texts: Hidden Folder not showing in Finder with show all hidden files

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I have a FreeBSD server where I store my web files. One of the files I have been using for years has the naming convention ._Folder

When I try to open this file in the Finder it doesn't even show, even with the following preference activated:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

When I go to Go > Go to Folder >

Then type /Volumes/web/website/public_html/._Folder

In the background I can see that the Finder updates to show the hidden folder. If I hit cancel on this dialog without hitting enter I can see the folder.

But when I turn down the triangle, it disappears.

When I have the Go to Folder dialog open and press enter the Finder shows the contents of the folder for about 2 seconds before it dumps me into a duplicated version of the public_html parent folder with a path of /Volumes/web/website/public_html/public_html. This folder at this path does not exist, but the Finder shows it.

If I try to access the folder again, I get the following message:

I've checked the permissions on the folders to make sure that's not the issue. I can edit the files and the folder on a Windows machine as well, and on the FreeBSD machine from the command line, but would really love to use some of the apps on my Mac.

The ._ naming convention is this way to match what is on the production server on the web.

All of the hidden files and folders with a single . character in front only are working. Anything with a ._ isn't showing at all.

I'm running 10.8.5 on a 3.33gHz 6 Core Xeon.

Any suggestions are appreciated.


texts: How do I share purchased iOS apps without my Mac?

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Is there a way someone else can share a purchased iOS app with me when I only have my iOS device with me but no Mac but the other person has both his Mac and his iOS device around?

Is there also a way when we both only have our iOS device around?


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On a Mac (Big Sur) machine, I can easily get a password from the keychain via the command line:
security find-generic-password -l Foo -w
But, if I ssh into that same machine, the exact same command returns nothing.
Any ideas why that would be happening?


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On Mountain Lion, I've got Gatekeeper enabled and set to allow Mac App Store apps only. Now: if I download any app from the internet (and I'm talking about apps I've never run before) it just runs, Gatekeeper seems to be not working at all.
Does anybody know what's happening?


texts: Can Finder and the "open" command treat files with .sh or other typical extensions just like .command files?

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I am looking for a way to inject some more extensions into the OS X launch services database systematically so that when clicked, they execute in the terminal app just like .command files do by default.

Things like .ksh, .sh, and .csh would be nice to start, but I assume once I figure out how to add one, it's easy to do the rest.

An answer specific to Lion or Snow Leopard is fine, so a general-case answer for all OS versions is not necessary. It would be great if this were scriptable and wrote directly to the Launch Services database so I could automate this rather than going to finder on each mac and doing a lot of clicking.


texts: Do MacBooks have scissor-switch keyboards yet (Feb 2020)?

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I can't get a clear answer about this topic. According to the live chat support on the Apple Store website, the mid-2019 MacBook Air models do have the scissor-switch keyboard. However, every other source I check says they still have the butterfly keyboards until mid-2020.

Can I get a definitive answer about whether a new MacBook purchase in the US would have the previous butterfly style keyboard or the newly planned scissor-switch keyboard?


texts: How to create an index.html page with a web address

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In Windows there is an option to allow you create an index.html file which opens a specific web address when clicked on it. How can I create a similar file in Mac?

I want to have a file called index.html and when clicked, a web address www.example.com should open in the default browser.


texts: Is the iPad 2 a truly multi-tasking device? e.g. Can I listen to some kind of audio formats (not via iTunes) in the background while surfing on Safari ?


texts: Safari on iPhone shows "iMac | Access Restricted" after the opened tabs

texts: What does iMac here mean or do? My iPhone is not connected to my iMac. When I tap on it, it opens a new tab with Wikipedia.


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I just upgraded IOS and I needed to enter icloud password during upgrade and I can't remember my apple ID password and followed password reset page - https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid

After few crazy overlapping text in captcha retries I reached the final page where it says I'll receive email or text after 24 hours.

After more than 12 hours I received email that says "An account recovery request was made for your Apple ID" and I'll receive another text or phone call to reset password on "8 October 2017 at 08:50:09 GMT+8" and today is 25th September.

Does everyone really need to wait that long or am I not using the right forgot password page?


texts: What is the "akd" process, and do I need to allow it to connect to the internet?

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I use Little Snitch as a Mac OS firewall. Usually, it's fairly clear to me what needs to connect to the internet and what doesn't. However, I can't figure out what akd is or does, and why it needs to connect to gsa.apple.com.akadns.net:

Could anyone give me any insight on the implications of blocking it? Thanks!


texts: Use iPhone to connect desktop to wireless

texts: I have an old Windows XP desktop with no wireless capability, a wireless router, and an iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.1.  If the iPhone is connected to the desktop by USB, (how) can I use it to access the router (and the internet) without incurring 3g network data charges?


texts:
Is there any Mac app that can visually compare data like SQLyog's Visual Data Compare?

One where you can literally select the rows to copy over and which not?

Any recommendations appreciated. :)


texts: How to completely clear Instagram from iPhone?

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I'm having an issue where I'm not able to promote posts on the Instagram app. I was told by Facebook support to delete the app but when I reinstall Instagram after deleting it, all my data and account info is restored.

It's repopulating the same accounts that I had signed in from that device earlier, so I assumed that it may be some local data. It should ask for a fresh sign-in.

How do I completely delete the Instagram app and all documents & data associated with it from my iPhone?


texts: Running Application From External Hardrive on a mac

texts: I have copied my application to external my hard drive but when I run it it copies the application to the application folder on the mac and then runs.


texts: MacBook Pro screen is strange, but not with external screen

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My sons MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Early 2015) has a problem with the built-in screen. It will very shortly look OK, followed by what to me looks like a HW  issue, with strange patterns and lines.

But the odd thing is that whenever I plug in the HDMI, to an external screen - both the built-in, and the external screens look fine.

Sometimes I can also run the machine without the problem happening. I have tried to work the hinge on the screen, but there is no flicker or any reaction.

Is this still a HW issue, or could it be something else?


texts: Upgrading from beta to public release Yosemite incomplete?

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I was using the dev beta of Yosemite, when it was released to the public I updated, however I'm missing some components of Yosemite, I'm having trouble launching particular applications that make use of Yosemite 10.10 specific libraries as "DeveloperExtras" or WebKit2, something I noticed recently is also missing functionality on my settings, as the "Dark UI" mode which is supposed to be on System Preferences->General , This is quite strange as I have Yosemite version 10.10 installed, no update is required in the app store.

Guidance or any kind of suggestions are highly appreciated.

Thanks.


texts: How do i transfer apps from one iPhone to another. in Android we do the same using Zapya, where we can send applications. is there any way in Iphone for the same?


texts: iTunes says I can't back up iPhone because I don't have enough space...but I do

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I'm trying to move my iphone data from my old iPhone 5 to an iPhone 6s. To start, I'm trying to back up my iPhone 5 to my Windows 7 computer running iTunes. It connects, starts the backup, but about 15 minutes into it I get a message saying there's not enough space on the computer to do the backup.

I have 582GB free on that drive (It's backing up to the C: drive).

So, needless to say, I'm confused. I've found a few articles that talk about issues with iCloud and wireless backing up, but this is connected direction to my PC so I don't think that's the issue.

The official Apple documentation says to "free up space" which isn't the issue, or contact support. So, no real help there, either.


texts: Will lost mode take effect even when the phone is reset?

texts: I lost my iphone 5s today at the movie theater, and I'm pretty sure someone stole it... There's a passcode lock on my phone, and I have tried to enable lost mode on Find My Iphone, but the device is offline and the request is still pending. I have no hope that I will get my phone back, but will the phone go into lost mode if the phone is reset and someone connects to wifi? Or will my phone be automatically removed from my icloud account due to lost mode not enabled? Thanks!


texts: Audible Authorization Issues Since iTunes 10.4

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I'm having a couple of issues with my Audible Audiobooks after my upgrade to Lion and iTunes 10.4.

Audible is permanently "authorized", even though it's not. When choosing the "Deauthorize Audible Account" menu option, I log into Audible, then I authenticate using my local/computer credentials, and a dialog pops up stating my account has been Deauthorized. Returning to the Advanced menu continues to show 'Deauthorize', in which I can continue this process over, and over, and over.
When sync'ing my iOS device, I always get a dialog talking about my computer being unauthorized from allowing the audiobooks to sync.

There are no settings on audible.com regarding this authorization, so iTunes is the only frontend I can use to manage this, but clearly I'm stuck somewhere. How can I overcome this issue in order to listen to my audiobooks again?


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I often need to trim videos and simply want to overwrite the original file.

Using QuickTime Player I need to

open and trim the video
save the video to a new file (unfortunately it does not show the folder the original video is in)
find the new file and move it back to the original folder

Is there a quicker way to do this? Like on the iPhone where I can just select overwrite original.


texts: Tap to tweet/tap to post is at the bottom of the notification center

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On iOS 6 on my iPhone the tap to tweet/tap to post buttons are located on the bottom of the notification center causing me to either have to scroll down or clear some messages before I can see them.

On my iPad it is on the top, which makes me think that is where it should also be on my iPhone. Is this normal expected behavior or has something gone wrong with my phone?

Any possible fixes would be appreciated.


texts: Configurator Stalled: How to force it to continue or quit?

texts: I connected an iPad to the Mac and ran configurator as usual, updating from a back up, however it stalled out at the "Restoring Default Data" step. I tried clicking the Stop button, and now it says it's "Canceling..." but it's still not doing anything. The iPad has the apple logo and a progress bar that's at about 80%. I was able to restore one of our other iPad without trouble after I pressed start, but I can't seem to accomplish anything. Can I unplug the iPad safely and "factory reset" it or something and then update from a back up?


texts: "This item is temporarily unavailable" When Installing Yosemite

texts: I have erased my HD and tried to install OS Yosemite on MacBook Pro mid 2009. But keep getting this message "This item is temporarily unavailable." I've tried many proposed solutions but none seem to work. Any one experienced a similar problem?


texts: launchtl: any way to disable a daemon after removing the plist file?

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I was trying to permanently disable a 3rd party daemon, so I deleted its plist file from /Library/LaunchDaemons-- and then I realized that I hadn't done a launchctl unload on it first; trying after the fact yields "No such file or directory/nothing found to unload".  And, of course the daemon is restartable, so when I kill it, it gets recreated.

I tried doing launchctl list in hopes of getting a label to use for launchctl remove but the daemon is no longer listed.

Short of rebooting, is there any way to get launchd to forget about the daemon and/or re-scan the configuration files?


texts: Does Handbrake on the Mac take advantage of OpenCL on a video card?

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I recently upgraded my GPU to one that supports double precision floating point math and apparently is compliant with OpenCL 1.2. While I presume that most applications won't see any difference, I am curious if Handbrake would?

Obviously video transcoding is a massively taxing operation on a computer. Seeing how GPUs are rather optimized for this duty, I'm curious if either Handbrake directly (coded it) or indirectly (OSX math library) utilizes OpenCL when available?

It would be nice to see if the GPU is able to make things faster automatically for the heavy lifting math tasks!


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I have a Flash drive accessory for my camcorder which allows me to record to it as well as the SDHC cards it also uses as media.

This Flash drive can be connected to a computer using a USB connection and is recognised as an external hard drive formatted as FAT32, containing a single AVCHD folder (containing the video).

I have my own external USB Hard Disk, formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Case Sensitive) and wish to copy my video to that drive for storage, so that I can clear the camera Flash drive for future use with my camera.

I copied the video by dragging it in Finder, however, the new copy will not open in QuickTime; instead a message box "cannot open" appears.

After doing lots of comparisons, I was able to see that the contents of both copies were exactly the same, with the exception that one file: AVCHD/BDMV/INDEX.BDM had changed case (to AVCHD/BDMV/index.bdm).

Upon renaming this file, Finder no longer associated the file with QuickTime, but if I copied the file, so that I had both INDEX.BDM and index.bdm, it worked correctly.

My question is: what is going on here? Why did the case of that file and only that file change during the copy? Why does QuickTime expect it to be one case and Finder another?


texts: Cannot drag entire Desktop to an extended monitor on Mojave

texts: I have several application windows open in one of the desktops on my MackBook Pro (late 2016) running Mojave 10.14, and my work requires me to use extended monitors. Whenever I wanted to move a maximized application window to the extended monitor from my MBP, all I have to do is just pull up the mission control and simply drag the maximized application window over to the extended display monitor. But when I try to drag a desktop that has some application windows open in it, say terminal and sublime windows resized to fit either half of the screen it does not allow me to drag that particular desktop to the other monitor. That leaves me having to open up and arrange the application windows separately on the  extended monitor. Is there a way to just simply drag the desktop from one monitor to the other?


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I love the Mail application on my Mac and want to centralize and administer my Mail account here. However, I can't configure the Mail program to synchronize my inbox, the sent box and other folders I have defined.

When I sent a new mail from my Mac it creates a new sent folder under mails sent. Folders that appear in Outlook are not synchronized and other folders from POP ond Hotmail are not accessible either. I am running the Mail version 5.3.


texts: Where to store large photo library that also can be backed up?

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I have an old PC that used to house my entire (several hundred gigabytes) photo library internally and backed it up nightly to an external hard drive.

I have a MBP that travels between home and work (250 GB HD), and recently bought a MacBook Air (120GB) for home.  Neither of these has enough storage to be "home" for my photo library.

My requirements for the setup are:

Must be large enough
Must be backed up somehow
Must be fast enough (> 100 Mb/s so USB 2.0+, Wireless-N or wired gigabit) when accessing it from one of the laptops.

I have considered a few different options:

Keep the current setup (yuck, computer is slow and loud).
Network attached storage (few highly-rated options on sub-$500 systems)
Airport Extreme with attached external HDD (would need a backup solution, I haven't thought of one)
Time Capsule.

This seems like my best option, but here are my questions:

I don't use Time Machine, so is it a waste?
Backup: how? I could now have two large, separate drives for backup, but I don't know if this is messy.
Am I overpaying compared to other similar solutions?

That's it.  I've been at a loss for what is my best option, so I could really use some help for a Mac-friendly solution!

Notes:

I should add that I am looking to replace my current router, as well, so the Time Capsule option would save me that cost.
I am not in love with the idea of cloud backup, which is why I haven't mentioned it; unless someone can convince me otherwise.


texts: Music App won't airplay to HomePod mini when MacBook Pro is connected to external displays

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Trying to AirPlay from the Music App to my HomePod mini results in the following: "The selected movie won't play on one of your connected displays."
When I dismiss the popup and hit play it will play one song before popping up once more.
I do have two external monitors that seem to be impacting this. When disconnecting the displays AirPlay works as expected.
Is there a workaround for this?
Full Alert:

Working with a MacBook Pro with M1 and two external displays connected via a DisplayLink hub.


texts: How to increase / decrease a priority of a macOS process?

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I'm looking for a way to throttle up a macOS application or a process, specifically photoanalysisd. Ideally a Terminal command that would enable it to use all resources to the point, where any other app opened would slow down to a crawl.

Is that at all possible?


texts: I wondering if I put my 1600Mhz 8Gig (4gigx2) modules in a Macbook Pro 17" 620m (2010 model) if the speeds would be automatically reduced to 1066Mhz? I'm just asking because I don't want to damage the computer. I've read that this will happen, but I just want to ask around before hand :).


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I have two directories newdir and otherdir and would like to update a symlink, that initially pointed to otherdir to newdir.

When I run:

> ln -s otherdir symlink

I see a symlink:

> ls -al symlink
symlink -> otherdir

When I run:

> ln -sFf newdir symlink

I would expect symlink -> newdir, but I see the old link when I run:

> ls -al symlink
symlink -> otherdir

And I also noticed that a new symlink exists:

> ls -al symlink/newdir
symlink/newdir -> newdir

Is there a way to prevent ln from interpreting the destination path as parent directory ?
Or is the only way to prevent this from happening to remove the link first ?


texts: Can I share my iPhone's WiFi connection to my Mac?

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I'd like to be able to share my iPhone's WiFi connection to my Mac.  I'm NOT asking to share the phone plan (the iPhone is actually being used as an old iPod).

My Mac can't connect to a wifi network because they require that you have some account that charges for it. However, the Wifi used to be free, and my iPhone still connected.  Is there a way to share the wifi connection over Bluetooth or something?

Thanks!


texts: I have an iPhone 7 and I have a Google Cardboard that doesn't have a magnetic clicker. I would like to use an app, but it requires me to either tap the screen or use the VR clicker to click. Can I setup some sort of "tapper" on Mac so when I click a key on my Mac it taps the screen of my iPhone? (Software Program)


texts:
Is there a way to automatically have a folder deleted every day at 4am?

I'm running 10.6.7.


texts: How can I play MTS videos from my Sony camera on my Mac?

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My family has used a Sony Cyber-Shot camera for several years. A few months ago, we replaced it with a newer model Cyber-Shot. To our dismay, however, the videos the camera records are not in the old familiar ".mov" format, but rather are in some strange ".mts" format that does not open when we double it.

Is there a way to enable iMovie, iPhoto, QuickTime, etc., to play said video files (and copy them from the camera automatically, as happened with my previous Cyber-Shot?


texts: How can I access the keychain remotely from the command line?

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I am storing various passwords (e.g. for remote email servers) in my keychain.
From the command line, when logged in locally, I can retrieve these via:

security unlock-keychain ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
<enter password>
security find-internet-password -s smtp.gmail.com -a foo@gmail.com
<dumps keychain attributes, not including password>
security find-internet-password -s smtp.gmail.com -a foo@gmail.com -g
<dumps keychain attributes, including password>

However, the results cannot be achieved when run remotely (ssh'ing in to the
box from somewhere else):

security unlock-keychain ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
<enter password>
security find-internet-password -s smtp.gmail.com -a foo@gmail.com
<dumps keychain attributes, not including password>
security find-internet-password -s smtp.gmail.com -a foo@gmail.com -g
<nothing printed, to stdout or stderr>

Moreover, the return value of the final command (using -g) is 36.

I've dumped the output of set from a local login and compared it to a remote
one, and the missing environment variables are:

Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render
GPG_AGENT_INFO
SECURITYSESSIONID
TERM_PROGRAM
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION
TERM_SESSION_ID
XPC_FLAGS
XPC_SERVICE_NAME

What am I missing?  I do have SSH_AUTH_SOCK set to a valid value (returned
from ssh-agent).


texts: I used to use Spotlight to directly start iTunes at a track I wanted to listen to by searching for it.  However since upgrading to Lion I've not been able to do this with .m4a music files (mp3s still work).  They never show up in spotlight even if I type their name exactly.  Has something broken in Spotlight in Lion?


texts: iPadOS 14.2 - Unable to find Apple Pencil double tap settings

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I have an Apple Pencil 2 paired with an iPad running iPadOS 14.2. I was able to configure the double tap action in the settings somehow, but I don't know how to do it anymore.
Is this setting hidden?
It's not in the Accessibilities -> Apple Pencil or Apple Pencil in the Settings app.
Under Apple Pencil, I can only see Only draw with Apple Pencil, Scribble, and Try Scribble.


texts: Replaced OWC Mercury Accelsior E2 that I am using as a start up disk and it keeps disappearing

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OWC replaced my Mercury Accelsior E2 because it stopped being recognized on my computer. They said the old one checked out ok even though I did their tests at home before I sent it in. When trying to install the new one, the only way I could get it to show up was by using an old DVD of Snow Leopard (major reason why I like to have software on disk!). Yosemite didn't cut it. I got the Disk recognized and began to update it to Yosemite and update all my software. Then all the sudden the OSX crashed and I couldn't find my disk again. I have tried Disk Utility, Cmd R, Option,etc. with no luck. I even tried using Apple Hardware Test, but it's a Catch 22! My Mac Pro 2008 is suppose to have it on the 2nd DVD, but Yosemite says it no longer works with PCIntel or somthing and this system also doesn't have the holding down "D" key at start up control.

This last time I did an OS X re-install my system just went and switched over to my internal disk and I keep getting a message that my Mercury Accelsior ejected improperly. Another weird thing is that my new External Hard drive goes with it at the same time, but my older hard drive (also connected through one of the two eSata ports on the Mercury Accelsior stays connected?

So, I am at a complete loss. All the things I've been told to try, if they even work, has only been temporary at best and this has been going on for 2-3 weeks with no suggestion working.


texts: When I unplug my headphones, my speakers (and headphones) stop working

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Happens intermittently:
When I unplug my Sony headphones, I am unable to get my 17" MBP (2.8ghz intel core 2 duo, running Lion), to make any sound. I've tried a handful of different hardware, and nothing will make a peep.

Restarting "fixes" it.


texts: How can I force new browser windows to open on my main display?

texts: I use a MacBook Air at work connected to a larger display, which while working is my main display. I use the MacBook's display as a secondary screen on which I usually have a browser open with some tools. If I cmd-tab to the browser from another application and create a new window with cmd-n it always opens on my secondary display, since I already have one window open there. What I want is for new windows to always open on the main display. Is this possible?


texts: Software recommendation: Command line network analyser that shows owning process

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I'm looking for something that is a mix of tcpdump, lsof, and netstat.

I want to be able to filter like tcpdump, but have an additional column showing the process ID.  At the end I'd like to be able to stats like wireshark, but by application.

Why, you ask?

Good question.  I want to be able to answer things like this:

What process is connecting on port 80 to *le100.com (owned by google)
Why am I seeing packets to amazonaws when I have no browsers running?
Why is there traffic to stackoverflow.com when I have no web pages open to it?

GUI or commandline doesn't matter.

This got started when I was trying to figure what was taking up all the bandwidth on my rather limited connection.  (We have 4 computers in the house for an asymetric 2M/500k connection.  That's bits, not bytes.)


texts: Can i manage Yosemite 10.10.2 clients with a 10.9.5 server with workgroup manager?

texts: I work at a university and a professor running a lab would like to keep Workgroup Manager but run Yosemite clients. I can not find any specific documentation on this. Except : "Note: Workgroup Manager and previous versions of Server app are not compatible with Yosemite." But I believe that is just that there is no Workgroup Manager that runs on a Yosemite server.


texts: How to bring application to foreground using Spotlight/keystrokes (named windows/named applications)?

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I can open Spotlight with Command + Spacebar. That's nice, and I can search for the program I want in the foreground, but sometimes the application doesn't come to the foreground. Is there some series of keystrokes I can use to bring an application to foreground?

Sometimes visually searching for it in Mission Control is too hard when you have 10+ applications running. I'd rather just type.

Spotlight generally works, but if you have more than one open application window it doesn't quite work. Is there a way to put names on windows and then open them by name?


texts: How can I create Apple ID for a child without a Credit Card?

texts: I am trying to create an Apple ID for my 10-year-old son. However, I do not have a Credit Card, only a Debit Card. I'm using the iCloud 'Family' setting, but it says 'Credit Card Required'. I guess this is because, legally, someone under 18 may have a Debit Card, but you must be 18 to have a Credit Card. How can I bypass this? I'm using an iPhone 4S, running the latest iOS update (I updated today). What should I do?


texts: How can I enable a notification that a pop-up has been blocked in Safari?

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QUESTION: Just wondering how to enable an alert message notifying me that a pop-up has been blocked?

I know Firefox has that feature(and other related pop-up options), but I don't use Firefox... also preferably avoid 3rd party apps.

I have Safari 5.1 on Mac OS X 10.6.8.


texts: Transfer FreeOTP secrets to new device using iOS 11 Automatic Setup

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The FreeOTP application is typically used as a second factor in two-factor authentication.  By design, it does not synchronize the secrets over iCloud or allow exporting them.  The only way to get them out of the device and in again has been using an encrypted iTunes backup. Recently however, when setting up a new iPhone using iOS 11's Automatic Setup, I noticed that the FreeOTP secrets were transferred to the new device.  What in this new iOS 11 Automatic Setup process made this possible?

It seems that FreeOTP stores the secrets in the iOS keychain, but marks them only for storage on the device (not to be synced across the network using iCloud).  So does the new iOS 11 Automatic Setup process somehow also transfer such marked-as-this-device-only keychain entries to the new device?


texts: vlc on mac, how to just play videos/songs without the main menu with media library/playlist coming up

texts: I just want to click videos and have them play, not have to close this annoying main menu screen everytime, I googled, checked settings, is it not possible?


texts: Using crashplan to backup a time machine disk

texts:
So, crashplan themselves say it can't and shouldn't be done, because of hard links and how TM works... But can't it, really?! Isn't there any way around it?

Reason I want to use CrashPlan is because it does everything else I need - except easy recovery, which TimeMachine provides.

PS: "Nope, it can't be done" and a very detailed answer on why, or "do it with rsync" or something are both ok here.


texts: Can I Open Port 443 on my MacMini without using the Server App?

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I'm using an AT&T router where I have port 443 open. I did a port scan and it does not show 443 open. I have the firewall open with all the default options listed that Allow incoming connections.

I'm using Let's Encrypt on my development MacMini server for my SSL certificates. I'm having a problem with accessing my website. I contacted the Let's Encrypt forum and was told that my problem was that port 443 was blocked.

This is the only option that I found so far that claims to force open a port. This solution is three years old. I'm not familiar with netcat so I'm reluctant to use it without more understanding on how this works?

How to force open TCP 443 on my machine?

I've also read several solutions that use the Server app. I'm not using the Server app because I had problems with it a while ago. Is there another clean option to turn this port on that does not use it? I'll install it if I need to but I prefer another option if one is available.

UPDATE 03/13/2019: I just installed the latest version of macOS Server to try and open port 443. The vast majority of features that were available in older versions of the Server app have been removed so I need to find another option to get this done.


texts: Automator - applescript - (condition) if X button exist then click, if not, click Y button

texts:
I am struggling with writing a script for opening up a webpage and click different buttons depending if the button itself exists.

I want it to be if X button exists, then click X button.
If Y button exits, then click Y button.

Both buttons wont exist the same time.

I tried putting in:

tell
  if exists,
then click
end if

but it does not work.
So far I have used the watch-me-do record function and got the following:

on run {input, parameters}
    -- Click the “X” button.
    delay 5.615004
    set timeoutSeconds to 2.0
    set uiScript to "click UI Element \"X\" of UI Element 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1 of splitter group 1 of window \"XXXXXXXXXXX" of application process \"Safari\""
    my doWithTimeout(uiScript, timeoutSeconds)

    -- Click the “Y” button.
    delay 1.079871
    set timeoutSeconds to 2.0
    set uiScript to "click UI Element \"Y\" of UI Element 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1 of splitter group 1 of window \"YYYYYYYYYYYYY" of application process \"Safari\""
    my doWithTimeout(uiScript, timeoutSeconds)
    return input
end run

on doWithTimeout(uiScript, timeoutSeconds)
    set endDate to (current date) + timeoutSeconds
    repeat
        try
            run script "tell application \"System Events\"
" & uiScript & "
end tell"
            exit repeat
        on error errorMessage
            if ((current date) > endDate) then
                error "Can not " & uiScript
            end if
        end try
    end repeat
end doWithTimeout

Any feedback and direction would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you ever so much!


texts: Because of CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169 on OS X I was wondering: can bash be replaced entirely by another, non-affected shell (eg dash or others)?


texts: screen sharing app asks for password when trying to use vnc

texts:
I connect to a vnc server via command line:
open vnc://host:5901

I then get prompted for a password I never set.
I can connect to the vnc server just fine using realvnc without a password and I didn't set a password on the server side.
What password is expected? There is none required for the vnc connection.


texts: Trackpad (+ spotlight) semi-unresponsive, Mavericks on a 2010 MBP

texts:
Ever since I upgraded my 2010 Macbook Pro from Mountain Lion to Mavericks, an issue has been occuring at seemingly random moments. Without warning, my trackpad will no longer allow me to click or use gestures, although moving the cursor around is still possible. Also, both Spotlight and the application switcher (cmd+tab) stop appearing, although the latter does function (but without any graphical feedback).

I've read some articles about a similar issue with the new rMBP's, so this might be related. Apple does seem to explicitly limit their acknowledgement of the bug to those new rMBP models, however. (related question)

The fact that Spotlight and the application switcher also die on me seem to indicate that it's a software problem. Rebooting my Mac helps without fail, but is quite inconvenient at times..

Is there a fix / solution / more elaborate diagnose available? Am I the only one or is this more widespread amongst the older generations of the MBP?


texts:
I recently installed the Java runtime (through Software Update) and enabled the Java browser plug-in and WebStart on Lion, but I don't need them anymore.

Unchecking "Enable Java" in Safari preferences gets the job done, but I'd rather get rid of Java completely. So the question is, how do I do this? I want to go back to a clean Lion install, Java-wise.


texts: How to exclude songs or playlists from iTunes Songs?

texts:
I have audiobooks, voice memos, among other things that have a place in my library, but don't need to be in my music list.

Is there anyway to exclude them or hide them from Music?  It's annoying to hit 'play' and be bombarded with pieces of books instead of actual music.


texts: Set iPhone ringtone for filtered email messages

texts:
Is there a way on the iPhone that a certain subset of incoming emails (coming through Exchange) will ring a specific ringtone (a real one, not just a beep)?

In the Blackberry world, you would set an email filter that marks these emails as priority 1, and have a different ringtone for priority 1 messages. I'm hoping to accomplish the same thing with an iPhone.

Thanks


texts: Howto see disk I/O utilisation per process - iotop and pidstat not available in Homebrew on macOS

texts:
I have the same question like this, but for macOS.

There is a GUI solution with Activity Monitor. Any command line alternative? I use latest macOS Sierra.


texts: Get first item in list using AppleScript

texts:
How do I get the first item from a list into a variable?

I'm trying to get the first window of an application's windows.

I tried

tell application "System Events"
    repeat with theProcess in processes
        if not background only of theProcess then
            if processName is "Xcode" then
                set theWindow to first window of windows
            end if
        end if
    end repeat
end tell

but it throws this error:

  Can't get window of every window.


texts: Mouse tracking speed setting has no effect

texts:
If I change the tracking speed of my USB mouse then literally nothing happens. It tracks at the exact same speed:

It appears to remember the setting and it makes defaults read -g com.apple.mouse.scaling return different results, but the actual mouse tracking speed never changes. Is there any way to debug this? I'm using MacOS 10.15.6.


texts: How do you use an existing AppleID on iOS App Store without providing a credit card number?

texts:
I already have an Apple ID, made at Apple.com. Now, when I want to access the App Store from my iPad, I am told that I have to review my information. On the credit card page, I am not presented with a "None" option, even though I am in the United States.

What can I do to proceed without entering this information?


texts: Is it possible to return the iPhone to its very original factory state?

texts: Back to the screen that asks for SIM insertion and iTunes connection on background. Is it?


texts: Suppress Time Machine Old Backups Dialogue Via Command Line

texts:
Instead of letting Time Machine run automatically I use a shell script and the tmutil startbackup command to trigger backups, which gives me a much greater degree of flexibility. Specifically it lets me perform hourly backups to a local drive during my normal hours, with a separate network backup at night (since it tends to be a lot slower).

Unfortunately, I've discovered today that if the network drive is filling up enough that old backups need to be deleted, then the dialogue informing me of this will prevent the backup from proceeding until I hit okay, but since it occurs after I normally leave my computer my machine just ends up staying awake all night waiting for me to do something about it.

What I'd like to do is suppress this dialogue for my overnight backup, but leave it them enabled/re-enable it for my hourly backups. Is there a way I could do this? There doesn't appear to be any capability in tmutil itself. Is there a defaults option I could change perhaps?


texts:
I'm using dnsmasq to route requests to .lh hosts to my vagrant server currently running on 192.168.0.5 on Mac OSX 10.6.

scutil --dns returns the correct resolver info:

resolver #9
  domain : lh
  nameserver[0] : 192.168.0.5

But ping (and also the browser) is unable to resolve the domain:

ping root.blah.lh
ping: cannot resolve root.blah.lh: Unknown host

I added 192.168.0.5 to my list of DNS servers in my network settings, and it's sitting at the top of the list, above 8.8.8.8 - seems to be getting completely ignored.

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder and sudo dscacheutil -flushcache apparently have no effect.

How can I get .lh hosts to resolve to 192.168.0.5 correctly?

(the stuff below this line is historical, and has been moved here after Alan Shutko's answer indicating that nslookup is not a useful analysis tool in this case)

nslookup is also unable to resolve the domain:

nslookup blah.lh
Server:     8.8.8.8
Address:    8.8.8.8#53

** server can't find blah.lh: NXDOMAIN

I also tried adding 127.0.0.1 to my DNS server list in network settings (at the top), which produces a lookup on local, viz:

nslookup blah.lh
Server:     127.0.0.1
Address:    127.0.0.1#53

Name:   blah.lh
Address: 127.0.0.1


texts: macOS Mail app displaying postal address next to email address

texts:
I've reinstalled my dad's MacBook Air and now, for some reason,
we can see the postal address next to name and surname in Mail.
I've attached a photo.

As you can see, the photo shows a random email sent to us displaying
name and surname like it should, but also the postal address. How can I disable it so the postal address is not shown?


texts: Bootcamp Windows 10: Bluetooth works, but mouse not found

texts:
I'm having some weird issues with getting my bluetooth mouse to work on a Bootcamp Windows 10 installation.

I've verified that bluetooth per se is working by connecting other bluetooth devices (my phone) to the computer. However, my bluetooth mouse (ironically a Windows Bluetooth Design Mouse) won't show up in the bluetooth device scans. It is the same mouse I normally use in OS X on the same computer.

Any idea why I can't connect that particular device in the Bootcamp Windows 10 version? What could I try to make bluetooth recognize the mouse or troubleshoot why it isn't?

So far I've once used the Bootcamp Driver download an made a fresh setup install of Bootcamp.

Edit: In addition to this, I've tested and also another Logitech bluetooth mouse can't be found either via the bluetooth assistant.


texts: Does ITunes compress audios synced to iPhone

texts: I have a few mp3 320kbps audios I need to pass onto my iPhone, however I need the format to be exactly the same and I don’t want any compressing to be done to the audios. I wanted to know if when I sync the mp3 audios to my iPhone, will iTunes compress the audio or change the format in any way. Thanks to anyone who answers.


texts: Scrolling or resizing windows are no longer smooth on my iMac

texts:
Scrolling is no longer smooth on my iMac, neither is resizing windows by clicking the (+) button. This is happening just to my user, I created another user for testing, and everything was smooth with the new account.

I already restarted the computer, and already finished all running programs. Nothing works.

My iMac is mid 2011 i5 2.5 Ghz and 16GB RAM, running OS X Lion 10.7.4

Thanks for any help.


texts: Recycle a Macbook Pro into an external monitor

texts:
I recently bought a new Retina Macbook Pro and I would like to know I could in some way recycle the old one into a external display.

So is there some way to use a Macbook Pro as an external monitor?

I know I could use ScreenRecycler, but I'd prefer a "wired" solution.


texts: Applescript to disable screen saver through sending keystroke

texts:
I'm trying to write an applescript that will disable the screen saver through sending a keystroke.  Something like sending a "shift key" pressed every 30 seconds.

I don't want to have the applescript actually disable the screen saver through system preferences.


texts: Where is my ./configure file in OSX 10.8.4 (Mountain Lion)?

texts:
I'm setting up Cap'n Pro on my Mac and the install instructions ask me to type the following in terminal:

./configure CXX=$HOME/clang-3.2/bin/clang++

I look in my user folder i.e. ~/./configure but it doesn't exist. Am I doing this right? Where is my ./configure folder? Do I need to create one?

Also, yes I have invisible folders visible.


texts: Selecting multiple words via AppleScript in PowerPoint

texts:
I'm trying to come up with an AppleScript that selects multiple adjacent words in a Microsoft PowerPoint slide.

I figured out how to select single words, and how to select the entire range of a text shape, but I cannot figure out how to select a custom range of multiple adjacent words.

Apple Script for selecting a single word:

tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
tell active presentation
    tell slide 1
        repeat with j from 1 to count of shapes
            set aShape to shape j
            if (name of aShape is "Title 1") then
                select word 2 of text range of text frame of aShape
            end if
        end repeat
    end tell
end tell
end tell

Apple Script for selecting the complete text shape:

tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
tell active presentation
    tell slide 1
        repeat with j from 1 to count of shapes
            set aShape to shape j
            if (name of aShape is "Title 1") then
                set myTextFrame to text frame of aShape
                set myRange to text range of myTextFrame
                select text range of myTextFrame
            end if
        end repeat
    end tell
end tell
end tell


texts: Does a 3rd-party keyboard with Allow-Full-Access ALWAYS have access to text?

texts:
As I understand from other posts, a keyboard can only:

access full text with Allow-Full-Access enabled
never access text inside sensitive (e.g. password) fields

But how does inactivity/background effect this?

For example, can a 3rd-party keyboard (with Allow-Full-Access enabled) access text input when it is NOT active (i.e. the default system keyboard is currently used for typing)?


texts: Archive Utility Error 13 - Permission Denied attempting to create archive

texts:
I want to compress a Time Machine backup folder to a Zip file on another drive. I've set what I believe are the right preferences for Archive Utility. But when I try to run it, I immediately get "Error 13 - permission denied". It doesn't tell me whether the problem is with the source folder or the destination archive, and I don't know where to look.
I've read everything I can find on Archive Utility, but can't find the solution. Does Archive Utility need write permissions on the source item? If so, that could be my problem.
Also, what user does Archive Utility run as? Is there complete documentation for it anywhere?


texts: If someone has access to my iCloud account, can they see all my text messages or just my iMessages?

texts:
I gave my best friend my iCloud/Apple ID password because she forgot hers. Does that allow her to see all of my text messages that are incoming and outgoing, or only my iMessages?

Also, if my new conversations start off with my number, will she have access to them if the person I’m texting has an iPhone?


texts: Is there some sort of clever hack of achieving that, because I did not find anything. I have a 27" Mac and everything is still kind of huge.


texts: Cannot take photos, message pops up that says "Not enough storage space"

texts:
I am trying to take a picture and my iPhone 4s says there is not enough storage space and to go to settings.

I went into setting and into iCloud and deleted the prior backpack to free up space and I now I have 5.0 GB.  I also deleted all my rash in my emails, and photos I had via text, and I also deleted all photos from the camera roll.  It still says not enough room.


texts: How make Mac OS mail Connection Doctor forget older accounts

texts:
I have created a number of "internet" accounts for mail in Mac OS, but for various reasons they didn't work, and I deleted them from the listings in the preferences, and of course they therefore don't appear in the Mac OS Mail app either. In fact, there are now zero accounts registered with mail abilities and zero appearing in my Mail app.

BUT, if I go to Mail, and choose Connection Doctor, it still scans those old email accounts to see if they can connect or not!

So it is clearly "retaining" those old accounts... and their credentials!! (because they are actually giving green lights for successful connection!)  ...

How do I get it to forget those old accounts? Cleanse that oddly cached account info?

Thanks!


texts: MBP Late 2013 A1502 High fan usage and kernel_task at 300%, mobo replaced no luck

texts: My computer is super laggy after my fiancee spilled water on it. I originally bought a new motherboard but still seeing the same behavior. Hardware diagnostics show PFM006 and PPN001. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for looking.


texts: check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'PASSWORD(“newpass”)'

texts:
I'm using Mysql 8.0.12 version and I am currently facing a problem and I can't solve it even with the references around the internet. I have this error on phpmyadmin . By the I'm using High Sierra 10.13

  ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'PASSWORD("newpass")' at line 1

I tried this command on the terminal

 sudo /user/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root

then entered my password and then

use mysql;

update user set authentication_String = PASSWORD("newpass") where user='root';

then tried this also

update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';

and lastly this

UPDATE user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD("newpass") WHERE User='root';

But they all gave me the same error

Could someone please help me out . I'm stuck here.


texts: 2011 MacBook Pro display shows vertical lines and then reboots

texts:
My 2011 MacBook Pro boots up fine, but once I began working, no matter what is it that I am doing, the laptop display malfunctions, and eventually shows vertical black and white lines, followed by the laptop rebooting.

Is this the indication of failing graphics card? How do I diagnose/resolve?


texts:
I found something is eating 100KB of my rx Internet connection.
 Doing iftop I found that most data is coming from 69.31.72.192.

Running this command line:

lsof -P -i -n | cut -f 1 -d " " | uniq

the list of processes is this

UserEvent
SystemUIS
Finder
sharingd
Dropbox
Google

Dropbox syncing is paused, Google goes away if I close Chrome, but the connection
is eaten anyway...

I came from linux and it is really shocking to see the system eating resources without knowing what is going on...

My four suspects are

UserEvent
SystemUIS
Finder
sharingd

I actually have two questions:

How can I check which is the exact process that eats the connection?
Can I take control on how the process(es) use my connection (which is really limited)?


texts: How can I "automatically" get a reminder that day is done?

texts:
I many times forget time and stay long hours in the office.
Is there any kind of app that would automatically set a reminder when computer starts + X hours passed?
Now I try to set a reminder (native app) but many times I forget, and it is a bit tedious.
I was wondering if there is somekind of automated way to get some kind of reminder that the day is done?
Has anyone had a similar issue and solved it with some other approach?


texts:
I often include numbers as I write Reminders entries, I almost never include a date or time in the reminder title (there is a date field after all). Nonetheless Reminders very earnestly suggests dates and times to me as I create each Reminder item. It bugs me...
Is there any way (a defaults setting perhaps) to disable this behavior? I've already submitted feedback.


texts: What file system should I choose when formatting a flash drive?

texts:
I need to write a few large files (larger than 4 GB) on a flash drive, but I can't do it, because the file system of the flash drive is MS-DOS (FAT32).

How should I format the flash drive, so I can write down large files into it, and then open it on a PC on windows and download these files?
What file system should I choose when formatting the flash drive?


texts: Full screen chrome without switching to new space

texts:
Is it possible to full screen chrome without having it switch to a new space? I use 2 monitors and full screen mode makes my second monitor unusable when chrome is in FS mode

commandshiftf

Is there away to avoid spaces when in this mode?


texts: Script to turn flagged emails into reminders

texts: I am looking for a script that will recognize when an email is flagged and then turn it into a Reminder using the Reminders app.


texts: I just got my first ever car with CarPlay (along with Bluetooth and an aux port), and I’m about to break it in on a road trip with my friend next week. The one issue is, I’m not much of an audiophile, my friend’s usually the one who provides the music. What’s the easiest way to have the car run my CarPlay but play music from my friend’s phone?


texts:
Since the switch from Windows to Mac, I've been looking for a good music tagging application for Mac OS X.

I've tried apps such as Tagalicious, TriTag and a few other apps, but none have made me happy so far. Basically I'm looking for something similar to Mp3Tag (which is Windows only).

Just asking before I consider starting an open source project and do this on my own.


texts: 2011 iMac 27": cannot upgrade to latest OSX after replaced failing drive with blank new HDD. Nasty loop

texts:
Installed a new hard drive on a iMac 2011 27": old drive would not boot (node errors which FSK cannot fix). This faulty drive was running High Sierra before it stopped booting.

Removed the old drive and installed in an external powered enclosure.

Installed new HDD -- but remote install of OSX limited to Lion (10.7), as Apple remote recovery only reinstalls original OSX imac came with.
I cannot find any way to find the recovery partition on the old drive.
Tried to update OSX from app store but my account purchase list does not show any OSX (lots of my apps though)
Cannot check my Apple App store account settings as "To make changes to your payment information, you need to upgrade your Mac to the latest version of macOS."(Which is what I am trying to do!!)
Tried to download El Capitan from the great Apple page set up for this, but on clicking 'Get' it says Paypal will send me a text to confirm the account, but that was over a day ago.
Also worked out how to use terminal (fsck_hfs -r /dev/disk1s2) to try to rebuild catalogue on the now connected external enclosure with old drive. Says it can't be verified after executing command.

My question: So how can I upgrade OS, when I can't access app store or Apple App store account, or find the recovery partition on what is now the external drive, and I can't get a CD with OS?

Even if I could find the recovery partition, I cant see any information on how to use apart from starting the external disk in target disk mode perhaps? (which will not work as it won't boot)

Running out of options...thank you good folk in advance.

The best thing I can think of is to fond some way to copy the recovery partition from the old drive to the new drive (as I can read the old disk), but where is the partition?

Stefan
Melbourne
Australia


texts: Folder in iCloud that stores files only in cloud but doesn't sync with Mac

texts: I'm new to the ecosystem with my new MacBook Pro and I have a question about iCloud storage. I don't have a large SSD so I hope to use my iCloud for files, that's why I subscribed to some storage too. However now I see that all my files that are in cloud are also on my Mac. Some of them I need but my question is wheter it is possible to create a folder in the iCloud that uploads the files and then remove them from the computer?


texts: Photos missing in iCloud, only thumbnails available locally - can I extract the thumbnails?

texts:
I have around 1700 photos that I've discovered are missing from my iCloud storage.  (These are family/baby photos that we desperately don't want to lose.)
When I try to download the photos from iCloud to Photos I get the following error:

I can see full-screen thumbnails in the Photos app (and they mostly look to be a decent resolution) but when trying to export/share the file it must be looking for the original and gives this error:

Is there any way to export the thumbnails from the Photos app?  I've had a look through the SQLite database file and can't see any blob data that could be thumbnails, although I may have missed it.
I'm hoping someone has a better idea than just taking screenshots of each photo individually, which is the only option I can think of right now.


texts: El Capitan gives me a kernel panic error right after installing

texts:
Almost immediately after the installation reboot, and seconds after the apple logo appears the following error shows up;

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8017d263a6) : "zone_init;kmem_suballoc failed"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-3247.1.106/osfmkkern/zall oc.c:2199

This is a 2010 iMac running the latest Yosemite with all updates installed.

Any guesses for the cause?

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,3
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 12 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s


texts: Import and create iPhoto Event from folder name

texts:
I would like to automatically import a folder to iPhoto (eg. with Automator). The Event Name should be the name of the folder with the images.

Is this possible with automator?


texts: It looks like hair got under the screen protector .  If I want to just keep using it, am I in danger?  Or will the screen protector protect me?


texts:
I would like to have a very simple Automator action that watches my photo upload folder in Dropbox and moves every file that it receives into another folder on my desktop. Sometimes it works perfectly, other times it refuses to work even after a reboot. I have attached  the folder action I am using.

This is Automator at its simplest and I'm not sure why it won't work!


texts: Are foreground applications allocated more system resources than others?

texts:
Sometimes it seems like Time Machine backups, file transfers, and software updates speed up after focusing their windows.
Is this just psychological or an actual feature?


texts: Messages on OS X: control the default account for contacting a person?

texts: For several contacts in my address book, I have both a Google Talk and an AIM handle. Messages on OS X (10.9.2) seems to always default to the AIM-based account for these people when they're signed into both, but I'd like to change that to use Google Talk by default. I can't find any way in the contact's Info window to change this.


texts: How to know which person needs new picture confirmations in Apple Photos

texts:
I love the face detection in Apple Photos, but it is a bit frustrating to never know which Person has been updated and needs confirmation.
Currently, I always have to go through each one and even then, sometimes there is a clear "Review" option that appears in a banner at the top, but sometimes there are pictures to confirm that only appear when scrolling all the way down and hitting "Confirm Additional Pictures".
I have tried looking at the SQL database, but I can't figure out the proper query to predict which Person have unconfirmed pics.
Thanks.


texts: How to use Shortcuts to block the caller of spam text?

texts: It's an election year, so I'm getting a ton of spam messages.  If I don't block the number, I get even more.  When a message appears, it takes 13 steps to block the caller and delete the message.  (Holy moly, Apple, you gotta streamline that!)  Is there a way to use the Shortcuts app to build an automation on my phone to do that quicker?


texts: Mysterious second Ethernet stack on my Mac?

texts: What are Tun and Tap (ether tap stack) in the startup items folder? Are they legitimate ones used by services like Parallels or HPTrap monitor etc or are they installed to bypass services like Little Snitch? I found them while looking at space hogs on my computer.


texts: Delete Repeating Calendar Events in iOS 7.0.4

texts:
I have an iPhone 4 and use the calendar feature often.  Deleting events used to be simple, but at the moment I've found that I cannot delete an existing repeating event.

I can tap on the event and view the details.  There used to be an "Edit" button for repeating events, where you could select to delete either one instance of the event, or all instances of the event.  That "Edit" button is no longer there though, and I cannot find any other way to delete the series.

Software version is iOS 7.0.4.  Does anyone know how I can get rid of this?

Thanks!


texts: How to reset iCloud status of a song when using apple music

texts:
iTunes stopped uploading my own (i.e. not from the iTunes store) music after 5Gb out of 50GB.  The rest of the tracks have the iCloud status Waiting in the get info box in the File tab.

On my iPhone (iOS 8.4) the tracks appear in my Music grayed out, meaning they can not be played.

Is there some way to reset the iCloud status of these tracks so they can be uploaded?

Edit:
There no option in the right click menu to add it to the iCloud Library. Also if Click Remove download it greys out the track. If I try to play the track, it fails to redownload the track from the cloud, since it was never uploaded.

Using: OS X 10.10.4, iTunes 12.2, iOS 8.4


texts: How do I wipe my MB Air's drive and start fresh?

texts:
I want to return my Air to the original factory settings, to the way it was before I added all kinds of  junk to the solid state drive.

I'm running Snow Leopard. So after I wipe it clean, I plan to go to the App Store and buy Lion.


texts: Any way to connect to 2015 MacBook Air Toshiba SSD externally?

texts:
My sister recently started having issues with her early 2015 MacBook Air 11" (A1465). She took it in to an Authorized Apple Service Provider and they told her that it appeared to be liquid damage and the repair would most likely be above $300. She has decided to just upgrade to a new MacBook instead of paying for the repairs on this one.

I told her that I could most likely get all of the data off of her hard drive so that she wouldn't lose everything. I did some research and found this adapter on Amazon that seemed like it would work.

The adapter came in today and unfortunately it's not working for me. It does not recognize the SSD and so I am not able to recover anything. I did some more digging around and noticed that a lot of the adapters for this SSD do not support the SSD if it's a Toshiba drive. They support them if they are Samsung or SanDisk. And, well, as luck would have it, this SSD happens to be a Toshiba.

Now I'm at a loss on what to do. I'm not entirely convinced the SSD is toast  right now but I don't have any proof for it not to be. (Although my sister does not recall ever spilling liquid on her MacBook)

Has anyone run into this exact issue before? Or are there any suggestions on how to go about possibly recovering the data from this drive?


texts: MAC MAIL won’t open. asking about permissions

texts:
I keep getting this message:

mail can’t open because its index is read-only.

I’ve reinstalled the os, i’ve “fixed permissions”

Nada


texts: Parallels app starts from hotkey - not wanted

texts:
I have an annoying situation where some key combination, not even sure which, starts up an app in a Parallels VM running Windows, Parallels build 8.0.18619. The app is Chrome. Normally the VM in question is not running. So what happens is that I am furiously typing away, hit the oddball combination, and the VM starts up and Chrome loads.

I don't see where this is set up. It is not set up in OS X, cannot find anything in Parallels, and it is not set up in Windows either. It would seem that it has to be in OS X, because otherwise how could it start up the VM?

As a workaround, I have unintalled Chrome.

I would like to unassign this rogue shortcut. Any ideas?


texts: I have some .groovy files on my file system.  I would like to be able to preview them in Finder as I navigate around them.  How do I do this?


texts:
Sometimes, when I start to use my iPhone as a hotspot, I see 2 connections. Since I am the only one supposed to be using it, and I’m only using wifi (not USB as well), I can’t work out why there is a second connection.

After a while, it often goes down to 1 connection. I wonder whether the second connection is someone else trying to use it.

The question is: how can I tell who is accessing the hotspot?

BTW, the initial problem was to resolve why I appear to be having more connections than I could account for, and that is indeed covered in another question. However, I would still like to know whether it’s possible to see who is actually connected.


texts: How do I connect to a VPN through a HTTP/HTTPS proxy?

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MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

I'm currently on a Macbook Pro mid 2015 with OS X 10.11.1 and I need help bypassing my university's proxy server. I believe they use squid/3.3.8.
Applications such as Battle.Net, Steam, Git, uTorrent and Slack are blocked and I need them. Skype & Appstore seem to work.

I have heard that in order to bypass the proxy I'll have to connect to a VPN, my colleagues managed to connect to a VPN but they're all on Windows.
I've tried several free VPN services and apps such as: OpenVPN, TunnelBlick, TunnelBear, CyberGhost and I couldn't connect to them, it always said that the server is unreachable or that the connection failed. I also tried to connect to a paid VPN using iSstp & L2TP over IPSec but again it didn't work.

I could connect to my paid VPN when I was at home and not on proxy. Also I tried to use software like ProxyCap and Proxifier but they didn't work.

I've managed to connect to the VPN using bootcamp and Windows but I don't want to waste space with Windows. There I used a software made by Hideman VPN which is also available on Mac but it doesn't work on Mac.

I want to know if there's any software that can help me to bypass the proxy. Thank you.


texts: Clever way to create image of entire terminal log?

texts:
I would like a way to execute one command, to take a "screenshot" of the entire terminal log (including lines of text that are not visible without scrolling)

Possibly an application that has this feature?


texts: How do I change the location of the Music folder on macOS?

texts:
How can I change the location of the Music folder from /Users/Me/Music to an external drive, so that iTunes saves its stuff there?

This is so that I can access the XML file that you can create from iTunes for Windows programs to use. And yes, I know that the file paths are not the same, but it will still be helpful.


texts: Automator: Using Cmd F in a "watch me do" and trying to make decisions based on the results

texts:
Using automator, I have navigated to a website that required a password, pulled up a page and need to search that page for a word.  Let's say the word is "flowmaster" for example.  I had Automator do a 'watch me do' and typed Cmd-F to search that page.  I type in flowmaster and it returns in the spotlight command line 0 matches.

Let's say I want it to keep re-searching the page and when the word 'flowmaster' comes up as a match, have it send an email to me to alert me that it is on the page.  When I have Automator 'get text from  webpage' or 'get contents of webpages' it just returns the title of the page or the opening page of the website.

To show you what I am trying to do, type "command F" now, then type in "flowmaster"  it should say to the left of the spotlight search 4 matches and the left/right arrow keys.  That is the data I am looking for.  Is there a way to have that 1 match information trigger an event?  Like, if there is 1 match, send email saying "one available".  The problem with the 'watch me do' is that there is nothing there for most of the time, but when the word pops up on the website, I need it to alert me.

Is this possible?


texts: Time Machine - Bootcamp and Virtualized operating systems?

texts: Just for my curiosity and knowledge, from a Software and Hardware perspective, is the Time Machine capable of backing up my personal Documents and Files located in my Windows Bootcamp Partition and eventually also my Document and Files located in my Virtualized Operating Systems (using Parallels for example) that I create on my Mac side?


texts: Transfer private MP3 files from my PC to my iPhone SE 2020

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tl;dr: I want to add my own .mp3 files (and audiobook etc.) to my iPhone SE 2020. After selecting File > Add to Library and selecting file in iTunes for PC, files are added, but nothing happens next -- i.e. iTunes for iPhone shows empty lists and nothing is synced to it. What am I missing?

Problem
I don't have a Mac and I am a Windows 10 user. I want to play on my iPhone 2020 a private (privately owned) MP3 file or files:

an audiobook not purchased in iTunes,
a MP3 copy of some audio CD / DVD that I use in my courses etc.

What must I do to achieve this. Exactly what steps should I undertake in order to transfer my private MP3 file to my iPhone 2020? To be able to see and play that file there?
iTunes
I added files the iTunes way and that was successful:

Installed iTunes app to my Windows 10 (newest official version)
Opened it up and login with my AppleID (the same as used in my iPhone)
Press Ctrl+O and navigate to a single .mp3 file

I also added remaining folders by selecting File > Add Folder to Library.
Playlists
I have added four private (not purchased in iTunes) audiobooks:

used File > Add Folder to Library four times,
created four separate playlists, added them to one playlists folder,
added each audiobook to a corresponding playlist,
waited some long time.

And nothing happened on iPhone side. I still see empty lists and no sign of my audiobooks.
Question
What should happen next? Are all my steps correct and in above described scenario files should appear in my iPhone automatically? Or am I missing some crucial step?
Does the fact that my File > Devices > Sync menu item is disabled plays any role here?


texts: MacBookAir 11" - WiFi not connecting in Europe

texts:
I just recently bought my MacBook Air 11" this summer and it is currently running on OS X Mountain Lion. I purchased it in the United States and had very minimal problems with it. I bought it for the purpose of using it for my work in France for the next 8 months. I just arrived this week and have been unable to connect to any WiFi networks whatsoever. I have not set up a personal connection at my apartment but it continues not to work when I bring my laptop to the school I work which has a very strong unsecured WiFi connection.

Is there something I'm missing here? I have never had WiFi problems before but upon moving to France, my US-bought MacBook Air just doesn't want to connect. I keep receiving "A connection timeout occured". I want to believe it's just the signal but I see no reason why it shouldn't connect to a strong signal-- and I would hate to assume that's the case only to set up my own WiFi at home and find it still doesn't work weeks later. The location is set to Automatic at the moment.

Any step-by-step qdvice would help. I am extremely new to Apple products and not great with the lingo or navigation quite yet so thorough directions of how to approach the diqgnostic would be very helpful. Thank you!


texts:
So I am trying to write a launchd file to run a script on a Mac Mini as a specific user when they are not logged in. This is the plist file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.wintr.eodemail</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Users/*myusername*/Desktop/testdaemon/testdaemon.sh</string>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/eod-email.log</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/eod-email.log</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>20</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
</dict>
</plist>

I have this placed in /Library/LaunchDaemons/ and it works fine running as the root user. Runs exactly when I tell it when no one is logged on, however when I add the UserName key it suddenly stops working:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.wintr.eodemail</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Users/*myusername*/Desktop/testdaemon/testdaemon.sh</string>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/eod-email.log</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/eod-email.log</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>20</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>*myusername*</string>
</dict>
</plist>

When I unload and load the file, then check if it loaded correctly with sudo launchctl list | grep wintr it shows:

-       78      com.wintr.eodemail

And doesn't run. What am I doing wrong here?


texts: AppleScript do shell will not work on Application Support directory

texts:
I've spent the day doing several researches and attempts on how to copy a file that is located inside an AppleScript app to the root Application Support directory (hdd -> Library -> Application Support).  Originally I thought it was an issue with calling do shell script and administrator privileges but for some reason if I have a file located in an AppleScript app I try to call that file to be added to Application Support, for example:

set foo to "Macintosh HD/Users/vader/someapp.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/foobar.txt"
set bar to "Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/"

do shell script "cp " & (quoted form of foo) & space & (quoted form of bar) with administrator privileges

I've taken this down to the basic form when it comes to the folder path and file path but when I run the above I get an error message of:

  cp: Macintosh
  HD/Users/vader/someapp.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/foobar.txt: No
  such file or directory

I can return true that the file exists in the app with:

set foobar to POSIX path of (path to resource "foobar.txt" in directory "Scripts")
if not (exists foobar) then
    return false
else
    return true
end if

I've tried this with:

tell application "Finder" to duplicate file (foo) to folder (bar)

but that didn't work either.

Research when I tried to remove the file after manually adding it (yes I have admin permissions on my box):

I've researched several areas to see how to implement the prompting of permissions using administrator privileges but with no luck:

Can't delete directory via AppleScript
AppleScript: match and delete files in folder
Automatically delete temporary ~/Library/Application Support folders
Delete folders if exist and delete
Applescript oe shellscript to delete config file?
Delete files with AppleScript to recycle bin or permanently

Here are the following attempts I've tried:

AppleScript System Events:

tell application "System Events" to delete file appWithPath

do shell attempts:

attempt 1

do shell script "rm -f " & appNamewithQuotedFormPath with administrator privileges

attempt 2

do shell script "find " & quotedPathToDirectory & " -name \"" & applicationName & "\" -type f -delete" with administrator privileges

It still wouldn't work and I checked with:

do shell script "echo " & appNamewithQuotedFormPath with administrator privileges

After digging into Script Editor I found I was getting -10004 error so I researched:

Unknown cause for -10004 error

so I moved the add and removal of the file in Application Support to a handler that didn't have a try block but still nothing.

Thinking it might be an issue with the used privileges I tried all of the following parameters used with Scripting Additions:

In an AppleScript app how can I add and remove a file that exists in the app to the root Application Support directory?

EDIT:

After further testing I removed the usage of Macintosh HD and the do shell script would work which I do not understand why that would cause the script to fail.  Why would adding Macintosh HD to the path cause the script to error out?


texts: Multitasking bar does not show up on my iPhone

texts:
The following page indicates what the multitasking bar should look like after pressing home twice:

https://gigaom.com/2011/02/21/ios-101-how-to-use-multitasking-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/

However when I press home twice instead the running apps are shown in the deck of cards - and nothing is shown at the bottom of the screen.

This is on an iPhone 5c with iOS 10.3.3. What should I do differently?


texts: Single gesture to mark a message as read/unread in iOS 13?

texts:
I updated to iOS 13 recently and discovered that I can not swipe right on a message in the messages app to mark a message as read or unread. Is there a quick single gesture to mark a message as read/unread like in the mail app?

I know there’s a multiple tap way of marking messages as read, but I’m not asking about that. But even that 3-tap method of marking a message as read does not allow you to mark a message as unread, which is an astounding oversight to me.

I feel like I’ve tried everything. Am I missing something?


texts: I found that actively using my iphone for 30 minutes will take out 5-7% of the battery. Is it normal?


texts: How do I get rid of Google Duo icon in Menu bar?

texts: I just tried to download a bunch of different video apps to see which works best in my country and now I'm stuck with this one at the top. When I click on it, the screen shot shows what comes up. How do I remove it?


texts: Mac mini (Mid 2011) randomly reboots, but not while I'm using it

texts:
Very strange issue here. My Mid '11 Mac Mini (on OS X El Cap, 10.11.6) is randomly rebooting during the day and (mostly) at night when not in use. I will be up in the middle of the night getting some water and hear the Apple chime. Worth noting, I have never seen it reboot while I am using it.

I've searched for anything that says "kernel" in the Console program in OS X, but all I see are "PM kernel: Sandbox" items...are those related? Any help here much appreciated. Thank you!

[EDIT] After running the command syslog | grep -i "shutdown cause"from Terminal, I get 271 instances of the unexpected reboot over the past 5 days, all with cause of -128

Oct 28 11:02:59 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128
Oct 28 11:37:54 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128
Oct 28 12:07:55 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128
Oct 28 12:35:52 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128
Oct 28 13:56:05 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128
Oct 28 15:52:22 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128
Oct 28 16:03:45 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128
Oct 28 16:26:52 localhost kernel[0] <Notice>: Previous shutdown cause: -128

This repeats many, many times with entries throughout each day.  Click here to see the full log


texts: How can I see which filetypes a given application can open?

texts: I have an app, it's refusing to open a file with a certain file extension. How do I check which file extensions it will open?


texts: Publishing build uploaded to iTunes Connect before provisioning profile change

texts:
(This is essentially a question about iTunes Connect but I'm not sure if it's more appropriate here or on SO)

Several weeks ago I uploaded an iOS build of our app to iTunes Connect for submission to Apple. Afterward, we started working on a newer version with added support for push notifications, which required us to create new provisioning profiles. I also uploaded a new build to TestFlight with a new minor version number.

I just found out that the person responsible for submitting the previous build for approval never did so, so it's still waiting for submission. Since the provisioning profile change, our last build on TestFlight can no longer be installed because the provisioning profile is no longer valid. Does that mean that the build waiting for submission to the review team is also no longer valid?

iTunes Connect generally forces you to increase your version number with each build. Since I already uploaded a version to TestFlight with an increased minor version number, there is no way to upload a new build with the previous minor version number?


texts: What is Department of Defense Root CA 2 doing on my Mac?

texts: I accidentally came across the keychain certificate part of my Mac and saw Department of Defense certificate. What is this certificate doing on my laptop. I am not a military member and never had any email account with them. I am not comfortable with this certificate on my laptop and for now I turned it off.


texts: How can I scroll to the top/bottom of web page with a three finger gesture?

texts: I'd like to use a three finger swipe to scroll to the top or bottom of a web page. Is there a way to make that work?


texts: How to emulate Mac OS 8 (in a way that supports CD-ROMs)

texts:
I am trying to install old software on my either one of my Macs (Powerbook G4 and iMac 21.5 from 2011).

This software contains old fonts in a very rare format, which I would like to be able to watch / install / convert (eventually).
I have tried opening the font files in OS X with almost every font program available (FontBook, FontDoctor, FontForge, FontLab, Fontographer, TransType4...) and have come to believe that they can only be viewed on an older system for which they were designed.

I opened another discussion about how one might open these rare / old file formats on today's machines but it doesn't seem to be possible.

So, the software I am trying to install is on three different CD-ROMS hat are designed for Mac OS 6/7/8.

I have two partitions on the Powerbook, one with OS X 10.3 that can run Classic (Mac OS 9.2), and one with OS X 10.5.3 (most recent possible system for this machine), this way I can go back and forth systems.

When I try to launch the installer CD in the Classic environment, the top menu bar becomes grey and Classic freezes, so I think this CD can only run on machines earlier than 9.2 / 9.0, such as 7 or 8.

On the iMac, I have SheepShaver with OS 9, Basilisk with OS 7 and Mini vMac.
None of these recognise the CD ("disk is unreadable).
If I create a .DMG copy of the CD, or a copy of the files, I can open and run the Installer successfully in the beginning (with Sheepshaver / System 9 and Basilisk II / System 7), but after a few registration steps, the installer program asks me to insert the CD and fails to recognise it. (I tried starting these emulators when the CD was already in the drive, no chance.)

I believe I could go and buy one of these old clamshell Apple laptop that runs 8.2 but I'd like to do without.
I also considered installing 8.0 with original install CDs into SheepShaver, but people online say Sheepshaver / Basilisk are usually touchy when it comes to recognise CD-ROMs.

EDIT:
Here's what fontographer does:

EDIT (2): I found out how to solve this problem.
Here's how: I created three read/write disk images, one for each install CD, using Disk Utility in OS X.
Then using BasiliskII, I added each .dmg file to my preferences window.

Upon restart, all three CDS showed up and could be used without the CD.

(In my previous efforts, I had not tried to convert each CD into a .DMG file or didn't know how to add them as drives into Basilisk.)

Thanks for the help! Can someone please mark it as "solved" if you have clearance.


texts: iMac Time Machine HDD and Internal HDD failed at same time

texts: My 2008 iMac, which has been extremely reliable for several years now, began to show the spinning 'beach ball' one day, and then would become unresponsive. After a couple of forced reboots, the internal HDD failed and would no longer start up. I had replaced it with a 1TB several years ago, so it was not the original. At the same time, however, the Seagate 2TB External Firewire HDD with Time Machine backups failed. When I booted from Snow Leopard, Disk Utility could not "Repair" either volume. A different drive connected via USB is OK. The biggest problem was that Time Machine never worked correctly, claiming some issue with the backup, so that I frequently had to wipe the TM volume and start again, so I had not run it in a while. How likely is  it that both drives would fail? I am concerned about a virus or malware, though none was detected. It's terrible that both the backup and main drive would fail at the same time. My iMac and drives are on a UPS, so a power surge seemed out of the question, but maybe not? Since the iMac tends to run hot, I even have a Zippi fan on it, 24 hours a day.


texts: Numbers - date cell set to last day of the month

texts:
I have a Numbers sheet that I use to forecast the monthly interest payments on my mortgage and it's working well. The only issue is that the date cells auto-sets to the first day of the month.

Is there any way that I can make a cell automatically set to the last day in the month?


texts: Is there a way to prevent my use of my Mac during certain hours?

texts:
For instance by not being able to login between 7pm and 7am.

That is for myself, for my own user account on my Mac.

I'd like to make sure I can't use my Mac during night time.

I'm using macOS 10.14.6.


texts:
I know and have been reading a few ideas about how to "import" the features of xmonad/tiling window managers in OSX. I don't care much about the X11/Xquartz windows, but about conventional OSX windows.

Now, all the solutions I have seen around lack the one feature I'd really like to have: not to worry about windows anymore.

Let me explain:

I'd like to have a system (as in xmonad on linux) in which I have 2/3 different modes (in xmonad I'd use Simplest, TwoPanes and Grid) and windows (newly created or existing) automagically adhere to the layout I have selected: no mouse involved, no keys to be pressed. Then I'd need a keyboard shortcut to be able to switch from one mode to another.

Obviously a big plus would be to be able to handle exceptions (as in xmonad, floating windows) or a keyboard shortcut to move around a window freely.


texts:
My Composer updated to version 2 but I need to keep it running in version 1.
How could I downgrade my Composer via Homebrew since I don't see different formulas to version 1 and 2?
I already tried to run these commands below but it didn't work.
brew switch composer 1.10.15
brew install composer@1.10.15


texts:
A friend of mine has forgot her password to a newly bought Macbook Pro, Lion.

I've reset the password like described here by booting to single-user mode and deleting /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
The Mac booted fine and started asking for all the registration details.
After everything was entered, it goes back to the beginning, asking
to fill the address etc. AGAIN AND AGAIN, endlessly.
After entering it several times I turned it off (by holding down the power key)
and now it does not boot at all. Grey screen and endless spinning
wheel.

It still boots to single-user mode, and I tried the fsck command, but it says "the volume macintosh hd could not be repaired".

I also tried resetting the NVRAM / PRAM - does not help.

PS. I'm mostly a PC guy, and I know very little about Macs, so please be very precise on what I should do :)


texts: Thunderbolt 2 to HDMI to VGA not detected, Thunderbolt 2&3 to HDMI to DVI-D (dual-link) black display

texts:
I had a temporary windows laptop that used an HDMI connector so I bought converters that one way or another got to HDMI, and I plan on getting two HDMI connected monitors when the right time comes (more RAM vs new monitor decision).
I currently have a 2015 Macbook Air 11" and a  2020 Macbook Pro 13". Both detect a monitor and let me move the mouse to the secondary display but show a black screen when connecting via Thunderbolt 2/3 to an HDMI cable and then to DVI-D (dual-link). The Air also doesn't detect any monitor when connecting it through thunderbolt 2 to HDMI then to a VGA cable, which the Pro is fine with. Any ideas on either situation?


texts: How can I change the keyboard shortcut key to open Quicksilver?

texts:
Fyi.. I searched Apple.SE and didn't found an answer, so I am posting here.

Currently I open Quicksilver by Ctrl + Shift + spacebar. And my Spotlight preference is Cmd + spacebar.

Most of the time I use Quicksilver, I would like to change this. I know how to change this for spotlight, but not sure for QS.

UPDATE:

Now I am able to see the preferences screen with some menu's and here is the screenshot. Am I running very old build/ version ?


texts: Will macOS Catalina's new features work with older iOS devices?

texts:
I have two old iOS devices:

iPad Mini 1 (iOS 9.3.5)
iPod Touch 5th generation (iOS 9.3.5).

Neither of these devices can be upgraded to a newer version of iOS. If I upgrade my MacBook Pro to run macOS Catalina, will I be able to use these devices? Specifically:

Currently I use iTunes to sync media to my devices. Once iTunes is discontinued, will I be able to use Apple Music, Podcasts, etc. for that purpose?
Currently I use iTunes File Sharing to transfer files to and from the various apps on my devices. Once iTunes is discontinued, what will take its place for me? Will I be able to use the Finder to transfer files to / from my devices?

My concern is that the upgrade to macOS Catalina will require a similar upgrade on the device, and since these devices can't be upgraded any further, I am worried that they will become essentially useless. Can anyone set my mind at ease?


texts:
I recently upgraded to Yosemite on my Macbook Pro. For a couple of days, my mail app was working. Then suddenly it stopped working.

I had to force quit the program and since then the app refuses to even open. The beach ball keeps rotating, and it continuously shows app not responding.
What is the solution to this?


texts: How can I take a screenshot while holding down the control key?

texts:
I'd like to screenshot a drag operation on OSX (I'm using Mavericks). Specifically, I need to do the following:

Hold down the control key
Begin the drag
Take a screenshot
release the mouse button and control keys

The problem is, the various screen capture key combos (Command ⌘+Shift ⇧+3, etc) don't seem to trigger while the control key is held down. Is there any way around this?


texts:
I'm trying to update Starcraft 2 to patch 1.3.1. Everytime it tries to write the patched files the entire system freezes and eventually also crashes.
The OS is 10.6.7 there is no log from starcraft itself most of the Times sometimes it tells me to Run the Blizzard Relais Tool. I tried fixing Disk permissions and Erlangung the filesystem. Also reinstalling didn't help.
Any ideas?


texts: How to quit without saving using just the keyboard?

texts:
When I quit an application (e.g., Excel) with Command-Q, a dialog box pops up, asking me to select between don't save, cancel and save.
I can hit Enter to select save, or I can navigate the mouse to don't save, but how do I get that without the mouse?

On Linux and Windows I can use Tab to switch between the 3 buttons.

What do I do on Mac OS X?

Excel for Mac 2011 (14.3.8)

I tried:

Tab
shift-Tab
control-Tab
option-Tab

No go.


texts: Can I send an iMessage to a iPad user from my iPhone?

texts:
I'm amazed I can't figure this out - my friend has an iPad running iOS5. He can send me an iMessage to my phone using my AppleID. But (outside of replying to his message) there is no way for me to send him a message using the Message app, since it only lets me enter phone numbers.

So, how does an iPhone user send an iMessage to an iPad user's AppleID?

EDIT: Does this work for anyone else?
ON AN IPHONE (3GS, if it matters, running iOS 5), open Messages.
Hit the 'Compose' button.
Try to type in an email address in the 'To' field.

There is NO WAY to enter an email address there, afaict


texts:
I have my own iPhone and iPad and my boys iPods on an iCloud account. I've since added my boys iPhones on the same account so that I can monitor and control their apps and purchases.

However I'm now getting calls and texts on my iPhone that are sent to them and when I send a text it shows as coming from their phones.
Do I need to set up separate iCloud's to prevent this happening?


texts:
I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 6.0.1.
Can I update with an ipsw file to iOS 6.1.2?
I don’t want to have iOS 7.

Or can I only update automatically to iOS 7?


texts: Does using the trim force command disable TRIM on my apple SSD

texts:
I have heard about this called trimforce enable which enables TRIM on third party SSDs. But I have an original apple ssd which has trim enabled by default. I ran the command. But then I read an article saying that running such a command will allow unsigned kexts. So I am thinking of disabling it. But I have a question if I run trimforce disable will it disable TRIM on my original Apple SSD?

Thanks


texts: Missing text when I print Pages 5.1 file or export to PDF

texts:
I've encountered a problem whereby if I want to print a pages 5.1 file or export it to PDF, text goes missing (specifically text near superscript/subscript text). An example of this same problem can be found here however the 'solution' there doesn't work.

I'd be very grateful for any advice or solutions.


texts:
I'm using a very simple tool on Windows called http://www.maxto.net which allows me to set screen regions and maximizes to that region. Is there similar software on OS X? The one's I've found only allows you to split 50/50 and requires you to press a special key.

Thanks,
Dennis


texts: Bluetooth doesn't stay connected after update 11.2

texts:
Updated to iOS 11.2 and now my bluetooth device (tune2air) only stays connected for approx 30 seconds before disconnecting.

If I restart the phone, or tune2air device then it will reconnect but again only for 30 seconds. It will allow me to play music within that 30 second span.


texts: YouTube videos don't work despite installing Flash Player

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I just bought a new MacBook Pro with Retina display and I went to youtube.com in Safari to play a video, but the videos required Adobe Flash.

I downloaded Flash Player and installed it, but the videos still don't work. What can I do?


texts: is there any difference between part numbers?

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Is there any difference between iPad Air part numbers? Like ll/a versus zp/e – for different countries.

I want buy a new iPad Air and I stock between different part numbers.


texts: Killed: 9 error while running ssh on Mojave

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I am trying to connect via ssh to the remote GitHub server using Mac OS Mojave.

I generated the Key pair and when I execute the following command in bash:

ssh -T git@github.com

I get this error:

Killed: 9

I do not know how to proceed.

Thanks!


texts: Can I backup or mirror an IMAP mailbox on Mac OS X?

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What is the easiest way to create a dump of an IMAP mailbox on a local drive using Mac OS X?

I would prefer a tool that can mirror an IMAP mailbox's structure to something that creates a massive archive file because the former would be faster and slimmer to do an incremental backup for. But any solution is welcome.


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I am trying to do a rather simple thing: in the context menu I want to have an action (e.g. with Automator) that gets and copies the file's NSURL to clipboard.

The solution seems simple, but it does not work (some unspecific error).
Here is what I have so far:

on run {input, parameters}

   set p to POSIX path of (input)
   set nsu to current application's |NSURL|'s fileURLWithPath:p

   return nsu

end run

I am looking to get the file reference URL, like so: file:///.file/id=6571367.2773272/

I am on El Capitan.

Any ideas?


texts: Add equations that flows with the text in the keynote

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I'd like to make some slides with equations using Keynote. The standard way is to leave some blanks for the formula among the text, and cover the blanks with the LatexIT formulas. Since the formula does not flow with the text, if I need to modify the text by adding a word in the middle, then all the blanks after the word are shifted and I need to shift all the formula one by one manually to match the blanks. This is headache when there are lots of formula.

I am asking if there is a way to let the formula flow together with the text so that I do not need to manually shift the formula one by one? Even better, whether it is possible to add equations directly in the text without leaving the blanks first?

I am using the keynote on the MacBook Pro (MacOS Mojave 10.14.6). The keynote version is 9.0.1 (6196).


texts: SMB connections from OS X to Chromebook timing out after 15 minutes

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I'm trying to transfer a bunch of large files from an old iMac running OS X Sierra (last supported version) to a Chromebook.  Using standard File Sharing (SMB) on the OS X end and Google's standard Network File Share app on ChromeOS, I can mount the share, browse files and start transferring...  but problem is, after 15 minutes, the copy grinds to a halt and the mount becomes totally unresponsive ("An operation is taking too long, do you want to abort it?") until I log out and log back in again.

I suspect I'm hitting a timeout somewhere.  Any thoughts on what it is and where I can change it?  For comparison, Microsoft has this list of SMB timeouts in Windows, but that's not terribly helpful here.  The copy is also absurdly slow, I manage to get only around 150 MB across before the connection dies even though both machines are on the same local network.

Also open to other ways to accomplish this, although I'd like to avoid round-tripping the files via the cloud if I can since we're talking gigs and gigs of data here.


texts: Applescript: Open current Safari tab in Chrome (Troubleshoot of working script)

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So, I decided a while ago to run a Flash-free install of Safari. It's been really great, Safari seems much more stable overall and I barely miss it.

But every once in a while I stumble upon a site that requires flash (mostly YouTube videos, which I thought wouldn't be a problem given that Google was supposed to be switching everything over to HTML5), so for those cases I have an Appescript that runs when triggered through an Alfred Workflow (with a hotkey). The script is as such:

tell application "Safari"

    set theURL to URL of current tab of window 1

end tell

tell application "Google Chrome"

    if windows ≠ {} then
        make new tab at the end of window 1 with properties {URL:theURL}
    else
        make new window
        set URL of active tab to theURL
    end if
    activate

end tell

tell application "Safari"

    close current tab of window 1

end tell

This usually runs perfectly, but I run into a weird problem whenever Chrome doesn't have an open window in the background. In these cases, Chrome will open a new (blank) window, and the script will stop right there. The third Tell statement,

 tell application "Safari"

    close current tab of window 1

end tell

Will never run, leaving me with an open chrome window and an open safari window as well. It is only after I press the hotkey a second time, after the Chrome window is already open, that the Script will run it's course and open the page in chrome/close the tab in safari.

Any ideas? I'm really confused by the fact the third tell statement won't run at all. If the Chrome window opened up blank but the safari tab still closed I would guess it was a simple error in the if/else statement, but the fact that the script seems to terminate is really stumping me on this one.