texts: Big Sur: switch on Do Not Disturb whenever I have a calendar event

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I've not found anything when searching, but can't imagine other's haven't had the same request.
I use OSX's (Big Sur) in-built calendar app and have a Google calendar in there which has all my meetings (I also use this to block out 'quiet time' so I can get my head down). What I'd like to do is to automatically switch on Do Not Disturb (to prevent all notifications) whilst I'm in a meeting, and then for it to be switched off again when the meeting ends.
There doesn't seem to be any way to do it in the notification preferences (I already switch off when mirroring), and I can't find a way to do it in Automator either.
Has anyone managed to find a way to do this? Many thanks!


texts: Problems with avast after install OSX 10.9.2 update (13C64)

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The recommendation install OSX 10.9.2 (13C64) took hours to download, and then knocked out my AVAST saying after the upload Avast is incompatible.  It also has caused an non responding pop up box to stay on screen every time I try to open OpenOffie.org... haven't tried anything else yet, and now I see Thunderbolt bridge appearing on my network - hadn't seen it before. It is inactive and I don't know what I am meant to do with it.

What steps can I take to fix the issues with a compatible AVAST?


texts: Is there a lower level log of USB activity than Console.app or system.log?

texts: I'm plugging in a USB device which should be a USB/serial adapter. In addition to it not seeming to work, plugging and unplugging it produces absolutely no output in Console.app or /var/log/system.log. Is there any lower level place I can look to see what's happening when I plug it in?


texts: iOS mail app opens links in safari, not Facebook

texts: I am trying to figure something out for my mom. She receives emails whenever someone posts something on Facebook, and her only computing device is an iPad mini. She has no computer. She wants to be able to click on the link in Mail on her iPad and have it open in the Facebook app, not in  safari. How does one do this?


texts: Is it possible to save to my disk from the photos app?

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In the past, If I've ever wanted to take a photo on my iPhone and move it to my mac, I'd have to use the files iOS app or google drive. I recently had an idea, instead of uploading the photos to somewhere, I could just save them from the macOS photos app to my disk after they were backed up.

The problem is, there doesn't seem to be an option anywhere that lets me save the photo from the app to my disk. Is this even possible?

I'm using macOS High Sierra.


texts: Keychain won't let copy passwords after 10.11.1 update

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After the 10.11.1 update, I can not get access to some of encrypted data stored in my keychains with Keychain Access.app. Most notably, I can not see or copy passwords stored.

Normally, to do so, you'd have to:

unlock a keychain with keychain password;
unlock an item itself with keychain password.

During 2nd step, when password is typed in, you can select 2 options: "Allow" and "Always allow". The difference is that if you click "Always allow", you won't have to perform 2nd step for this item again.

Here's some things I was able to detect:

if I had clicked "Always allow" on an item before OS X update, I can access it fully;
if I haven't clicked "Always allow", I can not copy password from right click menu, nor see it when ticking "Show Password" checkbox on Info Screen.
if I add new item, I can not copy password from right click menu, but can still see it on Info Screen.

I get what seems to be mostly full keychain data using following command (though, I am not sure everything's there):

security dump-keychain -d elmigranto.keychain

UPD: After more detective work, I found following message appearing in Console.app when I click anything in password dialog:

26.10.15 10:19:52,345 SecurityAgent[770]: Ignoring user action since the dialog has received events from an untrusted source

UPD2: Pretty sure this is caused by HT205375, which among other changes lists the following:

  SecurityAgent

  Available for: OS X El Capitan 10.11

  Impact: A malicious application can programmatically control keychain access prompts

  Description: A method existed for applications to create synthetic clicks on keychain prompts. This was addressed by disabling synthetic clicks for keychain access windows.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2015-5943


texts:
I am relatively new to Mac, and I am trying to get used to using Safari, after using Chrome for years.

I'll click on a link in Chrome, and see a status saying "Loading..." or something to that effect.  But with Safari, I don't get any status messages.  I've turned on the status bar in the View menu.  Should I expect to see these kinds of messages in the status bar?

I am on the latest OS (High Sierra).


texts: Lion Server: Send remote lock from outside LAN

texts: I've setup the profile manager and locking a laptop works great while on the same LAN as the Lion server but if I'm outside the office it will never get the remote lock request. The Lion server is behind a NAT. Do I need to forward ports to the lion server?


texts: Phone gets really hot in certain spot when charging?

texts: My iPhone 4s keeps getting really really hot in the top right corner when i start charging it. Its mainly along the top, near the turn off button, all down the right side, and near the camera on the back. This causes my phone to charge really slowly and causes it to turn off multiple times due to overheating. Is this dangerous?


texts: Not possible to create a sparsebundle image on a SMB mounted Volume

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I'm trying to create a sparse bundle image from Disk Utility directly on my NAS (through a mounted smb volume):

I then get the following error after a few seconds:

Creating a sparseimage the same way works perfectly.
I however wanted to go to a sparse bundle as the file is afterwards synchronized with Google Drive and sparsebundle are seen as folders and are then more sync-friendly.

I'm on 10.10.1.

Info about the mounted volume:


texts: Jumping between full screens in Yosemite?

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I like having many full screens open (in the same ‘space’), but it bothers me that I have to press CMD+right twice to get from 1 to 3; it should be possible to jump directly to 3 with a shortcut like ctrl+3. Or is it?

PS. Sorry, I meant: can one jump between spaces within the same desktop?


texts: Is there a way to make Photostream take up less space on an iPad without turning it off entirely?

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A member of my family has a 16GB iPad which keeps reporting that it is out of space. One big occupier of space on the iPad seems to be Photostream pictures. Is there a way to a) figure out how much space Photostream is occupying on the device and b) limit or reduce that space without disabling Photostream entirely? I'd prefer something easy like a preference box I've just overlooked, but some sort of script-based hack that inserts a bunch of minimal-sized photos into the stream to take up space in the 1000 most recent but not take up much storage space could be an option.

FWIW, our main use for Photostream is to get the pictures taken on the iPad into iPhoto on the Mac automatically, and secondarily to get access on the iPad to photos taken by camera then copied into iPhoto on the Mac. I'd love to be able to still do these things but not have to give up the space to store 1000 photos on the iPad.


texts: Define Archive Folder in different account

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Following the question, How to change the Mail “Archive” folder for email accounts in El Capitan:

I have several mail accounts in macOS Sierra and would like to archive all mail in one folder in one specific account. It seems that I am only able to archive them in an Archive folder in the respective account.

Is this true? Can I set one Archive account (Gmail / All Mail folder) for all accounts?


texts:
While I was restoring my iPhone from iCloud backup, I got a message:

  Restore Incomplete - Some items could not be downloaded from the Store. If they are on your computer, you can restore them by syncing with iTunes.

I understand that this can happen when the apps that were installed on my iPhone in the past are no longer available on App Store. All I want to know is which apps were not able to downloaded from the store. Is there any way that I can see the list of the apps that couldn't be downloaded in this restore?

I haven't backup the phone on my computer for years. I also have a developer account and XCode, if it concerns.


texts: On Mavericks I'm trying to use the "no caps" dictation command in Sublime text but the word always appears capitalized.  I tested the command in the Safari URL line and it does work there.  Is there a work around for this?


texts:
Is it possible to disable the startup sound on an iMac G5, or at least decrease its volume?

The obvious way to do this would be to put a script in the shutdown folder (OS X 10.4.11) that mutes the sound, then put one in the startup folder that reverses it. Unfortunately, I've been unable to find a "mute" script.

Edit: To clarify, how can you set the system to mute with a script?


texts: Grayed Out "Audio" & "Video" call buttons on Facetime

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Someone asked this question a year ago and got zero answers:
I open Facetime, which I used last week with no problem for a video call, but today the camera opens, I see myself, I see my list of contacts, but when I enter a new number to call, it doesn't activate the call buttons, for audio or video.
Anybody know what's up?
Thanks!


texts: I am having trouble identifying devices on find my iPhone/iPod

texts: I have noticed that on find my iPhone/iPod the colour of the device icon usually matches the device. I.e my white iPhone 6 shows up with a white iPhone icon. However my iPod touch ,which I can no longer locate, was black yet when I look at it on the find my application, it appears with a white icon? I am extremely confused as to whether this is my device or not.


texts: What is the difference between add to library and add to playlist?

texts: On my iPod Touch I can add an album to my library or to my playlist. What is the difference? The iPod also asked if tracks I add to a playlist should be added to my library. What does this mean?


texts: Unable to connect via wired connection and getting self-assigned IP address error on Macintosh Catalina.  What should I do?  I already restarted my fiber-optic router/modem, computer, and renewed the DHCP release.  What are some other options to fix this problem?  My Wifi still works and other devices connected to the same switch are having this problem to the main router.


texts: Bluetooth keyboard character keys don't work but volume and brightness do

texts: I have an old Magic Keyboard that was used for a Mac, and I’m using it for my iPad Pro. I used it normally for a while but something happened: the keyboard works but the letters don’t type at all, everything else is fine. Volume up and down works, brightness works, letters no.


texts: What is the difference between Memory, Real Mem, and Compressed Mem?

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I've already seen this question:

What's the difference between Real, Virtual, Shared, and Private Memory?

but I think it might be outdated. Specifically, there is a Memory column, as well as Real Mem and Compressed Mem column. What is the difference, and why would the Real Mem ever be smaller than Compressed Mem?

(I'm using macOS Sierra 10.12, but I think I've seen this in slightly older versions as well.)


texts: Tilde/backtick is coming out as section/plus-minus on my external keyboard

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In my external keyboard only, the tilde/backtick key produces   section/plus-minus symbols. On the internal keyboard, they work fine. (Hebrew/English keyboards).

This problem has been discussed 1 2. However, the solutions do not work. I tried re-recognizing the keyboard in Settings and defining mappings in Karabiner as in the screenshot below, but these do not fix the problem.


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I have a question regarding the Facebook Messenger App regarding the multiple login on different devices and some kind of report of that.

So here's what happened (I'll make it short):
I have an iPhone and an Android tablet, but I lent the tablet to one of my friends for 2 weeks. Now I am pretty sure that he read all my incoming messages because on my iPhone they were already shown as "Read by me" when I opened the Messenger app and these are the only two devices where I check my messages.

I asked him, but of course he said that he didn't read them.

Now I would like to know if there is any chance that I can see when I used the app to read messages and especially where (so that I can exclude hacking), so basically some kind of report for every read message or at least a usage report with data about my account.

Thanks for your help in advance!


texts: How can I fix an iPhone 2G that is stuck on the connect to iTunes screen?

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I have an old iPhone 2G (first generation) that I plan on using basically as an iPod touch (not using the phone portion).  I no longer have the AT&T service on that phone.  I installed an update to the firmware (stupidly) this morning because iTunes prompted me too... and now the phone seems to basically be bricked.  Upon completing the firmware update I was stuck at the "connect to iTunes/emergency" screen.

For the past 10 hours, I have tried to restore, I have booted into DFU mode. I have even resorted to attempted jailbreaks, all to no avail.  No matter what I do, I still get that "connect to iTunes/emergency" screen, and while the "iPhone" displays under Devices in iTunes, the iTunes page simply says "iPhone". There is no Summary Page, no iPhone section, no version section, no backup section, etc.

I installed iTunes 10.5 and I am pretty sure the firmware for the 2G phone is 1.1.3 (although I had attempted to roll it back).

Does anyone have any ideas on why this is happening and what can be done to get this iPhone back up and running?


texts: Can I change the brightness on a secondary display?

texts: I have a MBP with a secondary display. Is is possible to have the brightness keys (F1 & F2) change both the main display (laptop screen) and the secondary display (a VGA external monitor connected via a Thunderbolt port with an adapter)? If not, is it possible to change the brightness on the secondary display?


texts: I keep getting a weird email address trying to facetime me on my iphone5? is this spam?

texts: I've received two calls today, both which I ignored, to facetime with an email address that i don't know.  is this spam or an attempt to hack?  has this ever happened to anyone else?  also, the first call was then followed shortly by another weird email, but this time by text.


texts: How to create an alias with drag and drop?

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In MacOSX, when dragging a file or folder one can force a copy instead of a move by pressing option. I think that there used to be a way to alternatively create an alias but can't find which key to press.
Which key to press when dragging in order to create an alias ?


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If I click on a .txt file, what exactly happens in order for Mac OS X to open my txt file with the Default Program (TextEdit in my case). In other words where does Mac OS look/what exact steps are involved to determine what my default program is and to open that file ?
Where can this look up /process potentially/most likely be broken and how can I troubleshoot if Mac won't open the default program. Not for all programs but for one specific program ?


texts: Withdrawing iTunes Connect payment in another territory

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Can anyone tell me for sure whether Apple pays the developer in Cayman Islands? Do I need to have the developer license from Cayman Islands in order to receive payment in Cayman Island ?

Any resources clarifying my queries are appreciated.


texts: How do I restore the default Postscript printer?

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I did a Reset printing system..., thinking it would remove all printers I installed. I didn't think it would remove everything, including the default Postscript printer.

EDIT:

I'm on a MacBook Pro mid-2014, on OS X 10.10.3.

I went to Printers & Scanners
I right-click on the printer list
Then, I chose Reset printing system...

I know I didn't delete "Postscript" itself, just the configured Postscript printer target. Still, I want to bring it back, since I didn't intend to delete it.

Here's a screenshot of the action I'm referring to, although I just found this and it's not a screenshot from my machine.

http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/09/14/ResetPrintSystem.png


texts: Browsers won't load pages other than Google and Gmail

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I have a MacBook with OS X 10.6.8 and I am getting "no data received" on Google Chrome, "the connection was reset" on Firefox and "cant open the page" on Safari.

Google search engine works on Chrome and Firefox but nothing on Safari. Scanned the system with my antivirus and found no issues. Cleared the cookies and cache on all browsers and main system with no change. Mac Office did an update prior to this problem but can't seem to get out of this.


texts:
My computer has user1 and user2, both administrators.

While I'm logged in as user1 I'm trying to:

"su - user2" -> prompts me for the users2 password, then I can type commands
"sudo --user=user2 [command]" -> prompts me for the password. If I type user2's password I get a "Sorry, try again." error message as if the password is incorrect. If I type user1's password it runs correctly.

Shouldn't the sudo command require the user's password that I define in the "--user" parameter?


texts:
My iPhone 5C dumped information already set from calendar and won't save new events to the calendar. I am able to enter the event information but when I tap on "add" the information is not saved to that calendar date.

it was working fine then all of a sudden pre-entered events are missing and new events are not saved when "add" is tapped.


texts: How can I access my Time Capsule remotely?

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Can someone please educate me on exactly how I can access my Time Capsule from any other network aside from my own (over the Internet?)

I don't have a static IP address, so would I need DNS forwarding? Would it involve checking my home network's IP while away? Should I get static IP?

Many thanks!!


texts: Copying files to SMB share in Finder: Error code -36

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I have a MacBook Air running OSX 10.11.6, and a WD My Cloud NAS device running Linux. It is no problem to copy files using a web interface, SFTP (i.e. SSH), and rsync.

When using Finder to access the network share (which I have mounted using the built-in feature in OS X) it is not working. I can list the files (they are listed slowly), but I cannot copy files to or from the NAS.
I receive an Error code -36, which means an I/O error. I don't know how to find anything more specific.

I have tried using 1 byte files, as well as 2 GB files.

It works when accessing SMB shares on other network devices from my MacBook Air, as well as accessing the aforementioned SMB share from other computers. I can also use Time Machine on my MacBook Air to make backups onto the NAS.
I.e. the only thing that doesn't work is the direct link between my MacBook Air and the NAS when using Finder.

Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this problem?


texts: How to fix iPhone; where user is unable to hear from front speaker. New phone with plastic still on

texts: So I recently had this issue and had the hardest time figuring it out when, in fact, it was quite an easy solution. I got a brand new iPhone due to the last one breaking. It is an iPhone 6s. I kept the plastic on it because I was waiting for my screen protector to come. Throughout the next few week's usage I had noticed that I can't hear people when on a phone call. I tried a ton to fix it and finally decided to book a genius bar reservation and had them explain that while the plastic seems thin, and while the plastic seemingly does not block sound, it in fact does block sound.


texts: How does AirTag calculate the relative position from an iPhone?

texts:
When looking for an AirTag, the iPhone shows the angle and distance to where the AirTag is located.
The distance can be calculated from the signal strength. But how do they find out the angle in which the tag is located?
Screenshot taken from MKBHD's Youtube video


texts: I installed the Stamps.com Connect to my computer and I can't uninstall

texts: I installed the Stamps.com Connect to my OS X Macbook. I cannot get rid of the stupid thing. I cancelled my subscription the day I created it but I cannot get the icon off of my menu bar not can I delete it from my applications. I have not been able to use the command key to drag the icon because that just opens it in the menu bar. In the applications file, it will not let me delete it because "it is in use." I am at my wits end. Please help. Thanks!


texts: Can't format internal (USB) drive because of Read-Only

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I have a macbook (running MacOS Catalina) connected to a HP 3005pr 3.0 Port Replicator.
This port replicator has a internal USB disk, I want to format this disk but am not able because it is Read-Only (see the diskutil below):
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#:  TYPE NAME                SIZE.       IDENTIFIER
0:  FDisk_partition_scheme   *126.4 MB   disk2
1:  Windows_FAT_16 HP Dock    126.3 MB   disk2s1

When I type in 'diskutil info /dev/disk2s1' I get this info:
Device Identifier:         disk2s1
   Device Node:               /dev/disk2s1
   Whole:                     No
   Part of Whole:             disk2

   Volume Name:               HP Dock
   Mounted:                   No

   Partition Type:            Windows_FAT_16
   File System Personality:   MS-DOS FAT16
   Type (Bundle):             msdos
   Name (User Visible):       MS-DOS (FAT16)

   OS Can Be Installed:       No
   Media Type:                Generic
   Protocol:                  USB
   SMART Status:              Not Supported
   Volume UUID:               6BD6C793-C86B-34D2-9BBC-1ACBD79E8FA0
   Partition Offset:          32256 Bytes (63 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

   Disk Size:                 126.3 MB (126321152 Bytes) (exactly 246721 512-Byte-Units)
   Device Block Size:         512 Bytes

   Volume Total Space:        0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
   Volume Free Space:         0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

   Read-Only Media:           Yes
   Read-Only Volume:          Not applicable (not mounted)

   Device Location:           External
   Removable Media:           Removable
   Media Removal:             Software-Activated

   Solid State:               Info not available

When i try to format this disk whit the command 'diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 HP-USB /dev/disk2'
Started erase on disk2
Unmounting disk
Creating the partition map
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device

Any ideas howto switch off the Read-Only setting and format this disk?


texts: How to pull ID3 tags from online database(s) for specific albums?

texts:
My late wife had a HUGE collection of Vinyl and more than a few CDs.  I had some of each myself.

Now I'm retired and traveling, so I'm putting them all in iTunes.  The CDs mostly imported with all the proper tags.   Vinyl copied from a USB turntable to MP3 files did not, because iTunes only checks Gracenotes when importing CDs.  Audio CDs made from the ripped files occasionally matched but usually didn't.

Tidy up iTunes library? and items linked from it gave me several suggestions for tools to try.  None of them worked.  They couldn't even match files imported from legal commercial CDs that iTunes had already correctly matched.  This is, I imagine, since most "fingerprinting" algorithms depend more on the way the tracks are assembled than the actual music in each file.  (Yet I remember, some time ago, advertisements for apps/services that allegedly allowed a smart phone to identify a song from the audio picked up by the microphone.)

In almost all of my cases, however, I already know which album it is, so what I would really like is a tool that will let me tell it a group of files and some sort of ID or URI of the album in Discogs/CDDB/Gracenotes/MusicBrainz/etc. and have it add or correct all the tags (so I don't have to type them all in one at a time.

Bonus if it can also download cover art.  And run on MacOS.


texts: 2011 13" Macbook Pro shows a green charging light but battery was draining and now it won't respond to SMC Reset

texts:
I was using my Macbook Pro and I was letting it discharge to about 30%; then I plugged it back in to charge.

It charged for a while (orange light) but after a few minutes, it changed to green. My laptop wasn't fully charged yet and my battery actually started to drain even on a green light. At first I thought my charger was defective so I borrowed a charger but it still showed a green light. Using my charger on another MBP showed expected behaviors (orange for charging).

I then turned my laptop off and tried to reset the SMC by holding down the left side shift control option and the power key, but to no avail. I have done SMC resets before, and I know that the LED Indicator light of the charger should change had I done it successfully. I am pretty sure I shut down my laptop properly.

Has anyone encountered this situation before? Any help is very much appreciated. I would post more technical information about my laptop, however, I don't think turning it on is a smart idea as I don't think the battery is functional at all.


texts: Command + F2 has stopped enabling Target DIsplay Mode

texts: Command + F2 to enable Target Display Mode (using a Thunderbolt cable between my two iMacs) has mysteriously stopped working. I have a new iMac and an older iMac (late 2012) both running 10.13.4.


texts: Connecting two computers via audio cable

texts:
This is sort of a weird question, but it occurred to me that it might be possible to connect two different computers via a 3.5mm audio jack cable, and stream sound between them simultaneously.

Is this a dangerous thing to try? More interestingly, if I were to re-write some of the audio handling, would it be feasible to create a custom protocol to transfer data/files over this connection?


texts:
Unable to place folder or file to left border of desktop. See video bellow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xij6ybzcins

I have last version of OS X El Capitan.

How to fix this bug?


texts:
I want to improve my chess skills with my iPhone 5s and iPad 3. There are too many chess apps on the App Store for me to test. My ideal app should be free, strong, offers suggestion, nice graphics, adjust level of play etc. The app must play strong chess otherwise I don't learn anything from my games.

Any suggestions? At least I can't find one now.


texts: Linux on Mac, dual-boot without rEFind EFI issues

texts:
So I followed the instructions here

This actually worked great. I was able to install ubuntu and the dual boot is working, however, in my startup window I have a dummy Windows option that boots to nothing. I did have bootcamp installed previously but have since wiped my drive clean to install Mojave. The windows option was not there until after I installed ubuntu.
This is of course only a minor inconvenience but I figured I could use the opportunity to learn more about EFI. If anyone knows how to remove the Windows option, I would greatly appreciate it.


texts: MacBook unplugged from external monitor thinks it's still the Secondary Desktop

texts:
I've got a MacBook Pro 13" with Lion plugged into an external VGA monitor.  Often, when I unplug its video dongle deal, the MacBook doesn't realize the other monitor is gone.  It continues to believe it's the Secondary Monitor (which I can confirm by right-clicking the desktop and selecting "Change Desktop Background...").

There's no menu bar, so I can't get to my Display icon to Detect Displays.  No, I don't want the MacBook screen to be the primary when I'm on the external.

Plugging the DisplayPort dongle back in does nothing.  It won't even re-display on the external monitor it was hooked up to before, so no mirroring kludge if I forget.  To this point, I hard power down and restart.

Any idea how to tell the MacBook there's no external monitor and that it's the primary now?


texts: (Lion installed) Can I use Boot Camp to install Snow Leopard? Is it legal?

texts:
I have suddenly come into a dire need to run PowerPC apps.

My understand is that Lion will never support 32-but PPC code. It seems like the only solution, therefore, is to install Snow Leopard.

My MacBook Pro was the last to come bundled with the Snow Leopard DVDs. Is it possible to use those to install it on a new partition? And if so, can I use Boot Camp?

I know that Boot Camp supports Windows, and I have Windows 7 installed. But I don't know if it supports Snow Leopard. Also, it would be great to know if my Snow Leopard license covers this kind of usage.


texts: Is there any way to find a string in all open TextEdit documents (rather than just one document?) I have hundred plus such open documents, unsaved.


texts: Is there a way to permanently "Deny" an application incoming network connections (i.e. no more prompts)?

texts:
There's a few apps that keep prompting me for incoming network connections, which I prefer to deny, but whenever I open these programs, I'm re-prompted to Allow/Deny incoming network connections for them.

Is there a way to permanently Deny an application so that I am no longer prompted?

(I'm currently using Yosemite)


texts:
A mysterious file keeps appearing on my startup disk. It's most likely a typo in a script or something, but even though it's being created with my user account as the owner, that hasn't helped me narrow it down.

Would it be safe for me to lock my system's startup disk to prevent writing to the root folder? As far as I know nothing needs to be written there, as all the various directories used by the system are already present such as /Library, /tmp, /Applications, /System and so on. But even so, I'm wondering if this is safe to do, or will it ruin my system?

I'm hoping that by locking the volume I can force whatever is creating the file to report an error in a log file, and also to prevent similar clutter in future (some badly written programs have a nasty tendency to put log files there), but obviously it's no good if it'll break something!


texts: What methods are available to (re)install Lion on a Mac?

texts:
With genuine Lion install media being a rarety (and only included on certain newer Macs), there are a lot of queries by users on how they are best able to re-install (or even simply install) Lion on their computers.

I think it would be very useful to have a single canonical answer that is able to present every sensible install option on a single page, from which machines include the USB install media to how to use Internet Recovery, and all the homebrew options of self burning an image to DVD etc inbetween.

So, what methods are you aware of, or have you used, to re-install Lion on your Mac?

Please try to include 1 answer per answer, and detail it as fully as possible in order to prevent duplicate answers, or answers that contain bits of the method etc.  Feel free to edit others answers to increase the detail level. Try not to link to existing guides or external webpages without summarising or paraphasing, it is far better to include the information directly on this site.


texts: I have a recovery partition but OS X doesn't use it for recovery

texts:
I need to start my El Capitan OS X in Recovery Mode to run csrutil disable.
When I restart holding cmdR the Mac directly boots to Internet Recovery Mode. But I need a local recovery partition because the online version doesn't provide csrutil!

I check if I lost my local recovery partition but it seems present.

➜  ~ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            250.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

Any suggestion what I can do to re-enable my recovery partition?


texts:
We use Apple code signing certificates to sign apps so that users can know we made the app. What happens to the users when our certificate expires?

Does it mean that app will now appear untrusted or does it only affect us and no longer let us sign code using that certificate?


texts: How do I convert my mac mini into a remote server?

texts: I have a Mac Mini that I'd like to convert to a remote server (i.e. so when I am in a random coffeeshop I can connect to it to run computationally intensive tasks as it sits on my desk at home).  Are there any fairly straightforward tutorials that explain how to do this?


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I tried before to make a bootable USB but it failed.  When I now try to format it normally I can't.  Trying this and that shows:

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *15.9 GB    disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                15.6 GB    disk2s2

MacBook: diskutil unmountDisk force /Volumes/Untitled
Forced unmount of all volumes on disk2 was successful
MacBook: diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ Test /dev/disk2
Started erase on disk2
Unmounting disk
Creating the partition map
Error: -69877: Couldn't open device
MacBook:


texts: MAMP PRO uninstalled but Terminal commands still exist. How to remove them as well?

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Source:
  To "uninstall" MAMP, you only have to delete the MAMP directory and
  everything returns to the original state

I uninstalled MAMP using the Uninstaller from Applications/MAMP PRO. I checked all checkboxes to restore everything. Surprisingly after that, typing mysql -p or php -v still works:

I saw that another MAMP directory exists in Applications. When I removed (still stays in the Trash just in case) it I got:

slick-mac:~ slick$ php -v
-bash: /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.6.2/bin/php: No such file or directory
slick-mac:~ slick$ mysql -p
-bash: /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysql: No such file or directory

and that almost does the trick but finally how to remove all those references. I would like to completely remove those commands (php, mysql, etc.)

Am I missing some symlinks?

EDIT:

I've found this for php in /usr/bin

slick-mac:bin slick$ ls -alh | grep php
-rwxr-xr-x     1 root   wheel    10M 18 Oct 09:47 php
-rwxr-xr-x     1 root   wheel   3.2K  9 Sep 17:30 php-config
-rwxr-xr-x     1 root   wheel   4.4K 23 Aug 11:22 phpize
slick-mac:bin slick$ pwd
/usr/bin

should I remove those 3 items?


texts: Files gone after disk utility repair tool. however, space on disk remains

texts:
I stupidly repaired my external hard disk without backing it up via mavericks's disk utility repair option.

After the repair, all my folders disappeared but at the same time I noticed that the disk space still remained the same. Is there anyway to get these files back? My thesis is on it.

when running disk repair again, it managed to find the files but at the same time it doesnt restore it


texts: Why is my Safari unable to open links from Google under VPN?

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Safari 8.0.2, OS X 10.10.1--Problem occurring in Mac Pro 2009 and MBP ret 2012.

Once I log into my employer's VPN, Safari has a quite unique problem:

if I go to Google, do a search and click on any result link, I get a "Safari Can't Open the Page" screen
if I do the exact same Google search on Firefox or Chrome (latest versions) they will load the linked page without any problems
if I type any web address in the Safari URL bar, it will load that page normally
if I click on a Safari bookmark that page loads normally

This appears to be a problem localized to Safari and how Google redirects a search result to the appropriate URL. This problem does not happen with Yahoo or Bing.

Has anyone seen this behavior or know how to troubleshoot?


texts: Can't launch Finder window from terminal on Mojave

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open isn't behaving as expected on Mojave. Running

open /Library/

gives

LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -600 for the file /Library.

This happens regardless of the opening location. I'm totally lost here. Any hints?

Edit:

It is working now after letting my laptop go to sleep for a while, for whatever reason. If you run into this issue, I guess just try a reboot.


texts: AirDrop: My iPhone appears as an option in my MacBook, but not the opposite

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I'm trying to user AirDrop from my iPhone to Mac, but my device doesn't show up. But I can share from my Mac to my iPhone.

It's can be something related to my company's internet connect because at my home it works out.

Basically, both devices are in the same network, with "everyone" set and same iCloud account. iCloud was reset on both devices.

defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1 is set.

Also, this behavior is happening only for me. Other colleagues have AirDrop working fine.

Any idea or what it can be?


texts:
I just been bugged by the Day light saving hours

I seem that 3rd November 2013 01:00:00 start EST time

Now ever Time I set my time to 3rd November 2013 00:58:xx(some seconds)

and run date

it give me valid Time zone i.e EDT

but

even after the time pass 01:00:00 and I still query the date library

I still see the Time zone as EDT and not EST

have a look at this screenshot

You can clearly see the Time zone saying as EDT even when it is EST

any one has a clue for this

Update

There is one other finding I found if I restart my machine I see this

More Update

Before Restart

After Restart


texts: How to remove an icon from launchpad that does not appear in the Finder?

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I have moved an installer into the launchpad (uTorrent-Installer). The problem is that I would like to remove it now but as it is an installer it doesn't appear in "Applications" in the Finder. I can't right-click the icon to remove it nor can I drag and drop it into the trash.

Can I delete apps from launchpad?


texts: Get back some colors in Finder's sidebar

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Since Lion, every item in the Finder's sidebar are gray. I miss the colors, as they were helpful to quickly find a specific item.
The problem is the same in Open File dialog box.

Do you know of a way to get back some colors in the Finder's sidebar?

I'm ok to modify files owned by the System (such as system images), but I'm not ok to use SIMBL. This project seems nice, but I don't want to use it.


texts: How to import/export font styles from TextEdit?

texts:
I've got some custom font styles that were created on another Mac which I'd like to export and import to another Mac, I don't see any obvious way of doing this — is it possible?

EDIT: Since there is some confusion as to what a custom font style is, the animation should show clearly what I'm referring to. So for example I would like to export/import the style "Highlight".


texts: How do I change my (non-interactive shell) PATH?

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For example, when I launch Emacs from the terminal (an interactive shell), I can use "M-x shell".

When I launch Emacs from the dock (which spawns process from some other shell), I cannot, because "grep isn't found" (or 'ls' or 'some other universal UNIX command'). Also, half my non-default applications have stopped working (MATLAB, DrRacket, X11, etc).

How do I change the environment of the shell that is called by the dock?
What shell does the dock call / what else ought I know about different shells on a mac?


texts: Atom app on Mac does not show open windows

texts:
Atom keeps getting stuck in the background somewhere.
I can't view any of the open tabs or windows. Bring All To Front option doesn't work.
Sometimes I can bring up Mission Control and see the window hiding amongst all my other apps and clicking that works.
Sometimes it doesn't show up anywhere at all and opening new documents just brings the app to the front but no windows are visible.
Some have suggested it sometimes does this strange thing of collapsing to a thin line but this doesn't happen in my case.
I completely deleted it and replaced it with latest version 1.54.0 but that didn't fix it.
How do I fix this?


texts: Why I can add folder to `On My iPad` location but I cannot add folder to `On My iPhone` location?

texts:
On my iPad I can create folders wherever I'm in, but on my iPhone I cannot create folder in the location On My iPhone but I can create folders in side the apps' folders like Acrobat.
iPadOS: 14.2 and iOS: 12.4.8


texts: How to set custom m4a format audio file as alarm tone on iPhone

texts: How can a custom audio file (m4a format) be set as my alarm tone on an iPhone? I am using an iPhone 8 running iOS 12.3.


texts: Install Facebook Messenger on iPhone 3Gs running iOS 6.1.6

texts: I reset my iPhone 3Gs but am unable to install Facebook Messenger back on my iPhone as it requires iOS 7. How can I install Facebook Messenger on my iPhone 3Gs running iOS 6.1.6?


texts: How to have our App Store listed app auto-upgrade to latest version on "supervised" iPads (or remotely upgrade the app to latest version)

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We develop a b2b iOS app that is publicly listed on Apple Store.
We lease our clients iPads so that they can use our app. We have full access and ownership of these iPads and we are able to "prepare" them before sending them off to our clients.
Our aim is to have our app always upgrade to the latest released version, even on mobile network (we deliver the iPads with LTE-capable eSims pre-installed).
Our first approach was:
use Apple Configurator to make iPads "supervised", manually "install the app" from computer to which the iPad is connected, apply configuration profile to not allow the app to be deleted, and set App Store config to "update apps even on mobile network".
This seems to have not worked – 1 week after the new release, our analytics report that these iPads are still on the previous version.
Is there some other way, maybe using MDM or something like that to either make the apps auto-upgrade or to manually remotely have the iPads upgrade the apps to latest App Store version?
Thank you!


texts: Will Safari 7.0 run on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?

texts:
I really like the new Safari in OS X 10.9, but otherwise don't like much else and want to downgrade back to 10.6 -- the last time I was happy using my computer.

But, can I take the new Safari with me?


texts: How to install Mac OS X from Windows on MacBook Air?

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I have OS backup .dmg installation file. The problem is I have Windows 7 on my MacBook Air, and I do not have access to OS X to use Disk Utility to burn/restore the OS X image.

Is it possible to burn/restore .dmg file on usb stick from Windows?


texts: Can I install Windows 7 on my Mac mini Server?

texts: I have a Mac mini server and I want to install Windows 7 on it. How can I do this?


texts: How to open new Finder tab without showing parent directory structure on the left?

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After upgrading from macOS High Sierra to Mojave, I can’t open a new window or tab in a specific folder without showing all the directories from root downwards. I hoped that it would change after upgrading to Catalina but it didn’t happen.  I am using column view.

What can be done to make it show only the folder's contents from the beginning, not the previous folders?

How I would like to see it:
 It opens the folder "my tickets" straightaway. I don't have to see the previous folder structure.

What currently happens: When I get to folder "my tickets" and right click it to open in new tab, it opens all the directory structure again. There's no point in opening it in new window.

Overview


texts: My macbook pro stopped detecting my wireless router (NetGear DG834G)

texts:
My macbook pro has just stopped detecting my wireless router!
The model of the router is NetGear DG834G.
The problem is that everyone else in the house has no problem connecting with the network with his laptop or mobile device!
Any ideas on how to solve that?
My operating system is mountain lion.
Thank you.


texts: How can I embed a linked local image in an Apple Mail signature?

texts:
I think my question says it all (and yes, I've googled and searched StackExchange already) - but to clarify:

I want to embed an image, which I have locally, in my html email signature (i.e. my logo, linked to my website). I create a html file (and made a web archive of it) with referencing to my local image like  src="file:///Users/myuser/path/to/image/jpg".

Opening the web archive/html page in Safari displays the logo fine.

Now, when I use this html signature, Thunderbird is smart enough to embed the local image properly with a binary mime type of image/jpeg, however, Mail just doesn't do anything with it and just leaves the html code untouched, still referencing to the local file (and even that doesn't work/display when I receive my own mail on my Mac where I actually have the file at that local place; probably sandboxed?!).

I've already googled and all of below are not working:

How can I embed an image in an Apple Mail signature?

How can I add some html to my Mail.app signature?

(and their respective linked articles on the web).

The only way I could get the local image to display in the received email is to drag & drop the image from the Finder into the Mail signature preferences window, but then, I still have the problem that the image is not linked to my website, and I see now way to edit the html source of it in any way.

I've already tried to drag & drop the image, then open the web archive file under /Users/myuser/Library/Mail/Signatures in Safari, fetch the html code (which holds code for an embedded object), modify the source code (adding a link around the image), save it as web archive and overwrite the old file. However, after doing that and restarting Mail, the image doesn't show, but instead shows a place holder saying "Missing Plug-in".

(I don't want to use remote images on the web, since many clients mostly ask users to display remote images firstly, before actually displaying them - embedded images therefore work better, as they will be displayed instantly in most cases/email clients' default configuration.)


texts: Apple software upgrade crashes (heap corruption in msiexec.exe) on windows 10 bootcamp

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I have a mid-2012 15" retina Macbook Pro, and I've been using bootcamp with windows 7/8/8.1 for years without any drama. I've installed/wiped/re-installed bootcamp dozens of times, so I'm quite comfortable with the process.

Recently I made the stupid mistake of upgrading to Windows 10 and everything has gone to hell. Even more stupidly, I upgraded to windows 10 before updating my Apple Drivers. (My OSX is up-to-date yosemite).

My problems:

After windows 10 finished installing, hardly anything works in windows. No advanced trackpad facilities etc. and most critically, no wifi to download the required drivers!
In windows, I connected to the internet via ethernet (luckily USB ethernet worked) to run Apple Software Update. But to my dismay after downloading the 1.2GB download, it starts to install, but then freezes for ages, and then crashes with a message "This application has caused an error. close or debug". I tried about 5 times, same thing every time.
In OSX, I tried to download the Apple Support Software via Bootcamp Assistant onto a USB drive. BUT no matter what USB drive I try (I've tried 1x64GB stick, 1x32GB stick, and 1x32 CF card), I get the error "you need at least 6GB, you have only 4.75GB). And these are freshly FAT formatted, single partition, MBR drives. I can't even download the drivers on OSX!

I know I was supposed to update my apple drivers before upgrading to windows 10. But I forgot, and that was a mistake, but surely there's a solution now which doesn't involve wiping the whole partition and re-installing windows from scratch? (or chucking the laptop in the bin).

UPDATE:
I just tried again and it crashed again. This time I chose to 'debug' in VS2015. I can see the msg "Unhandled exception at 0x00007FF9CA54DFAC (ntdll.dll) in msiexec.exe: 0xC0000374: A heap has been corrupted (parameters: 0x00007FF9CA5A22B0)."


texts: Is there still some way to get scroll wheel functionality on the Marble Mouse with macOS today?

texts:
I have a Logitech Marble Mouse that I was hoping I could use with a Mac. It used to be that you could use KeyRemap4Macbook, known later as Karabiner, to allow you to hold a button down and turn the trackball into a scroll wheel. However, since Karabiner became Karabiner-Elements, it doesn't seem to have the mouse options it used to, and this method is no longer possible.

I used to use a utility on Windows called Marble Scroll (which eventually became abandonware but someone else made another with the same name), and Linux has functionality in evdev that allows you to do this natively.

The closest workaround I've found so far is with Grab Scroll in Smart Scroll, but that doesn't send actual scroll wheel signals, it only scrolls - so some applications won't support it properly, like with alt+scroll wheel zoom in Photoshop. It also stops scrolling when the cursor hits a screen edge.

So, on macOS High Sierra or later, is there any way to give this trackball proper scroll wheel behavior?


texts: "This UPX compressed binary contains an invalid Mach-O header and cannot be loaded."

texts:
I'm trying to launch an older app in macOS Sierra. It worked fine in El Capitan, however since the update to Sierra it crashes immediately on launch with the error…

  This UPX compressed binary contains an invalid Mach-O header and cannot be loaded.

Using Homebrew in El Capitan, I installed UPX and used it to try uncompressing the binary, however this tells me that the binary is not compressed in the first place.

$ upx -d /tmp/Run.app/Contents/MacOS/Run
                       Ultimate Packer for eXecutables
                          Copyright (C) 1996 - 2013
UPX 3.91        Markus Oberhumer, Laszlo Molnar & John Reiser   Sep 30th 2013

        File size         Ratio      Format      Name
   --------------------   ------   -----------   -----------
upx: /tmp/Run.app/Contents/MacOS/Run: NotPackedException: not packed by UPX

Unpacked 0 files.

This is the crash log from opening the app in Sierra.

Crashed Thread:        0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGKILL)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Reason:    EXEC, [0xc] This UPX compressed binary contains an invalid Mach-O header and cannot be loaded.

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fffcffeabb2 __posix_spawn + 10
1   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fffcffe5ef2 posix_spawn + 386
2   xpcproxy                        0x000000010dbb2d75 0x10dbb0000 + 11637
3   xpcproxy                        0x000000010dbb3992 0x10dbb0000 + 14738
4   libdyld.dylib                   0x00007fffcfebc255 start + 1

How can I get this app to open in Sierra?


texts:
iMovie is basically unusable for me at this point. I've got over 1000 video clips (most of them around 6 seconds since they were taken in Vine) and any time I try and switch events or projects it takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes (I've timed it).

I'm frustrated enough at this point to drop the $300 on Final Cut Pro X if that's what it takes to actually be able to do anything with my video files. Anyone know if this will actually address the issue? Is Final Cut Pro X going to be able to handle this amount of video files better than iMovie? I really don't want to spend the money and then have the same problems...

I have a Mac Mini purchased in 2011. 8G RAM. 750GM 7,200RPM HD.


texts: How can I connect 2 non apple screens to my 13" mac book pro?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I plug two external monitors in to a MacBook Pro?

I've just purchased a new non-retina MacBook Pro 13" with the latest version of OS X (10.8.2).

I want to connect my two 22" displays (Samsung and LG) to my MBP and have a 3 screen workstation (laptop screen + 2 screens).

One external screen has got a VGA port and the other a DVI. The screen that has a VGA port has also got a DVI input.

Assuming I buy a VGA adapter that enables me to connect VGA to my MBP, could I connect my second screen to the first using the DVI port and see the 3 screens?


texts: Deleted hash files; can't login anymore!

texts:
I've deleted the two hash files in the folder /private/var/db/shadow/hash/, corresponding to my login account. Now, I cannot login, and don't have any other account on my Mac with sudo permissions.

Is there a way in which I can reset my password? If not, will it be possible to access data belonging to this account? My other accounts do not have permissions to these folders.


texts:
I'm looking for one of these types of stylish MacBook keyboard skins:

But I don't want any of the keys marked. I just want blank keys, without letters/symbols.

Do any such products exist? I can't find any by looking myself.


texts:
Last night I plugged in my MacBook Pro, and I noticed the light on the charger was a very faint green, hardly visible in bright light.

Today I opened my Mac and noticed it stated 'batteries not available.' Reading forum posts online I decided to reset the SMC, so I turned it off, pressed the required key combination for the reset and then tried to turn it on. The Mac won't power on. I've tried multiple chargers.


texts: Command line tool for interacting with Bluetooth Low Energy devices, similar to gatttool

texts:
I've just found out that some Python code I've got working on Linux also needs to work on OSX.

For reliability reasons, on Linux I've been using a cludgy but effective approach to reading and writing characteristics on Bluetooth Low Energy devices. I've been simply spawning a subprocess that calls the gatttool command with the appropriate arguments and capturing the output. (None of the libraries that I tried would work reliably).

So now that I have to get it working on OSX, it would be wonderful to just use the same approach, but with a tool that works on OSX. Requirements for the tool are:

Read from an arbitrary bluetooth characteristic on an arbitrary device
Write to an arbitrary bluetooth characteristic on an arbitrary device

Is there such a tool for OSX? If not is there a way I can get gatttool working under OSX?

Thanks


texts: how to move iTunes files from external and internal drives to a single drive?

texts:
I'm trying to merge two different iTunes libraries.  The bigger one (on an external HD) is the default library, so I am trying to open the smaller one (on the internal HD) to export it.  However, as the first step of this I need to option+click and hold down option while iTunes is loading.  It then prompts me to enter the location of the library to open, and I select the location of the smaller directory.  However as soon as iTunes comes up it appears no different than when the default, larger library is loaded.  When I go to preferences it still says the location is the location of the larger library!

What am I doing wrong?

Update: I tried renaming the external library so iTunes couldn't find it, but it still showed up! When I tried exporting to see what would happen, I got a mixture of both internal and external paths in the resulting XML file.  I tried doing the same thing when not trying to open a different library and got the same result.  So it looks like somehow iTunes has files in both places, but I need to move everything into a single location (internally), so how can I do this?

To clarify, I have two iTunes folders, one on an external HD and one on the internal HD, and it appears that when I open iTunes it knows about both folders.  I only want one folder (on the internal drive) so that, for instance, if I disconnect the external HD things don't get confused or messed up.


texts: Why can I no longer open the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences?

texts:
Problem
Since April 2012, one user of my MacBook Pro can no longer load the Security & Privacy pane.
When I click the icon, a sheet drops down:

Translated from Chinese to English:

Error
Cannot load System Preferences pane "Security & Privacy".

This is chaotic for me. Please: what has happened, and how can I fix it?
I also posted to Apple Support Communities:

Security & Privacy System Preferences pane cannot open!

Environment
Lion, Mac OS X 10.7 -> 10.7.1 -> 10.7.2 -> 10.7.3 (Build 11D50b).
I setup two users:

zoomq — my own account
wan — my wife's  account, not often used by her
zh-CN (PRC Chinese) (Mainland China, simplified characters) preferred for both users
both are administrators
install/uninstall software is all standard steps.

Troubleshooting
User zoomq can not load the pane.
Switch users, wan can open the pane without problem.
All other preference panes open and work fine.
When the problem occurs, nothing is logged. I have tried tail -f and all kinds of /var/log .log files.
I have not touched many system files.
I try remove
/Users/zoomq/Library/Preferences/com.apple.se*
com.apple.security.plist
com.apple.security.revocation.plist
com.apple.security.revocation.plist.lockfile

and rebooted, nothing changed.
$ ls /Library/Preferences/com.apple.se*
com.apple.security.appsandbox.plist
com.apple.security.plist
com.apple.security.systemidentities.plist
com.apple.servermgrd.plist

For wan, ~/Library/Preferences/
com.apple.security.* files are not present.


texts:
How can I color all icons consistently white?
In the below example you see two programs that show black icons.


texts: Connecting an iPad to a printer on another (LAN) network

texts:
I am wondering if it is possible to issue a command to print a PDF file from my iPad (connected to a WiFi network), to a printer which is connected to a LAN, provided I know the (global) IP address or URL of the printer.

I routinely print research papers, and to do this, I have to issue a command from a Mac or a laptop to print the PDF file. But I'd like to be able to do this from my iPad.

Is this possible? I haven't found any app on the App Store which can do this, but I haven't tried all possible apps of course.


texts:
I have a Mac Mini (latest model I believe) running OS X 10.7 at a remote location that I can only access via SSH.

The problem is that the ps command* does not work. When I run it in any form, from any user, it just freezes and I can't do anything: I'm forced to close the terminal window. The rest of the machine appears to work fine, but any script that relies on ps does not work anymore.

This has happened several times now on different remote machines (same model and OS), and can be fixed by rebooting, but I'd prefer to know the actual cause so I can prevent it happening again. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix or diagnose this problem?

*ps,top,w,killall all experience this freeze, and so does lsof when it is run as root.


texts: Problem with Photoshop CS6 Freezing up on OSX Mavericks

texts:
I have a iMac we purchased last year (27inch, 32GB Ram, 512GB Flash Storage, OSX 10.9 Mavericks) with Adobe CS6 installed on it. About 2 months ago our Graphic Designer started having problems where when she went to save a Photoshop file the Mac would freeze up and just show the spinning pinwheel, after this happens we are unable to to even shut the system down and have to resort to holding the power button until it shuts off. Now this doesn't happen every time and we went almost a month with a problem but it has started back up and is happening multiple times a day. We have tried re installing CS6, creating a new profile for the user, deleting the library folder, saving to the desktop instead of a network location but nothing has seemed to do the trick. I'm a Windows Sysadmin so I'm out of my depths here and my poor Graphics Designer is getting really upset. Has anyone out there every had something like this happen??
                         Forever Grateful for any help that could be given -Giles Marsha


texts:
I just upgraded my Mac from El Capitan to Sierra, and now I'm getting some weird keychain popups in Safari.

When I browse Safari, if I visit a site for which I have credentials stored, a dialog pops up asking me whether or not to allow Safari to use the keychain info for an entirely different URL than the one I'm currently visiting (the url is a development server of mine). Here's a screenshot of it happening on Stack Overflow:

Translation by @owlswipe: Safari wants to access confidential information stored in [website] in your keychain with buttons for Always Allow, Allow, and Deny.

Then it gets weirder: when I click "allow", a second prompt appears, requesting an administrator's password and mentioning SteerMouse, a system settings extension for advanced mouse settings that I've installed.

Translation by @owlswipe: For security reasons, please enter an administrator's password to confirm the action. You can add "SteerMouse Manager" to the list of input helpers in System Preferences to stop displaying this password dialog. with a username and password field and buttons for Cancel and OK.

I don't have any reason to think that SteerMouse is trying to do anything nefarious here, as it's a widely recommended, popular product. But all this seems a little weird.

I know I can probably make it shut up by doing what the dialog says, but before I do so, can anyone explain what is going on here?


texts: How to convert .VOC to MP3 or other audio format?

texts:
I am looking for a (free) way to transform .VOC files to, lets say, MP3?

I just found Vidego, but I am not happy with the price of the software.

I have .VOC files and want to transform them to a more "standard" format. Which ways are there to convert those files?


texts: I bought a wired aluminum keyboard in May this year. Today one of the rubber spacers pressed into the case and I can't get it out. As the keyboard is now extremely loud while typing and not even anymore, I'd like to have it replaced/repaired by Apple. Does anybody have experience with that problem? Is it a pain to get it repaired?


texts: iPad: Disable low battery automatic power-off

texts:
My iPad (running iOS 11.4.1) is charged at 100% but suffers from continuous rebooting due to intermittent detection of battery charger level of less than 1%.

I have to hard power-off, reboot and the iPad will show 100% battery level - until it decides the level were actually <1% - at which point it auto shuts down.

I just want to disable the automatic shutdown since the problem is simply intermittent faulty battery level detection not actual ground truth level.

Is there a setting for this?


texts: Jailbroken iPhone stuck on Apple Logo after installing tweak

texts: Im having  trouble with the restarting  process  when a tweak doesn't work on my jailbroken iPhone 6s. So when I installed a tweak that made my phone stay stuck on the apple logo. So I did the whole start-home then hold the  volume up button to get back to my home screen ok. Now my phone is in safe mode for Cydia and the only way to get my tweaks back after I take out the bad tweak is by restarting my phone by just holding down the power bottom. Now when I do this my phone gets stuck again on the apple logo. Can soon one help me please


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I can't open a VPP account.

https://deploy.apple.com/qforms/open/register/enroll1/avs?program=vpp

No matter what details I put in, I get the same message:

  The work E-mail address you entered is already associated with a different Apple ID. Please, try a different Work E-mail

I am using a Windows 7 machine to do this and have tried various browsers.


texts: Is there any way at all that I could connect a Playstation 4 to a Thunderbolt display?


texts:
When I try to fill a pdf file from the preview app it says "The original document can't be changed, a duplicate has been created". When I try to quit it asks me where I want to save the new document but it will then tell me it is unable to save the file. The preview app will let me click checkboxes and fill text, it will not let me save the modified document.
The file is not locked and I have read/write rights.
Does anyone know how to solve this issue?


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Does anyone know if desktop switching can be done programatically? Exposé activation and deactivation? I know of the screencapture command for the last part of my proposed solution.

I would like to be able to restore my desktop work environment after a reboot. I have one idea how to do this.

Reason: I reboot every 2 - 4 weeks. I have 9 virtual desktops, each with a few to a dozen windows and applications. After a computer reboot it feels like a brain reboot and takes a few days to get everything back.

Concept: Manually prior to a planned reboot, or perhaps once a day via cron in case of accidental reboot or system freeze, I'd like to somehow capture the system state in order make recovery post-reboot easier.

Ideal Solution: I prefer the CLI. My ideal solution would be a text file of open files on each desktop, and terminal windows on each desktop, and what folder those terminal windows are in. I could then write a script that would go to desktop 1, open all the PDFs there in Preview, open all the .m files in AquaMacs, and open the terminals and cd them to the correct folder, etc. Repeat for each desktop.

I think AppleScript could easily tell me what PDFs are open in Preview.app, but I don't think it can tell me what desktop they are on. Same with Terminal.app

Proposed Solution: Screenshots of each Desktop while in Exposé mode.

Is there a way to script switching from Desktop #1 through Desktop #9, where at each Desktop, it activates Exposé and takes a screenshot?

Now, after a reboot, I can at least go to a folder, open the 9 screenshots, and manually see what application and what files were open where.


texts: Adapter to send external video source to iPhone/iPod/iPad dock in place of iPhone/iPod/iPad?

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A relative has a 3M MP225 video projector which they would like to use with their DVD player. However, the projector only has a proprietary connector for video input and only came with a 30-pin cable for connecting to an iPhone, iPod or iPad. A composite video cable is supposedly available but I've been unable to track down any supplier that actually has it in stock (and an eBay search for it hasn't had any hits in several months).

I've seen products that are designed to plug into an iPhone (etc) dock in place of the iPhone to provide an audio signal - for example this device is a Bluetooth audio receiver which allows any Bluetooth audio source to connect to an iPhone-compatible speaker or audio dock.

Is there any cable or other product that does a similar job for video, i.e. allows a video source to be connected to a device that was intended for an iPhone (etc), in place of the iPhone?


texts: How can I tell if a particular directory is connected to a remote machine?

texts: I've found various ways to check if a particular directory is mounted under NFS (here, for example), but none of them seem to work on OS X. How can I check if a particular directory is an NFS directory in the shell on a Mac?


texts: Allow application to control computer (assistive devices) on Mavericks via Terminal?

texts: I'm currently working on automated instalation of Mavericks 10.9. I have NetBoot set up. Everything works OK untill I want to execute Applescript. Since the release of new version I need to manually enable those scripts. Is there a command that I can use in shell script to add app to Assistive Devices list? Or maybe there is some plist that has to be edited for it to work?


texts: Mac terminal says "-bash: echo: write error: Broken pipe" on opening

texts:
I opened my terminal, like I do most days Mon-Fri, and was surprised to see this error:

Last login: Fri Jul 27 17:19:25 on console
-bash: echo: write error: Broken pipe
SomeMac:~ user568458$

Everything seems to work fine currently, but things like this worry me because they could be a clue that something is wrong which might blow up later.

Doing some searches suggests that this message can appear if someone introduces an error into .bash_profile - but I haven't modified that file in a long time and haven't installed anything that would modify it recently. In fact, my .bash_profile file reports its "Modified" date as February (5 months ago).

How can I investigate what caused this or how serious it is? Or is it something that can be safely ignored?

In case it's relevant, since that other linked Q&A mentions .bash_profile commands related to NVM (which I do use), here's the contents of my .bash_profile file:

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

But this doesn't include the infinite-loop causing line source ~/.bash_profile in that other guy's answer, and these have (as far as I can) not changed since February, so I'm not sure how they could be the cause of the error.


texts: How can I get the PostScript name of a TTF font installed in OS X?

texts:
I have a True Type font installed on my Mac that I have added to an X-Code development project. For the life of me, I cannot get it to work with my application, but I think it's because I'm using the wrong font name.

Using Font Book, or any other tool, how can I get the Postscript font name from the font metadata?

I have a hunch that the Postscript name might be different from the Font name, but I need to verify.


texts: Handling Voice Memo files on phone and computer

texts: I've synched voice memos to my computer. Now, I want to clear from iPhone to save space. How do I do that? And, will they all reappear the next time I sync my iPhone?


texts: Whats the value for DNS when you leave blank DNS in static IP?

texts: When you set a static IP in iOS and you don't specify a in IP address for DNS, which IP does iOS use to resolve hostnames?


texts: How can I show the full notifications in the notification center?

texts: I cannot read the full notification (see attached). How can I?


texts:
Just checked my Activity Monitor on my Mac, and I saw something like the image below running. How can I uninstall/remove that:

Updated

As far as I remember, I downloaded a software named Lightspeed POS for Mac. After the trial version, I deleted the application from the Application Folder, and also deleted the Lightspeed Preference entry. (Apple Icon > Preference).


texts: Iphone: how to play a directory containing MP3 from OneDrive?

texts:
I don't use iTunes, I just use plain MP3 stored in directories, I also have FLAC files. I stored them on OneDrive and use the OneDrive application from the APP. I use the application to download them on my phone "Make the file available offline".
The OneDrive application sucks and only allow to play 1 file, there is no queue, no playlist, nothing. I am looking for a solution to read a directory of audio files on iPhone.


texts: iCloud says Password is Wrong Even Though I Know It's Right

texts:
iCloud says that my password is wrong - even though I know it's right.

Here's whats happened: Yesterday, I reset my iCloud password. Got the reset email, changed password. Tried to log in to the account, didn't accept it. I thought that maybe my finger had slipped typing in the password (twice). I called support, got the reset email.

Now, here's the really, really weird thing: I wanted to make sure I got the password right - so I typed my password into TextEdit, copied it into the reset fields and reset the password. After reseting it, I immediately went to icloud.com and tried to log in using the copied password from TextEdit. The passwords are the same. iCloud won't let me in.


texts: I am using parallel desktop. Before I installed parallels drivers both were isolated. Now all my folders are shared with Mac and Windows mutually. I can't simply uninstall the drivers because drivers fixed my windows resolution. Now, I am running Windows on Retina Display. Please help me to fix this sharing issue without uninstalling the parallel drivers. I have tried to change the sharing option in preferences options for windows but even that didn't fixed it. Sharing drivers is still their.


texts:
I would like to create an automated brightness/dimming chase on my Mac OS Yosemite 10.10.5 using Applescript,

I found this script>>

Dimmer: tell application "System Events"
        key code 107
    end tell

Brighter: tell application "System Events"
        key code 113
    end tell

What I would like to do now is to repeat that action and control the speed/timeframe of the dimming,

Any Applescript expert able to help on that?

Thanks!!!


texts: Handbrake Settings for New iPad (3rd Gen)

texts: What tweaks can be made to the existing presets for iPad output in Handbrake to optimize for new high resolution of the iPad 3rd Generation?


texts: Transferring a single folder from a Time Machine to a different Mac

texts: Recently, I purchased a new MacBook and I wanted to transfer files from the old one to the new one. I used Time Machine to back up all my files from the old Mac. Is it possible to retrieve not the entire disk, but a single file or a single folder from that back-up Time Machine to a new Mac?


texts: After having had my bag stolen, I am putting together a new EDC kit, and am wanting to include a flashlight. I want it to be at least as powerful as that featured on the iPhone 5. Does anyone know how powerful the one on the iPhone 5 is, measured in Lumen?


texts: Simplest way to prevent iTunes from automatically launching when iPhone/iPad is connected

texts: When I connect my iPad or iPhone to my Mac iTunes automatically launches. What is the simplest way to prevent this from happening?


texts: How to prevent screen saver from preventing Zoom meeting from starting?

texts:
I'm not really sure if this is a Zoom issue or a Mac issue but maybe someone else knows.
I have regular Zoom sessions several times per week.  I usually fire up my computer ahead of time and sign into the room so I can't forget, then let the screen saver kick in.  The trouble is, if the screen saver is running when the meeting begins, Zoom will not actually start until I activate the computer and disable the screen saver.  Then it suddenly signs into the room and everything is fine.
Is there any way to prevent this?  I was hoping that the meeting starting would just kick the mac into action and I'd hear the meeting start.


texts: Note Timing Dropdown Menu on Garageband 10.0.3?

texts: I recently updated to Garageband 10.0.3 from 6.0.5 on my Macbook Pro. I used to be able to record a live drum set, and then adjust any issues with note timing by using a drop down menu. The options on the menu were "1/4", "1/8", "1/16", and "1/32". This would adjust the track so it would snap to the beat and be in time. This was incredibly useful, and I cannot find it anymore. Is using Flex Time editing and manually fixing each tiny mistake the only option in 10.0.3, or am I not seeing the menu?


texts: Settings for Firewall and AirPort Extreme Router to Open a Port

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I am trying to make ports on my OS X 10.6.5 MBP accessible to the open internet.

The only thing I could find in the system firewall was allowing (or disallowing) a particular.app file, but nothing about specific ports. From Googling I read that the firewall is supposed to let an allowed.app use any ports it wants and specification is not needed. I added the .app I wanted to add the port for.

The router is an AirPort Extreme v7.5.1.

I've created a DHCP Reservation based on wireless MAC address for the laptop, 10.0.0.5.

Under Advanced: Port Mapping, I added a new entry with the same values for each combination of fields:

Public/Private UDP/TCP Port: 9000
Private IP Address: 10.0.0.5

I want port 9000 on my public IP address to forward to port 9000 on internal IP 10.0.0.5.

When I test my application after this, it doesn't work.

To further test, I've turned off the system firewall on the laptop, and I've also placed the laptop in the 'DMZ' by checking Enable default host at: 10.0.0.5

Even with this configuration set (disabled firewall in the dmz), a full port scan from GRC Shields Up!! reports no ports open whatsoever. Is that normal for OS X? I come from Windows-land, so that would be a surprise.

Is something wrong here?


texts: Can the Lagom.nl "Inversion / Pixel Walk" screen test truly indicate a problem on a 13" MacBook Air?

texts:
My 13" MacBook Air (late-2010 model) shows strong flicker on some of the following "Inversion / Pixel Walk" test images from the LCD test on the site "lagom.nl". Does that truly indicate a quality problem with the screen (as the test says), or is it a normal side effect from the screen technology that any 13" MacBook Air would suffer from?

I do notice that when scrolling say a web page or Pages document, the image noticeably flickers while scrolling. This might be due to the problem this test is supposed to detect, but I'm not sure. Web pages with a striped background where the stripes are just 1 pixel high also show annoying flicker (even when not scrolling).

The test images: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/inversion.php#inversion-all.png

At full screen brightness on my 13" Air, I can see strong flickering on test image 3. Some of the other images show some slight flickering too, but 3 is particularly strong. By "strong" I mean that the flicker is clearly visible even from over 1.5 meters away from the screen (and yes I measured that).

I had a chance to test it out on two store models of the 13" MacBook Air and couldn't see any strong flicker, but I did forget to turn up the screen brightness so I'm not sure. Neither my 20" Cinema Display nor some MacBook (Pro) and PowerBook screens I tested showed any strong flicker. But note that the Air's screen has a higher pixel density, could that affect this test?

And if it's a quality problem, is it something I should / can demand Apple to fix or replace? (I still have a few days of return period left; it might just be a minor nuisance, but do I have to put up with that considering the price of the machine? ...)


texts: The Java JAR file ... could not be launched

texts:
I'm trying to download the file http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/code/algs4.jar and launch it with Jar Launcher (the default application). However, I'm getting this:

Following https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4827576?tstart=0, I've also tried to use Archive Utility; this appears to create an algs4.jar.cpgz file but I'm not sure what to do with it. How can I open the JAR file?


texts: How to tell whether apps are "running" on iOS

texts:
Many people think (and even some websites report) that the app switcher shows "apps running", e.g. in the background but this is not so. It just shows a recently used list of apps. Apps shown in app switcher can be in different states, including "not running" which means "The app has not been launched or was running but was terminated by the system."

My question is, is there any way on iOS (i.e. by a user, not programmatically) to tell whether an app on iOS is actually running or not, and by running I mean in any state other than "not running" as defined in the following link (scroll almost to the bottom).

The App Life Cycle


texts: I recently recorded an interview on my iPhone 4, however i trimmed it (before syncing with my computer) and shared the trimmed section with a friend. Is there any way I can get the full voice memo back?


texts: Accidentally activated firmware lockscreen, how do I go back?

texts:
I logged out of my Macbook (pro 2019, Catalina) then after mistyping my password, accidentally hit the “recover password” button (or something along those lines, can’t remember). I do remember my password, so that’s not the issue.
My Macbook then rebooted and took me to a black screen with a grey lock and a password prompt (which I learned was the firmware password page). I don’t remember ever setting a firmware password.
I tried my regular login password, which didn’t work. I also tried any other password I could think of. None worked. I tried booting into recovery mode with command+r, but I still get the same screen.
I think the issue could be that my Macbook is trying to boot into recovery mode (because I accidentally clicked to recover my password), but recovery mode requires the firmware password. And now I can’t get it to boot normally, without recovery mode. I tried following these steps, but I always get the lockscreen.
Is there a way to go back to how it was before, with the normal login screen (with my known password)?


texts: What could be causing this screen problem?

texts:
I have a Mac Book Pro Early 2011, with upgraded RAM (Mac manufactured) and i7 processor. It is currently connected through the miniDisplay Port to a second VGA monitor (using the miniDisplay Port to VGA adapter).

This morning I woke up the MBP that I had left under Sleep and was surprise to see this. The second monitor, however, did not show this problem although the mouse cursor was all pixelated, much like the MBP screen.

Also, the computer was slow and unresponsive and I rebooted it.

Restarting my MBP fixed the problem.

It hasn't happened again so far, but it troubles me. What could have caused such a problem?


texts: I put Mavericks on my iMac and Time Machine quit updating.  I just want to erase all the TM files on the external HD, but cannot.  Looks like reformating is the only answer. Any solutions? Using SuperDuper! now.


texts:
I know my question sounds stupid but I can't imagine scratching my iPad mini screen!

I have iPad mini (Retina Display) and I'm considering getting Applydea Maglus stylus.

But is it safe to use styluses with iPads? Do they scratch the screens?

Feel free to suggest any stylus!


texts: CoreStorage: what does LVG status 'offline' and PV status 'checking' mean and how can it be fixed?

texts:
I converted a partition to a CoreStorage volume using this command:

sudo diskutil cs convert disk0s2 -passphrase test123

Now when I run `diskutil cs list' the output shows that I still only have a Logical Volume Group and a Physical Volume attached to it (from what I gather, I should have a Logical Volume Family and a Logical Volume as well). The status of the LVG is 'Offline' and the status of the PV is 'Checking'. It has been this way for over 10 hours on a 128GB SSD.

To me it seems this status indicates some kind of intermediary status, as if the conversion/encryption has not completed yet, is that assumption correct?

Is it safe to shut down the machine in this state?

In Disk Utility.app the disk name is shown in red! I can run the Verify Disk command and the output seems ok (ends with 'The volume {UUID of the LVG} appears to be OK' and 'The partition map appears to be OK').

But in the output of Verify Disk I see mention of a logical volume ('Logical Volume Group contains 1 Logical Volume'), which the output of diskutil cs list does not show. And following that, I see mention of two UUID's to which diskutil cs info {UUID} responds '{UUID} is not a CoreStorage UUID'.

To me this seems inconsistent, and I'd like to resolve this.

Edit:

I tried to manually create a Logical Volume (since it seems to be missing form the diskutil cs list output) using diskutil cs createVolume {LVGUUID} jhfs+ "Macintosh HD" 100% which resulted in:

  Error: -69780: Unable to create a new CoreStorage Logical Volume


texts:
I would like to be able to use the Wake On LAN feature to wake up my Mac Mini from my Windows PC, and I have tried two different programs (Solar Winds and NirSoft) but it is not working.

I have already enabled "Wake for Network Access" in the settings on my Mac Mini.
I have Mac Mini connected to my (Linksys) router with an Ethernet cable.
I have a Windows 10 PC connected to the same router over WiFi.
I can use VNC to screen share and control my Mac Mini from my PC. This works really well.
I can ping the Mac Mini (when it is on) from my PC and it responds.

Any ideas on how to close the loop on this?


texts: I have both an iPhone 6 Plus and a Macbook Pro, and both have Airdrop. On my iPhone, the name of my mac is correct, but on my mac, the name is of one of my contacts. The contact only has a name and a number, and has no other settings or connections added. On my phone, I have marked my own contact as "me," but on my mac, it still shows the other contact. Only when I delete that contact does the Airdrop name change to the correct one. How do I permanently change my Airdrop name or fix this error?


texts:
I'm finding myself in an awkward situation. I need to install PHP and Nginx for development but I do not want to mess up my Mac with multiple installations. I have found that PHP and PHP-fpm are already installed. I would like to uninstall but I have no clue on how to do it as I don't know through what means it has been installed (Brew or Ports).

I have searched the php binary and it is in /usr/bin/

PHP 5.5.30 (cli) (built: Oct 23 2015 17:21:45)
Copyright (c) 1997-2015 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.5.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Zend Technologies

Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.3


texts: Disable media controls on iPhone lockscreen

texts: When playing any kind of audio (for example the Music or Spotify app) you see media controls on your lockscreen. They are handy, but also cover the wallpaper I like to see (I can control the music player with my headset). Is there a way to disable those media controls on the lockscreen?


texts: Disk space lost after shrinking partition

texts:
I have my SSD partitioned into two 128 GB disks. I was managing my disk space and decided to shrink one of my partitions (the one with Mavericks) because it had more free disk space, in order to transfer this space into my main drive (the one with El Capitan).

As I couldn't just transfer space from Mavericks to El Capitan I shrank my Mavericks partition, but then my total disk space was reduced. I did everything I could without success.

Macbook Pro Retina Late 2013 13" (256 GB SSD)

Thanks!


texts: Why is the host name in the shell prompt "MacBook-2" instead of "MacBook"?

texts:
I opened Terminal on my MacBook Pro and the prompt reads:

MacBook-2:~ myName$

Is there something wrong? Do I need to be worried about this? Why -2?


texts: "Enable Quick Website Search" saving websites while unchecked?

texts:
These are my search settings on MacOS Sierra, Safari 11.0x or Safari 11.1 Beta, no difference.

"Enable Quick Website Search" is unchecked.
"Include Safari Suggestions" is unchecked.
"Include Safari Suggestions" is unchecked.
"Spotlight Suggestions is unchecked.
"Allow Spotlight Suggestions in
Look up" is unchecked.

Problem is that when I enable Quick Website Search and press "Manage Websites..." I see:

I erase and disable the option, come back later after using Safari, re-enable and more websites appear.

It seems like Safari always records websites with searches or something, and allows me to see it when I "enable" the option, quotes used here since option is always enabled.

How can I get this behaviour to stop, so that unchecking "Enable Quick Website Search" actually stops data collection?


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Periodically I need to help a person who has an older iPhone or iPad, and I cannot see their device. Is there a program or web page available that simulates the Settings app in different versions of iOS?
I found a similar question asked here 4 years ago but there were no replies.


texts:
I see a strange thing on all left borders of Finder windows:

The background is 1px moved, and the rounded corner mask fails.

I thought it was only me, but I saw this on several computers (iMacs and MBP, ML).

I can't believe Apple saw this and did not fix it… Anybody know where it comes from?

EDIT
And after upgrading from 10.8 to 10.9.3, I got the same + a 2px height (instead of 1) title bar border…
It now resolves when displaying and hiding toolbar.

EDIT bis
So, I had a brand new Mac in hands, didn't install any software yet, and when I hid the Toolbar and showed the status bar, same bug.
So you all have this (don't you ?).

EDIT ter
So, just updated to Yosemite, on 10.10.2, there's still a similar bug.
Am I the only one to use Finder windows without toolbar? I cant' believe no one saw this at Apple.


texts: Invalid node structure - how to fix this?

texts: I do not know how to fix this issue, did something like kext update in sngle user mode..I am searching for the one fsck command which I can do on the harddisk to fix everything...is there any?


texts: Re-upload or add back icloud backup apps

texts:
Is there a way to manually re-add apps to iCloud backup. I subscribe to the 50GB service and I always have 37GB free, which seems a waste.

Is it possible to add some apps back into the upload process, seems useless you can't do from the phone.

Thanks.


texts: Someone is accessing my computer through remote desktop. How can i block that?

texts:
I have a mac book pro 8gb i5 core. While I was using a cam service online. Someone send me a link and I opened it by accident. Such link opened another window which appeared to load,but it never did. It send me back to the main page,then next thing i know it open up my desktops as if i had pressed f3, and I never pressed it.

I downloaded Sophos thinking it was a virus, ran it and it did not find anything. I figured it had to be someone controlling my computer for there is no other way to do that with the Dashboard.
How can i block that? because now it happens randomly, and whenever it does my computer gets super slow. Help!


texts: Does Apple scan iCloud e-mail like Google does with Gmail?

texts:
Does anyone know if Apple scans e-mail for marketing purposes like Google does with Gmail?

Or maybe the iCloud e-mail encrypted all the way from client to server/database such that Apple couldn't even read it?


texts: What image file formats are commonly imported into Keynote and PowerPoint for Mac?

texts:
I am a Windows user, but my superior colleague is a Mac user (he has a MacBook).  He has asked me to send him some images that I used in a PDF report.  He would like to include these (original high-resolution) images in a presentation that he will make (almost certainly using either Keynote or PowerPoint for Mac).  Since I'm very unfamiliar with Mac (embarrassingly, I have not owned a Mac computer since 1997!), what file format(s) do you think that I should send these images in?

In Windows, here are some common formats:

JPEG for photographs
GIF or PNG for graphics (e.g., graphical schematics, graphs, charts).  Specifically, I actually originally imported PNG images into my PDF report.
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) for graphics (e.g., graphical schematics, graphs, charts)

Are these image formats easily compatible with Mac and easily importable into Keynote/PowerPoint?  Or does Mac have something better that I should convert them to for use in Keynote/PowerPoint?  I'm particularly interested in an image format that will easily and nicely store graphs and charts.


texts: Where are macos Word's Compatibility Preferences in Word v16 (office365)?

texts:
Where can I find Word's Compatibility Preferences window in Word v16.48 (part of Microsoft 365 subscription) for macos? .
The Compatibility Preferences window used to look like the picture below (from Word for Mac 2011) and was available under Word --> Preferences --> Compatibility (more info here).
I am looking for it, because I'd like to change a setting related to handling line justification when using shift-enter (and using Tabs to fix it). I know this setting is (was?) part of the compatibility preferences window.
Old window in Word 2011


texts: Encrypted iphone backup file has 16gb, but cannot see any files on in

texts: My iphone backup folder on my windows computer (in the AppData ->  ...-> MobileSync -> Backup folder) is of size 16gb. The backup is encrypted and I do know the password. However, when I try to use recovery-programs, they say that the backup is empty. Could anyone help be obtain the pictures in the encrypted backupfile?


texts: Is there a way to get google calendar "video" info from invites into Apple Calendar?

texts:
At work, we use google calendar to manage our schedule.  I use Apple calendar as my local client to sync both that google cal and some iCloud calendars with my wife.

The problem is this - my work invites often have the url for a Google Hangout in them, which gets put in the video field of the invite.

That field doesn't seem to appear in my Apple calendar event.  Is there a setting somewhere I can activate it, or is is simply incompatible?


texts: Options for editing mpeg video other than MPEG_Streamclip?

texts:
I have several MPEG files (technically "MPEG 2" I believe).

I want to do some very simple editing, mostly deleting a few frames here or there.

I do not want to have to re-encode or transcode the video, or do anything else which would decrease the quality of the source.

The only software that I am aware of which does this sort of editing is MPEG_Streamclip, but surely there must be others.


texts: Voice Control dictation in Safari's search bar not working

texts:
Big Sur,   pointer is at Safari's address/search bar, using a very good microphone.  Speaking something like type microsoft dot com is not working at all (it types nothing), and the only   phrase that somehow works (entering the  www.microsoft.com website in my  particular example) is to say search for microsoft dot com
Why  is the  normal dictation of Voice Control  not working (of course  turned on)? Is it an expected   behavior in Mac OS X, or maybe only in my installation?
This behavior is   of course undesirable, because it's not  just saying search instead of type, but also  limits  Voice  Control to type "whole" search phrases or addresses, so if I already started typing in the search box what's wrong (for instance) I   can't complete the search   phrase with a command like type with apple


texts: Apple Configurator 2 version and blueprints

texts: If I upgrade from version 2.3 of the Apple configurator 2 to the newest version will my be blueprints disappear?


texts:
This is my first question on AskDifferent.

I'm a photographer and have been using an external SSD to keep my Lightroom Library (develop and album metadata only, the picture files are on other devices). I usually have the SSD drive connected to a powered USB3 hub.

I am on assignment in Tanzania and a couple of days ago there was a power outage and soon after a generator was turned on. During the short outage, the laptop switched to battery power, but the USB hub lost power. After power was restored, my laptop and other external drive that were connected at the time are fine, but this crucial external SSD is not mounting anymore. Disk Utility doesn't show either the disk or volume. Plugging in/out, rebooting or shutting down do nothing. It seems to me like the SSD is "(dead?)". Any idea if there is a way to "force-recognise" the drive in case it is still working? If not, could it be that a part of the drive "got fried"? If that is the case, is it possible to somehow send it in for repair/recover to salvage the data? Unfortunately I haven't done a backup of my catalog for about 2 months, so many hours of work on the pictures and albums would be lost.

The volume is formatted as exFat (because I also use it with a video recorder that needs this formatting).

Thanks in advance for any help!


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I'd like to toggle it multiple times in one session without going through system preferences, so logging out and back in isn't preferable.


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Related: I'll be doing this while flying, so things like spacious desktops and internet connectivity are out of the question. The MacBook Pro will be under the seat, and the iPad will be on the tray table.

The MacBook Pro clam shell is too big to fully open on the tray table, so I can't watch movies on it or operate programs like iTunes. And the cable for the iPad to the MacBook is too short to physically tether it.

About the only thing I will be able to do is turn on both devices, and use apps like Videos and iTunes on the device.

Related: the iPad Mini is running iOS 8.2 (fully patched). The MacBook Pro is running OS X 10.8.5 (fully patched). I have an iTunes account but it won't be accessible. I don't have an iCloud account and I don't want one (I have actively refused it since the iOS 6/7 days).

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Where do those files / settings get stored? I would like to remove them and start from scratch and see if that fixes my issue.

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