texts: How to uninstall Git from the command shell?

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I currently have installed

git --version
git version 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66)

At this path

which git
/usr/bin/git

In a previous answer
How to uninstall Git?
it was suggested to run the uninstall.sh, but if I run cd /usr/bin/git I get -bash: cd: /usr/bin/git: Not a directory.

Below I copied the output of ls -l on the directory usr/bin (only the files that look to me as related to git for reasons of space).

    -rwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     18176 Mar 12 09:08 git
    -rwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     18208 Mar 12 09:08 git-cvsserver
    -rwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     18208 Mar 12 09:08 git-receive-pack
    -rwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     18192 Mar 12 09:08 git-shell
    -rwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     18208 Mar 12 09:08 git-upload-archive
    -rwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     18208 Mar 12 09:08 git-upload-pack

How do I uninstall git? I am trying to update to a newer version, the installer runs successfully, but when I run git --version I still get the older version. Thus I was thinking to uninstall git and reinstall from scratch, not sure if this is the right approach tho.


texts: As you can see, my brightness window has a mysterious line towards the top of it. Is this by design, or did I really break it? If so, how can I fix it?


texts: How do I re-associate HTTP links with my browser in OS X?

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I installed iTerm2 the other day, and was playing around with it. In the process I seemed to have messed up the handling of HTTP hyperlinks on my system. Sometimes (annoyingly, not every time, which is very confusing - I can't spot a pattern) when I click an HTTP link in the Twitter app, MS Word, and so on, it opens a new iTerm2 terminal window or tab, and the webpage doesn't open. How can I get back to the original behavior and have the link open in the default web browser?

I've already checked the iTerm2 preferences - under "URL schemes", no scheme is selected:


texts: iOS Mail & Gmail Account, How to flag on swipe?

texts: I would like to flag/star email when swiping left. Is it possible with gmail account in iOS mail app?


texts: What does the amber light on the AirPods case mean when AirPods are not in the case?

texts: When I take the AirPods out of their case sometimes the case light changes color from orange to green or vice versa. I know the amber light means it is either charging or needs a charge. Is it associated with a particular battery percentage?


texts: As an indie developer, what do I put in the contact section of the "Agreements, Tax, and Banking" in iTunes connect?

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Not quite sure if this is the place to ask but I'm trying to set up IAPs in my app so I need to fill out the paid contract first. I have no idea exactly who I'm supposed to put in my contact section.

I'm not a company, and I do not have any people that serve Senior Management, Financial, Technical, Legal, Marketing roles. I need to fill this section out to continue but am stumped as to what exactly I'm supposed to put here.


texts: Email app disappeared and now I can't access email

texts: I restored my home screen layout to factory settings after my email app disappeared, but now I cannot access my email. It just shows options to add accounts such as outlook etc. and then says the account already exists when I try to log in.


texts: Force Click to preview items in Safari doesn't work

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I tried to change to tap with three finger and it works on all Safari, Mail, Note,...

When I changed to Force Click to Lookup data and defectors, it doesn't work on Safari, but every other apps go well.

What should I do to fix this?

I'm using macOS 10.12.4, MacBook Pro 15inch Late 2015


texts: Which printer software driver should I use?

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When adding a printer in OS X, and assuming the printer is AirPrint enabled, which driver should I use: 1. the AirPrint driver or 2. the CUPS driver for that specific printer?

My assumption is that while AirPrint is easy to use, it also must be generic enough to support a wide range of printers and a limited number of functions. Thus, while I can easily print with the AirPrint driver, I won't have access to all of the printer's functions and would be better off using the CUPS driver for that specific printer if I intend to print from that printer often or need more control over the printing process.

Anyone have documentation to support/refute my assumptions?


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Since the launch of the iPad 2 I have been using a cover that I painted so I am reluctant to replace it. However the inside surface of the cover seems to be thinning or just becoming generally less fuzzy and it is doing less to clean the screen. In particular it is leaving vertical stripes that don't get cleaned. What kind of time are people getting out of their covers and is there any way to rejuvenate them or is there any material thin enough and effective at cleaning that can be bonded to the inside of the cover?
This cover dates from iPad 2 launch - have these covers changed during their lifetime or are they still the same inside and out? I know they have not changed specifically for "new iPad" but I read one forum post that claimed the inside material had changed.

Looks to me like the leather covers might be less resilient - I saw one only about six months old that looked very shiny and polished inside, like worn suede.


texts: Internet Accounts - Login Issue with Google and iCloud

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Google account issue

I cannot login with my Google account on El Capitan (OS X 10.11.1). It accepts my mail, password and 2FA verification code too (Google Authenticator).

After pressing the last Enter, the login window turns grey and nothing happens (no feedback, no spinning wheel etc.)

I've left it for an hour without doing anything else, but still the same.

iCloud issue

The other account I am having issues with is iCloud. iCloud is signed in (my Clear to-do list which uses iCloud for sync is syncing as usual.

However, when I go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts > iCloud, opens for a few seconds than locks itself.

After entering my password it unlocks for a second, than "locks" again (the checkboxes become gray and unchangeable).

I'm also unable to change AirDrop to Contacts Only from Everybody. Previously AirDrop had the No One status and when I tried to change it asked for my iCloud password, but didn't change after entering.

Facebook and Twitter accounts are both logged in with no problem on my Mac. Furthermore, I can access both my Google and iCloud account through web browser.


texts: Location of hashed password for Notes app in macOS or iOS

texts: I've got a Notes.app note on my phone (iOS) and desktop (macOS 10.14.6) and have forgotten the password. Unable to find where the hashed password is stored so I can attempt to crack it. Any insight is appreciated.


texts: Found in diagnostics on an iPhone 6s Plus. Any idea what it means?

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{
    "is_simulated":true,
    "app_name":"Google Maps",
    "timestamp":"2016-06-10 17:10:20.20 -0500",
    "app_version":"4.18.0",
    "slice_uuid":"5fc56151-7941-332f-afaa-3b7fd611e204",
    "adam_id":585027354,
    "build_version":"4.18.81882",
    "bundleID":"com.google.Maps",
    "share_with_app_devs":false,
    "is_first_party":false,
    "bug_type":"109",
    "os_version":"iPhone OS 9.2.1 (13D15)",
    "name":"Google Maps"
}

Incident Identifier: BFFF8177-5800-4AF8-8C80-660970D75897
CrashReporter Key:   0987bf660de545f3fb71e8ee071b1a44a2449887
Hardware Model:      iPhone8,2
Process:             Google Maps [3080]
Path:                /var/mobile/Containers/Bundle/Application/0BACCEBA-2901-4E5E-8D95-6C453559E446/Google Maps.app/Google Maps
Identifier:          com.google.Maps
Version:             4.18.81882 (4.18.0)
Code Type:           ARM-64 (Native)
Parent Process:      launchd [1]

Date/Time:           2016-06-10 17:10:20.20 -0500
Launch Time:         2016-06-10 14:47:28.28 -0500
OS Version:          iOS 9.2.1 (13D15)
Report Version:      105

Exception Type:  00000020
Exception Codes: 0x000000008badf00d
Exception Note:  SIMULATED (this is NOT a crash)
Highlighted by Thread:  4

Application Specific Information:
<BKNewProcess: 0x14ce18820; com.google.Maps; pid: 3080; hostpid: -1> has active assertions beyond permitted time:
{(
    <BKProcessAssertion: 0x14ce1a5a0> id: 3080-A369F80A-9505-4726-9D07-20E2364D6EE6 name: GTMSessionFetcher process: <BKNewProcess: 0x14ce18820; com.google.Maps; pid: 3080; hostpid: -1> permittedBackgroundDuration: 180.000000 reason: finishTask owner pid:3080 preventSuspend  preventIdleSleep  preventSuspendOnSleep ,
    <BKProcessAssertion: 0x14ce0fdf0> id: 3080-6B151A60-9AA9-4447-8C1C-9C4B2C47B031 name: GTMSessionFetcher process: <BKNewProcess: 0x14ce18820; com.google.Maps; pid: 3080; hostpid: -1> permittedBackgroundDuration: 180.000000 reason: finishTask owner pid:3080 preventSuspend  preventIdleSleep  preventSuspendOnSleep
)}

Elapsed total CPU time (seconds): 5.020 (user 5.020, system 0.000), 3% CPU
Elapsed application CPU time (seconds): 0.024, 0% CPU

Filtered syslog:
None found


texts: Always open a file in a specific program

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I'm having an issue with forcing a file of a certain type to always open with a specific program. In this case, it's .indd (Adobe InDesign) files. I have Adobe CS6 installed, and also Adobe InDesign 5.5. I would like to always open .indd files with InDesign 5.5.

I've tried using Get Info > Open with: > InDesign 5.5 > Change All... but it keeps automatically switching back to CS6, immediately after clicking Change All....

Is there perhaps a way I can force this in Terminal?


texts: how to add few music files to iPhone which is "manually managed" by a different PC?

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I have an iPhone which is set up to "Manually manage" music on a PC that I don't have access to right now.

How can I add few more MP3 files to it with another PC/Mac, which will be available for listening offline? Ideally I want to have them all (1GB, 60 files), but even half a dozen will still help.


texts: Does the Mac mini (2018) deliver power over Thunderbolt ports?

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Thunderbolt ports can optionally provide power, up to 100 watts.

Does the Mac mini (2018) provide any power over any of its four Thunderbolt ports? If so, how many watts? On which of the 4 ports?

The Apple specifications page does not provide this important detail.


texts: Home network with wired and wifi, force local data over wired

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How to connect three machines (Mini, 10.11; laptop, 10.12; iMac, 10.13) on two local networks, one wired and one WiFi, where local traffic is over wired connections and (external) Internet traffic is over WiFi? For context, assume the WiFi router is in another part of the building, wired connections to it are not an option and it is not under my control. The primary motivation is to do all file sharing among the three machines (TimeMachine backups and other networked file sharing) on higher bandwidth connections. What are the essential details of this configuration?

The Mini has 1 Ethernet port and 1 Thunderbolt port. The iMac has 1 Ethernet and 2 Thunderbolt ports. The laptop has only Thunderbolt ports (but one could always get a dongle). (All have Wifi.) The interface priority on all machines is set to: Thunderbolt, then (if on the machine) Ethernet, and then WiFi. Is this interface priority scheme helpful or counterproductive?

IP addresses for Thunderbolt and Ethernet are manually set to a subnet different than that of the the WiFi router (10.0.10.x, masked with 255.255.255.0, for wired local connections and 10.0.0.x for WiFi).

Option 1. Thunderbolt daisy chain. Can I daisy chain the local wired network and expect the endpoints to communicate via Thunderbolt cables: Mini (10.0.10.1) <-> iMac (10.0.10.2) and iMac (10.0.10.2) <-> laptop (10.0.10.3)? If yes, do I need to do anything specific to make this happen? For instance, on the laptop (and Mini) would I need to add something in the routing table (or other file) that says something like, "for all packets going to 10.0.10.x, use interface bridge0"?

Option 2. Direct connections for each pairing of machines. The machines could be connected in a triangular configuration: Mini (10.0.10.1) <-> iMac (10.0.10.2), iMac (10.0.10.2) <-> laptop (10.0.10.3), and Mini (10.0.10.1) <-> laptop (10.0.10.3). Given the available ports (see above), the model would then be to connect the Mini and iMac via Ethernet and connect the laptop to each other machine via Thunderbolt. Under this scenario, would the Ethernet and Thunderbolt interfaces need to be on separate subnets, i.e., : Mini (10.0.11.1) <-> iMac (10.0.11.2), iMac (10.0.10.2) <-> laptop (10.0.10.3), and Mini (10.0.10.1) <-> laptop (10.0.10.3)?


texts: Submitting job to launchd gives error "no plist returned", "nothing found to load"

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I'm writing my first launchd plist. When I try to load it with the following command:

$ launchctl load com.Test01.plist
  launchctl: no plist was returned for: com.Test01.plist nothing found to load

The plist is supposed to execute a shell command which writes the date to a file. The plist file follows. It is in ~/Library/LaunchdAgents.

The hardware is a MacBook Air 11 running OS X 10.8.4
Thanks for any comments.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Aple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>label</key>
    <string>com.Test01</string>

    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
            <string>/Users/cae/scripts/testcron.sh</string>
    </array>

    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>

    <key>Nice</key>
    <integer>1</integer>

    <key>StartInterval</key>
    <integer>60</integer>

    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/Users/cae/tmp/Test01.err</string>

    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/Users/cae/tmp/Test01.out</string>
</dict>
</plist>


texts: Background processes periodically eat up my CPU time on OS X 10.10.4, Yosemite

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Periodically the CPU on my iMac Mid-2015 running OS X 10.10.4, gets used almost exclusively by:

launchd: ~70%
fseventsd: 12%
UserEventAgent: ~40%
opendirectoryd: 20%
notifyd: 12%

I have tried quitting programs (e.g. Chrome, Outlook etc.) and no apparent process seems to be the culprit.  It seems to occur once an hour (at least it has done it 3 times in the last 3 hours) and each episode lasts ~10-30minutes.  It does not appear to be reproducible with any action that I take.

If I open Console.app, in system.log, there are many repeated errors, such as:

Aug  6 16:29:11 DREWGEHRYW13 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.google.keystone.user.agent[60455]): Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.`

These errors are not generated the entire time when this behavior is occurring, but it seems that they are written every few minutes (even when Chrome is closed).

In System Log Queries -> All Messages : There aren't any recent messages

Also, possibly related, I have experienced 2 kernel panics in the past week caused by launchd (or processes launched by it), but I will limit this question to solely the CPU issue for now.

What is causing this and how do I fix this?


texts: Where are all of the command line tools installed?

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I was playing around to set up a prober working/development environment.

I installed command line tools such as:

NodeJS
NPM
Grunt
Bower

Where can I find those tools and how can I delete them? Is there any routine?


texts: 4k external monitor shows 3840x2160 and 1920x1080 but not 2560x1440

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I'm using a external monitor with 3840x2160 resolution but it's completely unusable at that resolution (27", too tiny).

I want to try it at 2560x1440 but MacOS doesn't even show that option.

Is there a solution to show icons larger on screen?


texts: How to simulate multiple mouse clicks while holding the mouse button?

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I want my mouse to rapidly auto-click when I hold the left mouse button and to stop as soon as I release the left button. How can I do this?

I have searched for hours, I didn't find anything! Is there possibly a way to do it with AppleScript? Or if there's a free application that can do this, it's perfectly fine too.


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I purchased a book through iBooks that appears to be in a pdf format. The font is so tiny that it's hard to read even with a max zoom. What can I do do enlarge the font even more? I tried importing to the Acrobat app to see if it's different there, but it won't import.
Book in question: https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-paleo-approach/id797715067


texts: I am completely new to Automator. I have a folder action setup to copy my Camera Uploads folder from DropBox to iPhoto. Currently, this only occurs when I open Automator and execute it. Can I set this up to run on a schedule, i.e. when the computer starts up, once a week, etc.


texts: VPN client is not working after Yosemite update: Enforce Firewall Policy Fail

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I use both the Apple VPN client (L2TP over IPSec in Network preferences) and Checkpoint Endpoint Security client to connect to work.

I installed Yosemite last night and today I can not connect to work using VPN.  It connects to the server but fails.

The Checkpoint software gives a bit more feedback:  "Connection Failed: Enforce Firewall Policy failed".  This occurs after authentication of my username/password.

Both clients work fine on my MacBook which still has Mavericks.

Suggestions?

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10)


texts:
Where is /proc/ in iOS? Or rather, why is it absent from the root directory structure?
It's typically a crucial interface to the kernel of any UNIX-like operating system; what else is in place to assume this role?
FYI: Following is the main system information and root directory structure of the device in question.

iPhone:~ mobile$ uname -a
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0:
Wed Jun 24 00:46:37 PDT 2015;
root:xnu-2784.30.7~30
RELEASE_ARM_S5L8950X
iPhone5,2 N42AP

iPhone:~ mobile$ find / -maxdepth 1
/
/.Trashes
/.file
/.fseventsd
/.ppuntether_inst
/Applications
/Developer
/Library
/System
/User
/bin
/boot
/cores
/dev
/etc
/lib
/mnt
/ppuntether
/private
/sbin
/tmp
/usr
/var


texts: Launchctl:Dubious permissions on file: Problem Installing Jenkins

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I'm trying to install Jenkins on 10.6.8 and part of this requires that modify the plist launch daemon.  org.jenkins-ci.plist   which is owned by root.  I was using admin and I gave admin permission to write this file. I used this permission to make the admin the jenkins user and set the home directory to be the admin user directory.  However now I cannot run the launch daemon.

launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping)

Now I realize this is due to a security issue with having given myself this permission.  The plist now has my admin user as the user for jenkins.  Should I now just remove the write privileges and all is good (admin can now be the jenkins user) or not?

Update: I did sudo chown root org.jenkins-ci.plist and it still feels things are dubious.


texts: How can I take photos off my iPhone automatically?

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I shoot a lot of photos and videos so my iPhone fills up often.

The way I deal with it now is a time-wasting chore. I connect my phone to my computer. Dropbox automatically sucks my photos & videos to my computer. Then I use a mass-delete app to remove the photos from my phone.

I know I can use Dropbox on my phone, but it takes too long for the photos to upload.

What I'd like is something that automatically moves older photos to the cloud. Then I'd like to access those photos from anywhere.


texts: macOS partition not mounted (FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF)

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After upgrading to High Sierra, my Macintosh_HD partition got corrupted.
Only Windows was working so I got into terminal from internet recovery.
And corrected the FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF partition type. (I used instructions from other similar posts)

Here are the details after I corrected disk0s2 partition type, which was FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF.

And that picture is from diskutil list command:

Right now neither Windows nor macOS is working.

But booting from a bootable macOS USB I can manage to reach the Windows partition. Disk0s2 is not mountable. I suppose there is some problem with MBR.

Can I solve this issue?


texts: After Time Machine restores a system: what's the permissions fix; why is it needed; what happens without it; why is it not integral to restoration?

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There are two places that a permissions fix is mentioned, needed after Time Machine restored the system: story 1 and story 2.

But what is a permissions fix and why is it needed?  What if you don't do such a fix, then what will happen?  (why is the fix not built into the Time Machine restore?)


texts: Can't move one folder from external HD to internal HD

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So there is one folder that can't move from my external HD to my internal HD. There are many other folders that I have successfully moved, but this one is stubborn.

Every time I try to move it, I get this error: The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in "Microsoft Windows XP.pvm" can't be read or written

I have tried using terminal to move the folder with no success. sudo cp -R /Volumes/320\ GO\ Backup/backup\ 2015/Parallels /Users/Max/Desktop gives me: cp /Volumes/320 GO Backup/backup 2015/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP.pvm/winxp.hdd/winxp.hdd.0.{5fbaabe3-6958-40ff-92a7-860e329aab41}.hds: Input/output error

Other things I have tried with no success:

The dot_clean command in terminal.
Reparing with the disk utility
Used Carbon Copy Cloner
Did all those operations in Safe mode

I'm really stuck!! Any help is appreciated :).


texts:
I need to change TTL on my Mac, if I connect iPhone as a wi-fi modem. Now I am using this command:
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.ip.ttl=65

Also I need to change TTL back to 64 when I connect to other wi-fi.
But I want to automate it. Is there any bash script for that? (MacBook Pro 2020, Mac OS Catalina 10.15.7). Sorry for bad English, it isn't my native language.


texts: I used the symbols font on a slide created using PowerPoint for Mac, and when I opened the same file in Windows the characters turned into squares. Does anyone know what is going on?


texts: What does "FileVault: No (Encrypted at rest)" mean?

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I have a new MacBook Air 2020 running Catalina 10.15.6 and I'm asking about the encryption on the internal SSD. When I run diskutil apfs list it shows that both the "Macintosh HD" and "Macintosh HD - Data" volumes have the following:
FileVault:                 No (Encrypted at rest)
What does this mean? If these drives are already encrypted at rest, should I, or do I need to, turn on Filevault to protect the data on them in case my MacBook is stolen?


texts: I want to FaceTime, but can only WhatsApp

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I've installed WhatsApp on my phone, and now I only have the option to make WhatsApp video calls - not FaceTime.

Sadly, they almost never work (for some reason??). When I use my partner's phone, FaceTime always works.

How do I make a FaceTime video Call rather than WhatsApp?


texts: Changing autocorrect settings on Macbook Pro, shortcut does not work, cannot access dictionary (easily), can I just reset autocorrect?

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I typed in my email address incorrectly once, and autocorrect will not let me forget it. This leads to problems all the time (with autocorrect changing my email address in forms when I hit "enter" to submit). I miss receipts, keep signing up a stranger for different services, and so on.

My first name is Megan so my email address is something to the effect of "lastname.megan@gmail.com". Autocorrect changes it to "lastname.mean@gmail.com".

In order to remedy the situation, I created a "shortcut" that supposedly changes "lastname.mean@gmail.com" to "lastname.megan@gmail.com". This is unreliable, and when I type in my real email address the fake one still pops up as a correction.

Is it possible to simply reset autocorrect settings? I don't want to mess around in the terminal. The shortcut I made to change the wrong email address to my real one (created in the Keyboard settings) has also failed to address the problem.

Using OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.1
MacBook Pro (Late 2011)


texts: Accessing other user’s files/browser cookies and logins on Mac with root access?

texts: I was wondering if the root user on a Mac (Mavericks) can freely access any other user account and use a browser like they do? This means being automatically logged in their browser with all cookies/accesses for Facebook, Emails etc without a need of entering the password. Does OS X support this?


texts: How do I remove the Welcome Back at the top?

texts: So whenever I launch a game that uses game-center I get a message on the top of the screen that says "Welcome Back (My Game Center username)". How do I remove this? It's really annoying and it stays there for like 6 seconds.


texts: Mid 2011 iMac 21.5 inch SSD Upgrade how to format disk in terminal

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I was wondering how I can erase the SSD disk in terminal to make it show in disk utility. I went into Terminal and typed "diskutil list". The table is as follows:
/dev/disk0 (external, physical):

#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0

1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

2:                  Apple_HFS Doug's Mac              499.2 GB   disk0s2

3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

The SSD is identifier disk0 and its type is GUID_partition_scheme, all the rest is the current boot drive and recovery.
What command do I type to format this drive to make it show up in disk utility so I can install my Time Machine Backup on it. It is a WD Blue SSD 3D NAND 500GB Drive.


texts: Is it possible to trigger the built-in Trash sound effect via AppleScript?

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If one moves any file to the Trash folder on a Mac, by default, a short sound effect plays through the Mac's audio output (assuming that the system audio has not been muted).

I have an .scpt file where nothing is truly being moved to the Trash folder, but I would still like to have the Trash sound effect play.

I understand that I can download the sound effect onto my computer as an audio file from the Internet, and write:

do shell script "afplay /Users/Me/Desktop/TrashSoundEffect.aiff"

However, I would prefer to reference the built-in Trash sound effect. Is this possible?

I just don't like the idea of having to rely on an additional file to have my AppleScript function correctly. The built-in sound effect is more reliable, as it is guaranteed to remain on my computer indefinitely.


texts: Move defunct gmail ActiveSync calendar entries (iOS) to gmail cal

texts:
My father-in-law set up gmail ActiveSync on an old iPhone a long time ago and continues to add calendar dates to it even though it is defunct. He's upgraded iPhones to a 6s but still has that old account as his default.

Question: How do I get those calendar entries off of a non-syncing account and move them to a regular google calendar account?


texts:
When using Vimari on Safari I need to press ESC+ESC before "f"-inding links.
This is pretty annoying. Is there any good work around for this? To be able to perhaps auto focus the window after entering an address or perhaps to remap some key.


texts: Do non-Thunderbolt monitors work with a DVI-D adapter on a Thunderbolt MacBook Pro?

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I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011). I want to hook two Dell monitors to it. They have VGA and DVI ports each.

I will be using the current DVI port on the MacBook Pro.

Will the Thunderbolt port work with a non-Thunderbolt monitor if I find a Thunderbolt to DVI-D adapter?


texts: How do I disable the three finger double tap to zoom gesture?

texts: On my macbook, when I double tap with three fingers, the screen zooms in (same as the accessibility zoom), and this type of zoom zooms in the entire screen. How can I turn this off?


texts: I am currently looking to purchase a used iphone4s solely for testing apps. I was wondering if there are any service requirements like "you must have a service plan or the device will not operate". I just want to sideload apps for debugging.


texts:
If Finder is open on a folder, e.g. ~/Downloads, when I download something it doesn't show up. I have to click on another folder, then open ~/Downloads again to see the download.

I am on macOS 10.13.6 but hadn't noticed this problem until recently.

How can I fix it?


texts: I used disk utility to delete bootcamp. Now I cannot boot my partition for Mac OS

texts:
When I was repartitioning my Mac, I tried to use disk utility to completely delete my bootcamp partition as it was giving me issues. I had specified to make my SSD as just one partition using Disk Utility. Now I have to use internet recovery, and only my bootable USB having windows on it shows up. I would like to access my Mac OS data, as it still shows up under disk0s2.

Update 1::::


texts: Implications of changed security for Apple ID?

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Recently, Apple logged me out of my Apple ID and made me go through a new procedure where I used my recovery key, and was asked to provide my machine login info, and my iPhone unlock code to be able to access my account. (I was also told that recovery keys were no longer usable, unless I changed setting to enable them, though it's not clear how.)
Is this part of a new Apple security policy? Does Apple now have my machine login info; my iPhone unlock code?


texts: Bluetooth mouse won't connect, after turning Bluetooth off it won't turn back on

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Fresh install of Boot Camp on macOS Mojave with a Windows 10 ISO from the Microsoft website. I'm trying to connect my Bluetooth mouse (which works fine and connects on macOS Mojave) to Windows and it won't find the mouse.

I have disconnected and removed the mouse from macOS.
I have tried 'updating' my Bluetooth radio to "Apple Broadcom Built-in Bluetooth".

Doing this results in no Bluetooth functionality with the device showing error code 10 in Device Manager.

The current configuration for my Bluetooth settings in Device Manager is:

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Radio
Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
Microsoft Bluetooth LE Enumerator

Now the weird thing. Whenever I go into the general Bluetooth settings to add a device, if I use the toggle to turn Bluetooth on/off, I can turn it off, but then I can't turn it back on unless I uninstall and reinstall the driver, or restart my machine.

Windows OS

DESKTOP-4BSAGG1

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home
OS Version: 10.0.17134 N/A Build 17134
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free

MacBook Specs

13-inch Macbook Pro (w/ Touch Bar)
Running macOS Mojave (Latest Version)
Bootcamp v6.1


texts: How can I rip a DVD so that it has multiple audio tracks and subtitles available when synced with my iPad?

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I'm in the process of ripping my DVD collection to disk for backup, syncing with my iPad, and protecting from my toddlers.

I'd like to have the commentary (if available) and subtitles with the video file, but I do not want the subtitles burned in.

I can't figure out how to make any of the programs I usually do this with work with the iPad. RipIt provides that beautiful .dvdmedia file from which I can simply watch the DVD in DVD Player.app but it's compress feature doesn't bring over anything but the default audio track and it doesn't deal with subtitles. HandBrake provides the option of Burning in the subtitles, which is not what I want, but when I don't burn in the subtitles, the iPad seems to be unable to deal with them, even though I believe QuickTime X does know what to do. Of course, VLC or any other reasonably powerful video player can display them just fine.

Short of encoding them twice, is there a way to get what I want?


texts: How to enforce time limits on Mac with a password?

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I'd like to set time limits for when applications can be used on my Mac using the system parental controls.
I went into screen time and set rules for when all applications could be used and then I set the password.
I'm also not the administrator for this computer, so I do not actually know the password for screen time.
But, when it's passed the time I set, all I have to do to use the apps is click "ignore for 15 minutes."
How do I actually enforce the time limits on my Mac?


texts: Closed laptop lid last night, today it can't boot up

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I fell asleep to a movie playing last night and woke up to just shut the laptop lid like I always do. To my knowledge I don't have any updates running at certain times or anything.

Today I open the laptop and it looks like it's at some type of loading screen. Next thing you know it says OSInstall.mpkg appears to be missing or damaged.

I always just shut the lid on my laptop at night so I don't know why last night was any different. Do I have to reinstall MacOS on my laptop or is there a way to repair? There are no repair options in MacOS Utilities other than just restore from backup and reinstall.


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When I run ls -l there are files listed with @ file mod for some folders:

drwxr-xr-x   5 root  admin      170 Sep  4 13:51 Users
drwxrwxrwt@  3 root  admin      102 Sep  5 09:02 Volumes

I realized that the folders with @ sign can not be displayed in Finder.
Can somebody tell me what is the @ sign for and how i can remove it?


texts:
I'm teaching a class on Sunday and my wonderful but occasionally rebellious students love to quietly play Minecraft during class.  Is there a way I can disable the Minecraft application during class time?

My students range in age from 8 to 12.  I'm taking them through game design with Unity 3D so they are getting a little scripting experience in C#.  Most of them have some basic programming ability.  I know a couple of the students around here have set up Minecraft servers at home.

The students use standard accounts on our computers which are running OS X 10.8.  We have never employed parental controls in the past but I'm open to that as an option if it will work.


texts: Where is the hard disk in the mid 2012 15" Macbook pro with retina

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I was following various guides for replacing the hard drive. However my mac does not seem to have the standard 2.5" SSD/SATA drive: see this screenshot:

The black rectangular sections are too small to be 'normal' 2.5hdd's as can be seen here when comparing to the SSD:

Does anyone know

what are those rectangular black compartments
how do I swap this (or another smaller?) SSD into the MBPro?


texts: My macbook suddenly thinks its display is 800x600

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I have not found anyone else online who had this problem, which is troubling.

Here is all I know:
I closed my macbook (running Leopard, a few years old).
I opened my macbook.
The display had changed completely.

What I mean by that is that the resolution severely decreased, and all of the icons on my screen grew significantly in size, even though they all fit on the screen. I am certainly not in "zoom mode" (ctrl+scroll). I checked "About This Mac" and under resolution, I found that it says, "800x600." What? My resolution is much above that. I have no idea what prompted this. I restarted the computer, but it did not help. This is very worrying.

Does anybody know what happened, or how to fix it?
Thanks


texts: Having a problem with AppleScript for "load pictures like Insert Photo Album" in PowerPoint

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I'm using this AppleScript in Automator (thanks to @Monomeeth post at PowerPoint Macro for Mac - load pictures like "Insert Photo Album" )to create a new PowerPoint presentation and add photos to it where each photo becomes it's own individual slide.  It works great except that I'm getting a "Grant File Access" notification for every file.  Is there a way to automate that, or remove the need to grant the access in the first place?
tell application "Finder" to set frontmost to true
tell application "Finder" to set picFolder to every file in folder (choose folder)
log (count picFolder)

tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
    activate
    set newPres to make new presentation
    --set properties of slide 1 of active presentation to {layout:slide layout blank}
    set theSlide to make new slide at end of newPres with properties {layout:slide layout blank}
    repeat with xName in picFolder
        make new picture at end of last slide of active presentation with properties {file name:(xName as text), top:0, left position:0, height:540, width:960, lock aspect ratio:true} --makes pictures full sized
        make new slide at end of active presentation with properties {layout:slide layout blank}
    end repeat
end tell


texts: Cydia - Add sources through command line

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I am able to SSH into my iPhone and update the file /var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.saurik.Cydia/sources.list with the number of repos, but the file gets reverted as soon as I try to update the repos through the Cydia app.

Is there a way to download/update the Cydia sources through command link. I am basically looking to add multiple sources easily into Cydia.


texts: Reviving a dead iPod Touch 8GB (2nd gen?)

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I have an iPod Touch 8GB (probably 2nd gen) that stopped working. By this I mean that it cannot be turned on, an doesn't show any sign of activity when connected to the PC, a docking station and other chargers. Of course iTunes does not recognize the device when plugged in to the PC. This happened, without prior signs of a coming malfunction, about 2 months after I bought it, used, during the last summer.

What are my options in trying to bring it back to life? At the moment, buying a new iPod Touch is not an option.


texts: Terminal won't open after brew upgrade (dyld library not loaded)

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I ran "brew upgrade" from the terminal, before upgrading finished the battery ran out on my MBP and the computer restarted. Now when I go to open a terminal the terminal window flashes up for a split second before closing. I managed to capture the terminal output before it closed:

dyld: Library not loaded: /use/local/lib/libgdbm.4.dylib

How can I fix this?

Please note that I cannot open a terminal to issue any commands!


texts: VMware Fusion - Professional Version 8.5.10

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I have a user that has High Sierra (don't ask why) just that he has it, and he is getting an error stating that parts of his VMWare are not 64-bit compatible.

I expect he will need to upgrade to 11, which is almost a given, but here is my question.  If there are instances inside his VM that are 32-Bit compliant only, are they talking about the apps inside his VM? Or are they talking about the VM itself?

I ask this because I went onto the website to look up the information and it's rather sparse. I was hoping the big brains here would be able to help me clear this up a little.

If the message is pertaining to the software inside the VM, I can get one of the techs here to pistolwhip him into submission by actually following protocol.

Otherwise, I'll just tell him to use a VDI as he should be anyway.


texts: What would cause normal files to be hidden from the Finder but not the terminal?

texts:
I exported a set of photos from my wife's computer to mine over a WiFi share. I opened the directory in Finder and it said that there were 0 files. I know I've seen the Finder lag before on recognizing files in the folder, but this wasn't one of those cases.

I went into the terminal and I could see all the files were there and these were not "UNIX hidden" filenames (i.e. prefixed with a period). However, I did notice that they had extended attributes for com.apple.FinderInfo and com.apple.quarantine. I removed both of these attributes figuring that might be it and now the files were simply -rw------- permissioned. I even chmod'd them to allow group/other permissions, however, they STILL didn't appear in the Finder. If I attempted to use the command open IMG_0123.JPG from the terminal (both before and after every action I tried), they would happily appear in the Preview application. I was finally able to see them after I copied them to a FAT32 partition and then copied them back.

FWIW, the files were copied between Mavericks machines.

So my question is why would these files not appear in the Finder?


texts: Terminal : needs full path to execute a command

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Let's suppose i have an application in /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/myapp.app/Contents/MacOS/myapp.

When i use cd to reach the directory 'MacOS' and then issue the command myapp it says command not found.

But when i issue the command with the full path like /Applications/MacPorts/KDE4/myapp.app/Contents/MacOS/myapp it works.

I had the same problem with mysql inside xampp.

Why is that?


texts: My calendar won't work on my iPhone 4 since upgrading to iOS8. I am unable to save events

texts: All my history and future events (except birthdays attached to my contacts) are gone and I can't save new events.  When I view my calendar in iCloud from my computer they are all there.  They're just not syncing with my phone!  I don't have my calendar in my phone synced to any other calendar either. How can I resolve this?


texts:
I'm attempting to use legacy FireWire hardware peripherals in macOS 11 Big Sur.
Apple has provided an OEM hardware dongle connectivity path that is confirmed working in macOS Catalina:

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter

Unfortunately, the one piece of FireWire hardware that I'm trying to use does not appear to work in Big Sur (on an M1 Mac).
Various threads online seem to indicate that FireWire products are either not supported in Big Sur or have various incompatibility issues.

Oh, Firewire UA products are incompatible with Big Sur!!

To confirm: was FireWire support dropped in Big Sur, on Intel and/or Apple Silicon?
Was there an Apple announcement of this change?
Do any of your FireWire peripherals work in Big Sur? Has anyone tested a FireWire device and found it to work correctly?


texts: Is it possible to use an Amazon Echo with HomeKit?

texts:
I currently use my 4th generation Apple TV as my smart home hub.

The only accessories connected at the moment are Philips Hue lights, but I plan to increase this - hence the need for a more integrated voice activation system in the home rather than doing everything from an iPhone.

As Apple's HomePod is likely to cost around six times the price of an Amazon Echo Dot 2, I was wondering if the Echo would be a viable solution since my devices are controlled from a HomeKit hub, rather than the proprietary hub that comes with the Hue lights.

Could the Echo Dot 2 connect to my Hue lights through my Apple TV hub?
If not, would it be possible to use a proprietary Hue hub in conjunction with the Apple TV? In theory that would allow independent, yet synced, control of the lights through either one of the systems?

Would either of these solutions be possible?


texts: I found the following unknown icon on the menu bar of my Mac. Has anyone an idea what it means and how it got there ? Nothing happens if I click on it, and I can't move or remove it.


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My Time Machine backup drive became corrupt.  It would take several minutes to mount, and then MacOS would warn me to back up the data.  When I tried copying Backups.backupdb out I got "Error Code -36" saying that some data couldn't be read or written.

I was able to copy a few (apparently non-corrupt) individual backups out using finder, but unfortunately Apple has removed a multitude of admin permissions, including the ability to change Backups.backupdb, so I'm unable to copy my backups into it.  Access denied (even with SIP disabled).  We're also not not allowed to modify folder permissions, FWIW.

Any ideas on how to transfer individual backups into Backups.backupdb?


texts: BootCamp 6 on MacBook Pro Early 11 - Unable to install Win10

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I just fresh install macOS Sierra on my MacBook Pro early 2011. Now I would love to install Win10 using BootCamp. When I launch the BootCamp utility and insert the Win10 DVD, an error message appear saying that Win10 is not supported for my MacBook. OK.

I search the Internet and found a way by modifying Info.plist and removing my Mac version in the UnsupportedWin10Model tag. I try to do that but the file seems to be locked (using sudo su and whoami returns root).

Is there any way to install Win10 on this "old" MacBook without having to install Win8 then update it to Win10 ?


texts: Are there any widget to tell whether I'm still connected to the internet?

texts:
I have an unreliable 3G tethered connection. It breaks when shut window blinds, close a door or when I'm moving around the place.

What I'm really looking for is an icon / indicator whether I'm connected to the internet.

Actually I tried some solutions such as Surplus Meter and iStatNano desktop widget but this is not what I'm looking for.

Ideally I would like to ping some service every 5 secs to see if I'm still online... Are you aware of any solutions providing that feature?


texts: How do I insert a picture into the Notes app?

texts: I use the Notes app for keeping track and sharing the extended notes with fellow physicians in cardiology studies. There are a lot of pros to this app and I would find it very much useful if I could insert pictures into specific areas within Notes. (a video would make it even better). How is it possible to customize this for a such purpose and is there an alternative to this solution?


texts: Easy way to install additional spell-check dictionaries for OS X?

texts:
I am looking for an easy way to install spell-check dictionaries for languages that are not supported by default on OS X (one example Romanian).

By easy way, I mean a solution that does not require command line usage. While this is ok for me, for average OS X user this could be too complex.


texts: Does the "Find My Mac" app automatically notify you every time your Mac is turned on? Or do you have to physically request for it notify you on a case-by-case basis?


texts: What determines whether multiple highlighted files in Finder show in the same Get Info window?

texts:
I'll often highlight a bunch of files in Finder to find their collective size with Cmd+I. Sometimes the Get Info window shows the pooled size in a single window, but other times it'll open 40 separate Get Info windows. What determines when this happens?

(I've since learned that other key combinations will always show the highlighted items' collective size, but when does Cmd+I alone act one way instead of the aforementioned other?)


texts: Can I make an iPhone ring on cue without making an actual call?

texts: The theater company I work with is doing a show this fall in which a key plot point is an iPhone ringing while it's in someone's purse. They really want to make an iPhone ring and not just use a sound cue. But cell reception inside the theater is spotty at best. Is there some way to get an iPhone to ring without making a call to it?


texts:
I have a few folders for uni projects in the documents section on my Mac.
One of the folder containing most of my work, powerpoints, word documents and JPEG's has disappeared randomly. The other folders are there it is just this one.

I have tried Spotlight search and everything but it doesn't show up. However if I go to open most recent files in PowerPoint they appear and when I go to save them it claims that the files still exist. I have recovered all the PowerPoint and Word documents and now backed my files to an external hard drive but I was wondering if there were any suggestions to recover the file or at least the JPEG items that I can't seem to find. They were originally Photoshop files but I didn't save them as a PSD only because they take up so much space and it was unnecessary for what I required.

Any help I can get would be amazing! Thank you!


texts: iPhone seems to be caching passwords or credentials, how to remove them?

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My IT department is suspecting that my iPhone is caching some passwords or some other credentials to our work network that causes account lock downs for my work PC (the IT system receives invalid passwords and locks down).

I have deleted all work related apps.
I have deleted my work related email account from the phone.
I have deleted the Wi-Fi profiles (for login into our work Wi-Fi).
I have deleted the work PC reference under my Apple ID section (next to the Apple Watch).
I have deleted all stored passwords.

Are there other places where a password or credential can be stored?

Would a full reset of my iPhone be the only solution to fix that kind of problem ? and "rebuild" everything from scratch (everything is and will be backed up before I do this)


texts: How does one change default options in CUPS

texts:
I want to change default print settings in CUPS.

I'm mass printing PDF's through Finder and it won't use my preset in the printer options menu so I'm fiddling around in CUPS to see if that works. I want to change the settings as shown below, but I can't find out how?

Essentially I'm trying to print all pdf's with Scale to fit enabled, if there is some other way I should be doing this. I'd like the heads up :)


texts: Two page continuous view in Lion Preview?

texts: Is there some way to get back the side-by-side page view from Snow Leopard with the continuous scrolling? From the View menu in Lion Preview, it appears they're mutually exclusive now. I can't help shake the idea that Lion was designed by someone without a desktop Mac.


texts: How do I know if Game Center is down or not?

texts: I'm not asking to know now, but wondering if Apple has a status page that lists if Game Center is having problems. I'm aware of the iCloud system status web page but it's not clear to me if that is the place where Game Center would be listed if for some reason it was not operating fully or correctly.


texts: Can I connect two Mac Pro to one monitor?

texts: I am using an apple thunderbolt display and two mac pro's.  I would like to connect the two processors to the one display.  is this possible?


texts: iPhone - contacts show up in contacts but not in messages

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My question is the opposite of Contact names are gone, but still shown in Messages. I don't think I did anything to cause this, but yesterday out of the blue, some of my messages did not display the name of the contact, only the phone number. The same holds for phone calls. Yet the contacts are just as normal in Contacts. For the most part, it seems that older contacts are less likely to have their name and to only have their number. Some contacts have a new text chain opened for some reason. I sometimes get a message sent to myself as it thinks I am two people. I have contacts both in iCloud and Gmail.

Aided by suggestions from website, I have tried a ton of things, like:

Turning the phone off and on
Restarting the phone
Toggling short names off and on
Toggling iCloud-Contacts off and on (and using the delete from iPhone option)

Import SiM contacts from both Gmail and iCloud

What else should I do?


texts: How can I use the Mac OS Cmd-tab app switcher when controlling my Mac Mini remotely?

texts:
Problem:
I control my 2018 Mac Mini using Real VNC software from my iPhone or iPads.  When I enter Cmd-tab on the iOS device, the command is interpreted locally and not on the remote Mac Mini.  Accordingly, because I cannot use keystrokes on the iOS device to invoke the app switcher on the remote Mac Mini, I have to move the cursor to the dock to find the application I want to use.  This is very slow.
I have a home subscription to Real VNC, which prohibits accessing Real VNC's support team for technical support.  Nothing I have found on their site has helped me.
Issue:
The issue is in getting the iOS device to interpret keystrokes using modifier keys as applicable to the remote machine.
Steps taken:
I have downloaded Karabiner-Elements.  It is recommended for reassigning functions to keystrokes. I have not yet attempted to use it to address the problem, because I am guessing it will take me some time to learn and become familiar with it.
I need help ...:
So, my question has these parts:

can I get Real VNC to work so that I can switch apps on the remote Mac Mini by using keyboard shortcuts on my iOS devices?

if so, do I need to reassign functions to keystrokes on the iOS devices and/or on the Mac Mini, and if I do, is Karabiner Elements a good way to do this?

is there any other remote connection software available, preferably free, that will enable me to remotely control the Mac OS app switcher from an iOS device?  (Reviews on remote connection software comparison sites do not easily reveal answers on details such as this).


texts: MacBook Pro 13" 2015 A1502 recording vinyls through headphone jack

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My 2013 MacBook Pro allowed me to convert audio from old cassette tapes and vinyl to digital by using a 3.5mm Male To Male Stereo Audio Cable from the player's headphone jack into the headphone jack of the MacBook Pro 2013.  In the System Preferences, you could change the headphone jack to function as input rather than output.  Easy. You could use Quicktime to record and other apps.

I found some old vinyl albums that I want to convert to digital but my 2015 MacBook Pro does not seem to be able to do what I mentioned above.  Playing the music  over the air and recording using the internal microphone would not be acceptable.

Suggestions to accomplish this?


texts:
So there's that app I found from my PC and should like to download:
http://www.itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id666206963

When I click the link, my device asks me if I want to open it in the app store, which I confirm.
The store opens but where the app is supposed to be displayed, a white rectangle is shown that stays a white rectangle, no matter how long I wait.

How do I resolve this?


texts: Trim first 6 characters from Folder Names [AppleScript]

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I've found an AppleScript online which trims the first characters from a FILENAME, however, it does not seem to work on FOLDERS.

How could this be modified to rename folder names?

set whichFile to choose file with multiple selections allowed
repeat with aFile in whichFile
    tell application "Finder"
        set filename to name of aFile
        set name of aFile to ((characters 7 thru -1 of filename) as string)
    end tell
end repeat

Thank You!


texts: Can a Body Dent on Mac book pro be repaired?

texts: I have a Mac book pro 15 inch mid 2010 & there is a small dent between the touch pad & space bar as i dropped a metal ball by accident however it does not effect the performance of my Laptop at all, can it be repaired ? It does't look good...!!!


texts: Change Chrome or Web Gmail swipe actions in iPhone/iOS

texts: In Chrome browser in iPhone, when I open gmail website and open an email and then swipe left/right then it navigates to the previous/next email. How do I remove this swipe action in Chrome or in Web Gmail settings when using iPhone/iOS?


texts: Which iPhone 5 model sold in the US should I buy for use in Spain?

texts:
I am buying an iPhone 5 in the US to use in Spain. Should I go for the AT&T's A1428 GSM model or the Verizon's A1429 CDMA one?

Spain does not currently have LTE band, so the only concern is whether the CDMA works in Spain's GSM and 3G networks.

Thanks!


texts:
Time Machine on my computer is trying to backup onto a external hard drive, but the only thing I get is the famous beach ball of death which makes my computer extremely slow.

When I go to cosole.app I see with regular intervals following messages:

2012/04/27 10:13:43     com.apple.backupd[425]  Error: (-36) Creating directory freds mac 39
2012/04/27 10:14:49     com.apple.backupd[425]  Error: (-36) Creating directory freds mac 40
2012/04/27 10:15:54     com.apple.backupd[425]  Error: (-36) Creating directory freds mac 41
2012/04/27 10:16:34     com.apple.service_helper[545]   com.apple.backupd-auto: Already loaded
2012/04/27 10:16:34     com.apple.service_helper[545]   com.apple.backupd-wake: Already loaded
2012/04/27 10:16:34     com.apple.service_helper[545]   com.apple.backupd-attach: Already loaded
2012/04/27 10:16:34     com.apple.service_helper[545]   com.apple.backupd-auto: Already loaded
2012/04/27 10:16:34     com.apple.service_helper[545]   com.apple.backupd-wake: Already loaded
2012/04/27 10:16:34     com.apple.service_helper[545]   com.apple.backupd-attach: Already loaded

Why does time machine have problems creating a directory if I was able earlier to make a full backup of my computer and what do those lines mean from the service helper?

I am running Mac OS X 10.6.8 on a MacBook 1.1 (late 2006) (I know, it's a little bit old, but 1 day ago it was able to do TM backups)


texts: Is tree view available in Finder in Lion?

texts:
I've seen on several forums that people use a tree view for their folders in Finder but I can't find anywhere how to switch to it.

Is the tree view available in OSX Lion?


texts:
Can iPhone play Opus music files? Nothing found on the web or here.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=can+iphone+play+opus&ia=web

https://apple.stackexchange.com/search?q=opus


texts: Do you have a better way to browse Windows 7 machines in Finder (SL 10.6.5)?

texts:
Browsing the "network neighborhood" in OS X Finder does show XP machines, but not Windows 7 machines. (Vista machines have a similar problem). I can connect manually to Windows 7 machines ("connect to server" and then specifying "smb://ip_or_name"), but want to be able to browse Win 7 machines automatically.

Browsing works if security is lowered on the Windows 7 machines, and the OS X machine is forced to be the master browser. Question: Who has a better solution? I would like to find another solution without having to change OS X and all Windows 7 machines. Maybe you know some extra OS X software that "makes samba just work right"?


texts: Why does my Automator service work in Automator but not when called from the OS?

texts:
I have made an Automator service that runs an Applescript with the Run Applescript module. This is the script:

# Press ^F8
tell application "System Events"
    key code 100 using control down
end tell

delay 0.1

# Press "down"
tell application "System Events"
    key code 125
end tell

delay 0.1

# Press ^F9
tell application "System Events"
    key code 101 using control down
end tell

When I have the service open in Automator and press Workflow -> Run all works as it should.
However, when I open the service from the menubar, i.e. in Safari, by going to Safari -> Services -> script name nothing happens.
Nothing is written to the Console, so I can't figure out why the service is not working. How can I track down the error and make the service run outside of Automator?


texts:
I am currently using Macbook pro 2017 Touch Bar that is on the Mojave OS. I do most of my work on Preview. I have noticed recently that my preview does not load the latest document version. For example, I made my edits on my preview document on 30/1/2020. However, when I opened the very same document again the next day on 31/1/2020, it does not load the edits that i have made on 30/1/2020. Instead, it showed edits from a much earlier version. Therefore, every time before I can do my work, I had to manually check if the preview document is on the latest version. If it is not, I will need to revert manually. Is there any way I can correct this issue?

***This is not the first time this had happened. I had even done a clean reinstallation of my Mojave OS in my bid to solve this problem.

***I do not wish to update my OS to Catalina just because of this preview issue. I have a number of 32-bit apps that I need for my work.

Any assistance would be very much appreciated.


texts: How to disable all iOS notifications temporarily while actively using/mirroring the device?

texts:
I use my iPad a lot as I teach, showing the students slides, videos, etc.

Having a words with friends, draw something, or email notification, especially with personal content in the first line, show up is always distracting.

I see that I can change notification settings per-app, but don't see  a way to disable all notifications system wide. Disabling apps individually works, but requires a bit of effort and time, and isn't something that can be done mid-lesson.

Is there a way to disable all notifications from appearing while you are actively using the device (e.g. while having your device mirrored on a screen during a lesson, presentation, demonstration, etc.), then re-enable all previously allowed notifications without fiddling with each one individually?


texts: I forgot my icloud ID email is there anyway to retrieve it? i have my iphone box serial number?

texts: i dont know my ID email, all i have is an iphone box serial number in it, is their a way to retrieve it? all i want is the pictures at cloud please help


texts: Why aren't my iPhone 4 keychains being saved?

texts: I accidentally deleted my "var/keychains" folder in my jailbroken iPhone 4 thinking that it would solve a problem to a tweak that wasn't work, and now my iPhone is not recognizing the passwords I enter into the phone. It keep asking me to enter my voicemail password, email passwords..etc. I can't even access youtube. I also can't sync my iPhone 4 to my iTunes because there aren't any valid files in the Keychains folder. I have recreated the folder, but I did not back up any of the files in it. I was suspecting that the iPhone would recreate those files once I deleted them, but I was wrong. Can anyone help me out here? I can't restore my iPhone because I haven't backed up any of my important data. I can still use the iPhone, but these inquiries are irritating me hugely.


texts: Auto run a shell script when connecting to a network? (wifi or utp)

texts:
Is there a way to make macOS run a custom script whenever it (re)connects to any WiFi or Ethernet network?

Basically, whenever my macbook connects to any network (wired or wireless) I would like to automatically run a shell script, e.g. I want ~/AutoRunOnConnect.sh to be executed. Is that possible somehow?

FYI I'm running macOS 10.15 (Catalina) with all the latest updates.


texts: Is there a way to disable this "often used with" prompt on an iPhone?

texts:
Sometime within last 6 months my iPhone started showing a prompt on the bottom for apps that I don't have running in the background. I use the task switcher to close apps after I am done with, say, ordering food or what-now. And for most apps, like Audible mentioned in the prompt in below image, the "background app refresh" is turned off.
It looks as shown below.

Some additional details:
My iPhone 7 is running iOS v14.6. I may have had my iPhone connected to an Apple Watch at the time this message popped up. My internet search so far had found these instructions here (to disable it in Settings -> iTunes & App Store -> turn off suggested apps for installed apps) but the instructions do not seem to be valid for v14.6.
So with this background, would anyone know if there is a way to disable this "Often used with Bluetooth device connected" prompt?


texts:
Why does my iPhone say Activation Required? It started doing this out of nowhere. I try to unlock it and it goes to Activation Lock. It says "This iPhone is linked to an Apple ID. Enter the Apple ID and password that were used to set up this iPhone."

In the "Activation Help" link it goes to a page:

  A password is required to activate this device because its owner has used Find My iPhone to link it to their Apple ID.

I never used Find My iPhone. I also had 2 factor authentication.

Why would my iPhone suddenly brick itself? It doesn't make any sense that an iPhone can just lock itself and render the whole phone useless!


texts: Correct settings to record computer audio with Garageband, internal mic and ishowYouAudio

texts:
I have the following aggregate device to record audio on the computer however I am sometimes getting some very bad feedback buzzing noise can be heard in this podcast episode.

https://cafe.simplecast.com/episodes/fazale-rana at 41:30

What are the correct settings and clock source but I need get the audio?

I currently am using this:

I also tried this but I still get the buzzing noise

perhaps my issues lie with the output?


texts: Any way to prevent a notification from appearing in Notification Center?

texts: I'm writing a simple AppleScript to create periodic notifications, but I don't want those notifications to accumulate in Notification Center. Is there any way to keep them from appearing there, or to expire them, or to delete them?


texts: Transfer iMessage Archive to new Macbook

texts:
I recently upgraded from a 7-year-old MacBook, and I have been trying to transfer the imessage history to my new macbook with little success.

Does anyone know if this is still possible on the new Mac OS?

I have been digging through forums and have tried all suggestions to no avail. I've replaced the new laptop's messages folder, did the same with the ichat containers, and also changed all folder ownership. Still, whenever I open up iMessage, it only shows my messages from today and yesterday.

Any advice would be much appreciated.


texts: I shutdown my iPad and left it for a while.  Now I want to start it again and I can't open it.  I've used the sleep/awake button, also use that with the home button but I can't open it at all. It sits there with the Apple icon on the screen and sometimes it has a spinning little icon in the middle.  I sure would appreciate some help.


texts: I’m very new to OS X.  Just bought my first Apple – Macbook 13.  I downloaded “ObsidianMenuBar” to change the menu bar to a black background.  It worked but now some of the letters are white and some remained black and thus invisible.  I’m told I need to install the “WhiteUIServer.menu” but I don’t have a clue how to do this.  Can someone kindly stir me in the right direction?  Sorry for showing up with hat in hand asking for help…


texts: Review and confirm additional photos that contain this person gives no hit

texts: Until a couple of months ago, this feature of Apple Photos worked fine on my MacBook Pro. But now whenever I try to let photos find new photos of any person, it immediately says that there is no additional photo to confirm. When I run the same feature on my iPhone, it works just fine. Any idea on how to solve this issue? I am using Photos Version 6.0 (330.0.150) on MacOS 11.2.2 on MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports.


texts: I am not able to delete single text messages in a conversation since updating to iOS 8

texts:
Before iOS 8 I could click on a text, get the More option and see a trash can on the bottom of the screen. This would allow me to delete a single text from a conversation.

Now there is only a camera in the place the trash can used to be. I have reset my phone and the trash can comes back, but only briefly. Today I totally erased my phone and the ability to delete single text messages from a conversation still does not last more than a few texts.

Is there a way to make this feature persist?


texts: iMac won't recognise .MTS videos on my hard drive, how can I play them?

texts:
We just purchased an iMac yesterday to view our travel videos. The thing is, all the videos we have stored on our external Hard Drive are in the .MTS file format (AVCHD). The thing is, the Mac or QuickTime won't recognize them. Are there any good / free file converters so we can convert the video files to .MOV as that seems to be the common file format for Macs.

I read on-line that you can fool your computer into thinking that it is reading the video file straight from the Camcorder instead of from an external Hard Drive but you have to reorganize the storage or hierarchy of the videos. Apparently this can take up a lot of memory though - maybe up to 10 times the size of the original video file size? Is it a viable solution?

What's the best / most straight-forward / preferably free way to get the videos into a usable format?


texts:
I just created a DMG and threw some folders in it. If I double-click a folder it opens in a new Finder window each time. Folders outside of the DMG are still opening normally. Holding option when I double-click causes the former window to close, but it's pretty inconvenient. Does anyone know how to get a DMG to show up in a normal Finder shell?

This is what I'm seeing, for what it's worth:


texts: How can I automatically disable WiFi when I connect to an Ethernet network?

texts: I would like my WiFi to automatically disconnect when I plug an Ethernet cable into my Mac. How would I go about this?


texts: how to remove a backup of a purchased app

texts:
I have a certain app installed on my iPhone 6 Plus device.

Due to some technical issues with this app, I need to completely remove it from the device and re-install it.

Although it seems like I can remove it from the device itself (long-tap and clicking on the "x" icon at the corner), when I go to the App Store, I get this app downloaded from iCloud and not really fully re-installed and still holds all the settings and data in the app.

I need to know how to completely remove this app from my device AND account, so it can be re-installed from fresh.

Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.


texts:
I'd like to add the View->Light Table button on the touch bar.  Is this possible?
I've been trying to find a way, but no success until now.


texts: How did a calendar icon make it to my Lock Screen?

texts:
The other day I looked at my Lock Screen and to my surprise there was a calendar looking icon on the bottom left.  I thought it was kind of odd since I've never seen anything in the bottom left.  So I tapped it and sure enough my calendar came up.

This was kind of handy, so I locked the phone again, but the icon was gone.  I researched it and the closest I came up with is location based app recommendations.

The odd thing is that I had nothing on my calendar on that day or in the vicinity of where I was at.

So how exactly did the calendar icon make it onto my Lock Screen and how to get it back?


texts:
I use an app called "GPS Tracks" to track my movements throughout the day with my iPhone 6 on iOS 9.2.1. The app often shuts down while it is actively recording in the background, which the developer indicated is something that happens when memory runs low.

Is there anything I can do to either 1) prevent iOS from shutting down a specific app for memory reasons or 2) tell iOS which apps to shut down first or 3) be warned when the app is closed by iOS.

I am ready to jailbreak it if necessary.


texts: Mac App Store Download Failure - Clear Cache?

texts:
I bought a program on the Mac App Store (Desk) on one of my computers.

I am running Yosemite on a different computer and I tried to install the program from the Mac App Store - while I was on a public WiFi connection that blocks the Mac App Store. The download failed - but any attempt since then on that computer fails to download that one app.

Whenever I attempt to "Install" the program in the Mac App Store it eventually times out and I receive the following error:

"We could not complete your purchase. The request timed out."
I can download and install other apps just fine.

When I attempt to download I see the following in the console:

2/13/15 9:53:20.491 AM storeaccountd[351]: ADI: {
    "Cache-Control" = "max-age=604800";
    Connection = "keep-alive";
    "Content-Length" = 0;
    Date = "Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:26:24 GMT";
    Location = "http://10.66.66.66/denied.html";
    Server = "squid/2.6.STABLE21";
    Via = "1.1 8802 (squid/3.3.5)";
    "X-Cache" = "MISS from 8802";
}

I believe what has happened is that the App Store Web View has cached the redirect to the "denied" page from the public WiFi, but I don't know how to fix this.

I have rebooted
I have restarted App Store
I have Cleared Cache in Safari
I tried delete this files:

/private/var/folders/tv/mw9ndb1s7qn76_xtbg8zy3v80000gp/C/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent+com.apple.appstore
/private/var/folders/tv/mw9ndb1s7qn76_xtbg8zy3v80001z2/C/com.apple.appstore
/private/var/folders/tv/mw9ndb1s7qn76_xtbg8zy3v80001z2/C/com.apple.appstore/com.apple.appstore
/private/var/folders/tv/mw9ndb1s7qn76_xtbg8zy3v80001z2/C/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent+com.apple.appstore
/private/var/folders/tv/mw9ndb1s7qn76_xtbg8zy3v80001z2/T/com.apple.appstore
/private/var/folders/tv/mw9ndb1s7qn76_xtbg8zy3v80001z2/T/com.apple.appstore.PluginXPCService
/private/var/folders/tv/mw9ndb1s7qn76_xtbg8zy3v80001z2/T/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent+com.apple.appstore


texts: Syncing Desktop iTunes Library to Laptop

texts: I have a Hackintosh dual booting Windows 8.1 and Yosemite. The two OS's share the same iTunes Library. Every time something new is added in either OS, I would like to be synced to my laptop's iTunes Library, and whenever I add something in my laptop's Library I want it to sync to the desktop, no matter what OS it's currently in.


texts: Turn off mail notifications when in mail (OS X El Capitan)

texts:
Does anyone know of a way to have mail notifications turned off when I'm in my mail client (more specifically, when the Message Viewer Window has focus)?
It's rather superfluous to receive a notifications in the top right when I can see the mail coming in in Mail's main window.


texts: How do I fix hard disk "Error: -69845: File system verify or repair failed"

texts:
How can I resolve the Error: -69845: File system verify or repair failed error I'm getting when trying to verify my hard drive?

So far these are the steps I've taken:

In Terminal I ran:

diskutil list

I identified the disk:

    /dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +524.9 GB   disk3
                                 Physical Store disk2s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            103.7 GB   disk3s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 21.0 MB    disk3s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                519.0 MB   disk3s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM

                2.1 GB     disk3s4

I tried to run a verification as follows:

diskutil verifyVolume disk3s1

This resulted in the following output/errors:

    Verifying file system
    Volume is already unmounted
    Performing fsck_apfs -n -x /dev/rdisk3s1
    error: failed to read container superblock
    File system check exit code is 8
    Restoring the original state found as unmounted
    Error: -69845: File system verify or repair failed
    Underlying error: 8: Exec format error

I'm worried if I use the following command I will delete the existing data while repair ing the disk?

diskutil repairDisk disk3s1

The disk is encrypted and requires a password, and the disk does not appear in Disk Utility in macOS.

How can I proceed to resolve this?


texts: How can I move everything from my MacBook Pro Retina mid 2012 to a new MacBook Pro without reinstalling everything

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 15 Retina (mid 2012) that has my working environment set up - Parallels Desktop with Windows machine, some software for Mac and Windows.

I am to start using a new MacBook Pro Retina 13 (2013) tommorow.

Is there a backup and restore procedure for Mac I can use to have a reinstall everything-free migration from one machine to another?

My MacBook Pro is Running the latest OS X Mavericks 10.9.3.

Thanks


texts: Easy way to take a screen shot that's NOT color corrected?

texts:
My displays are color calibrated every other month or so with a hardware calibration tool. When I take a screen shot of a profile aware app, such as photoshop or lightroom or some web browsers, I don't want the screen shot to be adjusted for my monitor. Is there an easy way to do this besides my current approach:

goto system preferences, display, color calibration
change the profile to a generic monitor one
start the color aware application (most seem to require a fresh startup to deal with the change)
take the screen shot
change my profile back
restart the application

To address @barryj's assertion that color profile only matters if I'm using a camera to take a picture of the display. Here are two screen shots of the same image, one with the default color profile applied to the monitor, and one with my custom profile applied, just to show you how much of a difference it really makes.


texts:
With the old iCloud App on my iPhone SE, I could always see my Macbook's Desktop and Documents folder.
That is no longer the case with the new Files App!  It will show the amount of free space available, but no files.
The size matches what is actually shown in iCloud.

In the Files App, it always shows 0 files.  My wife can still see all of the files from my MacBook's Desktop and Documents folder on her iPad (same iCloud account). However, I cannot.

I can create a new file/folder on my MacBook and it is viewable immediately on the iPad but not my iPhone.

What could be causing this and how would I resolve this issue?


texts: Disable Cmd Shift Q for cs go, cannot select it in keyboard pref

texts:
How can i disbable Command + Shift + Q for cs go, i can't figure it out. I use it for slow walking, ducking and moving around.

I'm using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

I already tried this solution: Disable Shift Cmd Q for logout (accepted answer)

I seems to work when in steam, or chrome, or ... but not when in cs go.  You can only select steam under applications.

Update: I think i can fix this if the csg_osx64 unix executable can be added to "App Shortchutst" and overwrite the Log Out ... But can't add it , any ideas? (Location: /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/csgo_osx64)


texts: How to seamlessly sync contacts and calendars across devices?

texts:
I currently have all my contacts and calendars on my Mac, but would like to sync them over the air with my other devices (iPod, iPad and Android phone). I also want it to be multidirectional: being able to add, edit or delete from all devices.

As far as I understood from reading other threads, the best bet is to keep all calendars and contacts on Google and sync them with the other devices. This means not using iCloud to sync calendars or contacts.

Is this correct? Do I really have to move all my contacts and calendars to Google Contacts and Google Calendar in order to have them synced across all devices? Will I be able to add contacts or edit calendars from any device and have them in sync as well?


texts:
Our household has several iOS devices, a soon-to-be-upgraded MacBook and a new Mac Mini Server. Since we're not working with many users (yet), I'd like to get things organized and working before time becomes an issue. The Mini has a local-only account that has the master iPhoto and iTunes libraries (for sharing with Apple TV's, iPhones, iPads, etc) - with iTunes I have a few options:

Everyone shares the same iTunes library
Master library is shared, users have their own smaller libraries
Master library is shared using home sharing, users have their own smaller libraries

The other accounts are networked (with portable home directories). Since mobile accounts will be in the near future, I'd like to avoid number 1 (and I need some sort of sharing to serve to Apple TV's, iPhones, iPads, etc anyway). Number 3 could be an issue since home sharing is limited to 5 devices, and I'd like a solution that could handle around 10. This brings me to three questions:

Can home sharing work with iPhones/iPads that are connected through a VPN to the Mini Server?
Is there an elegant way to update the master library whenever a user adds content to their own iTunes library?
Does anyone with a similar setup have any tips?


texts: How do Mac file imports from SD cards work when the option is set to delete after import?

texts:
My uncle recently imported files from his SD card and there were serious errors. I have no idea WHY that's occurred, but the videos I took are once in a lifetime. I shot on .MOV format, but the card also contained some other Nikon camera format.

Images taken on both the Nikon and the Canon were imported. But he says that there was some problem with the videos. He mentioned "convert" and "mpeg4". I asked him what the net size after import was, and he said 20 MB. That's impossible even if conversion occurred because the videos are, in their basic format, at least a few gigabytes.

So did my Mac import, then delete those SPECIFIC files or did it format the whole thing?


texts:
When I'm browsing a website on my laptop, I'd like to capture my laptop's screen with the iPhone's camera and be redirected automatically to the corresponding page.

Can you recommend an app that automatically can recognize a URL in a picture?


texts: iCloud web interface still on Daylight Savings Time

texts: Although my settings are Pacific Time (Cupertino), the time shown on incoming mail messages is one hour too late, using the web interface. The message time on my iPhone is correct. Hunh?


texts: Keyboard adjustment keys have black box around them

texts: I recently did a fresh reformat and install of Yosemite on my macbook pro, it was working as expected until today when i noticed that whenever i use the top keyboard row keys to change something like screen brightness, volume, backlight level, there is a black box around the rounded box that normally pops up. Is this a common problem with yosemite and is there a fix?


texts: Add Folder to Finder Favorites using Terminal

texts:
I'm not sure whether this is actually possible or not but I'm trying to add a newly created folder into the favorites section of the Finder window.

If it is possible how can I achieve this? I have googled for this but couldn't find anything concrete. Any help will be greatly appreciated.


texts: Apple Mail sending new mails from both mailboxes

texts:
I'm using Apple Mail on Mavericks (10.9.2).

I've configured two mailboxes, both gmail accounts using IMAP.

My problem is that every time I compose and send a new email it sends the same email from both accounts regardless of which account I select in the drop-down. I have my preferences set to Send new messages from: Account of selected mailbox.


texts: How much video RAM to run 'Final Cut Pro' on a Mac Pro (2013)

texts: I'm using Final Cut Pro and my friend and I are disagreeing on whether 2GB of video memory with the Dual AMD Firepro is enough or should I go with 3GB? If I go 2GB is the video memory upgradable? I haven't bought the Mac Pro yet.


texts: How can I make the Facebook app forget everything?

texts:
If I delete the Facebook app, it asks me whether I want to delete only the app or also its data. Even if I confirm that I want to delete both but, if I re-download the app, it remembers all my previous accounts. This happens regardless of me providing any identifiable information to the App: at second download the app already recognize my device at startup
So some data obviously didn't get deleted. How can I remove all traces the Facebook app leaves so that it starts afresh after a reinstall?


texts: Will I miss something if I uninstall Growl off Mountain Lion?

texts:
I updated to Mountain Lion more than a year ago.

Even before that, Growl has been annoying me with a pop-up asking me to update.

The new version is costs 4 USD in the App Store.

Since ML has notifications:

Should I care for Growl anymore ?
Would I'll be missing something if I unistall Growl ?


texts: Using automator and AppleScript to move a file to a different folder and subfolder based on name and content of a file

texts:
I'm a total newbie on Automator and Scripting... I have read a lot of answers to problems a bit similar to mine, but I don't succeed to adapt with Automator + AppleScript.

Here is what I want to do:

When I download a file to a directory /Volumes/Macboot /Downloads, (yes there is a space in the HDD's name), e.g. statement_EUR_2020-05-01_2020-05-31.pdf.

I verify if the file is with extension pdf + it contains an IBAN + the name contains "statement".

If the file corresponds, I want to verify the year and month in the name and move it accordingly to the good Google Drive folder:

  /Volumes/Macboot /Travail en cours/Google
  Drive/Company/Comptabilité/2020/05/Compte Transferwise 1/

With help from @Solar Mike, here is what I'm attempting:
What I am doing without success right now:

on run {input, parameters}
    tell application "Finder"
        activate
        set theFile to input as text
        set copyFile to input as alias
        set yearName to ((characters 34 thru -1 of theFile) as string) --trim first 35
        set yearName to ((characters 1 thru -22 of yearName) as string) --trim last 23
        set monthName to ((characters 39 thru -1 of theFile) as string)
        set monthName to ((characters 1 thru -19 of monthName) as string)
        set destinationFolder to ("Macboot :Travail en cours:Google Drive:Company:Comptabilité:" & yearName & ":" & monthName & ":Compte Transferwise 1:Relevé PDF + fichier CSV:" as alias)
        copy copyFile to (destinationFolder)
    end tell
end run

No error... but no copied file.
yearName is good, as is monthName and destinationFolder, but perhaps I don't use the good method to copy?


texts: From Mavericks to Snow Lion: how to get back?

texts:
I upgraded from Snow Lion to Mavericks and just found out that I can't sync my address book and calendar between my iMac and iPhone (3GS) using iTunes. I'm not using iCloud and not willing to use it either. All my data files (from Mail etc.) are also "upgraded" to Mavericks. Is it possible to reinstall Snow Lion and use Time Machine to place all date files back or am I going to be in trouble here?

Added: I meant Mountain Lion (in stead of Snow Lion -- sorry ;-))


texts: I'm not getting notifications from only one contact

texts:
I was getting all notifications from one contact but all of a sudden it just stopped giving me notifications.

Also it automatically opens the text and it doesnt say that I have read the message but read receipts are on. "Hide notifications" is turned off too.

I have an iPhone 8 Plus.


texts: Macbook Pro (Mid 2009) will not turn on without power cord [new battery installed]

texts:
I have recently purchased and installed a new battery for my Mid 2009 13 inch Macbook Pro but have not been able to turn on the laptop without the power supply since the new battery has been installed. The system report shows that the battery is installed but that it is not charging even though the battery is not at full capacity (83%).

Has anyone experienced a similar issue before? Does anyone know any fixes?

I cannot locate the disks that came with my MBP at the moment so I was also wondering if there was another way to access Apple Hardware Test (AHT)?


texts:
I am trying to login to iTunes App Store or the Mac App store on my Mac but it gives me the error every time "There was an error connecting to Apple ID server". Till now I have :

Removed all the antivirus
Disabled firewall
Reset HOSTS file
Tried all suggestions in If you can’t connect to the iTunes Store - Apple Support

I am on El Capitan 10.11.2 on a 2012 Mac Mini.

What I have not tried is Keychain first aid, which was ironically removed in this version of Mac OS. About the security content of OS X El Capitan 10.11.2, Security Update 2015-005 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-008 M…

What should I do ?

Mac mini, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Here is the log from Console:
http://pastebin.com/raw/8FTiHQF6


texts: Is it possible to develop an app only on specific device size?

texts:
I now develop my iOS app which I initially wanted to develop on all the device sizes (4, 4.7, and 5.5-inch iPhone and also iPad), but later found that it is insanely painstaking, boring, and tough work to develop on all the sizes using Auto Layout and Size Classes, so I now consider developing only on 4.7-inch iPhone 6.

However, while I can target the iPhone families only (selecting iPhone, not Universal, when starting a project), can I develop only on 4.7-inch iPhone?

If it is possible, how can I do? I want to know if it is possible and approved by Apple itself, or is possible but might be subject to the reject by Apple, or is not allowed by Apple. Any link to Apple documentation would be appreciated...


texts: Seagate (Samsung) external drive USB 3.0 not mounting on High Sierra

texts:
Please redirect if i've missed a similar thread: Seagate 500GB USB 3.0 working fine last week, now won't mount. OS is High Sierra 10.13.6.

I have tried a restart and a recovery mode restart, no results.

The drive is visible in Disk Utility but hitting 'Mount' does nothing. First Aid was originally failing instantly, in further attempts it seemed to do get half the job done before failing. I got the following error message:

Any suggestions? Failing that, any recommendations on data recovery options (assuming that's even an option)


texts: Screen Scratch Repair - Early 2013 15" MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display

texts:
:(  Not a good day.

I just cleaned the screen of my rMBP using my usual kit.  A lint free microfiber cloth and my AM screen cleaning fluid.

However there must have been a small particle of something nasty either on the screen itself or on the cloth (I always keep the cloth stored away to prevent this exact issue!) the scratch that is left on the screen is admittedly tiny (~2mm) but it is there, it is bugging me and I would like to get it sorted if possible.

I've been reading up on various methods that might help but nothing definitive.

Toothpaste!

The toothpaste method that is often mentioned is unsuitable for the matte Retina display as others have reported that it left the area around where they applied the toothpaste with a glossy effect as toothpaste is actually very abrasive.

Pencil Eraser

This method I'm really not sure about on a rMBP screen.  There is a write up on how to do this here.

Displex

I'm wondering if anyone has tried something like Displex on a rMBP screen?

Vaseline

Honestly!  I've read this in a few places now that due to the composition of petroleum jelly this can actually "fill" the scratches and more or less hide the fact that there is a scratch in the glass.  Vaseline Online

ScratchPro

This appears to be a product destined for use on cars but looks like it could well be used on any glass in general. ScratchPro Online

If anyone has any experience with any of the above on a Retina display or any other advice I'd love to hear it.  I must admit that I'm shocked at how easy it was to scratch the screen with little to no pressure being applied.

Be careful people!!


texts:
I am seeing this weird arrow icon next to Apple icon in OSX Mavericks. No idea what it is. The z-index is higher than the mouse pointer. (If I hover mouse pointer there, it goes behind the arrow).

I tried to take it's screenshot but it was not there. I took a picture using my phone.

Anyone has any idea?


texts: Can't solve 'passwd: Authentication token manipulation error' error

texts:
I'm trying to SSH into a Hills server for my local junior college. The system asks for my (current) UNIX password, however, when I enter the password I get the following error:
(current) UNIX password:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
I've included a photo of my terminal w/ the error:

I appreciate everyone's help, thanks in advance!


texts: Why do only some images received via iMessage have GPS data?

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I've noticed that only some of the images I receive from a friend of mine (who also has an iPhone 5) have GPS data.  (I test this by saving the picture and using a photo app to read the metadata.)

I can't figure out why some do and others don't.  My friend is not changing his settings or doing anything weird.  This is all through iMessage.

Thoughts?


texts: Override iPhone's automatic brightness adjust?

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Apple seems to have completely removed the automatic brightness switch in recent iOS versions - the only 'automatic' settings now are for light/dark mode & Night Shift.

I don't mind Night Shift changing my screen's white point as night comes on, but in regular daylight I heartily object to it constantly deciding for me how bright the backlight should be.

I'm reading my book, it feels a bit dim for the ambient light I'm in, so I quickly dial the brightness up a bit…. then as I'm reading I can see the system just overruling me & turning it back down again.
So I turn it up… the system turns it down. Rinse & repeat ad nauseum.

I really do feel it's something I ought to be in charge of.

Does anyone know the magic dance necessary to stop it doing this?

Picture of settings just in case I missed something really really obvious.


texts: Backups.backupdb folder is greyed out on my external time machine drive

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I use two separate backup drives to backup my iMac and MacBook.  I call one drive Time Machine and the other drive Mobile.  On Mobile, it shows a folder called Backups.backupdb and inside it has a folder for the iMac and the Macbook.  On the Time Machine drive it has the same folder but it is greyed out.  When I click on it to try and verify the two folders inside of it, nothing happens.  Any thoughts on why this is happening?

Thanks!


texts: macOS Sierra GM seed - How to get to the final version from there?

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So, I know that the GM seed of macOS Sierra is identical to the release version which will come later this month.

If I'd install this GM seed now, how do I get to the release version? Or does it recognize that it's practically the release version?

Or do I really have to install an old non-beta backup in order to get the release version?


texts: How can I optimize use of Civilization III in VirtualBox?

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I am using VirtualBox to play Civilization III (from Steam) in Windows 7 on my 13" Retina Macbook Pro. The only problem is it's horrendously slow. It seems like this only impacts screens with animation (which is basically everything). Because other programs work fine, I believe a change of VirtualBox settings might provide a fix. What configurations/fixes should I try?

This is unfamiliar territory for me - thanks for any tips you can offer.


texts: How to find the expiration date of a website's certificate (SSL) via terminal?

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On macOS, is there something like echo | openssl s_client -showcerts -servername baidu.com -connect baidu.com:443 2 > /dev/null | openssl x509 -inform pem -noout -text on linux to output the expiration date of a website in terminal?
The above code outputs:
unable to load certificate
4669705836:error:09FFF06C:PEM routines:CRYPTO_internal:no start line:/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/libressl/libressl-47.120.1/libressl-2.8/crypto/pem/pem_lib.c:684:Expecting: TRUSTED CERTIFICATE


texts: Repeated errors of “there was a problem connecting to the server”

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I have been having the following message pop up every few minutes on my Mac for around a year.

  There was a problem connecting to the server "***.***.*.*". The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the sever name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again.

The IP address is for an old fileshare that I no longer have access to. So far I have tried every online link I could find but have not been able to get rid of it. Worst case I can just reinstall the OS but would prefer not to do that.

I have checked both my login items as well as my Time Machine disks. I have also checked that I don't have any mapped drives from that share. The drive was only used for files and no programs should be connecting to that drive. The issue persists even when all programs are closed although it doesn't happen for other user accounts on the machine.

Does anyone have any ideas for getting rid of this?


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Using High Sierra I have this set as a cronjob to run once a day.

I've been struggling to work out how to get grep to find the string in the output. Am fairly new to bash scripting.

Any advice on where I went wrong, and examples are appreciated!

#!/bin/bash

printf '\e[2t'

check=$(softwareupdate -l)

sleep 5

echo $check

if [ fgrep "No new software" <<< $check ]
then
say "Peter, You are up to date"
else
say "Peter, you have updates"
fi


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I am clearly missing some with iCloud storage, every few weeks I get an email saying my storage is nearly full and I only have a couple of hundred MB left. So I am always deleting my back up and letting it back up overnight. When I back it up it's only about 3GB. Why is it consistently over the weeks always full? I have no apps being backed up to it either, they're all off. So how do I stop this and what is causing it?

Here is an example of what I mean. It backed up yesterday. I have all the apps off and it wants to back up another 192MB. I haven't sent s load of images in iMessage or anything like this in the last day so I don't know where the data is coming from. I don't take many photos anyway so it's not photos. Unless it has anything to do with Apple Watch? I can't see or find anything about activity app being backed up the cloud, but that's the only thing left I can think of


texts: MacBook Air 2020 does not support 100hz display?

texts: The display is samsung C34H89x, ultrawide 100hz. I'm connecting it with USB-C and my MacBook Pro supports 100hz, but the air does not. Is that a limitation of the air?


texts: Had free GarageBand now it's the full version. Never paid for it, what happened?

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I had free GarageBand on my old phone, didn't use it for a bit, went back to it and now it's the full version...

I never paid for anything, and I don't believe in a "free lunch"...

So what's up with that?  I honestly have no idea how this happened?

Should I delete it and get it again legitimately?


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Basically I have a problem with apps stopping when the screen is locked. I have first encountered this issue when I started using Strava.

I would normally start recording on Strava, lock the screen and put the iPad into my backpack, after I finish the ride, I would unlock the screen just to find out that the app is not running.

I initially though that this is Strava specific issue, but I have since tried Endomondo and it exhibits exactly the same behavior.

Few details:

If I start the recording, then lock the screen, then unlock it within the short period of time (~ 1 minute or less) - the app is still running. Which means it does not stop immediately after the screen lock
If I don't lock the screen, but just put the iPad into my backpack, the screen locks automatically in 5 minutes. In this case, no matter how long I ride, the app will keep running and will be still active when I unlock the screen. This is a workaround but not prefered solution

I would like to know why does iPad stop apps after the screen lock and how do I change that behavior.

I am using iPad mini and iOS 8.2

UPDATE:

based on the comments and answers from other users, few more details:

Location Services are enabled for these apps and set to "Always on"
Background refresh is enabled in the system and for these apps