporary files

texts:
I opened a bunch of PDF's that I opened in Safari, but didn't download them. Now the website where I was viewing the PDF's is currently under maintenance, but I need those PDF's.

Does safari store those PDF's somewhere in a temporary location where I could locate and open them from?

I've already looked into /users/library/com.apple.safari but I couldn't find any PDF files there.


texts: My girlfriend recently ordered a MacBook Pro with Lion installed. For an online class she needs GIMP which depends on X11. What are my options to get it? Is there any Apple-sanctioned way to do the install? Would there be any downside to using the SL DVD from my machine? Or should I just install XQuartz?


texts: How to use Jar Launcher with specified jdk version

texts:
Now I have multiple jdk installed on OSX as shown below:

└─[1] <> /usr/libexec/java_home -V
Matching Java Virtual Machines (2):
    14.0.1, x86_64: "Java SE 14.0.1"    /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-14.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.8.0_241, x86_64:  "Java SE 8" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_241.jdk/Contents/Home

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-14.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home

Then I want to double click to run a jar file directly, for instance this:

However, it warns me that this jar file is launched with JDK 14 but I want to launch it with JDK 1.8.
A solution is that run it in terminal with "java -jar" in specified jdk path,but clearly it is not elegant.
The best way is to let "Jar Launcher" use specified jdk version ,but I don't know how.


texts: fsck - btree rebuild disabled in single user mode

texts:
I am running Mac OS X Yosemite and on attempting to run fsck in single user mode, I get the following error
btree rebuild requested but writing disabled in single user mode

How can I run fsck within single user mode?


texts:
I am looking for a JSON viewer for OS X that can:

open decently large files (e.g. > 10 MB), unlike the JSON Editor Eclipse Plugin  (take over 1 minute to generate the treeview for a 500 KB JSON file) and Json Tools Eclipse Plugin (no outline generated if file is more than a few MBs but otherwise great and fast)
has a decently responsive UI, unlike JSON Viewer for Windows
can collapse/expand a given level (treeview / outline)
works off-line

Ideally:

tabs
gratis
can edit JSON data
displays the filename somewhere, unlike JSON Viewer for Windows
provide some statistics on the JSON content


texts: I'm clicking through the internet and start being confused a little bit about if the mobile Safari Brwoser is HTML5-capable now or not. I wanted to open the webqr-Site on my safari Browser on iPod Touch 3rd Gen with the newest iOS and they say, I have to open this site with a browser being capable of HTML5. But actually the mobile safari browser should support HTML5, (Link1, Link2). I'm not into HTML5, that's why I get confused. Does that mean, that the mobile Safari browser started being compatible to some Tags of HTML5, but still not supports the whole functionality? Is there any reliable source for that? I need this information for my thesis.


texts: AppStore Review: Is there any way to get to another reviewer?

texts:
Is there a way to resubmit an iOS app for review so that it will be verified by another Apple employee?

Apple rejects our app for the third time because of spam (point 4.3 of AppStore Review Guidelines), but we don't agree with that. Our app has a lot of features that similar apps don't have. We want to get some additional information about the reason, but Apple always sends us a sample answer without any details.


texts: How to set refresh rate to 144 hertz on my MacBook air 2017

texts: I just got a 144 hertz Samsung monitor and I'm using mini display port to HDMI. Also, settings are set to mirror.


texts: List of graphics cards supported by Snow Leopard (10.6.x) but not OpenCL capable? (In older Intel Macs.)

texts: I want to know what graphics cards without OpenCL capabilities are supported by Mac OS 10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’? The list is probably really short.


texts:
On macOS Catalina (and probably others) pressing Option+Brightness Up or Option+Brightness Down opens the display preferences. I found this out the hard way after accidentally triggering it multiple times working in random applications.
This shortcut is nowhere to be found under System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts, so I don't seem to be able to turn it off.
Is there a way to disable this (and other similar) system built-in shortcuts?


texts: How to remove the Finder menu bar when in fullscreen?

texts:
Trying to use an application in fullscreen mode, but if I move the pointer just a little too far when trying to select things at the top of the display the menu bar drops down instead.

Is there a way to disable this, either in per-app settings or from a particular monitor/display?

Using OS X 10.10.x


texts: Refresh OSX to get rid of stuck info tag

texts:
Every now and then I get an info tag stuck on my screen on top of all my applications. The only thing I know that will remove it is restarting my computer. Is there an easier way to refresh OSX that would get rid it?

I'm running the latest OSX Mavericks. I tried creating a new desktop deleting the main desktop. The problem persists unto the new desktop.

The tag does go away temporarily when I slide over to the dashboard and when I show the desktop but comes right back when I return to my applications.


texts: How can I change permissions of mount point of a network resource on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)?

texts:
I want to give another user permission to a mount point of a network resource. The directory mode is 700 and the owner is, of course, the logged in user who created the mount point.

I have programs running as different users which have to access the resource as well, but they are unable to. I would like to change the file mode of the mount point located in /Volumes/, but -probably for security reasons- this cannot be done by simply using the sudo chmod go+rx /Volumes/<mount point>/ command.

How can I give other users permissions to my mount point of a network resource?

EDIT:
Mounting is done the Mac way: via Finder. It's an AFP share (located on a Mac Server). Mount output: afp_4dskZR4jbiYw4tTvjg2EIbez-2.2d000004 on /Volumes/Work in Progress (afpfs, nodev, nosuid, mounted by foto5). I prefer to keep it the Mac way. I don't want to edit fstab manually to create static mount points (for example).


texts: Is it worth upgrading to SSD or just to buy new?

texts:
I'm deciding whether or not to upgrade to SSD's in my Late 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz i7, or if its finally starting to come to that time where I need to just fork out and buy a new MacBook.

I'm not sure whether upgrading to SSD will solve my problems for long, as my laptop is taking around 20 - 30 minutes from a cold start to just open applications... I have tried everything, even a complete wipe of the HHD and a fresh install of the OS.

Thoughts?


texts: Bind a single arrow keypress to multiple arrow keypresses

texts:
I'm trying to bind the Up arrow to three Left arrows done in rapid (instant) succession (although I'd also be interested in knowing how to put some fixed delay as well).
There are two existing answers on this and both are either out-dated or cannot be adapted for my purposes.

Can I bind two arrow keys to a single shortcut?

How to bind a key to press two separate keys

The first link proposes "KeyRemap4MacBook" which has been superseded by Karabiner and the original instructions don't apply to the current version. The second answer uses Karabiner, but references a private.xml file which does not exist in the current version of Karabiner. It's been superseded by a private .json file.
I have messed around with a private .json file, but it's not clear how to repeat the same arrow press using a Karabiner macro, and there aren't abundant examples online attempting something similar.
My attempt at achieving this:
"rules": [
    {  "description": "Call it whatever you like…",
       "manipulators": [ {
                "type": "basic",
                "from": {
                    "key_code": "up_arrow",
              },
              "to": [
                  {
                      "key_code": "left_arrow",
                      "key_code": "left_arrow",
                      "key_code": "left_arrow"

                  }
              ]
          }]


texts:
My "user" folder is about 56GB big, but when I look at the contents (and add them up with a calculator) I get up to about 24GB. What happened to the other 32GB? Is there a way to free this space up?

I have a hidden folder called .rvm with the size of almost 3GB. My Library is almost 30GB though, can I remove something in there? It seems excessively big!

Edit: So, these are the biggest folders in my Library. Is there a way to get some space back, or do I just have to learn to live with this?


texts: Can I make the Podcasts App play my unplayed podcasts in chronological order?

texts:
The new Podcasts app is pretty swell. I'm particularly fond of the 'Unplayed Episodes' button that generates a playlist of all my unplayed podcast episodes, on which I can just hit 'Play' and let a half a dozen episodes of different podcasts just run in order, without having to actually edit or manage a playlist.

But there's one problem: They play newest first. Is there any way to change this playback order so that I can hear my oldest unplayed podcasts first?


texts: trying to revive a mac pro 1.1 without a disk drive or preinstalled software

texts:
I have a mac pro 1.1 which came without any DVD drives or HDDs, I put an SSD into one of the slots and want to install any working OS.

it however cannot get into any boot menu, it boots normally with the chime but doesn't display anything on screen.

Video card is the original nvidia 7300, RAM is original. Debug lights show video card present, EFI goes on for a split second during boot but goes off after.

What steps can I take to turn this into a working machine?


texts: Easy solution to use a SmartCard with a 15" MacBook Pro?

texts:
I am looking for a simple solution that would enable my MacBook Pro to read smartcards and use them with Cisco AnyConnect VPN solution.

Do you know what cards are supported on OS X Lion?


texts:
Could/should/would fans be running while the system is asleep (on a MacBook Pro 16 w/Catalina 10.15.4)?

I did find the Remote Login service enabled, but am not certain if this would prevent sleeping? All other services listed are disabled.

I also made sure that the settings for Power Nap were disabled in the Energy Saver preferences (and all other suggestions here: If your Mac won’t go to or stay in sleep):

Note: I couldn't find the “Computer sleep” slider.

Bluetooth is also disabled, and Bluetooth devices are prevented from waking the system:

This is a new machine with only Xcode and Visual Studio installed (as well as Boom3D from the App Store, though the symptoms existed before it's installation).

I did find a potentially useful post in the comments here macOS Catalina is a Disruptive POS — No System Sleep, Displays Won’t Sync for debugging power states, though would like to rule out any "usual suspects" first:

  Aln K writes:

  These tips require Terminal and understanding output redirection to a
  file.

  I had a hard time with Apple on this even escalating to SVP. What you
  should do is:

  in Terminal run pmset -g everything >pmset-everything-before.txt
  in Terminal run pmset -g pslog
  put Mac to sleep (e.g. using Apple menu, key shortcut, lid closed etc., !!! beware the method of doing this is relevant !!!)
  when Mac wakes up examine output
  do 1) again as pmset -g everything >pmset-everything-after.txt

  (Note: Mac's behavior is power source dependent - battery or AC.)

  You will find a lot of info in the 'everything' file (everything just
  invokes all commands in series), especially current settings for each
  power source and /var/log/powermanagement entries. These entries will
  tell you all processes affecting power management (best is to read the
  manual with 'man pmset' or place cursor near the word and use the
  'open man' item in Help menu).

  For example, if you put your Mac to sleep over night while running "-g
  live" you can see what happened all night long. Running 'pmset -g log'
  will reveal all events including wake-ups for all the nightly tasks
  (you will better route the output to a file.)

  For example you can find out what I have found. There was a bug I
  reported a while back with 'autopoweroffdelay' (put in hibernation
  after specified time, defaults to 28800) which is set to obey EU
  directive. I don't know if this is still the case but whatever you
  entered for this parameter, its internal variables would truncate it
  to 3 hours max. (= waking up from hibernation every 3 hours -
  interesting coincidence: for boundary checks, masking this parameter
  with 3FFF yields max. 3 integer.)


texts: Running shell commands with Automator: how to create a droplet launching an "exec" command?

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I need to create a automator application that launches the following exec command, whenever a image file is dropped onto it (the exec print the image files with some printing params).

exec('lpr -o ImageableArea=DS_8x6 -o PageRegion=DS_8x12 -o
PageSize=DS_8x12 -o media=DS_8x12 '.$fullPathOfTheImageFile);

How can I create this application? I can't go beyond this point:


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I messed up pbcopy. Instead of

 cat foo | pbcopy

I did

  cat foo > pbcopy

And now my pbcopy is a text file. How can I reinstall it? Is it a part of some specific package, maybe something in homebrew?


texts: I have a slight delay in audio when using my AirPods Pro with my iMac mid 2015. Does someone know how to fix this issue?


texts: Disabling the trackpad from the command line

texts: How can I disable the trackpad (without restarting my computer) from the command-line on OS X Mavericks?


texts: Easily disable/enable all network connectivity

texts:
My work involves trying stuff online and offline, on a Mac. Sometimes a try can be less than 10 seconds of needed offline time. Most of the time I still need to be online.

Instead of going to Network -> Ethernet/Wifi and disable everything manually, I'd like to know if there is a way to disable it all at once, and re-enable it just as easily.

I've also simply removed the ethernet cable for a while but that's just ridiculously annoying. Since I'm working on a Mac Mini, that also forces me to have it's back facing me for easier reach, and all cables lying just under my screen/behind my keyboard. While that is an "okay" option, I'd like to get rid of it.

I'm thinking maybe there is an App that could be on the top bar and I'd just tap On/Off.

I already use the NetworkConditioner which is amazing for simulating lag, but the only "offline" I can get here is just "100% packet loss" which isn't really offline, it's just infinite lag.

If you have an easy on/off switch (ideally on the top bar so I don't have to Alt-Tab between apps) or something similar to airplane mode, I'm all ears !


texts: How to put file into clipboard without losing control characters?

texts: I have a .txt file originated from Windows, so its line endings are \r\n. Running cat or echo on that file makes those control characters go away. How can I display the file (even in raw bytes if possible) while preserving the original control characters from Windows?


texts:
My iPhone 5 does not respond to swipes and gestures on the touch screen, while charging.
The buttons work fine.

What is this issue, I have on 2 iPhone 5 devices - so not only one.

Rebooting does not work and hardware reset neither.

Update:

I do not have this issue via the computer (but this is a different cable as well).
I did check this in my car, which is a Pioneer radio with USB in the front. The iPhone works without trouble in there.
At my home, the iPhone does not respond as described above. It's 100% an original charger and cable, but it might be broken as stated by KrisReynolds. Also, this house is built in 1970 by my Grandfather and the wiring sometimes is pretty poor. This might be the cause too.

Update 2: The bounty and the accepted answer are both great - couldn't decide so I split the accept and the bounty between them.


texts: Suppressing an error completely in AppleScript?

texts:
So I wrote a small service that, when hotkey is pressed, captures a screenshot, uploads it to imgur and copies the link to the buffer. Thing is, if for some reason I decide NOT to capture anything and press Esc (or any other key), it breaks and displays an error. I want the service not to display an error when I manually cancel the procedure. How do I achieve that?

Edit: I have tried wrapping my script in try and adding on error errMsg before closing with end try. It worked but I wonder if there's a more idiomatic solution.