texts: Right way to add paths to PATH in mojave

texts:
I'm not clear how to add permanently paths to the PATH env var. I've found several questions for this each time with a different answers.
I created a .bash_profile in my home dir, but each time I reboot I have to manualy export my paths again.

source ~/.bash_profile doesn't even work.

What am I missing?

This is currently my .bash_profile

export PATH="/usr/local/opt/python/libexec/bin:$PATH"
export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH"
export PATH="/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin:$PATH"
export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"


texts: Converted from a basic disk to a dynamic drive in Boot Camp

texts:
I got a MacBook Pro and installed Windows 10 using Boot Camp and all was fine. I then needed to create a 50GB NTFS partition, when Windows prompted me to convert to a dynamic disk, I mistakenly hit enter.

When I rebooted PC, the Mac option was gone. Could you please help me to restore my Mac partition and data?


texts: Can I have two 4K and one 5K LG displays on a MacBook Pro 15 2016?

texts: The new MacBook Pro 15 supports two 5K displays or four 4K displays. My question is if it will support a triple display configuration with one 5K and two 4K displays(all displays being the LG Ultrafines), the PPI is almost the same so it will be great if this works out ?


texts: kernel_task, high CPU and fans going crazy, no applications open, no launch agents/daemons

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i've tried to debug this for a couple days straight now and can't find out what's causing the kernel_task to go so unruly.  i've removed nearly all my third party kexts, done so many etrepro's, and i've been trying to use the console to see repeating errors but it's difficult to follow. i've done all the usual PVRAM and SMC resets etc, booting in safe mode and on a new user. i'm on the latest catalina update. could this be helped by investigating kernel_task deeper, how can i navigate this/keep track of the code to debug what's going on here. thanks in advance for any help. i can upload my current etre pro report/ any else information if needed.

The answer here:

How to find cause of high kernel_task cpu usage?

was to switch charging cable side, which i can't do on my computer. I'm more so asking for how I can investigate more intimately or identify what could causing the kernel task to react this way. Thanks

Hardware test gives out:

there may be an issue with the smc PFM006
there may be an issue with the power management system PPN001


texts: Is there a plugin for Coda 2 that interprets the Markdown langage please ?


texts: How can I configure macOS to mimic the double press spacebar function from iOS?

texts:
Using iOS I have grown to love double-pressing the spacebar to enter a full stop / period, especially when using a keyboard with my iPad.
When I enter " " +  " " I would like the system to output ". "
Is there any way I can enable this same option in OS X / macOS?


texts: Cannot add keyboard shortcuts in Mountain Lion

texts: As of an unknown moment, I cannot add custom keyboard shortcuts anymore. Isn't there supposed to be an add button somewhere here?


texts: How do I get Wi-Fi info from within Terminal?

texts:
Is there a way to get BSSID and the list of available Wi-Fi networks from within Terminal?

I.e. I'm looking for something similar to ifconfig run0 scan on OpenBSD, which lists all access points, BSSID, signal strength etc.


texts:
Can I use a 30 pin to USB adapter to connect a USB flash drive to an iPad and transfer arbitrary files back and forth?

please address specifically:

Can ANY file be transferred? Not just Image or Music files?
This can be done WITHOUT any modification (jail-breaking)

Please provide references to adapter device specifications and references from reliable sources addressing the above specific points.


texts:
At school we heavily rely on using iDVD for our video projects. Upon receiving our 2011 iMac's preloaded with OS X Lion, we found it doesn't seem to exist anymore. Videos have been edited in iMovie, and there is the option to Share > iDVD, but once the video renders nothing happens.

Is it possible to download iDVD still? If not, what are the other options?


texts: Every few restarts, Mac won't start up, unless I reset PRAM

texts:
For some reason, every few times (let's say every 5 times) I restart my Mac Mini (running MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3, on an SSD), the startup screen will get stuck on the white loading bar with a black background, with the white bar at 100% full and just sitting there for minutes (the longest I left it on that screen is about an hour, and I wasn't willing to wait any longer).

If the startup screen is stuck, and then I force my Mac off and turn it on, then it just gets stuck there again, once the loading bar reaches 100%. The only way to bypass this is to reset my Mac's PRAM. Then when I start up the Mac again, it loads fine.

Why does this happen? And how can I fix it? Unfortunately, I'm not sure when this started happening, since I rarely restart my Mac, except when I update it. I only Sleep my Mac every night.

My Mac's memory is actually brand new (it's a few days old), and I have already ran a Mac Hardware Diagnostic anyway, and it said there were no problems.


texts: How to switch focus to the application that opens the link/file from an email?

texts:
At some of point in the past I changed some setting in system preferences on my mac.
Since then, when I click on a link or double click on an attached pdf, the focus does not shift to the application that opened the link or file.
Earlier it would switch to the desktop in which the application was running.
How do I go back to the earlier behaviour/setting?
I am on macOS Catalina 10.15.6.


texts: Limit CPU when starting a task in terminal

texts:
I'm working on an application for part of a school project that simulates an operating system and which I launch using the Terminal.  By nature it will consume all possible resources to loop over and over.  Is there a command or flag I can enter in Terminal to limit the amount of CPU it can utilize while it is running?  I tried using the following command:

$ nice -n 20 ./a.out

to set the priority as low as possible, but it still took up 100% CPU to run.  It's a rather simple program and hardly needs any resources to work properly so any limits imposed on it should be fine.


texts: For responsive tests on macOS I'm using Xcode and his simulator, but I found something strange going on on real iPad and I want to test it. Is I possible that I pair my iPad with Mac Mini and test it with Inspect Element like I was testing with the simulator?


texts: How do I separate iMovie projects for backup and sharing?

texts:
Whenever I create a movie in iMovie, it seems to lump it all into a single iMovie Library file.

This means I can't easily backup or share individual projects.

I realize I can "Show Package Contents" on iMovie Library and try copying individual projects that way, but that is problematic... If I duplicate a project, for example, it doesn't copy Original Media. So I may think that I copied out the project when in fact it doesn't have all the files that are actually necessary to export/backup the project.

For example, if I have a single project, the structure might look like:

iMovie Library

Project A

CurrentVersion.imovieevent
Original Media

If I copy Project A through the iMovie interface, it would generate:

iMovie Library

Project A

CurrentVersion.imovieevent
Original Media

Project B

CurrentVersion.imovieevent

Notice how there is no "Original Media" folder under Project B. Probably because we don't want to copy gigabytes of data.

Problem is I might open up the iMovie Library, attempt to backup all of Project B's file by copying the Project B folder, and then end up only later on noticing that it didn't actually backup all the Original Media for the project.

Is there a safer/more reliable way to use iMovie Libraries such that separate projects can be backed up or shared reliably?


texts: On an iPhone, how to stop app from running in the background, as disabling "App Refresh" doesn't seem to do it?

texts:
Does disabling "App Refresh" in the Settings on iPhone (with iOS 9.3.4) actually stop an app from running in the background?

Because I actually disabled "App Refresh" for all apps (globally). And then I started the app Nike Running, and then after it started, then I started Pokemon Go.

So Pokemon Go should be the foreground app, and Nike Running should be the background app.  However, when I stopped walking or continued to walk, the phone did vibrate with the Nike Running voice about the walk pausing and resuming. So it looks like Nike Running is running in the background despite the App Refresh being disabled?


texts:
I created a Ruby file called Player.rb in the following path:
Jwan/studio_game

Jwan is my name so I think Jwan is my user file.

How do I permanently add the path to the terminal so I don't have to type in pwd and cd commands everytime I open the terminal?

Also, what does the code below do. I tried finding the answer myself but I do not understand what the code below does. What parts of the code below do I replace?

export PATH=/users/ophir/android-sdks/tools:$PATH


texts: Can I use 2 iPhones as walkie talkie? (without internet!)

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I want to use 2 (or more) iPhones as walkie talkie (i.e. they talk each other without needing internet/voice call).

Of course this should work with wifi, because it doesn't make much sense a to have bluetooth or usb connection for this application...


texts:
Yesterday everything worked fine. But tonight, I'm unable to access particularly a few particular websites on all the imacs, mbp and even iphones at home. Weirdly enough, a quick 4G access via my iphones show the sites are accessible, but when i get back on the home network (via wifi / ethernet), it becomes unavailable with these errors:

ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED
"...connection interrupted"
"This site can’t be reached.."

I've done all these tonight, but to no avail -- all on separate occasions on all imacs/mbp/iphone where possible:

cleared all cache, cookies and whatnots from google chrome..
updated osx to latest ElCapitan 10.11.6
restarted fibre modem, restarted router, restarted all computers/gadgets
tried sudo flushing my dns/mdns via terminal, but instead of receiving "say flushed" i got a "discoveryutil: command not found"
called the websites' web host techsupport and they're able to access the sites just fine.

& the best part about all this? Other websites work just fine. Only the few particular websites only. I'm bummed. Any pointers would be most grateful here.

IMHO, it's my router's DNS that's interrupting these few particular web addresses, but I am out of my wits to solve this. Heeeeeeelp~

Here's the particular site that can't be reached:  (www.mtggoldfish.com)


texts: openpgp2ssh (monkeysphere tool) installed with Homebrew on OS X error Can't locate Crypt/OpenSSL/Bignum.pm in @INC

texts:
I am trying to install monkeysphere on an OS X machine with Homebrew:

$ brew install monkeysphere
monkeysphere: Unsatisfied dependency: Crypt::OpenSSL::Bignum
Homebrew does not provide Perl dependencies; install with:
  cpan -i Crypt::OpenSSL::Bignum
Error: An unsatisfied requirement failed this build.

monkeysphere needs the Crypt::OpenSSL::Bignum perl module and Homebrew is telling me to use the command cpan -i Crypt::OpenSSL::Bignum in order to install that module. After I type:

$ cpan -i Crypt::OpenSSL::Bignum
...
...

And install the dependency, I re-type the brew command:

$ brew install monkeysphere
==> Downloading http://archive.monkeysphere.info/debian/pool/monkeysphere/m/monkeysphere/monkeysphere_0.36.orig.tar.gz
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> Patching
patching file Makefile
Hunk #5 succeeded at 62 (offset 1 line).
Hunk #6 succeeded at 85 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #7 succeeded at 88 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #8 succeeded at 92 (offset 2 lines).
==> make install
  /usr/local/Cellar/monkeysphere/0.36: 52 files, 416K, built in 8 seconds
$

Now, monkeysphere is installed, but when I run a command included in the package (e.g. openpgp2ssh), I get the following error:

$ openpgp2ssh < gpg.key
Can't locate Crypt/OpenSSL/Bignum.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Crypt::OpenSSL::Bignum module) (@INC contains: /Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.18 /Network/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.18 /Library/Perl/Updates/5.18.2 /System/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.18 /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.18) at /usr/local/bin/openpgp2ssh line 55.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/bin/openpgp2ssh line 55.

monkeysphere is telling me that it still can't find the Crypt::OpenSSL::Bignum perl module I have installed with cpan.

Why doesn't it see the dependency and how can I repair this issue?

Thanks for the attention!


texts: Move files across apfs volumes in the same container

texts: To prevent data loss from accidental deletion of files, I use Carbon Copy Cloner to make snapshots on my system volume. I just realised that for things like VM and tmp files it's a better idea to put them into a seperate volume that have seperate snapshot policies. However, my VMs are quite large (50GB~100GB), and I'm wondering if there is any more efficient way to move them to another volume than to copy using cp/Finder. In theory, it is still on the same filesystem, but I don't know of any way to move files to another volume by only changing the filesystem metadata.


texts: What does "CMD + <" do in AZERTY keyboard?

texts:
What does CMD+< do in AZERTY keyboard layout? I'm trying to assign it to a program using apptivate, but it keeps telling me it is already assigned to a system-wide shortcut.

I've been looking around in the keyboard prefpane, but nothing uses this shortcut yet. I've also tried to use the shortcut in many different applications, but most of the time it does absolutely nothing, with an occasional error beep.

What can I do?


texts:
I am looking for a free task management application that has the following:
- Reminders for tasks that can be snoozed (like native reminders app)
- Grouping tasks/Adding subtasks
- UI showing tasks per day/week
- Prioritize task

I tried Wunderlist and Todoist. Wunderlist has a very nice interface but can not snooze tasks. Todoist also is missing time setting per task.
Anydo seems not working properly. Sometimes I get a popup others not.
What can you recommend?

Update:
I have checked the apps in the linked post. They are not meeting my requirement. None offers snooze


texts: Can I Pair my Existing Apple Watch (Series 2) with a New iPhone without "resetting" the Watch?

texts:
My iPhone died; would not charge or turn on.
I took it to Authorised Apple retailer (Not Apple Store)
instead of fixing it, they replaced it with a new phone
(_after a couple of weeks of waiting for them to get back to me ...
meanwhile I kept using my Apple Watch (Series 2 Model A1758 with OS 4.2.3) but was using a "temporary Android phone" ... the Watch has data I don't want to lose_)

So I now have a new iPhone and want to pair my existing Apple Watch
while preserving all the health/fitness tracking data that the Watch has been accumulating.

  Note: I've done a bunch of searching to find out if this is possible,
  but not found anything so far ...

  Also, I saw the similar question: How do I pair the Apple Watch with another iPhone?
  but it assumes access to the original iPhone to which the Watch is paired, which is sadly, not the case; the original iPhone is gone.


texts: How do I get a tighter grid for MIDI editing in GarageBand 10?

texts:
In the previous versions of garageband, when I double-clicked on a region and the editing window on the bottom popped up, I could use the ruler button to choose how tight the quantize grid was.

In a 2016 update I don’t find this control in the same place.

How can I change that timing  grid now?


texts: Can't access external SATA HDD via enclosure

texts:
Just bought EW7055 enclosure.
When trying to connect to MacOS, I'm getting "not readable by this computer" error.

Tried with MacBook Air+Catalina and MacBook Pro+BigSur.
Same result.
Here is what I see in disk utility:

And this is if I right click and "Get Info" on it:

Here is the output of diskutil list:
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         250.8 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +250.8 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD — data     192.2 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 25.3 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                525.8 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      3.2 GB     disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            11.4 GB    disk1s5

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk2
   1:                      Linux                         535.8 MB   disk2s1
   2:                      Linux                         336.1 GB   disk2s5
   3:                      Linux                         655.0 GB   disk2s6
   4:                 Linux_Swap                         8.6 GB     disk2s7

Seems like OS can see partitions, but for some reason can not give me an access to them.
I've tried to boot with this enclosure, but MacBooks don't list the disk in StartUp disks.
Neither in System Preferences nor when booting with Option pressed.
In Recovery Mode I've allowed to boot from any device and to any unsigned OS as well.
I've found somewhat similar question, but I don't really understand what's the solution for that.
UPDATE (GUESS):
Is it just because MacOS can't read Linux file system format?
But then why can't I boot into it?

SUB-UPDATE:
Ok, seems like Linux is not easily bootable on Mac hardware...
Is that the answer? I just need to boot into OS which will be able to read Linux FS?


texts:
So I recently added an Outlook account to my iPhone for my college. I didn’t notice at the time, but I had to grant it access to remotely wipe my device. I’m not okay with this, and I can use a 3rd party app to see my email. Now, the tech services say they won’t use this ability, but I’m not okay with that level of control.
If I remove the account from my device, will I remove their ability to wipe my phone?


texts: Changing MacOS's IP Address While Booted Off Another Drive

texts:
My server lives in a data center, 1,000 miles away.
This Mac has two hard drives, a primary and a backup. Both are bootable and have the same network settings, so I can switch back and forth between them, remotely. (Screen sharing, System Prefs, Startup Disk).

I just put a new server in service today. Before boxing it up, I use a keyboard and mouse to change the server's IPs from my LAN IPs, to my public IPs. Server went in to service and all was good. Until I rebooted.

I forgot to change the backup drive's network settings. So when I boot off of the backup drive, the computer is live on the internet with an IP of 172.16.0.7. No bueno.

I was able to get the server booted back up off of the primary drive, so I'm in service for now. But I have no physical access to this machine. What I need is:

A way to change the IP address of both ethernet interfaces, on the Backup hard drive, while I am booted up off of the Primary hard drive. If I'm lucky, there's a .plist somewhere I can edit and life will be good. If I'm unlucky, Apple will have some truly insane way of storing IP settings, and it won't be possible to do this at all.

Note: This is an El Capitan install.


texts:
Can I use switch control to use my Mac's trackpad to control my iOS device like a normal mouse?
I don't want to use the default autoscan + spacebar. https://gettecla.com/blogs/news/15538916-what-is-switch-control-mode-in-apples-ios mentions Point Mode. How can I switch to that mode?


texts: Safari: kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 1 on local (HTML) files

texts:
I keep a lot of local HTML files on my machine, including my home page.  Whenever I first open Safari, and often when going to any local file, I will receive an error.  Hitting refresh (or, for the home page, the home button again) fixes the problem... until the next time you try to go anywhere.
Usually opening a link in a new tab prevents this from occurring; opening a link in the same tab almost always sees the error.
I realize "wait for Apple to get around to fixing it" is a valid answer; I also realize "use a different browser" is a valid answer.  I'm hoping, instead, for a setting change I can make, or HTML tag I can add to my metric badger-load of files, to prevent this error without swapping browsers or waiting for an update (since it's already been happening for quite some time).
The error:

Safari Can't Open the Page
Safari can't open the page.  The error is "The operation couldn't be completed.
(kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 1.)" (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork:1)

Some potentially useful information:
macOS Mojave Version 10.14.4  (On a desktop, if that matters.)
Safari Version 12.1 (14607.1.40.1.4)


texts: Macbook's speakers "pop" when entering stand-by mode

texts:
On my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) I have noticed a problem with popping sound. It happens both on running on AC adapter and battery: Macbook makes light pop sound (like from static electricity) from left or right speaker (this is random) after stopping playback of any audio –  when speakers enter stand-by mode (turn off).

Here is a video with that sound: https://youtu.be/H2gxz53QTZ4 (+ comments) and
here is some discussion on this topic:

https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/378356/Strange+pop+sound+sometimes
https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookpro/comments/714kae/does_your_macbook_pro_2017_pop_after_audio/

I tried SMC and NVRAM reset, I also reinstalled MacOS (to High Sierra, now I'm back on Mojave) but with no help.

When I have headphones connected to Macbook, then in exactly same time (entering stand-by after audio playback) I can also hear some unexpected sound – like disconnecting headphones from power.

Do you have same experience with your Macbook?
Is there any possibility to modify stand-by setting?

Somebody tried to work around this by writing antipop script: https://www.tomsick.net/projects/antipop.html
But I don't want to disable stand-by completely, so this program is useless for me.


texts: I want to install the command line spreadsheet sc.  I would prefer to do with homebrew.  I need both psc and sc commands.  Is there a homebrew package?  If not other methods would be good.


texts: I have ITunes on both my work computer and my Mac at home and my IPhone.  I am retiring and want to know if I can delete my ITunes off my work computer and not affect my Home Mac and my IPhone.  I have heard if I delete a song on my work computer it will come off of all my devices.  Is this true and if so is there a way around this?


texts: Safari can’t open “localhost/phpmyadmin/setup/” Safari can’t connect to “localhost”

texts:
However just typing "localhost" returns "It Works!"
Need to setup phpmyadmin which is located in /Library/WebServer/Documents/phpMyAdmin with the config file in /Library/WebServer/Documents/phpMyAdmin/config as config.php
-rw-r--r--   1 root      staff  4473 15 May 19:09 config.php

macOS Big Sur macOS 11.3.1 (20E241) on MacBook Pro.
MySQL 8.0.23-community.


texts: Crontab stopped running after upgrading to mac os 10.8.5

texts:
Pls advise what needs to be done to run the crontab on mac 10.8.5.
Here is my problem.
I had a crontab running smoothly on my mac 10.6.8.  Now, after upgrading to 10.8.5, the crontab does not run anymore.
I followed the suggestion in the net and created the /private/etc/crontab file.  Do I have to enter the crontab script into this file? Or do I have to enter the crontab into the file in the default 10.8 folder /usr/lib/cron/tab/ ?  Or do I have to do both?  May be something else.

Thank you.

The crontab job I want to run is the following:
27,57   9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17   *   *   *  osascript -e "tell application \"System Events\" to activate" -e "tell application \"System Events\" to display alert \"Do your Stuff\"" > /dev/null 2>&1


texts: How can I disable all audio output from my OSX machine when the screen is locked

texts:
Essentially, I often forget to turn the sound down/off when leaving my OSX machine for the day. Since my computer is in my living room, I inevitably get a notification of some kind while watching TV, and have to laboriously get up and turn the sound off.

(Note that I basically never shut it down, I always just use a sleep corner.)

Is there a setting for disabling audio output entirely when the computer is asleep?


texts: Mac OS X Mavericks Changes Default Font of Online Math Expressions Generated by MathJax

texts: After I installed Mac OS X Mavericks on my MacBook Pro, an undesirable result was that all online math expressions generated by MathJax, such as those seen in Math StackExchange and MathOverflow, were displayed in a font that looks a lot like Times. I really hate this Times-looking font and would like the OS to return to displaying all MathJax-generated online math expressions in the standard Computer Modern font used by LaTeX. Could anyone kindly explain to me how to do this? Thank you so much!


texts:
I have been assigned the task of installing an iMac that is only allowed to use one specific site, and block access to all other IP addresses. The iMac will be on display at a resort so guests can fill in a questionnaire hosted on the resort website.

My questions are:

How do I block all outgoing traffic except for traffic to IP xx.xx.xx.xx?
Is it possible to set up a user account that is only allowed to use Safari? Or set it up so that a password is required to exit fullscreen mode? Or is there a better solution to set up a web page in fullscreen mode on an iMac and prevent the user from doing other tasks?


texts: I have a movie that no longer plays on iTunes or my iPad

texts:
A couple of years ago, I downloaded the movie Sita Sings the Blues, put it on iTunes on my Mac and on my iPad.    A few months ago, I got errors synchronizing my iTunes with my iPad and traced it down to this movie.   I deleted it from my iPad and went to http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/ and downloaded it in the various versions available.

Download versions are:

All downloadable formats at Archive.org
1080p (HD) (4GB QuickTime H.264 .mp4)
720p (HD) (3GB Qucktime H.264 .mp4)
480p (SD) (1GB QuickTime H.264 .mp4)
640x360 700MB XviD download (burnable to CD-R/RW)

Trying to load these onto iTunes locked up iTunes.   I can play this movie with various apps on my Mac, and convert them into .mov, .avi & mv4.   But dragging any version to iTunes gets me the beach ball and I have to force quit iTunes.

My iTunes/iPad have other movies (.mov, .mp4, & m4v) that work fine.

Any suggestions on what my next step should be?


texts: How do I determine the version of Bluetooth my iPhone supports?

texts:
How do I determine what version of Bluetooth my iPhone supports (4.2, 5, etc.)?
Is it determined by my hardware (such as iPhone SE)? Or is it all in the OS version (such as mine that's iOS 13.5.1)? What Bluetooth version do these values map to?


texts: Using an iMac 27 inch (2009) as a monitor for a mac mini with Lion

texts: My wife has iMac 27" (2009) with Snow Leopard and I want to use it as an external monitor for development on Mac mini with the latest Xcode/Lion (I don't want to upgrade the iMac to Lion to get the latest Xcode because I don't want to mess with her computer). Is it a matter of buying a Belkin mini DisplayPort-to-mini-DisplayPort cable and re-using existing keyboard and mouse? Any other issues?


texts:
I understand from my findings on the topic that sharedfilelistd is an "agent that is used by applications to read/modify recent documents/servers/hosts" and distnoted a "distributed notification services".

What I don't understand is why those two process very frequently start using between 130 and 200% of CPU (Monitor).

I tried various combinations of apps loaded or not that would be causing the problem, but I was unable to discern a pattern.

I can't tie this issue with any noticeable event (update, install, config tweak, ...).

Any idea ? (while I continue looking into possible causes)

Config:
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
High Sierra 10.13.4
2,2 GHz Intel Core i7
8 Go 1600 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 Mo


texts:
I have just updated my Mac to macOS Sierra 10.12. My hostname is ninjaPixels-Macbook-Pro and if I run:

ping ninjaPixels-Macbook-Pro.local
or ping ninjaPixels-Macbook-Pro

I get an error of unknown host.

host ninjaPixels-Macbook-Pro.local returns the error: Host ninjaPixels-Macbook-Pro.local not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

This is an issue as part of our codebase at work needs to run the following python: socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname()) and it fails because my computer seems to have forgotten who it is.

I can successfully run ping localhost and ping 127.0.0.1

I’ve tried the following:

Rebooting.
Switching off the Firewall.
Changing my local hostname, using System Preferences > Sharing > Edit.
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist


texts: Anyway to add new processor to MacBook 5,1 or MacBook Air 204

texts: I'd like to add a faster processor to my MacBook Air 2014 or my MacBook 5,1 unibody. Is this possible at all?


texts: Any application that can split scanned PDF's on an iPad?

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Are there any iPad PDF apps that either automatically or manually can split scanned PDF's into multiple pages?

At school, I receive many scanned PDFs that have 2 physical pages per PDF page, which makes them more cumbersome to work with since it requires me to manually pan around to see the next page.


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CMOS battery in my MacBook Pro (2007, pre-unibody) has died recently.

I am looking for a replacement, although all I could find so far was only used batteries off ebay.

It says following on the battery's shrink wrap:

CR2025/USTC
PW3+3V
7 8 21

Under the shrink wrap it says:

Panasonic
CR2025
3V
Made in Malasya

So I am wondering if I could simply take a good quality CR2025 battery and use it instead of buying a used one? Or is this some super-secret version of CR2025 only Apple managed to get its hands on and I'd better off getting a used one, although straight of a MacBook Pro?


texts: How can I compress a folder into multiple zip files?

texts:
I'm on mac osx.

1.
Is there any tool to compress a folder into multiple zip files ?

2.
Is there any tool to split a compressed zip file into smaller zip files (to open individually later)?


texts: How to create a large empty file quickly on Time Capsule internal drive?

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My old Time Capsule died so I decided to buy a new one which has a 2TB disk instead of the old 1TB disk and I got it up and running.

For now I would like to limit the Time Machine backup to around 1TB and instead of repartitioning the drive just create 100GB files with "mkfile -n 100gb emptyfile" on the /Volumes/TC/Data path.  This takes ages as apparently the "-n" does not avoid writing the full set of zeros to the file.

Is there a way to create a very big file on the TC from my Mac so the diskspace is allocated but without actually writing all the zeros?


texts: How to run apple and custom git side-by-side

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I have installed the Apple Developer Tools 5 on Mac OS X 10.9.4 which comes with Git:

git version 1.8.5.2 (Apple Git-48)

I also have installed Git 2.0.1 using the Mac OS X installer. How do I best set it up so that all applications use Git 2.0.1 by default? I could exchange the Apple Git binary for a symlink to the custom one. Alternatively I would have to modify the PATH so that it looks up the custom Git first. Is there any reason to prefer one over the other?

Also, is that even a safe thing to do? Would anything, for instance XCode, break if I replaced Apple Git with Git 2.0.1?


texts: Unable to sign out of iCloud; linked to old email that no longer exists

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I just purchased a brand new iPad Mini 4, and did a full restore from my old iPad Mini 1. After doing this, I noticed that it kept asking me for the iCloud login details for my old Apple ID account. So, I went into iCloud to sign out of the account and sign in with my new one, however since Find my iPad is enabled, it won't sign out of iCloud until that's turned off.

The problem is that the email address associated with it:

doesn't exist, as I erased it about 6 months ago, and;
is (obviously) no longer a valid Apple ID account

So there's no way for me to log into my old account so that I can log out of my old account. I can't even add the old email as a secondary to my Apple ID, because it needs to send a verification email, and the address doesn't exist.

Does anyone know how to solve this?


texts: Difference between "diskutil mount" and "sudo mount"

texts: I was looking for a way to mount the EFI partition on macOS when I realized there was actually two commands to mount a partition: mount and diskutil mount. What is the difference between them? I couldn't find anything about their differences online.


texts: How to stop autogeneration of admin user accounts

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I have a computer that I use for work and, after installing a bunch of required proprietary software, I noticed that my MacBook Pro (macOS 10.13.2) is auto-generating a new admin user account called "[COMPANY NAME] Admin Support".

I ended up deleting what I thought was all the proprietary software from my company, as it slowed down my computer and in general I had no idea what kinds of things it was running in the background. (For one, I kept getting notifications that not all the required software I needed to install was installed.)

But apparently I didn't get rid of all of it, because no matter how many times I delete this user account, it always pops back up within a matter of a day or two. Where should I look to find the files or processes that are auto-regenerating this user account, and then how do I kill it?


texts:
BetterSnapTool works on my MacBook Pro with all my apps (including Chrome) except Safari. Safari is the only app that doesn't work.
When I drag the Safari window to an edge BetterSnapTool attempts to resize the window and totally fails at placing and resizing the window.
I haven't seen this issue documented anywhere.

OS X 10.15.7
Safari 14.0
BetterSnapTool 1.9.3


texts: How do I invert the colors on my iPhone?

texts: As a prank someone has inverted the colors on my iPhone. Black is white, blue is orange, etc. How do I get my phone back to normal?


texts: why Music app in Catalina doesn't play music in usb connected iPod Touch 6th

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I have a MacBook Pro 2016 with Mac OS Catalina, however when I used Mac OS High Sierra, I could play the music in my iPod Touch 6th (usb connected) in iTunes, but now, in Catalina, Music App show me my iPod connected to my MBP, list the music inside iPod, but Music app doesn't able to play it,
I can sync new music in my iPod and play it directly in iPod, even my iPhone, but Why I can't play it in Catalina Music App?
thanks to all


texts: MacBook Pro - SSD problem, folder with question mark

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I get random crashes and hang-ups after 2-3 hours of use, and then after I restart my MacBook Pro, I get this flashing folder with question mark inside.

I tried resetting PRAM/NVRAM and SMC but nothing works. It's kinda hard to replicate the problem because it happens randomly. Right now it's working fine and I'm able to post this question from my MacBook. I even tried First Aid in Disk Utility and it was not able to find any problem.

Although it only happened 2 times while I'm doing programming in Visual studio Code (I don't know if it's related). I'm concerned if this is a hardware or software problem, it could be an installation issue or sign of a failing SSD.

I tried diagnostic and it sees no problem. I also tried Internet Recovery (Alt + Command + r + p) but my Internet connection was so slow, I always get error 2106f.

Right now it's working fine, so if I hold Option key during startup, I can see and select my Macintosh HD. But when it crashes and I get the folder with question mark I don't see my Macintosh HD.

I wasn't sure guys if this is a hardware or software problem.

And one more thing, whenever I get this folder with question mark, there is a high pitch sound coming from the right side of my laptop, I wasn't sure if it's coming on right speaker or right fan. The sound is high pitch, and whenever I heard that sound I knew that my computer hang-up and I will get this folder with question mark.

Update: I suspect that maybe this is related to CPU/GPU/logic board or temperature problem, I don't know. So I went to the website:

http://www.fishgl.com/

to test the GPU. I opened Google Chrome and visited the website, and it caused my MacBook to heat up and suddenly it freezes. So I shutdown my mac and the folder with question mark appeared again.

Here is the photo after it freezes:

Here's the specs of my MacBook Pro:

15" mid 2015 with Radeon graphics.
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
macoS Mojave 10.14


texts: how to "store" a specific keyboard shortcut on mac touch bar?

texts:
it is possible to configure the touch bar to launch cmd + ctrl + shift + 3 from the touch bar via the "Customize Control Strip..." setting.

I would also like to store the keyboard shortcut cmd + ctrl + shift + 4 in the touch bar, so I can launch it from there.

so far I was unable to find a way to do so. any suggestions on how to achieve this?


texts: Does anyone else here really wish they could send apple programming guides to their kindle? The apple programming guides are great learning tools but they are online, and multi-page and I am not sure of the best way to get them on my kindle (for reading on the bus, or whatever). Has anyone here found a way, or can suggest a way, to send an entire programming guide to PDF?


texts: Trying to reinstall macOS on a 2009 MacBook Pro

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My dad gave me his old 2009 MacBook Pro yesterday. It was slow and clunky so I reformatted the drive. Now I'm trying to reinstall macOS through OS X utilities. It asks me to agree to Yosemite terms and conditions, and when inputting my or my dad's Apple ID and password it says the product is temporarily unavailable.

I tried creating a bootable USB for macOS Sierra from the Mac desktop we have in the house, however when booting from the USB the screen gives me a circle with a cross in it.

I believe I may have to purchase Yosemite for my profile before it will work, but I cannot find the item in the App Store.

If I buy Snow Leopard instead, will I be able to install it from the utilities? At the moment it tries to install Yosemite.


texts: How to mirror files on all desktops when running in extended desktop mode

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I want to mirror files/shortcuts on all desktops/screens when running in extended desktop mode. I don't want to manually copy them and I also don't want to mirror my displays.
Is there any way to do this in macOS preferably without external programs.


texts: How do I download/save a backup of OSX's "Enhanced Quality" system voices for future use?

texts:
I wipe and reinstall OS X about once ever few months—probably more than necessary if I'm honest with myself, but then, it has become my go-to way to fix problems, and I've become very fast at getting everything set up again.

There is however one thing I have to do after every reinstall that takes quite some time on my slow internet connection: re-downloading the "enhanced quality" version of the "Samantha" system voice (my personal favorite).

Is there any way I could back up this enhanced voice so that I won't have to re-download it every time I install OS X? Ideally, I'd like a simple .pkg file I can just double click to install. Such a .pkg file for "Enhanced Speech Recognition" can be downloaded here, but I can't find anything similar for system voices.


texts:
I can show the desktop in Yosemite using cmd + F3

However I would like to change it to something else. I've done this in the past but can't remember how, and can't find anything online for that matter.

Also when I look under System Preferences I see nothing relating to this action?


texts: Internet sharing from Macbook to iPad Pro via usb cable (Tethered caching) not working on Catalia 10.15.6

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I would like to share the internet connection on my MacBook Pro (a wifi connection) with my iPad Pro 4th generation via usb-c cable. The MacBook Pro is running Catalina 10.15.6.
I followed the instructions in this post:
System Preferences -> Content Sharing -> Switch ON and check "Internet connection".
However, nothing happens on the iPad. I can't load any page. Any help with this? Is there anything I should do on the iPad side?
Thank you very much!
ps: if you wonder why I would do that: the iPad Pro 4th generation (brand new) has a horrible wifi reception...


texts: Which type of storage between HDD and SSD should I use in MacBook Pro for app development job?

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I'm deciding to buy my first MacBook Pro for developing iOS application. I never use any Apple desktop or laptop before, and also never develop any application. I think if I want faster result when I compile an application, higher CPU and RAM are better. But I'm not sure about storage type, does SSD significantly results faster compilation time than HDD?

Pros of SSD: faster read & write speed

Cons of SSD: expensive!

Is it worth to use SSD instead of HDD?

P.S. I choose MacBook Pro instead of iMac or Mac Pro because I have to bring it to training center to study iOS application development.


texts: After I delete and/or add files to a folder, the icon view is screwed up (see screenshot). How do I  reorganize it?


texts:
I use crontab -e without sudo to edit cron jobs and add the following line there -

20 22 23 10 * date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" >> ~/Documents/log.txt

then I check the log file and it doesn't contain the date and time.

I tried to edit crontab as root, but it also doesn't update the file. What could be wrong here? Is there any way to see the log of cron jobs execution?

P.S. Update crontab created under root:

0/5 * * * * /bin/date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" >> /tmp/log.txt
0/5 * * * * echo >> /tmp/log2.txt

log2.txt is created now.


texts:
Is there a way to sync the iBooks that were not purchased from iTunes on my iOS device with my OS X iBooks? Specifically, I have some PDFS I'd like to sync.

Please note I am seeking to synchronize the books themselves, not just highlights and notes.


texts: Time Machine encryption variations - how does each work?

texts:
I've seen some great answers on Time Machine encryption, especially one by Gordon Davisson. But the variations regarding networked volumes is still hazy. The rules for locally attached volumes seem clear - it's an all-or-nothing proposition, please verify:
TM unencrypted backup to unencrypted volume: TM does an unencrypted backup.
TM encrypted backup to unencrypted volume: TM encrypts the volume (and all the files on it) then does the backup.
TM unencrypted backup to encrypted volume: TM decrypts the volume (and all the files on it) then does the backup.
TM encrypted backup to encrypted volume: TM does a backup and the OS handles the encryption?
Now, as for network attached storage:
TM unencrypted backup to unencrypted volume: TM creates an unencrypted backupbundle.
TM encrypted backup to unencrypted volume: TM creates an encrypted backupbundle. The other files on the volume are not encrypted and require no password?
TM unencrypted backup to encrypted volume: TM creates an unencrypted backupbundle, but it is encrypted by the OS anyway because the volume is encrypted? The backupbundle requires the same password as all the other files on the volume??
TM encrypted backup to encrypted volume: TM creates an encrypted backupbundle but what password does it require - the TM specified password or the volume's password (assuming they are different). Are two passwords required, one to mount the volume and one to open the backupbundle (Apple's documentation implies that you can)? Is the backupbundle encrypted separately using a different key than the other files or is it double-encrypted? Does reality exist?... oops too many questions.
Thank you for your patience! Any light on this subject would be appreciated.


texts: Bose QuietComfort 20 not working after Yosemite upgrade

texts:
I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro Retina, and am using QuietComfort20 headphones that previously used to work.

Now, after a clean install of OS X Yosemite, I'm unable to use the headphones, no audio comes through them at all.

When I adjust the volume use F11 or F12 I get the following


texts: Is GitHub working for you right now or is it an OS X 10.7 Firefox browser issue?

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EDIT: To quickly answer my question, see the bottom edit.

I forgot my GitHub account, so I tried reset my password. However, I'm not receiving any email. I tried it again, but to no avail.

So I thought I'd create a new GitHub account...

I'm at https://github.com/join, filling out username, email, and password. However, under the heading Verify Account this gif is just looping. I imagine a reCAPTCHA should load...right?

GitHub is displaying this message on the webpage:

Please note that GitHub no longer supports old versions of Firefox.

I'm running Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) with the most up-to-date version of Firefox that it can run.

Question: Is this a Firefox/10.7 Lion issue or an issue with GitHub at this point in time?

EDIT: A simple litmus test to definitively answer my question would be to do one (or both of the following):

1) Go to https://github.com/password_reset and see if you receive an email (I did not) It won't reset as long as you don't click the email.

2) Go to https://github.com/join and see if the loading gif under the heading Verify Account changes to something else.


texts: How to make iPhone turned on after charging

texts:
I often charge my iPhone when it ran out of battery. I often postponed charging my iPhone until it really run out of battery.

After I charge my iPhone, I usually go to sleep or rest or forget about it. Unfortunately, as shown in If we run out of battery and then charge iPhone, will it turn back on?, things tend to go wrong.

The iPhone can be fully charged, but not turned on at all. So For 3-4 hours, I would receive no incoming calls.

If I want to receive incoming calls, I could go back to my iPhone 3 minutes after charging and explicitly turn it on. However, after that 3 minutes, I usually have other things to do or is sleeping. So I am often forget to do so.

This has cost me a lot of money because I often lost important call because of this.

How do I change iPhone behavior so that charging the iPhone automatically turn it on?

I think it's just common sense. We want our iPhone to get turned on all the time and if we do not like it, we can always turn it off. The idea that my iPhone can be charged without me being able to receive any call bothers me a lot.


texts: System Integrity Protection — Is it implemented in Darwin? Or is it OS X only?

texts:
The question should be clear from the title. If System Integrity Protection, aka Rootless, is part of Darwin, then I might be interested in inspecting how it is implemented. I would be grateful if someone could point me to the relevant files or packages. I think it definitely should be in xnu, by the way, because it has to be in the kernel, but I'm also interested in how other packages interact with it, e.g., file_cmds.

I guess this question can only be answered on Darwin 15.0.0's source code is released on https://opensource.apple.com/ (it's not yet available as of right now).


texts: Can I install macOS 10.6.8 on a mid-2011 MacBook Air?

texts:
Can I install macOS 10.6.8, Snow Leopard, to a mid-2011 MacBook Air that came preloaded with macOS 10.7.0, Lion, like the MacBook Pros can?

Or even a mid-2012 MacBook Air that came with 10.7.4 to capitalize on the 8 GB RAM upgrade?

I’m looking at purchasing an early model MacBook Air, preferably the 2012 model where they bumped up the capable RAM to 8 GB. In 2011 the early MacBook Pros came with macOS 10.6.6, Snow Leopard, the late 2011 models came with Lion 10.7.2 but from what I’m told these late model MacBook Pros are capable of having Snow Leopard installed even when Lion was pre-installed.

I know that you can’t back install macOS platforms on MacBooks like you can with iMacs but 2011 seems to be a particular case between late models having the ability to accept early model macOS 10.6, Snow Leopard.


texts: Can i use "Remote Disc" from a Linux host remotely to OS X?

texts:
I just got my first MacBook Pro (retina), so I'm new to OS X. It does not have an optical drive, but I notice there's a "Remote Disc" device in Finder.

I was wondering if I can mount my physical disc from another Linux machine on the network and have it appear as a "Remote Disc" on MacBook Pro. Is this possible?

I have been using sshfs to connect Linux directories to OS X, but I wanted to access Audio discs as well, and those cannot be mounted through sshfs.


texts: Can Siri be instructed to scroll pages for me in Safari?

texts: I’m curious if I can do some hands free browsing through Siri. How integrated is Siri with Safari?


texts: Hands free auto repeat. Hidden feature or stuck key?

texts:
I have a new MacBook Pro. Twice so far I have pressed a key and removed my hands from the keyboard, yet the key continued to repeat.  Once it was the delete key (fn-Delete, the backspace function), and another time it was the g key.

Just want to know if this was a simple matter of the key getting stuck, or if I accidentally pressed some other key combination that causes this to happen.


texts: How to disable visual display of modifier keys?

texts: Somehow I have gotten my Mac Mini into a state where every time I press a modifier key - shift, option, command or control - it shows an image of the symbol of the modifier key around the upper right of the screen. This is quite annoying and I do not know what this feature is called so it is difficult for me to find information about it. How can I disable this "feature"?


texts: Connect MacBook Air to Cisco 2811 Console (RS-232 serial)

texts:
I'm trying to console connect into my business's Cisco 2811 console with my MacBook Air with a Thunderbolt to Gigabit adapter. I've googled around for a day and haven't found any information.

How can I connect to my router with my MacBook Air using the Thunderbolt adapter?

EDIT:
I've purchased the proprietary Cisco console cable which is an RJ-45 to DB9 rollover
cable.
Then I purchased a DB9 to usb adapter to plug into the MBA but when I try to follow

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/connectedgrid/cgr1000/hardware/cgr1240/app.console.html#wp1049053

I don't get anything under usb.


texts: Can I change "All Songs" order in iPhone 4s Music app?

texts:
My iPhone Music collection has several albums by the same artist.  When I select that artist in the Music app I see these albums listed, & "All Songs" at the top.  When I select "All Songs" the songs are listed in alphabetical order on track name.

Is it possible to change the "All Songs" order to keep albums together, eg alpha on album name (or numeric on album year), & then by track number within each album?  This seems like the most likely way you'd want to play all songs by an artist, so I'm surprised it's not the default & that I can't find a way to do this.


texts: Can't connect to the internet after removing VPN

texts:
I installed the Star VPN application from the App Store and connected to United States VPN. Everything was working fine until I removed the application. I'm able to access some Bigger or famous sites such as Google, Facebook, Youtube, Stack Exchange, etc. but I can't access other websites such as w3schools.com, kibase.com, etc. Not only it affected my Macbook, but other devices connected to the same router are not able to access these websites. Only after installing the Star VPN back on Macbook, these sites are accessible but only from that Mac which again won't load on even closing the VPN.

Symptoms that I noticed after uninstalling Star VPN:

Can't Open small websites
Location Unavailable on Google
Affected Every device connected to the same router

Things I Tried:

Reset my router
Doubled checked the IPv4 and DNS settings(using a static IP address and 8.8.4.4, 8.8.8.8 DNS)
Checked Browser Proxies(none used)

I still can't access some websites from the same router. Please help. I'm using macOS Sierra version 10.12.5.
Thanks in Advance!


texts: Wake sleeping screen with mouse move not click?

texts:
Prior to Lion I believe moving the mouse woke a sleeping(powersave) screen, and now in Lion you have to click. Often I am in the situation where I am about to go to bed and want to sleep my imac, but am unsure whether the machine is already fully asleep or just the screen. Previously I would simply move the mouse to find out. Now I have to click, which means I wake the machine either way i.e. if it was already off, and then have to shut it down straight after.

Is it possible to bring back waking power saving screen with mouse move?


texts: Whatever I'm doing on my MacBook Pro (10.14.6) after a little while the App window slides to the left, leaving me with just the desktop screen.  It happens on any App I use including when I am watching something on Netflix or working on an Excel spreadsheet. It isn't going to sleep. No external monitors connected.  When I click on the edge of the window it comes back.  I have tried checking all of the preferences suggested for sleeping, but it isn't going to sleep and they are all set fine.  What goofy setting am I missing?  Is my Mac telling me I am working too hard? It happens whether I am plugged in or not.


texts: Time Machine Server - one MBP can back up, another can't. Why?

texts:
So I have Server 5.2 running on a Mac mini, running OS X 10.11.6.

I have two MacBook Pros trying to use it as a Time Machine server; the backup disk is offered to both MBPs when setting up Time Machine. I select Encrypted backups on both MBPs, and use the same credentials to connect to the disk on both, then enter encryption passwords for both.

Time Machine is set up successfully on both MBPs. They also both have SMB and AFP enabled under File Sharing.

One MBP backs up using Time Machine just fine, the other says that the backup fails because the network username and password are wrong. It suggests re-adding the backup disk. I've done this countless times, and triple-checked the credentials used on the second MBP, but I can't get the backup to work.

Any suggestions to advice? Thank you!


texts: How to start an application when iPad is connected?

texts: I would like to start an application (Duet.app) installed on my macOS 10.14.5 whenever I plug my iPad to the USB port. I tried to do it with Automator, but I have no experience.


texts: Is it possible to make a mouse accelerate like it did in Windows?

texts:
15 year Windows guy here, slowly going full Mac on everything and enjoying it.

But there's one thing that's killing me: the USB mouse acceleration curve in Snow Leopard drives me crazy. I've looked at utilities that claim to change it, but I haven't found anything that works (thanks Apple for removing the mouse acceleration curve function). I really want my mouse to move like it did in Windows.

What I have discovered is that different mice seem to have slightly different acceleration (or I'm going insane). I use a cheap Dell optical mouse at work that's fairly similar to what I'm used to in Windows. But my Razer Imperator at home, despite costing a fortune, moves like molasses through OS X.

I've tried the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad and have been unsatisfied with both.

Is this actually an issue? I may be very well be imagining it. Have any other ex-Windows guys experienced this?


texts: Upgrade to higher memory or faster processor on MacBook Air

texts: I'm zeroing on buying the 2012 MacBook Air. My usage of the machine will be mostly for development work (MySQL, Eclipse, Xcode, Android, etc.). I will also be running Windows 7 with SQL Server in a virtual box or by using Boot Camp. My question is which upgrade will result in the most bang for the buck: more RAM or a faster processor? Does putting higher memory/processor make the machine run hotter?


texts: Automatically Connect to Multiple Servers on Login

texts:
Following the instruction from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4011

I can't get this to work for my multiple server logins, because they all have the same name (my user name).  When I try to add the connected share to the Login Items nothing happens, because one with the same name already exists.  How can I get around this?


texts:
I have been using the podcasts app for a while now amd recently(Around a month ago) It started to crash on startup.

Things i've tried:
Deleted all downloaded episodes.
Turned every "automatically" things in settings.
Cleared Cache.
Restarted IPhone.

Phone Specs:
iOS 9.3.3
Iphone 6s

Thanks in advance for the help :)


texts: If I purchase Affinity Designer on my iMac will I be able to use the app on my MacBook as well? I'd like to know if it works on one device or on any device that my iCloud account is signed into.


texts: One of the apps (and its data) doesn't restore from iCloud. How to fix?

texts:
I'm restoring iPad from iCloud (context) after factory reset, but the app I need to restore from iCloud doesn't show up as scheduled for install: App Store > Purchases shows an icon to download the app from the cloud (which will not restore its data, as I've seen before the reset).

How can I restore the app I need and its data from the iCloud?

I know the app is there backed up as it's shown in the list of iCloud-backuped apps (iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage > (my device) > Backup options) now after reset-and-restore--and also was there before I initiated factory reset.


texts: how can I download ios 7 manually to be able to get my podcast app back?

texts:
I am on an iPhone 3Gs with iOS 6.1.6.
Unfortunately  my podcast app has been removed.
Now, if I want to install it Again, I need iOS 7. However, in my setting for software it states that my software is up to date.
How can I manually download iOS 7 so that I can get my podcast app back?


texts: How to stop file vault decrypting and re enable encryption?

texts:
SHORT QUESTION :

Ive got a macbook pro, late 2012, osx 10.10.5, with file vault enabled.

Now when i go to System Preferences > File Vault i get the following decryption screen (see below screenshot). How can i stop it decrypting and re-enable deception ?

LONG QUESTION (with background) :

Ive got a macbook pro, late 2012, osx 10.10.5, with file vault enabled.

When i tried to power it on earlier today it wouldn't start properly the screen was on, but very dull and it couldn't be made brighter using the brighter key. I waited a while but had to press the power button again to shut the machine down, when i powered it back up it took me through the forgot your password wizard.

I hadn't actually forgotten my password, but it wouldn't let me do anything apart from go through the wizard. The forgot password wizard gave me 3 options : 1 + 2 where related to resetting the password and 3 was to do with disabling file vault, so i went with option 3. The computer then booted correctly.

Now when i go to System Preferences > File Vault i get the following decryption screen (see below screenshot). How can i stop it decrypting and re-enable deception ?


texts: Activity Monitor - Dock Icon - dual core is displayed with 4 columns

texts:
View > Dock Icon has two CPU choices:

Show CPU Activity
Show CPU History

I am on a dual core (MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014).
In both views, I see 4 items.

Using High Sierra.


texts: Clock app alarms are stopping recordings

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I just found out from Apple techs that the clock alarm is supposed to stop all activities, such as making recordings, playing apps, etc. when the alarm goes off. Who else finds this ridiculous? I've had important recordings (work audio recordings, and my daughter playing music during a show, for example) get borked just because I forgot to turn off a not-so-important alarm. Ugh! Why should this behavior be normal? Why can't there just be a visual pop-up overlay with no sound when I'm in the middle of something? This should be normal.

Anyway, does anyone have a good recommendation for a replacement clock/alarm clock app that is basic and has customizable and non-intrusive settings for the notifications/alarms?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Updated Apple Mail, now hung and cannot send or receive emails

texts: A couple of days ago I updated Apple Mail but after the update its hung up. Nothing seems to be working. After I launch it, I am not able to send or receive any emails. I am asked to reset it by some professional but before resetting it I want to backup all my data. I am not relying on Time Machine as well because it starts backing up everything on the Mac. Looking for a decent solution to backup apple mail but how can I do it if it's hung up like this.


texts: Java class file could not be launched on startup

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I'm not sure what happened but now when I boot up my Mac I get this message that pops up every time:

"The Java class file "myClass.class" could not be launched.
Check the Console for possible error messages."

This class file is part of a larger program I'm developing.

I checked the console and found the message with sender [0x0-0x1b01b].com.apple.JarLauncher and the message says java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: ....

I failed to find the Jar Launcher or anything Java related in /Library/StartupItems and ~/Library/StartupItems but that's all I thought to do.

Any ideas on why I'm getting this message and what to do to get rid of it?


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On OS X, is there a good application to open PS files without converting them to PDF?

In addition, I want to associate PS.GZ files to this application, but retain the TAR.GZ association to my uncompressor. Is this feasible?


texts: How to allow OPT and # simultaneously in terminal

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My (UK) MacBook Air keyboard doesn't have # marked. It has ± and §, which I have never used,  but it doesn't have #, which is an extremely common character in computer code. Instead, I have to use the unmarked OPT+3.

I'm using terminal to SSH into a remote server. And through this connection I am loading up the nano editor. In order to access certain nano keyboard shortcuts, I have to go into the terminal settings and allow "Use OPT". But then I can't type # characters.


texts: Select the first or last file in finder with the keyboard, or disable filename sort in finder

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I'm renaming a long series of file one by one while previewing them. UNFORTUNATELY, Finder re-sorts the file list, so that means that each time I rename a file, it changes the current selection to the end, so I need to quickly go to either the first file or the last in the list.

On windows explorer, when I hit end or home, it selects the last or first file. It can be quite useful when browsing a long series of files. On top of this, on mac you can have a preview of the file which is very handy.

Finder seems to have a different behaviour, I have a macbook pro, so I either it FN-left or FN-right to simulate those keystrokes, but it does nothing. Also the keyboard viewer display a different symbol when I hit FN-enter, I don't really know what that is.

Alternatively, I could just tell Finder to not sort files at all, just leave them in place. Is there a way to do this?

PS sorry for some reason, access to google https is not authorized with mac at my library, so I can't login at all.


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Whenever I launch iTunes, I see my computer appears listed among those offering Bonjour services (e.g., by iStumbler), with an entry for "iTunes Home Sharing" even though I have unchecked "Share my library on my local network" in iTunes preferences:

How do I really disable "iTunes Home Sharing"?


texts: Burn album to CD with iTunes / Music (without creating a playlist first)

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I not infrequently want to burn an album from my Apple Music library (formerly my iTunes library) to a CD.  To be clear, these are not tracks purchased or stored online; they are all tracks stored locally on my computer's hard drive, that I imported into my library by ripping CDs.  (Yes, I am an old.)  My standard workflow is:

Create a playlist
Copy the album tracks to the playlist
Burn the playlist to a CD

This works fine -- but the result is my library is full of playlists that consist of single albums.  Of course the solution is to add another step ("4.  Delete playlist").  But what I really want to do is select an album in my library and burn it directly to a CD without going through the middle step of having to create, and then delete, a temporary playlist.
Is there any way to burn an album directly to a CD without having to create a playlist for it first?


texts: A friend of mine suggested that I learn Swift, as it would help me get a job that I had applied for, and I thought this was a good idea. The only problem: I don't own a Mac computer, or anything with OS X. Is there any way I can try programming on Swift in a non-OS X environment, like Windows or iOS? Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to have to buy another computer just to learn a language.


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I jailbroke my old iPod Touch 3rd Generation, with IOS 5.1.1, using the latest version of absynthe. It worked for several months, but then it randomly stopped. It went into safe mode, but the touch screen wouldn't work. It showed the lockscreen, but nothing worked at all, except for the physical buttons. The only way to reboot is to follow the same steps as DFU mode (Hold power button 3 sec, then home button AND power for 10, then just home for 8)... However, it always boots right back into Safe mode.

I had to restore, and once rejailbroken, it worked fine, until I installed SBsettings. Then it did the EXACT same thing, and I had to restore and re-jailbreak AGAIN! The other day, I finished installing ALL of my extensive list of tweaks, and got it to about where I wanted it, when lo and behold, it booted to safe mode again. I have spent so much time on this, and I do not want to do it again. Does anybody here have any knowledge on the topic? Is there a program I can run from my computer to manually control the device or kick it out of safe mode? Is there some other method of doing this? I am looking for any solution OTHER than restoring. I have done that several times.

Also, I know the problem isn't with my jailbreak. It worked for several months before, then one day stopped. Now, it has the problem within a day of rejailbreaking, OR instantly if I install SBsettings. I re-installed the jailbreak, and applied the new one as well, and that didn't work. I have given up, and don't want to go through the painful process of restoring, rejailbreaking, and re-installing all of those tweaks again.

Also, because I can't get into my iPod, I can't provide a list of tweaks. I would if I could, but it just can't happen unless I can get in there.


texts: How do I search PDFs in Acrobat in Safari using command-f, without an extra buttom press?

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I like using Acrobat within Safari as a convenience. But when I try to search in a PDF with command-F, it first brings up the Safari search box, which steals the focus from Acrobat's own search box. This amounts of a lot of annoying extra clicks or button presses to search in PDFs from inside the browser. How can I short-circuit this behavior?

And if there's another in-browser PDF reader that avoids this problem (and is also free and is light/fast/safe), I'd take that as an answer as well.


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I followed the answers in this thread but cannot delete the kernel extension for the key mapper software Karabiner.

When I boot into recovery mode and rm -rf the enclosing folder it is not deleted when I log back in.

Also, can anyone give any knowledge on the safety of the software itself?

Any help appreciated.

Edit - I was able to delete the extension by Booting into Mojave on the same HD.


texts: Can not make list view the default for my sparse bundle dmg volumes

texts: I would like to view all my volumes and folders in list view but when I open the Show view options submenu for a mounted sparse bundle dmg it will always open in icon view and it is impossible to make the list view stick as the Always open in icon view entry will not change to Always open in list view even if I have changed the view to list view before. Any trick I am missing? Thanks in advance


texts: How does one register a script to run when the system appearance changes between dark and light? Is there a way to register a Launch Agent? Or have a daemon that gets a notification?


texts: 2007 macbook - trackpad stuck in scrolling mode

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I have a tank of a computer from 2007 (17 inch Macbook pro 3,1) which is still working fine, but a recent issue has me doubting how much time is left.

The issue is happening to an unresponsive trackpad. The trackpad is not completely unresponsive, but instead gets stuck in 2 finger scrolling mode. What I mean by this is that the trackpad still works, but I am unable to use the pointer when it gets stuck in this mode. I am still able to scroll up and down on webpages etc, but the pointer is stuck. What happens is suddenly i am able to scroll with one finger instead of 2. The problem seems to be only initiated by using the 2 finger scrolling gesture.

My current workaround is to ALT-TAB to another program and this sometimes solves the issue, but not always. I have tried to search the internet about this but have come up empty handed. Hoping someone can guide me in the right direction.

To be clear, the trackpad is one of those that has only one large button (no left and right buttons).

Thanks


texts: Change Catalina login screen password prompt retries

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When I login to Catalina, having fat fingers, I quite often mistype my password. Then up pops an unhelpful box saying "If you forgot your password, you can ...".
I haven't forgotten my password, I have just mistyped it, you stupid machine!
I haven't found a way of dismissing that box without resorting to a mouse click (I'd prefer not to take my finger from the keyboard.) Is there a way of setting say a number of password retries allowed before the "helpful" box pops up?


texts: Command line to create a PDF document from a batch of images

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How to create a PDF document from a batch of images ?

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Belowis what I tried before posting this question:

The ImageMagick way, but the PDF document generated is too big:

convert *.ppm book.pdf

The Preview tool way, the created document is much smaller but it creates margins.

The sips way, not working for some reason:

sips -s format pdf *.ppm --out 'book.pdf' 1>/dev/null 2>&1

There also img2pdf which looks good but I couldn't install it on mac (it's not in brew's list of packages).


texts: How does a Macbook handle USB devices? (USB not working correctly)

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I have this setup right here at my work desk, I am using a MacBook Pro 2019 13':

For some reason the USB-A mouse does not work on USB-C Port 2.

I'm a Windows user, and I know that in Windows, each time you insert a USB device it installs a driver in that specific USB port. If you change the device to another port, it will reinstall the driver on the newly established USB port.

On my setup, if I want to use the USB-A mouse on Port 2, I have to restart my computer, plug it in Port 2 and then it works, however it stops working on Port 1.

How does MacBook handle USB devices? Is there any reason for this behavior?

Thank you!


texts: Click and drag won't give focus to Finder window

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Lately I've been noticing that my machine seems a bit slow or unresponsive to click events. For example, when using Chrome or whatever and then clicking a Finder window in the background, it took me 2-3 tries before that window gains focus.

Just today I realized that it's "my" fault. Very often when I click an unfocused Finder window, I do it swiftly and it does not gain focus. I can reproduce that behaviour now by click+dragging. Even the slightest drag when clicking makes this happen. I don't think this is how it behaved in previous versions and I think it's wrong.

In short, Finder windows won't gain focus when click+dragging. I just tested on 10.14 and I can't reproduce it. I'm running 10.14.3

Is there a setting I can tweak to go back?


texts: iPod Nano doesn't get fully charged when connected to MBA

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I've a 7th generation iPod Nano. And it's working fine.

I usually used to charge it either by connecting it to a wall charger or through my iMac. And every time it got charged just fine. The battery symbol was changing to full in the end.

Recently, I connected my iPod Nano to my MBA which was being charged as well. When I woke up the other day, I found out that my iPod Nano didn't had the full charged symbol. I realised that my iPod Nano was near full charge when I unplugged it which was weird because my iPod Nano got connected to my MBA which also got connected to the wall charger all night long.

Anyway, I tried charging my iPod Nano one more time through my MBA and this time it didn't get charged nearly as well as the first time that the charge level of my iPod Nano was nowhere near full.

And still, my iPod Nano gets perfectly charged when it gets connected to my iMac or any wall charger.

Another weirdness is that my MBA can fully charge my iPhone 5 or iPad Air perfectly without any hassle.

If my MBA can charge an iPhone 5 or even an iPad Air which has even more current running in it, why can't it charge a plain old iPod Nano with much less current flowing in it?


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I have a USB drive plugged into my Mac. What I found was .Trashes was not emptied when the emptying trash (right click the Trash icon and run "Empty Trash") for the USB drive

What might be wrong? Is there any other way to empty trash the USB drive?


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I now have two versions of Xcode installed:

Xcode 4 - installed in /Developer (bought from Mac App Store)
Xcode 3 - installed in /Developer-old (I believe it was installed from the second disc supplied with my MCB)

Since I don't use either of those at the moment, how can I completely remove both?
Would removing both folder just do the job?
What about associated Library stuff?


texts: Very slow file copy to encrypted disk image

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I have a new iMac running El Capitan.  Bought a SanDisk flash drive for backup.  I created an encrypted disk image on the flash drive.

Here's the problem:  copying 10GB to the unencrypted part of the flash drive takes about 5-6 minutes.  Copying the same 10GB to the encrypted disk image is estimated to take 2 hours.

Why the huge difference in copy times?  Is there any way to speed up file copying to an encrypted disk image?


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I have an external usb hard drive that I used to connect on my old PC laptop. There are some files I created with the laptop on this hard drive.

Now, I can only read those files with my Mac notebook
I can't write any file on the hard dirve.

How can I enable write access on my hard drive ?


texts: Shortcut to disable keyboard/mouse in OSX

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On more than a few instances, I have accidentally disabled the internal keyboard and trackpad by a shortcut.

The only button which works is the power-up key which I can use to wake up (if it's in sleep mode) and force quit by holding it.

My question is, which keyboard shortcut (or keyboard and mouse click combination) does this effect and what can you do to undo it? To reenable keyboard/mouse...


texts: MacBook admin account password reset using Apple ID does not work

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I talked to Apple support and they were not able to figure this out. MacBook 13 Retina Early 2015 with latest 10.11 El Capitan updates.

I changed my admin MacBook user password, tested the new password by locking/unlocking and then putting it and myself to sleep. The next day the password did not work.

I then used the Apple ID to reset the password. My disk was encrypted with FileVault so some of the other options were not viable.

After entering my Apple ID with password, it shows a window and says:

Recovering file vault key

This passes, flicks up a brief window about Finding a recovery, but it is so fast I can't read it all and then lands me on a page with:

Reset Password Completed

Your user account password has been reset. You may reboot and sign in using your new password.

The problem is I never got to enter a new password. No password was emailed and no password reset is offered on reboot.

Apple Support's last suggestion was to reformat the MacBook.

I continued trying various themes of changing the password using my Apple ID. I noticed sometimes after turning off wifi and only using ethernet via thunderbolt, I sometimes get an option to enter a new password. It tells me the "Password Reset Completed", however, this new password I entered still does not work after reboot.

I also tried logging onto the Apple ID management and enabling two factor authentication. The two factor auth works, but any new MacBook user passwords don't work (if I am lucky enough to make it to that screen).

The MacBook shows as logged in on the Apple ID management site and the iCloud site. I tried removing the device (I believe this logs my account out of the device). After changing the password again with Apple ID, it still does not work.

Side note: I also tried to turn on the guest user after I made my initial password change. The guest user is not available at the login screen, only my admin user. I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but thought I would mention it.

Any ideas would be great if I could avoid a reinstall.


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I've recently revived an original clamshell iBook which has something my modern MacbookPro lacks: a CD drive. This has given me an idea: ripping CD's with my iBook and bringing them over to my newer computer.

Is there a piece of free software for classic Mac OS which is capable of ripping lossless audio files from CD's for free ?


texts: Toggle Light Mode/Dark Mode AND Accent Color from one to another

texts: I am new to scripting, so excuse my lack of knowledge. I would like to create a toggle that switches from Light Mode and an accent (and highlight) color of blue to Dark Mode and an accent/highlight color of red. So far, I've been able to create the toggle for Light/Dark mode only, as well as switch just the highlight color (but not toggle it). However, with accent color being a new feature to macOS in Mojave, I'm not sure how to proceed as I can't find the attribute for accent color.


texts: How to reset default sidebar favourites icons in Finder?

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I broke my Mac Mini, trying set some permissions on some folders for web-development, but somehow ended up removing permissions from everything.

I managed to restore permissions, but have had a few issues since, namely the folder icons on the sidebar in Finder are not reflecting the icons they should be.

The desktop also seems slow to refresh when saving a file to it. They don't appear until I do another action.

Is this something I can fix in Terminal or elsewhere to restore everything back to how it was? Will I have to resort to reinstalling Mavericks?

Alternatively, will restoring from my Time Machine have an impact on things like these folder icons.

edit:

folder permissions when running ls -le as per answer below

 drwxrwxrwx@ 16 username  staff    544  5 Nov 21:33 Github
 -rw-r--r--@  1 username  staff      0  4 Nov 02:01 Icon?
 drwxr-xr-x@ 72 username  staff   2448  4 Nov 01:55 Library
 drwx---r-x@ 20 username  staff    680  4 Nov 01:44 Movies
 drwx---rw-@  9 username  staff    306  4 Nov 01:54 Music
 drwx---rw-@  8 username  staff    272  4 Nov 01:45 Pictures

etc..


texts: How to copy the current text line without highlighting it?

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I find it annoying that I have to highlight a given piece of text and then press CMD +C to copy it into the buffer.

I want to be able to copy text by simply pressing CMD +C, which would copy the whole line on which my cursor is placed.

How do I accomplish this?


texts: date recorded on iPhone 4 from camera or phone?

texts: when sending a pic from nikkon camera to iPhone 4, will the date recorded be the one taken from the camera or the current date on the iPhone 4?


texts: My iPad Mini isn't responding to the magnets in the cover; any fix?

texts: Recently, my iPad Mini has stopped responding to the sleep/wake magnets in my cover. Is there any fix for this other than taking it in for a hardware fix?


texts: Can I choose or influence the two kinds of transition animation while switching between desktops?

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Recently I noticed that there are two kinds of transition animation when switching between desktops.

Sometimes the background picture slides with the desktop, and sometimes the background keeps still.

How can I set which transition animation to use using MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra?


texts: How to quickly turn on/off active corners?

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Is there any way to turn on/off active corners?

I want to use it but someone is coming fix something and they are going to use my comp and they have big troubles with active corners (Windows users).

I am on 10.6.2 and I do want to keep the settings so when they leave I can start using it right away.


texts: How do I disable mouse acceleration AND adjust tracking speed in High Sierra?

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The obvious answer you can find everywhere is:

defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.scaling -1

which disables mouse acceleration, but locks you at one sensitivity.

Old solutions:

SmoothMouse no longer works. Mouse Acceleration Preferences Pane and SteelSeries ExactMouse both behave the same as com.apple.mouse.scaling -1 at all tracking speed settings (but without restart required).

Is it possible to disable mouse acceleration while still being able to adjust the sensitivity?


texts: "Not Enough Storage" message preventing me from using iphone 4S

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I am using an iPhone 4S. This morning, the "Not Enough Storage" message popped up on my screen and refused to go away. This means that while I can open apps using siri, the message "blocks" me from using the touchscreen. So I can't even switch the phone off to reset it as I cannot slide the power bar off.

Another way to switch the phone off will be to just let the battery drain but at 85% charge, it is going to take a long time! Anyone knows how I can get rid of this message that will not go away?


texts: I have a late 2014 mac mini on mac OS Catalina. I installed rEFInd on it, and when I restarted it, it showed the rEFInd logo, but nothing else. Can someone help me? I really want to keep using my mac mini.


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I am using a 2019 MacBook Pro. I am moving from macOS 10.14.6 to macOS 10.15 Catalina.
I just finished downloading the macOS Catalina installer via Software Update System Preferences pane, but when I try to install it, I run into an error as follows:

I have also downloaded macOS Mojave security update. What can I do to resolve and install macOS Catalina?


texts: Using my Time capsule to improve WiFi from my network supplied modem

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We've recently moved house and now I have a Macbook Pro, a 2009 Time Capsule and an ADSL modem/router from our network supplier, Telstra. The Telstra modem doesn't have enough grunt/range to reach another room for me to use my iPad there. In a previous house we connected the Time Capsule to another type of Telstra modem by Ethernet cable and the Time Capsule acted as router. It sent the signal throughout a two storey house.
Can I do the same with this setup and what do I have do on the Macbook to make it all work?


texts: Bootcamp - is it OK to delete windowssupport.dmg after installing windows?

texts: As the title says, I've already installed Windows by bootcamp and all works well. Now I've found this windowssupport.dmg in Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Bootcamp. Can I just delete it? I'm low on disk space.


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I have multiple network access in the same area.

How can I reorder the priority to which the connections are made ?


texts: Menu bar icons disappearing when connecting USB device

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If I plug something into one of the USB ports on my Mac 17″ (after upgrading to Yosemite) my Menu Bar at the top of the desktop keeps disappearing and reappearing.
The icons keep flashing on and off.  This only happens when I plug something into a USB port.

It's very annoying and frustrating as my Mac now fails to fully recognise my iPhone and I am unable to sync it to my iTunes and my graphics tablet is acting weird too.

Yosemite has not been a success with me yet, it just seems to be one thing going wrong after another! Is anyone else having this issue?


texts: What actions create cloned files on APFS volumes?

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As you know, High Sierra (HS) includes a feature called “file cloning.”   [EDITORIAL NOTE:  Initially I'd written that, based on my discussion with the developer, I gathered Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) can't back up cloned files.  He's since clarified that CCC can't save cloned files as cloned files — it still does save files that have been cloned, but as complete files, rather than binary deltas.  So all your files are properly backed up with CCC; it's just that the backup may take up more space than the original.]

Questions:

1) What actions do vs. don't create cloned files in HS?  I did some of my own testing, and here's what I found:

I went to Finder-> Macintosh HD (in the sidebar, under Devices)-> Get Info. I then monitored the spaced used.

A) Duplicated two 3 GB data files in Finder (cmd-C then cmd-V). Here the space used didn't increase, indicating this procedure probably does create clones.

B) Opened a 128 MB data file in Excel. I then created a duplicate from within the program, using File->Save As. Here, the disk usage did increase correspondingly. [I did try using a larger data file, but it was taking too long.]

C) Opened a 500 MB data file in TextEdit. I then created a duplicate from within the program, using File->Duplicate. Here, the disk usage did increase correspondingly. [I did try using a larger data file, but it was taking too long.]

Preliminary conclusion: Creating a duplicate within Finder results in a binary delta. Creating a duplicate within applications, both Apple and non-Apple, results in a separate stand-alone file (and takes much longer than creating a duplicate in Finder).

2) In addition to using CCC, I create parallel backups using Time Machine (though I prefer the former).  I’m curious if the cloning function is also used to make Time Machine more efficient for non-cloned files.  What I mean is this:  In older OS’s, if a file had changed, Time Machine had to save the entire updated file.  Thus, if one was using Entourage, where all emails were stored as a single multi-GB file, one would quickly fill up a Time Machine partition, since Time Machine would have to store a new multi-GB file with each backup.   What I’m wondering is if, with High Sierra, Time Machine now only stores deltas of each backed-up file (i.e., just what’s changed).  [EDIT: It appears this part has been answered in the discussion section, below:  APFS doesn't change Time Machine's behavior, which was always to create binary deltas when the file configuration allowed it.]


texts: iOS 12 tapping on notification to open app not working

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I've been looking online and I haven't found any articles about changing this on the new iOS update. Ever since I updated, it has the cool new feature of grouping notifications.

My biggest issue is that I can't tap on an expanded notification to open that app. As in, if I get a text, I can't tap on it to open the messaging app to that text message. I have to either go open the app and then the text or use the mini-preview of the message, but this isn't an option for every app. I have continued to play with the notification settings and I can't find a solution for this. Does anybody have an idea?


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This is probably something simple but its driving me crazy...

I was just able to build my first automator workflow, which is quite basic and uses the Subtitles application to download subtitles for movies in a specific folder.

The Actions are:

Get Folder Contents > Filter Finder Items (to only movie files) > Open finder item with the Subtitle app

It works fine when I execute the workflow from within Automator because it has a "Folder Action receives files and folders added to:" clause in the beginning which tells which folder to use.

However, I want to save that as an application so I can schedule that on iCal but, when I save as an app, the clause which tells the folder is no longer available and looks like I need to pass the folder name as a parameter/argument and I have no idea on how to do that.

So, what I need guidance is on how to have the app executed in iCal while telling it which folder to use.

Thanks in advance...


texts: I want to upgrade the hard drive in my Mac Pro 1,1 2006 2x2.66GHz Xeon

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I was given a Mac Pro 1,1 2006 2x2.66 GHz Xeon.  It currently has OS X 10.6.8.  I do not have the original Snow Leopard installation disk.

It currently has the original 250GB hard drive, and I wish to replace it with a SSD. I'd also like to upgrade to OS X 10.7 Lion - the latest version that supports this model. The OS upgrade is not absolutely necessary, but I figure that I may as well upgrade the OS if I can.

I have no data or software on the current drive that I need to keep.

I've looked for but could not find information on the Internet that will guide me on the procedure to replace the current hard drive and install a compatible OS.

Can anyone refer me to a document that will guide me, or perhaps suggest the appropriate course of action?


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Using Apple Mail to handle my email there is a great feature that when you select an email to move to a folder it suggests one, presumably based on a previous move. Is there a way to 'reset' this? At the moment it appears to want to move to the older folder but now I want to use a new one. I have moved dozens of emails to the new location but it doesn't appear to have learned this.

I'm guessing there must be a file in the Application support directory that keeps a record of all of this but any idea which one?

I'm running Mojave 10.14.2

Thanks


texts: Assign monospaced font family to selected text with keyboard shortcut in mac os x

texts: I write a lot of technical emails, and like to use a monospaced font for the code bits. Highlight text, hit apple-T, choose my font from the list of favorites, then close the font window. Is there a way to use a keyboard shortcut to apply a given font to the currently selected text? Ideally this would be OS-wide, but if that's not possible I can use it for just a single app (Mail.app)


texts: Split Screen with certain applications: Does it only work on the primary display?

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I'm running El Capitan with two displays.

I am trying split screen and it works fine for all applications on the primary screen (when enabling that each screen has their own spaces), but for some applications it doesn't work on my secondary display.

For instance, when trying to add iTunes and Mail to the same split screen, the cursor turns into a white circle with an 'X' in the middle, and they won't join up in the same screen.

Is this expected behaviour?

Primary screen: External 27'' HP display.
Secondary screen: 15'' internal retina display.


texts: I'm running a MacBook Pro (late 2011 model) that has a recent OS X upgrade to version 10.8.1.  For some reason, when the MacBook Pro is docked to the Thunderbolt display, it no longer sends sound out the Thunderbolt display, but instead uses the tinny MacBook Pro speakers.  I looked in Preferences to see if there is some way to get the big display to handle the sound.  Any ideas?


texts: I've inadvertently deleted my thunderbird.dmg, does it matter?

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I've inadvertently deleted my thunderbird.dmg & then emptied the trash.  Doh!

Is there any way I can restore that particular file?

I'm running Mac OS X Version 10.6.4 on a macbook pro.


texts: How to import from OneNote on Windows to the Mac edition of OneNote?

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I have been working on Windows 7 with Microsoft OneNote 2010. I have a huge amount of work store in OneNote.

I need to open those notebooks in OneNote running on OS X 10.9, Mavericks, which has been recently released. Is there a way to do so?

After successfully importing, I plan to continue working on the Mac edition of OneNote.

If OneNote on the Mac can not do this, are there any other applications on the Mac, like EverNote or Growly, which can import my work from Windows OneNote and let me continue on my Mac int the way I was doing in Windows?


texts: How do I copy my Mac library / iTunes / iPhoto to my Transcend Jet Drive

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I just got myself the Transcend Jet Drive to upgrade my MBP 13" retina with another 128 GB.

Read a lot of reviews on that, still can't seem to understand how it actually works. I am not a tech geek and pretty average when it comes to that. Connected it and it appears just fine and any regular files are copied, but when I come to copy my Music folder and my iPhoto library it crashes in the middle and says there is an error.

How does this exactly work? I mean, will iTunes/iPhoto understand that it the directory is different now ?

Another thing I discovered is, that it takes so much time to copy the files, never calculates less than 5h to transfer 17 GB.

Can anyone help me?


texts: Is it possible to update iPhone4  to a provider-neutral OS so WiFi hotspot can be enabled?

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I want to use an original (non jailbroken) iPhone4 to access the internet with an iPad.

This should is possible using the Personal wifi hotspot included in iOS 4.3 as mentioned in Can I use tethering to share my iPhone's connection with my iPad?, however some providers (such as the Dutch T-mobile) have removed this feature in a localised version of the OS.

Is there a (legitimate) way to update to a "generic" iOS so I can use the Personal Hotspot to tether my iPad or is there another (legitimate) way to not have to get the 3G iPad and an extra sim card.

Please note I am in Europe, i.e. not on AT&T or Verizon


texts: macOS methods for applications autostarting

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It is known to me that application autostart is based on different methods:

Login elements in the System Preferences
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Users/username/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/System/Library/LaunchAgents

but the Spotify application autostarts without involving any of the above folders.
Its daemon is included inside the application bundle, but how does the application tell macOS to start or not this com.spotify.client.startuphelper daemon?

I can disable the starting through Spotify preferences, but it is not clear to me the method used to autostart.


texts: Monitor that I can control its brightness from keyboards/OS settings section

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I am stuck with a 2008 Apple Cinema Display because every monitor I try, I can not control its brightness from the keyboard and that's a must for me.

I am unsure what I should be searching for to get such monitor. I change the brightness multiple times per hour so I can't simply reach to the screen to make the adjustments. I absolutely need to control it via keyboard.

What are some of the available monitors that allows such functionality and why it's possible with them and not the others?


texts: Why is Automator breaking link between actions?

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I have an Automator workflow which uses a variable to move Finder items to the trash.  It used to work fine, but after editing the workflow, the link between the last two actions is broken.

EDIT: Actually, the workflow seems to be working properly when I run it.  Apparently this problem is only with the UI not displaying correctly.


texts: The audio files downloaded, file not found in phone

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The audio files which get downloaded in WhatsApp where does it go? Can I see it visually on my iPhone?
Every time I have to scroll down to play back the audio sent by the user.

Can anybody help me on this?


texts: Time Capsule partly stops working after some hours

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I have a new TimeCapsule 2TB and use it as a wireless AP, router, and backup device. The TimeCapsule is directly connected to the DSL modem.

When I turn on the TimeCapsule, everything works fine. But after some hours (maybe 2-4), my MacBook Air no longer finds the TimeCapsule, so backups via TimeMachine fail.  Also, AirPort utility no longer finds the TimeCapsule. The strange thing is: the wireless internet connection on my MacBook Air is still perfectly working and I'm also able to mount the TimeCapsule's disk from a Linux machine via Samba. After switching the TimeCapsule off and on again, the AirPort utility finds the TimeCapsule without problems.

Any ideas how to solve or debug this problem? I'm using Mac OS Lion, AirPort utility 5.5.3 and firmware version 7.5.2 of the TimeCapsule.