texts: Mac Book Pro 3,1 uneven startup behavior - sometimes start between 5min to 30min after pushing power button

texts: First of all, my Mac Book Pro won't start up after going to sleep mode - all black screen etc. When I choose power down from the menu, well, it doesn't power down completely. The hard drive is still running. Only when I hold down the power button will it power down properly. When I try to boot, the Mac book simply won't turn on; nothing happens until I keep pushing and pushing several times then it turns on, but there is no pattern to how many times I have to push the button. The super strange thing is that it sometimes turns on after a good while, say anything from between 5 min - 30m - 1 hour AFTER I've pushed the power button. And the Mac Book prior to that has no sign of being in sleep mode or anything at all, no heat or anything - just cold and dead. Then I turn my back and then as if nothing has happened it boots up!? I've tried several routines like taking off the power cord, dropping the battery, then holding down the power button for several seconds before then applying the power cord and again putting in the battery, etc. Sometimes this has an effect, sometimes not. Sometimes it seems it helps to take off the powercord immediately after pushing the power button several times, but maybe it's just luck. It also seems that my right USB is recognising devices slower than before and sometimes not at all. My left usb is dead.


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I have MacBook Pro 5,5 Mid 2009 Core 2 Duo with 4GB of RAM running Mavericks
 and I am wondering if should I upgrade my system to Yosemite.

Does Yosemite make my system run faster what about performance and heat?


texts: When you connect your phone to a public wifi, is it possible for someone to see your photos being uploaded to iCloud?

texts: When your phone backs up the photos, can someone see the photos?


texts: Unable to customise Samba in macOS Big Sur

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I'm trying to customise the parameters of /usr/sbin/smbd in Big Sur. Most posts advise to tweak  /etc/nsmb.conf. However it seems that modifying /etc/nsmb.conf has no effect for me.
I even tried introducing a syntax error in /etc/nsmb.conf. Stopping smbd with
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.smbd.plist and checking that no smbd is alive. Finally restarting smbd with launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.smbd.plist. But /usr/sbin/smbd doesn't pick up any syntax error and runs normally.
I tried looking for other *smb* files in /etc and /Library and found none. Could it be that Apple doesn't allow modifying the parameters of smbd in Big Sur? Or perhaps should I look at other files?
Thanks for any suggestions!


texts: Macbook Pro Mid 2015 booting to a black screen

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I am using a Macbook Pro 15 inch Mid 2015. Running MacOS Catalina. I believe it is most up to date as of 11/7/2019, but I am unable to check.

Issues started a few days ago when my machine started looping while booting to a screen that said:

  "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for
  several seconds or press the Restart button."

This webpage suggested that I boot into Safe mode; which worked! The computer booted just fine.

A day or so later, I no longer get any graphical response when booting normally, or into safe mode. The computer makes the boot sound, and after a few seconds the fans start spinning audibly. I've tried each solution from here (Except the last one because I don't know how to do that with a black screen) with no luck.

I'm hoping someone has further insight to why this is occurring and how to fix it.

I had a very similar issue with my old Macbook pro from 2011. The fact that my current model would need to have 2 graphics cards fail to brick the machine influenced my original purchase... I would really hate to see this one die at the same age as my old one.

Update: Went to an "Official Apple Service Provider" and they nicely let me know for $70 that there is a problem with my logic board and it needs to be replaced for $750. It was nice how specific they were about the problem.


texts: Battery drains too fast when device is Shut Down

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When I bought my brand new Macbook, it was like 9-months old (according to battery production date) and still had almost 40% charge on first turn on.

But after that, every time I charge my Macbook (to around 50%) for storage when I don't plan to use it and Shut Down the Macbook, the battery is completely drained (it won't turn on before charging) after only 2-3 months

This happens almost every time, I don't understand why (I know dropping a few percentage is normal, but not the entire battery...)

Please note:

I am sure it is turned off and not just in sleep mode.
I store it in a 18-24 (Celsius) environment.
My battery holds perfectly (around 8-10 hours) when device is on and I'm working with the laptop.
Battery Health 2 application shows the battery health is 98% (4294 mAh)


texts: What key does this ⇥ symbol represent in Apple help docs?

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Please help figuring out what this ⇥ key modifier refers to, in Apple's instructions in iPhone 6s settings below as shown in Settings app → Accessibility → Keyboards → Full Keyboard Access.

E.g., What key combo do I press on Apple bluetooth keyboard to invoke Notification Centre? I've tried Control + N, Option + N, Command + N, Fn+ N but to no avail. The keyboard is properly paired with the iPhone, and I can type text or navigate with the arrow keys.


texts: How to create bootable installer USB for macOS in Windows?

texts: I purchased a 2008 Mac from a friend. It's now formatted and internet recovery option is not working for a fresh install. I want to create a bootable USB drive in a Windows machine. I am unable to download El Capitan without the Mac App Store. How do I install a fresh copy?


texts: Unable to remove sound output device iShowU from Audio Midi

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New here but I have searched and gone through various questions and solutions on removing Multiple Output Devices from Audio Midi but I have not had any luck.
I have uninstalled iShowU Audio Capture from my Mac but it still shows up under the "Output Device" and in Audio Midi Setup with no way to remove it. The - button is greyed out.
I followed the steps given in 'How to Remove a Sound Output Device Created by an Application' and a few others but no luck.
I have also removed iShowU kext files but still no joy.
Would appreciate any help.
Using Catalina if needed.


texts: Where to find ARM GCC compiler in XCODE5?

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I am trying to run kivy on Mac and it relies on my Xcode arm gcc compiler.

I already tryied to answer this question in a stackoverflow question but here I we again...

Where to find the arm apple llvm gcc compiler in the new XCode 5?


texts: How to Use Terminal for "Little Snitch" Functionality without Little Snitch

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I'm a Terminal newb, and trying to wrap my head around manual "Little Snitch" functionality without using Little Snitch.

From the research I've been doing, I've landed on the fact that I need to utilize pf.conf, however I have no idea how to format my request for Terminal.

I need to block a connection to www.domain.com on port 443. How do I do this?


texts: How to search in Safari's history on iOS?

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In Safari on my iPad, I want to find all the questions I have visited recently on Ask Different.

I type apple.st. Safari suggests me some pages.

In Bookmarks and history, Safari gives me at most 5 results.

How can I have all the results ?

I would like a solution for iOS 7. I am interested in solutions for iOS 8 too.

Thank you.


texts: How to replace the System's Download folder with one in an external drive?

texts: When you open finder, there is a download folder with a unique icon. I'd like to move that folder to an external one and force the system to recognise that new location.


texts: Change the icon of app with hard-coded icon

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Is there any way to change the icon of an app which has hard-coded icons? I'm talking specifically about SoulseekQt, which overrides any icons set by the user with one inside the code of the app.
Perhaps creating a "wrapper" of sorts? Something like opening the app from an alias, and having the alias icon show for it when opened.


texts: How to add a New Action when viewing a Custom Perspective in OmniFocus 3?

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I have created a custom perspective in OmniFocus 3.11.2 for macOS. How do I add a New Action when viewing this perspective? Trying several approaches, I always just get an audible signal and nothing else happens.
Strategies that produce this:

menu bar File -> New Action
the keystroke shortcut for File -> New Action
the Return key

No combination of grouping or sorting has enabled me to add a New Action.
Background: my custom perspective filter rules only show actions that are

Available
In an active project
Contained within a few projects or folders

Thanks!


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Issue: MacOS permissions falsely configured.

Recently I had some networking issues on my mac running High Sierra, so I backed up my disk, completely wiped my mac, installed Mojave and then moved files over that I needed. However since upgrading, I'm getting tons of permission denied errors. For example, when installing some packages from Terminal, I'm forced to use sudo for almost every command as Mac isn't letting programs I install to even create folders... this happened again downloading Wireshark today, Mac wouldn't let Wireshark install properly and would throw back over 40 permission denied errors. I've attached an image from Wireshark, however I'm aware this doesn't count as a "log".


texts: Prototype - iPhone screen sized Keynote Slide (Resize slide)

texts: I watched WWDC 2014 Session -223 where they explained how to make quick and interactive iOS app prototypes using keynote. As shown in the image below, they made the slide to look like iOS screen. however it wasnt explained how they did it. Is there anyway to resize slides?


texts: deleted select photos previously synced to my phone but not the whole folder

texts: How can I delete select photos from my iphone 8 that were previously synced from my computer but I can't find the folder on my computer, a microsoft tech guy helped me get photos from the Microsoft photos opp onto my phone after I dropped my iphone 7 and couldn't get the pics off of it.


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I have a script which perform the following:

Load a file into a program (Subler — done separately, not in this script)
Confirm the loading of the file (this is where the script begins)
Saves the file
In the save location window it selects a specific directory to save the file in
Presses "return"

I would like to know how to perform step 4 with the active (or last used) window instead of a specific window title.

This is the relevant code:

get every action of list 1 of scroll area 1 of scroll area 1 of browser 1 of splitter group 1 of group 2 of sheet 1 of window "untitled"

This is the entire code:

on run

    tell application "Subler" to activate
    delay 1

    tell application "System Events"
        delay 0.5
        keystroke return
        delay 1
        keystroke "s" using command down
    end tell

    activate application "Subler"
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "Subler"
            get every action of list 1 of scroll area 1 of scroll area 1 of browser 1 of splitter group 1 of group 2 of sheet 1 of window "untitled"
        end tell

    end tell

    tell application "Subler" to activate
    delay 1

    tell application "System Events"
    end tell

    return input
end run


texts: Audio Recording iPhone app using separate microphones

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I want to make a 2-element microphone array using my iPhone. I'm looking for an audio recording app (like Voice Memos) that can record through both microphones of the iPhone.
Does anybody know an application for this purpose?


texts: Command and Option keys on Windows keyboard

texts: I am using an external keyboard which is a Windows keyboard. I am not able to use copy and paste command with ctrl and there is no command key or the option key in this keyboard. What is the shorcut for copy paste or cut paste on such keyboard?


texts: macOS High Sierra how to remove Bootcamp?

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Bootcamp Assistant and Disk Utility have changed, I've realised.

Bootcamp Assistant gives me:

  The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single
  partition

When I click "Continue"

Disk Utility only show "Macintosh HD" and "BOOTCAMP". I don't see "disk03" or "disk05" anymore.

How am I supposed to remove BOOTCAMP (and reinstall Windows ultimately)?


texts:
Using cmd+t while annotating an image with text in Preview I don't find all the fonts I have installed. For example there is no Verdana or Century Gothic.
How can I view them?


texts: Network printer hangs at "sending print data..."

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I can print a test page, but that's it. Anything else I try to print just hangs at "sending print data...".

I'm running OS X 10.7.2 (Lion). My printer is a Canon PIXMA MP210. I'm using the driver from Canon's website. It works when connected via USB. My connection URI is:

smb://printme:pleas3@192.168.0.3/GoFlex_Home

Anyone seen this before, and know how to fix?


texts: Signed pkg using productbuild --distribute but codesign says "code object is not signed at all"

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I am signing my package during distribution using

SIGN_IDENTITY_INSTALLER="Developer ID Installer: Pxxxxxxx, LLC (AXXXXXXXXX)"

productbuild --distribution final-distribution.xml --package-path /tmp/installer-temp/package.pkg --resources resources --sign "$SIGN_IDENTITY_INSTALLER" "Package.pkg"

And this outputs what it's supposed to

productbuild: Signing product with identity "Developer ID Installer: Pxxxxxxx, LLC (AXXXXXXXXX)" from keychain /Users/michael/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
productbuild: Adding certificate "Developer ID Certification Authority"
productbuild: Adding certificate "Apple Root CA"
productbuild: Wrote product to Product.pkg

But when I go to verify the signature nothing is there.

codesign -dv --verbose=4 Product.pkg
Product.pkg: code object is not signed at all <----WHAT?

Am I supposed to be signing with the Developer ID Application and not the Developer ID Installer?

All certificates exist in keychain and work just fine.

Edit 1
See the certificates in the Apple Developer Portal.


texts: MacBook Pro 2019 playing sound while updating to 10.14.6

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On my new MacBook Pro 2019, while updating to 10.14.6, sound started playing before the update was even finished. It was autoplay from a tab I had on Chrome before updating. It continued playing until I unlocked it and closed the tab.

Is this behavior normal? How can I avoid this? Has anyone encountered something similar?


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Guys, help, please. I don't know what to do.

I'm using a web application for my job. This is interactive web chat. It opens in new window and uses tab header blinking to notify when new messages are coming. Problem is that I can't see windows of one app in dock. For example, I'm Google Chrome user. Each window of this chat opens in new browser's window, and I can see one icon only in the dock. So I can't to watch the window where chat is, and if message will come - I can't to see the notification about this. This thing can be named as "Dock do grouping windows of one app and doesn't show them". In Windows wen can disable this feature and all windows are available at the panel without grouping.

What can I do? Maybe there are some programs as HyperDock, which expands dock's functionality?


texts: How can I add support for .flac files in SoX?

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I want SoX to record audio in .flac files. When I do:

rec -t flac ~/Desktop/myrec.flac

…it gives the following error:

rec FAIL formats: no handler for given file type `flac'

I have installed SoX from 'brew' and and I do have flac 1.2.1 installed.

I have gone though man pages at http://sox.sourceforge.net/sox.pdf but did not get the information that I am looking for.

How can I add support for .flac files?

I am on OS X 10.9.3


texts: Is my USB drive broken, or is it my MacBook?

texts:
I have a Kingston DataTraveler 108, which is recognized by any computer I plug it into. When I try copying files to it on my MacBook, it is sometimes suddenly ejected.

I've had the same problem copying large files off of it. I have no problem when reading files on my MacBook, and I haven't had a problem opening files on other computers.

I'm running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2. There are two USB ports and the problem happens on both. I've also tested with Windows on the same MacBook — with same problems.

The drive gets really hot when it's plugged into my MacBook. Is this a software or hardware problem, and is there a fix for it?

Edit:

I've updated to 10.7.3 since posting this question. Also, my second USB drive of the same kind has started the same behavior. I think it's just the kind of USB drive... Can anyone offer a way to verify that it's the drive and not the port?


texts: I think an iPhone 6 is causing connection issues with other devices connected to my router (with Ethernet), how can I avoid it?

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I have a MacBoook Pro with OS X 10.9.5 connected to my router with a Power Line Connection and Ethernet, which I did because I use the laptop to play an real time online game which needs mostly a stable ping and no ping spikes, and using WiFi at a distance was deteriorating the gaming experience.

The problem is, someone in my house has bought an iPhone 6 (after I installed the PLC, so I'm not quite sure if the problem arises all the same if the MacBook is connected by wifi), and by trial and error I highly suspect that it interacts with the internet connection to other devices. Whenever the phone came home, if I was playing, the connection went nuts. Not that ping went high, but overboard. To the point of not being able to navigate normally either: websites, youtube videos, etc. I mean, charging any light website shouldn't need that much speed, and still it doesn't work.

I would think that it's not possible that an iPhone 6 with a few apps, which sometimes isn't even transmitting any significant data, could take up that much bandwidth (the local connection is supposed to be around 10Mb/s, and I've been able to enjoy 1,5Mb/s download speeds with torrent).

So I don't really know what the cause is, or how to solve it. Is it truly a bandwidth problem? How does the router determine how much bandwidth is allotted to each device/output (wifi/ethernet)? Could I change the router settings (it's a normal low-end router given by my internet provider) to make the computer a priority, so that the iphone only takes reasonable/excess bandwidth?


texts: High Sierra, how to set screensaver as desktop background?

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Before I updated my OS I was able to set my current screen saver as my desktop background using this command found in this answer

/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background &

I'm not able to run it anymore as /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/ doesn't exists anymore.

Anybody knows a workaround ?


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My iPhone 5 touchscreen is not responding to touch! Last night, my phone was working just fine. I plugged it in overnight to charge, and when I checked my phone this morning, the touchscreen had broken.

Here's what's going wrong now:

The touchscreen isn't responding (I can't slide to unlock), though the screen is on.
There are a bunch of lines on the screen, which disappear after the phone stays on for a few seconds or when I click the sleep/wake button.

The power button and home button are working as they should, I just can't get past the lock screen because I can't swipe to unlock (it's not registering the swipe or any taps).

What can I do to fix this?


texts: Accidentally deleted all Mail - How can I get it back?

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In Apple Mail, I accidentally marked all messages in the Inbox folder as Junk (I meant to mark as read) and it appears all mail was deleted permanently.
My Mailbox Behaviours specify

Yet the deleted mail is neither on the server, nor do I have a folder for deleted messages or so. I have an inactive rule which would delete messages marked as junk, but as I said, it is inactive. I might however have clicked Apply Rules on the inbox when everything was still there (I do not know whether inactive rules are applied in that case).

Is the mail permanently deleted and if yes, how do I restore it from my time machine backup? Is it sufficient to simply restore the ~/Library/Mail/V2 contents?


texts: Finder windows won't show after reinstlling Mavericks ower Yosemite

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I have recently reinstalled Mavericks and found that I couldn't launch finder anymore. When I click on the finder icon on the dock, double click on desktop folders or try to open recycle bin, nothing happens.

I tried to find solutions online, and tried the following methods. None of them works.

force relaunch
repair permissions
delete the ~Library/Preferences/com.apple.spaces.plist


texts: Time Machine not "remembering" external hard drive backup after not being connected for some time

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I use Time Machine on my MacBook Pro (late 2011, macOS Sierra) to back up my internal hard drive and an external hard drive containing heavy files such as video, etc. This worked great for about a month: each backup would contain separate folders for my internal drive and external drive, even if my external drive was not plugged in (as it most often is not, since that drive is mostly used for long-term storage).

However, today, when I added a file to my external hard drive and plugged in my backup drive, it began backing up the ENTIRE contents of the external drive again... which, I hadn't noticed until now, was because the backup files stopped including my external hard drive and would only show my internal hard drive. So, I'm very confused, and I'd rather not have to waste some 400 or so GB of space on my backup drive with this copying of data... Anyone know what might be going on here? It seems to me like Time Machine somehow "forgot" I had a second drive to back up... And yes, I checked the "Exclude" list in Time Machine preferences (Can Time Machine back up an external hard drive in addition to internal one?).


texts: Applescript, quit app if other app is quit

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I have a (very basic) apple script that I use as a trigger to start and hijack Plex, using Audio Hijack Pro.

tell application "Audio Hijack Pro"
start hijacking session named "Plex"
end tell
tell application "Plex"
    activate
end tell

Where the last three lines just ensure Plex is in the foreground.

Here is where my question comes in. If possible, I would like to extend my script a little; it should keep running while Hijack Audio Pro is hijacking Plex, and quit Hijack Audio Pro if Plex is quit. Does anyone know how to achieve this?


texts: Compress multiple files in different folders

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Could someone help me with compressing thousands of files?
I have a lot of folders and a lot of files in these folders, i would like to know if it's possible to compress each file separately.
Foe example, folder 01 has folder 02 and 2 files in it, folder 02 has 2 files in it. I need to compress all files in all folders and leave these archives right where original files were.

Thank you!


texts: Siri will not understand one particular word I say and its driving me nuts

texts:
In Australia one of our major supermarkets is Coles and I have their app.
Everytime I say the word "Coles" Siri interprets it as "Kohls" so it can not find the app or the shopping list or ANYTHING associated with Coles.
No matter what weird and wonderful pronunciations I have tried she just keeps hearing Kohls.
Even as I say it I can see she sometimes puts Coles in the speech bubble but then it is auto changed to Kohls.
Apart from many other issues minor but irritating with her this one really is annoying.
How can I retrain her?


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My wife's iPhone is set up to sync contacts to an Exchange server at work. I'd like to move most of those contacts to iCloud and allow her contacts to be synced from both servers.
When I go into Contacts > Groups, I see one line for Exchange and another for iCloud. If I check the iCloud line, all her contacts on the phone vanish, which indicates to me that the phone is getting contacts from iCloud only.
Can someone explain to me what is going on here, and how to do what I'm trying to do?


texts: How to get rid of emoji (emoticons) in Terminal.app (OS X 10.9)

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I am experimenting with Twitter API.

I now have emoji characters in Terminal.app. I don't know how to handle that. How to get rid of that or use it well?

see screenshot


texts:
I own two USB C to C cables from Apple. One of which I bought about half a year ago (this one) and one that came with my MacBook Pro 13 (Mid 2017). I've noticed that the cable that came with the MacBook Pro has feels a lot more rigid, thicker and plugs into my devices a lot smoother than the older cable.

Does anyone know whether they updated the old USB C to C cable to this more rigid version or is it still the old one? (Or is the more rigid version exclusive to MacBook Pros?)


texts: Why won't El Capitan run Homebrew after it has been successfully installed?

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I am very much new with all of this. I installed Homebrew from the Terminal and I am now stuck on figuring out why the terminal commands from brew that installs UPX is outputting errors, albeit, they derive from the first error. I am feeling that this might be a parameter or some sort of setting error. I matched the finished installation code from the site I used to get the brew download/install code with my successfully completed report from Terminal and everything lined up to a T.

This is the code I used:

mac$ brew install upx $ upx -d /Applications/Ableton Live 9 Suite.app/Contents/MacOS/Ableton Live 9 Suite ; exit;

Error ouput:

/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb (Formulary::FormulaLoader): loading /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Formula/upx.rb

Error: No available formula with the name "$"
//main error which obviously makes no sense to me, almost like an oxymoron. But again, it is probably the tidiest answer to solve and likely the easiest I will come across.

==> Searching for a previously deleted formula...
Error: No previously deleted formula found.

==> Searching for similarly named formuclae...
==> Searching local taps...
Error: No similarly named formulae found.

==> Searching taps...
==> Searching taps on GitHub...
Error: No formulae found in taps.
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.

  Was I supposed to restart Terminal? Mac? before trying to install UPX?
  Shell//Edit/New Window//Copy Special --> Choose Homebrew before UPX?

I have never done this live (other than suggested programs to write and compile code for school), let alone on a Mac; however, I am not sure any of that is relevant in the scope of learning.

Albeit, I am not anymore familiar with the rest of the parameters than I am confident about trying to accomplish this which obviously, is not the end goal I have. I am not even sure it will work because of 3.92 beta. It is possible, if I find that it is no longer a beta but actually their 4th or most recent version, I will be able to decompress an exe file. As I understand, El Capitan and Sierra set up strange but mostly irrelevant security diagnostics.

I think I will give myself a reboot, breathe and start over.

Any guidance is greatly appreciated! Thanks :)


texts: Okay, so I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro (unibody design) and I have the typical problem with the keyboard. My shift key function is "stuck" so everything WILL COME UP LIKE THIS> (hence the > instead of the period). I booted into a flash drive to update to Lion and the keyboard still typed like the shift key was pressed. Well, we went to Apple to see what they could do. They said that the top case has to be replaced. The problem is, that runs a whopping $250+ and that's out of my budget right now. I have been searching around and haven't seemed to find much of a solution anywhere. I have seen that (at least on here) that the keyboard itself can be replaced without having to replace the entire top case. Nothing has been spilled onto the keyboard and it is not dirty as I have taken a few keys off and checked underneath. So if I replaced the keyboard only, would that fix the problem? Anyone have any experience with this?


texts: Is there a VGA to Thunderbolt/mini DisplayPort adapter?

texts:
I am looking for an adapter to connect my Apple display to a Sony notebook via VGA, so I need the reverse of this one:

Does such a product exist?


texts: Can you install two versions of an app on the same iOS device?

texts:
Is it possible to install two versions of an app on the same iPhone and, if so, how?

The scenario would be that you have purchased an app, and a recent update has changed some of the features--not necessarily for the better or worse, but enough of a change that you'd like to still be able and use the older version at times. You could downgrade from a backup, but it'd be nice to have the new version at times as well. Is it possible to have two versions of an app be 'seen' as different apps so that they can both be transferred to the iPhone at the same time?


texts: Determine which device AirPods have connected to using Siri

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When I put on my AirPods, they automatically connect to the device that they were most recently connected to. However, without checking each device, I'm not sure which device they've connected to.

I'm looking for a command I can say to Siri that will differentiate the device so that I know which device they have connected to. Ideally, it would be something like

Which device are my AirPods connected to?

but if that's not possible then another phrase that identifies the connected device. It has to be something that only needs voice/hearing, not looking at any device's screen.


texts: Have a 2007 21" imac. friend installed 2, 4GB memory for me, Apple genius says that's what causing slow downs on my machine? when they tested it only had a 4GB & a 2GB cards, so someone along the way did a switch on me. Apple says my machine can only handle 4GB total. i wonder if that's true? seems like it ran quite well for a long time, & it used to corroborate that it had 8 GB memory, so something fishy has occurred. machine is running quirky & would like to have max memory. Would appreciate some knowledgeable input...


texts:
I am trying different solutions to transfer some 1 GB size files between two Macs on my local wireless network (typically between me and a guest, both being physically in the living room). Here are the solutions I have come up with:

Through SSH (scp command): I get a transfer speed between 3 and 4 MB/s.
Through Skype, the rate fluctuates a lot, but can reach up to 2 MB/s.
Through AirDrop, I only get about 150 kB/s!

Obviously, AirDrop on recent computers is easier: it doesn't require the other person to have an SSH port open, or to have a Skype account. But it's so very slow…

Why is AirDrop so slow? Is it a typical transfer rate? Is there something I can do to improve it?


texts: I have to change my pain relief patch every 3 days so I have set up a reminder on my phone. It alerted me today but still says overdue.  How do I keep it on to remind me without having to delete it and put the next due date in?


texts: How to change the font size of Open/Save dialogs?

texts:
On Sierra ... my Open/Save dialog file listing are displaying in a larger-than-normal font size.

How do I change this?


texts: Lion: Change Keyboard shortcut CMD + ALT + Left/Right Arrow for spaces OR Firefox's next/previous tab

texts:
I'm using Firefox, where CMD + ALT + ← / → Arrow changes to the next / previous tab. This is an important feature to me.

Since Lion, this shortcut changes the active space to the next and previous space, with no way to customize this. And I want to use spaces, just no with the keybinding. Firefox also won't let me customize my shortcut. How can I change one of those?

(Hint: the Firefox extension "keyconfig" let's you do a lot of keybindings-changes, but not the previous and next tab ones).


texts: DIY Fusion Drive: Adding Recovery HD to a CoreStorage Volume Group

texts:
After creating a "DIY Fusion Drive" using the methods below in 10.8, I'm now wondering how to add a RecoveryHD partition to the internal drive.

Here's what I did to create a Logical Volume Group across two physical volumes (128G SSD/750GHD)

(make a clone / backup of all your data first)
diskutil list (take note of the disk## of the two drives. In my case: disk0/disk1)
diskutil corestorage create fusion_volume_group disk0 disk1
diskutil corestorage list (take note of the Logical Volume Group UUID)
diskutil corestorage createVolume <UUID> jhfs+ FusionHD 749g
restore the clone onto the FusionHD

This worked great, but now my RecoveryHD is gone.  I'd like to add it back (it's on the external drive I cloned from my original HD)

Here's what the partition layout looks like right now:

$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *120.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         119.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         749.3 GB   disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               650.0 MB   disk1s3
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS FusionHD               *744.5 GB   disk2

Does anyone know the diskUtil commands to add the recovery HD?  Ideally after the fact, which is where I'm at now?


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I've been running an Open Directory environment for over a year now, and this issue has never, ever stopped plaguing my network. Users constantly have syncing errors, seemingly due to permissions issues. In this case its an iTunes file, but it has been anything from an .xls on the desktop, to items in the library.

Does anyone have an idea on how to resolve this issue?

Right now the only way I can get rid of the sync issue is to log into the server (running the latest Mountain Lion with OS X Server), navigate to the home folder of the particular user, and delete the file myself.

This is obviously an awful experience now that we are growing in terms of users :(

At a basic level, we're using an OD setup via Server.app and tuned with Workgroup Manager.

The hardware is a Mac Mini (Mid 2011):

Processor:2.3 GHz Intel i5
Memory:   8 GB 1333 DDR3
Software: OS X 10.8.3 (12D78)
Server App: 2.2.1 (12T162)

# of Users varies between 2-6

Client Machines

Mid 2011 iMacs
2.5 GHz i5
4 GB 1333 DDR3
OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63)

Server Error:

Server log error: May 21 12:06:26 server.name.com sshd[20492]: Authentication refused: bad ownership or modes for directory /Users/nickrossi/Library/FileSync

Server log error: May 21 12:06:26 server.name.com sshd[20492]: Authentication refused: bad ownership or modes for directory /Users/nickrossi/Library/FileSync

Server log error: May 21 11:52:41 server.name.com sshd[19924]: Authentication refused: bad ownership or modes for directory /Users/brockmantella/Library/FileSync
    swupdateServiceLog = "/var/log/swupd/swupd_syncd_log";


texts: How To Search For Property List Files That Contain A String On Mac

texts:
Is there a way to search for all property list files that contain a certain string? Spotlight doesn't search inside .plist files.  Yes, I have 'System Files Are Included'.

For example, say a plist (the name of which is unknown) contains <string>abc</string>. Is there a way to search through the entire Mac for and output the file location of said plist?


texts: Double encryption when using encrypted Time Machine on MacOS Extended encrypted?

texts:
When I create a backup partition on an external USB drive formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) and then use Time Machine to backup to this partition with Time machine's encryption enabled, are the files encrypted twice on different levels (application level and file system level)?

Right now I am very confused because Time Machine is "Decrypting ..." my drive, which should be encrypted due to the file system.


texts: Windows Server 2012 (or 2008) on a Mac mini

texts:
I understand Windows Server 2008 (and presumably 2012) works with Boot Camp. But I am wondering if it will be able to access the second hard disk in the Mac mini server.

Can a Boot Camp Windows use the second hard disk as a NTFS volume?


texts: The iTunes Connect review process for submitted apps is not simple and linear

texts:
I have two apps in queue for review by Apple.

I had uploaded two app recently.

App 1 >> New App uploaded on 5-Jun-14

App 2 >> Update for app uploaded on 4-Jun-14 (one day before of App 1)

Status I see is

App 1 >> In review

App 2 >> Waiting for review

I just don't understand, how can the app that I uploaded later is in review first? I've asked twice for expedited reviews and they were denied. This is something frustrating me.

Does any one know how app approval process goes?

I wanted the update to get approved asap.


texts: Applescript Printing on DYMO LabelWriter Twin Turbo using CUPS

texts:
First of all I'd like to say that I myself am not a programmer or scripter of some sorts. I'm an enthousiast that manages to get decent enough results by surfing the internet and copy,past and edit certain scripts.
Unfortunatly I'm stuck and so I'm looking for some help and/or advice on how to printing certain files on a DYMO Label (Twin Turbo) printer using Applescript. From the internet has taught me is that you can print using CUPS using a SHELL SCRIPT within the AppleScript.
The idea I have is that I can define the file (a pdf to be more precise) which needs to printed and then give the command to print that file on the LabelPrinter.
I've managed to setup a CUPS-printer, more specific:
Name: LabelPrinter
Description:    DYMO LabelWriter Twin Turbo
Location:   LivingRoom
Driver: DYMO LabelWriter Twin Turbo (grayscale)
Connection: usb://DYMO/LabelWriter%20Twin%20Turbo?serial=0
Defaults:   job-sheets=none, none media=om_w131h221_46.06x77.81mm sides=one-sided
Default settings are:
Media Size: 30326 Video Top
Continuous Paper: Disabled
Halftoning: Default
Print Density: Normal
Print Quality: Text Only
Media Source: Auto
If anyone can support me on this matter on how to actually setup the right commands, I would much appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.


texts: On iOS, do "Automatic Downloads" (incl. Music, Apps, Books, Updates) download on public or slow WiFi networks?

texts:
If I have "Automatic Downloads" enabled for some or all of the categories (Music, Apps, Books, Updates), then these items will download when available, while I'm connected to my home's WiFi network.

I enabled these settings recently, so I'm not quite sure on this yet, but if I'm connected to a public network, then will they still download? Because public WiFi networks are often quite slow, so I think the downloads might stall. Is it possible to instead keep these options enabled, but prevent downloads from taking place on WiFi networks that are not my home network?

Or at worst, if a download stalls and I can no longer connect to WiFi again, then is there a way to revert an update that only downloaded halfway? Would restarting my device do the trick?


texts:
I really need your help.
I've tried to improve my graphic card with the help of this Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5EKzHq4pAk&t=117s

  cd /S*/L*/Ext*/AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.kext/C*/M*
  sudo cp AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB.backup
  sudo perl -pi -e 's|\xC7\x45\xBC\x00\x00\x00\x20|\xc7\x45\xBC\x00\x00\x00\x40|g' AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB
  sudo touch /S*/L*/Extensions

But after this, my mac doesn't see my HD3000
How can i get everything back using kernel?


texts: What is the PDF rendering speed of the iPad Pro 10.5"?

texts:
I want know the PDF rendering speed of new iPad Pro 10.5", most preferably in units of Megapixels per second.

I have an iMac which scored a score of 107.8 Megapixels/sec at single core and 343.6 MP/sec at multicore on Geekbench 4, but couldn't find the same test for the iPad Pro 10.5"


texts: My iPad mini from apple isn't turning on

texts: I have a mini iPad from apple for a few years now and never once has it played up. This morning however it refused to turn on (it was working fine last night). I have been charging it almost all day so it can't be out of charge. I have also held the power and home button for forever but nothing has happened at all. I'm stressing so if someone could hep I would be very grateful. I have tried a lot of things so I'm almost out of hope. I don't want to take it into the apple store just yet so I'm hoping you have something for me. Thank you.


texts: I have my iPhone 4s linked on to one icloud and would like to change the email address on my iCloud to a new email. I can  even make a new Icloud with the new email, however I want to keep the money on the account.


texts: Strange behaviour from delete key on a non-apple keyboard

texts:
I have a fairly generic USB keyboard plugged into my MacBook Pro. The Delete key doesn't seem to do anything most of the time. When I try to create a shortcut using it (to display the key code) it acts as if it's dead.  Other keys around it (Home/End/PgUp/PgDn) seem to work fine.

Now here's the really interesting part. When I push the key in text edit, it seems to do a delete-forward.

I want to use this key with Cmd (the Windows key on my keyboard) to move files to the Trash. Can anybody explain why this key is acting the way it is? Can anyone suggest a utility which will tell me which key I am pressing on my keyboard?  I used to use xev on an X Windows system.  Is there something like that on a Mac without X installed?

Actually, I want the Delete key, by itself  to do what Cmd Bkspc does in Finder. It moves a file to the trash.

But the standard OS X keyboard shortcut window won't accept any of the keys in the 6-key block with (Ins/Del/Home/End/PgUp/PgDn)

It's interesting.  When I first pull up the keyboard viewer, it shows a diagram of a standard Mac keyboard.  As soon as I hit one of the above 6 keys, the map changes to an extended keyboard closer to what I have.  But the diagram has my Cmd/Opt keys swapped.

Is there any way for me to tell the OS I am using an extended keyboard?

The frustrating thing is, Mac OS is training me to use that key.  It does something useful in lots of built-in applications. But I can't assign it to a hot key.

iCal - deletes an appointment (Cmd+Backspace does the same)
textedit - deletes forward


texts:
I am trying to access a storage space we have at work via ssh but I get a timeout every single time (Mac OS 10.7.5 - Terminal).

I checked firewalls, settings, even turned off Little Snitch, and port 22 is nowhere blocked. Doing the exact same request on a Windows machine with a SSH client works like a charm.

Request:

ssh login_name@server_address

Answer:

ssh: connect to host server_address port 22: Operation timed out

The problem seems to come from my company's vpn/proxy settings. Will update if I find a way around it.


texts: What is build number of the OS X Lion version released on the app store July 20th 2011?

texts: Can someone tell me what is build number of the Lion version released on the app store July 20th 2011?


texts:
I'm looking for a way to close opened folders in the list view. I was thinking that applescript might have a way but I don't know what to look for.

Like here, I want to get the current selected folder and then go through each subfolder and close them. Is that possible or can anyone point me to the action that closes a folder?


texts: Is Mac Mini's Fusion drive useful if I mostly use windows 8 through Bootcamp?

texts: I am considering of buying a Mac Mini with a 1TB Fusion Drive. However I will rarely use OSX (except for iPhone application development) and will mostly be running Windows 8 through Bootcamp. In this setup, is it worth for me to spend extra 250$ on the Fusion Drive?


texts: Running out of ideas - how to delete all photos on my iPhone appearing to be a leftover from the icloud migration in Photos?

texts:
I currently have an iPhone 8 with 256 GB storage which I migrated my previous iPhone SE 1st edition with 64 GB storage to when I got it from an iTunes backup and reused the SE for other purposes.  I also have a lot of photos which I originally kept in Photos on my Mac and used Photostream to automatically copy new photos to my iPhone.   At one point I transferred my photo library (50000 photos and videos) to iCloud and did as prompted and it has worked well for me.
Now I broke the glass on the iPhone 8 so I need to send it in for repairs (corona prohibits walk-in repairs) which may take several days, so I would like to do the "backup to itunes - restore backup on reset device keeping passwords and everyting" exercise again but this time back to the iPhone SE
Unfortunately iTunes refuses to restore the backup as the device is too small.  Investigations show that photographs take a lot of space (see image) even after turning iCloud off on the iPhone 8 and then trying to synchronize from my Mac again with just a single album containing a single image.  Didn't get rid of them.
I cannot delete the Photos app so this cannot get rid of the data.  I can attach a bluetooth keyboard but the Apple-A command doesn't select all the images for deletion.  I can run xcode on my Mac against the 8 if necessary.
Is there a way to remove the Photos other than one at a time?


texts: How can I open a System 9 FileMaker document in OS X 10.9?

texts: I need to print some FileMaker pages that I created in System 9 (MacOS 9). Is there any free OS X 10.9 software that will open those files?


texts: Play audiobooks with chapter selection on iOS

texts:
I have a number of DRM free Audio Books which I listen to while walking the dog, when I put them on my iPod Classic I can scroll through the chapters and pick which one I want to listen to.

On my iPhone the file appears as a single 33 hour audio file. I'm lead to believe that this is something that has arisen since iOS7 was released, as there are a lot of threads complaining about it after upgrading.

Is there a way/third party app that will allow me to scroll through chapters, or at least carry on where I left off if I decide that I'm going to listen to music between dog walking sessions?


texts: How can I delete duplicate albums from my photo library?

texts: Since I updated to iOS 5 I have 4 photo albums in the Photo App. Camera Roll, Photo Stream, Photo Library & iPhone.  Photo Library & iPhone are identical. How do I delete one or the other?


texts: How to run an application in a different language?

texts: I have my Mac OS X Yosemite system configured in spanish, but I have an app with a horrible spanish translation, and I would like to run it (and just this app) in english. How could I do that?


texts: I'm trying to find out if someone has hacked my computer. In case I get the following message in my Terminal window: "Last login: Tue Sep 30 02:02:18 on console" does that mean a person has logged in, or could it be an automatic programme running?


texts: Is there a Retina Enabled IDE to do some programming on the new MacBook Pro?

texts:
From the answers to this question: How does Eclipse work on new Retina MacBook Pros?

It seems that Eclipse on the new Retina a display appears pretty bad. Is there an IDE that currently works well on it?

I'd like to do Javascript / jQuery / PHP on it.


texts: Kernel panic on every attempt to access Recovery Mode

texts:
I was trying to access the Recovery Mode on my MacBook Pro5,3 with OSX El Capitan 10.11.6, however every attempt ended in Kernel Panic (KP).
I would see the Apple logo with a loading bar and the following console-like text as an overlay:

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8013b9654e): "Process 1 exec of /sbin/launchd failed, errno 5"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3248.60.10/bsd/kern/kern_exec.c:4584
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8117153de0 : 0xffffff80136dab52
0xffffff8117153e60 : 0xffffff8013b9654e
0xffffff8117153ee0 : 0xffffff8013b6df9b
0xffffff8117153f00 : 0xffffff8013bb3dd1
0xffffff8117153f40 : 0xffffff80136d54cd
0xffffff8117153f80 : 0xffffff80137cef3e
0xffffff8117153fa0 : 0xffffff80137ec52f

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: init
Boot args: rp=file:///com.apple.recovery.boot/BaseSystem.dmg

Mac OS version:
Not yet set

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.6.0: Thu Jun 23 18:25:34 PDT 2016; root:xnu-3248.60.10~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: B5AA8E3E-65B6-3D0E-867B-8DCCF81E536C
Kernel slide:     0x0000000013400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8013600000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8013500000
System model name: MacBookPro5,3 (Mac-F22587C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 1874205854

What I have tried

Rebooting with CMD+R - results in KP
Rebooting with Option+CMD+R - results in KP
Rebooting with Shift+Option+CMD+R - results in KP
Rebooting with Option and then selection the Recovery partition - results in KP
I found that the BaseSystem.dmg on the Recovery HD partition was corrupted, so I replaced it (together with the BaseSystem.chunklist file) with a fresh version from the El Capitan installer. To no avail, I got a KP again, albeit a slightly different one:
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8003c3995e): "A kext releasing a(n) BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport has corrupted the registry."@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3248.60.10/libkern/c++/OSObject.cpp:200

What else can I try?

My final goal is to boot to Recovery, disable csrutil, patch a system file such that my headphones don't launch iTunes automatically, then enable csrutil again.

Notes

Booting to Safe Mode by holding Shift during startup does work as expected.


texts:
Every now and then (it seems to me especially after TM backups, but that is about the only reason I plug them in), I am unable to eject and external hard drive by clicking the eject button in Finder (it simply does nothing). It works when initially plugging it in, but not after the backup.
I can however eject it by right-clicking and choosing Eject, no problems.

This happens with two different drives I use for backup.

Has anyone else experienced this issue or can suggest what the problem might be?

My OS is 10.10.3


texts: I have downloaded a dmg file called BaiduYun_2.2.0.dmg, which, on double-click, shows the license agreement window straight away, instead of showing an installation package or an application that can be dragged to the Applications folder. I have never seen any installation on Mac OS X like this before. Is there an autorun setting anywhere that I can disable this behaviour? Additionally, it does not show up as a mounted device on Finder windows.


texts: How to access desktop Gmail on iPad Pro?

texts: I'm not a big fan of the native Mail app and the native Gmail app is okay but I believe lacks power user features, e.g. keyboard shortcuts.  Is there a way to access the full-blown desktop version of Gmail?  Do keyboard shortcuts and other features work as normal?  And is it better to do this using the Chrome browser app than the Safari browser app, or does it not make much of a difference?  Finally, is there a way to set up a shortcut to make the website as easily and quickly accessible as possible?


texts:
I just bought a new (refurbished) iPad2 3G, and it came with 4.3.5.

It seems I can't jailbreak it because:

There's no jailbreak for 4.3.5
There's no untethered jailbreak yet for 5.1.1
I can't change the firmware to any other version because the signing windows have closed and I don't have any SHSH blobs saved

Am I right? Thanks.


texts: LSCOLORS and CLICOLOR active by default and unset

texts:
Running zsh out of the box ls -G produced a colored list with the default colored values. But when I echo, both $LSCOLORS and $CLICOLOR, I receive an empty response. Reviewing printenv or set also do not show these variables.

Unlike other questions asking how to change LSCOLORS and CLICOLOR, I want to ask where are the default options set, even though these environment variables are not set (in a way I can find)? Is there a way to view the background process, of ls for example, within terminal to trace these back to an answer?


texts: Resetting an AppleID password when you don't have access to an IOS device

texts:
Okay, here is a kafkaesque situation:

A friend of mine broke her iPhone 7, to an extent that she can't even read the screen or reliably press it. She is setting up a borrowed iPhone 4S (with iOS 8)... but when introducing her iCloud credentials, the phone asks her for a verification code. This code is sent to her old iPhone... but since it's screen is broken, she can't read the code.

I've been trying to help her, but all the methods I've found (iforgot.apple.com, use "Find my iPhone" in my own phone) involved receiving a passcode in her old iPhone... the one that she where can't read the screen. The only alternative seems to initiate an account recovery, which may take days, and from what I've read (https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-reset-your-apple-id-password/2/) also involves receiving a verification code in the iPhone.

My friend does have a Mac signed into iCloud, and also access to the email address of her iCloud account. Isn't there a way to receive the verification code in the Mac, or through email? Maybe I'm missing it, but I haven't been able to find any way.


texts: How to add google drive in your finder like dropbox and iCloud drive

texts: How can I add google drive in my finder menu so that I can directly share data to cloud like we do in Dropbox or iCloud ?


texts: How to create a bootable USB drive for Disk Utility?

texts: Disk Utility says my boot drive need repair.  Unfortunately my DVD drive is toast, so I can't boot from the install DVD and make the repair.  Is there a way I can create a bootable USB drive and perform the repair that way.  I have an 8Gb USB drive.


texts: macOS Terminal middle-click accidentally pastes the entire screen buffer

texts:
I like being able to select text and then immediately middle-click to paste in the Terminal app, especially because its clipboard is separate from the system clipboard. However, sometimes when I middle-click to paste, it will paste what seems to be the entire contents of the screen buffer. In the Terminal preferences, I have the scrollback set to "limit to available memory", so my scrollback buffer often spans days of history.
Am I somehow accidentally selecting the entire buffer when I'm pasting? Is there a way to prevent Terminal from pasting so much data? I don't want to disable middle-click pasting, but whenever this happens, I am forced to close the tab, since the paste doesn't get canceled by Ctl-C.
I am currently using Terminal version 2.10 on macOS Catalina, but I have encountered this issue numerous times on previous versions of Terminal and macOS.


texts:
I've installed CouchDB via MacPorts. Now I want to start it when my Mac boots, so I executed the instructions given in the install process:

sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist

However this doesn't seem to work. I've looked inside the LaunchDaemons directory, and the plist file is there (as a symlink):

lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   57 18 aug 10:11 org.apache.couchdb.plist -> /opt/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist

The contents of the actual plist file seem ok (however I have no real knowledge of how it should look):

<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>org.apache.couchdb</string>
    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
    <dict>
      <key>HOME</key>
      <string>~</string>

    </dict>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
      <string>/opt/local/bin/couchdb</string>
    </array>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>couchdb</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
  </dict>
</plist>

When I execute /opt/local/bin/couchdb manually, the process is created, so no problems there. It just seems the launch daemon skips this command.

Any thoughts on how to fix this?


texts:
In applescript I have 4 variables, each one with its number.
I'd like to have a function that tells me which variable is set to the lower number.

EG.

set one to 12
set two to 55
set three to 2
set four to 1244

function(which one is the lower) - returns three.

I'm new to applescript, in PHP I would do this thanks to associative arrays, but in applescript we have simple lists.

It would be awesome if it could return the first variable name if two or more variables are set to the same number. Eg if 'one' and 'four' are set to 0 it should return 'one'.


texts: Will this memory fit into my MacBook Pro?

texts:
I'm planning to upgrade my MacBook Pro with another 4GB memory.
How do I know which memory is compatible with my MacBook?

I got MacBook Pro model A1278, processor 2.3 GHZ Intel Core i5, current memory 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3. Would this memory fit into my hardware?


texts: Is there any way to not boot Finder at startup?

texts:
Is there a way in OS X to change the desktop from Finder to something else (for example KDE from Fink)?

Basically, I want Finder to not boot up at startup, so no icons, no dock (but keep the menu bar)


texts: "*account* is already signed in to iCloud" in Mojave—but it's not

texts:
I am trying to sign in to iCloud after having signed out. I keep getting the message that my account is already signed in to iCloud and that I should delete it from Internet Accounts and sign in again.

It's not listed in Internet Accounts.

I've signed out of iTunes

and any other app that has used this account (list these please with an edit)

I've rebooted.
Nothing seems to help so I wonder how I can troubleshoot this further.


texts: Why can't I use cmd key to change languages for a single character?

texts: On my macbook keyboard I have two languages - Hebrew and US. On 'keyboard viewer' I see that clicking and holding the cmd should temporarly switch to the other language (instead of cmd+space and then cmd+space again to go back), but that doesn't seem to work. any idea why?


texts: Any way to watch Netflix on an iOS device running outdated software?

texts: We recently bought a used 1stGen iPad Air (MD788LL/A).  It looks like we can't install the Netflix app because it requires iOS 13, and our iPad cannot be updated to that version of the operating system.  Is there any way to work around this?  Is it possible, for example, to watch Netflix in the Safari browser?


texts: Change display arrangement in OS X/macOS programmatically

texts:
I periodically have to move my display around (physically1) and this requires also rearranging my display arrangement in System Preferences.  Manually doing this all the time is a pain in the neck.  Is there any way to do it programmatically?

1 I work on one side of a table when I'm working solo, but when I want to pair with someone I flip to the other side of the table because it has more unused space available for a second person.  Flipping the display around to face the other side of the table means the display goes from being to the right of my laptop to being to the left, since the laptop goes on a stand either way.


texts: Any Way To Find An iPhone That Isn't Signed Into iCloud?

texts: I lost my iPhone 6s that isn't signed into iCloud. So, in turn, I can't use 'find my iPhone' or call the iPhone, because I haven't yet assigned a phone number to it. I did sign into the phone, though. Just not iCloud. Is there any way to find my 6s?


texts: Does ransomware on Bootcamp Windows affects macOS disk?

texts: If Windows on bootcamp partition is infected by ransomware, and encrypts all files stored in disk, can it encrypt macOS disk files?


texts: How I can move the clock to the middle of the menu bar?

texts: How I can move the clock, by default at the far right side of the menu bar, to the middle of the menu bar?


texts: Call rings on bluetooth headphones, but when i pickup it defaults to the call being on the iPhone

texts:
I have my iPhone connected to a pair of bluetooth headphones for listening to music.

If someone calls while im listening to music the call will ring on the headphones, but as soon as i pickup the call, by using "slide to answer" on the iPhone; the call starts on my phone eg. through the phone's earpiece, i then have to manually select the call to be taken through the headphones.

Is there anyway i can set the iPhone to continue the call through the headphones by default ?

Im running ios 11.3 on an iPhone 7.

The bluetooth headphones im using are Bose quiet comfort 35.


texts: Automatically Move Files Created In Folder

texts:
I have a project I've inherited from an ex-employee that is missing the source, so I am attempting to debug from the temp files it creates in a directory. The issue is that it creates and deletes some of these files so quickly I cannot move them to another folder.

I've tried AppleScript or Automator to automatically move files, however it doesn't seem to work on files created by the app, but does work if I move files into the directory in Finder.

I've also tried a looping shell script that does a mv *, but it also doesn't catch all files.

Is there some other way to automatically move files to another directory before they are deleted, or prevent the files from being deleted in the first place?


texts: Migrate from Aperture to Photos: use Catalina or Mojave?

texts: I have an old Aperture photo library and I am now planning to finally upgrade from Mojave to Catalina on that system. I know I need to migrate my photo library but I'd like to know in what order I should do that. Upgrade to Catalina and then use the version of Photos to migrate my Aperture library or migrate first and then upgrade to Cataline. The former would use a newer version of Photos with possibly(?) a few migration bugs ironed out, the latter clearly has the advantage to still be able to open my library with Aperture until I'm sure I'm happy with the migration. So, any other thoughts, things I am missing?


texts: Is it possible to install a Safari extension on an iPhone?

texts: Is it possible to install a Safari extension on an iPhone, if so, how?


texts: How to close multiple tabs in safari iOS 8

texts:
I just updated my iPhone to iOS 8, and after some minuts I ran into a problem.. 10+ open tabs in safari and I want to close them all at once. On iOS 7 I used to press the "private browse mode" and it would ask "Want to close all tabs?" Now it just goes into private browsing mode, without asking.

So is it possible to close all tabs at once?


texts: I've recently started reading up on RAM disks, and they really do sound like they could boost a computer's speed. However, I was wondering if there was a way to go even further and make a RAM disk one of the volumes in a DIY Fusion Drive. Is there a way, keeping in mind the fact that RAM loses its data upon losing power, to safely make a DIY Fusion Drive featuring a RAM disk?


texts: How to enter iphone passcode, which contains Foreign characters, on a Mac?

texts:
For additional security, my Mac is requesting that I enter my iPhone passcode. My iPhone passcode contains non-English letters and other special characters. On my iPhone entering this passcode is done by accessing other keyboards or holding down a key for additional letters.

However, when entering the passcode on my Mac, I have no option for additional keyboards. And holding down a key does not provide additional letters, it just repeats the same letter. Also, I am hindered by being unable to see the passcode (only asterisks) so entering a character mapping code would be difficult, if that is even possible. The only option I see is to select "forgot your passcode?" even though I know my passcode. Is changing my passcode to a more limited character set, my only option?


texts: What utilities assist in taking and annotating screen captures for local (clipboard) reuse?

texts:
Is there any Mac utility that will allow me to:

Take a screen shot
Annotate it (arrows, text, etc)
Upload it somewhere
Put a link directly to the image on my clipboard (i.e., not to some Skitch sharing page or whatever)

Or, just as good, would be a utility that puts a screen shot in my Dropbox public folder and adds the appropriate URL to my clipboard. This is what Jing used to do, but it's being discontinued and it doesn't work very well on the retina MacBook Pro.


texts:
All windows headers are becoming pink after a while, like every several hours.
I have to go to Display settings and change the color profile to any other and back to default — this is the only solution.
Night shift does not affect this as well as the games with color profiles — default or not.
Any ideas on how to fix that?
See this when working without and with an external display.
MBP 13" M1, but the same issue was on the MBP 16".
Big Sur 11.2.2.


texts: Old Mac OS X, cannot get admin access, boot safe or single-user mode, nor reinstall

texts:
I have inherited an old Mac OS X 10.5.8 + original install DVD.

Model: Power Mac G4
Identifier: PowerMac3,6
Processor: PowerPC G4 (3.2)
DVD: Mac OS X Leopard Install DVD Version 10.5

I'm trying to reinstall from scratch, including erasing all the existing data.

I have the username / password for a standard account, and can log in using this.

I cannot get the install DVD to run. I have tried numerous things including:

Booting directly from disc ('C' key)
Booting into safe mode (Shift key)
Booting into Startup Manager (Option key)
Booting into single-user mode (Cmd + 'S')
'su' and 'sudo' from a command-line terminal (user is not in the sudoer's list)
Making various changes via 'System Preferences' (asks for admin account)

There appears to be only 1 account - the standard account I am logging in with. There appears to be no admin account of any kind.

The attempts to boot with the various keys depressed appears to have no effect whatsoever. The normal boot sequence runs. The DVD is ejected during this boot sequence.

Only holding down 'shift' prevents iTunes auto-running after login. (Which means the keyboard works, I guess!)

The only thing I haven't tried (I think) is to use an old Ubuntu CD (Disk Utility asks for admin account) to wipe the drives and see if we can force a boot from the install DVD that way. But that seems a bit drastic, and is permanent if it doesn't work.

Is there anything I haven't tried, in order to regain control of this Apple hardware?

I have tried all of the solutions found at these questions:  -

MacBook Pro won't boot into safe mode or from DVD
Constantly ejecting OS X install disc when trying to boot

Update:

By physically unplugging and removing the hard drives, the computer is forced to boot from the installer DVD. Obviously at this point there is nothing to install onto, but it proves that both the DVD player, and the DVD do work.

Further Update:

By physically unplugging and removing only one hard drive, I have discovered there's an entire 2nd install sitting there. This install, same user account / password does have admin rights.


texts: Is there an Adobe Flash Player type of software for an iPad 2?

texts: I need to use my iPad 2 to look at product websites, and most of them require Adobe Flash Player to enable you to see the products. This is incompatible with iPad so is there an alternative, where can I get it, and how much does it cost?


texts: Microsoft word 2011 not correcting words in OS X

texts:
I am using Microsoft Word for Mac 2011.

Recently, I have noticed that the application is not highlighting my typos and spelling mistakes, neither autocorrecting it.

I have checked some online helps but nothing is helping at all.

Anyone using Word on Mac facing the same issue?
Any resolution?

OS: Yosemite
Office 2011


texts: Why do wired and wireless mice have different accelerations?

texts:
For some reason, when I plug in a wired mouse to my iMac, and then plug in a wireless mouse, the acceleration of both are totally different.

The acceleration curve for the wired mouse seems to be about the same as it would be on a Windows computer, while a wireless mouse has the typical annoying Mac acceleration curve that many are aware of, which is an increased acceleration—when moving the mouse slowly, the acceleration is low, and when moving it quickly, the acceleration is high.

I noticed this years ago but only recently switched back from a wired to a wireless mouse after it finally died, and I decided to take the jump back to wireless mice since they are far more common than wired ones these days.

Is this just me or do other people have this happening to them as well?


texts: How to set up a default program opening an unknown file extension?

texts:
I tried to open a file with an extension name of adb in Finder (to be precise, PathFinder).
When I clicked the file, vi editor is activated to open the adb file. I didn't do anything with the adb file, so my guess is that vi editor changed the system setup to open it whenever unknown file format is opened.

How can I change this behavior? I want to open TextMate as a default.


texts: I'm building a HTML iPhone 4 web app, and I need to convert to iOS5 because I know safari has fresh bugs which need fixing, but I need to be able to convert back tomorrow. Is this possible?


texts: The display on my MacBook Pro laptop has suddenly changed so that instead of white here I get a light yellow.  What has happened?


texts:
I have and old iPhone 6s that is bricked.  I connected it to my laptop and entered DFU mode successfully.
Later in iTunes, I tried reinstalling the new firmware in order to repair my Bricked iPhone, it failed when finishing the process.  I tried again and as expected, it failed again (I don't remember the error number).
I searched for apps that could repair my iPhone since I couldn't, and I found "dr.fone for desktop".  When I installed it and tried it, the iPhone didn't enter DFU mode (the process I did for it to enter DFU mode was:

Pressing the Home butt + Power button for 10 secs and then...
Releasing the Power button and keeping the Home button pressed until it appeared the message on iTunes of "entered DFU mode successfully"

The message never appeared.
Now I know I don't have to use dr.fone to repair it, the error that appeared is simply solved by installing a custom firware .ipsw file from ipsw.me website.  The problem is that now it just doesn't enter DFU mode no matter how much time I press or the process I follow.  It just refuses to enter it.
Yes it is charged, so I know that the problem is not because of being dead or something.


texts: How do I hyperlink 'text' within a note in the macOS Notes app?

texts:
If you copy and paste a link from Safari into the Notes app, it is pasted as text that is also hyperlinked. However, I haven't been able to find a way to do this in the Notes app directly.

I've tried using markdown, for example:

[Google](www.google.com)

However, it only made the part in the parentheses www.google.com a hyperlink instead of just displaying Google and making this the active hyperlink.

How can I hyperlink 'text' within a  note in the macOS Notes app?


texts: Unread marks not updating reliably in Mac Mail with Exchange server after upgrade to Yosemite

texts:
Using Yosemite (OSX 10.10) and the included Mail application (which describes itself as "Version 8.0 (1990.1)" to read mail held on a company Exchange server, I am finding that the unread marks for messages are not being reliably updated.  Before the Yosemite upgrade, whenever I selected the message summary in the left hand pane, it was instantly marked as "read".  This no longer happens reliably: some messages are marked as read, others are not.  For example, in this screenshot, I have clicked on all of these messages, and some have updated and some have not:

I have also noticed that the unread count on the Inbox does not behave consistently: sometimes it is decremented even though the message still shows as Unread, sometimes the number does not change.

In case it matters, I'm running on an Early 2011 MBP with 8Gb RAM.

This seems to be only an issue with the Exchange account.  I have two other mail accounts in Mail, and have no issues with either of them.  I've looked at the settings for my Exchange account, and can't see anything that seems unusual.

Has anyone else experienced this and resolved the problem?


texts: Upgrading from OS X 10.8.5 to Yosemite: Potential challenges

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro with OS X 10.8.5 currently installed. I have the corresponding Xcode as 5.1. Now In order to use Swift we need Xcode 6 and above which is only available for OSX 10.9 or later.

My question:

I had to upgrade my OS sooner or later even if I was not using Swift. My concern are:
1).I have lots of softwares installed on my current Macbook. Like I have Anaconda Python Distribution package. Similarly I have R studio , IDLE (Python 3.3) using Homebrew Package Manager etc. When I click on the online upgrade to Yosemite, will I lose all the existing softwares installed on my current OS?. What about other files?

2). Also in case I don't lose my existing softwares, will the existing softwares stop working especially like Anaconda etc due to some compatibility conflict?

I think I would have to upgrade to new OS which is Yosemite currently but I am very sceptical if this would make me lose my current set of softwares and files or make them incompatible with others? Some of those softwares installation is really a big pain like installing new Python using Homebrew along with other lib.

Please advise.

Thanks


texts: How to get iTerm to properly send the CTRL-. sequence?

texts:
Emacs uses a lot of C-. and similar keyboard sequences.

iTerm doesn't send the key sequence C-. itself, but I've found that I can map C-. into an escape sequence or hex code or text in iTerm's preferences/profile/keys. How can I get iTerm to send C-. as something that Emacs will recognize?


texts: How do I stop iCal from launching Mail.app?

texts:
I do not use Mail.app, instead using Postbox 2 for all my email needs. I do use iCal for my calendaring, syncing it with my Google Apps accounts.

Whenever iCal wants to send a reminder, it tries to open Mail.app to do so, which is highly annoying.

Currently the only solution I have working is to zip up Mail.app in /Applications so iCal can no longer access it. However whenever the OS updates (i.e. from Snow Leopard to Lion) it replaces Mail.app and I have to do this again. This seems overly hackish.

Is there a way to force iCal to stop trying to open Mail.app without having to manually remove Mail.app?


texts: Word 2011: In track changes mode "final showing markup", most text missing in some table rows

texts:
I'm using track changes to edit a large table (several columns, many rows spanning multiple pages). Some columns have only one or a few words, while others have two or three paragraphs of one to three sentences each.

The problem I'm having is that with track changes turned on in "final showing markup" mode, there are several table rows in which only the last word in the last paragraph is actually displayed (this is true whether there's only one word, several words, or one or more paragraphs in a given cell). The displayed text is in the right physical location, but the rest of each cell's area is blank. This problem seems to happen only in table rows that have been heavily edited and only in some but not all heavily edited rows.

Does anyone have an idea of why this occurs and how to fix it?


texts: When I reboot with Control-R pressed as suggested by many, I see the spinning wheel for more than half hour and the laptop does not show the recovery options. I have Yosemite and want to go back to Mavericks for various reasons. Any suggestions.


texts: QuickTime Player 10: move one frame ahead / backwards

texts:
I used to be able with previous versions of Quicktime Player to move 1 frame ahead or backwards with the arrow keys of my computer, although it seems now with Yosemite the jump is bigger (I tried with a .MTS file today).

Is this something that can be changed in the settings or because of the file type?
Thanks


texts: How can I force the Mac app store to re-install an application?

texts:
For some reason, I cannot convince the app store that an application (Xcode, in this case) is not installed.

I have deleted /Developer (which only contained an old, busted Xcode 3.2.3) and tried to rebuild the LaunchServices DB (using lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user) but to no avail; The app store stubbornly claims that Xcode is already installed.

I'm at my wit's end, here.


texts: Unable to ssh tunnel while connected to VPN

texts:
I am trying to SSH tunnel in a guest VM that will connect to a VPN and give access to the host to otherwise blocked urls. All access is correct regarding keys.

Host = Connecting via the ssh tunnel (Linux)
Guest = Connects to VPN and is being tunneled to. (OSx 10.13)

Guest has 2 network cards.

VPN network

IP: 192.168.238.130
Router: 192.168.238.130
DNS Server: 192.168.238.2

Host Only network for the tunnel

IP: 192.168.138.130
Router: Empty
DNS Server: 192.168.138.1

No connection to VPN

When I am not connected to the VPN I can connect to the guest very easily:

hutber@hutber ~ $ ssh -L 3333:github.someprivateurl.net:22 hutber@192.168.138.130
Password:
hutber@Jamies-Mac ~ $ //ssh access to guest

When connected to VPN

hutber@hutber ~ $ ssh -L 3333:github.someprivateurl.net:22 hutber@192.168.138.130
.... (hangs)


texts: How can I use NetStat on my mac to view all connected IPs of a gaming server? I wonder if theres a way to see how many ms they have.


texts:
I had a mail service working fine before till i made this upgrade in Server App and OSX.

I came from Server app 3 and OSX 10.9.5 to OSX 10.11.6 to Server app 5 and OSX 10.12.1, and when i tried to reload postfix in this version, i receive several warnings,

remote:~ root# postfix reload
postfix: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 690: overriding earlier entry: config_directory=/etc/postfix
/usr/sbin/postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 690: overriding earlier entry: config_directory=/etc/postfix
/usr/sbin/postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf: unused parameter: use_sacl_cache=yes
/usr/sbin/postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf: unused parameter: imap_submit_cred_file=/Library/Server/Mail/Config/postfix/submit.cred
/usr/sbin/postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf: unused parameter: mydomain_fallback=localhost
postfix/postlog: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 690: overriding earlier entry: config_directory=/etc/postfix
postfix/postfix-script: refreshing the Postfix mail system
postsuper: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf, line 690: overriding earlier entry: config_directory=/etc/postfix

I have tried some solutions from apple discussions (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6784876?start=0&tstart=0) but i continue to receive the same output.

I am using my mail service as it came by default, i have not made any configuration, with old settings that i was using before.

Inside of that /etc/postfix/main.cf there is no config_directory=/etc/postfix,

mydomain_fallback = localhost
message_size_limit = 10485760
biff = no
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, [::1]/128
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated permit
recipient_delimiter = +
smtpd_tls_ciphers = medium
inet_protocols = all
inet_interfaces = all
config_directory = /Library/Server/Mail/Config/postfix
server_config_directory = /Library/Server/Mail/Config/postfix
compatibility_level = 2

Other entries are in this file.

Dont know but that missing entry of config_directory=/etc/postfix could be the problem and from what i am seeing it could be a problem when someone come from a previous versions of Server App/OSX. I am not sure but the system must assume old values from previous configurations, and it fails in this new version. The best way to solve this it could be from comparing with one fresh postfix installation.

Any one knows other ways to solve this?


texts: My fingerprint sensor on my iPhone 5s is not working, but the home button is working. I want to replace the fingerprint sensor. Is it possible to just buy a new fingerprint sensor - home button assembly and replace it, and will it just work? I heard stories that fingerprint sensor is somehow hard wired with the motherboard and no other fingerprint sensor can replace the original one. Is this true?


texts: Is there a way of getting a notification when you are using data?

texts:
Often when I am using my iPhone I find that I am using mobile data without realising it. If I am engrossed in an activity, it seems unlikely that I would look up to check whether I am using 4G. So is there a way of getting a notification when, unbeknownst to me, I start using 4G rather than Wi-Fi.
I’m not against using 4G; I’d just like to know when this is happening.
Can I enable this directly or with a third party app?


texts: Unusually long boot time in non-verbose mode - early 2008 MBP + SSD + Mavericks

texts:
Inside my early 2008 MBP (15", C2D 2.4, 4GB, GF8600M) I installed a used Samsung SSD (128GB), did a clean Mavericks install and at first startup, I restored the Applications, Desktop, Documents etc. from my Time Machine - it went fine. But now it boots up for 5 minutes, even though it used to take like 2-3 mins maximum when the original 200GB HDD with Mountain Lion was inside.

So I mirrored that new Mavericks SSD to the old HDD and booted the machine from it - time varies a lot. I tried different methods - a plain shutdown + start, a restart; I also switched disks couple of times - cannot see any relation to the boot time. In a series of bootups I measured times.

Booting from pressing the button to the login screen usually takes now (+-2 seconds):

from SSD 5:07 - that happened ten times.
from SSD it ONCE booted in 0:24 (+0:20 after logging in),
from HDD 0:49, 6:04, 5:35, 1:48, 5:44, 4:29, 5:45 (plus 0:40 to 1:10 after logging in) - this seemingly varies.

The bottom line is: booting from SSD usually takes exactly 5:07, though it once was 0:24. Booting time from HDD is unpredictable to me. On SSD, after logging in, it takes another 0:20 for all the apps in the background to start etc.; it's 0:40-1:10 on HDD for that - might not matter, but shows that SSD is is fact quicker once the system started.

Console application shows logs like this:

15/11/13 16:54:28,000 bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1384494868 0
15/11/13 16:59:21,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice: ASL Module
"com.apple.appstore" claims selected messages. Those messages may not
appear in standard system log files or in the ASL database.

so with every restart, there's boot time logged and the next message is >5 mins later (while using SSD).

Any hints on what to do next? What log to check? What can cause such long start?

UPDATE: When I run it in verbose mode, it always boots in 20s from SSD. It's 5:07 again when I don't hold cmd+v during startup. Fcsk tool says disk's fine. Any ideas?


texts: Can RedQuits be made to work with Chrome and OS X?

texts:
I am used to RedQuits as I like Chrome to behave the same way under different OSes (i.e. closing last window quits application), but I can't make it work on a new iMac with Lion. Others have similar issues with RedQuits and Mountain Lion.

RedQuits seems to work in general, but as soon as I enable "Quit only when 1 window is left for that app" Chrome starts to close last window instead of quitting (as if it has a hidden window somewhere that interfere). Anyone managed to use RedQuits with Chrome & "1 window mode" or maybe there are any alternatives to this app?


texts: Is there a way to access iTunes encryption password on Windows 10? I can't remember the password and without the password ,I can't restore my backup on a new iPhone. The old iPhone is broken ..


texts: I'm looking for an application to measure words per minutes when typing

texts:
I'm looking for an application to measure words per minute when typing. It's just a general application without training, and of course it won't detect the wrong typed words but it's ok.

Command line application or GUI application  is also fine.


texts:
I have recently noticed that some of my windows have weird looking corners. It's like they are missing dark pixels right on the edge.

It doesn't always happen, some windows seem to be 'immune' - one example would be Messages, which is the window in the middle.

I'm running OS X 10.9.3.


texts:
It’s easy to put app to the side in iOS 11, but how to un-pin it back? It always opens in this mini view.

I have an older iPad and I cant swipe down to put sideloaded app on the main screen. The only solution I could find is to sideload another app, but what if I don’t want anything there?

Just to reiterate - I want this app to be the main one. If I launch it from the Dock it opens in a slide-over state.


texts:
I have bought a new MacBook Pro 13, 2015.

How can I check whether it is a new or used one? I don't mean optical checks. Maybe some kind of system values, etc.


texts: Itunes Smart Playlist - Sort by Descending Track Number

texts:
I want to create a smart playlist that will list an album by descending track number.

I have a singles album in which I would like to add new singles as time goes on but I want to listen to the new songs from that album first so play in reverse order. The track number is in chronological order i.e. 01, 02, 03 etc.

I want the playlist to play 09, 08, 07...in that order.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Lost iCloud data, how can I get Apple Support to care?

texts:
Guess I'm just looking for advice / if this has happened to anyone else. I recently upgraded from iPhone X to 11 and, in the process, my entire Apple Music Library disappeared. I raised it with support and they've given nothing but stupid assertions like

  what happened is that the option to “overwrite" your iCloud Music
  Library was chosen, as opposed to “Merge” when setting it up.

There's no evidence and I can say to a high degree of certainty that I was never given this option. They've also said it's because I travelled abroad with my phone.
I know that there are laws surrounding loss of cloud data, but it seems like a long and expensive way to move forward. I guess I was just expecting more than a "shove off" from Apple Support over what I can only assume was / is a bug.


texts:
I have a few AppleScript files that I would like to share with the community on GitHub.

The files are located in two distinct directories:

~/Library/Scripts
~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items

With this structure preserved, I could edit the files in situ, without having to constantly move files to/from a unified, script directory.
a
Questions:

Can a single repository contain multiple, unrelated directories?
If a contributor forks my repository ($ git clone https://github.com/username/applescript.git), will the directory structure be preserved?

** edit 1 **

Logistically speaking, how and where would I create the local Git repository?  Seems like adding it to ~/Library/Scripts would be the easiest.
Do the individual applications even recognize scripts that have been located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/* folder?  Or is this merely for organizational purposes.

Unfortunately, Outlook for Mac 2011 does seem to recognize the scripts located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Outlook folder, aliased (haven't tested a symlink) to the ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items folder.

** edit 2 **

The scripts referenced by a symbolic link are not recognized by Outlook's AppleScript menu.

$ cd ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items
$ ln -s ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Outlook Outlook


texts: Why isn't KeyRemap4MacBook's "PageUp/PageDown to Left/Right (only in iPhoto)" setting working?

texts:
I have "PageUp/PageDown to Left/Right (only in iPhoto)" checked in KeyRemap4MacBook (version 7.5.0):

And I've confirmed that my (non-Kensington) wireless USB gadget shows a PageDown and PageUp in KeyDump when I press the next slide and previous slide buttons:

eventType:keyDown   code:0x79   name:PageDown   flags:Fn    misc:characters:
eventType:keyUp code:0x79   name:PageDown   flags:Fn    misc:characters:
eventType:keyDown   code:0x74   name:PageUp flags:Fn    misc:characters:
eventType:keyUp code:0x74   name:PageUp flags:Fn    misc:characters:

But when I put iPhoto (version 9.2.1) in slideshow mode, the right and left arrow keys change the photo, but the buttons on my gadget don't work.

Any ideas why this isn't working? I thought perhaps KeyRemap4MacBook is remapping my MacBook Air's internal keyboard, but not the external USB keyboard that my gadget is pretending to be.  But fn-Down-Arrow and fn-Up-Arrow (which show as PageDown and PageUp in KeyDump) also don't work in iPhoto.

(My MBA is running OS X 10.7.2.)


texts: Is there a way to perform integer division in the iOS Shortcuts app?

texts: The Calculate shortcut-let provides floating point operations & Modulus is available as an option. I guess I can cobble something together with rounding (provided in Round Number) but was hoping there was a native div hiding somewhere.


texts: How to upgrade bash with brew (permission error)?

texts:
I work with Yosemite (10.10.3) and would like to upgrade bash (to version 4.x) and found this post. After brew update, I did brew install bash, but obtained:

==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/bash-4.3.33.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Pouring bash-4.3.33.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
==> Caveats
In order to use this build of bash as your login shell,
it must be added to /etc/shells.
Error: An unexpected error occurred during the `brew link` step
The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local
Permission denied - /usr/local/share/locale/af
Error: Permission denied - /usr/local/share/locale/af

How can I fix this? I cded into /usr/local/share/locale but the directory af doesn't exist. Why does brew try to access this?

Update

I forgot to say, if I use sudo brew install bash, I receive:

Error: Cowardly refusing to `sudo brew install`
You can use brew with sudo, but only if the brew executable is owned by root.
However, this is both not recommended and completely unsupported so do so at
your own risk.


texts: Recent items menus have stopped working on my iMac

texts:
Recently I noticed that on my iMac, running El Capitan, the Open Recent menu has stopped getting updated, both in the Apple menus, and for apps, and both for the Open Recent menu item, and the list that pops up from the Dock.

I checked in System Preferences | General | Recent Items, and it is saying None. I have tried a number of times to reset it to 20, but it shows up as None when I get back in to System Preferences.

I hope someone can help me sort this problem out.


texts: Is it possible to speed up Spotlight indexing?

texts:
Since Spotlight did not find a number of files on my disk, I decided to rebuild its index using the suggested method.

Now Spotlight is reindexing my drive, which usually takes about 2–3 hours. However, the indexing processes mds* seem to run on low priority, because they never really use more than 50% of the CPU.

Is there a way to prioritise the indexing process, thus speeding up indexing?

Update

In relation to bmike's answer, also disk access seems rather slow - at least for a MacBook Pro SSD. The arrow indicates where I stopped other processes that were active.


texts: How to download HD Youtube video on iOS?

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There are many, Free or Paid iOS Apps to download Youtube Video. Most of them worked the same, where you paste the URL into the built in browsers, press and hold the play button to download.

However most of these Apps only download the low / 360P version of the file. I wanted to save the full 720P or 1080P video, and have yet to find an Apps that does it. Anyone know of any Apps/ Ways to download the Youtube HD video on iPhone?

Edit: I try using KeepVid.com, the resulted link only allows me to play the video file in Safari, and not save it.


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Im trying to install "postgresql-42.2.18.jar” in my mac. But when I open it, it says: "The Java JAR file “postgresql-42.2.18.jar” could not be launched."
Check the Console for possible error messages.
I excuted java -jar ~/Downloads/postgresql-42.2.18.jar on my terminal and it says the following:
The PgJDBC driver is not an executable Java program.
You must install it according to the JDBC driver installation instructions for your application / container / appserver, then use it by specifying a JDBC URL of the form
jdbc:postgresql://
or using an application specific method.
See the PgJDBC documentation: http://jdbc.postgresql.org/documentation/head/index.html


texts: Add recovery partition back onto drive after drive change

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Possible Duplicate:
  How to recreate Lion Recovery HD partition?

I hope this question is different enough from the others that is doesn't get closed.

I am first time Mac user, long time Linux user, so pardon my ignorance in the Apple terminology.

I have a late 2011 MBP that I replaced the drive with an SSD.  I didn't care about the contents so I just stuck in the drive and Apple magically gave me OSX Lion again.  The SSD was too small, so I bought a bigger one and cloned the drive with SuperDuper.  It took a long time to boot afterwards, but it did so I thought everything was great.  Then I eventually noticed my recovery partition was not cloned with the rest of my data.

I still have the old drive with the recovery partition and I have enough space to add the partition back to the current/new drive.

My question is:  What is the easiest way to get my recovery partition back after losing it completely, without reinstalling from the internet (unless reinstalling won't mess with my data)?  I have a USB enclosure for the drive that has the partition.  I don't know if it matters, but I originally had Lion and upgraded to Mountain Lion.


texts: How do add "Recent Folders" item to the Finder sidebar?

texts: In the menu Go > Recent Places you can get a list of recently accessed folders. I want to add this to the Finder sidebar, but I am not seeing any clear explanation of how to do this.


texts: Control - C on a password prompt on the terminal

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Occasionally, I request something with sudo, but change my mind after the password prompt has arisen. If the program was executing, I could press Control+C to exit, but this has no effect on the password prompt. If it was gksudo, then I could likewise press Cancel.

So, is there anyway I could cancel sudo's password prompt besides pressing Enter multiple times, waiting for the wrong password dialogue?


texts: Can you play sound out of Macbook Pro & Apple Cinema Display Simultaneously

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Possible Duplicate:
  Can I get sound out of both iMac and attached Thunderbolt Display?

I have a macbook pro 2009 model, and a 24' apple cinema display.  When the USB is connected the audio switches from the built in speakers of the laptop to the speakers on the cinema display.

Is it possible to take advantage of both of these speakers at the same time?


texts: Removing an icon from Mac OS X menubar when Cmd+Drag won't work

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I noticed this message icon show up on my menubar and I can't tell which app it belongs to. I've tried to click on the "settings" gear but it doesn't take me to anything.

The icon is a square chat icon - I would upload it but I don't have enough reputation points on this site yet to do so.

I'd like to:

Figure out which app this icon belongs to
Disallow the service/app from running on my system
Remove it from my menubar.

How can I do this?


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I am currently using Windows, and I have ordered all my library. But when I do a back-up and I copy all these files to another computer, running Windows too, there are always some files where the metadata such as song name, track number, or album title are wrong or disappear.

Also, it happens when I run Ubuntu with other media players, so I suppose it's not Windows' fault and it happens with other operating systems even on the same machine.

So, my question is: What could I do to make the metadata permanent on all of my songs so I would not need to fix them again? Could iTunes update some kind of information other than the ID3 tags, and could this cause these mistakes in the songs' metadata?


texts: How can I increase my font sizes without decreasing my resolution?

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I have a 24" iMac at home which at the max resolution (1920 x 1200) is very comfortable for me to see my desktop and read text.

Now at work I have a 27" iMac with a max resolution of 2560 x 1440 which with my poor eyesight makes text extremely tiny and hard to read.

If I decrease my resolution to 1920 x 1080 it's back to being very easy to read, though it makes text in some instances (most notably in terminal) quite blurry and hard to read.

So, how can I increase font sizes for all applications without decreasing my resolution?


texts: What cable to connect 13-inch Macbook Pro 2018 and 34-inch 3440x1440 monitor?

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I have a Macbook Pro 13-inch 2018 edition with four Thunderbolt 3 ports.
I've just bought an Iiyama 34-inch 3440x1440 monitor. It has two HDMI ports and one DisplayPort. What cable should I buy to connect the two?
I'm considering this DisplayPort-Thunderbolt cable, but it says the supported resolution depends on the device and I'm not sure how to check whether the Macbook will support it.


texts: How to check if internal HDD spindle is off after unmount

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I use SSD instead of optical drive in my Macbook MC516LL, so I have bunch of reasons why I wants to keep HDD's spindle off:

Preserve HDD from shock
Reduce energy consuming
Reduce overall system temperature

I use diskutil umount HD250 and it disappears from OSx.
So how can I  check if spindle turned off?

Thanks!


texts: Brand New Macbook Pro (Mid 2012) already with 2 cycle counts

texts: Yesterday I unboxed a MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) and I am disappointed that the battery has less than its "manufacturer capacity" and has 2 cycles already. Is that normal?