texts: How can I remove mounted volumes from the list that are no longer attached?

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I have a problem and I suspect that it might be a symptom of a hardware issue though I am hoping I'm wrong.

If I connect an external drive or mount a disk image it shows up in finder and I can see using the "Disk Utility.app" and it shows up using:

diskutil list

When I finished working with the drive or image I eject it an move on with my day unit a later point when I connect the drive/image again. The problem is, I now have two mounted versions of the same drive. Trying to open "Disk Utility.app" does not work as it endlessly keeps "Loading disks". There is nothing under /Volumes (so no mountpoint) however

diskutil list

Shows the duplicate disks still being connected?

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Backup2_GO              2.0 TB     disk2s2

/dev/disk5 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk5
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk5s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Backup2_GO              2.0 TB     disk5s2

/dev/disk6 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk6
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk6s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Backup2_GO              2.0 TB     disk6s2

These are all the one drive which is no longer connected at all. I cannot eject the drive from finder as it is not mounted, I cannot do anything using "Disk Utility.app" as it does not work in this state and I cannot remove the drives using diskutil

diskutil unmountDisk disk2
Unmount of all volumes on disk2 was successful

Though it really was not as all drive are still there and not unmounted at all.

What can I do here? A restart usually solves this however that gets to be really annoying quick.

I cannot open /dev in finder. I can see the content using the terminal though I am unable to remove the mountpoints, even using sudo.

Any suggestions regarding a solution or what might be causing this issue would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How to find Wi-Fi password when it's not saved in the keychain but Mac automatically connects to it

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My Mac laptop automatically connects to a Wi-Fi access point every time I switch it on.

When I go to Keychain Access to check the password; I enter the system password as prompted and click Allow. But when i check the box Show Password the check suddenly disappears and NO PASSWORD is shown. It stays blank.

How do I retrieve the password for the access point?


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I have a Mac with 2 screens.
Is there a way of persuading Photos.app to display an image full screen on one, whilst showing the Gallery, tools etc on the other?
Aperture.app used to do this, but I cannot figure out how to Photos.app do it, and my Google skills have failed me too.
Thanks for a definitive answer either way!
(In case it's useful, Big Sur 11.4; Photos 6.0 but this has been an issue since Catalina.)


texts: Problem for install Catalina with Catalina patcher

texts: i have this problem with my mac pro 5,1 2009 This copy of the Install macOS Catalina application is damaged with catalina patcher do you have any issue? a tutoriel? If you can help me it's nice! thx


texts: Do refurbished Macs come in the standard boxes when ordered from the online store?


texts: After disabling auto mount, can I show connected but not mounted drives in Finder sidebar?

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I have an external hard drive connected to my cinema display. I don't use the hard drive every time I connect my laptop to the display. However, I forget to unmount it almost every time I disconnect my laptop.

To avid incorrect disconnecting I disabled automounting in fstab as described here: How to Disable USB Auto-mount

Now it's hard to mount the drive as I have to go to DiskUtility. Is it possible to see the connection but not mounted hard drives in the Finder sidebar and have them mounted when the sidebar entry is selected? (the same way it works with the things shared on network)


texts: What's the best way to move from an HDD to an SSD on a Mac Pro?

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I've read many SSD postings and web sites but not gotten help on a particular scenario.

I have a 2009 Mac Pro with a single 400 GB HDD installed.

I want to add a 128 GB SSD for faster booting and performance. I can definitely fit that part of my existing HDD unto the smaller SSD. The question is how to install and configure.

Clearly I cannot do a Carbon Copy or similar operation. I guess I would want to install Lion onto the new SSD keeping the old HDD as a second drive.

-- After I install the new SSD, how do I get Lion installed and booting from it?

-- And, then, how do I disentangle whatever parts of Lion on the 'old' HDD so I can delete them?

Any guidance, threads, hints would be really appreciated!

Thanks,

Pito


texts: I upgraded to Mountain Lion, use an iPad and iPhone. All syncs effortless over iCloud. Just bought an Android phone (Ic sandwich) and want to use Gmail for TASK syncing. But step 1 is iCloud to Gmail sync (and then Gmail to phone). Contacts and Calendar work well this way. In other posts about iPhone/Gmail syncing is mentioned that Task syncing does not work. Is that also true for iCloud/Gmail syncing? (all my switches are on in iCloud for Gmail syncing).


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How do I disable iMessage syncing between my iPhone and iPad? In other words, I do not want messages sent to my phone to display on my iPad and likewise. I don't want messages sent to my email to display on my iPhone.

Is there a way to unlink my phone number from iMessages on the iPad?


texts: Run 'real VNC Viewer' in full screen mode

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Full Screen Mode
After updating to Yosemite you can now run applications in 'Full Screen Mode' (Application runs in full screen without the OS X toolbar at the top) if it's supported.
Problem
I am running 'real VNC viewer' to access my Raspberry Pi's screen over the network. The only issue is when I put 'VNC viewer' into full screen I still have the OS X toolbar at the top. Is there a way how to fix this?
Before solution

As you can see, the toolbar and window buttons (quit, minimise and full screen) are visible.
After solution (What I want)

The OS X toolbar an window buttons have now gone.
Is there a way on how to do this?


texts: How to tell the keyboard layout from the box?

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I have a brand new Apple wired keyboard (someone gave it to me for free). I want to sell it on eBay. How can I tell the layout just by looking at the box?

I tried to Google every number on the picture, without definitive results. The model numbers A1243 and MB110B/A can belong any layout. This is true for the barcode as well. The number starting with 4R produces no results.

Edit: two more pictures

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texts: How to get iTunes 11 to Group by Album Name

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tl;dr Is there an easier way / hack to get iTunes to display albums by album name? Currently it splits albums up by artist, then sorts the album names A-Z. Going through and manually changing the Album Artist will take way to long...

I recently upgraded to iTunes 11 and for the most part I like it. However one issue I have come across (and it would seem many others are in the same boat) is that iTunes is grouping albums by artists. For the most part this is fine, but when it comes to soundtracks and compilations things get hairy...

As you can see soundtracks for games or movies (eg the Shutter Island or Sin City soundtrack) is a compilation of different songs by various artists and iTunes is displaying albums in A-Z order but grouping them by Artist...

I've found that you need to set the 'album artist' to something like Soundtrack or Various Artists to get the grouping to work correctly. However this would take hours to do manually!!

Is there an easy fix for this behavious? Either by automating the Album Artist or by hacking iTunes to display albums grouped by album name?

iTunes 11.0.3


texts: External hard disk not showing up on finder and can't be verified in Disk Utility

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My Mac suddendly restarted and now the external hard disk I normally use for Time Machine backups is not working anymore. When I plug it in, it doesn't appear on finder and while it appears in the Disk Utility, I can't perform any action on it.

From the command line I tried with the command diskutil list, but I just see the default Mac hard disk.

What can I do?


texts: Why is my MacBook Pro's screen going black for a second?

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I have a new MacBook Pro, when I'm using it the screen goes suddenly blank for a second and comes back, it feels like as if someone unplugged my screen and plugged it back immediately.. why does this happen?

Initially I thought it was only happening when I'm running on battery, but happens even when I'm connected too.

This is very sporadic.


texts: Bluetooth Radio Driver reverts to windows driver when booting into windows from Macbook Pro

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I just booted into Windows 10 on my 2019 MBP. I have had this partition for around one year, since I bought the computer. Upon booting into Windows 10, I noticed that my wireless mouse (logitech) will not connect to my windows partition, but does on my Mac OS. Upon further investigation, my bluetooth driver is gone.
I booted back into Mac OS, redownloaded the bootcamp/Windows support software on a USB drive, booted back into Windows 10, and repaired the bootcamp partition. Upon repairing the partition, the mouse connects and the bluetooth driver and corresponding icon shows up in my lower right corner of my screen. Everything works as normal. The problem is, when I restart my computer and boot back into Windows 10 again, bluetooth does not work again.
Upon opening device manager, I see the bluetooth symbol, but there is an error icon next to the bluetooth radio symbol.
I'm not sure what is going on here. Perhaps the Windows partition is trying to update the driver with it's own driver on top of the apple driver? Unsure of what to do next.


texts: App to toggle automatic brighness adjustment?

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Is there an app for the menu bar that would allow me to enable/disable the:
"automatically adjust brightness" setting?

I've searched and all I've found is an app that changes the actual brightness levels, but that's useless as it exists as a shortcut on the keyboard.


texts:
I'd like to record a two-day long time-lapse video with iPad Air 2.

How long can iPad Air 2 record (charging while recording) time-lapse video in iOS 8.1.2?


texts: How to disable or uninstall iTunes under High Sierra without disabling SIP

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This answer explains how to uninstall iTunes after disabling SIP.  This appears to be a necessary step for uninstalling iTunes on versions of OSX starting with 10.13 High Sierra or earlier.

I'd prefer not to disable SIP, since the only reason I have to do so is to prevent iTunes from launching in response to various unknown stimuli.

Is there a way to prevent iTunes from starting up without needing to disable SIP?  I just want to prevent it from start up, I don't need to uninstall it.  Most importantly I want to stop it from occasionally commencing to play music for no apparent reason, but ideally I would like to prevent it from running altogether.  Is there some way I can disable it as the handler for some file type, for example?


texts: Samba Troubles With My Mac - Password Never Accepted

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I've been tinkering with my router and have flashed it to use DD-WRT (a Linux distro that can provide me with some extra functionality).  This in turn has allowed me to create a Samba server to share the USB drive connected to my router.

It appears to be working fine and I can connect to it, modify files etc. from my Windows 7 box.  But I'm having trouble connecting from my MacBook (running Snow Leopard).  What I'm doing is:

Switching to Finder
Hitting Command + K to bring up the "Connect To Server" dialog
From here I try to connect to "smb://share@192.168.1.1/public".  192.168.1.1 being the router, share being the username and public the folder I wish to access.
This then provides me with a username & password box, with share populated in the username field.  I enter the password for the share account but it tells me it's invalid.  I've also tried different username/passwords just incase and using guest access.  All no good.

Does anyone have any ideas on what else I can try?  I'm definitely getting the right username & password combination.

Cheers for any help
Lee


texts: 'Send Photo via WhatsApp' action not working in iPhone shortcuts

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I am trying to create a shortcut on iPhone which will convert my photos from *.heic to *.jpeg and then send it on WhatsApp as a photo. Below is the screenshot of my shortcut.

But the shortcut does not work. It shows selection of Photos from my phone, but does not show up WhatsApp with photos to send to recipients. What am I missing here?


texts: Can I create OneNote links that open in the desktop app instead of the web app?

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This question is at superuser.com but I can't get any of the answers to work on macOS.
Onenote gives you two links and the 2nd one should open in the app.
onenote:https://xxxx-my.sharepoint.com/personal/my_name/Documents/Anotebookname/Notebook.one#ASectionName/etc/etc/&end

I've tested putting the onenote:link into a few apps and it only opens up the web app.  If I put them directly into safari, then that works and opens up the OneNote Desktop app.
My goal is to put links to specific OneNote pages into my the notes area of the Things App.
Does something have to go in the front of it to tell the app(IE, Things) to redirect to the App or Safari?


texts: What workflows help when using Photo Stream to import from iOS to Aperture?

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When I take a picture on my iPhone, the photo is going to PhotoStream and to Camera Roll.

My way of importing the pictures to my Mac was just to go in the PhotoStream folder of Aperture, and copy the pictures into some particular project, that way, the picture is "disconnected" from PhotoStream and will stay forever in my mac.

But that means I now have 1000+ pictures in my iPhone, and the backup to iCloud is not working anymore.

My best stab at a workflow is to manually import the whole iPhone in Aperture and then deal with duplicates. This works miserably when I forget and re-import photos and duplicate a whole bunch of imported pictures from PhotoStream. Can the detection of duplicates where the ones that were already imported via PhotoStream from Aperture be relied upon?

What is the usual workflow that avoids this main problem of duplicates?


texts: Is it possible to install lower version os in ipad?

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I am having an iPad2 with ios 6.0.1, I want to test an app which will be support for both ios 6 and ios 5.

Now, I want to install the ios 5 in the ipad.

is it possible to install the lower version than the current in an ipad?
(I am not willing to jailbreak it.)


texts: No bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key after Boot Camp

texts: When I tried to install Windows on my iMac I must have have formatted the wrong disk. Now when start I get no bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key. Any suggestions!


texts: Third party apps can't call applescript that otherwise work in 10.9

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I am invoking my apple script from third party executable(C executable).

Here is the applescript:

on run argv
    do shell script ("open -n /Applications/Test.app/ --args " & "'" & item 1 of argv & "' ")
end run

It works fine in  mac version 10.9. I have write acces for this applescript. And i need to change this applescript for deletion of my temp files. But when i try to write some simple function inside this script, Its not working in 10.9 and works fine in 10.8 when invoked from third party executable.

Here is the sample for applescript simple function

display dialog "Message"

When i run this from applescript editor in 10.8 and 10.9, its works fine. Can someone please provide me a solution for the problem.


texts: Spam (or just email) filters in iOS Mail.app

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I know that iOS' Mail.app doesn't do automatic spam filtering. However, my ISP's spam filter is quite good, so it automatically marks all suspicious emails with "[SPAM]" on the Subject line. Thus, I'm looking for some way to have iOS' Mail  filter automatically move mails with that expression in the Subject to the Junk folder.

It would seem like a basic feature; I mean, mail programs from 20 years ago had this (filter automatically mails according to sender, Subject line or whatever), but I haven't been able to find it. Does it even exist?

EDIT: if possible, I'm looking for an automated way to filter email. We all know already how to manually find and remove unwanted messages, but the whole point of using computers is to save work, after all...


texts: How can I reset the service battery warning?

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I learned from one of my other questions that the "Service Battery" warning will limit your CPU power and slow your computer down - this is a problem I've been having with my MacBook Pro.

I have 906 cycles on it but I'm still getting good life and unfortunately, I don't have time to go to get my battery replaced ATM since it's the middle of exam season for me.

Resetting the SMC gets me going for a while with full CPU speed, but then it slows down again.

How can I disable this warning and get my computer back for the next week?


texts: Mail applescript stopped working on Yosemite

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This script stopped working in Yosemite. Any suggestion would be much appreciated.

tell application "Mail"
try

    set _msgs_to_move to (a reference to (every message of mailbox "INBOX" of every account whose flagged status is false and was replied to is true))
    set _msg_list to contents of _msgs_to_move
    if (_msg_list's length > 0) then
        move _msgs_to_move to mailbox "messaggi letti"
    end if
    -- End update for 10.7.0
end try
end tell

I get the following error:

  get every message of mailbox "INBOX" of every account whose flagged
  status = false and was replied to = true
  --> error number -1728 from
  mailbox "INBOX" of every account

Thank you!

Michele


texts: How do I get the multimedia keys on my keyboard to do anything?

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I have a Sierra mac with a MS Natural Key 4000 keyboard.  It's got a bunch of special keys that I'd like to do stuff with.  Out of the box, only volume up/down/mute and play/pause work do anything.

I tried using BeardedSpice to bind these keys.  It didn't respond when I hit them.  Karabiner-EventView wasn't any better - I could see other keys being typed, but these ones didn't trigger anything.


texts: Macbook Pro won't display on 2nd external monitor until restart

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I happily run two external monitors from my Macbook Pro, one of these is a Toshiba TV and the other is an AOC 27" monitor.

Occasionally after the computer goes to sleep by itself, when I wake it up the TV as monitor won't recognize the computer. The Macbook Pro detects the TV, I can see it in the "arrangement" tab in the Mac's display control panel, but the TV screen shows "no video".

I've tried detect displays, but clearly this wasn't the problem since it's being detected, I've tried all the controls on the TV, changing the input selection, tried turning it off and on, unplugged and plugged the cables back in, put the Mac to sleep again and woke it up, etc.

The only thing that will get the TV to display the computer again is restarting the Mac. Then, everything works as usual.

So clearly something about restarting the Mac makes it recognize or send a signal to the TV, otherwise I'd think it was something on the TV side.

Not a huge problem but I dislike having to restart the Mac when I really just wanted to wake it up from sleep.

Macbook Pro 13 inch 2017
OS 10.14.4

Toshiba Cast TV  43L511U18

Output: 2 USB C adaptors to HDMI cables,
TV input: HDMI cable


texts: How do I open a file as root in TextEdit on Lion?

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How do I open a file as root, in TextEdit? I've tried these commands as root, but TextEdit always say it's locked:

open -e /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
open -e -F /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
open -e -F -W /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

And of course sudo !! makes no difference.


texts: Enable "Developer" inside the "Settings" app on iOS

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Before Xcode 6 one could go to the Xcode Organizer window. Tap on the Devices tab. Select the connected device and click the "Use for Development" button. See here.

However with Xcode 6 there are no longer a "Use for Development" button. So how does one enable it?

Update

My Devices window looks like this.


texts: Is it necessary to have a TimeMachine backup of the Backblaze Directory?

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Since I noticed TimeMachine continuously backing up large files, I had a look with tmutil compare to see where those files are located. Since I had not worked on my mac book air but used it to listen to music I suspected the iTunes library.

As it turns out TimeMachine is continuously backing up /Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/.

Do I really need a backup of this directory? I see the point that in case I have a hardware failure but my TimeMachine is still working I might need to re-upload everything to Backblaze again?

What would be arguments against putting /Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/ into the excluded items list of Time Machine?


texts: Windows support software could not be saved to selected drive, Error Installing Win 10 on MBP2017. I Already did SVC, MVRAM reset

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I have already did SMC and NVRAM Reset, and also using first aid on my single partition drive. Still doesn't work.

First, before I was used first aid, and did NVRAM- SMC reset. The title is "Disk Could not be Partitioned"
Then after I did resets and first aid it was become "windows support software could not be saved to the selected drive"

I'm not sure whether Im right doing SMC and NVRAM reset or not. I've already did NVRAM reset in 20 second and in multi repetition grey-blanked screen. It already do, right ? And also SMC Reset.

And I did this :
CMD S in when reboot, and then

type command line :
/sbin/fsck -fy
reboot

to check... I dont know. To resolve Disk Could not be Partitioned issue, after I use First Aid.

I've already tired 4-7 times in three days. And it was very long time to wait BCA to download Windows Support Software. About 2-3 hours.

I dont know what should I do..
Thanks for the help.


texts: Increase volume of alarm in countdown timer?

texts:
iPhone's "Clock App" has a countdown timer which sounds an alarm when the countdown is down.

Is there a way to make the alarm significantly louder?


texts: To maximize long-term battery life, should I increase brightness during charging?

texts:
My MacBook Pro can undergo 1000 charge cycles (using up the battery completely and charging it back to 100%) before the battery's life is reduced to 80% of what it originally was.

Obviously, using high brightness while the computer is plugged in speeds up the rate of battery discharge, causing you to plug in the computer sooner and thus use up charge cycles faster. However, if I were to increase the computer's brightness during charging, or up the energy usage in any other way, wouldn't the process of charging slow down, the time between charge cycles would increase, and thus the long-term battery life would increase?

In other words, does increasing energy usage during charging actually increase battery life?


texts: How to open more than one app at a time in launchpad?

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Is there a way to open more than one app at a time in launchpad before it fades away?

I've tried holding down command, option, control, & shift in different configurations while clicking an app, but all that seems to do sometimes is to make launchpad very slowly fade out.

I like having my favorite apps on one screen, but launchpad is doubling the clicks needed to open apps as opposed to having them on the dock.

Using Lion btw.


texts: How can I debug a user LaunchAgent that doesn't seem to start or load with launchctl?

texts:
Problem Description
Running the following user LaunchAgent does not show a started job, nor does the job log an error or do anything detectable. The Vault commands embedded in the plist file work fine when run from a user crontab or the command line, though. I've run the following commands as a non-root user:
# returns exit status 3
launchctl start local.localhost.RenewVaultToken.plist
echo $?

# also returns exit status 3
launchctl enable gui/$UID/local.localhost.RenewVaultToken
launchctl start gui/$UID/local.localhost.RenewVaultToken
echo $?

# returns "Load failed: 5: Input/output error"
launchctl load gui/$UID/local.localhost.RenewVaultToken

# no results
launchctl list | fgrep -i vault

Tailing the system log doesn't show anything identifiable, nor are any log files created. As far as I can tell, the job can't/won't start or run, but I'm not sure how to effectively debug it further.
LaunchAgent File Contents
I have the following file stored in ~/Library/LaunchAgents with the filename local.localhost.RenewVaultToken.plist. The file is set to mode 0600.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple/DTD PLIST 1.0/EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<!-- ~/Library/LaunchAgents/local.localhost.RenewVaultToken.plist -->
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>local.localhost.RenewVaultToken</string>

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/usr/local/bin/vault</string>
            <string>token</string>
            <string>renew</string>
            <string>-increment=12h</string>
            <string>-address="https://vault.example.com"</string>
        </array>

        <key>StartInterval</key>
        <integer>14400</integer>

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

        <key>Debug</key>
        <true/>

        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
        <string>/Users/foo/stdout.log</string>

        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
        <string>/Users/foo/stderr.log</string>
    </dict>
</plist>


texts: Why has Snow Leopard screwed up my Safari and my desktop's ability to stay organized

texts: Ever since I installed snow leopard I get multiple safari crashes per day. And my desktop refuses to stay organized (by date modified)?


texts: 'defaults write com.google.Chrome PasswordManagerEnabled true' has no effect

texts:
'defaults write com.google.Chrome PasswordManagerEnabled' has no effect. Neither the contents of
/Library/Managed Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist nor that of /Library/Managed Preferences/<username>/com.google.Chrome.plist change.
And the corresponding Chrome feature "Offer to save passwords" also stays greyed out / disabled.
I also tried to apply defaults directly to the files
/Library/Managed Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist and
/Library/Managed Preferences/<username>/com.google.Chrome.plist
using the command
sudo defaults write /Library/Managed Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist PasswordManagerEnabled -bool true,
also without success. Applying the command to the same plist file in the /Library/Preferences/ folder changed the value, but did not activate the password manager in Chrome.
How can I fix this? Or: where else are these settings configured? Or generally, how to I change Managed Preferences?
UPDATE:
I succeeded to edit the plist files under /Library/Managed Preferences/ using Plist Edit Pro. But that was cumbersome, since I needed to change file and folder permissions first (and restrict them again later). Also the changes get overwritten after reboot, so still looking for a nice solution to change Managed Preferences.


texts: How can I change the macOS command for converting PostScript files to PDF files from pstopdf to ps2pdf in the "Preview" and "Safari" applications?

texts:
Recently, in the last 12 hours, I noticed that the "Preview" and "Safari" applications failed to automatically convert PostScript files to PDF files.
When I opened up PostScript files with the "Preview" and "Safari" applications in the past, I could automatically convert these files to PDF files.
I wanted to see if the UNIX-like macOS commands would work in converting PostScript files to PDF files.
I managed to get the command "ps2pdf" to convert PostScript files to PDF files.
However, I failed to get the command "pstopdf" to convert PostScript files to PDF files. This command-line utility just "hangs".
I could be wrong, but I think the "Preview" and "Safari" applications use the command "pstopdf" to convert PostScript files to PDF files.
Hence, how can I change the macOS command for converting PostScript files to PDF files from pstopdf to ps2pdf in the "Preview" and "Safari" applications?
Thank you so much, and have a great day! Ciao!


texts: Synchronizing apple id and google play store

texts: Can you link/sync apple id and google play store account? So for example, you can buy in-app purchases stuff in a google play store account then use it in the apple account?


texts: Xcode 5 update, why am I stuck on Xcode 3.2.6?

texts:
I'm running Xcode (downloaded from the Mac App Store) on my MacBook Pro running OS X Mavericks.

The weird thing is I am running version 3.2.6, yet Xcode claims to be up to date. There are no updates in the Mac App Store.


texts: Alternative for `fail2ban` on my server running OS X 10.6.8

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I have dedicated my old MacBook as a home server. It runs, among other stuff, the following services:

Webserver (Apache, PHP, MySQL) i.e. OwnCloud/WebDAV
Torrent client
SSH server
VPN
Some game servers

Although a MacBook is not the best hardware for the job, this works fine for private use and I have my backups running for the inevitable crash.

To keep unwanted people out, I have a 'normal' firewall and  fail2ban running.

Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Generally Fail2Ban is then used to update firewall rules to reject the IP addresses for a specified amount of time, although any arbitrary other action (e.g. sending an email) could also be configured. Out of the box Fail2Ban comes with filters for various services (apache, courier, ssh, etc).

Setting fail2ban up is done by modifying different configuration files. In these files you can state 'which' log file to scan, what to look for (regex), and, if a match is found, what action to take. But setting it up can be a real hassle and takes hours for a normal guy like myself.

Is there a good GUI or alternative for fail2ban? The main purpose is to block unwanted users from my system. I prefer open-sourced solutions, but I am also willing to pay for good software.

note: I have the 'regular' OS X 10.6.8 running (i.e. I do NOT have OS X Server running)


texts: Apple Magic Mouse 2 not scrolling - Magic Mouse 1 works! (Windows 10 / PC)

texts:
I have been using an Apple Magic Mouse "1" for quite some time now on my Windows 10 PC and I was very content except the damn batteries that needed replacing every once in a while. So I bought an Apple Magic Mouse 2. Shouldn't be that difficult, right? Disconnect the "1", connect the "2" and go!

Nope. The mouse works fine except it doesn't scroll.

I've (re)installed the latest AppleWirelessMouse64.exe from the Bootcamp support software (tried both 5.1.5722 and 5.1.569) and also the BlueTooth driver.
I've tried switching the mouse off and on again (disconnecting, reconnecting), rebooting, unpairing and (re)pairing
I've tried MagicUtilities; at first it installed but then my mouse became near unusable. The pointer would jump instead of move with second+ intervals, the mousebutton(s) didn't react to anything. Even not after rebooting, again trying all of the above with pairing, unpairing, switching off and on etc. On boot the mouse worked fine; I could click and move it without issue until MagicUtilities loaded (in the taskbar). Then it seemed to break. So I then uninstalled the software. However the mouse still kept "jumping". It turns out MagicUtilities also installs a driver but doesn't uninstall it didn't remove it in my situation. Uninstalled the driver manually, which failed for some reason on several occasions, but, a couple of reboots and "persuading" later I had my mouse (or mice) finally back to where I got started.

But, still, the MM1 scrolls just fine, the MM2 doesn't want to. Here's some more of my findings:

Both mice connected doesn't seem to cause any trouble but, for every step above, I also tried with only the MM1 or MM2 connected.
When only the MM1 is connected and I open the Mouse settings it has a "scroll-wheel" tab. When the MM2 is the only mouse connected the tab disappears. When both are connected the tab shows.
When I go to the hardware tab there's a difference between both mice's "location". One, the MM1, shows "On Apple Wireless Mouse", the other, MM2, shows "On Bluetooth HID-device".

Since I've exhausted all of my ideas (I also tried looking at the registry to find differences etc. (didn't change anything ofcourse)) I tried to go back to giving MagicUtilities another, rather reluctantantly, shot; however: it won't install anymore: "The required Magic Mouse Driver installation failed. Error code is -2147418112". Again, I've tried rebooting etc. but that doesn't help anything.

Oh, I have even tried:

Connecting the MM2 to my MacBook air. Scrolling works fine. Ofcourse.
Since my MM1 has a name like "<joe's mouse>" I even tried renaming the MM2 to "<joe's mouse>" on the MacBook and then going back to my PC, connecting the MM2 (solely) and hoping it would pick up the MM1's settings. To no avail, as expected. But there's always that little spark of hope...
Disabling Bluetooth Battery Monitor, thinking it may interfere somehow. Didn't make any difference. It does, however, report two mice and two battery levels which is nice.

So now I'm sitting here, at my desk, with a MM1 and MM2, simultaneously (and consecutively) connected and working all fine and dandy EXCEPT for the frikkin' scroll on the MM2 whereas my MM1 scrolls just fine. Thats €89 down the drain...

So... now what? Anybody with the tip to get my beloved MM2 to work on my Win 10 64bit machine?


texts: Finder view like FTP clients - two columns

texts: Is here possible to have OS X (10.10) view like in FTP clients (e.g FileZilla) I mean two columns with list view, and of course without need of opening two seperate windows. I am aware of tabs, but can one show to tabs at once?


texts: What are the technical and security features of the iPhone 7 fingerprint reader?

texts:
I'm looking for technical material that describes the quality of the iPhone 7 fingerprint reader, and ideally previous models as well.

My hope, is that the specification is more in alignment with NIST/FBI requirements.


texts: How to install or port data to a Fusion / Hybrid / SSHD drive

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I have a late 2012 Mac mini that came with a 500 GB HDD installed from the factory. It's almost full so I want to upgrade it to a 1 TB Fusion Drive, as the cost for a 1 TB SSD is still steep. The Mac mini is currently running 10.8.5 (I'm not sure if it's even compatible with Fusion Drives) and I'm going to upgrade the machine to 10.10.

Do I need to do anything in particular to use a 3rd party Fusion / Hybrid Drive?

In the past when I've moved to a new drive, I just put the new drive in an enclosure and then backup the old drive (whilst still inside the machine) using Carbon Copy Cloner. Will this work with a Fusion / Hybrid Drive? As I guess the OS files need to be saved to the SSD part of the drive.

For reference I was thinking of using a Seagate SSHD drive like this Seagate SSHD Laptop.


texts: Were the 2009 MBP's affected by the NVIDIA problem?

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I am considering purchasing a mid 2009 Macbook Pro - 13", 2.53 GHz.

However, someone advised me to beware of the NVIDIA graphics card problem they had in 'that time frame'. As I understand, the video would go out or flicker and in general make the machine hard to use.

After much google, it seems that the problem happened during the 2008 time frame - see here and here and here.

I can't seem to find a single case where a 2009 MBP failed due to the graphics card. Since I'm thinking about purchasing, I would like some confirmation that, indeed, 2009 13" Macbook Pros were NOT affected by the NVIDIA graphics problem.


texts: Is there a difference between the "configurable" and installable memory limit?

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On Apple's iMac page, it says:

  Configurable to 8GB (all models) or 16GB (select models)

However both Apple's iMac: How to remove or install memory page and Crucial.com indicate that all of the 2011 iMac models are configurable to 16 GB. Does the above quote simply mean than select models are only configurable to 16 GB on the Apple online store? If I buy the $1200 iMac (MC309LL/A), I should be able to install 16 GB of RAM bought separately from Crucial, correct?


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I replaced my MBPs HDD with an SSD and put the HDD in the optical bay. Since then, I was missing the Recovery HD partition. That was still on Lion

Now I have upgraded to Yosemite, and running diskutil list gives this:

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            490.8 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *120.0 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         119.2 GB   disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk1s3
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS SSD                    *118.8 GB   disk2
                                 Logical Volume on disk1s2
                                 89637DB5-6258-4E8A-A43B-814E61E23A8E
                                 Unlocked Encrypted

There are a couple of strange things here. Firstly, the SSD which was formerly /dev/disk0 has now moved to the end. I recently encrypted it, I don't know if that has anything to do with it. Second, the same drive is also listed above as /dev/disk1, evident by the  size of it (120GB Samsung EVO).
Third, there is a mysterious Apple_Boot Boot OS X partition on the HDD, I do not know what that is. But the point of this question is the presence of a Recovery HD partition on the HDD.

When I hold CMD-R at boot to start recovery, it puts me straight to internet recovery (unless I connect my backup disk), which probably means no recovery partition has been found. The Disk Utility GUI also does not show one (debug enabled)

I was under the impression that the installer creates a new recovery hd if not present, does the one for Yosemite not do that? And if no, why does diskutil list this Recovery HD which seemingly cannot be used for recovery?


texts: Reduce iPhone Ringer Volume Without Affecting Messagaging Alert Volume

texts: I need to know how I can lower the volume on my phone ringer without lowering the volume for messaging alerts.  At night, I need Messaging to be LOUD, but I want my phone ringer to be barely audible (note: ringer still needs to emit some sound, not completely turned off).


texts: Any way to use a VLOOKUP formula in Numbers to insert an image instead of text value?

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The intent is to create a sheet that references orders from customers with an image of each item ordered from my catalog of inventory.

I need to create a spreadsheet that references item SKUs to display an image of a unique item. For example: 004 entered in cell A:1 should lookup 004 on sheet "images" and return the value in column 2 that matches 004. I have successfully created this formula using the VLOOKUP function.

However, I want Numbers to populate the image in the resulting cell. The way my formula currently works it will only return the text in the cell. How do I get it to return the image value? If I delete the text out of the cell corresponding to 004 the result returned is 0 even though there is an image pasted into the cell.

Current formula:

VLOOKUP($A2,images::Table 1::A$1:B$10,2,FALSE)

I had dragged images from the Finder into cells but it appears as though they only show up as background images in the cells or something like that.


texts: MacBook Wifi dies, computer needs to be restarted

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I've been having a problem where my wifi dies frequently, and won't turn on again until the computer is restarted.  By "dies" I mean no wifi networks are visible - when you click the WIFI icon, it asks if you want to "Turn on Wifi" even though you never turned it off.  If you click "turn on wifi" nothing happens.  So I've been restarting the computer a lot. It's a 2013 Macbook Pro running OSX Yosemite, but the wifi problem existed before upgrading to Yosemite. I believe it's a hardware problem.

Has anyone else had this issue, and if so, how did you resolve it?


texts: Is there any way to use sleep mode on WatchOS 7 without do not disturb activating on my iPhone?

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I want to use my Apple Watch for sleep tracking, and want to use sleep mode so the watch display is completely off while I sleep.
However, I need my iPhone to NOT turn on Do Not Disturb (I need to be able to hear certain app notifications) when sleep mode is activated on the watch. I haven't been able to get this to work yet. Is this possible?


texts: Running but not sourcing `~/.bash_profile` on file-write

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I have an odd but no-longer-reproducible issue with iTerm2 and Bash.

My default iTerm2 profile uses /usr/local/bin/bash (Bash 5 installed with Brew) with no arguments. I was trying to determine when and if this profile would source ~/.bash_profile, so I added some echos. Each time I wrote to the file, my open terminal printed the stdout
from running ~/.bash_profile.

The actual environment in the iTerm2 session was not modified (e.g. new variable definitions added to .bash_profile were not visible).

This behavior disappeared when I added the -l argument (without which Bash should not actually be using .bash_profile), and did not recur when I removed the argument.

I was unable to reproduce the behavior in Terminal or with the system default Bash.

Has anyone seen this behavior? Why does it happen?

Edit: as requested, here is the content of .bash_profile, without the echo statements and variable assignments I added to debug the issue:

if [ -e /Users/kstrand/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then . /Users/kstrand/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh; fi # added by Nix installer
if [[ -s ~/.bashrc ]]; then
    source ~/.bashrc
fi

And ~/.profile:

export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"

test -e "${HOME}/.iterm2_shell_integration.bash" && source "${HOME}/.iterm2_shell_integration.bash"

My .bashrc setup is fairly complicated but can be found here (all files named bash* are symlinked as hidden files in the home dir, i.e. ~/.bashrc -> public-config/bashrc).


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I just purchased a new Iomega NAS IX2-200 4TB. I need to regularly backup this NAS. Time Machine would be the best option. How do I setup so the Time Machine will backup this NAS to my external Hard Drive?

I don't want to backup my Mac, that's already been done on the Time Capsule. Instead I just want to backup my NAS drive. But I'm not sure how to go about this, as the NAS is a network drive.


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When I open MacVim (installed with homebrew) in the GUI, the Explorer works as expected.
But if I open "vim" in a terminal, I've got that message:

E492: Not an editor command: Explorer

But the netrw is installed. This is what return :scriptnames

4: /usr/local/Cellar/vim/7.4.712_1/share/vim/vim74/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim

vim --version

VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Aug 14 2015 16:38:12)
MacOS X (unix) version

brew info macvim

macvim: stable 7.4-81, HEAD
GUI for vim, made for OS X
https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim
/usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.4-77 (1905 files, 34M)
  Built from source
/usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.4-81 (1918 files, 35M) *
  Built from source
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/macvim.rb
==> Dependencies
Recommended: cscope ✔
Optional: lua ✔, luajit ✘
==> Options
--with-custom-icons
    Try to generate custom document icons
--with-lua
    Build with lua support
--with-luajit
    Build with luajit support
--with-override-system-vim
    Override system vim
--with-python3
    Build with python3 support
--without-cscope
    Build without cscope support
--without-python
    Build without python support
--HEAD
    Install HEAD version
==> Caveats
.app bundles were installed.
Run `brew linkapps macvim` to symlink these to /Applications.


texts:
I was wondering if I should by a CoolerMaster X3 cooling pad for my mac. I got a Late 2011 mac which reaches temp 80 degrees C even at 720p video buffering in browser and goes bonkers if I switch it up to 1080p or above or any quality at 60FPS.

It also gets hot while running simple programming softwares. Should I buy the cooling pad? Is it worth it?

I'm not looking forward to performance boost, I have to use this mac for a few more years. I just don't want it to get damaged due to heat effects in that time!


texts: USB Ethernet adapter not populating in settings

texts:
To say that it isn't being detected seems incorrect.

$ ioreg -p IOUSB -l -w 0
...
+-o USB 10/100 LAN@14200000  <class AppleUSBDevice, id 0x10000ee80, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (13 ms), retain 11>
  |     {
  |       "sessionID" = 176409708174141
  |       "iManufacturer" = 1
  |       "bNumConfigurations" = 2
  |       "idProduct" = 33106
  |       "bcdDevice" = 8192
  |       "Bus Power Available" = 500
  |       "USB Address" = 11
  |       "bMaxPacketSize0" = 64
  |       "iProduct" = 2
  |       "iSerialNumber" = 3
  |       "bDeviceClass" = 0
  |       "Built-In" = No
  |       "locationID" = 337641472
  |       "bDeviceSubClass" = 0
  |       "bcdUSB" = 528
  |       "USB Product Name" = "USB 10/100 LAN"
  |       "PortNum" = 2
  |       "non-removable" = "no"
  |       "IOCFPlugInTypes" = {"9dc7b780-9ec0-11d4-a54f-000a27052861"="IOUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOUSBLib.bundle"}
  |       "bDeviceProtocol" = 0
  |       "IOUserClientClass" = "IOUSBDeviceUserClientV2"
  |       "IOPowerManagement" = {"DevicePowerState"=0,"CurrentPowerState"=3,"CapabilityFlags"=65536,"MaxPowerState"=4,"DriverPowerState"=3}
  |       "Device Speed" = 2
  |       "USB Vendor Name" = "Realtek"
  |       "idVendor" = 3034
  |       "IOGeneralInterest" = "IOCommand is not serializable"
  |       "USB Serial Number" = "84E714001EAD"
  |       "IOClassNameOverride" = "IOUSBDevice"
  |     }

But, see screenshots below:

I have no options to configure/use the device.
It is made by c2g

c2g.com/uk/product/81672/usb-2.0-to-fast-ethernet-adapter


texts: How do 3rd-party programs modify the $PATH variable?

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When I echo my $PATH variable, I see the binaries of some programs that I have previously uninstalled, and conversely, I do not see the path to some of the binaries that I can use, such as code.

I am using the default zsh that comes pre-installed with macOS Catalina, and from my understanding, $PATH must be set in either one of its "main" start-up files in /etc/ or a user configured override commonly found in the users home directory.

Yet, there has to be more because when I run:

cat /etc/zsh* ~/.zshrc /etc/profile /etc/bash* | grep PATH

## only ~/.zshrc is included because it's the only one in my home directory

The only result that is returned is the PATH variable I exported in my ~/.zshrc file. This definition does not contain the uninstalled binaries that are still there when I echo $PATH or the "hidden" binaries that are not there when I echo $PATH but can still be executed anywhere from the command line.

So my questions are:

There must be some other file that I am not seeing that is updating the $PATH variable before my own user-configured file does. Where can this file be, if not the start-up files caught by my previous cat command?
I guess you don't have to update the $PATH variable with a binary's location to be able to run it anywhere in the terminal. If that is the case, how is this done?


texts: How created watched folder with Automator to auto import new files into itunes?

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I was wondering if someone could help me with this. This what I'd like to do:

File is downloaded into Folder A, it is automatically imported into itunes and then moved to folder B. This happens automatically anytime a new file appears, I don't have to trigger a script, etc..

Can this be done with automator?

I've tried by making a workflow:
Finder Finder Items
Import Files into Itunes (but it won't import movie files, only audio)

If anyone can help or knows of a little app that do this please let me know! Thanks!


texts: I want to learn emac keybindings, but I have a bad habit of using arrow keys. Is there a way to disable the arrow keys temporarily (through software)?


texts: Do OS X Lion's Versions and Resume features store the cached data for encrypted .sparsebundle images in a secure way?

texts: I store sensitive information on my laptop in encrypted .sparsebundle images which are made with apps like Disk Utility, Knox and Espionage. The question is, if I upgrade to Lion, when I'm working on a file located in one of these mounted disk images and Lion is saving older versions of the file, are these older versions stored within the encrypted image (as they should be) or somewhere else? If the versions are stored somewhere else, are they encrypted or not?


texts: Port knocking on macOS not blocking connections when closed

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I'm unable to get the pf packet filter to block ssh connections when the knockd port-knocking system is in a closed state.

I've followed instructions here
I've verified knockd is running from its logfile and is executing the open/close/commit commands.
I've verified pf is running using the pfctl -E command.

Here is my configuration:

/etc/pf.conf:

scrub-anchor "com.apple/*"
nat-anchor "com.apple/*"
rdr-anchor "com.apple/*"
dummynet-anchor "com.apple/*"
anchor "com.apple/*"
load anchor "com.apple" from "/etc/pf.anchors/com.apple"
table <ssh-access> persist file "/usr/local/etc/ssh-access.txt"
pass in quick proto tcp from <ssh-access> to port 22

/usr/local/etc/knockd.conf:

[options]
        logfile = /var/log/knockd.log

[openSSH]
        sequence    = 7000,8000,9000
        seq_timeout = 5
        command     = echo %IP% > /usr/local/etc/ssh-access.txt
        tcpflags    = syn

[closeSSH]
        sequence    = 9000,8000,7000
        seq_timeout = 5
        command     = echo '' > /usr/local/etc/ssh-access.txt
        tcpflags    = syn
[commitFW]
        sequence    = 5000,4000,6000
        seq_timeout = 5
        command     = pfctl -t ssh-access -T replace -f /usr/local/etc/ssh-access.txt
        tcpflags    = syn

Started knockd with the following command (my Mac mini is on wifi so using en1)

/usr/local/sbin/knockd -dDv -i en1 -c /usr/local/etc/knockd.conf

Output from /var/log/knockd.log:

[2019-06-02 16:13] starting up, listening on en1
[2019-06-02 16:14] 192.168.1.30: closeSSH: Stage 1
[2019-06-02 16:14] 192.168.1.30: closeSSH: Stage 2
[2019-06-02 16:14] 192.168.1.30: closeSSH: Stage 3
[2019-06-02 16:14] 192.168.1.30: closeSSH: OPEN SESAME
[2019-06-02 16:14] closeSSH: running command: echo '' > /usr/local/etc/ssh-access.txt

[2019-06-02 16:15] 192.168.1.30: commitFW: Stage 1
[2019-06-02 16:15] 192.168.1.30: commitFW: Stage 2
[2019-06-02 16:15] 192.168.1.30: commitFW: Stage 3
[2019-06-02 16:15] 192.168.1.30: commitFW: OPEN SESAME
[2019-06-02 16:15] commitFW: running command: pfctl -t ssh-access -T replace -f /usr/local/etc/ssh-access.txt

But I'm still able to ssh from other machines on my network into this one.


texts: I have tried to download apps from App Store, but they require iOS 7.1.4. Please can you help me to upgrade my iOS 5.1.1 iPad to iOS 7.1.4?


texts: Terminal and iTerm appear to be partially opening in zsh

texts:
I recently installed Julia on my iMac running High Sierra. Julia seems to want to run in the Z-shell whereas I normally use bash. I haven't run Julia today but my Term2 windows are screwed up since installing Jullia. It used to be that when I was using iTerm, the command line listed the name of my current directory followed by the cursor. Now when I use it the command line contains a long character string.  If I run bash, the command line returns to normal. Any hints on how to get iTerm from starting in the Z-shell. An image of the terminal has too small print to read... The cursor line used to look like so:

my_user_name/computer_name:/Volumes/MyBook/Applications$

but now it looks like:

\[\033[36m\]\u\[\033[m\]@\[\033[32m\]\h:\[\033[33;1m\]\w\[\033[m\]$


texts: Get a list of application binary types - Intel or Universal

texts:
I just upgraded to an M1 Mac mini and did a full migration (including applications) from a previous Intel Mac mini Time Machine backup.
Now I want to see what Apps I have on the new machine that are purely Intel Apps and hence potential candidates for seeing if they now have a Universal Binary version. (Some apps, such as Affinity Photo were already Universal before the the upgrade)
I know that I can go through each application one by one in the Finder and manually get this information, but is there an easier/automated way of doing it.  Basically I just want a list of application names and the application type (Intel or Universal).


texts:
I have just started to use the command+(Shift)+tab shortcut for switching between apps.
The issue with this is a few applications that I have open, I hardly use or have them open in the background (I still want them open).

Is it posible to remove some of the applications from the command+tab menu whilst still having them open and accessible via the Dock?


texts: Character Picker stopped working in OS X Lion

texts:
Character picker inexplicably stopped working tonight in OS X Lion.  I was trying to type in Spanish but now the keys which used to accept tildes or accents are merely repeating.

I tried entering the following command in Terminal and restarting my MacBook Air, but it didn't restore the Character Picker:

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool TRUE

I also checked which keyboard I am using for input.  I am still using the U.S. keyboard, and that hasn't changed.

I tried logging out, restarting, and shutting down.

Is there anything else I can do to restore Character Picker?


texts: Setting path env variable in Yosemite 10.10.2 for a GUI app

texts: After upgrading to 10.10.2 when I lunch a GUI app from a terminal using open -a app the app doesn't see the path currently set from that terminal session. Before the upgrade that was working. Any idea what happened?


texts: iPhone claiming low battery in cold weather

texts:
With the cold weather, a rather odd problem appeared on my iPhone 4S – whenever I use the phone in weather below ~12 °C, it turns itself off and claims to be out of battery. This most often occurs when the battery is at 20-30 %, but isn't limited to that at all.

When it happens, I've found that rubbing the phone to heat it up helps, but that is a temporary fix, as it turns itself off again if exposed to cold again for a couple of minutes.

The fix has worked for quite a while, but it seems the phone can handle less and less cold - starting at about 10 minutes in -10 °C at 10 % battery left when it first happened, to about 3 minutes in 10 °C with 30 % battery. Therefore I have to ask – what can I do about it? I guess it will most likely have to be sent in for a replacement or repair, but I doubt this is covered by the phone's warranty (at least Apple's own)?


texts: Options to Bring Forward/ to Front/ etc are grayed out in Preview

texts:
An oval annotation was added to a screenshot in Preview:

As can be seen the options to change the layers from the right-click/context menu popup are disabled. What is needed to make them available?


texts: How I can set command-delete as a custom keyboard shortuct?

texts:
I would like to set ⌘+⌫ as the custom keyboard shortcut for an app (Anki). The problem is that I can't enter that key combination in the field next to the Keyboard Shortcut in App Shortcuts in System Preferences.
Does anyone have a solution or a way around this problem?
I would like that particular key combination because Anki has ⌘+⌦ set as delete note, but that is much harder to type because it requires holding the fn key.


texts: Apple TV control external HiFi - difference between direct control or Airplay

texts:
I have my TV connected to my Apple TV 4K over HDMI. I've connected my HiFi over a toslink (optical)connection.

Now there is a difference in controlling the volume if I use an Airplay device or the Apple TV itself.

If I play music from my iPhone via Airplay to the Apple TV, I can control the volume via my phone. That is, the volume of my TV-speakers and the HiFi is changed.
If I play music directly on my Apple TV and control the volume over the remote, just the volume of my TV is changed. That is, the TV-speakers are controlled, but the HiFi remains at the set volume. So I cannot change the volume of both speakers. (Additionally I see also the volume bar of the TV)

Can I change the behavior of the remote/Apple TV/Audio, so that it behaves the same as the first case?


texts: When saving files to Desktop on Mac OS X (Lion), why are they placed in an erratic order?

texts:
This is really bugging me on Mac OS X (Lion):

When I save files to the Desktop (for example downloads from Web browsers, etc. -- which in my workflow happens a lot), they are placed in a seemingly erratic order: sometimes at the bottom left of existing icons, sometimes in between existing icons, etc.

I'm often having a really hard time finding the files I just saved. Seems to be the behavior in Windows is more consistent and predictable.

Is there any way to improve this behavior, more precisely, to specify that the files be placed in e.g. a left-to-right, top-to-bottom order?


texts: How do I make a FaceTime call in macOS for contacts marked, "Siri Found in Apps"?

texts:
I'd like to make a FaceTime call. To do this, I:

Open FaceTime
Type the name of my contact
Select the contact from the dropdown under the section, "Siri Found in Apps"

However, when I click either the green "Audio" or "Video" buttons, nothing happens. The buttons are not disabled. The buttons depress but have no effect.

How do I make a call at this point? Why don't the buttons do anything? If the action is not succeeding because of an error, where is the error reported? No error dialogs appear on the screen.

This only happens for me for contacts marked, "Siri Found in Apps". The others work fine. Both the "Audio" and "Video" buttons make an audio and video call respectively. Once I add the email address (the same email address Siri found) to the contact card manually in the Contacts app, then the green buttons actually make a call.

System Specifications


texts: Starting with Catalina, my gmail accounts in Mail would randomly give me. It's driving me insane, how do I fix this?


texts: How to connect 24" Apple Display to HDMI output of Mac Mini 2011?

texts:
Trying to have two monitors connected to Mac Mini mid-2011. It has one Mini DisplayPort and one HDMI outputs.

I have 27" monitor connected to Mini Display port of the Mac Mini mid-2011. I was going to connect 24" Apple display to it, but can't find anywhere on internet male-HDMI/female-Mini DisplayPort adapter.

There are the other way around (male DP to female HDMI) available, but not the one to connect 24" display as a second one.

I was thinking about finding a male HDMI–to something in between–to female Mini DisplayPort cables, but can't figure out what that "something in between" could be that would carry on digital signal.

Any advices?


texts: Opening a new Finder *tab* from command line

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I'm wondering if there is a means of opening a new finder tab (not window) from the command line. I can do, e.g.,

open .

but this opens a new window. It would be nice to open a new tab in the most-recently active existing finder window.


texts: How to get Photos Library v2.0 content to Photos Library v1.5?

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I'm in the unenviable position of trying to merge multiple Photos libraries together. On an OS X El Capitan.

Two of the Photos Libraries are version 2.0, so how do I merge their content into a v1.5 Library, so that my wife, who'll be using my OS X El Capitan -capable machine, will be able to continue with her photo escapades?

I'd hate to have to export the contents of v2.0 Photos Library to some  folder and then have to import it back, possibly with data loss. Is there some solution?


texts: How to delete photos from iPhoto/Phots with a particular filename format?

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I have a phone that stores 2 images every time I take a picture. One is a high resolution photo and the other is a low resolution photo.
When I connect my phone to the mac, it imports all the photos into iPhotos, Photos and into the Pictures folder.
I want to keep only the high resolution photos and delete the low resolution ones..
A sample of the file name format for the 2 images is shown below.

WP_20150402_16_44_11_Pro__highres.jpg
WP_20150402_16_44_11_Pro.jpg

I can very easily delete the low resolution photos from the Pictures folder.
How do I do the same in iPhotos and Photos app?


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How can I open my Downloads folder in one click?
Downloads are my most important folder because that's where the new files go. Yet, it is the only folder I can't make an alias for, meaning I can open it in a single click from my dock or home screen.
What success looks like:
Opening the Downloads folder in one click (A keyboard shortcut would be fine too).
Here's what hasn't been working:

Using spotlight to search for my Downloads (slow)
-right clicking Downloads in my dock and then opening the folder from there (2 clicks)

Since I open my Downloads folder so many times per day, I really want a way to open it in one click.
Note: Somebody already came up with a neat solution here, but it unfortunately brings ALL finder windows that might be open to the front, which is not really wanted behavior.


texts: Is adding a GPS cradle to the iPod touch worthwhile?

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I am looking for a GPS that will guide me on hikes and travel from point A to point B without loss of signal in remote areas.  I have found this accessory for the iPod touch that enables GPS location services.  I am looking for other users EXPERIENCE (not opinions) of this accessory and their personal thoughts on using it or other solutions that I can use my iPod as a location/directional device.

My iPod touch is a 3rd gen, however I feel that this is something that would be desired for all gen's (at least for the 4th as well)


texts: Gatekeeper notification doesn't show location of application

texts: I just received a system notification that an application I downloaded with Homebrew was not allowed to launch. This is fine, but the notification gives me no information about where this app resides. I downloaded many applications with Homebrew and this is most likely inside a package. Using Console or some other method, how can I find out where this app is on my file system? I am wishing the system notification window showed the path to the file in question so it can be removed or allowed.


texts: Can sound be off every time I power off?

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I would like to config my Mac (10.8.5) to turn the sound off every time I power it off so that when I power it back on it is silent and doesn't produce that funny boot sound.  Can that be done?

The thing is, I come in to work late and, if I had the sound on before I turned the laptop off (e.g. watched YouTube at home) and forgot to turn the sound off before, my whole cube farm at work resonates and they are like "this guy just came in to work"...  LOL


texts: Is there any way to recover a deleted Notes.app note that was deleted from the "Recently Deleted" folder?

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I created a note on my Macbook. I opened the note on my iPhone. The note was accidentally trashed on my iPhone. Once this note was deleted, it was accidentally deleted again from the "Recently Deleted" folder in Notes app. (Hey Apple, ever heard of a delete prompt?)

By the time I'd returned to my Macbook several hours after this incident occurred, my iPhone Notes.app had overwritten my Macbook Notes.app; the note was not found in the main folder or the "Recently Deleted" folder on the Macbook.

The note was created after my last back-up.
I can't shake the phone and "undo" the deletion because the "undo" feature only goes back two steps and I had already performed two actions before I knew about the "undo" feature. (Hey Apple, ever heard of an undo button?)
Dr.Fone was able to recover the note's title, but not the note's contents.

Any hope to recover this file?


texts: iPad 2 cannot connect to home wifi network

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Hello I have a new iPad 2 and two wireless networks at home. I can only connect to the one from my Actiontec DSL router, not to my Linksys WRT320N. I have followed all the steps on http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1398 and cannot get it to connect. My iPhone and other laptops connect to this network just fine. I have tried setting the router in N, and B-G Mixed modes. I have the network set up using WPA2 Personal and have tried it with encryption turned off too. I have reset everything.

Any other ideas for troubleshooting?


texts: iBooks Author imports ePub text very large

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I have an inDesign file that I'm exporting as a fixed ePub. When I import it into iBooks Author using the blank template, the text is gigantic. For instance one text box is set to 389 pt. The text is so large it exceeds the mask around it. The font selection doesn't seem to matter.

Creating outlines solves the issue but I would like to keep it as text. Is there a way to control the size of the text better?


texts: Resources for programming a text based interface in Swift?

texts: Are there any tutorials someone could point me at for creating a terminal based, text interface application for OSX? Something sort of looking like Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS.


texts: Weird message when I hit Send/recieve on Outlook on Mac

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Now this message has just had me confused for couple of days lately. I have an outlook on Mac and It does work fine for the most part(Sending and receiving the messages successfully without any problems).

However, there is a butting called Send/receive which I am used to pressing when I wan to update my inbox explicitly rather than relying on automatic updates. Now, when I do this, it pops with a message that looks like below:

I am not too sure how to get rid of this message. I am also failing to understand why does this message even exist since I clearly do have the correct credentials in the system. Any ideas?


texts: Different category behavior in GUI vs. AppleScript

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I'm seeing some weird categorization behavior on Outlook 2016 on El Capitan.

In the GUI's Category list, there's a category called, say, "Category1", with the color red. When I use the GUI, that category gets applied correctly.

But when I use AppleScript to apply the "Category1" label, a different color is applied, and there's no checkmark next to "Category1" in the GUI. It's like there are two categories with the same name, and AppleScript and the GUI are pointing to different ones.

Has anyone else seen this, or have a fix?

Thanks.

Updated: Here's a code snippet showing how I'm using AppleScript. Also, note that many of my categories are imported from a Windows PST file.

tell application "Microsoft Outlook"

-- get the currently selected message or messages
    set selectedMessages to current messages

    -- if there are no messages selected, warn the user and then quit
    if selectedMessages is {} then
        display dialog "Please select a message first and then run this script." with icon 1
        return
    end if

    repeat with theMessage in selectedMessages
        set categoryList to get categories of theMessage
        set cleanCategoryList to {}
        set wasCategoryRemoved to 0
        repeat with theCategory in categoryList
            if name of theCategory is "Category1" then
                set wasCategoryRemoved to 1
            else
                set end of cleanCategoryList to theCategory
            end if
        end repeat
        if wasCategoryRemoved is 0 then
            set end of cleanCategoryList to category "Category1"
        end if
        set categories of theMessage to cleanCategoryList
    end repeat

end tell


texts: Yosemite white-screen crash (with avatar)

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Recently upgraded to OSX 10.10 on a Mid 2012 MBP (13 inch) - no problem encountered.  But a few times now I've experienced a white-screen crash.  When waking from sleep the system just shows a white screen with the round user avatar picture in the middle.  Nothing I do can bring up the proper login screen except a hard reset.
Does anyone have a solution for this?


texts: FindMy Friends incorrect street and town address

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In FindMy app my parents have shared their location. When they are home, the location view shows their correct geolocation, but the street address and town are incorrect. If I copy the address as shown in “FindMy” into maps or google maps it locates the address in a completely different place; In the town that the address is (the next town to where they live), not the location of my parents house. They live in a rural part of New Hampshire.

How can I report an incorrect street address in this app?


texts: I'm looking to record lectures with my MacBook Pro this year. Is there any good, free software that is capable of producing recordings from a potential distance?


texts:
I set Windows 7 to my Boot Camp.
Windows 7 starts now by default in the normal boot.
However, I want that OSX boots by default and Windows 7 only as I press ALT and then select it.

How can you set OSX to boot by default?


texts:
I want to get the value of a button from an internal tool.

tell application "System Events" to tell process "App"
    set myNumberIs to get value of radio group 1 of group 1 of splitter ¬
       group 1 of window "my app" of application process "my app process"
end tell

return:

radio button " (1)" of radio group 1 of group 1 of splitter group 1 of ¬
   window "my app"

How can I save the 1 as a value?

I tried text trimming but that didn't work. Also tried to do something like this:

if myNumberIs contains " (1)" then set myNumberIsAsInteger to 1

but then I get an error:

System Events got an error: Can’t get result of radio button \...


texts:
In TextMate, I have recently my open file that is become weird:

No way to come back to a normal window.

Does anyone know how to do?


texts: What adapter(s) do I need to connect a Retina MacBook Pro Thunderbolt output to a 2560x1440 NEC monitor?

texts: I've got a 13" Retina MacBook Pro and an NEC PA241W 2560x1440 monitor.  What adapters do I need to connect them at full resolution?


texts: How do I use screencapture for capturing floating windows?

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I am trying to automate the periodic capture of a floating window. Specifically, of the floating 'Current Call' window which is used by Skype when the main window is off-screen.

By googling, I found out that all I need is a window id to pass to screencapture:

screencapture -l<win_id> <output_file>

The problem is that I haven't found a way to get the window id for "Current Call". Here is what I have tried so far:

$ osascript -e 'tell app "Skype" to id of first window whose floating is true'
20:61: execution error: Skype got an error: Can’t get window 1 whose floating = true. Invalid index. (-1719)
$ osascript -e 'tell app "Skype" to id of first window whose name is "Current Call"'
20:67: execution error: Skype got an error: Can’t get window 1 whose name = "Current Call". Invalid index. (-1719)

Does anyone know how to get the window id for the "Current Call" window?

Or, alternatively, does anyone know if I can get this screenshot in some other way? (e.g. run screencapture with other arguments, or use some other tool for capturing the screenshot)

Update

I have also tried the following:

$ osascript -e 'tell app "Skype" to id of window 0'
-1
$ osascript -e 'tell app "Skype" to id of window 1'
-1
$ osascript -e 'tell app "Skype" to id of window 2'
84
$ osascript -e 'tell app "Skype" to id of window 3'
20:22: execution error: Skype got an error: Can’t get window 3. Invalid index. (-1719)

Window with id 84 is the main skype window. So, I'm a bit puzzled here. What is -1 supposed to mean?


texts: How do I open a generic URL from AppleScript?

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I like to open custom URLs, such as "myscheme://a/b/c" from my AppleScript code.

This is not about opening http URLs in a web browser. This is about getting the same result as when you create an .inetloc file in the Finder and then open that file in the Finder, or invoking this code in a macOS app written in ObjC:

[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString: @"myscheme://a/b/c"]];


texts: External monitor not detected with MacBook Pro

texts:
I just got my MacBook Pro, and now I want to start using an external monitor hooked up to it.  The connection, from my MBP is an HDMI adapter to VGA, and then the VGA cord to my monitor.  So it's HDMI -> VGA (the monitor doesn't have an HDMI port).

I go into displays and the monitor doesn't show up.  I hold down the option button and click Detect Displays but still nothing happens.

The cables are secure, and I know this HDMI -> VGA setup works (I connect my Raspberry Pi to this monitor using the same setup).

Is there anything else I need to be doing?

Thanks in advance!


texts: How to setup two completely separate partitions on one SSD

texts:
I have a MacBook with 1TB SSD.
I want to have two separate partitions with two independent macOS installations.
I want to make sure that none of the partitions have any kind of possibility to interact with the other, I want them to be as separated as if they were physically separate.
Is this achievable with, for example, FileVault for each of them?
Edit: My question is neither "how can I install two different macOS versions on two different partitions on one SDD", neither "how do I use FileVault", etc. I know how to do all of that.
I want to make sure that there is no interaction between the partitions possible. Can this be made sure with the above approach? Is it sufficient?


texts:
Trying to install a settings update on my iPad but it won't accept my password.
I have tried resetting password but it still won't accept it
I'm afraid I'm a bit of a dinosaur


texts: Force window to appear on a select screen

texts: Is there a way to make a window in OS X Lion always initially appear on a select screen? So that when the window appears, it'd automatically appear on the screen I select?


texts: Photos says some photos are in an album, but they aren't

texts:
I am trying to make a smart search that includes photos with a specific keyword and that aren't in any folder already.
So I make a smart search:
KEYWORD is SOME_KEYWORD +
ALBUM is not ANY

I get 0 results for this, but when I remove the ALBUM is not ANY restriction, I get some 70 photos.
However these photos aren't actually in any album. I did have them them in an album at once point, but they are no longer in one - actually, I deleted all my albums and so NONE of the photos should be in an album.
When I make a smart search for ALBUM is ANY I get 1000 results, so clearly there are some folders "in an album" - but what album? How do I remove them from the album if I don't actually have any albums?


texts: What Mac app has a red icon with right arrow?


texts: How to set up multiple proxies working simultaneously in macOS?

texts:
I want to use two proxies simultaneously with my internet connection and choose one of them depending on the target domain.
My desired scheme:

Request to domain1.com? Use proxy1.com.
Request to domain2.com? Use proxy2.com.
Request to another domain? Use no proxy at all.

Is such a network configuration possible in macOS?
Thank you.


texts: transfering itunes library win-> mac - is it possible?

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I'm about to order one of the new macbook airs and wanted to know if it is possible to transfer my itunes library from my old windows machine to the mac. I know you can do win->win and mac->mac, but can you do win-> mac? If so, how?

With the music I'm not too concerned with play-counts and ratings, I just want the music, album and cover-art.
With the apps, I know I could share them with a "new" itunes library but would have to purchase them again if I need to update. Is there a way to circumvent that and make my new itunes library my "main" one?


texts:
I'm a long-time Windows "power user" and developer who has recently decided to move over to Mac OS X.

On OS X Lion and indeed previous versions there seem to be two main options for scripting and automation in OS X: AppleScript and Bash script. The latter is of course a direct consequence of OS X using the Unix "bash" shell, while the former is Apple's own innovation. The syntaxes are clearly very different, with AppleScript having a pseudo-natural-language style.

My question is, are AppleScript and Bash script commonly used (indeed, should they be used) for disparate tasks and purposes on OS X. I am vaguely cognizant of the vast array of tasks I can accomplish with Bash script, though of course the code for some more advanced ones can quickly become convoluted. Do these two languages have overlapping or near-identical usage cases, despite Apple's later invention of AppleScript -- or are they intended to be used with different scenarios in mind? A high-level overview as well as some specific examples would be appreciated.


texts:
I inherited a Mid-2010 15" Macbook Pro (2.66 GHz Core i7 (I7-620M), A1286) from a relative a few years ago, and since then it started GPU-panicking (a la here, here etc). AppleCare has obviously expired, and would not be an option since they'd inevitably ask for the receipt, which I doubt my relatives would ever be able to find (10 years later). I'm fairly certain I wouldn't be able to pull off the "make-a-fuss" approach suggested by a lot of answerers.
The standard correction for this nowadays seems to be gfx.io (which is now the only software option, thanks to Apple discontinuing their software patch. Grrr). The problems with this are:-

that this forcefully disables the nVidia adapter (shifting graphics handling onto the CPU, which is not ideal when I want to use external monitors)
that this and similar patches have not always been reliable (I have memories of it not working consistently in the past).

I am aware of numerous other potential fixes (Kext purge, PRAM reset etc), but I have run through all of these at one point or another.
Anyway, so I was thinking about the process they used when they were running the official replacement program. Although I've read in some places (comment) that it's the logic board that was replaced, this article suggests it's in fact the "defective video card" that is replaced. Either way, I'm assuming they just replaced the defective board with a newer revision - meaning that parts sites (like this) probably have these revised boards knocking about that won't suffer the same issue.
Considering the still-incredible spec and condition of this machine, I don't mind spending the money for a new logic board if it means I can reliably use macOS on it. Of course, I'm only willing to spend the money if I'm sure it will actually solve the issue.
So my question is two-part:

Was it definitely the logic board that caused this fault?
What is the part number for a logic board that is known to not suffer from the GPU Panic issue (assuming it actually entered circulation)?


texts: Workaround for Mavericks Bluetooth/Wi-Fi interference?

texts:
I have this problem: I normally have Bluetooth enabled so I can make use of my speaker system and Magic Trackpad on my mid-2012 11" MacBook Air (2.0 GHz i7, 8GB).

However, when it's enabled, Wi-Fi association does not complete well, either on boot or wake from sleep.  In my case, the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar oscillates a bit and generally gives up.  Clicking the icon again may or may not show my network; if it does, I can click it and it will usually associate, though occasionally it complains that association failed.  This happens on all networks I regularly use—one, a Buffalo AP, the other, a Linksys.

If I turn Bluetooth off, I can associate just as quickly as I ever have with no issues.  I generally don't even see it trying to associate; it's done before I'm logged in.

This appears to be a Mavericks problem, as the folks in the linked Apple discussion are speculating.  I know I never had it under ML.  Unfortunately, I don't know exactly when I started having the issue, but it seems like it became prevalent around the time I bought the Magic Trackpad.  This seems odd, though, since the Trackpad is tens of miles away on one of the networks I'm having issues with.

Is there a workaround that would allow me to leave Bluetooth enabled so I can much more easily use my Trackpad?


texts: External display occasionally shows just noise

texts:
When I'm at work I have my Macbook Air mid-2013 hooked up to a Samsung SyncMaster 2443 display via a ThunderBolt-to-HDMI adapter and then to a HDMI-to-DVI adapter.

Almost every second time I switch the display on, the display is just noise. The resolution is correctly detected but the display is like this:

If this happened only when I first connect the display, it would be no problem, but it happens almost every time I lock my mac, and I have to power cycle the display 2-3 times to fix it.

Note that this behaviour has been present since Maverics, it's not new in Yosemite.

Is there a fix for this?


texts: Reading app that parses and syncs between Mac and iOS

texts:
I do a lot of proofreading for my job and a lot of reading for pleasure. With that said, I need something that can parse a web page, reflow a PDF, parse text from a .doc, .epub, .txt (and any other document) that also allows me to highlight the text afterwards.

Basically, I need something like Instapaper Pro, except that I'd like it to also be able to reflow PDFs and other documents so that I can highlight and annotate.

Also, it should make the text pleasurable to read (like Readability, Pocket, Instapaper, etc.).

Is there any such reading app out there that exists like this? Ideally, I would just use Evernote, but the highlight functionality is really bad on an iOS device, it doesn't look pretty, and they don't allow you to markup documents on iOS.


texts: my iPhone 7 plus won't wake up after sleep

texts:
as you see in Title, my iphone won't wake up after it goes to sleep mode, whether i put my phone to sleep or its automatic goes to sleep mode.

However, once it goes to sleep, i try to tap on Home button , it vibrate once(but still screen black) then wont even vibrate even click on home button.

my temporary workaround: i hard reboot it (pressing volume down+power) but then i have to keep my screen on to use it, once i dont it goes to sleep mode or freeze or whatever for ever untill i hard reboot it again ..

i tried hard reset (just settings)
i tried hard reset (with data and everything)

still did not helped me, my last attempt would be hard reset it using itunes... any help i would appreciate it, and please i would know what is the reason that happining, as its my first IOS device ever, its just disappointing me..

IOS version: 12.4 (latist)
thanks in advance


texts: Remove iTunes and QuickTime Player from macOS Mojave 10.14.5

texts:
Simply do not need these. Is there a way to remove them from my machine?
sudo rm -rf QuickTime\ Player.app/ didnt work :/

MacOS version 10.14.5 (18F132)

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

Edit:

Error on running sudo rm -rf QuickTime\ Player.app/ (trimmed down)

rm: QuickTime Player.app//Contents/XPCServices: Operation not permitted
rm: QuickTime Player.app//Contents/Info.plist: Operation not permitted
rm: QuickTime Player.app//Contents/PkgInfo: Operation not permitted
rm: QuickTime Player.app//Contents/version.plist: Operation not permitted
rm: QuickTime Player.app//Contents: Operation not permitted
rm: QuickTime Player.app/: Operation not permitted


texts: Screen time: restrict web content on iOS only

texts:
I'd like to enable the "Limit Adult Websites" Screen Time option on iOS / iPadOS devices only.
Every time the Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Content Restrictions > Web Content is enabled on an iOS device, the laptop / desktop computers on the related iCloud account mirrors the setting as well.
I already have filtering software on real computers and the corresponding webproxyfilterd dramatically slows network connection speed (I get about 1/50th the throughput).
Using iOS 14.2 / macOS Catalina


texts: How Do I Uninstall Google Voice Voicemail from an iPhone?

texts:
I installed Google Voice Voicemail on my wife's iPhone, thinking she would like it. You know, the thing where you put in the funky long set of numbers and dial somewhere, and kapoof, you now have Google Voice Voicemail instead of iPhone voicemail.

Now she tells me she doesn't like it, and wants to go back to the old Apple iPhone Voicemail. How do I revert this back?


texts: How to get postfix send mail (with Gmail smtp) under macOS Catalina?

texts:
I have tried everything (I guess), such as writing my sasl_passwd and editing main.cf in the /etc/postfix folder (as described in 1).  I also copied my LaunchDaemon plist with a different name to my /Library/LaunchDaemons folder (as described in 2).

While those people managed to get postfix to send smtp Gmail messages from their terminal under Mojave and El Capitan, respectively. I haven't managed to get their solutions to work under Catalina.

Any suggestions?


texts: Blurred Lines on screen, then computer shuts off

texts: 9 months ago, my Macbook Pro 13in (2012) had blurred lines on the screen and  would immediately shut down. I went to Apple Care and they quoted me $700 to fix the issue, which I think they said was the logic board.  Today, I reset the NVRAM/PRAM by pressing Command + Option + R + P and it's been an hour and the computer is working just fine. Is it likely that the logic board is the real problem and is it work investigating/replacing myself? I am about to gift this laptop to kid who needs it for school and I don't want to give him a broken laptop. Thank you in advance.


texts:
My home iMac is connected directly to my modem via ethernet. File Sharing is turned on.

If I turn on Internet Sharing and connect my Macbook to the resulting wifi network, I can access files on my iMac via Finder → Go → Connect to Server → smb://<my iMac's internal IP>

Since my iMac is connected directly to my modem, I should be able to use the same process to connect from work. I open Finder and type smb://<my home's external IP> Unfortunately, this leads to an error message ("There was a problem connecting to the server.")

Interestingly, my iMac also has screen sharing enabled. Unlike SMB, this works properly from both home and work.

How can I make SMB work over WAN?

Edit: Despite some security concerns that were raised in the comments, I would still like to know how to do this! I'm actively researching possible risks, but haven't found anything specific, and it's out of scope on this site. I want this to work natively in Finder.


texts: How can I use a pre-existing AppleID with Mac App Store without a billing address?

texts: I dont have a credit card, and so I am unable to complete the Apple billing address, which means I can not download anything from the App Store. It there a solution for this?


texts: How can I prevent an application from showing on the Dock?

texts:
Working with Mac OS X 10.9.5 (Mavericks).

I have an application that is launched with my session and displays its menu from the status bar.

Also, I would like to know if there is a way to prevent this application from also showing on the Dock since I have the possibility to access its menu from the status bar.

If I remove the icon from the Dock, then the application quits.

I've been searching on the web for a solution, I found that modifying the info.plist of the content of the app adding :

<true/>
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>

could solve the issue, but in vain, after that modification, the app keeps "jumping" but doesn't launch. So I recover the code as it was before.


texts: Recovery mode asks for a password OS X 10.8.2

texts:
When I tried booting into recovery mode (Cmd ⌘ + R) during boot up, there's a field asking for a password. I do not know this password.

I am using a late-2009 21.5" iMac.

Anyone know what to do?


texts: Mid-2012 Retina Pro - shouldn't I have Mountain Lion?

texts:
I recently reinstalled OSX, Win7 and Linux on my mid-2012 15" Retina (purchased August 19, 2012), and just noticed that I, apparently, am now running OSX Lion (10.7.5).

I recall that this machine came with Mountain Lion. I'm not sure exactly how this happened, but the only fix I have in mind at the moment is to do an internet recovery, which I hope will get the system back to ML; but, I'd rather not have to back up and restore 500+GB of Linux and Windows stuff in order to get a 4GB installer to download.

Suggestions?

Update

Forced internet recovery, which also says Lion instead of ML. Going to try nuking the recovery partition to see if that helps.


texts: Securing my data when recycling iPod at the Apple Store

texts:
I'd like to get a new iPod touch, I'd also like to not have to re-input all my contacts and notes (don't mind clearing out the apps) but I want to make sure of two things before I go in and take advantage of the 10% discount at the Apple Store.

Can I backup my data on an as updated as possible 2nd gen iPod and restore it onto a shiny new 4th gen iPod?
Can I make sure (within reason) that my data is cleared off the iPod when I turn it in to the Apple store?


texts: VPN (PPTP) connection is working on iPhone but not on MacBook Pro

texts:
On the iPhone I have the same server address, user name, password and the encryption is for all data. Encryption mode is also set to automatic. The VPN to my WHS 2011 is working fine.

On the MacBook I have the same server address, user name and encryption is set to automatic (128/40 bit). In the authentication settings I have set the same password. But I get always username and password are wrong. I tried to set encryption to none, encryption to all my data but nothing changes.

The only idea I came up with is that the special characters in my password are not supported. But I don't know if thats the problem. Ok I tried it with another account and now it works ... But why?


texts: Copy files after the current copy operation is completed

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I sometimes need to copy a lot of files from here and there to an external drive. What I do is copy some files, paste it in the drive, copy some more files, then paste again etc. But this makes the files copy parallelly which slows down the drive.

Is there a way (maybe a third-party app to install) that would queue the second copy until the first copy operation is completed?


texts: How to cancel a text that hasn't sent, before it does send?

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I accidentally sent a text while my iPhone was in Airplane mode. I realised upon further consideration, that I would rather not send it.

Is there any way to cancel the text before taking the phone out of Airplane mode and make sure it doesn't get delivered?


texts: VMWare Fusion and moving between monitors

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I'm running a Windows 2012 guest in VMWare Fusion 8.5.6 on my Macbook pro.

The VM itself is fine but the problem is: at work, my secondary display is a high-density Samsung, where I need things scaled up in the guest to be able to see them, but at home I use a standard-density Acer, where (at 200%) the text is enormous.

Is there a way for Fusion to auto-scale the guest based on the attached monitor?


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I need a good bi-directional file/folder sync utility for my Mac running OS X El Capitan 10.11.5. I have tried some options but none seem to perform the tasks exactly that I need. What I need is this:

A utility that will update files and folder structure between my primary Mac HD and an NAS and it has to be bi-directional. The solutions I have tried so far either only update files in one direction or they will not update the folder structure between the two drives.
Automation as much as possible. I have reviewed a couple of utilities that claim the ability to do everything I need in #1 but will only work when launched manually.

The main utilities I have tried so far are Unison, rsync and the built in file merger capability of Mac OS X. Unison has not worked since I started setting it up. There seems to be a conflict between the type of NAS Unison needs to operate and how my NAS is set up. I have connected with afp which Unison does not recognize.

Rsync will update files if I run it twice, in two different directions. The problem with this approach is there is no analysis done by Rsync to determine which file version is the most recent.

The built in capability of Mac OS X to merge files has limited capability that works but it only works for files, not for folders.

I am basically looking for something similar to the offline file option available in Windows.

Thanks


texts: What is the optimal setting for importing CDs?

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When you use iTunes to import a CD you have several options -- "AAC Encoder," "AIFF Encoder," etc.

I'd like to have the best possible sound quality and avoid any sort of lossy compression.

Which setting, if any, allows me to do that?

I noticed the "Apple Lossless" option, but it sounds a little proprietary. I'm suspicious. So I guess my goal is the above, but using a cross-platform standard file format if possible.


texts: Notifications from Apple TV on iPhone asking to allow login to Apple ID

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Got a 3rd gen Apple TV for my mom. Works fine.

A while back I started getting notifications when it was turned on. These appeared on my iPhone & iPad saying something like someone is trying to access Apple TV or iCloud. I can’t remember what it says and I took a screenshot but I can’t find it now.

Any time Apple TV comes on, the Internet goes out then it comes back on, I get a notification on my phone and iPad saying someone’s trying to access  with an option to allow or not and then you give some kind of code.


texts: Is there any way to change MAC-address of built-in Bluetooth adapter?

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I should change MAC-address of a built-in Bluetooth adapter. Is there any way to do it in Yosemite (10.10.4)?

Please note - the question is about Bluetooth, not about Wi-Fi. ifconfig doesn't see Bluetooth device.

I've already tried to update my bluetooth adapter address in /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist (Root\PANInterfaces\Item 0):

# turn bluetooth off
cp /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ~/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
cp /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ~/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist.backup
# edit ~/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
sudo cp ~/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
cd /Library/Preferences
sudo chown root:wheel com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
# turn bluetooth on

But it doesn't help.


texts: Automator: Filter finder items by date modified isn't working as expected

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I am using automator to move all finder items in a location to trash if their last date modified is after 2 weeks from today.

The workflow is as follows:

Get Specified Finder Items (an external hard drive) - works well

Get Folder Contents (repeat for each subfolder found) - works well

Filter Finder Items (all that are not a folder) - works well

Filter Finder Items (all whose date modified is not in the last 2 weeks) - DOES NOT WORK
This passes all the items to the next process without any being filtered

Move Finder Items to Trash - works well

I am able to make this workflow work correctly if the condition for the Filter is set to "All items whose date modified is after a specific date". Here, I manually input the date which is 14 days before today.

Can anyone explain why these two functions cause the filter to behave differently when they are essentially the exact same thing?

I want to have the 2 week condition so that I can run the workflow without having to edit it every time.

Thanks!
Cake


texts: How can I map keyboard keys to mouse axes in Terminal?

texts: How can I map the mouse axes to my keyboard keys in the Mac OSX 10.6 Terminal? For example, moving the mouse up (positive x) triggers a keypress of W. Is this built in, or do I need a software package? The only search results I found were for mouse-driver, which I don't have on my system.


texts: Why is iBooks.app taking 650 MB memory on macOS 10.14.5?

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I am using macOS Mojave 10.14.5. Books.app shows 650 MB memory being used in Activity monitor even when it is not opened. I have books of around 110 MB but I haven't used the app very much recently.

I tried opening and quitting the app. And quit the process from activity monitor too. It didn't stop. Then, I had force quit the process from Activity Monitor. It fixed it for some days and now it is back in the same state.
In the "Open Files and Ports" of Activity Monitor, ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iBooksX/Data/Documents/BKLibrary/BKLibrary-1-091020131601.sqlite is an entry along with .sqlite-wal and .sqlite-shm with the same file name.
I booted into Safe mode and worked for about 30 minutes during which the app didn't appear in Activity Monitor. It came back in normal mode after around 2 days.
New find is that, when I open iBooks, another PID of the same app is created with around 50 MB. All the further actions like, opening a book, closing it, networking processes etc affect only the newly created PID. Quitting the app kills the newer PID, not the older one.

What is triggering books.app to start and use that much memory?