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I have only used iPhoto a couple of times by accident (preferring one of the many alternatives).  Each time, I carefully removed those images from iPhoto to the iPhoto trashcan and then emptied the iPhoto trash. Consequently, all the iPhoto sections appear empty:

But when I look at the screensaver, pictures show up when one of the iPhoto directories is selected (the directories can't be deleted in any way I know).

I'm assuming that the images were copied into a screensaver cache (or maybe a link was created). Where are these screen saver images stored?
BTW, I'm still running Snow Leopard on a beautiful 4gig iMac. Thanks!


texts: Syncing photos to iCloud and managing them with Lightroom

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I am a brand new Mac user, having recently purchased an iMac updated to OSX 10.10.3. I also have installed Adobe Lightroom 5, and I have a bunch of photos synced to iCloud and available through the Photos app.

I would like to be able to manage my photos through Lightroom, but have the photos synced through iCloud with my other devices. However, it appears that Lightroom cannot read the "Photos Library.photolibrary" file that is created with the Photos app.

I have seen this other question regarding the iPhoto app and Lightroom. Does this still apply for the Photos app?

What options are available to be able to sync my with my other devices and still be able to manage them on the iMac with Lightroom?


texts: Why is iTunes displaying random junk characters when I try to verify my billing information?

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I get garbled/garbage characters (weird font?) when I try to manage payment methods (I can't get past this screen to purchase a song*):

I also got this screen at one point trying to open an apple music link:

Using latest iTunes app from Microsoft store on Windows 10.

"For you" | "Try it now" also shows junk.

(*) Eventually I was able to purchase a song by guessing what the various fields/buttons were supposed to be. But obviously something very wrong. And yes, have rebooted etc. etc.

At least one other user has reported this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8066958, however the suggestion (starting iTunes in safe mode) didn't help.


texts: allow program to run on guest account mac

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How do I allow a program have run access on my guest account?

I am running on a Mac Book pro, I am also running mavericks operating system.

In specific I have installed a game on my admin account. Then I go to the guest account and let my friend play the game. But when I click on the game to load it never loads.


texts: Can I print to an Airport-shared printer from Linux? from iOS?

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I'm considering buying an Airport Express for wifi in my house.  I'll plug my printer into the USB port, so I can print from my Mac over wifi.

Two related questions:

Will I be able to print from my Linux box, which is connected via ethernet to the same router as the Airport Express will be?  (In the past, I've just plugged the USB cable into whichever machine, Mac on Linux, needed to print, so it certainly does support the printer.)  My thinking is that, if I can reach it over the network, I can print to it, but it's not clear from the documentation if it allows printing from the ethernet port, or if it only uses that for WAN communication.
Will I be able to print from iOS 4.2 from my iPod Touch?  There's not much AirPrint documentation yet -- really just a press release.  But it's not clear to me what it allows.  It says you can print to any shared printer, but then says HP's new printers will be the first to support it.  Which is it?  Can I print to my HP printer that's shared over an old-fashioned Airport Express?

Thanks!


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Been through a bit of the suggested answers, nothing has been suggested that I haven't tried (unsuccesfully, as of yet), so I turn to the group for answers.

I have a 2.5" HD from an MacBook 2011-vintage. It was that computer's boot drive, and in fact will mount, and boot, a 1,1 Mac Tower that I've got it in.  It's running 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). The drive has physical damage (bad sectors), and performs poorly to not at all during finder operations (eg, copy).  I've tried to recover the data on the drive (iPhoto/iTunes stuff, text docs, things that aren't backed up) using Data Rescue 3, to no avail so far - it sees the drive, but just hangs and becomes non-responsive.  Prosoft's suggestion is to clone the drive and recover from the clone. Sounds good, but...

I've now got the drive on another MacPro system, in an eSATA dock, and am attempting to clone it to a fresh internal drive. I tried using the Terminal command dd, as was suggested in another post here, but after an overnight run nothing seemed to be happening. Currently, I'm attempting to clone it using Disk Utility's "Restore" tab...but it seems that nothing is happening beyond the "Setup" phase.

If specifying "dd", using the correct arguments to create nulls to fill bad sectors, makes a bit-by-bit clone...then why isn't it working?


texts: Is it possible for an AppleScript .scpt file to retain a custom icon, even after edits have been made to the code?

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The file:

I created an AppleScript .scpt file in Script Debugger.app.

Here is how I assigned a custom icon to this .scpt file:

I downloaded a unique icon (in the "512px PNG" format) from IconArchive.com.
I opened the .png file with Preview.app. In Preview, I clicked Edit ⟶ Copy, to place this image on my clipboard.
I opened the .scpt file's Get Info window in Finder. I left-clicked on the default icon, found in the top-left corner of the Get Info window. A blue outline then appeared around the default icon, reflecting that the icon was selected.
Finally, I pasted the custom icon over the default icon via the keyboard shortcut, ⌘ command + V. The custom icon was set immediately. I closed out of the Get Info window.

The bug:

When I open the .scpt file in Script Debugger, to edit the code, and then resave the .scpt file, the custom icon disappears.

On save, the following icon immediately takes the place of the custom icon:

(This is OS X's default icon for .scpt files.)

Of course, having to go through the process of setting the custom icon every time that I save (i.e., edit) the file is an inconvenience.

But, there is also a second, corollary bug: Each time that I re-add the custom icon in the Get Info window, the file size of the .scpt file cumulatively increases. In other words, when Script Debugger deletes the custom file icon, the icon's file size is still included, somehow, as part of the overall .scpt file size.

Case in point: the file size of the .scpt file in question is 12.6 MB, at the moment. The file should not be larger than .5 MB.

The question:

I understand how to set a custom file icon to an AppleScript .app file, so that this custom icon remains in place after editing, but I am curious if the same can be done for an .scpt file.

Is there a way for my custom script icon to remain in place, even after the .scpt file has been modified in Script Debugger?

This is an .scpt file that is launched via the FastScripts.app menu bar drop-down menu. (The .scpt file is located in /Users/Me/Library/Scripts.) The FastScripts drop-down menu actually displays the file icons of the scripts, which is a nice feature. This is the reason why I want to set a custom icon to the .scpt file (i.e., so that I can observe an apposite icon in the FastScripts shortcut menu).

No, it is not a big deal to simply convert the AppleScript .scpt files that I want to have a custom file icon to AppleScript .app files. I ask this question just to see if there is something that I am missing or overlooking here.

What about Script Editor?

It appears that this bug is unique to Script Debugger.

When I follow the same steps in OS X's native AppleScript editing program, Script Editor.app, the .scpt file icon remains in tact, upon save. However, I could've sworn that I have, in fact, experienced this issue in Script Editor, in the past.

For example, I recall that, once, Script Editor refused to save a .scpt file that I had edited; a vague error dialog was presented on Save. To successfully save the file, I had to either delete the custom icon from Finder's Get Info window, or copy the code text and paste it into a new .scpt file (which, of course, would necessarily possess the default .scpt file icon).

But, at this time, I can no longer reproduce the error in Script Editor.

At any rate, I try to not use Script Editor to edit my AppleScripts anymore. This is because Script Editor is laggy, potentially crashes when using a third-party script library, and can be temperamental when it comes to opening and saving files.

In my experience, so far, Script Debugger has none of these issues.

Of course, Script Debugger does have at least one issue, though (i.e., the issue detailed in this post).

OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.6.


texts: Is it possible to make a hotkey for switching audio output?

texts: I am using external monitors. Because of this, whenever my mac goes to sleep, it automatically redirects output to the monitor. This is annoying to fix, as I have to move my mouse and click to fix it every time. Is there a way to set a hotkey to toggle the sound output for me? something like command+shift+s


texts: How can I reassign the copy/paste keyboard shortcuts?

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I've been using mac for years, but prefer to do software development on windows. I'm really used to is using the folowing shortcuts on windows very much:

<CTRL>  + INSERT: Copy
<SHIFT> + INSERT: Paste
<SHIFT> + DELETE: Cut

Of late, I've taken to doing even my development work on the Mac. However, as a matter of habit, I'm missing these shortcuts very much. Actually, I find these a lot more convenient than COMMAND + (C/V/X) combo.

Is there a way to reassign these three shortcuts at least?

I've look all over the internet and in the "Keyboards" system preferences but I did not find anything.

PS: If you're wondering where I find the INSERT keys on a mac book pro, I use a wireless keyboard.


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I'm looking to run a VNC server on some of my Macs running Mac OS so that I can access them from other machines. Google searching for generic terms was useless, for example "VNC Server Mac OS" only gets you results about Mac OS X.

More specifically, I'm looking for VNC server software(s) that would run on both 68K and PowerPC. What VNC server software is available for Mac OS?

Just to clarify: this question is about Mac OS, not Mac OS X or macOS (Sierra/High Sierra).


texts: Can I connect two 27 inch (Thunderbolt-2) mac monitors to a 13" 2016 Macbook Pro with touch bar?

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I want to run my laptop screen and both 27" Apple displays at the same time. Basically achieve this setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPoGnm7PZQc but with my hardware.

I'm seeing some conflicting reports about my laptop's ability to run two monitors at the same time. There are also bad reviews for the official adapter: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter?fnode=16b1c754f291e8a4b528715c470463e53359bb4b85ab8f7a3c17a9ca31404b5b0777165ed94086997d7f2f62a908c8e4917dd4622b9fb13f692c13d5db7714673162075736e96e72357cb968f859f469ceabe10ebc138a172aa06414d935cd6d

Is what I'm trying to do possible? And if it is, assuming I have the laptop and two monitors in my possession and I would be buying some sort of adapter anyway, what's my best course of action?


texts: In App Store app, if I search for a word.  What does the returned listing order of apps base on?  Let's say, it returned app1, app2, app3, ..., app10.  What was the listing order based upon?


texts: Can I remove Two-Factor Authentication Alerts from my MacBook Pro?

texts: I already get two-factor authentication alerts on my iPhone and iPad. Is it possible to stop them from appearing on my MacBook Pro as well?


texts: My Mac Switches Audio Output From Bluetooth Headphones to Internal Speakers

texts: I was watching some youtube videos on my mac (macOS Catalina, MacBook Air, 13-inch, Mid 2012) with my paired Bluetooth headphones. Randomly, about 15 minutes in the audio output just switched to the internal speakers. Went into audio preferences and tried to select my headphones as audio output but it wouldn't change where the audio was playing from. I then disconnected and reconnected the headphones and it worked for around another 15 minutes, and then the same thing happened. I have experienced this issue multiple times with both my headphones and a pair of wireless earbuds. Both the headphones and the earbuds work with my iPhone 6 with no problems at all. Does anyone know a way to stop this from happening?


texts: Dropbox public link video - downloading onto an iPad

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I'm trying to get this 70mb video, which I have uploaded to a public Dropbox folder onto this lady's iPad. She doesn't have a computer and I don't want her to have to do too much work to get this video into the camera. How exactly do i do this? The extremely useful Safari doesn't allow saving videos to the camera roll.

I should also add she wants to save the video to the camera roll, not anywhere else.


texts:
I had a folder named private in one of my projects and had to change the permissions of it via chmod, however, instead of "private" I did "/private"!

I am an idiot and can't figure out how to get it back. My shell is all messed up now and I am trying to restore the /private folder via time machine and no luck! It starts but then says "Security agent may only be invoked by apple software"

I know this a HUGE mistake and any help would be appreciated. I am on el capitan


texts: iPhone Case Manufactuerer - Unlabelled but have logo

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A family member has a really old iphone case that is pretty nice and I'm trying to find the company behind it. Unfortunately the case did not come with packaging (as far as we can remember), it was sold in the Apple Store at the time, and it doesn't have the company name on the case itself, just a logo:

I tried a google reverse image look up and it found nothing, so I'm hoping that someone here recognizes it.


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I am having some trouble with Safari not loading any sites. When I enter a URL the site appears to load forever without making progress. There are no errors, and this state will continue until I forcibly stop it. I grabbed some logs from Console, but I can't see any apparent errors, although it looks to me like Webkit might be resetting the connection to "Google.com"

I am using a kernel extension which rebinds Safari sockets so that the traffic goes out the physical interface rather than the tunnel...aka a "split tunnel". This kernel extension works perfectly for all apps except Safari. I am trying to understand why it does not work with Safari.

Safari will load HTTP without a problem, but when I try to navigate to a site employing HTTPS, such as Google, it will appear as if the site is loading forever without making any progress. Wireshark shows my local machine sending TCP reset requests to Google after attempting to establish the handshake. Sometimes it looks like the handshake completes and sometimes not.

I took some logs from Console which may show the handshake resetting, but I'm having a hard time understanding them.

Can anyone tell me what is going on in these logs, or point me to some resources which will help explain them?

Here are the logs.


texts: High processor/CPU load on iPhone, draining battery, how to fix?

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My iPhone sometimes gets very hot and drains battery extremely quickly. When I use the app iStat to check processor load, it shows high numbers (above 2, where it is normally 0.5, not sure about the format of those numbers but that is what is reported). It seem to be the equivalent of a computer stuck at 100% CPU load.

Restarting the iPhone and closing all apps does not help. Previously, it went away after a number of restarts, but this time, so far not. Do you know a way, except re-installing, that can fix the iPhone? Any app that can kill all processes?


texts: How to choose a application without using the mouse in Lion Mission Control?

texts: While using Mission Control and pressing Control ⌃+↑, I get the tiled view of all the applications in that particular desktop. Is there a keyboard shortcut to choose an application in this view?


texts: Is there any way to dock the Adium buddy list to the side of the screen?

texts: This seems to be a pretty common feature in most Windows-based IM clients and I'm confused as to why I can't find this functionality in Adium. By "dock" I mean dragging the buddy list to the edge of the screen and having it essentially turn into a sidebar which no windows overlap and which takes up the entire height of the screen.


texts: Preference Panes no longer open after Big Sur update. Library/PreferencePanes is now completely empty

texts: After upgrading to Big Sur, none of the System Preferences panes open. A little hunting around online steered me to the folder, Library/PreferencePanes, which is now completely empty. So I guess there's just nothing to open. On the advice of Apple Support, I've tried reinstalling Big Sur in the hope that it would restore everything, but still nothing. The folder remains empty. I've tried multiple restarts and clearing NVRAM. Weirdly, when I open Timemachine and search for old copies of Library/PreferencePanes to restore, the folder is empty even before the upgrade, back in the good old days when the panes still opened. I'm stuck. Any ideas would be great. Thanks!


texts: Print PDF Scaled Down in Top Left Corner

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I have a PDF that  would print something like the following by default:

 __________
| ........ |
| ........ |
| ........ |
| ........ |
|__________|

If I scale down the content it remains centered.

 __________
|          |
|   ....   |
|   ....   |
|          |
|__________|

Is there a way to have the content moved to the top left corner after scaling?

 __________
| ....     |
| ....     |
|          |
|          |
|__________|


texts:
I want to update rsync in high sierra.

After I installed it using homebrew, it is installed in

/usr/local/Cellar/rsync/3.1.3_1

rsync --version still shows 2.6.9. how can I fix that?


texts: Sometimes, my Magic Mouse suddenly disconnects. It has a strong battery level, so I know it isn't that. Anyone have any ideas what might be causing this?


texts: Is it possible to sync my Gmail contacts with my Google Apps account?

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I have had a Gmail account for as many years as they've been available, but recently I've moved to use my own domain name with Google Apps. So now I have a Gmail account and a Google Apps account.

They are nearly identical but they are not identical. For example, Google still seems to offer some features to Gmail users before Google Apps users. Until recently, Google Voice was not available for Google Apps, and so I created my Google Voice number through my Gmail account.

The problem now is that I have a Google Apps account where I use email, and a Gmail account where I use Google Voice. Why is this a problem?

Contacts.

I need/want up to date phone numbers on my Gmail account to help with Google Voice, but I need/want up to date email address information on my Google Apps account.

So I need/want to sync two Gmail/Google Apps accounts with my Mac and with my iPhone and iPad.

I have been searching for ways to sync these without much success.

I have tried:

Plaxo (seemed like it should work, but didn't work well. Also $60/year).
Spanning Sync (worked well until Apple broke it [see link])
Futzing around with the Contacts.app sync on Mac OS X to try to get it to sync two accounts (did not work at all)
A few older "Sync your contacts to Gmail" Mac apps that I found on the web (most of which probably date back to 10.4 before OS X had this built-in).

Now that CardDAV is available, I wondered if there was any new possibility of doing this.


texts: Hardware issue on iMac, flashing question mark

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I have an iMac 2008/2009 issue and recently the computer would not boot and I would get a flashing question mark. Ran through all the usual steps, try boot in safe mode, flash RAM,  try single user for fdisk, put in OS disk and boot from CD, etc... No dice.

Replaced the hard drive and put the OS disc in the system, press and hold option. (holding C didn't work) I can see the OS disk but when I click on it the system will act like it is going to run and then freeze. The best I got was the OS X disc that changed the screen to dark grey and told be the system had to restart.

Purchased a usb mount for an external hard drive. Was able to mount the old hard drive to a laptop and run disk utility. Everything checked out.

At this point I am pretty sure it isn't the hard drive.

Any other hard ware items this can point too? My iMAC can also "see" the hard drive (and the recovery partition) when connected via the USB and I hold "option" on start up. But it crashes when trying to boot from either.

I am going to take out and re-install the RAM for giggles but I am not sure what else to do.

Ideas are welcome.


texts: upload pics from Mac OSX 10.9.5 to icloud

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I'm trying to upload pics from my mac to icloud.  I have OSX  10.9.5 to icloud and can't download any newer software because it's an old computer.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you


texts: How to run latest tvOS SDK on macOS 10.13?

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TL/DR: Is there any way to get the latest tvOS SDK, and hack it into my (slightly older) version of XCode, so I can do tvOS development on my machine?

Background:
I need to do some tvOS development.  My AppleTV is running tvOS 12.3.  My Mac is running 10.13.6.  The latest version of XCode that will run on macOS 10.13.6 is version Xcode 10.1, and when I try to connect to the AppleTV, Xcode complains that it is not compatible with tvOS 12.3, and tells me I should update.

The last time I tried to update my MacBook Pro beyond macOS 10.13, it failed halfway through, and Time Machine also failed to restore properly.  I lost half a week rebuilding my machine, and still run into things that are not quite right (e.g. execute bits inside app bundles).  I'm not eager to go through that again.

So I bought an external 2TB Western Digital hard drive, and tried to install Mojave on that.  After a day and a half of trying, I give up.  It's been nothing but a series of failures.

So, I'm now looking for some way to get the latest tvOS SDK (or at least one compatible with tvOS 12.3), and copy it into my current XCode, so I can get on with development?


texts: Anyone know why there would be a difference between the number shown at the bottom of the hard drive icon and the number of available space in '7.6 GB free of 272.42 GB' in the screenshot below?


texts: Update Calculator/Spotlight Currency Conversion

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I understand that Spotlight uses Calculator for currency conversion.
I noticed that the conversation rate in Spotlight was inaccurate. It was showing the rate from at least 6 months ago. When I tried testing the conversion in the Calculator app itself, I discovered that trying to do currency conversion specifically crashes the app. Other conversions work fine.
I can't quite figure out how to update/reinstall the Calculator app, let alone fix this issue.
OSX 10.13.6
Crash log, but there doesn't seem to be much useful information here.


texts: I'm looking for sync plugins for current Outlook for Mac to make it talk to CardDAV and CalDAV servers. So far I only found plugins for Windows. Any hints?


texts: iPhone 4s not activating fully with AT&T sim

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I bought a used iPhone 4s from eBay and, of course, when I recieved it, it was inactivated.  I put in an old At&t sim I had in the house (not sure where it came from as I've never had At&T), and I was able to get past the activation screen and enter some info and set up Siri and iCloud.

However, it never actually gave me the message that is was now activated and when I try to put my sim from another carrier in, it reverts back to the inactive screen. It is not currently unlocked (I am attempting to complete that but must get past the inactive screen).

I have the latest iTunes installed and I have tried doing a backup and restore from backup and also just a hard restore all after fully rebooting the device.

Is it the sim or am I doing something wrong?


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In previous releases Apple had an "All Features" or "New Enhancements" page buried somewhere off the main Mac OS X page. It listed features that were beyond just the main marketing ones. Does anybody know where this information lives for Sierra?

10.6: http://web.archive.org/web/20110328202042/https://www.apple.com/macosx/refinements/enhancements-refinements.html

10.7:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120329193957/http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html

10.8:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130405191728/http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html

10.9:
http://web.archive.org/web/20140729182042/http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html

10.10:
http://web.archive.org/web/20150912081700/https://www.apple.com/osx/all-features/

10.11:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160710162027/http://www.apple.com/osx/all-features/


texts: Make iOS App Store search stop “helping”

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Apple’s App Store search function sucks.  Example: I thought (wrongly) an iOS app existed called “cookie” that helps us reduce tracking.  But I can’t tell whether I’m wrong or right, because Apple’s search logic appears to be “cookie is related to candy, so let’s show him everything that mentions candy.  And candy crush is a game, so let’s also show him every other game in the store.”

“Cookie” is not the only search that has been hopeless due to this kind of idiocy, so I wonder if there is a way to filter to what I actually asked for.


texts: Apple iPhone won't connect to insecure website

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A certificate is expired of an application of ours and a client still wants to access it. He is using an Apple iPhone and gets the message

Safari cannot open the page because it could not establish a secure connection to the server

There is no link or button like on desktop to ignore and proceed. Is there a way to ignore the message and proceed?


texts: Is there a simple texteditor accessible from the menu bar for making fast snippets?

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Do you know some solution or some clever way how to link some text editor to menu bar with an icon in the menu bar?

The desired app should look something like this:
http://www.sourcedrop.net/mac

BUT:

no need for hosting on the Internet
using of local files
enabling inline editing
enabling easy search


texts: Weird Password/iCloud stuff going on - baffled. "This is impossible."

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I've had some weird stuff going on in the last few days.

On Wednesday, I was listening to a Podcast on my iPhone. This one is rated "E" for explicit. I was about 5 minutes from the end, when I stopped, planning on finishing the show later. When I returned the next day, the iPhone displayed "Episode Contains Explicit Content - To play this episode, allow explicit content in Restrictions." ?!?! I have no children in the home. No one else ever uses my iPhone. I didn't turn on Restrictions between Wednesday and Thursday. I didn't do an update. I didn't reset. I didn't backup or restore. Nothing changed, and yet.....
Tonight, I noticed that my Apple Watch didn't unlock my Mac. So, I opened the Security & Privacy section of System Preferences. The "Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac" was unchecked, even though I have been using it for months. It was still working even after recently (one week?) changing Apple Watches. But, now, unchecked. WTF?
When I tried to check the "Allow Apple Watch to Unlock My Mac" option, I was prompted to "finish setting up iCloud...." I clicked "iCloud" which asked for my password. I haven't changed my password in months or years. I regularly use it and type it in manually. I visit appleid.apple.com or iCloud.com regularly, and type my password all the time. And, I have a mind for numbers and passwords. I don't forget passwords. Ever. And all my devices use iCloud Keychain....But, tonight, my password didn't work. I typed it in very carefully, several times. I typed it where I could see it, copied and pasted - fail. I visited iCloud.com and appleid.apple.com - both failed. I finally had to change my password. But, WTF?

Has this happened to anyone else? Recently or ever? Does anyone have a rational explanation as to why this could be happening? I sure don't. I'm not a novice with Apple, iCloud, iPhone, or computers in general, but damn if I'm baffled by this one. And a little worried/paranoid that it might be nefarious.


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When I'm adjusting the volume on my iPhone, I've noticed that sometimes it says "ringer" as I adjust it, and sometimes it says "volume"; also, sometimes it says "volume (headphones)".  What determines when the volume buttons are adjusting the volume vs. the ringer, and what is the difference between the two actions?

Thanks!


texts: USB Pluggable speakers for Macbook Pro 13" Late 2011?

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What are some good USB plugged-in/pluggable speakers for Macbook Pro 13" Late 2011?

My MacBook Pro late 2011 has its headphone jackets broken due to a stuck headphone jack, and my warranty's out. Also in the sound pane the sound output device listed is "Digital Out"

So as my headphone jack is out, and as I don't have a compatible "Digital Out" device, I'd like to know if there are any USB Pluggable speakers available which function by getting plugged into the USB port instead of being plugged into the headphone socket.


texts: How do I use sf2 sound packs in GarageBand?

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So I've been looking for an answer to this in other's question threads, but I don't think they mention the use of sf2 sound packs. I'm kinda new to this so I'm not familiar with the Soundfont thing.
Normally, I'd download sf2 files that have only one instrument, and that works fine with me. However, this time I downloaded some sf2 files that contain multiple instruments and I confirmed this by running it through the Polyphone Soundfont editor.
However, when I put those files into the banks folder to add them to GarageBand, there are two outcomes when I select it in the DLSMusicDevice. The first one is that there's a sound of one of the instruments in the sf2 file produced but I don't know how to change the instrument. The other outcome is that the sound produced doesn't come from the sf2 file I selected but rather another file which probably tells me that the sf2 file isn't working.
I've also tried separating individual instruments from the original large sf2 file in the Polyphone editor and export it as an individual sf2 but that doesn't work. The only thing that remotely works is exporting as an sfz file which creates a folder which contains wav files which I can arrange in the AUSampler.
As the process of exporting as sfz files and configuring them in the AUSampler is pretty tedious, is there any way to directly change instruments using the one large multi-instrument file directly through GarageBand?
Is there any way to solve the sounds from the sf2 file not playing?
If anything else, is there any way to solve the issue of the individual exported sf2 files not playing?


texts: The Kindle app on my iPhone 4s isn't downloading books

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I've been using the Kindle reader app on my iPhone and it was working as advertised for a while. However, yesterday for no apparent reason it has stopped being able to download books. I bought a book, went to my list of books in the Kindle app, and tapped the "download" control. The message reads "Downloading 0.0%" and just stays there. I tried downloading another recent purchase. Same deal. I tried restarting the Kindle app, and then the iPhone, but that didn't help. I tried going onto the Amazon and "sending" the books to my iPhone with no result. I made sure the iPhone is connected to my home wi-fi network.

Has anyone else seen this problem? Know of a solution?


texts: Is there any app for reduce battery draining for ios 12?

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I like to play games on my iPhone but it is a real pain because of the battery drain so fast. Is there any kind of solution or app to reduce this draining?

I've got an iPhone x and the operating system is ios 12


texts: Problems with extra Contact names in Emails

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When I want to send an email to a specific group, I open Contacts, highlight the Group name, select everyone in that group, and then either drag or copy and paste those names into the To: or Bcc: field in Mail (If there is an easier way to do this, I'd LOVE to hear about it.)
Recently, when I do this, a random person from other contact groups gets added multiple times in the To: or Bcc: field. It's always someone different and I can't find why this is happening. I end up having to go through the To: of Bcc: list and manually delete each time the person's address shows up.
Any ideas on why this is happening and how to fix it?


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Set-up:
iPad user connects to WiFi via Airport Express. A printer is attached to Airport Express for (Airprint) printing facility.

Problem:
I am using the above set-up with the permission of IT (I am an external staff person who is not on their payroll). Recently IT has reached out to me saying that I need to remove my Airport Express because it is causing  interference to their devices and making them slow. Since Airport express broadcasts both on 2.4GHz and 5GHz, I was thinking as a possible solution I configure Airport Express to 5GHz only (less crowded spectrum). I think there is no possibility to restrict Airport Express to broadcast 5GHz network only (it will broadcast both 2.4GHz & 5GHz) therefore I was thinking to get a good value router/WiFi base station which has the capability broadcast only 5Ghz WiFi. I have looked up on internet and couldn't find any good value router which could serve the above purpose. My questions are

1) Will the above proposed solution (5GHz network only) could resolve my interference woes?

2) Please suggest an alternative (with specs) to Airport Express which could be roughly of same value and has the printer attachment capability and could broadcast 5GHz WiFi only.

Caveat: I have already scanned the WiFi Spectrum 2.4GHz is very crowded therefore changing the channel wouldn't resolve it plus frequencies are overlapping, 5GHz spectrum is less crowded (only 1 more SSID other than mine is residing there, hence I want to broadcast only 5GHz radio frequency so that IT doesn't blame me that my device is interfering/crowding their 2.4 GHz spectrum)

Thank you!


texts: How can I change the Google search locale with OS X Lion Safari 5

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Whenever I perform a search in Safari it takes me to google.com. I am in the UK, so results for eShops etc the results are not relevant - I need google.co.uk.

How do I change the search engine? I don't want to use the Glims plugin because it interferes with the toolbar in a subtle way that I don't like (I can explain if necessary).


texts: Will I lose third party apps if I delete user 501?

texts: One users account is broken. No apple apps work. Can I delete and create a new user and not lose Registered Apps like Adobe. The problems with the account seem to never end. Fix one another pops up. Made another user to see if it was just the one. All apps work on second user.


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I have had an iPhone 4 with iOS5 for about 6 months.

Is it good to wait for the battery to be almost 0% to recharge it?
Is it good to recharge it to the fullest?
Is it bad to leave the phone plugged to the computer/wall when it is already 100% charged?
Is it bad never to charge the battery to its fullest?

Thanks.


texts: brew cask: howto uninstall an Application

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I tried, while I am in /opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom

$ for i in *; do brew cask uninstall $i; done
Error: appcleaner is not installed
Error: avidemux is not installed
Error: eclipse-ide is not installed
Error: flash is not installed
Error: silverlight is not installed
Error: thunderbird is not installed
Error: vlc is not installed

He uninstalled several apps, but those not. Why?

$ brew cask list
appcleaner    avidemux      eclipse-ide   flash     silverlight   thunderbird   vlc

$ pwd
/opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom
$ ls
appcleaner  avidemux    eclipse-ide flash       silverlight thunderbird vlc
$ du -sh .
532M    .

Howto uninstall them properly? He didn't uninstall because updated without brew cask?


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iPhone SE without Touch ID.

my problem is that a specific area on the screen is not working. Hence I am unable to unlock the phone using a pin number.

So, is there any way I can unlock the iPhone remotely? Using iCloud or iTunes?


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut for launching Activity Monitor?

texts: I can't seem to find a shortcut for launching the activity monitor. Does it have one?


texts: How to increase the font size of plist editor (not code editor) in Xcode?

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Are there any settings in Xcode which can increase the font size of the plist editor (especially the key and the value text)?

I tried Preference → Fonts and Colors but to no avail.


texts: Configure zabbix_agent on macOS High Sierra

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According to Zabbix agent installation, you can install just the zabbix-agent on macOS with brew install zabbix --without-server-proxy

Nothing explained how to configure the agent, tells him where to send the information ? Is there any configuration file located somewhere ?

There are some files in /usr/local/Cellar/zabbix/<version number>/ but nothing similar to a .conf.


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I followed this guide to make iTunes store my iPhone backups on my Time Capsule drive, which has free space to spare instead of my MacBook, which is low. However, when I run a backup now, I will get the following error message:

"iTunes could not back up the iPhone because an error occurred while reading from or writing to the iPhone."

The backup process clearly writes to the disk as I can see the many GB worth of files reside in the correct place. So the symlink works for that, at least. It just fails on step 5 of 5 of syncing in iTunes, "waiting for changes to be applied". That's when the above error message is given.
I have tried both doing a clean backup into the Time Capsule and relocating my current backup thereto and then doing an updated backup.

I suspect it may something to do with permissions so I also tried allowing Airport disks guest access using an older version of AirPort Utility (5.6) but it didn't help either.
So does anyone know of a way to backup directly to the Apple Time Capsule?
Thanks


texts: How to have Siri pick from the list s/he just read to me?

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Calling my friend XYZ using voice dial has become as easy as dictating one if his cell numbers to dial.

Siri will recite:
I have two numbers for XYZ. Which number would you like to call?
(abc) def-ghij   or   (pqr) stu-vwxy?

How do I pick?

I try insisting the first one, to which s/he replies "I don't know what you mean by 'the first one'".

How do I select a number without touching the screen and without reciting the entire phone number back?

I am looking for an answer other than choosing unique types (eg, setting one of his cell numbers to "pager" instead.)

iOS 7.1.2, iPhone 5s


texts: Can I completely turn off the fans on a MacBook Pro (0 RPM)

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I would like to know if there is a utility to completely turn off the fans.

Currently, when completely idle, fans are showing 2000 and 2100 RPM.
Although this is probably not recommended, I would like to have the option to completely shut them down.

Software such as 1 enable fan control but only lets you lower the RPM to the minimum set by Apple (which is 2000 and 2100 for each fan respectively),but I’m looking for an off switch.

When the CPU is idling, this should help preserve some battery life, and prevent dust from accumulating.

I am fully aware that this can damage the system and am not recommending this to anyone.

The question is whether this could be done and not whether this should be done.


texts: How can I copy RAW photos with metadata from Mac Photos app to an external hard drive?

texts: When I travel I want to be able to back up my RAW photos with metadata to an external hard drive, and then later import them on to my iMac. (For whatever reason, photos on my MacBook don't always upload to iCloud, despite being on the same account as the iCloud.). If I export originals, the metadata must go in an XMP sidecar. Mac Photos does not want to import that sidecar.  When I tested it, once the metadata didn't go with it, but once it did.  I may have done something wrong the first time.  When I imported into Lightroom CC, the metadata seemed to go along.  I am not sure it's all going with the photo. Can I rely on being able to access the metadata with the RAW photo?  Thank you.


texts: Apple Ad-Hoc Certificate not generating beta-reports-active anymore

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I'm currently trying to create a build of our app for TestFlight but for some reason Apple is not adding the beta-reports-active to the .mobileprovision file anymore (I checked the source of the file, it's just not there).

Application Loader keeps complaining that I don't have any Beta Entitlements (the appName.entitlements does contain this key) and when I regenerate the provisioning files at developer.apple.com I just get the same certificate without the beta-reports-active in it.

How do I get a proper Ad-Hoc certificate again so I can upload a new version to TestFlight? (I lost the previous private keys in a major crash which deleted all my data from my Macbook and those private keys weren't in my backup thus the previous profiles are unusable now)


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I have a Mac Mini running 10.9.3 with two ethernet connections (1 ethernet/1 thunderbolt ethernet) going to a netgear 5 port switch. That switch has one cable going to an 8 port switch which connects to my AirPort Extreme.

I created a link aggregation with the two ethernet connections on the Mac and Activity Monitor is reporting 4.5-4.9 MB/s receiving data.

However, before I added the thunderbolt the best I could get is 1.4MB/s.

I have a bit of understanding on networks, but this stumped me. How am I getting more than double the download speed?

Just because I'm tied to one switch with dual NICs, the rest of the path is a single cable.

The files being downloaded are from the same server on the Internet.


texts: Mail app: switch-off auto-synchronisation of some accounts

texts: I have multiple email accounts that I have configured in the mail app. Is is possible to turn the synchronisation off selectively for one or two accounts?


texts: Mac Sierra won't boot - SmartBattery: finished polling type 4

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I did an update on my Macbook Retina 13" to the most recent version of Sierra OS X. The computer never gets past the Apple logo (black screen with a full progress bar).

I booted into Verbose Mode (command + v) and see that it is stuck at the following point:

SmartBattery: finished polling type 4

Every now and then it will add another line of text (same text) but it never moves beyond that point.

Any advice please! It is a real pain to keep restoring from my Time Machine backup!


texts: Any way to connect 3 external displays to a 2018 Retina MacBook Air?

texts: Just wondering if there's any docking solution that provides the possibility to connect to 3 external displays to the MacBook Air 2018, or if we're hardware limited by the iGPU here.


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I have a new 2019 MacBook Pro 16" on Catalina 10.15.5. I recently got it back from the shop - upper case replacement for bad keyboard that included replacing the battery as part of the repair. Now occasionally when plugged in the battery charge actually decreases. For instance last night I opened it, it was plugged in at 100%. I used it to make an email and print a few pages for 15 minutes and the charge actually decreased to 93%. The icon shows when plugged in.
What would cause this? Ideas?
Does anyone else have a MBP that decreases the battery charge while plugged?


texts: Deleting all words in MS word file except bold and italic in the terminal command

texts: I have a big MS word file. I want to delete all words in the file except the bold and italic using terminal command. Is it possible?


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I am wondering what would be a good, if any, NAS i can find with HFS+. My reason for wanting this is that I need the metainformation in the files to stay intact as I am dealing with a lot of OpenMeta tags.

For me this can be any NAS or "external HDD with network connection".

The question has been raised here (Which NAS for Mac users?) previously, but was not answered as to what drives do have HFS+.


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I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports), Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 1536 MB, macOS Catalina Version 10.15.5 (but the issue is older).
Sometimes, mostly when I am using Chrome (because this is what I use 80% of the time), but I still don't know if the issue comes only while using Chrome, I get a spike of GPU even if I don't feel that I have done something that demanding...

The effect is that it start the fan at high speed without "real" reason for 1 minute or so.
Anyone else experiencing this symptom ?


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I use Thunderbird 60.7.0 on my iMac (running Mojave 10.14.5) but seem to be unable to send messages in HTML format.

I have my Gmail account set to Compose messages in HTML format and this is my default SMTP server.
I have Global Addressing Preferences Send Preferences set to Send the message in both plain text and HTML
I have entered a domain to which I regularly write as HTML domains
The entry in my Address Book is set to Prefers to receive messages formatted as HTML

Unfortunately, no matter what I try, messages are in plain text!

I have tried :-

using Edit as new message on a previous HTML formatted message.
Write from address book
Write from tool bar

Ideally I would like to be able to tell Thunderbird to use a format on a message by message basis, but can find no such option.

How can I get Thunderbird to send in HTML?


texts: Changing my home address in iOS 7 not picked up in Maps or notification center

texts: I need to change my home address, following this post. I've moved, so I need to update my address, but it does not seem to work. My new street address does not exist in the map (as I've moved to a newly developed area), and when changing the address in my contact, the old address is still recognized as "Home" in my Maps application. (Thus, also displaying "Right now, it would take you XX mins to drive home" to my old address) Does anyone know how I can correct this?


texts: Weird bug with exiftool and Hazel photo workflow

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I have a weird bug I'm experiencing. I have a folder of images that Hazel doesn't recognize as images. These are located in a folder that I have set to be monitored by Hazel using a script made with exiftool that will organize the photos into folders by year/month/day. The exiftool script follows and works for "normal" images.

exiftool "-Directory<DateTimeOriginal" -d %Y/%m/%d%%-c "/Volumes/VolumeName/Photos"

Oddly enough, exiftool doesn't recognize these photos as well, even if I run the script from the command line. What's even more frustrating is that the workflow will work for some photos and not for others.

Some observations:

Finder recognizes these trouble files as photos when I do a Spotlight search using the terms kind:image.
Hazel does not treat the trouble files as images. I know this because I can set a rule to move all files but images to a different folder and those troublesome files will be moved.
It doesn't appear to be a permissions issue
It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the format of the photo (jpg, jpeg, JPG, png, NEF)

In short, both Hazel and the exiftool script work but not for certain photos I have (and thousands of them at that!)

Do you have any idea what's going on and why these photos aren't being properly recognized as such?
How do Hazel and exiftool differ from Finder in their determination of whether or not a file is an image?


texts: Driver software for Kensington Turbo Mouse Pro on 10.7

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My wife has an old Kensington Turbo Mouse Pro (pictured).

It's built like a tank and refuses to die, and that longevity seems to be causing trouble.

I just upgraded her computer to Lion. The old driver software will not run (I think this is a 32-bit vs 64-bit kext problem). I downloaded the current driver software, and it does not recognize the trackball--my suspicion is that this old trackball is not on that driver's list of recognized devices, but I don't really know.

The thing does nominally work without any custom driver software, but without control over the extra buttons, and with tracking speed that seems too slow.

If there's a way to make Kensington's current driver software work with this thing, I'll try that. If there's third-party software, I'll look into that.

-- later --

Spoke with Kensington support. They claim new driver software will be released Oct 28. Will update again then.


texts: My phone language is English, but in some apps (like Shazam) the language is Russian. I guess it’s because of my geographical location, but it shouldn’t be like that as my phone language is English. How can I change the language of such apps?


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I have an iPhone 4,16G.

I had a ringtone issue and Apple support did a software reboot.

Before starting, a phone backup was done. All apps are back as well as phone contacts. However, all my photos are missing.

Can these be restored?


texts: Randomly my Mouse Scroll wheel controls volume

texts: I was just doing some productivity on my mac and have my gaming mouse connected to my mac as usual but out of the blue without me changing anything, my mouse wheel is now controlling my volume and if I middle click it plays and pauses. I don't like this and want to change it back. Does anyone know how to fix this


texts: Setting individual cap size on Time Machine storage on OS X Server

texts: I help manage Time Machine backups via OS X Server for my office running on El Cap 10.11.6.  Is there a way to manage storage for individual users on the server side? Right now I have it capped out to 750GB, however I ran into a user that has a TB drive.  I don't want to arbitrarily up the cap to 1TB, I need a way around this dilemma, so I can custom manage each user according to their needs.  I researched this and want to learn more about tmutil, but didnt see a cmd that is applicable.


texts: icloud keychain is turned on but does not suggest passwords

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For a while now safari on my iphone (iphone 6s, ios 13) has stopped suggesting strong passwords when I am signing up for new webstites online.
iCloud keychain is turned on, however safari will not suggest new passwords. I have also tried switching keychain off and on again, and switching password autofill off and on again.


texts: Apple ID for employees having no credit card

texts: I would like to create Apple ID on my employee's desktop. She has no credit card, I can't create Apple ID without card, having no apple id she cannot update her desktop. Is there any workaround of that?


texts: How do I bypass a VPN for Continuity to Work?

texts: When on a VPN (such as Private Internet Access) Continuity and Handoff stop working.  Some VPN's such as PIA have a feature to exclude certain IP addresses, networks, or executables from the VPN.  To make continuity work to place and receive calls using my iPhone, an executable needs to be excluded.  What executable should be excluded?


texts: Can I use a 2019 27" iMac as a display for a Mid 2014 Retina 13" MacBook Pro?

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The iMac is running Mojave, the MacBook is on High Sierra.

Will the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter + a thunderbolt 2 cable work?


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I already asked a similar question sometime ago (though that was focused on free apps) and the answers were negative, but I've done some research and it seems there could be a way.

Basically, I’m looking for apps which lock the phone, either for a specific app (I.e. “don’t use Facebook for 1 day”) or for the full phone (I.e., “don’t use any app for the whole day, except for phone calls & SMS”). On Android this is doable with Offtime. On iOS Offtime (conveniently renamed to “Offtime light”) is totally useless (it doesn’t lock anything at all).

However, on the iPhone I found two more apps which seem to be able to do what I want: Flipd and Freedom.

Flipd

The app requires me to install a MDM certificate on my phone in order to allow locking. However, I don't know what a MDM certificate is, and since this is a company mobile, I cannot risk third parties to access my emails and documents. Is it safe to install the MDM certificate?

Freedom

This app doesn't seem to require a MDM certificate (I can't be sure because I haven't downloaded it: it looks like there's no free trial, so before buying it I want to be sure it works). It does require a "limited VPN", though. Again, is this safe?

If both apps aren't safe, are there safe alternatives?


texts: Screen Time doesn't work for Safari on Big Sur

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I want to set a limit for a website on macOS Big Sur with Safari.
No matter what I do, the screen limit doesn't work.
I set time limit for twitter like this, yet I keep being on twitter longer than 5 minutes and nothing happens.
What am I doing wrong? How to debug this?


texts: A Mac OS X VPN client that can import a .VPN file

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I have a .vpn file that I use on Windows with the Shrew Soft VPN Client that has the connection details (excluding the username and password). Is there an equivalent client for Mac OS X that will allow me to take this .vpn file and import it and connect to the VPN?

I have tried a few, such as Cisco's, to no avail unfortunately.

When I look at it in a text editor, I get this (host intentionally removed):

n:version:2
n:network-ike-port:500
n:network-mtu-size:1380
n:client-addr-auto:1
n:network-natt-port:4500
n:network-natt-rate:15
n:network-frag-size:540
n:network-dpd-enable:1
n:client-banner-enable:0
n:network-notify-enable:1
n:client-wins-used:0
n:client-wins-auto:1
n:client-dns-used:0
n:client-dns-auto:0
n:client-splitdns-used:0
n:client-splitdns-auto:0
n:phase1-dhgroup:2
n:phase1-life-secs:86400
n:phase1-life-kbytes:0
n:vendor-chkpt-enable:1
n:phase2-life-secs:3600
n:phase2-life-kbytes:0
n:policy-nailed:0
n:policy-list-auto:0
n:phase1-keylen:256
n:phase2-keylen:256
s:network-host:80.75.x.x
s:client-auto-mode:disabled
s:client-iface:direct
s:network-natt-mode:enable
s:network-frag-mode:enable
s:auth-method:hybrid-rsa-xauth
s:ident-client-type:ufqdn
s:ident-server-type:any
s:phase1-exchange:main
s:phase1-cipher:auto
s:phase1-hash:auto
s:phase2-transform:auto
s:phase2-hmac:auto
s:ipcomp-transform:disabled
n:phase2-pfsgroup:-1
s:policy-level:auto
s:policy-list-include:172.26.x.x / 255.255.255.0
s:auth-server-cert:crm-gw.cert
b:auth-server-cert-data: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


texts: What video boards can I put in a 2008 Mac Pro to get 4 monitors (DVI)?

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I currently have a 2008 Mac Pro with 2 Radeon HD 2600 XT video boards, each of which is driving two monitors. This setup performs acceptably, though I wouldn't be averse to faster GPUs. However, the machine periodically crashes (sometimes multiple times a day, sometimes goes for days without doing so, with no discernible pattern) with a large amount of GPU debug mode error messages in the system log. As far as I can tell, this is likely caused by either some driver bug which remains or one of the video boards is failing. This has been going on for quite some time, and while I've reported it to Apple, I don't have high hopes of it being fixed in software anytime soon.

So my question is this - what new video boards can I put in this machine that will still get me four DVI monitor hookups?


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Here is some background knowledge...
My Apple ID is also used by my brother. This originated back when the iPhones came out and it was necessary to plug them into a computer to start in order to house the music, apps, etc, that existed on my laptop. However, I no longer utilize this laptop or any other ones.

Since we share an Apple ID we receive phone calls, texts, and voicemails for the other person EVEN THOUGH we've both gone into our settings and opted to receive only our own via our respective phone numbers and emails.

I've recently received my upgraded phone.  I feel like now is the perfect time to split into two Apple IDs.

My question:  How do I do this without losing all of my information? I use the iCloud extra storage for $.99 per month so all of my data is backed up, but i can't view it due to my lack of laptop (no need for one- until now).  What I am most concerned about is I want to retrieve my data from my current Apple ID and place it on my new one, while also being careful to not transfer his shared device to my new phone, which would result in the same issue as before.  Can I do this using iCloud without plugging into a computer?

I hope this rambling makes sense..  Also, I really do like my brother, I'm just tired of having double the contacts and messages, and a constantly full voicemail box.. I think you get the point.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Can a lightning cable plug get short circuited by a metal surface?

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I have a couple of lightning connectors on a flat surface, ready to plug into an iPhone or iPad for charging. At the same time, a Macbook or iPad is sometimes placed near that surface.

Can the body of the Macbook or iPad actually short circuit the lightning connector? (since their 4 pins are exposed), and have potential fire hazard at the adapter if it is the official Apple adapter or the popular Anker brand?


texts: ios push practicaly equals frequent requests to the servers? How iMessage push works?

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I would like make sure, how push in iOS works. Is it just about frequent requests to the servers?

Second question is how iMessage works? It is free of cost, works over the Internet (using the data transfer), but it is also based on frequent requests to some server or it is somehow classical GSM BTS backed?


texts: Code Highlighting is not working on Chrome, Big Sur

texts:
I was reading the rust book, however the code was not highlighted.
(It is using highlight js to highlight the code)
OS: MacOS Big Sur public beta
Browser: Chrome(Maybe Chromium) (Not on Safari)
Screenshot:

(println! keyword is computed to orange in lower right)
As you can see, the code highlighting isn't working.
However, the computed color is different from black.
This is really stressing me out. How can I fix this problem?


texts:
So there is this iTunes Plugin I wanna install called iSpazz that makes your keyboard backlight flash to the music from iTunes I dragged the file that I downloaded into the iTunes plugin folder and iTunes doesn't load up because the plugin is designated for 32-bit versions of iTunes so I right click on the iTunes app and set it so that it runs on 32-bit mode. It doesn't let me open iTunes and gives me this error

iTunes 12.1.0.50
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Intel Iris 1536 MB


texts: Do macOS default preferences ever have breaking changes (the ones we edit with defaults command)?

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I have a script that uses the defaults command to set a bunch of preferences.

I am curious, do these preferences ever have breaking changes (f.e. when I update macOS), so that I need to modify my script?

If so, where can I find a list of breaking changes?


texts: I want to quit certain applications on my Mac using Terminal. For example, how do I kill “Slack”? Do I need its PID number?


texts: How can I change colors for the minimise / close / maximise controls in the titlebar on macOS?

texts:
Is there any way to change the  colors? I have already disabled SIP and downloaded ThemeEngine, but it doesn't want to save my changes anyway. It says that I don't have enough permissions, even after chmod 777 command for SystemAppearance file.

I am running macOS Mojave.


texts: Windows Dissapear in Mission Control (Mac OS Catalina 10.15.5)

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Windows will shrink/reduce to nothing while using the Mission Control feature. This applies to both the button and the three finger gesture. No other workspaces are open, and I have attempted to both restart the system and the dock, to no success. defaults read com.apple.dock only shows that showMissionControlGestureEnabled is enabled.
Unfortunately, I lost track of when this first appeared. If someone could nudge me in the right direction to diagnose the issue, I could tinker.


texts: my iphone facetime audio history shows a number i don't think i could have called.  Absent someone accessing my physical phone, are there reasonable ways this number could show in my history?


texts: Secondary click in Lion with two fingers OR bottom-right corner click

texts:
I just did a clean install of Lion on my 2010 MBP. It seems as though in the system preferences for the built-in trackpad, I have the option of setting the secondary click gesture to "Click or tap with two fingers", "Click in bottom right corner", or "Click in bottom left corner".

Previous to this fresh install, I had simply upgraded from Snow Leopard where I had been able to initiate a secondary click either by a two-finger tap or a click in the bottom right corner. That setting was preserved when I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion. When I simply did a fresh install of Lion, it's now either one or the other. Not both.

Does anyone know how I can get the "both" behavior back?


texts:
When in text box in any application, such as search text boxes, address fields in Finder and Safari, or even inside sites such as Google's search text box:

I use cmd + space to switch the language with which I type. But I want also to switch from right-to-left to left-to-right. How do I do that on Mac with and without a shortcut?


texts: How can I use my iPhone 3Gs on T-Mobile?

texts:
Currently my iPhone 3Gs is on iOS 5.01.  I'd like to use it on the T-Mobile network.  What are the steps required to make it happen?

I think it's obvious that I need to jailbreak the phone.  However, googling around around it is unclear whether there is a reliable (untethered) jailbreak for 5.0x.

Do I need to downgrade the OS?  If so, to what version and how?
Any additional steps I need to take?


texts: How to copy pdf file to Books using File manager?

texts: I have many pdf books in iCloud, now I wanna read it with Books application, according to https://support.apple.com/en-qa/HT205751, It said can Tap the share button and Tap copy to Books. But When I using Files to share the pdf file, there is only Open in Books avaliable, there is no Copy to Books avaliable:


texts: Is it ok to set the MacBook Pro to never sleep when plugged in?

texts:
I'm having some issues with my remote desktop software and the Wake-on-LAN feature.

On that note, is it ok to set the MacBook Pro (17" 2009 unibody) to never sleep when plugged in?

Am I somehow shortening the lifespan of the Mac by doing this?

I'll probably be doing this 9 to 5 as it were while at work during the week.

All other energy settings are default including all on battery settings and the hard disk and screen off settings for plugged in.

Cheers


texts:
I have this MBP that I bought on early 2018. And as of now (March 2020) I just noticed the battery appears to be swollen. Basically, the lid will not close all the way, and if I lay the laptop on my desk there's a little bit of wobbling when I type.

I'm under lockdown right now and can't get it fixed / buy another one. So my question is basically how long can I use it until it won't work anymore and is there anything I can do on my own to mitigate this problem?


texts: Why does sed -i create random files with “q” commands?

texts:
I’m aware that BSD sed behaves differently from GNU sed with regards to the -i option. However, the usual way of using sed -i '' on macOS ceases to work when using a q command, and I’m wondering whether this is a bug or whether I’m overlooking something in the documentation. In either case, I’d like to know how to restore the expected behaviour for the following simple command:

printf foo\\nbar > test
sed -i '' /foo/q test

Expected output:

$ ls -a
.    ..   test
$ cat test
foo

Actual output:

$ ls -a
.            .!79633!test ..           test
$ cat test
foo
bar
$ cat .\!79633\!test
foo

In other words: the original file is untouched. The result is instead written to a new, hidden file. The numeric value in the filename changes with every execution and looks like a process ID (it’s in the right range, too). Using q without an address gives equivalent behaviour.


texts: Missing space on GPT drive sharing FAT and APFS volumes

texts:
I have a 500GB SSD with a 280GB NTFS volume, and a 180GB APFS container. The output from diskutil and gdisk are below.

I resized the NTFS volume to 280GB from 300GB using the disk mgmt MMC in Win7. The GPT clearly shows the volume as 280GB. However both DiskUtility and diskutil show it as 300GB.

I want to grow the APFS container by that 20GB to regain the space on the OSX side. diskutil/APFS complains there's no extra space.

Per gdisk, the GPT is fine and healthy, and it's a 465GB usable disk, with 20GB spare on it. gpt v shows the below, which confirms there's 20GB unused somewhere:

No problems found. 40529892 free sectors (19.3 GiB) available in 3
segments, the largest of which is 40527872 (19.3 GiB) in size.

Full command output -

$ diskutil list
/dev/disk2 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk2
   1:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk2s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data Win Data                301.4 GB   disk2s2
   3:                 Apple_APFS Container disk4         177.9 GB   disk2s3
$ sudo gdisk /dev/disk2
Command (? for help): p
Disk /dev/disk2: 976773168 sectors, 465.8 GiB
Sector size (logical): 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 04004F01-0E37-40FE-9832-C26943A645C3
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
Main partition table begins at sector 2 and ends at sector 33
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 976773134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 40529892 sectors (19.3 GiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1              34          262177   128.0 MiB   0C01  Microsoft reserved ...
   2          264192       588881912   280.7 GiB   0700  Win Data
   3       629409785       976773128   165.6 GiB   AF0A  Mac Data
$ sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer /dev/disk2s3 0
Started APFS operation
Error: -69743: The new size must be different than the existing size

So - how can I get macOS (High Sierra) to actually acknowledge there's 20GB spare here and use it?


texts:
I am new to mac (coming from the windows world). I did some reading on how and where JAVA HOME is set on a mac machine. I have some assumptions listed below, would be great if someone could go through and provide some feedback on the same.

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines is where i see jdk 1.7 and jdk 1.8 installed. Going forward if i install any more JDK versions i presume they will be installed in this path.
I see that /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/ has 1.6.0.jdk installed. I am assuming this is Apple's Java 6 which came installed with my mac by default? Also, what's the difference between installing a JDK in /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines vs /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/.
/usr/libexec/java_home -V is a utility that lists all the jvm;s on the machine. I rightly see JVM 1.6 (x86, i386), 1.7 and 1.8. I have added "export JAVA_HOME=/usr/libexec/java_home" in my .bash_profile to set my java_home to JDK 1.8.
/System/Library/Frameworks contains a bunch of shortcuts within it. I really dont want to spend time understanding frameworks at this point, but this seems to be some kind of redirection layer to decide which JVM to use. There is a folder called /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions which contain's bunch of shortcuts (1.4, 1.6, 1.6.0 etc) that point to CurrentJDK. CurrentJDK is a shortcut to jdk 1.6 (/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents)

What implication does this have? What happens if JAVA_HOME is pointing to JDK 1.8 and /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK points to jdk 1.6.

Does this mean when we change JAVA_HOME, we must change /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK too?

There is another folder called /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/ which is a shortcut to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A. Now, i read in some post that

  The java executables in >/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java are >not the executables that just run the java compiler etc. They are wrappers that >use /usr/libexec/java_home to find the executables.

  I am assuming if programs get the latest java from /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/ and if /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/ uses /usr/libexec/java_home to find the executables then it would end up using jdk 1.8 in my case. Is this assumption correct?

So, there seem to be 4 variable's here,, where $JAVA_HOME is pointing to, where /usr/libexec/java_home takes you,, where does /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK point to and finally where does /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current point to. Would be great if someone could comment on the correct way to setup JAVA_HOME so that all app's, terminal windows etc use the same JVM version.


texts: Apple "Cinema HD Display" (DVI) not recognized by MacBook Pro (late 2013)

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My new MacBook Pro (late 2013) refuses to recognize an Apple 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display.

That monitor has only a DVI cable. I am using a new Apple-brand Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter. When I unplug the adapter, my Mac's screen flashes as if it noticed a monitor was detached. But at no point does the external display show anything. The monitor's power light is on. The USB pass-through works for the keyboard. I've tried both of the MacBook Pro's Mini DisplayPort ports.

Tried the old reliable ⌥+⌘+P+R to hear the startup bong noise three times. No go.

The monitor works when plugging the same Mini DisplayPort adapter into a MacBook Air the older OS, 10.8.5.

Confusingly, my new MacBook Pro works well with another Apple monitor, the 24-inch Cinema display with built-in Mini DisplayPort cable and LED backlighting.

So the problem lies with either:

the MacBook's hardware, or
Mavericks

…failing to handle a DVI monitor (even an Apple-branded DVI monitor).


texts:
I am a new Mac user, and I need help trying to install pip in OS X El Capitan.

I ran this command, python get-pip.py and ended up with this error:

Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/basecommand.py", line 215, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/commands/install.py", line 317, in run
    prefix=options.prefix_path,
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/req/req_set.py", line 742, in install
    **kwargs
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/req/req_install.py", line 831, in install
    self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix)
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/req/req_install.py", line 1032, in move_wheel_files
    isolated=self.isolated,
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/wheel.py", line 346, in move_wheel_files
    clobber(source, lib_dir, True)
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/wheel.py", line 317, in clobber
    ensure_dir(destdir)
  File "/var/folders/hc/87zml1_52jd544j9cd71mqrh0000gn/T/tmp83m3F3/pip.zip/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 83, in ensure_dir
    os.makedirs(path)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip'


texts: Merging Multiple CSV Files without merging the header

texts:
I need to merge multiple .CSV files (using the cat command) but without copying the header for each file.

What's the best way to accomplish this task?


texts: How to customize new Siri voice in the Speech of Accessibility?

texts:
Siri has a peppy new voice.  And I want to use this voice to help me read selected texts. However, I don't know how to set it. Why can't we use the new Siri voice?

System Preferences --> Accessibility --> Speech --> System Voice --> Customize

This is my Siri setting:


texts: Data recovery from 2012 MacBook Air SSD using 2011 MacBook Air

texts:
Unfortunately my 2012 MacBook Air came off second best with a cup of coffee. Everything toasted except the SSD! As luck would have it, I have access to a 2011 MacBook Air (El Capitan) which I am now using. The only issue is I would like to get the data off the old one.

I have removed the SSD, purchased a SATA converter which I plug the SSD into, and then a SATA -> USB cable to plug this into the 2011 MacBook Air.

When I plug this in, the disk does not mount. From inside the OS I can

See the SSD in Disk Utility however it won't let me mount (button disabled)
Run First Aid, which runs successfully with no issues

From single-user mode, I have tried the following

fsck /dev/disk2s2 - this says 'unknown volume signature : 0' and then gives a series of hex readouts
sudo fdisk /dev/disk2s2 - this results in 4 rows, all of which have zeroes in every column entry


texts: Movies sometime lag on my 15" MacBook Pro (2011)

texts:
I've been having this problem for a long while and I've been looking around for a solution. And I found a very similar question explaining my very same issue. I edited it so I can give you all more details. Unfortunately, I don't know how that's going to work. So I decided to post it again in a new question hoping for your help.

I have a new 15" MacBook Pro with the highest specifications, running Lion version 10.7.2. However, when I watch movies they sometimes lag on my computer: frozen screen (for 3-4 s) with lots of broken cubes and with the audio track still playing). What could be possibly wrong with my computer?

For example, today I watched the Fast Five Blu-ray movie (which is almost 50 GB) with the VLC media player and suddenly it started lagging on some episodes (especially on intense action ones with lots of special effects). Moreover, it lags not only on Blu-ray movies but also on movie files ripped from standard definition DVDs and other formats as well.

I play all those movies with the power plugged in from downloaded files, not from optical DVDs. Even Stanford University lectures from iTunes sometimes lag for me.

UPDATE: I was in the Genius bar several times, reinstalled Lion on my own and also in the Apple Store.

After the fresh install I tried to test videos. I watched House, M.D. season 8 episode 2 (395.9 MB) yesterday, and it started lagging all over again. I do not really know what to do. Is this a bug in VLC, iTunes, and other media players, or it is something wrong with my hardware? (They actually tested my Mac in the Genius bar with their cable plugged in but did not find any problems.)

I've also tried using different software like Movist and Miro but I still have the same problem. It almost always happens on intense scenes but when I rewind it and play that same scene over and over it works eventually! So I don't think the problem is from the movie file itself. I noticed a few things though:

It happens with YouTube videos as well, regardless of the browser used.
It NEVER happens with I connect my computer to an external screen via HDMI cable.

I had an issue playing HD videos on my older computer and it's the main reason I bought this MacBook Pro. So you can see why this issue is very frustrating to me.


texts: Is there a built-in text-to-graphic utility for OS X Lion?

texts:
I believe I've seen one or more utilities, possibly command-line or Applescript, which will take a string and create, for example, an image containing that text with the specified font size, etc.

I can't find it again. Does anyone have a hint?


texts: I was just wondering if Mac apps can delete files in ~/documents and ~/desktop without user permission?


texts:
I purchased a new 13" MacBook Pro about a month ago.  I'm pretty happy with it for the most part, but I've been having a few issues which I find very worrisome.  I'm a computer science student, but my Mac experience is limited, so I'm not sure where to begin in diagnosing them.

Twice since I purchased the computer, I've had Finder and several other apps crash simultaneously.  After this happens, Finder restarts, but the left side of the menu bar is completely unresponsive and apps are sluggish in general.  Oddly, the right side of the menu bar works.  System-wide keyboard shortcuts seem to work for the most part, but apps do not seem to be able to receive keyboard input at all.  Additionally, the menu bar intermittently disappears and then reappears.  The only way I've found to fix this is to kill WindowServer to log myself out; restarting Finder/Dock/etc does not work.

Here are a couple screenshots (click for large versions) which illustrate the problem.  (Ignore the Snow Leopard background in the first one; I am using Lion.)  In the first screenshot, notice that Adium is not the active application, but it is shown as active by the menu bar.  In the second screenshot, notice that the menu bar is missing altogether.

Additionally, I've had a couple other odd problems.  I plug my MacBook into a USB keyboard and mouse when I'm at home, and once when I unplugged it and took it out with me, the built-in keyboard did not seem to work when it woke up, so I was unable to log in.  I had to restart it using the power button to fix that.  Finally, once when I was using it it suddenly made a loud screeching noise for no discernable reason.  It didn't sound like any noise I've ever heard a hard disk make before, but I can't think of what else it could have been.

I'm not too worried about potential data loss as I have multiple redundant back-ups on both my network-attached storage unit and on other servers I have access to.  My questions are:

Has anyone experienced problems similar to these before, and if so, do they indicate potential hardware problems?  I was unable to find anything useful on Google.
Is there anything I can do to figure out if the crash issues could be caused by some third-party software?  Any logs I can look at? [Edit: found some logs which may be relevant.  kernel.log and system.log from around the time of the crash.]
In general... what should I do about this? I'm using the computer for school right now, and with six courses this term I really can't afford to wait several days for Apple to look at it.  (I suspect they'd tell me there's nothing wrong, anyway.)


texts: How do I create a Dictation Action on an iPhone or iPad?

texts: I'd like to set up a Siri command to add a Trello card to a specific board and I heard that the only way to do this is via Dictation?


texts:
So, assume I have 4-5 instances of an app running on different monitors (in this case, using DisplayLink Manager). Some times, some of the instances cannot be switched to anymore. When I right-click on the Icon in the dock I will see all instances, but with some of them nothing happens when selecting. Even in Mission Control the app instances are shown on the right monitor with the right state, but some of them just cannot be selected (they animate to kind of full screen and then disappear).

I am not sure what causes this behavior, maybe disconnecting the Mac from the dock and then reconnecting. Might the window(s) land off-screen?

In Windows this kind of stuff sometimes happened in multi-screen environments and you could do some trick to get the focus on the app and move it with the keyboard / mouse. In Mac I don't seem to find a way to recover these apps without killing them.

In my particular case killing the app has also the disadvantage that I only see one process in the Activity monitor, so I would have to kill all my running instances every time this happens.

Is this a bug with Mac / DisplayLink Manager with multiple monitors? Is there any way to recover the apps?


texts: Do apps on jailbroken iOS devices have uncontrolled access to all my data?

texts:
I'm thinking about jailbreaking my iOS device but one thing worries me. Apple's restrictive developer API has one big advantage: apps can't tinker with my data outside the app unless I allow them to.

Can apps on jailbroken iOS devices access my e-mails, iTunes account password (through keylogging) and other sensitive information without my consent?


texts: How to resolve iPhone 7 running iOS 13.1.2 not supported by Xcode 10.1?

texts:
When trying to run my test app on my iPhone 7, I got this message:

  could not locate device support files.

This iPhone 7 (model 1660,1778, 1779, 1780) is running iOS 13.1.2 (17A860), which may not be supported by this version of Xcode.

My Xcode is version 10.1. I tried to update Xcode to latest from App Store. It never works - the coloured ball keeps spinning. What I can do?


texts: iPhone 5 (AT&T, ios8.3) Suddenly Can't Text One Number

texts:
I've been texting my wife's number from this phone for months. Suddenly today I am getting an error message telling me I need to use a ten digit number. The number the error thinks I'm trying is my wife's number but with "11" added to the beginning.

So far I can still text other people without the error.

A similar error error has been reported before. One of the suggested fixes is deleting and recreating the contact and deleting all the texts, but I'd really like to avoid that if I can. I don't want to lose all of those texts.

I tried removing the "1" from the My Phone Number setting, turning MMS off and on, turning off dial assist, turning the phone on and off, manually deleting just her number and entering manually in a text message, and none of that has worked.


texts: AppleScript to make the preview image become the master in Aperture library?

texts:
Recently I accidently deleted the folder that contained most of my Aperture library (I didn't think they were refenced, I assumed they were all in my library file, but unfortunately this was not true) and this is causing me a major problem.

My first step was to run Stellar Phoenix Disk Recovery, which was doing well until it broke my second external drive that they were being copied onto. I then scanned it again and put them onto a exFAT volume. However there are now issues with this volume, and the folders are not showing up in finder or Aperture. I can see the files in terminal and at present am trying to copy them over via rsync.

Therefore I need advice regarding the following:

Being able to see the files and folders containing my found images on my exFAT volume. If this works it will be very much benefical and may save the need to do the latter.

As a last resort, I may need to merge the previews into the masters, as otherwise I will no longer have any copy of the images files. How would I do this by means of applescript please?

I've pretty much lost all of my images from my life, so would really appreciate some help here.

More info: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23529900?ac_cid=op123456#23529900

Ideally, the script needs to:

Loop through images tagged with the custom keyword 'missing'.
Get the source of the preview image
Duplicate the preview image
Change the master location to that of the new duplicated image
Continue loop through next images

First go at code:

    on run
 tell application "Aperture"
activate
set imageSel to (get selection)
if imageSel is {} then
  error "Please select an image."
else
  repeat with i from 1 to count of imageSel

       <!-- do duplication in this repeat loop -->

  end repeat
end if
end tell


texts: Disk Utility "restore from" list does not include any volumes

texts: I want to copy a volume from an old MacBook Pro to a new one.  I mounted the old one using Target Firewire Mode.  I made a new APFS volume on the new machine.  When I tell Disk Utility that I want to restore to the new volume, the list of volumes to restore from has nothing on it.  Why?  Is it because the old volumes are HFS+ format, rather than APFS?  Will I be able to make a disk image, and then restore from that?


texts: Move the position of or hide the brightness/volume pop ups on high sierra

texts:
Can I move the mini window that appears whenever I change the monitor brightness or keyboard brightness?

I want it higher on the screen, or (ideally) not there at all.

The suggested duplicate doesn't answer my question because the answers work only on previous versions of macOS, here's what I get:

$ sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.OSDUIHelper Disabled --bool YES
2018-03-28 14:45:26.589 defaults[16565:159433] Unexpected argument YES; leaving defaults unchanged.


texts: Do any current (early 2012) Macs support Intel's Smart Response Technology (SRT)

texts:
Intel's SRT uses a small SSD (up to 64 GB) as a cache for the hard disk. Or just the first 64 GB of a larger SSD. Per this Intel document this needs a Z68 Express board and Windows Vista or 7. Various sources say the 2011 iMacs use the Z68 chipset.

Is this supported, or an equivalent feature, on any current Mac? If so, where can I read more?


texts: stdlib.h file not found and macOS SDK package installer also not found

texts:
I have macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (For various reason I will not update)
and Xcode 10.1 installed alongside command-line-tools.

I am trying to compile a certain software that is attempting to open the following header file:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1/stdlib.h

but it cannot find the file. When I manually explore the folder, the stdlib.h file is located at:

Developer/CommandLineTools/sr/include/c++/v1/stdlib.h

I have tried so many things, from uninstalling and reinstalling, to trying out older versions, etc. I tried to "manually" install it, but there is no macOS SDK package to install.


texts:
I've had this problem a few times in the past. How do you get rid of a mailto: or alt tag that won't disappear from the Google screen.

EDIT

@Buscar - it wasn't just Google, it was appearing over every window Chrome or otherwise.


texts: Cannot share my internet connection via Wi-Fi from my Mac

texts:
I am using El Capitan 10.11.2.

I go to sharing and select 'Display Ethernet' in the Share your connection from menu. The display ethernet port is the port with the ethernet cable leading to the internet.

I check 'Wi-Fi' from the To computers using: list and turn on Internet Sharing.

From another device, I do see the Wi-Fi network created by my Mac show up and I can try to connect to it, but the connection never succeeds.

I think some preference file somewhere has become corrupt because I can do this same thing using another machine without any trouble and I wanted to avoid wiping the problematic machine and starting from scratch if I can avoid it.

The only clue I have are messages in the console log:

  1/7/16 3:56:11.733 PM bootpd[695]: DHCP DISCOVER [bridge100]: 1,c8:6f:1d:15:8c:80 (ericss-iPhone)


texts: How can I write a launchd service that will actually stop the service?

texts:
So I have a plist to keep monit running:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.monit.service</string>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/local/Cellar/monit/5.10/bin/monit</string>
        <string>-d 60</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/monit.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>

I can do launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.monit.service.plist to start the service, but launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.monit.service.plist will not stop it. I can see that the process keeps running no matter what I do.

The process shows up like this(note how the binary path doesn't show up, only the last argument):

output of ps aux:

root            14656   0.0  0.0  2482248   1656   ??  S     6:55PM   0:00.09 -d 60

How can I write the launchd plist so that it will actually stop the freaking process whenever I want it to stop?


texts: Can I use HDMI for audio only without video?

texts: When I connect an HDMI display to my computer, it uses it as a display. I can't figure out how to use the HDMI cable for audio only and only use my laptop monitor. Is this possible?


texts: Keyboard shortcut to mute audio in OS X El Capitan?

texts:
I can't find the default keybinding to mute the sound in OS X El Capitan. I just want the whole OS to be muted.

Running osascript -e "set Volume X" from the terminal is not what I want to do. Because I need to store the current volume somewhere and launch a script on a specific key. It just seems like wrong approach.

F10 and any combinations of it with Command or Control did not help.


texts: M1 BigSur keybind to swap "Option + ArrowKey" to "Control + ArrowKey"?

texts:
Is there anyway to change "option + arrow keys" to "control + arrow keys"? Essentially I want to be able to bind it just like windows. Move from word to word, delete by the word etc
I was able to swap around the control/option/command key within the Keyboard settings but that's not necessarily what I'm looking for. I'm trying to get the actual functionality of "moving from word to word" by using the control + arrowKey.


texts:
One of the nice features of the recycle bin in Windows is the ability to sort it by the date an item was deleted. This way if you accidentally delete something, you can easily find it because it will be at the top of the list.

Is there any way to do something similar in Mac OS X's Trash folder?

I see that there is a date modified field, but that is not updated when the file is deleted.


texts:
Background:

We have 50+ agents placed at various locations throughout canada. They conduct consumer surveys at departmental stores using our inhouse built iPad app. They record consumer responses and give back to consumer a printout (A4 size) of the consent to participate in survey along with brief summary.

Problem:

Most sites either don't cooperate with our agents to provide them internet or they don't allow our printer (most of our printers are HP LaserJet M130 fw) to be on their network if they let them use the 'Guest' WiFi. For iPad printing both iPad and printer need to be on the same network. Is there any solution to it? We don't want to use cellular internet because of poor coverage and signal strength drops off frequently. So in short our agents need to be independent operative at their site without using their resources.


texts: MacBook won't reconnect to stronger WiFi hotspot

texts:
My MacBook running Lion doesn't always connect to the strongest hotspot - and though it claims to be periodically "looking for networks" (at least when I hit the WiFi network symbol) - it won't connect to a stronger one.  If I turn WiFi off and back on, I always get the better connection.

Is this configurable? I certainly don't see anything in the user manual.


texts:
A few days ago, Terminal.app suddenly stopped working. Whenever I open it, the little light below the icon in the dock turns on (and stays on), but no window appears. When I right-click the icon, I'm told that the application isn't responding.

What I've tried so far:

Restarting.
Trying to open Terminal from another account (same result).
Deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal.plist.
Deleting ~/.bash_* and ~/.zsh*.
Deleting /var/log/asl/*.
Banging my head against the wall.
Use iTerm. A black window opens, but after that I get "Application Not Responding" as well.
Repairing permissions from Disk Utility.

The Console works fine, but all I get when I try to open a Terminal (or iTerm) instance is something like

  login: USER_PROCESS: 5991 ttys008

I'm running OS X 10.8.3.

Update

It would seem that Activity Monitor isn't working either. When I open it, the windows appears, but the list is empty and the program freezes: "Application Not Responding" here as well.
I can log into the machine using SSH from another machine, but when I do ps it freezes.


texts:
I have a clean install of Lion (I whipped the drive, then installed Snow Leopard and upgraded to Lion). Now I'm trying to add/install my network printer. It is a Brother HL-5350DN.

The automatic apple install fails telling me the apple service is unavailable. So I downloaded the drivers directly from the brother homepage. It installed fine, but when I try to add the Printer manually the list of available printer drivers is empty. So I added the printer driver by from /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents where I found a file that has the printers name and a .gz suffix. There are two versions one with CUPS in the name and one without.

I can choose it in the dialog (both versions) and there is no error, but when I try to print something the printer status tells me the printer is paused. Of course I tried to hit continue, but after a second it goes right back to paused.


texts:
I have currency values in the following format in a CSV file.
$171.5M
$2.74B

How do I have Numbers recognize these as proper currency values for sorting?


texts: Is iphone purchased from Canadian online Apple Store factory unlocked?

texts:
I could not find iphone stack exchange site so I am posting here.
On Canadian Apple store iphone 4 is available for $659. Is this iphone 4 is the same iphone as factory unlocked new iphone 4 being sold on ebay for over $800? I am confused about the price difference if they are exactly same phones. Also would this iphone work with any GSM carrier in USA or other countries?


texts: How do sync programs get around the iOS sandbox?

texts: The various iOS sync programs (SugarSync, BitTorrent Sync, etc.) claim to be able to read files anywhere on the phone. I don't see how data from my application -- in my app's sandbox -- can be accessed. How is it that these programs are able to read/write outside their sandbox and get my app's data?


texts: Is there a real fix for El Capitan sound issues?

texts:
On a 2010 Mac Pro, using a new drive, doing a fresh install, I have no sound, not even a startup chime (when the El Cap drive is set as the startup drive in the control panel).  From the numerous articles I've found, I tried the usual fixes, after doing all of the available updates.

Checklist of attempts to fix:

reset the SMC
reset the NVRAM
checked the headphone jack (reports of debris, etc.)
checked the Sound control panel (all devices list properly, and recognizes presence/absence of headphones)
tried switching between devices
tried sudo kill coreaudio
deleted the com.apple.audio... pref and restarted

None of these had any effect.

Also, it's highly unlikely to be the hardware.  The new drive (with El Capitan), is a second drive.  The first drive is running 10.6.8, and has no sound issues when I boot up from it.  It's only happening when booting into El Capitan.

Any other suggestions that I've overlooked?

Aside:  I had the same happen with a MacBook Pro, and El Cap.  I spent a day on that as well, but whatever fixed that, isn't fixing on this.  There's the oddity that one account works normally, but the other account gives no screen feedback, or sound feedback, that the volume is changing, but the volume does work, and does change.


texts: What kinds of things should I do to maintain the performance of my iMac?

texts:
I've recently switched from PC to Mac. So far, so good!

With my PC, I had a variety of tasks I'd regularly perform to keep my PC running well:

Run CCleaner to clean up all the cruft (temporary files, hidden caches, etc.) that browsers leave behind
Run CCleaner to clean the registry
Run AdAware to clean up tracking cookies, etc.
Run MalwareBytes malicious software removal tool
Run Microsoft's malicious software removal tool to backstop malwarebytes (hoping that at least one of them would find the hard-to-catch stuff)
Run MacAfee's virus scanner (This software never did anything but give me headaches. But it's popularity made me uncomfortable just deleting it)
Run a disk defragmenter

There's probably a few more I'm forgetting too.

Obviously, PCs are high-maintenance. Maybe my list was overkill - I tend to do that, but since I use a computer to make a living, I want it to perform as well and reliably as it can.

So, now I use a new iMac. While I'm hoping the list is shorter than the PC list, is there anything I should do to keep it performing optimally?


texts: Mac OS X 10.10.5 - How can I encrypt only my home folder without Apple FileVault

texts:
How may I encrypt my home folder without using Apple FileVault? Is it possible to create an image of the user folder with DiskImage and mount that as home folder? How to make this.

PS: I can't use Apple FileVault (or at least I couldn't get it to work with a remote connection to OS X Server). I don't want to use any additional software. It has to work with onboard utilities.